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Nov. 10, 1890. CHARLES W. CHAMBERLIN, living.
Oct. 27, 1896. WILLIAM TORREY BARKER, b. Feb. 14, 1851; d. Aug. 12, 1903; m. Susan Withers Warden. Paper manufacturer. President of the American Paper Trade Association.
Pew No. 10, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $330.00. ELISHA FORBES, one half pew, see Fourth Meeting House.
May 10, 1804. AARON POMEROY, one half pew, see Fourth Meeting House. April 26, 1816. CALVIN WARREN, b. 1785; d. May 3, 1819; m. Caroline
May 19, 1825. CAROLINE WARREN, W. of Calvin Warren.
July 2, 1838. ISAAC PARKER TOWNSEND, b. July 2, 1784; d. Nov. 3, 1846; m. Catherine Parker. Flour merchant.
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March 17, 1856. CATHERINE PARKER TOWNSEND, W. of Isaac Parker Townsend.
Oct. 9, 1868. WILLIAM AMORY, see Pew No. 61, in Gallery.
March 1, 1880. DAVID MILLER HODGDON, see Long Pew No. 29, in Gallery.
Pew No. 11, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $277.00. JOHN WARD, see Fourth Meeting House.
April 19, 1830. SARAH THWING, W. of Samuel Thwing and mother of Deacon Thwing.
Dec. 3, 1833. THOMAS SIMMONS, see Pew No. 17, Lower Floor.
Jan. 29, 1836. NATHANIEL PHILLIPS LOVERING, b. Jan. 18, 1808; d. Oct. 4, 1887; m. (1) Mary Lane Clap, (2) Jane Elizabeth Hatch. Held a position in the Boston Custom House. Partner of Benj. F. Copeland. Treas. of the Conn. and Passumpsic River R. R. Co. Treas. of the Concord R. R.
May 17, 1837. JOSEPH LOVERING, b. Sept. 19, 1758; d. June 13, 1848; m. (1) Esther Martin, (2) Anne Phillips, (3) Mary Langdon (Bor- land) Wales. Originally soap boiling and tallow chandlering, later a careful and shrewd investor. Selectman. Member of first Board of Aldermen, Boston. Representative. Treasurer Mass. Charitable Mechanic Association. A. & H. Artillery Co., 1830.
Dec. 31, 1842. NATHANIEL PHILLIPS LOVERING, same as above.
April 2, 1844. JAMES VILA, see Pew No. 12, Lower Floor.
Aug. 6, 1874. ELIZABETH R. TAYLOR, W. of Newton Taylor.
March 20, 1883. ROBERT BRUCE FAIRBAIRN, b. in Scotland, Nov. - 1847; d. March 22, 1907; m. (1) Harriet Lavinia Sears, (2) Edith Alex- ander. Cashier, President and a Director of the National Rockland Bank. Director of the Forest Hills Cemetery Corporation. Director of the Chadwick-Boston Lead Co.
Pew No. 12, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $260.00. EBENEZER Fox, see Fourth Meeting House. March 31, 1840. JAMES VILA, b. Feb. 7, 1789; d. May 23, 1871; m. Elizabeth D. Dexter. Wool merchant.
Jan. 2, 1843. CHARLES STEARNS, JR., b. Dec. 6, 1794; d. Oct. 24, 1879; m. Hannah Clap Pierce. Farmer in Brookline. Selectman. Assessor. Member of School Committee.
Sept. 9, 1844. JOSEPH VILA, b. 1791; d. July 20, 1870; in. Lydia Shepard Staniford. Banker and commission merchant.
Dec. 6, 1847. WILLIAM PHIPPS, sce Pew No. 25, Lower Floor.
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July 7, 1860. JOSEPH VILA, JR., b. May 29, 1834; d. Feb. 23, 1885; m. Anna Fields Mclellan. Banker.
May 25, 1870. AARON WARNER SPENCER, b. Jan. 17, 1823; d. July 29, 1895; m. Josephine Vila. Banker. President Boston Stock Ex- change.
Pew No. 13, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $260.00. BARTHOLOMEW WHITE, b. Jan. 4, 1773; d. April, 1857; m. Hannah ---. Victualler.
May 10, 1804. THOMAS MAYO, see Fourth Meeting House.
April 23, 1823. JOHN H. HAWES, see Pew No. 83, Lower Floor.
Nov. 15, 1832. BENJAMIN HAWES, b. April -, 1771; d Oct. 16, 1857; m. Mary Pilsbury Shannon. Farmer.
March 11, 1850. JOSEPH NICKERSON, b. March 3, 1804; d. Feb. 28, 1880; m. Louisa Winslow. Merchant.
Pew No. 14, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $240.00. DUDLEY WILLIAMS, see Fourth Meeting House.
June 1, 1808. JACOB ALLEN. One half pew, see Fourth Meeting House. April 19, 1810. CHENERY CLARK. One half pew. b. March 24, 1779; d. April 27, 1848; m. Lucy Davis.
April 30, 1824. JACOB ALLEN bought this pew of assignees of Chenery Clark and sold it to SAMUEL PAYSON who sold it to CALVIN ALLEN and he sold it to
Feb. 20, 1860. WILLIAM HENRY SLOCUM, b. Jan. 1, 1818; d. Aug. 19, 1901; m. Sarah Elizabeth Williams. Importer and dealer in furs.
Pew No. 15, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $190.00. GEORGE HOWE, of Roxbury, m. Mary ---
Jan. 31, 1820. OLIVER SHED, b. March 14, 1794; m. Nabby Merchant.
Dec. 11, 1823. JONATHAN DORR, see Pew No. 84, Lower Floor.
Dec. 29, 1832. NATHANIEL DORR, see Pew No. 97, Lower Floor.
Dec. 11, 1834. WILLIAM JOSEPH LORING, b. 1795; buried March 2, 1841; m. Anna Thorndike. H. C., 1813. Merchant.
May 20, 1841. ANNA LORING, w. of William Joseph Loring.
Feb. 10, 1880. CHARLES MILTON SEAVER, b. March 18, 1829; d. April 26, 1902; m. Helen Sophia (Rogers) Ball. A capitalist.
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Pew No. 16, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $171.00. STEPHEN CHILDS, b. July 17, 1771; d. June 16, 1863; m. Rebecca Williams. Kept a boot and shoe store in Roxbury.
May 10, 1804. JONATHAN WILLIAMS, b. Sept. 3, 1775; d. Feb. 11, 1825; m. Anne Tileston. Leather dresser, a founder of the Universalist Church, Member of Roxbury City Guard.
June 16, 1812. JOIIN HOUGHTON, b. May 31, 1772; d. Sept. 27, 1828; m. Nancy Williams. Tanner.
March 7, 1817. JESSE JORDAN, b. Nov. 17, 1795; d. Aug. 25, 1870; m. Ann Bond Mirick. At first a tanner then a Japan leather finisher, a founder of the Universalist Church.
Aug. 18, 1823. WILLIAM HEATH SPOONER, b. Aug. 5, 1798; d. Feb. 9, 1872: ın. (1) Caroline Hartshorn, (2) Harriet Curtis, (3) Mrs. Rebecca Moses. Hotel proprietor and manager.
June 19, 1834. CHARLES MAY WINDSHIP, b. April 16, 1809; d. July 19, 1865; m. Susan Barker. Harvard Medical School, 1829. Consulting Physician of the City of Roxbury.
Oct. 22, 1869. SUSAN WINDSHIP, W. of Dr. Charles May Windship.
Oct. 24, 1870. WILLIAM FRANK STETSON, living.
Oct. 26, 1874. WILLIAM COE COLLAR, living.
Pew No. 17, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $201.00. SAMUEL LANGLEY, b. June 3, 1778; d. Feb. 6, 1861; m. Emily Pierpont. Carpenter, housewright and archi- tect of Roxbury. A founder of the Universalist Church.
April 16, 1823. DAVID ALLEN SIMMONS, see Pew No. 33, Lower Floor. Jan. 1, 1830. THOMAS SIMMONS, b. Oct. 8, 1791; d. March 16, 1866; m. Sarah Homans Thwing. For 40 years a merchant on India Wharf, Boston. Parish Treasurer, 1830-1832. Member Standing Com- mittee in 1856.
May 10, 1845. JOHN JOSEPH MAY, see Deacons.
Sept. 4, 1848. LUCIA MARSTON WATSON, dau. of George Watson.
Pew No. 18, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $215.00. MRS. MARTHA RUGGLES, see Fourth Meeting House.
Nov. 10, 1835. CHARLES KNAPP DILLAWAY, see Deacons.
Dec. 21, 1843. LUKE BALDWIN, sce Pew No. 21, Lower Floor.
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Dec. 2, 1847. CHARLES MAYO ELLIS, b. Dec. 23, 1818; d. Jan. 23, 1878; m. (1) Harriet Lucretia Lewis, (2) Helen Thomas. H. C., 1839. Lawyer. Author of " The History of Roxbury Town," 1847.
April 8, 1848. CHARLES COPELAND, see Pew No. 33, Lower Floor. April 15, 1857. SHUBAEL GORHAM ROGERS, b. April 23, 1806; d. Nov. 13, 1876; m. Susan Gross Snow. Secretary of the Fireman's Ins. Co., 1831 to 1865, then President. Director of the Boston and Sandwich Glass Co. Elected member Standing Committee in 1866 but declined the office.
Jan. 22, 1877. SUSAN GROSS ROGERS, W. of Shubael Gorham Rogers.
Dec. 15, 1877. SUSAN SNOW ROGERS, dau. of Shubael Gorham Rogers.
Pew No. 19, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $240.00. DAVID BAKER, see Fourth Meeting House. Feb. 4, 1805. SUSANNA SMITH, W. of Ralph Smith.
Dec. 17, 1827. MISS SARAH TAPPAN.
Aug. 17, 1830. EDWARD W. BRADLEY, b. 1799; d. Feb. 1876; m. (1) Elizabeth Weld Williams, (2) Sarah Davis.
Sept. 2, 1837. WILLIAM BACON, see Pew No. 7, Lower Floor.
May 24, 1842. FRANCIS CALEB LORING, of Boston, b. Sept. 1809; d. Aug. 19, 1874; m. Miriam Mason Perkins. H. C., 1828. Lawyer. Nov. 16, 1857. FRANCIS WILLIAM WELCH, b. Nov. 5, 1808; d. Nov. 28, 1899; m. Mary Anne Humphrey. Master mariner.
Nov. 8, 1878. JANE MERRILL HOLLINGSWORTH, w. of Amor Hollings- worth.
Oct. 29, 1885. MARK HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Feb. 9, 1854; d. March 16, 1905; m. Amelia Grigg Merrill. Member of the music committee, 1889 to 1896.
Pew No. 20, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $240.00. JOEL WHITING, see Fourth Meeting House.
Dec. 13, 1849. WILLIAM WHITING, see Pew No. 84, Lower Floor.
Jan. 15, 1861. WILLIAM GRAY JR., see Pew No. 40, Lower Floor.
Dec. 1, 1887. HIRAM WHITTINGTON, see Long Pew No. 19 in Gallery.
Pew No. 21, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $266.00. JOSEPH CURTIS, b. Sept. 23, 1772; d. Feb. 13, 1858; m. Bethia Parker. Farmer, and the first man to carry vegetables to market in a team instead of in paniers on horseback.
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May 10, 1804. SAMUEL WARD, b. Sept. 13, 1772; d. Jan. 5, 1830; m. Joanna - Farmer.
May 8, 1806. WILLIAM LANGLEY, see Square Pew No. 28 in Gallery.
Apr. 22, 1818. SAMUEL LANGLEY, see Pew No. 17, Lower Floor.
Apr. 16, 1823. WILLIAM CUMMENS, see Fourth Meeting House.
June 13, 1834. LUKE BALDWIN, b. June 5, 1797; d. Oct. 27, 1887; m. (1)
Elizabeth Anne Cushing, (2) Helen Sophia Hill. Merchant. Apr. 19, 1837. WILLIAM MACK.
Jan. 2, 1841. NELSON CURTIS, b. Dec., 1809; d. Sept. 16, 1882; m. Mary S. Hyde. One of the largest contractors in Boston. He built the Boston Museum, Fitchburg R.R. Depot, &c. Alderman. Director of the People's National Bank.
Oct. 3, 1842. SAMUEL PHIPPS, of Dorchester, b. June, 1800; d. July 27, 1880; m. Maria Dennis Staniford. Dry goods importer.
Apr. 7, 1860. JAMES HENRY BARNES, b. in 1837; d. Nov. 30, 1861; m. Mary Virginia Buffinton. Salesman with Tuttle Gaffield & Co. Glassware.
Sept. 23, 1863. MARY VIRGINIA BARNES, W. of James Henry Barnes.
March 1, 1886. JOHN HURD HUTCHINS, living.
Pew No. 22, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $295.00. ELISHA WHITNEY, JR., b. Feb. 4, 1780; d. Feb. 12, 1823; m. Sally Heath. Merchant. A founder of the Uni- versalist Church.
July 1, 1813. SAMUEL LANGLEY, see Pew No. 17, Lower Floor.
Apr. 16, 1823. CHARLES DURANT, see Square Pew No. 8 in Gallery.
June 13, 1834. CHARLES PIERPONT BLANEY, b. Jan. 2, 1797; d. May 9, 1860. Unmarried. Bookkeeper.
June 26, 1860. NELSON CURTIS, see Pew No. 21, Lower Floor.
Jan. 23, 1885. MARY S. CURTIS, W. of Nelson Curtis.
Pew No. 23, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $310.00. AARON DAVIS, b. April 13, 1763; d. April, 1817; m. Theoda Williams. Partner of his uncle Moses Davis, after- wards with his brother Charles. Manufacturers and Exporters. Helped to build the Roxbury Canal.
Jan. 8, 1863. HARRIET SIGOURNEY, W. of D. A. Sigourney.
Oct. 17, 1863. CAROLINE B. THIACHER, W. of Thomas Thacher.
Jan. 1, 1881. WILLIAM GILL THACHER, b. July 28, 1846; d. Sept. 23, 1883; m. Elizabeth Ames Bates. Grad. Chauncey Hall School. First
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a grocer, then had charge of a large property. Member of the Com- mon Council. Director of the Howard Clock Co. and of the Rock- land National Bank.
Pew No. 24, Lower Floor.
May 10, 1804. Cost $330.00. RALPH SMITH, b. Oct. 25, 1770; d. Aug. 12, 1812; m. (1) Mary Whittemore, (2) Sarah Ruggles, (3) Mrs. Susan- nah Howe. Manufacturer of soap and candles. Member of a com- pany commanded by Watson Gore at Nantasket in the War of 1812, and attached to the commissary department until his death.
May 24, 1825. JOSEPH HARRINGTON, b. June 27, 1781; d. Dec. 8, 1852; m. Rebecca Smith. Yale College, 1803. Studied law with Fisher Ames. He suggested the planting of trees around the church green. He held Justice Courts every Saturday. After retiring from the bench he received a position in the Boston Custom House and held it until his death.
March 31, 1837. SAMUEL SHAW LEWIS, b. June 19, 1799; d. June, 1869; m. Hannah Brackett Lewis. Commission Merchant, afterward Agent of the Cunard Steamship Co., in Boston.
March 17, 1842. SARAH LEWIS, daughter of Thomas Lewis.
Jan. 5, 1843. ROBERT GOULD SHAW, b. June 4, 1776; d. May 3, 1853; m. Elizabeth Willard Parkman. Merchant.
Oct. 31, 1856. SAMUEL ALLDS WAY, see Pew No. 65, Lower Floor.
March 23, 1883. SAMUEL LITTLE, b. Aug. 15, 1827; d. Dec. 21, 1906; m. Elizabeth Malbon. President of Rockland National Bank. Alder- man. Member Common Council. Treas. of Highland St. R'way Co. Member of Legislature.
Pew No. 25, Lower Floor.
May 10, 1804. Cost $370.00. REUBEN STODDARD, d. Oct. 1807; m. Huldah Mariner.
May 10, 1804. STEPHEN MANSFIELD, see Fourth Meeting House.
Jan. 29, 1810. DANIEL HAMMOND, b. Dec. 13, 1785; d. Aug. 23, 1872; m. Sally Stoddard. Merchant of the firm of Cutler & Hammond.
June 12, 1826. HULDAH STODDARD, W. of Reuben Stoddard.
Sept. 7, 1826. SALLY HAMMOND, W. of Daniel Hammond.
June 27, 1844. WILLIAM PHIPPS, b. Aug. 6, 1799; d. Feb. 16, 1873; m. Elizabeth Vinton Staniford. Dry goods merchant.
Feb. 9, 1860. HENRY NEWTON FARWELL, b. Jan. 12, 1822; d. June 14, 1896; m. Clara Richardson. Commission merchant.
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March 27, 1865. HORATIO HARRIS, b. Feb. 12, 1821; d. Feb. 29, 1876; m. Eunice Elizabeth Crehore. Commission merchant. Trustee of Joshua Sears Estate. Director of Atlas Bank. One of the originators and a director of the Metropolitan Railroad. One of the proprietors of the Adams, Oxnard and Continental Sugar Refineries. One of the leading promoters of the "World's Peace Jubilee."
Nov. 3, 1876. MINNIE HARRIS, daughter of Horatio Harris.
Oct. 25, 1880. WILLIAM GOODWIN RUSSELL, see Pew No. 51 in Gallery.
Oct. 1884. JOHN FELT OSGOOD, see Pew No. 96, Lower Floor.
Pew No. 26, Lower Floor.
May 10, 1804. Cost $380.00. JOSEPH WILLIAMS, see Fourth Meeting House.
May 19, 1825. NEHEMIAH DAVIS WILLIAMS, b. July 25, 1786; d. May 13, 1852; m. Sarah Heath. Tanner and farmer.
Dec. 18, 1852. JOSEPH WILLIAMS. Provision dealer.
Feb. 9, 1856. ANNA R. DWIGHT, of Brookline.
Jan. 1, 1858. DAVID NEVINS, of Brighton, b. Dec. 12, 1809; d. March 19, 1881; m. Eliza S. Coffin. Dry goods commission merchant and manufacturer.
Dec. 21, 1882. ELIZA S. NEVINS, W. of David Nevins.
Pew No. 27, Lower Floor.
May 10, 1804. Cost $390.00. REBECCA WAIT, W. of Jacob Wait.
May 22, 1806. SAMUEL WAIT, see Pew No. 38, Lower Floor.
Aug. 10, 1826. LYDIA WAIT.
Dec. 10, 1827. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN COPELAND, b. Nov. 25, 1798; d. Dec. 22, 1863; m. Julia Fellowes Ruggles. Commission merchant. Repre- sentative. Deputy Collector of the Port of Boston.
March 26, 1830. EBENEZER FRANCIS, see Pew No. 36, Lower Floor. Jan. 30, 1862. ELIZABETH BROWN BOWDITCH, W. of Nath1 I. Bowditch. Jan. 12, 1880. HENRY WARE PUTNAM, living.
Pew No. 28, Lower Floor.
May 10, 1804. Cost $390.00. JOHN PARKER of Boston, b. Feb. 3, 1759; d. April 21, 1828; m. Elizabeth Phillips. Merchant.
Sept. 7, 1840. JOHN PARKER, b. June 4, 1783; d. Dec. 29, 1844; m. Anna Sargent. Merchant. Owner of Parker Hill.
Oct. 26, 1874. SAMUEL CROCKER COBB, see Pew No. 67, Lower Floor.
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May 8, 1888. STEPHEN HENRY WILLIAMS, b. Nov. 3, 1807; d. July 15, 1894; m. Katharine Morrill. Graduate of Roxbury Latin School. Clerk of Boardman and Pope on India Wharf in the East India Trade. Sailed for them as Captain. Established at San Francisco and Hono- lulu, the Commission House of S. H. Williams & Co. Representative Member of Roxbury City Council.
Pew No. 29, Lower Floor.
May 10, 1804. Cost $410.00. MADAM ELIZABETH SUMNER, W. of Governor Increase Sumner.
Sept. 15, 1814. JOHN LEMIST, b. Aug. 25, 1785; d. Jan. 13, 1840; m. Mary (Cordis) Haswell. Merchant. Owner of Auchmuty House. Parish Treasurer, 1825. Treasurer of the Society, 1826 to 1829. Member of Standing Committee, 1822 and 1830 to 1833. Trustee of the Rox- bury Latin School.
March 12, 1840. EDWARD BRINLEY, see Pew No. 70, Lower Floor. June 20, 1851. THOMAS HOWE, of Dorchester. Vinegar maker.
Oct. 19, 1860. ELIJAH WILLIAMS, of Boston, b. Aug. 1805; d. June 19, 1879; m. Mary Nye Bangs. Flour commission merchant. Trustee of several estates. Owned numerous ships.
Pew No. 30, Lower Floor.
May 10, 1804. Cost $391.00. MARGARET MAGEE, w. of James Magee.
Jan. 29, 1810. JONATHAN DORR, see Pew No. 84, Lower Floor.
May 10, 1830. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN COPELAND, see Pew No. 27, Lower Floor.
June 10, 1837. REV. GEORGE PUTNAM, Pastor of this Church.
Nov. 29, 1839. ISAAC PARKER TOWNSEND, see Pew No. 10, Lower Floor. March 4, 1843. WILLIAM GRAY, of Boston, b. Dec. 20, 1810; d. Feb. 12, 1892; m. Sarah Frances Loring. H. C. 1829. Lawyer. Overseer of Harvard College. President Alumni Assn. Fellow Am. Acad. Member of Mass. Hist. Society.
Pew No. 31, Lower Floor.
May 10, 1804. Cost $355.00. DOCTOR JOHN BARTLETT, see Fourth Meeting House.
Nov. 22, 1854. JULIA HILL, w. of Thomas Hill of Roxbury.
Jan. 31, 1870. ADAMS AYER, see Deacons.
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Pew No. 32, Lower Floor.
May 10, 1804. Cost $350.00. THOMAS WILLIAMS, JR., bap. June 3, 1764; d. Sept. 20, 1823; m. (1) Elizabeth McCarthy, (2) Frances Jones. Lawyer.
March 24, 1825. SAMUEL JACKSON GARDNER, b. July 9, 1788; d. July 14, 1864; m. Mary Bellowes Kingsley. H. C. 1807. Lawyer. Secretary and Treasurer of the Roxbury Latin School. In 1820 he presented a Holy Bible to the Parish which is still in the pulpit. Member of the Standing Committee in 1827, 1828, 1829. In 1838 moved to Newark, New Jersey. Editor of the Newark Daily Advertiser.
Aug. 26, 1837. MARY BELLOWS GARDNER, W. of Samuel Jackson Gardner. June 13, 1839. LYDIA WILLIAMS, of East Bridgewater, dau. of Dr. Thomas Williams, of Roxbury.
July 9, 1844. DANIEL ANDREW SIGOURNEY, see Pew No. 38, Lower Floor. Feb. 15, 1859. JEREMIAH WILLIAMS, b. April 9, 1805; d. Feb. 3, 1877; m. Emmeline Eames Childs. Farmer. Selectman of West Roxbury.
March 1, 1878. HENRY WARE PUTNAM, living.
April 30, 1883. ANNA CABOT LOWELL, see Pew No. 35, Lower Floor.
Pew No. 33, Lower Floor.
May 10, 1804. Cost $300.00. HON. NATHANIEL RUGGLES, see Pew No. 2, Lower Floor.
Oct. 24, 1822. DAVID ALLEN SIMMONS, b. Nov. 7, 1787; d. Nov. 20, 1859; m. Martha Fairfield Ruggles. Lawyer. Parish Clerk 1822-1825. Member Parish Committee 1823-1824. Clerk of the Society 1825- 1829. State Senator from Roxbury 1848-1849.
Oct. 13, 1834. CHARLES COPELAND, b. Aug. 27, 1803; d. March 9, 1853; m. Susan Rogers Sprague. Merchant.
May 18, 1837. CHARLES NICHOLS, b. Jan. 26, 1794; d. Aug. 22, 1873; m. Harriet Powers. Paying teller in the New England Bank.
June 16, 1845. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN COPELAND, see Pew No. 27, Lower Floor.
May 24, 1860. ROBERT CHAMBLET HOOPER, see Pew No. 92, Lower Floor.
Oct. 25, 1880. MRS. SAMUEL D. BRADFORD.
Pew No. 34, Lower Floor.
May 10, 1804. Cost $312.00. JOSEPH SEAVER, see Fourth Meeting House.
Dec. 29, 1832. WATSON GORE, b. March 18. 1793; d. June 13, 1872; m. Catherine Gates Willard. Importer of linens. Member of Standing Committee 1833-1834. Member of the New England Guards.
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Oct. 11, 1844. CATHERINE GATES GORE, W. of Watson Gore. Aug. 20, 1847. ENOCH TRAIN, see Pew No. 51 in Gallery.
May 20, 1859. ALFRED AUGUSTUS REED, b. Sept. 7, 1817; d. Oct. 1, 1878; m. Caroline Van Son. Lived in Java many years; afterwards engaged in cotton manufacturing in this country.
April 2, 1866. EBENEZER FRANCIS PARKER, b. Dec. 13, 1823; d. Aug. 15, 1896; m. Elizabeth Clap Stone. Partner of Augustine Heard & Co., Merchants of Hong Kong, China.
Pew No. 35, Lower Floor.
May 10, 1804. Cost $340.00. AARON WHITE, b. April 8, 1741; d. Dec. 18, 1809; m. Elizabeth Cheney. Farmer.
May 19, 1825. WILLIAM WHITE, b. Oct. 9, 1779; d. Aug. 25, 1833; m. Nancy Avery. Mason.
Dec. 20, 1833. DAVID DUDLEY, see Pew No. 45, Lower Floor.
March 27, 1834. DANIEL ANDREW SIGOURNEY, see Pew No. 38, Lower Floor.
July 1, 1837. EDWIN LEMIST, b. Oct. 14, 1806; d. Jan. 28, 1888; m. Sarah Whitney Davis Dorr. Dry goods merchant.
May 15, 1838. JAMES RUSSELL. Bookkeeper in the Atlas Bank.
June 27, 1842. REBECCA AMORY LOWELL, dau. of John Lowell, taught in the Sunday school about 40 years.
Jan. 21, 1874. ANNA CABOT LOWELL, dau. of John Lowell, taught in the Sunday school about 50 years. Secretary of the Lincoln Freedman's Aid Society.
Pew No. 36, Lower Floor.
May 10, 1804. Cost $320.00. WILLIAM HYSLOP SUMNER, b. July 4, 1780; d. Oct. 24, 1861; m. Mary Ann (DeWolf) Perry. H. C. 1799. Law- yer. Representative, 1808 to 1819. Organized in 1833 the East Boston Co. One of the original members of the Massachusetts Horti- cultural Society.
April 2, 1816. GEORGE ZIEGLER, see Pew No. 7. Lower Floor.
June 11, 1819. EBENEZER FRANCIS, b. Oct. 15, 1775; d. Sept. 21, 1858; m. Elizabeth Thorndike. Merchant and a large ship owner. Chair- man of the Trustees and President of the Massachusetts General Hospital. President of the Suffolk Bank. President of the Cocheco Mfg. Co. Treasurer of Harvard College.
April 20, 1830. DAVID DUDLEY, see Pew No. 45, Lower Floor.
Dec. 21, 1833. JOHN JONES CLARKE, see Square Pew No. 31 in Gallery.
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June 30, 1845. NATHANIEL INGERSOLL BOWDITCH, of Boston, b. Jan. 17, 1805; d. April 16, 1861; m. Elizabeth Brown Francis. H. C. 1822. Admitted to the Bar, 1825. Became a conveyancer and examiner of titles to real estate. In 1855 wrote the "Gleaner" articles in the Boston Transcript. Published a "History of the Massachusetts Gen- eral Hospital" and "Suffolk Surnames."
March 4, 1862. ELIZABETH BROWN BOWDITCH, W. of Nathaniel I. Bow- ditch.
Jan. 2, 1888. MRS. MARY LEMIST CLARKE, dau. of John Jones Clarke.
Pew No. 37, Lower Floor.
May 10, 1804. Cost $350.00. STEPHEN WILLIAMS, see Fourth Meeting House.
- -, 1807. MARY WILLIAMS, dau. of Stephen Williams.
April 8, 1822. THEODA HUNNEWELL, w. of Jonathan Hunnewell.
Oct. 20, 1835. RALPH SMITH DORR, b. Feb. 1, 1807; d. Jan. 30, 1869; m. Nancy Davis. Lived in San Francisco where he built large warehouses.
Aug. 17, 1836. JONATHAN DORR, see Pew No. 84, Lower Floor.
Oct. 18, 1837. J. D. ADAMS.
Aug. 2, 1838. JONATIIAN BUFFINGTON, sce Pew No. 93, Lower Floor. March 5, 1839. BAMAN STONE, b. Dec., 1804; d. March 4, 1877; m.
Mary Walker. Cashier People's Bank. Treasurer of the Society, 1856 to 1862.
Nov. 16, 1840. SAMUEL GUILD, see Pew No. 79, Lower Floor.
Jan. 28, 1842. AUGUSTUS PERRIN, see Long Pew No. 7 in Gallery.
Jan. 26, 1850. DAVID CHILD PERRIN, b. July 15, 1825; d. Jan. 20, 1879; m. Ellen Priscilla Hooper. Succeeded his father (Augustus Perrin) in the Palm Leaf business which was increased by weaving the Palm Leaf with cotton warp thus making a cloth from which Shaker Hoods and hats and caps were made.
Nov. 6, 1866. J. HENRY SEARS, living.
May 14, 1867. JOHN J. DIXWELL, see Pew No. 60, Lower Floor.
Feb. 12, 1880. ROBERT CHAMBLET HOOPER, Trustee, see Pew No. 92, Lower Floor.
Pew No. 38, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $335.00. SAMUEL WAIT, b. 1771; d. March 3, 1826; m. Mrs. Mary Felton. Manufacturer of leather breeches.
May 24, 1826. DANIEL ANDREW SIGOURNEY, b. April 3, 1800; d. May 27, 1875; m. Harriet Davis. Cashier of the Washington Bank of Boston. Member of Standing Committee, 1837. State Bank Com- missioner.
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PEW OWNERS
March 27, 1834. DAVID DUDLEY, see Pew No. 45, Lower Floor.
Sept. 24, 1842. HANNAH DUDLEY, W. of David Dudley.
ABBY WELD DUDLEY, daughter of David Dudley.
Pew No. 39, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $340.00. JOHN WILLIAMS, see Fourth Meeting House.
May 10, 1804. WILLIAM PATTEN, see Fourth Meeting House.
July 14, 1857. CHARLES NICHOLS, see Pew No. 33, Lower Floor.
Feb. 23, 1886. ISAAC SMITH CRUFT, b. Nov. 24, 1824; d. Dec. 27, 1889; m. Mary Powers Nichols. Merchant.
Nov. 2, 1887. ROBERT B. WILLIAMS, living.
Pew No. 40, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $315.00. AMOS SMITH, b. 1749; d. March 17, 1826; m. Catherine Smith Langdon. Cordwainer.
May 10, 1822. ELNATIIAN TABER, b. Feb. 14, 1768; d. Feb. 27, 1854; m. Catherine Partridge. Learned the clockmaker's trade of Aaron Willard. Made clocks until 1850.
Sept. 1, 1845. NATHANIEL MAYHEW, b. June 22, 1788; d. Dec. 21, 1851; m. Nancy Allen. Sea captain, afterwards ship-broker.
Dec. 2, 1852. THOMAS WILEY, d. June, 1860; m. Margaret Bookseller and Publisher.
Oct. 30, 1856. GEORGE PACKER, see Pew No. 44 in Gallery.
May 9, 1859. WILLIAM GRAY JR., b. July 2, 1837; d. Aug. 16, 1886; m. Catherine Hays Cunningham. Treasurer of the Altantic and Indian Orchard Mills.
Jan. 21, 1860. ELISA WHITWELL, dau. of Samuel Whitwell.
March 26, 1878. ARTHUR MALCOHM THOMAS, b. April 25, 1844; d. Dec. 6, 1879; m. Mary Sarah Sargent. He inherited a large estate and gave his life to its care.
Oct. 12, 1887. CHARLES HENRY HERSEY, living.
Pew No. 41, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $305.00. WILLIAM DAVIS, see Deacons.
Jan. 22, 1805. JONATHAN DORR, see Pew No. 84, Lower Floor.
Nov. 15, 1810. WILLIAM DAVIS, see Deacons.
Dec. 1, 1821. ELIJAH LEWIS, see Pew No. 64, Lower Floor.
Aug. 23, 1823. HON. WILLIAM GRAY, b. June 27, 1750; d. Nov. 4, 1825;
m. Elizabeth Chipman. Merchant. Senator. Lieut .- Governor.
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THE FIFTH MEETING HOUSE
March 8, 1827. SAMUEL STILLMAN, b. Jan. 31, 1796; d. March 17, 1878; m. Sarah Collins Baldwin. Wholesale dry goods merchant.
May 2, 1835. WALTER FARNSWORTH, b. 1798; d. Feb. 26, 1881; m. Elizabeth Loring Young. Dry goods merchant. Trustee of estates. Nov. 3, 1846. JONATHAN PRATT ROBINSON, see Square Pew No. 7 in Gallery.
Jan. 25, 1861. WILLIAM JAMES REYNOLDS, see Pew No. 65 in Gallery.
Oct. 7, 1887. HENRY O. STRATTON, b. Jan., 1837; d. July 15, 1894. Dealer in hardware.
Pew No. 42, Lower Floor
May 10, 1804. Cost $270.00. SUSANNA DAVIS, dau. of Capt. Aaron Davis.
Jan. 6, 1845. HORATIO DAVIS, b. April 2, 1810; d. Aug. 18, 1861. Un- married. Merchant.
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