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CHARLES, b. Walpole, June 24, 1826.
SILAS EVERETT, b. Walpole, Aug. 10, 1828.
JOEL FISHER, b. Walpole, Sept. 29, 1830; m. Olive Lewis ; he d. April 2, 1876. HARRIET MARIE, b. Walpole, Sept. 6, 1833.
Mrs. Maria d. Dec. 30, 1833. The hus. m., 2d, Roxa Perrigo of Wrentham, in 1834. Their chn .: -
HENRY EDWIN, b. Walpole, Nov. 6, 1837; m. Clara A. Hayward, Nov. 5, 1867.
MARIA ALICE ELIZA, b. Walpole, April 18, 1839.
MILTON EMMONS, b. Walpole, Aug. 13, 1840.
HARRIET ANNA, b. Walpole, April 9, 1842.
SARAH PERRIGO, b. Walpole, Jan. 2, 1846.
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Of the qualities and characteristics of this family I have no personal knowl- edge, except that which I derive from acquaintance with the two members who have made Mil. their home. From these specimens I infer an eminent rank for the whole. Silas, the hus. and fr., was a carpenter and farmer. He d. Sept. 7, 1877. Concerning Mrs. Roxa I am not further informed.
FALES, LEWIS, Esq.8 (Silas,7 Aaron Clark,6 Amaziah,5 Peter,4 Peter,8 James,2 James 1), b. Walpole, June 19, 1824; m. Sarah A. Wheelock, dr. of Andrus and Lovice (Hill) Wheelock, b. Mendon, March 22, 1829; cer. in Blackstone, Aug. 26, 1862, by Rev. George B. Hamlin. No chn., except the following named by adoption : -
FRANCIS LEWIS, b. March 13, 1865.
WILLARD LEWIS, b. Feb. 27, 1868.
These are sons of Joel Fisher and Olive (Lewis) Fales, and were nephews by natural kindred to Lewis, Esq. He adopted them on the death of their fr., which took place April 2, 1876. They are intelligent, docile, and affectionate lads, and very dear to their adoptive parents. Mr. Fales came to Mil. in 1841, and has ever since res. here. His wf. was long one of our most competent, efficient, and successful public-school teachers. His own regular occupation has been that of architect, in which line he has had abundant employment, and been deservedly popular. But his fellow-citizens soon found him so ready and trustworthy in the despatch of public business, that they loaded him down with all sorts of official responsibility. He was town-clerk from 1859 to 1881, and justice of the peace from 1861. Town offices, both statutory and special, courted his acceptance, beyond his strength to execute. In parochial affairs, masonry, and the various voluntary associations, he has had his hands full of duties and honors; yet he has been a man of such unpretentious modesty as to win his positions and influence without asking for them. At the date of this writing he has just gone to Florida with his family, under serious pressure of pulmonary, or, perhaps, bronchial debility, hoping to find in the restorative elements of that genial climate the health which the severe cold of ours has greatly endangered. Hosts of friends followed him and his accompanying fam- ily with earnest good wishes for their success. It was not complete; and he returned in the early summer of 1881, too great an invalid to resume active business. He d. greatly lamented and honored Sept. 11, 1881.
FALES, HENRY EDWIN, Esq.8 (Silas,7 Aaron Clark,6 Amaziah,5 Peter,4 Peter, 3 James,2 Janies 1), b. Walpole, Nov. 6, 1837; mr.'s maiden name, Roxa Per- rigo; m., 1st, name and particulars not given, who d .; and he m., 2d, Clara A. Hayward, dr. of Samuel W. and Ann Janette (Bullard) Hayward, b. Mil., Dec. 17, 1844; cer. Mil., Nov. 5, 1867, by Rev. J. B. Thornton. Issue : -
HAROLD EVERETT, b. Mil., May 21, 1871.
CLARA ETHALYN, b. Mil., July 16, 1879.
Mr. Fales came to Mil. in 1863. I had his promise of a more complete family record, and an outline sketch of his induction into professional life, but for some reason have failed to receive them. He is a man of strong natural abilities, ambition, and practical tact; has been largely self-educated, and suc- ceeds well in his profession. He was admitted to the bar May 3, 1863, and is law partner with James R. Davis, Esq., under the firm title, "Fales & Davis." He has been captain of militia, and is receiving honorable civil promotion, with a promising future before him.
FALES, WILLIAM EVERETT 8 (Lowell,7 Aaron Clark, 6 Amaziah, 5 Peter, + Peter, 8
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James,2 James 1), b. in No. Providence, R.I .. Dec. 11, 1824; mr.'s maiden name, Alpha Wheelock; m. Mary Louisa Warfield, dr. of Samuel and Martha (Johnson) Warfield, b. in Mil., July 28, 1827; cer. at Hopedale, Oct. 3, 1852, by the writer. Issue : -
GEORGE THURBER, b. Mil., May 1, 1853; m. Ellen Augusta Packard, Oct. 6, 1880.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. Mil., Aug. 31, 1855.
LOWELL ETHAN, b. Mil., Sept. 28, 1858.
Mr. Fales is an executive, enterprising carpenter, whose homestead is on So. Main St., near where Howard branches off. The family comes of a good stock on both sides, and worthily sustains the ancestral reputation.
FALES, LOWELL, Jun.8 (Lowell,7 Aaron Clark,6 Amaziah,5 Peter,4 Peter,3 James,2 James1), b. in Mil., Oct. 19, 1834; mr.'s maiden name, Alpha Wheelock; m. Julia Ann Bates, dr. of Benjamin and Susan Reed (Payson) Bates, b. in Mil., 1846; cer. in Mil., Jan. 2, 1872, by Rev. C. W. Redding. Issue : -
FRANK LOWELL, b. Mil., Nov. 26, 1872; d. Dec. 29, 1878.
COURTLAND WINFIELD, b. Mil., April 17, 1875 ; d. Aug. 19, 1875.
In the lineal descent, a good carpenter. Homestead Grove, corner of Forest St. Family pedigree on both sides reputably sustained.
Several other families of the name Fales have res. for longer or shorter periods in town; but I am not posted on their pedigree or family records.
FALES, HORACE, with wf. and 5 chn., lived in the "Salt-Box," so called, in the north-westerly section of Mil., on the Davenport road. On the P.M. of Feb. 24, 1846, their tenement took fire; and they were completely burnt out. They were poor people, and received kind assistance from their neighbors, among whom were our Hopedalians. Whence this family came, or whither they went, I never knew.
FALES, LEWIS, a butcher, dwelt many yrs. on West St., now so called, and perhaps in other localities. His name appears in the "Sargeant Directory" of 1856; and I have often heard him spoken of in his calling, but can give no account of his lineage, wf., or chn.
FALES, HENRY, is mentioned as a bootmaker, who boarded somewhere on now Cedar St. No knowledge of him.
FALES, GEORGE L., is mentioned in the Directory of 1869. Some others of later date have attracted my attention; but from none of these have I received any reports.
FARNUM, DAVID 5 (Peter,4 Moses,3 Moses,2 Jonathan 1); birth-date not ascer- tained; m. Betsey Parkhurst, dr. of Ithiel and Catherine (Rawson) Park- hurst, b. Mil., April 26, 1798; cer. Mil., Nov. 2, 1823, by Rev. Hezekiah Thatcher. Issue ; -
ITHIEL PARKHURST, b. (Farnumsville) Grafton, Feb. 20, 1825; m. Laura E. Moore, 1860.
ELIZABETH, b. (Farnumsville) Grafton, March 20, 1828; unm .; res. Medway.
The family moved from Farnumsville into Mil. about the yr. 1854 or 1855. Upright, orderly, peaceable people. Mr. F. d. here Jan. 14, 1871. His wf. soon followed him; she d. Feb. 12, 1871. He d. at the a. of 74 yrs. ; she, at the a. of 71 yrs.
FARNUM, ITHIEL PARKHURST 6 (David,5 Peter,4 Moses,3 Moses,2 Jonathan 1), b., as above, Feb. 20, 1825; m. Laura E. Moore of Marlborough; cer. April 3, 1860. Issue : -
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GEORGE E., b. Aug. 18, 1862.
GRACE, b. May 11, 1870.
The hus. and fr. has, I believe, long been engaged in the boot business. He owns a dwelling-house in town, but has for some yrs. had his family res. in Chicago, Ill.
FARRAH, BENJAMIN, was m. to Deborah Rockwood, Sept. 25, 1753, by Rev. A. Frost. No further traced.
FARRINGTON, ELIJAII, and wf. Puah, pedigree, etc., not ascertained, had, - DEXTER, b. July 28, 1804; m. Hephzibah Claflin, Nov. 12, 1830. They res. Holl.
DAVID, b. July 10, 1806; untraced.
ELIJAH, Jun., b. Sept. 9, 1808; m. Betsey Ellis, Nov. 14, 1833; she d. April 10, 1842.
JOHN, b. March 6, 1811; d. Holl., May 8, 1842.
HANNAH CLAFLIN, b. July 18, 1813; m. James Russell Claflin, March, 1836. She d. June 3, 1864.
AARON HAYDEN, b. Aug. 3, 1816; d. March 10, 1818.
I have not at ready command any further data respecting this family.
FARRINGTON, ELIJAH, Jun., son of Elijah and Puah, b., as above, Sept. 9, 1808; m. Betsey Ellis, dr. of John and Betsey (Hero) Ellis, b. 1810; cer. Nov. 14, 1833, by the writer. Issue : -
JANE E., b. Aug. 16, 1838.
JOHN E., b. April 4, 1842. Mrs. Betsey, the mr., d. April 10, 1842. Family no further traced.
FAY. Only a few of this name have been numbered among our inhabit- ants. Two or three transient sojourners preceded the late Dr. Allen C. Fay, who set. here in 1837, and continued permanently among us until his recent death. Dr. Joseph A. Fay, his son, has favored me with a valuable manuscript genealogy of the Fays, which enables me to trace his fr.'s ancestry back to John Fay. It appears that this ancestral immigrant was b. in Eng. about the yr. 1648; that he arrived at Boston in the ship "Speedwell " from Gravesend, June 27, 1656, -a young man of 18 yrs .; that he first went to Sudbury, and ' soon after set. in Marlborough, where he lived till his death, except for a short time at Watertown during King Philip's war; that he was twice m., and had 8 chn .; and that he d. Dec. 5, 1690. From these sprang a numerous progeny, including most, if not all, the Fays in the neighboring towns for many miles around, besides a host scattered far and wide over the country. I therefore proceed.
FAY, ALLEN CLARK, M.D.6 (Joseph,5 Joseph,4 Gershom,3 Gershom,2 John 1) ; mr.'s maiden name, Sarah Graves, dr. of Elias and Sarah (Clark) Graves, b. in Walpole, N.H., Sept. 28, 1803; graduated 1834 at Woodstock (Vt.) Medical College, besides reading with the celebrated "old Dr. Twitchell " in Keene, N.H .; m., 1st, Hannah Leonard Kingsbury, dr. of Ephraim and Hannah L. Kingsbury, b. Alstead, N.H., July 15, 1805; cer. Alstead, N.H., June 23, 1828, by Rev. Seth S. Arnold. Their chn .: -
ELMIRA, b. Walpole, N. H., June 21, 1829; d. March 12, 1832.
HARRIET ELMIRA, b. Alstead, N.H., June 24, 1832; d. Feb. 16, 1834.
CHARLES REDDINGTON, b. Winchendon, Mass., April 16, 1834; d. Aug. 27, 1835.
Mrs. Hannah d. in Mil., April 27, 1842. Dr. Fay m., 2d, Emily Ann Kings- bury, dr. of Joseph and Kezia Kingsbury, b. Alstead, N.H., July 10, 1815; cer- in Alstead, N. H., June 7, 1843, by Rev. Darwin Adams. Their chn. : -
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JOSEPH ALLEN, b. Mil., March 8, 1844; see his record below.
EMILY SOPHIA, b. Mil., Aug. 20, 1846; d. April 3, 1848.
CHARLES KINGSBURY, b. Mil., March 3, 1851; d. April 6, 1853.
Mrs. Emily, a woman of great worth, and highly esteemed by all who were privileged to know her, d. in Mil. quite suddenly, Dec. 15, 1878. Dr. Fay com- menced practice in Winchendon, whence he came hither in 1836. Dr. Addison S. Peck was just then the only physician in town, having succeeded his fr., Dr. Gustavus D. Peck, who had removed to Sunderland. Dr. Fay contracted with the younger Dr. P. to take his practice, and purchase his real estate, -a part of what had belonged aforetime to the elder Dr. P., and had come down from Nathaniel Morse through Eleazer Wight and his son Abner. Having planted himself in his new position, Dr. Fay soon commanded an ample professional field, and achieved a large success, which he held fast till the infirmities of age compelled him to relinquish it to his son. "The Milford Journal" of June 23, 1880, in announcing his death on the preceding Friday, June 18, 1880, closes its notice thus : -
" The deceased was president of the Milford Gas-Light Company at the time of his death, and had been a member of the Thurber Medical Institute from the day of its organizing, and was always permanently and zealously identified with its interests. He always enjoyed a wide reputation as a skilful, careful practitioner; and his death will be sincerely mourned in many a family in Milford and its vicinity. He was a man of great geniality and good humor, which characteristics he retained to the last."
FAY, JOSEPH ALLEN, M.D.7 (Dr. Allen C.,6 Joseph,5 Joseph,4 Gershom, 8 Gershom,2 John 1), b. in Mil., as aforesaid, March 8, 1844; grad. Berkshire Med. Col. at Pittsfield, and commenced practice 1867, in connection with his fr. He has been eminently successful, and ranks high in his profession, as well as in all the relations of society. He m. Georgie Glackmeyer, dr. of George and Charlotte (Halstead) Glackmeyer, b. in New Orleans, La., Sept. 27, 1850; cer. in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 22, 1875, by Rev. Dr. C. W. Homer. Thus far 1 child of brief life: -
HATTIE, b. Oct. 12, 1876; d. Oct. 18, 1876, a. only 6 days.
Dr. J. Allen Fay is sole inheritor of the paternal estate, has a wide field of usefulness before him, and gives promise of a prosperous career in life.
FAY, LOWELL, pedigree untraced; m. Eleanor Leland, dr. of Daniel and Hannah (Jones) Leland, b. Holl., 1810. They had 2 chn. b. here; viz., - ELIZABETH SMITH, b. June 22, 1832.
EMILY MARSH, b. Dec. 27, 1833.
They res. in town several yrs., and afterwards dwelt in Upton. No further traced.
FAY, FRANK I., clerk, is a recent comer. He appears first in Directory for 1880.
FELTON, NATHANIEL, and wf. Abigail, pedigree, etc., untraced, stand credited with the birth of one child, -
WELCOME, b. April 6, 1832. No further mentioned.
FELTON, LANDSFORD BURR, recently decd., came into town some 28 to 30 yrs. ago, from Barre, I think. He and his wf. became well known to our general community as host and hostess of our hotels, and won deserved popularity by their genial deportment towards all who had occasion to hold intercourse with them. They were uncompromising temperance people in the midst of temptation to countenance the contrary habits. Later, Mr. F. was a
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successful master hackman; and, last, a practical farmer on a part of the ancient Daniell homestead, between Main St. E. and Medway St. He owned the buildings, and a considerable portion of the farmn. His prede- cessors there were Josiah Partridge, Jasper Daniell, Oliver Daniell, and Samuel Daniell.
Mr. F. gave me his grandparents' names as Stephen and Sarah (Deland) Felton. They were of New Salem. He was b. there Oct. 21, 1756, and she also May 27, 1767. He served 9 mos. in the Revolutionary war. They were m. there Oct. 22, 1777, prob. by Rev. Mr. Foster. Issue : -
ABIGAIL, b. July 12, 1778; m, a Mr. Foster; she d. June 21, 1802, a. 24 yrs. RACHEL, b. May 24, 1780, m., 1st, Ezekiel Leonard ; 2d, Dea. Mears.
STEPHEN, b. May 18, 1782; m. Rhoda Ayers, 1811; and d., without issue, 1817.
LYDIA, b. June 10, 1784; d. July 8, 1803, a. nearly 20 yrs.
DANIEL, b. March 9, 1787; m. Fanny Holden of New Salem.
THORNDIKE, b. April 26, 1789; m. Joanna Chamberlain of Pembroke.
SARAH, b. June 6, 1791; m., 1st, Mr. Hooper; 2d, Mr. Macomber; no issue.
PROCTOR, b. May 17, 1794; m. a Mrs. Prescott with 5 chn .; he d. 1874.
GEORGE DELAND, b. Jan. 25, 1797; d. Sept. 30, 1802.
EBENEZER, b. May 21, 1800; in., 1st, Drury, 8 chn .; 2d, Topliff, 7 chn .; still living.
ABIGAIL, 2d, b. March 22, 1803; untraced.
GEORGE DELAND, 2d, b. Dec. 12, 1805; now living.
The parents and most of the chn. belonged to the farming class. The fr. d. April 8, 1841, a, 84 yrs. The mr. d. March 18, 1848, a. 86 yrs.
FELTON, THORNDIKE, son of Stephen and Sarah (Deland) Felton, b. April . 26, 1789; m. Joanna Chamberlain, dr. of Freedom and Priscilla (Joselyn) Chamberlain, b. Pembroke, Oct. 10, 1789; cer. Nov., 1815, in New Salem, by Rev. Alpheus Harding. Issue :-
LANDSFORD BURR, b. Aug. 29, 1815; m. Harriet Augusta Parker, May 3, 1838.
STEPHEN, b. 1817.
LYDIA, m. Daniel Felton of Hanover.
REBECCA, m. Sylvanus Bates.
WILLIAM, d. in early infancy.
The fr. d. in New Salem, Oct., 1825. The mr. d. in Hanover, Jan., 1875. FELTON, LANDSFORD BURR, son of Thorndike and Joanna (Chamberlain) Felton; b. New Salem, Aug. 29, 1815; m. Harriet Augusta Parker, dr. of Samuel and Hannah (Fay) Parker, b. Hardwick, Sept. 13, 1819; cer. in Hardwick, May 3, 1838, by Rev. John Goldsbury. Issue : -
FISK ALBERT, b. Barre, May 18, 1844; m. Lizzie Madora Chase of Boston. FRANK BURR, b. Mil., June 3, 1853; m. Katie Elizabeth Smith, Jan. 16, 1876. LONA FOREST, b. Mil., Jan. 22, 1855; d. March 5 ensuing.
ETTA LUZELL, b. Mil., March 25, 1856; d. Jan. 19, 1858.
Mr. F. was held in respectful estimation as a citizen, and honored with sev- eral town offices. Also, in the various associations of which he was a member, as well as the public, he and his companion had a reputable standing. He d. rather suddenly, March 29, 1880, on his homestead, and his remains repose in Pine-grove Cemetery. His worthy wid. and 2 sons survive. The eldest son res., I believe, in Boston. He and wf. have 2 chn. Frank B. and wf. dwell on the family homestead with their widowed motlier.
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FIELD. John Field was an eminent astronomer. He was born in Lon- don, Eng., about the yr. 1520, and d. at Ardsley in 1587. He left 8 sons and 1 dr. Several of his grandsons emigrated to this country, and are said to be the ancestors of nearly all the Fields in New England, New York, and New Jersey. Among these were Zechariah, John, and William Field. Zechariah first set. in Dorchester, but removed with a colony to Hartford, Ct .; whence, in 1659, he removed to Hadley, thence to Northampton, and thence, in 1663, to Hatfield. There he d. in 1666. He is the ancestor of the Connecticut-river Fields generally. John and William, two bros., were cousins of Zechariah; and they set. with Roger Williams in Providence, R.I., about the yr. 1636. John Field, jun., left Providence, and set. in West Bridgewater about 1677. He had a son Richard, he a son Jabez, and he a son Ephraim. This Ephraim emi- grated to Paris, Me., and there had a son Zibeon, the fr. of our two prominent Fields, Perley P. and Zibeon C. These, reckoning from John of Providence, are of the 7th generation. Some interesting particulars of this lineage, on both the male and female sides, have been given me, but are omitted for brevity's sake.
FIELD, ZIBEON 6 (Ephraim,5 Jabez,4 Richard,3 John,2 John 1), b. Bridgewater, Dec. 7, 1795; m. Lydia Howe, b. April 28, 1798; cer. April 27, 1818. Their chn. :-
ANSEL S., b. April 13, 1819; m. Clarissa D. Butterfield, and res. several yrs. in Mil.
ZIBEON C., b. Dec. 29, 1821; d. in infancy, Oct. 4, 1823.
FRANCIS B., b. Dec. 16, 1823; m. Abby Bradbury of Farmington, Me.
BELINDA, b. Oct. 6, 1828; m., 1st, Thomas Hiscock; 2d, Cyrus W. Bailey ; both some time in Mil.
PERLEY P., b. March 22, 1830; m., 1st, Charlotte P. Corbett; 2d, Lurency Stone; 3d, Emma Fogg.
ZIBEON C., b. Dec. 25, 1831; m., 1st, Lydia Ann Corbett; 2d, Anna Thwing.
MASON G., b. March 23, 1835; m. Helen Ripley ; res. several yrs. in Mil.
CAROLINE E., b. May 23, 1837; m. Ithiel Welch ; res. here 2 yrs.
DANA A., b. Aug. 9, 1839; m. Melissa Holbrook; served as a soldier from Mil.
LYDIA J., b. Oct. 3, 1841; m. Leonard Ripley, and res. Paris, Me.
Mrs. Lydia d. Nov. 7, 1847. The hus. subsequently m. Mrs. Eliza Whitman, and they had 3 drs .; names, etc., omitted.
FIELD, ANSEL S.7 (Zibeon,6 Ephraim,5 Jabez,4 Richard,3 John,2 John1), b. in Paris, Me., April 13, 1819; m. Clarissa, dr. of John Butterfield, Farming- ton, Me. They lived several yrs. in the north part of Mil., and had then 6 chn .; names not given. Now set. in Tustin City, Cal.
FIELD, FRANCIS B., the next oldest bro., never res. here. He travelled exten- sively in the Southern States, finally set. down in Farmington, Me., and d. treasurer of Franklin Co., May, 1854. It seems that the oldest sister, and both her successive husbands, Hiscock and Bailey, lived here several years.
FIELD, PERLEY P.7 (Zibeon,6 Ephraim,5 Jabez,4 Richard,3 John,2 John 1), b. in Paris, Me., March 22, 1830; came here, and engaged in business, 1849. He m., 1st, Charlotte P., dr. of Col. Peter and Hopestill S. (Prentice) Corbett, b. Oct. 7, 1833; cer. at Hopedale, Aug. 15, 1854, by the writer. Their chu. : -
FRANCES P., b. Feb. 8, 1858; d. in infancy.
Ziben le Field
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ABBIE LOUISA, b. May 2, 1863; d. in infancy.
Mrs. Charlotte d. Sept. 7, 1865. The hus. m., 2d, Lurency Stone, who lived but a few yrs. He m., 3d, Mrs. Emma L. Fogg ; cer. June 5, 1872. Issue, 1 son, -
PRENTICE PERLEY, b. June 23, 1873.
Mr. Field removed a while to Holl., but has returned, and is prosecuting the coal and lumber business with his accustomed enterprise.
FIELD, ZIBEON C.7 (Zibeon,6 Ephraim,5 Jabez, 4 Richard,3 John,2 John 1), b. in Paris, Me., Dec. 25, 1831; came to Mil. in 1848; m., 1st, Lydia Ann Corbett, dr. of Col. Peter and Hopestill S. (Prentice) Corbett, b. Aug. 20, 1836; cer. March 5, 1858, by Rev. J. R. Johnson. Their chn .: -
PRENTICE CORBETT, b. May 20, 1859; d. Jan. 7, 1863.
FRANCES DANA, b. Dec. 8, 1861.
CHARLOTTE THAYER, b. Oct. 9, 1865.
GRACE PRENTICE, b. Dec. 12, 1868.
Mrs. Lydia Ann d. March 21, 1872, in her 36th yr. The hus. m., 2d, Anna Thwing, dr. of Almon and Sarah Ann (Darling) Thwing, b. in Uxbridge, March 21, 1842; cer. at the parental home in Hopedale, June 17, 1874, by the writer.
Mr. Field's business enterprise, public services as selectman, rep. to Gen. Court, justice peace, school committeeman, etc., are too well and favorably known by our citizens generally to need any testimony of commendation. His wives have been worthy of him, and the present one has won deserved encomiums by her long efficiency and excellence as a teacher in our public schools.
FIELD, MASON G., the next bro. in age, res. here for several yrs., but is now doing business in Syracuse, N.Y.
FIELD, DANA, the next oldest bro., served this town faithfully throughout the war of the Rebellion. See his record in the war chap.
FIELD, PHINEAS 6 (Erastus,5 William,4 Jonathan,3 Joseph,2 Zechariah 1), b. Leverett, March 13, 1809; m. Thankful M. Field, dr. of Silas and Mary (Woodbury) Field, b. in Leverett, April 25, 1812; cer. Nov. 27, 1834, by Freegrace Reynolds. Their chn. : -
EDWARD, b. Nov. 11, 1835; d. Aug. 9, 1837.
HENRY, b. July 19, 1838; d. Oct. 1, 1838.
AUSTIN, b. Feb. 14, 1840; m. Ophelia Field, June 13, 1872; res. No. Hadley. CLARA, b. Sept. 19, 1843; d. Nov. 28, 1864.
MATILDA, b. Nov. 15, 1845; d. Hopedale, Oct. 23, 1846.
ADIN WILMARTH, b. Dec. 13, 1853; m. Lucinda Pratt, July 30, 1876; she d. Jan. 2, 1877.
It will be seen that Phineas, and Thankful, his wf., were descendants of Zechariah Field. All branches of the Fields appear to have a very creditable record for intelligence, reliable integrity, and good moral character. Phineas and family honored their lineage. He was a free-minded, generous-hearted, conscientious man, and an intimate friend of Dr. Butler Wilmarth, who together were original co-operators with me in founding the Hopedale Community. Cir- cumstances prevented him and his family from dwelling with us more than about one year. That yr., 1846-47, proved a very sickly one, during which his little dr. Matilda d. of the prevailing fever, and his wf. barely survived a dan- gerous visitation of the same disease. The family afterwards set. in No. Had- ley, where at length he d. Dec. 25, 1877, in his 69th yr. I ministered at his funeral, which was honored by hosts of revering relatives and friends. His worthy wid. and two sons survived there at my last advices.
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FINCH, MORDECAI L., son of Lewis, jun., and Mary (Merrill) Finch, b. Pitts- town, N.J., Jan. 17, 1826; m., 1st, Arlitta Burr, dr. of John and Eliza (Harris) Burr, b. Quincy, April 10, 1827; cer. in Milton, Feb. 18, 1847, by Rev. Mr. Oathman. Issue : -
DAVID M., b. Boston, June 7, 1848; m. Lucy M. Page, Worcester, June 17, 1874.
GEORGE A., b. Mil., March 15, 1856; d. Mil., Nov. 2, 1871.
Mr. Finch has res. in Mil. 27 yrs. He is an executive and faithful baggage- master on our branch of the B. & A. R.Rd. Mrs. Arlitta d. here, April 12, 1874. The hus. m., 2d, Mary R. Burr, sister of his first wf., b. Millbury, Feb. 17, 1842; cer. Worcester, June 24, 1875, by Rev. Dr. William R. Huntington. No issue reported.
Grandchild : -
ARLITTA, dr. of David M. and Lucy M. (Page) Finch, b. Mil., Nov. 6, 1875. FISH, JOHN, was the first of this name on our territory, in old Precinct times.
I have not attempted to trace his pedigree. I learn no more of him than that he m. the wid. Deborah Ward ; cer. May 7, 1752, by Rev. A. Frost. FISH, Rev. WILLIAM HENRY 4 (Peleg,3 Artemas,2 Benjamin 1), b. Newport, R.I., March 25, 1812; m. Anne Eliza Wright, dr. of Ebenezer Wright, b. Providence, R.I., May 9, 1815; cer. in Providence, June 8, 1835, by Rev. George Bradburn. Issue, an only son, -
WILLIAM HENRY, Jun., b. Millville, March 1, 1844. See his record annexed to his fr.'s.
Mr. Fish, the fr., is a reputable Unitarian clergyman, now for several yrs. pastor of the First Parish in So. Scituate. He was originally a minister among the Independent Restorationists of the Massachusetts Association. In the movement for establishing our Community at Hopedale he was one of my leading coadjutors, and an influential resident member with us for nine yrs. Perhaps I cannot do better than give, in his own words, the following brief sketch of his biography : -
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