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Henry Adams, 1844-48, '52. Solomon Jones, 1844, '46,'51. Jonathan F. Wheeler, 1844- 50. Seth Rice, 1845. Edwin A. Larkin, 1846. Ira H. Brown, 1847.
Levi Bigelow, 1848-50. Silas S. Greenleaf, 1851. Addison G. Smith, 1851. Elijah C. Shattuck, 1856, '57, '59, '69, '76-83, '89. Charles G. Keyes, 1856.
WVm. A. Houghton, 1853-58, '60-66,'70, '73, '80, '83,'86.
Gardner Rice, 1857. Lemuel Gott, 1858, '62. WVm. Bassett, 1858, '62, '65, '68, '71, '78. Ira O. Carter, 1861.
Daniel H. Carter, 1871. Ansel L. Snow, 1872.
Miss Mary Bassett, 1875. Mrs. Sarah H. Sawyer, 1875- Pliny B. Southwick, 1876,'77. Miss Mary J. Keyes, 1881. Mrs. Addison Keyes, 1885-88. Amasa A. Whitcomb, 1884.
Henry W. Hastings, 1887-90. Henry A. Wheeler, 1890 ( I year vacancy), 1891 (3 years), 1894.
Geo. F. Pratt, 1891 (2 years) ; (Hastings resigned), 1893. Mrs. Isaac F. Parmenter, 1892, '95.
Representatives to General Court.
Henry Powers, 1812.
Incorporation of the town. Henry Powers, 1813-16, '20, '22, '25-27, '29 ; 1817, voted not to send ; '18, voted the same.
Amos Sawyer, 1819, '23, '24. Jonathan D. Meriam, 1828, '30-32, '36, '38. Joseph Park, 1833, '34, '37, '39. Ira Sawyer, 1835.
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Wm. Jones, 1840 ; '41 and '42, did not send. Oliver B. Sawyer, 1843.
Seth Rice, 1846.
Amos Sawyer, Jr., 1849, '50. Lewis Sawyer, 1851, '52. Lyman Morse, 1889. Arthur Hastings, 1893.
Representatives of the Fifth Worcester County District.
George W. Maynard, 1859.
Lewis L. Carter, 1879.
Rev. Henry Hyde, 1884. Dr. Edward Hartshorn, 1862.
Edward H. Hartshorn, 1869. Samuel Haynes, 1873. John C. Bickford, 1874.
E. C. Shattuck, 1875.
Abel W. Longley, 1865.
Senators.
Hon. Samuel Baker, 1780-94 ; Hon. William Bassett, 1864. less two years.
Justices of the Peace from 1778 to 1895.
Hon. Samuel Baker.
Lewis Sawyer.
Ephraim Fairbank.
Albert Babcock.
Amos Johnson.
Josiah E. Sawyer.
Levi Meriam.
Wm. Bassett.
Solomon Howe.
Pliny B. Southwick.
Jonathan D. Meriam.
Amory A. Bartlett.
Thomas Brigham.
Samuel M. Haynes.
Abel W. Longley.
Asa Sawyer. Amos Sawyer.
James D. Tyler.
Wm. A. Howe.
Josiah Babcock.
Ruthven Hastings. Arthur Hastings.
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CHAPTER V.
GENEALOGICAL.
The committee in charge of preparing the manu- script for the press have followed the form and arrangement of families as left by Mr. Houghton as nearly as possible, making only such additions and corrections as would make the work more clear and comprehensive to the reader.
The limits of the work do not permit the insertion of every name who may have lived in town, but only such families as may have resided here long enough to have become identified with the town either by residence or official relation. Some may have been omitted which should properly appear herein, and other names appear which might with propriety have been left out, but no invidious distinction has actuated the compilers in this regard. The abbre- viations are comparatively few, and it is believed will be readily understood by the reader. In some of the families with numerous branches the pedigree is indicated by the numerals 1, 2, 3, etc .; in the others by b., born; d., died ; s. or dau., son or daughter ; rem., removed; res. stands for residence, resides, or resident.
That mistakes in dates will appear is more than probable, as the material from which they have been
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MR. AND MRS. CHARLES N. ALLEN, P. 247.
MR. AND MRS. LEWIS L. CARTER.
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taken has been often veiled in partial obscurity. We ask for a charitable judgment of the work, which has cost immense labor from first to last in its com- pilation.
ADAMS.
Rev. Henry Adams, son of Chester Adams, president of Charlestown Bank, m. Sophia Field, b. in London Jan. 15, 1800. She was sister to Elizabeth, the mother of George B. Grasse of Bolton. They were cousins to Macadam, the originator of macadamized roads. He was a graduate of Amherst College and Andover Theological Institute. Was some years pastor in Worthington; next at "Hillside Church," Bolton, originated by Hon. S. V. S. Wilder. Mr. Wilder, after his return from France, attended church mostly in Berlin till Hillside was organized, 1827, and dissolved 1843. Mr. Adams settled here the same year. Mr. Adams was later pastor in Peoria, Ill. : afterwards took orders in the Episcopal church ; had charge in Akron, O., and in New Jersey. He d. with his dau., Elizabeth, in Wichita, Kan., 1881, a. 88 years. His wife died at Elgin, Ill., Jan. 10, 1885, with son Henry W. Had Elizabeth, Sarah, Henry W. and Chester. He was succeeded here by Rev. W. A. Houghton.
ALLEN.
Charles K. Allen, b. in Reading, s. of John A. Allen, who was born in Salem 1813. Charles K. m. Harriet B. Pratt May 9, 1876. Came to Berlin 1893, res. on the Lyman Morse farm. Had Henry M., b.
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Oct. 26, 1883, d. May 27, 1893 ; Florence B., b. Nov. 12, 1886; Arthur B., b. Oct. 5, 1889; Walter J., b. Oct. 19, 1891 ; Charlotte, b. Jan. 8, 1894.
Amos Allen, m. Mary, dau. of Abijah Pratt. In 1788 Pratt bought "the farm where Amos Allen now lives," across the swale southwest of the Daniel Wheeler house; old cellar visible. Jonathan Greene, resident on the hill, also m. a dau. of Pratt. No other record.
Nathan M. Allen, s. of Nathan and Harriet, b. in Pittsfield, Vt., 1829, m. Lovisa, dau. of William Bab- cock, 2d, Feb. 21, 1850. Settled on the place next north of Duncan McPherson's. The town opened a road for him a few years ago. He was three years in the army; was much incapacitated by the service. He d. May 20, 1886, at 57 years; wife d. Oct. 29, 1890. Had William N., b. 1850; Isaac E., b. Sept. 21, 1853; Joseph A., b. Aug. 17, 1855; Mary H., b. Aug. 16, 1857, m. George Davis of Worcester, who d. same year; m., 2d, Charles Davis, 1882; Charles S., b. Nov. 9, 1859 ; and Elmer E., b. Feb. 6, 1862, who retains the homestead, and m. Mary S. Barnes, dau. .of Millen Barnes, June 29, 1892; they have had Walter M., b. July 12, 1893.
Adin B. Allen, from West Springfield, b. Nov. 10, 1852, m. Jennie E. Clapp Feb. 14, 1879. Lives in south part on the old Joshua Johnson farm. The old house was burned in 1886. He built the new one now on the premises. By trade a mason. Had Harry E., b. April 24, 1881 ; Howard R., b. Jan. 9, 1883; Abbie S., b. April 14, 1886; May A., b. July 12, 1888; Dwight Adin, b. Sept. 25, 1894.
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George W. Ames, from Cambridge, m. Caroline, dau. of Peltiah Jones, May 20, 1838. She d. Dec. 5. 1873 ; m., 2d. Emily, dau. of Ephraim Babcock, Jr., June 17, 1874: she d. Nov. 25, 1875 ; m., 3d, Lucy E. (Babcock) Eager, dau. of Josiah Babcock, June 28. 1876; he died July 29, 1882. His widow still occupies his place on the road from the Centre to the Old Colony depot.
ANDREWS.
The Andrews of this town are a branch of the Boylston family of Andrews, who appear to have been descendants of one Robert Andrews, who set- tled in Ipswich in 1635. His great grandson, Robert, was the head of the Boylston families and d. 1789. James Andrews, s. of Robert of Boylston and a descendant of the first Robert, m. Persis, dau. of Samuel Kendall of Boylston. He was a grocer in Worcester, and d. there in 1851. Had two sons, Samuel Elliot, b. Feb. 11, 1839, and George H., b. Nov. 22, 1840. They came here early in life and learned the shoemakers' trade.
Samuel Elliot Andrews, s. of James, m., Jan. 30, 1864, Mary A. Barnard, dau. of Winsor Barnard of Boylston. Has a pleasant residence facing the Common, next east of the Town Hall. Was a soldier in the late war in the Louisiana campaign. Had Cora A., b. April 15, 1866, d. May 4, same year; Arthur K., b. May 19, 1867 ; George E., b. Feb. 14, 1870.
George H. Andrews, s. of James, m. Adeliza J., dau. of Rufus Howard, Sept. 7, 1862. He resides in Carterville.
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Was a soldier in the campaign with his brother. Had James E., b. Sept. 12, 1865; Cora E., b. Aug. 12, 1874, d. Oct. 15, 1875; Nettie E., b. March 26, 1876.
James E. Andrews, s. of George H., m. Flora M., dau. of William T. Babcock, 2d, June 10, 1885. She d. Nov. 21, 1892. He is foreman of Par- ker's shoe factory. Had William H., b. Sept. 4, 1885.
George E. Andrews, s. of Samuel E., m. Susie L., dau. of Daniel P. Hartwell, Aug. 5, 1894. Is a shoe_ maker and lives with his father.
BABCOCK.
The families of this name in Berlin are descendants of David Babcock, who was in Dorchester 1640, d. 1671. He, by wife Mary, had eleven children. The second was Benjamin, who had by his wife Hannah Daniels, m. 1674, seven children; the second son was William, b. 1684, m. Lucy - - of Marlboro in 1710. He had by Lucy (one son only on record), William, b. 1711, and this William settled in the west part of Northboro, on the place since owned by Asa and David Mahan. His wife was Lydia -. Had three sons-William, Reuben and Jonas. Wil- liam, Sr., died in Chesterfield 1801 or 1802. The two younger sons, Reuben and Jonas, settled probably on the ancestral lands: Reuben on the Lowell Hol- brook place and Jonas on the Stone farm. William, the oldest, came to Berlin and settled on the place now owned by Joseph Turner.
William Babcock, s. of William of Northboro, m. Sibyl, dau. of Aaron Green of Northboro. Had
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URS, PAUL BRIGHAM, ELISHA BASSETT. AVERETT II. BAILEY.
FREDERICK S. BAILEY. MRS. ELIJAH BIGELOW. MRS. JOHN F. BENNETT. FRANCIS W. BAILEY.
ELIJAH BIGELOW. GEORGE H. BARNES. JOHN F. BENNETT.
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Azubah, b. Oct. 15, 1764, mn. Thomas Brigham; Abraham, b. June 9, 1770, settled in Boston; his dau., Nancy. m. Chandler Carter; his s., George Abram, built the house now owned by Edward Flagg: Ephraim, b. March 22, 1772; Wheeler, b. April 4, 1774, d. Oct. 4, 1778; Sibyl, b. Sept. 13, 1776, m. John Howe: William, b. April 29, 1780; Peter, b. Sept. 9, 1782, m. Betsey Wilder; hed. 1837, and she m., 2d, Levi Bartlett; Lucy, b. June 29, 1785, m. Ephraim Fairbanks, 3d. Wife, Sibyl, d. June 23, 1790, at 46. He m., 2d, Hephzibah (Bush), widow of Robert Fife: she d. July 30, 1826, a. 72 ; he d. Dec. 31, 1820, a. 79. At the signal guns April 19, 1775, he left his work in the field and hastened to Lexington.
Ephraim Babcock2, William1 of Berlin, m. May 4, 1793, Eunice Sawyer, dau. of Josiah, Jr. Their homestead was that of Ephraim Larkin, now Duncan McPherson's. Had Josiah, b. Jan. 9, 1795 ; Ephraim and Eunice, twins, b. June 9, 1798 ; Eunice d. 1803; Abraham, b. May 20, 1802, d. Sept. 14, 1803 ; William, b. Aug. 12, 1804; Abraham, b. May 20, 1806: Alvin, b. Nov. 21, 1808; Curtis, b. Oct. 9, 1810, d. Nov. 7, 1830; Lois Moore, b. Sept. 10, 1812, m .. Sept. 10, 1834, Oliver Stone of Clinton; Harriet, b. Nov. 10, 1814, m., Oct. 16, 1835, William, son of Ira Sawyer: Eunice, b. March 30, 1817, m. Josiah E. Sawyer. Ephraim, Sr., d. Feb. 15, 1852, at 81 years, in a house built by his son, William, near the O. C. R. R. water tank, West Berlin. Eunice, his widow, d. March 10, 1863, at 88 years, with her dau., Mrs. Josiah E. Sawyer.
William Babcock2, William1 of Berlin, m. Hannah, dau. of Uriah Moore of Princeton. He settled on
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the farm now owned by Richard M. Wheeler; he bought the place of Jonathan Merriam 1818. Had Luther, b. July 3, 1808, d. Oct. 9, 1878, unm. ; Albert, b. Sept. 10, 1810; Abigail, b. Aug. 26, 1812, d. Jan. 5, 1834; Edwin, b. March 8, 1815, d. Nov. 2, 1825 ; Sarah, b. March 1, 1817, d. April 11, 1839 ; Jonathan, b. July 25, 1819; William Thomas, b. Feb. 20, 1822 ; Lovisa,' b. Aug. 28, 1824, m. Nathan M. Allen. He d. Sept. 14, 1861, at 81 years; she d. Jan. 7, 1845.
Josiah Babcock3, Ephraim2, William', m. Betsey Bowman, dau. of Simeon, April 4, 1820; res. in West Berlin, where his son, Levi, now lives. Had Eunice Alma, b. Feb. 9, 1822, m. Curtis, son of Daniel Carter, Jr., Nov. 24, 1842, res., Kennedy, N. Y .; Aaron B., b. Aug. 28, 1823, m. Mercey K. Sparrow Sept., 1849, res., Boston; she d. May 14, 1886; m., 2d, Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens; Elnor M., b. Oct. 13, 1825, d. Dec. 5, 1826; Lucy B., b. Aug. 17, 1827, d. May 4, 1829: William Ira, b. July 21, 1829; Curtis, b. Feb. 5, 1831, d. March, 1894, res., Rockland, Mass. ; Lucy Ellen, b. Dec. 28, 1832, m. Augustus Eager of Westminster; they had Charles D. and William S .; Augustus d. 1871; she m., 2d, George W. Ames of Berlin; Josiah G., b. Jan. 12, 1835, m. Abbie M. Burgess, res., Clinton; Dexter, b. Feb. 15, 1837, d. July 1, 1860; Levi, b. March 28, 1839; Harrison Tyler, b. April 17, 1841, m. Adelaide Hix, res., Green- field ; Ann Maria, b. Nov. 18, 1843 ; George Abraham, b. Dec. 21, 1845. Josiah d. Dec. 4, 1859, at 64 years ; wid. Betsey, d. Mar. 5, 1889, at 85 years.
Abraham Babcock", Ephraim?, William1, m. Patience Fife June 6, 1830; was a carpenter; lived in Marl- boro, Worcester, and other places; had res. in West
JOSIAH BABCOCK.
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Berlin. His wife, Patience, d. Oct. 9, 1857; had no child : m., 2d. Sabra Wood, widow of William Wood of Marlboro; by her had Waldo S., b. Nov. 13, 1860. Abraham d. May 3, 1874.
Alvin Babcock3, Ephraim2, William', m. Hannah Wood of Bolton 1830, res., Bolton, Boylston, Lancas- ter and Clinton. Had Hannah Amanda, who m. George Colburn of Boylston, now Clinton. Their child, Alvin, d. May 12, 1845, aged 10 years; Alvin, Sr., d. April 7, ISSO.
Ephraim Babcock3, Jr., Ephraim2, William1, m. Mary Ann, dau. of Francis Barnard of Marlboro and grand- dau. of Robert Barnard, who m., 2d, the widow of Benjamin Bailey 1729. This Robert was connected with the mills at Hudson. Ephraim lived on the place now owned by his son, Francis, and before owned by Luther Pollard. Had Waldo, b. July 20, 1828. d. Sept. 7, 1831: Elizabeth B., b. Sept. 21, 1830, m. Joel L. Wheeler, m., 2d, Ebenezer Dailey ; Francis, b. July 18, 1832: Emily, b. 1839, m. George W. Ames : Augusta A., b. 1841, m., June 23, 1871, Waldo Brigham of Hudson; John D., b. Sept. 30, 1844. Ephraim d. Jan. 18, 1864; his widow is still living, March, 1895.
William Babcock . Ephraim", William1, m. Catherine Hastings of Boylston. Had no children; he d. in Lancaster: he built the house opposite L. L. Carter's, West Berlin.
William Ira Babcocks, Josiah3, Ephraim", William', m. Ellen, dau. of William Jones. Settled in Clinton ; is a wheelwright.
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Levi Babcock', Josiah3, Ephraim2, William', m. Maria C. Felton, dau. of Henry O., Jan. 30, 1869. He lives in the west part on the place before occupied by his father; is a carpenter and part owner of the Pollard mills. Had by Maria C., Ethel May, b. April 11, 1877; Irving L., b. Jan. 24, 1882. Wife, Maria C., d. Aug. 14, 1885; m., 2d, Addie L., June 27, 1888, sister to Maria C.
Francis Babcock', Ephraim3, Ephraim?, William', m. Jennie E. (Miller) Bigelow of Holliston Nov. 15, 1871. He continues on the homestead of his father, the Luther Pollard place; he was a soldier in the late war; they have one child, C. Edith, b. March 13, 1876.
John Davis Babcock4, Ephraim3, Ephraim?, William', m. Ella S., dau. of Chauncey P. Hartwell Apr. 30, 1870. He is a carpenter and resides in Westboro; they have had five children, of which three are living.
Albert Babcock3, William", William1, m. Mary B., dau. of Thomas Sawyer, May 7, 1836. He settled on the homestead of his uncle, Ephraim, where McPherson now lives; he taught school when a young man and was town clerk many years; he removed to the Riley Smith house in Carterville 1873; his wife, Mary B., d. Nov. 19, 1892; rem. to Hudson Feb., 1884, and lived with his dau., Sarah A. Had Edwin, b. Aug. 6, 1838, m. Irene, dau. of Dea. Luther Peters, Jan. 5, 1864, removed to Worcester ; William Thomas, b. Oct. 18, 1840; Sarah A., born July 24, 1850, m. George M. Shattuck; he died; m., 2d, Joseph Stratton, Jan. 8, 1879.
Jonathan Babcock3, William2, William1, m. Susan (Cutting), wid. of Oliver Moore. He occupied his
WILLIAM BARNES, MAS. SYLVANUS BRUCE. SYLVANUS BRUCE.
ARTEMAS BARNES. PAUL BRIGHAM. L. W. BREWER. CAPT. WM. BARNES.
MRS. WILLIAM BARNES. IRA H. BROWN. EDWARD BLISS.
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father's house until 1857, when he removed to Barre, Mass., where he died ISSS.
William Thomas Babcock®, William2, William1, m. Eliza Maynard, dau. of Mrs. Priscilla (Maynard) Bab- cock, Nov. 7, 1850. He settled on the farm formerly owned by Luther Carter in the north part of the town. Had Hannah, b. July 6, 1854, m. Frank Davis, res., Hubbardston: Frank E., b. Aug. 11, 1861 ; Mary A., b. March 20. 1857, m. Charles Walcott, she d. 1880; Josephine, b. March 20, 1864, m. Warren Clifton Pierce of Northboro: Herbert, b. Jan. 20, 1859, d. 1864: Charles W., b. Nov. 1, 1865; Sarah J., b. March 19, 1867, m. William R. Fraser; Abbie S., b. March 12. 1870, m. Wilfred March, res., Westboro. Wife, Eliza, d. Nov. 3, 1872.
William Thomas Babcock, s. of Albert, m. Harriet M., dau. of Hartwell Sawyer, Nov. 19, 1865. He lives in the Centre on the Clinton road, house built by Levi Hartshorn. Had Flora M., b. July 17, 1866, m. James E. Andrews; Alice E., b. July 3, 1870; Mary M., b. June 29, 1874; Effie M., b. April 7, 1872, d. June 30, 1872, at 3 mos. He is a shoemaker and was a soldier in the late war.
Reuben Babcock, s. of Reuben of Northboro and Hannah Goddard, m., 1822, Sarah Bond of Marlboro. He lived on the John Collins place in northwest part of the town 1840-50. Their children were Elisha, d. 1824: Charles D., d. in California; James W., d. in California; Sarah R., m. Ezra Crocker, lives in South Wellfleet, Mass., her husband died in the army. Reuben's wife, Sarah, d. 1842; m., 2d, Mrs. Grace (Kelley) Young, mother of Nancy, Oliver and John
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M. Young. Wife, Grace, d. 1843; m., 3d, Mrs. Priscilla (Hawes) Maynard of Stow Oct. 3, 1843; had by her, Martha A., b. March 30, 1845; she now lives in Berlin Centre in a house built by herself and her half sister, Josephine. Priscilla had by her former husband, Eliza A. Maynard, Charles H. Maynard, George J. Maynard, who lives in Minneapolis, and Josephine Maynard, b. July 8, 1840, d. May 16, 1891 ; Charles H. was in the Berlin quota in the army, was taken prisoner at Gettysburg, was exchanged, and d. in the Invalid Corps, 1864, in Washington; Reuben d. Dec. 9, 1870, at 83 ; his wid. d. May 18, 1881, at 81.
BAILEY.
In the earlier settlement of this part of Lancaster the Bailey family occupied a prominent position. They became large land owners, and were influential and respected in this section of the town. Benjamin, the first on our territory and the head of the family here, moved from Marlboro here about 1722. He was probably a grandson of Rev. Thomas Bailey and son of John of Scituate. Rev. Thomas was a brother of Rev. John Bailey of Watertown and Boston, and was b. in Lancashire, Eng., 1644, and was assistant to Rev. Samuel Willard at the Old South in Boston, 1692.
Benjamin Bailey, b. 1682, m. Deborah, dau. of Eleazer Howe of the John Howe line, Marlboro. He settled on the place now owned by Marcus M. God- dard, which he bought of John Houghton, 3d, 1718; I20 acres "lying upon or near a brook called the Great brook, not far from the southeast corner of Lancaster, and is the land on which the said John
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has built and now liveth, the house near a little brook, 120 rods from the Great brook." He was a constable and tax collector in Lancaster 1723. . Had by Deborah, Benjamin, b. 1713; Barnabas, b. 1715; Benoni, b. 1717. Wife, Deborah, d. 1718 ; m., 2d, Eliza- beth, dau. of Daniel Howe, of the Abraham Howe line, and had by her Daniel (no record of date); Elizabeth, m. Josiah Wheeler, s. of John, Sr., and settled in Boylston: Silas and Timothy, the latter probably d. unm. He d. 1726, age 44; his wid. m. Robert Barnard of Marlboro (owner of the Hudson mills) 1729.
Benjamin Bailey2, Benjamin1, m. Sibella, dau. of James Howe of Westboro, April 4, 1738. He occu- pied the homestead (the M. M. Goddard place); he largely added to his acres until his domain extended from the Johnson land on the south to what is now Carterville and including a part of Powder House hill on the north, and from the Israel Sawyer place on the east to Merrick Felton's on the west. He d. Feb. 14. 1790 ; his wid. d. Oct. 4, 1803. Had Israel, b. Sept. 8, 1741 : Deborah, b. Aug. 5, 1743 ; Joseph, b. Sept. 8, 1745 ; these three by Bolton records d. in same Sept., 11th, 17th and 29th ; Benjamin, b. Aug. 29, 1747 : Ebenezer, b. July 1, 1749; Desire, b. May 5, 175 I, m., 1768, Jonathan Moore, Jr. ; Stephen, b. Sept. 29, 1753 : Sibella, b. Jan. 19, 1756, m. Dr. Benjamin Nourse : she d. 1797 ; Catherine, b. 1758, m., 1799, Dr. Benjamin Nourse. Tradition holds that two of the sons never married. Ebenezer held land west of Sawyer hill, called in will, 1790, "the Sawyer place and buildings."
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Benoni Bailey2, Benjamin.1 He owned land north of his bro., Barnabas ; also land in Stow. (No rec.)
Barnabas Bailey2, Benjamin1, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Stephens of Marlboro, July 21, 1748. He lived on the place recently owned by Winslow B. Morse. Their son-in-law, Jacob Moore, built the Dr. Brigham house, just above, retained probably by Barnabas, as Asenath gave it to her daughter, Seraphina, who m. Josiah Crossby ; Jacob Moore set- tled in Searsmont, N. H. Had Elizabeth, b. April 2, 1749 ; in. Jacob Moore, s. of Isaac, Sr .; Mary, b. Feb. 13, 1751, m. Richardson ; Phebe, b. June 13, 1754, m. Peter Richardson of Grafton; Asenath, b. Aug. 12, 1760, m. Samuel Brigham. Barnabas d. May 23, 1790; his wid. d. April 25, 1813.
Col. Silas Bailey2, Benjamin1, m. Lucy, dau. of Jedediah Brigham of Marlboro. He settled on the place now owned by Edward Flagg. Had Timothy, b. Feb. 9, 1749; Bertha, b. Oct. 4, 1752; Silas, b. July 22, 1756 ; Lucy, b. Jan. 6, 1759, m. Jabez Fair- banks, who was grandfather to Col. Silas B. Fair- banks, lately of Hudson; Amherst, b. Jan. 27, 1761 ; Calvin, b. Jan. 2, 1763. Wife, Lucy, d. May 14, 1778, aged 52 years ; he m., 2d, Mrs. Elizabeth (Rice), wid. of Capt. Paul Brigham of Marlboro; wife, Eliza- beth, d. (no rec.); m., 3d, Catherine, dau. of Eleazer Howe of Marlboro. Col. Silas was a plucky patroit : though entangled in the Shays em broglio, he squarely refused to be impaneled on the jury should a certain judge preside. He d. Oct. 30, 1793, at 70 years ; Catherine, wid., d. April 16, 1811, at 74 years.
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Lieut. Timothy Bailey3, Col. Silas2, Benjamin', m. Martha, dau. of Luther (?) Barnard. Had Bethia, b. 1775. m. Jesse Wood; Jedediah, b. 1777 : Levi, b. 1778. Lieut. Timothy lived on the Merrick Felton place: he was early in the American army, and his early promotion shows his soldierly qualities ; he left his home in 1777 for Rhode Island; he d. at New- port the same year; all records fail us as to his particular service or manner of death. Artemas Barnes, Esq., erected in 1876 the monument in the old cemetery, which commemorates his patriot- ism.
Silas Bailey®, Col. Silas2, Benjamin1, m. Levina Bartlett of Northboro. He settled just over the line in Northboro on the place of E. Warren Pierce. where William Goddard, the miller, lived before. Had Timothy. b. Aug. 2. 1780 : Silas, b. June 8, 1782; Holloway, b. May 18. 1784; Calvin. b. Feb., 1786 : Betsey, b. 1789, d. same year ; Levina. b. July 18, 1790. m. Martin Houghton of Bolton; Lewis, b. Jan. 4. 1792. All these, except Timothy, were bap- tized in Berlin. He d. Oct. 23, 1840; wife d. Oct. 12. 1840.
Amherst Bailey", Col. Silas ?. Benjamin', m. Lydia. dau. of Fortunatus Barnes. March 28, 1785. He succeeded to the homestead, now the Edward Flagg place. Had Lucy, b. Feb. 18, 1787, m. Peter Larkin. 2d. d. in Holliston: William. b. Aug. 15, 1789, d. unm., 1834: Silas, b. Feb. 28, 1796, d. 1797 ; Persis, b. 1793, m. Leonard Carter of Boylston March 9, 1817; Sarah, b. Dec. 23, 1799, m. Benjamin Gould of Bos-
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ton, d. in Lancaster; Calvin, b. Jan. 10, 1801, d. unm., 1833; Hannah, b. Jan. 7, 1804, m. Simeon Bowman of Lancaster and Clinton ; Zilpah, b. Nov. 6, 1806, m. Arad Newton of Philadelphia; Lucinda, b. Aug. 25, 1810, m. George Stratton of Lancaster. Amherst d. Nov. 9, 1830; wid., Lydia, d. Dec. 14, 1844.
Dea. Stephen Bailey3, Benjamin2, Benjamin1, m. Sally, dau. of Dr. Samuel Crosby of Shrewsbury. Dr. Crosby was a surgeon in the Revolutionary war. Dea. Stephen's homestead was the present residence of Ira Jones, of 86 acres; he was chosen deacon 1807. Had Clarissa, b. March 10, 1779, m. Jedediah Bailey, she d. in Pelham April 24, 1838, buried in Ware; an infant son d. March 13, 1781 ; Algernon Sidney, b. May 11, 1782, d. in preparation for the ministry, 1808; Winthrop, b. May 7, 1784. Eusebia, b. June II, 1787, m. Jonas Sawyer, d. at Pelham Feb. 27, 1821 ; Sally, b. Feb. 9, 1789, d. Sept. 22, 1789; Emma, b. Oct. 27, 1790, m. Esquire Asa Sawyer; Horace, b. April 23, 1793, in. Elizabeth Whitney of Westboro, where he lived, except a few years in Berlin, on the place now owned by Robert Newsome; s., Alfred, d. here 1831 ; he d. March 24, 1870 ; had also Frederick, who lives in Brooklyn, N. Y., and Alvina W., m. George E. Fisher of West- boro; his wid. d. 1893; Myra, b. Nov. 15, 1795, m. John Tyler of North Brookfield 1821, she d. Nov. 21, 1868 ; Stephen, b. April 19, 1798, m. Olive Ham- ilton of North Brookfield, he d. March 27, 1861 ; had Joseph E., b. March 12, 1823, d. Nov., 1894, at Spring- field; Caroline H., b. Jan. 2, 1825, m. Enos King
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