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LUTHER, b. Dec. 28, 1766.
CALVIN, b. Oct. 14, 1768; d. Feb. 4, 1776.
SAMUEL, b. Nov. 23, 1770.
MOSES, b. Dec. 10, 1772.
MARTHA, b. March 10, 1775; d. Dec. 31, 1775.
OTIS, b. Dec. 3, 1778.
PERSIS, b. Sept. 4, 1780.
GREEN, MOSES 4 (Isaac Adams,3 Samuel,2 Benjamin 1), b. Dec. 10, 1772; m. Jerusha Wiswall, dr. of Noah and Susanna (Whitney Tenney) Wiswall, b. in our Precinct, July 17, 1769; cer. June 24, 1792, by Amariah Frost, Esq. Issue : -
BETSEY, b. Nov. 22, 1792.
DASCAM, b. Feb. 5, 1794.
BENONI, b. Jan. 11, 1797.
WISWALL HUSS, b. May 5, 1800.
WILLIAM, b. Oct. 5, 1803.
This family must have emigrated; cannot trace them further.
GREEN, LEMUEL, pedigree untraced, b. May 16, 1760; m., for his 2d wf., Sukey
Torrey, dr. of Stephen and Elizabeth (Mellen) Torrey; cer. July 8, 1790. Issue : -
LAWSON HART, b. April 18, 1791.
BETSEY MELLEN, b. Dec. 17, 1792; m., 1st, Ethan Whitney, 1810; 2d, Micah Bent, 1827.
HARRIET, b. June 30, 1796.
Mr. G. d .; Mrs. Sukey m., 2d, Joel Hill; cer. May 25, 1800.
GREEN, WILLIAM ELIJAH6 (John,5 Thomas,4 Samuel,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Worcester, Jan. 31, 1777; m., 1st, Abigail Nelson, dr. of Josiah and Eliza- beth (Thayer) Nelson, b. in our Precinct, Feb. 12, 1780; cer. Feb. 2, 1803, by Samuel Jones, Esq. Issue : -
WILLIAM NELSON, b. Mil., Feb. 23, 1804; m. Sarah M. (Ball) Staples, 1839.
Mrs. Abigail had a brief connubial life. She d. in Mil., May 7, 1804. The hus. m., 2d, Lucy Merriam of Grafton, dr. of Dea. Joseph Merriam, b. Dec. 22, 1786; cer. Oct. 7, 1806. Issue: -
LUCY MERRIAM, b. Grafton, Nov. 12, 1810; lived unm., a devoted educator.
Mrs. Lucy, the mr., d. Sept. 8, 1811. The hus. m., 3d, Julia Plimpton, dr. of Oliver Plimpton, b. Aug. 5, 1786; cer. May 13, 1813. Issue :-
MARY RUGGLES, b. Worcester, June 29, 1814; a devoted educator. JULIA ELIZABETII, b. Worcester, Feb. 2, 1816; also an educator.
LYDIA PLIMPTON, b. Worcester, Aug. 4, 1817; d. Aug. 27, 1818. JOHN PLIMPTON, b. Worcester, June 19, 1819; an eminent physician. ANDREW HASWELL, b. Worcester, Oct. 6, 1820; lawyer and civilian.
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SAMUEL FISKE, b. Worcester, Oct. 18, 1822; missionary physician.
LYDIA PLIMPTON, b. Worcester, March 18, 1824; d. unm. Sept. 7, 1869.
OLIVER BOURNE, b. Worcester, Jan. 1, 1826; civil engineer.
MARTIN, b. Worcester, April 24, 1828; civil engineer.
Mrs. Julia d. Feb. 12, 1833. The hus. m., 4th, Elizabeth Thayer Collins, b. June 10, 1795; cer. Feb. 14, 1847. No. chn. A family of distinguished talents, intelligence, and practical executiveness. The fr. grad. at Brown University in 1798, studied law with Judge Bangs of Worcester, practised a while in Grafton, and afterwards many years in Worcester. All his chn. that grew up inherited a strong mentality, were well cultured, and distinguished themselves in their chosen spheres of activity. He d. at his res., Green Hill, Worcester, July 27, 1865.
GREEN, HON. WILLIAM NELSON7 (William E.,6 John,5 Thomas,4 Samuel,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Mil., Feb. 23, 1804; m. Sarah M. Staples, a wid.,
whose maiden name was Ball, a native of Northboro'; cer. Feb. 23, 1839. Issue : -
WILLIAM NELSON, b. Worcester, Jan. 10, 1843; capt. in the civil war.
TIMOTHY RUGGLES, b. Worcester, June 22, 1844.
JOHN b. Worcester, July 28, 1845.
THOMAS S (twins), b. Worcester, July 28, 1845.
LUCY NELSON, b. Worcester, Oct. 29, 1846; d. Aug. 16, 1847.
Judge William N. Green studied law, was admitted to the bar in Worcester, 1827, and appointed judge of the police-court of Worcester in 1848. I am not informed of his subsequent career. He d. at Crawford Farm, after a long ill- ness, Dec. 6, 1870.
GREEN, ESEK, son of Peter and Elizabeth Green, ancestry not traced, b. some-
where in Rhode Island, whence he came into this town, with his wf. Ruth, about the year 1803. I do not learn that they ever had any chn. of their own loins, though perhaps, first and last, several foster chn. Mr. G. purchased the water-privilege, now known as Spindleville, and the farm-lands adja- cent. In 1795 this estate was taxed to Clark & Nightingale, as prob. it had been for some few yrs. before. Next it was owned by Cornell & Aldrich. Next it went into the possession of Mr. Green, in 1803. He was miller and farmer, - a man in his prime, of solid sense, character, and pecuniary means. He brought his aged parents along with him, and cared filially for them through life. He and his wf. stood well in the neighborhood for their exemplary virtues. He was much respected by his fellow-citizens, who honored him with various official trusts. He d. May 7, 1833. Mrs. Ruth, his wid., d. Sept. 9, 1850. Peter Green, his fr., d. July 8, 1828. Elizabeth Green, his mr., d. Oet. 29, 1834, a. 84 yrs.
GREEN, SYLVANUS, son of John and Martha (Allen) Green, b. in Medway, Jan. 24, 1810, the long-celebrated Cold Friday ; farmer, stage-driver, and now bootmaker; m., 1st, Sophia (Chase) Bliss, b. in York, Me., date not given; cer. Thompson, Ct., Oct. 16, 1842, by Vernon Stiles, Esq. No chn. She d. March 13, 1853, a. 46 yrs. and 9 mnos. Hle m., 2d, Ellen Connor, dr. of William and Ellen (Callahan) Comor, b. in Cork, Ireland, 1849; cer. Sept. 17, 1854, by Esq. Robertson. Issue :-
WILLIAM FARRIS, b. Mil., 1855; d. a. 6 mos. and 12 ds.
MARTHA ANN, b. Mil., April 4, 1862.
ELLEN, b. Upton, Oct. 16, 1867.
Mr. G. has res. in Mil. since 1832, except S yrs. in Upton.
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GREEN, WILLIAM C., son of Capt. William; m. Sarah Chapin, June 28, 1829. They kept the upper hotel here from 1833 to 1836 or 1837, and are credited with the birth of 1 child during that time : -
GEORGE FRANCIS, b. April 11, 1835. William C. was cousin to the fore- named Sylvanus. His fr. kept the public house in Mendon many yrs. They all moved into New-York State, or farther west; and I am unable to trace them further.
GREEN, WILLIAM S., son of David and Hannah (Webster) Green, b. Milton, Me., April 1, 1833; m. Sarah Elizabeth Adams, b. Hop., Sept. 25, 1836; cer. July 7, 1857, by Rev. Mr. Bailey. Issue : -
CORA ELNORA, b. Mil., Oct. 14, 1861.
WILLIE EVERETT, b. Mil., March 25, 1866; d. Jan. 1, 1869.
ETTA MALISSA, b. Mil., Dec. 12, 1868.
The hus. and fr. d. 872. May 14, The family res. has been mostly in Mil. since 1857. The worthy wid. struggles bravely against her adversities, and is nurturing up her chn. in the way they should go.
Other Greens have res. in town transiently, and some of influence seem now to be here permanently, whose family records I solicited, but received no response.
HALE, SILAS WEBSTER, gd. son of Charles, a soldier patriot of the Revolu- tion, and Dorcas (Randall) Hale, who had 7 chn .; son of Silas and Mary R. Hale, b. in Stow, Sept. 13, 1842. After having fitted for college, at the age of nineteen, he bought out, and ran for one yr., a private school at Wellfleet. On graduating from Harvard University (yr. not given), he served as principal of the Sycamore and Dix St. grammar-schools in Wor- cester; then as principal of the Bangor (Me.) high school; and last as principal of our Milford high school, ten yrs. continuously, till June 24, 1880. Meantime he was for two yrs. commander of Mil. Commandery of Knights Templars, three yrs. chairman of the trustees of our town-library; and, as an emphatic testimonial of the public respect and confidence, he was elected, Nov. 2, 1880, 1st Representative to Gen. Court from our 2d Worcester District, comprising the towns of Mil., Mendon, and Upton. Thus he and his friends have ample reason to rejoice in this successful career, which promises a hopeful advance in the future. The Hales have an honorable historic antiquity, illustrated by Sir Matthew, one of Eng- land's noblest judges. In this country they first settled in Charlestown, whence one of three bros., in company with others, purchased of the Indians a large tract of land in what is now Stow, and opened a settlement. The original estate there has continued to be owned ever since by his lineal descendants down to the present time. Mr. Hale has not yet entered on the responsibilities of a hus. and fr., and so his record ends here.
HALE, WILLIAM BARTLETT, son of William Bartlett and Adaline (Walbridge) Halc, b. in Wales, May 31, 1845; m. Elizabeth Safried, dr. of John and Sarah Safried, b. Philadelphia, Penn., Feb. 25, 1842; cer. Granby Sept. 9, 1864, by Rev. Mr. Webster. Issue :-
SOPHIA S., b. Sept. 14, 1866; d. Jan. 13, 1867.
WINONA LOUISA, b. Aug. 16, 1868.
HARRY WICKEL, b. April 15, 1870; d. July 13 ensuing.
FLORENCE EDITII, b. Ang. 24, 1871.
Mr. Hale became a res. and business man of Mil. previous to 1869. He has distinguished himself as a successful tobacconist, and the lovers of the
I. D. Hale
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weed find in his establishment every thing they desire. He has been at the pains of furnishing me his family record back to his gd. parents. It is as follows : -
HALE, TIMOTHY, b. in Bernardston, Feb. 18, 1777; farmer; m. Lavina Scott, b. Bernardston, May .16, 1784; cer. Nov. 25, 1812, by Rev. Mr. Rogers. Issue : -
CYRUS WHITNEY, b. Oct. 25, 1813; m. Maria Snow, 1849.
WILLIAM BARTLETT, b. Sept. 23, 1815; m. Adaline Walbridge, May 1, 1836. SOPHIA SYLVIRA, b. April 7, 1818; m. Whitman Walbridge, 1841.
RANSLEY P., b. April 29, 1820; m. Laura Scott, 1844.
FRANCIS M., b. Aug. 31, 1822; m. Lydia Ann Grant, 1846.
Death-dates of the parents not given.
HALE, WILLIAM BARTLETT, Sen., son of Timothy and Lavina (Scott) Hale, b. in Bernardston, Sept. 23, 1815; m. Adaline Walbridge, dr. of Ames and Permilla Walbridge, b. So. Brimfield, now Wales, Sept. 16, 1816; cer. May 1, 1836, by Alfred Needham, Esq. Issue :-
SOPHIA SYLVIRA, b. May 18, 1837; m. C. A. Carpenter, March 15, 1856; d. 1866.
WILLIAM BARTLETT, Jun., b. May 31, 1845; m. Elizabeth Safried, Sept. 9, 1864.
The parents came into town about the same time their son did, and were worthy people. He d. here Nov. 1, 1878. Mrs. Adaline still survives in the kind care of her son and family.
HANCOCK, JOSEPH, and wf. Susanna, were among those warned out of town in
1791. They are recorded to have come from Hop., May 4, 1787, and to have been taken in by Stephen Chapin. They then had 7 chn., 2 of whom were b. here :-
JOHN, birth-date not found.
SAMUEL, b. July 6, 1776.
PHEBE, date not found.
POLLY, date not found.
FANNY, date not found.
CHARLOTTE, b. here, Sept. 1, 1787.
SENA, or ASENATHI, b. Nov. 17, 1790; later, LEVINA, b. Sept. 13, 1793; d. Jan. 26, 1795; and GEORGE, b. Sept. 5, 1797. I do not seem to find on our records the death-dates of the parents, nor scarcely any trace of their chn. after 1795, except of Samuel. There is a tradition among Joseph Han- cock's gd. chn., that he was impressed on board an English frigate, from which he escaped while it was lying in Boston Harbor. If so, I suppose the impressment took place in Eng., and that he was by birth an English- man.
HANCOCK, SAMUEL MELLEN, son of Joseph and Susanna, b. July 6, 1776; m. Submit Bruce, dr. of Elisha and Esther Bruce, whose birth-date I do not find; cer. Mil., Feb. 23, 1806, by Rev. D. Long. Issue :-
EMELINE, b. Nov. 18, 1806; m. Levi Wood, May 3, 1827.
GEORGE, b. May 22, 1808; m., 1st, Laura Phinney ; 2d, Parna Phinney.
ESTHER BRUCE, b. June 1, 1811; m. James M. Fletcher. March 10, 1836.
JOSEPH, b. Dec. 6, 1818; m. Lydia Ann Tyler, April 11, 1843.
The death-dates of the parents not ascertained.
HANCOCK, GEORGE, son of Samuel M. and Submit (Bruce) Hancock, b. May 22, 1808; m., 1st, Laura Phinney, dr. of Cyrus and Betsey Phinney, birth- date not given; cer. Mendon, May 12, 1831, by the writer. Issue : -.-
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ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 11, 1833; m. Ammiel Littlefield, June 29, 1857.
LAURA ANN, b. Oct. 13, 1834; d. Feb. 14, 1836.
MELISSA ANN, b. June 14, 1837; d. Dec. 11, 1859.
Mrs. Laura d. March 22, 1838; and the lius. m., 2d, Parna Phinney, pre- sumed to be a sister of his 1st wf. ; birth-date, etc., not given; cer. in Mil., Nov.
8, 1838, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
WARREN P., b. Dec. 7, 1839; m. Sarah A. Cheney, July 25, 1869.
BETSEY, b. June 12, 1841 ; d. same day.
Mrs. Parna d. July 18, 1869. The hus. still survives, making his comfort- able home in the family of his son Warren on the ancient Caleb Cheney place, Congress St.
HANCOCK, WARREN P., son of George and Parna (Phinney) Hancock, b.
Dec. 7, 1839; m. Sarah A. Cheney, dr. of Ziba and Ann (Clark) Cheney, b.
in Mil., Dec. 13, 1850; cer. July 25, 1869, by Rev. W. H. Hatch. Issue :- EMELINE, b. Oct. 3, 1870.
GEORGE W., b. May 24, 1872.
All these Hancocks, from the gt. gd. parents downward, deserve, so far as I know, to be well spoken of as honest, industrious, and worthy people in their several spheres of individual and social activity.
HANCOCK, Capt. JOSEPH, son of Samuel and Submit (Bruce) Hancock, b. Mil., Dec. 6, 1818; sole-leather cutter; m. Lydia Ann Tyler, dr. of Daniel and Thusa (Polley) Tyler, b. Leominster, Jan. 19, 1822; cer. Hopedale, April 11, 1843, by the writer. Issue : -
EMELINE MATILDA, b. Mil., Jan. 11, 1844; d. June 4, 1851.
HENRY JOSEPH, b. Mil., Dec. 6, 1845; d. May 25, 1870.
WALDO, b. Mil., Jan. 1, 1848; m. Hannah Springer, Lincoln County, Kan., May 31, 1874.
ADA MARIA, b. Mil., Nov. 8, 1850; m. William H. Remington, Aug. 17, 1870. JOHN, b. Mil., Nov. 29, 1852; m. Ida A. Russell, July 11, 1872.
MARY ELLA, b. Mil., Nov. 25, 1855; m. Fred M. Walker, Aug. 14, 1875. GEORGE ELMER, b. Mil., June 19, 1861.
Grandchn. - Elsie Gertrude Hancock, Helen L. Remington, Charles Albion Hancock, Bertha Adelaide Remington, Ella Beryl Hancock, William Frederick Walker, Josephine Lydia Remington, Alvin Joseph Hancock.
An intelligent, enterprising, orderly, and respectable family. Capt. H. stands well as a citizen, and he won honorable fame in the late civil war. See "War-Record," p. 150.
HANLEY, JOHN, and wf. Sylvia (Bemis), m. by Rev. D. Long, Oct. 16, 1834, had, -
LEVI, b. June 10, 1835.
MARY ANN, b. July 18, 1837.
SARAH, b. March 30, 1839.
JAMES H. W. H., b. 1840.
And here I lose trace of this family.
HAPGOOD, SOLON E., son of Sherman W. and Abigail (Fletcher) Hapgood, b. No. Anson, Me., July 9, 1844; m. Frances Libbey, dr. of William M. and Olive (Pease) Libbey, b. Gardiner, Me., July 9, 1847; cer. No. Anson, Me., Dec. 23, 1869, by Rev. J. C. Williams. Issue : -
MAUDE H., b. No. Anson, Me., date not given.
Mr. II. and wf. have res. in Mil. 9 yrs. They officiate as host and hostess of the Mansion House, in the firm of Hapgood & Mayhew, with eminent satisfaction to their friends and the general public.
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HARRINGTON, JEDEDIAH C., and wf. Sophia, whose antecedents I am unable to give, came to res. in town between 40 and 50 yrs. ago. He was a stage- proprietor, driver, and expressman several yrs. before our Branch R.R. to Framingham was built, and in the same line more or less afterwards. Mrs. Sophia, his wf., was long one of our leading milliners. I do not remember whether they had more than one child, -
ROXANA S., b. Mil., 1832; m. Ethan C. Claflin, Jan. 1, 1850.
Concerning the further history of the parents I am not informed.
HARRINGTON, SETH, and wf. Sarah, antecedents unknown to me, are cred- ited with the births of the 3 following-named chn. :-
DANIEL, b. April 12, 1837.
CHARLES R., b. April 18, 1838.
LORING, b. May 27, 1842.
HARRINGTON, DANIEL, an expert stone-layer, possibly a bro. of Seth, was much employed on jobs in his calling from 1835 to 1845. He had a family in this general vicinity, of whom I knew only his dr. AMELIA. She d. in Augustus Thayer's family, Dec. 8, 1858, a. 14 yrs.
HARRINGTON, RICHARD P., son of William and Lydia (Newton) Harring- ton, b. Fram., Oct. 5, 1815; boot-manufacturer; m. Melita W. Rockwood, dr. of Pearley and Prudence (Ward) Rockwood, b. Upton, Sept. 12, 1821; cer. 1839, by Rev. Benjamin Wood. Their chn .: -
PRUDENCE MELISSA, b. Mil., July 5, 1844; d. a. 7 ds.
MYRA ETHERLAND, b. Upton, Sept. 21, 1852.
Mr. H. has been actively engaged in the manufacture of boots here many yrs., either in the firm of Alden & Harrington, or on his own sole account. His bro. Bartholomew, a last-maker, and family, res. here several yrs .; but they removed hence to Worcester, I think, some time since.
HARRINGTON, SUMNER, son of Levi and Eliza; b. Oakham, Jan. 29, 1819;
m. Persis G. Gould, dr. of John and Rebecca (Kenney) Gould, b. Guilford, Vt., June 13, 1820; cer. Oakham, May 4, 1842, by Rev. James Kimball. Issue : -
GARDNER P., b. Oakham, Feb. 6, 1845; m. in Upton, Oct. 18, 1866.
EMMA F., b. Worcester, Aug. 6, 1849; d. Upton, Aug. 1, 1864.
This worthy pair devoted a large portion of their married life, with eminent success and approbation, to the care of poor-asylunis. They served as superin- tendent and matron of our asylum from April 1, 1869, to April 1, 1880, winning general commendation from all parties concerned. They had previously given like satisfaction in the same offices at Oakham, Worcester, Upton, and Marl- boro'. But an inexorable disease fastened on Mr. H., toward the close of his 11 yrs. service in our asylum; and he was obliged to seek retirement from his responsibilities. He did so none too soon; for he declined rapidly in his new home at Upton, where he d. May 18, 1880, a. 61 yrs. 3 mos. and 20 ds.
HARRIS, NATHIAN, b. Smithfield, R.I., April 13, 1805, and Martha (Blood)
Harris, his wf., b. Charlton, April 9, 1804, were among the original inem- bers of the Community at Hopedale; and they moved into our ancient Jones domicile, from Millville, late in the yr. 1841. Thither Henry Lilley and family had preceded them some weeks earlier. These two families were our pioneers ou the domain soon after its purchase. Harris and wf. brought with them 4 chn., having previously lost one by drowning. I can give the names of these 4, but not their birth-dates. They were PAMELIA, who afterwards m. Richard Rich, and soon d. ; MASON, ORRIN, and JULIA.
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ADIN BALLOU HARRIS was b. in the "Old House," March 27, 1842. He was the 2d b. on the Community domain after its purchase. They had 1 more child bere, EDWARD, b. Feb. 1, 1847; d. Aug. 1, 1849, a. 2 yrs. 7 mos. They withdrew from the community organization a few yrs. after its estab- lishment, purchased the land now owned by Delano Patrick, built them a home there, and managed business on their own account, thoughi still affili- ating with us religiously. Mr. H. was an enterprising carpenter, built several houses on contract in the neighborhood, and started a steam lumber-mill in Mil. Centre, having entered into copartnership with Hiram Hunt and Cyrus Ballou for carrying on the lumber business by purchasing and clearing off timber-lots. But he met with a sad casualty. His plan- ing-machine knife flew from its gear, and smote off one of his arms. The catastrophe proved fatal, in spite of the best surgical skill and nursing. He lingered hopefully on a few weeks, but sunk at length, and d. May 29, 1850, a desolating event to his wid., family, and friends. I have good mementos of him. In 1854, if I mistake not, the wid. and her surviving chn. removed to Illinois, since which I am too imperfectly informed to pursue their history.
HARRIS, MASON, a brother of Nathan, wf. Abbie S. (Aldrich), and two or three chn., res. at Hopedale for a season during the early stage of the Com- munity, and then returned to Smithfield, R.I., whence they came.
HARRIS, ALMON, another brother, with wf. and small family, bought, and built a home on, the ancient Ramsdell place, where John Mann now dwells. My recollection is, that they sold out, and moved to Ill., about the time wid. Nathan Harris did.
HARRIS, MOSES, and wf., with three or four chn., came into town perhaps between 1850 and 1854. He established a large furniture store, and then, or later, was in partnership with his cousin Joel W. Harris, under the firm title, "Moses Harris & Co." He at length sold out to his cousin Joel W., and removed to New York City, where he has since pursued his mercantile business. He and his family occupied a front social position. He was highly esteemed as a man and citizen. The family was repeatedly bereaved and sorely afflicted, while among us, in the loss of three chn. It would have afforded me pleasure to present his family record on these pages, but no one seemed ready to offer me the necessary information.
HARRIS, JOEL W., wf. Caroline G., and chn., came into town several yrs. later than his cousin Moses. My impression is, that both families were originally from the State of Me. He became his cousin's partner in busi- ness, and succeeded him as sole proprietor. I have tried hard to obtain his family record; but, though promised with some reluctance, I am dis- appointed, and obliged to do without it, except the little that casually came to my knowledge in other ways. They had, -
ELLA; m. Edward Loring of Marlboro'; have 4 or 5 chn .; he is a lawyer, and they res. in Waltham.
GEORGE LEONARD, b. in Saugus, Aug. 31, 1848; m. Mary Jane Moore, dr. of John and Ann Moore, b. Milbury, Nov. 5, 1849; cer. in Hopedale ch., Aug. 31, 1869, the groomn's birthday, by the writer, assisted by Rev. G. L. Demarest. They have 1 child, Mabel, b. Mil., March 16, 1875.
JOEL IRVING, youngest son, is a youth whose age I am unable to give.
Mrs. Caroline, the wf. and mr., a woman greatly beloved for her many excellent qualities, d. in Mil., Feb. 6, 1872. She was deeply lamented by her
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family and numerous friends. Her hus. has not since m. He does an exten- sive business in house-furnishing goods at 160 and 162 Main St. His family mansion occupies the site of the ancient Twitchell domicile, Congress St. ; and his son George L., wf., child, and the younger son, Irving, dwell with him. Mr. Harris stands high as a merchant, citizen, and member of society.
HARRIS, BETHUEL EDWIN, son of Almon and Phebe (Sheldon) Harris, b. Marlow, N.H., May 18, 1829; m. Abbie Mellen Eames, dr. of Charles T. and Amelia (Claflin) Eames, b. Mil., Sept. 2, 1841; cer. Mil., Oct. 17, 1865, by Rev. Joseph Scott. Issue: -
BETHUEL EDWIN, b. Mil., Nov. 11, 1866.
AMELIA CLAFLIN, b. Mil., April 7, 1868.
FRANK SHELDON, b. Mil., Nov. 19, 1871; d. July 22, 1873.
HELEN, b. Mil., March 14, 1875.
MARY CAPEN, b. Mil., Nov. 5, 1877.
Family ancestry and standing worthy, and worthily sustained. Bethuel Harris, gd. fr. of our Bethuel E., said to be of Scottish origin, resided in Nel- son, N.H., and was celebrated as a manufacturer of woollen goods. His son Almon was no less enterprising, successful, and distinguished in the same line of business, in the same New Hampshire general vicinity. He was often select- man of his town; represented it in the Legislatures of 1864 and 1865; was a member of the Cong. ch. 44 yrs., deacon, supt. of Sunday-school, etc. By his wf. Phebe (Sheldon) he had 3 sons; viz., Ezra Sheldon, Bethuel Edwin, and Almon Ainger. Bethuel E. worked in his fr.'s woollen-mills till 21 yrs. of age. He went to Boston in Aug., 1851, and was employed by the firm of Sears & Johnson in their wholesale clothing-house five yrs. He came to Mil., March 16, 1856, and has long been engaged in the clothing business with good success. He inherits the enterprise and skill of his progenitors; has a large, richly-stocked establishment; is an honorable, trustworthy dealer, and is deservedly respected as a merchant and citizen.
OTHERS OF THIS NAME IN DIRECTORIES.
HARRIS, NELSON M., bootmaker. 1856.
HARRIS, S. W., clerk. 1856.
HARRIS, B. L., res. Charles St. 1856.
HARRIS, CALVIN P., proprietor Quinshepaug House. 1869.
HARRIS, ROBERT B., dentist. 1869.
HARRIS, SIMON P., clerk, 160 Main St. 1869.
HARRIS, DIANTHE, widow of S. Dexter. 1872, '75, '78, '80.
HARRIS, MARY E. M., school-teacher. 1875, '78.
HARRIS, N. A., eave-trough manufacturer. 1875, '78, '80.
HARRIS, ASAHEL H., machinist. 1878, 'S0.
HARRIS, CARRIE L., teacher, South Grammar-school. 1878, '80.
HARRIS, CHARLES W., driver for A. S. Tuttle. 1880.
No report from any of these.
HARTWELL, LEONARD, son of Jonathan and Mary Hartwell, b. Lunenburg, Aug. 25, 1795; m. Abigail Pierce, dr. of Joel and Lucy (Davis) Pierce, b. Rutland, May 3, 1797; cer. in Berlin, Oct. 8, 1818, by Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Thayer of Lancaster. They set. in Berlin. Their chn. : -
HARRIET MOORE, b. Dec. 1, 1819; m. Michael Fanning; she d. Jan. 9, 1840. CHAUNCY PIERCE, b. May 20, 1821; m. Mary Ann Carter.
LUCY ANN, b. Aug. 3, 1822; m. Daniel H. Carter, April 8, 1841.
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GEORGE EMERSON, b. March 24, 1824; m. Celia M. Clasky, April 22, 1849. LOUISA ABIGAIL, b. July 22, 1827; m. Edward F. Green; she d. Feb. 2, 1870. EMILY POLLARD, b. June 27, 1829; m. Edwin Sawyer; res. in Berlin. CHARLES HENRY, b. Jan. 28, 1831; m. Elizabeth Fuller.
MARY JANE, b. June 15, 1833; m. Pliny B. Southwick, Oct. 3, 1850.
DANIEL POLLARD, b. May 13, 1835; m., 1st, Susan Moore; 2d, Ellen Wheeler.
An eminently worthy family. The parents and several of the family became deeply interested in the preaching of Practical Christianity by the writer and others. These moved to Hopedale, and joined our Community; viz., the parents and two drs. with their husbands. The fr. and mr. came here, I think, in 1854, and returned to Berlin perhaps in 1861. They were excellent persons, and adorned their profession by exemplary lives. Mr. Hartwell d. in Berlin, June 11, 1870; Mrs. Hartwell d. Nov. 21, 1877; and it was my privilege to minister at their respective funerals. In respect to their drs. once resident here, see under the names Carter and Southwick.
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