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b. 14 July 1788, m. Nancy Mason of Dana, pub. 20 Jan. 1811; Nathaniel, b. 4 Feb. 1791; Persis, b. 3 Jan. 1793, m. Luther Mason 20 June 1813; Thomas, b. 15 Sep. 1795; Joseph, b. 19 Jan. 1797, m. Caroline Marsh of Dana, pub. 10 Jan. 1820; Seth, b. 26 Ap. 1801, d. 24 Nov. 1816. SAMUEL the f. was chiefly remarkable for his immense size; after his death, 25 Feb. 1818, it was ascer- tained that his body weighed four hundred and fifty pounds.
3. SHIVERICK, s. of Samuel (1), m. Anna Lincoln, and had Shiverick, b. 29 Mar. 1789, d. in Roxbury 2 Feb. 1861 ; Josiah, b. - Oct. 1790, d. 8 Nov. 1790; Martin, b. 8 Oct. 1791, d. 3 Nov. 1813; Anna, b. 5 Oct. 1793; Rufus, b. 2 Oct. 1795; Amos, b. 13 Oct. 1797; Joel, b. 17 July 1799; Jason, b. 3 May 1801, m. Susan A. C. Fales 28 Dec. 1834, and d. in Worc. 23 Oct. 1848; Daniel (or David), b. 18 Mar. 1803, prob. d. at Boston (drowned) 19 Mar. 1829 ; Mary, b. 14 Jan. 1805, m. Cyrus Chipman, pub. 14 Nov. 1825, and d. at Barre 9 May 1864; Hosea, b. 27 Nov. 1806, d. 1 Feb. 1808; Melinda, b. 7 Nov. 1809, m. John Newland 31 July 1831. SHIVERICK the f. d. 5 June 1836.
4. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (2), m. Hannah Clark 19 Jan. 1804, and had Philena Clark, b. 8 Ap. 1801; Mary Clark, b. 26 May 1804; Hiram Kinsley, b. 25 Oct. 1805 ; Lucinda Johnson, b. 23 Ap. 1807, m. Hiram Castle 29 Nov. 1832; Elvira Washburn, b. 1 Jan. 1809; Benjamin Clark, b. 2 May 1811, d. at Barre 1 May 1843; Sarah Ann, b. 23 July 1813; Henry, b. 19 Ap. 1815; Samuel, b. 25 Mar. 1817, d. at Barre 6 Nov. 1844; Seth, b. 15 May 1819; Clarissa, twin, b. 30 Ap. 1821, m. Ira A. Barlow 25 Sep. 1842; Clarinda, twin, b. 30 Ap. 1821, m. Hiram Joyal 1 Dec. 1842; David, b. 21 Jan. 1823 ; Joseph, b. 20 Jan. 1824, d. 26 Jan. 1844; Hosea, b. 11 Aug. 1825, d. 28 Ap. 1846; Caroline Elizabeth, b. 24 Aug. 1828, d. 24 July 1830. There is apparent confusion in the early dates, indicating precocity ; but I copy the record as I find it. SAMUEL the f. d. at Barre 14 Ap. 1864; his w. Hannah d. here 7 Feb. 1846, a. 63.
5. AARON, s. of Samuel (2), m. Nancy Barton 27 Jan. 1811, and had Wil- liam, b. 16 Oct. 1812; Lemira, b. 9 May 1814.
6. THOMAS, s. of Samuel (2), m. Susanna Stone of Dana, pub. 25 Mar. 1818, and had Sophia Stone, b. 22 Ap. 1819; Thomas Alonzo, b. 23 June 1820; John Stone, b. 19 Feb. 1822; Marcus Houghton, b. 14 Feb. 1824; Eleanor Adams, b. 10 Sep. 1825; Horatio Dwight, b. 17 Aug. 1827, d. young; Persis Malvina, b. 23 July 1829, m. Reuben A. Snow, pub. 16 Nov. 1849; Horatio Dwight, b. 3 July 1831; Susanna Jane, b. 26 Feb. 1833; Julia Ann, b. 19 Oct. 1834; Sarah Orinda, b. 2 Aug. 1836; Henry Harrison, b. 10 Feb. 1840. THOMAS the f. d. at Orange 25 Ap. 1868.
7. JOEL, s. of Shiverick (3), m. Maria Williams 31 Dec. 1826, and had Frederick, b. 6 July 1827; Daniel, b. 19 Jan. 1829; Irene, b. 21 June 1830, d. 3 Feb. 1833 ; Emily Maria, b. 30 June 1832; Rufus Chase, b. 7 June 1834, d. 16 June 1837; Alfred L., b. about 1835, a physician, d. at Boston 3 Ap. 1876, a. 40; Lydia P., b. about 1837, m. Richard C. Noyes, and d. at Worc. 17 Ap. 1853, a. 16; Jason A., b. about 1844, a hairdresser, d. at Boston 19 Nov. 1874, a. 30; Joel J., b. 4 May 1846. JOEL the f. d. 15 Feb. 1848.
8. THOMAS ALONZO, S. of Thomas (6), m. Almira M. Andrews 25 Sep. 1844, and had George A., b. - 1845, d. 25 Jan. 1846, a. 4 months; a daugh- ter, b. 27 Mar. 1847; Lucy Ann, b. 22 June 1852, m. Daniel Crossman of Athol, 2 Sep. 1873 ; Frederick Alonzo, b. 2 Mar. 1855; Mary Almira, b. 28 July 1857; Lizzie Jane, b. 23 Aug. 1860, m. Frederick W. Ward 18 Dec. 1879.
9. JOHN STONE, S. of Thomas (6), by w. Sarah, had Elizabeth Field, b. 25 Sep. 1848.
BETHIA, pub. to John Howard of Gr. 2 Feb. 1812. LYSANDER F., of Pres., m. Mary Ann A. Paige, 20 May 1833. PRUDENCE, of Shutes., m. Sim- eon Nye Atwood 6 June 1835. CELIA, m. William Fay of Barre 19 Mar. 1842.
HASTINGS, JOHN, freeman 1643, rem. from Braintree to Cambridge about 1654. His first wife d. at Braintree and he m. Ann, wid. of John Meane of
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Camb. His chil., all by first w., were Walter and Samuel, bap. in England, and John and Elizabeth, bap. in Braintree. JOHN the f. was a tanner, and d. in Camb. 2 Dec. 1657; his w. Ann d. 25 Mar. 1666.
2. JOHN, S. of John (1), m. Hannah Moore 1 Mar. 1655-6; she d. 10 June 1667, a. 24, and he m. Lydia, dau. of Elder Richard Champney, 20 May 1668; she d. 23 Jan. 1690-91, a. about 47, and he m. Rebecca, wid. of Benoni Eaton, 28 Sep. 1691. His chil. were : John, b. 17 Ap. 1667; Joseph, b. 6 May 1669 ; Lydia, b. 30 Sep. 1671, m. Ebenezer Allen; Hannah, b. 13 Mar. 1672-3, d. 16 Ap. 1691; Elizabeth, b. 11 Ap. 1675, d. unm. - May 1727; Daniel, b. 3 Feb. 1676-7. JOHN the f. res. in Cambridge, was a tanner, and d. about 1720.
3. DANIEL, s. of John (2), m. Abigail Cooksey 13 Nov. 1701, and had Abi- gail, b. 9 and d. 27 Aug. 1702; Walter, b. 24 Mar. 1703-4; Abigail, bap. 19 May 1706; Daniel, b. 8 Jan. 1708-9; Sarah, bap. 9 May 1714, m. John Ami- don 14 July 1737. DANIEL the f. was a blacksmith, rem. from Cambridge to Marlborough before 6 June 1722; he was in Sudbury 1727, in Oxford 1732, after which he rem. to Hk. with his son Walter, and d. 25 Jan. 1755.
4. WALTER, s. of Daniel (3), m. Mary Thompson 1 Nov. 1733, and had in Oxford Daniel, b. 23 Aug. 1734; Jacob, b. 9 Aug. 1737, m. Mary Bangs 22 July 1762; Lydia, b. 31 July 1739, d. unm. 5 Jan. 1757; Martha, b. 19 Sep. 1741, d. young; and in Hardwick, John, b. - Sep. 1743; Martha, b. 9 Dec. 1745, m. Ebenezer Cobb 5 Oct. 1780; Elizabeth, b. 11 Aug. 1748, m. Samuel Hopkins 17 Dec. 1778; Joseph, b. 27 Feb. 1750-1, d. 17 Aug. 1753; Jonathan, b. 23 Oct. 1752; Joseph, b. 4 June 1755, d. 21 Sep. 1756. Besides these, there is a tradition that there were two daughters by a former wife, one of whom m. - Partridge, and the other - Peacock. WALTER the f. was a farmer, rem. from Oxford to Hardwick before 21 June 1743, res. near Barre, at the place marked " S. Jamerson " on the R. Map, and d. 6 July 1792, a. 88 ; his w. Mary d. 25 June 1799, a. 87.
5. DANIEL, s. of Walter (4), m. Submit Jordan of Rutland District (Barre), pub. 22 July 1746, and had Theophilus, b. 25 Dec. 1764 ; Jacob, b. 17 July 1767; Stephen, b. 7 Feb. 1771; Lucinda, b. 19 May 1773; and perhaps others.
6. JOHN, s. of Walter (4), m. Mehetabel Berry 11 Ap. 1779, and had Lem- uel, b. 13 Dec. 1779, d. at Saratoga Springs 23 Sep. 1801; Joseph, b. 16 Oct. 1781, manufacturer of ink in Cambridge, where he died ; Sophia, b. 27 Sep. 1783, m. Moses Lawrence, pub. 18 Sep. 1814; Anson, b. 6 Aug. 1785, d. at Boston 14 Oct. 1815 ; John, b. 24 Sep. 1787, m. Ruth W. Newcomb 18 Sep. 1821; Lydia, b. 22 Ap. 1790, m. Seth Jamerson 3 Oct. 1814; Mary, b. 20 June 1792, m. Daniel Cutter of Gr. 31 Oct. 1839, and d. at Gardner 18 Aug. 1874; Clark, b. 6 July 1794, d. 10 Sep. 1812. JOHN the f. was a farmer, and res. on the homestead. He was captain of militia, selectman four years, assessor four years representative seven years, and justice of the peace. He d. 29 May 1829; his w. Mehetabel d. 15 Dec. 1836, a. 87.
7. JONATHAN, s. of Walter (3), m. Hannah Shaw of N. Sal. in 1778, and had in Hk., Barnabas, b. 22 July 1780; Betsey, b. 3 Feb. 1782; a child b. 26 Mar. 1787 ; and at Wilmington, Vt., Polly, b. 3 Feb. 1789; Chauncy, b. 2 Jan. 1791; Hannah, b. 3 Oct. 1793; Francis, b. 12 Feb. 1798. JONATHAN the f. was so deeply involved in the Shays Insurrection that he fled in 1787 to Wil- mington, Vt., where he d. 3 Oct. 1822.1
8. THEOPHILUS, s. of Daniel (5), m. Betsey Prince Ames of Barre 22 Dec. 1785. Some of his chil., gathered from various records, were: Betsey, b. - 1786, m. Timothy P. Anderson 17 Oct. 1811, and d. 25 Nov. 1868, a. 82; prob. Anna, b. - , m. Sewell Marsh of Ware 11 May 1815; Arba; prob. Walter, b. - , m. Mary Babbitt of Barre, pub. 27 May 1822; John Ames, b. 1798, d. 29 June 1801, a. 3 ; prob. Hiram, b. - 1801, d. 27 Dec. 1831, a. 30; Harriet, b. - 1805, m. William Frost 5 Feb. 1843, and d. 29 June 1845, a. 40; Barnabas, b. - 1807, d. 9 May 1807, a. 3 months ; Henrietta, b. -
1 This account of Jonathan Hastings was who grad. H. C. 1872, but d. of overwork the furnished to me by James P. Richardson of same year. Portland, a young man of great promise,
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1810, m. William Frost 22 Sep. 1846. THEOPHILUS the f. was a carpenter, and res. on the Barre road, at the place erroneously marked "S. Hastings " on the R. Map. Although by no means one of fortune's favorites, he had an ex- uberance of animal spirits, and met the trials of life with cheerfulness; con- stantly full of fun and frolic, he would keep his company in a roar with his flashes of merry wit. He d. 31 Oct. 1842, a. 81; his w. Betsey d. 14 Aug. 1844, a. 76.
9. ARBA, S. of Theophilus (8), m. Laura Hunt of Barre, pub. 15 June 1818, and had Martha M., b. about 1819, m. - Gould, and d. at Ware 19 Ap. 1850, a. 31 ; Henry, b. about 1828, d. 31 Jan. 1833, a. 4; and prob. others.
MRS. M. MINERVA, m. Samson Ames 1 Dec. 1865.
HATCH, THOMAS, s. of Thomas of Scituate, "m. Sarah, dau. of Rho- dolphus Ellms, 1662, and had eleven children born from 1664 to 1684." Deane's Hist. of Scituate, p. 280. THOMAS the f. d. 1686.
2. RHODOLPHUS, s. of Thomas (1), b. 26 Dec. 1674, by w. Elizabeth, had John, b. 16 Dec. 1703, resided in Truro; Joseph, b. 19 May 1705, res. in Falmouth ; Ezekiel (or Nathaniel), b. - 1707, res. in Plymouth ; Mary, b. 24 July 1710, m. - Mayo; Sarah, b. 12 May 1713, m. Joshua Atwood ; Asa, b. 15 Aug. 1716. RHODOLPHUS the f. res. in Rochester, where his chil. were born, but is described as of Plymouth in the appointment of his admin- istratrix, 28 Mar. 1744.
3. AsA, s. of Rhodolphus (2), by w. Mary, had Asa, b. - ; Richard, b. -. ASA the f. was a mariner, res. in Plymouth, and d. before 8 Mar. 1745-6, when his w. Mary was appointed administratrix ; she m. Isaac Thomas 12 May 1747, and rem. with her chil. to Hardwick, and d. between 22 Oct. 1765 and 28 Feb. 1766.
4. ASA, s. of Asa (3), described as a mariner, res. in Hk., discharged his late guardian, Edward Thomas of Pembroke, 28 May 1764 ; he m. Lucy, dau. of Jonathan Warner, 23 Jan. 1766, and res. on the lot next north of the Uni- versalist meeting-house. No record of children.
5. RICHARD, s. of Asa (3), a miller in Hk., discharged his late guardian,. Edward Thomas of Pembroke, 10 May 1766.
6. SAMUEL, s. of Walter and grandson of Elder William Hatch, all of Scituate, b. 22 Dec. 1653, in his will dated 13 June 1728, and proved 7 July 1735, mentions sons Ebenezer and Josiah, deceased, and Samuel, Isaac, Elisha, and Ezekiel ; also dau. Desire, Hannah Tinkham, and Elizabeth Bonney.
7. EZEKIEL, s. of Samuel (6), by w. Ruth, had Ruth, b. 23 June 1719, m. Ebenezer Hathaway of Dartmouth 10 Sep. 1741, and d. in Hk. 31 May 1789 ; Mary, b. 29 Nov. 1721 ; Hannah, b. 29 Mar. 1724; Isaiah, b. 11 Sep. 1729; Lucy, b. 10 Sep. 1732; Sarah, b. 6 June 1736. EZEKIEL the f. res. in Rochester, and d. between 19 June 1765 and 14 July 1768, as appears by the date and proof of his will.
8. ISAIAH, s. of Ezekiel (7), m. Joanna, dau. of Nathaniel Whitcomb, 31 Jan. 1756, and prob. had in Rochester, before he rem. to Hk., Lois, b. - m. Jesse Dunham 7 Oct. 1779 ; Molly, b. - , m. Aaron Fay 19 Dec. 1782 ; Noah, b. about 1760 ; Olive, b. - , m. Lot Jenney of Hartland 4 Aug. 1784 ; and in Hk., Lucy, b. 27 May 1774 ; Sarah, bap. 21 Mar. 1779. ISAIAH the f. was a farmer, and res. near the brook, on the southerly side of the road running easterly from the present residence of Mr. George Warner, marked " Mr. Bolster" on the R. Map. He was selectman, 1781 and 1782, and re- moved to Westminster, prob. about 18 Ap. 1786, when he sold his farm to Maj. Martin Kinsley.
9. NOAH, s. of Isaiah (8), m. Jemima Cox 4 Feb. 1783, and had Ira, b. 13 Mar. 1784, d. 16 Oct. 1786 ; Molly, b. 3 July 1785 ; Isaiah, b. 28 Oct. 1786. NOAH the f. was a Revolutionary soldier, and was described as 20 years old, and of a ruddy complexion, in a descriptive roll dated in July 1780. He d. at Westminster about Feb. 1791, a. 31.
HATHAWAY, ARTHUR, " Marshfield 1643, m., 20 Nov. 1652, Sarah Cook, perhaps dau. of Rev. John, had John, b. 17 Sep. 1653, and Sarah, b. 28 Feb. 1656; ten years later was at Dartmouth, and took oath of fidelity 1684 there."
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Savage's Gen. Dict. In his will, 9 Feb. 1709-10, proved 6 Feb. 1711-12, he names w. Sarah, and chil. John, Thomas, Mary Hammond, Lydia Sisson, and Hannah Codman. Bristol Reg. Probate.
2. JOHN, s. of Arthur (1), m. Joanna Pope 5 Mar. 1682-3 ; she d. 25 Dec. 1695, and he m. Patience - 29 Sep. 1696. His chil. were : Sarah, b. 24 Feb. 1683-4, m. John Cannon 11 Oct. 1709; Joanna, b. 28 Jan. 1685-6, m. Blackwell ; John, b. 18 Mar. 1687-8; Arthur, b. 3 Ap. 1690; Hannah, b. 16 Feb. 1692, m. - Prower ; Mary, b. 4 June 1694, m. - Douglass; Jona- than, b. 23 June 1697; Richard, b. 21 May 1699 ; Thomas, b. 5 Feb. 1700-1; Hunnewell. b 21 Ap. 1703 ; Abiah (son), b. 21 Oct. 1705 ; Elizabeth, b. 6 May 1708 ; Patience, b. 27 Ap. 1710, m. - - Peckham ; Benjamin, b. 10 Jan. 1712; James, b. 24 Jan. 1713-14; Ebenezer, b. 12 May 1717. JOHN the f. res. in Dartmouth and d. between 11 July and 15 Aug. 1732, when his w. Patience and all his children, except Thomas, were living and named in his will.
3. EBENEZER, s. of John (2), m. Ruth Hatch 10 Sep. 1741, and had Lucy, b. 17 Ap. 1742 ; Samuel, b. 9 Dec. 1744 ; James, b. 9 July 1747 ; Ebenezer, b. 6 Sep. 1749 ; Abiah, b. 7 July 1751 ; Ruth, b. 13 Ap. 1754 ; Timothy, b. 24 Mar. 1756. EBENEZER the f. res. in Dartmouth, and d. prob. not long before 10 Sep. 1759, when the inventory of his estate was filed in the Probate Office. His w. Ruth rem. to Hk. with her son Timothy, and d. 31 May 1789.
4. TIMOTHY, s. of Ebenezer (3), m. Rhoda, dau. of Isaac Clark, 23 Sep. 1784, and had Lucy,1 b. 7 Aug. 1785, taught school many years, m. Dr. Cyrus Washburn of Vernon, Vt., pub. 24 Sep. 1827, and d. about 1850 ; Ebenezer, b. 13 Aug. 1787, d. - 1822, leaving a daughter Ann ; Susan, b. 16 May 1790; m. Ira Ruggles 18 Jan. 1825, and d. in Iowa ; Timothy, b. 27 Mar. 1794, m. Harriet - (who d. 1850, a. 55), was an auctioneer in Boston, but returned to Hk., and d. 19 Mar. 1836, leaving one son, James E., who d. at West Townsend, Vt., 10 Jan. 1882, a. 57 years, 9 months, and 10 days ; Alvah, b. 1 Sep. 1796, m. Susan A. Parker 13 Sep. 1824, res. here and in Barre, and afterwards several years in Boston, where he d. 19 Nov. 1877, leaving widow and sons and daughters: Ruth, b. 5 June 1800, m. Grover Spooner 28 May 1829 and res. in Barre ; Rhoda, b. 9 Nov. 1802, m. Crighton Ruggles 30 Ap. 1820, rem. to Barre, where she d. 2 Nov. 1879. TIMOTHY the f. was a shoemaker and farmer, rem. about 1777 from Dartmouth to Hard- wick, resided on the Petersham road, at the place marked " T. Hathaway " on the R. Map, and closed his long life 31 Aug. 1849, a. 93 ; his w. Rhoda d. 27 Oct. 1838, a. 76. All the sons in this family taught music ; and all the daughters (especially the eldest) were famous singers in the church.
5. JEREMIAH, lineage not ascertained, by w. Lettice, had several chil. whose birth is not found on record, but other traces of them appear ; among them were Samuel, b. about 1784; Lettice, b. about 1786, m. Marshall John- son 1 Jan. 1811, and d. 3 Mar. 1859, a. 72 ; Jeremiah, b. - 1788 ; prob. Sally, b. - -, m. William Eaton 5 Dec. 1811 ; Celia W., b. - , m. Shiverick Weeks 26 Nov. 1821; William, b. - 1794, d. 20 Mar. 1795, a. 1 year; John, b. 22 May 1797; and Eliza, b. - , m. John B. Bond of Worc. 13 Nov. 1834. JEREMIAH the f. res. near Enfield, at the place marked " J. Hathaway " on the R. Map ; his w. Lettice d. 20 Aug. 1830, a. 66, and he m. Mrs. Sarah Gilbert of Ware, pub. 28 Dec. 1831. He d. 29 Mar. 1835, a. 78.
6. SAMUEL, s. of Jeremiah (5), m. Fanny, dau. of Isaac Clark, 17 Oct. 1805 ; she d. 6 Nov. 1809, and he m. Ruth, dau. of Maj. Seth Hinkley, 15 Mar. 1810. His chil. were : Henry, b. - , d. 28 Ap. 1809, a. 1 year and 5 months; Fanny Clark, b. 19 Oct. 1810 ; Henry, b. 21 Ap. 1813; Isabella, b. 6 May 1815 ; and others born in Worcester. SAMUEL the f. was a shoemaker, and res. at the northerly end of the Common, at the place marked " Wid. Paige " on the R. Map; he rem. to Worc. about 1815, and erected a hotel on Washington Square, which he successfully conducted several years ; He d. between 14 Dec. 1830 and 5 Sep. 1831; his w. Ruth d. 8 Mar. 1859, a. 68.
1 Miss Lucy Hathaway is affectionately school, by whom for several years my early remembered by me as my first teacher at
love of books was fostered and encouraged.
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7. JEREMIAH, s. of Jeremiah (5), m. Sarah Gilbert of Ware, and had Abby, b. - , d. 10 Aug. 1815, a. 3 years and 4 months; Charles, b. - ; and perhaps others. JEREMIAH the f. d. 29 Nov. 1836, a. 48 ; his w. Sarah d. at Ware 9 June 1874, a. 80.
8. JOHN, s. of Jeremiah (5), m. Claramond Winslow, pub. 10 Nov. 1823; she d. 27 Ap. 1834, and he m. Mary A. Howes of Boston 30 May 1837. His chil. by first wife were : a child b. - , d. 14 Ap. 1828; Francis Ebenezer, b. 9 Mar. 1829; Catherine Elizabeth, b. 18 Feb. 1833. JOHN the f. rem. to Enf. and afterwards to East Hampton, where he died 4 Ap. 1873.
9. CHARLES, s. of Jeremiah (7), m. Mary A., dau. of Giles Warner, 24 Ap. 1845 ; she d. 28 Nov. 1847, a. 23.
CAROLINE, m. Tilly Mead, pub. 30 Ap. 1822. RICHARD L., m. Alma Ruggles, pub. 29 Mar. 1846. GARDNER, m. Levina Taylor, pub. 25 Aug. 1855.
HAYFORD, SAMUEL, of Hk., m. Bathsheba Tinkham of Halifax 1 Mar. 1776. He d. and she m. Samuel Work of Leicester, 3 May 1783.
MERCY, m. Silas Wright 15 Feb. 1781.
HAZELTINE, SIMEON, prob. s. of Daniel (who d. in Uxbridge between 25 May and 18 Aug. 1747), was here as early as 1758, when he was a soldier in the French War, at the age of twenty years. He shared largely in the vicis- situdes of life. The town voted, 5 Mar. 1764, " to release to Paul Dean Sim- eon Hazeltine's rate, committed to him to collect, if he never comes in his reach again." He returned, however, bought a farm 9 Dec. 1771, and in 1774 was elected captain of the minute-men, whom he led to the field on the mem- orable 19th of April 1775. In 1787 he was so deeply involved in the Shays Rebellion that he left Hardwick permanently, and retired to Sandgate, Vt., which town he represented in the General Assembly in 1794. Nothing is found on record concerning his family.
HEDGE, ELISHA, of Shrewsbury, "m. Martha, dau. of Daniel Johnson of Marlboro', Dec. 30, 1728, admitted to the church here [Shrewsbury ] in 1736 from the New North Church in Boston. . . . Chil. : Josiah, bap. July 12, 1730, and d. in 1733 ; Samuel, bap. May 14, 1732; Lemuel, bap. July 7, 1734." Ward's Hist. of Shrewsbury, p. 325. Besides these were Elisha, b. - , and Martha, b. - , m. Joseph Robinson of New Rutland (now Barre), pub. 7 July 1753. His w. Martha d. - , and he m. Mrs. Elizabeth Stratton of Marlb., pub. 4 Nov. 1765, who appears to have left him, before his death, and re- turned to her former home. ELISHA the f. did not confine himself to a single place of residence or a single branch of business. He was dismissed from the ch. in Shrewsbury in 1740 to the ch. in Worcester; he bought 280 acres of land in Hk. 1745, and a year afterwards 300 acres more adjoining Rutland (now Barre), "lying on both sides of Moose Brook," and not long afterwards became a resident; he was in Marlborough from 1766 to 1769, but returned to Hk. In various documents he is styled taylor, 1745; shop-keeper, 1761; trader, 1765, and gentleman, 1767. He served also as commissary in the French War, 1755. He d. in Barre; Samuel H. Robinson was appointed ad- ministrator, and presented an inventory 20 Jan. 1789.
2. ELISHA, S. of Elisha (1), by w. Deliverance, had John, b. 12 Oct. 1751; Mary, b. 4 Mar. 1753; Solomon, b. 3 Mar. 1755, m. Dorcas Smith 8 Mar. 1781; Asa, b. 9 June 1756, m. Miriam Dexter 31 May 1780; Daniel, b. 7 Feb. 1758; Samuel, b. 19 Dec. 1760. ELISHA the f., it is said, was not a brilliant man; yet he rendered good service to his country, for he was a soldier in the French War; and in the War of the Revolution he served in the army, with three of his sons, John, Solomon, and Asa. The date of his death does not appear; his w. Deliverance d. 4 June 1819, a. 93, having for many years re- ceived aid from the public.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Elisha (1), gave his life for his country, in the French War; he was a corporal in the company commanded by Capt. William Paige, from 1 Ap. to 11 Sep. 1760, on which day he probably died, as the word " dyed" was attached to his name; his pay-roll was made up to that date, and his successor in office was appointed the next day afterwards.
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4. LEMUEL, s. of Elisha (1), m. Sarah, dau. of Rev. David White, 5 Nov. 1761, and had Lemuel, b. - , grad. H. C. 1784, devoted himself to the busi- ness of school-teaching; Levi, b. 19 Ap. 1766, grad. H. C. 1792, in which he was tutor 15 years, and professor 22 years; he d. at Cambridge 3 Jan. 1844; Abraham, b. - , a physician in Windsor, Vt., d. 26 Ap. 1809, a. 38; Samuel, b. - , also res. in Windsor; he had also daughters Sarah ; Susan, m. Josiah Dunham; Luthera, m. Prof. Daniel Chipman ; and perhaps others. LEMUEL the f. grad. H. C. 1759, was ordained pastor of the church in Warwick 3 Dec. 1760. " After a ministry of nearly 17 years, Mr. Hedge died at Hardwick, Oct. 17, 1777, in the 44th year of his age. Mr. Hedge was a Tory in the Rev- olution, or strongly suspected to be such. On the 6th of March, 1775, the in- habitants voted to disarm him and confine him to the town. He was perse- cuted most remorselessly." Hist. of Western Mass., ii. 447. I find no record of his death in Hardwick; and it seems probable that he was buried in War- wick, where a monument was erected to his memory, bearing an inscription which was copied for me by Rev. John Goldsbury, formerly pastor of the church in Hardwick : " In private life he was cheerful, exemplary, and benevo- lent. In his ministerial character, faithful, solemn, and instructive. In full belief of the truths he preached to others, he fell asleep in Jesus, with the Christian hope of rising again to eternal life." His w. Sarah survived him, and is said to have d. in Middlebury, Vt., in 1808.
5. JOHN, s. of Elisha (2), m. Mary Haskell 7 Sep. 1777, and was prob. father of Sally, who long had the care of her aged " grandmother Deliverance Hedge," and who died unm. 15 Ap. 1841; her age was probably 62 years, although the town record indicates 72.
SALLY, m. Moses Fay 24 Feb. 1788.
HIGGINS, ELISHA, by w. Hannah, had Joseph, b. -; Uriah, b. 24 May 1742; he prob. had also Edward, b. -; Abiel, b. - , m. Ebenezer Saf- ford 24 Nov. 1759; Abigail, b. - , m. Simon Giffin 24 Mar. 1761 ; and per- haps others. ELISHA the f. rem. prob. from Palmer to Hardwick, and be- came a member of the church 16 Jan. 1742-3.
2. JONATHAN, perhaps brother of Elisha (1), by w. Rachel, had Jonathan, b. 20 Ap. 1736; Lurania, b. 9 June 1738; Henry, b. 27 Dec. 1740, d. young ; Henry, b. 24 July 1743; Bethiah, b. 26 Mar. 1746; Joshua, bap. 18 Sep. 1748; Rachel, bap. 19 May 1751, m. Andrew Harwood of Ware, pub. 3 Feb. 1771; Philip, bap. 13 Jan. 1754.
3. JOSEPH, s. of Elisha (1), m. Anna Hooker, pub. 6 Mar. 1756, and had Joseph, b. 6 Sep. 1760; Charles, b. 29 Aug. 1762; Anna, b. 5 July 1764; Pal- atine, b. 18 May 1766.
4. URIAH, s. of Elisha (1), m. Esther Cooley of Gr., pub. 7 Ap. 1763, and had Sybil, b. 30 Dec. 1763; Abigail, b. 21 Dec. 1765; David, b. 24 Sep. 1767; Caleb, b. 2 June 1770; Uriah, b. 10 Ap. 1772; Frederick (or Shadrach, as in the record of baptisms), b. 31 July 1774; Alpheus, b. 14 Sep. 1776; Hadassah, b. 6 Nov. 1778; Lewis (Zenas in rec. of baptism), b. 9 Sep. 1780; Shady (Shadrach ?), b. 17 Feb. 1783.
5. EDWARD, prob. s. of Elisha (1), m. Thankful Rice, 17 Oct. 1764, and had Solomon, b. 1 Mar. 1765; Anna, b. 1 May 1779; Mercy, b. 26 June 1781; and prob. others. EDWARD the f. joined the Hk. church 10 Aug. 1752, res. in Palmer at the time of his marriage, but returned very soon to Hk.
6. HENRY, s. of Jonathan (2), m. Mary Fisk 9 Nov. 1768, and had Mary, b. about 1771, m. Enoch Thayer, and d. at Amh. 15 Ap. 1860, a. 89; Henry, b. 27 July 1779; Rachel, b. about 1782, d. unm. 30 Mar. 1858, a. nearly 76; and prob. others. HENRY the f. was a deacon of the Baptist church, res. near the line between Hk. and Enfield, at the place marked " Dea. Higgins" on the R. Map, and d. 16 Mar. 1837, a. 94; his w. Mary d. 7 Feb. 1821, a. 71; they and their dau. Rachel were buried in the cemetery near the place where the Baptist meeting-house formerly stood.
7. HENRY, s. of Henry (6), m. Olla (Olive?) Metcalf of Royalston (b. 9 June 1789), pub. 19 Sep. 1813, and had Henry Melville, b. 22 Oct. 1814; Olla Metcalf, b. 8 Ap. 1816; Sarah Luthera, b. 11 Jan. 1818; Whitman Fisk, b. 26
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Feb. 1821 ; Lurania Maria, b. 12 Dec. 1822; Elon Galusha, b. 11 May 1825, m. Lucy M. Graves of Worcester, pub. 31 Jan. 1845. HENRY the f. rem. to Ware, where he d. 21 Feb. 1860 ; his w. d. also at Ware 19 Aug. 1866.
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