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HOBBS DANIEL, from Brookfield, m. Dolly Newhall, widow of Allen Newhall and da. of Jonas Bemis senior, Dec. 4, 1794. Warren b. --; Samuel, June 22, 1795 ; Lyman,
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Dec. 6, 1802 ; Lorenzo, Oct. 5, 1804; Marcus, Jan. 9, 1807 ; Cordelia, March 27, 1809; Daniel, ; George L., AFEW12181. Mr. Hobbs d. Oct. 29, 1846, aged 80. His wife d. May 21, 1852, aged 85.
HUNT AARON, from Paxton, about 1770, had with his wife Lavinia, while in Paxton, Frederick, Luther, Samuel and Persis. While in Spencer, John, b. June 25, 1770; Aaron, Sept. 23, 1772 ; Sarah, Oct. 31, 1774; Elizabeth, Dec. 28, 1776 ; Martha, May 18, 1780. Persis m. John Smith of Paxton, Jan. 8, 1784 : Sarah. m. Michael Jenks, March 2, 1797 ; Elizabeth to Silas Bemis, April 20, 1797. John went to New York, Aaron d. in Spencer. Mr. Hunt was a man of some education, taught school, was selectman in 1778 and 1779. He and his wife d. in Oakham.
HILL WASHINGTON, s. of Joshua, m. Almira Kent of Brookfield, 1823. Lewis b. Jan. 23, 1824; Luther, Nov. 22, 1825; Alonzo, March 21, 1828; Elvira Calista, April 13, 1830. His wife d. Jan. 9, 1832, and he m. Lucy Hap- good of Shrewsbury, 1834. Martha Hapgood, b. Feb. 26, 1837 ; Lucy Elizabeth, April 19, 1841 ; Ephraim Hapgood, July 4, 1842. Mr. Hill has been a merchant and farmer.
HALL SAMUEL, with his wife Lydia, from Grafton, about 1770, and purchased the farm now owned by his grandson, Elias Hall. Samuel and Moses, b. in Grafton; Lydia, b. Oct. 22, 1771; Elizabeth, Feb. 7, 1774; Jonathan, Aug. 24, 1776; Elias, Nov. 12, 1778; Sarah, Aug. 5, 1781; Olive, Oct. 28, 1783; Ruth, July 5, 1786. Mr. Hall d. Jan. 10, 1814. Mrs. Hall d. July 17, 1817.
HALL SAMUEL, jun., m. Lydia Hinds of North Brookfield. Pearly, b. Dec. 30, 1797 ; Horatio, Aug. 12, 1806 ; Lucy, May 30, 1808 ; Lydia, Feb. 9, 1813. His wife d. March 3, 1820. He d. June 21, 1835, aged 68.
HALL HORATIO, s. of the above, m. Sarah Eames, da. of Henry Eames, April 9, 1833. Sarah Jane b. Aug. 27, 1834 ; Abigail, Dec. 30, 1836; Mary Elizabeth, May 15, 1839.
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HALL MOSES, s. of Samuel senior, m. Sarah Grout of Westborough, 1802. She d. Oct. 19, 1805 ; he m. Eliz- abeth Mason, da. of Capt. Ebenezer Mason, Feb. 23, 1809. Elliot b. Feb. 18, 1811; Moses, Nov. 1816. Mr. Hall was a captain in the militia, selectman and assessor. He lived where his son Elliot now lives. He d. suddenly, June 13, 1835, aged 66.
HALL ELLIOT, s. of the above, m. Mary Drake of North Brookfield, May 7, 1840. Francis Elliot b. July 15, 1841 ; Mary Elizabeth, Nov. 9, 1846.
HALL JONATHAN, s. of Samuel senior, m. Sally Prouty, da. of Maj. David Prouty, Dec. 1, 1803. Uriel b. Feb. 21, 1804 ; Clarissa, April 2, 1805. Removed to Langdon, N. H.
HALL ELIAS, brother of the above, m. Mehetable Luther, da. of Robert Luther, Nov. 28, 1805. Betsey Luther, b. June 27, 1806; Mehetable, July 29, 1808 ; Ruthana, April 12, 1812; Elias, July 27, 1816 ; Jane Ann, Oct. 22, 1819 ; Lydia Whipple, Dec. 30, 1823. Mr. Hall d. July 1, 1852, aged 72. His wife d. Aug. 27, 1833, aged 48.
HALL. ELIAS, jun. m. Mirriam H. Burgess, May 28, 1845. Maria Jane b. May 31, 1846. Mrs. Hall d. Sept 20, 1847, aged 29.
HEYWARD EPHRAIM C. m, Clarissa Coggswell, Jan. 1, 1817. Alice Pratt b. Dec. 3, 1817 ; Erastus Loring, April 25, 1821; Leander Burnham, Dec. 1, 1822 ; Sarah Mun- roe, April 21, 1825 ; Clarissa Phidelia, March 22, 1827 ; Elvira H. March 25, 1829 ; Austin S. June 1, 1831 ; George B. April 12, 1833. Mr. Heywood d. July 28, 1837, aged 42.
HERSEY NATHAN, s. of Elijah Hersey b. Jan 11, 1809. He m. Harriet Barnes, d. of Amos Livermore, April 2, 1833. She was b. July 15, 1807. Ellen Maria b. Feb. 8, 1834, (d. Jan. 2, 1836) ; Alonzo b. Jan. 6, 1836. His wife d. Jan. 15, 1836, aged 29. He again m. Harriet Lamb, da. of Maj. Isaac Lamb, April 18, 1838. She was b. Nov. 13, 1819. Lucinda Ann b. June 26, 1840, (d. May 29, 1842) ; Harriet
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Newhall b. May 3, 1842; Mary Jane, Sept. 2, 1845. His 2d wife d. Oct. 30, 1849, aged 30. He again m. Caroline Cheever, da. of Joseph Cheever, Jan. 6, 1853. She was b. Aug. 30, 1825.
JOHNSON ISAAC, with his wife Patience from Southbor- ough, 1761, purchased the west part of lot (41) bounded west on North Brookfield line, taking in a part of " John- son Pond," so named from himself. He erected mills there, and d. 1768 or 1769. Stephen b. July 16, 1759; Isaac, July 17, 1761 ; Joseph, Jan. 18, 1763 ; Nathaniel, Jan 16, 1765 ; Israel, March 3, 1767.
JENKS LAWRENCE, purchased the farm now owned by Dan- iel Whittemore. He had by his wife Susannah, Mehetable b. March 5, 1767 ; David, Oct. 30, 1768; Elizabeth, Nov. 5, 1770 ; Thomas, March 23, 1773 ; Susannah, March 18, 1776; Anna, June 11, 1778; Lawrence, Sept. 29, 1780; Henry, Sept. 3, 1782 ; Jeremiah, March 18, 1785 ; Russell, Oct. 8, 1787 ; Philania, June 26, 1790. Mehetable m. James Lamb of Charlton, Sept. 4, 1791 ; David to Rebekah Barnes, Feb. 26, 1789 ; Thomas to Polly Rainger of Brook- field ; Susannah to Ephraim Rainger, Nov. 12, 1795. Mr. Jenks removed to Belchertown, d. about 1819.
JENKS ISAAC, brother to the above, came to Spencer about 1775, and kept the public house long known as the " Jenks tavern." He was representative for the years 1785, 86, 87, and 88. Has been selectman and assessor. Lydia b. Jan. 16, 1771; Michael, Aug. 16, 1773; Hannah, March 16, 1776; John, Aug. 16, 1778; Isaac, Dec. 28, 1783; Cynthia, July 6, 1786, (died July 20, 1811) ; Otis, June 13, 1789, (died Aug. 18, 1797) ; Mary, Jan. 2, 1792 ; Lydia m. Ezekiel Baxter, Dec. 5, 1790 ; Michael to Sarah Hunt, March 2, 1797 ; Mary to Willard Rice, Jan. 25, 1817 ; Hannah died unmarried, Jan. 26, 1850, aged 73. Mr. Jenks d. Sept. 27, 1818. His wife Ruth d. Jan. 3, 1833, aged 85.
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JENKS JOHN, s. of the above, m. Olive Rice, da. of Peter Rice, Oct. 17, 1807. Edward b. Aug. 26, 1808; Otis Dex- ter, Dec. 8, 1810; John, March, 1815; George, April 12, 1819. His wife d. Sept. 3, 1819. He m. Roxana Watson, Aug. 1820. Olive b. Aug. 20, 1823. Mr. Jenks d. Sept. 25, 1823.
JENKS ISAAC, jun. m. Dolly Loring, 1816. Theodore b. April 18, 1817 ; Isaac, Feb. 4, 1819 ; Daniel Loring, April 20, 1820 ; - , Dec. 26, 1821. Mr. Jenks was postmaster, selectman, ten years in succession. Removed to the state of New York ; deceased.
JONES ASA, Doct. m. Lucy Dunbar, Dec. 22, 1814. Mary W. b. Sept. 9, 1817 ; Eliza, May 7, 1819; Asa T. Aug. 17, 1820; Erastus, Sept. 11, 1825; Lucy D. Aug. 2, 1828. Mary m. Rev. Gideon Johnson of Haverhill, May 21, 1841. Eliza m. Warren H. Dunton, May 9, 1844. Doct. Jones was from Charlton. He d. Oct. 22, 1831, aged 44. Mrs. Jones d. July 27, 1844, aged 54.
JONES ASA T., son of the above, m. Persis Guilford, da. of Doct. Jonas Guilford, April 27, 1845. Asa T. b. Feb. 22, 1856.
JONES ERASTUS, brother of the above, m. Mary E. Starr of Thomaston, Me., June 5, 1850. Lucy Isabella, b. July 3, 1852; Julia Francis, Jan. 5, 1856.
JONES ELI, brother to Doct. Asa, m. Elizabeth Drury, da. of Benjamin Drury, Esq., Nov. 3, 1816. Lydia L. b. Oct. 15, 1817 ; Elizabeth L. Jan. 15, 1821 ; Hannah Miriam, Aug. 15, 1825. Lydia L. m. Elisha F. Witt, June 30, 1835, Elizabeth to Marshall Pierce of Worcester, April 20, 1847 ; Hannah to Tilson J. Sanderson, Aug. 30, 1848. Mr. Jones d. Oct. 9, 1855, aged 66. Marshall Pierce d. Dec. 15, 1855, aged 35.
JONES PHINEAS, from Charlton, m. Lucy Baldwin da. of Maj. Asa Baldwin, Oct. 19, 1786. Jeremiah b. March 7, 1788; Reuel, Dec. 27, 1789, (perished in a snow storm, Dec.
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24, 1811) ; Mindwell, April 5, 1792 .; Lory, -. His wife Lucy d. and he was married to Hannah Phillips of Stur- bridge, April 22, 1798. Silas b. Jan. 18, 1799 ; Eleanor, July 6, 1807, (died Feb. 11, 1834, at Norwich, Conn. aged 22) ; Louisa Ann b. Jan. 16, 1810 ; Mariah, April 21, 1816, (died Aug. 28, 1834, aged 18); Phineas b. April 18, 1819. Mindwell m. Col. Joseph Sargent of Leicester, April 15, 1818; Phineas m. Emeline B. Lamb, da. of Austin Lamb, June 4, 1844. Mr. Jones was a soldier in the war of the revolution, has been selectman, and representative, and d. April 27, 1850, aged 84. His wife Hannah d. Feb. 14, 1841, aged 68.
JOHNSON BENJAMIN. Capt. Johnson was an early settler in Leicester, and removed from that town to Spencer in 1747, and settled on part of lot 21, and built a house which is yet standing, now owned by Lewis Hill. While in Lei- cester he filled many honorable stations, and the first year of the incorporation of Spencer, 1753, he was chosen mod- erator, town clerk, treasurer, selectman, and assessor. His children by his wife Rebekah were, Rebekah, b. May 4, 1719 ; Esther, May 8, 1721; Mary, April 30, 1724 ; Abigail, Dec. 15, 1726. Rebekah m. David Lynde of Leicester, May 1, 1740; their children were Johnson, b. July 8, 1741 ; Esther, b. -; Johnson Lynde m. Abigail White ; Esther to Maj. William White, brother to Abigail. Mary Johnson m. Samuel Bemis, jun. Nov. 11, 1742; Abigail Johnson m. John Prouty, Oct. 9, 1745. Capt. Johnson d. Jan. 23, 1771. His widow, who practised midwifery successfully many years, died about 1781, aged more than eighty years.
KNAPP DAVID, in 1747, settled on the north part of lot 22, afterwards owned by Thomas White, now owned by David Bemis and the heirs of Lewis Bemis. He was from Newton. The house was on the hill about 50 rods westerly of Moose Pond. He afterwards purchased and lived on lot 28, lately owned by Caleb M. Morse, where he died. His wife's name
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was Sarah, by whom he had Anna, b. Oct. 4, 1741 ; John, May 27, 1744 ; Joseph, Oct. 16, 1745 ; David, June 30, 1750 ; Sarah, May 15, 1752; Enoch, July 18, 1754. His wife d. and he was m. to Mehetable Rice, Sept. 27, 1759, by whom he had Nathan, b. Sept. 29, 1760. Sarah m. James Lamb, May 4, 1775.
KNAPP JOHN, s. of the above, m. Ascenath Green of Lei- cester, Nov. 25, 1773. Their only children were Anna and John. Anna m. Nathaniel Cobb, April 10, 1792. Mr. Knapp d. June 22, 1809, aged 65. His widow and son re- moved from Spencer.
KNAPP ENOCH, brother of the above, m. Lydia Bemis, da. of Capt. Edmund Bemis, Nov. 28, 1782. David b. Sept. 14, 1783; Nathan, Dec. 2, 1784; Lydia, March 31, 1786; Enoch, Feb. 2, 1788; Samuel, Jan. 4, 1790; Anna, May 7, 1793 ; Sally, Dec. 14, 1794 ; Silas, Feb. 20, 1798; Lucy, Aug. 28, 1799 ; William, April 3, 1801 ; Lucinda, June 11, 1803. Mr. Knapp d. Aug. 13, 1811, aged 57, and the family removed to the State of Maine. The farm now owned by Austin Lamb.
KNIGHT WILLIAM, from Sudbury, blacksmith, m. Beulah Prouty, da. of David Prouty senior, July 7, 1774. William b. Jan. 5, 1775 ; Lucretia, July 5, 1776; Olive, July 14, 1778 ; Reuben, May 28, 1781 ; John, Jan. 25, 1783 ; Elliot, Nov. 9, 1784 ; Polly, Dec. 14, 1786 ; Sally, Jan. 4, 1789 ; Isaac, Jan. 21, 1791 ; Nancy, May 14, 1793; Beulah, Jan. 15, 1796; Betsey, -. His wife d. Oct. 25, 1803, and he m. Mrs. Elizabeth Chase, April 28, 1805. Thomas E. b. April 2, 1806. Mr. Knight d. July 25, 1818.
William Knight jun. m. Abigail Howland, da. of John Howland, May 20, 1798; Lucretia to Isaac Blanchard of Charlton, Dec. 3, 1797 ; Olive to Jacob Watson, Sept. 1, 1803 ; Polly to Seth Aldrich, July 22, 1804 ; Isaac to Ase- nath Ward, March 3, 1814. The lot where he lived is now occupied by the houses of Francis Adams and Mrs. Laurinda Sadler.
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KITTREDGE ELIJAH, m. Lydia Watson, June 14, 1792. Nancy b. Aug. 6, 1793, (died Oct. 5, 1796) ; Elijah b. Oct. 10, 1795; Lucinda, Aug. 1, 1799; Amos, Feb. 10, 1802 ; Watson, May 7, 1804 ; Mary Ann, July 28, 1806; Jacob, March 3, 1808. Mr. Kittredge d. Oct. 13, 1828, aged 59. His wife d. Jan. 10, 1828, aged 58.
KITTREDGE ELIJAH jun. m. Elizabeth Garfield, da. of Jo- seph Garfield senior, April 17, 1822. Mary Ann b. April 13, 1823 ; Martha Ann, Dec. 26, 1824 ; Elijah Mirick, Aug. 7, 1829 ; Hiram Augustus, June 4, 1832 ; Edward Everett, Jan. 12, 1836. Martha Ann m. Abner Howland, 1845. Hiram Augustus d. Nov. 14, 1853, aged 21.
KITTREDGE AMOS, brother to the above, m. Betsey Bush, da. of William Bush, March 8, 1826. His wife Betsey d. May 11, 1856, aged 52.
" LAMOND ARCHIBALD, settled on the north part of lot 18 as early as 1732. The farm now owned by the heirs of Ed- mund Newton, and the heirs of Elisha Prouty. He was born in Scotland 1677 ; it is not known when he came to Amer- ica ; but he came from Worcester to Spencer. He d. April 4, 1771, aged 94. His wife Margaret d. Sept. 5, 1775, aged 88. His children were John, Robert, Archibald, Anna, Ruth and Elizabeth. Robert d. Aug. 7, 1753, aged 30; John d. 1755. Anna m. to Thomas Harmon of Rutland, Nov. 13, 1744. He was a celebrated surveyor, and assisted in alloting a great part of Rutland. Ruth m. Arthur Fur- bush. of Rutland, June 30, 1749. Elizabeth m. Daniel Gray, of Pelham, Aug. 18, 1752.
LAMB JONATHAN, said to be a descendant of Col. Joshua Lamb, one of the proprietors of Leicester and Spencer, made the fourth settlement in this town. He had been a Lieu- tenant, and was always so called, and came on to lot (27) in 1726 or 1727. The lot is now owned by Thomas G. Kingsbury, Willard Howe and others. His children by his wife Lydia, Jonathan, Joshua, Dorothy and John, who was 19*
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b. March 5, 1727. Lieut. Lamb was a man of some influ- ence, and highly respected in the community. He d. in 1749. He is the ancestor of all of the name of Lamb of this town, now or formerly living here.
LAMB JONATHAN, jun. m. Elizabeth Richardson of Leices- ter, in 1737. He settled on lot (28) and built a house where Joseph Wheat lately lived, and d. April 9, 1760, aged 46. His wife m. a Mr. Nichols, and d. June 21, 1780, aged 62. Her children, Ruth, b. Dec. 28, 1737 ; David, Dec. 14, 1739 ; Jonathan, July 3, 1742 ; Nathan, Nov. 3, 1744 ; Thomas, April 13, 1747 ; James, -. Ruth m. Luke Converse.
LAMB DAVID, s. of Jonathan jun. m. Mary Howe of Rut- land, Dec. 25, 1760. Jonathan b. Sept. 16, 1762; Lucretia, March 31, 1764 ; Elijah, Sept. 9, 1765 ; Joel, May 1, 1767 ; William, Nov. 17, 1770; Mary, June 3, 1772. His wife d. and he m. Jemima Rice, Nov. 6, 1773. David b. July 1, 1776; Nathan, Aug. 1, 1779 ; Asahel, May 6, 1782 ; Alvan, Oct. 23, 1786; Austin, March 31, 1790; Lucinda, July 27, 1792. Mr. Lamb d. April 26, 1814, aged 74. Lucre- tia m. Eber Howland, Feb. 17, 1791; William m. Polly Pratt, April 14, 1791 ; Nathan to Huldah Adams, March 21, 1802; Lucinda to Waite Wheelock of Charlton, Dec. 18, 1817. Asahel d. Oct. 2, 1808, aged 26; David d. 1860, aged 84.
LAMB ALVAN, son of David, had with his wife Lucy, Hannah Craige b. July 31, 1822; Andrew Jackson, June 12, 1824; Cornelia Augusta, Jan. 1, 1827. Alvan Lamb had a Colonel's commission, was a card manufacturer, lived on the homestead where his nephew, Silas Lamb, now lives.
LAMB AUSTIN, s. of David, m. Nancy Wilson, da. of Da- vid Wilson, 1811. Asahel b. Sept. 24, 1812 ; David Wilson, May 3, 1815 ; Lydia Maria, Jan. 22, 1819 ; Cynthia, Aug. 14, 1821; Emeline, Feb. 12, 1824; Charles, March 14, 1826. Mrs. Lamb d. Sept. 13, 1828, aged 36. Again m. Mrs. Melissa Baxter, widow of Isaac Baxter, Oct. 14, 1830.
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LAMB JOSHUA, s. of Jonathan senior, m. Sarah Wilson, da. of Dea. James Wilson, March 19, 1741. He had a part of his father's estate, and built the house now owned by Thomas G. Kingsbury. Joshua b. July 3, 1741; Samuel, July 4, 1743; David, May 24, 1745; Sarah, Aug. 24, 1747 ; Mary, Aug. 8, 1749 ; Lydia, April 8, 1752 ; Benjamin, April 27, 1754 ; Jonas, June 24, 1755.
LAMB SAMUEL, s. of Joshua, m. Elizabeth Davis of Oxford, April 16, 1766. They had Leonard, Edward, Josiah Quincy, and Joshua, who now lives in Leicester. Capt. Samuel Lamb, lived in Charlton until the latter part of his life, when he removed to Spencer, and d. where Nathan White lately lived.
LAMB SARAH, da. of Joshua, m. Isaac Rice of Sudbury, Jan. 14, 1771.
LAMB DAVID, s. of Joshua, m. Sarah Clark, da. of Mathias Clark, Sept. 2, 1767.
LAMB JONAS, s. of Joshua, m. Mehetable Pierce of Sud- bury, May 1, 1777. Arnold, b. March 27, 1778; Meheta- ble, June 7, 1781 ; Sally, March 10, 1783 ; Betsey, Dec. 12, 1784 ; Jonas, Oct. 3, 1788 ; Samuel, July 14, 1792 ; Luther Rice, June 28, 1795; Polly, June 20, 1797. His wife d. He again m. Mrs. Lucretia Dunbar of Leicester, Aug. 25, 1803. Mr. Lamb d. Sept. 3, 1822, aged 67. His wife Lucretia d. Aug. 3, 1841, aged 87.
LAMB JOHN, s. of Jonathan senior, m. Abigail Smith of Leicester, April 21, 1752. He first purchased and built where Nathaniel Green now lives. Afterwards purchased lot (6) where his son Maj. Isaac Lamb lately lived. James b. April 14, 1753; John, March 22 1755; Abigail, July 20, 1757 ; Nathaniel, March 22, 1760 ; Mary, July 6, 1762 ; Isaac, Dec. 30, 1764. He d. Jan. 13, 1796, aged 69. His wife d. May 7, 1799, aged 66.
LAMB JOHN, s. of John, m. Abigail Prouty, da. of John Prouty, July 1, 1784. Abigail b. Nov. 24, 1785; Achsah,
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April 29, 1788; Betsey, March 14, 1790; Esther, Dec. 11, 1791. He removed to New Hampshire.
LAMB NATHANIEL, brother of the above, m. Rebekah Prouty, da. of John Prouty, Nov. 20, 1783. He removed to Langdon, New Hampshire, where his wife d. He again m. Hannah Prouty, da. of Maj. David Prouty, Jan. 22, 1795. Abigail Lamb, da. of John sen., m. Jonas Muzzy, June 9, 1788. Mary Lamb, da. of John sen., m. David Bemis, Nov. 1, 1781.
LAMB ISAAC, s. of John senior, inherited the homestead, held a major's commission in the militia, was m. to Sibillah White, da. of Thomas White, Sept. 21, 1786, and the father of twenty-one children, viz ; Amos b. Jan. 12, 1788, (d. Dec. 2, 1792) ; Abigail, Oct. 9, 1789, (d. Dec. 4, 1792) ; Sibil- lah, March 11, 1793, (d. June 4, 1795) ; Isaac, Dec. 1, 1794, (d. June 5, 1795) ; 2d Sibillah, June 9, 1796, (d. young) ; 2d Abigail, Aug. 19, 1798; 2d Isaac, Dec. 19, 1800; Marcus, Nov. 28, 1802; Mary, Oct. 20, 1804. His wife d. He again m. Abigail White, da. of Jonathan White, Oct. 7, 1807 ; John b. June 22, 1803; Almira A. Aug, 9, 1800; Charles, Nov. 18, 1812 ; Emeline, April 30, 1813 ; Horace, Nov. 8, 1814 ; Russell, May 5, 1816 ; Eliza, Dec. 23, 1817 ; Harriet, Nov. 13, 1819 ; Lucinda, March 11, 1822; Nancy White, Sept. 13, 1823 ; Lucius Dexter, Sept. 3, 1825 ; Otis, Sept. 26, 1828, (d. Sept 28, 1830) ; Isaac, m. Betsey Boice, April 26, 1827 ; Abigail to John Hamilton of Palmer, Feb. 2, 1819; Mary to - Hamilton of Palmer ; Almira to Wilber Allen, Nov. 4, 1830; Emeline to Wilber Allen, 2d wife, Jan. 16, 1838 ; Eliza to George S. Bond of Leicester, April 19, 1838 ; Harriet to Nathan Hersey, April 30, 1838; Lucinda to William M. Boyden, Feb. 9, 1843 ; Nancy W. to Erastus Sanderson, Nov. 22, 1843 ; Lucius D. to Julia A. Town, 1848. His wife Abigail d. Aug. 18, 1839, aged 53. He again m. Abiah Allen, widow of Alvan Allen, Oct. 20, 1812. Major Lamb d. April 20, 1853, aged 88. His wife Abiah d. Nov. 26, 1851, aged 71.
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LUTHER ROBERT, and his wife Mehetable, had Robert, b. Dec. 1768 ; Thomas, May 9, 1770; Wilber, Oct. 24, 1771; Sylvester, June 7, 1773 ; Cromwell and Martin (twins) b. Dec. 26, 1776 ; Mehetable, July 27, 1785 ; Betsey, March 5, 1788. He d. Aug. 15, 1829, aged 91. His wife d. Dec. 25, 1831. Thomas Luther m. Olive Adams, July 5, 1795. He d. June 4, 1804, aged 34. Mehetable m. Elias Hall, Nov. 28, 1805; Betsey m. Warren Livermore, April 12, 1812. Wilber d. Nov. 1800, aged 29 ; Cromwell d. Nov. 1794, aged 18 ; Martin d. Nov. 1796, aged 20.
LUTHER SYLVESTER, m. Catharine Howe, da. of Elijah Howe senior, Dec. 1, 1803. Elijah b. Oct. 4, 1804 ; Catha- rine, March 6, 1806; Laura, Nov. 9, 1808; Sylvester and Mehetable (twins,) b. April 22, 1811 ; Robert, Aug. 22, 1817 ; Martin, Aug. 7, 1820. Eliza m. Jabez Green, April 10, 1827 ; Catharine m. Arad L. Draper, Jan. 21, 1808; Mehetable m. Lory S. Watson, Feb. 23, 1837.
LUTHER SYLVESTER, jun., m. Sarah E. Sadler, da. of Stephen Sadler, Sept. 9, 1837. Catharine b. Sept. 7, 1838 ; Henry Waldo, Oct. 27, 1841.
LIVERMORE MOSES, from Weston, came on to lot 77, now owned by George Wilson. He was a patriot of the revolu- tion, one of the committee of correspondence, and one of the majority of grand jurors, at the Supreme Judicial Court holden at Worcester, in April, 1774, who signed a declara- tion and presented it to the Court, stating that they should not proceed to business if Chief Justice Oliver, who was a tory, should sit on the bench and preside. Judge Oliver, however, did not appear, and the jury discharged their duty. He had by his wife Sarah, Isaac, b. June 11, 1752; Sarah, July 21, 1754 ; Moses, -; Hannah, Nov. 21, 1760; Amos, June 5, 1753. Saralı m. Jonathan Parks, April 18, 1787. Mr. Livermore d. Oct. 18, 1797, aged 69. His widow removed to the state of New York.
LIVERMORE MOSES, jun. m. Mary Wilson, Nov. 22, 1781.
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Gardner b. July 10, 1782; Roswell, Dec. 2, 1784; Moses, Feb. 27, 1787 ; Warner, March 25, 1789 ; Polly, Dec. 12, 1793; Clary, March 15, 1795; Charles, July 22, 1797 ; Russell, Sept. 28, 1799 ; Brigham, Oct. 3, 1806. Gardner m. Sally Lamb, Feb. 23, 1804 ; Roswell m. Mary McNall, Aug. 1813. Mr. Livermore and family, except Warner, re- moved to the state of New York.
LIVERMORE WARNER, s. of the above, m. Betsey Luther, da. of Robert Luther, April 12, 1812. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 29, 1814; Diantha, April 22, 1819 ; Julia, Sept. 16, 1822; Mehetable, March 14, 1825.
LIVERMORE AMOS, s. of Moses senior, m. Catharine Sar- gent of Leicester, 1790. Lucinda b. March 1, 1791; Bet- sey, Nov. 15, 1792; Simeon, May 15, 1794; Obadiah, March 8, 1796 ; Eunice, May 18, 1800; Jonathan Sargent, June 2, 1802 ; Catharine, Aug. 7, 1805 ; Harriet, July 15, 1807 ; Hannah Allen, Feb. 4, 1811; Morris, May 4, 1813. Lucinda m. Asa Wilson, April 23, 1809. Mr. Amos Liver- more d. Oct. 1827, aged 64.
LIVERMORE ABIJAH, brother to Moses senior, was Lieu- tenant under Capt. Mason, who commanded the company of minutemen who marched to Cambridge, April 19, 1775. He came on to lot 76, now owned in part by William Henry. He had by his wife Anna, Ezra, b. Feb. 13, 1762; Anna, Nov. 17, 1763 ; Abijah, Feb. 22, 1766 ; Lot, June 6, 1768; Martha, Nov. 11, 1772; Phineas, March 25, 1775; Phebe, Oct. 20, 1777; Jesse, Feb. 9, 1780. His wife d. Oct. 4, 1793, aged 53. He again m. Mrs. Sarah Howe of Rutland, 1795. He d. Jan. 18, 1817.
LIVERMORE PHINEAS, s. of the above, m. Polly Lacky, Jan. 4, 1798. Cynthia b. June 11, 1798; Rufus, Nov. 29, 1800 ; Lucretia, Aug. 1, 1805 ; Polly, Sept. 12, 1808 ; Jo- sephus, Nov. 18, 1811 ; Elmira, Nov. 4, 1813; James Mad- ison, Nov. 29, 1815. Removed to New York.
LIVERMORE JOSEPH, Capt., brother to Moses senior, came
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on to the westerly part of lot 77, about 1762. He was an officer in the war of the revolution, and a lieutenant at the battle of Bunker Hill. He was m. to Anna Rice of Sud- bury, Nov. 10, 1763. Anna b. Sept. 10, 1764 ; Reuben, May 9, 1768; Joseph, Aug. 20, 1775. His wife died ; again m. to Martha Maynard of East Sudbury, June 15, 1786. Removed to Sudbury. The farm now owned by the heirs of Amos Wilson and David Gates.
LIVERMORE JAMES, brother of Moses senior, with his wife Elizabeth, owned the farm which he sold to Benjamin Drury, Esq., and which is now divided between many persons. His children were Eunice, James, Anna, and Elisha. Eunice m. Reuben Underwood; Anna to Johnson Prouty, April 5, 1774; Mr. Livermore d. April 30, 1801. His wife d. Aug. 7,1798.
LIVERMORE JAMES, jun., m. Molly Barton, May 20, 1781. Aaron b. March 31, 1782 ; Sally, July 6, 1785 ; James, Nov. 7, 1789 ; John, Nov. 17, 1793.
LIVERMORE ELISHA, s. of James senior, m. Rebekah Ham- mond, June 15, 1786. Susy, b. May, 2, 1787.
LIVERMORE DAVID, from Leicester, settled on the south- erly part of lot 59, about 1770. He m. Anna Haywood of Holden, the farm now owned by John Phillips and son. Ab- igail b. Oct. 27, 1772; David, April 14, 1774 ; Mary, Feb. 20, 1778; John, May 19, 1780; William, Aug. 19, 1783; Walton, June 15, 1786; Anna, Aug. 3, 1789. His wife d. . June 12, 1794. He again m. Mrs. Mary Osborne of Holden, sister to his former wife, Nov. 17, 1796. Eliza b. Jan. 19, 1798; Melissa, Feb. 6, 1800; Melinda -; Lorenzo Os- borne, April 29, 1804. Mr. Livermore d. Dec. 13, 1818. His wife Mary d. Jan. 5, 1842, aged 80. Abigail m. Paul Sibley, Oct. 16, 1796; Mary to William Bigelow of Brook- field, April 20, 1797 ; Anna to James Green, July 3, 1825 ; Melinda to Benjamin H. Brewer, Oct. 1823; Melissa to Isaac Baxter, May 1, 1803.
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LIVERMORE DAVID, jun. m. Betsey Watson, d. of James Watson, June 12, 1802. Winthrop b. July 21, 1804 ; Lo- renzo, June 18, 1809; Elizabeth, June 18, 1809; David Dexter, Aug. 6, 1812; Calista, June 26, 1814; Elmira, March 11, 1820. Capt. David Livermore d. Oct. 15, 1852, aged 78. His wife d. Oct. 28, 1852, aged 73.
LIVERMORE WILLIAM, Colonel, s. of David senior, m. Sally Loring, da. of Nathaniel T. Loring, 1810. Lydia Ann, b. Sept. 11, 1811; Maria, June 14, 1813. His wife d. he again m. Ruth Aldrich of Uxbridge, Aug. 18, 1839. Maria, m. Leroy W. Kingman of Caroline, N. Y., April 9, 1837.
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