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Nathaniel H. Cartwright, s. of Daniel, m. Abbie, dau. of William George Hapgood, March 1, 1865 ; is a shoemaker, res., South Berlin, house built by Alonzo F. Howe. Had Cora Belle, b. April 25, 1866, d. young ; Fred H., b. March 13. 1867; George Herbert and Harry Elroy, twins, b. Oct. 19, 1874. The three sons excel as musicians.
CARVELLE.
Charles W. Carvelle. s. of Daniel W., b. Feb. 23, 1851. m .. July 31, 1869, Margaret F., dau. of Nathan Stowell, b. June 27, 1848 ; moved to Berlin in 1877 on the Samuel J. Moore place; in 1887 came to the old Daniel Carter farm. Had Wesley D., b. June 30, 1873: Laverna C., b. Jan. 27, 1875, d. Dec. 30, 1879: Nathan S., b. Aug. 23, 1879.
CHAMBERLIN.
Spencer C. Chamberlin from Thetford, Vt., m. Hen- rietta J., dau. of Henry Hastings; was a shoemaker; was in the service in the late war in Co. I, 36th Regt .: rem. to New Bedford, where he still resides. Had by Henrietta, Ola L., b. April 11, 1859, d. Nov. 4, 1887 : Spencer C., b. June 21, 1862 ; Erwin H., b. Aug. 29, 1865, m. in 1893, res., New Bedford; Lula M., b. May 15, 1868, m. and d. in New Bedford. Wife d. Aug. 12, 1884 ; m., 2d, in New Bedford.
Spencer Carlton Chamberlin, Jr., s. of Spencer C., m. Minnie E. Fay, dau. of Nahum W., Jan. 26, 1893; he is our mail carrier and lives in the Centre.
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COBURN.
Henry D. Coburn, s. of Leonard Coburn of Lynn and grands. of Job of Dracut, was b. Aug. 16, 1814, m., Nov. 13, 1833, Hannah, dau. of Daniel Sawyer of Bolton; he settled on the place now occupied by his s. Joseph's wid., Mary E. Coburn; he was a shoe- maker; had a shop near his house, where he carried on the business of bottoming shoes. Had by wife, Hannah, Hannah M., b. March 5, 1835, m. Ansel L. Snow; Susanna, b. March 8, 1838, d. young ; Joseph L., b. March 10, 1840; William H., b. Feb. 16, 1842; enlisted in the army under age, and d. of wounds received in the battle of the Wilderness. Wife, Hannah, d. Dec. 19, 1866, age 55 ; he m., 2d, April 27, 1870, Mrs. Sarah H., wid. of Amos Sawyer; an adopted dau., Izora, d. Oct. 14, 1863, age 17. He d. in Lynn May 21, 1892.
Joseph L. Coburn, s. of Henry D., m. Mary E., dau. of George W. Maynard, Oct. 18, 1860; he was a shoe- maker; lived on his father's place; he d. Nov. 26, 1883. Had Cora Mabel, b. Dec. 27, 1864, d. March 3, 1872 ; William Henry, b. Oct. 5, 1874; Roscoe E., b. Jan. 19, 1882. .
William Coburn, bro. of Henry D., m. Catherine, dau. of Daniel Sawyer of Bolton, in 1836; she d. March 2, 1852, age 36 yrs .; m., 2d, Ann Maley; she d. June 5, 1866. He d. March 25, 1876, at 63 ; lived at various places.
COLLINS.
John Collins, b. in Ireland; worked several years in Northboro; finally settled on the Joel Proctor place
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in the northwest part of this town; he d. Oct. 20, 1887 ; wife, Mary A., d. Aug. 2, 1886. Had James, b. - -: John, b. Aug. 2, 1863.
John Collins, Jr .. mn. Mary A. McNulty April 22, 1890: he retains the homestead. Had John F., b. March 27. 1891, d. Aug. 25. 1891 ; James R., b. May IO. 1892: Benjamin H., b. May 26, 1894.
CONANT.
Josiah Conant m. Lucy Harris of Concord; lived in the Amos Sawyer house; he was the most thorough millwright of this region: he had a shop and water power on land now owned by Granville Butler. Had Harriet A., b. Oct. 19, 1814, d. April 19, 1884, unm. ; Lucy Ann, b. Oct. 18, 1816, m. Levi Houghton ; William Franklin, b. Sept. 14, 1818; Mary, b. May 29, 1825, m. Franklin Moore of Monson. He d. June 10, 1848, age 57 ; wid. d. July 17, 1875, age 86.
William F. Conant. s. of Josiah, m. Mary A. Bur- dett of Clinton; she d. June 30, 1855 ; he m., 2d, Mary Houghton of Bolton; they left one child, Arthur: he lived on the place now owned by Zoheth B. Woodbury; built that house; he was a good mill- wright and put in many water wheels. He d. Aug. 21, 1882: Mary, wid., d. in Pawtucket, R. I., 1884.
COOLIDGE.
John Coolidge is counted ancestor of those in this vicinity; he was in Watertown in 1636.
Moses Coolidge bought house and land of Benjamin Baker at north end of Gates' pond in 1779; sold to
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Joel Fosgate in 1795; Joseph Howe once owned the premises; no other record.
Stephen Coolidge, m., May 31, 1785, Lavina, dau. of Samuel Jones, Jr .; he lived on the place now owned by Frank H. Crossman. Had Luther, b. Jan. 9, 1786; Caleb, b. Dec. 21, 1787; Sally, b. Sept. 29, 1789; John B., b. Aug. 29, 1791 ; Merrick, b. Jan. 13, 1794. Wife, Lavina, d .; m., 2d, Betsey Wetherbee Sept. 1, 1818.
Caleb Coolidge, s. of Stephen, m. Sophia, dau. of Martyn Newton of Northboro. Had Albert, b. Jan. 7, 1818 ; Henry, b. June 22, 1819: Merrick, b. April 12, 1821; Amory, b. Oct. 1I, 1823. Caleb d. in Berlin in 1824. The s., Merrick, at two yrs. old strayed from home at dusk; all the neighbors were searching the brooks and woods through the night ; next day hundreds came together; the child was found at the "Fountains," near present home of N. M. Allen, about 1, o'clock, with chilled and swollen limbs, but soon recovered. Albert d. in Worcester in 1884; Henry went to Michigan, d. in 1893 ; Mer- rick lived on the Taylor Maynard place in Northboro, m. Mary Ann Stone Nov. 27, 1851; he d. Oct. II, 1888 ; had three children ; Amory lived in Northboro was a seaman, d. in 1869.
COTTING.
Josiah Cotting, s. of Dr. Josiah of Southboro and descendant of Josiah who settled in Roxbury in 1637, m. Betsey, dau. of Capt. William Barnes, in 1820. Had George Augustine, b. 1821 ; Sarah B., b. 1823 ; Ella H., b. 1825 ; both daus. d. young.
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George A. Cotting," Josiah,1 m. Jerusha Vose of Sud- bury: he settled first just over the line in Boylston, the first house west of George H. Barnes'; thence rem. to Hudson, where he d. in 1892; they were mostly connected with Berlin : he was a school teacher in his younger days; was justice of the peace. This generous descendant has honorably erected a fine granite monument in our cemetery commemorative of his ancestry, "Ex uno disce omnes." Had no chil- dren.
COULSON.
I. Edmund Coulson, from Cambridge, Eng., m., April 11, 1893, Carrie P., dau. of Ira Jones; lives on the Jones homestead. Had Cyril Edmund, b. March 4, IS94.
CROSSMAN.
John W'. Crossman, s. of Abishur of Boylston, b. Jan. 9, 1806, m., May 4, 1837, Evelina Phelps of Lancaster, b. Nov., 1806: he lived on the place formerly occu- pied by Stephen Coolidge and now owned by his s., Frank H. Had one child d. in infancy ; Frank H., b. Jan. 12, 1846.
Frank H. Crossman, s. of John W., m. Lelia M. Farwell of Fitchburg Jan. 12, 1870, dau. of Abel and Sarah ; he is a machinist; worked some years in Fitchburg; is our present town clerk. Had Alice B., b. July 29, 1872, m. Ernest Bickford; Walter I., b. Nov. 5, 1874; Harrison A., b. Sept. 21, 1876; Agnes B., b. July 11, 1882. The parents of wife, Lelia M., both d. here.
John F. Crossman, an adopted s. of John W., b. Apr. 10, 1843, m. Annie M. Evans, dau. of Amos of Clinton ;
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he lives on the Hudson road, next beyond Frank H. ; was a soldier in the late war of Co. I, 36th Regt. Had Ernest L., b. May 17, 1870, m., Nov. 30, 1892, Sarah T. Phillips, res., Hudson; Charles L., b. Dec. 10, 1873, d. April 10, 1876; Charles E., b. Oct. 18, 1881 ; Cora Bell, b. April 27, 1883; Alla B., b. Dec. 7, 1886.
Peter Crossman and wife, Elizabeth, were Quakers from Gloucester, R. I., 1785 ; he d. on the Sanderson Carter place in 1795.
CROSBY.
Josiah Crosby, from Scotland, m. Seraphina, dau. of Samuel Brigham ; lived on the Dr. Daniel Brigham place; was a tailor. He d. here Sept. 15, 1866, age 84 yrs .; she d. in Nashua, N. H., 1870. Had Nancy, d. young; Josiah Q., b. Feb. 28, 1830, was a soldier in the late war, lost an arm, is in the treasury depart- ment, Washington, D. C .; William H., b. Dec. 26, 1833, lives in Washington, D. C., a proprietor of the National Hotel.
CHRISTY.
Rev. Albert Barnes Christy, s. of Dea. Moses Christy of Greenwich, Conn .; ordained here July, 1879; m., Sept 6, 1879, Wilhelmina Lindsey of Fairhaven, Conn .; he was pastor of the Orthodox Congregational Church ; was dismissed in 1882 to answer a call to the church in Conway; later had pastorate of the Congregational Church, Hudson, Ohio, and now is settled in New Mexico. Had two children while here, Bertha and Martha Peters.
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CLARKE.
Rev. Eber L. Clarke was res. here about 1830-40 with family. Julius L. Clarke, late state auditor, was his s. Julius L. m. Sarah, dau. of Alvin Saw- yer, May 27, 1840.
CUTTING.
George Cutting, s. of Asa of Templeton, m. Sarepta, dau. of Cornelius Moore of Lancaster, res. near Bol- ton depot. Had George H., b. July 26, 1837, m. Lavinia K., dau. of Capt. Silas Sawyer, res., Lancaster ; Persis B., b. July 12, 1840; Emily T., b. Dec. 20, 1845: Oliver B., b. Aug. 18, 1848; Hannah L., b. Feb. 23, 1851 ; Sarah L., b. June 12, 1853. She d. July 20, 1854.
DAKIN.
Joel Dakin, from Sudbury, m., Nov. 30, 1815, Betsey Powers, dau. of Capt. Henry; he was a partner with Caleb Houghton in the wire drawing business.
DAILEY.
Ebeneser Dailey, b. Oct. 29, 1823, s. of Gideon, m. Elizabeth (Babcock) Wheeler, dau. of Ephraim Bab- cock, wid. of Joel L. Wheeler, Nov. 29, 1860; is a carpenter : lives in the west part on the Winship place ; came here in 1866. Had Cora A., b. Jan. 6, 1862, m. William E. Smith April 21, 1886; Alice, b. Sept., 1863, m. Sullivan Stevens; Edward E., b. April 1, 1866; Mary E., b. Jan. 15, 1868, m. Wil- liam Whitman. Mr. Dailey was in the late war in Co. F, 13th Regt., Mass. Vols.
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DAVIS.
George C. Davis and family res. here about 1870, he built the house now owned by John Burke, north of the Central Mass. railroad, northwest of Carter- ville; had four children ; present res., Hudson.
DAY.
John L. Day, s. of Isaac of Southboro, b. April 10, 1843, m. Julia A., dau. of George F. Wheeler, April 5, 1866; came to Berlin in 1869; lives on the place lately occupied by his father-in-law; he was out in service under two enlistments; is a musician and barber. Had Forest E., b. Dec. 23, 1866; Lewis E., b. July 3, 1869.
Forest E. Day, s. of John L., m., Nov. 27, 1889, Grace H., dau. of Sewell H. Merrill; he is a provision dealer; lives in the Bullard house.
Lewis E. Day, s. of John L., m., Feb. 6, 1890, Alice P., dau. of Paul A. Randall, res., Fryville, Bolton. Had Myra A., b. July 22, 1890 ; Lena J., b. 1892.
Milton Day, b. April 7, 1832, s. of Ambrose of Westfield, m., June 19, 1857, Joanna, dau. of Dea. John Parker; was a shoemaker and farmer, res. on Sawyer hill, where Willard G. Bruce now lives. He d. July 1, 1889.
DERBY.
Alfred C. Derby, b. in Randolph, Vt., Aug. 13, 1824, m., May 15, 1856, Charlotte, dau. of Seth Fisher of Northfield, Mass., b. Feb. 10, 1836; he lived in Sterling about twelve years; bought the Welcome
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Barnes place in 1874. where he still resides. Had Lizzie Jane, b. June 6, 1858, m. Clarence E. Spofford ; Oliver Dexter, b. May 20. 1869, m. Eunice, dau. of Philo Bruce, Nov. 29, 1891.
DEWEY.
James M. Dewey. b. July 31, 1826, m. Susan, dau. of Abel B. Stevens, May 14, 1873; she was b. Feb. 18. 1833. They moved here from Orange Oct. 9, 1884, and live on the Roswell Bliss place.
DEXTER.
John Dexter, Jr., bought the Bullard house and store in 1796 of Moses Pollard; sold same to Solomon Howe in 1803 ; no record of family.
DINSMORE.
Perley Dinsmore m. Hannah Goldthwait in 1831 ; he lived on the John Hudson place; later on the William Fry place.
DUDLEY.
Moses Dudley, s. of Benjamin of Sudbury, b. Nov. 25, 1811, m. Susan M. Bliss of Walpole, Mass., Dec. 7, 1837: he lived in the east part on the Willard Brigham place. Had Elizabeth N., b. May 28, 1839, d. young; Mary A., b. June 19, 1841, m. John L. Cashman ; Luman B., b. March 9, 1843, d. June 23, 1858 ; Adelaide E., b. April 4, 1845, m. George W. Houghton: Martha A., b. June 29, 1847, m., Jan. 26, 1867, Frank Pierce; George A., b. June 9, 1849,
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m. Frances A. Goodwin, res., Hudson; Edward H., b. May 23, 1852, d. Jan. 8, 1868. . Moses d. April 29, 1891.
DUGAN.
Michael J. Dugan, from Bolton, b. July 12, 1869, s. of Thomas, m. Annie O. Malley of Clinton Dec. 25, 1893; he settled on the Silas Greenlief farm in 1892. Had George Francis, b. Sept. 24, 1894.
DUNN.
Abner C. Dunn, lived near the Marlboro line, east of the Lyman Morse place ; the road to his house was across Joseph Carley's place.
EAGER.
Augustus Eager of Westminster m. Lucy Ellen,. dau. of Josiah Babcock ; he d. March 24, 1871. Had Charles D., b. Jan. 27, 1861 ; William S., b. Jan. 28, 1868; wid., Lucy E., m., 2d, George W. Ames, and s., William S., res. with her; he is a florist and a. raiser of early vegetables; unm.
Charles D. Eager, s. of Augustus, m. Lilla M., dau. of Pliny B. Southwick, May 14, 1885 ; has been a provision dealer here, but now is living in Boston. Had Harold, b. Sept. 18, 1886, d. July 13, 1887 ; Mil- dred, b. April 29, 1889, d. June 23, 1890; Marion, b. Feb. 16, 1891. Wife d. Feb. 25, 1893.
EGERY.
Nathan Egery m. Sibella, dau. of Dr. Benjamin Nourse, in 1797; he lived on the Chandler Carter
OLIVER FOSGATE. GEO. W. FOSGATE. JOHN G. FOSGATE.
MRS. LUKE FOSGATE. MERRICK FELTON. LUKE FOSGATE. JACOB FELTON.
MRS. G. W. FOSGATE. JOEL 11. FOSGATE. REUBEN P. FOSGATE.
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place when the old house stood on the premises. Had Nabby, b. Nov. 13, 1797 ; Daniel N., b. Nov. 26, 1805 : no other record.
ELLIS.
Philo MI. Ellis and wife, Charlotte, from Boston, succeeded Jonathan D. Meriam, Esq., on the present "Berlin Hotel" place: no record of their deaths. Had George S. Abbott, b. Oct. 16, 1843, m. Amada, dau. of John Wheeler, res., Leominster; he was a soldier in the late war on the quota of Berlin. Philo had two other children, viz., George M. and Mary Jane, who d. within two days of each other, Feb. 14 and Feb. 16. 1842.
END.
John End, a native of Ireland, came to Berlin in 1856, m. Ellen McCarty in 1851 ; lived on the Clinton road, next to the shoe shop. Had Mary C., b. Feb. 26, 1852; Sarah, b. Oct. 25, 1853; Thomas, b. Jan. 4, 1855, d. June 15, 1882: Mary E., b. July 19, 1857; Ellen L., b. Aug. 8, 1859; Caroline M., b. Sept. 8, 1861; Daniel F., b. Oct. 20, 1863; Ann J., b. Feb. 7, 1865, d. May 20, 1883. Hed. Sept. 8, 1882, at 74.
FAIRBANKS.
Ephraim Fairbanks, who settled on our territory, was a descendant of Jonas Fairbanks, one of the first proprietors of Lancaster. This Jonas had a s., Jabez, b. 1670, who was noted as an Indian fighter and a terror to their tribes; he had good reasons; his
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father and brother Joshua were killed in the Lancas- ter massacre of 1676, when Mrs. Rowlandson was carried away a captive, and also in 1697, his s., Jonas, and dau., Grace, together with another bro., Jonathan, were killed, hence we may well believe that Jabez's native energy was terribly urged by his childhood reminiscences and manhood experiences ; he settled on the homestead of his father in South Lancaster. Had a s., Jabez, b. 1694, who was the father of our Ephraim, b. 1724; this Jabez was prob- ably the first settler on the Fairbanks place hereafter described.
Ephraim Fairbanks m. Achsah -; he lived in the north part of the town; his house stood at the corner of the Southwick road with the main road to Bolton; he was a prominent and an influential citizen of the town in all its early history; he d. Nov. 18, 1799, and was buried in Bolton old cemetery. Had Thankful, b. Jan. 31, 1746, d. in Berlin unm .; Mary, b. Feb. 4, 1748, d. 1765; Achsah, b. March 18, 1751, d. young; Ephraim, b. June 28, 1753, m. Prudence Wilder in 1774; Jabez, b. Nov. 22, 1755 ; Hephzibah, b. Feb. 26, 1758 ; Jonathan, b. Feb. 26, 1761 ; Kesiah, b. April 26, 1763, m. James Goddard, 2d; Manasseh, b. Dec. 20, 1765; Caleb, b. July 30, 1768, m. Molly, dau. of Dea. James Goddard, res., Canada.
Ephraim Fairbanks?, Ephraim', m. Prudence Wilder Nov. 21, 1774. Had Molly, b. Jan. 7, 1776 ; Ephraim, b. June II, 1778 ; no other record.
Ephraim Fairbanks3, Ephraim?, Ephraim', m. Lucy, dau. of William Babcock, Sr., May 30, 1807. Had Nancy A., b. Dec. 4, 1808; Charles P., b. April 15,
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ISIO: Sarah M., b. 1814. The family skipped to Canada.
Jabes Fairbanks®, Ephraim1, m., July 27, 1778, Lucy, dau. of Col. Silas Bailey; they lived between Leom- inster and Westminster. Had by Lucy, Lucy and Silas. This Silas was father to our Col. Silas B. Fairbanks, who settled in Hudson. Wife, Lucy, d. : he m., 2d, Betty, dau. of Judge Samuel Baker; by her had Jabez and Polly. He d. about 1794.
Jonathan Fairbanks2, Ephraim1, m. Parna, dau. of Phineas Howe, Jan. 12, 1786. Had Jonathan, Phineas, Achsah and Parnell, twins. Wife d. 1793; m .. 2d, Susannah Koon of Maine in 1795. Had by Susannah, Cressy, b. Nov. 26, 1796; Sophia, b. Aug. 16, 1779. The family rem. to Marlboro, N. H. By tradition he became a Methodist preacher.
Manasseh Fairbanks2, Ephraim1, m. Abigail, dau. of Silas Howe. in 1785: he retained the homestead. Had Polly, b. March 3, 1786, m. Jonathan Hastings of Boylston ; Abigail, b. Feb. 23, 1788 ; Silas, b. Aug. 16, 1790: Persis, b. July 6, 1793, d. 1837 ; Tamer, b. June 5, 1796, m. Joseph Hall of Newton; Manasseh, b. March 11, 1799, was a comb-maker and went to sea, d. here 1866 unm .; John, b. Aug. 10, 1801, m. Han- nah Howe in Northboro; Sally, b. March 1, 1804, m. Isaiah McClench of Hallowell, Me. Hed. March II, 1806: his wid. m. Nathaniel Longley, Esq., of Bolton ; she d. 1838 at 82 yrs.
Caleb Fairbanks2, Ephraim1, m. Molly, dau. of Dea. James Goddard; he lived in the old house on the farm of A. C. Derby. Had Ephraim, b. 1786; James,
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b. March 17, 1788; Caleb, b. June 3, 1790; Betsey, b. 1793; Jabez, b. 1799; Amos, b. 1802; Oliver, b. 1804; Dexter, b. 1806; Hannah, b. 1809. The family rem. to Canada.
Silas Fairbanks3, Manasseh2, Ephraim1, m. Martha W. Wilder of Boston Oct. 6, 1817; he was a shoe- maker; house stood on the site of the old academy. Had John H., b. April 12, 1818; Charles H., b. Feb. 19, 1820, d. 1838 ; Silas L., b. Oct. 8, 1822; Mary E.,. b. April 15, 1826; George H., b. Dec. 29, 1828, m. in 1854 Mary Howe. He d. March 16, 1856; wife d .. in 1840.
Silas Fairbanks3, Jabez2, Ephraim1, m. Patty, dau. of Samuel Jones3. Had Archibald T., b. March 13, 1804; Timothy J., b. June 20, 1805, m., 2d wife, Mary Ann, dau. of Jonah Houghton, d. in Lancaster in 1884; Silas B., b. Oct. 9, 1808; Lucy B., b. May 4, 1810; Jonathan, b. Aug. 9, 1812.
Col. Silas B. Fairbanks4, Silas3, Jabez2, Ephraim1, m. Mary, dau. of Stephen Pope, Esq., in 1833; settled in Hudson; he was a man of marked military qual- ities ; was early promoted to the colonelcy ; a prominent . citizen in Berlin and Hudson; had two sons. None of Esquire Ephraim Fairbanks' descendants bearing the family name are now res. in Berlin.
Luke Fairbanks of Northboro m. Harriet, dau. of Dea. Samuel Seaver; lived awhile on the old Bow- man place. She d. Oct. 26, 1868; he m., 2d, and settled in Sterling.
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FAGIN.
Fagin lived north of David Southwick's; d. of small pox : house and effects were burned; he is probably the same "McFadin" who was first settler there.
FARWELL.
George Farwell, b. May 10, 1820, s. of John of Harvard, m. Mary M., dau. of George Worster; bought the Jarvis Wheeler farm in 1878, and con- tinued on the same until his death in Nov. 7, 1889; his wid. still occupies the place. Had Ann E., b. Feb. 28, 1851, m. - Gay; Abby M., b. Jan. 22, 1853, m. Ivers H. Sawyer; Hannah S., b. June I, 1855 : Mary E., b. July 16, 1857; John, b. Aug. 15, 1859, was killed on the Central Mass. railroad Aug. 10, 1887 ; Sarah A., b. Feb. 8, 1865 ; Amy H., b. March 23, 1869, m., Aug. 9, 1887, Hollis M. Baker.
Abel Farwell m. Mary Bowman. Had Frances W., b. June 30, 1828, m. - Flagg in Boylston; also had George; Frank; Maria; Ellen.
FAY.
Only one branch of the Fay stock have been Ber- linians. John Fay came with relatives to Sudbury 1656, being eight years old. In 1669 he was in Marlboro with his wife, Mary; he was in com. mand of the garrison which included the Kerley families. He had eight children, two of whom became mixed with the Shattucks, and David Fay
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m. Sarah Larkin in 1699. Deliverance m. Benjamin Shattuck in 1686. John himself m. Susanna Shat- tuck for his 2d wife. Gershom Fay, s. of John, m. Mary Brigham, dau. of John of Sudbury. They were yet of Marlboro, next of Westboro, and finally of Northboro, yet never moved,. the towns came to them. The locality was partially on our west road to Northboro by way of Samuel I. Rice's. Gershom, Jr., once lived there. Gershom, Sr., lived southwest of the homestead of Capt. Lewis Fay. Gershom had a s., Paul, the father of Nahum and Asa. John Flavel, s. of Nahum, came to Berlin for his wife, Charlotte Puffer. Dexter, s. of Nahum, came "to stay," so he m. Zilpah, dau. of Barnabas Maynard, who built them the house now owned by Frank Lasselle.
Dexter Fay, s. of Nahum of Northboro, was b. Dec. 24, 1780, m. Zilpah, dau. of Barnabas Maynard, April 10, 1803; he settled on the homestead of his father-in-law and remained there the rest of his life; he was largely engaged for some years in carrying produce of various kinds to the Boston market; he was a deacon of the Orthodox Church from 1815 to 1840, and was zealous in the performance of all his religious duties ; he was afflicted during the last years of his life with some mental disturbance or a mild form of insanity. Had Mary, b. Oct. 21, 1804, m. Rev. Levi Brigham, a graduate of Williams College and Andover Theological Seminary, was settled in Dunstable, Saugus and Troy, N. H., both are now dcad; Barnabas Maynard, b. July 27, 1806, m. Louise Mills of N. J .; Lucy W., b. Aug. 6, 1810, m. Eber Brewer of Northboro, d. there in 1850 ; Harriet New-
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ell, b. Aug. 12, 1813, m. Russell Park, d. in Westboro; Sarah M .. b. March 15, 1815, m. Oliver Taylor of Dunstable, Mass., d. in Dunstable; Dexter W., b. Feb. 20, 1817, d. June 25, 1843 ; Nahum White, b. March 15, 1821; James R., b. Feb. 22, 1823 ; Zilpah E .. b. Feb .. 1825, m., Sept. 30, 1855, Rev. William Grassie. d. in Erie, Pa.
Nahum W. Fay, s. of Dea. Dexter, m. Emily R. Thompson of Uxbridge Sept. 12, 1844; he and his bro .. James R., continued on the old homestead until about 1865, when he bought his brother's interest in the same: some three years after he sold the place to Henry M. Flagg and rem. to Northboro; returned to town about 1875 and bought the Oliver Fosgate farm, and in 1880 sold the same to his son-in-law, Willis Rice : since that time he has lived most of the time with his s .. William E. Had Henry Dexter, b. June 23, 1845, has been insane many years; Walter A., b. March 12, 1848, was a carpenter in Worcester, where he d. Nov. 23, 1880; Harriet Susan. b. Feb. 23, 1850, m. Willis Rice; William E., b. Nov. 23, 1853; Minnie E., b. June 29, 1860, m. S. C. Chamberlin, Jr., she had been a teacher in Marl- boro previous to marriage; George H., b. July 12, 1862, now in the insane hospital. His wife, Emily R., d. July 3, 1879 ; he d. Feb. 12, 1895.
William E. Fay, s. of Nahum W., m. Mary J. McKenna of Marlboro in 1875 ; he bought the Morse place (so-called), near the old Fay homestead, and built the house on the spot where the old one was burned a few years before; he sold the place in 1892, and the same is now occupied by George W. Knight.
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Had William E., b. March 10, 1876; Harry N., b. Sept. 15, 1877; Carlton E., b. May 9, 1879, parted with his wife some years ago and was divorced from her in 1892.
James R. Fay, s. of Dea. Dexter, m. Laura B., wid. of Solomon Jones, Jan. 1, 1867, res. with her in the southeast part of the town on the Solomon Jones place.
PETER FAY.
A well-known character in Berlin about fifty years ago was Peter Fay, a singular specimen of humanity truly; not a fool in the true sense of that word, but foolish in some respects. He lacked ability to properly care for himself, and hence the town had to provide for his more pressing necessities. He was yearly put up at public vendue, as was custom- ary in those times to dispose of paupers. Sometimes the town received fifty cents a week or more for his services and sometimes less, but on the whole he kept the account nearly balanced. He was easily excited when pestered by boys, as was often the case, and in his frenzy went for them with a ven- geance. Was a s. of Patty Foster and of unknown paternal ancestry. He d. of cancer at John W. Crossman's April 26, 1851.
On Peter Fay please now bestow A kindly thought of care; He had no portion here below, His home was anywhere. Few friends or kindred could he claim, His sire's name-unknown they say; ' Tradition holds the mother's name, Why did they call him Peter Fay?
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From place to place he roamed around,
To seek his daily bread,
The lowest bidder for him found
A place to lay his head.
Onward with slow and plodding toil
He went his weary way; .
A patient workman of the soil
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