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Benjamin Hager,
Joseph Wheat,
Levi Hathaway,
Sylvanus Gates.
The following are the names of those revolutionary sol- diers who went into the service from other towns, and, being since residents, have received pensions, either personally or by their widows :
Elias Adams,
Alvan Howe,
Israel Allen,
Phineas Jones,
Rufus Bacon,
Henry Rixford,
John Clark,
James Snow,
Nathan Crage,
Paul Wheelock,
Elisha Harrington,
Asa Humphrey.
CASUALTIES.
The following casualties to life and property, are all that I have been able to rescue from the oblivion to which many of them have been long consigned.
April 15, 1785, Mr. Jacob Upham, who lived on the farm formerly owned by Josiah Green, and lately by Samuel Adams, was killed by a fall from his horse, in the great post road, a few rods west of the house of Deacon Oliver Watson, now owned by Mr. Ebenezer A. Howard, aged 56.
1797, Mr. Jonathan Moulton, aged about 21, was drowned in the mill pond of a Mr. Witt, a few rods west of North Brookfield line. He belonged to Spencer.
September 1, 1798, Simeon Wood, son of Simeon Wood, aged 18, and William Snow, son of James Snow, aged 16, were both instantly killed at the raising of a barn, where Dwight Walker now lives, one side of the building having
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been raised to a perpendicular position, and not having been properly secured, it fell back on the people.
July 8, 1815, Horace Prouty, son of Mr. Joseph Prouty, aged 17, was drowned in the mill pond of Mr. Israel Allen, now owned by Mr. Otis Newhall. Valentine Hill drowned, June 5, 1831, aged 21.
June 18, 1823, Mrs. Betsey Boynes, wife of Mr. William S. Boynes, was instantly killed by lightning, in the house now owned by William Henry ; she having an infant in her arms at the same time, who was but little injured, and is now living in this town. This is the only instance of this kind that ever happened in Spencer.
February 25, 1837, the woolen factory of Amos Brown & Co. was destroyed by fire, being fully insured.
1839, the woolen factory of Chapin and Prouty, was mostly destroyed by fire. Insured.
April 21, 1840, the powder mill of Bemis and Hall de- stroyed by explosion, killing three men, viz., Lyman Bul- lard, Abijah Bemis and Francis Burrows.
April 25, 1840, A large fire in the Central Village. The dwelling house and barn of David Gates, a large building, containing a carpenter, wheelwright and blacksmith shop, and a tannery of Samuel Barnes, were consumed. But a small insurance.
October 13, 1840. Another powder mill of Bemis & Hall destroyed by explosion. " No lives lost. Damage $2000. No insurance.
May 1, 1843. A storm of rain, accompanied with a high wind, which blew over the steeple of the Congregational meeting house, and by a complete summerset was driven point-foremost through. the roof and ceiling into the pews below, doing much damage.
September 2, 1848, Capt. John N. Prouty of this town was instantly killed at the city of Worcester, by being run over by the Brattleboro' stage, aged 54.
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December 28, 1849. The large brick house of John Lud-
den destroyed by fire. Partially insured.
June 28, 1852. The barn of Col. William Livermore, with hay and other property, was burned by an incendiary. Partially insured.
September, 1852. The cotton factory of William Hen- shaw was burned. Insured.
December 15, 1852. The factory of James Draper, occu- pied by Eli J. Whittemore, was partially destroyed by fire. Insured.
November 4, 1853. The powder mill of Lewis Bemis was destroyed by explosion, killing five men, viz., Richard Avis, Henry Avis, George Swallow, Richard Perkins, and McLaughlin. There have been eleven persons killed at the same place by explosions.
August 2, 1856. Two little sons of Mr. Charles C. C. Smith of Boston, viz., Charles A. Smith aged 12, and Osceola Smith aged 10, on a visit to their grandmother in Spencer, strayed away unknown to any person, and were both found drowned in Moose Pond in this town.
December 5, 1856. The dwelling house of George Bemis, 2d, and all its contents of household furniture, wearing ap- parel, provisions, books, and between $150 and $200 in money, burned at mid-day. Insured $2,000.
July 21, 1858. Mr. Erastus L. Sanderson, was instantly killed in his sash and blind factory by the breaking of ma- chinery, breaking his skull and scattering his brains, aged 38.
1859. The sash and blind. factory of Barnes and Mullett was destroyed by fire, with their tools and machinery. In- sured $2,000.
Besides the above, the barns of Elisha Prouty and John Wilson have been burned by lightning, and the dwelling houses of Richard Beers and Thomas L. Saddler have been destroyed by fire. Dates not obtained.
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GENEALOGIES, ETC.
The following record of births, deaths, and marriages, though imperfect, has been obtained by much pains and labor. Some families, who have resided in this town for longer or shorter periods, and then finally left the town, leaving no posterity or any other vestiges that they were ever inhabitants of the town, have been omitted. The gen- ealogies of some other families are here imperfect, as only imperfect records could be obtained. The foreign popula- tion has been generally omitted, as their residence has been very recent, fluctuating and but few permanently settled.
ADAMS DAVID, from Medway in 1734, purchased part of lot 65. His children by his wife Abigail were, David, born February 10, 1744 ; Amos, February 15, 1746; Abigail, May 14, 1748; Christian, Nov. 26, 1750 ; Jemima, April 3, 1753 ; Lydia, October 26, 1755; Persis, October 24, 1757 ; Jonathan, May 27, 1761. Amos was married to Mary Lynde of Leicester, February 25, 1766, and removed to Brookfield. Christian to Ebenezer White of Charlton, Feb- ruary 22, 1770 ; Jemima to Jude Adams of Brookfield, Au- gust 29, 1771 ; Persis to Caleb Nichols of Leicester, June 13, 1780. His wife Abigail died March 22, 1801.
ADAMS DAVID, son of the above, was m. to Martha Mc- Clure, March 1, 1770. He inherited the homestead. His children, David, b. July 26, 1772 ; Olive, October 16, 1774 ; Rufus, January 1784. Persis died young. His wife Mar- tha died, and he was again m. to Hannah Bemis, April 3, 1793. Their only child Betsey, m. to Alpha Bemis. Mr. Adams died November 4, 1815, aged 72.
ADAMS DAVID, son of the above, was never married, d. May. 5, 1848, aged 75.
ADAMS RUFUS, inherited the homestead, has been repre- sentative, selectman, and assessor, and m. to Susannah
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Guilford, April 26, 1812; children, Adaline, b. Dec. 28 1813 ; Susan, Sept. 19, 1817.
ADAMS FRANCIS, m. to Dolly Newhall, June 15, 1806. Children, Mary, b. October 1800; Uriel, Sept. 10, 1808 ; Rebekah, March 12, 1811; Francis, Feb. 7, 1813. His wife Dolly died, and he was m. to Almira Snow, March 4, 1830. Their child, Adaline Newhall, b. October 16, 1831.
ADAMS FRANCIS, JUN., m. to Lucretia S. Dunbar, April 22, 1841. Children, Henry Francis, b. July 21, 1843 ; Lucre- tia Maria, June 24, 1845; Ariel Heywood, Dec. 23, 1846; George Dunbar, Nov. 15, 1848; Charles Edward, March 6, 1851; Clary May, May 28, 1853 ; William Homer, July 17, 1855 ; John Muzzy, Sept. 26, 1857. Mr. Adams has been assessor and is now D. Sheriff.
ALLEN ISRAEL, from Shrewsbury, 1783, settled on lot (13). This lot was an entire wilderness, and the only re- maining one in Spencer then in a state of nature. But by the industry of himself and sons, much of the forest soon disappeared : a house and barn were built, and soon after a saw and grist mill. Mr. Allen was a soldier of the revolu- tion, and fought at the battle of Bunker Hill. Children, Silas, Ivory, Jemima, Junia, Ashbel, born in Shrewsbury. Alvan, born in Spencer, January 1, 1787. His wife Thank- ful died October 25, 1805, aged 60, and he was m. to Mrs. Sarah Bennett, 1807. She died 1818. He d. July 17, 1833, aged 90. The farm is now owned by his grandson, Pliny Allen.
ALLEN SILAS, son of the above, m. to Betsey Cunning- ham, Oct. 20, 1791. Children, Susannah, b. Oct. 17, 1792 ; Nancy, March 9, 1795 ; Ethan, May 24, 1801 ; John, March 5, 1803. His wife died May 3, 1811, was m. to Phebe Knapp, Nov. 15, 1815; Silas, b. Feb. 14, 1817 ; Mr. Allen d. Jan. 11, 1834.
ALLEN IVORY, m. to Susannah Cunningham, Nov. 11,
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1800; Pliny, b. Oct. 14, 1802 ; Wilber, Oct. 17, 1805 ; Dar- ius, July 30, 1807. Mr. Allen took the homestead, and d. July 26, 1836, aged 66. His wife d. January 7, 1832, aged 56.
ALLEN JUNIA, m. to Lucy Newton, Oct. 10, 1804. Re- moved to Maine.
ALLEN ASHBEL, m. to Eleanor Mixter of Hardwick. Children, Asa Mixter, b. Nov. 19, 1806 ; Liberty, Sept. 5, 1809; Daniel, Aug. 21, 1811 ; Albert, March 14, 1814.
ALLEN ALVAN, m. to Mehitable Goodnow, Feb. 1800. Caroline, b. May 5, 1801 ; Oshea, Sept. 8, 1802 ; Alvan, Jan. 6, 1815 ; David G. Feb. 27, 1816 ; Angelina, April 3, 1818. . He d. Oct. 12, 1840, aged 56.
ALLEN PLINY, s. of Ivory, m. to Sarah Barnes, 1828. He received the homestead; has been an assessor. Children, Mary Alvira, b. Dec. 13, 1829 ; John Heyden, Jan 10, 1832 ; Clementine, Dec. 29, 1833; David Barnes, May 22, 1836; Theodore, May 23, 1838 ; Sarah B. June 17, 1839 ; George Eluna, June 13, 1844 ; Susan Ann, Oct. 13, 1847.
ALLEN WILBER, m. to Emeline Lamb. Ellen Lavina, b. Feb. 28, 1845 ; Lauriston M. Dec. 20, 1847 ; Juliett Fran- ces, March 30, 1852.
ALLEN DAVID, from Oxford Gore, 1735, settled on the north part of lot (61) now owned by Paul Sibley. He m. Esther Newhall of Leicester, July 10, 1732. After her decease, m. Sarah Barton, June 6, 1751. Becoming infirm in bodily health, he gave an undivided half of his farm to his brother-in-law, John Newhall, in consideration of being supported through life. He died without issue.
BEMIS SAMUEL, came from Watertown, 1721, and was the second settler in Spencer. He was born 1688, was m. to Sarah Barnard of Sudbury. He was doubtless, a descendant of Joseph Bemis, who came from England to Watertown, in 1640, and was probably the ancestor of all who bear that name in this part of New England. He purchased 400
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acres of the easterly part of lots (29) and (36). He com- menced felling the ancient forest, which covered his farm, before he removed his family here. At that time the Indians had not all retired from this part of the country, and some of them frequently came into his cabin and tar- ried with him through the night, but their presence was very offensive to him. In 1722, when his wife was about to give birth to her third son (William), fearing the Indians, she made a journey to Sudbury, for safety during that criti- cal period, and when her little son was only two weeks old, she rode home on horseback, a distance of nearly fifty miles in one day, and carried her infant in her arms, although the greatest part of the distance the road, such as it was, passed through an entire wilderness ! He acquired a hand- some estate, and built the first frame house in town, a build- ing of two stories, which stood on the site of the present house of Mr. Robinson, and was taken down a few years since. His wife Sarah died September 30, 1756. His children were Samuel, b. May 1716; Edmund, Nov. 1, 1720; William, Nov. 1, 1722 ; Nathaniel, 1725; Sarah, Dec. 12, 1727 ; Joshua, July 14, 1729; Elizabeth, 1732; Jonas, March 25, 1737. The following is the inscription on his tomb stone.
" In memory of Mr. Samuel Bemis, one of the first settlers of the town, who died August 1776, in his 84th year.
" Where nothing dwelt but beasts of prey, Or men as fierce and wild as they, Our kind forefathers did repair, And built us towns and cities there."
SAMUEL BEMIS, son of Samuel Bemis, m. Rebekah New- hall of Leicester, January 9, 1740. She died leaving no children. He was then m. to Mary Johnson, da. of Capt. Benjamin Johnson, Nov. 11, 1742. Children, Benjamin, b. January 18, 1744 ; Mary, Dec. 3, 1745 ; Rebekah, Jan. 2, 1747 ; Samuel, Sept. 18, 1749; Reuben, June 10, 1752;
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Bulah, Sept. 26, 1754. His wife Mary d. Jan. 3, 1760. Again m. Mehitable Dunnell, by whom he had Lydia, b. May 10, 1761 ; Jonathan, April 9, 1765; Joel, Feb. 7, 1768; Judith, Aug. 27, 1769; Wait, June 20, 1772. In 1742, he purchased a part of lot (56,) where he built a house, on the hill north of Dexter Converse. He afterwards lived in various parts of the town, and died, August 15, 1793, in a house near the house of Paul Sibley, aged 77. His wife Mehitable d. Feb. 24, 1807.
BEMIS BENJAMIN, son of the above, m. Rebekah Draper, da. of James Draper, Nov. 1, 1768. Mary, b. January 29, 1770; Mehitable, Nov. 12, 1772 ; Rebekah, Aug. 17, 1774 ; Martha, April 13, 1777 ; Reuben, Aug. 25, 1779 ; Benjamin, July 5, 1781 ; James Draper, July 1, 1783.
BEMIS REBEKAH, d. of Samuel, jun., m. Allen Newhall, July 2, 1765. MARY m. Nathan Hamilton of Brookfield, April 21, 1763.
BEMIS REUBEN, s. of Samuel jun., m. Abigail Smith of Charlton, December 26, 1776. Abigail, da. of Reuben, b. Oct. 29, 1777, and Abigail, the mother, d. same day. He again m. Sibilah Bemis, d. of William Bemis, Aug. 27, 1778. Jemima, b. Nov. 4, 1778. Hed. Jan. 18, 1779, aged 26.
BEMIS SAMUEL, s. of Samuel jun., m. Anna - Children, John, b. Sept. 2, 1780; Anna, April 19, 1784 ; Adah, Feb. 11, 1786.
BEMIS JOEL, m. Nancy Jenks, of Brookfield, April 17, 1791, and removed to Lyndon, Vermont.
BEMIS JUDITH, m. Jonas Bemis.
BEMIS WAIT, m. Relief Ayres of Brookfield, January 1, 1795. " Removed to Lyndon, Vt.
BEMIS EDMUND, s. of Samuel, senior, m. Eunice Chadwick, of Western, (Warren) 1749. John, b. Sept. 3, 1749; Jo- seph, Nov. 20, 1750 ; Susannah, May 3, 1752 ; Phineas, Oct. 7, 1754 ; Eleazer, May 24, 1756; Ruth, Dec. 29, 1757 ; Lydia, March 29, 1760. His wife Eunice d. April 13, 1761.
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Again m. Mrs. Smith of Charlton. He settled on a part of the homestead, but finally purchased lot (80) in 1769, where he died, Dec. 1810, aged 90, and where four of his grand- children still remain.
He was a lieutenant at the capture of Louisburgh in 1745, and captain in the expedition of Crown Point, 1755 and 1756. The following obituary notice appeared in the Mas- sachusetts Spy, Dec. 26, 1810: " Died in Spencer, Capt. Ed- mund Bemis, aged 90. There are some things worthy of record in the life of this aged and war-worn veteran. His father was one of the first settlers of Spencer, having re- moved from Sudbury about the time of the birth of this son, or about the year 1720. This son, Edmund, has been very remarkable for his habits of honesty, industry and tem- perance, which produced a long life of health and happiness. He early entered into the service of his country, and was a lieutenant at the reduction of Louisburgh in the year 1745. At this siege he was a zealous and active officer. After the French had surrendered to the victorious arms of New Eng- land, it was found they had spiked their cannon, intending thereby to render them entirely useless to the captors. It had been heretofore deemed an impracticable thing, after a gun was thus spiked, to drill it out, Or by any other method whatever, to render it again fit for service. The command- er of the American forces offered a premium to any one who would undertake the task, if he should prove successful. Lieut. Bemis undertook it, and by a process heretofore un- thought of, effected the desired object. Instead of drilling, as was supposed to be the only practicable method, he col- lected a large quantity of wood around the cannon, and set- ting it on fire, heated it to such a degree that, with a cold punch, the spike was easily driven into the barrel. Thus was he the author of a successful discovery to his country, which has ever since been followed with complete success. After the reduction of Louisburgh, he was a captain in the
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war with France, which succeeded, at the close of which he returned home, to seek that repose among his friends, which he has since enjoyed without interruption."
BEMIS JOSEPH, s. of Edmund and his wife, Jemima, had Daniel, b. June 16, 1783 ; Polly, Feb. 22, 1785 ; William, Aug. 27, 1787 ; Patty, Jan. 27, 1790 ; Suky, June 23, 1793 ; Eleazer, Nov. 17, 1794 ; Sylvanus, June 18, 1796 ; Sally, Aug. 7, 1799; John, Dec. 1801; Franklin, February 1, 1803. He received the homestead. Died Jan. 17, 1823, aged 70.
BEMIS LYDIA, da. of Edmund, m. Enoch Knapp, Nov. 28, 1782.
BEMIS WILLIAM, s. of Samuel senior, m. Rebekah White, da. of John White senior, July 5, 1750. Their children, Jesse, b. June 3, 1751 ; Sarah, June 3, 1783; David, Oct. 21, 1755 ; Sibbilah, Feb. 2, 1758 ; Rebekah, March 12, 1761 ; Persis, January 10, 1764 ; William, Aug. 18, 1766 ; Silas, May 14, 1770. He was a captain in militia, an honest man, and acquired a handsome estate. He died March 23, 1801, aged 78. His wife Rebekah died March 17, 1819, aged 86. He purchased the east end of lot (15) in 1746. The farm now owned by the late Artemas May.
BEMIS JESSE, s. of the above, m. Hannah Bemis of Sut- ton, May 26, 1791. He d. April 21, 1836, aged 85. She d. Dec. 8, 1847, aged 84. He left no children, and gave all his estate, after the decease of his wife, to his brothers and sisters, or their children.
BEMIS SARAH, da. of William, m. Jonathan Baldwin, Esq. of Templeton, Nov. 23, 1732.
BEMIS DAVID, s. of William, m. Mary Lamb, Nov. 1, 1781. David, jun., b. Jan. 1, 1783; Polly, April 26, 1787 ; John, Jan. 13, 1790, Isaac, Dec. 17, 1792 ; Rebekah, March 16, 1795, William, May 7, 1797 ; Otis, Sept. 12, 1799 ; Lyman, Feb. 15, 1802; Austin, March 4, 1808. Otis d. June 11, 1838, aged 38; Lyman, d. Nov. 20, 1831, aged 15
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29 ; Austin, d. Feb. 14, 1836, aged 28. Mr. Bemis settled on the east end of lot (17). He d. Oct. 13, 1836, aged 81. His wife d. Sept. 6, 1847, aged 85.
BEMIS DAVID, s. of David, was a physician at East Hartford, Connecticut.
BEMIS POLLY, m. Caleb M. Morse, Oct. 7, 1813.
BEMIS JOHN, s. of David, m. Lucretia Brown of Paxton, May 18, 1818. John Emmons, b. Sept. 9, 1819 ; Clarissa Le- land, b. April 26, 1822; Absalom Russell, Nov. 27, 1826 ; Emeline Arista, Feb. 3, 1830; David, Nov. 25, 1832. He received the homestead.
BEMIS REBEKAH, da. of David, m. Otis Evans, Lyndon, Vt. April, 1849.
BEMIS WILLIAM, s. of David, m. Matilda Prouty, d. of Eleazer Prouty, Dec. 8, 1831. George Lyman, b. Nov. 1, 1832 ; Ruth Eliza, Aug. 26, 1834. His wife Matilda d. May 6, 1837, aged 26. Again m. Mary Lamb of Charlton, Nov. 28, 1838. Henry William, b. July 19, 1839; Otis, b. Jan. 24, 1847. Mr. Bemis was farmer and carpenter, and lived on the central part of lot (17).
BEMIS WILLIAM, s. of William senior, m. Lucretia Mirick of Princeton, 1802. Charles, b. Jan. 9, 1805, lives in Auburn, N. Y. ; Dexter, b. Aug. 5, 1806, was a member of Harvard College two years, d. in state of Mississippi, 1843 ; Jesse, b. March 12, 1808, d. at Mobile, Alabama, 1849 ; Elizabeth, b. March 17, 1811, and d. Feb. 14, 1822 ; David, b. Aug. 3, 1812. His wife Lucretia d. Jan. 5, 1814 ; again m. Catharine Eveleth of Princeton, May 1814 ; Lucretia Mirick, b. May 12, 1815 ; William, Dec. 14, 1816 ; George, July 25, 1818 ; Horace, June 25, 1821 ; Edward, July 27, 1824 ; Harriet Elizabeth, Oct. 8, 1831. Mr. Bemis had been lieutenant in the militia, selectman, assessor and rep- resentative, and d. Nov. 16, 1835, aged 69. He possessed a large real estate.
BEMIS SILAS, s. of William senior, m. Betsey Hunt, da. of
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Aaron Hunt, April 20, 1797. John, b. April 9, 1798; Laura, March 27, 1800; Horace, Dec. 30, 1801; Silas, Jan. 14, 1805 ; Lavinia, March 5, 1812; Elizabeth, July 12, 1814. Mr. Bemis was captain of a company in Spencer, and assessor. Removed to Barre, 1815. Died 1860, aged 90.
BEMIS SIBBILAH, da. of William senior, m. Reuben Bemis, Aug. 27, 1778.
BEMIS REBEKAH, da. of William senior, m. Eli Prouty, May 28, 1782.
BEMIS PERSIS, da. of William senior, m. Zorobabel Bald- win, May 27, 1800.
BEMIS DAVID, s. of William jun., m. Selah Barton, May 30, 1839. Harriet Newhall, b. March 3, 1840, died Sept 7, 1841 : William Mirick, Jan. 15, 1849. Mr. Bemis was assessor several years.
BEMIS GEORGE, s. of William jun., m. Emeline Warren. Charles Warren, b. Nov. 19, 1846; Emily Porter, Sept. 3, 1849 ; Henry Eveleth, Jan. 9, 1853; John Q., March 18, 1855.
BEMIS NATHANIEL, s. of Samuel senior, m. Ruth Harring- ton of Brookfield, Jan. 10, 1753. Hannah, b. May 23, 1753 ; Elizabeth, Oct. 1, 1755; Barnard, Nov. 2, 1757 ; Ruth, Aug. 13, 1758 ; Nathaniel, Aug. 29, 1760; Nathan, May 11, 1764 ; Betty, June 6, 1766 ; Moses, May 14, 1769. He received 100 acres of the homestead, where John Bemis 2d, now lives, d. January 1784, aged 61. His wife Ruth d. Aug. 21,1817.
BEMIS HANNAH, m. David Adams, April 3, 1793.
BEMIS ELIZABETH, m. Joel Howe, Oct. 6, 1785.
BEMIS BARNARD, m. Sarah Whittemore, Nov. 10, 1778.
BEMIS RUTH, m. Timothy Green, Aug. 25, 1774. (All the above four, children of Nath'l Bemis.)
BEMIS NATHANIEL, s. of Nathaniel, m. Esther Converse, Oct. 23, 1791. Ruth, b. July 29, 1792, (died May 5, 1808.) Asaph, b. May 6, 1794; Nathaniel, June 5, 1796 ; Cephas,
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Oct. 11, 1800 ; William, May 4, 1802. His wife Esther, d. March 27, 1806. Again m. Betsey Guilford, May 7, 1816. Eliza b. August 2, 1816; George, Feb. 9, 1818 ; Moses, June 30, 1822. Mr. Bemis d. June 17, 1840, aged 80. His wife Betsey d. Sept. 5, 1855, aged 71.
BEMIS NATHAN, s. of Nathaniel senior, m. Lucy Guilford, Aug. 26, 1788. Betsey, b. May 10, 1790 ; John, March 6, 1792; Lucy, Dec. 8, 1793; Cynthia, January 12, 1796 ; Tilley and Cheney, July 6, 1798; Nathan. Betsey m. Benjamin Baldwin, Lucy m. Asa Bemis, Cynthia, m. Levi Baldwin, jun. Mr. Bemis inherited the homestead, and d. Nov. 12, 1847, aged 83. His wife Lucy d. Sept. 3, 1842, aged 80.
BEMIS JOHN, s. of Nathan, m. Samson Kendrick of North Brookfield, 1821. Lyman Wilkinson, b. March 29, 1824 ; Thomas Kendrick, Dec. 5, 1826; Cynthia Augusta, Dec. 11, 1828. Mrs. Bemis, d. July 7, 1830. Again m. Cynthia Baxter, Sept. 21, 1832. Mr. Bemis inherited the homestead.
BEMIS CHENEY, s. of Nathan, m. Martha Howe, da. of Joel Howe, Nov. 27, 1822. Tilly, b. Oct. 1, 1820 ; Caroline, Oct. 1, 1823 ; Hiram, Oct. 30, 1830 : Martha Ann, June 3, 1835 ; Charles, May 5, 1837 ; Alvin, Oct. 16, 1839 ; Elvira, Feb. 21, 1842 ; Lucy, June 11, 1844 ; Ella Elvira, Nov. 25, 1850.
BEMIS JOSHUA, s. of Samuel senior, m. Sarah White, da. of John White senior, 1755. Martha, b. Oct. 15, 1755 ; Amasa, Oct. 10, 1757 ; Lucy, Oct. 22, 1760; Sarah, Feb. 10, 1763 ; Molly, May 5, 1765; Joshua, Oct. 21, 1768; Fanny, July 24, 1771 ; Elias, Dec. 23, 1773 ; Catharine, June 24, 1778; Esther, Nov. 14, 1780; Anna, Jan. 2, 1784. He received the homestead with 100 acres of land, where he died March 24, 1789, aged 59. Mrs. Bemis d. June 2, 1791, aged 54.
BEMIS MARTHA, da. of Joshua senior, m. Jonathan War- ren of Leicester, Jan. 3, 1775.
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BEMIS AMASA, s. of the above, m. Persis Bemis, Aug. 19, 1777. Benjamin, b. April 6, 1778. His wife Persis d. Nov. 9, 1795. Again m. Nancy Dunbar of Leicester, May 19, 1796. Charles, b. April 26, 1797; Amasa, Jan. 29, 1799 ; Persis, Jan. 19, 1801, (died April 14, 1814) ; Lucretia and Sarah, (twins) b. March 24, 1803; Danforth, June 24, 1805 ; Foster, Jan. 10, 1808; Dexter, Oct. 10, 1810. Mr. Bemis inherited the homestead of his father and grand-father, d. Nov. 21, 1842, aged 85. His wife died in the state of Wisconsin.
BEMIS CHARLES, s. of Amasa, m. Laura Bemis, da. of Capt. Silas Bemis of Barre, 1820. Nancy b. October 4, 1821; Charles Horace, Oct. 6, 1823. Removed to Barre, had there Harriet, Ellen, Lucretia, John, James, Susan. He d. at Barre, 1842, aged 46. Widow and children removed to Campbelltown, N. Y. He kept a public house in Spencer.
BEMIS AMASA, jun., m. Laura Pike of Brookfield, 1817. Persis N. b. Aug. 20, 1818; Chandler, Feb. 8, 1820; Jo- shua, Feb. 2, 1822; Edwin A. Dec. 25, 1823; Lorenzo, Sept. 4, 1825. His wife Laura d. Feb. 21, 1829, aged 33. Again m. Sarah L. Pike, Dec. 28, 1829. Mr. Bemis was postmaster and kept the public house near the C. Meeting house. Died Feb. 20, 1831, aged 32. Persis m. Dexter Bullard.
BEMIS DANFORTH, m. Asenath Bemis. Edwin, b. Oct. 16, 1826; Augustus Franklin, Sept. 7, 1828; Amasa, Dec. 11, 1831 ; Oscar, Jan. 23, 1834 ; Louisa Maria, May 7, 1836 ; Amanda Elvira, April 30, 1838 ; Albert, March 15, 1840; Eleanor Adaline, July 9, 1842. Mr. Bemis d. Dec. 1, 1852, aged 47.
BEMIS CHANDLER, s. of Amasa jun., m. Phebe Ann Clapp, July 5, 1844.
BEMIS EDWIN A., s. of Amasa jun., m. Julia D. Bemis of Leicester. Ella Maria, b. Nov. 22, 1850; Edgar Watson, Oct. 17, 1852; Walter Clarence, Aug. 30, 1854; Arthur 15*
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HISTORY OF SPENCER.
Chandler, Sept. 15, 1856; Harry Edwin, June 27, 1858.
BEMIS LORENZO, s. of Amasa jun., m. Emeline Watson, da. of Charles Watson, May 15, 1849.
BEMIS LUCY, da. of Joshua senior, m. Ebenezer Goodenow of Dedham, Feb. 27. 1786.
BEMIS SARAH, da. of Joshua senior, m. Jesse Smith of Charlton, June 8, 1780.
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