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EMMA JANE, b. April 21, 1863.
BLANCHE MAY, b. Oct. 17, 1872; d. Feb. 17, 1875.
Mr. Thurber has been faithfully conspicuous in our fire-department, and was at one time in service on our board of selectmen.
THWING. Benjamin Thwing sailed from Eng., on board the ship "Susan and Ellen," between 1632 and 1635, landing in Boston. He was then 16 yrs. of age, and is said to have come as the servant or apprentice of one Ralph Hud- son. He is believed to be the progenitor of all the American Thwings, or certainly those of New England. He m. Deborah -; and they had several chil., who dwelt in Boston. The parents joined the ch. Oct. 9, 1642; and the hus. was made freeman 1645. I have bestowed considerable research on the Suffolk records of births, mges., probate, and deeds, which abound in matter relating to these Thwings. I found them somewhat mixed and tangled, but concluded, on the whole, that Benjamin 1 and Deborah had a son JOHN,2 who had a son John,3 and he a son John.4 This John 4 was brought up to the trade of tanner and currier. He seems to have been b. between 1692 and 1695. I could not make myself absolutely certain of the accuracy of this lineage thus far, but set. on it as very probable, and have proceeded accordingly. This John 4 came out to the part of Mendon now Mil., and set up his trade at first in our Centre, near the junction of West and Congress Sts., between the yrs. 1716 and 1718. He soon afterwards m. Mercy, 3d dr. of Elder John and Sarah Jones, between 1718 and 1720. Several of these dates could not be found with exactitude, but impliedly as I have stated. I understand, from my data, that Jolin's 4 home- stead in the Centre must have been small, consisting perhaps of 5 or 6 acres; and that he sold out about 1730, moving over to the Dale, near his father-in-law, and settling on the estate which he bought of Eld. Nathaniel Nelson, where he spent most of his active life. This was bounded north on Elder Jones, east by Mill River, south by old Sherborn Road, known in that part as Post Lane, and west by land of one Bridges. It included our present Hopedale Cemetery. It was not a large homestead, and lay partly on both sides of the old Drift-way from Post Lane to Eld. Jones's. There he had his dwelling-house and
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tannery till 1769, when he finally sold out. Starting from this introduction, I proceed to tabulate.
THWING, JOHN 4 (John,3 John,2 Benjamin1), b. in Boston, prob. June 2, 1693; currier; m. Mercy Jones of (now) Mil., 1718 or 1719, or thereabouts. She was 3d dr. of Elder John Jones and wf. Sarah, b. in Hull, 1697. He acquired a small homestead in (now) Mil. Centre, as early as 1720. They are understood to have lived, d., and been buried in Mil .; but no inscribed stone has been found to tell the date of their decease, nor, as yet, any other record. They must, however, have d. some time after May 18, 1769; as we have their acknowledgment of a deed bearing that date. Their chn. were, -
JOHN, Jnn., b. prob. 1719; date not found ; m. Thankful Edwards.
MERCY, b. Feb. 9, 1720; not yet further traced.
SARAH, b. Feb. 28, 1722; m., 1st, Samuel Torrey, May 20, 1747; 2d, Andrew Adams, Grafton, May 30, 1771; 3d, Rev. Amariah Frost, Oct. 14, 1784.
JAMES, b. March 3, 1725; not yet further traced.
NATHANIEL, b. July 27, 1728; not yet further traced.
BENJAMIN, b. May 25, 1732; set., lived, and d. in Ux.
MARTHA, b. March 10, 1735; m. Josiah Kilburn, Oct. 31, 1760.
THOMAS, b. July 15, 1737; not yet further traced.
THWING, JOHN, Jun.5 (John,4 John,8 John,2 Benjamin 1), b. prob. in Men- don, now Mil., between 1718 and 1719; precise date not yet ascertained; m. Thankful Edwards of Mendon, Jan. 17, 1741. Her ptge. and date of birth not yet ascertained. They res. many yrs. in now Mil., but later in life emigrated to some part of Vt .; and the whole family disappeared from their native vicinage. Their chn., so far as recorded here, were, -
TIMOTHY, b. Sept. 9, 1744; no further traced.
MARY, b. Feb. 28, 1747; no further traced.
SARAH, b. March 23, 1749; no further traced.
THANKFUL, bap. Jan. 27, 1753; no further traced.
JOHN, bap. Jan. 23, 1757; d. in infancy.
JOHN, bap. July 11, 1762; no further traced.
THWING, BENJAMIN 5 (John,4 John,3 John,2 Benjamin1), b. in now Mil.,
May 25, 1732; set. in Ux., and m., for his 1st wf., Hannah Buckman ; no
further dates or particulars ascertained. Their chn. were, -
MARY, alias MOLLY, b. date not yet found ; m. Samuel Rawson Montague. MERCY, b. date not yet found ; m. Elihu Brown, Ux.
NATHANIEL, b. date not yet found; m. Asenath Billings ; set. Montague. HANNAH, b. date not yet found ; m. Isaiah Buckman, Bethel, Vt.
He m., for his 2d wf., Mary Fisk of Cumberland, R.I .; particulars not ascertained. Their chn. were, -
SABRA, b. date, etc., not found; m. Thomas Thomas.
BENJAMIN, b. Ux., Jan. 31, 1777; res. always in Ux., and d. there June 26, 1830.
LUTHER, b. -; m. Olive Stockwell, and set. Westfield, N.Y.
SARAH, b. -; m. a Mr. Batchelor.
The fr. d. in Ux., Sept. 19, 1813. Mary, his 2d wf., d. Aug. 20, 1815. The estate was settled and distributed according to will. He, too, was a tanner and currier.
THWING, BENJAMIN 6 (Benjamin,5 John,4 John,8 John,2 Benjamin 1), b. in Ux., Jan. 31, 1777; m. Anna Mowry, May 10, 1798. She was a dr. of
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Israel and Susan (Aldrich) Mowry, b. in Gloucester, R.I., Sept. 30, 1779. Their chn. were, -
ALBERT, b. in Ux., Jan. 2, 1800. See his family record in its place.
BENJAMIN, Jun., b. in Ux., Feb. 4, 1802; d. Oct. 19, 1802.
SUSAN ALDRICH, b. in Ux., June 12, 1804; m. Manning Anson of Ux., April 1,1827.
CHARLES AUGUSTUS, b. in Ux., Aug. 24, 1806. See his record in its place.
ALMON, b. in Ux., July 21, 1808. See his record in its place.
MARY MOWRY, b. in Ux., Aug. 21, 1810; m. Freeman Nickerson, Sept., 1830.
SARAH, b. in Ux., Oct. 5, 1812; m. James Arnold Whipple, Oct. 11, 1832.
ANNA, b. in Ux., Dec. 3, 1814; m. Ebenezer D. Draper, Sept. 11, 1834.
HANNAH BROWN, b. in Ux., Jan. 1, 1817; m. George Draper, March 6, 1839.
MINERVA WHEATON, b. in Ux., Oct. 17, 1818; m. William Knight, Oct. 26, 1839.
ELSIE RAWSON, b. in Ux., Oct. 25, 1820; d. Sept. 23, 1827.
AMY, b. in Ux., March 16, 1823; d. March, same year.
SYLVIA WILLARD, b. in Ux., June 26, 1824; m. Joseph B. Bancroft, Sept. 11, 1844.
The fr. d. June 26, 1830, in the 54th yr. of his age. The mr. d. at Hope- dale, Feb. 2, 1855, in her 76th yr.
THWING, ALBERT7 (Benjamin,6 Benjamin,5 John,4 John,8 John,2 Benja- min 1), b. Jan. 2, 1800; m. Laura Ann Fisher of Medway, June 3, 1824.
She was a dr. of Simeon Fisher, b. Oct. 31, 1806. Their chn. were, -
MARIA LOUISA, b. in Med., Nov. 10, 1824; d. Dec., 1825.
HANNAH FISHER, b. in Med., June 23, 1826; m. Charles Bigelow, Oct. 4, 1860.
LAURA, b. in Med., May 2, 1829; m. Frank A. Lovell, Nov. 13, 1851.
ALBERT HERBERT, b. in Med., Jan. 24, 1836; m. Amy Wheeler; res. Holl. The fr. d. Dec. 10, 1855. The mr. d. about the yr. 1866.
THWING, CHARLES AUGUSTUS 7 (Benjamin,6 Benjamin,5 John,4 John,3 John, 2 Benjamin 1), b. Aug. 24, 1806; m. Uranah Keith, Oct. 5, 1829. Her ptge. not ascertained, b. in Ux., Feb. 18, 1807. Their chn. were, -
EDWIN AUGUSTUS, b. in Mendon, Dec. 22, 1829; machinist in Worcester.
MARY F., b. in Ux., June 29, 1835; m. a Mr. Lovell, since deceased.
The fr. d. May 10, 1861. The mr. still survives.
THWING, ALMON 7 (Benjamin,6 Benjamin,5 John,4 John,3 John,2 Benjamin 1), b. July 21, 1808, in Ux .; m. Sarah Ann Darling in Ux., Sept. 13, 1832. She was a dr. of Nathan and Polly (Young) Darling, b. in Smithfield, R.I., Oct. 1, 1813. Their chn. were, -
BENJAMIN, b. in Medway, Nov. 3, 1836; d. in Grafton, Jan. 16, 1840.
ANNA, b. in Ux., March 21, 1842; m. Zibeon C. Field, June 17, 1874.
HELEN, b. in Ux., March 20, 1845; d. in Ux., Dec. 15, 1845.
SUSAN EUDORA, b. Hopedale, July 26, 1847; m. James I. Whitney, Feb. 28, 1867.
ALMON AUGUSTUS, b. Hopedale, July 28, 1852; d. Nov. 26, 1852.
The parents survive in a green old age. The husband has held many responsible town offices. Both are too well known throughout a wide circle to need special characterization.
THWING, EDWIN AUGUSTUS 8 (Charles Augustus,7 Benjamin,6 Benjamin,5 John,4 John,3 John,2 Benjamin 1), b. in Mendon, Dec. 22, 1829; m. Rhoda Ann Lawrence, May 9, 1851. She was a dr. of Thomas Lawrence, and b. in the State of Maine, Aug. 3, 1830. Their chn. were, -
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HERBERT, b. in Worcester, Aug. 3, 1852; d. some yrs. since.
HATTIE, b. in Worcester, March 9, 1855.
CHARLES, b. in Worcester, date not ascertained.
Their res. has been Worcester for many yrs. He is an ingenious machinist. TINGLEY, SILAS 3 (Benjamin,2 Col. Benjamin 1), b. Cumberland, R.I., July 13, 1806; mr.'s maiden name Polly Guild of Wrentham; m. Rosina Haw- kins, dr. of David and Mary (Clark) Hawkins, b. Wrentham, Feb. 6, 1811; cer. Wrentham, Oct. 20, 1831, by Rev. David Read. Issue : -
EDWIN SILAS, b. Bell., Aug. 23, 1834; Cong. clergyman; m. Jane E. Wight, 1858.
WILLIAM ALBERT, b. Mil., July 27, 1845; d. Oct. 16, 1853.
Mr. Tingley must have come into town some 40 years ago. He was an industrious, thrifty boot-manufacturer, a prudent economist, and became one of our substantial citizens. He was ranked among our early friends of moral reform, and commanded general respect for his reliable integrity. His gd. fr., Col. Benjamin, was one of the braves in the French and Indian war that annexed Canada to the British empire, and was among the daring spirits that scaled the heights of Quebec at its capture by the forces under Gen. Wolfe. He was also a valiant soldier during the American Revolution. Silas Tingley d. in Mil., Nov. 30, 1873. His ever faithful helpmeet still survives, a worthy widow, and res. in town.
TINGLEY, Rev. SILAS EDWIN 4 (Silas,3 Benjamin,2 Col. Benjamin 1), only surviving son of Silas and Rosina (Hawkins) Tingley; b. Bell., Aug. 23, 1834; m. Jane Elizabeth Wight, dr. of Charles and Mary (Pond) Wight, b.
Mil., Jan. 8, 1836; cer. Mil., Jan. 5, 1858, by Rev. Dr. Jacob Ide. Issue : - MARY ROSINA, b. Mil., June 22, 1859.
ALBERT EDWIN, b. Mil., Feb. 22, 1864; d. May 20, 1865.
WILLIE HERBERT, b. Mil., Jan. 9, 186S.
FREDDIE WIGHT, b. Mil., Oct. 6, 1876.
Family standing excellent, morally, religiously, and socially. Rev. Mr. Ting- ley, after a proper preliminary education, was regularly graduated at Bangor Theological Seminary in the class of 1870. He has since been located as a Cong. clergyman at Brownfield, Me., Huntington, Mass., and is now preaching at Turner, Me., or was at my last advices.
TORREY. I have found it difficult to trace and connect the Torreys. The records of Mendon and Mil. are omissive, confused, and obscure concerning the families of this name. Those of the mother town and our own show a common origin and relationship of these families; but they are so mixed that it is almost impossible to distinguish individuals, and place them in their proper order. I have decided, therefore, to include the whole of them in both towns, so far as my ascertainment of facts enables me.
Angel, Josiah, and perhaps one or two other Torreys, prob. from Braintree, purchased territorial rights in Mendon at an early date. Of these I can identify only Angel and his brother Josiah as proprietors. Angel Torrey set. on what, in Mendon, they call the " Capt. Bill Torrey place," about 1690; and that place continued in possession of his descendants till since the death of the late Ste- phen Torrey in 1875. He owned much land in what is now Mil. Josiah Torrey became a proprietor of territorial rights at the same time with his bro. Angel; but I am uncertain how long he himself ever dwelt in Mendon, though some of his chn. remained there. Yet neither of these two bros. d. there. Angel Torrey d. in Bristol, R.I .; and the probate records of Suffolk Co. show that his
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estate in Mendon, including our territory, was divided in 1725 by the following- named commissioners : Ebenezer Read, John Jones, Thomas White, Jacob Aldrich, and Seth Chapin. From the specifications of their report, and certain other records, I make out the subjoined table : -
TORREY, ANGEL,1 and wife Hannah had chn. : -
HANNAH, b. Dec. 2, 1690; m. Timothy Gay ; d. before her fr.
SAMUEL, b. June 7, 1692; m. Mary Tyler; he d. in 1753.
JUDITH, b. Aug. 28, 1694; not traced.
MELATIAH, b. not given; m. Joseph Eddy.
SILENCE, b. not given ; m. Samuel Torrey, nativity not ascertained.
WILLIAM, b. Dec. 17, 1700; m. Susannah -
EBENEZER, b. not given ; m. name not given.
MARY, b. not given ; not traced.
No more told of Angel Torrey's chn.
TORREY, JOSIAH, and wf. Sarah, had, -
MARY, b. April 17, 1689.
JOHN, b. April 6, 1692.
No more told, so far as I can understand, of Josiah's chn .; but probably there were others, and more or less descendants, whom I am unable to identify. TORREY, SAMUEL 2 (Angel 1), b. June 7, 1692; m. Mary Tyler ; cer. Mendon,
June 9, 1720, by Rev. Joseph Dorr. They had several chn., of whom I can identify certainly but 1; viz., HANNAH, b. April 4, 1721. There was a Sam- uel Torrey who may have been a son of this Samuel. This Samuel, jun. (if such he was), m. Sarah Thwing, dr. of John Thwing; cer. May 20, 1747, by Rev. A. Frost. Whether this pair had any chn., I cannot ascertain. The hus d., as per grave-stone, Oct. 19, 1769; and his wid. m. Andrew Adams of Grafton; cer. May 30, 1771, by Rev. A. Frost. And after her 2d husband's death, she became the 3d wife of Rev. A. Frost himself. There was a Joseph Torrey who may have been another son of Samuel,2 son of Angel, or may not. I cannot ascertain. This Joseph m. Deborah Hol- brook ; cer. Sept. 26, 1752, by Rev. A. Frost. This Joseph may have been a son of Angel's son William, or of his other son Ebenezer. I conjecture, however, as more probable, that he was the son of Samuel.2
TORREY, JOSEPH,3 from Angel,1 by wife Deborah, had, -
MARTHA, b. July 15, 1753.
WILLIAM, b. Nov. 23, 1754.
MARY, b. July 9, 1756.
DEBORAH, b. Jan. 31, 1758.
JOSEPH, Jun., b. Oct., 1760; d. June 6, 1761.
TORREY, WILLIAM 2 (Angel1), b. Dec. 17, 1700; m. Susanna
Some of their chn. : -
WILLIAM, Jun., b. Oct. 24, 1725; d. Nov. 5, 1733.
STEPHEN, b. June 30, 1732; m. Elizabeth Mellen of Hop.
SARAH, b. - -; m. Henry Mellen of Hop.
There were doubtless others, but I cannot find them. If I do not mistake my data, the fr. d. in 1778.
TORREY, EBENEZER 2 (Angel1), b. date not given, nor wf.'s name, nor any particulars of marriage, but supposed to be the fr. of our Mil. Ebenezer. This Ebenezer m. Eunice Sluman ; cer. Jan. 25, 1753, by Rev. A. Frost. He inherited the Ezra Nelson place, so called, and was at one time a very rich man, especially in lands; but he d. at last one of our town's poor, Feb. 24, 1811. His father's est. was settled in 1749, and prob. he d. that yr.
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TORREY, STEPHEN 4 (William,3 William,2 Angel1), b. June 30, 1732; m. Eliza-
beth Mellen of Hop., b. 1737; particulars of cer. not found. Their chn. : - NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 8, 1757; not traced.
JOHN, b. July 16, 1759; m. Mary, alias Polly -.
JOSEPH, b. Aug. 29, 1761; m. Mercy Taft, Ux., 1793; she d. 1812.
SALLY, b. Dec. 22, 1763; m. Samuel Nelson, 1783.
BETSEY, b. Aug. 14, 1766; not traced.
SUKEY, b. Oct. 11, 1768; m., 1st, Lemuel Green, 1790; 2d, Joel Hill, 1800.
STEPHEN, b. June 15, 1771; not traced.
EBENEZER, b. Feb. 14, 1774; supposed to have d. March 4 ensuing.
The fr. d. Sept. 14, 1812. His wid. d. in Mendon, April 10, 1833, in her 96th yr. ; and I ministered at her funeral.
TORREY, WILLIAM, m. Margery Wyman ; cer. May 17, 1778, by Rev. Joseph
Willard. I am not able to connect this William with his proper lineage. Their chn. : -
WILLIAM, b. May 25, 1779.
POLLY, b. Oct. 10, 1780.
SAMUEL, b. Sept. 27, 1782; d. Jan. 12, 1783.
TORREY, JOSEPH, and wife -; cannot be sure of his connection. Their chn .:-
MELLEN W., b. Dec. 12, 1791; not traced.
OTIS, b. Jan. 6, 1795; m. Nancy Parkhurst, Aug. 7, 1816.
NATHANIEL, Dea., b. June 1, 1797; m. Sabrina Daniels, May 26, 1825.
JOSEPH, b. May 20, 1799; not traced.
WARREN, b. July 30, 1802; d. Aug. 1, 1813.
I suspect that this Joseph may have been the son of Stephen and Elizabeth (Mellen) Torrey. If so, the lineage would stand thus: Joseph,5 Stephen,4 Wil- liam,3 William,2 Angel.1 But I am mystified about his wife or wives, and must leave the case in some doubt.
TORREY, Capt. WILLIAM of Mendon, a descendant of Angel Torrey (but I am not master of the links), inherited the ancient homestead; m. Anna Daven- port, dr. of Seth and Chloe Davenport, b. Sept. 8, 1765; cer. Mendon, July 20, 1788, by Rev. Caleb Alexander. Their chn. :-
SAMUEL DAVENPORT, b. April 14, 1789; m. and set. Millbury; d. Dec. 23, 1877, a. 88 yrs.
JOSEPH, b. Oct. 4, 1790; not traced.
LOUISA, b. March 29, 1792; d. unm., July 10, 1874.
BENJAMIN, b. March 5, 1794; d. Oct. 20, 1797.
STEPHEN, b. March 25, 1796; d. unm., April 29, 1875.
BENJAMIN DAVENPORT, b. Dec. 19, 1803; not traced; prob. d. young.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. Oct. 26, 1806; m. and set. in or near Boston.
Capt. William was the tallest man in this general vicinity, and a yeoman of marked character for his peculiarities and stanch integrity. He d. Sept. 16, 1817. His wid. survived him several years, m. a 2d hus., a Mr. Holbrook, but passed away a considerable time since.
TORREY, OTIS 6 (Joseph,5 Stephen,4 William,3 William,2 Angel1), b. Jan. 6, 1795; m. Nancy Parkhurst, dr. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Brown) Parkhurst, b. Nov. 23, 1794; cer. Mil., Aug. 7, 1816, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn .: - DELIA, b. Dec. 1, 1816; d. Oct. 6, 1830.
WARREN, b. Feb., 1818; d. very young.
The mr. d. Feb. 17, 1818. Whether the fr. m. again, I am uncertain; but, however that may have been, the family has been several years extinct.
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TORREY, Dea. NATHANIEL 6 (Joseph,5 Stephen,4 William,3 William,2 Angel 1),
b. June 1, 1797; m. Sabrina Daniels, dr. of Elisha and Phebe (Newton) Daniels, b. Mil., Nov. 21, 1800; cer. May 26, 1825, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. : -
JOSEPH, said to have been b. in Wrentham, date not ascertained; res. Phila- delphia, Pa.
CHARLES, place and date of birth not ascertained; went to sea, and was drowned.
PHIEBE ANN, b. Mil., Sept. 10, 1836; she has been twice m., twice bereaved of her husbands, and is now a wid. The names of her husbands, etc., I have not ascertained, nor other particulars necessary to a complete record. I have trusted chiefly, in respect to Dea. Torrey's chn., to imperfect verbal statements of a relative, who could not give the specific information I desired. Dea. Torrey and his wife were devoted and exemplary members of the Orthodox Cong. ch. She d. July 23, 1867. He d. July 3, 1872. Both d. in this town.
MISCELLANEOUS TORREYS.
TORREY, EBENEZER, of Boston, m. Susannah Torrey of Mendon, Nov. 22, 1759, by Rev. Mr. Dorr.
TORREY, JAMES, of Upton, m. wid. Mary Partridge, Nov. 27, 1755, by Rev. Mr. Frost.
TORREY, JOSIAH, with wf. Lydia, came into Mil. from Upton, and had b. to them a son, SAMUEL, Aug. 12, 1782.
TORREY, JOHN, and wf., Mary Torrey, had b. to them, POLLY, April 10, 1785, and BETSEY, Jan. 22, 1787.
TORREY, DEBORAH, m. Gershom Chapin, May 5, 1762.
TORREY, MARY, m. John Ward of Upton, Dec. 5, 1745.
I find no others on Mil. and Mendon records, but perhaps might have found some on those of Upton, had I searched them. My presentation of the Torreys is not very satisfactory to myself, but it is the best I could give with my means. I offer it, with all its defects, that if any of the race should hereafter take interest enough in their lineage to make a thorough search in quarters which I could not afford to examine, they may have the aid of my imperfect labors.
TOWER, JOSHUA, ancestry, birth-date, etc., untraced; wf. Elizabeth untraced;
cooper by trade, I think; res. for a time on So. Main St., near Eli Bowker's place. Chn. :-
MARY B., b. Sept. 6, 1826.
JOSHUA HOLLIS, b. Jan. 31, 1828.
SAMUEL WILLIAM, b. Oct. 29, 1829.
My history of this family is imperfect. Whence the parents came, I never knew, nor whether they had more chn. I find only the foregoing on our record of births. He d. in Holl., Aug. 3, 1868, as I know from my own funeral register. Concerning his wf. I am not informed. No further traced.
TOWER, WILLIAM5 (William,4 Jason,3 Levi,2 Gideon1), and wf. Ann, are recorded to have had b. to them here, -
MARY ELIZA, b. Nov. 10, 1842.
Their stay in town was brief. No further traced.
TOWER, WILLIAM E., whose wf., Urania, was a dr. of the late Rev. Leonard Wakefield, res. a while in No. Purchase; but I have not his family record. I believe he now res. in Hop.
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TOWER, TOZER, TUCKER, TUTTLE.
TOWER, GEORGE OSCAR, son of the preceding William E., was m. by me to Ellen Maria Pierce, March 12, 1871. He then res. in town, but has since gone elsewhere. I have not his family record, and can no further trace him. If there have been other Towers here, I do not recollect them.
TOZER, Rev. WILLIAM, a Protestant Methodist clergyman, who res. for a few yrs. in the No. Purchase; wives Sarah and Ann ; had the births of the fol- lowing-named chn. placed on our records :-
WILLIAM, Jun., b. Nova Scotia, Aug. 21, 1821.
ELIZABETHI M., b. Nova Scotia, Oct. 1, 1819.
JOHN, b. Newfoundland, Oct. 14, 1823; d. Aug. 4, 1824.
PETER MUDGE, b. Newfoundland, June 11, 1825.
JOHN, b. Newfoundland, May 1, 1827; d. Jan. 2, 1828.
JOSEPH BUTTERWORTH, b. Newfoundland, Nov. 17, 1828.
JABEZ BANTINE, b. Newfoundland, Nov. 22, 1830.
BENJAMIN GILES, b. Newfoundland, Jan. 19, 1833; d. May 19, 1833. SARAH ANN, b. Mil., Dec. 21, 1841.
This last child is entered on record, as b. by a 2d wf. named Ann. I sup- pose Mrs. Sarah had d., and this 2d marriage taken place, before Mr. Tozer came to Mil., which was probably about 1840 or '41. He remained here only two or three yrs., and is no further traced. I had no acquaintance with him.
TUCKER has never been a frequent name on our territory.
TUCKER, JONATHAN, from Gloucester, R.I., pedigree untraced, m. Susanna Daniels, pedigree untraced; cer. July 3, 1754, by Rev. A. Frost. It appears, from Mr. Frost's record of baptisms, that the fr. joined the Cong. ch. here, July 5, 1767, and that all the then chn. of the family were bap. Sept. 7, 1767; viz., OLIVE (who m. Jonas Twitchell), SUSANNA, SARAH, SAMUEL, RACHEL, and EZRA. But I find no further mention made of them.
TUCKER, Rev. THOMAS W., ministered to the Methodists of No. Purchase in 1826 and '27.
TUCKER, GEORGE, boot-treer; and
TUCKER, WILLIAM C. R., bootmaker, res. here in 1856.
TUCKER, HENRY, marble worker.
TUCKER, WILLIAM, saloon keeper; and
TUCKER, JOHN S., carpenter, appear in Directory for 1869.
TUCKER, HENRY F., boot-burnisher. 1872.
TUCKER, MARTIN T., boot-bottomer, appears in 1872, '75. And
TUCKER, JOHN S., at straw-shop, in 1880.
TUTTLE, AUGUSTUS SHERMAN, son of Augustus and Almira (Robbins) Tuttle,
b. in Concord, July 18, 1824; m., 1st, Lucy Wheeler; no particulars given of her ptge., birth, the mge. cer., or date of her death, -prob. an unintentional omission; m., 2d, Ellen Maria Harris, dr. of Norman A. and Charlotte L. (Worcester) Harris, b. May 30, 1847; cer. Mil., June 3, 1874, by Rev. Dr. Merrill Richardson. No. chn. reported from either mge. I find Mr. T.'s name in our town Directory for 1856, in which he is put down as a boot- finisher. How long he had then res. here has not been given me. In the Directory of 1869, he is designated as of the firm of Judson, Sawtelle, & Co., house-furnishing goods. In the Directory of 1872, he was of the firm of Tuttle & Dean, same line of business. In that of '75, and all subsequent ones, he is put down as pursuing the same business in his own name. I think he has stated to me that he was keeping a store of some kind on his own account, when the war of the Rebellion broke out, which he had to
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leave at considerable sacrifice to enter the Union army. An appeal was made to his patriotism at that time, and a commission given him as 2d Lieut. and recruiting officer, dated July 22, 1862. Leaving his store, and, what tried him much more severely, an invalid wife, he was mustered into the U. S. service at once, and forthwith recruited and organized Co. F of the 36th Regt. Mass. Vols. He did this successfully, in spite of some formidable discouragements, marched that co. to the seat of war, and at South Moun- tain, Md., handed it over to the command of Capt. William F. Draper of Hopedale, since brig .- general. His subsequent military career may be seen as given in Chap. VIII., "The War-Record of the Rebellion." It appears that he deserved well of his country. He is a much respected business man and citizen, and, with his companion, holds a highly reputable social standing.
TWITCHELL, EPHRAIM5 (Ephraim,4 Joseph,3 Benjamin of Medfield,2 Joseph of Dorchester, 16331), b. in that part of Sherborn which became Holl., Oct. 25, 1723; m., 1st, Patience Eames, dr. of Gershom and Susanna (Whitney) Eames, b. 1728; cer. Oct. 19, 1752, by Rev. J. Prentice. Issue : -
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