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Thankful, Jan. 23, 1787; m. Mar. 10, 1805. Charles Joslyn of Phelps. Rodolphus, July 11, 1790; m. Apr. 28, IS15, Rachel, dau. Aaron Williams of Utica .; res. at Bakersfield, Vt .. Utica, and Sodus; he served through the war in 3d regt. U. S. Artillery, was in the battle of Plattsburg,Sept. 11, 1814, and in several other en- gagements about Lake Champlain; was alive in 1878.
Experience, 1792; m. David Moore- house of Sodus.
Charles, Nov. 21, 1796; m. Polly, dau. Asa Hewett of Sodus, where he sett. and d. in 1880.
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18, ELIHU, S. of David (13), b. 1753; Rev. sol .; was in business with his father and with him lost all his estate; rem. to Guilford, Vt., 1787, where he became a prominent citizen; major in the militia, Justice of the Peace for 20 years, U. S. Census Marshal, 1810; U. S. Assessor of Internal Revenue at the time of his death, Aug. 23, 1814. He m. Dec. 29, 1774, Hepzibah, dau. Capt. Thomas Dickin- son; she was the "Heph" who figured in the journal from which ex- tracts have been given. [Ante, p. 686.]
Ch .: Gratia, Apr. 11, 1776; m. Dec. 9, 1799, Thomas Lynde, who rem. fr. Guilford to Geneva abt. 1822.
Rectina, Nov. 6, 1777; m. Dec. 3, 1795: Richard Houghton of Milwaukee. Henry, Aug. 18, 1779; m Dec. 20, 1807, Lucinda Frisbie of Branford, Ct .; rem to Elbridge, N. Y., 1803, where he was prominent; in 1838 rem. lo Bellevue, Iowa; d. Apr. 18, 1868. Elihu, June 6, 1781 (22).
Pliny Ashley, June 2, 1783; m. Sept. 17, 1810, Olivia Babcock;he sett. at Black Rock, N. Y., where he kept a tavern
called the Vermont House; his build- ings were destroyed by the British when they cap. the town, Dec. 29, IS13; he was drowned in Niagara river, May 31, 1817.
Matilda King, May 14, 1785; m. July 11, 1811, Robert Stevens of Camillus, N. Y.
Filana, Dec. 12, 1787; m. 1813, Wil- liam Field of Albany.
Charlotte, Oct. 29, 1791; d. Ang. 22, I794.
Charlotte, Feb. 8, 1795; d. unm. in Bellevue, Iowa, Nov. 5, 1870.
19. ROBERT R., s. of Samuel (15), b. 1771; rem. in 1796 to Phelps, where he kept school; rem. to Geneva, 1800; ret. to Dfd., 1808; lived at Great River; a farmer; d. July 26, 1841. He m. Jan. 15, 1795, Patty, dau. Jonathan Hoyt; she d. July 23, 1859, a. 84.
Ch .: Richard E., Sept. 5, 1796 (23). Tirza Ann, -; bap. Apr. 21, 1809; m. Jan., 1831, John C. Andrews of Hart. ; d. Mar. 19, 1856.
Abigail Hoyt, Sept. 18, 1799; m. Mar. 12, 1817, Sylvester Sage Newcomb. Robert Rufus, June 29, 1806 (24).
20. SAMUEL E., s. of Samuel (15), b. 1775; farmer; sett. at Great River; d. Nov. 4, [ town record, ] or Oct. 28, [ gravestone, ] 1848. He m. Jan. 29, 1809, Clarissa, dau. John Clapp; she d. Mar. 8, 1831, a. 48.
Ch .: Sarah Childs, Aug. 27, 1810. Clarissa C., Nov. 22, 1818. Seth, Oct. 31, 1820; farmer at Great River.
Samuel E., Nov. 19, 1812; d. Apr.4,1834. John, Nov. 4, 1814 (25).
David Otis, Nov. 27, 1816; d. Nov. 23, 1853.
Eunice, Jan. 22, 1823.
21. GEORGE P., s. of Samuel (15), b. 1781; sett. at Mill River and engaged in m'f'g nails; rem. the business to Cheapside, and abt. 1830 opened a bakery in Gfd., which he continued to his death; he was k. by a railroad train Apr. 18, 1855. He m. June 22, 1808, Sylvia, dau. Paul Hawks; she d. Aug. 12, 1854, a. 72.
Ch .: Tirza, Apr. 9, 1809; d. unm. Feb. 16, 1857.
Lois Hawks, Nov. 26, 1810; m. Jan. 19, 1830, Frank Hawks of Newark, N. J. Mary, Sept. 14, 1812; d. unm. Apr. 16, 1864.
Martha, Aug. 6, 1814; m. Oct. 26, 1834, Abel Moore of Athol.
George P., Dec. 10, 1816; landlord of
the Mansion House, Gfd .; rem. to Peoria, Ill., where he engaged in the milling business; rem. to Chica- go, where he now res.
Francis, Oct. 18, 1820; d. May 16, 1831. Sylvia, Nov. 8, 1822; m. May 20, 1851, Joseph Day of Gfd. Abigail, Dec. 5, 1824; m. May, 1849, Washburn Severance of Gfd.
22. ELINU, S. of Elihu (18), b. 1781; sett. in Guilford, Vt., and
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was a prominent man there; was adjutant in the Vt. militia during the war of 1812; was the first postmaster and held the office for 20 yrs. when he resigned; member of the Constitutional Convention, 1836; rep. in General Assembly, 1842 and 1843; he d. Sept. 3, 1864. He m. Apr. 13, 1808, Pamelia, dau. Ithamar Burt; she d. in Spfd., O., Aug. 10, 1872, a. 88.
Ch .: Rodney Burt, Feb. 25, 1809 (26). Jane Sophia, Feb. 10, 1816; d. Aug. 27. Cora Arabella, Dec. 30, ISIO; In. Aug. 1819. 15, 1836, Samuel Houghton. Jane Sophia. Sept. 2, 1820; d. Dec. 23, 1866.
Laura Pamelia, July 25, 1812; d. July 19. 1833.
23. RICHARD E., s. of Robert R. (19), b. 1796; wheelwright; sett. in Gfd .; rem. to Charl. ; ret. to Dfd. where he d. Nov. 14, 1884. He m. June 21, 1820, Elizabeth, dau. Wm. Wait; she d. Apr. 4, 1864, a. 67; (2) Sarah T., dau. David Snow of Heath, wid. of John Thomp- son; she d. Oct. 25, 1877.
Ch .: Richard W., Oct. 5, 1821; d. Jan. 15, 187S,
David G., Aug. 9, 1823; wheelwright; m. Martha, dau. Hatsel Purple; (2) 1863, Mary A., dau. Sam'l Blood, wid. of L. S. Johnson of St. Louis.
James Edward, Dec. 25, 1825. Charles Reed, Sept. 24, 1828 (27).
Martha E., Mar. 23, 1836; m. Dec. 26, 1859, John H. Layard of Oswego; (2) Oct. 23, 1872, F. Leon Stebbins.
24. ROBERT R., s. of Robert R. (19), b. 1806; wheelwright; he worked at this business in Gfd .; rem. to Attleboro 1838; to West Newton 1843; ret. to Gfd. 1850; in - he went to Columbus, O., but came back to Franklin County in a few yrs. He m. May 6, 1834, Eliza Ophelia, dau. Ebenezer Barnard of Nhn .; she d. in Ber. Nov. 3, 1869.
Ch .: Frederick Barnard, Oct. 10, 1835; m. Mar. 6, 1864, Martha M., dau. Jacob Auburn; res. in Logansport, Ind.
John Adams, July 11, 1842; m. Nov.
8, 1868, Mary A., dau. Alonzo Phil- lips.
Charles Albert, May 15, 1845; d. Mar. 9, 1846,
25. JOHN, S. of Samuel E. (20), b. 1814; rem. to Shelbyville, 111 .; d. June 28, 1864. He m. Feb. 27, 1844, Mehitable, dau. Joseph Clesson of Dfd .; she d. Aug., 1856, a. 39.
Ch .: Martha, Apr. 29, 1847. 1864.
Samuel, Dec. 17, 1849. Jane, Mar. 4, 1854; m. Jan. 6, 1875, Edwin M. Palmer,
Caroline, Aug. 28, 1851; d. Sept. 14,
26. RODNEY B., s. of Elihu (22), b. 1809; sett. at Sackett's Har- bor, N. Y., 1831, and engaged in trade; in 1833 rem. to Newark, O .; in 1836 engaged in the manufacture of furniture at Michigan City, Ind., and in making clocks at Brockville, U. C. in 1840; ten yrs. later he rem. to Ogdensburg, engaged in the furnace business; dis- abled by an accident he ret. to Guilford, 1852; was postmaster 1865- 82; justice of the peace since 1854; delegate to State Constitutional Convention 1870; rep. in the legislature 1870-73; U. S. Inspector of distilleries 1864-66, in the 2d dist. Mr. Field spent much time and money in persistent efforts to collect a history of the Field family of the Ct. Valley; the result of this unselfish labor is embodied in a handsome quarto vol. of 600 MS. pages, which he put at the dispos-
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al of the P. V. M. Ass'n, with certain restrictions, with the hope that some member of this family would furnish the means for its publication; he d. Mar. 18, 1884.
He m. Nov. 6, 1833, Louisa H., dau. Richard Chamberlain of Hull, L. C .; she d. Jan. 26, 1882, a. 71. Ch .: Richard Elihu, Oct. 15, 1834; d. Sept. 21, 1837.
Pamelia Jane, Oct. 7, 1836; d. Sept. 25, 1837.
Cora Arabella, Sept. 6, 1838; d. Jan. 5. 1839.
Ida Jane, July 21, 1842; d. June 25, 1853.
Julia Paulina, May 11, 1845; d. June 29, 1872.
Clifford Kimball,Oct. 9, 1848; in busi- ness at Boston.
George Pliny, May 20, 1851; in busi- ness at Boston.
27. CHARLES R., s. of Richard E. (23), b. 1828; res. in Gfd., where he is an extensive manufacturer of children's carriages; he is a prominent man in the affairs of the town, holding many places of trust and honor. He m. July 5, 1854, Martha H., dau. Phineas W. Barr of Petersham.
Ch .: Charles Edward, June 3, 1857; 1860. Harry Ledyard, Oct. 31, 1861.
m. June 3, 1883, Helen Ledyard Powers. Frank Russell, Feb. 2, 1865.
Katie Pierce, Sept. 22, 1859; d. Sept.,
FISK, DANIEL, fr. Shutesbury 1766; Rev. sol .; of Dfd. 1792. He m. Mary Vaughn of Leverett, a weaver.
FISK, DANIEL, taxed 1771. He m. Oct. 14, 1773, Hepzibah Wells.
FISK, EBENEZER, 1768; rem. to Shel .; d. Feb. 11, 1805, a. 89. He mn. Dorcas Rose; she d. June 18, 1807, a. 85.
Ch .: + Moses, Sept. 13, 1764.
FISK, JOSEPH. He m. Sept. 2, 1806, Polly Drake.
FISK, SAMUEL, 1765-81; rem. to Shel. aft. 1788; d. Feb. 16, 1795, a. 68. He m. Sarah -, who d. Dec. 31, 1804, a. 81. Ch .: | Samuel, bap. Apr. 22, 1765. Daniel, May 16, 1765.
FISK, SIMEON. He in. (pub. Apr. 6, 1808), Lydia Drake.
FISK, STEPHEN. He m. Feb. 4. 1747, Mary Cresson.
FISK, WIDOW MEHITABLE, taxed 1788.
FITCH, JOHN. He m. Lucinda
Ch .: + Dolly, Feb. 12, 1802.
FLAGG, JOHN, taxed 1788
FLETCHER, DAVID, enlisted Rev. army 1778; served through the war.
FLETCHER, JOHN, served fr. 1780, through the war.
FLETCHER, OLIVER, taxed 1775-89.
FOGG, EDWARD, 1721; sol. in Father Rasle's war.
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FOOT, ROBERT, 1789; lived at Wisdom; kept "Foot's Ferry;" in Taunton 1826. He m. Thankful ---; (2) July 30, 1821, Sarah (Randall) wid. of Church Mendel; she d. July 26, 1861, a. 94. Ch .: + Sophia, Mary, Drucilla.
FORBES or FORBUSH, ALEXANDER. Hc m. Mar. 8, 1774, Me- hitable Stearns; bap. and admitted to the chh. June 25, 1775.
Ch .: | George, bap. Apr. 7, 1776; on written; in three it is Forbush and
the chh. records are five entries re- in two, Forbes.
lating to this family, all plainly
1. FORBES, DANIEL, prob. a Scotch sol. in Col. Frazer's regt. at the siege of Quebec; he established himself sometime aft. at Ri- viere du Loup, Can .; was in trade in Gfd., taxed here 1789; rem. to Cheapside, where he had a store in 1803; went to Can., Aug., ISog; ret. Oct. 3, 1810; went again to Can., where he d. abt. 1819, a. abt. So. He m. June 4, 1792, Clarissa (Stebbins) Dickinson of Did .; she (. Apr. 25, 1843, a. abt. 68.
Ch .: Edwin, Jan. 12, 1793. in S. C. Maria, Nov. 28, 1804; m. May 4, 1826,
Eliza, Sept. 7, 1794; m. - Hall. Harrison, G. ()., May 18, 1796. Eli Cooley.
Horatio N., Nov. 10, 1807: m. Nov. 30,
Son, IS01; d. Aug. 22, 1802.
Charles, C. P., June 24, 1803; d. s. p.
Sarah, May 30, 1798; m. Sept. 19, 1821, Col. Geo. W. Waters. 1834, Harriet, dau. Nathan Frary. John M., May 18, 1809 (2).
2. JOHN M., S. of Daniel (1), b. 1809. He m. Emily Hemingway. Ch .: Charles P., - ; d. 1841. George W., Jan. 13, 1844.
Charles P., June 20, 1842; m. Jan. 10, Sarah, June 17, 1846; m. Rev. Harvey
1867, Anna M., dau. Theodore D. C. Bates.
Root; res. in Gfd.
FORBES, JOHN, pub. Feb. 20, 1808, to Sally Keet of Leverett.
FOSTER, EZEKIEL, 1751; sol. in French and Indian wars and al- so in the Rev. war. He m. May 23, 1751, Margaret Henry.
FOSTER, EZEKIEL, JR. ; in the Rev. army, 1778.
1. FOSTER, ISAAC, S. of Isaac, b. 1724; fr. Lebanon, Ct., 1752; sol. in French war and Rev. war; was an ardent Whig, a member of the Com. of Safety in Gfd., and was a prominent man of affairs; d. Mar. 13, 1796. He m. July 11, 1754, Irene, dau. Edward Allen; she d. Dec. 13, 1762, a. 27; (2) 1794, Editha Miller.
Ch .: Dorothy, June 22, 1755; d. Sept. 1758. Warham, May 18,1759; d. Sept. 18,1777. 8, 1768.
Warham, May 12, 1757; d. Sept. 30, Isaac, Apr. 3, 1761 (2).
2. ISAAC, S. of Isaac (1), b. 1761, in Gfd .; sett. in Amh. and later rem. to Northern New York; d. at Whitehall, N. Y., of small-pox, 1800. He m. Oct. 28, 1789, Rebecca, dau. John Hunt of Belcher- town; she m. (2) Abijah Scovil of West Bloomingfield, N. Y., she d. a wid. at Aurora, O., Jan. 22, 1854, a. 82.
Ch .: Isaac, 1791; d. in Gfd., July 10. 1792.
William, May 24, 1794; d. s. p. Aug. 7, 1847.
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Isaac, 1795; went West; m. abt. ISIS, Sarah Eggleston of Carlion, N. Y. Dorothy, Sept. 27, 1797; m. Ransom Rowley of Syracuse, N. Y.
Marcus, Dec. 4, 1799; m. Oct. 7, 1821,
Eliza Sleeper of Murray, N. Y. Samuel, May 28, 1801; m. Nov. 30, 1832, Mary W., dau. Josiah Walker of Belchertown; rem. to Ill .; d. July 7, 1872, at Atlanta.
FOSTER, JOHN, 1741. He m. Apr. 24, 1788, Mindwell Ather- ton; sol. in French and Indian wars, 1746-57; rem. to Ber.
FOSTER, JOHN, JR. ; 1756-69.
FOSTER, JOSIAH ; sergt., 1757.
FOSTER, NATHANIEL; 1764. FOWLER, ELIJAH, 1788. FOWLER, JOHN, 1793.
FRANCIS, JEREMIAH, 1788.
1. FRARY, JOHN, sett. in that part of Dedham now Frary street, Medfield; was one of the founders of the chh. in Dedham, 1638; he d. June 14, 1695, "at a great age." He m. in England, Prudence
Ch .: + Theophilus, -; m. June 4, 1653, John. Hannah, dau. Jacob Eliot; sett. in Boston. Isaac, Dec. 29, 163S. Eleizur, Feb. 14, 1639-40; d. 1652. Samuel, Oct. 27, 1641; d. 1052. Samson (2). Eleizur (3).
Mary, -; m., 1654, Daniel Thomas of Natick.
2. SAMSON, S. of John (1), was at Hat., 1668; prob. came here and cultivated land in 1669 or 70; when the Dedham Committee laid out the town street in May, 1671, they found "Samson Frary's cellar" at the north end of the street; he drew lot No. 29, and the house now standing on it was there in 1698, and prob. built by him- self after 1683; this is Miss C. Alice Baker's noted "Frary House;" he was k. Feb. 29, 1704; m. June 14, 1660, Mary Daniels of Med- field; she was cap. 1704, and k. on the march to Canada.
Ch .: + Mary, July 24, 1662; m. 1681, Susanna, Mar. 4. 1668; d. Mar. 28.1668. Jacob Root of Nhn. John, Sept. 16, 1669; d. young. Nathaniel, Nov. 29. 1675 (4)
Mehitable, Jan., 1664; m 1682, Heze- kiah Root of Nhn.
3. ELEIZUR, s. of John (1), b. 1640; sett. in Hat. ; d. Dec. 19, 1709. He m. Jan. 25, 1666, Mary, dau. Isaac Graves.
Ch .: Eleizur, July 1, 1669; d. Aug. 5, 166g.
Samuel. Apr. 15, 1671 ; sett. in Middle- town, Ct.
Prudence, May 7,1677; m. John Cowles of Hat.
Eleizur, May 12, 16So.
Hannah, Mar. 23, 1683; m. June 27, 1706, Ebenezer Dickinson of Hal.
Isaac, Mar. 2, 1686; m. Dec. 8, 1715, Lydia, dau. Jona. Parsons of Nhn. Jonathan, Nov. 13, 1689; m. July 23, 1719, Mary, dau. John Graves. For the descendants of Eleizur, who generally sent. in Hat. and What., see copy of Temple's Hist. of What., interleaved by James M. Crafts, in Memorial Hall.
4. NATHANIEL, S. of Samson (2), b. 1675; sett. on No. 29; d.
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Apr. 30, 1727; estate £732. He m. Jan. 26, 1715-16, Mehitable, dau. Obadiah Dickinson; she was living at Nhn. in 1752, when she sold the homestead to Joseph Barnard, reserving one room.
Ch .: Obadiah, May 20, 1717; clock maker, began making 8 day brass clocks in 1745; sett. at Southampton; set up the clock on the old meeting- house here, 1765; Rev. sol; k. by Indians near Fort Edward, Aug.,
1777. Nathan, Apr. 24, 1719 (5). Eunice, Nov. 30, 1721 ; m. May 26, 1743, Aaron Field of Ber. Amos, Aug. 17, 1726; d. Apr. 23, 1728.
5. NATHAN, S, of Nath'l (4), b. 1719; capt. of militia; sett, at Bloody Brook bef. 1757; corp. in Fr. and Ind. wars, 1756; d. May 20, 1794. He m. June 1, 1749, Elizabeth, dau. Ebenezer Barnard; (2) Dec. 20, 1789, Eleanor Warriner, wid. of Azariah Cooley and Sam'l Barnard; she d. Sept. 7, 1819, a. 83.
Ch .: Timothy, Dec. 14, 1750; sol in the Lexington alarm; was a publisher of books and broadsides, which he peddled about the country; d. s. p. abı. 1825.
Nathan, Dec. 4, 1752 (6).
Lucy, Dec. 6, 1754; m. Jan. 25, 1774, Joseph Stebbins.
Elizabeth, Aug. 23, 1756; m. Jan. 22, 1778, Dr. Ebenezer Childs of Shel.
Rebecca, Jan. 7, 1758; m. (pub. Dec. 18. 1779), Abner Sheldon of Con. Electa, Nov. 23, 1759; m. Justin Par- sons of Goshen; ancestor of Vice- President Morton.
Polina, Oct. 10, 1761; m. Apr. 10, 1786, Joseph Clary of Con. * Mehitable, Mar. 9, 1763; m. Dr. Wm. Kittredge of Pittsfield. Tirza, bap. Mar. 25, 1766; prob.d. young.
* The old folks used to tell some good stories about Polina and her husband. Two are.here presented for the moral : Joseph was not the most provident man in the world Ile was usually out of fire wood, and his hogs were often out of pen. To Polina's complaints about the fuel his usual reply was, "Wall, you just pick up something to-day and I'll get some wood pretty soon." If the hogs got out and overrun house and garden, and she suggested a new fence, the us- nal reply was, "Wall, you just stick up something to keep 'em in, and I'll fix up the pen when I get time."
Polina's patience at length gave out, and her wit came to the rescue. One day, when the last chip and stick had been " picked up" and burned, she hung the great iron pot on the crane and swung it over the cold hearth stone. Into it, at stated times, went the Indian pudding, the beef, the pork, potatoes, tur- nips, cabbage, etc., for the usual "boiled dinner." In due time she set the whole on the table and blew the horn for dinner. Joseph, hungry man, made a dive into the pudding, always the first course, and remarks were at once in order. "Why, mother ! this pud'n's raw's as ever 'twas." " Well. I can't help it; I put it in at nine o'clock." Joseph next attacked the beef. "Why, mother ! this meat ain't mor'n half done." " I can't help it; I put it in at the usual time." " Why, mother ! these 'taters are as hard as stones." "I can't help it, Jo; I put
'em in -- -. " By this time Jo saw the point. "Well, mother, well, boys, we must tackle up and draw mother some wood. Can't you give us a bite of bread and milk first ?"
On another occasion-when another lesson was needed-he was summoned from the field by a vigorous blowing of the horn, and told to hurry, wash up and put on his best clothes, for there was "a great lady " waiting in the house to see him. "It isn't the minister's wife," she said, "but I won't tell you who it is-I want to surprise you,"-and she did. She quickly put his cue to rights and he was soon arranged in his best ruffled shirt, nankeen breeches, with white metal buckles, white linen hose, low shoes with brass buckles, hastily touched up with grease, and over all his long, yellow "wescut" and butternut colored homespun coat, with bright brass buttons. Polina hovered about, helping as she could, giving hints as to his manners, and hopes that his behavior in the interview would be a credit to them both. With a last touch to his white neck- cloth, she escorted him across the entry, opened the parlor door and introduced him to-his old breeding sow, which had walked in and taken possession.
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6. NATHAN, S. of Nathan (5), b. 1752; Rev. sol .; described as being "5ft. 5in. high, light complexion, bluish eyes, short light col'd hair;" lived at Bloody Brook; d. Apr. 3, 1813. Hem. Thankful --; she d. Mar. 8, 1789, a. 37; (2) Eunice Frary of Southampton ; she d. Apr. 29, 1810, a. 59; (3) Dec. 1, 1811, Mary Bacon, wid. of Nathan Priest of Nfd .; she d. Dec. 25, 1842, a. 82.
Ch .: Nathan, Apr. 16, 1781 (7). Thankful, Ang. 6, 1786; d. Apr. 14, 1788. Orrimill, Dec. 16, 1787; d. Dec., 1787.
Erastus, Dec. 1, 1783 (8). Eunice, June 12, 1785; m. Elias Hawks. Orrimill, Mar. 3, 1789; d. June 19, 1789.
7. NATHAN, S. of Nathan (6), b. 1781; capt. of militia; sett. at Bloody Brook; d. May 14, 1833. He m. Feb. 19, 1815, Lois, dau. Jesse Severance; she d. Aug. 10, 1840, a. 45.
Ch .: + Harriet, Oct. 9, 1816; m. Nov. 30, 1834, Horatio N. Forbes.
8. ERASTUS, S. of Nathan (6), b. 1783, at Bloody Brook; d. Nov. 20, 1826. He m. Submit Pratt of Shutesbury; she d. Dec. 15, 1848, a. 69.
Ch .: + Phebe P., -; m. june 29, 1831, Francis, -; sett. in Leverett; m. - Hobart of L.
Richard Hawks.
FRARY, LUKE, rem. to Sund. 1781.
"Wid Frary d. Dec. 25, 1812." (David Hoyt's diary.)
FREEMAN, WATSON; weaver; rem. to Shel .; his wife was Dorcas
Ch .: + Chloe, Dec. 13, 1761. Susanna, June 16, 1766. French Clement, --; m. 1803, Eliza Hawks.
Dorcas, Dec. 22, 1762. Phebe, Nov. 6, 1764.
1. FRENCH, JOHN, prob. fr. Rehoboth; was of Nhn. 1676; may not have lived in Dfd., but he held lands here at his death, Feb. I, 1697. He m. -- Kingsley, dau. John of Rehoboth.
Ch .: + Order of birth unk. Hannah, 1661 ; m. Frances Keet of Nhn. and Dfd.
Thomas, 1657 (2).
John, 1658; m. Nov. 27, 1678, Mary Palmer; seit. in Rehoboth. Jonathan, -; seit. at Nhn.
Mary, 1660; m. Mar. 14, 1677-8, Sam'l Stebbins; divorced 1692.
Elizabeth, 1669; m. Samuel Pomroy.
Samuel, -; d. s. p. Sept. 8, 1683.
2. THOMAS, S. of John (1), b: 1657; dea .; one of the early per- manent settlers and a leading man in town affairs, both before and aft. 1704; he lived on No. 30, where all his large family was k. or cap. 1704; the father and two ch. were redeemed; he d. Apr. 3, 1733. He m. Oct. 18, 1683, Mary, dau. John Catlin; she was cap. and k. on the march to Can., Mar. 9, 1704; (2) Feb. 16, 1709, Hannah Ed- wards, wid. of Benoni Stebbins; she d. Sept. 7, 1735.
Ch .: Mary, Mar. 8, 1684-5; d. Mar. 12, 168.4-5.
Mary, Nov. 9, 1686; cap. 1704. Through the investigations of Miss C. Alice Baker we learn the fate of several of the young captives in Can., and to her weare indebted for most of what
will be given in that direction. Apr. 6, 1706, O. S., Mary French, who was living with James Le Be, was bap. at Montreal; she was 19 yrs. old, but escaped the snare, and was redeemed by Ens. Sheldon that yr. Thomas, Nov. 2, 1689 (3).
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GENEALOGIES.
Freedom, Nov. 20, 1692; cap. 1704; never came back.
Martha, May 12, 1695; cap. 1704; was bap. at Montreal, Jan. 23, 1707, O. S .; she had been given to the sisters of the congregation of Notre Dame by her captors, the Abenakis; she never came back.
Abigail, Feb. 28, 1697-8; cap. 1704; never came back.
John, Feb. 1, 1703-4; k. Feb. 20, 1703-4. In 1751 two Frenchmen came down fr. Can. who said their " mother was old Mr. Thomas French's daughter, taken in 1704."
3. THOMAS, S. of Thomas (2), b. 1689; cap. 1704; had ret. bef. Sept. 5, 1707; prob. was brought back by Ens. John Sheldon on his second trip; d. July 26, 1759.
He in. June 11, 1713, Joanna, dau. Joseph Field of Sund.
Ch .: Mary, Mar. 26, 1719; m. May 20, 1742, James Rider.
Freedom, Mar. 2, 1720-21; d. "Oct. 26, 1727, at night."
Abigail, Apr. 29, 1724; d. " Oct. 31, 1727, at night."
Thomas, July 20, 1726; d. "Oct. 25, 1727. at night."
Freedom, Apr. 22, 1730; m. Nov. 5, 1754, Aaron Rice of Charl. Thomas, Apr. 22, 1732 (4). Abigail, Oct. 22, 1735; m. Dec. 11, 1754, Joseph Catlin. Joanna, May 1, 1740; m. Oct. 28, 1762. Moses Severance.
4. THOMAS, S. of Thomas (3), b. 1732; lived early in life in Sund .; rem. to Con. and kept a tavern, where the first town meeting was held, Aug., 1767; in 1772, was keeping a tavern at Bloody Brook, "one mile from Billings in Sunderland and six miles from Hoits in Deerfield Street;" he was a lieut., 1774, and later a capt., and took a prominent part in civil affairs as well; d. Dec. 8, 1813. He m. July 29, 1752, Miriam Billings of Sund.
Ch .: Tryphena, June 6, 1753. Patty, Feb. 3, 1766; m. (pub. Apr. 20, Tertius, Mar. 6, 1757. 1793) Moses Wright. Achsah, Feb. 4, 1759. Polly, Feb. 3, 1766. Lucy, May 2, 1761. Cynthia, May 11, 1771.
Lucius, Sept. 13, 1763.
FRENCH, JOHN. He m. Feb. 28, 1787, Elizabeth Bascom.
FRENCH, NATHAN; a real estate owner, 1798-9.
FRENCH, THOMAS, 1789; rem. to Whitingham, 1790.
1. FRINK, MINER; fr. Colchester, Ct., abt. 1778; sett. in Wis- dom; d. June 24, 1814. He m. Amy, dau. Joseph Sweet; she d. Oct. 26, 1807, a. 61.
Ch .: + Miner, 1770 (2).
Samuel, 1772 (3).
Asa, -; d. s. p. Joshua, July 4, 1782; sett. in Berkshire
Staunton, -; rem. aft. 1793 to Water- Co. bury, Vt. Mary, Nov. 22, 1784; m. (pub. Mar. 29, Elizabeth, -; m. Josiah Farr of Geneva, N. Y. 1806), Rodolphus Wells of Gfd. Joel, Apr. 9, 1789; sett. in Waterbury.
2. MINER, S. of Miner (1), b. 1770; sett. in Wisdom; d. Oct., 1807. He m. Nov. 17, 1791, Lucinda, dau. Enoch Jewett; she m. (2) pub. Aug. 5, 1814, William Loveridge.
Ch .: | Miranda, Apr. 5, 1792; m. July Asa, May 25, 1797: sett. in Western 11, 1814, Dennis Russell. N. Y. Child, Jan., 1796; d. Aug., 1796. Sophronia, July 25, 1799; m. (pub. Nov.
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FRINK-FULLER.
I, 1823), Pliny Allis. Suinner.
where he was k. by a runaway horse.
George, -; rem. to Bennington, Vt.,
3. SAMUEL, s. of Miner (1), b. 1772; sol. in war of 1812; d. at Fort Trumbull, Ct., Sept. 6, 1813. He m. Feb. 27, 1794, Mehitable, dau. James Eames; she d. Nov. 4. 1869, a. 95.
Ch .: Mehitable, Oct. 21, 1795; d. Sept. 26, 1807.
Lyman, June 1, 1799 (4).
Luther, Oct. 27, 1802; he left home at an early age and took the name of William Field; he was a machinist and worked in many Mass. towns; was capt. in Ist regt. Mass. militia, and com. justice of the peace by Gov. Morton in 1840; and by Gov. Andrew in 1861; July 13, 1862, when 60 yrs. of age he enlisted in Co. A, 39th regt., Mass. vols., and served at the front until mustered out June 17, 1865; he was well known as the
oldest man in the Grand Army or- ganization; he d. at Franklin, Aug. II, 1890; he m. at Hardwich, Hul- dah Small; outlived his wife and four ch.
Amelia, Jan. 20, 1805; d. Oct. 3, 1807. Calvin, Feb. 26, 1807; d. Jan. 24, 1816. Orlando, Mar. 10, 1810; m. Sarah Rus- sell; (2) -- Willard; d. in Swanzey, N. H., Apr. 16, 1877.
Henry, Jan. 20, 1812; m Catherine Smith of Amh .; (2) wid. (Allen) Nor- ton of Hart .; (3) Helen S., dau. Jabez Jones.
4. LYMAN, s. of Samuel (3), b. 1799; shoemaker, Dfd. Street; rem. to Gfd., where he d. Nov. 4, 1878. He m. May 20, 1825, Lau- retta, dau. Samuel Lawrence of Mont.
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