History of the Town of Acushnet, Bristol County, State of Massachusetts, Part 31

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


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the eminent services he faithfully rendered his town, state and nation. It was largely through the efforts of Walter Spooner that Thomas Kemp- ton of New Bedford attained the prominence he did in the military forces of the Revolutionary war. Mr. Spooner was in Boston aiding in the work of recruiting the army. He knew the merits of his friend Kempton, who had been a brave and successful master mariner, and an efficient "ensign . of the first malitia foot company of Dartmouth." Mr. Spooner dispatched a messenger to Capt. Kempton with a request that he organize a company at once of which he was to be the commander. The messenger found him at work on the construction of his house which is now the second house north of Hillman street on the east side of Thomas street in New Bedford. He dropped his implements and his active war record commenced at once. In his company numbering 45 men on the 21st of April, 1775, were 3 corporals, 3 privates and a drummer named Spooner, also Lettice Wash- burn and others of this town. Capt. Kempton made such a fine record that Mr. Spooner readily secured his promotion. He wrote the Captain Jan. 24, 1776, that he had been appointed a "Lieut. Colo," and added : "I wish your conduct may answer the expectation of your friends as in your appointment I have taken no small part."


LIEUT. GOV. PAUL SPOONER


SPOONER, PAUL+, son of Daniel3, (Samuel2, William1) and Elizabeth (Ruggles) Spooner was b. in Acushnet March 20, 1746. The homestead of Samuel2 consisting of 104 acres was bounded on the north by the road that passes east and west through the village and extended from the river eastward. Here Daniel3 and Paul4 were born. The family moved to New Hampshire in Paul's boyhood. There he was a physician in 1768. Hle became interested in politics, aiding the cause of the Whigs and held many honorable positions through the Revolution. In 1782 he was chosen Lieutenant Governor and held the position for five consecutive years. He was a man of fine ability and his private and public life received the commendation of all who knew him. He d. Sept. 5. 1789.


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ALDEN SPOONER


SPOONER, ALDEN5, son of Walter4, was b. in 1750, at the home above Long Plain which he inherited and on which he built the house now standing in the same door-yard where his grandfather's log house stood. Appreciating the value of a liberal education his father gave his son unusual advantages in this regard and he entered life equipped for its duties. He worked the home farm but was almost constantly in town office after he reached manhood. He was a Justice of the Peace many years and served in both branches of the State Legislature. Mr. Spooner m. Elizabeth Rounseville and had five children.


JOHN SPOONER


SPOONER, JOHN6, son of John5, (Thomas4, John3, John2, William1) and Lydia (Alden) Spooner, was b. Sept. 7, 1770. He was of Acushnet stock. The house of John2 was on the Mattapoisett road. The subject of this sketch was fatherless when he was but three years of age and became an orphan two years later. He was fond of study, gained an education, and possessed industry and thrift. He learned the printer's trade and at the age of 22 was the editor and publisher of the first newspaper printed in New Bedford, Mass. It was called the Medley or New Bedford Marine Journal. The first number was issued Tuesday, Nov. 27, 1792. Editor Spooner's office, he states, was near Rotch's wharf. His opening editorial concludes with the following paragraph: "The editor flatters himself that so long as his exertions tend to scatter the rays of knowledge, or morality and refinement among the people, the public will afford him every reasonable encouragement, in proportion to the utility of his exer- tions. John Spooner." This was a weekly paper. It was succeeded in 1799 by the Columbian Courier, edited and published by Abraham Sher- man, Jr., also of Acushnet, to whom Mr. Spooner sold his newspaper and printing business. John Spooner in connection with newspaper work, kept a supply of books and stationery. These, he advertised, "will be given in exchange for clean cotton or linen rags, old sail cloth or junk." Ile also announced that he would "receive of country customers any kind of produce or wood in payment for newspapers." He continued in this business after he gave up his newspaper work. A literary friend of Mr. Spooner pays him this tribute: "May the principles of morality and refinement thou endeavorest to inculcate be ever remembered by thy fraternity and the public peace to thy memory !" He died Aug. 18, 1810.


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HON. NATHANIEL SPRAGUE SPOONER


SPOONER, HON. NATHANIEL


of Judge Walter Spooner (above), SPRAGUE, son of Seth and g. son


was b. in 1790. His f. Seth was a man of a fine mind, intelligent, well


educated and of good practical com-


mon sense, so helpful in making a success in life. He held various town offices and was a member of the Gen- eral Court many years. Nathaniel S. was given the best education that could be obtained in New Bedford and inheriting a judicial mind chose the legal profession for his life work. Graduating from Brown University he became a law student with Abra-


ham Holmes, Esq., at Rochester. AsHON. NATHANIEL SPRAGUE SPOONER


soon as he was admitted to the bar he opened an office in the village but his practice soon extended to the courts at New Bedford, and about 1817 he moved there but returned in a year and ever after resided in his house northeast of the bridge on the north side of the street. His office was a building on a lot adjoining the present town house lot. He was an able and prominent lawyer and had a large practice as a counseller; for which he was more noted and suc- cessful than as an advocate. He was an unassuming man and shrank from public office and notoriety except when duty was involved. However, through the insistency of his townsmen who appreciated his ability, strong integrity and entire reliability he served in various town offices and in the House of Representatives. He was a judge of the police court many years, giving marked satisfaction. Judge Spooner also possessed strong religious convictions and was a loyal member of the Congregational So- ciety at Lund's corner, where he was highly respected and beloved. He died at his home in 1860. Judge Spooner m. Sophia Howard of West Bridgewater in 1812. They had two children: Martha Howard and Mary Sprague. Martha H. was never married and always lived in the old home. She was an active member of the Congregational church at Lund's corner and well known for her interest in religious, charitable and philanthropic movements, and having inherited considerable property she contributed liberally to them. Among her benefactions was the gift of a parsonage to the Congregational society at Lund's corner.


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ROUNSEVILLE SPOONER


SPOONER, ROUNSEVILLE6, son of Alden5 (above) was b. in New Bed- ford, now Acushnet, April 23, 1778. He m. 1st in 1799 Elizabeth Pope, who lived only a year after their marriage ; he m. 2nd Susan Eliot April 25, 1802. They had Ch .: (1) Edward Pope7, b. March 22, 1803, d. Oct. 11, 1877; (2) Walter7 (below). Rounseville Spooner was a physician with an extensive country practice, he being the only member of the medical profession within some distance of Long Plain, where he resided. His wife Susan was interested in starting the first Sunday school in the village of Long Plain. This was held in a schoolhouse and at the beginning there were but five or six scholars. As time went by the faithful work was rewarded by increased interest and larger attendance at the school, which was continued for years. Dr. Spooner d. March 17, 1844.


WALTER SPOONER


SPOONER, WALTER7, son of


Rounseville6 (Alden5, Walter4. Seth3, Samuel2, William1) and Susan (Eliot) Spooner, was b. in New Bed- ford, now Acushnet, Oct. 17, 1814, and was educated in the schools of his native place. He made several whaling voyages and was in business in Savannah, Georgia, for a period of ten years. About 1844 Mr. Spooner returned and made his home in Acushnet until the time of his death. He served the town as Selectman and School Committee and was sent as Representative to the State Legislature in 1870 and '71. He m. WALTER SPOONER May 17, 1845, Susan Greenleaf Pope, dau. of Col. Edward Pope, who lived on Popes island, New Bedford. Her g. father Judge Edward Pope was the first collector of customs in that city. They had one child, Walter Rounseville (below). Mr. Spooner joined the Order of Druids in the South and was a member of the I. O. O. F. He d. March 23, 1887. His widow is still living and her home is with their son.


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WALTER ROUNSEVILLE SPOONER


SPOONER, WALTER ROUNSEVILLES, son of Walter7 (above) and Susan G. (Pope) Spooner, was b. in Fairhaven, now Acushnet. Oct. 26, 1847, and was educated in the public schools of his native town. He learned the trade of a wheelwright and was in that business for a number of years. For over thirty-one years Mr. Spooner has served the county as Deputy Sheriff. There are only two now living in Bristol county who have held this office longer and they were appointed a short time previous to him, all having received their appointment under Sheriff Cobb of New Bedford. Mr. Spooner m. Oct. 13, 1886, Isabelle L. Ashley of East Freetown. They have children (1) Susan Pope, b. in Acushnet Sept. 11, 1887; (2) Walter Rounseville, b. in Acushnet April 10, 1889; (3) Eliot A., b. in Acushnet May 12, 1891; (4) Philena L. b. in New Bedford April 26, 1894. In 1905, Mr. Spooner purchased the house in Acushnet village where the family now reside. It is an interesting fact that the house where Mr. Spooner, his father, and his g. father were born ( a picture of which is given on page 43) has stood in four different towns and has never been moved from the same foundation.


JIREH SWIFT


SWIFT, JIREH, son of Jireh and Elizabeth (Hathaway) Swift. was born at Acushnet March 7, 1809. He began his business career there with Obed and Gideon Nye, his father going out of the firm of Swift & Nye when he was admitted in 1830. They did a general merchandise business. In 1842 he, with Frederick S. Allen, under the name of Swift & Allen. started in the ship chandlery and whaling business in Parker's block at the foot of Middle street, remaining there for 25 years, when they removed their office to Taber's wharf. At one time Swift & Allen were among the largest agents and owners of whaleships in the city. The firm was dis- solved in 1894. Mr. Swift was a director in the Mechanics National bank for 47 years; also a director in the Pacific Insurance Co., Commercial Insurance Co., Mutual Marine Insurance Co., New Bedford Copper Works and the Gosnold mills. He was president of the Board of Trade from 1886 to 1888 and president of the Port society for 12 years. Mr. Swift took a lively interest in politics, but had no desire for public office. He moved from Acushnet to New Bedford in 1864, where he died at the advanced age of 96. He was a man honored and respected for his sterling qualities of character.


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RHODOLPHUS NYE SWIFT


SWIFT, RHODOLPHUS NYE, was the son of Reuben E. (William, Wil- liam, William, William) and Jane, dau. of Obed Nye of Acushnet, to whom he was m. March 24, 1803. Reuben E. was born in Falmouth, Mass., and moved to Acushnet early in life, where he was a cabinet maker. He met an untimely death in 1843 by falling from a hay mow. Rhodol- phus N. was born at Acushnet Nov. 29, 1810. He passed two years of his boyhood in the south with his father and Uncle Elijah, who established the live oak trade there which be- came a large and lucrative business. RHODOLPHUS NYE SWIFT He left this occupation at the age of 17 and began life as a whaleman on the bark Canton. He was engaged in this business for 16 years, eight of which he was master of the Lancaster. Then he abandoned the sea and returned to the live oak trade. This was chiefly confined to Florida where the company bought large tracts of live oak land from which they cut timber for the government on a contract. This contract business was kept up at intervals for 50 years until 1875, with a few years inter- mission during the war. "The Swifts' live oak" was always at a pre- mium. Later Mr. Swift was interested with his brother, William C. N., in the whaling business. His home in Acushnet village was always an attractive feature of the place. He married in 1838 Sylvia Hathaway, dau. of Gideon and Sylvia (Hathaway) Nye of this town. Their children were Rhodolphus, Rupert G. N., Clement Nye (see elsewhere), Annie D., Clara G., Henry T.


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WILLIAM COLE NYE SWIFT


SWIFT, WILLIAM COLE NYE, son of Reuben E. (see above), was born on the Nye farm in Acushnet, April 27, 1815. Mr. Swift was educated in private and academic schools in New Bedford. At the age of 16 he entered Brown University, but on account of ill health was obliged to leave there near the end of his sophomore year. He then began in New Bedford his long and successful business career as assistant book- keeper in the counting room of Ben- jamin Rodman. He was soon pro- moted to head bookkeeper, in which WILLIAM COLE NYE SWIFT capacity he remained till 1835, when his father offered him a partnershipin the firm of E. & R. Swift & Co., engaged in the business of buying, cutting and shipping live oak ship timber. He commenced his active labor in this business in superintend- ing the work at Ossabaer Island on the coast of Georgia. He soon became the purchasing partner of the concern and was considered an expert on the value of this timber and the forests which produced it. Mr. Swift had a narrow escape from death in June, 1838, as a passenger on the ill fated steamer Pulaski which was blown up by the explosion of one of her boilers. He became financially interested in whaling vessels previous to 1843 and his investments increased in them as the years went by. His shipping business was enlarged in 1849, when his father-in-law, Jireh Perry, who owned extensively in whaleships, died and Mr. Swift engaged in the management of Mr. Perry's large estate. He was in Europe several times between 1845 and 1855 and contracted somewhat with the English government for shipbuilding material. Mr. Swift was highly esteemed for his uprightness, energy, excellent judgment and gentlemanly bearing. He m. June 15, 1847, Eliza Nye Perry, dau. of Jireh and Nancy Nye Perry of New Bedford. Her father was exten- sively engaged in the whaling business all his life and accumulated a large


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fortune. Children : (1) Mary Rodman, b. in Paris June, 1848, d. at age of 21/2 years; (2) Henry W., b. in New Bedford Dec. 17, 1849, lawyer in Boston, Mass .; (3) Frederick, b. in New Bedford Dec. 12, 1852, president and manager of Car Wheel company, Boston; m. July, 1876, Sarah R. Rotch; (4) William N., b. in New Bedford Aug. 1, 1854, physician, m. February, 1881, Anna Hathaway; (5) Franklin, b. July 31, 1857, in South Dartmouth, lieutenant in the U. S. navy, m. June 15, 1894, in Washington, Louise Meyer, d. at Charleston, S. C., Nov. 10, 1905; (6) Elise, b. in New Bedford Dec. 9, 1859, unmarried.


HUMPHREY HATHAWAY SWIFT


SWIFT, HUMPHREY HATHAWAY, was born in Acushnet village Nov. 30, 1819. He is the son of Jireh4 (Jireh3, Jireh, Jr., Jireh, Sr., William Jr., William, Sr.) and Elizabeth, dau. of Stephen and Abigail (Hathaway) Swift. Jireh, Jr., came with his family to Acushnet from Sandwich. Jireh3 was a Minute man from Acushnet in the Revolutionary war. Mr. Swift received his education principally at Paul Wing's school in Sand- wich, and later prepared for a college course, but before entering upon it decided to engage in mercantile pursuits. In 1841 he engaged as clerk in an American exporting house at Pernambuco, Brazil, of which he was a partner in 1847, and later being the head of the business, with which he continued until 1879. Meantime he established a business in New York in 1860, which he actively conducted until 1886. During the war he lent to the government valuable service as a resident at Pernambuco, and later was appointed American Consul at that place, which post he held until his return to his native land. He was actively interested in the Anti- Slavery movement and other public matters of Brazil. He was interested in a line of coast steamers, established the first tug boat service in Brazil, and financed the laying of the street railway service in Pernambuco. In recognition of his prominence in connection with these enterprises, the Emperor of Brazil decorated him in 1868 a Knight of the Order of the Rose "for valuable services rendered to Brazil." Mr. Swift was married first in 1846 to Jane Elizabeth, dau. of Alfred Gibbs of New Bedford. She died in 1851, leaving three children : Alfred Gibbs and Thomas Nye, both deceased, and Jennie Gibbs, now widow of Edmund Grinnell of New Bedford. In 1865 he married Bertha, dau. of Dr. Robert Wessel- hoeft, who came to America about 1841. Their children are Bertha. Wesselhoeft, Annie Hathaway, who married Dr. Charles B. Gulick, Humphrey Hathaway, Jr., Robert Wesselhoeft and Ruth.


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CLEMENT NYE SWIFT


SWIFT, CLEMENT NYE, son of Rhodolphus Nye and Sylvia Hath- away (Nye) Swift (above), was b. in Acushnet. Mr. Swift was a pupil at Friends' Academy. His early in- clination was towards animal paint- ing, and he applied to the artist Hinckley of Boston for instruction. This artist did not desire a pupil, but strongly advised going to France, for at that time the advantages for preliminary instruction at present so numerous and adequate, were almost totally wanting. In France he began copying in the galleries of the Louvre, Luxemburg, drawing in the Ecole des Beaux Arts, and in CLEMENT NYE SWIFT the studio of M. Adolph Yvon. Later he became a pupil of the celebrated landscape painter, M. Henri Harpignies and a regular yearly exhibitor at the French Salon. Mr. Swift went to Pont Aven, Brittany, and remained during the winter of 1870, while the French and Prussian war was in progress, and becoming interested by the artistic resources of the region, decided to make it his headquarters. Here he found much congenial society and formed one of the group of artists, all of whom have become well known, among them being Robert Wylie, H. Bolton Jones, Frank Jones, Burr Nicholls, Thomas Hovenden and W. L. Picknell. It was in Brittany that he painted all of the largest and most important pictures exhibited in France and after- wards in New York and other American exhibitions. Among this group "Wreckers," representing wreckers lying in wait for a vessel which is drifting to the shore. This picture when sent to Paris elicited by return post a letter of congratulation from his master-Harpignies. Some years later the artist had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with Julian Le Blaut, a French painter of much celebrity, who has gained a reputation in painting Breton subjects, who told Mr. Swift that his decision to go to Brittany was made upon seeing this picture of "Wreckers." Others which resulted from the stay in Brittany are "The Waif," where peasants are loading a long mast on a cart; "Loading "


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Sand Boat," chosen for reproduction in the illustrated catalogue of the New York Academy's exhibition of 1882, and "Completing the Cargo," hung on the line in the Salon in 1880. It represents a vessel aground on the flats, being loaded with sacks of potatoes from ox-carts which have forded across from the distant shore. American subjects, painted since his return to Acushnet, have been exhibited in the New York Academy, Boston Art Club, at Detroit and in other exhibitions. One strongly real- istic subject, depicting a death struggle between two large turtles, was exhibited in the lecture room of the New Aquarium in New York. Mr. Swift m. in 1895 Annie Amelie Nye, dau. of Thomas Schuyler Hathaway Nye and Annie Deblois, a descendant of the Oxford Huguenot family. Mr. and Mrs. Swift reside at the Swift homestead.


CAPTAIN JACOB TABER


TABER, CAPT. JACOB, son of Jo. seph (Jacob, Stephen and Phebe (Ashley) Taber was b. Aug. 13, 1813, in the house on Morse's lane built bv his great grandfather, in which his grandfather and great grand- father lived. Capt. Taber m. April 16, 1840, Hannah M. Black- mer of Acushnet. Children: (1) Lucy M. m. John S. Perry of New Bedford; (2) Clara P. m. Horace A. Lawton of C. H. & H. A. Lawton of New Bedford; (3) Alice R. m. Clar- ence Hathaway of Fall River. Capt. Taber began life as a whaleman at the age of 19 on the South Boston of Fairhaven. The following is a CAPT. JACOB TABER brief record of his many voyages : Ship Marcia from 1833 to 1838, James Monroe and Arab, master of ship Condor in 1846, Chandler Price, Abigail, Northern Light, and last in the Three Brothers, which arrived remarkably successful.


home Aug. 9, 1869. He was a typical master of whaling vessels, and He never had a mutiny, never sustained a personal injury, never lost a vessel nor was in distress. His total catch was 850 barrels of sperm oil; 1,700 barrels of whale oil and 270,000 pounds of bone. The catch of one of his voyages brought $105,000 to the owners.


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PARDON TABER


TABER, PARDON, b. Nov. 11, 1790, and wife Cynthia, b. Nov. 10. 1791 had children (1) Pardon Taber, Jr., b. Aug. 28, 1817; (2) George. b. June 19, 1819; (3) Cynthia Ann, b. Feb. 11, 1823; (4) Lucinda, b. Jan 28, 1825 ; (5) Henry Clay, b. April 21. 1827; (6) Humphrey Stetson, b. Jan. 29, 1829


CAPT. PARDON TABER, JR.


TABER, CAPT. PARDON, JR., son of Pardon (above) was b. in Acushnet Aug. 28, 1817. He was educated in the public schools of his native town At the age of fourteen he began a seafaring life, which he followed for many years, making whaling voyages to the Pacific. The following is a list of his voyages from 1841 to 1859: Oct. '41-June '45, 3 yrs. 71/2 mos .. Ann Alexander, 1,700 bbls. sperm oil ; Oct. '45-July '48, George and Susan, 2 yrs. 9 mos .. 2,624 bbls. whale oil, 168 bbls. sperm oil, 25,000 lbs. bone; May '49-June '53, Rosseau, 4 yrs. 23 days, 1,100 bbls. sperm oil, 350 bbls. whale oil, 5,000 lbs. bone ; Aug. '56-June '59, for J. B. Wood & Co., 2 yrs. 10 mos., 1,500 bbls. sperm oil, 300 bbls. humpback, 50 bbls. black fish and 1,850 lbs. bone. After retiring from the sea Capt. Taber resided on his farm in Acushnet on the Long Plain road. He filled positions of trust in the town for many years. From 1864 to 1884 he was Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor. From 1875 to 1884 he was chairman of the Board of Selectmen. He was a man trusted and highly esteemed. He m. Sept. 28, 1848, Betsey Russell Nye, b. Dec. 31, 1828. They had Ch. (1) Pardon A., b. July 30, 1849, d. Jan. 10, 1864; (2) Betsey N., b. July 2, 1856, d. Oct. 9, 1863 ; (3) Henry F. (see elsewhere) ; (4) Carrie I., b. Dec. 21, 1862; (5) Bessie E., b. May 18, 1865; (6) John P., b. June 28, 1868; (7) Grace A., b. Oct. 25, 1871.


JABEZ HATHAWAY TABER


TABER, JABEZ HATHAWAY, son of Jabez Taber, was b. in Acushnet September, 1823. He was educated in the public schools of his native town. When but a boy he went a whaling voyage with Capt. Isaiah West but later chose farming as an occupation. He m. Phebe T. Taber. dau. Thomas Potter of Acushnet. Ch .: (1) Emma Francis, b. Acushnet April 10, 1849, d. Jan. 6, 1861; (2) Addie Elizabeth, b. in Acushnet July 14, 1851, d. Jan. 28, 1890; m. Capt. Sylvanus B. Potter of Dartmouth. Ch .: Grace E., b. Bay of Islands, New Zealand, July 2, 1886; William Gardner, b. June 17, 1857; (3) Emma Frances, b. June 11, 1861; m. 1st Frederick Lapoint, 1883; 2nd Capt. John MacInnis, 1899; 3d Joseph C. Matthews. 1905; (4) George Smith Taber, b. Sept. 1, 1859. All born in Acushnet Mr. Taber d. Dec. 4, 1897.


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GEORGE SMITH TABER


GEORGE SMITH TABER


TABER, GEORGE SMITH, son of Jabez H. (above), was b. in Acushnet Sept. 1, 1859. He was educated at the Perry Hill school and resided in the town of Acushnet until the age of 17, when he moved to New Bedford and has resided there to the present time. Since April 23, 1877, he has carried on the business of a provision merchant. Mr. Taber is a member of the Christian Science church. He m. Alice ยท B. Manchester of Dart- mouth. Ch .: Ray Beauvais, b. July 1, 1884; Florence Barton, b. Feb. 12, 1893. Both b. in New Bedford.


WILLIAM GARDNER TABER


TABER, WILLIAM GARDNER.


eldest son of Jabez Hathaway Taber


(above), was b. in Acushnet June


17, 1857, and was educated in the school at Perry Hill. He began the life of a whaleman June, 1877. His


first voyage was in the bark George


Capt. Hicks, and as 3d mate in the wards sailed in the Andrew Hicks, & Mary, Captain Chace. He after-


Reindeer, Capt. Baker, returning on


the Bartholomew Gosnold, Capt.


Hammond, as second officer. On the


he has been engaged in lumber, ice Since retiring from a seafaring life last voyage he was gone five years.


and real estate business. Mr. Taber m. Nov. 25, 1886, May Louise, dau.


Photo by James E. Reed, New Bedford WILLIAM GARDNER TABER


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George P. Morse (see elsewhere). They have ch. (1) Clarence E., b. Sept. 15, 1887; (2) Gardner W., b. March 30, 1891; (3) Mason M., b. Nov. 28. 1898 ; (4) Milton L., b. Jan. 9, 1901; (5) Mildred L., b. March 9, 1903.




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