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"My gt. gd. fr. was Benjamin Fish, b. in Eng., who came early to R. I., where he d. at the age of 75 yrs. He left a bro. Preserved, who also d. there at the age of 99 yrs. and 9 mos. My gd. fr., Artemas Fish of Portsmouth, R.I., sometimes preacher among the Quakers of the Elias Hicks order, was a man of much ability, and quite a theologian. Gd. fr. on my mr.'s side, George Sisson, was also of Portsmouth, R.I. He was a farmer, who lived to a great age, - 92 yrs .; and his wf., Amie (Sherman) Sisson, lived to be 96. My parents, Peleg and Alice (Sisson) Fish, were both b. in Portsmouth, R.I., but res. in Newport during all their married life. The most of my minority was spent in Newport and Providence. I commenced my settled ministry in Millville, Mass., in 1837, where I was ordained in the autumn of 1838 by an ecclesiastical council com- posed of Restorationists and Unitarians. Revs. Charles Hudson of Westmin- ster, Paul Dean of Boston, Adin Ballou of Mendon, and Samuel Clarke of Uxbridge, were the most prominent among them. I remained in Millville 9 yrs., during which I preached and lectured on various reform subjects in several adjoining towns, spending one summer in Gardner, Mass. At the commence- ment of its organization I joined the Hopedale Community, but did not take up my res. with it till 1846, remaining there, as at Millville, 9 yrs., till 1855, doing, meanwhile, much missionary work. In 1855 I went to Central N. Y. on a missionary tour, under the auspices of the Hopedale Community, intend- ing to remain only a few months, but continued there nearly 10 yrs. My cen-
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tral points for preaching were McLean, Tompkins Co .; Cortland, Cortland Co .; and Vernon, Oneida Co., -going out from these permanent places into 60 dif- ferent towns, from 5 to 100 miles distant. In 1865, by suggestion of Rev. Samuel J. May, I had a call to settle over the First Parish (Unitarian) in So. Scituate, Mass., and, after some hesitation, being reluctant to leave N. Y., accepted it, and still remain there, - over a society 325 yrs. old."
FISH, Rev. WILLIAM HENRY, Jun.5 (William H., sen.,4 Peleg,3 Artemas,2 Benjamin 1), b. Millville, March 1, 1844; came with his parents to Hope- dale in 1846; trained and schooled there, chiefly under Abbie S. Ballou, till 12 yrs. of age; in Central N. Y., graduated from Cortland Academy, 1864, having previously spent a yr. in the Home School at Hopedale; in 1861, entered H. U., whence he graduated in the class of 1865; entered the divin- ity school at Cambridge, 1866, and graduated therefrom, 1869; spent one yr. in Europe in travel and study; preached 2 yrs. to the Unitarian society of Northampton, where he was ordained in May, 1870; m. Helen, dr. of Everett Case of Vernon, N.Y., June, 1872; went again to Europe in 1873, taking his wf. with him, and there they together had charge of a Unitarian Mission to the Poor in London for over a year; then accepted a call to the pastorate of the Unitarian society in Kidderminster, Eng., where he minis- tered for over a yr. ; in 1876, returned to America, soon after which he set- tled over the Unitarian society in Troy, N. Y., where he still remains.
FISH, SUSANNA, a maiden lady of excellent character, b. in Foster, R.I., July 30, 1793; became early a member of the Hopedale Community, and res. for some time on its domain. She d. in Worcester, Jan. 21, 1852; and her remains were brought to Hopedale for funeral services and interment. Her dust rests among our honored dead.
FISH, LOUISA and HENRY, from N. Y. State, a niece and nephew of Susanna, and also Margaret E., wf. of Henry, were at one time in our Community membership, but left it after a while, and long since removed to other local- ities.
FISHER, MELTIAH, son of Meltiah and Abby (Alley) Fisher, b. Nantucket, March 2, 1822; carpenter; m. Azubah R. Eldredge, dr. of Samuel and Bet- sey (Dill) Eldredge, b. Chatham, Aug. 9, 1824; cer. in Nantucket, Aug. 28, 1843, by George Cobb, Esq. Issue :-
CHARLES A., b. Nantucket, June 4, 1846; d. in his country's service, Sept. 9, 1864.
NELLIE, b. Mil., Sept. 4, 1864.
OTHER FISHERS IN OUR DIRECTORIES.
FISHER, DAVID, steam-mill. 1856, '69.
FISHER, ELIAS, bootmaker. 1856.
FISHER, LEWIS, of the Mansion House. 1856, '69, "72, '75, '78.
FISHER, JAMES, carriage-maker. 1856.
FISHER, SAMUEL, boxmaker. 1856, '69, '72.
FISHER, Mrs. DAVID, cloakmaker. 1869.
FISHER, HENRY M., peddler. 1869, '72, '75, '78, '80.
FISHER, MARY E., clerk. 1869.
FISHER, ROBERT A., boxmaker. 1869.
FISHER, SAMUEL A., I. N. Davis & Co. 1869, '72, '75.
FISHER, SARAH L., wid. of Amasa. 1869, '72, '75, '78, 'SO.
FISHER, Mrs. H. M., dressmaker. 1872, '75, '78, '80.
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FISHER, JAMES, carpenter. 1872.
FISHER, JOSIAH, carpenter. 1872.
FISHER, SAMUEL N., carpenter. 1872, '75, '78, '80.
FISHER, THOMAS, farmer for J. T. Eames. 1872.
FISHER, WILLIAM, carpenter. 1872.
FISHER, W. F., Underwood, Sons, & Fisher. 1872.
FISHER, ELLIS C., clerk. 1878, '80.
FISHER, HENRY M., clerk. 1869 to '78, 80.
FISHER, LOUISA, widow. 1878.
FISHER, LEVI G., Fisher & Curran. 1880.
FISHER, Mrs. M. J., 108 Main St. 1880.
Of all these Fishers, only one, Meltiah, reported to me a family record. FISK, JONATHAN, son of Benjamin and Margery (Wood) Fisk; m. Gratia Wil-
son, dr. of Samuel Wilson; cer. 1816, by Rev. Benjamin Wood. No birth- dates of the pair given. Issue :-
DAVID ANSON, b. Oct. 16, 1816; m. - Handy.
PAULINE ANN, b. July 23, 1818; m. George S. Lackey, June 5, 1839.
BENJAMIN WHEELOCK, b. Jan. 17, 1820; m. Frances Blake of Boston.
LUCIUS CAREY, b. Aug. 3, 1821; m. Harriet E. Shepherd, Jan., 1851.
ELIZABETH MELITA, b. Sept., 1823; m. David Saunders.
SARAH JANE, b. Sept., 1825; m. Orlando J. Davis, Oct. 5, 1849.
JONATHAN EDWIN, b. Oct., 1828; m. Martha Cummings.
CHARLES AUSTIN, b. Jan., 1831; in Upton Asylum.
WILLIAM PRENTICE, b. June, 1833; m. Mary Hilton.
JAMES WOOD, b. Dec., 1835; m. Maria Smith.
HENRY PHILANDER, b. Nov., 1840; m. Elmira Augusta Bullard, Jan. 1, 1867.
The hus. and fr. dropped down and d. instantly, in 1857. Mrs. Gratia, his wid., d. in 1876.
FISK, LUCIUS CAREY, son of Jonathan and Gratia (Wilson) Fisk; b. Aug. 3, 1821; m. Harriet E. Shepherd, dr. of Abram and Hannah (Webb) Shep- herd, b. Plainfield, Ct., May 29, 1829; cer. Jan. S, 1851, by Rev. Mr. Tillot- son. Issue : -
HARRIET LUELLA, b. Brooklyn, Ct., Oct. 14, 1851; m. Charles A. Miller. ESTHER ESENOR, b. Mil., July 24, 1853.
GEORGE IRVING, b. Keene, N.H., Nov. 10, 1863.
Mr. Fisk and family now res. at Hopedale. He is an expert in Samuel Walker's boot-factory.
FISKE, JAMES, M.D., youngest child of Rev. John, D.D., and Betsey, alias Elizabeth (Mellen) Fiske, b. in New Braintree (where his fr. was a venerated pastor for half a century), 1814; grad. from Dartmouth Col., or certainly from the medical school therewith connected, Hanover, N.H., about the yr. 1835; came to Mil. soon afterwards, and commenced the practice of medi- cine with fair success; m. Mary Godfrey, dr. of William and Nancy (Stearns) Godfrey, b. Oct. 12, 1816; cer. May 17, 1837, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
ELIZABETH R., b. Mil., Dec. 18, 1838; m. Maj. Samuel P. Lee; date not given.
EDWARD W., b. Mil., Aug. 29, 1841; m. Annie D. Lathrope; res. in Kansas.
Dr. Fiske fell an early victim to consumption at the outset of a promising career. He d. here July 1, 1843, a. 29 yrs. His worthy consort was spared to see her two chn. well started in connubial and business life. She lived in
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exemplary widowhood over 35 yrs., and d. quite suddenly at last of typhoid fever in Princeton, Kan., Nov. 22, 1878. Her son Edward W. is engaged in the cattle-raising business in Kansas. He m. a lady b. in the State of Delaware; and they have 1 dr., named after his mr., MARY GODFREY.
FISK, JAMES JONES, son of Joel and Hannah (Turner) Fisk, b. in Medway, Jan. 14, 1806; shoemaker, etc .; m. Rebekah Prouty, dr. of Artemas and Rebekah (Perrin) Prouty, b. Langdon, N.H., Feb. 20, 1813; cer. Charles- town, N.H., Nov. 20, 1832, by Rev. Mr. Crosby. Issue :-
MARION ELIZA, b. Bell., Nov. 15, 1835; m. Alvan A. Sweet, Nov. 15, 1856. HAMBLET BARBER, b. Bell., March 27, 1838; m. Eliza Hawes, Oct. 21, 1874.
A small, unpretentious, but exemplary family ; now res. So. Mil., formerly in Bell., and at one time in Mendon. Mrs. Rebekah d. June 12, 1853; and the hus. m., 2d, Marinda Prouty, perhaps sister of his 1st wf., b. July 11, 1815; cer. at Bellows Falls, Vt., Aug. 10, 1854, by Rev. Mr. Williams. No issue.
Grandchn. : -
ANNIE REBEKAH SWEET, b. Hop., Aug. 26, 1857.
GERTRUDE MARION SWEET, b. Hop., Dec., 1863; d. June 2, 1873.
FISK, HAMBLET BARBER, son of James J. and Rebekah (Prouty) Fisk, b.
Bell., March 27, 1838; merchant grocer at So. Mil .; m. Eliza Hawes, dr. of Samuel and Eliza Hawes, b. Pawtucket, R.I., Nov. 29, 1836; cer. So. Mil., Oct. 21, 1874, by Rev. George N. Townsend. No chn. reported. Estimable people.
A considerable number of Fisk families, formerly, or at present, dwelling in town, or close on its borders, ought to appear herein; but for want of reports from them, time, and space, I must omit further reference to them. Down to this moment I have appended names of persons given in our directories, but the printers are too near my heels to continue this longer.
FLAGG, ZEBEDIAH, son of Jonathan, b. in Hop., or Southborough, Nov. 29,
1785; m. Anna Sumner, dr. of Darius and Anna (Daniels) Sumner, b. in Mil., Nov. 14, 1786; cer. Oct. 30, 1808, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. : -
DARIUS SUMNER, b. Jan. 26, 1809; m., 1st, Abigail C. Sadler, June 2, 1831; 2d, Mary Haven, June 2, 1839.
MARY ANN DANIELS, b. June 27, 1811; m., 1st, Luther Holbrook, Jan. 20, 1828; 2d, Harvey Bradford.
DIADAMA, b. Oct. 2, 1818; m. Partridge Holbrook, June 20, 1838.
DIANA SUMNER, b. Sept. 2, 1823; d. Oct., 1825.
Mrs. Anna d. Feb. 27, 1827. The hus. m., 2d, Susanna Loring of Hop., dr. of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Loring, b. Dec. 29, 1797; cer. in Hop., Nov. 26, 1827, by Rev. Nathaniel Howe. Issue : -
ALBERT FREEMAN, b. Sept. 12, 1836; m. Carrie I. Green, May 1, 1856.
Zebediah Flagg came into town not far from the date of his mge., 1808. He was previously said to be of Hop. He purchased later what had been known as the Isaac Littlefield farm on E. Main St., now or latterly owned by John Leonard; which, with much hard toil, he greatly improved, in respect to both buildings and land. He and his wives were hard workers, frugal livers, and of good moral repute. He was one of the twelve enterprising proprietors who, in 1819, assumed the responsibility of erecting the Universalist brick ch. He d. in Oct., 1848, a. 62 yrs. Mrs. Susanna, his wid., still survives, dwelling with the wid. and chn. of her son, Albert F. Flagg.
FLAGG, DARIUS SUMNER3 (Zebediah,2 Jonathan 1), b. in Mil., Jan. 26, 1809;
In., 1st, Abigail C. Sadler, birth-date and ptge. not found; cer. in Mendon, June 2, 1831, by the writer. Issue : -
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MARTHA ANN, b. July 7, 1832; d. July 7, 1836.
Mrs. Abigail d. Oct. 27, 1838, a. 39 yrs. The hus. m., 2d, Mary Haven, birth-date and ptge. not found; cer. June 2, 1839, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : - MARTHA ANN, birth-date not found; d. Aug. 24, 1840.
Mr. Flagg was at one time a member of the Cong. Ch., and both his wives sustained the same religious relationship. But for some reason he fell under ch. censure, and lost his standing. He d. July 18, 1876, leaving his pecuniary affairs so involved in difficulties as to occasion much trouble in their settlement. Mrs. Mary, his wid., still survives.
FLAGG, ALBERT FREEMAN 3 (Zebediah,2 Jonathan 1), b. in Mil., Sept. 12, 1836;
m. Carrie I. Green, dr. of Henry and Rosanna Green, b. in Lowell during 1835; cer. at Hopedale, May 1, 1856, by the writer. Issue : -
MARIETTA, b. Mil., June 13, 1857.
GEORGE HENRY, b. Mil., March 23, 1859; d. April 24, 1861.
FRANK LORING, b. Mil., July 31, 1865.
Mr. Flagg was suddenly and lamentably cut off in comparatively early manhood. He was usefully employed on the Boston and Albany R. Road, and, by a strange mishap, was instantly killed by the concussion of two cars, which, if I rightly remember, he was endeavoring to couple. Life was crushed out of his mortal form; and he expired at once, Sept. 6, 1872, a. almost 36 yrs. It was a terrible blow to his family, which consisted of his wf., mr., and the above- . named two chn. But they have all providentially survived their sad bereave- ment, and dwell together in helpful unity.
FLAGG, SULLIVAN FRANCIS 3 (William,2 Jonathan 1), b. in Southborough, May 30, 1828; mr.'s maiden name, Lydia Onthank; m. Mary Ann Whitney, dr. of Samuel and Fanny (Hudson) Whitney, b. in Shrewsbury, June 23, 1825; cer. in Westborough, May 30, 1849, by Rev. Mr. Brown, a Baptist clergy- man. Their chn .:-
WILBER FRANCIS, b. Southborough, July 6, 1850; d. Aug. 27, 1861.
WALDO HARRISON, b. Southborough, April 12, 1855; m. Lizzie Chase, Jan. 5, 1878.
EMMA ANN, b. Southborough, Feb. 22, 1857; d. Aug. 4, 1861.
HERBERT OSCAR, b. Southborough, May 7, 1859; d. Aug. 15, 1861.
CAROLINE LOUISA, b. Southborough, April 1, 1863; d. Feb. 28, 1878.
ABBIE LOWMIRA, b. Southborough, May 3, 1866; res. with parents; high- school student.
A much bereaved family, 3 of the chn. having d. in the month of Aug., 1861. Mr. F. moved into Mil. about 8 yrs. ago. Up to that time he was chiefly employed as a farmer, since then as an agent for the sale of pictures and picture-frames. He and his family are reputably reported for good character, and exemplary usefulness in their vocations.
FLETCHER, NATHAN, some time of Charlton, and later of Mil. ; pedigree, etc., untraced ; m. Catherine Morse, and they had, -
SILEY, birth-date not given; m. Jacob Willis, and had 8 chn.
PERLEY, birth-date not given; d.
JAMES MORSE, birth-date not given ; d.
RHODA, birth-date not given ; m. Arba Taft, son of Nathan, etc. See Tafts. MARTIN, Dea., b. Oct. 16, 1811; m. Mary Ball, April 12, 1834.
JAMES MORSE, 2d, -; m. Esther B. Hancock, March 10, 1836.
HOSEA, b. 1816; removed to N. Y., and has not been heard from. JOHN, -; m. Delia Lemmon ; set. Brookfield.
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POLLY, or MARY, -; m. Abel Littlefield, Aug. 23, 1841.
CATHERINE, -; m. Warren Cheney.
Mrs. Catherine d. here, Jan. 21, 1840, a. 54 yrs. Mr. Nathan d. Feb. 27, 1843, a. 65 yrs.
FLETCHER, Dea. MARTIN, son of Nathan and Catherine (Morse) Fletcher, b.
Oct. 16, 1811; m. Mary Bucklin Ball, dr. of Henry and Betsey (Claflin) Ball, b. Feb. 29, 1818; cer. April 12, 1834, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
EMMONS, Maj. FRANKLIN, b. Mil., Jan. 30, 1835. See "War-Record," p. 145; d. Ark., Aug. 11, 1866.
MARY ELIZABETHI, b. Mil., Sept. 30, 1838; m. Charles Sawyer, May 17, 1858. EMMA CLAFLIN, b. Mil., Dec. 18, 1845; m. George Parkhurst, Jan. 10, 1869.
Martin Fletcher was chosen dea. of Mil. Cong. Ch. in 1845. Mrs. Mary d. Sept. 23, 1849, a. 33 yrs. Dea. F. d. Dec. 11, 1856, a. 45 yrs. The Grand Army Post of Mil. commemorates Maj. Emmons F. Fletcher by adopting his name.
FLETCHER, JAMES MORSE, son of Nathan and Catherine (Morse) Fletcher,
birth-date not found; m., 1st, Esther Bruce Hancock, dr. of Samuel and Submit (Bruce) Hancock, b. Mil., 1811; cer. in Mendon, March 10, 1836, by the writer. Issue :-
EDWARD, b. Sept. 18, 1837; d. the next day.
JAMES MORSE, Jun., b. Dec. 22, 1845; m. Rachel S. Steele, June 5, 1867.
Mrs. Esther d. -; the hus. m., 2d, Helen Maria (Davenport) Spear, dr. of Isaac and Sarah (Hayward) Davenport, and wid. of Benjamin Spear, b. Mil., Aug. 26, 1828; cer. by -. No chn.
James M. Fletcher d. a member of our Cong. ch., Jan. 25, 1874. Mrs. Helen, his wid., survives in comfortable health and capability. Her res. is on Walnut St.
FLETCHER, JAMES MORSE, Jun., son of James M. and Esther B. (Hancock) Fletcher, b. Dec. 22, 1845; bootinaker; m. Rachel S. Steele, dr. of David and
Rachel S. Nichols, birth-date not given; cer. June 5, 1867, by Rev. G. G. Jones. Issue : -
SAMUEL E., b. Mil., June 10, 1867.
FREDDY, b. Mil., June 26, 1869; d. Feb. 16, 1870.
ALTON M., b. Mil., Jan. 2, 1870.
EDITH, b. Mil., Sept., 1874.
ELMER W. (twins), b. Mil., Jan. 2, 1878.
EVERETT
b. Mil., Jan. 2, 1878; d. Feb. 9, 1878.
Res. Congress St., beyond Fountain.
FLETCHER, GILES E., son of Giles E. and Mary (Ellis) Fletcher, b. Belvidere, Vt., March 5, 1839; farmer; m. Laurinda Cheney, dr. of Rufus and Ruth (Staples) Cheney, b. Mil., 1842; cer. Hopedale, March 13, 1865, by the writer. See Mr. F. in "War-Record," p. 145. Issue : -
STELLA M., b. Mil., June 19, 1865; d. July 8, 1867.
The hus. and fr. d. Nov. 9, 1867, a. 28. Mrs. Laurinda subsequently m. Clark Littlefield Pond, son of Philip and Achsa (Littlefield) Pond of Holl .; cer. Hopedale, March 13, 1875, by the writer. Chn. not reported.
Other Fletchers in our directories, whose names I omit to mention for want of space and time.
FOSTER, EDWARD BROWN, son of Hinsdale and Hannah Thwing (Brown)
Foster, b. in Southbridge, Jan. 16, 1821; m. Helen Roxana Blake, dr. of Thomas D. and Abigail (Marshall) Blake, b. in Northumberland, N.H., Sept. 2, 1824; cer. Uxbridge, Aug. 30, 1849, by Rev. Mr. Clark of Whitins- ville. Issue :-
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FLORENCE EVELYN, b. Uxbridge, July 27, 1850; m. Albert C. Rounds, Mil., July 7, 1872.
Good moral and social standing. Mr. F. is an enterprising carpenter and builder, and has res. in town 29 yrs. His house is 213 Main St.
FOSTER, ROLON E., fine shoes, 66 Central St., and 44 Hanover St., Boston, house 38 Pearl St., has not responded to my call for his family record.
Our Directory for 1880 gives the following-named additional Fosters :-
FOSTER, ANSEL G., salesman, 66 Central, house 38 Pearl.
FOSTER, LEON, laborer, M. & W. R.R., house Depot, near railroad crossing.
FOSTER, PETER, boot-treer, house 34 North Bow.
FOSTER, MARY T., Mrs., saloon, Spruce, near School.
FOSTER, WILLIAM, boot-treer, house West, near High.
Nothing recd. from any of these five.
FRENCH. We had two worthies of this name in early precinct times; viz., Habijah, properly Abijah, and John, who immigrated hither from Braintree. They were cousins, the grandsons of the first John French. He was, I suppose, fron Eng., set. in Dorchester, and moved to Braintree. He was made freeman in 1639. Abijah set. here about 1734. He purchased of Elder John Jones a tract of 70 acs., which constituted, from his time for many yrs., what, when I came into town, and later, was known as the Elihu Perry place, on now Pros- pect St. His cousin John dwelt . mostly in the immediate vicinity of Mendon town-seat. It is possible he had a home at one time east of Neck Hill; but, if so, I know not where. Anyhow, both were among the 26 original male mem- bers of the new seceding ch. here, when formed in 1741. Habijah, as they then called him, was chosen one of its deacons in 1749, and served till excused on account of age and infirmities. I think his cousin John must have removed from this part of the country within a few yrs. after the Easterly Precinct was established. At least, I soon lost track of him on the public records. Dea. Abijah sold out his homestead, in 1767, to John Hill; and I cannot give a clear account of his closing days. Whether he went off to live with some of his chn. out of this neighborhood, or continued here till death, I am not informed. He d. Jan. 18, 1786. His wf.'s decease not found.
His son Samuel we know to have dwelt here for many years later. But somehow it so happened that the name became nearly or quite extinct in town before 1800. I shall content myself with tabulating the families of Dea. Abijah, Samuel, and such of their descendants as our records show to have dwelt on our territory, giving any incidental facts which have come to my knowledge. FRENCH, Dea. ABIJAH3 (Thomas,2 John 1), b. in Braintree, May 25, 1709; m. Joanna, perhaps about 1734. Chn. : -
MARY, b. here July 22, 1736; m. Aaron Perry, Princeton, 1761.
JESSE, b. here Dec. 15, 1737; d. Sept. 20, 1741.
ABIJAH, b. here Feb. 14, 1741; d. in infancy.
SAMUEL, b. here April 10, 1744; m. Ruth Daniels, Holl , Oct. 21, 1767.
ABIJAH, b. here March 20, 1746; not traced.
SARAH, b. here Oct. 13, 1748; m. Ephraim Sanford, Northampton, June 7, 1773.
LOIS 1 b. here June 2, 1750; m. Joshua Hill, Ervingshire, Jan. 7,
1776. EUNICE
(twins), b. here June 2, 1750; m. John Gleason, Princeton, Feb. 2, 1769.
JOANNA, b. here Aug. 28, 1752; m. Elijah Ball, Dec. 19, 1770.
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DAVID, b. here Dec. 7, 1755 N. S .; m., 1st, Lydia Twitchell, May 21, 1778, etc. FRENCH, SAMUEL 4 (Dea. Abijah,3 Thomas,2 John1), b. April 10, 1744; m.
Ruth Daniels, of Holl., ptge, etc., not found; cer. Oct. 21, 1761, by Rev. A. Frost. Chn .:-
JOTHAM, b. May 21, 1768; untraced.
RUTH, b. Dec. 31, 1769; untraced.
b. Aug. 20, 1771; m. Abner Pond, Mil., Aug. 12, 1790.
ELIZABETII (twins), b. Aug. 20, 1771 ; m. Salem Sumner, and emigrated to MARY Caledonia, N.Y.
ABIJAH, b. Aug. 11, 1773; untraced.
PEARLEY, b. June 14, 1775; d. Dec. 8, 1779.
ADAMS, b. July 1, 1777; untraced.
SARAH, b. July 4, 1779; d. Dec. 17, 1779.
PEARLEY, b. Nov. 6, 1780; untraced.
NAAMAH, b. Sept. 10, 1782; untraced.
JOANNA, b. April 6, 1786; untraced.
DELPHIA, b. March 18, 1789; m. Samuel Merriam, Lincoln, Feb. 8, 1810.
I have not learned where Samuel French had his homestead, but think I have heard it was on Congress St. He d. Sept. 1, 1790. Mrs. Ruth, his wid., m. Aaron Pond, Holl .; cer. April 17, 1791, by Rev. A. Frost.
FRENCH, DAVID 4 (Dea. Abijah,3 Thomas,2 John 1), b. Dec. 7, 1755, N. S. ; m.
Lydia Twitchell, dr. of Ephraim and Patience (Eames) Twitchell, b. in our precinct Sept. 12, 1760; cer. May 21, 1778, by Rev. A. Frost. They dwelt here for some yrs., and then emigrated to Westmoreland, N.H. Their chn., as I understand, were, -
SALLY, b. here Dec. 21, 1779; d. June 30, 1807.
ZEBA, b. here June 28, 1781; d. Oct. 16, 1853.
ASAPH, b. here June 25, 1784; d. Aug. 19, 1860.
LOTTY, b. here Aug. 12, 1786; d. July 5, 1861.
ABIJAH, b. perhaps in N. H., June 2, 1789; m. Azubah Albee, Dec. 15, 1814; d. 1862.
MAYNARD, b. perhaps in N. H., Oct. 29, 1791; untraced.
DAVID, b. perhaps in N. H., Feb. 16, 1794; untraced.
SPENCER, b. perhaps in N. H., July 6, 1796; untraced.
Mrs. Lydia d. April 4, 1798. The hus. m., 2d, Hannah -, in Westmore- land, N.H., Sept. 10, 1799. Their chn. werc, -
LYDIA, b. April 27, 1800; d. Jan. 28, 1824.
LOIS, b. Nov. 28, 1801; untraced.
RITTA, b. April 26, 1804; d. Dec. 4, 1863.
SAMUEL, b. Feb. 13, 1806; d. Dec. 24, 1824.
SALLY, b. Feb. 24, 1809; untraced.
DINAII, b. May 6, 1811; d. Dec. 21, 1850.
HARRIET, b. Sept. 7, 1814; untraced.
MARTHA, b. Jan. 22, 1823; d. May 16, 1862.
The hus. and fr. d. Feb. 19, 1836. Mrs. Hannah d. Jan. 27, 1857. I presume both d. in Westmoreland, N.H.
ABIJAH FRENCH, son of David and Lydia, m. in Westmoreland, N.H., Azubah Albee, gd. d. of John Albee, one of our ancient citizens. She was a dr. of Ichabod and Lona (Hayward) Albee, who emigrated hence, b. Feb. 4, 1795; cer. Dec. 15, 1814. All their chn. d. but two. One of these, JOTHAM ABIJAH, m., in this town, Mary A. Ellis, dr. of Washington and Amanda
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(Howard) Ellis, b. June 22, 1846; cer. Sept. 20, 1866. They have a dr. GERTIE MARIA, b. Aug. 5, 1868. How many more chn. since not reported.
Our Directory of 1872 gives the name of HENRY FRENCH, boot-blocker, and musician. He soon left town, and remains untraced.
The two bros., whose family records follow, could not give me their ances- try ; and I have not attempted to trace it. There may have been other Frenches transiently res. among us, but I have no knowledge of such.
FRENCH, JOHN M., son of Dearborn and Margaret (Haynes) French, b. in Gilmanton, N.H., Sept. 9, 1850; m. Nancie B. Thurston, dr. of Enoch and Caroline (Blanchard) Thurston, b. Boscawen, N.H., June 12, 1851; cer. at Fisherville, N.H., June 18, 1870, by Rev. George G. Harriman. Chn. : -
WILLIE H., b. Boscawen, N.H., Aug. 19, 1871.
ALBION H., b. Worcester, Mass., April 2, 1875.
Four yrs. res. in Hopedale. The hus., a spinning-ring maker. Quiet, industrious, orderly people.
FRENCH, FRANK H., bro. of the preceding, b. in the same place, Dec. S, 1853; m. Clara S. Osgood, dr. of Thomas E. and Sylvia (Lovejoy) Osgood, b. Hebron, N.H., Oct. 25, 1852; cer. Woonsocket, R.I., July 2, 1876, by Rev. Charles J. White. Issue : -
CARL HERBERT, b. Hopedale, Nov. 6, 187S.
PAUL THOMAS, b. Hopedale, May 10, 1880.
Four yrs. res. in Hopedale. The hus., a machinist. The family of the same worthy character with that of the elder bro.
FREEMAN, HOYT, pedigree, etc., not ascertained; res. in town a few yrs., doing a creditable business, and m. Amanda Maria Long, dr. of Rev. David and Rebecca (Curtis) Long, b. Aug. 13, 1808; cer. under the parental roof, April 13, 1835, by her rev. fr. I do not recollect seeing or hearing of any issue. Mrs. Amanda inherited a somewhat feeble constitution, and sank into consumption in early connubial life. She went with her hus. to res. in Hartford. Ct. There, as she was on her dying-bed, her fr. went to visit her, and impart his benedictory consolations, but was taken fatally sick, and d. in her house, March 13, 1850. She d. within a month afterwards, April, 1850.
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