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1. NICHOLS, WILLIAM, m. Sarah Mighell, April 23, 1712; she d. Feb. 26, 1751. Ch. : Stephen, Nov. 12, 1712.
Mary, Dec. 29, 1714. William, Jr., Aug. 3, 1716.
Stephen, Oct. 31, 1717. Samuel, Dec. 20, 1720. Jabez, Dec. 20, 1728.
2. WILLIAM JR., s. of William, b. Aug. 3, 1716 ; m. Annah Ch .: William; d. Sept. 30, 1742. Jerusha, Feb. 9, 1746.
Sarah, Sept. 17, 1743.
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3. SAMUEL, S. of William, b. Dec. 20, 1720; m. Bathsheba
Ch. : Samuel, Jr., Jan. 18, 1744. Sarah, June 14, 1754; d. June 26, 1754.
Zadoc, May 23, 1756.
Bathsheba, Jan. 13, 1746 ; d. Jan. 27, 1802. Rhoda, April 7, 1750; m. Issachar Brown, Nov. 16, 1769.
Stephen, April 9, 1752 ; d. Nov. 3, 1804.
Abner, Oct. 10, 1757 ; m. Katy Bliss, May 30, 1773; d. Feb. 1, 1814 ; she d. May 9, 1838.
44. JABEZ, 8. of William, b. Dec. 20, 1728; m. Hannah
Ch .: Jabez, Jr., July 25, 1743. William, April 13, 1733.
Pern, May 15, 1745 ; m. Henry Lamber- ton, Der. 24, 1771.
Asahel, Ang. 11, 1755; m. Mrs. Betsey Gardner, Nov. 25, 1784; d. April 10, 1801.
Malachi, June 29, 1747.
Mary, Feb. 22, 1749; m. Samuel Lewis, Jacob, 1759; d. in Revolutionary Army, Dec. 24, 1772.
Zubah, Feb. 3, 1751.
Jan., 1776. Hannah Broughton, July 26, 1762.
5. SAMUEL, JR., s. of Samuel, b. Jan. 18, 1744; d. Nov. 9, 1781 ; m. Lois Dunham, Sept. 5, 1771; she d. Aug. 9, 1806.
Ch. ; Marcy, April 13, 1771; m. Uriah Sarah, April 5, 1778; m. David Chandler Ward, Nov. 9, 1789.
Daniel, Sept. 18, 1772.
Samuel, Feb. 19, 1780.
Samuel, Nov. 17, 1774; d. Feb. 3, 1776.
Lois, June 19, 1776; m. John Sherman, Jr., Nov. 20, 1794.
6. ZADOC, s. of Samuel, b. May 23, 1756; d. Oct. 16, 1841; m. Calista Danielson, Dec. 10, 1778; she d. Oct. 9, 1843.
Ch .: David, Nov. 30, 1779; m. Celia Calista, Feb. 1, 1788; d. Oct. 7, 1872. Blashfield, Dec. 23, 1802. Stephen, Dec. 15, 1789.
Luther, May 6, 1782. Bathsheba, Sept. 13, 1792; d. May 30,
Sally Stone, Nov. 28, 1783; d. Dec. 8, 1804.
1829.
Zadoc, Jr., June 8, 1785 ; m. Mary Brown, March 6, 1812.
7. JABEZ, JR., s. of Jabez, b. July 25, 1743; d. March 5, 1820; m. Sarah Brown, March 12, 1767; she d. Sept. 16, 1828.
C'h. : Sarah, Jan. 3, 1772; m. Humphrey Gardner, June 9, 1791.
Asenath, Aug. 23, 1784. Alansan, March 26, 1787.
Enos, Jan. 8, 1774 ; d. July 31, 1814.
Cyrus, Feb. 6, 1776.
Jacob, Aug. 27, 1777.
Atossa, June 5, 1789. Persis, Feb. 18, 1792; m. Asa Ewing, Oct. 26, 1815.
Eunice, Nov. 26, 1779.
Darius, March 12, 1782; m. Rhoda Fos- kett, Dec. 23, 1810.
S. DANIEL, S. of Samuel, Jr., b. Sept. 18, 1772 ; d. Jan. 27, 1859 ; m. Marcy Lilley. Dec. 29, 1791 ; She d. Oct 15, 1832; m. (2) Mrs. Mary Charles, Dec. S, 1833; she d. April 5, 1863.
Ch. : Daniel Sherman, Sept. 28, 1792. William, March 17, 1795; d. March 5, 1856; m. Maria Hicks; she d. Feb. 9, 1862.
Tirzah, Oct. 14, 1793; m. Nathan Fay, Jan. 9, 1812; d. Dec. 29, 1824.
Ferry, Feb. 11, 1806.
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Joshua, April 20, 1797 ; d. June 26, 1848. Mary Louisa, Sept. 27, 1810; m. James Reuben Lilley, April 6, 1799 ; d. Aug. 10, Lawton, March 18, 1833 ; d. March 26, 1848. 1864.
Marcy, June 29, 1801 ; m. Solomon Bond, Lovina, May 5, 1813; m. Harvey D. Griggs, April 6, 1838; d. Oct. 20, 1863. Nov. 27, 1834 ; d. March 26, 1860.
Hiram, July 21, 1803 ; d. June 26, 1819.
Ledocia, Oct. 21, 1806 ; m. Albigence W. Griggs, April 481827.
Anna R. Sept. 14, 1808; d. March 5, 1809.
Laura, Aug. 23, 1815 ; m. L. A. Cutler, Jan. 28, 1841.
Rufus Newton, March 28, ISIS; d. June 8, 1858.
9. SAMUEL, S. of Samuel, Jr, b. Feb. 19, 1780; d. April 16, 1854 ; in Cynthia Bacon, Oct. 2. 1500 ; she d. May 21. 111 ; m. (2) Abigail Pomeroy, Nov. 30, 1815; she d. April 5, 1850.
Ch. : Abner, March 3, 1801.
Cynthia, March 22, 1809.
Orlando, Jan. 21, 1802.
Martha J., Aug. 24, 1812 ; d. July 15,
Caroline, Jan. 22, 1803 ; d. Nov. 16, 1803. 1841.
Horace, May 16, 1806.
Samuel, Jr., March 1814 ; d. July 23, 1814.
Stephen C., Aug. 27, 1804.
Adaline, Jan. 22, 1808; m. Benjamin Prentiss, Jan. 1, 1837.
10. LUTHER, s. of Zadoc, b. May 6, 1782; m. Clarissa -; their son Calvin b. April 29, 1808.
11. STEPHEN, s. of Zodac, b. Dec. 15, 1789 ; m. Lucinda Fuller. Ch .: Frederick Danielson, Dec. 6, 1816. Sarah Stone, Jan. 12, 1826.
Eli Fuller, Oct. 11, 1818. Stephen Decatur, April 17, 1828.
Lucinda T., Jan. 26, 1821. Mary Lyman, March 3, 1830.
Lucy M., Oct. 27, 1823.
12. JACOB, S. of Jabez, Jr., b. Aug. 27, 1777 ; m. Lavina Ewing, April 11, 1804; he d. July 23, 1860; she d. Aug. 11, 1859. Ch. : Louisa, Jan. 13, 1805 ; m. Rev. Wash- Enos, April 8, 1813; d. July 31, 1814. ington Munger, April 14, 1824. Asher A. March 9, 1815.
Lovina, April 13, 1806 ; m. Ephraim Fen- ton, Dec. 27, 1826.
Sarah B., July 6, 1817; m. Rev. Ely Green; d. May 28, 1842.
Jeremiah P., Oct. 3, 1819.
William Sullivan, April 13, 1809.
Susan, June 18, 1823; d. April 9, 1846.
Prudence, Feb. 11, 1811 ; m. Rev. Samuel George M., April 3, 1826. S. Mixter, April 13, 1836.
13. ALANSON, S. of Jabez, Jr., b. March 26, 1787 ; m. Mary- Ch. : Erastus Lyman, May 27, 1809; d. Diana, Feb. 12, 1812.
Sept., 1809.
Absalom, Oct. 9, 1810 ; d. Feb. 6, 1817.
Marianne, April 10, 1814. Mary Eliza, 1820 ; d. April 14, 1825.
14. HORACE, s. of Samuel, b. May 16, 1806 ; m. Delight- C'h .: Lucy Delight, Dec. 14, 1834; d. Oct. Eliza Augusta, Sept. 17, 1840; m. Ed- 13, 1859. ward H. Hall, Nov. 29, 1860. Sophia, 1844 ; d. April 18, 1850. Henry Park, Nov. 8, 1836. John Quincy, Oct. 11, 1838.
Eliza, Dec. 24, 1807 ; m. Augustus Cutter ; d. Dec. 21, 1829.
Cyrus D., July 19, 1821.
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15. CYRUS D., s. of Jacob, b. July 19, 1821 ; m. Philura H. Park- hurst, Nov. 10, 1842 ; she d. Aug. 6, 1852.
Ch. : Ellen Sarah, May 26, 1845; m. Da- Susan J., May 12, 1849. vid W. Putney, Dec. 15, 1865.
Alvira, July 12, 1847.
Harrison Cyrus, May 12, 1852. Frank Lewis, Sept. 6, 1854.
REV. G. NOYES.
NOYES, REV. GILMAN, b. at Atkinson, N. H. May 3, 1804, the son of James and Hannah Noyes, graduated at Darthmouth College. 1830 ; studied theology with Rev. Sylvanus Cobb, Boston, and settled in Charlestown, 1832; Spencer, 1834 ; Southbridge, 1840; on Cape Cod, 1842. Health failing he ceased to preach, and became a farmer in Brimfield, where he died Oct. 18, 1863. He married Eliza H. Brown Nov. 19, 1833.
Ch .: Amelia Maria, Aug. 6, 1835. John Humphrey, June 10, 1846. Julia Ellen, March 26, 1838 ; m. Erastus Coye July 3, 1873. James, Aug. 27, 1848. Augusta Hale, March 1, 1851 ; m. Oscar F. Brown Sept. 6, 1876.
Gilman Baxter, Feb. 15, 1841.
Emily Crowell, May 23, 1843.
THE NUTTING FAMILY.
1. NUTTING, JONATHAN, b. Ang. 10, 1735; m. Abigail Banis- ter, June 27, 1771 ; d. March 6, 1811 ; she d. Feb. 23, 1835.
Ch. : Abigail, May 30, 1772; m. Daniel Ebenezer, June 17, 1777.
Wallace, Feb. 22, 1794; d. May 20, Lucy, May 13, 1781 ; m. Jesse Hamilton 1839.
Susanna. Feb. 19, 1774; m. Joseph Chad- wick, March 23, 1817 ; d. June 8, 1855. Jonathan; Jr., Oct. 3, 1775; d. Dec. 2, 1831.
April 2, 1816 ; d. Jan 25, 1841.
Abner, May 9, 1783.
Asa, Sept. 16, 1785.
2. EBENEZER. S. of Jonathan, b June 17, 1777 ; d. Sept. 17, 1823; m. Polly Merrick, 1801; she d. July 4, 1822.
Ch. : Merrick, Oct. 23, 1803.
Mary, Aug. 20, 1805 ; m. Samuel Kings- bury, Oct. 25, 1829.
Minerva, Jan. 18, 1810; m. Parker Hardy, 1835. Abner, July 10, 1812. Ebenezer, Jr., May 1, 1817. Jonathan, Aug. 7, 1819 ; d. July 2, 1822.
Harvey, Feb. 4, 1808.
6. ABNER. S. of Jonathan. b. May 9. 1783 ; d. Dec. 29. 1810; m. Matilda Bishop Aug. 6, 1807 ; she d. Nov. 15, 1815.
Ch. : Elvira W., Jan. 30, 1808; m. Wm. Abbie B., Dec. 7, 1810; m. Dauphin P. McDowell; m. (2) Lewis F. Watson. Brown 2d., Sept. 18, 1831. Margaret I., Oct. 1, 1809; m. F. S. Rhoades.
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4. AsA, s. of Jonathan, b. Sept. 16, 1785; m. Olive Wood April 25, 1811 ; she d. Sept. 28, 1820.
Ch. : Sarah Reed, July 26, 1812. Randolph, Jan. 2, 1817.
Lucy Maria, Aug. 28, 1814.
5. NUTTING, JAMES, m. Mary Carpenter Jan. 29, 1774 ; C'h. : Betsey, March 25, 1775. Gideon. Polly. Benjamin.
James, Jan. 2, 1777.
6. JAMES, JR . b. Jan 2. 1777; d. May 22. 1863; m. Lucinda Harran- don June 11, 1801 ; she d. March 28, 1816 ; m. (2) Rachel M. Ward Nov. 14, 1816 ; she d. July 8, 1873.
Ch. : Fatima, June 24, 1802; m. Hiram Lucinda, Oct. 20, 1818 ; d. Sept. 18, 1835. Chamberlain March 14, 1825.
Camelia, Feb. 7, 1821 ; m. Calvin Shaw Dec. 31, 1845.
Sophrona, Feb. 4, 1804 ; m. James Mat- terson, 1830; d. Aug. 2, 1.832. Sarah W., May 15, 1823 ; m. William L. Powers, May 1853.
Julius, Oct. 2, 1807 ; d. Jan. 16, 1878.
Dwight, March 16, 1811; d. Sept. 22, 1871.
James G., Dec. 25, 1826 ; d. July, 1828. James G., April 19, 1830; d. Feb. 8, 1848.
Calvin W., July 11, 1817.
THE PAIGE FAMILY.
PAIGE, PAUL W., b. Jan. 10, 1807; d April 14, 1876; m. Mary Caroline Tarbell. Sept. 17. 1835; she d. Nov. 18, 1860; m. (2) Catha- rine P. Brown, April 28, 1863.
Ch .: Mary L. Sept. 7, 1836: Charles W., Jan. 14, 1845; d. Sept. 1,
George W., Sept. 6, 1838; d. in Army 1848. July 24, 1862. Delisa T., Jan. 16, 1853 ; m. Allen H.
Ellen W., Jan. 17, 1843 ; m. John Shaw, Warner, Oct. 23, 1878.
April 30, 1861 ; d. Dec. 8, 1871.
THE PARKER FAMILY.
There are two families of the name in town; one the descend- ants of Nathaniel and Hannah Parker of Roxbury, Mass. Maj. Nathaniel son of the above settled in Brimfield near the close of the war of the Revolution. The other descendants of David Parker who came to Brimfield from Willington, Ct., in 1810.
1. PARKER, NATHANIEL, b. 1712; d. Jan. 15, 1774; m. Han- nah Chamberlain, Jan. 1, 1756; she d May, 1814. Ch. : Sarah, Dec. 21, 1758. Nathan, Aug. 30, 1768.
Nathaniel, Nov. 28, 1760. Hannah, Nov. 25, 1770.
William, Aug. 17, 1763; m. Hannah Caty, June 1, 1773; m. Theodore Field, Weld, June 9, 1793. Feb. 24, 1793.
l'enuel, April 17, 1765.
2. MAJOR NATHANIEL, JR, b. Nov. 28, 1760 ; d. Aug. 11, 1820 ; m. Rebecca Dudley, June 1, 1788 ; she d. Sept. 10, 1834.
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Ch. : Nathaniel, 3d., March 3, 1789.
Thomas, May 27, 1791 ; m. Sarah Seaver, July 27, 1820.
Penuel, Ang. 17, 1793.
Joseph Warren, Dec. 17, 1795 ; m. Nancy Wales.
William, Jan. 28, 1798.
George Washington, April 7, 1800; d. July 20, 1801.
Hannah, Feb. 25, 1801; m. Ebenezer Lolden, Oct. 16, 1823.
3. NATHANIEL, JR., s. of Maj. Nathaniel, b. March 3, 1789; d May 19, 1848 ; m. Lydia B. Brown, Oct. 22, 1818 ; she d. Oct. 28, 1872. C'h. : George Tyler, JJuly 17, 1819. David Brown, Dec. 23, 1830; d. July 5, 1873. Nathaniel Watson, and Rebecca Watson, (twins,) Feb. 18, 1821; Rebecca W., d. Hannah Frances, Feb. 6, 1833; m. Wil- liam Bliss, Nov. 30, 1854. June 13, 1821.
Rebecca Dudley, Jan. 2, 1823 ; m. Chas. Stoddard, Feb. 14, 1849.
Mary Brown, May 3, 1825; m. Jonathan Shaw, Dec. 16, 1852.
Warren Reed, Jan. 23, 1827.
Lydia Bethia, Dec. 5, 1828; m. John G. Tarbell, Oct. 28, 1830; d. January 18, 1879.
John Dudley, Nov. 24, 1834 ; d. March 27,1839.
Delia Ann, Oct. 16, 1837 ; m. George M. Hitchcock, Nov. 19, 1862. Charlotte Elizabeth, Oct. 17, 1840.
4. PENUEL, s. of Nathaniel, b. Aug. 17, 1793; d Aug. 21, 1876 ; m Sophia L. Browning ; she d. Jan. 5. 1856; m. (2) Mrs. Emeline Billings, March 29, 1860.
Ch. : William P., Oct. 21, 1823; m. Lucy Joseph B., Oct. 1, 1833.
Ellen Rhoades, Sept. 26, 1860; d. May 15, 1865.
Sophia R., Oct. 14, 1835 ; d. Sept. 7, 1859. Hannah Holden, Sept., 12, 1837 ; d. Sept. 14, 1854.
Edward E., June 11, 1839 ; d. in Army,* June 6, 1862.
Penuel H., Sept. 10, 1840; d. Nov. 7, 1842.
Thomas D., Oct. 12, 1831 ; d. JJuly 4, 1862. James P., Oct. 7, 1845, d. Feb. 23, 1865. "Hle was a private in Co. C. 21st Mass., Vols., and died of wounds received in the battle of Camden, N. C., April 19, 1862.
1. PARKER, DAVID, m. Hannah Curtis.
Ch. : Luther, Feb. 16, 1800.
ยท Nehemiah, Oct. 12, 1802.
Orre, Oct. 12, 1804.
Orsen, Feb. 16, 1807 ; d .-
Orsen, Jan. 22, 1809. David, Jr., Dec. 25, 1810. Hannah, May 3, 1813.
Sumner, Oct. 30, 1815.
Silas, Jan. 10, 1818.
Harriet, April 1, 1820; m. Daniel G. Green, Dec 5, 1839 ; d. July 25, 1840. Philo, March 27, 1822.
2. LUTHER, s. of David, b. Feb. 16, 1800; d. Sept. 1, 1874; m. Mary- Eliza Gardner, May 12, 1825.
Ch. : James F., March 18, 1826. Orre, Oct. 26, 1827.
Clementina G., Feb. 9, 1829 ; d. Jan. 24, 1851.
Elizabeth T., Oct. 24, 1825 ; m. Charles Spear, June 22, 1853 ; d. Oct. 28, 1855. Porter A., Oct. 12, 1827; m. Angie MeGregory, Nov. 22, 1877.
Julia M., Sept. 27, 1829 ; d. Feb. 23, 1853.
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Orson, Jan. 21, 1831.
Wililam G., July 27, 1833.
Benjamin M., April 1, 1835.
Mary E., May 2, 1837 ; d. Jan. 27, 1840.
Annie M., April 3, 1839; m. Samuel L. Coye.
Mary E., Feb. 25, 1841. Austin L., Oct. 25, 1843.
3. NEHEMIAH, S. of David, b. Oct. 12, 1802; m. Phebe Lyon March 10, 1825.
Ch. : Sophronia Dec. 29, 1825 ; m. Henry Lyon Nov. 9, 1847.
Heary N., June 10, 1828 ; m Harriet King Oct. 29, 1849 ; d. April 25. 1864. Harriet, Fcb. 24, 1831; m. Charles Thompson Oct. 25, 1849.
George S., Aug. 27. 1833.
Anson B., Nov. 24, 1835.
Abbie M., March 17, 1838; m. Leonard Charles May 15, 1856.
Amos P., May 19, 1840 ; d. Oct. 25, 1866. Rufus A., Sept. 21, 1842; d. at Gettys burg of wounds July 20. 1863.
Sophia, J., Nov. 1, 1845; m. John T Coy May 28, 1862. Charles T., JJan. 26, 1849 ; d. about 1870 Horatio L., July 2, 1852.
4. ORRE, s. of David, b. Oct. 12, 1804; m. Abigail M. Andrews, March 29, 1831. Ch. : David F., April 10, 1833. Lucy, April 7, 1839; d. Sept. 10, 1839.
5. ORSON, Dr., s. of David, Jan. 22, 1809; d. Dec 23, 1838; m. Ann Wilson.
Ch .: Juliette, Aug. 1835; d. Jan. 25, Juliette R., -; m. Horace M. Gardner, 1837.
April 8, 1858.
6. DAVID, JR., s. of David, b. Dec. 25, 1810; m. Lucynthia Par- sons April 20, 1835.
Ch. : Wilson D., Oct. 19, 1836 ; d. March Lyman P., Sept. 1, 1843 ; d. at Newbern, N. C., March. 24, 1863. 24, 1842.
Charlotte B., Oct. 14, 1839 ; m. William Wilbur G., May 8, 1849.
11. Holdridge Nov. 3, 1859.
7. SUMNER, S. of David, b. Oct. 15, 1815; m. Melina Parsons Nov. 30, 1837 ; she d. Jan. 16, 1875; m (2) Mrs. Lovisa H. Parker Dec. 30, 1875.
Ch. : Olive B., Oct. 24, 1838; d. Jan 23, Orus Edward,, June 10, 1846. 1840. Olivia M., Oct. 19, 1849; m. Francis E. Orville S., July 12, 1841. Kinney Dec. 29, 1869.
Oscar B., Nov. 25, 1844 ; d. June 1, 1865. Orlo F., Jan. 5, 1853 ; d. April 8, 1857.
S. SILAS, s. of David, b. Jan. 10, 1818; m. Annis Nelson Dec. 4, 1839; she d. July 25, 1857 ; m. (2) Mary Greeley Dec. 13, 1865; . she d. Sept. 1, 1870 ; m. (3) Mrs. Emily Church Feb. 1, 1872. Ch. : Lucy Ann. Jan. 27, 1841.
9. Philo, s of David, b. March 27, 1822; d. Nov. 26, 1863; m. Lovisa H. Thayer, Oct. 5, 1847.
Ch .: Walter Eugene, Jan. 16, 1850; d. Fred Turner, Nov. 17, 1856. Oct. 8, 1851.
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10. JAMES F., s. of Luther, b. March 18, 1826; m. Lucy S. Andrews Nov. 26, 1849; their son Frank Edgar b. March 8, 1851.
11. GEORGE S., s. of Nehemiah b. Aug. 27, 1833; m. Martha B. Charles March 27, 1855.
Ch .: Everett, 1860; d. 1861.
Everett, July 24, 1867.
Clara, Jan. 25, 1863.
Ella, Feb. 11, 1872.
Rufus, March 14, 1865.
12. ANSON B., s. of Nehemiah, b. Nov. 24, 1835 ; d. Dec. 17, 1875 ; m. Mary E Allen May 18, 1864.
Ch. : Gertrude, Aug. 31, 1866.
Frank E., Jan 30, 1868 ; d. aged 9.
13. HORATIO L., s. of Nehemiah, b. July 2, 1851 ; m. Ada Greene May 3, 1871.
Ch .: Elenor P., Feb. 14, 1872.
Gracia, July 30. 1876.
Charles A., Nov. 5, 1874.
14. DAVID F., s. of Orre, b. April 10, 1833; m. Mary L. Shaw Oct. 26, 1858.
Ch. : Abbie L., June 7, 1860.
Fordis C., Jan. 3, 1868.
Hattie L., Aug 25, 1862.
15. WILBUR G., s. of David, Jr., b. May 8, 1849; m. Julia A. Lamb May 28, 1872 ; she d. Oct. 2, 1877; their son Erving Blake b. March 10, 1877 ; d. Oct. 14, 1877.
16. ORVILLE S., s. of Sumner, b. July 12, 1841; m. Melissa M. (Davis) March Jan. 9, 1873; their daughter Melina Elizabeth b. Nov. 8, 1875.
17. ORUS E. s. of Sumner, b. June 10, 1846 ; m. Eva _1. Ward Feb. 11, 1873.
Ch. : Herbert Sumner, Sept. 28, 1874.
Mabel Augusta, March 18, 1878.
Louis Ward, June 13, 1876.
THE PERRY FAMILY.
1. PERRY EZRA 3D., b. 1788: d. June 30. 1848 ; m. Vashti Peck April 12, 1810 ; she d. June 11, 1827 : m. (2) Mrs. Catherine P. Brown Oct. 1, 1829; she d. April 6, 1861.
Ch. : Ezra Otis, Dec. 22, 1810; d. March 22, 1814.
Betsy Bliss, May 31, 1818 ; m. Francis H. Carpenter Nov. 20, 1840.
Ezra, Jr., Aug. 30, 1820 ; d. Dec. 21, 1851.
William H., Jan. 13, 1814.
Nancy Childs, Dec. 10, 1816; m. Samuel
D. Merrick Nov. 20, 1841.
2. WILLIAM H., s. of Ezra 3d., b. Jan. 13. 1814 : d. Jan. 11, 1819 ; m. Lafira B. Bond March, 1839. Ch. : Julia E., Feb. 22, 1840 ; William H., JJr., July 18, 1842.
3. WILLIAM H., JR., s. of William H., b. July 18, 1842; m. La- vina H. Brunt Feb. 17, 1865.
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Ch .: Ezra W., March 29, 1865. Clara Lafira, April 14, 1868.
Julia E., May 10, 1872.
Andrew E., Nov. 28, 1876; d. Nov. 30, 1876. Arthur Brunt, Dec. 29, 1877.
THE PIERCE FAMILY.
1. EMORY, S. of Abij th and Rachel Pierce. b. July 4, 1796; moved from Ware. Mass, to Brimfield in 1839, having purchased the Eaton or Center mills which he carried on for several years, when he moved to Southbridge. Mass, where he died Nov. 13, 1848 ; he married Eliza Blodgett ; she died at Brimfield, Sept. 26, 1876.
Ch. : Alfred Emerson, Sept. 3, 1819. George Austin, April 30, 1830.
2. ALFRED E., s. of Emory, b. Sept. 3, 1819; d. Feb. 10, 1875; m. Margaret Dunn, June 25, 1839. Ch. : William Henry, Sept. 8, 1840. Mary Eliza, May 8, 1848 ; m. Andrew M.
Charles B., Jan. 31, 1842, supposed to have been killed at the battle of Fred- ericksburg, Va., Dec. 1862.
Dunsmore, May 15, 1867.
3. GEORGE A., s. of Emory. b. April 30, 1830; d. Sept. 1863; m. Clarissa E Brown, Aug. 29, 1853.
Ch. : Augustus W., June 4, 1854.
EDWARD W. POTTER.
1. EDWARD W., s. of Capt. Waterman and Clarissa Potter, b. at Southbridge, Mass., April 25, 1823: came to Brimfield, Nov 1842; served an apprenticeship to Nathan F. Robinson. blacksmith, of whom, in Sept. 1852, he bought his shop and tools, and has since continued the business ; m. Malora Walker, Sept. 19, 1847.
Ch. : Clarissa Elizabeth, Aug. 2, 1848; George Edward, April 11, 1860; d. April m. Charles D. Griggs, June 18, 1878. 28,1861. William Henry, April 12, 1850.
THE POWERS FAMILY.
The Powers family are descended from Walter, the emigrant, and his wife Thankslord Shepard. Isaac, the son of Phineas and Martha, who removed from Hardwick to Brimfield about 1761, being of the fourth generation .
1. POWERS, ISAAC, b. 1740; m. Sarah Clark, 1765.
Ch .: Anna, May 19, 1766; m. Ebenezer Eli, Dec. 15, 1774.
Coxe; m. (2) John Putnam. Chloe, June 6, 1777 ; m. Gardner Powers. Stephen Clark, March 7, 1771.
2 STEPHEN C., s. of Isaac, b. March 7, 1771; d. June 5, 1835; m. Susannah Bugbee, March 24, 1791: she d. Jan. 10, 1816; m. (2) Mary J. Lane, June 19, 1823; she d. Feb. 24, 1866.
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Ch .: Lucinda, June 25, 1792; m. JJames McClentie, March, 1818.
Morris, Aug. 31, 1794; m. Nancy Cham- berlain, April 11, 1821.
Mary Munroe, March 19, 1803; d. Feb. 18, 1830.
Iliram Clark, June 17, 1805; m. Rispal Chamberlain, 1836.
Eli, Feb. 22, 1807 ; m. Mary Ann C. Simp- son, April 4, 1827.
Sarah Ann, Jan. 1, 1811.
Susan, Jan. 14, 1815; m. Horatio Coles, May 21, 1841 ; m. (2) Charles Hayward, April 17, 1875.
Norman Stephen, March 25, 1825.
11. Maria, Oct. 2, 1828; m. Dr. Lyman F. Griggs, Sept. 7, 1846; m. (2) Erastus Spaulding, Aug. 25, 1870.
Nathan M., Nov. 2, 1830; m. Ellen Miller. Mary J., July 18, 1833; m. Rev. Andrew Baylies, Oct. 7, 1857.
3. NORMAN, S., s. of Stephen C., b. March 25. 1825; m. Lovisa Reed, May 28, 1855.
Ch .: Stephen Edward, Aug. 10, 1858.
George Waldo, Feb. 21, 1860.
Mary Jane, Jan. 29, 1864. Nathan Howard, Jan. 19, 1868.
THE PROUTY FAMILY.
1. PROUTY, NATHAN, came from Spencer to Brimfield; m. Lucy Sherman, Feb. 1822; d. March 26, 1872.
Ch. : Catherine C., May 18, 1828; m. Lau- Clarissa Jane, Aug. 28, 1832; m. Jerome rens Upham, June 22, 1847. Hamilton, Sept. 6, 1858.
Albert S., Aug. 19, 1830.
2. ALBERT S, s. of Nathan, b. Aug. 19, 1830; m. Harriet Rich- ardson, Dec. 28, 1854. Ch .: Charles A., April 8, 1857. Edward N., April 29, 1868.
Mabel S., March 26, 1863.
3 PROUTY, JOHN, b. at Spencer, March 10, 1800; d. Sept. 11, 1865; m Sarah D. Dearth, Feb. 5, 1834; she d. Jan. 10, 1870.
Ch .: Helen A. and Henry A., (twins), Marietta, Dec. 3, 1838; m. Andrew J. Feb. 7, 1835 ; Helen m. Moody E. Shat- Griggs, May 25, 1867. tuck, Jan. 12, 1858; Henry, d. Aug. 1835.
Abbie J., Feb. 8, 1843; m. Bradley C. Goodwill, Oct. 29, 1869. John M., Feb. 5, 1846 ; d. April 14, 1851.
GEORGE PUFFER.
PUFFER, GEORGE, S. of Job, b. at Medway, 1791 ; m. Sally Ferry, 1811; she d. 1814; m. (2) Sarah Gardner, 1817 ; she d. Sept. 6. 1830; m. (3) Mrs. Lucinda Edson ; she d. at Monson, Sept. 1877. Mr. Pui- fer for many years ran a clothing mill in the west part of the town, where the disused building is still standing.
C'h. : Sarah F., 1814 ; m. Asa Foskit, Aug. Mary B., 1826; m. D. W. Ellis, March, 20, 1832; d. 1842. 27,1849.
George Metcalf, 1818.
Milton Gardner, 1819.
Betsey Ann, 1822; m. B. F. Hoag; d. 1859.
Abigail, 1830; m. Henry Bodurtha, March 25, 1851.
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GENEALOGY.
THE ROBINSON FAMILY.
1. NATHAN ROBINSON, b 1760, d. Feb. 11, 1824; came from Attleboro. Mass., to Wales in 1800; from there to Brimfield in 1810 : he m. Lois Bryant ; she d. Jan. 6, 1824.
Ch .: Lewis, 1794 ; d. Feb. 2, 1824.
Paul B., 1797 ; d. Feb. 2, 1812.
Juliette, Oct. 12, 1804 ; m. Peter Dudley ; Dec. 30, 1832.
Louisa Angenette, Oct. 1799 ; d. Jan. 23, Nathan Fisher, July 9, 1807.
1824.
Betsey W., June 3, 1803; m. Washburn Lumbard, Dec. 4, 1830.
Mary C., Feb. 22, 1809 ; m. Dea. A. Hall (2) Leonard Rice.
2. NATHAN F., s. of Nathan, b. July 9, 1807; m. Fidelia C. Moulton, Nov. 19, 1833.
Ch. : Lewis Wilson, April 12, 1835; d. Ellen M., June 10, 1842 ; m. William II. April 28, 1835.
Henry Wilson. March 18, 1836.
Laroy, Oct. 18, 1838 ; d. July 4, 1839.
3. HENRY W., s. of Nathan F., b. March 18, 1836; soldier in 27th Regt. of Mass. Vols ; d. at Newburne, N. C., April .25, 1863; m. Sarah J. Hatch, Nov. 16, 1858.
Ch. : Charles W., Dec. 27, 1861.
THE RUSSELL FAMILY.
1. RUSSELL, ADONIJAH, m. Mary Russell. July 13, 1732; he d. July 21, 1775; she d. Oct 20, 1782.
Ch. : . Mary, Oct. 27, 1732; m. Benjamin Munn, Jr., Nov. 12, 1783.
Daniel, July 28, 1743.
Priscilla, April 2, 1746.
Adonijah, Jr., Sept. 14, 1734.
Abigail, Nov. 25, 1736; m. Joseph Pati- son, April 7, 1757.
Rebecca, Dec. 23, 1738 ; m. John Thomp- son, Jan. 25, 1759.
Solomon, Oct. 3, 1748 ; m. Anna Nichols, Jan. 24, 1771. Phebe, June 8, 1752; m. John Charles, Jr., Oct. 12, 1769. Joseph.
Ruth, April 16, 1741 ; m. Joseph Brooks, March 20, 1760.
2. ADONIJAH, JR., s. of Adonijah, b. Sept. 14, 1734; d. May 15, 1778; m. Abigail Bond, Feb. 21, 1765.
Ch. : Fidel, Dec. 5, 1765 ; d. July 21, 1766. Dorcas, March 18, 1774; m, Edward Web- ber, Feb. 6, 1794.
Mary, May 19, 1767 ; m. Solomon Bond, April 9, 1789.
Rebecca, Sept. 24, 1776. Adonijah, Jan. 2, 1779.
Titus, June 5, 1769.
Joel, Oct. 20, 1771.
3. DANIEL, s. of Adonijah, b. July 28, 1743; m. Mary Cooley, Feb. 6, 1776.
H. Stewart, June 2, 1864; m. (2) Albert W. Pierson, Jan. 8, 1871.
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GENEALOGY.
Ch. : Betsey, Aug. 17, 1766; m. Daniel Daniel, Jr., June 14, 1773; m. Miriam Blodgett, March 24, 1792. Dow, Nov. 2, 1795.
Reuben, July 20, 1768.
Cyrus, May 28, 1775.
Mercy, Oct. 23, 1770; m. Warren Gilbert, Abner, Jan. 9, 1777.
Sept. 8, 1791.
4. JOSEPH, s. of Adonijah, m. Peggy Browning, April 27, 1785. Ch .: Seth, Dec. 14, 1785; d. Feb. 26, Lois, Nov. 4, 1787. 1788.
5. Trrus, s. of Adonijah, Jr., b. June 5, 1769; d. May 17, 1826; m. Lucy Mighell, Oct. 23, 1793; she d. July 23, 1826.
Ch .: Betsey, April 9, 1794; m. Harvey Aaron Mighell, Aug. 10, 1796; d. Aug. 7 Russell; d. Sept. 1, 1863. 1824; m. Persis Haynes, May, 1822 she d. Sept. 16, 1834. Lucy, Dec. 1, 1797 ; d. June 3, 1799.
THE SESSIONS FAMILY.
1. SESSIONS, ALEXANDER, b. Oct. 4, 1713; came to Brimfield from Pomfret, Ct. ; d. April 1, 1787 ; m. Huldah -; see d Jan. 1, 1792; their son, Alexander, Jr , b. Dec. 26, 1751.
2. COL. ALEXANDER, JR , s. of Alexander, b. Dec. 26, 1751; d. Nov. 9, 1823; m. Sarah Grosvenor; she d. May 4, 1829. Ch .: Sally, May 30, 1776. Otis, Dec. 2, 1782.
Harvey, Sept. 14, 1778. Joseph, Jan. 30, 1785 ; d. March 10, 1810. Chester, Nov. 27, 1780. Lucy, April 5, 1787.
3. OTIS, s. of Col. Alexander, b. Dec. 2, 1782; d. March 26, 1851 ; m. Lucy Bliss ; (int.) April 23, 1830 ; she d. Oct. 5, 1874.
C'h. : Sarah E., 1833; m. Isaac C. Tyler, Jairus, March 26, 1836 ; enlisted 2d Reg., April 28, 1859. Co. I, Mass. Heavy Artillery; d. at Mary E., Dec. 25, 1837; m. Edward P. Newbern, N. C., March 10, 1865.
Halbert, Jan. 30, 1867.
THE SHAW FAMILY.
Among the original proprietors of Brimfield were four persons of this name, evidently members of the same family, but whose precise relationship the records do not enable us to give-David, Samuel, Joshua and Seth. All were active in the measures pertaining to the settlement of the town, and the name appears frequently in its subse- quent history.
1. SHAW, JOSHUA, b. 1687 ; d. March 2, 1776; m. Ann -.
Ch .: Ann, Aug. 30, 1726. Joshua, Jan. 1, 1729.
Samuel, May 1, 1738. Mary, May 11, 1745; m. John Tufts, Jr., April 16, 1772.
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