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94. Helen Marguerite, b. 24 June 1899; m. 17 Jan. 1924, Edward J. Sarazan.
95. George Emerson, Jr., b. in Holyoke, 2 Feb. 1901; m. in Worth- ington, 15 Dec. 1928, Anna Elizabeth Cole, dau. of Horace and Anna A. (Perry) Cole.
96. Priscilla Esther, b. in Holyoke, 6 Nov. 1902, d. in Northampton, 25 May 1934.
97. Viola Agnes, b. in Holyoke, 31 Mar. 1904; m. 31 Dec. 1956, Rob- ert E. Kearney.
98. Mary Olive, b. 15 Jan. 1906; m. 24 June 1934, Clarence G. Stein- berger.
99. Elizabeth Marion, b. 31 Aug. 1907.
100. Harry Orin, b. 3 July 1909, d. 8 May 1914.
101. Doris Ellen, b. 29 Aug. 1911; m. 26 Jan. 1944, George Andrew Rouleau.
89. FRANCIS ORRIN1º TORREY (Emerson W.9, Orin8, Jo- seph7 6, Stephen5 4, David3, James2 1), b. 17 Aug. 1873, d. 12 Aug. 1944; m. 27 Jan. 1896, Caroline Emma Graves, dau. of Nathan Sanderson and Eliza (Baldwin) Graves; divorced. She m. (2) Homer Atkins Damon (No. 182). Children:
102. Son, b. 14 Mar. 1896, d. same day.
103. Louise Madlien, b. 28 Apr. 1897; m. Wilbur Rufus Wickland (No. 3).
TORREY, CHARLES H., b. 23 Mar. 1885, son of Herbert L. (b. in Huntington) and Ellen M. Torrey (b. in Union City, Mich.).
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TORREY, GEORGE W., d. 20 Aug. 1834, ae. 27. "Cousin to Job and Jessee".
TORREY, JAMES H., M.D., d. 24 July 1841, ae. 29, of consump- tion, at Job Torrey's.
TORREY, JOHN, b. in Plainfield, son of Josiah5 and Olive (Pratt) Torrey, d. 26 Dec. 1872, ae. 84-2-8, formerly of Cum- mington.
TORREY, JOSIAH, widowed, b. in Plainfield, son of John Tor- rey, d. 23 Sept. 1894, ae. 72-10-0; buried in Huntington.
TORREY, MRS. REBECCA, b. in Huntington, dau. of Asa Merritt of Conway, d. 10 Oct. 1886, ae. 68.
TOWER FAMILY
1. ISAAC TOWER (Cornelius4, John3, Ibrook2, John1), b. in Cohasset, 10 May 1744, d. in Chesterfield, 7 Mar. 1826; m. in Hingham, 9 Jan. 1770, Mary Sprague, dau. of John and Mar- garet (Webb) Sprague, b. in Hingham, 14 June 1752. She d. in Chesterfield, 27 Apr. 1826. Hingham Marriage Intentions of 1 Oct. 1768, read "Isaac Tower and Mary Sprague . .. The BANS forbidden by John Sprague. . . " and again on 23 Dec. 1768, "Isaac Tower and Mary Sprague intend marriage" ... The actual marriage ceremony was performed in his town in- stead of hers showing that perhaps her father still did not ap- prove. He left Cohasset during the Rev. War and settled in the "Chesterfield Gore" where most of his sixteen children were born. Four of their children have records in Chesterfield :
*2. Elijah, b. 22 May 1787.
*3. Oswin, b. 6 Jan. 1789.
4. Polly, b. 8 Aug. 1792; m. Silas Warner (No. 20).
5. Sally, b. 27 Aug. 1796; m. 12 Oct. 1824, Henry Graves, son of Seth Graves, of Northampton. He d. in Springfield, 8 Mar. 1847.
2. ELIJAH6 TOWER (Isaac5, Cornelius4, John3, Ibrook2, John1), b. 22 May 1787, d. 12 Dec. 1859; perhaps m. (1) in Worthing- ton (int. 18 Jan. 1817), Mary Brewster; m. (2) 14 Feb. 1827, Elvira Russell (No. 35). She d. in Holyoke, 13 May 1873. Both buried in Chesterfield. Children by second wife:
6. Lucy Sprague, b. 7 Nov. 1827, d. 20 July 1833.
7. Charles Henry, b. 23 Aug. 1829; m. 24 Dec. 1868, Sarah Young,
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dau. of James and Agnes (Allen) Young. He d. 18 Nov. 1918, ae. 89; buried in Forestdale Cemetery, Holyoke. He was a resi- dent of Pittsfield for a long time, where he learned the trade of tinsmith. In 1859, he settled in Richmond, Va. Two years later when the Civil War broke out he joined the Confederate Army. After the war he returned North and, on 24 Dec. 1868, he mar- ried Sarah Young. They had one son, J. Wallace, b. in Holyoke. 8. Harvey Russell, b. 19 Oct. 1831; m. Angeline A. Wilson.
9. Lucy Elvira, b. 21 Dec. 1833; m. 13 Jan. 1861, Samuel J. Loomis, ae. 50, b. in Southampton, son of Alexander and Miriam Loomis. She was his third wife.
3. OSWIN6 TOWER (Isaac5, Cornelius4, John3, Ibrook2, John1), b. 6 Jan. 1789, d. 9 July 1857; m. (int. 30 Oct. 1812), Clarissa Ludden (No. 9). She d. in Williamsburg, 6 Apr. 1866. Chil- dren :
10. Benjamin, b. 6 June 1814, d. in Richmond, 15 Mar. 1870; m. (int. 7 Sept. 1839), Lovina Twiss, dau. of Elias and Lavina (Bird) Twiss of Hatfield. Children :
i. Henry B., b. 27 Dec. 1843. ii. Frank, b. 5 May 1852, d. 10 Jan. 1854.
11. Levi, b. 19 Sept. 1816; m. in Westfield (?), 14 Feb. 1841, Julia A. Wheeler, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth (Bush) Wheeler.
12. Frances Jennette, b. 9 Apr. 1818; m. (1) 26 Nov. 1839, Sylvester Montague of Burlington, N. J. He d. in Berchertown. She m. (2) 24 Mar. 1853, Alfred Warriner, widower, ae. 41, b. in No. Wil- braham, son of Warren Warriner of Southampton. She d. 18 Sept. 1856.
13. Annis, b. 21 June 1820; m. 31 Dec. 1840, Arnold M. Peck, son of James Peck of Hatfield.
14. Quartus, b. 27 Aug. 1822, d. in Granby, 7 Dec. 1875; m. in Goshen, 28 Nov. 1844, Mary Cowls, dau. of Simon Cowls. Chil- dren :
i. Dau., b. 16 Sept. 1845.
ii. Ellen M., b. 13 Oct. 1846.
15. Asa Dwight, b. 4 Oct. 1825; res. Warren.
16. Mary, b. 26 Mar. 1827, d. 14 July 1833.
17. Isaac, b. 9 Feb. 1829, d. 15 Sept. 1829.
18. George, b. 24 Mar. 1830; m. 6 Mar. 1854, Dolly Ann Cole, widow of William Rawson Damon. Children:
i. Alice Josephine, b. 4 Apr. 1855; later called Juliet Joseph- ine; m. Wadsworth Drake; d. in Williamsburg, 14 Mar. 1947, a widow.
ii. Emma Jane, b. 23 Dec. 1856; m. Arthur E. Damon, son of Robert Damon (No. 125). She d. in Williamsburg, 20 Aug. 1942.
19. Clarissa Mari, b. 25 Dec. 1831, d. 15 July 1847.
20. Horatio Oswin, b. 28 May 1837, d. in New Bern, N. C., 8 June 1862.
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JOSEPH TOWER FAMILY
21. JOSEPH+ TOWER (Joseph3, Samuel2, John1), d. in Worth- ington, 20 Apr. 1823; m. in Hingham, 30 July 1767, Sarah Her- sey, dau. of Jonathan and Mary (May) Hersey. She d. in Worthington, 22 Sept. 1839. They came to Worthington near the close of the Rev. War. Children:
*22. Abner, b. in Hingham, 28 Nov. 1767.
23. Sarah, m. Joshua Lovell; res. Cummington.
24. Pyam, m. (int. 10 Jan. 1801), Rachel Cowing (No. 8); rem. to Munsville, N. Y.
24. Ezekiel, b. Dec. 1781; m. 25 June 1830, Betsey E. Josselyn (No. 7); res. Worthington.
25. Luther, d. ae. 20.
26. Julette, b. 1783; m. Amos Remington, d. in Worthington, 10 Feb. 1809.
22. ABNER5 TOWER (Joseph4 3, Samuel2, John1), b. in Hing- ham, 28 Nov. 1767, d. 19 May 1846, in Chesterfield; m. in Suf- field, Conn., 28 Dec. 1791, Alzina Spencer, b. in Suffield, Conn., 28 Oct. 1771. She d. 21 July 1846. Children :
*27. Luther, b. 15 May 1793.
28. Sally A., b. 13 Nov. 1795, d. in Troy, N. Y., 14 Apr. 1854; m. 22 July 1819, John Thayer, b. in Northampton, 27 Apr. 1794. He d. in Troy, N. Y., 29 July 1856.
29. Polly, b. 10 July 1798; m. 18 Mar. 1826, Seth Bruce of N. Y. State, b. in Blandford, 26 Apr. 1804, son of Jesse and Anna (Sinnott) Bruce.
30. Deborah P., b. 11 July 1801, d. 24 May 1867.
*31. Abner, b. 5 Feb. 1804.
32. Elvira J., b. 15 Aug. 1806; m. (1) 16 May 1835, John M. Law- son, son of William and Mary (Montgomery) Lawson, b. 10 June 1810. He d. in Worthington, 20 Apr. 1862. She m. (2) in Hali- fax, Vt., Oren Streeter, son of James and Prudence (Baker) Streeter.
*33. Spencer, b. 17 Aug. 1813.
27. LUTHER® TOWER (Abner5, Joseph4 3, Samuel2, John1), b. 15 May 1793, d. in Northampton, 14 Apr. 1882; m. 16 June 1815, Sally Reed (No. 10). She d. in Northampton, 11 July 1882. Children b. in Chesterfield:
*34. Loring Luther, b. 25 Nov. 1816.
35. Sally Irena, b. 25 Nov. 1818; m. 28 Apr. 1840, Daniel Capen of Worthington, b. in Windsor, 2 Dec. 1816, son of Asa H. and Mary (Price) Capen. Res. Worthington.
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31. ABNER6 TOWER (Abner5, Joseph4 3, Samuel 2, John1), b. in Worthington, 5 Feb. 1804, d. 16 Feb. 1852; m. in Huntington, 19 Oct. 1842, Lydia Sampson (No. 20). She m. (2) Nehemiah Luce (No. 5). An adopted daughter, Mary, d. 6 Nov. 1844, ae. 15.
33. SPENCER6 TOWER (Abner5, Joseph4 3, Samuel2, John1), b. 17 Aug. 1813; m. 16 Nov. 1852, Elizabeth Tirrell, b. in Cum- mington, dau. of Arza and Electa (Snow) Tirrell. He d. 15 Feb. 1877; deputy sheriff. Children :
36. Abner Luther, b. 4 June 1854; m. 18 Oct. 1888, Carrie B. Hay- ward, b. in Dalton, dau. of Abner and Elizabeth W. Hayward. 37. Spencer Mitchell, b. 27 Dec. 1857, d. 20 Aug. 1938.
34. LORING LUTHER TOWER (Luthers, Abner5, Joseph4 3, Samuel2, John1), b. 25 Nov. 1816, d. 17 Apr. 1899; m. (int. 13 Mar. 1841), Sophronia Bates (No. 77). She d. 7 Oct. 1888. Children :
38. Ellen O., b. 4 Sept. 1843; m. 24 Oct. 1870, Charles Henry Graves (Elam7, Charles®, Israel5 4, Nathaniel3, John2, Thomas1) and Eu- nice (Graves) Graves, b. in Williamsburg, 18 Sept. 1845.
39. Alice L., b. 15 Oct. 1845; m. Henry M. Edwards (No. 43).
*40. Walter Monroe, b. 17 Sept. 1847.
41. Vietta E., b. 20 Dec. 1849; m. 21 Oct. 1874, Herbert L. Bradford, b. in Williamsburg, son of Levi and Sarah (Mann) Bradford.
42. Ann Eliza Viola, b. 13 June 1853; m. Willie H. Rhoades, son of No. 38.
43. Almira J., b. 14 July 1855 (birth not recorded) ; m. 22 Feb. 1882, William W.8 Reed (John Clark", Daniele, Noah5, Daniel4, Wil- liam3 2 1). A daughter:
i. Miriam, m. Judson Rogers (No. 45).
44. Lucy Irene, b. 27 July 1860; m. Edward M. Cole (No. 126).
40. WALTER MONROE& TOWER (Loren Luther7, Luthers, Abner5, Joseph4 3, Samuel2, John1), b. 17 Sept. 1847 ; m. 14 Aug. 1869, Ida Henrietta Mann, b. in Northampton, 6 Apr. 1853, dau. of Henry and Elizabeth Asenath (Wolcott) Mann. Children : 45. Loren, b. 29 Sept. 1870; m. Evelyn Fish.
46. Ella, b. 4 Nov. 1872; m. Harry Mark Howes.
47. Minnie, b. 20 Dec. 1874; m. Edward Shattuck Pomeroy.
48. Ralph, b. 28 Mar. 1880; unm.
49. Elizabeth Sophronia, b. 14 Mar. 1885; m. Charles Edward Pea- body; res. Northampton.
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TOWNSLEY FAMILY
1. MOSES TOWNSLEY m. 29 Aug. 1782, Abergail Polley. He d. 6 Oct. 1803. Children:
2. Daniel, b. 23 Aug. 1783.
3. Moses, b. 27 July 1787, d. 18 Nov. 1792.
4. Amariah, b. 16 Apr. 1789; m. 22 Nov. 1819, Rachel Hathaway (No. 5). Res. Westhampton.
5. Abergail, b. 3 Oct. 1791.
6. Moses 2nd, b. 23 Mar. 1794.
TRASK FAMILY
1. NORMAN1 TRASK d. 15 Nov. 1893, ae. 73; m. Lydia Char- lotte Baily, b. in Easthampton, dau. of Summit and Lumina C. Baily. She m. (2) Lyman Joslyn (No. 23). Children:
2. Mary Lucretia, b. in Easthampton, 1843; m. (1) . .. . Moody; m. (2) Thomas W. Collier (No. 18).
3. Lydia Ann, m. Dorus L. Rhoades (No. 44).
*4. Jesse, b. in Easthampton, about 1853.
*5. Henry N., b. 1856.
6. Ida M., m. Clinton E. Fisk (No. 32).
4. JESSE? TRASK (Norman1), m. 2 Sept. 1880, Marcia M. Da- mon (No. 280), widow of Emery M. Witherell. Children:
7. Eugene Jesse, b. in Westhampton, d. 7 Apr. 1883.
8. Henry Norman, b. 20 Feb. 1883, d. 8 Apr. 1883.
9. Nellie May, b. in Cummington; m. in Williamsburg, 25 Jan. 1904, Almon Edwin Everett, son of Oliver H. and Abbie A. (Porter) Everett.
10. Lydia, b. in Goshen; m. in Williamsburg, 18 Dec. 1906, James H. Loud, b. in Williamsburg, son of Robert P. and Jane (Court- wright) Loud.
11. Robert Jesse, d. 9 Mar. 1898, ae. 2-5-9.
12. A dau., b. 9 Sept. 1900.
5. HENRY N.2 TRASK (Norman1), b. 1856; m. 27 Jan. 1876, Lomina Collier (No. 24). Children:
13. Irving N., b. 16 Oct. 1876.
14. Effa Louise, b. 17 June 1879.
15. Willie, b. in Cummington, d. 5 Mar. 1891, ae. 4-11-0.
16. Mattie, b. 11 Apr. 1891.
17. William Franklin, b. 28 Jan. 1893.
TRAVERSE, ANTEE, m. (int. 30 Aug. 1856), James Doolan of Cummington.
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TRAVERSE, MARTIN, had two daughters born in Chester- field : (1) 9 Apr. 1858; (2) 17 Dec. 1859; no names recorded.
TREFETHERN, CHARLES, b. in Boston, d. 21 Sept. 1956; unm.
TROW, NANCY ANITA, b. 6 July 1892, dau. of Alfred W. Trow.
TRUESDELL, SAMUEL, m. (int. prob. 1768), Elisabeth Phil- ips of Ashfield.
TUBBS FAMILY
1. JACOB TUBBS, m. (int. 19 Nov. 1812), Sally Hunt of Wil- liamsburg. Children, births not recorded in Chesterfield:
2. Jacob, Jr., m. 10 Oct. 1848, Angeline Whaling, ae. 15, b. in Savoy, dau. of Holden Whaling.
3. Samuel, m. 5 Sept. 1849, Electa Meacham (No. 9). She d. 25 May 1860.
4. Jane, ae. 25, of Windsor, m. 28 Sept. 1851, John P. Clyme, ae. 25, of Hawley.
TUBBS, JOHN, m. Theodosha Hatherway (No. 3), 14 Aug. 1812; dau., Mary Ann, b. 24 Mar. 1813. John Tubbs "loafer", died 17 July 1817.
TUBBS, ASAHEL, b. 29 Apr. 1821 to Widow Tubbs.
TUCKER FAMILY
1. JOHN PITCHER TUCKER and his first wife, Abigail Tuck- er, were admitted to the Chesterfield Congregational Church from "Brooklin in Pomfret", 1 Jan. 1769. He m. (2) (int. 1 Jan. 1776), Bethiah Littlefield (No. 5). They were given a church letter of recommendation to the Church of Christ in Royalston, 22 Dec. 1785. Children by first wife:
2. Katherine, b. 25 Oct. 1769.
3. Pamelia, b. 25 Oct. 1769.
Children by second wife:
4. Jonathan, b. 3 May 1777.
5. Daniel, b. 11 May 1779.
6. Bethia, b. 15 June 1780.
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ABIJAH TUCKER FAMILY
7. ABIJAH TUCKER m. 16 July 1760, Lucy Lyon, b. 22 Aug. 1739, dau. of Lieut. William Lyon.
Copied from Proprietor's Records, Hampshire County Reg- istry of Deeds, Page 157: "Voted that there shall be a copy of the plan of that part of the Narraganset township No. 4, lying west of Hatfield, taken for the use of the propriety in that part of said township and that said be lodged with Mr. Abijah Tuck- er during the proprietors pleasure, Sept. 9, 1761."
The family rem. to Hardwick. (Did he take the Proprietor's Records with him?) Children b. in Chesterfield :
8. Patience, b. 25 Jan. 1761; may have died young.
9. Mary, b. 26 Feb. 1763.
10. Chester, b. 29 Jan. 1765.
11. Hanner, b. 8 Oct. 1766.
12. Pairley, b. 10 Aug. 1768.
13. Esther, b. 31 Mar. 1770.
14. Garsham, b. 25 July 1771.
15. William Lyon, b. 6 Nov. 1774.
TUCKER, ANDREW M., son of Ephraim Tucker, d. 25 May 1887, ae. 12; buried in Chester.
TUCKER, EPHRAIM, son of Ephraim Tucker of Norwich, ae. 37, b. in Preston, Conn., m. 21 Apr. 1851, Sophia P. Hall, ae. 33, b. in Conway.
TUPERCASKIS, AGNES, b. 4 Mar. 1913, dau. of Joseph and Margaret Tupercaskis.
TUPPER FAMILY
1. Brig. Gen. BENJAMIN TUPPER (Thomas4 3 2 1), b. in that part of Stoughton later to become the town of Sharon, 11 Mar. 1738, d. in Marietta, Ohio, 14 June 1792; m. 18 Nov. 1762, Hul- dah White of Bridgewater, b. 10 Oct. 1739, dau. of Edward and Kezia (Hall) White. She d. in Putnam, Ohio, 21 Feb. 1812. He moved to Chesterfield about 1765 or 1766. He served in the Rev. War and was with Washington at Valley Forge; also served in French and Indian Wars. After the war he returned home to Chesterfield and served as Representative to the Mass.
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Legislature. He is accredited with being chiefly instrumental, with General Putnam, in organizing the Ohio Company, formed to buy land and to encourage settlements in the Ohio Valley. Rem. to Marietta in 1788. Children recorded in Chesterfield:
2. Anselm, b. in Easton, 11 Oct. 1763, d. in Marietta, Ohio, 25 Dec. 1808; unm.
3. Rowena, b. 1 Dec. 1766; m. in Marietta, Ohio, Gen. Winthrop Sargent.
4. Sophia, b. 1 Dec. 1766; m. (int. 20 May 1788), Nathan Willis, Jr., of Bridgewater.
5. Minerva, b. 24 Apr. 1769; m. Ichabod Nye of Tolland, Conn. (int. 20 Feb. 1786). One child, Horatio, b. in Chesterfield, 8 June 1786. They removed to Marietta, Ohio.
6. Edward White, b. 3 May 1771; m. in Marietta, Ohio.
7. Benjamin, b. 25 Nov. 1775 (birth not recorded) ; res. Putnam, Ohio.
8. Huldah, b. 2 Apr. 1778 (or 1773), d. young.
TURNER, MISS ABIGAIL, d. 21 Mar. 1828, at Asa Todd's.
TURNER, EZRA, of Williamsburg, m. 10 Dec. 1778, Ruhamah Jefries of Chesterfield.
TYLER FAMILY
1. NATHAN WEBB5 TYLER (Elijah4, Robert3, John2, Job1), m. (1) 28 Mar. 1776, Olive Patch (No. 4). She d. in Columbus, N. Y. He m. (2) Huldah Boynton, widow of Abner Jones (No. 6). A son by his first wife :
2. Elijah, b. 24 Feb. 1816 (birth not recorded) ; m. in Castleton, Vt., Louise Hewitt. Their son :
i. Nathan, b. in Westhampton, 1812, d. in Easthampton .....; m. Lydia White. Of their children one son, Henry, b. in Savoy, d. 9 July 1926. He made his home in Chesterfield with his dau., Mrs. Frank Pomeroy (No. 21). His widow, Mary (Clark) Tyler, m. (2) Henry Squires. She d. in Chesterfield, 29 Sept. 1950.
UNDERWOOD, JOSEPH, m. Dinah Farr, 13 Dec. 1770; "both of Number Five in the County of Hampshire". They were married by Rev. Benjamin Mills.
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UTLEY FAMILY
1. SAMUEL UTLEY, son of James4 (James3, Samuel2 1) and Mary (Kingsbury) Utley, was born in Windham, Conn., 8 Nov. 1758.
Samuel4 Utley (brother of James4) and his wife, Hannah Abbott, had a son Samuel born in the same town, 2 Feb. 1759. It has been definitely proven from recorded land deeds that Samuel5, who came to Chesterfield, was the son of James4 and his wife, Mary Kingsbury. He d. 17 Aug. 1828; m. in Ash- ford, Conn., 6 Dec. 1781, Sally Knowlton, b. in Ashford, 23 Nov. 1763, dau. of Col. Thomas and Anna (Keyes) Knowlton. She d. 2 Mar. 1852. They removed to Dalton, Mass., from Ashford, Conn., and bought land in Chesterfield, 12 July 1798. He served in the Rev. from Conn. in 1780. He is on the 1820 pension list in Mass. and his widow, Sally, had a pension from 1835 until her death. Children, as copied from the published Knowlton genealogy :
2. Sally, b. in Ashford, Conn., 18 July 1782, d. young.
3. Polly, b. in Ashford, Conn., 10 Feb. 1784; m. Gershom House (No. 5).
*4. Frederick, b. in Dalton (?), 24 Apr. 1787.
5. William, b. in Dalton (?); soldier in War of 1812; d. in Wil- liamsburg, 28 Dec. 1871.
6. Sally, b. in Dalton (?), d 12 July 1846, ae. 55; unm.
7. James, b. in Dalton (?), d. 4 Dec. 1817, ae. 24; unm.
8. Ralph, b. in Dalton (?), d. in Goshen, 7 Nov. 1862; m. Jan. 1823, Zeruah Baker (No. 23). She d. 3 June 1885, in So. Deerfield; buried here. No children.
9. Samuel, b. in Dalton (?), d. 20 Aug. 1883; clergyman; m. 14 Apr. 1834, Mary J. Eastman.
*10. Thomas Knowlton, b. Mar. 1804 (birth not recorded).
4. FREDERICK6 UTLEY (Samuel5, James4 3, Samuel2 1), b. in Dalton (?), 24 Apr. 1787, d. in Westfield 5 (or 4) Apr. 1856 (or 1855) ; m. (int. 4 Mar. 1816), Cynthia Ludden (No. 8). She d. 5 Oct. 1858. They are both buried in the Westfield Farms Cemetery. Children, first two recorded in Chesterfield:
11. Sally, b. 17 July 1817; m. (int. 3 May 1839), Enoch A. Root, of Westfield.
12. Marianna, b. 31 Aug. 1819; m. (int. 23 Sept. 1842), Charles J. Leonard, of West Springfield.
13. Amelia, b. 20 Dec. 1821; m. (int. 3 May 1845), Francis S. Eggle- ston, of Westfield.
14. James, b. 26 Jan. 1824, d. 16 Sept. 1825.
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15. Amanda M., b. 13 Jan. 1828; m. 25 Nov. 1849, Stephen B. Cook, ae. 25, b. in Westfield, son of Elisha G. and Ruth Cook.
16. Zeruah S., b. 9 Sept. 1833; m. (int. 18 Jan. 1854), Charles Der- rel, of Williamsburg.
10. THOMAS KNOWLTON6 UTLEY (Samuel5, James4 3, Sam- uel2 1), b. Mar. 1804, d. 6 Nov. 1847; m. (int. 20 Dec. 1833), Theodocia Knox of Otis, b. in Blandford. She d. 3 Aug. 1883, ae. 73; buried in Chesterfield Center Cemetery. Children :
17. Elizabeth, b. 12 Mar. 1835; m. 14 June 1853, George Stephenson.
18. Adalaide, b. 13 Jan. 1838, d. 6 Sept. 1856; unm.
19. Mary Jane, b. 4 Jan. 1840 (or 1841) ; res. Conway.
20. Samuel, b. 29 Sept. 1843; m. 8 Dec. 1875, Julia M. Martin. He was Justice of the Central District Court and a resident of Worcester.
*21. Thomas Knowlton, Jr., b. 12 (or 20) Sept. 1846.
21. THOMAS KNOWLTON? UTLEY (Thomas K.6, Samuel5, James4 3, Samuel2 1), b. 12 (or 20) Sept. 1846, d. 26 July 1922; m. 1 Jan. 1868, Octavia Hubbard Bates (No. 55). She d. 22 May 1908. Children :
*22. Frederick Knowlton, b. 18 Jan. 1873.
23. William, b. 24 Apr. 1875; m. 20 Feb. 1897, Minnie Louise Bisbee (No. 85). Children:
i. Octavia Eliza, b. 1 Dec. 1897.
ii. Eva B., b. 27 Oct. 1900, in Holyoke.
iii. Ralph W., b. 1 Oct. 1901, in Holyoke.
iv. Roger K., b. 15 Aug. 1902, in Holyoke.
v. Herbert A., b. 21 June 1904, in Holyoke.
vi. Delia R., b. Oct. 1907, in Holyoke, d. 25 Apr. 1938.
vii. William E., b. 31 Jan. 1914, in Holyoke.
viii. Mildred, b. 28 Mar. 1916, in Holyoke.
24. Addie Diantha, b. 24 Oct. 1877; m. Wilbur Prescott Bisbee (No. 82) ; divorced.
25. Edna Delia, b. 27 Sept. 1880; m. William Brooks. He d. 2 Sept. 1961, in Northampton.
26. Elizabeth Knox, b. 14 Aug. 1882; m. Homer R. Bisbee (No. 81).
27. Mabel May, b. 8 Aug. 1884; m. 10 Feb. 1909, Stephen Milfred Crilley, b. in New York City. They had one son :
i. Stephen Thomas Crilley, b. 30 Aug. 1909.
22. FREDERICK KNOWLTON& UTLEY (Thomas K.7 6, Sam- uel5, James4 3, Samuel2 1), b. 18 Jan. 1873, d. 13 Jan. 1942; m. 18 Aug. 1895, Nellie M. Sampson (No. 12). She m. (2) Wal- lace E. Leduc (No. 16). Children :
28. Samuel Knowlton, b. 17 Aug. 1896, d. in Chesterfield, 19 Apr.
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1947; m. (1) in 1917, Ruby Lee; dau., Mabel Ruby Lee, b. Apr. 1918, is now a res. of Wilmington, N. J. He m. (2) in 1924, Dorothy Tracy; son, Samuel Tracy, b. 24 Oct. 1925, m. Shirley White. He m. (3) in Northampton, 21 Mar. 1942, Maybelle (Street) Deaton, b. in Uncasville, Conn., dau. of Thomas P. and Marietta (Beckwith) Street.
*29. Frederick Knowlton, b. 23 July 1902.
30. Walter Sampson, b. 23 Jan. 1910; m. 22 Feb. 1943, Martha Ethel Buckley; res. California. A dau., Martha Ethel, b. 29 Mar. 1946, twin sister died at birth.
29. FREDERICK KNOWLTON9 UTLEY (Frederick K.8, Thomas K.7 6, Samuel5, James4 3, Samuel2 1), b. 23 July 1902; m. 5 Feb. 1927, Florence Elizabeth Moore, b. in Worcester, dau. of Frank W. and Elizabeth A. (Brigham) Moore; schoolteacher. Res. Amherst. Children:
31. Elizabeth Moore, b. 9 July 1930; m. Thomas Mannett.
32. Hazel May, b. 27 Mar. 1933; m. Richard Davis.
33. Frederick Knowlton 3rd, b. 4 May 1935; m. Faith Green.
VALCOUR, MICHAEL, b. in Canada, d. 28 July 1886, ae. 56; injured by being thrown from a carriage. His wife, Adelle Valcourt, b. in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, d. 21 Feb. 1885, ae. 51; both buried in Northampton.
VELLAY, PATRICK, ae. 45, b. in Belfast, Ireland, son of James and Nellie C. Vallay, m. (2) 20 Feb. 1887, Elizabeth Burns, ae. 35, b. in Nova Scotia, dau. of Thomas and Mary Burns.
VIDETTO, JOHN L., b. in Brooklyn, N. Y., son of Alfred (b. in Brooklyn, N. Y.) and Elizabeth (Phyle) Videtto (b. in Phila- delphia, Pa.), d. 26 July 1895, ae. 48 ; married ; buried in North- ampton.
VINING FAMILY
1. Rev. EBENEZER VINING, b. in Abington, 5 Oct. 1753, son of Josiah and Abigail (Dawes) Vining, served in the Rev. from Easton; residence, Chesterfield in 1790, with wife, Abigail, three sons and two daughters. He was a Baptist minister here; rem. to Ellicottville, N. Y., with several from his Baptist
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parish ; was in Sweden, Genesee Co., N. Y., when he applied for his pension in 1818; buried in Rochester, N. Y. Children:
2. Hannah, m. in Goshen, 19 Jan. 1797, Oliver Thayer, who came to Williamsburg from Braintree.
3. Lydia, m. Royal Bryant (No. 100).
4. Israel, (whose son Joseph lived in Plainfield) .
5. Joseph, res. Ellicottville, N. Y.
6. Mary, m. Royal Bryant (No. 100).
NATHANIEL VINTON FAMILY
1. NATHANIEL1 VINTON and his wife, Anne (Green) Vinton, came to Chesterfield from New Braintree about 1777. They lived in that part of the town which is now Goshen. Children born in Braintree :
2. Hannah, b. 17 Jan. 1743/4; m. Asa Shaw (No. 1).
3. Sarah, b. 20 Dec. 1747; m. Ezekiel White (No. 15).
4. Anne, b. about 1753; m. Daniel Corthell (No. 1).
5. Nathaniel, b. about 1755; m. Huldah Hecox.
*6. Abiathar, b. 11 Oct. 1758.
7. Levi, b. 5 June 1760; m. Jerusha Fenton.
8. Mary, b. about 1763; m. Charles Beswick (No. 6).
6. ABIATHAR2 VINTON (Nathaniel1), b. 11 Oct. 1758, d. in Ellicottville, N. Y .; m. Sarah Paine (No. 4). Children :
*9. Cotton, b. in Goshen, 19 Apr. 1786.
10. Nathaniel, b. in Goshen, 11 Jan. 1788; m. Asenath Knapp of Northampton.
11. William, b. in Goshen, 17 Oct. 1789; m. Anne Hawkins.
12. Abiather, b. in Goshen, 10 Nov. 1792, d. 14 Aug. 1833.
13. Lathrop, b. 27 July 1794; m. in LeRoy, N. Y., Achsah White (No. 32).
*14. Jonathan, b. 22 Mar. 1796.
15. Harvey, b. 29 Jan. 1798, d. 1820, in LeRoy, N. Y.
16. Sally, b. 21 Mar. 1800; m. Joel White (No. 31).
17. Relief, b. 1 Mar. 1802; m. Joshua Allen Barton of Northampton; res. Stockbridge.
18. Dorus, b. 19 Feb. 1804; m. 25 May 1825, Priscilla Collier (No. 9). Rem. to Ellicottville, N. Y. She d. in Chicopee, 27 Mar. 1846.
9. COTTON3 VINTON (Abiathar2, Nathaniel1), b. in Goshen, 19 Apr. 1786, d. in Conewango, N. Y., 27 Apr. 1839; m. (int. 28 Apr. 1810, Content Witherell (No. 88). Rem. to Conewango, N. Y., about 1830. She d. 19 Sept. 1841. Children :
19. Julia, b. 15 Mar. 1811.
20. Ormon, b. 29 Jan. 1812, d. 25 Feb. 1813.
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21. Lydia Witherell, b. 5 Jan. 1814, perhaps died 24 Sept. 1815.
22. Austin, b. 19 June 1817; m. Lydia Henshaw; res. Ellicottville, N. Y.
23. Infant, b. 19 Aug. 1819, d. 20 Aug. 1819.
24. Hannah, b. 28 Oct. 1820.
25. Eliza Ann, d. 17 Oct. 1825, ae. 2 yrs.
26. Infant, d. 8 Oct. 1825, ae. 4 days.
27. Infant, d. 14 May 1816.
14. JONATHAN3 VINTON (Abiathar2, Nathaniel1), b. 22 Mar. 1796, d. 29 July 1834 ; m. 2 Dec. 1830, Caroline Stebbins (No. 4). Children :
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