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I. HEYWOOD, TIMOTHY4, s. of Phineas3 and Elizabeth (Moore) Heywood, was b. Shrewsbury, Feb. 22, 1739-40. Before he was 20 yrs. of age he enlisted in the F. and I. War for the campaign of 1759, and was at the capture of Ticonderoga and Crown Point by Gen. Amherst in the summer of that year. (See p. 104.) As already remarked, Mr. Heywood located first in what is now the west part of Sterling, then Lanc., where the Richard- son tavern was formerly kept, rem. thence to W., and taking pos- session of a farm bought of Joseph Hosley-the present Dr. Liverpool place,- which was occupied by himself and his s., John, nearly 80 yrs. He was somewhat active in public affairs, serving as Selectman and in many subordinate offices. Before coming to W. he was commissioned Ist Lieut., 2d Co., 2d Regt., Worc. Co. Militia, giving him a title which distinguished him through life. He was an ardent Federalist in politics, and a warm supporter of Adams and Hamilton as against the whole school of politicians and theorists of which Jefferson was the head. He m. in 1769, Patience, dau. of Capt. John and Mary (Hinds) Stebbins of Spencer, whose f. was one of the early pro- prietors of Leicester, owning, with his bro. Joseph, a large part of the land at present covered by the central village of that town,- his dwelling house standing very near the site now occupied by the spacious and charmingly situated residence of Rev. Samuel May. Lieut. Timothy Heywood d. Aug. 14, 1825, a. 85. His wid., Patience, d. April 29, 1828, a. 82. Chn .:
2. PHINEAS5, b. Lanc., March 12, 1770; d. Sept. 13, 1775.
3. JAMES5, b. Lanc., July 1, 1771; d. Sept. 10, 1775.
4. REUBEN5, b. Lanc., Nov. 11, 1773; In. Betsey Dewing; res. Rome, N. Y .; 4 chn .; d. Oct. 8, 1813.
5. MARY5, b. Lanc., Feb. 11, 1776; m. Sullivan Sawin; res. W. and Gr .; d. Feb. 1, 1844.
6. PHINEAS5, b. W., June 12, 1778; m. Zuba H. Emerson; res. Maine; 5 chn .; d. July 19, 1849.
7. ELIZABETH5, b. W., Feb. 24, 1780; m. Daniel Stearns; 11 chn .; d. Ill., 1858 ?.
8. TIMOTHY5, b. W., March 5, 1782; d. Nov. 4, 1785.
9. JAMES5, b. W., Feb. 4, 1784; m. Mary Miller; res. W.
IO. TIMOTHY5, b. W., Feb. 9, 1786; unm .; d. Sept. 23, 1845.
11. JOHN5, b. W., Dec. 4, 1787; m. Betsey Edgell; res. W.
12. WILLIAM5, b. W., April 20, 1790; m. Phebe Wood; res. W. and N. O.
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[9.] HEYWOOD, JAMES5, s. of the last, m. Mary, dau. of Ephraim and Beulah (Wheeler) Miller (pub. Aug. 17, 1806), and 1. for a few years in Vt., but finally ret. to W. and d. there Oct. 7, 1837, a. 53. He was a man of happy temperament, socially inclined, fond of anecdote, and somewhat witty withal. A farmer to begin with, he afterward learned the art of glazing, becoming a very skillful and thorough workman. His reputa- tion in his distinctive calling was so great that his services were sought for far and near, especially in cases of large contracts, and he probably set more glass by far than any other man that ever lived in town. His wid., Mary, survived him many years, dying March 22, 1858, a. 77. Chn. :
13. AURELIA6, b. Nov. 22, 1806; d. unm. Nov. 22, 1880; insane several years.
14. JOHN S.6, b. May 15, ISO8; m. Nancy Cummings; res. Hollis, N. H .; 2 chn .; dec'd.
15. SARAH M.6, b. April 4, 1811; d. Sept. 7, 1833; a school teacher; much beloved.
16. CATHARINE H.6, b. Nov. 18, 1812; d. Oct. 9, 1830.
17. REUBEN W.6, b. June 15, 1815; m. and res. Balt. and Chicago; 3 chn .; dec'd.
18. MARY M.6, b. Nov. 12, 1818; m. David W. Barnes and S. B. Hall; res. W. and Fg .; 3 chn .; dec'd.
19. HENRY M.6, b. Aug. 12, 1821; m. - Standish; res. Chelsea; no chn .; dec'd.
20. MARCUS T.6, b. Dec. 12, 1824; m. and res. Newton; 2 chn .; dec'd.
Timothy Heywood5 (10), bro. of the last, had marked scholastic tastes and attain- ments, and was engaged awhile in teaching, though he was principally employed in mechanical pursuits. Later he became much interested in public affairs, received a Justice's commission, and devoted himself to conveyancing, settling estates, etc., his sound judgment, probity, and fidelity commanding universal esteem and confi- dence. For some 20 of the last years of his life, he res. in Gr., where he was highly esteemed for his genial though reserved manners, his practical good sense, and high character. His fellow-citizens of that town honored him with a place on the Board of Assessors 5 years, on the Sch. Com. 2 years, and by sending him as Rep. to the Gen. Ct. for six sessions. In politics he was a devoted Whig, and, though reticent, unobtrusive, and averse to notoriety, was a safe counsellor in party policies and a loyal supporter of whatever principles he espoused. He d. unm. in the home of his bro. in-law, Sullivan Sawin, at Gr., Sept. 23, 1845, and was buried in the old family lot, in the W. cemetery, where a plain marble slab marks the final resting place of all that was mortal of him. "An honest man is the noblest work of God."
[II.] HEYWOOD, JOHN5, another s. of Timothy and Patience, was a stonemason by trade, working thereat, at home and abroad, for some years after attaining his majority. In 1816, however, his parents having become enfeebled by age, he set. on the paternal estate and gave his attention thereafter to farm- ing, in which occupation he attained a good degree of success. He was a great friend of popular education and the common school system, a firm adherent and promoter of the temperance, anti-slavery, and other reforms; a Whig in politics to begin with, developing through Free-Soilism into a steadfast Repub- lican, and in religion a believer in liberal Christianity, and a supporter, for the most part, of the Universalist Society and Chh. A man of integrity and honor, decided in his opinions, and faithful in whatever post of service he was called to fill, he com- manded the confidence of his neighbors and fellow-townsmen, and received repeated tokens of their kindness and regard. He
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served I year on the Sch. Com., 3 years as Assessor, and 5 years on the Board of Selectmen. He m. Jan. 17, 1822, Betsey, dau. of Capt. Wm. and Thankful (Puffer) Edgell, by whom he had 6 sons and I dau. After retaining possession of the farm conveyed to him by his f. nearly 40 yrs., he sold the same and purchased the est. in the Central Village, now owned by Joseph Hager, and there spent his remaining days, passing away Nov. 9, 1868, a. 80. His wid., a faithful helpmeet, a devoted mother, and a hard-working, conscientious, woman, followed him to the eternal world March 22, 1872, a. 72. Chn .:
21. WILLIAM S.6, b. Aug. 23, 1824; m. A. S. Ballou; res. Hopedale, etc .; I chd.
22. FRANCIS S.6, b. Aug. 2, 1826; m. Lucretia Graves; res. Chicago; 3 chn.
23. PORTER P.6, b. July 30, 1828; m. Sarah M. Upham; res. Chicago; 2 chn.
24. J. LOWELL6, b. Sept. 29, 1830; m. Adelia L. Everett; res. Aurora, Ill .; 2 chn.
25. CATHARINE M.6, b. May 22, 1833; m. John II. Hodder; res. Aurora, III .; 5 chn.
26. GEORGE E.6, b. July 28, 1836; m. Fannie Fuller; res. Prov., R. I .; I chd.
27. CHARLES H.6, b. March 16, 1839; m. Alice Wheeler; res. Worc .; no chn.
William S. Heywood6 (21), oldest s. of the above, fitted for college at W. and Leices- ter Academies, but abandoned his studies for a business career. Becoming deeply interested, at a later day, in philanthropic, moral, and religious subjects, he was led by a profound spiritual experience to devote himself to the work of the Chn. Ministry. On the literary foundation already laid, he prosecuted his theological studies, partly by himself and partly under the guidance of Rev. Adin Ballou of llopedale, whose dau. he afterwards m., and was ordained to his calling in May, 1849. He had already become an active member of "the Hopedale Community," an organization established for the purpose of applying the spirit and principles of the religion of the New Testament to every department of human activity, and of illus- trating them in all the relations of life, and was for some years one of the accred- ited ministers of that movement; preaching and lecturing at home and abroad, as opportunity offered, in the interest of a rational and practical Christianity. He was for seven years associated with his wife in the management of " The Hopedale Home School," an institution which attained a fair degree of success in its day, and something of celebrity wherever its character, methods, and merits were known. After the dissolution of the Community and the breaking out of the war of the Re. bellion, which caused a permanent suspension of the " Ifome School," Mr. Hey- wood applied for, and received admission to, the fellowship of the Unitarian branch of the Chn. Church, in whose communion he has since prosecuted his labors for the cause of virtue and piety on the broad basis of Love to God and Man, and in the spirit of that "larger hope" which is slowly gaining ascendancy in the world. The several settlements of Mr. Heywood since leaving Hopedale in 1863, have been, in regular succession: Scituate, 1865-67; Hudson, 1867-74; Holyoke, 1874-83; Boston, as Minister-at-Large, 1883-87; Sterling, from 1888 to the present time. In the late autumn of 1886 he was stricken with paralysis of the lower limbs, which prostrated him utterly for a few weeks, and which caused a suspension of all labor, physical and mental, on his part for a year. At the expiration of that period he had so far recovered as to warrant him in resuming the duties of his profession, which he has attended to, in connection with the preparation of this volume, until now. In the prosecution of the various departments of his life-work, Mr. Hey- wood has had a valuable helpmeet in his wife, to whose intelligence, culture, coun- sel, and practical assistance in many ways, he is disposed to attribute, in no small degree, whatever of success may have crowned his labors. Their only chd., L. Florence Heywood, was a grad. of Smith College in 1884, since which date she has been employed as asst. teacher in the Sandwich High School, and in supplementary studies in the higher grades of educational work. She has, at this writing (Jan., 1893), just set. in N. Y., as the wife of John Holden, Esq., a young lawyer of that city.
Francis S. Heywood (22), bro. of the last, early chose teaching for a calling in life. Beginning in the district schools of his native town, he rose to more important posi- tions in Portsmouth, Va., and Elgin, Ill., and finally in Chicago, where for ab. 25 yrs. he has had charge of one of its largest public grammar schools, filling the post- tion with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of an exacting Board of Educa- tion. His w. is a woman of superior gifts, and of unusual administrative ability, as
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displayed in her efficient labors for sundry educational and charitable enterprises with which her name is honorably identified. The only dau. of Mr. and Mrs. II., Marion, has pursued a three-years' special course of study in Michigan University, and is at present spending a year in foreign lands with her mother, partly for pur- poses of health and recreation, and partly to improve herself in a knowledge of modern European languages.
Porter P. Heywood6 (23), another of the sons of John and Betsey, fitted himself for the work of teaching, with his bro., F. S., at W. and Leicester Academies. After a few terms' service in his native town and vicinity, he was engaged for one year in a Classical Institute at Portsmouth, Va., going thence to Aurora, Ill., where he did much to reconstruct the school system of the city, and where, as Principal of the High School, which he was largely instrumental in founding, he achieved an ac- knowledged and gratifying success. Considerations growing out of the state of his health induced him to relinquish the art of pedagogy, and to substitute underwrit- ing and cognate pursuits in place of it. He soon evinced marked ability in this field of activity, which was speedily recognized by those having important insur- ance interests in charge, and was called to assist in the general management of a branch office of one of the oldest, largest, and most reliable Insurance Companies of the country - his place of business being in Chicago-and this position he has held for the past 20 years. His w .- a native of W .- Sarah W. Upham, recently dec'd, was a person of culture and refinement, gifted in conversation and in writ- ing, active in literary and social circles, including the Chicago Woman's Club, and much devoted to thought and study upon the great leading practical and specula- tive questions of the age, a person of high moral and spiritual attainments, and a bright example of "true and noble womanhood."
John Lowell Heywood6 (24), named in honor of one of the noblest sons of Mass., was also a teacher for some years, and an early friend and supporter of the various great causes of philanthropy and reform characteristic of the period when he arrived upon the stage of active life. He, too, became a member of "The Hope- dale Community," and still holds firmly to the distinctive principles which that or- ganization claimed to represent. He was engaged while at II. in mechanical ope- rations, but afterwards was a merchant in Milford and Prov., R. I. Some 20 years ago he rem. to Northern Ill., where he has been employed in agriculture and allied pursuits. His w., the dau. of Dea. J. T. Everett, now of this town, has ever been an earnest sympathizer with him in all his aspirations and efforts for a higher and better individual and social life, and active in church and charity work. Their only surviving chd., Rosa, is a successful teacher in the public schools of Aurora, III., where they res.
Catharine M. Heywood6 (25), the only dau. of John and Betsey Heywood, was also a teacher in her early womanhood, going West, after a few years' service in this vicin- ity, to assist her brother, P. P., in the High School of Aurora. In due time she m. John H. Ilodder, a printer by trade, for many past years publisher of The Beacon, one of the largest and most influential Republican newspapers in Kane Co, and also the present Postmaster of the city. Her s., Frank H. Hodder, grad. at Mich. Univ., and after tutoring at Cornell Univ. two or three years and spending a year studying in Germany, was called to the Professorship of History and Political Economy in the State Univ. of Kansas, located at Lawrence, a position still occu- pied by him.
George E. Heywood6 (26), while pursuing his studies preparatory to a college course, devoted certain portions of the year to teaching, for which profession he proved himself well-equipped and efficient. He entered Brown Univ. with the class of 1864, but failing health obliged him to give up all intellectual labor before the curriculum was completed, thereby causing him to miss the honor of graduation. Recovering somewhat, he began a few years later the study of medicine, but found he could not prosecute it to satisfactory practical results without encountering risks to which his strength was unequal. He therefore settled down to a more quiet life, to find in his attractive home, with his family and friends, amid his books and elsewise, in connection with such occasional labors as inclination, opportunity, and his state of health allowed, the satisfaction and enjoyment which in his opening manhood he hoped to gain by a more active and more public career.
Charles Henry Heywood6 (27), the youngest of the fam. under notice, was a sold. in the war of the Rebellion, as specified on p. 416. Most of his subsequent life has been spent in Worc., where he is one of the members of an enterprising and successful boot and shoe firm, known to the business world under the name of " Dadman, Heywood & Co."
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[12.] HEYWOOD, WILLIAM5, youngest s. of Timothy4 and Patience, m. Phebe, dau. of Abel and Phebe (Holden) Wood, June 19, 1814. After a brief residence here he went to New Orleans, La., where he soon after d. His wid. m. (2) May 14, 1826, Capt. Asa Weston from Taunton, who d. W., Oct. 22, 1830. Wm. and Phebe Heywood had I chd :
28. EDWIN EUSEBIUS6, b. W., Oct. 22, 1814; d. March 13, 1827.
29. HEYWOOD, JOHN5, s. of Seth4 and Martha (Temple) Hey- wood of Gr., was b. Shrewsbury, Dec. 8, 1764. He came to W. ab. 1792, and, entering into partnership with Thomas Bemis, carried on business at the trip hammer establishment and black- smith shop connected therewith in Wachusettville for a number of years. He then sold out his interest in the concern and ret. to Gr., but finally went to Penn., where he d. leaving sev. chn., and where a considerable posterity is still to be found. His w. was Mary Hutchins, who bore him 4 chn. while residing in this town, and others at a later day, whose names have not been ascertained. The birth date of those native to W. is not recorded. Their names were :
30. MARY6. 31. JOHN6. 32. BETSEY6. 33. LOVITTE6.
HILL.
John Hill1. was a blacksmith at Plymouth, in 1632. The next year he moved to Dorchester. His s., John2, settled in Sherborn, where he had Ebenezer3 the f. of Nathan+, and other chn. Nathan4 had Mavrick5, who m. Abigail Moulton and settled in what is now Gr. some years before the incorporation of that town.
I. HILL, NATHANIEL6, was one of the 7 chn. of Mavrick5 and Abigail, who m. Annis, dau. of Jona. Paul and Tamer (Ross) Whitcomb, and had a large fam. Several of the daus. b. in Gr. became residents of W. by marriage or otherwise, and he himself was here a few years, living perhaps with his chn. Subsequently he was in Pn. and prob. d. there. His wid. d. W., May 24, 1843, a. 71. Dau. Mary d. March 7, 1840, a. 45.
2. HILL, DAVID W., was s. of Jonas and Lucretia (Moore) of Royalston, b. Feb. 14, 1823. Jonas was s. of Oliver, s. of Jonah, who went from Douglass to Royalston as one of its earliest settlers, and d. there in 1806, a. 69. The Hills of Doug- lass were originally from Sherborn, and no doubt Jonah was a lineal descendant of John2 named above, though the connecting links have not been found. David W., a painter by trade, came to WV. ab 1845, locating in the Central Village. A quiet, unpretending man, but of the strictest integrity and moral worth, to which his fellow-citizens have rendered adequate testimonial by electing him town Treasurer for more than 30 successive yrs. He is a sincere and devoted member of the First Cong. Chh., of which he was chosen Dea. in 1866. He
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RESIDENCE OF DAVID W. HILL,
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m. (1) Ella E. Brigham of Marlboro', May 12, 1847. She died s. p. Sept. 13, 1848, and he m. (2) Caroline A., dau. of Josiah and Betsey (Puffer) Wheeler, who bore him 2 chn. and d. Aug. 13, 1854. His third w. was wid. Lucia Butterfield, dau. of Henry Marvin, Shelburne, Vt., whom he m. April 14, 1855. She d. Dec. 25, 1869, a. 49, leaving a dau. He m. (4) Feb. 8, 1871, Mary E., dau. of Martin and Sylvia Goddard of Orange. Chn. :
3. JENNIE E., b. Jan. 9, 1852; m. Dr. W. H. H. Shepard; res. W .; 3 chn .; d. Nov. 1, 1879.
4. CHIARLES S., b. Feb. 7, 1854; d. Aug., 1854.
5. JESSIE L., b. Dec. 11, 1859; m. Dr. W. H. H. Shepard; res. W .; no chn.
I. HINDS, DANIEL, s. of Benjamin of Shrewsbury, was b. April 27, 1749. Benj. was s. of Jacob of Marlboro', beyond whom the lineage is untraced. Daniel m. Sarah Holbrook and prob. resided awhile in his native place, but moved to Gr. ab. 1788. Some five years later he changed to W., locating on lot No. 40, 3d Div., in the west part of the town, on the old County road, long since discontinued, running from W. to Temp. The site may still be seen in what has long been known as the Clark pasture. (See A. H. No. 70.) Mr. Hinds sold out in 1798, prob. returning to Shrewsbury or W. Boylston, as the Hist. of Gr. states. His chn., so far as known, were b. as indicated. Very likely there were others younger not found.
2. SARAH, b. prob. Shy .; d. Gr., March 26, 1819.
3. JAMES, b. prob. Shy. 4. BENJAMIN, b. prob. Shy.
5. DANIEL, b. Gr., March 31, 1790. 6. MILTON, b. Gr., June 2, 1791.
7. BETSEY, b. W., Oct. 19, 1794. S. CLARACY, b. W., March 5, 1797.
HOAR.
This name represents a family. somewhat prominent and distinguished in the history of Mass. and of the nation, during the last half century. Its progenitor on these shores, according to tradition, was a wealthy banker of London, whose name has not been preserved and whose d. occurred soon after his arrival here. He brought with him prob. his wife, Joanna, who d. 1661, at Braintree, where it is understood he established himself; two daus., names unknown; and three sons :- Daniel2, who ret. to Eng .; Leon- ard2, who grad. at Harv. Coll., 1650, and was its President, 1672-1675 ; and John2, a lawyer by profession, noted for his outspoken, manly independence. The last set. in Scituate ab. 1643, where he had a large landed estate on the So. slope of Mann Hill, but rem. at the expiration of 10 or 12 years to Charlestown, and thence to Concord. He became eminent for his legal acquirements and ability, his services being frequently called into requisi- tion by the colonial authorities. It was he who acted as agent for the gov- ernment in negotiating with the Indians for the liberation of Mrs. Rowlandson -a captive taken at the destruction of Lancaster. Feb. 10, 1676-and in securing that result three months afterward at " Redemption Rock," Everettville. A s. of John2, named Daniel3, b. 1650, m. Mary Stratton and had 11 chn. Of these, one bore his father's name and was known as Lieut. Daniel4. He m. Sarah Jones, dau. John and Sarah, and had 7 chn .. dying Feb. 8, 1780, a. 93. One of his sons, Jonathan5, grad. Harvard Coll., was an officer in the F. and I. War., and, after the conquest of Canada, was appointed by the crown, Gov. of Newfoundland, but d. before
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assuming the robes of office. Three other sons, John5, Daniel5, and Timothy5, were represented in the history of this town as hereinafter set forth -the record beginning with the first permanently established here.
I. HOAR, DANIEL5, s. of Lieut. Daniel4 and Sarah (Jones) Hoar, was b. Concord, 1713 (?). He is said to have fitted for and entered Harvard, but for unkn. reasons did not graduate. He was in Nar. No. 2 very early, but prob. did not become a fixed resident till 1740 or 1741. He first located, Mr. Hudson says, on the verge of Beaver Swamp, lot No. 33, building a cabin 100 rods S. E. of the Dea. Miller (now Otis W. Sawin) place, but soon changed to No. II, the hotel lot in the Center, which his f. seems to have owned at the time and which was conveyed to himself in 1744. He erected his dwelling towards the rear of the lot, on the rising ground a little eastward of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, some tokens of its situation being visi- ble to-day. He was one of the most capable, active, influential, and honored members of the new settlement. He served re- peatedly as Assessor and as one of the Standing Com. of the township bef. it was incorporated, and as Assessor and Select- man for many years afterward. He was a frequent Moderator of town meetings. He was also much devoted to chh. affairs and active in the administration of the same. Animated with the military spirit, he was commissioned Capt. of a Co. of Infantry as early as 1762. The following is a copy of the inscription found upon the imposing headstone which marks the spot in the old burying ground where all that was mortal of him sleeps :
"In memory of Capt. Daniel Hoar, who d. Dec. 4, 1782, in the 70th year of his age. He was one of the first settlers in this town. where he under- went many hardships in settling this then inhospitable wilderness. He sus- tained many of the principle offices in town and military affairs which he discharged with faithfulness-he was kind and benevolent to ye poor, ye fatherless and widow, a friend to his country, a hater of tyranny, a lover of unity and peace but alas Death has called him out of this world into the other and has unstrung his nerves and his sinews are relaxed, his limbs not long ago ye seat of vigor and activity lie down motionless and are crumbling into dust and has left his children and town to mourn his loss."
Capt. Daniel Hoar5 m. Rebecca, dau. of Joseph and Rebecca Brooks of Concord, Nov. 2, 1743. She d. Aug., 1764, a. 41. Chn .:
2. DANIEL6, b. Oct. 19, 1744; d. July 4, 1764.
3. SARAH3, b. Jan. 5, 1749; m. Stephen Miles; 1 chd .; d. Feb. 24, 1813.
4 REBECCA", b. June 23, 1754; m. Jos. Holden, Jr., and Wm. Brown; no chn .; d. 1826.
5. STEPHEN6, b. Jan. 15, 1858; m. Hannah Wood; res. W.
6. CHARLES6, b. Sept. 5, 1761; d. young.
7. SAMUEL6, b. Aug. 24, 1763; m. Deborah Bigelow; res. W.
[5.] HOAR, STEPHEN6, s. of Daniel and Rebecca, m. Han- nah, dau. of Dea. Nathan and Rebecca (Haynes) Wood, June 22, 1780. He received by will his f.'s home est., and like him not only carried on the farm but kept a public house. In or ab.
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the year 1798 he erected on the front part of the lot the origi- nal portion of the present hotel, in anticipation, no doubt, of the construction of the Fifth Mass. Turnpike, soon to be opened to the public through what is now the Central Village. Mr. Hoar inherited something of his f.'s military spirit, and like him was honored with the commission of Capt. A man of good standing and of business ability, his fitness for public office was recog- nized and he was elected Assessor for several yrs. He d. in mid- life, Oct. 28, 1810, a. 52. His w.'s death unrecorded. Chn .:
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