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17. Mary, b. 24 July 1777; m. 1804, Solomon Wolcott; his 2nd wife.
18. John, b. 31 Dec. 1779; d. unm .; will recorded in Northampton.
19. Martha Stephenson, b. 27 Aug. 1787.
20. Lucy, b. 29 June 1791.
21. Betsy, d. unm.
22. Jane, m. 1811, Quartus Hannum.
23. Electa, d. unm.
24. William S., m. Sophia Searle.
6. ELISHA ROGERS (Joshua4, John3 2 1), b. 16 Dec. 1752, d. 10 Jan. 1823; m. (int. 13 Dec. 1784), Rebecca Curtace, probably dau. of Elisha and Sarah (Chittenden) Curtis. She d. 5 Oct. 1829. Children :
25. Wealthy, b. 6 Mar. 1785, d. 27 July 1812.
*26. Elisha, Jr., b. 5 Apr. 1787.
27. Rebecca, b. 3 June 1789, d. 29 Mar. 1816.
28. Joshua, b. 8 Aug. 1792.
29. Thomas, b. 17 Feb. 1795, d. 1812.
9. JAMES6 ROGERS (Joshua5 4, John3 2 1), b. 28 Apr. 1768, d. 21 Sept. 1848; m. Susannah Hamilton. She d. 28 Dec. 1855, ae. 80-10-0. Children:
*30. Orren, b. 7 Oct. 1811.
31. Susan, b. 21 Jan. 1818; m. Nathaniel W. Engram (No. 17).
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11. RUFUS6 ROGERS (Joshua5 4, John3 2 1), b. 1 Jan. 1777; m. (int. 29 Aug. 1807), Evangela Booth. She was admitted to the church 1 June 1823 and given a letter, 4 Mar. 1838, to Bath, Ohio. This family were early emigrants to the West. Children:
32. Benoni Bradner, b. 17 Nov. 180 -; m. (int. 26 Mar. 1836), Han- nah J.
33. Emoline, b. "A beauty and a fine singer."
34. William, b. 30 Aug. 1811, d. 14 Dec. 1821.
35. Sanford, b. 27 Oct. 1816, "of whom we used to sing 'Sant, the rant, the rick dick dant, the rye ball, row ball, snow ball, rick, dick dant'."
36. Alonzo, b. 5 July 1819.
37. Nelson, b. 14 Aug. 1821, "better known as 'Peckadee'."
38. Rodalfus, b. 19 Feb. 1825.
26. ELISHA6 ROGERS (Elisha5, Joshua4, John3 2 1), b. 5 Apr. 1787; m. Betsey She d. 9 Dec. 1824. Children :
39. Linus, b. 7 May 1811, d. 26 Feb. 1812.
40. Thomas, b. 4 July 1812.
30. ORREN? ROGERS (James6, Joshua5 4, John 3 2 1), b. 7 Oct. 1811, d. 22 Oct. 1876; m. 1 Jan. 1837, Anna Prince (No. 2). She d. 23 June 1896. The Orren Rogers House burned, 29 Mar. 1884. Children :
41. Maria Jane, b. 28 Mar. 1838; m. Lewis Thayer (No. 31).
42. Levi H., b. 8 May 1842; m. 30 Oct. 1865, Elvira L. Macey, b. in Leyden, dau. of Andrew H. and Lovilla Macey; dau., b. 20 Mar. 1876.
43. Julia Anne, b. 1 July 1848, d. Feb. 1868.
GEORGE WILLIS ROGERS FAMILY
44. GEORGE WILLIS ROGERS, ae. 23, b. in Stephentown, N. Y., son of Alonzo J. and Matilda (Chapman) Rogers, d. 27 Dec. 1918; m. 10 Feb. 1875, Louise J. Bryant, ae. 21 (No. 77). Children:
45. Judson O., b. 8 Apr. 1879, d. 1941; m. Miriam Reed (No. 43 i).
46. George E., b. 17 Apr. 1884.
47. Clement Austin, b. 16 Jan. 1887; m. in Dorchester, 30 June 1911, Edith S. Cook, ae. 26, dau. of Ransom and Matilda (Simpson) Cook.
48. Ellen Louise, b. 19 Jan. 1889. Buried in Chesterfield Center Ceme- tery.
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RAYMOND L. ROGERS FAMILY
49. RAYMOND L. ROGERS and his wife, Rosealba (La- Pointe), came to Chesterfield, Nov. 1952, with their children; marriages of four recorded here:
50. Normand Wilfred, b. in Northampton; m. in Northampton, 6 Oct. 1953, Phyllis Pauline Hanlon, b. in Easthampton, dau. of Ed- ward and Lena (Hupfer) Hanlon. Children b. in Chesterfield :
i. Kevin Paul, b. 21 Feb. 1958.
ii. Sharon Patricia, b. 4 June 1959.
iii. Cynthia Ann, b. 8 Apr. 1961.
51. Ernest Jean, m. in Northampton, 12 Sept. 1959, Margaret Rose Dauphnais, dau. of Raymond John and Margaret Elizabeth (Ryan) Dauphinais.
52. Clifford Victor, b. in Easthampton; m. 28 Nov. 1959, Patricia Ann Haines, dau. of John and Dorothy Regina (Blanchet) Haines.
53. Noel Thomas, b. in Aldenville; m. July 1961, Geraldine Louise Bonnello, b. in Northampton, dau. of Leonard B. and Helen E. (Knower) Bonnello.
54. Patricia, b. in Easthampton; unm.
WALTER ROSE FAMILY
1. WALTER B. ROSE, blacksmith, b. in Stephentown, N. Y., son of Jermiah and Clara (Brockway) Rose; m. 18 May 1839, Julia Witherell (No. 18). She d. 28 Oct. 1876. He m. (3) 1 Oct. 1879, Electa Smith (No. 25). Res. also Southampton, Williams- burg and So. Amherst in 1881. Children:
2. Ellen Josephine, b. in Williamsburg, d. 6 Oct. 1948, ae. 28 days.
3. Ella Isabella, b. in Williamsburg, d. 18 Mar. 1852, ae. 1-6-13.
ROSE, FRED WILLIAM, b. 26 June 1903, son of Joseph E. (b. in Montpelier, Vt.) and Delia C. (Blake) Rose (b. in Wen- dell).
ROSE, FREDERICK DeFOREST, b. 5 July 1863, son of Wil- liam W (clergyman) and Lizzie R. Rose.
ROSE, Rev. ISRAEL G., d. 5 Feb. 1842, ae. 43; pastor of the Congregational Church. Mrs. Percey B. Rose was received into the church by letter from North Wilbraham, 6 Nov. 1836. She was given a letter to the Church in Eastford, Conn., 1 Sept. 1850.
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ROWE, MARY ELIZA, b. 2 May 1872, dau. of Thomas F. (b. in Ireland) and Eliza A. (Frain) Rowe, of Northampton.
ROYDEN, ANDREW, hat maker, ae. 68, b. in Milford, Conn., son of Morris and Sarah (Fenn) Royden, m. 3 Aug. 1909, Isa- bella C. Webber, ae. 62, b. in Wilbraham, dau. of Lester and Mary (Adams) Fuller ; second marriage for both.
ZARUH RUDE FAMILY
1. ZARAH4 RUDE (John3 2, Jacob1), m. (1) 23 Oct. 1817, Elizabeth Patch (No. 18) ; he m. (2) 22 Nov. 1848, Keziah Da- mon (No. 238), widow of Jerome Stephenson (No. 14). There were nine children by first wife, b. in Norwich (now Hunting- ton), only one of whom lived in Chesterfield :
2. Thomas, b. 2 Aug. 1818; m. (1) 19 June 1838, Miranda Damon (No. 107). She d. 24 Dec. 1860. He m. (2) 14 Feb. 1867, Olive Cole (No. 60), widow of Nahum Bryant (No. 131). Children recorded in Chesterfield :
i. Charles Merritt, b. 4 Dec. 1859.
ii. Merritt, b. in Huntington, d. 12 Feb. 1859, ae. 17.
ALVAN RUDE FAMILY
3. ALVAN RUDE, m. (int. 16 Nov. 1882), Mary Bisbee. Chil- dren born in Chesterfield:
4. Jonathan, b. 17 Nov. 1823.
5. Austin, b. 4 Oct. 1825.
6. Horace, b. 7 Sept. 1827.
7. Relief, b. 22 July 1829.
8. Daniel, b. 16 Aug. 1832.
9. Deborah, b. 12 Mar. 1834.
RUDE, JOSEPH, b. 25 Apr. 1801, in Norwich, son of Joseph and Ruth (Burton) Rude.
RUDE, JOSIAH, (b. in Ashfield), and his wife, Jerusha (Mun- yan) Rude (b. in Northampton, had a dau., Julia Kate, b. 27 Oct. 1866. They had a son, George H. Rude, b. in Southamp- ton, who m. Sarah Pamelia Drake, dau. of Billings and Pamelia (Bryant) Drake.
RUSHER, KATHRYN ALICE, b. 18 Oct. 1955, dau. of Virgil and Lorrain Flint Rusher; both parents born in Clarksville, Arkansas.
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ROOD, ABIGAIL, b. in Tolland, Conn., d. 19 Mar. 1856, ae. 92.
STEPHEN RUSSELL FAMILY
1. STEPHEN? RUSSELL, b. in Killingly, Conn., about 1715, son of David1 and Susannah Russell, m. in Killingly, 19 Nov. 1735, Lucy Carter. He d. there 8 Oct. 1758. His widow and some of their family came to Chesterfield. Widow Lucy was admitted to the Chesterfield Church Dec. 1779. Children, bap- tized in the Killingly (Now Putnam Heights) Church :
2. Mary, bapt. 27 Apr. 1740.
3. Barzillai, bapt. 18 June 1738, d. 25 Oct. 1739.
*4. David, b. 2 Dec. 1741, in Gloucester, R. I.
5. Lucy, b. 9 Apr. 1744, in Gloucester, R. I.
6. Stephen, b. 7 Mar. 1745, in Gloucester, R. I., d. 1 Oct. 1754 in Killingly.
7. Mary, m. Nehemiah Sylvester (No. 4).
8. Barzillai, b. 4 Aug. 1751.
9. Martha, m. 23 May 1771, Jacob Farr, "both of No. 5" (Cumming- ton).
10. Molly, m. Asa Cole of Belchertown (int. 18 Sept. 1776).
4. DAVID3 RUSSELL (Stephen2, David1), b. 2 Dec. 1741, d. in Shoreham, Vt., 17 July 1813; m. (1) 22 July 1766, Sarah Healy (No. 3). She d. in Shoreham, 9 Mar. 1784. He m. (2) in Ches- terfield, 26 Aug. 1787, Sarah (Horton) Kellogg. She d. 1844 in Shoreham, Vt. Children by first wife:
11. Stephen, bapt. 2 Apr. 1769.
12. David, Jr., b. 29 July 1769; res. Shoreham.
13. Barzillai, b. 11 May 1771; m. Dinah Sperry. He d. in Homer, N. Y., 1800.
14. Ebenezer, b. 12 Mar. 1776, d. 4 Sept. 1777.
15. Sarah Healy, b. 18 Jan. 1778; m. Roger Hooker Woodruff of Lewis, N. Y.
16. Hannah, b. 26 July 1779; m. Samuel Lee of Farmington, Conn .; res. Lewis, N. Y.
17. Oliver, b. 25 Aug. 1782; res. Shoreham, Vt.
18. Abigail, b. in Shoreham, 1784; m. George W. Lee of Ludlow, Vt .; rem. to Lewis, N. Y.
One child by second wife:
19. Lucy, b. in Shoreham, Vt., 1790; m. Ira Smith of Cornwall, Vt.
JOHN RUSSELL FAMILY
20. JOHN RUSSELL (John3 2, William1), b. in Lexington, 26 Apr. 1719, d. 25 Aug. 1756; m. in Warren, (int. 10 Apr. 1746),
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Mehitable Lincoln. She m. (2) Abner Brown (No. 1). Chil- dren b. in Brimfield:
*21. John, b. 20 Apr. 1747.
*22. Solomon, b. 22 Mar. 1749.
23. Mary, b. 28 July 1751, d. 20 Oct. 1782.
24. Absalom, b. 25 Feb. 1754, d. in Paxton, 20 Apr. 1798; m. Sarah Frink.
21. JOHN RUSSELL (John4 3 2, William1), b. in Brimfield, 20 Apr. 1747; m. 30 Mar. 1772, Hannah Smith; 11 Jan. 1801, Dea- con John and wife were voted a letter to church in Canandai- gua, N. Y. Children :
25. John, b. 11 May 1774.
26. Absalom, b. 12 Mar. 1777.
27. Harvey, b. 1 Apr. 1779.
28. Rhoena, b. 30 Jan. 1784, d. 11 Apr. 1788.
29. Hannah, b. 9 June 1787.
30. Sophia, b. 1 Aug. 1789.
31. Salley, b. 22 July 1791.
22. SOLOMON RUSSELL (John4 3 2, William1), b. 22 Mar. 1749, d. 11 Nov. 1828; m. 25 Dec. 1786, Sarah Rice, dau. of Peter5 (Peter4 3, Thomas2, Edmund1) and Sarah (Brown) Rice, b. in Charlemont, 17 Nov. 1762. He was blind from the age of 16, kept a store at Utley's Corner in Chesterfield. Children :
32. Theodocia, b. 19 Nov. 1787; m. Thomas Darling (No. 1).
33. Rowena, b. 28 June 1789, d. in Pittsfield, 4 Aug. 1860; unm.
34. Soloman Lincoln, b. 4 Feb. 1791, d. in Pittsfield, 1882; m. Wealthy Nash of Conway; owned the Berkshire Hotel in Pittsfield with his brother for eight years.
35. Elvira, b. 30 Nov. 1792; m. Elijah Tower (No. 2). A son :
i. Timothy A. Russell, cabinet maker, b. 27 Apr. 1817; m. 31 Aug. 1843, Mercy L. Stearns, dau. of N. L. Stearns.
36. Solon Rice, b. 14 Sept. 1794, d. in Ashland, Pa., 21 Oct. 1860; m. Sarah Ann Cummings; res. Cummington, rem. to Pennsyl- vania about 1844.
37. Sarah, b. 26 Aug. 1796, d. 10 Sept. 1796.
38. Zeno, b. 21 Dec. 1797, d. in Pittsfield, 12 Jan. 1832; m. Julia War- ner.
39. Sarah, b. 12 Mar. 1800; m. Francis Burnell (No. 26).
40. Mary, b. 4 Nov. 1802, d. 2 June 1818.
41. Harvey, b. 16 Oct. 1805, d. in Pittsfield, 18 June 1843; m. Lucy Marie Tucker.
42. Lucy West, b. 8 Oct. 1808, d. in Ann Arbor, Mich., 8 Aug. 1886; m. Nelson Strong.
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JONATHAN RUSSELL FAMILY
43. JONATHAN RUSSELL, d. 10 July 1800; m. (int. 26 Jan. 1775), Joanna Goodrich, dau. of Aaron and Dorcas (Cook) Goodrich of Hadley. Children:
44. Joseph, b. 1 Aug. 1778.
45. Jonathan, Jr., b. 19 June 1780.
46. Joanna, b. 15 Apr. 1783; m. (int. 24 June 1802), Joseph Vinton. 47. Aaron, b. 12 June 1785.
48. Wealthy, b. 6 Dec. 1787.
49. Lucy, b. 14 Dec. 1789.
50. Pamelia, b. 25 Nov. 1793.
51. Terse, b. 30 Dec. 1796; born to Jonathan, Jr., and Hanna.
FRED RUSSELL FAMILY
52. FRED W.2 RUSSELL, b. in Maine, son of Ernest1 Russell; m. 31 Mar. 1910, Rose Idella Fisk (No. 37). Children:
53. Evelyn Ida, b. 16 Jan. 1911; m. 6 Apr. 1937, Ralph Alexander Payson of Westhampton, son of Henry J. and Mary J. (Benson) Payson; res. Westhampton.
*54. Harold Frederick, b. 18 Aug. 1914.
*55. Edwin William, b. 30 Nov. 1916.
56. Warren Holmes, b. 6 Feb. 1919.
54. HAROLD FREDERICK3 RUSSELL (Fred2, Ernest1), b. 18 Aug. 1914; m. 28 July 1945, Rowena Harriett Pittsinger (No. 33). Children:
57. Lucille Alice, b. 4 July 1949.
58. Donna Rose, b. 23 Nov. 1952.
55 EDWIN WILLIAM3 RUSSELL (Fred2, Ernest1), b. 30 Nov. 1916; m. 31 May 1944, Janet Elizabeth Baker (No. 86). Chil- dren :
60. Phyllis Anne, b. 17 Oct. 1945, d. 18 Oct. 1947.
61. Thomas Wendell, b. 9 June 1947.
62. Philip William, b. 10 July 1949.
ELIJAH RUST FAMILY
1. ELIJAH5 RUST, born in Northampton, 8 Mar. 1736, son of Israel+ (Israel3 2, Henry1) and Mary (Warner) Rust, d. 15 Nov. 1789; m. (1) 29 July 1762, Miriam Strong. She d. 11 Sept. 1781; res. Westhampton. Records of several of their children are in Chesterfield :
2. Saloma, m. Joseph Rhoades (No. 11).
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3. Joel, d. 11 Nov. 1843; m. 9 June 1791, Desire Cogswell (No. 5). She d. 18 Oct. 1848; res. Westhampton.
4. Miriam, m. Ezra Kingsley (No. 32).
5. Rhoda, m. (int. 3 Nov. 1799), Azariah Lyman of Westhampton (Azariah®, Zadoc5, John4 3 2, Richard1). She d. in Chester, Ohio.
RUST, JUSTIN, b. in Chester, 23 Apr. 1764, son of Gershom5 (Daniel4, Nathaniel3, Israel2, Henry1) Rust, married Margaret Clapp. Their son, Quartus, b. 30 Sept. 1790; m. (1) Polly Ellis, dau. of John Ellis; m. (2) Martha Stanton (No. 27).
RUST, JUSTIN, m. (int. 4 May 1853), Sarah Kinne, widow of Lyman Todd; removed to Ellicottville, N. Y.
RYTHER, LOREN, b. in Bernardston, son of E. and Philena (Parmenter) Ryther, d. 20 Dec. 1906, ae. 89-9-22; buried in Bernardston.
SABOL, ANDREW, born in Austria, Hungary, d. 31 1956, ae. 81-8-15; buried in Westfield. His wife was Anna Repo Sabol.
SAMUEL SAMPSON FAMILY
1. SAMUEL? SAMPSON, son of Knelem1 and Mary Sampson, b. in Huntington, d. 5 Sept. 1889, a suicide, in Chesterfield. His wife, Sarah (Tilden) Sampson, survived him. Among their children, probably all born in Huntington, were:
*2. Samuel Merritt.
3. Sarah, d. Sept. 1859, ae. 25.
4. Henry.
5. Capt. Orange Scott, shot in the Civil War.
6. Lonzo.
7. Mary, d. Aug. 1859, ae. 20.
8. Clara, b. about 1850 (called Clarissa) ; m. John Curtis (No. 16).
2. SAMUEL MERRITT3 SAMPSON (Samuel2, Knelem1), b. in Huntington, about 1830, d. in Iowa about 1880; m. 7 Mar. 1866, Hattie E. Barker (No. 3). She m. (2) 24 Dec. 1894, Ben R. Fralick, son of Nelson and Sarah Reed Fralick. Children:
9. Walter Scott, b. 6 Dec. 1866.
*10. Charles Francis, b. in Worthington.
11. Ida May, b. 15 Aug. 1871.
12. Nellie M., b. in West Fork, Iowa, 1875; m. Fred K. Utley (No. 22).
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10. CHARLES FRANCIS+ SAMPSON (Samuel3 2, Knelem1), b. in Worthington about 1870; m. 9 Jan. 1895, Sarah Elizabeth Miller (No. 12). Children :
*13. Charles Henry.
14. Gladys Marion, b. 21 Aug. 1897, d. 7 Jan. 1898.
13. CHARLES HENRY SAMPSON (Charles4, Samuel3 2, Kne- lem1), married Matilda Greenwood. Children:
15. Charles Henry, Jr., b. in East Longmeadow; m. 3 Apr. 1955, Shirley E. Robinson, dau. of Jerry J. and Evelyn (Higgins) Robinson of Worthington. A dau., Cynthia Rose, b. 10 Feb. 1956.
16. Barbara Jean, b. 1 June 1927.
17. Viola May, b. 23 July 1930.
18. Walter Carl, b. 24 Dec. 1931; m. in Willimansett, 7 Sept. 1953, Muriel Giguere, b. in Lewiston, Me., dau. of Alcide and Rose Ainee (Lessard) Giguere.
ABNER SAMPSON FAMILY
19. ABNER SAMPSON, b. in Chester, 1792; m. 1812, Lydia Weeks (No. 5). She m. (2) Jonathan Ring (No. 14). Among their children, b. in Huntington, were:
20. Lydia, b. 5 Dec. 1813; m. (1) Abner Tower (No. 31); (2) Ne- hemiah Luce (No. 5).
21. Martha C., m. (1) Eugene Boulais; m. (2) Washington Irving Rice (No. 15). Her dau., Cora Boulais, b. in Chester; m. James L. Clark. She d. in Chesterfield, 7 Dec. 1936, ae. 76-3-14.
22. Wilbur Scott, b. in Huntington; widowed, d. 8 July 1917, ae. 78-2-19, suicide.
SAMPSON, CLARENCE R., and his wife, Sarah (Pomeroy) Sampson, came to Chesterfield with three children: Frederick, Bernard and Evelyn. Another dau., Dorothy, was b. in Ches- terfield, 21 July 1929.
SAMPSON, ROSWELL, had a dau., b. 21 Mar. 1864.
SAMPSON, SYLVANUS, of Norwich, m. (1) (int. 4 Dec. 1794), Betty Wakefield; (2) 29 Dec. 1796, Mehetable Curtis (No. 2).
SANDERS. A child of Mr. Sanders died 2 Sept. 1837.
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SANDERSON, PLINY, b. in Brookfield, 29 Nov. 1786, son of David and Hannah (Spalding) Sanderson, d. in Sciota Town- ship, Siawassee Co., Mich., 22 May 1872; m. 1809, in Chester- field, Lydia Weller, b. in Huntington (then Norwich), 1791, dau. of Moses and Polly (Lindsay) Weller. A dau., Sally Syl- vester, b. 5 Sept. 1810. Lydia Sanderson d. in Ohio.
SANDERSON, BURT CARL, born in Williamsburg, and his wife, Irene Adkins Sanderson, born in Whately, had two chil- dren born here: (1) Robert Edward, b. 15 Dec. 1950; (2) June Lois, b. 2 Oct. 1952.
SARAFIN FAMILY
1. JOSEPH ANTHONY SARAFIN and his wife, Amelia (Powickrowski) Sarafin, had six sons who came to Chester- field :
2. Henry Anthony, b. in Green Farms, Conn., m. in Westhampton, 28 Dec. 1940, Priscilla Tonner, b. in Boston, dau. of Ewart Well- wood and Esther (Harvey) Tonner. Children:
i. Bonnie Jean, b. 12 June 1943; m. in Brattleboro, Vt., 9 Oct. 1960, Samuel Clayton Borst, son of Russell and Velma (Crossman) Borst of Worthington. Son, Jonathan Clayton, b. 29 Nov. 1960.
ii. Linda Anne, b. 14 Mar. 1945.
iii. Paul Anthony, b. 4 Sept. 1948.
iv. Kim Henry, b. 25 Aug. 1959.
3. Theodore Stanley, b. in Westhampton; m. 29 July 1950, Rosalie Bernier (No. 5) ; rem. to Huntington. A dau., Constance Marie, b. 20 Oct. 1950.
4. Walter Frank, b. in Westhampton; m. in Worthington, 4 Apr. 1953, Jo Ann Hall, b. in Presque Isle, Me., dau. of Harold E. and Linda P. (Beckwith) Hall; rem. to Middletown, Conn. A son, Kevin Walter, b. 21 Oct. 1955.
5. Joseph Richard, b. in Hatfield; m. Millicent M. Phillips, dau. of Millis and Marion Phillips; rem. to Westhampton. A dau., Donna Mae, b. 10 Mar. 1947.
6. John S., m. in Westhampton, 1953, Joan Carol Putnam of West- hampton, b. in Springfield, dau. of John Frank and Eleanor Hull (Walker) Putnam; rem. to Westhampton.
7. Edward Joseph, b. in Hatfield, d. 28 Jan. 1946, ae. 20-11-12; acci- dental death by carbon monoxide poisoning.
SCHEFFEL, EMIL OSCAR, b. in Germany, son of Frederick and Caroline (Austel) Scheffel, d. 8 Jan. 1916, ae. 61-2-23; buried in Manchester, N. H.
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SCOTT, HENRY WESLEY, b. in Chesterfield, 9 Oct. 1891, son of Henry W. (b. in Williamstown) and Nellie Scott (b. in North Adams).
SCOTT, HENRY W., b. in Williamstown, son of Henry M. (b. in Williamstown) and Sarah E. (Burroughs) Scott (b. in Bing- hamton, N. Y.), d. 7 Oct. 1891, ae. 33; buried in Huntington.
SEARL FAMILY
1. Deacon ASAHEL SEARL came to Chesterfield about 1802. He and his wife, Rachel, were admitted to the Church here from Norwich, 29 Jan. 1809. He d. in Otisco, N. Y., 18 Aug. 1834, ae. 66. Children:
2. Asahel Harman, b. in Norwich, 10 June 1800; m. in Goshen, 11 Dec. 1823, Sophia Skiff of Goshen, b. in Montague, 6 May 1802; married by Rev. Joel Wright.
3. Orra (dau.), b. 12 June 1802.
4. Russell, b. 6 Dec. 1804; m. (int. 3 Oct. 1827), Abigail Beals of Goshen.
SEARS, FRANK GRAHAM, b. in Goshen, son of Freeman Sears; m. 21 April 1878, Etta Florence Wildman, ae. 18, dau. of Henry G. and Lucy E. Wildman of Springfield, Vt.
SEARS, JOSIAH, b. in Halifax, 29 May 1767, son of Josiah and Lydia Sears.
SEELEY, BERTRAM, b. in Northampton, son of L. C. and H. C. Seeley, d. 6 Sept. 1880, ae. 1-0-6.
SELVATICO, DANIEL, and his wife, Jane E. Selvatico, are residents of Chesterfield. They have two children, (1) Michael, (2) Mary Jane.
SESSIONS, ELIZABETH (FISHER), wife of John Sessions, b. in Oswego, N. Y., dau. of George (b. in Franklin) and Eliza- beth P. (Huntington) Fisher (b. in Hadley), d. 24 July 1897, ae. 72; buried in Brooklyn, N. Y.
SEVERY, ANDREW, m. (int. 11 July 1785), Elizabeth Grose- fint.
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SHAINS, WILLIAM, m. (int. 14 Apr. 1779), Elizabeth Ham- bleton. A dau., Becca, b. 15 Aug. 1778. Widow Elizabeth Shains m. (int. 10 Jan. 1785), Abner Cofferen of Blandford.
SHATTUCK FAMILY
1. Capt. SAMUEL6 SHATTUCK (Ephraim5, John4, William3, John2, William1), b. in Framingham, Jan. 1750, d. 28 Apr. 1834, ae. 84; m. (1) Betsy She d. 4 Oct. 1812. He m. (2) (int. 14 Aug. 1813), Jemima Metcalf, widow of Eli Metcalf (No. 1). She d. 27 May 1848, ae. 86-6-8. Children by first wife:
2. Betsy, b. in Conway, 9 Sept. 1779, d. 12 Feb. 1795.
3. Cynthia, b. 23 Dec. 1781, d. 20 Feb. 1795.
4. Samuel, b. 28 Jan. 1784; possibly m. Rebecca Cole (No. 100). He was a millwright; rem. to Mt. Clemons, Mich .; two sons, Dexter and Dwight.
5. Joel, b. in Conway, 20 Aug. 1786, d. 11 Apr. 1868; m. (int. 24 Dec. 1808), Sally Pomeroy of Worthington. She d. in Phelps, N. Y., 11 July 1825, ae. 36. Children :
i. Merrick, b. 18 Dec. 1809.
ii. Betsey, b. 16 Nov. 1811.
SHATTUCK, DANIEL, brother of Capt. Samuel, came here from Hadley; rem. to Norwich and later to N. Y. State.
SHAW FAMILY
1. ASA6 SHAW (Zachariah5 4, Nicholas3, John2, Joseph1), d. 1 Feb. 1841, ae. 94. Probably b. in Weymouth, served in the Rev. from New Braintree; came here about 1778. He m. (1) Hannah Vinton (No. 2). She d. 2 July 1815. He m. (2) Han- nah Damon (No. 18), widow of Thomas Hathaway (No. 1). She d. 5 Apr. 1859. Children by first wife:
2. Rachel, b. in Weymouth, 18 May 1767; m. (int. 8 Aug. 1785), Ebenezer Paine (No. 3) ; res. Westhampton and Potsdam, N. Y.
3. Anne, b. in Weymouth, 7 Oct. 1768; m. Daniel Beswick (No. 28) ; res. Thermon, N. Y.
*4. Zachariah, b. in New Braintree, 23 Oct. 1770.
*5. Asa, b. in New Braintree, 2 Nov. 1772.
6. Hannah, b. 1774, d. ae. 3.
7. Samuel, b. 6 June 1778; m. (int. 17 Jan. 1802), Delight (or Delia) Barker of Chester; rem. to N.Y.
8. Caleb, d. 24 May 1815;m. (int. 20 Apr. 1811), Jemima Hayden (No. 65). She m. (2) Justus Todd (No. 3). Two children:
i. Nancy, b. 20 Aug. 1811, d. 10 May 1823.
ii. Mercy, b. 18 Dec. 1813; rem. to Ellicottville, N. Y., with her mother.
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9. Chester; m. 28 Dec. 1809, Abigail Barrus of Pelham.
10. Molley, b. 13 Mar. 1781 (or 1783) ; m. John Pittsinger (No. 2).
4. ZACHARIAH SHAW (Asa6, Zachariah5 4, Nicholas3, John2, Joseph1), b. 23 Oct. 1770, d. 4 June 1859; m. 15 Jan. 1801, Mary Curtis (No. 9). She d. 12 Oct. 1849, ae. 71. Farmer, soldier in State Troops in 1814; received land for his service. Children:
12. Hannah, b. 14 Jan. 1802; m. James Damon (No. 41).
*13. Francis, b. 26 Jan. 1803.
*14. Zachariah, b. 29 Apr. 1804.
15. Rebecca, b. 18 Dec. 1805; m. (1) 22 Apr. 1830, Horace Hastings of Westhampton; m. (2) Jesse Elwell of Westhampton. She d. 7 Jan. 1848.
16. Mary, b. 19 Jan. 1807, d. 30 May 1856; unm.
17. Caleb, b. 11 May 1815, d. 8 July 1834, deranged; drowned in the Conn. River.
18. Achsah, b. 20 Sept. 1821; m. Harrison Pittsinger (No. 9).
5. ASA SHAW (Asa®, Zachariah5 4, Nicholas3, John2, Joseph1), b. 2 Nov. 1772, d. 9 Jan. 1846; m. (int. 11 Oct. 1801), Mehitabel Beswick (No. 11). She d. 31 July 1837 of consumption which she transmitted to her children and grandchildren. "Asa was a short, thick-set man. Every able-bodied man had to turn out and train on certain days. On one of these days, a crowd tried to lift a cannon by taking hold of the muzzle to see if they could lift it off the ground, but no one in the crowd could life it. Finally Uncle Zack, as Asa's brother was called, began to laugh at them, and told them he could pick out the smallest man in his company who could lift it. Nobody believed him. He called to Asa, who took hold of it and lifted it off the ground." Chil- dren:
19. Patty, b. 9 Mar. 1802; m. Lewis Witherell (No. 10).
20. Hubbard, b. 30 Apr. 1803, d. 7 Dec. 1828, unm; was ingenious, built a broom handle shop on the brook that ran through his father's farm. A hill nearby was called "Shop Hill".
21. Parnel, b. 18 Aug. 1805; m. William Collier (No. 7).
22. Melinda, b. 11 Dec. 1807; m. 1 Oct. 1828, Salmon Alvord of West- hampton; no children. She d. 27 Mar. 1830.
*23. Martin, b. 26 May 1810.
24. Electa, b. 8 Jan. 1813; m. Edson Hayden (No. 14).
*25. Nahum, b. 22 May 1816.
26. Maria, b. 19 May 1817; m. Edward Stebbins (No. 14).
27. Elmira, b. 17 Mar. 1820, d. 3 Sept. 1838; unm.
28. Emily, b. 26 Feb. 1822, d . 20 Nov. 1837.
29. Edwin, b. 4 Mar. 1824, d. 14 Aug. 1824.
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13. FRANCIS& SHAW (Zachariah7, Asa6, Zachariah5 4, Nicho- las3, John2, Joseph1), b. 26 Jan. 1803, d. 27 Jan. 1845, suicide by hanging; m. 4 July 1829, Freedom Hayden (No. 11). She d. 15 Oct. 1847. Children :
30. Silas, b. 17 Dec. 1829, d. Apr. 1831.
31. Sarah, b. 9 Jan. 1831, d. Sept. 1834.
32. Mary Ann, b. 22 May 1833; m. Horace Rhoades (No. 15).
33. Charles, b. 29 Jan. 1835.
34. Andrew, b. 9 June 1837.
35. Augustus, b. 23 Dec. 1840.
36. Augusta, b. 23 Dec. 1840; m. 9 Nov. 1859, George Burt, ae. 28, son of Levi Burt of Westhampton.
14. ZACHARIAH& SHAW (Zachariah7, Asa6, Zachariah5 4, Nicholas3, John2, Joseph1), b. 29 Apr. 1804, d. 23 Apr. 1881; m. 7 Oct. 1824, Lucinda Sprague of Worthington. She was called "Granny Shaw". He received injuries to his leg and, as a result, had his foot amputated. Children:
37. Otis, b. 26 June 1826, d. 8 Nov. 1826.
38. Austin, b. 29 May 1831, d. 16 Jan. 1854; unm.
39. Allen, b. 24 June 1833; m. 20 May 1856, Mary Bisbee (No. 68). She d. 20 Apr. 1859. He m. (2) Nettie Spooner and rem to Mis- souri.
40. Ruth, b. 2 Aug. 1835, d. 18 Mar. 1852, "very happy in Christ".
41. Eli A., b. in Westhampton, 5 Sept. 1837, d. 9 Apr. 1882. "While gathering sap in his sugar place with his son, he suddenly ran off down the brook and, after cutting his throat with a pocket knife, fell or threw himself in the water where persons in search found him in about an hour after his death." He m. (1) (int. 5 Jan. 1859), Anna Maria Pitcher (No. 15). She d. 24 Dec. 1879. He m. (2) 6 Jan. 1881, Lillian May (Sanderson) Merritt, ae. 32, b. in Worthington, dau. of Jonathan E. and Martha Sanderson. One son :
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