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vi. dau.5, who d. young.
3. vii. LUTHER5, b. 1790.
4. viii. OLIVER5, b. Aug. 1793.
5. ix. RUGGLES5, b. Aug., 1796.
2. BAGG, ISRAEL®, (Israel', Thomas3, John2, John1,) b. Apr. 14, 1.777, in West Springfield ; m. (1) Rachael Felt of West Springfield. She d. Jan. 21, 1835, ae. 61 years ; m. (2) Alice, dau. of Reu- ben Alger of Bern. Mr. Bagg was a farmer, always living
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upon the ancestral home in the north-west part of Bern. He d. July 28, 1878, having reached the unusually great age of 101 years, six months. Children :
(The order of birth is uncertain.)
i. HARRIET6, b. 1797; m. Mch., 1822, Chester® Ryther. She d. in Aug. or Dec., 1847.
ii. CLARISSA®, m. Rufus Wells of Leyden, to whom she was published Aug. 9, 1819. They rem. to New York State.
iii. ANNE, m. (1) Edwin Lyndes of Guilford; (2) Noah Ball of Brattle- boro, Vt.
iv. SARAH6, m. Timothy Proctor Slate of Bern., Mch. 13, 1825.
v. LUCINDA6, b. 1805; m. John Wells; res. Bern. She d. Feb. 27, 1862; he d. July 27, 1855, ae. 57.
vi. CHLOE6, m. Phineas Page; resided for a time in the north part of Greenfield, but later rem. west.
vii. JUSTIN6, b. 1814; m. Livonia M.1, dau. of Daniel® Sanderson of of Bern. He resided just south of Hendrick Slate's place; d. Mch. 4, 1852, ae. 38. She died Sept. 21, 1887, ae. 80 years, II mos.
3. BAGG, LUTHER5 (Israel', Thomas3, John2, John',) b. 1790; m. Thankful C. Hale of New York State. Their intention was recorded July 21, 1816. Mr. Bagg resided with his father; d. Oct. 22, 1841 ; Mrs. Bagg m. (2) Nov. 15, 1843, Seorem3 Hale of Bern. He d. July 2, 1851 ; she m. (3) Mr. Tracey of Sun- derland. She d. May 1, 1870, in Montague. Children :
i. RICHARD6, m. Apr. 5, 1842, Emily J.4, dau. of George W.3 Hale. She d. Jan. 5, 1848; m. (2) Mch. 6, 1851, Mary H., dau. of Jesse Field. She d. May 30, 1888. He resided on or near the old homestead until after his second marriage, when he removed to Montague. He d. in 1894. Had: 1. Mary Ellen, b. June 20, 1843; m. Henry Dickinson of Montague, where they reside.
2. George™, res. Montague; unm.
ii. SYLVIRA R.6, b. 1820; d. Oct. 20, 1843; unm.
iii. MARGARET M.6, m. Wm. W. Easton, Nov. 1, 1841; res. Feeding Hills.
iv. JAMES M.6, b. Sept. 10, 1824; m. Mary Ann, dau. of Rufus Friz- zell of Leyden. Their intention was recorded Mch. 29, 1848. She d. Oct. 28, 1876, ac. 55 years. For a few years after her
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death Mr. Bagg continued to reside on the old Bagg farm off the Newcomb road, adding the trade of a carpenter to the du- ties of a farmer. The last of his life was spent in Greenfield. He d. suddenly in Bern., Oct. 12, 1898. Had: I. Francis A.7, b. Jan. 26, 1849; m. Hattie J., dau. of Mrs. M. D. Bardwell of Bern .; res. Brattleboro, Vt. 2. Henry A.7, b. Sept. 26, 1850; m. Mary Ann., dau. Samuel Connabell, who d. Feb. 25, 1899. He d. Dec. 28, 1893; one dau., Susie8. 3. Sabry Ella7, b. De- cember 24, 1855; m. Wells T. Bardwell; d. Feb. 1, 1885. 4. Angie S.7, b. July 26, 1859; m. Irving Whitney; res. Fitchburg. 5. Mary S.", b. Aug. 17, 1861; m. Henry L. Stiles; res. West- field. 6. Alice L.7, b. Mch. 12, 1866; m. Harry E. White; res. Brightwood.
v. ISRAEL6, m. and rem. to Conn., where he d.
vi. SARAH6, m. Silas P.4 Hale, Apr. 20, 1848; she d. Apr. 1893.
vii. LAURA6, ın. (1) Geo. Walman; (2) Silas Morgan; res. Orange.
viii. FREDERICK LUTHER6, m. Abbie Thomas of Sunderland. He was in the Civil War, serving three years in the 32nd Mass. Reg. He participated in 16 battles; res. South Deerfield.
Of the Bagg brothers, Oliver and Ruggles, a record of the life work of one is practically that of the other. They were married on two consecutive days, and immediately moved into the house owned by Theodore B. Hoyt at North Bernardston, which is the one recently owned by Chas. Bagg, the three families having their own apartments and using one cook stove in common. In about a year they bought of Socrates Sheldon his mills and property located on the west branch of Fall River. Here an extensive business at the saw and grist mills was carried on, and they soon after increased their plant by the addition of a carding machine and fulling mill until that was one of the busiest places to be found in the entire section, people coming from miles around. With increasing prosperity they built the substantial two-story double house, the north and south halves being exact coun- terparts, and here the two families resided. A daughter of Oliver, Miss Rosella Bagg, now lives there entirely alone, and to her the location must suggest many thoughts of the
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former times when in place of the now wild growth of brush on the old mill sites, and the solitude of the wooded road and river bank, there was once so much life and activity.
4. BAGG, OLIVER5 (Israel', Thomas3, John2, John',) b. Aug. 1793 ; m. Oct. 20, 1817, Sarah B., dau. Eddy Chapin of Guilford, Vt. She was b. June 29, 1796; d. Mch. 28, 1872 ; he d. Mch. 13, 1878. Children :
i. EDDY C.6, b. Nov., 1818; m. Nancy, dau. Chas. Babcock of Guil- ford. He d. Mch. 8, 1876.
ii. ROSELLA6, resides on the old homestead; unm.
iii. LURANCY S.6, b Dec. 31, 1825; m. Moses3 Aldrich, Nov. 26, 1850. She d. Feb. 16, 1888, ae. 62.
5. BAGG, RUGGLES5, (Israel4, Thomas3, John2, John1,) b. Aug., 1796; m. (1) Hester, dau. of Elder Peter Rogers of Leyden, Oct. 19, 1817. She d. Oct. 5, 1877, ae. 83 years; m. (2) Sarah A., (Gooderich) Treadwell. She d. in Greenfield, Oct. 6, 1896, ae. 82 years. He d. Jan. 11, 1892. Children :
i. HENRY R.6, b. Aug. 1, 1818; m. Lucretia Johnson of East Med- way in 1839; res. West; had a dau. Abbie.
ii. CHARLES H.6, b. Mch. 26, 1820; mn. (1) Mch. 25, 1840, Emily Me- lissa7, dau. of Solomon6 Andrews of Guilford. She was born July 15, 1822; d. July 20, 1849; m. (2) Dec. 31, 1851, Betsey W. Burnett of Guilford, Vt. She d. Feb. 20, 1897, ae. 71 years, II mos. Mr. Bagg was a clothier by trade, carrying on also a small place. He until recently resided at North Bernardston; now lives with his dau., Mrs. Davis, in Providence, R. I. Had: I. Clarissa F.7, b. Jan. 30, 1841; m. Nov. 30, 1865, Emory L. Tubbs of Guilford, Vt .; res. Providence, R. I. 2. Hester Rog- ers", b. July 6, 1843; m. Schuyler N. Davis; res. Providence, R. I. 3. Charles Henry7, b. Aug. 15, 1848; was for a time an Episcopal minister, residing at Naporville, Ill., but is now en- gaged in secular pursuits. 4. Hollis Boyden7, b. June 29, 1857; is m. and res. in Waterbury, Ct.
iii. HESTER MARIA6, b. Oct. 23, 1833; m. (1) Feb. 1, 1853, Field W.8 Cushman; (2) Frederick Chapin, both of Bern. She resides with her dau., Mrs. Pember, in Boston.
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BAILEY, RICHARD. Oct. 22, 1764, voted "that Mr. Richard Bailey be improved to git the Town eased of the Country tax." A Mr. Bailey was the first blacksmith in town, and his shop was in the old Burk Fort. He was the second person interred in the old burying ground.
BARBER, AZARIAH", (Azariah®, Zachariah®, Elisha4, Zachariah3, Zach- ariah2, George1, b. in England, 1615, emigrated to this coun- try in 1635. "Was a Puritan of distinction, one of the early settlers in Dedham and Medfield. He was the chief Military officer of the district and a member of the Colonial Govern- ment,") b. in Warwick, Sept. 9, 1823; m. Elmina M., dau. of Henry Ball of Warwick, Nov. 19, 1859. He soon after took up his residence in town, residing successively on the pres- ent Frizzell place and at the village, in all about seven years. He then removed to Northfield, which place he made his home until 1898, when he returned to town, purchasing the home of the late Andrew Wood, just east of the iron bridge at the village. Had:
i. ELLSWORTH WILLIAMS8, b. Mch. 10, 1864; d. June 6, 1892.
BARBER, REV. STILLMAN', (brother of Azariah7,) b. in Warwick, July 21, 1818 ; m. Apr. 20, 1841, Mary C., dau. Moses Fisher of Warwick. She d. Feb. 21, 1898. He d. Feb. 15, 1901. (For further account, see page 143.) Children :
i. CHARLES SUMNER", b. Aug. 22, 1852; m. Dec. 19, 1883, Grace Eliza7, dau. of Paul J.6 Allen. For many years he was a success- ful traveling salesman for the jobbing firm of Cutler, Macintosh & Co. of Springfield. About 1896 he gave up traveling and re- turned to Bernardston, and bought out the milling business owned by the late Hartley Hale. Has two children: 1. Edith Louise9, b. Feb. 27, 1885. 2. Mary Elinor9, b. Dec. 5, 1888. ii. FRANKLIN S.8, b. Nov. 27, 1855; d. Aug. 29, 1857.
iii. CAROLINE A.8, b. Jan. 18, 1859, a most successful teacher in Plain- field, N. J.
BARBER, GILBERT A., came to town not far from 1885, from Guil- ford, Vt. Resided at several places, finally purchasing the
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old "Priest Rogers" place, later owned by John Mowry. This is now occupied by his son, he having removed some distance south, nearer the village.
BARDWELL, Mrs. MARY D., widow of Guy Bardwell, came here in 1868 from Montague, Mass., and purchased the place now owned by Miss Mariette Chapin; is now living in Maynard, Mass. Children :
i. HATTIE J., m. Francis A.7 Bagg of Brattleboro, Vt., where they now reside.
ii. FRED W. He is postmaster, being appointed in 1885; unm.
iii. WELLS, T. B., m. Sabra Ella, dau. of James Bagg. She d. Feb. I, 1885; m. (2) Jessie Wetherell; is a blacksmith residing in Brattle- boro, Vt.
iv. FANNIE A., m. Charles H. Persons, 1884, of Bern. They now re- side in Maynard, Mass.
BARSTOW, ALPHEUS, son of John and Elizabeth Newcomb Barstow, was b. in Norwich (now Franklin) Ct., or in Canterbury, Ct., in 1748. Elizabeth Newcomb was the seventh child of Heze- kiah, who was the original owner of the Newcomb lands in Bernardston and Leyden, and a sister of Silas and Peter, the first Newcomb settlers. Alpheus Barstow m. Content Car- ter; was selectman in 1783, lived within the territory after- ward Leyden, where he was prominently connected with town affairs ; d. about 1840, ae. 92 years.
BARSTOW, NOYES, Dr. He succeeded Dr. Dwight in the practice of medicine in town. He m. Mary, dau. of John Caldwell of Northfield. She was b. July 20, 1821. He is now a resident of Springfield, where his sons are engaged in business. A dau., Eloiene Frances, d. Aug. 1I, 1858, ae. 8 yrs., II mos.
1. BARTON, ISAAC, b. Mch. 21, 1768, is supposed to have been line- ally descended from that Samuel Barton who early in the 18th century removed from Framingham to Oxford, from which place Isaac is supposed to have removed to this sec- tion, purchasing, Apr. 24, 1809, the John Hall farm, located
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in that part of Leyden since annexed to Bern. Sept., 1815, he sold this place, moving to the Burk farm upon Burk Flat, where for one or two years he made his home with his son . Benjamin. With this same son he bought a farm in New Salem, May 30, 1817. Here he resided until the spring of 1833, when, with his son David, he bought and moved to the pres- ent Henry Barton farm in Riverside, Gill, Jan. 13, 1838; he sold this, removing thence and purchasing, Mch. 12 follow- ing, a farm in the north part of Greenfield, the place now owned by Mrs. Leonard. He m. Hannah Pierce, who was b. Mch. 10. 1766, and d. Apr. 5, 1856. He d. Dec. 2, 1840. Children :
i. BENJAMIN, b. Aug. 3, 1789. About 1825 purchased the Barton farm at Riverside, Gill, which is now owned by his grandson, Henry; m. (1) Sarah Parsons; (2) Asenath Hoseley Day. Had: I. Leonard, b. Dec. 21, 1814, in Bern .; res. Riverside; d. unm., Oct. 22, 1897. 2. Bradford, who m. Mary Frost. Children: George L., d .; Edward B., d .; Henry, who m. Emma, dau. Lu- cius Weatherhed of Bern .; Hattie L.
ii. JOSEPH, b. Sept. 27, 1791; settled in Oswego, N. Y.
2. iii. ISAAC, b. Feb. 8, 1794.
iv. NEHEMIAH PIERCE, b. June 30, 1796; was twice m .; settled in Monson.
v. HANNAH, b. Apr. 10, 1798; in. Lucius7 Chapin; d. Apr. 21, 1885. vi. DAVID, b. Mch. 31, 1801; m. Olive, dau. Warren Horr; she d. June 12, 1849; he d. Oct. 9, 1845. Had: I. Ellen, b. Oct. 27, 1828; m. Alonzo Megrath of Greenfield Oct. 30, 1859; resides in Greenfield. 2. Hannah, b. Dec. 30, 1830; m. Mark Streeter; res. Denver, Col. 3. Lucy, b. 1832; m. May 13, 1857; d. Apr. 15, 1859. 4. Warren, b. 1834; res. Ohio. 5. Isaac Rich, b. 1836; res. Batavia, N. Y.
vii. SARAH, b. June 5, 1804; m. Chas.2 Scott of Gill-his second wife. viii. LOUISA, b. Jan. 8, 1808; m. Jan. 1836, Salem Rich of Greenfield, (Factory Hollow). She d. May 9, 1881; he d. Apr., 1901.
2. BARTON, ISAAC2, (Isaac1,) b. Feb. 8, 1794 ; in. Matilda3, dau. John2 Hale Mch. 23, 1818. She was b. May 26, 1792; d. Mch. 17, 1866. He d. Apr. 12, 1867. He resided in the north part of Green-
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field, where he was a farmer and tanner. He and his family were always identified with the Unitarian society in town. Children :
i. Son, b. and d. Jan. 3, 1819.
ii. OPHELIA, b. Oct. 15, 1821; m. Apr. 20, 1843, Sanford P.3 Chase of Bern .; d. Sept. 2, 1858.
iii. LYMAN G., b. Jan. 19, 1827; m. Apr. 29, 1852, Lucy R.8, dau. of Ralph7 Cushman of Bern. He succeeded his father on the farm and tannery in the north part of Greenfield; now resides at the street. He is a civil engineer, was county commissioner and has been prominently connected with town affairs. Had: I. Isaac C., b. Mch. 13, 1853; m. L. Ella, dau. John S. Allen; res. Greenfield; two children. 2. Alice M., b. July 21; 1863; d. Nov. 20, 1863. . 3. Walter L., b. July 3, 1869; m. Julia Mar- tin; res. Greenfield; one dau.
BENJAMIN, E. EVERETT, b. in Montague ; purchased about 1895 the Col. Ferry place, which was earlier owned by Polycarpus L. Cushman and his son, Henry W. This farm comprised the original grant made to Medad Pumrey of Northampton who was in the Falls Fight. Under Mr. Cushman's ownership the farm comprised one hundred and seventy-five acres. To this Mr. Benjamin has added until his landed estate now consists of over three hundred acres, one of the largest farms in town. Here Mr. Benjamin spends a portion of his time, the rest being devoted to the shoe business, he traveling for and being a considerable owner in the Thomas G. Plant factory. In this venture, as in his farming, he has met with remarkable success, and on his place here is to be found all that pertains to the most progressive agriculture.
BIXBY, GEORGE H., son of David and Lydia Bixby, was b. in Hav- enhill, N. H., Mch. 12, 1827. About 1883-5, he took up his residence in town, purchasing the place formerly owned by Samuel Green, and later by Henry W. Hale, on the North- field road. He has come to be recognized as one of the town's most methodical farmers. He m. Sept. 7, 1856, Sarah Eliza', dau. of Thomas J.8 Newcomb. Has:
i. ELEANOR LYDIA, b. Apr. 4, 1859; m. June 15, 1887, Hendrick A.5. Slate.
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BOLTON, Dr. W. J., was for a few years a practicing physician here, succeeding Dr. W. H. Pierce. While here he m., Jan. 17, 189-, Annie, dau. of Harris Williams, then of town. They now reside in Athol.
BOWKER, CHARLES3, M. D., (Melvin', Liberty1 of Pembroke) is one of the two medical practitioners of the town. He was born in Savoy, Mass., Sept. 16, 1824. His earlier studies were pursued at the common schools and at Wilbraham. Some time was also devoted to teaching. His medical studies were furthered at the Berkshire Medical College in Pittsfield, Mass., from which he graduated in 1854. His earlier years of practice were spent in Savoy and Wilbraham, four years in each town. During the war he was in the service one year as acting assistant surgeon. Upon the close of the war in May, 1865, he settled in Bernardston, where he has since successfully followed his profession, gaining many friends and life-long patrons. He is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society. He and his family have always been ear- nest and devoted members of the Methodist church, also much interested in the temperance movements and cause. Was selectman 1892-3-4-5. He m. (1) in 1847, Delcy D. Dunham ; she d. 1852 ; (2) Harriet P., dau. of Samuel Dawes, in 1853. Children :
i. DELCEY H., m. George T. Swazey; res. Vt.
ii. ALPHONZO V., a physician residing in Athol, Mass.
iii. SAMUEL D., a physician residing in Rowe, Mass.
iv. EFFIE L., m. Aug. 4, 1896, Theodore C. Forbes; res. Greenfield. v. ARTHUR H., res. Athol.
vi. ROSE E., resides in Greenfield; a teacher of music; m. Aug. 25, 1900, Frank H. Maxwell.
BOYLE, JAMES, was first located at Troy, N. Y., where he m. Miss Van Dusen, of Dutch descent. Their children were :
i. JAMES.
ii. SUSAN.
iii. NANCY.
iv. CHARLES.
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2. v. WILLIAM, b. in Troy, N. Y., May 2, 1798; m. (1) in Warwick, Mary Rand; she d. in Woodstock, N. Y., Mch. 14, 1824, aged 24 years; m. (2) at Keene, N. H., Apr. 26, 1826, Betsey Rugg. She d. in Bern., Dec. 3, 1879. He d. Sept. 30, 1866. Their home was on South street, the place now owned by James Shippee. Had: 1. William Alexander, b. June 1816, at Keene, N. H .; d. Dec. 18, 1817. 2. Mary Priscilla, b. Apr. 26, 1823; m. (1) Nov. 14, 1844, Nathan Wyart; (2) John Glazier of Stratton, Vt. She d. in Greenfield, Mch. 1901. By second wife: 3. Elias James, b. in Keene, N. H., Jan. 27, 1827; d. Sept. 4, 1892. 4. Sarah Rugg, b. Oct. 7, 1828; m. Paul J. Allen, May 13, 1851; res. Bern. 5. William Sidney, b. Jan. 7, 1830; m. Laura Hast- ings of Gill, Apr. 19, 1856; d. July 4, 1871. 5. George Henry, b. Apr. 19, 1831 ; d. Nov. 4, 1831. 6. George Alvin, b. Oct. 25. 1832; m. Emily Green of Alstead, N. H. 7. Matilda Jane, b. Jan. 5, 1834; d. Jan. 20, 1853. 8. Elizabeth E., b. Apr. 2, 1835; d. Jan. 27, 1856. 9. Charles Alex, b. July 3, 1837; d. Newbern, N. C., Oct. 10, 1864; he was a member of the 15th Conn. Vol. 10. Anne K., b. Nov. 4, 1838; m. Albert Frank Totman June 23, 1864; she d. at Easthampton, June 22, 1901. TI. Susan Edna, b. July 30, 1840; m. Joseph Gray, 1860; res. New Haven, Ct. 12. Ada Harriet, b. in Greenfield, Feb. 10, 1842; m. Simeon B. Childs of Iowa, Mch. 29, 1865. 13. Grace Wellman, b. in Bern. Feb. 18, 1845; m. Sept. 18, 1869, Edward P. Pomeroy.
BREWSTER, OLIVER, was early of Lebanon, Ct., coming thence to town in 1765. Dec. 1769, it was voted to meet at his house "eight sabbaths of the winter ensueing." This action was taken in accordance with the then prevailing custom in Ber- nardston to thus provide for a place of worship during the most severe portion of the winter season, the meetinghouse being probably a little more frigid than even puritanical training could endure. He also held one or two minor town offices as late as 1776. Of his family little is known. A dau. Ruby m. about 1749, Henry Bliss, and resided later in Col- rain ; had Calvin Bliss, who was a resident of Fall Town Gore.
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BRIGGS, OWEN, b. about 1758; enlisted in the Revolutionary army July 24, 1780, for three months ; was discharged Oct. 10, 1780.
BROOKS, DANIEL, m. Patty3, dau. of Samuel' Green. She was born May 4, 1799. He first appears in Gill, settling near the Ber- nardston line ; d., ae. about 51 years. Children :
i. GEORGE W., m. Jane S. Donelson of Colrain. She d. Jan. 30, 1877. ae. 51 yrs. He was a carpenter, residing north of the New England House. Had: I. Maria L., m. Frank O. Pike; resides Athol. 2. Mary C., m. Myron T. Graves of Montague, where she d. June 14, 1882, ae. 24 years. 3. Fred, who is dead. ii. MARTHA, m. Chauncey Lincoln of Montague.
iii. EUNICE, b. Sept. 12, 1827; m. Samuel Connable, Oct. 6, 1848; she d. Sept. 20, 1886.
iv. ELECTA, m. Erastus Wood of Monson.
BROOKS, JOHN2, Dr. (Nathaniel' Capt. of Worcester,) b. in Worces- ter Jan. 12, 1783. When about sixteen years of age he be- gan teaching winters, which occupation he followed for eight winters. In the interim he learned the trade of bookbind- ing, and followed this with his teaching. In the fall of 1802 he went to Walpole, N. H., where he remained for two or three years. In 1804 he engaged in the study of medicine at Westminster, Vt., spending some three years with differ- ent physicians and in attending medical lectures, then began the practice of medicine and surgery in Newfane, Vt., where he resided fourteen years and built up an extensive business. He represented that town in the legislature. In 1819, on account of an extremely distressing illness of his wife, he relinquished his practice and removed to Dummerston, Vt., remaining about two years. During this time he began preaching the doctrine of universal restoration, and in re- sponse to a call from the First Restorationist, afterwards the Universalist church in Bernardston, removed thence in 1822, and settled there as a preacher of that doctrine. During his long residence in town he was honored by election and ap- pointment to various positions of trust. In 1824 he was representative to the General Court, and re-elected for seven
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consecutive terms. After a residence here of about five years, he was called upon to such an extent as a physician that he abandoned the ministry, intending to resume preach- ing, however, at some future time, but this was prevented by a chronic throat difficulty, and thereafter until past the age of eighty years, he was favorably known as one of the leading physicians of the place. Dr. Brooks acquired a con- siderable local reputation as a writer both of prose and poetry. A portion of a poem upon the Centennial celebration of the place is found in the earlier pages of this volume, while sev- eral of his sermons and some controversial writings upon religious subjects were published as they appeared. The last years of his life he became convinced of the benefits of total abstinence and accordingly gave up the use of ardent spirits, tea, coffee and tobacco, after a moderate use of all for more than sixty years. "And I only wonder that I in- dulged in their use so long." Dr. Brook's home was for many years on the site of the present Alford place, Cedar Lawn, on South street. He m. (1) Mch. 19, 1807, Nancy Red- ington of Walpole, N. H. She d. Mch. 30, 1823, and Sept. 28 following, he m. (2) Mary, dau. of Moses Bascom of Gill. She d. Mch. 9, 1862, aged 66 years. He died Sept. 9, 1866. Children :
i. MARY CAROLINE3, b. Mch. 6, 1808, in Newfane, Vt .; m. 1843, Col. Jesse Smith of Philadelphia, N. Y. She d. in Janesville, Wis., Feb. 10, 1896.
ii. SIDNEY REDDINGTON3, b. Aug. 25, 1809; d. Dec. 15, 1813.
iii. JOHN3, b. July 31; d. Aug. 15, 1811.
iv. NANCY3, b. Dec. 16, 1812; d. Feb., 1813.
V. JOHN PRENTISS3, b. Dec. 22, 1813; d. Feb. 11, 1823.
vi. NANCY3, b. May 7, 1816; m. Apr., 1847, Stephen Gore of Bern. She d. 189 -.
vii. CATHERINES, b. Aug. 21, 1818; m. 1844, Linus Yale, Jr., the in- ventor of the Yale lock; resided in Shelburne Falls. She d. in Deerfield, Mch. 22, 1900. "Mrs. Yale had an excellent literary faculty and a beautiful and delicate imagination. She wrote much for the Home Journal of N. Y. when Nathl. P. Willis was editor. With her unusual talents, Mrs. Yale might easily have
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been a figure in American literature; as it is, aside from her 'Story of the Old Willard House ' -- the Manse (Deerfield), which was her last home-and a very charming wonder-book published two or three years ago, she had sent out to the read- ing world no evidence of her ability."
viii. ELIZABETH3, b. June 14, 1821, in Dummerston; m. 1844, Charles Carter of N. Y. City; d. Oct. 17, 1859.
ix. FANNIE3, b. Jan. 25, 1823; d. Apr. 12, 1823. By second wife:
X. JANE CENTER3, b. July 1, 1824; d. Sept. 26, 1825.
2. xi. SILAS NEWTON3, b. Dec. 30, 1825.
xii. JANE FRANCES8, b. Oct. 1, 1831; m. June 24, 1853, Halbert S. Greenleaf, Col. of the 52nd Reg., Mass. Vol., in the late war; resides in Rochester, N. Y.
2. BROOKS, SILAS NEWTON3, (Dr. Johnª Capt. Nathaniel',) b. Dec. 30, 1825 ; m. Apr. 24, 1849, Melissa, dau. Isaac and Rebecca L. (Connable) Burrows of Bern. She was b. Mch. 8, 1829. Mr. Brooks' earlier life was spent in his native town where his wide spread influence was always exerted for her best inter- est's. His business in addition to his agricultural pursuits was that of manufacturing farm tools in company with Mr. E. S. Hulbert. He also found time for and successfully devoted himself to the civil affairs of the place. For about thirty years he most satisfactorily filled such positions as town clerk and treasurer, trustee of Powers Institute, and one of the school board, for three years representing his con- stituents in the Massachusetts Legislature, two years in the House, and one in the Senate, besides being an actively in- terested member of the Franklin County Agricultural Soci- ety. He had the settlement of many sizable estates, among others the Cushman estate, of which he was executor and trustee, and which he had in charge at the time of his death. In 1871 he removed to Chicago to engage in the lock manu- facturing business, in the firm of Sargeant. Greenleaf and Brooks. In his new home he was quickly looked upon as a man of much intelligence and business ability. He was a
CORRECTED RECORDS OF THE BROOKS FAMILY.
i. MARY AMELIA4, b. Apr. 29, 1850; d. Feb. 11, 1857.
ii. JOHN4, b. May 31, 1852; m. Feb. 19, 1889; firm name Tower & Brooks Company. Had: 1. John Bernard5, b. June 8, 1891. 2. Kenneth Burrows5, b. June 23; d. Oct. 23, 1893.
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