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Oscar M. Jones, s. of Solomon, s. of Pelatiah, m. L. Ella Kimmins, dau. of Amos of Bolton. Had Laura Angie, b. April 9, 1882; Harry O., b. Nov. 12, 1883;
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Everett S., b. July 1, 1886; Hattie B., b. Nov. 22, 1888 : Sibyl B., b. Aug. 12, 1891 ; Florence M., b. Oct. 5. 1893. d. Feb. 3, 1894.
David B. Jones, s. of Samuel C. of South Boston, m. Susan M., dau. of Henry Hastings, Jan. 1, 1854; he followed the high seas many years; was captain's mate on merchant vessels trading with China and other foreign countries : soon after his marriage he quit the seas and worked in South Berlin at shoemaking from 1857 to 1861 ; when the war broke out, he be- came a sutler in the army and was attached to Hooker's corps. His wife d. June 8, 1865, age 30; he m., 2d, --; he d. in New York.
John A. Jones. b. in Billerica May 12, 1836; moved to Bolton first: came to Berlin in 1885; m., 2d, July 2, 1871, Carrie Stearns of Bolton; she d. while living in Bolton; he was a soldier in the late war; now res. at Stone's Corner; a dealer in horses and car- riages.
KERLEY.
The name of this family has been variously spelled and pronounced as Kerley, Carly, Caly. Job Kerley, a descendant of William Kerley, an early settler and proprietor of Lancaster, settled in the valley of the Assabet on the place recently owned by Aaron Morse. His father was Henry Kerley, s. of Henry, who was s. of the aforesaid William. The Kerley family was prominent in settlement and proprietor- ship in both Lancaster and Marlboro. The records afford scant material, but we gather that Henry, the father of Job, had a grant of land near the Assabet
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in 1728. This may have been the land on which the Kerleys settled.
Job Kerley m. Sarah -, by whom he had Silas, b. 1734, d. young; Sarah, b. 1739 ; Silas, b. 1744, m. Hannah Walker, she d., m., 2d, Mary Wheeler; Joseph, b. 1752, m. Ruhamah Davis of Stow in 1781, he d. 1833, at 80; Job, b. Nov. 28, 1760, m. Christian Khun and retained the homestead. Tradition holds that Job, Sr., and wife d. of small-pox and were buried on the farm. The two brothers of Job, Jr., settled near by: Silas on the Nathaniel Wheeler farm and Joseph east of the river, north of the road, near the Marlboro line; no other record of these brothers. Job d. here in 1836, at 76; wid. d. in 1840, at 87. They had no children, as appears by record. Job was the last of the name in town. Joseph is spoken of as a God-fearing man; would be glad to add the like of Job. Thus ends the brief record of our Kerley families, which were quite prominent in the early settlement of Lancaster and Marlboro.
KEYES.
The Keyes name is modern in Berlin, represented by David and Ziba and their children. Their re- mnotest ancestor was Robert of Watertown in 1633. Several of the family name settled in Shrewsbury and Boylston. The Berlin families are of the Shrewsbury branch, Dea. John Keyes. His s., Thomas, m. into the Livermore family of Ball hill. Thomas, Jr., was father to David and Ziba.
David Keyes, s. of Thomas, Jr., b. April 19, 1794, m. Linda Mira, dau. of Daniel Bruce; res. near the
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Centre on the Northboro road, before owned by Luther Priest. Had Addison, b. May 3, 1827, and also two children d. in infancy. He d. Jan. 29, 1879, at $3 ; she d. May 24, 1867, at 69.
Addison Keyes, s. of David, m., June 23, 1870, Mary Jane Smith of Sudbury, dau. of Levi Smith; res., the homestead of his father; built a new house in place of the old Priest house; he is a carpenter and cabinet maker.
Ziba Keyes, s. of Thomas, Jr., b. Dec. 9, 1796, mn., Aug. 19, 1828, Lois, dau. of Daniel Bruce; he set- tled in the west part : built the house where Ebenezer W. Dailey now res .; was a wheelwright; had a shop near the crossing of the Old Colony railroad. He d. Nov. 27, 1850 ; she d. Jan. 24, 1840. Had Mary J., b. Sept. 23, 1828; Francis, b. Oct. 23, 1830, d. Dec. 20, 1830 ; Charles G., b. Oct. 19, 1831, res., Bos- ton, is a lawyer, office 28 State street, has been judge of the Municipal Court; Henry F., b. May 25, 1833, res., Clinton; John F., b. Feb. 5, 1835, res., Clinton ; Ellen L., b. Nov. 9, 1839, m. William G. Sawyer Nov. 24, 1869, who d. March 19, 1870. Mary J. and Ellen L. live at the Dr. Hartshorn place and keep boarders.
Some singular sorrows have fallen on several families of this name. A son of Thomas Keyes of Marlboro, 20 years old, fell with a stick of timber on his shoulder and was instantly killed. One, Thomas, b. 1692, was betrothed to Elizabeth Howe of Marl- boro; she was visiting her sister, Mrs. Joslin, in Lancaster, when the Indians fell upon the family, killing several, but carried Miss Howe into captivity.
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Thomas resolved never to marry, but the father suc- ceeded in redeeming the daughter after four sad years. In 1698 the happy pair were married; she never recovered wholly from the Indian fright.
As you go into Shrewsbury from Northboro, just east of the tannery on the right, Capt. John Keyes was building a new house, an old one standing near; Capt. Keyes' three sons and two of the carpenters, sons of Ebenezer Bragg, were sleeping in the new house, when it took fire and the five young men perished in the flames.
Robert Keyes and wife, Martha, were among the first settlers of Princeton on the eastern slope of Wachusett. They had a little daughter, who sud- denly and mysteriously disappeared and no trace of her was ever found. The long agony of the household drove the mother into her grave. Now of late years, since the parental sorrow has been quelled in death, a confession comes from afar, made by one on his deathbed, who was once a neighbor, that from re- sentment to the parents he willfully murdered that innocent child. This now seems to be the accepted solution of the standing mystery.
Many characteristics of families are named of far less merit than mechanical skill. In all this region a wheel made by the Keyes brothers has its own seal. Ziba was a master workman in this line,-only an indication also of the exactness of his upright life. In mechanical skill should be included also Addison, s. of David Keyes, in carpentry and cabinet work.
Another Keyes family have had connection with Berlin families, and some for a short time have lived here. These were descendants of Solomon Keyes,
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who may have been a brother of the original Thomas, the head of the other family.
James Keyes, of the fifth gen. from Solomon, settled in Northboro on the farm now owned by George H. Murray: known also as the Prentice Keyes place ; his wife was Meriam Babcock. Had Amos, b. Sept. 30, 1785. m. Eunice. dau. of Samuel Spofford, Sr., res., Rindge, N. H. ; they had Eliphalet, who worked in this vicinity some years ago; Prentice, b. March 25, 1787. retained the homestead : Roswell, b. March 23,. 1796. m. Lois Howe of Berlin, went west, returned, lived in Rindge last; had Ellen Louisa, m. Josiah Moore of Berlin, who d. June 2, 1856.
KEATING.
Jolın H. Kcating, s. of James F. Keating, b. in Clinton Jan. 30, 1862, m. Agnes A. Lacey of Clin- ton: is a blacksmith and wheelwright at the Riley Smith shop in Carterville. Had James F., b. Dec. I, 1883 : Mary Ann, b. June 12, 1885 ; John D., b. Nov. IO. 1886 ; Alice, b. July 14, 1889.
KELLEY.
John M. Kelley, from Rockland, Me., m. Althear A .. Stratton of Sudbury; moved on the Sanderson Carter place about 1870; rem. to Rhode Island in 1888. Had George, b. --; Roscoe W., d. April 7, 1882, age 19: Etta A., b. July 20, 1870; Harris M., b. Oct. 17, 1873; Everett S. and Effie Isabelle, twins, b. Jan. 10, 1881 ; Horace H., b. Aug. 12, 1883.
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KILLAM.
Frederick D. Killam, from Hillsboro, N. H., m. Sarah, dau. of Levi Wheeler, Sr .; he settled in South Berlin and built the house where his s., George W., now res .; was a shoemaker; Had Lucretia H., b. March 22, 1842, m. Lorenzo W. Gould of Milford Feb. 24, 1891; Sarah W., b. Sept. 5, 1843, m. Milton H. Albee of Marlboro Aug. 25, 1867 ; Mary C., b. Sept. 17, 1848, m. Albert S. Wilkins Feb. 23, 1869; Geo. W., b. July 4, 1850. He d. March 12, 1877, at 65 ; wife d. Aug. 16, 1871.
George W. Kallom, as name is now spelled, s. of Frederick D., m. Alice M. Wilder from Pembroke, Me., April 19, 1874, res., homestead in South Berlin ; is a shoemaker. Had Arthur W., b. May 4, 1875 ; Frank W., b. April 27, 1879.
KING.
Nathaniel H. King of Lynn m. Mary E. Marshall Nov. 14, 1819; settled on the old Thomas Holder farm in 1854; remained on the same till 1875, when they both d. within sixteen days of each other; he d. March 16, 1875, and she d. March 1, 1875. Had Abigail, b. Aug. 21, 1821, m. Zachariah Graves of Lynn; Elizabeth, b. Dec. 28, 1823; William S., b. Feb. 23, 1827, d. young; Sarah H., b. Aug. 31, 1832, m. Francis A. Wheeler, d. Dec. 24, 1859 ; Jerusha B., b. June 19, 1834, m. Jonathan D. South- wick; William H., an adopted s., m. Persis, dau. of Amory Carter, Jr.
William King, b. Sept. 3, 1824, s. of William King of Herkimer, N. Y., m. Catherine Hathaway of Troy, N. Y., res. in South Berlin, on the Jacob Boyce
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place : came here in 1892. Had Nellie F., b. May 5, 1853. m. Charles K. Shepherd; Grace E., b. Sept. 5, 1858, m. Edward S. Taylor.
KNIGHT.
George W. Knight, b. in Hampden, Me., Feb. 17, 1845, m. Lettie A. Whitney Oct. 1, 1867; came to town 1887; rem. to Northboro in 1892. He d. July 25, 1895. Had Frank E., b. Aug. 14, 1868, m. Agnes M., dau. of Edward H. Lawrence, Dec. 3, 1890; Charles S., b. Nov. 19, 1872; Arthur G., b. Oct. 19, 1875. d. in infancy.
LARKIN.
There is much of tradition about the Larkins, but great lack of record. Family tradition is that Philip was one of "three brothers" from Ireland. One set- tled in eastern Massachusetts, the other in New York. Edmund Larkin, grands. of Philip, had this version: That Philip, at the age of 16 years, came over privately in a vessel from Ireland to escape service in the British army ; bound himself to the captain to pay his passage when he could earn it, and this he did in the service of Rev. John Prentice of Lancas- ter; that he found our section of Lancaster favorable for hunting, trapping, etc., which led him to the purchase of this tract of land, known lately as "Larkindale;" and still another theory is that he was a descendant of one Edmund Larkin of Charlestown (not probable).
The Larkins, or O'Larkins, of Ireland were an ancient and glorious family,-once the powerful potentates of that land. The O'Larkins of Lagenia
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declare their descent from Cahir Moore, king of Leinster and monarch of Ireland of the Hermonia line.
Our Philip Larkin may have been a distant descendant of that distinguished family, but no records at hand confirm the fact; he was probably born about 1700; his house at first was on the south side of Snake hill, and had a saw-mill near by. In 1742, on request of Joshua Houghton, on the Israel Barnes place a strip of one mile in width was set off to Boylston. Philip refused to be included in this set-off and his premises were excluded, leaving the estate still in Lancaster. His son, Peter, was late in casting his lot with Berlin in 1792.
Philip Larkin m. Mary -. Had John, b. May 17, 1722; Mathias, b. Jan. 5, 1724; Peter, b. July 29, 1727 ; William, b. March 13, 1730, d. 1814, at 84; Edmund, b. March 1I, 1733; no other record of births. Tradition assigns him a second wife, but in 1744, in a deed to his s., John, his name stands alone ; after settling his son's, and closing up his affairs here, he went to Baltimore (date unknown) and never returned; what called him there is unknown; his neighbors alleged it was to get his sins pardoned by the Catholic bishop, the Catholic Church of Balti- more being the nearest of any at that time ; he prob- ably d. in Maryland; his grave and tablet are reported to have been found by Oscar Wilder, a soldier in the Union army, at Poolsville, Md., in 1862. There is no positive proof that he was a Catholic, some of his children were baptized in Lancaster.
John Larkin, s. of Philip, m. Mary - Had Peter; William; Edmund; John; Mary ; his will,
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probated in 1755, names the same and wid. Mary.
Peter Larkin, s. of Philip, m. Azubah, dau. of John Wheeler of Shrewsbury, N. P. (Boylston); his house stood opposite the present old Larkin house, south of the road; he was in the expedition against Canada in 1758 ; also at Lexington in 1775. He was drowned in Washacum pond in 1815, at 88 yrs. ; wife, Azubah. d. 1805. at 74. Had by wife, Azubah, Betty, b. Dec. 27, 1751: Persis, b. Feb. 18, 1753; Hezediah, b. Dec. 29, 1755 ; Mary, b. Sept. 27, 1757 ; Azubah, b. May 24, 1759: John, b. Jan. 27, 1761 ; Ephraim. b. March 29, 1763; Lucy, b. May 22, 1765, d. Oct. 4, 1778 ; Lucretia, b. April 4, 1767; Caty, b. May 22, 1769, d. Oct. 1, 1778; Peter, b. Jan. 8, 1773, d. Sept. 27, 1778. Three of these children d. within seven days.
Mathias Larkin, s. of Philip, m. Damaris Sawyer May 8, 1750; the house was west of his bro. Peter's, near the corner turning to Alfred Larkin's. Had Mathias and probably other children not on record.
Edmund Larkin, s. of Philip, m. Abigail Albert May 21, 1760; the records are wanting; the prob- abilities favor the theory that he had a s., Edmund, b. 1762, who was the father of our Solomon, b. 1787, and his elder bro., Peter, b. 1784, who m. Lucy Bailey; Sarah Larkin, b. 1760, who was burned to death near Alfred Larkin's in 1834; she and her bro., Benjamin, were children of Edmund, Sr. Edmund, Jr., rem. to Woodstock, Conn.
HOW HE KILLED A BEAR.
We give place to this short story to illustrate the inherent traits in certain families for fortitude and courage in emer-
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gencies, such as were often exhibited in the early times in encountering and killing wild animals. The hero of this incident was of the Larkin family. A young son of Peter Larkin, say about 1770, was left at home to care for domestic affairs while the father was away working at his trade of carpen- ter. In the meantime a bear was discovered regaling himself on mutton in the immediate vicinity of the house. This boy, whether John or Ephraim, does not appear, seized the gun which was near at hand and blazed away at Bruin. The effect of the shot was unknown until the arrival of the father, when the bear was found dead on the hill adjoining. For a boy of ten years this was certainly a brave act.
John Larkin, s. of Peter, m. Sarah Robinson of Holden June 1, 1786; he retained the homestead of his father; was a soldier in the Revolutionary war; he d. April 12, 1841, at 80 yrs. ; she d. Jan. 29, 1843, at 82 yrs. Had Peter, b. Oct. 16, 1787, d. Aug. 26, 1812; Lucy, b. May 8, 1789, d. March 31, 1815; Sally, b. May 8, 1791, m. - - Chaffin of Winchen- don, she d. May 18, 1820; John Flavel, b. Feb. 15, 1796; Hezediah, b. June 3, 1794, m. Amory Harris of Lancaster. She d. Jan. 11, 1820; her only s., George, graduated at Brown University in 1836, and d .; her dau., Harriet, m. Charles Wilder of Lancaster ; Cath- erine, b. Aug. 5, 1798, d. unm. Feb. 12, 1884, at 85 ; she was remarkably intelligent in reminiscences, but has left no records.
Ephraim Larkin,3, Peter2, Philip1, m. Dinah, dau. of Jonathan Baker, Feb. 11, 1784; he established the homestead later owned by Ephraim Babcock, Albert Babcock and McPherson ; rem. to Rome, N. Y. Had John, b. Sept. 14, 1784; Miriam, b. March 6, 1786, m. -- Eddy; Ephraim, b. June 10, 1788; Lucre-
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tia. b. July 27, 1790, m. David Southwick of North- bridge, he d. at Jarvis Wheeler's while attending the Friends' quarterly meeting; Asa G., b. July 3, 1792; Dinah, b. Sept. 28. 1794: Baker, b. Feb. 18, 1797; Peter, b. June 9. 1799: Hulda, b. Sept. 3, 1801 ; Persis, b. Aug. 26, 1806.
John Flacul Larkin', John3, Peter?, Philip1, m., Oct. 14. 1822, Cynthia Hayden of Sudbury; he remained on the homestead where John F. and Sarah now reside. Had Edwin A., b. March 2, 1824, m. Eliza- beth Wright of Mason, N. H., res., Townsend, d. May 23. 1874; Otis L., b. April 9, 1825 ; John Flavel, Jr .. b. March 29, 1827; Dana M., b. June 21, 1829; Ellen A .. b. May 8. 1831, m., Jan. 24, 1856, William, s. of Seth Rice, res., Shrewsbury; Sarah Cynthia, b. Dec. 6. 1835; Catherine M., b. Jan. 8, 1843, m., March 17, 1872, Nelson Lewis of Hudson. He d. Jan. 17, 1854: wife, Cynthia, d. Jan. 14, 1847.
Otis L. Larkin, s. of John Flavel, Jr., m. Charlotte Pierce of Rutland, she d. Oct. 26, 1851 ; m., 2d, April 7. 1853, Julia Winship, dau. of Stephen Winship. Had by Charlotte, Floretta, b. June 12, 1848; m. Sawyer, m., 2d, A. E. Cole, res. Hudson; Edgar P .. b. May 5, 1851; had by Julia, William, b. Oct. 4, 1855. Otis L. was town clerk in 1856; he d. Oct. 27, 1856; Julia, wid., d. - -.
John F. Larkin, Jr., s. of John Flavel, Jr .; unm .; lives with his sister, Sarah C., on the home place; is a deacon of the Congregational Church.
Dana MI. Larkin, s. of John Flavel, Jr., m., Nov. 4, 1868, Lucinda E. (Sargent) Starkey, wid. of Charles D. Starkey; he lives on the old farm just east of his
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bro., John F., in the house built by himself. Had Otis H., b. June 4, 1869, d. Oct. 24, 1879; Ella E., b. Nov. 18, 1870, m. Alvin W. Howe, Marlboro; War- ren D., b. April 5, 1872; Walter A., b. Aug. 24, 1873 ; Etta M., b. April 24, 1875 ; Emma C., b. March 2, 1879.
Edgar P. Larkin, s. of Otis L., m. Ellen, dau. of Columbus Eames of Northboro, res., Hudson; has two children.
Nelson H. Larkin, s. of Hiram Larkin of Beekman, N. Y., b. June 9, 1837, m. Chloe C. Bryant Nov. I, 1866; she was b. July 4, 1842; came to Berlin in 1882; peddler, res., Rufus Howard house; he is of no known connection with the other Larkins.
LIVINGSTON.
James Livingston, from Scotland, m. Mary Ann Simpson; they came from Clinton ; res., Reuben Hast- ings place; he killed his wife Feb. 5, 1883, age 57 ;- the only murder committed within the limits of this town; he was sentenced to the state prison and d. there .*
LAWRENCE.
Edward H. Lawrence, s. of Ralph Lawrence, b. in Groton Dec. 22, 1832, m. Lucy M., dau. of Winsor Barnard, Aug. 18, 1855, res. in Carterville : he was formerly engaged in the provision business here. Had Charles F., b. Jan. 21, 1857, m. Mary, dau. of Hiram Hardin, April 12, 1881, res., Cambridge; Arthur E., b. April 6, 1864, d. Feb. 25, 1867; Agnes M., b. Jan. 11, 1868, m. Frank E. Knight.
LASSELLE.
John Lasselle came from Waterville, Me., b. March
* Arad Taylor killed his wife Sept. 11, IS95; this made the second murder.
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PROF. FRED. W. MORSE. GEO. W. MAYNARD. W. B. MORSE.
CAPT. JOHN D. MERRILL. LUCINDA MOORE.
EFFIE MERRILL. WALTER MERRILL. JOSIAH MOORE.
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4, 1824, m. Sarah Noble Jan. 29, 1845 ; settled in the south part where Winsor Maynard formerly lived, in 1887; d. Nov. 9, 1891. Had William H., b. Oct. 22, 1859: Henry Ernest, b. April 24, 1864.
Frank C. Lasselle, b. in Saco, Me., April 1, 1829, bro. of John, came from Waterville, Me., in 1887 ; m., March 28, 1856, Catherine B. Lamphere, b. May 5, IS34: settled on the Dea. Dexter Fay farm. Had Edward C., b. May 11, 1857; Paliand, b. Oct. 9, 1860, d. Jan., 1885 ; Lamphere D., b. Dec. 26, 1862; John F., b. July 31, 1867, res., Mexico; Jenette L., b. Jan. 1, 1873: Arthur H., b. Dec. 2, 1878.
H. Ernest Lasselle, s. of John Lasselle, m., Sept. II, ISS5, Eliza Richardson of Belgrade, Me .; came to Berlin in IS91 ; is a dealer in grain and groceries in South Berlin, of the firm of Lasselle & Walter. Had Harold D., b. Nov. 30, 1887 ; John R., b. July 12, 1892.
LONGLEY.
Abel WV. Longley, b. Oct. 1, 1823, s. of Ira B. and Dolly (Carter) Longley of Boylston, m. Mary J. Sar- tell of Pepperell Oct. 13, 1847; came to Berlin in 1857; built the new house now owned by S. R. Carter ; was representative to the General Court in 1865 ; d. Aug. 22, 1879; wid. res. in Carterville.
MACCARTY.
Florence MacCarty, b. in Ireland Aug. 15, 1818, m. Mary Ann Burke, and by her had: Jeremiah, b. in Bolton Sept. 15, 1853, m. Anna A. Dailey, res., Fitch- burg. Wife, Ann, d. and he rem. to Berlin about 1855 ; m., 2d, Margaret Sullivan, by whom he had :
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Katie E., b. April 30, 1858, res., Lowell; John, b. Aug. 3, 1861; Dennis, d. in infancy; James P., b. Aug. 14, 1867. Florence lived at first when he came to Berlin in a house now gone, which stood on the knoll where the gravel pit now is in Carterville; later he bought the Asa Bride place, where he d. Nov. 17, 1882; the family have since sold the place and live in Carterville.
MACPHERSON.
Duncan MacPherson, b. in Glasgow, Scotland, m. . Jenette Mensier. Had, b. in Scotland, Nellie, m. Bartlett of Clinton; James, b. July 10, 1865 ; Frank, b. ---; Duncan, b. in Clinton June 19, 1869 ; Hugh E., b. June 6, 1872, m. Lilla B. Newsome, Aug. 21, 1895 ; Norman, b. Dec. 24, 1874. Wife d. Aug. 26, 1891 ; he resides on the place once owned by Albert Babcock.
MARSH.
Alexander Marsh was an inhabitant here about 1816; he lived on the south road, the place where E. C. Shattuck recently res .; he removed to Shrewsbury and thence to Worcester, where he d. at the age of more than 90 yrs. Hon. Henry A. Marsh, the mayor of Worcester 1893-4-5, is his s.
MAYNARD.
Jotham Maynard, a descendant of John Maynard, one of the early settlers of Sudbury, b. 1714, m. Abigail Allen 1740; his homestead was at the foot of the hill north of where Frank C. Lasselle now lives (the Dexter Fay place); he was an original member of the Berlin Church and d. in 1788. Had
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Jotham. b. 1741 : Antipas, b. --; Hallam, b. - -: Barnabas, b. 1747: Abiel, b. - ; Abner, b. -: Prudence, m. - Stow; Keziah, m. Paul Newton, Jr. : David and Israel.
Jotham Maynara®, Jr., Jotham1, m. Dinah Powers of Westboro May 19, 1763; he was living north of the present res. of Francis Babcock in 1784; the old cellar hole is still visible west of the Lancaster road. Had Dinah. b. April 10, 1764, m. Joshua Wheeler, Jr., m., 2d, Asa Rider, she d. in Holliston 1823 ; Jotham. b. May 14, 1766, m. Mina Temple, m., 2d, Thankful Moore, hed. in Dalton 1847 ; Hannah Allen, m. Sanderson Carter: Persis, b. Feb. 10, 1771, d. 1775 : Chloe, b. Sept. 18, 1773, m. Stanton Carter, Jr .. April 5. 1797, she d. in Berlin 1799; Antipas, b. April 27. 1776, m. Sally Rice, res., Keene, N. H .; Asa, b. Oct. 6, 1778, d. in Northboro 1830. Wife, Dinah. d. 1822.
Barnabas Maynard", Jotham', m. Mary White; he settled on the Maynard homestead, the place now owned by F. C. Lasselle. Had Sally, m. William Morse. who settled near by; Zilpah, b. Oct. 22, 1783, m. Dexter Fay; Betsey, b. 1786, m., 1808, Rev. War- ren Fay, settled in Brimfield and Charlestown, both d. in Northboro. Capt. Barnabas, d. Sept. 23, 1828, at 81 ; wife d. Sept. 16, 1814, age 72.
Abner Maynard', Jotham1, m. Susannah Greene Oct. 8, 1778. Had Susan, m., 1803, Edward Fuller of Lancaster ; Abner, b. -- ; Zipporah, b. - -; no other record.
Israel Maynard", Jotham', m. Deliverance Fife Jan.
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20, 1785. Had Dilly, bap. April 30, 1786; family rem. to Dublin, N. H.
George W. Maynard, whose parents came from Great Bend, Pa., was b. June 14, 1810; m. Sophia, dau. of Ivory Bigelow of Marlboro, Nov., 1832; he lived in the south part, first in the house owned by Mrs. John Lasselle, and later where his s., Charles. B., now res .; was a shoe manufacturer; carried on business with Elisha M. Whitney, under the firm name of Maynard & Whitney, and did a profitable business for about ten years before the war. Had Harriet Jane, b. Aug. 14, 1833, m. John O. Osgood; Susan Hayden, b. Feb. 27, 1835, m. Charles C. Wright, who d. 1890; Angeline Maria, b. Aug. 6, 1837, d. Aug. 21, 1845; George Emerson, b. Aug. 6, 1839; Mary Elizabeth, b. Feb. 4, 1842, m. Joseph L. Coburn ; Adeline Sophia, b. Aug. 17, 1844, d. April 13, 1849; Charles Bigelow, b. Nov. 24, 1846; John William, b. June 10, 1849, m. Mary Clarke of Lynn, where he res .; Frank and Fannie, twins, b. May 22, 1852; Fannie, d. Feb. 24, 1853; Frank, m. Helen Stevens and has five children, res., Hudson. Wife, Sophia, d. June 1, 1852, age 42; he m., 2d, Eunice (Crouch)
Bailey June 16, 1853, by whom he had: Carrie Lunette, b. Feb. 16, 1857, d. June 28, 1875 ; Cora Estelle, b. April 15, 1859, d. Jan. 29, 1872. Wife, Eunice, d. Nov. 21, 1861, age 47 ; he m., 3d, Roxana J. Upham of Wakefield June, 1864, by whom he had: Andrew Lincoln, b. March 27, 1865. George W., d. May 5, 1877, age 66; wid., Roxana, returned to Wakefield, where she d.
George Emerson Maynard", George W.', m., May 21 1861, Ellen Howland, dau. of Mrs. Elisha Bassett
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by former husband : soon after his marriage he rem. to Empire Prairie, Andrew county, Missouri; re- turned to Berlin in 1863; enlisted in the 3d Mass. Cavalry; was in Gen. Banks' expedition up Red river : after the war returned to Missouri and there engaged in successful farming for some years; he and his oldest dau., Grace, were killed and his build- ings demolished in a cyclone which swept over that section in June, 1880. His wid. and the two remain- ing children, Nellie and Dan, returned to Berlin soon after this dreadful disaster; her res. is in the west part of the Bride Academy building.
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