Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester county, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity, Vol. IV, Part 98

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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Wethersfield, Connecticut, and Hadley, Massachu- setts ; George, lived in Greenwich, Connecticut ; Dan- iel, born at Milford, Connecticut, 1644, lived in Guil- ford; Sarah, born 1635, at Wethersfield, married David Harrison; Hannah, born 1637, at Wethers- field or Milford, Connecticut; Elizabeth, born 1638, at Wethersfield. married late in . life Deacon John Norton; Abigail, born 1640, in Wethersfield, bap- tized May 20, 1644, at Milford; married, October 14, 1657, Humphrey Spinning, died November, 1689: William, born 1642, in Connecticut, probably at Milford, married Abigail Dudley and removed to Greenwich before 1664: Daniel, baptized May 26, 1644. at Milford, died at Guilford, 1720; married, November 17, 1664, Elizabeth Jordan.

( 11) John Hubbard, son of George Hubbard (I), was born in England, 1630. and came over in 1633 with his parents. He married Mary Sheaf, and probably lived a few years at Concord, Massa- chusetts. He was a relative of the Merriams, and it has been assumed erroneously in the genealogy and elsewhere that the surname of his wife was Merriam. His first four. children were born at . Wethersfield, the remaining five at Hadley. He was one of a company, April 18, 1659, that organized the town of Norwottuck, as they called Hadley first. He was admitted a freeman March 26, 1601. After 1672 he went to Hatfield and died there at the home of his son, Isaac, in 1702. Seven children are named in his will. His children were: Mary, born at Wethersfield, January 27, 1650; Lieutenant John, born at Wethersfield. April 12, 1655: IJannah, born at Wethersfield, December 5, 1656, died 1662; Jonathan, born at Wethersfield, January 3, 1658-59, died in Concord, July 17, 1728; Daniel, born at Hadley, Massachusetts, March 9, 1861, died at Hatfield, Massachusetts, February 12, 1744; married, November 1, 1683, Esther Rice; Mercy, born at Hadley, Massachusetts, February 23, 1664, married, October 22, 1685, Lieutenant Jona- than Broadman; Isaac, born at Hadley, January 16, 1667, died at Sunderland, Massachusetts, Au- gust 7, 1750; married Anne Warner; Mary, born at Hadley, April 10, 1669, married, December 12, 1688. Daniel Warner; Sarah, born at Hadley, No- vember 12. 1672, married Samuel Cowles.

(III) Jonathan Hubbard, son of John Hubbard (2), was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, Janu- ary 3. 1658-59, and died at Concord, Massachu- setts, July 17, 1728. He removed as early as 16So to Concord and married there, January 15, 1681, Hannah Rice. daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (King) Rice, of Sudbury, granddaughter of Ed- mund and Thamazin Rice, of Sudbury. Children of Jonathan and Ifannah (Rice) Hubbard were: Mary, born at Concord, Massachusetts, April 3, 1682, died February 2, 1769; married, 1678, Daniel Davis; Jonathan, born at Concord, June 18, 1683, died at Townsend, Massachusetts, April 7, 1761; married, September 26, 1704, Rebecca Brown; Han- nah. born April 20, 1685. died at Concord, May 23. 1725; married John Temple: Samuel, born at Concord, April 27. 1687. see forward: Joseph. born February 8, 1688-80. died April 10. 1768; married, November 10, 1713, Rebecca Bulkley: Elizabeth, born June 16, 1601, died at Concord, December 25, 1757 : married, March 24, 1709, Deacon Samuel Hey- wood: John, born March 12, 1692-93, married ( first) Hannah Blood. married (second) Azubah Moore, of Sudbury; lived in Worcester and Rut- land : was captain : died at Worcester, 1727 : Daniel, born November 20, 1694, married, December 5.

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1717, Dorothy Dakin, of Holden, where he settled, had son Daniel and has many descendants in the vicinity ; Thomas, born at Concord, August 27, 1696, married Mary Fletcher; Abigail, born Janu- ary 23. 1698, married Samuel Fletcher ; Ebenezer, born December 28, 1700, died May 21, 1755.

(IV) Samuel Hubbard, son of Jonathan Hubbard (3). was born at Concord, April 27, 1687, and died there December 12, 1753. He married, January 15, 1701, Sarah Clark, of Concord, born July 13, 1681, died July 25. 1720. He married (second) Prudence Temple. His children were: Ephraim, born No- vember 8, 1710, married, June 6, 1744, Sarah Billings ; Mary, born May 4. 1712; Lieutenant Samuel, born in Holden, 1713, died December 3, 1783; married Eunice Woodward; (second) Abigail Clark; revo- lutionary soldier; Sarah, born September 24. 1716; Lois, born June 6, 1718; Joseph, born at Holden, 1719; Lydia, born April 6, 1722: Silence, born No- vember 17, 1725; Isaac, born September 17, 1729, died Angust 14. 1804: married Sarah Darby.

(V) Deacon Joseph Hubbard, son of Samuel Hubbard (4), was born in Holden, Massachusetts, 1715. He took a very active part in the early his- tory of Holden, fought against the Indians, held town offices' for many years, was deacon of the church and altogether one of the first citizens for a long period. (See History of Holden.) He mar- ried, about 1740, Phebe Buckley. She was born 1721 and died August 15, 1804. His children were: Phebe, born April 7. 1741, died young; Rebecca, born February 12, 1744, married Israel Davis; Phebe, born July 20. 1749. married Samuel Hay- ward; Joseph, born October 25, 1751, see forward; Peter. born March 17, 1754. died August 12, 1826, married Phehe Brigham: Attai, born June 20. 1756; Millicent, born August 22. 1758, died young ; Tilly, born April 19. 1761. married Annie Jeslyn ; Milli- cent. born September 19, 1763.

(VI) Joseph Hubbard, son of Deacon Joseph Hubbard (5), was born in Holden, Massachusetts, October 25, 1751, died there April 16, 1832. He married Mellicent Melvin, of Concord. They settled in Holden, where he also became a prominent citi- zen. His children were: Joseph, born April 10, 1783, married Melicent Parker, of Winslow (inten- tions March 14). 1807: John, November 20, 1784: Bulkeley. November 13, 1787, married, November 18. 1819, Lois Nye: Amos, July 15, 1788, died 1819; Milicent, November 28, 1790, married John Gould- ing: Simeon. September 16, 1792, married Mrs. Abigail Bailey : Hannah, May 1, 1796, married Sam- miel Stratton : Emerson, January 24, 1799, married Lucy Howard ; Attai, November 28. 1801.

(VII) John Hubbard, son of Joseph Hubbard (6), was horn in Holden. Massachusetts, November 20, 1784. He married Huldah Boyden, July 30, 1806. She was the mother of liis nine children. He set- tled in Holden, where all his children were born. He married (second) Esther M. Stone. The chil- dren of John and Huldah (Boyden) Hubbard were : Desire Boyden. born February 15, 1808: Daniel Foster, February 15, 1810: Joseph Bulkeley, July 9, 1812: John Melven. August 14, 1815: Samuel Denny, January 25, 1818; Amos, February 12. 1820; Han- nah. March 31. 1822: Elnathan Polley, November 11, 1824: Emerson, June 29, 1827.

(VIII) Daniel Foster Hubbard, son of John Hubbard (7), was born in Holden, Massachusetts, October 6, 1810. He married Esther M. - -. He was a farmer at Holden, Massachusetts. His chil- dren were: Maria, born 1834, died March 5, 1836;

Charles H., 1841, died 1842; John Franklin, 1841 ; Henry, November 11, 1842, died May 15, 1845; Jo- seph Emerson, December 22, 1844, died May II, 1845; Lewis Foster, May 17. 1849; Ira Broad; Martha.

(IX) Lewis Foster Hubbard, son of Daniel Foster Hubbard (8), was born in Holden, Massa- chusetts, May 17, 1849. He married Mary E. Flagg (see sketch of Flagg Family). He died September 19, 1879. His children were: Charles P., born Janu- ary 16, 1872, resides at Holden with mother; Loring F .. born in Holden, December 25, 1877, married Elizabeth Fales, daughter of Charles and Emma (Davis) Fales, and has one child, Emma Eliza- beth, born June 28, 1904; he resides at Holden ; clerk.

(VII) Bulkeley Hubbard, son of Joseph Hub- bard (6), was born in Holden, Massachusetts, No- vember 13, 1787. His early education was some- what meagre, as there was no public school in the neighborhood at that time, and what schooling he got was at private schools held from time to time in the homes of the vicinity. His father owned a large farm in the west part of the town, where his descendants now reside. Bulkeley helped his father with the farm work, doing a man's work when a mere boy, and building up a constitution of great vitality and endurance. When he came of age he bought the homestead and followed in the foot- steps of his father. Besides farming he did an ex- tensive business in teaming. He was a man of good business ability and high character. In religion he was a Baptist. In politics he was originally a Whig, but when his party disintegrated he became a Republican. He trained in the state militia when a young man. He died January 22, 1858.

He married. November 18, 1819, Mrs. Lois Mer- rick Nye, of Hardwick. She was born 1773, bap- tized May I, daughter of Nathaniel and Lois (Ham- mond) Merrick. She married (first), January 10, 1802, Stephen Nye, of Hardwick. The children of Bulkeley and Lois Hubbard were: Millie Ann, born June 13, 1820, died March 25, 1850; married, June 27. 1849, Thomas Leland: Stephen Nye, born December 26, 1822, see forward.

(VIII) Stephen Nye Hubbard. son of Bulkeley Hubbard (7), was born at Holden. Massachusetts. December 26, 1822. He spent his youth, as his father and the generations before him, working on the homestead in summer and attending the winter terms of school when there was school to attend. He began to drive a team of horses for his father at the age of ten years, carting wood and lumber to Worcester and bringing back freight of various kinds for the Holden merchants and others. As he grew older he went logging and wood chopping in winter. He burned charcoal also in connection with the wood and lumber business. He enlisted in the civil war in Company G, Thirty-sixth Massa- chusetts Volunteers, and was mustered into service August 12, 1862, and assigned to duty as wagoner, being skillful with horses. He served under Cap- tain S. Henry Bailey and Colonel Henry Bowman until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged June 8, 1865. He took part in the Vir- ginia and Kentucky campaigns, was at Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi at the siege of Knoxville, battle of the Wilderness, battle of Spottsylvania, bat- tle of Cold Harbor, at the siege of Petersburg and participated in the final assault before Lee's sur- render. His only time of disability was in August,

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1863, when he was confined in the hospital at Bryantsville, Kentucky.

After the war he returned to Holden and, al- though at first somewhat disabled by malaria, grad- ually resumed his place on the old homestead. The farm came to him at his father's death. Later, in 1891, he bought the Clair farm of eighty acres situated just below his place. He was a substantial citizen and a man of influence. He attended the Baptist Church before the war, but in later years was a Congregationalist. In politics he was a stanch Republican and was frequently elected delegate to nominating conventions. He was road surveyor of the town of Holden and a member of the school committee. He belonged to the Holden Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, No. 140, Theron E. Hall Post, No. 77, Grand Army of the Republic, of Holden.

He married ( first), at Holden, January 20, 1847, Lucy Ann Fuller, born January 20, 1827, at Holden, Massachusetts, daughter of Ebenezer and Eunice (Rogers) Fuller, of llolden. Her father was a farmer. Mr. Hubbard married (second), October 18. 1870. Sophronia Rosetta Sawyer, born at Holden, January 10, 1840, daughter of Charles and Margaret ( Maynard) Sawyer, of Holden. (See sketch of this branch of the Sawyer family herewith. ) Chil- dren of Stephen Nye and Lucy Ann Hubbard were; 1. Millie Augusta, born at Holden, January 14, 1848, married, May 31, 1877, Charles Torrey Mead, of Holden, and they have children-Roy White, born January 7, 1886, Hazel Alma, born August II, 1897. 2. Mary Newton, born October 10, 1849, married (first ), July 24, 1873. Fernando Cortez Bige- low, of Rutland, Massachusetts, and their children were-Joseph O., born March 8, 1877, at Rutland, Massachusetts. married, October 6, 1900, at Worces- ter. Bertha Al. Bigelow and had one son, Maurice Hubbard Bigelow. born October 25. 1903, at New Haven. where they now live; Laura May, born December 24, 1890. Fernando Cortes Bigelow died February 28. 1899, and his widow married ( second ), January 21, 1902, Edward L. Brague, of New Pres- ton, Connecticut, where they now live. 3. Anna, horn October 18. 1854. died December 14, 1863. 4. Athalia Maria, born September 22, 1858, married, April 30, 1805. James T. Elliot, of Worcester, and their children are-Florerce Mary Elliot, born June 12, 1886: Alice Lucy Elliot, horn June 3, 1889. diedl January 20, 1801: Edna Louise Elliot, born November 21, 1893; Everett James Elliot, born Sep- tember II. 1805. 5. Edgar Stephen, born November 21. 1861, married, November 25, 1887, Sarah Frances Miles, of Rutland, Massachusetts, and their chil- dren are-Lucy Miles, horn December 21, 1888; clied at Bedford, Massachusetts, June 28, 1805: Walter Edgar, born at Somerville, Massachusetts, December 8. 1891: Joseph Stephen, born at Bed- ford, Massachusetts. November 20, 1898; all living at Bedford, Massachusetts. Children of Stephen Nye and Sophronia Rosetta ( Sawyer) Hubbard are: 6. Lois Margie, born July 18, 1873. 7. Melvin Amos, horn August 11. 1875, married Elizabeth Taylor, of Holden; she died March 30. 1902; their chil- dren were-Samuel Stephen, born August 19. 1896; Olive Elizabeth. born October 17, 1898, died March 25, 1001 ; Franklin Edgar. born June 14. 1901. 8. Franklin Charles, born February 13, 1879. lives on the homestead and is the present owner of it.

THOMAS BROWN. Willard Brown, father of Thomas Brown, was born in Douglas, Massachu-

setts, July, 1790. He was educated in the common schools, and learned the business of tallow chandler and soap maker. He established his business in Worcester, in 1817, removing thence from Water- town, Massachusetts. He bought a place of Jacob Rich, of Charlton, on the south side of the road from the "South Meeting House" to Flagg's Mills, containing about one acre. The deed was dated April 10, 1817, soon after he came to Worcester. This place is now the site of the engine house near Webster Square, Worcester. He had his store on Park street on the site of an old woolen factory owned by Cornelius Stowell. In 1843 the old house was removed and a modern house built in its place. He was successful in business and became one of the leading men of the town in his day. He was a member of the old fire department when it was merely a bucket brigade. He was elected alderman of the city of Worcester in 1854, and was one of the progressive men in that body who supported the purchase of the property for Elm Park. He was a member of the Congregational church.

He married Mary Bacon, daughter of Thomas Bacon. Her father was born about 1800 in Palmer, Massachusetts. The children of Willard and Mary Brown, all born in Worcester, were: I. Mary Ann, born December 10, 1817, see forward. 2. Lucy, born June 20, 1819, married Francis P. Stowell. 3. George Augustus, born June 28, 1822, see forward. 4. Thomas, born January 13, 1827, see forward. 5. Willard, born January 5, 1830, unmarried. 6. Jane Abbott, born November 2, 1833, unmarried. 7. David Peabody. born August 10, 1839. see forward.

Mary Ann Brown, daughter of Willard Brown, was born in Worcester, December 10, 1817. She married Captain Samuel B. Stone, who was assis- tant superintendent of the public schools, provost marshal of the city of Worcester in the civil war. He died in 1865. Their children were: I. Frank, resides at Oskaloosa, Iowa, and has two children- Henry and Della. 2. George, died young. 3. Liz- zie, unmarried. 4. Jennie, married Daniel Scott and they have four children. 5. Mary, married Birnham, and resides in Amity City. Louisiana, and they have four children, two of whom are living.

George Augustus Brown, son of Willard Brown, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, June 28, 1822. He inherited the soap and candle business from his father, but sold out to his brother Thomas. He married Mary Longley, of Leominster, of the well known Longley family of Shirley. Their chil- dren: Charles Augustus and Mary.

Thomas Brown, son of Willard Brown, was born at Worcester. Massachusetts, January 13, 1827. He was educated in the public schools of his native town. He learned his father's trade of chandler and soap maker, and after his father's death bought the business from his brother, George A. Brown, who inherited it. Thomas Brown continued the business at the same location, for a time, but eventually removed the soap factory to the "Island" or Swamp, as part of the east side of the city of Worcester was known. Having acquired a compe- tence Alr. Brown sold out his business in 1868 and retired. He has not engaged in business since, devoting himself to the enjoyment of his leisure and the care of his property interests. He is a Republican, but never accepted public preferment and he has never cared for secret societies. He lived in his father's house, which was built in 1843 at 27 Park street, until 1900. when he removed to a handsome residence that he built on Germain

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street. Mr. Brown never married. His niece, Miss Jennie B. Brown, lives with him.

David Peabody Brown, son of Willard Brown, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, August 10, 1839, married Mary C. Smith, of Corning, New York. She died June 11, 1877. He resides at 10 Valley street, Worcester. His children are : 1. Clara Louise, married Charles B. Maynard, of Wor- cester, and has one child, Donald B., born Decem- ber 21, 1892; Mr. Maynard is the purchasing agent for the Royal Worcester Corset Company. 2. Jennie Belle, who resides with her uncle, Thomas Brown. 3. Willard Elias, a sugar stock broker, married Ellen Hopper, of Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, and they have two children-Willard Everett, born April 30, 1898: Winifred Lewers Brown, born December 9, 1899; they reside in Honolulu.

THE SAWYER FAMILY. Thomas Sawyer, the immigrant ancestor of Mrs. Charles N. Hub- bard, of Holden, Massachusetts, was born in Eng- land, about 1630, and came to Rowley, Massachu- setts, before 1643. He is said to have been from Lincolnshire. There were three emigrants besides Thomas and tradition makes them brothers. Ed- ward, of Ipswich and Rowley; Henry, of Salisbury ; and William, of Salem and Newbury, certainly seem closely connected.

Thomas Sawyer had a grant of land at Row- ley in 1643, but in that year or soon afterward he is found at Lancaster or Nashaway, as it was called, among the six earliest settlers. In 1647 he took . ventory of his estate was dated February 3, 1753. the oath of all finance with the Lancaster men. He The children of Elias and Beatrix, baptized at Lan- caster, first parish church, were: Elijah, baptized March 24. 1716-17; Thankful, baptized March 24, 1716-17: Elisha. baptized August 17, 1718, see for- ward; Prudence. born September 24, 1726, baptized December 18. 1726. was admitted a freeman in 1654. He was a pro- prietor of the town and a prominent citizen and office holder. Ile suffered with the other settlers in King Philip's war. His house was near the centre of the raid on Lancaster, but all escaped with their lives except one son Ephraim, who was killed at or near the house of the first settler, his grand- father, John Prescott.

He married, 1648, Mary Prescott, daughter of John Prescott, and their son Thomas, Jr., was the first white child born in Lancaster. Thomas Sayy- yer made his will March 6. 1705-06. it was proved April 12, 1720. He bequeathed to his wife Mary ; sons Thomas, Joshua, James, Caleb and Nathaniel ; and daughter Mary Wilder. The latter testified that she had her father and mother during eight or nine months while her brother Thomas was in captivity. The children of Thomas and Mary Saw- yer were: Thomas, born July 2. 1649; Ephraim, January 16, 1650-51, killed February 10, 1676; Marie, January 4, 1652-53: Elizabeth, January 7, 1654, died young ; Joshua, March 13, 1655, settled in Woburn ; James, March 22. 1657, married, February 4, 1678, Mary Marble ; Caleb, April 22. 1659: John, April, 1661 : Nathaniel, November, 1670.

(II) Thomas Sawyer, Jr., son of Thomas Saw- yer (I), was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 2, 1649. He was brought up in Lancaster, and after the King Philip war was over returned to Lancaster and helped make the new settlement. Mr. Sawyer became a leading citizen of the town. He had a substantial house which was used as a garrison in 1704 when the French and Indians were at war with the English. His house was on the west side of the Nashaway river and was perhaps the most important of the town as the minister was assigned to it. But the Indians succeeded in tak- ing Sawyer unawares, October 16, 1705, when he

was in the fields. His son Elias and John Bigelow were taken at the same time. Bigelow and young Sawyer were offered for ransom, but the elder Sawyer was looked upon as a personal enemy of the Indians and his death. was demanded. He was saved after the preparations were complete for burn- ing him alive, thor :: gh the intercession of a French friar or a man clothed as such, who promised to unlock the door of Purgatory should the auto-de-fe go on. Sawyer saw that the French needed a saw mill and bargained for his release with the governor. The opportunity was welcomed by the French and Sawyer built the first saw mill in Canada during his captivity. He returned to Lancaster, while his son and Bigelow ran the saw mill for some months, to teach the French the art of making lumber. Both father and son became important personages among their captors during their stay in Canada. Thomas Sawyer was representative to the general court in 1707. He died in 1735. His children were: Will- iam; Joseph; Bezaleel: Elias, see forward; Han- nah, married Jonathan Moore, of Bolton, Massachu- setts.

(III) Elias Sawyer, son of Thomas Sawyer (2), was born in 1688-89, at Lancaster. He was captured by the Indians at the same time with his father, as related above. He lived in Bolton, then Lan- caster. He held town offices. I-le married Beatrix His gravestone in the old burying ground at the old common shows that he died No- vember 20, 1752, in his sixty-third year. The in-

(IV) Elisha Sawyer, son of Elias Sawyer (3). was baptized at Lancaster, Massachusetts, August IO. 1718. He settled in Bolton also. He was ad- mitted to the church at Chocksett (Sterling), De- cember 14, 1755. He married. January 7, 1740, Ruth White. He married ( second). March 8. 1756, Susannah Huck. The children of Elisha and Ruth Sawyer, horn at Bolton or Sterling or Lancaster, were: Elisha, Jr., born February 9. 1743-44, see forward; Totham. born at Sterling. hantized May 12. 1745: Thankful (twin). born August 1. 1747; Elias (twin), baptized at Sterling, August 2, 1747; (born August 1) ; Ruth, born March 15. 1750. bap- tized March 25, 1750: Martha, born November 2, 1753; Thomas, baptized September 15, 1757: Beatrix, baptized November 12, 1758. The children of Elisha and Susanna were: Hannah, baptized June 16, 1765; child. baptized November 29, 1767.

(V) Elisha Sawyer. Jr., son of Elisha Sawyer (4). was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, baptized at the first church. April 3. 1743. and settled in Lancaster. He married (first) Patience Bennett, of Lancaster. October 31. 1765, and (second) (in- tentions dated May 10). 1770, Mary Belknap, of Woburn. The only child on record of Elisha and Patience Sawyer was: Paul. horn October 30, 1767. The children of Elisha and Mary, born at Lancaster, were: William, born April 13, 1771 : Samuel Flagg, horn February 20, 1774: John, born August II. 1776: Fairbanks. born January 15, 1778; Charles, born ISOS.

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ber 9, 1822. On the revolutionary rolls he was called junior. He was first lieutenant in Captain Manasseh Sawyer's company (the eleventh), Colonel Josiah Whitney's regiment (Second Worcester

County). His commission was dated March 18, 1776. He was also second lieutenant in Captain Solomon Stuart's company, Colonel Joseph Whitney's regiment, at Bennington, August, 1777. He was also first lieutenant in Captain Fortunatus Eager's company, Lieutenant Colonel Ephraim Sawyer's regiment, sent to reinforce the northern army 1778. (VI) Charles Sawyer, son of Elisha Sawyer (5), was born at Princeton, Massachusetts, 1808. At the age of three years he was taken to live with Sewell Parmenter, of Princeton. He worked on the farm in summer and attended the district schools of Princeton in winter during his youth. When he came of age he removed to Leicester, Massachti- setts, and learned the trade of spinner and later the other processes of manufacture. He was em- ployed for a number of years by the Bottomly peo- ple. He left there to take a position in the mill at Drydenville in Holden, and later worked at the mill in Lovellville. About 1842-43 he moved to the old Thomas Davis farm. After a year he went to New State (Springdale), in the town of Holden, where he bought a farm known as the old Trow place and conducted it two years. He sold it and bought the old Dutton place of forty acres, where he lived the remainder of his life, working in the Chaffee Mill in addition to the farming. He died at Holden, February 19, 1888. He was a member of the Con- gregational Church at Leicester. In politics he was a Republican, formerly a Whig.

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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 98

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