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vii. SYLVIA6, b. 1787; d. Jan. 20, 1794.
viii. MANLY6, b. 1790; d. Apr. 10, 1800.
ix. LORENZO6, b. Jan. 20, 1793.
X. LEONARD B.6, b. Apr. 1, 1795.
5. CHAPIN, ISRAEL®, (Joel®, Caleb4, Samuel3, Japhet2, Dea. Samuel',) b. Apr. 23, 1767 ; m. July 27, 1788, Esther Webster, (perhaps dau. of Stephen) of Bernardston. She d. June 11, 1810. He resided on the place now owned by Moses Nelson ; went by the name of "Col." although in what way the title was ac- quired is unknown. He d. either June 14, or July 30, 1837. Children :
i. ISRAEL7, b. Aug. 26, 1787.
ii. ANAH7, b. Nov. 17, 1788; m. Jeremiah Packer, Jr., June 23, 1818. iii. OTIS7, b. March 21, 1791.
8. iv. ALPHEUS7, b. Sept. 16, 1792; m. Nov. 14, 1816, Lovina H.8, widow of Horace Burk, and dau. of Lieut. Israel2 Hale. She d. Aug. 21, 1843.
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According to the Chapin genealogy there was also v. EUNICE™, b. 1805; m. Silas G.2 Fox; d. Dec. 1, 1888.
6. CHAPIN, CALEB®, (Caleb®, Caleb4, Samuel3, Japhet?, Dea. Samuel',) b. Aug. 20, 1759, in Burk Fort, his parents having taken up their residence within the fort some time before because of the Indian wars then being waged, removing a year or two after his birth to a farm in the south part of the town. On account of feeble health in childhood, it was decided that he should become a physician. He was the second physician and the first native physician of the place, and his early edu- cation was obtained at the first school house erected in town, near the Zebina Newcomb store. He was subsequently a private pupil of the Rev. Job Wright, under whose instruc- tion he remained until he had mastered such English studies as were then taught. He acquired a knowledge of geometry and its application to surveying, and had pursued the study of Latin so far as was deemed necessary preparatory to the study of medicine. The latter he pursued with Dr. Todd of Northfield, and a physician in Whately. He began practis- ing in town about 1785, continuing it, and in connection with . it, surveying, in his own and adjoining towns until 1817, when he removed to Caledonia, N. Y., where he resided nine years, adding to the duties of his profession, those of post- master. He then returned to Bernardston, where he resided until his death, Nov. 28, 1839. He m. about Sept. 1786, Mary, dau. of Rev. Job Wright of Bernardston. She was b. Janu- ary 28, 1765, and d. July 10, 1827. His residence was at the corner of Depot and South streets, the place owned by the late Wright Chapin. In person he was tall and well propor- tioned, in manner courteous, which combined with attractive conversational powers, and in later years a fondness for re- lating the incidents and experiences of his early life, ren- dered him an agreeable member of society. He was gener- ous to a fault, and as a consequence, old age, after a life of remarkable activity found him with small pecuniary posses- sions. In politics he identified himself with the "Federal Party " and being of an ardent temperament and zealously
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advocating the principles of that party, in those times of bitter political controversy, he was frequently brought into discussions with his political opponents, the Democrats of that period. But he lived long enough to see that while there was much true and wise in both these parties, there was also some portion of error in each. He was a firm believer in the Christian religion, and he and his wife were for many years members of the Congregational church. He showed his interest in the town by making a survey and plan of the same, the latter being among the effects of the late Wright Chapin, his grandson. So far as is known it is the only complete plan of the town in existence. Recently copies of this have been made. In making this survey he found many small trian- gular pieces of land, especially among the more mountainous portions of the town, which in the original assignments were unappropriated. He, taking into consideration the fact that he was a direct descendant of one of the original proprietors, by a kind of "right of discovery " took up the land, no one raising objections. Children :
9. i. SAMUEL WRIGHT™, b. Dec. 25, 1787.
ii. SETH7, b. Jan. 26, 1790; m. Sylvia, dau. of Dr. Cyrenius6 Chapin of Buffalo, N. Y.
IO. iii. CALEB7, b. Aug. 18, 1792.
iv. GORHAM7, b. Mch. 16, 1795; d. Oct. 15, 1841. He was a lawyer residing in Ohio.
v. MARSHALL', b. Feb. 27, 1798; d. Dec. 26, 1838; was a physician residing in Detroit, Mich.
vi. DANA7, b. Aug. 22, 1800; removed to Penn., where he had a large family.
vii. HORATIO7, b. June 16, 1803; was twice married; resided at South Bend, Ind., where he was a bank cashier.
viii. JOB W.7, b. Aug. 12, 1806; d. July 12, 1808.
ix. JUSTIN7, b. Sept. 16, 1808; resided Greenfield, where he died Au- gust 22, 1874.
7. CHAPIN, ZALMUNA®, (Caleb6, Caleb4, Samuel3, Japhet2, Dea. Sam-
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uel1,) b. Apr. 3, 1764 ; m. Lydia. Wallis. She d. Nov. 15, 1835, ae. 70 years. He resided upon his farm around the moun- tain on place now owned by Mr. Pratt. He d. May 20, 1854. Children :
II. i. LUCIUS1, b. Sept. 23, 1792.
ii. MARCUS7, b. Aug. 22, 1795; m. June 5, 1830, Eunice, dau. of John Bangs, and widow of Alvah Cushman of Bernardston. She d. Nov. 17, 1856, ae. 60 years. He was selectman for the years 1858-59. He d. Jan. 30, 1866. He lived around the mountain on the place now owned by A. F. Wells.
I2. iii. ZALMON7, b. June 18, 1798.
iv. ISABEL", b. June 25, 1801; res. Bern .; unm. ; d. Sept. 23, 1870. v. EZEKIEL7, b. Oct. 21, 1802; d. June 14, 1813.
vi. MARGARET7, b. Mch. 30, 1805; d. Oct. 25, 1884; unm.
vii. LYDIA1, b. Nov. 7, 1807; d. June 14, 1818.
8. CHAPIN, OTIS', (Israele, Joel5, Caleb4, Samuel3, Japhet', Dea. Sam- uel1,) b. Mch. 21, 1791 ; m. Elizabeth Stephen, Dec. 29, 1814. She d. Aug. 4, 1879, ae. 86 years, 8 months, and was the last of the original members of the Baptist church as reorganized in 1814. He was a farmer residing on the place since owned by his son Albert, on the south part of Huckle Hill. He d. July 24, 1871. Children :
i. ESTHER8, b. Dec. 8, 1815; m. 1849, Cyrus W.8 Hale. She died June 10, 1893.
ii. MARGARET8, b. April, 1818; m. Dexter G. Barnes of West Brook- field, May 31, 1843.
iii. GORHAM G.8, b. Jan. 26, 1821; d. Dec. 2, 1840.
iv. CATHERINE E.8, b. Apr. 8, 1825.
V. TRYPHENIA8, b. Apr. 10, 1827; m. April 22, 1851, Rodney R.3 Park. vi. EZEKIEL M.8, b. July 27, 1829; d. Oct. 31, 1855.
vii. HOYT OTIS8, b. July 21, 1831; d. Sept. 29, 1896, in So. Deerfield. viii. MARTHA A.8, b. Oct. 17, 1834; m. May 8, 1862, Samuel7 Aldrich. ix. ALBERT G.8, b. Oct. 12, 1839; m. Oct. 24, 1865, Mary Ann Clem- entine, dau. of Warren Osgood of Greenfield; m. (2) Amelia Miner. He owned and lived for many years on his father's place, then removed to Montague, where he made his home for a few years. The very last of his life he returned to town and
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bought the place on South street, built by L. Pierce Chapin and later owned by Walter Nichols. Several children. He died March 19, 1900.
9. CHAPIN, SAMUEL, WRIGHT7, (Caleb®, Caleb6, Caleb4, Samuel3, Japhet2, Dea. Samuel',) b. Dec. 25, 1787 ; m. Apr. 10, 1816, Me- linda Smith of Hadley. She was b. July 15, 1794 ; d. July 2, 1872. He was by trade a stone cutter, residing on the place later owned by his sons, S. Wright and Curtis on South street. He was deacon in the Orthodox Congregational church ; d. Nov. 4, 1851. Children :
i. SAMUEL WRIGHTS, b. Dec. 30, 1816. He was a farmer, a man much interested in all that pertained to the early history of this place. He d. Dec. 31, 1893; unm.
13. ii. CURTIS8, b. April 4, 1818.
iii. ELIZABETH M.8, b. Aug. 22; d. Nov. 19, 1833.
10. CHAPIN, CALEB', (Caleb®, Caleb6, Caleb4, Samuel3, Japhet2, Dea. Samuel1,) b. Aug. 18, 1792 ; m. Dec. 10. 1816, Roxanny6, dau. . of Joseph®. Allen. She was b. July 20, 1798 ; d. Jan. 14, 1866. By trade he was a stone cutter. He resided the latter part of his life on a farm in the north part of Greenfield in the Lampblack district, but prior to that upon the place now owned by Henry Root. For many years he was deacon of the Unitarian church. Children :
i. EUNICE8, b. Sept. 30, 1817; m. Jan. 16, 1859, Stephen P. Flagg of Wilmington, Vt. She d. Jan. 31, 1876.
ii. JOHN8, b. May 28, 1820; m. (1) Oct. 6, 1845, Charlotte V., dau. of Silas and Lucy Harmon of Bern., who d. Aug. 31, 1850; m. (2) Sept. 5, 1854, Julia E. Pierce. He resided in Greenfield, a farmer and stone cutter. He d. Apr. 23, 1892. She d. at North New Salem, Mch. 7, 1901, ae. 80. Had: I. Charles E.9, born December 1, 1847; d. June 29, 1869. 2. Ralph H.º, b. Aug. 10. 1850; d. Mch., 1893. By second wife: 3. Daughter, b. Sep- tember 1; d. Sept. 9, 1856. 4. John P.9, b. June 25, 1862.
iii. HORACE8, b. Aug. 28, 1822; m. Aug. 23, 1849, Susan F. Wilder of Hingham. He resides in Lincoln, Neb. Had: 1. Herbert A.9, b. June 6, 1851. 2. Helen W.9, b. Mch. 9, 1854. . 3. Alice9,
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b. Nov. 3, 1856. 4. Walter F.9, b. Nov. 27, 1861.
14. iv. FREDERICK8, b. Oct. 5, 1824.
v. MARY9, b. July 5. 1827; d. unm., May 31, 1894.
vi. GEORGE8, b. Aug. 28, 1830; m. Aug., 1862, Lucy Munyan; resided Northampton. He d. Jan. 31, 1901.
11. CHAPIN, LUCIUS', (Zalmuna®, Caleb5, Caleb4, Samuel3, Japhet2, Dea. Samuel1,) b. Sept. 23, 1792 ; m. Hannah, dau. of Isaac Barton of Bernardston. She d. Apr. 21, 1885, and was born Apr. 10, 1798. He was a machinist, millwright and carpen- ter ; d. June 12, 1878. The latter part of his life he lived on South street on the place now owned by Arthur Wells. Children :
i. LUCIUS PIERCE8, b. July 19, 1820; m. Martha L.6, dau. of Eras- tus5 Ryther, Sept. 1, 1853. He was a carpenter by trade. For many years his residence was "around the mountain" now owned by Frank Putnam. He d. May 2, 1894. Mrs. Chapin m. (2) Dec. 6. 1900, Alfred M. Stratton. Had: 1. George Dwight9, b. June 15, 1856; m. (1) June 5, 1882, Belle C., dau. Thomas Metcalf of Northfield Farms. She d. July 21, 1890, ae. 31 years; m. (2) Oct. 14, 1897, Ella Sophia Potter of Bom- bay, N. Y. He resides in Springfield; is a traveling salesman for a lumber company.
ii. HANNAH ADELINE8, b. Dec. 23, 1821; m. Richard H.8 Hoyt, No- vember 28, 1844; d. in Greenfield, Feb. 15, 1892.
iii. HARRIET LYDIA8, b. Oct. 15, 1823. For many years she success- fully carried on the business of dressmaking both in Greenfield and Bernardston; d. in Greenfield, Feb. 22, 1897.
iv. MARTHA AMELIA8, b. August 3, 1826; m. Jan. 7, 1852, Ezra L. Holton of West Northfield, where she resides. He d. Febru- ary 23, 1895.
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V. NORMAN, (twin) b. Nov. 7, 1828; m. Eufana Messenger of Penn. He resided in and d. in Pittston, Penn., Dec. 7, 1862. She m. (2) Mr. Marcy; res. Wilkes Barre, where she d. 187 -. Had . I. Hattie J.9, b. Jan. 17, 1855; m. 187-, Bradford G. Crawford; res. Wilkes Barre, Penn. 2. Ella Norman9, b. March 17, 1863; m. Harry Posten of Wilkes Barre, where they reside.
vi. HARMON, (twin) b. Nov. 7, 1828; d. Sept. 27, 1848.
vii. LOUISA JANE8, b. Dec. 18, 1831; m. (1) Edward K. Smith, by
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whom she had one child, Josie A., b. Apr. 19, 1860; m. Frank E. Marsh, Jan. 1, 1880. He d. Mch. 27, 1862; she m. (2) Sep- tember 18, 1867, Oscar C. Allen; res. Greenfield.
viii. ISABEL8, b. March 7, 1834; d. Sept. 20, 1835.
ix. Son8, (twin) b. and d. Feb. 7, 1836.
x. Daughter8, (twin) b. and d. Feb. 7, 1836.
xi. ISAAC WARD8, b. Feb. 7, 1838; d. Sept. 27, 1842.
12. CHAPIN, ZALMON', (Zalmuna®, Caleb®, Caleb4, Samuel3, Japhet", Dea. Samuel',) b. June 18, 1798 ; m. Clymene Emerancy, dau. of Elihu Scott, Apr. 27, 1824 ; she d. Jan. 20, 1885, ae. 81 yrs. He resided "around the Mountain " on the place opposite the one owned by his son David ; d. Nov. 11, 1869. Children .
15. i. ALANSON8, b. May 1, 1825.
ii. DAVID8, b. Nov. 30, 1826; m. (1) Maria Chandler Vincent of Col- rain, Jan. 16, 1861. She died June 1, 1862, ae. 23 years; m. (2) Lucy Emily4, dau. of Sumner3 Hale, Jan. 3, 1872. He owns the farm formerly his father's.
iii. JOHN8, b. Nov. 5, 1828; d. unm. April 18, 1869.
iv. PHILENAS, b. Feb. 21, 1831; m. Ira Whitman of No. Adams, May 24, 1869; res. Bernardston.
v. MARIETTA8, b. March 9, 1835; resides Bernardston; unm.
vi. LYDIA ELIZA8, b. July 18, 1837; d. Sept. 21, 1849.
13. CHAPIN, CURTIS", (Samuel', Caleb®, Caleb', Caleb4, Samuel3, Japhet2, Dea. Samuel',) b. Apr. 4. 1818 ; m. Janette H., dau. of John Nelson, Aug. 25, 1857. She resides on South street, Bernardston. Mr. Chapin was for many years deacon in the Orthodox Congregational church. He died March 28, 1875. Children :
i. HOMER CURTIS9, b. Nov. 24, 1858; m. Nov. 27, 1889, Nellie F. Cobleigh of Bernardston. He graduated from Amherst College in 1881; then went to India, where he remained as a teacher for four years. He studied law in Minneapolis, Minn., practis- ing the same for a time in South Dakota. He is now resident of Florence, Mass., where he is engaged in newspaper work. Had: 1. Bryant Francis10, b. December 24, 1890. 2. Mar- guerite10, b. July 7, 1892.
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ii. IDA ROSANNA9, b. March 14, 1869. Is a teacher residing in Bern. iii. CLIFFORD SAMUEL9, b. Jan. 25. 1873. After graduating from the local schools, he has pursued his studies in New York, graduat- ing from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College in New York City, class of 1896, and from the City Hospital, Blackwell's Island, 1897; m. June 29, 1899, May Redfield, dau. Wm. Wight of Bern .; res. Great Barrington.
iv. CORA JANETTE9, b. Sept. 12, 1866; d. Feb. 14, 1868.
14. CHAPIN, FREDERICK®, (Caleb', Caleb®, Caleb®, Caleb4, Samuel3, Japhet2, Dea. Samuel',) b. Oct. 5, 1824; m. (1) Lizzie®, dau. of William Eaton' Ryther, Mch. 12, 1863 ; she d. May 14, 1865 ; m. (2) Hester Maria®, dau. of Ruggles Bagg, and widow of Field® Cushman, Oct. 4, 1868. Mr. Chapin was a man of strong religious convictions, and for some thirty years the efficient superintendent of the Unitarian Sunday school. His residence was on South street, the old Allen place now owned by R. Harris. He d. Jan. 29, 1887. Mrs. Chapin resides in Somerville. Children :
i. CHARLES EDWARDS9, b. Aug. 8, 1869; m. June 1, 1892, Annie E., dau. of Charles J. Sauer of Turners Falls; res. Greenfield: was a paper maker by occupation. He enlisted as sergeant in Co. L., 2nd. Mass. Volunteers, for two years, April, 1898, in war with Spain; d. at Montauk Point, L. I., on his way home, Aug. 30, 1898. He was a prominent member and officer of Mechanics Lodge F. and A. M., of Turners Falls. Had: 1. Frederick Charles10, b. Feb. 12, 1895. 2. Hester Rogers10, b. June 20, 1896.
ii. ELIZABETH MARIA9, b. Sept. 9, 1870; graduated successively from Powers Institute, Northfield Seminary, and the special Latin course at Wellesley College; is now principal of the Pollard School in Billerica.
iii. FREDERICK FIELD9, b. March 29, 1876; d. July 9, 1889.
15. CHAPIN, ALANSON®, (Zalmon', Zalmuna®, Caleb®, Caleb4, Samuel3, Japhet", Dea. Samuel',) b. May 1, 1825 ; m. Patience Lovina, dau. William Fox of Colrain. She d. Nov. 15, 1893. They resided around West Mountain on the place now owned by Mr. Pratt. He d. Oct. 22, 1867. Children :
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i. CLARENCE9, b. Sept., 1856; is dead.
ii. JOHN W.9, b. Jan. 28, 1859; m. Harriett E.8, dau. of Josiah G.7 and Fidelia (Hale) Woods, 1880. She was b. April 7, 1862. Mr. Chapin resides at the village where he was selectman 1896- 1897. He is engaged in the lumber and milling business; is a member of Republican Lodge F. and A. M. of Greenfield. Had:
I. Lucy F.10, b. Sept., 1882; m. July 4, 1901, Fred E. H. Allen.
2. Evelyn10, b. Dec. 7, 1884. 3. Harry10, b. Feb. 27, 1886.
4. Warren10, b. April 1893; d. May 10, 1893.
iii. ELIZA M.9, b. April 15, 1861; m. Albert L. Wright, April 3, 1879; resides Beaver Meadow, Leyden.
iv. FRANK W.9, b. Oct. 26, 1862; d. Sept. 13, 1865.
v. MARIA9, m. William Wright; res. Bernardston.
vi. EDGAR9, m. May 26, 1890, Etta, dau. Philo Sibley of Munroe Bridge; resides Bern .; Has: 1. Blanche10.
CHASE, LOREN P., b. about 1830; m. Jan. 5, 1858, Emma Stebbins of Bern. Mr. Chase upon his coming to town settled in the Bald Mountain District near the old Rogers place, where he d. June 7, 1899. He was a veteran of the Civil War. A dau., Mary E., m. May 12, 1878, Edson C. Doolittle of Northfield. Other children.
1. CHASE, RUFUS, the first of the name in town, is a descendant of Capt. Aquila Chase, and was b. June 10, 1784. He was a son of James Chase, who came from Conn. in 1766. The early home of this branch of the Chase family is supposed to be in Pomfret, Ct. Rufus Chase m. (1) Feb. 15, 1815, Mirian, dau. of Dea. Ezekiel Gore. She was b. in Halifax, Vt., Feb. 9, 1796. She d. Aug. 12, 1840. He m. (2) Mrs. Sylvia P. (Wil- lard), widow of Ezra5 Connable, Mch. 10, 1843. She d. Sep- tember 29, 1855 ; m. (3) Julia Munsell, Mch. 19, 1857. She d. 187 -. Mr. Chase removed to Bernardston from Halifax, Vt., in 1829. He was selectman 1833-34-35-36-37 and 45. He d. Apr. 18, 1858. Children :
2. i. SANFORD PLUMB3, b. July 14, 1817.
ii. RUFUS DUDLEY3, b. in Halifax, Vt., Mch. 27, 1823; graduated Dartmouth College, 1845; m. (1) July 8, 1858, Catherine O.,
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dau. John Putnam; (2) Jan. 18, 1886, Mrs. Sophronia W. (Carli) Thompson. He became a prominent lawyer of Orange, Mass., where he d. May 10, 1891, and where his family now reside.
iii. AZEL UTLEY8, b. also March 27, 1823; m. March 17, 1853, Lucy Maynard, dau. of Andrew A. Rawson. Mr. Chase resided in Brattleboro, Vt., several years after his marriage, later owned the present Myron Corbett place at North Bernardston, where he died Jan. 24, 1880. Before his marriage Mr. Chase was for many years one of the last of the old time stage drivers between Greenfield and Brattleboro. Mrs. Chase resides at the village. She has always been actively interested in educational work. Her early life was spent as a teacher in Maryland. After her return North she had a private school in North Bernardston and later successfully conducted a school for young ladies at Brattle- boro, Vt. Since coming to Bernardston she has rendered good service as a member of the school board; is the local corre- spondent of the Gazette and Courier.
iv. MARY ELIZA3, b. July 16, 1828; d. May 5, 1845.
3. CHASE, SANFORD, PLUMB3, (Rufus2, James',) b. July 14, 1817 ; m. Apr. 20, 1843, Ophelia M., dau. of Isaac Barton. She was b. Oct. 15, 1821 ; d. Sept. 2, 1858. He resided at the old Chase Tavern, being engaged in farming, and later became well known throughout Franklin Co. as agent for various agri- cultural implements. He d. Mch. 8, 1879. Children :
i. MARY ELIZA3, b. March 28, 1845; m. Newton C. Phillips, Mch. 28, 1866. They reside in Killingly, Ct.
ii. FRED BARTON3, b. Sept. 29, 1854; m. Sept. 1, 1885, Lucy L., dau. of Josiah Gleason of Marlboro. They reside on the old Dea. Snow farm just east of the village. Had: 1. Burton F.4, b. April 14, 1889; d. Jan. i, 1890. 2. Bertha E.4, b. also Apr. 14, 1889.
CLARK, ANNA, mar. intention recorded Oct. 5, 1811, with Tartus Ballard of Gill.
CLARK, DANIEL, m. Fanny Had :
i. GEORGE, b. Nov. 6, 1843.
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CLARK, MATILDA, mar. intention recorded Aug. 5, 1822, with Henry Williams of Bernardston. She d. Sept. 1, 1823, ae. 20 years, He. m. Nov. 29, 1823, for a second wife Thankful Clark of Bernardston.
CLARK, SAMUEL, b. Oct. 27, 1777, in Medfield ; settled in Vernon, Vt .; m. Dec. 15, 1806, Rachael Stone, who was b. Nov. 19, 1782, in Thompson, Ct. He d. July 29, 1858. Among his children were :
I. i. JUSTICE, b. Oct. 1, 1817.
ii. WYMAN, b. July 21, 1820; m. Sarah Blanchard of Marlboro, Vt. He d. Oct. 22, 1869.
iii. NOAH, b. Nov. 24, 1826; m. Phoebe Varney of Vt .; d. March 20, 1876. These all settled in Bernardston.
1. CLARK, JUSTICE, m. Cecelia L. (Stoddard), widow of Gardner Oaks. She d. Sept. 25, 1891. He resides on Huckle Hill on the George Parmenter place. Children :
.i. SOLOMON J., b. Feb. 21, 1847; d. Sept. 12, 1848.
ii. HENRY M., b. June 28, 1848; m. (1) Mary E. Nash of Warwick,
1 1870; m. (2) Jan. 7, 1892, Alta C. Wheeler of Vernon, Vt. He res. with his father on Huckle Hill. Has: 1. Julius H., born Nov. 9; d. Nov. 23, 1877. 2. Terry J., b. Jan. 22, 1877. 3. Newman H., b. Nov. 7, 1882. 4. Alta C., born Jan. 16, 1895.
iii. CHARLES M., born April 28, 1851; m. Mary L. Fairman of Ber- nardston, Aug. 27, 1873; resides Huckle Hill on the Guy Sev- erance place. Has: I. Lila May. 2.
Ralph N. 3. Net- tie B. 4. Della V. 5. Walter A. 6. Harry.
CLARK, WILKINS B., (Joel, Alexander who served in the Revolu- tion) b. in Shelburne, where he m. Catherine F., dau. of John and grand-daughter of Lieut. John Stewart of East Shel- burne, whose grand-father likewise saw Revolutionary ser- vice. Wilkins B. Clark was an only son; two sisters removed West. He came to Bern. in or about 1836, settling in the east part of the town near the "Purple Meadow." He died Jan. 27, 1877. She d. Apr. 25, 1889, ae. 92 yrs., three months. Children :
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i. CATHERINE F., b. Jan., 1823; m. D. W. Temple, April 18, 1838. She died Oct. 30, 1875.
ii. CHARLOTTE F., m. George Keith of Greenfield, where she d .---
iii. CAROLINE A., b. July 15, 1828; m. March 8, 1849, Lorenzo3 Park; res. Hinsdale, N. H.
iv. DEXTER W., b. April 12, 1834; m. Fannie Langdon of Torring- ton, Ct., where they reside.
V. ISABEL A., b. Sept. 24, 1837; m. Lucius W. Cook, formerly of Bern. They now reside in Orlando, Fla.
vi. J. DARWIN, b. April 12, 1844; m. April 8, 1867, Minnie, dau. of Austin T. Saunders of Montpelier, Vt. They reside on Huckle Hill on the "old Elias Parmenter Place." Had: I. Henry D., b. Sept. 30, 1868. 2. Earnest W., b. Sept. 24. 1871. 3. Isa- bella, b. Sept. 30, 1878.
CLOGSTON, HENRY WARD', (William H.", John Glasford3, William2, John', who was b. in Scotland in 1741,) b. in Springfield, Mass., June 22, 1859. His ancestor, John1, m. in 1765 in Lon- donderry, N. H., Anna Glasford, also a native of Scotland. She d.'in Marietta, O., he in Goffstown, N. H. He saw Revolu- tionary service. being in the battle of Bunker Hill. John Glasford®, who m. Eunice Roberts, and d. in Tunbridge, Vt., was a veteran of the War of 1812. The father, William H.", was b. in Tunbridge, Vt., July 15, 1831 ; m. Sarah Elizabeth Poor of Robinson, Me., July 4, 1852. He was for many years connected with the Powers Paper Co. of Holyoke. Always fond of books, he has become an expert in the matter of col- lecting rare and quaint volumes and manuscripts.
CLOGSTON, HENRY, WARD®, m. at Tunbridge, Vt., Sept. 12, 1881, Eva L., dau. of Freeman and Jane O. Ross of Northfield, Vt. He came hither from Springfield, purchasing the farm formerly owned by R. H. Hoyt and later by Hiram Deane on Burke Flat. Like his father, he is much interested in , books, of an historical nature especially, and has devoted many years study to the compilation of his family genealogy. Children :
i. WILLIAM HENRY6, b. in Bern. July 3, 1882.
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COATS, CHARLES, came to this town from Deerfield, locating upon the so called "Thompson Farm" just north of Burk Flat. He was of Deerfield in 1744, and was a soldier in both French and Indian Wars. He m. Thankful -- , who d. Sept. 22, 1822. Nov. 28, 1762, he sold to George Lyons, a weaver of Bern., for £6, fifty acres which was a part of a tract pur- chased of Col. Timothy Dwight's lot, No. 180, in the third division, and which was bounded south by the country road. October 19, 1756, to January 23, 1757, he was stationed at Col- rain in Capt. Israel Williams' Co. His name appears on John Burk's roll ending Nov. 30, 1758 ; in Israel William's Co., Dec. 11, 1755 to Oct. 18, 1756, " scouting to the Westward." Children :
i. MIRIAM2, b. Feb. 14, 1749.
ii. CHARLES2, b. Apr. 20, 1751; d. Dec. 16, 1823.
iii. ESTHER2, b. Mch. 26, 1753.
iv. SIMEON2, bap. Feb. 11, 1759; served during the Revolution six different enlistments from Sept. 1, 1776, to 1780, being stationed the most of the time at Ticonderoga and in the northern ariny and campaigns.
v. (Probably) ELIZABETH2, m. Benjamin Green; d. ae. 38 years.
vi. (Probably) JOHN2. He served four enlistments in the Revolu- tion, seeing service from April 19. 1775, until Jan., 1778. For 100 days he was at Ticonderoga.
vii. REUBEN2, enlisted for one year, and date not given, into the Con- tinental Army from Capt. Amasa Sheldon's Hampshire Co. reg. The following are more or less nearly connected with the family :
CHARLES HENRY, b. in Bern., July 16, 1814; was a farmer; d. in Woodstock, Ill., leaving a family of five children.
DAVID, b. Mch. 1, 1788; m. Elizabeth5, dau. John4 Connable, Jan- uary 12, 1810; d. in Wisconsin.
Charles Jr., brother of David, m. Mch. 22, 1813, Prudence5, dau. John4 Connable. She died July 18, 1815, ae. 19. He d. in Ohio.
CONNABLE. Those of this name who have resided in town are de- scended from John Connabell, the emigrant ancestor who came to this country from London, England, in 1764, to Bos-
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ton, where he resided until his death in 1724. He was a member of Capt. Turner's Co., and for his services he re- ceived the sum of £2 4s. 6d. His grant in the Falls Fight township was heired by his son Samuel2, his oldest son, John?, having d. in 1705. Mr. Connabell did not settle in Fall Town, but in June, 1730, gave his son Samuel? the power of attorney to protect and look after his interests there. Two of his children settled in town, Samuel3, who was baptized Apr. 7, 1717, and Sarah3, b. Feb. 22, 1718-19, wife of James Couch. Another dau., Elizabeth3, made it her home here with Samuel after the death of her husband, John Lee, and was, at her decease, buried here in the old cemetery. The youngest child, Hannah3, b. Oct. 13, 1729, in. (1) James Max- well, May 18, 1749. After his decease she removed about the time of the blockade of Boston, to Bern., where she m. (2) Michael4 Frizzle, and resided on "Frizzle Hill," where she d. She had six children by her first husband.
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