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He lived from day to day.
At Crossman's house he passed away
In eighteen fifty-one,
Perchance the real life of Peter Fay
Was then but just begun.
P. J. HOLBROOK.
FELTON.
Jacob Felton, s. of Stephen Felton of Marlboro and of the sixth generation from Nathaniel Felton, who settled in Salem in 1633, was b. Nov. 15, 1790, m. Lucinda Wilkins, dau. of Edward and Sarah Wilkins of Marlboro, in June, 1814; he moved to Princeton, Mass., and carried on the machine carding business twelve yrs. : in 1828 they were living in Feltonville, and the next year rem. and settled on the place now owned by his grands., Truman P. Felton ; he was a bro. of Silas Felton, Esq., the founder of Feltonville. His wife, Lucinda, d. May 30, 1865, at 74 yrs. ; m., 2d, Mary Wilkins of Hudson, wid. of Edward Wilkins, bro. of Mr. Felton's first wife, March, 1868; he lived with her in Wilkinsonville until her death, May 18, 1875; he later moved back to Berlin, where he d. Aug. 23, 1883, aged 92 yrs. 9 mos., the oldest man in town at the time. Had by his wife, Lucinda, Henry Otis, b. in Marlboro Dec. 12, 1814; Sylvester, b. in Princeton Sept. 5, 1818, d. in Berlin unm. Sept. 27, 1851 ; Merrick, b. in Princeton Aug. 31, 1823.
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Henry O. Felton, s. of Jacob, m. in Lunenburg May 7, 1840, Charlotte Phelps; he was a carpenter and had charge of a saw-mill in Lunenburg several years and lost a few of his fingers; some forty years ago he purchased what was known as Barber's grist and saw-mills and also as Pollard's mills at West Berlin, and moved to that place; his wife was instantly killed June 6, 1891, while crossing the Old Colony railroad at West Berlin; he bought the place lately owned by Rev. Francis Rand, where he and his dau., Mary E., did reside. Had by his wife, Charlotte, Maria C., b. March 23, 1841, m. Levi Babcock, d. Aug. 14, 1885 ; Mary E., b. April 21, 1843, has been a school teacher of large experience; George H., b. Aug. 7, 1847; Sarah A., b. April 22, 1850, d. March 2, 1852; Addie L., b. Nov. 6, 1854, m. Levi Babcock. Henry O., d. March 4, 1895.
George H. Felton, s. of Henry O., m. Sarah Mackey of Northboro Aug. 3, 1884; he succeeded his father in the mill business at West Berlin. Had Walter L., b. Oct. 30, 1884; Gertrude, b. May 8, 1886; Bertha, b. Sept. 27, 1888; Mabel, b. July 3, 1892.
Merrick Felton, s. of Jacob, m. Elizabeth Page of Lunenburg; he is a carpenter ; worked at his trade in Southboro, Clinton and Lawrence, Mass .; some thirty-five years ago he returned to the old home- stead here in Berlin; he has now sold the farm to his s., Truman P., retaining, however, for his own use, the cottage house and barn and a few acres con- nected therewith ; he has a house in Fitchburg and spends a portion of his time there. His wife, Elizabeth, d. Sept. 30, 1871, aged 47 ; hem., 2d, Mary
HENRY O. FELTON.
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B. Priest of Leominster Aug. 11, 1872. Had by his wife, Elizabeth, Charles M., b. Jan. 25, 1850, d. Jan. 27, same yr .; Martha E., b. Oct. 14, 1852, m. George H. Dyer Sept., 1869, was divorced April, 1873; Abbott S., b. Aug. 14. 1855, res:, Fitchburg: Marion A., b. Aug. 30, 1858; Truman P., b. Jan. 25, 1862, m. Mary L. Whitcomb, dau. of Amasa A., June 24, 1890; Lucinda E., b. Oct. 10, 1864. Wife, Mary B., d. Dec. 18. 1893. Truman P. Felton is a graduate of the Mass. Agricultural College.
FIFE.
William and James Fife came from Fifeshire, Scot- land, about 1728; the former settled near Bolton depot, where Daniel Marsh now lives; the latter, James, settled on our territory, the place now owned by Jonas H. Carter. The Fifes of Scotland were distinguished for their bravery and heroism in many a conflict among the Highland clans, and were connected with some of the most notable and distin- guished families of the realm of Scotland. The above-named William, who settled just over the line in Bolton, has had representatives of his family in that vicinity to the present time. William E. Fife of Clinton is of this line.
James Fife, above-named, b. 1720, m. Patience, dau. of James Butler, who lived on the John Collins place. He d. June 25, 1779: Patience, his wid., d. March 3, 1816, at 90. Had James, b. Nov., 1742, d. young ; Silas, b. Oct. 4, 1743, m. Abigail Houghton and settled in Monadnock No. 5; Molly, b. 1745, m. Robert Hudson, a refugee from the enrollment of the king's army in Ireland; Robert, b. March 11,
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1747, retaincd the homestead; Relief, b. 1750, m., 1773, Jonathan Whitcomb, settled in Templeton and had ten children; Patience, b. 1751, d. young; Susannah, b. 1752, m. Capt. Samuel Woods of Marl- boro; Patience, b. 1757, m. her cousin, William Fife of Bolton, in 1786; James, b. 1760, was a soldier in the Revolution, d. unm. in 1790; Deliverance, b. 1760, m. Israel Maynard; Samuel, b. 1763, d. young ; Sarah, b. 1766, d. 1782, "a sweet girl followed to her grave by all her schoolmates;" Martha, b. 1767, m. James Britain, res., Barre, Vt.
Robert Fife, s. of James, m. Hephzibah Bush of Marlboro, now Hudson; succeeded his father on the homestead. Had Lucy, b. Nov., 1777, d. young ; Hannah, b. July 29, 1778, m. Solomon Moore, res., Hillsboro, N. H .; Lucy, b. May 18, 1780, m. Curtis Pollard of Bolton; Hephzibah, b. Sept. 30, 1781, m. Asa Goss of Sterling; Robert, b. Sept. 3, 1783 ; Jesse, b. Aug. 3, 1785; Sarah, b. 1787, d. 1803. He d. 1787; wid. m., 2d, William Babcock and d. 1826. Robert and Jesse settled in Florida, Mass.
FLAGG.
Joseph Flagg, s. of Benjamin Flagg, came from Boyl- ston with family in 1845; he was probably a descendant of Thomas Flagg, who was in Watertown in 1643 ; he bought the place where his s., Edward W., now lives; from thence rem. to the place recently occupied by Caty Bride in the Centre. His wife was Martha Hastings of Boylston, a sister of Ephraim Hastings, the father of Capt. C. S. Hastings. Had Persis, b. -, m. Dana Rice of Northboro;
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Levi Lincoln, b. -, res., Boylston ; Martha, b. ---. m. Alexander Grassie Dec. 28, 1853 ; Edward W .. b. June 7, 1822 : Ezra A., b. 1826, d. March 19, 1856; Seth A., b. - , d. --: George E., b. -, res., Michigan; Henry Martin, b. Aug. 19, 1830: Cleora M., b. 1834. m. Jonas Bigelow of North- boro March 17, 1858. He d. Oct. 16, 1877, at 75 yrs. ; wid. d. March 16, 1882, at 77 yrs.
Edward W. Flagg', Joseph', m. Charlotte Loomis of Southboro Nov. 3, 1859: he lives on the old Silas Bailey place : the house was built by George Abram Babcock of Boston. Had Charles A., b. Aug. 27, 1860, was a merchant in Chicago, d. in Berlin May 16, 1883 : Ella M., b. Oct. 4, 1866, m. Silas L. Mills Dec. 24, 1885 : Sadie E., b. Feb. 22, 1886; Gertrude May, a protegee of Mr. Flagg, b. Sept. 19, 1881.
Henry Martin Flagg2, Joseph1, m. Auretta A. Jones, res. on the place formerly owned by George E. John- son; has been extensively engaged in wood and lumber. Had Emma, b. June 15, 1872.
FLETCHER.
Ariel K. Fletcher, s. of Joel of New London, N. H., m. Harriet Somes; had lived in Cambridge; came to Berlin in 1855 : settled on the place now owned by Charles W. Carvelle. Had Lavina, b. June 30, 1839, m. Philo Bruce : Charles E., b. June 17, 1841, m. Lynda Stanley, res., unknown ; George F., b. Aug. 22, 1842, m. Maria Connor May 6, 1875, res., East Brookfield ; Ann E., b. July 10, 1844, m. Eugene D. Colby of Boston; Harriet M., b. March 31, 1847, m. John Adams; Frances E., b. Nov. 11, 1848, m. John
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White of Charlestown; Ada M., b. July 4, 1852, m. William Caldwell, he d. of hydrophobia, she m., 2d, Charles Sargent. Ariel K. d. Jan. 15, 1879; the family rem. to Northboro.
FOLEY.
Patrick Foley, a native of Ireland, m. Catherine Lynch in Marlboro Feb. 17, 1865 ; he res. at the most easterly part of the town, near Hudson. Had Mar- garet A., b. Nov. 18, 1865; Daniel E., b. April 25, 1867 ; Patrick H., b. Nov. 5, 1869; Michael D., b. Nov. 2, 1871 ; John F., b. Jan. 22, 1874, d. July 21, 1874; Nellie M., b. Feb. 27, 1876; Jennie J., b. Dec. 6, 1879; Catherine W., b. April 17, 1884.
FOSTER.
Elijah Foster m. Elizabeth Knights; he is named in the east school district in 1785. Elizabeth Foster of Berlin m. Abel Goulding of Shrewsbury in 1806; * she d. here at Dea. George W. Sawyer's in 1878 ; may have been of this family. The same family probably lived on South Barnes hill when the Hudsons were there. It was reported that the Fosters, seeing their neighbors, the Hudsons, at work on the Sabbath, said nothing, presuming they would keep Mon- day for Sunday, which they did devoutly. The Fosters had it for a standing joke on the Hudsons.
FOSGATE.
The ancestor of the Fosgate family was John Fosgate of Charlestown, b. 1636, m. Elizabeth Leach ; he had a s., Robert, b. 1672, m. Mercy Good-
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win in 1700, and he a s., Robert, b. 1704, m. Sarah Howe, who was in Marlboro in 1731; he settled on a place in the east part of Berlin, known as the Gates farm, where his descendants are now living ; he was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and in the expedition against Crown Point. Robert and Sarah had a large family of children, five sons and eight daughters, namely: Mary; Elizabeth; Ezekiel; Patience: Ketina; Joel, b. 1751 ; Oliver ; Anna ; John, m. Abigail Jones of Lunenburg in 1761, res., West- minster: Zibia, m. Solomon Bowker in 1789; Phebe, m. John Brown in 1764; Asa Nourse, bro. to our Dr. Nourse, m. a dau. of Robert Fosgate; Jacob, m. Lois- in Marlboro in 1745; Robert gave his homestead farm to his s., Joel, which was somewhat encumbered. Joel was feeble in his youth, but be- came strong and endured immense labor on farm and in the brick yard at the foot of "Clay Pit hill." That pond hole on the left as we turn upon the Fosgate road is artificial. To improve time he worked nights at coopering; he was a favorite of his father : a good neighbor and a worthy citizen.
Joel Fosgate*, Robert3, Robert?, John1, m. Naomi Gilbert Dec. 11, 1777. Had Robert, b. Aug. 15, 1779, m. Hannah, dau. of William Sawyer, res., Winchester, N. H., she d. March 13, 1871 ; Mendall, b. June 13, 1781 ; Gilbert, b. Feb. 15, 1783, d. July 25, 18II : Joel, b. Dec. 18, 1784, d. --; Luke, b. Aug. 5, 1787 ; Betsey, b. Jan. 5, 1789, m. Samuel, s. of Job Spofford, also m., 2d, Josiah Bride; Sally, b. April 2, 1791, m. Stephen Puffer Sept. 15, 1812, res., Sterling and Amherst; Sophia, b. Aug. 4, 1793, m., Sept. 28, 1813, James Maynard of Northboro, she d.
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in 1872; Susannah, b. July 28, 1795, m. Moses Brig- ham of Marlboro March 20, 1815; Lucy, b. Aug. 16, 1798, m. Thomas Holder. Joel, Sr., d. March 24, 1824, age 73; his wife, Naomi, d. Oct. 1, 1839, at 83.
Luke Fosgate, s. of Joel, m. Mary, dau. of Gershom Rice of Marlboro, May 21, 1817; he retained the homestead; he settled his four sons on his extensive domain ; he and his wife finally joined the Shakers of Harvard and there d. He d. Nov. 26, 1873; she d. Sept. 28, 1871. Had Joel H., b. March 16, 1818; John G., b. Dec. 8, 1820; George W., b. Feb. 25, 1824; Reuben P., b. Dec. 7, 1826 ; Caroline, b. March II, 1831, m. Willard M. Wheeler; Mary S., b. Jan. 28, 1833, d. Oct. 9, 1845.
Mendall Fosgate, s. of Joel, m. Sally Spofford, dau. of Samuel, Sr., Aug. 3, 1801. Had Persis, b. - -, m. - - Everett of Princeton; Oliver, b. Aug. 8, 1803; Mendall G., b. in Vermont May 16, 1809.
Joel H. Fosgate, s. of Luke, m. Ruth A. Brigham, dau. of Aaron of Bridgton, Me., Sept. 5, 1843 ; settled on part of the old homestead near Gates' pond. Had Francis O., b. Nov. 11, 1845, m. Emma S. Symmes, res., Shrewsbury; Emily, b. June 28, 1847, m. Her- bert A. Cook of Marlboro, res., Shrewsbury; Frederick A., b. June 17, 1852 ; Angeline B., b. Oct. 13, 1855, m. Henry H. Davis of Shrewsbury; Alva Dana, b. April 23, 1859.
John G. Fosgate, s. of Luke, m. Martha Rice; he settled on a part of the old homestead, next to his bro., Joel ; later rem. to Stone's corner, near South Bolton depot. Had by Martha, Eliza O., b. May 23, 1853, m. Lewis O. Sawyer, res., Hudson; Marshall
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A., b. May 11, 1856. Wife, Martha, d. July 14, 1856. He m., 2d, Elizabeth T. Heywood Nov. 9, 1857. and by her had Leo E., b. Oct. 2, 1860; he is a fruit merchant in Boston. Wife, Elizabeth, d. Sept. 21, 1880. at 57.
George W. Fosgate, s. of Luke, m. Eunice C. Dodge Oct. 25, 1848 ; he had a part of the old farm; lived in the old mansion. Had Mary L., b. Aug. 5, 1849, d. June 3. 1851 : Julia Etta, b. July 18, 1857, m. Sidney B. Carter: Lilla F. and Lewis B., twins, b. July 29, 1863: Nellie N., b. Aug. 23, 1865, m. Ernest Ross June 20, 1895. George WV. d. Dec. 30, 1891.
Reuben P. Fosgate, s. of Luke, m. Sarah D. Loomis of Southboro June 12, 1851, res. on the old home- stead in the old mansion. Had Hattie A., b. July 13. 1856; William L., b. Aug. 5, 1860.
Oliver Fosgate, s. of Mendall, m. Lucy, dau. of Silas Houghton, March, 1832: he lived on the place now owned by Willis Rice. He d. June 29, 1870; wid. d. Jan. 20, 1886. Had Charles O., b. June 22, 1840, m. Nellie Hastings of Concord; he is a profes- sional musician, res., formerly Boston, now California. They had a s., Charles H., b. April 9, 1867, res., Boston.
Mendall G. Fosgate, Jr., s. of Mendall, m. Harriet. Parker of Westboro April 19, 1834, res., Westboro and other places. Had Harriet, Martha and Louise. He d. in Washington, D. C., Feb. 2, 1885.
Frederick A. Fosgate, s. of Joel H., m. Ella F. Swan July 11. 1881; he is the proprietor of the picnic grounds at Gates' pond; has several cottages on the eastern shore. Had Ruth E .. b. Jan. 6, 1883 ;
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Jennie I., b. March 23, 1884; Fred H., b. Feb. 20, 1 890.
Alva Dana Fosgate, s. of Joel H., m. Nellie S. Clarke of Boston March 5, 1882; he lives with his father.
Marshall A. Fosgate, s. of John G., m. Ella Jacobs, dau. of George, res., near South Bolton depot, just in Hudson; is engaged in the wood and lumber business.
Lewis E. Fosgate, s. of George W., m. Ella G., dau. of Clifford Walcott, June 9, 1894; lives on the place formerly owned by his uncle, John G.
FOX.
August F. Fox, b. Jan. 10, 1842, m., Aug. 12, 1869, Augusta Copar, b. June 19, 1844 ; came from Saxony, Germany, 1881 ; lives on the old Bartlett place, near Bolton depot. Had Mary A., b. Dec. 3, 1869; Alvina L., b. July 19, 1876; Clara I., b. May 19, 1879; Willie Otto, b. Jan. 26, 1883 ; Emma R., b. Feb. 1I, 1888.
FRY.
The Frys of Berlin are a branch of the more numerous families of the name in Bolton. The head of these was William, the fifth in descent from John Fry, who settled in Andover in 1645. This William settled in Bolton and had a s., John, who m. Merriam, dau. of Obadiah and Eleanor Wheeler, June 21, 1762. They had Obadiah, William, Mary, Merriam, John, Jonathan, James, and Abigail m. Daniel Wheeler of our town. Wife, Merriam, d.,
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and he m., 2d, Rachel Stearns of Uxbridge July 4, 1787. and by her had Thomas, the famous school teacher of Bolton; also Anna, m. Ira Aldrich of Northbridge, and Rachel m. Joseph Holder.
William, the s. of John and Merriam, had a numerous family, and among these was William, who settled in Berlin.
William, s. of William and grands. of John of Bolton, b. July 26, 1800, m. Fanny Fuller of War- wick, res. on road from George H. Bruce's to Friends' Meeting House. Had Adaline B., b. May 19, 1827, d. Nov. 20, 1853 ; William Henry, b. April 19, 1829; George F., b. Sept. 25, 1831; Sampson W., b. May 19. 1833. Wife, Fanny, d .; he m., 2d, Sarah Ray of Stow, and by her had Fanny, b. Sept. 28, 1838, m. Timothy N. Eastman, he d., she m., 2d, Brigham Rowe: David A., b. March 23, 1840; Abraham, b. Nov. 6, 1841 ; Sarah, b. July 9. 1843, d. same year. He d. March 16, 1877, at 76; wife, Sarah, d. March 12, 1864, at 60.
William Henry Fry, s. of William and Fanny of Berlin, m. Mary E., dau. of Ephraim Goddard; lived awhile in the south part, thence rem. to Marlboro, where he still resides; shoemaker; no children.
Sampson Fry, s. of William; was a soldier in the late war: settled in Minnesota.
George F. Fry, bro. of William H., m. Zilpah A., dau. of Ephraim Goddard ; he lived some years where Christopher Wheeler now res .; was a shoemaker. Had Nellie G., b. 1853, she d. Nov. 11, 1870 ; Chester J., b. March 21, 1855, d. in Marlboro in 1894; Charles
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A., b. Feb. 15, 1857, d. 1877, while in his academical studies; George E., b. Dec. 8, 1859; Leslie M., b. 1862. George F. d. 1870; wife, Zilpah, d. May 13, 1867.
David A. and Abraham Fry, sons of William and Sarah Ray Fry, continue on the homestead of their father and keep bachelors' hall.
FULLER.
Samuel M. Fuller, s. of Ely Fuller of Ludlow, Mass., b. June 22, 1812, m. Catherine B., dau. of Gideon Bliss, Nov. 24, 1833 ; he came to town in 1848 and lived in the house next south of the Massachusetts Central depot in Carterville; he was engaged for some years in the making of shoes; he kept the store in that village for awhile and finally sold out to John A. Merrill, the present occupant. They had six children : Catherine, b. Oct. 19, 1835, m. Rufus C. Sawyer; Elizabeth, b. Feb. 5, 1837, m. Charles H. Hartwell April 10, 1853, who d. June 27, 1879; Samuel Ely, b. Feb. 23, 1839, m., May 6, 1868, Julia M. Bailey, dau. of the 2d wife of George W. Maynard, she d. some years ago and he now res. in Hudson; James B., b. Dec. 8, 1840, m. Anna B. Shilliber Dec. 9, 1876, he resides in Boston and is engaged in mer- cantile affairs; Mary Jane, b. May 1, 1843, m. Henry W. Welch Nov. 7, 1863, resides in Clinton; Almy B., b. July 24, 1846, m. Charles Russell Feb. 1, 1865. Hc d. Jan. 3, 1883, aged 76 yrs. ; his wife, Catherine, d. July 26, 1880, at 70 yrs. Caroline, a sister of Samuel M. of Ludlow, d. here April 17, 1877, at 74 yrs.
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GAGE.
Daniel Gage with family and bro., John, succeeded Aaron Barnes as tanners : yard near Carterville, in 1824: followed by Rockwood & Brightman in 1830.
Samuel Gage, bro. of Daniel, settled on the William Jones place (now Robert Newsome's); his son-in-law, Converse, was fatally injured and d. there Oct. 5, 1829, age 19: the family left town soon after. Daniel d. on Ball hill.
GAMBLE.
Samuel Gamble; his name appears in connection with the Bolton road over "Gamble hill;" he lived on the Andrew McElwain place (Samuel Spofford's) ; he lived also on the Prentice Keyes place in North- boro.
GIBBS.
Hesckiah Gibbs m., May 24, 1745, Elizabeth, probably a sister of Abijah Pratt; it seems probable that he established the present Fred Woodward homestead; William Bryant was there in 1784. Had Sarah, b. 1749; Hezekiah, b. 1752.
Hezekiah Gibbs, Jr., m., March 4, 1775, Miriam Powers; he was called Doctor Gibbs; indications are that the Boylston family was of this stock. Had Jonathan, b. 1775; Sarah, d. young; Miriam, b. 1778, m. Samuel Heard in 1797.
GATES.
Not many of the Gates name have lived here for any great length of time. People have become
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familiar with the name from the name of the princi- pal pond in town which bears this name. It derived its name from the fact that a tract of land in the east part, embracing nearly all of Gates' pond, was owned by the heirs of Stephen Gates, one of the early proprietors of Lancaster in 1654. His stay in Lancaster was brief. He d. in Cambridge in 1662, leaving five children-Stephen, Simon, Thomas, Elizabeth and Mary. Some of these remained in Lancaster, others settled in Stow and Sudbury. On the second division of upland in 1717, the tract above named was set off to the estate of Stephen Gates, and a few years later was sold by his heirs to Robert Fosgate, Josiah Sawyer and others. We have no positive proof by record that any of the posterity of Stephen Gates settled on this territory,
but tradition has it that one Gates lived between the pond and the Moses Dudley place, and also one of the name lived north of the Holders. It is of interest to note the description of the land and the boundaries thereof, as contained in the original set-off, namely: "He hath his second division of upland lying to the --- of Hog Swamp meadow, a considerable part of a pond lying within the said land and bounded on all sides of it by common un- divided land; a rock called the Sleeping Rock is on the outside of it, near the northwest corner. The place where it Lyes by the Indians was called Kequasagansett, and is laid out to the estate of the said Stephen Gates for 314 acres."
Mary Gates, dau. of Stephen Gates, Sr., seems to have been of a decidedly tropical nature; she very boldly contradicted the minister in Lancaster in the
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public assembly on the Sabbath, for which offense she was reprimanded and fined ; she indignantly shook off the dust of her feet against them ; moved to Sud- bury and m. John Maynard, from whom originated some of the more prominent families of this town.
Reuben Gates, of what family does not appear, m. Sally Tenney in 1808; he was the occupant of the tannery west of Carterville in 1810. Had a s., William, b. Sept. 24, 1808, m. Sally Potter of Concord ; he has recently donated to the Orthodox Sabbath school the sum of $1,000; res., Arlington.
GARRITY.
James Garrity, a native of Ireland, b. Oct. 15, 1833, in. Bridget E. Mullen; came to Berlin about 1853; lives on the Clinton road; a shoemaker and laborer. Had one child b. 1857, d. in infancy ; Mary A., b. Aug. 25, 1859: John T., b. Jan. 26, 1862; Delia E., b. April 6, 1865, m. John McNiff; James S., b. Dec. 23, 1867; Ellen C., b. Dec. 7, 1870; Agnes E., b. June 23, 1876.
GILL.
Michacl Gill, b. 1835 in Ireland, m., April 12, 1854, Bridget Gill. Had Mary A., b. Jan. 13, 1858, m. ---; Meaner, d. Aug. 25, 1891 ; John A., b. April 17, 1859; Michael A., b. May 17, 1862, d. Sept. 14, 1864: Catharine L., b. Feb. 15, 1865 ; Elizabeth B., b. May 5, 1868; William J., b. April 15, 1870, d. 1872 ; Margaret, b. Oct. 15, 1872; Agnes Ellen, b. Jan. 25, 1876: Charles M., b. Dec. 8, 1878 ; Walter F., b. Nov. 30, 1886.
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GODDARD.
The Goddards of Berlin are descendants of William Goddard, who came from London and settled in Watertown in 1665. The next year his wife and three children came over and joined him. He had been a grocer in London ; he lost his household goods by the great fire, which destroyed a large portion of the city in 1666. His wife was Elizabeth Miles. He d. in 1691 and she d. in 1697. Three sons survived them. One s., Edward, was a schoolmaster and a justice of the peace, and settled in Framingham; this Edward had three sons, who settled in Shrews- bury, who became prominent citizens of that town. Josiah, another s. of William and Elizabeth (Miles) Goddard, retained the Watertown homestead; he m. Rachel Davis of Roxbury. Had a s., William, b. 1694, who was the ancestor of the Goddards of this town. This William m. Keziah Cloyes of Framing- ham June 26, 1726; he settled on the farm in North- boro, now owned by E. Warren Pierce, but formerly owned by Holloway Bailey; it contained 234 acres with dwelling house and barn; he bought of Edward Johnson of Woburn forty acres, where the mills are, in 1744, and other lands until he became a large land owner. Much land at this time was common. He built the dam and mills at South Berlin; began the work in 1752; the outlay was so great that it nearly ruined him financially and probably hastened his death.
William Goddard d. Feb. 19, 1762, age 68 yrs .; his wife, Keziah, d. March 10, 1794, age 90 yrs .; his grave is in Northboro old cemetery, back of the
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Unitarian Church; his wid., Keziah, for the affection she bore to her s .. James, "for his great kindness," desired burial with him and his family. Had Mary, b. 1727: Josiah, b. 1729: James, b. 1731; Rachel, b. 1732 : Solomon, b. 1734; Hannah, b. 1736; Lydia, b. 1737: Jane, b. 1739: John, b. 1740; Moses, b. 1742; Ruth, b. 1744: Richard, Mary m. John Houghton, 3d, and moved to Brattleboro, Vt .; Josiah m. Lydia Ball of Northboro and lived on the home place: James will come into our record of families; Rachel m. Asa Howe of Marlboro; Solomon m. Thankful Bowers, lived on the farm known as the Dana Stone place; Hannah m. Collister ; Lydia m. Eliphalet Stone; Jane m. William Barker, who was the first settler of Marlboro, N. H. This was the beginning of the Berlin emigration to that northern Eldorado. Hannah and Lydia with their husbands followed them; then the Tenneys and Joneses. John went to Connecticut with his wife, Lucy Walker. Moses will appear in our record of families. Ruth tried the Granite State in Henniker with her husband, Jacob Rice.
Dea. James Goddard, Sr., s. of William of Northboro and fourth in descent from William of Watertown, m. Hannah Rice, dau. of Jacob Rice of Northboro; he settled on the farm now owned by Henry J. Saw- yer, containing then 157 acres, but was enlarged by eighty-two acres, embracing a part of the farm now owned by Charles M. Sawyer; this addition included a house and barn on the north side of the road, which were built by Josiah Wilson, and which James, Jr., and James, 3d, successively occupied, as did also Rev. Dr. Puffer, until his house was built in 1788.
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