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2. Jonas, son of Jonas 1, b. Paxton, Nov. 16, 1796, m. (1) Mar. 29, 1820, Phebe Simmons of Oakham, b. New Braintree, June 20, 1799, d. Oakham, June 13, 1821 ; (2) Apr. 8, 1823, Eliza, widow of Joshua Brimhall of Oakham, who d. Brookfield, Sept. 15, 1838 ; she was a Holt ; (3) Apr. 2, 1840, Calista A. Morey of Brookfield, b. New York, June 17, 1809, d. Brookfield, Nov. 22, 1873. Children, John D., b. Oakham, June 6, 1821, m. (1) Rosamond IIarwood of Greenwich ; (2) unknown, of Philadelphia ; (3) unknown, of Sand Lake, N.Y .; (4) unknown, of New York City ; (5) unknown, of Chicago ; Phebe S., b. West Boylston, Jan. 12, 1824, m. Apr. 2, 1841, Harvey Walker of Brookfield ; Joshua B., b. Apr. 19, 1826, m. Aug. 27, 1847, Sarah A. Draper of Brookfield ; Eliza H., b. West Brookfield, Feb. 25, 1829, m. July 1, 1847, Guilford Young of Brookfield ; Samuel H. V., b. Medfield, Apr. 11, 1832, m. June 4, 1854, Geraldine Telford of North Brookfield, d. Brookfield, July 24, ISSO ; Jonas M., b. North Brookfield, Sept. 29, 1833, m. (1) Nov. 11, 1856, Nancy D. James of Brookfield ; (2) Dec. 6, 1861, Selina Farnum of Westford, Ct .; Abi- gail H., b. Brookfield, Mar. 6, 1842, m. Aug. 31, 1864, Charles F. Mullet of Brook- field ; Simeon AI., b. Nov. 25, 1846, d. Sept. 15, 1848 ; Simeon MI., b. July 9, 1849 5.
3. Horace, son of Jonas 1, b. West Boylston, Dec. 2, 1801 ; a jeweller ; m. Dec. 27, 1825, Eliza French of Oakham, d. Worcester, July 11, 1884. Children, Alvah H., b. Oakham, Oct. 25, 1826, d. Sept. 20, 1828 ; Maria W., b. North Brookfield, Aug. 28, 1832, m. Sept. 2, 1856, Otis H. Blood of Worcester.
4. Martin, son of Jonas 1, b. Sturbridge, Apr. 5, 1813, m. July 12, 1838, Maria Keim of Philadelphia. Children (Philadelphia), Horace Martin, b. June 30, 1839 ; a physician ; m. May 21, 1863, Kate Schober of Philadelphia ; William Henry, b. Mar. 19, 1841 ; book-keeper ; John Saunders, boot and shoe dealer, b. Jan. 19, 1843, m. Aug. 22, 1866, Hannah A. Brian of Philadelphia.
5. Simeon M., son of Jonas 2, b. Brookfield, July 9, 1849, m. Sept. 2, 1869, Adelaide L. Blood, daughter of Enoch 1.
BEMIS, George Amos 1, son of Amos of Spencer, b. Spencer, Sept. 17, 1824, m. Mar. 23, 1848, Anstis Kittridge Harwood of North Brookfield, d. July 10, 1880. Children, Amos Armit, b. Spencer, Aug. 20, 1851, m. Nov. 20, 1873, Mary Grace Phelps of North Brookfield, formerly of St. Johnsbury, Vt .; William Otis, b. North Brookfield, June 11, 1857, d. July 18, 1868 ; Clara Harwood, b. Sept. 24, 1864.
2. Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel of Spencer, b. Spencer, June 5, 1796, m. (1) May 25, 1820, Nancy Converse of North Brookfield, who d. Feb. 23, 1822; (2) Nov. 8, 1825, Emily Thompson of New Braintree, who d. West Boylston, Aug. 23, 1863; he d. East Brookfield, Feb. 7, 1863. Children, Nancy C., b. North Brookfield, Oct. 27, 1826, m. Nov. 30, 1854, Samuel F. Summers of Boston, b. Charlestown, Jan. 20, 1820 ; machinist [children, Sarah B., b. Melrose, Sept. 24, 1855 ; m. June 14, 1877, William Sawyer of Charlestown ; Charles S., b. Melrose, Dec. 2, 1865] ; Mary A., b. Mar. 28, 1829, m. May 6, 1852, George P. Kendrick of Brookfield, son of Perley, b. Nov. 6, 1824; Hannah B., b. Feb. 15, 1832, d. Mar. 17, following ; Martha, b. Feb. 27, 1834, d. Oct. 5, 1860 ; Charles, b. Dec. 25, 1835, d. May 1, 1856.
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3. Cephas, son of Nathaniel Sr. of Spencer, brother of Nathaniel Jr., b. Oct. 11, 1800, m. May 25, 1826, Harriet W. Matthews of Brookfield ; he d. Aug. 11, 1829, and she m. (2) John F. Dewing of North Brookfield. Children, Hiram Matthews, b. May 15, 1827 4 ; Elizabeth Harriet, b. 1829, d. Apr. 25, 1845.
4. Hiram Matthews, son of Cephas 3, b. May 15, 1827, m. June 25, 1848, Angeline Newton of Rutland. Children, Ellen Elizabeth, b. June 25, 1849 ; Rosella Newton, b. Feb. 21, 1851, m. Feb. 9, 1867, James B. Cummings of North Brookfield ; Frank Matthews, b. Jan. 3, 1856, m. May 1, 1873, Wealthy A. Richards of West Brookfield.
5. Tyler, b. Paxton, June 3, 1806, m. Caroline A. Brown of Paxton, and d. Aug. II, 1876. Children (Paxton), Carlo R., b. Dec. 6, 1831 6; George W., b. Apr. 19, 1833, m. Nellie A. Smith of Vermont; Caroline y., m. Manly Ludden of Spencer ; Charles A., enlisted for nine months in civil war from Paxton, m. Anna Bemis of Spencer ; Mary E., d. Paxton ; Sophronia Z .. , m. Joseph Whitney of Oakham ; Austin T.
6. Carlo R., son of Tyler 5, b. Paxton, Dec. 6, 1831, m. Nov. 24, 1854, Julia A. Williams of Barre. Children, Andrew P., b. Spencer, Oct. 29, 1855, m. Jan 1, 1877, Lizzie P. Watson of Spencer ; Charles S., b. Paxton, Dec. 16, 1857 ; Mary J., b. Paxton, Feb. 17, 1859, m. May 27, 1879, Dell F. Howlett of North Brookfield.
BENOIT, Joseph, son of Ignace, b. Canada, Mar. 26, 1846, m. Lucy Paro of Milton, Vt., b. Feb. 14, 1845. Children, Joseph Frederic, b. Sandy Hill, N.Y., July 17, 1865, d. there June 21, 1866; Lucy Cordelia, b. Fairfax, Vt., Dec. 8, 1867; Georgianna Emma, b. North Brookfield, Apr. 17, 1870; Louis Octavius, b. July 4, IS72, d. Sept. 13 following ; Arthur Henry, b. Sept. 23, 1873; Ida Josephine, b. Feb. 25, 1876 ; Emily Mathilda, b. Mar. 14, 1878.
BERGEN, Michael, b. Ireland, 1843, m. 1865, Ann M. Delaney. Children (North Brookfield), Mary, b. 1866; Margaret, b. 1869; Annie, b. 1873; Catherine, b. 1876; William, b. 1878 ; Martin, b. 1871.
BERGER, Peter N. 1, b. Canada, July 10, 1843, m. July 1, 1868, Alphonsine Foisey. Children (North Brookfield), Joseph Louis Henry, b. July 7, 1869; Alexander Arthur, b. Mar. 4, 1871 ; Eugene Victor, b. July 17, 1872; Louise Alexan- dria Yvonne, b. Oct. 5, 1877.
2. Alphonse, b. Canada, Feb. 6, 1853, m. Nov. 1877, Emma Cheltra. Child, Frank E., b. Aug. 28, 1881.
BETTIS, BETTYS, BETTEES, BEETES, Thomas, b. Wenham; re- ceived grants at Brookfield as follows : " Nov. 17, 1701, to Thomas Bettice 40 a. W. on Mr. Smith - further I find in an old paper an accompt of several parcels of meadow, and Bettis amongst the rest," signed Joseph Hawley. "Jan. 7, 1721, granted to heirs of Thomas Bettes, decd., 60 a. E. on Five-mile river, S. on John Willcoott's, E. on town line, W. on sd Bettees meadow." "Jan. 21, 1721, to heirs of Thomas Bettis, decd., 18 a. on Five-mile river, N. on John Clary, and 2 a. meadow on the plain W. of the 18 a." He was killed by the Indians July 29, 1704 (see ante, p. 166). His wife was Mary -; m. (2) John Jackson of Woodstock, Ct. Children, Thomas, shoemaker, who was b. in Brookfield, 1721; Mary.
BIGELOW. - [The Genealogy of this family from 1540 to 1718, by Jason Bigelow Perry of Rindge, N.H., may be found in the large Vol. in the Town Clerk's office, North Brookfield, compiled by Hon. Chas. Adams, jr.]
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1. Jason, b. Marlboro, Apr. 11, 17IS, and d. Brookfield, Mar. 25, 1767, was eldest son of Samuel and Mary Bigelow. He came here prior to 1744; was a petitioner Dec. 1748, for the incorporation of the 2d Precinct or North Parish in Brook- field; was an active and efficient member, and a Deacon in the Church. Children (Brookfield), Elizabeth, b. June 24, 1748, m. May 21, 1767, Samuel Mixer, or Mixter, of New Braintree, d. July 3, 1831 [children, Elizabeth Mixter, b. Nov. 18, 1768, m. May 13, 1793, Ebenezer Tidd of New Braintree, d. June 4, 1847 ; Jason, b. July 27, 1772, m. May 5, 1808, Susan Cutler of Amherst, d. Hardwick, Jan. 31, 1850 ; Sarah, b. New Braintree, Mar. 22, 1774, m. 1803, Asa Pope ; Mary, b. Sept. 9, 1776, m. 1805, Col. Samuel Lee of Barre; Lucy, b. Nov. 13, 1778, d. Oct. 28, 1823; Asenath, b. Mar. 14, 1782, m. 1803, Capt. Joseph Green of New Braintree, d. Feb. 22, 1838 ; Samuel, b. Oct. 15, 1784, m. Clarissa II. Moore, d. Mar. 30, 1862] ; Lucy, b. Nov. 4, 1749, m. July 7, 1770, Samuel Cheever of North Brookfield 1, d. Oct. 6, 1777 ; Hepzibah, b. Oct. 28, 1751, m. Feb. 20, 1793, Mark Dodge of Dudley, d. June 26, 1824; Jason, b. Aug. 20, 1753 2; Samuel, b. Jan. 17, 1755, d. May 19, 1759; Jonas, b. Nov. 5, 1756; lived many years on the farm now owned by Michael Glennon, and d. Aug. 19, 1843, leaving considerable wealth; m. Mar. 10, 1785, Lydia Ware of New Braintree, no issue ; Abigail, b. May 5, 175S, m. Nov. 22, 1781, John Perry of Rindge, N.H., where she d. Sept. 11, 1818. [For family, see large Vol. in Town Clerk's office, North Brookfield.]
2. Jason, son of Jason 1, b. Brookfield, Aug. 20, 1753, m. Mar. 23, 1775, Judith, daughter of William Dane 1, and Sarah (Stone), b. 1754, d. North Brookfield, Nov. 1, IS21 ; he d. Feb. 2, 1826. Children, Silas, b. Mar. 16, 1776 (non. com.), d. Oct 23, 1820 ; Lucy, b. Feb. 21, 1778, d. infancy ; Lucy, b. Nov. 19, 1779, m. Jan. 8, 1809, Thomas Tucker, d. Apr. 14, 1841 ; Judith, b. Mar. 3, 1782, published June 9, 1811, to Christopher Paige of Hardwick, d. Feb. 1, 1873; Jason, b. May 2, 1784 3; Sarah, b. Oct. 7, 1786, nı. Nov. 12, 1804, Kittridge Hill, d. Feb. 21, 1867 ; Samuel, b. Dec. 18, 1788, d. Apr. 21, 1789 ; John, b. Feb. 5, 1790 4; Jonas, b. Aug. 4, 1792, d. Mar. 14, 1793 ; Nancy, b. Aug. 4, 1792, m. Beals Thomas of Hardwick, d. May 12, 1821 ; infant, b. Feb. 7, 1795, d. next day ; Jonas, b. Aug. 7, 1796 5.
3. Jason, son of Jason 2, b. May 2, 1784, m. 1815, Patty Waite, b. June 5, 1796, d. Oct. 25, 1873 ; he d. May 3, 1856. Children, Alden, b. Sept. 4, 1816 6; John Tyler, b. July, 1818, d. 1830; Joseph Emerson, b. Aug. 31, 1826, m. 1866, Judith J. Luce ; Sarah Lavina, b. Aug. 30, 1828, d. 1833; Lawson, b. July 11, 1836; Lawton, b. July 11, 1836 7.
4. John, son of Jason 2, b. North Brookfield, Feb. 5, 1790, m. Oct. 10, 1815, Betsey Maynard of Northboro, b. Hubbardston, Mar. 20, 1794, d. Feb. 26, 1879, he held town offices, and Representative two years, d. Oct. 31, 1872. Children (North Brookfield), Charlotte, b. May 6, 1816, m. May 14, 1835, Apollos Wellington, d. West Brookfield, Aug. 9, 1876; John S., b. July 2, 1817 8; Mary E., b. Dec. 16, 1819, d. June 7, 1824; Silas H., b. Nov. 6, 1821 9; Samuel S., b. Dec. 25, 1823, d. Mar. 12, 1824; Mary E., b. Mar. 25, 1825, m. Apr. 9, 1845, Christopher W. Paige of Pres- cott; Samuel Sumner, b. Dec. 1, 1827 10; Warren T., b. Dec. 21, 1831, d. Nov. 16, 1855.
5. Jonas, son of Jason 2, b. Aug. 7, 1796, m. Nov. 10, 1819, Nancy Maynard of Northboro, b. Feb. 27, 1796, d. Oct. 1, 1865; he d. July 7, 1861. Children, John Dexter, b. Sept. 2, 1820 11; Sarah Williams, b. Oct. 21, 1821, m. Dec. 6, 1841, Alden Chapman of Montgomery ; Mary Rice, b. Dec. 4, 1822, m. Sept. 27, 1843, Alvin M. Thompson of West Brookfield; Samuel Fay, b. Jan. 2, 1824 12; Abigail Witt, b. Nov. 29, 1825, m. Aug. 29, 1850, Lucian E. Bliss 3; Jonas Edward, b. Apr.
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12, 1827, d. Sept. 16 following; a child, b. May 15, 1828, d. May 17 following ; Eliza Ann, b. Sept. 26, 1829, m. Sept. 4, 1849, William D. Converse of Ware; Jonas Augustus, b. Oct. 25, 1830; Henry William, b. Sept. 23, 1831, d. Aug. 31, 1833; Nancy Maria, b. Nov. 19, 1833, d. Jan. 18, 1835; Henry Edward, b. Aug. 27, 1835 13.
6. Alden, son of Jason 3, b. Sept. 1, 1816, m. Sept. 4, 1851, Mary Ann Seabury of Cambridge, Vt. Child, Sarah Lavinia, b. Jan. 10, 1856, m. Mar. 23, 1878, Henry F. Ryan of Millbury.
7. Lawton, son of Jason 3, b. July 11, 1836, d. Mar. 19, 1885, m. May 17, 1877, Sarah A. Corey of Holyoke. Child, Mabel, b. May 13, 1879.
8. John S., son of John 4, b. July 2, 1817, m. Oct. 1842, Marcia Hamilton of North Brookfield. Children, Marcia, b. North Brookfield, July 15, 1843, m. June 20, 1866, Charles F. Weeks of Springfield ; John W., b. East Brookfield, Sept. 1845, d. West Brookfield ; Lucy B., b. West Brookfield, Aug. 1848, d. North Brookfield, Apr. 6, 1851 ; Lucy B., b. North Brookfield, Oct. 19, 1851 ; John W., b. Aug. 20, 1854, m. June 6, 187S, Hattie A. Miller of South Framingham ; Burt E., b. Warren, Mar. 4, 1862.
9. Silas H., son of John 4, b. North Brookfield, Nov. 6, 1821, farmer, m. Apr. 29, 1845, Clarissa A. Cole of Montague, b. Shutesbury, May 26, 1823. Children, Mary A., b. Jan. 23, 1847, m. Jan. 22, 1874, George A. Jenks; Abbie H., b. Nov. 2, 1848, m. May 15, 1872, Martin L. Crawford; Jane M., b. Nov. 29, 1850 ; Lizzie E., b. July 31, 1853, m. June 4, 1874, George M. Howe ; Warren T., b. May 12, 1856; John R., b. Jan. 28, 1858; Fannie I., b. May 18, 1861, d. Sept. 11, 1863; Fannie I., b. Mar. 18, 1863, d. Oct. 1, 1883.
10. Samuel Sumner, son of John 4, b. Dec. 1, 1828, m. Jan. 12, 1858, Mary P. Cowan of Prescott. Children, Frank S., b. Warren, Nov. 6, 1858 ; Frederick H., b. Dec. 17, 1860, d. Apr. 3, 1884; Hattie L., b. Jan. 13, 1863, d. Sept. 24, 1878; Jason C., b. Oct. 10, 1864 ; Carrie A., b. Dec. 25, 1869, d. July 20, 1870 ; George A., b. Mar. 4, 1877.
11. John Dexter, son of Jonas 5, b. North Brookfield, Sept. 2, 1820, merchant, m. Oct. 27, 1840, Emily Scarborough of Brooklyn, Ct. Children, George D., b. Danielsonville, Ct., Dec. 31, 1847, d. Mar. 13, 1850 ; Emma L., b. Aug. 26, 1850, d. Aug. 30 following ; Charles E., b. Oct. 11, 1855, physician.
12. Samuel Fay, son of Jonas 5, b. North Brookfield, June 2, 1824, m. (1) Jan. 1, 1844, Orinda M. Smith of North Brookfield, who d. Oct. 24, 1852 ; (2) Mar. 10, I853, Nancy M. Graw. Children (North Brookfield), Charles H., b. Dec. 26, 1844, d. Aug. 8, 1845; Charles E., b. Aug. 14, 1846, d. Feb. 3, 1853; Eugene F., b. Aug. 10, 1850, an engineer ; Emma I., b. Feb. 26, 1852, m. May 3, 1871, Charles E. Thompson of West Brookfield ; Mary Loraine, b. May 21, 1854, m. Aug. 1875, Hiram Gardner of Dakota; Alfred F., b. July 19, 1862.
13. Henry Edward, son of Jonas 5, b. Aug. 27, 1835, m. (1) Aug. 29, 1855, Helen A. Randall of Danielsonville, Ct., who d. Aug. 29, 1868; (2) Nov. 1, 1870, Emma A. Harris of Woonsocket, R.I .; he d. Woonsocket, Aug. 26, 1878. Children, Alice Nancy, b. Dec. 11, 1856; Clara Estella, b. May 17, 1860.
BILES, Samuel C., came here in 1876; b. England, July 1, 1819, m. in Eng- land, Nov. 6, 1851, Susan Clay. Children, Elizabeth, b. Long Island, Aug. 25, 1852, m. Alfred Tilly of Brooklyn, N.Y., May 26, 1875; Susie, b. Long Island, Dec. 7, 1854; Edward C., b. Buffalo, N.Y., Feb. 15, 1857; Jennie, b. Mar. 5, 1860.
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BIRD, Benjamin 1, b. Stoughton, lived and died in Waltham; m. Nov. 9, 1775, Mary Prentice, b. July 15, 1753, d. Mar. 7, 1826. Children, Eunice, b. Cambridge, Sept. 2, 1776, d. Sept. 28 following ; Charles, b. Aug. 25, 1777, d. North Brookfield Feb. 12, 1851. He was blind, and could easily detect, by the voice, all persons of his acquaintance, and the children by the smell of their heads. He was also an expert with the horse, in detecting his good points, as well as blemishes ; Polly, b. Oct. 30, 1779, m. Samuel Shedd of Boston ; Harriet, b. Aug. 26, 1781, m. Thomas Gillespie of Boston or Waltham, and d. Apr. 16, 1868; Horatio, b. Jan. 18, 1784, m. May 10, 1812, Sybil Pierce of Waltham, d. 1838 or 9; Abner, b. Mar. 2, 1786 2 ; Orra, b. Jan. 1, 1789, m. about 1807, Reuel Richardson of Connecticut, and d. Sept. 16, 1872. After the decease of Benjamin at Waltham, his widow and some of her children removed to Brookfield, and long occupied a house just west of the Cowan mill : a cellar hole indicates the spot. After Abner m., they lived farther east, the last house in town, on south side of Spencer road.
2. Abner, son of Benjamin 1, b. Waltham, Mar. 2, 1786; came to town with his widowed mother about 1800 ; was of commanding presence, and of more than ordi- nary ability ; m. Jan. 15, 1809, Betsey Bradish of Brookfield, who d. North Brook- field Mar. 7, 1860. He d. Dec. 22, 1837. Children (North Brookfield), Eliza, b. Oct. 15, 1809, d. Sept. 19, 1855, unm. She and her sister Catherine were both very estimable ladies, and occupied a high social standing ; Benjamin, b. June 16, 181I, d. July 5, 1833; Elbridge G., b. Mar. 21, 1813, d. Oct. 5, 1817 ; Catherine, b. Sept. 21, 1815, d. Oct. 17, 1817; Catherine, b. Dec. 20, 1817, m. Nov. 20, 1850, Josiah Whiting, and d. Dec. 8, 1875; Abner, b. Mar. 20, 1820 3; Horatio, b. Aug. 5, 1822, d. Apr. 19, IS37.
3. Abner, son of Abner 2, b. North Brookfield, Mar. 20, 1820; removed to Rich Hill, O., where he became one of the leading business men of the place, where he d. Dec. 22, 1883; m. July 7, 1859, Jane Morey of Ohio. Children (three b. North Brookfield, four in Ohio), Fanny M., b. Apr. 15, 1860; Edward H., b. Apr. 4, 1862 ; Wealthy Fane, b. Dec. 9, 1863; Catherine MI., b. Apr. 22, 1866; Mary Eliza, b. Sept. 27, 1869, d. Aug. 19, 1870 ; Charles W., b. Mar. 29, 1872; Perry, b. Dec. 17, 1874, d. Jan. 5, 1875.
BISHOP, Homer, b. Bristol, Ct., May, 1809, m. Apr. 24, 1878, Martha B. Nye of North Brookfield, and d. Apr. 12, 1884.
BISSONETTE, Louis 1, b. Canada, m. Lizzie Robinson of Rutland, Vt. Children (North Brookfield), John H., b. Sept. 12, 1874? Mary A., b. Feb. 22, 1875? Angeline V., b. Sept. 30, 1877.
2. Paul, b. Canada, m. Adelia Barrett of Canada. Children (North Brookfield), Azelia, b. 1868; Peter, b. 1871; Adolphus, b. 1873; Eva, b. 1875; Frederick, b. 1877; Louisa, b. 1879.
BLACKMER, Lewis 1, b. Warren, June 17, 1803, m. Mar. 1, 1826, Nancy Keep of North Brookfield, and d. Fair Haven, Ct., Dec. 11, 1870. Children (four b. New Braintree, eight in North Brookfield), Catherine W., b. July 2, 1828, m. May 2, 1850, C. S. Keep of Monson ; Mary S., b. Sept. 29, 1829, m. Sept. 6, 1848, Frederick Tucker of Monson ; Eli T., b. Feb. 14, 1831 2; William L., b. Mar. 27, 1833, m. July 2, 1856, E. M. Allen of Brimfield; Loanna y., b. Sept. 3, 1834, m. (1) Jan. 1851, J. A. Snow of Spencer ; (2) July 2, 1872, R. Church ; Henry M., b. Aug. 5, 1836, d. Sept. 24, 1837 ; Charles H., b. Jan. 22, 1838, m. Dec. 23, 1867, M. A. Newton of
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Brookfield ; Ellen L., b. May 22, 1840, m. Apr. 4, 1870, George Woodis of Rutland ; John K., b. May 12, 1842, m. (1) July 12, 1864, Mary Jane King of North Brook- field ; George A., b. Apr. 28, 1844, d. Dec. 5, 1845 ; Effie M., b. May 23, 1846, m. (I) Aug. 26, 1864, George Blaisdell of Chicopee; (2) Mar. 13, 1878, Charles Tucker of North Brookfield ; N. Jane K., b. Mar. 1, 1849, m. Nov. 23, 1869, E. H. Newton of Brookfield.
2. Eli T., son of Lewis 1, b. Feb. 14, 1831, m. (1) Nov. 1, 1850, Lucy Richards ; (2) Oct. 1, 1872, Louisa Kimball of New Hampshire. Child (perhaps others), Leon C., b. North Brookfield, Apr. 9, 1857, m. May 21, 1878, Mary J. Pike of North Brookfield. [Children, Frank E., b. Feb. 19, 1879; John Leon, b. June 19, 1880.]
BLAKE, James, b. Taunton, Feb. 21, 1786, m. Feb. 4, 1808, Sally Witt of North Brookfield, b. Marlboro, June 17, 1785, d. North Brookfield, Apr. 15, 1826; he d. July 25, 1827. Children (North Brookfield), Sarah Susan, b. Nov. 21, 1808, d. Apr. 24, 1809; Nancy Hunter, b. May 18, 1810, m. Oct. 13, 1833, Thomas H. Tucker of North Brookfield ; Daniel Swan, b. July 12, 1818, m. Euphemia B. Smith of Brooklyn, N.Y. [child, Jessie Tucker].
BLISS, Renselaer 1, b. Warren, Nov. 30, 1802, m. (1) Sept. 22, 1824, Maria B. Gilbert of North Brookfield, d. Aug. 1855; (2) Feb. 4, 1857, Sarah S. Raymore of Ontario, N.Y .; he d. North Brookfield, Jan. 4, 1871. Children, George W., b. Warren, Dec. 30, 1826 2 ; Lucian E., b. Aug. 13, 1830 3 ; Oliver, b. New Braintree, Dec. 3, 1833, m. May 25, 1853, (1) Sarah B. Coolidge of North Brookfield; (2) May 5, 1864, Mrs. Mary Myers of Pennsylvania; Calvin G., b. New Braintree, June 17, 1838, m. Dec. 7, 1872, Mrs. Jane Dane of West Brookfield; Henry R., b. Apr. 2, 1840, m. Oct. 21, 1860, Huldah Tucker of Spencer ; he was killed at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862 ; Charles W., b. Aug. 16, 1843, m. Nov. 12, 1863, Maria M. Stevens of East Brookfield; Mary E., b. Feb. 21, 1845, m. Oct. 8, 1865, Charles H. Rice of Barre ; Ambrose, b. June 6, 1848, d. Oct. 26 following ; Myron A., b. Apr. 20, 1853, d. Oct. 9, 1856.
2. George W., son of Renselaer 1, b. Warren, Dec. 30, 1826, m. Aug. 27, 1850, Jane M. Rogers of Vermont. Children (West Brookfield), Albert W., b. Nov. 3, 1851, m. Dec. 22, 1876, Melinda N. Hooker of Sturbridge ; Arthur C., b. July 26, 1859, m. Oct. 21, 1880, Emma A. Goodrich ; Jennie M., b. Mar. 6, 1861, m. Mar. IO, 1880, Edward H. Newman.
3. Lucian E., son of Renselaer 1, b. Warren, Aug. 13, 1830, m. Aug. 29, IS 50, Abigail Witt Bigelow, daughter of Jonas 5, and Nancy (Maynard), b. Nov. 29, 1825. Child, Fannie Eliza, b. North Brookfield, Nov. 2, 1858.
BLODGETT, Henry D., b. Holland, Dec. 1841, m. July, 1867, Martha Shedd of North Brookfield. Children (North Brookfield), Arthur, b. July, 1870, d. same month ; Caro B., b. Oct. 1872, d. Mar. 2, 1873 ; Mabel E., b. May, 1878.
BLOOD, Enoch 1, b. New Hampshire, 1807, m. Eunice Holman of Bolton, b. 1809, d. North Brookfield, May, 1876; he d. North Brookfield, Jan. 25, 1882. Child, Adelaide L., b. Vermont, 1842, m. Sept. 2, 1869, Simeon M. Bellows 5.
2. A. O., b. Charlton, -, m. 1866, Rebecca Stone of Charlton. Children, Lottie, b. Brookfield, 1868; Bertha, b. North Brookfield, 1872.
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BOND. The Bonds of this town, according to Mr. H. G. Somerby's researches in England, and genealogies of the families of the name in New England, are descended from Jonas Bond of Bury St. Edmunds, as follows : -
Jonas 1, b. Bury St. Edmunds ; will pd. Sept. 22, 1601 ; m. Rose Wood, and of their eight children the sixth was
2. Thomas, baptized Sept. 8, 1597, will pd. London, Mar. 10, 1659 ; m. Eliza- beth -. Eight children, of whom the third was
3. William, who came to New England and settled in Watertown, Mass., where he d. Dec. 14, 1695; m. (I) Feb. 7, 1649-50, Sarah Bruce of Watertown, who d. Feb. 1692-3; (2) 1695, Mrs. Elizabeth Nevinson of Watertown. By Ist wife he had nine children, of whom the third son was
4. Thomas, b. Watertown, Dec. 23, 1654, m. Sept. 30, 1680, Sarah Woolson, and d. Dec. 17, 1704. Six children, the first of whom was
5. Thomas, b. Apr. 29, 1683, m. Aug. 25, 1706, Lydia Spring, and d. May 17, 1737. Eight children, of whom the second was
6. Jonathan, Deacon, b. Nov. 7, 1710; resided in Waltham, Mendon, and West- boro; m. Apr. 13, 1732, Mary Harrington, and d. Westboro, Jan. 1I, 1789. Chil- dren, Mary, b. Watertown, Dec. 2, 1732, m. Aaron Warner of Upton, and settled in Westboro ; Jonathan, b. Apr. 22, 1736 7 ; Thomas, b. Jan. 30, 1739 8; Eunice, b. Waltham, Feb. 18, 1742, m. - Newton of Westboro; Joseph, b. Mendon, July 6, 1744, m. Hepzibah Pratt, settled in Westboro, and soon after the Revolutionary war, removed to New York State, and thence to Bondstown, now Hampden, O., where he died; Lydia, b. Mendon, Jan. 12, 1747, m. Moses Wheelock; Elizabeth, b. Westboro, Mar. 28, 1752, d. 1756; Lucy, b. June 22, 1755.
7. Jonathan, Deacon, son of Deacon Jonathan 6, b. Watertown, Apr. 22, 1736; was a Deacon in Boylston; m. Ruth Tyler, who d. North Brookfield, Apr. 26, 1814, and d. Boylston, 1784. After his decease, she went to live with her son Deacon Jonathan, and m. (2) Oct. 11, 1809, Robert Bruce of North Brookfield. Children, Jonathan, b. Sturbridge, Mar. 17, 1760 9; Joseph, b. Mar. 18, 1762, d. Oct. 16, 1781 [see Harv. Coll. Oration, by Harrison Gray Otis] ; Solomon, b. May 9, 1764 10 ; Mary, b. Brookfield, Aug. 28, 17-, m. and d. soon after; Sarah, b. Mar. 14, 1771, m. Abijah Pierce of Boylston, and had two children; Ruth, b. Mar. 14, 1771, m. John Bond of Boylston, and d. soon after, leaving son Tyler ; Eunice, m. John Gale of Stratford, Ct.
8. Thomas, Lieut., son of Deacon Jonathan 6, b. Westboro, Jan. 30, 1739; was the first of the name in North Brookfield, and lived in a house on the site of that now occupied by Deacon L. S. Thurston, which was built by Amos Bond. The farm was deeded by Joseph Bruce, who previously lived there. He m. May 22, 1765, Lydia Newton of Westboro, b. May 22, 1744, d. Mar. 20, 1824. Children, Elizabeth, b. Westboro, Mar. 20, 1766, m. Nov. 4, 1790, Humphrey Gilbert of North Brookfield, d. May 15, 1861 ; Josiah, b. Jan. 1, 1768, a physician, m. 1835, Mrs. Forbes of Shrewsbury, d. Shrewsbury, Dec. 13, 1852; John, b. Westboro, Feb. 5, 1770 11; Lydia, b. Dec. 22, 1771, m. Feb. 26, 1793, Dr. Jeremiah Kittridge of Wal- pole, N.H., d. Walpole, Sept. 4, 1837; Amos, b. Feb. 1, 1774 12; Sarah, b. Dec. 9, 1775, m. Apr. 11, 1799, Silas Haskell of North Brookfield; d. Perry, O., Jan. 8, I852; Thomas, b. Sept. 17, 1777 13; Lucy, b. North Brookfield, Sept. 19, 1780, m. May 2, 1802, Dr. Wilbur Southworth of Rochester, Mass., d. Mattapoisett, Apr. 16, 1859 ; Eli, b. North Brookfield, Mar. 18, 1782, m. Dec. 1, 1813, Sarah E. Pomeroy of Cleveland, O., d. Painsville, O., Mar. 18, 1830; Moses, b. Apr. 5, 1784 14 ; Joseph, b. Mar. 26, 1787, physician, m. Oct. 29, 1817, Eliza Drew of Drewsville, N.H., and d. Walpole, N.H., July 7, 1832.
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9. Jonathan, son of Deacon Jonathan 7, b. Sturbridge, Mar. 17, 1760, d. Sept. 3, 1821, in Boylston; m. Lucy Andrews. Children (Boylston), Joseph, b. Nov. 20, 1784, m. Sophia Smith of Sterling and settled in Worcester; Eli, b. May 28, 1794, in. - Cobb and settled in Keene, N.H. ; Lucinda, b. May 11, 1790, d. 1791 ; Lucy, b. Dec. 8, 1786, m. George Slocomb of Shrewsbury, and d. May 26, 1815; Joanna Hurd, b. Jan. II, 1792, d. July 26, 1816; Ruth Tyler, b. Nov. 10, 1800, d. Aug. 1801 ; Elliot, b. June 29, 1797, d. Sept. 12, 1800.
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