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DRAPER, JAMES DEXTER 9 (Rufus Foster,8 Ira,7 Abijah,6 James,5 James, 4
James,3 James,2 Thomas 1), b. Wayland, Oct. 4, 1827; his mother's maiden name, Polly Hemenway; m., 1st, Caroline Pamelia Pratt, dr. of Sumner and Susan (Cox) Pratt, b. in Lynnfield, Jan. 26, 1833; cer. at So. Reading, Feb. 30, 1850, by Rev. John H. Moore. Their chn. :-
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EMMA CAROLINE, b. March 11, 1851; m. Joseph H. Qualters, July 2, 1877. IDA LORENE, b. Aug. 2, 1852; in. George H. Chamberlain, Jan. 14, 1878.
Mrs. Caroline Pamelia d. March 13, 1855. The hus. m., 2d, Mary E. Newell, dr. of Benj. F. and Elizabeth U. (Whitcomb) Newell, b. East Boston, April 25, 1843; cer. April 3, 1862, in So. Reading, by Rev. Edwin Eaton. Their chn .: -
WILLIAM NEWELL, b. So. Reading, Jan. 2, 1865.
CHARLES EUGENE, b. Hopedale, March 24, 1868.
HUBIE IRVING, b. Hopedale, April 29, 1870.
JAMES DEXTER, b. Hopedale, April 30, 1874.
ERNEST WILFRED, b. Hopedale, Dec. 26, 1879.
A skilful moulder in our foundery, and faithful sexton of the Hopedale ch. His wf. is a somewhat feeble but worthy woman. Both are honestly struggling for a comfortable livelihood, and are in good esteem for their solid usefulness.
DRAPER, OSCAR EUGENE 9 (Lemuel R., 8 Ira,7 Abijalı, 6 James,5 James, 4 James, 3 James,2 Thomas 1), b. Mil., April 12, 1850; m., 1st, Emma Lucy, dr. of Hiram and Laura Ann (Adams) Hunt, b. Mil., May 16, 1849; cer. Oct. 12, 1869, by the writer. Their chn. : -
LAURA ADELAIDE, b. Mil., Dec. 12, 1870.
HIRAM EUGENE, b. Mil., Sept. 15, 1872.
CLARENCE PERCIVAL, b. Mil., Aug. 12, 1874.
Mrs. Emma Lucy d. Dec. 8, 1876. The hus. m., 2d, Emma E. J. Sturtevant, dr. of Calvin and Alony A. Griswold, Walpole, N.H., b. March 31, 1851; cer. Sept. 21, 1879, by Rev. Mr. Stebbins of Brookfield. Their present res. No. Brookfield.
DRAPER, DANIEL 9 (Rufus Foster,8 Ira,7 Abijah,6 James,5 James,4 James,3 James,2 Thomas 1), b. Weston, Nov. 20, 1826; mr.'s maiden name, Polly Hemenway; m. Harriet -; family record not furnished mne. See his name in its place in the War-Record. He dwelt at one time in Hopedale.
DRAPER, ORIN, ancestry untraced; son of George and Abigail A. Draper; m. Mary Elizabeth Marshall, dr. of William and Mary Marshall; cer. Hope- dale, March 28, 1850, by the writer. They res. a few yrs. in town, and then left for some other locality unknown to me.
DUTCHER. This is a comparatively new and rare name in Mil., but one clustered with interesting biographical associations. Warren Whitney Dutcher, with his wf. and two chn., removed from No. Bennington, Vt., to Hopedale in the spring of 1856. How this came about, and the results, may be briefly told. He was endowed with a strong mechanical genius. He had a bro. with a simi- lar endowment, whose name was Elihu C. Dutcher. This bro. was an ordained Baptist minister, who, nevertheless, worked much at the wagon-making busi- ness, as a means of greater independence and pecuniary competence. He preached several yrs. in Pownal, Vt., and afterwards in Williamstown, Mass., besides some incidental itinerary ministrations. In 1847 he closed his ministry, removed to No. Bennington, and attended chiefly to mechanical pursuits. In 1850 the two bros. together invented and patented the somewhat famous "Dutcher Temple." They jointly engaged in the manufacture of their valu- able temples, and prosecuted the same with promising success till 1854. Then E. D. and G. Draper of Hopedale purchased Rev. Elihu's interest in tlie business. They subsequently arranged with Warren to remove hither with his family and manufacturing machinery. Elihu at once bought himself a valuable
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farm in Waukesha, Wis., and removed thither, but, sad to say, d. of Asiatic cholera the second day after his arrival there.
Here Warren took up his res., May 20, 1856, and prosecuted the manu- facture of temples in connection with the Drapers, -he as managing agent at home, and they as selling agents abroad. The business proved eminently suc- cessful, and has continued to augment in importance down to the present time, taking on, stage after stage, most valuable improvements. In 1867 the present Dutcher Temple Company became a regular legal corporation. In 1868 George Draper and son succeeded E. D. and G. Draper in the selling department, the manufacturing agency remaining as before. The result of this is, that W. W. Dutcher arose to wealth and distinction among us; and it is not too much to say that he and his family richly deserve the high respect accorded them where- ever known. In every good cause and work he and his excellent wf. have been generous contributors to the relief and elevation of humanity. Their genealogy is as follows : -
Three immigrant Dutchers, bros., are understood to have come from Hol- land, and set. near New-York City. One of these had a son named Gabriel. He was gt. gd. fr. to our Warren W. He had a son Benjamin, b. in Dutchess County, N. Y., July, 1742. He m. Thankful Benson, a woman of remarkable ingenuity, b. 1752. She may have been of German descent, which, however, is uncertain. They set. at first in White Creek, N.Y., but afterwards in Shaftsbury, Vt. They had S chn. ; the elder ones b. in New York, the younger in Vermont; viz., -
JOHN, b. Sept., 1775; never m. ; d. Shaftsbury, Vt., April, 1832.
PETER, b. March 1, 1778; the fr. of our W. W. Dutcher.
SETH, b. date not given; m. and set. near Syracuse, N.Y.
POLLY, b. date not given; m. Eli Goddard, and set. Marcellus, N.Y.
CHARLOTTE, b. date not given; m. Thomas Fowler, and set. White Creek, N.Y.
CHRISTINE, h. date not given ; lived and d. unm.
DAVID, b. date not given; m. Asenath Fisk; lived and d. near White Creek, N.Y.
PHIEBE, b. date not given ; never m .; d. Shaftsbury, Vt., Sept. 28, 1812.
Benjamin Dutcher, the fr., d. in Shaftsbury, Vt., Aug., 1826. The mr. d. June, 1811.
DUTCHER, PETER 3 (Benjamin,2 Gabriel1), b. in White Creek, N. Y., March 1, 1778; mn. Lucy Slye, Sept. 5, 1801. She was a dr. of James and Meribah (Brown) Slye, b. in Shaftsbury, Vt., March 10, 1785. Her fr. was a farmer, and generally known as Capt. James Slye; being, at the same time, much of his life, an old-fashioned, self-educated, volunteer Baptist preacher, going where duty seemed to call, and accepting such free-will offerings as chanced to be given him. He and his wf. had 12 chn., 10 of whom lived to grow up and m. The chn. of Peter and Lucy (Slye) Dutcher were, -
ELIHU C., b. Nov. 9, 1802; m. Sarah Ploss, Hoosick, N.Y., March 15, 1827. DIANTHA, b. Oct. 18, 1804; m. Pierpont E. Ball, No. Bennington, Vt., Aug. 20, 1837.
JULIA, b. April 22, 1807; never m .; res. mostly with her bro.'s family at Hopedale.
SEMANTHA, b. Aug. 14, 1809; d. at No. Bennington, Vt., Aug. S, 1855.
WARREN W., b. July 4, 1812; prominently before us in this record.
ASA M., b. May 3, 1815; m. Isabella Hayes, Chillicothe, O., Oct. 12, 1867; d. Nov. 15, 1874.
Warren W.Dulcher
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ANNA M., b. Nov. 21, 1817; never m .; d. at Hopedale, March 26, 1868.
SYLVIA M., b. Nov. 28, 1820; never m .; d. No. Bennington, Vt., Aug. 27, 1864.
REUBEN C., b. Nov. 4, 1823; d. in Shaftsbury, Vt., Jan. 18, 1828.
The mr. d. in Shaftsbury, Vt., April 9, 1841. The fr. d. at his son's, W. W. Dutcher, No. Bennington. Vt., Jan. 29, 1850.
DUTCHER, WARREN WHITNEY 4 (Peter,3 Benjamin,2 Gabriel 1), b. in Shafts- bury, Vt., July 4, 1812; m., in the same town, Malinda Amelia Toombs, Oct. 10, 1841; cer. by Rev. Isaiah Mattison. She was a dr. of Lyman and Eleanor (Stearns) Toombs, b. in Hoosick, N.Y., July 19, 1821. She was a gd. dr. of Capt. William Stearns, a devoted Revolutionary patriot and soldier, who d. at Jamestown, N.Y.,. Feb. 13, 1834, in the 80th yr. of his age, greatly eulogized by his fellow-citizens. His family connections of the present generation are somewhat numerous in New England, especially in the vicinity of Worcester, and are of eminently respectable standing. The chn. of W. W. and M. A. Dutcher were, -
CHARLES VOLNEY, b. Shaftsbury, Vt, April 23, 1848; d. Oct. 25, 1848.
FRANK JEROME, b. No. Bennington, Vt., July 21, 1850; conspicuous at Hopedale.
GRACE MARY, b. No. Bennington, Vt., July 17, 1853; res. with mr.
After the foregoing had been written, and submitted to Mr. Dutcher's critical revision, his health seriously failed, and he sank into a long decline of more than a yr. The disease proved fatal. In spite of all that medical skill, faithful nursing, and affectionate domestic ministration could possibly do, he wasted away, till exhausted nature sank to rest at 6.30 o'clock, A.M., Jan. 26, 1880. He bore his sickness with great fortitude, patience, and even cheerful- ness. An autopsy showed it to have been a peculiar kind of internal cancerous development, affecting his stomach, liver, and kidneys, for which there was no cure. His funeral was solemnized on Friday of the same week, Jan. 30, and was marked by every demonstration which could express the universal love, respect, and honor in which he was held by all classes of his acquaintances. Rich and poor vied with each other in manifestations of profound esteem and
sorrow. His remains repose in Pine-grove Cemetery, and his memory is blessed. See his likeness in its place.
DUTCHER, FRANK JEROME 5 (Warren W.,4 Peter,3 Benjamin,2 Gabriel 1), b., as above, July 21, 1850; m. Martha Maria Grimwood of Pawtucket, R.I., June 27, 1877; cer. by Rev. Preston Gurney. She was a dr. of Israel C. and Mary M. (McDonald) Grimwood, b. in Providence, R.I., March 21, 1855.
F. J. Dutcher is an executive business man, of great trustworthiness, in the same corporation honored by his fr. He was commissioned as a justice of the peace, June 23, 1874. He is a man of genius, intelligence, and solid moral integrity.
A son b. Sunday, P.M., Aug. 29, 1880. He bears the name of his honored gd. fr., Warren Whitney Dutcher.
EALY, JOHN ALFRED, son of John and Mary (Trudo) Ealy, b. in Woodstock, Vt., March 28, 1851; m. Clara Darling, dr. of John and Lucy (Howard) Darling, b. East Douglas, Feb. 27, 1854; cer. in E. Douglas, April 25, 1872, by Rev. William T. Briggs. Issue : ---
FLORENCE AGNES, b. Winchester, Dec. 4, 1875.
Mr. Ealy and wf. have res. in Boston, Winchester, and Mil. He is an
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employé of "Clement, Colburn, & Co." His return does not indicate his particular occupation, nor how long he has res. in town.
EAMES, PHINEHAS 5 (Timothy,4 Henry,3 John,2 Thomas1). I am not quite certain that this lineage is correct, but believe it is. I have deduced it from Barry's genealogy of the Eames families in his " History of Framing- ham." The only ground of mistake, if any, lies in the possibility that our Phinehas is not the one he names as a son of Timothy. He makes that Phinehas to have been b. May 14, 1766, and says he m. Jane How of Sud- bury, 1788. Our Phinehas, according to his death-date and age on grave- stone, should have been b. 1763. Barry states, without reference to pedigree, that Phinehas Eames and Izanna Jones, both of Fram., were m. July, 1790. This was certainly our Phinehas; and, though the record is quoted by itself, disconnected from lineage, I infer that the two Phinehases he mentions are really one and the same. If so, the discrepancy of 3 yrs. in birth-date may be owing to errors of record or memory, and not uncom- inon. But again, if so, our Phinehas may have been m. to Jane How in 1788, and lost her by death, before he was m. to Izanna Jones in July, 1790. I mention these particulars, so that the descendants of our Phinehas may understand how I fixed his lineage, and may rectify my mistake, if I have made any. I assume, however, that I am correct. I have also assumed that Thomas Eames of Dedham, who set. there before 1641, was the ancestral English immigrant of this lineage, and therefore proceed.
EAMES, PHINEHAS, b. in Framingham about 1763; m. Izanna Jones, dr. of Nathaniel Alden and Lois (Claflin) Jones, b. in Framingham; date not found; cer. July, 1790. Their chn. : -
IZANNA, b. Feb. 9, 1791; m. James Bowker of Hop., Aug. 16, 1815.
ELIJAH, b. May 5, 1792; burned to death March 31, 1799.
ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 18, 1794; d. Sept. 17, 1833, a. 39 yrs.
SUKEY, b. July 12, 1795; d. unm., Jan. 21, 1864.
POLLY JONES, b. March 12, 1797; m., 1st, Lewis Harding, March 27, 1823; 2d, Hon. Lee Claflin, March 8, 1836.
EVELINA, b. July 23, 1799; m. Samuel Day, April, 1830.
CHARLES TURNER, b. July 1, 1801; m. Amelia Claflin, Oct. 9, 182S.
NATHANIEL JONES, b. July 6, 1806; d. Feb. 25, 1808.
APPLETON PRENTICE, b. Dec. 5, 1811; m. Elizabeth D. Rice of E. Sudbury, 1835.
Precisely when Mr. Eames came into town I have not ascertained. He was certainly taxed here in 1795, and prob. moved hither at an earlier date. He was a cabinet-maker by trade, and located himself on what is now called Cortland St., the ancient Joseph Sumner place, where James Batchelder, the stone-cutter, recently dwelt. The old house and cabinet-shop were burnt down during the night of March 31, 1799, and 3 persons perished in the flames ; viz., Jotham Hayward, Charles Turner, and Elijah Eames, eldest son of Phinehas. His fellow-townsmen were so sympathetic with him under his distressing loss, that they voluntarily assessed theinselves $300 as a donation to him, to aid him in rebuilding. Soon after this afflictive event Mrs. Izanna joined the Cong. Ch., and had all her then living chn. bap. by Rev. Mr. Long. The family had a good social and moral standing. Mrs. Izanna d. May 15, 1833, a. 62 yrs. Mr. Phinehas d. Dec. 13, 1845, a. S2 yrs.
EAMES, Capt. CHARLES TURNER 6 (Phinehas,5 Timothy,4 Henry,8 John,2
Thomas 1), b. July 1, 1801; cabinet-maker; m. Amelia Claflin, dr. of John,
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Esq., and Lydia (Mellen) Claflin, b. Feb. 3, 1801; cer. Oct. 9, 1828, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. : -
EDWARD EVERETT, b. Oct. 22, 1829; m., 1st, Mary Capen; 2d, Nannie Royce.
ALONZO FREDERICK, b. Jan. 18, 1831; d. San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 23, 1853. HELEN SOPHIA, b. March 21, 1833; public-school teacher.
MARY JANE, b. June 9, 1835 ; d. Feb. 23, 1836.
HORACE CLAFLIN, b. Feb. 22, 1837; d. Sept. 16, 1837.
AMELIA CLAFLIN, b. July 17, 1838; m. William R. Hawes, 1862. He d. 1879.
ABBIE MELLEN, b. Sept. 2, 1841; m. Bethuel E. Harris, Oct. 17, 1865.
Charles T. Eames commanded the Light-Infantry Company, styled "The Lafayette Guards," in 1832, being its 3d captain in succession. He was a skil- ful cabinet-maker in various productions, and for a long time supplied to our population most of their coffins for the dead. He dwelt just east of the mill-pond on Main St. He and his family were of reputable rank. Mrs. Amelia, his 1st wf., d. May 11, 1845; and he m., 2d, Martha Jones of Framing- ham, Sept. 16, 1847. She was a dr. of Alexander H. and Milly (Morse) Jones, b. April 16, 1813; cer. by Rev. Mr. Bellows. Capt. Eames d. Jan. 16, 1875. Mrs. Martha still survives, and res. in Charlestown. Edward Everett, eldest son, res. in New York, pursuing mercantile business. Mrs. Hawes, since widowhood, res. in Mil.
EAMES, APPLETON PRENTICE 6 (Phinehas,5 Timothy,4 Henry,3 John,2 Thomas1), b. Dec. 5, 1811; m. Elizabeth D. Rice of E. Sudbury, 1835; pedigree and other particulars not traced. Their chn .:-
LEWIS HARDING, b. Nov. 14, 1836; d. July 24, 1837.
IZANNA JONES, b. March 26, 1839.
CHARLES PRENTICE, b. Feb. 14, 1842; m. Mary Staples.
LAURA AUGUSTA, b. 1845; m. Albert J. Watkins, May 9, 1871.
Mr. Eames was a worthy mechanic, cabinet-maker, and joiner, I think, who dwelt on Beach St. He d. suddenly March 30, 1854, in consequence of a fatal injury recd. as fireman during the operations of the department at a fire on the evening of the 29th. He left his wf. and 3 chn. in great affliction, and was honored with a large and sympathetic funeral in the Cong. Ch. His wid., after many afflictions, d. Sept. 5, 1879.
EAMES, CHARLES PRENTICE,7 only son of Appleton P. and Elizabeth D.
(Rice) Eames, b. Feb. 14, 1842; m. Mary Staples ; date and particulars not ascertained. Their chn. : -
CHARLES APPLETON, b. 1865; d. Aug. 26, 1867, a. 2 yrs.
FLORA MAYBEL, b. 1868; d. Oct. 2, 1875, a. 7 yrs. 26 days.
Mr. Eames dwelt on his fr.'s place, 34 Beach St., followed substantially the same vocation, and was a worthy man in the various relations of life. Like his fr., he served faithfully for many yrs. as a fireman. Like his fr., too, he came to an untimely end, though in a different way. He had lost both his chn., was partially out of business; and one cold winter day took a fancy to fish in Beaver Pond for pickerel, through the ice. The pond was 2 miles or more from his home. He spent the day there, and, when on the way back, in the evening, suddenly fell to the ground, and became helpless. Whether from exhaustion he stumbled, and was stunned by his fall, so that the cold completed his prostration, or whether he was seized by a fit of some kind, could only be conjectured. He was found powerless in the road about 11 o'clock, and borne
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at midnight almost senseless to his half-distracted wife and mother. Medical aid was summoned, but in vain. He d. 3 o'clock, A.M., Friday, Jan. 26, 1876. All the fire-companies attended his funeral on the Sunday following at the Universalist Ch., where appropriate services were rendered amid the general sympathy. His broken-spirited wid. survived at my last advices.
EAMES, LEONARD, a descendant of Thomas, but whose intermediate ptge. I have not ascertained; a bootmaker; res. many yrs. in town. I have failed to obtain his family record, and, therefore, cannot give its data.
EAMES, JUSTIN E.6 (Peter,5 Hopestill,4 Daniel,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas 1), b. Hop., May 21, 1809; mr.'s maiden name, Martha Jones; m., 1st, Sarah Cozzens of Sherborn, b. Nov. 18, 1816; cer. June 4, 1835. Issue : -
CHARLES WINTER, b. Feb. 15, 1837; m. Amanda R. Clary of Me., Dec. 26, 1858. He d. April 22, 1876.
DEXTER MORSE, b. Nov. 2, 1847; m. Emma D. Ware, Feb. 14, 1867. They res. in Sherborn, and have 3 chn. : -
LUNA EMMA, b. Dec. 18, 1867.
CAROLINE MAUD, b. Aug. 6, 1875; and HARVEY DEXTER, b. Aug. 18, 1880.
Mrs. Sarah d. April 4, 1848. The hus. m., 2d, Clarinda S. Jones, dr. of John and Malinda (Chamberlain) Jones, b. Mil., Jan. 17, 1826; cer. Mil., Oct. 10, 1849, by Rev. Preston Pond. Issue : -
JUSTIN HENRY, b. Mil., May 30, 1851 ; m. Minnie O. Cushman, Oct. 1, 1879. SARAH MALISSA, b. Mil., Dec. 20, 1852; m. Charles L. Cushman, June 10, 1879.
HERBERT A., b. Mil., Feb. 6, 1856; res. Webster City, Io.
CLARA J., b. Mil., Oct. 6, 1858; res. Mil.
Justin E. Eames purchased the ancient Ichabod Thayer farm, perhaps in 1847. That farm, in part, was sold by John Bruce to Ebenezer Cheney in 1730. Cheney d., and left it, much enlarged, to his wid., Hannah (Bigelow) Cheney and infant dr. Silence. Ichabod Thayer m. the wid., and bought the place. He lived and d. on it. So did his son Elijah, and so did his son Arte- mas. Then it passed into Mr. Eames's hands, and is now the inheritance of his son, Justin H. Eames, and the other heirs. Worthy people all. Justin E. Eames was a prudent, thrifty, genial farmer, well esteemed by his fellow-citi- zens. He passed away but a short time since, and will be favorably remembered by most of my town readers. He d. May 27, 1879. His respected wid., and the 5 chn. above named, survive him.
EAMES, AARON ADAMS6 (Moses,5 Moses,4 Jonathan,3 Samuel,2 Thomas of Dedham 1), b. in Upton, July 22, 1811; mr.'s maiden name Nancy Fay ; m. Hannah Wood Hunt, dr. of Joseph and Jemima (Holbrook) Hunt, b. Upton, Sept. 14, 1815; cer. at bride's bro.'s, John Hunt, in Upton, Sunday evening, Aug. 4, 1833, by the writer. Issue : -
GEORGE AUGUSTUS, b. Grafton, Dec. 12, 1833; m. Mary B. Leonard, Nov. 1, 1857. See "War-Record."
DANIEL, b. Upton, Aug. 2, 1835; m. Mary A. Putnam.
HIRAM WARREN, b. Grafton, Jan. 1, 1837; m. Urania Wood Felton, June 27, 1860.
JANE MARIA, b. Grafton, April 9, 1839; d. Northbridge, Aug. 18, 1842.
JANE MARIA, b. Northbridge, Sept. 20, 1843; m. A. Halsey Sweet, Mil., Oct. 27, 1861.
EMMA ELIZABETHI, b. Mil., Sept. 2, 1847; m. Collins A. Keith, July 15, 1866. CHARLES IRVING, b. Mil., May 16, 1850; d. Oct. 2, 1851.
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HERBERT IRVING, b. Mil., March 26, 1853; res. unm. with his mr., Mil. ANN ELIZA, b. Mil., April 11, 1856; m. Albert Gerry.
The hus. and fr. perished in a snow-storm, frozen to death, Dec. 23, 1858. His worthy wid. bore up bravely under her sorrows, and trained her 7 living chn. to usefulness. She still survives, dwelling on West St., near Union. George Augustus lost his life for his country during the war of the Rebellion. He d. in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 16, 1863. He wrote home often; and his mr. has numerous interesting letters from him, which she preserves as cherished keep- sakes. Hiram W. resides in Hyde Park. Her other chn. res., here and there, nearer home. She has 19 living gd. chn.
EAMES, JUDSON 6 (Moses,5 Moses,4 Jonathan,3 Samuel,2 Thomas 1), birth-date not ascertained; was of Up., but res. considerably in Mil .; m. Tamer E. Wheelock ; had 3 or more chn. He d. in Mendon instantaneously, April 9, 1874, a. 56 yrs. Could not conveniently obtain his family record.
EAMES, DENNIS,6 another bro. of Aaron A. ; for some yrs. a boot-manufacturer here; m. Mary Allen. He d. in this town several yrs. ago. His family record not obtained. His estimable wid. is named in our Directory of 1880 as res. house 42 Main St.
EAMES, HARRISON,6 another bro., m. Malinda B. Hunt; sr. to Mrs. Hannah W. Eames, Nov. 27, 1834. He res. a considerable time in Mil., but d. some yrs. since, leaving his wf. a wid., and several chn., if I mistake not. The only one of these whose family record has been reported to me is the follow- ing :-
EAMES, HENRY DELUCIUS 7 (Harrison,6 Moses,5 Moses,4 Jonathan,3 Samuel,2 Thomas of Dedham 1), b. in Upton, May 21, 1835; m. his cousin, Ellen E. Hunt, dr. of Col. Adam and Sally (Pond) Hunt, b. Mil., Oct. 2, 1835; cer. Mil., Jan. 11, 1858, by Rev. J. R. Johnson. Issue :-
WALDO HUNT, b. Mil., Sept. 19, 1859; d. Oct. 4, 1864.
HENRY BURTON, b. Hartford, Ct., July 5, 1865.
ANNIE LOUISE, b. Hartford, Ct., Jan. 25, 1868.
WILLIE ADAM, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., April 25, 1877; d. a. 1 day.
The family has res. in Boston, Mil., Hartford, Ct., and Brooklyn, N.Y. Occupation of Mr. E., manufacturing gas-burners.
EASTMAN, THOMAS CROCKER, son of Thomas and Mary (Wilder) Eastman, b. in Dennysville, Me., Jan. 6, 1836; m. Sarah A. Gardner, dr. of Eben and Hannah (Wilder) Gardner, b. in Dennysville, Me., Dec. 8, 1842; cer. Den- nysville, Me., Dec. 4, 1865, by Rev. Charles Whittier. Their chn. : -
LOUISE H., b. Jan. 31, 1867; d. May 26, 1875.
GRACE W., b. June 20, 1870.
EDWIN A., b. Nov., 1873.
CHARLES T., b. Feb. 9, 1876.
CROCKER W., b. April, 1878.
Mr. E.'s res. in town dates back 12 yrs., or thereabouts, as I infer from our directories. He has been mostly engaged in the manufacture of boot- boxes, to which he has latterly added an interest in the flour and grain trade. Formerly he had much experience in foreign parts as a business agent, as far off as British India. Concerning these far-off experiences, he can relate many interesting details. He is much devoted to the Masonic institution, and enjoys the respectful confidence of his brethren. I am not familiar with his other relationships in society, or those of his family, but presume they are all reputable.
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EASTMAN, S. ALDEN, a bro. of the preceding, of the same birthplace and ptge., b. Oct. 14, 1847; m. Alice J. Chapin, dr. of David G. and Harriet E. (Lackey) Chapin, b. in Upton, Nov. 5, 1854; cer. Mil., April 5, 1876, by Rev. Dr. Merrill Richardson. No issue yet reported.
Mr. E. is several yrs. the junior of Thomas C., as also in his citizenship here. He is a respectable grocer, stands high in Masonry, and, with his wf., sustains a good social standing.
EASTMAN, JOSEPH STEPHENS, son of John and Elmira (Stephens) Eastman; ancestry no further traced; b. in North Conway, N.H., a tin and sheet-iron worker in Mil. and Hop. He became known to me at the age of 45 yrs., on the occasion of his 2d mge., which he called on me to solemnize, at Hope- dale, Sept. 2, 1867. He in. Frances Ellen Tarr, dr. of Samuel and Frances (Dawes) Tarr, b. in Lewiston, Me., a. 40 yrs. No chn. Of Mr. E.'s 1st wf. I have no knowledge, except what came to me in the town-clerk's certifi- cate at the inge. of his dr. ALMIRA SWEETLAND EASTMAN to Eugene Thornton Adams, in Mil., Aug. 5, 1875. From that I learned that her mr.'s maiden name was Abbie Maria Sweetland. I presume there were other chu. besides Almira, but I am unable to give names or birth-dates. Mr. Eastman soon became feeble in health, and at length d., Jan. 5, 1875; and I ministered at his obsequies. Mrs. F. E. Eastman, his worthy wid., is one of our first-rate dressmakers; res. at 114} Main St.
EATON, Rev. HENRY A .; m. Susan R. Eaton; but I am unable to give their birth-dates, ptge., or any particulars of their mge. He was a Universalist clergyman of excellent character and talents, and had a very successful pastorate of several yrs. in this town. He was gifted in the pulpit, and sympathetically magnetic as a pastor. Under his popular ministrations the church organization in Milford Universalist Society was formed, and the present Pearl-st. ch. edifice built. See the chap. on Religious Societies, in which our Universalist Society, its succession of ministers, and other historic matters, are set forth. They never had a more faithful or successful pastor. The health of both his wf. and himself broke down while in the prime of their usefulness, and they passed on to the immortal mansions in the ful- ness of hope. She preceded him 5 yrs. He d. in Worcester, May 26, 1861. By his dying request I ministered at his funeral. The remains of both repose, side by side, in Melrose cemetery. They left 2 chn., -
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