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ALICE FLORENCE, b. Mil., 1850; m. Rufus N. Moody, Dec. 31, 1870; res. Phillips, Me .; 2 chn.
CHARLES HENRY, Rev., b. Mil., Aug. 15, 1852; grad. Tufts Coll., a Univer- salist clergyman ; m. Martha Jane Thaxter of Boston, June 6, 1878; 1 child, Annie Thaxter, b. May 8, 1881. He has risen rapidly in his profession, and is now the successor of Rev. Dr. E. H. Chapin as pastor of the ch. of the Divine Paternity, in New-York City. He and his sister were excellently nurtured at Hopedale in the families of Ichabod Davis and E. D. Draper. See the family record of E. D. Draper in its place, where some other par- ticulars are given.
EATON, Rev. GEORGE FRANKLIN, son of James B. and Sarah R. (Hobson) Eaton, b. Hillsboro', N.H., July 17, 1838, Methodist-Episcopal clergyman ; no particulars of his education or induction into the ministry given; m. Arabella Minerva Harding, d. of Rev. Charles R. and Nancy (Barrows) Harding, b. Dec. 10, 1844; cer. in Nashua, N.H., March 14, 1860, by Rev. Charles R. Harding. Issue : -
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NELLIE IDA, b. Alstead, N.H., March 13, 1861; d. Sept. 9, 1869.
KATIE BELLE, b. New Ipswich, N.H., Feb. 17, 1863.
WILLIAM BRADFORD, b. Leicester, March 1, 1868. HARRIET ETHEL, b. Lynn, Aug. 3, 1875
Res. Alstead, New Ipswich, and Brookline, N.H., Leicester, Ware, Winchen- don, Lynn, and Milford, Mass. Mr. E. completed his term of pastoral service in Mil., 1880, with much credit to himself and satisfaction to the people of his charge.
OTHER EATONS IN DIRECTORIES.
EATON, JOHN S., machinist and sexton, Hopedale. 1869, '72; moved West. EATON, JOHN M., physician. 1872 down to '80, etc.
EDMANDS, GEORGE DRAPER, son of John and Lydia (Draper) Edmands, b. Saugus, April 9, 1836; mechanical inventor and machinist; m. Annie A. Chambers, dr. of Thomas and Sarah E. Chambers, b. Newport, R.I., March 6, 1838; cer. Newport, R.I., 1867, by Rev. Charles Howard Malcomb. Issue : -
RoY, b. and d. in Hopedale, Oct. 29, 1872.
FLORENCE BRYER, b. in Hopedale, June 6, 1874.
Mr. E. and wf. came to res. in Hopedale in 1869. He is a contractor, under George Draper & Sons, for the manufacture of their Double Adjusting Spinning Ring, which has grown into an important branch of business. He has prospered in its management, and has just completed an elegant family mansion on Adin St. The prospects of himself, his companion, and offspring, for a permanent and pleasant home, are highly auspicious.
EDMANDS, ARTEMAS BRADFORD, son of John and Lydia (Draper) Edmands, b. Saugus, Dec. 3, 1837; machinist; m., 1st, Margaret Matilda Grover, dr. of Asa and Sarah (Burrill) Grover, b. Saugus, Feb. 12, 1836; cer. Saugus, Dec. 27, 1855, by Rev. Levi Brigham. Issue : -
KATE (adopted, 1863), b. in Lynn, Feb. 28, 1860.
IDA, natural child, b. Melrose, Aug. 28, 1863.
Mrs. Margaret d. July 11, 1872. The hus. m., 2d, Lucinda E. Dow, dr. of David M. and Abbie L. (Hobbs) Dow, b. North Hampton, N.H., Oct. 10, 1856; cer. at Hopedale, Nov. 25, 1873, by the writer. Issue : -
FRANK, b. Saugus, June 29, 1874.
GEORGE, b. Saugus, Feb. 19, 1876.
ARTHUR BRADFORD, b. Hopedale, May 18, 1878.
An orderly and reputable family. Mr. Edmands is a skilful and executive employé of the Hopedale Machine Co. He has res. in Hopedale since some time in 1877.
EDMANDS, JOHN ALVAI, half-bro. of the two preceding, son of John and Phœbe (Terry) Edmands, b. in Thorndike, Feb. 22, 1849; machinist; m. Catherine Murphy, dr. of John and Martha Murphy, b. E. Cambridge, Aug. 8, 1856; cer. Lynn, Oct. 22, 1874. Issuc : -
FREDERICK TERRY, b. Hopedale, Nov. 8, 1875.
CORA LEONORE, b. Hopedale, Oct. 22, 1877.
A great bereavement befell this family in the d. of the worthy wf. and mr., Mrs. Catherine, June 13, 1879. Mr. Edmands deeply feels his loss, but is bear- ing up with commendable fortitude under his desolation. He is an expert, steady, and exemplary employé of his bro., George D. He has res. in Hope- dale since some time in 1874.
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EDSON, NATHANIEL, and wf. Betsey, from West Bridgewater, were of the Hopedale Community for some yrs. They came in 1846, and left in 1850. With them came their son Horatio and dr. Malvina. They had older chn. m. and set. elsewhere. I have no means of giving the birth-dates of either parents or chn. They were all worthy people. Horatio Edson was an enterprising carpenter. He m., while here, Louisa M. Brown, dr. of Samuel and Mary (Capron) Brown, b. 1828; cer. in Hopedale, Oct. 22, 1846, by the writer. Malvina, several yrs. later, m. Samuel Brown, jun., a brother of Horatio's wf. They all left Hopedale in 1850 for Olean, N. Y. There Nathaniel Edson and his son Horatio both d. at different dates, which I have not at command. The subsequent history of their survivors is too imperfectly within my knowledge to attempt giving.
ELDREDGE. Our few Eldredges are from the south-eastern shores of the State, - Nantucket, New Bedford, and the adjacent regions.
ELDREDGE, DAVID P .; ancestry not traced ; son of James Taber and Deborah (Pinkham) Eldredge; b. Nantucket, March 6, 1816; m. Phebe Ann Macy, dr. of Frederick C. and Lydia B. Macy, b. Nantucket, Dec. 4, 1823; cer. in Nan- tucket, April 25, 1844, by Rev. David Patt. An only dr. reported, - EMMA, b. Nantucket, Oct. 3, 1855.
Mr. Eldredge followed the sea, in the whaling business, for many yrs .; commencing as sailor, and rising, grade after grade, to be master. He sailed from Nantucket, New Bedford, and Boston, at different times, and was in- trusted with large responsibilities. At length he relinquished his seafaring life for pursuits on land. He came to Mil. in July, 1855. He and his bro. James T. do business, as roofers and concrete-walk layers, under the firm name, "D. P. & J. T. Eldredge." Capt. Eldredge informs me that his parents had 11 chn., all of whom are living but one; the youngest being now 46 yrs. of age. He also informs me that his wf.'s parents, Frederick C. Macy and wf., moved to Mil. from Nantucket in 1853; which prob. induced him to follow with his family in 1855. I have taken for granted that -
ELDREDGE, JAMES T., is bro. to D. P .; though he made no response to the blank family record I mailed him. I am obliged, therefore, to leave his wf. and chn., if he has any, unregistered in this work. Also I am obliged to leave out those of ---
ELDREDGE, JOHN W., partner in the firm of "Eldredge & Beattey," house- painters, who declined my call for family record.
ELDRIDGE, J. AUSTIN, machinist, h. 3 Fruit St., might have been more com- municative if I had served him with a blank, which it was my fault to omit; as various circumstances have seemed to necessitate my doing in hundreds of other cases.
ELDRIDGE, RUFUS COFFIN, made return as follows : son of Thomas M. and Ann M. (Haynes) Eldridge; b. Monument (a post-village in Barnstable Co.), Sept. 19, 1835; jeweller, etc .; m. Emily Adalaide Rice, dr. of John, 2d, and Susan Weatherbee (Knowlton) Rice, b. Northbridge, Dec. 1, 1838; cer. in Worcester, March 4, 1861, by Rev. L. M. Burrington. Their chn. : - JOHN RICE, b. Sept. 19, 1864.
RUFUS EUGENE, b. Feb. 14, 1866.
EMILY LOUISE, b. Nov. 30, 1870.
Mr. Eldridge does not report the date of his coming to Mil., but I judge him to have been here at least 15 yrs. His watch and jewelry establishment are familiar to our present population. His business enterprise and integrity command just respect; so does the social standing of himself and family.
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Milford has no reason to regret the accession of the Eldridges to its popu- lation.
ELLIS, JOHN, wf. Mary, said to be of Bell .; had 3 chn. baptized by Rev. Mr.
Frost; viz., -
ABIJAH, June 2, 1765.
CHLOE, June 7, 1767.
COMFORT, Dec. 9, 1770.
Also Mr. Frost m. Hannah Ellis of Bellingham, prob. of the same family, to Elias Thayer of Bell., March 16, 1763. Cannot trace this family further.
ELLIS, JOHN; pedigree untraced; m., 1st, Betsey Hero, dr. of John and Han- nah (Hayden) Hero, b. 1786; cer. Nov. 3, 1808. Issue : -
BETSEY, b. 1810; m. Elijah Farrington, jun., Nov. 14, 1833; she d. April 10, 1842.
Mrs. Betsey having d. an early connubial death, the hus. m., 2d, Virtue Parkhurst, dr. of Ithiel and Catherine (Rawson) Parkhurst, b. Mil., Jan. 10, 1795 ; cer. Aug. 25, 1812, by Samuel Jones, Esq. Issue :-
HORACE, b. Mil., Jan. 27, 1813.
This family no further traced.
ELLIS, PAUL, b. Oct. 20, 1761; wf. Rebecca, b. March 6, 1761; birth-place nor pedigree of either ascertained. Their chn .:-
CLARK, b. Jan. 27, 1788; m. Mary Morse, Hop., May 16, 1813.
PAUL, Jun., b. Jan. 18, 1790.
JESSE, b. July 26, 1793.
DAVID, b. July 9, 1795.
JOHN, b. June 16, 1800.
SILAS, b. May 31, 1802.
DAVID, b. Nov. 10, 1804.
PHILO M., b. June 4, 1807.
JAMES, b. Feb. 11, 1810.
Paul Ellis, the fr., d. Nov., 1826. Mrs. Rebecca, his wid., d. Dec. 4, 1810. ELLIS, CLARK, Esq., son of Paul and Rebecca Ellis, b. Jan. 27, 1788; m.
Mary Morse of Hop., b. Jan. 18, 1789; cer. Hop., May 16, 1813. Issue : - WASHINGTON, b. Mil., Feb. 17, 1814; m. Amanda M. Howard, April 26, 1838. SUSANNA CHAPIN, b. Mil., March 10, 1815; m. William Howard, April 9, 1835.
MARY MORSE, b. Mil., Aug. 18, 1817; m. J. W. Scammell, Dec. 7, 1841; she d. Nov., 1855.
ABIGAIL, b. Mil., April 25, 1819; d. June, 1856.
SARAH, b. Mil., April 10, 1822; m. Timothy Ide, jun., June 22, 1842.
WARREN, b. Mil., Jan. 1, 1823; m., 1st, Sarah M. Cutler, 1847; 2d, Delia B. Wheeler, 1871.
CLARK, Jun., b. Mil., Nov. 23, 1825; m., 1st, Sarah M. Leland, 1850; 2d, Sarah A. Eames, 1862.
ALBERT MORSE, b. Mil., April 24, 1829; m. Mary Hero, 1853; he d. Hamon- ton, N.J., Aug. 27, 1871.
The hus. and fr. was a blacksmith by trade; a very substantial man phys- ically, intellectually, and morally. He was captain of the Mil. artillery com- pany in 1821, and a very influential citizen through his active life. He held most of the responsible town offices at various periods of his public career. He was first appointed Justice of the Peace under Gov. John Brooks, in 1821, for 7 yrs .; again in 1837, under Gov. Everett; re-appointed by Gov. Briggs, in 1844,
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in 1851 by Gov. Boutwell, in 1858 by Gov. Banks, and in 1865 by Gov. Andrew ; thus serving in this office 42 yrs. He and his wf. were worthy members of the Cong. ch. from 1839 to the close of life. Mrs. Mary d. in 1872. Esq. Ellis d. in Aug., 1873.
ELLIS, WASHINGTON, son of Clark and Mary (Morse) Ellis, b. Mil., Feb. 17,
1814; m. Amanda M. Howard, dr. of Zuriel and Olive (Twitchell) Howard, b. Mil., June 6, 1816; cer. April 26, 1838, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
GEORGE HASTINGS, b. Mil., May 12, 1839; d. July 11, 1863.
HENRY CLAY, b. Mil., July 7, 1842; res. Philadelphia, Pa.
MARY AMANDA, b. Mil., June 22, 1846; m. Jotham Abijah French, Sept. 20, 1866.
ELLEN MARIA, b. Mil., Nov. 23, 1848; m. Dr. L. E. Mellen, Oct., 1876; res. Middlebury, Vt.
The hus. and fr. was a man of intelligence and enterprise, but not of robust health. He was capt. of "The Lafayette Guards" in 1842. His family held well their hereditary social rank, and enjoyed the general respect. He d. in early middle age, Aug. 14, 1850. Mrs. Amanda survives, and dwells with her dr. French in Keene, N.H.
ELLIS, WARREN, son of Clark and Mary (Morse) Ellis, b. Mil., Jan. 1, 1823; m., 1st, Louisa M. Cutter, dr. of Nathaniel and Abigail (Taylor) Cutter; cer. 1847; other particulars not ascertained. Issue :-
CHARLES W., b. July 9, 1848.
ABBY HENRIETTA, b. March 9, 1850.
ELIZABETH HUBBARD, b. Nov. 7, 1854.
Mrs. Louisa d. April 2, 1861. The hus. m., 2d, Delia (Bourke) Wheeler, widowed dr. of Thomas and Mary Bourke, b. 1841; cer. at Hopedale, Aug. 10, 1871, by the writer. No chn. Mr. E. d. March 18, 1872. Mrs. Delia and his chn. survive.
ELLIS, CLARK, Jun., son of Clark and Mary (Morse) Ellis, b. Mil., Nov. 23, 1825; trader; m., 1st, Sarah Maria Leland, dr. of Lemuel and Susanna (Hero) Leland, b. Mil., July 7, 1829; cer. Mil., Jan. 5, 1851, by Rev. Charles W. Ainsworth. Issue : -
FREDERICK LELAND, b. Mil., Nov. 29, 1854; book-keeper for Bartlett and Ellis.
ROSA MARIA b. Mil., March 15, 1861; d. same day.
EDWARD
(twins), b. Mil., March 15, 1861; d. same day.
Mrs. Sarah Maria d. April 17, 1861. The hus. m., 2d, Sarah Ann Eames, dr. of William and Martha (Frost) Eames, b. in Holl., Oct. 6, 1835; cer. Ash- land, May 20, 1862, by Rev. William M. Thayer. Issue : -
GEORGE WILLIAM, b. Mil., Sept. 2, 1863.
Mr. Ellis is now co-partner with Welcome J. Bartlett in their well-known hardware store, 174 Main St., - both honorable dealers in their line of merchan- dise. Moral character and social standing of the family eminently good.
ELLSWORTH, NATHANIEL P., and wf. Caroline ( Miller), pedigree, etc., not ascertained, stand credited on our records with the following-named chn. :- ALZINA MARIA b. Dec. 26, 1826; res. Grand Rapids, Mich. ANSELINE REBECCA (twins), b. Dec. 26, 1826; d. Aug. 14, 1828.
GEORGE ADELBERT, b. Aug. 8, 1830; said to res. in the State of N.Y.
CAROLINE, b. June 14, 1832; d. June 21, 1834.
THEODORE LYMAN, b. June 14, 1834; m., 1st, Catherine P. Tilton ; 2d, Sarah W. Pond.
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ELLSWORTH, EMERY, ENTWISTLE, ERSKINE.
Mr. Ellsworth d. Mil. some yrs. ago. Mrs. Caroline survives, and res. in the West. I have not been so accurately posted on the data of this family record as I desired.
ELLSWORTH, THEODORE LYMAN, son of Nathaniel P. and Caroline (Miller)
Ellsworth, b. Norwich, Ct., June 14, 1834; m., 1st, Catherine Proctor Tilton, dr. of Abraham and Hannah P. (Proctor) Tilton; birth-date not given, nor date of inge., nor of death. He m., 2d, Sarah W. Pond, maiden name Williams, dr. of Asa and Sarah J. (Grant) Williams, b. Medway, 1841 ; cer. at Hopedale, April 17, 1876, by the writer. Issue: -
KITTY, birth-date not given; and HARRY LYMAN, birth-date not given; d. I believe Mr. E. and family have recently moved to Boston.
EMERY, Capt. WILLIAM, son of George and Nancy (McIntosh) Emery, b. Lunenburg, April 21, 1833; m. Ellen E. Wheelan; ptge. not given; b. Boston, Feb. 19, 1838; cer. Newbern, N.C., May 6, 1862, by Rev. Mr. Hart, chaplain 3d N. Y. H. Artillery. Issue : -
WILLIE BURNSIDE, b. Rutland, Feb. 9, 1863; d. Sept. 7, 1863, Rutland.
JENNIE STEVENS, b. Mil., Aug. 13, 1865; d. here April 8, 1869.
GEORGE EDWIN, b. Mil., March 27, 1870.
Mrs. Ellen d. here, Aug. 9, 1877. Capt. Emery came to Mil. in 1859. His principal occupation has been carriage-trimming. He served with honor in the civil war. See "War-Record," p. 142.
ENTWISTLE, THOMAS CHADWICK, a travelling agent of George Draper &
Sons for the sale, etc., of their cotton and woollen machinery; b. in Lan- cashire Co., Eng., Sept. 8, 1846; son of Ralph and Ellen (Chadwick) Entwistle; m. Mary Ann Crook, dr. of James and Susan Crook, b. in said Lancashire, June, 1844; cer. Dec., 1864, in said co., by whom not stated. Their chn .: -
SUSAN ELLEN, b. Accrington, Eng., July 8, 1866; d. March 13, 1867.
LEAH, b. Accrington, Eng., Aug., 1867; d. Nov., 1871.
RALPH, b. Accrington, Eng., Nov., 1869; d. Feb., 1871.
Mrs. Mary Ann d. Hopedale, Feb. 17, 1878. The hus. m., 2d, Phoebe Foster Burnham, dr. of Addison P. and Phœbe (Mears) Burnham, b. Manchester, Sept. 7, 1848; cer. in Mil., Dec. 30, 1879, by Rev. David O. Mears of Worcester. Mr. E., after continuing in his agency over 5 yrs., terminated the same, and left town. He has entered into business in another connection, and res., perhaps, in Lowell.
ERSKINE, JOHN, Esq., son of Christopher and Freelove (Green) Erskine; birth place and date not ascertained; m. Harriet Bethiah Godfrey, dr. of William and Nancy (Stearns) Godfrey, b. Mil., Aug. 13, 1810; cer. Mil., Sept. 20, 1830, by Rev. David Long. Issue : -
CLARA, b. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 28, 1834; m. James H. Clement, Aug. 2, 1852.
JOHN, Jun., b. Claremont, N.H., July 13, 1836; m. Catherine Walker, dr. Joseph Walker, Newton.
WILLIAM, b. Mil., Oct. 31, 1843; d. in early infancy.
Mr. Erskine was an enterprising business man in various parts of the world before he became a citizen here, which was in 1837 or 1838. He was capable and well qualified for public as well as private positions. He served his fellow- citizens as town-clerk, justice of the peace, etc. He finally left town, and d. at the res. of Mrs. Clement, his dr. in Newton, July 5, 1861. Mrs. Harriet B3; his respected wid., has res. mostly in Boston since his death, enjoying compara- tively good health and vigor.
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ESTABROOK, JOSEPH MASON, son of Joseph and Mehetabel (Mason) Esta- brook, b. Holden, Sept. 17, 1837; m. Mary Caroline Whitmore, dr. of James H. and Martha Ann (Stowe) Whitmore, b. Framingham, April 9, 1843; cer. in Worcester, Nov. 26, 1867, by Rev. Merrill Richardson. One adopted dr. :- PAULINE, b. Montpelier, Vt., Aug. 29, 1869.
Mr. Estabrook is well known as a partner in the enterprising firm of " Esta- brook, Wires, & Co.," clinching-screw manufacturers, etc., Spring St., opposite Front. Business and social standing of himself and family eminently good. ESTES, HENRY, and wf. Susan, are credited with one child born here, -
HENRY, b. May 2, 1833. Family no further traced.
ESTY, JOHN WESTLEY, son of Warren and Alice (Leavens) Esty, b. Warren, April 6, 1850; machinist; m. Lucinda Maria Gaskill, dr. of Micajah C. and Alzada (Gould) Gaskill, b. Mendon, March 4, 1858; cer. Woonsocket, R.I., July 7, 1878, by Rev. C. J. White. Issue : -
JESSE ARLON, b. Hopedale, Feb. 8, 1879. Res. Hopedale 3 yrs.
EVANS, SAMUEL, and wf. Ruth (Green), are credited with chn. as follows : - JAMES GREEN, b. Sept. 11, 1816; d. Oct. 13, 1818.
DANIEL, b. July 6, 1818.
ROWLAND G., b. July 30, 1820.
AMANDA MALVINA, b. Feb. 5, 1827; d. Jan. 27, 1828.
SAMUEL J., b. Jan. 1, 1829; m. Elizabeth A. Warren, May 9, 1849.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. May 14, 1831.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. March 3, 1833.
Mr. Evans d. Dec. 23, 1849. Mrs. Ruth, his wid., subsequently m. Capt. Timothy Perry of Hop., who d. suddenly March 14, 1860, in his 72d yr. I am told Mrs. Ruth has since d. Samuel J. Evans and family res. several yrs. in town, but left. I am quite unable to trace any of the family further.
FAIRBANKS, AMASA, pedigree, etc., untraced; m. Rhoda Barber, dr. of Ham-
let and Rhoda (Ware Clark) Barber, b. Oct. 22, 1783; cer. Oct. 11, 1807, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
SABIN FARRINGTON, b. July 10, 1808.
HAMLET BARBER, b. Oct. 2, 1809.
SALLY, b. Nov. 16, 1811.
WILLIAM, b. Aug. 31, 1813.
ELIZA ANN, b. Sept. 15, 1815.
ANNETTE, b. March 22, 1817.
MARY ADAMS, b. July 10, 1823.
I find myself unable to trace this family further.
FAIRBANKS, GIDEON, and wf. Patty, or Polly, res. several yrs. on now So. Main St., near Eli Bowker. I find his name on tax-list for 1818, about which time I suspect he must have come into town; and I have an impression of being told that he came from So. Franklin. No chn .. are recorded to this pair. Gideon Fairbanks d. Aug. 14, 1826. Mrs. Polly, his wid., afterwards m. Isaac Davenport, Esq.
FAIRBANKS, LEONARD, son of Leonard and Keziah (Harding) Fairbanks, b. E. Medway, Sept. 11, 1820; cabinet-maker, undertaker, and sexton; came into Mil., Nov. 1, 1839; m., 1st, Sarah Cobb, dr. of Elmer and Sylvia (Johnson) Cobb, b. Mil., May 2, 1824; cer. Aug. 15, 1847, by Rev. Preston Pond. She d. childless, March 28, 1858. The hus. m., 2d, Sarah Pendle- ton, dr. of Robert and Mary (Franklin) Pendleton, b. Ashford, Ct., Oct. 22, 1823; cer. Feb. 19, 1860, by Rev. J. C. Bodwell of Framinghamn. She d.
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childless, Oct. 22, 1863. The hus. m., 3d, Amanda Whitman, wid. of J. D. Whitman, and dr. of Robert and Sophia Clark, b. Unity, N.H., May 2, 1833; cer. in Ashland, July 22, 1866. Issue : -
ABBIE AUGUSTA, b. Nov. 16, 1871; d. July 1, 1877.
Adopted dr., GRACIE, b. Boston, Nov. 2, 1875.
OTHER FAIRBANKSES IN DIRECTORIES.
FAIRBANKS, GEORGE, farmer, No. Purchase. 1856, '78. FAIRBANKS, GEORGE, cabinet-maker. 1856.
FAIRBANKS, JOHN E., farmer, No. Purchase. 1856.
FAIRBANKS, GEORGE H., Jun., bootmaker. 1869, '72, '75, '78. FAIRBANKS, GEORGE T., bootmaker. 1869.
FAIRBANKS, GEORGE, painter. 1869, '72, '75, '78, '80.
FAIRBANKS, HENRY C., bootmaker. 1869, '72, '75, '78, '80. FAIRBANKS, BENJAMIN, farmer, No. Purchase. 1869. FAIRBANKS, CHARLES, carpenter. 1869.
FAIRBANKS, ALBERT F., bootmaker. 1872, '75.
FAIRBANKS, CHARLES T., sole-leather cutter. 1872, '75, '78, '80. FAIRBANKS, NAHUM B., bootmaker. 1872, '75, '78, '80. FAIRBANKS, WILLIAM H., farmer, No. Purchase. 1872, '75, '78, '80. FAIRBANKS, ELIZABETH, wid. of Benjamin. 1878.
FAIRBANKS, ANDREW J., bds. George Anderson's. 1880. FAIRBANKS, W. AUGUSTUS, tinsmith. 1880.
None of these have reported any family record.
FALES. Our most conspicuous families of this name are descendants of James Fales, originally written Vales. He came from Chester, Eng., early in the 17th century, and was among the first settlers in Dedham while it was called by the name "Contentment." He signed the original ch. covenant of that plantation on the 10th day of the 7th month (Sept.), 1636, O. S. He was admitted a townsman, or freeman, of Dedham in 1653. He served as a soldier in King Philip's devastating war of 1675-76. He m. Anna Brock of Dedham, in 1654, and by her had 3 sons and 4 drs. The names of his sons were James, John, and Ebenezer. James m. Dorothy Fisher of Dedham, and set. in what is now Walpole, where his descendants have continued to dwell for over 200 yrs. John set. in Wrentham, and m. Eunity Hawes. They are the ancestors of the families of this name now in Wrentham and other parts of the country. Ebenezer inherited the farm of James,1 which was located in that part of Ded- ham now known as East St. James 1 had a James,2 who had a son Peter,3 who had a son Peter,4 who had a son Amaziah,5 who had a son Aaron Clark.6 With this Aaron Clark 6 I commence my tabulations.
FALES, AARON CLARK 6 (Amaziah,5 Peter,4 Peter,8 James,2 James 1), b. Wal- pole, July 6, 1756; m. Hephzibah Everett, b. Dedham, Feb. 1, 1763; cer. in Walpole, July 3, 1783, by Rev. J. W. Chickering. Their chn. : -
LEWIS, b. April 9, 1785.
MARY, b. July 4, 1787.
SALLY, b. May 12, 1791.
LOWELL, b. July 29, 1793; m., 1st, Sally Cole; 2d, Alpha (Wheelock) Bowker. EUNITY, b. Aug. 9, 1796.
SILAS, b. June 10, 1798; m., 1st, Maria Fisher, Dec. 10, 1828; 2d, Roxa Perrigo. WARREN, b. Nov. 22, 1800.
WILLIAM EVERETT, b. March 7, 1803.
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Aaron C. was 19 yrs. old when the Revolutionary War broke out, and on the 19th of April, 1775, marched to Lexington as fifer for a Walpole company, under Capt. Seth Bullard. During the war he rendered various terms of ser- vice. He was a member of the 7th Co., commanded by Capt. Perez Cushing, in Crafts' Regt. Artillery, whereof Paul Revere was Lieut .- Col. He took part in fortifying Dorchester Heights, which resulted in the evacuation of Boston. He was at West Point under command of the traitor Benedict Arnold, and saw him rowed off, on the night of his desertion, to the British brig " Vulture," by 8 men of his company. He held a respectable standing in all the circles of society in which he moved. He d. in Walpole, Sept. 25, 1826. His wid. d. April 2, 1853. FALES, LOWELL 7 (Aaron Clark,6 Amaziah,5 Peter,4 Peter,3 James,2 James 1),
b. Walpole, July 29, 1793; mr.'s maiden name, Hephzibah Everett; m., 1st, Sally Cole, dr. of Noah and Abilena (Freeman) Cole; cer. Jan. 28, 1817; other particulars not given. No chn. Mrs. Sally d. Nov. 24, 1818, a. 22 yrs .; and the hus. m., 2d, Alpha ( Wheelock) Bowker, dr. of Obadiah and Lydia (Thurber) Wheelock, and wid. of Ethan Bowker, b. Mil., Nov. 28, 1798; cer. in Mil., Feb. 9, 1824, by Rev. David Long. Their chn. : -
WILLIAM EVERETT, b. No. Providence, R.I., Dec. 11, 1824; m. Mary L. War- field, 1852.
SARAH COLE, b. Mil., Oct. 21, 1827; d. Feb. 26, 1829.
SARAH ELIZABETH, b. Mil., April 15, 1830.
GEORGE, b. Mil., Feb. 5, 1832; d. May 5, 1844.
LOWELL, Jun., b. Mil., Oct. 19, 1834; m. Julia A. Bates, 1872.
SUSAN, b. Mil., July 19, 1837.
Lowell Fales, the hus. and fr., came to Mil. in March, 1815, to build a wheelwright shop or carriage factory for Dea. Peter Rockwood. He was a mas- ter builder all his active life, and was the principal contractor for the erection of churches and other public edifices in this general vicinity many yrs. He was a very executive and reliable man in his calling, an excellent citizen, and uni- versally respected for his solid worth in all the relations of life; and he was the head of a family of like moral and social character. He d. quietly, sitting in his easy-chair, after a comparatively short decline, Jan. 13, 1875, a. 81 yrs. 5 mos. and 16 ds. Mrs. Alpha had a long and wasting decline. She d. Nov. 15, 1875, a. 78 yrs. 11 mos. and 18 ds. Their homestead was in So. Mil., in the vicin- ity of the ancient schoolhouse common, and their dwelling-house on Plain St. ' FALES, SILAS 7 (Aaron Clark,6 Amaziah,5 Peter,4 Peter,3 James,2 James 1), b.
Walpole, June 10, 1798; m., 1st, Maria Fisher, dr. of Daniel and Nabby Fisher, b. Walpole, March 22, 1801; cer. Dec. 10, 1823, by whom not given. Their chn. : -
LEWIS, b. Walpole, June 19, 1824; m. Sarah A. Wheelock, Aug. 26, 1862.
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