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Mr. Gleason is a member of Doric Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Hud- son ; Houghton Royal Arch Chapter, of Marl- borough; Hiram Council, Royal and Select Masters, of Worcester; Trinity Commandery, Knights Templar, of Hudson; Aleppo Tem- ple, Nobles Mystic Shrine, of Boston; and Mizpah Chapter, Order Eastern Star, of Marl- borough, of which he is a past patron. He is a member of the Boston City Club. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and serving on the board of trustees and stew- ards.
October 4, 1892, he married Mary S. Fol- som, daughter of Benjamin F. Folsom, of Gleasondale. They have two children: Emily May, born May 23, 1895; and Howard Fol- som, born May 3, 1897. They reside in Glea- sondale, in the house built in 1892, adjoining the homestead estate of C. W. Gleason.
William French, the immi- FRENCH grant ancestor of this family was born in Halsted, county Essex, England, March 15, 1603, and died at Billerica, Massachusetts, November 20, 1681, aged seventy-seven. He married first Eliza- beth -, (surname believed to be Symmes, sister of Rev. Zachariah Symmes). He had four children born in England, and came to America in the same ship, the "Defence," with Rev. Thomas Shepard and his brother Sam- uel, Roger Harlakenden, and George and Jo- seph Cooke, in the summer of 1635. He set- tled first in Cambridge, and in 1652 was one
of the original proprietors and first settlers of Billerica. He was lieutenant of the militia, and afterwards captain; was the first man to sit in the "deacon's seat" in 1659; commission- er to establish the county rates in 1659; select- man in 1660 and for nine years in all; was on a committee to examine children and servants in reading, religion and the catechism, in 1661 ; was the first representative or deputy to the general court at Boston, elected in 1660, and taking his seat in 1663. A tract written by him entitled "Strength out of Weakness," in which he gives a detailed account of the testi- mony of an Indian convert to Christianity, was published in London, and afterward re- published in the Massachusetts Historical Society Collections. He bought part of the old Dudley farm in Billerica, and his house stood near the turnpike east of the Bradford road, near Ralph Hill's house. Hill called him "brother" in his will. He was a tailor by trade. His wife, Elizabeth, died March 31, 1663, and he married, May 6, 1669, Mary Stearns, widow of John Stearns, and daughter of Thomas Lathrop, of Barnstable, Massa- chusetts. His widow married June 29, 1687, Isaac Mixer, of Watertown. His estate was divided December 6, 1687, between the widow and three daughters-Mary Sharp, and Sarah and Hannah French. Children of William and Elizabeth French: I. Frances, born about I625. 2. Elizabeth, born 1629-31 ; married, Ellis, of Watertown, 3. Mary, born 1633. 4. John, born 1635, mentioned below. 5. Sarah, born March, 1638. 6. Jacob, born March 16, 1639-40. 7. Hannah, born Febru- ary 2, 1641-2; died June 20, following. 8. Samuel, born December 3, 1645; died July 15, 1646. 9. Samuel, born after 1646; pioneer in Dunstable, Massachusetts. Children of Wil- liam and Mary French : IO. Mary, born April 3, 1670; married Nathaniel Dunclee. II. Sarah, born October 29, 1671 ; married
Sharp, who died in military service; married second, Joseph Crosby. 12. Abigail, born April. 14, 1673; died April 13, 1674. 13. Han- nah, born January 25, 1675; married October 5, 1693, John Child, of Watertown.
(II) John French, son of William French (I), was born in England, early in 1635, and was brought over to America by his parents when but five months old. He died in Biller- ica, Massachusetts, in October, 1712. He re- sided on the south side of Fox Hill, on the east road. He was a soldier in King Philip's war, and was a corporal in the fight at Brook- field in 1675. He was wounded in this assault
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at Quaboag (Brookfield), and in a petition subsequently describes himself as a "poor wounded" man. He was poor enough for a time, and was harassed by the constable before he recovered from the losses of the war. He was an influential citizen of Billerica, and held many town offices from time to time. He mar- ried first, June 21, 1659, Abigail Coggan, daughter of Henry Coggan, of Barnstable, Massachusetts. She died April 5, 1662, aged twenty-four, and he married second, July 3, 1662, Hannah Burrage, daughter of John Bur- rage, of Charlestown. She died July 7, 1667, aged twenty-three, and he married third, Jan- uary 14, 1667-8, Mary Rogers, daughter of John Rogers. She died June 16, 1677, and he married fourth, January 16, 1677-8, Mary Kit- tredge, widow of John. She died October 7, 1719, surviving him. Children of the second wife: I. Hannah, born January 20, 1663-4; married John Kittredge. 2. Abigail, born De- cember 6, 1665; married Benjamin Parker. Child of the third wife: 3. Mary, born March 4, 1669-70; married Nathan Shed. Children of the fourth wife: 4. John, born May 15, 1679; mentioned below. 5. Elizabeth, born July 24, 1681 ; married, December 25, 1706, Thomas Abbot. 6. William, born November 26, 1683; died April 21, 1685. 7. Sarah, born September 15, 1685; married, Flint. 8. William, born August 8, 1687. 9. Hannah, born February 18, 1692-3; married Jonathan Richardson and Benjamin Frost.
A descendant of John French, named Wil- liam French, a resident of Dummerston in the New Hampshire grants, was the celebrated victim of the Westminster massacre in 1775. As this was the direct result of the first organ- ized resistance to British authority in the American colonies, William French has been claimed as the first martyr to the cause of American independence. On his gravestone is this quaint inscription :
" In memory of William French Son to Mr. Nathaniel French, Who was shot at Westminster, March ye 13th. 1775, by the hands of Cruel Ministerial tools Of Georg ye 3d, in the Corthouse at 11 a clock At Night in the 23d year of his Age.
" HERE WILLIAM FRENCH his Body lies For Murder his Blood for Vengeance Cries King Georg the third his Tory Crew that with a Bawl his Head Shot threw For Liberty and his Countrys Good he Lost his Life his dearest blood."
(III) John French, son of John French (2), was born May 15, 1679, and died May 17,
1748. He married, February 13, 1707-8, Ruth Richardson, daughter of Thomas Richardson. He settled in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. He made a nuncupative will May 9, 1748, in which his son Joseph was the principal legatee. Chil- dren : I. Ruth, born October 22, 1708. 2. John, born October 24, 1710; mentioned be- low. 3. Thomas, born March 14, 1712-3; re- sided in Tewksbury; married Ruth children: i. Thomas, married Lydia . . no children; ii. Ruth, married Solomon French; iii. Molly, married Kidder ; iv. Hannah. v. Nehemiah, died December 2, 1792. 4. Mary, born September 23, 1715. 5. Hannah, born August 1, 1719. 6. Joseph, born March 28, 1721; resided in Tewksbury ; died 1806. 7. Benjamin, born February 10, 1724-5. 8. Jonathan, born August 17, 1728; died, 1765.
(IV) John French, son of John French (3), was born October 24, 1710. He married, October 30, 1732, Mary Kittredge, who died March 27, 1759, daughter of John Kittredge. He resided in Tewksbury, and his will was dated January 2, 1778-9. Children, born in Tewksbury: I. John, born March 30, 1733; married April 22, 1767, Beulah Hosley, widow of Thomas Hosley. 2. David, born March 2, 1735; mentioned below. 3. Solomon, born March II, 1737. 4. Mary, born January 26, 1738-9; married Samuel Brown. 5. Reuben, born May 15, 1741. 6. Aaron, born March 9, 1747. 7. Jacob, born April 21, 1751 ; died March 24, 1756. 8. Joel, born September 22, 1753, died October 17, 1753. 9. Joel, born July 22, 1754. 10. Sarah, married Samuel Marshall. II. Ruth, married Joseph Phelps.
(V) David French, son of John French (4), was born March 2, 1735, and died of small pox in Dunstable, Massachusetts, De- cember 29, 1779(?) He married, November 15, 1758, at Billerica, Widow Margaret Ross. In 1752 he had a guardian, a cousin, William French, Jr., appointed. Children: I. David, born November 5, 1759; mentioned below. 2. Martha, born November 5, 1762. 3. Thomas, born December 8, 1765.
(VI) David French, son of David French (5), was born November 5, 1759, and died in 1825. He resided in Tewksbury and Billerica. His heirs joined in a deed of his real estate to Ebenezer Hanchett, of Dracut, April 25, 1827. These heirs were: Loammi French, Edmund French, of Tewksbury; Ammi French, of Bil- lerica ; Samuel French, of Canterbury, New Hampshire; George French, of Northfield, New Hampshire, and wife, Hannah; Elisha
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Phelps, of Northfield, New Hampshire, and Mary, his wife; Ebenezer Page, of Tewks- bury, and Anna, his wife. Children: I. Ed- mund, mentioned below. 2. Mary, married Elisha Phelps; settled at Northfield on farm now owned by John B. Yeaton; had eight children. 3. Samuel, settled at Canterbury, New Hampshire. 4. George, born 1781, set- tled in Northfield, New Hampshire; married
-, died December 8, 1855, aged
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seventy-three ; settled on Oak Hill, Northfield, about 1806, and gave the burial ground to the town; he died April 29, 1862; children : i. Mary, born May 16, 1806; married Joseph Brown; ii. Anna, born December 31, 1810; iii. George, Jr., born December 9, 1815, mar- ried Lydia Buswell; iv. Hannah, born March 24, 1818, married Osgood Foster; v. Martha, born September 10, 1820; married
Hammond. 5. Ammi, born 1789, died at Bil- lerica, 1836, aged fifty-two; child, i. Charles W., died July 5, 1876, aged sixty-six ; married Roxanna Warren, who died January 10, 1880 (children : Augusta, born April II, 1839; Charles Barrett, born October 10, 1840; Mar- ietta, born April 24, 1844; Frederic, born July 20, 1847). 6. Loammi, settled at Tewksbury ; married Nancy 7. Anna, married Ebenezer Page and lived in Tewksbury.
(VII) Edmund French, son of David French (6), was born in Tewksbury, Massa- chusetts. He sold his farm in Billerica to his brother, Ammi French, of Billerica. This farm he had purchased of Benjamin Danforth, and was located on the road to Belvidere village. He bought and sold various parcels of lands in Tewksbury and vicinity. He was a farmer. He married - Children: I. Edmund, Jr. 2. Ebenezer. 3. Joshua. 4. Charles. 5. Eliza. 6. Eben. 7. Jane. 8. Joshua, born May 15, 1823; mentioned below.
(VIII) Joshua French, son of Edmund French (7), was born in Tewksbury, Massa- chusetts, May 15, 1823, and died there October 15, 1896. He was educated in the public schools of his native town, and worked during his youth at farming. At the time of his mar- riage he bought his farm, which contains about seventy-five acres. By industry and good management he brought his farm to a high state of cultivation from a very unproductive and run-down condition; and enlarged and re- paired the barns and remodeled his house. He followed general farming and prospered dur- ing his active life. He was a member of the Lodge of Free Masons and of the First Baptist church. In politics he was a Republican, and
he served on the school committee of Tewks- bury. He married first Harriet M. Cram. He married second, December 22, 1858, Ellen M. Howe, born January 9, 1835, daughter of Enos and Mary Tolman Howe. Child of first wife: Samuel C. French. Children of second wife: I. Eliot Howe, born October 7, 1859. 2. Arthur J., born July 19, 1861. 3. Albert F., born November 14, 1862. 4. Harriet M., born June 20, 1865; married Albert Trull, of Tewksbury. 5. Mary E., born December 29, 1866; resides at home. Grandchildren of Mrs. Joshua French: Eva May French, Mildred E. French, Leonard L. French, Grant K. French, Wallace H. French.
(I) Abraham Howe, immigrant HOWE ancestor, was born in England and settled in Roxbury, Massa- chusetts, as early as 1636, and was soon after- ward at Dorchester, where his descendants have been numerous. It seems likely from the place of residence, given names, and inti- mate connection, that he was a brother of James Howe, who was also of Roxbury, The descendants of these two pioneers are settled in Ipswich, Marblehead, Gloucester, Dedham, Milton and other points on and near the shore. The early records of Dorchester show that Abraham "had leave granted to live in the house he built, although more than a mile from the meeting house." The settlers had to pro- vide, for reasons of mutual safety and wor- ship, that the houses should be built in vil- lages. His wife died at Roxbury, 1645; he married a second time. His will dated May 26 and proved shortly after his death, November 2, 1676, bequeathed to children Abraham, Is- rael, Isaac, Hester and Deborah; to daughter Sarah's children Joseph, Isaac and Sarah. He was a weaver by trade; sold a lot at Milton to Robert Babcock, March 18, 1668-69. (Suf- folk deeds, VII., 280). Children: I. Abra- ham, "eldest" baptized September 25, 1653, weaver. 2. Elizabeth, died before her father. 3. Sarah, children mentioned in her father's will. 4. Isaac, born June 24, 1639, mentioned below. 5. Deborah, born September 4, 164I. 6. Israel, born July 7, 1644 (name sometimes spelled Hough), married Tabitha --; set- tled in Boston and Dorchester; had a large family. 7. Esther, married first, Henry Mason ; second, John Sears.
(II) Isaac Howe, son of Abraham Howe (I), born in Boston or Roxbury, June 24,
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1639, died at Dorchester, September 15, 1714. He married Hannah - -, who died at Dor- chester, December 20, 1728. He lived at Dor- chester after the Narragansett war and per- haps earlier. Children, born at Dorchester : I. Isaac, Jr., born July 7, 1678, ancestor of the Dedham branch. 2. Abraham, born April 7, 1680. 3. Samuel, born June 17, 1685, resided in Dorchester. 4. Hannah, born March 18, I688-89.
(III) Isaac Howe, son of Isaac Howe (2) and grandson of Abraham Howe (I), was born July 7, 1678, and died August 26, 1760. He lived and died at Dorchester, Massachu- setts, a farmer. He married, November 26, 1702, Submit Bird, daughter of Thomas and Thankful (Atherton) Bird. She was born May 13, 1678, and died October 2, 1760. Children, born at Dorchester: I. Mary, born November 29, 1704. 2. Submit, born April IO, 1707. 3. Thomas, born October 12, 1709; married November 22, 1733, Sarah Searle (see Dedham Hist. Reg. Vol. X, p. 2). 4. Samuel, born July 22, 17II ; mentioned below. 5. Isaac, born June 16, 1715. 6. Joseph, born March 2, 1716-7. 7. Josiah, born December 16, 1718.
(IV) Samuel Howe, son of Isaac Howe (3), was born in Dorchester, July 22, 1711 ; married, December 2, 1736, Elizabeth Clapp, of the old Dorchester family. Children, born in Dorchester: I. Samuel, Jr., born January 15, 1737. 2. John, born January 20, 1739-40; died September 12, 1740. 3. John, born June 17, 1741. 4. Elizabeth, born June 9, 1744. 5. Abraham, born April 21, 1746. 6. Hannah, born October 1, 1748. 7. Mary, born October 17, 1750. 8. Sarah, born July 25, 1753. 9. Isaac, born June 26, 1755; mentioned below ..
(V) Isaac Howe, son of Samuel Howe (4), was born June 26, 1755, at Dorchester. He was a soldier in the Revolution, a sergeant in Captain Abial Wheeler's company, Colonel Lemuel Robinson's regiment, at Lexington ; also in Captain John Robinson's company, Colonel Benjamin Greene's regiment, in 1776, at Dorchester Heights, guarding the shore near the mouth of the Milton river. He married, November 7, 1776, Sarah Wiswall. Children, born at Dorchester : I. Isaac, Jr., born January 17, 1777 ; mentioned below. 2. Samuel, born November 29, 1778. 3. Jonathan, born Aug- ust 21, 1781. 4. Asahel, born March 15, 1783.
(VI) Isaac Howe, son of Isaac Howe (5), was born in Dorchester, January 17, 1777, and died there January, 1838. He married,
December 17, 1799, Frances Randall, who was born December 3, 1775. He was a farmer at Dorchester. Children, born there: I. Enos, born January 4, 1803; mentioned below. 2. Isaac Ambrose, born November 20, 1804. 3. Harvey, born March 22, 1807. 4. Sarah Frances (twin), born December 3, 1813. 5. Benjamin (twin), born December 3, 1813.
(VII) Enos Howe, son of Isaac Howe (6), was born January 4, 1803, at Dorchester, and died October 28, 1892. He was a retail milk dealer in Dorchester, and also a farmer. He married, December 24, 1829, Mary Tolman, of an old Dorchester family. She was born December 13, 1808, and died September 30, 1849. Children, born at Dorchester : I. Mary E., born February 7, 1833; married, October 20, 1869. 2. Ellen M., born January 9, 1835; married Joshua French, of Tewksbury, Mass- achusetts. (See French family). 3. Albert, born December 14, 1836; married Lydia Dresser. 4. Catherine F., born October 12, 1838; married George E. Dresser. 5. Isaac, born December 15, 1841 ; married Sadie Grant. 6. Clara, born October 8, 1843 ; married P. C. Jones.
(For first generation see Nicholas Holt I).
(II) Nicholas Holt, son of Nich-
HOLT olas Holt (I), was born at Ando- ver in 1647. Married, January 8. 1679, Mary Russell, probably daughter of Robert Russell, of Andover. Holt died at Andover, October 8, 1715, aged sixty-eight. His wife died April 1, 1717. His father deed- ed to him September 9, 1684, one-third of his homestead and other land in consideration of which the son agreed to provide for his father until death and to pay a certain sum to his step-mother. Children: I. Mary, born Feb- ruary 13, 1680 ; married, September 19, 1705, Josiah Ingalls. 2. Nicholas, born December 21, 1683, mentioned below. 3. Thomas, born August 16, 1686, married Alice Peabody and (second) Abigail 4. Abigail, born November 23, 1688, married Paul Holt. 5. Sarah, born March 10, 1691, died unmarried October 26, 1761. 6. James, born July 23. 1693, died in war, December 18, 1722. 7. Robert, born January 30, 1696, married Re- becca Preston and Bethia Peabody. 8. Abiel, born June 28, 1698, married Hannah Abbot. 9. Deborah, born November 16, 1700, married Benjamin Preston. 10. Joshua, born 1703, married- Keturah Holt. II. Daniel, born 1705, married Abigail Smith.
(III) Nicholas Holt, son of Nicholas Holt
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(2), was born at Andover, Massachusetts, December 21, 1683. He was a deputy to the general court. He married (first) Mary Man- ning, who died March 3, 1716; married ( sec- ond), April 12, 1717, Dorcas Abbot, daughter of Timothy and Hannah (Graves) Abbot. She was born May 6, 1697, and died October 25, 1758, aged sixty. They joined the South Parish Church December 6, 1719. He died December 1, 1756, aged seventy-three. Chil- dren: I. Benjamin, born July 23, 1709, men- tioned below. 2. Mary, born August I, 17II. 3. Stephen, born April 14, 1713, married, July 12, 1739, Mary Farnum, and removed to Sun- cook, New Hampshire. 4. Nicholas, born February 29, 1715, married, April 26, 1739, Hannah Osgood, and settled at Blue Hill, Maine."
(IV) Benjamin Holt, son of Nicholas Holt (3), was born at Andover, July 23, 1709. Married, April 7, 1737, Sarah Frye, daughter of Nathan and Sarah (Bridges) Frye. She was born in 1717. They settled in Suncook, New Hampshire, where he died in 1784. She died at Pembroke, New Hampshire, in 1804. Children: I. Sarah, born at Andover ; mar- ried Coffin and lived at Conway, New Hampshire. 2. Nathan, born at Andover, married Sarah Chamberlain; soldier in the Revolution. 3. Benjamin, born at Andover, February 28, 1741, married, September 22, 1763, Hannah Abbot. 4. Abiah, married Richard Eastman. 5. Molly, married Na- thaniel Gilman and lived at Pembroke. 6. William, born October, 1736, married, Novem- ber 21, 1769, Betsey Ames. 7. Frye, born about 1746, in Pembroke, married Mary Poor and removed to Hull, Canada. 8. Phebe, mar- ried Richard Bartlett. 9. Hannah, married Noah Eastman. 10. Dorcas, married Joseph Emory. II. Nicholas, died unmarried. I2. Daniel, born September 14, 1744, mentioned below.
(V) Daniel Holt, son of Benjamin Holt (4), was born in Pembroke, New Hampshire, September 14, 1744. He was a soldier in the Revolution, serving six months at Crown Point (see history of Pembroke, page 124). He died in Dorchester, New Hempshire, De- cember 5, 1813. He married in 1770 Abigail Lovejoy, who was born September 14, 1750, and died March 18, 1833. He was a prosper- ous farmer at Pembroke and Dorchester. Children, born at Pembroke. I. Abigail, born April 14, 1771. 2. Jedediah, born August 12, 1774, mentioned below. 3. Benjamin, born December 4, 1776, married Anna Knox. 4.
Stephen, born September 16, 1779, married Polly Knox. 5. Richard, born February 19, 1782, married, March 2, 1834, Mary Ann Knox. 6. John, born February 14, 1784, mar- ried Hannah Ayer. 7. Esther, born June 7, 1787, married, February 4, 1809, John John- son. 8. Daniel, born June 14, 1791, married Sally Holt and Deborah Batchelder. 9. De- borah, born December 21, 1795. 10. Twin of preceding, died young.
(VI) Jedediah Holt, son of Daniel Holt (5), was born in Pembroke, August 12, 1774. He married, 1804, Martha Noyes, daughter of John Noyes. They settled in Dorchester, New Hampshire, where he died October 25, 1850. He was for eighteen years selectman of that town; was a farmer and surveyor by occupa- tion. He was a Whig in politics. Children, born at Dorchester: I. Lucinda, born May 18, 1805, married Josiah Sanborn. 2. Mary, born July 9, 1807, married Joshua Burley, of Columbus, Iowa. 3. John, born December 26, 1812, mentioned below. 4. Daniel, born June 15, 1815, married, 1836, Sarah Sanborn; re- sided at Lowell; he died August 31, 1870; children-i. Francis D., born June, 1837, re- sides at Brookfield, Massachusetts; ii. Lizzie, born 1839, died October 9, 1859; iii. George W., born February, 1842; iv. Charles Albert, born March 20, 1848; v. Josephine A., born March 29, 1851, died April 19, 1858. 5. Franklin, born January 8, 1818, married, Oc- tober 17, 1841, Eliza Sanborn; resided at Lyme, New Hampshire; children-i. Henry H., born February 28, 1843; ii. John F., born January 15, 1848, died January 29, 1848; iii. Ellen, born May 18, 1850; iv. Child, born May 5, 1852; v. Lafayette, born 1853; died Sep- tember 2, 1855.
(VII) John Holt, son of Jedediah Holt (6), was born at Dorchester, New Hampshire, December 26, 1812, and died in Lowell, Mass- achusetts, in 1887. He was educated in the common schools of his native town and learn- ed the trade of cabinet making, which he fol- lowed for some years. In 1840 he removed to Lowell, Massachusetts, and was the first cabinetmaker established in business in that city. Later he became a manufacturer of flannel and bunting, at which he was very suc- cessful, and which he followed to the end of his life. He acquired a competence and be- came one of the prominent manufacturers of Lowell. He was a Republican in politics, but held no public offices. He was prominent in financial and banking circles, a director for many years of the Prescott Bank. He was an
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active member of the Unitarian church. His fine qualities of character attracted many friends who respected and loved him.
He was gifted with inventive genius and made several valuable inventions. He married in 1840 Letitia Blanchard, daughter of Daniel Blanchard. Children, born in Lowell : I. Esther J., born November 29, 1848, mentioned below. 2, Jennette B., born October, 1858, unmarried.
(VIII) Esther J. Holt, daughter of John Holt (7), was born in Lowell, November 29, 1848. She married in 1870 Eugene S. Hylon, who was born in Lowell, September 15, 1847. Mr. Hylon was educated in the public schools of Lowell. He engaged in the manufacture of bunting and is at present the head of the New England Bunting Company with mills in Lowell, a large and thriving concern. In pol- itics Mr. Hylon is a Republican. He is a mem- ber of the Unitarian church at Lowell.
Mr. Hylon's father, Sumner Hylon, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and came to Lowell when a young man; he was educated at Hartford; was a general contractor until his death at the age of forty-five. Sumner Hylon married a daughter of Thompson Car- ter, of Berwick, Maine; their children: Edgar, Eugene S., mentioned before; Agnes, Clarence and Alice Hylan. The children of Eugene S. and Esther J. (Holt) Hylan: I. Alice, mar- ried Wallace V. Adams. 2. Edwin J., manu- facturer of woolen goods, owns the Muske- taquid Mills. 3. Esther L., married Curtis C. Woodbury. 4. Grace A., married Harry B. Gilmore. 5. Jennie M., married William B. Herrick, Jr., 6. John B. 7. Eugene S., Jr. 8. Florence Leslie.
MARSTON G. Lester Marston is a lineal descendant of Captain Wil- liam Marston, who settled in
Hampton, New Hampshire, about 1638. He was born in England and was married there, and most of his children were born before coming to New England. Land was granted to him in Hampton in 1640, and in 1666 the town granted him one hundred acres. He
lived near the present site of the town house. He died June 30, 1672, leaving a widow Sab- rina, who was executrix of his will, and the mother of his youngest child. His first wife died about 1660, but the date of neither mar- riage is recorded. He was called "Goodman Marston." Children of Captain William Mar- ston : I. Thomas, born about 1617, married iii-6.
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