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vision store at Concord, New Hampshire. At the age of twenty 'he took charge of a farm at Plymouth for William W. Russell and re- mained there two years, removing then to Lowell, Massachusetts, where he found em- ployment as night watchman for the Merrimac Corporation for eighteen months. Later he came to Saxonville, Massachusetts, where he was employed as night watchman for the New England Worsted Company and also worked in the yard. He remained in the employ of this concern several years. He was for three years in charge of the card room. After his marriage he bought a dry goods and millinery store, of which his wife had had charge be- fore marriage. In 1858 he went on the road through the New England states selling Yan- kee notions. He found this business remun- erative and followed it for a period of eighteen years. He sold his business in 1876 to a mer- chant at North Easton, Massachusetts, and retired from active business. He bought his present homestead in 1872, and since his re- tirement has found occupation in caring for his fifteen acres of land and various tenement houses belonging to his wife at Waltham, Massachusetts. Mr. Webster attends the Congregational church at Saxonville and has served on the parish committee. In politics he is a Republican, and has represented his party as delegate in various conventions. He is a member of the Framingham Hospital Cor- poration. In early life he was a member of the Plymouth Light Infantry.
He married, January 12, 1854, Sarah Han- nah Searle, who was born 1827 and died March 16, 1891, daughter of Nathaniel Coggs- well and Veasie Searle, of Saxonville. They had no children.
George Purrington, the immigrant ancestor, was PURRINGTON born in England, and set- tled as early as 1640 in York, Maine. He was deputy to the general court in 1640 for the town of York. He died about 1647. His widow was licensed to sell wine in that jurisdiction in 1649. His will was dated June 25, 1647 but was not presented for probate until 1695- 96. It mentions his wife Mary and five chil- dren; also "my brother" Robert Purrington. The name of both Robert and George was often spelled Puddington. Robert Purring- ton, brother of George, married Amy Davis, and had children John and Robert; was land- holder of Portsmouth 1640 and 1657. Mary Purrington, widow of George, married (sec-
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ond), before 1661, Captain John Davis, of York; she was living in 1690. Children: I. John, mentioned below. 2. Elias, was living in 1698. 3. Mary. 4. Frances. 5. Rebecca. One of the daughters married John Penwell. (II) Lieutenant John Purrington, son of George Purrington (I), was born about 1640, was a fisherman. Married Mary Scammon, and removed from York to Cape Porpoise, where he lived until 1678. He took the oath of allegiance in 1680, and had a grant of land in 1681, was town clerk and selectman until the town was abandoned in 1690, when he left. He died a few years later. Children : I. John, house carpenter, removed to Salisbury. 2. James, mentioned below. 3. Joshua, married Durrell; a shoemaker, of Hampton. 4. George. 5. Elizabeth, married John Con- nor, of Salisbury. 6. Mary, married Sanders Carr, of Salisbury.
(III) James Purrington, son of John Pur- rington (2), was born about 1663. Married (first) Elizabeth (second) Lydia Mussey. He was lost at sea in his fifty-fifth year. He was a member of the Society of Friends. He died July 12, 1718. His estate was administered October 2, 1718. Children : I. James, born July 8, 1693. 2. Elizabeth, born December 8, 1695, married Philip Row- ell. 3. John, born about 1700, mentioned be- low. 4. Elisha, born 1698-1705. 5. Daniel, third son. 6. Mary, living in 1719. 7. Han- nah, born April 14, 1708, married Josiah Dow, son of Joseph and Mary Dow. 8. Ruth.
(IV) John Purrington, son of James Pur- rington (3), was born about 1700. He mar- ried Theodate Child, James, born January 22, 1722-23.
(V) James Purrington, son of James Pur- rington (4), was born in Salisbury, Massa- chusetts, January 22, 1722-23.
(VI) Joseph Purrington, son of James Purrington (5), and descendant of George Purrington (I), settled in Epping, New Hampshire. He had brothers George and Joshua, also of Epping, heads of families there in 1790, according to the United States census. Joseph Purrington was also of Alton and Gilford, New Hampshire. The Purring- ton family is comparatively small. In the cen- sus of 1790 we find but few adults of the name. The largest settlement was at Dover and Weare, New Hampshire. At Weare we find Chase, Elisha, Elisha, Jr. and Hezekiah Purrington. Jonathan lived at Kensington. Zachariah lived at Dover ; Elijah, Elisha, John, Zaccheus, Winthrop at Weare· and Henniker : James at Pittsfield, New Hampshire. He had
sons Joseph and James, mentioned below.
(VII) Joseph Purrington, son or nephew of Joseph Purrington (6), was born at Alton or Gilford, New Hampshire, about 1780-90. When he was five years old his father died. and he was taken by a Mr. Chase, of Alton. He received a common school education, working on the farm of Mr. Chase until he came of age. He then worked out for a few years and purchased with his savings a farm at Albany, near Conway, New Hampshire. He conducted this farm to the time of his death and was prosperous. He was a very quiet and domestic man, highly respected by his friends and neighbors. He was a Baptist in religion, a member of the state militia and served the town at one time as highway sur- veyor.
He married, at Alton or Gilford, Sarah Edgerly, who was born in one of those towns. Children : I. Lucinda. 2. John, born at Al- ton Bay, New Hampshire, November 4, 1815, died 1865 ; married Harriet Atwood, of Sand- wich, New Hampshire; children: i. Drusilla, born August 25, 1837, died 1905; ii. David H., March 26, 1839; iii. Charles D., August 24, 1842; iv. Harriet Atwood, March 24, 1845; v. Sarah J., October 7, 1848; vi. George L., June 21, 1851; vii. Lucy A., April 10, 1853; viii. Alpheus N., March II, 1856. 3. Ruth, married Jonathan Mason, of Albany. 4. Betsey, married, had no children. 5. Mary, born July 22, 1822, died March 5, 1852; married, September 9, 1847, Christo- pher C. Chase, of Conway, New Hampshire ; children: i. Andrew J. Chase, born July 3, 1848, died June 21, 1902; ii. Celesta Chase, December 8, 1849; iii. John Chase (twin), November 29, 1851; iv. George W. Chase (twin), November 29, 1851. 6. George, mar- ried Susan Moody. 7. Daniel, born at Al- bany in 1830, married Charlotte Richardson, of Milan, New Hampshire; children: i. Frank, born September 5, 1858, married (first) in 1880, Mary E. Hatch; (second), April 2, 1891, Annie L. Murphy, (child of first wife: Arthur L .; children of second wife : Alice M., born April 26, 1893; Elmer C., April 18, 1895; Julia E., August 31, 1898; Clarence E., June 30, 1904) ; ii. Willie E., March 17, 1861; iii. Joseph L., December 9, 1871, married Angie Holmes and had son Emerald, born August 10, 1900; iv. Flora B., September 9, 1879, married Frederick Coombs (children: Dorothy Coombs, born May I, 1903; Leighton M. Coombs, July 28, 1906). 8. Sarah. 9. Joseph, born July 8, 1833, men- tioned below.
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(VIII) Joseph Purrington, son of Joseph Purrington (7), was born at Sandwich, New Hampshire, July 8, 1833. At the age of five years he removed with his parents to Albany, New Hampshire, where he attended the win- ter terms of the district school, and at other seasons worked on his father's farm until he was sixteen years old. He remained on the homestead until nineteen, when he went to Winchester, Massachusetts, and entered the emply of Wyman Locke, driving his market wagon daily to Boston for four years. He became foreman of Loring Emerson's market gardening business when he was twenty-three, and held that position five years. He returned to his home in Albany and bought a farm of a hundred acres in the southern part of the town, known as the old Oliver Robbins place. After three years there, he disposed of his farm to Samuel Drake and returned to Win- chester, and was foreman for Henry A. Emer- son for five years. In April, 1870, he bought his present farm in the western part of Win- chester, known formerly as the Frederick Marsh place, consisting of twenty acres of land, favorably located. Mr. Purrington is a successful and prosperous market gardener. He has associated with him in the business his three sons, Walter Scott, Charles Henry and George Washington Purrington, in part- nership under the firm name of Joseph Pur- rington & Sons, market gardeners. They raise large quantities of celery, cabbage, squash, beets and parsnips, and are also engaged in cultivating fine species of pansies for the Boston market. His residence at 163 Cam- bridge street, is on the farm. His greenhouses are thirty by two hundred and fifteen feet and thirty by one hundred and sixty, and he uses many thousand square feet of glass in outside cultivation. He is thoroughly devoted to his business and home, and enjoys the esteem of his neighbors and townsmen to an unusual de- gree. He was a Baptist by training, but now attends the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a Republican. He was formerly a member of the Boston Market Gardeners' Association.
He married, November 26, 1856, Eliza A. Moody, who was born October 16, 1839, daughter of Edward and Mary (Hutchins) Moody, of Albany, New Hampshire. Her father was a farmer. Children: I. Walter Scott, born March 14, 1858, married, October 20, 1881, Ida Eva Cross, of Orford, New Hampshire ; child, Newell Walter, born May II, 1882. 2. Charles Henry, born October 3, 1860, married, October 3, 1886, Annie E. Harnden, of Denmark, Maine; children: i.
Sarah Eliza, born July 26, 1887, married, June IO, 1905, Harold Perkins, of Denmark; ii. Edith Mary, born August 8, 1889, married Tracy Lee Adams, of Denmark, Maine. 3. George Washington, born June 2, 1862, mar- ried, April 17, 1885, Mary Isabel Erskin, of Winchester, Massachusetts ; children : i. Mabel Lillian, born October 5, 1885, married, October 17, 1903, William H. Edwards, of Winchester, and have Ruth Millicent Ed- wards, born August 28, 1904; ii. Mary Eliza- beth, August 18, 1887; iii. George Forsythe, September 1I, 1890; iv. Clara Isabel, Feb- ruary 27, 1893; v. Walter Ellsworth, Sep- tember 16, 1899; vi. Ralph Lester, July 6, I90I.
There were three immigrants McINTIRE of the family of McIntire in New England among the early settlers. The first, Philip, will be men- tioned below. The second, Robert, was a wit- ness in a trial in the Essex court, November 24, 1653, stating his age as twenty-four and his place of employment as the Lynn Iron Works. He probably went with his employers to Rhode Island, where the Iron Works were removed a few years later. The third was Micom or Malcolm, who settled about 1650 at York, Maine, and left many descendants in that section. Malcolm's house, which was used as a garrison in the Indian wars, is now or was lately standing; it is said that it was built in the Protectorate of Cromwell, the sec- ond story projecting over the first in the old part of the house, and the whole built of heavy timbers. It is now owned by a wealthy descendant named John McIntire, and occu- pied by his sister. A stanza referring to the muscular and perhaps pugnacious ancestor of the Maine family reads :
"And there was Micum McIntire With his great foot and hand He kicked and cuffed Sam Freathy so He could neither go nor stand."
(See page 270, Gen. Reg.)
Judge McIntire, who wrote a sketch of the Charlton, Massachusetts, family, says : : "These three McIntires were probably of the same family, perhaps brothers, and exported to this country by Cromwell among the pris- oners of war taken at the battles of Dunbar and of Worcester, where over ten thousand Scotch Highlanders and other followers of Charles were captured and sent to the colo- nies." There is a tradition among the Maine families that Micom McIntire was "banished by Cromwell."
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(I) Philip McIntire, the immigrant ances- tor, came when a youth from Scotland about 1648. He was born probably in Argyle about 1630; married at Reading, Massachusetts, August 6, 1666, Mary His name ap- pears in the list of inhabitants of the town of Reading that drew land in the division of the Great Swamp at Reading in 1666, and in that year he paid as his share of the ministerial tax the sum of ten shillings. In 1686 in a "coppie of a rate made to be payd in money to be payd to the Indians for the purchase of the town's land" we find him taxed, and in 1688 he ap- pears as a contributor of three pounds to a subscription for the new meeting house. Shortly before his death he conveyed his homestead by deed to his son David. He was a much respected citizen of Reading, where at an advanced age he died in December, 1719. His estate was settled by his son David. Children : I. Philip, Jr., born March 15, 1667, mentioned below. 2. Thomas, born October 15, and died October 24, 1668. 3. Daniel, born September 20, 1669, married Judith Putney, daughter of John and Judith (Cooke) Put- ney ; he died at Salem, December, 1729. 4. Mary, born July 30, 1672, married Thomas Rich, of Salem, June 30, 1699. 5. Sarah, born about 1677, married Joseph Putney, May 18, 1697; removed to Oxford, Massachusetts, in 1728. 6. John, born March 20, 1679, mar- ried, April 8, 1701, Elizabeth Daniels, of
Watertown. 7. Thomas, housewright by trade, born about 1680, married Mary Moul- ton, daughter of Robert and Mary (Cooke) Moulton ; he died probably at Salem. 8. Sam- uel, born 1682, married Mary Upton, of Read- ing, October 15, 1706. 9. Jonathan, born 1684, mentioned below. 10 David, born June 12, 1688, married, September 4, 1712, died after 1720.
(II) Philip McIntire, son of Philip Mc- Intire (I), was born in Reading, March 15, 1667. Married, February 20, 1695, Rebecca Williams, of Salem, Massachusetts, They re- sided in Salem Village, or Danvers, and their children were baptized in the north parish of Danvers. Children: I. Ebenezer, born De- cember 1, 1695, died young. 2. Mary, bap- tized May 25, 1699. 3. Rebecca, baptized May 25, 1699. 4. Philip, baptized . July 7, 1700. 5. Ruth, baptized July 15, 1703. 6. Joseph, born about 1708, baptized September 2, 1716, mentioned below. 7. Stephen, bap- tized September 2, 1716. 8. Daniel, baptized July 21, 1717.
(II) Jonathan McIntire, son of Philip Mc-
Intire (I), was born in Reading, Massachu- setts, 1684. Married, December 6, 1705, Mary Graves. He was born after his father located in the north parish. The ancient seat of the family is said to be in Thomas Rayner's field northeast of his residence, where there is or was lately an old cellar hole. In 1720 these sons or grandsons of Philip McIntire (I) were on the North Reading tax roll-Jonathan, Sam- uel, Ebenezer and David. In 1718 Jonathan, David and Samuel McIntire signed the peti- tion for the division of the common land.
(III) Joseph McIntire, son of Philip Mc- Intire (2), was born in Danvers, North Par- ish or in Reading about 1708, and was bap- tized the same time as his younger brother Stephen, September 2, 1716, at Reading. He married, at Reading, May 15, 1729, Deborah Russell, born 1712, daughter of Ebenezer Russell, who was born at Reading in 1688, granddaughter of William and Elizabeth Rus- sell, early settlers of Reading. He died March, 1754, at Reading. Children: I. Archelaus, born August 7, 1729. 2. Mehitable, born July 6, 1732. 3. Jonathan, born December 2, 1736, mentioned below. 4. Deborah, born July 5, 1739. 5. Hannah, born October 30, 1744.
(IV) Jonathan McIntire, son of Joseph Mc- Intire (3), was born in Reading, December 2, 1736, and died August 18, 1810. He resided at North Reading. He deeded his rights in the estate of his father to his brother Arche- laus, May 2, 1758. He married (first)
who died May 18, 1769, and (second) 1769, Joanna, who died March 28, 1812. Children : I. Deborah, born April 3, 1758. 2. Mehitable, born June 6, 1761, died December 26, 1790. 3. Joseph, born July 17, 1763, mentioned be- low. 4. Ada, born July 7, 1766.
(V) Joseph McIntire, son of Jonathan McIntire (4), was born in North Reading, July 17, 1763, died at Burlington, Massachu- setts, March 16, 1813. He bought his farm in the west part of the town and lived on it until his death. It is now owned by the town of Burlington and used as "poor" farm. It was formerly owned by Deacon George Mc- Intire. He was a member of the Woburn Baptist church. He married, December 17, 1789, Sarah Whittridge, born at North Read- ing, daughter of William and Mary (Herrick) Whittridge, of North Reading. Children: I. Daniel, born August 6, 1790, mentioned below. 2. George, born March 20, 1792, died March 22, 1851. 3. Sarah, born September 28, 1793, died October 20, 1793. 4. Joseph, Jr., born September 14, 1794, died July 17, 1821. 5.
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Eliab, born August 31, 1797. 6. Charles, born July II, 1799. 7. Jesse, born March 27, 1801, died July 22, 1801.
(VI) Daniel McIntire, son of Joseph Mc- Intire (5), was born at Burlington, Massa- chusetts, August 6, 1790. He finished his schooling at an early age and started in life as a farmer with his father. Then he was a teamster in East Cambridge. He returned to Burlington and bought a farm in the western part of the town where he continued in gen- eral farming for the remainder of his life. He and his son George bought and worked the King place of seventy acres, situated in Bed- ford and Billerica. He was a very pious and honorable man, a member of the Burlington Congregational Church (Orthodox) and held numerous offices in the church and society. He was successful in business and a leader in town affairs, being chosen to fill many posi- tions of trust and responsibility. He was cap- tain of the military company. He died July 14, 1852. He married Hannah Richardson, who died at Burlington, July 14, 1867, daugh- ter of Colonel Silas Richardson, of Billerica. Children : I. Daniel, born October 6, 1819, died December 9, 1899; married, October, 1864, Ellen Bedelia Cahill, of Longford, Ire- land; children : i. Lizzie Lincoln, born Sep- tember 1, 1865; ii. Cora, October 2, 1869; iii. George, February 2, 1872; iv. Arthur Daniel, June 26, 1874, died December 21, 1900. 2. Sarah, born November 20, 1820, died May 17, 1867; married Ezra Fish and had son, Charles Fish. 3. Joseph, born June 21, 1823, died June 2, 1903, unmarried. 4. Lydia, born June 20, 1828, died unmarried, April 17, 1855. 5. Jessie, born September I, 1827, died January 23, 1865. 6. George Jud- son, born April 8, 1830, died in California, April 22, 1854. 7. Hannah, born May 3, 1832, died March 27, 1848. 8. Charles, born March 8, 1835, mentioned below.
(VII) Charles McIntire, son of Daniel McIntire (6), was born in Burlington, March 8, 1835. He received his education there in the common schools. After he was fourteen years old he worked on the farm and drove a team for his father, except during the winter terms of school. He was only fifteen when his father died and he continued on the home- stead, driving the wood teams and milk wagons until he was thirty years old. He also established a milk business on his own account. In 1865 he entered the employ of David Skelton, his wife's father, and continued for five years. He then bought his present farm of sixty-five acres, which was then called
the Old Marion farm, situated near the center of Burlington. He has made a specialty of market gardening, especially of sweet corn in season. He has an extensive milk route in Winchester in charge of one of his sons. His farm, buildings and equipment are consid- ered the finest in the town. He carries thirty- five head of cattle in his dairy and has eight or ten horses employed in his business. In 1902 he bought the William E. Carter farm of fifty-two acres, including the shoddy mill plant. He devotes his time almost exclusively to his home and business and enjoys the es- teem and respect of a large circle of friends. He attends the Burlington Congregational Church. In politics he is a Republican.
He married Helen Augusta Skelton, who was born at Burlington, December 22, 1844, daughter of David and Hannah (Rich) Skel- ton, of Burlington. Her father was a farmer. Children : I. Wilber Charles, born April 24, 1866, living at home, unmarried and is en- gaged in the milk business. 2. Walter Sweet- ser, born May 27, 1872, married Clara Belle Cobb, of Hyannis, Massachusetts ; children : i. Helen Wilburta, born November 27, 1897; ii. Marion McIntire, April 16, 1899, died Sep- tember 10, 1899; iii. Clarence Julius, Octo- ber 30, 1900; iv. Mary Bernice, October 3, 1902. He has been selectman two years, and is now township treasurer. A Republican in politics. He is now managing the farm.
(For first generation see William Russell, 1.) (II) Joseph Russell, son of
RUSSELL William Russell (I), was born in England about 1636. He gave his age as fifty-five in 1691 in a depo- sition. He resided at Menotomy, and was a carpenter by trade. He died between Novem- ber 14 and December 17, 1694. He married Mary Belcher, daughter of Jeremiah Belcher, of Ipswich, June 23, 1662. She died June 24, 1691. Children: I. Mary, baptized January 8, 1664. 2. Martha, born February 1, 1666, died June 26, 1691. 3. Abigail, born May 12, 1668, married Matthew Bridge. 4. Prudence, born May 30, 1670, married Nathaniel Han- cock. 5. Joseph, born July 15, 1673. 6. Walter, born April 30, 1676, mentioned below. 7. Mariah, born November 28, 1678, married, December 28, 1696, Thomas Prentice ; (sec- ond) Nathaniel Robbins; (third) Samuel Lyon, of Roxbury. 8. Jeremiah, born Janu- ary 21, 1680-81. 9. John, born July 13, 1683. IO. Samuel. born August 9, 1685.
(III) Walter Russell, son of Joseph Rus-
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sell (2), was born in Menotomy, Massachu- setts, and settled there. He married (first) Mary Patten, daughter of Nathaniel Patten, May 17, 1699; (second) Eliazbeth Winship, April 3, 1706. The latter was born June I, 1686, in Cambridge, and was admitted to the First Church there March 16, 1718. He died at Menotomy, March 30, 1748; his widow Elizabeth, April 14, 1750, aged sixty-four. Their gravestones are in the Arlington grave- yard. Child of Walter and Mary Russell: I. Joseph, born August 25, 1703. Children of Walter and Elizabeth Russell: 2. Mary, born February 8, 1707, married, August 4, 1725. 3. Walter, born April 7, 1709, died unmarried February II, 1763. 4. Martha, born January 27, 17II-12, married John Wilson. 5. Jere- miah, born February II, 1713-14, mentioned below. 6. Elizabeth, baptized March 4, 1715- 16, married Mathew Cox. 7. Edward, bap- tized August 10, 1718, died young. 8. Ed- ward, baptized October 15, 1721. 9. Samuel, baptized February 9, 1723-24. IO. Daniel, baptized May 5, 1728. II. Hobart or Hub- bard, baptized August 22, 1731.
(IV) Jeremiah Russell, son of Walter Rus- sell (3), was born in Menotomy, Massachu- setts, now Arlington, February II, 1713-14. He married, January 12, 1738, Damaris Will- iams, who was admitted to the precinct church at organization, September 9, 1739. He was admitted to the Cambridge church, April 28, 1734. She died July 23, 1778, aged seventy. He died in 1744. By a former wife he had children : I. Seth, baptized March 31, 1734, mentioned below. 2. Edward, baptized No- vember 10, 1734.
(V) Seth Russell, son of Jeremiah Russell (4), was born in Menotomy in 1732, and bap- tized there March 31, 1734. He married, May 8, 1755, Dinah Harrington, of Worcester (published April II, 1755). He was a soldier in the Revolution in the battle of Lexington, and was made prisoner by the British April 19, 1775, and with his townsman, Samuel Frost, was taken on board the man-of-war, "The Admiral," being exchanged June 6, 1775. He was precinct collector in 1762-77- 78. His wife Dinah died May 15, 1802, aged seventy-three years. Children: I. Jeremiah, born December 5, 1755. 2. Phebe, born July 28, 1760, married Dr. Silas Barnard and James Fillebrown. 3. Seth, born July 18, 1762. 4. Edward, born October 6, 1764, men- tioned below. 5. Anne Harrington, born March 17, 1767, married James Cutter. 6. Josiah Harrington, born December 5, 1769.
(VI) Edward Russell, son of Seth Russell
(5), was born in Menotomy, October 6, 1764. He married, May 9, 1786, Lydia Adams. Both owned the covenant at Menotomy, July 28, 1788. He died November 3, 1808, aged forty-four, and his widow married (second), July 20, 1809, James Cutter, of Menotomy. Children of Edward and Lydia Russell: I .. Jeremiah, baptized September 28, 1788, died. January 29, 1827. 2. Lydia, baptized Febru- ary 15, 1789, died August 29, 1790. 3. Lydia, baptized March 6, 1791. 4. Sophia, baptized September, 1793. 5. Edward, baptized No- vember 8, 1795, mentioned below. 6. Leo- nora, baptized March II, 1798. 7. Mary Ann, born about 1800.
(VII) Edward Russell, son of Edward Russell (6), was born at Arlington, October 21, 1795, baptized Novembeer 8, 1795, and died March 27, 1879. He was brought up on his father's farm, and educated in the public schools of his native town. He learned the trade of butcher and followed it for his occu- pation through life. In the days when the Brighton stock market was flourishing Ed- ward Russell used to buy 'extensively. For many years he butchered hogs for Nathan Robbins, dealer in meats, etc. He and Abner Peirce were said to be the most expert in their trade of the butchers of the section. At one time when Eli and Amos Robbins were en- gaged in the meat and provision trade in New York City, Mr. Russell was their foreman, and resided in New York. He was a big, jovial, sociable man, fond of a good story and good cheer. He was popular wherever he was known. He spent many of his leisure hours at the old Tufts Tavern and gained a reputa- tion as a story-teller. He had had the small- pox, as many of the adults of his day had also, and the disease had left its traces on his face, but it did not obscure the cheerfulness and good humor of the man. His house had an octagon roof, and was located on the present site of the residence of George White, at 917 Massachusetts avenue. He was a Democrat in politics, but the only office he ever held was that of moderator of the town meeting. He died of paralysis, March 27, 1879. He was a member of the Arlington fire department and was captain of the militia company of Arling- ton.
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