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Josiah Sawyer, Jr., s. of Dea. Josiah, m. Bathsheba Moore of Putney, Vt., service by Rev. William God- dard of Westmoreland Aug. 6, 1770 ; he retained the homestead of his father; later the place was owned by his dau., Lucinda, and her s., Daniel H. Carter, and is now owned and occupied by Willard G. Bruce. Had by Bathsheba, Alvan, b. Oct. 30, 1770; Eunice, b. Nov. 10, 1774, m. Ephraim Babcock; Bathsheba, b. May 9, 1778, d. young. Wife, Bathsheba, d. March 17, 1778; he m., 2d, Persis, dau. of Hon. Samuel Baker; they had: Susannah, b. Nov. 19, 1781, m. Caleb Houghton; Bathsheba, b. 1784, d. young. Wife, Persis, d. 1785 ; he m., 3d, Prudence Johnson of Leominster Jan. 4, 1786; they had: Ira, b. Oct. 1, 1787; Lucinda, b. April 20, 1789, m. Amory Carter, also Cummings Moore; Rufus, b. Sept. 22, 1790; George, b. Feb. 6, 1793 ; Asa, b. Sept. 3, 1795; Persis, b. June 18, 1798, m. Loring Howe
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of Marlboro: Sarah, b. July 12, 1800, m. Lewis Car- ter, she d. Feb. 26, 1895.
Silas Sawyer. s. of Dea. Josiah, m. Sarah, dau. of Phineas Howe, Jan. 6, 1785 ; he settled on Sawyer hill, the place recently owned by his grands., Jonas. Sawyer. Had Thomas, b. June 10, 1785 ; Jonas, b. July 1. 1787 : Abraham, b. June 26, 1789; Experience, b. June 1, 1791, m ... 1812, Moses Greenlief of Bolton ; Phineas, b. Feb. 16, 1794, went to Ohio; Mary, b. 1798, m. Samuel Spofford, Jr .: Silas, b. Oct. 1, 1800, d. 1805. He d. Nov. 9, 1842; wife, Sarah, d. June 26. 1832.
Amos Sawyer". Williams, Dea. Josiah', William3, Thomas". Jr., Thomas', m. Persis, dau. of Joseph Howe; he settled on the Assabet, on the place re- cently owned by Aaron Morse; he built the house now standing on the place; was deacon of the Unitarian Church ; late in life he sold his farm and moved on the place where Christopher Wheeler now lives. Had Amory, b. July 4, 1793 ; Lucy, b. Dec. 13, 1794, m. Hollis Eager of Marlboro Nov. 6, 1816; William, b. July 30, 1796; Polly, b. Feb. 12, 1798, m. Benjamin F. Spofford ; Betsey, b. Aug. 6, 1799, m. Abel Howe; Joseph and Franklin, b. Sept. 3, 1801: Franklin d. June 26, 1809; Joseph d. July 3, 1809: Amos, b. March 10, 1808: Joseph and Frank- lin, b. Nov. 3, 1809; Joseph d. Sept. 30, 1825 : Franklin d. Oct. 10, 1847, unm. Dea. Amos d. Oct. 3, 1842: wife d. Sept. 25, 1850.
Dea. Oliver Sawyer.3 William,? Dea. Josiah,' m. Lucy Fairbanks of Northboro; she d. April 22, 1810, at 23 yrs. : he m., 2d, Sophia Rice of Northboro; he
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succeeded his father on the homestead on Sawyer hill; he built the house which was burned when Madam Rudersdoff owned it ; was a highly respected citizen of the town and was quite often entrusted with its affairs. Had by wife, Sophia, Lewis, b. Feb. 2, 1812, d. on the homestead Feb. 8, 1856, unm .; Oliver Barrett, b. June 5, 1816; Lucy Fair- banks and Sophia Rice, twins, b. Sept. 9, 1819; Lucy m. Stephen Sawyer of Worcester Jan. 8, 1845; she d. in Worcester Dec. 29, 1847; Sophia d. on the homestead Oct. 24, 1873, unm. Dea. Oliver served in office as deacon of the Congregational Church from 1830 to 1848; he d. April 15, 1851; wife, Sophia, d. Sept. 1, 1841.
Amory Sawyer', s. of Dea. Amos3, William2, Dea. Josiah,' m. Lucy, dau. of Alvin Sawyer; he settled on the Assabet, near his father's, the place now owned by Nathaniel Wheeler; built the house now standing thereon ; was a carpenter; was injured by a fall from a staging on the Chandler Carter house at the time of its erection in 1831. Had Zilpah H., b. Jan. 27, 1819, m. Edward Bliss, m., 2d, Nathan Rice ; Amory Bardwell, b. Aug. 8, 1821; Lucy M., b. Sept. 22, 1823, m. Henry H. Bliss; Martha A., b. Oct. 11, 1827, d. Nov. 24, 1882, unm. He d. Sept. 7, 1831 ; Lucy m., 2d, Moses Greenlief of Bolton ; she d. here May 17, 1878.
William Sawyer4, Dea. Amosa, William", Dea. Josiah', m., Jan. 7, 1821, Zilpah Howe; had no per- manent res. in Berlin. Had Lucinda H., b. April I, 1822; Lucy E., b. Jan. 3, 1828. Wife, Zilpah, d .; he m., 2d, the divorced wife of Ethan Allen of Worcester,
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the pistol maker: he finally went to California and probably d. there.
Amos Sawyer*, Dea. Amosª, William2, Dea. Josiah', m. Sarah H., dau. of Thomas Sawyer, Dec. 4, 1836; he lived in Berlin Centre, on the place where his s., Chester, and his mother now reside; he was the successor of Esquire Jonathan D. Meriam in the stage and express business (see "Stage Coach"); he was a justice of the peace and representative to the General Court in 1849-50. Children :
Mary Adella. b. Nov. 5, 1837, m., Sept. 6, 1855, William Barnes Carter, res., Columbus, Ga .; she d. there June 8, 1862. Had Addie Adella, William Amos.
Morgianna Maria. b. Jan. 1, 1840. m., Aug. 6, 1860. Lorren Arnold, res., Marlboro. Had Indiana Howe, Cora Belle, Harry Jackson; the mother d. March 21, 1883.
Joseph Marshall. b. Nov. 8. 1842 ; d. 1843.
Sarah Grace, b. Feb. 18, 1844, m., Feb. 18, 1862, Oscar Warren Holt, res., Hudson. Had Oscar War- ren, Leslie Oscar, Ralph Warren.
Augusta Elizabeth, b. Jan. 22, 1846, m., Jan. I, 1868, Warren S. Peters: she d. Aug. 2, 1868; no child.
Frederic Amos, b. July 28, 1848 ; d. Sept. 30, 1851.
Lucy Sophia, b. Aug. 13, 1850, m., Nov. 4, 1870. Warren S. Howe; she d. Jan. 28, 1883; one child d. in infancy.
Lucina Frances, b. May 5, 1852 ; d. Jan. 15, 1865. Franklin Amos, b. Sept. 14, 1853; d. March 18, 1856.
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Lewis Amos, b. Jan. 19, 1856, m., July 20, 1876, Lucinda B. Hebard; he d. July 25, 1880. Had Winifred B. and Robert Lewis.
Chester Albert, b. Nov. 22, 1857.
Clara Isabel, b. Nov. 11, 1858 ; d. April 15, 1859.
Silas Abel, b. Oct. 15, 1860.
The father d. Aug. 15, 1866; Sarah, wid., m. Henry D. Coburn.
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Alvan Sawyer*, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah' and Bathsheba Moore, m., Feb. 13, 1794, Sarah, dau. of James God- dard, Sr .; he settled on the farm previously owned by Thomas Bride and now by Leonard W. Brewer. Had by Sarah, Lucy, b. March 16, 1795, m. Amory Sawyer; Zilpah, b. Feb. 3, 1797, d. Oct. 11, 1875, unm. ; Levi, b. April 7, 1799, d. unm., 1837; Eli, b. Jan. 7, 1801 ; Alvan, b. Sept. 8, 1803, m. Lucy Bige- low of Lowell, she d. May 18, 1831, m., 2d, Jerusha A. Tarleton of Nashua, he d. in Cuba in 1856. Wife, Sarah Goddard, d. Nov. 14, 1806; m., 2d, Sally New- ton of Marlboro, 1808, and had by Sally, Josiah, b. March 25, 1810; George W., b. Oct. 11, 18II; Stephen, b. Feb. 11, 1813 ; Sally Newton, b. 1815, m. Julius L., s. of Rev. Eber L., Clarke, res .. Wor- cester and Newton, has been state auditor and commissioner of insurance; Susan, b. 1819, m. Edward L. Brigham of Worcester in 1844, she d. 1871.
George Sawyer3, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah1, m. Hoar, protegee of Dea. Jonathan Meriam; the family rem. to Tennessee and Kentucky.
Ira Sawyer", Josiah®, Dea. Josiah', m. Abigail, dau. of Willianı Hastings of Bolton; he settled in Bolton
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just over the line, where his s., Benjamin H., now lives ; he d. Aug. 30, 1861. Had William, b. Oct. 5, 1812: Josiah E., b. Jan. 10, 1814; Mary Ann, b. Dec. 1, 1815, m. George W. Sawyer; Hartwell, b. Jan. 6, ISIS: Ira J., b. Dec. 31, 1819; Charles F., b. March 19, 1822, d. Dec. 26, 1851 ; Sarah Jane, b. Jan. 18, 1824, m. Amory A. Bartlett; George Q., b. Aug. 26, 1828; Oliver, b. May 27, 1830; Benjamin H., b. Aug. 7, 1826.
Rufus Sawyer3, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah1, m. Seraph, dau. of Adam Bartlett. June 12, 1813; he settled on the Dr. Hezekiah Gibbs farm, now owned by F. A. Woodward. Had Alden, b. March 24, 1814; Almina, b. July 11, 1815, m. Horace Bigelow; Israel, b. Oct. 12, 1817 ; Lucinda, b. Aug. 5, 1819, m. Israel Moore of Bolton, she d. Oct. 27, 1840; Edwin, b. Sept. 16, 1821 : Eli, b. May 22, 1823; Addison, b. April 6, 1825, m. Elizabeth Brigham, res., Reading, d. Mar. 4, 1893 ; Joseph B., b. June 2, 1827, m. Elona Smith, res., Hadley, d. June 18, 1886 ; Jonathan Orison, b. July 26, 1829, m. Alice Currier, res., Lawrence, d. Apr. 26, 1887; Rufus Curtis, b. Oct. 8, 1832. Rufus, Sr., d. April 12, 1865 ; wife d. Dec. 3, 1863. They celebrated their golden wedding in the room in which they were m .- the Judge Baker stone mansion-1863.
Asa Sawyer3, Esq., Josiah2, Dea. Josiah1, m., Nov. 3, 1814, Emma, dau. of Dea. Stephen Bailey, who lived on the Ira Jones place; Asa lived on the Hudson road, the residence now of Ebenezer S. Sawtelle, Jr .; he was a district school teacher many years; took a lively interest in school affairs; was quite constant in attendance at school examinations; was justice of the peace; did most of the conveyancing in town
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and was quite largely employed in probate business; was an agent for the Old Worcester County Fire Insurance Co .; their golden wedding, held at their house in 1864, was very largely attended by relatives and friends, and was an exceedingly interesting and pleasant occasion. Had Fanny W., b. July 17, 1815, d. Aug. 11, 1830; Winthrop Bailey, b. June 3, 1817, * adopted the name of Winthrop Bailey by leaving off the Sawyer, commemorative of his uncle, pastor of the Unitarian Church in Deerfield; Winthrop was a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and settled on Long Island and southeast New York; he m. -- , by whom he had Margaret, who m. Rev. ; also Winthrop, who m. Rosa, dau. of George E. Johnson. Esquire Asa and Emma had also Theodore Wilder, b. Feb. 14, 1819, m. Lucinda Rice of Marlboro, where they res., and d. April, 1869; Humphrey W., b. Jan. 14, 1822, d., it is supposed, in California; Emma B., b. Nov. 13, 1826, d. Sept. 4, 1831; Henrietta, b. Sept. 3, 1829, d. May 24, 1834. Esquire Asa d. May 23, 1877; Emma, wid., d. April 6, 1880.
Capt. Lewis Sawyer1, Dea. Oliver', William2, Dea. Josiah', remained on the homestead with his father, and continued there after his father's death with his sister, Sophia, until his own death, caused by heart failure, Feb. 8, 1856 ; he was an influential and highly respected citizen of the town; was town clerk 1838, 45, '50, '55; the records made by him show great neatness, precision and accuracy ; he was a justice of the peace and a representative to the General Court 1851-2, and was a captain of light infantry; was unm.
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Oliver Barrett Sawyer4, Dea. Oliver3, William2, Dea. Josiah1, m. Angelina, dau. of Henry Baldwin of Shrewsbury, April 12, 1842; the name, Oliver Bar- rett, is commemorative of the family of the grandm., Hannah Barrett, of Bolton: he established himself in business at West Boylston; was a successful merchant and a man of public affairs in that town; he was a representative to the General Court from this town in 1843; he d. prematurely by overwork April 15, 1862. Had b. here Henry Oliver, who m. in West Boylston Flora A. Wetherbee, and they have Henry, Angie and Cora; had also Walter Bar- rett, who m. Louisa Holbrook, and they have Sadie and Lillian. The business established by the father has been continued by the sons.
Amory Bardwell Sawyer", Amory4, Amos3, William?, Dea. Josiah', m., Nov. 29, 1849, Lucinda, dau. of Benjamin Coffran; he settled on the Hudson road; built the new and elegant house where he now resides; his wife d. July 3, 1851 ; he remains unm .; his mother continued with him during her last years.
Eli Sawyer", Alvan3, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah', m. Azuba Mossman of Sudbury 1828 ; he lived awhile at West Newton, but returned and occupied the home- stead of his father, the place where L. W. Brewer now lives; a short time before he d. he sold his farm and bought the house where Mrs. Ames now lives, on the road to the Old Colony depot, where he d. March 10, 1870; his wid. d. Sept. 21, 1884, at 87. Had Sarah Goddard, b. June 12, 1830, d. Dec. 31, 1865 ; Amory, b. April 14, 1832, d. June 13, 1851 ; William G., b. March 5, 1834, m., Nov. 24, 1869, Ellen L.
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Keyes, he d. March 19, 1870 ; Levi, b. Nov. 7, 1835, d. May 30, 1837 ; Eli, b. Aug. 9, 1837.
Eli Sawyer®, Jr., Eli4, Alvan3, Josiah", Dea. Josiah', m., Jan. 4, 1867, Morgianna, dau. of J. N. P. Johnson of this town ; he is a carpenter and now res. in West- boro; he was one of our soldiers in the late war; served three years in Co. I, 25th Mass. Vols .; an honorable record.
Josiah Sawyer4, Alvan3, Josiah", Dea. Josiah1, m. Arissa, dau. of Joseph Moore; he lived on the south slope of Sawyer hill in the brick house where his widow still res. Had Henry J., b. Dec. 7, 1841 ; Edward N., b. March 3, 1844, m., May 16, 1876, Sarah H., dau. of Greely Dow, settled on Wata- quodock hill in Bolton, she d. April 10, 1888; they had Ella D., b. Jan. 10, 1886, Lewis J., stillborn, May 5, 1887; Sarah Arissa, b. Sept. 5, 1849, m. Elias. L. Wheeler. Josiah d. July 2, 1885.
Dea. George W. Sawyer4, Alvan3, Josiah", Dea. Josiah1, m. Mary Ann, dau. of Ira Sawyer, April 10, 1839 ; he lived until 1857 on the farm now Algernon Cartwright's, thence rem. to the James Goddard, Jr., farm, where his s., Charles M., now res. Had Martha C., b. Aug. 25, 1842, d. Jan. 18, 1844; Mary E., b. Jan. 3, 1845, d. Jan. 6, 1845; William H., b. May 22, 1846, d. Sept. 9, 1864; Winthrop G., b. Nov. 14, 1847, settled in Detroit, Mich .; Martha Ann, b. May 7, 1850, d. Oct. 12, 1864; Charles Marshall, b. April 21, 1852. Dea. George W. d. June 10, 1881 ; wid. d. Jan. 4, 1892.
Stephen Sawyer4, Alvan3, Josiah", Dea. Josiah1, m. Lucy F., dau. of Dea. Oliver Sawyer, Jan. 8, 1845.
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Had Lucy F., b. Dec. 29, 1847. Wife d. Dec. 29, 1847 : m., 2d, Mary W. Bigelow of Worcester Dec. 2, 1857; had Mary Sophia, b. Nov. 1, 1858, d. March 9, 1859: Harriet Louise, b. Sept. 26, 1862, d. March 19, 1868 ; Stephen, b. Oct. 29, 1868; Grace May, b. March 6, 1871.
Thomas Sawyer3, Silas2, Dea. Josiah', m. Sarah, dau. of Christopher Bannister Bigelow, April 16, 1809; he was a cooper and lived in an old house on the place where his s., Capt. Silas, now res. Had Silas, b. July 15, 1811 ; Abel, b. May 20, 1813 ; Mary Bigelow, b. Aug. 19, 1815, m. Albert Babcock ; Sarah Howe, b. May 18, 1818, m. Amos Sawyer, Jr. ; Betsey, b. March 21, 1820; m. Elbridge Wheeler of Hudson: Clarissa, b. April 20, 1822, m. William P. Keyes; Lucy, b. Feb. 22, 1824, m. James Boyd of Marlboro. Wife, Sarah, d. Feb. 9, 1833; he m., 2d, Mrs. Hannah (Lawrence) Warner, she d. May 21, 1849. He d. June 18, 1864.
Jonas Sawyer3, Silas2, Dea. Josiah1, m. Eusebia, dau. of Dea. Stephen Bailey, Oct. 22, 1809; he re- tained the homestead. Had Eliza, b. March 6, 1810, m. Abraham Bigelow; Jonas, b. Dec. 10, 1811; Sylvia, b. June 2, 1813, d. July 29, 1837, in Water- ford, Me .; Sally Howe, b. May 23, 1815, and Stephen Bailey, who went to California with the forty-niners, returned when the Welcome Barnes place was sold, the proceeds of which went to him, who m. Mrs. Mary Bruso, a French lady, April 28, 1874, bought the place where Robert Newsome did live, finally sold the same and went to California again, where it is
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supposed that he d. Eusebia, wife, d. in Pelham Feb. 27, 1821 ; Jonas, Sr., d. May 1, 1827.
Abraham Sawyer3, Silas2, Dea. Josiah', m. Abigail Keyes of Northboro; he lived on his father's place. Had Davis, b. May 18, 1817, d. Dec. 5, 1840; Ros- well, b. Nov. 29, 1818, d. July 6, 1843; Curtis, b. Aug. 17, 1820, d. March 4, 1851 ; Sarah M., b. March 17, 1822, m. Sidney Harris of Clinton, she d .; James Keyes, b. Oct. 8, 1824; Harriet, b. Feb. 20, 1829, d. May 9, 1834. Wife, Abigail, d. Aug. 7, 1830; he d. April 28, 1836, by suicide.
Capt. Silas Sawyer4, Thomas3, Silas?, Dea. Josiah', m. Lucy, dau. of Amory Holman, April 16, 1835; he res. on the Hudson road, the place where his father lived; he built the new house and barn on the premises ; is a carpenter and stone mason ; has been the town sexton for more than thirty years, and has. held many offices of trust and responsibility in town and church. Had by wife, Lucy, Ellen Frances, b. April 29, 1836, m. Samuel W. Moore, res., West- boro; Lavinia, b. March 30, 1838, m. George H. Cutting of Lancaster, who d., leaving two daus., Lucy L. and Carrie E., who m. respectively Charles A. Shoemaker and Charles R. Brown. Wife, Lucy, d. July 10, 1848; he m., 2d, Mary L., sister of Lucy.
Abel Sawyer4, Thomas3, Silas?, Dea. Josiah1, m. Lucy, dau. of John Goss, res., Clinton. Had Frank G., m. Lilla, dau. of Henry Morse of Clinton. Abel d. March 16, 1853.
Jonas Sawyer4, Jonas3, Silas2, Dea. Josiah1, m. Angelina, dau. of Jonathan Wheeler of Bolton,
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April 4, 1860; he lived in the brick house on Sawyer hill. where his grandf., Silas, settled. He d. July 21, 1894.
William Sawyer', Ira3, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah', m. Harriet Babcock, dau. of Josiah, May 19, 1835 ; he rem. to Clinton and d. there.
Josiah E. Sawyer', Iras, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah', m. Eunice, dau. of Ephraim Babcock, Sept. 8, 1840; he was by trade a carpenter, and after a sojourn of some years in Assabet, now Maynard, he returned to this town and settled in the Centre village; he was a justice of the peace, and as such did much of the business pertaining to that office here in town; he was town clerk from 1859 to 1873, and was the suc- cessor of Esquire Asa Sawyer as agent of the Old Worcester Insurance Co .; he d. May 14, 1890. Had Abby Theresa, b. March 8, 1843, m. Frank Copeland of Sterling, res., now Worcester; Frank Loring, b. Aug. 11, 1858.
Frank L. Sawyer, s. of Josiah E., m. Helen Stevens of Boston 1886; he lives at Jamaica Plain; is clerk in Boston. Had Frank Loring and Eunice Mary.
Hartwell Sawyer', Ira3, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah', m. Zilpah, b. Jan. 4, 1823, dau. of Daniel Bartlett, May 3, 1843 ; he is a carpenter and farmer; res. has been in west part, where his s., Ivers H., now lives. Had Harriet Maria, b. Aug. 28, 1844, m. William T. Bab- cock, 2d; Ivers H., b. July 13, 1847. Wife d. Oct. 6, 1888.
Ira J. Sawyer“, Ira3, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah', m. Abigail M. Houghton. Had Susan Abby Ann, d.
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in infancy. Wife, Abigail, d. April 24, 1849; hem., 2d, Irene Sargent; they had William H., b. 1852 or '53, res., Lancaster, d. - -.
George Q. Sawyer4, Ira3, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah1, m. Marilla Sanderson; he was an auctioneer, res., Hud- son, where he d. Jan. 10, 1887.
Oliver Sawyer', Ira3, Josiah?, Dea. Josiah', m. Lydia Ann, dau. of Leonard Carter, Jan. 18, 1854; she d. April 20, 1877; he m., 2d, Martha B. Bemis Jan. 1, 1879, res., Hudson. Had Lewis N., b. Feb. 28, 1855; Laura Ann, b. Sept. 2, 1861, d. Sept. 12, 1866; Edgar O., b. June 18, 1869, m. Barbara Downie, res., Fitchburg; Bertha F., b. Nov. 10, 1874.
Benjamin H. Sawyer4, Ira3, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah1, m., Nov. 23, 1851, Sophia P. Rice, res., homestead of father in Bolton. Had Mary D., b. Oct. 9, 1852 ; Arthur F., b. Mar. 15, 1856; Jane M., b. June 14, 1859, d. May 29, 1883; Herbert B., b. Mar. 24, 1871; Elmer E., b. Sept. 26, 1862, d. July 3, 1889.
Alden Sawyer4, Rufus3, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah', m. Persis Gleason of Leominster Nov. 17, 1842; he lived in the old stone house on the. Judge Baker farm, which had been previously occupied by his uncle, Levi Bartlett. Had Joseph Henry, b. Sept. 19, 1845 ; Westley, b. June 9, 1849, d. Oct. 31, 1869 ; Charles N., b. Feb. 16, 1852, res., Leominster ; Abbie Persis, b. May 25, 1856, d. Feb. 21, 1870; Jennie I., b. May 24, 1859. Wife, Persis, d. Sept. 4, 1874, at 57 ; he d. March 28, 1889, at 76.
Israel Sawyer', Rufus3, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah', m. Louisa Smith, sister of Riley Smith; he lived on the Hudson road, the place once owned by Erskine Holt;
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was a shoemaker ; carried on the bottoming of shoes in a shop near his house; was on the Board of Selectmen and Assessors, and was superintendent of the Unitarian Sunday school. Had Sarah Louisa, b. April 6, 1843, m. S. Everett Jones of Westboro; Clara Estelle, b. Sept. 22, 1845, m. Theodore Guertin ; Adin Augustus, b. Oct. 3, 1854, m. Ellen E., dau. of Elisha T. Wheeler, res., Clinton; Emily A., b. Oct. 9, 1848. Israel d. Dec. 5, 1881; wid. d. Nov. 19, 1883, at 66.
Edwin Sawyer', Rufus3, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah1, m. Emily, dau. of Leonard Hartwell; he was a shoe- maker, and also a farmer in later years; was on the Board of Selectmen 1871-73 ; he settled in Carterville, the place now owned by W. B. Morse. Had Alice Viola, b. Jan. 10, 1851, d. May 19, 1867; Edwin Erving, b. Dec. 8, 1855. He d. Nov. 19, 1891; wid., Emily, d. March 12, 1892.
Eli Sawyer4, Rufus3, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah1, m. Sarah (Goss) Carter, wid. of Rufus Carter, Nov. 27, 1845 ; he is a stone mason and res. in Clinton. Had Lucinda A., b. May 6, 1847; Sarah A., b. Nov. 24, 1851, m., Dec. 13, 1892, C. W. Lehnert; Orrin R., b. Feb. I, 1850, d. Sept. 19, 1851. Wife, Sarah, d.
Rufus Curtis Sawyer,“ Rufus3, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah', m. Catherine, dau. of Samuel M. Fuller, Oct. 19, 1852 ; he is by trade a shoemaker and his domicile is in the middle of the town on the Boylston road; has been living in Hudson several years, but still retains his place here. Had Emma, b. May 29, 1853, m. J. F. Elliot Aug. 12, 1875, she d. Jan. 14, 1884; Lizzie, b. Aug. 19, 1855, m. Robert Lackey, - -;
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Samuel R., b. April 3, 1857, m. Ellen, dau. of John Stone of Northboro, had two children, Elsie and Herman, res., Dorchester, is clerk in Boston ; James. C., b. July 16, 1861, m. Mabel Rockwell of N. S., m., 2d., Josie Young of Marlboro, no children, res., Marlboro; Lorren E., b. April 1, 1864, m. Lucy Bul- lard of Millis, had four children, two d., res., Millis ; Lottie, b. May 1, 1868, d. Jan. 1, 1885.
Henry J. Sawyer', Josiah4, Alvan3, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah1, m., March 25, 1866, Elizabeth M., dau. of Charles Miller, who settled on the Dea. James God- dard farm in 1860; Henry J. now occupies the premises.
Charles M. Sawyer®, George W.", Alvan3, Josiah", Dea. Josiah1, m. Julia Ida, dau. of William Bassett, Nov. 19, 1882; he retains the homestead of his father. Had Florence M., b. April 6, 1884 ; Hazel I., b. June 30, 1886; Marjorie L., b. Oct. 21, 1888; Herman L., b. Dec. 30, 1890; Beatrice G., b. Aug. 30, 1892; William G., b. Feb. 19, 1895.
Winthrop George Sawyer, s. of Geo. W., m. Louise R. Nicholson Sept. 8, 1875, in Detroit. Had Win- throp G. Sawyer, b. in Berlin Nov. 14, 1847; Louise R. Sawyer, b. in Detroit Jan. 15, 1854; Bertha L. Sawyer, b. in Detroit Sept. 4, 1881 ; Elvin Wilfred Sawyer, b. in Detroit Aug. 21, 1886, d. Nov. 26, 1886.
Ivers H. Sawyer", Hartwell', Ira3, Josiah", Dea. Josiah', m. Abbie M., dau. of George Farwell, June 14, 1871. Had Elsie G., b. Dec. 5, 1871, d. July 1, 1892 ; Ivers E., b. April 22, 1874; George H., b. May 8, 1876; Perley B., b. Oct. 1, 1878; Ethel M., b. May 15, 1881 ;
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Hattie W., b. March 21, 1886; Elcia G., b. Aug. 21, 1892.
Lewis N. Sawyer", Oliver', Iras, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah1, m. Eliza O., dau. of John G. Fosgate, res., Hudson; L. Agnes, b. Apr. 18, 1878, m. Beatrice, b. June 29, 1883.
Joseph Henry Sawyers, Alden", Rufus", Josiah2, Dea. Josiah1, m., June 13, 1869, Abbie Green, dau. of Edward F. Green: he succeeds his father on the Judge Baker farm at the stone house. Had Walter A., b. June 28, 1880; Carl E., b. March 5, 1882; Louisa P., b. Feb. 26, 1883; Lucy M., b. Nov. 28, 1887 ; Ralph H., b. May 5, 1892, d. Aug. 17, 1892. · A. Augustus Sawyers, Israel4, Rufus3, Josiah2, Dea. Josiah', m., May 9, 1877, Ellen E., dau. of Elisha T. Wheeler. Had Louisa E., b. Sept. 17, 1878; Nellie M., b. May 8, 1882 : Ina O., b. May 4, 1886. He d. Oct. 17, 1893.
Edwin Erving Sawyers, Edwin', Rufus3, Josiah?, Dea. Josiah', m. Lizzie Arabella, dau. of George E. Johnson, Oct. 17, 1877 ; has been connected with the Herbert Howe Shoe Co. for many years, and been on the Board of Aldermen of Marlboro. Had one child, d. young.
Daniel Sawyer of Bolton, and wife, Catherine, both d. here; she d. Jan. 20, 1862; dau., Betsey, d. Jan. 12, 1862, at 39; other children were: Josiah C., who m. Fatima, a sister of George W. Maynard, had Daniel, Josiah, and a dau. who m. Calvin Smith, Jr .; Hannah, wife of Henry D. Coburn, and Catherine, wife of William Coburn ; Erastus O. m. Sarah Jane, dau. of Oliver Smith.
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HISTORY OF THE
SAWTELLE ..
Ebenezer S. Sawtelle, b. Sept. 15, 1810, s. of Zacha- riah, who was b. in Northboro, m. Roxana, b. Dec. 9, 1815, dau. of Sewell Bruce, March 5, 1834; settled next north of George H. Barnes'; farmer and stone mason. Had Martha F., b. Dec. 19, 1834, m. Jonas S. Ball, she d. Nov. 27, 1878, Jonas d. Oct. 5, 1865 ; Ebenezer S., b. Dec. 21, 1836, d. Sept. 21, 1841 ; Joseph M., b. June 23, 1840; Frances A., b. Oct. 5, 1844, m. Richard M. Wheeler; Ebenezer S., b. Nov 6, 1846; Henry L., b. Sept. 20, 1849. Wife, Roxana, d. March 27, 1890.
Joseph M. Sawtelle, s. of Ebenezer S., Sr., m. Mary Jane Hayden; no children; res., West Brookfield; was a soldier in the late war.
Ebenezer S. Sawtelle, Jr., m. Harriet A., dau. of Elisha T. Wheeler, June 20, 1869, res., the Esq. Asa Sawyer place. Had William H., b. April 13, 1870, res., Waltham. Wife d. Sept. 22, 1890.
Henry L. Sawtelle, s. of Ebenezer S., Sr., m. Ellen E. Shaw Oct. 5, 1870; he is station agent at Marlboro Junction. Had Harry A., d. 1890.
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