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HAYWARD, AMARIAH4 (Jacob,3 Samuel,2 Great-meadow Jonathan 1), b. Oct. 25, 1780; m., 1st, Sarah Wood of Upton, ptge., etc., not given; cer. April 1, 1806. Issue : -
LYDIA ROWINA, b. Mil., March 9, 1808; m. Clark Aldrich, Upton, Aug. 25, 1833; she d. Oct. 22, 1880.
LOIS ELMINA, b. Mil., Nov. 28, 1809; m., and set. in the State of Me.
Mrs. Sarah d. July 27, 1812. The hus. m., 2d, Hannah Bedell, dr. of Rich- ard and Margaret (Whitton) Bedell, b. Limerick, Me., April 19, 1790; cer. in Farmington, Me., Jan. 1, 1815, by Esq. Dillingham. Their chn .: -
ELBRIDGE G., b. Dec. 12, 1815; our well-known builder; thrice m. See below. SAMUEL W., b. Jan. 15, 1817; our popular dep. sheriff; thrice m. See below. SARAH W., b. Aug. 29, 1818; m. George Gregory, Oct. 22, 1843.
LEWIS, b. May 14, 1820; unm. ; res. Mil; carriage-trimmer, etc.
NAMELESS, b. 1823; d. an infant.
ISAAC, b. Feb. 25, 1825; d. Sept. 5, 1842.
LUCRETIA, b. Jan. 20, 1828; unm .; res. Mil.
Amariah Hayward had good natural abilities, and a bright mechanical genius. At 17 yrs. of age he went into Col. Benj. Godfrey's store as clerk, boarding with Dr. Scammell. The Dr. gave him free access to his books, and tried to persuade him to study medicine. This he declined; but he gained use- ful surgical knowledge meantime, which, in after-life, enabled him in several instances to render timely and valuable assistance for the preservation of life and limb. He became a skilful joiner and wheelwright, and in these occu- pations spent most of his manhood life. He is said to have invented the first swivel bitstock used in these parts; also the first grooved washboard; also an improved power water-wheel. But for none of his inventions did he take out
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patents; freely sharing all their benefits with the public. He spent several yrs. in the State of Me., but returned to his native town, and d. here, Sept. 8, 1836. Mrs. Hannah, his wid., d. here, Feb. 3, 1880, a. almost 88 yrs.
HAYWARD, ELBRIDGE GERRY 5 (Amariah,4 Jacob,3 Samuel,2 Great-meadow Jonathan 1), b. Farmington, Me., Dec. 12, 1815; m., 1st, Eliza Farnum Legg, dr. of Caleb and Lydia (Batchelder) Legg, b. in Millville, 1823; cer. in Mil., 1849, by Rev. Andrew Reed of Mendon. Issue :-
ARTHUR FORREST, b. Mil., May 24, 1850.
EDGAR ADELBERT, b. Mil., Jan. 27, 1852.
FRANK MORTON, b. Mil., July 16, 1854; d. Oct. 11, 1855.
Mrs. Eliza d. March 21, 1855. The hus. m., 2d, Mary Ann Wight, dr. of Haskey and Lucy A. (Noyes) Wight, b. Wirt, N.Y., Aug. 3, 1831; cer. in Mil., 1858, by Rev. Mr. Bailey. Issue: -
NELLIE MAY, b. Nov. 6, 1859.
Mrs. Mary Ann d. April 21, 1860. The hus. m., 3d, Eleanor C. Hardy, dr. of Eliphalet D. and Eunice Mann (Tyler) Hardy, b. Medway ; cer. in Medway, Sept. 18, 1860, by Rev. David Sanford. Issue : -
FRANK CUTTER, b. Jan. 26, 1863; d. Dec. 16, 1864.
WILLIE, b. Nov. 26, 1865.
LILLA FRANCES, b. May 18, 1869.
ELBRIDGE LEVERETT, b. March 31, 1874.
Mr. Hayward is a competent carpenter, and successful builder of public as well as private edifices. Family standing reputable. He has always had his home in town. He has one very remarkable son, now between 28 and 30 yrs. of age, who is known as the " blind lather." From some cause, of which I am not informed, he became blind in childhood, and seemed likely to be a burden to himself and others for life. Not so. He had sterling natural capabilities, understood his situation, and resolved to become a man on his own account. The result is, that, by continuous hard struggles, he has surmounted his loss of sight and consequent disadvantages, to a most wonderful extent. He learned gradually to move about from place to place with facility, and to use his hands dexterously in various kinds of business. At length he became a great expert in lathing buildings, and now distinguishes himself as a large, judicious, and executive contractor of jobs in his favorite occupation. He is a phenomenon and a master in his own line, presenting a most beneficent and encouraging example to the young who are so unfortunate as to be blind.
HAYWARD, SAMUEL W.5 (Amariah,4 Jacob,3 Samuel,2 Great-meadow Jona- than 1), b. Jan. 15, 1817; m., 1st, Ann Janette Bullard, b. Medway, March
30, 1818; cer. in Medway, Nov. 16, 1841, by Rev. Dr. Jacob Ide. Issue : - CLARA AMELIA, b. Mil., Dec. 17, 1844; m. Henry E. Fales, Nov. 5, 1867. ANNA LOUISA, b. Mil., Dec. 16, 1846; m. Dr. Herbert Cutler Bullard, 1871. SAMUEL WILBER, Jun., b. Mil., Feb. 11, 1850.
Mrs. Ann Janette d. Aug. 17, 1869. The hus. m., 2d, Eliza J. (Wolford) Thompson, wid. of Luther Thompson, b. May 1, 1836, in Wrentham; cer. June 3, 1871. Issue : -
LESLIE, b. Mil., March 1, 1872.
GRACIE JOSEPHINE, b. Mil., Oct. 30, 1873.
Mrs. Eliza J. d. May 19, 1876. The hus. m., 3d, Huldah Jane Chilson, dr. of Willard and Huldah (Thayer) Chilson, b. Mendon, Aug. 5, 1840; cer. in Hopedale, Nov. 7, 1877, bv the writer. No chn.
It is, however, proper to state that Mrs. Huldah, the present wf., has 2 chn. by a former hus., who, by judicial decree, bear the names of -
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ELLA THAYER CHILSON, b. Mil., Aug. 21, 1865.
HENRY GOODWIN CHILSON, b. Mil., March 10, 1867.
Mr. Hayward served as selectman in 1855, as assessor in '50, '51, and '55, and has been one of our most efficient deputy sheriffs in this part of the county for over 30 yrs. He has uncommon tact and executiveness in the management of prisoners. He is enterprising in business generally; was agent of the Chero- kee Colony that emigrated from this vicinity several yrs. ago to Cherokee Co., Ia., and now owns large tracts of land in that locality. He has an intelligent and respectable family.
HAYWARD, LEWIS 4 (Jacob,3 Samuel,2 Great-meadow Jonathan 1), birth-date
not found; m., 1st, Nabby Bathrick of Upton; cer. 1813, by (prob.) Rev. Benjamin Wood. Their chn. : -
SUSANNA, b. May 28, 1815.
BETSEY ALBEE, b. June 29, 1817.
JACOB, b. July 16, 1819; d. Aug. 12, 1840.
Mrs. Nabby d. Jan. 3, 1823. The hus. m., 2d, Roxalina Putnam of Upton ; cer. in 1824, by Rev. Benjamin Wood. Issue : -
LEWIS PUTNAM, b. Dec. 30, 1825.
JOHN ALONZO, b. July 17, 1830.
Lewis Hayward dwelt on his father Jacob's last-owned homestead, in the near vicinity of "Great Meadow," on Beaver St., just south of where it is crossed by Medway St. He was an orderly citizen, a kind neighbor, and well- disposed man in all the relations of life. His two wives and family were of cor- responding character, to the best of my knowledge. He d. Aug. 5, 1835, a. 49 yrs. Mrs. Roxalina, his wid., d. May 25, 1839.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM HAYWARD.
This William was eldest son of Samuel, the Mendon proprietor. Howard- town Jonathan was his brother, and Benjamin was his youngest brother. Of these and their descendants I have treated. Their eldest bro. William inher- ited land on our territory, but never dwelt here. He lived and d. in old Men- don. I know of but one or two families now within our limits who I am sure are his descendants. In former times we had a William Hayward here who was prob. a gd. son of his, though I have found my data so tangled and imper- fect as to leave me in some uncertainty concerning the links of this lineage. Middlesex records make this William, eldest son of Samuel, to have been b. Oct. 6, 1667, the autumn after Mendon was incorporated. His cousin William of " The Farms" would appear, from the same records, to have been b. some 2 yrs. later. Of these cousins on "The Farms" I do not undertake to treat. The oldest mge. of a William Hayward found on Mendon records is, I suppose, that of this William, eldest son of Samuel. He is said to have m. Priscilla Marsh, May 6, 1708. If he lived unm. to that date, he was a bachelor over 40 yrs. of age. This was uncommon in those days, and is rendered quite improb- able by two deeds in Suffolk Registry. One of these, dated 1706 or 7, - B. 33, p. 138, - purports to convey a certain est. to William Hayward of Mendon, "who m. Esther, the dr. of John Harbor." The other, dated May 2, 1712, - B. 31, p. 194, etc., - purports to be a gift-deed from William Hayward of Men- don to his son Samuel, in which his wf. Priscilla joins as relinquishing her right of dower. Hence I presume that William was in. to Esther Harbor, per- haps about 1688, and so had a son Samuel over 21 yrs. of age in 1712. The birth of that son is not on Mendon records. That son is the lineal progenitor
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of our present Samuel P. Hayward at So. Milford. The first Mendon William had a son William, born of the same mother, Esther Harbor, also a son John and two or three daughters. These last-mentioned are named on the birth- records of Mendon, but I found no chn. of Priscilla Marsh. The son William appears to have dwelt on our borders in 1741; for he is mentioned, along with several others, in the act incorporating the Easterly Precinct, as privileged to belong to it for all religious purposes. He is afterwards designated in deeds of land to his chn. as of Upton. He owned lands within our limits, prob. inherited from his fr. and gd. fr. He had sons Joseph, Elijah, and William. The latter certainly owned considerable parcels of land in now Milford, and he or his son William, jun., or both, must have dwelt here at one period. The land which constituted the farm on Congress St., long owned by Caleb Cheney, sen., and Caleb, jun., with perhaps still larger tracts, once belonged to William Hay- ward, sen., or William, jun., or both; but I have not traced the titles thor- oughly enough to give any statement of successive ownership and times of occupancy, nor can I say what became of the last William and his family. I therefore leave that matter, and turn to the lineage of our Samuel P. Hayward. HAYWARD, SAMUEL 3 (William,2 Samuel1), b. Nov. 22, 1696; m. Hannah Thompson ; cer. in Boston, Sept. 25, 1717, by Samuel Checkley, Esq. He seems to have left but 2 sons, Hezekiah and Samuel, and 1 dr., Comfort. He d. in middle age, and his will is recorded in Suffolk Registry, B. 23, p. 86. That will shows careful provision made for his wf. Hannah and his 3 chn. Of him I learn little, save what is set forth in that will.
HAYWARD, HEZEKIAH 4 (Samuel,3 William,2 Samuel 1), b. Oct. 25, 1719; m., 1st, Esther Green, dr. of John and Lydia Green, b. Mendon, Jan. 22, 1720- 21; cer. 1744. Their chn .:-
COMFORT, b. Feb. 5, 1745; m. Nicholas Trask, jun., 1763.
JOHN, b. Oct. 9, 1750; known as Dea. John; m. Mary Penniman, Nov. 2, 1775.
SARAH, b. Sept. 2, 1753; m. Lovell Partridge, 1773.
Mrs. Esther d. March 2, 1758. The hus. m., 2d, Dorothy Harding of Med- way; cer. Sept. 13, 1759, by Rev. Mr. Thurston. No chn. recorded. I con- jecture, but do not know, that Hezekiah Hayward dwelt on the homestead known in our times as the Nathan Hayward place, half a mile south of So. Milford post-office. Mrs. Dorothy d. April 14, 1799, in her 79th yr. Hezekiah himself d. March 21, 1802, in his 84th yr.
HAYWARD, Dea. JOHN 5 (Hezekiah,4 Samuel,3 William,2 Samuel1), b. Oct. 9, 1750; m. Mary Penniman, dr. of Lieut. Samuel (alias " Landlord ") and Huldah (White) Penniman, b. where Samuel P. Hayward now lives, Jan. 9, 1758; cer. Nov. 2, 1775. Issue : -
JOTHAM, b. June 18, 1777; m. Levier Gould; no chn.
SAMUEL, b. no date; presumed to have d. in early infancy.
ESTHER, b. 1783; m. Dexter Thayer.
NATHAN, b. 1789; m., 1st, Lavina Thayer; 2d, Ruth Newell; 3d, Love Burr.
Dea. John and wf. were exemplary members of the ancient First ch. in Mendon. They lived and d. on the place above described, which I suppose he inherited from his fr., Hezekiah. He d. Feb. 17, 1830, in his 80th yr. Mrs. Mary, his wid., d. Jan. 12, 1837, a. 79 yrs.
HAYWARD, JOTHAM6 (Dea. John,5 Hezekiah,4 Samuel,3 William,2 Samuel 1), b. June 18, 1777; m. Levier Gould. They had no chn.
They dwelt on a part of the paternal homestead which came by deed from
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his fr., Dea. John, as I presume to think. His wf. was a very kind-hearted, neighborly woman, and he a well-disposed man and citizen. Much to his credit, he abandoned the habit of using intoxicating liquors in his old age, and became a stanch total-abstinence man during all his latter yrs. He d. Feb. 26, 1854, a. 77 yrs. Mrs. Levier, his wid., d. the same yr., Aug. 19, a. 72 yrs.
HAYWARD, Capt. NATHAN6 (Dea. John,5 Hezekiah,4 Samuel,8 William,2 Samuel 1), b. 1789; m., 1st, Lavina Thayer, ptge., etc., not given, March 21, 1809, who d. childless; 2d, Ruth Newell, dr. of Elisha and Phebe (Ballou)
Newell, b. Cumberland, R.I., 1783; date of cer., etc., not given. Issue :- LAVINA, b. Jan. 31, 1812; m. Daniel J. Pickering, Dec. 6, 1840.
ESTHER, b. June 14, 1814; d. Oct. 4, same yr.
SAMUEL PENNIMAN, b. March 15, 1816; m. Rachel Rhodes, March 19, 1845. JOHN ROBINSON, b. Dec. 8, 1819; m., 1st, Olive Cook, Jan. 25, 1844; 2d, Sally Cook, Oct. 24, 1847.
MARY PENNIMAN, b. Jan. 27, 1823; m. William Fairbanks, Oct. 26, 1853.
Capt. Nathan commanded, in his prime, the Mendon Light Infantry Com- pany, famous in its day. He was an energetic man, a thrifty farmer on the paternal homestead, and a stanch citizen of the old Democratic school. Mrs. Ruth d. March 23, 1850; and the hus. m., 3d, Love Burr, May 8, 1851; no par- ticulars of ptge., birth-date, or cer. given. Issue :-
RUTH ELLA, b. June 26, 1852.
Capt. Nathan d. July 7, 1858. Mrs. Love (Burr), his wid., survives, and dwells in town, No. 39 So. Main St.
HAYWARD, SAMUEL PENNIMAN7 (Capt. Nathan,6 Dea. John,5 Hezekiah,4 Samuel,3 William,2 Samuel1), b. March 15, 1816; m. Rachel Gaskill Rhodes, dr. of John and Anna (Cook) Rhodes, b. Bell., Aug. 24, 1821; cer. in Woon- socket, R.I., March 19, 1845, by Rev. John Boyden. Issue : -
ANNA RHODES, b. Nov. 12, 1846; m. Henry Esbond Staples, April 24, 1876. FRANK SAMUEL, b. July 20, 1851; m. Hannah Eliza Frink, Nov. 15, 1874. ALZIE RACHEL, b. Sept. 19, 1858.
A worthy and respected family. Samuel P. and wf. res. in So. Milford, on the place, and nearly the spot, where his gt. gd. fr. on the mr.'s side, "Land- lord " Penniman, alias Lieut. Samuel, dwelt and kept a public house in the olden time.
HAYWARD, FRANK SAMUEL 8 (Samuel P.,7 Capt. Nathan,6 Dea. John,5 Heze- kiah,4 Samuel,3 William,2 Samuel1), b. July 20, 1851; m. Hannah Eliza Frink, dr. of Alfred L. and Louisa A. (Bancroft) Frink, b. Mil., Dec. 13, 1851; cer. at Hopedale, Nov. 15, 1874, by the writer. Issue : -
NATHAN ALFRED, b. March 9, 1876.
ELSIE LILLIAN, b. Nov. 26, 1877.
ADDIE, b. Oct. 19, 1879.
This promising pair have made a good beginning. They dwell just north of Samuel P.'s, very near by, on the ancient Penniman premises.
MISCELLANEOUS.
As before stated, I have left out of this collection of family records all the Haywards and Howards that I knew, or strongly suspected, to be descendants of William Hayward, who inhabited " The Farm," or " Farms," so called, now a part of Bellingham. If I have included any such, I have done so inadver- tently, or through misunderstanding. Others, that belong properly to the lineages given, have, no doubt, been left out by mistake, and still others whose
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births, marriages, and deaths were never recorded. As already hinted, this Hayward and Howard part of my genealogy has been exceedingly perplexing and difficult of execution. I thought that of the Albees very hard, but this transcends that. I fear I have fallen into several errors; but I have done my best, and must be excused for the short-comings which may be detected. I will subjoin in this miscellany such families, couples, and individuals on record as I cannot with certainty place under the lineages presented on the foregoing pages. HAYWARD, JOHN, and Hannah had, -
SARAH, b. Jan. 21, 1731.
HULDAH, b. Dec. 16, 1731; d. in early infancy.
JOHN, b. Dec. 12, 1732; prob. m. Anne Alexander, May 15, 1754.
There was a John Hayward who m. Hannah Baxter of Braintree, March 6, 1728-29. I suppose this to be that John, and suspect that he must have been the son of Great-meadow Jonathan by his 2d wf. Grace, who was b. Feb. 4, 1709. This is probable, though not certain. He d. about 1735; and his wid. afterwards m. William Arnold of Smithfield, R.I.
HAYWARD, JOHN, prob. son of the preceding, m. Anne Alexander, May 15, 1754. And they had, -
ANNE, b. Dec. 16, 1756; no further traced.
HULDAH, b. March 9, 1759; no further traced.
JOHN, b. Sept. 22, 1761; no further traced.
This John d. about 1774, and his wid. administered on his estate.
HAYWARD, JOSEPH, prob. a son of William of Upton, who was gd. son of Samuel, the Mendon proprietor; m. Ruth Jones of Uxbridge, Dec. 28, 1749; cer. by Rev. Nathan Webb. This Joseph had only one of his chn. chris- tened in our Precinct, and must, I think, have res. mostly in old Mendon. His chn. : -
RHODA, b. April 15, 1751.
HANNAH, b. Oct. 28, 1752.
MERCY, b. May 16, 1756.
LOUISA, b. March 27, 1767.
NAHUM, b. Aug. 7, 1773.
HAYWARD, JONATHAN, Jun., m. Mary Vickery, July 12, 1769. I do not exactly see where this Jonathan, jun., belongs. Issue : -
MARY, b. Nov. 20, 1769.
ELIAB, b. Oct. 15, 1771.
There are several other Hayward families on Mendon records, but I cannot distinguish clearly their localities. I think, however, that most of them dwelt outside of our territory, either in old Mendon or Upton. I therefore refrain from any further tracement.
YHEMENWAY, DANIEL, of Holl .; pedigree not traced; m. Chloe Parkhurst, dr. of Ebenezer and Mercy (Hill) Parkhurst, b. Nov. 11, 1781; cer. Oct. 18, 1804, by Rev. David Long. Issue : -
ELIZA, b. Feb. 2, 1808.
JANE OLCOTT, b. Dec. 17, 1809.
ELISHA EMMONS, b. Sept. 19, 1810.
JAMES MONROE, b. May 24, 1819.
Capt. Hemenway res. several yrs. in town, and had the above-mentioned births of chn. recorded here. He and his family seem to have left Mil. for some other locality, and I do not attempt to trace them further.
HEMENWAY, FRANK, straw-worker; appears in directories from 1875 down to 1880.
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HENRY, JOSEPH, and Calista, pedigree and antecedents not ascertained, are credited with the following births of chn. : -
MATILDA, b. May 5, 1835.
CELIA MARIA, b. Jan. 15, 1838; and CALISTA J., b. July 25, 1840; d. March 6, 1842. No further traced.
IN DIRECTORIES.
HENRY, ELIZA, wid., house Water St., near Main. 1869.
HENRY, JOHN Q., of firm " Henry & Daniels." 1869 to 'S0.
HENRY, LEWIS, bootmaker. 1869 and '72.
HENRY, J. CHARLES, with John J. Mead. 1880.
HENRY, THOMAS, spindle-maker; house near Mill River. 1880.
HERO. This name has sometimes been written Harod and Haro, but for a long time Hero. The first recorded mention of the name I could find was in Middlesex Registry of Deeds, where a conveyance of land was made from Simpson Jones to John Haro, both of Hop., and also the premises, bearing date Nov. 13, 1756. A tradition has been in vogue that this John Haro was an Englishman, who served in Burgoyne's army, and was taken prisoner by the Americans when he surrendered. The above-mentioned deed of 1756 would seem to show that there is some mistake about that tradition, since he was an inhabitant of Hop. some yrs. before the Revolutionary war. Perhaps he may have been an English soldier in the last of the French wars, who drifted into Hop., and set. there. I leave this point in suspense. He is said to have m. Sarah Chamberlain, and to have had 2 chn., a son and a dr. The d., Lois, m. Daniel Bowker of Hop. The son's name was John, and he set. in that peculiar locality of ours sometimes called "Wild Cat." There he had a farm of about 63 acres, deeded to him by Thomas Hayden, under date of March 1, 1777. It was wild, unbroken land; and it is told that he cleared most of it by hard toil, digging it over with a stout bog-hoe till fit for tillage. Our old settlers were not afraid of manual labor. This farm was then in Hop., next in Holl., and at last in Mil., the town boundaries having undergone several changes.
HERO, JOHN2 (John1), b. Hop., July 9, 1752; mr.'s maiden name, Sarah Chamberlain; m. Hannah Hayden, prob. dr. of Thomas and Sarah Hayden, b. Hop., 1759; cer. in Hop., date not given, by Rev. Nathaniel Howe. Their chn. : -
EBEN, b. 1780; res. and d. in Brookline.
SALLIE, b. 1782; m. William Bowker.
JOHN, b. 1784; m. Polly Claflin, 1810.
BETSEY, b. 1786; m. John Ellis, Nov. 3, 1808.
ABRAHAM, b. 1788; m. Polly Needham, Nov. 3, 1808.
AARON, b. 1791; m. Emily Claflin, June 8, 1820.
John Hero 2 d. on his homestead, then in Holl., 1826. His son John set. his est. as executor. Mrs. Hannah, the wid., d. on the same homestead, then in Mil., June 2, 1847.
HERO, JOHN 3 (John,2 John 1), b. Hop., 1784; m. Polly Claflin, dr. of Rufus and Hephzibah (Bolster) Claflin, b. Hop., 1791; date and particulars of cer. not given, but prob. 1810 is the date. Their chn .:-
SUSANNAH H., b. Mil., Feb. 3, 1811; m. Lemuel Leland, Dec. 22, 1828.
HORACE B., b. Mil., Dec. 9, 1812; m. Almira Phipps, May 10, 1842.
ELIZA H., b. Mil., Dec. 22, 1814; m. Paschal N. Parkhurst, Nov. 14, 1833. HANNAH H., b. Mil., March 10, 1817; m. John Phipps, 1839.
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JOHN H., b. Mil .. Dec. 30, 1820; m. Irene M. Parkhurst, Sept. 22, 1850. IZANNA C., b. Mil., Oct. 19, 1822; m. Joel Chapin, July 13, 1843.
EDWIN H., b. Mil., July 27, 1831; m. Ruth Brown, Feb. 6, 1856.
A very worthy family, abundant in honesty, kindness, and good works. John 3 inherited a part of the paternal homestead, was a farmer and bootmaker, a good neighbor and citizen, and had a wf. of like moral qualities. She d. May 11, 1832. He long survived her, through yrs. of loneliness and infirmity, but kindly comforted and cared for by his chn. He d. quietly, May 26, 1861. I ministered at both their funerals, as at many others of the family connection.
HERO, ABRAHAM 3 (John,2 John 1), b. 1788; m. Polly Needham of Holl., ptge.
and birth-date not ascertained; cer. Holl., Nov. 3, 1808, by Jason Chamber- lain, Esq. No further particulars ascertained.
HERO, AARON 3 (John,2 John 1), b. 1791; m. Emily Claflin, dr. of Rufus and
Hephzibah (Bolster) Claflin, b. Hop., date not given; cer. Mil., June 8, 1820, by Pearley Hunt, Esq. Issue : -
ALMIRA, b. Feb. 20, 1823.
WILLIAM, b. Aug. 3, 1825; d. young.
WILLIAM D., b. May 6, 1827.
MARY, b. Dec. 16, 1832; m. Albert M. Ellis, 1853.
HIRAM, b. July 23, 1836; m. Delia Strong; he d. Dec. 4, 1859, a. 36 yrs.
Aaron Hero inherited a portion of the patrimonial homestead, and dwelt in the old domicile. I think he was partly farmer and partly bootinaker. He was a well-disposed, peaceable citizen, and had an excellent wf. I shall always gratefully remember that, in 1829, when my now only surviving child, Mrs. Heywood, was a motherless and puny infant, Mrs. Hero took her home and nursed her at her own breast, with the tenderest care, into healthful vigor. Both she and her hus. were very kind and accommodating to me, and quite moderate in their charges. He d. on his homestead, Jan. 20, 1865. She subsequently went to Hammonton, N.J., either on a visit to her niece, Mrs. Paschal N. Parkhurst, or perhaps to res. there, and d. in the spring of 1865, surviving her hus. only a few months. If I mistake not, all their chn. preceded them to the spirit-land.
HERO, HORACE B.4 (John,3 John,2 John 1), b. Holl., Dec. 9, 1812; m. Almira
Phipps, dr. of Moses and Hannah (Adams) Phipps, b. Hop., April 9, 1822;
cer. at Hopedale, in the "Old House," May 10, 1842, by the writer. Issue :- CORA A., b. Mil., July 12, 1844; m. John S. Mayhew, Dec. 20, 1864.
ADA P., b. Mil., Nov. 26, 1847; m. Edwin O. Hunt, Sept. 9, 1868. ABBIE L., b. Mil., July 26, 1850.
BERTHA M., b. Mil., Sept. 9, 1860.
An intelligent and worthy family. Mr. H. has always res. in town since manhood, has long been domiciliated on Cedar St., has been an extensive trader, especially in real estate, is a large landholder in Mil. and the neighbor- ing towns, served 3 yrs. on the board of selectmen between 1844 and 1851, and represented the town in Gen. Court 1848, '52, and '55.
Grandchn. :-
Aaron H. Mayhew, b. May 19, 1867. See Mayhew.
Maybel L. Mayhew, b. Aug. 5, 1871.
Landon E. Hunt, b. Jan. 19, 1869.
Harry E. Hunt, b. Feb. 11, 1876. See Hunt.
HERO, JOHN H., M.D.4 (John,3 John,2 John 1) b. Holl., Dec. 30, 1820; m. Irene M. Parkhurst, dr. of Otis and Sarah (Jones) Parkhurst, b. Mil., Oct. 1, 1822; cer. Sept. 22, 1850. Issue :-
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BIOGRAPHICO-GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
BUTLER W., b. Westboro', April 2, 1859.
GEORGE H., b. Mil., March 10, 1861.
JOHN P., b. Westboro', Oct. 18, 1863; d. Mil., Aug. 10, 1865.
Dr. Hero studied medicine with Dr. Butler Wilmarth of Hopedale, and graduated at Central Medical Coll., Syracuse, N.Y. There was strong friend- ship and confidence between him and Dr. Wilmarth, which, in 1852, brought them into an important co-partnership. That yr. they purchased together the large hotel premises in Westboro', in the locality some time known as Wesson- ville, and opened an establishment for the treatment of disease by different kinds of baths and hygienic means. Unfortunately this hopeful connection was suddenly dissolved by the terrible catastrophe of May 6, 1853, in which Dr. Wilmarth was killed at Norwalk Bridge, Ct. Dr. Hero, however, went on with the institution, and afterward combined with it the "Willow-Park Seminary" for young ladies. Some changes have since been made; but the doctor and his devoted wf. have dwelt there, for the most part, and conducted its operations ever since. The doctor has an eminently versatile genius in many directions of usefulness to his fellow-creatures, is a downright devotee of human progress, has several times rescued himself from threatened dissolution, has invented valuable remedies for dangerous diseases, in fine, is deservedly loved by all who have come within the sphere of his benign influence. And his wf. is worthy of her relationship to him.
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