Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Volume IV, Part 108

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 912

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The Carletons are of ancient CARLETON Saxon origin, and the name is a combination of the Sax- on words "ceorl," meaning husbandman, and "ton," a town. . At the time of the Norman con- quest it was de Carleton, and the earliest known ancestor in England was Baldwin de

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Carleton, of Carleton, near Penith, in the county of Cumberland. From this feudal baron the American Carletons trace their line- age in a direct line through seventeen gener- ations to Edward the emigrant.

Adam de Carleton, of the eighth generation in the direct line of descent from Baldwin, married Sibella, who is supposed to have be- longed to the royal Plantagenet family. Sir Walter de Carleton of the twelfth generation was the last to use the prefix "de." The lat- ter's son Thomas (13) was of Sutton in Lin- colnshire, and his son John (14) Carleton of Sutton and Walton-upon-Thames died in 1458. John (16) Carleton, born in the year 1500, married Joyce Welbeck, a cousin of Queen Catherine, wife of Henry VIII, but the record at hand fails to state whether the royal person- age referred to was Catherine Howard or Catherine Parr. Edward (17) Carleton, fifth son of John and Joyce (Welbeck) Carleton, settled at East Clauden, Surry, in 1571, and married Mary, daughter of George Bigley. Erasmus (18) Carleton, son of Edward and Mary (Bigley) Carleton, was a citizen and a mercer of St. Bartholmew's, London. The Christian name of his wife was Elizabeth and they were the parents of Edward Carle- ton, the emigrant ancestor of the family in New England.

Edward Carleton, son of Erasmus and Eliz- abeth Carleton, was born in 1605. He mar- ried Eleanor Denton, whose family name is said to be of old Roman origin. With his wife and eldest son he accompanied a party of colonists to New England under the leadership of the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, and was therefore one of the founders of Rowley, Massachusetts, in 1638-39. He was made a freeman in 1642, and became the second largest landowner in the town. He was a member of the general court for the years 1644-45-46-47, served as trial justice from 1648 until his return to Eng- land in 1650-51, and died about the year 1661. Edward and Eleanor (Denton) Carleton were the parents of four children, the eldest of whom, John, was born in England in 1630. The others, born in Rowley, were Edward, Mary and Elizabeth. The birth of Edward, which took place August 28, 1639, was the first to be recorded in Rowley.

Peter Carleton, a descendant of Edward and Eleanor (Denton) Carleton, the emigrants, settled in Landaff, New Hampshire, according to information at hand, but careful examina- tion of all available records relative to the Carletons of New England fails to reveal the place of his birth or the names of his parents,

therefore the writer is unable to obtain his line of descent from the immigrant just re- ferred to. It is reasonably certain, however, that he was of the posterity of Edward and Eleanor. The Christian name of Peter's wife was Azuba, and her surname was probably Taylor.

James M. Carleton, son of Peter and Azuba (Taylor) Carleton, was born in Landaff, March 13, 1809, and died in Reading, Massa- chusetts, December 9, 1886. He resided for a time in Windham, New Hampshire, and went from there to Concord, September II, 1833 .. He married for his first wife Sarah Corning, of Londonderry, New Hampshire, born in that town December 1, 1805, died Sep- tember 7, 1862, in Concord, New Hampshire ; and on February 6, 1864, he married for his second wife Mrs. Lucinda B. Eastman (nee Buswell), widow of Deacon John Eastman. His three children, all of his first union, are: Martha M., James Henry and Sarah F. Mar- tha M., who was born March 4, 1835, was married November 4, 1856, to John I. East- man, of Concord, New Hampshire, and has three daughters-Maria, Helen and Hattie L. Sarah F. Carleton, who was born June 21, 1849, was married June 20, 1869, to Frank P. Hamblett, and is now a widow, having one daughter, Lena C., born October 29, 1874.

James Henry Carleton, second child and only son of James M. and Sarah (Corning) Carleton, was born in Windham, New Hamp- shire, September 16, 1838. He was educated in the public schools of Concord, and at the age of fifteen years he went to Medford, Massachusetts, where for a period of two years he was employed as a gardener and in other capacities. Going to Boston he entered the employ of Smith Gerrish in the stove bus- iness, in which he continued until 1862, when he enlisted in the Eleventh Battery, Massachu- setts Volunteers, for nine months service in the civil war, and was honorably discharged June 18, 1863. Returning to the stove busi- ness in Boston, he was employed by S. W. Clapp for the succeeding eight years, at the expiration of which time he established him- self in the same line of trade in East Boston, and selling his business there some three years later, he accepted a position with the Gardner Chilson Furnace Company, Boston. In 1876 he purchased the business of his former em- ployer, Mr. Clapp, whose death occurred that year, and for more than thirty years conducted an extensive trade in stoves and kindred arti- cles. In 1907 he was succeeded in the manage- ment of the business by his son, and is now

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living in retirement, at his pleasant home in Reading. In politics he acts with the Repub- lican party. He is a member of the Masonic order, the Knights of Honor and the Grand Army of the Republic. The family are mem- bers of the Congregational Church.

On October 13, 1869, Mr. Carleton was united in marriage with Miss Lucy Mary Put- nam, daughter of Captain Philemon and Mary (Carleton) Putnam, of Danvers, Massachu- setts. Lucy Mary Putnam was a lineal de- scendant in the ninth generation of John Put- nam, the first of the name in New England, and among his posterity were the two famous revolutionary generals, Israel and Rufus Put- nam.

John Putnam, born at Aston Abbotts, Buck- inghamshire, England, about the year 1580, came to Manchester in 1634, and settled in Salem Village, now Danvers. He was made a freeman in 1640, and his death occurred in 1663. He was accompanied from the mother country by his wife, whose maiden name was Priscilla Gould, and three of their sons- Thomas, Nathaniel and John.

John (2) Putnam, fourth son and eighth child of John and Priscilla (Gould) Putnam, was baptized at Aston Abbotts, May 27, 1627. He grew to manhood in Salem Village, and re- sided there until his death, which occurred April 7, 1710. He was married in Salem, March 7, 1652, to Rebecca Prince, stepdaugh- ter of John Gedney, and a sister of Robert Prince. The children of this union were: Rebecca, Sarah, Priscilla, Jonathan, James, Hannah, Eleazer, John, Susannah and Ruth.

Lieutenant James Putnam, second son and fifth child of John and Rebecca (Prince) Putnam, was born in Salem Village, Septem- ber 4, 1661. He was a lifelong resident of the village, and died there April 7, 1727. The Christian name of his first wife, who was un- doubtedly the mother of all of his children, was Sarah, and November 10, 1689, she, with others, petitioned with others the church in Salem for dismissal and liberty to unite with the newly organized church at the village. She died December 25, 1717, aged fifty-three years, and on March 6, 1719-20, Lieutenant James married for his second wife Mary, widow of Daniel Rea. She died February 14, 1724-27. His children were: Sarah, Barthol- mew, James, Nathan, Jonathan, Archaelaus, Elizabeth and Jethro.

Jethro Putnam, youngest child of Lieuten- ant James and Sarah Putnam, was baptized in Salem Village, May 2, 1702 (died there in 1751). He was married, April 14, 1726, to

Anne Putnam, daughter of Joseph and Eliza- beth (Porter) Putnam, and she survived him .. She bore him four children: Huldah, Enoch, Rebecca and Nanny.

Colonel Enoch Putnam, second child and only son of Jethro and Anne (Putnam) Put- nam, was born in Salem Village, February 18, 1731. He occupied the old Putnam ancestral homestead in Salem Village, which in 1757 was incorporated as the town of Danvers, and he died there in 1796. He was prominent in both civic and military affairs, and as lieuten- ant of Captain Israel Hutchinson's company he responded to the Lexington Alarm in April, 1775. He continued to serve in the Continen- tal army, and attained the rank of colonel. His first wife, whom he married in Danvers, April 12, 1754, was Hannah Putnam, born May 13, 1736, died December 18, 1776, and on March 22, 1778, he married for his second wife Elizabeth Stratton, of Lincoln, Massachu- setts. His four children, all of his first union, were: Jethro, Anna, Fanny and Hannah.

Colonel Jethro Putnam, eldest child and only son of Colonel Enoch and Hannah (Putnam) Putnam, was born in Danvers, December 22, 1755. He marched to Lexington in Captain Jeremiah Page's company, and attaining the rank of colonel in the Continental forces he commanded the Danvers regiment. He died May 20, 1815. He was married in Danvers, September 21, 1784, to Mary Holton, born in that town June 26, 1760, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Warner) Holton, died April 29, 1840. She was the mother of three children: Hiram, Mary and Philemon.

Philemon Putnam, youngest child of Colo- nel Jethro and Mary (Holton) Putnam, was born in Danvers, October 12, 1789. The records at hand do not give the maiden name of his wife, but he is known to have had a son Cap- tain Philemon, and he probably had other chil- dren. Captain Philemon Putnam married Mary Carleton Noyes, a descendant in the seventh. generation of James Noyes, the immigrant an- cestor of the majority of that name in Ameri- ca, and their daughter, Lucy Mary Putnam, became the wife of James Henry Carleton as previously stated. Mrs. Lucy M. Carleton died in Reading, July 15, 1901. She became the mother of four children: James P., born in Danvers, August 2, 1870; Philemon P., born in East Boston, July 6, 1872 ; Lucy Mary, born in Reading, October 14, 1876; and Annie, born in Reading, December 12, 1881. James. P. Carleton was married, January 2, 1894, to Annie Hutchinson, of Danvers, and their children are: Margaret, born October 17, 1895,

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and Helen, born March 19, 1897. Philemon P. Carleton married Jennie McRea, June 17, 1905, and has one son, Philemon P., Jr., born September 19, 1906. Lucy Mary Carleton be- came the wife of Stewart S. Bell, of Andover, Massachusetts, October 4, 1900, and has one daughter, Lucy Catherine Bell, born August 23, 1901. Annie Carleton was married Sep- tember 28, 1904, to William H. Milton, of Danvers, and has one son, Henry C. Milton, born December 25, 1906.

(For early generations see John Worth 3).

(IV) Nathaniel Worth, son of WORTH John Worth (3), was born in Edgartown, Massachusetts, Sep- tember 8, 1687. He resided in Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. He married Jane Children, with dates of baptism: I. Sarah, November 25, 1739. 2. John, Novem- ber 25, 1739. 3. Abigail, November 25, 1739. 4. Thomas, August 2, 1741. 5. Sarson, Sep- tember 5, 1743. 6. Joseph, born November 3, 1745. 7. Jethro, mentioned below.

(V) Jethro Worth, son of Nathaniel Worth (4), born in Nantucket or vicinity, in 1754, died in Edgartown, February 28, 1829, aged seventy-five years. He married first Mary -; second, April 1, 1788, Velina Pease, who died June 6, 1849, aged eighty-three. He was a prominent citizen. Children, all record- ed as baptized in Edgartown: I. John, bap- tized January 31, 1787, aged eight years. 2. Jared, baptized January 31, 1787, aged six years; died in eighteenth year at Havana. Children of Jethro and Velina Worth, with dates of baptism. 3. Henry Pease, September 26, 1790; mentioned below. 4. Thomas, June 17, 1796. 6. John, October 14, 1798, buried July 1, 1799. 7. Jared, May, 1800. 8. Velina Pease, May 13, 1804. 9. John Pease, June 30, 1805. 10. Edmund, September 3, 1809. II. Edmund, August 30, 1812.

(VI) Captain Henry Pease Worth, son of Jethro Worth (5), was born in Nantucket or vicinity in 1790. He followed the sea and be- came a captain. He settled finally in Vassal- borough, Maine. He married Miss Bunker. She was an expert navigator, could navigate a vessel as well as her husband. Children: I. Alexander B., mentioned below. 2. Sarah, married John Babbitt. 3. Susan, married Mclaughlin. 4. Emaline. Captain Worth died at an advanced age.

(VII) Alexander B. Worth, son of Cap- tain Henry Pease Worth (6), was born in Nantucket or Vassalborough, about 1812. He married, July 29, 1838, Nancy P. Burgess, iv-43

born in China, Maine, September 13, 1813, died October 31, 1852. (See Burgess family ). Children, born at Vassalborough: I. Caroline F., August 24, 1842. 2. Henry W., January 24, 1844 ; mentioned below. 3. Mary H., May 19, 1845. 4. Nancy B., January 20, 1847. 5. Edward E., January 29, 1849; served in Sec- ond Maine Cavalry in Civil war. 6. Harriet P., August 10, 1850.

(VIII) Henry W. Worth, son of Alexan- der B. Worth (7), born at Vassalborough, Maine, January 24, 1844, died at Melrose, Massachusetts, October 29, 1906. He was educated in the public schools, and when a young man learned the trade of machinist. In his early years he worked at mechanical occupations. In his later years he was engaged in market gardening at Melrose, making a great success in the culture of strawberries and small fruits. In politics Mr. Worth was a Re- publican, in religion a Methodist. He was a member of the official board of the Melrose Methodist Episcopal church, and also class leader. He was a man of exemplary charac- ter, of good ability and an excellent neighbor and citizen. He commanded the esteem and confidence of the community in which he lived and was especially beloved by his friends and family who knew him best.

He married, November 29, 1864, Hannah L. Mooers, daughter of Alonzo and Sarah N. (Chadbourne) Mooers, of Vassalborough. Mrs. Worth survives her husband, and resides at the home in Melrose. Children: I. Ger- trude M., born in Vassalborough, August 23, 1865 ; married W. deHaven Jones, of Melrose ; children : Stella Jones and Dettmar Jones (a son). 2. Grace N., born in Melrose, March 16, 1870; married . George Mankey, of Washington, D. C .; child, Helen Mankey. 3. Harry W., born November 7, 1876; married Mabel Keith ; child, Elmer. 4. Ross H., born April 28, 1878. 5. Laura, born September 25, 1879 ; married Arthur R. Barnes. 6. Florence P., born May 28, 1881 ; married Arthur B. Wheeler ; child, Marjory Wheeler. 7. Daisy, born April 7, 1883. 8. Child died in infancy.

The Buffums of North Ber- BUFFUM wick, Maine, are descended from an old Essex county, Massachusetts, family, founded by Robert Buffum, who came either from Yorkshire or Devonshire and settled in Salem as early as 1638. Some of the immediate descendants of the immigrant were Quakers, and suffered punishment for their religious belief. Robert's will was refused probate because the wit-

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nesses preferred to affirm instead of swear. The Christian name of his wife was "Thomas- in, " and he had several children, including a son Caleb, and a daughter Mary, who became the wife of Jeremiah Neal. Caleb was born in England, February 22, 1636. He was mar- ried in Salem, March 26, 1672, to Hannah Page, daughter of the first Joseph Page, and had two sons, Caleb and Robert. Caleb Buf- fum second, eldest son of Caleb and Hannah (Page) Buffum, was born at Salem, in 1673. Records at hand fail to state who he married, but they mention the names of two sons, Joshua and Samuel. The latter was a glazier.

The first of the family to settle in Berwick was Joshua Buffum, son of the above-mention- ed Caleb second. Joshua was born at Salem in 1713, and in 1741 he married a young widow, who was a daughter of Benjamin Estes of Lynn. In 1743 he accompanied his father-in- law to North Berwick, and he resided there for the rest of his life. In one record he is classed as a yeoman, while another designates him as cordwainer. He had four sons-Josh- ua, Caleb, Samuel and John.

Caleb Buffum, second son of Joshua, was a lifelong resident of North Berwick, but the records which may contain the date of his birth and death are not available to the writer. There is some evidence that he was a Quaker, as one or more relatives are known to have been members of that denomination. The maiden name of his wife was Huldah Hussey. He had a son Christopher, and perhaps other children.

Christopher Buffum, son of Caleb and Hul- dah (Hussey) Buffum, was a native of North Berwick, and his birth took place July 5, 1808. He resided in his native town, and his death occurred May 31, 1904. He married Grace Gerry, of Sanford, Maine, whose ancestry is the same as that of Elbridge Gerry, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. She became the mother of four children: John, William F., Huldah Maria, and Mary Ellen, who is no longer living.

John Buffum, son of Christopher and Grace (Gerry), Buffum, was born in North Berwick, May 20, 1841. He was reared and educated in his native town, and continued to reside in the Pine-tree state until 1863, when he came to Charlestown, Massachusetts, and in 1874 set- tled in Melrose. For many years he has been engaged in the lumber trade, and prominently identified with the business, political and re- ligious interests of the city of his adoption. In politics he acts with the Republican party and for the year 1904 and again in 1906 was a

member of the board of aldermen. He is a deacon of the Congregational church, and is also serving as its treasurer and chairman of its prudential committee.

On August 20, 1861, Deacon Buffum was united in marriage with Miss Sarah A. Wil- liams, daughter of Sheldon and Sarah Wil- liams, of Wells, Maine. Of this union there is one daughter, Susan Frances, who is now the wife of Joseph A. Stutsman, of Indianapolis, Indiana. They have two children-Harold D. and Grace May Stutsman. Mrs. Buffum died July 20, 1903. Mr. Buffum married, October 23, 1907, Miss Mary Ellen Garey, daughter of Leander Garey. Mr. Buffum has his office at 88 Broad street, Boston.

COFFEY Humphrey Coffey was born in Ireland and educated there. Shortly after he came of age he decided to make his home in America. He came directly to Lowell, Massachusetts, and was employed in various positions until he had accumulated enough money to start in the contracting business on his own account. He built up a large and flourishing business. He was industrious, enterprising and thorough, knowing every detail of his affairs, faithful in his work and absolutely upright in all the re- lations of life. He was a prominent member of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, and a leader among the Lowell men of Irish birth. It was often said that Mr. Coffey's word was as good as his bond. In politics he was a staunch Democrat of the old school, but he never sought public honors for himself. He married Martha Flynn, who was born in Ire- land. Children: I. James. 2. Timothy. 3. Daughter unnamed, died in infancy. 4. John H., born in 1861, mentioned below.

(II) John H. Coffey, son of Humphrey Coffey (I), was born in Lowell, Massachu- setts, in 1861, and died in Lowell, September 2, 1898, in the very prime of life and at the be- ginning of what promised to be a notable business career. He was educated in the pub- lic schools of Lowell. He engaged in the gro- cery and provision trade for several years, and stood high in the opinion of the merchants and business men of the city. He was director of the Lowell National Bank and a prominent factor in financial circles. He was a member of St. Patrick's parish of the Roman Catholic Church, and a liberal supporter of the faith of his fathers. In politics he was a Democrat, giving freely to support the principles and candidates of his party but not seeking honors for himself. He was a member of the Lowell

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Knights of Columbus and the Elks, and in those orders was particularly popular with his fellows. He was kindly, agreeable and attrac- tive in his manner and speech.

He married, 1886, Annie Quinn, daughter of Peter and Mary (Cosgrove) Quinn, of Lowell. She survives him, residing in the homestead at Lowell, a member of St. Pat- rick's Catholic Church and well known in the social and religious circles of Lowell. Chil- dren: I. Anna T., educated in the public and high schools of Lowell, graduating in 1907, now a teacher in the public schools. 2. John H., Jr., educated in the public and high schools, resides at home.

ELLIOT Charles Darwin Elliot, son of Joseph and Zenora (Tucker) Elliot, born in Foxboro, Massa- chusetts, June 20, 1837. He was educated in the schools of Foxboro, Wrentham, Malden, and Somerville, and .the Hopkins Classical School, Cambridge. He studied civil engineer- ing in the office of William B. Stearns, who later .was president of the Fitchburg Railroad ; his early professional experience was upon that road, and upon municipal engineering in Boston, Charlestown, Cambridge, Somerville, and elsewhere.

In 1862 he was appointed by the war de- partment, assistant topographical engineer, and served in 1862-63-64, on the staffs of Cap- tain (afterwards General) Henry L. Abott, Major D. C. Houston, Captain J. C. Palfrey, and Captain Franklin Harwood, all chief en- gineers of the Nineteenth Army Corps, being attached at various times to the headquarters of Generals Banks, Grover, Franklin, Cam- eron, and Asboth. In 1862 he prepared the official plan of the seige of Yorktown; later in the year he was assigned to the Nineteenth Army Corps, and sailed from New York with General Banks' headquarters on the "North Star" to New Orleans. Early in 1863 he served in the expedition to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which was designed, by threatening Port Hudson, to assist Farragut in running by the Confederate batteries on the Mississippi river. In April, 1863, he participated in the campaign of the "Teche" country, where he took part in the three days battle and capture of Fort Bisland, and in the capture and occu- pation of Opelousas, Louisiana, where he seized the Confederate land office with hun- dreds of plans of the country, which were of the greatest value to the Union army, besides arms and other war accoutrements.

From thence the army moved against Port

Hudson. On this march Mr. Elliot was sick with pneumonia, but though given up by the army surgeon, he recovered and served throughout the siege. In this siege five of the assistant engineer corps of twelve were killed or wounded. He returned to New Orleans on July 26, from Port Hudson, where he had remained since its capture in charge of the confederate engineer office, and upon work on the official plan of the siege. On September 3, he was ordered to the Sabine Pass, Texas, expedition in which he was engineer officer to Major-General Wil- liam B. Franklin, and was in the disastrous battle of Sabine Pass, where two Union gun- boats with one hundred and fifty or more men surrendered to the Confederates, and Frank- lin's whole fleet was forced to return to New Orleans. He afterwards took part in the second "Teche" expedition, under General Franklin; returning to New Orleans he was taken with malarial fever, from the effects of which he did not recover for several years. In November, 1863, he was ordered to Fort Butler on the Mississippi river, and in Decem- ber, to the headquarters of General Asboth, commanding the department of West Florida. · Early in 1864 he became engineer officer to General Cuvier Grover, in the contemplated campaign against Mobile (afterwards aban- doned), and was placed in charge of construc- tion of field fortifications in East Louisiana. In March, 1864, he took part in the Red River expedition, but at Alexandria, Louisiana, was again threatened with fever, and returned to Massachusetts, where he remained in ill health for nearly a year on his father's farm in Foxboro, Massachusetts.

While in the army Mr. Elliot twice received special mention for efficient field service, and was proffered a commission in the Corps d' Afrique in 1863, and in the loyal white troops of Louisiana in 1864, but declined both. of Louisiana in 1864, but declined both.

Among Mr. Elliot's ancestors were Major Lawrence, Captain Jonathan Wade, Lieuten- ant Nicholas White, Samuel Scripture, Mar- shall General Edward Mitchelson, Marshall General John Green, John Nutting, Zachariah Hicks and Thomas Eliot, all soldiers in the King Philip's, or other Colonial wars; also Ensign John Whitman, and Samuel Champ- ney, soldiers in the King Philip's war, and dep- uties to the general court ; also Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, of Ipswich, Ruling Elder Richard Champney, of Cambridge, and William Pitt, high sheriff of Bristol, England.

Thomas Eliot above mentioned, was admit-

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ted a freeman of Swansea, Massachusetts, February 22, 1669, and became a member of the Baptist church under Rev. John Myles; he was one of the proprietors of Taunton North Purchase. Of his ancestry no record has been found. He died in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, May 23, 1700, and his wife Jane, whom he probably married about 1676 or 1677, died in Taunton, Massachusetts, November 9, 1689. They had five children: Abigaile, Thomas, Jr., Joseph, Elizabeth and Benjamin. Thomas (senior) was a corporal in Captain William Turner's company in King Philip's war, in 1675 and 1676; his sword, gun and ammuni- tion are mentioned in the inventory of his estate. Joseph, his son, was born in Taunton, March 2, 1684, and died April 21, 1752. He married, July 22, 1710, Hannah White, daugh- ter of John White; she died March 5, 1775, aged ninety-two years. Their children were: Joseph, Jr., John, Hannah, Samuel, Nehemiah, Abigail and Ebenezer; Joseph, Sr., in 1731, was treasurer of Norton North Precinct, and afterwards selectman. Nehemiah, son of Joseph (senior ), was born March 8, 1719, and died December 8, 1802; he was at one time treasurer of Norton North Precinct ; he mar- ried, September 23, 1747, Mercy White, daugh -. ter of Lieutenant Nicholas White, of Norton; she was born July 7, 1723, and died May 8, 1780. Their children were: Joseph, Nehe- miah, Jr., Jacob and Mercy.

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Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Volume IV, Part 108

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed Publication date: 1908 Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company Number of Pages: 912

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 912