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i. Alfred L., b. 12 Jan. 1863.
42.Ellen, b. 15 Oct. 1842, d. 23 July 1863; unm.
23. MARTIN& SHAW (Asa? 6, Zachariah5 4, Nicholas3, John2, Joseph1), b. 26 May 1810, d. in Williamsburg, 9 Dec. 1888; m. 8 Apr. 1841, Thankful Ball (No. 3). Res. in Chesterfield on the Little Comfort Road. She d. in E. Longmeadow, 6 Feb. 1902; buried in Williamsburg. Fife major for his regt. in U. S. Army. Owned several farms here, in Westhampton, and in Williams- burg. Children:
43. Emily Thankful, b. 22 Aug. 1845; m. Joseph Hathaway (No. 12).
44. Alvin M., b. 2 Feb. 1848, d. in Auburndale, Fla., 11 June 1934; m. (1) Susan A. Converse of So. Worthington; m. (2) Ida Wes-
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terinen, b. in Finland; six children by first wife and two by sec- ond wife.
45. Ira Olin, b. 30 June 1853, d. 19 Jan. 1936; m. in Williamsburg, 23 Nov. 1875, Lura Pittsinger (No. 24). She d. 8 Oct. 1929. Eight children.
25. NAHUM& SHAW (Asa7 6, Zachariah5 4, Nicholas3, John2, Joseph1), b. 22 May 1816, d. 11 Jan. 1869; m. 3 Mar. 1841, Pa- tience Angell Torrey (No. 61). She m. (2) James Jones (son of No. 27). He d. 28 Mar. 1884. She d. in Florence, 6 July 1917. Children born in Westhampton, but the family later moved to Chesterfield :
46. Edwin Hubbard, b. 16 May 1844, d. in Florence, 5 Nov. 1894; m. 25 Nov. 1865, Mary Ann Damon (No. 190). Rem. to Florence in 1892.
47. Anson Myron, b. 27 Feb. 1851, d. 20 Mar. 1948; m. 31 Aug. 1876, Mary Annette Alden, b. in Claremont, N. H., dau. of Lewis P. and Mary A. Alden, of Birmingham, Conn. She d. 13 Jan. 1934, in Florence. Children :
i. Willis Eugene, b. 30 June 1877; m. 28 Oct. 1903, Cora May Smith.
ii. Harold Alden, b. in Florence, 6 Mar. 1886, d. in infancy.
NEHEMIAH SHAW FAMILY
48. Capt. NEHEMIAH SHAW and his wife, Betsey, were resi- dents of Chesterfield. His mother, Mrs. Mary Shaw, d. here 2 Apr. 1836, ae. 85. Children:
49. David, b. 24 Dec. 1804.
50. Betsey, b. 11 Nov. 1806; m. (int. 22 May 1828), Daniel Higgins, son of Barney? (William1) and Mary (Prentice) Higgins of Chester; his 2nd marriage.
51. Belinda, b. 23 July 1809.
52. Mary N., b. 12 Aug. 1811; m. 18 Nov. 1835, Joseph E. Goodridge of Chester.
53. John, b. 16 Mar. 1816.
54. Cyntha, b. 1 May 1820; m. Isaiah Damon.
55. Aurelia Torrey, b. 1 May 1822; m. (int. 4 June 1849), Pliny War- ren of Williamsburg.
JACOB SHAW FAMILY
56. JACOB& SHAW (Jacob7, Joseph6 5 4 3, John2, Abraham1), m. Rowena Damon (No. 42) ; rem. to Ohio; three children born in Chesterfield :
57. Harrison Damon, b. 14 Sept. 1819; m. Emma C. Harris.
58. Elizabeth, b. 19 July 1821; m. James Bradstock; res. Ohio.
59. Thalia, b. 14 Jan. 1824; m. George Allen; res. Ohio.
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WILLIAM HARRISON SHAW FAMILY
60. WILLIAM HARRISON SHAW, b. in Cummington, son of Lester Grant and Nellie Frances (Damon) Shaw; m. 13 Aug. 1917, in Williamsburg, Meda Harriet Wickland (No. 2). She d. 9 Feb. 1959. He has served the town as Selectman and As- sessor since 1955. Children:
61. Lester William, b. 9 Oct. 1924; m. in Dalton, 15 Apr. 1950, Jean Florence Goodermote, b. in Pittsfield, dau. of Howard V. and Florence (Bonny) Goodermote. Children :
i. William Howard, b. 10 Jan. 1951.
ii. Robert Lester, b. 13 May 1953.
62. Mildred Ethel, b. 7 May 1926; m. 18 Aug. 1951, John D. Barrus of Goshen, son of George M. and Florence (Dowkontt) Barrus. Res. in Goshen and have one son.
LORENZO SHAW FAMILY
63. LORENZO SHAW, son of Bruckly S. Shaw of Cumming- ton; m. 2 May 1850, Jane Thayer (No. 23) widow of Lucius Clapp. She d. in Cummington, 3 Nov. 1885. Children :
64. Julia V., ae. 20, m. 19 Sept. 1880, Walter E. Ford, ae. 20, b. in Windsor, son of Benjamin and Anna Ford.
65. Luther, m. 18 Sept. 1881, ae. 21, Emma P. Bird, b. in Williams- burg, dau. of Nils P. and Henrietta (Bradford) Bird.
SHAW, AUSTIN M., of Cummington, m. (int. 6 Nov. 1947), Deborah Tower Bruce, b. 18 Feb. 1827, dau. of Seth and Mary Bruce; res. Cummington.
SHAW, LYDIA C., dau. of N. and E. Shaw, d. in Hadley, 6 Nov. 1843, ae. 18.
SHELDIN FAMILY
1. CALEB SHELDIN and his wife, Submit Sheldin, came here from Westhampton as early as 11 Jan. 1801, when she was ad- mitted to the church from there. He was admitted 2 Oct. 1808, and died here 29 Jan. 1827. Widow Sheldon died Jan. 1814. Children:
2. Ira, b. 12 Nov. 1801.
3. Mary, b. 21 Sept. 1806.
4. Lucy, b. 5 Mar. 1809.
SICKUP, ANTONY, d. 15 Nov. 1912, ae. 45, b. in Russia, Poland, son of Frank Sickup.
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SHIELDS, LILLIAN MAY, b. 14 Dec. 1894, dau. of George (b. in Boston) and Lena (Hayden) Shields (b. in Chesterfield) .
SIMONS FAMILY
1. JAMES SIMONS m. (int. 28 Jan. 1793), Sarah (Sally) Cole. Children :
2. Jane, b. 2 Sept. 1793.
3. Roswell, b. 25 Jan. 1794.
4. Royel, b. 29 Mar. 1798.
5. Diantha, b. in Lanesborough, 22 June 1800.
6. Polly, b. in Lanesborough, 25 Feb. 1802.
SIPPLE, POLLEY, of Cummington, m. (int. 1 Nov. 1801), Buel Drake.
SKIFF FAMILY
1. OBEDIAH6 SKIFF (Obediah5, James+ 3, Nathan2, James1), b. in Montague, 22 June 1804; m. (int. 6 Sept. 1823), Ann Bry- ant (No. 110). He d. in Keene, N. H., 30 Oct. 1891. She d. 22 Aug. 1868. Children :
2. Henry M., d. 20 Jan. 1887, ae. 62; m. Susan P. Stewart, b. 4 Aug. 1827, d. 2 July 1877. He d. in Chicago; suicide. Lived in N. Y. City most of his life. Buried in Chesterfield, beside his wife and four children, in the Mount Cemetery. Children:
i. Georgia H., d. 1 Dec. 1852, ae. 3-9-0.
ii. Annie S., d. 16 July 1855, ae. 1-10-0.
iii. Elvena M., d. 16 Apr. 1866, ae. 9-10-0.
iv. Eddie B., d. 3 Apr. 1866, ae. 3-8-0.
3. Orrin, d. 29 Sept. 1832, in his 5th year.
4. Lucy Nancy, b. 13 Aug. 1826; m. Roland S. Bartlett.
5. Cornelia E., b. 5 Apr. 1830; m. Edward Coit (No. 1).
6. Antoinnette M., b. 15 Jan. 1832; m. George H. Mead; "of Hunt- ington" 1857.
7. Laurilla M., b. 24 Oct. 1833; m. 27 Oct. 1858, Frank L. Sprague, son of Nathan Sprague, b. in Hinsdale, N. H.
8. Benjamin Franklin, b. 25 Jan. 1838; m. Carrie A. Wilson.
9. George W., b. in Cummington, 1840; m. 15 Mar. 1865, Lizzie McCoy, ae. 26, b. in Whately, dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth Mc- Coy.
SMEAD, CATHERINE BARDWELL, b. 30 May 1818, dau. of Elihu and Judith Smead. (Also recorded in Charlemont.)
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SOLOMON SMITH FAMILY
1. SOLOMON SMITH and his wife, Elisabeth Smith, came to Chesterfield prior to 1774. Children, first seven b. in Eastown, recorded in Chesterfield :
2. Bettey, b. 23 Jan. 1763; m. Samuel Reed (No. 1)
3. Sarah, b. 30 Oct. 1764; m. Nathan Niles (No. 24).
4. Daniel, b. 18 Dec. 1766.
5. Josiah, b. 27 Nov. 1768, d. 20 Dec. 1769.
6. David, b. 9 Apr. 1770, d. 4 May 1770.
7. Jonathan, b. 9 Apr. 1770, d. 17 Apr. 1770.
8. Si ...... , b. 19 Aug. 1771.
9. Joseph, b. 24 Mar. 1774, d. 5 June 1778.
10. Molley, b. 28 July 1776.
11. Susannah, b. 17 Mar. 1779.
12. Solomon, b. 6 May 1781.
WARHAM SMITH FAMILY
13. WARHAM3 SMITH, son of Warham2 (Daniel1) and Sally (Bemis) Smith, b. in Chester, 8 Oct. 1809; m. 12 May 1833, Lucy Cole (No. 70). He d. 15 Oct. 1873. She m. (2) John Cole (No. 106). Children:
14. Ruth S., b. 2 Feb. 1834; m. (int. 17 Feb. 1854), Charles Tyler Smith of Worthington. Their dau., Ora, m. Lewis Granger (No. 3).
15. Laura E., b. 15 Dec. 1835; m. John W. Cowing (No. 98).
16. Ptolemy Sagus, b. 4 Mar. 1840; m. 20 Oct. 1866, Mary E. Smith (No. 20).
17. John Davis, b. 7 Jan. 1842, d. 6 May 1864, in Wilderness, Va., killed in battle.
18. Infant, d. 1 Nov. 1843.
AMOK C. SMITH FAMILY
19. AMOK CLINTON3 SMITH, son of Phineas2 (Daniel1) and Rose (Pomeroy) Smith, b. in Chester, 22 Nov. 1812, d. 18 June 1891, in Chesterfield. His widow, Sarah L. (Belden) Smith, b. in Chester, d. 30 Dec. 1909. Children, all born in Chester:
20. Mary E., b. in Chester, 1850; m. Ptolemy Sagus Smith (No. 16).
21. Henry H., d. 28 Aug. 1901, ae. 61; minister.
22. Jennie E., m. in Uxbridge, 29 May 1893, Anson Edward Free- man, b. in Huntington, son of Asher P. and Emily Freeman.
23. Marshall C., b. 25 Dec. 1855; m. (1) Lizzie E. Beldin; m. (2) 29 Sept. 1886, Gertrude J. Knight, ae. 18, b. in Huntington, dau. of Osman E. and Annie M. Knight.
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HANNIBAL B. SMITH FAMILY
24. HANNIBAL B.3 SMITH, son of Nicholas2 (Nocholas1, of Plymouth) and Rebecca (Sears) Smith, b. in Paris, Maine, 18 July 1811; m. 18 Oct. 1837, Mary Rebecca Patridge, dau. of Elias and Abigal (Chase) Patridge. They settled in Peru, Maine, in 1839; rem. to Chesterfield in 1850, where he d. 27 Jan. 1894, and she d. Jan. 1871. Children:
25. Electa, b. in Paris, Maine, 14 Feb. 1838; m. 1 Oct. 1879, Walter B. Rose (No. 1), ae. 62, of Amherst, his 3rd marriage; b. in Ste- phentown, N. Y., son of Jeremiah and Clara (Brockway) Rose.
*26. Thomas Edwin, b. in So. Hadley Falls, 27 Dec. 1854.
26. THOMAS EDWIN SMITH (Hannibal B.3, Nicholas2 1), b. 27 Dec. 1854, d. 20 Sept. 1901; m. (1) 10 Sept. 1879, Alma Sarah Baker (No. 70). He was in business with his father, under the firm name, H. B. Smith and Son. His first wife d. 24 Sept. 1882 of typhoid fever. He m. (2) 20 Aug. 1884, Anna Wright Baker (No. 76). She d. 3 June 1954. Children by first wife:
27. Hannibal B., b. 14 Mar. 1882, d. 16 Aug. 1883.
28. Arthur Burnell, b. 7 Aug. 1880, d. 3 Dec. 1951; m. 10 July 1907, Mabel A. Torrey (No. 93) ; divorced, she married again. Chil- dren :
i. Arthur Willard, b. 14 Aug. 1909.
ii. Wayne Curtis, b. 2 June 1911.
Children by second wife:
29. Mary Rebecca, b. 31 Aug. 1885; m. Rev. Harvey M. Eastman; res. Slatersville, R. I.
30. Olive Knight, b. 22 July 1887; m. Harry J. McCoy (No. 1) ; res. Slatersville, R. I.
31. Walter Baker, b. 21 May 1889; m. in Simsbury, Conn., 7 Oct. 1916, Esther D. Holcomb, dau. of Allen J. and Clara (Deming) Holcomb; res. Simsbury, Conn.
32. Alma Cynthia, b. 5 Mar. 1891; m. Robert Ellery Edwards (No. 37) ; res. Northampton. He d. 1937.
33. Fannie Adelia, b. 1 Oct. 1892; m. Atwell B. Williams; res. Slatersville, R. I. She d. 1955. He d. 1949.
REUBEN SMITH FAMILY
34. REUBEN SCOTT SMITH, son of Reuben and Margaret (Merritt) Smith, b. in Ashfield, in 1832, d. 17 Nov. 1890; m. Mary Dwight Williams (No. 36). She d. 16 Feb. 1912. Chil- dren:
35. Fannie M., m. Henry L. Eddy (No. 8).
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36. Jennie M., m. (1) (int. 20 Oct. 1881), Charles S. Warner, son of Stephen and Almira Warner. She died in Williamsburg, 20 June 1951, widow of Dennis Lee.
37. Nellie Rose, b. in Westhampton; m. George Allen Buck (No. 63) ; his 2nd wife.
38. Walter Scott, b. in Westhampton; res. in Holyoke; d. in North- ampton, 14 Feb. 1934; m. Mary E. Daly, dau. of Patrick and Bridget (O'Rourke) Daly, b. in England. A son: Winfield Scott, b. in Chesterfield, 25 Feb. 1897; postmaster in Williamsburg.
39. Hubert Austin, b. 24 Feb. 1870, d. in Haydenville, 24 Aug. 1939; m. 25 June 1896, Emma Sarah Stanton (No. 6). She d. 26 June 1953. Five children.
40. George Merritt, d. 4 Nov. 1937, ae. 65-3-4; m. in Williamsburg, 26 June 1902, Mrs. Fannie Evelyn (Spaulding) Broderick, dau. of James R. and Annie (Smith) Spaulding, widow of William H. Broderick, b. in Great Barrington, son of Dennis Broderick. She d. in Chesterfield, 28 Jan. 1900, ae. 42.
CHARLES W. SMITH FAMILY
41. CHARLES W. SMITH, b. in Northampton, and his wife, Emily (Collier) Smith, b. in Boston, had children b. in Chester- field :
42. Martha A., b. 22 July 1870.
43. Clarinda E., b. 1 June 1873.
44. Melvin, b. Aug. 1876.
45. Allen, b. 15 Feb. 1879.
GEORGE SMITH FAMILY
46. GEORGE GILMAN11 SMITH, b. in Hyde Park, 20 June 1909, son of George Gilman10 (Theophilus Gilman9, Theo- philus8 7 6 5 4 3 2, Nicholas1) and Marion (Gordon) Smith; m. 12 Oct. 1939, Dorothy Kronvall, b. in E. Longmeadow, 13 July 1915, dau. of Arthur and Vella E. (Smith10) Kronvall (Fred- erick?, William8, Oliver7, Bezaliel6, Philip5, Elisha4, Jonathan3, Philip2, Lt. Samuel1). They came to Chesterfield in 1940. He has been Town Treasurer since 1942, Tax Collector since 1960. Children :
47. Carol Ann, b. 5 July 1941.
48. George Gilman, Jr., b. 31 July 1943.
49. Arthur Kronvall, b. 3 Dec. 1951.
MILES SMITH FAMILY
50. MILES G. SMITH, b. in Worthington; m. (int. 13 Oct. 1856), Eliza Middlebrook of Lanesboro. Children:
51. Martha B., b. in Cheshire; m. Albert Meacham (No. 14).
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52. Nellie E., m. Frank Kinne (No. 18).
53. Clemina, m. Hastings; d. 15 Aug. 1893, ae. 36-9-16.
SMITH, ADA ADELL, name changed to Ada Adell Tower, by adoption, 2 May 1876.
SMITH, ALETTA B., dau. of Alfred and Sally Smith, m. 24 Dec. 1873, Robert M. Lane, ae. 25, b. in Newark, N. J., son of Thomas and Charity Lane. They had a dau. b. 15 Dec. 1874.
SMITH, CHARLES W., m. (int. 18 Mar. 1856), Flavie E. Cole, dau. of Merrick and Cynthia (Higgins) Cole. Their child d. 16 Mar. 1858, at Warham Smith's.
SMITH, CHESTER, son of Simeon Smith; m. 7 Aug. 1845, Catherine Meacham; a son b. 27 Aug. 1847.
SMITH, DWIGHT G., d. 10 May 1868, ae. 26. Ophelia, his wife, d. 8 Jan. 1872, ae. 26.
SMITH, EDNA A., b. 28 Jan. 1856, foster dau. of A. F. Dun- ham, d. 5 Dec. 1890.
SMITH, HENRY E.7, son of Erastus6, (Erastus5, Benjamin4, John3 2, Joseph1) and Polly® Dickinson, b. in Hadley ; m. 12 May 1859, Dorinda Warner (No. 36), b. in Cummington, dau. of Silas and Sarah Warner.
SMITH, HENRY R., ae. 21, b. in Northampton, son of Oliver G. and Matilda Smith, m. 14 Aug. 1879, Cora E. Wrisley, ae. 16, b. in Deerfield, dau. of Henry I. and Anna Wrisley.
SMITH, JESSIE FREMONT, son of Charles and Ruth S. Smith, d. 16 Mar. 1858, ae. 6-7-0.
SMITH, JOHN, and his wife (probably Sarah) were admitted to the Chesterfield Church from Killingly, Conn., 8 Oct. 1769. Their two daughters were bapt .: Molley, 11 Feb. 1770; Cyn- thia, 8 Dec. 1771. Their dau., Hannah, m. Hezekiah Cogswell (No. 4). John Smith d. 16 May 1822. His widow d. 4 Jan. 1827.
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SMITH, JOSIAH W., of Westhampton, m. (int. 2 Dec. 1820), Lucy Carr.
SMITH, LOUISE A. K., of Amherst, m. (int. 27 Aug. 1848), Fayette Clapp.
SMITH, ORANGE, son of Chester and wife, b. 23 Jan. 1846.
SMITH, TRYPHENA N., dau. of Isaac and Electa (Nichols) Smith, m. (2) 29 Dec. 1877, Alonzo H. Graves, b. in Montague, ae. 55; his 2nd marriage; son of Hubbard and Elizabeth Graves ; res. So. Hadley.
SMITH, WALTER, ae. 53, son of Joel Smith, widower, of Greenfield, m. (2) 12 May 1845, Rhoda Pratt, ae. 63, widow. She d. 27 June 1852. He m. (3) 28 July 1853, Emily Prince, ae. 45, b. in West Springfield, dau. of Daniel Prince.
SMITH, WALTER A.5, ae. 28, son of Arnold4 (Henry3, Elijah2, Joseph1) and Melinda Smith, was a successful and well-known physician of Springfield; b. in Ashfield, m. 2 Mar. 1881, Mary P. Abbe, ae. 28, b. in Agawam, teacher, dau. of Erastus B. and Anne B. Abbe.
SNAPE FAMILY
1. FRANK SNAPE and his wife, Aurilie (Martin) Snape, came to Chesterfield with their children:
2. Frank, Jr., b. in Northampton; m. in Northampton, 28 July 1954, Carolyn (Deaton) Jones. Children :
i. Debra Sue, b. 29 July 1954.
ii. Sherry Deane, b. 28 Sept. 1955.
iii. Patricia Ann, b. 6 July 1958.
iv. Brenda Lee, b. 1 July 1960.
3. Henry N., m. 17 Sept. 1959, Mary Ann Pash (No. 5 i). Children :
i. Theresa Anne, b. 24 Sept. 1959.
ii. Henry, Jr., b. 12 Sept. 1960.
4. Lawrence, m. in Amherst, 8 Oct. 1955, Doris (Hatt) Bundy, dau. of Eldridge and Rita (Whitcomb) Hatt.
5. Robert, m. in Northampton, 2 June 1956, Joann Mary Rogers, dau. of Ernest Joseph and Blanche Eva (Tremblay) Rogers. Their dau .: Cinday Ann, b. 22 Apr. 1958.
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WILLIAM SNOW FAMILY
1. WILLIAM SNOW m. Jerusha Hill (No. 5) ; she d. 2 Oct. 1792. As he had "absconded to parts unknown", their five chil- dren were left to the guardianship of their uncle, Abraham Joslyn (No. 1). Children :
2. Nehemiah, b. 29 Aug. 1778.
3. Molly, b. 16 Sept. 1781.
4. Calvin, b. 6 Oct. 1784.
5. Luther, b. 28 Mar. 1787.
6. Axsa (Achsah), b. 22 Feb. 1790.
LUTHER SNOW FAMILY
7. LUTHER S. SNOW and his wife, Lucretia Snow, had chil- dren b. in Chesterfield :
8. Luther, b. 13 Dec. 1813; m. Susan Weeks (No. 6), b. in Hunt- ington (or Norwich) ; had children b. in Worthington; one son, George, d. in Chesterfield, 25 May 1883, ae. 30.
9. Christopher, b. 12 Apr. 1816.
10. Lucretia, b. 13 Dec. 1818; perhaps m. (int. 31 Oct. 1843) Chris- topher Cook of Middlefield.
11. Joseph, b. Sept. 1831.
12. Julia, b. Feb. 1836.
JOHN A. SNOW FAMILY
13. JOHN A. and his wife, Almira C. Snow, had children:
14. Frank H., b. in Windsor; res. in Cummington; m. 4 Nov. 1880, Ida M. Randall (No. 2); one daughter, Clara Mabel, b. 10 Oct. 1881, in Chesterfield.
15. Nellie, b. in Savoy; res. Cummington; ae. 24, m. 1 Aug. 1880, Ezra H. Howes, ae. 29, b. in Ashfield, son of Otis C. and Cor- nelia (Hubbard) Howes.
SNOW, LUCRETIA, and Luther Chaise had a son, Luther Chapin Chaise, b. 12 Dec. 1813.
SNOW, EZRA, and his wife, Levina, had two children born here: Anna, b. 7 Mar. 1780; Leummim, b. 2 June 1782.
SNOW, BETHANY, of Hardwick, m. 14 Mar. 1781, Nathaniel Haniman (or Harriman).
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SNYDER, FRANK MILTON, b. in Cummington, son of Henry H. (b. in Germany) and Lena (O'Brieter) Snyder (b. in New York City), d. 26 Nov. 1944, ae. 40-5-15, suicide; buried in Worthington.
SOUTHWICK, WIDOW ELIZABETH, "one of the ancient set tlers", d. 20 Jan. 1851, ae. 90.
SOUTHWORTH, MRS. EUNICE, "died very suddenly, 16 Nov. 1809, at John House's."
SOUTHWORTH, WIDOW, d. 11 Mar, 1812.
SPALDING FAMILY
1. JEREMIAH SPALDING, son of Isaac4 (Edward3, John2, Edward1), b. 20 Aug. 1730, d. 19 July 1769; m. Elizabeth Day (probably b. in Killingly, Conn.), dau. of David and Bersheba Day of Worthington. She m. (2) Eleazer King (No. 2) and (3) Elisha Warner. His six children, all minors at the time of his death :
2. Asa, b. 5 Oct. 1754, d. in Peru, 3 May 1830; m. Mary Ross (or Morse) ; she d. in Elbe, N. Y.
3. Bathsheba, perhaps the one who m. 15 Feb. 1775, Caleb Cushman of the Gore; their son, Rev. Rufus Cushman, m. Theodosia Stone (No. 25).
4. Rachel, perhaps the one who m. Benjamin Healy (No. 6).
5. David Day, bapt. 14 Dec. 1766; died in infancy.
6. Jeremiah, over the age of 14 on 27 Feb. 1779, when he chose Capt. Benjamin Bonney to be his guardian.
7. Silas, over the age of 14 on 27 Feb. 1779, when he chose Capt. Benjamin Bonney to be his guardian.
8. Elizabeth, b. 22 Apr. 1768.
SPALDING, HANNAH6, dau. of Simeon3 (Jacob4, Edward3, John2, Edward1) and Hannah (Paine) Spalding, b. in Killingly, Conn., 11 May 1750, d. in Chesterfield, 5 July 1809; buried in Center Cemetery ; m. (1) Ebenezer Knight; (2) Samuel Dan- forth; (3) David Sanderson; their son, Pliny Sanderson, b. in Brookfield.
SPAULDING, SUSAN, dau. of Peter6 (Benjamin3, Isaac4, An- drew3 2, Edward1) and Tamer Bartlett Spaulding, b. in Oxford, 24 Oct. 1797; m. Elisha Bisbee (No. 10) .
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ASHBEL SPENCER FAMILY
1. ASHBEL SPENCER d. 4 Mar. 1803; his widow, Desire, d. "at Culver's", 4 Apr. 1813. Children born in Chesterfield :
2. Desire, b. 7 May 1794.
3. Ashbel, b. 30 July 1796.
4. Frederick, b. 4 Sept. 1798.
5. Eunis, b. 8 June 1801.
6. Noah, b. 6 Oct. 1803.
GEORGE SPENCER FAMILY
7. GEORGE S. SPENCER, son of George and Emily Spencer, b. in Middlefield; m. 25 Feb. 1880, Lizzie M. Higgins (No. 42). He ran the iron foundry in West Chesterfield for the firm of Moore and Litchfield. She m. (2) Franklin H. Bryant (No. 63) . Children :
8. George Walter, b. Jan. 1881.
9. Ethel May, b. 29 Oct. 1883; m. in Williamsburg, 14 June 1905, Robert P. Purrington, son of Morris and Mary (Mungan) Pur- rington.
SPEAR, JAMES, a native of Scotland, d. 22 Feb. 1825.
SPORBERT FAMILY
1. WILLIAM L. SPORBERT and his wife, Lilla M. (Gorham) Sporbert, had five children who came to Chesterfield :
2. Gertrude Elizabeth, b. in Montgomery; m. Raymond Knight (No. 34 i).
3. Raymond Erland, m. Evelyn T. Weller; dau., Laura Lee, b. 24 Apr. 1946.
4. William Lawrence, m. Bridget Bernadette Hanley; son, Lauri Howard, b. 21 June 1947.
5. Ernest, m. Phyllis Lentin; child, b. and d. 20 Dec. 1946.
6. Louis, res. of Chesterfield for a number of years; registered prac- tical nurse; now a res. of Northampton.
SPRAGUE FAMILY
1. ROGERS SPRAGUE (Edward4, William3, Phineas2, Ralph1), b. in Andover, 19 Sept. 1726, and his wife, Sarah Sprague, had nine children born in Braintree. He was admitted to this church in Dec. 1779 and died about 1783. Children:
2. Susanna, b. 8 Feb. 1750; m. Allen.
*3. John, b. 3 Apr. 1752.
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4. William, b. 26 Aug. 1754; not mentioned in probate records.
5. Lydia, b. 8 May 1757; m. Luke Silvester (No. 46) .
6. Sarah, b. 10 Mar. 1760; m. Samuel B. Wright (No. 16).
7. Martha, b. 3 Aug. 1762; m. Lot Wilder (No. 5).
8. Elizabeth, b. 8 Jan. 1765; m. Walter Bonney (No. 5).
9. Hannah, b. 22 Jan. 1768; m. John Witherell (No. 85).
10. Mary, b. 24 June 1771; m. William Jackson (No. 6).
3. JOHN6 SPRAGUE (Roger5, Edward4, William3, Phineas2, Ralph1), b. 3 Apr. 1752; m. (int. 14 Jan. 1778), Mercy Stock- well (No. 2). He was of Stamford, Vt., 1806. Children :
11. Sarah, b. 11 July 1780; m. Jesse Buck (No. 12).
12. Roxsey, b. 28 May 1782.
13. Irena, b. 3 May 1784.
14. Marcy, b. 20 June 1786.
15. Sophia, b. 27 Aug. 1788.
16. John, b. 9 Jan. 1791.
17. Casendana, b. 25 Apr. 1793.
18. William, b. 24 Feb. 1795.
SQUIRES, MARY B., dau. of Edwin Clark (b. in Easthampton) and Celestia (Gorum) Clark (b. in Huntington), and widow of Henry Squires, d. 29 Sept. 1950, ae. 89-11-23 ; buried in East- hampton.
THOMAS SROCZYK FAMILY
1. THOMAS SIMON SROCZYK and his wife, Sophie B. Nie- miec Sroczyk, came to Chesterfield in 1946 with four daugh- ters ; one son b. in Chesterfield:
2. Mary.
3. Helen.
4. Kathryn. -
5. Frances. twins
6. Thomas Simon, Jr., b. 28 June 1946.
STANDISH, GEORGE BYRON, son of Frank B. (b. in Wind- sor) and Lillian (Holmes) Standish (b. in Nantucket), d. 18 Dec. 1903, ae. 3; buried in Cummington.
JESSE STANTON FAMILY
1. MOREY WELCOME- STANTON (called Welcome), son of Jesse1 and Lucy (Pitcher) Stanton, b. in Huntington, 8 Nov. 1812, d. in Savoy, 13 Aug. 1898; m. (1) in Savoy, 30 Apr. 1845, Lucy Clarinda Hathaway, dau. of Charles? (Enos6, Thomas5 4,
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John3 2, Nicholas1) and Cynthia (Pierce) Hathaway, b. in Savoy, 26 Jan. 1826, d. in Savoy, 13 July 1857. He m. (2) (int. 6 Feb. 1858), Hannah M. Bryant (No. 129). He was a very strong man and walked from Chesterfield to Savoy just before he died to be sure he would be buried beside his first wife. Children :
2. Georgianna A., b. in Windsor, 16 Mar. 1846, d. in Chicago, Ill., 9 July 1911; m. (1) Barry; m. (2) 16 Oct. 1880, George R. Cady, b. in Canaan, N. Y., son of Palmer and Sabrina Cady. Res. New Haven, Conn.
*3. Dwight Isaac, b. in Savoy, 12 Mar. 1850.
*4. Frank E., b. in Savoy, 29 Sept. 1853.
3. DWIGHT ISAAC3 STANTON (Welcome2, Jesse1), b. in Savoy, 12 Mar. 1850, d. 17 Oct. 1921; m. 16 Apr. 1873, Ada A. Adams (No. 7). She d. 31 Aug. 1916. Children :
5. Rosa C., b. 25 May 1874; m. Fred Chandler Healy (No. 37).
6. Emma S., b. 31 Jan. 1877; m. Hubert A. Smith (No. 39).
7. Cora S., b. 9 July 1879, d. in Northampton, 22 Aug. 1954; held a degree from Clark Univ .; taught school in Springfield, North- ampton and Everett, and for 25 years in Worcester; unm.
8. Howard Dwight, b. 25 May 1882; m. Abbie Bird Rhoades (No. 96), 24 Sept. 1920; res. West Chesterfield, where he has a gen- eral store. Served the town as Tax Collector 1941-1960, and Selectman, 1924-1928.
4. FRANK E.3 STANTON (Welcome2, Jesse1), b. in Savoy, 29 Sept. 1853, d. 26 Jan. 1941; m. 25 Dec. 1878, Dora Elizabeth Peltier (No. 3). She d. 27 Dec. 1919. Children:
*10. Arthur Leroy, b. 25 Aug. 1879; called "Roy".
*11. Wilbur Dwight, b. 31 May 1881.
12. Robin E., b. in Huntingon, 13 Mar. 1883.
13. Frank, b. 12 Apr. 1885, d. same day.
14. Ina Mabel, b. in Northampton, 27 Dec. 1889; m. 23 July 1910, Karl A. Read, b. in Westport, N. H., son of George and Dora S. (Willard) Read. He d. 1 Sept. 1961.
15. Charles Augustus, b. 21 Mar. 1895; m. Dorothy May Waite, b. in Greenfield. A daughter, Barbara Elizabeth, b. 25 Apr. 1922.
10. ARTHUR LEROY+ STANTON (Frank E.3, Welcome2, Jesse1), b. 25 Aug. 1879, d. in West Dover, Vt., 7 Apr. 1949; m. Josephine Agnes Healey, dau. of Edgerly and Elizabeth (Weston) Healey of Skohegan, Maine. She d. 27 July 1947, ae. 63-11-18. Children:
16. John Emerson, b. 17 Jan. 1910; m. in Northampton, 31 Dec. 1938, Mary Ida Goodine, b. in Millinocket, Maine, dau. of Joseph A.
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and Phyllis (Doyle) Goodine. Children born in Chesterfield:
i. Barbara Ann, b. 8 Sept. 1939; m. Chester Franklin Brown (No. 26).
ii. Josephine Agnes, b. 17 Jan. 1942.
17. Elroy Joseph, b. 18 June 1912; m. Evelyn Bogle, b. in Guilford Vt .; dau., Norma Rachel, b. 30 Nov. 1938.
11. WILBUR DWIGHT STANTON4 (Frank E.3, Welcome2, Jesse1), b. 30 May 1881; m. 19 Dec. 1909, Alice Melissa Durkee (No. 3). Children :
18. Donald Wilbur, b. 19 May 1911; drowned in the raceway to Healy's shop, West Chesterfield, 27 May 1915.
19. Ruth Alice, b. 20 Nov. 1915.
20. Robert Karl, b. 16 Feb. 1920.
ELISHA STANTON FAMILY
21. ELISHA STANTON (Daniel4, John3 2, Thomas1), b. in Preston, Conn., d. in Norwich, 13 Feb. 1813, of spotted fever; m. 1781, Anna Rust, dau. of Gershom and Anna (White) Rust. He went to Vermont before the Rev. War; returned soon after. All eleven children born at Stanton Homestead on Goff's Hill in Norwich Township:
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