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S. REBECCA7, b. March 17, 1781; m. Wm. Dodd and Z. Whitman; res. W .; 3 chn.
9. POLLY7, b. March 6, 1786; d. May 4, 1796.
IO. CHARLES", b. April 29, 1789; m. Nancy Damon; res. N. Braintree.
II. HANNAH7, b. April 25, 1792; m. Samuel Richardson; res. Pn.
12. EZRA™, b. March 13, 1794; mı. - Roper; res. Pn .; sev. chn .; d. insane.
13. SALLY7, b. April 30, 1796; d. Oct. 4, 1800.
14. JOSEPH™, b. May 28, 1798; d. Aug. 25. 1800.
Charles Hoar7 (10) was the f. of 7 chn., three of whom, Stephen, Timothy, and Charles S., had their name changed to Brooks. The latter of these, Charles S. Brooks, fitted for college at Williston Seminary, Easthampton, and grad. at Am- herst and Andover Theological Seminary. He was ordained and installed Pastor of the Congl. (Trin.) Chh. in Tyngsboro', 1869, and has been settled successively at Deerfield, Putnam, Conn., and Fg., where he has had charge of the Rollstone Chh. since March, 1887.
[7.] HOAR, SAMUEL6, bro. of Stephen6, m. Deborah, dau. of Jabez and Deborah (Knowlton) Bigelow (pub May 21), 1780. He first set. in W. upon lot No. 18, owned by H. J. Patridge, which he inherited from the large est. of his f. Ab. 1800 he rem. to Springfield, Vt., where he remained a few yrs., his two youngest chn. being b. there. He subsequently abandoned his fam., who went to Antwerp, N. Y., where some of their descend- ants are still living. In his old age, poor and needy, he ret. from his wanderings, sueing for compassion and help, and was kindly cared for by his s., Geo. A., with whom he finally d. Chn. :
1 5. DANIEL7, b. March 19, 1787. 16. SILVIUST, b. July, 23, 1789.
17. REBECCA H.7, b. Dec. 12, 1791; m. Tilly Baldwin.
IS. GEORGE A.T, b. April 20, 1794; m. Polly Bigelow; res. Ant .; sev. chn.
19 DEBORAH, b. July 5, 1798; d. Sept. 21, 1800.
20. SAMUEL7, b. Mav 20, 1800.
FRANCIS™, b. Nov. 11, 1802.
22. CHARLES B.7, b. Jan. 28, 1805. He became somewhat known in political cir- cles and rose to high honors. Was Rep. to Congress from the 23d N. Y. Dist. 1858-62. Late in life he rem. to Ceredo, W. V., where he d. Nov. 22, 1886, a. SI. He had his name changed to Hoard.
23. HOAR, JOHN5, bro. of Capt. Daniel5, b. Jan. 6, 1707, was one of the early proprietors of Nar. No. 2 and a some-time res. of the place, though prob. never rem. his fam. here. He m. (I) Esther Pierce of Lexington, by whom he had 2 chn., and (2) Elizabeth Coolidge of Watertown, by whom he had 10 more. He owned lot No. 13, located in the west part of the village, where J. Frank Howard now lives, and was reported to the Gen. Ct. in 1751 as a "permanent settler" on it. He was paid for work on road in 1757, at the rate of 2 shillings per day, as shown by the Treas.'s books. He seems to have res. in Lex. until
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1754, when he and his est., with other persons, were set off to the tn. of Lincoln, in which place he subsequently had his abode. One of his sons, Samuel6, b. 1743, m. Susannah Pierce and had Samuel, b. 1778, a well-known lawyer of Concord, dis- tinguished for his talents, moral worth, and unwavering adher- ence to the principles of impartial liberty as represented in the anti-slavery cause. He was the f. of the present Senator Hoar of Worc.
24. HOAR, JOHN6, another s. of John5 and Elizabeth Coolidge Hoar, was b. Lex., July 14, 1741. Bond, Mr. Hudson, and other historians and genealogists state that this John d. young, but the date of his death and age clearly prove them to be in error. He was, without doubt, a W. settler, occupying lot No. 13, owned by his f. as before mentioned, and being taxed as a resident as early as 1763, or soon after becoming of age. He m. Feb. 21, 1776, Abigail, dau. of Joseph and Patience White of Lanc., and had but I chd. He d. April 27, 1812, a. 70. She d. Feb. 5, 1830, a. 83.
25. HOAR, JOHN7, s. of the last named pair, was b. Feb. 10, 1777. He m. (1) Hannah, dau. of Edmond and Elizabeth (Hol- den) Barnard, June 1, 1799. She d. 1803 s. p., and he m. (2) Esther, dau. of Asa and Persis F. Kendall in Oct., 1806. He was a man of some note in town, holding subordinate offices and mingling freely in public affairs. He was also Dep. Sheriff of Worc. Co., but for some real or supposed misdemeanor he left the place stealthily and lived thereafter at Antwerp, N. Y. No chn. found.
26. HOAR, TIMOTHY6, s. of Timothy5 and Abigail (Brooks) Hoar of Concord, and nephew of John5 and Daniel5, before mentioned, was b. March 15, 1759. He m. Lydia, dau. of Nehemiah and Submit Hunt, and, after the birth of I chd., came to W. ab. 1790, locating on lot No. 101, where W. H. Benjamin now res., which his f. had owned since 1761. Mr. Hoar d. Jan. 10, 1832, a. 72. His wid. d. Dec. 1, 1836, a. 69. The table of his chn.'s names and births found below is given as it stands in the records of the town clerk :
27. WILLIAM™, b. March 27, 1789, at Concord, on Friday, at 7 o'clock P. M.
28. TIMOTHY™, b. July 24, 1791, on Sunday evening, at 7 o'clock.
29. JONATHAN, b. Oct. 14, 1793, on Monday, about one hour before day.
30. LYDIA7, b. Feb. 8, 1796, on Monday, half-past 4 P. M.
31. LEONARD7, b. July 8, 1798, on Tuesday, about I o'clock in the morning.
32. ABIGAIL7, b. July 2, 1800, on Wednesday, about half-past 6 P. M.
33. IRAT, b. Feb. 1, 1803, on Tuesday, 15 min. before 10 in the evening.
34. LOUISA7, b. Aug. 22, 1805, Thursday, ab. 45 min. bef. 1 in the morning.
35. NEHEMIAH7, b. Aug. 18, 1808, on Thursday, ab. 12 o'clock at night.
36. JOHN7, b. March 3, 1811, on Tuesday evening, ab. half-past 10 o'clock.
37. HARRIET7, b. April 30, 1814, on Saturday, ab. 15 min. bef. sunrise.
[27.] HOAR, WILLIAM7, S. of Timothy and Lydia, m.]Adah (Upton), wid. of Dr. Benjamin Marshall, Aug. 13, 1813. He lived a few years in town, then moved to Athol, and finally
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located in Boston, where he d. July 28, 1826. His wid. d. Aug. 12, 1867. Chn. :
38. ADALINE A.8, b. W., Aug. 11, 1813; no more known.
39. ALONZO H.8, b. W., April 14, 1815; m. Asenath Trafton; res. Leom .; d. July 20. 1872.
40. GEORGE A.8, b. Athol, April IS, 1817; m. twice; res. Leom. and W .; S chn .; l.
41. SALLY8, b. Athol, Sept. 19, 1818; m. Abel Whitcomb; res. Bolton; 8 chn .; 1.
Alonzo H. Hoar8 (39) had his name changed to George Lincoln, by act of Mass. Legislature.
[31.] HOAR, LEONARD7, bro. of the last named, m. Lucinda, dau. of Luther and Eunice (Gilbert) Sawin, April 9, 1823. He lived in the small house on the turnpike, a few rods below the crossing of the road leading from Wachusettville to the R. R. Station. He d. July 15, 1863, a. 65. His wid., Lucin- da, d. at Ash. March 18, 1887, a. 87. Chn .:
42. AUSTIN8, b. Feb. 27, 1824; name changed to A. W. Sidney. (See below.)
43. JONATHAN A.8, b. Jan. 29, 1826; d. Oct. 20, 1843.
44. ALMIRA8, b. Aug. 21, 1829; m. Harrison Perkins; res. W.
45. HARRIET8, b. March 3, 1832; m. Francis Phillips.
46. JOHN8, b. Dec. 9, 1834; m. Lottie Willoughby; res. Ash .; 3 chn .; living.
47. LEONARD8, b. 1836; d. infancy.
48. LUCINDA8, b. May 9, 1839; m. Jacob Dinsmore; res. Fg .; I chd .; !.
49. LEONARD N.8, b. Aug. 1, 1841; m. Addie Willoughby; res. Winch .; liv.
50. GEORGES, b. Nov. 19, 1844; m .; res. Ash .; 3 chn .; living.
Austin Hoar8 (42), the oldest of the above family, went through a course of in- struction at the W. Academy, and afterwards at the Eclectic Med. Coll. at Phila., graduating in due form. He subsequently attended the Med. School connected with Dart. Coll., where he received the degree of M. D. He has been a success- ful practitioner in W. Boylston, Sterling, and Fg., in which place he has res. for many years. He is known as Dr. Austin W. Sidney, having had his named changed by legislative enactment in 1847. He is a member of the Highland Baptist Church, and is highly esteemed, not only for his scholarly and professional acquirements, but also for his interest in church work, in humanitary enterprises, and in whatever is conducive to the prosperity and well being of his adopted city. It was largely through his efforts and influence that the Home for Aged and Indigent Women was established a few years since, an institution of which he was first chosen and still remains the executive and official head. He m. (1) Esther Whitaker of W. Boylston, who d. after a few years, and (2) Mandana Walker of Sterling, still living.
[33.] HOAR, IRA7, another s. of Timothy6 and Lydia (Hunt) Hoar, m. Sarah, dau. of David and Huldah (Brown) Wyman, in 1833, and succeeded to the homestead of his f. There he res. till ab. the year 1850, when he disposed of the property to the late Wheeler Benjamin, and moved to Monticello, Minn., where, with one or two intermitting periods, he has since had his home and where he and his w. still live, far advanced in yrs. They have always been actuated by much of the philanthropic spirit, and have displayed an abiding interest in the various reforms and in all movements looking to the welfare and happi- ness of their fellowmen. They were among the earliest of the radical Abolitionists in W., as they were also among the active friends and promoters of the cause of temperance, of woman's elevation, of universal suffrage, and of international peace. For- merly they were members of the First Cong. Chh. of W., but in
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later life they became sincere and earnest Spiritualists, in which faith they continue unto this day. Their chn. in full are:
51. ALFRED W.8, b. W, May 7, 1834; m. Josephine Johnson; res. Minn .; 2 chn.
52. MARY8, b. W., April 10, 1838; m. - Merritt; res. Cleveland; 6 chn.
53. WILLIAMS, b. unknown date; res. Monticello, Minn .; unm.
54. EMMA8, b. unknown date; m. James Davis; res. St. Paul; I chd.
Of the several chn. of Timothy and Lydia (Hunt) Hoar, the details of whose history have not been given thus far beyond the incidents of their birth, it may be proper to offer a few additional particulars. Timothy, the second s., m. and lived awhile in Athol, when he rem. to Worc., where he d. He had 4 chn. Yona- than never m, but res. in W. till his d., Nov. 15, 1824, a. 31. Lydia, the oldest dau., m. (1) Sullivan Barnes and had 4 chn. Her husband d. and she m. (2) Edward W. Kendall and had 4 more. She res. in W. and d. there, Feb. 18, 1873, a. 77. Abigail m. a Mr. Torrey and lived in Upton. Louisa m. George Harris, has had 2 chn., and is still living in W., where her home has always been. Nehemiah lived unm., was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, and d. March, 1866. John m. Serviah -- , and set. Greenfield; still living. Harriet, the young- est of the family, m. Andrew S. Chubb, but nothing further has been learned of her.
HOLDEN.
In the year 1634 Justinian Holden1, aged 21, embarked at Ipswich, Eng., and crossing the sea was enrolled as one of the first proprietors of Water- town, in which place he permanently settled and finally died. Bond in his " History of the Watertown Families," thinks he was accompanied by his father, but gives no reasons for that opinion. In the absence of such reasons and of all authority of a kindred nature, it is assumed in this sketch that Justinian1 was the first of the name in this country. He seems to have been a man of substance, owning not only the estate on which he settled in Wat., but a farm of 294 acres, bordering on Fresh Pond, at the present day one of the most charming and valuable tracts of landed property in the suburbs of Boston. There are no means of knowing whom Mr. Holden m. for his first wife nor when the event took place, but it is on record that she d. in 1672, and it is prob. that she left no issue. Soon after, though at a date not fixed, he m. for a second wife, Mary, dau. of Thomas Rutter of Sudbury, by whom he had four sons, one of whom was destined, by his own personal labors and influence and through his descendants, to play a most important part in the development and history of the town whose annals these pages record.
2. HOLDEN, JOSEPH2, s. of Justinian and Mary, was b. at Watertown, Sept. 6, 1683. He m. Feb. 17, 1713-14, Abigail, dau. of Wm. Shattuck of Watertown, one of the original gran- tees of Nar. No. 2. He res. in the place of his nativity for 24 yrs., and there were all his chn. b. He rem. to this newly laid out township in the wilderness in the spring of 1737, as else- where stated, and became the first permanent settler here - his predecessor by a few days only upon the territory remaining not more than 10 or 12 yrs. (See Chap. V.)
Mr. Holden was no doubt for some time the most active, influ- ential, and important inhabitant of the township. By him were its primary features largely shaped, and to him, more than to any other, was the success attending its founding and early growth due. He shared the esteem and confidence of his friends and coadjutors to an unusual degree, tokens of which were freely and liberally shown him as the years went on. He was
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often called upon to represent the resident proprietors on impor- tant occasions at Boston and elsewhere, and was repeatedly elected to positions of responsibility and trust, the duties of which he discharged with an eye single to the claims of justice and right, and to the general welfare. When the church of the township was founded he was chosen the first Deacon, - a posi- tion which he occupied until summoned to higher tasks and more lasting honors. A man of good natural endowments, of excel- lent judgment, and great power of execution, he was also a man whose character was above reproach and whose reputation was without a stain. The inscription on the stone that marks the spot where his remains repose, is as follows:
"Dea. Joseph Holden, deceased Nov. 3, 1768, in the 84th year of his age. He brought his family into this town in ye year 1737 being ye second family ; was ye first deacon of ye church gathered hear and faithfully discharged the duty thereof. ' Mark ye perfect and behold ye upright for the end of that man is peace.'"
Mr. Holden was twice m. His Ist w., Abigail (Shattuck), d. at an unknown date, and his second, Elizabeth, who survived him, d. 1784, - a notice of the event appearing in the Mass. Spy of Aug. 26. Chn., all by first w .:
2. JOSEPH3, b. Jan. 31, 1715-16; a useful and honored citizen; d. unm. Sept. 13, 1774.
3. STEPHEN3, b. Oct. 21, 1717; m. Abigail -; res. W .; d. Sept. 15, 1794.
4. ABIGAIL3, b. Oct. 19, 1719; prob. d. unm. before 1768; not named in f.'s will.
5. ABNER3, b. May 6, 1721; d. infancy.
6. ABNER3, b. Nov. 2, 1722; m. Elizabeth Darby; res. W .; d. Oct. 22, 1805.
7. JONATHAN3, b. June 6, 1725; d. young.
8. ELIZABETH3, b. April 26, 1730; m. John Rand; res. W .; chn .; d. Dec. 14, 1756.
Joseph Holden3 (2), oldest son of Dea. Joseph2 and Abigail, was never m. He was much esteemed and highly honored as a man and citizen. Elected the first Treas. of W. after its incorporation, he continued in the office for several years, and for several years he was on the Board of Selectmen. He d. Sept. 14, 1774, a. 58. The following tribute to his memory appears under that date in the records of the town Clerk. "This day departed this life, Mr. Joseph Holden (eldest s. of Dea. Joseph Holden of W., dec'd), in the 58th year of his age. He was one of the first settlers of said town and underwent the difficulties and unavoidable hardships which are peculiar to settling new plantations. He had an uncommonly fine constitution, having for almost 40 years together never been confined to his bed by sickness one day till his last sickness, which did not confine him to his bed above 24 hours. He was strictly just and honest in his dealings and moderate in his demands, pru- dent in his living, decent but not extravagant in apparel, diligent in his calling, an enemy to idleness and profanity, and got his bread by the sweat of his brow. Hav- ing passed the prime of life without entering the married state he chose to remain so till he left the world. Having for many years been employed in the most respectable offices in the town [the duties of ] which he discharged to the satisfac- tion of his constituents, but now suddenly called by the stroke of death from this to the invisible world to reap the reward (we hope) of a good and faithful servant in the kingdom of his Lord, leaving his friends and acquaintances in an evil day to mourn his loss."
On his tombstone is an inscription commemorating in briefer terms the same essential qualities and fidelities as are here enumerated, but it need not be copied. He was undoubtedly a worthy son of a worthy sire.
[3.] HOLDEN, STEPHEN3, second s. of Dea. Joseph, came into town when scarcely 20 yrs. of age, and remained a perma- nent and reputable citizen of the growing settlement. Although not so prominent in public affairs as his brothers, he yet filled
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the office of Selectman, was Representative to the General Court, 1788, and Delegate to the Convention for ratifying the U. S. Constitution held the same year, besides serving in other less important positions of responsibility. He m. Abigail, whose family name is not known, and set. on lot No. 40, the present Cutler place, which came into the possession of the family through his grandmother, Mary (Rutter) Holden, whose f. was a soldier in King Philip's War. He d. Sept. 15, 1794, a. 75. The chn. of Stephen and Abigail were:
9. SAMUEL4, b. June 1, 1752; m. Sarah - res. W .; 1 chd .; d. June 18, 1788.
10. STEPHEN+, b. May 16, 1755; m. Elizabeth Miller; res. W.
II. ABIGAIL+, b. March 23, 1757; d. May 17, 1757.
12. ELIAS4, b. May 28, 1758; m. Olive Smith; res. W.
13. LEVI+, b. Dec. 2, 1762; m. Hannah Knowles; res. W.
14. ELIZABETH4, b. Oct. 30, 1766; d. Nov. 18, 1780.
[6.] HOLDEN, ABNER3, 4th s. of Dea. Joseph2, accompanied his f. to Nar. No. 2 when 14 yrs. of age, grew up to manhood with the growing settlement and became, in his time, the fore- most man of the tn. Able, trustworthy, honorable, he naturally gravitated to his appropriate place in the community, held im- portant offices, and exerted a commanding and wholesome influence upon the private and public life of his generation. He was Clerk of the district and town of W. for many years, was repeatedly on the Board of Assessors, was nearly two decades a Selectman, and filled many other positions requiring good judgment, moral integrity, and executive ability, in all of which he was found faithful. For 20 yrs. he was the leading Magistrate of the tn., and his Record Book, detailing his trans- actions in that capacity, still preserved and in possession of his gt .- gd.s., A. H. Merriam of Temp., shows not only how busy a life he led, but how widely extended was his jurisdiction and with what deliberation, conscientiousness, and judicial impar- tiality he discharged the trying duties of that office. He took an active part in matters pertaining to the relation of the Amer- ican colonies to the mother country, and most of the public documents drawn under private auspices or expressive of the town's interest in or attitude towards the great questions in- volved in the Rev. struggle, were the products of his pen. Though not possessing grace of diction or rhetorical and gram- matical finish, they yet were strong and effective in their enun- ciation of the principles of civil and religious freedom, and in their declaration of the desires, intentions, and purposes of himself and of those for whom he wrote. His voice, uttered or unexpressed in speech, had the ring of true patriotism in it, and the cause of the colonies-the cause of liberty and inde- pendence, as opposed to British tyranny and usurpation,-found in him a brave and devoted champion, sans peur et sans reproche. He was a member of the First Prov. Congress in 1774, a Del. to the Convention called to adopt the State Constitution in
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1779, and the first Rep. of the town to the Gen. Ct. established by that Constitution. Taking him as he was, in all the com- pleteness of his nature, character, and life, Mr. Holden must be regarded as a good example of Christian citizenship. In the entire history of the town no one probably has excelled him in these regards, and no one has rendered his own generation and generations to come more essential and enduring service than he did. May his name and memory be cherished by an appre- ciative and grateful posterity as long as the town shall exist.
Abner Holden3 m. Feb. 25, 1752, O. S. (March 7, N. S.), Eliz- abeth, dau. of Andrew and Elizabeth Darby, who shared his fortunes more than half a century, and survived him some 7 yrs. He d. Oct. 22, 1805, a. 82. She d. Nov. 12, 1812, a. 83. Chn .:
15. JOSEPH4, b. Aug. 2, 1753; m. Rebecca Hoar; res. W .; no chn .; d. May 31, 1797. 16. RUTH+, b. Dec. 10, 1754; m. J. Fletcher and J. White; res. Gr .; 9 chn .; d. Oct. 20, 1804.
17. ELIZABETH4, b. Jan. 17, 1757; m. Edmund Barnard; res. W .; 6 chn .; d. Dec. 5, 1844.
IS. RELIEF+, b. Oct. 18, 175S; m. Thomas Farnsworth; res. W .; no chn .; d. May 25, 1776.
19. ABNER+, b. June 29, 1760; m. Elizabeth Howard; res. W .; no chn .; d. Jan. 19, 1824.
20. PHEBE4, b. July 30, 1762; m. Abel Wood; res. W .; 9 chn .; d. Feb. 7, 1839.
21. EZRA+, b. Dec. 5, 1764; m. Susannah Bigelow; res. W.
22. ABIGAIL4, b. Aug. 25, 1767; m. Nathan Merriam; res. W .; chn .; d.
23. LUCY+, b. Feb. 25, 1770; m. Joel Whitney; res. W .; chn .; d.
[9.] HOLDEN, SAMUEL4, s. of Stephen and Abigail, m. Sarah -, and had I posthumous chd. He was a shoemaker by trade and lived in W., but the place of his res. is unknown. Hed. June 8, 1788. No record of w.'s d. or whereabouts after- ward. Chd. :
24. Lucy5, b. Oct. 19, 1788; sev. guardians appointed at different dates; nothing further known.
[10.] HOLDEN, STEPHEN4, 2d s. of Stephen and Abigail, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Dea. Joseph and Mary (Williams) Miller (pub. May 23), 1780. He set. on lot No. 86, 2d Div., in the north part of the tn., his dwelling house standing near the site of the buildings belonging to John W. Carr, which were burned Aug. 27, 1887. This farm was a part of his f.'s landed property at the time of his decease. Stephen Holden d. Nov. 15, 1803, a. 48. His wid., Elizabeth M., d. Nov. 22, 1828, a. 71. Chn. :
25. JONAS5, b. Oct. 3, 1780; m. Lucy Brooks and Asenath Jackson; res. W.
26. SAMUEL5, b. Nov. 21, 1782; d. Nov. 29, 1804.
27. JOEL5, b. Sept. 24, 1784; d. same day.
28. SARAH5, b. Sept. 25, 1785; m. James Foster; res. Joy, N. Y .; 4 chn.
29. ESTHER5, b. Dec. 29, 1787; m. - Burnet; res. Newbury, Ohio; 5 chn.
30. LEVI5, b. Jan. 12, 1790; m. Mary Lincoln and - Whitney; res. N. Y .; 5 chn.
31. HANNAH5, b. July 4, 1792; m. James McIntire; res. Fg .; no chn.
32. ABIGAIL5, b. Feb. 1, 1795; m. Sherabiah Burnett; res. Ohio; 4 chn.
33. MARY5, b. July 10, 1797; m. Jonathan Farnsworth; res. Fg .; I chd .; d.
34. ELIZABETH5, b. March 15, 1800; m. - Farwell; res. Fg .; no chn.
35- ALMIRA5, b. May 15, 1802; m. Nathaniel Wheeler; res. W.
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[12.] HOLDEN, ELIAS4, 3d s. of Stephen and Abigail, m. Olive Smith (pub. Dec. 11), 1783. She was niece of Joseph Smith of whom hereafter in loco. He received by will from his f. lot No. 19 (now Hobart Raymond's place), belonging to his uncle Joseph at his death, and prob. lived there till 1802, when he sold to Edmund Bemis and purchased the Lemuel Houghton farm at the head of the pond, now So. W., which he occupied through life and which descended to his s. Asa. He was a man of rare intelligence, common sense, and reasoning power, - a man, too, of character and good standing, deeply interested in religious questions, familiar with the Bible, interpreting it in support of the Universalist faith, in which he earnestly believed and of which he was such an able expounder on rational, moral, and scriptural grounds, that few men dared or cared to meet him in debate on the subject. He d. suddenly Feb. 4, 1838, a. 80. His wid. d. Aug. 21, 1839, a. 76. Chn .:
36. NATHAN5, b. July 12, 1785; m. Experience Clark; res. Hub .; d. March 7, 1838.
37 . ELIZABETH5, b. Sept. 26, 1787; d. Jan. 12, 1796.
38. ASA5, b. June 8, 1790; m. Dolly Whitney; res. W.
39. ELIAS5, b. Sept. 30, 1793; d. Oct. 17, 1793.
4c. OLIVE5, b. April 19, 1795; m. George A. Baker; res. Gr .; 4 chn.
41. STEPHEN5, b. Oct. 14, 1797; d. unm. June 15, 1851.
42. JOSEPH5, b. Nov. 25, 1799; d. May 8, 1801.
43. RUFUS5, b. May 7, 1804.
[13.] HOLDEN, LEVI4, bro. of the last, m. Hannah Knowles of Holden (pub. Aug. 31, 1794), and succeeded his f. on the home estate. He however sold it, Jan. 13, 1812, to Jonas Cut- ler of Lexington and left town. Whether or not he had more chn. than are named below is unknown. No report of his death. His wid. d. W., Sept. 4, 1853, a. 86. Chn .:
44. THOMAS5, b. Aug. 30, 1796. 45. THANKFUL5, b. Nov. 10, 1798.
[21.] HOLDEN, EZRA4, youngest s. of Abner and Elizabeth, m. (1) Susannah, dau. of Jabez and Deborah (Knowlton) Bige- low (pub. Oct. 24, 1788), and set. on what is now the C. B. Cooley place, the house prob. being built by him. It was the N. E. part of lot No. I, the whole of which he received by will after his f.'s decease. He sold his property in tn. and went to Chesterfield, N. H., where he d. at an unfound date. His w. d. Feb. 21, 1798, and he m. (2) Elizabeth Brigham, dau. of Wm. Morean, Hub. She d. May 18, 1806, and he m. (3) Deborah (Bigelow), the deserted w. of Samuel Hoar, and the sr. of his own Ist w., who prob. survived him. Chn. :
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