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2. Jonathan, son of Jonathan. 1, b. 1658-9, Feb. 18; lived east of Long street, opp. his father's place; m. 1682, June 27. Rebecca Parker. dau. of Jacob. of Chelmsford. Ensign Danforth d. 1710-11, Jan. 17, and his widow m. Joseph Foster, 2. Ch. Rebecca, b. 1683, June 30; m. 1702, Dec. 31, Thomas Parker. Thomas, 4, b. 1685-6, March 17. Jonathan, 5, b. 1688-9. March 22. Elizabeth. b. 1690. Aug. 31; m. Christopher Osgood, 1. Samuel, 6, b. 1692, Sept. 16. Nicholas, b. 1695, Aug. 17; d. 1748, March 10. Jacob, 7, b. 1697-8, Feb. 6. Sarah, b. 1700, Aug. 18. John, b. 1703, June 3.
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3. Samuel, son of Jonathan, 1, b. 1665-6, Feb. 5; m. 1694-5, Jan. 8. Hannah Crosby, dau. of Simon, 1. He d. 1742, April 19, and she m. Enoch Kidder. 4. Ch. Elizabeth. b. 1695. Nov. 3. Hannah. b. 1698. Aug. 20. Samuel, 8, b. 1701. May 15. Rachel, b. 1703, Aug. 14; m. Thomas Kidder. 6. Lydia. b. 1706. March 26. Abigail. b. 1709. Aug. 19. Jonathan, 9, b. 1712-13. Jan. 11.
4. Thomas, son of Jonathan, 2, b. 1685-6, March 17; m. 1734. Sept. 19. Rebecca Simonds. of Bedford; d. 1737, Oct. 31. and she m. 2d. Josiah Brown. 5. Ch. Thomas. 10, and Joseph, b. 1735, July 8. Elijah, 11, b. 1737, Aug. 8.
5. Jonathan, son of Jonathan, 2, b. 1688-9, March 22; m. 1713; Nov. 18. Elizabeth Fassett, widow of Peter. 2. He d. 1762, March 23. and his widow, 1772, April 8. Ch. Jonathan. b. 1714. Nov. 10; m. 1743, May 24, Anna Blanchard, and d. in Hollis, 1746-7, March 3. Elizabeth. b. 1717. May 4; m. William Manning. 8. Sarah, b. 1719-20, March 6; d. 1762. Nov. 17. Rebecca. b. 1722. May 29 : d. after 1800 ; not m. Benjamin. 12, h. 1724. Dec. 8. Mary. b. 1727. April 20; d. 1793. March 16. Anna. b. 1720-30. Feb. 28; m. Braviter Gray. 1. Abigail. b. 1733. Aug. 16; d. 1774, May 27.
6. Samuel, son of Jonathan, 2, b. 1692. Sept. 16; m. 1714. Aug. 5. Dorothy Shed, dau. of John. 3. Administration granted on his estate. 1742, June 7. Ch. Dorothy, b. 1715, June 27; m. Walter Pollard, (see 1). Rebecca, b. 1716-7. March 15; m. 1737. March 21. Ephraim Davis, of Bedford. Samuel. b. 1719. March 29: d. May 5. Joseph. b. 1720. June 30; m. Mary Richardson, dau. of Andrew. 4, and was a leading citizen of Dunstable; d. 1795. March 30. Samuel. 13, b. 1722, June 24. Thomas. 14, b. 1724, May 11. Benjamin, b. 1726. July 1. Sarah, b. 1728. April 14; m. David Osgood, 5. John, b. 1729-30. Feb. 14. Joshua. b. 1731-2. Feb. 24; m. Kesia -. and had Joshua, b. in Woburn. 1754. Dec. 14. Lucy. b. 1734. April 5 ; m. Joseph Ross. 6. Jonathan. b. 1736. June 14; d. 178. Aug. 1B. 7. Jacob, Capt .. son of Jonathan. 2, b. 1697-8, Feb. 6; m. 1719, Oct. 6. Rebecca Patten, dau. of William. 5. He d. 1754, JJan. 2, and his widow. 1773, Jan. 27. Ch. William, 15, b. 1720. Aug. 25. Jacob, 16, h. 1723. Aug. 13. Rebecca, b. 1725. Nov. 8; m. Jonathan Whiting, S. David. 17, b. 1727, Dec. 1. Timothy, 18, b. 1729, Nov. 11. Mary, b. 1733, July 9; m. 1763. July 12. Ebenezer Jaquith. of Wilmington. Hannah. b. 1736-7. Jan. 2: m. Solomon Pollard. S. Mehitable. b. 1739, July 9; d. JJuly 13. . Patte, b. 1742, July 18; d. 1750. April 3.
8. Samuel, son of Samuel. 3, b. 1701. May 15; m. Elizabeth Hosley. dau. of James, 1. He d. 1750, June 28, and she d. 1756. July 3. Ch. James, 19, b. 1729-30. Jan. 10; Isaac. b. 1731-2. Jan. 9; d. 1756. May 10. Samuel and Nicholas. 20, b. 1734, Dec. 8. Elizabeth. b. 1736. May 10; m. her cousin. William, 21. Jonathan, b. 1742. Feb. 26; lived in Hardwick. Mass., where he d. 1833. Sept. 15. He m. 1770, April 19. Susanna White, dau. of Rev. David, and 1780. Oct. 1. Anna Ruggles, dau. of Joseph, brother of "Brigadier " Timothy. They had ch. Samuel, b. 1771, May 7; d. 1824, Dec. 17, Ithaca, N. Y .; lived also in Rupert and Pawlet, Vt. Of several ch., Charles grad. W. C., 1826; was a clergyman. Jonathan, b. 1773, Feb. 25; d. 1797. April 3. David White, b. 1774, Nov. 10; d. Dec. 16. Pamela, b. 1777, Nov. 8; d. 1802, Dec. 16. Susanna W., b. 1781. Dec. 28; m. Moses Gray, of Prescott. Joseph Ruggles, b. 1784. March 20; d. 1803, April 23. Hannah, b. 1786, June 8; d. 1811, June 13. Lyman, b. 1788, Oct. 22. Ann R., b. 1791, March 2; d. 1873, Nov. 29. Cyrus. b. 1793, Nov. 29. James, b. about 1796.
9. Jonathan, son of Samuel, 3, b. 1712-13, Jan. 11; m. Sarah Manning. dau. of William. 4. Hed. 1738, between Aug. 10 and Oct. 9. and she d. 1745. Dec. 11. Ch. William, 21, b. 1737, Nov. 7.
10. Thomas, son of Thomas. 4, b. 1735. July 8; m. 1758. Aug. 5. Abigail Fox. prob. widow of Abel. He d. 1771. Ch. Rebecca, b. 1759. April 25. Hannah. b. 1761. March 26. Joseph, 22, b. 1763, May 6. Sibbel. b. 1767, July 9. Thomas, bap. 1772, Jan. 5.
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11. Elijah, son of Thomas. 4, b. 1737, Aug. 8; m. 1768, Nov. 24, Elizabeth Osgood, prob. dau. of David, 5. He d. 1792 or '93. Ch. Betty, b. 1769, Dec. 6. Elijah. b. 1772, Feb. 11; d. Nov. 13. Molly, b. 1773, Oct. 14. Elijah, b. 1776, Oct. 23. Timothy, b. 1780, May 16. Francis, b. 1782. Oct. 3.
12. Benjamin, son of Jonathan, 5, b. 1724. Dec. 8; m. 1750, April 17, Mary Frost, dau. of Benjamin, 9. Ch. Benjamin, 23, b. 1751, May 23. Mary, b. 1752. Sept. 21 ; m. Timothy Levistone, 7. Jonathan, b. 1754, July 20; m. 1786. Jan. 19. Sarah Chandler. dau. of Thomas. 2; lived in Danvers and Hillsboro, N. H. Samuel, 24, and Elizabeth. b. 1756, Aug. 24. Abel, b. 1758, March 13; d. in the Army, at Crown Point, 1776, July 14. Anna. b. 1759, Sept. 7; m. Thomas Levistone, (see 4). Peter. b. 1761, May 25. Aaron. b. 1763, March 4: d. 1765. Sept. 20., Abigail. b. and d. 1766, May 22. Abial, b. 1767, May 16; d. 1792, April 5. Aaron. b. 1768, Oct. 6; d. 1775. Sept. 3.
13. Samuel, son of Samuel, 6, b. 1722. June 24; m. 1747-8. Feb. 11. Mary Ross. dau. of Seth. 5. Ch. Mary. b. 1749, June 15. Samuel, 25, b. 1752. Sept. 28. Sarah. bap. 1755, Jan. 5. Sarah. b. 1757, April 30. Rebecca. b. 1759. Dec. 3. Seth. b. 1762. June 3; m. 1789, April 4. Judith Dunkin. Josiah. b. 1765. July 4; (The Baptismal Record says Isaac). Joseph. b. 1767. June 3. Zadock. b. 1770. Aug. 26.
14. Thomas, son of Samuel, 6, b. 1724. May 11; m. 1744. Oct. 16. Sarah Butterfield. of Chelmsford. Ch. Thomas. b. 1744-5. Feb. 20. Asa. b. 1746, July 25. John, 26, bap. 1748. Feb. 28.
15. William, son of Jacob. 7, b. 1720, Aug. 25; m. 1742, Feb. 17. Abigail Walker, dau. of Benjamin. 3. He d. 1743-4. March 5: she m. Peter Hill, 17. Ch. Abigail, b. 1743. June 12: m. 1795. Jan. 20, Jonas Gleason, of Bedford.
16. JJacob, son of Jacob. 7, b. 1723. Aug. 13; m. 1745. Dec. 26. Martha Crosby, dau. of William. 9. He d. 1748. Nov. 9, and his widow m. 1754, Jan. 23, Mathew Mead, of Lexington. Ch. Jacob, b. 1746. Aug. 17. Jesse, b. 1748. May 26: m. 1768. Jan. 13, Anna. Conella. of Woburn; lived in Hollis.
17. David, son of Jacob, 7, b. 1727, Dec. 1; m. 1750. May 17. Joanna Shed, dau. of Benjamin. 8. Ch. Patte, b. 1751, May 26. Darid, b. 1752, Nov. 26. Joanna. b. 1754. March 31. Solomon. b. 1756. Jan. 12. William. b. 1757. July 31; m. Lucy Pollard. dau. of Edward, 5. Settled in Litchfield, N. H. ; d. 1804. His son. Simeon, lived in Merrimac. N. H .. the father of Daniel Warner Danforth. of North Woburn. William Simeon. his son, is in the Faneuil Hall Bank, Boston. Asa. 27. b. 1759. Dec. 15. Rachel, b. 1761, Dec. 15; m. John Shed, 21. Rebecca, b. 1764. July 20. Jacob, b. 1766. Feb. 27. John, b. 1768. Oet. 27 : settled in Dorchester, N. H. Hannah, b. 1770. Nov. 10.
18. Timothy, son of Jacob. 7, b. 1729. Nov. 11; m. 1755. June 5, Sarah Patten, dau. of Thomas, 11. A physician; he d. 1792, June 21. Ch. Sarah, b. 1756, Feb. 20; M. 1778. Sept. 13. Nathan Russ. Orpha, b. 1758, June 7; m. 1785, May 24, John Whiting, of Lancaster. Julia, b. 1764. April 26; m. Asa Spaulding, (see 3).
19. James, son of Samuel, 8, b. 1729-30, Jan. 10; m. Lydia - He d. 1758, Nov. 22; she m. Ebenezer Richardson, 11. Ch. Lydia, b. 1753, Dec. 5; m. 1778, April 1, Ziba Lane. Josiah, b. 1755, June 8. Hannah, b. 1757, Feb. 20. Betty, b. 1759, April 20. (The Baptismal Record says Sarah, bap. 1759, April 15).
20. Nicholas, son of Samuel, 8, b. 1734, Dec. 8; m. 1758, March 30. Elizabeth Jaquith, dau. of Abraham. 1. His name disappears from tax-list, 1763. She d. 1815. Ch. Samuel, b. 1759, May 11. James, b. 1760, Dec. 28. Elizabeth, bap. 1763, April 10.
21. William, son of Jonathan, 9, b. 1737, Nov. 7; m. 1760, Jan. 3, Elizabeth. his cousin, dau. of Samuel. S. He d. in Hartland, Vt., about 1814, and his widow in Pomfret, Vt., 1817, March 28. Ch. William, b. 1761, July 31; lived in Hartland, Vt., where 11 of his 12 ch. were born; then
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removed to Berkshire. Vt., and there died. Of his children. William and Jonathan were clergymen. Isaac, b. 1763, Sept. 29. He was a physician in Barnard, Vt., where he d. 1851, May 28. His ch. were (a) Perses Baker, who m. Rev. Joel Davis, minister in Barnard. (b) Betsey Maria. (c) Isaac Emery, M. D. (d) Joseph Baker, member of Legislature and Judge of Probate. (e) Solon, a leading citizen of Barnard, member of Senate, Vt. (f) William Cullen, M. D. (g) Albert Harlow, an active citizen, and often in public office in Barnard and Claremont. N. H. ; now resident in Chicago. (h) Samuel Parkman, an eminent physician of his native town, and Royalton; d. 1855; the father of Rev. William B. Danforth, who d. 1876. Elizabeth. b. 1765. June 19. Jonathan, bap. 1768, March 4. Jonathan, b. 1769. Nov. 23; lived in Pomfret, Vt. ; d. about 1859. Samuel, b. 1772, Aug. 30; a physician in Calais, Vt., where he d. 1812. April 12. Of his 7 ch .. four are living in Ohio: Bernet, b. 1774, Oct. 2. James, b. 1776, Nov. 8. Sally, b. 1777. Dec. 9. Hosley, b. 1779, Dec. 4. The last four did not marry.
22. Joseph, son of Thomas, 10, b. 1763, May 6; m. 1789, Aug. 27, Doreas Wyman, Woburn. He d. 1805, Oct. 21, and his widow m. Alexander Winning. Ch. Doras, b. 1790, Feb. 26; m. Joseph Hill, 28. Sally, b. 1791, Nov. 8; m. William Richardson. (see 19). Nancy, b. 1795, June 15; m. Zaccheus Shed. 25. Hannah. b. 1797. Oct. 9. Joseph, b. 1799, June 14, and d. 1823. Aug. 10. Josiah. b. 1801, June 17, and d. 1822, Oct. 3. Oliver, b. 1803, March 14; d. 1849, Oct. 25. Julia. b. 1805. July 16.
23. Benjamin, son of Benjamin, 12, b. 1751, May 23; m. 1771, July 10, Esther Sanders. dau. of James. 3. Ch. Esther, b. 1771, Sept. 17. He lived after, in Tewksbury, where he had Abel. Aaron, 28. Benajah and Micajah.
24. Samuel, son of Benjamin. 12, b. 1756. Aug. 24 : m. 1780. March 30. Anna Trull. of Tewksbury. Ch. Samuel, b. 1780, Oct. 1. Robert, b. 1782, May 7.
25. Samuel, son of Samuel. 13, b. 1752, Sept. 28; m. 1774. April 28, Sarah Toothaker, dau. of Dr. Roger, 3. Ch. Sarah, b. 1775, June 18. Polly, b. 1780, March 1.
26. John, son of Thomas, 14, m. 1779, May 6, Mercy Wait. Ch. Mercy b. 1779, Nov. 11.
27. Asa, son of David, 17, b. 1759, Dec. 15; m. 1781, March 14, Abigail Pollard. dau. of Edward, 5. He removed to Derry, N. H. Ch. Asa, b. 1781. Aug. 24. Francis, b. 1783, June 15; d. 1806, Oct. 31. Simeon, William, Nabby and Sally. These sisters m. brothers named Reed.
28. Aaron, son of Benjamin, 23, m. 1805, Feb. 5, Sarah Crosby, dau. of Timothy, 29, who d. 1858, Jan. 2. He lived in the ancient. perhaps garrison, house, now owned by James Fletcher. Ch. Sarah, b. 1805, June 27; m. Varnum Waugh, of Roxbury. Aaron, b. 1807, Oct. 17; lived in Portland; d. 1878, March 16. Sylvester, b. 1809, Sept. 29; d. 1833, June 21. Charles, b. 1811. Dec. 27; m. Matilda Shed, of Bedford; lives in Clair Lake, Wisconsin. Mary Ann, b. 1814, Aug. 10; m. 1837, Nov. 30, David Webber, Halifax, N. S. Susan Crosby, 6. 1816. Nov. 6: m. Nathaniel Hastings, of Roxbury. AbigailJaquith. b. 1819. Feb. 2; m. Amos Marston. Hannah Maria, b. 1822, Dec. 25; d. 1839, March 18. Caroline Lovice, b. 1825, June 22; d. 1844, March 18. Joseph Bernard, b. 1829, April 15; d. Dec. 8. Joseph Varnum, b. 1831, May 2; m. Jane Putney. He d. 1868, Dec. 6. Ch. Joseph. Francis. James Madison. Maria Josephine. Julia Abby.
DANIEL, Richard, " of Edmonton. England. Gent .. now in England." purchased. 1669. Nov. 12. for £220. the farm of 1000 acres belonging to the church in Cambridge, then leased, and afterwards sold to Thomas Richardson and Joseph Walker. Jan. 19. for £160. he also bought the 500 acre farm. of Samuel Champney. The Woburn road ran between these two farms. on both sides of Shawshin river, and as Champney then left town, Mr. Daniel. doubtless, lived on his place, on the south-west side of the road, not far from the river. He is mentioned by Gookin, in his Wamesit Narrative, as elsewhere quoted, and was allowed to fortify his own house. in 1675. In
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1670, Dec. 5, at his request. a Committee was appointed to "settle the Country road, through Shawshin farmes." Also the town " grant Mr. Daniel liberty to make a pue in the east end of y' meeting house." and two weeks later "it is agreed that Mr. Daniel, gent., shal be set downe for the minister's rate, for this year, at five pound, fourteen shillings, for both farmes." His wife was of the nobility, Mary. eldest daughter of Sir John Pye, of Derbyshire. He returned to England. prob. in 1680, and was living in London, 1700, Feb. 28, at which date he sold to Richardson and Walker, the church farm, and the Champney farm to Thomas Ross and Hugh Ditson. Mr. Alexander Daniel, by 'order' of the town, 1680, Sept. 20, was "to set in the front seat in ye front gallery." He was prob. a relative, possibly a son, of Richard.
DAVIDSON. 1. Nathaniel, united with the church, on a letter from 'London Derry." His name is on the tax-list, 1738. His relation to William and Robert, who are on tax-list. 1733-4. is not known. A Jane Davidson m. 1733, May 3, Thomas Campble; Elizabeth in. John Gorrell, 1733-4. Jan. 24. Nathaniel was a merchant. and lived on Woburn street, not far from the common. His name disappears in 1772. His wife was Mary. Ch. Nathaniel, b. 1742, Sept. 28; d. 1744, Dec. 16. William, 2, b. 1745-6. Jan. 5. Mury, b. 1748, Oct. 26; d. 1749-50, March 1. Nathaniel, b. 1754. Sept. 15.
2. William, son of Nathaniel, disappears from tax-list. 1772. Ch. a daughter, bap, 1760, Dec. 17. William, bap. 1771. Dec. 15.
DAVIES, Timothy, had ch. Joshua, Sile, "for Silence," and Hannah bap. 1809, Oet. 8.
DAVIS. 1. Joseph, from Reading. in. 1691. June 18, Rebecca Patten, dau. of Thomas, 1. He bought. 1693, May 10, the township lot, which had been John Poulters, the I. G. Kimball place, on the north side of Andover street. In 1699, he bought the Fox farm of Mr. Daniel's agent. Thomas Cooper, and there, north of Fox hill, made his home, long known as the Davis place. He was deacon of the church. Died 1747, Sept. 30, aged 80; his widow, 1750-1. Feb. 13. Ch. Rebecca, b. 1692. Sept. 11; m. 1713, May 13, Hezekiah Ballard, of Andover. Hannah, b. 1694, Dec. 1. Joseph, b. 1697, Nov, 3. Elizabeth, b. 1699, Nov. 6; m. Jacob French, 12. Benjamin, b. 1703, May 1. Mary, b. 1706, May 31; m. Jonathan French, 8. Sarah, b. 1709. May 1; m. Josiah Bacon, 7. Susanna, b. 1710, Déc. 5; m. Josiah Baldwin, 8. Joshua, 2, b. 1714. Oct. 20. Esther, b. 1716, March 24; m. 1734, Sept. 18, Samuel Parker, of Andover. Thomas, b. 1717, July 8; dis. 1755, to the church in Mansfield, Conn.
2. Joshua, son of Joseph, 1, b. 1714, Oct. 20; m. 1739, Oct. 24, Hannah Jaquith, of Wilmington. He d. also a deacon, 1777, Jan. 18; his widow, 1800, Aug. 8. Ch. Joshua, b. 1740, July 15; d. Aug. 1. Hannah, b. 1741, Sept. 7; m. John Farmer, 11. Joshua, 3, b. 1743. Oct. 25. Joseph, b. 1745-6, Feb. 1; d. 1750, March 30. Rebecca. b. 1748. Aug. 21; d. 1749-50, March 21. Joseph, b. 1751, March 25; d. 1777. Jan. 14. Benjamin, 4, b. 1753, June 26. Timothy, 5, b. 1756, April 28. Jonathan, b. 1758, Feb. 13. William, 6, b. 1761, March 28.
3. Joshua, son of Joshua, 2, b. 1743, Oct. 25; m. 1769, May 25, Betty Blood. He d. prob. in 1780, as his name disappears from tax-list; his widow m. Benjamin Baldwin. 12. Ch. Bette, b. 1779, Nov. 12; prob. m. 1801. Feb. 2. William Stearns, of Bedford.
4. Benjamin, son of Joshua. 2, b. 1753. June 26; m. 1778. April 2, Mary Mann, of Chelmsford; d. 1836. Feb. 8. Ch. Polly, b. 1778, Aug. 8 ; m. 1799, Sept. 29, Jonathan Bond, of Augusta. Me. ; d. 1841. Sept. 1. Hannah, b. 1780, May 9; m. Jeremiah Patten, 16. Rebecca, b. 1781. Oct. 28; m. 1804, Sept. 23, Elias Bond, of Hallowell, Me. ; d. 1827. April 28. Sally, b. 1783, June 27 ; m. Hon. William Crosby, (see 21). Joseph, b. 1785, Feb. 23; was a sea captain; d. 1833, Dec. 24. A son, William J., lives in Chicago. Abigail, b. 1787, Oct. 4; m. 1807, Oct. 23, Bohan P. Field, a lawyer of Belfast, Me .; d. 1863, Nov. 3. Rev. George W. Field, D. D., pastor of
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Salem street church. Boston, and in Bangor. since 1864. is a son. Benjamin. b. 1789, Nov 1; merchant and banker in Augusta. Me .; d. 1875, March 18. Two sons, George. W. and Benjamin G., are dead. Catherine, b. 1791, Oct. 13; m. Thomas JJ. Lee, a bank cashier, Calais, Me. ; d. 1870, July 2. Anna. b. 1794, March 16; m. 1813. June 14. John S. Kimball, merchant of Belfast. Me .; d. 1827, May. Elizabeth, b. 1796. Dec. 5; m. 1827, May 7, Hon: Jacob Sleeper, of Boston. She d. 1833, July 20; he m. 1834. April 7, her sister, Maria. Mr. Sleeper is well and widely known as a business man of Boston. He has been an alderman of the city, member of the legislature, and was three years in the Governor's council, and has been often employed in the management of educational and philanthropic institutions. He has had five ch. : Mary Elizabeth, who m. Geo. W. Davis, her cousin, and lives a widow with her father. Her son, George H. Davis, having just graduated at Harvard College. Abigail Patten, who m. Joseph W. Harper, of Harper & Brothers, New York. Julia Maria, who m. Edward P. Dutton, of E. P. Dutton & Co., publishers, New York. Caroline M., who also m. Mr. Harper, and Jacob HI., who lives in Boston. Franklin, b. 1799. Jan. 2; d. 1801, Feb. 27. Maria, b. 1800, Dec. 24, m. (as above,) Mr. Sleeper; d. 1878, Sept. 24. Franklin, b. 1804, Jan. 30; m. Maria Seaman. of New York; d. about 1850.
5. Timothy, son of Joshua, 2, b. 1756, April 28; m. 1779, May 11, Martha Shed, dau. of John, 16. Lived near Tewksbury line, east of North Billerica; d. 1832, Dec. 13; she d. 1837, April 21. Ch. Patte, b. 1779, Sept. 6; m. 1799, April 3, Abraham Taylor. Lucy, b. 1781, May 6; m. 1808, May 8, Joseph Bond, of Wilmington. Lucretia, b. 1783, Feb. 11. Timothy, 7, b. 1785, Feb. 4.
Thomas, b. 1786, Dec. 2. Joshua, b. 1788. Cile, b. 1792, July 20; m. Levi Foster, 15. Hannah, b. 1795, Aug. 13; m. 1816, May 16, Ebenezer Symms, of Wilmington.
6. William, son of Joshua, 2, b. 1761, March 28; m. Rebecca Ch. William, b. 1790, Sept. 9. Lydia Merriam, b. 1793, April 23.
7. Timothy, son of Timothy, 5, b. 1785, Feb. 4; lived at the corner; m. 1819, Jan. 26, Susan C. Lawrence, of Tyngsboro'; d. 1840. Ch. George Gilman. b. 1821, June 25; lives in Saccarappa, Me. Edwin Lawrence, b. 1831, Feb. 17; lives in Palmer.
8. Levi m. 1796, June 13, Rebecca Mace.
9. John m. Sarah. Ch. Albert Franklin, b. 1840, May 11. Lester
Thomas. b. 1842, Nov. 11.
DEAN. 1. William, m. 1670, Sept. 1, Martha Bateman.
2. Ebenezer, brother or son of John. of Woburn, who m. Mary Farmer, (see 1). IIe was in town in 1730, and m. 1732, Dec. 7, Mary Rogers, widow of Nathaniel, 9. His name disappears, 1735, perhaps with the Tewksbury list. Ch. Ebenezer, b. 1733, Oct. 7. Perhaps Sarah, who m. John Pollard, 6.
3. John, perhaps son of Ebenezer, is on tax-list, 1742-80. His wife, Sarah, d. 1744-5, March 1. Ch. Mollie, b. 1744, May 14. Dorcas d. 1750, June 5.
4. Michael, of Wilmington, m. 1802, Dec. 30, Esther Patio.
DEXTER. 1. Nathan and wife Phebe. Ch. Esther, b. 1775, Nov. 4.
2. Jonathan M. m. 1808, June 19, Betsey Balch. Ch. George, b. 1809; June 16. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1811, Aug. 19.
DICKINSON, Frederic, was b. in Amherst, 1819, Aug. 18; grad. . 1. (., 1837 ; m. 1846. Feb. 17, Mary L. Richardson, dau. of Francis, 28. He lives south of the common, on Woburn street. Ch. Frederick, b. 1846, Aug. 26; d. 1850, Sept. 18. Frederick Howe, b. 1850, Dec. 31; m. 1873, Jan. 1, Nancy A. Chapman. Edward Fowler, b. 1855, Feb. 20. William Howard, b. 1857. Dec. 4. Bertram, b. 1868, March 4.
DICKSON, Thomas. Ch. Samuel, bap. 1750, July 8.
DITSON. 1. Hugh, took the oath of fidelity, 1685, May 28. He was, doubtless, son of "Sarah Didson, of Redding, widow," who m. 1686, May 20, Thomas Patten, 1, and 1690, Thomas Richardson, 1. He
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purchased of Richard Daniel, 1700, Feb. 28, the eastern half of the 500 acre Champney farm, which was bounded east by Woburn, and north-east by the Woburn road. His wife's brother, Thomas Ross, bought at the same time, the western half of the farm, each paying 66 pounds, 10 shillings. The river meadow was divided between them. He m. 1694, Aug. 31, Sarah Ross, dau. of Thomas, 1. Ch. Hugh, b. 1694, Aug. 31. Sarah, b. 1696. Dec. 3; m. Thomas Richardson, S. Thomas, 2, b. 1699, July 3. Joannah, b. 1701, Aug. 20; m. Benjamin Walker, 3. John, b. 1704, March 24. Hugh, b. 1706, Oct. 14. James, b. 1710, Aug. 27. Name on tax-list, till 1740. Seth. 3, b. 1713-4, March 12.
2. Thomas, son of Thomas, 1, b. 1699, July 3; m. 1732, June 11. Elizabeth Lawrence, of Woburn. He d. in Woburn, 1778, June 14; she d. 1790, Oct. 13, aged 69. Ch. Elizabeth. b. 1733, Nov. 4; m. 1749, April 11, Thomas Bacon, of Bedford. Mary. b. 1735, Dec. 6; m. Thomas Goodwin, 1. Thomas, b. 1738, June 27 ; d. Thomas, 4, and Sarah, b. 1741, April 30. Sarah d. 1743. June 26. Sarah, b. 1743, Oct. 18; m. Jacob French, 24. Samuel, 5, b. 1750, July 4.
3. Seth, son of Thomas, 1, b. 1713-4, March 12; m. Elizabeth - Ch. John, b. 1736, April 22. Martha, b. 1742, Aug. 5. Seth, b. 1746, Dec. 20.
4. Thomas, son of Thomas, 2, b. 1741. April 30; m. 1761, June 18. Elizabeth Blanchard, dau. of John, 2. The name disappears from tax-list. 1784. Of his notable experience at the hands of the British. in Boston. account is elsewhere given. Ch. Thomas, b. 1762. Jan. 31 ; lost at sea, 1782. Feb. 20. Elizabeth, b. 1766, Oct. 3. Sarah. b. 1767, May 30; m. Isaac Wilson, 8. John, b. 1770, Sept. 20. Jesse, b. 1772, July 4. Allice, b. 1779. Jan. 21. William, b. 1780, Nov. 30. Josiah, b. 1782, March 26. Thomas, b. 1783, May 22.
5. Samuel, son of Thomas, 2, b. 1750, July 4; m. 1770, Sept. 18, Sarah Grimes, of Lexington. Ch. Samuel, b. 1771, Feb. 3. William. b. 1776, June 6.
DIX, Joel, 1, and John, 2, brothers, came from Chelmsford, 1820. They had sisters: Lucy, who m. 1823. Oct. 26: Jonathan Wilson. and Nancy, who m. John Mixer.
1. Joel m. Priscilla Parker. He d. 1861. Dec. 29, and she d. 12 days before, aged 71. Ch. Clarissa, b. 1811. Nov. 17; m. 1836. March 10, Warren Richardson, of Westford. Sibbel. b. 1813. Nov. 3: m. 1835. Oct. 22. George W. Rand. Mary, b. 1815, June 11. Joel. b. 1817. March 26. Almira, b. 1819. Jan. 25. Eliza Jane. b. 1821. Dec. 11 : m. 1839. Nov. 29, Warren M. Batcheller. Fanny. b. 1823, Oct. 2; d. 1848, July 31. Sarah, b. 1825, Aug. 19. Albert H., b. 1829, June 12. Lucy Ann, b. 1831, April 15.
2. John had ch. John Adams, who lives in Chelmsford, near Lowell. Joel H., 3. Andrew Newton, who lives in Waverly, Iowa. Jonathan. Mary Ann, who m. - Babbitt, and Delia, who m. Martin.
3. Joel H. m. Emma Jane McLaren. of Gardiner. Me .. who d. 1879. Aug. 18, aged 47. He is in business with his son, in Chicago; bought in 1875, the house built by Judge Locke, on the north corner of West and Long streets, where his family reside. Ch. William Shakespeare, b. 1849, Jan. 17. Georgianna T., b. in Burlington, Vt., 1850, March 11; m. James A. Yantis, and 1879, Samuel Pillsbury. Jennie B., b. 1853, July 13; m. L. M. Edwards, of Chicago.
4. Lucy m. 1818, Sept., Theodore Strong, of Clinton, New York.
DORR, Theodore Haskell, Rev .. pastor Unitarian church; was b. in Boston, 1815, Aug. 13; grad. H. C., 1835; d. in Worcester, 1876, Aug. 13. He m. Nancy Richards. Ch. Esther Goldthwait, b. 1840, July 2. Theodore Haskell. b. 1842, April 26.
DOWSE. 1. Ebenezer, (Dows, the more common, early form in our records,) was prob. son of Samuel, of Charlestown, whose father was
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Lawrence, from England. He was b. 1693, Sept. 10; m. Mary. Ch. Benjamin, 2, b. 1715-6, Feb. 6. John, b. (at Chelmsford.) 1717, Oct. 10. Ebenezer, 3, b. 1719, Dec. 29. Mirtha. b. 1722. July 25; m. Thomas Rogers, son of John, 8. Mary. b. 1725, Nov. 16; m. 1745, Oct. 22, Joseph Foster, of Andover. Anna, b. 1727, March 30; m. 1755, April 24, Nathaniel Belcher, of Chelsea. Susanna, h. 1729. Sept. 15. Samuel, b. 1731-2. Jan. 12; m. 1775. Dec. 14, Sarah Rogers. Eleazer, 4, b. 1734, Dec. 26.
2. Benjamin, son of Ebenezer, 1, b. 1715-6, Feb. 6; m. Hannah Ch. Mary, b. 1750. April 4; m. Benjamin Needham, 5. Benjamin. 5, b. 1752, Jan. 30. Hannah, b. 1753, Nov. 6; d. Nov. 24. Martha. b. 1754. Nov. 4. Hannah. b. 1756, Oct. 24; m. 1780. Oct. 19. James Masterman. of Charlestown. Joseph, b. 1758, July 20; d. 1759. Oct. 3. Joseph. 6, b. 1760, Oct. 5. Sarah, b. 1762, March 10; m. 1782. Jan. 17, Ebenezer Newman, of Woburn. Abigail, b. 1765, Sept. 17; m. 1782, Nov. 19, Josiah Newman, of Deering, N. H.
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