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1. Joseph, 2d, married Ruth Bacon 14th January, 1801, and had : Ruth Adams, born 22d January, 1802; Daniel Peter, born 4th March, 1807; Joseph Milton, born 25th February, 1813.
2. Dea. Peter married Lydia Blake 14th December, 1769. No record of his children is found, but there evidently was a Peter, Jr., who married Anna Sayles 12th October, 1803, and had : Abigail, born 23d July, 1804; Joseph Blake, born 14th September, 1807; Peter, 3, born 1st June, 1809; Lydia Blake, born 9th March, 1812; 3, Willard Clark, born 7th September, 1815; Deacon of South Franklin church; married, first, Char- lotte Miller ; second, Olivia Whiting, of Wrentham.
3. Willard C. married, first, Charlotte Miller, second Olivia Whiting of Wrentham. He is the deacon and substantial member of the church in South Franklin.
THE WOODWARD FAMILY
came into the West precinct in 1756, and built the house on the farm in South Franklin, which was burned in 1874. The first
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GENEALOGICAL NOTICES.
comer was Joseph, of Norton, born July, 1729, and the son of Israel, of Taunton, born in 1698, and grandson of Israel, the son of Israel and Jane (Godfrey), born 4th October, 1674.
1. Joseph, the first comer, entered the Continental army, but died suddenly in service, in 1778. His body was buried in Franklin cemetery in the year of the town's incorporation, where his epitaph speaks well for his devotion. He had four children : Nathan, born February, 1758, married, but left no children ; he was in the Revolutionary war six months ; he died 29th February, 1836. 2, James, born July, 1761; Hannah, not married ; Rachel, married Abel Ellis, of Sutton.
2. James married Lois Ellis 16th December, 1783 ; he died 7th June, 1811. He had ten children : Elvira, born 10th October, 1786; Joseph, born 31st July, 1788; Elizabeth, born 20th June, 1790; 3, Austin, born 21st May, 1792; Harvey, born 17th September, 1794; Almira; Lucretia, now in Rockville, Medway ; Alfred, living in Norfolk ; Fanny, born 7th November, 1806 ; Preston, born 19th August, 1808.
3. Austin married Mary Anne Voax; he died in 1872, aged 80 years. He had ten children; of these four are dead and two only remain in town - Amos P. and Joseph A., the present efficient postmaster.
THE WILSON FAMILY.
Of these brief sojourners we have only these few notes :-
1. Michael married Mary -- >, and had six children. Ile died 31st May, 1731. ITis wife died 16th May, 1738 : Sara, born 18th February, 1675; Mary, born 16th February, 1677; 2, Mi- chael, Jr., born 6th February, 1681; Silence, died young; Noah, born 4th September, 1686; Henry, born 9th April, 1690.
2. Michael, Jr., married Sarah Bumpas, of Taunton, 13th June, 1707. Ile bought and settled on what was the recent Phipps farm. He had four children : Mary, born 25th July, 1713; mar- ried Joshua Daniels. 3, Uriah, born 14th November, 1712. Beulah, born 15th May, 1715; married John Peck. 4, Lemuel, born 12th June, 1717.
3. Uriah married Mary Guild 23d March, 1737, and had six children : Sarah, born 9th June, 1739; Betty, born 19th March,
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HISTORY OF FRANKLIN.
1741; Joseph, baptized 21st April, 1745; Deborah, died young ; David, born 12th April, 1748; Jerusha, born 9th June, 1751.
4. Lemuel married Rebecca, and had five children : Benjamin, born 17th July, 1746; Phebe and Zebiah, died young; Hermon, baptized 10th June, 1753 ; Rebecca, baptized 29th September, 1756. She was the latest lingerer in town.
Michael, Jr., and Uriah were sextons of the old First church from 1738 to 1750.
This family is slightly out of the alphabetical order, but since its successive heads faithfully held the keys of the meeting-house for two generations, we trust the misarrangement will be excused, for who but the sexton should so properly go out last and loek up these glimpses of the old and long-ago departed congregations ?
THE END.
GENERAL INDEX.
PAGE.
INTRODUCTION.
3
CENTENNIAL ADDRESS.
5
ADDENDA 61
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 139
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
195
FAMILY GENEALOGIES
224
PAGE.
PAGE.
Act of Incorporation 41
Bacon, Rev. Jacob. 22
Baptist Church. 99
Barnum, Rev. Caleb 33,83
Bellingham set off.
21
Hooper, Rev. W. 162
Blake, Philip, notice of
.124
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 139
Adams, G. A., Esq 139
Adams, Rev. J. 140
Allen, Prof. A. S. 140
Allen, B. F. 141
Aldis, Judge A. 141
Atwood, Dr. J. F. 145
Bacon, H .. 145
Baker, Rev. Dr. A. R. 146
Baker, D. E. 147
Blake, Rev. Dr. M. .147
Chapman, Rev. N. 148
Clark, Dr. G. 148
Cushing, Rev. J. R. 148
Daniels, Rev. H. M 148
Daniels, Rev. W. H 149
Daniels, W. G. 149
Dean, Dr. O .. 150
De Witt, Hon. A. 150
Dyer, Rev. N. T. 151
Emmons, Judge W 151
Fairbanks, E., Esq . 152
Farr, T. P. .152
Fisher, Prof. A. M 152
Fisher, Rev. C. R 154
Fisher, Hon. G. 156
Fisher, Rev. G. 156
Fisher, Hon. J. 157
Fisher, L. W., Esq.
157
Fisher, Hon. M. M 158
Fletcher, A. B 158
Gilmore, J. R .. .159
Harding. Dr. E. 159
Harris, Rev. Dr. W. 160
Haven, Rev. T 160
Hawes, Rev. A 160
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES (cont.).
Hawes, P., Esq. 161
Heaton, Rev. I. E. 161
Hixon, Rev. A .. 161
Horton, Rev. Dr. S. J. 162
Hunt, Rev. S .. 88, 163
Ide, Rev. Dr. J 163
Kidder, Rev. T. . 163
Kingsbury, Rev. S. 164
Kingsbury, Dr. S. A. 164
Leonard, Rev. H. P. 164
Sethbridge, Dr. F 165
Mann, Hon. H .. 165
McFarland, H., Esq. 168
Metcalf, A ... 168
Metcalf, A., Esq. 168
Metcalf, Dr. E. 169
Metcalf, E. 169
Metcalf, Dr. F.
171
Metcalf, Dr. J.
171
Metcalf, Dr. J. G 171
Metcalf, Dr. P. 172
Metcalf, Judge T. 172
Metcalf, Dr. W. P. 173
Metcalf, Dr. W. W 173
Miller, Dr. E. D. 174
Miller, Dr. L. L. 174
Miller, Dr. N. 174
Pennell, Prof. C. S. 175
Phipps, Rev, G. G. 177
Phipps, Rev. W. 176
Pond, Dr. B. 177
Pond, Rev. D. 178
Pond, Dr. E.
178
Pond, Dr. E. A. 178
Pond, G. C ... 179
Pond, Dr. M. E. 179
Pond, S. M., Esq .179
Pond, T.
179
Pratt, Dr. J. L. S. 179
Pratt, S. A., Esq.
180
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HISTORY OF FRANKLIN.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES (cont.). PAGE.
Preston, Rev. J. B. 180
Ray, Miss L. P. 181
Petitioners for Town. 40
Topography of. 61
Why so named. 43
GENEALOGICAL NOTICES. 224
Adams Family 228
Allen Family 231
Bacon Family.
.231
Baker Family.
232
Blake Family 234
Clark Family .236
Daniels Family 238
Darling Family .. 210
Fairbank Family 240
Fisher Family. 241
Fitzpatrick Family .249
Gay Family. 249
Greene Family .251
Hall Family. .251
ITawes Family. .251
Thayer, Rev. W. M. 188
Thompson, Rev. E. 189
Wheaton, Rev. J. 189
Whiting, A., Esq. 189
Whiting, N., Esq. 190
Whiting, Rev. S. 190
Whiting, Rev. T .. 190
Wilder, Hon. M. P. 190
Winslow, C. 192
Burying-grounds. 63
Catalogue of Franklin's Donation. 70
Catechisings, Annual. 74
Catholic church. 95, 100
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. .195
Center of the town surveyed. , 54
Citizen soldiery. 135
Civil history .. 62
Common, purchase of. 65
Congregational church 80
Continental soldiers. 123
Continental money. 53
Council on hymn-books. 35, 82
Cow-common rights 73
Daniels, notice of Fisher 239
Dean Academy. 77
Dedham, settlement of. 8
Ecclesiastical History. 80
Emmons, Rev. Dr. N. 37, 84
Emmons monument. 64
Exeter, first name of Franklin. 43
Felting business. 113
First settlers of Wrentham 13
Fisher, notice of Willis. 246
Franklin Academy 76
Census of ..
62
Church organized
26
Earliest settlers.
25
First mill in. 110
First preaching. 22
First town-meeting. 52
Incorporation as Precinct 23
Library, donation of.
69
Incorporation as Town 41
Industries of.
110
Franklin (continued).
Petitioners for Precinct. 25
Ray, W. F. 181
Richardson, A. D. 181
Richardson, Rev. A. M. 182
Richardson, C. A. 183
Richardson, Dr. E.
183
Richardson, Prof. H. B 183
Richardson, Rev. W. T 184
Robinson, Rev. E. W. 184
Rockwood, F. E., Esq. 185
Rockwood, L. P., Esq.
185
Russegue, Dr. H ..
185
Sayles, G. L., Esq
185
Sayles, H. L., Esq.
185
Sayles, L., Esq.
185
Slocum, W ..
186
Smalley, G. W. 186
Tenney, Dr. J. W 187
Thayer, Dr. C. H. 187
Hills Family. .254
Jones Family. . .255
.256
Lawrence Family 257
Makepeace Family 258
Mann Family. 258
Metcalf Family. .259
Miller Family 262
Morse Family .263
Newe Family. .264
Partridge Family .264
Pond Family .265
Ray Family .. .273
Richardson Family.
.273
Rockwood Family. 276
Shuttleworth Family
277
Slocum Family. .278
Thayer Family.
Thurston Family 280
Ware Family .. .281
Whiting Family. .283
Woodward Family. .284
Wilson Family. .285
124
Grace church (Universalist).
97
Grant of Territory.
8
Haven, Rev. Elias. 26, 80
Horse sheds .. 29
Hunt, Rev. Samuel. 88
82
Indian deeds. 15
Indian Rock encounter. 17
Indian Rock celebration. 18
Industrial statistics. 110
Industrial statistics for 1875. 114
Instructions to Representatives in
1776. 48
Keene, Rev. Luther 89
Lands purchased. .6,13, 15
Lawyers in town. .192
Library, public. 72
Man, Rev. Hezekiah.
22
Name of 43 | Man, Rev. Samuel. 16, 20
Gowen, John, notice of.
Hymn-book war. .34,
.278
Kingsbury Family
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INDEX. 289
PAGE.
Maps of the town. 67
McLane's execution. .125
Meeting-house, First .. .26, 27
School, first in Wrentham 20
School Districts. 75
School, High. 77
Schools, Public. 21, 72
Shoe business.
114
Singing, old way of. 30
Smalley, Rev. Elam. 87
"Society for Reform. of Morals .107
South Congregational church 96
Southworth, Rev. T. D. 87
Stamp Act, resolves on. 46
Standing in the porches. 108
Straw-bonnet manufacture 112
Swedenborgian meeting. 104
Temperance reform. 109
Tithing-men. 107
Title to the soil. 6, 13, 15
Topography of Franklin. 61
Town industries. 110
Valuations from 1786. 115
Post-office, history of. 79
Volunteers against the Rebellion. 129
Precinct, first moves for. 21, 23
Votes on political issues 68
Ware, notice of Harriet. .282
Public morals .. 107
Public officers, lists of. 115
Rebellion record. 129
Rebellion, town action. 126 Representatives instructed 48
Wollomonopoag settled ..
11
Representatives, list of.
118
Wollomonopoag purchased 13
Revolutionary soldiers.
123
Wrentham burnt .. 17
Revolutionary war.
50
Wrentham, first school-house 20
Sabbath breaking.
109
Sarah Indian.
14
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Saw-mill, first. 110
School Committee, list of. 117
Meeting-house, Second. 37,54, 90
Meeting-house, inside view 55
Meeting-house, Third. 95
Messenger, Rev. Henry. 20
Methodist churchi. 102
Military history. 119
Ministerial fund.
104
Minute-men of 1775. .120
Museum of relics. 222
Muster day on the Common. 136
Nason, notice of Geo. W. 237
114
Newton, notice of John
124
Old way of singing. 30
Pelton, Rev. Geo. A. 89
Physicians in town. 192
Pond, David's singing trouble. 31
Pond, Elihn, notice of 123
Poor and poor-house .. 40, 69
Printing-press, first. 161
War of 1812.
126
War of the Rebellion. 127
War of the Revolution. 51
Whittaker, L. R., notice of. 127
Wrentham incorporated.
16
Wrentham re-settled.
17
19
Newspapers in town ..
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE.
Portrait of Rev. M. Blake, D. D.
FRONTISPIECE.
Maps of Ancient Wrentham and Franklin.
Opposite 67 78
Portrait of Rev. N. Emmons, D. D
84
View of Dr. Emmons' house. 86
View of Old Meeting-house. 92
View of New Congregational Church. . Opposite 96
View of Grace Church (Universalist)
98
View of Baptist Church. 100
101
View of Methodist Church.
103
View of Major Davis Thayer's Store and House
114
View of Fletcher's Block.
116
View of Aldis' House and Store.
146
Portrait of Dr. O. Dean ..
. Opposite 150
Portrait of Hon. George Fisher.
156
Portrait of Hon. M. M. Fisher ...
158
Portrait of Rev. S. J. Horton, D. D
162
Portrait of Hon. Horace Mann 166
174
Portrait of Dr. L. L. Miller
175
Portrait of Dr. N. Miller ..
¥
181
Portrait of Hon. M. P. Wilder
=
190
View of the Miller Hospital .. 193
195
View of the Baker Homestead.
233
Portrait of Capt. D. Baker.
234
Portrait of G. W. Nason
237
View of F. Daniel's Homestead
239
Portrait of Fisher Daniels.
240
Autograph of Hon. J. Fisher 242
Coat of Arms of Fisher Family 243
Opposite 246
Residence of J. L Fitzpatrick.
249
Residence of H. M. Greene, Esq.
.250
View of the Hawes Homestead. .
252
View of the Alfred Knapp Homestead.
253
. Opposite 258
View of Dr. Miller Homestead.
=
262
Portrait of J. G. Ray.
272
Residence of S. W. Richardson
274
Portrait of S. W. Richardson.
276
View of the Makepeace Homestead.
277
Portrait of Maj. D. Thayer.
278
Residence of D. Thayer, Jr.
279
Portrait of W. Makepeace, Esq ...
View of Nathan Metcalf Homestead.
261
Birthplace of Hon. Horace Mann.
259
Portrait of Willis Fisher, Esq
176
Residences of Messrs. J. P. & J. R. Ray.
Portraits of Centennial Committee (two plates).
Portrait of Dr. E. D. Miller
. Opposite 113
View of the Ray Block.
View of Catholic Church. .
View of Dean Academy.
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