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WILLIAM NELSON, b. Vernon Co., Wis., Nov. 20, 1869.
MARY ELLA, b. Vernon Co., Wis., Feb. 26, 1872.
CHARLES AUSTIN, b. Vernon Co., Wis., July 3, 1874.
EDGAR MILTON, b. Vernon Co., Wis., Oct. 31, 1876. HELEN SYLVIA, b. Vernon Co., Wis., June 14, 1879.
A family of 10 chn., and no death yet- all remarkably healthy-only 1 ever seriously sick. Mr. P., in a letter to mne of Nov. 14, 1880, says, "I left Mendon, May 6, 1856. Have lived in Viroqua, Sterling, Readstown and Web- ster, all in this co. and State. A part of the time I have been engaged in teaching school, the rest in farming. I have never enjoyed good health; still, by trying to live in conformity to Nature's laws, I have had tolerable health, with the exception of a fever twice. The first 30 yrs. of my life were spent almost wholly in your immediate vicinity, and, I am heartily glad to say, under your wise instruction. I used to listen to you and others with great pleasure; and the counsels received have, in a good degree, been the companions of my life while living in the West. I think I can truly say that the main object of my life has been to know what was right; and, after having (as I thought) found it, I have had the courage to defend it under all circumstances." Characteris- tics worthy of imitation.
PERHAM, REUBEN F.4 (John,3 Benjamin,2 Benjamin 1), b. Up., Dec. 20, 1805; mr's. maiden name, Elizabeth Snell; m. Izanna Bennett, dr. of Nathaniel and Polly (Simpson) Bennett, b. Mil., Nov. 1, 1808; cer. Mendon, Dec. 4, 1831, by the writer. Issue : -
NANCY ELIZABETH, b. Mil., Aug. 23, 1832.
ALONZO MELLEN, b. Mil., Nov. 3, 1834; contractor for wells; res. in town.
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These, I suspect, cannot be all their chn .; but no one has come forward to assist me in making up the complete family record, and so I am obliged to say, no further traced.
PERHAM, AARON, and family, res. several yrs. in town. He d. here, Aug. 11,
1836, a. 36 yrs. No one has helped me to his family record, and I can tell no more.
PERRY, JOHN 4 (Samuel,3 John,2 John1), b. Sherborn, June 16, 1703; m. Mercy, parentage, birth-date, cer., etc., not ascertained. John 1 came from Eng. in ship "Lion" 1632, set. 1st in Roxbury, and 2d in Medfield. Thence his de- scendants dispersed into the neighboring towns. Our John 4 appears to have set. on what was afterwards known as the Caleb Albee place, next east of the Isaac Tenney (afterwards Noah Wiswall) place. Probably he located there between 1728 and 1732. How large his original purchase was, or of whom he made it, I have not ascertained. Mendon records show, that, in 1732, he took up 11 acres of common adjoining him, in 1735 two parcels more, containing 8 acres, etc., down to 1745. He had lands on both sides of the road, but the larger portion northward towards the Cedar Swamp, - in all a respectably sized farm. His chn., as recorded in Mendon, were, - JEDEDIAH, b. March 2, 1729; untraced.
JOHN, Jun., b. April 29, 1731 ; untraced.
AARON, b. April 17, 1733; m. Mary French, March 4, 1761; set. Princeton. ENOCH, b. Feb. 22, 1747; m. Esther Bartlett of Newton, Nov. 4, 1776. DAVID, b. June 14, 1752; untraced.
According to Worcester Probate records, he had also 3 drs.
JOANNA, birth-date not found; m. - Clark.
MERCY, bap. March 21, 1742; untraced.
BETTIE, bap. Jan. S, 1743-4; untraced.
The parents were received into our Cong. ch. March 21, 1742, and had 4 chn. bap. the same day, by Rev. Mr. Webb. The fr. made his will Sept. 22, 1761. His real estate was divided May 22, 1770; when Mrs. Mercy's thirds were set off, Enoch was assigned his share on the south side of the road, David on the north side, etc. I have not made search to ascertain the death-dates of the fr. or mr. From what I can learn, few of John Perry's descendants re- mained long on our territory.
PERRY, JAMES 6 (James,5 James,4 Joseph,3 John,2 John,1 the English immi- grant who came over in ship "Lion " 1632), b. in Holl., Dec. 22, 1757; m. Sarah Johnson, sister of Nathaniel Johnson, Esq., Holl .; date of cer. not ascertained, prob. 1782. Issue : -
CATHERINE, b. Holl., prob. 1783; m. Samuel Daniell, Mil., Jan. 3, 1802.
Mr. Perry purchased the Saml. Bowditch place, in the easterly part of Bear- hill district, and mvd. his family thither in April, 1783. He was a man of good natural abilities and trustworthy moral integrity. He had an impediment in his speech and stammered unpleasantly; but such were his capabilities as a citi- zen, that he was nine times elected selectman and eight times an assessor. Unfortunately he was on the board of assessors in 1819, amid the hot contest between the Town party and Parish party, when the latter broke down the assessment, and, as the law then was, left him and his co-assessors responsible for their unintentional error to the extent of many hundreds of dollars. And he d. before indemnification could be made; which finally accrued only to Capt. Henry Nelson, the youngest member and only survivor of that board. James Perry d. April 12, 1823. Mrs. Sarah, his wid., d. Dec. 14, 1831.
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PERRY, ELIHU, 6 bro. of the preceding (James,5 James,4 Joseph,8 John,2 John 1), b. in Holl., July 23, 1764; m., 1st, Lydia Day, dr. of Mordecai and Tabitha (Bullard) Day, b. in our then Precinct, Feb. 21, 1767; cer. May 24, 1787, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. : -
SALLY, b. June 4, 1788; m. Dr. Gustavus D. Peck,. Dec. 24, 1809.
ANNIS, b. Sept. 22, 1790; lived unm. a useful life, and d. April 11, 1826.
DANA, b. Sept. 23, 1792; m. Patience Cole, Oct. 26, 1821.
LYDIA, b. July 27, 1795; m. George Howe, Oct. 22, 1818.
Elihu and wf. res. in Mil. ever after marriage, and soon purchased of Aaron Merrifield the ancient Dea. Abijah French farm, on now Prospect St., which thenceforth became their homestead. It contained 70 odd acres, and since their time has generally been called the Elihu Perry place. They were eminently. worthy people in all the relations of life. Mrs. Lydia d. April 21, 1826, only 10 days after her unmarried dr. Annis. The hus. m., 2d, Abigail (Gage) Hunting, wid. of Joseph Hunting, jun., and mother of Dr. Amory Hunting; cer. 1829, by whom not given. He d. March 5, 1832, a. 68 yrs. In 1876 there were 34 living descendants of Elihu and Lydia, besides 15 more deceased. Mrs. Abigail, the 2d wf., d. in Millbury, Aug. 10, 1839, and was brought to Milford for interment.
PERRY, DANA? (Elihu,6 James,5 James,4 Joseph,3 John,2 John1), b. Mil.,
Sept. 23, 1792; carpenter; m. Patience Cole, dr. of Noah and Abilene Cole, birth-date and place not ascertained; cer. Mil., Oct. 26, 1821, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn .: -
JAMES DAY, b. April 14, 1823; m. S. M. Hayden, Uxbridge, 1857.
ELBRIDGE, b. Aug. 4, 1827; m. and set. in Austin, Tex.
ABILENE SOPHIA, b. May 13, 1830; m. Joseph W. Nye, 1848; res. Worcester; 3 chn.
SARAH PECK, b. July 30, 1832; m. Cooledge Brown; had 2 chn.
MELISSA MARIA, b. Dec. 23, 1837; m. William H. Comstock, jun., Jan. 10, 1856; she d. 1865.
SUSAN, d. in early infancy.
CHARLES DANA, d. in early infancy.
Maintained a fair social and moral standing. Mr. Dana d. Dec. 27, 1863; and Mrs. Patience, Feb. 17, 1875; leaving 2 living chn. and 6 gd. chn.
PERRY, ADAMS 6 (Col. Abner,5 James,4 Joseph,3 John,2 John 1), b. Holl., March 29, 1773; mr's. maiden name Mary Adams; m. Anna Wait, b. Holl., 1772; cer. Holl., Sept. 19, 1790, by Rev. Timothy Dickinson. Their chn. :
LUCINDA, b. Jan. 21, 1791; m. Ephraim Parkhurst, 1812; she d. Dec. 30, 1821.
JOSIAH, b. Sept. 10, 1792; m. Anna Corbett, April 17, 1817.
BARAK, b. Aug. 21, 1793; untraced.
ABNER, b. July 24, 1795; untraced.
POLLY, b. July 15, 1797; m. David Brown, date not found.
EMERY, b. July 25, 1799; m. and. set. Worcester; a leading singer.
ADAMS, Jun., b. July 4, 1803; m. Clarissa Underwood, Barre, 1822.
COOLEDGE, b. Aug. 20, 1805; m. Hopestill Parkhurst, Feb. 25, 1827.
SEWELL, b. June 26, 1807; m. and set. in Upton.
ANNA, b. Aug. 26, 1810; m. Nathaniel Chessman, 1831.
N. MORRILL, date not found; m. Adelia Hawes.
Adams Perry lived first on the paternal homestead, Holl., afterwards in Barre, and several yrs. in Mil. Whether any of his chn. were b. here, I do not learn; prob. not. His wf., Mrs. Anna, d. here June 11, 1829, as I had occasion
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to know from the res. of the family in my house at that time, and my ministra- tion at her funeral. The hus., some yrs. afterward, as I understood, m. a 2d wf., perhaps in Barre; name and particulars not ascertained. He is said to have d. 1845. A family of good natural abilities and reputable character. Several of them I never knew personally; but with Josiah, Emery, Adams, jun., and the younger members I had more or less acquaintance. Of Josiah and Maj. Cooledge I will give full family records. Emery was quite a musical genius. He dis- tinguished himself as a teacher of singing and a ch. choir leader. I think he spent his mature yrs. in Worcester, and d. there. Adams, jun., res. here for a few yrs., and had the birth of one son entered on our records; viz., Carmel Cheney, b. Oct. 24, 1824. He qualified himself as a botanic physician, set. in N.H., became quite successful, and d. recently in Portsmouth, receiving honor- able memorial.
PERRY, JOSIAHI 7 (Adams,6 Col. Abner,5 James,4 Joseph,3 John,2 John 1), b. prob. Holl., Sept. 10, 1792; m. Anna Corbett, dr. of John and Lydia (Cheney) Corbett, b. April 8, 1797; cer. April 17, 1817, by Samuel Jones, Esq. Their chn. : -
BETSEY CORBETT, b. Mil., March 20, 1818; m. George W. Howe, May 23, 1841. SUSAN ELIZA, b. Mil., May 5, 1820; m. Elliot Alden, Oct. 4, 1840.
SARAH ANN, b. Mil., Oct. 20, 1822; m. Silenas C. Gilman, April 28, 1846. WARREN, b. Mil , Sept. 9, 1824; d. April 9, 1825.
MARY BROWN, b. Mil., June 10, 1827; m. Charles Blood of Ware, June 10, 1851. They have 4 chn .; viz., Charles Frederick, b. 1853; Frank, 1855; Gertrude, 1857; and Mary E., 1860.
LYDIA WAIT, b. Oct. 15, 1830; m. Willard Chapin, Aug., 1851.
HOPESTILL CORBETT, b. Oct. 4, 1833; m., 1st, Samuel Hill of Medway, Aug., 1851, who d. Aug. 5, 1858; 2d, Benjamin Holbrook, 1863, who d. Jan. 4, 1865; 3d, De Witt Clinton Gleason, March 10, 1867. They have 1 son, Perry Gleason, b. May 23, 1873.
A very worthy family throughout. Mr. Josiah, the fr., d. Oct. 22, 1834. Mrs. Ann, the widowed mr., d. Sept. 9, 1843. Both passed away in middle age, leaving several of their chn. comparatively young.
PERRY, Maj. COOLEDGE 7 (Adams,6 Col. Abner,5 James,4 Joseph,3 John,2 John 1), b. Aug. 20, 1805; employed in the boot business; m. Hopestilly Parkhurst, dr. of Capt. Amasa and Mrs. Hopestill (Nelson) Parkhurst, b. Mil., Nov. 18, 1811; cer. Feb. 25, 1827, by the writer. Their chn. :-
MARY JANE, b. Dec. 18, 1827; m. Henry C. Dunton, 1857; 3 chn.
AMANDA MARIA, b. Feb. 16, 1830; m. Hosea Marshall, July 25, 1848; 6 chn.
NELSON PARKHURST, b. July 11, 1832; m. Caroline Rice, date not given; 1 child.
V GEORGE, b. Feb. 20, 1835; d. a week old.
CAROLINE ELIZABETH, b. June 13, 1836; m. William Rand, date not given; 1 child.
Maj. Cooledge, while industrious in his calling, had a military taste and ambition. He rose rapidly from a private in the Mil. Artillery Co. to be com- mander of the battalion. But consumption cut him off in the zenith of his pro- motion, at the early age of 31 yrs. He d. Oct. 13, 1836, leaving his stricken wife with her 4 chn. to make their way through life as best they might. Mrs. Hope- still subsequently m. William P. Haven, April 11, 1839, and had by liim 2 chn. See Haven.
PERRY, Capt. WALDO CUTLER7 (Simeon,6 James,5 James,4 Josepli,8 John,2
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John 1), b. in Franklin, May 1, 1803, mr.'s maiden name Sybil Cutler; m. Juliann Boyd, dr. of Willard and Betsey (Whiting) Boyd, b. Franklin, March 28, 1806; cer. Franklin, Jan. 13, 1824, by Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Emmons. Their chn .: -
AURELIA JOSEPHINE, b. Franklin, Sept. 17, 1824; m. Cyrus Chapin, May 25, 1843.
HENRY WALDO, b. Mil., March 23, 1834; m. Clara Sophia Woods, Feb. 8, 1866.
Aurelia J. (Perry) Chapin, d. Feb. 12, 1854. She was mr. of the following- named chn. : -
JULIA MARIA, b. Sept. 18, 1843; d. July 15, 1844.
ALICE BOYD, b. May 23, 1845.
WILLIAM HENRY, b. Aug. 10, 1847; d. Jan. 29, 1851.
KATE, b. Aug. 23, 1849; teacher in Claflin pub. school.
ELLEN, b. July 10, 1852; d. Aug. 15, 1852.
ADALINE AURELIA, b. Jan. 10, 1854; m. Joseph Yeager, and has 1 child at least.
Henry Waldo Perry, by wf. Sophia, had Charles Waldo, b. April 18, 1867; d. Dec. 27, 1873. Mrs. Clara Sophia had already d. July 31, 1867; and Henry, the fr., d. Nov. 26, 1876. He is mentioned in the "War-Record of the Rebellion " as having served 100 days. So Capt. Waldo C. and wife are left, in their old age, with only the above-named few surviving gd. chn. They have res. in town nearly 50 yrs. If I mistake not, he acquired his title of Capt. as commander of a cavalry co. in Norfolk County early in manhood. I think his first occupation here was that of saddle and harness maker, and later of grocer. He has served on our board of selectmen, and in 1846 represented the town in Gen. Court. Social standing of himself and wife highly respectable.
PERRY, AARON E., ptge. and ancestry not traced; m. Mary W. Littlefield, cer.
Sept. 20, 1832, by Rev. D. Long. I have obtained no family record, but
find them credited, among town births, with the following-named chn .:-
MARY E., b. Sept. 23, 1833.
LEONARD, b. Aug. 27, 1835.
ADELAIDE, b. Sept. 14, 1839.
ELMIRA, b. Aug. 31, 1842.
Probably there were others b. at a later date, but I have excused myself from further research into the history of this family. I see, however, in our last directory, the name of -
PERRY, MARY, widow of Aaron E., res. 19 Fruit St .; and also of
PERRY, AARON W., and
PERRY, ABBOTT, as her boarders.
I thence infer that these belong to the family of Aaron E., decd.
PERRY, DANIEL B., ancestry untraced ; formerly res. some yrs. in town, and was one of the preceptors of Milford Academy in its day. By wife Mary S. (Clark) he had, while here, -
BETSEY C., b. Oct. 25, 1840.
No further traced.
PERRY, Rev. EDWARD ALBERT 9 (Albert,8 William,7 Abel,6 Abel,5 Samuel,4 Samuel,3 John,2 John,1 the English immigrant ancestor), b. May 21, 1842; mr.'s maiden name Jane Salmon Hart; pastor of our Mil. Universalist Ch. and Society from April 1, 1873, to April 1, 1878; m. Mary Alice Bullard, dr. of Joseph and Harriet (Loker) Bullard, b. Wayland, Dec. 18, 1842; cer. Wayland, Nov. 4, 1868, by Rev. Edmund H. Sears, D.D. Their chn .:-
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HENRY JOSEPH, b. Jan. 28, 1871.
CARLTON ALBERT, b. May 27, 1876.
Mr. Perry's gt. grd. fr., Abel Perry, was a man of large property, and once owned nearly all the land on which the flourishing village of Natick now stands. He was a Revolutionary lieut., and his commission was signed by Gen. Joseph Warren a month before he fell at Bunker Hill. His maternal gt. grd. fr. was one of the famous worthies, who, dressed in Indian costume, threw the cargo of imported tea overboard in Boston Harbor; in consequence of which he changed his name from Haupt to Green. No wonder that, inheriting such patriotic blood, Mr. Perry should himself be a brave patriot, as he is. He gives me a summary of his career in the following words : -
"I was born at Framingham, Mass., May 21, 1842. In 1844 moved to Western New York with my parents; returning with them to Framingham in 1853. Thence moved to Southboro' in 1855, and, after a few weeks, to Marl- boro'. Served in the war of the Rebellion, as a member of Co. I, 5th Regt., Mass. Vol. Militia, from Aug. 20, 1862, to July 2, 1863. Graduated at Marlboro' High School in 1862. Graduated from Tufts College in 1867. Taught the New Salem Academy for two terms, in 1867 and 8. In Feb., 1868, took charge of Univ. Parish, West Scituate, Mass., and was ordained Jan. 12, 1869. Took charge of Univ. Parish at Provincetown, Mass., May 2, 1871. Took charge of 1st Univ. Parish, Mil., April 1, 1873."
After leaving this town in 1873, he was immediately settled as pastor of the Universalist Parish in Quincy, where he now is. He is congenially married, is very active in his pastoral calling, and has had good success as a clergyman.
A few other Perrys have dwelt transiently in town, but I need not specify them.
PHILLIPS. Few of this name appear on our records. The first family found is that of -
PHILLIPS, ELIAS, and wife Lois ; 4 chn. credited to them; viz., -
CALEB
JOSHUA (twins), b. March 25, 1791.
b. March 25, 1791.
NAHUM, b. April 7, 1793.
MERINDA, b. Nov. 24, 1794.
Whence this family came, where they dwelt, or whither they went, I get no intimation.
PHILLIPS, JOSHUA, and wf. Mary, purport to have been of Bell., but seem to have attended the Cong. ch. here, and the wife to have been a member. They probably dwelt on our borders, and had the following-named chn. bap. by Rev. Mr. Frost : -
AMOS, bap. May 3, 1772.
ELIAS, bap. May 3, 1772.
MARY, bap. May 3, 1772.
ASA, bap. May 3, 1772.
ABIGAIL, bap. Dec. 6, 1772.
MILLE, bap. May 18, 1777.
SUSANNA, bap. June 6, 1779.
CALEB, bap. April 1, 1781.
SARAH, bap. June 8, 1783.
HANNAH, bap. Oct. 2, 1785.
The family no further traced. What other Phillipses transiently inhabited the town, I know not.
In our 1st directory, pub. 1856, the following are named : - .
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PHILLIPS, AARON, Dr., res. Chessman St.
PHILLIPS, WILLIAM, last manuf. ; res. on So. Mil. road.
PHILLIPS, WILLIAM A., last manuf. ; res. So. Mil. road. PHILLIPS, JOHN A., last manuf. ; res. So. Mil. road.
In our 2d directory, 1869, the following are named : -
PHILLIPS, HERBERT, bootmaker, bds. 39 Pearl St.
PHILLIPS, HERBERT, bootmaker, 81 Central St., bds. J. A. Snow's.
PHILLIPS, JOHN A., bootmaker, h. So. Main St., near Mellen.
PHILLIPS, JOHN, machinist, bds. at L. R. Draper's.
PHILLIPS, SARAH, wid., h. rear of Main, opp. Fruit.
John Phillips, the machinist, has remained most of the time in town since 1869, and was m. a yr. or two since; but I do not find him in Directory for 1880.
John A. Phillips has remained steadily in town since 1856, and I give his family record below.
PHILLIPS, WELLINGTON, appeared in Directory for 1875; clerk Milford Hotel. PHILLIPS, WILLIAM S., appears 1880, butcher, h. So. Main, below Fruit St.
No family record from him.
PHILLIPS, JOHN ANDREW, son of William and Margery Hale (Pratt) Phillips, immigrants from Eng., b. Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 10, 1831; m. Sarah Elizabeth Rawson, dr. of Maynard and Sarah (Albee) Rawson, b. Mil., Jan.
4, 1838; cer. Mil., July 6, 1857, by Rev. Mr. Bailey. Their chn. : - ANGELINE E., b. Oct. 19, 1857; d. aged 12 yrs.
STEPHEN DOUGLAS, b. Oct. 7, 1860.
JOHN CHARLES, b. April 25, 1863.
WILLIAM FREDERICK, b. Jan. 23, 1867.
BERTHA ESTELLE, b. March 14, 1870.
FRANK DWIGHT, b. Feb. 6, 1873.
GEORGE ALBEE, b. Feb. 7, 1876.
SARAH ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 7, 1878.
An industrious, orderly, well-disposed family; res. on the Maynard Rawson place, So. Main St., near Mellen. Mr. P. is an experienced boot-finisher.
PHIPPS. We have had a few of this name. They came in from Holl. and Hop. Their immigrant ancestor was James, from Bristol, Eng. He set., prior to 1650, at Pemaquid, near the mouth of the Kennebec River, Me. He had 26 chn., -5 drs. and 21 sons. Among these sons was one who was created a Knight of Eng. by James II., and was gov. of Massachusetts under King William III. Before the line between Mil. and Hop. was straightened in 1835, David Phipps was one of our citizens. I will therefore begin with his family record, so far as I can command it.
PHIPPS, DAVID 7 (Samuel,6 Aaron,5 John,4 John,3 John,2 James 1), b. 1779; m. Elizabeth Stimer, dr. of John and Elizabeth (May) Stimer, b. Jan. 20, 1781; cer. Roxbury, May 12, 1800, by Rev. Dr. Porter. Their chn. :-
SAMUEL, b. Feb. 10, 1801; m. Rebecca Howe, Fram., April 4, 1824; he d. 1873.
LEWIS SUMNER, b. Jan. 30, 1803; m. Nancy Lackey, Hop., June, 1824. SUSANNA, b. March 16, 1805; m. Aaron Holbrook, Sherborn.
NANCY M., b. June 20, 1807; m. Sanford Drake, Sharon; she d. 1851, AARON BIDWELL, b. July 21, 1809.
ISAAC BONNEY, b. Nov. 11, 1812; m. Achsa Allard, Hop.
HANNAH MARIA, b. Feb. 20, 1817; m. Henry Howe, Sherborn, DAVID NELSON, b. June 6, 1819; m. Abigail Wales, Hop.
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CHARLOTTE MARY, b. Sept. 18, 1821; m. Reuben Smith, Hop.
MARCUS CHAUNCY, b. March 14, 1825; m. Amy Wheelock, Mendon, Nov. 15, 1849.
ELIZABETHI ELLEN, b. Nov. 9, 1827; m. Henry McDonald, Halifax, N.S .; she d. 1847.
David Phipps was a large-hearted, intelligent, liberal-minded man, and, with a worthy companion, raised a numerous family, whose characters do honor to their parents. Mrs. Elizabeth d. Hop., May 5, 1865; and he d. Sept. 5, 1865, a. 85 yrs. and 8 mos. They left 58 gd. chn., and 26 gt. gd. chn.
PHIPPS, AARON 7 (Samuel,6 Aaron,5 John,4 John,3 John,2 James 1), b. Hop.,
June 20, 1789; m. Polly H. Phipps of Thompson, Ct., dr. of Jason and Rebecca (Adams) Phipps, b. in Thompson, Ct., June 11, 1788; cer. 1813. Their chn. : -
LUCIEN BONAPARTE, b. Hop., Sept. 29, 1814; unm .; res. Hop.
HARRIET BOWKER, b. Hop., Dec. 3, 1815; m. William Hyde.
NEWELL, b. Hop., Feb. 25, 1817; m. Ann Maria Bowker, Feb. 14, 1838.
ERASTUS OTIS, b. Hop., Jan. 19, 1819; res. in various places; a soldier in the late war.
ALBERT, b. Hop., Oct. 7, 1820; m. Martha Littlefield, 1844; res. Cherokee, Ia .; 8 chn.
LEWIS, b. Hop., July 28, 1822; m. Abby Allen Marshall, Dec. 7, 1846.
SARAH CHAMBERLAIN, b. Hop., Oct. 1, 1824; m. Isaac Mellen of Ashland, 1848; 5 chn.
WILLIAM GODFREY, b. Hop., Oct. 12, 1826; m. Ann Goss, 1848; 8 chn .; he d. about 1869.
Aaron Phipps was a hard-working farmer and stone-layer, honest, and well disposed towards his fellow-men, but unfortunately sometimes his own enemy. Mrs. Polly, his wife, was an unexceptionably worthy woman. They dwelt inost of their lives on a small farm now in Hop., once in Mil. near the line. Mrs. Polly d. Oct. 30, 1826. Mr. Phipps d. June 11, 1839.
PHIPPS, LEWIS 8 (Aaron,7 Samuel,6 Aaron,5 John,4 John,3 John,2 James 1), b. in Mil., now Hop., July 28, 1822; m. Abby A. Marshall, dr. of Hezekiah and Nabby (Pierce) Marshall, b. Hop., July 16, 1827; cer. Mil., Dec. 7, 1846, by Rev. Mr. Mills. Their chn. :-
WALDO G., b. Mil., Sept. 10, 1849; d. Oct. 31, 1870.
WILBUR F., b. Mil., May 17, 1851; m. Abby T. Bailey, May, 1878; res. Plym- outh.
GEORGE L., b. Mil., Nov. 23, 1854; d. March 13, 1856.
They have 2 grandchn., the offspring of Wilbur F. and Abby T. Phipps, who now res. in Plymouth; viz., Inez M., b. Nov. 6, 1878, and Waldo L., b. May 12, 1880. Plain, honest, worthy, laboring people, who have struggled with their full share of life's adversity, but preserved their moral integrity. They have res. mostly in Milford.
PHIPPS, HOLLIS 7 (Moses,6 Aaron,5 John,4, John,3 John,2 James 1), b. 1798 or
9; mr.'s maiden name Hopestill Day; bootmaker; long res. in Mil .; m., 1st., Elvira L. Day, wid. of Stephen W. Day; cer. 1830. No. chn.
Mrs. Elvira d., date not ascertained. The hus. m., 2d, Martha Ann Batch- elder.
Mrs. Martha Ann d. Jan. 16, 1849. The hus. m., 3d, Adelaide Russell, dr. of Thomas and Maria (Potter) Russell, b. in So. Bellingham, Nov. 13, 1844; no particulars of cer. obtained. No chn.
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Mr. Phipps res. on No. Bow St. He was an orderly, quiet, well-disposed citizen, remarkably reticent, though a persistent thinker. He minded strictly his own business, was just and peaceable toward all, and harmed none. He d. Dec. 1, 1879, a. 81 yrs. 1 mo. and 6 ds. Mrs. Adelaide, his wid., m. Amos M. Haskins, Oct. 25, 1880; cer. by the writer.
PHIPPS, WALDO 9 (William Adams,8 Moses,7 Samuel,6 Aaron,5 John,4 John,8
John,2 James 1), b. Hop., Oct. 9, 1836; mr.'s maiden name Sarah Bowker; butcher; m. Margaret Hart Claflin, dr. of William H. Harrison and Mar- garet Railton (Thompson) Claflin, b. Holl., March 2, 1842; cer. at Hopedale, Aug. 17, 1862, by the writer. Their chn .:-
JENNIE LOUISE, b. Oct. 21, 1864.
MAGGIE ISABEL, b. June 18, 1868; d. March 31, 1869. Have res. in Hop. and Mil. Reputable and worthy family.
PHIPPS, JOSEPH BOWKER 9 (William A.,8 Moses,7 Samuel,6 Aaron,5 John,4 John,3 John,2 James 1), b. Hop., June 27, 1848; mr.'s maiden name Sarah Bowker; provision dealer; m. Mary Wheeler Walker, dr. of William and Susan (Wheeler) Walker, b. Hop., Aug. 23, 1850; cer. at bride's parental res., Mil., June 10, 1869, by the writer. Their chn .: -
WILLIAM WALKER, b. Hop., June 26, 1870.
FRANK GIFFORD, b. Hop., July 4, 1872.
GEORGE VERNON, b. Hop., May 28, 1874.
Have res. in Hop. and Mil. Reputable and worthy, as before said of Waldo's family.
PICKERING, DANIEL WILCOX, son of Simon and Rhoda, b. in, I think, So.
Mendon, now Blackstone; m. Elizabeth Thompson, dr. of Asa Thompson, So. Mendon; cer. Mil., Sept. 3, 1829, by the writer. They res. more or less time in Mil., and had 1 birth recorded here; viz., Alonzo Wilcox, b. Dec. 7, 1841. He was a soldier in the civil war (see p. 173), but came home safe. He d. suddenly in W. Med., Aug. 12, 1878, leaving a wid. and 6 chn. He had an elder bro., Julius A. Pickering, b. 1829 (see p. 173). What other chn. the pts. had I know not, except Rhoda, who d. in infancy, May 22, 1840. Daniel W. d. Oct. 24, 1852, a. 46 yrs. Mrs. Elizabeth, his wid., d. Feb. 8, 1865.
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