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Ruthven Hastings, s. of Christopher S., m. Caroline, dau. of Aaron Morse, April 18, 1867 ; he remained on the homestead with his bro., Arthur, in management of the farm, and in trade at South Berlin under firm name of Hastings Bros. He d. March 7, 1893. Had Eva M., b. Jan. 30, 1868.
Arthur Hastings, s. of Christopher S., m. Emma F., dau. of Francis R. Boyce, Aug. 10, 1881; was asso- ciated with his bro. as above, and representative to the General Court in 1894. Had Ralph B., b. Dec. 1, 1882, d. young ; Florence E., b. Feb. 9, 1886.
Leslie Hastings, s. of Christopher S., m. Mary Grace, dau. of Solomon H. Howe of Bolton, March 9, 1882; he graduated at Harvard College; was admitted to the bar in Boston, where he practiced law in the office of his uncle, E. M. Bigelow. Had Ethel, b. Sept. 20, 1883, d. -; Leslie, b. Oct. 9, 1885. He d. May 31, 1887, res., Cambridge, where his wid. still resides.
WILLIAM H. HARTSHORN'S HOUSE.
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Henry Hastings, b. Dec. 24, 1798, s. of Capt. Henry Hastings of Northboro, m. Mary Hutchinson of New Hampshire Dec., 1825 ; they had seven children, all of whom were born before he came to Berlin; he settled in the south part on the place now owned by Adin B. Allen : before coming to Berlin he lived in Boston : was a hotel keeper there, and res. in other places. Had Mary Ann, b. in Boston March 27, 1827. m. C. C. Thurston of Boston Feb. 8, 1847; she d. Nov., 1852, leaving two children; Samuel Henry, b. at Middleboro March 20, 1830; Elizabeth L., b. at Freetown Sept. 16, 1832, in. William H. Paige of South Boston; Susan M., b. at Freetown Dec. 16, 1834, m., Jan., 1854, David B. Jones of South Boston ; she d. June 8, 1865 ; Edward P., b. at Northboro March 20, 1836 ; James M., b. at Northboro April 6, 1839: Henrietta J., b. Dec. 6, 1843, m. Spencer C. Chamberlin.
Samuel H. Hastings, s. of Henry, Jr., m., Jan. I, 1853, Harriet Jane, dau. of Daniel Barnes; he is a carpenter : owned the mills at one time at the south part: rem. to Grafton ; res. now in Worcester. Had Matilda Jane, b. Sept. 18, 1855, m. J. Hoyt Gunnison ; m., 2d, George H. Hastings of Grafton; Lunette M., b. Dec. 24, 1858, m. Robert W. McOrmand of Clin- ton, had four children; Leo Lincoln, b. July II, 1865, m. Mary S. Nelson, had five children, res., Grafton: Herman S., b. Feb. 2, 1873.
Edward P. Hastings, s. of Henry, Jr., m. Sarah E., dau. of Winsor Maynard, April 24, 1865 ; he is a shoemaker; res. in South Berlin. Had David C., b. April 13, 1866; Clarence E., b. May 15, 1872; Mary
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L., b. Feb. 17, 1874, m. Raymond Coolidge. Wife, Sarah, d. Sept. 12, 1875 ; m., 2d, Alvira A. Gardner, Sept. 13, 1877 ; divorced; had by Alvira, Sarah M., b. Aug. 8, 1878.
James M. Hastings, s. of Henry, Jr., m., Nov. 20, 1862, Lucy A. Atherton, a protege of Elisha M. Whitney; he also is by trade a shoemaker, and res. in South Berlin ; has two sons, viz .:
Henry Whitney Hastings, s. of James M., b. Sept. 5, 1863; he graduated at the Boston School of Oratory and is now teacher of elocution in Moody's school, near Northfield (Mt. Hermon), m. Annie George of Delaware.
Atherton Hastings, bro. of Henry W., b. Sept. 7, 1868; a law student in Boston.
David C. Hastings, s. of Edward P., m. Carolyn L., dau. of John F. Bennett, Nov. 19, 1890; is a shoe- maker; res. with Mr. Bennett.
Rufus Sawyer Hastings, b. Nov. 10, 1825, s. of Rufus and Isabella (Howe) Hastings of Sterling, m. Louisa S. Blood of Worcester Jan. 3, 1849 ; he was a successor of others in the Howe store at Berlin Centre. He d. July 5, 1874, at 49. Had George R., b. April 15, 1855, d. June 19, 1856; Louisa S., b. May 9, 1858, m. Edward H. Hartshorn; Sarah I., b. Feb. 5, 1869, d. unm. Nov. 14, 1893, by being thrown from a carriage at West Berlin against an abutment of the C. M. R. R. bridge.
HAYNES.
Samuel Morse Haynes, s. of Emory, b. in Wayland Feb. 24, 1832, m. Julia A. Houghton, dau. of Stephen,
MRS. C. S, HASTINGS
RUTHVEN HASTINGS.
LESLIE HASTINGS, ESQ.
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in Bolton March 26, 1856: he enlisted in Co. F, 13th Regt., and when his term of service expired he re-en- listed in Co. F. 59th Regt .; was wounded Sept. 30. 1862, in the battle of Poplar Grove Church, from the effects of which he lost a leg. The family came to Berlin in 1862, and a few years later he bought the Joshua Johnson farm in South Berlin: later he purchased the blacksmith shop and business in Carterville, living in the Fuller house; in 1883 he removed to Hudson. Children : Anna, b. Sept. 14, 1857 ; Olive, b. Dec. 3. 1859: both the children were born in Bolton, from which town they came to Berlin.
HEBARD.
Everett A. Hebard, from North Brookfield, m. Ella A., dau. of Frederick Miller Jan. 12, 1871; shoe- maker. Had Frederick E., b. Sept. 1, 1875.
HOAR.
Two of this name were occupants of a tract of land northwest of the Sanderson Carter place, about 1790 ; the land is still known by that name. Joseph Hoar m. Sophia Bigelow, dau. of Augustus, Aug. 18, 1790: David Hoar m. Lucy Whitcomb in 1794; m., 2d, Nancy Moore in 1802; by her had Sanford, Anna and Eliza.
HOLBROOK.
Isaac Holbrook, b. Dec. 17, 1837, from Hamden, Me., m. Persis J., dau. of Capt. John D. Merrill, Nov. I, 1857 ; he resides in Carterville, nearly opposite the blacksmith shop; is a shoemaker and farmer. Had
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Cora Belle, b. July 12, 1858, m. Arthur Pierce of Concord ; Gracc Lille, b. April 8, 1860, m. Walter Rice of Clinton.
Daniel Holbrook, blacksmith in the west part about 1830-40 ; m. Hannah, wid. of Amasa Holt, Dec. 21, 1828. She d. Sept. 8, 1843; he died a short time before, no date; res., the old Barber house.
HOLDER.
Daniel Holder, b. about 1720, came directly from England ; lived in Nantucket in 1760; a shipwright; his wife's name was Hannah ; this marriage is on the records of Nantucket; this is as far back as we can go. Thomas, his s., b. on the island of Nantucket in 1756, m. Sarah Gaskill of Mendon, now Blackstone, about 1778 ; he came to Berlin during the last decade of the last century ; built the house upon the long known Holder place, now owned by Edward Greene ; his wife was a preacher among the Friends. He d. Feb., 1830, aged 75 yrs .; his wid. d. Nov. 6, 1836, aged 77 yrs. Their children were: Phebe; Han- nah ; Joseph ; David; Daniel, 2d, b. May 19, 1791 ; Thomas, 2d, b. June 6, 1794 ; John, b. July 22, 1799; Phebe m. Silas Coolidge of Bolton, d. 1832; Hannah. d. in Berlin April 20, 1848 ; Joseph and David settled in Bolton; Joseph d. in 1867; David d. in 1864; Daniel m. Harriet Hutchins, b. May 13, 1793, of Concord, N. H., Sept. 15, 1819; their children were: Maria, b. June 28, 1820, d. Sept. 18, 1863 ; Samuel H., b. Aug. 26, 1821, d. April 24, 1822; Samuel, 2d, b. March 2, 1823, m. Louisa M. Rice of Marlboro; Phebe A., b. Nov. 27, 1824; Jane, b. July 30,
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1827. m. Charles Bigelow of Hudson ; Mary H., b. July 8. 1833: Levi H., b. Aug. 17, 1837; he was a musician in the 27th Regt., Mass. Volunteers, d. at Andersonville. Daniel lost his right arm by acci- dental discharge of a gun May, 1824; built the house just north of the homestead, now the home of the daus., Phebe and Mary. He d. May 18, 1863 ; his. wid. d. Aug. 4, 1866. Phebe and Mary are graduates of the Westfield Normal School; their life-work teaching: many terms of service both have given in the schools of Berlin; the former taught many years amid the Berkshire hills in the high schools of Lee and Hinsdale: delighting in literary pursuits she has written much, especially poetry, for various periodi- cals. After closing her work in public schools Mary taught in the families of Hon. S. H. Howe of Bolton, Judge Dewey of Worcester, Hon. C. G. Stevens of Clinton, and Daniel Dewey of Newton. She has an artist soul, her specialty is in painting-flowers.
Thomas Holder, 2d, m. Lucy Fosgate. Their children were: Lydia V. B., b. Aug. 3, 1834, m. Andrew Hubbard of Worcester; Susan M., b. Dec. 20, 1837, m. Theodore Morse of Cleveland, Ohio: Sarah G., b. Feb. 5, 1840, m. Edwin Noxon of Buf- falo, N. Y. Thomas d. Oct. 20, 1856; his wife d. April 14, 1851. He lived on the homestead.
Jolin Holder m. Caroline Russell of Springfield, Mass .; twin sons d. in infancy. Had Henry R., b. June 9, 1835, res. next east of the old Holder house. John d. Feb. 6, 1864; his wid. d. in 1881. He had rare musical ability ; was a teacher of much note.
Henry R. Holder, s. of John, m. Almira Crosby of
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Marlboro, res., East Berlin, in the house built by his father; was a soldier in the late war; a musician. Had John H. R., b. Feb. 29, 1860; Leslie E., b. March 19, 1862; Minnie, b. Feb. 13, 1863; Winifred E., b. Dec. 1, 1864; Herman, b. Dec. 28, 1867; Edith I., b. April 20, 1870; Elsie, b. Dec. 25, 1875.
HOLMAN.
Amory Holman came from Bolton in 1830, m. Lucy Whitcomb of Bolton in 1811 and settled on the Merrick Rand place; rem. to the Joshua Johnson farm, now owned by Adin B. Allen, in 1835. Had Nathaniel, b. June 14, 1813 ; Silas W., b. May 16, 1814, m. Nancy Turner, m., 2d, Anna E. Holman, he d. Dec. 18, 1855 ; Lucy, b. June 19, 1816, m. Capt. Silas Sawyer; Roxana, b. Jan. 21, 1818, d. Nov. 23, 1846, unm .; Rebecca, b. Oct. 26, 1819, m. Edwin Bathrick, d. Apr. 29, 1861; Amory, b. Oct. 24, 1821, m. Sarah J. Farwell, m., 2d, Julia Lee, res., Bolton, d. Mar. 28, 1895; Jonas, b. Mar. 24, 1824, d.
May 16, 1843 ; Mary L., b. Oct. 20, 1826, m. Capt. Silas Sawyer; Charles, b. Sept. 29, 1828, d. Oct. II, 1857; Emeline, b. May 25, 1831, m. Jonas H. Brown, she d. April 22, 1886; Harriet, b. Oct. 18, 1833, m. Levi Hartshorn, d. Oct. 22, 1864; Franklin, b. Aug. 30, 1836, m. Martha Bemis, res., Westboro. He d. Jan. 14, 1847; Lucy, wid., d. Aug. 11, 1878, at 83.
Nathaniel Holman, s. of Amory, m. Mary B., dau. of Levi Rice of Marlboro. Had Lucinda, b. ", d. -; Amory, b. - , d. ; and Charles, lives in Ohio. Was a soldier in the late war. He d. Sept. 29, 1880 ; wife d. in Marlboro.
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HOLT.
Amasa Holt m. Nabby, dau. of Dr. Benjamin Nourse, June 25, 1799; the family was first on the Israel Saw- yer place in gift to Nabby by her grandf., Benjamin Bailey; was next on her father's place ; sold same to Alexander Marsh in 1805, and Marsh sold to Hugh Bruce in 1808, and last lived on the old Barber place with his second wife. Wife, Nabby, d. July 7, 1807 ; he m., 2d, Hannah Moore April 12, 1808 ; he d. Nov. 3, 1815, at 43: was by trade a saddler. Had Eliza, d. young : Laura May, m. Altemont Rice of Northboro ; Adaline, m. Amory Wetherbee. Had by Hannah, Erskine, b. 1810: Eliza, and John T.
Erskine Holt, s. of Amasa, m. Phebe B. Francis of Holden. Had John M., b. March 4, 1837; George W., b. Feb. 20, 1840; Phebe Ann, b. - -; Ange- nette, b. Aug. 29, 1842 ; rem. to West Boylston.
Oscar WV. Holt, from Iowa, s. of Joseph W. and Miranda (Shattuck) Holt, m. Grace, dau. of Amos Sawyer; he is a shoemaker and lives in Hudson. Was a soldier in the late war.
HOUGHTON.
Two Houghtons came to Lancaster in its beginning in 1652-60. Ralph and John, cousins, were both eminent in public esteem and in public service. The family of Ralph mostly disappear on the records after the Indian massacre in 1676. The families of this region are almost wholly of the John Houghton line. John was b. in Lancashire, Eng., about 1620. His wife's name was Beatrix. Had John, b. 1650; Robert, b. 1658; Jonas, b. 1660; Benja- 26
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min, b. 1668; Mary, Beatrix and Sarah were the daus .; his first home was between Clinton and South Lancaster on Dean's brook; after the massa- cre he settled on the Old Common, south of the road, nearly opposite the present Reform School; he possessed a large land estate, situated in Berlin, Clinton and Bolton, as the territory of old Lancaster is now divided, and extending from near Clamshell pond to the William Fife lands; thence southerly, including Baker hill. These lands were designated in ancient deeds by names which forcibly remind one of their English origin, such as "Hough- ton's park," "Rosemary meadow," "Cranberry mead- ow," "Three Fountains meadow," "Little Meadow plain," "Job's Corner conveniency." I can locate most of these pieces, but the last named piece stag- gers me. The Fountains is in the N. M. Allen region ; "Cranberry meadow" is the northwest corner of Alden Sawyer's farm, and "Little Meadow plain" joins it and takes in the upland to near the Bolton depot. The Beaver dams, named in a deed of Cranberry meadow, were visible in our day. John, Sr., d. on the old Common in 1684, and on the division of his lands his s., John, retained the homestead on the Common and gave the land for a meeting-house there; Robert settled on what is now called the "Acre" in Clinton; Jonas on Vaughn's hill in Bolton, and Benjamin on Little Meadow plain, south of Bol- ton depot. Of the next generation I can only locate Jonathan, s. of John, Jr., on the homestead on the Common; Benjamin, Jr., on the Little Meadow plain ; Cyrus, s. of Ebenezer and grands. of Robert, just west of Benjamin, across the Causeway; and John,
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3d. s. of John, Jr., on the Ephraim Goddard farm, which he sold to Benjamin Bailey in 1718; John, 3d. d. in 1724; another John Houghton, called John Tirtius. 3d, sold the place "where he lately dwelt" to Judge Samuel Baker in 1765. No record of his lineage, but his wife was Mary Goddard, the dau. of William Goddard, the miller. They rem. to Brat- tleboro, \'t., and later to Guilford, where he d. in 1826, aged 101 yrs.
Cyrus Houghton, s. of Ebenezer and grands. of Robert, settled west of Benjamin (who was on the Merrick Sargent place), just across the Causeway ; he was there in 1785 : d. in 1786-7. Had a s., Cyrus, b. 1745, who became a deacon and was known by that designation.
Dea. Cyrus Houghton, s. of Cyrus, m. Experience Pike of Framingham: he settled first in the west part on the place now owned by Silas L. Mills ; sold the same to Obadiah Wheeler in 1768; he was a moving char- acter : was in Putney, Vt., where several Berlin peo- ple settled; in Framingham and in Boylston; in the latter place was made deacon; he returned finally to his old homestead in West Berlin in 1798, after an absence of thirty years. Had by wife, Experience, William, d. in youth of hydrophobia; Achsah, bap. 1777, m. Ephraim Barber 1803, also Pelatiah Gibbs of Livermore, Me .; Eunice, bap. 17.77, m., 1807, Silas Carruth of Northboro; Caleb, b. 1780. Wife, Experience, d .; he m., 2d, Mary Taylor of Boylston in 1790 : she was aunt to Mrs. Job Spofford. Had by Mary, Jonah, b. 1792. Dea. Cyrus d. June 10, 1834, at 89; Mary, wid., d. May 25, 1838, at 86.
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Some of the land comprising this farm at the west part was bought by his father of Benjamin Wilson in 1747 (eight acres at Wilson Flagg holes); also of James Fife, eighteen acres on both sides of the brook that runs out of Roper's and Sumner's meadows.
Caleb Houghton, s. of Dea. Cyrus, m. Susannah, dau. of Josiah Sawyer, Jr., Oct. 3, 1803 ; res. in the north- west part of the town on the Merrick Sargent place ; was a cooper and was at one time engaged in wire drawing. Had Cyrus, b. Aug., 1804, m. Eliza A. Sawin of Gardner, res. in Lancaster and Holliston, in the latter of which he d. in 1868 ; this Cyrus, 3d, and Eliza had three sons: Edward, who res. in Lancaster ; Lucius, who res. in Middleboro; and William A., a professor in New York City University, also was five years in the Imperial College, Japan. Three daus. d. unm. Caleb had, also, Persis, b. Jan. 4, 1808, m., 1830, John Burdett of Clinton ; both d. in Holliston; they had sons, John M., LeRoy S., and dau., Louisa; George, b. Jan. 19, 1810, m. in Kingston, Pa., and d. there in 1845; William A., b. June 2, 1812; Amory, b. 1816, d. 1819. Wife, Susannah, d. Aug. 23, 1818. He m., 2d, Jan. 19, 1819, Abigail Merriam, by whom he had Lewis M., b. Oct. 23, 1820, m. in Holliston, where he d. in 1851, and had one s., Charles; Susannah S. and Abigail M., twins, b. Aug. 15, 1821; Susannah d. Feb. 2, 1847; Abigail m. Ira Sawyer, Jr., she d. 1852. Caleb d. here about -; wid., Abigail, m., 2d, Elijah Edson and d. in Holliston May 7, 1866; interment here.
Jonah Houghton, s. of Dea. Cyrus, m. Zilpah, dau.
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of John Howe of Boylston. Had Jonah Taylor, b. Feb. 24, 1819, d. Dec. 15, 1839, having changed his name to Henry T .: Mary Ann, b. April 8, 1820, m. Houghton of Bolton; he d., she m., 2d, Timo- thy Fairbanks, he d .; Amory, b. Sept. 21, 1821, d. 1834; Horace, b. Nov. 9, 1822, m. Abra whom he had Henry and Charles, both d. young ; m., 2d, Hayes, res., Boston, by whom had Charlotte, b. 1864, d. 1879. Jonah d. 1838; wid. m. Sawtell of Grafton; he d., she m., 3d,
- Wheeler ; she d. 1880.
William Addison Houghton, s. of Caleb, and the seventh gen. from the first John of Lancaster, m. Mary Grace, dau. of Solomon Howe of Berlin; he lived with his parents on the paternal homestead, never in the hands of any but the Houghtons (save one mere change), until the death of his father, about 1822; his home afterwards during his minority was with his guardian, Jonathan D. Meriam, Esq .; at twenty-two years he began preparations for college; graduated at Yale in 1840, also at Yale Divinity School in 1843 ; was settled the same year over the Congregational Church of Northboro, with which he had united in 1843; resigned in 1851 ; res. in Berlin in 1852; installed over the Congregational Church in Berlin Oct. 25, 1853 ; resigned Oct. 25, 1878, after a pastorate of twenty-five years. The church in 1887, by motion of the pastor, Rev. C. H. Washburn, con- ferred upon him the relation of pastor emeritus. He was a member of the School Committee nearly all the time during his pastorate; took great interest in the public schools and in all matters pertaining to education; he was a prominent figure in the town's
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municipal life; was ever ready to promote all meas- ures calculated to advance the best interests and prosperity of the community. The last years of his life were spent in collecting and collating the material for this work, which, through failing health, he was unable fully to complete. He lived on the old Dr. Puffer homestead, bought in 1857 ; the buildings were remodeled in 1866. Had an adopted dau., Lucinda Howe, who m. Edward H. Hartshorn. His wife, Mary Grace, d. Oct. 16, 1882. He d. of no special disease, but of debility incident to old age, Sunday, March 21, 1891. The funeral, which occurred on the Thursday following, was attended by a very large concourse of people of all denominations. Rev. Henry Hyde of Greenfield, but formerly of Berlin, officiated on the occasion. No one in the daily life of Berlin has been more missed than William Addison Houghton.
Jonas Houghton, from Bolton, the fourth of the name Jonas and descendant of John Houghton, Sr., of Lancaster, m. Lucy, dau. of Eleazer Johnson of Berlin. The lineage of this branch of the family stands: John, Sr., d. 1684; Jonas, b. 1660, m. Mary Burbeane of Woburn; Jonas", b. 1682, m. Mary Brig- ham of Marlboro; Jonas3, b. 1726; Jonas4, b. 1750, m. Lucy Johnson, dau. of Eleazer, and lived with his father-in-law on the place now owned by Willard M. Wheeler. Had Silas, b. 1777 ; no other record.
Silas Houghton, s. of Jonas4, m. Lucy Farnsworth of New Hampshire March 9, 1799; he succeeded his father on the Johnson homestead. Had Merrick, b. Oct. 28, 1799; Emily T., b. Jan. 25, 1801, m.
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Tilton, res. at the West: Lucy, b. Feb. 28, 1804, m. Oliver Fosgate; Sabra, b. April 27, 1805, m. Alben P. Howe, res., Amherst; Jonas, b. March 3, 1808, m. Fanny Eager of Northboro, he settled in the West : Silas, b. Jan. 18, ISI0; Levi, b. 1812: Eleazer J., b. Oct. 14, 1818; Amory, b. 1816. Silas, Sr., d. Oct. 16, 1820, at 43 : wid. m. Benjamin Bailey of Bolton : she d. Nov. 27, 1826.
Merrick Houghton, s. of Silas, m. Ruth, dau. of Abram Howe of Marlboro; his homestead was our pres- ent Chandler Carter place, bought in 1821 of the wid. of Nathan Egery: house was built in 1830 of funds obtained from a lottery, $2,000 ; rem. to Lancaster, where he d. Had Elihu R., b. Dec. 11, 1820; Ann Eliza. b. Nov. 13, 1822, m. James Penniman, res., Worcester: Silas B., b. Oct. 7, 1824: Edwin H., b. Dec. 13, 1826; Merrick F., b. Aug. 13, 1828; Ruth Jane, b. May 15, 1830, m. Rev. Mr. Simson; Jonas A .. b. April 6, 1832, res., New York city, policeman and detective: Lewis, b. -- , deaf and dumb, is professor in Knoxville Asylum, Tenn .; Mathew, b. - -, res., Long Island; Charles M., b. -, res., New York city.
Silas Houghton, bro. of Merrick, m. Susan Coffran of Goshen, N. H., 1834, and dau. of Benjamin, who came on the Amherst Bailey place in 1831, rem. to. Goshen. Had Mary E., b. Dec. 28, 1837, m. John H. Sprague ; Frank E., b. Oct. 28, 1843, d. in the army at St. Mary's Church June 24, 1864, was in the 15th Mass. Regt .; Joseph C., b. Jan. 3, 1852, m. Abby Trull of Marlboro. Silas d. in Lancaster July 10, 1882.
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Levi Houghton, bro. of the above, m. Patience Har- low of Shrewsbury. She d. March 15, 1848; he m., 2d, Lucy Ann, dau. of Josiah Conant. Levi d. March 20, 1851 ; wid. res. in Hudson.
Nahum Houghton m., Sept. 26, 1786, Leovitia, dau. of Joseph Howe and sister to wife of Amos Sawyer, Sr .; they rem. to Marlboro, Vt. He d. 1841 at 75 ; she d. 1843 at 78. The lineage of this Nahum ap- pears to be down through John, Sr .; John, Jr .; John3; Benjamin; Ezra; Nahum, b. 1767; no other record.
Solomon Houghton and wife, Betsey (Pratt), came here from Boylston in 1816; bought land opposite the Congregational Church and built what was the front part of the hotel; remained in town four or five years; he was a descendant of Robert. Thus Robert1, Joshua, Solomon3. Had Serena, William Pratt, Solomon and Richard Baxter; no other record.
The Silas Houghton of West Berlin, just opposite George Howard's, I cannot place genealogically. In 1810 he paid Joshua Johnson ten dollars for that irregular piece of land; the shape was determined by a new location of the road east of the Barber mills. The present well-sweep indicates the house spot. That he was of the Benjamin line might be inferred from his occupancy of a slipe (slips) of meadow. "Slipes," as they were called, came in by irregular boundaries,-space between defined lots; squatters took possession. Robert Houghton names in deed to Cyrus the "slipes" east of the brook, near the present McPherson place. Later, these slipes were owned by Capt. Henry Powers and his s., John.
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HOWARD.
Timothy Howard, Jr. (s. of Timothy, who m. Dorcas Greene and lived in the Fuller house, Carterville), m. Abigail Temple: he lived at various places in town. Had James: Emeline, m. Gardner Jacobs; Rufus, b. May 18. 1805; Lucinda Sophronia and Dexter, d. young; George W., b. Sept. 27, 1819. Timothy, Jr .. d. Nov., 1846; Abigail d. Aug., 1842.
Rufus Howard, s. of Timothy, Jr., m. Louisa, dau. ·of Oliver Sawyer of Heath; res. on south road, where Nelson Larkin now lives. Had Sarah P., b. Jan. 10, -, m. David A. Fry; m., 2d, Joshua Wolcott; she d. April 3, 1890; Elmira G., b. Feb. 19, 1829, m. William J. Davenport; Susan B., b. June 14, 1831, m. Jonathan B. Ray, she d. Dec. 16, 1894; Louisa S., b. Dec. 20, -, m. Samuel N. Marsh; Martha A., b. Aug. 4, -, m. Abel G. Haynes; Mary W., b. Oct. 8. - , m. Ralph Safford; Adeliza J., b. March 8, 1842, m. George H. Andrews in 1862; Augusta M., b. Aug. 21, 1843, m. William Smith. He d. July 23, 1865; wid. d. March 18, 1886.
Hon. William N. Davenport, now mayor of the city of Marlboro, is a son of the above-named Elmira G. Howard and William J. Davenport, Esq., of Boyl- ston.
George W. Howard, s. of Timothy, Jr., m. Hulda (Forbes) Sargent, wid. of Curtis Sargent, Dec. 8, 1855 ; he lives in the west part. Had Marshall E., b. Nov. 24, 1857, m. Etta E. Perkins of Lexington, Me., Oct. 11, 1893; had Elwin W., b. July 12, 1894.
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HOWE.
Phincas Howe, b. 1733, s. of Phineas and Abigail' (Bennett) Howe of Marlboro and later of Boylston, who was a descendant of John Howe, one of the first settlers in Marlboro, m. Experience, dau. of William and Experience (Wheeler) Pollard of Bolton ; he settled on Barnes hill on the farm recently owned by Silas S. Greenlief. Had nine children b. from 1760 to 1776, namely: Silas, b. April 28, 1760; Lucretia, b. Oct. 4, 1761, m. Samuel Goss of Bolton ; Polly (Mary), b. Nov. 10, 1763, m. Abel Baker, res.,. Concord, N. H .; Parna, b. May 24, 1765, m. Jonathan Fairbanks; Sarah, b. March 1, 1767, m. Silas Sawyer ; Phineas, b. March 25, 1769; Experience, b. April, 1771, d. young ; Betty, b. April 19, 1773 ; Abraham, b. July·24, 1776. His three sons settled in Rumford, Me., about 1800, while he in his old age rem. to Concord, N. H., and probably lived with his dau., Polly, for Bouton's "History of Concord" tells us that our Phineas Howe was six feet nine inches in height, and his dau., Polly, Abel's wife, was six feet and weighed 202 lbs .; Susan, dau. of Polly, was six feet two inches. It was reported here in 1825 that a granddau. of Abel Baker led the Lowell factory girls, being the tallest, dressed in white, to greet Gen. Lafayette in 1824.
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