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amelioration of Ireland, - such as Repeal of the Union, or Home Rule as now called, Emancipation of Slaves in the West Indies, Repeal of Jew- ish Disabilities, and those of the Dissenters, Repeal of the Corn Laws, etc. He was a personal friend of O'Connell, assisted at his funeral, and went over to celebrate his centenary.
On coming to this country, he was placed in charge of a large and responsi- ble mission in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., over which he presided successfully 5 yrs., -having built during that time a ch. in Great Barrington, another in North Lee, and another in North Adams, besides enlarging the one in Pitts- field, and laying out a beautiful cemetery. He was transferred to Mil. immedi- ately on the death of Father Farrelly, in 1857, and took charge, at the same time, of the Catholic flocks in Hopkinton, Medway, Holliston, Ashland, Upton, and Westboro', as well as Mil., supplying in person, and by assistants, all need- ful clerical service. Latterly regular pastors have been appointed for these then outside parishes.
Here in Mil. the rev. father has exerted a commanding influence, corre- sponding to his natural abilities, learning, and organizing genius. His works demonstrate this, not only in their pastoral and social outcome, but in material accomplishments. He has planned and secured the erection of a capacious and elegant church, a Gothic structure, of solid granite, 165 feet long by 90 wide in some parts, the general width being 70, which, when the tower is added, will compare with any cathedral in the country. The interior is elegantly frescoed, and has lately been enriched by 16 remarkable paintings, procured by the rev. gentleman, on a recent excursion to Italy, at great expense. He had previously procured, with like pains, a superb bell from Ireland, of sweet and majestic tones, as yet only temporarily mounted, but destined to discourse sacred lessons from the ch. tower when completed. In these, and collateral ways, he has done much to beautify the town, as well as commode, dignify, and elevate his own parish.
In a religious point of view, the rev. father ranks himself among the enlightened and liberal school of Catholic churchmen, encouraging education among his people, and pointing with laudable pride to the 15 of his flock now teachers in the common schools of Mil. But he holds the pastoral reins with a strong hand, fearlessly rebukes whatever he deems repugnant to wholesome Catholic order, and pays little deference to even the most popular innovations that gain adherents among his people. He denounced the "Crispin order " in its palmy days, and, more recently, has done the same by the "Hibernians." He sets his face resolutely against questionable amusements got up among his youth without his sanction. In fine, he is a faithful and masterly watchman on the walls of the Catholic Zion. In person, Father Cuddihy is tall of stature, and of commanding appearance, with more of the "church militant" of the Celt than the meek Roman churchman. He is still in the prime of health, and likely to preside many yrs. yet over the spiritual interests of his people. He has had an able succession of assistants, most conspicuous among whom is Rev. J. T. Canavan, at present in that office. I have desired some data which might enable me to speak authentically of these assistants, but none have been vouchsafed to me.
CUMMINGS, Dr. ROYAL, son of Abel and Rachel (Carpenter) Cummings, b.
Douglas, Jan. 17, 1806; m., 1st, Ruth Keith Aldrich, dr. of Jesse and Su- sanna (Keith) Aldrich; cer. Ux., July 19, 1829. Issue :-
CHLORIS CORDELIA, b. Douglas, April 15, 1831; m. Charles P. Nelson, June 8, 1854.
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SUSAN ADALINE, b. Douglas, July 3, 1833; d. April, 1834.
MERRILL, b. Sutton, April 22, 1836; d. July, 1838.
SAMUEL JUDSON, b. Douglas, July, 1838; d. a. 1 mo.
CHARLES FOLLEN, b. Douglas, Feb. 18, 1840; m. Mary Crawford, 1865; he d. Dec. 26, 1877.
RUTH LIZZIE, b. Douglas, March 28, 1843; unm.
Mrs. Ruth d. in Douglas, March 1, 1845. Dr. C. m., 2d, Sarah Carpenter, wid. of Remember Carpenter, and dr. of Samuel Balcom, b. Douglas, May 14, 1810; cer. Douglas, April 26, 1846, by Rev. David Holman. Issue :-
SARAH FRANCES, b. Northbridge, Aug. 16, 1848; m. Frank Dewing, Jan. 1, 1872; res. Hopedale.
JOHN ELWIN, b. Northbridge, May 9, 1850; unm.
Dr. Cummings was a student in our old Mil. academy, and studied medicine with Dr. Gustavus D. Peck. He subsequently adopted the Botanic system of practice, and, I think, recd. the degree of M.D. at a medical institution of that school. He came to Mil. in Nov., 1852, and secured quite an extensive practice. He was an early and uncompromising abolitionist when abolitionism was noto- riously unpopular. He d. an exemplary Christian, in Mil., May 13, 1871.
CUMMINGS, FRANK, son of Noah, b. Hardwick, 1831 ; m. Sarah Olivia Chapin,
dr. of Leonard and Semira (Howard) Chapin, b. Mil., Aug. 8, 1838; cer. Hopedale, Aug. 21, 1855, by the writer. Issue :-
NETTIE M., b. Mil., Aug. 19, 1862.
CUMMINGS, MICHAEL, in Directory, 1856.
CUMMINGS, HARVEY, in Directory, 1856.
CUMMINGS, JASON G., bootmaker, in Directory, 1872.
CUMMINGS, JOHN, currier, Hopedale, in Directory, 1872.
CUMMINGS, J. ELWIN, clerk, in Directory, 1872.
CUMMINGS, JOHN A., in Directory, 1878, '80.
CURRIER, RICHARD, was of Holl., but res. several yrs. in town, and had chn.
b. here. I cannot give his pedigree or birth-date. What our records show is as follows : He m. Lucretia Albee, dr. of Caleb and Mercy (Twitchell) Albee, b. Mil., Oct. 30, 1792; cer. Mil., Aug. 23, 1818, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
MARY, b. Mil., May 19, 1819.
RICHARD SULLIVAN, b. Mil., Sept. 14, 1823; d. Jan. 16, 1824.
THOMAS GREGGE, b. Mil., June 4, 1825.
LUCRETIA, b. Mil., Jan. 4, 1828.
I understand the family to have moved to Holl. How many chn., if any, were b. there, I know not; nor can I trace the mges. and offspring of the chn. I was told recently by a friend that one of the drs. m. a Mr. Staples ; that Mrs. Lucretia was living with this dr. Staples in Holl. in venerable widowhood, at the advanced age of over 90 yrs., and that she was remark- ably vigorous.
CUTLER, DAVID; ancestry not traced, nor birth-date found; m., 1st, Mehet- abel Whitney, dr. of Jonathan and Susanna Whitney, b. Holl., Dec. 27, 1719; date of cer. not found. She was a sister of Eld. Abraham Jones's wf., and also of Mrs. Joseph Jones. Their chn .:-
JONATHAN, b. June 23, 1747; untraced.
ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 11, 1749; untraced.
SUSANNA, b. July 11, 1752; untraced.
NATHAN, b. Feb. 22, 1755; m. Ruth Nelson, Dec. 25, 1777.
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DAVID, Jun., b. Aug. 22, 1757; m. Esther Evans, Up., 1783.
MEHETABEL, b. May 8, 1762; m. Nathaniel Flagg of Up., Nov. 13, 1782.
The ch. records show that David Cutler was received into our Cong. ch. from the ch. in Lexington, Dec. 27, 1747, and his wf. from the ch. in Holl., June 4, 1749. All their chn. were duly bap. Mrs. Mehetabel d., date not found; and the hus. m., 2d, wid. Joanna Atwood, a dr. of William Cheney, jun .; cer. Dec. 28, 1768, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue : -
CALEB, b. July 23, 1771.
JOANNA, b. Sept. 24, 1772; m. Dan Kilburn, Holl., Sept. 9, 1787.
This family dwelt in the valley of Mill River, a mile north of Hopedale. Their homestead lay south of Eld. Abraham Jones's, now called the Jared Raw- son place, and included a part of the Eli Chapin place, often so called. "The Cutler Bridge" derived its name from David Cutler. See Chap. XV. Aban- doned Home-sites, No. 30. I have not discovered what became of this family. When or where the parents and several of the chn. d., I have not learned. David, jun., who m. Esther Evans, had but one child recorded here, - Eliza- beth, b. June 12, 1783; d. Aug. 18, 1784. He soon d .; and his wid. m. Jonah Thayer of Heath, Dec. 28, 1786; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. None of the descend- ants further traced.
CUTTING, MOSES, appears on the ch. records - wf.'s name not given -as having had 2 chn. bap. here; viz., -
DAVID, Sept. 9, 1744, by Rev. A. Frost.
MOSES, April 26, 1746, by Rev. A. Frost.
Whence they came, where they dwelt, and whither they went, I cannot learn from any indications given.
DALE, Rev. JOHN, b. in Nottingham, Eng., March 28, 1802; m. Sabina War- ner, Dec. 24, 1823; became a preacher among the English Methodists ; came to the U. S. in Aug., 1829; followed the hosiery business, as agent for a firm in Boston, 5 or 6 yrs .; connected himself with the Protestant Meth- odists; was stationed a yr. at Sandwich, afterwards at Plymouth, and then 2 yrs. in our No. Purchase; betook himself, for lack of ministerial support, to the boot business, but fell a victim to dropsy of the heart, and d. Jan. 7, 1841, in the 39th yr. of his age. Chn. of Rev. John and Sabina Dale :- JOHN P., b. England, Oct. 9, 1824; m. Sarah F. Norris, Boston, Dec., 1853. GEORGE L., b. in Mass., Sept. 16, 1827; ın. Mary Jane Wellington, Dec. 14, 1858.
EMMA WARNER, b. in Mass., Feb. 21, 1829; m. Samuel Cheney, Oct. 6, 1848. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Mass., April 22, 1833; unin. ; physician; res. Boston; since deceased.
MARY JANE, b. Mass., July 22, 1834; m. Edwin R. Wellington, 1856; res. Mil. SABINA ABBIE, b. Mil., March 27, 1838; m. Jairus B. Whiting, March 24, 1861.
LEE CLAFLIN, b. Mil., Oct. 7, 1839; m. Kate M. Waterman, Jan., 1870; res. Boston.
Mr. Dale was a most exemplary practical Christian, of sterling intellect, and an able preacher. I became considerably acquainted with him during the closing yrs. of his life, and testify to the honor of his memory with confidence. He came into close sympathy with me in the great moral and philanthropic reforms, as well as in the glorious hope that good will finally triumph over all evil. I esteemed him highly, and took a prominent part in his obsequies. His worthy wid. survived him long enough to see the chn. well grown up into com-
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fortable usefulness. She d. in Boston, Nov. 16, 1878. All their chn. survive, and 13 grandchn. The eldest son, John P., m. as above, res. in Boston, an enterprising book printer and publisher. They have 2 chn., named Sabina and Hattie. George L.'s family record is given below. Emma Warner m. Samuel Cheney. See Cheney. William Henry is a successful physician in Boston, as yet unm. Mary Jane m. Edwin R. Wellington, whose family record I regret not having obtained. They res. on Purchase, corner of Tyler St. He is a dili- gent boot-blocker. They have 10 chn; viz., Walter, William, Estelle, George, Ruth, Bertha, Edwin, Elsie, Hal, Benjamin; birth-dates not given. Sabina Abbie m. Jairus Bradford Whiting, in 1861, who d. March 22, 1871, leaving her in widowhood, and childless I think. She remains his wid., and res. in Boston. Lee Claflin Dale m. as above, res. in Boston, and is a dealer in optical goods.
Since the foregoing was written, Dr. Dale d. suddenly in Boston, Oct. 17, 1880. His death is noticed in " The Milford Journal" of Oct. 20, as follows :- "W. H. Dale, M.D., died at his residence, 22 Leverett Street, Boston, last Sunday morning, of congestion of the brain, aged 45 yrs. The deceased was born in Boston, and was of English parentage. He had many friends in Mil- ford, coming here when quite young, working in several boot-factories. return- ing to Boston in 1865, where he worked a few yrs. in a book-bindery. Devoting his spare time to the study of medicine, he finally entered Harvard Medical College, graduating five years ago, after a four years' course. At the time of his decease he enjoyed a very large and lucrative practice, and was universally respected and admired. He was unmarried, and leaves three brothers and three sisters to mourn his death."
DALE, GEORGE L., b. Sept. 16, 1827; boot-click; m. Mary Jane Wellington, dr. of Levi S. and Mary E. (Buzzell) Wellington, b. Northfield, Vt., May 9, 1834; cer. Dec. 14, 1858, by Levi H. Stone, Esq. Issue : -
JENNIE ELIZA, b. Jan. 5, 1860.
NELLIE EMMA, b. Oct. 22, 1861; d. Dec. 1, same yr.
NELLIE ALICE, b. Aug. 29, 1862.
An intelligent, orderly, exemplary family. They have a homestead on Pur- chase St., and are comfortable livers. It is gratifying to know that the chn. and descendants of Rev. John Dale, who was so worthy a man, and yet left the world under sore trials, are all in comparatively prosperous circumstances.
DAMON, JOSEPH, of Bell., previously of Dedham; pedigree untraced; m.
Hopestill Thayer ; cer. June 7, 1750, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue : - JONATHAN, bap. by Mr. Frost, June 3, 1751.
No more written.
DANIELL, DANIEL, DANIELS. This name is variously spelled; but- there seems only one general lineage of those bearing these names in Massa- chusetts, or at least of those who have dwelt in this section of the State. These are all believed to be descendants of Robert Daniel, the ancestral immigrant. He came from Eng., and set. first at Watertown, and later at Cambridge. He was made freeman March 14, 1639. Our people of this variated name have been more or less closely related to those of the adjoining towns, and some- times much mixed up with them in family intimacy. I am not thoroughly enough posted in their genealogy to specify accurately their lineal links, except perhaps in a few cases. I will begin with -
DANIELS, EPHRAIM4 (Robert,3 Samuel,2 Robert1), b. Sherborn, then in- cluding Holl., March 25, 1707; m. Elizabeth Wheelock, eldest dr. of Obadiah and Elizabeth (Darling) Wheelock, b. July 11, 1709; cer. July 3, 1733, prob. by Rev. Joseph Dorr. Their chn. : -
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ESTHER, b. Dec. 16, 1733; m. Asahel Thayer, April 25, 1759.
ASA, b. July 4, 1736; not traced.
ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 22, 1738; m. Caleb Thayer, Oct. 13, 1756.
JOSHUA, b. June 18, 1742; not traced.
HANNAH, b. July 12, 1745; not traced.
Ephraim Daniels was one of the original members of our Cong. ch. formed in 1741. He dwelt on what is now Mt. Pleasant St. See Chap. XV., Aban- doned Home-sites, No. 6. He was a soldier in the first French war, and d. at sea, as set forth in the following entry on Mendon records: "Ephraim Daniels of Mendon, deceased April, 1747. He was coming home from Port Royal, d. of measles, and was buried in the sea about 3 leagues from Boston." His estate was not set. till 1758. Meantime his wid. m. John Rockwood, sen .; cer. March 18, 1751, by Rev. A. Frost. The family no further traced.
DANIELL, JASPER; prob. a gt. gd. son of Robert; ptge. and birth-date not
found; said to have been of Needham; purchased, March 13, 1737-38, the large farm known for a long time as the Oliver and Samuel Daniell place, on the Holl. road, and later on Medway St. He bought first 180 acres of Josiah Partridge, and afterwards added thereto by taking up common land. He m. Keziah Brick of Sherborn; ptge, etc., not found; cer. March 7, 1738- 39, by Rev. Samuel Porter. Their chn. : -
ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 20, 1740; m. Samuel Wood of Up., May 24, 1764.
OLIVER, b. Oct. 26, 1741; m. Sarah Newton; they both lived and d. here.
KEZIAH, b. Feb. 22, 1743; untraced.
MARY, b. March 17, 1746; m. Daniel Hunt, May 30, 1765; d. early.
LYDIA, b. Aug. 29, 1748; untraced.
JOSEPH, b. Oct. 2, 1750; untraced.
COMFORT, b. Nov. 10, 1757; untraced.
SARAH, b. March 8, 1759; untraced.
I could not ascertain the death-dates of these parents without more incon- venience than I felt disposed to incur. I presume their worthy lives and char- acter deserved ungiven eulogy.
DANIELL, OLIVER, son of Jasper and Keziah, b. Oct. 26, 1741; m. Sarah Newton ; no particulars of her pedigree or the mge. ceremony at my com- mand. Their chn .: -
SAMUEL, b. June 8, 1777; m. Catharine Perry, Jan. 3, 1802.
EDE, b. Aug. 6, 1781 ; m. Alexander Scammell, April 18, 1799.
Oliver and Sarah Daniell were plain, industrious, and reputable people, and occupied, through a long life, the large paternal homestead. The ruins of their old domicile are noticed in Chap. XV. They d. of a severe influenza, - she, Jan. 2, 1831; and he, Jan. 5 immediately following, -she, a. 79 yrs., and he, 89.
DANIELL, SAMUEL, son of Oliver and Sarah, gd. son of Jasper and Keziah, b. June 8, 1777; inherited and lived long on the old homestead; m. Catha- rine Perry, only dr. of James and Sarah (Johnson) Perry; birth-date not found; cer. Mil., Jan. 3, 1802, by Samuel Jones, Esq. Their chn .: -
SARAH JOHNSON, b. Nov. 27, 1802; m. Horace Hill, Med., Oct. 27, 1830. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, b. May 5, 1804; m. Zilphia T. Smith of Bell., 1831.
CATHARINE PERRY, b. Dec. 23, 1805; d. Sept. 16, 1836, unm., a. 30 yrs. WILLIAM NEWTON, b. June 3, 1814; d. Feb. 8, 1835, a. 21 yrs.
MALISSA RUSSELL, b. Feb. 25, 1820; res. unm. in town, Grove St.
Worthy and respected family. Besides other responsible official services
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rendered to the town, Mr. D. served on the gen. school committee 17 yrs. The cross-winds of adversity seemed to blight his pecuniary interests in old age, and thus to sadden its close. Mrs. Catharine d. Jan. 16, 1853. Mr. Samuel d. in the kind care of his youngest dr., Malissa R., Grove St., Oct. 6, 1869, a. 92 yrs. and almost 3 mos.
DANIELL, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, son of Samuel and Catharine, gd. son of Oliver and Sarah, and gt. gd. son of Jasper and Keziah, b. May 5, 1804; m. Zilphia T. Smith, dr. of Pelatiah Smith and wf., b. in Bell .; cer. at P. Smith's, Bell., Nov. 9, 1831, by Rev. J. T. Massey. Their chn. : -
CHARLES, b. Sept. 27, 1832; m. Mary Elizabeth George, April 16, 1857; res. Spencer.
LORANIA, b. March 4, 1838; d. Aug. 10, 1840.
Christopher C. Daniell, d. Jan. 3, 1861. If I mistake not, Mrs. Zilphia, his wid., still survives; perhaps with her son in Spencer.
DANIELL, CHARLES 5 (Christopher C.,4 Samuel,3 Oliver,2 Jasper 1), b. Sept. 27, 1832; m. Mary Elizabeth George, dr. of William and Mary P. (Winslow) George, b. Norwich, Vt., Aug. 27, 1837; cer. Hopedale, April 16, 1857, by the writer. Their chn. : -
SARAH COOK, b. Oct. 5, 1872.
FLORENCE MAY, b. April 29, 1875.
MALISSA SARAH, b. Nov. 6, 1878.
Mr. Daniell has res. in Mill., Bell., and Spencer. The last named is his present res. He is a mechanic by occupation, and reputably discharging the duties of life, with wf. and chn. of corresponding worth.
DANIELS, JOHN,5 a twin (Samuel,4 Robert,3 Samuel,2 Robert 1), b. Jan. 25,
1758; m. Miriam Perry ; dates and particulars not ascertained. They dwelt close on our skirts in Holl. Their chn. : -
JULIETTA, b. May 3, 1767; m. Apollos Pond. She d. 1806 or 1807.
OBED, b. Dec. 27, 1768; m. Sally Parkhurst of Mil., April 6, 1800.
JOHN, jun., b. Jan. 14, 1775; m. Betsey Chapin of Mil., June 6, 1805.
PERRY, b. May 10, 1776; owned the Col. Bragg place; moved to Hop., and d. there.
MIRIAM, b. -; not traced.
The hus. and fr. d. in Holl., 1822. Mrs. Miriam, his wid., d. 1832.
DANIELS, JOHN, Jun,6 (Jolin,5 Samuel, 4 Robert, 3 Samuel,2 Robert 1), b. Holl., Jan. 14, 1775; farmer; m. Betsey Chapin, dr. of Adams and Olive (Sumner) Chapin, b. Mil., Dec. 27, 1782; cer. June 6, 1805, by Rev. David Long. Their chn. :-
OBED, b. July 29, 1806; m. Harriet E. Chapin, Dec. 9, 1832.
EDWARD, b. Aug. 2, 1808; m. Abbie B. Moore, Dec. 8, 1833. He d. Aug. 5, 1854.
ADAMS CHAPIN, b. March 8, 1810; d. 2 days afterwards.
ELIZABETH SUMNER, b. April 19, 1811; m., 1st, William E. Rockwood, Jan. 15, 1833; 2d, Freeman Shippee, 1842.
ADAMS CHAPIN, b. Nov. 24, 1813; m. Emily Schofield, Aug. 11, 1844. He d. Aug. 6, 1858.
JOHN PERRY, b. April 29, 1815; m. Susan P. Henry, Sept. 14, 1848.
AUGUSTUS, b. Jan. 6, 1817; m. Mary Murphy, Jan. 2, 1852. He d. Jan. 4, 1864.
AUSTIN, b. Jan. 20, 1820; m. Mary E. Evans, April 2, 1848. He d. Aug. 26, 1868.
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GEORGE T., b. March 14, 1822; m. Mary L. Brigham, Feb. 18, 1849. He d. Oct. 24, 1875.
AMASA CHAPIN, b. Aug. 2, 1823; m. Amanda Schofield, Nov. 11, 1849.
John Daniels, jun., descended, on his mr.'s side, from John Perry, the ancestral immigrant. I give the Perry lineage, as carefully furnished me by Mr. John P. Daniels: "John Perry came from Eng. in ship "Lyon " in 1632, and set. in Roxbury. His son, John Perry, moved to Medfield, and m. Bertha Morse, May 23, 1665, and moved to Sherborn. Their son, Samuel Perry, m. Joanna Lovett, April 26, 1698. Their son, Samuel Perry, m. Ruth Leland, April 19, 1735, and moved to Natick. Miriam Perry, dr. of Samuel Perry and Ruth Leland, mn. John Daniels, sen." The civil and social status of this whole lineage was eminently reputable. John Daniels, jun., d. in Holl., March 15, 1843; and Mrs. Betsey, his wid., Aug. 18, 1860.
DANIELS, OBED 7 (John, jun.,6 John, sen.,5 Samuel,4 Robert,8 Samuel,2 Robert 1), b. Holl., July 29, 1806; m. Harriet E. Chapin, dr. of Amnos and Harriet (Stowell) Chapin, b. Mil., March 31, 1810; cer. Mil., Dec. 6, 1832, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. : -
CHARLES A., b. Worcester, March 14, 1834; educator; m. Phebe Whitmore, Aug. 3, 1858.
HARRIET E., b. Holl., March 7, 1838; m. Rev. Charles J. White, Aug. 7, 1860.
MARY C., b. Mil., Feb. 6, 1843; m. Hiram Tuell, Dec. 18, 1863.
JOHN H., b. Mil., Aug. 7, 1847; d. Feb. 7, 1848.
This conjugal pair have spent nearly their entire m. life in Mil., and have long dwelt on the Dea. Amos Chapin homestead, a conspicuous est. once occu- pied by Dr. William Jennison as a tavern-stand, and afterwards by Col. James Mellen of Revolutionary fame. They have two of the grandest old elm-trees in their front yard that I know of in this vicinity. They reckon them to be 160 yrs. old. This would start them in 1720. At that date the land now occu- pied by their dwelling-house was owned by the first William Cheney. In 1721 the old road from So. Milford, the west end of which is now called Elm St., was laid out, and ran precisely over the spot where these ancient elms and the house now stand. This appears from the record of a relay of the road in 1757, made to accommodate Joshua Chapin, who then owned the place. In 1725 the first William Cheney sold 26 acres of his original farm, including much of the place now owned by Obed Daniels, to Seth Chapin, jun .; but I have found no documentary evidence as to when or by whom a house was first built on this site. Perhaps one inay have been built soon after Seth Chapin, jun., bought the land, in 1725. The next we know is, that his nephew, Joshua Chapin, owned the place, and had inadvertently built his house on the track of the road as first laid out. This was in 1757, but this does not preclude the fact of an older house on or near the same spot. Whoever built that first rude domicile, probably set out these two famous elms. Tradition says that it was done by Stephen Chapin, one of Seth, jun.'s, oldest gd. sons. If so, they may have been 10 or 15 yrs. old when set out. We must, therefore, leave their exact origin and age somewhat in doubt. Perhaps some coming inquirer may be fortunate enough to unearth the bottom facts. But be this as it may, the two trees are worth looking at, as venerable memorials of a past century.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniels seem to be eminently blessed in their chn., who are all actively and successfully useful in professional spheres of life. Charles A. is a graduate of Harvard University, in the class of 1859, and has devoted him-
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self acceptably ever since to the laudable profession of an educator. He now res. in Malden, where he has long been principal of the high school.
Harriet E. became the wf. of Charles J. White, a graduate of Tufts Col- lege, in the class of 1858. He was once the popular principal of our Milford High School, afterwards took a high rank in the Universalist ministry, and is now the honored pastor of the church and parish in Woonsocket, R.I. Mary C. m. Mr. Hiram Tuell, a graduate of Bowdoin College, in the class of 1869, and who is also a highly-esteemed educator. He res. in Milton, where he has been for some time principal of the high school. Thus these husbands and wives, sympathetically co-operating in the laudable work of elevating the rising generation, can but radiate back upon their parents the high satisfaction of having launched them on a favored stream of human activity. They seem no less fortunate in the promise of their gd. chn.
Chn. of Charles A. and Phebe (Whitmore) Daniels : -
GRACE, b. Aug. 21, 1859.
LAURA, b. July 14, 1861.
CHARLES H., b. April 9, 1870.
ROY A., b. July 2, 1874.
Chn. of Rev. Charles J. and Harriet E. (Daniels) White :-
CHARLES O., b. Jan. 14, 1865.
HATTIE M., b. May 12, 1866.
ALPHONSO F., b. April 15, 1868.
WILLIE J., b. Feb. 10, 1873; d. July 29, 1873.
PAUL M., b. March 6, 1875.
Clin. of Hiram Tuell and Mary C. (Daniels) Tuell.
HARRIET E., b. Dec. 2, 1870.
ANNIE K., b. Dec. 25, 1875.
Mr. Daniels was elected 7 times to the office of selectman, and stood at the head of the board during the anxious period of the great Rebellion, when un- paralleled responsibilities devolved upon it. He has held various minor offices, and positions of trust in our banking institutions. He and his wf. are now in the quiet enjoyment of a respected old age. Since the foregoing was penned, Mr. D. has suffered a serious illness, and has only partially recovered.
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