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Ann Maria (3) is a lady of culture and refinement, and the wid. of a Congregational (Trinitarian) clergyman, Rev. John F. Norton, the author of a valuable "History of Fitzwilliam, N. H." She is now a widow and res. in Natick. Her only chd., Lewis Mills, studied at the Mass. Inst. of Technology, and also at the Univ. of Gottingen, Germany, where he received the degree of PH. D. in 1879. He is Prof. of Industrial and Organic Chemistry in the Inst. of Technology, Boston.
Adelia Porter (4), a bright, scholarly woman of great worth, m. a Boston gentleman who was more or less in the employ of the U. S. government. She res. much in Washington, D. C., but after the death of her husband, a few years since, made her home with her sister, Mrs. Norton, in Natick. She d. Nov., 1892, a. 66, leaving I son, a grad. of Harvard in 1881, receiving the degree of PH. D. in 1883, and at present employed on literary work by Appleton & Co., New York City.
5. MANN, EBENEZER5, who, with his w., Mary (Bullard) Mann,-the parents of Mrs. Levi Allen,- spent some years in W., was of an entirely different stock from the preceding. He descended from Wm. Man1, who was b. in Kent Co., Eng., 1607, and who, coming to this country, set. in Camb. in 1635. His s., Rev. Samuel Man2, was a clergyman of superior ability, character, and standing,-the esteemed minister for many yrs. of the town of Milton. From him the line ran prob. through Wm.3 of Dedham (including Medfield) and Elijah4, who had Ebenezer5, b. Oct. 25, 1750, the subject of this notice. Most of the active life of Mr. and Mrs. Mann was spent in Hub., where their 9 chn. were b. In the feebleness of age they came to live with their dau., aforesaid, and husband, who cared for them with filial kindness and fidelity. They were m. Nov. 20, 1777, and lived together two-thirds of a century. He d. July 31, 1844, a. 94. She d. Dec. 26, 1847, a. 90.
The Hon. Horace Mann6, distinguished as an educator, phil- anthropist, and statesman,-the first Sec. of the State Board of Education, a Rep. in Congress, an eloquent champion of Freedom, and the first Pres. of Antioch College, O., was of the same descent, by the following line - Wm.1, Samuel2, Thomas3, Nathan4, Thomas5, Horace6. Until ab. the 5th gener- ation the name was spelled with a single n, but subsequently, as it now universally appears -- Mann.
I. MANSUR, LORENZO, ptge., etc., unknown, was b. Rumford, Me., Feb. 22, 1819. He m., prob. 1846, Charlotte A. Read, who was b. at St. John, N. B., Dec. 1, 1821. After res. in
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Boston a few years they came to W. in 1852, where the last years of his life were spent. He d. Oct. 21, 1887, a. 68. She d. Aug. 12, 1887, a. 65. Chn .:
2. MARY J., b. Boston, Aug. 14, 1847; d. W., Feb. 14, 1871; unm.
3. HELEN B., b. B., Dec. 13, 1849; d. B., March 16, 1850.
4. CHARLES L., b. B., Dec. 25, 1851; m. L. Emma Lynde; res. W.
5. RICHARD H., b. W., Aug. 6, 1859; m. and res. Pn .; a physician.
[4.] MANSUR, CHARLES L., s. of the last, a painter by trade, m. Sept. 29, 1875, L. Emma, dau. John and Lucy (Kendall) Lynde. Chn. :
6. ERNEST C., b. Nov. 11, 1876.
7. C. HERBERT, b. Aug. 26, 1878.
8. ARTHUR K., b. Oct. 25, 1880; d. Aug. 10, 1882.
9. LEON E., b. Aug. 25, 1884.
MARSH.
Several persons bearing this name appeared in this country at nearly the same time in its history, settling in different localities, and becoming the heads of long and honorable lines of descendants. One of them, John1, was at Hartford, Conn., 1635, where he lived till 1660, when he rem. with his fam. to Hadley in this state. By his w., Anne, dau. of John Webster, a Gov. of Conn. Colony, he had Daniel2, f. of Ebenezer8, who m. Mary Parsons, of which union came the first minister of W.
I. MARSH, ELISHA4, s. of Ebenezer3 and Mary P., was b. Hadley, May 27, 1713. He grad. Harvard Coll. 1738, studied the- ology at Camb., and was set. at Nar. No. 2, Oct. 20, 1742. After preaching here 15 yrs. he was somewhat summarily dismissed, and never afterwards assumed a pastorate. (See Chap. VIII.) He remained in tn. as private citizen, storekeeper, legal and finan- cial adviser, etc., till 1770, when he went to Walpole, N. H., where he entered upon the practice of law. In that profession he attained creditable success, becoming in after years Judge of the Ct. of Com. Pleas for Cheshire Co. In the summer of 1784, while riding on horseback in Roxbury, whither he had gone with a drove of cattle for the Boston market, he was thrown to the ground, receiving injuries which resulted in his death. He ral- lied from the shock first experienced, however, sufficiently to be taken to his w.'s relatives in Lanc., but gradually sank away and expired a few weeks later, in the 72d yr. of his age.
Mr. Marsh m. (1) wid. Deborah (Lorin) Lothrop of Boston, by whom he had 2 (?) chn. Her death occurred in 1756, and she was buried in the old cemetery, her grave being marked by a stone bearing the inscription :
"In memory of Mrs. Deborah Marsh, Consort of Rev. Elisha Marsh, who deceased on ye 21st of Nov. Anno Domini, 1756, Aetatis 39."
He m. (2) Susannah, dau. of Ephraim Wilder of Lanc., and wid. of Col. Samuel Willard of Lancaster, who d. in the F. and I. War, July 25, 1759. One s. at least was the fruit of this union. Chn .:
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2. ELISHA5, b. March 28, 1750-1; m. - Luther; res. Pompey, N. Y.
3. SARAH5, b. at unkn. date; m. Thomas Brigden; res. W .; no chn .; d. in 1774.
4. BENJAMIN5, b. at date unkn ; m. Hannah Graves; res. Chesterfield, N. H .; sev. chn.
Another of the several immigrants named Marsh, referred to above, was George1, who in 1635, with his w. and 4 chn., accompanied his pastor, Rev. Peter Hobart, and twenty other families, mostly from Hingham in the mother country, to these shores, and assisted in founding the old town of Hingham, christening it in honor of the place from which they came. He d. July 2, 1647, leaving a s. Thomas2, who also had a Thomas3, the f. of Caleb4, b. ab. 1700. The latter m. Sarah Whiton and had Stephen5, who was b. Hingham, 1731, and who d. W., Feb. 28, 1812. The w. of Stephen5 was Mercy Beal from Cohasset, who d. in 1804. The two came here late in life to spend their last days with their s., a permanent resident of the town, as set forth below.
5. MARSH, SAMUEL6, s. of Stephen5 and Mary, was b. in Hingham, Aug. 19, 1763. He m. Sarah, dau. of Jeremiah Lin- coln of his native place, Oct. 3, 1790, and after a few yrs. res. there, came to W. in 1802, purchasing, March 15, of Oliver Whitcomb, parts of lots 81 and 82, 2d Div., constituting what was more recently known as the Luther Barrell farm, near the Ash. line, on the No. Branch Turnpike. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh re- mained here some yrs., but eventually rem. to Lunenburg, where she d. June 7, 1844, a. 78; and he, Aug. 20, 1847, a. 84. Chn .:
6. SAMUEL7, b. Hingham, Oct. 22, 1791; m. Mary Puffer; res. W .; 3 chn .; d. Dec. 9, 1877. [d. 1892.
7. SALLY, b. Hingham, July 14, 1798; m. Rev. Stephen Puffer; res. W., etc .;
[6.] MARSH, SAMUEL7, s. of the last, came to W. with his f. in 1802, and growing to manhood here, m. Oct. 9, 1814, Mary, dau. of Jonas and Lucy (Forbush) Puffer. He remained on the home farm for some years after his f. removed to L., but fin- ally followed him thither ab. 1820, spending the remainder of his days there. He was an earnest, conscientious Methodist, his zeal in behalf of his accepted faith causing his death. Dur- ing a great "revival" in 1877, he had attended and taken more or less active part in five distinct services on Sunday, Dec. 9, under the mental and physicial strain and excitement of which the thread of his mortal life gave way, and he suddenly expired at the age of 86. His w., Mary, d. 3 yrs. before, Dec. 21, 1874, a. 82. Chn. :
S. MARY8, b. Feb. 21, 1816; m. Henry W. Freeman, Lunenburg.
9. SARAH8, b. Aug. 22, 1820; m. Perry Whiting, Lunenburg ?.
IO. STEPHEN P.8, b. July 21, 1823; nothing further found.
MARSHALL. Few names found in the annals of W., and attaining to some distinction here and in Fg., have proved more perplexing than this, and in few cases has the endeavor to trace the lineage, etc., been less pro- ductive of satisfactory results. What is given in these pages, therefore, must be fragmentary and imperfect, including little more than the meager facts pertaining to the families that at different times have res. in town. The earliest was:
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I. MARSHALL, SILAS, coming from Tewksbury, it is believed, ab. 1768, but going after a few yrs. no one knows whither. A somewhat extensive treatise upon "The Marshall Family" throws no light upon him or his supposed-to-be-kinsman mentioned below; and town and county records supply little information in either case. That he owned real estate while here appears from the Assessors' books, though it has been found impossible to fix its location. The name of his w. was Eunice -, and they had chn. as follows :
2. SILAS, b. Aug. 6, 1769. 3. ELSIE, b. March 22, 1771.
4. MARY, b. Jan. 24, 1773.
6. HANNAH, b. Oct. 28, 1776.
5. THADDEUS, b. Feb. 5, 1775.
7. MARSHALL, BENJAMIN, was b. Fg., Dec. 25, 1771. He studied medicine, though with whom or where does not appear, and came to W. ab. 1800, establishing himself as a resident physician and spending his days in town. For sev. yrs. he was in the Minister Marsh ho. on the Common, which he purchased, with some contiguous lands, of Farwell Jones in 1801. He sold to Dr. Isaac Warren and bought a part of the Estabrook farm, in the east part of the town, where he subsequently lived. He m. (1) Jan. 15, 1796, Phebe, dau. of Jonathan Flint of Fg., who bore him I chd. and soon after dec'd. He then m. (2) Adah Upton, Fg., who bore him 6 chn. and survived him. She sub- sequently m. Wm. Hoar, s. of Timothy and Lydia. He d. March 17, 1812, a. 40. Adah, his wid., and wid. also of Wm. Hoar, d. Aug. 12, 1867, a. 89. Chn .:
S. J. FLINT, b 1798; m. Mary -, and res. Fg.
9. PHEBE, b. Jan. 16, 1801; m. Aaron Sawin; res. several places; 9 chn .; dec'd.
IO. CHEDORLAOMER, b. March 25, 1803; m. Martha F. Upton; res. Fg .; sev. chn .; d. June 21, 1863.
II. DIREXA, b. July 25, 1805; m. Joseph B. Cutting; res. Worc .; sev. chn .; d. Aug. 16, 1858.
S m. Aaron P. Flower; res. N. J .; 2 chn .; I.
12. MARY P., b. April 18, 1808; twins; 1 d. unm. April 18, 1868.
13. LINCOLN, b. April 18, 1808; }
14. MIRANDA, b. March 10, 1811; m. Charles Cobb; res. Lanc .; 8 chn .; d. Oct. 18, 1886.
15. MARSHALL, JOSEPH T., s. of Abram and Charlotte (Turner) Marshall of Lunenburg, was b. Brattleboro', Vt., Nov. 21, 1835. He was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion ab. 14 mos., serving on the quota of Fg., under Cols. Reno and Clark, 2Ist Regt., was at battles of Roanoke, Sulphur Springs, 2d Bull Run, etc., and was discharged for disability. He m. just after he enlisted, Aug. 15, 1861, Julia. dau. of Augustus and Amanda (Patridge) Lamb, but they have had no chn. For some yrs. they have res. on the Tilly Baldwin place, below Hobart Raymond's.
I. MARTIN, JOHN, S. of John and Elizabeth, who rem. from Ipswich to Lunenburg in 1739, was b. Oct. 12, 1740. He came to W. early with his w., Betty, and was warned out of town, 1763. On April 15, the previous year, he bought lot No. 112,
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2d Div., subsequently the Chesmore place, in the extreme north part of the town, and there he lived and there d. Sept. 3, 1810, a. 69. His w. d. June 2, 1807, a. 65. They had a large family of chn., of whom little has been learned :
2. SAMUEL, b. March 28, 1763; m. Anne Gibson, etc., Fg .; res. W.
3. LUCY, b. Oct. 23, 1765; m. Thomas Gibson; res. Fg.
4. JOHN D., b. June 16, 1767; d. March 18, 1795.
5. BARZELA, b. Aug. 21, 1768; prob. d. young.
6. BATTY, b. Aug. 18, 1770; m. Nathaniel Sawyer; res. Rutland.
7. MOLLY, b. July 4, 1772; m. Daniel Poor; res. Winchendon.
S. PRUDENCE, b. Sept. 7, 1774; m. Elisha Hall; res. W.
9. SARAH, b. Dec. 18, 1776; prob. d. young.
IO. PATTY, b. Nov. 17, 1778; m. Jonas Pollard; res. Ash.
11. GEORGE, b. March 10, 1782; m. Zilpah Townsend; res. W.
[2.] MARTIN, SAMUEL, s. of the last, m. Anne Gibson of Fg., June 15, 1786, and set. on his father's estate, where 4 chn. were b. to them. But things did not go well in the family. According to Samuel's statement made to the Ct. at Worc., in 1797, Anne was a very undutiful wife and mother, and he sues for a divorce. Whether he gets it or not does not appear. She is said to have d. not long after at Coleraine. Other domestic troubles afflicted the poor man. In the Mass. Spy of Sept. 2, 1807, he advertises for a runaway dau., Abigail, offering a re- ward of five dollars for her capture and return. Evidently not a happy family thus far. Mr. Martin m. (2) Martha Cummings of Petersham, to whom he was pub. Oct. 13, 1810, and it is hoped found domestic peace and joy. He was released from all his earthly toils and trials, July 18, 1823, a. 65. His chn., so far as known, were:
12. ANNA, b. Jan. 4, 1787; m. Richard L. Monroe; res. Dorchester.
13. ABIGAIL, b. June 28, 1789; the unfilial dau. mentioned.
14. SAMUEL, b. Nov. 29, 1791. 15. BETSEY, b. Feb. 9, 1793.
[II.] MARTIN, GEORGE, bro. of the last, m. Zilpah Town- send of Mason, N. H. (pub. May 5), 1807, and had 2 chn., then prob. moved from town, as nothing farther has been found con- cerning him or his family. Chn. :
16. HAMA WILDER, b. Dec. 11, 1807. 17. HANNAH DUNSTER, b. Nov. 21, 1810.
18. MARTIN, EPHRAIM, lineage untraced, came from Phil- lipston ab. 1828, having been pub. Oct. 12, of that year, to Tryphena S., dau. Peletiah and Dorcas F. Everett. He built the small ho. near the Gilman Thurston dwelling in the W. part of central village and there res. while he remained in town. His wife came to a tragic death, Dec. 15, 1843, having set her clothes on fire in a fit of temporary insanity. Nothing later known of him or his surviving chn.
19. GEORGE AUGUSTUS, b. Barre, Aug. 22, 1830.
20. JOHN LEONARD, b. W., July 22, 1835.
21. MARIETTA, b. W., Jan. 8, 1838.
22. HARRIET SANDERSON, b. W., July 2, 1840; d. April 15, 1860; unm.
23. SUSAN MIRANDA, b. W., Sept. 28, 1842; d. Sept. 25, 1843.
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MAY.
John MayI was b. at Mayfield, Sussex Co., Eng., in 1590. He came early to this country, set. in Roxbury, and was a member of Eliot's chh. Among his chn. was John2, the f. of another John3, whose s. Samuel5 went to Lan- caster and became the common ancestor of those of the name living in that vicinity. He had a s. Thomas6, b. July 25, 1759, the f. of Levi7, who m. Deborah Wilder, and lived in what is now W. Sterling. Two of the sons of Levi7 and Deborah res. in W.
I. MAY, NOAH8, b. July 3, 1797, was pub. to Clarissa, dau. Moses May of Leominster, a distant relative, April 7, 1822. In 1825 he purchased the place formerly belonging to Samuel Mosman, Jr., in the north part of the town, now owned by Charles S. Smith, where he afterwards lived. He d. April 9, 1874, a. 76. Clarissa, his w., d. May 27, 1862, a. 63. A second w., Betsey Allen, whom he m. Aug. 14, 1862, d. Oct 4, 1877, a. 57. Chn. :
2. EMORY9, b. June 13, 1825; m. and res. Gr.
3. STEPHEN9, b. Aug. 16, 1828; m. Martha S. Nutting; res. W.
4. SUSAN9, b. Feb. 28, 1837; d. Oct. 17, 1841.
Other chn. of Noah and Clarissa May, not named in the records, d. young.
[3.] MAY, STEPHEN9, s. of the last, m. Martha L., dau. of Marcus and Philindia Nutting of Groton, and res. in tn. a few yrs., when they left for parts unkn. While here they had :
5. ALONZO F.19, b. July 22, 1869. 6. EDWARD H.19, b. Nov. 30, 1871.
7. EMMA J.10, b. Aug. 11, 1873. S. ELINDA J.19, b. Aug. 1, 1875.
9. MAY, SUMNER8, bro. of Noah (1), was b. July 18, 1799. He m. Myra, dau. of Nathan and Milly (Baker) Eaton, Nov. 15, 1821, and res. for some yrs. in W. He was a chair maker, and with a Mr. Ray started the business of getting out chair stock, in a mill located on a small stream west of the present dwelling of Eugene Gates. He went from W. to Gr., and thence to Ash., where he d. Feb. 9, 1879, a. 79. His w. d. May 4, 1861, a. 60, and he m. (2) Mrs. Philetta Johnson of Temp. Chn .:
10. AUGUSTUS9, b. Oct. 14, 1822; ] S m. Lorena Cram; res. Gr.
twins;
II. AUGUSTINE9, b. Oct. 14, 1822; ยง { m. Elizabeth Reed; res. So. Ash.
12. JOEL WILDER9, b. Feb. 2, 1825; m. Mary Bosworth; res. Newfield, N. J.
13. CHARLES SUMNER9, b. April 10, 1827; res. unm. Ash.
Besides these, there were 5 others b. Ash., 1829-1839: - Harriet E.9, George W.9, Sarah E.9, Orange S.9 (P. M. at So. Ash.), and Achsah I.9, who m. Stephen C. Whitney of W.
MAYNARD.
The families in N. E. distinguished by this name have been and are for the most part descendants of John1, an immigrant who, in 1639, was located in that part of Sudbury which is now Wayland. He was a man of affairs, holding public office and owning lands in Marlboro', where he set. his s. John2, who was b. in Eng., 1630. This John2 m. Mary, dau. of Stephen Gates of Lanc. and Camb., and had David3, a prominent citizen of Marl- boro', and the f. of David4, also of Marlboro', the name of whose w. has not been ascertained.
RESIDENCE OF WILLIAM MAYO.
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I. MAYNARD, DAVID5, s. of the last, b. ab. 1745, m. June II, 1767, Sarah Savage, and shortly after bought lot No. 80, 2d Div., in the upper part of Whitman River valley, bordering on Ash. line. There he res. some 30 yrs., when he conveyed his estate to his s. John, and moved to Chittenden, Vt. Himself and w. were members of the chh. in Ash., and there sev. of their chn. were bap. According to the W. records they had the following, though possibly there were others b. before coming here, whose names are not in the list :
2. JOHN6, b. March 20, 1772; m. Sarah Tottingham; res. W., etc.
3. ELIZABETH6, b. Feb. 5, 1774; res. in W .; helped by the town, 1808.
4. HANNAH6, b. April 23, 1776; m. Josephus Rugg of Royalston.
DAVID6, b. Oct. 30, 1778; m. Lydia Barnes and went to Vt.
6. SOLOMON6, b. Jan. 24, 1781. 7. SAMUEL6, b. April 15, 1783.
S. POLLY6, b. July 28, 1785; m. Peter Bailey; res. Sterling.
9. LYDIA6, b. Dec. 16, 1787. 10. EZRA6, b. March 30, 1789.
[2.] MAYNARD, JOHN6, s. of the last, m. Sarah, dau. of Nathaniel and Esther (Brown) Tottingham (pub. Aug. 23, 1797), about which time he came into possession of his f.'s estate. On the 7th Feb., 1803, he sold to Luther Barrell of Scituate, and rem. to Rutland, Vt. Subsequent history unknown. No chn. recorded. The Maynard dwelling long since disappeared, and even its site can be hardly recognized at the present day. (See A. H. No. 18.)
II. MAYNARD, NATHAN, ptge., etc., untraced, from Sudbury, bought lot No. 27, on which the George Smith house and saw- mill stand, Sept. 26, 1754. He soon after went into the F. and I. War, but d. before 1757, when his will was probated. He left 5 chn .: Charles, Mary, Nathan, Martha, and Patience, of whom nothing further is known.
I. MAYO, WILLIAM, S. of Stephen, the s. of Benjamin, was b. Orange, Feb. 20, 1817. He came to W., 1841, and engaged in the carriage and chair painting business in the central vil- lage. A few yrs. later he built the commodious dwelling where he has since resided, and the adjoining shop. He is a man of unpretending worth, justly esteemed and honored by his fellow- townsmen, and in the general community. He held the office of Selectman 1859-63, and was Town Clerk from 1863 to 1875. In the latter year he was re-elected, but resigned at an early day, preferring to give up the position rather than violate the dictates of his conscience in affixing his official signature to licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors,-the town, contrary to its usual custom, having that year voted to authorize the issuance of such documents. Mr. Mayo was elected Repre- sentative to the Gen. Ct. from the 5th Wore. Dist. for the civil year 1859. When the bank in W. was established in 1875, he was chosen Cashier, serving in that capacity for 11 yrs.
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On the 13th of June, 1843, Mr. Mayo m. Maria, dau. of Mar- tin and Sylvia Goddard of Orange, by whom he has had 3 chn .:
2. EMMA M., b. Sept. 21, 1845; d. Aug. 20, 1847.
3. EMMA F., b. Nov. S, 1847; m. Milton A. Creed; res. Gr.
4. HAMILTON, b. Feb. 25, 1851; m. twice; res. Leom.
Hamilton Mayo (4) fitted for college in the schools of W. and at Meriden Acad- emy, N. H., and grad. at Dartmouth in 1873. He also grad. at Albany, N. Y., law school in 1874, and the following year opened an office at Leom., where he has attained an honorable position in his profession, and is highly esteemed as a man and citizen. He is Pres. of the Leom. Nat. Bank, Trustee of the Savings Bank, and holds a commission of Trial Justice. Has also served on the Sch. Com. of the town. He has been twice m. and has had 2 chn. His first w. was Florence G. Curtis of Portland, Me., and his present one is Laura, dau. of the late Charles Mer- riam, Esq., of Leom.
I. McINTIRE, DAVID, s. of David and Gertrude (Flint) McIntire of Fg., lineage unkn., was b. 1777 (?). He m. Rachel, dau. of Nathaniel and Jerusha (Flint) Sawyer (pub. Oct. II, 1805), and prob. lived for some years in his native place. Later in life he became a citizen of W., res. on what has been known as the Amos Sawyer place, B. P. Hill. There he d. May 6, 1842, a. 65. He had several chn., presumably b. in Fg. One of them, a s., Simon H., d. W., Sept. 13, 1839, a. 20; and a dau., Eliza A., d. Sept. 17, 1842, a. 17. Another s .:
2. McINTIRE, FRANK, was a resident of W. for quite a while, living in the same house with his f. Of his family nothing has been ascertained. He was Selectman in 1841 and 1842, and member of the Sch. Com., 1840, 1841. He is said to have moved from W. to Springfield, Vt., thence to Charlestown, N. H., and finally to Prov., R. I., where he is supposed to have d. many years since.
3. McINTIRE, FLINT, another s. of David and Jerusha, was b. Fg., Oct. 12, 1789. He m. 1807 (?) Anna Burgess from Ash., adopted dau. of Solomon and Alovisa (Kendall) Laws, and set. on the old Thomas Laws place, in the extreme north part of the town, in the house now owned by Malachi Hessian. He was a man of more than ordinary ability, of good common sense and practical judgment, and of sterling moral worth. His fellow-citizens, appreciating his fitness for the important duties of an Assessor, elected him to a place on the board for eight years. He d. March 6, 1845, a. 55. His w., Anna, d. Oct., 1877, a. 94. Chn .:
4. MARY B., b. July 17, 1808; m. Norman Stowe; res. Fg .; 6 chn .; d. Mar. 27, 1886.
5. DAVID F., b. Feb. 17, 1812; m. Zabiah Upton; res. Fg .; 2 chn .; d. July 22, 1887.
6. DOLLY S., b. July 12, 1814; m. Wm. Parks; res. Fg .; 4 chn .; living.
7. JULIANN, b. July 23, 1817; m. James Collier; res. Fg .; 4 chn .; d. Mar. 27, 1871. 8. FARRINGTON, b. June 29, 1819; m. twice.
9. ELLEN M., b. May 4, 1822; m. Warren C. Upton; res. Fg .; 3 chn.
10. LINCOLN, b. Aug. 2, 1824; m. Sarah Sampson; d. March 31, 1850.
Farrington McIntire (S) prepared for college at the New Ipswich, N. H., Acad- emy, grad. at Harvard 1843, and at Camb. Divinity School 1846. He was ordained and set. over the First Parish (Unit.), Brattleboro', Vt., the following spring, where he remained only a year - his only pastorate. He then went to Cal., return- ing in a year and a half and supplying the pulpit awhile at Kennebunk, Me. He subsequently had for some years a school for boys at Grafton. More recently he
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has preached in different localities as a temporary supply, and has given much attention to the subject of astronomy, upon which he has lectured throughout this section of country. He m. (1) Caroline Frost of Kennebunk, and (2) Caroline Fisher of Lancaster, by the latter of whom he has had 2 chn. He now res. at Wol- laston, near Boston.
I. McTAGGART, ROBERT, s. of James, was b. in Glasgow, Scotland, at a date unnamed. After migrating to this country he res. for some years at the far West, whence he came to this tn. in Aug., 1883, and located upon the Amos Sawyer farm on B. P. Hill. Not long since he sold his place and rem. to Fg. He m. at Carson City, Nev., Aug. 12, 1880, Amelia, dau. of Wm. Baker of Huntington, Pa. Their chn. are:
2. OLIVE, b. Aug. 21, 18SI. 3. ARCHIE, b. Feb. 21, 1884.
4. FLORENCE, b. July 21. 1885.
5. MABEL, b. Sept. 14, 1887.
MEAD, JOHN, unplaced, but prob. s. of Israel and Sarah of Lexington, and bro. of Sarah who m. Nathan Pierce, b. June 2, 1745, was here as early as 1775, when his name first appears in the tax lists. He seems to have been the owner of 2d Div. lots Nos. 71 and 72, built upon by James How some 10 yrs. before, a part of which he sold to Samuel Mosman of Pn., Dec. 15, 1777. The next year he bought home lot No. 75, lying south of the present Parcher place, which he disposed of the follow- ing year. In 1783 he purchased lot No. 94, lying north of the Winship farm, but conveyed it to Isaac Puffer 2 yrs. later. He was subsequently in Hub., but in W. again in 1791, when he, with w. and 9 chn., was "warned out." He m. Nov. 14, 1770, Beulah Stratton of Hub., but no record of his chn. has been found, though sev. must have been b. here. Nothing further known.
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