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46. RELIEF5, b. March 2, 1789; m. Thomas Kendall; res. W .; 3 chn .; d. Sept. 2, 1875.
47. JOSEPH5, b. Sept. 4, 1790; d. Feb. 12, 1796.
48. Lucy5, b. March 4, 1792; m. Nathan Wood.
49. EZRA5, b. Oct. 10, 1793; d. Oct. 9, 1800.
50. SUSANNAH5, b. June 19, 1795; d. same day.
51. SUSANNAH5, b. Oct. 3, 1796. 52. JOSEPH5, b. July 16, 1800.
53. JUSTINIAN5, b. July 2, 1802. 54. EZRA5, b. Dec. 17, 1810.
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[25.] HOLDEN, JONAS5, oldest s. of Stephen and Elizabeth, m. Lucy, dau. of Simeon and Lydia Brooks, Ash. (pub. May II, 1806), and lived a few yrs. upon his f.'s place in the northerly part of the town, but afterwards moved to the center, building and occupying the house where his s. Handel now res. on Bacon St. His w. d. Sept. 11, 1808, and he m. (2) Asenath, dau. of Oliver and Mary (Pierce) Jackson (pub. April 8, 1814). He d. March 15, 1861, a. 83. His wid., Asenath, d. Jan. 27, 1875, a. 89. Chn .:
55. LUCY B.6, b. Aug. 23, 1808; m. Solomon Pratt; res. Fg .; 2 chn .; d. May, 1887.
56. SUSAN E.6, b. Dec. 11, 1816; d. July 20, 1820.
57. SAMUEL6, b. Feb. 3, 1818; d. same day.
58. BETSEY6, b. Dec. 11, 1819; ]
59. MARY6, b. Dec. 11, 1819; twins; both d. Dec. 12, 1819.
61.
60. HANDEL6, b. Feb. 6, 1822; m. Betsey E. M. Chaffin; res. W .; no chn .; living. ABIGAIL6, b. June 19, 1824; m. O. Bartlett Estey; res. W .; 2 chn .; d. Jan. 19, 1876.
[30.] HOLDEN, LEVI5, bro. of the last, m. Mary, dau. Heman and Elizabeth Lincoln (pub. Sept. 13), 1816, by whom he had 3 chn. b. in W. After ab. 10 yrs. residence here he moved to Boston, and thence to N. Y. State. His w., Mary, d. and he m. (2) - Whitney. Chn. b. W .:
62. LEVI LINCOLN6, b. March 30, 1817. 63. STEPHEN MARSH6, b. Sept. 4, 1819.
64. MARY FARNSWORTH6, b. July 19, 1823.
[38.] HOLDEN, ASA5, s. of Elias and Olive (Smith) Holden, m. Dolly, dau. of Joshua and Vashti (Knight) Whitney, Gr. (pub. May 6, 1815), and remained upon the paternal homestead. He was one of the many farmers in town who supplemented the culture of the soil with coopering. To facilitate operations in this line of work, he utilized a small water power near his dwelling, thereby virtually taking the first steps in the develop- ment of the important industrial interests of what is now So. W., in the heart of which the old Elias Holden dwelling house still stands. He d. March 12, 1869, a. 78. His w. d. Sept. 10, 1856, a. 63. Chn. :
65. ELIZA6, b. Jan. 22, 1818; m. Jos. P. Howe; res. Gr .; dec'd.
66. SALOME6, b. Oct. 9, 1820; m. Artemas Merriam; res. W .; 6 chn .; living.
67. GEORGE6, b. May 30, 1825; m. Harriet F. Priest; res. W.
68. CALVIN6, b. Nov. 30, 1826; m. twice; res. W.
[67.] HOLDEN, GEORGE6, s. of Asa and Dolly W., m. March 13, 1854, Harriet, dau. of John H. and Nabby Priest of Marlow, N. H. He began business with his f. as a cooper, but soon changed to manufacturing chairs, going on by himself a few yrs. and then forming a partnership with his bro .- in-law, Arte- mas Merriam, under the name of "Merriam and Holden." The success of the enterprise was in proportionate measure due to his industry, energy, wise economy, and practical good sense. (See Chap. on Industries, etc.) He passed away after a brief illness June 21, 1873, a. 48. His wid. d. April 14, 1888, a. 62. Chn .:
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69. CHARLES E.7, b. June 22, 1855; lives Marlboro'; unm.
70. ALICE M.7, b Nov. 29, 1856; m. Charles M. Bacon; res. W .; I chd.
71. MARY JANE™, b. June 10, 1859; m. Louie Miller; res. W .; no chn.
72. FRANK S.7, b. July 21, 1861; m. Harriet Furber; res. Marlboro'; 2 chn.
73. WILLIAM S.7, b. Sept. 29, 1863; res. W .; unm.
74. ANNE7, b. Nov. 25, 1865; res. Boston; unm.
[68.] HOLDEN, CALVIN6, bro. of the last, is a chairmaker by trade, and has always lived within a few rods of the place of his birth. He m. Jan. 5, 1853, Charlotte T., dau. of Willard and Lucy P. Houghton, then res. W. She d. Aug. 24, 1861, a. 24. He m. (2) Oct. 16, 1862, Sarah M., dau. of Geo. C. and Susan H. Underwood of Hub. Chn. :
75. JENNIE E.7, b. April 15, 1855; m. Wm. E. Gilson; res. W .; I chd.
76. CARRIE A.7, b. May 4, 1863; d. May 10, 1865.
77. EDGAR A.7, b. March 27, 1865; d. April 16, 1865.
78. NELLIE A.7, b. June 1, 1866; d. July 30, 1866.
79. CORA F.7, b. July 28, 1867.
80. LILLIAN E.7, b. Dec. 21, 1869; m. Arthur C. Lombard; res. So. Ash.
SI. LEON S.7, b. Dec. 22, 1872. S2. EDNA M.7, b. April 6, 1874.
83. BERTHA T.7, b. April 21, 1875. 84. CARRIE A. S.7, b. May 17, 1876.
85. WILLIAM R.7, b. Sept. 10, 1877; d. Sept. 16, 1877.
86. LOTTIE B.7, b. April 20, 1879; d. Sept. 11, 1879.
87. GRACE G.7, b. April 21, 1883. 88. INA O.7, b. Sept. 4, 1884.
89. HOLDEN, JUSTINIAN2, s. of Richard1 and Martha of Gro- ton, was b. ab. 1680. His f., per. bro. of Justinian1 and uncle of Dea. Joseph2, came to this country in 1634, and was the head of an important branch of the family on this side the sea. Justin- ian2 was in Nar. No. 2 very early, owning and perhaps improv- ing lots No. 32, now the Otis W. Sawin place, and No. 61, the abandoned Samuel Merriam place, which he sold to Joseph Miller, May 20, 1740. He was accounted a resident here at that date, though no records of his family are to be found. He was a land surveyor, and was employed to lay out the 2d Div. lots of the township, the plans of which, drawn by him, are still preserved. He finally set. in Harvard.
90. HOLDEN, AMOS B., s. of Justus and Betsey (Minott) Holden, lineage untraced, was b. Barre, July 11, 1823. He is a painter and a horticulturist, residing on Bacon St. He became interested in military affairs at an early age, joining a local Co. in 1842, and rising by regular gradation to the office of Capt. He went into the U. S. service in 1861, where he was honored with a lieutenant's commission. (See p. 408.) Since the war he has been for some yrs. employed at the Sherborn Prison for women, as Supt. of out-door affairs, but has returned to W. to spend his remaining days. His mother d. W. Jan. 28, 1874, a. 87. He m. Nov. 18, 1847, Harriet A. L., dau. of Charles and Polly (Burgess) Smith, by whom he has had 2 chn. :
91. HARRIET J., b. Feb. 26, 1849; m. Edgar S. Gilson; res. W .; I chd.
92. Frank M., b. May 23, 1855; m. Ella E. Ruggles; res. Hudson; 2 chn.
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THE HOLMES AND HOLT FAMILIES.
HOLMES.
The Holmes family of New England is said to trace its lineage to Thomas, a lawyer of Gray's Inn, London. David1, one of his descendants, was in Dorchester ab. 1650. He had, as is understood, two sons, James2 and John2, who settled in Woodstock, Conn. From the latter came Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes in the 4th generation. It is believed that the former, by his w. Jane, was f. of Jacob3, b. 1692, who had 40 acres of land granted him in Worcester, 1718, which included the site of the present central R. R. station, where he located shortly afterward. Jacob8 m Ruth, and had Jacob4, b. Dec. 26, 1735, who m. Elizabeth Gates.
I. HOLMES, JACOB5, s. of Jacob+ and Elizabeth, was b. Nov. 8, 1778. He obtained a good education as a basis for a profes- sional career and studied medicine with Dr. Whiton of Win- chendon. He began his practice ab. 1806, in W., but remained here only 5 yrs., going hence to Athol, where he remained some 20 yrs. or more. He then rem. to Hub., and after a brief resi- dence there went to Leicester, where he d. Dec. 11, 1847, a. 69. He was held in high esteem wherever he lived, both as a skillful and devoted physician, and as a high-minded, exemplary citizen. He m. (1) in 1809, Thankful, wid. of Farwell Jones, and dau. of Rev. Asaph Rice, by whom he had 2 daus., b. after leaving tn .: Catharine R., who m. Rev. Francis V. Pike of Rochester, N. H., and d. soon after ; and Elisabeth, who d. in Leicester unm., March 29, 1849. Both were very amiable women and were well known here in their day and generation.
HOLT.
Nicholas Holt1, b. Eng., ab. 1602, a tanner, came from Ramsey, in the ship James, in 1635, landing at Boston on the 3d day of June, and settling the same year at Newbury. Through his s. Henry2, and grandson James3, he was the progenitor of Barzillait, who lived for a time in Andover and then went to that section of Marlboro' afterwards set off to Shrewsbury. His w. was Elizabeth Goss, by whom he had several chn.
I. HOLT, BARZILLAI5, s. of Barzillai4 and Elizabeth, was b. Marlboro', May 12, 1745. He was pub. to Lucy Williams, per- haps sr. of Isaac, in Nov., 1770, and seems to have been a resi- dent here for a short period, where it is prob. some of his 8 chn. were b. He went back to Shrewsbury, remaining there several yrs., going thence to Winchendon, and later to Troy, N. Y. He was for a time in Canada, but returned to Plattsburg, N. Y., where he d. in 1819, a. 74. His wid. d. in the same place, 1823. He owned 2d Div. lots 59 and 60,-the Puffer and Warren places in Scrabble Hollow,-and very likely first built upon and occu- pied one of them. He also owned lands in the N. W. part of the town and the adjacent portion of Winchendon, now in and about the central village of Gr., which he sold to Seth Heywood in 1777.
2. HOLT, SILAS5, bro. of the last, was b. Shrewsbury at an unkn. date, and coming to W., m. Sarah, dau. Seth and Sarah
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(Childs) Harrington, July 25, 1772. He seems not to have had " the fear of the Lord " in his heart, inasmuch as he was arraigned before T. Brigden, J. P., in Dec., 1773, "for swearing two profane oaths." He was a fifer in Capt. Noah Miles' Co., which went to Camb. April 19, 1775, and was in the service at Bennington in 1777. In 1780 he enlisted in the Continental Army for 3 yrs. He does not appear to have returned to W. after the war, but set. in Vt., dying at Sempronius, where one of his s. lived, in 1815. His w. d. Brandon, Vt. They had 4 chn. The birth of only 2 of them, however, are in W. records. The order in which they are named may not be correct.
3. SILAS6; m. Jerusha Bolton, June 2, 1796; no more known.
4. SARAH6; m. Benjamin Springer and -- Sneather; no more known.
5. SETH6, b. April 25, 1776; m. Abigail Cheney; res. Sempronius, Vt .; 3 chn .; d. 1812 in war with Eng.
6. ABIGAIL6, b. Jan. 31, 1778.
Possibly there were others whose names have not come to hand.
HOSLEY.
It is supposed that James Hosley1 (or Horsley), of Dorchester, a settler there in 1674, was the head of this family in N. E. He is said to have been b. May 1, 1649, and he d. July 9, 1677, a. 28. His w. was Martha Parker, who bore him James2, Sept. 4, 1675, perhaps an only child. This James2 went to Billerica as early as 1699, buying land in 1700 and settling upon it. He m. Maria -, and had a large family, of which three sons res. for a time in W. A daughter, Eunice3, m. James Laws of Billerica, and was the gt. gd. mother of the present James Harvey Laws.
I. HOSLEY, JOSEPH3, s. of James2 and Maria, was b. April 26, 1709. He m. Hannah -, and had several chn., but no record of the place and date of their b. has appeared. He left Billerica ab. 1730 and came to W. in 1740. Where he lived in the interim is uncertain, perhaps at Groton, where he sold lands in 1741. He was a housewright by trade, which he worked at in connection with farming, brickmaking, dealing in lands, etc. He owned several different lots in the township at different times, and quite likely built the first houses on some of them. He was, moreover, one of the original proprietors of Nar. No. 6, Temp., though he prob. never res. there. June 25, 1741, he purchased lot No. 38, the Betsey Bacon place, which he occu- pied nearly 20 yrs. Four years later he bought the adjoining lot, No. 37, where Samuel Bridge now lives, and in 1760 dis- posed of both to Stephen Sawin of Worcester. He is next found in possession of lot No. 60, the Drury farm, on the east slope of Graves hill, which he sold, with ho. and bn., to his s. Wm. in 1771. The same year he bought lots 70 and 71, on the other side of the hill, of Michael Brigden, the Dr. Liverpool farm in its original form, where he remained till he conveyed it to Seth Heywood of Lancaster in 1777. He carried on brick- making there, having prob. the first yard in town, from which he furnished what was needed for a schoolhouse in 1773. His
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name disappears from the records soon after he sold this place, and all efforts to follow him have proved fruitless. In 1780 Joseph Hosley of Shelburne sold land in the west part of the town, now Gr., to Jonas Baker. Prob. this was the same man or his s. of the same name. He had 3 sons and prob. 2 daus. as named below, perhaps other chn. not ascertained.
2. JOSEPH4, who m. Abigail Kendall, Lanc., and had lands, Pn., 1774 and 1778.
3. WILLIAM4, who m. Abigail Hayward, Conc'd. etc.
4. BENJAMIN4, a minor in the F. and I. War, 1759; vouched for by father.
5. SARAH4, who m. Aaron Sanderson, 1774.
6. MARIA4, who was pub. to Samuel Woodward, 1770.
[3.] HOSLEY, WILLIAM4, s. of Joseph3 and Hannah, m. Abi- gail, dau. of Joseph and Abigail Hayward, Concord, Feb. 10, 1771. He seems to have set. for a short time on the Drury place spoken of, but rem. to Lanc., where he res. in 1777. In 1794 he is at Ash., and in 1805 at Plymouth, N. H. Singularly enough all further traces of Joseph Hosley's family are lost.
7. HOSLEY, JOHN3, bro. of Joseph3, was owner of lands in the extreme north part of the town at an early date. In 1745 he sold the lot laid out in lieu of No. 78, which was "thrown up" by the one who drew it, to Benjamin Bellows, Jr., of Lun- enburg. He was then "of Billerica," and the lot was the pres- ent homestead of Porter F. Page. It is very likely Mr. Hosley had improved and occupied the place, as there were a ho. and bn. on it. He owned other lands in the vicinity. He could have been here but a few years and is usually overlooked in tabu- lating the early settlers.
8. HOSLEY, BENJAMIN3, another bro. of Joseph3, was b. Biller- ica, May 6, 1721. He m. Lucy, dau. of Jonathan and Betty Herrick of B., ab. 1744, and soon after took up his abode in Nar. No. 2, remaining till after the incorporation of the town, when he rem. to Gill, where he has descendants now living. He does not appear to have owned real estate, but res. for some yrs. on lot No. 9,-the Jos. Lynde place, half a mile S. W. of the old Common, and subsequently on the Drury place, owned by his bro. Joseph3, and elsewhere. His career after leaving W. has not been traced. Chn .:
9. BETHIA4, b. May 30, 1745; m. Elijah Seaver.
10. BENJAMIN4, b. July 30, 1750; m. Ruth Risley and res. Gill.
II. SAMSON4, b. Aug. 28, 1753.
12. LUCY+, b. July 3, 1755; m. -- Sawtelle.
13. MARY4, b. Aug. 13, 17 57. 14. JONATHAN4, b. March 27, 1759.
1 5. JOSIAH4, b. March 15. 1761.
16. THOMAS4, b. 1763; m. Lucinda Stebbins.
HOUGHTON.
In the year 1635 John Houghton1, a child 4 years of age, was brought to this country in the ship Abigail. It is not known with whom he came nor by whom he was cared for during his dependent years. The story is that he was s. of Thomas and Katharine of Lancashire, Thomas being bro. of Sir Richard of Houghton Tower, and that the lad was clandestinely expa-
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triated by interested relatives, in order that they might secure certain estates or properties belonging by right of entail, or otherwise, to him. Whether or not he was ever himself cognizant of this, has not transpired. Upon arriving at maturity he appears at Lanc., in connection with his assumed-to- be cousin, Ralph Houghton, as one of the early settlers, becoming there an active and influential citizen. By his w., Beatrix, he had several chn., among whom were John2, the first magistrate of the town, and Benjamin2, who was b. May 25, 1668. The latter seems to have had a s., Benjamin3, b. ab. 1700, the father of three or four sons, who, with himself, figured somewhat in the early history of this town. He was a land surveyor, and with his s., Joel4. assisted in the laying out of the 3d Div. lots, receiving payment for the same from the Propriety treasury. He was also a real estate owner here, having purchased of Andrew Belcher the entire Gov.'s Farm of 500 acres, March 6, 1750. Two other sons, Benjamin4 and Ezra4, were here in 1758 as workmen on the highways. The former of these m. Priscilla Wilder. Aug. 11, 1757, had I chd., and d. very soon. His wid. m. as a 2d husband Seth Herrington. The latter, who bought most of his f.'s landed property in W., and prob. res. on it awhile, but became afterward a prominent man in L., was a loyalist at the breaking out of the Revolution, his large estate being confiscated therefor and he himself compelled to flee the country.
I. HOUGHTON, LEMUEL4, another s. of Benjamin3, birth date not discovered, m. Dinah Osgood, May 1, 1758, and lived for a few yrs. in the 2d Precinct of Lanc., now Sterling. They were admitted to the chh. there April 13, 1760, and dismissed to the chh. in this tn., whither they had previously rem., Jan. 8, 1766. They came here prob. in 1760, and located upon that part of the Governor's farm comprising the present village of So. W., which he had purchased of his bro. Ezra. In March, 1761, a road was laid out, beginning at Miles' corner and running past "the westerly corner of Lemuel Houghton's house and by Reuben Miles' house to the road that goeth from Reuben Miles' house to the meetinghouse." Mr. Houghton remained in town nearly 30 yrs., selling his farm Feb. 26, 1789, to Rev. Mr. Rice, who in turn sold it to Elias Holden, Nov. 9, 1802. He seems to have gone from W. to Ludlow, Vt., where he was living in 1817, beyond which date nothing has been learned of him or his family. Of his personal qualities little is known. He was not prominent in public affairs, though chosen Collector in 1780, but had some musical ability, having been appointed to "tune the psalm," for which service he received in due form "a vote of thanks" and possibly at times some more substantial consideration. There is no record of the births of any chn. in W., though it is reasonable to suppose there were such. The names of only 2 have been disclosed, and they were found in the diary of the first minister of the 2d precinct of Lanc., Rev. John Mellen, as follows:
2. OLIVE; bap. April 13, 1760. 3. ELIJAH; bap. June 8, 1760.
Less than two months intervene between these occurrences, and whether the two chn. were twins or otherwise must be left to conjecture.
4. HOUGHTON, WILLARD, S. of Abel and Rebecca Hough- ton, was b. Pn., May 24, 1787. He m. Lucy Powers of Leom. and lived some years in his native town. In 1850 he rem. to W.,
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having purchased the George Adams place, near the then No. IO schoolhouse, where he lived, with the exception of a brief interval, till his decease, Dec. 17, 1862. His family remained here till 1870, when they sold out their estate and went to Sterling, where his wid. d. Jan. 7, 1892. Their chn., though b. in Pn. with one exception, grew up and were educated in W. They were :
Unnamed, b. Sept. 17, 1834; d. Oct. 4, 1834.
CHARLOTTE, b. Dec. 19, 1836; m. Calvin Holden; I chd .; d. Aug. 24, 1861. CHARLES, b. Aug 17, 1845; m. Nelly Fry; res. Stg .; no chn.
EMMA, b. Aug. 20, 1850; m. Lorin B. Walker; res. Clinton.
HOWARD.
Samuel Howard1, sometimes written Haward or Hayward, left London in April, 1635, on the Elizabeth, and came to Charlestown. He m. (1) Sarah Storrers, and with his w. joined the First Chh. in 1648. The next year he was made freeman, and in 1652 became a res. of Malden, where his w. d. and where he m. (2) wid. Elizabeth Sweetzer of Camb. He had 14 chn., two of whom had descendants in this tn. He d. in 1681, a. 68, leaving a will now on file at the Prob. Off. in E. Camb. His s. Jonathan2, b. 1667, m. Elizabeth Lee, May 24, 1690, and had Jonathan8, b. June 8, 1691, who mi. Mercy, m. n. unknown, and had 6 chn., 1719-33. These three generations all res. in Malden, whence their descendants went forth to aid in peopling other localities and to make for themselves a place in the history of the new world. The first to appear here in the order of time was
I. HOWARD, NATHAN4, s. of Jonathan and Mercy of Malden, b. Oct. 22, 1733. He m. for his Ist w., April 14, 1757, Lydia, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Sprague) Lynde, who was the mother of his chn. Mr. Lynde was an original proprietor of Nar. No. 2 and owned several home lots, one of them being lot No. 54, the late Thos. Merriam place, which he deeded, March 2, 1761, to his s .- in-law, who at once took possession of the same and occupied it through life. Mr. Howard appears to have been a man of character and enterprise, respected and honored by his fellow- citizens, who elected him Selectman for several yrs. and called him to other positions of public service. He was the guardian of several orphan children, and was frequently assigned the duty of settling the estates of his deceased neighbors and townsmen. His w., Lydia, d. ab. 1776, and he m. (2) Rebecca (Haynes), wid. of Dea. Nathan Wood, Oct. 27, 1779. A property agreement, signed by the two the day before marriage, is still preserved by the wid. of his gd.s., the late Nathan Howard. He d. April 5, 1820, a. 86. His w. d. March 20, 1819, a. 87. Chn .:
2. LYDIA5, b. Feb. 11, 1758; prob. d. young.
3. ELIZABETH5, b. Oct. 11, 1761; m. Abner Holden and Eph. Allen, Hub .; no chn.
4. RACHEL5, b. May 7, 1765; m. David Nichols; res. Gr .; 11 chn.
5. DINAH5, b. Sept. 18, 1766, say family records; nothing learned of her.
6. NATHAN5, b. Sept. 24, 1767; m. twice; res. W. and Barre, Vt.
7. JOSEPH5, b. April 29, 1769; m. Hannah Pollard; res. W.
8. PHEBE5, b. Dec. 16, 1770; m. Abraham Cutting; res. Pn ; chn .; d.
9. POLLYS, b. Aug. 28, 1774; m. John Baker; res. Barre, Vt.
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[6.] HOWARD, NATHAN5, s. of the last, m. Tabitha, dau. of Wm. and Tabitha (Parker) Bickford, Gr., July 19, 1789. She d. I792 (?), and he m. (2) Polly Everett, pub. Sept. 7, 1794. After a few yrs. he rem. to Barre, Vt., as did several other W. families ab. the same time, where he presumably soon after d. He had 3 chn. before leaving W., possibly others later on.
II. WILLIAM6, b. Feb. 6, 1792. IO. AMOS6, b. Aug. 29, 1789.
12. SUKEY A.6, b. Oct. 3, 1795.
William Howards (II) of this fam. went to Vt., with his f., when but a lad; m. Hannah Sargent and had Wm. Bickford Howard7, b. 1817, whose s., Walter E. Howard8, is now a Prof. in Middlebury Coll , Middlebury, Vt.
[7.] HOWARD, JOSEPH5, bro. of the last, m. Hannah, dau. of Wm. Pollard, Fg. (pub. April 5, 1794), and succeeded to his f.'s homestead property, which he occupied awhile, but subsequently rem. to lot No. 41, the Dea. Stearns estate, now occupied by wid. Nathan Howard, purchased of his kinsman, Benjamin How- ard, March 17, 1804. In 1825 he sold the paternal farm to his s., Joseph. Numerous books and papers still extant show him to have been an exceedingly busy man in life, engaged much in public affairs, though not as a town officer. He was a member of the Sch. Com., 1820. He d. Oct. 28, 1830, a. 61. His wid. survived him 30 yrs., passing away June 24, 1860, a. 90. Chn. :
13. NATHAN6, b. June 2, 1795; m. Betsey Whitney; res. W.
14. SARAH6, b. Aug. 21, 1798; m. Charles Whitney; res. W .; sev. chn .; dec'd.
15. JOSEPH6, b. June 8, 1800; m. Mary Woodward; res. W.
16. HANNAH6, b. Dec. 2, 1803; d. unm., Oct. 17, 1883.
17. NANCY6, b. July 13, 1809; d. unm. June 12, 1878.
[13.] HOWARD, NATHAN6, s. of the last, m. Betsey, dau. of David and Elizabeth (Barron) Whitney, 1822, and set. on his f.'s estate, building on the north portion of it the house now occupied by his wid. and daus. A man of quiet, dignified man- ner, and of exemplary habits and character. Chn .:
IS. MARIA7, b. May 16, 1824; is living, unm., W.
19. ELIZABETH W.7, b. July 24, 1827; is living, unm., W.
20. MARY7, b. Feb. 15, 1830; is living, unm., W.
21. N. PORTER7, b. Oct. 17, 1832; is living, unm., W. In war of Rebellion. (See p. 408.)
22. CALVIN™, b. April 10, 1835; d. May 14, 1865.
23 JOSEPH7, b. May 6, 1837; res. Kansas.
24. ALBERT7, b. May 23, 1845; m. twice; res. W.
[15.] HOWARD, JOSEPH6, bro. of the last, m. Mary, dau. of Abel and Tabitha (Beard) Woodward, and set. on the original Howard farm, but disposed of it in 1829, and rem. to the Wood- ward place, half a mile west of the village. He served as Select- man 3 yrs. and filled other subordinate town offices. His w., Mary, d. May 27, 1850, and he m. (2) Dec. 16, 1858, Anne, dau. of David and Miriam Perley, Gr., who d. Feb. 3, 1876, a. 64. He d. Jan. 20, 1881, a. 80. Chn. :
25 JOSEPH F.7, b. Oct. 6, 1826; m. Lizzie H. Coolidge; res. W .; 4 chn .; living.
26. ABEL W.7, b. Nov. 15, 1827; d. Dec. 13, 1828.
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THE HOWARD FAMILY.
27. CHARLES, b. July 20, 1830; m. Mary A. Sawtelle; res. Phila .; 2 chn .; living.
28. MARY C.7, b. Feb. 14, 1832; d. Feb. 1, 1854; unm.
29. WILLIAM7, b. March 14, 1834; m. Sarah Brandt; res. Phila .; 1I chn .; living.
30. HARRISON7, b. Sept. 8, 1840; d. unm. Sept. 16, 1863; result of R. R. accident.
[24.] HOWARD, ALBERT", s. of Nathan and Betsey (Whit- ney), is a prosperous farmer and enterprising citizen of the tn. He lives on lot No. 53, the Holden place, the buildings of which, elevated and commodious, are conspicuous for miles around on every hand. He m. (1) Mary Jane, dau. of Geo. W. and Abi- gail Davis, Pn., Nov. 13, 1874. She d. Oct. 12, 1882, a. 36, and he m. (2) Emeline M., dau. of Geo. W. and Lorena W. Davis of Shirley. Chn. :
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