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6. Moses A., son of Joseph 3, b. Spencer, Apr. 4, 1821 ; was in Thirty-sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers from Aug. 1862, to May 19, 1864; m. Apr. 13, 1847, Ruth Conant of Beverly. Children, George S., b. Westboro, Sept. 12, 1849, m. Nov. 11, 1874, Elizabeth H. Farwell of Milford, N.H .; Helen A., b. Spencer, Feb. 2, 1853; Edwin H., b. North Brookfield, Oct. 20, 1855.
CHELTRY, Charles, b. Canada, m. Oct. 1853, Adelaide Sammis of Spen- cer. Children, Levi, b. Spencer, Mar. 16, 1857, m. Nov. 3, 1877, Emma Laroux of North Brookfield [child, Henry, b. North Brookfield, Jan. 22, 1879]; Charles, 1b. Ashland, Oct. 14, 1860; Amina, b. Spencer, Apr. 2, 1855, m. Nov. 22, 1877, Alphon- so Berger of North Brookfield.
CHESLEY, Thomas 1, b. Rochester, N.H., Nov. 18, 1778, d. Lodi, Wis., Aug. 8, 1878, aged nearly a hundred years. Child, Isaac B., b. July 23, 1812 2. (Proba- bly others.)
2. Chesley, Isaac B., son of Thomas 1, b. Holderness, N.H., July 23, 1812, m. Nov. 30, 1843, Miranda A. Stearns of Worcester, b. Worcester, Aug. 2, 1817, d. there Mar. 22, 1878. Children, Elizabeth Augusta, b. Manchester, N.H., Sept. 9, 1844, d. Worcester, Apr. 7, 1856; Roderick E., b. Manchester, Oct. 13, 1846, m. Aug. 23, 1884, Etta, daughter of John F. Lamb ; Luella, b. Bow, N.H., Feb. 17, 1849, m. Oct. 21, 1877, Elbridge H. Jefts of Virginia City, Nev .; Edward S., b. Worcester, Jan. 17, 1852, m. Aug. 28, 1883, Hattie M., daughter of Elbridge Cummings of North Brookfield [child, Edith Stearns, b. North Brookfield, Nov. 3, 1884] ; Isaac Preston, b. Apr. 3, 1857, d. Aug. 13, 1858 ; Charles Baxter, b. Dec. 4, 1864, d. Aug. 8, 1865.
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CHURCH, Isaac, Capt., lived near the pond in South-east School District in 1791 ; owned the mills, before Stevens bought them, at head of East Brookfield pond, which now overflows the old mill site. Children, Roxanna, m. Lieut. Jeduthan Stevens, Nov. 12, 1789; Esther, m. Dec. 15, 1791, Samuel Jones, jr., of Shutes- bury ; perhaps other children.
CHURCHILL, Oliver J., b. Canada, Oct. 19, 1827, m. June 15, 1853, Mary Ann Kimball of North Brookfield, b. Apr. 13, 1835. Children (North Fairfax, Vt.), Annie E., b. May 5, 1854, m. Sept. 16, 1875, Walter G. Mandell; Warren E., b. Feb. 10, 1858, d. North Brookfield, Nov. 17, 1871; Elmer A., b. Apr. 11, 1862; Ella A. (twin), b. Apr. 11, 1862, m. Feb. 6, 1883, Arthur J. Goddard ; Herbert H., b. Jan. 2, 1866.
CLAFFEY, Patrick, son of Derby and Margaret, b. Seven Churches, Kings County, Ireland, Mar. 6, 1816, m. Apr. 14, 1856, Catherine Garrigan of Milford, and d. North Brookfield, Mar. 13, 1879. Children (North Brookfield), Margaret, b. Mar. 6, 1857, m. Jan. 10, 1874, James Mulvy of Brookfield ; Edward, b. Apr. 22, 1858 ; Katie, b. Aug. 6, 1859; Willie, b. June 6, 1861, d. Jan. 31, 1870.
CLAPP, Horatio N., b. Montague, Jan. 18, 1807, m. Charlotte L. Bailey of Haddam, Ct., and d. North Brookfield, Dec. 27, 1878. Children (Montague), Clarissa Rowe, m. James Woodruff of Terryville, Ct .; Julius Brainerd, b. Mon- tague, 1832 2, m. Emma L. Cooley of Sunderland; Antoinette Bates ; Lucretia Bailey, m. Lucien P. Moore of Montague ; Lydia Hunt, b. June 9, 1839, m. Jan. 24, 1861, Addison C. Foster of North Brookfield ; Henry Bailey, m. Ellen F. Stoddard of North Brookfield.
2. Julius Brainerd, son of Horatio N. 1, b. Montague, 1832 ; m. Emma Cooley, b. 1836. Children, Roswell N., b. Alabama, 1863, m. Nov. 6, 1883, Nellie H. De Lane of North Brookfield; Ada, b. Georgia, 1869.
CLARK, Hugh 1, first mentioned in Records of Watertown, 1641, b. about 1613. Children, John 2; Uriah ; Elizabeth.
2. John, son of Hugh 1, b. Watertown, Oct. 13, 1641. Children, John, b. 1680 3 ; William ; Ann ; Martha ; Esther ; Hannah ; Moses.
3. John, son of John 2, b. probably in Roxbury, 1680. Children, Mary ; John ; Ann ; Thomas ; Isaac, b. Oct. 19, 1707 4; Atherton.
4. Isaac, son of John 3, b. Oct. 19, 1707 ; resided in Framingham and Hopkinton. Children, John, b. July 21, 1730 5; Abigail ; Ann ; Ephraim ; Isaac ; Samuel ; Stephen ; Lemnel ; William ; Avis.
5. John, son of Isaac 4, b. July 21, 1730, removed to Hubbardston ; was captain of militia, - held nearly all the town offices at different times, and was highly re- spected as a man and a Christian. Children, John ; William ; Moses ; Elizabeth ; Isaac ; Samuel ; Experience ; Joseph ; Ezra, b. Hubbardston, May 1, 1768 6; Susanna. [For full details of the above Clark families, see Supplementary Volume in Town Clerk's office.]
6. Ezra, son of John 5, b. Hubbardston, May 1, 1768, m. Sept. 16, 1790, Jemima Nightingale, b. June 15, 1765, d. Apr. 29, 1855. Children (Hubbardston), Samuel, b. Dec. 28, 1791, m. Sally Johnson, and d. July 19, 1855; Experience, b. Jan. 1, 1793, m. Sept. 1809, Nathan Holden, jr., of Hubbardston, and d. Feb. 21, 1838; Elizabeth, b. Sept. 27, 1794, d. Sept. 22, 1796; Ezra, b. June 20, 1796, m. (1) Apr. 1816, Susan
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Hinds of Hubbardston ; (2) Mar. 28, 1820, Abigail Rice of Barre ; (3) Apr. 22, 1861, Sabina Bixby of Barre; Elizabeth, b. May 22, 1798, d. North Brookfield, Mar. 17, 1799; Aaron, b. Jan. 23, ISoo, m. Oct. 1819, Achsah . Hinds ; Robert, b. Mar. 22, IS02, m. Apr. 3, 1828, Maria Rice of Barre, and d. Dec. 22, 1857 ; Timothy Parker, b. May 26, 1804 7; Jemima, b. Oct. 21, 1807, m. June 27, 1830, Harrison Willard Sherman, and d. Springfield, Mar. 14, 1870; John Stedman, b. May 26, 1809, m. Dec. 31, 1845, Eliza Ann Newell of Brimfield.
7. Timothy Parker, son of Ezra 6, b. Hubbardston, May 26, 1804, was treas- urer and collector, and filled various other town offices ; m. Dec. 29, 1829, Emeline Moulton of Spencer, who d. North Brookfield, Apr. 25, 1878; he d. North Brook- field, July 10, 1879. Children, Emeline Augusta, b. Spencer, Nov. 19, 1830, m. Sept. 20, 1854, George L. Cooke of Milford ; Henry Parker, b. North Brookfield, Sept. 19, 1832, d. Sept. 26, 1833; Martha, b. Nov. 26, 1834, d. Aug. 3, 1835; Martha Maria, b. June 10, 1836, d. Worcester, Dec. 11, 1879; William Henry, b. July 8, 1839, d. Aug. 27 following ; Heury Timothy, b. Sept. 4, 1844 8.
8. Henry Timothy, son of Timothy P. 7, b. Sept. 4, 1844, m. Oct. 25, 1865, Jennie L. Smith. Children (North Brookfield), Marion Augusta, b. July 20, 1867 ; Nellie Maria, b. Dec. 16, 1868 ; Harry, b. Mar. 21, 1882.
9. Reuel Baxter, b. Sunderland, Apr. 29, 1831 ; teacher ; the first of the family in town from Sunderland -came from Waltham in 1878; m. July 24, 1867, Idelle Rosina Noyes of Milford. Children, Idelle Louisa, b. Fitchburg, June 24, 1871 ; Susan Almina, b. North Brookfield, Apr. 24, 1881, d. Aug. 29, 1881. [For ancestry of R. B. Clark, see Supplement in Town Clerk's office.]
10. Samuel, b. Scotland, Aug. 5, 18IS, m. Mar. 30, 1840, Margaret Hardie of Scotland, and came to New England, 1848. Children (Scotland), Margaret L., b. Jan. 16, 1841, d. June 9, 1843; William, b. Feb. 11, 1843, killed in civil war, Dec. 10, 1864 ; Samuel, b. Feb. 23, 1845, d. North Brookfield, June 12, 1852; Robert H., b. Dec. 14, 1846; was three years in the war, now an Evangelist in the West ; John W., b. North Brookfield, June 8, 1849, d. June IS following; Margaret H., b. Mar. 9, 1851, d. May 8, 1857 ; Elizabeth H., twin, b. Mar. 9, 1851, m. Jan. 9, 1877, John P. Deering of Melrose; Samuel A., b. Dec. 10, 1852, m. Jan. S, ISSo, Adah F. Bartlett of North Brookfield.
CLAY, Henry L., b. New Hampshire, m. Jan. 1, 1871, widow Annie B. Marshall of North Brookfield. Children (North Brookfield), Martin Henry, b. Feb. 22, 1872 ; Daniel L., b. Mar. 27, 1874; Annie Viola, b. July 20, 1876 [Mrs. Clay had two chil- dren by her first husband, R. E. Marshall, b. Barre, Sept. 14, 1865; M. E. Marshall, b. North Brookfield, Aug. 20, 1867, d. Warren, July 28, 1877].
CLIFFORD, Joseph 1, b. Manchester, Eng., Aug. 1819, m. Jane Thompson of Manchester, b. Dec. 1821. Children, John H., b. Spencer, Aug. 1848; clergyman ; m. Abbie R. Rice of Farmington, Me .; Henry A., b. Woodville, July, 1850; lawyer ; m. May 1, 1884, Carrie Jacobs of West Medway ; Louisa }., b. Charlton, Oct. 1859, m. Feb. 1, 1884, Henry E. Fisher of Worcester.
2. James M., b. Dunbarton, N.H., Jan. 22, 1812, m. (1) Mary Ashby of Brad- ford, N.H., who d. Dunbarton, 1846; (2) Feb. 5, 1855, widow Lucy B. Ludden, daughter of Deacon Joseph A. Moore. Child, Susan Adelaide, b. Bradford, N.H., Aug. 4, 1841, m. Jan. 1, 1866, Horace C. Marshall of Peabody, Mass .; resides in Hudson, Wis. [children, Ernest C., b. Apr. 2, 1868 ; Frank, b. Feb. 11, 1872].
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COLLIER, Thomas, b. in Ireland, and m. Mary Cavola. Children, Edward, b. 1854; John ; Susan, d. North Brookfield, 1872; Thomas, d. Apr. 1880; Ann, m. Frank Ware ; Margaret, d. 1865.
COLLINS, John 1, b. Ireland, 1820, m. 1848, Mary Boyle. Children, Katie, b. England, Aug. 1851, d. North Brookfield, Nov. 10, 1875; Delia, b. Apr. 1, 1853, m. Nov. 30, 1876, John Kennedy of North Brookfield ; Mary, b. New Braintree, Oct. 15, 1857; John, b. Feb. 19, 1858 ?; Edward, b. Nov. 11, 1862; Theresa, b. Aug. 5, 1867.
2. Timothy, son of Cornelius of Lowell, b. Maine, 1837, m. Jan. 4, 1867, Ellen Morey of Lowell. Children (North Brookfield), Cornelius, b. Dec. 2, 1869 ; John, b. Aug. 23, 1873; Patrick H., b. Oct. 8, 1879; Mary Ellen, b. Mar. 1873; Timothy the father served in late war in Thirteenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, Company F.
3. Daniel, b. Ireland, m. Mar. 2, 1868, Ellen Crowley of Holyoke. Children, Bridget, b. Holyoke, Feb. 1869; Timothy, b. May 14, 1870; Mary, b. North Brook- field, Sept. 12, 1871, d. Aug. 31, 1872; Daniel, b. Feb. 25, 1872 ; Conn, b. Nov. 15, 1874 ; Humphrey, b. Nov. 15, 1876; Cornelius, b. Mar. 5, 1878 ; Michael, b. Oct. 8, 1879.
COMBS, John 1, b. Western, July 27, 1751; m. 1798, Eunice Shepard of Western, d. Warren, Sept. 17, 1848. Children (Western), Daniel, b. Mar. 2, 1799, m. Dec. 7, 1824, Rebecca Parker of Brookfield ; Levi, b. June 3, 1801, m. June I, 1830, Cynthia R. Burroughs of Western, and d. in Warren, Aug. 23, 1848; Ruth, b. Mar. 27, 1803, m. Apr. 16, 1833, Alvin Leonard of Ware; John, b. July 15, 1805, d. Western, Mar. 14, 1816; Horace, b. Nov. 10, 1807, m. (1) Dec. 3, 1831, Harriet Hubbard of Sherburne, N.Y .; (2) Elizabeth Lincoln of Albany, N.Y., Pamelia, b. Nov. 12, 1809, m. Dec. 31, 1832, Guy Gleason of Pomfret, Ct .; William, b. July 27, 1812; deputy sheriff ; m. Oct. 3, 1833, Elizabeth S. Watson of Ware; David, b. Western, Nov. 11, 1815 2.
2. David, son of John 1, b. Western, Nov. 11, 1815, m. Apr. 4, 1837, Lydia Lin- coln of Western. Children, Pamelia Lovisa, b. Sturbridge, June 29, 1841, m. Oct. 28, 1857, Salem Towne Adams of Brookfield; Fannie Louisa, b. North Brookfield, May 18, 1846, m. Sept. 7, 1869, Albert A Lombard of Sturbridge; David Dwight, b. Sturbridge, July 26, 1853, m. Sept. 10, 1871, Laura E. Converse of Brookfield. [Salem T. Adams above served in Fifty-first Regiment during the late war.]
CONNELLY, Cornelius 1, b. Ireland, Aug. 6, 1846, m. Nov. 27, 1869, Ellen Murphy of North Brookfield, b. Ireland, Mar. 12, 1849. Children (North Brook- field), Dennis, b. Nov. 6, 1870; Katie, b. Oct. 8, 1872 ; Maggie, b. Sept. 23, 1874 ; John, b. Nov. 25, 1876; Ellen, b. Apr. 9, 1879; Julia, b. Aug. 28, 1881 ; Bridget, b. Mar. 19, 1884.
2. Patrick, b. Ireland, 1848, m. Jan. 20, 1878, Lizzie Holland of Milford.
CONROY, Dennis 1, b. Ireland, m. there Mary Fitzpatrick. Children (North Brookfield), Dennis, b. Sept. 1862; Michael, b. 1864; John, b. 1866.
2. James, b. Ireland, 1849, m. Nov. 1868, Mary Mahan of North Brookfield. Children (North Brookfield), James, b. Sept. 20, 1869; John F., b. Apr. 1871 ; Ed- ward, b. Nov. 29, 1872; Mary y., b. Nov. 5, 1874; Robert, b. Mar. 4, 1876.
3. Edward, b. Ireland, 1825, m. Feb. 10, 1856, Catherine Brown of North Brook-
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field. Children (North Brookfield), John, b. Jan. 1857; Bridget, b. Jan. 1859; Edward, b. July 30, 1863; William, b. Aug. 1868 ; Mary, b. Jan. 1870; Catherine, b. Apr. 1873; Patrick, b. July, 1874; Michael, b. Nov. 1876; Elizabeth, b. May, 1877.
4. Charles, b. Ireland, m. there, Mary Costigan, who never came to America. Children (Ireland), Julia, b. 1823, m. James Donahue of Ireland ; John, b. June 24, 1827 5; Bridget, b. IS29, m. William Dunn of Warren, and d. in Warren, 1873; Matthew WV., b. 1837, m. Bridget Scully of Norwich, Ct.
5. John, son of Charles 4, b. Ireland, June 24, 1827, m. Aug. 18, 1853, Catherine Clair of North Brookfield, and d. Feb. 11, 1884. Children (North Brookfield), Charles, b. Jan. 19, 1855, d. Apr. 7, 1858; Mary Ann, b. Apr. 14, 1854, d. Apr. 6, 18 56; Daniel, b. Apr. 2, 1853, d. Apr. 5, 1854; Juliette, b. Feb. 13, 1859, m. Nov. 16, 1878, Henry Gordon of Warren ; Matthew, b. Oct. 2, 1861, d. Dec. 1863; Eliza- beth Ella, b. Ang. 13, 1862; John William, b. Apr. 7, 1864; Edward Henry, b. Mar. 23, 1867 ; Katie Agnes, b. June 18, 1869.
CONTOIS, Augustus, b. Canada, Oct. 29, 1850, m. Oct. 14, 1872, Julia Love of North Brookfield. Children (North Brookfield), Matilda, b. Feb. 3, 1875; Edith, b. Apr. 22, 1880.
CONVERSE, Josiah 1, Capt., Esq., was in Brookfield, 1735, a leading man for the next twenty years; representative six years. His first wife, Hannah, d. June 18, 1747 ; second wife, Dorothy, d. May 27, 1750; m. (3) Nov. 18, 1755, Mercy, widow of Capt. Thomas Gilbert, also widow of Samuel Barns, and daughter of Deacon Henry Gilbert. Children, by wife Hannah, Dorothy, d. Apr. 22, 1736; Jude, d. May 3, 1749 ; no others recorded. The names of Josiah and James Converse occur early on the Woburn records, the former, b. Sept. 12, 1684, m. (I) Hannah, daughter of Joshua Sawyer, Dec. 30, 1706; (2) Dorothy, by both of whom he had eight children. It is probable Capt. Josiah came from this Woburn stock.
2. James, Col., b. 1725, m. Dorothy -, and d. Brookfield, July 16, 1811, aged eighty-six years. Children (Brookfield), James, b. Apr. 30, 1749; Dorothy, b. Dec. 20, 1751, m. Nov. 8, 1770, John Cutler of Brookfield ; Ephraim, b. June 17, 1754, d. Dec. 20, 1756; Hannah, b. Apr. 7, 1756, m. May 27, 1773, Jonathan Gilbert of Sunderland; Ephraim, b. Feb. 10, 1758, d. June 6, 1759; Patience, b. Dec. 1759; Jemima, b. Feb. 24, 1762 ; Sarah, b. Jan. 6, 1764, m. Oct. 6, 1789, Thomas Ayres ; Josiah, b. Oct. 7, 1765, m. June 4, 1793, Matilda Ayres of Brookfield; Deborah, b. Apr. 30, 1768, m. Apr. 8, 1790, Cheney Rice of Brookfield ; Samuel, b. Oct. 5, 1770 3; Lucy, b. July 5, 1772, m. Feb. 24, 1799, Isaac Hunter of New Braintree. [Pain Converse, b. Dec. 19, 1782, on record below the above family, but not stated whose son he was.]
3. Samuel, son of James 2, b. Brookfield, Oct. 5, 1770, m. May 29, 1794, Rebecca Kittridge, b. Feb. 21, 1775. He d. Brookfield, -. Children (Brookfield), Samuel, b. Jan. 25, 1795, d. July 19, 1796; Sarah, b. May 31, 1797, m. Dec. 3, 1817, Asaph Bemis of Spencer, and d. Aug. 21, 1818 ; Nancy, b. Sept. 18, 1798, m. May 25, 1820, Nathaniel Bemis, jr., of Spencer, and d. Brookfield, Feb. 23, 1822; James, b. Dec. 13, 1799 4 ; Sophronia, b. Aug. 11, 1803, m. Oct. 4, 1820, Samuel Harrington of New Braintree, and d. Worcester, Mar. 28, 1871 ; Dolly, b. Jan. 31, 1804, d. Sept. 18, 1805; Thomas K., b. Nov. 4, 1809 5; Marcia Ann, b. Oct. 22, 1812, published (1) Apr. 25, 1833, to Luther P. Pellett of Brookfield ; (2) Jan. 3, 1849, Adolphus Hamil- ton of West Brookfield.
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4. James, son of Samuel 3, b. Brookfield, Dec. 13, 1798, m. Nov. 24, 1820, Laura Morris of Southbridge, and d. Brookfield, Jan. 19, 1876. Children, Sarah, b. North Brookfield, May 11, 1821, m. Jan. 13, IS40, Thomas M. Richardson of Brook- field; Games E., b. July 6, 1823, m. Mar. 9, 1847, Mary Jane Ainsworth of Brook- field ; a child, b. Apr. 21, 1833, d. May 14, following ; Emeline, b. Brookfield, Oct. 31, 1840, m. Nov. 24, 1870, Oscar Bemis of Brookfield, and d. June 3, 1875; Eliza Jane, b. Dec. 1, 1844, d. Mar. 12, 1849.
5. Thomas K., son of Samuel 3, b. North Brookfield, Nov. 4, 1809, m. Nov. 28, 1833, Nancy Newton of Brookfield. Children (Brookfield), Nancy MI., b. Oct. 23, 1834, m. Sept. 20, 1853, John Mitchell of Brookfield, and d. Brookfield, Aug. 31, 1872; Emeline A., b. July 9, 1836; d. June 28, 1839; Fitz Henry K., b. Mar. II, 1838, d. July 29, 1840; Elbridge H., b. Apr. 14, 1840, m. July 16, 1863, Eunice Gaines of Castile, N.Y .; Samuel M., b. Nov. 3, 1842, m. July 25, 1865, Sarah Codo- gan of Hornellsville, N.Y. ; Lucetta E., b. Dec. 4, 1845, m. (1) May 9, 1869, James Lester of Castile, N.Y. ; (2) Feb. 27, 1878, Frank H. Van Arsdale of Castile; Laura E., b. Dec. 11, 1847, m. Sept. 10, 1871, Dwight Combs of Brookfield; Jennie A., b. July 21, 1850, m. (1) Mar. 7, 1875, Sanford Decker of Castile, N.Y .; (2) June 12, 1879, Ira B. Jones of Genesee Falls, N.Y .; Marion F., b. June 16, 1852, m. Feb. 4, 1874, Oliver P. New of Canandaigua, N.Y.
6. Lorenzo, Capt., b. Palmer, Oct. 6, 1800, m. Mar. 14, 1841, Eliza Reed of Rut- land, and d. New Braintree, July 27, 1853; she d. Oakham, June 6, 1881. Children, Eleanor R., b. New Braintree, Jan. 1, 1842, m. Nov. 14, 1863, Charles S. Brooks of New Braintree ; Josiah C., b. Aug. 12, 1843 7 ; Jane E., b. Aug. 22, 1845.
7. Josiah C., son of Capt. Lorenzo 6, b. New Braintree, Aug. 12, IS43 ; served and was wounded in late war; has been assessor in New Braintree and North Brookfield; m. Nov. 30, 1870, Ruth Ann Whitney of Watertown. Children (New Braintree), Eliza, b. May 14, 1872; Martha Alice, b. Oct. 6, 1873; Lorenzo, b. Dec. 29, 1875; Jane Ruth, b. North Brookfield, Sept. 23, 1877; Inez Whitney, b. July 13, 1879.
COOKE, Joseph Hall, b. Topsham, Me., Nov. 1, 1802, m. Dec. 14, 1823, Rox- ana Haskell of New Gloucester, Me., and d. there May 30, 1839. Children, Vesta Ann Martin, b. Topsham, Sept. 25, 1824, m. (1) Aug. 2, 1841, Henry C. Haynes of Topsham; (2) May 29, 1865, Simeon Burt of Ayer ; Joseph Dexter, b. New Glouces- ter, May 4, 1827, d. Saco, July 26, 1853; music teacher ; Emily Augusta, b. Feb. 25, 1830, m. (1) John C. Harmon of Brunswick, Me .; (2) Hiram Woodside of Brunswick ; Alden Bradford, b. Sept. 21, 1832 ; served in the civil war; m. Mary Elizabeth Wentworth of Barrington, N.H .; Roxana E., b. Apr. 6, 1835, m. Jan. 26, 1859, James W. Littlefield of Saco; Thomas Taylor, b. June 4, 1837; was in the civil war; m. Alice Delano of Woolwich, Me .; John Stevens, b. New Gloucester, Me., Oct. 7, 1839 2.
2. John Stevens, son of Joseph H. 1, b. New Gloucester, Me., Oct. 7, 1839; served in the late war ; m. May 7, 1864, Sarah Frances Eaton of Groton. Children, Henry Arnold, b. Groton, Aug. 2, 1866; Helen Fairman, b. North Brookfield, July IO, IS72; Marion Frances, b. Apr. 10, 1878.
COOLIDGE, James P., b. Cambridgeport, Apr. 28, 1803, m. May 28, 1828, Sarah F. Richardson of Hardwick, who d. North Brookfield, Dec. 6. 1872; he d. Feb. 19, 1884. Children, Louisa P., b. Hardwick, Nov. 1, 1831, m. Nov. 7, 1848, Francis W. Hill of North Brookfield; Abigail M., b. Oct. 25, 1832, m. Oct. 23,
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IS50, IIiram Allen of North Brookfield, d. May 17, 1853; Sarah B., b. North Brookfield, Jan. 19, 1838, d. Nov. 27, 1872; George H., b. Jan. 3, 1841, m. May 30, 1867, Alice Boyd of Brookfield ; James P., b. Jan. 3, 1841, d. Virginia in the army ; Charles L., b. Feb. 14, 1843, m. Feb. 25, 1873, Susan Harrington of Oakham.
CORBIN, Isaac, resides in Woodstock, Ct. Children, Betsey Maria ; Ida Eliza ; Daniel Bartlett ; Newton ; Emmon B., b. Woodstock, Ct., Oct. 31, 1838, m. Aug. 24, 1865, Fidelia Nichols of North Brookfield [children, Ernest Dewey, b. Oct. 29, 1866; Isaac Newton, b. June 30, 1868 ; Mabel Maria, b. Mar. 16, 1871].
CORLISS, James M., b. Burke, Vt., Apr. 28, 1823, m. (1) Nov. 27, 1850, Mar- tha S. Forbes of North Brookfield ; (2) May 27, 1866, Sarah E. Forbes of North Brookfield, both daughters of Dexter Forbes. Children (North Brookfield), Frank Forbes, b. Feb. 23, 1856, druggist ; Aduh Forbes, b. Oct. 11, 1858.
CORMIER, Henry, b. Canada, m. Edile Gaudette of Canada. Children (North Brookfield), fessie, b. 1870; Eugene, b. 1877.
COSTIGAN, Jeremiah, b. Ireland, m. May, 1857, Mary Forrestall of North Brookfield. Children (North Brookfield), Patrick, b. Oct. 1858; Thomas, b. July, 1863; Mary E., b. Nov. 1864; Jeremiah, b. Sept. 1869; Katie, b. Jan. 1871 ; Peter, b. Nov. 1873.
COTTER, William, b. Ireland, 1844, m. 1868, Julia Howard of North Brook- field. Children (North Brookfield), Catherine, b. 1869; Mary Ella, b. 1871; Law- rence, b. 1873; William, b. 1875 ; Bartholomew, b. 1877.
COUGHLIN, Daniel 1, b. Ireland 1828, m. Apr. 15, 1860, Ellen Haley of North Brookfield. Children (North Brookfield), Mary, b. Feb. 1, 1861 ; Kate, b. May 4, 1862; Dennis, b. May 4, 1864; John, b. and d. -; Nellie, Nora, and Hannah, triplets, b. Mar. 27, 1868 ; Dennis, b. Aug. 5, 1870 ; Lizzie, b. Sept. 28, 1874; Kate, b. Sept. 6, 1876, d. -
2. Michael, b. Ireland, m. Bridget Gray of Ireland, who d. Aug. 23, 1875. Chil- dren, James, b. New Hampshire, Jan. 1857 ; Timothy, b. Jan. 1859; John, b. Jan. 1862; Michael, b. Jan. 1863; Katie, b. Lowell, 1865; Anna, b. 1867 ; Nellie, b. 1873.
3. John, b. Ireland, 1844, m. 1875, Maggie Langton of Ireland. Children (North Brookfield), Michael, b. 1876; John, b. 1878 ; James, b. 1879.
4. Michael, b. Ireland, June 24, 1839; m. Jan. 5, 1866, Nora Bowes of Ireland. Children (North Brookfield), Marie, b. Dec. 5, 1866, d. 1866; Michael, b. Apr. 29, 1868 ; Jeremiah, b. Mar. 21, 1870; Mary, b. June 29, 1871, d. Mar. 16, 1872; Min- nie, b. May 25, 1873; John, b. Aug. 27, 1875, d. Sept. 7, 1875 ; Joseph, b. July II, 1876, d. 1876.
CRAWFORD William M., b. Oakham, Jan. 1, 1836, m. June 12, 1866, Mar- tha S. Carruth, daughter of Hiram 6, b. Nov. 5, 1839. Children (North Brook- field), Clara E., b. June 6, 1868 ; Marion P., b. Dec. 15, 1871.
2. Martin L., b. Barre, Mar. 4, 1847, m. May 14, 1872, Abbie H. Bigelow, daughter of Silas H. 9, b. Nov. 2, 1848. Children (North Brookfield), Alfred H., b. June 23, 1873 ; Florence, b. July 16, 1875; John Bigelow, b. Jan. 9, 1878, d. Nov. 6, 1880.
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CROOKS, John S. 1, b. Milford, May 19, 1819, m. Emily M. Parker of Hop- kinton. Children, Samuel S., b. Hopkinton, -; John P., b. Hopkinton, Aug. 29, 1846 2.
2. John P., son of John S. 1, b. Hopkinton, Aug. 29, 1846, m. Dec. 24, 1868, O. Jennie Grout of Spencer. Children (Hopkinton), Emmie L., b. Oct. 15, 1869 ; Henry B., b. Nov. 29, 1871 ; Stearns, b. Mar. 28, 1875; George Frederick, b. North Brookfield, Oct. 11, 1879; Flora, b. May 24, 1883, d. Aug. 10, following.
CROSBY, Jabez, b. Mar. 27, 1703, m. June 16, 1757, Mary Hamilton of Brook- field. Children (Brookfield), Jabez, b. 1758; Nathan, b. 1759; Amos, b. 1761 ; Abi- gail, b. 1764, m. Nov. 2, 1780, William Howe 9 of Brookfield, and d. Feb. 14, 1816; Oliver, b. 1766, d. July 24, 1818; Mary, b. 1769; Aaron, b. 1772, d. young ; Aaron, b. 1774.
CROWLEY, Jeremiah 1, b. Ireland, m. Nov. 16, 1859, Johanna O'Brien of North Brookfield. Children (North Brookfield), fames, b. Jan. 22, 1861 ; Mary, b. June 6, 1862; Kate, b. Dec. 29, 1864 ; John, b. Oct. 10, 1867 ; Jeremiah, b. Oct. II, 1870.
2. Patrick, b. Ireland ; m. 1860, Margaret Ryan of Holyoke. Children (North Brookfield), Katie Jane, b. Sept. 1862; Honora, b. Apr. 1865; Mary Ellen, b. Aug. 1868; James, b. 1874; Patrick, b. July, 1879.
CUDDY, James, b. Ireland, m. Feb. 4, 1873, Ann Pratt of North Brookfield. Children (North Brookfield), Mary E., b. Nov. 14, 1873; Anna A., b. Aug. 24, 1875; Julia, b. Aug. 2, 1877 ; Michael, b. Nov. 4, 1879.
CUMMINGS, Benjamin 1, son of Joseph, b. Ware, July 7, 1777, m. (1) Nov. 28, 1799, Lucy Paige, b. Ware, Mar. 12, 1779, d. Jan. 23, 1828 ; (2) May 11, 1828, Patty Brackenridge of Ware, who d. North Brookfield, Dec. 26, 1846; (3) May 26, 1847, Sally Gould of Ware, b. Oct. 5, 1784, d. May 28, 1868; he d. West Brookfield, Feb. 27, 1876, aged ninety-eight years, seven months, twenty days. Children (Palm- er), Grover, b. Sept. 12, 1800, d. June 6, 1803; Raymond, b. Dec. 17, 1802 2; Lucy, b. July 5, 1805, m. John Vickery of Braintree, and d. there July 8, 1838 ; Benjamin, b. June 7, 1807 3; Theodore, b. Apr. S, 1809, m. widow Laura Barker of Braintree, and d. North Brookfield, Nov. 15, 1875; Henry, b. Mar. 16, 1811, d. Apr. 8, 1812 ; Sally, b. Jan. 27, 1813, m. Oct. 6, 1842, George Jenks of North Brookfield, and d. Nov. 11, 1867 ; Mary, b. May 12, 1815, d. Ware, Mar. 25, 1828; Eliza Temperance, b. Oct. 18, 1817, m. Abram Vickery of Braintree, and d. June 10, 1843; Orrilla, b. Dec. 17, 1820, m. Apr. 30, 1840, Edwin L. Howe of North Brookfield; Charles Henry, b. May 15, 1823 4.
2. Raymond, son of Benjamin 1, b. Palmer, Dec. 17, 1802, m. Mar. 17, 1831, Eliza Ann Beaman of Shutesbury. Child, George Raymond, b. North Brookfield, Dec. 13, 1835, d. West Brookfield, Feb. 3, IS54.
3. Benjamin, son of Benjamin 1, b. Palmer, June 7, 1807, m. Oct. 25, 1830, Mary Ann Mead of Hardwick, and d. Worcester, Nov. 8, 1878. Children (North Brook- field), Benjamin Franklin, b. Sept. 4, 1836, resides in San Francisco, Cal. ; a son, b. July 14, 1840, d. July 17, following ; James Brackenridge, b. July 31, 1844, m. Feb. 9, 1867, Rosella N. Bemis of North Brookfield [child, Vienna L., b. North Brookfield, Apr. 28, 1868] ; Mary Ann, b. Sept. 15, 1846.
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