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SCAMMELL, Col. SAMUEL L.4 (Dr. John, Dr. Samuel L.,2 Dr. Samuel L.1), b. prob. Mil., Nov. 25, 1784; m. Emily Stearns, dr. of David and Joanna (Adams) Stearns, b. Mil., Jan. 14, 1793; cer. Oct. 10, 1811, by Rev. David Long. Their chn. :-
MARY WHEELER, b. Bell., Dec. 4, 1812; m. Joseph W. Littlefield, June 6, 1841; she d. July 12, 1878.
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JOHN STEARNS, b. Bell., May 26, 1816; grad. B. U., 1837, - our earliest law- yer.
Col. S. attained to early distinction in the militia, and municipal affairs in Bell. He returned to Mil. in 1824 or 1825, and set. on the David Stearns home- stead, or at least a portion thereof, and was honored with various offices of public responsibility, such as moderator, selectman, town treasurer, rep. to Gen. Court, justice peace, etc. The family inherited and sustained an honorable social standing. He d. July 17, 1855; Mrs. Emily d. June 8, 1854.
SCAMMELL, Maj. JOHN CORBETT 4 (Dr. John,3 Dr. Samuel L.,2 Dr. Samuel L.1). b. Mil., Aug. 5, 1793; of honorable distinction in Bell .; m. Joanna Stearns, dr. of David and Joanna (Adams) Stearns, b. Mil., Dec. 24, 1794; cer. Dec. 25, 1815, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. : -
HOPESTILL BETHIAH, b. Sept. 18, 1816; res. in unm. usefulness on the paternal homestead.
JANE LIBBEY, b. April 7, 1818; m. Rev. George N. Townsend, Aug. 10, 1842. LUCIUS LESLIE, b. Dec. 17, 1819; physician; long set. in Hop., and has a family there.
SAMUEL STEARNS, b. Nov. 27, 1822; m. Frances A. Ballou, Nov. 20, 1845.
Maj. Scammell was a farmer, dwelling on the ancient Dr. John Corbett homestead, close to our south-eastern corner. The family lived too near us, were too closely connected by relationship, and have exemplified too much solid worth, to be omitted from this genealogical record. Maj. S. d. Jan. 23, 1848; Mrs. Joanna, his widow, d. Dec. 5, 1871.
SCAMMELL, JOHN STEARNS, Esq.5 (Col. Samuel L.,4 Dr. John,3 Dr. Samuel L.,2 Dr. Samuel L.1), b. Bell., May 26, 1816; grad. B. U., 1837; stud. law, admitted to bar by Supreme Court in session at Dedham, 1840, and imme- diately opened Milford's first regular law-office; m. Joanna W. Newell, dr. of Willard and Lydia W. (Thompson) Newell, b. Cumberland, R.I., Dec., 1829; cer. Boston, Oct., 1851, by Rev. Sebastian Streeter. Their chn .: - GEORGE, b. Oct. 28, 1852; d. Jan. 6, 1853.
ELLEN L., b. Jan. 5, 1854; d. in hopeful youth, deeply lamented, 1874.
Esq. Scammell is of a retiring, unpretentious disposition, not especially gifted with forensic eloquence, but respected as a sound lawyer, and very judi- cious legal adviser. He was appointed first justice of our original police-court, has long stood as a prominent justice peace, been rep. to Gen. Court, and held various responsible offices. Of course the family rank in community is legiti- mately reputable.
SCAMMELL, DANIELL 4 (Alexander,3 Dr. Samuel L.,2 Dr. Samuel L.1), b. Oct. 15, 1802; m. Mary Sumner Chapin, dr. of Josiah and Mary (Willard)
Chapin, b. Orrington, Me., 1807; cer. there Oct. 9, 1827, by whom not given. Their chn .: -
SAMUEL, b. Nov. 21, 1828; m. Phebe Ann Chapin, March 4, 1852.
ALBERT LESLIE, b. April 8, 1835; d. Sept. 14, 1836.
AMANDA CHAPIN, b. May 2, 1840; a devoted school-teacher in various places, - Atlanta, Ga .; Mendon, Wrentham, Westboro', and Milford.
MARY, b. Feb. 20, 1843; d. 2 ds. afterwards.
Daniell Scammell dwelt on the ancient homestead; Mrs. Mary, his wf., d. there, June 22, 1844; and he, Oct. 16, 1862. They held a reputable rank in society.
SCAMMELL, Dr. ALEXANDER 4 (Alexander,3 Dr. Samuel L.,2 Dr. Samuel L.1), b. July 21, 1808; m. Ann Augusta Partridge, dr. of William and
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Susan (Maines) Partridge, b. May 22, 1816, in Woolwich, Me .; cer. in Prov- idence, R.I., Nov. 6, 1834, by Rev. Mr. Manchester. Their chn. : - ROSETTA AUGUSTA, b. Mil., Nov. 12, 1836; m. Francis Marion Ball, Nov. 30, 1854.
WILLIAM HENRY, b. Mil., June 21, 1838; m., 1st, S. P. Chapin, 1861; 2d, M. E. Fisher, 1866.
MARY JANE, b. Mil., May 17, 1841; m., 1st, Benjamin B. Bangs, 1867; 2d, George E. Scripture, 1880.
LESLIE ALEXANDER, b. Mil., April 20, 1843; d. Oct., 1854.
EMMA E., b. Mil., July, 1845; d. March 19, 1861.
JOHN L., b. Mil., 1848; d. May, 1849.
Dr. Alexander was a physician of the botanic school. He qualified himself by study and incipient practice with Dr. John Brown'of Providence, R.I. Be- sides this tuition he had a natural aptitude for his calling. He commenced practice in his native town in 1833; had good success, and was driven with busi- ness almost to the day of his death, - a period of 24 yrs. or thereabouts. Mean- time he kept a well-supplied depository of botanic medicines, and had many customers. But his rather feeble constitution sunk under pulmonary disease, and he passed on to the higher life, Jan. 29, 1858, in the 50th yr. of his age. His wife was his faithful coadjutor throughout, accompanied him much during the last three years of his life on his rounds of visitation to patients, learned his methods, and became herself quite a skilful practitioner, especially in mid- wifery. After his decease she followed mainly this branch of the profession for some 16 yrs., with much success, till physical infirmity obliged her to relinquish it. She has since devoted herself to quiet domestic usefulness, having experi- enced repeated sicknesses and bereavements in her family. She has 2 drs. and 3 grandchn. surviving.
SCAMMELL, WILLIAM HENRY 5 (Dr. Alexander,4 Alexander,8 Dr. Samuel L.,2
Dr. Samuel L.1), b. June 21, 1838; clerk; m., 1st, Sarah P. Chapin, dr. of Harry W. and Charlotte (Lowe) Chapin, b. in Upton, 1840; cer. Mil., June 9, 1861, by the writer. Issue: A nameless infant, who instantly d. The hus. m., 2d, Mary Elizabeth Fisher, dr. of Lewis and Ruth H. (Benchly) Fisher, b. Malden, Nov. 30, 1843; cer. Mil., Oct. 10, 1866, by Rev. J. B. Thornton. Issue : -
LEWIS ALEXANDER,6 b. Mil., April 2, 1868.
The hus. and fr., after a gradual pulmonary decline, d. May 26, 1880, a. almost 42 yrs. He had served his country faithfully in the late war, and recd. due military, civic, and religious honors at his funeral. See Chap. VIII., "War Record of the Rebellion," where his name is accompanied by specifications of service and promotions.
THE SCAMMELL BIBLE.
This venerable relic and donation of Gen. Alexander Scammell, printed in 1768, is now the inherited keepsake of Lewis Alexander Scammell,6 surviving son of William H. It contains the following interesting inscriptions : -
" This Bible : Presented by Col. Alexander Scammell, Adjutant-General of the American Armies; and who was unfortunately captured and afterwards in- sidiously wounded; of which wound he expired at Williamsburg, October, 1781 Anno Domini; given and to be kept in the name of him who fought and bled for the benefit of his Country.
" Also in memory of Alexander Scammell, who died at Milford, Mass., Sept.
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29, 1823, aged 52 years. And now in the possession of his son Alexander Scam- mell, aged 21, A.D. 1829. Died at Milford, Mass., Jany. 29th, 1858, aged 49 yrs. 6 mos. Presented to his grandson, Lewis Alexander Scammell, Dec., 1872, aged 4 yrs."
SCAMMELL, SAMUEL 5 (Daniell,4 Alexander,3 Dr. Samuel L.,2 Dr. Samuel L.1),
b. Nov. 21, 1828; bootmaker; mr.'s maiden name Mary Sumner Chapin ; m. Phebe Ann Chapin, dr. of Leonard and Semira (Howard) Chapin, b. March
4, 1832; cer. at Hopedale, March 4, 1852, by the writer. Their chn. : -
LIZZIE ANN, b. Mil., Feb. 19, 1855; m. Edwin Wallace Whitmore, Mil., Nov. 21, 1876.
FRED CHAPIN, b. Mil., Aug. 22, 1857; brakeman on P. & W. R. Rd.
The hus. and fr. fell a victim to that cerebral mania which so often results in suicide, and d. Aug. 18, 1874. Mrs. Phebe survives her sorrows in worthy widowhood, and her chn. hold a reputable standing.
SCHOFIELD, JOHN, son of Benjamin, b. Saddleworth, Eng., Dec. 15, 1793; woollen-factory operative and overseer; m. Mary Emily Amermon, ptge. not given, b. in Pleasant Valley, N.Y., Oct. 8, 1806; date and particulars of cer. not given. Issue : -
EMILY GORHAM, b. Pleasant Valley, N.Y., March 18, 1822; m. Adams C. Daniels, Aug. 11, 1844.
HARRIET REED, b. Pleasant Valley, N.Y., June 17, 1824; m. Moses Smith, Aug. 21, 1845.
MARY, b. Pleasant Valley, N.Y., Oct. 18, 1826; d. July 16, 1827.
AMANDA, b. Pleasant Valley, N.Y., Sept. 21, 1828; m. Amasa C. Daniels, Nov. 11, 1849.
MARTHA, b. Pleasant Valley, N.Y., March 6, 1831; d. Feb. 12, 1832.
EDWARD, b. Canton, Mass., Nov. 15, 1832; m. Catherine E. Moore, May 28, 1856.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. Mil., Dec. 25, 1836; m. John W. Buck, June 28, 1866. ELDORA, d. young.
IOLA, d. young.
Mr. Schofield came over from Eng. at the age of 20 yrs. He was long an operative and overseer in woollen factories, but later betook himself to boot- making. He res. at different periods in several places in N. Y. State, and then in our Commonwealth, at Canton, Watertown, Millbury, Saxonville, and Mil. He dwelt at Bungay at one time, when the woollen manufacture was carried on there; and one, at least, of his younger chn. was b. there. He was an ingen- ious, industrious, honest, and kind-hearted man in his own somewhat peculiar way. He d. in Mil., under the infirmities of age, Nov. 6, 1879, a. 85 yrs. 10 mos. and 22 days. His invalid wid. still survives at this writing.
SCHOFIELD, EDWARD 3 (John,2 Benjamin 1), b. Canton, Nov. 15, 1832; mr.'s maiden name Mary Emily Amermon; occupation that of machinist; m. Catherine E. Moore, dr. of John and Ann (Smith) Moore, b. on Staten Island, N.Y., Aug. 17, 1836; cer. at Hopedale, May 28, 1856, by the writer. Issue : -
EDWARD MORTIMER, b. Mil., Jan. 2, 1857.
GEORGE EVERETT, b. Mil., Jan. 16, 1863.
WILLIAM IRVING, b. Mil., June 21, 1871; d. Aug. 26, same yr.
CHARLES IRVING, b. Mil., Sept. 30, 1874.
WALTER WARREN, b. Mil., Nov. 16, 1876; d. Feb. 17, 1878.
SCHULZ, HENRY, son of Henry and Margaret Schulze, b. Blankenburg, Ger-
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many, July 6, 1823; boot-finisher; m. Catherine McNerny, dr. of Thomas and Sarah (Flynn) McNerny, birthplace and date not given; cer. at Hope- dale, Nov. 10, 1856, by the writer. Their chn. :-
FREDERICK, b. Mil., Dec. 20, 1857; d. Nov. 30, 1858.
ERNEST LOUIS, b. Mil., Nov. 1, 1859; printer in " Milford Journal" office. GEORGE HENRY, b. Mil., Aug. 20, 1861; in Green Bros.' employ.
Mr. Schulz has res. in Mil. 28 yrs. Industrious, honest, frugal, American- ized people.
SCOTT. We have had, first and last, a considerable number bearing this name; but most of them have been mere sojourners among us. These I shall only partly specify, but confine myself mainly to the important few who have made a permanent record on our soil. Rila Scott, a cousin of the writer, set. here about the yr. 1850. He had been a cloth manufacturer in various local- ities of Mass., R. I., and N. H., before removing to Mil. All the Scotts are said to have originated in Scotland; but I shall not trouble the reader with any tra- ditions or speculations that go behind Rila's immigrant ancestor, Jolin Scott; who, I presume, came to this country as early as 1648, in the household of Law- rence and Cassandra Southwick. Lawrence and his wf. were among the earliest Quakers of Salem. After bitter persecutions, they took refuge in Rhode Island with Roger Williams. John Scott was in Salem in 1648; thence, several yrs. later, he and his wf. Rebecca went to Providence, R.I., where, between 1662 and 1672, they had 6 chn. The youngest of these was Sylvanus, b. Nov. 10, 1672. He had sons Sylvanus, Joseph, etc. He settled these sons in the southerly part of now Bellingham, where their descendants became numerous. Joseph, b. prob. between 1695 and 1700, was endowed by his fr. with an ample tract of land on and about "Scott Hill," so called, a portion of which is still in pos- session of Willard Scott, a bro. of Rila. Joseph Scott, the gt. gd. fr. of Rila, by wf. Elizabeth, had a son Samuel, and he a son Saul, who was the fr. of Rila. It would be interesting to the Scotts if I could give full tabulations of John Scott's descendants, with collateral details; but this is precluded by the limitations of my work. I will, however, stretch my lines far enough to take in Saul Scott's family record, at least in part.
SCOTT, SAUL5 (Dea. Samuel,4 Joseph,3 Sylvanus,2 John1), b. July 2, 1764; m. Selah Ballou, dr. of Ariel and Jerusha (Slack) Ballou, b. in Cumber- land, R.I., May 23, 1764; cer. May 13, 1781, by whom not given, but prob. by Rev. Abner Ballou. Their chn. :-
OLNEY, b. Scott Hill, Bell., Feb. 4, 1782; m. Lydia Lazell; he d. 183S.
POLLY, b. Scott Hill, Bell., Feb. 5, 1784; m. John Seagrave of Uxbridge.
JERUSHA, b. Scott Hill, Bell., April 9, 1786; m. Dorrington Seagrave of Ux. SELAH, b. Scott Hill, Bell., Jan. 4, 1788; m. Asa Newell.
SELISSA, b. Scott Hill, Bell., Sept. 21, 1789; m. Asa Hall.
ABIGAIL, b. Scott Hill, Bell., March 18, 1791; d. April 19, 1809.
LAVINA, b. Scott Hill, Bell., March 27, 1793; m. Martin Chilson of Bell.
RILA, b. Scott Hill, Bell., April 4, 1795; m. Sarah S. Paine of now E. Black- stone.
AXALANA, b. Scott Hill, Bell., Feb. 16, 1797; unm.
EMORY, b. Scott Hill, Bell., May 24, 1799; m. Waity Jillson; he d. 1868.
WILLARD, b. Scott Hill, Bell., Nov. 14, 1801; m. Sarah Amanda Taggard.
SAUL BARTON, b. Scott Hill, Bell., July 5, 1804; m. Susan Daniels; both surviving in Franklin.
JEFFERSON, b. Scott Hill, Bell., Aug. 3, 1806; m. Elsie Worrall; removed to Cal., I think.
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Saul Scott, the fr., d. April 22, 1834. His venerable wid., Selah (Ballou) Scott, d. April 15, 1854. Their posterity, through the above-named chn., is too numerous to introduce into these pages; so I come directly to -
SCOTT, RILA 6 (Saul,5 Dea. Samuel,4 Joseph,8 Sylvanus,2 John 1), b. April 4, 1795; m. Sarah S. Paine, dr. of James and Lydia (Aldrich) Paine, b. Smith- field, R.I., Oct. 9, 1798; cer. Mendon, Feb. 28, 1819, by whom not given. Their chn .:-
MALVINA F., b. April 15, 1821; d. Oct. 17, 1831.
OLNEY W., b. March 31, 1824; d. same day.
SARAH ADELAIDE, b. July 13, 1829; m. Zelotes Gleason, Dec. 20, 1855.
HENRY CLINTON, b. Sept. 5, 1833; m. Laura Adelaide Hunt, Oct. 17, 1855. AUGUSTUS ELWIN, b. Aug. 18, 1837; an intelligent lawyer in Boston.
The fr. was fatally injured by the sudden movement of a large stone which he was at work trying to sink by digging, on one of his estates in Douglas, and d. there, Nov. 8, 1855. Mrs. Sarah, his wid., d. in Mil., Sept. 12, 1876. In all the qualities that constitute intelligence, enterprise, moral worth, and social respectability, this whole family, of earlier and later generations, graduate high. SCOTT, HENRY CLINTON 7 (Rila,6 Saul,5 Dea. Samuel,4 Joseph,8 Sylvanus,2 John 1), b. now E. Blackstone, Sept. 5, 1833; merchant; m. Laura Ade- laide Hunt, dr. of Hiram and Laura Ann (Adams) Hunt, b. Mil., Jan. 25, 1836; cer. Mil., Oct. 17, 1855, by Rev. James Riley Johnson. Their chn. :- CLINTON RILA, b. Mil., April 13, 1856; m. Ida Florence Witherell, Oct. 11, 1877.
HIRAM LANDON, b. Mil., Dec. 1, 1857; d. Aug. 14, 1858.
FRANK ELWIN, b. Mil., Aug. 29, 1862.
Mr. Scott has been too long known as a merchant, and a holder of respon- sible positions in town, to need special characterization; likewise his estimable wf. in her eminent worth and social standing. But at the moment of this writing she lies at the point of death, a long distressed yet patient sufferer from that dreadful disease, cancer. She is the last of 9 chn. in her father's family, 8 of them and her parents having preceded her to the immortal realm. Several months after the foregoing was penned she d., March 13, 1881, in the 46th yr. of her age; and her memorial was blessed.
SCOTT, CLINTON RILA 8 (Henry C.,7 Rila,6 Saul,5 Dea. Samuel, 4 Joseph,& Sylva- nus,2 John 1), b. April 13, 1856; clerk in his fr.'s store, etc. ; m. Ida Flor- ence Witherell, dr. of Charles F. and Mary A. (Oliver) Witherell, b. Mil., 1855; cer. Oct. 11, 1877, by the writer. They have 1 child.
Among the transient Scotts, properly mentionable, were, -
SCOTT, DAVID, and his wf. Lodensa, from Cuba, N.Y., who res. Hopedale a few mos. between 1849 and 1853. They had 3 chn; viz., -
CORA L. V., birth-date unknown to me. She became the celebrated trance- speaking Spiritualist, now Cora L. V. Richmond of Chicago, Ill.
EDWIN, birth-date unknown to nie. He res. in Hopedale some time after his parents left.
EMMA, birth-date unknown to me; left with her parents.
The fr. d. at the West; and his wid. had a brief second sojourn in Hope- dale with her chn. of perhaps a yr. or thereabouts, ending in 1853 or 1854.
Then we had at Hopedale, for a few yrs., -
SCOTT, WILLIAM,7 and wf. Sarah (Snow), from So. Bellingham, the "Scott Hill " neighborhood. I think he was a son of William,6 the son of Samuel,5 the son of Dea. Samuel,4 the son of Joseph,8 the son of Sylvanus,2 the son of John.1 They had 3 chu. ; viz., -
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MARY ELIZABETH, b. March 13, 1836; m. William Tebb, now a wealthy mer- chant, London, Eng.
CAROLINE FRANCES, b. June 22, 1838; m. Welcome Ballou, near Woon- socket, R.I.
EMMA, b. June 13, 1847; m. Eugene Judson Eames; res. Providence, R.I. .
What other transient dwellers of this name I might have found on our records, I know not, having omitted further research. I notice, however, in our Directory for 1880, -
SCOTT, ALFRED E., boot-finisher.
SCOTT, JOHN H., boot-burnisher.
SCRIBNER, CHARLES K., and wf. Ann, residents in town a while ago, are credited on our records with 1 birth, -
WILLIAM JAMES, b. Oct. 14, 1843.
SHEFFIELD, Lieut. WILLIAM 4 (William,3 William,2 William 1), b. Holl., Feb.
28, 1699; clothier; mr.'s maiden name Hannah Bullard; m. Mary -, in Holl. Their chn. : -
MARY, b. Holl., Sept. 7, 1722.
HANNAH, b. Holl., Feb. 28, 1723-4; m. Nehemiah Nelson, Oct. 29, 1742.
DEBORAH, b. Holl., Sept. 3, 1726; m. Josiah Ward, Mendon, Sept. 1, 1748.
ABIGAIL, b. Holl., July 21, 1729; m., 1st, Oliver Brown, Hartford Ct., Oct. 17, 1750; 2d, Daniel Chapin.
RACHEL, b. Mendon, Feb. 20, 1731; d. March 31 ensuing.
Lieut. Wm.4 was gt. grd. son of William,1 who first dwelt in Braintree, but in 1673 set. in the westerly part of Sherborn, now Holliston. His gd. father, William,2 had an ample homestead, that included what, in our time, has been known as the John Claflin, sen., place. His gd. dr., Mary Sheffield, became the wf. of John Claflin, sen. She was niece to Lieut. Wmn.4 Win.,3 fr. of Lieut. William, probably inherited a portion of the patrimonial est .; and I presume Lieut. William was b. thereon. He was brought up to the trade of a clothier, and in 1731, Aug. 4, purchased David Howe's well-equipped clothier establishment on Mill River, in what is now the south-westerly part of Mil., the famous ancient Benjamin Albee corn-mill privilege, rebuilt, enlarged, and greatly improved. Lewis B. Gaskill now owns the oldest portion of the premises. The price paid Howe was £500. Lieut. William was one of the original members of our Cong. ch. formed in 1741, and served as its scribe for some yrs. From various recorded incidents in his career, I infer that he was a man of considerable natural ability, shrewd insight into common affairs, ample combativeness, and a determined will. Mrs. Mary, his 1st wf., d., date not found; and he m., 2d, wid. Lydia Rawson of Holl., Sept. 25, 1776. No chn. I have not made critical research to ascertain just when or where he d. It is certain, however, that his corn-mill and clothier's establishment passed into tlie possession of Jeremiah Kelley & Sons, a little time before the incorporation of Milford, in 1780.
SHEFFIELD, ISAAC4 (William,3 William,2 William 1), b. in Holl., March 3,
1697; m. Martha Albee of Mendon, dr. of James and Mary (Thayer) Albee, b. May 6, 1714; cer. Feb. 16, 1737-8. Their chn. : -
ELIZABETH, b. in Holl., March 25, 1741; d. April 2 following.
ISAAC, b. in Holl., Jan. 2, 1748-9; m. Abigail Wood of Upton.
MARY, b. in Holl., March 12, 1752; m. John Claflin, sen.
I cannot trace Isaac and Martha further. Presume they lived and d. on the John Claflin, sen., place, IIoll.
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In 1784, when our original four school-districts were arranged into eight, an Isaac Sheffield res. on what is now Silver-hill St., and is mentioned as a frontier dweller on the southern line of the eighth. I have taken some pains to find out who this Isaac Sheffield was, and to learn his family record, but without success. Neither Mendon records, nor our own, give me the desired information. I have had intimations, and strongly suspect, that he mvd. over into Upton not long after 1784. Perhaps if I had consulted Upton records, I should have got his family history; but this I omitted to do. If I were to guess, I should incline to think him the son of Isaac,4 b. in Holl., Jan. 2, 1748-9, who m. Abigail Wood of Upton.
SHEFFIELD, JOHN, pedigree not traced, res. for several yrs. on or near Silver- hill St. I am told that he came into town from. Hop., and returned thither to dwell. He and wf. Emeline are credited on our birth-records with the following-named chn. :-
FRANCES MINERVA, b. Jan. 21, 1833.
JANE ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 18, 1834.
GEORGE VALENTINE, b. March 29, 1836.
JOHN AUSTIN, b. Dec. 29, 1837.
CHARLES MADISON, b. July 11, 1840.
EMELINE BRIDGES, b. Jan. 12, 1842.
I have no personal knowledge of this family, and must leave the parents and chn. to be traced further by those sufficiently interested. Doubtless some interesting facts and incidents would thus be brought to light.
SHELDON, THOMAS J., pedigree, birth-date, and antecedents not ascertained
by me; m. Catherine E. Sumner, dr. of Ellis and Rhoda (Loring) Sumner, b. Mil., March 29, 1820; cer. May 15, 1844; further particulars not given. Issue : -
BRADFORD S., b. May 26, 1845; no information obtained.
THEODORE, b. July 26, 1846; no information obtained.
CORA, b. Aug. 18, 1848; no information obtained.
HERBERT, b. March 1, 1850; no information obtained.
S. ELDORA, b. Jan. 28, 1852; public-school teacher.
ANNIE E., b. July 6, 1854; public-school teacher.
I hoped to have seen or heard from Mr. S., with a view to obtaining a more complete family record, but have not. I see him mentioned in our Directories 1869 to 1880, as the proprietor of a fish-market in the Exchange, and having his home on Franklin St. near Grove. An intelligent and respectable family. SHELDON, NEHEMIAH R., and wf., Martha Ann, had, -
ABBY ANN, b. July 3, 1843. Family no further traced.
SHELDON, Mrs. ARNOLD, appears in all our Directories 1872 to 1880.
SHELDON, CHARLES H., boardmatcher, appears 1872; as baker, 1875. SHELDON, EMMA F., clerk, appears in 1878.
· SHEPHERDSON, AMos, pedigree untraced; m. Hannah Norcross, dr. of Peter and Joanna (Morse) Norcross, b. Sept. 8, 1754; cer. Oct. 1, 1778, by Rev. A. Frost. They dwelt in No. Purchase a while, and then left town.
SHERMAN, MORTIMER, is the only one of this name who has condescended to give in his family record. He was the son of Clinton and Lavila (Green), b. Canterbury, Ct., Aug. 23, 1839; m. Adeline S. Brown, dr. of John G. and Julia Ann (Snow) Brown, b. in Mattapoisett, Mass., June 17, 1840; cer. in Taunton, April 11, 1866, by Rev. Robert C. Rogers, rector of St. Thomas Ch., Taunton. No issue reported. They came to Hopedale in
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1869, and remained here about 11 yrs., during which Mr. S. was employed by the Drapers as one of their trusted travelling agents, not only in this country, but for a considerable term in England. Mrs. S. accompanied her hus. to Eng., and spent several months there. A very kind-hearted, genial pair. Since leaving Hopedale, in 1880, they have res. in Bozrahville, Ct., and later in the Southern States.
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SHERMAN, JOHN, whose wf. was Laura Taft of Mendon, sister of our well- known jobber, Frank Taft, res. on Silver Hill some yrs. ago. Mrs. Laura d. there, March 18, 1841, a. 43 yrs. They were the parents of Mrs. Homer T. Ball, and of a son, George Sherman, who m. Fanny Phipps in 1848. He d. March 24, 1865, a. about 37 yrs. He left Mrs. Fanny a wid., but whether any chn. I do not recollect. Indeed, my limited information enables me to give only this imperfect outline of the family record. Death-date of Mr. John unknown to me.
SHERMAN, WILLIAM M., stonecutter, appears in Directory 1869, '72, '75, '78, '80.
SHERMAN, JAMES S., stonecutter, Directory 1872, '75, '78, '80.
SHERMAN, JOHN H., carpenter, Directory 1872.
SHERMAN, THEODORE N., stonecutter, Directory 1872, '75, '78, '80.
SHERMAN, ADRASTUS, stonecutter, Directory 1875, '78, '80.
SHERMAN, GEORGE, stonecutter, Directory 1875, '78.
SHIPPEE, CHARLES WILLIAM, son of Freeman and Elizabeth S. (Daniels)
Shippee, b. Thompson, Ct., March 4, 1845, whence his parents removed with him, the same yr., to a farm in Holl .; m. Carrie M. Clapp, dr. of Joseph and Susan (Adlington) Clapp, birth-place and date not given; cer. Weymouth, Aug. 25, 1875, by Rev. Dr. Merrill Richardson. Issue :- CARL CLAPP, b. Mil., April 5, 1879.
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