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HERO, EDWIN H.4 (John,3 John,2 John1), b. Mil., July 27, 1832; m. Ruth Brown, dr. of Abel and Polly (Pond) Brown, b. Mil., Feb. 23, 1837; cer. Mil., Feb. 6, 1856, by Rev. J. R. Johnson. Issue : -
ILA P., b. Mil., July 7, 1857; in. S. Frank Phipps, Hop., July 17, 1878. JOHN D., b. Mil., April 9, 1859; d. May 9, 1863.
One gd. child, Frank Phipps, b. Jan. 6, 1880; d. the next day.
Edwin H. has occupied a less conspicuous position in society than his two older bros., but has been a useful industrian in various pursuits, latterly as an employé in the Spaulding Straw Manufactory. He and his family do no dis- honor to a worthy lineage.
HEWINS, LEMUEL F., pedigree untraced; m. Elizabeth Thayer of Mendon, pedigree untraced, in Oct., 1838, and had one birth recorded here and one death ; viz., -
SARAH JANE, b. place and date not found; d. July 17, 1840.
WILLIAM HENRY, b. Nov. 8, 1840.
I have not looked for later dates; but I perceive, by the directories, that Mr. H. has res. in town from 1856 to 1880. Probably he has been here ever since 1840. No family record from him.
HEWINS, JOHN E., bootmaker, appeared in Directory of 1869.
HEYWOOD, Rev. WILLIAM SWEETSER 6 (John,5 Timothy,4 Phinehas,3 John,2 John,1 ancestral immigrant not ascertained), b. in Westminster, Aug. 23, 1824; mr.'s maiden name Betsey Edgell; m. Abbie S. Ballou, dr. of Adin and Abigail (Sayles) Ballou, b. Mil., Jan. 30, 1829; cer. in Hopedale Chapel, May 11, 1851, by the writer. Issue :-
LUCY FLORENCE, b. Hopedale, July 28, 1861; now student in Smith Coll.
Mr. H. was endowed by nature with a superior mental and moral constitu- tion, enjoyed what may be called a semi-collegiate education, and has dili- gently improved good opportunities for self-culture in many branches of useful knowledge. He became early interested in all the great moral reforms of the age; and, being attracted to the Hopedale Community as a practical focus of
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these reforms, took up his res. here in 1848. Having prepared himself for the work of the Christian ministry, he was approbated, and commenced preaching. He was regularly ordained as an evangelist at Hopedale, May 25, 1849. His executive abilities in various directions readily advanced him to influential offi- cial positions in the Community, culminating at length in its presidency. Be- sides much pulpit service, and a long associate editorship of "The Practical Christian," our Community organ, he was an active promoter of education. In the spring of 1856 he and his wf., both eminently competent teachers, estab- lished "The Hopedale Home School," - an institution of high merit, which had a successful run of seven yrs., and graduated numerous students, who cher- ish fond recollections of its privileges. Since leaving Hopedale, in 1864, Mr. H. has been set. in the ministry as pastor at Scituate, Hudson, and Holyoke, having enjoyed a well-earned reputation for usefulness and fidelity in all the spheres he has occupied. His present pastorate is in Holyoke. During the yr. 1878 he made a six months' tour through Europe, and came home richly laden with the carefully garnered fruits of his observations. Since his return he has given very interesting lectures on the more important facts and incidents of that tour.
HEYWOOD, JOHN LOWELL 6 (John,5 Timothy,4 Phinehas,3 John,2 John 1), b. Westminster, Sept. 29, 1830; mr.'s maiden name, Betsey Edgell; m. Adelia Lucy Everett, dr. of Joshua T. and Sally (Brown) Everett, b. in Princeton, Nov. 28, 1831; cer. in Hopedale Chapel, Nov. 20, 1853, by the writer. Their chn. :-
WILLIAM EVERETT, b. Hopedale, Feb. 17, 1859; d. Jan. 24, 1866, a. 6 yrs. 11 mos.
ROSA VILORA, b. Hopedale, May 14, 1866.
Mr. and Mrs. Heywood became members of the Hopedale Community Nov. 1, 1854; res. here several yrs., and afterward a while in the Centre; he as partner with W. J. Bartlett in the hardware trade. They had an early start on the reform wave, had an excellent intellectual and moral development, and have exemplified well their professed principles. They have had an overshare of reverses in life, which they have borne with commendable fortitude and hopefulness. Latterly, for several yrs., they have res. in Illinois, mainly en- gaged in agricultural pursuits.
HEYWOOD, PORTER P., a bro. of the two preceding, taught one of our public grammar-schools for a short time several yrs. ago; but is now in a respon- sible and lucrative position at the West in the insurance business.
HILDRETH, ELIJAH H., farmer; b. in Chesterfield, N.H., Oct. 7, 1800; a son of Elijah and Zerviah K. Hildreth; m. Mary, dr. of Lotin and Sarah (Pierce) Hildreth, b. in Chesterfield, N.H., July 9, 1802; cer. May 2, 1824, by Rev. John Walker; res. N. H., N. Y., and Mass. Their chn. : -
CHARLES F., b. Chesterfield, N.H., Oct. 9, 1825.
NORMAN N., b. Chesterfield, N.H., Nov. 6, 1829; m .; 1 child; d .; 1 alive; res. Upton.
SARAH C. L b. Wheatfield, N.Y., May 28, 1837.
JAMES E. S (twins), b. Wheatfield, N. Y., May 28, 1837.
WATSON J., b. Chesterfield, N.H., Feb. 5, 1843; m. Ava Capen; 4 chn .; res. Holl.
The parents are advanced in yrs., infirm in health, and struggling com- mendably under adversity to fight out the battle of life.
HILL, JOHN5 (David,4 Ebenezer, John,2 John1 of Dorchester and first of
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Plymouth), b. Holl., Sept. 16. 1717; m. Thankful Underwood of Holl .; cer. June 4, 1744, by Rev. Joshua Prentice. Their chn. : -
DAVID, b. Holl., May 19, 1745; d. young.
SARAH, b. Holl., March 6, 1747; m. Stephen Chapin, Feb. 27, 1766.
DAVID, b. Holl., April 27, 1749; m. Judith
MERCY, b. Holl., Feb. 29, 1753; m. Ebenezer Parkhurst, Dec. 22, 1768.
MARY, b. in our Precinct; bap. Jan. 18, 1756; untraced.
MILLA, b. in our Precinct; bap. July 16, 1758; untraced.
John Hill bought first on our territory the 80-acre farm of Thomas Beard; sen., and Thomas Beard, jun., lying just south of the Ichabod Thayer place, deed dated March 16, 1757. Next he purchased of Dea. Abijah French, the Elihu Perry place in 1767. He and his son David afterwards owned the Zuriel Howard place, and sold it to Ephraim Chapin, 1779. John Hill, the fr., was then said to be of Warwick, Mass. So I suppose he had removed thither, and set. there. He and his wf. were members of our Cong. ch., and their younger chn. were all bap. here. I infer that the family must have been enterprising and substantial people.
HIXON, ALFRED, son of Isaac and Persis (Adams) Hixon (gd. parents Seth and Bethiah Hixon), b. Medway, Jan. 3, 1815; m. Julia A. Vaughn, dr. of Clark L. and Julia A. (Fales) Vaughn, b. Bristol, R.I., Dec. 21, 1819; cer. in Bristol, R.I., Jan. 1, 1844, by Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepard. Their chn. :- CHARLES F., b. Woonsocket, R.I., Feb. 27, 1845; m. May 10, 1876, Mary A. Moore.
HARRIET L., b. Woonsocket, R.I., Nov. 7, 1847; d. Aug. 1, 1850.
ASA H., b. Woonsocket, R.I., Feb. 21, 1849; d. April 17, 1849.
ALFRED LEWIS, b. Woonsocket, R.I., Jan. 17, 1856; m. Ella Mary Howard, Oct. 2, 1878.
WILLIAM FALES, b. Mil., June 4, 1860; m. Jennie Eliza Pratt, April 24, 1881. One gd. child, dr. of Charles F. at Woonsocket, R.I .; viz., -
HARRIET P. HIXON, b. Oct. 31, 1877.
Very worthy family. Mr. H. formerly res. in Woonsocket, R.I., but has now for many yrs. in Mil. He has become well known and almost famous as our principal auctioneer. He gives general satisfaction in this line, and has a successful run of business. He has latterly become a commission merchant; and his establishment, No. 3 Church Block, attracts numerous customers : house 87 Main St. (East).
HIXON, GEORGE L., is put down in our Directory for 1880 as bootmaker; house
Camp St. No report from him in respect to his family record. Other Hixons have dwelt more or less transiently in town.
HOLBROOK. Our Holbrooks are believed to be the descendants of Thomas Holbrook,1 through Thomas,2 whose res. was in Scituate, Weymouth, and Braintree prior to 1653. When Thomas 2 made his will, July 25, 1695, he gave to his son Peter "all that estate of lands and meadows in Mendon" which he purchased of his bro. William. Peter set. in Mendon, and was known as Dea. Peter. He d. 1712, and willed his real estate, mostly in what became Bellingham, to his chn. They were, -
JOHN, b. Braintree, Sept. 24, 1679; d. Bell., May 11, 1765, 86th yr.
PETER, b. Mendon, Oct. 16, 1681; d. Bell., Dec. 24, 1728.
JOSEPH, b. Mendon, May 8, 1683; d. Bell., April 25, 1750, 67th vr.
SYLVANUS, b. Mendon, Aug. 15, 1685; d. Uxbridge, 1740.
RICHARD, b. Mendon, May 30, 1690; d. about 1770.
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ELIPHALET, b. Mendon, Jan. 27, 1691; d. Bell., Oct. 19, 1775, 84th yr.
WILLIAM, b. Mendon, March 28, 1693; m. Hopestill Read, April 9, 1722.
SAMUEL, b. Mendon, Feb. 27, 1695-96; m. Hannah Albee.
THOMAS, b. Mendon; d. Aug. 15, 1702. Two drs., Johanna and Mary, are named, but nothing reported of them.
Several Holbrook families in Bell., and on the skirts of our territory, appear to have been connected with the Easterly Precinct in Mr. Frost's time, were members of his ch., and had their chn. bap. by him. I cannot include all these, but shall record in my tables only such as seem to have dwelt within or very near our borders.
HOLBROOK, ELIPHALET 4 (Peter,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b., as above, Jan. 27,
1691; m. Johanna Rockwood, b. Aug .15, 1692; cer. Nov. 7, 1716. Chn. :- EBENEZER, b. Mendon, June 3, 1717; m., 1st, Keziah White; 2d, Abigail Adams.
SETH, b. Bell., Feb. 26, 1721; d. Sept. 26, 1747.
ELIPHALET, b. Bell., Oct. 25, 1725; d. April 28, 1776.
NOAH, b. Bell., Dec. 26, 1727; untraced.
CALEB, b. Bell., Jan. 14, 1731; untraced.
ELIJAH, b. Bell., May 6, 1736; d. May 2, 1740.
JOHANNA, b. Bell., July 21, 1738; untraced.
The fr. d., as above written, Oct. 19, 1775, 84th yr.
HOLBROOK, Dea. EBENEZER 5 (Eliphalet,4 Peter,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b.
June 3, 1717; m., 1st, Keziah White of Bell .; cer. April 26, 1748, by Rev. A. Frost. Chn. :-
ABIGAIL, b. May 22, 1749.
ELIOENAI, b. June 29, 1750.
ZIBA, b. Aug. 8, 1752; m. Rebecca Kimball, Nov. 7, 1782.
DARIUS, b. Jan. 8, 1754.
EBENEZER, b. April 7, 1755; d. Aug. 30, 1764.
The 1st wf. d. about this time; and the hus. m., 2d, Abigail Adams of Wrentham; cer. Sept. 12, 1757, by Rev. A. Frost. Chn. : -
RHODA, b. Aug. 25, 1758.
KEZIAH, b. March 17, 1760.
EBENEZER, b. Oct. 24, 1762; d. Jan. 6, 1767.
CALVIN, b. Jan. 6, 1765; m. Sabra Partridge, Dec. 13, 1792.
ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 21, 1766.
Mrs. Abigail d. July 16, 1799. Dea. Ebenezer d. May 30, 1805. We are concerned next with, -
HOLBROOK, ZIBA 6 (Ebenezer,5 Eliphalet,4 Peter,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b.
Aug. 8, 1752; m. Rebecca Kimball; cer. Nov. 7, 1782, by Rev. A. Frost. Chn. : -
ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 2, 1782; m. Warren Lazel, Bell., May 10, 1804.
REBECCA, b. Dec. 21, 1784; m. Aretas Graves of Boston, May 15, 1809. She d. in Cincinnati, O., a. 77 yrs.
OLIVE, b. Aug. 20, 1787.
MARY, b. 1790; d. Nov. 5, 1819.
JOEL, b. July 11, 1792; m. Roxana Hawes.
Mr. Ziba d. July 7, 1829, a. 77 yrs. Mrs. Rebecca d. April 17, 1843, a. 84 yrs. HOLBROOK, CALVIN6 (Ebenezer,5 Eliphalet,4 Peter,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1),
b. Jan. 6, 1765; m. Sabra Partridge, Dec. 13, 1792; further particulars not ascertained. Chn .:-
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KEZIAH, b. Feb. 2, 1794; m., 1st, Nathan Albee, March 10, 1825; 2d, Josiah Gould, Sept. 22, 1833.
LUCRETIA, b. Jan. 11, 1796; m., 1st, Partridge Pond, June 25, 1818; 2d, Ezra Allen, June 5, 1842.
THERON, b. March 29, 1798; m. Nancy Partridge, April 23, 1823.
JAMES, b. Dec. 23, 1800; m. Mahala D. Towl, Jan. 19, 1834.
LUTHER, b. Aug. 17, 1804; m. Mary Ann Flagg, Jan. 20, 1828.
BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 18, 1807; d. April 28, 1820.
HORACE twins,
b. May 5, 1809; m. Sarah B. Holbrook, 1842.
SABRA b. May 5, 1809; untraced.
PARTRIDGE, July 18, 1812; m. Diadama Flagg, June 20, 1838.
OLIVE, b. Dec. 11, 1814; d. Nov. 17, 1817.
Mr. Calvin d. Aug. 8, 1825. Mrs. Sabra, his wid., m., for her 2d hus., Simeon Albee, April 5, 1827. She d. 1852.
HOLBROOK, SETH6 (Joseph,5 Joseph,4 Peter,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), a soldier of the Revolution, and drew a pension; b. Nov. 24, 1751; res. in Bell., near our border; m. Dinah Holbrook, and had chn., some of whom res. within our limits. The sons in this family were, -
LUKE, b. July 12, 1784; set. in the State of N. Y.
SABIN, b. Oct. 19, 1786; res. in Dorchester and Bell .; d. 1833.
SETH, Col., b. July 29, 1789; res. at one time So. Mil .; m., 1st, Olive Wales ; 2d, Olive Hill.
VALENTINE RATHBON, b. Dec. 14, 1800; m. Adaline Taft of Mil., Sept. 1, 1827.
Have not traced this family further.
HOLBROOK, JOEL 7 (Ziba,6 Ebenezer,5 Eliphalet,4 Peter,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1),
b. July 11, 1792; m. Roxana Hawes, dr. of Elisha and Margaret (Hayden)
Hawes, b. in Wrentham, Dec., 1793; cer. Wrentham, Feb. 24, 1821, by Rev. William Williams. Their chn. :-
CALEB M., b. Nov. 27, 1821 ; no report from Caleb.
ABIGAIL C., b. Feb. 3, 1824; m. Gardner P. Barber, Oct. 24, 1848.
GEORGE A., b. June 17, 1828; m. Ellen M. Goodrich, April 23, 1857.
I am not aware that there were any other chn. This family dwelt on the paternal homestead, east of Bear Hill, near the Bell. line, many yrs. Mrs. Roxana was skilled in straw-braid fabrics, and evinced much enterprise in that line of business. At length the chn. grew up, and all went to Hartford, Ct., where several partners built up a large boot, shoe, and leather establishment. The firin included one of the sons and G. P. Barber, the son-in-law. The other son entered into another similar firm. They were successful, and the parents were very naturally drawn to spend the evening of their days with them. Mr. Joel, the father, d. in West Hartford, May 16, 1869, a. 78 yrs. ; and I was called to minister at his funeral. Mrs. Holbrook still survived at my last advices, and was remarkably vigorous at the age of 87 yrs.
HOLBROOK, GEORGE A.8 (Joel,7 Ziba, 6 Ebenezer,5 Eliphalet, 4 Peter,8 Thomas, 2 Thomas 1), b. Mil., June 17, 1828; mr.'s maiden name Roxana Hawes; man- ufacturer of fine shoes; firm, Clark & Holbrook, Hartford, Ct .; m. Ellen M. Goodrich, dr. of James and Jeanette (Skinner) Goodrich, b. Aug. 1, 1832; cer. April 23, 1857, by Rev. Dr. Horace Bushnell. Issue : -
NELLIE GOODRICH, b. Hartford, Ct., April 30, 1864.
MAY ABBIE, b. Hartford, Ct., June 12, 1866.
HOLBROOK, THERON7 (Calvin,6 Ebenezer,5 Eliphalet,4 Pcter,3 Thomas,2
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Thomas1), b. Mil., March 29, 1798 ; m. Nancy Partridge, dr. of Aaron and Abigail (Pond) Partridge, b. Bell., June 24, 1799; cer. April 23, 1823. Issue : -
AURELIUS, birth-date not found; d. June 20, 1825.
FRANCIS, birth-date not found; d. Sept. 21, 1825.
ALFRED ORISON, b. Jan. 29, 1827; d. Nov. 15, 1849.
MARY ANN, b. April 27, 1828; d. June 11, 1849.
JAMES MONROE, b. Oct. 18, 1829; d. Beaufort, N.C., May 2, 1864. See " War- Record."
FRANCIS LYMAN, b. March 23, 1838; d. Sept. 10, 1840.
Theron Holbrook had a homestead on West St., where he spent the latter portion of his life. He was a hard-working, honest, orderly citizen, much em- ployed in stone-laying and farm-husbandry. He and his wf. had a reputable standing in society. They experienced many afflictions in the loss of chn., losing at length their only surviving son, James M., in the great war of the Rebellion. He had m. Charlotte Crocker some time before the war, and left her in widowhood, with 3 chn. Whether they, or any of them, survive, I am not informed. Theron d. -. Mrs. Nancy d. Aug., 1872.
HOLBROOK, JAMES 7 (Calvin,6 Ebenezer,5 Eliphalet,4 Peter,3 Thomas,2
Thomas 1), b. Dec. 23, 1800; m. Mahala D. Towl, parentage and birth-date not ascertained ; cer. Jan. 19, 1834, by the writer. No chn. reported; cer- tainly none that survived. An honest, toilsome man, little favored with worldly goods and prosperity. He d. in Holl., Sept. 3, 1871 ; and I minis- tered at his funeral. I think his wid. still survives.
HOLBROOK, LUTHER 7 (Calvin,6 Ebenezer,5 Eliphalet,4 Peter,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Aug. 17, 1804; m. Mary Ann Daniels Flagg, dr. of Zebediah and Anna (Sumner) Flagg, b. June 27, 1811; cer. Jan. 20, 1828, by Pearley Hunt, Esq. Their chn. : -
AMY ANN S., b. Aug. 10, 1829; d. Sept. 18, 1838.
SARAH W., b. March 19, 1831; m. Julius Bates, May 14, 1848.
ELIZA JANE, b. Dec. 11, 1832; m. Lewis Nelson, Sept. 10, 1849; since d.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. Sept. 7, 1834; d. Nov. 20, 1834.
DARIUS SUMNER, b. June 5, 1836; d. July 7, 1836.
b. March 23, 1838; m., 1st, Ira Evans; 2d, Silas Williams, MARIAN twins, May 1, 1856.
MARION b. March 23, 1838; d. Sept. 22, 1838.
DAVID FLAGG, b. Jan. 2, 1840; m. Sarah Brown, July 4, 1861.
ANNA, b. Jan. 21, 1843; mn. James Brown, July 4, 1861.
ABIGAIL LOUISA, b. Oct. 17, 1845; d. April 11, 1848.
HENRY AUGUSTUS, b. May 24, 1847; m. Alice Thayer, Dec. 11, 1873.
WILLIAM M., b. Aug. 17, 1850; d. July 16, 1852, a. 1 yr. 11 mos.
All honest, hard-working people, worthy and useful. The fr. d. April 18, 1856, a. 51 yrs. 7 mos. and 27 days. Mrs. Mary Ann, his wid., m., 2d, Harvey Bradford, some years subsequent. He d. in Northbridge, March 10, 1871, in his 71st yr. She still survives in comparative vigor.
HOLBROOK, HORACE7 (Calvin,6 Ebenezer,5 Eliphalet,4 Peter,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. May 5, 1809; m. Sarah B. Holbrook, ptge. not ascertained; cer. April, 1842, by whom not learned. They dwell on the old Ebenezer Holbrook homestead, or at least a part of it; honest, industrious, frugal, comfortable livers. Issue : -
ARBA, b. Aug. 4, 1842; d. in infancy.
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JAMES ARBA, b. April 6, 1843.
Further information asked for, but never given.
HOLBROOK, PARTRIDGE 7 (Calvin,6 Ebenezer,5 Eliphalet,4 Peter,3 Thomas, 2 Thomas 1), b. July 18, 1812; m. Diadama, dr. of Zebadiah and Anna (Sum-
ner) Flagg, b. Oct. 2, 1818; cer. June 20, 1838, by the writer. Their chn. :- FRANCES ARMENIA, b. March 26, 1840; m. a Mr. Smith; d. March, 1871. GEORGE CALVIN, b. Sept. 12, 1841.
WILLIAM, d. at the age of 3 or 4 yrs.
SUSANNA, m. Andrew Caswell.
ABBIE, m., and lives out West.
Mrs. Diadama d. Sept., 1857. Partridge Holbrook himself d. in the autumn of 1874. I regret the brokenness of this family record, but circumstances neces- sitated it.
HOLBROOK, DENNIS7 (Nathan,6 Eliphalet,5 Eliphalet,4 Peter,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. 1799; m. Rhoda B., dr. of Calvin and Hannah (Barber) Claf-
lin, b. Holl., Oct. 10, 1805; cer. Nov. 24, 1824, by the writer. Their chn. :- ELIZABETH CAROLINE, b. Sept. 30, 1827; d. April, 1829.
ELIZABETH CAROLINE, b. Sept. 7, 1830; m. Luther Phipps, Holl. ; she d. July 5, 1863.
The husband was a skilful and industrious bootmaker, and the pair well esteemed for their many good qualities. He d. in Holl., July 30, 1848, in his 49th yr .; and I assisted in the funeral ministrations. His wid. subsequently m. Michael Byrnes; cer. in Woonsocket, R.I., Feb., 1851, by Rev. I. W. Woodin. They res. in Holl.
HOLBROOK, BENJAMIN7 (Peter,6 Benjamin,5 Richard,4 Peter,8 Thomas,2
Thomas 1), b. in Mendon, July 24, 1790; m. Polly, birth-date, ptge., and day of mge., not ascertained. Their chn .:-
SEWALL, b. Mendon, Jan. 5, 1812; m. and set. in Worcester.
CHARLES, b. Mendon, Dec. 15, 1817; untraced.
BENJAMIN, b. Mendon, March 20, 1820; m., lived, and d. in this town.
MELLEN, b. Mendon, Dec. 2, 1822; untraced.
DELIA M., b. Mendon, Sept. 20, 1825; m. in this town Samuel P. Dean, Feb. 21, 1850; d. July 29, 1867.
ALBERT, b. Mendon, Sept. 23, 1828; untraced.
HENRY, b. Mendon, June 10, 1833; untraced.
The fr. was an ingenious, hard-working carpenter, but addicted to habits of inebriety, which wrung out a cup of sorrow to his wf., family, and himself. She d. of consumption, Feb. 14, 1839. He d. Oct. 21, 1840; a sad case. I min- istered at the funeral of both. The family was worthy, justly respected, and called forth much sympathy. I solemnized the mge. of Delia M., in this town, in 1850. I am not certain whether she res. steadily in Mil., but I ministered at her funeral here in 1867. My record says she d. July 29 of that yr., a. 42 yrs. 10 mos. I have not followed the experiences of the other chn. closely enough to state them, except in the case of Benjamin.
HOLBROOK, BENJAMIN 8 (Benj.,7 Peter,6 Benj.,5 Richard,4 Peter,3 Thomas,2
Thomas 1), b., as above, March 20, 1820; m., 1st, Louisa, dr. of Otis and
Sarah (Jones) Parkhurst, b. Oct. 9, 1813; cer. April, 1843. Their chn .:- MELLEN T., b. May 24, 1844; m. Minnie J. Emerson, July 15, 1865.
ELIZABETH M., b. Jan. 29, 1848; d. Aug. 11, 1849.
LEMUEL P., b. Oct. 28, 1849; d. May 17, 1850.
ABBIE L., b. Aug. 7, 1852; d. Nov. 25, 1852.
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The mr. d. Nov. 24, 1861. The fr. in., 2d, Hopestill Corbett Perry, dr. of Josiah and Anna (Corbett) Perry, b. Oct. 4, 1803; cer. some time in 1863. I do not learn that there were any chn. by this mge. Mr. H. d. Jan. 4, 1865. Mrs. Hopestill subsequently m. De Witt Clinton Gleason, Nov. 10, 1867.
HOLBROOK, MELLEN T.9 (Benj.,8 Benj.,7 Peter,6 Benj.,5 Richard,4 Peter,3
Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. May 24, 1844. At the age of 17 yrs. he enlisted for 3 yrs. in Reg. 40, N. Y. Vols., Co. G, and made himself a highly creditable reputation as a soldier (see "War-Record of the Rebellion," where his services are chronicled). Returning home, he m. Minnie J. Emerson ; cer. July 15, 1865. Issue :-
BENJAMIN O., b. Feb. 6, 1867.
LOUISA P., b. June 27, 1868.
IRENE P., b. Jan. 20, 1872.
The family removed West in 1869; and the hus. was killed by lightning, July 13, 1872, a sad catastrophe for his wf., chn., relatives, and friends.
/HOLBROOK, LEANDER, Esq.9 (Peter,8 David,7 Peter,6 Peter,5 Peter,4 Peter, 3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Croydon, N.H., April 11, 1815; m. Elizabeth C. Parkhurst, dr. of Amasa and Hopestill (Nelson) Parkhurst, b. Sept. 12, 1820; cer. March 17, 1839, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn .:-
ORLANDO S., b. Mil., March 8, 1841; d. April 9, 1843.
LURINDA B., b. Mil., April 8, 1844; m. James F. Thomas, Boston, Dec. 7, 1869.
/EMMA L., b. Mil., April 21, 1846.
MARY A., b. Mil., Nov. 10, 1847.
LEANDER, Jun., Esq., b. Mil., Dec. 31, 1849; grad. H. U., 1872; grad. from Law Department Boston University, 1876; commenced prac. law Mil., 1877, being commissioned as just. peace.
Leander, sen., Esq., was qualified for the practice of his profession in the Cambridge Law School, 1846, and opened his office here in 1847, being Milford's second regular lawyer in point of time. He has been honored by the town with several responsible offices, and has served efficiently on its school committee many yrs. The family enjoy deservedly the high respect of their vicinage.
HOLBROOK, AMOS, Esq., Dea., son of Dea. Elias of Sturbridge, came into town about the yr. 1854. I have been unable to trace his lineage beyond his fr. He practised land-surveying while res. here, was commissioned as just. peace by Gov. Banks in 1859, chosen dea. of the Cong. ch. in 1863, and transacted considerable professional as well as public business. He left town some 15 or more yrs. ago, and, if I have been correctly informed, be- came a licensed preacher, and a missionary at the West. I am uninformed as to his family record.
HOLBROOK, ELLIS, and wf. Eliza, pedigrees untraced, are credited on our records with the following specified births : -
GILBERT F., b. June 18, 1829.
MARCUS M., b. Shrewsbury, March 3, 1836.
LEWIS, b. Sutton, June 28, 1837.
PLINY A., b. Aug. 6, 1839.
Family no further traced.
HOLBROOK, EZRA F., lineage not traced, b. in Upton, April 23, 1826, son of Simeon and Clothilda (Farrer) Holbrook, boot-manufacturer; m., 1st, Mary Clarke of Concord, dr. of Joseph Clarke; cer. Feb., 1848. She was b. March 18, 1826; no further particulars given. Their chn .: -
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EUGENE CLARKE, b. Jan. 27, 1850; m. Julia Frances Dodge, Providence, R.I., June 17, 1875.
LUTELLA, b. Feb., 1853; d. March, 1856.
Mrs. Mary is presumed to have d. at some date not given. The hus. m., 2d, Julia Maria Fisher, dr. of Daniel and Anna (Hayward) Fisher, b. Woon- socket, R.I., Oct. 18, 1827; cer. Mil., Dec. 18, 1854, by Rev. Mr. Plumb. Their chn .:-
ORLANDO, b. July 28, 1856; d. same day.
ANNIE MAY, b. Jan. 31, 1860.
I find in the return made me, on the back side, the name -
EVA ELDORA HOLBROOK, said to be the dr. of Daniel Holbrook of Upton etc., b. March 31, 1853.
This may have been intended to signify that Eva was an adopted or foster dr. in the family. But, as this is not indicated, I give the matter as received. This family must have res. in town many yrs.
HOLBROOK, SEWALL BOWKER, lineage not traced, b. in Upton, Nov. 28,
. 1848, son of Ezra Ward and Polly (Hatch) Holbrook; machinist; m. Abbie Maranda Barber, dr. of Benjamin C. and Maranda (Cushing) Barber, b. May 22, 1849, in W. Medway; cer. at W. Med., May 21, 1870, by Stephen Knowlton. Mr. H. served 3 yrs. in the late civil war for the Union, and was wounded 3 times. The family has res. in town several yrs. Their chn. : -
WILLIAM BENJAMIN, b. April 27, 1871; d. Feb. 2, 1872.
FRANK DANA, b. Jan. 12, 1873.
HOLBROOK, EZRA7 (John,6 John,5 Sylvanus,4 Peter,8 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Swanzey, N.H., Aug. 17, 1776; m., 1st, Sally Prime of Swanzey, ptge., birth-date, and particulars of cer., not ascertained. Issue: 9 chn., of whom few particulars have been given me. Six of the oldest d. in infancy. The 7th was a son named Ezekiel, who served in the Seminole war in Florida, and d. there at the age of about 22 yrs. The 8th, named Joseph Warren, d. in Vienna, N.Y., in his 21st yr. The 9th, a dr. named Sarah Baker, was b. in Sharon, Mass., Nov. 7, 1820, and is the only survivor of the family. She became an early, exemplary, and adhesive member of the Hopedale Community, residing at Hopedale, with the exception of a few yrs. elsewhere, from 1842 till recently. She m. William Rich, from Lynn, July 2, 1845; cer. at Hopedale by Rev. Daniel S. Whitney. Issue: Sarah Wilmarth, b. July 1, 1846; d. April 20, 1848. Her hus. proved faith- less and dissolute; and she obtained a legal separation from him, and resumed her maiden name. He is understood to have d., some yrs. ago, in California. She has had her baptismal discipline of sorrows, but her life has been replete with manifold ministrations of usefulness and mercy to appreciative recipients.
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