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i. Thomas Everett, b. 21 May 1937.
ii. Esther May, b. 12 May 1938.
iii. Harriet Anna, b. 22 July 1939.
PEASE, HANNAH (TERRY), widow, d. 1 Apr. 1879, ae. 69-3-12.
PECOR, NELSON PETER, and his wife, Ann Elizabeth (Alli- son) Pecor, came to Chesterfield with their children:
i. Rose Marie, b. in Charlestown, N. H .; m. Rolland Lionel Bernier (No. 4).
ii. Caroline Mae, ae. 21, b. in Bellows Falls, Vt., m. 12 Nov. 1960, Raymond C. French, ae. 25, b. in Moriah, N. Y., son of Levi and Norma (Baldwin) French.
iii. Shirley.
PECORD, GEORGE, b. 17 Feb. 1889, son of Joseph (b. in East Constable, N. Y.) and Rosa Pecord (b. in Cohoes, N. Y.).
PELTIER FAMILY
1. THEOPHILUS PELTIER, peddler, son of Baptiste and Rose (Blanchette) Peltier, b. in Canada, d. in Holyoke, 13 Nov. 1900; res. Westhampton when he m. Mary E. Damon (No. 136). She d. 25 Apr. 1887. Children:
2. Charles, b. 8 May 1864, d. 1 July 1888; unm.
3. Dora E., b. 31 July 1861; m. Frank E. Stanton (No. 4) .
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4. Frank, b. 17 Apr. 1867.
5. John, b. 9 May 1870; "died the last of November, 1896, in Brook- lyn, N. Y .; found dead in his bed; about 25 yrs. old".
6. Oscar Theophilus, b. in Westhampton, 16 July 1849, d. 9 Nov. 1927; m. 16 Oct. 1879, Julia Ann Witherell (No. 57). She d. in Williamsburg, 17 June 1925. He was a cripple. No children; they adopted Franke Deane Pomeroy (No. 20).
7. Sarah Florence, b. in Westhampton; m. Henry Rhoades (No. 64).
PELTON FAMILY
1. JOEL PELTON and his wife, Catherine (Collier) (No. 8) Pelton, had three children recorded in Chesterfield:
2. Anna, b. 3 Apr. 1822, d. 16 June 1848; unm.
3. Addison, d. 18 Sept. 1823.
4. Julia M., b. in Bennington, Vt .; m. 7 Sept. 1853, James P. Phil- lips, a draper, b. in Great Barrington; res. Chicopee; son of James and Mary Phillips.
PENILLAY, PATRICK, m. (int. 22 May 1858), Ann Traverse of Cummington.
PEPER, CALVIN, b. 7 Feb. 1812, son of Calvin and Thankful Peper.
JOSIAH PERRY FAMILY
1. JOSIAH1 PERRY and his wife, Elizabeth (Pinchin) Perry, were married in Chesterfield, 17 Feb. 1774. An old Treasurer's book states that "Josiah Perry and his wife were transported to Rushford, 12 Dec. 1816". Josiah died there, 24 July 1819. This was probably Rushford, N. Y. Children :
2. Bethiah, b. 15 Sept. 1774; m. (int. 29 Nov. 1798), Ralph Cleve- land.
3. Ebenezer Pinchin, b. 17 Feb. 1777; probably rem. to the vicinity of Rushford, N. Y., as arrangements were made by the town of Chesterfield for him to care for his parents.
4. Josiah, b. 14 Mar. 1779.
5. Elizabeth, b. 10 Feb. 1782.
6. Ephraim, b. 5 Aug. 1784; m. 11 Jan. 1809, Hannah Jones (No. 33).
*7. Othniel, b. 6 Oct. 1786.
8. Orpha, b. 3 Nov. 1791, d. same day.
9. Ruth, b. 3 Nov. 1791; m. (int. 21 Mar. 1818), Noah Jones (No. 7).
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7. OTHNIEL? PERRY (Josiah1), m. 6 Oct. 1786, d. 1 Dec. 1814; m. (int. 27 June 1811), Ruth Ludden (No. 7). Children:
10. William Henry, b. 16 June 1810.
11. Josiah, b. 4 June 1812, d. 15 Sept. 1813.
12. Cordelia, b. 11 Aug. 1813.
JONAS PERRY FAMILY
JONAS PERRY, b. 11 Nov. 1757, probably in Sandwich ; mar- ried in Chesterfield, (int. 29 Sept. 1783), Susanna Damon (No. 231). They removed to Hartwick, N. Y., where she died, 25 Mar. 1813. Their first two children are supposed to have been born in Chesterfield but no record has been found; other chil- dren born in Hartwick.
ZACHEUS PERRY FAMILY
ZACHEUS PERRY married in Chesterfield, (int. 9 Sept. 1787), Rebecca Witherell (No. 98). A daughter, Ceany, was born 25 Dec. 1788. They probably had other children. In a town meeting held on 15 May 1797, "The Committee that was chosen by the Town to inquire into the circumstances, age and state of Zach. Perry's children report as follows (viz) that Mr. Sam- uel Witherel be allowed the sum of one hundred dollars as a compensation for his supporting Zac. Perry's children." No further record of this family has been found.
PERRY, CHARLES D., of Worthington, m. in Westfield, 2 Jan. 1904, Laura Alzina Cowing, divorced wife of Herbert Levi Bry- ant (No. 80). She d. 1 Oct. 1947.
PERRY, Dr. DANIEL O., and his wife, Jane Perry, were ad- mitted to the Chesterfield Church 2 July 1848. They were granted a letter to the church in Portland, Maine, 31 Dec. 1853. Children : (1) Evelyn, b. in Lanesboro, d. 6 Feb. 1848, ae. 2-8-0; (2) Emma Frances, b. 13 Sept. 1848.
PERRY, HENRY, son of Widow Perry, was bound out to Charles Starkweather, Esq., and Haines K. Starkweather (his son and partner in business) of Northampton, dated 6 Dec. 1814.
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PERVILLERY, PATRICK, m. (int. 20 Jan. 1858), Susan Lav- erty of Williamsburg.
PETTENGAL, SUSAN, m. (int. 30 Apr. 1825), Thomas W. Stearns of Cummington.
PETTENGAIL, SARAH, m. (int. 23 Oct. 1811), Amos Rem- ington, Jr.
PHELPS FAMILY
1. Deacon SPENCER? PHELPS (Martin6, Nathaniel5 4 3, Wil- liam2 1), b. in Northampton, 20 Feb. 1753, d. 24 June 1829; m. (1) (int. 19 Mar. 1781), Naomi Clark of Northampton. He m. (2) Theodamy Allen (No. 7). She d. 18 Mar. 1841, ae. 85. Children :
2. Spencer, b. 24 May 1782; rem. to Ohio; d. 1865.
*3. Timothy Allen, b. 1 Oct. 1789.
4. Theodamy, b. 1 June 1793.
5. Theodamy, b. 1796 (family record) ; m. Rufus Burnell (No. 16).
3. TIMOTHY ALLEN& PHELPS (Spencer7, Martin6, Nathan- iel5 4 3, William2 1), b. 1 Oct. 1789, d. in South Deerfield, 11 July 1860 ; m. 14 Sept. 1818, Thankful Cleveland, b. in Williamsburg, dau. of Nehemiah and Hannah (Parsons) Cleveland. She d. in South Deerfield, 23 July 1864. Children:
6. Fidelia, b. 27 June 1819, d. in Middlefield, 3 Oct. 1840.
7. Aurelia (or Amelia), b. 1821; m. Timothy Bates of Southampton.
8. Harriet, b. 23 Dec. 1822; m. 13 June 1850, Sidney E. Bridgman, ae. 23, merchant, son of Sylvester and Betsey Bridgman of Northampton.
9. Charles, b. 19 Feb. 1827; m. (int. 26 Apr. 1852), Martha P. Bourne of Cummington; son, George Howard, b. 5 Feb. 1853.
10. Augusta, d. 28 Apr. 1898, ae. 67.
11. Spencer, b. 28 Mar. 1832, d. in the Army at Baton Rouge, 23 July 1863.
PHILLIPS FAMILY
1. EZRA1 PHILLIPS and his wife, Easter Phillips, came to Chesterfield from Marblehead, about 1771. They probably lived in the south part of the town as Ezra sold to Ezra, Jr., in 1790, "all the land that I own on Coleman's Grant and likewise, one quarter of a saw mill which I now own on a Branch of West-
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field River a little south of the above described land." Chil- dren, first three born in Marblehead :
*2. Alexander, b. 10 Jan. 1765.
*3. Ezra, Jr., b. 10 Oct. 1766.
4. Easter, b. 11 Jan. 1769; m. (int. 1 Apr. 1793), Abner Ormsby.
5. Edmon, b. 25 June 1771.
6. Solomon, b. 28 May 1773.
7. Desiar, b. 7 Sept. 1775.
8. Solomon, b. 30 Mar. 1777, d. 30 Aug. 1780.
9. Joseph, b. 2 Mar. 1779, d. 13 Feb. 1783.
10. Jane, b. 18 Nov. 1781.
11. Betsey, b. 28 Feb. 1783; m. Joshua Bates (No. 19).
12. Joseph, b. 9 Jan. 1785.
2. ALEXANDER2 PHILLIPS (Ezra1), b. 10 Jan. 1765; m. (int. 17 Oct. 1785), Ruth Strong. Children:
13. Ireaney, b. 9 Apr. 1786.
14. Eri, b. 17 Dec. 1788.
15. Selina, b. 7 Oct. 1790.
16. Hervey, b. 10 Aug. 1792. "Spencer Phillips, minor son of Harvey Phillips, bound out to John Pomeroy of Worthington, 12 Nov. 1833".
17. Joel, b. 26 June 1794.
18. Franklyn, b. in Canajoharie, N. Y., 14 July 1796.
19. Alexander, b. in Canajoharie, N. Y., June 1798.
3. EZRA2 PHILLIPS, JR. (Ezra1), b. 10 Oct. 1766; m. (int. 9 Aug. 1790), Eunice Ormsby of Norwich, possibly dau. of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Perkins) Ormsby. Elizabeth (Per- kins) Ormsby m. (2) Deacon William Miller. Children:
20. Lyman, b. 20 Feb. 1793.
21. Roxy, b. 4 July 1795.
22. Esther, b. 11 Oct. 1797.
PHILLIPS, ISAAC, b. in Belchertown, 17 May 1803, son of Simeon Phillips, m. Parley Thayer.
PHILLIPS, THOMAS, d. 17 Nov. 1788, in the 43rd year of his age.
PHILLIPS, WILLIAM, Baptist clergyman, had a dau. b. 7 Nov. 1855.
PHINNEY see Finney.
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PIELOR, ROSIE, b. in Austria; m. in Haydenville, 11 Nov. 1914, Charley Socker, b. in Russia, son of Joseph and Jessie Socker; dau., Julia Ellen, b. 25 May 1918.
PIEMONT, , b. 29 Apr. 1890, dau. of Joseph and Dell- ment Piemont ; parents b. in Canada.
BENJAMIN PIERCE FAMILY
BENJAMIN4 PIERCE (Benjamin3 2, Capt. Michael1) and his first wife, Charity (Howard) Pierce, had children born in Scitu- ate. Two of their sons settled in Chesterfield:
*1. Benjamin, b. in Scituate, 1 Mar. 1746.
*2. Jonathan, b. in Scituate, 18 Feb. 1748.
1. BENJAMIN PIERCE (Benjamin4 3 2, Michael1), b. 1 Mar. 1864, d. 4 May 1809; m. in Scituate, 23 Mar. 1769, Mrs. Priscil- la (Merritt) Wade, b. 1743 or 1744. She d. 30 Jan. 1837. They came to Chesterfield about 1770. He was a deacon in the Con- gregational Church. Ten children, first five recorded in Ches- terfield; others from father's will and private records:
3. Charity, b. in Scituate, 19 Dec. 1769; m. (int. 17 Nov. 1791), Sylvanus Clap, son of Bela P. Clap of Westhampton.
4. Priscilla, b. 23 Nov. 1771; m. Alanson Anderson (No. 15).
5. Jane, b. 22 Sept. 1773; not in father's will, 1805.
6. Mabel, b. 2 Nov. 1775; not in father's will, 1805; Cemetery rec., dau. d. 1779.
*7. Benjamin, Jr., b. 8 July 1777.
8. Amia, b. 16 June 1779; m. Levi Stebbins (No. 1).
9. Israel, d. 4 Mar. 1810, unm., in the 29th year of his age.
10. Zurvia, m. 27 June 1803, Stephen Parsons of Williamstown. A son, Adna, b. 6 Apr. 1814, d. 12 Apr. 1815.
11. Tirzah, b. in Scituate, 2 Apr. 1787; m. Solomon Bissell (No. 7).
12. Parnel, b. ; m. John Hatch (No. 8).
2. JONATHAN PIERCE (Benjamin4 3 2, Michael1), b. 18 Feb. 1748, d. in Canton, N. Y .; m. in Scituate, 3 June 1773, Mary Litchfield. His intentions of marriage are recorded in Ches- terfield, 12 Apr. 1773, which shows that Jonathan had already established his residence here. Children:
13. Lebbeus (or Libeus), b. 28 Mar. 1774; m. (1) (int. 1 Sept. 1798), Vesty Bailey; m. (2) Mariam Ames.
14. Jonathan Howard, b. 18 June 1775; m. Bridget House (No. 3).
15. Pernal, b. 22 Dec. 1776, d. 16 Sept. 1779.
16. Isaac, b. 24 Apr. 1777, d. 15 Nov. 1779.
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17. Penelopa, b. 3 Oct. 1779; m. Josiah Fisk (No. 7).
18. Tabitha, b. 1 Mar. 1782; m. 1803, Samuel Stiles.
19. Barnibas, b. 2 Mar. 1784; m. Sally Stone.
20. Mabel, b. 11 Feb. 1792; m. in Potsdam, N. Y., Elijah Ames.
Pierce Genealogy gives three more children:
21. Caleb, who m. Hannah Parker.
22. Phillippi.
23. Naomi.
7. BENJAMIN® PIERCE, JR. (Benjamin5 4 3 2, Michael1), b. 8 July 1777 ; m. 26 June 1799, Deborah James of Goshen. "He had a farm in Chesterfield, of 400 acres, flouring mills, hotel and ran two stores - then failed and started for Ohio, stopped in N. Y., bought a farm in Constantia, Oswego Co., where he lived a good many years. Moving to Indiana, he was taken sick on the way, died in Miamitown, Ohio, 5 Dec. 1838." Children:
24. John James, b. 24 Apr. 1800.
25. Lois, b. 16 Apr. 1802.
26. Harvey, b. 26 Oct. 1804.
27. Henry, b. 27 Dec. 1806.
28. Mary, b. 31 Aug. 1808 (perhaps called Nancy).
29. Jane, b. 26 July 1810.
30. Benjamin, b. 26 May 1812.
31. Debborah, b. 3 May 1814.
THOMAS PIERCE FAMILY
32. THOMAS5 PIERCE, probably another son of Benjamin4 Pierce, died in Chesterfield, 2 Apr. 1805. His wife d. 17 Nov. 1806. She was admitted to the Church here, 16 Aug. 1789. Two of their children came to Chesterfield :
33. Meribah, bapt. in Scituate, 20 May 1770; m. (int. 18 Sept. 1796), George Hall of Hoosac, N. Y. A daughter, Lynda Hall, b. 1 July 1797.
35. James, bapt. in Scituate, 28 Apr. 1771; m. (int. 17 Nov. 1799), Desire Phillips. She d. 24 Dec. 1801.
EZEKIEL PIERCE FAMILY
36. EZEKIEL PIERCE came to Chesterfield from Attleboro. He d. 15 Apr. 1839, ae. 73, and is buried in the Mount Cemetery with his wife, Mehitable, who d. 15 Oct. 1854, ae. 86, "by fall- ing into the fire". He may have had a first wife, Wealthy Liv- ermore. Children of Ezekiel and Mehitable:
37. Weltha, b. 20 Feb. 1799; m. E. Benjamin Taylor (No. 16).
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38. Asahel, b. 1 Jan. 1803, d. 7 May 1887; unm. He was known as "Major Pierce"; played the flute in the Chesterfield Church. He left a will naming Charlotte M. Taylor of Westfield, niece, and Horace P. Taylor of Englewood (or Chicago), Ill.
PIERCE, CLARISSA ELIZA, b. 10 Feb. 1833, dau. of Luther and Maryann Pierce.
PIKE, KATHY LEE, b. 19 Apr. 1948, dau. of Arthur William (b. in Huntington) and Isabelle (Jacobs) Pike (b. in Windsor).
PINCHEON see Pyncheon.
PITCHER FAMILY
1. JONATHAN5 PITCHER, probably son of Jonathan4 (Ed- ward3, Nathaniel2, Andrew1) and Mary (Hawse) Pitcher, who were married in Stoughton, 7 May 1751. He d. in Huntington, 11 Feb. 1847, ae. 94-9-0. By family tradition, he had three wives: (1) a Mrs. Miller Burton, who had a son, Israel Burton; (2) Anne Pelton, perhaps dau. of Ebenezer and Anna Pelton, m. in Norwich, 6 Apr. 1786. She d. 9 Dec. 1801. He m. (3), 30 May 1802, Mehitable (Weller) Douglas. She d. 13 May 1871, ae. 102 yrs. Children, births of first nine recorded in Hunting- ton :
2. Orren, b. 27 Nov. 1785; res. Ellicottville, N.Y.
3. Lucy, b. 28 Aug. 1787; m. (int. 24 Jan. 1811), Jesse Stanton, possibly son of Thomas' (William3, Thomas2 1), who went away "nobody knows where" in 1814 and left her with two children: Loren and Welcome Stanton (No. 1).
4. Jonathan, b. 22 Mar. 1789; res. Huntington.
5. Cinthy, b. 15 Jan. 1791; m. 11 Jan. 1811, William Harris, pos- sibly son of Samuel Harris (No. 1).
6. Spencer, b. 1 Nov. 1793.
7. Robert P., b. 21 Nov. 1794; m. Sally Douglas.
*8. Linus, b. 4 Apr. 1797.
9. Eliakim, b. 9 Oct. 1799.
Children by third wife:
10. Harvey, b. 22 Apr. 1803; m. Eliza Landers, dau. of Jeremiah and Margaret Landers; res. Oswego, N. Y.
11. Sybil, b. in Norwich, 10 Sept. 1805; m. Levi Witherell (No. 19).
12. Abner, b. about 1811; m. 16 Apr. 1840, Lucy Hannum.
13. Mary, b. in Norwich, 26 Apr. 1815; m. 4 Apr. 1838, Henry With- erell; d. in Springfield, 14 Apr. 1901.
14. Heman, m. Elvira Landers, sister of wife of No. 10, above.
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8. LINUS6 PITCHER (Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Edward3, Na- thaniel2, Andrew1), b. 4 Apr. 1797, d. in Chesterfield, 22 May 1878; m. 1 Dec. 1835, Laura Witherell (No. 13). She d. 16 Aug. 1880. Children:
15. Anna Maria, b. in Norwich, 5 Feb. 1837; m. Eli Shaw (No. 41).
16. Martha Elizabeth, b. in Cummington, 6 Aug. 1842; m. Hudson Damon (No. 269).
PITTSINGER FAMILY
1. JOHN1 PITTSINGER, born in Hesse Castle, Germany, was a soldier in Burgoyne's Army in 1777, taken prisoner by the American forces. Instead of returning to his native land, he preferred to remain here; settled in Westhampton, where and his wife, Rhoda, who was b. in Westhampton, raised four sons:
*2. John, b. 14 Sept. 1785.
3. William, b. 21 Aug. 1787, d. 13 Mar. 1863; m. 15 July 1834, Mrs. Mercy Clapp of Norwich.
*4. Jonathan, b. 11 Apr. 1790.
5. Harvey, b. 1 Oct. 1799; perhaps the Hervey whose wife was Eunice and whose son was born here, 15 Sept. 1848.
2. JOHN? PITTSINGER (John1), b. in Westhampton, 14 Sept. 1785, d. 7 June 1845, in Westhampton; m. Mary Shaw (No. 10). She d. 1 Apr. 1834. He m. (2) Rispah Curtis (No. 8), widow of Luther Wolcott. She d. 27 Mar. 1867. Children:
6. Asa, b. 13 July 1806, d. 13 Apr. 1891; m. Emeline Ellsworth; res. Northampton.
7. Rhoda, b. 14 Oct. 1808; m. Daniel Cotton of Otis.
8. Hiram F., b. 24 Oct. 1810; m. Julia Holmes of Springfield. He d. 18 Feb. 1885. She d. 8 June 1887, ae. 65.
*9. Harrison, b. 13 Apr. 1813.
10. Warren, b. 21 Aug. 1815; m. Elvira Chilson of Westhampton.
11. Cariline, b. 17 Mar. 1818; m. Nelson Clark of Southampton.
12. Mary, b. 25 July 1820; m. Samuel Rice of Northampton.
*13. Ephraim, b. 4 Oct. 1822.
14. Lorena (or Irene), b. 9 Oct. 1824; m. William Nash of North- ampton.
15. Judson, probably died as an infant.
4. JONATHAN2 PITTSINGER (John1), b. in Westhampton, 11 Apr. 1790, d. 25 Feb. 1868, suicide by cutting his throat. He m. (int. 24 Dec. 1814), Polly Stephenson (No. 15). She d. 15 Apr. 1829. At least three children were born in Westhampton:
16. Rosina, b. about 1815; m. (int. 3 Oct. 1841), Amon Litchfield (No. 19).
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17. Austin, d. 5 Dec. 1846, ae. 20-0-15.
18. Mary, d. 12 Dec. 1848, ae. 19 yrs.
9. HARRISON3 PITTSINGER (John2 1), b. in Westhampton, 13 Apr. 1813, d. 15 Aug. 1871; m. 12 Nov. 1840, his cousin, Achsah Shaw (No. 18). She d. 23 Feb. 1877. Children :
19. Henry, b. 15 Sept. 1841, d. 6 Dec. 1853.
20. Lyman, b. 14 Jan. 1843; ae. 18, he removed to Buffalo, N. Y.
21. Martha Ann, b. 31 Dec. 1848, d. 9 Aug. 1850.
*22. Myron Sumner, called Sumner M., b. 17 Oct. 1851.
23. Walter H., b. 15 Nov. 1853, d. in Hampden, 20 Apr. 1927; m. 20 July 1886, Sophia C. Brown, b. in Conway. An adopted son, Harry, b. 5 Apr. 1897; res. Springfield.
24. Laura Amanda, b. 20 Dec. 1856; m. Ira Shaw (No. 45).
25. Nettie Jane, b. 8 Jan. 1863; m. 1 Jan. 1891, George Houseman of Gate, N. Y.
26. Lucy, b. 25 July 1866, d. 5 Feb. 1948; m. 25 Dec. 1892, Michael Connery of Westhampton. He d. 16 Dec. 1924. No children. Ella B. Townsend, b. 20 July 1889, lived in their home; m. George E. Clapp of Westhampton.
13. EPHRAIM3 PITTSINGER (John2 1), b. 4 Oct. 1822, d. 18 Mar. 1884, killed while working for Orrin Bisbee in the sawmill. A splinter, flying from the saw, struck him in the neck. He m. (1) 30 Nov. 1848, Rebekah Joslyn (No. 20). She d. 19 May 1860. He m. (2) 26 June 1861, Mary Smith, b. in West Ches- terfield (or Gill) , N. H., dau. of Walter and Nancy Smith, widow of Horace F. Partridge (No. 2). She d. 23 Mar. 1905, ae. 78. Children :
27. Emma Jane, b. 20 Aug. 1849; m. 10 Feb. 1876, as his second wife, Nathaniel Smith, b. in Chester, ae. 42, son of William and Mary (Martin) Smith.
28. Alfred Eugene, b. 10 June 1853, d. 2 June 1934; m. 22 Dec. 1887, Cora Hattie Davenport, b. 22 Oct. 1856.
29. Herbert Orlando, b. 5 May 1857, d. 21 Feb. 1871.
30. Sarah R., b. 11 May 1860; called Jennie Rebekah.
22. SUMNER M.+ PITTSINGER (Harrison3, John2 1), b. 17 Oct. 1851, d. 15 Nov. 1934; m. 2 Dec. 1874, Georgiana J. Mer- ritt (No. 12). She d. 14 June 1932. Selectman and Assessor for many years. Child :
*31. Herbert M., b. 21 Feb. 1875.
31. HERBERT M.5 PITTSINGER (Sumner M.4, Harrison3, John2 1), b. 21 Feb. 1875, d. 29 Jan. 1939; m. 20 June 1912,
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Bessie Knight Baker (No. 81). She d. 4 Feb. 1943. Children:
32. Ruth Baker, b. 23 May 1915; m. George Hinton (No. 1).
33. Rowena Harriett, b. 20 Jan. 1917; m. Harold Frederick Russell (No. 54).
*34. Wendell Herbert, b. 25 Dec. 1920.
34. WENDELL HERBERT6 PITTSINGER (Herbert M.5, Sumner M.4, Harrison3, John? 1), b. 25 Dec. 1920; m. 3 June 1950, Alice Barker (No.13). Children :
35. Nancy Jean, b. 6 June 1951.
36. Sandra Lee, b. 23 Apr. 1952.
37. Dennis Clark, b. 30 Nov. 1954.
POLAND, FLORA MAY (BLISS), b. in Waterbury, Vt., dau. of Willis (b. in Chester, Vt.) and Harriet (Prescott) Bliss (b. in Waterbury, Vt.), and widow of George J. Poland, d. 27 Nov. 1943, ae. 82-5-27; buried in Lebanon, N. H. Her daughter, Dr. Mary P. Snook, was resident physician in Chesterfield.
POLLY FAMILY
1. DANIEL POLLY came to Chesterfield from Hebron, Conn. In 1790, he had 2 males and 3 females in his household. His son :
2. Thomas, m. (int. 23 Feb. 1799), Susanna Jones (No. 26) ; rem. to Savoy. Two children born in Chesterfield:
i. Asa, b. 16 July 1800, d. 10 Dec. 1889, in Savoy; m. Mary Blanchard. Their son Austin, a sawyer, died an accidental death in Chesterfield, 11 Dec. 1896, ae. 72.
ii. Elizabeth, b. 22 Feb. 1802.
POLLY, RACHEL, d. 21 Oct. 1825, ae. 83.
POLLY, Widow RACHEL, "mother of Sarah", d. 29 July 1816, in her 94th year; admitted to the Church here from Marl- borough, 5 Sept. 1784.
POLLY, SARAH, d. 15 Nov. 1828, ae. 84. Sarah and Eliza- beth Polly were admitted to the Church, 24 Aug. 1794.
POLLY, THOMAS, d. 26 July 1842, ae. 78, "at James Prince's".
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JOHN POMEROY FAMILY
1. JOHN? POMEROY, son of Capt. Luther6 (John5 4, Ebene- zer3, Medad2, Eltweed1) and Rhoda (Burt) Pomeroy, b. in Worthington, 12 Apr. 1804, d. in Chesterfield, 16 July 1870. He m. (1) in Lebanon, N. Y., Arvilla Jackson; (2) Sophia Tay- lor, b. in Chester, 20 Aug. 1802, dau. of John Taylor. They came here from Worthington, where most of the children were born. His father, Luther Pomeroy, b. in Northampton, d. in Chesterfield, a widower, 11 Mar. 1855, ae. 94-4-0. Children by first wife:
2. Luther, b. in Worthington, 2 Oct. 1826; rem. to Kansas.
3. Tryphena, b. in Worthington, 27 Sept. 1827; m. Eleazer Bryant (No. 135).
4. Martha, b. in Chester, 1829; m. 26 Nov. 1846, Jonathan Eugene Sanderson of Worthington, b. 22 Apr. 1824, son of Nathaniel and Betsy (Gray) Sanderson of Enfield; res. Amherst.
5. John Franklin, b. 18 Dec. 1832; res. Kansas.
Children by second wife:
6. Cynthia, m. Roswell Merritt.
7. Charles, b. 22 Oct. 1836; m. Henriette .... ... (b. in New York). Their son, John E. Pomeroy, b. in Medford, Minn., d. in Chester- field, 4 Oct. 1869, ae. 11 months.
8. Cordelia, b. in Worthington, 22 Aug. 1838; m. 5 May 1858, George W. Filley, ae. 26, mechanic, of Huntington, b. in Farm- ington, Conn., son of Wareham Filley. She d. in Kansas.
*9. Orange Scott, b. in Worthington, 8 Aug. 1842.
10. Ellen Sophia, b. in Chesterfield, 23 June 1845; m. 14 June 1869, Ferdinand F. French, ae. 25, b. in Pittsfield, N. H., son of Abra- ham 2nd and Olive French.
11. Sally, b. 12 Sept. 1858.
9. ORANGE SCOTT8 POMEROY (John7, Luthers, John5 4, Ebenezer3, Medad2, Eltweed1), b. 8 Aug. 1842; m. (int. 26 Sept. 1870), Ida Isabelle7 Geer, b. in Becket (or Chester), dau. of Calvin6 (John5 4, Ezra3, Joseph2, George1) and Almira (Ham- ilton) Geer. Rem. to Mittineague. Children born in Chester- field :
12. Bertha Isabel, b. 12 July 1871; m. 18 Oct. 1893, Frank G. Cream- er of Peru, son of Timothy and Mary Creamer.
13. Robert Ferdinand, b. 14 July 1873, d. 24 Feb. 1910; unm.
14. Ellen Sophia, b. 14 Oct. 1875.
15. Ethel Louise, b. 11 Feb. 1878; m. 10 Apr. 1899, Joseph A. Burr, b. in Worthington, son of Clement F. and Ellen Crosier Burr.
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FLORENTO LUCINA POMEROY FAMILY
16. FLORENTO LUCINA& POMEROY (Luther7, Rufus6, Isaac5, Elisha4, Eldad3, Caleb2, Eltweed1), b. in Southampton, 24 July 1854; m. Nora May Dowd, b. in North Amherst or Had- ley, 15 May 1858. He was a brass moulder in the Haydenville Brass Shop; d. in Haydenville, 7 July 1886. She m. (2) Damon; d. in Westfield, 1942. Children.
17. Ida Belle, b. in Haydenville, 17 Dec. 1879; m. C. Eugene John- son.
18. Hattie Adella, b. in Lorain, Ohio, 18 Oct. 1881; m. in Worthing- ton, 1 Nov. 1899, Harry A. Hescock, b. in Dummerston, Vt., son of Alvin A. and Adelia (Merchant) Hescock, from N. Y .; res. Westfield. No children.
"Harry A. Hescock and C. Eugene Johnson purchased the old Cowing place in Chesterfield on Ireland Street, in 1899; re- modeled the house, took their brides there to live. The place later burned to the ground with heavy loss. In 1935, they moved to Westfield and went into the dairy business which, in 1961, still runs under the firm name of Hescock and Johnson. Mr. Hescock died in Westfield, 4 Nov. 1952."
19. Charles Luther, b. in Lorain, Ohio, d. in Westfield, 7 Nov. 1935.
20. Franke Dean, b. in Haydenville, 1 May 1886, d. 6 Mar. 1888, ae. 1-10-6.
FRANK EDWIN POMEROY FAMILY
21. FRANK EDWIN9 POMEROY, son of Fred Monroe8 (Ed- win7, Calvin6, Joseph 5 4, Eldad3, Caleb2, Eltweed1), b. in East- hampton, 15 June 1892, d. in Williamsburg, 24 Mar. 1959. He m. Ruth C. Tyler, b. in Easthampton. Children:
22. Ruth.
23. Marion Tyler, b. in Easthampton; m. 1 Sept. 1938, Gordon Tal- bot Loomis of West Springfield, son of Edward D. and Ethel (Talbot) Loomis. A dau .:
i. Judith Ann, m. Adelord A. Lapointe (No. 5).
24. Lydia Jeannette, b. 31 Dec. 1918.
25. Frances May, b. 18 May 1921.
26. Frank E., Jr.
*27. Donald Henry, b. 23 Mar. 1927.
28. Mary Stoddard, b. 24 July 1932; m. Ernest Frank LaFogg (No. 1).
27. DONALD HENRY10 POMEROY (Frank E.9, Fred M.8, Ed- win7, Calvin6, Joseph5 4, Eldad3, Caleb2, Eltweed1), b. 23 Mar. 1927; m. 16 Mar. 1950, Audrey Filkins, b. in Westfield, dau. of
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FAMILIES OF CHESTERFIELD
Arthur E. and Laura (Swinger) Filkins. Her father, the son of Eugene and Nancy (Granger) Filkins, d. in Chesterfield, 25 Mar. 1948, ae. 58-5-18. Children:
29. Jean Laura, b. 17 Apr. 1951.
30. Lynn Marie, b. 7 Jan. 1955.
31. Beverly Dawn, b. 19 Jan. 1959.
32. Lisa Mary, b. 6 Jan. 1961.
POMEROY, Mrs. OLIVE, wife of Lemuel Pomeroy, Jr., d. 20 Oct. 1799. After her death, he removed to Pittsfield.
POPPIE, EDWIN CHARLES, b. in Northampton, son of Chris- topher and Delia Brooks Poppie, m. (2) 30 June 1936, Eva Charlebois, b. in Boston, d. of Eli and Mary Choinard Charle- bois; res. Northampton.
ELIJAH PORTER FAMILY
1. ELIJAH PORTER was "of Norwich" when he married (int. 24 Feb. 1798), Sarah Buck (No. 14). Their children born in Chesterfield :
2. Lucinda, b. 2 May 1799; m. Joseph Culver.
3. Isaac, b. 15 Apr. 1801.
4. Moses, b. 3 Jan. 1803.
5. Elijah, b. 20 Mar. 1805.
6. Abner, b. 2 Apr. 1807.
7. Armina C., b. 14 Mar. 1809.
8. Hazen H., b. 27 Nov. 1811.
9. Orinda, b. 7 Feb. 1814, d. 9 (or 11) Feb. 1815.
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