Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester county, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity, Vol. IV, Part 21

Author: Crane, Ellery Bicknell, 1836-1925, ed
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 710

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(1X) William C. Hardy, son of William A. Hardy (8), was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, February 14, 1881. He was educated in the Fitch- burg schools, graduating in 1898 from the high school. He entered Brown University, from which he was graduated in 1902, and immediately became associated with his father and brothers in the brass

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foundry business in Fitchburg. During his first year in the concern he was made the secretary of the corporation, a position that he has held ever since. He is a member of no fraternal orders or clubs except his college fraternity, the Alpha Tau Omega. In politics he is an active Republican. He attends the First Unitarian Church. He married, October 3, 1905, Almeda Frances Reed, daughter of Edward Hartwell Reed, of Fitchburg. (See Reed Family).

ARTHUR L. GOODNOW. Edmund Goodnow (1), the immigrant ancestor of Arthur L. Good- now, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, was born in Eng- land in 1611 and came from Dunhead in Wilt- shire county, with his wife Anne, and sons John and Thomas, who were under four years of age, also with a servant, Richard Sanger, aged eighteen years, in the ship "Confidence," which sailed from Southampton April II, 1638. His brother, John Goodnow. from Semley in Wiltshire, and his brother, Thomas Goodnow, from Shasbury, Eng- land, were on the same boat with their families, and all settled in Sudbury in New England. All three became prominent and well-to-do citizens.

Edmund Goodnow or Goodenow, as the name was also spelled, was a farmer. He was a pro- prietor of the town of Sudbury in 1639 and was ad- mitted a freeman May 13, 1640. He was selectman in 1641 and deputy to the general court in 1645 and 1650. He was appointed by the general court a commissioner to end small causes in 1661. He was a leader in the militia and was lieutenant in command of the Sudbury band during the absence of Captain William Pelham in England. He was prominent also in Marlboro, where he settled on a lot on North street, the third place east of the meeting house next to the homestead of John Haynes.

He died April 5. 1688. His wife Ann born in 1608, died May 9, 1675, aged sixty-seven years. They were buried in the Sudbury, now Wayland, cemetery. Their children were: John. born in England, 1635, of whom later ; Thomas; Hannah, born November 28, 1639, married, April, 1656, James Pendleton ; Mary, born August 25, 1640; Sarah, born March 17, 1642-43, married John Kettell ; Joseph, born July 19, 1645; Edmund, mar- ried Dorothy Mann.

(II) John Goodnow, eldest son of Edmund Goodnow (1), was born in Dunhead, Wiltshire, England, in 1635, and came with his parents to America when an infant in arms. He was brought up in Sudbury and was admitted a freeman there in 1673. He was a farmer. He married Mary Ax- tell, September 19, 1656. She died April 14, 1704, and he died August 6, 1721. Their children were : Hannah, born December 17, 1657, married, 1680, James Smith : Mary, born October 19, 1659; Ed- mund. born October 16, 1661: Sarah, born Feb- ruary 26, 1663, died young: Sarah, born July 2, 1666: Elizabeth, born 1672, married, 1691. Joseph Hayden; Joseph, born December 1, 1674; Ebenezer, born June 6. 1677: Lydia, born October 18, 1678; Mercy or Mary, born November 8, 1680, married, September 22, 1701. Josepli Patterson.

(III) Joseph Goodnow, seventh child of John Goodnow (2), was born in Sudbury, December 1, 1674. He married Patience who died Feb- ruary 23. 1731-2, and he died September 3, 1758. Their children were: Martha, born May 22, 1701 ;

Daniel, born May 24, 1703; Elizabeth. born Sep- tember 1, 1704; Daniel, born June 16, 1707; Peter, of whom later; Jotham, born April 6, 1714.

(IV) Peter Goodnow, fifth child of Joseph Goodnow (3), was born in Sudbury, February 10, 1709-10. When a young man he settled in Rut- land, Massachusetts, but soon after the birth of his first child returned to Sudbury to live. He mar- ried Dorothy Moore, of Sudbury, October 13, 1736. Their children were: Jotham, born in Rutland, August 8, 1737, and the following were born in Sudbury: Lucia, born May 12, 1739; Jedediah, born September 8, 1740; Jonas, of whom later; Peter, Jr., born July 18, 1745; Dorothy, born November 3, 1747, died young: Dorothy, born January 18, 1751 : Patience, born August 24, 1752.

(V) Jonas Goodnow, fourth child of Peter Good- now (4), was born in Sudbury, April 19, 1742. He removed from Sudbury to Boylston after the birth of his children in 1785 ot 1786. The three youngest were born on the Boylston place. He was deacon of the church. He made his will December 19, 1810.

He married, January 29, 1763, at Sudbury, Mary Davenport, daughter of Nathaniel Davenport, and she died January 3, 1826, aged seventy-seven years, at Boylston. Their children were: Elijah, born in 1768, died in New Hampshire; Abel Moore, of whom later: Nathaniel, born November 20, 1771, settled in Boylston; Mary, born October 9, 1773, died in New Hampshire: Jonas, born January 6, 1776, died January 28, 1783, at Boylston; Dorothy, born February 24, 1778, died before 1810; Jedediah, born May 6, 1780, died in Pennsylvania; Lucy, born January 3, 1783. died in Ohio; Jonas, born Feb- ruary II, 1785. The preceding were born in Sud- bury, the following in Boylston: Tamar, born April 18, 1787, settled in Ohio; Augustus, born February 2, 1789; Joseph, born April 7, 1795, was murdered in Illinois.

(VI) AbelMoore Goodnow, second child of Jonas Goodnow (5), was born in Sudbury, May 28, 1769. He was brought up in Boylston and settled there. He died May 21, 1805, aged thirty-five years, nine months, seven days, and guardians were appointed for his minor children, in 1806. His children were: Polly, born March 25, 1790, at Boylston; Sally, born April 18, 1792; Amittai, born March 13, 1794, died 1807 : Henry H. : Harrison D., of whom later ; Abel M., born March 2, 1805.

(VII) Harrison D. Goodnow, fifth child of Abel Moore Goodnow (6), was born in Boylston about 1800. He married (published). December 4. 1825, Annis E. Hudson, of West Boylston. They settled in West Boylston, adjoining and formerly part of Boylston. Their children were: Lyman Harrison, of whom later; William Dexter, born May 8, 1830; Edwin Francis, born March 9, 1833: Ann Maria, born February 29, 1836. The following were born in Worcester: Mary Jane, born February 10, 1839: Henry Hudson, born June 14, 1841; Eleanor Waite. horn March 8. 1844.

(VIII) Lyman Harrison Goodnow, eldest child of Harrison D. Goodnow (7), was born in Boyls- ton, March 9. 1828. The family moved to Worces- ter in 1836 and he obtained his early education there. He learned the trade of molder and pattern maker and became foreman for William A. Wheeler in his iron foundry. Later he began on his own ac- count the manufacture of wire drawing machinery in Worcester. In 1875 he removed to Fitchburg

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and succeeded the late Artemas R. Smith as part- ner of Hale W. Page in the Rollstone Iron Foun- dry. The firm became Page & Goodnow. When Mr. Page died Mr. Goodnow assumed the entire business. Shortly before his death it was incorpo- rated as the L. H. Goodnow Foundry Company. Mr. Goodnow's success in business made him a prom- inent figure in the manufacturing world of his vieinity. He was a director of the Wachusett Na- tional Bank, director of the Fidelity Co-operative Bank and member of its investment committee, trustee of the Worcester North Savings Institute, trustee of the Fitchburg Real Estate Association and director of the Sawyer Tool Company. He was a Republican in politics and was in the board of aldermen in 1886. He was in the school board from 1882 to 1887, inclusive. He attended the Unitarian Church. His home was on Summer Street, Fitch- burg.

His long life was a career of prosperity, activity and probity. At the time of his death one who knew him well said: "Mr. Goodnow represented with fidelity the New England virtue of making the daily life noble in an unconscious way. This is a faculty, or call it what you will, that is not often found, but when found, glorifies the possessor into a character that is at once fine, noble and helpful to his fellowmen. All this Mr. Goodnow exemplified in a very marked and emphatic way in his business relations. This manifestation of his New England character found its expression too in the home, where the bereft eircle finds much consolation in the recollection of his happiness and kindly tem- perament in the uncomplaining way in which he bore all his ills and troubles." "In the develop- ment of his sturdy New England character he found many friends who valued him for his honesty. strength and simplicity." The bearers at his funeral were six workmen from the foundry.

He married, September 28, 1853, Hannah L. Simonds, who died September 19, 1896. He mar- ried (second), February 2. 1899. Mattie A. Ingalls. He died May 24, 1903. The children of Lyman Harrison and Hannah L. Goodnow were: Frank, died young: Flora E., married C. E. Foster, of Brooklyn, New York ; Lilla F., married D. E. Fair- banks; Arthur L., of whom later.

(IX) Arthur L. Goodnow, youngest child of Lyman Harrison Goodnow (8), was born in Worcester. June 28, 1870. He went to Fitchburg with his parents when he was a young child and was educated in the public schools of that city. He entered his father's foundry and learned the business from the ground up. He became a skillful pattern maker. When his father died he took charge of the business and has carried it on since then. In polities he is a Republican and has served three years on the school board of Fitchburg. He is a member of Charles W. Moore Lodge of Free Ma- sons and the various Masonic bodies, including the Order of the Mystic Shrine. He is a trustee of the Worcester North Savings Institution. He attends the Universalist Church.

He married, June 3, 1896, Alice Hancock, daugh- ter of Daniel Hancock, of Fitchburg, and they have one child, Donald.

ANDREW B. SHERMAN. William Sherman (1), the first ancestor of Andrew B. Sherman, of Fitchburg, to come to this country, settled in Plym-

outh colony about 1630. No connection has been established between him and the other emigrants of the name. (See sketch of George H. Sherman in this work.)

William Sherman lived first in Duxbury, where he was recorded as a yeoman and planter. He was a taxpayer there in 1652 and as early as 1637 was a proprietor. He was on the Plymouth list of those able to bear arms in 1643. He removed to Marsh- field, where his descendants have lived down to the present time. He was admitted an inhabitant in Marshfield November 13, 1644. He held various town offices. Sherman was a poor man when he came to America, but he was thrifty and energetic and left to his children a large inheritance. Be- sides his lands in Marshfield he had property in Rochester. He was a good, faithful citizen. Before his death he deeded much of his property to his sons : to Samuel. June 9, 1673, to John. February 5, 1073, and to William, August 15, 1676. He died October 25, 1679. The inventory of his estate was dated December 30, 1680. He was buried in the family ground at Marshfield. Judging from the date of his marriage and the fact that he was re- ported an old man when he died he is believed to have been born about 1610.

He married, 1638, Prudence As far as known their children were: John, born 1646, died 1722; William, of whom later; Samuel, died 1718.

(II) William Sherman, son of William Sher- man (I), was born about 1640, in Marshfield or Duxbury, in New England. He was a soldier in King Philip's war, and from witnessing the cruelities there he became insane and the colony had to vote twenty dollars for the relief of his family. Later he seemed to have recovered his reason. He died in 1724 .. The children of William Sherman were : Hannah, born February 21, 1668; Elizabeth, March II, 1670, died 1695; William, of whom later; Pa- tience, August 3, 1674; Experience. September 22, 1678; Ebenezer, April 21, 1680, died 1759.

( III) William Sherman, third child of William Sherman (2), was born in Marshfield, Massachu- setts, April 19, 1672. Ile was a farmer at Marsh- field, Massachusetts. He married Mary White, daughter of Peregrine White, the first white child born in the Plymouth colony. Peregrine was born in December, 1620, on board the "Mayflower," the son of William and Ann ( Fuller ) White. The de- scendants of William Sherman are not only deseend- ants of three Pilgrim ancestors through Peregrine White and his parents, but also through Peregrine's wife. He married Sarah Bassett, daughter of Will- iam Bassett and Elizabeth, his wife. Bassett came to Plymouth in 1621.

William Bassett, an Englishman. was married at Leyden, Holland, where he lived with the Pilgrims, August 13, 1611, to Margaret Oldham. His first wife was Ceeil Light, as shown by the Dutch rec- ords at Leyden. He was admitted a freeman at Plymouth, 1633; resided at Duxbury, and was a gunsmith. He represented the town in the general court. In 1650 hie resided at Sandwich, Massachu- setts, and later at Bridgewater. Peregrine White became a prominent citizen of the Plymouth colony. He died 1667. His wife died January 20, 17II. They have a numerous posterity.

The children of William and Mary (White) Sherman were: Thankful, born April 4. 1699, mar- ried, 1726, Robert Atkins; Samuel, May 8, 1701,

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married Adam Hall; Mary (twin), June 6, 1711; Abigail (twin), June 6, 1711; John, of whom later ; Anthony, December 21, 1722.

(IV) John Sherman, fifth child of William Sherman (3), was born in Marshfield, Massachu- setts, July 19, 1720. He was a farmer of Marsh- field. He married Elizabeth Dingley, 1746, grand- daughter of John Dingley, of Marshfield, emigrant, prominent citizen and town officer. The children of John and Elizabeth (Dingley) Sherman were : Nathaniel, settled in Plympton, married Maria Clark, daughter of James Clark; Ruth, born 1750, married Josiah Bisbee, of Pembroke; Rufus, born 1754, set- tled in Plympton, married, 1775, Phebe Rider; Asa, of whom later; Betsey, 1758, married William Fin- ney, of Plymouth; John, 1762, settled in Plympton ; was in Captain Shaw's company in the revolution; married Lydia Doten, son of Ebenezer Doten, a de- scendant of Edward Doten, of the "Mayflower."

(V) Asa Sherman, son of John Sherman (4), was born in Marshfield, 1756. He settled in Plymp- ton in the part that is now Carver. He married Polly Stephens in 1780. She was the daughter of Edward Stephens. He held a commission in both army and navy in the revolution. The children of Asa and Polly (Stephens) Sherman were: Joseph, born 1785, married Nancy Bradford; Polly, 1786, married Jonathan Parker; Lucy, 1788, married Cushing ; Asa, 1789, married Saby Brad- ford; Zaccheus, of whom later; Nathaniel, 1797; Charles, 1802; George, 1803, married Betsey Drew, daughter of Nicholas Drew, of Plymouth.

(VI) Captain Zaccheus Sherman, fifth son of Asa Sherman (5), was born in Plympton, Massachu- setts, 1795, on the old homestead. He followed the sea for fourteen years and was captain of a vessel twelve years. He resided at Plympton, Massachu- setts. He was prominent in town affairs and held many of the town offices. Captain Sherman was twice married. His first wife was Jane Bradford, by whom he had two sons and two daughters : Zaccheus, Jr., Jane Bradford, Charles Henry, and Harriet Stephens. He married (second) Nancy Bartlett, of Plymouth, by whom he had two sons : Andrew B. and Algernon Sidney.

(VII) Andrew B. Sherman, son of Captain Zaccheus Sherman (6), was born in Plympton, Massachusetts. April 10, 1829. He was educated in the district and private schools of his native town, and after reaching the age of eight years worked diligently during vacations-in summer on his father's farm and in winter in the saw mills and teaming lumber, in which his father dealt extensive- ly. With the exception of one winter, during which he worked in the store of his uncle, the late Zac- cheus Parker, he passed his time thus until the age of twenty, acquiring the habits of industry which have so strongly characterized his whole business career.

In 1849 he left home and entered the country store of J. M. Harrub at North Plympton, Mass- achusetts, as clerk, and for nearly three years work- ed there from fourteen to sixteen hours a day, at- tending to all parts of the business and getting a thorough business and mercantile training. He helped keep the books and also assisted in finishing and shipping goods in the shoe manufactory which Mr. Harrub also owned. Though his original en- gagement with Mr. Harrub was for only a few months, Mr. Sherman became so valauble to his employer that he was induced to extend the time.

He had made up his mind to enter the dry goods business and went to Boston to secure a position, where he could learn the business thoroughly and fit himself to enter upon it on his own account when he had the opportunity. Upon his arrival in Bos- ton he called on William F. Brett, who introduced him to his late partner, Samuel Ellis, of Samuel Ellis & Co., 131 and 133 Federal street, and Mr. Sherman at once entered the employ of the firm. Here he became acquainted with Luther J. Brown, then a clerk for Samuel Ellis & Company, later his partner in Fitchburg. About this time the firm be- gan to dispose of the stocks of several out-of-town stores owned by them and also of superfluous stock on hand. Mr. Sherman was sent to Medford with a stock of goods. He stayed there six months, working early and late and sleeping in the store most of the nights. From Medford he went to Duxbury, where he stayed about the same length of time, and he was successful in both places, selling a large amount of goods and making money, while one of his employers with an assistant sold a less amount and lost money at South Abington, Massachusetts, in a similar venture.

Mr. Sherman went to East Abington and managed a store for the firm, handling dry goods, carpets, clothing, millinery, furniture, crockery, etc. At the end of two years the firm suffered a financial em- barrassment and Mr. Sherman was sent to Dover, New Hampshire, to realize on a large stock of goods. He stayed there six months and sent the firm a third more cash than they had calculated upon. While in Dover Mr. Sherman made many friends in busi- ness and social circles. As an expression of regard at the time he left Dover, he was given a reception and presented with a handsome gold seal ring, upon which was inscribed the names of some of the prom- inent young men of the place, and since then this pleasant friendship has been kept up.

Mr. Sherman returned to the East Abington store for about a year. Then he came to Fitchburg to dispose of a stock of dry goods. Here, althoughi located in the "Old City," half a mile from the three other dry goods stores in town, he was fairly successful. At the end of six months Mr. Sherman concluded that his opportunity to start in business was at hand. He liked Fitchburg and believed in its future. So he bought the stock of his employers with his savings and started on his own account. One of his salesmen was Luther J. Brown, with whom he soon formed a partnership which lasted about three years.

Mr. Sherman started in business in 1855 and for forty years was one of the leading merchants in this section. His business was prosperous from the first. He paid the closest attention to every detail, and especially during the civil war when the condition of the markets gave unusual opportunities for money making, he was very successful. Goods could be bought often at less than the cost of manufacture and held for higher prices, sure to follow soon. He made wise investments of his surplus. Several times the store was enlarged to take care of the in- creasing business. In 1870 he moved to the store in the Rollstone Bank building, where he remained until he retired from business in 1895. At that time he added carpets to his dry goods stock and gave the new department much study and attention. In No- vember, 1867, he established a dry goods store in Winchendon and carried it on profitably until No- vember, 1885, when he sold it to W. A. Sanford &

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Co., of Brockton, Massachusetts. The store was then located in the I. M. Murdock block.

Mr. Sherman has had at times substantial inter- ests in shipping, in which he has been interested from boyhood. He has been part owner in eight schooners engaged in the coasting trade, and has built five three masted schooners. One of them was named after him. He has large real estate in- vestments, and since his retirement from mercantile life has been occupied with the care of his invest- ments and property.

Mr. Sherman is a stanch Republican and has served the city a year in the common council and two terms in the board of aldermen. He has been prominent in financial circles for over forty years and was one of the incorporators of the Worcester North Savings Institution and a trustee since the incorporation. He is a director of the Wachusett National Bank of Fitchburg, serving since its incorporation, May 20, 1875. In business Mr. Sher- man believed in fair play and kept on good terms with his competitors, and on several occasions has extended aid to fellow merchants in days of trouble. He owes his standing in the community not only to the success which demonstrated his business ability and industry, but to the character on which his suc- cess was founded and the integrity which his neigh- bors appreciate. He is esteemed and loved in the community for his attractive personal characteristics. He married, June 26, 1878, Clara Belle Moody, daughter of Jonathan and Mary ( Chase) Moody, of Claremont, New Hampshire. Their children are : Harry B., born March 26, 1879, married, July 19, 1905, Elsie Noyes, of Somerville ; he is a graduate of the Fitchburg high school, Phillips' Academy, Lester, New Hampshire, and Harvard University ( 1903) ; he is employed at Somerville by the Phoenix Light- ing Company; Robert M., born January 1, 1881, married, September 9, 1903, Maud Mclain Downes, graduate of the Fitchburg high school 1900; paymas- ter for the Fitchburg Steam Engine Co .; Andrew B., Jr., born September 3, 1883, student in Mass- achusetts Institute of Technology, class of 1906.

FRANK DWIGHT PAGE. John Page (I), the immigrant ancestor of Frank Dwight Page, of Fitch- burg, Massachusetts, came to New England in 1630 with his wife and two children from Dedham, Eng- land. The records show that he settled at Water- town, Massachusetts, and during the hard times of the first year received relief sent him by his minister, Mr. John Rogers.

His descendants have been numerous in Groton, Shirley, Lunenburg, and Rindge, New Hampshire, as well as in other places. He was appointed the first constable of the town of Watertown by the general court, September, 1630. He was one of the proprietors. His house was burned April 21, 1631. He was admitted a freeman May 18, 1631. He died December 18. 1676, aged ninety years. His widow Phebe died September 25, 1677, aged eighty-seven years. The children of John and Phebe Page were : William, married Anna - -; Phebe, born about 1662, married James Cutler ; Daniel, born 1630, of whom later ; Samuel, born August 20, 1633.

(II) John Page, Jr., son of John Page (1), born 1630, probably in Watertown, Massachusetts, took the freeman's oath in 1652. He removed in 1662 to Groton and became proprietor of an exten- sive tract of land there, and a section of the town took its name from him as the most distinguished

man of the place. He married, May 12, 1664, Faith Dunster, probably the niece of President Dunster, of Harvard College. She died April 3, 1699. He returned to Watertown in 1676 at the time of King Philip's war and died there in 1711. He was select- man of Watertown in 1095-96-97-98. Three of his children were born in Groton, the youngest in Watertown. He married (second) Emory Lamb's widow, September 5, 1699. The children of John and Faith (Dunster) Page were: John, born De- cember 10, 1669; Samuel, June 4, 1672; Mary, Jan- uary 9, 1074-75; Jonathan, born June 24, 1677, of whom later.

(III) Jonathan Page, son of Jolin Page (2), was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, June 24, 1677, and died October 10, 1751, aged seventy-four years, at Groton, Massachusetts. The children of Jonathan and Mary Page were: A daughter, born December 28, 1706, died three days old; Faith, No- vember 6, 1707; Jonathan, June 5, 1710; John, of whom later; Joseph, October 22, 1714; Mary, Feb- ruary 20, 1716-17 ; Benjamin, July 19, 1719; Simeon, January 23, 1722; Saralı, December 10, 1724.

(IV) John Page, son of Jonathan. Page (3), was born in Groton, Massachusetts, January 30, 1712, married, September 12, 1733. Their children were: Molley, born November 15, 1734: Submit, December 25, 1736; Sybil, August 28, 1740; John, June 9, 1743; Phineas, May 24, 1745, of whom later; Lemuel, Sep- tember 2, 1747; Lucy, June 1, 1750; Emma, April 12, 1755

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Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester county, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity, Vol. IV, Part 21

Author: Crane, Ellery Bicknell, 1836-1925, ed Publication date: 1907 Publisher: New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company Number of Pages: 710

Author: Crane, Ellery Bicknell, 1836-1925, ed
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 710