USA > Massachusetts > Middlesex County > Framingham > History of Framingham, Massachusetts, early known as Danforth's Farms, 1640-1880; with a genealogical register > Part 58
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94
36. Eliphalet, s. of Jonathan 27, m. Mary E. -. Chil. Anna Jenette, b. Feb. 20, 1854, d. a. 4; Etta Orvilla, b. Apr. 21, 1856, d. Dec. 20, 1870; Everett O., b. Jan., 1858; adopt. dau. Minnie.
536
Genealogical Register.
37. Henry Gardner, s. of Jonathan 27, m. Dec. 25, 1856, Sarah M. Annetts, dau. of John. Chil. Hattie Forena, b. Dec. 19, 1857 ; Wilbur A., b. Feb. 26, 1864. EAMES, Fanny, unm., d. Nov. 18, 1884, a. 85 y. 7 m. 25 d.
EASTER, Josiah; capt .; blacksmith; s. of John and Lucy ; b. Eng. ; 1. awhile at Fram. Centre ; rem. Sax .; d. Sept. 2, 1883, a. 69. He m. Susan C. (Lloyd) Hill, wid. of John J. Chil. Frederick N., m. Mary Ellis, dau. of Seth H. ; Alice, b. Feb. 28, 1848, m. Edgar Childs.
EASTWOOD, David, b. Eng .; 1. Sax .; m. Aug. 18, 1853, Mary Robertson of Sud. Chil. Charles Francis, b. Oct. 25, 1860 ; others, d. y.
EASTWOOD, George, b. Eng .; bro. of David; 1. Sax .; d. Dec. 26, 1886, a. 77. He m. Sarah A. Green, b. Eng. Chil. Mary A., b. Nova Scotia, d. June 19, 1870, a. 25; Sam. ; two others, d. y.
EATON, 1. Jonas, was in Reading 1642 ; freeman 1653; d. Feb. 24, 1674. He m. Grace --. Chil. Mary, b. Feb. 8, 1643-4; John, b. Sept. 10, 1645 2; Jonas ; Jonas ; Joseph ; Joshua, b. Dec. 4, 1653 3; Jonathan ; David.
2. John, s. of Jonas 1, 1. Reading ; m. Dorcas Green, who m. (2) - Bryant. Chil. Jonas ; Grace and Noah ; G. m. John Boutwell ; Thomas ; Jonas, b. May 18, 1680 4; Joseph ; Mary ; Benjamin ; Dorcas ; Stephen ; Phebe.
3. Joshua, s. of Jonas 1, 1. Reading ; m. Rebeckah Kendall, dau. of Francis. Chil. Joshua, b. 1683 5 ; Thomas ; et als.
4. Jonas, s. of John 2; carpenter and bricklayer; sett. in Fram .; bo't Mar. 10, 1705-6 So a., being the east half of the " Half-mile Square " of George Walkup, and built where John M. Harrington now lives ; d. Aug. 13, 1727. He m. Mehitable Gould, dau. of John; she m. (2) Nathan Brigham of Marlb. Chil. Mehitable, b. Feb. 12, 1706-7, m. John Trowbridge; Noah, b. July 22, 1708 6 ; John, b. Sept. 3, 1710; sett. Killingly, Ct., before 1735; deacon ; Phebe, b. Sept. 28, 1712 ; Jonas, b. Oct. 22, 1714 ; Joseph, b. Mar. 12, 1716-7 ; sett. Plainfield, Ct. ; Mary, b. Mar. 12, 1718-9; Joshua, b. July 1, 1721 ; sett. Voluntown, Ct .; Benjamin, b. Oct. 9, 1723 7; Ebenezer, b. May 2, 1727.
5. Joshua, s. of Joshua 3; tanner; sett. Reading; rem. 1706 to Wat .; rem. 1722 or 23 to Fram .; bo't 95 a., bounded by Timothy Stearns' on the W .; the lane by Mrs. A. M. Parsons' on the E .; the house stood where Capt. Rufus Russell's now is; established tan works; sold May 18, 1733, to Joseph Maynard, Wm. Negus and w. Persis of Worc .; rem. to Worc., and later to Spencer ; d. Feb. 26, 1767. He m. Lydia Livermore of Wat., d. June 5, 1760. Chil.[Lydia, m. Oct. 17, 1729, Matthias Clark ; Rebeckah, m. Oct. 18, 1733, James Brown of Sud .; Joshua, b. Dec. 15, 1715; grad. H. U. 1735; the first lawyer that sett. in Worc .; stud. Theology, and ord. pastor of Ch. in Spencer, Nov. 7, 1774; Samuel ; Samuel, bap. in Fram. Feb. 18, 1728, d. y.
6. Noah, s. of Jonas 4; known as Cornet Noah ; built the house late of Ezek. Howe, Jr., now owned by Moses Ellis; d. Oct. S, 1791. He m. Hannah Vinton of Stoneham, d. Mar. 8, 1795. Chil. Hannah, b. Nov. 4, 1731, m. John Cheney ; Noah, b. Aug. 7, 1733 8 ; Abigail, b. Feb. 1, 1735-6, m. Daniel Gregory ; Jonas, b. Jan. 29, 1737-8 9 ; John, b. July 30, 1740 10; Mehitable, b. Apr. 21, 1743, m. Dea. - Dakin of Sud .; Ruth, b. Feb. 16, 1744, m. Peter Parker ; Maltiah, b. Jan. 15, 1747 ; Nov. 11, 1773, he bo't the southeast corner farm in Athol, which became incorp. in Phillipston ; he moved his goods to A. on a one-horse Indian litter. [See ante, p. 81.] He m. Huldah Haynes of Sud .; d. 1816; Silas, b. Dec. 1, 1750 11; Mary, b. May IT, 1753, m. Simon Goddard of Phillipston.
7. Benjamin, s. of Jonas 4; cordwainer; recd. Mar. 21, 1749, of Joseph Sea- ver for {2,300 the assignment of a lease, to run 947 years, of 75 a. of land, being
537
Eaton.
part of the Winch and Frost land ; built the old Ebenr. Eaton house, where he d. He m. Dec. 23, 1747, Beulah Stone, b. Nov. 11, 1718, dau. of Jonathan Fiske, and wid. of Benjamin Stone. Chil. Jonas, b. July 17, 1748, m. Abigail Allen; res. Barre ; Ebenezer, b. May 12, 1750 12 ; Beulah, b. Feb. 28, 1752, m. Nathan Boyn- ton ; Benjamin, b. July 27, 1754 13 ; Anna, b. Aug. 8, 1757, m. May 28, 1778, Brig- ham Eaton of Petersham.
8. Noah, s. of Noah 6, 1. on his f.'s place ; d. June 12, 1814. He m. (1) Han- nah Hunt; (2) Feb. 14, 1771, Polly Tilton, d. July, 1803; (3) Martha Abbott, dau. of Joseph Jennings, and wid. of Samuel Abbott, d. Nov. 30, 1834. Chil. Nabby, b. Nov. 20, 1757, m. Jacob Hemenway ; Noah, b. Nov. 5, 1758, m. and d. in Canada ; Hannah, bap. Apr. 6, 1760, m. Abel Childs; Luther, bap. Sept. 26, 1762 14; Nathan, bap. Aug. 23, 1767 15 ; Molly, b. Nov. 11, 1771, d. y.
9. Jonas, s. of Noah 6; bo't, at different dates fr. 1767 to 1782, the Benj. Bridges farm at Salem End; d. Aug. 14, 1825. He m. May 7, 1761, Lois Goodnow of Sud., d. Mar. 10, 1819. Chil. Lois, b. June 16, 1762, m. Jonathan Maynard, Esq .; Daniel, b. Jan. 31, 1764 16 ; Jesse, b. Jan. 27, 1766, d. while singing in the choir at the meeting-house Nov. 5, 1786; Anna, b. June 11, 1768, d. y. ; Nathan and Lydia, b. Sept. 28, 1770 ; N. d. y .; L. m. Maj. Lawson Nurse ; Eunice, b. Jan. 25, 1773, m. Nathan ' Henderson of Boston ; Nathan, b. Mar. 4, 1775, d. y. ; Persis, b. Aug. 23, 1777, d. when preparing for a ride, at the house of Jona. Maynard, Feb. 5, 1796; Anna and Betsey, b. Feb. 23, 1780; A. d. y .; B. m. (1) Joshua Lane; (2) - Van Schoick, and d. Dec. 17, 1854; Joseph, b. May 28, 1782, m. Jan., 1809, Nabby Tay- lor of Southb .; kept a tavern in Boston; d. in Fram. Nov. 5, 1841 ; she d. May 8, I865, s. p.
10. John, s. of Noah 6, 1. on the original homestead; d. May 28, 1816. He m. Olive Conant, d. Sept. 20, 1842, a. 93. Chil. Reuben, b. May 14, 1769, m. Betsey Hunt : res. Sud. ; Sally, b. Nov. S, 1770, m. Elisha Hunt of Sud. ; John, b. May 16, 1773 17; Olive, b. Dec. 21, 1775, m. Reuben Winch; Levi, b. Jan. 15, 1778 18; Abel, b. Sept. 28, 1780 19; Lucy, b. July 30, 1782, m. Obadiah Perry of Sherb. ; Hitty, b. Dec. 10, 1784, d. y .; Jesse, b. Nov. 26, 1786, d. y .; Anna, d. y .; Betsey, b. Aug., 1793, d. Dec. 21, 1836; Noah, d. y.
11. Silas, s. of Noah 6, 1. on the old Joseph Pratt place, east of the State Muster-grounds ; d July 18, 1828. He m. Feb., 1782, Polly Nichols, dau. of John, d. Oct. 30, ISIS. Chil. Josiah, b. Nov. 11, 1782 20; Silas, b. Oct. 18, 1784 21; Mary, b. Oct. 20, 1786, m. Luther Stone; Hannah, b. Jan. 2, 1789, d. y. ; Martha, b. Mar. 10, 1791, m. Abner Wheeler, Esq .; Samuel, b. May 14, 1794, d. y. ; Nabby and Hitty, b. May 31, 1798, d. y.
12. Ebenezer, s. of Benjamin 7; kept tavern at the Eli Bullard place ; early in 178I went upon his f.'s farm ; took a prominent part in the Rev. war; d. Aug. 25, I842. He m. May 21, 1778, Rebeckah Stone, dau. of Samuel. d. Mar. 25, 1825. Chil. Nancy, b. May 28, 1779, m. Rev. Joseph Emerson of Beverly, and d. June 15, 1804; Betsey, b. Mar. 19, 1781, unm., d. Dec. 12, 1862 ; William, b. Aug. 18, 1783; grad. W. C. 1810; ord. min. at Fitchburg 1815 ; installed Middleboro' 1824; Char- lotte, Vt., 1834; Hardwick, 1837 ; d. W. Brookfield Apr. 15, 1840; Rebeckah, b. July 25, 1785, unm., d. Apr., 1857; Susannah, b. Aug. 12, 1787, unm., d. Mar. 21, ISS2 ; Eben, b. Sept. 9, 1789 22 ; Sally, b. Aug., 1793, m. Dec. 3, 18IS, Dea. Samuel Witt, Jr., of Shry .; d. 1837.
13. Benjamin, s. of Benjamin 7; tanner and shoemaker; 1. at the Charles Capen place ; in 1786 bo't the tannery and house of T. and E. Williams, now the brick-yard on Southb. line ; d. Oct. 20, 1800. He m. Mary Stacey, dau. of Nathan- iel, d. Portland, N. Y., Oct. 14, 1848. Chil. Asenath, b. Oct. S, 1775, m. Trowbridge Brigham of Southb .; Nelly, b. Nov. 28, 1776, unm., d. July 13, 1863; Mary, b. May 8, 1778, m. Dr. Nathan Rice ; Fanny, b. Jan. 14, 1780, d. Apr. 11, 1796; David, b. Feb. 2, 1782, m. (1) Elizabeth Horne of Southb .; (2) wid. Mary (Groves) Fay ;
538
Genealogical Register.
rem. 1806 to the "Holland Purchase " in N. Y .; d. Portland, N. Y., Oct. 6, 1872; Cyrus, b. Feb. 1I, 1784; rem. 1804 to Warren, Me .; teacher ; town clerk; rep .; historian ; became blind 1845; d. Jan. 21, 1875; m. Mary Lermond [see ante, p. 446] ; Charlotte, b. Aug. 25, 1786, m. James Parker; Anna, b. Oct. 14, 1788, m. Solomon Nichols of Whitestown, N. Y. ; Benjamin, b. July 11, 1791, d. Apr. 27, 1796; Emily, b. Mar. 23, 1794, d. Apr. 17, 1796.
14. Luther, s. of Noah 8; cordwainer ; bo't Nov. 23, 1791, part of the Jen- nings farm, east of the Cath. Ch., Saxonville ; d. June 4, 1848. He m. (1) Oct. 17, 1789, Polly Drury, d. Dec., 1794; (2) Nelly Drury, d. Feb. 17, 1827 ; (3) Nov. 24, 1828, wid. Polly Newton, d. Aug. 29, 1861. Chil. Mary, b. Dec. 1, 1790, m. Stephen Rice ; Nathan, b. Jan. 3, 1793; sett. Cecil, O .; Dexter, b. Aug. 10, 1798; Luther, b. Feb. 5, 1801, unm., d. Oct. 5, 1878; Nancy, b. Dec. 14, 1804, m. - Jennings; d. Sept. 23, 1878; William, b. Feb. 8, 1810.
15. Nathan, s. of Noah 8, d. Apr. 26, 1812. He m. Nov. 18, 1794, Asenath Fiske, b. Wat. Sept. 2, 1766, dan. of Abijah ; m. (2) Ezekiel Howe, Sen. Chil. Joshua Trowbridge, d. y .; Abigail, b. Oct. 8, 1798; Asenath Fiske, b. Feb. 18, 1801, m. Dea. Samuel Witt of Shry .; Joshua T., b. Feb. 23, 1803, grad. Y. C. 1830; Epis- copal clergyman in O. and N. Y.
16. Daniel, s. of Jonas 9, d. June 21, 1837. He m. Dec. 27, 1787, Mehitable Murdock of Newton. Chil. Charles, living 1818; Jesse, res. Phila., m. June 16, 1811, Olivia Clark, and had three chil., Matilda W., Charlotte, John P. He bo't his g.f's place, built a new house [now occupied by Mr. Ftely], sold to Maj. Lawson Nurse ; d. in Phila. His wid. m. - - Fiske.
17. John, s. of John 10, 1. on the old homestead, d. Dec. 26, 1845. He m. Mary Hunt of Sud., d. Oct. 17, 1865, a. 92, 6. Chil. Luther, b. Jan. 29, 1799, m. Mary Crosby, res. Hudson, Mass. ; William, b. June 26, 1800 23; Betsey, b. May 27, 1804, unm., d. Dec. 31, 1836; fesse, b. Aug. 9, 1805, unm., d. Sept. 28, 1870; Nancy, b. Jan. 1, 1807, m. Arthur Bowen of Sud. and d. Aug. 31, 1841 ; Mary, b. Mar. 5, 1808, m. Luther Gleason, Jr .. of Way .; Charlotte, b. May 20, 1809; John, b. July II, ISII, m. June 8, 1845, Elizabeth Hunt ; Abigail H., b. Jan. 5, 1813, m. Samuel D. Clapp of Dorch. ; Emeline, b. Aug. 3, 1814.
18. Levi, s. of John 10; tavern keeper at Fram. Centre 1812-18; built the Geo. Phipps house 1817; d. Apr. 8, 1853. He m. (1) Susan Howe, d. Mar. 30, 1824 ; (2) May 19, 1825, Eliza Buckminster, d. Jan. 4, 1874. Chil. Eveline, b. Oct. 22, 1805, m. Wm. R. Staples, Esq., of Prov., R. I .; Winthrop, b. Aug. 7, 1808, m. Maria Valentine of Ifopk. ; d. -; Levi C., b. Dec. 12, 1811, m. - , and d .-; Frederick A., b. May 22, 1820; went to sea ; lost overboard.
19. Abel, s. of John 10, 1. north of Saxonville; d. Feb. 3, 1851. He m. (I) Sally Hemenway, dau. of Ebenezer, d. Dec. 29, 1824; (2) Nov. 15, 1825, wid. Persis (Jones) Hill, d. Oct. 4, 1855. Chil. Willard, b. Mar. 19, 1802, d. y. ; Hitty, b. Nov. 9, 1803, m. June 28, 1826, Francis B. Walker ; Fanny IV., b. Mar. 19, 1806, m. Apr. 25, 1836, Henry Tinker ; Angelina, b. Aug. 19, 1808; 1. Phila .; Elbridge G., b. Sept. 28, 1811 24; Lucy P., b. Oct. 27, 1813, m. Jan. 19, 1840, Geo. Prentice of Phila.
20. Josiah, s. of Silas 11; d. Lynn 1847. He m. Elizabeth Stever of Thom- aston, Me. Chil. Silas, b. Jan. 17, 1807; Samuel, b. June 22, 1809; Elizabeth, b. Aug. 14, 1810 ; Mary, b. Apr. 20, 1812; Irene, b. Jan. 12, 1814; Charles, b. July 26, 1816; Henry, b. June 8, 1819.
21. Silas, Maj., s. of Silas 11, 1. on f.'s place ; d. June 23, 1828. He m. Mar. 5, 1812, Nancy Stone, dan. of Dr. Elijah, d. Aug. 6, 1845. Chil. Philander, b. Aug. 2, 1813; sett. Farmington, N. H .; m. Sarah Pearl ; Lorenzo, b. Aug. 8, 1815; sett. Conc .; m. (1) Harriet N. Pratt ; (2) Mary Stow; Franklin H., b. Apr. 18, 1817 ; sett. Pittsburgh, Pa .; m. Josephine W. Alden; Ann Maria, b. Mar. 1, 1819, d. Aug. 26, 1826; Louisa Jane, b. Mar. 14, 1822, m. Mordecai De Lange of Pittsburgh, Pa .; Caroline O., b. Aug. 28, 1823, m. Henry Richardson of Pittsburgh, Pa.
539
Eaton - Edgell.
22. Eben, s. of Ebenezer 12; deacon; l. on his f's farm ; d. July 13, 1883. He m. (1) Jan. 9, 1817, Amy Walker, dau. of Comfort of Medway, d. Aug. 14, 1818, a. 27 ; (2) Feb. 3, 1820, Sally Chadwick Spofford, dau. of Moses of Georgetown, b. Feb. 15, 1791, d. Nov. 26, 1868. Chil. Edward, b. Nov. 29, 1817, m. Sarah Harding of Medway ; Samuel IV., b. Dec. 25, 1820, pastor of Cong. Ch. Lancaster, Wis., m. Catherine E. Demarest of Napanock, N. Y .; Sereno D., b. Jan. 28, 1823, m. (I) Caroline Brown of Boston ; (2) Gertrude Williams of Burlington, Ia. ; Susan Rebec- ca, b. Nov. 30, 1824; Elizabeth, b. May 31, 1827, m. Rev. Jesse Guernsey ; Sarah Georgiana, b. Nov. 17, 1829, m. John M. Otis of Lancaster, Wis. ; Ann Maria, b. July 14, 1832; Harriet B., b. Feb. 2, 1835, m. Rev. James B. Gilbert.
23. William, s. of John 17, d. Nov. 16, 1826. He m. Dec. 2, 1824, Ann Nurse, dau. of John, d. Sept. 25, 1850. Child, George William, b. Jan. 5, 1826 25.
24. Elbridge G., s. of Abel 19; carpenter ; 1. Brackett's Corner ; d. Jan. 29, 1873. He. m. June 28, 1836, Lydia K. Brackett. Chil. Susan A., b. Jan. 15, 1842, m. Nov. 20, 1861, George H. Williams of Groton ; Mary Ella, b. Jan. 19, 1850, m. Sept. 28, 1870, Josiah S. Williams, bro. of Geo. H.
25. George William, s. of William 23, m. Sept. 12, 1848, Sarah S. Adams of Keene, N. H. Chil. William ., b. Northfield, May 27, 1850; Emma A., b. Boston Corners, Jan. II, 1853; Mary Ida, b. Clinton, Ct., Mar. 31, 1860, d. y.
ECKLEY, Henry, b. Boston ; bo't the Loring Manson place ; bo't the O. Win- ter place ; sold to John L. Mason, rem. to Cala .; w. Frances, b. Boston. Chil. Mary E., b. 1857 ; Carrie A., b. 1859 ; Emma, b. Apr. 10, 1861 ; Edward, b. Oct. 14, 1863, d. Sept. 8, 1865.
EDGELL, EDGEHILL, 1. William, a tinman ; was l. in Charlestown, 1729; rem. 1730 to Lex., with w. and two chil .; also 1. Woburn. He m. Elizabeth Norman of Marblehead, who m. (2) Oct. 16, 1739, Isaac How of Fram. and d. Oct. 20, 1770, a. 73. Chil. William, b. 1726; sett. Westminster, Mass .; d. July, 1809; John, an apprentice to Jacob Pike of Fram .; "impressed " into service 1748; in Capt. Josiah Willard, Jr.'s co. at Ashuelot; was in Sergt. Taylor's encounter with the Inds., above Northfield, July 14; taken prisoner and carried to Canada, and sold to the French; ret'd in Sept., broken in health; m. Nov. 9, 1762, Rebeckah Winship of Lex., and d. Westminster, Vt .; Rebeckah, m. Isaac How, Jr., of Fram. ; Simon, b. 1733 2; Benjamin, sett. Woburn; m. Susannah Wyman. [Benj. Edgell and w. Susannah of Wob. bo't June 20, 1771, for £933. 6. 8., of Richard Mellen and w. Abigail, 200 a. at Mellen's Neck, being the central part of the old Mellen farm, having 2 hos., 2 barns, etc. ; also 50 a. near Ebenr. Marshall ; all of which said Ed- gell sold June 7, 1772, to Benj. Edwards of Wob., who sold, same date, to said Ed- gell a homestead of 60 a. in Wob.]
2. Simon, Capt., s. of William 1; early entered military service ; private in Capt. E. Newell's co. exp. to Cr. Pt., Mar. 27, '55 to Jan. 3, '56; sergt. in Capt. J. Nixon's co., exp. to Fort Wm. Henry, Aug .- Oct. '56; in Capt. N.'s co. at Half Moon, Sept .- Nov., '58 ; chosen capt. of Fram. Minute Men Dec. 2, 1774; turned out Apr. 19, '75 ; followed the British fr. Conc. to Camb., and remained 22 days ; in command of a co. stationed at Rox. Dec. 10, '75, to Jan. 15, '76; in com'd of co. of 85 men at Camb. Feb. I, to Apr. I, '76; in com'd of co. of 75 men at Ticonderoga Aug. to Dec., '76; in com'd of co. of 28 men in R. I. 4 mos., from July I, '78; called out by Col. John Gleason to suppress the Shays Rebellion ; in service in western part of Mass., Feb. 10 to Mar. 1, '87 ; selectman ; ]. with his w.'s uncle, Aaron Pike, on the Samuel Hills place, which he rec'd by gift; after the death of his uncle Aaron, Capt. E. gave the place to his son Aaron P., and moved to Abraham Pike's (now the Col. M. Edgell place), who gave him the farm; built the present ho. in 1816; d. Oct. 3, 1820. He m. Mar. 5, 1761, Mehitable Pike, dau. of Moses, d. Feb. 5, 1835. Chil.
540
Genealogical Register.
Moses, b. June 1, 1762 ; fifer in his f.'s co. of Minute Men Apr. 19, '75 ; also in sev- eral expeditions ; d. May 10, 1784; Aaron Pike, b. Dec. 13, 1766 3 ; Mehitable, b. Feb. 13, 1770, m. Sept., 1786, Col. William Bond of Wat. ; rem. 1808 to Surry, N. H .; then to Gilsum, N. H., where Mr. B. d. Mar. 28, 1819; she d. Brimfield, Jan. 31, 1849.
3. Aaron Pike, s. of Capt. Simon 2, recd. fr. his f. the Samuel Hills place ; selectman; d. Sept. 28, 1816. He m. Nelly Trowbridge, dau. of Col. John, d. Oct. 21, 1840. Chil. Moses, b. Aug. 13, 1792 4; Nancy, b. Aug. 23, 1794, m. Luther Horne; Mehitable, b. Aug. 1796, m. Levi Whitmore.
4. Moses, s. of Aaron P. 3, 1. on his f's farm, which he sold to Luther Horne and went to live with his g.f. Capt. Simon, who gave him his est., where he spent his days. He d. Feb. S, 1875, at the ripe age of S2 years. He m. Sept., 1817, Sophia A. Angier, dan. of Dr. John. She d. Mar. 5, 18So, a. 84, 9, s. p. [see his Biography, ante, pp. 431-42.]
EDMUNDS, EDMANDS, 1. Walter; " apprenticed in Eng. to the distilling of strong liquors "; of Concord 1639; Charlestown 1652; w. Dorothy. Their s. John 2 was b. Conc. July 2, 1640, 1. Chas., m. Hannah Dady. Their s. John 3 was b. Aug. 27, 1671, 1. Chas., heelmaker ; m. Sarah Blany. They had Jonathan 4, bap. Feb. 20, 1703-4, adm. to Chas. Ch. 1727; of Camb. 1730; of Newton, 1739; bo't, then of Fram. June S, 1748, for 3,300 pounds old tenor, 100 a. of Ebenezer Win- chester, being part of the original George Walkup farm ; the deed was confirmed to him 1759, by the heirs of Governor Danforth. He m. Jan. 6, 1727-8, Hannah Gates, dau. of Amos of Brookline. Chil. Jonathan, b. Apr. 20, 1728 5 ; Hannah ; Sarah, b. 1731, cov. in Fram. Ch. 1756, dis. to E. Sud. 1761, per. m. - Moore ; Samuel, b. June 29, 1735 6 ; Amos ; John ; Aaron ; Esther ; Esther ; Amos, b. Apr. 27, 1744, m., then of Fram., Sept. 13, 1773, Esther Hide of Newton ; Ann ; Abigail.
5. Jonathan, s. of Jona. 4, was in Chas. 1755; 1. in Fram. on his f's farm, d. Jan. 8, 1816. He m. (1) Prudence -, d. Feb. 24, 1764; (2) Oct. 31, 1765, Huldah Hide of Newton, adm. to Fram. Ch. 1769, d. 1775; (3) June 13, 1776, Hannah Ward of Newton, adm. to Fram. Ch. 1788, d. Dec. 26, 1812, a. 71. Chil. Prudence, b. July 28, 1760, d. y .; Anna, b. Dec. 19, 1761, adm. to Ch. 1783, m. (1) Sept. 1785, Abner How ; (2) Timothy Rand ; Huldah, b. Mar. 7, 1767, m. Nov., 1788, Samuel Rice and d. 1838; Prudence, bap. Oct. 17, 1772 ; Elisabeth, bap. Oct. 2, 1774; Jonathan, b. Mar. 6, 1777 7.
6. Samuel, s. of Jonathan 4, 1. where Dea. Joel Edmands now does ; adm. to Fram. Ch. Nov. 16, 1766, dis. to 2d Brookfield Ch. Mar. S, 1772. He rem. to Brook- field North Parish in 1768, and was the founder of an influential family there. He m. Keziah Bruce dau. of John. Chil. Sarah ; John, both b. in Fram. and bap. Nov. 30, 1766; and 6 more b. Brookfield.
7. Jonathan, s. of Jona. 5, d. Jan. 21, IS30. He m. May 7, 1807, Lucy Nurse, dau. of John, d. Jan. 7, 1838. Chil. Ephraim Ward, b. Mar. 15, ISOS, m. Lucy La- tham; Susan, b. May 21, 1809, m. Josiah P. Brackett; Gardner, b. Feb. 4, 1812, 1. Boston, d. Mai. 22, 1886; he m. Mary Ann Twitchell, sis. of Calvin ; Joel, b. Nov. 27, 1813, 1. on f's place ; deacon of Bap. Ch .; selectman ; ni. Apr. 4, 1838, Abigail A. E. Childs, who d. Aug. 11, 1884, s. p .; Hannah, b. Aug. 22, 1815, d. July 4, 1817 ; Philip D. and Thomas S., b. Feb. 20, 1817, sett. Chelmsford, m. May 3, IS40, twin sisters, Susan H. and Harriet S. Willis of Sax .; John, b. Feb. 1, 1820, grad. Y. C. 1847 ; librarian, Phila. ; Lucy Ellen, b. Mar. 15, 1830, m. Harrison Latham, and 1. Dorch.
EDMANDS, David, fr. Marlb., was in Fram. 1728-52; w. Hannah Hinkson of Lynn? Chil. Abigail, b. Marib. 1720; Hannah, b. M. 1722, m. Sept. 19, 1751, Eze- kiel Rice, Jr .; Elisabeth, b. Fram. July 10, 1730.
.
541
Edmands - Entwistle.
EDMANDS, Mary, fr. Sutton, per. dau. of David, was in Fram. 1751-60.
EDWARDS, Capt. Benjamin, (s. of Benj. of Boston,) of Woburn, buys, June 7, 1772, of Benj. Edgell, 200 a. with two dw. hos., two barns, etc., on Mellen's Neck, being the central part of the old Mellen farm ; he also bo't Feb. 27, 1784, the James Mellen homestead, 65 a., on W. side of road and N. of Jos. A. Merriam's ; he also bo't other homesteads in Fram. He 1. in the old Thomas Mellen ho., afterwards Dr. Timothy Merriam's, now B. T. Manson's; was a leading man in town during the Rev. war ; d. 1802. He m. Mary Bent of Sud. Chil. Mary, b. Mar. 27, 1778, m. (1) Abel Adams; (2) Eph. Parkhurst ; Benjamin, b. 1780, d. a. 10; Bathshebah, b. 1782, d. y .; Alexander, b. 1784 2; Jonathan, b. 1788, d. July 3, 1818.
2. Alexander, s. of Capt. Benjamin, d. Aug. 23, 1813. He m. Apr. 21, 1811, Ann Haven, dau. of Ezra, d. Apr. 3, 1814. Chil. Benjamin A., b. Mar. 24, 1812 ; fitted for coll. at Fram. Acad .; grad. B. U. 1841 ; Bap. min. at Grafton, Wat., Holl., Sharon, and Bolton ; d. at Bolton Feb. 28, 1879; Alexander, b. Oct. 18, 1813; I. on the Abner Mellen place; rem. to Me .; w. Mary B. -; chil. Rollin A., b. May 10, 1850; Willie Benjamin, b. Nov. 15, 1851 ; Annie Haven, b. Jan. 28, 1855; Charles, b. Feb. 28, 1857.
EDWARDS, Jona. J. Taxed at Sax. 1834-36.
ELIOTT, 1. Daniel, came with the Clayes and Nurse families from Salem Vil- lage, and located at Salem End, 1693; took Samuel Barton's lease, and I. awhile on the J. H. Temple place; rem. 1713 to Oxford. He m. Hannah Clayes, dau. of Peter. Chil. Daniel, b. Aug. 17, 1687 2 ; son, b. Apr. 26, 1689, d. July 16, 1691 ; Ebenezer, b. Mar. 3, 1693; John, b. May 16, 1695; James, b. Apr. 2, 1697 ; Nathan- iel, b. Aug. 10, 1699; Jonathan, b. Aug. 16, 1701 ; Peter, b. Nov. 25, 1704.
2. Daniel, s. of Daniel, 1. Fram .; rem. to Oxford 1713; m. Feb. 3, 1707-8, Sarah Provender. Child, Hannah, b. Nov. 4, 1709; no others recorded.
ELLIS, -; saddler ; was in Fram. 1800.
ELLIS, Charles. Taxed on real est. 1860.
ELLIS, Seth, b. Dedham; appointed railroad engineer Dec., 1834, and put in charge of the "Comet " engine on the B. and W. railroad ; d. (then a widower) at Sax., Aug. 12, 1861, a. 61.
ELLIS, Seth H., s. of Seth, b. Rox. Oct. 25, 1832; 1. Sax. He m. (1) Nancy E. Reed, dau. of Daniel, d. July 4, 1863, a. 32; (2) Abby -. Chil. Mary, b. 1851, m. Frederick N. Easter; Julia M., b. 1852 ; Henrietta, b. Nov. 8, 1854 ; Seth H., b. 1856; Nancy H., b. May 29, 1858 ; Frederick ; Sophronia L., b. July 27, 1862, d. y. ; Lulie F.
ELLIS, Silas C., 1. Sax .; m. Julia Reed, dau. of Daniel, d. Aug. 16, 1848, a. 19. Child, Hannah Eliza, b. Mar. 20, 1848.
ELLIS, Oliver, d. in Fram. Apr. 13, 1884, a. 57 y. 6 m. 23 d.
ELLSWORTH, William, w. Catherine. Child, James, b. Apr. 21, 1851.
EMERSON, Jerome O., b. Swansey, N. H .; m. (1) Feb. 27, 1851, Charlotte A. Conant, wid. of Elijah, d. May 31, 1873, a. 53; (2) Betsey M. Porter, wid. of Joseph. Chil. George O., b. Jan. 24, 1855, d. Aug. 11, 1857 ; George O., b. July 1, 1857, m. Sophia Hemenway.
ENTWISTLE, John, fr. Manchester, Eng., 1. Sax., d. July 6, 1847, a. 37. He m. (1) Ann Hewitt; (2) 1842, Mary Ann Bodman, b. Wiltshire, Eng., dau. of James ; she m. (2) Thomas D. Beck. Chil. Mary Ann, m. Henry Culverhouse ; Henry, m. (1) Nov. 17, 1859, Georgianna Phillips; (2) Nancy Green; Hannah, m. Augustus
542
Genealogical Register.
.
Brigham; Elizabeth, m. Jerome Hastings, d. at Nat .; Grace, b. Dec. 22, 1843, m. Henry Hammond of Nat .; Games R., b. June 5, 1845, 1. Sax. ; selectman ; represen- sentative ; m. Addie Illingsworth, adop. dau. of S. S. Danforth; Louisa Jane, b. Jan. 23, 1848, m. Martin Seavey
ESTERBROOK, Capt. Daniel. Taxed on real est., near Tho. Walkup, 1742.
ESTY, 1. Elijah, of Sherb. ; cordwainer ; May 12, 1762, took mortgage deed of Deering Haws, to secure £29; was Min. Man 1775; w. Lydia. Chil. Reuben, b. Sept. 2, 1763 2; Elijah, b. May 16, 1766, sett. Nat .; Mehitable, b. 1770, m. Asa Clark; Ebenezer, sett. Lincoln ; Sarah, b. 1777, unm .; Rhoda, d. y.
2. Reuben, s. of Elijah 1, sett. Newton, W. parish; d. 1797. He m. Grace Morse, b. Mar. 16, 1764, dau. of Obadiah and Grace of Sherb .; she m. (2) Samuel Whitney. Chil. Dexter, b. Oct. 2, 1791 3; Fanny, b. Sept. 1, 1794, m. Amasa Kendall of Fram.
3. Dexter, s. of Reuben 2; carpenter ; captain ; sett. Fram. 1814, built the ho. now of P. G. Rice, d. Apr. 20, 1860. He m. Jan. 29, 1819, Mary E. Rice, dau. of Capt. Uriah, d. Sept. 3, 1849. Chil. Mary Louisa, b. June 18, 1820, d. y. ; Joseph, b. July 19, 1822, d. y .; Constantine Canaris, b. Dec. 26, 1824 4 ; Alexander R., b. Oct. 18, 1826 5 ; Mary Ellen, b. Feb. 3, 1829, m. Phineas G. Rice ; Elizabeth M., b. Apr. 5, 1830, d. y.
4. Constantine C., s. of Dexter 3 ; grad. Y. C. 1845; studied law with Chas. R. Train; in practice in Fram .; M. C. 1872, 3; appointed judge of Dist. Court 1874. He m. Oct. 18, 1849, Emily March, dau. of Dr. David and Catherine of Sut- ton. Chil. Mary Le Baron, b. Aug. 19, 1850, m. Frank M. Stockwell ; Frederick M., b. July 27, 1852, m. Georgie E. Harrington ; Charles C., b. Oct. 29, 1855; Catherine M., b. Dec. 8, 1857 ; Alexander, b. Aug. 16, 1860.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.