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I. WARD, JOHN6, s. of Jonas5 and Abigail (Child), was b. Shy., June 21, 1746. Soon after reaching mature years, he came to W., and Jan. 20, 1770, bought lot No. 38, 2d Div., in the north part of the town, of the heirs of Michael Brigden of Charlestown, and there he res. through life. The estate, with one or two others adjoining, was set. off to Ash. in 1826, to which municipality it is still attached. It was recently owned and occupied by John G. Woodward, whose w. was gd.dau. of the first settler. Mr. Ward m. (1) in 1774, Mindwell Harring- ton, by whom he had 5 chn. She d. Sept. IS, 1782, and he m. (2) Oct. 4, 1784, Copia, dau. of Silas Rice of Northboro', who bore him 3 chn. He d. Sept. 24, 1813, a. 67. His w., Copia, d. March 25, 1844, a. 96. Issue:
2. SARAH7, b. June 19, 1775; m. Wm. Baldwin; res. unkn.
3. POLLY7, b. Oct. 12, 1777; S m. John Woodward; res. W.
4. BETTY7, b. Oct. 12, 1777; ) twins; 1 m. John Crawford, Orange, N. Y.
5. JOHN7, b. May 14, 17So; m. Dolly Townsend; res. W., etc.
6. JONAS7, b. July 19, 1782; m. Anna Child; res. W .; 3 chn .; d. June 17, 1823.
7. Lucyī, b. Dec. S, 1785; d. same day.
S. COPIA7, b. May 24, 1789; m. John Mosman; res. W .; 5 chn.
9. SILAST, b. July 22, 1791; m. Diadama Mosman; res. W.
[5.] WARD, JOHN7, S. of the last, m. Dolly Townsend of Fg., ISII, and resided on the homestead of his f. Under his administration the estate was set from W. to Ash., to the his- tory of which town the reader is referred for more particulars
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than are here given. Mr. Ward d. April 27, 1843, a. 62. His wid., Dolly, d. July 5, 1857, a. 73. They had but I chd .:
10. MARY8, b. May 21, 1812; m. John G. Woodward; res. Ash .; 2 chn .; living.
[6.] WARD, JONAS7, bro. of the last, m. Anna (Nancy), dau. of David and Lydia (Stearns) Child, June 1, 1815, and res. on the Child place in Whitman River valley, now owned by Hugh Carey. He d. June 17, 1823, a. 40. His wid. went to Vt., and m. (2) America Amsden, Windsor, Vt., by whom she had 2 sons,- men of character, social and political standing, and emi- nent usefulness. Her centennial was celebrated with appropriate exercises, July 20, 1890, a full account of which, including a sketch of her life, was given in the local papers. She has since d. The chn. of Jonas and Anna (Child) Ward were:
II. NANCY8, b. June 6, 1816; d. unm. at date unkn.
12. MARY8, b. Oct. 25, 1818; m. Dean Cabot; res. Woodstock, Vt .; had chn.
13. JOHN8, b. Feb. 4, 1821; is living at Detroit, Mich.
John Ward8 (13) fitted for college at Meriden, N. H., Academy, entered Dart- mouth and grad. in 1847. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, 1849. He practiced at Springfield, Vt., where he gained distinction in his profession, serving in the honorable office of State Attorney. He removed to Detroit, Mich., in 1859, and has res. there since.
[9.] WARD, SILAS", bro. of the last, m. Diadama, dau. of Matthias and Sarah (Haines) Mosman, April 22, 1815. He l. on the Gray (now Runnels) place awhile, the house of which he built, but finally rem. to Ash., where he d. March 29, 1881, a. 89. His w. d. Nov. 7, 1879, a. 92. Chn .:
14. SUSAN F.8, b. Oct. 13, 1817; d. Nov. 21, 1848, unm.
15. HORACE8, b. Aug. 24, 1824; d. Nov. 5, 1849, unni.
16. SARAH F.8, b. Dec. 4, 1831; m. John M. Pratt; I chd .; is living Ash.
I. WARNER, EMORY, s. of Samuel and Catharine of Bolton, was b. April 4, 1820. He came to town when ab. 21, and April 29, 1845, m. Emily, dau. of Jonathan and Abigail (Conant) Brown of Gr. His home was in Wachusettville, where he d. Aug. 5, 1859, a. 39. His wid. m. (2) Wm. O. Eager. Chn. :
2. HENRY F., b. March 7, 1851; m. Mary F. Perkins; res. Bradford; 6 chn. 3. CHARLES E., b. March 21, 1856; res. Fg .; 3 chn.
4. WARNER, CLINTON, M. D., s. of John and Abbie (Ackley) Warner, was b. at Newfane, N. Y., June 17, 1826. He stud- icd medicine and came to W. in 1854, soon after the death of Dr. Lincoln, and established himself in the practice of his pro- fession. For many years he was the only physician in town, his manifest skill in the treatment of disease, his kindness of heart, and gentlemanly manners gaining for him the regard and confidence of the public, and an extensive patronage. He m. May 23, 1858, Sarah, dau. of Joshua and Hepzibah (Hale) Cum- mings, of whom special mention is made on p. 594. He d. sud- denly, July 5, 1870, a. 44, having had the following chn. :
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5. CHESTER G., b. June 30, 1859; d. July 7, 1867.
6. MARY A., b. March 22, 1861; noted below.
7. ADALAIDE S., b. Sept. 12, 1863; noted below.
S. CLINTON H., b. Dec. 19, 1866; d. Aug. 10, 1867.
9. ELEANOR C., b. Oct. 16, 1868; d. July 20, 1869.
Mary A. Warner (6) grad. at the Mt. Holyoke Seminary, regular course in 1883, advanced course 1886, and has since been a successful French and German teacher in Clinton, N. Y. She has recently returned from a year's study on the continent of Europe.
Adalaide S. Warner (7) is also a grad. of Mt. Holyoke Seminary, of the class of ISS6, regular course, and like her sister has attained meritorious success as teacher in the higher grade of schools in different localities.
IO. WARNER, LEVI, s. of Benjamin and Susan, was b. Kent, Conn., ab. 1810. He studied for the Chn. ministry, and his more active life was spent in preaching at different points in Conn., Vt., and Mass., under the auspices of the M. E. church. He came to W. in 1868, and located upon the Ezra Wood place, near the R. R. Station, where his last days were spent. He was the "Westminster Depot" P. M. for 6 years before his death, which occurred as the result of an accident at Fg., June 26, 1891. He had sev. chn., but none of them were b. here.
Melville H. Warner, one of the sons of Levi (10), lived for some years in town with his f., and has been acting P. M. since the latter's decease.
Olin L. Warner, bro. of the last, b. in 1844, has been an occasional res. here during the past 20 yrs. A taste and talent for sculpture were developed in him at an early age, and to that department of art his active life has been devoted. He studied for 3 yrs. at the celebrated " Ecole des Beaux Arts " at Paris, and elsewhere in the French capital, producing work which won for him there an honorable repu- tation. Returning to this country, he entered upon a professional career which places him in the first rank of American sculptors. The statue of Wm. Lloyd Garrison on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, and that of Hon. Joseph A. Bucking- ham, the war Gov. of Conn., at Hartford-a work of superior merit -are the products of his skill. He has executed numerous busts of distinguished person- ages living and dead,-among them one of Mozart for a public park in Buffalo, said to be a superb representation of the old master of song,-and was employed to make the large medallions of Michael Angelo, Titian, Rubens, Raphael, and Rembrandt for the Art Building of the Columbian Exposition at Chicago. The N. Y. State building there is ornamented by four statues of his construction. He also designed the elaborate historic-symbolical medals to be worn by the officials of the Exposition, and the souvenir coin made in honor of the occasion from the appropriation of Congress. He resides at Harlem, and has a studio in N. V. City.
WARREN.
No less than five distinct Warren families have had a local habitation and a name in town at different periods of its history. No relationship whatever has been found to exist between them, and only one of them has been traced to its immigrant ancestor.
That one will for this reason first receive atten- tion, although several of the others were located here at an earlier date.
John Warren1 was one of the early members of the Mass. Colony. coming to this country in 1630, perhaps in Gov. Winthrop's company, and set. in Watertown, where he was made " freeman " in the following year and sub- sequently chosen Selectman. He was the father of Daniel2, one of whose sons was active in military affairs and attained the distinction of being called Ensign John3. Dea. John+ was s. of the Ensign and father of Elisha5, who had Isaac6, also distinguished by the title of Dea. He m. Elizabeth War- ren and lived in Charlestown. as did several of his ancestors.
1. WARREN, ISAAC™, S. of Dea. Isaac6 and Elizabeth, was b. Aug. 9, 1787. He prepared for and entered Harvard College,
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graduating in 1805. He studied medicine and came here as a physician ab. the year 1810. He purchased the Rev. Mr. Marsh place on the Common, of Dr. Marshall, and prob. suc- ceeded, in part at least, to his practice. He was pub. to Mary, dau. of Ebenezer and Polly (Monroe) Parker of Pn., and wid. of Rufus Dodd, Oct. 26, 1811. He was here, however, but a few years, as his health failed him, obliging him to give up his practice and return to Charlestown, where he soon after departed this life. The homestead was sold June 1, 1815, to Rev. Cyrus Mann. Dr. Warren is understood to have had one son while here, but no record or information from other sources has been obtained concerning him. The family was one of character and popularity in the community.
2. WARREN, JACOB, the first of the name in town, was s. of Jacob and Submit Warren of Littleton. On the 12th of June, 1749, he purchased lot No. 59, lying chiefly on the west- erly slope of Graves' Hill, on which he, two years later, was permanently located. (See A. H. No. 96.) He m. Martha, dau. of Dea. Russell of Littleton, who bore him, it is supposed, sev. chn. He d. bef. Dec. 9, 1751, at which date a guardian was appointed for his s. Jacob, then 5 yrs. of age. His wid. m. (2) John Miles, a near neighbor, into whose hands the estate soon passed, and by whose name it has been generally known. She bore her second husband 6 chn. and d., according to her gravestone, Nov. 20, 1808, a. 83. The chn. of Jacob and Mar- tha Warren were:
3. JACOB, b. 1756. 4. LEVI.
5. ANNA.
6. REBECCA.
7. WARREN, SAMUEL, birthplace, date, ptge., etc., unascer- tained, was living on lot No. 116, 3d Div., in the extreme north part of the town - the John G. Hadley place-in 1773, when a road was laid out for him by the Selectmen. He m. Nov. 3, 1774, Anna, dau. of Samuel and Anna (Whitney) Merriam. He was taxed here from 1772 to 1777, but d. bef. May. 1778, when his estate was the undivided property of his heirs. His wid. m. (2) Jacob Harris and res. at Ash. Chn. :
S. REBECCA, b. Feb. 28, 1775. 9. ANNA, b. April 27, 1778.
IO. WARREN, JEDUTHAN, b. Nov. 24, 1756, was s. of Joseph of Chelmsford, who in 1765 bought lot 114, 4th Div., and in 1773 a part of lot 60, 2d Div., which united to form the well- known Warren farmstead in the Whitman River valley, where wid. Adaline (Warren) Bruce recently resided. He m. Joanna Moore, also of Chelmsford, ab. 1778, and, coming here soon after, set. upon his f.'s lands, which in due time came into his possession. He was a blacksmith as well as farmer, and worked at either calling as best suited his convenience and pecuniary
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advantage. He d. Oct. 28, 1841, a 84; his w. preceding him to the unseen land, June 24, 1836, a. 74. Chn. :
II. POLLY, b. Oct. 31, 1779; m. Timothy Downe; res. Fg .; d. Nov., 1847.
12. JOSEPH, b. Dec. 17, 1781; lost at sea when a young man.
13. JESSE, b. Jan. 23, 1784; m. Betsey Jackson; res. Dedham and W.
14. EZRA, b. Feb. 28, 1786; d. Jan. 21, 1796.
15. JEDUTHAN, b. March 5, 1788; m. Lydia K. Osborne; res. W.
16. MICAJAH, b. Sept. 23, 1790; m. - Durant; res. Fg .; chn .; d. in Ill.
17. SIMEON, b. May 27, 1794; m. twice; res. W .; no chn .; d. Sept. 21, ISSO.
IS. JOANNA, b. Oct. 15, 1796; m. Ephraim Osborne; res. Fg .; 2 chn .; d. Oct., ISS2.
19. EZRA, b. Oct. 9, 1799; m. twice; res. Maine; 4 chn.
[13.] WARREN, JESSE, s. of the last, m. Betsey, dau. of Oliver and Mary (Pierce) Jackson (pub. Aug. 14, 1807), and set. first in Dedham, but returned to W. and bought of Joseph Darby the lot on Main St., with house recently owned by Josiah Page, and blacksmith shop belonging thereto. There he lived and carried on business several years, but finally sold out to Thomas Gaut in 1812, and went again to Dedham where he is said to have d. July 10, 1854, a. 70. The date of his w.'s death is unkn. Only I chd. is on record :
20. JOSEPH R., b. Dec. 15, 1808; d. Feb. 13, 1809.
[15.] WARREN, JEDUTHAN, bro. of the last, m. 1819 Lydia K. Osborne of Fg., and lived on the old homestead, following the double occupation of his f., farming and blacksmithing. He d. May 7, 1860, a. 72. Lydia K., his w., d. Nov. 17, 1833. Chn. :
21. JOSEPH, b. April 21, 1820; d. Feb. 4, 1823.
22. ADALINE, b. July 10, 1822; m. George Bruce; res. W .; 2 chn .; still living.
23. JOSEPH L., b. Aug. 5, 1826; d. March 5, 1839.
24. MICAJAH, b. Nov. 7, 1830; d. unm. March 15, 1869.
25. HENRY, b. June 8, 1832; m. Addie L. Ellis; res. Newton.
I. WATERHOUSE, JOSEPH, a native of Kent Co., Eng., skilled in the art of horticulture, came to this country in 1852, and was engaged some ten years in the raising of fruit trees at Roxbury. In 1863 he bought of Edmund Nichols the John Ball place, near Wachusett Park, which he greatly improved and beautified. There he established a garden, nursery, and greenhouses, carrying on a somewhat extensive and fairly re- munerative business in which his s. has been associated with him. When in Roxbury he m. Lydia, dau. of George and Phillis Perkins, by whom he has had I chd. Lydia, the w., d. Nov. 17, 1883, a. 64. Chd .:
2. WICKLIFFE H., b. Roxbury, April 9, 1857; m. Nellie Cook; res. W.
[2.] WATERIIOUSE, WICKLIFFE HAYES, just named, m. April 30, 1880, Nellie, dau. of Rufus B. and Susan (Fosket) Cook, and res. with his f. Chn. :
3. MARCUS W., b. Nov. 18, 1880. 4. CLARA M., b. Aug. 6, 1883.
5. BERTHA, b. July 1, 1888.
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. WEARS, WONDER, a native of Harvard, was b. Jan. 6, 1796. The family name is usually spelled Ware, but was always writ- ten by himself in the form herewith given, as it is in the public records and elsewhere. His s., however, has returned to the original orthography. In the year 1819, Mr. Wears entered into partnership with Joseph Edgarton of Shirley for the pur- chase of the so-called "Forge" property at the Narrows, on which there had been erected a factory not many years before. Im- provements were made upon the premises, and the work of manu- facturing was carried on there a short time, when Mr. Wears purchased the interest of his partner and was thereafter sole proprietor of the establishment. He run it awhile on his own account, and afterwards let it to other parties skilled in the pro- duction of the kind of goods for which it was designed. He was an efficient land-surveyor, and for some years devoted much time and labor to that line of service. Of good natural ability, practical judgment, enterprise, and executive power, he did much to awaken the spirit of improvement in the neighborhood where he lived, and to promote the general prosperity of the town. His usefulness in the community was recognized by his fellow- citizens, who repeatedly called him to positions of responsibility and public service. He was both Assessor and Selectman for a year each, and a member of the Sch. Com. from 1831 to 1834. He held a commission as Justice of the Peace during the last years of his life, and transacted considerable business of a semi- judicial character in the exercise of the authority thereby in- vested in him. Politically he was an earnest Whig in his day, and in religion a no less earnest Universal Restorationist, and a warm friend and supporter of Rev. Charles Hudson while he was a minister in town. He m., ab. the time of his rem. to W., Nov. 7, 1819, Abigail Parker, dau. of Samuel and Love (Parker) Hazen of Shirley, a woman of fine native endowments and of great personal worth, who, after sharing his home for nearly 20 years, spent the remainder of her mortal life, more than half a century, in self-respecting and honored widowhood. He d. in mid-life, Aug. 7, 1838, a. 47. Her career on earth terminated Sept. 5, 1890, at the age of 88 yrs., 6 mos., and 12 days. Their chn. were:
2. ABIGAIL P., b. June 29, 1822; m. Joseph W. Forbush; res. W .; I chd .; d. Dec. 12, 1867.
3. MARY ANN, b. March 8, 1825; lived with, and faithfully cared for, her mother.
4. SARAH H., b. Oct. 26, 1828; m. Jerome Whitman; res. W .; 2 chn .; living.
5. GEORGE W., b. June 30, 1836; m. twice; res. Jerseyville, Ill .; 4 chn .; living.
Mrs. Sarah H. (Wears) Whitman (4) is a woman of much self-reliance and power of personal character, possessing good intellectual endowments enriched by cul- ture and thoughtfulness, and illustrating a type of womanhood animated by a worthy, Christian spirit. She has shown herself capable of effective public service by several years of active usefulness as one of the Trustees of the Public Library.
George W. Wears (5), or Ware (as he chooses to spell his name), res. in W. till ab. 21 yrs. of age, when he went West and located in Jerseyville, III., where he still resides. For some years he was a druggist, but in later life has been en- gaged in banking. He m. (1) Theodosia M. Beardsley and (2) Julia Fay, and has 4
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chn .: Adella P., b. Jan. 6, 1861, who is m .; Lulu HI., b. Nov. 11, 1863, also m .; Frank M., b. July 30, 1874; and Emily F., b. June 20, ISSO.
WEBSTER, STEPHEN, ptge., birthplace, etc., not learned, came to town ab. 1816 and bought the tavern stand on the turnpike below the Daniel Miles place, and run it for a few years, doing a large amount of business. He then sold out and disappeared, perhaps going to Northfield, where a man by the same name res. in 1821. He was somewhat of a military character, and bore the title of Major, the honors of which he won before his advent here. In May, 1819, a Stephen W. Webster d., age not given. No family reported, save his w., whose name was Eu- nice.
I. WEED, HENRY, untraced, a blacksmith by trade, lived in the S. W. part of the town for some years in the early part of the present century, having a shop on the corner opp. where the wid. of Norman Seaver now res. He was a man of unusual skill in his calling, adding to its ordinary routine of labor the manufacture of steelyards and screw-augers, the first, it is said, ever produced in this section of the country. He, however, lacked the faculty of "getting on " in the world, and his family, after his disappearance by death or otherwise in 1810, became a public charge. The name of his wife is not given, but she d. in 1813. Chn. :
2. HENRY.
3. SOPHIA. 4. AMSDEN. 5. LAURA.
I. WELLINGTON, SETH6, s. of William5 and Mary (Whitney) Wellington of Waltham, and bro. of Rev. Charles Wellington, D. D., of Templeton, was b. Nov. 18, 1785. He was a descen- dant of Roger Wellington1 of Watertown, the first of the name in N. E., through Joseph2, Thomas3, Thomas4, William5, his f. On the Ioth of April, 1816, he purchased the brick dwelling house near the E. end of the Central village, with its belongings, of Isaac Miles, whose dau. Louisa he had m. July 1, 1813. Mr. Wellington kept a public house there while in town, as Mr. Miles had previously done, but sold in 1818 to Benj. Davis, the last innkeeper on the premises, and not long after left the place. Mr. Wellington m. (2) Wid. Sabra (Ward) Stone, March 26, 1833, his first w. having d. Aug. 26, 1831. He had a large number of chn., all by his w. Louisa, several of whom were b. in W. They were :
2. SUSAN L., b. July 16, 1814; m. Dr. Benjamin Johnson; d. July 2, 1852.
3. LYDIA M., b. Dec. 4, 1815; m. Nehemiah Rich.
4. HELIODORUS, b. March 8, 1817; m. Catharine A. Wright.
5. ALMIRA, b. Aug. 1, 18IS; m. Elias D. Bennett.
6. WILLIAM, b. March 19, 1820; m. Mary
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7. EMELINE, b. July 21, 1822; m. Charles D. Duprez.
8. LEANDER, b. Feb. 1, 1824; lived at Valpariso, S. A.
9. SARAH, b. Dec. 1, 1825; m. Merrick P. Brigham.
IO. HANNIBAL, b. Sept. 27, 1827; res. Sonora, Cal.
II. AARON H., b. Nov. 12, 1829; res. N. Y. City.
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1. WESSON, ISAAC, ptge., etc., unknown, and family, from Reading, were warned out of town in 1763, having been here a year or two previous to that date. He lived in the So. part, perhaps in the Nathan Parker house (now F. A. Taylor's), though it has not been possible to locate him beyond all question. The name of his wife was Lucy, and they had two chn. while res. here (others very likely elsewhere), as follows:
2. JACOB, b. Aug. 22, 1762. 3. ISAAC, b. June 24, 1764.
I. WESTON, ASA, said to have been from Taunton, m. Wid. Phebe (Wood) Heywood, dau. of Abel Wood, Esq., May 14, 1826. They lived awhile in the Tilly Baldwin house on the turnpike, now occupied by Joseph T. Marshall. He bore the military title of Capt. He d. Oct. 22, 1830, a. 36. His wid. d. many yrs. since. Chn .:
2. WILLIAM, b. and d. at unkn. dates. 3. MIRA, b. 1829; d. April 28, 1833.
4. WESTON, SAMUEL W., s. of Samuel and Nancy, was b. Mason, N. H., Feb. 6, 1812. He came to W. some years ago and located on the Foskett place, near Wachusett Park. His w. was Theodosia K. Holden of Northfield, who d. Aug. 14, 1882, a. 74. He d. Jan. 11, 1880, a. 67. Chn., as found in records :
2. ELLEN H .; d. Nov. 20, ISSo, a. 42. 3. ESTHER L .; d. Jan. 16, 1888, a. 48.
4. AMBROSE E .; m. Josie L. Burpee, Jan. 1, 1873, and had Edith Flora, b. Jan. 25, 1874. Mrs. Weston d. Jan. 22, 1877.
WETHERBEE.
There were three families of this name in town as early as 1780, all of whom were undoubtedly the descendants of John of Marlboro", the immi- grant, who m. Mary Howe in 1672, and Lydia Moore for a second wife at an unkn. date. The original spelling of the name seems to have been With- erby, the form still preserved by many of John's descendants, though others choose a yet different orthography and write it Witherbee. The first given method has always been used in this town and vicinity.
The ancestral John Witherby1 of Marlboro' had a s., John2, who settled in Stow, and by his w., Catharine, had 8 chn., among whom was Thomas3, the progenitor of one of the W. families, as set forth below.
I. WETHERBEE, THOMAS4, s. of the last Thomas3 and his w., Elizabeth, was b. Stow, Aug. 1, 1750. He m. (1) Mary Gates of his native town, Oct. 20, 1779, and coming to W. located on lot 31, 2d Div., half a mile west of the Beech Hill Sch. Ho. (the Darby lot), which he had previously bought, and which he sold to Caleb Wetherbee and Jeremiah Wood when he left town. His w., Mary, d. ab. 1797, and he soon after rem. to Rindge, N. H., where he was killed by the falling of a tree, May 29, 1801. Chn. :
2. MARY5, b. March 28, 1780; m. Jonathan Sawtell; res. Rindge; 9 chn .; d. May 6, 1843.
3. JOSIAH5, b. March 19, 1783; m. Clarissa Sawtell; res. Rindge; 7 chn .; d. Oct. 5, 1873.
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4. SARAH5, b. March 14, 1786; m. Solomon Wetherbee; res. Rindge; sev. chn.
5. DOLLYS, b. March 20, 1789; d. Feb. 21, 1793.
6. ARNY5, b. Jan. 21, 1793; m and res. Harvard; d. IS62.
7. ELIZABETH5, b. April 2, 1796; m. Wm. Washburn; res. N. Y. State; d. Nov. 22, 1883.
8. WETHERBEE, NATHAN, prob. s. of Caleb and Hannah of Marlboro', was b. ab. 1742. He m. (1) Patience, dau. of Robert and Lydia Baker, May 30, 1769, and coming to W. located upon lot No. 32, 2d Div., on Beech Hill, now in possession of Eugene Gates. After bearing him 2 chn. his w. d., and he m. (2) Eliz- abeth -, by whom he had 4 more. He d. Sept. 22, 1786, a. 44. His first w., Patience, d. Sept. 3, 1771, and Elizabeth, his second w., d. Aug. 13, 1828. Chn .:
9. WILLIAM, b. July 22, 1769.
10. MOLLY, b. Sept. 15, 1771; m. John B. Wheeler; res. W., etc .; 7 chn.
11. CALEB, b. Dec. 27, 1776; m. Anna Wood; res. W.
12. JOHN, b. Aug. 30, 1778; m. Sally Sawin; res. Manchester, Vt.
13. LOUISA, b. Sept. 25, 1781; m. Henry Coolidge; res. W .; 8 chn .; d. 1816.
14. FRANCIS, b. May 26, 1783; m. Esther Thurston; res. W., etc.
[II.] WETHERBEE, CALEB, S. of the last, m. Sept. 8, 1799, Anna, dau. of Jonathan and Polly Wood of Gr., and succeeded his f. on the Beech Hill homestead. He d. Nov. 3, 1826, a. 49. His wid., Anna, d. June 8, 1853, a. 74. They had 5 chn. :
15. NATHAN, b. Jan. 22, 1800; d. 1829 or 1830; prob. unm.
16. LOVISA, b. May 20, 1801; m. Abram Osborne, Fg.
17. ELIZA, b. Nov. 8, 1802; m. Isaac B. Woodward; res. W. and Fg .; sev. chn.
18. CALEB, b. May 25, 1805; m. Mary E. Carter; res. W.
19. CATHARINE, b. Aug. 23, 1807.
20. MILTON, b. Dec, 1813; m. Lucy A. Whitney; res. W.
[18.] WETHERBEE, CALEB, S. of the last, m. Mary E., dau. of John Carter, Jr., of Fg., in 1829, and res. on the ancestral estate. He was an unassuming, much respected citizen, and the f. of a worthy family. Some of the chn. were well educated and attained an enviable reputation for faithful and effective service in the important, honorable vocation of teaching. Mr. W. d. April 16, 1863, a. 57. Mrs. W. d. at Minneapolis, Minn., April I, 1884, a. 73. Chn .:
21. MARY A., b. April 26, 1830; m. George Shumway.
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