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191. Alice Rose, b. in Northampton; m. (1) (int. 7 Dec. 1868), Alonzo Witherell (No. 35). Their son, Egbert Dexter, b. 14 July 1874 (see No. 191A), was adopted by his grandfather and name changed to Damon. She m. (2) 6 Aug. 1888, John Francis DeVine.
137. NATHAN? DAMON (Benjamin6, Nathan5, Amos4, Dan- iel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 25 July 1862 in Westhampton, d. 4 Aug. 1915 in Westhampton; m. 30 Dec. 1886, Rachel Aldrich,
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b. 17 Feb. 1869, in Sidney, Ohio, dau. of Ira and Elizabeth (Jen- kins) Aldrich. She m. (2) 27 June 1921, William H. Weeks (No. 32) of Goshen. Children:
192. George, b. 15 June 1888 in Westhampton, d. 23 Jan. 1912.
193. Carrie Maybelle, b. 28 Dec. 1889; m. Sylvanus C. Damon, Jr. (No. 165).
194. Estella Eldora, b. 6 Mar. 1892, called Ethel E., d. 23 Nov. 1934 in Northampton.
195. Olive, b. and d. 7 Nov. 1899 in Westhampton.
159. FRED W.8 DAMON (Sylvanus7, Salma6, Isaac5, Amos4, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. in Springfield; m. 12 May 1891, Grace E. Pearl (No. 13). Children :
196. Grace Muriel, b. 17 Jan. 1898, res. Springfield.
197. Gwendolyn I., b. 12 Oct. 1899; is a teacher in Middletown, Conn .; bought her Grandfather Pearl's farm in Chesterfield.
198. Elmer, d. unm.
199. Elbert, d. 1918 in the flu epidemic.
161. LEON CLIFFORD& DAMON (Sylvanus7, Salma6, Isaac5, Amos4, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 31 Jan. 1869; m. 24 Dec. 1891, Sadie C. Hamel, b. in St. Albans, Vermont, dau. of Joseph and Anna (Bruleigh) Hamel. She d. in Williamsburg, 2 Dec. 1959. Resided in Chesterfield from 1892-1912, then removed to Williamsburg where he now resides (1961). Children:
200. Maude Evangeline, b. in Lynn; m. Roger Wells of Williamsburg.
201. Kenneth Leslie, b. 31 Oct. 1900, d. in Norwich Lake, 13 July 1919. He was Assistant Scoutmaster.
162. HERBERT S.8 DAMON (Sylvanus™, Salma6, Isaac5, Amos4, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 6 Apr. 1807, d. 4 Jan. 1943; m. 19 Aug. 1896, Mary Gertrude Pearl (No. 14). She d. 12 July 1955. He was a carpenter. Children:
202. Philip Russell, b. 25 Mar. 1900; m. 13 Mar. 1926, in Easthamp- ton, Gertrude Mae Parfitt, dau. of William and Florence (Fair- brother) Parfitt. Children b. in Ashfield.
*203. Alan Herbert, b. 20 Mar. 1906.
204. Alice Gertrude, b. 20 Mar. 1906; m. Herbert Northrop. Children b. in Springfield.
165. SYLVANUS CLAPP& DAMON, JR. (Sylvanus7, Salma6, Isaac5, Amos4, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 6 Apr. 1876; m. (1) (int. 5 Jan. 1903), Jessie L. Knight (No. 32). She d. 28 July
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1913. He m. (2) 26 June 1917, Carrie M. Damon (No. 193). She d. 1959. Children by first wife:
205. Harold Ephraim, b. 5 Feb. 1904, d. 26 Aug. 1904.
206. Lester S., b. 15 July 1907; resides in Easthampton; married and has two sons.
207. Winfield Ostinelli, b. 16 Oct. 1908, d. 25 Jan. 1909.
208. Alvah Knight, b. 4 Oct. 1911, d. 24 Nov. 1911.
166. ERNEST LESTER& DAMON (Sylvanus7, Salma6, Isaac5, Amos4, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 6 June 1839; m. 17 Sept. 1900, Etta Adell Munson (No. 15). He m. (2) Hazel Alexander of Williamsburg. She m. (2) Strong. Children by first wife:
209. Ralph Linwood, b. 23 Nov. 1901. Resides in Northampton; has one daughter.
210. Emily Isabel, b. 14 Aug. 1903; m. Warren Tower of Leeds; has children.
211. Stella Fidelia, b. 20 Dec. 1907; m. (1) Raymond Adams (No. 12 ii); four children b. in Springfield. She m. (2) Frederic C. Healy (No. 39).
180. NEWTON WARREN& DAMON (Levi A.7, James D.6, James5, Amos4, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 7 Apr. 1873, d. 21 Oct. 1903; m. (int. 15 Aug. 1896), Ellen A. Witherell (No. 43 iii). Children:
212. Levi Warren, b. 17 Jan. 1898, d. 5 Sept. 1898.
213. Carmen Mildred, b. 14 June 1903; m. 3 July 1920, Charles Weeks.
182. HOMER ATKINS& DAMON (Levi7, James D.6., James5, Amos4, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 12 Oct. 1883, m. 4 May 1905, in Huntington, Carrie Graves Torrey, divorced wife of No. 89. She d. 14 Feb. 1923. He m. (2) 27 Nov. 1924, in South Worthington, Libbeon (Thrasher) Patch, dau. of George Thrasher. Children by first wife:
214. Evelyn Corinne, b. 26 May 1906.
215. Earl Homer, b. 30 Jan. 1908, d. 18 July 1961.
189. CLIFFORD D.& DAMON (Dexter7, Moses6, Nathan5, Amos+ Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. in Northampton, m. (1) 20 Dec. 1873, Ella J. Damon ; m. (2) Nora May Pomeroy. Children :
216. Clifford Nelson, b. 27 June 1878.
217. Mary Alice, b. 22 June 1880.
218. Edith Louise, b. 8 June 1883.
219. Charlotte.
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191A. EGBERT DEXTERº DAMON (Alice Witherell8, Dex- ter7, Moses6, Nathan5, Amos4, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 14 July 1874 in Westhampton, son of Alonzo L. and Alice R. (Da- mon) Witherell; adopted by grandfather, Dexter Damon. He d. 24 Feb. 1957; m. (1) 5 Aug. 1895 Susan Witherell (No. 43 ii), b. in Westhampton. She d. 10 July 1897. He m. (2) 23 May 1899, Lillia Alice Holdridge, b. in Westhampton, dau. of Frank and Nancy (Braman) Holdridge. Child by first wife:
220. Howard Earl, b. 26 Aug. 1896.
Children by second wife:
221. Arthur Leroy, b. 28 Jan. 1906, d. 22 June 1908.
222. Frank Egbert, b. 28 Mar. 1910, d. 30 Mar. 1910.
223. Myrtle Alice, b. 29 June 1912; m. 21 Oct. 1932, Robert Clarke Hunter of Huntington. Two daughters.
203. ALAN HERBERT DAMON (Herbert S.8, Sylvanus7, Salma6, Isaac", Amos4, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 20 Mar. 1906; m. 29 Nov. 1947, in Greenfield, Elizabeth Bagg, b. 5 Jan. 1915, in Holyoke, dau. of John Leonard and Jane (Collingwood) Bagg. Children:
224. Robert Stearns, b. 28 July 1948 in Atlanta, Georgia.
225. Nancy Elizabeth, b. 24 Jan. 1950 in Greenfield.
ICHABOD DAMON FAMILY
226. ICHABOD4 DAMON (Ichabod3, Experience2, John1), b. Nov. 1724 in Scituate, son of Ichabod and Judith (Peaks) Da- mon, d. 13 Feb. 1805; m. (int. 3 Sept. 1748), in Scituate, Ruth Studley, b. in Hingham 20 Nov. 1729, dau. of Jonathan and Susanna (Lane) Studley. She d. 26 July 1807. Children, all but last, born in Scituate :
227. Ruth, b. 10 June 1749; m. David Studley (No. 1).
228. Asenath, b. 3 Sept. 1751; m. Nathaniel Jewell (No. 14).
229. Keziah, b. 9 Apr. 1754, d. 24 May 1829.
230. William, b. 18 Oct. 1756; m. (int. 12 Apr. 1783), Ruth Ludden (No. 4).
231. Susannah, b. 17 Feb. 1759; m. (int. 29 Sept. 1783), Jonas Perry (No. 13).
*232. Jonathan, b. 6 Dec. 1761.
*233. Ichabod, b. 14 Jan. 1764.
234. Abner, b. 30 June 1766; m. 15 Mar. 1788, Louisa French, b. in So. Hadley. She d. 3 June 1854, ae. 86. He d. 14 Apr. 1851 in Goshen. Had several children.
235. Rodha, bapt. 21 May 1769, d. 16 Mar. 1822.
236. Caleb, b. 18 Dec. 1770; m. 21 Nov. 1795, Sally James of Goshen. Had several children.
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232. JONATHAN5 DAMON (Ichabod4 3, Experience2, John1), b. 6 Dec. 1761; m. 9 May 1791, Martha Beals. She d. 27 Nov. 1839 in Cummington. He d. 17 Mar. 1844 in Cummington. He settled in Cummington just over the Chesterfield line on the old road that went from the Joel Willcutt place to Swift River. Children, b. in Cummington and Chesterfield :
237. Caleb, b. 4 Apr. 1792.
238. Keziah, b. 5 Dec. 1793; m. (1) (int. 7 Dec. 1814), Jerome Ste- phenson (No. 14) ; m. (2) 22 Nov. 1848, Zara Rude (No. 1).
239. Jotham, b. 18 Jan. 1795; m. (1) 7 Nov. 1819, Naomi Thorp of Northampton; m. (2) 28 May 1829, Lois Bates of Cummington, dau. of Asa and Jemima Bates. She m. (2) 1 Sept. 1879, Joel Willcutt, ae. 82, his 2nd marriage. Several children by first wife.
240. Ruth, b. 18 Oct. 1797; m. 2 Mar. 1848, Jason Damon (No. 254).
241. Theodore, b. 15 May 1805; m. (int. 4 Dec. 1830), Mercy Willcutt.
242. John, b. 1 Aug. 1800, d. 7 Sept. 1800.
243. Martha, d. 4 Aug. 1802.
233. ICHABOD5 DAMON (Ichabod4 3, Experience2, John1), b. 14 Jan. 1764; m. (int. 10 Dec. 1796), Hannah Vinton of Ash- field, b. 25 Jan. 1771 at Charlton, dau. of Abiathar and Rachel (Caswell) Vinton. She d. 19 Mar. 1860. He d. 18 Apr. 1850 and was buried in a private cemetery on the old farm of Osmyn Bates located on Fuller Road, Chesterfield. Children:
244. Judith, b. 8 Dec. 1797, d. 29 Nov. 1869.
245. Rachel, b. 9 Aug. 1798; m. 10 Feb. 1824, Isaac Miller. She, a widow, removed to Dryden, N. Y.
246. Hollister, b. 29 Oct. 1801; m. Lois Willcutt (No. 28) of Goshen and moved to Freedom, Ohio.
247. Nehemiah, b. 6 Apr. 1804, d. 19 Nov. 1872. He was a deaf mute and blind in one eye.
248. Moses, b. 8 Feb. 1807, d. 30 Apr. 1824.
249. Darius, b. 19 Mar. 1810; d. 18 Jan. 1892.
250. Hannah, b. 18 July 1812; m. Dorrance Bates of Cummington, 9 Nov. 1833. He d. 11 Mar. 1852.
ISAIAH DAMON FAMILY
251. ISAIAH5 DAMON, son of Joseph4 (Daniel3, Zachary2, John1) and Joanna (Damon) Damon, was b. in Abington, 18 Sept. 1754, d. in Chesterfield, 2 Dec. 1834; m. (1) in Scituate, 28 Oct. 1779, Lucy Stetson, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Eames) Stetson. He m. (2) 19 Sept. 1785, Mercy Haden, b. in Scituate. She d. in Chesterfield, 19 Nov. 1849. Isaiah Damon was a pri- vate in the Revolutionary War. When he enlisted, May 1775,
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he was living in Dartmouth ; came to Chesterfield in 1778. He was "of Charlemont" when he published his intentions of mar- riage to Mercy Hayden. He applied for a Revolutionary pen- sion in 1832 when he was 78 years of age, "sickly, lame and un- able to attend court". The pension was granted : $46.66 per annum and continued to his widow. Children:
*252. Joseph, b. 15 Aug. 1786 in Charlemont.
*253. Reuben, b. 4 Oct. 1789 in Charlemont.
*254. Jason, b. 5 Aug. 1795.
252. JOSEPH6 DAMON (Isaiah5, Joseph4, Daniel®, Zachary2, John1), b. 15 Aug. 1786 in Charlemont, d. 24 Aug. 1861; m. (int. 28 June 1810), Jerusha Thomas (No. 5), b. 8 Jan. 1787, dau. of Samuel and Kezia Thomas. She d. 19 Mar. 1866. Children:
255. Lucinda Stetson, b. 15 Oct. 1813; m. (int. 16 June 1832), Amos Hathaway (No. 7).
*256. Isaiah Thomas, b. 15 Sept. 1815.
257. Sally Maria, b. 13 Mar. 1817, d. 1875; m. Seth French of Wil- liamsburg.
258. Cynthia Minerva, b. 18 Dec. 1818; m. Mr. Holder.
*259. Rufus Austin, b. 15 Nov. 1820.
260. Olive K., b. 16 Mar. 1823; m. Charles Harder.
261. Martha J., b. 24 Sept. 1825; m. Alfred Edwards.
262. Mahala, b. 10 July 1831; m. Calvin C. Walbridge.
253. REUBEN DAMON (Isaiah5, Joseph4, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 4 Oct. 1789, d. 25 Feb. 1860; m. (int. 19 Nov. 1812), Martha Damon (No. 39). She d. 9 Apr. 1828. He m. (2) 27 Aug. 1828, Dimmis (Dwight) Bird, b. 20 Sept. 1800, dau. of Dorus and Sarah (Rogers) Dwight. She d. 5 Feb. 1881. She was sister of Timothy Dwight, President of Yale College. She m. (1) 9 Feb. 1819, Eli Bird, who d. 27 Dec. 1825. Children by first wife :
*263. Ansel, b. 19 Sept. 1814. 264. Child, d. 9 Jan. 1816.
265. Child, d. 9 Jan. 1828.
Children by second wife:
266. Martha, b. 25 Apr. 1830; m. (1) 22 Apr. 1850, Cotton Munson of Whately; m. (2) 11 Jan. 1866, Samuel Wills of Whately.
267. Eli, b. 16 June 1833, d. 23 Oct. 1833.
268. Orpha, b. 11 June 1835; m. (int. 15 June 1854), Henry Dwight Graves.
*269. Hudson, b. 26 June 1838.
270. Elvira Dwight, b. 16 Apr. 1841; m. Ambrose Cudworth (No. 24).
271. Lester Ferdinand, b. 31 Aug. 1843; m. 23 May 1866, Sarah L. Smith of Whitinsville.
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254. JASON6 DAMON (Isaiah3, Joseph4, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 5 Aug. 1795, d. 15 Nov. 1868; m. (1) (int. 7 Feb. 1815), Jane Collier (No. 5). She d. 18 Aug. 1847, age 48. He m. (2) 2 Mar. 1848, Ruth Damon (No. 240), b. 18 Oct. 1797. She d. 1 Oct. 1878. State House record of death of 2nd wife, Ruth, says she was dau. of Jonathan and Abigail Damon of Cummington. Did Jonathan have two wives? Children:
272. Phila (or Philena), b. 17 Jan. 1816; m. (int. 12 May 1832), George Look of Northampton. He d. 6 Feb. 1840 or 1841. She m. (2) 31 Mar. 1846, Calvin Damon (No. 35).
273. Jason, b. 25 Mar. 1818; m. (int. 25 Mar. 1839), Rebecca A. Sted- man of Colrain; his 2nd marriage.
*274. Gershom.
275. Nelson, d. 31 July 1826.
256. ISAIAH DAMON (Joseph6, Isaiah5, Joseph+, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 15 Sept. 1815, d. 20 Mar. 1864; m. (int. 13 Mar. 1837), Cynthia W. Shaw. Children:
276. Infant, d. Nov. 1837.
277. Laura Ann, b. 27 June 1839; m. Festus A. Hayden (No. 29).
278. Albert, b. 26 June 1842; m. Mrs. Elizabeth E. Ward.
279. Lydia, b. 25 Apr. 1845.
259. RUFUS AUSTIN? DAMON (Joseph6, Isaiah5, Joseph4, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 15 Nov. 1820, d. 24 Oct. 1898; m. Caroline A. Tilden. She d. 11 Apr. 1886. He m. (2) 11 Jan. 1887, Alfreda M. Stacy, b. in New Salem, dau. of Edward Moon. Children :
280. Marcia M., b. 3 Oct. 1849; m. (int. 3 July 1869), Emory M. With- erell, b. in Pelham, son of Willard and Sara A. Witherell. She m. (2) Jesse Trask (No. 4).
281. Charles Jared, b. 10 Dec. 1855; m. 7 Jan. 1879, Sarah Saloma Miller, dau. of John and Julia Miller. He d. 14 Mar. 1888, "lost in blizzard." Six children.
263. ANSEL DAMON (Reuben6, Isaiah5, Joseph+, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 19 Sept. 1814, d. 28 Feb. 1866; m. (int. 31 Aug. 1833), Olivia Caroline Bisbee (No. 62). Children :
282. John, b. 13 July 1834, m. Elizabeth Loomis, d. 17 Sept. 1860. Had two children.
283. Eleanor F., b. 20 Jan. 1854. Eli Shaw was appointed her guard- ian, 5 Apr. 1870. She m. before 1870, Lester E. Daly of Battle Creek, Mich.
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269. HUDSON? DAMON (Reuben6, Isaiah5, Joseph4, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 26 June 1838, d. 14 Sept. 1915; m. 12 May 1861, Martha E. Pitcher (No. 16). She d. 12 Nov. 1907. Children :
*284. Frank Eugene, b. 1 Dec. 1862.
285. Nellie Isabella, b. 13 Feb. 1867; m. Herbert Leroy Merritt (No. 4).
274. GERSHOM C.7 DAMON (Jason6, Isaiah5, Joseph4, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), m. 8 May 1842, Sarah Bird, b. 7 Oct. 1821, dau. of Eli and Dimmis (Dwight) Bird. She d. 5 Dec. 1896. He d. 5 Nov. 1893, ae. 71-7-7. Children
*286. Charles D., b. 22 Oct. 1847 in Goshen.
287. Sarah Jane, m. Harvey Rhoades (No. 52).
284. FRANK EUGENE& DAMON (Hudson™, Reuben6, Isaiah5, Joseph4, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 1 Dec. 1862, d. 30 Jan. 1946; m. 20 Oct. 1896, Ella Louise Merritt (No. 5), b. 21 Nov. 1874 in South Hadley, d. 6 Sept. 1946. Children:
288. Gladys Merritt, b. 14 Jan. 1898; m. Benjamin Higgins (No. 50).
289. Rowena, b. 4 Dec. 1904; m. 9 Sept. 1944, Allen Houghton of West Springfield. One son, Frank, b. 4 Dec. 1945. Children born to Allen Houghton by a previous marriage: (1) Allen, Jr .; (2) Richard.
286. CHARLES D.& DAMON (Gershom C.7, Jason6, Isaiah5, Joseph4, Daniel3, Zachary2, John1), b. 22 Oct. 1847, d. 30 July 1906 in Springfield. He m. Mary C. Brewer (dau. of Isaac Brewer. She was b. 12 Sept. 1847. Children :
290. Herbert G., b. 12 Nov. 1872, in Northampton.
291. Grace S., b. 27 Feb. 1873 (?), in Northampton.
292. Nina Ruth, b. 17 Jan. 1881; m. W. Irving Andrews (No. 1) of Worthington.
DAMON, WALTER H., son of Henry M. and Charlotte (Grav- itt) Damon, m. 2 Sept. 1884, Carrie Electa Damon, b. 20 Apr. 1861, dau. of Calvin and Mary Gilbert (Everett) Damon. Child: Claude C., b. 12 July 1885, d. 15 Aug. 1885.
DAMON, ALVIN B., m. Lydia B. Sweifel of New York City. Child : Isavene B., b. 27 June 1873.
DAMON, JARED, d. 9 June 1827, age 7.
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DANIELS FAMILY
1. JOHN F.ª DANIELS, son of Cyrus1 and Sally (Kent) Daniels, b. in Plainfield, d. 25 Jan. 1902; m. 11 Nov. 1852, Mary Elzina Brown, b. in Grafton, Vt., dau. of Christopher and Mary (Shu- man) Brown. She d. 15 Apr. 1899, ae. 63-11-3. Children:
2. Carrie A., b. 31 July 1859; m. (1) James E. Dunham; m. (2) 1 Nov. 1919, George S. Hamilton of Blandford, son of David S. and Renewey (Clark) Hamilton. She d. 17 June 1937.
3. Mary Ann, b. 9 Sept. 1861, d. 3 Nov. 1878.
*4. Herbert O., b. 20 Oct. 1867.
4. HERBERT O.3 DANIELS (John F.2, Cyrus1), b. 20 Oct. 1867, d. 19 Oct. 1902; m. in So. Worthington, 3 July 1893, Celia Blanche Bisbee (No. 86). She m. (2) 24 May 1921, Ernest Henry Galpin. She d. 12 June 1944. Children:
*5. Ernest Elbert, b. 11 Jan. 1894.
6. William Herbert, b. 8 Sept. 1901, d. 2 Jan. 1902.
5. ERNEST ELBERT4 DANIELS (Herbert O.3, John F .? , Cy- rus1), b. 11 Jan. 1894; m. (1) Lura E. Dodge (No. 9). She d. 17 June 1926. He m. (2) in Woonsocket, R. I., 3 Sept. 1927, Rachel Viola White, ae. 26, dau. of Wm. H. and Violena (Brown) White. Children by first wife :
7. Ruthven Harding, b. 12 Dec. 1915.
8. Mary Isabelle, b. 9 Mar. 1923.
One son by second wife:
9. Richard Herbert, b. 30 Sept. 1928.
DARLING FAMILY
1. THOMAS DARLING, b. in Mendon, 21 June 1785, d. in La- porte, Ind., 15 Nov. 1870; m. 10 Oct. 1808, Theodocia Russell (No. 32). She d. in Laporte, Ind., 10 Nov. 1857. Removed to Worthington, then to Dalton and about 1850 to Laporte, Ind. Widow Anna Darling, mother of Thomas Darling, d. in Chester- field, 11 Nov. 1819. Children, first seven born in Chesterfield :
2. Rowena, b. 22 Nov. 1809; m. Ansel Edwards (No. 11).
3. Thomas West, b. 16 Aug. 1811; m. (int. 14 Mar. 1835), Deborah Eager of Worthington.
4. Solomon Russell, b. 22 Dec. 1813; m. Elizabeth W. Cary.
5. Anna Phelps, b. 4 Mar. 1816, d. 22 Apr. 1818.
6. Mary Ann, b. July 1817, d. 13 Jan. 1819.
7. Elizabeth, b. 10 (or 20) Dec. 1819; m. Dr. Richard Lee Howard of Elyria, Ohio.
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8. Rufus, b. 20 Apr. 1822, d. 10 June 1825.
9. Mary, b. 11 Apr. 1824, d. 23 June 1844 in Worthington.
10. Levi Lincoln, b. 3 Oct. 1825; m. (1) in Redford, N. Y., Catherine L. Jones, b. in Pera, N. Y .; m. (2) in Sioux City, Iowa, Mrs. Maria H. Ince, b. in London, England.
11. Isabella, b. 22 Mar. 1829, d. 5 Mar. 1847.
12. Nelson Strong, b. 4 Oct. 1831; m. (1) Emma Wetmore, (2) Celes- tia A. Burr, (3) Loretta M. Townley.
DARLING, RACHEL, m. (int. 8 Nov. 1806), Francis Hunt of Williamsburg.
DAUTERMAN, CHARLES, b. in Newark, N. J., son of Chris- tian and Katherine (Grumenhauer) Dauterman, d. 4 Feb. 1956, ae. 77-9-7.
DAVIS FAMILY
1. WILLIAM1 DAVIS, m. (int. 2 Jan. 1786), Margaret Stutson, b. in Scituate. He d. 20 Aug. 1837, ae. 84. She d. 3 July 1851, ae. 84-10-24. Children :
2. Elijah, b. 10 Feb. 1788, d. 8 Nov. 1803.
3. Lucy, b. 15 Feb. 1790.
4. Margaret (Peggy), b. 7 Mar. 1792; m. Joseph Torrey (No. 44).
5. Lois, b. 31 Oct. 1799, d. 19 Mar. 1855.
6. Polley, b. 3 Oct. 1794.
*7. William, b. 30 Apr. 1797.
8. Infant, d. 26 July 1803.
7. WILLIAM2 DAVIS (William1), b. 30 Apr. 1797, d. 27 May 1871; m. (1) (int. 12 June 1818), Elisabeth Edwards; m. (2) (int. 20 Apr. 1822), Sophia Clapp of Northampton. She d. 20 Jan. 1864. He m. (3) (int. 8 Nov. 1864), Emaline Frances Durgin of W. Springfield. Children by first wife:
9. Chauncy, b. 27 Apr. 1820.
10. Judith, b. 28 Jan. 1819, prob. d. 8 Feb. 1819.
Children by second wife:
11. Dolly Ann, b. 11 Apr. 1823; m. Caleb M. Alvord.
12. Mary Sophia, b. 9 Apr. 1830, d. 31 May 1858.
*13. William Arthur, b. 15 Nov. 1835.
13. WILLIAM ARTHUR3 DAVIS (William2, William1), b. 15 Nov. 1835, d. 24 Jan. 1886, "shot himself purposely"; m. (1) (int. 8 Jan. 1856), Mary Jane Gardner of Cummington, dau. of
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Benjamin Gardner, physician. He m. (2) (int. 25 Mar. 1862), Cynthia Rebecca Prior, b. in Hadley. Children:
14. William M., b. 30 Jan. 1864.
15. Emma Sophia, name given in grandfather's will.
*16. Frederic M., name given in grandfather's will.
16. FREDERIC M.4 DAVIS (William3, William2, William1), m. 30 Jan. 1890, Alice A. Risbeck, b. in London, Eng., dau. of Thomas and Harriet J. Raisbeck. Children :
17. Arthur Chase, b. 10 July 1894.
18. Frederic William, b. 22 Dec. 1898.
SAMUEL DAVIS FAMILY
19. SAMUEL DAVIS, m. 5 Nov. 1789, Rachel Torry (No. 27). He d. 14 Apr. 1819, ae. 66. She d. 17 Dec. 1851. One son :
20. Capt. Samuel, b. 1 Jan. 1794, d. 31 Oct. 1842; m. (int. 12 Feb. 1818) Lillis Taylor (No. 14). She d. 28 Aug. 1876. Both left wills; estates divided among nieces and nephews.
DAVIS, FRANKLIN, b. 16 May 1842, son of Frederick W. and Margaret Davis.
DAVIS, HERMAN, b. 20 Feb. 1879, son of James (b. in Mun- roe) and Mary (Brudd) Davis (b. in State of N. Y.).
DAVIS, LUCIUS A., b. in Litchfield, Conn., son of Daniel and Sarah Davis, d. 9 Sept. 1874, ae. 57-1-9. He was a shoemaker and unm.
DELANO, JAMES H., and his wife, Eileen (Higgins) Delano, are residents of Ireland Street.
DECKER, RAYMOND, and his wife, Pearl (Linton) Decker, came to Chesterfield from White Plains, N. Y., in 1959. Chil- dren: (1) Carol Marie, b. in New York City; (2) Joan Anne, b. in Hollywood, Florida.
DELISLE, ALLEN LEONARD, son of Leonard and Ida (Ben- son) Delisle, b. in Northampton; m. in Northampton, 30 Nov. 1947, Hildreth Mabel Peets, b. in Easthampton, dau. of Harry and Mabel (LaPier) Peets. Two children b. in Chesterfield : Allen Leonard, Jr., b. 29 June 1948, and Joyce Sandra, b. 22 Apr. 1950.
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DELISLE, JOSEPH LEON, b. 6 May 1911, son of Joseph and Annie May (Harrington) Delisle.
DESMARAIS FAMILY
1. AIME DESMARAIS and his wife, Eva (Pouliot) Desmarais, had children born in Holyoke who came to Chesterfield with their mother when she became the second wife of Telesphore Loiselle (No. 1). Children :
2. Marie Rita, m. Rolland Arthur Loiselle (No. 3).
*3. Roland Joseph.
4. Florence Marie, m. Henry Joseph Brisbois (No. 3).
5. Rene Armand, m. in Northampton, 28 May 1949, Beverly E. Con- stantine, registered nurse, b. in Livermore Falls, Me., dau. of Charles and Mable (Graves) Constantine.
3. ROLAND JOSEPH DESMARAIS, b. in Holyoke; m. in Wil- liamsburg, 15 June 1946, Marguerite Clarinda Lapointe (No. 4) . Children :
6. Doreen.
7. Joseph.
8. Lynne Marie, b. 7 Aug. 1956.
DEWEY, MRS. TEMPERANCE, of Gilsum, N. H., m. 6 Feb. 1781, Rev. Josiah Kilburn; married by Rev. Aron Hall of Keene, N. H.
DEWEY, JULIUS, and his wife, Pelina Dewey, had children b. in Chesterfield: Lucius, b. 1 Apr. 1820, d. 5 Sept. 1823, and Cyrenus, b. 4 Sept. 1822.
DIMOCK, OLIVER W., salesman, ae. 41, b. in Mansfield, Conn .; res. N. Y. City ; son of Alpheus and Marilla (Spofford) Dimock ; m. (2) 1 Feb. 1883, Della L. Howe, b. in Springfield, ae. 22, dau. of Charles and Louisa D. Worthen.
DINGS, CAROL O., b. in Fulton, N. Y., dau. of Robert Edward and Clara (Andrews) Dings, d. 28 Jan. 1946; ae. 23, from car- bon monoxide poisoning, accidental; buried in Fulton, N. Y.
DINSMORE, THEO, came to Chesterfield from Northampton, 1949.
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DODGE, ELIJAH, d. 25 Jan. 1825. He probably m. (1) Ruth Niles, widow of Japeth Keith. She d. 17 Apr. 1822. He m. (2) 6 Nov. 1822, Roxanna Robinson (No. 10). She d. 18 July 1850, a widow. A child of Widow Dodge d. 20 Jan. 1831.
ELIJAH HOYT DODGE FAMILY
1. ELIJAH HOYT DODGE, of Pittsfield, son of Elijah and Susanna Dodge; m. (int. 17 Dec. 1850), Harriet Burnell (No. 47). She d. 1 Dec. 1904. Their son:
2. Hoyt Elijah, b. in Pittsfield, d. 20 Dec. 1936, ae. 71-8-20; m. 7 Oct. 1913, Bessie Mae Barker (No. 9). Their daughter:
i. Harriet Eva, b. 11 Jan. 1916; m. 4 Sept. 1943, Arthur Mer- ritt, Jr., of Crestwood, N. Y.
JOEL DODGE FAMILY
3. JOEL DODGE, m. 14 Nov. 1818, Abigail Ring. Children :
4. Syntha Abigail, b. 27 Feb. 1820.
5. Joel Henry, b. 23 Oct. 1821.
HENRY LEWIS DODGE FAMILY
6. HENRY LEWIS DODGE, b. in Worthington, son of Edwin (b. in Deerfield) and Mary F. (Cowing) Dodge (b. in Worthing- ton), d. 13 Oct. 1924, ae. 64-4-26; m. Mary E. Burton. She m. (2) Charles Hayden. She d. 1 Jan. 1956, ae. 90-9-16. Children: *7. Ernest Lewis.
8. Arthur Edwin, m. Marion Williams; res. Westhampton.
9. Lura, m. Ernest E. Daniels (No. 5).
7. ERNEST LEWIS DODGE, son of Henry Dodge, b. in West- hampton; m. 22 Sept. 1908, Ethel Bisbee Rhoades (No. 98). Children :
8. Elliot Burton, b. 6 Jan. 1914; m. Elinor Young; two sons.
9. Dorothy Priscilla, b. 27 June 1916; m. 29 Nov. 1941, John Burt Roberts of Springfield, b. in Boston, son of James C. and Ger- trude (Wood) Roberts; four children.
10. William Henry, b. 5 May 1919; m. in Worthington, 5 Sept. 1940, Doris Marion Williams of Goshen, dau. of Elmer (No. 55 i) and Marion (Barker) Williams; three children.
11. Ruth Eva, b. 14 May 1922; m. Charles Emerson Witherell (No. 77 i) ; three children.
12. Virginia Mary, b. 24 June 1930; m. Norman F. Kirk.
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GEORGE DODGE FAMILY
13. GEORGE T. DODGE, b. in Worthington, son of Edwin and Nancy Dodge; m. 16 Oct. 1894, Jennie E. Bird, b. in Windsor, dau. of Walter and Olive Bird. Child:
14. Philip S., of Worthington, m. 19 Mar. 1921, Gladys H. Severance, b. in Pittsfield, Vt., dau. of James W. and Bertha (Boutwell) Sev- erance.
DOLAN FAMILY
1. WILLIAM DOLAN, blacksmith, b. in Ireland, and his wife, Kate Doran Dolan, b. in Chatham, N. Y., had children b. in Chesterfield :
2. Henry M., b. 12 Aug. 1873.
3. Kate E., b. 9 Aug. 1876.
4. Robert Thomas, b. 13 July 1874.
DONOVAN FAMILY
1. JOHN DONOVAN and his wife, Theresa Ellen (Doody) Donovan, came from Caribou, Maine, first to Worthington in 1942 and then, in 1943, to Chesterfield. They reside on Ireland Street. Their children who came to Chesterfield :
2. Ernest Ivan, b. in California Settlement, N. B., Canada, and his wife, Ruth (Beckwith) Donovan, b. in Mapleton, Maine. The family removed to Hawley in 1959. Children:
i. Woodroe.
ii. Glen.
iii. Alvin.
iv. Lorrain Alta, b. 13 June 1945.
v. Terry Ruth, b. 15 Sept. 1946.
vi. Merle Wilbert, b. 26 Dec. 1947.
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