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An intelligent, worthy, and promising family. Mr. S. has res. in Mil. since Jan., 1865, engaged in manufacturing boots with John P. Daniels. He has been successful in business, and is becoming an influential citizen. He stands high in the Masonic Fraternity; having officiated as High Priest of Mount Lebanon R. A. Chapter, and being now Generalissimo of Milford Commandery of Knights Templar. He is a charter member, director, and the secretary of our new and auspicious Water co. His future seems bright and hopeful.
SIMONS, QUAM, formerly an African slave; m. Jenny Hagar, formerly an African slave in Dr. John Scammell's family; cer. July 17, 1785, by Rev. A. Frost. No records, that have come under my eye, reveal the issue or sub- sequent history of these emancipated slaves, nor of the others previously mentioned, except the Dewner family.
SKINNER, HENRY CLINTON, son of Nathan and Narcissa (Nash) Skinner; ancestry no further traced; b. in Plainfield, Vt., Nov. 24, 1824; m. Adelia Lawrence, dr. of Cephas and Betsey (Sumner) Lawrence, b. in Hop., Feb. 3, 1832; cer. at Hopedale, June 28, 1848, by Rev. Daniel S. Whitney. Issue : -
BETTIE MELVINA, b. Jan. 13, 1850; m. Edgar Pines Willard, May 1, 1872. CEPHAS CLINTON, b. Oct. 24, 1852; m. Mary Barbary Kolb, July 4, 1878.
ADA ALMIDA, b. Sept. 7, 1855; one of our public-school teachers.
One gd. child, Florence Ethel Willard, dr. of E. P. and Bettie M. (Law- rence) Willard, b. Nov. 3, 1874.
Mr. S. is a skilful boot-cutter. He has res. in town ever since early in 1848. He is a man of distinction and official trust in the Masonic Fraternity, an influ-
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ential member of the Universalist Society, and a highly respected citizen. He has served with fidelity in the front rank of our fire-department, represented his fellow-citizens in the Legislature of 1872, and otherwise enjoyed deserved public confidence. His wife and family worthily share his good standing in society.
SLOPER, AMBROSE, pedigree untraced, was several yrs. a citizen of Mil., m.
his 1st wf. here, and had 4 chn. b. in town. He m. Martha Cushman, dr. of Matthew S. and Cynthia Cushman; cer. Sept. 4, 1825, by the writer. Issue here : -
CORDELIA MARIA, b. April 16, 1826; d. July 1, 1828.
ALBERT THURSTON, b. May 26, 1827.
SARAH JANE, b. March 17, 1829; d. Feb. 11, 1832.
ADELINE, b. Sept. 3, 1830; m. Spencer Sweet; res. San Francisco, Cal.
Mr. S. was employed, while res. here, in the boot business. He removed hence with his family to Boston or vicinity, perhaps in 1834. Other chn. were b. to him there, one of whom, Mrs. Dea. Samuel W. Walker, now res. in town. Mrs. Martha d .; and the hus. subsequently m. successively two wives, by whom he had several additional chn. I understand he d. some yrs. ago. I am not well enough informed to be more specific concerning the family history.
SMITH. The Smiths seem to be ubiquitous and numberless. Yet this town has had comparatively few families of the name. Such of these, whose family records have come to my knowledge, are noticed below.
SMITH, OLIVER, ptge., etc., not ascertained, but said to be of Holl., m. Try- phena Cheney, dr. of Caleb and Mary (Wheelock) Cheney, b. Nov. 13, 1758; cer. Sept. 24, 1778, by Rev. A. Frost. The 1st vol. of our town records says that he and his wf. and child, Simeon, came from Westminster to res. in Mil., Dec. 15, 1781, but make no further mention of them.
SMITH, GAIUS, wf. Olive, and chn., Gaius, Mary, and Sarah, are stated in the 1st vol. of our records to have "come from Mendon, taken in by Oba- diah Wheelock," and no more told concerning the family.
SMITH, Capt. HORATIO NELSON, son of Shubael and Grace (White) Smith, b. in Newton, Aug. 9, 1801. His fr. was b. in Sandwich, Sept. 6, 1761 ;. his mr. in Watertown, Sept. 10, 1767. I cannot trace their ancestry. They had several chn., but neither their names nor number have reached my knowledge. The fr. d. in Newton, leaving Horatio, a lad of 10 or 12 yrs. old. His mr. was poor, and obliged to seek homes for her orphans where she could. One day Ebenezer Sumner, father of Ellis, Clark, etc., on one of his marketing trips to and from Boston, was accosted in Newton by young Horatio with the inquiry, if he knew of any farmer up his way who would like to take a boy into his service. Mr. Sumner was much inter- ested in the intelligent-looking inquirer, and sought an interview with his widowed mother. The result was, that he took Horatio home with him, and became a kind of foster father to him. But, not needing his services for himself, he procured him employment in other families. He lived some yrs. with Zebediah Flagg, and, when older, hired himself out to such em- ployers as wanted help, - first at farming business, and later at boot-work. In process of time he found a worthy bridal companion in the person of Elizabeth Hayward, dr. of Jason Hayward of Hop., but who was brought up as an adopted dr. in the family of the forementioned Ebenezer Sumner. I have not traced her lineage, but presume she was a descendant of one of our Mil. Jonathan Haywards. They were m. at Ebenezer Sumner's, April 5, 1827, by the writer. They res. for several yrs. as tenants in the house of
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Otis Parkhurst on Purchase St., but later bought a part of the ancient Nathaniel Parkhurst place, and dwelt there. They had no chn., but became so greatly attached to Marion Parkhurst, dr. of Otis and Sarah J. Parkhurst, that they virtually adopted her as their own; and the relation- ship proved a very sacred one to them and Marion. She m. James A. Stoddard, May 17, 1853. They now res. in Chicago, Ill.
Capt. Smith was naturally of a very ardent and generous temperament. He passed through so many severe trials and hardships in early life, that he was especially sympathetic and kind toward those growing up in similar circum- stances, as he was to the poor and needy generally. He was a democratic patriot from core to rind, and alive all over with martial instincts. He took much interest and pride in the Mil. Artillery Co., into whose ranks he was early inducted, and of which he rose, grade after grade, to be capt. in 1835. He must have been lieut. and capt. in it for as many as 10 yrs. He was always a stanch and zealous politician in town, state, and national affairs, without reaching any important official attainment. His wf. was one of the best of women in her own domestic and social sphere. He d. July 3, 1854. Mrs. Elizabeth d. with her foster dr., Mrs. Stoddard, in Chicago, Feb. 27, 1876. But her remains were brought here for burial.
SMITH, CHARLES, ptge., ancestry, and particulars of mge. not ascertained,
and wf., Drusilla, are recorded to have had the following-named chn. : -
DEXTER, b. May 2, 1822.
HANNAH, b. Oct. 15, 1824.
LOVICA, b. Jan. 11, 1827.
SYBIL, b. May 13, 1829.
WILLIS, b. June 10, 1832.
GEORGE, b. Sept. 19, 1837.
FIRILLA
b. Nov. 25, 1842.
DRUSILLA (twins), b. Nov. 25, 1842.
Mrs. Drusilla d. Nov. 25, 1842, in child-bed, at the birth of her twins. The family no further traced.
SMITH, CHARLES HENDERSON 4 (Charles Aldrich,3 Moses,2 Col. Calvin 1), b. Mendon, Nov. 2, 1820; mr.'s maiden name Betsey Taft, dr. of Japhet ; m. Vincy Ann Alexander, dr. of John W. and Elizabeth (Thurber) Alexander, b. in Wrentham, May 25, 1830; cer. Mendon, Jan. 17, 1849, by Rev. Charles Chamberlain. Issue : -
EMMA ELIZABETH, b. Mendon, July 20, 1850; m. George E. Mowry, July 5, 1870.
JENNY LIND, b. Mendon, March 12, 1852; res. with parents.
EVELYN TAFT, b. Mendon, Dec. 26, 1853; res. with parents.
FRANK DAVENPORT, b. Mendon, Nov. 12, 1855; boot-maker in Worcester.
MARTHA MARIA, b. Mil., 1858; d. Aug., 1859, a. 14 mos.
ELMER ELLSWORTH, b. Mil., May 16, 1861; student high school, etc.
NAMELESS INFANT, b. Mil., 1863; stillborn.
Mr. Smith's gt. gd. fr., Calvin Smith, was of Mendon, b. in Eng., and lieut .- col. in the Revolutionary war. He d. in 1802. Mr. S. has res. in Mil. 20 yrs. He was formerly a foreman boot-sider in Capt. Elbridge Mann's manufactory, but has latterly officiated acceptably as sexton of the orthodox Cong. parish. SMITH, MOSES,4 bro. of the preceding (Charles A.,3 Moses,2 ('ol. Calvin 1), b.
in Mendon, Sept. 23, 1823; leather-cutter; m. Harriet Reed Schofield, dr. of John and Mary Emily (Amermon) Schofield, b. in Pleasant Valley, N.Y. June 17, 1824; cer. Mil., Aug. 21, 1845, by Rev. Benj. H. Davis. Issue :-
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AMANDA BETSEY, b. Mil., Aug. 1, 1845; m. Henry H. Bellows, Holl., Feb. 7, 1869; she d. Nov. 9, 1879.
EDGAR MOSES, b. Mil., Nov. 10, 1850; m. Mary A. Clark, Medway, Feb. 12, 1874.
ANNIE PEYTON DAVENPORT, b. Mil., Dec. 25, 1854; m. Albert B. Barton, Medway, April, 1878.
Grandchn. : -
Annie Louisa Bellows, Holl., b. Sept. 18, 1877.
Maud Granger Barton, b. Jan. 17, 1879.
Bessie Amanda Smith, b. Jan. 11, 1880.
Mr. Smith and wf. have long res. in Mil. They have had their troubles, but are struggling onward with uncertain steps.
SMITH, JOHN L., son of Stephen and Matilda (Kenney) Smith, gd. son of Ben- jamin and Betsey, and twin bro. of James L. Smith, who res. in Spring- field, b. Aug. 12, 1832, Washington, N.H .; m. Mary Miner, dr. of Daniel and Mary (Youngman) Miner, b. in Lempster, N.H., March 2, 1835; cer. Lynn, Mass., May 15, 1856. Issue :-
ALTA MARIAN, b. Unity, N.H., Dec. 16, 1859.
LILLIAN, b. Mil., Mass., July 6, 1862.
Mr. Smith came to res. in town June 1, 1851, and has remained continu- ously here ever since. He has employed himself successfully as a pedler of tin ware and kindred articles. An intelligent, orderly, and worthy family.
SMITH, IRA A.4 (Ira,3 Dr. Amos,2 David 1), b. Sandisfield, Dec. 19, 1840; mr.'s maiden name Lovina Hubbard; m. Sarah Sumner Cook, dr. of Amos and Sarah Davis (Hammond) Cook, b. Mil., July 17, 1842; cer. in Providence, R.I., Jan. 14, 1869, by Rev. Mr. Parker. Their chn .: -
MARY BROWN, b. Dixon, Ill., Nov. 28, 1870; an adopted dr.
WELD IRA, b. Mil., May 16, 1878.
Orpha Brown, sister of Mary, the adopted dr., b. Feb. 20, 1860, lives in Mr. Smith's family, not as an adopted, but as a foster, dr. Mary and Orpha are chn. of Mr. Smith's sister. Mr. S. has res. transiently in Mich. and Ohio, but in this town mostly for the last 7 or 8 yrs. His occupation has been that of a bookseller. He is a zealous and devoted orthodox Congregationalist, and late rumor represents him as inclined to enter the ministry. Of this last I have no authority to speak definitely. He has a worthy wf. and family, who, I pre- sume, are in cordial religious, as well as domestic, sympathy with him. His gt. gd. fr., David Smith, was the fourth settler in Sandisfield. His gd. fr., Amos Smith, M.D., was long a leading physician in Sandisfield. In his day the Presby- terian minister of Sandisfield owned a slave, the only one in town. Dr. Amos Smith was the first to oppose his minister's holding that slave. In doing so, he stood alone a few yrs., but at length won over to his side every man in the parish except the slave-holding parson. Those parishioners unanimously voted for the slave's liberation, but their clergyman obstinately held on to his human chattel!
SMITH, FREDERICK EDGAR, son of Lewis and Eliza (Wilson) Smith, b. in Dover, Feb. 9, 1847; clerk and salesman; later manager of livery, etc., at Hopedale; m. Ida Delmotte Albee, dr. of Stephen and Harriet Newell (Scott) Albee, b. So. Mil., Oct. 10, 1848; cer. Hopedale, under the parental roof, May 28, 1872, by the writer. Issue : -
STEPHEN FREDERICK, b. Hopedale, July 30, 1873.
HENRY LEWIS, b. Hopedale, May 15, 1878.
Res. Hopedale. An intelligent, enterprising, and exemplary family.
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SMITH, Rev. JOSEPH, ptge., ancestry, etc., not given, b. in Hampstead, N.H., Jan. 31, 1808; only a transient res. here; m. Abigail Mellen Parkhurst, dr. of Otis and Sarah (Jones) Parkhurst, b. Mil., Jan. 10, 1819; cer. in Provi- dence, R.I., April 6, 1843, by Rev. Francis Wayland, D.D. Issue :-
FRANK L., b. Newport, R.I., Jan. 18, 1844; m. Ruth B. Wilmarth of No. Oxford.
ALBERT H., b. Newport, R.I., Sept. 22, 1845.
MARTHA A., b. Newport, R.I., Feb. 19, 1849.
HARRIS C., b. Grafton, Mass., Oct. 28, 1855.
GEORGE P., b. Worcester, Jan. 24, 1858.
Rev. Mr. Smith was successively pastor of Baptist churches in Newport, R.I., Woonsocket, Grafton, Mass., Worcester, and No. Oxford. He d. in No. Oxford, April 26, 1866. Mrs. Abbie, his wid., has res. much in Mil. since his decease. A most reputable family. Frank L., the eldest son, did valiant ser- vice in the late war during two terms of enlistment. Under his 1st enlist- ment, he rose, by promotion, from a private to be 1st lieut. He re-enlisted Jan. 2, 1864, and was honorably discharged in July, 1865, at the close of the war. He fought at Roanoke Island, N.C., Newbern, Kinston, Whitehall, Goldsboro', Port Walthall, Arrowfield, and in several other battles. He was principal of Mil. North Grammar School 5 yrs., and has since held the same position for the same length of time in the Bowditch Grammar School, in the city of Salem.
SMITH, Dr. EZRA A., son of John and Elvira (Hendee) Smith, b. in Pitts-
ford, Vt., 1839; an enterprising botanic and clairvoyant physician; m. Fan- nie Davis, dr. of Samuel and Mary Davis, b. in Pittstown, N.Y., 1839; cer. in the Hopedale ch., Nov. 18, 1861, by the writer. No issue here. Mrs. Fannie Davis Smith was a widely-known and popular trance-speaker. She and her hus. were well known and esteemed here during their 5 or 6 yrs. of res. among us. They removed hence to Brandon, Vt., where they now dwell.
SNELL, ASA, and wf. Elizabeth, with chn. Henry and Sally, were among those warned out of town in 1791. They are said to have come from Hop., April 3, 1787, taken in by Michael Madden.
SNELL, BETSEY, was m. to Benjamin Grover, both said to be of Mil. ; cer. Sept. 26, 1825, by Pearley Hunt, Esq. No more told.
SOULE, JUSTUS, son of James and Mary (Bradford) Soule, b. in Duxbury, Feb. 22, 1825; m. Mary Ann Hayward, dr. of Rev. Isaac and Polly (Fisher) Hayward, b. Nov. 11, 1830; cer. Ashland, Nov. 25, 1855, by Rev. William M. Thayer. No chn. Both members of the Hopedale Community. Mr. Soule came to Hopedale in Dec., 1853, remained several yrs., and d. here Feb. 12, 1859. Worthy persons. Mrs. Mary Ann survives, and until very recently res. at Hopedale.
SOULE, ISAIAH C., grocer, Main St., next to Mansion House. Been in town several yrs. No report from him of family record.
SOUTHWICK, ROYAL, son of Royal, a much-respected preacher in the Society of Friends at So. Uxbridge, and in that general vicinity; birth-date not ascertained ; cloth-manufacturer in Medway, Lowell, Boston, etc .; never a permanent resident here, but m. Direxa Claflin, dr. of John Claflin, Esq., and Lydia (Mellen) his wf., b. Mil., Feb. 27, 1805; cer. Mil., March 7, 1827, by Rev. David Long. Their chn .: -
JOSEPHINE M., b. Dec. 15, 1827; m. James C. Ayer, Lowell, Nov. 14, 1850. HENRY C., b. Oct. 12, 1829; m. Ellen D. Eames, June 1, 1854.
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ROYAL, b. March 21, 1834.
JOHN C., b. Dec. 2, 1835; m. Ella M. Clapp, Nov. 1, 1864.
EDWARD F., b. Oct. 27, 1837; d. Aug. 20, 1855.
EDNA, b. April 19, 1841.
Of the social standing and respectability of this family I need not speak. It is well understood in the wide circle to whom they were known. The hus. and fr. d. in Sept., 1875. Mrs. Southwick, the wid. mr., survives, and, I think, res. in Boston.
SOUTHWICK, PLINY BUFFUM, son of Stephen and Mary (Wheeler) South- wick, was b. in Berlin, Sept. 7, 1823. His gd. fr. was David Southwick of So. Mendon; ancestry no further traced; m., 1st, Mary Jane Hartwell, dr. of Leonard and Abigail (Pierce) Hartwell, b. in Berlin, June 15, 1833; cer. in Berlin, Oct. 3, 1850, by the writer. Their chn. : -
GEORGE MILTON, b. Hopedale, Jan. 4, 1857; m. and res. in Berlin.
LILLA M., b. Hopedale, May 19, 1860; res. with fr., Berlin.
MARY S., b. Hopedale, Aug. 29, 1866; res. with fr., Berlin.
Mr. Southwick became early interested in the temperance, anti-slavery, and other great moral reforms. He came to Hopedale with his wf. in 1855, and both subsequently entered the membership of the Hopedale Community. They resigned that membership in 1861, but continued their res. here till April, 1867. Meantime he kept the livery stable at Hopedale, and ran an express-coach be- tween our village and the Centre. Just as he was nearly prepared to remove back to Berlin, his excellent and amiable wf. was suddenly stricken down, and d. April 4, 1867. Her remains were borne from our midst to Berlin, whither I repaired with the bereaved relatives, and ministered at her funeral. The hus. and chn. have ever since res. in Berlin. He subsequently m. his 2d wf. in that vicinity; but I regret not to have the names, dates, and particulars of that mge. at my command.
SOUTHWICK, CHARLES BRACE, son of Calvin, ancestry not given; b. at
Staten Island, N.Y., Dec. 27, 1836; m. Adeline (Tombs) Knapp, dr. of Ly- man and Eleanor (Stearns) Tombs, b. in No. Bennington, Vt., May 3, 1833 (she having been legally divorced, for good cause, from Leonard B. Knapp, her former hus.); cer. in Hopedale, Jan. 1, 1867, by the writer. No issue. But Mr. Southwick became the kind step-father of his wf.'s two chn. by the former mge .; viz., -
ORSON SILAS KNAPP, b. No. Bennington, Vt., Sept. 27, 1854; and
JESSIE RUTH KNAPP, b. No. Bennington, Vt., July 19, 1858.
Mr. Southwick was much respected in our village, and the new family con- nection seemed eminently auspicious for all concerned. But their fair prospects were ere long shrouded by a sad bereavement. Mr. S. d. July 16, 1873, a. 35 yrs. 6 mos. and 20 days. He was deeply lamented, and received honorable obse- quies. Mrs. S. survives, res. still in Hopedale, and has her chn. with her.
Probably some other Southwicks have transiently dwelt within our town limits; but it is unnecessary to search for their names, as they must have been few at most.
SOUTHWORTH, WILLIAM STEUBEN, son of Gustavus W. and Susan J.
(Alden) Southworth, b. in Chicago, Ill., Nov. 17, 1849; m. Ella Frances Emerson, dr. of James and Sarah Ann (Whitcomb) Emerson, b. in War- ner, N.H., Nov. 22, 1849; cer. in Lowell, Nov. 20, 1871, by Rev. C. D. Bar- rows. No chn. Persons of refinement and intellectual culture, modest, quiet, and unassuming in their deportment, and consequently of good
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moral and social repute. They have res. in Hopedale since Aug., 1877. He is a judicious, capable, and much trusted business agent of George Draper & Sons.
SOWARD, EDMUND, pedigree untraced, b. Cambridge, Eng., March 20, 1803; came to Hopedale early in 1844, and became a valuable member of our Community. He was an excellent man, of high moral principle, intellect- ual culture, and literary taste. He was never m., but took a deep interest in the education and social welfare of the young. His health at length de- clined; he made his will, bequeathing most of his property to our Commu- nity in trust, to be expended in the culture and comfort of our chn. and youth ; and then went to visit a beloved friend in Pulaski Co., Ky., hoping, if possible, to recruit his wasting energies. But consumption was upon him; and he d. there, Jan. 4, 1855. Let the young of Hopedale, while profiting by the " Soward Fund," not forget their benefactor.
SPARROW, ORLANDO F., pedigree, etc., untraced; m. Tamsin Whitney, dr. of Jonathan and Lavina (Coombs) Whitney, b. Mil., July 8, 1807; cer. May 12, 1833, by Pearley Hunt, Esq. Issue b. here :-
DEBORAH MARIA, b. April 23, 1834.
PHILENA LAVINA, b. Aug. 22, 1836.
I understand the family removed to Sharon or vicinity.
SPAULDING, BENJAMIN HARTWELL 7 (Hosea,6 Henry,5 Henry,4 Andrew,8 Andrew,2 Edward1), b. in Rome, Me., May 18, 1830; mr.'s maiden name Lydia Furbush of Rome, Me .; came to Mil. as early as 1860; manufacturer of straw goods, in which line he is now eminent, employing 400 hands and much machinery. He m., 1st, Elvira Cordelia Corney of Foxborough, Mass., Dec. 15, 1853, who d. in Mil., July 13, 1864. He m., 2d, Elvira Daniels Ballou of Mil., a gt. niece of the writer. She was a dr. of Cyrus and Laura A. (Follett) Ballou, b. in Hopkinton, June 12, 1840. They were m. Oct. 24, 1865; cer. by the writer. They have as yet but one son : - HARTWELL B., b. Mil., Oct. 11, 1870.
SPAULDING, ISAIAH REDDINGTON, bro. of Benjamin H., whose lineal suc- cession and parentage, being the same, need not be repeated; b. in Rome, Me., July 21, 1837; m. Mary Elizabeth Bird of Foxborough, Mass., Nov. 27, 1856; came to Mil. 1860 or 1861 as a straw worker, and is now a sales- man. Chn. : -
ELLA FRANCES, b. Foxborough, July 31, 1960.
HERBERT REDDINGTON, b. Up., Aug. 9, 1862.
ETTA BELL, b. Mil., Aug. 8, 1866; d. Nov. 29, 1866.
SPAULDING, ERI JONATHAN 7 (Abel,6 Benjamin,5 Isaac,4 Andrew,8 Andrew,2 Edward 1), b. Jaffrey, N.H., Oct. 17, 1821. Stair-builder, etc .; res. here in 1869 to 1872, but soon left town. Also JOSIAH RUSSELL SPAULDING, from Greenfield, N.H., was here temporarily about the same time, but removed hence. Perhaps one or two others of the name are found in the Directory for 1869. But these were too transient dwellers for further specification. See "Spalding Memorial," a full and lucid genealogy, "by Samuel J. Spal- ding of Newburyport, Mass."
SPALDING, ASAPH GAYLORD8 (Asaph,7 Amasa,6 John,5 Ephraim, 4 Edward,8 Benjamin,2 Edward 1), b. July 27, 1817, in Elmore, Vt. ; mr.'s maiden name Nancy Gaylord of Hartland, Vt .; came to Mil. 1843, and soon after joined the Community at Hopedale; printer, and occasional writer for the periodi- cal press ; had charge of the printing and publishing department at Hope-
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dale for several yrs .; m. Abbie Jackman of Newbury, Mass., b. in that town, cer. Nov. 24, 1846, by Horatio Merrill, Esq. Their only child was :- ELLA MINERVA, b. Hopedale, Dec. 4, 1847; d. Jan. 2, 1848.
They removed West, and set. in Anoka, Minn. Latterly his health has much broken down, and his mind become sadly impaired.
SPALDING, RHODOLPHUS, a younger bro. of Asaph G., was transiently res. some time at Hopedale, but set. in Philadelphia, Pa.
SPEAR, ERASTUS, pedigree untraced; m., 1st, Jane L. Chapin, dr. of Eli and Libby (Thayer) Chapin, b. Mil., Jan. 30, 1811; cer. April 7, 1835, by Rev. D. Long. Mrs. Jane d. Nov. 11, 1836. The hus. m., 2d, Maria Parnell, pedigree untraced; cer. Nov. 29, 1838, by Rev. D. Long. Issue :-
MELVILLE AUGUSTUS, S. 1839.
AMELIA RUSSELL, b. 1840.
HENRY MELLVILLE, b. July 4, 1841.
FREDERICK O., b. May 22, 1843.
Family no further traced.
SPEAR, BENJAMIN, son of Joseph and Sally Spear, birth-date not ascertained; m. Helen M. Davenport, dr. of Isaac and Sarah (Howard) Davenport; cer. at Hopedale, Sept. 27, 1846, by the writer. No issue, I think. Mr. S. broke down mentally as well as physically, and finally d. at the Worcester Insane Hospital in Oct., 1859. Mrs. Helen, his wid., subsequently m. James Fletcher, whose wid. she now is. She res. on Walnut St.
SPINDEL, Rev. NATHANIEL, son of Manuel and Bethiah (Perkins) Spindel, b. in Dennis, on Cape Cod, July 6, 1808; m. Roxana Dean, dr. of Abel and Mehetabel Dean, b. in Taunton, Oct. 27, 1804; cer. in Rehoboth, Nov. 29, 1832, by Benjamin McLoth. Their chn. :-
NATHANIEL, Jun., b. Taunton, date not given; m. Emily Quimby, 1854. STEPHEN, b. Middleborough, date not given; res. in Nevada.
ALMIRA O., b. Mil., date not given; m. Ebenezer A. Love; both now decd.
Manuel Spindel was b. in the West Indies, followed the seas for many yrs., and finally made his family home in Dennis. Nathaniel embraced religion young, among the Methodists, and commenced preaching in connection with them at the a. of 17 yrs. After some yrs. he joined the Free-will Baptists, and continued his ministry on a more independent platform. More than 40 yrs. ago, he preached a while in No. Purchase Methodist Meeting-house. Next, he pursued his ministry in various other places till 1850. Then he returned to No. Purchase, and continued there for the remainder of his days. He preached more or less, ministered at funerals, and solemnized marriages, meantime labor- ing industriously for a subsistence. He had an active, vigorous mind, which became more and more enlarged with faith, hope, and charity, till it embraced the broadest views of God's purposes and of human destiny. He so walked with God and men as to win from all that knew him a voluntary testimony to his uprightness and saintliness. The specific cause of his dissolution was a malig- nant fever-sore. He suffered much from this sore in early manhood; but it healed over, and remained quiet for many yrs. As old age came on, it broke out anew, and became increasingly aggravated, till at length it terminated his earthly life, June 19, 1879, a. 70 yrs. and 11 mos. He departed in sweet peace, resignation, and hope of immortal blessedness; leaving a request that I should minister at his funeral. Accordingly I had the privilege of doing so. He left a worthy wid., two sons, and 11 gd. chn. His youngest son, Stephen, res. in Nevada, having there a wf. and several chn. His eldest son, Nathaniel, jun.,
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