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1. PHEBEAN, b. May 3, 1804, m. - Haskell.
2. ADELIA, b. Nov. 4, 1805, d. May 19, 1813.
3. JOSEPH S., b. June 10, 1807, went west.
4. CLARISSA E., b. Nov. 19, 1809, m. George Bailey; rev. to Worcester. 5. WILLIAM F., b. Sept. 27, 1811, m. Emily Curtis.
6. LEANDER S., b. June 5, 1814, d. Sept. 3, 1839.
7. AUGUSTUS H., b. July 13, 1816, m. and went west.
8. LUTHER W., b. Aug., 23, 1818, m. Eunice Gould.
2-4 COLLESTER WOOD, (Joseph), b. May 30, 1786, m. Sarah Bowen; m. 2nd, Eliza Wood. He rev. to New Boston, Ct., and d. there Oct. 2, 1850. Children,
1. CHARLES C., b. Jan. 4, 1810, m. Sarah - and Harriet Barnes ; rev. to Dudley.
2. EDWIN H., b. Dec. 6, 1811, m. Caroline Chase.
3. ALBION B., b. Nov. 4, 1813, m. and rev. to Madison, Ind.
4. GILBERT H., b. Oct. 3, 1816, m. Elizabeth , and rev. to Iowa.
5. SARAH C., b. March 2, 1819, d. young.
6. SUSAN A., b. March 2, 1819, d. March 14, 1819. 5 Twins.
SAMUEL WOOD, (half brother of Dr. Joseph), b. in Hopkinton, 1761, m. Sept. 28, 1788, Elizabeth Kimball, b. 1770, d. Sept. 15, 1824.
He removed to this town from Woodville, Hopkinton, when quite a young man and was employed by his brother, Dr. Joseph Wood, on his
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farm and in his store. He was noted for his activity. 1Ie was for a number of years the principal inn-keeper in the town. He erected the present Grafton Hotel and kept it until his death, Sept. 30, 1813. Ch.,
1. BETSEY, b. May 10, 1789, d. Sept. 12, 1792.
2. SAMUEL, b. Sept. 5, 1792, d. Sept. 13, 1792.
3 3. SAMUEL, b. Dec. 16, 1793, m. Sarah Bruce and Hannah P. Adams.
4. BETSEY, b. Nov. 1, 1801, d. May 16, 1816.
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HON. SAMUEL WOOD, (Samuel), b. Dec. 16, 1793, m. Sarah Bruce (B), d. June, 1817; m. 2nd, Hannah P. Adams (A).
He was born in this town and always resided here with but the excep- tion of one or two years of temporary absence. After the death of his father he became proprietor of the Hassanamisco House, which he con- ducted with success and finally sold to Lovell Baker, Senior, when he purchased of Dr. Lamb, and built the house now the residence of George F. Slocomb, Esq. He was for a number of years a very large shoe manufacturer in company with Noah Kimball ; Wood, Kimball & Co. He held all the town offices,-town clerk, assessor, selectman, and representative for a number of years. He was also a member of the Seuate of the Massachusetts legislature from this Worcester district, and a member of the council of Gov. Briggs. During this time he was the most influential man in this section, especially in this town. The fol- lowing facts show the influence he commanded over his fellow-citizens :
During the temporary absence of Mr. Wood, the town voted to pur- chase three hand fire engines of Messrs. Howard & Davis, and a com- mittee were chosen for this purpose. Upon his return and ascertaining what had been done, through his influence, a special town meeting was called and the citizens voted not to accept the engines, which had already been constructed according to the specifications of the com-
mittee. The company brought suit against the town, and after an ex- pensive trial for the citizens, which nearly doubled the original cost of the machines, the town was obliged to take the engines. When the post-office was established here he was appointed deputy-postmaster under Dr. Lamb, and when he removed from town, was appointed post- master, which office he held for a number of years. Children,
1. SARAH E., b. May 17, 1817, m. Nicholas H. Brigham (B), res. in New York City.
2. HANNAH M., b. Ang. 2, 1820, m. Rufus E. Warren (W).
3. AMELIA W., b. Dec. 23, 1823, d. unm.
4. JANE A., b. Dec. 2, 1827, d. unm. in Sept., 1875.
JOSEPH WOOD, (Joseph), h. Ang. 19, 1755, m. Dec. 25, 1777, Martha Willard (W), b. July 12, 1760, d. July 20, 1831. He d. Aug. 7, 1821.
Children,
1. JOSEPH T., b. April 25, 1778, m. Abigail Waterman.
2. ISAAC W., b. Jan. 2, 1780, m. Susannah Smith.
3. LAFAYETTE, b. Dec. 19, 1781, d. Nov., 1792.
4. HANNAH R., b. Sept. 8, 1783, m. Joel Fay (F).
5. PHEBE, b. May 19, 1785, m. Joseph Wood, - Wright and Joel Gates.
6. PATTY, b. Feb. 12, 1789, m. Truman Clark.
7. THOMAS R., b. April 4, 1793, d. Sept. 3, 1795.
8. LIBERTY, b. Aug. 25, 1794, m. Sarah Warren and Clarissa Holbrook. 6
7 9. THOMAS R., b. June 3, 1798, m. Sophronia Hutchinson.
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4-1 | JOSEPH T. WOOD, (Joseph, Josepli), b. April 25, 1778, m. Jan. 1, 1801, Abigail Waterman, b. Oct. 4, 1778, d. April 18, 1851. He d. Feb. 20, 1817. Children,
1. JONATHAN W., b. Jan. 8, 1802, m. Lucy Cutler and Lama Benson.
2. JOEL F., b. Dec. 5, 1804, m. Lucy Sanford.
3. HORACE W., b. April 10, 1808, d. Sept. 30, 1829.
4. JOSEPH W., b. April 10, 1808, m. Ann Shaw.
5. LIBERTY, b. Dec. 1, 1813, m. Alice R. Marsh.
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5-2 ISAAC W. WOOD, (Joseph, Joseph), b. Jan. 2, 1780, m. Oct., 1802, Susannah Smitb, b. Feb. 7, 1782, d. Oct. 23, 1877. He d. Jan. 13, 1868. Children,
9 1. ABIJAH, b. Feb. 1, 1803, m. Harriet Stone, b. Sept. 24, 1804.
2. LINCOLN, b. April 16, 1804, m. 1828, Mary Stone and Marietta Mellen ; res. in Westborough.
10 3. WILLARD S., b. Aug. 30, 1806, m. Sophronia Wheelock, Martha P. Brown and Mrs. Rhoda M. White.
4. SUSAN M., b. Dec. 22, 1808, m. Orlando Whitney (W).
5. CAROLINE A., b. Oct. 7, 1813, m. Gardner L. Wheelock (W).
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LIBERTY WOOD, (Joseph, Joseph), b. Aug. 25, 1794, m. May 17, 1818, Sarah Warren (W), b. April 1, 1795, d. 1864; m. 2nd, Oct. 19, 1865, Clarissa Holbrook, b. Jan. 8, 1795, d. Jan. 16, 1878. He d. April 15, 1873.
Capt. Wood was engaged in the manufacture of shoes in this town for over fifty years. He was deeply interested in military matters and was for several years captain of the Grafton Light Infantry. He held all the important town offices and was treasurer for several years.
Children,
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1. WARREN L., b. April 22, 1819, m. Priscilla M. Downing and Anna S. Congdon.
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2. JONATHAN H., b. Ang. 10, 1822, m. Annah E. Brigham.
3. CHARLES C., b. Jan. 31, 1827, m. Mary Gates and Sarah (Duncan) Moore.
4. FRANCIS M., b. Sept. 24. 1832, m. Mrs. Abbie Tourtellotte.
5. EDWARD E., b. July 23, 1835, d. March 3, 1837.
7-9 THOMAS R. WOOD), (Joseph, Joseph), b. June 3, 1798, m. April 8, 1820, Sophronia Hutchinson, b. Jan. 9, 1799. He rev. to Philadelphia where he d. in 1867. Children,
1. GEORGE L., b. Feb. 15, 1822. 2. HARRIET S., b. Nov. 23, 1823.
3. JULIA E., b. Nov. 25, 1825, m. - Ogden.
4. THOMAS O., b. Nov. 25, 1827, d.
5. FRANKLIN W., b Aug. 29, 1829, d. Jan. 20, 1831.
6. HORACE R., b. Oct. 6, 1831.
7. JANE M., b. June 30, 1833, d. Aug. 13, 1834.
8. ALFRED B., b. July 20, 1835, d. Aug. 18, 1836. Twins. 9. ALBERT C., b. July 20, 1835, d. Aug. 25, 1836. 5 10. FREDERICK W., b. June 27, 1837.
11. WALTER H., b. July 27, 1839, d. Sept. 18, 1840.
12. EMMA L .. b. Feb., 1843, d. July 18, 1848.
. 8-5 LIBERTY WOOD, (Joseph T., Joseph, Joseph), b. Dec. 1, 1813, m. March 31, 1846, Alice R. Marsh, b. May 14, 1822. Children,
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1. HORACE T., b. Feb. 5, 1848. 2. MARIA E., b. April 14, 1850. 3. ABBIE J., b. July 6, 1851.
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ABIJAH WOOD, (Isaac W., Joseph, Joseph), b. Feb. 1, 1803, m. April 13, 1825, Hannah Stone (S), b. Sept. 24, 1824. Children,
1. DELIA M., b. Oct. 10, 1828, d. March 12, 1847.
2. HANNAH C., b. Sept. 5, 1830, d. Dec. 24, 1850.
3. GREGORY S., b. April 23, 1835, d.
4. ALFRED A., b. May 15, 1837, d .. Aug. 24, 1838.
5. GREGORY S., b. April 8, 1839. 6. ISAAC W., b. May 12, 1844.
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WILLARD S. WOOD, (Isaac W., Joseph, Joseph), b. Aug. 30, 1806, m. Dec. 2, 1828, Sophronia Wheelock (W), b. Aug. 7, 1807, d. June 23, 1841; m. 2nd, May 18, 1842, Martha P. Brown, b. July 23, 1816, d. Sept. 8, 1850; m. 3rd. Jan. 25, 1853, Mrs. Rhoda M. White, b. Aug. 5, 1827. He was Adjutant of the Second Regiment Massachusetts Militia. He res. in the place occupied by his father, and has been Deacon of the Congre- gational (Unitarian) church for a number of years. Children,
1. CLARENDON S., b. Feb. 7, 1830, d. Sept. 11, 1830.
2. HARRISON W., b. Sept. 21, 1831, mn. Jane M. Ball, Alice A. Jones and Kate B. Walker.
3. ISAAC H., b. June 29, 1833, m. Sophia E. Sanderson.
4. PERSIS S., b. Jan. 15, 1835, m. James L. Burbank, and rev. to Wor- cester, where he d. Jan. 31, 1878.
Mr. Burbank was born in Fitchburg, but spent most of his life in Worcester. After receiving an education in the public schools, he entered the drug store of his uncle, M. B. Green, as an apprentice, was afterwards partner, and for the last years of his life was sole proprietor. He was an expert iu his profession. He was one of the charter members of Quin- sigamond Lodge of Freemasons, and was also a member of the Worces- ter County Commandery of Knights Templar. He left a wife and one daughter.
5. LEONARD W., b. Feb. 13, 1839, d. July 19, 1840.
6. WALTER B., b. Ang. 5, 1848, m. Nellie B. Cushing.
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WARREN L. WOOD, (Liberty, Joseph, Joseph), b. April 22, 1819, m. June 5, 1849, Priscilla M. Downing, b. Sept. 26, 1826; m. 2nd, July 15, 1856, Anna S. Coogdon. He rev. to Rochester, N. Y., where he d. Sept. 17, 1861. Ch.,
1. FRANK W., b. Sept. 22, 1850, (gr. Brown University).
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HON. JONATHAN H. WOOD, (Liberty, Joseph, Joseph), b. Aug. 10, 1822, m. June 1, 1859, Annah E. Brigham (B), b. March 6, 1835, d. Feb. 4, 1862.
He was educated at Millbury Academy, and at an early age entered the service of Wood, Kimball & Co., as clerk in their store, where he remained six years. At the end of this time he, in company with Charles A. Pierce, purchased their stock of goods, and conducted the business for six years. In 1852, with Silas A. Pierce as partner, he purchased the stock of L. Stowe & Co., in the two stores in the old Warren Block, and conducted the business for two years. Mr. Pierce retiring, he continued in the same place until 1878, only during a short time while the block, which was burned, was being rebuilt, he was in Hancock Block, having rented a portion of it of Silas A. Pierce. He has held the various town offices and was chairman of the board of
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assessors for six years in successiou; Representative in 1868; Senator in 1871. He served on important committees in both branches of the General Court. He was one of the earliest advocates of the Dummy rail- road, and was chairman of the committee for building and equipping the road, and its first superintendent. He was the democratic candidate for governor's council in 1874 and '75. Ch.,
1. ANNAK E., b. Jan. 21, 1862.
13-3 CHARLES C. WOOD, (Liberty, Joseph, Joseph), b. Jan. 31, 1827, m. June 4, 1845, Mary Gates, b. Aug. 3, 1833, d. March 26, 1861; m. 2nd, June 4, 1862, Sarah (Duncan) Moore, b. Sept. 17, 1830. He was one of the prominent citizens and was for a number of years engaged in the manufacture of shoes. He d. Jan. 22, 1875. Children,
1. C. EDWARD, b. Dec. 25, 1851. 2. HARRY F., b. Aug. 12, 1856.
3. MARY E., b. March 12, 1861, d. July 26, 1861.
4. SARAH W., b. March 20, 1863.
5. MARY I., b. May 13, 1866.
6. JOSEPH L., b. Feb. 29, 1868, d. Aug. 23, 1868.
7. ADA F., b. Feb. 27, 1870.
JONATHAN WOOD, by wife Sarah, had, children,
1. CALEB, b. April 28, 1774. 2. SALLY, b. April 17, 1775.
NATHANIEL G. WOOD, m. April 16, 1793, Levina Hayden. Children, 1. MEARIT, b. Jan. 21, 1794. 2. MARTHA, b. Nov. 5, 1795.
LYMAN WOOD, by wife Sarah, had, children,
1. MARY E., b. Feb. 14, 1834. 2. HANNAH P., b. July 4, 1835.
3. SARAH J., b. Nov. 22, 1838. 4. HARRIET A., b. March 5, 1841.
5. GEORGE L., b. Dec. 19, 1842.
CALEB WOOD, by wife Mariah J., bad, children,
1. MARY J., b. June 8, 1834, m. William Brown.
2. ADELIA M., b. Jan. 28, 1836, m. Linus Newell.
3. SAMUEL H., b. July 28, 1838, m. Miss Frost.
4. ELIZA P., b. April 14, 1843, m. Elder Holt.
MARRIAGES.
Eliphalet Wood, of Littleton, m. Abigail Child, Nov. 7, 1751. William Wood, m. Phebe Goulding, Nov. 16, 1786. Alonzo Wood, m. Jerusha J. Fay, June 26, 1828. Edwin H. Wood, m. Caroline W. Chase, April 2, 1833.
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Since the preceding pages have been printed I have learned a few additional facts, which are important and worthy of record, and which are here inserted :-
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"Capt. WALTER FOREHAND, tobacconist, on Front street, died suddenly from heart disease while sitting in a chair in his store, in August, 1879. Captain Forehand joined the Fifteenth Regiment Massachusetts volun- teers, in Camp Scott, in Worcester, at thie breaking out of the rebel- lion, as captain of the Grafton company, so called, he being at that time a resident of Saundersville. He followed the fortunes of the regi- ment until November, 1862, when he was discharged for disability, having been wounded in the battles of Ball's Bluff and Antietam. Afterwards, having been commissioned as captain in the invalid corps, served most of the time in Washington and vicinity until the close of the war, frequently having charge of prisoners of war; and was in charge of General Early and other generals of lesser uote en route to Fort Warren, when the news reached the party of the death of Abra- ham Lincoln. Captain Forehand was a man of sterling integrity in all his business habits, and lived up to the motto quite too often forgotten : 'Never make a contract that you cannot keep.' He leaves a wife and two daughters.
At a meeting of the directors of the Fifteenth Massachusetts Regi- ment Association, the following resolutions were passed :-
WHEREAS, The audden death of our comrade, Captain Forehaud, having come to our notice;
Resolved, That iu our late associate, Capt. Walter Forehand, we remember with satisfac- tion his meritorlous and gallant service in camp and field during the late war of the rebellion.
Resolved, That as a member of our association we found in him a warm friend and a manly desire to keep alive the memories of the old Fifteenth, and in his losa we mourn as only those who mouru a good and true comrade in arms.
Resolved, That a committee of this association tender their servicea aa bearera upon the sad funeral occaaion, ao soon to be performed.
Resolved, That a copy of theae resolutions be forwarded to the family of the deceased, and also to the Worcester papers for publication."- Worcester Daily Spy.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHI.
This society was organized in New England Village a short time pre- vious to 1850. Of its early history very little can be ascertained as the records are very meagre, and its population has been so changeable that none of its original members are now living in the village. This society have a house of worship and a settled pastor. The church was established probably through the efforts of Rev. Messrs. Eastman, Chandler and Thayer.
Sometime about 1856-9 the Methodists in the Centre worshipped in the Town Hall, Warren block, and had for a pastor the Rev. W. F. Mallalieu, now of the Walnut Street Church, Chelsea.
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DANIEL BAYARD HUBBARD, the son of Dea. Allen Hubbard, an exten- sive farmer and lumberman, was born in Hiram, Oxford County, Maine,
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in 1835. He received his primary education in the city of Saco, and his collegiate education in Colby University. In the spring of 1858 he as- sumed the principalship of the Grafton High School, in which position he remained for nearly four years ; afterwards taught at Leominster two years. He was elected master of the Ancient Mather School, Dorches- ter District, Boston, where he remained fourteen years. After pursuing the study of law nine months in the office of Bacon, Hopkins & Bacon, of Worcester, he passed a successful examination and was admitted to practice June 16, 1879. The following month he opened au office in Harrington & Nichols' Block.
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BIGELOW, JOHN W., Brown University. He was born in Northbridge, January 14, 1834, and attended the common schools of his native town until the removal of his parents to Marietta, Ohio, where he was fitted for college. His parents returned to Massachusetts, and he entered Brown University in 1852, where he remained for three years. In 1861 he removed to this town. During the late war he served as a non-com- missioned officer in the 51st Regiment, Company E. He was a member of the School Board here for nine years, and often chairman. He is now superintendent of the Colorado Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Com- pany, in Canon City, Colorado. His family reside in Grafton.
CRIPPEN, JOSEPH J., Concord, N. H., Commercial College, 1865.
CRIPPEN, HENRY J., Dartmouth College, 1861. He fitted for college at the New London Literary and Scientific Institution, New London, N. H., graduated in 1857, and was class valedictorian. Graduated from Dartmouth College in 1861 ; was class poet. After graduation he taught in the Concord,. N. H., Grammar and High School for three years, and resigned to take a position in the office of the State treasurer; was clerk of the joint committee on retrenchment of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, during the 41st Congress; clerk of the United States Senate committee on the District of Columbia, during the first session of the 42nd Congress ; resigned in August, 1872, to take the place of cashier of the National State Capitol Bank, of Con- cord, N. H., which position he still holds. September 1st, 1868, he married Susan J., daughter of Hon. Peter Sanborn, and has two chil- dren, Lnla J., born April 9, 1870, and Mary Alice, born Octoher 12, 1872.
GAUREN, CHARLES, Holy Cross College, 1869. He was born in Worcester, April 15th, 1848; removed to Grafton with his family at an early age. He fitted for college at the Grafton High School, and entered Holy Cross College, Worcester, in 1865. He graduated in 1869, with great distinction, receiving five crosses of honor. In September, 1869, he went to Montreal to study for the priesthood, but was taken sick there and died in March, 1871.
GAUREN, FREDERICK A., Holy Cross College, 1875. He was born in Grafton, June 8th, 1854; removed with his family to Worcester, in 1869. He graduated at the Worcester High School, and went from there to Holy Cross College, where he graduated in 1875, standing first in his class, and consequently receiving the cross of honor. He taught at the college the next year with marked success. In June, 1879, he graduated at the Boston University School of Law, receiving the degree of LL. B., and a few days later he received the degree of A. M., from his alma mater. He will practise law in Worcester.
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GROSVENOR, REV. MOSES G., Dartmouth, 1818. He died suddenly at his home in Worcester, July 24, 1879. He was born in 1796, and was consequently 83 years old at the time of his death. He was a son of Rev. Daniel Grosvenor, of Grafton, and a graduate of Dartmouth Col- lege, of the class of 1818. His ministerial life was spent as pastor of Congregational Churches in Haverhill, Clarendon, Vt., Barre, Mass., Marlborough, N. H., and Guilford, Vt. The past fifteen years he lived at Troy, O., in retirement from the active work of the ministry. A few months prior to his death he removed to Worcester, expecting to find here an evening home, as he expressed it, among the scenes and ac- quaintances of earlier days. He had no children, and after the death of his second wife made a home with a niece. The death summons came suddenly to this veteran servant of God, but it found him ready.
" A mortal arrow pierced his frame ; He fell, but felt no fear."
His oft repeated prayer, that his end might he peaceful, was granted. The funeral took place at Petersham, where his father died many years since at the age of 84. Mr. Grosvenor was a man of strong individual- ity and earnest piety. He was in many respects a clergyman of the old school, and commanded, by his dignified bearing and high personal character, the respect of all who knew him. He had a brother, Rev. Cyrus P. Grosvenor, who died a few months since, a Baptist clergyman, once pastor at Southbridge and also in Boston, and who was one of the anti-slavery champions of the days of Garrison, and a man of strong character.
GROSVENOR, REV. CYRUS P., Dartmouth, 1822. He was a Baptist minister, tirst settled in Boston, in 1827, from thence to Salem, Mass., was an earnest and laborious advocate of anti-slavery, co-worker with William Lloyd Garrison. Died at Albion, Michigan, Feb., 1879, aged 76 years.
MERRIAM, HENRY H., Amherst .* He was born in Randolph, Ohio, March 1, 1841. He moved east in 1845-6. Resided two years in Shrews- bury, and moved to Grafton, remained here till April 1, 1866, when he went to Warren, Mass., there till November, 1866, when he moved to Worcester, where he still resides in the employ of L. J. Knowles & Bro., loom builders, as book-keeper and superintendent. He was elected Deacon of the " Old South" Church, January, 1869, for six years; re-elected for four years, January, 1875; re-elected for four years, January, 1879. He was assistant superintendent of the Sunday- School four years and superintendent four years. He united with the church at Grafton, January, 1858. Married Marielle E., daughter of Arunah Harlow, of Shrewsbury.
PRENTICE, GEORGE.
PUTNAM, HARRINGTON, Colby, 1870. lle was born in Shrewsbury, June 29, 1851; attended Grafton High School in the years 1864 and 1865; entered Colby University, Waterville, Maine, and graduated class of 1870; received degree of LL.B. from Law School, Columbia College, on completion of regular law course in May, 1876. Admitted to bar of New York, in 1876. Has since practised law in New York City, and resided in Brooklyn.
SMITH, ALFRED MANSFIELD, Brown.t He graduated at Pierce Acad- emy, Middlehorough, in 1868, and entered Brown University in 1869, leaving in 1873. He took the scientific course.
* Entered in 1862; there freshman year only.
t Entered and remained four years.
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SMITH, HERBERT MANLIUS, Institute of Technology, 1871 .* He grad- uated at Pierce Academy, Middleborough, in 1867, after which he studied at the Institute of Technology, Boston, two years, when, his health fail- ing, he took a voyage to Europe, and completed his studies at the Uni- versity in Berlin, Germany. He died in May, 1875, aged 26, leaving a widow and a large number of friends to mourn his loss. He was super -. intendent of the Grafton Company's mills in New England Village, and possessed rare qualifications for the position.
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ARTHUR G. BISCOE, Esq., of Westborough, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 1879, at Neptune Cottage, Ocean Avenue, Lynn. He was a native of Grafton, where he was born March 26, 1842, his father being the Rev. T. C. Biscoe, now of Holliston, but formerly of Grafton. He graduated at Amherst College in 1862, and served during the rebellion in Company G, 51st Massachusetts Regiment. He was admitted to the Worcester County har in 1864, and immediately opened an office in Westborough, where he has since practised law. His health has been delicate for some time, and his death was not unexpected. Mr. Biscoe was ever an energetic and public spirited man. In his business he was prompt, reliable and faithful to the trusts which he assumed for others. As a citizen of Westborough he took an active interest in all matters of a public nature, and was held in the highest esteem by his business asso- ciates and acquaintances. He was quite active in politics, having repre- sented the town in the legislature in 1871, a member of the present republican state central committee, and frequently urged as a candidate for senator from the second Worcester district. He also held several town offices, was an officer in one or more of the banks in Westhorough and vicinity, and in whatever position he was placed discharged his duties in a manner by which he won and retained the confidence of all with whom he was associated. He leaves a wife, the daughter of the late Hon. A. M. Bigelow, of Grafton, and two children. - Worcester Daily Spy.
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Rev. ERI J. FORBUSH, b. 1789, m. Sally Mcclellan, and rev. to South- borough. " He was converted at the age of twenty-one, and united with the Baptist Church in his native town. In 1826, he was ordained and became pastor of the Baptist Church in Southborough. In Nov., 1831, he accepted a call from the church in North Attleborongh. His pastorate continued here for five years, and the church was greatly increased in numbers and efficiency. In 1836, he was settled in Bille- rica; in 1845, in Westminster, and in both places his efforts were crowned with success in converting a large number. He afterwards labored as a missionary in connection with the church in Tremont Temple, and as pastor of the church in South Danvers; closing his ministerial work at Gay Head, where he did efficient service for two summers. His friends, through the nature of his last sickness were deprived of any dying testimony, but his life of devotion, of successful toil, and of fervent love for souls, is a testimony to which no dying words could add." [Obituary by Rev. William Lamson, D. D., as given at the Baptist State Convention in Pittsfield, Oct., 1873].
* Did not graduate.
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