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He married, April 6, 1854, Mary Frances Cate, born in Boston, December 1, 1832, daughter of John and Mary Augusta (Story) Cate, of Boston. Her father was an ornamen- tal sign painter. Children: I. Emma Flor- ence, born April 7, 1860, died September 8, 1877. 2. Jessie Fremont, born October 12, 1861 ; married December 10, 1881, Walter M. Walch, of Malden ; children: i. Grace Emma, married Paul McCurder ; ii. Della Frances Walch; iii. Walter Wood Walch; iv. Arthur Myron Walch. 3. Arthur Wendell, born August 18, 1864 ; mentioned below. 4. Albert Sumner, born October 18, 1866; died May I. 1905. 5. Bertha Lillian, born December 5, 1871 ; married April 29, 1891, Fred Freeland Walker, of Burlington, Massachusetts; chil- dren : i. Freda Lorraine Walker, born Febru- ary 3, 1895; ii. William Henry Walker, born November 24, 1898.
(VIII) Arthur Wendell Wood, son of Marshall Wood (7), was born at Burlington, August 18, 1864, and was educated in the pub- lic schools of that town, supplemented with private instruction under Professor Howell, of Harvard, Massachusetts. He taught in the public schools of Burlington, in Norton, Mass- achusetts, and Deerfield, New Hampshire, where he was principal of the high school. He taught the grammar school at North Graf- ton, Massachusetts, afterward. Then for five years he was a clerk in the Boston. Safe De- posit & Trust Company. He accepted a posi- tion as cashier for N. W. Harris & Company, brokers, State street, Boston. After three years there he took charge of the bond depart- ment of Fuller, Tilton & Company, Boston, and built up a large business for that firm. In 1904 this firm was dissolved, and Mr. Wood de- . cided to embark in business for himself, and
he established himself in the brokerage busi- ness at the old stand of Fuller, Tilton & Co. In March, 1906, he moved to his present handsome offices, room 85, at 19 Congress street. While he was connected with Fuller, Til- ton & Company, Mr. Wood organized in 1889 the New England Company for Investments, incorporated under the laws of Delaware, and he was vice-president of the concern and man- ager, later becoming its president, his present position. Mr. Wood's business is exclusively in bonds and securities for investments, and he has no dealing on margins. His business has been very prosperous. Mr. Wood is a gifted musician, and a member of the Beet- hoven Orchestral Club, of Boston, in which he plays a clarinet ; this is one of the best ama- teur orchestras in New England. Mr. Wood's home is at 35 Jason street, Arlington. He is a member of the Burlington Congregational church ; is independent in politics, and belongs to the Arlington Golf Club, the Old Belfry Club of Lexington ; the Point Shirley Club of Winthrop, and the Boston Bank Officers' As- sociation.
He married, February 10, 1886, at Littleton, Massachusetts, May Elizabeth Fuller, who was born February 5, 1863, daughter of Josiah and Rebecca (Fales) Fuller, of Harvard, Massachusetts. Her father was a farmer. Children: I. Ralph Arthur, born at Harvard, November 26, 1886. 2. Marshall Hayden, born at Bedford, Massachusetts, August 7, 1900.
HENDERSON
The surname Henderson and its kindred form An- derson is found in both
England and Scotland. The Henderson coat of arms is: Three piles issuing from the sin- ister ar. a chief erm. Crest-Under a tree a boar pass. Motto-Virtus Nobilitat. Other branches of the family have mottoes: "Sola Virtus Nobilitat" and "Sic Cuncta Saduca." The similarity of the various coats of arms of the English and Scotch branches indicates a common origin. The Henderson family of Scotland had its seat in Fifeshire and Dum- friesshire before 1600. At a very early date the family of Anderson is found in Aberdeen- shire and Edinburghshire in Scotland. George Henderson, of Edinburgh, was a member of the Scottish parliament in 1543; James Hen- derson, of Edinburgh, in 1504; John Hender- son, of Henrysone, Lochmaben, 1645-7-8, 61-3; Robert Henderson, of Holland, Orkney
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and Zetlandshire, in 1617; Thomas Hender- son, of Jedburgh, in 1587-93-94.
One branch of the family went with the Scotch Covenanters to settle in Ulster Plan- tation, beginning in 1610. Alexander Hender- son was, in 1619, a lessee of part of the thous- and acre grant to John Hamilton in Precinct Clanchy, Cavan county, Ireland. He was the first of the name in Ireland. The first in county Tyrone on record was William Hen- derson, of Precinct Strabane, who, August 16, 1693, was tenant of James Hamilton, Earl of Abercorn, who had a grant of three thousand acres there. The family at present is well represented in the Scotch counties of Antrim and Tyrone, in Londonderry and other Ulster counties, but in no others in Ireland.
(I) George Henderson was born in Kelly- mallaugh, county Londonderry, province of Ulster, adjacent to Antrim and Tyrone. His father was a farmer there, and he was brought up on the farm and educated in the schools of his native place. After his marriage he settled on a farm that he bought in Kelly- mallaugh and followed farming all his life. He grew flax, grain and oats and raised many horses and cattle. His farm is situated in the eastern part of the town. He was an upright and honorable citizen, working hard and doing his full duty as a man and a citizen. He was of a happy disposition, and endowed with great physical strength and powers of endur- ance. He belonged to the Presbyterian church of his fathers and was elder for many years. In politics he was a Liberal. He was a Free Mason, a member of the lodge in his native town. He married Jane Hall, a native of Scotland, daughter of John Hall. Children: I. James, born August 12, 1833, died Septem- ber II, 1903; married, February 18, 1861, Margaret Clark, sister of his brother John's wife; children: I. George, born June 10, 1862, married, October 25, 1888, Margaret Wilson, of Boston, and had Charles Wilson, born April 26, 1891; resides at 9 Preston street, Dorchester, Massachusetts; ii. William Foster, born February 20, 1865, married (first), November, 1887, Elizabeth McDonald, of Cambridge, and had: James Foster, born January 5, 1891; William Foster married (second), August 30, 1894, Ellen Cole, of Cambridge, and had: Maynard Cole, born February 5, 1897; Frances Geneva, Septem- ber 5, 1898; Charles Leroy, January 15, 1904) ; iii. James Hall, born July 3, 1867 ; iv. John Thomas, born March 27, 1870, mar- ried, January 4, 1893, Ada J. Drady, of Cam-
bridge, (and had: Ethel Winifred, born Feb- ruary 26, 1894; George Clark, September 30, 1895; Maud Alma, June 15, 1897, died Octo- ber 14, 1899; Everett John, February 13, 1899; Chester Woodman, October 15, 1900; Elwin Thomas, May 31, 1902; Austin Mel- ville, May 9, 1904; Ada Blanche, born July 6, 1906) ; v. Mathew Clark, born October 5, 1872; vi. Joseph Alexander, born May 26, 1875. 2. Mary, married John Henderson. 3. Elizabeth, married Robert Pickens. 4. John, mentioned below. 5. Sarah, married Alexan- der Montgomery; resides at Coultersville, Ill- inois. 6. George. 7. Thomas, resides at Mill- wood, Frisne county, California.
(II) John Henderson, son of George Hen- derson (I), was born at Kellymallaugh, Lon- donderry county, Ireland, August 17, 1845. He was educated in private schools in that place until twelve years of age, when he be- gan to work on his father's farm. Three years later he went to work for William McCarter, a farmer in the same town. He left home March 28, 1863, to seek his fortune in America, and landed at Boston. He entered the employ of Cyrus H. Cutter at Arlington, Massachusetts, in the market gardening business and remain- ed there two years and a half. Thence he went to Watertown in the employ of Artemas Locke, remaining a year, and then in the em- ploy of Samuel Butterfield, of Arlington, eight months, and of William Muller of North Cambridge, driving his leather team to Boston for about three years. He leased the Richard Irwin farm on Front street, in Arl- ington, for one season, and conducted it on his own account. In 1870 he bought his present farm, which was a part of the old Russell estate on Appleton street, and consisted of thirty acres of land. He built his residence before coming to the farm and it still stands on the place. In 1898 he built his present beautiful residence. Mr. Henderson has made a success of market gardening, having devel- oped a large business from a small begin- ning, showing what pluck and energy well directed can accomplish without capital. He makes a specialty of celery, lettuce, cucum- bers, spinach and other produce, finding his market in Boston. His son James has of late years had charge of the delivery and sale of the produce, and Mr. Henderson devotes his attention to the cultivation, much of his stuff being raised under glass. He has established a reputation for honesty and uprightness, and is much respected by his neighbors. He was brought up in the Presbyterian faith of his
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ancestors, but attends the Congregational church (orthodox) at Arlington. He is a Re- publican. He was formerly a member of the Royal Order of Orangemen.
He married, September 13, 1866, Catherine Clark, born August 4, 1846, daughter of Wil- liam and Dorcas (Laught) Clark, of London- derry, Ireland. Her father was a clerk in the government office. Children, born in Arling- ton : I. Mary Jane, born March 20, 1868, married, September 30, 1903, Justin W. Lov- ett, of Brandon, Vermont; child, Harold Jus- tin, born April 20, 1906. 2. Margaret, born September 2, 1870. 3. John, born October 16, 1872, married, October 12, 1898, Ada May Brinton, of Nova Scotia; children: i. Warren James, born November 27, 1898; ii. Ada Josephine, February 17, 1902; iii. Dorothy, April 6, 1905. 4. Elizabeth Ann, born Sep- tember 10, 1874. 5. Sarah Montgomery, born August 28, 1876. 6. Georgiana Catherine, born December 7, 1878. 7. Josephine, born August 22, 1883. 8. William James, born July 20, 1885. 9. Henry Andrew, born January 8, 1888.
HUTCHINSON
The antiquity of the family of Hutchinson in England is very
great. Its origin has been assigned to one Uitonensis, said to have been a Norwegian and to have come from Normandy with Wil- liam the Conqueror, but there is no record of the family after the Conquest until the year 1282, after which the history of the family is definitely known. The coat-of-arms: Per pale gules and azure, semee of cross-crosslets or, a lion rampant argent. Crest-Out of a du- cal coronet or, a cockatrice with wings en- dorsed azure, beaked combed and wattled gules.
(I) Barnard Hutchinson, of Cowlam, Yorkshire, England, was living in the year I282. He bore the coat-of-arms just des- cribed. His wife was the daughter of John Boyvill, Esq., of one of the best families of Yorkshire. Children : I. John, mentioned below. 2. Robert, married Newcomen, of Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire. 3. Mary, mar- ried William Sutton, of Washingborough, Lincolnshire.
(II) John Hutchinson, son of Barnard Hutchinson (I), married Edith Wouldbie, of Wouldbie. Children: I. James, mentioned below. 2. Barbara, married Lewis Ashton, of Spaulding, Lincolnshire. 3. Julia, married
Allyne Bruxbie, of Shobie. 4. Margaret, mar- ried William Champernowne, of Devonshire.
(III) James Hutchinson, only son of John Hutchinson (2), was of Cowlam. He mar- ried Ursula Gregory, of Nafferton, Yorkshire. Children: I. William, mentioned below. 2. John, married daughter of John Conyers. 3 Barbara, married John Hathorne, of Cran- sweke (Cranswick). 4. Daughter, married John Ocam, Esq. 5. Eleanor, married Thom- as Brown, Esq.
(IV) William Hutchinson, son of James Hutchinson (3), married Anne Bennet, daughter of William Bennet, of Theckley (Thackley), in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Children : I. Anthony, mentioned below. 2. Oliver, married daughter of John Tindall. 3. Mary, married Jervas Abtost (probably Ab- tofte). 4. Alice, married William English.
(V) Anthony Hutchinson, son of William Hutchinson (4), married (first) Judith Cros- land, daughter of Thomas; married (second) Isabel Harvie, daughter of Robert. Children of second wife : I. William. 2. Thomas, mentioned below. 3. John. 4. Richard, sup- posed to have settled in Ireland. 5. Leonard. 6. Edmund. 7. Francis. 8. Andrew.
(VI) Thomas Hutchinson, son of Anthony Hutchinson (5), bought the principal part of the township of Owthorpe, Nottinghamshire, the remaining portions afterwards coming into the family of his descendants. He lived in the reign of Henry VIII. He owned also an estate at Colston Bassett, a few miles east of Owthorpe. His actual residence was at Crop- well Butler. He was living as late as October 9, 1550. Children: I. William. 2. John. 3. Lawrence, mentioned below.
(VII) Lawrence Hutchinson, son of Thomas Hutchinson . (6), resided at Toller- ton, a town between Owthorpe and Notting- ham. He married Isabel who sur- vived him. His will is dated July 21, 1577, and proved at York, October 9, following. Children : I. Robert. 2. Thomas, mention- ed below. 3. Agnes. 4. Richard. 5. Wil- liam.
(VIII) Thomas Hutchinson, son of Law- rence Hutchinson (7), resided at Newark, Nottinghamshire; died in 1598. His will was proved May II of that year and dated March I. Children : I. William, died before his father. 2. Thomas, mentioned below. 3 Joan. ,
(IX) Thomas Hutchinson, son of Thomas Hutchinson (8), inherited his father's estate at Newark, but removed to Arnold, near Not-
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tingham, between 1601 and 1605. He married Alice -, who survived him. He was buried at Arnold, August 17, 1618, his will being dated March 4, preceding. He bequeaths to all his children, most of whom were doubtless born at Newark before his removal to Arnold. Children: I. John, married twice, lived at Arnold. 2. Isabel, married Adam Barker. 3. Humphrey, living in 1618. 4. Elizabeth. 5. Robert, baptized at Newark, September 6, 1601, lived at Arnold. 6. Richard, mentioned below. 7. Thomas, baptized at Arnold, June 16, 1605.
(X) Richard Hutchinson, son of Thomas Hutchinson (9), was born 1602-03. In 1660 he deposed that his age was fifty-eight. He married, at Cotgrave, county Nottingham, England, December 7, 1627, Alice Bosworth, probably daughter of Joseph Boswell, of Southwell, otherwise known as the cathedral church of Nottinghamshire. He emigrated to America in 1634 with his wife Alice and four children and settled in Salem, Massachusetts. He had a grant of land from the town of Salem in 1636 and.next year a grant of twen- ty acres more, "provided he will set up a plough." It is said that at that time there were but thirty-seven ploughs in the entire colony. In 1654 he had another parcel of land granted him and in 1660 still another. This land was situated in the vicinity of Hathorne's hill, Beaver Dam brook, now called Beaver Brook, which runs through Middleton into the Ips- wich river. He and his wife were members of the Salem church as early as 1636. He bought a farm of one hundred and fifty acres at Salem village (Danvers) of Elias Stillman in 1648 and that was his homestead afterward. He served on a committee of the town to sur- vey Jeffrey's Creek (now Manchester) and Mackerel Cove.
His first wife Alice was a member of the First Church at Salem village in 1636 and Richard joined in 1647. He married ( sec- ond), in October, 1668, Sarah Standish, wid- ow of James Standish, of whose estate Hut- chinson was appointed administrator April I, 1679. His will was dated January 19, 1679, and proved September 26, 1682. His widow married (third) Thomas Roots, of Manches- ter, whom she also survived. Children of Richard and Alice, the first five born in Eng- land: I. Alice, baptized at North Muskham, Nottinghamshire, September 27, 1628, and died there the same year. 2. Elizabeth, bap- tized at Arnold, August 30, 1629, married Deacon Nathaniel Putnam, of Danvers. 3.
Mary, baptized at North Muskham, December 28, 1630, married Thomas Hale, of Newbury, Massachusetts. 4. Rebecca, born about 1632, married James Hadlock, of Salem, May, 1658. 5. Joseph, mentioned below. 6. Abigail, bap- tized December 25, 1636, married Anthony Ashby. 7. Hannah, baptized at Salem, April 12, 1662, married Daniel Boardman. 8. John, born May, 1643, married, July, 1672, Sarah Putnam.
(XI) Joseph Hutchinson, only surviving son of Richard Hutchinson (10), the immi- grant, was born at North Muskham in 1633, according to his deposition taken in 1660. He settled upon a portion of his father's estate, conveyed to him by deed of gift by his father, July 1, 1703, containing fifty-four acres of upland on the west side of the Ipswich river near Cromwell's meadow. Joseph gave to his son John fifty acres May 3, 1694. In 1673 he was on the committee to build the parsonage at Danvers and donated the land for it. He was one of the petitioners for the incorpora- tion of the town of Danvers February 20, 1689. He was constable in 1658. He had five children by his first wife. He married (second) Lydia (Buxton) Small, daughter of Anthony and Elizabeth Buxton, widow of Jo- seph Small, February 28, 1678, and had six children. Children of first wife: I. Abigail, baptized September 26, 1666, died young. 2. Bethiah, baptized September 26, 1666, died in 1690. 3. Joseph, baptized with the two preceding ; resided at Danvers. 4. John, bap- tized with the preceding ; married Mary Gould. 5. Benjamin, baptized with preceding; mar- ried Jane Phillips and Abigail Foster. Chil- dren of Joseph and Lydia Hutchinson: 6: Abigail, born January 14, 1679. 7. Richard, born May 10, 1681, married Rachel Bunce. 8. Samuel, born October 9, 1682, unmarried. 9. Ambrose, born June 4, 1684, mentioned be- low. 10. Lydia, born September 13, 1685, married George Nourse. II. Robert, born November 3, 1687, married Elizabeth Putnam.
(XII) Ambrose Hutchinson, son of Joseph Hutchinson (II), was born in Danvers, Mass- achusetts (Salem Village), June 4, 1684, died in 1757. He was a farmer and lived and died on that part of the homestead given him by his father June 3, 1708, consisting of thirty acres adjoining land of his brother Robert and the highway. Administration was granted September 26, 1757, to his widow and son George. The inventory amounted to one hundred and three pounds and some shillings. He married, June 24, 1709, Ruth Leach,
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daughter of John and Elizabeth Leach, born March 31, 1692. Children: I. Amos, bap- tized June 10, 1710, a mariner, married, July 7, 1737, Hannah Hutchinson, daughter of Eb- enezer ; three children. 2. James, died young. 3. Samuel, baptized April 24, 1714, mariner in early life, moved to Woodstock, Massachusetts, now Connecticut, and manufactured scythes ; married Elizabeth Judd; two sons. 4. John, baptized July 5, 1719, mentioned below. 5 James, died 1752. 6. George, born at Dan- vers, November 1, 1730, farmer, removed about 1764 to Lyndeborough, New Hamp- shire; married (first), June 8, 1748, Elizabeth Bickford, of Middleton, Massachusetts ; (sec- ond), Sarah Bevins; twelve children.
(XIII) John Hutchinson, son of Ambrose Hutchinson (12), was born in Danvers, Mass- achusetts, and baptized there July 5, 1719. He and his brother George settled about 1767 in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. He mar- ried probably Deborah He died there about 1789. A widow Deborah with two daughters is given in the census of 1790, re- siding in Lyndeborough. According to this census the following, doubtless sons of John, were heads of families in Lyndeborough: I. Nehemiah, had two sons and two daughters. 2. Nathaniel. 3. Thomas, mentioned below. 4. Ebenezer, had two sons under sixteen and a daughter.
(XIV) Thomas Hutchinson, son of John Hutchinson (13), was born about 1760. He was a soldier in the Revolution, a private in the Seventh Company, Second Regiment, un- der Colonel Reid, and later a sergeant, in 1780. He married Chickering. Among their children were: Charles, Osgood, Nathaniel, Abigail, Hannah, Thomas, born May 6, 1800, mentioned below.
(XV) Thomas Hutchinson, son of Thomas Hutchinson (14), was born at Lyndeborough, New Hampshire, May 6, 1800, and died April 5, 1875. He received a common school edu- cation and worked during his youth on his father's farm. He learned the butcher's trade, and when a young man removed to West Cam- bridge, Massachusetts. There he worked for several years for Abner Pierce who had a slaughter house and meat market, and when John P. Squire, who became famous later for his success in the pork business, was an appren- tice in the same place, Mr. Hutchinson taught him his trade. Mr. Hutchinson resided at what was called Brick End, Schooler Court, Arlington. In later years he worked for his son, Thomas K. Hutchinson, in the teaming
business, moving furniture, etc. He finally removed to Plainfield, Vermont, where he fol- lowed farming, and died there at the home of his daughter, Clara Bartlett, April 5, 1875. In religion he was a Baptist; in politics a Democrat. He married, June 26, 1823, Bet- sey Blackington, of Wrentham, daughter of Edward Blackington. She died May 25, 1826, at Arlington. Children : I. Thomas Kit- tridge, born April 18, 1824, mentioned below. 2. William, married (first) Alice Gallup, and (second) Hannah of Charlestown, Massachusetts ; children : i. Ida, married George Cunningham, of Arlington; resides at 1012 Common street, Boston; child of second wife : ii. William. 3. Abigail, died young. 4. Eliza Jane, died young. Thomas Hutchinson married (second), in 1835, Lavina E. Page, born at Francestown, New Hampshire, May 10, 1806, died January 18, 1878, daughter of Daniel and Rebecca (Fuller) Page. Rebecca was a direct descendant of Dr. Samuel Fuller, who came over in the "Mayflower," in 1620. Children : 5. Augusta, born July 4, 1837, died February 28, 1859; married Alpheus Batchelder and had one son. 6. Clara, born March 12, 1843, married, June 22, 1862, Jo- seph Bartlett, of Plainfield, Vermont; chil- dren : 1. Augusta Bartlett, born June 3, 1863, died February 21, 1903; married, October 7, 1885, C. P. Kellogg; ii. Alice Bartlett, born July 29, 1864, died June 5, 1878; iii. Edward, born May 3, 1868, married, February 26, 1896, Emma Sanborn; iv. Levie Thomas Bartlett, born February 24, 1873, died July 4, 1906; married, October 2, 1895, Gertrude ยท Farns- worth; v. Roscoe C., born September 21, 1877, married, October 10, 1900, Annie Clark; vi. Clement Bartlett, born December II, 1879, married, October 3, 1901, Maud Batcheller.
(XVI) Thomas Kittridge Hutchinson, son of Thomas Hutchinson (15), was born at Arl- ington, Massachusetts, April 18, 1824, died February 21, 1904. He received his educa- tion in the public schools of his native town, and in his youth worked out from time to time on adjacent farms and was finally ap- prenticed to a farmer at Francestown, New Hampshire, but in about a year he returned to Arlington and served an apprenticeship under Joshua Caldwell. Later he worked at his trade for Elijah Cutter, but owing to an oper- ation on his hand for a felon, from which his hand was partly disabled, he had to give up his trade about 1850 and devoted himself to dealing in horses. He bought horses in Can- ada and sold them in the vicinity of his home.
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He was put in charge of the street lighting of the town. He leased the old Jason Russell estate and carried on market gardening. About 1879 he bought the Amos Russell farm on Appleton street and conducted it success- fully until he sold it to his son, Walter K. Hutchinson. He spent his last years with his son Jesse, whose home is on Central street. He was a jovial man, having a host of friends ; was always very industrious and highly re- spected. He was a Democrat in politics and was active in the temperance movement.
He married, at Arlington, Joanna Perkins, who was born at Plymouth, Massachusetts, January 13, 1826, died February 10, 1881, daughter of Stephen Perkins. Her father was a miller. Children: I. Thomas M., born January 10, 1849, died May 13, 1852. 2. Laura Ann, born August 9, 1850, married, February 3, 1868, Robert Jost, of Boston ; children : i. Joseph Minot Jost, born January 3. 1869, married, September 4, 1886, Augusta E. Nelson, of Salem (children: Herbert Nel- son Jost, born May. 18, 1887 ; Pearl Jost, Aug- ust 12, 1891 ; Edith Ruby Jost, born June 13, 1893; Nelson Minot Jost, born May 29, 1898) ; ii. Louisa Frances Jost, born October 30, 1871, married, June 12, 1894, Theodore Woods, of Fairhaven, Vermont; iii. George Little Jost, born October 7, 1873; iv. Herbert Ridgeley Jost, born September 15, 1875, died February 3, 1877; v. Cora Emma Jost, born January 12, 1879, married, April 5, 1896, Thomas E. Desmond, of Medford, (children : Helen Laura Desmond, born January 25, 1897; Gouveneuer Gerald Desmond, born De- cember 16, 1898; Minot Sargent Desmond, born November 3, 1900; Norman Kittridge Desmond, born February 1I, 1902; Beulah Eliza Desmond, born July 11, 1906). 3. Thomas Merrill, born April 8, 1852, married, June 1, 1883, Ella ; children : i. Laura Leslie, born August 2, 1884, married, May 22, 1906, Ernest W. Slack and had Ethel Lou- ise Slack, born October 17, 1906; ii. Thomas Merrill, Jr., born December 12, 1885, married, August 30, 1905, Agnes L. Hines and had Lydia L., born May 14, 1906; iii. Karl Elgin, born December 22, 1887; iv. Benjamin Kit- tridge, born June 15, 1890, died young ; v. Rosella, born December 23, 1891 ; vi. Edward Barnum, born July 5, 1894: 4. Walter Kit- tridge, died young. 5. Charles, born Decem- ber 23, 1856, married, May 6, 1887, Mrs. Em- ma Louisa (Boyd) Forsythe, of Arlington, Massachusetts, and had Charles Percy, born September 23, 1892, died July 22, 1893. 6.
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