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115. WOOD, CORNELIUS ELIOT5, s. of Martin4 and Abigail (Willard) Wood, was b. at Littleton, Dec. 1, 1827. He is a grad. of Harvard Univ., and has received from that institution the honorary degree of A. M. He is also a grad. of the Harvard Law School, and before coming to W. was engaged in teaching and the practice of his profession. After the d. of his bro. just named, he came into the possession of his estate, which he has since occupied. He was commissioned Justice of the Peace in 1885. He m. June 1, 1862, Catharine Maria -, by whom he had 1 chd. as reported :
116. AMELIA E.6, b. Jan. 6, 1863; d. June 14, 1880.
117. WOOD, ROBERT, ptge., etc., unkn., was b. in Eng. and came to this country in 1823. After two yrs. residence elsewhere he moved into W., locating at the Narrows. He was a cotton manufacturer, and as such, run for several years the Cory fac- tory owned by Wonder Wears, but finally left for Northboro', where it is sup. he d. His s., Miles Wood, was a temporary res. here at a later date, owning and occupying the Jonas W. Whit- ney place near No. Common, the recent town farm. He m. (I) Malinda, dau. of Daniel and Keziah (Dunster) Munjoy, by whom he had sev. chn. She d. some yrs. since, and he m. (2) her sr., Martha. Both are still living at Northboro'.
118. WOOD, ALLEN B., ptge., etc., unkn., was a res of W. from 1840 to 1872. He lived in the extreme north part of the town, and for some yrs. run the so-called Goodale mill. Of his family little has been ascertained. His w., Susan H. (Whitney) Wood, d. Feb. 25, 1860, a. 42. He went hence to Fg., and is still living there with one of his sons. Chn. as far as kn .:
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119. ALLEN B., b. 1842; res. Fg.
1 20. FRANK A., b. 1844; m. Lousia G. Cutter; res. Fg.
121. ELLA J., b. May 7, 1850. 122. Daughter, b. Dec. 17, 1851.
123. DANIEL W., b. Aug., 1854. 124. Unnamed, b. Dec. 21, 1859.
WOODWARD. It has not been found possible to trace the families of this name in W. to their immigrant progenitor on the Am. continent with any degree of certainty. Tradition makes the first comer here to have been the s. of John and gd.s. of another John, who migrated from the mother country and set. on Cape Ann. It also makes him to have been a sailor for some years, and then to have learned the painter's and glazier's trade, m., and located for a time at Tewksbury, before rem. to this place. But Mr. Frank E. Woodward of Malden, who has given the history of the family much study, is of the opinion that he was a descendant of Richard of Water- town, some of whose early progeny established themselves in or near the town mentioned. The matter is still open to investigation, and is left for those interested, who have time and inclination, to carry it out, if possible, to more definite and satisfactory results. Meanwhile attention is called to particulars concerning which there can be no question or room for conjec- ture.
I. WOODWARD, JOHN, ptge., etc., not ascertained, m. Mary, dau. of John and Mary (Barrett) Spalding of Tewksbury ab. 1740. She was sr. of Rev. Sampson Spalding who grad. Harvard Coll., 1732, studied divinity, and was the minister of T. more than 60 years. Mr. and Mrs. W. res. in that place awhile, then rem. to Nottingham, N. H., whence they came to W. in 1751 with 4 chn., locating on lot No. 7, half a mile N. W. of the village, where Mrs. Underwood now lives. He is understood to have been a painter and glazier by trade before coming here, and very likely followed that business somewhat afterwards in con- nection with farming. His wife, Mary, d. and he m. (2) Wid. Rebecca Stowell in 1780, also (3) Lydia -, who d. 1813. He d. March 23, 1799, a. 86. Chn .:
2. JOHN, b. June 21, 1741; m. Ruth Wheeler; res. W.
3. NATHANIEL, b. March 15, 1743; had 3 wives; res. W.
4. MARY, b. Nov. 28, 1745; m. Dr. Solomon Harvey; res. Chesterfield, N. II.
5. HANNAH, b. April 17, 1749; m. Ephraim Wetherbee, etc .; d. Dec. 12, 1832.
6. OLIVE, b. March 17, 1753; m. Wm. Chapelle; res. Gr.
7. LUCY, b. May 10, 1755; m. Antipas Dodge; res. W., etc .; 3 chn. b. W.
8. SARAH, b. July 10, 1759; nothing learned; prob. d. young.
9. ASA, b. June 9, 1761 ; nothing found.
[2.] WOODWARD, JOHN, son of the last, m. Ruth, dau. of Joseph and Ruth (Fox) Wheeler of Concord. He enlisted as a soldier in the Rev., was taken sick, and started home on a fur- lough, but was obliged to stop on his journey at Brookfield, where he d. No chn. reported, unless Polly, who d. 1801, was his dau. His wid., Ruth, who was sr. of the w. of Capt. Wm. Edgell, Sen., m. (2) Lieut. Samuel Gerrish in 1792. She d. Jan. 8, 1822.
[3.] WOODWARD, NATHANIEL, bro. of the last, m. (1) Eliza- beth, dau. of Wm. and Sarah (Locke) Withington of Stow (pub. Dec. 25, 1766), and succeeded to the estate of his father. He, too, was in the Rev. war, serving for 3 years. His w. d.
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March 5, 1812, a. 71, and he m. (2) Elizabeth, wid. of Andrew Darby, the next year. He d. July 22, 1823, a. So. His wid. d. Feb. 13, 1845, a. 97. Chn .:
IO. MARY, b. June 28, 1768; m. George Adams; res. Ludlow, Vt .; sev. chn.
II. SARAH, b. June 28, 1768; m. Benj. Harrington; res. W .; 6 chn .; d. Feb. 5, 1813.
12. REBECCA, b. Nov. 3, 1769; m. John Whitcomb; res. Stockbridge, Vt.
I3. ASA, b. Feb. 4, 1771; m. Mary Pratt; res. Stockbridge, Vt.
14. ABEL, b. April 1, 1773; m. Tabitha Beard; res. W.
15. BETTY, b. Jan. 5, 1777; nothing further.
16. JEMIMA, b. May 2, 1782; m. Moses Pratt; res. Stockbridge, Vt .; 3 chn.
17. JOHN, b. Aug 23, 1783; m. Nella Green; res. W.
[14.] WOODWARD, ABEL, s. of the above, m. Tabitha, dau. of Andrew and Elizabeth (Burnap) Beard of Gr., prob. 1794. They res. on the old family homestead. He was a military man and was chosen Capt. of one of the town companies. He d. Feb. 26, 1835, a. 62. Tabitha d. Aug. 26, 1842, a. 72. Chn .:
18. ABEL, b. June 1, 1795; m. Lucy Spofford; res. Ludlow, Vt.
19. TABITHA, b. May 5, 1797.
20. JOHN, b. Apr. 2, 1799; d. July 2, 1803.
21. ISAAC B., b. March II, ISO1; m. Eliza Wetherbee; res. W., etc.
22. SAMUEL L., b. Jan. 25, 1803; d. March 14, 1804.
23. MARY, b. Jan. 10, IS05. 24. NANCY, b. Dec. 8, 1806.
25. JOHN L., b. Feb. 5, 1809; d. Feb. 20, 1809.
26. S. LOCK, b. May 5, ISIo; m. Loenza Derby; res. W., etc .; d. March 2, 1888.
[17.] WOODWARD, JOHN, bro. of the last, m. Nella Green of Reading, prob. 1807, and occupied a part of the old farm, his house standing on the main street. His w. d. April 22, 1820, a. 34, and in less than 3 mos., July 3, he m. Polly, dau. of John Ward, who d. without issue, June 12, 1853. He d. Oct. 2, 1829, a. 46. Chn .:
27. SAPPHRONA, b. March 13, ISOS; d. ISO8.
28. SAPPHRONA, b. May 31, ISO9; d. Oct. 6, 1813.
29. J. GREEN, b. April 10, 1810; m. Mary Ward; res. Ash .; 2 chn .; d. Sept. 26, I892.
30. SETH H., b. May 6, ISII; d. May, 1816.
31. JOSEPH S., b. Oct. 6, 1813; m. Lucinda Mosman; res. W.
32. ELINOR E., b. July 2, 1817.
33. HORACE S., b. March 30, 1820; m .; in civil war; d. Oct. 19, 1863. (See p. 413.)
[21.] WOODWARD, ISAAC BURNAP, S. of Abel and Tabitha, m. Eliza, dau. of Caleb and Anna (Wood) Wetherbee (pub. Feb. 24), 1823, and after res. in town a few years rem. to Fg., where he was an enterprising, substantial, and honorable citizen of that flourishing municipality, contributing in no small degree to its prosperity and general well being. The names of only 2 chn. are found in the W. records, though he had several more after leaving town. Those two were:
34. WILLIAM WASHBURN, b. July 14, 1823.
35. MARY M., b. July 12, 1825; d. Jan. 14, 1827.
Calvin M. Woodward, a s. of Isaac B. and Eliza, b. Fg., has attained noteworthy distinction in educational circles, and a more than national reputation as an expert in certain departments of educational work. Ile grad. at Harvard in 1860, the foremost of his class in mathematics, securing thereby the Gray prize of $250. Be- fore and after the war he had charge of the High School of Newburyport, serving
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meanwhile both as private and commissioned officer in the 48th Regt. M.V., and taking part in the siege and capture of Fort Hudson, June 14, 1863. In 1865 he accepted a call to Washington University, St. Louis, where he remained many years, his recognized abilities securing his promotion from time to time till he gained a commanding position in the institution, and among the highest grade workers in the educational field. He has been a member of the St. Louis Board of Public Schools, a councillor of the National Educational Assn., and Curator of the State University of Mo. He has given much attention to manual training in its relation to the common school system of the country, and is deemed an authority upon the subject and matters pertaining thereto, having been called upon to expound and illustrate its principles and their application in many of the larger cities of the U. S. and England. He has also written and published much in the same behalf, as he has upon other themes of an educational or scientific character, indicative of the place he occupies in the intellectual world, and of the success attending his efforts to solve some of the great problems of the present age. He is honored with the title of Ph. D.
[26.] WOODWARD, SAMUEL LOCKE, bro. of Isaac B., m. Lo- enza, dau. of Joel and Sukey (Haines) Derby, in 1830, and after residing in town a few yrs. rem. to Vt., where he not long since dec'd. Chn. b. W .:
36. ABEL GRANVILLE, b. Nov. IS, IS30. 37. PORTER, b. Nov. 9, 1832.
38. ADALINE DERBY, b. Sept. 10, 1834. 39. ISAAC, b. Feb. 26, 1837.
[31.] WOODWARD, JOSEPH STONE, S. of John and Nella, m. (1) Lucinda, dau. of John and Copia (Ward) Mosman, Nov. 15, 1838. She d. May 10, 1842, a. 26, and he m. (2) Betsey, dau. of Ephraim and Betsey (Sawin) Williams of Gr., Nov. 15, 1843. She d. May 7, 1874, a. 59. He has res. at different times in Ash., Gr., and W., the latter having been his home for some years past. Chn. :
40. JOHN, b. Ash., May 1, 1840; d. Aug. 11, 1842.
41. PRESCOTT WILDER, b. Gr., Feb. 28, 1847; d. July 27, 1847.
42. ELIZA ANN, b. Gr., Nov. 11, 1848; m. Charles E. Smith; res. Orange .; 7 chn .; 1.
43. OSMER DEAN, b. Ash., Feb. 17, 1856; d. Aug. 2, 1856.
WRIGHT.
Duncan Wright was b. in Argyleshire, Scot., in 1770. He came to this country in 1812, and worked at his trade, which was bleaching, successively at Bristol and Smithfield, R. I., Waltham, Medway, Boston, and Fall River, at which place he, with his bro. Daniel and two others, did the first calico printing in the vicinity. Before migrating to this country he m. Janet, dau. of Alexander Wilson, the distinguished Scotch naturalist, by whom he had 3 sons. One of these, Alexander, engaged in the manufacture of coach lace at Medway, and afterwards started the weaving of carpets by machinery, the first in the state and the second in the country.
I. WRIGHT, PETER, S. of Duncan and Janet, was b. March 31, 1798. He, too, was a bleacher and dyer, working at his trade many years for the Lowell Manafacturing Co., and acquir- ing a moderate fortune thereby. In 1857 he came to W. and located on the old Common, where his wid. and dau. still reside. A refined, cultivated, worthy family. He d. April 19, 1885, a. 87. Chn., so far as known .:
2. JANETTE W .; m. Henry W. Brooks of Chicago, June 17, 1868; dec'd.
3. LUCY R .; m. Henry W. Brooks of Kansas City (second wife), Feb. 23, 1881.
4. ELLEN M .; unm .; a resident of W.
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WYMAN.
Among the early settlers of the town of Woburn were two brothers, Fran- cis1 and John Wyman1, tanners by trade, among the first in the country, who did a large business, accumulating a considerable property and becom- ing extensive owners of real estate. Their descendents have been numerous in the land, and of wide and honorable reputation. Francis1, by his w. Ju- dith (Pierce), had a s. Timothy2, b. Sept. 15, 1661, the father of Joseph3, b. Nov. 1, 1695, who m. Ruth Baldwin and set. in Billerica. Of this union came a second Joseph+, b. Sept 10, 1725. He m. Mary Johnson and went to Pelham, N. H., where they had a considerable family.
I. WYMAN, DAVID5, s. of Joseph4 and Mary, was b. March 18, 1767. In early life he learned the art of fulling cloth at Dracut, and began business for himself at Jaffrey, N. H. He rem. thence to this town ab. 1793, in which year he bought of Thomas Rand a water privilege on the Narrows Stream with a small mill upon it, and started the first fulling establishment in these parts. He subsequently improved the property, and car- ried on for many years a large and successful business. He was an industrious, enterprising man, and did much to promote the growth and prosperity of that section of the town,-a work which his sons took up and carried out to larger issues after his decease. He m., soon after coming here, Huldah, dau. of Jona- than and Huldah (Hawkes) Brown, by whom he had a large family. He d. March 7, 1839, a. 72. His wid. d. April II, 1843, a. 71. Chn .:
2. HULDAH6, b. July 31, 1795; d. Oct. 4, 1800.
3. JONAS6, b. Dec. 4, 1796; d. Oct. 3, 1800.
4. HARRIET6, b. Oct. 25, 1798; d. Oct. 6, 1800.
5. JOEL6, b. Dec. 6, 1800; m. Catharine C. Hay; res. S.C .; 9 chn .; d. June 20, 1883.
6. BENJAMIN6, b. Aug. 13, 1802; m. 3 times; res. W.
7. HULDAII6, b. Aug. 22, 1804; m. Horatio Eager; res. W .; 4 chn .; d. Jan. 24, 1865. SALLY6, b. March 31, 1806; m. Ira Hoar; res. Monticello, Minn .; 5 chn .; living.
S. FRANKLIN6, b. Jan. 20, 1808; m. 3 times; res. W. and Worc .; chn .; living.
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IO. MARCUS6, b. Oct. 10, ISO9; d. unm., May 20, 1843.
11. DAVID6, b. Feb. S, 1812; m. Mary Jackson; res. W., etc.
12. HARRISON6, b. Oct. 20, 1813; m. Wid. Jane (Wilder) Locke; res. W.
13. ADALINE6, b. April 5, 1816; m. F. J. Hay; res. W. and S. C .; d. Aug. 24, 1882.
14. ALFRED6, b. March 13, 1819; m. Abby W. Forbush; res. W. and Worc.
Joel Wyman6 (5), the oldest of the above chn. who lived to maturity, was a student by nature and inclination, fitted for college, entered the first class at Amherst, graduating in 182S. He soon went to South Carolina and engaged in teaching. Subsequently he studied medicine at Charleston Med. Coll. and located in the vicinity, where he built up a large and lucrative practice. He attained a high rank in his profession and in general society, became thoroughly southernized in his feelings and sympathized heartily with his adopted state in her withdrawal from the Federal Union. He never became wholly reconstructed,- never gave up his opinion that the South was right in the conflict with the general govern- ment, though overpowed by the force of numbers and made to remain in the Union. He m. in March, 1832, Catharine C. Hay and had 9 chn.
[6.] WYMAN, BENJAMIN6, another s. of David5 and Huldah, m. (1) Lydia, dau. of Edward and Lydia (Woodward) Bacon, Aug. I, 1832. She d. July 5, 1834, a. 26, and he m. (2) Lucinda Mirick of Pn., April 16, 1835. Her life was brief, terminating June 7, 1842, at the age of 30. He had chn. by each of these wives, but they did not live to be named, and hence are not chronicled
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here. He m. (3) Wid. Love Sprague of Harvard, dau. of Sam- uel Hazen of Shirley, Aug. 17, 1843, the sister of Mrs. Won- der Wears. Mr. Wyman, now living at the advanced age of 91 years, has been one of the most intelligent, active, and public-spirited citizens of the town, a man of much natural ability, enriched by wide reading and thoughtfulness. Bound by no traditional fetters, he has welcomed whatever new light came to him, interested himself in the great philanthropic movements and theological discussions of his time, openly committed him- self to the Temperance, Anti-Slavery, and other reforms propos- ing the amelioration and bettering of the condition of mankind, and been ready to accept such changes or modifications of doc- trinal belief or political policy as his best judgment and moral sense approved. His fellow-townsmen have recognized his competency and moral worth by assigning him to responsible positions in the administration of public affairs and otherwise. He has served several years in the respective offices of Select- man and Assessor, and at the Centennial celebration of the town's incorporation in 1859 he was invited to preside over the exercises of the occasion. Besides four unnamed chn. of his early married life, he has had two daus., who are spared to be the companions of his declining years. Mrs. Wyman d. March 4, 1889, a. 84. Chn .:
15. MARY ANN7, b. Aug. 18, 1844; has always res. with parents; unm.
16. SARAH7, b. Sept. 15, 1848; a successful teacher; res. W .; unm.
[9.] WYMAN, FRANKLIN6, bro. of the last, m. (1) Henrietta W., dau. of Samuel and Love (Parker) Hazen of Shirley, Dec. 3, 1839. She bore him 3 chn. and d. June 26, 1860, a. 53. He m. (2) Dec. 19, 1861, Amelia E., dau. of Stephen and Narcissa Brooks, Ashby, by whom he had I chd. She d. Aug. 7, 1864, a. 38, and he m. (3) Dec. 7, 1865, Sophia L. Gardner of Shirley. Mr. Wyman is a man of few words, yet of good practical judg- ment and unusual executive ability. For many years he was one of the most active and successful business men of the tn. (See Chap. on Industries.) His recognized qualifications for administering public affairs brought him repeatedly into official positions, the duties of which he discharged efficiently and satis- factorily. For 6 yrs. he served as Selectman, and twice was he chosen to represent the district to which W. belonged, in the lower branch of the State Legislature. He is a strong Repub- lican in politics, and a supporter of the principles and institu- tions of the Liberal Christian faith in religion. He moved to Worcester in 1871, where he has since resided, though retaining until recently certain business interests in town. Chn. :
17. AUGUSTUS GRANVILLE PARKERT, b. June 17, 1843; d. Oct. 28, 1849.
18. FRANKLIN™, b. Nov. 28, 1848; d. Dec. 15, 1851.
19. CHARLES FRANKLIN, b. April 16, 1853; m. M. E. Fairbank and H. E. Wright; res. Worc .; living.
20. ALFRED A.7, b. Oct. 20, 1863; m. Flora M. Wright; res. Fg .; 3 chn .; 1.
21. EVELYN MAY7, b. Dec. 10, 1870; a former student at Smith College.
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[II.] WYMAN, DAVID6, bro. of the last, m. Mary, dau. of Edward and Dolly (Brooks) Jackson, Dec. 2, 1841. He suc- ceeded his father in the business of fulling cloth for a few yrs., but finally disposed of his several interests, removing to Minne- apolis, where he d. not long afterwards. He was Selectman I yr. His wid. is still living at Minneapolis. Chn .:
22. MARCUS J.7, b. June 28, 1847; dec'd. 23. ELLEN R.7, b. Nov. 9, 1850; dec'd. 24. ASA E.7, b. June 3, 1854; dec'd.
[12.] WYMAN, HARRISON6, bro. of the preceding, m. Nov. 16, 1846, Wid. Jane W. Locke of Fg., dau. of Caleb and Louise (Bolton) Wilder. He d. Oct. 11, 1855, a. 41, and his wid. sub- sequently m. (3) Amasa Bancroft of Gr., in which town she still resides. Chn. :
25. MATILDA M.7, b. July 4, 1847; d. July 30, 1849.
26. HENRY H.7, b. March 6, 1849; an ordained Catholic priest in N. Y.
27. ALFRED7, b. Jan. 4, 1853; m. and res. Gr .; has chn .; living.
[14.] WYMAN, ALFRED, youngest s. of David and Huldah (Brown) Wyman, m. in 1843, Abby W., dau. of David and Dolly (Whitman) Forbush. He is a man of good natural endowments, much business capacity and strength of character,-an indepen- dent thinker, a radical in politics and religion, having the cour- age of his convictions, and loyal to his own sense of duty, honor, and right. Beginning business as a wool carder and clothier, he afterward started the "bakery " and run it some years, then sold out and moved to Worcester, where he still res. He had a bake-shop there awhile, then engaged in the flour trade, but his health failing him, he retired from active life. Both he and his wife became early interested in humanitary movements and questions of reform, were outspoken Anti- Slavery people of the Garrison school, friends of Temperance, Peace, woman's rights, etc. They are without issue, but have an adopted dau., who m. Charles D. Thayer, and has 7 chn.
28. WYMAN, DAVID5, was b. in Lunenburg at an unascer- tained date, and was prob. the s. (though possibly the gd.s.) of John4, who was b. in Woburn in 1702, and set. in L. bef. 1740. John4 was the s. of John3, who was b. 1672, the s. of John2, b. 1648, the s. of the immigrant, John1, bro. of Francis1, before mentioned. This would make the two Davids, who were in tn. simultaneously for some years, fourth cousins. He was pub. to Sarah, dau. of Jonathan and Tabitha (Hart) Stedman, Dec. 29, 1783. He was then "of Lunenburg," but came to W. not long afterward, locating on a farm in the Minott neighborhood. He does not appear to have res. here later than 1799, when he sold his place to Liberty Patridge and went to Manchester, Vt., since which event nothing has been learned of him or his family. Chn. :
29. BETSEY6, b. Nov. 9, 1784. 30. LOIS6, b. Jan. 15, 1787.
31. EUNICE6, b. May 26, 1789. 32. JONATHAN6, b. May 26, 1789.
33. SAMUEL6, b. May 15, 1791. 34. SALLY6, b. Aug. 22, 1794.
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I. YOUNG, SAMUEL, s. of William of Templeton, was b. May 7, 1787. Coming to W. before reaching his majority, he was pub. to Sally (Mary), dau. of Jonathan and Betty (Lewis) Graves, Oct. 19, 1806, and having m. her, settled on the estate belonging to her father, near Cedar Swamp. He d. Aug. 18, 1850, a. 63. His w. d. May 12, 1846, a. 61. Chn. :
2. ORANGE, b. Aug. 2, ISo -; m. three times; res. W.
3. BETSEY, b. May IS, 1812; m. Lovell Williams; res. Fg .; 1 chd .; living.
4. MARY, b. Dec. 9, 1815; unm .; res. Gr.
5. WILLIAM; m. Anna Bennett; res. Royalston; 4 chn .; dec'd.
6. CALEB; m. Jane Whitney; res. Gr .; 2 chn .; dec'd.
7. NEWELL, b. Jan. 30, 1824; m. Persis A. Macullar; res. Orange; 3 chn .; 1.
S. JOHN, b. May 7, -; m. Betsey Bosworth; res. Gr .; I chd .; dec'd.
9. ANSON, m. twice; res. Otter River; no chn .; living.
[2.] YOUNG, ORANGE, S. of the last, m. (1) Lavina, dau. of Martin Baker, who bore him 3 chn. and d. May 21, 1846, a. 33. He m. (2) Wid. Mary Thompson, dau. of Luther Sawin, Feb. 4, 1847. She d. March 4, 1858, a. 52, and he m. (3) in Oct. of the same year, Wid. Mary A. Chapin of Gr., who d. Dec. 17, 1876. His last w., who is still living with her s. on the old Jonathan Graves farm, was Fidelia (Whitney), wid. of Aaron Sawin. He d. Dec. 24, 1886, a. So. He had but 3 chn., all by first wife:
9. RUFUS, b. 1832 ?; m. Climelia Sawin; res. Gr .; 6 chn .; dec'd.
IO. LUCY M., b. 1833 ?; m. George S. Cheever; res. Cal .; 2 chn.
II. EDWARD O., b. June 1, 1844; d. in the war, May, 1864. (See p. 413.)
HISTORICAL INDEX.
NAMES.
The following list of names mentioned in Part I of this work is intention- ally partial and incomplete. It has not been deemed advisable to include in it those of persons who have had but a remote connection with West- minster affairs, like members of Legislative Committees, etc., or those en- ployed to fix certain specified localities, or for some other merely incidental purpose. Moreover, a considerable number that appear in tabulated form or in close proximity to each other, are grouped in classes which are appro- priately designated and chronologically arranged as herewith indicated. The figures refer to pages.
Grantees of Narragansett No. 2, 53-55.
Settlers in 1751, as reported to the General Court, 82-84. Actual residents before Incorporation, 92, 93. Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 172-179. United States Tax List, 1798, 207-211.
Early Methodists in town, 342.
Early Universalists, 343-345. Early Baptists, 352, 353.
Owners, etc. of Abandoned Households, 388-398.
Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion, 405-421. Names on the Soldiers' Monument. 423. Octogenarians, from 1795 to 1892, 485-487. Accidental Deaths, 488. Professional and Official Register, 495-504.
Town Officers and Voting List, 1892, 505-507.
ADAMS, Daniel, 471; George, 449; Joel, 290; John, 290; Jonas, 290; Oliver, 248, 295, 326; Seth, 290; Stephen, 290; William B., 255.
ALEXANDER (Wamsutta), 35.
ALLEN, Darius M., 259, 263; David O., 458; Frederick, 327, 456; Lyman, 446; Myron W., 379; Nathan, 253; Wil- lard, 327.
AMES, Jacob, 311; Rev. Marcus, 340, 457. AMSDEN, Philip, 308. ANDREWS, Rev. Elisha, 353. APPLETON, Nathaniel, 62.
BACON, Arna, 298, 306; Charles M., 489; Edward, 243, 247, 298, 422, 447, 456, 489; Timothy, 274.
BAILEY, Jonathan, 290; Joseph, 102, 166.
BAKER, Adin F., 424; Bezaleel, 312; Eber, 305; Rev. Jacob, 351 ; Joel, 305; Jonadab, 278, 490; Jonas, 290; Rich- ard, 89, 103, 135.
BALDWIN, William, 73, 74, 113-115, 304. BANKS, Edward P., 424.
BARNARD, Benjamin, 476; Edmund, 277, 278, 290, 307, 330; Lucy, 476. BARBER, Rev. Joseph, 357, 358. BARNES, Alfred, 441; David B., 314, 315; John, 324; Plympton, 329; Sam- uel, 295; Sewall, 295; Sullivan, 295. BARNEY, Zenas, 327. BARNS, Richard, 1 52. BARRELL, William, 429. BARTLETT, Dr. Daniel, 278, 322, 445, 468; I. N., 446. BASSETT, William, 40. BATES, Emory, 327, 439.
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