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45. LUCINDA6, b. Aug. 19, 1795; d. Nov. 14, 1800.
46. POLLY6, b. Aug. 4, 1797; m. Geo. Hoar; res. Antwerp, N. Y.
47. ELISHA6, b. July 4, 1799; d. Sept. 15, 1800.
48. ELISHA6, b. Feb. 8, 1801; d. Aug. 10, 1803.
49. Lucy6, b. Nov. 15, 1802; unm .; d. Dec. 30, 1875.
50. Daughter6, 51. Daughters. ( b. June 20, 1804; both d. day of birth.
52. BENSON6, b. Feb. 16, 1806; m. three times; res. W.
53. SARAH6, b. March 9, 1808; m. - Freeman; res. Ind .; no chu.
54. ALEXANDER6, b. Sept. 12, 1809; m. Lovisa Derby; res. W.
55. ELMIRA6, b. May 23, 1812; m. Elam Marsh; res. Antwerp, N. Y .; no chn.
[26.] BIGELOW, JOHN5, oldest s. of Jabez4 and Deborah (Knowlton) Bigelow, soon after attaining his majority, pur- chased the Garfield est., lot No. 110, where Daniel E. Hurd now res., making it his home for some 25 yrs. He m. (I), in 1789 (pub. Jan. 3d), Mary, dau. of James and Mary (Pearson) Cowee, and after her d., (2) her sr. Rebecca, the divorced w. of Jonathan Eager. After the construction of the Fifth Mass. Turnpike, which ran directly by his residence, he kept a public ho., furnishing for some yrs. entertainment for man and beast. In 1808 he sold his est. to John Dexter of Leom. and subse- quently located on a portion of the old Bigelow farm, building the ho. long kn. by his name, now owned by Fred Nichols. He was a very large man physically, and d. suddenly, prob. of apo- plexy or some kindred disease, June 12, 1829, a. 67. Mary, his first w., d. March 7, 1819, a. 52. Rebecca, his second w., d. Nov. 24, 1853, a. 84. No chn.
[28.] BIGELOW, BENJAMIN5, bro. of the last, m., Nov. 25, 1790, Rebecca, dau. of William Bowman, and set. on lot No.
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42, which be bought of the executors of the will of Dea. Thomas Stearns, its first occupant. It was the place more recently owned by Job Seaver, now the homestead of Warren LaGeyet. In addition to his farming operations he started and carried on the business of brickmaking for a few yrs., some tokens of which may still be seen. In 1802, having sold his farm to Farwell Jones, he rem. to Cambridge, becoming one of its most worthy and highly esteemed citizens. He was for many yrs. the senior partner in the large, well-known, and highly suc- cessful furniture ho. of "Bigelow & Bangs," Boston, -the junior partner being his s .- in-law. His d. occurred Feb. 4, 1849, a. 83. That of his w., Rebecca (Bowman) Bigelow, April 8, 1844. They had the chn. named below in W .:
56. ESTHER HOAR6, b. April 28, 1791; d. Feb. 12, 1796.
57. DEBORAH K.6, b. May 24, 1792; m. Isaiah Bangs; I chd.
58. BENJAMIN6, b. June 8, 1794; d. July 22, 1796.
59. BENJAMING, b. May 5, 1797; d. Oct. 4, 1800.
60. THADDEUS B.6, b. June 3, 1799; m. (1) Polly D. Cutler, (2) Ann H. Emmons.
Thaddeus Bowman Bigelow6, just named, went to Cambridge with his f. when 3 yrs. of age. Sharing the advantages available to him there, he fitted for and en- tered Harvard College, graduating in the class of 1820. He first settled in busi- ness at Troy, N. Y., where he remained more than a quarter of a century, returning to Camb. in 1849. His ability and character gained him at once a place in the con- fidence of the public, securing his election to the upper branch of the city govern- ment for two years, and to a deaconship in the Evangelical Congregational Chh. In 1856 he rem. to Wisconsin, and thence, after a brief sojourn, to San Fran- cisco, whither his chn. had already gone and were set. in life, and where he ended his days. He was twice m. and had two chn. Of him Hon. Horace Davis, Prest. of the Univ. of Cal., said, "He was a man of gentle and kindly disposition, of con- sistent but unobtrusive piety, with a high sense of honor and a steady self-command which never gave way to passion."
[32.] BIGELOW, EZEKIEL KNOWLTON5, fifth s. of Jabez4 and Deborah (Knowlton) Bigelow, b. April 4, 1772, m. Prudence Penniman of Braintree, perhaps sr. of William, (pub. July 12, 1793). It is difficult to determine his place of res. Unlike others of his name, he seems to have been of a roving disposi- tion, l. in different places, but nowhere for many yrs. consecu- tively, as the rec. of his fam. given below clearly shows. His last days were spent in W., where he d. Aug. 25, 1835, a. 73. The place and date of his w.'s d. have not been ascertained. Chn .:
61. EZEKIEL K.6, b. Rindge, N. H., Nov. 15, 1794.
62. PRUDENCE6, b. Sterling, April 6, 1796.
63. SALLY6, b. W., Nov. 30, 1797; d. unm. at W., Jan. 25, 1873.
64. LOUISAS, b. W., May 28, 1801; m. Bevarly Underwood; res. Quincy; 7 chn.
65. JABEZ6, b. Spgd., Vt., Sept., 1803; m. Eliza D. Green; res. Quincy; 10 chn .; d. July 23, 1885.
66. LORING6, b. Chastn., N. H., Aug., 1806; m. twice; res. Romulus, Mich .; no chn.
[33.] BIGELOW, LUKE5, bro. of the last, a life-long, well- known, and respectable res. of his native tn., the f. of a large and pre-eminently worthy fam. He purchased, March 10, 1796, the Jacob Walton est. on Bacon St., where he soon after located and where he spent his days subsequently thereto. He m.,
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Dec. 25, 1794, Asenath, dau. of Jonas and Mary Winship, through whom a liberal infusion of musical talent was brought into the fam., displaying itself in the chn., and in the chn.'s chn. to the latest generation, its power and quality not yet exhausted or destroyed. The sons of Luke and Asenath (Winship) Bigelow have been men of high character and of excellent standing in the communities where they have l., and the daughters correspondingly worthy examples of a noble, Christian womanhood. They have all been more or less active and influential in their respective churches, and deeply inter- ested in various causes of reform and in works of philanthropy and charity. Mr. Bigelow d. March 22, 1860, at the advanced a. of 85; his w. d. Aug. 2, 1845, a. 71. Chn .:
67. LUKE6, b. June 14, 1795; m. Eliza Wilder; res. Lanc .; 9 chn .; d. Oct. 20, 1872. 68. ESTHER6, b. Sept. 20, 1796; d. Sept. 7, 1800.
69. CYNTHIA6, b. Jan. 6, 1798; d. unm. Jan. 5, 1883.
70. ASENATH6, b. Nov. 7, 1800; d. March 21. 1803.
71. JOHN6, b. May 26, 1802; m. Lydia R. Starr; res. Boston; 2 chn .; d. Jan. 2, 1878.
72. ADALINE6, b. June 11, 1804; m. James H. Wilder; d. Feb. 25, 1850; no chn.
73. PAMELA6, b. Nov. 2, 1805; m. Edward Kendall; res. W ; d. Sept. 10, 1852.
74. ALANSONG, b. May 20, 1809; m. Anna R. Bangs; res. Camb .; 5 chn .; d. Feb. 29, 1884.
75. ABRAM O.6, b. Aug. 2, 1812; m. Olivia A. Dodd; res. Boston; 1 chd .; d. 1887.
76. ESTHER ASENATH6, b. July 13, 1814; m. Rev. W. A. Mandell; res. Camb.
77. MARIA LOUISA6, b. Oct. 8, 1816; d unm. Feb. 24, 1860.
[35.] BIGELOW, ASA5, bro. of the last, was a prominent and honored citizen of W., succeeding to and occupying the home est. of his f. on the corner of Main and Bacon Sts., the origi- nal ho. lot No. 3. Mr. Bigelow was a man of ability and good, practical judgment, as well as of integrity and moral worth, which commended him to the confidence of his fellow-townsmen and insured him a place in important public positions. He was for sev. yrs. a member of the Board of Assessors, as he was of the Board of Selectmen. He also served upon the School Committee. He had, moreover, considerable of the military spirit and, joining the company of cavalry enlisted from sev. towns in the north part of Worc. Co., rose from the lower ranks to the position of Capt. in 1817, and thence to that of Col. in the 7th Div. 2d Brig. in 1820. His fine physique and commanding presence, together with other soldierly qualities, combined to render him an admirable and marked staff officer. Col. Bigelow, as he was called in his later life, m. (1) Sally, dau. of Josiah and Mary (Reed) Puffer (pub. Aug. 23d), 1800, who was the mother of all his chn .; (2) Nancy Bartlett of New Braintree ; and (3) Lucinda (Field) Hayward of Surrey, N. H. Col. Bigelow d. June 2, 1845, a. 65. His first w., Sally (Puffer), d. Oct. 5, 1811, a. 32; the second, Nancy (Bartlett), d. March 19, 1815, a. unkn .; and the third, Lucinda (Field), d. Jan. 16, 1849, a. 76. Chn .:
78. SALLY6, b. Aug. 24, 1801; d. Jan. 16, 1802.
79. SALLY6, b. Feb. 3, 1803; m. Simeon Sanderson and Phineas W. Reed; res. W .; 1.
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So. DEBORAH K.6, b. Jan. 10, 1805; d. July 8, 180S.
SI. DEBORAH K.6, b. July 23, 1808; m. R. D. Dunbar; res. Worcester.
82. MARY REED6, b. Feb. 22, 1811; m. Emory Bates.
[52.] BIGELOW, BENSON6, s. of Elisha and Lucy (Benson) Bigelow, res. upon the est. owned by his f. and gd.f. before him. He was a man of quiet, unobtrusive manners, but intelligent and of unquestionable integrity and Christian prin- ciple. Animated by a philanthropic spirit, he took great interest in questions of moral and social reform and in what- ever pertained to the welfare and happiness of mankind. In hearty sympathy with the anti-slavery movement, he was ready to co-operate with the most radical friends of the oppressed, in behalf of universal and impartial liberty. He m. (1), May, 1833, Elizabeth, dau. of Oliver and Betsey (Grey) Hamilton of Pelham, who d. May 28, 1835; also (2), Dec. 2, 1836, Lucy, dau. of Dea. Martin and Nancy (Hunt) Wood of Littleton, who was in happy accord with him in his reformatory convictions and affiliations; and (3), June 29, 1863, Mrs. Charlotte (Rice) Dow, dau. of William and Charlotte (Whitman) Rice of Sud- bury. Lucy, his second w., d. Dec. 23, 1859; he d. Jan. 28, 1880, a. 73; his last w., Charlotte, d. in Maynard, July 25, 1890, a. 74. Chn .:
83. MARY JONES7, b. Feb. 3, 1834; m. Jos. A. Priest; res. Littleton; 7 chn .; living.
84. NANCY ELMIRA7, b. Dec. 7, 1851; d. Feb. 16, 1864.
85. EDWIN BENSON7, b. Sept. 1, 1855; unm .; res. unknown.
[54.] BIGELOW, ALEXANDER6, bro. of the last, m. Lovisa, dau. of Joseph and Lovisa (Calef) Darby (pub. Nov. 8, 1833). He located on a portion of the paternal est. near his bro. Ben- son, where he had a small chair shop in which he gained a live- lihood. In his more advanced yrs. he devoted himself to the cultivation of his little farm. He led a quiet life, sharing the well-deserved respect of his friends and fellow-townsmen. His days came to an end July 1, 1892, at the a. of 82. His wid. is still 1. Chn .:
86. HARRIET AMELIA7, b. Aug. 15, 1835; m. Farwell Morse; res. W.
87. SARAH ELIZABETH7, b. Nov. 26, 1844; m. Albert H. Hastings; res. W.
88. FRANCIS B.7, b. Feb. 16, 1852; m. Charlotte H. Burnet; res. W .; no chn.
I. BLACK, WILLIAM JAMES, S. of Adam and Susan (Conley) Black of Westboro', was b. Aug. 3, 1853. He m., Dec. 12, 1878, Luna Josephine, dau. of Lansford and Almira R. (Everett) Harrington, Pn., where they res. awhile; rem. to W. in 1884, and locating on the so-called Reed Merriam place in the south part of the town. They have 4 chn .:
2. CARLTON LANSFORD, b. Pn., Sept. 14, 1882.
3. HARRY WILLIAM, b. W., Aug. 30, 1885. 4. SUSIE MAY, b. Jan. 5, 1888.
5. EVERETT H., b. Aug. 4, 1890.
I. BLAKE, BENJAMIN, was s. of Daniel and Keziah (Dunster) Munjoy, b. Jan. 26, 1804. By special act of the Legislature of
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1850, his name and that of his fam. was changed to the one by which they have been kn. for the past 42 yrs. He was pub. to Dolly, dau. of Joseph and Betsey P. Perry, April 22, 1826. He subsequently set. on the little place now occupied by his unm. s. and dau. He d. Aug. 1, 1885, a. 81 ; his wid., Jan. 12, 1886, a. 84. Besides 3 chn., unnamed, who d. in infancy, they had :
2. EDWIN, b. Sept. 17, IS27; m. Louisa R. Kelley; res. Fg .; has chn.
3. FRANCIS, b. Nov. 13, 1832; m. Poole; in reg. army; k. No. Anna, June 17, 1864.
4. CALVIN, b. Oct. 25, 1835; res. W .; unm.
5. SARAII E., b. Jan. 25, 1838; res. W .; unm.
6. DANIEL P., b March 19, 1842; m. Melissa Newhall; res. Fg .; has chn.
7. HARRIET E., b. Nov. 28, 1845; m. Sam. J. Jewett; res. Pn .; no chn.
I. BLODGETT, ISAAC, s. of Abraham of Shelburne, b. ab. 1749, bought of Benjamin Howard lot No. 90, 2d Div., April 9, 1777. It was situated in N. W. part of the tn. and bounded on Gr. and Ash. lines. The site of the buildings is easily recognized at this date although they disappeared long ago. (See A. H. No. 20.) Mr. B. is said to have been a Rev. sold., serving at the seige of Boston not long before coming to W., being then a res. of Ash. He m. Persis, dau. of William and Hannah Whitcomb of Harvard, in 1773. He d. Jan., 1824, a. 75 ; date of wid.'s d. unkn. Chn. so far as kn .:
2. ELIAS, b. Nov. 26, 1783; res. W. 3. JAMES.
4. JONATHAN.
5. JONAS, m. Polly Blair; res. Vt.
6. NATHANIEL.
7. BETSEY.
S. PERSIS. 9. HANNAH.
[2.] BLODGETT, ELIAS, s. of the last and the only one who set. in W., res. a few yrs. at Peru, Vt., and Ash., but ret. to l. with his f. and succeeded to the homestead. He was a me- chanic as well as farmer, working somewhat at chairmaking. He m. his cousin, Relief, dau. of Elias Whitcomb, Ashby, but d. in mid-life, Jan., 1825, a. 41, soon after which his remaining fam. left tn His w. d. Ash. May 31, 1849, a. 67. Chn .:
10. ELIAS, b. June 27, 1807; m. twice; res. Ash .; 2 chn .; living.
II. LUCY, b. July 31, 1809; m. John W. Wallace; res. Ash .; 2 chn .; living.
1 2. FARWELL, b. April 10, 1812; d. Nov. 15, 1819.
13. MARY, b. Feb. 21, 1814; m. James Blodgett; res. Ash .; 7 chn.
14. ISAAC, b. May 15, 1816; d. May 19, 1816.
1 5. PERSIS, b. May 15, 1816; d. May 18. 1816
16. SARAH, b. May 5, 1817; res. Ash .; unm .; living.
17. HARRIET, b. Aug. 8, 1819; res. Ash .; unm .; living.
18. LUCINDA, b. Jan. 2, 1823; d. Feb. 26, 1823.
BOLTON.
This is one of the oldest names in English history. It seems to have been originally employed as a local term on account of some real or sup- posed meaning it possessed, and was applied to a certain manor, parish, or township in Lancashire, a few miles north of Manchester, before the time of the Conquest in 1066. It was similarly used at a remote period in other parts of the kingdom. To this fact it was principally due that it became
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in the course of time a designation for an individual or a family, and so found its way into the vocabularly of surnames existing in both the old and new world. The first man who bore it, so far as ascertained, was Oughtred de Bolton, who lived in 1135, and who is said to have been a lineal represen- tative of certain old Saxon earls of two or three centuries before. Whether or not the American Boltons descended from him has not been determined, nor indeed has any connection been made between them and the old English stock from which they sprang.
The family was not one of the those migrating at an early date to these shores. The name does not appear in the annals of New England until nearly, or quite, a century after the landing at Plymouth. In 1720 or 1721 William Bolton1 is found at Reading, where he married Elizabeth, dau. of John and Sarah White of Andover, and settled down to domestic and social life in that already somewhat important township. Whence he came, no one can tell. But he was there, and is generally believed to be the first of the name coming to these shores, and with him this record begins. Little has been learned of him save that he d. very soon, Sept. 10, 1725, leaving two sons as the sole representatives of the family in the second generation. Of these two sons the eldest, William2. m. Mary, whose surname is unknown, and had ten children. He first settled in Reading, where it is probable his children were b., but later in life removed to Shirley, spending there his re- maining earthly days. Two of his sons settled in W., and they will be noticed in the order of their seniority.
I. BOLTON, EBENEZER3, third s. of William and Mary just named, was b. in Reading, Jan. 21, 1749. He m. (1) Elizabeth Damon of Reading, ptge. unkn., Feb. 20, 1771, and took up his res. in W. 2 yrs. afterward, locating in the S. W. part of the tn., within the limits of what 10 yrs. later was set off to Gr. He was a corp. in the company of Capt. Edmund Bemis at the battle of Bunker Hill, and a private under Capt. Elisha Jackson in the company that went to Bennington at the time of the alarm occasioned by an attack, in Aug., 1777, of a detachment of Burgoyne's army upon the patriot troops stationed at that place. His w., Elizabeth, the mother of his chn., d. at an unkn. date and he m. (2), April 16, 1822, Hannah, wid. of Francis Barnes of W., who survived him. He d. in 1835, a. 86; his wid d. July 4, 1849, a. 95. Chn .:
2. BETSEY4, b. Rg., Aug. 9, 1771; m. Nathan Taft; res. Nelson, N. H .; chn.
3. ESTHER4, b. W., Dec. 18, 1773; m. Joseph Baker.
4. "ERUSHA4, b. Oct. 17, 1775; m. Silas Holt.
5. ABRAM4,
6. ASA4, twins; b. unascertained; d. infancy.
7. EBENEZER+, b. W., Feb. 14, 1778; m. Linday Leland; res. Gr.
[7.] BOLTON, EBENEZER+, succeeded his f. on the homestead in the southern part of Gr. He m. Linday, dau. of Simeon and Rhoda (Hill) Leland of Gr. Hed. July, 1850, a. 72. Chn .:
8. HOLLIS5, b. Dec. 1, 1799; m. Betsey Sawin; res. W.
9. HORATIO N.5, b. May 25, 1806; m. Mary Waite; res. Gr .; 4 chn .; d. Nov. 15, 1838.
IO. EMILY5, b. Feb. 26, 1814; m. twice; res. Gr .; no chn .; living.
Il. RANSOM5, b. May 2, 1817; m. Fidelia W. Travers; res. Gr .; d. Oct., 1844.
12. RHODA5, b. Dec. 24, 1821; m. Ezekiel Adams; res. Gr .; 4 chn.
13. BELARMIN5, b. Oct. 10, 1824; m. Jane Coleman; res. Gr .; 3 chn.
[8 ] BOLTON, HOLLIS5, s. of the last, m., June 4, 1822, Betsey, dau. of Stephen and Lydia (Bemis) Sawin and set. on
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the est. of his w.'s stepf., Levi Graves, in the south part of W. After the dec. of Mr. Graves he rem. to the Edmund Barnard place, at the foot of Wachusett, where he afterward 1. At the time of his d., Jan. 18, 1892, he was the oldest inhabitant of the tn., being in his 93d year. His w., Betsey, d. Feb. 18, 1887, a. 86. Chn .:
14. CHARLES HARRISON6, b. June 24, 1822; m. Martha --; 2 chn .; res. Wash.
15. SIMEON L.6, b. Nov. 27, 1823; m. Mary N. Reed; res. W.
16. FRANKLIN E.6, b. May 24, 1825; m. Abbie Harrington; res. W.
17. ALMOND AUGUSTUS6, b. Dec. 28, 1826; res. Akron, O.
18. AARON S.6, b. April 3, 1828; m. twice; ręs. W.
19. S. NELSON6, b. Aug. 20, 1829; living at Jamestown, N. Y .; unm.
20. EVELINE ELIZABETH6, b. May 6, 1831; d. unm. Oct. 14, 1853.
21. ANDREW JACKSON6, b. Jan. 17, 1833; m. wid. Mary F. (Brown) Sawtelle; res. W.
22. HENRY CLINTON6, b. May 20, 1834; m. Frances Reed and Annis Phillips.
23. ALONZO DAVIS6, b. Dec. 17, 1835; m. Marion Hobbs; res. W .; living.
[15.] BOLTON, SIMEON L.6, s. of the last, m. Mary N., dau. of David and Polly (Smith) Reed, pub. Dec. 3, 1848. He worked for some yrs. as chairmaker, but finally set. with his f. and succeeded to his est. In 1873 he projected "Wachusett Park," an attractive place of summer resort, picnic parties, etc., on the borders of Wachusett Pond. Chn .:
24. HENRY J.7, b. Sept. 5, 1854; unm .; res. W. at the old homestead.
25. ELIZABETH J.7, b. April 12, 1856; m. Ellis G. Whitney; res. W .; no chn.
[16.] BOLTON, FRANKLIN E.6, bro. of the last, m. in Rut- land, 1850, Abbie, dau. of John and Abigail F. Harrington, a native of W., and after res. in Pn. awhile ret. here, locating in the central village. He is a mechanic, and a reputable and honored citizen, having served on the Board of Selectmen 3 yrs. Himself and w. are both 1. They have I chd .:
26. CHARLES F.7, b. July 9, 1851; m. Emma J. Sanders, Nov. 17, 1881; res. Fg.
[18.] BOLTON, AARON S.6, bro. of the last, m. (1) Lois Hobbs, Pn., 1856. She d. Dec. 15, 1860, and he m. (2), May 4, 1866, Evelyn D. Allen. They res. in W., where he d. Oct. 17, 1871, a. 43. He was a sold. in the War of the Rebellion. By his first w., Lois, he had 2 chn .:
27. JACKSON M.7, b. May 23, 1857; res. W .; unm.
28. NELLIE E.7, b. Nov. 22, 1858; m. - Martin.
[21.] BOLTON, ANDREW J.6, another bro., spent some yrs. of his earlier manhood in California, but ret. at length to his native tn. where he m., July 28, 1870, wid. Mary F. (Brown) Sawtelle, who d. Dec. 23, 1888, a. 57. He has been active in tn. affairs, receiving repeated tokens of confidence and honor from his fellow-citizens, serving as Selectman 6 yrs. and filling other positions of responsibility. I chd .: 29. LESTER A.", b. Nov. 19, 1881.
[22.] BOLTON, HENRY C.6, another bro. was pub. to Frances A., dau. of David and Fanny (Gill) Reed, Oct. 8, 1856. She d.
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July 16, 1857, leaving an infant chd. After res. in W. a few yrs. he rem. to Jamestown, N. Y., where he m. again and still res., a much respected citizen. Chd. b. W .:
30. CLARA LOELLA7, b. July 4, 1857; d. Nov. 29, same year.
[23.] BOLTON, ALONZO D.6, youngest s. of Hollis and Betsey, m., July 3, 1857, Marion, dau. of Micah and Elizabeth P. Hobbs of Pn. He is a painter by trade and res. on the old Common. Chn .:
31. FRED R.7, b. Nov. 13, 1858; m. Sarah E. Merriam; res. W., etc.
32. CARRIE E.7, b. Sept. 14, 1863; m. Nathan R. Besse; 1 chd.
[31.] BOLTON, FRED R.7, s. of the last, m. Sarah E., dau. of Joel and Elmina (Perkins) Merriam, Dec. 25, 1880. They res. in W. awhile then rem. to Keene N. H., where he is en- gaged in the boot and shoe trade. They had in W .: 33. CARL A.8, b. Aug. 18, 1882.
34. BOLTON, AARON3, s. of W.2 and Mary, b. Reading, Feb. 12, 1753, followed his bro., Ebenezer, to W., where he m. Dorcas, dau. of Jonas and Mary Winship, April 12, 1774. He was a "minute man" in the time of the Revolution, and rose to the rank of Capt. in the State Militia afterward. He was also active in local public affairs and received repeated expres- sions of respect and honor from his fellow-townsmen. His large fam. consisted of 7 daughters, who l. to maturity, m. and became co-ordinately with their husbands heads of highly re- spectable households in this and neighboring towns, and I s. who d. in early childhood. Capt. Bolton res. in the N. W. part of the tn. near the present dwelling of Leonard Smith. (See A. H. No. 16.) He d. April 29, 1837, a. 84, leaving no one to bear his name down to coming generations. His w., Dorcas, d. May 5, 1826, a. 71. Chn .:
35. DORCAS4, b. Sept. 25, 1778; m. Samuel Clark; res. Ash. and W .; 6 chn .; d. July 19, 1829.
36. HANNAH4, b. June 26, 1783; m. Moses Thurston; res. W. and Vt .; 6 chn.
37. EUNICE4, b. Aug. 9, 1786; m. Joseph Jackson; res. Temp.
38. NANCY4, b. July 31, 1788; m. Josiah Jackson; res. W .; 7 chn.
39- MARY4, b. May 21, 1791; m. Ohio Whitney; res. Ash .; 13 chn.
40. LOUISE4, b. Jan. S, 1794; m. Caleb Wilder; res. W. and Vt .; sev. chn.
41. MATILDA4, b. Nov. 21, 1796; m. Nehemiah Shumway; res. W .; 6 chn.
42. AARON4, b. Oct. 9, 1800; d. Jan. 22, 1803.
BOND.
Among the early settlers of Watertown was William Bond1, a son of Thomas and Elizabeth, sometime of London, and the head of a numerous progeny scattered far and wide through the land. By his first w., Sarah Bruce, he had among other chn. Thomas2, whose s., William8, was f. of Benjamin4 of Weston, who m. Abigail, dau. of Dea. Joseph Mixer of Wal- tham, May 4, 1738. Of this union was
I. BOND, THADDEUS5, b. Nov. 17, 1751. He came to W. ab. 1780, and bought, April 30, 1781, lot No. 55, Ist Div., now
559
THE BOND AND BOWERS FAMILIES,
occupied by Daniel G. Newcomb, of Nathan Pierce, the first settler upon it. Ab. this time he m. (1) Rebecca, whose fam. name is unkn. and who d. Nov. 3, 1787, a. 32. He m. (2) Relief Damon of East Sudbury (Wayland), to whom he was pub. June 17, 1788. He was an enterprising, self-reliant, public spirited man of great executive ability and moral worth. He served 5 yrs. as Selectman and was otherwise honored by his fellow-townsmen. Interested in military affairs and possessed of soldierly qualities, he rose from the ranks to the distinction of Col., whereto he was commissioned in 1795. He had a large fam., mostly daughters. He d. Oct. 27, 1831, a. nearly 80. Relief, his second w., d. April 21, 1816, a. 52. A third w., Mary (Pierce), wid. of Oliver Jackson, whom he m. Dec. 17, 1819, d. March 16, 1833, a. 72. His mother, who spent her last days with him, passed away April 13, 1813, a. 97. His chn. were:
2. REUBEN6, b. Feb. 23, 1783; m. Melinda Mayo; res. W. and Orwell, Vt.
3. LOIS6, b. Feb. 13, 1785; m. Aaron Rice; res Sudbury.
4. REBECCA6, b. Aug. 18, 1729; m. Reuben Bruce.
5. DAVID6, b. Aug. 13, 1791; d. April 21, 1796.
6. NANCY6, b. Nov. 6, 1793; m. Edward Rice; res. Sudbury.
7. RELIEF6, b. Feb. 11, 1796; d. unm. Jan. 23, 1877.
8. POLLY6, b. Feb. 16, 1798; m. Sewall Barnes; res. W.
9. BETSEY6, b. April 4, 1800; m. Reuben Fenno; res. W.
IO. SUKEY6, b. May 8, 1802; m. Jonas Miller; res. W.
II. Lucy6, b. May 2, 1804; m. John Roper; res. Pn.
12. MARTHA6, b. July 20, 1809; m. Thomas Damon; res. W.
[2.] BOND, REUBEN6, the only s. of the last who l. to matur- ity, was pub. to Melinda Mayo, Fg., Nov. 26, 1809. The same yr. he bought the fulling mill property in the rear of where Oscar B. Raymond now l. and prob. res. there while he re- mained in tn. In 1816 he sold to Jesse Stone of Marlboro', N. H., being then a res. of Orwell, Vt. No chn. rec. and no further knowledge obtained of him.
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