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Mr. Everett chose the law for a profession and, after studying for it 3 years at Albany, N. Y., was admitted to the bar in the courts of N. H., in 1794, settling and entering upon the duties of his calling at Lancaster, the place of his former residence. Business in the then new country proving abundant and lucrative he
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was enabled at an early day to purchase large tracts of land in and about Lan- caster, which became sources of great wealth to him in later years. By close and careful study and diligent practice of the law he rose to be one of the most learned, popular, and influential attorneys of northern New Hampshire. He was in the Legislature of the State for several sessions near the opening of the present century and attained a commanding position in the councils of that body as jurist and statesman, his name being identified with the most important and salutary legislation of that period. His superior talents and high character won the respect and favor of Gov. Gilmore, who, in Jan., 1805, appointed him Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for Coos Co. He was one of the most eminent men in his time in that section of N. E. As a private citizen he was above reproach and highly esteemed; most genial, faithful, and happy in his domestic and social rela- tions; as a jurist, able and commanding, his decisions being sustained by honesty of purpose, good sense, a wide acquaintance with men and affairs, and a profound and comprehensive knowledge of law.
Judge Everett was stricken down in the midst of his usefulness by a serious illness which terminated his mortal existence March 22, 1815, when nearly 51 years of age. He m. about the time he was admitted to the bar, Persis, dau. of Jonas Wilder, a pioneer settler and prominent man of northern N. H., by whom he had 7 daus. One of these m. Col. Ephraim Cross and lived on the paternal estate till her death in 1883. She was the mother of Mrs Persis F. Chase, the present occu- pant of the old home, and of Col. Edward E. Cross, who is said to have "im- mortalized the historic field of Gettysburg with his blood." Of the other daus. of Judge Everett, 3 d. young, while the other 3 m. and illustrated, in life and character, a worthy, noble womanhood.
7. EVERETT, PELETIAH6, nephew of Joshua5 by an unknown bro., came to W. as early as 1775, in which year he enlisted for eight months' service in the company of Edmund Bemis, engaged in the siege of Boston. He was long connected with the army during the struggle for independence and rose to important positions among the troops. He was Ensign in the 5th Mass. Regt., 1777-1781, and a Lieut. in the Ist Regt. in 1783, giving him a title which he bore ever after. He was an original mem- ber of the historic and highly dignified "Society of the Cincin- nati," composed of commissioned officers of the Revolution and their descendants, being present at the headquarters of Gen. Baron Steuben, on the Hudson, when it was founded, June 9, 1783. This society was established under the sanction of Wash- ington, whom it honored by electing him President-general in 1787, a position which he held till his d. in 1799.
Mr. Everett was a saddler and harness-maker by trade, and carried on the business prob. in connection with other lines of industry. In 1784 he purchased the so-called "Pond house," near Hobart Raymond's, where he opened a store the following year and subsequently a public house, which he run till 1796. In 1805 he sold out and located on the borders of Tophet Swamp, at the extreme westerly end of the village. He m. (I) Jan., 1785, Mary, dau. Josiah and Lydia (Merriam) Cutting, and had 7 chn. She d. April 28, 1800, and he m. (2) April 25, 1802, Dorcas, dau. Samuel and Sally (Pierce) Fessenden. He d. Oct. 19, 1821, a. 70. Dorcas, his 2d w., d. Jan. 2, 1840, a. 60. Little has been learned of his chn .:
8. DAVID M.7, b. June 26, 1785.
9. PELETIAH M.7, b. June 3, 1787; m. Abigail Carter; res. Fitz., N. H .; 5 chn .; d. May 12, 1850.
10. POLLY7, b. May 28, 1789.
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II. JOEL7, b. 1791; m. twice; res. Wrentham; 6 chn .; d. 1881.
12. JOHN C.7, b. May 10, 1794; m. Anna Fessenden; res. W .; no chn .; d. Ashby.
13. MILLY E.7, b. Jan. 29, 1797.
14. ASA C.7, b. March 28, 1800; m. Rowena Spalding; res. W. and Ashby; 1 chd .; d. July 22, 1874.
1 5. HIRAMT, b. June 26, 1802; d. May 31, 1803.
16. SALLY™, b. June 23, 1804.
17. HIRAMT, b. Oct. 7, 1806.
18. LEONARD7, b. June 1, 1809.
19. TRYPHENA7, b. June 30, 1811; m. Ephraim Martin; d. Dec. 15, 1843.
20. GEORGE AUGUSTUS7,
21. SUSAN AUGUSTA7, twins, b. Sept. 27, 1817.
FAIRBANKS, ELIJAH, ancestry untraced, came to this tn. from Leom. ab. the year 1809, and bought of John Dexter, also of Leom., the former Garfield place, now owned by Daniel E. Hurd. He was distinguished by the military title of Capt. He is pre- sumed to have had a family, but no record of any has come to hand. He was in the place but a few years, selling his farm in Dec., 1812, to Abel Wood, Jr., a long-time resident upon it, and very likely returning to Leom. No further knowledge of him.
FARNSWORTH.
Joseph Farnsworth1 is said to have been an immigrant settler at Dorches- ter in 1639. He had a s. Matthias2. who first took up his abode in Lynn, being there in 1657, but rem. to Groton, where he was established in 1664, and where he became a leading citizen. He had a s. Jonathan3, b. 1675, the father of a second Jonathan4, b. 1701, whose s. Jonathan5, b. ab. 1725, m. Rachel Nutting, May 24, 1749, and lived in Harvard. He had, with other chn., three sons, who set. in W.
I. FARNSWORTH, ELIAS6, b. June 17, 1750, came to W. soon after attaining his majority, and either bought or built a blacksmith's shop on the corner of the lot then owned by Joseph Holden, Jr., now in possession of Geo. W. Hager, diagonally opposite what was afterward the Everett tavern, mentioned on a preceding page. Nov. 25, 1773, he m. Lois Willard of Ster- ling, and in the following year sold his shop to his bro. Thomas, and moved away. He appears to have been a wandering planet, being located at different times in Sterling, Winchendon, and elsewhere. Later in life he returned to W. and had a shop on the south side of the road, a few rods west of the residence of George Harris. In 1823 himself and wife appealed to the town for aid, but their case was referred to Harvard, he never having gained, it was claimed, a residence here. The names of their chn., as gleaned from the church records in Sterling, where they were bap., were Elias, Ephraim, Rachel, Phebe, Mercy, William, Otis, Joshua. Lois (Willard) Farnsworth d. Dec. 7, 1823, a. 66. The place and date of his d. are unknown.
2. FARNSWORTH, THOMAS6, bro. of the last, was b. Oct. 23, 1752. He also was a blacksmith and first appeared in town in 1774, as the purchaser of the shop before spoken of. April 29, 1776, he m. Relief, dau. of Abner and Elizabeth (Darby) Holden,
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who unfortunately d. within a month thereafter, widely beloved and greatly lamented. Two years later he m. (2) Anna, dau. of John and Mary (Bemis) Estabrook, and ab. the same time pur- chased the aforesaid "Pond house" near his shop. After four or five years he disposed of this property and went to Halifax, Vt., subsequent to which time nothing concerning him has come to light. His chn., b. in W., were:
3. RELIEF", b. Sept. 2, 1779. THOMAS7, b. Feb. 6, 1781.
5. JOSEPH7, b. Nov. 26, 1782.
6. FARNSWORTH, ASA6, another s. of John and Rachel, was b. May 12, 1754. He first located in Temp., but after two or three years joined his bros. in W., purchasing, Dec. 16, 1778, the easterly portion of lots Nos. 107 and 108, 90 acres, with sawmill standing thereon and improvements, of Dea. Joseph Miller, erecting a house for himself on or near the spot occupied to-day by the residence of Samuel H. Sprague. There he res. some yrs., selling during the time a part of his est. to his bro .- in-law, Phineas Gates, who built a dwelling ho. near by and run a tannery, as elsewhere narrated. The remainder was disposed of at a later date to Ephraim Robbins. For a while his place of residence was on lot No. 112, in the upper part of Wachu- settville, he being the owner of the original Brattle sawmill and lands adjoining. In 1801 he bought the original Philip Bemis place, lying north of the residence of George Harris (see A. H. No. 60), where he res. till his d., June 22, 1830. On the 6th of Aug., 1777, he, then of Temp., m. (1) Damaris, dau. of Phineas and Sarah Gates of Stow, who was the mother of his 5 chn. She d. 1803, and he soon m. (2) Sally, wid. of his first w.'s bro., Phineas Gates, Jr. The date of her decease has not been fd. Chn .:
7. ABIGAIL", b. 1778; m. Edward Follansbee; res. Rutland; I chd .; d. July 9, 1846. 8. Lucy, b. April 1, 1780; m. Joseph Dale; sev. chn .; d. Rutland, 1845.
9. PHINEAS™, b. May 19, 1782; d. infancy.
IO. HANNAH1, b. Dec. 5, 1784; m. Wm. Sawin; res. W .; no chn .; d. Aug. 3, 1835.
11. ASAT, b. Oct. 31, 1786; m. Jemima Gates; res. W. and West; 8 chn.
12. POLLY7, b. Aug. 20, 1788; m. Joel Merriam; res. W .; d. July 22, 1873.
[II.] FARNSWORTH, ASA7, s. of the last, succeeded to his f.'s estate. He was a man of considerable enterprise and force of character and given somewhat to speculation and adventure. This characteristic, no doubt, led him to sell out his property in W. ab. 1840, gather up the proceeds, and rem. to Michigan, pur- chasing virgin lands there, settling upon them, and profiting by the anticipated rapid growth of the country. He m. early in 1812 Jemima, prob. dau. Noah Gates of Stow. He d. Mt. Clemens, Mich., July 1, 1838. Date of her d. unk. Chn .:
13. NOAH G.8, b. May 25, 1813.
15. SARAH C.8, b. Dec. 3, 1816; m. Maverick Harrington; res. Okemos, Mich .; 6 chn .; living.
14. CHRISTOPHER8, b. Dec. 25, 1814.
16. DAMARIS8, b. Jan. 11, 1819.
17. MARY ANN8, b. Nov. 13, 1821; d. unm. Nov. 23, 1889.
IS. MIMA8, b. Feb. 12, 1824; m. - Stiles.
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19. CAROLINE8, b. Dec. 6, 1828; m. Malchus Harrington; res. Camden, N. Y .; sev. chn.
20. LUCY8, b. Sept. 24, 1831; m. - Seeley.
21. FARNSWORTH, JONATHAN, came from Fg. ab. 1840, and for some years res. in town. He was a shoemaker by trade, and a teacher of vocal music by profession. He led the choir at the Universalist Church to general acceptance, and had sing- ing schools, in this and neighboring towns, during the fall and winter months. His first w. was Mary, dau. of Stephen Holden, Jr. She d., however, bef. he took up his abode here.
I. FARWELL, SAMUEL, ptge., etc., unascertained, m. Abigail, dau. of Stephen and Anna Calef (pub. Dec. 27, 1795), and had one chd. :
2. SAMUEL, b. June 15, 1796.
3. FARWELL, HENRY, s. of Simeon and Hepzibah of Fg., b. Dec. 3, 1795, came to W. ab. 1812, and was engaged for a few years as clerk in the store of Zadoc Sawyer. He m. Oct. 5, 1819, Nancy, dau. of John and Susannah (Sawyer) Jackson, and set. first in N. Y. State, but afterward rem. to Sterling, Illinois. They were the parents of John V. Farwell, a well-known and wealthy merchant of Chicago, and an active and liberal member of the Y. M. C. A. of that city ; and of Charles B. Farwell, who was elected to the Senate of the U. S., as successor to the dis- tinguished Gen. Logan. Henry Farwell d. Jan. 4, 1873, a. 77. Nancy Farwell d. Sept., 1887, a. 89.
I. FENNO, WILLIAM, was s. of John and Hannah of Boston. He came to W. from Newton as early as 1787, in which year he m. (1) Rachel, dau. of Asa and Anna Ray. He owned lands at the S. E. extremity of Bean Porridge Hill for some years, and prob. lived there at one time. He went from W. to Gr. ab. 1798. His w., Rachel, d. Aug. 23, 1791, and he m. (2) her sister Lydia the following year. He d. in 1822, but the date of his w.'s d. is unknown. Chn. :
2. POLLY, b. Jan. 17, 1788; d. Aug., 1790.
3- MARY, b. Feb. 18, 1790; m. Abel Wood.
4. WILLIAM, b. Dec. 4, 1794; m. Mary Corey.
5. ASA, b. Dec. 19, 1796; m. Gratia Wheeler.
6. JOEL, b. Feb. 6, 1799; m. Sarah Corey.
7. ELMIRA, b. Sept. 12, 1804; m. Joseph Carter.
8. LUCINDA; m. Washington Nichols. 9. LYMAN; m. Mary Miller; 4 chn.
IO. FENNO, EPHRAIM, bro. of the last, was b. Boston. 1759. He m. Lucy - and res. in B. sev. years, coming to W. ab. 1794. He d. suddenly Jan. 7, 1820, a. 60. Chn .:
IL. POLLY, b. June 24, 1788; m. Hiram Clarke; res. Antwerp, N. Y .; sev. chn.
12. NANCY, b. March 20, 1790; d. Feb. 17, 1791.
13. NANCY, b. May 23, 1793; m. Zadoc Sawyer; res. W. and Vt.
14. ROXANNA, b. Oct. 12, 1795; d. Dec. 10, 1800.
15. REUBEN, b. June 22, 1798; m. Betsey Bond; res. W.
16. EBENEZER, b. July 1, 1801. 17. FREEMAN, b. May 3, 1805.
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[15.] FENNO, REUBEN, s. of the last, m. Betsey, dau. of Thaddeus and Relief Bond (pub. April 7), 1829. He was a shoemaker by trade, well known in his day, and 1. on the corner near the res. of Hobart Raymond. He was a quiet, worthy, much respected citizen, and held the office of Selectman in 1835. He d. June 3, 1871, a. 72. His w. d. March 10, 1866, a. 65. Chn .:
IS. MARTHA B., b. March 16, 1831; d. unm. Feb. 10, 1861; much beloved and lamented.
19. FRANKLIN B., b. June 20, 1833; m. Mahala G. Estabrook; res. W.
20. MARY G., b. April 30, 1838; m. L. L. Sawin; res. Gr .; 2 chn.
[19.] FENNO, FRANKLIN B., above named, m. Mahala G., dau. of John and Celesta (Gould) Estabrook, June 20, 1852, and res. W. Was a chairmaker by trade, and a sold. in the war of the Rebellion. (See Chap. XX.) He d. Aug. 27, 1875, a. 42. (Error of date on p. 407.) Chn .:
21. HELEN L., b. Nov. 1, 1855; m. Geo. W. Bruce; res. W .; no chn.
22. ALICE M., b. Feb. 14, 1858; d. Aug. 3, 1861.
23. FRANK W., b. Oct. 24, 1861; res. W .; Cashier of Bank and Town Treasurer.
24. MATTIE A., b. Dec., 1863; d. March 3, 1865.
25. EDGAR E., b. Sept. 19, 1867; m. Ida Fisher; res. Gr.
FESSENDEN.
Few names appear in the records and registries of the past under such a variety of forms as that which, in its modern and more generally received orthography, is given above. In looking up the history of the family to which it belongs, the explorer finds members of it masquerading beneath such spelling as Fesenden, Fessinden, Fessington, Fezington, Feziden, Fisenden, Phesington, Phesenden, Fishingden, Fishington, etc., much to his annoyance and amusement. He is relieved, however, when he learns that out of this confusion has been evolved at length the simple term Fessenden, the authenticity and validity of which no one at this day seems disposed to deny or question.
The first of the name in this country was John Fessenden, who come to Cambridge ab. 1635, from Kent Co., Eng. He was a glover by trade and a man of good standing in the community, a member of the church and Selectman of the town for eleven years previous to this death in 1666. His w., Jane, d. in 1682. Having no chn., he sent across the sea for a kinsman, sup- posed to be a nephew, Nicholas1, to come and live with him. Nicholas1 accepted the invitation, arriving on these shores in 1665, when but 15 years of age. Upon the decease of John he came into possession of the estate that was left, as he also continued the business of glove-making, to which he had been trained. He m. Margaret Cheney, who bore him 14 chn. and d. Dec. 10, 1717, a. 61. He d. Feb. 24, 1719. a. 68. Among the chn. were Nicholas2, a distinguished teacher of Camb .; Benjamin2, who grad. H. C. 1718, studied divinity, and was minister in Sandwich 24 years ; William2, the grandfather of Thomas S. Fessenden, a famous lawyer, poet, wit, and author, and the ancestor of Wm. Pitt Fessenden, a distinguished member of the U. S. Senate from Me. a generation ago; and Thomas2, who m. (I) Abigail Poulter and (2) Abigail Locke, through both of whom he was repre- sented in the annals of W. One of his sons, John8, b. April 27. 1729, m. Elizabeth Wyman, set. in Rutland, and was for many years one of the most active, prominent, and highly honored men in Worc. Co.
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I. FESSENDEN, TIMOTHY3, s. of Thomas2 and Abigail (Locke) Fessenden, was b. May 6, 1731, at Lexington, and m. Nov. 15, 1753, Elizabeth, dau. of Jonas and Abigail (Comee) Pierce; the sr. of Nathan and John Pierce, early settlers of W. He appears to have been here soon after his m., though it is prob. that he did not become a permanent resident for several years. On the 29th April, 1765, he purchased lot No. 100, in the E. part of the town, now occupied by Geo. W. Peeler and family, where he located and spent his days. Several of his chn., it is presumed, were b. before coming here, though it is not so stated in the public records. He d. March 1, 1805, a. 73. His wid. d. July 18, 1808, a. 73. Their chn. were :
2. TIMOTHY4, b. May 23, 1754; d. Oct. 10, 1756.
3. JOHN4, b. March 23, 1756; m. Eunice Merriam; res. W .; no chn .; d. Feb. 8, 1836.
4. TIMOTHY+, b. Jan. 26, 1758; d. Dec. 5, 1772.
5. REUBEN+, b. Dec. 25, 1759; d. Jan. 4, 1781.
6. SOLOMON+, b. Jan. 15, 1762; m. twice; res. Halifax, Vt .; 10 chn .; d. Sept., IS18.
7. ELIZABETH+, b. June 4, 1764; m. Samuel Merriam; 5 chn .; d. May 11, 1842. S. MOLLY+, b. Aug. 25, 1766; d. Nov. 2, 1772.
9. HANNAH+, b. Sept. 5, 1768; d. Dec. 17, 1772.
IO. Unnamed+, b. Aug., 1770; d. same day.
II. JOSEPH4, b. Feb. 23, 1772; d. March 3, 1772.
12. BENJAMIN+, b. Feb. 23, 1772; d. March 18, 1772.
13. TIMOTHY4, b. June 6, 1773; m. Submit Hunt; res. W.
14. BENJAMIN+, b. Aug. 26, 1774; m. Elizabeth Salisbury; res. Vt .; 6 chn.
15. JONAS+, b. July 26, 1776; m. Abigail Walker; res. W.
Of the above family, Solomon+ (6) m. (1) Elizabeth, dau. Jedediah and Lucy (Mixer) Tucker of Shrewsbury, and (2) Eleanor Fisher. He res. at Halifax, Vt., and had IO chn., one of whom, Hoseas, liv. and d. at Concord, N. H. He was Dea. of the Unitarian Church, and a highly esteemed citizen,-a noble example of Chris- tian manhood. Benjamin Fessenden+ (12), another member of the above family, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Jonathan and Mary Salisbury of Warren, R. I. He located first at JIalifax, Vt., rem. thence to Guilford, and finally to Brattleboro' in the same State. He had a son, Edson5, who was for a time Pres. of the Hartford, Conn., Insane Hospital, and Director of the Phenix Life Ins. Co.
[13.] FESSENDEN, TIMOTHY4, s. of Timothy and Elizabeth (Pierce) Fessenden, m. Submit, dau. Nehemiah and Submit (Bateman) Hunt of Concord (pub. July 12), 1800, and set. half a mile south of the place of his birth. He d. Oct. 22, 1834, a. 61. His wid. d. Oct. 13, 1841, a. 65. Chn .:
16. REUBEN5, b. Feb. 15, 1801; d. May 21, 1803.
17. RUFUS5, b. Aug. 7, 1802; m. but no chn. reported; d. Oct. 4, 1834.
18. TIMOTHY5, b. Aug. 22, 1804; m. Cynthia Raymond and Sallie L. Minott; res. W.
19. JOHN5, b. Sept. 30, 1806; m. R. Sabrina Hunt; res. W. and N. H.
20. BENJAMINS, b. June 5, 1809; m. twice; res. Camb .; 4 chn .; still living.
21. MIRIAM5, b. Jan. 14, 1812; m. Joseph K. Bundy; res. N. Haven, Conn.
22. FRANKLIN5, b. Oct. 16, 1816.
[15.] FESSENDEN, JONAS4, bro. of the last, m. Abigail, dau. Paul and Rebecca (Haines) Walker, Nov. 29, 1798, and set. with his father upon the original homestead of the family. He d. while yet a young man, April 18, 1808, a. 32, and his wid. m. (2) John C. Miller who thereby come into possession of the estate. Abigail (Walker) Fessenden Miller d. Feb. 9, 1822, a. 46. Chn .:
23. ASA5, b. Sept. 9, 1799; m. and res. Temp .; had chn.
24. REBECCA5, b. March 4, 1807; d. 1808.
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[18.] FESSENDEN, TIMOTHY5, S. of Timothy and Submit (Hunt) Fessenden, m. (1) Cynthia, dau. Nathan and Mary (Clark) Raymond (pub. Aug. 10), 1832. He was a chairmaker and carried on the business in W. for many years, finally selling out and removing to Ohio. His wife, Cynthia, d. April 13, 1841, and he m. (2) Sally L., dau. Joseph and Sally (Graves) Minott. He d. in Ohio, date unknown. She d. Sept. 27, 1861, a. 53. His chn., so far as known, were :
25. CYNTHIA M.6, b. Aug. 20, 1834; d. May 26, 1854.
26. ELIZA JANE6, b. May 5, 1836.
27. SARAH ANN6, b. Dec. 31, 1837; d. Aug. 21, 1842.
28. CHARLES R.6, b. Nov. 29, 1839. 29. MARY M.6, b. Sept. 13, 1842.
30. ELLEN M.6, b. 1845; d. Aug. 19, 1854.
[19] FESSENDEN, JOHN5, bro. of the last, m. his cousin, R. Sabrina, dau. of David and Lydia Hunt, and lived for some years on the Williams place, near Everettville. He d. May II, 1857, a. 50. His wife d. July 24, 1853, a. 47. Chn .:
31. AMANDA S.6, b. Dec. 29, 1839; living at Pepperell.
32. FANNIE A.6, b. Oct. 30, 1843; m. - Newhall; res. Mason, N. H.
33. GEORGE T.6, b. Aug. 23, 1837; res. Ohio.
34. FESSENDEN, SAMUEL4, was s. of Samuel3 (half bro. of Timothy3) and Elizabeth (Allen) Fessenden, bap. Lexington, July 6, 1749. He m. Sarah, dau. Nathan and Sarah (Mead) Pierce of W., Nov. 21, 1771, and soon took up his abode in the place. Oct. 3, 1776, he purchased of Isaac A. Green, lot No. 33, 2d Div., in the W. part of the town, known formerly as the Jonas White farm. (See A. H. No. 32.) He res. there about 20 years, selling at length to Mr. White, then of Waltham. Later in life, he located on lot No. 30, now owned by F. A. Taylor on the E. side of the Meetinghouse pond, where he d. in July, 1816, a. 67. Sarah (Pierce) Fessenden, his wid., d. Dec. 21, 1844, a. 91. Chn .:
35. SAMUEL5, b. June 15, 1774; m. - Wheeler.
36. SALLY5, b. July 15, 1776; nothing found.
( d. unm. 1803. 37. AMITY5, twins, b. Jan. 25, 1779; 3 m. Peletiah Everett.
38. DORCAS5.
39. NABBY5, b. April 7, 1780; m. Stephen Hicks, Fg.
40. Lucy5, b. April 28, 1781; nothing further kn.
41. ANNA5, b. May 28, 1783; m. John C. Everett; res. W .; no chn.
42. ISAAC5, b. Nov. 13, 1790; m. twice; d. July 22, 1825.
43. LEONARD5, b. Oct. 19, 1793; d. June 21, 1809.
I. FLAGG, ASA, prob. s. of John and Sarah (Hager) Flagg of Waltham, b. Nov. 18, 1712, was on lot No. 25, belonging to Samuel Hager, a kinsman, in the early days of the tn., remain- as late as 1657. No further record of him has been fd.
2. FLAGG, JOEL, s. of John and Ann (Batchelder) Flagg, a descendant, no doubt, of Thomas of Watertown (1643), in the 5th generation, was b. Grafton, June 7, 1788. He was pub. to Cata, dau. of Liberty and Submit Partridge, Jan. 7, 1818; m.
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HISTORY OF WESTMINSTER, MASS.
and set. in Hub., though he was a temporary resident here at a later day, occupying the original Richard Newton ho., west of the Capt. Bigelow place. (See A. H. No. 69.) He had a large fam. of chn., whose respective names, without regard to age, were: Samantha, Cata, Jane, Sumner, Leander, Otis, Joseph, Dana P., Levi, Oliver, Sewall. Levi d. in the great blizzard of March, 1888; Oliver d. at So. Royalston, and Dana P., in Vt .; Sewall was killed in the war of the Rebellion, and Sumner was burned to death in the conflagration of a barn in Worc .; Joseph served 3 yrs. in the army, and is now living in R. I. The mother d. in Fg. at an unkn. date, and the f. at Grafton, ab. 1878, a. 90.
3. FLAGG, OTIS, s. of Joel and Cata Flagg, was b. Hub., July 31, 1822. He m. Oct. 19, 1848, Sally Rebecca, dau. of John and Sally (Moore) Merriam, and for a few years was an intermittant res. in W. and Gr., but in 1858 set. upon the old Thomas Merriam farm, where he still remains. Chn. :
4. CHARLES OTIS, b. Aug. 10, 1851; m C. E. Alexander; res. R. I .; 2 chn .; living.
5. SARAH ELIZA, b. May 4, 1853; m. David O. Cargill; res. R. I .; 3 chn .; d. Jan. 25, 1884.
6. MYRON L., b. Feb. 13, 1855; d. young.
7. GEORGE EDWARD, b. July 8, 1856; d. young.
S. WALTER HENRY, b. Feb. 24, 1859; m. Maria J. Belcher; res. R. I .; 3 chn .; I.
9. FRANK LINCOLN, b. Nov. 5, 1865; m. Mary E. Foss.
10. ELLA MARIA, b. March 17, 1868; m. Arno E. Hurd; res. W.
1I. EDWARD RUEL, b. May 14, 1870.
The oldest of the above chn., Charles Otis (4), grad. at the Mass. Agric. Coll., Am- herst, 1872. After a brief sojourn at the South he located in some place in R. I., where he has been honored with the positions of Town Treasurer and Notary Public. He is also one of the Board of Managers of the State Agric. School and Experimental Station, by appointment of the Gov., and is otherwise identified with the farming interests of the State of his adoption.
12. FLAGG, DANA P., bro. of the last, birth date unkn., m. Oct. 7, 1844, Emeline, dau. of Amos and Rebecca F. How- ard of Pn. After res. sev. yrs. in town, he rem. to Vt., where he d. Chn., as far as records show :
13. EDWIN, b. June 30, 1846; d. Jan. 27, 1854.
14. MERRILL, b. Sept. 30, 1850.
15. HERBERT, b. March 6, 1852; d. May 13, 1854.
16. HORACE L., b. Feb. 13, 1854. 17. Unnamed son, b. Nov. 22, 1855.
FLINT.
Much difficulty has been experienced in attempting to trace the lineage and relationship of the sev. families bearing this name, that have at different times dwelt within the limits of this town. A good-sized volume claiming to be a " History of the Flints in America," while giving a fairly full and satisfactory account of the earlier generations and some of the later ones, is strikingly deficient and uncertain in respect to the families which have had a residence here. The best record of them possible to the compiler is pre- sented below, though without the claim that it is free from more or less serious defects and errors.
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