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(III) Philip Turner, son of John Turner,the younger (2), was born at Scituate, August 18, 1673. Married Elizabeth Nash, daughter of Joseph Nash, Jr. He had first the farm east of Hoop Pole Hill. He was a yeoman. Chil- dren: Ann, Elizabeth, Grace, Israel, men- tioned below; Nathaniel settled at the Four Corners near Studley Hill ;. Philip, Jr.
(IV) Israel Turner, son of Philip Turner (3), was born in Scituate and succeeded his father on the homestead on Hoop Pole Hill. He married Deborah Lincoln. Children, born at Scituate : I. Benjamin, married Mary Howard. 2. Philip, born February 9, 1741, died January 22, 1793; married (first) Judith Hatch and (second) Sarah Vinal. 3. Israel, born June 17, 1745, married, in 1783, Mercy Oakman. 4. Joshua, born August 31, 1747, died March 18, 1831, at Oxford, Massachu- setts. 5. Jacob, born November 26, 1749, married, in 1779, Rachel Cushing. 6. David, born August 16, 1753, mentioned below. 7. Deborah, born October 26, 1756, married, February 1, 1783, Briant Stephenson, born June 15, 1759.
(V) David Turner, son of Israel Turner (4), was born at Scituate, August 16, 1753. Married there, December, 1781, Rhoda Porter, who was born July 24, 1764, at Coventry, Con-
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necticut, and died April 15, 1850, aged eighty- six years. He died at Lyme, New Hampshire, September 6, 1826. He was a soldier in the Revolution, a drummer part of the time. He was a farmer, at Lyme, whither he moved during the Revolution. Children: I. Debor- ah, born October 13, 1783, at Lyme, married, April, 1801, Freeman Josselyn ; she died Octo- ber 9, 1822. 2. Nancy, born December 24, 1787, married, October, 1808, Asa Carpenter ; she died May 25, 1843. 3. Rhoda, born June 29, 1789, married, October 1, 1812, Joseph Smith; lived in Boston. 4. David, Jr., born April 19, 1791, mentioned below. 5. Philip, born April 5, 1793, married, November 20, 1817, Sarah Steele. 6. Thomas Porter, born December 26, 1796, married, December, 1819, Lydia Gilbert; lived at Oberlin, Ohio. 7. Joshua, born September 23, 1798, married, May I, 1822, Phebe Porter ; lived in Boston. 8. Benjamin, born August 9, 1804, married, January 27, 1831, Charlotte Hamilton ; lived at North Danvers, Massachusetts. 9. Luther, born August 12, 1807, married Sylphina Gil- lett and lived at West Newton, Massachusetts. (VI) David Turner, son of David Turner (5), was born at Lyme, New Hampshire, April 19, 1791. Married, December 9, 1813, Lydia Jenks, who was born at Lyme, Novem- ber 1, 1794, and died December 5, 1821, aged twenty-seven years. He married (second), January 22, 1823, Phebe Kelly Andrews, born June 21, 1800, at Pembroke, New Hampshire, daughter of Lilbrun Andrews. Her father was born at Boxford, Massachusetts, in 1758, and died at Lyme, New Hampshire, November 12, 1838. Her mother was Sarah Hews, born February 25, 1758, at Danvers; married at Lyme, February, 1787. The first wife of Lilbrun Andrews was Huldah Towns, of And- over. Children of Lilbrun Andrews, by first wife: I. Nathaniel Andrews. 2. Sarah, born at Andover, died March, 1842. 3. John Wy- man, born February 2, 1800, at Pembroke, married, December 27, 1831, Rhoda Carpenter. 4. James, born in Pembroke. 5. Phebe Kelly, born June 21, 1802, married, January 22, 1823, mentioned above. 6. Matilda, born at Pem- broke, lived at Lyme. Lilbrun Andrews was a soldier in the Revolution.
Children of David and Lydia (Jenks) Turn- er : I. Lavina, born October 22, 1814, died June 22, 1834. 2. David, born December 9, 1815, resided at Richmond, Virginia, where he was a teacher for twenty-five years. 3. Lou- isa, born September 28, 1816, married, June 24, 1837, Sidney S. Grant. 4. Maria Augusta, iii-10.
born June 19, 1818, married, September 6, 1842, Moses Wood; she died May 10, 1852, aged thirty-four. 5. George, born June 22, 1820, resided at Lyme. Children of David and Phebe Kelly Turner: 6. Rhoda Ann, born October 25, 1823, married, July 29, 1851, Varnum J. Blood, and lived at Galena, Illi- nois. 7. Matilda Jeannette, born September 13, 1833, resided in Boston. 8. Lavina Phebe, born August 15, 1838, mentioned below. 9. Julia Adelaide, born December 22, 1842, lived at Lyme.
(VII) Phebe Lavina Turner (or Lavina Phebe), daughter of David Turner (6), was born at Lyme, August 15, 1838, married Ste- phen Winchester Fuller. (See Fuller sketch).
NICHOLS
Richard Nichols, the immi- grant ancestor, was born in England and settled first at
Ipswich, Massachusetts. He was one of Ma- jor Denison's subscribers in 1648. His name appears in the general court records as early as 1640. He was admitted a freeman in 1638. He bought of Edward Bragg an acre and a half of land March 21, 1658, on the south side of the river, on the highway leading to Che- bacco on the south and Abraham Fitts's land on the east. His farm, in the south part of Reading whither he moved was afterward known as the Lambert Place. His wife Annis was admitted to the church at Reading from the Ipswich church in 1666. He died at Read- ing, November 22, 1674, and his wife Annis (Agnes) in 1692. His will was dated Novem- ber 19, and proved December II, 1674. He bequeathed to wife Annis, Agnes or Ann; sons John, Thomas and James, and daughters Mary and Hannah. Children: I. John, his father's executor, born about 1651; married Abigail Kendall, daughter of Thomas; both died in 1721. 2, Thomas, born about 1655, mentioned below. 3. James, married, 1682, Mary Poole; he was born at Ipswich, July 25, 1658. 4. Mary. 5. Joanna or Hannah, born at Ipswich, November 26, 1660. 6. Rich- ard, married, 1706, Abigail Damon, daughter of Samuel and Mary Damon.
(II) Captain Thomas Nichols, son of Rich- ard Nichols (I), was born in Ipswich about 1655 and died at Reading in 1737. He was dea- con of the Reading church; selectman and dep- uty to the general court. He was selectman from 1691 to 1722, a period of thirty years. He was admitted a freeman in 1684. He was a soldier in King Philip's war. He married, in
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1680, Rebecca Eaton, daughter of John and Elizabeth Eaton. Children, born at Reading : I. Thomas, born in 1682, mentioned below. 2. Rebecca, born in 1684, married, in 1700, Nicholas Brown and (second) Deacon Jona- than Barrett. 3. Ebenezer, born in 1686. 4. Judith, born in 1688. 5. Abigail, born in 1693, married, 17II, Jacob Hersey or Hussey. 6. Elizabeth, born in 1699. 7. Timothy, born in 1702, settled in Amherst, New Hampshire. 8. Daniel, born in 1707.
(III) Deacon Thomas Nichols, son of Cap- tain Thomas Nichols (2), was born in Read- ing in 1682 and died there in 1745. He mar- ried Mary Herbert, daughter of Captain John Herbert, and succeeded to the farm of his father-in-law. His wife was granddaughter of Rev. Samuel Haugh. He was deacon of the Reading church. Children : I. Herbert, born at Reading in 1705. 2. John, born in 1708, died young. 3. John, born 1712, mar- ried, 1734, Ruth Eaton, daughter of Captain Thomas Eaton. 4. Samuel, born about 1714. 5. Jacob, born about 1715, mentioned below. (IV) Jacob Nichols, son of Deacon Thom- as Nichols (3), was born about 1715 in Read- ing, and died at New Braintree, Massachu- setts, November 20, 1791. He settled in Lambstown or Hardwick first about 1735-36. He bought land there March 28, 1735- 36, of Eleazer Warner. He bought a tract in Brookfield of David Gilbert, February II, I742. This was probably near New Brain- tree line. He bought more land in Hardwick, March 20, 1745, of James Blair. He bought his place in New Braintree and removed there about 1750. He distributed his land between his two sons shortly before his death. The last tract of thirty acres, the remainder of the homestead "not before conveyed to said Tim- othy and David Nichols" he gave to his son Timothy. It was bounded by the farms of Solomon Mathews, Eliphalet Ayers, Joseph Tidd and Samuel Joslyn, and the deed was dated June II, 1789. Children: I. Joseph, baptized at Hardwick, March 23, 1739-40. 2. Benjamin, baptized at Hardwick, December 20, 174I. 3. Jesse, baptized at Hardwick, November 27, 1743. 4. Elijah, baptized at Hardwick, March 5, 1748-49. 5. Jacob, Jr., died January 20, 1783, at New Braintree ; soldier in the Revolution. 6. Timothy, born about 1750, mentioned below. 7. David, born 1758, died November 25, 1846, at New Brain- tree, where he settled on the farm; married Achsah -, who died September, 1827.
(V) Timothy Nichols, son of Jacob Nich-
ols (4), was born probably in New Braintree, Massachusetts, about 1750, and died there be- fore his father, November 25, 1789. He set- tled on land given him by his father in New Braintree. He married, at Hardwick, Janu- ary 13, 1774, Joanna Dean. She married ( sec- ond) at New Braintree, November 4, 1790, Nathan Thomson, and died in 1793, leaving a large family of her Nichols children, under age. Children of Timothy and Joanna Nich- ols: I. Betsey, born 1777. 2. Joseph, 1779. 3. Joanna, 1781. 4. Jonathan. 5. Moses, .. 6. Phebe. 7. Sally. 8. Cata, 1787. 9. Jacob, February 25, 1789. The Worcester probate records of guardians appointed give the names and ages of the children. The eldest child died young, December 29, 1774; the others were living when the parents died.
(VI) Jacob Nichols, son of Timothy Nich- ols (5), was born at New Braintree, Massa- chusetts, February 25, 1789. He was brought 11p there or in the vicinity by relatives, being the youngest of a large orphaned family. He married, at New Braintree, May 29, 1814, Hannah Davis, a descendant of the famous progenitor, Dolor Davis, from whom the Wor- cester county Davis families are descended, ancestor. of the Governors Davis and many other celebrated men. He married (second), Sibyl Wright, born January 2, 1793, died Sep- tember 21, 1838. She was of Nashua. They settled at Amherst, New Hampshire, where many of his relatives were living, and he died at Nashua, September II, 1878, at an ad- vanced age. He was a farmer. After remov- ing to Nashua, New Hampshire, he was elect- ed selectman of that town. Children: i. Jac- ob, Jr., born at Amherst, August 18, 1814. 2. James, August 20, 1816, died September 3, 1896. 3. Mary, October 6, 1817, died Janu- ary 29, 1888. 4. Joseph, February 26, 1820, died October 24, 1894. 5. William C., June 18, 1822, died February 21, 1901. 6. Sarah A., March 21, 1825, died July 26, 1906. 7. Margaret, August 6, 1827, died June 3, 1847. 8. Eliza J., November 21, 1829, died February 16, 1896. 9. Frances, November 25, 1831, lives in East Douglas. 10. Susan H., April 21, 1834, lives at Lowell.
(VII) Jacob Nichols, son of Jacob Nichols (6), was born at Amherst, New Hampshire, August 18, 1814. When he was very young the family removed from Amherst to Nashua, New Hampshire. His parents were in humble circumstances, and being the eldest he had to begin work early to contribute to the sup- port of the family. He attended the district
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schools in his early youth, but as soon as he could enter the cotton mills at Lowell he had no more educational opportunities except those he made for himself by study at home in the evening. At the age of eighteen he bought his time of his father and left home. He found employment in the carpet mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, at the rate of fifty cents per day. But his steady habits, his attention to his duties and knowledge of his work and his evident desire to better him- self finally won promotion and he was advanced step by step until he became "second hand" in one of the departments. He left this com- pany to take a position as supercargo on a sailing vessel, in 1840, conveying print goods and a miscellaneous cargo to Mexico shortly before the Mexican war. Upon reaching land the goods had to be transported by mules to the point of destination. He was afterwards employed to superintend the shipping of looms and machinery to Mexico and putting a cotton mill into operation there. The work took some four years and this mill was the first cotton mill worth mentioning in the country. He returned to Lowell in 1844 and engaged for a short time with Mr. Bixby in the leather business. He afterwards purchased a stove and furniture store on Dutton street, and be- came one of the most prominent and success- ful merchants in the town. He had this store for more than fifty years. He sold out at the end of that period and bought the business and building of Cutter & Walker, manufac- turers of suspenders, and continued that bus- iness until his death. Mr. Nichols was also actively engaged for a number of years in the real estate business. He died at his home in Lowell, February 16, 1890.
He was a self-made man, of irreproachable character, sound business judgment, self-reli- ant and positive in his convictions. He was highly esteemed and respected by many friends in all the walks of life. He was much interested in the growth and development of the city of Lowell; he had invested freely in lands and buildings and made every effort in his power to advance the interests of the city. He was a member of the Lowell Board of Trade, a director of the Old Lowell Bank and of the Lowell & Andover Railroad. He was a prominent member of the Old Resi- dents' Association. In politics he was a Re- publican and was active in party and muni- cipal affairs, though declining himself to ac- cept public office. He attended the Universal- ist church.
Mr. Nichols married, September 17, 1837, Almira A. Bixby, of Litchfield, New Hamp- shire, born March 4, 1819. Children : I. George H., born June 25, 1839, died October 13, 1857; married Mary A. Sharples, born July 6, 1837, one child, Fred. A., born June 20, 1857, married Cora J. Nickerson, born September 13, 1859; children: i Almira I., born November 14, 1877; ii. George E., born January 28, 1881 ; iii. Julia S., born April 4, 1885; iv. Maud A., born December 14, 1890; v. Gladys, born February 24, 1897; vi. Eu- gene, born May 24, 1900. 2. Joseph P., born April 15, 1845, died April 20, 1845. 3. Ida M., born in Lowell, October 2, 1847, married (first) Alfred P. Lyman, born March 31, 1841, died January 31, 1886; married (sec- ond) Orrin W. Cunningham, born June 17, 184I, of Belfast, Maine, November 23, 1889. Children by first husband: i. John Alfred, born November 5, 1867, married Ada Woods, no issue; ii. George Roland, born March 29, 1869, died December 13, 1869; iii. Walter Ja- cob, born September II, 1871, married Vivian Cadwell; no issue; iv. Richmond Everett, born May 6, 1874, married Lizzie Moran, one child, Ida Lyman, born October 27, 1897; v. Edwin Nichols, born February 6, 1876, died July 22, 1876; vi. Harry Howland, born June 23, 1878, married Lillian Gribble, one child, Margaret F., born November 22, 1901; vii. Almira Nichols, born December 16, 1879, married Charles P. Hatch, two children: Alden Nich- ols, born April 22, 1904; James Boyd, born June, 1905. 4. Julia U., born May 15, 1849, died January 7, 1884; married Jacob Saun- ders, born June 12, 1841; two children: i.
Maud A., born April, 1872, died December 25, 1875; ii. Edwin, born May, 1879, died same month. 5. Ira E., born March 4, 1851, died October 1, 1875 ; married, September 12, 1872, Jennie Chandler, who died November 6, 1872. Mrs. Nichols, the mother and grand- mother of these children, survives her hus- band and resides in Lowell.
(For first generation see Richard Nichols, 1).
(II) John Nichols, son of
NICHOLS Richard Nichols (I), was born in Ipswich, Massachu- setts, about 1651. Married Abigail Kendall, daughter of Deacon Thomas Kendall. They both died in 1721, he aged seventy, she aged sixty-six years. His farm was in the West Parish of Reading. Children, born in Read- ing: I. John, born in 1677, mentioned below.
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2. Richard, born in 1679, died young. 3. Rich- ard, born in 1682, married, 1706, Abigail Da- mon. 4. Thomas Kendall, born in 1686. 5. James, born 1688. 6. Nathaniel, born 1691. 7. Abigail, born 1694, married, 1713, William Flint. 8. Samuel, born 1696. 9. Benjamin, born 1699. 10. Joseph, born 1702.
(III) John Nichols, son of John Nichols (2), was born in Reading in 1677, and died there in 1721. He married Joanna Nichols. He succeeded to the homestead of his father. Child, John, born 1736, mentioned below.
(IV) John Nichols, son of John Nichols (3), was born in Reading, Massachusetts, in 1736. He succeeded to the homestead of his father and grandfather. He was likewise a farmer. The farm was on Pearl street, near Main, later occupied by Luther Nichols and his son, William Gates Nichols. He married, in 1760, Bethiah Burnap, daughter of Captain Joseph and Abigail (Bickford) Burnap. He was a soldier in the Revolution in Captain Thomas Eaton's company, Colonel Green's regiment, on the Lexington Alarm, April 19, 1775, and remained in the training band. Children: I. John, born 1761, mentioned be- low. 2. Mary, born 1763, died unmarried. 3. Kendall, born 1766, married Hannah Sym- onds and went to Sharon to live. 4. James, born 1768. 5. Hosea. 6. Samuel, born 1772, went to Stoddard, New Hampshire.
(V) John Nichols, son of John Nichols (4), was born in Reading, Massachusetts, in 1761. He succeeded to the Nichols homestead. He married, in 1785, Jerusha Parker, daugh- ter of Daniel and Sarah (Parker) Parker. He died in 1823. Children: I. Jerusha, born in 1786, married Michael Cross. 2. John, born in 1788, married, in 1814, Anna Damon. 3. Bethiah, born 1791, married, in 1813, Ed- mund Nichols. 4. Clarissa, born 1793, mar- ried, in 1816, Richard Nichols. 5. Luther, born 1800, mentioned below. 6. Nancy, born 1805, married, in 1824, Jonathan Frost.
(VI) Luther Nichols, son of John Nichols (5), was born in Reading, Massachusetts, in 1800, and succeeded to the Nichols homestead. He married, in 1823, Rebecca Saunders, of Tewksbury. Children : I. William G., who succeeded to the old homestead. 2. Parker C. 3. John Brooks, born November II, 1832, mentioned below.
(VII) John Brooks Nichols, son of Luther Nichols (6), was born in Reading, Massachu- setts, November II, 1832. He was educated in the public schools, and learned the trade of shoemaker. For many years he was a shoe
manufacturer, but of late has conducted a dairy farm on Main street, Reading. He is independent in politics. He and his family attend the Congregational church of Reading. He is one of the best known citizens of the town, having lived there all his life, and he is one of the few representatives of families that have remained in Reading from its first settlement. Nine generations of this Nichols family have lived in Reading. Among Mr. Nichols' ancestors are most of the other pion- eers of the town. He married, November 29, 1853, Caroline E Young, daughter of Joseph and Susan (Eames) Young, of Reading. Children, born in Reading : I. Herbert E., born November 16, 1854, married Clara Swain, of Wilmington, Massachusetts; now living in Reading. 2. Willard B., born June 23, 1859, married Lottie Sewell, of Boston ; now living in Reading. 3. Susan R., born August 12, 1863, married Arthur Tuttle, of Reading, is a widow, resides in Reading.
(For first generation see Richard Nichols, I).
James Nichols (2), son of NICHOLS Richard Nichols (I), was born July 25, 1658, at Ipswich; married, 1682, Mary Poole, probably daughter of Jonathan and Judith Poole. She died 17II and he 1745, aged eighty-seven years. He was admitted a freeman in 1691, and was a respectable citizen of Reading all his life. He was a farmer or yeoman. Children, born at Reading: I. James, born 1683. 2. Mary, born 1685; married, 1707, Benjamin Wiley. 3. Jonathan, born 1691. 4. William, born 1696. 5. Sarah, born 1699; married, 1722, Joseph Burnap. 6. Ebenezer, born 1703.
(III) Jonathan Nichols, son of James Nichols (2), was born in Reading, Massachu- setts, in 1691. He lived in South Reading, in a house lately standing on the west side of Pearl street, north of Foster street. He mar- ried, 1716, Phebe Eaton. Their children, born at Reading: I. Jonathan, born 1717. 2. Ben- jamin, born 1723; mentioned below.
(IV) Benjamin Nichols, son of Jonathan Nichols (3), was born at Reading, 1723, and succeeded to the Nichols homestead in South Parish. He married Mary Trow. Their chil- dren, born in Reading: I. Joseph, born in 1752, married Molly Dudley, removed to Hillsboro, New Hampshire. 2. Benjamin, born 1754; married, 1779, Rebecca Bancroft; and settled in Gardner, Massachusetts. 3. Jonathan, born in 1758; married, 1778, Eliz-
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abeth Calnon; removed to Wilmington, Mass- achusetts. 4. Jesse, born 1760; married first, 1784, Rebecca Walton; second, 1789, Betty Howard. 5. Mary, born 1756; married, 1776, William Beers. 6. Ebenezer, born 1762, men- tioned below.
(V) Ebenezer Nichols, son of Benjamin Nichols (4), was born in Reading, March 14, 1762 ; married first, in 1789, Rebecca Howard, of Andover, Massachusetts; second, in 1790, Betsey Dix. He succeeded to the Nichols homestead, South Reading, and sold it to Nathaniel Batchelder, who took down the old house about 1800. The cellar hole is now or was lately to be seen, marking the location. With others of the family he settled at Hills- boro, New Hampshire. Ebenezer Nichols was a private in the company of Captain Cad- walader Ford, of the regiment of Colonel Eleazer Brooks, in 1777-8, guarding the troops of the convention at Fort No. 2, Cambridge. He died September 10, 1840. Children of Ebenezer and Betsey Nichols: I. Eben, born January 20, 1791. 2. Betsey, born October 2, 1792. 3. Jonathan, born September 3, 1794. 4. Rebecca, born March 25, 1796. 5. Sally, born February 10, 1798. 6. Jonathan, born March 4, 1800; mentioned below. 7. Rachel, born January 31, 1802. 8. Nancy, born December 12, 1804. 9. Daniel, born July 8, 1805. 10. Mary Ellen, born Septem- ber 3, 1808.
(VI) Jonathan Nichols, son of Ebenezer Nichols (5), was born in Reading, Massachu- setts, March 4, 1800. He had a common school education in his native town, but was largely educated by private reading and study and practical experience in the world. He learned the trade of shoemaker; began to manufacture shoes on his own account and grew up with the business, extending his facil- ities from time to time until he did the largest business of the numerous manufacturers in Wakefield and vicinity. He prospered and became wealthy and influential, an excellent example of the self-made man of the early part of the nineteenth century. He took no active part in politics beyond voting the Whig and later the Republican ticket at elections. At one time he attended the Methodist Epis- copal church, but later his religious views be- came more liberal, holding opinions that a generation later are accepted by many in the church as well as most of those outside the religious societies ; tolerant of the faith of all men, trustful in the future, upright in his re- lations with the world and honorable in every
walk of life. He devoted himself to business chiefly and took little time for other interests and recreation. He held to the serious pur- poses of life. He died at Wakefield, October 20, 1893. He married Elizabeth Emerson, daughter of James Emerson, of an old Read- ing family, in 1826. Their children: I. Eliz- abeth, born August 18, 1827; married David Fairbanks; children: i. Almont Fairbanks ; ii. Warren Fairbanks; iii. John Fairbanks. 2. G. Hannibal, born at South Reading in 1830; enlisted in 1861 for three years in the Union Army, Company E, Sixteenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia; discharged for inability; married Harriet French; chil- dren: i. Elizabeth; ii. Abbie; iii. Arthur G .; iv. Francis; v. Laura; vi. Grace; vii. Eben. 3. Abbie, married J. Holman Pope. 4. Fran- ces, born in South Reading, March 15, 1836, married, April 25, 1865, William O. Stoddard, of Malden; children: i. Henry Warren, born October 18, 1866, married Ada Edmonds, children: Ada, Josephine and Hazel Stod- dard; ii. Frank Emerson, born June 6, 1869; iii. Fred. Bertram, born November 2, 1871 ; iv. Herbert A., born September 29, 1874, married Harriet Moulton, one child, Ruth Stoddard; v. William A., born October 6, 1876. 5. War- ren, born January 30, 1840, mentioned be- low.
(VII) Warren Nichols, son of Jonathan Nichols (6), was born at South Reading, Massachusetts, January 30, 1840. He attend- ed the public schools of his native place, and at an early age left home and went to work in one of the numerous shoeshops of Wake- field, and learned the trade. He was twenty- one years old when the civil war broke out, and he enlisted early in 1861 in Company E Sixteenth Regiment, with his brother Hanni- bal, for three years. He was wounded slight- ly in the battle of Gettysburg. Later he was taken prisoner, and after a time paroled. When exchanged he returned to his regiment, and was severely wounded in the battle of Cold Harbor. At the expiration of his en- listment he was honorably discharged. He re- turned to Reading and worked at his trade. His health was shattered by the war service, but he continued in the shoe business as long as he was able to work. He divided his time between his business and his home, having few other interests. He was a Republican, but not active in politics. He attended the Universalist church. He was an honored and loyal member of Wakefield Post, No. 12, Grand Army of the Republic. He died at
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