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Ch. : Amanda, Sept. 10, 1792; m. Elijah Solomon, Jr., Oct. 1, 1804.
C. Ferry, Sept. 28, 1820.
Lucia, May 4, 1794; m. Col. Dauphin Brown, Nov. 13, 1854.
Alured, Jan. 29, 1796.
Betsey, Dec. 30, 1799; d. July 1, 1816.
13. LINUS, s. of Joseph, Jr., b. April 4, 1782; d. Dec. 21, 1853; m. Lucy Brown. June. 1808; she d. Aug. 10, 1816 ; m. (2) Elizabeth Bond, May 6, 1818; she d. July 26, 1877.
Ch. : Caroline, Dec. 22, 1808 ; m. Thomas Susan, Aug. 3, 1820; m. Charles Abbott, Hubbard, Jr., Sept. 9, 1830. May 7, 1845.
Wilson HI., Nov. 5, 1812.
Lucy Maria, Nov. 20, 1814; m. Nathan M. Goodale, Oct. 24, 1837.
Elizabeth Bond, Feb. 11, 1819 ; m. Horace Bird, March 25, 1841.
Mehitable E., April 5, 1822 ; m. William R. Seaver, April 26, 1842.
Mary Ann Brown, Feb. 15, 1824; m. Samuel D. Arnold, May 20, 1864.
William E., Aug. 17, 1826; d. June 26, 1827.
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Jacob Goodell, Dec. 19, 1808; d. May 12, 1809.
Abigail Goodell, Dec. 13, 1812; m. Dr. Alvin Smith, May 16, 1839.
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GENEALOGY.
Linus Smith, Aug. 29, 1828 ; d. Jan. 17, Edwin Proctor, Oct. 16, 1832; d. Oct. 26 1831. 1832.
Ellen Edgell, Nov. 12, 1830; d. July 23, Harriet Eunecia, Oct. 24, 1833 ; m. Sam 1855. uel 1). Arnold, March 20, 1854 ; d. June 6, 1863.
14. CAPT. ALURED, S. of Col. Solomon, b. Jan. 29, 1796 ; d. Aug. 5, 1870 ; m. Ruth Bliss, Nov. 28, 1822.
C'h. : George Carroll, May 7, 1827.
Edward Bliss, Dec. 1, 1828 ; d. Aug. 24, 1830.
Charles Alured, June 17, 1831.
Charlotte A. A., March 29, 1837 ; d. April 10, 1859. Arthur Bliss, Sept. 12, 1847; d. Aug. 22, 1848. William Bradford, July, 29, 1849.
15. CAPT. SOLOMON, S. of Col. Solomon, b. Oct. 1, 1801; d. Jan. 2, 1879; m. Eleanor Converse, Nov. 24. 1831; she d. Aug. 4. 1853; m. (2) Marionette Burchard, Feb. 28, 1855; she d. April 28, 1877.
Ch. : Charlotte Jane, Oct. 8. 1833; d. Arthur Edmonds, April 21, 1857 ; d. Sept. Sept. 13, 1836. 19, 1858.
Henry De Witt, April 4, 1842 ; d. June 29, Edgar Eugene, March 20, 1858 ; d. Aug. 1842. 11, 1859.
Abbie Georgietta, Nov. 5, 1843 ; m. Lyman Mary Emma, June 14, 1861.
B. Kellogg ; d. May 16, 1873.
16. WILSON, S. of Linus, b. Nov. 5, 1812; m. Hannah P. Seaver, Sept. 30, 1846.
Ch .: Daughter, July 5, 1847 ; d. July 6, Helen Sophia, Oct. 26, 1856; m. Helmer 1847.
Son, Oct. 10, 1848 ; d. Oct. 12, 1848.
Susan B., Oct. 29, 1849 ; d. July 29, 1852. Sarah E., Jan. 11, 1852 ; d. July 11, 1853. Anna Palfrey, May 1, 1854 ; m. Albert
Lewis, Nov. 26, 1872 ; d. May 12, 1873.
M. Thomas, June 19, 1875.
Wilson B , Oct. 4, 1862.
Harriet A., March 9, 1864.
Herman P., July 22, 1866; d. Aug. 31. 1867.
Arthur S., July 23, 1873 ; d. Aug. 31, 1873.
17. GEORGE C., s. of Capt Alured, b. May 7, 1827 ; d. July 7, 1867; m. Jane E. Oaks. July 1, 1852; she d. Oet. 8, 1856; m. (2) Adelaide Adams, March 5. 1862.
Ch. : Sarah Elizabeth; d. Dec. 26, 1857. Lottie Jane, Nov. 23, 1865 ; d. Feb. 9, 1871. Carrol Adams, Dec., 1862; d. Aug. 26, 1864.
18. CHARLES A .. s. of Capt. Alured, b. June 17, 1831 ; m. Josephine Elder, Dec. 5, 1859 ; she d. July 7. 1866 ; their daughter Stella Jose- phine (tenth generation in America), b. Nov. 15, 1861.
19. WILLIAM B., s. of Capt. Alured. b. July 29, 1849; a graduate of Amherst College and Columbia Law School; m. H. Louisa Hart, Sept. 20, 1876; their daughter Ruth Louisa born Oct. 27, 1877.
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GENEALOGY.
THE HOLBROOK FAMILY.
HOLBROOK, ZENAS, m. Betsey Bennet ; she d May 28, 1789 ; m. (2) Anna Howard, Nov. 29, 1792 ; she d. July 7. 1807 ; m. (3) Mrs. Sally McIntire, Oct. 22, 1807; she d. Oct. 19, 1843. Ch. : Elias, May 17, 1794. Amos, June 17, 1808 ; d. Feb. 21, 1832. Abner, Jan. 6, 1796 ; d. JJuly 18, 1817. William, Oct. 2, 1802 ; d. Nov. 12, 1823. Anna, Oct. 4, 1812 ; m. James H. Brown, Sept. 22, 1846.
Eleazer, May 21, 1805 ; d. Aug. 5, 1834.
THE HOWARD FAMILY.
HOWARD, WILLIAM K. m Eudocia Groves, May 25, 1831. Ch .: Delia, June 23, 1832 ; d. Sept. 7, 1851. Augusta, Jan. 3, 1836 ; m. A. L. Calkins, William Justin, Nov. 6, 1833. April 5, 1860.
Ellen, April 17, 1839; d. Sept. 15, 1851. Emmons, Oct. 21, 1845.
THE HUBBARD FAMILY.
The Hubbard family trace their descent from George Hubbard, born in England. 1600, who came to Boston in 1633. His son John re- moved to Hadley in 1660, from whence Samuel, son of Daniel, son of John, removed to Brimfield and was one of the original proprietors.
1. HUBBARD, SAMUEL, b. 1697 ; d. Jan. 12, 1750 ; m. Hannah Bliss, Dec. 1, 1724; she d. Feb., 1781.
Ch. : Samuel, Jr., Jan. 7, 1726; d. March John, Aug. 8, 1732 ; d. Aug. 13, 1732. 16, 1746. Jonathan, Sept 17, 1733.
Hannah, May 13, 1727 ; m. Isaac Bliss, June 2, 1752.
Simeon, July 16, 1735. Thomas, May 12, 1737.
Martha, Feb. 1, 1729 ; m. Nathaniel Bond, April 1, 1752.
Esther, Dec. 21, 1739 ; m. Edmund Da- mon, Dec. 3, 1761.
Mary, Dec. 15, 1730; m. Nicholas Groves, Rachel, April 22, 1742 ; d. July 20, 1742. Jr., Oct. 8, 1751.
2. JONATHAN, s. of Samuel, b. Sept. 17, 1733; m. Mary Keep, June 10, 1762.
Ch. : Bathsbeba, Nov. 22, 1762. Mary, Aug. 9, 1770. Samuel, Oct. 23, 1764. Martha, Sept. 25, 1772.
Solomon, Aug. 9, 1766. Jonathan, Jr., Dec. 28, 1774.
John, July 18, 1768.
3. SIMEON. s. of Samuel, b. July 16. 1735 : d. Feb. 13. 1804; m. Lydia Blodgett, Oct. 14, 1762.
Ch. : Louisa, Aug. 11, 1763 ; m. Noah JJoseph, May 12, 1777.
Sherman, Nov. 21, 1782. Lucy, Aug. 2, 1779 ; m. Asahel Fairbanks Nov. 3, 1837.
Thomas, Feb. 18, 1766.
Simeon, Jr., Oct. 13, 1770. Hannah, June 11, 1782.
Lydia, April 21, 1773 ; m. Samuel Kelly, Sally, Oct. 6. 1786 ; m. Samuel Griggs, d, Fcb. 17, 1801. July 9, 1810.
4. THOMAS, s. of Simcon, b. Feb. 18. 1766; d. Dec. 3. 1855; m. Polly Collester, Oct. 21, 1791 ; she d. Dec. 19, 1853.
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Ch. : Samuel, Ang. 28, 1791.
Orra, Jan 5, 1794 ; m. Ira Brown, Sept., 1818.
Mary, May 3, 1796 ; m. George T. Taylor, Sept., 1822; d. Aug. 9, 1827.
Betsey, May 28, 1798 ; m. John F. Colles- ter, Dec. 11, 1823.
Thomas, Jr., June 12, 1801.
Lucy, Aug. 13, 1804 ; m. Noah Ilitchcock, Sept. 5, 1826.
William C., Aug. 25, 1806; d. Sept. 29, 1829.
Lydia B., May 13, 1809 ; m. Ethan Keep, July 3, 1838 ; d. March 16, 1855.
Joseph Warren, Aug. 12, 1811; d. May 27,1817.
Austin, May 5, 1814 ; d. March 27, 1822.
5. SIMEON, JR., s. of Simeon. b. Oct. 15, 1770; d. Aug. 24. 1850; m. Chloe Goodell ; she d. March 27, 1852.
Ch. : George, Aug. 18, 1808.
Mary Ann, Nov. 25, 1809 ; m. James Gam- well, Aug. 31, 1830.
Louisa S., 1814; m. Austin Keep, Oct. 28, 1857.
Newton S., Dec. 19, 1816.
John, July 26, 1819 ; d. May 15, 1848.
Philip G., Feb. 21, 1811.
Chloe, Oct. 4, 1812 ; m. James Fuller, April 16, 1840.
6. JOSEPH, s. of Simcon, b. May 12, 1777; d. March 9. 1841; m. Miriam Brown, 1807 ; she d. Feb. 7, 1854.
Ch. : Sarah Jane, Dec. 10, 1808; m. Reu- Lucy A., Feb. 1, 1816 ; m. George Howe, ben L. Nichols ; d. March 28, 1869. 1849; d. May 1, 1859.
Adaline Miriam, Oct. 16, 1810 ; m. Sam- Joseph, Jr., May 27, 1818 : m. Gracia Field, uel S. Kimball, 1836 ; d. Oct. 14, 1854. 1841 ; removed to Minnesota. Sophronia, April 12, 1812 ; m. Quartus James B., JJune 13, 1821 ; m. Betsey Willis ; removed to Minnesota. Sikes, 1832 ; d. March 3, 1848.
Olive, Nov. 26, 1814 ; m. William Foskett, Susan C., Dec. 27, 1827 ; d. Dec. 10, 1830. June 8, 1842.
7. SAMUEL, S. of Thomas, b. Aug. 28, 1791; d. June 13, 1874; m. Lydia Brownell, Dec. 4, 1817.
Ch. : Mary M., Oct. 5, 1819; m. Edward Julia A., Dec. 1, 1830; m. Sumner H. Tower, May 27, 1841. Warner, Dec. 1, 1850; d. Dec. 31, 1851.
J. Warren, Nov. 25, 1821. Frank S., Aug. 17, 1835 ; d. Sept. 5, 1869. Jane E., Nov. 26, 1826 ; m. L. C. Fenton ;
d. March 21, 1852.
8. THOMAS, JR, S. of Thomas, b. June 12, 1801; m. Caroline Hoar, Sept 9, 1830.
Ch .: Julia Brown, Nov. 19, 1831; m. Adelaide Maria, Jan. 25, 1845 ; d. Oct. 16, Horace G. Bird, Sept. 15, 1858. 1846.
9. PHILIP G., s. of Simeon, Jr., b Feb 21, 1811; m. Elizabeth Le Baron, Sept. 9, 1834 Ch. : William, June 29, 1835. Ann Louisa, Jan., 1841 ; d. June, 1842. Ann Elizabeth, Nov. 3, 1837 ; d. Feb. 9, 1840.
10. NEWTON, S., s. of Simeon, Jr., b. Dec. 19, 1816; m. Sarah Puffer, Sept. 8, 1842.
Ch .: Mary Wood, Oct. 27, 1843 ; m. James John Newton, May 3, 1848.
M. Ormes, Dec. 3, 1867. Sarah Elizabeth, Sept. 6, 1853.
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GENEALOGY.
THE JANES FAMILY.
The Janes family trace back their line of descent in this country to William Janes, b. in Essex Co., England, about 1610, he arrived at New Haven. Conn , 1637, where he was a teacher for seventeen years. In 1656 he removed to Northampton, Mass., where he was recorder, school-teacher and teaching elder. In 1671 he was one of the peti- tioners for, and joined the company for the settlement of Squakheag (Northfield). In his office of teaching elder, he preached to the set- tlers congregated under the shelter of the old Northfield Oak. After the destruction of the settlement by the Indians in 1675, he returned to Northampton .where he resided until his decease, 1690. Abel, son of William, petitioner for the town of Northfield, 1671, a soldier in the Falls fight, 1676, resided most of the time in Northampton until 1706. when he moved to Lebanon, Conn William, son of Abel, with his five sons, moved from Lebanon Conn., to Brimfield, where he owned five hundred acres of land, the date of removal is not known, as his name does not appear among the original proprietors, and his youngest child was born at Lebanon in 1734, it is probable he and his sons settled in Brimfield soon after that date. It is the tradition of the family that the land owned by Mr. Janes he acquired by grant from the Crown, but no record or other evidence has been found to show that this is correct. The farms owned by Mr. Janes and his sons are now (1876) occupied by Harvey Janes, David W. Janes, Ed- win A. Janes, Capt. William J. Sherman, Jonathan Emerson and Capt. Parsons Allen, all, except Capt. Allen, descendants, or connected by marriage with the descendants of William Janes the first settler.
1. JANES, WILLIAM, b. in England about 1610; d. at Northamp- ton, Mass., April 20, 1690; he m. in England, Mary, she d. April 4, 1662; m. (2) Hannah, dau. of Thomas Bascom, wid. of John Brough- ton, she d. March, 1681.
Ch .: Joseph, -, 1636. Elisha, -, 1639.
Rebecca, -, 1656. Jeremiah, -, 1658; d. 1675.
Nathaniel, -, 1641.
*Ebenezer, -, 1659.
Abel, -, 1646.
Abigail, -, 1647.
*Jonathan, -, 1661. Samuel, Oct. 9, 1663.
Ruth, Feb. 15, 1650; m. John Searl, July * 3, 1667; d. Nov. 2, 1672.
Hepzibah, Feb. 13, 1666. Hannah, Oct. 5, 1669.
Jacob, -, 1652. William, -- , 1654.
Benjamin, Sept. 30, 1672.
2. ABEL, S. of William, b. 1646; d. Dec. 18, 1718; m. Mary Judd, Nov. 4, 1679; she d. April 24, 1735.
· Killed by Indians at the attack on Northfield, Sept. 2, 1675.
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GENEALOGY.
Ch .: Mary, Oct. 8, 1680; m. Benjamin William, -, 1692. King; m. (2) Jonathan Graves. Esther, -, 1695.
Ruth, June 5, 1682; m. Ebenezer Chapin of Springfield, Dec. 1, 1702.
Noah, Nov. 30, 1697.
Rachel, March 26, 1700. Bathsheba, April 8, 1703.
3. WILLIAM, s. of Abel, b. 1692; m. Abigail Loomis, June 5, 1712; she d. March 9, 1752.
Ch. : Jonathan, March 12, 1713.
William, Jr., Oct. 30, 1726.
Abigail, Dec. 8, 1714.
Elijah, May 6, 1729.
Timothy, June 10, 1716.
Sarah, Oct. 18, 1731.
Mary, Oct. 6, 1720.
Israel, Jan. 26, 1734.
Abel, April 24, 1724.
4. WILLIAM, JR, s. of William, b. Oct. 30, 1726; d. May 15, 1810; m. Hannah Cheney ; she d. April 13, 1806.
Ch .: William, Oct. 3, 1758.
Peleg Cheney, Dec. 2, 1760.
Cynthia, June 23, 1763.
Hannah, Sept. 6, 1766; d. June 1, 1767. Nathan, June 20, 1768.
Hannah, March 8, 1770; m. Joseph Baker, Aug. 31, 1794. Elizabeth, Aug. 29, 1772; m. Ananiah Dodge, April 27, 1794.
Lovina, Nov. 1, 1775. Simon, Oct. 22, 1781.
5. JONATHAN, S. of William, b. March 12, 1713; m. Irene Brad- ford, grand-daughter of Gov. William Bradford.
Ch. : (First seven not born in Brimfield). Solomon, June 20, 1748.
David, Dec. 25, 1736.
Daniel, March 17, 1751.
Jonathan, Jan. 28, 1739; d. March 16, Mary, April 28, 1753. 1752.
Jonathan, Jan. 8, 1756. Abigail, Jan. 24, 1759 ; d. Feb. 12, 1759. Ann, Dec. 12, 1761; d. Oct. 27, 1779.
Irene, April 5, 1741 ; d. aged 2 years. Eliphalet, Feb. 23, 1743.
Irene, July 30, 1745; m. David Ander- son, Nov. 27, 1766.
6. ISRAEL, s. of William, b. Jan. 26, 1734; d. May 2, 1793; m. Abigail Fay, May 2, 1764; she d. Aug. 14, 1808.
Ch. : Chloe, Jan. 20, 1766; d. Sept. 15, Chloe, July 12, 1773; m. Abel Hyde, 1767. Feb. 5, 1794.
Orsamus, Aug. 28, 1767.
Thankful, July 18, 1769 ; m. Amos Shep- ard, May 27, 1792.
Abigail, July 2, 1775; m. Joseph Lum- bard, 3d, Dec. 7, 1800. Israel, April 29, 1777 ; d. Feb. 1, 1826.
Sarah, Aug. 26, 1771 ; m. David Palmer, Feb: 23, 1797.
7. ELIJAH; S. of William, b. May 6, 1729; d. June 21, 1788; m. Lucy Crocker, Dec. 9, 1756.
Ch .: Elijah, July 8, 1758.
Israel Champion, Aug. 26, 1760.
Isaac, Dec. 26, 1762; d. May 6, 1785.
Cyrus, March 5, 1765. Lucy, Nov. 10, 1766. Parthenia, June 30, 1768.
Elizabeth, July 22, 1684.
Sarah, -, 1689; m. Waitsill Strong.
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GENEALOGY.
Abel, July 18, 1770. Molly, April 15, 1772.
Elisha, June 4, 1774.
Liberty, April 19. 1776 ; d. in Berkshire, Vt. Property, April 4, 1778; d. in Shafts- bury, Vt.
S. DAVID, s. of Jonathan, b. Dec. 25, 1736; m. Jemima Vorce, Feb. 10, 1762.
Ch. : David, Aug. 9, 1762.
Phoebe, May 17, 1764.
Timothy, Feb. 26, 1766.
Irene, Jan. 22, 1774. Jemima, July 16, 1776. Timothy, Jan. 31, 1779.
Susanna, Aug. 6, 1770.
9. ELIPHALET, S. of Jonathan, b. Feb. 23, 1743 ; m. Elfleda Lyon, of Woodstock. Conn.
Ch. : Lucinda, March 11, 1769.
Roxalina, Nov. 29, 1770.
Marsilva, June 14, 1772.
Bradford, May 6, 1784. Sally, Dec. 1, 1788.
10. DANIEL, S. of Jonathan, b. March 17, 1751; m. Anna Saunders, July 25, 1776; he moved to Richford, Vt., where he died March 20, 1809. Ch. : Rachel, May 2, 1777. Daniel, Sept. 25, 1789. Ira, April 30, 1794.
Charles, June 5, 1779 ; d. aged 6 years. Annie, Oct. 10, 1782; m. T. J. Shepard. Jeremiah, Jan. 2, 1785.
Irene, -; m. Mr. Allen.
Lydia, - Feb. 1799; m. Mr. Cook.
Charles, March 14, 1787 ; d. aged 14 years.
11. WILLIAM, s. of William, Jr., b. Oct. 3, 1758; d. Dec. 31, 1841; m. Abigail Belknap; she d. April 28, 1827.
Ch .: Caphira, Feb. 15, 1782; m. Jacob Hannah, March 19, 1790; m. Mr. Put- Sherman, Dec. 29, 1801; m. (2) John Bond.
Albon, Sept. 16, 1783.
Sophia, Aug. 14, 1785 ; m. Bezaliel Sher- man.
Norman, April 29, 1796 ; d. Oct. 13, 1798. Eudocia, Sept. 25, 1798 ; d. April 11, 1876.
Harriet, Dec. 13, 1800; d. Nov. 22, 1865.
12. PELEG CHENEY, s. of William, Jr., b. Dec. 2, 1760; d. June 25, 1834; m. Patty Coy, of Royalston, Vt., Jan. 24, 1784; she died June 25, 1861.
Ch : Augustus, May 12, 1787. Eudocia, March 18, 1795; d. 1797.
Cynthia, Feb. 19, 1789; m. Orlando Griggs, April 26, 1810.
Clementina, July 24, 1802; m. Edward Parsons, Jan. 1, 1828.
Timothy, April 28, 1791.
William C., July 5, 1805.
Flavilla, April 15, 1793 ; m. Julius Ward, May 7, 1815.
13. SIMON, s. of William, Jr . b. Oct. 22, 1781; d. Dec. 28, 1849 m. Chloe Shumway, March 19, 1826; she d. Sept. 5. 1867. Ch .: Elijah, Oct. 17, 1828. Edward W., and Elbridge G., twins, Sept.
Lewis, Aug. 28, 1830. 5, 1833.
nam. Betsey, Jan. 27, 1792; d. Feb. 3, 1816. Orril, July 8, 1794 ; d. Oct. 23, 1824.
Dexter, Nov. 13, 1787 ; removed to Vir- ginia ; d. Oct. 2, 1813.
Walter, Feb. 27, 1778. Almarin, July 11, 1781.
Alfred, March 7, 1775.
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14. CYRUS, s. of Elijah, b. March 5, 1765; d. Feb. 10, 1858; m. Lovina Holbrook; she d. Jan. 30, 1819; m. (2) Electa Williston ; she d. Dec. 30, 1836 His son Horace was a Wall street broker ; d. at New York, May 5, 1844. Austin became a physician ; d. at Ma- con, Ga , Oct. 28, 1829.
Ch .: Abel, Aug. 3, 1794.
Horace, June 9, 1796.
Alven, April 5, 1798 ; d. Oct. 25, 1799. Alven, Jan 19, 1800.
Austin, Sept. 18, 1801.
Velina, July 24, 1803 ; m. Nathan Hitch- cock, Oct. 5, 1831; m. (2) William Tucker.
Harvey, Jan. 15, 1806.
Sophia, Jan. 18, 1809 ; m. Abraham Cut- ting.
15. ORSAMUS, S. of Israel, b. Aug. 28, 1767; d. Sept. 22, 1846; m. Ruth Shepard, of Warren, April 7, 1803; she d. April 12, 1871.
Ch. : Mary Eliza, Aug. 18, 1805; m. Ruth Calista, Jan. 21, 1812; m. Palamon Frederic HI. Purington of Bristol, Conn., Moon, Nov. 29, 1845. Aug. 8, 1827.
Nancy Elmira, Aug. 26, 1807 ; m. John Ross, Nov. 19, 1829.
Eunice C., Dec. 7, 1809 ; m. Jonathan Em- erson, April 8, 1834.
William Shepard, Sept. 2, 1815; d. Oct. 3, 1815. Lucy Eleanor, Sept. 4, 1816; d. Sept. 4, 1820.
16. AUGUSTUS, S. of Peleg C., b. May 12, 1787; d. June 18, 1846; m. Betsey Bingham, of Royalston, Vt., Feb. 19, 1818; she d. May 16, 1870.
Lucy Ann, Sept. 16, 1821. Henry B., June 1, 1823.
Ch. : Thomas B., Jan. 3, 1819. Adeline A., Nov. 7, 1824 ; m. David Hitch- · cock, Aug. 5, 1856. Edwin A., Dec. 9, 1826. Timothy C., Aug. 25, 1830.
17. ALBON, s. of William, b. Sept. 16, 1783; d. July 1, 1859; m. Mary Bliss, April 23, 1812; she d Jan. 1, 1875.
Ch .: Abigail, Jan. 17, 1813; d. Feb. 4, Sophia, Dec. 18, 1822; m. Wm. Wight, 1813.
Sept. 26, 1849; d. July 13, 1860.
Abigail B., Feb. 28, 1814; m. Aaron B. William S., March 8, 1826.
Fairbanks, May 8, 1833; d. July 8, 1839.
Elvira, March 10, 1816 ; d. April 27, 1841. Mary Ann, Sept. 13, 1818; d. June 14, 1838.
Sarah K., Nov. 19, 1820; m. Minor An- drews, Oct. 7, 1845 ; d. April 11, 1847.
Elizabeth, Dec. 9, 1829 ; d. April 6, 1831. Harriet, Dec. 22, 1833; m. Edgar G. Phelps, Jan. 1, 1857 ; d. Oct. 15, 1868. Caroline B., Feb. 10, 1838 ; m. Charles O. Brown, Nov. 14, 1865.
18. ALVEN, s. of Cyrus, b. Jan. 19, 1800; d. Feb. 28, 1872 ; m. Mary Hoar, Dec. 28, 1825.
Ch. : David W., Feb. 1, 1827. Charles A., June 21, 1833.
Catharine P., Oct. 5, 1829 ; m. Charles A. Clark, of Worcester, April 16, 1856 ; d. March 16, 1874.
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19. HARVEY, S. of Cyrus, b. Jan. 15, 1806; m. Sarepta Harding, Feb. 10, 1841.
Ch. : Horace E., June 18, 1845.
20. WILLIAM, S., s. of Albon, b. March 8, 1826; m. Lucy M. Bolles, Sept 24, 1851 ; she died March 30, 1856; m. (2) Harriet E. Bixby, Feb. 18, 1857.
Ch. : William Albon, June 13, 1858. Alice M., May 16, 1864 ; d. Jan. 12, 1871.
21. DAVID W., s. of Alven, b. Feb. 1, 1827 ; m. Janette Hitch- cock, of Westfield, Vt., Nov. 1, 1853
Ch. : Frank Augustus, Oct. 12, 1854; d. Frederic Homer, July 13, 1864; d. Sept. March 14, 1857. 8, 1864.
Jennie Alice, Dec. 19, 1857.
Louis II., April 26, 1867.
Anna Frances, Oct. 19, 1860.
Cora, Sept. 1, 1871.
22. HORACE E, s. of Harvey, b. June 18, 1845; m. Carrie R. Wallis, May 21, 1871.
Ch. : Lizzie Emma, Nov. 25, 1873.
23. EDWIN A., s. of Augustus; b. Dec. 9, 1826; m. Mrs. Carrie (Moore) Wallis, Aug. 18, 1857.
Ch. : George II., Dec. 6, 1862.
24. WILLIAM C., s. of Timothy, m. Lydia Tyler of Warren ; m. (2) Martha H Bliss of Brimfield, Oct. 19, 1858; he died Dec 9, and his wife Martha H , Dec. 11, 1872.
C'h. : Willie Bliss, July 18, 1859 ; d. April Harrie Bond, Aug. 7, 1864; d. Feb. 9, 2,1863.
1865. Nellie Bond, Dec. 16, 1865; d. April 8,
Mattie Bliss, Aug. 8, 1861. Sallie Rebecca, April 6, 1863 ; d. July 26, 1864.
1866. Mary Olmstead, Aug. 10, 1868.
THE KEYES FAMILY.
Among the families of Brimfield the name of Keres is prominent. The first of the name was Dr. Justus Keyes, who came to town from Warren (see p. 172). His eldest son, Major General Erasmus D. Keyes, of national fame, was born in Brimfield, but at the age of fifteen went to live with an uncle in Maine, named Morse. Young Keyes, having military ambitions, made a direct application to Seere- tary of War Barbour, giving a full description of himself, and re- ceived an immediate appointment. The following is his military his- tory : Cadet at the U. S. Military Academy from July 1, 1828, to July 1. 1832, when he was graduated and commissioned in the Army (Byt. Second Lieut., 3d. Artillery, July 1, 1832). Served in garrison
"The facts which are here given are principally from the " Keyes Genealogy " now being compiled by Judge Asa Keyes of Brattleboro, Vt.
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at Fort Monroe, Va .. (Artillery School for Practice.) 1832; Charles- ton Harbor, S. C., 1832-33, during South Carolina's threatened nullifi- cation ; (Second Lieut., 3d. Artillery, Aug. 31, 1833) on Staff duty at the Headquarters of the Eastern Department. 1833-37; (First Lieut., 3d. Artillery, Sept. 16, 1836), as Aide-de-Camp to General Scott, Feb. 7, 1837, to July 7, 1838; in the Cherokee Nation, 1838, while emigrating the Indians to the West; (Capt. Staff Asst. AAdjutant General, July 7 to Nov. 16. 1838) as Aide-de-Camp to General Scott, Dec. 1. 1838, to Nov. 30. 1811; (Capt. 3d. Artillery, Nov. 30. 1841) in Florida, 1842; in garrison at New Orleans Barracks. La , 1842, and Fort Moultrie, S C., 1842-44 ; as member of the Board of Visitors to the Military Academy, 1844; at the Military Academy, as Instructor of Artillery and Cavalry, July 25, 1844, to Dec. 24. 1848 ; in garrison at San Francisco, Cal., 1849-51; escorting Indian Commissioners in California, 1851 ; in garrison at San. Francisoc, Cal , 1851-52, 1853-54, 1854-55; on frontier duty, engaged in Indian hostilities in Washing- ton Territory, 1855; at Fort Steilacoom, Wash , 1855-56; scouting, 1856, on Puget Sound, being engaged against hostile Indians in a skirmish at White River, Wash , March 1. 1856, and Fort Steilacoom, Wash., 1856; in garrison at San Francisco, Cal., 1856-58; on Spokane Expedition, Wash , 1858, being engaged in the combat of Four Lakes, Sept. 1, 1858, combat of Spokane Plain, Sept. 5, 1858, and skirmish on Spokane River, Sept. 8, 1858 ; (Major 1st. Artillery, Oct. 12, 1858,) in garrison at San Francisco, Cal , 1858-59; and as Military Secretary to Lieut .- General Scott, Jan. 1, 1860, to April 19, 1861.
Gen. Keyes served during the Rebellion as follows: At New York City, assisting in organizing an expedition to relieve Fort Pickens, Fla , April 1-20, 1861; Colonel of the Infantry, March 14, 1861, and (Brig .- General, U. S. Volunteers, May 17, 1861.) on Staff of Governor Morgan, of New York, assisting in dispatching the State quota of Volunteers to the field, April 21 to June 25. 1861 ; in recruiting his regiment at Boston, June 25, to July 3, 1861; in the defenses of Washington, D. C., July, 1861 ; engaged in the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861; in the defenses of Washington, D. C., July 22, 1861, to March 10, 1862 ; in the Virginia Peninsular Campaign, commanding Fourth Corps, Army of the Potomac, March - Sept. 1862, being en- gaged in the action at Lee's Mills, April 5, 1862; siege of Yorktown, April 5, to May 4, 1862; (Maj .- General, U. S. Volunteers, May 5, 1862,) in skirmish at Bottom's Bridge, May 22, 1862; action near Savage Station, May 24, 1862; battle of Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862; (Bvt. Brig .- General, U. S. Army, May 31, 1862, for gallant and meri- torious conduct in battle of Fair Oaks, Va.,) battle of Charles City Cross
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Roads, June 29, 1862; battle of Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862; and skirmish at Harrison's Landing, July 2, 1862; in command of Fourth Army Corps on the Virginia Peninsula, Aug. 25, 1862, to July, 1863, being engaged in the organization of a raid to White House, Va., Jan. 7, 1863 ; in command of expedition to West Point, Va., May 7, 1863; and in expedition under Major General Dix towards Richmond, June --- July, 1863, being engaged in several skirmishes; and on Board for Retiring Disabled Officers, July 15, 1863, to May 6, 1864, when he resigned.
During his service in San Francisco, General Keyes became some- what identified with the place and after retiring from the army, bought land and planted a vineyard of forty thousand vines, built one of the largest wine cellars in California, and was elected chief officer of the vine-cultural society, for the County of Napa. In March, 1872, he went to Europe, where he traveled extensively, remaining for five years. In the autumn of 1878, he again went to Europe, where were his wife and family, and is still there.
Edward L. Keyes, second son of Dr. Justus (name recorded in Brimfield Elias, and changed by himself,) " had only a common school education with one or two terms at an Academy. He had a true taste for literature and his youthful ambition led him to employ his leisure hours in study. He was a clerk in a wholesale store in Boston, and availed himself of the opportunities afforded by that city for acquiring knowledge, and wrote articles for the papers, which were applauded, and merchandizing became distasteful.
He took a leading part in the formation of the Free soil party, and in 1844 bought the printing establishment of the Dedham Gazette."
" He represented Dedham for two years in the State Legislature, and the County of Norfolk in the State Senate. In 1848 he was a member of the Executive Council, and in 1853 represented the town of Abington in the Constitutional Convention. For several years he was one of the foremost young men of the State, wielding a vigorous and earnest pen, and as a speaker, combining graceful manner, with a clear, musical and deep toned voice and commanding presence."
Winfield Scott Keyes, eldest son of Gen. Keyes, graduated from Yale College in 1860, and studied three years in the Royal School of mines at Freiburg, Saxony, where in ten out of eleven elective branches, he received the highest mark. On his return to America, he went to California, intent upon the practical exercise of his profession. He visited the mills, mines and processes of California and Washoe, and has since been superintendent of various silver mills, smelting and refining works, in Sonora, Mexico, in Montana, and in Neveda. In
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