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Esq. Hunt was commissioned as justice peace, Feb. 16, 1811, by Gov. Elbridge Gerry, and recommissioned by all the succeeding govs. down to the time of his death in 1844, - a period of over 33 yrs. In 1823, Feb. 10, " Mil. Centre " post-office was established, largely through his influence; and he was appointed post-master. Its title was changed in 1829 to "Milford;" but he continued to be post-master, by successive re-appointments, until his death in 1844, - a period of 21 yrs. He was strongly Democratic in politics, and liberal in religion. He was the leading proprietor in erecting the brick Universalist meeting-house in 1821, without whose aid it prob. could not have been built. In the domestic and social circles of life he was justly beloved and esteemed for kindness, urbanity, generosity, hospitality, and the kindred virtues. He took also a deep interest in the common schools, and was long a favorite school- committee man. So he ended his days, notwithstanding his share of human infirmities and adversities, in honor and peace. He d. March 29, 1844, of apo- plexy, suddenly, and with little conscious pain, in his 73d yr. His worthy help- meet and companion survived him only a few yrs. She d. Sept. 15, 1849, a. 75. HUNT, JOSEPH 6 (Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1), b. Sept. 12, 1774;
m. Jemima Holbrook of Up., Feb. 27, 1800. She was a dr. of Peter and Huldah (Wood) Holbrook, b. Jan. 15, 1781. They res. a few yrs. in Mil., but chiefly in Up. Their chn. :-
ADAM, b. Jan. 28, 1801 ; set., lived, and d. in Mil. ; our well-known citizen.
PEARLEY, b. June 4, 1802; d. Feb. 23, 1828, from a fatal blasting of rocks.
JOHN, b. Aug. 5, 1805; res. Upton; widely known in his long service as sexton.
DANIEL, b. Dec. 12, 1806; res. Sterling, Groton, etc. ; innholder; d. Sept. 3, 1854.
MARY, b. March 9, 1809; m. Jonathan W. Stowe, Grafton, Sept. 11, 1831.
ALBERT, b. May 29, 1811; res. Mil. ; d. here, Dec. 31, 1845.
JOSEPH DEXTER, b. Nov. 3, 1813; d. Aug. 11, 1815.
HANNAH WOOD, b. Sept. 14, 1815; m. Aaron T. Eames, Aug. 4, 1833.
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MALINDA BRADISHI, b. Dec. 13, 1817; m. Harrison Eames, Nov. 27, 1834. JOSEPH DEXTER, b. Nov. 17, 1819; our well-known and active citizen.
MILO, b. Feb. 11, 1822; res. Hartford, Ct. ; a man of much enterprise and thrift.
PHILO, b. Jan. 17, 1824; res. Mil., and d. here, Jan. 18, 1854.
ANN MARIA, b. Jan. 16, 1826; m. Nicholas A. Pastrouich, Boston, Feb. 4, 1845.
The mr. d. Oct. 20, 1833, in her 53d yr. The fr. m., for 2d wf., Hannah Butler, Jan. 7, 1835. She was a dr. of Aaron and Sarah Butler, and b. Aug. 29, 1786. Joseph Hunt was a plain-mannered, honest, industrious farmer. He d. Aug. 17, 1839, in his 65th yr. His wid. d. in Hop., March 12, 1848, in her 63d yr.
HUNT, EBENEZER 6 (Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William1), July 12, 1778; m. Mary, alias Polly, Abbee, May 21, 1801; cer. by Samuel Jones, Esq. She was a dr. of John and Anna (Battle) Abbee, b. March 22, 1785. They res. many yrs. on the Bungay homestead. Their chn. were, -
ABIGAIL, b. May 5, 1802; m. Gershom Twitchell, Mil., May 22, 1825.
IZANNA, b. July 8, 1804; in. Nathaniel Parkhurst, Mil., Dec. 20, 1822.
LOWELL, b. March 30, 1806; went far West, and not heard from these many yrs. Prob. dead.
URSULA, b. April 6, 1809; d. Jan. 9, 1826.
HARRIET, b. July 19, 1811; m., 1st, Lyman P. Lowe, Nov. 28, 1838; 2d, M. A. S. Collins.
MOSES, b. Sept. 14, 1814; d. Jan. 3 or 4, 1831.
JOHN ABBEE, b. April 21, 1817; res. Worcester; m. Lurana M. Hoar, Oct. 8, 1845; family there.
EZRA, b. June 6, 1819; res. Mil. always; well-known citizen.
PHILLIPS, b. Nov. 1, 1824; m. Sarah Rice, Feb. 19, 1859.
MARY MARIA, b. Aug. 11, 1829; m. Henry Woodward, Worcester, May 18, 1853.
The fr. carried on his farm, managed his mill-privileges, and was engaged for some yrs, as a woollen manufacturer on a small scale; utilizing for that purpose such water-power as his premises afforded. He was enterprising, but less successful than his endeavors were earnest. He d. Oct. 15, 1836. His worthy wid. long survived him, and d. in Worcester, Jan. 9, 1871.
HUNT, JOEL, Esq.6 (Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1), b. Nov. 25, 1782; m. Clara Metcalf of Medway, June 3, 1807. She was the only dr. of Maj. Luther and Mercy (Whiting) Metcalf, b. Feb. 7, 1784. Their chn. were, -
GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. March 14, 1808; m. Nancy Adams, May 1, 1833; res. Lawrence, Kan.
LUTHER METCALF, b. Aug. 4, 1809; res. Med .; mechanic; thrice m .; d. Feb. 26, 1857.
CLARA AMELIA, b. July 19, 1811; m. Cephas Thayer, Roxbury, March 25, 1856
JOEL EDWARD, b. June 19, 1813; res. Med .; citizen farmer ; recently d.
MERCY MARIA, b. Aug. 17, 1815; m. Enos Goss.
WELLINGTON L. G., b. Oct. 31, 1817; res. Boston; boot-manufacturer.
HARRIET SOPHIA, b. Jan. 18, 1820; m. Charles Hamant, April 19, 1847.
FRANCIS ALPHONZO, b. March 20, 1822; res. Denver City, Col .; d. W. Med., April 21, 1878.
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CAROLINE, b. July 6, 1824; m. John W. Partridge, Franklin, Oct. 30, 1845. ELIZABETH MINERVA, b. April 14, 1827; m. John N. Brown, Candia, N.H., Nov. 30, 1854.
The parents began m. life in Mil., and had one or two chn. b. here. They then made Med. their res. during a long life. He d. Sept. 1, 1852, having enjoyed numerous municipal and civil honors. His pastor, Rev. Dr. Ide, gave a eulogistic obituary of him, which may be found in the "Hunt Genealogy," p. 135. His wid. d. Sept. 15, 1849.
HUNT, MOSES, Esq.6 (Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1), b. April 13, 1788; grad. H. U., 1811; studied law; d. of typhus fever at Wid. Ruggles's, in Roxbury, Oct. 12, 1814, and his remains brought to Mil. for burial. A Boston divine, classmate of deceased, thus testifies of him in the "Hunt Genealogy," p. 136. " I was intimately acquainted with him in our college- days. He was highly esteemed and respected by the whole class. He took rank as the first mathematician in it, and prepared the mathematical theses exhibited on its behalf on commencement-day. He also appeared, ou that occasion, in a conference with William P. Mason and John A. Shaw. He was the strongest man in the class: we thought him a perfect athlete. But he was of a most kind and gentle nature, the friend of every one. No one could have coveted a more honorable, as no one could have enjoyed a more unsullied, repute."
HUNT, Hon. EZRA 6 (Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1), b. April, 7 1790; grad. H. U., 1815; studied law, and became a circuit-judge in the State of Missouri. At the age of about 40 yrs. he m. Maria E. Pettibone, May 18, 1830. She was the eldest dr. of Judge Rufus and Louisa de Bussy Pettibone of St. Louis, Mo. She was b. Sept. 22, 1814, being at mge. in her 16th yr. Their chn. were, -
LOUISA PHILLIPS, b. Jan 7, 1834; m. W. W. Edwards, Oct. 16, 1856.
CLAUDIUS HENRY, b. May 18, 1837; d. Aug. 26, 1854.
SARAH, b. March 6, 1838; d. April 1, 1838.
LIZZIE CHAMBERS, b. Aug. 7, 1840; m. D. P. Dyer, Nov. 15, 1860.
MARGARET HARDIN, b. May 1, 1842; d. June 4, 1842.
ABIGAIL, b. May 2, 1843; d. May 12, 1843.
LEVI PETTIBONE, b. Aug. 7, 1845.
HORACE EZRA, b. April 1, 1850; d. Aug. 10, 1850.
CLAUDINE H., b. March 11, 1855.
DAUGHTER, d. at birth.
"Hon. Ezra Hunt of Bowling Green, Mo., d. in Troy, Lincoln Co., in that State, Sept. 19, 1860, a. 70 yrs. He was in attendance upon the circuit court in session there in his usual health. Having spoken ou a case in his charge in the afternoon, and having eaten his supper, after the adjournment of the court, he said he was not very well, went to a fire in a retired room at his lodgings, was conversing with a lady, with apparent cheerfulness, when he suddenly appeared to be falling from his chair. He was caught: and physicians were called, who found that the vital spark had fled; and he ceased to live. He was a native of Mass .; born in Milford, April 7, 1790. He was fitted for college at Leicester Academy, and was distinguished for his knowledge of mathematics and the exact sciences; and at commencement, when he graduated (1815), the subject assigned to him was 'The Study of the Mathematics.' Immediately after leaving college he was appointed Preceptor of Leicester Academy, where he remained till the autumn of 1817, when he went to Cambridge for the pur-
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pose of studying divinity. He remained there, with the exception of four months devoted to keeping school in Lincoln, Mass., until May, 1818, when he went to Pulaski, West Tenn., and took charge of an academy on a salary of $700 per annum. He was invited to remain another year, with a salary of $1,200, but declined. While in charge of the academy in Pulaski, he pursued the study of the law, under the direction of the late Judge William C. Carr. He practised three years in the town of Louisiana, Mo. From this place lie removed to St. Charles, in the same State.
"In 1831 he removed to Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo. He was ap- pointed, Jan. 6, 1836, Judge of the Circuit Court for that judicial district, with a salary of $1,000 per annum, and discharged the duties of the office with ability and impartiality, to the general satisfaction of the people of the circuit. He decided questions of law, but never addressed juries. In the Convention called to revise the State Constitution, he acted as Chairman of the Judiciary Com- mittee. He was a diligent student all his life; and, having accumulated one of the largest and best private libraries in the State of Missouri, had, with its use, aided by a logical and discriminating mind, made himself a learned and sound lawyer, as well as a ripe scholar in general literature. And in all the relations of life, both public and private, he was faithful, just, and true." - Hunt Genealogy, pp. 56, 57.
HUNT, HIRAM7 (Pearley,6 Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1), b. June 26, 1808; m. Laura Ann Adams of Mil., Oct. 18, 1829; cer. in the brick Universalist meeting-house, by Rev. Paul Dean of Boston. She was a dr. of Hezekiah and Rhoda (Mann) Adams, b. Jan. 15, 1808. Their chn. were, -
EDWIN, b. Oct. 20, 1830; d. March 10, 1843.
FREEMAN OLIVER, b. June 14, 1832; d. Sept. 29, 1834.
LAURA ANN, b. Oct. 16, 1834; d. March 30, 1835.
LAURA. ADELAIDE, b. Jan. 25, 1836; m. Henry C. Scott, Mil., Oct. 17, 1855; d. March 13, 1881.
LANDON ADAMS, b. April 28, 1838; d. April 21, 1839.
LUCY BALLOU, b. Jan. 27, 1840; d. March 30, 1840.
HIRAM LANDON, b. June 16, 1841; d. Feb. 26, 1854.
EDWIN OLIVER, b. July 6, 1846; res. Mil .; salesman in H. C. Scott's store; d. April 21, 1880.
EMMA LUCY, b. May 16, 1849; m. O. E. Draper, Oct. 12, 1869; d. Dec. 8, 1876.
Hiram Hunt grew up a merchant under his fr., who, after establishing his home in his new mansion, ultimately erected ample accommodations there for an enlarged business in his favorite line. At length the son succeeded his fr. as proprietor and manager. Subsequently he erected Church Block, and removed his establishment thither, greatly extending his scale of operations. He was very ambitious and enterprising, but did not escape the reverses generally attendant more or less on such a career. These he surmounted in a good degree, and only succumbed latterly to mental infirmity, which unfortunately darkened the horizon of his declining days. He always sustained a high repu- tation for downright honesty, generosity, humanity, public spirit, and the cardi- nal moral virtues. His family bereavements were frequent and severe. His companion followed her numerous departed chn., July 27, 1871; after which his experiences soon became shrouded by mental affliction, whichi called forth the sympathies, not only of his personal relatives and friends, but a large public circle. It is proper to add that he succeeded his fr. as postmaster of Milford,
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by governmental appointment, May 2, 1844, which position he held till June 4, 1849. The town honored him with such offices as selectman, rep. to Gen. Court, etc .; and his social standing was always excellent. He d. very suddenly of pneumonia, April 23, 1880, and received the highest funeral honors on the 25th.
HUNT, Col. LEONARD7 (Pearley,6 Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1),
b. June 16, 1812; m, 1st, Mercy S. Caswell, Nov. 28, 1833; cer. in the Uni- versalist brick meeting-house, by the writer. She was a dr. of Daniel Cas- well of Walpole, b. Jan. 27, 1814. She had no chn., and d. April 14, 1834. He m., 2d, Lucinda Mann; cer. Feb. 10, 1839, in Thompson, Ct. She was a dr. of Daniel and Abigail (Johnson) Mann, b. March 27, 1813. Their chn. were, -
PEARLEY MANN, b. Feb. 6, 1840; m. Lydia Maria Zouver, May 21, 1874.
TRUEMAN CLARK, b. Oct. 1, 1841; d. July 18, 1842.
LEONARD, jun., b. June 6, 1849; d. Aug. 12, 1849.
The fr.'s general health has not been vigorous, and once in his youth he barely survived a very threatening dropsical affection. On this account, and perhaps in part from constitutional temperament, he has been less active and more cautious as a business man than his bro. He has been more or less en- gaged in trade, but with comparative moderation. He has sustained a good reputation in private and public life, and held several responsible civil and mili- tary offices, but prefers retirement and quietude when he can command them. HUNT, Col. ADAM7 (Joseph,6 Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1), b.
Jan. 28, 1801; m. Sally Pond, Dec. 10, 1826; cer. by the writer. She was the dr. of Theodore and Sally (Bruce) Pond, b. in Holl., June 12, 1804. Their chn. were, -
ELIZABETH JONES, b. July 19, 1830; d. Jan. 25, 1834.
HARRIET, b. April 12, 1833; d. Nov. 28, 1834.
ELLEN ELIZA, b. Oct. 2, 1835; m. Henry D. Eames, Jan. 11, 1858.
WILLARD, b. Aug. 11, 1838; d. Feb. 13, 1839.
SARAH JANE, b. Feb. 11, 1841; m. Elbridge A. Vant, Oct. 4, 1860. JOHN GILBERT, b. Aug. 6, 1843; d. Aug. 7, 1844.
Col. Hunt came from Up., and set. in Mil., at about the age of 21 yrs., to work at the boot business, just after its pioneer bosses had got well started in a small way. He at once enlisted heartily in the public interests, as they suc- cessively appealed to the inhabitants for support. He joined the Town party, so called, was a National Democrat for a time, and then, on the slavery issue, became Republican. He was promoted to responsible municipal offices, sent once representative to Gen. Court, and served as postmaster 6 yrs. He was early attached to the Universalist Society, and, later, made a dea. of that ch. He was much engaged in the boot business, and went through its changing vicissi- tudes of prosperity and adversity with at least tolerable success. In his younger days he belonged to the Mil. Artillery Co., and thence rose to the command of the regiment. He d. of consumption, with firm hopes of a better life, Oct. 21, 1868, in the 68th year of his age. His wid. and two drs. still survive at this writing.
HUNT, ALBERT7 (Joseph, 6 Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1), b. May 29, 1811; m. Susan H. French, March 3, 1833; cer. and its particulars not given. She was a dr. of Cyrus and Betsey (Willard) French, b. in Grafton, Feb. 9, 1810. Their chn. :-
ELIZABETH MOLITA, b. Jan. 25, 1834; m. Charles W. Burt, June 27, 1857; 2 chn.
Adam Hunt
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ALMON, b. April 28, 1835; d. Aug. 12, 1836.
EMERY C., b. Nov. 28, 1838; d. April 18, 1839.
CELESTE, b. Feb. 13, 1840; d. Aug. 2, 1840.
ALMON, b. March 9, 1843; d. Feb. 6, 1844.
MORTON, b. Feb. 13, 1844; d. Aug. 28, 1844.
Albert followed the boot business. Industrious, orderly, and worthy people, but greatly bereaved. He d. Dec. 31, 1845. Mrs. Susan subsequently became the wf. of her husband's bro., Philo Hunt; to wit, Nov. 21, 1847.
HUNT, JOSEPH DEXTER 7 (Joseph,6 Daniel,5 Abidah, 4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1), b. Nov. 17, 1819; m. Harriet L. Leland, Nov. 25, 1846; cer. by whom not ascertained. She was a dr. of Eliab and Pearley (Adams) Leland, b. 1822. Their chn. were, -
ARTHUR EVERETT, b. Sept. 6, 1849; d. Aug. 10, 1853.
HERBERT D., b. Aug. 26, 1851; d. March 1, 1876.
IDA L., b. Nov. 3, 1853.
CLARA FLORENCE, b. May 4, 1855.
WALTER LELAND, b. July 6, 1857.
GEORGE CLINTON, b. April 7, 1859.
J. D. Hunt came in his youth from Up. to Mil., and has been more or less engaged in the boot business. He has been an active citizen, and distinguished himself as a devoted temperance reformer, a stanch prohibitionist, and zeal- ous conservator of public order. He has served the town several yrs. as col- lector of taxes, and in other municipal capacities. Like some other public ser- vants, he has had the discomfort of considerable censure, in spite of which his friends feel sure that his intentions have always been upright.
HUNT, PHILO 7 (Joseph,6 Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1), b. Jan.
17, 1824; m. Susan H. Hunt, his bro. Albert's wid., Nov. 21, 1847. Their chin. were, -
EMMA S., b. June 3, 1850; m. a Mr. Hatch.
MORTON P., b. Jan. 10, 1853; he d. at Mystic Bridge, Ct., Aug. 11, 1881, a. 28 yrs.
The fr. was an industrious and good citizen, following the same occupa- tions as his bros., but was soon discharged from the pursuits of mortal life. He d. Jan. 18, 1854, at the age of about 30 yrs. His wid. m. Duty T. Aldrich. HUNT, MILO 7 (Joseph,6 Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1), b. Feb.
11, 1822; m., 1st, Eliza A. Bill, May 7, 1852.
He went, many yrs. ago, to Hartford, Ct., where, with the late Gardner P. Barber and two Holbrook brothers of this town, he joined in establishing a very successful firm of boot and shoe manufacturers. There he still res., in the vigorous prosecution of a prosperous business. I believe he was bereaved of his early wf., and has m. a 2d. I am unable to give the number and names of his chn.
HUNT, LOWELL7 (Ebenezer,6 Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1), b. March 30, 1806; m. Emily Bragg, July 16, 1826; cer. by the writer. She was a dr. of Col. Arial and Elizabeth (Chamberlain) Bragg, b. Jan. 23, 1809. Their chn. were, -
ALBERT, b. Jan. 19, 1826; d. young.
NEWELL, b. Dec. 6, 1828; d. young.
JANE, b. Nov. 16, 1831; m. Joseph C. Gillman, July 1, 1869; d. June 19, 1879. ANN E., b. Jan. 17, 1834; m., 1st, John Harvell, May 4, 1856; 2d, G. R. Hol- land, April 20, 1859.
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LOWELL, b. June 22, 1837; d. May 14, 1858.
Under business reverses and discouragements, the fr. went to the far West, many yrs. ago, in hope of repairing his fortunes, and is believed to have d. there some time not very long after; just where and when, I have never learned. His worthy wid. and one dr., Mrs. Holland, still survive.
HUNT, JOHN ABBEE 7 (Ebenezer,6 Daniel,5 Abidah, 4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1), b. April 21, 1817; m. Lurana Melissa Hoar, dr. of Thomas N. and Dinah (Washburn) Hoar, b. Stafford, Ct., Jan. 19, 1825; cer. in Worcester, Oct. 8, 1844, by Rev. Seth Sweetser. Their chil. were, -
JOSEPHINE ALMA, b. Nov. 24, 1846; m. Silas R. Mills, Oct. 15, 1873; some chn. ELLA ANNETTE, b. Sept. 13, 1849; m. Leonard Sikes Hudson, Aug. 8, 1876. JULIAN ALBERT, b. Aug. 14, 1851.
JENNIE ABBEE, b. April 1, 1856.
EBENEZER PHILLIPS, b. June 7, 1858.
MARY, b. Nov. 16, 1860.
The family have long res. in Worcester, where all the chn. were b., and where Mr. H. has been mostly operating as a manufacturer of woollen goods, meantime experiencing a full share of afflictions.
HUNT, EZRA 7 (Ebenezer,6 Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1), b. June 6, 1819; m. Jane Mehetabel Tyler, April 18, 1841; cer. by Rev. Wil- liam Tozer. She was a dr. of Daniel and Ellen T. (Polley) Tyler, b. in Leominster, Dec. 5, 1823. Their chn. : --
ELDORA JANE, b. Oct. 16, 1843; d. April 1, 1850.
LUCY, b. June, 1845.
CAROLINE MARIE, b. Nov. 24, 1848; m. Edmund B. Blood, May 5, 1869; they have 2 chil.
BESSIE, b. Feb. 1, 1861; d. Aug. 19, 1861.
FRANK LINCOLN, b. April 18, 1865; d. June 28, 1865.
WILLIE EZRA, b. March 9, 1868; d. Oct. 26, 1876.
The parents are eminently quiet, unostentatious, worthy people. The fr. has been more or less employed as a foreman in the boot manufacture, but now ranks himself a farmer. He is an exemplary citizen, and, with his family, held in high esteem.
Grandchn. : -
GRACE LYDIA BLOOD, b. Feb. 9, 1870.
CHARLES EDMUND BLOOD, b. April 1, 1871.
HUNT, PHILLIPS 7 (Ebenezer,6 Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1), b. Nov. 1, 1824; left Mil. while a lad; m. Sarah Rice, dr. of Israel and Char- lotte (Campbell) Rice, b. Roxbury, March 22, 1828; cer. in Worcester, Jan. 19, 1859, by Rev. Ebenezer Cutler. Res. Hammonton, N.J., and Worcester. Their chn. : -
CHARLES PHILLIPS, b. Worcester, Feb. 10, 1860.
OLIVE, b. Hammonton, N.J., July 20, 1861.
LOTTIE, b. Hammonton, N.J., Nov. 13, 1862.
ALICE, b. Worcester, Sept. 11, 1864.
HUNT, EDWIN OLIVER8 (Hiram,7 Pearley,6 Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1), b. July 6, 1846; m. Ada Phipps Hero, Sept. 9, 1868; cer. by the writer. She was a dr. of Horace B. and Almira (Phipps) Hero, Mil., b. Nov. 26, 1847. Their chn. : -
LANDON EUGENE, b. Jan. 18, 1869.
HARRY EDWIN, b. Feb. 11, 1876.
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They seemed to make a modest and hopeful start in life. He was usefully employed as salesman and clerk in his bro .- in law's, H. C. Scott's, establish- ment, Church Block, formerly his fr.'s. But a dark cloud at length came over his mind. His brain became diseased; and he d. by his own hand, April 21, 18SO, much respected and lamented.
HUNT, PEARLEY MANN 8 (Leonard,7 Pearley,6 Daniel,5 Abidah, 4 Isaac,3 Isaac, 2
William 1), b. Feb. 6, 1840; m. Lydia Maria Zouver, May 21, 1874; cer. by the writer. She was a dr. of John and Mary (Brown) Zouver, Adrian, Mich., b. April 5, 1850. No chn. yet reported.
He is partner with his fr. in manufacturing and mercantile business; a brisk and executive man in his chosen occupations; enterprising and success- ful; a competent staff to sustain his parents in their declining years.
HUNTING, JOSEPH, from Holl., a descendant of Elder John Hunting of Ded-
ham, the immigrant ancestor, prob. in the 4th or fifth generation; the links of the lineage not ascertained; m., 1st, Hannah Bond, dr. of Isaac and Margaret Bond, b. in Sherborn, July 15, 1729; date of mge. not found. Their chn. : -
SARAH, b. Holl., March 5, 1764; m. Caleb Cheney, jun., April 2S, 1791.
ELIZABETH, b. Holl., June 4, 1766; m. David Nelson, Jan. 10, 1788.
JOSEPH, Jun., b. Holl., 1770; m. Abigail Gage, May 26, 1791.
I have not traced out the date of this family's coming into town; but it must have been, I think, between 1780 and 1790. The hus. and fr. was a cooper by trade, and set. in the No. Purchase, on now Haven St., far towards Hopkinton line. There Mrs. Hannah, his wf., d. July 18, 1802. The hus. m., 2d, Mary Hunt (maiden name Phillips), wid. of Daniel Hunt; cer. in Mil., Jan. 17, 1804, by Samuel Jones, Esq. No chn. Mrs. Mary, the 2d wf., d. March 22, 1820. The hus. himself d. April, 1821.
HUNTING, JOSEPH, Jun., son of the preceding, b. in Holl., 1770; m. Abigail Gage, dr. of Moses, jun., and Mary (Boynton) Gage, b. in our Precinct,
Nov. 9, 1773; cer. in Mil., May 26, 1791, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue : -
AMORY, b. Mil., March 21, 1794; physician ; m. Mary E. Eames.
Joseph Hunting, jun., was long an invalid of a peculiar type. Those who remember him will not forget his singular habits of eating and dressing; never leaving his house without an extravagant abundance of overclothing and muf- flers about his throat. He charged his infirmities to the injudicious use of cal- omel during an early severe sickness. He d. May 14, 1826. Mrs. Abigail, his wid., m. Elihu Perry, in 1829. She survived him some yrs., and finally d. in Millbury, Aug. 10, 1839. Her remains were brought to Mil. for interment.
HUNTING, Dr. AMORY, son of Joseph, jun., and Abigail (Gage) Hunting, was
b. in Mil., March 21, 1794, and m. Mary E. Eumes, dr. of Col. Asa and Hannah (Haven) Eames; no further particulars given. Issue : - HORATIO, b. Sept. 2, 1823; no further traced.
EDMUND, b. not given.
ELIZA, b. not given; d. young.
JULIETTA, b. not given; no further traced.
WILLIAM HENRY b. not given ; no further traced.
HENRY WILLIAMS (twins), b. not given; d. June 10, 1870.
The fr. doubtless had fair educational advantages in his youth, but I am not informed what. He studied medicine with Dr. Daniel Thurber, and is presumed to have been well qualified for his profession. Whether he ever received a medical degree, I have not been told. He commenced practice in
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Uxbridge, then removed to Franklin, then to Worcester, then to Providence, R. I., and finally to Kansas, where he and his wf. both d. The family no further traced. I received this record, such as it is, from his cousin, Mr. David G. Colburn of Hop.
Perhaps a few other Huntings have transiently dwelt in town, but I omit further specifications.
IDE, IRA, blacksmith, b. Rehoboth, April 4, 1803; a son of Timothy and Chloe (Claflin) Ide; m. Lucy Barron, dr. of William and Sally (Tucker), Barron, b. in Wrentham, Aug. 18, 1804; cer. in Wrentham, May 4, 1835, by Rev. Moses Thatcher. Their chn. :-
SARAH E., b. April 11, 1839; m. John O. Symonds, Jan. 4, 1866.
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