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9. Jacob, son of Isaac, 7, b. 1745-6, March 8; m. 1771, June 3, Hannah Frost, dau. of James, 11. Ch. Jacob. b. 1772, Feb. 20. James, b. 1774, July 6.
10. Joseph, son of Isaac. 7, b 1750, March 21; m. 1775, Aug. 21, Sarah Baldwin, dau. of Benjamin. 12, and 1810, Feb. 6. Lucy Hill, widow of Joseph, 21. Ch. Sarah, b. 1776, Nov. 18. Susanna, b. 1778, Dec. 3. James, b. 1780. April 11. Anna. b. 1781, Aug. 15. Isaac, b. 1785. May 27.
11. Timothy, son of Jacob. 8, b. 1759. Nov. 4; m. 1784. May 16, Sally Crosby, dau. of Seth, 22. He d. 1815, Jan. 21. She d. 1849, Dec. 1. Ch. Clarissa, b. 1785, April 11; m. Jeremiah Farmer, 15.
12. Abial m. 1788. Nov. 23, Sarah Whiting. dau. of Samuel, 10. Ch. Sarah. b. 1793, May 14. Merriam, b. 1797, March 2.
13. Joseph, son of Joseph, of Ipswich, who was brother of Isaac, 7, b. 1739, Dec. 25; m. 1765, April 26, Elizabeth Hilton, of Manchester. His ch. were b. in Beverly, but he d. in Billerica, 1802. Dec. 15, and his widow. 1834, July 19, aged 86. Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1766. Feb. 5; m. James Sumner. .Joseph, 13}, b. 1770, April. Hannah, b. 1772, March; m. Benjamin Daland. Samuel, 14, b. 1777, April 26. Dorcas, b. 1779, Aug. 5; d. 1850. July 7. Benjamin, b. 1783, Sept .; m. Martha Shed. (see 22), and lived in Lancester. John, b. 1785. Dec. ; d. 1841, Aug. 9. Levi, 15, b. 1788, July.
13₺. Joseph, son of Joseph, 13, b. 1770. April; m. Lucy Larkum ; he d. 1815. Nov. 21, and his widow m. 1816, Sept. 23. Jesse Webster. Ch. Joseph, d. 1815, Dec. 18, aged 21. Lucy, bap. 1799, Oct. 13. Lucy. bap. 1803, June 19. Elvina Catherine.
14. Samuel, son of Joseph. 13, b. 1777, April 26; m. 1802, Jan. 14, Anne Whitney. dau. of Daniel and Sarah Duren, of Stowe, (see Durrent, 5). She d. 1857, April 13, and he d. Aug. 1. Ch. Thomas, b. 1803, Dec. 4; d. 1804, Dec. 29. Sally, b. 1805, Nov. 9; m. 1827, Jan. 23, James Damon, Reading. Elmira. b. 1807, Sept. 7; d. 1809. Feb. 18. Dudley, 16, b. 1809, Nov. 15. Edwin, b. 1812. Feb. 1; m. Ann L. Callender. Daniel Whitney, b. 1814, March 23; d. 1815, June 6. Elizabeth Ann, b. 1816. March 22; d. June 27. Elizabeth Ann, b. 1817, July 2: unmarried. Mary, b. 1819, July 13; m. 1843, Feb. 23, Edward Mansfield; d. 1846. Oct. 14. Joseph, b. 1821, July 20; m. Lydia A. Dutton. Jonathan. b. 1823, Jan. 1. Sumner, b. 1829, Jan. 28; m. Elizabeth Putnam.
15. Levi, son of Joseph, 13, b. 1788, July ; m. 1815, Aug. 27, Cile Davis, dau. of Timothy, 5. He lived in the part of Chelmsford now Lowell, for several years; later, near Fox hill, at the Holden place. He d. 1863, June 15. Ch. Laura m. Henry Blanchard, of Wilmington. Celia m. Amasa Holden, 4. Levi Thomas, 17. John d. 1851, Dec. 14, aged 23.
16. Dudley, son of Samuel, 14, b. 1809, Nov. 15; m. 1835, May 21, Louisa Pollard, dau. of William. 11. He lives near the Howe school, of which he has been trustee from the first, and is treasurer; has been town clerk and treasurer for 25 years; is a member of the Historical Committee, and renders important aid in the preparation of this History. Ch. Francis Dudley, b. 1836, Aug. 30; lives at North Andover. John Howard, b. 1844, March 9; m. and is a merchant in Springfield.
17. Levi Thomas, son of Levi, 15, m. 1849, May 24, Mariah Elizabeth Richardson, dau. of John, 29. He d. 1853. Sept. 30, aged 29, and his widow m. 1855, Sept. 19, Elbridge Teel, of Medford. Ch Laura Maria, b. in Lawrence, 1850, Aug. 27. John R., b. 1853. April 8; d. 1877, July 5.
18. Moses, of Tewksbury, m. 1782, Feb. 13, Sarah Baldwin, prob. widow of Benjamin, 12.
19. Joseph, M. D., from Canterbury, N. H., m. 1810, Feb. 6, Lucy Hill, dau. of Joseph, 21; d. 1810, July 21, aged 23; she d. 1869, Oct. 30. FOX. 1. Isaac m. 1678, July 18, Abigail Osban.
2. Abel m. Abigail He d. before 1759; she m. Thomas Danforth, 10. Ch. Abigail, b. 1755, July 5. Edith b. 1757, May 22.
3. Joseph is on tax-list, 1769-76.
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FRANKLIN, John, and wife, Ruth. Ch. Ruth, b. 1708; April 2. Joanna. b. 1710, June 21.
FRENCH. 1. William, of Cambridge, one of the first settlers of B. He came from England in 1635, with Harlakenden and Shepard. In Shawshin he bought a part of the Dudley farm; his house stood near the turnpike, east of the Bedford road, near Ralph Hill's, who calls him · brother,' in his will. He was the first Representative from B. in 1663-4; was Lieutenant and a leading citizen of the town. He m. in England, Elizabeth -, who d. 1668, March 31, aged 62 or 64 years; he m. 1669, May 6, Mary Lathrop, the widow of Lieut. John Stearns, 1. He d. 1681, Nov. 20, aged 77; his widow m. 1687, June 29, Isaac Mixer, Watertown. Ch. Elizabeth, b. about 1631; m. - Ellis, of Dedham. Mary, b. about 1633. John. 2, b. about 1635. Sarah, b. 1638, March. Jacob, 3, b. 1639-40, Jan. 16. Hannah, b. 1641-2, Feb. 2; d. June 20. Hannah, b. about 1643; m. John Bracket. 3. Samuel, b. 1645, Dec. 3; d. 1646, July 15. Samuel, birth not recorded; a pioneer in Dunstable. Mary, b. 1670, April 3; m. Nathaniel Dunklee. Sarah. b. 1671. Oet. 29; m. - Sharp, who d. in the military service and she m. Joseph Crosby, 3. Abigail, b. 1673, April 14; d. 1674, April 13. Hannah, b. 1676, Jan. 25; m. 1693, Oct. 5, John Child, of Watertown.
2. John, son of William, 1, b, 1635; m. 1659, June 21, Abigail Coggan, dau. of Henry, of Barnstable. She d. 1662. April 5, aged about 24. He in. 1662, July 3, Hannah Burridge, dau. of John. of Charlestown. She d. 1667, July 7, aged 23. He m. 1667-8, Jan. 14, Mary Rogers, dau. of John, 1. She d. 1677, June 16; he m. 1677-8, Jan. 16, Mary Kittredge, the widow of John, 1, who d. 1719, Oct. 7. He d. 1712, Oct. He lived south of Fox hill, on the east road. He was a corperal in the militia; wounded by the Indians, in the assault at Quaboag, in 1675 ; petitioning for relief, "a poor, wounded man," harrassed by the constable, soon after. He was often in the town's service. Ch. Hannah, b. 1663-4, Jan. 20; m. John Kittredge, 2. Abigail, b. 1665. Dec. 6; m. Benjamin Parker, 6. Mary, b. 1669-70, March 4; m. Nathan Shed, 6. John, 5, b. 1679, May 15. Elizabeth, b. 1681, July 24; m. 1706, Dec. 25, Thomas Abbot, of Andover. William, b. 1683. Nov. 26; d. 1685, April 21. Sarah, b. 1685, Sept. 15; m. - Flint, of Charlestown, and Joseph Frost, 8. William, 6, b. 1687. Aug. 8. Hannah, b. 1692-3, Feb. 18; m. Jonathan Richardson, 6, and Benjamin Frost, 9.
3. Jacob, son of William, 1, b. 1639-40, Jan. 16. He lived near his brother John, on the east road. His house was one of the ‘garrisons' of 1675, and may be the same venerable building, with brick-lined walls, in which Mr. James Fletcher now lives. He m. 1665. Sept. 7, Mary Champney. dau. of Elder Richard, of Cambridge. She d. 1681, April 1; he m. 1685, June 30, Mary Convers, of Woburn. She d. 1686, April 18 ; he m. Mary- who was drowned 1709, June 9, and he m. Ruth -, who d. 1730, Nov. 6. He d. 1713, May 20. Ch. Jacob, b. 1666-7, Feb. 20; d. about 1700. William, 7, b. 1668, July 18. Mary, b. 1669, Oct. 6; d. Nov. 12. John, b. 1670, Oct. 6; d. Dec. 3. Joseph, b. 1673, May 5; d. at Cambridge, 1676, Sept. 25. Jabez, b. and d. 1674, Sept. 16. Mary, b. 1676-7, March 5; m. Jonathan Baldwin, 3. Hannah, b. and d. 1677, Oct. 23. Elizabeth, b. 1679, June 8; m. William Manning, 4. Sarah, b. 1681-2, March 7; m. Thomas Baldwin, 4. Abigail, b. 1686, April 20; d. 1687, March 29.
4. Joseph, son of John, of Cambridge, who was a brother of William, 1, b. 1640, April 4; in. 1663, Nov. 4, Experience, dau. of Sergt. Thomas Foster, 1. Ch. Joseph, b. 1667, March 25; d. April 25. Elizabeth, b. 1668, July 16. Joseph, b. 1669-70; March 7. John. b. 1671-2, Jan. 30. Nathaniel. b. 1674, May 6. Thomas, b. 1675-6, Feb. 29. Sarah, b. 1677, April 6; d. April 14. Jacob, b. 1678, April 26.
5. John, son of John, 2, b. 1679, May 15; m. 1707-8, Feb. 13, Ruth Richardson, dau. of Thomas, 1. Ch. Ruth, b. 1708, Oct. 22. John, 9, b. 1710, Oct. 24. Thomas, b. 1712-3, March 14; lived in Tewksbury ;
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m. Ruth; had Thomas, Ruth, Molly, Hannah and Nehemiah; d. 1792, Dec. 2. Mary, b. 1715, Sept. 23. Hannah, b. 1719, Aug. 1. Joseph. b 1721, March 28. Benjamin, b. 1724-5, Feb. 10. Jonathan, b. 1728, Aug. 17. 6. William, son of John, 2, b. 1687, Aug. 8; m. Mehitable, dau. of Thomas Patten. 2. She d. 1742-3, Jan. 15. Sergt. William French d. 1745-6, Feb. 25. Ch. William, 10, b. 1712-3, Jan. 25. Elizabeth, b. 1716. April 3; m. Ephraim Kidder, 9. Mehitable, b. 1718, Aug. 29; m. 1741. Sept. 23, John White. Nathaniel, b. 1720-1, Feb. 2; m. 1744, Sept. 28, Elizabeth Frost, dau. of William, 10. Jonathan and David, b. 1724. May 28. Jonathan d. June 20. Sarah, b. 1728, April 28; m. 1746, March 17, Daniel Kittredge, (see 12). John, 11, b. 1730, May 27.
7. William, Dea., son of Jacob, 3, b. 1668, July 18; m. 1695, May 22, Sarah Danforth, dau. of Capt. Jonathan, 1. He d. 1723, Sept. 30, and his widow in. 1729, June 10, Ebenezer Davis, of Concord. She d. 1751, Oct. 15. Ch. Jacob, 12, b. 1696, May 16. Joseph. b. 1697-8. Jan. 26; d. Feb. 13. Sarah, b. 1698, Dec. 29; m. Nathaniel Whittemore, of Lexington; d. 1734. Aug. 15. William, 13, b. 1700-1, Jan. 25. Jonathan, b. 1702-3. Jan. 25; d. 1727-8, March 9. Elizabeth, b. 1705, April 3; m. Josiah Crosby, 14. Ebenezer, 14, b. 1707. Aug. 5. Mary, b. 1709, Oct. 7; m. Benjamin Manning, 7. Nicholas, b. 1711, Sept. 5. Lydia. b. 1714, April 26; d. 1731, Aug. 2. Esther, b. 1716, May 16; d. 1736. July 7. Samuel, 15, b. 1718, May 21.
8. Jonathan, perhaps son of Samuel, of Dunstable, son of William, 1, m. 1726, June 23, Mary Davis, dau. of Joseph, 1. He d. 1727-8, March 9. aged 26 ; his widow m. Samuel Brown, 7. Ch. Jonathan, b. 1727, April 25 ; d. 1748, June 16. Killed by Indians, near Fort Dummer.
9. John, son of John, 5, b. 1710, Oct. 24; m. 1732. Oct. 30, Mary Kittredge, dau. of John, 5, who d. 1759, March 27. He lived in Tewksbury. His will dated 1778. Jan. 2. Ch. John, b. 1733, March 30; m. 1767, April 22, Beulah Hosley, widow of Thomas, 4. David, b. 1735, March 2; d. before 1778; left a son, David. Solomon, b. 1737, March 11. Mary, b. 1738, Jan. 26; m. Samuel Brown. Reuben, b. 1741, May 15. Aaron, b. 1747. March 9. Jacob, b. 1751, April 21; d. 1756, March 24. Joel, b. 1754. July 22; d. Oct. 17. Joel, b. 1753, (?) Sept. 22. Sarah -, m. Samuel Marshall. Ruth -, m. Joseph Phelps.
10. William, son of William, 6, b. 1712-3, Jan. 25; m. Tabitha - Ch. Jonathan, 16, b. 1737, Oct. 10. William, b. 1738-9. Feb. 16. Joseph, b. 1740. Dec. 10. Tabitha, b. 1742. Dec. 31. Benjamin, b. 1744-5. Feb. 18. Nehemiah, b. 1746, March 29. Mehittabel, b. 1747-8, Feb. 5. Stephen, bap. 1749, Dec. 31. Ephraim, b. 1751, Nov. 10. David, b. 1754, Sept. 15. Mehittabel, b. 1756, Aug. 18.
11. John, son of William, 6, b. 1730, May 27; m. 1754, May 9, Mary French, dau. of Jacob, 12, and 1763. Jan. 6. Priscilla Mace. Ch. Molly, b. 1755. Feb. 9; m. 1771, Dec. 3, William Kidder, 13. Sarah, b. 1757, April 14. Sarah, b. 1763. April 30; m. Jeremiah Pollard, (see 5). John. b. 1765, April 5. Priscilla, b. 1767. March. Elizabeth, b. 1769, June 20. Daniel, b. 1771, Sept. 11. Benjamin, b. 1774, May 12. Joseph, b. 1776, Dec. 7; d. 1780, Nov. 20. Jesse, b. 1779, June 10; d. 1780, Nov. 16. Patty, b. 1781, May 20.
12. Jacob, son of William, 7, b. 1696, May 16; m. 1722, May 29, Elizabeth Davis, dau. of Joseph, 1. She d. 1737-8, Feb. 3; he m. 1741. May 19, Sarah Brown, dau. of George, 1. She d. 1765. Aug. 16. and he m. 1766, Nov. 19, Mrs. Mary Curtis, of Dracut, who d. 1769, Sept. 19. IIe d. 1775. March 7. Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1722-3, Feb. 19; m. 1744. June 19, Jacob Reed, of Woburn. Rebecca, b. 1723-1, March 2; m. Timothy Rogers,
(see 7). Sarah, b. 1725, Dec. 14; d. Feb. 16. Jacob. b. 1726-7, Feb. 7; d. 1734, Aug. 28. Anna, b. 1728, Aug. 16; m. 1749, Jan. 1. Edmond Frost, of Tewksbury. Sarah, b. 1730, May 9; d. 1750, March 15. Mary, b. 1731, Dec. 13; m. John French, 11. Silence, b. and d. 1734, May 28. Jacob, 18, b. 1741-2, Jan. 20. Judah, b. 1743, Aug. 24; d. 1749, June 21. Joel, 19,
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b. 1745, May 21. Ezra, b. 1746, Dec. 9; d. Dec. 28. Submit, b. and d. 1747. Nov. 27.
13. William, son of William, 7, b. 1700-1, Jan. 25; m. 1726-7, Jan. 22, Joanna Hill, dau. of Samuel, 10. She d. 1769. Jan. 17, and he m. 1770. Nov. 27. Mrs. Mehitable Mooar. of Andover. Lieut. French d. 1776. April 9. Ch. William, 132, b. 1727-8, March 19. Joanna, b. 1729, Nov. 17; m. Oliver Abbot, 3. Joseph. b. 1730, Nov. 11; d. Nov. 21. Jonas, 20, b. 1731-2. March 18. Lucy. b. 1734, Oct. 20; d. 1735. May 18. Lucy, b. 1736, April 3; d. Sept. 17. Asa, 21, b. 1738. May 6. Joel, b. 1740, Aug. 19; d. Nov. 23. Rachel, b. 1741, Oct. 10; d. 1774, Jan. 18. Lydia. b. 1744, March 30; m. - Page. Hannah. b. 1746-7. Jan. 11; m. 1774, Jan. 6. Samuel Lane, of Bedford.
133. William, son of William. 13, b. 1727-8, March 19; m. 1764, Feb. 23, Sarah Richardson, dau. of Samuel, 10. The Record says he d. 1764, Jan. 20, prob. an error for 1767. as "William French 3d," does not disappear from the tax-list till 1768, and his father makes a bequest to William, his grand-son. His widow prob. m. 1777, Oct. 21, Amos Foster, of Tewksbury. Ch. William, bap. 1765, July 28. Sarah, bap. 1766, Aug. 31 ; perhaps m. Ephraim Crosby, 27.
14. Ebenezer, son of William, 7, b. 1707, Aug. 5; m. 1729, Aug. 27, Elizabeth Hill, dau. of Samuel. 10. She d. 1786, March 26; he d. 1791, Dec. 31. Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1730, July 7; d. 1748, Sept. 4. Sarah, b. 1732, June 1. Lucy, b. and d. 1734, May 20. Ebenezer, 22, b. 1735, May 2. Esther, b. 1736-7, Feb. 11; m. Ebenezer Jaquith, 3. Jesse, 23, b. 1739, April 6. Jacob, 24, b. 1740, Nov. 4. Abigail, b. 1742-3, March 9; m. 1767, Jan. 21. Abel Baldwin, 19. Samuel. b. 1750, Oct. 27; d. 1755. June 21.
15. Samuel, son of William, 7, b. 1718, May 21; m. 1743, July 7, Elizabeth Barron, of Chelmsford. Ch. Mary, b. 1743-4, March 23. Isaac Barron, 25, b. 1745, Dec. 30. Elizabeth, b. 1747-8, March 5; m. William Tarbell, 3. Esther, b. 1749-50, March 19; m. 1771, May 30, John Bowman, of Bedford. Sarah. b. 1752, March 23; in. Joseph Jones. 1. Samuel, b. 1754, April 22; d. 1756. Oct. 5. Lucy, b. 1756, April 6; m. Thomas Goodwin, 2. Oliver, b. 1758, Feb. 13. [The baptismal record says Olive]. Samuel, b. 1760. Sept. 7. Silas, b. 1762, Oct. 12.
16. Jonathan, son of William, 10, b. 1737, Oct. 10; m. 1763, Jan. 20, Abigail Hosley, dau. of Thomas, 2. Ch. Jonathan, b. 1763, Dec. 8. Abigail, b. 1765. Dec. 8. Sarah, b. 1768, Oct. 15.
17. David. His birth is not recorded. and prob. was not in town. He m. 1758, Nov. 15. Margaret Ross. a widow. Died of small-pox, in Dunstable, 1779, Dec. 29. Ch. David. b. 1759, Nov. 5. Martha, b. 1762, Nov. 5. Thomas. b. 1765. Dee. S.
18. Jacob, son of Jacob, 12, b. 1741-2. Jan. 20; m. 1767, Feb. 24, Elizabeth Kittredge, prob. dau. of William. 8, of Tewksbury. Ch. Silent, b. and d. 1767, Dec. 7. Elizabeth, b. 1769, Aug. 6. Jacob, b. 1771, April 9. Hannah. b. 1774. Jan. 16. Judah, b. 1776, Jan. 28. Anna. b. 1777. Nov. 27. Joel, b. 1780, Jan. 30. Sarah, b. 1782, Dec. 22; m. Benjamin Dowse, (see 5).
19. Joel, son of Jacob, 12, b. 1745, May 21; m. 1771, Nov. 21, Eleanor Johnson. She d. 1774, Feb. 6; he d. 1775, March 7. Ch. Sarah, b. 1772, Oct. 9; d. 1773, April 18.
20. Jonas, son of William, 13, b. 1731-2, March 18; m. 1758. Jan. 5, Hannah Page, dau. of Nathaniel, 4. She d. 1793, April 2; he d. 1801, Feb. 9. Ch. Jonas, b. 1758, Sept. 18; d. 1775, Oct. 4. Nathaniel, 26, b. 1760, April 11. Reuben. 27, b. 1761, Oet. 18. William, b. 1765, April 29; m. 1791, Jan. 20, Rebecca Marshall, dau. of Isaac. 7. Hannah, b. 1768, Jan. 23; m. 1789, April 2, Jonathan Heald, of Carlisle. Thomas, b. 1770, Sept. 24. Ziba, b. 1773, June 9. Susanna, b. 1775, Oct. 25; m. Joseph Jaquith, S.
21. Asa, son of William, 13, b. 1738, May 6; m. 1760, March 13, Hannah Richardson, dau. of Samuel, 10. Ch. Asa, b. 1760, July 7.
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Joshua, b. 1762. March 27. Joseph and Benjamin. (The two latter, named in their grand-father's will).
22. Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer, 14, b. 1735, May 2; m. 1760, June 3. Rebecca Kidder, dau. of William, 8. Ch. Ebenezer, b. 1760. Dec. 16; d. at Halifax, 1778, Sept. 28. Rebecca, b. 1762, June 26; m. Samuel Marshall, (see 6). Sarah, b. 1764, Jan. 11. Abel, b. 1766, Aug. 15. Lydia, b. 1767. Dec. 1; m. 1800. Dec. 5, Rev. Joshua Heywood, who was b. in Burlington. 1761, Aug. 2; grad. D. C., 1795; studied theology with Dr. Cummings ; was ordained pastor in Dunstable. 1799, June 5; d. 1814, Nov. 11. Zadock. b. 1769, May 22. Elizabeth, b. 1771, Feb. 7. Hezekiah, b. 1773, Jan. 18. Francis. b. 1774, Aug. 15. Josiah, b. 1777. Dec. 25.
23. Jesse, son of Ebenezer, 14, b. 1739, April 6; m. 1761, April 14. Abigail Jaquith, dau. of Abraham, 1. He lived after 1763, for some years, in Fitchburg. Ch. Jesse, b. 1761, Oct. 11; lived in Ohio. Samuel, b. 1763, March 14; lived in Fitchburg. Thomas lived in Fitchburg. Luther, 28, b. 1767, Sept. 25. Abram, a merchant in Boston. Abel m. 1817, Elizabeth Foster, and had two sons, one of whom was Franklin, of Acton.
24. Jacob, son of Ebenezer, 14, b. 1740, Nov. 4; m. 1763, Jan. 28. Sarah Ditson, dau. of Thomas. 2. He d. 1776. Aug. 4. Ch. Jacob. b. 1763, Oct. 17. James, b. 1765, Oct. 1. Sarah, b. 1768. Oct. 15 ; m. 1795. Dec. 15. Sylvanus Blanchard, of Malden. Peter. 24}, b. 1770, Nov. 6. Benjamin, b. 1773, May 22. Rhoda, b. 1775, April 9.
24}. Peter, son of Jacob, 24, b. 1770, Nov. 6; m. 1792, Oct. 9, Elizabeth Jaquith, dau. of Joseph, 6. She d. 1838, Dec. 9. Ch. Peter, bap. 1793, April 14.
25. Isaac, son of Samuel, 15, unless Isaac Barron was another person, as is suggested by the difference of 5 years in the age given by grave-stone. If so. the birth of this Isaac is not recorded. He m. Hannah -, and d. 1821, April 8, aged 70, [grave-stone]. Ch. Isaac, 29, b. 1777, April 1. Cyrus, 293, b. 1779. Feb. 22. Hannah, b. 1781, June 1; d. 1805, Nov. 26. Jonathan, 30, b. 1783, Feb. 20. Sampson. b. 1785, Feb. 6; d. 1808, Feb. 26. Mary. b. 1787, March 9; d. 1806, Sept. 5. Eri, b. 1789, Feb. 25. d. 1808, Jan. 7. Moody, b. 1791, March 5; d. 1796. Jan. 6. William, b. 1793, June 18; d. 1795, Dec. 28. Joseph, bap. 1795, July 26. Anna. b. 1797, May 24; m. Joseph Parker. 27.
26. Nathaniel, son of Jonas, 20, b. 1760. April 11; m. 1783, Sept. 11, Susanna Brown, of Concord. Ch. Jonas, b. 1787, June 7. Cinda, b. 1789. Nov. 8.
27. Reuben, son of.Jonas. 20, b. 1761, Oct. 18; m. 1789, March 12. Abigail Farmer, dau. of John. 11. Ch. Nabby, b. 1790. Aug. 21 ; m. Josiah Hill, 26. Reuben, 31, b. 1792. Feb. 26. Charles. b. 1793. Oct. 13. Ziba. b. 1796, Jan. 3. George, b. 1797, Sept. 8. Zoa, b. 1801, April 15. Page, b. 1805, April 30; d. 1819, Oct. 14.
28. Luther, son of Jesse, 23, b. in Fitchburg. 1767, Sept. 25; m. 1796, Aug. 28, Sally Bowers, dau. of Josiah, 3. He lived on Andover street, at the fork of the Long pond road. Ch. Maria, b. 1796, Sept. 12; d. 1799, March 27. Caroline, b. 1798, May 6; m. Zaccheus Shed, 25. Josiah Bowers, b. 1799. Dec. 13; m. 1823, April 6, Mary Ann Stevens. dau. of Josiah. She d. 1863, June 6, and he d. 1876. Aug. 21. By his will. the Howe school is to receive, eventually, $5000 for its library. His ch. Mary Ann, b. 1823. Sept. 19; m. Hon. Benjamin Dean, of Boston. recently a member of Congress. Josiah Stevens, b. 1825, Sept. 30; d. Harriet Stevens, b. 1827, Aug. 27. Josiah Bowers, b. 1830, Jan. 8. Samuel Lawrence, b. 1832. Sept. 25. Luther Bartlett, b. 1834, Oct. 25; d. Sarah Josephine, b. 1838, March 3. Catherine Isabella, b. 1840, Dec. 20; m. Arthur E. Bowers. Frances Maria. b. 1843, April 20; d.
NOTE .- Of this loyal son of Billerica, and ex-Mayor of Lowell, we are happy to give, herewith, an excellent portrait, and to condense from the "Contributions" of the Old Residents Historical Association of Lowell, pps. 151-4, farther notice of his active life.
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At the age of eleven. he went to live with his uncle. attending school and working for his board, and the district school was his only educational advantage. He spent two years, 1815-7, with another uncle in Salisbury. N. H., and was two or three years in a country store, and a short time in Charlestown. In 1824, he became Deputy Sheriff of Middlesex county, and settled in Lowell, holding this office till 1830. From this time he became active in the great business of staging, owning largely in the lines from Lowell to Concord, and others; and was a mail contractor between Boston and Montreal. In building the Ogdensburg railroad. he was a large contractor. and he became President of the Northern (N. H.) Railroad in 1851, but resigned on the death, in 1853, of his brother, with whom he was associated in extensive railroad contracts in Ohio, the management of which he then had to assume. About 1860. he became Agent of the Winnipesaukee Lake Cotton and Woolen Manufacturing Company, at Lake Village, N. H., and so remained for 12 years.
In Lowell he was active in 1826, in building the Central Bridge, and remained in the Company until it was made free by the city. He was one of the corporators in 1828. and a Director of the Old Lowell Bank. and later, of the Appleton Bank, of which he became President ; also of the City Institution for Savings. In 1835, he was Representative in the Legislature; member of the Common Council, 1836-42; Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, 1841; County Commissioner, 1844-7; and Mayor, 1849-50. "From the early history of Lowell. his experience has been as successful, as honorable to himself and to his fellow-citizens, and his name in the years to come will occupy a prominent position in the history of our city."
Andrew, b. 1801, Dec. 21; d. 1873, Jan. 12. · Abram, b. 1803, Dec. 13; lived in Lowell; had 5 ch .; d. 1879, April 11. Luther, b. 1806, Jan. 9; d. 1834, Sept. 4. Maria Trowbridge, b. 1808, April 4; lives in Lowell. Walter, b. 1810, Aug. 29; d. 1853. May 6; killed at Norwalk, Conn., an open "draw " precipitating a railroad train into the river. Amos Binney, b. 1812, July 3; of the firm of French & Puffer, of Lowell; m. Leocade Dearborn, and had Frances Maria, who m. Dr. Leighton, of Lowell, and Leocade, who d. Thomas Trowbridge. b. 1814, Dec. 21; lives in East Chelmsford. Lucy Ann, b. 1819, July 30; d. 1826, Feb.
29. Isaac, son of Isaac, 25, b. 1777, April 1. Ch. Moody, Mary and Hannah, all bap. 1806, Sept. 21. Hannah m. 1835. June 28, Ethel Stevens. 293. Cyrus, son of Isaac, 25, b. 1779, Feb. 22; d. 1817, Sept. 2. Ch. Emelia, bap. 1813, Jan. 3. Isaac, bap. 1815, March 12.
30. Jonathan, son of Isaac, 25, b. 1783, Feb. 20; m. 1809, June 14, Abigail Bacon; d. 1809, Nov. 24. His widow m. Josiah Hill, 36.
31. Reuben, son of Reuben, 27, b. 1792, Feb. 26; m. 1819, Feb. 7, Abigail Holden, dau. of Thomas, 2. Ch. Henry Page, b. 1824, May 23; d. Aug. 22. Henry Holden, b. 1827, Jan. 15. George Page, b. 1829. Sept. 15.
32. Charles W., son of Ami, of Tewksbury, who d. here, 1836, May 15, aged 52; m. Roxanna Warren; lived at North Billerica; d. 1876, July 5, aged 66; his widow d. 1880, Jan. 10. Ch. Augusta Maria, b. 1839, April 11; m. Thomas Spaulding, 11. Charles Barrett, b. 1840, Oct. 10. Marietta, b. 1844, April 24. Frederic, b. 1847, July 20.
33. Joseph, from Maine m. 1843. Nov. 7, Elizabeth Ann Puffer. Hle d. 1853, Nov. 2, aged 35. Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1844, Oct. 6. Joseph, b. 1846. April 15. Sarah L .. b. 1851, Sept. 7.
34. Sullivan Frederick, from Newport. Me .. m. 1875. JJuly 29, Edith Winter, dau. of Samuel E., 2. Ch. Katie May, b. 1876, June 17. Phillip Edward, b. 1878. Dec. 28.
35. William, of Boston, m. 1819, Aug. 10, Sarah Baldwin, perhaps dau. of Reuben. 18.
FROST. Samuel, 1, and James, 2, were sons of Dea. Edmund, of Cambridge, and were accepted as inhabitants, 1663-4, Jan. About ten years passed, before Samuel settled in the town.
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1. Samuel, b. 1637-8. Feb .; m. 1663, Oct. 12, Mary Cole, and 2d. Elizabeth Miller, dau. of Rev. John Miller. He prob. m. a 3d wife, Ruth -, who m. John Dutton. 3. Three ch. by first wife were b. in Cambridge. He bought land of John Marshall, and lived south-east of the Andover road, having a right to pass on John Sheldon's land, to the road. "Dr. Samuel Frost departed this life." 1717-8, Jan. 7. Ch. Samuel, b. 1664, Aug. 21; m. Experience -; lived in Springfield. Isaac, b. 1666, Oct. 21. Edmond, b. 1668, Aug. 21; d. 1690-1. Feb. 5. Thomas, 3. Elizabeth, b. 1674. April 30; m. John Francis, of Medford. John, b. 1678, April 2; went to Newtown, Bucks Co .. Penn. ; d. about 1717, leaving his estate to his sister Elizabeth and brothers Thomas and Joseph. Joseph. b. 1680, Dec: 23; m. 1707, Jan. 12, Sarah Whittemore, widow of John, and in 1717. Hannah Estabrook. He lived in Charlestown and Sherburne. Benjamin, b. 1683, Aug. 10. Jonathan, b. 1685, Nov. 3; d. 1706. June 23. David, b. 1689, April 11; d. April 14. Edmond, 4, b. 1691-2, March 5.
2. James, b. 1640, April 9; m. 1664, Dec. 7. Rebecca Hamlet, dau. of William, 1. She d. 1666, July 20; he m. 1666-7, Jan. 22. Elizabeth Foster. dau. of Thomas, 1. He lived north-east of Bare hill. between Hamlet and Ross ; was deacon. He d. 1711, Aug. 12; his widow d. 1726. Ch. James, 5, b. 1666. July 7. Thomas. 6, b. 1667. Oct. 18. John, b. 1668, Nov. 14;
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