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James Goddard, Sr., was one of the more wealthy land owners of the town, a man of sterling worth, and a deacon of the church from 1778 to 1807. Had by his wife, Hannah, William, b. 1764, m. Anna Moore, dau. of Isaac, Nov. 27, 1788 (they had Lydia, Lucy and Josiah); he d. and she m., 2d, Elijah Ball of Boylston; Hannah, b. Oct. 27, 1761, m. Reuben Bab- cock of Northboro; she was mother of Reuben, Jr., lately deceased here; James, b. April 15, 1763; Eunice, b. 1765, m. Capt. Samuel Spofford, Sr., m. 2d, Capt. Henry Powers; Sarah, b. June 8, 1772, m. Alvin Sawyer, d. at 35 yrs .; Betsey, b. March 9, 1774, m. William Barnes; Molly, m., Nov. 10, 1785, Caleb Fairbanks, who built first house on the place, now held by A. C. Derby, and earlier owned by Wel -. come Barnes. He d. Jan. 13, 1815, aged 84; his wife, Hannah, d. March 21, 1807.
Moses Godaard, s. of William, m. Molly Walker of Stukely, Canada; he lived at first in Marlboro and Northboro; rem. to Monadnock, No. 5 (Marlboro, N. H.), of which he was one of the grantees ; returned to Berlin and lived in the old Fuller house in Carter- ville; the family finally rem. from town about 1795. Had Eber, b. April 5, 1766; Abel, b. Sept. 22, 1767; (Moses, b. Feb. 23, 1771, and Elijah, b. March 17, 1773, in Monadnock, No. 5); Archelius, b. May 13, 1775 ; Silas, b. March 7, 1778; Abraham, b. May 22, 1780; Solomon, b. July 16, 1782; Molly, b. Oct. 30, 1785; Lydia, who m. Aaron Greene, not in record.
Eber Goddard, s. of Moses, m. Lucy Johnson, sister to Prudence, wife of Josiah Sawyer. Had Joseph WV., b. 1792, res., Fitchburg; Asa, b. 1796, rcs.,
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Brattleboro, Vt .: Sylvia, b. 1797; Lucy, b. 1800, in Berlin : Maria, b. 1803, d. 1805; Mary, b. 1810 ; Eber, b. 1813. Eber or Moses moved the old Town House for the poor from "Larkin pasture" to "Corner;" Larkin house just northeast of Samuel Spof- ford's.
A sad mishap as often told, Of Deacon G. the story's old ; To patch the barn was his intent, But this he did before up he went, Tied by a rope secure which led
From plow below to leg o'er head. The Deacon slipped through want of care,
Down came he hanging in mid-air ; He yelled and screeched-perhaps he swore, As deacons did some years before. This hubbub caused the Deacon's wife To go at once and save his life.
James Goddard, 2d, m. Keziah, dau. of Ephraim Fairbanks, July 28, 1785; he lived awhile in the old house built by Josiah Wilson on the farm owned by C. M. Sawyer, but finally rem. to the old homestead and there spent the remainder of his days; he was a shrewd money-getting man; was always interested in town affairs and a willing sup- porter of the church. Had by his wife, Keziah, James, b. Feb. 6, 1786, d. Nov. 4, 1801 ; Betsey, b. Oct. 6, 1787, d. March 10, 1808 ; William, b. Feb. 22, 1789, d. Jan. 18, 1808, was a student in Leicester Academy preparatory for the ministry; Jacob, b. May 6, 1791 ; Ephraim, b. June 19, 1793; Keziah, b. July 4, 1795, d. 1796; Keziah, b. 1796, d. 1807; Jabez, b. 1807, d. 1811; Rebecca, b. Jan. 18, 1801, m. Theodore Nourse; 2d, m. Calvin Smith; Eusebia, b. May 5, 1804, m. Calvin Smith in 1828, she d. in
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1841; James, 3d, b. March 8, 1806. Of eleven children six d. young. James, 2d, d. June 19, 1842. Keziah, his wid., d. in 1848.
James Goddard, 3d, m. Betsey, dau. of Samuel Spofford, Sr., Nov. 12, 1824; he settled on the farm which ; then belonged to his father, but is now owned by Charles M. Sawyer; he sold his farm to Dea. George WV. Sawyer, and went to Maine, leaving his family behind. His wife, Betsey, d. and he soon after m. again. He d. in Manchester, N. H. Had by his wife, Betsey, Catherine B. Sawyer, b. April 5, 1825, d. Nov. 11, 1838 ; Samuel W. Emerson, b. March 23, 1827, m., Nov. 3, 1853, Sophia Dwight, dau. of Myron Lawrence of Belchertown, where he settled in the practice of law ; Christiana W., b. March I, 1829, m. Harvey Carter of Marlboro, he d. April 22, 1872, she m., 2d, Brethwaite of Marlboro; Lucy, b. March 26, 1831, m. Isaiah H. Beals of West- boro; James Richardson, b. March 21, 1834, m. Harriet M. Jennison of Southboro Oct. 18, 1854; he lived awhile in Southboro and later in Nonantum, and has held prominent positions and public trusts in both places; Benjamin F., b. June 12, 1836, d. July 24, 1860; Betsey S., b. Dec. 11, 1838, m. Henry E. Graves of Marlboro; Catherine, b. June 1, 1841, m., June 10, 1856, Henry Greenwood of Marlboro; Pliny M., b. Feb. 13, 1844, m. Mary E. Wood Dec. 7, 1865, she d. in 1872, he m., 2d, Mary S. Fairbrother; Virgil, b. Dec. 15, 1846, m. Orilla J. Bemis of South- boro Nov. 26, 1867. None of the family are now living in town.
Ephraim Goddard, s. of James, 2d, m. Mary Bige-
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low, dau. of Bannister Bigelow, she d. and he m., 2d. her sister. Sophia, Sept. 28, ISIS ; he lived at first on the Dea. George Sawyer place, thence rem. to the farm now owned by his s., Marcus M. ; he demolished the old house and erected the one now standing on the place. Had by his wife, Sophia, Betsey F., b. March 8, 1819. d. 1834: William F., b. May 19, 1820, m. Mary Bryant, he d. March 15, 1874, res., Rock- bottom: Mary E., b. July 19, 1825, m. William H. Fry: John A .. b. July 11, 1827, m. Augusta Brigham, dau. of George Brigham of Hudson ; he kept a store in the south part, where Edward P. Hastings now lives: has since resided in Rockbottom, Hudson and Stow. and now lives in Westboro, was a soldier in the late war; Alvira, b. Oct. 29, 1829, m. Baxter Wheeler of Hudson: Jabez F., b. July 22, 1832, m. Sarah Cotton, has lived in Chattanooga and Nashville, Tenn., and is now in California : Zilpah, b. Oct. 15, IS35, m. George F. Fry; Marcus Morton (named for Gov. Morton, b. April 28, 1840, unm., res. on the father's old place and has always been engaged in shoemaking: he carries on his farm and "keeps old bachelor's hall," and is now the only Goddard left in town: Silas E., b. March 24, 1842, went to the war and d. in the service; his name will appear in the list of soldiers; Augusta V., b. May 22, 1844, m. George H. Bruce Oct. 4, 1862. Ephraim Goddard d. June 7, 1871; his wife, Sophia, d. March, 1890, with her dau., Mary E., in Marlboro.
Jacob Goddard, s. of James, 2d, m., April 10, 1811, Abigail Morse of Marlboro: she d. Oct. 10, 1814; he m., 2d, Mary H. Sawyer of Bolton; he lived at first
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on his grandfather, Ephraim Fairbanks', place, in the north part of the town, near the corner, beyond Mrs. Merrill's ; the buildings are now gone; he afterwards bought a farm in Bolton; he became a Millerite; gave his farm for his support until he should "go up," but didn't go at the time fixed upon, so became destitute in his old age. Had by his wife, Abigail, William, b. Nov. 19, 1813, d. in 1834. He d. June 17, 1870; wid. d.
GOTT.
Dr. Lemuel Gott, s. of John, b. in Gloucester, now Rockport, Dec. 23, 1808, m., June 22, 1836, Mary, b. Oct. 7, 1812, dau. of Levi Shaw of Minot, Me .; he was the sixth in descent from Charles Gott, who set- tled in Salem in 1628; he was educated at Hampton Academy, N. H., and Bowdoin College, and was a graduate of the Harvard Medical School and practiced at the Marine Hospital in Chelsea as a student; he .practiced in Rockport from 1836 to 1854; at the latter date he rem. to Berlin and went into partnership with Dr. E. Hartshorn in the manufacture of patent medicines and family extracts, and also in medical practice; they soon dissolved the copartnership, and he continued as the sole resident physician here to the time of his death. From early manhood he was largely interested in all reform movements; was a prominent member of the Free Soil party and an active advocate of temperance, and in town affairs gave his influence in favor of all measures tending to the commonweal. Had three children b. in Rockport: Lemuel, b. Feb. 26, 1840, was a soldier in the late war, d. Aug. 29, 1864; Mary Elizabeth, b.
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June 12, 1842, m. Frederick Miller ; James G., b. Jan. 23. 1845. d. young. Dr. Gott d. June 12, ISS8 ; wid. d. Aug. 13, 1893.
GRASSIE.
Alexander Grassie was a s. of George Grassie, and bro. of George B. Grassie, late of Bolton. The family came from Scotland and settled in Bolton in 1843. The mother of Alexander was sister to the wife of Rev. Henry Adams. He m. Mary M., dau. of Joseph Flagg, Dec. 28, 1853 : had William Alexander. b. Feb. 24, 1855, m. Charlotte Barnes of Ohio: res., North Dakota. Alexander Grassie was associated with Levi Hartshorn in the manufacture of boots and shoes, 1850 to 1856, firm known as Grassie & Hartshorn. On account of financial trouble, he left suddenly Jan. 10, 1856, for parts unknown and has never returned; his wife, Mary M .. res. in Worcester.
GREENLIEF.
Silas Sawyer Greenlief, b. March 4, 1814, s. of Moses and Experience (Sawyer) Greenlief of Bolton, and a descendant of Edmund, who settled in Newbury in 1635, m., May 30, 1838, Sarah Nowell of Lancaster; he first lived on the Daniel Carter farm, the place now owned by Mr. Carville, but soon rem. to Wata- quodock hill in Bolton: returned to town and bought the Oliver Carter farm, where he continued till his death, March 22, 1892; wife d. March 10, 1892. Had Alice E., b. Dec. 26, 1849, m. - Lampson ; Sarah L., b. July 4, 1854, m. Samuel M. Carter March 4, 1875.
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GRIGGS.
Dr. Samuel Griggs from Saxon River, Vt., was the successor of Dr. Daniel Brigham in 1824; he con- tinued here in successful practice until 1831, when he rem. to West Boylston and thence to Westboro. in 1848, where he d. in 1879 at 86 yrs. He m. Sarah Bancroft of Rindge, N. H., by whom he had Samuel M., b. 1822, who became a prominent citizen of Westboro. Dr. Griggs was a pupil of the renowned Dr. Twitchell of Keene, N. H.
GREEN.
All of the name in this town are evidently descend. ants of Aaron Greene, who settled in the northwest. part of the town of Northboro; the place is still known as the "Green farm." He had one s. and one dau., who became citizens of Berlin, viz .: Jonathan and Sibyl, the latter m. William Babcock, Sr .; another s., Nathan, who remained on the home place, was the father of Peter, who was the father of Edward F. Green of our town, and another s. of Nathan, Aaron, who m. Lydia, dau. of Moses Goddard, was. a res. here for many years. Nathan was in battle. of Bunker Hill.
Aaron Green, s. of Nathan and Abigail Williams Green of Hubbardston, m., Nov. 17, 1793, Lydia, dau .. of Moses Goddard; he resided on the Fuller place in Carterville at one time. Had Solomon, b. Sept 29,. 1794; Lydia, b. Aug. 30, 1798, m. Parker Longley of Boylston, she d. 1873; Levi, b. Oct. 12, 1801 ; Asa, b. Nov. 10, 1804, d. 1824, by explosion of some mix- ture for liquid blacking. William, b. May 17, 1807 ; Oliver, b. Nov. 13, 1809; Anna, b. April 12, 1812, m ..
MRS. LEMUEL GOTT,
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Russell Park, d. early; Lambert, b. April 13, 1814. Charles Roscoe, 2d s., rem. to Maine and became somewhat eminent in the politics of that state; before leaving his native town he taught private grammar classes with success. Aaron d. Jan. I, 1840, at 70 yrs.
Solomon Green, s. of Aaron, in., March 20, 1817, Mrs. Parnell (Bruce) Bennett, wid. of Josiah Bennett of Boylston, res. in an old house where A. B. Saw- yer's now stands. She had by Ist m., Josiah; by 2d m., had Dolly, Lydia and George.
Jonathan Green, s. of Aaron of Northboro and bro. of Nathan, m. dau. of Abijah Pratt; lived here a few years in the Abijah Pratt house. No other record.
Levi Green, s. of Aaron, m. Achsah, dau. of Jacob Stone, Nov. 5, 1829; settled in Clinton ; of six children not one is now living: he was an enterprising citizen of the town of his adoption and did much to promote its highest interests. His wife, Achsah, d. Oct. I, 1843 : he m., 2d, Lucy Harris of Lunenburg.
Edward F. Green, s. of Peter of Northboro, m., March 5, 1848, Louisa A., dau. of Leonard Hartwell; . he lived at first in the west part and built the house recently owned by Rev. Francis Rand, about 1850; his present place is the old Holder farm in the east part. Had Abbie L., b. Nov. 26, 1849, m. J. Henry Sawyer; Alonzo F., b. Dec. 13, 1851 ; Chester O., b. Aug. 23, 1853, res., Westboro; Charles H., b. Aug. 7, 1855, m. Emma Carter, she d. - , res., Marlboro; John E., b. July 17, 1859, m. -, res., Overbrook, Kansas; Walter, b. July 8, 1863, d. young; Alice S., b. May 4, 1867. Wife, Louisa, d. Feb. 2, 1870; he 25
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m., 2d, March 28, 1871, Mrs. Sarah A. (Menser) Styles of Boylston, b. Feb. 12, 1835.
Alonso F. Green, s. of Edward F., m. Mary A., dau. of David A. Fry of Bolton ; he is a mason by trade, and res. on the place formerly owned by Elijah Bigelow. Had Edith L., b. Dec. 13, 1872; Sarah M., b. Dec. 4, 1874, d. Jan. 21, 1892: Edward F., b. Dec. 28, 1876; Fred A., b. Dec. 21, 1878; Blanche A., b. Oct. 31, 1882; Clifton J., b. April 9, 1885 ; Jesse M., b. Jan. 22, 1888; Marion H., b. May 31, 1889.
GUERTIN.
Theodore Guertin, s. of Joseph of Fairfield, Vt., m. Clara Estelle, dau. of Israel Sawyer, Aug. 29, 1868; he is a blacksmith and wheelwright; house on the Clinton road on a part of the Esquire Merriam place. Had Alice, b. 1868, m. Harry Betts; Edna Z., b. Sept. 2, 1873 ; Augustus E., b. Oct. 22, 1881.
GUNNISON.
Horace A. Gunnison of Lempster, N. H., m., June 10, 1866, Mrs. Emily (Wheeler) Pierce, dau. of Jona- than Wheeler, s. of Levi; he built a house in Carterville, which was burned, just north of the Oliver Smith place; res., Hudson, and is a shoemaker. Had Alvin W., b. Feb. 18, 1869; Mary Etta, b. Dec. 18, 1877.
James Hoyt Gunnison, brother of the above, m. Matilda J., dau. of Samuel H. Hastings, June 17, 1874; he built the house in Carterville, where Benajah Barnard now lives. Hed. April 8, 1880, age
MR. AND MRS. EDWARD F. GREENE.
CHARLES M. SAWYER'S HOUSE.
LEONARD HARTWELL. MRS. ADAM BARTLETT, THOMAS HOLDER.
GEORGE HOUGHTON. FREDERICK E. HIRBARD. DANIEL HOLDER.
MRS. L. HARTWELL. SAMUEL HOLDER. MRS. IRA HAPGOOD.
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33. Had Westley, d. in infancy ; Elno, b. Aug. 26, 1875. d. in Grafton. Wid. m., 2d, George H. Hast- C
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HALE.
Jonas Hale, s. of Ephraim of Stow, m. Sarah, dau. of Amory Carter. Sr., 1830; he lived on the Dea. Josiah Sawyer place, now owned by: Willard Bruce. Had Lucinda. b. April 1, 1831, m. John Robbins; Abigail A., b. Dec. 14. 1833, d. Jan. 4, 1840: Henrietta C., b: April 19, 1836, d. June 18, 1847; Sarah Ann, b. March 17, 1842, m. Zoheth B. Woodbury; Jonas E., b. Feb. 21, 1846, d. Nov .. 1846. He d. April 23, 1846. age 41 ; his wid. m. Elijah Bigelow.
Thomas Hale from Leominster m. Mrs. Eliza Chase of Marlboro. She by former husband had Caroline, b. Nov. 15. 1838, m. David Bride: Charles F., b. Dec? 5. 1842: Elizabeth, b. .....- , m. Charles H. But- trick. He d. Feb. 28, 1891, at 66. She d. Aug. 4; 1895. 1
Charles F. Hale m. Caroline E. Wyman; she d .; m .. 2d, Nov. 9, 1872, Nancy S. Hastings of Boylston; res., Stetson house in middle of the town. Had R. Burton, b. July 8. 1876 : Charles F., b. Feb. 3, 1880; George W., b. Sept. 30, 1886; Marion S., b. Aug. 21, IS91.
HAPGOOD.
William G. Hapgood, b. Dec: 2, 1819, s. of Thomas of Marlboro, m. Caroline B. Howe, dau. of Lyman; is a carpenter and built the house in which he now lives, at South Berlin. Had Caroline Eldora, b. Nov. 15, 1845, m. John Q. Maynard: 'Abbie A., b.
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Jan. 3, 1847, m. N. H. Cartwright; Mary R., b. June 11, 1850, d. Aug. 11, 1858 ; John W., b. Nov. 29, 1852; Erving E., b. Mar. 21, 1865. Wife d. March 24, 1889. .
HARPER.
James B: Harper, b. in England in 1796, m. Judith Carter. Came here 1855. He d. May 14, 1860, at 64 ; she d. Aug. 22, 1870, age 73. Had Augustus, b. Jan. 10, 1840; James H., b. in West Roxbury March 22, 1837 ; Sarah E., b. Dec. 14, 1833, m. Merrick R. Rand.
HARTWELL.
Leonard Hartwell, b. Aug. 25, 1795, s. of Jonathan of Leominster, m., Oct. 8, 1818, Abigail, b. May 3, 1797, dau. of Joel and Lucy Pierce, who d. here. He lived first at West Boylston, where his four oldest children were b .; came to West Berlin about 1830; he built a two-story house, which was burned in 1851, and soon erected another on the same spot ; rem. to Hopedale in 1854; returned here in 1864, and d. where D. H. Carter now lives, June 11, 1870. Wife d. Nov. 21, 1877. Had Harriet Moore, b. Dec. 1, 1819, m. Michael Fanning, she d. Jan. 9, 1841, d., also, same mo., her infant child; Chauncey Pierce, b. May 20, 1821; Lucy Ann, b. Aug. 3, 1822, m. Daniel H. Carter; George Emerson, b. May 24, 1824, m. Celia Clausky April 22, 1849, res. in Westboro; Louisa Abigail, b. July 2, 1827, m. Edward F. Green ; Emily Pollard, b. June 27, 1829, m. Edwin Sawyer ; Charles Henry, b. Jan. 28, 1831, m., in 1853, Elizabeth Fuller, he d. in Clinton; Mary Jane, b. June 5, 1833, m. Pliny B. Southwick; Daniel Pollard, b. May 5, 1835.
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Chauncey P. Hartwell, Leonard', m., Jan. 4, 1844, Mary Ann. dau. of Daniel Carter; he lived on his father's old place in the west part: rem. to James- town. N. Y. Wife d. in 1893. Had Edward, b. Dec. 8, 1844, d. unm. : Ella L., b. March 31, 1848, m. John D. Babcock: Sarah H., b. Oct. 21, 1854; Hattie H., b. Sept. 2, 1856: Eugene, b. April 4, 1859; Lewis E., b. Sept. 2. 1863 : Anna L., b. 1865.
Daniel P. Hartwell', Leonard', m., Nov. 5, 1854, Susan R. Moore, sister of Ezra and Josiah; he is a carpenter and lives near the depot in Carterville. Had by Susan. James A., b. Sept., 1861, res., Cleve- land. O. Wife, Susan, d. Sept. 17, 1861 ; m., 2d, Ellen M. Wheeler, dau. of Jonathan, s. of Levi, and by her had Bertillo L., b. March 31, 1865, m. Grace E. Smiley, res., Fitchburg: Susan L., b. April 9, 1871, m. George E. Andrews.
HARTLEY.
James B. Hartley, b. in Boston, 1818, of English parents; he returned with them to England and there remained till 1855, when he came back to America, m. Abbie Elmira (Wheeler) Merrill Nov. 28, 1868; he res. with her on Wheeler hill. She d. Feb. 21, 1895, and he d. Feb. 22, 1895; the funeral of both was at the same time.
HARTSHORN.
The name is modern in Berlin. Reading seems to · have been the fountain head. Edward Hartshorn and three bros. located in Amherst, N. H. He had Levi, Jotham and Lucy. Of these, Levi m. Hannah
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Elliot and graduated at Dartmouth College, and was ordained pastor of the Congregational Church in Gloucester. He d. suddenly of fever. Left two sons, Edward and Samuel; Samuel d. young. The wid. settled in Reading. Her s., Edward, walked back and forth from there to the Medical College of Harvard University; graduated there in 1840; he settled in Berlin the same year, being 23 yrs. of age, the youngest physician in the county. His mother d. here Oct. 18, 1867, aged 78 yrs.
Dr. Edward Hartshorn m. Lucy Elizabeth, dau. of Solomon Howe, May 13, 1841 ; he lived on the place now owned by Nellie Sawyer and Mary Keyes; he followed his profession till, on account of ill health, he sold his practice to Dr. Lemuel Gott, and entered into the manufacture of medicine and flavoring ex- tracts ; he transferred his business to Boston, and in 1871 rem. with his family to Somerville, his present res. Had Edward Howe, b. Dec. 16, 1842; William Henry, b. Sept. 21, 1846. In 1878 he engaged as foremost in the development of the Golden Cross, a family protecting fraternity, which has already paid several millions of dollars to families of deceased members. He also established the Golden Cross Journal, a widely circulated and influential paper, and at the age of 78 still conducted it.
Edward H. Hartshorn, s. of Dr. Edward, m. Lucinda H., adopted dau. of Rev. William A. Houghton, May 28, 1869 ; he lived with Mr. Houghton and was en- gaged in business with his father. Had by Lucinda, Mary Grace, b. Feb. 25, 1871; William Addison, b. Feb. 28, 1874, and Solomon Henry, who d. an infant
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with its mother, Dec. 26, 1876. He mn., 2d, Oct. 7, 1880, Louisa S., dau. of R. S. Hastings, by whom he had Lucinda Howe, b. Oct. 8. 1881 ; Ralph E., b. Oct. 21, 1883: Edward Howe, b. June 8, 1887. He d. Jan. 8. 1887.
William H. Hartshorn, s. of Dr. Edward, m., May 28. 1869, Ellen A., dau. of James F. Maynard of Clin- ton : he lives in Somerville and carries on the medicine and extract business, originally established by his father in Berlin: his parents reside with him. Had Edward H., b. July 13, 1870: James Henry, b. Nov. 1, 1874. In 1895 he purchased the Solomon Howe estate (his grandfather) and resides upon it during the summer months.
Levi Hartshorn, s. of Jotham of Amherst, N. H., m. Harriet Holman; he was of the firm of Grassie & Hartshorn, who manufactured boots in a shop (now burned) about 1850. He lived in the house built by Dr. E. Hartshorn, later owned by Fred Miller. Wife d. Oct. 22. 1864; adopted dau., Agnes, d. March 6, 1871, at 9 yrs. He returned to Amherst and m. Mrs. E. (Melindy) Page. Had s., Charles P. He d. Sept. 7.1872. .
HASTINGS.
Four branches of this family of ancient history have given character to Berlin. It is pleasant to know that we have some early blood in America besides the British and Irish. No doubt the Hast- ings are true Danes. Thomas, b. in England in 1605, and Margaret Cheney of Roxbury are the progenitors.
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Nathaniel Hastings, b. 1738, s. of Nathaniel of Boylston and of the fourth generation from Thomas, m. Elizabeth Goodnow and settled in the west part of Berlin, next to the Clinton line, in 1765 ; he was a soldier in the French and Indian war in 1755-62, and also in the Revolutionary service. Had Frances, settled at the West; Abel, d. in infancy; Parney, m. Moses Chase of Groton; Nathaniel, settled in Stan- stead, Canada; Sylvanus, settled in Wardsboro, Vt .; Elizabeth, d. in Berlin, age 12 yrs .; Nahum, b. 1779, settled in Oakham; Reuben, b. Aug. 5, 178 1 ; Benja- min, b. 1783, m., Dec. 17, 1805, Abigail Hager of Waltham; he settled in Shirley, d. there, had s., Benjamin, now living in Hudson; Thomas, b. Jan. 8, 1786, d. in Berlin June 12, 1813, of typhus fever, two mos. after marriage. Nathaniel, Sr., d. in 1820, at 82 ; wife d. in 1830 at 87.
Reuben Hastings, s. of Nathaniel, Jr., m., Aug. I, 1804, Hannah, dau. of Rev. Reuben Puffer; settled on the homestead of his father. He d. Nov. 1, 1873, at 92; she d. Sept. 20, 1870, at 84. Had Lucy, b. May 8, 1805, m. William P. Homer of Boston; Elizabeth, b. May 4, 1807, m. Alexander S .. Randall, res., Newton; Joel, b. Oct. 9, 1809, res., Marlboro; Reuben, b. Jan. 27, 1812; Hannah P., b. Dec. 13, 1813, d. Jan. 10, 1816; Anna P., b. April 30, 1815, m., April 1, 1840, Warren Hunt of Wayland, he d. at Newton by railroad accident April 30, 1846, no children ; Thomas, b. Jan. 24, 1818, m. Elizabeth I. Houghton of Bolton April, 1849, where he settled, was a soldier in the late war, wounded at Antietam and d. in hospital at Philadelphia Sept. 24, 1862,
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wife d. May 26, 1860 (they had two children, viz .: Alonzo F., b. Jan. 12, 1850, and Mary E., b. Sept. 21. 1852): Nathaniel, b. Oct. 3, 1820, m., Jan. 22, 1843, Ann Elizabeth Packard, granddau. of Rev. Asa Packard of Marlboro, is a farmer, settled in Boylston: Sarah P., b. Dec. 26, 1822: Charles H., b. Sept. 10, 1825, lived on the home place; Oliver P., b. Oct. 20, 1828, m. Hannah A. Bryant of Marlboro, she d. Nov., 1857, he is a clerk in Boston.
Reuben Hastings3, Jr., s. of Reuben2, Nathaniel', m. Caroline Hall Sept. 15, 1836, res., the old homestead ; he d. July 20, 1864. Had Ellen E., b. Sept. 13, 1837: Emily A., b. April 17, 1840; Augustus I., b. Oct. 6, 1842; Stella F., b. Jan. 6, 1846; Charles, b. Aug. 3, 1848.
Ephraim Hastings, s. of Silas and Hannah (Reed) Hastings of Boylston, b. Feb. 4, 1783, m. Achsah Sawyer of Lancaster; he settled in the east part of Boylston in the Six Nations district as a farmer, and continued there until he rem. to the Nathan Johnson place in South Berlin in 1834. His wife, Achsah, d. in 1829, by whom he had Christopher Sawyer, b. Dec. 2, 1815; Abigail, b. June 11, 1816, m. Levi Bigelow, Jr., of Marlboro Feb. 4, 1846 ; also had four others who d. in infancy. He m., 2d, Almira, dau. of Dr. Reuben Puffer. He d. Aug. 23, 1855; wid., Almira, d. July 11, 1879.
Christopher Sawyer Hastings, s. of Ephraim, m. Cordelia, dau. of Levi Bigelow, Sr., of Marlboro, Jan. I, 1840; he succeeded his father on the old Johnson homestead; when the war broke out, although ex-
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empt from service by reason of age, he enlisted Aug. 1, 1862; he was promoted to the captaincy of Co. I, 36 Regt., Mass. Vols .; was at the battle of Freder- icksburg; went with the Ninth Army Corps to Vicksburg and shared in the capture of Jackson, Miss .; here he had the small-pox; recovering from this and on his way to Kentucky he was seized with malarial fever and d. at Mound City, Ill., Sept. 8, 1863; his body was interred at Berlin with military honors Sept. 16, 1863. Had Ellen, b. June 9, 1841, m. Daniel A. White of Clinton June 20, 1861 ; Ruth- ven, b. July 30, 1843; Arthur, b. Dec. 9, 1846; Leslie, b. April 15, 1849.
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