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The first mention of the surname Prescott is found in Thomas Rymer's Foedera-Mag- istro Waltero de Prestecote, the Latin for Walter Prescott. Although the direct lineage of the American Prescotts has not been traced further back than the reign of Eliza- beth it is evident that the family from an early date lived at the town of Prescott, already mentioned.
(I) James Prescott, of Standish, Lanca- shire, a descendant of the Lancashire family was the progenitor. He was required by or- der of Queen Elizabeth dated August, 1564, to keep in readiness horsemen and armor. He married a daughter of Roger Standish, Esq., of Standish, and sister of Ralph Standish. Children: I. James, mentioned below. 2. Roger, married (first) Elizabeth-in 1563; (second) Ellen Shaw, of Standish, August 20, 1568; resided in Shevington; died 1594. 3. Ralph, died young. 4. Robert, married, Feb- ruary 3, 1565, Elizabeth Nightingale; resided at Standish and died there 1576. 5. William, father of Alexander, grandfather of Sir John Prescott, Lord of the Manors of Radwington in Essex and Bromley in Kent. 6. John, re- sided in Sutterby, Lincolnshire.
(II) Sir James Prescott, son of James Pres- cott (1), married Alice Molineaux. For his. bravery and military prowess and achieve- ments he was created Lord of the Manor of Dryby in Lincolnshire, and had new arms. granted to him, as described above and was afterwards known as Sir James. He died March 1, 1583. Children: I. John, mentioned below. 2. Ann, born at Dryby.
(III) John Prescott, only son of Sir James Prescott (2), was born at Dryby, Lincoln- shire. Children: I. William. 2. James, men- tioned below.
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(IV) James Prescott, son of John Prescott (3), was born at Dryby, and lived there. Chil- dren: I. Mary, baptized at Dryby, 1631. 2. John, baptized 1632. 3. Anne, baptized 1634. 4. James, mentioned below. And others whose names are unknown.
(V) James Prescott, son of James Prescott (4), was the American immigrant ancestor. He left Dryby in 1665 and settled in Hamp- ton, New Hampshire, then of Norfolk county, Massachusetts. He had a farm in that part of the town which since 1712 has constituted the town of Hampton Falls, about two miles north of the Hampton Falls Academy on the road to Exeter, lately owned by Wells Hea- ley. He was admitted a freeman in 1678 and his church membership was transferred to the parish at the Falls in 1712. From thence it was transferred to the Kingston Church, Sep- tember 29, 1725. We are told by the Pres- cott Memorial that "he was a man of integri- ty and influence, possessing good sense, a sound and discriminating mind, one whose judgment was much sought for, and in whose opinion the people placed the most confident reliance." He was one in 1694 of the origi- nal grantees of the town of Kingston, and December 19, 1700, was moderator of the proprietors' meeting and again July 18, 1701. He had large grants of land in Kingston, whither he removed in 1725 and where he died November 25, 1728, aged about eighty- five years.
· He married, 1668, Mary Boulter, born at Exeter, May 15, 1648, daughter of Nathaniel and Grace Boulter. Her father was born in England in 1625, settled in Hampton as early as 1642 and in Exeter in 1645. She died at Kingston, October 4, 1735, aged eighty-seven years, four months and twenty days. Their children: 1. Joshua, born March 1, 1669, had eleven children. 2. James, Jr., born Septem- ber I, 1671, married (first), March 1, 1695, Maria Marston; (second), June 17, 1746, Abi- gail Sanborn. 3. Rebecca, born April 15, 1673, married (first), December 3, 1691, Na- thaniel Sanborn; he married (second) Sarah Nason; he died November 9, 1723. 4. Jona- than, born August 6, 1675, died January 6, 1755; married Elizabeth 5. Mary, born June II, 1677, married (first) Novem- ber 2, 1699, Jabez Coleman; (second), No- vember 9, 1730, Thomas Crosby, and (third) Bean ; she died 1740. 6. Abigail, born November 19, 1679, married, November 2, 1699, Richard Bounds. 7. Temperance (twin), died young, born November 19, 1679. 8. John, born November 19, 1681, mentioned
below. 9. Nathaniel, born November 19, 1683, married, December 30, 1703, Ann Mars- ton; he died February 26, 177I.
(VI) John Prescott, son of James Prescott (5), was born at Hampton, November 19, 1681, died 1761. He was in His Majesty's service in 1707 and also in Captain Davis's scouting party in 1712. Among other arti- cles mentioned in his will, which was proved in 1761, were the following: sword, gun, pair of pistols and holsters, powder horn, etc. He married, August 8, 1701, Abigail Marston. She was born March 17, 1679, and died De- cember 30, 1760, daughter of James and Din- ah (Sanborn) Marston, of Hampton. She was admitted to the church February 22, 1702, and he June 6, 1721. Both were transferred from the Hampton Falls Church to Kensing- ton, New Hampshire, Church in 1737 and back to Hampton Falls March 7, 1742. Chil- dren: 1. John, born August 15, 1702, died un- married December 24, 1724. 2. Rebecca, born August 10, 1704, died 1733; married, September 18, 1729, Benjamin Bachelder. 3. Lydia, born November 30, 1706, married, February 2, 1731, Edward Smith, of Exeter. 4. Hon. Benjamin, born September, 1708, married (first) September 18, 1729, Mrs. Dorothy (Robie) Sanborn; (second), Septem- ber 14, 1758, Abigail Gove. 5. James, born April II, 17II, married, November 27, 1733, Sarah Butler; he died September 8, 1754. 6. Abigail, born April 29, 1713, died December 21, 1781; married, September 2, 1731, Daniel Sanborn. 7. Nathaniel, born July 25, 1715, died 1791; married, February 4, 1742, Sarah Tucker. 8. Abraham, born May 20, 1717, died June 26, 1789; married, July 2, 1741, Sarah Clifford. 9. Jedediah, born June I, 1719, mentioned below. 10. Josiah, born October 2, 1721, died in army.
(VII) Jedediah Prescott, son of John Pres- cott (6), was born at Hampton Falls, June I, 1719, baptized there June 18, 1721. He set- tled in that part of Exeter, New Hampshire, now the town of Brentwood. He was a farm- er. He removed to Deerfield, New Hamp- shire, thence to Monmouth, Maine, where he died July 24, 1793. He married, May 12, 1742, Hannah Bachelder, who was born Oc- tober 23, 1720, and died 1809, the daughter of Samuel Bachelder, and granddaughter of Na- thaniel who with his father. Rev. Stephen Bachelder, were among the first settlers of Hampton. Children: 1. Josiah, born May 17, 1743, died October II, 1781; married Betsey Smith. 2. Elizabeth, born January 5, 1745, married, 1766, Nathaniel Whittier; she
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died April 2, 1814. 3. Jedediah, born Sep- tember 20, 1746, died March 31, 1827; mar- ried, September II, 1772, Sarah Morrill, of Salisbury, Massachusetts. 4. Abigail, born May II, 1748, died about 1808; married Ben- jamin Carr. 5. Mercy, born October 30, 1751, married, March 10, 1778, Dr. Jonathan Hill; she died October 4, 1797. 6. Rev. John, born October 29, 1753, died January 26, 1831, married Mehitable Morrill. 7. Samuel, born September 5, 1759, married, May, 1781, Bet- sey Whittier; he died at Hallowell, Maine, 1841. 8. Ruth, born March 12, 1761, .died September 15, 1815; married, June 5, 1783, Henry Hall, of Deerfield, New Hampshire. 9. Jesse, born September 24, 1763, mentioned below. IO. James, born February 23, 1765, died at Portland in 1830; married Mary Owen. II. Elijah, born July 25, 1766, died October 28, 1848; married, January, 1790, Hannah French, of Dunstable, New Hamp- shire.
(VIII) Jesse Prescott, son of Jedediah Prescott (7), was born at Exeter, New Hamp- shire, now the town of Brentwood, September 24, 1763. He was brought up on the farm and lived in Exeter until his marriage in 1783 when he removed to New Sharon, Maine, and bought a farm. He died January 15, 1847. He married, December 1, 1783, Mary Whit- tier, who was born January 16, 1763, and died at New Sharon, Maine, August 7, 1841, the daughter of Nathaniel and Hannah (Clough) Whittier, of Salisbury, Massachusetts. Chil- dren: I. Hannah, born April 3, 1785, mar- ried (first), December 17, 1809, Nathaniel Small; (second), July 31, 1839, Daniel R. Fol- lansbee, of New Sharon, Maine. 2. Mary, born October 1, 1786, married, April 8, 1819, Briggs Holland; children: i. Nancy Holland, born July, 1820; ii. Jesse L., April, 1825. 3. Ruth, born October 28, 1791, died February 25, 1855; married, December 1I, 1817, Win- slow Harrington. 4. Abel, born June 22, 1793, mentioned below. 5. Olive, born April 7, 1795, married, September, 1829, Eliphalet Wood. 6. Benjamin, born April II, 1797, married, February 24, 1820, Hannah How- land. 7. Jesse L., born June 21, 1799, mar- ried, November 20, 1823, Agnes M. Cass. 8. Nathaniel, born September 2, 1801, married (first), 1825, Abigail B. Wheaton; (second), 1845, Emily North. 9. Elizabeth, born Octo- ber 10, 1803, died September 14, 1804.
(IX) Abel Prescott, son of Jesse Prescott (8), was born at New Sharon, Maine, June 22, 1793. He received his education in the dis- trict schools, such as the sons of farmers were
wont to receive at that time, and worked with his father during the summer months. He left home before he was of age to work in the woolen mills at Andover, Massachusetts, and learned his trade there. After his marriage he removed to Dedham, Massachusetts, and became head overseer of the East Dedham woolen mills. He finally settled in Dunbar- ton, New Hampshire, where he bought a farm of one hundred acres located in the southeast part of the town. He carried on general farming and raised stock. He sold his farm to one Merrill and spent his later years with his son. He was of small stature but of great activity and energy. He was intensely inter- ested in the anti-slavery movement and later in the temperance movement. Like many of the thinking farmers of New England he read the New York Tribune faithfully and agreed with the principles and opinions of Horace Greeley generally. He was a Unitarian in re- ligion, of upright life and clean character. In early life he was a Whig, later a Republican. He belonged to the state militia. He married April 5, 1819, Eleanor Harvey. Children: I. George Washington, born June 23, 1820, mentioned below. 2. Harriet Louisa, born April 12, 1822, died November 18, 1906; mar- ried, November 29, 1859, Anson F. Barton; no children. 3. Hannah Maria, born Decem- ber 24, 1823. 4. Daniel Harvey, born March 21, 1827, married (first), April 30, 1849, Sa- bina T. Hall; (second), April 27, 1858, Marga- ret (Tempest) Edenton. 5. Mary Elizabeth, born October 12, 1829, died September 10, 1833. 6. John Barnet, dentist by profession, born April 2, 1832, married (first), November 29, 1854, Ann Augusta Wallace, who died December II, 1855; no issue; married (sec- ond), November 6, 1862, Lauretta Paul, of South Thomaston, Maine; child Annie Laura, born 1864. 7. Eleanor Frances, born Octo- ber 19, 1834, married, April 16, 1861 William Adamson, of Philadelphia; children: i. Elea- nor Harvey Adamson, born February 24, 1862; ii. Prescott Adamson, December 25, 1863; iii. Hattie Agnes Adamson, May 5, 1866; iv. George Frederick Adamson, Sep- tember 18, 1868; Robert Harvey Adamson, June 30, 1871; May Eleanor Adamson, July. 19, 1874. 8. Frederick Augustus, born Au- gust 1, 1837, died May 3, 1842. 9. Walter Maynard, born May 29, 1839, died October 9, I840.
(X) George Washington Prescott, son of Abel Prescott (9), was born at Andover, Massachusetts, June 23, 1820. When a small lad he removed with his parents to Dedham
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and there received his education up to the age of sixteen in the public schools. Then ne re- moved with his parents to Dunbarton, where he worked for his father on the farm, attend- ing for a few terms the seminary at Tilton, New Hampshire. He left home to follow the sea, in coasting vessels, from Maine to South Carolina. At the time of his marriage he settled on the farm of his wife's father at D)un- barton, but after a few years removed to Manchester, New Hampshire, and worked in the Amoskeag Mills. He also kept a cor- poration boarding house and for four years the Amoskeag Hotel in Amoskeag Village. He finally returned to Dunbarton to the farm of his wife's father, later purchasing it, and carrying on general farming and stock rais- ing. He had one hundred and twenty acres of land and maintained an excellent dairy, making butter and having a large milk route. In 1890 he sold the farm to Charles and Frank Lord, and came to Woburn, Massa- chusetts, where he lived with his son until his death, October 21, 1897. A Whig, and later a Republican, in politics. He married Susan Walker Marshall, who was born at Dunbar- ton, June 27, 1822, daughter of Moses and Rachel (Beard) Marshall. She died October 7, 1898, at Woburn. Her father, Moses, was a farmer. Children: I. George Frederick, born November 3, 1846. 2. Susan Ellen, born October 22, 1850. 3. Maynard Sumner, born March 25, 1853, died February 22, 1854. 4. Maynard Sumner (2) born April 20, 1854, mentioned below. 5. Hattie Eudora, born May 15, 1856, married Dana K. Marshall, of East Weare, New Hampshire; child: Bernard Prescott Marshall. 6. Jessie Gertrude, born March 6, 1858, married William G. Anderson, resides at Roxbury.
(XI) Maynard Sumner Prescott, son of George Washington Prescott (10), was born at Dunbarton, New Hampshire, April 20, 1854. He attended the public schools of his native town, afterward attending the high school and Bryant & Stratton Business Col- lege at Manchester, New Hampshire. He re- mained on the farm, assisting his father with the work until he was twenty-two, when he entered the employ of the Baeder & Adamson glue factory at Montvale, Massachusetts, as a cooper, later having charge of the heading of all their barrels, and finally taking a posi- tion as clerk and bookkeeper in the office. He resided during the three years he worked for this company on Nashua street in the eastern part of the town of Woburn. In 1880, while still in this business, he began in a small way
outside to buy and sell poultry and he was so successful that in 1881 he erected new build- ings on leased land and entered partnership with George F. Barton to carry on the busi- ness on a large scale. The firm name was Barton & Prescott. Mr. Prescott devoted all his attention to the raising of fowls and the business proved successful. At the end of three years he bought out his partner and later purchased twelve acres of land on which he has erected spacious buildings for his busi- ness, having facilities for hatching out and caring for ten thousand chickens annually. He keeps about two thousand and five hun- dred hens, each of which averages a hundred and fifty eggs a year. He makes a specialty of Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds. His market for poultry and eggs is in Win- chester and Boston, and he has retail places in Somerville and Cambridge. His farm is located in the easterly part of Woburn, and was at one time part of the old Emerson place. Mr. Prescott is a very active and pros- perous man with few interests outside of his home and business. He attends the Unitar- ian church at Woburn, and is a Republican in politics.
He married, October 25, 1888, at Groton, Massachusetts, Marion Jane Parker, who was born at Woburn, December 20, 1856, daugh- ter of John Flagg and Martha Jane (Jones) Parker, of Woburn. Her father, John, was a wheelwright and carriage manufacturer. They have no children.
The surname Crosby is of very CROSBY ancient English origin. It is derived from two English words Cross and By (bury, burgh or bor- ough), meaning the town of the cross. There are eight old towns in England named Cros- by. We find the name used as a surname from the very beginning of the use of sur- names in England. In 1204 Ode de Crosseby was constable of Tikehall, in Yorkshire, near the Nottinghamshire line and as early as 1220 we find Simon de Crosseby in Lancashire. The name Simon has continued in frequent use among his descendants to the present day, and he is undoubtedly the progenitor of the Amer- ican family. The Crosby coat of arms of an- cient but unknown history is: Per Chevron sable and argent three goats pass. counter- changed.
(I) Simon Crosby, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England in 1608. He was a hus- bandman. He sailed from England in April,
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1635, in the ship "Susan & Ellen" with his wife Anne, then aged twenty-five years, and young son Thomas. He settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was a proprietor as early as February 8, 1635. He was admitted a free- man in 1636 and was a selectman of the town. He had several grants of land. His estate is what was known later as the Brattle place, having passed into the hands of Rev. William Brattle, and on one of his lots was erected the famous old Brattle House. He died Septem- ber, 1639, aged thirty-one years. The inven- tory of his estate was taken November 15, 1645, by John Bridge and Richard Jackson. Widow Ann yielded to the three sons, Thomas, Simon and Joseph, certain portions September 22, 1645, and she married (sec- ond) Rev. William Tompson, of Braintree. Children of Simon and Anne Crosby: I. Thomas, born 1635. 2. Simon, born August, 1637, mentioned below. 3. Joseph, born February, 1639-40.
(II) Simon Crosby, son of Simon Crosby (I), was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, August, 1637, and died there January 22, 1725-26. He was admitted a freeman in 1668, and was deputy to the general court in 1692-97-98. He settled in Billerica near Bare hill to the north and became a large land own- er and prosperous inn-keeper of that town. He was for many years one of the foremost citizens. His will was proved in 1725-26; sons Thomas and Josiah executors. He mar- ried Rachel Brackett, daughter of Deacon Richard Brackett, of Braintree, July 15, 1659. Children, born in Billerica: I. Rachel, born August 20, 1660, married, January 6, 1685, Stephen Kidder. 2. Simon, born 1663, men- tioned below. 3. Thomas, born March 10, 1665-66. 4. Joseph, born July 5, 1669. 5. Hannah, born March 30, 1672, married Sam- uel Danforth. 6. Nathan, born February 9, 1674-75. 7. Josiah, born November II, 1677. 8. Mary, born November 23, 1680, married John Blanchard. 9. Sarah, born July 27, 1684, married, October 26, 1706, - - Raw- son.
(III) Simon Crosby, son of Simon Crosby (2), was born in Billerica in 1663. He mar- ried Hannah -, who died May 6, 1702. He married (second), March 16, 1702-03, Abigail Parker, widow of John Parker, who died a widow, March 31, 1755. He lived in Billeri- ca near the Shawshin river. Children, born in Billerica: I. Simon, born August 23, 1689. 2. Abigail, born January 6, 1691. 3. John, born April 11, 1694, died January 6, 1695-96.
4. John, born April 18, 1696. 5. Samuel, born October 4, 1698, married, December 9, 1729, Dorothy Brown and resided in Shrews- bury. 6. Hannah, born June 12, 1700. 7 .. Mary, born May I, 1702. 8. James, born May 29, 1704. 9. Phineas, born November 26, 1705. 10. Solomon, born April 8, 1708. II. Nathaniel, born December 31, 1710, died. May 28, 1711. 12. Rachel, born June 7, 1712. 13. Benjamin, born December 16, 1715.
(IV) Lieutenant Simon Crosby, son of Simon Crosby (3), was born in Billerica,. Massachusetts, August 23, 1689, died there. February 2, 1770-71. He married, July 18,. 17II, Rachel Kettell, of Charlestown, Massa- chusetts. He married (second), June 9, 1714,. Abigail Kidder, daughter of Enoch Kidder,. her cousin ; she died November 7, 1748. Chil- dren, born in Billerica: I. Francis, born Oc- tober 25, 1715. 2. Abigail, born June 5, 1717,. married, 1748, Samuel Winship, of Lexing- ton. 3. Samuel, born May 20, 1719, died July 9, 1745. 4. John, born April 19, 1721, died. November 6, 1743. 5. Mary, born October 3,. 1722, married Ebenezer Richardson. 6. Stephen, born February 27, 1723-24, died. July 8, 1734. 7. Ephraim, born November 27,. 1725, died August 29, 1728. 8. Elizabeth, born October 24, 1727, died July 4, 1734. 9. Han- nah, born April 2, 1730. 10. Ephraim, born October 13, 1731, mentioned below. II. Per- sis, born August 9, 1733, married Jonathan Lewis. 12. Elizabeth, born February IO,. 1737-38, married Adams.
(V) Ephraim Crosby, son of Lieutenant Simon Crosby (4), was born in Billerica, Oc- tober 13, 1731, died February 29, 1808. Mar- ried, April 17, 1755, Mary Meriam, of Bed- ford, who died November 30, 1814. He was a soldier in the Revolution-Ephraim Crosby, Jr., private in Captain Joseph Bradley Var- num's company, Colonel McIntosh's regi- ment ; General Lovell's brigade, July 29, 1778, in the Rhode Island campaign. Most of the men were from Dracut and Billerica. Chil- dren : I. Abigail, born Augst 6, 1751, married · Jotham Blanchard. 2. Anna, born March 6, 1760, married, February I, 1782, Nathaniel Henchman. 3. Ephraim, born March 13, 1762, mentioned below. 4. John, born June 16, 1765. 5. Mary, born December 9, 1767, married Joseph Kendall.
(VI) Ephraim Crosby, son of Ephraim Crosby (5), was born at Billerica, March 13, 1762, died in 1820. His home was in Billerica near the Shawshin river, and he was a farmer. In 1815 he removed to Milford, New Hamp-
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shire. He married, March 13, 1788, Sarah French, born in Billerica, daughter of Wil- liam and Sarah (Richardson) French. Sarah was the daughter of Samuel Richardson; mar- ried February 23, 1764. William was the son of William French, born March 19, 1727, and Mehitable (Patten) French, daughter of Thomas Patten. William, Sr., was son of Ja- cob and grandson of the immigrant, William French. Children of Ephraim and Sarah Crosby : I. Sarah, born October 29, 1789, died May 25, 1796. 2. Ephraim, born June 27, 1791, died September 10, 1808. 3. Rufus, born January 2, 1793, died May 28, 1796. 4. Anna, born October 10, 1794, died August II, 1882; married, November II, 1834, Joseph Goodhue, of New Boston, New Hampshire ; child : Sarah Lucy Goodhue, born No- vember 2, 1836, married (first), November 20, 1867, George H. Mansfield, of Lynn, Massachusetts, (their children: i. Annie Louise Mansfield, born June 22, 1869, mar- ried, June 14, 1887, Charles Fogg, of New Boston; married (second), December 31, 1895, Herbert E. Houghton, of Lynn, and have five children: ii. George Henry Mans- field, born April 19, 1873, married, April 17, 1893, Addie J. Warren, of New Boston; iii. Alice Bertha Mansfield, born October IO, 1878). . 5. Rufus, born November 7, 1796, mentioned below. 6. Sarah, born Septem- ber 15, 1798, died June 5, 1850; married, De- cember 24, 1834. Thomas Wilkins, of Am- herst, New Hampshire; children: i. Elizabeth Hubbard Wilkins, born March 4, 1836, died unmarried October 14, 1878; ii. Annie Fran- ces Wilkins, born March 9, 1839, married, October 30, 1869, Henry Willard Russell, children: Sarah Katherine Russell, born De- cember II, 1870; ii. Josephine Weston Rus- sell, born June 2, 1872, married, October 29,
1902, William E. Brooks; iii. George Wil- liams Russell, born October 19, 1876, mar- ried, May 10, 1905, Ida F. Newhall. 7. Charles, born May 31, 1800, died May 7, 1870; married Lydia Smith, who died May 27, 1875; no children. 8. Mary, born May 6, 1802, died December 2, 1873; married David Hughes, of Foxborough, Massachusetts; child, Mary S. Hughes, born December 5, 1840. 9. Sylvester, born April 12, 1804, died August II, 1877; married Caroline D. Hall, of New Hampshire; children: i. William Dayton, born August 5, 1841, married (first), April 20, 1864, Emeline Woodman, of Lowell, Massachusetts ; married (second), October 22, 1905, Jessie Frey, of Chicago, Illinois ; ii. Ben-
jamin Franklin, born May 19, 1843; iii. Henry Harrison, born September 18, 1845, died Sep- tember 8, 1847; iv. Jason Whitman, born. March 4, 1848, married, October 30, 1895, Hat- tie A. Palmer, of Lowell; v. Sylvester Harlan, born June 21, 1850, died July 18, 1866. 10. Caleb, born June 17, 1806, died September 5, 1867; married, December 4, 1832, Fannie B. Gray, of Wilton, New Hampshire, who was born August 29, 1810, died December 5, 1878. Children : i. Warren C., born August. 21, 1838, died January 24, 1898, married, No- vember 20, 1861, Nellie M. Swain, of Dracut,. Massachusetts; ii. Frances L., born Novem- ber I, 1842, died December 9, 1884; iii. Sarah. J., born April 26, 1844; iv. Maria G., born February 25, 1846, died January 3, 1849; v. Emma L., born September 5, 1847, died Janu- ary 18, 1888 .; married, September 16, 1874,. Charles A. Kendall, of Lowell (children: Charles B. Kendall, born July 10, 1876; Walter H. Kendall, born November 14, 1877; William C. Kendall, born June 26, 1879; Fanny G. Kendall, born June 12, 1881); vi .. Rufus B., born August 20, 1850, died March 7, 1858. II. Lucy, born March 26, 1808, died November 1, 1880, unmarried. 12. Louisa, born March 26, 1808, died September 14, 1877, unmarried. 13. Ephraim, born April 13, 1810, died December 8, 1889; married,. August 10, 1836, Caroline Taylor, who was born January 5, 1810; children: i. Abby F.,. born November 14, 1839; ii. Luella C., born November 25, 1846, died November 25, 1852 .. 14. George, born May 22, 1812, died January 25, 1868; married, February 13, 1842, Louisa C. Sargeant, of Lowell, Massachusetts, who. was born June 4, 1818, and died April 16, 1879; children: i. George H., born June 20,. 1848, died February 28, 1849; ii. Lizzie L.,. born October 17, 1859, died January 9, 1874.
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