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24. ERASTUS, s. of Amzi (11), b. 1782; shoemaker and farmer; lived at Wapping; known as "Uncle Tom;" d. Feb. 17, 1858. He m. Jan. 8, 1810, Mercy, dau. Paul Hawks; she d. Dec. 28, 1854.
Ch .: Hannah Dickinson, Oct. 22, ISII ; m. Apr. 17, 1836, Boyden Arms. James, July 31, 1813 (40).
Rodolphus, Oct. 18, 1815; m. Nancy Smith.
Calista, July 5, ISI9; m. Nov. 26, 1840,
Nathaniel Hitchcock.
Ralph, Feb. 5, 1822 (41).
Robert, Apr. 22, 1824 (42).
Mary, -; d. May 4, 1829, a. 6 mos. Mercy.
25. HENRY, S. of Amzi (11), b. 1785; deacon; sett. at Wapping; farmer; known as "Dr. Harry;" d. Mar. 9, 1869. He m. Jan. 19, 1817, Matilda, dau. Ethan Billings of Gill; she d. June 11, 1825, a. 37; (2) Dec. 20, 1827, Catherine Warriner; she d. Oct. 12, 1870, a. 75.
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GENEALOGIES.
Ch .: Amzi, Nov. 1, 1817 (43). Henry, July 18, 1819 (44).
Dexter, June 23, 1822 (45).
Matilda, June 19, 1824; m. Dec. 20, 1848, Evander G. Stebbins.
26. ALVIN, S. of Amzi (11), b. 1789; lived at Wapping; d. Aug. 7, 1839. He m. Sept. 30, 1819, Sophia, dau. Paris Field of Leverett; she d. July 12, 1835, a. 39; (2) May 4, 1836, Lucretia, dau. Samuel Bardwell, wid. of Wm. Clark.
Ch .: + Cynthia, Aug. 15, 1820; m. Wm. Gaylord of Sund.
Lucy, Mar. 7, 1822; d. June 10, 1824.
Israel, Jan. 27, 1824; m. Jan. 12, 1859,
Elizabeth J. Adams; sett. in Sund. Paris, Feb. 20, 1827. Simeon, Mar. 5, 1837.
27. SAMUEL, S. of Samuel (12), b. 1777; lived at Hoosac; known as "Sam Canada;" d. May 24, 1830. He m. (pub. Sept. 29, 1804) Anna, dau. Solomon Field of Con .; she d. July 31, 1854, a. 80.
Ch .: Mary, Jan. 6, 1806; prob. m. 1827, Israel Wilder.
Minerva, Jan. 16, 1808; m. Nov. 17, 1830, Alfred O. Goodnough; d. Nov. 13, 1834, a. 26.
Martha, Jan. 19, 1810; m. Alfred O.
Goodnough; she d. July 10, 1847. Fidelia, Apr. 15, 1812; m. Nov. 27, 1837, Gorham Hamilton.
Samuel, Oct. 4, 1815 (46). Ann, Mar. 7, 1818; d. Dec. 24, 1834.
28. ISRAEL, S. of Samuel (12), b. 1779; sold out the Old Ware lot to Jona. Arms, 1811, and rem. to Shel. ; dea., 1801, and schoolmaster 1815; d. May 5, 1821. He m. Feb. 28, 1805, Sidney Hawks; she m. (2) Feb. 21, 1828, Dorick Smith; (3) June 2, 1845, Dea. Nathan Benton; she d. Dec. 10, 1855, a. 80.
Ch .: + Marian, Feb. 3, 1806; d. unm. May 18, 1823.
George, Nov. 28, 1815; d. Mar. 4 1816. Clarissa. Jan. 2, 1818; d. May 1, 1836. Rufus, Apr. 28, 1819; m. Oct. 8. 1844.
Jane, Sept. 9, 1809; m. Nov. 8, 1832, David W. Childs. Pamelia P. Hobert of Berlin, Vt.
Israel, Dec. 25 1811; d. Mar. 1, 1813. Israel, Apr. 19, 1814; d. Jan 2.4, 1815.
Israel, Apr. 7, 1821; d. Dec. 27, 1823.
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29. Asa, s. of Asa (13), b. 1779; lived in Bolton, N. Y .; rem. to Shel. abt. 1812; d. Nov. 3, 1817. He m. Jan. 25, 1798, Polly, dau. Remembrance Grandy; (2) Sabera -, bef. 1808.
Ch .: + Rachel Parsons, Aug. 2, 1808, lon. in Bolton. Henry Baxter, Dec. 22, 1814. James Harvey, Feb. 22, 1818; name
Maria Gibson, Sept. 15, 1809, in Bolton. Robertus Wright, Apr. 19, ISII, in Bol- changed to Asa by a Legislative Act.
30. NOAH W., s. of Samuel (15), b. 1769; rem. to Sullivan, N. Y. after 1804; was in the army at Buffalo as sergt., 1812; d. Oct. 4, 1825. He m. Dec. 19, 1791, Mary, dau. Benoni Graves of Sund .; she d. Sept. 10, 1859, a. 76.
Ch .: Theodorick, Mar. 30, 1792; m. May 14, 1814, Jane Crawford; d. Ju- ly 16, 1834.
Wm. Parsons, May 14, 1793; m. Dec. 12, 1823, Mabel Worcester; (2) Miner- va Blackman; (3) Betsey Rose, d. Apr. 13, 1871.
Ilarriet, Jan. 30, 1795; d. Feb. 24, 1796. Harriet, Oct. 6, 1796; d. Jan. 9, 1860. Julia Franklin, Apr. 13, 1798; m. May 7, 1834, Ward Walton. James Hector, Nov. 16, 1801; m. Oct. 28, 1829. Lucy Hayden. Calista, Apr. 23, 1804; d. unm. Sept.
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18, 1860.
Carlos, Apr. 23, 1804; d. Sept. 18, 1825. George Morris, May 15, 1808; m. Pal- myra P. Wardsworth.
Alonzo W., Apr. 4, 1811; m. Mar. 5,
IS33, Catherine W. Marvin. Edward, July 15, 1813; m. June 22, IS41, Clara G. Barr; k, in railroad collision, 1874.
31. AsA, s. of Samuel (15), b. 1771 ; was of Col. 1820; d. abt. 1822. He m. Jan. 25, 1798, Polly, dau. Remembrance Grandy of Dfd.
Ch. : Charles, Feb. 14, 1799; in. Apr. 25, IS22, Eliza, dau. David Wells of Dfd. Lewis, Oct. 29, 1800.
Esther, Nov. 3, 1802; m. Isaac Bennett. Mary, Jan. 14, 1805.
Catherine, Dec. 17, 1806.
Lucinda, Jan. 24, 1809; m. Dec. 7, 1857, Medad Alexander of Mont .; she d. Dec. 4, 18So.
32. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (15), b. 1784; Wapping; known as "Lawyer Childs;" farmer; d. Nov. 3, 1867. He m. Nov. 25, 1813, Electa, dau. Peter Gates of Con .; she d. Jan. 29, 1876.
Ch .: Albert, Dec. 28. 1814 (47). 1848, Caleb A. Starr, now a drug- Theodore, Apr. 1, 1818; d. Oct. 8, 1842. gist of Durand, Ill.
Susan Gates, Aug. 10, 1821; m. May 25,
33, CEPHAS, s. of Samuel (15), b. 1787; blacksmith; sett. at the Meadow Mills; d. Apr. 14, 1831. He m. June 21, 1809, Eleanor, dau. Jonathan Root of Mont .; she d. Sept. 13, 1866.
Ch .: Lemuel, May 13, 1810 (48).
Franklin, Oct. 21, 1812; d. June S, 1849.
George, Dec. 13, 1814 (49).
Caroline, Nov. 10, 1818.
Jonathan Root, May 10, 1822; m. Jan. 1, 1846, Frances W., dau. John F. Stearns of Dummerston, Vt .; was clerk in "Dr. Charles's " store; rem.
to Chicopee; was paymaster of the Dwight Mfg. Co .; editor Chicopee Journal; active and prominent in political, military & chh. affairs; rep. 1851; d. Mar. 2, 1857; his wid. m. May 27, 1859, George A. Arms of Gfd.
Cephas Root, Aug. 26, 1824.
34. FREEMAN, S. of Jonathan (18), b. 1797; Wilmington, Vt .; d. Feb. 12, 1849. He m. Dec. 18, 1833, Elizabeth Root of Mont.
Ch .: + Edward Vincent. Adeline A .; second wife to Oramel Ellen Elizabeth, abt. 1837; m. Aug. I, 1860, Oramel Stebbins. Stebbins. Brainard Freeman.
35. ADNA B., s. of Jonathan (18), b. 1799; sett. in Wilmington and very prominent there; major; deputy sheriff; postmaster 24 yrs .; was the founder of the Universalist chh. there; d. Jan. 8, 1874. He m. Mar. 9 or 19, 1826, Hannah, dau. Maj. Jonathan and Hannah (Hoyt) (Hamilton) Lamb; she d. Aug. 28, 1870.
Ch .: John Murdock, Apr. 16, 1827; m. Nov. 20, 1849; Martha A. Winches- ter.
William II., Sept. 17, 1828; m. Sept. 24, 1854, Anna P. Goodrich.
Hannah A., Aug. 26, 1830; m. Apr. 9, 1851, Wells S. Snow; (2) 1874, Harry L. Williams.
Mary Jane, July 16, 1832; m. Apr. 9. 1850, Edwin Thayer.
Adna Lyman, Aug. 26, 1834; mı. June
6, 1861, Annette Fox. Helen Marilla, Aug. 8, 1836; m. Sept. 3, 1856, John S. Clary. George Lewis, May 10, 1838; drowned in Minn., June 14, 1857. Asaph Parmelee, June 10, 1840; m. July 3, 1873, Sarah P. Cady.
Esther Maria, Mar. 9, 1843; m. July I, 1860, Kittridge Haskins of Bratt. Rolin Skinner, Oct. 11, 1845; m. May 2, 1872, Julia Esterbrooks.
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GENEALOGIES.
Sarah Martha, Aug. 13, 1847; m. Feb. 17, 1876, Chas. D. Kidder, Spfd.
Frederick Willard, Sept. 18. 1849; m. Jan. 8, 1878, Emma M. Fullerton.
36. EBENEZER, S. of Dr. Ebenezer (20), b. 1784; Shel .; doctor; sett. in practice in Goshen; abt. 1814 ret. to Shel .; in 1839 rem. to Mt. Morris, N. Y., and in 1847 to Mitchell Co., N. C .; d. 1862-5? He m. Alvira, dau. Rev. David Long of Shel .; she d. in Lincolnton, N. C., Feb. 21, 1878, a. 91.
Ch .: + Albertus, Aug. 16, 1809. ris, 1842. Ebenezer, Jan. 18, 1812; b. at Goshen. Harriet A., Aug. 24, 1823. Lysander, Dec. 17, 1813. David M., May 24, 1826. Hannah, Mar. 23, 1816. Elizabeth A., Jan. 9, 1829; d. at Mt. Morris, 1848.
Augustus B., Aug. 3, 1818.
Jackson C., Jan. 5, 1820; d. at Mt. Mor-
37. CHARLES D., s. of Ebenezer (20), b. 1787; Shel .; tanner and currier; rem. to York, N. Y., in 1827. He m. Feb. 23, 1813, Cath- erine, dau. Moses Arms of Shel.
Ch .: Harriet N., June 15, 1816; d. July 26, 1821.
Catherine A., Mar. 9, 1818; m. July 17, 1845, Rev. Edward Marsh.
Charles D., June 5, 1820; m. Jan. 12,
1843, Louisa Hamilton. Harriet N., Oct. 28, 1821; m. Dec. 10, 1850, D. W. Vittum.
George A., Mar. 27, 1825; m. Mar. 4. 1856, Susan E. Doty.
38. HERICK, S. of David W. (23), b. 1803; rem. to Cleveland, O .; d. Oct. 22, 1858. He m. June 11, 1829, Selena, dau. Nathan Buck- ingham of Oxford, Vt.
Ch .: Euphemia J., Mar. 16, 1830; m. George W., Dec. 1, 1834; d. Dec. 5, 1851. Dec. 13, 1849, Wm. L. Standart. Charles Herrick, Sept. 16, 1837.
William Arms, Aug. 27, 1831; d. Aug. 2.4, 1851.
Edwin D., Apr. 27, 1839.
Henry B., Jan. 27, 1842.
Oscar A., Apr. 12, 1833; m. Oct. 12, 1850, Martha Searles.
Martha, Nov. 10, 1848.
39. DAVID W., s. of David W. (23), b. 1809; dea .; farmer at Wap- ping; insurance agent; rem. late in life to Braintree; d. May 16, 1879. He m. Nov. 8, 1832, Jane, dau. Israel Childs; she d. Sept. 28, 1867, a. 58; (2) Clarissa Hayward of Braintree.
Ch .: Marian, Aug. 14, 1833; m. Aug. II, 1853, B. Z. Stebbins. 7, 1865, Lucy E., dau., Samuel T. Grout of Hawley.
Sarah J., Jan. 22, 1836; d. Nov. 5, 1836. Sarah J., June 20, 1839; d. Aug. 5, 1843.
Henry Seymour, Sept. 4, 1844; m. Dec.
40. JAMES, S. of Erastus (24), b. 1813; Wapping ; farmer; deacon. He m. May 22, 1844, Marronett Pease of Ashfield.
Ch .: George, Mar. 18, 1845; sol. in the Great Rebellion; m. May 9, 1885,
Mary J. Smith.
41. RALPH, S. of Erastus (24), b. 1822; sol. in the Great Rebel- lion; sett. abt. 1854 in Shel. Falls; d. Dec. 12, 1867, a. 45. He m. Apr. 16, 1844, Louisa W. Benham.
Ch .: + Ralph Stebbins, Aug. 11, 1845. Homer B., Aug. 7, 1850; d. Apr. 27, IS53. Ida L., abt. May 11, 1854; d. July 20,
Charles H., July 17, 1847; d. Apr. 25, 1853.
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1858. Isabella J., Nov. 13, 1856; d. July 22, 1858.
Charles H., Nov. 12, 1858. Homer B., June II, 1862, in Col Julia L., Feb. 7, 1868, in Col.
42. ROBERT, S. of Erastus (24), b. 1824; lumber man and miller; lives on the lot sequestered for the use of the ministry in 1687. He m. Jan. 8, 1851, Mary, dau. Byron Warren; she d. June 8, 1870; (2) Apr. 22, 1873, Mrs. Phebe Graham.
Ch .: Mary Ella, June 25, 1853; m. Oct. Francis R., Sept. 26, 1875. 21, 1886, Fred A. Fenno of Holyoke. Alice E.,
Robert Warren, May 26, 1862.
43. AMZI, S. of Henry (25), b. 1817; sett. in Peterboro, N. H. He m. Jan. 28, 1846, Sarah A. Manahan; (2) Margaret Brennan.
Ch .: Henry, Sept. 21, 1849.
44. HENRY, S. of Henry (25), b. 1819; a teacher in Cleveland, O .; rem. to Buffalo, where he became prominent as a man of affairs and as proprietor of the Buffalo Steam Forge; he did a heavy business in supplying railroads with car axles; d. Feb. 10, 1885. He m Aug. 19, 1847, Elizabeth, dau. Henry Hitchcock, b. 1818.
Ch .: George William, Dec 28, 1852, at June 27, 1882, llenry B. Stimson.
Cleveland; drowned at Buffalo, Feb. 25, 1860.
Catherine Warriner, Oct. 20, 1855.
Elizabeth Hitchcock, Aug. 3, 1857; m.
Henry Kimberley, Mar. 9, 1863, in Buffalo; k. by the accidental dis- charge of his gun while hunting on Niagara river, Apr. 12, 1884.
45. DEXTER, S. of Henry (25), b. 1822; farmer at Wapping; se- lectman many years. He m. June 6, 1860, Elizabeth, dau. Enoch Briggs, b. 1825.
Ch .: Arthur, Dec. 22, 1862.
46. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (27), b. 1815; dea .; lived at Hoosac; a famous maple sugar maker; he d. Feb. 17, 1874. He m. Nov. 26, 1837, Mary S., dau. Socrates Sheldon; she d. June 28, 1886.
Ch .: Alonzo, May 6, 1839; m. Melissa Harriet M., Dec. 29, 1852; m. Oct. 30, A.,dau. Alonzo C. Rice, Oct. 27, 1864. 1873, Stephen C. Kingsley.
Samuel, June 8, 1843; m. Harriet E. Mason, Nov. 27, 1868; (2) June 29, 1879, M. Anna Vincent.
Mary E., May 1, 1847; an adopted niece; m. Nov. 17, 1869, Andrew B. Jackson.
47. ALBERT, s. of Samuel (32), "the Lawyer," b. 1814; farmer at Wapping. He m. Nov. 21, 1851, Martha L., dau. Clark Slate of Shel.
Ch .: Theodore, Mar. 16, 1853; m. Jan. Susan Gales, Dec. 19, 1854.
15, 1879, Clara P., dau. Urbane Sears of Hawley.
Anna Susan, Sept. 27, 1857.
48. LEMUEL, s. of Cephas (33), b. 1810; blacksmith at the Mill; d. Nov. 8, 1882. He m. June 10, 1847, Almira, dau. Joseph R. Allen.
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Ch .: Edward Smead, Mar. 22, 1848. 1870, Walter Arnold. George Franklin, Jan. 30, 1850; m. Mary Jane, Oct. 14, 1854; m. Jan. 31. 1882, John Mullen.
May 3, 1882, Mrs. Martha H. Moody. Julia Ellen, Dec. 14, 1852; m. Dec. 28,
Jona. Root, Jan. 27, 1862.
49. GEORGE, S. of Cephas (33), b. 1814; insurance agent; lived in Bratt .; rem. to Leyden, where he d. He m. Sept., 1859, Mary Anne Crosby of Bratt .; (2) Elvira Marcy of Leyden.
Ch .: Ellen Catherine, -; m. Rev. Wm. Phelan.
1. CHOAT, STEPHEN, b. 1734; was prob. s. of Stephen and Re- becca Choat and grandson of Samuel Choat and Mary, dau. Stephen Williams of Roxbury; he was in Dfd., 1769; d. in Shel., Jan. 13, 1775; his wife was Bathsheba Newton; save birth of son Stephen, the fol- lowing record is very doubtful.
Ch .: + Eunice, -; m. Sept. 25, 1792; Samuel Kelly of Wardsboro, Vt.
Prob. Hannah, who m. Apr. 1, 1778, Abraham Blodgett of Shel.
Bathsheba.
Stephen, Mar. 12, 1773.
Prob. Patience. William (2).
2. WILLIAM, S. of Stephen (1); Dfd., 1773; Rev. sol. HIe 111.
Elizabeth
Ch .: + Elizabeth.
Charlotte.
William.
Louise.
All the above born before 1787. The
Choats seem to have been a roying tribe, living in Wisdom and Shel., over the line and back; also in Wil- mington, Halifax and Marlboro, Vt.
CHOON, ANDREW, taxed 1779.
CHURCH, BENJAMIN, had home lot at Wapping, 1685; d. 1690.
CHURCH, JONATHAN, Wapping, 1685; lost in the expedition against Canada, 1690; he was prob. brother of Benj., but their par- entage is not found.
CLAPP, CHARLES, b. in Nhn., 1768; hatter; d. at Bloody Brook, Mar. 14, 1859.
1. CLAPP, JOHN, fr. Mont .; living on the farm of his father Smead, at Pine Nook, Jan. 13, 1781, where he d. Aug. 4, 1826, a. 89. He m. Nov. 13, 1760, Eunice, dau. Joseph Smead; she d. Dec. 5, 1825, a. S7.
Ch .: John, Dec. 13, 1764 (2). Eunice, May 26, 1777; m. 1802, David
Elisha, Apr. 11, 1767 (3). W. Childs; (2) Esq. Elisha Bogue of Joseph, Aug. 3, 1769 (4). Pine Nook; she d. July 6, 1868. Erastus, July 30, 1771 (5). Clarissa, July 2, 1782; m. June 29, 1809. Samuel E. Field.
Seth, Aug. 12, 1774 (6).
2. JOHN, S. of John (1), b. 1764; sett. at Pine Nook. He m. Apr. 5, 1785, Phebe, dau. Samuel Ross; she d. Aug. 4, 1803, a. 41 ; (2) (pub. Dec. 24, 1803) wid. Polly Clary of Had.
Ch .: Phebe, Feb. 5. 1786; d. Aug 2, 1803.
11, ISO2. Ebenezer, May 13, 1788 (7).
Artemas, Mar. 3, 1767; drowned May Kata, Jan. 31, 1790; m. Mat. 3, 1811,
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Hibbard Smith; d. Apr. 17, 1852.
Sally, Oct. 10, 1791; m. Loring Bates. John, May 21, 1793; m. Jan. 14, 1819, Lucy Hanson.
Spencer, Aug. 17, 1794; d. Nov. 2, 1818. Zenas, Jan. 30, 1796 (8).
Calvin Ross, June 23, 1797 (9).
Hiram, Dec. 26, 1798; d. Mar. 1, 1871;
m. Betsey (Richmond) Cobb; (2) Feb. 28, 1870, Catherine G., dau. Erastus Clapp, wid. of Joel Fish.
Patty, May 4, 1800; d. Aug. 6, 1803. Samuel, May 29, 1801; d. Oct. 9, 1801.
Wyman, May 21, 1802; d. Oct. 1, 1802. Eunice, July 9, 1803; m. Dec. 29, 1821, Benj. T. Bridges ; she d. Nov. 5, 1831.
3. ELISHA, S. of John (1), b. 1767; Pine Nook or Great River; d. Feb. 4, 1835. He m. Feb. 23, 1792, Aseneth, dau. Aaron Taylor of Mont. ; she d. Aug. 27, 1827, a. 53; (2) (pub. July 23, 1828) Patty, dau. Elihu White of Hat., wid. of Elihu Robbins; she d. abt. 1856.
Ch .: Eleanor, Feb. 3, 1793; m. Mar. 26, IS17, Wm. M. Ross.
Nancy, Oct. 10, 1794; d. Dec. 29, 1873.
Gratia, Nov. 2, 1796; m. (pub. Oct. 30, 1823) Hart Phillips, now (1895) of Hoosick, N. Y. ; d. at Hoosick, Nov. 11, 1831.
Seth, Dec. 18, 1798; m. Apr. 14, 1828, Sophia, dau. Elisha Bogue; shed. in the insane asylum at Bratt. abt. 1850;
he d. June 23, 1854, at Greenbush, N. Y., in consequence of cutting his thumb on a circular saw.
Ralph. Dec. 18, 1802 (10).
Franklin, July 4, 1804 (11).
Myra, Aug. 3, 1807; d. Dec. 15, 1831. Fanny, Mar. 29, 1810; d. Dec. 4, 1839. Alonzo, Mar. 11, 1833; d. s. p. June 4, 1815, in Ill.
4. JOSEPH, S. of John (1), b. 1769; rem. to Mont. abt. 1818; a carpenter, as were most or all of his boys; he invented a "Crank fire engine and water elevator," which was patented in 1810; wife unk.
Ch .: As given me by Hart Phillips of Hoosick, N. Y.
Harvey, -; m. Clarissa, wid. of James Ball.
Joseph, -; m. Betsey, dau. Samuel Puffer of Sund.
George, -; fell fr. the steeple of the brick meetinghouse on which he was working in 1824, [to this I was a wit-
ness] he was badly injured but sur- vived the fall.
Cyrus. Avery. Erastus.
Lucy, -; m. - Gunn of Mont. Julia, - -; m. Charles Whitmore of Sund.
5. ERASTUS, S. of John (1), b. 1771; Pine Nook; rem. to Mill River, 1809; d. Sept. 12, 1851. He m. May 15, 1794, Kata Gerry Ross; she d. June 17, 1832, a. 59.
Ch .: Erastus, May 3, 1795; d. in two days.
Cephas, Jan. 1, 1797 (12).
Erastus Gerry, Dec. 16, 1798; d. Aug. 16, 1803.
Albert Smead, Apr. 23, 1801; d. Aug. 6, 1803.
Patty, June 19, 1804; m. Jan. 1, 1828, Rufus or Henry Smith.
Albert Smead, Sept. 28, 1806 (13). Melinda, Nov. 5, 1809: m. Dec. 1, 1831, Orsamus Smith of Worthington;rem. to Ohio.
Catherine G., Dec. 13, 1813; m. Aug. 10, 1848, Joel Fish; (2) Hiram Clapp. Samuel Ross, Mar. 6, 1817; d. Oct. 13, 1817.
6. SETH, S. of John (1), b. 1774; Pine Nook. He m. Sept. 22, 18ot, Anna Cantral of Sund. ; she d. Feb. 28, 1841. a. 64.
Ch .: Parvin, June 14, 1802; m. Dec. S, 1826, Lucinda Cobb.
Miranda, Apr. 2, 1804; m. Curtis Fair- child of Sund. Philo, May 26, 1806; m. (pub. Oct. 2,
1830) Flora Witherbee of Boston. Clarissa, Sept. 14, 1808; m. (pub. Aug. 26, 1831) Dan D. Ball. David Wright, Oct. 30, 1810. Susanna, Aug. 25, 1813; m. Dr.
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GENEALOGIES.
Jenks or Jacobs of Spfd. Ann Elizabeth, Jan. 9, 1816.
Fidelia, Apr. 25, 1818. Tirza Smith, Nov. 2, 1820.
7. EBENEZER, S. of John (2), b. 1788; rem. to Nhn; d. Feb. 4, 1858. He m. May 27, 1813, Sally, dau. Elijah Clary; she d. Oct. 18, 1821; (2) Dec. 15, 1822, Abigail, dau. Solomon Anderson.
Ch .: Lucilvia, May 14, 1815; m. Graves.
22, 1824. Fidelia, Aug. 14, 1825.
Pamelia C., June 21, 1817.
Charles H., Sept. 30, 1827.
Sarah M., July 7, 1819; m. Oct. 23, 1865, Almerin Cooley.
Iliram Spencer, Sept. 18, 1823; d. Sept.
Helen Mar, Dec. 4, 1829. Jane, May 6, 1831.
8. ZENAS, s. of John (2), b. 1796; Dart. C., 1821; tutor at A. C., 1823-4; studied for the ministry and was licensed to preach, but on account of pulmonary troubles engaged in teaching; was principal of Deerfield Academy and similar institutions in Ashfield, Amherst, Chittenango and Ovid, N. Y. ; in 1816, rem. to St. Augustine, Fla., where he d. Jan. 29, 1837; Mr. Clapp built and lived in the house now occupied by J. G. Greenough. He m. (pub. Sept. 14, 1822) Pamelia, dau. Elijah Clary.
Ch .: Harriet Pamelia Clary, Jan. 5, 1825; d. young.
9. CALVIN R., s. of John (2), b. 1797; Cooper at Great River; d. Nov. 15, 1871. He m. Dec. 5, 1822, Tirza Smith; she d. May 8, 1835, a. 40; (2) Philena Graves; she d. Feb. 19, 1856, a. 42; (3) Wid. Submit Farnsworth.
Ch .: Edwin Hubbard, Dec. 24, 1823 (14). 1864, Harriet G. Montford of Guil- Thomas Gerry, Sept. 1, 1825 (15). ford, Vt. Sarah Jane, Oct. 18, 1827; d. June 21, 1859. Tirza P., Oct. 5, 1843; d. July 3, 1854. Calvin S., July 1, 1846; m. July 24, 1869, Laura M., dau. Levi Gates.
Marion A., Dec. 5, 1829; d. Sept. 13, 1856.
Eunice M., Dec. 22, 1831.
William H., Sept. 8, 1841; m. Dec. 14,
Charles L., July 28, 1850: m. Oct. 29. 1874, Alice C., dau. Chauncey Keet.
10. RALPH, S. of Elisha (3), b. 1802; Pine Nook farmer; select- man; d. Oct. 13, 1857. He m. Apr. 7, 1841, Minerva, dan. William Smith; she d. Aug. 26, 1867, a. 53.
Ch .: + Alfred Dwight, Feb. 21. 1842; sol. in 52d regt. Mass. Vols., mus- tered Oct. 11, 1862; d. at Baton Rouge, Mar. 22, 1863.
Addison Ilibbard, Apr. 2, 18.43; m. Oct. 2, 1872, --; d. Dec. 16, 1874.
Myra Elizabeth, May 20, 1850; m. Apr. 7, 1875.
11. FRANKLIN, S. of Elisha (3), b. 1804; farmer of Pine Nook; d. Aug. 3, 1853. He m. June 2, 1835, Lona White of Col., b. June 12, 1810.
Ch .: Mary J., Feb. 2, 1836. James W., July 30, 1842.
Alonzo S., Aug. 7, 1839; m. May 2, George F., Oct. 22, 1846.
1871, Etta J. Ripley.
12. CEPHAS, s. of Erastus (5), b. 1797; farmer at Mill River;
Edward Pason, Aug. 20, 1846; m. Oct. 22, 1868, Sarah S. Clary; (2) Oct. 17, 1883, Cora E., dan. Pomroy Sheldon of Mt. Morris, N. Y.
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prominent in town affairs; selectman nine consecutive yrs .; rep., 1850; he d. Mar. 7. 1875. He m. Apr. 17, 1828, Emily, dau. Dan'l Boyden; she d. Aug. 4, 1871, a. 63.
Ch .: Mary Amanda, Aug. 6, 1829; d. Jan. 2, 1836.
Frances Maria, Mar. 20, 1831; d. Dec. 15, 1836.
Cephas Gerry, Sept., 1833; m. Sept. 24, 1856, Martha C., dau.Squire Palmer. Samuel Ross, Oct. 19, 1835; d. Mar. S, I836.
Francis, Dec. 4, 1837; m. May 8, 1860, Emma L., dau. Luther Clapp of Easthampton.
Emily Boyden, Aug. 2, 1840; m. Apr. 13, 1864, John C. Melenda.
Charlotte M., Sept. 12, 1842; m. 1864, Alpheus A. Cooley.
13. ALBERT S., s. of Erastus (5), b. 1806; farmer at Mill River; deacon; d. May 5, 1873. He m. Julia A., dau. Thomas Arms.
Ch .: Amanda A., Sept. 12, 1846; m. Nov. 24, 1874, Geo. C. Belding.
14. EDWIN H., s. of Calvin (9), b. 1823; Great River. He m. June 27, 1854, Merancy, dau. John Severance of Willoughby, O .; she d. May 11, 1860; (2) Oct. 20, 1865, Laura, dau. David and Sub- mit (Hanson) Farnsworth.
Ch .: Irvin II., Oct. 12, 1855; m. Apr. 15, 1882, Mary E. Daniels.
Allen G., Apr. 20, 1857; m. Feb. 8, 1881, Della S. Brazee.
Herbert L., Sept. 15, 1867. Son, Aug. 19, 1869; d. same day.
Earnest E., Nov. 3, 1870.
Helen M .. Dec. 15, 1872.
George E., May 6, 1860; d. July 20, 1860. Walter, Feb. 12, 1866.
Isanella M., Mar. 11, 1874. Howard S., May 12, 1876.
15. THOMAS GERRY, S. of Calvin (9), b. 1825; living at Turnip Yard. He m. Jan. 21, 1852, Hannah, dau. Henry Ball; she d. July 5, 1867; (2) Feb. 14, 1868, Ruth L., dau. Sylvester Richmond, b. at Dfd., Nov. 24, 1830.
Ch .: Ida L., Aug. 2, 1854; m. Sept. 22, William Henry, Apr. 9, 1865.
1880, Geo. V. Briggs. Hannah Fidelia, June 20, 1867. Ethel May, Feb. 4, 1871.
Wyman Smith, Oct. 30, 1862. Sarah Jane, Nov. 27, 1863.
CLARK, JOHN, b. in Andover, abt. 1738; rem. to Dfd. fr. Marlboro, Vt .; served under Gen. Winslow, 1756; in Col. Frey's regt. under Gen. Welb, 1757, but was absent fr. Fort Wm. Henry and so escaped captivity ; was in Col. William Williams's regt., 1758, under Gen. Ab- ercrombie on the Mohawk 1759, and served until the conquest of Canada; enlisted in Rev. army, 1775; was commissioned lieut. July 1, 1775, in the company of Capt. Harvey, 6th regt. Mass. Line, Col. Brewer; was in the expedition to Quebec under Arnold, was taken prisoner Jan., 1776, but soon exchanged; served in the campaign in which Burgoyne was captured; d. at the house of Wid. Mahala Boy- den, Feb. 19, 1829; his commission, signed July 1, 1775, by John Hancock, President of Congress, is in Memorial Hall.
CLARK, JOHN, wife Catherine -. Ch .: Matthew, July 11, 1742, posthumous.
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GENEALOGIES.
CLARK, JOSEPH, pub. Dec. 3, 1797, to Nabby Booth of Con.
CLARK, NATHANIEL, Dfd., 1781. He m. Feb. 13, 1781, Diana Washburne of Dfd.
1. CLARK, WILLIAM, Lieut., of Dorchester, 1636; rem. to Nhn. 1659; of Dfd. 1673; his house lot is not fixed, but in 1683, at the permanent settlement he bought No. 38; he rem. to Nhn., where he d. July 19, 1690, a. 81. He m. Sarah -, who d. Sept. 6, 1675; (2) Nov. 5, 1676, Sarah, wid. of that Lieut. Thomas Cooper, who had been k. at Spfd. by Indians in 1675; she d. May 8, 1688.
Ch .: + Sarah, June 21, 1638; d. young. Jonathan, Oct. 1, 1639.
Nathaniel, Jan. 27, 1642.
Experience, Mar. 30, 1643,
Increase, Mar. 1, 1646; d. 1662.
Rebecca, 1648; m. Dec. 9, 1669, Israel Rust.
John. 1651 (2). Samuel, bap. Oct. 23, 1653; m. Eliza- beth Edwards: he d. Aug. 5, 1729. William, July 3, 1656; m. llannah Strong. Sarah, Mar., 1659; m. Dec. 23, 1675, John Parsons; d. 1728.
2. JOHN, S. of William (1), b. 1651; Nhn .; dea .; rep. 4 yrs .; d. Sept. 3, 1704. He m. July 12, 1677, Rebecca, prob. dau. Lieut. Thos. Cooper of Spfd .; she d. 1678; (2) Mar. 16, 1679, Mary, dau. Elder John Strong.
Ch .: Sarah, Apr. 20, 1678. John, Oct. 28, 1679; m. Oct. 31, 1740, Elizabeth Cook; d. Aug. 3, 1768.
Nathaniel, May 13, 1681; m. Oct. 26, 1705, Hannah, dau. John Sheldon, wid. of Joseph Catlin, who was k. on the meadows, 1704; both had been defenders of the Benoni Stebbins house before she was widowed; he d. Nov. 23, 1767.
Ebenezer, Oct. 18, 1682 (3).
Increase, Apr. 8, 1684; m. Feb. 29, 1709- 10, Mary, dau. Isaac Sheldon of Nhn .; he d. Aug. 27, 1775.
Mary, Oct. 27, 1685; m. Jan. 5, 1707. Benj. Edwards of Nhn. Rebecca, Nov. 22, 1687; m. June 1, 1710, John Baker.
Experience, Oct. 30, 1689; m. June 1. 1710, Daniel Nash. Abigail, Mar., 1692; m. Nov. 21, 1712, Noah Cook. Noah, Mar. 28, 1694; m. Eunice, dau. John Dickinson of Hat.
Thankful, Feb. 13, 1696. Josiah, June 11, 1697; m. Thankful. dau. Isaac Sheldon ; d. Apr. 7, 1789.
3. EBENEZER, S. of John (2), b. 1682; d. Feb. 17, 1781. He m. Dec. 10, 1712, Abigail, dau. of that Joseph Parsons who built the first corn mill here.
Ch .: + Ebenezer, Aug. 16, 1714. Israel, Mar. 15, 1729. Ezra, Apr. 4, 1716. Elihu, Sept. 29, 1731. Dau., who m. Moses Montague.
William, Jan. 3, 1721; m. Sarah King. Jedediah, Mar. 25, 1726 (4).
4. JEDEDIAH, S. of Ebenezer (3), b. 1726; d. Aug. 9, 1800; sett. in Sund. abt. 1756; deacon. He m. Sarah, dau. Daniel Russell of Sund .; she d. Jan. 20, 1772, a. 42; (2) July 13, 1774, Ruth, dau. Elea- zer Hawks; she d. Aug. 19, 1811, a. 79.
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