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ROBERT, b. Nov. 26, 1831; d. Dec. 25, 1838.
CHARLES HENRY, b. Jan. 9, 1834; m. Sarah P. Lambert, Dec. 21, 1865; 6 chn.
LOVETT RUSSELL, b. Nov. 1, 1835; d. Sept. 14, 1860.
JAMES MELLEN, b. Feb. 17, 1838; d. Jan. 28, 1873.
MARY INGERSOLL, b. Jan. 9, 1840; m. William H. Van Kleek, May 25, 1859; 7 chn.
ROBERT, b. Oct. 28, 1842; m. Rebecca B. Dwight, May 19, 1864; 6 chn.
Mr. Leeds was an intelligent, enterprising man, who succeeded Maj. Samuel Penniman in the straw goods and other trade at So. Milford in 1817, as co-partner with one or more of Penniman's sons. He was appointed post- master there in 1818, and was an influential citizen for a few yrs., till he removed to New York. There most, if not all, of his chn. were b. He d. there, Sept. 22, 1868. Mrs. Mary, his worthy wid., d. there, Jan. 31, 1878. Their surviving chn. occupy highly respectable positions in society.
LEGG, WILLIAM, supposed to be a relative of John Legg of Mendon (perhaps a younger bro. or nephew); birth-date not found; m., 1st, Hannah Nelson,
dr. of Gershom and Abigail (Ellithorpe) Nelson, b. in Rowley, Oct. 14, 1714; date and particulars of cer. not ascertained. Issue : -
GERSHOM, b. Feb. 21, 1736; m. Mary Underwood, Dec. 1, 1757.
RUTH, b. Feb. 30, 1739; m. Eleazer Wight, Dec. 3, 1761.
MARY, b. Oct. 6, 1742; m. Noah Keith, jun., Ux., June 13, 1771.
LEVI, b. Nov. 7, 1744; m., 1st, Mary Beal, 1767; 2d, Keziah Ballard, 1795, etc.
NATHANIEL, b. not found; m. Abigail White, Nov. 21, 1771.
DAVID, b. not found; m. Hannah Dewing, March 11, 1779.
WILLIAM, b. not found; m. Hephzibah Corbett, June 4, 1777.
All these chn. were bap. by Rev. Mr. Frost, Sept. 25, 1755; their mr., Mrs. Hannah, having d. July 3 of the same yr. The fr. m., 2d, Elizabeth Tenney, dr. of Thomas and Sarah (Taft) Tenney; cer. Jan. 18, 1759, by Rev. A. Frost. No more chn. William Legg is understood to have set. on now Silver-hill St., or near by, where his descendants after him dwelt for two or three generations. But I do not seem to find his death-date. It is possible he may have d. with one of his chn. out of town
LEGG, ABIGAIL, ptge. not indicated; was m. to Ezekiel Bates of Bell .; cer.
April 9, 1767, by Rev. A. Frost. What her relationship was to William, I can merely conjecture.
LEGG, GERSHOM, eldest son of William, m. Mary Underwood ; pedigree not ascertained; cer. Dec. 1, 1757, by Rev. A. Frost. I think they had several chn. credited to them on Mendon records; but I omitted to copy their names, and got no intimation as to their subsequent history.
LEGG, LEVI, the next eldest son, dwelt mostly in Up. He m. Mary Beal; pedigree untraced; cer. Dec. 3, 1767. Issue : -
RUTH, b. Up., Sept. 27, 1768; m. Joseph Sumner of Mil., Aug. 21, 1788.
MARY, EUNICE, and perhaps others, of whom I hear traditionally. Upton records mention a mge. of Levi Legg to Mrs. Lucy Knowlton, April 8, 1813. If this was our Levi, as some say, he must have been about 79 yrs. old at the date of this mge. I am obliged to leave Levi Legg's family record much more obscure than I could wish.
LEGG, NATHANIEL, the next oldest son of William and Hannah (Nelson) Legg; birth-date not found; spent most of his days on the paternal domain,
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near now Silver-hill St. He m. Abigail White, prob. dr. of William and Elizabeth (Harper) White, b. Mendon, Dec. 28, 1751; cer. Nov. 21, 1771, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue : -
NAHUM, b. Mil., Sept. 15, 1780; m. Anna Chapin. Oct. 21, 1802.
ELIJAII, b. Mil., 1785; m., 1st, Lydia Warren, May 28, 1811; 2d, Rachel Cleveland.
LYDIA, b. Mil., not found; m. Nathan Taft, Feb. 25, 1802.
CHARLOTTE, b. Mil., 1778; d. unm., Jan. 7, 1835, a. 57 yrs.
It would seem that the two drs., above named, must have been b. before the 2 sons; but I have got them down as if younger, and will not pause to amend the chronological order. The fact is, I tried in vain to find the birth-dates of Elijah, Lydia, and Charlotte, and had to compute from their death-dates, etc.
Nathaniel Legg, the fr., d. Jan. 15, 1827, a. 80 yrs. This would make his birth-date to have been about 1747. Mrs. Abigail, his wid., d. July 8, 1830.
LEGG, WILLIAM and DAVID, the two younger sons of William and Hannah, emigrated to Orange, and, I suppose, d. there.
LEGG, Nahum, son of Nathaniel and Abigail (White) Legg, b. Mil., Sept. 15, 1780; m. Anna Chapin, youngest dr. of Moses and Lydia (Atwood) Chapin; birth-date not ascertained; cer. Mil., Oct. 21, 1802, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
WILLIAM, b. June 20, 1810; d. Aug. 6 same yr.
JULIA, b. July 5, 1814; unm .; living a life full of useful ministries.
ANN MARIA, b. May 20, 1816; m. Otis Thayer, May 22, 1838.
HARRIETTE, b. April 26, 1818; m. William R. Thayer, Oct. 29, 1840; res. Holl.
ELIZA, b. July 31, 1819; m. Isaac S. Claflin, and d. Feb. 23, 1851, leaving 3 chn.
An intelligent and worthy family. Mr. L., the fr., d. July 5, 1838. Mrs. Anna d. March 25, 1858.
LEGG, ELIJAH, son of Nathaniel and Abigail (White) Legg, b. 1785; m., 1st, Lydia Warren, May 28, 1811. Issue : -
WILLIAM WARREN, b. Oct. 2, 1811; d. Jan. 10, 1844.
SOPHIA b. July 13, 1813; m. Alexander Thayer Temple, Sept. 29,
(twins), 1841.
SYLVIA b. July 13, 1813; not traced.
Mrs. Lydia d. Dec. 6, 1813, a. 26 yrs. The hus. m., 2d, Rachel Cleveland of Dover; cer. Oct., 1815. Issue : -
WILLIS, b. Sept. 19, 1816.
MARTHA JOHNSON, b. Feb. 26, 1818.
MARY THAYER, b. Oct. 14, 1819.
The fr. d. Sept. 21, 1819, a. 34 yrs. Mrs. Rachel d. March 21, 1856, a. 70 yrs. No other particulars of this family ascertained.
LELAND, AMASA 6 (Abner,5 Samuel,4 John,3 Hopestill,2 Henry,1 the English immigrant ancestor), b. in Holl., 1776; mr.'s maiden name, Hannah Thayer; res. over 30 yrs. with his fr. in Holl., then for a time in South- borough, and from 1817 downward, the remainder of his life, in Mil. He m. Beckey Adams, dr. of Abner and Ruth (Wood) Adams, b. in Mil., Feb. 1, 1783; place, date, and particulars of cer. not given. Their chn .:-
ALLETHIRA, b. prob. Holl., 1804; m. Joseph Carroll, jun., Dec. 2, 1831; d. ZOBEIDE, b. prob. Holl., 1805; d. Mil., March 8, 1836, a. 30 yrs.
ADAMS, b. prob. Holl., 1807; d. 1809 in Southborough.
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LEWIS, b. Southborough, 1808; d. date not found.
LOIS, b. Southborough, 1810; d. 1812.
ADAMS, b. Southborough, 1812; d. Mil., Jan. 10, 1838, a. 25 yrs.
WARREN, b. Southborough, 1815; d. Mil., Jan. 12, 1838, a. 23 yrs.
CHARLES, b. Southborough, Oct. 17, 1816; m. Sarah Arvilla Cutter, Sept. 26, 1843.
ABNER ADAMS, b. Mil., Nov. 27, 1819; m. Phebe A. Coggshall, Mendon, May, 1844.
HOLLIS, b. Mil., Dec. 23, 1821; d. 1848.
HANNAH THAYER, b. Mil., Feb. 15, 1825; m. Jairus W. Smith, Nov. 7, 1844.
Mr. Leland, the fr., came from Southborough, bought the ancient Gage farm on now Highland St. of David Gage in 1816, took possession in 1817, and spent the remainder of his days there. He was a thrifty farmer, good citizen, held various town-offices, and a respected man in society. As above seen, he was sorely bereaved of his chn., and few of them survive. He had a worthy wf. and family. He d. April 19, 1838. Mrs. Beckey (or Rebecca, as it ought to have been written and recorded) d. 1864.
LELAND, CHARLES 7 (Amasa,6 Abner,5 Samuel,4 John, Hopestill,2 Henry 1), b. Southboro', Oct. 17, 1816; mr.'s maiden name Beckey alias Rebecca Adams; m. Sarah Arvilla Cutter of Ashburnham, dr. of Nathaniel and Abigail (Taylor) Cutter; cer. Ashburnham, Sept. 26, 1843, by Rev. Mr. Stone. Their chn. :-
EMMA ARVILLA, b. Mil., Dec. 1, 1844; d. Sept. 25, 1848.
HENRY WALDO, b. Mil., July 17, 1850; m. Cora Frances White, Jan. 1, 1876. FLORA REBECCA, b. Mil., June 16, 1853; d. Feb. 21, 1854.
CHARLES SUMNER, b. Mil., Feb. 15, 1862; d. May 30, 1863.
Mr. L. dwells on his homestead, Highland St., near Laurel, is a diligent farmer, and an active citizen in promoting town interests. He has been assessor, overseer of the poor, constable, and held other minor offices. Family in good standing.
LELAND, ABNER ADAMS 7 (Amasa,6 Abner,5 Samuel,4 John,3 Hopestill,2 Henry 1), b. Mil., Nov. 27, 1819; m. Phebe A. Coggshall of Mendon, ptge. and birth-date not given; cer. in May, 1844. Issue :-
ROANCA M., b. July 20, 1846; m. Thomas Brown, Jan. 1, 1867.
LAURIE A., b. April 13, 1849; m. John Reynolds, June 28, 1870.
ALTHINA C., b. Feb. 5, 1854; m. George Whiting, May, 1878.
ETTA A., b. Oct. 16, 1857; m. Charles F. Wilkinson, Dec. 24, 1879.
Mr. Leland with his wf. had charge of our Asylum, as supt. and matron, in 1848, and perhaps till 1850 or 1851. At length he left town, and res. in Douglas for some yrs. Thence he went to the great war for suppression of the Rebellion. There, in the intrenchments before Petersburg, he experienced a strange and instantaneous exit from mortal life; not in battle, but while sitting, as he sup- posed, in safety, within the protective works, writing a letter to his family. There a glancing bullet from some distant sharp-shooter struck him in the head, causing immediate death. This occurred June 23, 1865. His worthy wid. sur- vives, in feeble health, and res. in town, solaced by her 4 m. drs. above named. LELAND, HENRY WALDO 8 (Charles,7 Amasa,6 Abner,5 Samuel,+ John,3 Hope- still,2 Henry 1), b. in Mil., July 17, 1850; mr.'s maiden name Sarah Arvilla Cutter; m. Cora Frances White, dr. of Thomas S. and Sarah Ann (Heaton) White ; cer. Upton, Jan. 1, 1876, by Rev. George S. Ball. Issue :- CHARLES SPENCER, b. in Mil., Oct. 15, 1876.
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EVIE MAY, b. in Mil., April 19, 1880; d. same day.
Mr. L. has always dwelt in Mil., is a carpenter and farmer, res. with or near his fr. on Highland St., and starts in life on a family line of reputable promise. LELAND, CHARLES 6 (Oliver,5 William,+ William,3 Hopestill,2 Henry1), b. Holl., 1792 ; mr.'s maiden name Abigail Perry; m. Charlotte F. Godfrey, dr. of Col. Benjamin and Bethiah (Gibbs) Godfrey, b. Mil., June 23, 1798; cer. Mil., Nov. 27, 1823, by Rev. D. Long. Issue :-
CHARLES, b. Philadelphia, Penn., 1826.
HENRY, b. Philadelphia, Penn., 1828.
MARY, b. Philadelphia, Penn., 1833.
CHARLOTTE, b. Philadelphia, Penn., 1835.
Mr. Leland was first a physician, and then became an eminent merchant in Philadelphia. As to the birth-dates of himself and the above-named 4 chn., I have copied verbatim from the published "Genealogy of the Lelands," by Sher- man Leland, which comes down to 1850. Of the births, mges., deaths, etc., of the family since that date, I have not been informed.
LELAND, LEMUEL 6 (Daniel,5 Daniel,4 Hopestill,3 Hopestill,2 Henry 1), b. Holl., Sept. 9, 1808; mr.'s maiden name Hannah Jones; m. Susannah H. Hero, dr. of John and Polly (Claflin) Hero, b. Feb. 3, 1811; cer. Mil., Dec. 22, 1828, by the writer. Issue :-
SARAH M., b. Mil., 1829; m. Clark Ellis, jun., Jan., 1851.
PERRY, b. Hop., 1831; m. Mary S. Tyler, Dec., 1859.
NEWELL E., b. Holl., 1834; d. Holl., 1836.
HORACE, b. Holl., 1836; d. Mil., 1871.
CARRIE S., b. Mil., 1849; public-school teacher. Grandchn. : -
Fred Ellis, son of Sarah M. (Leland) Ellis, b. Mil., 1855.
Addie Leland, dr. of Perry Leland, b. Mil., 1860.
Vera Leland, dr. of Perry Leland, b. Mil., 1863.
Mr. L., the hus. and fr., d. Mil., Dec. 23, 1855. Sarah M. Ellis, his dr., d. 1861. Mrs. Susan survives in active vigor. A worthy and reputable family throughout.
LELAND, FRANCIS, M.D.7 (Joseph P.,6 Aaron,5 Daniel,4 Hopestill, jun.,3
Hopestill, sen.,2 Henry1), b. Sherborn, Dec. 26, 1818; mr.'s maiden name Tryphena Richardson; never married; remained with his parents till 17 yrs. of age; prepared for college under the instruction of Rev. Amos Clark, minister of Sherborn; entered Brown University in 1834; graduated A. B., 1838; studied for his profession in the Med. School of Harvard U., and received his degree of M. D., 1842; practised successfully in Mil. as phy- sician and surgeon till the outbreak of the Rebellion ; enlisted patriotically as surgeon in the 2d Regt. Mass. Vols., Oct. 11, 1861, for 3 yrs .; taken prisoner during Banks's retreat, June, 1862; was wounded over left eye in battle of Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9, 1862 ; was at Antietam in service the follow- ing Sept .; was soon after taken seriously sick, and resigned. He was hon- orably discharged, Oct. 24, 1862. He never regained his health, gradually declined, and finally d. in Sherborn, date not ascertained.
Dr. Leland was a man of very modest pretensions, but of great merit. He was an accomplished scholar, a master of his profession, a fine gentleman, and a generous friend. I knew him only partially; but the uniform testimony of those intimately acquainted with him is one of profound respect and apprecia- tive regard.
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LELAND, BELLARMINE 7 (Bellarmine,6 Simeon,5 Simon,4 William,8 Hopestill,2 Henry 1), b. in New York, Sept. 9, 1822; mr.'s maiden name Harriot Hill; m. Caroline Warren of Pawtucket, R.I .; cer. Nov. 25, 1852, by the bride's uncle, Rev. David Benedict. No chn.
Mr. L. was fatally afflicted in youth by white swelling on one of his legs, which resulted in its amputation, Aug. 11, 1840. He was then temporarily res. in the edge of Bell., near White's Bridge. When sufficiently recovered, he be- took himself to boot-making, and has industriously followed that calling ever since. He came to Mil. previous to the loss of his leg, Feb. 8, 1838, and has paid taxes here 40 yrs. He is a quiet, orderly, worthy citizen; and, I presume, has a wf. to match in good qualities.
LESURE, SIMEON, ptge., etc., not ascertained; seems to be the only one of this name who gained an inhabitancy here and raised up a family. His wf.'s Christian name was Miriam; but I have not made search for her ptge. or mge. record. Their chn. :-
CYNTHIA, b. here, Nov. 5, 1780; m. Daniel Corbett, Feb. 1, 1802.
POLLY, b. here, Feb. 6, 1783; the unm. mr. of Hiram, b. 1799, and Lydia, b. 1S03.
STEPHEN, b. here, July 9, 1784; no further traced.
OTIS, b. here, July 20, 1785; d. Aug. 3, 1798.
LUCY, b. here, Jan. 30, 1788; no further traced.
BETSEY, b. here, May 22, 1790; no further traced.
AMORY, b. here, Aug. 20, 1792; d. Feb. 6, 1793.
NANCY, b. here, Nov. 2, 1794; d. Sept. 7, 179S. DULCENA, b. here, Jan. 26, 1797; no further traced.
SALLY, b. here, March 6, 1799; no further traced.
CLARISSA, b. here, Dec. 31, 1802; d. April 30, 1803.
HOPESTILL, b. here, June 4, 1804; no further traced.
SIMEON, b. here, Aug. 8, 1806; no further traced.
The fr. d. some little time before Simeon was b .; i.e., Aug. 24, 1806. The mr.'s death-date not found. I get no clear indication where they dwelt, but suspect it may have been in the north-westerly section of the town.
LESURE, JOHN, and wf. Sarah, once dwelt in town; but I learn nothing of their origin or family, further than that she d. Sept. 7, 1798, and he, Jan. 22, 1812. Doubtless other Lesures have transiently res. here.
LEWERS, JOSEPH, some yrs. res. at Hopedale; son of William and Margaret (Thompson) Lewers; b. Shipton, Lower Canada, Feb. 3, 1803; m., 1st, Margaret Conway, b. Eng., about 1805 or 1806, dr. of Henry and Nancy (Flack) Conway ; cer. Sept. 12, 1812, by Rev. Mr. Hall. Their chn. : - GEORGE W., b. Canada, Aug. 26, 1827; m. Harriet L. Blake, Mil., March 27, 1856; he d. June 5, 1864.
WILLIAM ROBERT, b. Canada, April 19, 1829; m. Nancy Whipple, Hopedale, April 3, 1856; he d. July 10, 1865.
JAMES, b. Canada, June, 1832; d. Nov. 6, 1846, a. 14 yrs.
ELIZA JANE, d. young, a. 13 mos.
Mrs. Margaret d. March 4, 1844. The hus. m., 2d, Phebe Styles, Guildhall, Vt .; cer. Sept. 10, 1846, in Salem, Vt., by Samuel Cheney, Esq. Their chn. :- MARY, b. Dec. 18, 1847; m. Allen Crouch, May 11, 1866; res. Ledyard, Ct .; 3 chn.
CHARLES, b. Aug. 15, 1849; m. Lucy Crouch, date not given ; res. Ledyard, Ct. ; 1 child.
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LEWIS, LILLIE, LILLEY.
Honest, kind-hearted family; came to Hopedale March 9, 1863.
LEWIS, Mrs. SARAH, some yrs. one of our town's poor. She was a widow; but who her husband was, I am uninformed. I have an impression of being told that he once dwelt on the long-abandoned home-site of the "Cobb orchard place," but am not sure. In 1817 it appears that the select- men paid Thomas Thomas a certain sum for keeping Mrs. Lewis; and in his receipt for money paid him he calls her "my mother." But this does not much enlighten me as to her pedigree. I must leave it in obscurity. She d. here, Nov. 24, 1824, a. 90 yrs.
LEWIS, WILLIAM H., teamster, is named in Directory, 1856; d. some yrs. ago.
LEWIS, LYDIA, wid. of William H., still survives down to 1881.
LEWIS, SIMON and JACOB, brothers, in the clothing business, in Directories for 1869, '72.
LEWIS, CHARLES A., a son of William H., as I suppose, is a steady resident in town.
Other Lewises, residents for longer or shorter periods, omitted.
LILLIE, HENRY, ptge. and ancestry untraced; b. Dorchester, Feb. 14, 1803; m., 1st, Sybil Broad, ptge., birth-date, etc., not ascertained; he being of Holl., and she of Mil .; cer. in Mil. at the residence of Ephraim Park- hurst, whose wf. was the bride's sister, April 4, 1827, by the writer. Their chn. : -
SYBIL ANN, b. Jan. 21, 1830; m. Charles R. Rollins; res. in Minnesota. HENRY, Jun., b. June 13, 1833; has a family, and now res. in California.
Mrs. Sybil d., date not ascertained; and the hus. m., 2d, Caroline Hayden, b. in Hop., July 23, 1804; date and particulars of cer. not found. Their chn :- SARAH PARKMAN, b. Bell., July 19, 1839; now public-school teacher, San Francisco, Cal.
LUCY BALLOU, b. Hopedale, Oct. 28, 1841; m., and set. in or near San Fran- cisco, Cal.
Mr. L. was by occupation a carpenter, millwright, and miller; a very indus- trious, frugal, and upright man. He and his wf. were among the original mem- bers of the Hopedale Community, and the very first family that moved into the " Old House " after the Jones farm was purchased for the Community. They set. there, and took charge of the estate in the autumn of 1841; and their young- est dr., above named, was the first child b. to the institution on their domain. He d. at Hopedale, Dec. 9, 1863; and the writer settled his est. Subsequently his family sold out their homestead on Freedom St., near the upper machine- shop, and emigrated to California, excepting the eldest dr., Mrs. Rollins, and " us., who were well set. in Minnesota. Henry, jun., had been set. in Minn., but came east, and arranged for the removal of his mother and two younger sisters to the Pacific coast. Mrs. L., the wid., and her two drs., res. in San Francisco; and Henry owns a ranche in the southern section of Cal. At last advices all of them were prospering.
LILLEY, JOHN NYE, son of Jonathan and Julia Ann (Lamb) Lilley, b. Barre, Aug. 8, 1818; m. Eliza A. Maynard, dr. of James and Sophia (Fosgate) May- nard of Northboro'; cer. in Northboro', May 25, 1842, by Rev. Dr. Joseph Allen. No chn.
Mr. Lilley's gd. parents on the fr.'s side lived and d. in Barre. His gd. parents on the mr.'s side, David and Judith (Fitts) Lamb, were b., lived, mar- ried, and d. in Oxford. Mr. L. and wf. sustain a respectable character in society for substantial moral, social, and business worth. They have res. in town 33
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yrs. He is a competent harness-maker, in good repute, at Church Block, and his home is on Main St. The town has honored him with two terms of service on the board of overseers of the poor, and his citizenship is highly commend- able.
We have two others of this name, b. in Eng., but res. in town several yrs. They are brothers, needle manufacturers for sewing machines, operating in company at 64 Central St, - intelligent men and skilful mechanics; viz., - LILLEY, HENRY H., house Forest St.
LILLEY, THOMAS, house Leonard, near So. Main.
No family records received from either.
LITTLEFIELD. We have had a few families of this name in town. Whether all who have dwelt here have the same immigrant ancestor, I am unable to say. It is at least doubtful. They are of English descent; and there is a tradition among them - how well founded, I know not - that their name was first given to a deserted child found in a small field. His parentage being unknown by the finders, they gave him the name Littlefield, which has been borne by all his male descendants. Isaac Littlefield from Holl. was probably the first of this name on our soil. He came here perhaps about the time of our incorporation in 1780; certainly not long before or afterwards. He was a son of Ephraim, who was b. Nov. 21, 1712, and m. Sarah Bullard, May 3, 1735. He was the son of Ebenezer, and gd. son of John, who set. first in Dedham as early as 1650. He finally set. in Wrentham, and thence his progeny scattered into the neighboring towns. I cannot go behind him, and will reckon him an immigrant ancestor.
LITTLEFIELD, ISAAC5 (Ephraim,4 Ebenezer, Ebenezer,2 John 1), birth-date not found; m. Elizabeth Lovering, Dec. 16, 1773. Their chn .:-
MINDWELL, b. Jan. 25, 1774; m. Ebenezer Merrifield, Leicester, Vt., Nov. 3, 1802.
PRUDENCE, b. March 16, 1776.
EPHRAIM, b. Oct. 17, 1781; m. Rhoda Partridge, Bell., May 19, 1805.
JOSEPH, b. April 25, 1787.
MOSES, b. Sept. 14, 1789; m. Mercy Nelson, April 12, 1818.
BETSEY, b. June 3, 1792; m. Artemas Cheney, Holl., Sept. 15, 1808.
Mr. Littlefield dwelt on the place subsequently owned by Zebadiah Flagg. I have not ascertained precisely when it passed into Flagg's possession, - whether a little before or after Littlefield's death. Mr. Littlefield d. suddenly, July 19, 1821, a. 70 yrs. Mrs. Elizabeth d. with like suddenness, Sept. 2, the same yr. The further history of the family left untraced.
LITTLEFIELD, EBENEZER € (Levi,5 Simeon,4 Ebenezer,3 Ebenezer,2 John 1), b. Chester, Vt., May 14, 1806; mr.'s maiden name, Jemima Bragg; m. Susannah M. Morse, dr. of Joseph and Rhoda (Bragg) Morse; cer. in Brook- field, Vt., Sept. 2, 1832, by Rev. David Wild. Their chn .:-
ANN MORSE, b. July 8, 1833; d. Dec. 29, 1842.
WILBUR FISHER, b. Feb. 25, 1842; m. Josephine R. Mathewson, March 10, 1861.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 10, 1843.
HENRY HEMSTEAD, b. Nov. 20, 1846; m. Ida Russell Seagrave, Nov. 22, 1871.
Mr. Littlefield has res. in town over 44 yrs. He came hither from Chester, Vt. He was an industrious mechanic, an orderly citizen, a devoted Methodist Christian, one of the early founders of our present Methodist ch., and always an exemplary member of the same; and I doubt not his wf. and family are of like worthy character. He d. Nov. 3, 1880, and received due funeral honors.
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LITTLEFIELD, JOSEPH WARREN 6 (Levi,5 Simeon,4 Ebenezer,3 Ebenezer, 2 John1), b. Chester, Vt., May 31, 1811; bro. of the preceding; kit manu- facturer; m. Mary Wheeler Scammell, dr. of Samuel L. and Emily (Stearns) Scammell, b. Bell., Dec. 4, 1812; cer. Mil., June 6, 1841, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. : --
LINCOLN SCAMMELL, b. Mil., June 31, 1842; d. May 19, 1843, a. 10 mos. 20 days.
DANA JUDSON, b. Mil., April 7, 1844; d. July 9, 1844, a. 3 mos. 2 days. EMILY STEARNS, b. Mil., Nov. 11, 1845; res. 18 Jefferson St.
Mr. Littlefield came into town from Chester, Vt., about 46 yrs. ago. He is a skilful manufacturer of boot and shoe kits, an orderly citizen, and was at one time a deacon in our Cong. ch. He and his family have had their share of life's adversities, and only the fr. and dr. now survive. Mrs. Mary d. July 12, 1878, a. 65 yrs. 6 mos. and 19 days.
LITTLEFIELD, ABEL, son of David of Hop., ancestry not traced, birth-date not ascertained; m. Mary E. Fletcher, dr. of Nathan and Catharine (Morse) Fletcher, birth-date not found; cer. in Mil., Aug. 23, 1841, by Rev. Wil- liam Tozer. Issue : -
ALBERT, b. Aug. 23, 1842. -
JOHN, b. Nov. 23, 1844; d. April 4, 1845.
The hus. and fr. d. some yrs. since at his home in No. Purchase. Mrs. Mary, his wid., still survives there.
LITTLEFIELD, AMMIEL, also son of David, m. Elizabeth Hancock, dr. of George and Laura (Phinney) Hancock, b. Feb. 11, 1833; cer. June 29, 1857. Issue; but I am unable to specify. Mr. Littlefield was an excellent stone- cutter. He has recently gone West.
LONG, REV. DAVID, first of the name in our municipality; ancestry not traced; son of Enoch and Abigail Long; b. in Newbury, Feb. 3, 1772; removed to Hopkinton, N.H., at the age of 5 yrs .; became pious at 19, and united with the ch. under Rev. Jacob Cram; m., 1st, Lois How, in 1794, who d. in a few months without issue; fitted for Dartmouth College, and entered 1795, whence he grad. 1798; studied divinity with Rev. Dr. Walter Harris, Dunbarton, N.H .; declined calls to set. in Deering, N.H., and Manchester, Mass ; came to Mil. 1800, and was ordained pastor here May 20, 1801; m., 2d, Rebecca Curtis of Worcester, June 4, 1804, and by her had 4 chn. : viz., -
ENOCH CURTIS, b. May 23, 1805; d. young.
ISAAC CURTIS, b. Feb. 24, 1807; d. Jan. 4, 1825.
AMANDA MARIA, b. Aug. 13, 1808; m. Hoyt Freeman, April 13, 1835; d. April, 1850.
CLAUDIUS BUCHANAN, b. March 17, 1812; m .; unable to give name, etc .; he d. 1851.
Mrs. Rebecca d. June 30, 1824. The hus. m., 3d, Sophia Rice of Marlbor- ough, April 17, 1826; no issue. Rev. Mr. Long continued in his pastorate until 1844, - a ministry of nearly 43 yrs. He res. here till the close of life, highly esteemed by all classes; being kept by the town at the head of its gen. school committee some 23 yrs. in succession down to 1849. He d. in Hartford, Ct., March 13, 1850, a. a few days over 78 yrs. His dr., Mrs. Freeman, was then on her dying-bed in Hartford. He went to visit her, but was taken fatally ill there, and d. as above. His dr. survived him only 3 weeks. His son Claudius B., d. in 1851. Mrs. Sophia, his 3d wf. and wid., survived him several yrs., and d. in Marlborough.
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