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place, Salisbury. He was a farmer and a bar- ber, who was in that day somewhat of a physician, doing cupping and leeching. He was a proprietor of Salisbury in 1639, and until 1652. He removed to the adjacent town of Newbury, where his wife Anne died, August 15, 1662. He died in 1670. His will, dated March 28, 1668, and proved October 11, 1670, bequeathed to son David; to sons John and Adam, of Salisbury, England ; to son William, if he come over to this country, to Mercy, Elizabeth Button and Ann Chase; to Susanna, wife of his son George, and to his children Ephraim and Samuel ; to son Roger's children, Mary and Elizabeth; to daughter-in-law, Sus- anna, the land formerly given to her husband George, on which he built; he appointed his son Henry executor. His son David came in the ship "Confidence," in April, 1638, aged eleven. (Although there is no trace of a sec- ond George Wheeler, of Concord, the name of George's wife is in doubt, and while Ephraim and Samuel were both of Concord at one time, they are not named in the will of George in 1685. They may have been dead, or George, son of John, may have died earlier.
(II) George Wheeler, son of John Wheeler (I), was born in Salisbury, England, about 1615. He was a man of prominence in Con- cord, where he was settled in 1638, perhaps as early as 1635. His name appears often on pe- titions for various purposes to the general court and on the town records, to the time of his death. He was a selectman in 1660, and held many other positions of trust and honor, and served on many committees. He owned land in every part of the town-Brook Meadow, Fairhaven Meadow, the Cranefield, by Walden, Goose, and Flint's Pond, on White Pond Plain, on the Sudbury line, etc. He died between 1685 and 1687, and his will was dated January, 1685, and offered for probate June 2, 1687. He married Katherine who died at Concord, January 2, 1684-5. They had eight children, five of whom were not recorded in Concord, and were probably born in Eng- land : I. Thomas, married October 12, 1657, Hannah Harrod. 2. Elizabeth, married, Oc- tober 1, 1656, Francis Fletcher. 3. William, married October 30, 1659, Hannah Buss. 4. Ruth, married October 26, 1665, Samuel Hart- well. 5. Hannah, named in will as daughter Hannah Fletcher. 6. Sarah, born at Concord, March 30, 1640; married, October 26, 1665, Francis Dudley. 7. John, born March 19, 1642-3; see forward. 8. Mary, born Septem- ber 6, 1645 ; married October 26, 1665, Eli- phalet Fox,
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(III) Sergeant John Wheeler, son of George Wheeler (2), was born in Concord, Massachu- setts, March 19, 1642-3, and died there Sep- tember 27, 1713, aged seventy. He married, March 25, 1663-4, Sarah Larkin, who died at Concord, August 12, 1725. He was admitted a freeman 1690; was constable 1684, when Robert Blood Sr. was fined ten pounds for assaulting him. His house lot was south of the mill pond, between the corner of Main street and the almshouse, and adjoined Robert Mer- riam's now the site of the Trinitarian meeting house, and Joseph Wheeler's now owned by Nathan B. Stow. Children of John and Sarah Wheeler : I. John, born February 6, 1663-4. 2. Samuel, born July 6, 1664. 3. Sarah, born December 12, 1666. 4. Edward, born July 17, 1669. 5. Joanna, born December 21, 1671. 6. Mary, born September 15, 1673. 7. Lydia, born October 27, 1675. 8. Esther, born De- cember I, 1678. 9. Joseph, born January 27, 1679-80. 10. Ebenezer, born June 3, 1682. II. Thankful, twin of Ebenezer. 12. Sarah, born November II, 1686. 13. Abigail, born December 29, 1689.
(IV) Deacon Edward Wheeler, son of John Wheeler (3), was born in Concord, July 17, 1669; died there February 17, 1734; married November 23, 1697, Sarah Merriam, of Con- cord, born August 18, 1675, daughter of Sam- uel and Elizabeth (Townsend) Merriam. Ed- ward Wheeler was a weaver. Children born at Concord: I. Edward, born October 23, 1698; married Elizabeth Herrick, and moved to Littleton. 2. Nathan, born March 2, 1700-I ; married Mary -, and was living at Nashua in 1723, removed to Boston, where he was living in 1736. 3. Esther, born Octo- ber 15, 1702; married a Simpson. 4. David, born December 26, 1707 ; married Sarah Mer- riam. 5. Sarah, born November 27, 1709, died December II, 17II. 6. Abigail, born Novem- ber 9, 1712 ; married Ephraim Brown. 8. Mary, born April 20, 1715.
(V) Deacon David Wheeler, son of Deacon Edward Wheeler (4), was born in Concord, December 26, 1707, and died there March 24, 1784, aged seventy-seven years. He was a farmer in Concord, and deacon of the church there from 1766 until his death in 1784. In 1735 he assigned to Samuel Freeland land that he held in Templeton, Massachusetts. He was an ardent patriot, and performed heroic service in the cause of independence. Although sixty-eight years old, far past the age of mili- tary service, he marched out under arms at the Lexington Alarm, April 19, 1775. He mar- ried Sarah Merriam, and their children, born
in Concord, were: I. David, born 1730, died November 10, 1803, aged seventy-three; fath- er of Captain David, born June 30, 1758, by wife Rebekah Jones, whom he married March 15, 1757. 2. Ephraim, born December II, 1734; see forward. 3. Sarah, born January 3I, 1737 ; married David Vose, of Milton ; sec- ond, Harlan.
(VI) Lieutenant Ephraim Wheeler, son of David Wheeler (5), was born in Concord, De- cember II, 1734, and died there September 23, 1809, aged seventy-five years. He made an excellent military record during the revolu- tion. He was in the fight at North Bridge, Concord, in February, 1776; was commissioned first lieutenant in Captain Thomas Hubbard's company, Colonel Edgar Brooks' regiment of militia, and was in the battle of Dorchester Heights. In September, same year, his regi- ment entered upon a three months campaign, during which he participated in the battle of White Plains. In January, 1777, he began service in the Continental line, as lieutenant in Colonel Nixon's regiment, and joined the northern army. He was honorably discharged December 22, 1777. In 1780 his name stands as first lieutenant of the fourth company, Third regiment of militia. He married, November 27, 1766, (Ceremony by Rev. Mr. Emerson), Sarah Heywood, of Concord; as his widow, June 13, 18II, she became the third wife of Deacon William Parkman, whose daughter Sarah had been for about twelve years the wife of Ephraim Wheeler, Jr .; she died November 15, 1837, aged upwards of ninety-two years. Children of Lieutenant Ephraim Wheeler, born in Concord : I. Sarah, born August 27, 1767, died September 4, 1775. 2. Rebecca, born Jan- uary 20, 1770; married Thomas Hubbard. 3. Ephraim, born March 21, 1773; see forward. 4. Jonathan, born July 31, 1776, died Septem- ber 4, 1811. 5. Sally, born January 24, 1786; married Seth Bemis.
(VII) Ephraim Wheeler, son of Lieutenant Ephraim Wheeler (6), was born in Concord, March 21, 1773, and died there August 19, 1848. He married, September 26, 1799, Sarah Parkman (see above), ceremony by Abiel Hey- wood, Esq. Children: I. Lydia Parkman, born July 13, 1800; married Cyrus Hosmer. 2. Henry Adams, born November 22, 1802; see forward. 3. Jonathan, born October 14, 1804; married Deborah S. Train. 4. Abiel Heywood, born February 13, 1807 ; see sketch.
(VIII) Henry Adams Wheeler, son of Eph- raim Wheeler (7), was born in Concord, No- vember 22, 1802, died September 4, 1881. He married, at Holden, Massachusetts, September
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30, 1828, Dolly Kendall, born at Boylston, Sep- tember 19, 1809, died September 5, 1885, daughter of Caleb and Dolly (Sawyer) Ken- dall; her father was born in Boylston, Janu- ary 27, 1779, son of Caleb and Priscilla (Townsend) Kendall, and a descendant of the immigrant Francis Kendall, of Woburn, from whom all the Kendalls of Massachusetts are descended. Children of Henry and Dolly Wheeler, all born in Concord: I. Mary Jane, born August 18, 1829, died January 13, 1851. 2. Sarah Eliza, born February 13, 1832, died October 10, 1865. 3. Lucy Ann, born Janu- ary 6, 1834, died April 13, 1854. 4. Rebecca, born August 6, 1835 ; married Thomas Todd. 5. Abba Frames, born May 20, 1837; married Julius M. Smith. 6. Eliza Kendall, born De- cember 21, 1840, died March I, 1842. 7. Caleb Henry, born November 10, 1842; see forward. 8. Fanny Wood, born February 5, 1845, died July 14, 1847. 9. Martha Washington, born February 22, 1849; married Dr. Samuel Wor- cester.
(IX) Caleb Henry Wheeler, son of Henry Adams Wheeler (8), was born in Concord, November 10, 1842, died September 4, 1900. He received his education in the public schools of his native town. He was brought up on his father's farm, and being the only son remained on the farm, which he conducted during his mother's lifetime after the death of his father, and eventually became owner of the home- stead. During his active career he filled the part of a useful and public spirited citizen. One of the best known and most trustworthy men of the town, he was often called upon to occupy positions of public honor and trust, holding the office of selectman, and most of the other town offices from time to time. In poli- tics he was an earnest and loyal Republican. He enlisted in the Union army at the very be- ginning of the civil war, in Company G, of the famous Fifth Regiment Massachusetts Volun- teers, April 19, 1861, under President Lin- coln's first call for three months troops. On the expiration of his term of service he re-en- listed in Company G, Forty-seventh Massa- chusetts Volunteers, and was honorably dis- charged at the end of the war, having risen to the rank of first sergeant. He was a man of fine military ability, and after the war was chosen captain of Company I, Sixth Regiment Massachusetts Militia, and served with credit until May, 1869, when he resigned. He was a charter member of the Old Concord Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and was at one time its commander. He was also a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the United
Workmen. In its report of his funeral, the Concord Enterprise of. September 12, 1900, said : "The funeral of Caleb H. Wheeler was held at his home on Sudbury Road last Friday afternoon. The services were in charge of Rev. Loren B. Macdonald, assisted by Rev. George A. Tewksbury. A male quartet rend- ered several selections. The high esteem held for our former townsmen by his fellow-citi- zens was indicated by the large numbers who were in attendance, and by the several organ- izations gathered to escort the body to Sleepy Hollow. The Old Concord Post was present at the services, and with Company I, Sixth Regiment, as military escort, and the members of the local lodge of United Workmen, attend- ed the body to the grave, where the Post held a burial service, and the bugler of Company I, Sixth Regiment, sounded 'Taps.'" The fol- lowing tribute is from the Middlesex Patriot, September 7, 1900: "The death of Caleb H. Wheeler removes from among us one of that class of citizens that Concord can ill afford to spare. A lineal descendant of one of the little band of Englishmen who were the original settlers of Concord two hundred and sixty-five years ago, and bearing in his veins some trace of the blood of nearly every one of those hardy pioneers who planted this settlement in the wilderness, he was in his generation a typical representation of those New England char- acteristics that we delight to recall and to honor. Honest, plain spoken, brave, quiet and undemonstrative, not ambitious of office or wealth, or even of popularity, living his simple life quietly and yet generously, finding his greatest pleasure in devotion to his family and his friends, he has left not an enemy on earth."
He married, first, Ellen A. Brown, born June 6, 1844, died January 19, 1869; one child, Nellie, born January II, 1869, died April 28, 1869. He married (second) Novem- ber 13, 1879, Sarah Elizabeth Parks, who was born March 14, 1854, daughter of Dr. Luther and Julia (Dale) Parks, of Boston, and sister of Dr. Edward L. Parks. Her father was only son of Luther and Sarah (Dutch) Parks; Sarah Dutch was daughter of Deputy Sheriff Daniel Dutch of Ipswich. Children of Caleb H. and Sarah E. (Parks) Wheeler: I. Julia Dale, born October 19, 1880 ; graduated from grammar and high schools, Concord, then at Misses Weeks and Lougee's private school, Boston, one year. 2. Sarah Kendall, born May 25, 1882: educated at public schools, at Simmons College, Boston, and graduate of Gregg School of Boston: now private secre- tary to firm of Whitmarsh & Johnson, Printing
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Art University Press, Cambridge. 3. Mary Ellen, born April 18, 1885; educated in public schools ; member of the Boston and the Massa- chusetts Arts and Crafts societies ; has a priv- ate studio, where she is a metal worker. 4. Elizabeth Parks, born April 21, 1889; kinder- gartner, now training with Mrs. Stannard, 19 Chestnut street, Boston. 5. Caleb Henry, born May 22, 1891 ; student in Concord high school, class of 1908.
WHEELER (VIII) Abiel Heyward Wheeler, son of Ephraim Wheeler (7), (see above) was born in Concord, Massachusetts, February 13, 1807. He settled in Concord, and like his ancestors for many generations followed farm- ing. He was a highly respected citizen of ex- cellent character. He was formerly deacon of the Congregational church. He married (in- tentions dated January 2, 1829, Harriet Lin- coln, of Ashby, Massachusetts, born January, 1807, daughter of William and Jeal (Cushing) Lincoln. Children, all born in Concord: I. Henry Lincoln, born February 5, 1830, men- tioned below. 2. Charles Parkman, born No- vember 6, 1832, mentioned below. 3. Harriet Lincoln, born January 10, 1834. 4. Sarah Elizabeth, born May 10, 1840. 5. George Francis, born February 2, 1842, mentioned be- low. 6. Mary C., born May 15, 1847.
(IX) Henry Lincoln Wheeler, eldest son of Abiel H. Wheeler (8), was born February 5, 1830. He went to California in 1850. He en- listed in the Fifth Massachusetts Volunteer In- fantry for three months during the civil war, and participated in the first battle of Bull Run ; he was taken prisoner and confined for thir- teen months, when he was exchanged; he was first confined in Libby prison, then in New Or- leans, and subsequently in Salisbury, North Carolina. While in prison he became quite intimate with General Todd, a Confederate of- ficer in charge of prisoners, a brother of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, who secured for him the bones of animals from which he cut out jewelry which he sold, thus saving the lives of many of his comrades who would otherwise have starved; he also had some of the other pris- oners assist him in the work. After he was exchanged he enlisted in the Forty-seventh Massachusetts Volunteers, and was appoint- ed commissary sergeant ; he went to New Or- leans, and being a civil engineer was detailed to repair the guns and fortifications of that place, rendering therein great and important service. After completing this work he accepted a com-
mission as captain in the Ninety-sixth United States Colored Engineers. He was detailed to repair the works at Port Hudson, also at Brazier City, and from there went to Mada- gordia Bay. He was on General Canby's staff, and had charge as engineer of the mounting of the seige guns at Mobile Bay, and Spanish Fort. He was brevetted major for meritorious conduct, but the strain of his work there was probably the direct cause of his death. He was honorably discharged at the close of the war. Subsequently he was engaged in some of the southern railroads as engineer, and was one of the pioneers to develop the iron and coal industries of Birmingham, Alabama. He mar- ried Adelaide Bliss, of Vermont, who bore him two children, Harry E. and Mabel. Henry L. Wheeler died February 2, 1886.
(IX) Charles Parkman Wheeler, second son of Abiel H. Wheeler (8), was born No- vember 6, 1832. He was a graduate of Wil- liams College, after which he went to Cali- fornia, and for some time taught school in Portland, Oregon, and Walla Walla, Wash- ington. At the breaking out of the civil war, being an enthusiastic Abolitionist, he returned east and enlisted as first lieutenant of the Fifth Massachusetts Cavalry ; he was later quarter- master of the regiment, serving with it throughout his term of service, which regi- ment was the first to enter Richmond, Vir- ginia ; he served until the close of the war. He was then employed in the Freedmen's Bureau, and served as postmaster at Eufaula, Alabama. Later he settled on a farm in New Hampshire, where his death occurred October, 1898 .. He married Ella Jaqmeth, of Milford, New Hamp- shire, a teacher in the south, who bore him six children : Robert, Clara, Margaret, George, Mary and Herman.
(IX) George Francis Wheeler, third son of Abiel H. Wheeler (8), was born in Concord, Massachusetts, February 2, 1842. He was brought up on the homestead of his father, and assisted his father on the farm during his youth. He was educated in the public and high schools of his native town. He has con- tinued to the present time on the homestead, and is one of the best known and most pros- perous farmers of the section. In 1862 he en- listed in the Union army in Company G, For- ty-seventh Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, as a private. He was stationed some eleven months at New Orleans, under Captain Barrett and Colonel Lucius B. Marsh, of Bos- ton, and while there was on detailed service with his brother in repairing the works in front of that city ; he was also engaged in the quar-
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termaster's department ; he was mustered out of service at the end of his term of enlistment at Readville, Massachusetts. He is a Republi- can in politics, and takes an active interest in public affairs. He is a member of the Trini- tarian Congregational Church.
He married Alice, daughter of Thomas and Emily (Thompson) Rattray. Children born at Concord: 1. Arthur Lincoln, born October 26, 1867, educated in the public and high schools ; Williams College, two years; Brown University, two years; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, two years in the electrical en- gineering department ; and is now an instructor in the Providence (Rhode Island) Manual Training School. He married Cora F. Dun- nells ; children: Margaret, Mary Constance and George Francis. 2. Blanche Emily, born January 9, 1870, educated in the public and high schools of Concord, and at Smith College, where she was graduated in 1892; she was a school teacher in Providence, Rhode Island, for some years, after which she took up the study of archaeology, spending one year in Greece. In 1902. she went to Crete with Miss Harriet Boyd, and while there they excavated and discovered the buried city of Gounia, and are now completing a work on their discover- ies. She became the wife of Emile F. Wil- liams, of Boston. 3. Thomas R., born Octo- ber 4, 1871, attended the Concord public and high schools, Boston Dental College, River View Academy, Dental Department of the University of California, at Berkley, Cali- fornia ; he has the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. He married Florence Haggerty, of Michigan. 4. Ralph, born September 30, 1873, attended the public and high schools of Concord, and is a graduate of the civil en- gineering department of the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology. He was employed as engineer in the water department of Brooklyn, New York, for three years was employed on the subway of New York, after which he ent- ered the service of S. A. Gillespie, of New York. He married Edith G. Starkey, of Fox- boro ; children : Thomas Granville and Alice Charlotte. 5. Wilfrid, born September 8, 1876, attended the public and high schools of Concord, Brown University, and Bussey Insti- tution of Harvard University; he resides on the homestead. He married Emily Lillie ; one child, Wilfrid Stayner, born March 3, 1901. 6, Allan R., born May 10, 1879, attended the public and high schools of Concord, Brown University, of which he was a graduate class of 1901, and Columbia University, of which he was a graduate; he is now a teacher in St. George's School, Newport, Rhode Island. He
married Florence Williamson, of Chicago; one child, Elizabeth, born February 17, 1907.
(VIII) Jonathan Wheeler,
WHEELER son of Ephraim Wheeler (7), was born in Concord, October 14, 1804. His father was appointed his guardian to receive a bequest from his brother Jonathan, a wealthy merchant of Bal- timore, Maryland, who died at Watertown, Massachusetts. His will dated October 5, 1809, proved September 28, 1811, mentioned also his sister Sarah, wife of Seth Bemis; sis- ter Rebecca, wife of Thomas Hubbard of Con- cord; his brother Ephraim; partner John Richards ; the town of Concord ; mother Sarah. Jonathan Wheeler settled in Carlisle, Massa- chusetts, adjoining Concord. Carlisle was in- corporated as a town in 1805, formerly the dis- trict of Carlisle, set off from Acton, Billerica, Chelmsford and Concord. His home was probably in the Carlisle district and town all his life. His father followed the sea for a livelihood, and was lost while on a fishing trip while still a young man. Jonathan married Mary Angeline Baker, of Springfield, Massa- chusetts. Children: I. Lydia Angeline. 2. Caroline Fidelia. 3. Joseph Cheney. 4. Clara Sophia. 5. Alvin Wheeler. 6. Francis Ann, mentioned below.
(IX) Frances Ann Wheeler, daughter of Jonathan Wheeler, was born in Acton, Massa- chusetts, November 25, 1839. She was edu- cated in the public schools of her native town. She came to Lowell when twenty years old, and has lived there ever since. She married March 6, 1866, Orrin Bartlett, of Lowell, now deceased. Mrs. Bartlett is a member of the Congregational Church, and is deeply inter- ested in the work and benevolence of the church. Children, born in Lowell: I. Wil- liam Tecumseh Sherman, born April 19, 1867; was educated in the Lowell schools, now a prosperous dealer in hardware in Lowell; married Alice M. Colton, of Lowell ; children : i. Winthrop Colton. ii. Cyrania. 2. Frank, born December 21, 1868; educated in the Low- ell schools; married Lydia Currier; no chil- dren. 3. Cora Mabel, born April 20, 1873, educated in the Lowell schools; now book- keeper for her brother in hardware store.
(For early generations see preceding sketches).
(III) Thomas Wheeler, son
WHEELER of George Wheeler (2), born in England, died in Decem- ber, 1686. He married at Concord, Massa- chusetts, October 12, 1657, Hannah Harrod
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(now spelled Harwood). His estate was ad- ministered in Suffolk county in 1687 (vol. x, p. 115). Children, born in Concord: I. Han- nah, born October 25, 1658, died August 12, 1659. 2. Thomas, born January I, 1659-60. 3. John, born September 2, 1661, mentioned below.
(IV) John Wheeler, son of Thomas Wheel- er (3), born in Concord, Massachusetts, Sep- tember 2, 1661, died in 1721, in Marlborough. He married, in Concord, June 25, 1684, Eliza- beth Wells. They had three children in Con- cord, and about 1700 removed to Marlborough. Children: I. John, born August 15, 1695, set- tled in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. 2. Mar- tha, born July 22, 1698. 3. Joseph, born April 19, 1700 ; married January 16, 1818, Elizabeth Holloway. 4. Ephraim, born May I, 1702; see forward. 5. Daniel, born August 12, 1704.
(V) Ephraim Wheeler, son of John Wheeler (4), born in Marlborough, May I, 1702, died April 29, 1755; married, at that place, De- cember 30, 1730, Miriam Martin, of Shrews- bury, who was admitted to the church in 1734, and died there July 9, 1756. Children, born in Shrewsbury: I. Adam, born April 29, 1732; married Mary, daughter of Isaac Wheeler, of Rutland, an early settler there, coming from Medfield, and married November 17, 1763, settled in Hubbardston, where he was deacon of the church, and a captain in the Continental army. 2. Ephraim, born March 12, 1734, mentioned below. 3. Daniel, baptized June 6, 1736. 4. Dinah, born August 12, 1739; mar- ried, 1757, Aaron Smith. 5. Miriam, born September 1, 1742; married 1763, Asa Rice. 6. Elizabeth, baptized October 28, 1744; mar- ried, 1764, Asa Smith. 7. Aaron, born Octo- ber IO, 1747.
(VI) Ephraim Wheeler, son of Ephraim Wheeler (5), was born in Shrewsbury, March 12, 1734, on the homestead on Shrewsbury Hill, died June 13, 1798. He removed to New Salem about 1770. He married, at Shrews- bury, November 4, 1761, Azubah, daughter of Abraham Eager. He married (second) March 22, 1769, Elizabeth, widow of Francis Temple, of Shrewsbury. His first three children by first wife, born in Shrewsbury, were: Cath- erine, June IO, 1762; Sarah, March 23, 1764; Annie (Agnes), July 16, 1767. His sons, born in New Salem, were: Nathan, February 19, 1788; Colonel Ephraim, Jr., died 186 -; Simeon. He bequeathed three farms at New Salem to these three sons.
(VII) Nathan Wheeler, son of Ephraim Wheeler (6), born in New Salem, February 19, 1788, died August 10, 1871, aged eighty-
three years. He was a farmer, and a well-known citizen of New Salem. He married Esther (Thompson) Fish, born August 5, 1787, died September 18, 1867, daughter of Seth and Esther (Thompson) Fish, and their children were: I. Esther T., born September 17, 1813, died March 23, 1896; married Charles Felton, of New Salem. 2. Charles Wyman, see for- ward. 3. Silvia Briggs, born May 18, 1819, died December 23, 1857 ; married, November 24, 1839, James Brown, resided in Belle Plain, Iowa. 4. Eunice Fish, born December 8, 1824, died January 5, 1886; married, October II, 1857, Josephus Wilder, of Enfield, Massa- chusetts. 5. Chloe Dillingham, born May 18, 1827, died September 25, 1903; married, June 20, 1849, Edwin W. Chamberlin, of Prescott, Massachusetts. 6. Nancy Cutter, born April 30, 1830, died April 16, 1896; married, Octo- ber 22, 1850, Abner Lincoln; resided in Phila- delphia.
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