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He was president of the Grant Yarn Company, of Fitchburg, of which his son was the treasurer and manager. That business was established by father and son in 1892. Mr. Grant was president at one time of the town council of Lincoln, Rhode Island, . formerly part of Smithfield. He served four years in the general assembly of the state. He was a di- rector of the Pacific National Bank of Pawtucket and of the Atlantic Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Providence. He was a member of the Central Falls Baptist Church.
He married Josephine Francena Carter, of Cen- tral Falls, Rhode Island. Their children were: George Preston, Jr., of whom later; William Her- bert, born September 24, 1872, a physician in Boston ; he attended the grammar school at Central Falls and the high school at Providence, Rhode Island; re- ceived the degree of M. D. from the Harvard Medi- cal School 1896, and is a member of the Massachu- setts Medical Society; Chester Milton, died young.
(IX) George Preston Grant, Jr., son of George Preston Grant (8), was born in Lincoln, Rhode Is- land, now the city of Central Falls, March 29, 1867. He attended the public schools there and prepared for college at Mowry & Goff's School at Providence. He was graduated from Brown University with the degree of A. B. in 1889. He then entered the Greene & Daniels Manufacturing Company mills, of which his father was the treasurer, and learned the business. In 1892 he went to Fitchburg with his · father and established the Grant Yarn Company. His father was president and he was treasurer. The capital stock was $125,000. The business proved very successful. Recently large additions have been made to the plant. The present officers (1905) are : President, George R. Wallace; treasurer, George P. Grant, Jr .; directors, H. A. Willis, A. H. Lowe, B. N. Bullock.
Hle married, October 14, 1889, Mabel Hubbard, daughter of Gaius Hubbard, of Providence, Rhode Island. Their children are: Constance, Louise, Ruth, Margaret, Rosamond. Mrs. George P. Grant was killed recently (1906) in an automobile acci - dent.
KENT FAMILY. Between 1633 and 1644 there came from England to New England three families bearing the surname Kent, who became the progeni- tors of three distinct lines whose descendants have contributed an honorable service toward the upbuild- ing of the moral, educational and political history of the country.
In 1633 the "good shipp Mary and John" of Lon- don had as passengers Richard Kent, Senior, and Richard Kent, Junior. They are supposed to have been cousins. They settled at Newbury, Massachu- setts, where they were joined in 1634 by James Kent, a brother of Richard, Junior. In 1635 Stephen Kent, a brother of Richard, senior, joined them. He evi- dently returned to England, as his name appears with that of his wife Margery on the list of passen- gers of the ship "Confidence" in 1638. He remained at Newbury until 1646, when he removed to Haver- hill, and in 1665 settled in Woodbridge, New Jersey. The descendants of these Kents are known as the Newbury line.
Thomas Kent, born in England, emigrated with his wife prior to 1643, and was one of the proprietors of Gloucester, where he settled. His son Samuel removed to Brookfield, and on the destruction of that town by the Indians in 1676 went to Suffield, Connecticut, where he died February 2, 1690-1. The Kent Memorial Library stands on the site of the log cabin which he built upon his arrival at Suffield. To this Gloucester line belongs James (6) Kent, chancellor of New York, and author of "Kent's Com- mentaries on American Law." He was born at Fredericksburg, New York, July 31, 1763. His an- cestry was: Moss (5), Elisha (4), John (3), Sam- uel (2), Thomas (1).
Under date of May 2, 1643, the town records of Dedham state that "Joshuah Kent is admitted Townsman & hath libertie to purchase Edward Cul- uers Lott." The records of the First Church of Dedham say that "Joshua Kent went for England wth our testimoniall but to returne againe IIm, 1644, md he returned 1645." "md ye said Joshuah Kent having brought ov'r 2 of his brothers & placed them in ye country, yet wth his wife returned to England Iom 1647."
"md ye said Joshuah Kent upon ye trobles aris- ing againe in England & wares ther 1648 he returned wth his wife againe about ye 8m yt yeare." His brothers were named John and Joseph. These three brothers were the founders of the Dedham Kent line.
The Kent English ancestry has not been traced, and it is not known what relationship existed, if any, between the Kents of Newbury, Gloucester and Dedham. It is the Dedham line, and especially the descendants of John (1) Kent, the ancestor of Dan- jel (7) Kent, of Worcester, which will be considered in this sketch.
Joshua Kent was a prominent man, and active in affairs of church and town. His will is dated April 22, 1664. He died at Dedham, leaving a widow and three daughters. Joseph Kent is mentioned in the tax rate of Dedham in 1659. He was at Block Is- land, May 4, 1664, when he petitioned the legislature. On December 15, 1673, he was admitted an inhabit- ant of Swansea. He died at Swansea in 1704, leav- ing four sons and one daughter.
In the genealogy of the Kent family by Edward E. Kent, John (1) Kent is given as son of Richard Kent, Sr., of Newbury. This is an error, as is am-
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ply proven by various church and town records. The will of Elizabeth Harder, of Braintree, June I, 1664. names John and Joseph, and Joshua Kent's three daughters.
John Kent was admitted to the Dedham Church, July 16, 1652, and was admitted a freeman May 3, 1654. He was on a tax list dated August 29, 1653, and he continued to be taxed at Dedham until No- vember 22, 1664. He was one of the signers of a petition to the general court, May 7, 1662; he was elected one of the fence viewers for the "West Field" February 24, 1664-5. He removed to Charlestown, Massachusetts, and was received in the Charlestown Church by letter from the Dedham Church, with his wife Hannah, April 13, 1673. His wife was admitted to the church at Dedham, February 5, 1664. They were in Charlestown in 1667, when their first child was born. He was tythingman at Charlestown in 1679. John Kent married, at Dedham, May 21, 1662, Hannah Griswold, who was born at Cambridge, March 4, 1644-5, and died at Charlestown, January 9, 1690-1, the daughter of Francis and Mary Gris- wold (or Grissell), of Charlestown, who resided on the north side of Kirtland street. On December 5. 1636, "There is granted unto Francis Greshold, the Drummer, two acres of land lying at the end of. Barnabe Lambson's pole toward Charlestowne, in regard of his services amongst the soldiers upon all occasions, as long as he stayeth." He died at Char- lestown, October 2, 1652. No record of John Kent's death has been found. He was living at Charles- town as late as 1707, when he conveyed land. The children of John and Hannah (Griswold) Kent were: 1. Hannah, born July 2, 1667 ; married Joseph Cahoon. 2. Maria, born February 3, 1669. 3. John, Jr., born 1670; married (first) Sarah Smith, De- cember 22, 1692; (second) Elizabeth In 1698 he moved to Scituate, and in 1709 to Mans- field, where he died 1753. He was representative in 1724. 4. 'Joshua, born June 15, 1672; died June 20, 1672. 5. Joshua, born July 4, 1674; married Agnes Okeman, November 4, 1697. He lived in Boston. 6. Joseph, born October 13, 1675; married, Novem- ber 26, 1702, Rebecca Chittendon, of Scituate. He lived in Charlestown, where he died May 30, 1753. 7. Samuel, born March 23, 1678; died March 16, 1702-3. 8. Ebenezer, born August 18, 1680, mention- ed below. 9. Lydia, born July 16, 1683; married, 1714, Ebenezer Simmons, of Scituate. 10. Mary, born May 12, 1686; married, 1710, Joseph Barber, of Hingham. 11. Susannah, born August 13, 1689.
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(II) Ebenezer Kent, son of John (I) Kent, was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, August 18. 1680, and died at Hingham, February 16, 1752, aged according to the gravestone, seventy-one years, six months. He settled in Hingham about 1703, and resided in the second precinct, on what is now Beechwood street, and built the first dwelling house on the west side of the Conahasset river. On March 19, 1706-7. the town of Scituate granted Ebenezer Kent Jot 180, containing ten acres. He lived at Scit- uate as late as 1712, at least, but in 1717 he was again residing at Hingham. He became a member of the second church in Hingham (Cohasset) at its found- ation, December 13, 1721. In 1727 and 1736 he was elected constable. In 1737 he was one of the gran- tees of the Beechwood Cemetery, Hingham. His will was dated June 16, 1648, and appointed his sons Isaac and Ebenezer executors. He married, December 8, 1703, Hannalı Gannett, who was born at Scituate in 1684, and died at Hingham, March
27, 1767, the daughter of Joseph and granddaughter of Matthew and Hannah Gannett. Matthew Gan- nett was born in England, 1618, and died 1695; his wife died at Scituate, July 10, 1700, aged seventy- eight years. The children of Ebenezer and Hannah (Gannett) Kent were: I. Abigail, born October 12, 1706; died March 12, 1709. 2. Hannah, born 1707; married, January 16, 1727-8 Israel Whitcomb, Jr., of Hingham. 3. Mercy, born July 31, 1708; married, November 27, 1725, Stephen Stodder, Jr., of Hing- ham. 4. Elizabeth, born September 6, 1710; married (first) May 7, 1735, Eldakim Mayo, of Boston; (sec- ond) Pitcher. 5. Susannah, born about I711; died April 22, 1715. 6. Isaac, born September 27, 1712; married Rachel Bates. October 25, 1739; removed in 1745 to Milford, Massachusetts. 7. Mary, born 1715; married, August 31, 1743, Joseph Blake. S. Ebenezer, born April 18, 1717, mentioned below. 9. Seth, born April 13, 1721. 10. Abigail, born March 29, 1723; married, October 22, 1744, Joseph Souther of Hingham. 11. Lydia, born April 24, 1725; mar- ried, December 22, 1748, Noah Ripley, of Hingham. 12. Deacon Abel, born August 7, 1730; married Han- nah Hobart, daughter of Rev. Nehemiah Hobart, and lived at Cohasset.
(III) Ebenezer Kent, son of Ebenezer (2) Kent, (John (1)) was born at Hingham, Massa- chusetts, April 18, 1717, and died at Leicester, Massa- chusetts, February 3, 1786. He learned the trade of cooper. He bought twenty-three acres of land at Leicester, Massachusetts, December 7, 1743, of Ben- jamin Tillson, of Dorchester, for fifty-seven pounds ten shillings. He added to this plot twenty acres bought of Joseph Torrey, November 6, 1746, and thirty-two acres adjoining, September 3. 1748, also of Torrey. His farm was located in the northeast- erly part of Leicester, and he and his family came there from Hingham to live in or about 1741. His name appears frequently on the town records of Leicester. In 1747 he was elected sealer of weights and measures, to which office he was annually elect- ed with but few exceptions until 1774. He was con- stable, surveyor of highways, and tythingman. When Rev. Joseph Roberts was dismissed from his pastoral charge in 1762, "Mr." Ebenezer Kent was a member of a committee appointed by the town to supply the pulpit for six months. He was chosen one of a com- mittee to hire a school master in 1762. On March 16, 1765, Benjamin Tucker, of Leicester, sold to "Thomas Steel and Daniel Henshaw, Esqr .. John Brown, Nathaniel Harwood, Nathan Seargant and Thomas Denny, Gen. Nathaniel Goodspeed, Nathan- iel Waite, Ebenezer Kent, Seth Washburn, Samuel Watson, Ephraim Mower, Asa Stowers, Williams Henshaw, Benja Richardson, Jonathan Sergeant, Jr., Samuel Denny, Darby Ryan, Nathel Richardson, Nathaniel Sergeant and Robert Henry Yoemen and Sarah Denny, all of Leicester," "a piece of land for a burying place where some have been buried and called the New Burying place." This is now known as. Rawson Cemetery.
He married (first) July II, 1739, Sarah Wheaton, who was born at Hingham, May 17, 1718, and died at Leicester, September 24, 1771, the daughter of Christopher (3) and Sarah (Beal) Wheaton, grand- daughter of Christopher (2) and Martha ( Prince) Wheaton, and great-granddaughter of Robert (1) and Alice (Bowen) Wheaton. Christopher (2) Wheaton was one of "the brave Capt. Johnson's Company" in King Philip's war. Ebenezer Kent married (second), September 19, 1772, Sarah Stone,
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widow of Joseph Stone, Sr., of Brookfield, Massa- chusetts, and daughter of John Potter, of Marlbor- ough and Shrewsbury ; her will is dated December 31, 1794, and was filed for probate May 2, 1797. His will is dated January 12, 1785, and named his son Ebenezer executor. The children of Ebenezer and Sarah ( Wheaton ) Kent were: 1.Hannah, born De- cember 15, 1740, at Hingham ; married, February II, 1765, Ezra French, of Hingham. 2. Lucy, born March 4, 1743-4 at Hingham ; married, August 9, 1764, Jabez Green. Jr., of Leicester. 3. Ebenezer, horn December 8, 1745, at Leicester ; mentioned be- low. 4. Reuben, born October 16, 1747, at Leicester ; died there April 1, 1763. 5. Jacob, born January 31, 1750, at Leicester ; married (first), September 11, 1771, Desire Prouty ; (second), May 23, 1773, Mary Fucker; (third), 1776, Abigail Barnes. Ile died at Brookfield, Massachusetts, August 5, 1825. 6. Eliza- beth, born May 9, 1752, at Leicester ; married, Au- gust 15, 1776, Benjamin Flagg, of Holden. 7. Lydia, born January 19, 1755, at Leicester ; married, June 23, 1783, John Campbell, and lived at Plainfield, Massachusetts.
(IV) Ebenezer Kent, son of Ebenezer (3). Kent, ( Ebenezer (2), John ( I) ), was born at Leices- ter, Massachusetts, December 8, 1745, and died there January 8, 1806. He was the executor of his father's will and heir of his real estate. His father had deeded him, September 23, 1772, the southern half of the homestead and one-half of a tract of land on Flip Road containing thirty-six acres. He was a soldier in the revolution, being corporal in Captain Seth Washburn's company from Leicester; Colonel Ward's regiment which marched on the Lexington alarm April 19, 1775; also private in Captain Loring Lincoln's company from Leicester ; Lieutenant-colo- nel Flagg's regiment on the Bennington alarm 1777. He was a member of the Leicester committee of safety and correspondence in 1782. In addition to the lands he inherited and those he bought from the other heirs of his father's estate, he accumulated much other real estate by purchase. He died in- testate, and his son Daniel was appointed adminis- trator. He married, at Leicester, October 29, 1772, Esther Stone, who was born at Ipswich, November 21, 1751, and died at Leicester, February 7, 1806, the daughter of William and Abigail ( Hodgkins) Stone ; granddaughter of William and Elizabeth ( Downs) Stone, and great-granddaughter of William and Es- ther Stone, of Ipswich. Elizabeth (Downs) Stone was a granddaughter of General Samuel Appleton, of Ipswich. He was born in 1624, at Little Wald- ingfield, Suffolk county, England. He was deputy to the general court 1668-71-73 and 75. On October 4, 1675, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the forces on the Connecticut river, Ile was in the In- dian fight at Hatfield, October 19, 1675. He com- manded the Massachusetts forces in the expedition against the Narraganset Indians, and had command in the Great Swamp fight, December 19, 1675. He was chosen assistant in 1681, which office he contin- ned to hold the appointment of Sir Edmund Andros as governor in 1686. He was of the council named in the charter of William and Mary in 1692. His will was proved May 25, 1696. Mr. Ebenezer Kent was active in town affairs. Like his father, he was sealer of weights and measures, and was often elect- ed constable and highway surveyor. The children of Ebenezer and Esther ( Stone) Kent, all born at Leicester, were: I. William, born September 14, 1773; married (first) November 30, 1797, Katy
Wheaton; (second), September 26, 1827. widod Lucinda ( Barrows) Bourne. He removed to Wall- ingford, Vermont, where he died October 28, 1845- 2. Sarah, born December 27, 1774; married ( first ), May 30, 1799, Reuben Billings Swan, of Spencer ; (second), May 8, 1816, Asa Wheeler, of Holden. 3. Captain Daniel, born January 6, 1777, mentioned below. 4. Elias, born May 3, 1780; married, January 20, 1803, Betsey Wheaton. He lived at Wallingford,
Vermont, where he died August 20, 1856. 5. Betsey, born June 5, 1782; married, November 26, 1801, Jon- athan Hubbard. They lived at Wallingford, Ver- mont. 6. Ezra, born September 1, 1785; married, December 14, 1811, Eusebia Southwick. He lived at Wallingford, Vermont, where he died February 3, 1818. 7. Polly, born November 20, 1787; married James Bucklin, of East Wallingford, Vermont.
(V) Captain Daniel Kent, gentleman, son of Ebenezer (4) Kent, (Ebenezer (3), Ebenezer (2), John (1) ), was born at Leicester, Massachusetts, Jan- uary 6, 1777, and died there May 11, 1849. He, as well as his father and grandfather, was buried in the Rawson Cemetery at Leicester. He was one of the more prominent men of the town, and was es- pecially active in military affairs. He was appointed sergeant June 17, 1803, of a company in the First Regiment of Infantry, in the First Brigade, Seventh Division, of the Militia; ensign July 31, 1806; cap- tain December 13, 1808, and commissoned by Gov- ernor Levi Lincoln, April 11, 1809; and was dis- charged at his own request, January 30, 1812. He was brought up on his father's farm, and at the age of eighteen or twenty was apprenticed to Pliny Earle to learn the card making business, which he follow- ed for some years. On his father's death he bought the interest of the other heirs in the farm, and lived there thereafter until his death. He was an active man of business. He bought and sold much real es- tate, and was appointed to settle several estates. He was a very genial man and popular among his asso- ciates. Of musical taste, he devoted many of his leisure hours to its cultivation and in the entertain- ment of his friends. His name appears often in the town records, being a man who held the confidence and respect of his fellow townsmen.
He married, June 6, 1805, Ruth Watson, who was born at Leicester, February 21, 1781, and died March 24, 1828, the daughter of Captain Samuel and Ruth ( Baldwin) Watson, of Leicester. Captain Samuel Watson was one of the minute men of Leicester, a sergeant in Captain Seth Washburn's company, which marched April 19, 1775, and also sergeant in Captain Loring Lincoln's company, which marched in 1777 on the Bennington alarm under Lieutenant- colonel Flagg. He was a tanner and currier by trade. He was the son of John and Mary (Blair) Watson, and grandson of Mathew and Mary (Orr) Watson. The Watson family was Scotch-Irish. (See sketch elsewhere in this work). Ruth ( Bald- win) Watson was a daughter of Major Asa and Abigail (Draper) Baldwin. On the revolutionary Rolls of Massachusetts the name of Major Asa Baldwin appears many times among the field and staff officers of the Ist Worcester County regiment from 1776-1778. He was a member of the com- mittee of safety and correspondence for Spencer. His line of descent from Joseph Baldwin of Milford, Connecticut, was: Daniel (4), Joseph (3), Joseph (2), Joseph (1). His wife was a daughter of Cap- tain James (3) Draper (ancestry James (2), James (I)). (See Draper Family.)
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Captain Daniel Kent married (second) 1829. Mi- randa Cunningham, widow of Reuben Cunningham, daughter of Jabez and Eunice (Goodnow ) Ayres. She was born at New Braintree, May 8, 1795, and died at Leicester, December 21, 1861. The children of Captain Daniel and Ruth ( Watson) Kent, all born at Leicester, were: 1. William Stone, born February 6, 1806; married (first), January 11, 1831, Mary, daughter of Amos and Damaris ( Bennett ) Howard of Worcester; she died April 5, 1847; mar- ried (second), October 3, 1847, Mrs. Louisa Beers, daughter of Phinneas and Joanna ( Barnes) Tyler ; she was born October 10, 1807, and died at Leicester, January 6, 1892. He died at Leicester, March 20, 1885. 2. Deacon Samuel Watson, born January 21. 1808; died at Worcester, December 12, 1883; mar- ried, May 19, 1835, Clarissa, daughter of Samuel and Sukey ( Vickery ) Watson of Leicester. He lived at Worcester, and was a manufacturer of card clothing machinery. He was a member of the Mozart Musi- cal Society, afterwards the Choral Union. On June 26, 1826, he was appointed by Brigadier-General Nathan Heard a member of the First Brigade Band of the Sixth Division of Massachusetts Militia. He was a deacon of the Old South Church from 1861- 1870, and of the Plymouth Church 1874-1879, 1880- 1883. His widow died at Worcester, February 5, 1902. 3. Daniel Waldo, born May 5. 1810, mentioned below. 4. Caroline Calista, born March 19, 1812; married, February 22, 1848, Levi C. Clapp, of Worcester, born February II, 1794, at Worthington, Massachusetts ; died at Worcester, December 7, 1854. She died January 4. 1898, at Worcester. 5. Melinda Watson, born November 29, 1813; married, April 14, 1835, Captain Dana Hyde Fitch, of Leicester, born August 24. 1803, at Guilford, Vermont, son of Ezra and Sally (Green) Fitch; he died at Worces- ter April 2, 1877. When a young man he was much interested in military affairs, and was captain of the Worcester Light Infantry in 1837-8. He was also captain of the Worcester Home Guards for two years. His widow is still living (1906). 6. James Draper, born September 20, 1815; married (first) March 24, 1841, Anna Maria, born at Boston. Sep- tember 11, 1815, daughter of Abner and Abigail ( Williams) Bourne; she died October 11, 1856; married (second), December 15, 1857, Jennie Whit- ing, daughter of Whiting H. and Sarah A. (Buell) Hollister ; she was born at Hartford, Connecticut, June 13, 1837. He died at Boston, January 9, 1871, and was buried at New Bedford, Massachusetts, with his first wife. His widow married (second), De- cember 23, 1873, Charles F. Paine, of New York City. 7. Esther Stone, born September 1, 1817; died January 12, 1859, at Leicester; married, May IO, 1842, Rufus Holman, of Millbury, son of Aaron and Polly ( Stockwell) Holman. He was born April 6, 1816, and died July 22, 1895, at Leicester ; he married (second), October 11, 1859, Emeline Draper Bryant, born October 27, 1827, and died May 7, 1879. The children of Captain Daniel and Mrs. Miranda Kent were: 8. Ruth Watson, born March 31, 1830; died April 19, 1833. 9. John Davis, born April 28, 1834; died July 30, 1838. 10. Edward Everett, born May 5. 1836; married, February 20, 1862, Sarah Rice, born August 4. 1838, at Franklin, Michigan, daugh- ter of Edward and Sophia Catherine ( Patterson) Proctor ; she died August 23, 1870. He was a boot manufacturer, and lived at Spencer, Massachusetts. He compiled and published the Kent Genealogy al- ready referred to. He died April 8, 1899.
(\']) Daniel Waldo Kent, son of Captain Dan- iel (5) Kent (Ebenezer (4), Ebenezer (3), Ebene- zer (2), John (I) ), was born May 5, 1810, at Leices- ter, Massachusetts, and died at Worcester, October II, 1906, in the ninety-seventh year of his age. When he was about twenty-three years old he went to Buffalo, New York, to work, but soon returned to Leicester. He resided at the old homestead in Lei- cester from 1841 until he removed to Worcester in 1901. In 1848, in connection with his father, he de- veloped a water privilege on Kettle Brook, which runs through the farm, and built a saw mill. He afterwards added a box factory. In the sixties he began the manufacture of shoddy, being the first to introduce this industry in Leicester. He was always active in town affairs, and many of the roads in the northeast part of the town were built through his influence. He always took a deep interest in the political events which transpired during his long life. In 1904 he had the rare privilege of casting his nineteenth vote for president of the United States. The Kent homestead, which was purchased by Eben- ezer Kent, December 7, 1743, who came from Hing- ham, remained in the family until July 15, 1901, when it was sold to the Association of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, who purchased it to be used in connection with their orphanage in Worcester.
Mr. Kent was one of the first in Worcester coun- ty to introduce the use of circular saws for making lumber. In his younger days he was a member of the Leicester Company of Light Infantry. Before his marriage he taught school for some time in Lei- cester and Paxton. Both Mr. Kent and his wife were musical in their younger days, each singing in church choirs in their respective towns. Mrs. Kent taught school for a short time in Paxton before her marriage. April 9, 1903, at the age of ninety-two and eighty-four respectively, Mr. and Mrs. Kent cel- ebrated in a quiet manner the sixty-fourth anniver- sary of their marriage. Since 1888 Mr. Kent was totally blind.
Daniel Waldo Kent married, April 9, 1839, Har- riet Newell Grosvenor, who was born at Paxton, May 5. 1818, and died at Worcester, January 20, 1904, at her home, 25 Benefit street. The interment was at Pine Grove Cemetery, at Leicester. She was the daughter of Jonathan Prescott and Bethiah ( Avery ) Grosvenor. Her father was born at Grafton, No- vember 30, 1779, and died at Paxton, September II, 1854; her mother, Bethiah Avery, was born at Hol- den, October 13, 1781; married, April 23, 1804, and died at Paxton, January 3, 1833. ( See sketch of J. Prescott Grosvenor, of Worcester, in this work, for the ancestry of Jonathan Prescott Grosvenor. The children of Daniel Waldo and Harriet N. Kent, all born at Leicester, were: I. Lucy Watson, born May 24, 1841, mentioned below. 2. Ruth Amelia, born December 8, 1843. mentioned below. 3. Prescott Grosvenor, born September 29. 1847, mentioned be- low. 4. Harriet Elizabeth, born May 1, 1850; not married. 5. Daniel, born January 2, 1853, mentioned below. 6. Caroline Esther, born August 4, 1857; not married ; graduate of Wellesley College, Massa- chusetts.
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