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2. William, b. Ireland, m. Anna Pound, who d. North Brookfield, Apr. 1867. Children (North Brookfield), Edward, b. June, 1852 ; John, b. 1854; William, b. 1855, d. Oct. 1870; Thomas, b. Nov. 1856, m. Sept. 27, 1880, Margaret Basson ; J. Fenton, b. May 15, 1858, m. Aug. 16, 1879, Alice Treanor ; Ann, b. Mar. 17, 1860.
DUPREZ, Peter, b. Canada, July, 1844, m. Jan. 16, 1869, Ellen O'Grady of North Brookfield. Children (North Brookfield), Thomas, b. Sept. 1871 ; John, b. Apr. 1873; George, b. Jan. 1875 ; Rose, b. Feb. 1877 ; Mary, b. Dec. 1878.
DWIGHT, Hon. Joseph, son of Henry of Dedham and Hatfield, was b. at Dedham, Oct. 16, 1703; graduated Harvard University, 1722. His father bought large tracts of land in Brookfield - not less than 1,400 acres - and Joseph settled here, on Foster's hill, in 1728; was representative 1731, and in all eleven years, and speaker of the House 1748-9. He was admitted to the Bar 1733; judge of Court of Common Pleas in Worcester County 1739; was commissioned colonel of the Ninth Massachusetts Regiment in the expedition against Cape Breton June 18, 1744 ; commissioned brigadier-general by Gov. Shirley Feb. 20, 1745, appointed judge of a court of Admiralty, June 20, 1745; commanded the Massachusetts Regi- ment of Artillery at the reduction of Louisburg, and was distinguished and com- mended by Gen. Pepperell. He commanded a brigade in the Crown Point expedition, 1756. At the close of the last French and Indian war, he removed to Great Bar- rington, and in 1761 was appointed judge of the Berkshire County court and of Probate. He d. June 9, 1765.
Mr. Dwight m. Aug. 11, 1726, Mary Pynchon, who d. Mar. 29, 1751. Their chil- dren were : Mary, b. June 22, 1727, d. July 10, 1734; Dorothy, b. Nov. 13, 1729, m. Jedediah Foster ; Lydia, b. Jan. 3, 1732 ; Henry, b. Dec. 22, 1733, d. Feb. 28, 1756; Mary, b. Jan. 26, 1736; Bathsheba, b. Mar. 12, 1738, d. Jan. 1I, 1761 ; Elijah, b. Apr. 23, 1740 ; Moses, b. Oct. 29, 1742, d. May 22, 1764 ; Joseph, b. Jan. 23, 1745.
EARLE, Joseph L. 1, b. Leicester, Aug. 31, 1822, m. Feb. 15, 1842, Lucy Bruce Moore of North Brookfield. Child, Rachel Elizabeth, b. North Brookfield, Dec. 14, 1842, d. Mar. 7, 1846.
2. Slade A., b. Leicester, July 31, 1810, m. May 24, 1835, Fanny R. Matthews of Brookfield, and d. California, 1885. Children (North Brookfield), Slade A., b. Apr. 2, 1837, m. E. Augusta Leach of Lynn, Nov. 3, 1854 ; David M., b. Aug. 15, 1838 3 ; Israel C., b. July 29, 1840, m. Nov. 25, 1867, Amelia Hopkins of Lyndon, Vt .; Lydia R., b. June 21, 1842, m. Jan. I, 1873, Edwin M. Tucker of West Boylston ; Henry G., b. Feb. 25, 1844, m. Aug. 19, 1868, Maria J. Bogart of Lynn ; Elizabeth C., b. Oct. 19, 1845, m. June 1, 1872, Thomas P. Abbott of Peabody; Harriet F., b. Sept. 24, 1847, m. Jan. 16, 1873, Charles K. Green of Oakham ; Antipas F., b. Sept.
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22, 1849 ; Amy, b. Mar. 20, 1851, m. May 10, 1871, J. Edwin Harmon of Portland, Me. ; Willie R., b. Apr. 4, 1852, d. Oct. 30, 1853. [Slade A. Sen. was the first of the name in town from Leicester. His sons David M., Israel C., and Henry G., were in the late civil war.]
3. David M., son of Slade A. 2, b. Aug. 16, 1838, m. Dec. 14, 1859, Emily A. Ives of North Brookfield. He was captain in the army, -deputy sheriff for many years in Worcester ; appointed warden of State Prison at Concord by Gov. Long in 1882; removed by Gov. Butler in 1883. Children, George Wade, b. Sept. 25, 1864 ; Walter Henry, b. Aug. 29, 1866; Mary Elizabeth, b. July 22, 1871, d. Oct. 14, 1873 ; Alfred Slade, b. Worcester, Sept. 12, 1872; David M., b. Jan. 3, 1875; William Slade, b. Mar. 1, 1876.
EARLY, Thomas, b. Ireland, 1840, m. 1864, Bridget Savage. Children (North Brookfield), Frank, b. 1865, d. 1866; John, b. Dec. 10, 1866; Mary Ann, b. Oct. 20, 1869; Michael, b. Oct. 29, 1871, d. Aug. 1872; Patrick (twin), b. Oct. 29, 1871, d. Sept. 1872 ; Frank, b. May 9, 1875, d. July, 1875; Thomas (twin), b. May 9, 1875, d. July, 1875.
EATON, Hiram, b. Meltonville, Vt., 1819, m. (1) 1843, Sarah Jane Kendrick of North Brookfield; (2) May 24, 1881, Mrs. Clarissa Chamberlain of Barre. Chil- dren (North Brookfield), Maria, b. 1844, m. Samuel G. Irish; Lucy, b. 1847, m. Frank Irish ; Abbie, b. 1849, m. Dwight W. Bowen.
2. Henry R., b. Waterville, Vt., Jan. 8, 1828, m. Sept. 30, 1848, Susan Eliza De Land of North Brookfield. Children (North Brookfield), Frank Sylvanus, b. Sept. 1, 1850, m. July 3, 1872, Alice J. Hill of North Brookfield [child, Nina G., b. Sept. 29, 1876]; Mary Lucy, b. Dec. 17, 1853, d. Jan. 21, 1859; Lizzie Frances, b. Apr. 28, 1855, d. July 27, 1871; Hattie Melissa, b. Jan. 25, 1858, m. July 17, 1877, Frank S. Damon.
EDDY, Lucian A., b. Auburn, Mar. 5, 1841, m. June 2, 1863, Caroline Adelia Haskell of North Brookfield. Children (North Brookfield), Alice Adelia, b. May 29, 1867, d. Mar. 5, 1869; Nellie Grace, b. Feb. 15, 1870 ; Caroline Amelia, b. May 13, 1872 ; William Paul, b. July 28, 1874; Lilian Bentley, b. Syracuse, N.Y., Mar. 7, 1878, where this family has resided for several years.
EDMANDS, Walter, of Concord, 1639, under the name of Gualter, m. Doro- thy -, who d. Charlestown, Sept. 14, 1671 ; he d. Charlestown, July 13, 1667 ; both admitted to church in Charlestown in 1652. Children, Joshua, b. about 1624, m. Elizabeth -; he was a distiller, and d. Nov. 5, 1683, aged fifty-nine; she m. (2) Nov. 28, 1689, Richard Martin. The heirs of Joshua were proprietors of Rut- land in 1686; Daniel, b. about 1628 2; John, b. Concord, July 2, 1640, m. Hannah -, and had Dorothy, b. 1668; John, d. 1670 ; John, b. 1671 ; a daughter, who m. - Potter of Concord. He d. Charlestown, 1677, and his widow m. (2) 1684, Deacon Aaron Ludkins.
2. Daniel, son of Walter 1, b. about 1628 ; salt-maker ; m. Marie or Mary - who d. Nov. 26, 1717 ; he d. Charlestown, Aug. 22, 1688, aged sixty. Children (Charlestown), Richard, b. 1664, d. 1668; Mary, b. 1666, d. 1667; Jonathan, b. July 24, 1667 or 1669 3 ; Ralph, b. Nov. 5, 1671 ; Mary, b. Oct. 28, 1673, m. 1692, Nathan- iel Davis.
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3. Jonathan, son of Daniel 2, b. Charlestown, July 24, 1667 or 1669, m. 1691, Ruth Frothingham. Child, Jonathan, b. Charlestown, Mar. 27, 1705 4.
4. Jonathan, son of Jonathan 3, b. Charlestown, Mar. 27, 1705; joined the church 1727 ; was of Cambridge 1730 ; of Newton 1739; bought lands of Ebenezer Winchester in 1748 in Framingham where he d., having united with the church there, July 11, 1752; m. Hannah Gates. Children, Jonathan, b. Apr. 20, 1728 ; Hannah, b. 1730; Sarah, b. 1731 ; dismissed from Framingham church, and re- ceived at Sudbury, Nov. 29, 1761 ; Samuel, b. July 10, 1734 5 ; Amos, d. 1741 ; John, d. 1744; Aaron, b. 1739; Esther, d. 1743; Esther, d. 1744; Amos, b. Apr. 27, 1744, m. Sept. 13, 1773, Esther Hyde ; Ann, b. 1746; Abby.
5. Samuel, son of Jonathan 4, b. Cambridge or Framingham, July 10, 1734 (his- tory has it Jan. 29, 1735), m. Kezia Bruce of Framingham, b. Oct. 12, 1734, and d. Brookfield, Mar. 7, 1813; he d. Brookfield, Mar. 12, 1792; was admitted to church in Framingham, Nov. 16, 1766, and recommended to church in Brookfield, Mar. 8, 1772. Children, Sally, b. Framingham, Nov. 13 or 30, 1763, m. Oct. 13, 1793, Moses Ayres of New Braintree, and d. there Oct. 4, 1850 ; John, b. Nov. 20, 1765 6 ; m. June 26, 1794, Elizabeth Osborn of Oakham, and d. North Brookfield, Nov. 28, 1838 ; she d. Feb. 2, 1834 ; (Brookfield), Samuel, b. Mar. 27, 1768 7; Kezia, b. Aug. 27, 1770, d. Feb. 12 or 22, 1772 ; Kezia, b. July 10, 1772, m. Oct. 3, 1793, Gideon Bridges of Brookfield, and d. North Brookfield, May 16, 1824 ; Hannah, b. Jan. 29 or 31, 1776, m. Oct. 29 or 30, 1802, Perley Hale of North Brookfield, and d. Dec. 10, 1839; Anna, b. Dec. 17, 1777, m. (1) Apr. 15, 1806, Samuel Dewing of Brook- field ; (2) Sylvanus Taylor of Hardwick, Feb. 14, 1820, and d. Hardwick, June 19, 1841 ; Aaron, b. Dec. 14, 1781, m. Sept. 6, 1806, Elvira Wallace of Dalton, N.H., and d. there.
6. John, son of Samuel 5, b. Framingham, Nov. 20, 1765, m. June 26, 1794, Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Osborn and Janette (Hodges), b. Aug. 14, 1765, d. Feb. 3, 1834. He d. North Brookfield, Nov. 29, 1838. Children (North Brookfield), Sally, b. Sept. 5, 1795, m. Nov. 11, 1823, Jonathan Pellett of North Brookfield, Chauncy, b. Mar. 21, 1798 8; Nancy, b. Dec. 24, 1801, d. Sept. 11, 1835; Alonzo, b. Dec. 20, 1803 ; a scholar and a teacher, d. Aug. 26, 1835 ; he was the best self-educated man in town.
7. Samuel, son of Samuel 5, b. North Brookfield, Mar. 27, 1768, m. Dec. 19, 1796, Lucy Matthews of New Braintree, and d. North Brookfield, Jan. 25, 1842. Children (North Brookfield), Delinda, b. Sept. 29, 1798, m. Apr. 30, 1826, William Johnson of North Brookfield ; Lucy, b. Feb. 3, 1802; Ormacinda, b. Nov. 15, 1806, m. Jan. 28, 1835, Otis Lincoln of North Brookfield, d. Hubbardston, Jan. 24, 1867 ; Solomon M., b. June 3, 1808 9; Samuel S., b. Feb. 1, 1812 10.
8. Chauncy, son of John 6, b. North Brookfield, Mar. 21, 1798; farmer and carpenter ; m. Mar. 31, 1829, Mary F. Metcalf of Ware, and d. Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Mar. 6, 1851. He was highly esteemed by his fellow-citizens, - was selectman, rep- resentative, school committee, an ardent promoter of the cause of common school education, and a powerful advocate of temperance, and in commemoration of his demise, at a town meeting held in North Brookfield, Apr. 7, 1851, a set of resolu- tions were offered by Hon. Freeman Walker, which were unanimously adopted, and forwarded to his family at Poughkeepsie. Children (North Brookfield), Byron Powers, b. Feb. 3, 1831, d. Poughkeepsie, Aug. 27, 1849; Charles Oscar, b. July 8, 1832 ; a trader in Poughkeepsie ; m. June 30, 1863, Leora C. H. Brooks of Pough- keepsie, and had Blanche, b. Jan. 23, 1867; Chancy, b. July 21, 1876; Helen Metcalf, b. Jan. 29, 1839, m. Aug. 1, 1859, John W. Osborne of Poughkeepsie; resides in
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Worcester; had Byron L., b. Poughkeepsie, Aug. 30, 1860; Charles Edmands, b. Mar. 12, 1862 ; Clarence II., b. June 29, 1865.
9. Solomon M., son of Samuel 7, b. North Brookfield, June 3, 1808, m. Nov. 27, 1833, Sally D. Miller of New Braintree, who d. July 17, 1880; he d. Nov. 6, 1885. Children (North Brookfield), Martha L., b. Jan. 19, 1837, d. Mar. 13, 1841 ; Mary D., b. May 4, 1839, m. Jan. 6, 1868, Elijah Stoddard of North Brookfield, and removed to Omaha, Neb .; Charlotte MI., b. July 12, 1846, m. Feb. 5, 1872, Nathan E. Adams of West Brookfield, and resides at Omaha; George A., b. July 26, 1850, m. Aug. 15, 1882, Idelle L. Burpee of Templeton, d. Oct. 30, 1882 [child, Georgiana Alberta, b. July 14, 1883].
10. Samuel S., son of Samuel 7, b. North Brookfield, Feb. 1, 1812, m. (1) Oct. 29, 1839, Sarah Thompson of North Brookfield ; (2) Apr. 19, 1849, Susan L. Leland of Sutton. Children (North Brookfield), John, b. Dec. 15, 1845 11; Lizzie Leland, b. Sept. 4, 1851, m. June 19, 1878, Edward K. Hill of North Brookfield ; Lucy Matthews, b. Aug. 20, 1853, d. Mar. 16, 1854 ; a daughter (twin), b. Aug. 20, 1853, d. same day.
11. John, son of Samuel S. 10, b. North Brookfield, Dec. 15, 1845, m. (1) May 19, 1868, Emma Louisa White of Springfield; (2) July 17, 1875, Maria Clara Good- win of Reading; a merchant in Kalamazoo, Mich. Children (Michigan), Sumner Arthur, b. Nov. 21, 1869; Lucy Matthews, b. Dec. 9, 1871 ; Samuel Sumner, b. Apr. 30, 1877.
EDSON, Samuel, Deacon 1, removed from Salem to Bridgewater, and was one of the first settlers in that town; built the first mill there ; m. Susanna Orcott, who d. 1699, aged eighty-one; he d. Bridgewater, 1692, aged eighty. They had eight or nine children, of whom -
2. Joseph, b. Bridgewater, 1640, m. (1) Experience -; (2) Mary -; his estate settled 1712; they had eight children, of whom -
3. Josiah, Capt. b. Bridgewater, 1682, m. 1704, Sarah Packard of Bridgewater, who d. 1754; he d. 1763, aged eighty ; had seven children, of whom -
4. Elijah M. D., b. 1720, m. 1741, Ann Packard of Bridgewater, and d. 1761 ; they had ten children, of whom --
5. Calvin, b. 1744, m. Feb. 6, 1766, Lydia, daughter of Lot Conant of Bridge- water, who d. 1778; he d. same year. Children (Bridgewater), Calvin, b. July 19, 1773 6; Abigail, m. - Willis of Springfield ; Lydia, m. Thomas Conant of Bridgewater and Oakham; Betsey, m. (1) - Nye of Hardwick ; (2) - Bruce of Springfield.
6. Calvin, son of Calvin 5, b. Bridgewater, July 19, 1773, m. (1) 1797, Martha Dunbar of Bridgewater, b. Sept. 19, 1777, d. Oct. 11, 1830; (2) Dec. 3, 1835, Rebecca Crosby of Springfield, and d. North Brookfield, June 6, 1847. He was a carpenter ; removed from Bridgewater to Oakham, about 1798, thence in 1812 to North Brook- field. Children, Alice Alger, b. Oakham, Oct. 21, 1798, m. Aug. 10, 1817, Charles Barstow of North Brookfield, who d. Oct. 24, 1872; Harriet, b. July 14, 1802, m. Aug. 20, 1826, Ebenezer W. Skerry of North Brookfield, and d. Somerville, Oct. 12, 1851 ; he d. Hadley, Feb. 7, 1839; Hiram, b. Nov. 27, 1804 7; Silas Dunbar, b. Mar. 3, 1807 8; Eliza, b. June 10, 1810, d. July 27, 1812 ; Mary Ann, b. North Brookfield, Sept. 3, 1813, m. Dec. 10, 1832, Hiram Ward of North Brookfield, who d. Philadel- phia ; Lavinia, b. Apr. 3, 1816 9; William Fiske, b. Dec. 4, 1818 10.
7. Hiram, son of Calvin 6, b. Oakham, Nov. 27, 1804, m. Aug. 11, 1831, Chloe Moulton of Spencer, b. Nov. 26, 1809; he has been representative and selectman ; d. North Brookfield, July 28, 1882. Children (North Brookfield), Emily Dunbar,
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b. May 12, 1839, d. July 18, 1840; Emily Maria, b. Oct. 23, 1842; Mary Ann Susan, b. July 2, 1845, d. Feb. 14, 1846; Chloe Ellen, b. June 25, 1848, d. May 13, 1854.
8. Silas Dunbar, son of Calvin 6, b. Oakham, Mar. 3, 1807, m. Nov. 28, 1833, Sarah Pancoast Saunders of Washington, D.C., and d. Philadelphia, Oct. 25, 1855. Children (Philadelphia), William Dunbar 11; Mary Saunders, b. Sept. 4, 1840, m. Feb. 14, 1865, Arthur Miller of Philadelphia, and d. Feb. 22, 1867.
9. Lavinia, daughter of Calvin 6, b. North Brookfield, Apr. 3, 1816, m. Apr. 7, 1835, Dwight Smith of Hadley, b. Nov. 9, 1811, d. Key West, Fla., Feb. 5, 1868. Children, William D., b. Hadley, Feb. 1837 ; enlisted in Company H, First Regi- ment Massachusetts Volunteers, Capt. Carruth, and started for seat of war June 1 5, 1861 ; killed at Yorktown, Va., Apr. 26, 1862; Ellen Virginia, b. Jan. 4, 1838, m. (1) Dec. 2, 1856, William N. Shipman of Hadley, who d. Feb. 13, 1872, aged thirty- six years, nine months ; (2) Feb. 5, 1874, James Whitney in Chelsea. [Her son Charles N. Shipman, b. Chelsea, Mar. 25, 1858, d. May 25 following] ; Laura D., b. Sept. 3, 1840, d. Sept. 18, 1843; Mary A. W., b. July 1, 1843; Henry D., b. Somer- ville, Aug. 6, 1849, m. Oct. 15, 1870, Maggie S. Ryerson of Chelsea, b. Annapolis, N.S., Oct. 31, 1852 [children, Louisa Bailey, b. Chelsea, Sept. 16, 1871 ; Lena Howe, b. Jan. 31, 1873, d. Aug. 2, 1873; Charles Brewer, b. West Somerville, Aug. 21, 1876] ; Frederic B., b. Mar. 6, 1855; Charles H., b. Apr. 2, 1856, d. June 30, following.
10. William Fiske, son of Calvin 6, b. North Brookfield, Dec. 4, 1818, m. July 2, 1851, Susan H., daughter of Dr. Gad Hitchcock of Yarmouth, Me., and great-great granddaughter of Gen. Benjamin Lincoln of Hingham. Children, Alfred Herbert, b. Apr. 4, 1852, m. June 19, 1879, Ella Herritage, and had William Hen- nessey, b. Mar. 24, 1880 ; Mabel, b. Apr. 28, 1882; Charles Henry, b. Oct. 28, 1856; Mary Lincoln, b. Sept. 19, 1859.
11. William D., son of Silas D. 8, b. Philadelphia, Sept. 24, 1834, m. May 5, 1856, Jennie Souder. Children (Philadelphia), Albert Dunbar, b. Apr. 25, 1857 ; Frank, b. Feb. 27, 1859; William Dunbar, b. Aug. 6, 1860.
EDWARDS, Augustus, son of Kimball and Olive A., b. Middlebury, Vt., Jan. 10, 1827, m. Apr. 27, 1841, Mildred Ross of Barnet, Vt., b. Vermont, Sept. 9, 1829. Children (Vermont), William O., b. Dec. 10, 1848, m. Jan. 1, 1878, Ellen Loud of Southport, Me. ; Ansel A., b. July 14, 1850, m. Jan. 3, 1877, Ida Thrasher of West Brookfield ; Mary Jane, b. Oct. 15, 1854; Frances O., b. Dec. 29, 1859; Emily A., b. North Brookfield, Aug. 2, 1863; George H., b. May 15, 1867. .
EGAN, William 1, son of William, b. Ireland, about 1818, m. about 1840, Fanny Fitzpatrick of Ireland, and d. North Brookfield, Apr. 20, 1885. He was for several years a constable in North Brookfield. Children, Mary, b. Ireland, about 1841, m. William Sanders ; resides San Francisco, Cal. ; John, b. about 1844 2 ; William, b. about 1847, m. 1880, Mary Collins of North Brookfield ; Anna Frances, b. North Brookfield, Sept. 29, 1850, m. May 12, 1872, William Forest of Spencer, who d. Mar. 17, 1883 ; Michael, b. Mar. 25, 1852, m. May 9, 1883, Anna Duggan of North Brook- field ; fumes, b. 1854, d. Dec. 10, 1883 ; Fanny, b. Dec. 7, 1856, d. Feb. 1857 ; Joseph, b. June 20, 1858.
2. John, son of William 1, b. North Brookfield, about 1844, m. Nov. 7, 1868, Lizzie Claire of Rutland. Children (North Brookfield), William, b. Sept. 3, 1869 ; John, b. May 17, 1872, d. Sept. 22, following ; Frank Elmer, b. May 26, 1874, d. May 5, 1878; Frances Agnes, b. Nov. 11, 1876.
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ELLERY, Joseph, b. Canada, Jan. 28, 1826, m. 1852, Almira Plant of Canada, and d. North Brookfield, -. Children, Almira, b. New Braintree, May 9, 1857, m. Aug. 31, 1872, Victor Lamontaine of North Brookfield; John, b. Feb. 26, 1859 2 ; Augustus, b. Dec. 31, 1861 ; Orvilla, b. Aug. 11, 1864; Josephine, b. Dec. 7, 1866; Alexander, b. North Brookfield, Jan. 15, 1869.
2. John, son of Joseph 1, b. Feb. 26, 1859, m. Oct. 7, 1876, Emilie Ribardy of North Brookfield. Children (North Brookfield), Almira, b. Dec. 10, 1879 ; John Augustus, b. Nov. 10, ISSO.
EMMONS, Robert, was a grantee of lands in Brookfield, 1701 to 1720, includ- ing what was afterwards the farm of Theophilus Potter, owned subsequently by his son Luke Potter, Kittridge Hill and sons John and Jason B. Hill, now (1886) occu- pied by Luther W. Woodis. He was also an early owner and lived on a part of the Hinckley or Dr. Pellet place. His wife was Mary -. Children (Brookfield), Abel ; Solomon ; Noah and Eunice, birth dates torn off; Robert, b. Aug. 15, 1735; Mary, and Benjamin, dates torn off.
ERWIN, George R., b. Boston, 1811, m. 1835, Louisa Boynton of Pelham, b. 1804. Child, Eugene A., b. New Braintree, May 16, 1836, m. Nov. 21, 1861, Ellen Bell of North Brookfield, b. North Brookfield, June 10, 1841, and had Fanny L., b. Aug. 4, 1864, m. Nov. 29, 1882, Arthur Cummings of North Brookfield.
FAIRBANK, Isaac, b. Brimfield, Apr. 1833; carpenter ; m. 1856, Harriet Fullam of West Brookfield, b. Vermont, 1836. Children, Dwight Edward, b. 1858, d. 1868 ; Fannie B., b. North Brookfield, 1876.
FALES, James 1, b. Walpole, Mass., m. Keziah Randall of Easton and d. Spencer, May 11, 1810; she was b. Easton, Feb. 25, 1755, d. Oakham, Dec. 22, 1850. Children (Walpole), Lewis, b. Jan. 24, 1778 2 ; Eunice, b. Nov. 13, 1780, m. - Smith, d. Charlton ; Harvey, b. Oct. 30, 1784, m. - Macomber of Oakham, and d. Oakham, Apr. 3, 1836; Polly, b. Aug. 3, 1786, m. - Haskins, and d. Mor- ristown, Vt .; Kezia, b. Oct. 28, 1788, d. Spencer, Sept. 17, 1813 ; Lydia, m. William Ware of Oakham and d. there.
2. Lewis, son of James 1, b. Walpole, Jan. 24, 1778, m. June 23, 1807, Hannah Brewer of Spencer, and d. North Brookfield, Aug. 21, 1821; she was b. Spencer, Mar. 5, 1785, d. Worcester, May 31, 1871. Children (Spencer), Mary Brewer, b. 1807, m. July, 1840, Rev. Alfred Constantine of Vermont, a native of Millingford, Vt. ; graduated at Hamilton Institute, New York, and was a Missionary to Africa ; Eliza Randall, b. 1811, d. May 18, 1825; Tryphena Warren, b. 1813, d. West Boylston; Harriet Whittemore, b. Sept. 15, 1816, m. (1) Apr. 5, 1840, Andrew Hutchinson of Worcester ; (2) Sept. 5, 1877, Charles Prentiss of Worcester ; Char- lotte Wheelock, b. North Brookfield, Feb. 1820, m. Feb. 1839, George W. Cole of Boston ; was a captain in the Civil War. Lewis Fales the father owned and for several years occupied the mills in the east part of the town.
FANEUF, George, b. Canada, m. Odelia -. Children, Eveline, b. North Brookfield, 1866; Henrique, b. 1868.
FAY, William B., b. Wilbraham, Sept. 1841, m. Jan. 1, 1869, Sabra A. Hewes of North Brookfield. Child, Cora G., b. Feb. 1, 1871.
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FIFIELD, John W., b. Bristol, N.H., June 29, 1840 ; machinist and inventor ; m. Oct. 12, 1862, Katie Young of Plymouth, N.H., b. Canterbury, N.H., Apr. 6, 1480.
FINUCAN, John, b. Ireland, 1850, m. 1872, Kate Donahue of North Brook- field. Children (North Brookfield), Martin, b. Sept. 28, 1874; Lizzie, b. Oct. 21, 1876; John, b. Apr. 17, 1879; William, b. May 21, ISSI.
FINN, James, b. Ireland, 1850, m. May 15, 1872, Julia Donahue of Brookline. Children, Mary, b. North Brookfield, Mar. 10, 1873; Catherine, b. Oct. 18, 1875; David, b. July 10, 1878 ; Anna, b. May 1, 1882 ; Margaret and Julia, twins, b. Jan. 10, IS84.
FINNELL, John, b. Ireland, m. 1849, Mary Mahoney, and d. Mar. 23, 1875. Children, Patrick, b. Ireland, 1850, d. there ; Thomas, b. North Brookfield, Mar. I, 1851 ; William, b. Aug. 1853; John, b. May, 1854, d. Sept. 2, 1875; Daniel, b. Feb. 4, 1856, d. Apr. 4, following ; James, b. Oct. 3, 1858, d. Mar. 1, 1859; Mary Ann, b. Nov. 28, 1859, d. Jan. 11, 1869; Margaret, b. Feb. 4, 1861 ; Bridget, b. Feb. 26, 1863.
FISETTE, Louis, a baker, b. in Canada, and m. Rosa - in Canada. Chil- dren (North Brookfield), Mary Georgiana, b. May 26, 1876; Rosina, b. 1878; Oleda, b. Dec. 13, 1879; Mary Louise, b. Dec. 27, 1883.
FISHER, William H., b. Vermont, 1838, m. 1863, Carrie M. Babbit of North Brookfield. Children, Inez C., b. North Brookfield, July 19, 1867, d. Feb. 9, 1873 ; William E., b. Apr. 8, 1872.
2. Frank H., b. Hinsdale, N.H., Dec. 12, 1827; m. (1) Dec. 15, 1847, Abigail Wheelock of Brattleboro, Vt., who d. North Brookfield, Oct. 31, 1854 ; (2) Aug. 6, 1857, Charlotte L. Kimball of North Brookfield, and d. Nov. 2, 1879. Children, Abbie F., b. Brookfield, July 25, 1848, m. Jan. 1, 1877, John H. Carpenter of Brook- field ; Dwight H., b. North Brookfield, Jan. 14, 1850, m. Jan. 30, 1878, Laura E. Rice of Brookfield; Harlan F., b. Apr. 16, 1853, d. Aug. 16, 1854; Harlan F., b. Feb. 6, 1871, d. Oct. 18, 1881.
FOOTE, Henry, b. Canada, 1838, m. Emily Gerard, b. Canada, 1839. Children, Joseph, b. Grafton, 1858; Selina, b. Marlboro, 1860; Achsah, b. Grafton, 1863; George, b. North Brookfield, 1865; Charles, b. 1869; Fred, b. 1872; Leander, 1874; Aldora, b. 1876.
FORBUSH (FARRABUS, FORBES, FURBUSH), Daniel 1, b. Scot- land; had a tract of land given him by the Selectmen of Cambridge, which he sold when he removed to Marlboro. His name on the deed as grantor, is written for him Farrabus, with his mark. He m. (1) Rebecca Perriman of Cambridge, Mar. 26, 1660, who d. May 3, 1677; (2) May 23, 1679, Deborah Rediat of Concord; he d. Oct. 1687, and his widow (as Mrs. Deborah Farrowbush) m. May 22, 1688, Alexander Stuart of Marlboro. Children, Daniel, b. Cambridge, Mar. 20, 1664; Thomas, b. Cambridge, Mar. 7, 1667 2; Elizabeth, b. Mar. 16, 1669 ; Rebecca, b. Concord, Feb. 15, 1672, m. - Byles ; Samuel, b. Mar. 8, 1679, m. Abigail Rice, and d. 1771, aged ninety-two; John, b. Marlboro, 1681 3; Isaac, b. Oct. 30, 1682; Jonathan, b. Mar. 12, 1684 4.
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2. Thomas, son of Daniel 1, b. Cambridge, Mar. 7, 1667; removed to Marl- boro, thence to Westboro, where he was one of the founders of the church in Oct. 1724 ; m. Dorcas, daughter of Edward and Anna Rice. Children, Aaron, b. Apr. 13, 1693, m. Jan. 13, 1719, Susanna Morse ; Thomas, b. Oct. 14, 1695, m. Jan. 6, 1719, Hannah Bellows; Tabitha, b. Apr. 6, 1699, m. Nov. 24, 1726, Samuel Hardy ; Rebecca, b. Feb. 25, 1701, m. Jan. 29, 1720, Simeon Howard; Eunice, b. Feb. 13, 1705.
3. John, son of Daniel 1, b. Marlboro, 1681, m. Nov. 30, 1704, Martha Bowker. Children, John, b. Nov. 15, 1710, m. Oct. 27, 1732, Eunice Houghton [children, Hannah, b. June 23, 1734 ; Martha, b. Nov. 12, 1735] ; Martha, b. May 25, 1714, m. Jan. 23, 1734, John Gould; David, b. Jan. 5, 1718, m. Ruth - [child, Sarah, b. Jan. 15, 1738].
4. Jonathan, son of Daniel 1, b. Marlboro, Mar. 12, 1684; lived near Stirrup Brook, Marlboro, and was either set off or else removed to Westboro, where he was a deacon, and took the name of Forbes.
In a letter from Hon. S. M. Griggs of Westboro, Feb. 28, 1880, he says, Deacon Jonathan Forbes was chosen deacon in Westboro, June 8, 1738; his son Jonathan, Apr. 17, 1755; his son Jonathan, Oct. 6, 1813; his son Ephraim T., July 7, 1853 (and d. 1863) making a hundred and twenty-five years of deacons in one line -four generations. He m. 1706, Hannah Holloway, and d. Westboro, Mar. 24, 1768, aged eighty-four. Children, Mary, b. Marlboro, Dec. 31, 1706; Dinah, b. July 29, 1708 ; Daniel, b. Oct. 22 or 23, 1710 5; Thankful, b. Dec. 1, 1712; Jonathan, b. Feb. 3, 1715; Abigail, b. Westboro, Feb. 17, 1718; Patience, b. Feb. 26, 1720; Phineas, b. Mar. 4, 1721 ; Eli, b. Newton, Oct. 26, 1726 6.
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