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7. Isaac, s. of Isaac 6, sett. Woburn ; m. 1772, Abigail Brooks. Chil. Isaac, b. Oct. 7, 1774 8 ; Ruth, d. Fram. July, 1830; per. others.
8. Isaac, s. of Isaac 7, tanner and currier; came to Fram. 1796; bo't of Eli Bullard, Esq., the John Fiske tannery; built the ho. now owned by Thos. F. Power, in the north part of which his w. opened a store; d. June 26, 1847. He m. May 18, ISoo, Sally Bennett, dau. of Joseph, d. July 23, 1849. Chil. George, b. Mar. 12, 1801 9; Eliza, b. Apr. 10, 1804, d. Nov. 3, 1805; Susan E., b. Aug. 15, 1806, m. James C. Odiorne ; Isaac Brooks, b. Mar. 4, 1868, m. (1) Mar. 7, 1833, Susan F. Porter of Weymouth, d. Dec. 5, 1848; (2) Oct. 24, 1849, Frances E. Gerould of Wrenthan:, d. July 26, 1870; Edwin H, b. July 14, 1811 10; Mary B., b. Apr. 21, 1813, m. Nov. S, 1831, Geo. B. Swift, M. D., who d. Feb. 15, 1872 ; Emily S., b. Nov. 7, 1816. 9. George, s. of Isaac 8, 1. Fram .; d. June 17, 1884. He m. Pamelia Eames, d. June 23, 1843, a. 37. Chil. Charlotte Elizabeth, b. Apr. 17, 1833, m. James Pynchon ; Ellen Amelia, b. Oct. 20, 1835, d. Nov. 3, 1857 ; Georgiana B., b. Aug. 9, 1837; Mary B., b. Mar. 1, 1839, m. Lothrop Wight.
10. Edwin H., s. of Isaac 8, merchant ; m. (1) Mar., 1840, Lucy Wyman, dau. of Luke of W. Camb., d. Feb. 22, 1858; (2) Jan. 10, 1860, Maria Wight, dau. of Charles of E. Camb. Chil. Virginia IV., b. Apr. 20, 1843; Henry E., b. June 2, 1846, m. Abby Kelley, and has Joseph Parker, and Lucy Wyman ; 1. Westfield and Boston.
WARREN, 1. Josiah, b. July 10, 1756; I. west of the Jona. Edmands place ; d. Nov. 24, 1840. He m. Jan. 6, 1789, Fanny Hemenway, dau. of Ebenezer, d. Dec. 2, 1843. Chil. Ebeneser, b. June 9, 1790, m. Abigail Stow of Marlb. ; he d. Feb. 25, 1875, she d. Apr. 20, 1837 ; Samuel, b. Oct. 12, 1793; learned the cabinet maker's trade of Stephen Rice ; had a shop oppo. Esty's block; bo't the hotel est. which he managed many yrs. ; postmaster ; selectman ; d. May 2, 1873 ; he m. Dec. 28, 1819, Relief Howe, dau. of Ezekiel, d. Dec. 20, 1870, s. p .; Dana, b. June 11, 1795 2 ; Josiah, b. Jan. 27, 1798 3; Anna, b. - , unm. d. Jan. 6, 1866, a. 59; John, b .- 4.
2. Dana, s. of Josiah 1 ; I. in the hotel with his bro., and after on the Joseph Haynes place, and then near his f's, where he d. Feb. 5, 1879. He m. Jan. 1, 1826, Lucy Taintor, sis. of Joel. Chil. Charles A., b. Apr. 3, 1829, 1. Fram. and Marlb. ; m. (1) Elizabeth Griswold of Colchester, Vt., d. Sept. 18, 1865; (2) Delia Dunn ; (3) wid. Mary Goodwin ; (4) Susan Russell ; Lucy Jane, b. Mar. 20, 1831, m. John M. Harrington ; George Dana, b. Jan. 10, 1833, d. Oct. 22, 1853; Edwin R., b. June 22, 1837 5.
3. Josiah, s. of Josiah 1, d. -. He m. June 8, 1824, Almira Manson, dau. of Loring. . Child, William Read, b. Apr. 22, 1830, m., 1. Boston and Upton.
4. John, s. of Josiah 1; 1. W. of his f's, d. Nov. 24, 1864; m. Sept. 2, 1830, Maria Gale, d. Aug. 26, 1867, a. 60. Chil. Henrietta, b. Apr. 20, 1832, m. William Henry Lamson ; Edward E., b. July 10, 1834, m. Lydia Thompson, and had Edward Harris, b. Sept. 3, 1859 ; Sarah N., b. Dec. 2, 1845 (name changed to Minnie), m. , 1. Woburn.
5. Edwin R., s. of Dana 2, m. Clara A. Varnum of Manchester, N. H., d. Sept. 3, 1886, a. 42, 11, 5. Chil. Anna R., b. Manchester, N. H., Nov. 30, 1861, m. Willard M. Lindsey ; Charles V., b. Marlb. Jan. 16, 1863, d. y. ; James M., b. Fram. July 16, 1865; George E., b. Sept. 1, 1867, d. Feb. 8, 1887; Hattie F., b. Dec. 5, 1868 ; Jennie D., b. Apr. 1, 1871 ; Lucy E., b. Nov. 15, 1872 ; Sarah I'., b. Mar. 15, 1875; Charles D., b. Feb. 15, 1877 ; Martha T., b. Dec. 25, 1878 ; Jessie T., b. July 1, 1881; Josiah S., b. July 27, 1883; Wesley, b. Feb. 13, 1885.
WARREN, James B. F .; drowned Feb. 13, 1841.
WASHBURN, Thomas, s. of Thomas; shoemaker ; I. Fram. Centre; d. July 15, 1830, a. 32. He m. Apr. 1, 1824, Lucretia Ellis of Holl., d. June 6, 1869, a. 71. Chil. Thomas, b. Feb. 5, 1825 2 ; Edwin, b. Aug. 3, 1826; a physician ; unm. d. Sept. 29, 1858.
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2. Thomas, s. of Thomas; shoemaker; served in the Mexican war; d. June 24, 1876. He m. Sept. 5, 1848, Eliza W. Brewer, dau. of David. Chil. Edwin T., b. Oct. 8, 1850, d. y. ; Ada, b. Oct. 9, 1852, d. y .; Ada B., b. Jan. 12, 1855, m. John E. Rice ; Jennie L., b. Feb. 6, 1858, d. y. ; Charles, b. Aug. 16, 1859, d. y .; William B.
WATERS, Perley. Taxed in Fram. 1841 ; 1. Putnam's tavern.
WATSON, Eliphalet, machinist ; b. Nottingham, N. H .; s. of Thomas. Taxed at Sax. 1837 ; d. Nov. 6, 1881, a. 77. Ife m. (1) -; (2) Mar. 5, 1840, Mary Ann Soden. Chil. Edward P., b. Jan. 7, 1843; Walter C., b. June 5, 1847; child, b. Sept. 7, 1849; Anna F., b. July 23, 1850; son, b. Mar. 26, 1855.
WATSON, George. Taxed in Fram. I837-8.
WATSON, Oliver, adm. to Fram. ch. fr. ch. in Leicester, Feb. 14, 1724. His s. Oliver was bap. Sept. 15, 1723.
WEBB, Mr. - , kept school in Fram. 1752 and 54.
WEBSTER, Franklin. Taxed Sax. 1835.
WEBSTER, George W., I. Sax .; m. Sarah Searle.
WEBSTER, John L. Taxed Sax. 1834.
WEBSTER, Thomas. Taxed in Fram. 1752.
WEDGE, Silence, dau. of Deborah, b. Apr. 4, 1709.
WEEKS, George H., b. Wayne, Me .; 1. Fram. Centre; merchant, doing business in Boston. He m. Martha Hemenway, dau. of Adam 2d. Chil. George IV., b. Mar. 15, 1869, d. July 25, 1870; Harry II'., b. May 30, 1864.
WEEKS, Mersylvia, m. Oct. 12, 1843, Joseph Whitcomb of Sud.
WEISE, Charles, fr. Germany; 1. Sax .; d. Aug., 1883. He m. Margaret (Callahan) Keegan, wid. of James.
WELCH, David, s. of Thomas and w. Margaret Dalton ; 1. corner of Worces- ter and Temple str; m. Mary Scandon. Michael, older bro. of David, came to Fram. 1860; lived near Addison Dadmun's; now I. on Temple str .; m. Joanna Welch. William, older bro. of Michael, 1. on Eastern Ave., m. Kate Welch.
WELCH, John, w. Ellen. Chil. John, b. June 23, 1845; Hannah, b. Feb. 1, 1847 ; Ellen, b. Nov. 17, 1851 ; Robert, b. June 12, 1853.
WELCH, Thomas, w. Jenette. Child, James R., b. Nov. 25, 1844.
WELCH, William, w. Bridget. Chil. Catherine, b. May 17, 1854; Joseph F., d. Dec. 6, 1858; Joseph F., b. Apr. 30, 1859.
WELLER, Thomas, m. Jan. 24, 1827, Betsey McCoy, both of F.
WELLS, Nathaniel. Taxed Sax. I837-41.
WENTWORTH, Abigail. Taxed on real est., heirs of, 1870.
WENTWORTH, George H., d. Mar. 28, 1884, a. 33, 4, 27.
WENTWORTH, Hastings. Taxed in Fram. 1842.
WENZELL, 1. John, b. in Boston, 1765 (his f. was fr. Holland ; had Jacob, John, Susanna) ; wheelwright ; came to l. on the parson Swift place, May 9, 1791, and in co. with Philip Metcalf, bo't the same of Edw. Tuckerman, Dec. 31, 1794, for £325; bo't out Metcalf, Apr. 14, 1797 ; sold Aug. 15, 1801, to Samuel and Aaron
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Bullard, and bo't, Sept. 2, 1801, of Jesse Everett a farm, 70 a. near the Holl. line, where he d. Sept. 2, 1830. He m. 1790 Hepzibah Bigelow, dau of Joseph of Holl., b. Sept. 24, 1767, d. Dec. 10, 1841. Chil. Henry, b. Mar., 1791, m. Lucy French of Boston, and d. Sherb. 1833; John, b. Jan. 5, 1793 2 ; Hepzibah, b. May 20, 1795; Catherine, b. Oct. 31, 1798, m. (1) June 21, 18IS, Curtis Hartshorn of Holl .; (2) Ezra Dearth ; Eliza, m. Selah Higley.
2. John, s. of John 1; captain ; l. at Park's Corner ; prominent in town affairs ; d. Jan. 5, 1864. He m. Dec. 15, 1814, Mehitable IIaven, d. Feb. 22, 1853. Chil. Angeline, b. May 26, 1816, m. Wm. Smith, Jr .; Charles, b. Aug. 16, 18IS, m. (1) Nancy P. Knowlton ; (2) - Winch of Marlb. N. H., and had Frank Henry, b. June 13, 1853 ; Hitty, b. July 26, 1820, m. Levi B. Potter of Fitzwilliam, N. H., 1. Wawatosa, Wis .; Sarah F., b. Oct. 5, 1822, m. Robert Snell; Elisa E., b. Sept. 4, 1826, mi. Appleton Greenwood; John, b. Feb. 12, 1828, m. Jennie Leach of Northb. ; Henry, b. Dec. 29, 1830, unm. d. Cala. Nov. 7, 1850; Abner H., b. Sept. 7, 1833, m. Martha R. Smith of Medfield; Mary, b. June 16, 1838, m. Edwin Tucker, 1. Springfield, and Waterbury, Ct.
WENZELL, Jacob, bro. of John 1; was in Fram. 1791, w. Sybil; 1. Holl.
WESSON, John. Taxed in F. 1742; m. Jan 22, 1740, Ruth Death of Sherb. Chil. Samuel, b. July 14, 1741.
WESSON, Samuel; per. f. of John ; m. May 7, 1711, Martha Haven, dau. of Nathaniel 3. Child, John, b. Dec. 1, 1711. Martha Wesson, prob. wid. of above, m. in Fram. Jan. 12, 1714-15, Isaac Cozzens of Sherb.
WESSON. 1789, " Mr. Wesson here to make plows." May 7, 1790, "Mr. Wesson moved away."-Dea. Buckminster's Journal.
WEST, George W., s. of Thomas of Haverhill; sett. Louisville, Ky .; rem. Boonville, Mo .; came to Fram. 1857 ; 1. on the Mayhew place; rem. to Haverhill ; d. Jan. 30, 1884, a. 68. He m. IS40, Mary Chaffin, dau. of Leonard of Princeton, b. Jan. 18, 1816, d. Fram. June 26, 1867. Chil. Mary Lillie, m. Cornelius W. Smith, 1. Fram .; Hattie M., d. Sept. 21, 1859, a. 17 ; Ellen Adelia, d. Sept. 28, 1860, a. 15; George IV., d. Boonville, Mo .; Caroline, m. A. von HIelden, 1. Phil .; Anna L .; George E .; Thomas, m. Ida H. West, 1. Larned, Kan .; Alice, m. E. G. Frothingham, 1. Haverhill.
WESTON, Eliphalet. Taxed in Fram. ISI8.
WETHERBEE, David. Taxed ISog-II ; w. Anna. Child, Louisa, b. Nov. 28, 1807.
WETHERBEE, WITHERBEE. Joseph, s. of John of Sud. and Marlb. ; 1. on the original George Walkup place in Fram. ; constable, 1712. He m. Feb. 9, 1699, Elizabeth Johnson of Marlb. Chil. Caleb, b. Marlb. Jan. 5, 1701; Thankful, b. May 10, 1703; Joseph, b. Feb. 20, 1704; Hepzibah, b. Fram. Feb. 14, 1706-7, m. Robert Sennett ; Deborah, b. Feb. 14, 1709; Elisabeth, b. Sept. 15, 1714, m. Dec. 3, 1741, Nathan Rice.
WHEATON, Amos. Taxed in Fram. 1797-8.
WHEELER, Abner, carpenter; s. of Abner and w. Elizabeth, who 1. in Lin- coln near the Conc. line ; came to Fram. 1798; opened a store in the Red building that stood where Esty's block now is, which property he bo't Dec. 6, 1800, of Jos. Bennett. Hle bo't Mar. 16, 1SoI, of John Houghton, the Hotel est., which he kept as a house of entertainment till IS11. He bo't Apr. 1, 1809, for $4, 500, the Isaac
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Stone est., E. of the river, where he d. He was an enterprising man, of attractive manners, and much public spirit, and contributed largely to the growth and pros- perity of the Centre village ; a propr. in Boston and Worc. turnpike; selectman; rep .; Co. commr. ; one of the first proprs. of the Sax. Mills ; d. Oct. 11, 1843, a. 71. He m. (1) Dec. 23, 1798, Polly Bennett, dau. of Joseph, d. Apr. 10, 1836, a. 58 ; (2) Nov., 1837, Martha Eaton, dau. of Silas, d. Apr. 22, 1877. Chil. George, b. May 3, 1800, unm. d. Dec. 21, IS40 ; Horatio, b. Nov. 22, 1809, unm. d. Mar. 28, 1837 ; Abner B., b. Feb. 2, 1812 ; grad. H. U. 1831 ; M. D. 1834; a physician ; m. and sett. Boston ; d. Dec. 9, 1847.
WHEELER, Benjamin, Maj., bro. of Abner ; came to Fram. 1801 ; carpen- ter ; in 1804 built on a corner of the Hotel est., the store long kept by himself and son ; bo't Dec. 24, 1804, of Nathan Stone, 40 sq. rods of land, and in 1806 built the house now occupied by his son. In 1812-13 he bo't the Brinley farm - 100 a. of John Lowell, 85 a. and buildings of Joshua Fairbank, 110 a. of Lawson Buckminster, Jr., 16 a. of Enoch Belknap, etc. Maj. Wheeler was the leading merchant in the Centre village for many years, and by his foresight and business capacity, and honorable dealing, secured a competence. Naturally of quick perceptions and active tempera- ment, and with a mind well cultivated by reading and observation, he became a leading factor in the enterprises just starting when he came to Fram., and continued such to the close of his active life. He took a special interest in our schools and libraries ; was a trus. of the Fram. Acad. 1813-1852, and was always present at meetings of the board. He was an early advocate of temperance; was largely instrumental in planting the many shade trees which now adorn our village. In manners Maj. Wheeler was affable and dignified; in the best sense a gentleman of the old school. His memory is cherished by many, who in their early years found in him a safe counsellor and a sympathizing friend. He d. Feb. 5, 1865, a. 85. He m. Dec. II, 1804, Rebecca Bennett, dau. of Joseph, d. Aug. 31, 1854, a. 69. Their only child was
2. Increase Sumner, b. Jan. 21, 1806; grad. H. U. 1826; merchant ; pres. Fram. Nat. Bank; sold the Brinley farm to E. F. Bowditch, and bo't the parson Swift place. He m. Oct. 28, 1829, Elizabeth A. M. Walker, dau. of Hon. Timothy, b. June 30, 1807, d. July 29, 1882. Chil. Alice, b. Aug. 16, 1830, m. Sept. 13, 1854, Samuel D. Sargent; Frederick, b. Apr. 20, 1832; grad. H. U. 1854; d. Dec. 23, 1857 ; Charles W., b. Nov. 10, 1834, d. Nov. 24, 1842 ; Ella Augusta, b. Sept. 14, 1837, m. Sept. 13, 1860, George E. White ; Robert S., b. Aug. 25, 1842, d. May 28, I845.
WHEELER, Capt. Eliphalet, bro. of Maj. Benj .; settled Groton ; rem. to Fram. 1816; bo't July 10, 1818, for $312.50, 2 a. on W. side of the Centre Common, and built the ho. where he d. A first propr. of the Sax. Mills, and for a time Supt. of the same ; dep. sheriff many yrs .; d. Jan. 14, 1854, a. 62. 4. He m. Feb. 4, 1813, Clarissa Rice, dau. of Capt. Uriah, d. Sept. 3, 1873. Chil. Cotesworth Pinckney, b. Groton, Dec. 11, 1813, m. June 16, 1836, Mary Johnson of Lex., and d. May 13, 1866; Edgar Howland, b. Mar. 20, 1817; merchant; m. Sarah Jane Jackson of Ash., and d. Dec. 14, 1852, leaving dau. Edna H., b. Dec. 28, 1852 ; Eleanor B., b. Oct. 27, 1819, m. (1) Edward A. Clark ; (2) Francis T. Clark, and was drowned off Mt. Desert, Me., July 24, 1867; Theodore H., b. Aug. 6, 1822, d. Apr. 30, 1881 ; he m. Rachel Emerson of Walth. Chil. Edward C., b. Feb. 6, 1850; Eleanor B., b. Oct. 13, 1852 : Abby Gertrude, b. July 22, 1856.
WHEELER, Aaron B. Taxed in Fram. 1850.
WHEELER, Abigail, m. Feb. 14, 1704, dea. Daniel Stone of Fram.
WHEELER, Asa, of Lincoln, bro. of Abner, m. Nov. 26, 1807, Eleanor Rice f Fram.
WHEELER, Daniel. Taxed in Fram. 1765.
WHEELER, Isaac, of Holden, m. Aug. 18, 1752, Sarah Darling of F.
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WHEELER, John, of Wat., m. Feb. 2, 1814, Submit Cutting of F.
WHEELER, John, of Petersham, m. Aug. 29, 1751, Deborah Gleason of F. WHEELER, Jonathan, of Camb., m. Apr. 6, 1831, Deborah S. Train of F.
WHEELER, Jos. B., m. Apr. 30, 1854, Caroline A. Fowle. Child, Clarence H., b. Jan. 26, 1859.
WHEELER, Jotham, and Lemuel. Taxed in F. 1807.
WHEELOCK, Gilbert; w. Harriet S .; d. Oct. 21, 1852, a. 26. Chil. George Gilbert, b. July 24, 1850; Charles E., b. July, 1852, d. y.
WHEELOCK, Nathan A., 1. 1836 at Capt. Wm. Greenwood's.
WHEELWRIGHT, Henry A. Taxed in F. 1850.
WHELAN, Michael; w. Catherine. Child, Alice, b. Oct. 22, 1844.
WHISTON, Ezra. Taxed in Fram. 1771-87 ; m. Sept. 20, 1780, Lois Hill of Bellingham.
WHISTON, Francis C .; 1. on the Esq. Adams place ; rem. to Boston ; d. 1878, a. 79. When young he stud. medicine at Harv. Med. School, and with Dr. John Ware, but did not practice; was an early memb. of the Handel and Haydn Soc .; one of the founders of the Mass. Char. Mech. Assoc .; an officer in the Boston Custom Ho .; a leading Free Mason ; a man of eminent social qualities, large knowledge of the world, and retentive memory. He m. --. His son, Edward A., grad. Harv. Med. Sch. 1861; apptd. assist. surg. 16th reg. Inf., Mass. Vols., Aug. 1, 1861 ; prom. surg. ist reg. Mar. 5, 1863; in practice in Newton.
WHITAKER, Erastus P .; w. Betsey. Child, Harry Franklin, b. Jan. 11, 18 56.
WHITCOMB, Samuel. Taxed for Daniel Stone est. 1836-8. WHITCOMB, Simeon. Tax'ed in Fram. 1812.
WHITE, Charles; w. Amanda. Child, Laura, d. Oct. 12, 1841.
WHITE, Charles L., m. Aug. 4, 1860, Lizzie Frazier, both of F.
WHITE, Edward, of F., m. Dec. 5, 1852, Catherine Kelly of Nat.
WHITE, Elihu; nail maker, fr. Franklin; taxed 1830; built the ho. now owned by Mrs. James Lord; d. Mar. 31, 1842. He m. Achsah Bullard, dan. of Isaac of Medway, d. at M. Jan., 1854. His son Elihu, came to F. in 1830, mn. Laura Metcalf ; sold the est. to Chas. R. Train, and rein. to Medway.
. WHITE, Elizabeth B., wid .; taxed Sax. on real est. 1860 ; d. Nov. 4, 1873. She was Eliz. Belcher, dlau. of Joseph, who m. Nov. 30, 1828, Amos White of Waltham.
WHITE, Fred. I .; m. Helen S. Coolidge, dau. of Jona. F., and d. So. Fram. Jan. IS, 1886, a. 49, 5.
WHITE, Henry G., s. of Benj. F., of Boston ; owned the Joel Coolidge place, now David Nevins's; rem. to Boston. He m. Catherine F. Cushing, d. July 22, 1870, a. 38. Chil. Benjamin F., b. Dec. 5, 1856; Carrie, b. Aug. 11, 1859.
WHITE, John ; carpenter; sett. Fram .; rem. abt. 1748 to Spencer, where he d. Aug. 20, 1778, a. 84. He m. Jan. 24, 1728, Sybilla Buckminster, dau. of Joseph, d. at S. Oct. 23, 1794, a. SS. Chil. John, b. Oct. 17, 1728, 1. Spencer ; Thomas, b. July 27, 1731, 1. Spencer ; Rebecca, b. Feb. 5, 1734 ; Sarah, b. June 22, 1737 ; Sybilla, b. Oct. 29, 1741 ; Rand, b. S. Oct. 15, 1751, 1. Spencer.
WHITE, Joseph, of Rox. : was joint lessee with Joseph Buckminster of Mr. Danforth's Fram. lands, May, 1693.
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WHITE, John. " In observance of an order from the com. apptd. by the Gen. Court to dispose of the French Neutrals in this province, the selectmen of Fram. have rem. to Boston, John White, and Clear, his wife, Peter, Molle, Sable, Joseph, Margaret, Keziah, Maudlin and Peton their children, with their effects, for which, and their expenses on the road, Joseph Stone, who transported them, charges £1, 6, 8, which sum was allowed and paid. Fram. May 26, 1760."
WHITE, Joseph Avery, (a desct. of John, who came over in 1635; sett. Wat .; rem. to Muddy River) b. Boylston, May 15, ISO1, s. of Aaron and w. Mary Avery, dau. of Rev. Joseph Avery of Holden; grocer in Boston ; in 1860 bo't the A. S. Lewis place, which he exchanged 1862, with Mr. L. for the old Dr. Kellogg est., which he sold 1865, to W. H. Mellen, and bo't the Charles R. Train place. He m. Charlotte Partridge of Templeton, b. Feb. 4, 1817, d. July 6, 1852. Child, Charlotte A., b. Dec. 21, 1846, m. Jan. 21, 1869, Charles W. Kennard of Boston.
WHITE, Joseph Avery, b. Rox., s. of William and w. Nancy Avery, dau. of Rev. Joseph of Holden; grocer in Boston; bo't 1857, the Thomas Gould est., on Union ave., Fram. He m. (1) Dec. 19, 1850, Jane E. Fisher of Westb., d. Mar. 25, 1869 ; (2) May 10, 1870, Amanda Curtis, b. Omaha (the first white child b. in Nebraska). Chil. Henry F., b. Boston, Oct. 14, 1851, 1. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, m. Anna McConnell; Edward Irving, b. June 6, 1854; Joseph Avery, b. Nov. 5, 1857, m. Mary Kennedy ; George Allen, b. Feb. 12, 1871.
WHITING, Elias. Taxed in Fram. 1813-4.
WHITING, Mason, b. Dedham, s. of Rufus and Betsey (Mason) Whiting (a desct. of - Whiting, who turned Charles river thro' " Mother brook," and built saw and grist mills) ; came fr. Southb. to Fram. 1858, and bo't the Col. Jonas Clayes place of the heirs of Cushing Baker, which he sold to Frederick Bemis; d. in Medway.
WHITING, Rufus W., bro. of Mason; b. Dedham, Nov. 10, 1809; went with his f. to Southb. 1815; 1. Southb. and Boston ; came to Fram. 1856. He m. Nov. 25, 1834, Maria F. Brown, dau. of Samuel of Sterling. Chil. Emma E., b. South., m. John Hogg of Boston; Irving O., b. S., m. and 1. Boston ; dan. b. Boston, d. y .; Albert, b. B., m. and 1. Boston; Harriet E., b. B., m. - Mc Whirter of Hartford, and d. Apr. 29, 1875, a. 27 ; Warren, b. B., m. and 1. Boston.
WHITMORE, Arnold. Taxed 1836; 1. at Chas. Herring's.
WHITMORE, Dea. James, s. of Isaac; b. Ashburnham ; taxed in Fram. 1806; 1. near Brackett's Corner ; bo't the Marshall mill privilege 1824; sold to Wm. Greenwood 1833; afterwards 1. in the old Nathaniel IIaven ho. W. of Washakum, and later with his son at the Centre; d. Jan. 7, 1870, a. SS. He m. Phebe Stimson, dau. of Lemuel of Ashburnham, d. July 16, 1838, a. 55. Chil. James Hervey, b. Lon- donderry, Vt., Aug. 17, 1812 2; Charles S., b. Fram. Dec. 6, 1815; sett. Fram .; teacher in dist. schs. many years; town clerk 1857-76; rep .; just. of the peace. He m. Oct. 6, 1842, Agnes A. Hyde, dau. of dea. Henry H. Adopted dau., Maria Frances (Benson, of Windham, N. H.)
2. James H., s. of dea. James ; sett. Fram. ; rem. to Milford ; d. Jan. 28, 1866. He m. Apr. 9, 1835, Martha A. Stone. Chil. Martha Ellen, b. Oct. 26, 1836; Phebe O., b. July 17, 1838 ; Anna C., b. June 2, 1840; Mary C., b. Apr. 9, 1843 ; Wallie E., b. Mil. Jan. 22, 1853.
WHITMORE, Levi, bro. of dea. James. Taxed in Fram. 1809-18; 1. on the John Fiske farm ; rem. to Stow; rem. to Marlb .; tavern keeper. He m. May S, 1817, Mehitable Edgell. Chil. Alden E., 1. Boston ; George H., physician, 1. Lowell ; Ellen, m. Rev. Warren Goodale, missionary among the N. A. Indians, and at Sand. Islands ; Mary, m. George W. Watson, 1. Fitchburg ; Emily.
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WHITNEY, 1. John, a. 35; w. Elinor, a. 30; chil. John, a. 11 2; Richard, a. 9 ; Nathaniel, a. S; Thomas, a. 6; Jonathan, a. 1 3, embarked at London for N. E. Apr. 1635, and sett. Wat, where he had Joshua, b. July 15, 1635; Caleb, buried July 12, 1640 ; Benjamin, b. June 6, 1643 4.
2. John, s. of John 1, 1. Wat .; selectman ; d. Oct. 12, 1692. He m. Ruth Reynolds. They had ten chil., the youngest of whom was Benjamin, b. June 28, 1660 5.
3. Jonathan, s. of John 1, sett. Wat., where his chil. are recorded; rem. as early as 1679 to Sherb., where he d. 1702. He m. Lydia Jones of Wat. Chil. Lydia, b. July 3, 1657, mn. Moses Adams of Sherb. ; Jonathan, b. Oct. 20, 1658, 1. Sherb., near Chestnut brk .; rem. to Wat .; rem. to Conc .; Anna, b. Apr. 28, 1660, m. Cornelius Fisher of Wrentham; John, b. June 27, 1662 6; and seven others.
4. Benjamin, s. of John 1, sett. York, Me .; rem. to Wat. at request of his f. ; sold est. to bro. Joshua, and rem. to Fram. as early as 1687, leasing of Gov. Dan- forth a part of the Richard Wayte farm. From proximity to their meeting-ho. he was reckoned an inhab. of Sherb. [See ante, p. 105] He may have rem. to Sherb. before 1710; d. 1723. He m. (1) Jane -, d. in F. Nov. 14, 1690; (2) Apr. II, 1695, Mary Poor of Marlb. Chil. Fane, b. Wat. Sept. 29, 1669, m. Jan. 4, 1694, Jona. Morse; Benjamin 7; Jonathan, 1. Sherb. and Holl. ; w. Susanna. Had twelve chil., among whom was Elias, b. Nov. 14, 1716 8; Joshua, b. Fram. Sept. 21, 1787 ; per. others.
5. Benjamin, s. of John 2, 1. Wat .; m. Mar. 30, 1687, Abigail Hagar ; they had six chil., the youngest of whom was Daniel, b. July 17, 1700 9.
6. John, s. of Jonathan 3, sett. in Fram .; was co-lessee with his uncle Benja- min of the land of Gov. Danforth, lying N. and E. of Washakum pond, and built one of the three houses which long stood near the Sturtevants'; selectman ; d. 1734 or 5. He m. (1) Apr. 10, 16SS, Mary Hapgood, dau. of Shadrack ; (2) Sarah Haven, dau. of Richard, d. Apr. 23, 1718 ; (3) Nov. 10, 17IS, Martha (How) Walker, wid. of Thomas, d. Nov. 14, 1721. Chil. Mary, b. Mar. 27, 1689, m. Feb. 1, 1709, Daniel Moore ; Elizabeth, b. Jan. 29, 1690-1, m. Jona. Willard, and d. Worc. July 4, 1720; James, b. Dec. 28, 1692 10; Lydia, b. Apr. 18, 1695, m. Feb. 4, 1714, Richard Haven ; Hannah, b. Sept. 27, 1697, m. Jan. 23, 1723, Ezekiel Rice.
7. Benjamin, s. of Benjamin 4; innholder ; I. Sherb. and Fram. on Mellen's Neck ; constable, 1723 and 25 ; tything man, 1726; sold, 1731, to his son, " for love," 40 a. with dw. ho., barn. He was l. in F. 1757 and 1760. He m. in Boston, Aug. 7, 1705, Esther Maverick, wid. of James. Chil. Benjamin, b. May 22, 1709 11.
8. Elias, s. of Jonathan, g. s. of Benjamin 4; owned the Joel Coolidge place, which he sold, 1764, to Thomas Bent, Jr. ; per. ret. to Holl. He m. 1746, Elizabeth Mellen, dau. of James. Chil. b. Holl. Abigail, b. Mar. 19, 1747 ; Elias, b. June 15, 1750; Amrillen, b. June 1, 1753; and in Fram. Jonathan, b. Jan. 25, 1760, k. in the Revolutionary War.
9. Daniel, s. of Benjamin 5, 1. Wat. He m. Dorothy Taintor, dau. of Simon, d. Aug. 7, 1788, a. 82. They had fourteen chil., the third of whom was Simon, b. May 30, 1727 12.
10. James, s. of John 6, 1. at the Abner Mellen place, now Rev. E. Gale's ; rem. to Sherb. where he was a deacon ; d. Apr. 10, 1770. IIe m. (1) Feb. 2, 1714-5, Martha Rice, dau. of Jona. ; (2) 1732, Elizabeth (Holbrook) Twitchell, widow of Joseph, d. Mar. 31, 1782, a 85. Chil. John, b. Apr. 10, 1716, m. Feb. S, 1739, Abi- gail Perry of Sherb. and d. Fram. Nov., 1741 ; James, b. June 4, 1718 13, Mary, b. May 12, 1720; Martha, b. Nov. 9, 1721 ; Benjamin, b. June 13, 1723, d. y. ; Micah, b. June 4, 1725, m. Lydia Mason ; Benjamin, b. Oct. 23, 1727 ; Ezra, b. Feb. 20, 1730, m. Mercy Morse ; Daniel, b. Dec. 13, 1773, m. Miriam Leland, 1. Sherb., and , was distinguished in civil and political affairs.
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11. Benjamin, s. of Benjamin 7 ; recd. deed of his f's place, June 17, 1731; bo't, 1741, of Simon Mellen, and 1743 of Samuel Hemenway, land lying N. of said Simon ; constable, 1752; d. 1754. He m. Feb. 24, 1731-2, in Wat., Margaret San- derson. Chil. Jonathan, b. Sept. 25, 1734; Persis, b. Aug. 20, 1739; Amos, b. Sept. 27, 1746.
12. Simon, s. of Daniel 9, 1. Wat., d. Oct. 16, 1797. IIe m. (1) May 26, 1757, Mary Ruggles, d. 1773; (2) Mary Seaver. Chil. Nathaniel Ruggles, b. Mar. 19, 1759 14 ; and 8 others.
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