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John Currier (father) was born at Ames- bury, Massachusetts, July 10, 1810, died in Lowell, November 28, 1881. He was educated in the public schools, acquiring a practical knowledge of the lower branches. He later came to Lowell, Massachusetts, and was em- ployed for a time in the mills there. He sub- sequently engaged in the manufacture of soap, in which line he was very successful, conduct- ing a very large business until his retirement from active pursuits a few years prior to his death. In early manhood he was an adherent of the principles of Democracy, but shortly after the organization of the Republican party transferred his allegiance thereto. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows.
John Currier married Mary Ann Riggs, born August 14, 1808, died January 16, 1901. She was the daughter of James Riggs, born April 13, 1776, married, 1799, Sarah Haskell, died January, 1824. He was the son of Cap- tain James Riggs, born May 28, 1750, married, February 9, 1775, Mary Rogers. He was the son of Joshua Riggs, born February 26, 1707, married, October 23, 1735, Experience Stan- wood, died 1790. He was the son of Thomas Riggs, Jr., born December 7, 1666, married, November 22, 1687, Ann Wheeler, died Aug- ust 17, 1756. He was a son of Thomas Riggs, Sr., born in England, 1632, married, June 7, 1658, Mary Millet, died February 26, 1722. He was the emigrant ancestor of the Riggs family.
Mary (Rogers) Riggs, wife of Captain James Riggs, aforementioned, and great- grandmother of Mrs. Celestia A. (Currier) Butcher, was born June 27, 1753. She was the daughter of the Rev. John Rogers, born Aug-
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ust 7, 1719, married, January 28, 1748, Mary Ellery, died October 4, 1782. He was a son of the Rev. John Rogers, born January 19, 1692, married, October 16, 1718, Susanna Whipple, died October 16, 1773. He was a son of Rev. John Rogers, born July 7, 1666, married, March 4, 1691, Martha Whittingham, died December 26, 1745. He was a son of the Rev. John Rogers, D. D., born January 1I, 1630, married, 1673, Elizabeth Denison, daughter of Major-General Daniel Denison and his wife, Patience Dudley, daughter of Governor Thomas Dudley. Rev. John Rogers was born at Coggshall, England, died 1684. He was a student at Harvard College, and was the fifth president of that institution. He was a son of the Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, born 1598, mar- ried Margaret Crane, daughter of Sir Robert Crane, of Coggshall, Essex county, England, died July 3, 1655. He was a son of the Rev. John Rogers, of Dedham, England, born 1571, married Elizabeth Gold, died October 18, 1636. He was a son of the Rev. John Rogers, who was burned in the days of religious per- secution in England.
ROGERS On the Fourth of February, 1555, suffered at Smithfield, the constant martyr of God, John Rogers, born, according to early writers, in Lancashire, England, and educated at the University of Cambridge. While yet a young man, for conscience sake, he went to Antwerp, in Brabant, serving many years as chaplain to the English merchant adventur- ers. Here was formed an ardent friendship with that worthy servant and martyr of God, William Tyndale, and Miles Coverdale (after- ward Bishop of Exeter), who, for the hatred they bore to Popish superstition and idolatry, and love to true religion, had forsaken their native country. Conferring with them the Scriptures, he came to great knowledge of the Gospel, insomuch as to cast off the heavy yoke of Popery, and assist in the translation of the Bible into the English language, which led to the printing, finishing and notable introduction into England in 1537 of the folio Bible, being the first complete edition of both the Old and New Testament, revised and published by him alone under the assumed name of "Thomas Matthew." He printed on the last leaf, these words :
"To the honoure and prayse of God was this Byble printed and fynesshed in the yere of oure Lorde, A. MDXXXVII."
Here he was married to a woman of this country, and removed to Wittenberg, in Sax- ony, soon acquiring such a knowledge of the German tongue as to take charge of a congre- gation, which faithfully conducting some years until the accession of King Edward the VI, upon the establishment of the Protestant re- ligion, he returned to England to spread the Gospel. In April, 1550, he was admitted rec- tor of St. Margaret Moyses; on the 10th of July the same year vicar of St. Sepulchre ; and on the 24th of August following, having resigned this office, Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, bestowed on him a prebend in the cathedral church of St. Paul, when the dean and chapter chose him divinity reader. There- in he diligently labored until Queen Mary, coming to the throne, brought in the Antichrist of Rome. On the occasion of Queen Mary's entrance to London he preached a bold and zealous sermon at St. Paul's Cross, confirming such doctrines as had been taught in King Edward's time, and exhorting the people firm- ly to adhere to the same and beware of all pestilent Popery. The council, composed of Popial bishops, called him to account, before whom making so stout and witty an answer, and pleading his cause in such a manner, he was this time clearly dismissed.
He was caused to remain a prisoner in his own house for a while, and then was taken to Newgate, where he was lodged among thieves and murderers. He was several times sum- moned before a council, and they tried to per- suade him to alter his religion, but of no avail. He was burned at the stake on the 4th of Feb- ruary, 1555. He was the first of all that blessed company which suffered in Queen Mary's time, and styled the Proto-Martyr.
A son of the Proto-Martyr ( father of Rev. John Rogers, of Dedham, Essex, England), said to have died young, and whose name is now unknown.
Rev. John Rogers, of Dedham, educated in the University of Cambridge and for many years a famous preacher of Dedham, Essex, Old England. Having lost his parents young, he was encouraged and supported in his stud- ies at the University by his uncle, Rev. Rich- ard Rogers, of Wethersfield, Essex. He was first so wild as to sell his books and spend the money. Notwithstanding this, his kinsman procured a fresh stock, and sent him again to Cambridge. Not amending, but selling his books and spending the money as before, Mr. Rogers determined to cast him off; his wife, however, a prudent woman, persuaded him to
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make another trial. He was sent a third time to the University with books, and the grace of God changing his heart, became an illus- trious ornament to the college and a man of most exemplary piety.
Afterward, Mr. Rogers, seeing what God had done for his kinsman, used to say, "I will never despair of any man for John Rogers' sake." Becoming vicar of Hemingham, Nor- folk, in 1592, he continued there sometime, and was afterward minister of Haverhill, Suf- folk, whence he removed to Dedham, Essex, passing there the remainder of his days.
Mr. Rogers was thrice married. The name of his first wife is unknown; his second was Elizabeth Gold, widow of John Hawes; his third was Dorothy Stanton, widow of Richard Wiseman, of Wigsborough, Essex. He died in 1636. In the village burial ground at Ded- ham, in Essex, Old England, is yet visible among the most striking monuments, one with this inscription :
JOHANNES ROGERSIUS . HIC QUAM PRAEDICAVIT EXPECTAT RESSURECTIONEM Ост. 8:
DOMINI 1636 AETATIS 65 MINISTERII 42 HUIC ECCLESIAE 31 OBIIT HIC AFFECT INCERI SYMBOLUM POSUIT GEO. DUNNE CHIRMG. BONIS.
In the chancel of Dedham church, England, is a bust and under it the following inscrip- tion :
JOHANNES ROGERSIUS PRAEDICAVIT, EXPECTAT RESURRECTIONEM OCTORRIS 8 VO.
DOMINI _1636
AETATIS 65
MINISTERII. 42
HUJUS ECCLESIE 32
OBIIT
HOC OFF SOVORI SIMBOLUM
POSUIT
CAETEN DESUNT
This John Rogers was remarkable for his zeal, and appears to be a man of great piety, as well as a preacher of extraodinary earnest- ness. The vulgar used to call him "bawling John Rogers." (The contents of this page and of others in this narrative, are found in the "N. E. Historical and Genealogical Reg- ister").
Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, son of John of Ded-
ham and Elizabeth Gold, was born while his father was settled at Haverhill, in 1598. He was educated at the grammar school of Ded- ham till about the age of fourteen, when he entered Emanuel College, Cambridge, making here great proficiency in academic learning.
His first sermon was preached at Sprough- ton, in Norfolk. He engages as chaplain to a person of quality, and afterwards undertakes the charge of a large congregation at Bocking in Essex, under Dr. Barkham. Later he lived in Essington, in Suffolk, for five years, then resolved to moved to New England. His father-in-law, a gentleman of Coggshall, in Essex, of a very considerable estate, wouid gladly have maintained him and his family if he would have staid at home, but seeing his mind bent on the New England voyage, he durst not oppose it. He sailed from Graves- end to Boston. The first invitation extended to him was to settle at Dorchester, Massachu- setts, near where part of the good men who came with him, among whom were some of his father's parishioners, remained, and from the name of their native town in Old England called the place Dedham. With the rest, who could not all be conveniently accommodated here he settled at Ipswich, Massachusetts. He died July 3, 1655, aged fifty-seven. His wife was Margaret, the daughter of Sir Robert Crane, of Coggshall, Essex, Old England, by his first wife Mary, daughter of Samuel Spar- hawk, Esq., of Dedham, Essex. The name of Mr. Crane often appears among the rec- ords of the meetings held in England as one of "The Governor and Company" of the New Colony to be planted in Massachusetts Bay.
Rev. Dr. John Rogers, fifth president of Harvard College, son of Rev. Nathaniel and Margaret Crane, born at Coggshall, in Essex, England, January 1I, 1630, came with his father to New England in 1636. He was grad- uated at Harvard College in 1649, studied both physic and divinity, and assisted his father, Mr. (Abbott) or Cobbet and Mr. Hubbard in the ministry at Ipswich. He was employed also as the principal physician in the town. In June, 1676, he was unanimously chosen president of Harvard College, which office he declined. After the decease of President Oakes, who was a classmate, he was again elected in April, 1682, and installed August 12, 1683. This event he did not long survive, but died suddenly on the day succeeding com- mencement of the next year. The following epitaph on his tombstone in the burial ground at Cambridge (of which at this day no traces
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are visible) is supposed to have been written by one of his students, Dr. Cotton Mather :
Mandatin huic Tenae & Tumulo Humanitatis Auarium Theologiae Honeum Optimarum Literarum Bibliotheca, Rei Medicinalis Systema Integretatis Domicilium Fidei Repositorium, Christianae Simplicitatis Exemplae, Ro6uv Twv a' etwv Inoavgos. Se Domini Reverendissimi
D. JOANNIS ROGERSII
Rogerii Doetissimi Ipsuienses in Nov. Anglica, Filii Dedhamensis, in vetui Anglia per Orbem Terauem Clarissimi, nepotis ·Collegii Harvardani Lectissimi, ac merito dilectissimi Presidis Pais Terrestior Caelestior, a novis erepta fuit Julii 2, A. D., M. D. C. L. xxx.iv, Aetatis suae, LIV
Clara est pavs restaus nobis & quando cadever.
The relict of President Rogers, Madame Elizabeth, died at Ipswich, June 13, 1723, aged eighty-two. She was the daughter of Major- General Daniel Denison and Patience Dudley, a daughter of Governor Thomas Dudley, son of Captain Roger Dudley.
Rev. John Rogers, son of Rev. Dr. John and Elizabeth Denison, was born at Ipswich, July 7, 1666 ; graduated at Harvard College in 1684. He preached in Ipswich. He died De- cember 28, 1745, aged eighty. His parishion- ers vote F 200 O. T. for his funeral expenses. His wife was Martha Whittingham, to whom he was married March 4, 1691. She died March 9, 1659, aged eighty-nine.
Rev. John Rogers, of Kittery, (now Eliot, Maine), son of Rev. John and Martha Whit- tingham, was born January 19, 1692; grad- uated at Harvard College, 1711 ; married, Oc- tober 16, 1718, Susannah, youngest daughter of Major John Whipple and Susannah
of Ipswich. He died October 16, 1773, aged eighty-one. She died October 22, 1779.
Rev. John Rogers, of Gloucester, son of Rev. John and Susannah Whipple, born at Kittery, Maine, August 7, 1719; graduated at Harvard College, 1739, (librarian of the Uni- versity) ; was settled as pastor of the church in the town parish of Gloucester (organized October 27, 1743), when his father preached the sermon and his uncle, Rev. Nathaniel, of Ipswich, also took part in the services. He died October 4, 1782. His first wife was Sus- annah Allen; his second was Mary Ellery, married, January 28, 1748; she died February
1766; his third wife was widow Abigail Woodward.
(From N. E. Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 5).
The surname Leathe, Leathes LEATHE or Lathe, as spelled by various branches and generations of this family, is a place name. A "lathe" is a great division or part of a county in England. as the "five lathes of Kent," and a "lathreeve" is an officer of ancient times in authority of a lathe, reeve being a synonym of ward, and used also in the titles of such offices as hog- reeve and deer-reeve, to recent times. The earliest meaning of this word lathe was barn or granary, from the Danish lade, and this meaning was retained in medieval English, and is still in use in some sections of the nor- thern counties of England in this sense. In the United States two pronunciations of the name are found current, Lathe (like that of the machine) and Leith (Leeth). The Wo- burn family of which an account is given be- low, pronounce the name as if spelled Lathe.
The Leathe family originated in Cumber- land, and its surname was taken from the lo- cality Leath, now described as a ward or divi- sion of Cumberland, and spelled as is the sur- name at present in some places, Leath, and Leathes. Burke tells us that the Leathes fam- ily was seated at Leathes in Cumberland short- ly after the Conquest, and is still located at Leathes and Dale-head, England. A branch of this family in Suffolk has the same coat-of- arms, but a different crest. The only Leathe coat-of-arms to England is: Azure on a bend between three fleurs de lis or as many mullets perce gules. The Suffolk crest : A demi- griff in segreant or, armed and langued gules. The Cumberland crest: A lion's head affron- tee. Motto : In Ardua Virtus. From this family the Leathes of Middlesex county, Massachusetts, are undoubtedly descended.
(I) Francis Leathe, of Rumney Marsh, Bos- ton, Medford and Woburn, Massachusetts, died at Woburn, December 29, 1738. He was a taxpayer in Boxford in 1687. His wife, Mary, died at Woburn, March 23, 1757. In 1714 he and his son Francis were keepers of the Fountain Tavern in Medford. His will, dated July 22, 1738, names his wife Mary, daughters Mary Lummus and Sarah Blanch- ard; his three grandchildren, sons of his son Francis Leathe, of Medford, deceased-Ben- jamin, Robert, and Ebenezer; and his son
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John, whom he named as his executor. He bequeathed to the Church of Christ in Med- ford £30 in money or bills of credit, to be laid out in plate for the use of the said church. Children : I. Francis, married May 15, 1713, Sarah Floyd, of Rumney Marsh. 2. John, see forward. 3. Mary, married Samuel Lum- mus, of Ipswich. 3. Mary, married Samuel Aaron Blanchard, of Medford.
(II) John Leathe, son of Francis Leathe (I), died at Woburn, March 2, 1775, married, May 30, 1717, Eleanor Floyd, born February 12, 1692, daughter of Hugh and Eleanor Floyd, of Rumney Marsh, Boston. John Leathe is prominently remembered as the par- ish clerk of the briefly existing third parish in Woburn which derived its existence from the religious controversies in Woburn between the years 1746 and 1760, in which organization a church was formed of which John Leathe was deacon. John Leathe died intestate, and un- der date of March 30, 1775, his heirs were John Leathe, of Medford, Jedediah, of Water- town, Samuel and Elijah, of Woburn, besides William Leathe, Benjamin Leathe and Esther Leathe, his grandchildren, children of his son Francis, deceased. Children: I. John, born August 27, 1718, married November 10, 174I, Elizabeth Waite, of Medford. 2. Samuel, born September 26, 1720; married Mercy -, resided at Medford. 3. Elijah, born October 4, 1722, see forward. 4. Eleanor, born March 29, 1726, died at Woburn, Sep- tember 5, 1756. 5. Sarah, born March 6, 1727, married (intention dated July 21, 1749) Captain James Richardson, of Woburn. 6. Francis, baptized August 16, 1730; married, (intention dated September 20, 1751), Esther Richardson, of Woburn. 7. Jedediah, bap- tized January 16, 1731-2; married, January 16, 1754, Hannah Blanchard, of Medford. 8. Mary, baptized April 24, 1734. 9. Elizabeth, baptized March 21, 1735-6.
(III) Elijah Leathe, son of John Leathe (2), born at Rumney Marsh, Boston, October 4, 1722, died at Woburn, September 30, 1809, aged eighty-seven years; married (intention dated February 3, 1749), Mary Richardson, born July 18, 1725, died April 21, 1807, aged eighty-two years, daughter of Jacob and Eliz- abeth (Wyman) Richardson, of Woburn. He was a farmer in Woburn and bought the farm where his son Elijah afterwards lived. He was a member of one of the Woburn militia companies, called the East Company, and was one of those members who were furnished with bayonets in 1758. He lived in the easter-
ly part of Woburn near the Stoneham line, and was duly taxed there. During the Revo- lutionary war he paid liberal sums of money towards supporting the war, and is presumed, from an order dated October 17, 1778, to have performed certain military service. He served, however, as one of the town's committee for hiring soldiers in 1780. Children: I. Mary, born March 23, 1749, married, March 19, 1771, Edmund Richardson, of Woburn. 2. Eliza- beth, born March 31, 1752, married, May 26, 1772, Ebenezer Wade, of Woburn. 3. Elijah, born August 12, 1755, see forward. 4. Sus- anna, born January 14, 1757, married, Decem- ber 28, 1780, Jonas Parker, Jr., of Reading. 5. Jeptha, born May 6, 1759, married ; had James, Jeptha and William. 6. James, born August 10, 1761, married, December 16, 1784, Mary Brooks, of Woburn. 7. Rhoda, born May 14, 1764, married, July 21, 1783, Joseph Munroe, of Lexington. 8. Sarah, bap- tized April 5, 1767. 9. Jacob, born August 20, 1771, married, November 30, 1797, Me- hitable Winn, of Woburn.
(IV) Elijah Leathe, son of Elijah Leathe (3), born at Woburn, August 12, 1755, died there December 13, 1835, aged eighty years, gravestone ; married, June 22, 1780, Hepsibah Brooks, born March 3, 1762, died June 18, 1829, aged sixty-eight years, gravestone, daughter of Benjamin and Susanna (Kendall) Brooks, of Woburn. Elijah Leathe was brought up on his father's farm, and received the education common to the farmer's son of that period. Like many of his descendants he early learned the trade of shoemaker, which he followed through life. His farm was on Salem street, Woburn, near present Mill street, and was of large area. In the Revolutionary war he was enlisted on April 29, 1775, as a private in Captain Jonas Richardson's (Wo- burn) company, Colonel James Frye's regi- ment, which company was present in Bunker Hill battle June 17, 1775, and lost several men killed. He was in this company as late as December 22, 1775. On April 19, 1775, the chances were that he was present in the action, but no special record is found of it. He was a private in Captain Abraham Fos- ter's company, Colonel Samuel Bullard's reg- iment, which marched to reinforce the North- ern army in the campaign against Burgoyne. His service of three months and twenty-four days near Stillwater, New York, was from August 18, 1777, to November 30, 1777. The Woburn authorities show that he was drafted and went personally at this time. The follow-
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ing notice of his death is taken from the Bunker Hill Aurora and Boston Mirror, Sat- urday evening, December 26, 1835 :
"Died at Woburn, on the 13th instant, Mr. Elijah Lcathe-he fell dead in his house. He was a highly respected farmer and worthy cit- izen, a Revolutionary soldier and pensioner. Was at Battle of Bunker Hill, Bemis Heights, and at the surrender of Burgoyne. Over fifty years ago he was almost the first who carried shoes in saddle bags to market in Boston, there being no shoe stores. He peddled them from a bench on the north side of Faneuil Hall, where gentlemen and ladies of all classes resorted to buy. He also traveled to Philadel- phia with his load of shoes, where he disposed of them to good advantage, and on one occa- sion returned with the old fashioned clock which is still in the family."
Mr. Leathe was a selectman of Woburn in 1797, 1798 and 1799. Children: I. Hepsibah, born December 1, 1780, died February 17, 1787, aged seven years. 2. Polly, born Janu- ary 21, 1784, died February 2, 1796, aged twelve years. 3. Elijah, born October 21, 1786, see forward. 4. Hepsibah, born De- cember 27, 1792, married (intention dated June 1, 1833), Josiah Converse, Jr. 5. Josiah, born October 21, 1794, died April 26, 1817. 6. Samuel, born March 13, 1797, married, Oc- tober 31, 1820, Ruth Eames. 7. John, born October 3, 1800, married, May 13, 1832, Mary W. Reed, of Burlington. 8. Mary, born Feb- ruary 15, 1804, married (intention dated May 12, 1833) Martin L. Converse, of Burlington. (V) Elijah Leathe, son of Elijah Leathe (4), born at Woburn, October 21, 1786, died there October 13, 1863, aged seventy-seven years, married, May 7, 1807, Margaret Clark, born January 26, 1787, died November 27, 1843, aged fifty-seven years, daughter of Matthew and Nancy (Dickey) Clark, of Londonderry, New Hampshire. Elijah Leathe was educated in the district schools and helped his father on the farm, and learned the shoemaker's trade of his father, until the time of his marriage. He continued his shoemaking in his shop where he lived after his marriage, and also worked more or less for his father until the latter gave up business. The son lived on his father's farm in a house nearby which stood at the corner of Mill and Washington streets, Woburn. Like other mechanics of his day he did some farming. After the death of his father he removed for a time to Stoneham, and there worked at his trade. Later he re- turned to the farm in Woburn, where he lived
until he died. He was an attendant of the Baptist church, a Whig in politics, and served on the school committee. He greatly enjoyed the sport of hunting and fishing, and was con- sidered as among the best in that line, and had the reputation of being an upright and honest man.
Children: I. Elijah Albert, born August 13, 1807, married twice. Children by first wife: i. Nancy ii. Albert. 2. Nan- cy, born August 3, 1809, married (intention dated November 17, 1829) David Waite, re- sided at South Reading, children: Harriet and Henry. 3. Jeptha, born November 17, 18II, married (first), May 1, 1834, Sarah Davis, of New York City ; married (second), Charlotte Steere Claxton, of New York City; children by first wife: i. Mary Porter, born February 7, 1835. ii. Sarah, born January 7, 1838. 4. Harriet, born April 25, 1815, died September 5, 1816. 5. Josiah, born June 22, 1817, see forward. 6. William, born March 13, 1820, married, December 26, 1846, Char- lotte G. Small, of Woburn, children: i. Char- lotte Elizabeth, born September II, 1847, died November 5, 1851; ii. Charles William, born September II, 1847, died May 15, 1880; iii. Clarence Howard, born April 22, 1850, mar- ried, June 12, 1872, Marianna Spinney; iv. Frank Herbert, born September 25, 1852, mar- ried, November 27, 1873, Elvira E. Munroe ; v. Ada Elizabeth, born November 3, 1854, married, April 4, 1876, Herbert S. Dickinson ; vi. Harriet A., married, March 15, 1879, Charles E. Clarke ; vii. Mary Eva, born Octo- ber 10, 1861, died December II, 1861; viii. Alice Virginia, born February 10, 1865. 7. Mary Ann, born March 9, 1825, married, Oc- tober 18, 1846, James Parker, of Woburn. 8. Benjamin Brooks, born April 23, 1825, mar- ried, February 10, 1848, Lucy C. Martain. 9. Margaret Ellen, born November 7, 1827, mar- ried, July 9, 1845, Alfred Augustus Trull, of Woburn; children : i. Ellen Eliza (Trull), born November 22, 1846, married, October 31, 1867, Charles E. Richardson. ii. Mary Ann (Trull), born April 27, 1852, died November 26, 1871. iii. Alfred Seymour (Trull), born January II, 1855, died August 9, 1874. iv. Benjamin Leathe (Trull), born November 4, 1860, married, December 24, 1885, Lillie M. Richardson.,
(VI) Josiah Leathe, son of Elijah Leathe (5), born at Woburn, June 22, 1817, died there, August 9, 1878, aged sixty-one years, one month and eighteen days, married Mary Angeline Belcher, born at New London, Con-
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necticut, April 4, 1820, died at Woburn, Mass- achusetts, May 2, 1894, aged seventy-four years and twenty-eight days. Mr. Leathe was educated in the common schools of Woburn, and assisted his father, who was a shoemaker. He served an apprenticeship at shoemaking with David Waite, of South Reading, and worked for him several years. He removed to New York City shortly before his marriage, and worked at his trade there, and after his marriage he removed to Orange, New Jersey, where he opened a shop for fine custom work. He returned to Woburn in 1846 and built a house near the shore of Horn Pond, the site of the house being then located at what was then the end of Canal street (the present Ar- lington road), and here he had his shop doing custom shoemaking. Later in his life he was station agent at the Cross street station of the Boston and Lowell railroad, and also contin- ued his work of shoemaking in connection with his station duties. While occupying this posi- tion he met his death by a stroke of lightning. At one time in his life he had charge of the Woburn Cemetery, now known as the Wood- brook Cemetery. He was a Unitarian in re- ligious belief, a Republican in politics, retired in manner and of a kind disposition, devoted to his family and regarded as one of Wo- burn's best and faithful citizens. Children : I. Josiah, born June 21, 1842; married, No- vember, 1871, Sidney Skillen, of San Francis- co, California, children: i. Mabel Belcher, born October 17, 1873, married, June 13, 1902, Fred B. Rust, of Somerville, Massachusetts. ii. Wilbur, born March 8, 1879. 2. Henry Harrison, born September 27, 1848, see for- ward. 3. Charles Belcher, born February 4, 1850, married, March 1, 1869, Flora Segeberg, of Boston. Children: i. Charles Walter, born July 2, 1870, died May 17, 1876; ii. Bertha, born January 20, 1872. iii. Alice Josephine, born March 4, 1878. iv. Grace Segeberg, born January 20, 1880. 4. Wilbur, born July 5, 1853, died in California. 5. Edward Currier, born January 1, 1865, married (first), Aug- ust 25, 1890, Carrie Jones, of Acton ; child : i. Lora Standish, born September 19, 1892, and married (second), Helen
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