History of the Town of Acushnet, Bristol County, State of Massachusetts, Part 29

Author: Howland, Franklyn, 1843-1907
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New Bedford, Mass., The author
Number of Pages: 424


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CHARLES EMERY LUMBARD


CHARLES EMERY LUMBARD


LUMBARD, CHARLES EMERY. son of John (above) and Susan Eliott Lumbard, was b. Sept. 30, 1855, in Acushnet. He was educat- ed in public schools of his native town and New Bedford. At the age of seventeen he went to New Bedford to learn the trade of house carpenter of Charles De Wolf, serving four years apprenticeship. In 1901, he entered into partnership with A. P. Pope, corner of Bethel and William streets. Mr. Lumbard joined the Acushnet Lodge of Odd Fellows in New Bedford in 1878 and became a member of Concordia Lodge of Free Masons in Fairhaven (now called


George H. Taber Lodge) in 1891. In politics he has always supported the Republican ticket. He m. Nov. 30, 1882, Mary A., dau. of John and Sophia Wilcox (see elsewhere.) They have one son Ralph E. Lumbard who attended the Fairhaven schools and graduated from the Fairhaven High school June 27, 1906. In Sept. 1896 Mr. Lum- bard built a house in Fairhaven, where he now resides. He has held positions of trust and is a man highly esteemed for his integrity of character.


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JOSEPH EDWARD LUMBARD


LUMBARD, JOSEPH EDWARD,


bard, was b. in Acushnet July 25, son of John and Susan Eliott Lum-


1865. (See John Lumbard.) He re- ceived his early education in the public schools of this town and in a private school at New Bedford. He was early possessed with a strong


to prepare for a nurse, and en- the Boston City Hospital in 1882 this end in view he entered desire to be a physician. With


ated with the degree of M. D. in 1889. cially in a college course. He gradu- nurse four years to assist him finan- gaged in that occupation as private


JOSEPH EDWARD LUMBARD


Dr. Lumbard has since been house surgeon and physician at the J. Hood Wright Hospital and the Lying-in Hospital, attending physician to Roosevelt Hospital and Vanderbilt clinic, visiting physician to Harlem and Calvary Church Dispensaries, assistant surgeon of St. Andrews Hospital for Women. He is medical examiner for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., a Fellow of the Academy of Medicines; member of the Medical Society, was president of the Harlem Medical Association in 1901. He is a member of the Society Alumni of J. Hood Wright Hos- pital ; the Physicians Mutual Aid Association; the Bunting Lodge of Free Masons and of several social and debating clubs. All the above organ- izations are of New York city, where Dr. Lumbard has resided since 1889. It is obvious that he made no mistake in the choice of a life occupation. in which he has been eminently successful. Dr. Lumbard m. April 18, 1900, Martha Louise, dau. George Meier of New York city. Children : (1) Joseph Edward, Jr., b. Aug. 18, 1901; (2) Agnes Henrietta, b. Jan. 13, 1904.


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PARKMAN MACY LUND


LUND, PARKMAN MACY, is de- scended from Thomas Lund, b. in 1660, who settled in Dunstable, N. H. The line is Thomas1, William2, Wil- liam3, John4, Jonathan5, Parkman M6. Jonathan P. was b. in Nashua, N. H., Sept. 12, 1796. He came to Acushnet in 1831 and purchased in 1834 what is now known as Lund's corner. Here he established a tin and hardware business and also man- ufactured candles and paper and op- erated a saw mill. He m. Nov. 25, 1827, Rebecca Ames Eaton of South Reading, now Wakefield, Mass. They had five children, Parkman M., PARKMAN MACY LUND Rebecca H., Eliza S., Jonathan P., Jr., and Edward P. Jonathan, Sr., d. Dec. 4, 1874. His wife d. June 8, 1883. Parkman Macy, the subject of this sketch, was b. in Wakefield, Mass., Feb. 25, 1829. His education was obtained in the schools of New Bedford. He was associated in the tin and hardware business with his father Jonathan P. until 1864, when he purchased the store and continued the business up to 1868, when he sold it, since then devoting his attention to his private interests. Mr. Lund was one of the early members of the Board of Trade and has been since 1879 a trustee of the Five Cents Savings Bank, serving on the board of investment since Jan. 1887, and clerk of the board since Jan., 1888. He m. Jan. 23, 1863, Sarah R., dau. of Clifton Lund of Nashua, N. H. They have one son, William Clifton, b. Oct. 27, 1866.


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DENNIS S. MASON


MASON, DENNIS S., son of Reuben, was born in this town at the home- stead on the east side of the road above Long Plain, July 5, 1860. He remained and worked on the farm till 1888, when he succeeded Caleb Slade in the grocery business at the end of the Rochester road in Long Plain village, which he conducted for many years. Mr. Mason served as Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector from April, 1889, till 1901. He was appointed postmaster of the Long Plain office in May, 1890. He was also commissioned a Justice of the Peace. For a number of years he has held the office of Superintendent of the Sunday School of the Baptist church in the village. Mr. Mason m. Nov. 3, 1887, Bertha W., dau. of James A. and Mary D. (Chase) Lawrence. Children : (1) Reuben, 3d, b. June 27, 1891; (2) Lawrence, b. Oct. 6, 1896.


SETH MENDELL


MENDELL, SETH, son of Ellis Mendell, was b. Nov. 6, 1845, at the Ellis Mendell homestead, "among a people," he says, "noted for kindli- ness of heart and all that makes nobility of life." He was educated in the little district school at Perry Hill, where he says, "I learned the best lessons of life from patient and devoted teachers," at Rochester Academy, and special courses of study in Boston. Mr. Mendell, early in life, secured employment in the publishing house of The Youth's Com- panion, Boston. His business capacity, industry and fidelity to duty secured his rapid promotion till he reached the responsible position of business manager and treasurer, which he occupies at the present time. He has been for many years a highly esteemed official of the Pilgrim Memorial church and Sunday school of Dorchester. Mr. Mendell m. in 1881, Elizabeth, dau. of Martin and Catherine S. Ballou of Princeton, Ill. Children : (1) Margaret E., graduate of Smith college, and (2) Mary.


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REV. ELLIS MENDELL


MENDELL, REV. ELLIS, son of Ellis Mendell, was b. at the Men- dell home, April 27, 1851. After attending the town schools he com- pleted a college preparatory course at Phillips Academy, Andover, and graduated from Yale in the class of 1874. As his subsequent career amply demonstrated he made no mistake in deciding on the Christian ministry as his life work. His environments from youth in the North Congre- gational church in New Bedford and from birth in the sweet atmosphere of a Christian home were leading factors in this wise choice. After REV. ELLIS MENDELL graduating from the Yale Divinity school he at once entered upon the active ministry of the Congregational denomination, in which he con- tinued as long as he lived. He held but two pastorates, ten years with the church at Norwood, and then from 1888, at the Boylston Congregational church of Boston, till his death, May 20, 1903, about 15 years. This speaks volumes for his ability, popularity, tactfulness, and consecration to his work. An indication of the affection and high regard in which he was held by his neighbors in Boston is found in the public record of naming a public schoolhouse near his residence, "The Ellis Mendell School," after the authorities had already decided favorably on the name of "The Alexander Hamilton School." One who knew him intimately, not a relative, wrote of him that he believed always in the Infinite Providence and never doubted that God was in the movement of affairs; he made no compromise with wrong, and his life was the strongest protest against it; he was always planning, executing and achieving something for the moral and spiritual welfare of humanity. Mr. Mendell m. May 1, 1879, Clara, dau. of Dr. Charles Barnes and Esther Antoinette Whittlesey of New Haven, Conn. Children : (1) Elsie, b. June 7, 1880, a private school teacher; (2) Clarence W., b. June 3, 1883, who was in post graduate department of Yale in 1905; (3) Katharine A., b. June 19, 1902.


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MORSE FAMILY


MORSE FAMILY are from Anthony1, who came to Boston in 1635. His descendants are numerous. Those of the name in this town are of the following line, namely: Joseph2, Joshua3, Edward4, Joshua5, Milatieh6, who m. Joanna Swift of Plymouth, Joshua7. Joshua? was born probably in Wareham, Mass. He settled in Acushnet, where he was a lumberman and farmer. He m. Parnal, dau. Reuben and Thankful (Tobey) Mason, Their children were: (1) Edward, (2) Albert, (3) Reuben, (4) Charles, (5) Joshua, (6) Parnal, (7) Caroline, (8) George Pierce.


EDWARD MORSE


MORSE, EDWARD, son of Joshua and Parnal (Mason) Morse (see above) was b. in Acushnet May 16, 1814. After his education in the public schools he learned the trade of ship carpenter, at which occupa- - tion he worked many years in Fair- haven and New Bedford shipyards and at the U. S. navy yard at Brook- lyn, N. Y. He afterwards engaged in lumber and saw-mill business. He conducted the work on his farm on Morse lane, raising many horses, of which he was a great lover, and sell- ing some for a large price. He was an upright, honorable man, respect- ed by all. Mr. Morse m. June 4, EDWARD MORSE 1837, Caroline, dau. of Seth and Phebe Terry, b. Oct. 8, 1819, d. Oct. 3, 1890. They had thirteen children : (1) Phebe b. April 13. 1838, d. Oct. 23, 1844; (2) Lydia Ann, b. Dec. 15, 1839, m. April 11. 1858, Benjamin White ; (3) Rebecca Bennett, b. Aug. 14, 1841, d. Oct. 30, 1844; (4) Edward Warner, b. July 15, 1844, d. Sept. 18, 1864; (5) Phebe Terry, b. Aug. 17, 1846, m. Sept. 7, 1870, Albert L. Rob- bins (6) Rebecca Bennett, b. Aug. 17, 1846, m. Sept. 7, 1870, Lewis E. Milliken; (7) Reuben Mason, b. Aug. 28, 1848, m. first Betsie Lewis, m. second, Minnie Trimble ; (8) Eliza P. S., b. Aug. 10, 1850, d. Feb. 22, 1853 ; (9) Caroline b. Dec. 30, 1852. m. Jan. 21, 1874, Abiel Davis Ashley ; (10) Willard Henry, b. April 7, 1855, m. Dec. 25, 1884, Harriet B. S. Wilcox ; (11) Mary Eliza, b. July 14, 1857, m. Feb. 20, 1879, Charles S. Wilcox ; (12) Lucy Jane, b. July 25, 1859; (13) Edward Warren, b. June 19, 1864, m. July 13, 1897, Ida Frances Leonard (see elsewhere).


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CHARLES M. MORSE, SR.


MORSE, CHARLES M., SR., son of Joshua and Parnal (Mason) Morse (see above) was b. at Acushnet, Dec. 19, 1819. He procured his education in the town schools. About the year 1843 he shipped for a whaling voy- age on the Maverick. The vessel was wrecked off the coast of Chile and Mr. Morse's hard experience in his five years' voyage induced him to discontinue the occupation. On his return he settled in New Bed- ford, and worked at shipbuilding there several years, when he yielded to the temptation to return to his native town, where he was ever CHARLES M. MORSE, SR. afterwards engaged in teaming and farming. He served the town sev- eral years as Highway Surveyor and held other positions of trust. He was an active and devoted member of the Advent church many years previous to his death, which occurred Oct. 8, 1895. Mr. Morse m. in 1840, Mary A., dau. of Isaac and Hannah Bisbee of Acushnet. Children : (1) Mary F., d. in infancy; (2) Betsey J., b. Dec. 23, 1843; (3) Charles Mason (see elsewhere) ; (4) Emma F., b. Aug. 14, 1853.


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MORSE, JOSHUA, son of Joshua and Parnal Morse (above) was b. at the Morse homestead in Acushnet, Feb. 24, 1822. He attended the pub- lic schools in this town till he went to learn the trade of a shipbuilder, at which he worked in Fairhaven and New Bedford. When he became again a resident of Acushnet he en- gaged in farming and in the lumber business. About 1888 he sold his farm and moved to Long Plain, where he remained till 1894, when he moved to New Bedford, where he after- wards lived, until his death, June 1, 1896. Mr. Morse was universally es- teemed and took an active interest in JOSHUA MORSE the public weal. His native town hon- ored him by choosing him a Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor four years, and also Highway Surveyor several years; and the 3d Bristol district by electing him a member of the State Senate of 1877. He and his wife were both interested members of the Advent church. Mr. Morse m. Julia A., dau. Mason and Abigail Taber of Acushnet in 1843. Children : (1) Asa T .. b. Jan. 27, 1844 (see elsewhere) ; (2) Abbie J. h. April 1, 1853; m. Caleb Slade (see elsewhere) ; (3) Augustus, lost at sea, age 21.


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GEORGE P. MORSE


MORSE, GEORGE P., son of Joshua (see elsewhere) and Parnal Morse, was born Oct. 19, 1830, at Acushnet, where he was educated. He owns and occupies the homestead of his parents. His chief occupation has been agriculture and dealing in lumber and firewood. For many years Mr. Morse was actively con- cerned in the town government. serving ten consecutive years as Town Clerk, Collector and Treas- urer, and was 15 years a member of the School Committee. Besides this he represented the 4th Bristol dis- GEORGE P. MORSE trict, including Acushnet, in the House of Representatives of the State Legislature in 1884, serving on the committee on agriculture. Mr. Morse was one of the early members of the original Baptist society at Long Plain, whose house of worship was torn down many years ago, and his wife is a member of the present Perry Hill church. Mr. Morse m. Ruth Davis, dau. of William B. and Louisa Omey of Acushnet. Louisa was dau. of Joseph and Rebecca (Mason) Taber. Rebecca was dau. of Hezekiah and Parnal (West) Mason. Children: (1) George Henry, b. June 17, 1859, an auctioneer and in the real estate business; (2) May Louise, b. May 2, 1868, m. William G. Taber (see elsewhere) ; (3) Frank Winfred, b. Nov. 20, 1876, a civil engineer, m. Edith Spooner of Long Plain. Ch .: Kathryn Leonard. All born in Acushnet. Mr. and Mrs. Morse have been for many years members of the South Bristol Farmers' club.


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ASA T. MORSE


MORSE, ASA T., son of Joshua (see elsewhere) and Julia A. (Taber) Morse, was b. at Acushnet, Janu- ary 27, 1844. His only educationai advantages were those offered by the Whelden district school of this town. With this and a good stock of phy- sical and mental energy and upright dealing he has made a success in business and an honorable record with his associates. Mr. Morse was engaged in wool scouring and manu- facturing at East Falmouth, Mass., from 1877 till 1899, when he moved his plant to St. Louis, Mo., where he organized the "Morse Wool and Scouring Co.," which has gradually ASA T. MORSE increased its volume of business now become an extensive one under the name of the "Morse-Spurr Wool Scouring Co." Mr. Morse has always been the president and active manager of the company, and is now ably assisted by his son Louis A., who is the secretary. Mr. Morse is a member of the Masonic fraternity, also a member and trustee of the Water Tower Baptist church at St. Louis. He m. Aug. 2, 1871, Hannah D., dau. of Anthony (s. of Michael) and Louise Hathaway of New Bedford. Children : (1) Louisa A., b. Nov. 11, 1874; (2) Ethel F. b. July 31, 1877. Both b. at New Bedford, Mass.


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CHARLES MASON MORSE, JR.


MORSE, CHARLES MASON, JR., son of Charles M. (see above) and Mary (Bisbee) Morse, was b. at New Bedford July 1, 1851, and soon after came with his parents to re- side in Acushnet, here receiving his education. At the age of 18 he became an apprentice to a house builder. After a time he relinquished this occupation, and engaged in the retail grocery busi- ness at Parting Ways in 1879. He continued here and at a branch store at Lund's corner a period of 21 years, with residence at the former place, holding the confidence of the Photo. by Jas. E. Reed, New Bedford CHARLES MASON MORSE, JR. public as a merchant and a citizen. Mr. Morse served the town as School Committee from 1890 till 1896; nine years on the Board of Health ; and several years as one of the town Repub- lican committee. He is now residing in New Bedford, where he is engaged in a mercantile life. He is a member of the Odd Fellows and Masonic fraternities, having held high positions in the latter order. Mr. Morse m. Sept. 21, 1879, Elizabeth P., dau. Levi (see elsewhere) and Rachel (Swift) Wing.


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IDA F. (LEONARD) MORSE


Photo, by Jas. E. Reed, New Bedford IDA F. (LEONARD) MORSE


MORSE, IDA F. (LEONARD), dau. of Eben F. Leonard (see elsewhere), was b. in Acushnet Sept. 8, 1878. She was educated in the public schools of the town and choosing the profession of a teacher, she took a course of training at the Normal School at Bridgewater, Mass. Miss Leonard taught several years and served on the School Committee of her native town from 1897 to 1900 with great acceptance. She m. July 13, 1897, Edward W. Morse, son of Edward Morse (see elsewhere). Children : Alice Leonard, b. Sept. 19, 1898; Norman Terry, b. Sept. 24, 1900, d. July 1, 1905; Clayton Mil- lard, b. Nov. 28, 1902.


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HON. JAMES MADISON MORTON


MORTON, HON. JAMES MADISON, was descended from George Mor- ton and wife Julianna Carpenter, who, with five children, came in ship Ann to Plymouth in 1623. James Madison Morton, Sr., b. in Freetown April 28, 1803; m. May 30, 1830, Sarah M. A. Tobey, b. in Fairhaven March 23, 1807. Of their children the oldest, James Madison was b. in Fairhaven, now Acushnet, Sept. 5, 1837. He removed to Fall River in 1840, which city has since been his home. He was educated in the public schools, a graduate of the High School, Brown University and Harvard Law School. A few months after graduation, in 1861, he was admitted to the Bristol County bar, and began the practice of his profession in the law office of Judge Lapham in Fall River. In 1865, he formed a law partnership with Mr. John S. Brayton, and in 1876 Mr. Andrew J. Jen- nings was taken into the firm, which continued until Judge Morton's ap- pointment to the supreme judicial court of this state by Gov. Brackett in Sept., 1890. The vacancy on the bench which Judge Morton was called to fill was made by the promotion of Associate Justice Walbridge A. Field to the place of chief justice, a position which up to that time had been held for many years by the Hon. Marcus Morton, a kinsman of Judge Morton. Harvard conferred upon him the degree of L.L. B. and the honorary degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him by Brown University.' He won the admiration of his associates by his unwearied devotion to his profession, and carried with him, when he assumed the duties of the high office, the same dignity and fidelity which have dis- tinguished him as a lawyer and citizen. He m., Nov. 6, 1866, Emily F. Canedy, dau. of John W. Canedy and wife Elisabeth Read. Children : (1) James Madison Morton, b. in Fall River Aug. 24, 1870, m. June 10, 1896, Nancy J. B. Brayton ; ch. James M. Morton, b. June 10, 1897, Bray- ton b. Oct. 24, 1898, Sarah b. Sept. 29, 1902. (2) Margaret b. in Fall River Sept. 24, 1871, m., Nov. 10, 1897, Willard F. Keeney of Grand Rapids, Mich .; ch. Willard F. b. Jan. 19, 1899, Morton b. June 4, 1900, Roger Butterfield b. Nov. 17, 1902. (3) Anne B. in Fall River Dec. 10, 1874.


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GIDEON NYE


NYE, GIDEON6, (Jonathan5, Obed4, Thomas3, Jonathan2, Benjamin1) was a descendant in the 6th generation from Benjamin Nye who settled in Sandwich, Mass., in 1637, and was the founder of the Nye family in America. He was the oldest son of Captain Jonathan Nye, b. 1763 d. 1815, and Hannah Mandell, b. 1763, d. 1844, daughter of Lemuel and Sarah (Bourne) Mandell, and was born in Fairhaven, Nov. 21, 1786, and died in Acushnet, March 12, 1875. Captain Jonathan Nye held a com- mission in the army of the Revolution and, with his three brothers, fought in the defence of the neighboring coasts. Their father, Obed Nye, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was in 1779 appointed one of a "Committee of Safety" which was "empowered to furnish all the men called from the town for the defence of the country." Both Captain Obed and Captain Jonathan Nye were men of property and of prominence in local affairs and at the time of their death owned and oc- cupied large farms upon the east side of the road leading from Fairhaven to Acushnet. The house occupied by Captain Obed Nye is still standing but is not now in possession of the family. In the war of 1812-14 Gideon Nye, being unable to pass the examination for active service in the field on account of two broken ribs, served as paymaster in one of the com. panies stationed along the shore near New Bedford and Fairhaven to resist the landing of the British. He was a merchant, a man of sterling character, much respected and trusted. He was much interested in the Webster Bank in Boston at the time of its incorporation and was a stock- holder in it. He was five times a member of the Massachusetts legisla- ture, in 1829-33-35-38 and '41. At that time the trip to Boston was made by stagecoach, consuming two days, but during his last term of service. in 1841, the railroad had just been finished between Boston and Taunton and the journey was then a little easier. He married Dec. 19, 1811, Sylvia S. Hathaway b. Sept. 20, 1790, d. April 17, 1883, daughter of Stephen and Abgail (Smith) Hathaway of North Fairhaven, now Acush- net, a descendant of Arthur Hathaway, one of the first settlers of old Dart mouth, of John Cooke and Richard Warren, who came in the Mayflower, and of the Starbucks and Coffins of Nantucket. Their ten children were : Gideon Nye, Jr., b. 1812, d. 1888, m. Mary E. Washburn; Sylvia H. b. 1814. d. 1902, m. Rodolphus Nye Swift; Hannah b. 1816; Clement D. b. 1818. d. 1867, m. Jane W. Huttleston; Thomas S. H. b. 1820, d. 1848, m.


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Annie E. Deblois; Elisabeth S. b. 1822, d. 1863, m. Dr. B. R. Abbe; Ed- ward C. H. b. 1824, d. 1885; Lydia S. H. b. 1826, d. 1899, m. James Pur- don ; Jane S. b. 1829, m. B. B. Hammond; Clara G. b. 1831, m. George F. Bartlett.


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GIDEON NYE, JR.


NYE, GIDEON, JR., eldest child of Gideon Nye, b. 1786, d. 1875, and Sylvia S. Hathaway, b. 1790, d. 1883, was born in North Fairhaven, now Acushnet, in 1812 and died in Canton, China, January 25, 1888. He mar- ried, in 1846, Mary E. Washburn who died in New York in 1870, a daugh- ter of Abiel Washburn of Middleboro, Mass. Their only child, Ellen E. Washburn, born in Paris, France, in 1846, died in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1860. Gideon Nye, Jr., for over fifty years a merchant in China, served for the last ten years of his life as American Vice Consul at Canton. He was for many years one of the Vice Presidents of the Medical Missionary Society and was a corresponding member of the American Geographical Society and of an English society of the same name. A man of integrity and scholarly attainment, his long residence in China and the confidence which he enjoyed of both the Chinese and foreign population giving him an insight into both sides of every question, he published many books and pamphlets dealing with events of the time which are of much value today as giving the unprejudiced views of an eye witness of events which led up to the late war with China. During 1845 and 1850 he purchased in England and brought to this country a large and valuable collection of paintings, which were for a long time on exhibition in New York. There was at that time no public gallery of the great masters of painting and sculpture in the country and the principal artists were most anxious that this collection should be preserved intact as a nucleus of such a gallery, but there was not sufficient general interest in art at that time and the pictures were finally dispersed. One of them is today one of the most valuable paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In a paper published at Canton, China, under the official seal of the United States, Charles Seymour, United States Consul, makes formal announce- ment of the "death on Jan. 25, 1888, at Canton, of Gideon Nye, Jr., Es. quire, Vice Consul of the United States and a resident of China since 1833." The extract continues, "The death of this venerable foreign resi-


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dent who had for fifty-five years been identified with the best interests of the foreign community in southern China caused deep sorrow among foreigners and natives, who had long known him as the oldest of foreign residents in China and an amiable gentleman of varied experience, great refinement, noble purpose and fine talents. The flags of the consulates, custom house and foreign ships in port were at half mast two days in token of public esteem and sorrow. His eventful life had been pro- longed by systematic and temperate habits in a debilitating climate. The remains were conducted to the Foreigners' cemetery, near Fort Macao, by nearly the entire male foreign residents at Canton in a procession of four steam launches with several house-boats in tow, and thus the last sad tributes of respect were paid by a sorrowful community to an excellent and interesting gentleman, whose name will long be remembered and whose memory will warmly be cherished as a prominent character in the business and social activities of Canton and vicinity for over half a century."


OBED NYE


NYE, OBED, was b. in Acushnet Jan. 25, 1800. His education was limit- ed to the common schools of his native town. At the age of 14 he began his business career as a clerk in the store of Swift & Nye, at Swift's corner in the village. On reaching his majority he was admitted as a partner in this firm in which he remained until 1861. Mr. Nye was for many years a fire insurance agent, and a measurer of lumber. In politics he was a staunch Republican. At one time he represented the district in the lower house of the state legislature. He was a regular attendant of the Con- gregational church, to which he gave substantial aid. He was a man of excellent habits, of decided principles and opinions, and had the highest respect and confidence of all with whom he was brought in social and business contact. On the 16th of Oct. 1821, Mr. Nye was married to Abbie, daughter of William, Jr., and Abigail (Perry) Hathaway of New Bedford. They had nine children: Laura Hathaway, Helen Hathaway. Abbie Perry, William, Ann Hathaway, Helen H., William II., Frances H. and Rodolphus S. Mr. Nye's death occurred Jan. 29, 1878, at his resi- dence on the east side of Acushnet avenue, about one eighth of a mile below Lund's corner.




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