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What became of Benjamin, the other son of the miller, is a mystery to me. He does not appear to have set. hereabouts; and I have sometimes conjectured he might have been the Benjamin of Swanzey, who was early among the Bap- tists of that town. But of this I am uncertain : so I dismiss the question.
ALBEE, JAMES 2 (Benjamin 1), b. prob. in Braintree 1640 to 1649; m. Han- nah Cook, in Medfield, Oct. 18, 1671. Their chn. :-
BENJAMIN, b. prob. between 1671 and 1680; m. Abial - about 1692. JOHN, b. prob. between 1671 and 1680; m. Deborah Thayer, June 6, 1705.
JAMES, b. in Mendon, March 11, 1681; m. Mary Thayer, Jan. 3, 1708. HANNAH. b. in Mendon, Jan. 2, 1683; m. Samuel Holbrook, Aug., 1720. LYDIA, b. in Mendon about 1685; d. July 24, 1787.
SARAH, b. in Mendon, May 2, 1687; m. Samuel Daniels, Dec. 10, 1730.
LYDIA, b. in Mendon about 1690; m. Jonathan Hayward, 3d, Jan. 22, 1716.
James Albee2 was undoubtedly a man of large landed possessions and social influence. I have not found his death-date, nor that of his wife; but, from a certain gift-deed of land to his dr. Lydia and her husband, Jonathan Hayward, 3d, dated March 26, 1717, and recorded in Suffolk Registry, I assume that they d. subsequently to that date, perhaps a few yrs.
ALBEE, BENJAMIN 3 (James,2 Benjamin1), b. between 1671 and 1680; m. Abial - about 1692. Their chn. : -
BENJAMIN, jun., b. Nov. 1, 1694; m. Mary -.
LYDIA, b. Dec. 11, 1696.
ABIAL, b. March 15, 1701.
OBADIAH, b. Oct. 29, 1705; m. Jean
EBENEZER, b. June 8, 1708; m. Abigail -, Elizabeth -.
JAMES, b. March 12, 1720; m. Prudence White, Jan. 21, 1745; went to Uxbridge.
I find no more recorded. This Benjamin was sometimes designated as " sen.," and his oldest son generally as "jun.," to distinguish them. Benjamin, sen., dwelt on a long-since abandoned home-site in So. Milford, on the south side of Mellen St., nearly opposite to the house a few yrs. ago occupied by Jesse Howard, decd. Thereabouts he had a considerable homestead. I have not found the death-dates of himself and wf.
ALBEE, JOHN 3 (James,2 Benjamin 1), b. between 1671 and 1680; m. Deborah
Thayer, dr. of Jonathan and Elizabeth (French) Thayer, b. Nov. 4, 1687; cer. June 6, 1705. Their chn .: -
DEBORAH, b. March 16, 1706; d. young.
ABIGAIL, b. April 18, 1707.
DEBORAH, b. Nov. 2, 1710; m. Joseph Corbett, July 3, 1733.
KEZIAH, b. April 4, 1713.
JOHN, b. May 2, 1717; d. young.
HANNAH, b. Oct. 11, 1718; m. Silas Wheelock, May 20, 1740.
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JOHN, b. Feb. 15, 1720-21; m. Sarah
RACHEL, b. June 11, 1725.
John 3 dwelt in the edge of present Mendon, near where Willis Gould now lives, on an estate which descended to him from Benjamin the patriarch, through James 2, his father. I am not master of the death-dates of John 3 and wf.
ALBEE, JAMES 3 (James,2 Benjamin 1), b. March 11, 1681; m. Mary Thayer,
ptge., etc., not traced; cer. Jan. 3, 1708. Their chn. :-
MARY, b. April 12, 1710; m. Samuel Wood, Nov. 12, 1730.
JAMES, b. Feb. 21, 1711; m., 1st, Margaret Wheelock ; 2d, Hannah Parmenter.
TIMOTHY, b .; no record found; but tradition says he was of this family, and fr. of Barzillai.
MARTHA, b. May 16, 1714; m. Isaac Sheffield of Holl, Feb. 16, 1737-38.
THOMAS, b .; date not found; m. Jemima Thompson Bell, Nov. 22, 1750. SETH, b .; date not found; m. Rebecca Beal about 1758.
I infer that James 3 res. a little south-easterly of Bear Hill, certainly some- where in that close vicinity. I have not at my command the death-dates of himself and wf.
ALBEE, BENJ., Jun.4 (Benj., sen.,3 James,2 Benj.1), b. Nov. 1, 1694; m. Mary -; date of cer. not found. Their chn .:-
GIDEON, Dea., b. May 1, 1723; m. Hephzibah Clark, Medfield, Jan. 21, 1745- 46.
SUSANNA, b. (prob.) 1725; m. Caleb Taft, Aug. 10, 1747.
JEMIMA, b. Sept. 14, 1727; d. young.
BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 7, 1729; d. young.
JEMIMA, b. Oct. 7, 1731; m. Richard Puffer, Wrentham, April 11, 1751.
BENJAMIN, b. Oct. 17, 1733; m. Abigail Nelson, Dec. 3, 1755; soon d. PETER, b. Jan. 19, 1736. Not traced ; prob. emigrated.
STEPHEN, b. July 22, 1741; m. Mary Wood, Sept. 2, 1761.
Benjamin, jun., dwelt where Charles Knights now does, on Mellen St., near Warfield, as now called. He appears to have been quite a large land- holder, and one of the solid citizens. He d. 1755, leaving a judicious will, whereof his wf. Mary and eldest son Gideon were made executors. Mrs. Mary's death-date not ascertained.
ALBEE, OBADIAH 4 (Benjamin,3 James,2 Benjamin 1), b. Oct. 29, 1705 ; m. Jean -; date not found. Issue : - -
OBADIAH, b. June 27, 1730.
RHODA, b. June 1, 1731; m. John Chapin, jun., May 28, 1754.
Perhaps there were more of this family, not recorded in Mendon. I cannot locate or further trace them.
ALBEE, EBENEZER 4 (Benjamin,3 James,2 Benjamin1), b. June 8, 1708; by wf. Abigail had -
ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 17, 1731; m. Nathan Keith of Ux., Oct. 7, 1762.
ASA, b. Aug. 26, 1734; d. Jan. 3, 1737-38.
EBENEZER, b. April 17, 1736; m. Esther
KEZIAH, b. Aug. 27, 1739; d. Sept. 27, 1740.
RACHEL, b. March 7, 1767; untraced.
AMARIAH, b. Jan. 12, 1770; untraced.
The last two sup. to be by 2d wf. Elizabeth. This Ebenezer 4 was one of the original members of our Cong. ch., formed 1741; but I cannot locate his homestead, or give his death-date. I suspect he may have dwelt in our "City District," so called.
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ALBEE, JAMES 4 (James,3 James,2 Benjamin 1), b. Feb. 21, 1711; m., 1st, Mar- garet Wheelock, dr. of Obadiah and Elizabeth (Darling) Wheelock, b. Feb. 18, 1723; cer. Jan. 6, 1739. Their chn. :-
RACHEL, b. Jan. 20, 1742; m. Jonas Parkhurst, sen., Dec. 25, 1788. She d. June 1, 1829.
BARZILLAI, b. Nov. 14, 1747; m. Mary Marshall, March 21, 1770; em. to Vt. MARGARET, b. Feb. 25, 1753; d. unm. Feb. 11, 1839, a. about 87 yrs.
Mrs. Margaret d. ; date not found; and the hus. m., 2d, Hannah Parmenter of Hop .; cer. Feb. 6, 1754, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. : -
HANNAH, b. Nov. 26, 1754; d. unm. Dec. 20, 1831, a. 77 yrs.
JAMES, b. May 19, 1756; m. Ruth Highland 1803; he d. Aug. 26, 1806.
SETH, b. July 5, 1761; m. Elizabeth Lambert, Aug. 30, 1797.
TIMOTHY, b. May 5, 1764; d. unm. Dec. 12, 1831, a. 67 yrs.
This family dwelt in the south-easterly part of Bear-Hill district. He d. March 19, 1784, said to be aged 70 yrs .; but this does not agree with his birth- date as before given, making him 4 yrs. too young. These old dates throughout my researches are too often unreliable. The death-date of his 1st wf. not found. Mrs. Hannah, the 2d, d. July 6, 1818, a. 86 yrs.
ALBEE, THOMAS 4 (James,3 James,2 Benjamin 1); date of his birth not found ;
m., 1st, Jemima Thompson of Bell .; cer. Nov. 22, 1750, by Rev. Amariah Frost. Their chn. : -
JONATHAN, b., perhaps, 1752; bap. 1761; untraced.
HIULDAH, b., perhaps, 1754; bap. 1761; untraced.
ELIZABETH, b., perhaps, 1756; bap. 1761; m. Jacob Hayward, July 23, 1778.
MOLLY, b. Jan. 23, 1758; bap. 1761; d. Jan. 7, 1819.
AMARIAH, b., perhaps, March 3, 1760; bap. 1761.
ANNA, b., perhaps, July 15, 1762; bap. 1762.
SUSANNA, b., perhaps, April 14, 1765; bap. 1765.
OLIVE, bap. Oct. 4, 1767; birth not found.
BEULAH, bap. April 28, 1771; birth not found.
JEMIMA, bap. Aug. 15, 1773; birth not found.
Mrs. Jemima d .; date not found; and the hus. m., 2d, widow Mary Thomp- son ; cer. Nov. 23, 1775, by Rev. A. Frost. Find no chn. by this mge. I am unable to locate or trace this family further.
ALBEE, SETH 4 (James,3 James,2 Benjamin 1); birth-date not found; m. Rebecca Beal, b. 1737; cer. about 1758.
REBECCA, b. April 7, 1760; bap. May 18, 1760; d. 1775, a. 15 yrs.
ABEL, b. Jan. 30, 1763; bap. April 10, 1763; m. Annah Wood, April 29, 1784.
RACHEL, b. March 25, 1765; bap. May 26, 1765; m. Artemas Cheney, Feb. 1,1781.
LABAN, b. May 11, 1767; bap. June 21, 1767; m. Joanna Hayward, May 12, 1791.
SETH, b. July 7, 1769; bap. Aug. 13, 1769; d. in infancy.
LUCY, b. 1772; bap. April 26, 1772; d. 1780, a. 8 yrs.
CHLOE, b. July 24, 1774; bap. Sept. 4. 1774; m. Pearley Hunt, May 10, 1795.
Seth 4 dwelt on a respectable homestead in the south-east part of Bear-IIill district. He was of respectable standing among his fellow-citizens. He d. in the prime of middle age, leaving his worthy wf. in widowhood to care for her chn. as best she might. He d. in 1775, and Mrs. Rebecca administered on his estate. She m., 2d, Lieut. Joseph Gibbs, Aug. 27, 1778. (See Gibbs. )
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ALBEE, JOHN 4 (John,3 James,2 Benjamin1), b. Feb. 15, 1720-21; m. Sarah,
b. 1724. Particulars of mge. not ascertained. Issue : -
HANNAH, b. June 8, 1744; m. Jesse Hayward, Sept. 26, 1764.
JOHN, Jun., b. May 1, 1746; m. Abigail Grant, Medway, June 4, 1770.
ZURIEL, b. Jan. 16, 1747; m. Anna Penniman, Bell., March 27, 1776.
DEBORAH, b. March 4, 1749; untraced.
ABNER, b. Oct. 23, 1751; m., 1st, Katy Penniman, Bell., 1774; 2d, Anna Nelson, 1811.
LEVI, b. Sept. 30, 1753; m. Temperance Legg of Mendon.
ICHABOD, b. Dec. 18, 1755; m. Lona Hayward.
SARAH, b. Jan. 13, 1758; untraced.
SIMEON, b. June 23, 1760; m., 1st, Rebecca Stoddard, Nov. 30, 1786; 2d, wid. Holbrook.
KEZIA, b. Nov. 12, 1762; m. Ebenezer Sumner, jun., April, 1782.
ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 12, 1765; m. James Wales of Franklin, March 11, 1790. RACHEL, b. March 7, 1767; untraced.
I am not certain, but assume, that this John Albee 4 inherited and dwelt on his father's place in the edge of Mendon, where Willis Gould now inhabits. He d. March 25, 1799; and Mrs. Sarah d. June 7, the same yr.
ALBEE, Dea. GIDEON5 (Benjamin, jun.,4 Benjamin, sen .; 3 James,2 Benja-
min 1), b. May 1, 1723; m. Hephzibah Clark of Medfield; cer. Jan. 21, 1745- 1746. Their chn. : -
PETER, b. Nov. 27, 1746; m. Rhoda Penniman, June 8, 1769; emigrated.
MARY, b. Nov. 25, 1748; m. Daniel Hill of Douglas, Dec. 3, 1767.
HEPHZIBAH, b. Sept. 24, 1850; m. Simeon Fisher, Holl., Dec. 6, 1770.
NATHAN, b. Aug. 14, 1752; m. Elizabeth Wheelock, March 20, 1776.
BEULAHI, b. Dec. 24, 1753; m. Silas Marsh, Sturbridge, Feb. S, 1775.
GIDEON, b. Nov. 2, 1755; d. Sept. 27, 1761.
ELIJAH, b. Dec. 17, 1757; d. Sept. 23, 1761.
BENJAMIN, b. July 16, 1759; d. Sept. 23, 1761.
GIDEON, b. Feb. 12, 1762; had a remarkable mathematical genius; d. unm., a. 78.
ELIJAH, b. Jan. 19, 1764; m. Rachel Chapin, April 13, 1794.
SILENCE, b. Nov. 5, 1765; d. Nov. 23, 1765.
PHEBE, b. Oct. 30, 1766; m. Cyrus Wheelock, Jan. 19, 1786.
Dea. Gideon dwelt on Plain St., now so called, on premises at present owned and occupied by Samuel Gaskill. He was a blacksmith by trade, a con- siderable landholder, a pillar in the Cong. ch., whereof he was a deacon, and his wife a worthy member. In citizenship and social standing the family was reputable. His son Nathan was an ingenious gunsmith, silversmith, etc. I think he left town, and dwelt in Bell. He d. Feb. 16, 1792, a. 40 yrs. His son Gideon, though otherwise inefficient, was pre-eminently gifted by nature with an aptitude for mathematical calculations. He had little scholastic tui- tion, but such were his intuitive arithmetical capabilities that he became famous in his general vicinity for his ready solution of the toughest problems. But his genius brought him more fame than money. He d. unm., in our asylum, at the age of 78 yrs. Dea. Gideon d. Nov. 18, 1799. Mrs. Hephzibah, his wid., d. March 20, 1811.
ALBEE, BENJAMIN 5 (Benjamin, jun.,4 Benjamin, sen.,3 James,2 Benjamin 1), b. Oct. 17, 1733; m. Abigail Nelson, dr. of Eld. Nathaniel and Deborah (Chapin) Nelson, b. July 14, 1737; cer. Dec. 3, 1755, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue : -
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NATHANIEL, b. 1567; d. Oct. 6, 1760, a. 3 yrs. 8 m. and 24 days.
The father d. Nov. 6, 1758, a. 25 yrs. and 20 days. The widow's subse- quent history not traced.
ALBEE, STEPHEN 5 (Benjamin, jun.,4 Benjamin, sen.,3 James,2 Benjamin 1),
b. July 22, 1741; m. Mary Wood, ptge., etc., not traced; cer. Sept. 2, 1761, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. : -
ANNE, b. Feb. 26, 1762; untraced.
ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 4, 1763; untraced.
LOIS, b. May 5, 1766; untraced.
CATE, b. Feb. 1, 1768; m. Ammiel W. Rockwood, Upton, Dec. 1, 1792. AZUBAH, b. July 12, 1770; untraced.
MOSES, b. May 17, 1772; m. Lucretia Howard, Oct. 16, 1806.
Stephen Albee was in his minority when his father d., and his mother was appointed his guardian. I suppose that after inge. he dwelt in So. Mil., and for a time prob. on his decd. fr.'s homestead ; but I have not traced his subsequent history, nor learned when he or his wf. d.
ALBEE, JOHN, jun.5 (John,4 John,3 James,2 Benjamin 1), b. May 1, 1746; m., 1st, Abigail Grant of Medway; cer. Jan. 4, 1770, by Rev. Nathan Buck- man, and 2d, Sarah Bugbee of Roxbury (i.e., if I have not mistaken the man); cer. Aug. 24, 1790, by Rev. Dr. Porter. In this last case he is styled "Capt. John Albee of Mendon." I get no record of chn. in either case.
ALBEE, ZURIEL,5 next bro. to John, jun., in age; b. Jan. 16, 1747; m. Anna Penniman of Bellingham, March 27, 1776; and no further traced.
ALBEE, ABNER,5 next after Zuriel; b. Oct. 23, 1751; m., 1st, Katy Penniman of Bell., Nov. 23, 1774; 2d, wid. Anna Nelson, previously wf. of Josiah Nelson, jun., maiden name, Anna Warren; cer. May 30, 1811, by Rev. D. Long. He set. Chesterfield, N.H. No further traced.
ALBEE, LEVI,5 next after Abner; m. Temperance Legg, and had, perhaps, in Mendon, -
BETSEY, b. Feb. 23, 1785.
ANDREW, b. July 27, 1787.
DEBORAH, b. Dec. 18, 1789.
SUSANNA, b. June 9, 1792.
DIANA, b. May 17, 1795; m. Simeon Wheelock, Mendon, 1829.
This family prob. belonged to Mendon. No further traced.
ALBEE, ICHABOD 5 (John,4 John,3 James,2 Benjamin1), b. Dec. 18, 1755; m. Lona Hayward, dr. of Comfort Hayward, b. in Mendon, Nov. 28, 1761; date and particulars of cer. not given. They set. in Westmoreland, N.H., and their chn. were, -
ESTHER, b. March 9, 1788.
AHIRA, b. April 7, 1790.
JOHN, b. July 15, 1792; m. Ellen Wild, Dec. 25, 1820, and they had four chn. AZUBAH, b. Feb. 4, 1795.
HARDING, b. March 8, 1800.
SUMNER, b. Dec. 19, 1804.
The fr. d. on his homestead in Westmoreland, N.H., July 3, 1844; Mrs. Lona, his wid., d. there June 3, 1846. They were succeeded on that home- stead by their son JOHN," who m., as above, Ellen Wild, Dec. 25, 1820, and had -
JOHN JUSTIN, b. Nov. 22, 1822; m. H. N. Fisk, Sept. 1, 1847; d. June 7, 1879; left five chn.
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PERSIS LIVIRA, b. June 11, 1825 ; m. Eli R. Wellington, Nov. 14, 1843 ; four chn.
DAVID SOLON, b. Feb. 14, 1828; d. Sept. 13, 1829.
GEORGE SUMNER, b. Oct. 30, 1830; now a respectable physician in Hop., near us.
John 6 d. Nov. 5, 1878. His wife preceded him Feb. 11, 1869.
ALBEE, GEORGE SUMNER, M.D.7 (John,6 Ichabod,5 John,3 James,2 Benja- min 1), b. Westmoreland, N.H., Oct. 30, 1830; a long-settled physician in our neighboring town of Hopkinton; m. Elizabeth Macdonald, dr. of Dun- can and Julia (Spofford) Macdonald of Cleveland, N.Y .; cer. Oct. 29,.1862, by Rev. D. Williams. Their chn. :-
EDGAR DUNCAN, b. Aug. 7, 1864.
JOHN, b. Sept. 30, 1869.
GEORGE MACDONALD, b. Jan. 22, 1871.
ELCIE MABEL, b. Jan. 20, 1873.
MAUD, b. May 7, 1875.
All these were born in Hop., where Dr. Albee has been practising his pro- fession acceptably for twenty-one yrs. Mrs. Elizabeth d. April 29, 1877. I am indebted to Dr. Albee for valuable information concerning the Albee lineage. I am obliged to omit many furnished particulars.
ALBEE, SIMEON 5 (John,4 John,3 James,2 Benjamin 1), b. June 23, 1760, farmer ; m., 1st, Rebecca Stoddard, dr. of Jeremiah and Rebecca Stoddard, b. in Hingham, date not found; cer. Nov. 30, 1786, by Rev. Caleb Alexander. Their chn .: -
ELLERY, b. Dec. 27, 1787; untraced.
CYNTHIA, b. July 20, 1789; d. Nov. 30, 1794.
CLARISSA, b. Oct. 13, 1790; d. Dec. 5, 1794.
LYDIA, b. July 17, 1792.
LEVI, twin, b. May 11, 1794.
RACHEL, twin, b. May 11, 1794; m. Isaac Whittemore, Sept. 25, 1827.
CYNTHIA, b. Aug. 21, 1796; m. David Nutting of Erving's Grant, April 20, 1825.
CLARISSA, b. March 26, 1798; m. John A. Parkman, March 6, 1828.
EZEKIEL, b .; untraced.
AMY, b. 1801; m. Elijah Taft, April 5, 1826, She d. 1838, he 1861.
HOLLAND, b .; have sought, but not obtained, the desired data.
SUMNER, b .; have sought, but not obtained, the desired data.
Mrs. Rebecca d. Sept. 26, 1821. The hus. m., 2d, Sabra (Partridge) Hol- brook, wid. of Calvin Holbrook; cer. April 5, 1827, by Rev. D. Long; no chn. Simeon Albee was a well-disposed, orderly, industrious citizen, sometimes of Mendon, but mostly of Mil. He dwelt many years at the old Stoddard place on Plain St., whose ruins are marked by the tenacious lilac-shrubs, and was per- haps the last inhabitant there. He was never rich, but rather. a hard worker of moderate means, yet of worthy character and family, so far as I ever knew. He d. 1848, a. 88 yrs. Mrs. Sabra, his wid., d. 1852.
ALBEE, BARZILLAI6 (Timothy,5 James,4 James,3 James,2 Benj.1), Nov. 14,
1747; m. Mary Marshall, dr. of Joseph and Mary (Leland) Marshall, b. July 12, 1748; cer. March 21, 1770, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. : -
BENJAMIN, b. June 1, 1771 ; d. Oct. 4, 1772.
ARTEMAS, b. Sept. 7, 1772; untraced.
MARY, b. July 29, 1774; d. Sept. 30, 1777.
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ALPHEUS, b. Sept. 27, 1776; m. Susanna Phillips, Bell., 1796.
AMARIAH, b. March 12, 1779; untraced.
HANNAH, b. ; untraced.
AMASA, b. April 2, 1781; m. Polly Partridge, June, 1800.
I at first supposed that this Barzillai was a son of James Albee,4 but later I was told he was a son of Timothy. Barzillai once dwelt on what is now called Howard St., on the left side, about one-third of a mile south-easterly from Alonzo J. F. Howard's. It has long been an abandoned home-site, which I have designated as No. 37 in my list of such sites. Mrs. Mary d. June 11, 1783. Prob. he died at his home in the State of Vt. Whether the above named were all his chn., I am not quite certain; but I find no others on record. His son Amasa, who m. Polly Partridge in 1800, is the only one of them credited by our records with the birth of a child; viz., Sukey, b. Nov. 26, 1801. I suspect that the whole family must have emigrated to other localities somewhere, I am told in the State of Vt.
ALBEE, SETH5 (James,4 James,3 James,2 Benj.1), b. July 5, 1761; m. Eliza- beth Lambert, dr. of Henry and Hannah (Beal) Lambert, b. Sept. 14, 1771; cer. Aug. 30, 1797, by Rev. Caleb Alexander. Their chn. : -
HENRY, b. March 11, 1798; d. June 26, 1799.
LUCY, b. Dec. 1, 1799; d. Aug. 10, 1802.
SARAH, b. Nov. 30, 1801; m. Maynard Rawson, Dec. 28, 1828.
AMANDA, b. July 26, 1804; m. Abel Clark, June 13, 1827.
SYLVIA, b. Feb. 9, 1807; m. Willard Ellison, Ux., March 23, 1830.
CYNTHIA, b. Aug. 7, 1809; m. Sewell H. Gould, March 31, 1835.
CLARK, b. May 3, 1812; m. Vianna Holbrook, Aug. 7, 1833.
WARREN, b. 1814; d. June 29, 1823, a. 9 yrs.
Seth 5 and family dwelt in the south-easterly part of Bear-hill district, on a section of the ancient Albee heritage, - unpretentious, well-disposed, peaceable people. He and his bro. Barzillai seem to be the only two of their father's chn. that raised up families. Their bro. James m., and had one dr., Catherine, that d. 1805. He followed in 1806. Seth 5 d. June 28, 1833, a. 72 yrs. Mrs. Eliza- beth, his wid. d. Oct. 27, 1856, a. 85 yrs.
ALBEE, SAMUEL. Pedigree anxiously sought, but not found.
By wf. Hannah had -
SAMUEL, b. Sept. 27, 1750.
ASA, b. July 24, 1753; m. Alice Hayward, Dec. 25, 1777. JABEZ, b. March 27, 1755.
Samuel d. Feb. 27, 1797. From all I can learn, this Samuel Albee, sen., must have been the fr. of Caleb and Admiral; but I found it impossible to trace out the lineage authentically.
ALBEE, EBENEZER5 (Ebenezer,4 Benj.,& James,2 Benj.1), b. April 17, 1736; by wf. Esther had -
EBENEZER, b. July 28, 1756; m. Ruhamah Washburn, June 2, 1775.
MARY, b. Feb. 14, 1761; untraced.
SALATHIEL, b. Feb. 24, 1764; untraced.
SUSANNA, b. Jan. 16, 1766; untraced.
DANIEL, b. Nov. 5, 1768; untraced.
I cannot locate or give any account of this family. The son - ALBEE, EBENEZER,6 by wife Ruhamah had -
LOIS, b. Sept. 2, 1775; m. Elisha Hayward, Upton, 1792.
ELIHU, b. Jan. 16, 1780; untraced.
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RUTH, b. May 31, 1785; untraced.
PHILA, b. June 8, 1788; untraced.
SALLY, b. Sept. 20, 1790; untraced.
AMILA, b. April 3, 1793; untraced.
EBENEZER, b. Oct. 8, 1795; untraced.
I cannot locate or trace these. I give them as recd. from my transcriber of Mendon records. I doubt if either Ebenezer 5 or 6 dwelt on our territory.
Rev. Mr. Frost, in his record of baptisms, sets down -
ALBEE, ELEAZER, and wf. Mercy, as having the following-named chn. bap. by him between May 16, 1756, and Oct. 5, 1760 :-
William, Mercy, Hannah, Eleazer, and Rhoda. But of what lineage, where they dwelt, or what became of them, I find no intimation.
ALBEE, ABEL 5 (Seth,4 James,3 James,2 Benj.1), b. Jan. 30, 1763; m. Annah Wood, dr. of Obadiah and Experience (Hayward) Wood, b. 1767; cer. April 29, 1784 by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn .:-
NAMELESS INFT., d. March 26, 1785.
LUCY, b. April 13, 1786; d. Oct. 27, 1798.
INFT., b. Oct. 20, 1788; d. Nov. 3, 1788.
OTIS A., b. May 30, 1790; d. unm .; buried in the Bicknell Cemetery.
(PEDEE) EXPERIENCE, b. April 11, 1792; m. Rufus Thayer, 2d, Dec. 7, 1820, She d. 1877.
RUTH, b. June 8, 1794; m., 1st, Nathan Holbrook; 2d, Isaac Davenport.
ABEL, jun., b. March 24, 1797; m. Abigail Partridge, Dec. 3, 1818.
CHLOE HUNT, b. Sept. 25, 1801; m. Sylvanus Adams, May 13, 1819.
OBADIAH WOOD, b. June 10, 1804; m. Eunice Draper, Northbridge, Jan. 1, 1844.
A worthy and respected family. Their patrimonial homestead was in the south-easterly part of Bear-hill dist. Abel5 d. of cancer, which commenced its fatal operations on the under lip, and consumed much of the adjacent flesh. He d. May 19, 1817, a. 55 yrs. Mrs. Annah, his wid., d. July 15, 1831. No re- port comes to me, in the family record given in, concerning Otis A. The record of Abel, jun., will be found in its place below. Obadiah Wood m., as above, had but one child, which d. in early infancy. He d. April 22, 1858; and Mrs. Eunice, his wid., followed him June 24, 1873. Ruth had no chn. by either mge. The chn. of the other sisters appear under their husbands' names.
ALBEE, LABAN 5 (Seth,4 James,3 James,2 Benjamin 1), b. May 11, 1767; mr.'s maiden name, Rebecca Beal; m. Joanna Hayward, dr. of Elihu and Sarah (Hiscock) Hayward H., b. in our precinct Jan. 24, 1770; cer. May 12, 1791, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. : -
REBECCA, b. Mil., May 26, 1792; d. unm. May 29, 1842.
ARBA, b. Pelham, March 22, 1794; m .; had 3 sons, and d. March 29, 1857.
CHLOE, b. Pelham, May 7, 1798; d. unm. Jan. 10, 1866.
NANCY, b. Pelham, Feb. 23, 1801; res. unm. with her bro. Warren, Charle- mont.
BENJAMIN, b. Pelham, May 13, 1803; m .; has had 8 chn., S still living.
LUCINDA, b. Pelham, Aug. 5, 1806; m. Aaron Gould ; had 7 chn., and d. Dec. 19, 1879.
WARREN, b. Pelham, Sept. 16, 1808; m., 1st, Mercy Sears, Feb. 8, 1838; 2d, Martha A. Fox, Jan. 25, 1854.
I am indebted to Warren Albee, who res. in Charlemont, for the above and kindred information. It seems that his bro. Benjamin still survives; but who
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he m. is not told, nor where he now res. ; perhaps in Pelham, perhaps in Charle- mont or that vicinity. Laban Albee's father d., leaving him 8 yrs. of age, and he was bound to or lived with Col. Benjamin Godfrey until 21 yrs. of a. Some- time after marriage he set. in Pelham, where all his chn. were b. Later in life he mov. to Charlemont. There Mrs. Joanna d. March 16, 1838; and tliere he d. Feb. 11, 1855. I have always heard them spoken of as very industrious, honest, worthy people, though not rich in this world's goods.
ALBEE, WARREN 6 (Laban,5 Seth,4 James,3 James,2 Benjamin 1), b. in Pelham, Sept. 16, 1808, farmer; in., 1st, Mercy Sears, ptge., etc., not given; cer. Feb. 8, 1838; no particulars given. Their chn .: -
HENRY M., b. in Charlemont, April 27, 1839; d. July 26, 1863.
PERSIS S., b. in Charlemont, Jan. 18, 1841.
MERCY, b. in Charlemont, Oct. 25, 1844; d. Dec. 3, 1855.
LUCY M., b. in Charlemont, Dec. 29, 1846; d. Feb. 5, 1861.
THANKFUL, b. in Charlemont, April 30, 1849; d. Feb. 1, 1850.
INFT. DR., b. in Charlemont, Jan. 31, 1853; d. Feb. 16, ensuing.
Mrs. Mercy d. Feb. 8, 1853. The hus. m., 2d, Martha A. Fox ; ptge., etc., not given ; cer. Jan. 25, 1854; no particulars given. Issue : -
EMMA A., b. Oct. 27, 1856.
Warren and family res. in Charlemont, and are well reported of in respect to intelligence and moral character.
ALBEE, THOMAS (pedigree not ascertained; may have been an unrecorded son of Thomas 4), m. Olive Albee, ptge., etc., untraced; cer. Dec. 8, 1785, by Rev. A. Frost, and had three chn. recorded here: -
ALEXANDER, b. March 7, 1786.
SALLY, b. March 23, 1788.
EDE, b. Dec. 21, 1790; d. Feb. 5, 1805.
Cannot locate or further trace this family.
ALBEE, ELIJAH6 (Dea. Gideon,5 Benjamin, jun.,4 Benjamin, sen.,3 James, 2 Benjamin 1), b. Jan. 19, 1764, blacksmith ; m. Rachel Chapin, dr. of Ste- phen and Rachel (Rawson) Chapin, and sister of Rev. Dr. Stephen Chapin, b. Aug. 14, 1771; cer. April 13, 1784, by Amariah Frost, jun., Esq. Their chn. : -
NATHAN, b. Aug. 14, 1795; m. Keziah Holbrook, March 10, 1825. He d. April 2, 1832.
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