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HENRY, EDWIN, b. May 3, 1839; d. Dec. 24, 1858, much lamented.
MARY ELIZA, b. June 23, 1841; m. Charles D. Brown.
The mr. d. Aug. 23, 1844, much beloved and lamented. He m., 2d, Hannah Harkness Taft of Mendon, Feb. 25, 1846; cer. by the writer. She was a dr. of Thomas and Mercy (Harkness) Taft, and b. June 4, 1824. Their chn. : -
ELLEN MARIA, b. June 19, 1847; m. Stephen Alonzo Cook, Jan. 24, 1872. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 11, 1849; m. William Augustus White, Oct. 2, 1871. LOUISA KELLY, b. Dec. 27, 1854; d. Dec. 18, 1873.
ANNA FRANCES, b. Nov. 6, 1856.
HENRIETTA E., b. May 1, 1861.
THOMAS OTIS, b. Jan. 30, 1864.
Mr. Nelson res. on a part of what was the Dea. Amos Chapin place, anciently the Joshua Chapin place. He has dwelt on his premises 34 yrs. He is a sub- stantial and respected citizen. Both his wives and all his children have done honor to their worthy ancestry.
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NELSON, SAMUEL 8 (Newell,7 Samuel,6 Gershom,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom, 8 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Jan. 3, 1818; m., 1st, Lavinia Smith Thayer, dr. of Otis and Mercy (Paine) Thayer, b. Mendon, Jan., 1818; cer. Mendon, Thanksgiving Day, Nov., 1840, by Benjamin Davenport, Esq. Their chn. :-
SARAH ELIZA, b. Mendon, Jan. 27, 1841; m. Theophilus Doggett; he d. in the war. She d. Boston, July 26, 1881.
LAVINIA THAYER, b. Mendon, Oct. 16, 1843; m. Melbourne A. Vant, Jan. 28, 1862.
HANNAH MARIA, b. Blackstone, Feb. 22, 1848; d. Jan. 24, 1876. ALICE AMELIA, b. Blackstone, Sept., 1852; d. July 22, 1859.
Having been legally separated from Mrs. Lavinia, the hus. m., 2d, Julia Warner ; parentage, birth-place, birth-date, mge .- date, etc., not ascertained. No chn. Res. in Detroit, Mich., where, I hear, they are in prosperous circumstances. NELSON, DAVID 8 (Newell,7 Samuel,6 Gershom,5 Nathaniel, 4 Gershom,3 Thom- as,2 Thomas 1), b. Nov. 21, 1819; m. Charlotte Louisa Travis, dr. of Clark and Ede G. (Bacon) Travis, b. Roxbury, Sept. 1, 1826; cer. Holl., April 15, 1850, by Rev. J. T. Tucker. Their chn .: -
CALLIE LOUISA, b. Holl., Oct. 18, 1857; m. Herbert A. Hixon, Dec. 6, 1881. HENRY DAVID, b. Holl., Sept. 29, 1861; entered H. University, autumn, 1880.
An excellent and highly respected family. The parents occupy the paternal homestead in unison with Newell N. and his family. They exemplify together good husbandry, good citizenship, and an upright life.
NELSON, NEWELL NEWTON 8 (Newell,7 Samuel,6 Gershom,5 Nathaniel,4 Ger- shom,8 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. July 25, 1825; m. Harriet Newell Johnson, dr. of Samuel and Lucy Johnson, b. Cornish, N.H., Jan. 25, 1828; cer. in Windsor, Vt., May 24, 1852, by Rev. Franklin Butler. Issue, 1 son : -
SAMUEL NEWELL, b. Mil., May 19, 1856; grad. from H. U., 1878; and from Harvard Med. School, 1881.
An estimable family of many virtues, this only son one of bright promise. NELSON, JAMES MADISON 7 (Ezra,6 Josiah,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2
Thomas 1), b. Nov. 24, 1809; went West, 1836, and set. Grand Rapids, Mich .; m. Abba Gray Bridge, dr. of John and Sarah (Stearns) Bridge, b. Boston, May, 1810; cer. in Trinity Ch., Boston, June, 1839, by Rev. Bishop Clark of R.I. He is a large manufacturer of furniture, an enterprising business man, an influential citizen, and of very respectable social standing. Their chn .: -
SARAH STEARNS, b. 1840; m. Stephen H. Ballard, Sept. 24, 1867.
ABBIE REBECCA, b. 1843; m. Rev. M. P. Jones, Philadelphia, Pa.
CAROLINE BRIDGE, b. 1846; m. Charles W. Wright, June 28, 1870.
CHARLOTTE GRAY, b. Sept. 13, 1849.
Sarah S. and Stephen H. Ballard of Grand Rapids have had b. to them, - ANNA MARGARETTA, b. July 5, 1867.
CAROLINE NELSON, b. March 16, 1871.
CHARLOTTE EMELINE, b. Feb. 20, 1874.
The chn. of Abbie R. and Rev. M. P. Jones are, JAMES MARSTON NEL- SON, b. Feb. 18, 1869, and MARTIMAN BRIDGE NELSON, b. March 1, 1870. NELSON, GEORGE CLINTON 7 (Ezra,6 Josiah,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2
Thomas1), b. March 24, 1812; went West 1836, and set. Grand Rapids, Mich .; m. Mary Elizabeth Taylor, b. Rochester, N.Y., May 12, 1818; her parentage not given, nor date of mge. Their chn .: -
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GEORGE KENT, b. July 1, 1842; m. Henrietta Porter Thompson, Sept. 20, 1876.
JAMES FRANCIS, b. Dec. 13, 1847; m. Julia Adel Boardman, Oct. 17, 1872.
These last are the parents of one child, - James Kent, who was b. Aug. 7, 1874. These families, elder and younger, are understood to be enterprising in business, and of eminently good standing in their vicinage.
NELSON, MARY MURILLA 7 (Ezra,6 Josiah,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,8 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Mil., with a twin-sister, April 17, 1815; went West with her bros., and m. at Grand Rapids, Mich., A. Hosford Smith ; cer. April 2, 1839. Their chn. : -
WALTER D., b. April 20, 1842.
MARTHA NELSON, b. Aug. 11, 1844; m. Robert Baylies, Nov. 28, 1865.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. April 24, 1846; m. John B. White, Nov. 1, 1866. FREDERICK, b. Aug. 24, 1848.
The chn. of Martha Nelson and Robert Baylies, b. Englewood, N.J., are, - ROBERT NELSON, b. March 16, 1867.
CHESTER, b. Oct. 9, 1870.
ELLA HOSFORD, b. Jan. 31, 1872.
WILLIAM, b. Oct. 11, 1874.
Mary Elizabeth Smith and John B. White have had, at G. Rapids, - MINNIE CHAMBERLAIN, b. Dec. 3, 1867.
I have inserted Mary M. (Nelson) Smith's family record in this place because kindly furnished with the same, and I wished to preserve it.
NELSON, EZRA THAYER 7 (Ezra,6 Josiah,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,8 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Mil., May 9, 1823; went West with his older bros. about 1836 or 1837; m. Augusta Maria Valentine of Hopkinton, b. Oct. 31, 1824; cer. Oct. 9, 1848; further particulars not given. He is in successful busi- ness in the same firm of fine furniture manufacturers with James M. Nel- son, at Grand Rapids, Mich., where the following named chn. were born: - ANNE VALENTINE, b. Aug. 3, 1849; m. Charles M. McLaren, Dec. 15, 1874. ISABEL AUGUSTA, b. May 7, 1854; m. Frederick R. Blount, Feb. 21, 1878. ELIZABETH GOOCH, b. Feb. 28, 1855; d. Sept. 2, 1855.
· LOUISE MAUD, b. Jan. 18, 1860.
Anne V. (Nelson) McLaren and her husband have become the parents of one dr., LOUISE, b. in Grand Rapids, Oct. 7, 1875.
NELSON, CHARLES PLUMB, son of John and Betsey (Plumb) Nelson, and gd. son of James, b. Montpelier, Vt., Feb. 22, 1832; m. Chloris C. Cum- mings, dr. of Royal and Ruth K. (Aldrich) Cummings, b. Douglas, April 15, 1831; cer. in Mendon, June 8, 1854, by Rev. William Pentecost. Their chn. :
HENRY E., b. Mil., Aug. 26, 1855; m. Addie M. Rogers, Nov. 30, 1876.
ROSA M., b. Mil., May 7, 1861.
CLARA F., b. Mil., April 12, 1877; d. April 12, 1877.
Mr. Nelson is a boot-finisher; an excellent citizen, and a stanch, intelligent Methodist Christian. I presume the wf. and family are of like worthy char- acter. I have an impression that there is or was more of this branch of Nel- sons in town, but I have not a genealogical knowledge of the facts. NELSON, WILLIAM, of Mendon, is an elder bro. of Charles P.
NELSON, JOHN, of this town, is his younger bro. ; unm. ; bootmaker.
NELSON, CHARLES NEWELL 8 (Nathaniel T.,7 Samuel,6 Gershom,5 Nathaniel, 4
Gershom,8 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b, April 29, 1836; mr.'s maiden name,
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Silence Kenny ; m. Mary Ellen Wales, dr. of Wainwright and Emily (Pierce) Wales, b. Braggville, May 6, 1845; cer. in Hopedale, Dec. 25, 1872, by the writer. Issue :
EFFIE ADELIA, b. Mil., Feb. 15, 1876.
GRACE LURENE, b. Mil., March 29, 1878.
Mr. Nelson informs me that Effie Adelia is the dr. of his bro. George H. Nelson. His wf. d. when Effie was a babe; and he gave the motherless one to Charles N. and Mary Ellen Nelson, who have fostered and loved her as their own. They are worthy, kind-hearted people. Mr. Nelson is an industrious bootmaker and orderly citizen, who has res. in Mil. over 45 yrs. He says his bro. George H. res. in Holl., but I have received no report of his family record.
VNEWHALL, Capt. ALBERT, pedigree and birth-date not ascertained ; m. Amanda M. Chapin, dr. of Dea. Nathan and Lucretia (Parkhurst) Chapin, b. July 31, 1807; cer. Sept. 18, 1827, by Rev. Benjamin Wood of Upton. Issue : -
VMARY JANE, b. Mil., Aug. 28, 1830.
FRANCIS ALBERT, b. Mil., Feb. 14, 1833. See "War-Record of the Rebel- lion."
L SAMUEL CHAPIN, b. Mil., Sept. 22, 1840; d. June 7, 1842.
CHARLES W., b. Mil., Oct. 15, 1844; photographer. See "War-Record."
I am not sure that these four chn. are all that were born to Capt. Newhall and wf., having received no report of family record or help from the relatives. He was a man of portly presence, a mason by occupation, and had the honor of commanding the "Lafayette Guards" next after Col. Lewis Johnson, their first captain. He d. April 25, 1863, a. 61 yrs. and a few days; which indicates him to have been b. in 1802. Mrs. Amanda, his wid., survives, and, if I mis- take not, her two above-named chn.
NEWHALL, Capt. MORTON, bro. of the preceding, a later commander of the " Lafayette Guards;" m. Matilda Thayer, dr. of Col. Ichabod and Matilda
(Gould) Thayer, b. Mil., Feb. 19, 1808; cer. Dec. 20, 1827, by Rev. D. Long.
If I could have been favored by some one with the family record, I might speak authentically and accurately of the chn. born to Capt. Morton Newhall and wf .; but I have not, and am getting too near the end of my work to make the necessary inquiries. I know them to have had 3 chn .; viz., -
JAMES MORTON.
ELLEN MATILDA, wf. of James M. Warfield.
SARAH A., b. Aug. 13, 1835; m. Silas Cheney, July 1, 1878.
If there are others, I am not informed concerning them. The parents had a domicile, for some yrs., below So. Mil., in the easterly part of Mendon, which was destroyed by fire. At other times they had their res. in town. If I do not misrecollect, the hus. and fr. was, like his bro., by occupation a mason, but am not quite sure. The family sustained a respectable standing in society. My impression is, that both have passed away; but I have no knowledge of par- ticulars.
NEWTON, AZARIAH, pedigree untraced; m. Sarah Jones, dr. of Dea. Nathan- iel and Priscilla (Corbett) Jones, birth-date not found; cer. Feb. 20, 1745-46, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue : -
ICHABOD, bap. April 5, 1747, by Rev. Mr. Frost.
I do not find any other offspring on the records I have examined. The parents were received into our Cong. ch., April 5, 1747. Mr. Newton d. Nov. 1, 1794, a. 75 yrs. Mrs. Sarah, his wid., d. July 17, 1808.
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NEWTON, ICHABOD, son of Azariah and Sarah (Jones) Newton, b. 1747; m.
Rhoda Chapin, dr. of Josiah and Rachel Chapin, b. 1752; cer. Jan. 12, 1769, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue : -
RACHEL, b. 1769; d. Jan. 22, 1778, in her 10th year.
ABEL, b. 1771; d. Jan. 29, 1778, a. 7 yrs.
CHLOE, b. 1773; d. Feb. 5, 1778, in her 4th year.
PHEBE, b. May 24, 1777; m. Elisha Daniels, May 23, 1799.
It will be seen that these parents were bereft of 3 chn. within the same fortnight. The fr. d. Feb. 5, 1778, on the same day with his dr. Chloe; which made 4 deaths within the fortnight. What became of the wid., I have found no trace. I suspect she may have m. again, and d. at last in some other locality.
NEWTON, JASON, pedigree untraced; m. Hannah Warren, perhaps a dr. of Samuel and Hannah (Beard) Warren; cer. June 9, 1757, by Rev. A. Frost. They had 1 son bap. here by Mr. Frost; viz., -
SAMUEL, Jan. 27, 1760.
No further traced.
NEWTON, DANIEL, and wf. Elizabeth, are credited with -
MELVILLE P., b. Dec. 1, 1837.
PHILO AUGUSTUS, b. Aug. 1, 1839.
ALFRED MORTON, b. Aug. 11, 1842; d. March 8, 1843.
This family no further traced.
NEWTON, DAVID, son of Hull and Betsey Newton, b. 1826; m. Sarah Jane Scott, dr. of Lemuel and Ruth (Guild) Scott, b. 1830; cer. in Hopedale, Jan. 10, 1850, by the writer. No chn. to my knowledge. Mrs. Sarah per- ished in the great fire of Jan. 23, 1871. I think her hus. d. some time before this catastrophe.
NEWTON, BENJAMIN, and wf. Lucy A. (Peirce), had a large family, among whom I may name GEORGE B., HENRY W., ORRIN G., and LEVI L. There are others of the family whose names I do not recollect. Mrs. Lucy, the mr., d. April 6, 1881, in her 70th year.
Several Newtons appear in our directories from 1869 downward; but our printers are pushing on behind me, and I must make haste, though I leave names in silent omission which I would willingly notice.
NICHOLS, JOSEPH D., and Harriet, had born to them here, as recorded, -
OLIVE AMANDA, b. Nov. 29, 1836.
HENRY STAFFORD, b. March 19, 1839.
ALBERT RATHBON, b. Nov. 22, 1840.
NICHOLS, JOHN, and Maria, had, -
MARY SOPHIA, b. July 19, 1842; m., 1st, Sylvester B. Howard, Nov. 29, 1866. Mr. Howard d. May 1, 1868; and Mrs. Mary m., 2d, William Warfield, Nov. 30, 1870. Both cer. by the writer.
Neither of the above families further traced or reported.
NORCROSS, PETER, by 1st wf. Elizabeth, had, -
DANIEL, b. Oct. 9, 1743; m. Abigail Chapin, Oct. 30, 1765.
Peter, the fr., afterwards m. Joanna Morse, dr. of Nathaniel and Mary (Lovett) Morse; cer. July 21, 1748, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue :-
MARY, bap. Oct. 7, 1750.
NATHANIEL, bap. May 9, 1751.
HANNAH, bap. Sept. 8, 1754; m. Amos Shepherdson, Oct. 1, 1778.
Peter Norcross had his family homestead on a tract of land which he bought of Isaac and Jonas Parkhurst in 1737, containing about 42 acres. As
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nearly as I can determine from the deed, it was situated between Purchase and Congress Sts., on what is now Fountain St. Perhaps Fountain St. runs through it in part, or near its southern border. He afterwards purchased several acres of Isaac Parkhurst east of Purchase St., and south of now Dilla St. I do not learn much concerning this family from the old records more than that they belonged to the Cong. ch., and were of general good repute; nor have I chanced to find any of their death-dates.
NORCROSS, DANIEL, eldest son of Peter, b. Oct. 9, 1743; m. Abigail Chapin, dr. of Josiah and Rachel Chapin, b. 1747; cer. Oct. 30, 1765, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue :-
JOEL, b. Nov. 9, 1767.
JOSIAH, b. April 23, 1769.
BENJAMIN, b. March 6, 1771; d. Dec. 8, 1807.
ELIJAH, b. May 12, 1774.
DANIEL, Jun., b. June 29, 1777.
ARCHELAUS, b. Oct. 12, 1779; and CHAPIN, b. July 28, 1782. I am unable to trace this family further.
NOYES, CYRUS, son of John and Abigail (Moody) Noyes, b. in Tunbridge, Vt., July 21, 1820; m. Maria Elmira Lothrop, dr. of Charles and Mary (Johnson) Lothrop, b. Cornish, N.H., Feb. 13, 1826; cer. in Acton, June 19, 1845, by Rev. Ebenezer Dyer. Issue : -
IDELLA ROZINA, b. Acton, April 9, 1847; m. Prof. Reuel B. Clark, July 24, 1867.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. Acton, June 13, 1849; m., 1st, Dr. Robert B. Harris, 1869; 2d, F. Bradford, 1876.
VELMA VIETTA, b. Acton, Jan. 19, 1853; m. W. F. Spaulding, Nov. 26, 1873. LILLIENNE LOTHROP, b. Mil., Jan. 24, 1867.
Grandchn. : -
LOUISA IDELLA CLARK, b. Fitchburg, June 29, 1871.
LILLIE VELMA SPAULDING, b. Boston, March 9, 1879; d. same day.
An intelligent and worthy family, in good social standing. They have res. in Acton, Millbury, and, since 1855, in Mil. Mr. Noyes is an enterprising, reliable, and successful dealer in paints, oil, house-paper, doors, sashes, blinds, etc., in Church Block.
O'CONNELL, MURTY, son of John and Julia (Danby) O'Connell, b. in Cahir- civeen, Kerry Co., Ireland, July 9, 1833; m. Julia Katen, Dec. 22, 1862, in said Kerry Co .; cer. by Rev. Father Fitzmorris. She was a dr. of John and Hanna (Sullivan) Katen, b. in said Kerry Co., May 16, 1842. They came first to Norwich, Ct., in the yr. 1866; remained there 1 yr., and then
1 removed to this town. Their chn. were, -
JOHN, b. in Wales, Eng., Aug. 18, 1863.
HONORA, b. in Wales, Eng., June 18, 1864; d. at the age of 18 mos.
PATRICK, b. Norwich, Ct., Aug. 16, 1866.
MARY ANN, b. Mil., Aug. 19, 1868.
MICHAEL, b. Mil., June 14, 1870.
JOHANNA, b. Mil., April 22, 1872.
DANIEL, b. Mil., April 18, 1874.
JULIA, b. Mil., April 16, 1877.
Their little homestead is on Adin St., near Hopedale; very sober, industri- ous, exemplary parents and promising chn. Among the best of our Irish- American families.
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OLDS, JOHN W., pedigree, birth-place, etc., not ascertained; m. Louisa Wormwell of Mil .; pedigree, etc., unknown to me; cer. in Mil., Sept. 6, 1836, by the writer. I have entirely lost track of them for some yrs., and also of his sister, Clarissa Olds. They res. more or less in Mil. They were well-disposed people.
OLDS, CYRUS, house 74 Main St .; appears in directories for 1869, '72, '75. OLIVER, SAMUEL, son of Stephen and Mary (Tucker) Oliver, b. Roxbury, Nov. 8, 1800; m. Hannah Pond, dr. of Abner and Elizabeth (French) Pond, b. Mil., Sept. 10, 1801; cer. Nov. 6, 1825, by the writer. No issue. Two chn. by adoption :-
SAMUEL POND OLIVER, son by birth of Abner F. and Mary L. (Sumner) Pond, b. May 12, 1836; m. Fannie Cummings, Upton, July, 1881.
MARY AUGUSTA PRATT OLIVER, a dr. by birth of one of Mr. Oliver's sisters, b. Dover, N.H., Dec. 17, 1827; m. Charles F. Witherell, Mil., July 11, 1849; had 6 chn., and d. Nov. 29, 1867.
Mr. Oliver was an active citizen in town affairs, and was mostly engaged through life in the boot business. He d. suddenly, March 9, 1874. His vener- able and respected wid. still survives.
OLIVER, EDWARD H., a younger bro. of Samuel; m. Roxana Whittemore of Hop., July, 1844. Issue, at least, 3 chn .; viz., -
CLARENCE H., bootmaker.
S. EDWARD, sole-leather cutter; and CARRIE A., milliner.
No report from any of these as to birth-dates, mges., or deaths. I under- stand that Edward H. Oliver d. about 5 yrs. ago; and I see, by directory, that Mrs. Roxana still survives, residing 247 Main St.
OLIVER, ANDREW S., M.D., pedigree not ascertained; is a surgeon and homœopathic physician, recently set up in Post-office Block. Through igno- rance I omitted his name from my list of our physicians.
ONION. This name is said to have been originally written O'Nion, and to have been borne by one of twelve Highland Scotchmen that set. in Dedham about the yr. 1634. His full name was Robert O'Nion. The apostrophe being at length dropped, the surname was resolved into Onion, -a metamorphosis not deemed delectable by some of the descendants. I have not the links of lineal descent at my command.
ONION, JONATHAN, son of Elihu and Catherine (Fisher) Onion, natives of Dedham; b. in 1803 or 1804; m. Betsey Jenks, dr. of James and Molly (Haskill) Jenks, b. in Cumberland, R.I., Dec. 13, 1803; particulars of cer. not given. Their chn. : -
STEPHEN JENKS, b. Bell., Feb. 5, 1827; m., 1st, Josephine Fisher; 2d, Rebecca Murdock. .
LAURA ANN, b. Bell., April 24, 1829; m. David M. Brown; res. Milwaukie, Wis.
ELLEN MARIA, b. Medway, Jan. 7, 1836; m. William J. Mclaughlin, 1857.
MARION AUGUSTA, b. Mil., March 28, 1838; d. Oct. 8, 1839.
EMILY AUGUSTA, b. Mil., Dec. 26, 1840; m. Benjamin H. Montague, Jan. 1, 1859.
ELDORA, b. Mil., date not given ; survived but 5 ds.
Elihu, gd. fr. of these chn., was 18 yrs. old on the day the battle of Concord took place. On hearing the news, he and his fr. left their horses harnessed in the field, and hurried to the scene of conflict. They were ardent Revolution- aries. Mrs. Betsey, the wf. and mr., d. March 12, 1874, a. 70 yrs. Mr. O., the
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hus. and fr., still survives, and finds a comfortable home with his dr., Mrs. Montague and hus. A worthy, well-disposed family, who know by experience the struggles of life.
ONION, STEPHEN JENKS & (Jonathan,2 Elihu 1), b. in Bell., Feb. 5, 1827; boot- maker; m., 1st, Josephine Fisher, further particulars not given, who d. July 13, 1851; 2d, Rebecca Murdock, dr. of Baxter and Emily (Gates) Murdock, b. in Swanzey, N.H., 1828; cer. at Hopedale, June 3, 1853, by the writer. Their chn. :-
LENA, b. March 25, 1854; d. at the age of 16 days.
EDWIN STEPHEN, b. Jan. 29, 1857; m. Ella May Hanson, Sept. 15, 1875.
JOSEPHINE FISHER, b. Feb. 27, 1863.
ANNIE LOUISE, b. June 14, 1869.
Mr. Onion has res. in town from boyhood, 44 yrs .; is by occupation a boot-treer; stands well among his bro. mechanics; is a respected citizen, and is the head of a reputable family. They res. 10 No. Bow St. They evince an apt genius for music.
ORMES, REUBEN, and Almira Adams, pedigrees untraced, were m. in No. Purchase, April 27, 1837, by Rev. Nathaniel Spindel. They are credited on our records previous to 1844 with the following-named chn. : -
AUGUSTA, b. June 13, 1838; and MARY A., b. July 20, 1842.
I see by our Directory for 1875 that the family then res. on Wales St .; and that CHARLIE A. ORMES, prob. a son, boarded there. What has become of them, or how many chn. there are, I have received no report to tell me. I see, too, that, -
ORMES, EUNICE, perhaps a near relative of Reuben, m. John Wales; cer. Oct. 21, 1841, by Rev. William Tozer.
OSGOOD, SIDNEY, and Delia, had recorded to them, -
DELIA, b. April 8, 1833; and MARINDA, b. Feb. 13, 1837.
Mrs. Delia, the mr., d. July 19, 1839. The family no further traced.
Among our worthy new-comers to Hopedale is, -
OSGOOD, TIMOTHY, son of Thomas E. and Sylvia (Lovejoy) Osgood, b. in Hebron, Grafton Co., N.H., Sept. 8, 1849; machinist; m. Sarah Elizabeth French, dr. of Dearborn and Margaret (Haynes) French, b. in Barnstead, N.H., Dec. 29, 1849; cer. Woonsocket, R.I., Sept. 28, 1876, by Rev. Charles J. White. Issue :-
PAUL, b. and d. July 5, 1878; HARRY, b. and d. May 24, 1879. They have res. in Hopedale since May 4, 1880.
As Mr. Osgood kindly furnished me his fr.'s family record, perhaps it will be no great stretch of propriety to insert it.
OSGOOD, THOMAS EMERTON, son of Timothy and Deborah (Pierce) Osgood, b. Hebron, N.H., June 26, 1814; carpenter; m. Sylvia Lovejoy, dr. of Jacob and Betsey (Scales) Lovejoy, b. in Rehoboth, Mass., Oct. 14, 1823; cer. Rumney, N.H., Nov. 16, 1848, by Rev. Maxcy B. Newell. Issue :-
TIMOTHY, b. Hebron, N.H., Sept. 8, 1849; m. Sarah E. French, Sept. 28, 1876.
BETSEY JANE, b. Hebron, N.H., Feb. 3, 1851; m. John R. Bennett, Dec. 30, 1871.
CLARA SYLVIRA (twins), French, July 2, 1876.
b. Hebron, N.H., Oct. 28, 1854; m. Frank H.
DEBORAH PIERCE b. Hebron, N.H., Oct. 28, 1854.
JOSEPH LOVEJOY, b. Bristol, N.H., Dec. 8, 1858; m. Mary E. Cline, Aug. 30, 1879.
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Mrs. Betsey, the mr., d. Dec. 13, 1858. The fr. is res. temporarily in Woonsocket, but considers Bristol, N.H., his proper home. He served the Union against the great rebellion, enlisting Aug., 1862, for 3 yrs. or during the war in the 12th Regt. N.H. Vols. He was wd. in right arm at battle of Chan- cellorsville, May 2, 1863, by a minie-ball. Also wd. in right leg at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 17, 1864; went into hospital, and was honorably discharged at Manchester, N.H., July 9, 1865. Two of his m. chn. now res. at Hopedale. PAINE, NATHAN, son of Ebenezer and Cynthia (Bennett) Paine; b. in Mont- rose, Pa., Nov. 26, 1821; machinist; m. Ellen Fisher, dr. of Hosea T. and Amanda (Guild) Fisher, b. Wrentham, April 21, 1820; cer. in Wrentham, Nov. 26, 1843, by whom not given. Issue : -
EMILY, b. Dayton, O., Nov. 3, 1849; m. James Warren Winn, Nov. 17, 1869. LOUIE W., b. Dayton, O., Feb. 29, 1852; d. Sept. 27, 1869.
This pair res. for several yrs. after mge. in Uxbridge, then from 1849 to 1855 in Dayton, O., and since 1855 continuously in Mil. They have sustained a respectable moral character in domestic, social, and business circles. Mr. Paine was an independent thinker in religious, as well as other matters, and theologi- cally a sceptic, but none the less upright in his general ethics, and made himself many friends by solid worth. He had a very fine mechanical genius, both theoretical and practical. He was also an admirable instrumental musician, and was for several yrs. a member of the Milford Brass Band. His inventions, in respect to the sewing-machine needle, the improved clarinet, etc., were most remarkable, but not much more so than the very exquisite skill with which he executed the nicest mechanical work. He went to Europe a few years ago, and was a careful learner at the last World's Fair in Paris. He was reasonably successful in the pecuniary compensations of his ingenious achieve- ments. He was senior partner in the firm of Paine & Brown for several yrs., but retired some little time since. Failing health ended in paralysis, and he d. rather suddenly March 12, 1881, in his 60th yr. He left a worthy wf., dr., son- in-law, and two grandsons.
PARKER, NATHANIEL, ptge. and ancestry not traced; b. Hop., Mar. 19, 1791; mr.'s maiden name Lois Bixby; m., 1st, Polly Walker, dr. of Joseph and Mehetabel (Gibbs) Walker, b. Hop., April 22, 1795; cer. Hop., May 31, 1813, by Rev. Nathaniel Howe. Their chn. :-
ALBERT, b. June 15, 1814; d. Sept. 28, 1817.
HORATIO, b. Oct. 2, 1816; d. 14 ds. old.
EMILY, b. Feb. 21, 1818; m. Hollis Howard; res. Mil.
MARIA, b. Oct. 21, 1820; m. Joseph Bates; res. E. Mendon.
AUGUSTA, b. March 5, 1823; m. Charles H. Fitch., Hop .; res. Worcester.
MEHETABEL WALKER, b. May 25, 1825; m. Elijah Pond, Wrentham.
JOSEPH FRANCIS, b. May 5, 1827; m. Ann Doremas; res. Western, N.Y.
DEXTER FRANKLIN, b. Aug. 2, 1828; m., 1st, Eliza Tuttle, Acton; 2d, Ellen Pierce, Worcester.
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