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*2. Francis Edgar, b. 25 May 1918.
3. Robert Carroll, b. 1 Oct. 1921.
4. Phyllis Margaret, b. 1 Aug. 1924; m. 1 June 1946, Daun S. Grimm, b. in Scotsdale, Pa., son of Carl and Emmaline Sherrick Grimm.
2. FRANCIS EDGAR: SUTHERLAND (Herbert S.2, Angus1), b. 25 May 1918; m. in Northampton, 27 May 1938, Helen Ham- ilton Richardson, teacher, ae. 22, b. in Monmouth, Me., dau. of Carl W. and Ella (Hamilton) Richardson; rem to Conn., and later to Alstead, N. H. Children:
5. Marjorie Ella, b. 31 Mar. 1939.
6. Francis Robert, b. 27 Mar. 1943.
SWEENEY, LAWRENCE, b. 10 Mar. 1911, son of George E. and Azilia M. (Sears) Sweeney.
SWENSON FAMILY
1. CLARENCE E. SWENSON, b. in Luverne, Minn., 1887, son of John and Quinor (Michelson) Swensen. He married 16 Dec. 1916, in Montclair, N. J., Sheila Bryant (No. 75 ii) ; became res. of Chesterfield, 1931. Children:
2. Sheila Bryant, b. in Buffalo, N. Y., 26 Feb. 1919; m. in Chester- field, 18 July 1942, Northrop Brown, chemist, b. in Newark, N. J., son of Clarence F. and Norma (Northrop) Brown; three chil- dren.
3. Eleanor Bryant, b. in Montclair, N. J., 5 Nov. 1821; m. in Ches- terfield, 14 July 1951, Russell Jerome Quandt, b. in New London, Conn., son of Herman W. and Grace J. (Lippitt) Quandt. He is a picture restorer; three children.
4. Joan Moira, b. Oct. 1929, in Montclair, N. J .; m. 14 Apr. 1956, in Washington, D. C., Francis Joyce Keenan; one child.
SWIFT, RALPH LEWIS, of Whately, son of R. Mosher and Esther A. (Dickinson) Swift; m. 12 Oct. 1935, Pauline Agnes Stephanic of Whately, dau. of Stephan and Sally (Sycyepenick) Stephanic.
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1. WALTER PEARLY SWININGTON, son of Josiah and Mary (Lee) Swinington, b. in Greenfield, N. H., d. in Williamsburg, 2 Dec. 1955. His wife, Alice Beaudry Swinington, b. in Lowell. Children, born in Chesterfield:
2. Rose, b. 1 Oct. 1928; m. Lawrence Edward Atkins.
3. Irene May, b. in Northampton; m. Harvey Leo Rivard.
4. Marie, b. 30 Aug. 1931; m. James Albert Weeks.
5. Helen, b. 7 July 1933; m. John A. Ferron.
6. William, b. 20 Oct. 1934; m. Yvonne Louise Dufresne.
SYLVESTER FAMILY (SILVESTER)
1. NEHEMIAH4 SILVESTER (Richard3, Israel2, Richard1), b. in Scituate, 24 Jan. 1714/5, d. in Chesterfield, 17 Jan. 1787; m. (int. 3 Sept. 1737), Mehitable Damon, dau. of Zachariah Da -· mon, Jr. They lived for many years in Scituate, where all their children were born. In 1762, he bought land in Chesterfield and settled here. His eldest son, Seth, was in Chesterfield in 1768. Six sons came to Chesterfield:
*2. Seth, b. 18 May 1740.
*3. Richard, b. 30 Oct. 1743.
*4. Nehemiah, b. 25 May 1746.
5. Stephen, b. 8 May 1748, d. in Denmark, N. Y .; m. in Worthing- ton, 17 Mar. 1774, Lydia Gardner.
*6. Nathaniel, b. 29 July 1750.
*7. Gershom, b. 27 Sept. 1757.
2. SETH5 SYLVESTER (Nehemiah4, Richard3, Israel2, Rich- ard1), b. 18 May 1740, d. (Cem. rec.) 1812; estate administered in 1814; m. (1) in Easton, 29 Jan. 1765, Phebe White, dau. of Edward and Keziah (Hall) White, of Bridgewater. She d. 17 Apr. 1788. He m. (2) 10 Feb. 1789, Mrs. Agness (Johnson) Kidd, widow of Benjamin Kidd (No. 1). She d. 18 Sept. 1814, ae 67. Children by first wife:
8. Seth White, b. 27 Aug. 1765; m. 19 Nov. 1789, Lydia Webber.
*9. George Hall, b. 30 Dec. 1766.
10. Desire, b. 3 Nov. 1767; m. John Halbert (No. 8).
11. Eliakim, b. about 1770; physician in Chesterfield, 1813; m. 18 Dec. 1794, Sarah Ware, a descendant of Robert Ware of Dedham.
12. Phebe, m. Thaddeus Baker (No. 11).
13. Joseph.
14. Solomon, b. 22 June 1779.
15. Huldah, m. (int. 24 July 1804), Jonathan Ware.
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3. RICHARD5 SYLVESTER (Nehemiah4, Richard3, Israel2, Richard1), b. 30 Oct. 1743, d. in Chateaugay, N. Y .; m. (1) 16 Nov. 1769, Mehetible Burnell (No. 4). She d. in Georgia, Vt., 11 Oct. 1793. They rem. to Georgia, Vt., in 1787. Children:
16. Mehetibal, b. 18 July 1773.
17. Tempa, b. 28 July 1775.
18. Joab, b. 13 Aug. 1777.
19. Joseph Burnal, b. 26 Jan. 1781.
20. Sophia, b. 15 Nov. 1783.
21. Lucinda, b. 13 July 1786.
4. NEHEMIAH5 SYLVESTER (Nehemiah4, Richard3, Israel2, Richard1), b. 25 May 1846; m. (1) 9 Oct. 1768, Mary Russell (No. 7). She d. 3 Sept. 1772, ae. 21; buried in Ireland St. Cem. He m. (2) 16 June 1773, Hannah Bartlett. He lived on Ireland St. A portion of his land "now improved for a burying yard and being the land the said Nathaniel now lives on", dated 5 Nov. 1791. One daughter by first wife:
22. Mary, b. 1 Aug. 1771; perhaps m. Abner Thayer (No. 7). Children by second wife:
23. Bartlett, b. 28 Mar. 1774, d. young.
24. Bartlet, b. 8 Mar. 1776, d. 6 June 1802.
25. Hannah, b. 6 Nov. 1777 (Town record calls her dau. of Na- thaniel) ; perhaps m. Joshua Leonard (No. 1).
26. Russell, b. 3 Oct. 1779 (Town record calls him son of Nathaniel), d. 2 Dec. 1806; m. Meriam Wyllys, dau .of Amasa Wyllys. Chil- dren: (1) Floria, b. 8 Mar. 1803; (2) Susannah, b. 26 Mar. 1805. She m. (2) Cyrus Childs of Worthington.
27. Sucea, b. 7 Oct. 1781.
28. Lydia, b. 8 Mar. 1784, d. 1 Sept. 1805.
29. Minerva, b. 20 (or 22) Nov. 1786.
30. Mehitabal, b. 24 Feb. 1789.
31. Nehemiah, b. 27 Feb. 1792, d. same day.
6. NATHANIEL SYLVESTER (Nehemiah4, Richard3, Israel2, Richard1), m. (1) (int. 14 Jan. 1778), Sarah Bartlett. She d. 23 Apr. 1799. He m. (2) 2 Feb. 1801, Mary Leonard, dau. of Moses and Constance (Dewey) Leonard. Children by first wife:
32. Zachariah Damman, b. 28 Nov. 1778.
33. Eleazer Stevens, b. 14 Sept. 1780.
34. Absolom, b. 26 May 1782.
35. Elizabeth, b. 28 May 1785.
36. Salley, b. 3 Nov. 1787.
37. Nathaniel, b. 31 Mar. 1790.
38. Desire, d. 6 Sept. 1799.
One child by second wife:
39. Theodocia, d. 26 Nov. 1802.
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7. GERSHOM SYLVESTER (Nehemiah4, Richard3, Israel2, Richard1), b. 27 Sept. 1757; in 1820 was a pensioner living in N. Y. State. Served in the Revolution from Chesterfield. He m. (1) (int. 28 May 1781), Mary Ring (No. 7). He m. (2) in Chester, 18 Nov. 1788, Polley (Durger) French. One son by each wife:
40. Melser, b. 7 Nov. 1781.
41. Samuel, b. 27 Sept. 1789.
9. GEORGE HALL' SYLVESTER (Seth5, Nehemiah4, Rich- ard3, Israel2, Richard1), b. 30 Dec. 1766; m. (int. 9 Aug. 1793), Polly (or Mary) King of Pittsfield. She d. 1847, in Pittsfield, ae. 73. He d. 14 June 1839; both buried in the Chesterfield Center Cemetery. Children:
42. Fordyce, b. 16 Jan. 1795; m. (int. 14 May 1820), Eliza M. Wa- ters (No. 2). She d. in Passaic, N. J., 25 Jan. 1887, a widow. Their dau., Nancy Corinth, b. 12 Mar. 1822.
43. Almirah, b. 20 Oct. 1801; m. (int. 20 Jan. 1821), Luther Laflin of Southwick.
44. Sophronia, b. 16 Jan. 1798; m. (int. 22 Sept. 1822), Walter Laflin, of Lee.
LUKE SYLVESTER FAMILY
45. LUKE4 SYLVESTER (Zebulon3, Israel2, Richard1), bapt. in Scituate, 10 Oct. 1731, d. in Chesterfield, 4 Feb. 1806; m. in Scituate, 31 Oct. 1751, Mary Damon. She d. 18 Oct. 1801. Their only son :
46. Luke, Jr., bapt. in Scituate, 3 June 1753; d. in Chesterfield, 16 Sept. 1803, leaving a will. He m. (int. 22 Dec. 1777), Lydia Sprague (No. 5). She d. 1 Sept. 1805. The record of her estate names her sisters and brother. He served in the Revolution at various times and was discharged 14 Oct. 1777.
EDMUND SYLVESTER FAMILY
47. EDMUND SYLVESTER (Zebulon4 3, Israel2, Richard1), b. about 1751; m. 22 Jan. 1771, Mary Hall of Marshfield. She d., a widow, before 1802. He d. in Wendell, leaving a will dated 27 Aug. 1798. Children, all but first, b. in Chesterfield :
48. Sarah, b. in Marshfield, 14 July 1771.
49. Bela, b. 16 May 1773; res. Wendell.
50. James, b. 11 Oct. 1774.
51. Lucy, b. 20 Mar. 1776.
52. Daniel, b. 18 Apr. 1778, d. 9 July 1855; m. Mary Alexander, b. in Northampton or Easthampton, dau. of Daniel Alexander. She d.
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23 Sept. 1860. Mr. Alexander, father of the wife of Daniel Syl- vester, d. 18 Feb. 1832. Son of Daniel and Mary: Daniel, b. in Northampton, 2 June 1819, drowned 9 June 1862, in the Coleman Pond, Chesterfield; he being the second person drowned in the same place since the settlement of the town.
53. Eli, b. 5 Oct. 1779.
54. Calvin, b. 1 Nov. 1782.
55. Asa, b. 5 Mar. 1784.
56. Ancil, b. 20 Aug. 1786.
57. Polle, b. 21 Sept. 1788.
ELI A. SYLVESTER FAMILY
58. ELI A. SYLVESTER m. (int. 6 Apr. 1850), Helen D. Moore (No. 19). They rem. to Roberts Meadow, connected with Syl- vester Tavern; res. Northampton, 1896. Children:
59. Son, b. 4 July 1851.
60. Son, b. 1 Sept. 1855 (probably Holland Daniel), d. in Williams- burg, 18 Nov. 1932.
61. Eliza Jane, b. 11 Mar. 1860.
62. Milo M., b. 2 Jan. 1862; prob. d. young.
63. Milo E., b. in Northampton; m. 27 Sept. 1892, Hellen Jane Hig- gins (No. 45). Their son : Lawrence Martin, b. in Northampton, d. 24 July 1898, ae. 2.
SYMMES, LUCY STEELE, b. in West Hartford, Conn., dau. of Allen (b. in East Hartford, Conn.) and Ursula (Lockum) Steele (b. in West Hartford, Conn.), d. 18 Oct. 1864, ae. 49-8-4, widow.
TABER FAMILY
1. Ens. JAMES TABER came to Chesterfield from New Bed- ford; his first wife, Phebe Wood, d. 27 Aug. 1824; he m. (2) (int. 11 Nov. 1826), Ann Robinson (No. 9). Children by first wife:
2. Henry, b. 25 Feb. 1816.
3. Shubael, b. 21 Aug. 1819.
TABER, EZRA, d. 21 Feb. 1845; unm.
TACY, MAUDE, b. in Northampton, dau. of Abram and Julia Tacy, d. 13 May 1885, ae. 1-3-11 ; parents b. in Plattsburg, N. Y.
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TAYLOR FAMILY
1. SETH1 TAYLOR m. in Scituate, 29 Nov. 1759, Martha Stut- son. His will was made 10 Feb. 1810. He d. 15 Feb. 1810; she d. 22 Apr. 1815. Children:
2. Elisabeth, b. in Pembroke, 9 Sept. 1760; m. (1) James Damon (No. 15); (2) Benjamin Southwick of Westhampton, 6 Dec. 1801.
3. David, b. in Pembroke, 18 Mar. 1762.
*4. Seth, b. in Pembroke, 1 Mar. 1764.
5. Elisha, b. in Pembroke, 12 Apr. 1766.
6. Ann, b. in Hardwick, 16 Sept. 1768.
7. William, b. in Hardwick, 13 Mar. 1771.
8. Stephen, b. in Hardwick, 20 Aug. 1773, d. 27 Aug. 1839; m. 13 Jan. 1803, Aurelia (or Amelia) Bissell (No. 3). She d. 10 Sept. 1843. He was "Stephen, of Norwich" and had one son b. in Chesterfield, Benona Olcott, b. 23 Dec. 1803. Other children in- clude: Charles B., who d. 29 July 1870, ae. 67, in Pittsburgh, Penn., where he had lived for about 30 yrs .; buried in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh; Henry Bliss, Emily, Thomas, George W., William B., Austin S., Edwin S., Theodore, and Angeline, b. 9 Aug. 1814, who m. Joel Baker, as his second wife (see Nathan Baker, No. 89).
9. Sarah, b. 16 Aug. 1776, d. 24 Oct. 1857.
10. Benjamin, b. 14 Jan. 1779; not mentioned in his father's will.
11. Job, b. 23 Jan. 1782; m. 3 Mar. 1803, Rebecah Fisk (No. 4).
12. Rebecca, b. 12 Nov. 1784, d. young.
13. Rebecca, b. 11 Jan. 1789.
4. SETH2 TAYLOR (Seth1), b. 1 Mar. 1764, d. 4 June 1837; m. 1 Jan. 1794, Ruth Dickinson of Conway. She d. in West Springfield, 8 Aug. 1842. Children:
14. Lillis, b. 25 Sept. 1794; m. Samuel Davis (No. 20).
15. David, b. 12 Sept. 1796; m. (int. 6 Dec. 1822), Eliza Bartlett, of Northampton. Dau., Lillis Janett, b. 10 Dec. 1823.
*16. Elisha Benjamin, b. 7 Oct. 1798.
17. Miranda, b. 26 Mar. 1801; m. Lyman Clapp Rice (No. 3).
*18. George Dickinson, b. 12 May 1803.
19. Betsy, b. 14 June 1805, d. 20 Mar. 1806.
20. Urbane, b. 13 Jan. 1808, d. 4 June 1837, 2 hours before his father.
16. ELISHA BENJAMIN3 TAYLOR (Seth2 1), b. 7 Oct. 1798, d. 2 Oct. 1863; m. (1) (int. 9 Nov. 1823), Wealthy Pierce (No. 37). She d. 21 Mar. 1838. He m. (2) 26 Jan. 1843, Clarissa Lilly, ae. 34 (No. 3). She d. 2 Sept. 1856. One child by first wife:
21. Julia, d. 25 Dec. 1842, ae. 17.
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Children by second wife:
22. Frank N., b. 18 Jan. 1845, d. 19 Apr. 1866; unm.
23. Evlyn A., b. 18 Sept. 1848; m. 8 June 1870, Louise R. Johnson.
24. Horace P. was in Iowa when his father's will was filed. Died in Chicago and buried here in 1903.
18. GEORGE DICKINSON: TAYLOR (Seth2 1), b. 12 May 1803, d. 26 Aug. 1861, in Agawam; m. 23 June 1831, Julia Ann House (No. 22). She d. in Chesterfield, 1 Sept. 1872; buried in Agawam. A daughter:
25. Fannie L., of Agawam, m. Oliver Edwards (No. 25).
LUCIUS TAYLOR FAMILY
26. LUCIUS C. TAYLOR, hotel keeper, b. in Southampton; m. Frances Loomis, b. in Lowell, dau. of Warner and Sophronia Loomis. She d. 9 Oct. 1873. Children :
27. Lilian Francis, b. 17 Nov. 1859.
28. Emma Marion, b. 12 Aug. 1861.
OLIVER TAYLOR FAMILY
29. OLIVER TAYLOR, m. 30 June 1774, Lela Beals. Three children b. in Chesterfield :
30. Polley, b. 31 Aug. 1775.
31. Naomi, b. 11 Jan. 1778.
32. Oliver, b. 10 May 1780.
TAYLOR, ALBERT BLANCHARD, b. in Billerica, son of Fred A. and Marguerite (McVarish) Taylor, d 17 Aug. 1908, ae. 6-7-20.
TAYLOR, ANN, m. (int. 1 Mar. 1817), Ebenezer Carter of Greenwich, N. Y.
TAYLOR, HENRY, and Alzina (Cowing) Taylor had an infant son, b. and d. 9 Aug. 1900.
TAYLOR, JOHN, Esq., d. 26 Dec. 1843, ae. 80. "Major Jack Taylor died at Hiram Witherell's, in the Beswick House, having lost all of his faculties and senses, having formerly been a smart, active man."
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TAYLOR, JOHN S., of Chester, m. Nancy Patch (No. 23). At the time of his death he was "of Norwich or Worthington". He left three minor children, names not given in the record of his estate. She d. in Worthington, 4 Feb. 1892, ae. 82.
TAYLOR, MARY, d. 20 Nov. 1912.
TAYLOR, PALMER MOREY, b. in Springfield, son of William Penn and Julia (Patridge) Taylor; m. (2) 6 Jan. 1932, Nellie Maria (Clark) Haynes, b. in Dalton, dau. of Henry Harrison and Martha E. (Smith) Clark. She d. 20 Sept. 1944. He d. 15 July 1947, ae. 82-7-26. His son, Hugh Taylor, and wife, Evelyn (Garrison) Taylor, had a son b. in Chesterfield : Kip, b. 5 Dec. 1948.
TAYLOR, SARAH, d. 24 Oct. 1857, ae. 81.
TEDFORD, GERALD R., b. in Canada, son of John and Mary E. Tedford; m. 16 July 1906, Hazel T. Trow, dau. of Luther and Nellie (Reed) Trow of Cummington.
TEMPLE, RUTH VAN BRUNT, a resident of Passaic, N. J., b. in Brooklyn, N. Y., dau. of Allison J. (b. in Brooklyn, N. Y.) and Kate (Finlay) Van Brunt (b. in Newfoundland), d. 12 Sept. 1954, ae. 65-11-3 ; buried in Boonton, N. J.
TEMPLETON FAMILY
1. ADAM TEMPLETON and his wife, Jane Templeton, had children recorded in Chesterfield :
2. Jane, b. in Quashacook, 20 Oct. 1774.
3. Margaret, b. in Bennington, 12 Apr. 1776.
4. Andrew, b. in Londondary, 27 Feb. 1778.
5. Isabel, b. 25 Dec. 1781.
TESSIER, LEON JOSEPH, JR., b. in Quebec, Canada, and his wife, Helen Irene Donahue (See Curtis No. 22), b. in North- ampton, had children born in Chesterfield: (1) Ann Catherine, b. 22 July 1936; (2) Thomas Joseph, b. 31 Mar. 1938.
THAYER FAMILY
1. JACOB THAYER (Daniel4, Nathaniel3, Richard2 1), b. in Braintree, 27 Feb. 1726; m. (1) Abigail; m. (2) 17 Feb. 1759,
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Bathsheba Bates. She d. 1764. He m. (3) 5 Apr. 1766, Polly Pratt. She d. 27 Dec. 1821. Children, by the first wife, re- corded in Chesterfield :
2. Jacob, b. in Braintree, 27 Aug. 1755.
3. Elizabeth, b. in Weymouth, 16 Apr. 1757.
Children by second wife:
4. Abigail, b. in Abington, 28 Nov. 1759.
5. Sarah, b. in Abington, 2 Sept. 1761.
6. Luke, b. in Braintree, 29 Mar. 1764, d. 18 Jan. 1854; m. 30 Nov. 1786, Molley Packard; there were sixteen children b. in Cum- mington; later they removed to Conneaut, Ohio. Of these, one dau., Bathsheba, b. 20 Feb. 1793, m. Simeon Reed (No. 5) ; dau. Sally, m. Ezra Patch (No. 14) ; son Elon, m. Lucy Patch (No. 16).
Five children by third wife:
7. Abner, b. in Stoughton, 11 Feb. 1767; perhaps m. 14 June 1790, Mary Sylvester (No. 22).
*8. Stephen, b. in Bridgewater, 18 July 1768.
*9. Joel, b. in Bridgewater, 4 Nov. 1769.
10. Molley, b. in Bridgewater, 28 June 1771.
11. Oliver, b. in Bridgewater, 15 Feb. 1773.
8. STEPHEN THAYER (Jacob5, Daniel4, Nathaniel3, Rich- ard2 1), b. 18 July 1768, d. 6 Sept. 1850; m. 17 Jan. 1796, Polly Phillips, b. in Easton, 20 Apr. 1772. She d. 26 Jan. 1853. Chil- dren :
12. Silance, b. 15 Dec. 1796, d. 26 Sept. 1868; "Tila, an ancient maid- en lady".
13. Clement, b. 3 July 1798, d. 7 Mar. 1799.
*14. Alpha, b. 3 Dec. 1799.
*15. Ancil, b. 26 Apr. 1802.
16. Clement, b. 15 Jan. 1804, d. 3 June 1805.
17. Suzanna, b. 22 Jan. 1806; m. (1) Lyman Culver (No. 2); m. (2) Stephen Bates (No. 76).
9. Capt. JOEL® THAYER (Jacob5, Daniel4, Nathaniel3, Rich- ard2 1), b. 4 Nov. 1769, d. 7 Oct. 1832; m. (1) 12 Sept. 1790, Lydia Ford of Cummington. She d. 12 Mar. 1827. He m. (2) (int. 26 Nov. 1828), Mrs. Rebecah Shaw of Plainfield. He was "a noted man in various matters". Children by first wife:
18. Joel, b. 3 June 1791, d. 1 Apr. 1792.
19. Isaker, b. 21 Dec. 1792, d. 3 Mar. 1796.
20. Joel, b. 11 Mar. 1797, d. 20 Jan. 1798.
*21. Orren, b. 26 Jan. 1799.
*22. Daniel, b. 8 May 1803.
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14. ALPHA THAYER (Stephen6, Jacob5, Daniel4, Nathaniel3, Richard2 1), b. 3 Dec. 1799, d. 8 Aug. 1868; m. 26 Apr. 1823, Anna Whitton (No. 10). She d. 29 Sept. 1871. Children :
23. Jane, b. 12 Aug. 1826; m. (1) Lucius S. Clapp; m. (2) Lorenzo Shaw (No. 63).
24. Julia, b. 28 Feb. 1828, d. 7 June 1848.
*25. Edward, b. 15 Dec. 1830.
26. Lucy, b. 22 Aug. 1832, d. 19 Sept. 1850.
27. Luther, b. 13 June 1837, d. 28 Aug. 1898; m. 9 Oct. 1876, Selina Dunham, ae. 26, b. in Grafton, N. Y., dau. of Jonathan and Emily Dunham. She was admitted to the Chesterfield Congregational Church by letter from Petersburgh, N. Y., 13 Mar. 1887; given a letter to Worthington, July 1897. Children :
i. Alpha Eugene, b. 14 Sept. 1878.
ii. Calvin Whiting, b. 22 July 1891.
15. ANSEL' THAYER (Stephen6, Jacob5, Daniel4, Nathaniel3, Richard2 1), b. 26 Apr. 1802, d. 20 June 1871; m. 3 Apr. 1828, Elvira D. Cowing (No. 38). She d. 20 Sept. 1850. He m. (2) 30 Oct. 1850, Eveline Emoline Manley, b. in Chittenden, Vt., dau. of Thomas and Catherine (Phillips) Manley. She d. 19 Dec. 1904. Children by first wife:
*28. Dwight, b. 17 July 1829.
29. Electa C., b. 26 Nov. 1830; m. Alva Stebbins (No. 13).
30. stillborn, 5 Oct. 1832.
31. Lewis, b. 22 Dec. 1833, d. 29 July 1916; m. 27 Nov. 1853, Maria Jane Rogers (No. 42). She d. 20 June 1915. Children :
i. Levi Lewis, b. 9 July 1860, d. 17 Nov. 1868.
ii. Clifford Myron, b. 15 Dec. 1865; m. 30 Apr. 1891, Hattie S. Dawes, b. in Cummington, dau. of Charles W. and Lucre- tia (Bates) Dawes.
32. stillborn, 2 Apr. 1836.
Children by second wife:
33. Ella Jane, b. 18 June 1852; m. 15 Nov. 1874, Elisha D. Hitch- cock, ae. 25, b. in Heath, son of Dwight and Eliza A. Hitchcock.
34. Elwin, b. 8 Oct. 1854, d. 27 Nov. 1906; m. Oct. 1882, Adella L. Bliss, ae. 18, b. in Whittingham, Vt., dau. of Osmond and Sally (Shippee) Bliss. She m. (2) Fred D. Cleaveland (No. 2).
35. Edwin Ansel, b. 26 Jan. 1857, d. 30 Nov. 1923; m. 2 Mar. 1889, Carrie L. Bishop, ae. 22, b. in Cummington, dau. of Lawrence and Mary (Smith) Bishop.
21. ORREN? THAYER (Joel6, Jacob5, Daniel4, Nathaniel3, Richard2 1), b. 26 Jan. 1799; m. 19 Feb. 1818, Arvillia (or Au- relia) Pearl (No. 3). Children, first two born in Chesterfield : 36. Lydia A., b. 30 June 1820; m. 30 Mar. 1845, her cousin, James
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F. Thayer, son of Silas® (Silas5, John4, Isaac3, Ferdinando2, Thom- as1), and Harriet (Pearl) Thayer. James F. Thayer enlisted and mustered in Co. A, 27 Regt., Mass. Vols., 20 Sept. 1861; was in service until taken prisoner and put in Anderson Prison where he died, 24 July 1864.
37. Joel, b. 24 Mar. 1822; m. 4 July 1844, (1) Sarah M. Sanderson; res. Shelburne Falls; m. (2) Clementine McDonald, 17 Apr. 1864.
38. Amanda, b. 20 July 1824, d. 8 Jan. 1828.
39. James Cranson, b. 1 Nov. 1826, d. 8 Jan. 1828.
40. Cranston P., b. 14 Nov. 1828; m. 6 Dec. 1852, Lucy Menham; res. Buckland.
41. Amasa W., b. 11 Mar. 1831; m. 24 Nov. 1854, Anna P. Strong.
42. Alfred Miner, b. in Worthington, 20 May 1835, d. 3 Dec. 1899; m. 12 June 1859, Polly Culver (No. 11). She d. 19 Apr. 1907, in Northampton.
22. DANIEL THAYER (Joel6, Jacob5, Daniel4, Nathaniel3, Richard2 1), b. 8 May 1803; m. (int. 29 May 1826), Hannah Butts (No. 4). She d. 17 May 1852. Children :
43. Isacher, b. 18 Dec. 1826, d. 18 Oct. 1857; unm.
44. Elizabeth Butts, b. 14 Mar. 1828; m. Henry L. Simmons; res. Chicago.
45. Jerusha, b. 22 June 1829; m. Enos Lee.
46. Dorothy, b. 27 Aug. 1833; m. Charles Smith.
47. James, b. 12 July 1837.
25. EDWARD& THAYER (Alpha7, Stephen6, Jacob5, Daniel+, Nathaniel3, Richard2 1), b. 15 Dec. 1830, d. 29 Oct. 1884; m. 27 Oct. 1853, Emeline E. Tirrell (No. 3). She d. in Northampton, June 1913; buried in Chesterfield. Children:
48. Lucy J., b. 11 Sept. 1854, d. 31 May 1931; m. (int. 8 Jan. 1878), Lathrop E. Drury, of Worthington.
49. Herbert, b. 18 Jan. 1857, d. 10 Apr. 1948; m. 15 Mar. 1882, Eunice L. Kinne (No. 16). A daughter: Mildred Elmer, b. 6 Apr. 1885.
50. Nellie A., b. 6 Jan. 1865, d. 1874.
51. Hollister C., b. 23 Dec. 1867, d. 6 Sept. 1868.
52. Hattie C., b. 23 Dec. 1867, d. 29 Aug. 1868.
53. Millard W., b. 13 Aug. 1869, d. 21 Oct. 1891; unm.
54. Henry W., d. 1873, ae. 4 mos.
28. DWIGHT& THAYER (Ansel7, Stephen6, Jacob", Daniel+, Nathaniel3, Richard2 1), b. 17 July 1829, d. 8 May 1914; m. (1) (int. 27 Apr. 1853), Cornelia M. Dyer of Ashfield. She d. 8 Dec. 1863. He m. (2) 22 Oct. 1868, Sarah Miller, b. 22 Oct. 1843, d. 9 July 1880, ae. 36. He m. (3) 3 Aug. 1882, Elizabeth (For-
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syth) Holden, b. in Burke, N. Y., dau. of Andrew and Alice Forsyth. She m. (3) Benjamin Tinney. Children by first wife:
55. Electa C., b. 17 Feb. 1854, d. 9 Mar. 1855.
56. Willis D., b. 2 Nov. 1855.
57. Frankie L., b. 6 Oct. 1858, d. 11 Dec. 1863.
58. Alvin, b. 9 Apr. 1860.
59. Mary Cornelia, b. 3 May 1863, d. 20 Jan. 1864.
A son by second wife :
60. Frank W., b. in Northampton, 20 May 1872, d. 27 Jan. 1953; m. Lily Virginia Clark, dau. of Edson Clark of Northampton. She d. 28 Oct. 1955.
CHAPIN THAYER FAMILY
61. CHAPIN& THAYER (Joshua7, Seth6, Jonathan5 4, Ferdi- nando3, Thomas2 1), b. in Milford, 14 Nov. 1783, d. 22 Sept. 1852, ae. 68; buried in Hadley. He m. 21 Mar. 1813, Tryphona Montague, dau. of Medad Montague, Esq. She d. 29 June 1835. He m. (2) 3 Mar. 1836, Rebecca Raymond. She was received into the Chesterfield Congregational Church from Monson, 5 Nov. 1837. Children :
62. Jason Curtis, b. 1814, d. in Cummington, 28 May 1889; m. 6 Dec. 1838, Fannie Cowing (No. 42). She d. in 1897.
63. Medad Montague, b. 20 July 1816, d. 27 Oct. 1817.
64. Medad M., b. 20 Dec. 1818, d. 12 May 1830.
65. Sarah Tryphona, b. 8 June 1821; m. 2 July 1856, Lyman Hyde, of Williamsburg.
66. Sephas, b. 30 Jan. 1824, d. 11 June 1912; m. 6 Mar. 1850, Laura Tower, b. 13 May 1819, dau. of John and Ruth (Reed) Tower.
67. Ruth Tryphona, b. 30 Jan. 1824; m. 26 Dec. 1848, as his 2nd wife, Sidney S. Smead. She d. 26 May 1858. (See Clark No. 26.)
68. Joshua Chapin, b. 21 June 1829; m. 26 Oct. 1853, Charlotte B. Hawks, dau. of Edward and Permetha Hawks, of Charlemont; rem to Charlemont.
69. Samuel Montague, b. 29 June 1831; m. 5 May 1860, Sarah E. Thayer, dau. of Lyman K. Thayer of Plainfield. Res. Northamp- ton.
MORRIS THAYER FAMILY
70. JASON MORRIS& THAYER (Jason7, Enoch6, Noah5, Ebe- nezer4 3, Ferdinando2, Thomas1), b. in Amherst, 25 Feb. 1830; called Morris; m. (1) Abby Butterfield, of Ware. She was b. in Belchertown, dau. of Levi and Abigail Butterfield, and d. 24 Mar. 1884. He m. (3) 1 Dec. 1887, Martha L. Craw, ae. 47, b.
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in Bethany, Conn., dau. of Hezekiah and Lois Brown; her 2nd marriage. Children by first wife born in Amherst:
71. Fred Lincoln, b. 17 Mar. 1862, d. 8 July 1937; m. 22 Nov. 1882, Emma Francis Homer, b. in Greenfield, dau. of John H. and Helen O. (Woods) Homer. She d. 2 Mar. 1947, ae. 85-9-22. Children :
i. Howard M., b. 25 Aug. 1884, d. 17 Sept. 1915; unm.
ii. Emma Louise, b. 11 May 1887, d. in Holyoke, 1 July 1907.
iii. Ellen Frances, b. 25 Feb. 1889; m. (1) Ulric LeDuc (No.
. 3) ; m. (2) Ashley Bryant.
iv. Mildred, b. in Westhampton, 6 Nov. 1894; m. 19 Aug. 1914, Orville Flint, son of Orville and Elizabeth E. (Jewell) Flint; res. Westhampton.
v. Ruth Irene, b. 29 Apr. 1896; m. (1) Walter A. Macomber (No. 29) ; m. (2) Laurence Macomber (No. 30).
72. Leora M., m. Edgar N. Damon (No. 103).
THAYER, AVIS, m. (int. 8 Nov. 1777), Noah Burden of Hart- wood (now Washington) .
THAYER, SILAS DEXTER, b. 20 Jan. 1820, son of Hadassah6 (Silas5, John4, Isaac3, Ferdinando2, Thomas1) Thayer.
THAYER, DANIEL, of Chesterfield (spelled THAIR) ; m. Mary Hathaway, 12 July 1777 (Pelham Vital Records) ; pos- sibly father of Jacob (No. 1).
THOMAS FAMILY
1. SAMUELL THOMAS, m. 5 Oct. 1767, Kezia Burk; d. 6 May 1822, "a cripple". She d. 21 July 1829; "hand had bug poisons". Children :
2. Samuell, b. 12 Sept. 1769.
3. Sarah, b. 13 Mar. 1772.
4. Kezia, b. 30 Jan. 1783; m. 3 June 1805, Aaron® Graves (Aaron5 4, John3, Isaac2, Thomas1), of So. Hadley.
5. Jerusha, b. 8 Jan. 1787; m. Joseph Damon (No. 252).
6. Joseph, b. 28 Oct. 1791.
7. Rufus, b. 24 Aug. 1794.
THOMAS, ANDREW, d. 28 Nov. 1802.
THOMAS, JOSHUA, son of Sarah Thomas, b. 30 Apr. 1794.
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THOMAS, MATTHEW, b. in Newton, son of Patric and Mary R. (Rankin) Thomas, d. 29 Oct. 1943. His wife was Mary Cran- ston.
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