History of Milford, Massachusetts, part 2, Part 70

Author: Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Boston: Rand Avery and Company
Number of Pages: 742

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. NATHAN, b. Feb. 3, 1772; m. Polly Stowe, 1790, and set. Ann Arbor, Mich. CHLOE, b. April 16, 1774; m. Hiram Payne, 1797; set. in Pa. or N.Y.

AMASA, b. Nov. 9, 1777; m. Sally Trowbridge, 1804; set. Tioga Co., N.Y. PHEBE, b. March 1, 1780; m. Hiram Rose, 1809, and set. Ontario Co., N.Y.

LEVI Į b. May 19, 1782; m. Betsey Leonard, 1804; set. Tioga Co., N.Y. JOEL S (twins), b. May 19, 1782; m. Ruth Hudson, 1802; set. Broome Co., N.Y. HOLLIS, b. Dec. 28, 1784; d. May 2, 1789.

I infer from certain documents I have chanced to see, that Capt. Levi dwelt at one time in the No. Purchase, and kept a store there in the Ball neighbor- hood. Those documents iniply that he was at least partially unsuccessful in business. I may, however, have misunderstood his location as a trader. As to his general character, I obtained no impression for or against. He is said to have d. March 4, 1816; and his wf., Feb. 14, 1832; but where is not told; not hereabouts, I think.

THAYER, Hon. SULLIVAN 7 (Asa,6 Samuel,5 Samuel,4 Thomas,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b. Uxbridge, April 3, 1792; mr.'s maiden name Mary Murdock; m., 1st., Charlotte Mowry, dr. of Wanton and Mary Mowry, b. in Uxbridge, Feb. 13, 1794; cer. Sept. 6, 1814, and set. in Douglas; 1 child : -

ALONZO, b. Sept. 12, 1815; d. Feb. 26, 1816, in Douglas.

Mrs. Charlotte d. Dec. 30, 1815. The hus. m., 2d, Ruth Mowry (his 1st wf.'s sister), Jan. 17, 1817. Mrs. Ruth was b. Dec. 23, 1798. Their chn. :-

AUSTIN, b. Marlboro', March 3, 1819; d. Oct. 16, same yr.

SULLIVAN TAFT, b. Marlboro', April 17, 1820; killed in California by fall from horse, April 20, 1860.

CHARLOTTE MOWRY, b. Marlboro', Nov. 23, 1821; m. Samuel W. Wiggins, Nov. 8, 1846; she d. Sept. 20, 1849.

MARY ADELINE, b. Marlboro', Jan. 10, 1824; d. Jan. 27, 1826.

EDWIN STEPHEN, b. Marlboro', June 5, 1826; m. Nancy Barstow, Feb. 28, 1850; res. New Bedford.

ASA, b. Marlboro,' June 2, 1828; d. in Mil., Oct. 2, 1849.

HENRY B., b. Marlboro', March 13, 1832; unm .; talented and trusted; res., Mil. See his war-record.

GEORGE FLAGG, b. Marlboro', March 9, 1834; d. in Ux., Feb. 20, 1835.

MARY JANE, b. Uxbridge, Aug. 23, 1836; d. in Ux., June 2, 1837.

HARRIET LYDIA, b. Uxbridge, May 13, 1838; unm. ; res. Mil. with her bro. Henry B.

HERBERT MORTON, b. Uxbridge, Feb. 28, 1840; d. Ux., Jan. 10, 1844.

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Sullivan Thayer was a man of much natural ability, acquired intelligence, practical judgment, and solid moral worth. He res. in several different muni- cipalities, - Douglas, Marlboro', Uxbridge, Boston, and last in Mil. In all these he was honored with important official responsibilities, such as deputy sheriff, coroner, post-master, custom-house officer under Morton 4 yrs., etc. In this town he was judge of the police-court from Sept., 1855, to June, 1859. He was justice peace here from Nov., 1850, until his death, Nov. 7, 1865. I need only add that his family always took social rank with the best classes wherever they had their abode. Mrs. Ruth, his wid., d. in Mil., April 4, 1879, a. 80 yrs. 3 mos. and 12 ds.

THAYER, MERRICK, son of Sylvanus and Olive Thayer, pedigree, birth-date, etc., not ascertained; m. Harriet Howard Warfield, dr. of Elijah and Lydia (Howard) . Warfield, b. in Mil., Feb. 16, 1837; cer. Feb. 20, 1866, by Rev. J. B. Thornton of Mil. Their chn. : -

ELLA MARTHA, b. Dec. 12, 1866.

FRANK EDGAR, b. April 13, 1869.

CLARA LYDIA, b. Feb. 25, 1872.

THAYER, CHARLES8 (Samuel,7 Ichabod,6 Thomas,5 Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Ferdi- nando,2 Thomas1), b. Mendon (now Blackstone), June 11, 1836; mr.'s maiden name Keziah Turner; butcher; m. Sarah Elizabeth Hunt, dr. of George Washington and Nancy (Harkness) Hunt, b. Mendon (now Black- stone), Dec. 12, 1835; cer. Blackstone, March 8, 1860, by Rev. Thomas E. Bliss. Their chn. : -

MYRA LOUISA, b. Uxbridge, May 12, 1864.

ELWIN b. Uxbridge, May 22, 1866.

ELMER S { (twins), b. Uxbridge, May 22, 1866.

SADIA ESTELLE, b. Worcester, Feb. 5, 1871.

Mr. T. and family have res. in Slaterville, R.I., Blackstone, Uxbridge, Worcester, Woonsocket, R.I., and latterly at So. Hopedale, Mil., on the re- mains of the Peter Cook place, in older times the Gershom Nelson place.

THAYER, GEORGE9 (Otis,8 Capt. Rufus,7 Col. Ichabod," Ichabod,5 Isaac, 4

Isaac,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas1), b. Nov. 6, 1839; ınr.'s maiden name Ann Maria Legg; boot-manufacturer; m. Agnes Lucy Cook, dr. of Elbridge G. and Joanna (Wilkinson) Cook, b. 1844; cer. at the parental residence of the bride, June 12, 1867, by the writer. Their chn. : - ERNEST OTIS, b. Mil., Dec. 26, 1872.

JOANNA COOK, b. Mil., Nov. 20, 1875.

THAYER, RUFUS 9 (Otis, 8 Capt. Rufus,7 Col. Ichabod,6 Ichabod,5 Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas1), b. April 14, 1850; m. Katie Maria Collins, b. April 10, 1854; cer. July 2, 1874, by Rev. Dr. Merrill Richardson. Their chn. : - FRANK, b. Aug. 16, 1875.

ANNIE MARIA, b. Aug. 17, 1878.

Mr. T. d. very suddenly March 13, 1881, deeply lamented and honorably commemorated. Many others of this vast family connection have dwelt more or less transiently on our territory. I find several names in our latest directory whose family records I have not obtained. They are the following : - THAYER, MRS. ABBIE, h. Pearl St., near Main.

THAYER, BENJAMIN, straw-worker, h. Hollis St.

THAYER, CHARLES M., clerk post-office, So. Mil.

THAYER, GEORGE O., painter, h. 22 No. Bow St.

THAYER, HENRY W., bottomer, h. E. Main St., cor. Cedar.

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THAYER, ALBERT H., was for several years the skilful manager of Aaron Claflin's Silver-hill farm. He now res. in Blackstone, and will be respect- fully remembered by numerous old friends. He was the son of Pelatiah and Alice (Adams) Thayer, both of whom d. in the care of himself and family while at Silver Hill. His lineage runs thus : Albert H., 8 Pelatiah,7 Artemas,6 Pelatialı,5 John,4 Thomas,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas. 1

THAYER, HENRY R., M.D.8 (Solomon,7 Jacob," Jacob,5 Daniel, 4 Nathaniel,3 Richard,2 Richard 1), a well-educated homœopathic physician. He came into town two or three yrs. since, intending to establish himself here in prac- tice, but, being called urgently to a more promising field, continued only a few months. It will be seen above that he descended from Richard of Braintree, the relative of Thomas.

Perhaps I ought not to close without referring to Abigail Faxon Thayer of Braintree once more. She was Milford's earliest select-school preceptress. See Chap. IX., where I have spoken of her in commendatory terms. She was a descendant of Richard, and her lineage ran thus : Abigail Faxon," Nathaniel,6 Caleb,5 Nathaniel,4 Nathaniel,3 Richard,2 Richard.1 Her mr.'s maiden name was Dorcas Faxon. She was b. in Braintree, March 17, 1791, recd. an accom- plished education, and became a successful teacher. After her popular services here in that capacity, which terminated in 1820, I think, she returned to Brain- tree, and m. Phineas Davis, July 22, 1822. It appears, from the Thayer " Me- morial," that she bore her hus. 4 chin., 3 of whom were surviving in 1872. No further reported.

THOMPSON, JONATHAN, Jun., and Jemima Baxter, both of Bell., were m. by Rev. Amariah Frost, April 10, 1754, and had the following-named chn. bap. by him : AMOS, Aug. 5, 1759; DEBORAH. same date; BAXTER, June 7, 1767; MOSES, April 3, 1763; JONATHAN, June 4. 1769; JEMIMA, June 2, 1771; RACHEL, Aug. 1, 1773; NAHUM, Aug. 2, 1778. I record this family here, because they appear to have belonged among Mr. Frost's people. This Mrs. Jemima is the lady mentioned on p. 79, who finally concluded to transfer her ch. membership to the Baptists, and wanted a recommen- dation from Mr. Frost's Cong. ch. to the Bellingham Baptist ch. Parson Frost shrewdly worded the recommendation so that it should be void, unless the Baptists recd. her as a truly baptized person, though only sprinkled, not immersed. Prob. the Baptists let the recommendation slide. THOMPSON, CHARLES J., son of John and Sarah (Woodman) Thompson; b. in Durham, N.H., July 9, 1827; m. Fidelia Claflin, dr. of Aaron and Mary (Thayer) Claflin, b. Mil., Jan. 31, 1829; cer. Oct. 27, 1852, by Rev. Preston Pond, then set. in Boston. Issue: -

IDA F., b. April 23, 1856.

JOHN CLAFLIN, b. Aug. 7, 1862.

The parents res. in Boston two yrs. next after mn., and have ever since res. in Mil. Mr. T. is happy to have a Scotch ancestry. He says, "My ancestors were Scotch. They came to New Hampshire about 1630, and set. on lands now in possession of their descendants. My fr. died at the age of 87, and my mr. lived till nearly 92. Mrs. Duston, who was captured by the Indians, and re- leased herself by killing her captors, was an ancestress of mine. A gt. gt. gd. mr. was also captured by the Indians, and released after a captivity of one yr, In the early set. of my native town, there were twelve garrison houses, places of refuge in Indian wars. Three of these are now standing. One of them, belonging to my mr.'s family, is in excellent condition, having been

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always well cared for. It forms part of a fine family mansion. The late John S. Woodman, professor of mathematics in Dartmouth College, left it to his wf. My bro. has an old spear, very rude and awkward, made by some unskilled smith. This was taken from an Indian in 1696, I think. My gt. gd. fr. always kept it over his great fireplace. These and many other things interest me, but cannot others as much." Mr. T. has been blessed with an excellent wf. and promising chn. He possesses talents and educational qualifications of a high order, has been favored with rare opportunities of personal attainment, and has been hon- ored by his fellow-citizens with responsible positions on their school-board. He has nothing to be so anxious for as to become nobly true to his own best con- victions and aspirations. He will thus realize to his numerous friends the ful- filment of many earnest prayers.

THOMPSON, CHARLES BENJAMIN, son of Levi and Eliza (Briggs) Thompson ;

b. in Ux., Dec. 1, 1837; boot and shoe merchant; m. Jennie Holmes, dr. of William and Philena (Stearns) Holmes, b. Slaterville, R.I., Oct. 18, 1840; cer. Woonsocket, R.I., Sept. 29, 1863, by Rev. David Ela. Issue : -

WALTON EDMOND, b. Woonsocket, R.I., Aug. 4, 1864; d. Mil., Dec. 6, 1879. CHARLES FREDERICK, b. Woonsocket, R.I., Aug. 22, 1866; d. Mil., May 17, 1874.

LILLIAN ELIZA, b. Woonsocket, R.I., Aug. 14, 1868.

ARTHUR ERNEST, b. Woonsocket, R.I., Aug. 4, 1870; d. May 5, 1874. EDITH MAY, b. Mil., Mass., April 23, 1875; d. June 24, 1877.

HARRY ELMER, b. Mil., Mass., Oct. 30, 1876; d. June 27, 1877.

ETHEL MAY, b. Mil., Mass., Jan. 19, 1878; d. March 3, 1878.

What a succession of bereavements! What desolation below! Wliat a transfer to the heavenly mansions! An excellent family, respected and sympa- thized with by many friends. Mr. T. came to Mil. from Woonsocket, R.I., 8 or 9 yrs. ago, and with his bro. Moses opened their boot and shoe store, 114 Main St. They have been eminently honorable dealers, and well patronized.

THOMPSON, MOSES, son of Levi and Eliza (Briggs) Thompson, b. Uxbridge, Oct. 29, 1844; remains unm. He thinks his gt. gd. fr.'s name was Elisha, and understands him to have been among the earliest settlers on the south- ern border of Uxbridge, near Shockalog Pond. There he had to plant and cultivate his fields with his gun by his side to protect himself from the prowling, hostile Indians, and once used it with deadly effect on a stealthiy invader. His gd. fr. was Benjamin Thompson, who m. Eunice Morse, and had 18 chn. They dwelt in Uxbridge, on an ample homestead. His fr.'s family numbered 9 chn. I will not pause to give their names. He says the family tradition is, that their lineage descended from a Thomson, who was a Danish soldier in Great Britain, and m. in Wales a Welsh wf. centuries ago. How the p got into the name, he has never heard. Mr. T. himself was afflicted with a limb-disease in his youth, which caused him the loss of one leg; but he moves about with more alacrity than some who enjoy the use of their natural two. He is an intelligent, gentlemanly, and worthy man. He has recently dissolved partnership with his bro., and I am not apprised of his present business position.

THOMPSON, GILBERT, son of William V. and Harriet (Gilbert) Thompson, b. in So. Mendon, now Blackstone, March 21, 1840; came to Hopedale, along with his mr. (who joined our Community), in 1849; served appren- ticeship, etc., in our printing-office 4 yrs. ; enlisted at Boston in the U. S. regular army, in a corps of topographical engineers, Nov. 23, 1861; served

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in that department 3 yrs., and, after an honorable discharge, was engaged by government to continue in the same business, in which he has remained till the present time. He m. Mary McNeal, pedigree, etc., not given; cer. Washington City, Oct., 1869. Issue : -

AMY GRIER, b. Washington, D.C., Aug. 14, 1872.

Mr. T. has had a successful career in life. He is not only a man of sterling intellectual capabilities, but of generous sentiments, noble moral principles, and of unswerving integrity. As a civil and military engineer, he has won distinc- tion and golden commendations.

An interesting and valuable article appeared in "The American Journal of Science," vol. xix., May, 1880, by G. K. Gilbert, on "The Outlet of Lake Bonnville." This name, "Bonnville," is the name given to a vast body of water, presumed by geologists to have once covered the desert basins of Utah to the height of a thousand feet above the present level of Great Salt Lake. In that article the author thus speaks of our Mr. Thompson : " After the publi- cation of my former article, I learned that the outlet had been independently discovered by my friend, Mr. Gilbert Thompson; and I am glad to give him credit. Mr. Thompson is not a professed geologist, but he is an expert topog- rapher; and his close study of the natural forms, which it is his work to delin- eate, has more than once led to observations valuable to the geologists with whom he has been associated. I quote the following from his letter dated April 10, 1878: 'Thanks for your brochure, "The Ancient Outlet of Great Salt Lake." The past season I was along the northern limits of the ancient lake, between 111° and 112º, 22', 30", and was absolutely ignorant of your examina- tion of 1876, and its results. I was very much interested in the general subject of its limits, and also of its outlet. Toward the last of the season, as I sur- veyed from the north the road through Red Rock Pass, after noting the remark- able topographical features of Marsh Creek, and keeping a close run of the profile as given by the aneroid, I was delighted at Red Rock to see unmistakable evidences of the ancient outlet of Great Salt Lake. Thus you may have the gratification of knowing of an independent and entirely unbiased verification of your determinations on this point; and it is nowhere else within the limits I have mentioned.' "

Mr. T. has been on topographical service in Utah for several yrs., and is still there.

THURBER, DANIEL, M.D., an eminent physician and honored public citizen,

was long settled just over our border at So. Mil., in the easterly part of Mendon. His practice was very extensive throughout this general region, and in Mil. he was regarded as one of its resident citizens. He was one of the most popular, trusted, and beloved physicians that ever gladdened our sick-chambers. He was a native of Rehoboth, and its town-clerk fur- nished me the leading data of his pedigree. It runs thus : Daniel,5 Daniel,4 Samuel,8 James,2 James.1 James 1 set. in Rehoboth between 1680 and 1690. He was b. in Eng., 1660. Daniel, M.D., was the son of Daniel,4 and b. Sept. 28, 1766. He was one of 9 chn. One of these, his sister Lydia, b. June 5, 1775, became the wf. of Obadiah Wheelock in 1797 or 1798, and afterwards of Barzillai Pond. She was long known as "the Wid. Pond." She dwelt on Howard St., now so called. Dr. Thurber d. Jan. 22, 1836, in his 70th yr. The following extracts from a printed obituary, which came into my possession from among the papers of the late Mrs. Lowell Fales, one of his nieces, contain all that need be added to the above on these pages : -

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OBITUARY NOTICE OF DANIEL THURBER.

"Although Dr. Thurber lived at a period when the means of education were not multiplied as they are at the present time, yet, with such opportunities as were within his reach, he acquired a more than ordinary education prepara- tory to his engaging in his professional studies. His qualifications for the study of his profession were surpassed by but few young men of his time.

"From early life he had made up his mind to the study of medicine; and, at the age of seventeen, he entered his name as a pupil with Dr. Isaac Fowler of his native town Rehoboth. He remained with Dr. Fowler three years, and then began the practice of medicine at the age of twenty-one. He first estab- lished himself at Pawtucket; but after staying three or four months, and not finding sufficient business, by reason of the sparseness of the population, he removed into Mendon to the house he occupied at his decease. He soon found himself engaged in extensive practice, and was shortly surrounded with many and faithful friends. Dr. T. spent the remainder of his life in Mendon, except two years, during which he resided in the adjoining town of Bellingham. From this time he continued, till the close of a long and useful life, engaged in the responsible and multifarious duties of his profession. He not only acquired the confidence of his patients in his professional abilities, but whoever employed him as a physician was sure to become a firm and constant friend. In this way Dr. T. drew around him a very large and extensive circle of professional and social friends, with whom he always lived on terms of the strictest intimacy, and between whom and himself sprung up and continued, to the close of his days, all those kind and reciprocal feelings which enhance the joys and assuage the sorrows of life.

"For many years Dr. Thurber was at the head of the medical profession in the community in which he lived. His labors have been extended far and wide. Times without number have his medical companions had reason to acknowledge the benefit of his counsel and the value of his experience. To those of his own age he has ever borne himself with that uprightness of purpose and candor of deportment which procured for him their profoundest regard and their lasting esteem; while to his juniors in the profession he ever displayed that affability and kindness which has embahned his memory in the shrine of their affections.

" But besides his professional relations, which he sustained with so much honor to himself and credit to his companions, we cannot forbear to pay the tribute of our respect to his prompt and active discharge of the duties of the social circle. Those who live in his immediate neighborhood can willingly testify how much his advice and practical knowledge was valued by those upon whom it was bestowed.

"In the more extended circle of civil life, Dr. Thurber was long a very efficient and prominent actor. Repeatedly intrusted by his fellow-citizens with important and responsible offices, all can bear witness how well and faithfully he repaid the confidence so cheerfully reposed in him. He represented the town of Mendon in the General Court, we believe, about twenty-five years, and was returned from Bellingham the two years he resided there. Although he made no effort to distinguish himself as an advocate or declaimer, still his advice was songht after and respected by those with whom he acted. He was not only esteemed by his fellow-townsmen, but the literati abroad were not insensible to his merit. Harvard University of Cambridge, and Brown University of R.I., conferred upon him the honorary degree of M.D. without his solicitation or knowledge, which is a public testimonial of his professional skill and character.

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"For more than thirty years Dr. Thurber made it his practice, upon the return of his birthday, to record his devout acknowledgments to God for all the blessings and privileges he had enjoyed during the past year. The following is the record for 1835: 'This day I am 68 years old. I begin to feel more and more the infirmities of old age. My limbs begin to fail, my hand trembles, my speech is impaired, my memory is decaying; and I am sensible that I shall have but a short time to remain an inhabitant of this world. With a heart overflowing with gratitude, I give thanks to Almighty God that he has pre- served my life another year, and that I am permitted to enjoy a comfortable degree of bodily health.'

"Dr. Thurber was twice married, but left no issue by either connection. His first wife was Olive Penniman, daughter of John and Eunice Penniman of Mendon, who was born July 1, 1771. From a record in the doctor's journal on the day of her death, which was Sept. 14, 1823, we find, to use his own words, that he 'had lived with her in peace and harmony almost twenty-five years.'

"Dr. Thurber was again married, Oct. 28, 1824, to Harriet Taft, daughter of Frederick Taft, Esq., of Uxbridge, who has also gone to the world of spirits." -From the R. I. Advocate, 1836.

THURBER, Hon. CHARLES, son of Rev. Laban and Mrs. Abigail (Thayer) Thurber. His fr. was a descendant of James Thurber 1 of Rehoboth; but how nearly related to Dr. Daniel, I have not ascertained. His mr. was a dr. of Lieut. Elias Thayer of Bellingham, a Revolutionary soldier. Rev. Laban and wf. had 2 chn. b. to them. The eldest was Charles, b. in Brook- field, Jan. 2, 1803. His sister, younger, was named Sophia C., became the wf. of Warren Lazell, and the mr. of 10 chn. Her hus. and 5 of these chn. have passed away. They res. in Brooklyn, N.Y., where the widowed mr. still survives. Rev. Laban Thurber d. soon after the birth of Sophia, prob. in Alabama, though the locality is not definitely known. So Mrs. Abigail, his wid., was left to nurture up her 2 orphans as best she could; which she did well, and survived to die with her dr. in Brooklyn, N.Y., at the vener- able age of over 90 yrs.

Charles Thurber entered Brown University in 1823, and grad. therefrom in 1827. In the autumn of that yr. he m., 1st, Lucinda Allen of Bell., dr. of Nathaniel Allen; cer. in West, Dedham, by Rev. John White. She d. at Worcester in 1852; and he m., 2d, Caroline E. Bennett, wid. of Rev. Joseph Bennett, and dr. of Jesse Estey, Esq., of Nashua, N.H .; cer. March 1, 1853 (prob. in Nashua), by Rev. Dr. Austin Richards. I am not informed of any issue from either mge. Mr. Thurber's career in life, from dependent orphanage to honorable old age, has been one of remarkable success and prosperity. He spent his first 4 yrs., after graduation and 1st mge., in this town, as preceptor of the Milford Academy. He was a popular teacher, made many friends, and earned an income of from $600 to $800 per annumn. He says he regards those 4 yrs. as among the pleasantest of his life. He next officiated satisfactorily as master of the Latin grammar-school in Worcester, where he presided 8 yrs. He then went into business with his bro .- in-law, Ethan Allen, Esq., of Worces- ter, in the manufacture of fire-arms. In that enterprise, I have always under- stood, he reaped an abundant harvest of profits. During his res. in Worcester, he was elected and served 4 yrs. as county commissioner; also as senator in Gen. Court for the session of 1852-53. In 1858 he was elected a trustee of Brown University, of which corporation he is still a member. I think he left Worcester some yrs. since, and took up his chief abode in Brooklyn, N.Y.,

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perhaps later in Philadelphia, Pa. Meantime, with a plenitude of resources, he has gratified his keen literary taste in a variety of ways; gathering up rich treasures of book-knowledge, and spending no less than 6 fruitful yrs. of travel in Europe. He has thus accomplished himself as a littérateur of eminent attainments. He is a favorite of the Muses, and a poet of no mean perform- ance. In proof of this, I need only refer the reader to his poem delivered at our municipal centenary, inserted in Part I. of this volume. But, like most men of genius, he is modest; and I am not certain that he will thank me for the prominence I have given him in the foregoing sketch. Yet, having got hold of the leading data, I was disposed not to hide them in a napkin; and, if he shrinks from their publicity, he must excuse me.

THURBER, DANIEL, of Mendon, several yrs. deceased, had a numerous family; and some of his sons have been residents of Mil. for longer or shorter periods. His son JOHN M., painter, res. here now. But I have had no opportunity to obtain data for a record. I think I have been told that this Daniel was a son of Ozias Thurber, who was a distant relative of Dr. Daniel.

THURBER, ZIMRI, a descendant of Ozias Thurber, pedigree, etc., not given; m. Emily Clark, dr. of Chester and Mary (Pierce) Clark, b. Mil., Oct. 31, 1835; cer. July 28, 1858, by whom not given. Issue : -

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History of Milford, Massachusetts, part 2, Part 70

Author: Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890 Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Boston: Rand Avery and Company Number of Pages: 742

Author: Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Boston: Rand Avery and Company
Number of Pages: 742