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(VIII) Ephraim Dutton, son of Jeremiah Dutton (7), was born in Hillsboro, August 25, 1807, and died there September 10, 1891. He was a farmer and proprietor of a general store in Hillsboro. He was a Democrat in politics, and cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson. He was a man of strong character and a leader in the community. He married, September 3, 1829, Phebe Beard Wilson, born March 8, 1812. Children, born in Hills- boro: I. Benjamin Franklin, born October 14, 1831 ; mentioned below. 2. Clarissa Wil- son, born September 27, 1835; married, first, George B. Ward; second, Edwin B. Morse.
(IX) Benjamin Franklin Dutton, son of Ephraim Dutton (8), was born in Hillsboro, October 14, 1831. He was educated in the public schools and at Captain Partridge's Military Academy and Private School at Nor- wich, Vermont, where he was graduated in 1851. He was for a short time in business in Washington, D. C. Having made a reputa- tion as a teacher of penmanship and book- keeping, he opened a commercial college in Alexandria, Virginia, and established a suc- cessful business. His father's health having failed, he was obliged to give up his business in the south and return to New Hampshire,' where for seven years he was associated with his father in conducting the general store at Hillsborough Bridge, New Hampshire. In 1859 he came to Boston and engaged in the small ware and millinery jobbing business un- der the firm name of B. F. Dutton & Com- pany, later Dutton & Wyman, Brown & Dut- ton, and finally B. F. Dutton & Company. In
the firm of B. F. Dutton & Company, Mr. Dutton's partner was John B. Smith, who was afterwards governor of the state of New Hampshire. In 1874 Mr. Dutton's connec- tion with the present house of Houghton & Dutton began. He entered partnership with S. S. Houghton under the firm name which is so well known throughout New England. (See sketch of S. S. Houghton in this work). The department store of Houghton & Dutton is one of the largest and most popular in Bos- ton. After the death of Mr. Houghton his in- terests were bought by Mr. Dutton, who has since been the head of the firm and in control of the enormous business of the concern.
Since 1877 Mr. Dutton has resided in Mal- den. He has been interested in the welfare and development of the town in which he lives, has contributed freely to public enter- prises, and is recognized as one of the fore- most citizens of Malden. He purchased from the estate of George Lockman, known as Glyn Rock, comprising sixty acres, and his resi- dence and grounds are regarded as among the finest residential properties in the state. He is owner of twenty houses in the town of Malden, of which number seven, built by him- self, on Glyn Rock Hill, are occupied by his children. In politics he is a Democrat of the old school. He cast his first presidential vote for Franklin Pierce, who was born and lived in the same town in New Hampshire. He has had neither time nor inclination for a public career, and has declined to accept - public office. In religion Mr. Dutton is a Congre- gationalist, a member of the Second Congre- gational Church of Hillsboro. He is a promi- nent Free Mason, and a member of De Molay Commandery, Knights Templar. He be- longs to the New Hampshire Club, the Malden Club, and other organizations.
Mr. Dutton has been pre-eminently a busi- ness man. To the upbuilding and enlarge- ment of the great retail store of which he was the founder with Mr. Houghton, he has given his whole time and energy. All other inter- ests were subsidiary. His thorough knowledge of trade ; his discernment in matters of public taste and demand; his faculty in attracting all classes of people to his counters, have made him conspicuous in the business world of New England for nearly fifty years. Mr. Dutton's personality has attracted friends in business as well as in social life.
He married first, 1851, Harriet L. Hatch, born 1831, died 1858, daughter of Elisha and Sophia (Kingsbury) Hatch, of Hillsboro. He
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married second, 1860, Harriet Miriam Conant, daughter of George W. and Louise A. (Mer- rill) Conant. (See Conant sketch). Children of Benjamin F. and Harriet L. (Hatch) Dut- ton : I. Ellen, born in Hillsboro, 1852; mar- ried Professor J. B. Claus, a noted German scholar and professor of music, who died in Europe in 1906; she resides in Malden; no children. 2. Harry, born in Hillsboro, July 4, 1856; educated in the public schools and at Highland Military Academy of Worcester ; married Alice, daughter of S. S. Houghton, senior partner of Houghton & Dutton; chil- dren: i. Marion Dutton, married Irving P. Morse, a Harvard graduate; ii. Mary Dutton, graduate of Medford high school; iii. Alice. Harry Dutton resides in Medford, and is a member of the firm of Houghton & Dutton. 3. Hattie, born in Hillsboro, May 29, 1858; educated in the Melrose schools; married Dr. B. D. Peaslee, of Weare, New Hampshire, June 12, 1893 ; no children.
Children of Benjamin F. and Harriet Miriam (Conant) Dutton : 4. Cora, born July 21, 1862, educated in the public schools of Malden and at a finishing school in Toronto ; married John Little, of Malden; children: i. John Dutton Little, born at Malden, April 12, 1895. Cora, married second, in 1904, Alfred B. Lounsbery, of New York. 5. Frank, born at Medford, April 13, 1867; a graduate of Chauncy Hall School, Boston ; married Blanche Merrill, of Boston, and had one daughter, Dorothy, born August 13, 1892, at Colorado Springs; is now a student in Miss Brown's private school; Frank died January 8, 1893, and his widow married Elmer A. Lord, of Brookline, Massachusetts. 6. George Conant, born at Medford, October 13, 1869, attended the Malden public schools and Chauncy Hall School, Boston; is a member of the firm of Houghton & Dutton; married Gertrude E., daughter of Mayor Stevens, of Malden ; children: i. Gertrude Stevens, born at Malden, May 30, 1902 ; ii. Benjamin Frank- lin (2) born June 5, 1904, at Malden; they reside in Malden. 7. Claire Miriam, born at Melrose, November 19, 1875 ; educated in the public schools of Malden and at Andover ; married Alexander McGregor, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in 1895 ; a member of the firm of Houghton & Dutton; they reside in Mal- den ; children-i. Alexander McGregor (2), born March 31, 1897; ii. Claire Dutton Mc- Gregor, born July 13, 1898; iii. Miriam Mc- Gregor, born November 29; 1903. 8. Nina, born November 23, 1876, in Melrose; edu-
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cated in the public schools and high school of Malden and Andover ; married, October, 1900. John F. Everhart, of New York City ; he died March, 1904; she is living with her parents in Malden ; children-i. Helen Dutton Everhart, born October 12, 1902; ii. Mary Everhart, born April 23, 1904.
The Nichols family of Wo- NICHOLS burn is of Scotch descent and the "History of Bedford" (N. H.) states that its immigrant ancestor settled in Billerica, Massachusetts, some time pre- vious to 1775. (N. B. "Hazen's History of Billerica" fails to corroborate this statement ).
Benjamin Nichols, whom the "History of Bedford" says was a native of Billerica, moved from that town to Milford, New Hampshire, and thence to Bedford, subsequent to 1803. He purchased the property on Joppa Hill known as the Worcester farm, which was the birthplace of Joseph E. Worcester, the distinguished lexicographer. Here he erected a new residence, using in its construction some of the timbers from the old Worcester house, and in addition to producing large quantities. of wheat he raised cattle, sheep and horses. Politically he acted with the Whig party, and in his religious faith was a Presbyterian. This farm is still in the possession of his descend- ants, each successive proprietor bearing the name of Benjamin, and the present owner is the fourth Benjamin Nichols to occupy it. He married for his first wife Elmira Blanch- ard, of Medford, Massachusetts, and for his second wife Mrs. Comfort Tay (nee Tidd), widow of Captain Jesse Tay. She was born in Woburn about the year 1765, and was de- scended fromn an early settler in that place (see Linscott). Her father and at least two of her brothers served in the Continental army under General Washington during the Revo- lutionary war. The children of Benjamin Nichols, all of his first union, were: Benja- min, Blanchard, Elzaphan, Stephen (who set- tled in Winchester, Massachusetts), Tracy C., Rebecca, Betsey (who became the wife of John Upton), Lydia (married a Mr. Tarbell, of Milford, New Hampshire, and died about the year 1865, leaving two children, (Joseph. and Mary), and Lucy Blanchard (who mar- ried John Shepard). Benjamin Nichols' sec- ond wife had one daughter by her first mar- riage-Betsey Tay.
Tracy Collins Nichols, fifth child of Benja- min and Elmira (Blanchard) Nichols, was
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born in Milford, New Hampshire, May 6, 1803. In early childhood he accompanied his parents to Bedford, where he attended school, and going to Danvers, Massachusetts, after the death of his mother, he resided for a time with a family named Collins upon a farm. When a young man he served an apprentice- ship at the currier's trade in the Tidd curry- ing establishment at North Woburn, where he was employed for some years, and subse- quently he followed his trade for a short time in Stoneham. Returning to Woburn he re- sumed his trade in the shops of General Abi- jah Thompson, who was later succeeded by Stephen Dow and Company, and he remained in the employ of the latter concern for the remainder of his life, which terminated Feb- ruary 2, 1881. For many years he resided at the corner of Lexington and Burlington streets. His energetic nature was tempered with an amiable and jovial disposition, which gained for him the respect and good will of his fellow-townsmen, and his efforts in behalf of the moral as well as of the intellectual wel- fare of his children were characteristic of an upright, conscientious man and a useful citi- zen. At one time he attended the Baptist church, but in his later years worshipped with the Congregationalists. In politics he was a Republican. In his younger days he acted as drummer for the local militia company, also played the fife and the clarionette, and at the military display at Bunker Hill in honor of the visit of General Lafayette he beat the bass drum. In 1826 he married Louisa Kim- ball, daughter of Ezra and Lydia R. (Fowles) . Kimball, of Woburn, and she died April 20, 1837. His second wife was Mrs. Lydia R. Richardson (nee Stratton), also of Woburn, and her death occurred November 21, 1891. She bore him three sons and one daughter. The children of his first union were: I. George Collins, born 1826, died September 20, 1876; he was married December 9. 1849, to Sarah Ann Tidd, born April 29, 1829, daughter of Marshall and Sarah Ann (Martin) Tidd, of Woburn. Of this union there is one son, Tracy Warren, born December 21, 1853; mar- ried, November 7, 1877, Susette E. Tillson, and has Roy Tillson, born June 4, 1883; and Lee Tracy, born August 7, 1884. 2. John Curtis, born February 29, 1828, never mar- ried. 3. Stillman, born June 4, 1830; he was married June 23, 1855, to Hannah Frances Durgin, born in Lee, New Hampshire, Octo- ber, 28, 1835, daughter of Stephens and Han- nah (Kenniston) Durgin, of that town. Still-
man and Hannah have had four children: i. Nellie Florence, born August 22, 1857, died July 10, 1864; ii. Frederick Stillman, born September 19, 1862, died September 1, 1889; iii. George Wilbur, born August 26, 1865, married Emma French, of Winchester, and died December 5, 1897; iv. Arthur Curtis, born June 20, 1869, married November II, 1899, Mrs. Sarah R. Burns, nee Goff, of New Bedford, Massachusetts. 4. Mary Louisa, married George Parker, of Woburn, and was the mother of four children: i. Helen Louise, born April 12, 1865; ii. Gertrude Evangeline, born December 1I, 1870, died October I, 1871 ; iii. John Curtis Nichols, born June IO, 1872, married, October 5, 1898, Mabel L. Hovey, of Woburn, and has Eugenia Frances, born July 19, 1899; and Curtis Kimball, born January 30, 1903; iv. George Newton Parker, born August 26, 1876. The children of Tracy C. Nichols' second marriage are: 5. Martha Ann, born May 9, 1839; she was married in 1865 to Milton, son of Milton and Rhoda (Dean) Moore, of Chelsea, and has had three children : i. Mabel, born August 19, 1867; ii. Arthur Milton, born August 25, 1869; iii. Nellie Dean, born May 9, 1871. 6. Charles Albert, born April 26, 1842; he was married March 30, 1865, to Evelena Orville Souther- land, born May 12, 1841, daughter of Daniel and Clarissa P. (Hoyt) Southerland, of Wo- burn. The three children of this union are: i. Carrie May, born July 25, 1867, died Sep- tember 16, 1869; ii. Grace Clarabel, born Jan- uary 9, 1872, married, January 31, 1901, Ed- win K. Porter, of Woburn; iii. Albert, born April 15, 1878. 7. Sarah Maria, born No- vember 17, 1843; she was married December 29, 1869, to George Jacob Monroe, son of Jacob and Martha (Caldwell) Monroe, of Burlington. George J. and Sarah M. Mon- roe have seven children : i. Edith Marion, born November 9, 1870; ii. Florence Lydia, born August 29, 1872; iii. Martha Ada, born De- cember 7, 1874; iv. George Chalmers, born July 18, 1877; v. Bertha Nichols, born May 25, 1880, was married April 6, 1903, to Dr. Arthur Linwood Parker, of Penacook, New Hampshire ; vi. Harold Knapp, born July 10, 1884; vii. Ralph Milton, born September 6, 1886. 8. Frank Calvin, the well-known ice dealer of Woburn.
Frank Calvin Nichols, youngest child of Tracy C. Nichols, was born in Woburn, Sep- tember 26, 1849. He attended the public schools, including the high school, and after concluding his studies learned leather splitting
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under the direction of his father in the shops of Stephen Dow and Company, remaining in their employ some eight years. In 1874 he entered the employ of John P. Crane, with whom he plied his calling for seven years, and for the succeeding two years was employed by E. L. Shaw in the same occupation. Some twenty-five years ago Mr. Nichols engaged in the ice business in company with P. J. Good- rich, under the firm name of Nichols & Good- rich, and they established their plant and head- quarters at the foot of Beacon street. Two years later Mr. Nichols sold his interest to Daniel B. Morrill, but later acquired the inter- est of his former partner, Mr. Goodrich, and the firm of Nichols & Morrill continued for a period of two years. At the expiration of that time Mr. Morrill was succeeded by J. R. Car- ter, who added his coal trade to the business, and the firm of Nichols & Carter carried on both lines of trade for the ensuing two years, when it was dissolved, Mr. Carter resuming the coal trade, thus leaving Mr. Nichols sole proprietor of the ice business, which he has ever since carried on with profit. During the past few years his business has greatly in- creased. His houses, which cover a space of fifteen thousand square feet, have a capacity for storing five thousand tons, and twelve horses are required for its distribution. In 1879 he erected his present residence on Bur- lington street, upon land inherited from his mother, and his property constitutes one of the most attractive estates in that locality.
Mr. Nichols is a progressive as well as a successful business man, enjoying the esteem and confidence of his patrons and has a wide circle of personal friends and acquaintances. Politically he is a Republican and has served his party with ability as a delegate to conven- tions. His fraternal affiliations are with Crystal Font Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and he is also a member of the Massachusetts Ice Dealers Association. He attends the Congregational church.
On February 12, 1880, Mr. Nichols was united in marriage with Mary Elizabeth Cros- by, his first wife. She was a daughter of Rufus Pierce and Mary Elizabeth (Sherburn) Cros- by, of Woburn. She died December 14, 1884, leaving two children: Rufus Stratton, born September 24, 1881 ; and Dana Frank, born August 3, 1883, died March 19, 1888. Rufus S. was married December 31, 1904, to Edwina F. Cloutman, of Farmington, New Hamp- shire, daughter of Edwin Franklin and Ellen Frances Cloutman. She has one son-Ros-
well Cloutman, born July 6, 1905. On June 4, 1886, Mr. Nichols married for his second wife Sarah Elizabeth Carter, born July 26, 1863, daughter of William and Susan Emma (or Susan H.) (Butters) Carter, of Wilming- ton, and granddaughter of William and Mary (Marion) Carter, of Burlington. Mrs. Nich- ols is a lineal descendant of the Rev. Thomas Carter, who was born in England about 1610; prepared for the ministry in the mother coun- try; came to New England in the "Planter" from London in 1635 and was ordained the first pastor of the first church in Woburn in 1642. ,
On the maternal side she is of the eighth generation in descent from William Butter, who was born in Scotland about the year 1630, settled in Woburn prior to 1660 and his name frequently appears in the town records for thirty years thereafter. Although there is no record of his having subscribed to the free- man's oath he, nevertheless, must have en- joyed good standing in the town, as in addi- tion to his taxes he contributed regularly toward the support of the church and its pas- tor. He acquired by grant and purchase sixty- one acres of land, and resided at what was known as Boggy Meadow. He was a soldier in King Philip's war, serving in Captain Joseph Syll's company for three months in 1676. He died in Woburn, November 13, 1692. The maiden surname of his wife does not appear in the records, which merely state that by wife Mary he had one son, William. She seems to have been legally separated from him pre- vious to 1691, in which year she contracted a second marriage, and she died at Watertown, January 5, 1701, under the name of Stratton.
William Butter, only child of William and Mary Butter, was born at Boggy Meadow End, Woburn, in 1665. He was one of the original settlers in Wilmington, which was in- corporated as a town in 1730, and the follow- ing year was chosen a selectman. In 1732 he served upon a committee appointed to se- cure the services of Rev. Ward Cotton as pastor of the first church (organized in 1733), in which he was baptized and admitted to membership in 1738. The locality of his resi- dence, which has ever since been peopled mostly by his descendants, has long borne the appropriate name of "Butter's Row." The date of his death is somewhat uncertain. Ac- cording to his headstone in the old Wilming- ton cemetery he died February 9, 1746, aged about eighty years, but the probate record is April 28, 1745 .. The former is probably cor-
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rect. He was married about the year 1687 and the christian name of his wife was Re- becca. She survived him. She was admitted to the Wilmington church by letter in 1734. His will, which was dated October 25, 1733, distributed an estate inventoried at one hun- dred and seventy-four pounds, seven shillings and six pence, and it makes ample provisions for his widow. His children were: William, (who died in infancy), William (died aged about twenty years), Rebecca (died in child- hood), Lydia, Rebecca, Samuel, John and a third William.
Samuel Butter, third son and sixth child of William and Rebecca Butter, was born in Wilmington, June 21, 1703. He was one of the petitioners for the separation of Wilming- ton from Woburn and became a permanent and wealthy resident of the newly organized town, owning much timber land. He was a farmer and also operated a sawmill. His death occurred in November, 1788. January 20, 1726, he married Sarah Jaquith, born March 8, 1703, daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Jones) Jaquith, early settlers in Wil- mington. She became the mother of seven children: Sarah, Hannah, Samuel, Reuben, Mary, John and Rebecca.
John Butter, sixth child and youngest son of Samuel and Sarah (Jaquith) Butter, was born in Wilmington, April 26, 1732. He in- herited land from his father, was a prosper- ous farmer and had business dealings with the distinguished Sir Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford). He served in the war for national independence as a member of Captain Simeon Hazeltine's company, which marched to Lexington, April 19, 1775. April 26, 1757, he married Mary Killam, daughter of Daniel and Mary Killam, of Wilmington, and with her was baptized at the Church of Christ on May 14 of the following year. He survived his wife and died in 1793, as his will was pro- bated June 4 of that year. Their children were: John, Mary (died young), Abel (also a Revolutionary soldier), Jedediah and Mary.
Jedediah Butters, fourth child and young- est son of John and Mary (Killam) Butter, was born in Wilmington, February 16, 1764. He inherited his father's homestead and car- ried on general farming. In 1799 he pur- chased land of his brother John in Westford, Massachusetts, but there is no record of his having removed to that town. He was mar- ried February 17, 1789, to Betsey Boutwell, of Wilmington, and tradition asserts that they had twelve sons and one daughter. Their
children, according to a record at hand, were : Abel, Daniel, Franklin, John, Jedediah, Joel, Nancy and James.
Daniel Butters, second child of Jedediah and Betsey (Boutwell) Butters, was born in Wilmington, August 7, 1791. He was mar- ried in 1817 to Susan Goodwin, born August 18, 1796, daughter of Uriah and Mary (Cum- mings) Goodwin, of Bedford, Massachusetts. Daniel died in February, 1844, and his wife died September 29, 1848. They were the par- ents of ten children: Daniel H., Thomas G., Susan H. (Susan Emma), Timothy D., Wil- liam A., George E., Sarah M., Mary E., Mar- tha J. and Stephen O.
Susan Emma Butters, third child and eldest daughter of Daniel and Susan (Goodwin) Butters, was born in Wilmington, February 25, 1822. In 1842 she became the wife of William Carter, son of William and Mary (Marion) Carter, of Burlington. William Carter, Jr., died August 15, 1870. Their chil- dren are: Henry, born December 2, 1843, married, September 30, 1865, Lizzie J. Ham- den, daughter of Erwell and Julia Hamden. George, born in 1845, no longer living. Eliza A., born September 7, 1847, married, Septem- ber 14, 1865, William Putnam, son of Joseph and Sarah Putnam. Susan E., born Febru- ary 9, 1849. Walter D., born in 1853, mar- ried, May 17, 1873, Lizzie, daughter of David and Mary Boyce. Ella L., born in 1857, mar- ried, October 14, 1878, Martin, son of Tim- othy and Mary Holt. Charles E., born in 1860, married, September 19, 1883, Annie, daughter of Isaac and Nancy Cazneau. Sarah Elizabeth Carter, who became the second wife of Frank C. Nichols as previously stated. The children of Mr. Nichols' second union are: I. Byron Curtis, born July 2, 1887, died February 22, 1895. 2. Hubert Frank, born July 3, 1890. 3. Walter Collins, born Octo- ber 9, 1891. 4. Alice Russell, born April 8, 1893. 5. Ernest William, born February 15, I895. 6. Ruth Elizabeth, born March 23, 1897. 7. Raymond Carter, born December 17, 1903.
Widow Walker, the immi-
WALKER grant ancestor, was doubtless born and married in England. Whether her husband died in England or after they came to America is not known. She was one of the first purchasers and proprietors of Seekonk (Rehoboth), Massachusetts. Her name is in the list of those who in 1643 gave
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in the value of their estates for a pro rata division of the lands. Hers was fifty pounds. In the division made June 30, 1644, she had a share, and lots were assigned to her in several divisions afterward. She had a share in the new meadow divided February 18, 1646. Her name then disappears from the record. Whether she married again or died about that time we know not. The company in which she was associated was from Weymouth, Massachusetts, noted for its strongly religious character, being in fact a majority of the church at Weymouth. The interest of John Brown in her children, who were his nephew and niece, who came in 1635 as his servants and the fact that the mother was associated with Mr. Brown in the settlement of Reho- both favors the theory that she was his sister rather than his wife's sister. Children : I. James, of Taunton, born in England 1619-20, came in the ship "Elizabeth" from London with his sister Sarah in the family of John Brown; drew land in Rehoboth but failed to settle there, remaining at Taunton. 2. Sarah, born in 1618 in England, married John Tis- dell, of Duxbury, Massachusetts. 3. Philip, born in England about 1630, mentioned below.
(II) Philip Walker, son of Widow Walker (I), was born in England about 1630. The earliest record of him is a deed bearing his signature dated at Rehoboth in 1653. He was on the grand jury May 17, 1655; was pro- pounded for freeman June 8, 1655; took the oath June 1, 1658. June 22, 1658, his name appears in the first division of Rehoboth North Purchase, now Attleborough, when lots were drawn for the meadow, on the north side of the town, and again May 26, 1668, in the divi- sion of North Purchase lands. He married, about 1654, Jane Butterworth, of Rehoboth. She married (second), June 2, 1684, John Polley, of Roxbury, and lived there until her death in 1702. Deacon Walker was buried August 21, 1679. His estate was inventoried at six hundred and eighty-one pounds. His farm and home were on Watchemoket Neck, south of the Great Plain, at what is now Kin- nicut Place on the road from Providence to Barrington, Rhode Island, about a mile from India Bridge and in Rehoboth, now Seekonk. He left a new house unfinished, which the court ordered completed at the expense of the estate. In 1659 his occupation was given as that of weaver. He became at length one of the wealthiest men of the town and held many offices of trust and honor ; surveyor 1657, con- stable 1658, on grand inquest 1668 and 1678,
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