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2. MARY E., b. Feb. 28, 1832, d. May 3, 1833.
3. CHARLES, b. March 31, 1834, m. Lucy Gardner.
4. HORACE, b. July 31, 1836, m. Katie Knox.
5. PLINEY M., b. July 17, 1841, d. 1846.
6. MARY J., b. Aug. 4, 1843, d. 1846.
RAWSON.
EDWARD RAWSON, the progenitor of this family, came to New Eng- land in 1636-7, and settled in Newbury. He was a grantee of that town; the second town clerk from 1638 to 1647. He was also select- man, and representative, and was finally chosen secretary of Massa- chusetts Colony.
JOSIAH RAWSON, (David, William, Edward), b. Jan. 31, 1727, m. Aug. 28, 1750, Hannah Bass. He res. here several years and finally rev. to Warwick, where he d. Feb. 24, 1812. Children,
1. JOSIAH, b. 1751, m. Elizabeth Barrows.
2. SIMEON, b. 1753, m. Ann Holden.
3. ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 14, 1755, m. Joshua Garfield.
4. MARY, b. Nov. 27, 1757, m. David W. Leland (L).
5. ANNA B., b. Oct. 11, 1759, m. Thomas Leland (L).
6. JONATHAN B., b. 1761, m. Livonia Robinson.
7. LYDIA, b. 1763, d. 1781. 8. BETSEY, b. 1765.
9. LEMUEL, b. Jan. 18, 1767, m. Sarah Barrows.
10. AMELIA, b. 1769, m. Seth Ellis.
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11. HANNAH, b. 1761, d. unm.
12. SECRETARY, b. Sept. 19, 1773, m. Lucy Russell.
CAPT. SAMUEL RAWSON, (Ebenezer, David, William, Edward), b. Sept. 4, 1771, m. May, 1802, Polly Freeland, dau. of Dr. James Freeland, b. Sept. 17, 1778. Capt. Rawson was a saddler and upholsterer, He res. here until Nov. 1804, when he rev. to Paris, Me., where he d. Jan. 29, 1829. He was a man of strict probity ; possessed energy and good judgment ; was genial and social, inclined to argument and investigation. He was called into the United States service in 1814, in defence of Port- land, Me. At that time he was a lientenant of artillery; for which service, in later years, his widow received a land warrant. Ch., b. in this town,
1. MARY A., b. May 20, 1803, m. Dr. Simeon Fuller. .
ELISHA O. RAWSON, (Edward, David, Elijah, David, William, Ed- ward), b. Jan. 5, 1815, m. Nov., 1834, Emeline Carter. She d. and he rev. to Worcester, where he m. his second wife. Ch., b. here,
1. GEORGE A., b. Sept. 8, 1835.
DERRING J. RAWSON, (Edward, Nathan, Edward, Grindal, Edward), b. Aug. 8, 1798, m. May 28, 1823, Thankful T. Sherman, d. Aug. 4, 1827. They rev. to Worcester. Hed. Dec. 20, 1869, Children, b. here,
1. BETSEY S., b. Nov. 20, 1825, d. March.22, 1826. 2. HIRAM J., b. May 27, 1827.
DR. LEVI RAWSON, (Joshna, Wilson, Wilson, Grindal, Edward), b. March 17, 1800, m. April 11, 1826, Alice Temple, d. May 2, 1831 ; m. 2nd, Feb. 9, 1832, Almira Baker, of Upton. He was graduated at Brown University in the class of 1825. He practised medicine in Farnumsville for fifty years. Ch.,
1. LOUISA A., b. April 26, 1827, m. June 1, 1848, George A. Field, M. D., of Lyndon, Vt. He d. in Columbia, Cal., Dec. 3, 1853. Ch., Levi R., b. March 22, 1849, d. Aug. 25, 1851.
LATTA H. RAWSON, (Asa, Joel, John, Grindal, Edward), b. Dec. 7, 1815, m. Oct. 5, 1836, Rowena L. Smith, d. June 15, 1859. They had five ch., b. elsewhere, in East Douglas and Sutton.
TURNER RAWSON, (John, William, William, William, Edward), b. Sept. 3, 1767, m. Dec. 30. 1805, Polly King, of Sutton. He d. here Jan. 17, 1811.
REED.
THADEUS REED, b. Dec. 10, 1792, m. Patty Leland, b. 1796, (Eleazer, Phineas, James, Ebenezer, llenry), d. Feb. 10, 1830; m. 2nd, Nabby . He was a respectable farmer and a useful man in the town, and on one occasion he represented the town in the legislature. He d. Feb. 24, 1837. Children,
1. HANSON L., b. Ang. 10, 1818. He was gradnated at Amherst College, and received the degree of A. B. In the class of 1848. He was assist- ant instructor at Leicester Academy, and principal of Grafton Academy. His son also gr. at Amberst College.
2. MARTHA E., b. July 6, 1820, d. March 15, 1822.
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3. JULIA M., b. Mar. 20, 1823, m. A. H. Daniels.
4. SAMUEL T., b. Jan. 21, 1830, d. Mar. 15, 1840.
5. MARTHA E., b. Sept. 5, 1832.
6. ALMIRA S., b. May 11, 1835, d. Dec. 14, 1836.
RICE.
EDMUND RICE came from Barkhamstead, Hertfordshire County, England, and settled in Sudbury, 1638-9. As he shared in the three divisions of land in Sudbury, the first of which was made in 1639, he no doubt resided there at that time. He was selectman several years, deacon of the church, and one of the thirteen petitioners to the General Court for a new plantation.
PHINEAS RICE, (Joseph, Edmund), b. Ang. 24, 1682, m. Oct. 2, 1707, Elizabeth Willard, d. Mar. 9, 1761.
He resided in Sudbury eighteen years, where all his children were born. He removed to Stow, and represented the town in the General Court. He was proprietor of Grafton, and removed there in the early settlement. The following is taken from a Boston paper the day after his death :- " Grafton. Sept. 5, 1768. Mr. Phineas Rice died yes- terday of rose cancer, aged 86. It was upon his face, and, when it first appeared, was a small red spot, but grew to the size of a large hen's egg, and eventually wholly prevented his taking any nourishment. He was a member of the church, formerly of Stow, and many years repre- sentative from that town. He lived fifty years with his wife. His pos- terity is not very numerous. He was a gentleman of an enlarged soul, bright parts, a penetrating wit, tenacious memory, well acquainted both with men and books. Had he been favored with the advantages of a liberal education, perhaps his superior had scarce been found in New England. His vigor of body and powers of mind were remarkable in his advanced years, and his reason continued to the last." He d. Sept. 4, 1768. Children, born in Sudbury,
1. HANNAH, b. Feb. 15, 1710, m. Israel Stevens.
1 2. JOSEPH, b. May 24, 1712, m. Sarah- and Hannah Leland.
3. ANN, b. Oct. 18, 1717, m. Benjamin Chapin.
4. ELIZABETH, b. Apr. 28, 1723, m. Timothy Darling.
5. ISRAEL, b. Nov. 26, 1724.
1-2 JOSEPH RICE, (Phineas, Joseph, Edmund), b. May 24, 1712, m. Sarah d. Dec. 31, 1738; m. 2nd, July 16, 1739, Hannah Leland (L), b. 1722, d. 1794. He d. here in that part now Millbury, Feb. 12, 1789. He was a soldier from here in 1757. Children,
2 1. PHINEAS, b. Sept. 2, 1735, m. Abigail Livermore.
2. ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 14, 1740, m. Benjamin Pulsifer.
3. ISRAEL, b. Nov. 10, 1742, m. Nov. 22, 1764, Lydia Sherman. Rev. to Conway with his sister Elizabeth.
4. SARAH, b. Jan. 22, 1744, m. Dec. 10, 1763, Henry Prentice (P).
5. HANNAH, b. Mar. 23, 1746, d. July 20, 1748.
6. TIMOTHY, b. Feb. 10, 1748, m. Mary Thwing.
7. DANIEL, b. Jan. 19, 1750, d. May 29, 1760.
8. CALEB, b. Mar. 20, 1753, m. Lucy Leland, May 25, 1775.
9. HANNAH, b. Aug. 28, 1755, m. Josiah Brown.
10. MARY, b. Feb. 16, 1758, m. Asa Goodell.
11. DANIEL, b. Sept. 11, 1762, in. Aug. 24, 1784, Anna Holbrook (H). They rev. to Millbury. He d. 1830.
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2-1 | PHINEAS RICE, (Joseph, Phineas, Joseph, Edmund), b. Sept. 2, 1735, m. Oct. 5, 1758, Abigail Livermore, b. Apr. 12, 1741, d. 1813. He rev. to Walpole, N. H. Children, b. bere,
I. JOSEPH, b. Jan. 11, 1760.
2. SARAH, b. Nov. 12, 1761, m. Reuben Phillips.
3. OLIVER, b. Feb. 9, 1763, d. young.
JOSEPH F. RICE, (Asa, Asa, Hezekiah, Luke, Daniel, Edward, Ed- mund), b. Dec. 5, 1808, m. Apr. 7, 1835, Sarah C. Warren (W). He d. Sept. 28, 1840. Children,
1. JOAN W., b. Jan. 11, 1836, d. Mar. 29, 1836.
2. MARY A., b. Mar. 20, 1837.
She married soon after the death of her husband, April 7, 1842, George H. Rice, brother of her late husband, and rev. to Millbury.
JOHN RICE. (Israel, Jonathan, Comfort, Gershom, Gershom, Thomas, Edmund), b. Nov. 30, 1815, m. Jan. 1, 1840, Sarah J. Howe. Ch., 1. SARAH F., b. May 15, 1842.
STEPHEN RICE, (Perez, Thomas, Thomas, Edmund), b. 1749, m. May 12, 1768, Ruth Stone; m. 2nd, Sept. 18, 1771, Mary Batcheller. Children,
1. DANIEL, b. 1769, d. young.
3 2. STEPHEN, b. 1772, mn. Polly Packard.
3. RUTH, b. 1774, d. young. 4. RUTH, b. Feb. 7, 1780.
5. MARY, b. Nov. 18, 1782. 6. SUSANNAH, b. May 21, 1789.
3-2 STEPHEN RICE, (Stephen, Perez, Thomas, Thomas, Edmund), b. 1772, m. May 15, 1796, Polly Packard. Children,
1. LUCINDA, b. Nov. 4, 1797. 2. DANIEL, b. July 17, 1799.
ROBBINS.
DANIEL ROBBINS, m. Nov. 25, 1779, Martha Miller; m. 2nd, Nov. 28, 1795, Candice Miller. He rev. from Westborough here, and subse- quently rev. to Marlborough. Ch., 1. DANIEL, b. Aug. 26, 1783.
THOMAS ROBBINS, by wife Lydia, had,
1. THANKFUL, b. Apr. 21, 1714. 2. LYDIA, b. Jan. 23. 1715. 3. LEAH, b. Apr. 25, 1718. 4. ROBERT, b. Nov. 7, 1720. 5. EDITH, b. Jan. 17, 1723 .. 6. MARY, b. July 6, 1726.
1 7. NATHANIEL, b. July 22, 1729.
8. ANNA, b. Feb. 18, 1731.
1-7 NATHANIEL ROBBINS, (Thomas), had son, 1. NATHANIEL, m. May 26, 1791, Lydia Holbrook. .
JOHN ROBBINS, m. Dec. 9, 1740, Deborah Butterfield.
ROBERTS.
RICHARD ROBERTS, m. Feb. 22, 1744, Hannah Willard. Children, 1. NOAH, b. July 2, 1745, d. July 13, 1748.
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2. HANNAH, b. May 27, 1747. 3. NOAH, b. Oct. 30, 1750.
4. MOSES, b. May 23, 1753. 5. LYDIA, b. Dec. 20, 1758.
JOHN ROBERTS, m. July 6, 1780, Tabithy Leland (L), b. 1753, d. July 14, 1843. He d. Aug. 30, 1823. Children,
1 1. HANNAH, b. 1782, m. William Stearnes.
2. MOSES, b. 1784, m. Susannab Ellis.
3. TABITHA, b. 1788, m. Isaac Southwick.
4. LUCY L., b. 1789, m. Charles Smith.
1-2 MOSES ROBERTS, (John), b. 1784, m. Susannah Ellis. Children,
1. JULIA A., b. Mar. 8, 1809, m. Robert G. Taft.
2. SUSAN E., b. Sept. 27, 1810, m. Millott Baker (B).
3. HANNAH S., b. Apr. 28, 1813, m. Gregory S. Leland.
4. RACHEL E., b. Mar. 8, 1819, m. Sumner Packard.
5. CLARISSA L., b. July 2, 1825.
6. Moses V., b. Aug. 25, 1830, d. Aug. 26, 1831.
AMOS ROBERTS, by wife Hannah, had,
1. BEULAH CHASE, b. Apr. 23, 1811.
JOHN ROBERTS, m. June 5, 1746, Elizabeth Fay.
BENJAMIN ROBERTS, m. Mar. 26, 1786, Ruth Druce.
ROSBOROUGH.
JAMES ROSBOROUGH, by wife Margaret, had,
1. MARY, b. Feb. 11, 1737. 2. JOHN, b. May 24, 1738.
3. JAMES, b. Oct. 3, 1740. 4. SARAH, b. Apr. 24, 1743.
5. GERSHOM, b. May 29, 1744. 6. THANKFUL, b. Oct. I, 1745.
7. ELEAZER, b. Dec. 17, 1747, m. 1772, Hannah Hanes.
Soon after his marriage he removed to Lancaster, and finally settled in Colebrook. Here life in the woods began in earnest. He joined the American army, and during the Revolutionary war was absent from his family most of the time. Hardy, fearless and wary, he was of great value to the American forces in the irregular warfare which they were compelled to carry on with the Indians, under English officers, on the Canadian frontier. Many were the " hair-breadth " escapes he made by his superior cunning. He removed to Guildhall, Vt. This town was quite a rendezvous for the Indians, and his own cabin, some distance from any other, was their favorite place of resort when he himself was gone, and no one at home but his wife and little daughters. Captain Rosborough remained long enough at Guildhall to become the possessor of a fine farm, which he sold in 1792, and moved into Nash and Saw- yer's location, where he built a large two-story house, barns, stable, sheds, saw-mill and grist-mill. Hardly, however, had he become com- fortably situated, when a cancer broke out upou his lip, which after a short time caused his death, September 27, 1817. Ethan Allen Craw- ford, the "Giant of the hills," was the heir of Captain Rosborough's property. The first Crawford House in the White Mountains was built by Ethan and his father.
8. WILLIAM, b. May 26, 1749.
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SHERMAN.
CAPT. JOHN SHERMAN, b. in Dedham, Essex County, England, 1613, came to America in 1634, and settled in Watertown. He was admitted freeman, May 17, 1637; was selectman many times from 1637 to 1680; town clerk, 1648, and often afterwards; representative, 1651, 1653 and 1663. He d. Jan. 25, 1691.
EPHRAIM SHERMAN, (John, Joseph, Capt. John), b. March 31, 1710, m. May 16, 1733, Thankful Temple, b. Sept. 20, 1713. He res. on the Luke Leland place in Farnumsville. Children,
1 1. EPHRAIM, b. March 19, 1734, m. Mary
2. LYDIA, b. Jan. 1, 1735, m. Col. Luke Drury (D).
3. ISAAC, b. Jan. 6, 1737, d. Feb. 10, 1737.
4. THANKFUL, b. July 21, 1739, m. Jonathan Chase, of Sutton.
5. SARAH, b. Sept. 20, 1741. 6. MARY, b. Oct. 28, 1743.
7. PERSIS, b. Sept. 26, 1746.
8. AARON, b. Aug. 25, 1748, m. Sarah Kimball.
9. MARTHA, b. Oct. 8, 1750. m. Manoah Drury (D).
10. MOSES, b. Sept. 12, 1752, m. Molly
11. DAVID, b. Feb. 8, 1755, d. unm.
12. ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 27, 1759, d. July 5, 1759.
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1-1 |EPHRAIM SHERMAN, (Ephraim, John, .Joseph, Capt. John), b. March 19, 1734, m. Mary . Children,
1. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 27, 1760. 2. LYDIA, b. Feb. 17, 1763.
3. MARTHA, b. March 17, 1765.
4. EPHRAIM, b. July 9, 1767, m. Remember -.
5. THANKFUL, b. Aug. 5, 1769.
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AARON SHERMAN, (Ephraim, John, Joseph, Capt. John), b. Aug. 25, 1748; m. April 6, 1774, Sarah Kimball (K). Children,
1. SALLY, b. Dec. 14, 1774. 2. ELIJAH, b. Sept. 19, 1776. 3. AARON, b. Oct. 21, 1778. 4. EPHRAIM, b. Nov. 19, 1780.
3-10 MOSES SHERMAN, (Ephraim, John, Joseph, Capt. Joliu), b. Sept. 12, 1752, m. Molly He res. in the old house, which was taken down, and which was situated nearly in front of the present location of the house of Dr. W. B. Maxwell, in Farnumsville. Children,
1. BETSEY, b. Ang. 26, 1777.
5 2. MOSES, b. Jan. 17, 1779, m. Lonisa Cooper.
3. POLLY, b. Ang. 14, 1780. 4. BENJAMIN H., b. Sept. 22, 1781.
5. SALLY H., b. March 22, 1783, m. Benjamin Bassett; res. In Holden.
6. DAVID, b. June 10, 1784, m. Prusbi Warren.
6 7. AUSTIN D., b. Sept. 10, 1786, m. Betsey Sibley ; res. in Northbridge. 8. JOHN, b. Nov. 27, 1791, m. Eliza Johnson; res. in Worcester.
7 9. SAMUEL, b. Dec. 9, 1793, m. Deborah Sibley.
10. JAMES, b. May 30, 1797. 11. THANKFUL, b. Nov. 10, 1802.
12. HANNAH, b. Oct. 24, 1810, m. Whitney Alexander; res. in Providence, R. I.
4-4 EPHRAIM SHERMAN, (Ephraim, Ephraim, John, Joseph, Capt. John), b. July 9, 1767, m. Remember - Children,
1. POLLY, b. June 24, 1790. 2. RUTH, b. Aug. 17, 1791.
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5-2 | MOSES SHERMAN, (Moses, Ephraim, John, Joseph, Capt. John), b. Jan. 17, 1779, m. Louisa Cooper. Children,
1. PARTHENIA C., b. May 2, 1833. 2. GEORGE L., b. Nov. 10, 1834.
3. ANN L., b. Nov. 16, 1836. 4. CHARLES M., b. Nov. 26, 1838.
5. EMMA L., b. Nov. 1, 1840.
6-6 DAVID SHERMAN, (Moses, Ephraim, John, Joseph, Capt. John), b. June 10, 1784, m. Prushi Warren (W), b. Dec. 1, 1785. Children,
1. PHILA W., b. March 1, 1805, unm.
2. DAVID, b. Sept. 1, 1806, m. Nancy Wilmarth, and d. Oct. 27, 1841, leaving one daughter.
3. PRUSHI A., b. May 11, 1813, m. George W. Hastings.
He came to this town Feb. 14, 1835, from Holden. In 1839, he began the manufacture of heelball in the basement of the old Baptist Church near the Quinsigamond River, with a capital of fourteen cents, invested as follows : twelve cents in tallow and two cents in lampblack. He continued here for a short time and then moved to his house on South street. When "Hancock's Block" was completed he rented a room in the upper part and continued there until the breaking out of the rebellion in 1861. During his stay here his business increased to a large extent. At the breaking out of the rebellion he entered the service, subsequently being discharged for disability. He engaged in the busi- ness again in Stockwell's shop, at the rear of his tailoring establish- ment, and then moved to Pogue's shop, near the Catholic Church. Here he continued for some time, and finally sold out his interest to parties in Wellesley, at which place the business has since been continued.
4. DELPHA W., b. May 29, 1818, d. unm. May 5, 1876.
7-9 SAMUEL SHERMAN, (Moses, Ephraim, John, Joseph, Capt. John), b. Dec. 9, 1793, m. June 17, 1817, Deborah Sibley, b. Aug. 5, 1798. He d. July 6, 1869. Ch.,
8 1. TARRANT, b. April 4, 1818, m. Sarah M. Bassett.
8-1 TARRANT SHERMAN, (Samuel, Moses, Ephraim, John, Joseph, Capt. John), b. April 4, 1818, m. Nov. 25, 1842, Sarah M. Bassett, b. Feb. 7, 1812. Children,
1. CHRISTINA M., b. March 24, 1843, m. Ora S. Gibbs.
2. LORENZO E. S., b. July 24, 1845, m. Lydia Thorndyke, s. p.
3. MELISSA S., b. Aug. 25, 1848, m. Henry Wood.
JOHN SHERMAN, (John, Joseph, Capt. John), brother of Ephraim, b. Feb. 7, 1713, m. Dec. 12, 1739, Eunice Howe (H1), b. July 22, 1712, d. July 2, 1772. He d. April 9, 1785. Children,
1. EUNICE, b. Sept. 21, 1740.
9 10 2. JOHN, b. Nov. 28, 1742, m. Mary
3. TIMOTHY, b. March 8, 1745, m. Sarah
4. HANNAH, b. Feb. 20, 1746. 5. STEPHEN, b. March 27, 1748.
6. DANIEL, b. Jan. 7, 1752, d. Aug. 15, 1753.
7. DANIEL, b. June 4, 1754.
9-2 JOHN SHERMAN, (John, John, Joseph, Capt. John), b. Nov, 28, 1742, m. Mary -. He d. April 17, 1775. Children, 1. HANNAH, b. Sept. 15, 1769.
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2. JOHN, b. March 6, 1772, d. May 20, 1776.
3. MOLLY, b. May 9, 1774, d. June 5, 1776.
10-3 TIMOTHY SHERMAN, (John, Johu, Joseph, Capt. John), b. March 8, 1745, m. Sarah Children,
1. SUSANNAH, b. Nov. 29, 1773. 2. SARAH, b. Dec. 20, 1775.
3. JOHN, b. Oct. 1, 1777, d. April 15, 1779.
4. MOLLY, b. June 28, 1780, m. Tartius Prentice (P).
5. HANNAH, b. July 8, 1783.
6. EUNICE, b. Dec. 27, 1784, m. Cheney.
7. NANCY, b. March 16, 1789.
NATHANIEL SHERMAN, (Joseph, Capt. Jobn), b. in Watertown, Sept. 19, 1696, m. March 31, 1726, Mary Livermore, b. Dec., 1702.
Children,
1. MARY, b. Dec. 9, 1726. 2. BETTY, b. June 14, 1728.
3. MARTHA, b. Feb. 16, 1730.
4. NATHANIEL, b. March 4, 1732, m. Abigail Lyon and Polly Stearnes.
5. MILLESANT, b. April 10, 1734.
6. ASAPH, b. Aug. 22, 1736, d. July 22, 1741.
7. SARAH, b. Oct. 30, 1738.
13 8. ASAPH, b. March 6, 1741, m. Lucy Whitney.
9. PRUDENCE, b. June 22, 1745.
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NATHANIEL SHERMAN, (Nathaniel, Joseph, Capt. John), b. March 4, 1732, m. April 9, 1760, Abigail Lyon; m. 2nd, Aug. 15, 1790, Polly Stearnes. Children,
1. MARY, b. Dec. 16, 1760. 2. JOSEPH, b. March 27, 1762.
3. DANIEL, b. Feb. 5, 1764. 4. ANNA, b. Jan. 5, 1766.
5. SARAH, b. Sept. 19, 1770. 6. SUSANNAH, b. May 29, 1777.
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ASAPH SHERMAN, (Nathaniel, Joseph, Capt. John), h. March 6, 1741, m. July 14, 1762, Lucy Whitney, b. Aug. 27, 1744. Children,
1. JONATHAN, b. July 18, 1763. 2. CLARY. b. Dec. 1, 1764.
3. LUCY, b. Oct. 25, 1766. 4. BETTY, b. Dec. 11, 1768.
5. SUSANNAH, b. Nov. 22, 1770. 6. CANDICE, b. Nov. 18, 1772.
SIBLEY.
The first Sibleys came to this country from England in the fleet in 1629, and settled in Salem. The ancestor of the Sibleys in this town was John, who united with the church at Charlestown, Dec. 21, 1634. He was made freeman, May 6, 1635. He was selectman and also repre- sentative. He died in 1661, leaving a large family.
WILLIAM SIBLEY, (William, William, Joseph, John), b. 1753, m. Feb. 14, 1782, Abigail Fay, b. 1759, d. July 20, 1838. He d. June 22, 1808, in Royalston. Children,
1. SOUTHWOOD, b. June 25, 1788. 2. CHLOE, b. May 26, 1791.
3. SIMEON, b. Sept. 21, 1793. 4. JOEL, b. Dec. 28, 1796.
5. WILLIAM, b. Dec. 19, 1800, m. April 18, 1827, Patty M. Robbins.
JOEL SIBLEY, ( William, William, Joseph John), brother of William, b. May 31, 1774, m. Lois -, b. 1767, d. Nov. 21, 1832. He d. Sept. 10, 1839. Children,
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Capt. John W. Slocomb.
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1. ALMIRA, b. I798, d. Feb. 13, 1835.
2. MARTHA, b. 1805, d. Feb. 11, 1838.
STEPHEN SIBLEY, b. 1741, m. Thankful -- , b. 1745, d. Oct. 26, 1837. He d. Ang. 25, 1828.
HIRAM SIBLEY, m. Catherine Sibley. He came here from Charlton. Children,
1. ELIZA M., b. July 20, 1826. 2. ABIGAIL L., b. Jan. 6, 1828.
3. WILLIAM L., b. July 7, 1830. 4. AUGUSTUS S., b. Jan. 4, 1836.
5. NANCY J., b. May 27, 1839. 6. MARY A., b. July 4, 1841.
7. CHARLES H., b. Oct. 4, 1844.
JONATHAN SIBLEY, (Daniel, Elijah, William, Joseph, John), b. Feb.
4, 1783, m. Nancy A. Adams (A), b. Aug. 18, 1784. Children,
1. ANNA M., b. May 14, 1808, d. May 28, 1811.
2. HARRIET L., b. Dee. 16, 1809, m. William Prentice (P).
3. ANN E., h. Mar. 15, 1816, m. Charles A. Pierce (P).
4. JONATHAN B., b. Jan. 21, 1820, m. Caroline E. Merriam.
1-4 JONATHAN B. SIBLEY, (Jonathan, Daniel, Elijah, William, Joseph, John), b. Jan. 21, 1820, m. May 31, 1843, Caroline E. Merriam (M), b. May 9, 1820.
He was city marshal of Worcester, in 1872, where he resided. He re- turned to Grafton, and now resides on the Chestnut Hill farm. Chil- dren,
1. ELLA M., b. Dee. 23, 1849.
2. ALBRO M., b. Feb., 1857, d. July, 1857.
BARNABAS SIBLEY, m. Rebecca Keith, Jan. 7, 1796; m. 2nd, Phebe Earls, Aug. 3, 1798.
WYMAN SIBLEY, Millbury, m. Betsey Elliott, May 21, 1833.
SLOCOMB.
CAPT. JOHN W. SLOCOMB, (William), b. in Sutton, Dec. 1, 1793, m. Serepta Adamns.
He removed to this town with his wife and children, and erected the building, now occupied by his son, for the accommodation of his busi- ness, in December, 1836. He was the first person to manufacture shoes for the jobbing trade in this town, and at his death, May 26, 1867, he was the second oldest shoe manufacturer in the State, having begun business in 1813. He was prominent in the affairs of the town, was captain of the militia, and president of the old Bank under the State charter. He was a prominent Freemason, and was buried with Masonic honors. Children,
1. GEORGE F., b. Feb. 3, 1823, m. Lucy A. Hancock, dau. of Nathan Hancock.
He went into business with his father, in July, 1843, in company with his brother Augustus. At his father's death he succeeded him in his business, retaining the firm name of John W. Slocomb & Son, for which his father made a provision in his will. He has been quite interested in town affairs, having been treasurer, selectman, representa-
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tive, etc. He is now president of the First National Bank. His only child,
Lucinda M., m. Dec. 2, 1872, Danicl N. Gibbs, b. In Wareham, Apr. 14, 1846. He is interested with his father-in-law. Ch.,
George Slocomb, b. Oct. 24, 1873.
2. AUGUSTUS, b. 1817, d. Jan., 1866, in Natchez, Miss.
He came to Grafton when quite young, and entered the employ of Wood, Kimball & Co., as their book-keeper. He subsequently removed to Philadelphia, and in company with C. M. Fay, of Grafton, engaged in the wholesale boot and shoe trade, where he remained a short time. He returned to this town, and in company with his father and brother engaged in the manufacture of shoes. Here he remained nearly twenty- five years. His health failing, he went South, and was taken sick on board the steamer. He was unmarried.
SMITH.
ITHAMER SMITH, m. Oct. 8, 1779, Sally Wheeler (W), b. Nov. 5, 1760. Children,
1. SARAH, b. July 8, 1780, d. July 9, 1780.
2. PRISCILLA H., b. Sept. 25, 1781. 3. JESSE, b. Sept. 14, 1783.
4. SARAH, b. Jan. 10, 1786. 5. SABRAH, b. Oct. 1, 1787.
6. SARDIUS, b. Nov. 7, 1789.
7. ESTHER W., b. Mar. 18, 1792,
8. ANNA, b. May 27, 1796. 9. KEZIA, b. July 19, 1798.
ELIPHALET SMITH, m. June 28, 1781, Berial Leland (L), d. 1782; m. 2nd, Oct. 24, 1797, Susannah Pratt (P). Ch.,
1. SUSANNAH, b. 1782, m. Isaac W. Wood (W).
NATHANIEL SMITH, (Nathaniel), b. in Dedham, Nov. 19, 1800, m. 1823, Nancy Forbush (F), b. 1798. He d. Dec. 31, 1854. His widow res. in Worcester.
He came to this town when seventeen years old. He was one of the earliest and most earnest advocates of the anti-slavery cause in this town, and proved himself always a friend and ready helper to any fugi- tive slaves needing aid. Many of them received assistance and shelter through his efforts. Among these were Frederick Douglass, Brown, and Walker with the Branded Hand. He often foretold the late war as an inevitable occurrence.
Children,
1. NATHANIEL, b. July 24, 1825, d. Aug. 23, 1827.
2. MARIA N., b. Nov. 3, 1827, m. Silas A. Pierce (P).
3. LEANDER F., b. Nov. 28, 1829, m. Frances Whitin, of Whitinsville, dau. of Dr. Whitin. Res. Montreal, Canada. Children,
Ralph H., b. Oct., 1856. Rena A., b. Mar., 1858. Irving L., b. Jan., 1860. Ida F., b. Sept., 1866.
Ernest W., b. Apr., 1869.
4. WILLIAM B., b. Dec. 9, 1831, unm.
He graduated at the Grafton High School, and afterwards attended Professor Russell's school of elocution, at Lancaster. He entered the Meadville Theological School, at Meadville, Pa., and graduated in July, 1858. He afterwards entered the Divinity School of Harvard College,
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Boston.
RESIDENCE OF GEORGE F. SLOCOMB, ESQ.
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and after graduating, in the year 1859, was ordained and installed pastor of the First Unitarian Church in Fall River, January 24, 1860. Here he remained three years, leaving the society at his own request. In Octo- ber, 1865, he was installed pastor of the Unitarian Church in Walpole, Mass., where he remained nine years, and in 1873 visited Enrope, Asia, Africa and the Holy Land. During his absence abroad he visited many places of interest. In company with Mr. Richardson, of Boston, be walked up the river Rhine, a distance of 450 miles. For some time past he has resided here with his sister, Mrs. Pierce, being unable to re- sume his profession on account of protracted sickness.
5. LOUISA N., b. Oct. 1, 1838, m. Israel Rogers, Jr. Res. in Worcester. She graduated at the State Normal School in Framingham, in July, 1857. Children,
Wallace L., b. Nov. 18, 1862. Charles C., h. Mar. 21, 1864. Stanley C., b. May 27, 1869. Winfield F., b. Oct. 28, 1874.
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