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(III) Joseph Pickard, fifth son of Captain Samuel and Elizabeth (Hale) Pickard, born March 17, 1700, married Sarah Jewett, and their children were: I. Samuel, born 1735, married, September 26, 1752, Mary Dresser. 2. Jacob, born 1735, married Salome Smith. 3. Sarah, born 1737, married, September 28, 1778, Jonathan Todd. 4. Joseph, died 1790; married Mary Pickard. 5. Jeremiah, born May 27, 1747, see forward.
(IV) Jeremiah Pickard, youngest son of Joseph and Sarah (Jewett) Pickard, born May 27, 1747, married, December 14, 1773, Mehetable Dresser, and their children were: I. Moses, born December 4, 1774, married, 1808, Elizabeth Jones. 2. Jeremiah, born Oc- tober 9, 1776, married (first), August 6, 1801, Elizabeth Foster; (second), January, 1814, Abigail Foster ; (third), April 23, 1818, Han- nah Harvey. 3. Mehetable, born October 10, 1778, died unmarried. 4. Sarah, born Octo- ber 4, 1780, married, 1810, Charles Sargent, of Canterbury. 5. Amos, born February 8, 1781, married, February 16, 1815, Elizabeth Emery, 6. Betsy, born July 24, 1786, died unmarried. 7. Abigail, born January 9, 1791, married, October 1, 1818, Enoch Emery. 8. Samuel, born March 9, 1793, see forward. 9. Daniel, born October 20, 1795, married Susanna Har- vey.
(V) Samuel Pickard, third son of Jeremiah and Mehetable (Dresser) Pickard, was born in Canterbury, New Hampshire, March 9,
1793. He was a representative from Rowley, Massachusetts, in the general court of Massa- chusetts, in 1826-27, and he sat in the legisla- tive body with Rufus Choate and Caleb Cush- ing, and on the vote of the legislature for presidential candidate in 1826 he refused to vote for the coalition candidate, casting his vote for Daniel Webster, and the following year Webster was nominated by the Massa- chusetts legislature and became a candidate before the people of the United States. Mr. Pickard married (first), May 13, 1823, Sarah Coffin, daughter of Coffin and sister of Joshua Coffin, of Newburyport, Massachu- setts. Their children were: I. Josiah Little, born March 17, 1824, married, August 24, 1847, Cornelia Van Cleef Woodhull. 2. Jo- seph Coffin, born September 7, 1826, married, September 22, 1853, Mary Ann Storer. 3. Samuel Thomas, born March 1, 1828, married, April 19, 1876, Elizabeth H. Whittier, born August 16, 1845. 4. Rev. Daniel Webster, born June 7, 1830, died February 6, 1860; married, June 14, 1854, Helen Woodhull. Samuel Pickard married (second), August 2, 1832, Hannah Little, of Newburyport. They were married in Lewiston, Maine. Their children were: I. Sarah Little, born May 4, 1833, married, May 16, 1867, Peter F. San- born. 2. Edward Little, born December 25, 1834, mentioned below. 3. Charles Weston, born October 28, 1836, married, March 12, 1862, Henrietta Eliza Groth. 4. George Hen- ry, born April 2, 1838, died March 16, 1863. 5. John, born April, 1840, married (first), October 23, 1862, Anna G. Downs, who died September 2, 1866; he married (second), May 28, 1868, Addie M. Leavitt. 6. Horace Cha- pin, born December 24, 1841, died February 21, 1868, married Sarah Ridland Sawyer, of Stoneham. 7. Frederic William, born May, 1843, died October, 1844. 8. Hannah Brown, born September 15, 1845, died September, 1865. 9. Mary Little Hale, born January 28, 1849, married, August 2, 1869, M. W. K. Dana. Samuel Pickard ( father) died 1872.
(VI) Edward Little Pickard, eldest son of Samuel and Hannah (Little) Pickard, was born in Lewiston, Maine, December 25, 1834. He was fitted for college at Lewiston Falls Academy, Auburn, Maine, and at the age of thirteen left school to take a posi- tion in the boot and shoe manufactory of Roak, Pickard & Company, Auburn, Maine, in which firm his father was a partner. He remained with this firm, and incidentally un- der the paternal roof, until he reached his
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majority in 1855, when he embarked in the shoe manufacturing business on his own ac- count as a partner with George Hill, of Au- burn, the firm being Hill & Pickard. This firm was dissolved March 12, 1860, and Mr. Pickard engaged with Tyler Rice & Sons, Portland, Maine, and in 1865, became a part- ner, the name of the new firm being N. W. Rice & Company, with which concern, under the corporate name of N. W. Rice Company, dealers in hides, leather, etc., 212 Essex street, Boston; Mr. Pickard was an active officer ; the business removed to Boston in 1865; Mr. Pickard resided in Lynn, Massachusetts, up to 1872, when he removed to Auburndale, same state.
Mr. Pickard was a member of the com- mon council of Lynn, 1870-71, and a represen- tative to the state legislature, 1897-98. In 1901 he received the Republican nomination for mayor of Newton, and the opposition party declined to oppose him, and he received the unanimous vote of the voters of his adopted city, although he had not previously served them in any city office. His administration was entirely satisfactory, and he distributed in charity his entire municipal salary, and on the advice of his physician refused renomination, and retired from office with the universal and outspoken regrets of his fellow-citizens, and carrying into private life their profoundest re- spect and good will. A unique feature of his political life was the donation of his official salary to charitable work. He was a member of the Congregational church of Auburndale, a member of the Congregational Club of Bos- ton and Newton, a member of the Pine Tree Club, Newton Club, Katahdin Club, and an honorary member of the Apollo Club of Bos- ton, having been elected in 1887. He was a director of the National City Bank of Boston, having been elected in 1892; a director in the Fireman's Life Insurance Company of Bos- ton ; a trustee of the Newton Cemetery ; New- ton Home for Aged People; Newton Asso- ciated Charities.
Mr. Pickard was married at Bangor, Maine, December 25, 1856, to Fanny Maria Pomeroy Plummer, daughter of Joshua C. and Sophia (Dix) Plummer. She was born at Bangor, Maine, December 23, 1833, and died at her home No. 174 Woodland road, Auburndale, Massachusetts, January 12, 1906. Their chil- dren are: I. Julia Maria, born in Auburn, Maine, February 9, 1858. 2. Samuel Web- ster, born August 20, 1859, died July 31, 1865. 3. Fanny Dix, born June 23, 1862, died Sep-
tember 1, 1862. 4. Charles Dix, born in Port- land, Maine, November 9, 1864, married, De- cember 31, 1888, Lenora Temple, children : Edward Temple, born August 17, 1889, died December 15, 1907 ; Julia, born April 16, 1891. 5. George Plummer, born in Lynn, Massachu- setts, August 3, 1867, married, April 20, 1896, Marie Valeria De Altier, children: George Donald, born July 20, 1897, died August 10, 1897; Norman, born February 9, 1899. 6. Edward Little, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, February 15, 1870, married, June 1, 1898, Ger- trude Tyler Gould, children: Sarah Frances, born October 2, 1901 ; John Fairweather, born June 29, 1906. 7. Augustus Bishop, born at Auburndale, Massachusetts, July 31, 1873, died July 31, 1874. Fanny Maria Pomeroy (Plummer) Pickard, mother of the afore- mentioned children, was a lady of the old school type and was possessed of many excel- lent qualities of both mind and heart. During the half century of her married life she always exemplified in the highest degree, that love of home and family which ever tends towards culture and refinement ; ever faithful and lov- ing to those around her, she never failed to consider the needs of those less fortunate than herself. She was a generous friend and a good neighbor and at the time of her death there were many who missed her benefactions and mourned her loss.
Through their mother these children are grandchildren of Lieutenant-Colonel Timothy Dix and his wife, Abigail (Wilkins) Dix, of Boscawen, New Hampshire; great-grandchil- dren of Lieutenant Timothy Dix, of the Amer- ican army, 1776-84, and postmaster of Bos- cawen, 1801-09; great-great-grandchildren of Jonathan and Sarah (Shattuck) Dix, of Lit- tleton, Massachusetts, and descendants of An- thony Dix, Plymouth Colony, 1623, freeman 1631, and freeman of Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1632. Their mother was a sister of General John A. Dix, soldier and states- man, born 1798, died 1879, whose son, Mor- gan Dix, is rector of Trinity church, New York City.
Edward Little Pickard died at Pasadena, California, January 6, 1908, whither he had gone to spend the winter. At the final session of the board of aldermen of 1907 the an- nouncement was made of the death of ex- Mayor Edward L. Pickard. The mayor's com- munication was as follows :
"Gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen: I deeply regret that a last official communication to you is the announcement of the death of
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Hon. Edward L. Pickard, on Monday, Janu- ary 6th at Pasadena, California, whither he had recently gone seeking recreation and health, in escaping the rigors of our New Eng- land winter. As a representative to the gen- eral court of 1907-08 and as mayor in 1901, he served most honorably. Enthusiastically promoting the public welfare through the po- litical principles he firmly held, successful in business, in private life a good citizen, a friend of the needy, loyally supporting the church of his faith, it was in his home where the loving and generous traits of his character held com- pletest sway. I recommend such action as may seem to you appropriate." Edgar W. Warren, mayor. The communication was re- ceived and Alderman Underwood spoke as follows: "It has been aptly said that the glory and wealth of the nation or state consists not so much of her natural interests as in the name and fame of her distinguished and great men. With what strength and force the truth of this thought is brought home to the citizens of this municipality by the death of ex-Mayor Ed- ward L. Pickard. ยท An unpretentious, patrio- tic citizen, self-made, sagacious, and far see- ing, he combined these qualities with a true kindliness of heart that endeared him to all within our confines. In private business and civic life, his rugged honesty, love of truth, and unfailing cheerfulness, combined with a lively but kindly sense of humor, accounts in part for his being mourned for today by a circle of friends and acquaintances, which ex- tends well-nigh over our whole country. Sin- cere, frank, outspoken in the honest expression of his opinions, even those whose opinions dif- fered were forced to admire the sterling strength and clearness of his character. Throughout his life strongly and faithfully devoted to advancing the cause of the church, his influence and assistance were freely ex- tended to all deserving calls. While the citi- zens of the entire city of Newton mourn his death, yet with far greater force is his loss felt by the residents of his home ward. As a neighbor, friend and counsellor, this generous, loyal, open-hearted, and charitable citizen leaves a vacancy in our home and civic life that must long remain unfilled."
Alderman Underwood then presented the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted by a rising vote :
RESOLVED: That the Board of Aldermen of the City of Newton have heard with profound regret of the death of ex-Mayor Edward L. Pickard. His loss will be keenly felt by all
who knew him in public and private life. The example which he set during his public career might well be emulated by, all in public service. Honesty, fearlessness, directness and sincer- ity governed all transactions in his private and official life, and in his death the city of Newton has sustained a great loss.
RESOLVED: That we tender our heartfelt sympathy to the family of the deceased, and we join with them in their sorrow.
RESOLVED: That these Resolutions be spread upon the records of the Board, and that a copy thereof be sent to the family of the deceased.
Henry Amerige, who was for AMERIGE many years one of the most prominent citizens of Malden, Massachusetts, and closely identified with all matters of public interest, represented an old and honored family of that section of the country. This family was of Italian origin and tradition has it was the same as that of Amerigo Vespucci. They fled from Italy at the time of the Holy Inquisition.
(I) Morris Amerige, the father of Henry Amerige, was born in Germany, and was a young lad when he came to Boston, Massachu- setts, with two brothers .. One of these settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the other died, probably at New Orleans, Louisiana. Morris Amerige married Brown, of Saugus, Massachusetts, a descendant of one of the oldest families of that town, and had chil- dren: I. George, who was born in Prince street, Boston, Massachusetts, in 1809. He went to California during the gold fever of 1849, and was the owner and editor of the Alta Californian, the first paper ever publish- ed in that territory. He was a member of the legislature of California for several terms, an active member of the Vigilantes, a man of means and well known throughout the south- west. He died in San Francisco, California, in 1873. 2. William, born in Boston, Massa- chusetts, in 1814, died in Maco, China, in 1839. He was engaged in the general mer- chandise and trading business along the great rivers of China at the time of his death. 3. Henry.
(II) Henry Amerige, third and youngest son and child of Morris and - (Brown) Amerige, was born in the North End, Boston, Massachusetts, March 28, 1818. His educa- tion was acquired in the public schools of his native city. When a young man he entered
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the United States navy, and for a time had charge of the lights in Chesapeake Bay. He. then engaged in business as a ship rigger, and later was an extensive ship owner as well, continuing in this line of business for many years very profitably. His office was at No. I Commercial Wharf, and he made his home in Malden in 1846, where he died July 14, 1898. In his early years he had traveled ex- tensively, and was three times cast away, once on the coast of the Canary Islands. It had been his interesting experience to visit almost all of the countries of the world, and his nar- ratives of his varied experiences were thrill- ing. His political affiliations were with the Republican party, and he was an active worker in the interests of this organization. He served in the common council of Malden, was chairman of the street committee, and was nominated for the representative in the gen- eral court, but declined the nomination. He was a consistent member of the Malden Uni- tarian church, and his charities were numerous and unostentatious. He paid for the educa- tion of a number of boys and gave them an excellent start in life ; was the donor of a bell to the Methodist Episcopal church of Malden; but preferred to have all. his charities un- noticed. He was retiring and unassuming in his manner, devoted to all children, and was well known throughout the city. His sterling character, unusual ability, as well as his in- dustry and enterprise, won for him a high place in the business world. All his leisure time was spent in the home circle, and he had none to spare for secret organizations.
He married, January 21, 1853, Harriet E. Russell, who died May 20, 1905, daughter of Benjamin Russell, of Salem, Massachusetts, a well-known shipmaster. He was one of the first skippers to bring a cargo of India rubber to the United States. He married Harriet E. Giles, also a member of an old Salem family. Mrs. Amerige was heir to an interest in one of the French spoliation claims. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Amerige had children: I. Mary Ella, born in Malden, Massachusetts, November 19, 1853, unmarried. 2. George H., born in Mal- den, March I, 1855, married Annette Jackson, of Bath, Maine, daughter of Captain Jackson, a ship builder. They have no children, and reside in Los Angeles, California. 3. Edward Russell, see forward. 4. Alfred Brown, born in Malden, January 20, 1861, married Olive Oakes and resides in Everett. 5. Harriet Eliz- abeth, died in childhood. 6. Julia, also died young. 7. Hattie Alice, born October, 1866,
married Albert B. Morgan, a druggist living in Malden, son of Albert B. Morgan, and grandson of Morgan, who was a pow- der monkey on board the "Constitution."
(III) Edward Russell Amerige, second son and third child of Henry and Harriet E. (Rus- sell) Amerige, was born in Malden, Massa- chusetts, August 1, 1856. He was educated in the public schools, and his business career. has been an active and interesting one. At the age of twenty years he and his brother, George H., started in the grain business in Boston, Malden and Newport, in which un- dertaking they were very successful. They sold the business in 1886, and Mr. Amerige went to California, where he located at Los Angeles. About one year later he and his brother purchased a large tract of land of the Rancho San Juan Cajon de Santa Anna, in Los Angeles county, which was subsequently made Orange county. They drove the first stake in the survey of the town site of Fuller- ton, July 5, 1887. This town was named in honor of President Fullerton, of the land de- partment of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company. The town has grown very rapidly, many leading men becoming in- terested in it, and the Amerige brothers donated the site of a railroad depot. They also made arrangements for the main line of the Santa Fe railroad to build from Los Angeles and touch at Fullerton, on the way to San Di- ego. They erected a number of large build- ings, among them being a fine hotel. This town is one of the most thriving in South Cal- ifornia, and is one of the three largest ship- ping points. Mr. Amerige was the president and a director of the Anahein Union Water Company for nine years, the largest and one of the oldest irrigation companies in southern California. He is interested in a number of other projects, and has taken a prominent part in the political affairs of the country. He was a representative in the legislature of the state of California in 1903-05 and 1907. He has never married, and makes his home in Los Angeles.
The surname Giles is of English GILES origin and the family is an ancient English one. The ancient coat of arm is: Per chevron, argent and azure, a lion rampant, counterchanged, collar- ed or. The crests of various branches differ. That preserved in the American branch given below is: Crest-A lion's gambrel, erect and
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erased, gules, enfiled with a bar gemelle, or, holding a branch of apples of the last leaved vert. Giles and Gyles are of the same family ; the name Gile is not of the same origin, be- longing to the family now spelling the name Guild.
(I) Edward Giles, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England and settled very early at Salem, Massachusetts, where he was living when admitted a freeman May 14, 1634. He married as early as July, 1636, Bridget Very, who married first as early as 1619. Giles re- ceived two grants of land in Salem on Cedar pond, now in the southwest part of Danvers, near the present South Reading Branch rail- road, one of the bounds of his stepson's farm adjoining being Ship or Wigwam rock. The house was on the north side of Goldthwaite brook about sixty rods from the South Dan- vers Almshouse. Giles died before 1650, but his widow survived until 1680. Her will is dated January 14, 1668-69, and proved No- vember 30, 1680. She was born about 1600 and had three children by her first husband Very or Verry, born doubtless in England. Children of Edward and Bridget Giles : I. Mehitable, baptized April 2, 1637, married John Collins. 2. Remember, born 1639, bap- tized June 23, 1639; married Henry Moses. 3. Eleazer, baptized November 27, 1640, men- tioned below. 4. John, born April 15, 1645, married - Giles and Elizabeth Trask. All the children were baptized in the First Church of Salem to which their father was admitted in 1634 and their mother in 1648.
(II) Eleazer Giles, son of Edward Giles (I), was born in 1640 in Salem, Massachu- setts, and baptized there November 27, 1640. Married (first), January 25, 1664-65, Sarah More, of Lynn, who died May 6, 1676. He married (second), September 25, 1677, Eliz- abeth Bishop, of New Haven, Connecticut. They were married by her father, a magistrate of the Connecticut colony. She was born July 3, 1657, daughter of James Bishop, of New Haven, secretary of the New Haven colony in 1661 before its union with Connec- ticut; representative of New Haven, 1665; assistant of the Connecticut colony; deputy governor of Connecticut from 1683 to 1690 except while the charter was suspended by Sir Edmund Andros in 1687 and 1688. Eleazer Giles lived in that part of Salem now Danvers all his days. He was a yeoman and of high social standing, as appears from his marriage with the daughter of the lieutenant-governor, and possessed a considerable estate. He
bought and sold many parcels of land in Salem and vicinity. He was constable of Salem in 1676. He and his wife were dismissed from the First Church of Salem with thirty-eight others June 25, 1713, to form a district church at the Middle Precinct, now South Danvers. Giles died probably in 1726, aged eighty-six. His widow Elizabeth died in 1733, aged sev- enty-six. Children, born in Salem and bap- tized in the First Church: (By his first wife), I. Sarah, born January 1, 1665-6: 2. Elizabeth, December 7, 1667. 3. Hannah, February, 1669-70. 4. Mary, February, 14, 1671-72. 5. Susanna, March 1, 1673-74. 6. Eleazer, March 3, 1675-6, died young. Children of Eleazer and Elizabeth (Bishop) : 7. James, November 15, 1679. 8. John, August 31, 1681. 9. Abigail, December 7, 1684. IO. Ruth, December 7, 1684. II. Edward, April 28, 1689. 12. James, May 15, 1691. 13. Sam- uel, December 17, 1694, mentioned below. 14. Eleazer, July 8, 1698. 15. Mehitable, April II, 170I.
(III) Samuel Giles, son of Eleazer Giles (2), was born in Salem, December 17, 1694. He married, September 10, 1719, Susanna Pal- frey, of Salem, youngest daughter of Walter Palfrey, who was grandson of Peter Palfrey, the pioneer. He resided within the present limits of Salem from about the time of his marriage until he was sixty years old, when he removed to Danvers. His house was on Essex street, Salem, near the present site of the Franklin Building. There he had his car- penter shop many years and pursued his trade, acquiring what for his day was a large prop- erty. He was a member of the First Church of Salem. He died about 1757. Children: I. Susanna, baptized June 26, 1720. 2. Eleazer, baptized November 5, 1721. 3. Hannah, mar- ried, April 27, 1737, Benjamin Porter. 4. Elizabeth, baptized February 9, 1723-24, mar- ried Isaac Very. 5. Abigail, baptized Novem- ber 7, 1725. 6. Mary, baptized August 25, 1728, married Nathaniel Leavitt. 7. Thomas, born 1731, mentioned below. 8. Mehitable, married Benjamin Henderson.
(IV) Thomas Giles, son of Samuel Giles (3), was baptized in the First Church, Salem, February 7, 1730-31. Married, in Salem, No- vember 4, 1753, Mary Jennison, born about 1734, daughter of Rev. William Jennison, pastor of the East Church, Salem, and his wife Abigail (Lindall), daughter of James Lindall. Mr. Giles was a cabinet-maker and resided after his marriage in South Danvers. His wife was well-educated and of great worth
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of character. She devoted herself to the care and instruction of her children while the father was absent in the service of his country. Giles was a soldier in the Old French war.
(IV) Eleazer Giles, son of Samuel Giles (3), was baptized in the First Church of Salem, November 5, 1721. Married, April 5, 1743, Elizabeth Smith, of Salem, baptized De- cember 30, 1744, in the Third Church, Salem, now South Danvers. He lived in South Dan- vers after his marriage until July, 1746, when he removed to a small tenement in Salem on the east side of Bridge street. He was a fisherman. He spent his last years at Beverly where he died in the summer of 1781. His son Eleazer was administrator. He was a seaman in the armed ship "King George," Captain Benjamin Hallowell, Jr., commander in 1758. This vessel was owned by the Massachusetts province and used in guarding the coasts, etc. Again in 1762 he was pilot of this same ship and his son Thomas was in the crew. This was the last year of the war. Children: I. Eleazer, born October, 1744, mentioned be- low. 2. Thomas, born about 1745, married Rhoda Lowell. 3. Benjamin, was killed in a naval battle in the Revolution when serving on the privateer commanded by his brother. 4. Clark, went to Sweden during the Revolution ; married Elaca ; was killed on his way home ; his widow lived with the family of Cap- tain Eleazer for a time and finally returned to her native land. 5. Elizabeth, born Febru- ary I, 1750, married Captain Benjamin Ives, of Salem. 6. Samuel, married Mehitable (Hathorne) King. 7. Mary, married John Lord; (second), Alexander Geddes, a native of Scotland.
(V) Captain Eleazer Giles, son of Eleazer Giles (4), was born in Salem, now South Dan- vers, October, 1744. Married, March 9, 1768, Sarah Ellen Wood, of Beverly. He was a sea- faring man, shipmaster, of great personal courage, energy and determination. At the age of twenty-four he commanded a schooner owned by John Prince and Miles Ward, Jr., of Salem. In the Revolution he commanded the armed brig "Saratoga," of Beverly, belong- ing to John and Andrew Cabot, and his brother was a lad in the crew. In 1776 Captain Giles sailed from Beverly in a brig of ten guns and soon afterward fell in with a fleet of merchant- men laden with stores, bound from Jamaica to London, four of which he captured: the ship "Lucia," four hundred tons; brigs "Alfred," "Success" and another, name unknown, of three hundred tons each. In another cruise
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