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4. David, s. of John 2, 1. with his bro., and on his f's death went back to the old homestead; d. Feb. 15, 1729-0. He m. Jan. 1, 1712-3, Mary Drury, dau. of Thomas. Chil. John, b. Oct. 22, 1713 7 ; David, b. Mar. 22, 1716-7, d. a. 10 ; Mary, b. Aug. 5, 1718, m. 1741, David Goodnow of Sud. ; Lydia, b. Apr. 6, 1721, m. 1739, Wm. Beal of Nat; Sarah, b. Jan. 12, 1726-7, m. Bezaleel Rice : David (posthumous), b. Mar. 30, 1730, 1. Rutland, m. (1) Lucy Moore; (2) Martha Browning.
5. Matthias, s. of John 3, 1. on f's farm ; selectman ; d. July, 1799. IIe m. Feb. 26, 1746, Abigail Stone, dau. of Joseph, d. Nov. 16, 1814, a. 90. Chil. Anne, b. Oct. 14, 1747, m. John Eames ; Matthias, b. Sept. 15, 1752 8.
6. John, s. of John 3, d. Sept. 14, ISIS. He m. Oct. 23, 1751, Molly Stacey, clau. of John. Chil. John, b. July 16, 1752 9; Josiah, and Mary, b. Oct. 29, 1755, J. m. Mary Abbe of Ilopk., and 1. in Fram. and Petersham; M. m. Capt. John Trow- bridge ; Martha, b. Apr. 14, 1758.
7. John, s. of David 4, 1. on old homestead ; moved the ho. to the spot where Albert G. Gibbs' now stands ; d. abt. 1750. He m. Elizabeth Reed of Sud. ; she m.
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(2) Oct. 3, 1751, Joshua Harrington. Chil. Samuel, b. Feb. 23, 1738, d. y .; Betty, b. Nov. 3, 1741, d. y. ; Betty, b. May 1, 1743; Lucy, b. Jan. 16, 1745; Samuel, b. July 19, 1749.
8. Matthias, s. of Matthias 5, 1. on f's place ; deacon ; town treas. ; d. Feb. 4, 1826. He m. (1) Oct. 26, 1780, Mary Coolidge, b. June 11, 1756, dau. of Nathaniel Bridge, and wid. of Win. Coolidge, Jr., of Waltham, d. Dec. 26, 1790; (2) Jan. 21, 1796, Isabella Babcock of Walth., d. Jan. 3, 1817, a. 51. Chil. Mary, d. y .; Abigail, b. Sept. 10, 1782, unm., author of "The Happy Merchant," etc., d. Sept. 28, 1841 : Nancy, b. July 8, 1784, unm., d. Dec. 6, 1869; Martin, bap. Oct. 1786; Matthias, bap. Aug., 1788; Mary, b. July 12, 1800, d. Sept. 7, 1823; Isabella A., b. Oct. 29, 1806 ; Lucy C., b. Jan. 12, 1810, m. Frederick A. Billings.
9. John, s. of John 6, d. Nov. 27, 1818. He m. Sarah Stone, dau. of John of Holliston and g. g. dau. of Rev. Mr. Swift ; she d. Sept. 1843, a. 83. Chil. Patty, b. July 31, 1782, m. Isaac Dench ; Sally, b. Mar. 10, 1784, m. Capt. John Ilemenway : John, b. Apr. 27, 1787, entered the U. S. service, d. unm.
BENT, 1. Micah, s. of Capt. William of Cochituate village, b. Sept. 23, 1788, shoemaker, 1. at N. end of Cochituate Pond, rem. 1814 to Wat., ret. to Fram., rem. to Milford 1826, rem. to Bellingham, d. Apr. 29, 1859. He m (1) Anne Stone, dau. of Joel, d. Apr. 18, 1821 ; (2) Sept. 9, 1827, wid. Betsey M. Whitney of Milf., d. Aug. 22, 1871. Chil. Archibald, b. Fram. Dec. 4, 1So9 2; Hiram, b. Jan. 12, ISIo, d. y. ; Delia Ann, b. Wat. Dec. 30, 1811, d. y .; Hiram, b. Oct. 7, 1812, 1. Westchester Co., N. Y .; Elbridge, b. Fram. July 16, 1815, d. a. 6; Delia Anu, b. Sept. 23, 1817, d. y. ; Roswell, b. July 28, 1819, 1. Bellingham ; Nancy, b. Apr. 12, 1821, d. May 30, 1879 ; Mellen G., b. Milf. Aug. 3, 1828; Ferdinand ; Charles ; Eugene.
2. Archibald, s. of. Micah 1, 1. Fram .; m. Feb. 5, 1835, Fanny Hudson, dau. of Nathan. Chil. Silas, b. Dec. 15, 1836, m. wid. Margaret Littlefield, lives Nat. ; George O., b. Nov. 3, 1842, m. (1) Eliza Talbot, d. Nov. 9, 1866, a. 18; (2) Wilma Bent ; Anna M., b. Dec. 4, 1845, m. Apr. 11, 1869, George Forbush, b. Stow ; lives on the Cyrus Bullard place.
BENT, Samuel, m. Apr. 10, 1845, Martha Fuller, who d. Jan. 8, 1846, a. 23. Child, Martha A., b. Jan. 1, 1846.
BENT, Thomas, Jr., g. g.g. son of John 1, b. July 4, 1738; sett. Sud. ; bo't June 14, 1764, of Elias Whitney, 60 a. (the Joel Coolidge place) which he sold 1786 to Jos. Bixby ; he bo't June 13, 1766, of James Glover 31 a. (the old Dr. Timothy Merriam place) which he sold 1785 to John Tuttle and J. T. sold 1791 to Dr. M. Ile built the old Dr. Merriam house; was taxed 1787, prob. d. that yr. He m. Submit Parker, dau. of John. Chil. rec. in Fram., Alvan, b. June 3, 1769, m. Olive Rice ; Polly, b. Apr. 5, 1771 ; Betsey, bap. July IS, 1779.
BERRY, 1. Joseph, lived on his fr .- in-law Shears' place, now G. E. Slates': sold 1749, 100 a. to Col. Ezek. How of Sud .; d. 1757. He m. (1) Jan. 27, 1719-0, Thankful Shears; (2) Hepzibah Benjamin. Chil. Alice, bap. June IS, 1721; Abijah, bap. July 14, 1723, d. y .; Shears, b. Dec. 25, 1725, m. Esther Woodward, 1. Rutland 1755; Thomas, b. Mar. 16, 1726-7; John ; by 2d w. Benjamin, b. Apr. 14, 1733 2; Thankful, b. Oct. 14, 1735, m. Gen. John Nixon ; Mary, b. May 29, 1737, m. Amos Parmenter ; Abijah, b. Dec. 5, 1738, unm., d. Marlb. ; Lydia, b. Apr. 5, 1739, m. Joel Newton of Southb.
2. Benjamin, s. of Joseph, lived on N. side of Nobscot, in Sud., sergt. out in last French and Ind. war; lost an arm in the Rev. war, d. in Oakham, Mar., 1800. He m. Feb. 1, 1760, Anna Knight of Sud., d. 1817, a. 75. Chil. Rebeckah, b. May 11, 1761, m. Abel Parmenter ; Anna, b. Apr. 3, 1772.
BERTODY, Cap. Francis A., merchant; P. M. at Sax. ; taxed 1826-31.
BESWICK, James, taxed on real est. 1850-70.
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BICKFORD, P. M., blacksmith in Fram. Centre 1835.
BICKFORD, Samuel, w. Sarah. Child, Orrah Jane, b. Dec. 16, 1847.
BIGELOW, BIGLO, BIGULLAH, BIGGULLOUGH, BAGULEY. The ancestor of all our Bigelows was 1. John, s. of Randall Baguley, of Wrent- ham, Co. Suffolk, Eng., bap. Feb. 16, 1617, blacksmith, came to Wat. 1636 (?) ; m. Oct. 30, 1642, Mary Warren, dau. of John. Chil. John, sett. Hartford, Ct. ; Jona- than, sett. Hartford ; Mary, m. Michael Flagg ; Daniel, b. Dec. 1, 1650 2 ; Samuel ; Joshua, b. Nov. 5, 1655 3; Elizabeth, m. Lieut. John Stearns, Jr .; Sarah, b. Sept. 29, 1659, m. Isaac Learned of Fram. ; James ; Martha, m. John Woods ; Abigail, m. Benjamin Harrington ; Hannah.
2. Daniel, s. of John 1, tailor, sett. in Fram. at the easterly end of Gleason's pond (first called Bigelow's pond) in 1688 ; d. 1715. He m. Abial Pratt, dau. of Thomas, Sen. Chil. Abigail, b. Oct. 28, 1689, m. Abraham Belknap; Daniel, b. Nov. 24, 1691 4; Abial, b. Jan. 20, 1693, m. Jona. Stone ; Susanna, b. Mar. 4, 1695-6, m. Stephen Jennings, Jr. ; Ephraim, b. May 12, 1698 5; Lydia, b. Jan., 1702, m. Martin Pratt.
3. Joshua, s. of John 1, was in service in K. Philip's war, and recd. therefor grant of land in Worcester; rem. from Wat. to Westminster ; d. a. 90. He m. Oct. 20, 1676, Elizabeth Flagg. Had II chil., the oldest of whom was Joshua, b. Nov. 25, 1677 6.
4. Daniel, s. of Daniel 2, d. 1752. He m. (1) June 27, 1723, Rebeckah Eames, d. July 7, 1738 ; (2) July 17, 1746, Prudence Stone, wid. of Ebenezer, and dau. of Joseph Pratt. Chil. Rebeckah, bap. May 15, 1726, d. y .; Daniel, bap. Oct. 29, 1727, d. y. ; Joseph, b. Oct. 28, 1729, d. y. ; Daniel, b. July 16, 1732 7 ; Rebeckah, b. May 10, 1734, d. y. ; Ann, d. y.
5. Ephraim, s. of Daniel 2, sett. in Holliston, carpenter; framed the 2d meeting-house in Fram .; d. Oct. 18, 1756. He m. Lydia Johnson, d. Feb. 5, 1770. Chil. Joseph, m. Lydia Brown ; Abial : Lydia : Deborah : Asaph, b. Jan. 27, 1745-6 8.
6. Joshua, s. of Joshua 3, sett. Weston, d. May 9, 1728. He m. Oct. 17, 1701, Hannah Fiske, dau. of Nathaniel, g. dau. of Nathan. Their third child was Nathaniel, b. Jan. 17, 1706-7 9.
7. Daniel, s. of Daniel 4, 1. on homestead by Gleason's pond, d. abt. 1793. He m. Mar. 20, 1754, Martha Pratt, dau. of Daniel. Chil. Amos, b. Sept. 15, 1755, m. Anne Brown, 1. in N. H. ; Daniel, b. June 14, 1758 10; Rebeckah, b. Oct. 14, 1760, unm. ; Mitty, b. Dec. 6, 1762 ; Martha, b. Aug. 27, 1765; Thomas, b. Apr. 28, 1768; Anna, b. June 26, 1771.
8. Asaph, s. of Ephraim 5, bo't the farm at Southeasterly side of Sucker Pond known as the Herring place ; lieut. ; d. Jan. 29, 1824. He m. Martha Gleason, dau. of Samuel, d. Aug. 15, 1829. Chil. Deborah, b. Feb. 4, 1778, m. Seth Herring ; Polly, b. June S, 17SI, unm., d. Feb. 25, 1870; Sally, b. 1786, m. Simon Baker.
9. Nathaniel, s. of Joshua 6, sett. Weston ; rem. to Fram. before 1766; bo't the original John Whitney place, 76 a., which was the easterly of the three tenements occupying " College land; " the house stood abt. 10 rods E. of T. L. Sturtevant's ; he leased his farm, Apr. 1, 1783, "for £500 silver money, for 907 years, to Levi Met- calf, the said Levi paying him or his heirs, on the 25th of March one barley corn per annum ; " adm. to Fram. Ch. 1769 by let. fr. Weston Ch. He m. (1) Nov. 22, 1733, Hannah Robinson of Newton; (2) Mary Stacey, wid. of Nathaniel ; she d. Dec. 14, ISIS. Chil. b. Weston, Hannah, b. Nov. 10, 1734; Elizabeth, b. Mav 17, 1736, m. Josiah Parkhurst, Jr. ; Miriam, b. Mar. 21, 1738, m. Nathan Woolson ; Lois, b. Oct. 3, 1741, d. y. ; Lois, b. June 26, 1746, m. Levi Metcalf ; Nathaniel, b. Nov. 15, 1750 11.
10. Daniel, s. of Daniel 7, moved to Keene, N. H., after 1797. He m. Mar. 1783, Elizabeth Gallot. Chil. Molly, bap. May, 1784; Joseph, bap. Oct., 1786; taxed in Fram. 1817; Francis, bap. Dec., 1788; Peter, bap. 1791 ; Betsey, bap. Nov., 1794.
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11. Nathaniel, s. of Nathaniel 9, 1. Fram .; rem. abt. 1797 to Leominster ; d. a. 82. He m. (1) Susanna Jennings, dau. of Joseph, d. Feb. 23, 1773; (2) Oct., 1782, Anne Rider, dau. of Gideon, d. Dec. 1845, a. 87. Chil. Anne, m. John Rice of Leom .; Hannah, m. Ephraim Colburn, 1. in N. Y. ; Lydia, m. - Tucker of Shry. ; Nathan, unm., d. Whitestown, N. Y .; John 12; Isaac, m. (1) Nancy Josselyn ; (2) wid. - Champney : 1. N. Ipswich, N. H. ; David 13; Nathaniel, taxed in Fram. 1819, 1. Leom., m. Catharine Tyler ; d. Jaffrey, N. H., July 28, 1876, a. 87; Perkins, taxed in Fram. 1821-23, m. Relief Patrick of Jaffrey, N. H. ; Dexter, b. 1795 14; Susanna, m. (1) - Barker ; (2) - Keyes; Josiah 15.
12. John, s. of Nathaniel 11, 1. Marlb., N. H., and Fram., at the paper-mill ; m. Betsey Follansbee of Leom. Chil. Myra Ann, b. Marlb., N. H., May 6, 1814, m. Nov. 28, 1836, Rev. Elias Nason ; David, b. Nov. 19, 1815; Candace FI., b. Fram. Mar. 27, 1818, m. Nov. 17, 1842, David M. Ellwood of N. Y .; Susan, b. Aug. 14, 1819; William H., b. Feb. 10, 1822, d. Dec. 6, 1839; Ellen JI., b. Feb. 27, 1825; Zepharim Eliza, b. July 5, 1828 ; Eustis Cary, b. May 25, 1831.
13. Capt. David, s. of Nathaniel 11, paper maker; built the Jesse Alderman ho .; d. a. So. He m. Candace IIale of Leom., d. Feb. 10, 1850, a. 56. Chil. Maria, m. William M. Clark; Lucinda, b. 1814, d. Dec. 6, 1839; Elizabeth II., m. George W. Moulton.
14. Dexter, s. of Nathaniel 11, paper maker ; d. May 19, 1875, a. So. He m. Jan. 5, 1824, Lydia Brigham, dau. of Lovewell of Marlb., b. Aug. 28, ISo1, d. Chil. George IV., b. Oct. 31, 1824 16; Elisabeth Ann, b. Dec. 21, 1829, d. a. 17.
15. Josiah, s. of Nathaniel 11. Taxed in Fram. 1820; ]. at the paper-mill ; m. Exion Patterson of Harvard. Chil. Jerome II'., b. Sept. 28, 1824; Adelia L., b. Mar. 23, 1827.
16. George W., s. of Dexter 14, deacon ; m. Sept. 2, 1850, Grace C. Hoyt, dau. of Dr. Enos. Chil. George D., b. Sept. 7, 1851 ; Enos H., b. May 5, 1855; Eliza- beth G., b. Apr. 1, 1857 ; Arthur II'., b. -- , d. May 22, 1864, a. 18 mos. ; Fanny, b. Jan. 22, 1871.
BIGELOW, Alpheus H., s. of Alpheus, Esq., of Weston, merchant, Sax .; m. Dec. 8, 1842, Martha Harrington. Child, Alpheus E., b. July 15, 1846.
BIGELOW, Calvin, s. of Ephraim of Holl., g. g. s. of Ephraim 5 ; b. Aug. IO, 1792, 1. at Park's Corner; d. Feb. 2, 1837. He m. Apr. 13, 1823, Abia Tombs, dau. of Joseph, d. Dec. 5, 1875, a. 77. Chil. Susan T., b. Apr. 11, 1824, m. James F. Twitchell ; Elbridge H., b. Apr. 2, 1826, unm., d. Apr. 12, 1861 : William Homer, b. 1836, d. Jan. 19, 1864.
BIGELOW, Daniel, m. Mar. 20, 1754, Hannah Bixby.
BIGELOW, George A., taxed 1837-45; w. Amy. Child, Susan Frances, b. Oct. 11, 1844.
BIGELOW, George N., principal State Normal School; b. Paxton; m. Frances L. Babcock, b. Thetford. Vt., d. Dec. 31, 1863, a. 27. Chil. Eulalia F., d. Aug. 17, 1863, a. 5; George V., d. Aug. 18, 1863, a. 2; Frances E., b. May 21, 1863.
BIGELOW, John B., watchmaker ; m. Apr. 10, 1837, Ann Dean. Chil. Waldo O .; William II.
BIGELOW, Joseph, "a man noted for athletic feats and exploits of strength;" rem. fr. Fram. before 1766 to Spencer, and d. Apr. 19, 1774, a. 39. He m. Apr. 30, 1756, Sarah Stebbings, of Spencer ; both cov. Fram. Ch. May 27, 1759. Chil. John, b. Aug. 24, 1757; Joseph, b. Dec. 6, 1759; Daniel, b. - ; James, b. June 7, 1762; Fabes, b. Mar. 17, 1764 ; William ; Sarah ; Elizabeth.
BIGELOW, Josiah, a desct. of Ephraim 5 ; s. of Joseph and Ruth of Holl., b. Oct. 26, 1790; carpenter ; d. July 22, 1863. He m. Mar. 20, 1821, Harriet Parker, d. Nov. 2, 1861. Chil. John Preston, b. Feb. 14, 1822; Ilenry I'., b. Oct. 21, 1824, m. (1) Mary Langell ; (2) --; Catherine A., b. Sept. 8, 1827, m. Job T. Perry ; Josiah Q., b. June 18, 1828, d. y .; Charles E., b. June 2, 1830, m. Marcia E. Terrell ; he d. Dec. 15, 1885; Josiah Q .; b. Feb. 6, 1836.
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BIGELOW, Samuel, Jr., fr. Worc .; carpenter ; taxed 1816; stud. law ; sett. Cambridge.
BILL, 1. Benjamin, fr. Malden, 1. Sax. ; w. - -. Chil. Benjamin 1. 2; Charles H. 3; Edwin 4; George : Elizabeth, m. James L. Colby ; Emily, m. - Lincoln of Walth. ; Marshall D., b. Sud., d. Jan. 10, 1859, a. 29.
2. Benjamin I., d. Feb. 16, 1870, a. 53. He m. Josephine E. Bailey, dau. of Joseph, Jr. Child, Elizabeth Almira.
3. Charles H. ; w. Caroline M. Child, Charles Richardson, b. Jan. 29, 1848.
4. Edwin ; w. Alice S. Chil. Alvaretta E., b. Jan. 10, 1849; Eliza S., b. May 12, 1851 ; George E., b. Feb. 24, 1855 ; Hattie P., b. Nov. 3, 1856.
BILLINGS, Charles H., fr. Sherb. ; w. Abigail J. Lander, d. Jan. 20, 1885, a. 75. Chil. Henry, d. in Cal. ; John II .; Esther; Ellen A. : Harvey T., d. July 19, 1854; Charles F., b. Fram. Apr. 18, 1851, d. Oct. 13, 1886.
BILLINGS, Frederick A., a desct. of Richard I who sett. in Hartford, Ct., 1640; rem. 1661 to Hatfield ; w. Margery ; thro' Samuel 2 and w. Sarah Fellows ; Samuel 3 and w. Hannah Wright ; Samuel + of Sunderland and Hardwick ; Daniel 5 and w. Mary Ruggles of Hardwick; Barnabas " bap. Apr. 16, 1769, grad. B. U., 1791, sett. Northfield, 1792; merchant; town Treas; rem. 1805 to Northampton ; d. Chesterfield, 1824. He m. Martha Pomeroy, dau. of Dr. Medad of Northfield ; she d. 1845, a. 72. Their son Frederick A. 7 was b. at Northfield Mar 12, 1798; a proprietor (Burt and Billings) of stage line between Boston and Worc. 1826 to 1836; Worc. to Springfield, and S. to Brattleboro', Vt., 1836 to 1845 ; came fr. Boston to Fram. IS52, and built a new house on the Dea. Bent homestead, where he d. Dec. 21, 1883. He m. Dec. 1, 1835, Lucy C. Bent, dau. of Dea. Matthias. Chil. Frederick A., b. Sept. 27, 1836, m. (1) Sept. 4, 1862, Mary E. Cloyes, dau. of John, d. Apr. 10, 1864 ; (2) Delia M. Pratt ; George C., b. June 15, IS45; Mary A., b. Sept. 10, 1849, m. Nov. 15, 1882, Lewis D. Jackson of Boston ; Edmund K., b. Sept. 9. 1853, m. Apr. 14, ISSI, Adeline W. Stanwood of So. Boston.
BILLINGS, Paul H., taxed 1817-22; w. Rachel. Child, Chrystine M., b. Aug. 10, 1819.
BILLINGS, Wm. G., m. Jan. 11, 1829, Eleanor M. Friar, both of Fram.
BIRD, Ebenezer, Jr., a desct. of Thomas, who sett. in Dorchester, 1642. His g. f. was John, b. Dorch., d. Needham, Aug. ISIo. His f. Ebenezer, Sen., was b. Dorch. May 30, 1771, 1. Needham; rem. to Warwick ; d. Ashby, May 2, 1847. Ebenezer, Jr., was b. Needham Apr. 19, 1802, 1. Warwick ; rem. to Ashby Mar. 1827 ; rem. Fram. Dec. 1847; bo't the Elijah Cloyes' place; rem. to Leominster Oct. 1859 ; d. Apr. 25, 1884. He m. (1) Oct. 28, 1824, Sally Knowlton, dau. of Elias, b. Apr. S, 1805, d. July 5, 1846 ; (2) Mar. 4, 1847, Elizabeth Child, b. Warwick Jan. 26, 1810, d. July 20, 1860; (3) Dec. 16, 1861, Mrs. Abigail (Stanwood) Barron, b. Lisbon, Me., Mar. 24, 1813. Chil. Ebeneser D., b. Mar. 23, 1826, d. y .; Pamelia F., b. May 2, 1828, d. y .; William S., b. Oct. 19, 1829, d. Cala. (?) ; Samuel B., b. Sept. 3, 1831, resides on the homestead in Fram .; assessor; selectman ; representative ; m. Nov. 28, 1861, Sarah A. Howe, dau. of Ashbel, b. Fram. May 2, 1841 ; Sarah E., b. Aug. 3, 1834, d. Jan. 5, 1871 ; Francis D., b. Aug. 27, 1838, lives Boston ; Charles FF., b. Apr. 12, 1842, m. June 1, 1867, Celia F. Chase, b. Kingston, N. H., Nov. 1, 1846, lives Revere : Henry A., b. June 21, 1846, m. Sept. 9, ISSI, Maria Dampf, b. Bavaria, Germany, Sept. 9, 1848.
BISCOM, William. Taxed in Fram. 1741.
BIXBY, BIXBEE, BIGSBEE, Joseph and w. Lydia, Thomas, and w. Alice, appear on the Hopk. town and ch. records 1728.
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1. Joseph was ord. ruling elder of the Hopk. ch. Aug. 28, 1730; w. Lydia. Chil. Joseph 2; Lydia ; Abner 3.
2. Joseph, s. of Joseph 1, 1. Ilopk., rem. 1748 to Fram., bo't of Daniel Mellen the Cyrus R. Woolson farm at Park's Corner ; Baptist preacher ; he m. Mar. 30, 1732, Mehitable Rugg, dau. of Jonathan. Chil. Mehitable, b. Jan. 31, 1733, m. James Haven of Fram. ; Joseph, b. Mar. 1, 1735 4 : Ilannak, b. Oct. 31, 1737, m. Squire Haven : Lydia, b. Feb. 10, 1740, d. Fram. Mar. 9, 1765 ; Jonathan, b. July 22, 1742 ; Betty, b. Aug. 22, 1744; Vathan, b. Oct. 14, 1746, m. Oct. 3, 1771, Martha Twitchell of Sherb., and had in Fram. Julia, b. July 8, 1772; John, b. Oct. 8, 1750.
3. Abner, s. of Joseph 1, 1. Hopk. ; in 1762 came to l. with his f .- in-law, who deeded to him " for love " his farm, 33 a. (the Mayhew place, now F. C. Brown's) ; in 1764 he bo't the Benj. Nurse, Sen. place, 73 a. (now W. G. Lewis') ; he sold Dec. 8, 1773, to Richard Fiske, and rem. to Partridgefield. He m. Feb. 5, 1734, Thama- zine Nurse, dau. of Benj., Jr. Chil. . Ibner, b. Apr. 20, 1736, d. y. ; Elizabeth, b. Oct. 16, 1737 ; Benjamin, b. Feb. 23, 1740, d. y. ; Abner, b. Feb. 22, 1742 ; Ebeneser, b. Mar. 27, 1744; Alice, b. Apr. 1, 1746; Mary, b. Jan. 1, 1748; Benjamin, b. Oct. 10, 1751 ; Aaron, b. Jan. 9, 1754; Moses, b. May 4, 1756; Bethiah, b. Fram. Sept. 2, 1762.
4. Joseph, s. of Joseph 2, I. on his fr's. place ; kept tavern ; owned the old John Haven place, which his heirs sold 1788 to Joel Coolidge ; his wid. sold the home place, 1800, 90 a., to Capt. Solo. Hopkins; he d. Apr. 18, 1786. Ile m. Sarah Haven, dau. of Joseph ; she d. in Sharon. Chil. Sally, b. Feb. 14, 1767, m. June 10, 1792, Wm. Clark, merchant, of Norfolk, Va., both d. young : Joseph, bap. Nov. 27, 1768, H. U. 1791, lawyer, unm .; Josiah, bap. July 29, 1770, merchant, unm. ; P'atty, b. Aug. IS, 1772, m. Feb. 16, 1800, Joseph W. Page of Boston ; Ilitty, b. Apr. 25, 1775, m. Nov. 30, 1802, Daniel Stone, M. D., of Sharon ; Luke, b. Oct. 25, 1777, merchant, Boston, m. Abigail Adams of Acton ; Vancy, b. July 22, 1780, d. Sharon, 1812.
BIXBY, John C., b. Hopk .; res. Lowell ; bo't the IIenry Brewer place at Salem End; rem. to Westb .; rem. to W. Newton; station agent of B. & A. R. R .; d. 1882, a. 82. Ile m. Mar. 31, 1829, Ruth E. Haven, dau. Dea. Luther. Chil. John ; Henry I ..
BIXBY, Joel R., m. Apr. 10, 1828, Susan White, both of Fram.
BLACK, Alexander, lived E. of the Muster Ground ; taxed 1837, m. Mar. 23, 1837, Temperance Belcher, wid. of Benj., d. July 4, 1873, a. 76.
BLACK, Hugh. Taxed 1722 -- 30; w.
BLACKBURN, Henry, m. Jan. IS, 1829, Selina H. Woodward, both of Fram. BLACKBURN, Thomas O., m. July 22, 1831, Ann Jackson, both of Fram.
BLAIR, James, was in Fram. 1730.
BLAIR, Robert, was here ab. 1730, rem. to Worc. Co .; had son John.
BLAIR, Samuel, was buried in Fram. Aug. 23, 1724; w. Mary. Child, Samuel, b. Nov. 20, 1724 (posthumous).
BLAIR, William, bo't Mar., 1724, 50 a. " homestead," of Thomas Drury, Jr., in Fram. ; rem. to Worcester Co. Chil. John : Robert : Samuel, bap. Nov. 1, 1724.
BLAIR, William, H., fr. Waterville, Me., 1858; owned the Emerson place at Salem End; rem. West; w. Elizabeth B. Child, Henry G., grad. H. U. 1866, m. Mary Elizabeth Blake, dau. of Cyrus.
BLAISDELL, GEORGE W., harness-maker; taxed 1837 ---
BLAKE, Cyrus, b. Swansea, N. H., merchant of Boston, came to Fram. 1847,
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1. on the George Haven place; rem. to Newton; w. Charlotte. Chil. Charlotte Louisa, m. Alexr. R. Esty ; Julia : Mary Elizabeth, b. Jan. 17, 1848, m. Henry G. Blair.
BLAKE, Josiah W., taxed on per. est., 1850.
BLAKE, Lorenzo S., w. Charlotte J. Child, Frederick A., b. Aug. 7, 1860.
BLAKE, Frederick P., b. Stanstead, Canada, Apr. 17, 1826, m. Harriet A. . Wright, b. Tewksbury, Mar. 20, 1836. Chil. Lizzie Anna, b. Tewksbury, Aug. 23, 1854, m. Dec. 25, 1874, Edmund Alphonzo Capen, and d. June 14, 1877 ; Grace A., b. Fram. Feb. 5, 1861, m. May 8, 1880, Charles F. Adams : Kate T., b. Aug. 17, 1862, m. Charles R. Horne ; Harry II'., b. July 21, 1864; Mary B., b. Aug. 3, 1872; Annie L., b. May 12, 1877.
BLAKE, Wm. H., m. Aug. 10, 1855, Mary A. Gill, both of Fram.
BLANCHARD, Arthur C., b. Tewksbury ; w. Ellen E. - -, b. Feltonville, Mass., d. Jan. 16, 1884, a. 50 yrs. 6 mos. 12 d.
BLANDIN, Esther, wid of Jonas (?) of Southb., 1. on the old Abraham Rice place, about 18IS. Chil. John ; Jonas ; Susanna : Gilbert : George W. : Esther, m. Bart. Wheeler ; Jesse ; Miriam ; Phineas.
BLEASE, Joshua, b. Eng., d. Oct. S, 1857, a. 46 ; w. Elizabeth, b. Eng. Chil. Sylvia, b. Feb. 1, 1847; Edwin E., b. Apr. 4, 1852; Isabella, b. May 22, 1854, d. Feb. 16, 1862 ; Sarah E., b. Sept. 17, 1856.
BLUNDER, Jonas, taxed in Fram. 1791.
BODEN, John, blacksmith, l. at Moses Learned's, d. Mar.
BODEN, William, m. June 16, 1757, Keziah Kendall of Sherb.
BODMAN, Thomas, s. of James, b. Eng., m. Oct. 13, 1853, Ann Dearden, b. Eng. Chil. James H., b. Jan. 8, 1856; Frederick, b. June 27, 1857 ; William II., b. Mar. 8, 1864.
BODWELL, Rev. Joseph C., b. Sanbornton, N. H., June 11, 1812. [See ante, p. 368.] He m. May 16, 1839, Catharine Sykes of London, Eng. Chil. Catharine S., b. Weymouth, Eng., Aug. 15, 1841, d. Mar. 23, 1883 ; Joseph C., Cong. Clergy- man ; Charlotte E. ; Herbert J. : Albert E., b. Fram. June 26, 1853.
BOND, Phineas, taxed in Fram. 1821, b. Wayland, d. June 4, 1869, a. 69 ; his w. was Mary A. Chickering, d. Feb. 17, 1884, a. 75 ; dau. , m. - Under- wood of Nat.
BOND, Phineas D., taxed 1840.
BOSTON, Beaty, m. Elizabeth Brown Feb. 5, 1816; colored.
BOUTWELL, 1. James, s. of John, of Reading, and g. s. of James and w. Alice of Lynn, b. Reading Feb. 6, 1677, m. Abigail Stimpson, and had Ebeneser, b. Read. Oct. 23, 1700 2 ; Abigail, cov. Fram. ch., Feb. 19, 1722 ; James, b. 1709 3.
2. Ebenezer, s. of James 1, tinsmith ; sett. Fram. 1720, 1. west of Samuel Cut- ting's place, near the R. R. crossing ; living 1757. He m. Thankful Chil. Phebe, b. June 3, 1733, d. y. : Ebeneser, b. Sept. 10, 1735 4.
3. James, s. of James 1, sett. near his bro .; m. Mar. 9, 1744, Rachel Walkup, who d. 1789. Child, Rebecca, bap. June 27, 1773.
4. Ebenezer, s. of Ebenezer 2, m. Ann -; cov. in Fram. Ch. Apr. 1759; dis. July, 1782. Chil. James, b. Feb. 11, 1759; Jesse, bap. July, 1766; rem. 1788 to
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Fitzwilliam, N. H .; Josiah, bap. July 31, 1768; Thankful, bap, July 15, 1770; Anna, bap. Oct. 9, 1774; Molly, bap. July 6, 1777 ; Enoch, bap. June 14, 1778.
BOWDEN, Samuel, 1860, lived near Samuel Cutting's.
BOWEN, George W. ; w. Martha. Child, Emma y., b. Nov. 18, 1847.
BOWEN, Isaac, s. of Lieut. Henry and w. Elizabeth Johnson of Rox., b. Apr. 20, 1676; rem. to Fram. as early as 1698, having leased a farm of Thomas Danforth, which he sold Nov. IS, 1702 to Moses Haven ; an orig. memb. of Fram. Ch. 1701 ; dis. 1704; ret. to Rox .; bo't 1723 a farm in Stoughton ; d. Dec. 1726. He m. (1) Hannah -, d. Nov. 22, 1717-S ; (2) Apr. 15, 1720, Elizabeth Tucker. Chil. (the eldest two b. Fram., the youngest b. Stoughton, rest b. Rox.), Henry, b. June 30, 1700, sett. Woodstock, Ct. ; Hannah, b. Oct. 25, 1702, m. - Chamberlain ; Mary, b. Dec. 13, 1704, m. Thomas Clark of Hopk .; Isaac, b. July 29, 1707, sett. Newton ; Sarah, b. Sept. 22, 1709, d. Aug. 20, 1716; Josiah, b. Nov. 1, 1711 ; Penuel, b. Mar. 29, 1715; Sarah, b. Apr. 23, 1717; Benjamin, b. Sept. 19, 1722, d. y. ; Elizabeth.
BOWERS, Francis, taxed 1814 ; s. of Samuel ; b. Groton. l. near Hastings' Corner, d. Jan. 28, 1862, a. 70. He m. Dec. 20, 1821, Elmira Rice, dau. of Ezra, d. July 16, 1860. Chil. Mary Ellen, b. Apr. 6, 1823, m. Gilman Fuller, and d. May 25, IS54 ; Helen Louisa, b. Nov. 7, 1824, d. y .; Helen Augusta, b. July 30, 1826, d. Nov. 7, 1845; Susan A., b. June 22, 1828, m. Gilman Fuller ; Henry Clay, b. July 23, 1830, m. Susan M. Shaw ; Francis L., b. Apr. 10, 1832, d. June 28, 1851 ; Ruth A., b. Mar. 20, 1834, m. Israel H. Bullard ; Edgar HI., b. May 23, 1837 ; Arthur IV., b. Oct. I, IS41 ; Lucy A., b. Nov. 18, 1842.
BOWERS, James. Episcopal clergyman. Taxed 1819-30 ; lived where John Fenton now dwells, at Brackett's Corner ; rem. to Ill. ; w. - Chil. Henry ; Charlotte ; Mary ; Julia ; Horace ; Augustus.
BOWES, Thomas; w. Catharine. Chil. Thomas Edmund, b. Dec. 8, 1844; John Francis, b. Sept. 8, 1848; Catharine, b. Dec. 15, 1850.
BOWKER, Joseph. Taxed in Fram. 1801.
BOYDEN, Amasa. Taxed in Fram. 1807.
BOYDEN, Joseph. Taxed 1757 ; rem. Ilopk. 1758; w. Judith. Chil. Judith, m. Sylvanus Ballard ; Jonathan ; Abigail ; Martha.
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