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GERSHOM, bap. Oct. 5, 1755; m. Mary Johnson of Holl.
PATIENCE, bap. July 2, 1758; m. Ebenezer Nelson, March 8, 1781.
LYDIA, bap. Sept. 14, 1760; m. David French, May 21, 1778.
EPHRAIM, Jun., b. June 19, 1763; m. Eunice Chamberlain, Westmoreland, N.H., 1789.
Mrs. Patience d. June 5, 1763. The hus. m., 2d, Lydia Parkhurst, dr. of Isaac and Lydia (Bigelow) Parkhurst, b. in our Precinct, 1738; cer. April 13, 1769, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. :-
ANNA, h. Feb. 2, 1770; m. Stephen Thayer, May 15, 1787.
MERCY, b. Sept. 22, 1773; m. Caleb Albee, Aug. 28, 1791.
MARY, b. Oct. 4, 1776; m. Samuel Prentiss, Hop., Feb. 9, 1804.
OLIVE, b. March 14, 1780; m. Zuriel Hayward (Howard), Jan. 11, 1801.
Ephraim Twitchell came from Holl. He purchased what has been known as the Twitchell farm of Amos Binney and Thos. Bailey of Hull, through Rev. Amariah Frost, who had power of attorney to sell and convey the same. The deed to Twitchell bears date Aug. 2, 1748. The tract conveyed was estimated at "near a hundred acres," and said to be "the land laid out June 28, 1707, to John Peck," by the proprietors of Mendon. The deed excepted "three-quarters of an acre for a burying-place as shall be agreed upon most commodious therefor upon Nathaniel Morse line." The dwellings on the west side of School St., the high-school house, and our Town Park, occupy portions of this Peck, Binney and Bailey, Twitchell farm. Ephraim Twitchell's 1st wife, Patience, was rec'd into our Cong. ch., Sept. 28, 1755; and, in virtue thereof, her chn. were baptized. Lydia Parkhurst, the 2d wife, was also a member, and had her chn. bap. But it does not appear that the hus. and fr. ever joined the ch. He d. May 24, 1802. Death-date of Mrs. Lydia not found.
TWITCHELL, JONAS, ptge., birth-date, etc., not found; m. Olive Tucker, dr. of Jonathan and Susanna (Daniels) Tucker, bap. in our Precinct, Sept. 7, 1767; cer. April 19, 1785, by Amariah Frost, Esq. Issue : -
JOHN, b. Mil., April 28, 1785. Family no further traced. Who Jonas was, whence he came, or whither he went, I have no information.
TWITCHELL, GERSHOM6 (Ephraim,5 Ephraim,4 Joseph,8 Benjamin,2 .Joseph1), bap. Oct. 5, 1755; m. Mary Johnson of Holl., ptge., birth-date, and particu- lars of cer. not ascertained; prob. Holl. records may show. Issue : -
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MARTIN, b. Jan. 18, 1779; m. Eleanor Lamb of Oxford, Jan. 25, 1807.
LEVI, b. Sept. 12, 1780; lived unm .; d. Nov. 31, 1842.
ELIHU, alias ELLA, b. May 18, 1783; lived unm .; d. See town record: I omitted to look.
BETSEY, b. Sept. 18, 1785; d. June 22, 1802.
GERSHOM, Jun., b. -; m. Abigail Hunt, May 22, 1825; he d. Jan. 30, 1860. MARY, b. -; m. Nathaniel Paine, Boston, Dec. 4, 1817.
Gershom Twitchell, sen., inherited his fr.'s farm, or at least became its pos- sessor, lived and died thereon. His wf. Mary was somewhat eccentric, and some of her chn. had marked peculiarities. But all, one after another, of the family have departed to the world of spirits. Gershom, sen., d. Aug. 15, 1824. Mrs. Mary, his wid., d. April 11, 1842, in her 87th yr. Martin never lived in town after his mge. His entire family have passed away excepting Emmons Twitchell, an enterprising boot-manufacturer of Brookfield. He is now the sole surviving descendant of Gershom, sen., that bears the name Twitchell. Neither Levi nor Elihu, nor Gershom, jun, left any chn. Martin left Otis, who d. Aug. 31, 1871; Henry Martin, who d. April 24, 1872; and Emmons, who survives as above. It was Emmons of whom our authorities purchased the land for town park. Mrs. Mary Paine left a son and a dr., but of course they do not bear the name of Twitchell.
TWITCHELL, DILLA (perhaps originally Adelia or Delia), b. out of wedlock 1774; mr.'s maiden name Hannah McKenny ; reputed fr. a Twitchell, whose given name I have not ascertained. How she passed her early childhood and youth I have never been told. She dwelt in a little home, northerly from Cedar-swamp Pond, on the st. since named after her, Dilla. She was eccentric and peculiar in her habits, conscientious and tender-hearted. She had a passionate fondness for cats, and often kept a dozen or more, all petted, fed, lodged, and treated with the most motherly care. Many anec- dotes are afloat on the waves of tradition concerning her and her feline family, but I will not presume to relate them. In her way she was certainly a remarkable woman. When she was at the age of about 15 yrs., her mr. m. Robert Wood, a foreigner, said to have been a Hessian, and whom Rev. Mr. Frost, in his record of marriages, termed "an outlandish man." This step-father and her mother lived and d. with Dilla. She herself d. March 27, 1830, a. 56 yrs. ; and was buried first in our oldest grave-yard, but now her remains repose in Vernon-grove Cemetery.
TYLER. We have had few of this name. But there was an ancient family of Tylers in Mendon, and several successive generations of them dwelt in what we call the Davenport neighborhood. Nathan and Mary had there a son, Nathan, in 1729. I suppose these two Nathan Tylers participated zealously in the setting off of our Easterly Precinct, and, for a time, in the management of its affairs. The second Nathan was m. to Abigail Maynard, Dec. 21, 1743, by Rev. Mr. Frost, and raised up a family in No. Mendon. I think he had a son Nathan there, and he another of the same name. These Tylers were influential people in their day, and much known in public affairs.
TYLER, DANIEL, pedigree untraced, was b. in Leominster, Aug. 18, 1791. He
m. Thusa Polley, pedigree untraced, b. in Harvard, Aug. 22, 1797. They were m. in Leominster, Feb. 28, 1815. Issue : -
RUFUS D., b. Leominster, Sept. 10, 1816; d. Nov. 20, 1852.
ELIZABETH, b. Leominster, May 22, 1818.
RHODOLPHUS, b. Leominster, Feb. 22, 1820; d. Oct. 20, 1822.
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LYDIA ANN, b. Leominster, Jan. 15, 1822; m. Joseph Hancock, April 11, 1843.
JANE M., b. Leominster, Dec. 5, 1823; m. Ezra Hunt, April 18, 1841.
CAROLINE S., b. Leominster, Oct. 27, 1825.
ADOLPHUS, b. Leominster, Oct. 29, 1827; sole-cutter; res. No. Purchase.
ABIGAIL R., b. Leominster, Sept. 17, 1829; m. James D. Bailey, June 6, 1849.
ADDISON H., b. Leominster, Nov. 30, 1831; m. Eliza Bianca Parkhurst, Oct. 21, 1857.
GEORGE H., b. Hopkinton, Feb. 21, 1834; d. Sept. 28, 1834.
ARATHUSA, b. Hopkinton, March 10, 1836.
ALVIN E., b. Hopkinton, Oct. 22, 1838.
MIRA ELIZA, b. Milford, Feb. 28, 1841; m., 1st, Almon A. Sumner; 2d, Andrew Franklin.
Daniel Tyler was an industrious carpenter and good citizen. He came into town from Hop. some 40 yrs. ago, and dwelt in the No. Purchase. He d. Feb. 21, 1874. His worthy wid. survives him in the same neighborhood. I am not completely informed as to the marriages and families of all his chn. Of his sons I have the family record of but one; viz., -
TYLER, ADDISON H., son of Daniel and Thusa, b. Leominster, Nov. 30, 1834; came with liis parents to Mil., and m. Eliza Bianca Parkhurst, dr. of Oliver B. and Maria (Nelson) Parkhurst, b. in Mil., Oct. 19, 1835; cer. Oct. 21, 1857, by whom not ascertained. Their chn .: -
FRANK A. b. Mil., Dec. 2, 1858; d. Feb. 2, 1862.
ALBERT H., b. Mil., Jan. 12, 1862.
INFANT SON, b. Mil., Sept. 4, 1864 ; d. Sept. 9, 1864.
CHARLEY, b. Mil., July, 1867; d. Sept., 1868.
HARRY NELSON, b. Mil., Sept. 14, 1869.
OLIVER PARKHURST, b. Mil., July 30, 1877.
I am not informed where this promising family now res., nor of their pur- suits and circumstances.
UNDERWOOD, JOSHUA, seems to be the first of this name on our records.
He was from Holl., m. for 2d wife Hannah Wheelock, res. on our territory about the time the Easterly Precinct was set off, and soon returned to Holl. His name appears among the petitioners to Gen. Court in 1741, for the new Precinct. He is referred to below.
UNDERWOOD, Gen. ORISON, came into town from Barre, in 1822, then quite a young man, and inducted himself into the boot business, which was at that time in its infancy here, - carried on in a few petty shops and tenement- roomns. He grew up to distinction with it, and has shared largely in its suc- cesses and reverses. He has acted a prominent part in the developinents of our military, municipal, financial, and societary affairs. He attached him- self early to our famous Artillery Co., in which he rose from private to major. Thence he went up the ladder of promotion through the infantry till he reached the goal of brigadier-general. He finally received honor- able discharge from military duty at the end of 21 yrs. continuous service. In municipal and civil concerns he has been no less distinguished. He pre- sided as moderator through a long succession of town and other public meetings ; has been many times recommissioned as justice peace; and was sent as delegate to one State Constitutional Convention, besides often serv- ing on our board of selectmen, and responsible special committees, when questions of urgent public interest required consideration. Among such
1. Underwood
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questions, a very important one in its time was the establishment of a high school. He claims to have initiated the movement for this institution, to have persistently labored in its behalf against most discouraging opposition, and now to look back with great satisfaction on the success which finally crowned the exertions of himself and his coadjutors. The Masonic Fra- ternity, as well as that of Odd-Fellows, is indebted largely to his personal influence for re-edification and expansion in town. The ancient Charity Lodge had been defunct several years, when he exerted himself to procure the removal of Montgomery Lodge from Medway to Mil .; then the removal of Mount Lebanon Royal Arch Chapter from Medway hither; and then to establish our Commandery of Knights Templar. He was at least a vigor- ous promoter and co-operator in all these successful achievements. Such is a portion of his history in this community, as now in old age he surveys the retrospect. But he disclaims wishing to disparage the services of others in any of these works. I will now treat of his pedigree. He is of the 7th generation in descent from, -
UNDERWOOD, JOSEPH.1 This ancestral immigrant was b. in Eng., set., 1st, at Hingham in 1637, and thence removed to Watertown in 1665. He had at Watertown a son named after himself.
UNDERWOOD, JOSEPH,2 who, by wi. Elizabeth, had several chn. One of these, -
UNDERWOOD, JOSHUA,3 set. in Sherborn, on what is now Underwood St., Holl. He m., 1st, Mercy Fairbanks ; and 2d, Hannah Wheelock of our ter- ritory, in 1738. This is the Joshua 3 above mentioned as res. here, and being a petitioner for the new Precinct. He had numerous chn. Among them, -
UNDERWOOD, JOSEPHI,4 who inherited the patrimonial homestead in Holl., m. Jemima Leland, and raised up a goodly family. Among them was, - UNDERWOOD, DAVID 5 (Joseph,4 Joshua,3 Joseph,2 Joseph 1), b. Holl., 1742;
m. Bathsheba Adams, 1763, and ultimately set. in that part of Rutland which became Barre. Their chn. were JEMIMA, b. in Holl., 1764; JONAS, 1765; BATHSHEBA, 1767; DAVID in Rutland, 1769; JOSEPH, 1771; ASA, 1773; ITHAMAR, 1776; ELIPHAZ, 1779; REUBEN, BETSEY, etc., at ungiven dates. UNDERWOOD, JOSEPH 6 (David,5 Joseph,4 Joshua,3 Joseph,2 Joseph 1), b. in Rut., since Barre, 1771; m. Chloe Guernsey of Richmond, N.H., dr. of William and Chloe (Thurber) Guernsey, b. March 21, 1776; date of cer. not given. Their chn .: -
AURILLA, b. 1803; m. Dwight Colburn ; she d. 1871.
ORISON, b. March 19, 1805; m. Hannah B. Cheney, Sept. 2, 1827.
WILLIAM GUERNSEY, b. 1806; d. 1829.
VIDA, b. 1808; d. young.
ELBRIDGE GERRY, b. 1810; trace not given.
CHLOE THURBER, b. 1813; trace not given.
ANDREW JACKSON, b. 1815; trace not given.
JAMES MONROE, b. 1818; trace not given.
Death-date of Mrs. Chloe, April 19, 1839. Her husband's not given.
UNDERWOOD, Gen. ORISON 7 (Joseph,6 David,5 Joseph,4 Joshua,3 Joseph,2
Joseph 1), b. Barre, March 19, 1805; m. Hannah Bond Cheney, dr. of Caleb and Sarah (Hunting) Cheney, b. in Mil., Jan. 31, 1804; cer. at the parental res. on Sunday evening, Sept. 2, 1827, by the writer. The officiator was also present at their opal and golden wedding celebrations. Their chn. : --
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ADIN BALLOU, b. May 19, 1828; grad. B. U., 1849; m. Jane L. Walker, June 5, 1856.
LAURINDA, b. Dec. 11, 1829; d. Oct. 27, 1832.
WILLIAM ORISON, b. Dec. 17, 1831; d. Oct. 7, 1832.
EDWIN ORISON, b. Nov. 25, 1833; d. March 5, 1835.
ADALINE AURILLA, b. Nov. 29, 1835; d. Sept. 25, 1843.
GEORGE DWIGHT, b. Dec. 18, 1837; m. Faustina Aurena Gove, June 1, 1859. MELVIN AUGUSTUS, b. April 17, 1844; grad. H. U., 1866; m. Clara Isabella Babbitt, 1880.
UNDERWOOD, Gen. ADIN BALLOU8 (Gen. Orison,7 Joseph,6 David,5 Joseph, 4 Joshua,3 Joseph,2 Joseph 1), b. Mil., May 19, 1828; grad. B. U., 1849; adopted the legal profession, and commenced practising Mil .; m. Jane L. Walker, dr. of Joseph and Hannah (Chapin) Walker, b. Hop., March 14, 1837; cer. in West Newton Cong. ch., June 5, 1856, by Rev. Mr. Drummond, pastor. Their chn. : -
AMY, b. Newtonville, March 28, 1857.
ANNA, b. Newtonville, May 4, 1859.
WILLIAM ORISON, b. Newtonville, May 5, 1861.
Gen. A. B. Underwood was put in process of a liberal education early in life at Mil. Academy, our public schools, and under Leander Holbrook's tuition. At fifteen he was sent to the University Grammar School, Providence, R.I., where he fitted for college. At seventeen he entered Brown University, then under the presidency of Rev. Dr. Wayland. Thence he grad., as already said, in 1849, among the foremost of his class. After a year spent in the counting- room and in travel, he betook himself to the study of law, first in the office of Hon. Charles R. Train, Framingham; then at Cambridge Law School; and then in the office of Judge B. F. Thomas, at Worcester. From Aug., 1852, to Aug., 1853, one year, he spent in Europe, - the summer months at Heidelberg, and the winter ones in Berlin, - attending lectures on jurisprudence by eminent Ger- man masters. Meantime he spent some weeks in Italy. Thus qualified he was admitted to the bar of Worcester Co., in Nov., 1853. He commenced law prac- tice in Milford soon after this, and was for a few yrs. associated with H. B. Staples, Esq., under the firm name "Underwood & Staples." About this time he served for a while as clerk of our police ct. In 1855 or 1856 he formed a law partnership with Hon. Charles R. Train in Boston, which continued till the war of the Rebellion broke out. Since his mge. he domiciliated mostly at Newtonville to 1865, and thereafter at Newton. The day after Fort Sumter was fired upon, he turned the key in his office-door, and never entered it again for a client. He soon enlisted, became capt. of a co. raised in Boston, and went into service with the Second Mass. Infantry under Col. George H. Gordon. What he achieved and suffered in the ensuing campaigns, how he distinguished himself and was promoted, and the honors of his subsequent career, have been indicated in Chap. VII. I need add only, that he is still at his post in the Boston Custom House, that he and his worthy wife are stanch Episcopalians, that he has been honored with responsible offices in Grace ch. at Newtonville, that he was three years on Gov. Claflin's staff as col., and that he has more recently held a position of eminent dignity as the Commander of the Department of Mass. in the Grand Army of the Republic.
UNDERWOOD, GEORGE DWIGHT 8 (Gen. Orison,7 Joseph,6 David,5 Joseph, 4 Joshua,3 Joseph,2 Joseph 1), b. in Mil., Dec. 18, 1837; m. Faustina Aurena Gove, dr. of Jacob and Abigail Hook (Sanborn) Gove, b. Aug. 14, 1834; cer. in Milford, N.H., June 1, 1859, by Rev. Jacob Gove. Chn. : -
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ADA GUERNSEY, b. July 21, 1861; d. Oct. 1 ensuing.
FRANK HAMILTON, b. April 6, 1865.
EDITHI RENA, b. Sept. 2, 1869; d. Aug. 26, 1870.
GEORGE AMORY, b. Sept. 23, 1871.
JAY GOVE, b. April 22, 1873.
The family res. here till Nov., 1872, since then in Newtonville; the hus. and father doing business in Boston. George D. did not enjoy the ample educa- tional advantages of his elder and younger brothers, though decent ones for his chosen sphere in life. Martial daring, trials, and fame did not lie in his pathway, nor the success to which he aspired in the pecuniary field. But in respect to usefulness, substantial competency, and respectable social standing, he and his family have a creditable record. They are also good Episcopalians. Mrs. Faustina d. at Newtonville, Dec. 5, 1880, and left a precious memory.
UNDERWOOD, MELVIN AUGUSTUS 8 (Gen. Orison,7 Joseph,6 David,5 Joseph,4
Joshua,3 Joseph,2 Joseph 1), b. in Mil., April 17, 1844; grad. H. U. 1866; a man of letters and æsthetic taste; in business pursuits much employed in insurance affairs about Boston; res. Newtonville. After living a circum- spect bachelor to the prudent age of 35, he m. Clara Isabella Babbitt, dr. of Nathan E. and Hannah (Guernsey) Babbitt of Springfield; cer. at the parental res. in Mil., Jan. 15, 1880, by the writer. Position and prospects auspicious.
UNDERWOOD, ALVAN G., pedigree not given; b. in West Woodstock, Ct., April 15, 1808, son of Alvan and Margaret (Smith) Underwood, both decd .; m. Emily Amanda Guild, dr. of Ebenezer and Hepsey (Russell) Guild, both decd., b. in Wrentham, July 28, 1812; cer. at Upton, April 9, 1833, by Rev. Benjamin Wood. Child, ALBERT GALLATIN, b. Mendon, Dec. 28, 1833; m. Sarah S. Wight, Oxford, May 15, 1854.
Chn. of Albert Gallatin and Sarah S. Wight Underwood : -
Herbert W., b. Oxford, Feb. 28, 1855.
Frank G., b. Oxford, Sept 12, 1856.
These parents, I believe, are of the Cong. church, and had honorable stand- ing in Oxford. Mr. Underwood was for some years cashier of Milford National Bank, and a commissioned justice of the peace. He has retired from active business, and the family are in easy circumstances.
UNDERWOOD, DANIEL PECK; ancestry not traced, but presumed to be a descendant of Joseph of Hingham and Watertown; b. in Troy, N.H., Sept. 10, 1843, son of John and Eliza (Peck) Underwood; horse-dealer. His father, John Underwood, was publicly known for many years as driver of the stage from Medway to Boston. He was either sole or co-proprietor of that line, and extended it to Woonsocket, R.I. Daniel P. m. Nellie Eugenia Maynard, dr. of Rev. Lyman Maynard and wf. Elizabeth, b. in Needham, Dec. 30, 1848; cer. at Hopedale, Feb. 15, 1872, by the writer. No chn. Long res. in town, and worthy people.
Other Underwoods, formerly and new res. in town, ought perhaps to receive my attention in this connection; but, having obtained no intimation of their wish to see their family records appear on these pages, I shall doubtless be excused, in the hurry of closing my work, for any seeming neglect.
VANT, JOHN, and wf. Relief (Tracy) Vant, were of Sutton, and afterwards of Upton. They had 3 sons that became res. in Mil. ; viz., -
SAMUEL AUSTIN, b. Sutton, June 1, 1811; m. Mary Ann Stearns, April 2, 1835.
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MELBOURNE, b. Sutton, 1813; d. in infancy.
ARTEMAS BULLARD, b. Sutton, Sept. 19, 1815; m. Izanna E. Parkhurst, Sept. 6, 1837.
CHARLES AUGUSTUS, b. Sutton, 1816; d. at Gen. O. Underwood's Nov. 20, 1832, a. 16 yrs.
Nothing further given concerning John Vant's chn. or the death of the parents, except that the fr. d. in 1818, and the mr. m. a 2d hus. She d. some yrs. ago.
VANT, SAMUEL AUSTIN 2 (John 1), b. in Sutton, June 1, 1811; bootmaker and farmer; m. Mary Ann Stearns, dr. of Alexander and Sarah Brownell Stearns, b. in Providence, R.I., March 8, 1814; cer. in Mil., April 2, 1835, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
ELBRIDGE AUSTIN, b. Mil., Oct. 5, 1836; m. Sarah Jane Hunt, Oct. 4, 1860. MELBOURNE ALEXANDER, b. Mil., Dec. 17, 1838; m. Lavinia Nelson, Jan. 28, 1862.
Samuel A. came into town from Upton in March, 1822, then a boy not 11 yrs. old. His folks were poor, and he came on the spur of his own enterprise to seek his fortune and find a home. He engaged himself to Caleb Cheney, and lived in his family several yrs. Later he learnt the bootmaking trade, and so grew up to manhood. Mrs. Mary Ann, his wf., had an orphan's experience. Her parents d. when she was a mere babe; and she was taken to the home of her uncle, David Stearns 2d, in this town. He and his wf. both d. while she was a child only 2 or 3 yrs. old. She went next into the care of Samuel McFar- land and wf., where she remained till about 5 yrs. of age. Thence her uncle Jonathan Stearns, who had been appointed her guardian, placed her in the family of Joel Day. There she was kindly and carefully brought up to mar- riageable womanhood. Thus, through many adversities, a now worthy and comfortably circumstanced family gained their foothold in our community. Their res. is on Purchase St., just above Pearl.
Grandchn. : -
Walter Austin Vant, son of Elbridge and Sarah J., b. June 1, 1866. Alice Nelson Vant, dr. of Melbourne A. and Lavinia, b. Dec. 28, 1866.
AVANT, ARTEMAS BULLARD 2 (John 1), b. Sutton, Sept. 19, 1815; m. Izanna Eames Parkhurst, dr. of Otis and Sarah (Jones) Parkhurst, b. Mil., April 22, 1815; cer. Mil., Sept. 6, 1837, by Rev. Horace W. Morse. Issue : -
ADELAIDE VICTORIA, b. June 26, 1838; m. Theodore E. Stacy, Feb. 3, 1859; she d. Aug. 30, 1859.
CHARLES AUGUSTUS, b. Dec. 8, 1839; m. Anna C. Whitmore, Aug. 20, 1863. DEXTER PARKHURST, b. Oct. 3, 1842; m. Emma J. Gould, Oct. 4, 1865. JOHN LEMUEL, b. Aug. 28, 1848; d. Aug. 12, 1849.
A family of good standing in the various circles of society. Mr. V. came up out of trying early adversities. He was left fatherless at 3 yrs. of age, and had hard youthful struggles to pass through. He came into town in 1832, and worked his way up from apprenticeship into successful management of the boot business. He continued in that management for 22 yrs., but has latterly been engaged in carrying on a laundry establishment, which is both useful and profitable. He is a reliable and trusted citizen. He has a handsome and con- venient mansion 47 Pearl St. The only serious drawback to the family pros- perity has been a visitation of severe sickness experienced by Mr. V. within the last few yrs., from which he has hardly yet fully recovered.
Grandchn. : -
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Arthur Vant, son of Charles A. and Anna C., b. June 27, 1866.
Adelaide Vant, dr. of Dexter P. and Emma J., b. Sept. 24, 1866.
Irving A. Vant, son of Dexter P. and Emma J., b. Feb. 13, 1871.
Mark W. Vant, son of Dexter P. and Emma J., b. April 2, 1874.
VICKERY, BENJAMIN, ancestry not traced; presumed to have been born in Bridgewater; m., 1st, Mary Allen, 1737, who soon d. He m., 2d, Mary Kingman, 1739. They moved to our Easterly Precinct, and were recd. from the 3d ch., Bridgewater, into our Cong. ch., Sept. 29, 1763. I think they must have brought 6 or 7 chn. with them, and dwelt in the easterly part of our territory. Their chn. were, -
MARY, b. prob. in Bridgewater, 1740; m. Jonathan Hayward, jun., 1769.
ELIZABETH, b. prob. in Bridgewater, 1743; untraced.
ELIAB, b. prob. in Bridgewater, 1745; untraced.
BENJAMIN, Jun., b. prob. in Bridgewater, 1749; m. Rhoda Holbrook, Dec. 12, 1776.
OLIVE, b. prob. in Bridgewater, 1753; untraced.
HULDAH, b. prob. in Bridgewater, 1759; untraced.
There was a Lydia Vickery, who m. Josiah Corbett; cer. Jan. 12, 1758, by Rev. A. Frost.
Also a Melatiah Vickery, that d. in town, Nov. 4, 1799.
I suspect that Lydia and Melatiah belonged to the above family, but how related I find no indication. No Vickerys appear on our records after 1799.
WADSWORTH, JONATHAN, and wf. Rebecca, once resided a while in our Pre- cinct in its early times. But whence they came, where they dwelt, how long they remained, or whither they went, is not indicated on our records.
They had 3 chn. bap. by Rev. Mr. Frost; viz., -
MARY, April 15, 1744.
BENJAMIN, April 20, 1746.
REBECCA, July 3, 1748.
WAIT, DANIEL, and wf. Abigail, were warned out of town in 1791. They then had 4 chn. with them; viz., JOSEPH, LYDIA, BETSEY, and HANNAH. They came into town May 3, 1787, taken in by Adams Chapin. No further traced.
WAKEFIELD, Rev. LEONARD, son of Daniel and Anna (Keeney) Wakefield, b. in Manchester, Ct., July 29, 1803; m. Nancy Carroll, dr. of Jesse and Mary (Mann) Carroll, b. in Smithfield, R.I., Sept. 30, 1804; cer. Smithfield, R.I., Nov. 2, 1827, by Rev. Elisha Frink. Their chn. :-
JULIA A., b. Oct. 26, 1828; d. soon after birth.
URANAH MOWRY, b. May 31, 1830; m. William E. Tower, res. in Hop.
DANIEL AMOS, b. March 31, 1833; m., name not given ; res. in No. Purchase. ANNA MARIA, b. June 8, 1835; d. young.
LAROY SUNDERLAND, b. April 8, 1837; m., name not given; res. in No. Purchase.
CHARLES LEONARD, b. May 7, 1839; d. young.
FRANCES CATHERINE DORR, b. June 26, 1841; d. young.
OSMOND b. April 26, 1844; d. within a week after birth.
OSGOOD
(triplets), b. April 26, 1844; d. within a week after birth.
OSCAR b. April 26, 1844; d. within a week after birth.
Rev. Mr. Wakefield left an interesting life-record, the main points of which he gave me a few months before his decease. They are as follows: Left an orphan by the death of his father at the age of 23 yrs., the youngest of 4 chn. ;
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