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Fortunatus Barnes, s. of Jonathan of Marlboro, b. Sept. 25, 1738, m. Persis Hosmer of Concord Oct. 18. 1764; settled on Barnes hill. Had David, b. Aug. 27, 1765 ; Lydia, b. July 20, 1767, m. Amherst Bailey; Hannah, b. June 20, 1770, m. Ephraim
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Howe; William, b. April 5, 1773; Persis, b. May 5, 1779, m. Silas Priest; m., 2d, Peltiah Jones. He d. Nov. 9, 1807; wid. d. Sept. 16, 1821.
Capt. William Barnes, Fortunatus', m. Hannah Goddard, dau. of James, Sr., May 28, 1795. He occupied a part of the homestead where his dau., Sarah, has since lived ; he built the house now stand- ing on the premises. The place now, 1894, is in possession of William H. Brown. Had Artemas, b. June 7, 1796; Betsey, b. Dec. 20, 1798, m. Josiah Cotting ; Hannah, b. Sept. 18, 1801, d. Jan. 8, 1864, unm .; Lucy, b. Jan. 20, 1804, m. Lowell Holbrook of Northboro, 1838; Sarah, b. May 5, 1808, retained the homestead, unm., d. Oct. 3, 1894, at 86; Martha W., b. April II, ISII, d. Aug. 1, 1814. He d. Oct. 24, 1853; wid. d. Jan. 6, 1863, at 89; Mrs. Cotting d. at the homestead Jan. 28, 1883.
David Barnes", Fortunatus1, m. Asenath Moore May 4, 1790. He lived on a part of the homestead, the same now owned by George H. Barnes; built the old red house now standing on the premises. Had Welcome, b. Aug. 15, 1793 ; Daniel, b. Jan. 24, 1795 ; David, b. Dec. 25, 1800, m. Submit Willard of Boylston, res. in Barre; Asenath, b. Sept. 13, 1802, m. Jonathan Fawcett of Northboro; John, b. Oct. 1I, 1805, m. Patience Harlow of Shrewsbury. He d. May 9, 1837 ; she d. May 26, 1847.
Welcome Barnes3, David?, Fortunatus', m. Hannah Jewett, dau. of Jesse. He lived on the place now owned by Alfred C. Derby; built the brick house now on the premises. Had no children; he d.
THOMAS C. BERRY'S HOUSE.
GEORGE H. BARNES' HOUSE.
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Nov. 9. 1830: she m., 2d, Luke Whitcomb of Bolton, who occupied the homestead several years. Luke's dau .. Mary, m. John B. Gough.
Daniel Barnes", David', Fortunatus1, m. Betsey Longley of Boylston June 13, 1821. He remained on the homestead of his father. Had Mary Sophia, b. June 12, 1822, m. Oliver Carter: Caroline E., b. Aug. 16, 1823, m. Levi L. Flagg of Boylston; Israel L., b. May 19, 1825; Angenette, b. Dec. 10, 1826, m. Levi Brigham of Boylston; James W., b. July 1, 1830. d. Dec. 28, 1830; Rhoena, b. Oct. 21, 1828, m. Charles Whitcomb of Bolton; George Henry, b. Dec. 18. 1831 ; Harriet J., b. Aug. 10, 1833, m. Samuel H. Hastings, res., Worcester; James W., b. May 15, 1835, d. 1840; Asenath, b. July 25, 1839, m. John F. Bartlett, res., Boylston ; Martha, b. March 30, 1837; David, b. Oct. 19, 1843, m. Miranda Parker, res., Shrewsbury; child, Daniel Webster, b. June 6, 1841, d. May 21, 1848. He d. Nov. 6, 1854; wid. d. Sept. 13, 1881, at 82 ; she left more than seventy descendants.
Israel L. Barnes‘, Daniel3, David?, Fortunatus1, m. Mrs. Maria Bates, wid. of Clarendon of Sutton ; res. on the Ruggles place in the east part of Boylston. Had Bessie M., b. March 9, 1870; Charles I., b. Nov. 23, 1871 : Daniel H., b. Feb. 22, 1875.
George H. Barnes', Daniel3, David", Fortunatus', b. Sept. 19, 1832; m. Eliza Batcheller May 11, 1859, dau. of Simeon of Upton. He continues on the homestead of his father; built the elegant new house now on the premises. Had Mary Imogene, b. Oct. 26, 1860, d. Dec. 10, 1874; John Henry, b. April 26,
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1864; Lucy Sophia, b. Nov. 18, 1865 ; George Daniel, b. Dec. 25, 1868.
Mellen Barnes, b. in Marlboro Oct., 1809; moved here from Boylston Oct., 1888; m. Eliza R. McNeil. Had Laura A., b. April 20, 1835 ; Ellen M., b. Aug. 14, 1839; Harriet A., b. Aug. 19, 1841; Eliza J., b. May 28, 1843; Sarah A., b. March 3, 1849; Mary S., b. April 8, 1857, m. Elmer E. Allen. He d. July 26, 1892; wife d. Nov. 27, 1892.
Artemas Barnes, s. of William, m., April 15, 1822, Nancy Merriam of Leominster. Born : Martha Washington, Jan. 29, 1823, m., May 6, 1858, George A. Chamberlain of Worcester; Wil- liam Merriam, Jan. 3, 1825; Betsey Maria, Aug. 25, 1826, mn., May, 1848, John C. Tabor of Mont- pelier, Vt .; she d. Jan. 1, 1883; Nancy Jane, Feb. 14, 1828, m., May 5, 1850, William H. Brown of Princeton ; she d. May 26, 1854; Sarah Ellen, April 15, 1832, m., Oct. 17, 1861, William H. Brown. Wife, Nancy, d. July 16, 1832. He m., 2d, Alice Stetson of Boston Sept. 3, 1835; she d. Nov. 16, 1849, in Princeton. He d. in Worcester Feb. 2. 1877, aged 80. Mr. Barnes, though much away from Berlin, was a most hearty townsman, earnest in its religious, social and financial welfare. Personally he was a devoted New Churchman. He gave the land for the Town House. Erected, at generous ex- pense, the beautiful monuments commemorative of Rev. Dr. Puffer and of Lieut. Timothy Bailey. "Barnes hall" is commemorative of his name and generosity. His portrait adorns our Town hall.
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Capt. William MI. Barnes, s. of Artemas, was a sea cap- tain : never resided here, but we counted him as of us. His active life is indicated above. He was more than thirty-five years on ocean voyages, and much of the time in command. Sailed mostly from New Bedford in the oil trade. He m. Emily F. Cummings of Nashua and was there settled. They have Anna F. Barnes. He d. in Nashua, N. H., March 8, 1887.
A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF CAPI. WILLIAM M. BARNES
[Taken from a Nashua Paper.]
Capt. William M. Barnes, for eight years past a resident of this city, died at home on Walnut street at four o'clock this morning. The deceased was a man of so rare and deserving qualities as to merit more than a passing notice. He was born in Lancaster, Mass., on the third of January, 1825. His father was an intelligent farmer of Puritan ancestry. Capt. Barnes in early boyhood manifested the industrious and scholarly habits which marked his maturer years, ranking at Leicester Academy at the head of his class. The day he became of age he left New Bedford and began a voyage of three years before the mast on an Arctic whaleship. Gradually gaining the confidence of his employers, he advanced step by step till he became com- mander-a position he held for more than twenty-five years. His voyages were uniformly successful, and his services were always in demand. It is remarkable that during his long experience as commander no one of his crew was lost by acci- dent or disease. He was familiar with most of the islands of the central and northern Pacific, had sailed through Behring straits more than thirty times, and coasted along the Arctic shore of Alaska beyond Point Barrows. By constant study on shipboard, he had acquired an extensive and accurate knowl- edge of history and of almost every department of science and literature.
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All who have ever known Capt. Barnes will bear witness to the kindness of his heart and the generosity of his nature. It is no exaggeration to say that no thoughtless act or word of his ever caused a moment's pain to others. His courtesy and sympathy were as spontaneous as the pulsations of his heart. In April, 1875, he married Emily F., daughter of R. M. Cummings of this city. More recently he had passed several years in this city and at his summer home at Asquam lake. One year ago he took command of a whaleship at San Francisco, and made the customary voyage to the Arctic ocean. He returned to this city on the 24th of last November. During this voyage he suffered much from illness. On reaching home he failed rapidly from a fatal disease of the heart. During the past few weeks his sufferings were intense ; his mind was unclouded to the last. His tender affection for his family-his wife and only child, a daughter of ten years-was unbounded, and his lingering thoughts were for their welfare. He passed quietly away. Two sisters survive him : Mrs. Chamberlin of Worces- ter, who was with him in his last hours, and Mrs. Brown of Berlin, Mass.
BARNARD.
Robert Barnard of Andover bought in 1723, of Jeremiah Barstow, son-in-law of Joseph Howe, 350 acres, including most of the present centre of Hud- son, dwelling house, housings, corn mill, orcharding, · fencing, etc. The purchase was bounded on several sides by "common land ;" the house was on the site of Col. Wood's residence. Mrs. Ephraim Babcock was of this Barnard family. Elizabeth Barnard, dau. of Robert, m. Paul Brigham of Marlboro, and was the mother of our Thomas Brigham, Sr .; she m., 2d, Col. Silas Bailey ; Robert m., 1729, Elizabeth Bailey, wid. of Benjamin, Sr.
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John Barnard, probably a grandson of Robert, had a s., John, b. 1760: this John, Jr., m. the wid. of Lieut. Timothy Bailey, and had a dau., Sally, who m. Timothy Jones. Another s. of this first named John, named Josiah, was the father of Oliver and Lewis H. His wife was Kate Wilder of Lancaster, m. June 20, 1800. Had Oliver, b. July 3, 1805 ; Lewis H., b. March 28, 1817. He d. Dec. 23, 1831 ; wid .. Kate, d. Nov. 28, 1825. Josiah lived in the Centre at the corner house of the Clinton road in ISO8.
Oliver Barnard, s. of Josiah, m. Mary Ball. Had Sarah H., b. July 5, 1830; Anna E., b. July 28, 1834 ; Lewis G., b. Aug. 23, 1836; Charles F., b. Oct. 27, 1838: George H., b. Oct. 5, 1830, d. 1832 ; Mary J., b. Oct. 17, 1831, d. July 2, 1842. He d. Oct. 22, IS40. The family moved to Westboro.
Lewis H. Barnard, bro. of Oliver, m. Hannah Carter, dau. of Luther. He lived in the Fuller house ; also Josiah Moore's, in Carterville. Had Henry H. Lewis H. d. June 19, 1851 ; wife d. May 16, 1851.
Henry H. Barnard, s. of Lewis H., m. Lucy Hapgood, dau. of Gilman Hapgood of Hudson. Has been largely engaged in the hotel business, was proprie- tor of the Mansion House, Greenfield, also had charge of the hotel at Lake Pleasant, Montague. Is now in California.
Winsor Barnard, b. in Berlin Dec. 15, 1789, m. Phebe Severy of Sutton. He settled in Boylston. Had eleven children, four of whom are now residents of this town: Benajah, Mrs. E. H. Lawrence, Mrs ..
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S. E. Andrews and Mrs. Annise Lee, wid. of Albeit, and before wid. of George Tracy. He d. Oct. 29, 1861.
Benajah Barnard, b. Nov. 15, 1817, s. of Winsor, m. Eliza A. Pratt of Sterling June 23, 1846. Came to Berlin 1891 ; lives in Carterville; was truckman in Worcester. Had George W., b. Jan. 23, 1848, d. March 20, 1848; Hattie E., b. May 10, 1856, d. June 29, 1873.
BARTLETT.
All persons in this country named Bartlett are without doubt of Norman ancestry. There is a large estate at Stopham, Sussex, England, consisting of about 8,000 acres, which has been in possession of the Bartletts for hundreds of years. From junior members of this family came the first settlers on these American shores. The ancestral mansion was built in 1309, and is of stone. Near it stands the old Norman Church built in the 13th century, and on the stone floor along the aisles of the church are marble slabs with inset figures of brass, showing a regular succession of Bartletts. The first of the family was Adam, an esquire and knight, and came into England with William the Conqueror. Both were granted lands. The origin of the name is un- known; being at such a remote period would seem to prevent an intelligent supposition of its origin.
Jonathan Bartlett of Northboro, s. of Daniel and grandson of Henry of Marlboro, was the ancestor of the Bartletts of our town. He was b. Jan. 26, 1725. His wife was Mary They had, besides
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other children, Adam, b. July 27, 1754, who became. the head of the Berlin families and was a soldier in the war of the Revolution.
Adam Bartlett, s. of Jonathan of Northboro, m., May 28, 1792, Persis, dau. of Jonas Babcock of Northboro. He lived at first on the Joseph Priest place in 1790. In 1804 he bought the Judge Samuel Baker farm (the stone house), where he lived the remainder of his life. Had Seraph, b. Oct. 8. 1792. m. Rufus Sawyer; Harriet, b. Jan. 21,. 1794, d., 1847, unm. ; John, b. March 4, 1796; Daniel, b. Nov. II, 1797: Levi, b. Aug. 1, 1799; Persis, b. Aug., 1801, m., Oct. 28, 1830, Parker Howe of Boyl- ston; Miriam, b. Nov. 26, 1804, m., April 19, 1831, Jotham Holt of Troy, N. H. ; Mary, b. Jan. 10, 1806, m., April 15, 1834, Lewis H. Johnson; Jonathan, b .. Aug. 7, 1810, res., Charlestown ; William, b. March 13, 1813, m., 1838, Hannah, dau. of Wil- liam Ball of Bolton, res., West Troy, N. Y .; enlisted past age with his three sons in the army. He d. on return after two years' service in 1364. Adam d. July 22, 1828. Persis, wid., d. June 13, 1861, at 88. Persis Howe d. Oct. 18, 1880.
John Bartlett, s. of Adam, m. Mary, dau. of Daniel. Carter, April 19, 1821. He settled on the place now owned by Mr. Carville: later removed to Carterville- in the house lately of Albert Babcock; was a stone mason : he was killed by being thrown from a wagon while descending a hill west of George H. Barnes" July 6, 1864. Mary, wid., d. Jan. 5, 1878. Had Amory Adam, b. April 17, 1822; John F., b. April 18. 1830, m. Asenath, dau. of Daniel Barnes, res.,, Boylston. He d. 1895.
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Daniel Bartlett, s. of Adam, m. Zilpah, dau. of Sanderson Carter, Nov. 21, 1819. He settled on the place now owned by Silas Mills. Had Zilpah M., b. -, m. Hartwell Sawyer. Daniel, d. April 10, 1869. Zilpah, wid., d. July 11, 1882.
Levi Bartlett, s. of Adam, m., 1842, Betsey, wid. of Peter Babcock, res., the stone house. Her children by Peter were: Wheeler and Hephzibah. She d. Feb. 17, 1854 ; hed. Aug. 22, 1875. Hephzibah, m. Thayer Hastings of Hudson, where they reside.
Jonathan Bartlett,3 Adam?, Jonathan' m. Mary E. Seaward Apr. 24, 1834. Six children born, one now living-Susan E. of Charlestown. Held office in Charlestown Artillery from 1844 to 1851 inclusive, last two years being captain. When about 16 years of age, 1826, joined Bolton Rifles, doing military duty till 1851. Also was one of three men to fire first salute from top of Bunker Hill monument, con- cussion being so great as to deprive him of his hearing, and from that time being quite deaf through life. He d. Mar., 1890; wife d. July, 1887.
Amory Adam Bartlett, s. of John, m. Sarah Jane, dau. of Ira Sawyer, res. in Berlin Centre, house west of the Orthodox Church; was a shoe manufacturer; is now largely engaged in care of the sick. Wife, Sarah Jane, d. Oct. 6, 1887. Had Charles A., b. April 9, 1846. res., Detroit, Mich .; Lewis M., b. March 31, 1857, d. July 11, 1859; Lester M., b. Aug. 4, 1860, m., May I, 1889, Nettie Louise, dau. of Langdon P. Spooner of Natick ; he is a musician ; res., Boston.
John Francis Bartlett, s. of John, m. Asenath M. Barnes, dau. of Daniel, Nov. 9, 1859; res., Boylston ;
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occupation, a farmer. Had Frank, b. Sept. 13, 1860, m. Bertha A. Burnham ; Julia A., b. July 18, 1865, m. Charles E. Cutter : Solon, b. April 13, 1867, graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1889, became a teacher at Lawranceville Academy, N. J., d. there Feb. 25, 1891; John Forrest, b. Apr. 12, 1869, graduated at the aforenamed institute, 1892, now holds a position in the patent office at Washington, D. C .; Nancie B., b. Aug. 29, 1871, is a trained nurse : Welcome, b. Aug. 18, 1874, a farmer : Chester A., b. Sept 27, 1880. Four children d. in infancy. John Francis d. Feb., 1895.
William Bartlett, from Alstead, N. H., m. Betsey Ball of Bolton; he settled in the northwest part of the town, near the Bolton station, the place lately occupied by his son-in-law, Samuel J. Moore. Had Elizabeth, m. S. J. Moore; Jonathan, m. Sarah Bowers; William, b. 1820, d. unm., Oct. 9, 1850. Wife, Betsey, d. He m., Aug. 9, 1828, Sally B. Lyndes of Boston. Had by Sally, Henry W., b. May 25, 1829 : Salucia A., b. May 13, 1831, m. David Florence; she d. June 2, 1857 ; George A., b. July 2, 1835, m. Mary Hoffman, m., 2d, Leora Parmenter; Sarah M., b. March 17, 1839, m. George Seaver; he d., she m., 2d, Oliver P. Wheeler; Joseph F., b. Oct. 8, 1842, a jeweler in Clinton, m. Julia Ladd; Ezra K., b. July 30, 1845, was a soldier in the late war, d. Oct. 10, 1864, at Indianapolis, Ind .; Lewis W., b. June 21, 1851, m. Jenny Harris, and lives in Holden. William Bartlett, d. Jan. 4, 1874, at 80 ; wife, Sarah, d. Sept. 13, 1863; death of Betsey not on record.
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BARTER.
Rcv. James W. Barter, b. Aug. 30, 1858, from St. George, Me., m. Carrie L. Gleason of Heath, Mass., Aug. 30, 1883 ; educated at Kemp's Hill Academy ; ordained minister in Methodist Church 1887; came to town ;1889. Had Maud A., b. Aug. 28, 1885; Lila May, b. May 5, 1890, d. April 22, 1891 ; Clifford H., b. Dec. 11, 1891 ; Marion S., Sept. 12, 1893.
BASSETT.
Daniel Bassett, the father of the two families of the name here, was a s. of William of Uxbridge and a descendant of William Bassett, who settled in Lynn about 1640. Daniel was b. in Uxbridge Dec. 19, 1784; removed with his father to Richmond, N. H., when he was nine years old : was a tanner and currier and carried on that business about thirty years; had three sons who grew up and had families, viz .: Elisha, b. March 11, 1811; Ahaz, b. Oct. 26, 1812; William, b. Oct. 5, 1819. He with his wife, Susanna, came to Berlin in 1856 and lived with his s., Elisha; he d. Sept. 18, 1861, at 77 yrs. ; she d. Feb. 8, 1862, aged 75 ; they were members of the Society of Friends.
Elisha Bassett, s. of Daniel, came from Richmond, N. H., and settled on the Dea. Job Spofford farm May, 1856; m., Ist, Olive B. Stewart 1843, who d. March 18, 1845 ; m., 2d, Mrs. Maria L. Howland, dau. of Job Whitcomb of Swanzey, N. H., Nov. 27, 1847 ; she had by former husband, Ellen M. Howland, who m. George E. Maynard. He had by Olive B. one child, Olive S., b. March 7, 1845; by Maria L., had Daniel H., b. July 9, 1849; Pliny E., b. May 29,
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IS53, and Anna S., b. in Berlin June 28, 1856, m. James D. Tyler.
William Bassett, s. of Daniel, m. Patience, dau. of Moses Tyler of Richmond, N. H., Dec. 13, 1846; carried on the tanning and currying business there until 1852, when he removed to Worcester, where he was engaged in trade until he removed to Berlin in 1857; he bought the Col. Joseph Parks place and lived there twenty-eight years; removed to Carter- ville in 1885 on the place where A. Barnard now lives, and in 1891 took up his res. in the house built by Rev. Henry Adams in the Centre. Wife, Patience, d. June 13, 1880, aged 60 yrs. Had by her. Mary A., b. July 21, 1848; Laura E., b. Sept. I, 1850, d. Nov. 10, 1852; Julia Ida, b. Oct. 26, 1854, m. Charles M. Sawyer; Florence M., b. April 1, 1858; Helen E., b. Feb. 17, 1860, m. Edward F. Fletcher of Worcester, d. Dec. 16, 1894.
Daniel H. Bassett, s. of Elisha, m. Susan E., dau. of Winslow B. Morse, May 1, 1883 ; he remained on the homestead with his father, but d. in early man- hood Jan. 19, 1886. Had by Susan E., Eugenia L., b. Dec. 12, 1883 ; Fred Elisha, b. April 9, 1885.
Pliny E. Bassett, s. of Elisha, m. Helen Morse of Framingham; has been engaged in the shoe busi- ness : was clerk for Boyd & Corey a number of years, and later manufactured shoes in Brockton, where he now res .; no children.
BENNETT.
John F. Bennett, b. May 7, 1829, s. of Simeon and grandson of Asa Bennett of Boylston. Asa was a large land owner at one time in the vicinity of Saw-
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yer's mills; Asa was of one branch of the Lancaster Bennetts and a son of Josiah; John F. came here in 1854, and has worked in various shoe shops; he lives in a house in the Centre, fronting the Common, opposite the Methodist Church; m. Caroline L. Lovell May 5, 1858; she was b. June 14, 1835. Had Alfaretta F., b. March 27, 1861 ; Carolyn L., b. Oct. 6, 1867, m. David C. Hastings Nov. 19, 1890. Wife, Caroline, d. Nov. 15, 1891.
BENWAY.
John Benway, a native of Canada, b. April 1, 1861, lives in the east part at the Four Corners, near the George Brigham place. Had George, Henry and Mary, ages respectively 5, 3, 2.
BERRY.
Thomas C. Berry, b. 1835 ; came from Poland, Me., 1852; m. Alvina S., dau. of William W. Wheeler, May 16, 1860, res. on Wheeler hill, in house built by John Wheeler; is a shoemaker and farmer. Had L. Ada., b. Jan. 16, 1861 ; Lulu Ann, twin sister, d. Jan. 17, 1861 ; Lester E., b. Jan. 15, 1863; Adelia L., b. Dec. 1, 1870; Cora A., b. July 7, 1879.
BICKFORD.
John C. Bickford, s. of Richard of Alton, N. H., b. Aug. 17, 1836, m. Sarah M., dau. of Adrian Hebard of Sturbridge, Jan. 16, 1865; came to town in 1868; belonged to the firm of Bickford, Klenart & Co .; was foreman with the Parkers till the shop was burned in 1882 ; since has been in business in Worcester; res.,
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still here: was representative to the General Court in 1875. Had Ernest A., b. Nov. 23, 1872; m. Alice B. Crossman June 5, 1895. Wife, Sarah M., d. Feb. 2, 1890.
Charles J. Bickford, bro. of the above, b. Nov. 24, 1838, m. Jennie Blake of Marlboro. Had Lillian F., b. Feb. 20, 1871 : Charles J., b. June 1, 1872; Harry A., b. July 12, 1874: Herbert F., b. July 28, 1875. He d. July, 1892 : he was a soldier in the late war, of Co. F. 7th N. H .: was six months in Libby and Andersonville prisons ; went in with 114 men; came out with fourteen. They were divorced; he m. again, and lived in Worcester at the time of his death. She m., 2d, Abel Howe of Marlboro.
BIGELOW.
Most of the Bigelow name who have resided here were descendants of John Bigelow, who settled in Marlboro about 1695, whose wife was Jerusha Gar- field of that town, m. June 12, 1696, and was grand- son of the John Bigelow who settled in Watertown about 1640. He was the John Bigelow who was taken captive by the Indians at Lancaster, together with Thomas and Elias Sawyer, and conveyed to Canada in 1705. (For particulars of this captivity see Thomas Sawyer.)
Christopher Banister Bigelow", Ivory", Gershom2, John', of Marlboro, m. Rhoda, dau. of Joseph Gleason of Marlboro. He settled on a farm in the east part of Berlin, near the Moses Dudley place; the build- ings are now mostly gone. He d. April 7, 1830, aged 65 : she d. Aug. 7, 1850, aged 84. Had Betsey, b. Jan. 21, 1786; Lucy, b. March 10, 1788, m. Luther
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Carter; Sarah, b. Feb. 12, 1791, m. Thomas Sawyer; Mary, b. July 26, 1794, m. Ephraim Goddard, d. 1816; Aaron, b. April 29, 1796; Sophia, b. April 5, 1798, m. Ephraim Goddard; Francis, b. March 24, 1800; Persis, b. March 22, 1802, m. Ira Hapgood of Marlboro; Joel, b. Feb. 26, 1804; Abram, b. June 8, 1806; Ira, b. May 22, 1808; Horace, b. Nov. 29, 1810.
Benjamin Bigelow, bro. of Christopher Banister, lived on the Moses Dudley place; d. in 1829.
Abram Bigelow®, Christopher B4., Ivoryª, Ger- shom2, John1, m. Eliza, dau. of Jonas Sawyer, s. of Silas, Jan. 24, 1830; he lived on Sawyer hill on the place now owned and occupied by Jonas Sawyer until about 1860, when he removed to Northboro with his s., Jonas S., with whom he and his wife lived some years; they now res. with s., Franklin E. Had Mary Eusebia, b. March 10, 1831, d. May 7, 1834; Jonas S., b. Dec. 26, 1833; Franklin E., b. Feb. 29, 1836; Joseph Abraham, b. Nov. 13, 1838, d. Aug. 13, 1863.
Jonas S. Bigelow®, Abram", Christopher B., ‘ Ivory3, Gershom2, John1, m. Cleora M., dau. of Joseph Flagg, res. near Wood's factory in Northboro.
Franklin E. Bigelow®, Abrams, Christopher B'., Ivory3, Gershom2, John', m. Lucilla A. Loomis Sept. 15, 1859, a sister to Mrs. Edward Flagg; removed to Northboro, where he still res. Wife d. June 7, 1874, aged 32, and also child Nellie d. in 1870, six mos. old.
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Horace Bigclow. Christopher B+., Ivory3, Gershom", John'. m. Almina, dau. of Rufus Sawyer, Oct. 5, 1834: he lived near the Centre school-house on the Boylston road : was a cooper by trade. Had Lucinda, b. Oct. 29, 1841, m. Samuel Stratton of Grafton ; Edwin J .. b. Dec. 8, 1844. was three years in the army, was killed in front of Petersburg April 2, 1865 ; Eleanor S., b. June 10. 1850, m. Nelson Bruso and had one child. Edwin Bigelow; Eleanor, d. Jan. 7, 1873. Horace d. Nov. 30, 1888: Almina d. Apr. 25, 1890.
Elijah Bigelow, m. Sarah, dau. of Amory Carter, and wid. of Jonas Hale; he formerly lived on the place now owned by Alonzo F. Green; was a shoe- maker and farmer. She d. June 24, 1885.
Augustus Bigclow, with wife from Worcester, were on the Sanderson Carter place in 1790-1800; he was s. of Judge Baker's 2d wife and of no known connec- tion with the Marlboro Bigelows. Had Mary, Sally, Augustus. Job and James ; no other record.
Augustus Bigclow, Jr., m. Hannah, dau. of Samuel Spofford (s. of Job), March 1, 1798; she d. and he m., 2d, Lydia Bride. Had by Hannah seven children. What became of the family does not appear.
Levi Bigclow, Jr., Esq .. s. of Levi Bigelow, Esq., of Marlboro. whose pedigree runs back through Ger- shom, Ivory and Gershom, to John Bigelow of Marlboro, of Indian captivity fame, m. Abigail, dau. of Ephraim Hastings, Feb. 4, 1846; he bought the Dea. Job Spofford farm, the place now owned by Elisha Bassett; removed to Marlboro in 1856, and there d. May 5, 1879, aged 58. Wife d. May I,
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