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8. CHARLES LEVIS, b. Aug. 30, 1857, at Union Grove, Minn. Spent most of his early days in W. Grad. of " Free Industrial School," Worc .; res. Hol- yoke, where he has been a member of the city govt .; m. Oct. 23, 1883, Mary O. Hutchins, Temp., and has 3 chn.
9. LILLIAN8, b. June 12, 1862; d. Dec. 9, 1864, at W.
Another of the early settlers in New England, having the name now under notice, was Walter Allen1, a resident of Newbury in 1640, who rem. to Water- town in 1662, and thence soon after to Charlestown, where he d. in 1681. Very little is known of him. His son Joseph2 had a Joseph3, the father of a third Joseph4, who was one of the pioneer residents of Hardwick. A son of the latter, David5, had a second David6, who m. Ruth Dexter, ptge. and date of birth unknown.
9. ALLEN, WILLARD, s. of the last named, was b. Feb. I, 1801, and m. Mercy, dau. of Maj. Gardner and Lydia (Phinney) Ruggles (pub. Oct. 8), 1826. He first set. in his native town, but May 26, 1837, purchased the hotel in the central village of W., and, coming here, took possession of it and ran it till failing health obliged him to give it up. He was a great sufferer from inflammatory rheumatism during the last years of his life. He d. Sept. 24, 1852, a. 51. Mercy, his wid., d. Sept. 15, 1882, a. 77. They had I s. :
IO. ALLEN, FREDERICK8, b. Hardwick, Aug. 24, 1827. He m. (1) July 1, 1850, Jane E., dau. of Theodore and Emma Locke of W., who d. Nov. 15, 1859, a. 27; and (2) Hattie A. Thomas of Brandon, Vt., Feb. 27, 1862. He retained possession of the hotel property for several years after the death of his f., man- aging it himself a portion of the time and renting it the re- mainder. At length he sold out to a Fg. Co., and subsequently moved to Athol, where he still res. He was elected town clerk for 2 years, and proved an able and efficient servant of the public. While in that office he copied in alphabetical order the entire record of births, marriages, and deaths in the place, from the beginning to his own day, causing the same to be lodged in the rooms of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, Boston, for safe and permanent keeping. Has had 4 chn :
11. CHARLES W.9, b. May 14, 1851; m. Helena Stuart and has 2 chn.
12. THEODORE F.9, b. June 25, 1853; m. Mary Stuart.
13. EUGENE T.9, b. at Athol, and is a prof. of chemistry.
14. J. GRACE9, b. at Athol; is an asst. High school teacher.
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I. AMES, JACOB, antecedents, etc., unknown, came to W. in the latter part of the thirties, and, Aug. 11, 1838, was pub. to wid. Fannie M. (Spalding) Swan, dau. of Zebina and Fannie (Spring) Spalding. He was a tailor by trade and carried on the business many years at the central village, but finally rem. to Fg., where it is sup. he d. at a date not ascertained. Fannie, his w., d. at W., Aug. 5, 1880, a. 67. A dau. of Mrs. Ames by her first m. had her name legally changed in 1839, and so be- came one of the family, being included in the following table of chn .:
2. FRANCES A .; m. Samuel A. Stevens; res. Leom .; sev. chn .; living.
3. JEROME S., b. Nov. 18, 1839; m Nellie Wright; res. Gr .; I chd .; living.
4. LUCETTA S., b. Oct. 8, 1843; m. Chs. C. Ainsworth; res. Leom .; I chd .; living.
5. ELLA M., b. Feb. 22, 1847; m. Oscar W. Farenholt, U. S. N .; res. Malden; I chd .; living.
6. MARION P., b. May 8, 1849; m. Frank M. Sawyer; res. W .; 2 chn .; living.
7. AMES, REV. MARCUS, b. at Marshfield, date, etc., un- known. After going through coll. and grad. at Andover Theo- logical Sem. he studied medicine, thereby fitting himself for a varied service in the foreign mission field. Insufficient health prevented him from engaging in that service and he took up the active work of the Chn. Ministry at home. Was first set. at Patterson, N. J., whence he rem. to W. and became the Pas- tor of the First Chh. and Society in 1856, resigning his charge at the end of 3 yrs. He subsequently preached at Fg. and Chelsea, was Supt. of the State Reformatory School for Girls at Lanc. 13 yrs., and Chaplain of the Penal and Reformatory Institutions of R. I. several yrs., going thence to Thompson, Conn., and resuming the special duties of his profession. His health soon gave way, resulting in mental aberration, in a fit of which he d. by his own hand in a private hosp. at Pepperill, whither he had gone for medical treatment, Dec., 1888. A man of excellent character, spiritually minded, and of humane im- pulses and activities. His w. was Jane A. Vandenburg of N. Y., by whom he had 3 chn .:
S. MARCUS J .; drowned at Andover.
9. HERMON V .; a tutor in Michigan University.
IO. ELLA E., unm., who res. with her mother at Ann Arbor, Mich.
I. ATWOOD, SEWALL A., ptge., etc., untraced, a native of Chester Vt., came to town ab. 1870 with his w., Lucinda (Bruce). They remained a few years, when their names disappear from the records. While here they had 2 chn .:
2. FRED. E., b. March 10, 1873. 3. ARTHUR M., b. June 4, 1875.
4. ATWOOD, RICHARD R., s. of Thomas and Mary C., b. Bucksport, Me., March 1, 1846, rem. from Fg. to W. Oct., 1886; is a carpenter and builder by trade. He m. Aug. 19, 1868, Lizzie E., dau. of Almon A. and Maria G. Bolton, who was b. Pn. Jan. 27, 1851. They had 4 chn .:
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5. EDWIN J., b. Rockville, L. I., June 22, 1872.
6. GEORGE W., b. Fg. Jan. 25, 1875.
7. SIDNEY C., b. Fg. Sept. 27, 1877; d. April 13, 1878.
8. SADIE M., b. Fg. July 21, 18So.
BACON. The attempt to trace the lineage of this W. family has been attended with no very satisfactory results. One George Bacon and his wife, Mary, were in Roxbury early in the last century, but whence they came or whither they went has not been ascertained. They are sup. to have been the parents of George of Newton, but of this there is no abso- lute proof. The latter m. Susannah, dan. of John Greenwood of N., whose sr. Ruth m. Isaac Jackson and became the mother of Josiah, Edward, and Elisha, settlers in this town about the time of its incorporation.
I. BACON, EDWARD, S. of George and Susannah (Greenwood) Bacon, was b. at Newton, Dec. 27, 1744. On the 16th of Feb., 1772, he, then said to be "of Cambridge," where he perhaps res. a few yrs., bought of Thomas Brigden lot No. 47, 2d Div., in the E. part of the town, on which he set. and where he and his descendants lived until a recent date. He bore the title of Lieut., and hence may be presumed to have been active in mili- tary circles. He was a high-minded, trustworthy citizen, taking an active part in the affairs of the town, and holding many years the office of selectman besides other positions of respon- sibility and honor. His w. was Lydia, dau. of Dea. John and Hannah (Greenwood) Woodward of Newton, to whom he was pub. May 28, 1773. He d. July 2, 1829, a. 84; she d. Jan. 25, 1833, a. 83. Chd .:
2. EDWARD, b. Feb. 26, 1778; m. twice and res. in town; d. Jan. 19, 1860.
[2.] BACON, EDWARD, just named, was a man of superior native ability and practical judgment, as well as of unimpeach- able integrity and exemplary life,-the holder of many places of trust, faithfully filled ; the recipient of many official honors, worthily bestowed. He was 3 yrs. Selectman and 10 yrs. Asses- sor. Having in early years some military aspirations, he rose to the rank of Maj. in the 4th Regt., 2d Brig., 7th Div., Mass. Militia in 1808, gaining a title by which he was generally distin- guished through life. He m. (1) Elizabeth, dau. of Edmund and Elizabeth (Holden) Barnard, who bore him I chd. and d. June 13, 1803 ; and (2) Betsey Goldsmith of Troy, N. H., the mother of 8 chn. He d. Jan. 19, 1860, a. SI; Betsey G., his 2d w., d. Nov. 25, 1843, a. 61. Chn .:
3. SON (unnamed), b. Jan., 1803; d. Feb. 3, 1803.
4. LYDIA DANE, b. April 11, ISO8; m. Benjamin Wyman ; d. July 5, 1834.
5. ELIZA BARNARD, b. Oct. 8, 1809; d. Oct. 9, 1812.
6. SARAH GOLDSMITH, b. June 23, 1811; m. Samuel Dole; res. Fg.
7. ELIZA BARNARD, b. April 1, 1813; d. Oct. 18, 1830, a. 17.
8. LUCY ANN, b. April 24, 1815; d. Feb , 1834, a. 18.
9. MARY, b. April 27, 1817; d. Jan. 18, 1833, a. 15.
IO. MARTHA, b. May 25, 1819; m. Samuel Dole, Fg. (2d wife.)
11. EDWARD, b. March 10, 1821; m. Hannah F. Merriam; d. Jan. 10, 1885.
[1I.] BACON, EDWARD, the third of the same name in regu- lar succession, possessed many of his f.'s admirable personal
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qualities and characteristics, and received many tokens of the regard and confidence of his friends and fellow-townsmen. He was for some years selectman and held other responsible posi- tions. He m. Hannah F., dau. of Dea. Joel and Polly (Farns- worth) Merriam, Jan. 17, 1843, by whom he had 6 chn. He d. suddenly Jan. 10, 1885, a. 63; his w. d. Oct. 17, 1884, a. 60. Chn .:
12. EDMUND FRANKLIN, b. April 19, 1844; m. Lizzie Robinson; res. Fg.
13. SARAH G., b. Jan. 21, 1847. ELLEN M., b. Feb. 22, 1850.
15. CHIARLES M., b. Feb. 11, 1852; m. Alice Holden; res. W.
16. GEORGE C., b. Sept. 26, 1854.
17. JENNIE A., b. Jan. 7, 1857; m. Stillman W. Simonds.
[15.] BACON, CHARLES MALCOLM, S. of the last, m. Dec. 25, 1881, Alice, dau. of George and Harriet F. (Priest) Holden, and set. on the ancestral estate. He d. 1891, and the property soon passed out of the possession of the fam. Only I chd. recorded :
IS. GEORGE E., b. Nov. 1, 1882.
19. BACON, ARNA, for many yrs. a resident of W., was s. of Joseph of Gr., who, with his w., Abigail (Cole), came to that town from Sherborn ab. the yr. 1772, and located on the fine estate at the northern extremity of Crystal Lake. Lineage traced no further. The s. was b. in Sherborn Jan. 16, 1771. Upon attaining mature yrs., he m. Betsey, dau. of David and Mehitable (Brown) Sawin of W., and set. in Gr., where he lived awhile and where his chn. were b. In 1816 he bought at sheriff's sale the Ezra Taylor place, on the N. E. corner of what are now Bacon and Eliot Sts., consisting of a few a. of land with dwelling house and mill upon it, and took up his abode there. Later in life he moved to the other side of the street, where his dau., Mrs. John Lewis, recently res. He, too, was militarily inclined, and, after rising to the command of a Gr. Co. in 1804, was 4 yrs. afterward commissioned Maj. in 5th Regt., 2d Brig., 7th Div., Mass. Militia. He d. July 25, 1838, a. 67; his w., Betsey, d. March 9, 1855, a. 83. Chn .:
20. BETSEY, b. Ang. 22, 1793; d. unm. July 15, 1881.
21. POLLY, b. June 14, 1798; d. Jan. 12, 1800.
22. SOPHRONIA M., b. Sept. 4, 1So9; m. John Lewis, res. W.
Betsey Bacon (20), oldest dau. of the last, was a woman of strong intellectual powers, of marked traits of character, and of unusual executive ability. Cherish- ing opinions of her own, she was free to express them; knowing her rights, she dared maintain them. Familiar with books and the current news of her day, she was herself a writer of some merit and an occasional contributor to the public press upon topics moral, social, and religious, in which she took an interest. Leav- ing the parental roof at an early age she made her home with her maternal grand- parents in the south part of W., caring for them in their declining years, and, at their death, succceding to their dwelling and the greater part of their estate, which she managed with prudence and skill. A severe illness in IS5S resulted some years later in the loss of the power of vision, but she still attended to her household duties and looked after the affairs of her farm, till, enfeebled by the infirmities of age, she was obliged to resign them to those better able to have them in charge. Fler spirit of independence and her pious trust never forsook her, even in the most trying hours of life, but remained sure and steadfast to the end. She passed to her rest, July 15, 1881, in the 88th year of her age.
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23. BACON, TIMOTHY, birthplace, ptge., and other details unascertained. He was first taxed here in 1785. He was a joiner and cabinet maker by trade, and in 1786 contracted for framing the second meetinghouse. In 1791, himself and w. Sybil, with chn .- Moses, Aaron, Betty, Nabby, Timothy, John, Noah, and Sybil-were warned out of town; remained only 8 yrs. Place of residence afterward, unknown.
I. BAILEY, JOSEPH, s. of Shubael and Anna (Houghton) of Lanc., b. May 11, 1730, m. Feb. 13, 1753, Lydia Parker and located in this township, prob. on lot No. 117, in the "Nar- rows" neighborhood, where he remained some 10 or more yrs. He then seems to have rem. to Sterling, but ret. bef. 1773, when his w. was dism. from the chh. there to the chh. in W. He bought lands of Joseph Hosley Nov. 30th of that yr. Later than this, nothing has been learned of him or his fam. Chn .:
2. JOSEPH, b. Oct. 10, 1755. 3. STEPHEN, b. Feb. 27, 1757.
4. SHUBAEL, b. Jan. 27, 1761.
5. BAILEY, DUDLEY, s. of John of Lanc., was b. Dec. 16, 1744. He m. Oct. 22, 1772, Ruhamah, dau. of David and Mary Dunster, and set. on the southern part of the Dunster farm, lot No. 117. The site of his house is still pointed out on the old bridleway leading from the Smith sawmill to Wachu- settville. (See A. H. No. 85.) He rem. to Brattleboro', Vt., ab. 1786, and thence to Dummerston 12 yrs. later, where he d. March 8, 1812. His w. d. March 8, 1835. Chn .:
6. POLLY; m. Joel French; 6 chn. 7. LEVI; d. March 13, 1851.
S. DAVID; m. Lydia Allen and had 12 chn .; d. March 19, 1867.
9. EPHRAIM; nothing known. IO. HENRY; nothing known.
BAKER.
About the year 1720 John Baker and Elizabeth, his wife, with two small children, John and Robert, came to this country from Bristol, Eng., for a permanent settlement. Others of the name preceded them to these shores, whose descendants had already attained considerable numbers and had been widely distributed through the several colonies. It is not known that the new-comers were in any way related to those who were here before them, though it is possible, if not probable, that they belonged to the same original stock from which they branched off at some remote period of history. Sufficient for the purposes of the present inquiry is the fact that John1 and Elizabeth, the connubial pilgrims of 1720, became the united head of an entirely new branch of the Baker family in this part of America, and that those of the name in W. have derived existence from them. They first located in Charlestown, in which place four more chn. were b., but rem. thence in a few years to Concord, where still other four came to increase the family, making a domestic group of an even dozen, themselves included. Of the children, two sons and two daughters became residents of W. One of the last, Elizabeth, m. Daniel Adams, and another, Sarah, d. here, unm., at an unascertained date. The sons are mentioned below.
I. BAKER, RICHARD2, s. of John1 and Elizabeth, the immi- grants, was b. in Concord, April 8, 1729. Arriving at mature age he is sup. to have l. awhile in Lanc., forming there the
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acquaintance of Mary, dau. of Bezaleel and Judith Sawyer, whom he m. Nov. 16, 1758. She was gd. dau. of that Thomas Sawyer, who, with others, was captured by the Indians in 1705 and taken to Canada, and who was subsequently rescued from torture and death and finally set at liberty on condition that he should build a sawmill for those having him in charge on Cham- bly River, which was accordingly done. This mill was the first erected and put in operation in that country. Previous to his marriage, Richard Baker purchased, June 4, 1755, of Obadiah Kendall, the first occupant, house lot No. 39, upon which his gt .- gd.s., Calvin, recently res. Soon after locating upon it he was impressed into the ranks of the British army, which was engaged in the conflict with the French and Indians, his term of service terminating as narrated near the close of Chapter VII. Mr. Baker was a brickmaker as well as farmer, as were two of his successors on the estate. He d. Dec. 13, 1808, a. 80, and his w., Mary, Aug. 1, 1813, in the 78th yr. of her a. Chn .:
2. JONADAB3, b. Aug. 30, 1759; m. Tabitha Wilson; res. Marlboro', N. H .; 4 chn .; d. Sept. 23, 1820.
3. THOMAS3, b. May 21, 1761; m. Mary Lewis; res. Gr .; 5 chn .; d. March 24, 1842.
4. JOANNA3, b. Aug. 4, 1763; m. Nicholas Dike; 12 chn .; d. March 10, 1848.
5. MANASSEH3, b. Oct. 4, 1765; m. (1) Sarah -; (2) Lois Benson; res. Ux- bridge; 10 chn .; d. June 30, 1831.
6. BEZALEEL3, b. Jan. 4, 1768; m. Abigail Wood; res. Troy, N. H .; 8 chn .; d. Oct. 1, 1849.
7. JOHN3, b. May 4, 1770; m. Mary Howard; res. Barre, Vt .; 8 chn .; d. Oct. 1, 1839.
8. LUKE3, b. Aug. 14, 1772; m. Priscilla Matthews; res. Rutland; 5 chn .; d. Dec. 30, 1846.
9. JUDITH3, b. Jan. 4, 1775; m. Ezekiel Wood; res. Barre, Vt .; 6 chn .; d. Dec. 17, 1856.
10. JOEL3, b. March 7, 1777; m. Mary Damon; d. Nov. 13, 1846.
[IO.] BAKER, JOEL3, youngest s. of Richard and Mary, was the only one who set. permanently in his native town. His bro. John, who was pub. Dec. 22, 1791, to Polly, dau. of Nathan and Lydia (Lynde) Howard, was in the place a few yrs. and had Polly, b. June 10, 1796, but rem. soon after to Barre, Vt., and thence ab. 1821 to Stanbridge, P. Q., where he ended his days. Joel remained on the paternal domain, combining farm- ing and brickmaking, as successor to his f. in both callings. He was an industrious, thrifty citizen, a man of substance, good standing, and character, and a devoted member of the Universalist Chh., of which he was one of the first deacons. He was pub. Feb. 28, 1800, to Mary, dau. of Timothy and Rebecca Damon, whom he m. and had by her a large fam. of chn., several of whom passed away comparatively early in life. Few of his decendents are now 1. He d. Nov. 18, 1846, a. 69, and his w., Mary, followed him to the unseen world July 12, 1856, a. 72. Chn .:
11. CYRUS4, b. Ang. 11, 1800; m. Eliza Miller; res. Ludlow, Vt .; 7 chn .; d. Dec. 30, 1877.
12. JOEL+, b. March 11, 1802; m. Maria Smith; d. March 6, 1852.
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13. MARY4, b. June 18, ISO4; lived with parents and d. unm. June 4, 1840.
14. EBER4, b. March 20, 1806; m. Eunice Davis; d. April 10, 1872.
15. GEORGE+, b. Aug. 27, 1808; m. Cyrene Kibling; res. Ashm .; 2 chn .; d. June 28, 1881.
16. RICHARD4, b. Oct. 11, 1810; m. Laura W. Cady; res. Royalston; 2 chn .; d. July 11, 1864.
17. SAWYER4, b. Aug. 8, 1813; d. unm. May 7, 1838.
IS. ELIZABETH4, b. Sept. 20, 1815; m. John Lowell; res. Uxbridge; 5 chn .; d. May 11, 1868.
19. LUKE+, b. Aug. 4, 1817; d. unm. Feb. 11, 1847.
20. LYMAN+, b Sept. 17, 1819; m. Lucinda Lincoln; res. Fg .; 2 chn .; d. Minn., April S, IS 59.
21. ELVIRA4, b. Dec. 20, 1821; m. John Vial; res. Auburn; no chn .; d. Aug. 7, 1864.
22. MARTHA+, b. May 25, 1825; d. unm. Aug. 8, 1841.
[12.] BAKER, JOEL4, s. of the last, m. Maria, dau. of Charles and Polly (Burgess) Smith (pub. March 31st), 1838, and set. on the farm adjoining that of his f., now owned by Geo. M. Davis. He was a carpenter by trade, working thereat, as opportunity or convenience offered, in connection with the more general labors pertaining to his land. He served the tn. I yr. as assess- or. He d. March 6, 1852, a. 50; his w. d. Feb. 24, 1884, a. 79. Chn .:
23. ADIN FRANKLIN5, b. Feb. 4, 1839; m. Mary E. Merriam.
24. MARIA E.5, b. Oct. 31, 1842; d. May 12, 1850.
25. CHARLES R.5, b. June 20, 1846; m. Jane Leighton.
[14.] BAKER, EBER+, bro. of the last, m. Jan. 10, 1839, Eunice, dau. of Elijah and Eunice (Russell) Davis, of Mason, N. H., and set. on the old place with his f., succeeding him at length both in estate and occupation. Early in life he became a convert to the Baptist faith, of which he was a devoted adherent. He d. April 11, 1872, a. 66; his w. d. Sept. 7, 1874, a. 65. Chn .:
26. MARY JANE5, b. Aug. 9, 1842; m. J. J. Hobart; res. Greenville, N. H ; no issue. 27. CALVIN5, b. April 24, 1844; m. (1) Mary A. Fuller; (2) Ada F. Bassett; res. W. 28. LEONORA D.5, b. March 19, IS48; unm .; lives W.
[23.] BAKER, ADIN FRANKLIN5, s. of Joel and Maria (Smith) Baker, m. Mary Ella, dau. Artemas and Salome (Holden) Mer- riam, May 26, 1866, and res. in the village of So. W .; chair- maker. Chn .:
29. J. ARTEMAS6, b. Sept. 28, 1868. An intelligent, high-minded, promising young man. 30. EVA M.6, b. Oct 15, 1877. 31. Unnamed6, b. Feb. 24, 1879; d. in infancy. [25.] BAKER, CHARLES R.5, bro. of the last, m. May 4, 1869, Mary J., dau. of Oliver T. and Eliza J. Leighton, b. E. Camb., Jan. 19, 1848. He is a mechanic; res. in his native tn. Chn .: 32. OLIVE J.6, b. Nov. 27, 1879. 33. FLORENCE E.6, b. Jan. 11, 1886.
[27.] BAKER, CALVIN5, S. of Eber and Eunice (Davis) Baker, m. (1) Mary A., dau. of Henry and Mary (Allen) Fuller, of Walpole, N. H., Dec. 21, 1876. She d. June 7, 1878, and he m. (2) Ada F., dau. of Lysander and Emeline (Tenney) Bassett, of Holden, May 13, 1879. He res. on the paternal estate, the
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4th generation in possession, but d. suddenly April 21, 1891, a. 47. Chn. :
34. HENRY EBERG, b. Jan. 6, 1878; d. same day.
35. IRVING DAVIDS, b. Dec. 23, 1886; d. Sept. 12, 1887.
36. EUNICE EMELINE6, b. Aug. 9, ISSS.
37. BAKER, ROBERT2, an older br. of Richard (1), b. in Eng. ab. 1720, accompanied his pts., John1 and Elizabeth, to this coun- try in his infancy. He m. (1) Lydia -, who had I chd., and soon after d., and (2) Elizabeth, dau. of Dr. George and Judith Adams of Lexington, sr. of Daniel of W. He res. for a time in Concord, rem. thence to Marlboro', and finally to W. ab. 1775, locating prob. with one of his s. Chn .:
38. PATIENCE3, b. Concord, Feb. 23, 1743; m. Nathan Wetherbee; res. W .; 2 chn .; d. Sept. 3, 1771.
39. ELIZABETH3, b. Sept. 3, 1745; d. Jan. 18, 1749.
40. JONAS3, b. March 31, 1747; m. twice; res. W.
41. JOHN3, b. 1749; m. Elizabeth Marshall; res. W.
42. GEORGE3, b. 1750; m. Dinah Parmenter; res. W.
43. NATHAN3, b. 1753; m. Mary -; res. W.
[40.] BAKER, JONAS3, s. of the last, m. (1) his cousin Eliza- beth, dau. Daniel and Elizabeth (Baker) Adams of W., pub. Feb. 14, 1774. She d. after a few yrs. and he m. (2) Susannah Simonds of Groton, Sept. 29, 1789. He was taxed here 1773, also 1776-86. He subsequently res. Gr., Sterling, Shirley, etc., -a wandering planet. He d. 1839(?), place unknown. His w., Susannah, in a fit of inebriation, fell into a pool of water at W. April 22, 1813, and was drowned. Chn. as far as known, the first of whom were b. in W .:
44. JONAS+, b. Dec. 7, 1777; m. Sally Johnson; res. Springfield; 5 chn .; d. Dec. 11, 1869.
45. NATHAN S.+, b. April 20, 1780; m. Martha Blood.
46. JOSEPH S.+, b. Nov. 13, 1790; d. ab. 1812.
47. BETSEY+, b. Oct. 21, 1793; m. John Fredericks; res. Shirley; 2 chn .; d. May 13, 1815.
48. NANCY R.4, b. Aug. 10, 1798; d. unm. April 15, 1876.
49. EPHRAIM L.+, b. May 9, 1So2; m. Sarah M. Milliken; res. Boston; d. Oct. 15, 1872.
[4I.] BAKER, JOHN3, bro. of the last, m. in 1772 Elizabeth Marshall of Marlboro', where he l. a few yrs., rem. thence to this tn. and set. in what is now the S. E. part of Gr., an old cellar marking the site of his dwelling. It is claimed that he was a sold. for 3 yrs. in the Revolution. He d. 1835, a. 86. Chn .:
50. MILLY4, b. April 6, 1773; m. Nathan Eaton; res. W.
51. ESTHER+, b. Nov. 1, 1774; m. David Comee; res. Gr .; 4 chn.
52. LYDIA+, b. April 4, 17So; m. Artemas Beard; res. Gr .; I chd .; d. Oct. 31, ISO5.
[42.] BAKER, GEORGE3, another s. of Robert and Elizabeth, came to W. ab. 1775, prob. with his f., the two names appearing simultaneously in the tax lists. He also set. permanently in the part set off to Gr. He prob. m. (1) Mary Pratt of Fram- ingham, who seems to have d. s. p., and (2) Dinah, dau. of Joshua and Perces Parmenter of the same tn. She descended
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HISTORY OF WESTMINSTER, MASS.
from John1 Parmenter, one of the first set. of Sudbury by the following line :- John2, George3, Amos+, Phineas5, Amos6, Joshua7. The date of the d. of George and Dinah has not been ascertained. Chn. so far as found :
53. ARTEMAS4, b. Aug. 6, 1777; m. Sarah Nichols; res. Hub .; 11 chn.
54. PERCES+, b. June 3, 1783; m. Jona. Butterfield; res. Peru, Vt.
55. GEORGE A.4, b. Oct. 5, 1787; m. Olive Holden; res. Gr .; 4 chn .; d. 1861.
56. NANCY4, b. July 7, 1789; d. Aug. 12, 1791.
57. DINAH4, b. April 16, 1791; m. Eber Underwood; res. W. [22, 1870.
58. AMOS4, b. July 23, 1794; m. 3 times; res. Whitefield, N. H .; 9 chn .; d. Aug.
[43.] BAKER, NATHAN3, youngest s. of Robert and Elizabeth, m. Mary -, ab. 1773 and set. in Fram., where the two cove- nanted with the chh. April 3, 1774. They afterwards res. in Northboro', whence they came to W. bef. 1790, where they, with several chn., were warned out of tn. Nov. 3, 1803, he bought of John Damon lot No. 82, 3d Div., bounded on Hub. line (the late James Sawin, Jr., place). There he built a ho. and res. till his decease, May 26, 1834, at the a. of 81. Mary, his w., d. Sept. 20, 1830, a. 80. Chn .:
59. MARTIN4, bap. April 24, 1774; m. Debby Smith and Lydia Martin; res. W.
60. DANIEL4, b. Nov. 27, 1777; m. Lydia Miller; res. Kingsbury, Vt .; 6 chn .; d. I871.(?)
61. NATHAN4, b. 1783(?); m. Sally Miles; res. W.
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