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2. ii. EZEKIEL5, b. 1727, in Lebanon, Ct.
iii. JOHN5, b. in Deerfield; m. Mindwell Atherton of Greenfield, Apr. 24, 1781. He was a soldier in the French and Indian Wars of 1746-57. He rem. from Bern. to Hancock, N. H., where his wife d., and he m. (2) Lydia Foster of Temple, N. H. He d. in Hancock in 1810. Had: I. John6. 2. Sarah6. 3. Mercy6. 4. Josiah6. 5. Joshua6. 6. Rebecca6. 7. Silas6. 8. Betsey6. There were probably other children, names not known.
2. FOSTER, Lieut. EZEKIEL5, (Sgt. John4, Jacob3, Isaac2, Reginald',) b. in Lebanon, Ct., 1727 ; m. May, 1751, Margaret Henry, at which date he was a resident of Deerfield. He served in the French and Indian Wars. Ezekiel Foster was out on the western frontier for 20 days in 1756, had the title of corporal. He was in Capt. Israel Williams' Co., stationed at Colrain, Oct. 19, 1756, to Jan. 23, 1757, for which service he received £4, 125., 5d. He d. Apr. 17, 1805. Children :
i. EPHRAIM6.
3. ii. CAPT. EZEKIEL, JR.6, b. 1752.
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3. FOSTER, Capt. EZEKIEL, Jr.6, (Ezekiel6, Sgt. John4, Jacob3, Isaac?, Reginald',) b. in 1752; m. Chloe, dau. of Capt. William' Burnham, and sister of Capt. Elisha® Burnham. She was b. in Connecticut in 1757; d. in Leyden, July 9, 1849. He
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served in military affairs, going out May 1, 1775, as second lieutenant in Capt. A. Wells' Co., traveled 112 miles, being discharged Sept. 23, 1775 ; served again in 1778. He was engaged in the Shays Rebellion, and he it was who took an active part in the breaking up of the Dorrellite sect. He d. June 17, 1824, in Leyden. Children :
4. i. EZRA7, b. Sept. 21, 1779.
ii. ELIAKIM7, b. 1786; m. Wealthy A. D. Phelps; d. in Ohio.
iii. HORACE", went to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
5. iv. JOSIAH™, b. 1784.
v. RUFUS7, went to Hamilton, Ontario.
vi. EZEKIEL, JR7., went to Hamilton, Ontario; served with his father in the Revolution. He d. s. p., and his property was divided between the Canadian Government and his heirs in Leyden.
vii. ELECTA, b. June 12, 1796; m. Major Samuel Eason of Leyden.
viii. LURANCY™, m. --- - Babcock; resided Caledonia, N. Y.
ix. CHLOE7, m. --- Cately; res. New York State.
4. FOSTER, EZRA', (Capt. Ezekiel, Jr., Ezekiel5, Sgt. John', Jacob3, Isaac2, Reginald',) b. Sept. 21, 1779. He was captain in the State militia, selectman and overseer of the poor; m. Nancy, dau. of Joseph Smith, 1807. She was b. Oct. 25, 1781; died Feb. 21, 1875. He d. Mch. 1, 1864. Children :
i. NANCY8, b. May 6, 1808; m. Charles Hebard; res. Mich .; died July 14, 1849.
ii. POLLY8, b. Oct. 30, 1809; d. Nov. 12, 1809.
iii. SYLVIA8, b. Feb. 12, 1811; d. Feb. 25, 1857.
iv. MARY8, b. Mch. 2, 1813; d. July 8, 1852.
v. EZRA8, b. Feb. 2, 1815; m. (1) May 6, 1846, Sarah A. Wilbur, who was b. 1818; d. June 4, 1862; (2) May 17, 1863, Susan A., dau. Manly Mowry. She was b. Sept. 15, 1840. Mr. Foster was for many years a teacher; resided the latter part of his life on a farm in Leyden. He d. Sept. 8, 1897. Had: I. Frank W.9, m. Martha Pond, 1873; was for many years in the clothing business; res. Greenfield; s. p. 2. Edgar S.9; d. 3. Charles9; d.
vi. JOSEPH S.8, b. Dec. 18, 1816; m. --- Newton. They resided on Frizzle Hill, Leyden. Both are dead. Had: 1. Leroy9, resides Vermont. 2. Newton9, res. just above "Keet's Mills," Beaver Meadow, Leyden,
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vii. SALLY MARIA8, b. Apr. 2, 1819; m. Nelson J. Warner.
viii. LOUISA SOPHIA8, b. May 4, 1824; d. Feb. 5, 1848.
ix. RANSOM8, b. Feb. 9, 1826; m. Feb. 18, 1852, Climena, dau. Rufus and Sabra (Wells) Frizzell. She was b. Apr. 19, 1828; d. June 16, 1897. He res. Beaver Meadow, Leyden; a farmer; d. Sept. 10, 1899. Had: I. Mary C.9, m. Henry Potter of Brattleboro, Vt .; d. ae. 27 years. 2. Sara S.9, d. ae. 21 years. 3. Lottie L.9, b. Sept. 24, 1854: m. Frank J. Allen of Greenfield, May 1, 1878.
. 4. Nora H.9, m. F. A. Cowan; res. Natural Bridge, N. Y. 5. Nancy S.9, m. Dr. Daniel Griffin; res. Lynn. 6. Frank R.9, resides at home. 7. Lila E.9, is a teacher.
5. FOSTER, JOSIAH7, (Capt. Ezekiel®, Ezekiel®, Sgt. John4, Jacob3, Isaac2, Reginald',) b. 1784 ; m. Anna Eustis. She d. Aug. 26, 1846; he d. Oct. 20, 1826. Children :
i. WASHINGTON B.8, b. 1812; m. Theoma G .---. He d. in New Haven, Ct., Aug. 24, 1836. Had: 1. Washington Wells10, b. Feb. 8, 1833; brought up by his uncle in Bernardston.
ii. JOSIAH8, b. 1816; m. Mary M., --- who d. in Albany, N. Y., Apr. 22, 1851, ae. 42; he d. Mch. 31, 1853.
iii. Daughter8, who m.
- Gilbert; res. Hartford, Ct. iv. GEORGE8.
V. WILLIAM WINCHESTER8, b. Aug. 23, 1820; m. Apr. 6, 1842, Susan, dau. Nathan Robbins of Deerfield. He d. May 22, 1855. She m. (2) Thomas Jefferson8 Foster. He and his brother resided on the north side of the Newcomb road. Had; I. Freder- ick W.9, b. July 22, 1843; d. July 9, 1846. 2. Luette Louise9, d. Aug. 21, 1850. 3. Nathan W.9, d. Sept. 15, 1850.
vi. THOMAS JEFFERSON8, b. Dec. 6, 1822; m. (1) -- Potter of Frizzell Hill; m. (2) Susan, dau. Nathan Robbins, and widow of his brother, William W. Foster. After her death, he m. a woman from Ohio. He d. in Bern., on the Israel P. Hale place. Had: 1. Daughter, m. Jenner Jones of West Deerfield.
Fox, NOAH, came hither with his brother William from Glaston- bury, Ct., about the time of the breaking out of the Revolu- tion. He m. Content - -. He was one of the persons warned from town Feb. 9, 1780, at which time he had prob- ably lived here at least 15 years. Children :
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i. WEALTHY2, b. Feb. 13, 1780; m. Oct. 14, 1800, Joseph Wise, Jr., of Deerfield.
ii. DELIGHT2, b. Sept. 12, 1781.
iii. NOAH2, b. Aug. 12, 1783.
iv. LEONARD2, b. May 31, . 1785.
v. TENTY2, b. Oct. 25, 1786.
vi. SALLY2, b. Nov. 21, 1788.
vii. IRA2, b. May 24, 1791.
viii. CHESTER2, b. May 19, 1793; drowned Aug. 10, 1803.
ix. ANNA2, b. July 13, 1795.
1. Fox, WILLIAM, b. about 1750; came hither in company with his brother Noah from Glastonbury, Ct. ; m. (1) Sarah, sister of Elder Levi Hodges. She d. Apr. 2, 1783, ae. 32 years; m. (2) Elizabeth2, dau. of Benjamin1 Green ; she d. Mch. 20, 1839, ae. 82 years. In 1778 he served on the Committee of Corre- spondence, Inspection and Safety. That year his name ap- pears on the town records with the title corporal, prefixed. His home was on the Fox Brook road, north-west from the hotel. He d. July 12, 1823, ae. 73. Children :
i. SARAH2, b. Feb. 25. 1771; d. May, 1797. Perhaps that Sarah Fox who m. Nov. 20, 1793, Ruggles Green.
ii. PATIENCE2, b. Sept. 2, 1773; (twin) m. Jonathan2 Park, in 1792-3.
iii. WILLIAM2, b. Sept. 2, 1773; (twin).
iv. ROGER2, b. June 2, 1775; d. Apr. 15, 1795.
v. FILETA2, b. Apr. 16, 1777; m. Woodbridge2 Green, 1799.
vi. GAD2, b. Nov. 28, 1778.
vii. LYDIA2, b. Aug. 22, 1780; m. Thomas Allis, 1804.
viii. AARON9, b. June 18, 1782; (twin) m. Chloe5, dau. Israel4 Bagg; Intention rec. Feb. 28, 1807.
ix. MIRIAM2, b. June 18, 1782; (twin) m. Daniel Sanderson of Sunder- land, Nov. 2, 1805. She d. Dec. 7, 1854. By second wife, Elizabeth.
x. RUELº, b. Mch. 12, 1784; d. Sept. 19, 1784.
xi. ELI2, b. Feb. 9, 1785; m. Harriet Briggs, Sept. 5, 1810.
2. xii. JARED2, b. July 11, 1786.
xiii. EUNICE2, b. June 10, 1788; d. Aug. 25, 1803.
xiv. CHLOE2, b. Mch. 1, 1790; m. Sept. 18, 1811, John3 Hale, 2nd. She d. Dec. 23, 1840.
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XV. SENA2, b. June 3, 1792.
xvi. SYLVIA2, b. Dec. 2, 1793; m. May 6, 1814, Darius Nichols.
xvii. TERAH, b. June 22, 1795; m. Nov. 2, 1823, Sophronia4, dau. of Elias3 Parmenter. She was b. Nov. 3, 1802. He d. Oct. 26, 1837, ae. 42. She m. (2) Moses·Wait, Jr., of Hubbardston, 1838; d. Oct. 21, 1891. Had: 1. Sheldon Snow8, d. Sept. 8, 1825. 2. Terah3, d. young. 3. Sophronia3, d. young.
xviii. SILAS GREEN2, b. Nov. 12, 1796; m. (1) Oct. 10, 1824, Phinanda, dau. Zebediah2 Slate; d. Apr. 29, 1825, ae. 21 years; m. (2) Eunice F.7, dau. Israel6 Chapin. She d. Dec. 1, 1888, ae. 83. He d. Mch. 23, 1883. Had: 1. Frederick P.8, b. Apr. 12, 1825; d. May 10, 1831. 2. Amerus Goodsil3, b. Feb. 24, 1827; d. May 9, 1831. 3. Julia Ann3, b. Nov. 26, 1829; d. June 21, 1845. 4. Solomon Chapin3, b. July 4, 1836; res. Montague, where he m. and d. 5. Celestia Ophelia3, b. Oct. 17, 1839; m. Mack; res. Brattleboro. 6. Edmund Burk3, b. Mch. 2, 1842; resides Nantucket, where he has been for a long time principal of the Coffin Academy. He is prominent in both social and civil affairs of the place, and has taken an active interest in advancing the welfare of all who have been his pupils; unm. 7. Luke Gilmore3, b. Aug. 4, 1845; d. Mch. 29, 1868.
xix. ELIZABETH2, b. May 16, 1798; m. Apr. 1, 1819, Seorim3 Hale; d. May 18, 1843.
There are one or two others, names not known.
2. Fox, JARED2, (William.) b. July 11, 1786; m. (1) Oct. 24, 1810, Lucinda, dau. of Carmi Wright of Adams. She d. May 8, 1840, ae. 54 years ; m. (2) Jan. 12, 1842, Lucinda A. Mitchell of Charlemont. He d. Apr. 9, 1844, and she m. (2) May 17, 1845, Reuben? Park. She was b. Sept. 27, 1798, and d. Oct. 10, 1875. Children :
i. SELAH WRIGHTS, b. June 13, 1812; was twice m .; a blacksmith and mechanic; resided Whately, where he d. Nov. 3, 1881.
ii. HORACE B.8, b. May 1, 1813; was a blacksmith, removing in 1834 to Whately; m. and d. Apr. 12, 1881.
iii. SILAS G.8, b. July 14, 1815; resided New York State.
iv. ELI C.3, b. Mch. 8, 1817; m. Mrs. Margaret F. Newell Strickland of Greenfield, sister of the late Barnard Newell, and widow of
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Russell F. Strickland. She d. in Burlington, Ia., Mch. 22, 1895, ae. 86 years. For a number of years Mr. Fox kept the New England House. About 1865, he went West, where a few years later he died. Had: 1. Herbert Duane4, b. Aug. 6, 1842; re- sided in the West. 2. Everett C.4, is ticket agent of the Bur- lington railroad at Kansas City.
v. EDWARD W.8, b. Mch. 12, 1819; m. Betsey W Thayer of Monta- gue, Apr. 13, 1841; resides Brattleboro, Vt. Had: 1. Havil- lah R.4, b. Aug. 16, 1843.
vi. SALMON H.3, b. Nov. 25, 1822; m. twice; resided in West Swan- zey, N. H., where he had been a successful merchant; d. Apr. 27, 1891.
vii. LUCINDA S.3, b. Nov. 12, 1824; m. July 4, 1845, Benjamin A. Ed- wards of Chesterfield. She d. Sept. 6, 1847. He was a mem- ber of Co. H, 67th Reg., Ohio Vol .; d. May 14, 1888, ae. 65. and was buried in Bern.
viii. MARY JANE8. b. Apr. 6, 1826; d. Sept. 17, 1826.
ix. GEORGE F.3, b. June 10, 1829.
FRANKLIN, Mrs. E. M., came to town recently from Guilford, Vt., residing on South st. Has children.
1. FRIZZEL, SAMUEL®, (Samuel2, James1, who was b. in 1626, came to this country about 1652, settling in Roxbury, and died Feb. 6, 1716, ae. 90 years. The family is supposed to have been of Scotch origin,) b. 1700; m. Prudence Flagg of Water- town, Feb. 1, 1727. Six of their children were b. in Shrews- bury. Children:
i. SAMUEL4, b. Apr. 5, 1729, in Framingham, said to have gone to Salem and joined the Shakers or Quakers.
ii. JOHN4, b. Sept. 20, 1730, in Framingham; d. in Northfield, 1815. iii. PRUDENCE4, b. 1732; in. Moses Dickinson. 1756; d. May 15, 1790. iv. ABIGAIL4, b. 1734; m. Jason Parmenter.
v. MARY4, b. 1736.
vi. Lucy4, perhaps, m. Nathaniel Brooks; resided Vernon, Vt. vii. SUSANNA4, b. 1739.
viii. MICHAEL4, b. 1740, in Leicester. He became a resident of Ber- · nardston in or before 1746, so presumably Michael Frizzel was one of the 17 families settling in town. He m. Hannah?, dau.
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of Samuel? Connabel, and widow of James Maxwell. They set- tled on "Frizzel Hill." She was said to be a great story teller. Mr. Frizzel was constable 1778. He was a soldier against the Indians in 1757, and his tombstone has the title captain upon it. He had no children, but adopted his nephew, Elijah, son of his brother Benjamin, to whom he bequeathed a part of his prop- erty. He d. 1815.
2. ix. REUBEN4, b. 1742.
X. BENJAMIN4, b. 1758; rem. from Vernon to Canaan, Vt., ab. 1793.
2. FRIZZEL, REUBEN4, (Samuel3, Samuel2, James1,) b. 1742; with his brother Michael was a pioneer in town ; m. (1) Rachael Orvis; (2) Widow Lydia Stebbins of Deerfield ; (3) Oct. 11, 1786, Esther, dau. of Joshua Lyman of Northfield. She was born June 12, 1752; d. Mch. 18, 1826. He was constable and col- lector 1779. He served in both the French and Indian War and the Revolution. He built one of the first frame houses in that part of the town afterwards Leyden, in which he d. Oct. 31, 1822. Children :
i. MICHAEL5, b. 1770; m 1792, Sally, dau. David Page; removed to New York State and took the name of Frazier, which he be- lieved to be the original spelling of the name.
3. ii. REUBEN, JR.5, b. 1771.
iii. LEVI; left no descendants.
iv. ZENAS, changed his name to that of Frazier; res. Luzerne, N. Y.
v. SUSANNA5, m. Mch. 3, 1785, Samuel Connabel of Leyden; res. New York State.
vi. RACHAEL5.
3. FRIZZEL, REUBEN, JR.5, (Reuben‘, Samuel3, Samuel2, James1,) b. 1771; m. Anna ---; d. June 20, 1818. Children :
RUFUSE, m. Almeda3, dau. John2 Nelson; she d. Feb. 5, 1901. Res. on south end of Frizzell Hill.
CALVIN®, rem. to Jefferson, N. Y., where he d.
AMELIA D.6, b. 1790; m. Jan. 15, 1822, Abel Shattuck. She d. Mch. 14, 1838.
RACHAEL6, b. Aug., 1796; m. James7 Shattuck, Aug., 1818. She d. May 6, 1829.
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BENCY6, b. June 19, 1801; m. James7 Shattuck, 1832; d. Oct. 27, 1853.
MARCUS6, b. July 27, 1805; in. Mch. 22, 1832, Cynthia Potter. She was b. Jan. 13, 1810; d. Sept. 29, 1898. He d. July 24, 1877. He resided on Frizzel Hill until about 1870, then rem. to Bernardston, settling on the place now owned by his son on Burk Flat. Had: I. Elizabeth A.7. b. Jan. 19, 1833; m. Nov. 9, 1856, George R. Williams of Chicopee. 2. Lucia A.7, born Nov. 13, 1834; m. May 31, 1858, Robert Williams of West Springfield. He d. Feb. 19, 1898. She resides in Easthampton. 3. Joseph S.7, b. Mch. 2, 1836; res. California. 4. Henry C.1, b. Mch. 19, 1838; m. Mch. 6, 1860, Angelia C.4, dau. Charles3 S. Park. He d. Aug. 7, 1867. She m. (2) Oct. 19, 1873, Arthur C. Brooks; res. Greenfield. 5. Emma V.7, b. Sept. 2, 1841; d. Oct. 15, 1841. 6. Frederic M.7, b. Aug. 24, 1841; resides on place formerly owned by Willis Gray, and later by O. W. Gray, Burk Flat. 7. Rufus A.7, b. Feb. 14, 1846; m. Jan. 1, 1877, Anna M. Strangford. She d. Feb. 2, 1887. He d. Oct. 17, 1887. 8. Edwin C.7, b. Feb. 14, 1848; resides Northampton. 9. George W.7, b. Nov. 1, 1850; d. Aug. 18, 1870. 10. Hat- tie A.7, b. June 1, 1853; resides Bern. with her brother Freder- ick. II. Emma C.7, b. Sept. 10, 1855; m. Apr. 26, 1882, Rich- ard E. Spencer of Rocky Hill, Ct. She d. July 8, 1890.
CLIMENA6, m. (1) - - Newton; (2) James7 Shattuck, Dec. 18, 1853.
ANN6, m. Jabez Weaver.
MIRANDA6, m. Justin Salisbury.
ELIZABETH7, m. Allen Eason; res. Leyden, 1886.
GILBERT, JOSHUA, b. 1758 ; m. Elizabeth --; resided on Huckle Hill. She was b. 1769; d. Feb. 1, 1814. He died Mch. 17, 1825. Children :
i. ABIGAIL, b. 1799; d. Mch. 4, 1857.
ii. LUCY, b. 1803; d. Mch. 12, 1813.
iii. HENRY, b. 1805; d. Mch. 9, 1813.
GOODALE, Hon. JOB5, (Nathan', John3, Zachariah2, Robert',) b. in Marlboro, Mass., or Plymouth, Ct. He m. Apr., 1794, Lydia, dau. of Obed and Mary (Todd) Foote of Waterbury, Ct.,
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where she was b. May 15, 1774; d. Mch. 30, 1863. Mr. Good- ale settled in Bernardston in 1814, residing in the house now owned by Willis Stratton. His principal business was that of a drover. He also owned the grist and saw-mill formerly located near the iron bridge, which later passed into posses- sion of his son-in-law, the late Z. C. Newcomb.
During the winter and spring months it was here the cus- tom to grind wheat and rye into flour, also plaster brought from Maine or Nova Scotia for fertilizer. Summers the pond was drawn off, the land fertilized and grown into grass. It is related of Judge Goodale that upon one occasion he in- structed his hired man to sow plaster upon this land ; the latter went to work ; only too late was the discovery made that a hogshead of rye flour had been sown instead of the intended plaster. This incident was the cause of considera- ble good natured railery at the expense of the Judge. He was judge of the old Court of Sessions and was a prominent man in his day. Was the founder of Goodale Academy. He made various bequests to religious societies, noticeably to the Congregational societies in Marlboro, and in town. To the Congregational society here he gave the land and meeting house so long as they should be used for no pur- pose except religious worship or occasional public meetings of a social and moral nature. The income of $1,000 was given for the purpose of procuring an able orthodox divine to annually preach a sermon in that church upon the import- ance of early piety and early Christian education for the benefit of the young people of the place, also the parsonage. He gave to the town $200 to be loaned at six per cent, or the legal interest paid annually, both principal and interest to be an accumulating fund until the whole amounts to $20,000, after which time the annual interest shall be appropriated to the support of the poor of the town so far as the same may be necessary, and the residue for the support of the common schools, and a public library if that should be then thought expedient. Dr. William Goodale in the "Old and the New" says of him: "I have attended prayer meetings
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with him in Marlboro, where he exhorted like a judge, and prayed like the Publican." He served the town as select- man in 1815-16-18. He d. Oct. 25, 1833. Children :
i. FERONIA6, b. Feb. 9, 1795; d. Apr. 4, 1798, at Gill.
ii. LYDIA MARIA6, b. Dec. 22, 1796; m. Feb. 27, 1817, Zebina Cur- tis7 Newcomb. She d. Sept. 28, 1853.
GORE, Dea. EZEKIEL, b. 1771 ; m. Marian . He came here from Vermont, settling on the place now owned by Meric Slate on Burk Flat; d. May 14, 1847, ae. 76 years. She d. Jan. 12, 1852, ae. 81. Children: order of birth uncertain.
i. MARIAN2, b. in Halifax, Vt., Feb. 9, 1796; m. Feb. 15, 1815, Rufus Chase; d. Aug. 12, 1840.
ii. JOHN2, resided Brattleboro, Vt.
iii. STEPHEN?, b. 1809; m. (1) Ann Whitcomb of Winchendon, Mass. She d. Feb. 27, 1847, ae. 37; m. (2) Nancy3, dau. Dr. John Brooks, Apr., 1847. She d. in Shelburne Falls, 189 -. He d. in Mitchell, Ia., Jan. 21, 1861. Had: 1. Frances3, m. Dr. Hazlett of Nevada. He is dead. 2. Charles3, resides Califor- nia. 3. Emma8, m. Jasper A. Gale of Warwick; resides Win- chester, N. H. By second wife: 4. Mary R.8, d. Jan. 1, 1853, ae. 4. 5. John, who d. young.
iv. MILA2, m. Jan. 19, 1834, Luke Gore (a cousin) of Black River, N. Y., " after a long and tedious courtship of three days."
v. LUCINDA2, d. Nov. 11, 1834, ae. 34.
vi. SARAH2, m. in 1827, Col. Arnold J. Hines of Guilford, Vt. She d. March 14, 1835.
GOULD, GIDEON, d. Mch. 12, 1840, ae. 79; perhaps the father of Gardner.
GOULD, ELIJAH A., m. 1816, Sophia Earl of Phillipston. She died Jan. 29, 1818.
GOULD, GARDNER, b. 1790; m. Mary Hills, Nov. 4, 1810. She died July 24, 1851, ae. 66. He resided on the original Beaver Meadow road the first house north of the old carding machine. The home site was afterward owned by D. W. Temple, J. Smith and J. O. Bliss ; suicide by hanging, Apr. 10, 1859, ae. 69. Children :
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GEORGE W., b. Feb. 28, 1813; m. Charlotte Burnett of Guilford, Vt .; had two children, Susan A., b. Oct. 6, 1837; m. (1) - - Follett of Readsboro, Vt .; (2) Rufus Amidon of Readsboro. 2. Chandler, m. and resides Springfield.
WILLIAM, d. Sept. 11, 1868.
LEWIS F., (twin to George) b. Feb. 28, 1813; d. in Vernon, Vt. HANNAH M., b. June 25, 1816.
GOULD, SALLY, sister of Gardner of Bernardston, m. Silas Hills of Guilford, Sept. 1, 1810.
GOULD, JAMES, m. Eunice Wright, Sept. 30, 1811.
GOULD, LOVINA, of Bern., m. July 9, 1835, Capt. Aaron Streeter in Guilford.
GOULD, MARY, d. Nov. 15, 1864, ae. 68.
1. GRAY, AMOS2, (Jonas1,) b. in Pelham, Mass., 1761 ; m. Betsey Reed Tyler, who was b. Sept. 5, 1766, and d. in Bern., June 25, 1843. He joined the Revolutionary Army when 16 years old, and served some time in the vicinity of West Point and White Plains. He lived in town for a number of years between the years of 1840 and 1850, and is believed to have been the last, and for some time the only Revolutionary pensioner in the place. Betsey Reed Tyler was the daughter of Hon. Joseph Tyler, who also served in the army, being in the bat- tle of Bennington, where he was severely wounded. Later he commanded the local artillery company, and was for many years prominent in town and county affairs. Amos Gray d. in Townshend, Vt., Mch. 3, 1850. Children :
2. WYLLIS3, b. Aug. 29, 1789, in Townshend, Vt. BETSEY3, m. Samuel Fessenden; res. Townshend, Vt. LYDIA3, b. Nov. 27, 1795; m. Abijah Pierce of Jamaica, Vt. MEHITABLES, m. -- Bellamy; d. in Ohio. Tyler3, Sophia3, Ruth3, Polly3; all d. unm. in Townshend, Vt.
2. GRAY, WILLIS3, (Amos2, Jonas1,) b. Aug. 29, 1789, in Townshend, Vt .; m. Mch. 23, 1819, Emily Newell of Newfane, Vt., who
yours very truly
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was b. Feb. 7, 1796; d. in Bern., Feb. 26, 1872. Mr. Gray moved to Bernardston in Mch., 1835, residing there until his death, Oct. 16, 1857. He was a farmer by occupation, an up- right and useful citizen, and a life long and consistent mem- ber of the Orthodox Congregational church. His home was upon Burk Flat, the present Frizzell place. Children :
i. MARCIA MARIA4, b. in Townshend, Vt., Apr. 11, 1823; m. Reu- ben3 Park, Apr. 16, 1846; res. East Bern.
2. ii. ORMANDO WYLLIS4, b. in Townshend, Vt., Mch. 3, 1829.
2. GRAY, ORMANDO WYLLIS4, (Wyllis8, Amos2, Jonas1,) b. in Towns- hend, Vt., Mch, 3, 1829; moved with his parents to Bern. in 1835 ; was educated at Goodale Academy and Norwich, Vt., Military Academy, graduating in the scientific and engineer- ing department of the latter in 1849. Mr. Gray m. Sept. 5, 1851, Roxcena L., dau. of Capt. Gideon Arnold of Dexter, Mich. She was b. in Brooklyn, Ct., Nov. 10, 1829, and died
June 13, 1901. Mr. Gray is by profession a surveyor and civil engineer ; has been engaged mainly in the construction and publication of maps and atlases. From 1857 to about 1870, in an association with the late Prof. H. F. Walling, with offices in New York and Boston, was extensively engaged in making county maps from special surveys throughout New England, the Middle States and Canada, and during this time a number of State and general maps were issued, including an edition of the Massachusetts State maps in atlas form, the plates of which are now owned by the Common- wealth. In 1870 he moved to Philadelphia, where, in part- nership with his son, the late Frank A. Gray, a general sur- veying and geographical publishing business was maintained for some years, operations extending over nearly the entire country: Returning to Bern. from Philadelphia, he bought the Dr. Carpenter place, and later, of Lorenzo Park, the Zebina Newcomb place, opposite. Upon this he made exten- sive repairs and alterations, fitting it into a model residence, which, for some years, he made a summer home. Retiring generally from business in 1890, he took up his permanent
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residence in Bernardston, where he has served the town as one of the selectmen, president of the trustees of Cushman Library, president of the cemetery corporation, and in vari- ous other positions of trust and responsibility. He has always taken an interest in matters historical, and acknowl- edgment is made to him for the use of historical papers consulted in the preparation of this work, and for his con- tribution of the valuable maps of the town. In 1881 the University conferred upon him the degrees of B. S. and C. E. He is the present owner of the brick store. Children :
i. FRANK ARNOLD5, b. in Bern., Sept. 4, 1852; d. in Camden, N. J., Sept. 17, 1886; (buried in Bernardston). Was educated at Powers Institute and Wilbraham Academy; traveled extensively in Europe and elsewhere; was in business with his father for the latter years of his life, having special charge of the drawing and engraving departments of the business; m. Sallie J. Paulson of Camden, N. J., Sept. 1, 1885, who d. July 1, 1888; had one child, Ella Paulson® Gray, b. in Camden, Nov. 15, 1886; died Feb. 3, 1889.
ii. MARY SWIFT5, b. Aug. 26, 1857; m. Dec. 12, 1877, Irvine Chittick Beatty, a manufacturer of Camden, N. J. Had: 1. Infant®, b. Mch. 7; d. Mch. 10, 1879. 2. William6, b. Jan. 15, 1883.
iii. NELLIE MAY5, b. in Brooklyn, Ct., Dec. 7, 1866; m. Sept. 5, 1888, Dr. Willard Henry10 Pierce; resides Greenfield, Mass.
iv. ANNIE NEWELL5, b. in Camden, N. J., March 3, 1873; res. at home; unm.
GREEN, BENJAMIN1, came to Bernardston in June, 1760 or 1761, set- tling on the Woodbridge Green place, or where Galusha Newton now lives. He was a native of Salem, Mass, or of Rhode Island. En route from the latter place, the hostility of the Indians became so pronounced that he stopped at West Springfield, where for a few years he made it his home. He m. (1) Elizabeth Coats, who d. at the age of 38 years ; m. (2) Hannah Robinson, widow of - Ruggles. Mr. Green d. Dec. 28, 1806. There were probably sisters, surely, who came to town with him. Children, order of birth uncertain:
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