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6. Charles, son of Jesse 5, b. Brookfield, Feb. 13, 1782; a physician, and was educated at the common district school in Brookfield, and at Leicester Academy. After teaching a year or two at Half Moon, N.Y., he entered the office of Dr. Asa Walker of Barre as a medical student, where he devoted himself to three years' hard study, and one year's practice with Dr. Walker. On the decease of Dr. Cleaves at Antrim, N.H., he removed thither, began an independent professional career, lasting nine years, when, in 1816, on the death of Dr. Seth Fobes of Oakham, Mass., he removed to that place, where he resided until his decease, making in all nearly seventy years of continuous medical practice. He m. Feb. 13, 1809, Sarah McAllis- ter of Antrim, N.H., who d. Oakham Dec. 5, 1868; he d. Mar. 6, 1875. Children, Charles, b. Jan. 31, 1810 7 ; Austin, b. Antrim, June 23, 1811, m. (1) Apr. 23, 1843, Charlotte Noyes of Oakham, (2) Oct. 14, 1846, Almira Stearns of Oakham ; Char- lotte, b. Antrim, May 21, 1813, m. Nov. 1, 1835, John F. Howard of Boston, and d. at Oakham, Oct. 14, 1849 ; Lyman, b. Antrim, Apr. 1, 1815, m. Sarah Brown of Bal- timore, and d. New Orleans, Mar. 18, 1859; Levi, b. Oakham, Mar. 7, 1817 8; Horace, b. Oct. 9, 1819, d. Apr. 4, 1849; Clarinda, b. Nov. 17, 1823, m. Nov. 12, 1846, George W. Ellis of Boston, who d. Nov. 22, 1884; John, b. Apr. 4, 1827, m. Oct. 14, 1860, Marietta Pierce.
7. Charles, son of Dr. Charles 6, b. Antrim, N.H., Jan. 31, 1810. He came to North Brookfield from Ware, in Sept. 1832; was clerk in the store of S. H. Skerry & Co., until Apr. 1833, then entered as bookkeeper in the counting-room of T. & E. Batcheller & Walker, where he remained until 1851 (the firm changing in 1834 to T. & E. Batcheller), when he became a member of the firm of T. & E. B. & Co., continuing in active business until Jan. 1, 1860, when he retired to private life. He built his house in 1839 ; as a public servant he has been honored and trusted with some of the most prominent official positions of the town and State ; was Town Clerk 10 yrs., 1836-1846; some time Clerk of First Congregational Society ; Representative to State Legislature, 1850-1-2 and 62 ; State Senator, 1865-6-77 and 78; member of Executive Council, 1867-8-9 and 70; Treasurer and Receiver Gen- eral of the Commonwealth, 1871-2-3-4 and 5; Justice of the Peace since 1852; member of the Baltimore (Presidential) Convention in 1864; Commissioner of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad Sinking Fund; President of North Brookfield Savings Bank fifteen or more years; Trustee of the Appleton Library and Fund from its foundation in 1859; town assessor, besides having been on numerous im- portant committees. He m. May 8, 1834, Eliza Cummings of Ware, and d. Apr. 19, 1886. Children, Joseph Charles, b. North Brookfield, July 9, 1835, d. Sept. 9, 1836; Charles Woodburn, b. Apr. 13, 1838 9; Ellen Eliza, b. Sept. 22, 1839, m. June 20, 1866, Frank A. Smith, and d. July 26, 1866; John Quincy, b. Apr. 22, 1843 10; George Arthur, b. Nov. 13, 1848 11.
8. Levi, Deacon, son of Dr. Charles 6, b. Oakham, Mar. 17, 1817. Deacon Adams had a thorough common school education, and afterwards studied with Rev. Asa Hixon and Rev. Leonard Parker (then ministers of Oakham), and subsequently attended at Leicester Academy two terms under Preceptors Richards and Spooner ; then for several years engaged in teaching, first in Oakham and Rutland, afterwards in Montgomery and Bloomingburg, N.Y .; still later in Dorchester and Northamp- ton, Mass. A few of the last years of his life he was bookkeeper for T. & E. Batcheller, and eventually failing health obliged him to relinquish all business cares, and seek retirement in more private avocations. Nov. 2, 1854, he was chosen Deacon of the First Congregational Church, and continued in office until his decease ; was Town and Parish Clerk from 1855 to 1860, and Representative to
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Legislature 1856. He was highly respected, and of whom it might be said, "he had not an enemy in the world." In 1852, for the benefit of his health, he made a voy- age to Europe, visiting Russia, Sweden, Denmark, England, France, &c., and wrote several very interesting letters during his absence (see Rev. C. Cushing's sermon at his funeral, Aug. 15, 1860). He. m. (1) Aug. 14, 1845, Sarah L., daughter of Oliver Ward, b. Sept. 20, 1819, d. Sept. 21, 1849; (2) May 16, 1854, Clara McFarland Dwight of Belchertown ; no issue ; he d. Aug. 10, 1860.
9. Charles Woodburn, son of Charles 7, b. North Brookfield, Apr. 13, 1838 ; many years cashier and bookkeeper for the Messrs. Batcheller ; Justice of the Peace seven years, and Commissioner to qualify civil officers since IS70; m. Apr. 25, 1861, Sarah C. Poland of North Brookfield. Children, Charles Joseph, b. Feb. 10, 1866, d. same day ; Ellen Eliza, b. Jan. 15, 186S; Katherine Sarah, b. Aug. 18, 1869, d. Feb. 1, 1870 ; Marion Sarah, b. July 8, 1871, d. Sept. 10, 1872; Charles Joseph, b. Jan. 23, 1874; Mary Woodburn, b. Mar. 2, 18So.
10. John Quincy, son of Charles 7, b. Apr. 22, 1843; for many years in the office of the State Treasurer as bookkeeper, and subsequently as chief clerk; resides in Auburndale; m. Feb. 14, 1867, Sarah L. Smith. Children, Jane Harrington, b. North Brookfield, May 29, 1870 ; Sally McAllister, b. Hillside, Roxbury, Feb. 14, 1873; Alice Eliza, b. North Brookfield, Mar. 12, 1875; John Charles Arthur, b. Auburndale (Newton), Sept. 19, 1882 ; Donald Augustus, b. Sept. 3, 1885.
11. George Arthur, son of Charles 7, b. North Brookfield, Nov. 13, 1848; has been a Clerk, and later, a Music Teacher ; m. May 18, 1875, Mary L. Ingraham of Worcester. Child, Arthur Ingraham, b. Nov. 26, 1883.
ADAMS (of Northbridge), James 1, of Barre ; his children, Palmer, b. Jan. or June 14, 1788 2 ; Schuyler, b. Mar. 7, 1790, m. Ruth Ludden of Spencer, d. Jan. 16, 1879; Ezbon, b. 1792, a lawyer ; m. Martha Galloway of Xenia, O., d. Apr. 21, 1828 ; James, b. 1794, a bookkeeper ; m. Eliza Smith of Rutland, d. Sept. 27, 1848; Sophia, b. 1798, m. Augustus K. Maynard of Phillipston, d. July 1, 1855; Susan, b. 1803, d. 1807 ; Harriet, b. Aug. 29, 1805, m. George Smith of Rutland ; Mary, b. 1807, m. John Carruth of Petersham.
2. Palmer, son of James 1, b. Northbridge, Jan. or June 14, 1788; settled in Oakham ; m. Jan. 15, 1805, Polly Bush of North Brookfield, who d. Nov. 21, 1851 ; he d. Sept. 29, 1875. Children, Cheney Reed, b. Oct. 15, 1805, and lives in Oakham ; Charlotte Watson, b. Mar. 5, ISII, m. Nov. 25, 1831, Luther B. Wetherbee of Hard- wick, d. Sterling, Ill., Oct. S, 1878; Caroline Augusta, b. Aug. 3, 1816 [see Charles Adams 1] ; Martha Galloway, b. Jan. 4, 1820, m. Mar. 1842, Hiram W. Knight of South Royalston, d. Gardner, July 29, 1875; Mary Bush, b. Dec. 25, 1821, m. Apr. 1, 1859, Eli Bush of Vermont ; Emeline Antoinette, b. May 6, 1826, m. about 1861, William J. Bartlett of Princeton, d. Aug. 12, 1863.
Charles 1, b. Northbridge, Mass., Dec. 9, 1812 ; came to North Brookfield from Hartford, Ct., in 1845, and settled on the E. B. Bush farm ; m. May IS, 1837, Caro- line Augusta, daughter of Palmer Adams 2, b. Barre, Aug. 3, 1816. Children, Charles Merrick, b. Aug. 13, 1838, d. Dec. 29, following ; Judson Everett, b. Dec. 23, 1839 2; Ellen Augusta, b. Sept. 19, 1841, d. Aug. 25, 1844; Mary Emma, b. June S, IS44, m. Mar. 26, 1868, Joel Bullard ; Nathan, b. Aug. S, 1845; Albert Loring, b. Apr. 15, 1847, d. Mar. 20, 1848; Games, b. Sept. 20, 1848, m. Nov. 21, 1877, Helen Rebecca Stone of Ashland; Eli Bush, b. Nov. 29, 1853, d. Nov. 27, 1854; Eddie Ezbon, b. July 14, 1855, m. Sept. 21, 1876, Alice C. Smith of Springfield ; John Milton, b. Nov. 8, 1856.
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2. Judson Everett, son of Charles 1, b. Hartford, Ct., Dec. 23, 1839; m. Aug. 3, 1864, Harriet Louisa Bush of Montgomery, Vt., b. June 29, 1842. Children, Ralph B., b. Mar. 16, 1865; Eugene E., b. May 20, 1868 ; Ernest B., b. July 25, 1870; Maud E., b. Feb. 2, 1877 ; Paul Wheeler, b. Apr. 17, 1882.
ADAMS, Ezra 1 (of Canada), b. 1768; m. Isabel -, who d. Nov. 11, 1853; he d. Brookfield, Sept. 14, 1825. Children, Amos, b. June 23, 17992; Levi, b. Apr. 7, ISO1, was blown up in Spencer powder mills, May 5, 1848; Polly, b. May 10, 1803, d. 1807; James, b. May 18, 1805, d. Mar. 23, 1864; Daniel, b. Aug. 20, 1807; Catherine, b. Sept. 16, 1809; Lucy, b. Dec. 16, 1811 ; Mary, b. Mar. 3, 1813, d. Apr. 4, 1848; Angeline, b. Mar. 14, 1815, d. May, 1834; Ezra, b. May 1, 1818, d. Jan. 16, 1852; Sarah, b. Oct. 5, 1820; Wyman, b. Dec. 27, 1824.
2. Amos, son of Ezra 1, b. Canada, June 23, 1799 ; millwright ; m. Apr. 23, 1821, Rebecca, daughterof Philip De Land of North Brookfield, b. Apr. 21, 1803, d. Nov. 9, 1875; he d. June 15, 1877. Children, Mary Thorndike, b. Apr. 6, 1822, d. Brookfield, Dec. 5, 1871 ; Martha Minerva, b. Oct. 27, 1824, d. Brookfield, Mar. 9, 1846; Philip De Land, b. May 15, 1827, d. Sept. 29, 1828; Philip De Land, b. Jan. 15, 1831 ; Amos Edwin, b. May 19, 1832; Lucy A., b. Aug. 12, 1834, m. Mar. 23, 1855, William H. Sampson; Emma L. M., b. Malden, Mar. 23, 1839, m. (1) George B. Woods of Barre and Boston ; (2) Joseph E. Woods of do., - both sons of Edwin Woods of Barre; Ida y. A., b. Mar. 14, 1844, m. Aug. 20, 1864, Henry W. Snow of North Brookfield.
AIKENS, AKINS, James, had a grant of So acres next north of Jabez Olm- stead, in 1717, and later of 79 acres, afterwards known as the Cheever place. He m. Oct. 15, 1718, Mary Gibbs of Brookfield. Child, Mercy, b. Jan. 3, 1721.
ALLARD, Peter 1, was of Huguenot parentage. Late in the last century he, his wife Patience (Crafts), and their family joined a colony and settled the town of Woodstock, Vt. Child, Jonathan, b. July 12, 1773 2.
2. Jonathan, son of Peter 1, b. Woodstock, Ct., July 12, 1773; farmer, miller, hatchet and wrought nail maker; probably removed from Bellows Falls to Oakham about 1807, and thence in ISI8 to North Brookfield where he bought of Isaac Hunter his first estate, on which he built a house, -sold it and purchased the lot adjoining the old Batcheller place (since occupied by Daniel R. Knight), where Winslow Bryant now lives. Previous to his marriage he was a surveyor, a teacher in Ballston and Saratoga Springs, N.Y., where, his son says, he owned a valuable property. He m. (1) Aug. 19, 1798, Liania Loomis of Vermont, who d. July 2, 1803; (2) Apr. 6, 18OS, widow Sally Thayer of Oakham, Mass., who d. in Morenci, Mich., May 9, 1866; he d. Dec. 8, 1853, in Virginia, Cass County, Ill. Children, Clara, b. Vermont, Oct. 14, 1799, d. June 22, 1803 ; Clara, b. Vermont, July 2, 1803; Liania Lavinia, b. Oakham, Jan. 25, 1809, d. Sept. 22, 1810 ; John Parmenter, b. do., Feb. 7, 1811 3 ; Liania Goodell, b. June 22, 1813; m. Apr. 21, 1836, Davidson Barr, d. Spencer, Oct. 16, 1841 (see Barr) ; Catherine Lois, b. Dec. 12, 1815, m. Orson Barker of Morenci, Mich., and d. there in 1879; Luther Stockwell, b. North Brookfield, Aug. 29, 1822 4 ; Sarah Ann, b. North Brookfield, May 31, 1828, m. Philander Barker of Morenci, Mich., where she d. Oct. 2, 1861.
3. John Parmenter, son of Jonathan 2, b. Oakham, Feb. 7, ISII ; was a lawyer, trader, surveyor, engineer, etc. ; was educated in the common schools, and a student at Greenfield and Deerfield academies; taught schools ; went west and was ap- pointed deputy surveyor for the N. W. District; worked at the laying out of Grand
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Haven and Grand Rapids, Mich., about 1837 ; afterwards settled at Allegan, Mich., where he engaged some in law practice, also, in boating, and wooden ware business and general merchandise including the establishment of a flour mill ; d. here Oct. 14, 1845; m. Feb. 7, 1840, Susan E. Abbott of Allegan. Child, Eliza, b. Jan. 1845.
4. Luther Stockwell, son of Jonathan 2, b. North Brookfield, Aug. 29, 1822. Editor and lawyer in Hot Springs, Ark .; received a common school education in North Brookfield ; left there in the winter of 1836 in charge of Mr. Amos Bowker to go to his brother John, who was on U.S. survey in Michigan ; travelled the whole distance in a vehicle which, one side up was a wagon, the other side up was a sleigh ; stopped a while near Buffalo, then the scene of the "Patriot" war; witnessed the bombardment of Navy Island by the British and resumed his journey to Michigan, where he remained a year, and returned to Massachusetts whence, after two years' schooling, he once more visited Michigan and entered Allegan Academy. After finishing his course of studies there, he went to Chicago, and made the acquaintance of Gen. John C. Fremont, who was then about starting on his first western expedi- tion, and engaged his services as first assistant topographical engineer. After a short experience, his health failed him and he returned to St. Louis ; went south, taught school and penmanship; returned to Michigan, studied and practised medi- cine ; was in the Mexican war under Scott-and took part in the late Rebellion ; withal, like unto his brother John he has experienced one grand round of miscel- laneous and varied business occupations not often the common lot of man. He m. Oct. 3, 1849, Miss S. F. Payne of Virginia, Ill. Children (b. Virginia, Ill.) Henry Clarence, b. Aug. 30, 1850 ; editor and publisher at Fort Smith, Ark .; Ellen Isabel, b. Apr. 1, 1852, m. John Wolfington of Virginia, Ill. ; May Eliza, b. Nov. 21, 1855; William P., b. Mar. 17, 1857, d. Sept. 29, 1861 ; John Jesse, b. Sept. 5, 1858 ; Sarah Catherine, b. Feb. 5, 1860; Luther Stockwell, b. Nov. 14, 1861, a local editor ; U. S. Grant, b. Mar. 4, 1869.
ALLEN, Israel 1, came from Shrewsbury, in 1783 ; a soldier in the Revolution, and was in the fight at Bunker Hill. His children were Silas 2, Ivory, Jemima, Junia, Ashbell and Alvin, b. Jan. 1, 1784 or 5 3.
2. Silas, son of Israel 1, a farmer and miller, came with his family from Shrews- bury ; m. (1) Oct. 20, 1791, Betsey Cunningham of Spencer, who d. May 3, 18LI ; (2) Nov. 15, 1815, widow Phebe Knapp of Mansfield, Ct. Children [first 11 b. Spencer], Susanna, b. Oct. 17, 1792, d. 1833 ; Nancy, b. Mar. 9, 1795, m. Parley Packard of Oakham, d. 1880; Ethan, b. May 24, 1801, d. young ; John, b. Mar. 5, 1803, went to sea, and never heard from; Silas, b. Feb. 14, 1817, removed to Redfield; Mary Ann, b. 1820, m. Abner Barnard ; George, b. 1822, m. 1844, Esther Haskins of Ver- mont ; Phebe Ann, b. 1824, m. John D. Zimmerman of Connecticut ; Hiram, b. Aug. 27, 1826 4 ; Harvey, b. Nov. 19, 1828 5; Gilbert, b. 1831, m. 1852, Amanda Rood of Springfield ; Edward F., b. North Brookfield, 1833; was a soldier in the Rebellion, and d. 1862, of disease contracted in the army.
3. Alvin, son of Israel 1, b. Spencer, Jan. 1, 1785 ; a miller ; m. (1) Mar. 14, 1807, Mehitable Goodnow of Paxton; (2) May 14, 1840, Abiah Raymond of North Brookfield. Children (b. Spencer), Caroline, b. May 5, 1810, m. Feb. 13, 1840, Elias Bartlett of North Brookfield, d. Nov. 4, 1858 ; Oshea, b. Sept. 8, 1812, m. July 18, 1841, Lydia Foster, d. Williamstown, Mar. 9, 1846; Alvin, b. June 6, 1815, d. Apr. 27, 1816; David G., b. Feb. 27, 1816, m. Mar. 22, 1838, Mary Barnes; Angeline, b. Apr. 3, 1818, m. Oct. 18, 1837, George Harwood of North Brookfield, d. -; Alvin, b. Jan. 20, 1821 6; Martha A., b. July 29, 1823, m. Nov. 9, 1841, William Smith;
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Mehitable G., b. July 23, 1825, m. Apr. 14, 1844, William M. Allen, d. Jan. 17, 1855.
4. Hiram, son of Silas 2, b. Spencer, Aug. 27, 1826, m. (1) - Coolidge ; (2) Sept. 1859, Harriet L. Stone of Barre. Children, Abbie L., b. Mar. 1852, m. June, 1873, Charles E. Damon ; Ella Jane, b. July, 1860, d. 1864; Hattie Jane, b. Feb. 1865; Marion F., b. Nov. 1867 ; Ada Idell, b. Aug. 26, 1869.
5. Harvey, son of Silas 2, b. Spencer, Nov. 19, 1828; enlisted in the Forty- second Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, and d. of disease contracted in the ser- vice; m. Nov. 27, 1850, Mary Ann Gilbert, d. July 14, 1865. Children, Charles Warren, b. Dec. 13, 1856, d. Oct. 11, 1857 ; Carrie Louise, b. July 6, 1862.
6. Alvin, son of Alvin 3, b. Spencer, Jan. 20, 1821, m. May 24, 1842, Louisa Smith. Children, Ida E., b. Sept. 5, 1846, m. Nov. 30, 1876, Oscar E. Leach ; Ethan A., b. May 21, 1854, d. Sept. 26, 1862.
7. Welcome, b. Attleboro, Aug. 10, 1804, came from Ware in 1850 ; m. I822, Anna M. Wilson of Pelham, who d. North Brookfield, Nov. 20, 1861. Children, William M., b. Pelham, Mar. 24, 1823 8; Erastus W., b. Feb. 8, 1827 9; Sarah M., b. July 29, 1831, m. Apr. 27, 1851, Lawson Hill of North Brookfield.
8. William M., son of Welcome 7, b. Pelham, Mar. 24, 1823, m. (1) Apr. 14, 1844, Mehitable G. Allen, who d. Jan. 17, 1855; (2) July 30, 1856, Anna L. Bartlett, b. Granby, Aug. 4, 1821. Children, Edward M., b. North Brookfield, Jan. 5, 1845, m. Nov. 30, 1871, Elida F. Thompson ; E. Maria, b. Spencer, Oct. 24, 1847, m. (1) Sept. 28, 1870, Hartwell Bellows ; (2) Mr. De Witt of Hardwick ; Frank A., b. July 8, 1850 10 ; M. Lizzie, b. Feb. 23, 1858, m. Nov. 24, ISSI, Nelson Gray ; Anna M., b. Mar. S, 1864.
9. Erastus W., son of Welcome 7, b. Feb. S, 1827, m. Apr. 20, 1847, Harriet W. Hooker. Children, Willie Oscar, b. Mar. 27, 1848, d. Sept. 16, following ; George Ho- bart, b. May 16, 1849 ; Sarah Jeanette, b. Jan. 25, 1851 ; Arthur Clarence, b. May 8, 1854 ; Walter Welcome, b. Sept. 7, 1860.
10. Frank A., son of William M. 8, b. July 8, 1850, m. Ida E. Tufts of Brook- field. Children, Mabel C., b. Aug. 10, 1870 ; Millie A., b. Jan. 11, 1872 ; George E., b. Sept. 18, 1876, d. Aug. 17, 1879.
11. Ambrose, b. Barre, Sept. 9, 1807 ; selectman and overseer of the poor in North Brookfield ; m. Apr. 2, 1835, Ruby Beebe, d. Warren, Jan. 22, 18So, where he d. also. Child (adopted), Thankful, b. Stockbridge, Vt., Feb. 4, 1831.
12. Arnold (illegitimate), came from Oakham about 1815, when eight years of age, and was brought up by Charles A. Knowlton. In 1831 he engaged in farming in the employ of Deacon T. Batcheller, and next year went into a shoe shop; m. May 1, 1834, Lucy L. King, and d. Oct. 18, 1835.
AMIDON, Frederick S., b. East Hartford, Ct., May 30, 1824; m. Nov. 20, 1844, Jane D. Kingsbury of South Coventry, Ct., b. Dec. 4, 1828. Children, Charles K., b. Willimantic, Ct., Mar. 26, 1846, m. Apr. 28, 1873, Kate A. Kendrick of Bos- ton ; Alice C., b. Mar. 2, IS50, m. Oct. 10, 1876, Samuel T. Frothingham of Lynn ; Frederick S., b. Natick, Mar. 2, 1853, m. Oct. 19, 18So, Helena P. Matthews of South Yarmouth ; Frank W., b. Jan. 2, 1856.
AMSDEN, Hartwell 1, b. Southboro, 1821 ; m. Harriet Danforth of Connecti- cut, b. New York State, 1818. Children, Ida, b. Northboro, 1847, m. 1878, Frank Hill of North Brookfield ; a son, b. -; Mr. Amsden d. North Brookfield, Feb. 24, ISSI.
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2. Frederick M., b. Ware, Mass., 1839; m. at Warren, May, 1866, Lyda A. Thompson, b. 1847. Children, Florence B., b. West Brookfield, Jan. 18, 1867 ; Isa- bel, b. June 17, 1869 ; Fred. L., b. Aug. 23, 1871 ; Delbert F., b. North Brookfield, Feb. 4, 1873; Evelyn E., b. Apr. 25, 1875.
APPLETON, Rev. Joseph, was son of Isaac of Ipswich, grandson of Major Isaac of Ipswich, great grandson of Samuel of Ipswich, great great grandson of Samuel, who settled in Ipswich 1635. JOSEPH was b. Ipswich, 1751, ordained North Brookfield, Oct. 3, 1776, d. in office, July 25, 1795 ; m. Mary Hook of Kingston, N.H., who m. (2) 1798, Maj. Daniel Gould of Lyndeboro, N.H. ; after his death, she re- moved to Hillsboro, d. Mount Vernon, N.H. Children, Phineas, b. May 5, 1780, d. IS00; Joseph, b. Dec. 31, 1781, d. Feb. 3, 1795; Nabby Ellery, b. Jan. 9, 1785, m. Sept. 1803, David Starrett of Hillsboro, and d. May 3, 1858; William, b. Nov. 16, 1786, a merchant of Boston ; M.C .; m. Jan. 16, 1815, Mary Ann Cutler ; Sally Hook, b. Dec. 17, 1789, m. Sept. 1809, John Burnham of Hillsboro, N.H .; Mary Ann, b. 1791, m. Asa Stevens of Mount Vernon, N.H., and d. Nov. 19, 1867.
ARMS, Hudson L., b. South Deerfield, June 9, 1852, m. May 7, 1874, Rowena A. Rice of Oakham, b. June 19, 1849. Children (b. North Brookfield), Leroy H., b. Mar. 30, 1879 ; Lula R., b. Aug. 19, 1885.
ASHBY, Thomas 1, b. Warner, N.H., Aug. 12, 1814, m. Mar. 31, 1836, Har- riet N. Abbott of Bradford, N.II., b. Sept. 7, 1819. Children (first three b. Brad- ford), Ellen E., b. Apr. 2, 1838, m. Feb. 6, 1856, George W. Boody; Charles H., b. Jan. 7, 1841, d. (a retired soldier), North Brookfield, July 28, 1865; Adeliza M., b. Feb. 27, 1843, m. Jan. 11, 1865, Albert H. Foster of North Brookfield ; Charlotte }., b. South Danvers (now Peabody), July 7, 1845, m. June 30, 1867, George F. Sibley ; Lydia A., b. 1847, d. 1850 ; Sarah E., b. 1849, d. 1851 ; Flora I., b. and d. 1851 ; Fred. M., b. North Brookfield, Dec. 25, 1855 2.
2. Fred. M., son of Thomas 1, b. North Brookfield, Dec. 25, 1855, m. Sept. 23, 1877, Emma S. Harrington of Spencer, b. Jan. 17, 1855, d. North Brookfield, Feb. 20, 1886. Children, Charles F., b. May 14, 1878 ; Alice Jane, b. May 18, 1881.
ATWOOD, Justus, b. Belchertown, Feb. 8, 1788, d. July 17, 1825; m. Nov. 6, 1808, Betsey Hoar of North Brookfield; b. Brimfield, June 25, 1783; d. North Brookfield, July 25, 1863. Children, Jarvis, b. North Brookfield, Oct. 20, 1809, d. Mar. 8, 1826; Lucinda IV., b. Apr. 4, 1811, m. Apr. 3, 1833, David B. Lawrence of North Brookfield ; Judith, b. Sept. 2, 1814, m. Sept. 28, 1831, Elijah Barnes of North Brookfield, d. Eaglewood, Ill., Apr. 26, 1876; Harriet Newell, b. Nov. 2, 1816, m. Ang. 13, 1834, Osman Hoar of South Orange, d. Winchendon, Sept. 30, 1879; Bet- sey, b. Sept. 22, 1819, d. Sept. 3, 1822.
AVANN, Rev. Joseph M., b. England, Aug. 3, 1846, m. Mar. 7, 1870, Ella Maria Reed of Acworth, N.H., b. Oct. 27, 1851. Children, Lilian Kate, b. East Templeton, June 22, 1871 ; Maud Grace, b. Shelburne Falls, Aug. 17, 1873; William Henry, b. Auburndale, Oct. 3, 1875; Ella Daisy, b. North Brookfield, July 21, 1879.
AYRES, 1, Sergt. John. [See ante, pp. 65, 181.]
The only one of the sons of Sergt. John, who returned to Brookfield at the Re- Settlement was
Joseph 4, who had grants of land in Brookfield as follows : in 1713, sixty acres ;
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in 1714, seventy-two acres ; removed from Ipswich to Brookfield with his family in 1717, d Nov. 3, 1740. He m. (1) 1634, Sarah Caldwell ; (2) widow Hannah Dutch, who d. July, 1740. Children, Surah, b. Aug. 5, 1685; Elizabeth, b. Jan. 28, 1687-8, m. Feb. 5, 1717, Aaron Kimball ; John, b. Feb. 26, 1692-3 6; Benjamin, b. Sept. 13, 1696, had grant of eighty acres; removed to Brookfield, and d. May 23, 1717; Wil- liam, b. Dec. 16, 1700 7.
5. Joseph, son of Samuel, received grants at Brookfield in all of two hundred and ninety acres.
6 John, son of Joseph 4, (called " John, Jun." on the records), came to Brook- field 1714; had grants in all of three hundred and forty-two acres; wife Mary ( Mar- cy). Children (b. in Brookfield), Mary, b. Aug. 24, 1719, d. young; Benjamin, b. Aug. 25, 1723, d. May 30, 1736; Moses, b. Dec. 3, 1725 8.
7. William, son of Joseph 4, had grants in all of four hundred and two acres ; captain, esquire, a leading man in civil affairs, d. Aug. 19, 1789; He m. (1) Jan. 8, 1724-5, Hannah Hamilton, d. Dec. S, 1748; (2) Jan. 3, 1753, Persis Rice, d. Jan. 9, 1756; (3) Dec. 23, 1772, Mrs. Mary Woolcott. Children, Hannah, b. Oct. 11, 1725, m. - Gould; Sarah, b. Sept. 17, 1727, m. - Sprague ; Joseph, b. Nov. 19, 1729, d. Apr. 21, 1763; Mary, b. Dec. 22, 1731, m. 1754, Joseph Locke of Shutesbury ; William, b. May 1, 1734 9; Elizabeth, b. Apr. 27, 1736, m. Apr. 6, 1761, Rufus Put- nam of North Brookfield; Olive, b. May 14, 1739, m. Dec. 9, 1761, Ephraim Wheeler ; Benjamin, b. Oct. 15, 1741 10; Lydia, b. Nov. 21, 1743, m. Jonathan Wyman; Increase, b. June 17, 1748, d. May 21, 1767.
8. Moses, son of John 6, captain, d. Dec. 6, 1796. He m. Sarah Converse, d. Nov. 22, 1825. Children, John, b. July 21, 1749, d. 1757 ; Aloses, b. Jan. 30, 1751, m. Jan. I, 1777, Lucy Cutting ; Sarah, b. Mar. 30, 1753; Jesse, b. May 20, 1755, d. young ; John, b. Nov. 21, 1758, d. May 30, 1778; Eli, b. Feb. 27, 1761, m. 1790, Sally Crawford of Oakham ; Jesse, b. Oct. 8, 1763, m. 1783, Abigail Tyler ; Jude, b. Mar. 12, 1766 11; Increase, b. Nov. 16, 1768 12; Abigail, b. - , m. Peter Wash- burn.
9. William, son of Esq. William 7, d. June 14, 1767. He m. Apr. 1760, Miriam Harrington, who m. (2) Joseph Barnes. Children, Elizabeth, b. Oct. 28, 1762, unm., d. July 26, 1842; William, b. July 23, 1765 13.
10. Benjamin, son of Esq. William 7, m. Nov. 12, 1762, Beulah Crosby. Chil- dren, Buenos, b. May 1, 1763, a Revolutionary soldier, m. Mar. 29, 1789, Rachel Hamilton ; Thomas, b. May 24, 1765, m. Oct. 6, 1789, Sally Converse ; Persis, b. Apr. 6, 1767; Joseph, b. June 24, 1769, m. Feb. 21. 1796, Mrs. Anna Dexter of Brookfield ; Release, b. Jan. 15, 1775; Mary, b. Sept. 29, 1779.
11. Jude, son of Capt. Moses 8, m. Sally Babbitt. Children, Lucinda, b. Mar. 26, 1787, m. Henry Woodman of Boston ; Persis, b. 1789, m. Feb. 1, IS10, Benjamin Babbitt [see Babbitt 1]; Celia, b. Mar. 7, 1797, m. Aug. ISIS, James Lamson of Ware.
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