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Mrs. Enos Kelton.
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Samuel Kelton.
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Stephen Knowlton.
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Mrs. Mary Lynde
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James Lynch.
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John Matthews
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Abel Mosman.
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Mrs. Abel Mosman
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Mrs. Sarah Martin
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John McNamara.
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Miss Polly Moore.
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Mrs. Lucy Metcalf.
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Mrs. Hasadiah Mead
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Mrs. Nabby Merrian
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John Miles. .
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Mrs. John Miles
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Henry Newton.
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Mrs. David Nichols
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Joseph Payson.
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Mrs. Joseph Payson (Betsey) . . 82
Mrs. Joseph Payson (Sarah) . . 82
Mrs. Adam Partridge
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Mrs. Jabez Partridge.
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Mrs. Anna Putuam
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Mrs. Allen Perley
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Moses Porter.
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Mrs. Robert Powers
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Ephraim Pratt
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Ebenezer Reed
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Abel Richardson.
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Asa Richardson
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Mrs. Mary Rugg
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Miss Mary Rugg.
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Dr. Shumway .
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Samuel Stone
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Mrs. Samuel Stone
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Jude Sawyer ..
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Mrs. Jnde Sawyer
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Mrs. Joseph Simonds
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Moses Sanders
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Mrs. Sally Stevens
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Mr. Tucker ..
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Mrs. Elijah Traverse .82
Mrs. Dorcas Wheeler.
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Miss Hasadiah Wilder
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Mrs. Joanna Wilder
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Wm. Whitney
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Joseph Whitney
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Joseph Whitney, 2d
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Joel Whitney .
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Mrs. Jonas White
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Mrs. Sarah Waite
Mrs. Polly Wood
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Jonathan Wood
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Isaiah Warren
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The following is the ratio of deaths to population in this town during the four decades between 1830 and 1870 :-
The average ratio of deaths from 1830 to 1840, was one in 64.4 of the population or 15.5 per 1000; from 1840 to 1850 it was one in 50.2, or 19.9 per 1000; from 1850 to 1860 it was one in 59.6, or 16.6 per 1000 ; from 1860 to 1870 it was one in 65.3, or 15.1 per 1000; average for the forty years, one in 59.8, or 16.7 per 1000.
From 1870 to 1875, one in 61.9 or 16.1 per 1000; average for 45 years, one in 60.3, or 16.5 per 1000. The ratio of deaths to population in the state in 1875 was one in 52.8, or 19.2 per 1000.
The oldest person now living in town is Mrs. Joseph Cool- idge, whose age is 96. She is a daughter of Dea. Moses Hale of Winchendon. She has a brother now living whose age is 94, the Hon. Artemas Hale of Bridgewater, Mass.
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CHAPTER XV.
GENEALOGY OF THE EARLY FAMILIES OF GARDNER.
" My derivation was from ancestors Who stood equivalent with mighty kings." -Pericles, Act V., Scene I.
" My boast is not that I deduce my birth From loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth ; But higher far my proud pretensions rise- The son of parents pass'd into the skies."-Cowper.
"Look where we may, the wide earth o'er,
Those lighted faces smile no more.
We tread the paths their feet have worn,
We sit beneath their orchard trees, We hear, like them, the hum of bees
And rustle of the bladed corn; We turn the pages that they read,
Their written words we linger o'er, But in the sun they cast no shade, No voice is heard, no sign is made, No step is on the conscious floor !"
-Whittier's Snow Bound.
TT was our purpose, originally, to bring the genealogies. presented in this chapter, down to the present time. We however, soon discovered this design to be impracticable, for want of space. Consequently we have selected the year 1840 as the date at which we would pause, excepting, only those families whose commencement was previous to that time, in which children have been born subsequent to that period. In such cases we have not felt at liberty to stop in the midst of a family.
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We are not sufficiently vain to suppose that we have made a perfect record of the families here named. Every one, who has had experience in this sort of labor, very well understands that errors, in such instances, are unavoidable. It is not too much to suppose, that it would be impossible to find a town, in which the family records have been kept with perfect accuracy and completeness. Previous to 1840, or about that time, the laws of this state, were not so strict, in the matter of recording births, deaths and marriages, as they are at the present time ; and the negligence of the most careful parents, in having the proper records made, in connection with other causes, renders it impossible to give an accurate genealogy of families, from the town records. We have, however, sought with considerable labor and pains, to present the following records as completely and accurately as the means within our reach would permit, and as a last resort, must now cast ourselves upon the charitable judgment of those most interested, in the study of that which is here recorded.
Abbreviations .- B. denotes born; d., died; m., married; s., son; dan., daughter; ch., child or children. Towns referred to, are understood as located in Massachusetts, unless otherwise designated.
ADAMS, DANIEL, m. Dinah Metcalf; their ch. were: 1. Ezekiel, b. Mar. 2, 1813. 2. Hosea. b. Apr. 4, 1814. 3. Saralı, b. Nov. 1, 1815, m. Job Clark. 4. Louisa, b. Feb. 27, 1817, m. Charles Hartwell. 5. Sophia, b. Oet. 16, 1818, m. George Kelton. 6. Rhoda. b. Aug. 9, 1820, m. Ivers Whitney. 7. Merrick, b. June 14, 1823, m. Martha Brown. 8. Daniel, b. Sept. 6, 1826, m. Miss Rolfe. His second wife was Mary (Baker) Nichols.
ADAMS, EZEKIEL, s. of Daniel, m. Rhoda Bolton ; their ch. were : 1. Nelson, b. Oct. 24, 1841. 2. Horatio, b. July 26, 1845. 3.
Eveline E., b. Oct. 13, 1847. 4. Eugene, b. Aug. 13, 1852.
ADAMS, HOSEA, S. of Daniel, m. Rebecca Conant ; their ch. were : 1. Flavila R., b. May 10, 1841. 2. Ellen M., b. Nov. 24, 1845.
BACON, JOSEPHI, one of the first settlers, came from Sherborne about 1772, and located on the place now owned by David W. Miller, at
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the upper or north side of Crystal Lake. He built the house now occupied by Mr. Miller. He was a carpenter and farmer. Uutil the organization of the town, he was an inhabitant of Winehendon, and, according to the records of that town, a somewhat prominent man. After its organization he was its Town Clerk eight conseeu- tive years, besides filling other important town offices. He m. Abigail Cole ; their ch. were: 1. Charlotte, b. Jan. 25, 1769. 2. Arna, b. Jan. 16, 1771. 3. Joseph, b. June 19, 1774, d. Aug. 31, 1775. 4. Abigail, b. May 12, 1776. 5. Atarah. b. June 3, 1778, m. Mr. Burbank. 6. Eliel, b. Sept. 7, 1780. 7. Arathusa, b. Sept. 26, 1784. 8. Joseph, b. Mar. 2, 1787. 9. Francis, b. Mar. 15, 1794. Mr. Bacon died Nov. 27, 1808, aged 62. His wife died in Dec., 1806.
BACON, ARNA, s. of Joseph, m. Betsey Sawin of Westminster : their ch. were : 1. Betsey. b. Aug. 22, 1793. She is now living, and is eighty-four years of age. 2. Sophronia M., b. Sept. 4, 1809, m. John Lewis of Westminster. Mr. Bacon moved to Westmins- ter about 1815.
BACON, ELIEL, s. of Joseph, m. Christiana, dau. of David and Hannah (Maltman) Comee ; their ch. were : 1. Calvin C., b. Sept. 15, 1804. 2. Eliza C. 3. Francis. 4. Nancy. 5. Cynthia M. 6. James. 7. Matthias C. IIe left town in 1805 for the West.
BACON, JOSEPH, son of Joseph, m. Lucy, dan. of Aaron and Lucy (Jackson) Wood ; their ch. were : Sereno, Almira and Francis. Mr. Bacon moved to Pennsylvania soon after he married.
BACON, FRANCIS. s. of Joseph 1st. m. Malinda, dau. of Abel Kendall ; their ch. were : Mary, Charles, Maria and Asa. He also left town for the West soon after marrying.
BANISTER, DANIEL, from Boylston, m. Anna -; their chi. were : 1. Sally, b. Dec. 27, 1800. 2. Angelina, b. May 11, 1805. He moved back to Boylston in 1812.
BANCROFT, JONATHAN, from Ward. (now Auburn) came here about 1772, and settled where his grandson, Dea. S. W. Bancroft, now lives. Ile was a farmer and shoemaker. He very narrowly es- caped being drowned while attempting to cross the pond, one even- ing, on the ice. Coming to an open place he fell in, but recovered himself. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and was at
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the taking of Burgoyne and his army in 1777. He m. Sarah Case ; their children were : 1. Jonathan, b. Feb. 7. 1775. 2. Smyina, b. May 15, 1776. 3. Sally, b. Jan. 21, 1778. 4. Mary, b. Oct. 13, 1779. 5. Betsey, b. Jan. 7, 1782. G. Lucy, b. Sept. 11, 1787. 7. Roxy, b. May 31, 1789. Mr. Bancroft's first wife, (mother of the above named children) died Feb. 17, 1816. Ile afterward m. Elizabeth -, who died Dec 2, 1822. He died Sept. 25. 1826, aged 76.
BANCROFT, JONATHAN, S. of Jonathan, m. Betsey Parker, from West- ford ; their ch. were : 1. Sophia, b. Jan. 19, 1800. 2. Mary, b. Oct. 23, 1801, d. Sept. 17, 1805. S. Laura F., b. Aug. 24, 1803, d. Sept. 3, 1805. 4. Jonathan O., b. Sept. 12, 1806. 5. Mary Amanda, b. Nov. 17, 1808. 6. Laura E., b. Dec. 12, 1812. 7. Jesse P., b. April 15, 1815. 8. Lucius L., b. Oct. 25, 1818. 9. Smyrna O., b. Jan. 9, 1822. Mr. Bancroft died in 1840, aged 65. BANCROFT, SMYRNA, s. of Jonathan 1st, m. Sarah Whitney of Win- chendon ; their ch. were : 1. Harvey M., b. May 1, 1803, in 1828 he m. Betsey C., dau. of Lewis and Lucy (Keyes) Glazier, when they moved to Ashburnham where they are now living. 2. Smyr- na W., b. Dec. 13, 1804. 3. Mary E., b. Nov. 5, 1807. 4. Sally W., b. April 13, 1810. 5. Amasa, b. Mar. 16, 1812. 6. Viola, b. Aug. 26, 1815. Mr. Bancroft d. May 5, 1818, aged 42.
BANCROFT, SMYRNA W., s. of Smyrna, m. Lucy, dan. of Elisha and Relief (Beard) Jackson ; their ch. were : 1. Sally W., b. Feb. 2. 1828, d. Mar. 30, 1832. 2. Walter, b. Mar. 7, 1830. 3. Mary, b. Feb. 21, 1832. 4. Charles, b. May 5, 1836. 5. Elmira, b. June 13, 1843. 6. Amasa, b. Aug. 21, 1846. 7. Eugene, b. June 16, 1849.
BANCROFT, AMASA, S. of Smyrna, m. Caroline A., dau. of Nehemiah and Matilda (Bolton) Shumway ; their ch. were : 1. Caroline M., b. June 2, 1837. 2. Mary A., b. Ang. 1, 1844, d. Sept. 12, 1862. His second wife was Mrs. Jane Wyman.
BAKER, JONAS, from Marlboro', was a farmer in the south part of the town. He m. Miss Adams. His second wife was Susan Simonds, whose ch. were : 1. Joseph S., b. Nov. 3, 1790. 2. Betsey, b. Oct. 21, 1793. 3. Jonas. Mr. Baker left town about 1794.
BAKER, JOHN, from Marlboro', was also a farmer living in the south part of the town and brother of Jonas. He m. Elizabeth Marshall ;
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their ch. were : 1. Milley, m. Nathan Eaton of Westminster. 2. Esther. 3. Lydia. He was a three years man in the Revolution- ary War. He died in 1835, aged 87.
BAKER. GEORGE, also from Marlboro', and brother of the two preced- ing. They all located in the same vicinity and were of like occu- pation. He married Dinah Parmenter : their ch. were : 1. Ar- temas, b. Aug. 6. 1777, m. Sarah Nichols. 2. Persis. b. JJune 3, 1783. 3. George A., b. Oct. 5, 1787, m. Olive Holden. 4. Nancy, b. July 7, 1789. d. Ang. 12. 1791. 5. Dinah, b. Apr. 11. 1791, m. Ebei Underwood. 6. Amos.
BAKER, THOMAS. from Westminster, settled on a farm now owned by Daniel Adams. He m. Mary Lewis : their ch. were : 1. Ezra, b. Apr. 19, 1789. 2. Richard, b. Mar. 1, 1791. 3. Mary, b. May 26. 1793, m. David Nichols. 4. Joseph, b. July 15, 1795. 5. Roena, b. Sept. 28, 1803, m. Charles Childs. Mr. Baker died Mar. 24. 1842, aged 81.
BAKER, EZRA, S. of Thomas, m. Lucy, dan. of Joseph and Patience (Styles) Priest ; their children were : 1. Fanny, b. Feb. 2, 1813, m. Merrick Wallace. 2. Joel, b. April 5, 1815. 3. Levi, b. June 21, 1817, d. August 21, 1819. 4. Betsey, b. Sep. 27, 1819. 5. Joseph, b. July 15, 1826. 6. Charles, b. Dec. 14, 1828.
BAKER. RICHARD, S. of Thomas, m. Althina, dau. of William and Ann (Heywood) Whitney ; their children were : 1. William, b. JJan. 22, 1817. 2. Lucy, b. Mar. 3, 1818, d. Dec. 26, 1834. 3. Mary, b. Apr. 22, 1819. 4. Walter, b. Nov. 5, 1821, d. Oct. 14, 1843. 5, Betsey, b. Oct. 14, 1823. 6. Francis L., b. Jan. 30, 1827. 7. Richard B., b. July 25, 1830 8. Calvin H., b. Apr. 10, 1832. 9. Lucy Ann, b. Nov. 12, 1834. 10. Angeline, b. Nov. 22, 1838.
BAKER, JOSEPH, s. of Thomas, m. Esther Holt ; they had one child named Alexander, b. Mar. 10, 1819. He soon after left town.
BAKER, GEORGE A., s. of George, m. Olive Holden ; their ch. were : 1. George II .. b. Feb. 20, 1817. 2. Willard. b. July 15, 1819. 3. Roxa, b. Oct. 9, 1821. 4. Summer. b. Oct. 21. 1826.
BAKER, GEORGE H., s. of George A., m. Roena, dan. of David and Mary Nichols : their ch. were : 1. Mary Jane, b. July 1, 1838. His other children were born after he left town.
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BAKER, LUTHIER, m. Harriet Partridge ; their ch. were : 1. Jude Saw- yer, b. Mar. 12, 1821, d. Apr. 22, 1821. 2. Jonas, b. Feb. 9, 1822. 3. Mary Ann, b. Nov. 16, 1823. 4. Calvin, b. Apr. 12, 1827. 5. Lucas, b. Jan. 28. 1829.
BARKER, JOSEPH, m. Martha, dan. of Ahio and Betsey (Heywood) Tem- ple ; their ch. were : 1. Martha, b. Mar. 9, 1810. 2. Mary, b. Aug. 31, 1811. 3. Joseph, b. Jan. 25, 1813. He died July 19, 1813.
BARKER, JOSEPH, S. of Joseph, m. Lucy, dan. of Noah and Hannah (Whitcomb) Fairbank ; their ch. were : 1. Mary E., b. June 4, 1839. 2. Eliza A., b. Oct. 27, 1841. 3. Martha M., b. April 26, 1845.
BALLOU, OZIEL, m. Emily -; their ch. were : 1. Henry E., b. May 24, 1841. 2. Emily J .. b. Feb. 13, 1843 ; moved to Rich- mond, N. H.
BALLOU, EBENEZER, m. Betsey, dau. of Ezekiel and Susanna (Payson) Howe ; their ch. were : 1. Mary, b. Aug. 8, 1844. 2. Olive, b. May 2. 1848. 3. Joseph P., b. Oct. 24, 1851, d. July 16, 1856. 4. Fanny, b. June 25, 1858. 5. Martha P., b. May 17, 1861.
BALDWIN, JOSIAH, one of the first inhabitants, lived in town a few years, and was a soldier in the Revolutionary War three years. He m. Susanna, dan. of Israel Green ; they had one child whose name was Susanna, she m. James Cowee ; their ch. were : Persis, Joel, Rebecca, Susan, Betsey, Mehitable, Sarah, Lucinda, Pearson, George W., Aaron, James, William, John and Reuel G.
BEARD, ANDREW, from Reading, settled in the south part of the town about 1772, and was, by trade, a carpenter. He m. Miss Burnap ; their ch. were: 1. Lizzie. 2. Tabitha, m. Abel Woodard. 3. Andrew, m. Lucy Dunn. 4. Artemas, m. Lydia Baker. 5. Aaron, m. Anna Dunster. 6. Mary. 7. Abel. 8. Bethia, m. Aaron Wood. 9. Dorcas, m. Mr. Jewett. 10. Hephzibah. 11. Lucinda. Mr. Beard died in 1831.
BEARD, ANDREW, s. of Andrew, m. Lucy -; their children were ; 1. Andrew, b. Dec. 19, 1795. 2. Vinal C., b. Jan. 31, 1807, d. June 21, 1817. Mr. Beard died in 1851, aged 79.
BENNETT, THOMAS, m. Mary -; their ch. were : 1. Thomas, b. Jan. 14, 1798, m. Emma Foster. 2. Ilannah, m. Nahum Wallace. 3. Mary, m. Samuel H. Clark.
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BENNETT, THOMAS, S. of Thomas, m. Emma Foster of Ashburnham ; they had one child named Mary Ann H., b. Oct. 21. 1823. and soon after they moved to Ashburnham. where they had other chil- dren. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and is still living and about 80 years of age.
BIGELOW, MARSHALL, m. Elizabeth Clark ; they had one child named Sylvia, b. Mar. 13, 1801.
BICKFORD. WILLIAM. came from Reading about 1771. He located in what is now the South Village. He built a saw and grist-mill, the first in the town, where the chair shop of Horace F. Parker now is. He served a period in the French War at Nova Scotia and was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He m. Tabitha Parker ; their ch. were . 1. Tabitha. m. Nathan Howard. 2. William, m. Betsey White. 3. Ebenezer, m. Sarah Hill. 4. Nathan. d. 5. David. d. 6. Edmond, m. Nancy Emory. 7. David, d. Mr. Bickford died in 1832, aged 89.
BICKFORD, WILLIAM, s. of William, m. Betsey White ; their children were : 1. Cassandana, b. May 15, 1812, m. Abram Temple. 2. Amanda M. b. Dec. 9, 1814, d. Dec. 12, 1814. 3. Betsey, b. Dec. 4, 1817, d. Dec. 4. 1817. Mr. Bickford died in 1847, aged 79, his wife in 1841, aged 63.
BICKFORD, EBENEZER, S. of William 1st, m. Sarah Hill ; their ch. were : 1. Roena, b. July 8, 1801. 2. George W., b. June 25, 1803. 3. Francis A .. b. Feb. 7, 1806. 4. Asa D., b. Mar. 17, 1808. 5. Sally, b. Nov. 5, 1810. 6. Mary, b. Aug. 17, 1813. 7. Martha. b. Feb. 17, 1816. 8. David. 9. William. He died Nov. 10, 1855, aged, 82. She died JJune 19, 1857, aged 76.
BICKFORD. EDMOND, S. of William 1st, m. Nancy Emory ; their ch.
were : 1. Albert, b. Feb. 16. 1807. 2. Lucinda, b. July 10, 1808. 3. Tabitha, b. Dec. 16, 1811. 4. Oliver E., b. Mar. 12, 1812. 5. Nancy, b. Dec. 20, 1815. 6. Betsey. b. Apr. 1, 1820, d. Apr. 20, 1820. 7. Charles, b. May 23. 1824. 8. Otis. b. Dec. 12. 1825, d. April 13, 1826. He died in 1826 and she died in 1876, aged 91.
BICKFORD, GEORGE W .. s. of Ebenezer, m. Amanda Cole ; their ch. were : 1. Walter B., b . May 15, 1829. 2. Harriet B., b. Sept. 6, 1830. 3. Ann Maria. b. Mar. 30, 1832. 4. Otis HI., b. Feb. 8, 1836.
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BICKFORD, ASA D., s. of Ebenezer, m. Sarah Allen ; their ch. were ; 1. Eliza, b June 10, 1837. 2. Amelia, b. Jan. 4, 1840. 3. Chas., b. Feb. 23, 1842. 4. Ellen L., b. Nov. 15, 1843. 5. Lucy A., b. Oct. 4, 1850.
BICKFORD, DAVID P., s. of Ebenezer, m. Lydia, dau. of Elijah and Betsey (Martin) Travers ; their ch. were : 1. Horace P., b. May 23, 1840, d. 2. Clara J., b. Apr. 6, 1845. 3. Horace C., b. Jan. 5, 1848. 4. David, b. July 22. 1850. 5. Imogene, b. Sept. 15, 1851. BLODGETT, FLETCHER, m. Elmira - - -; their ch. were : 1. Eugene, b. July 12, 1840, d. 2. Roena F., b. Aug. 15, 1842. 3. Mary L., b. Mar. 7, 1846, d. Feb. 17, 1847. 4. Eugene, b. Dec. 7, 1847. 5. Charles. b. Nov. 26, 1850. 6. Mary H., b. May 23, 1853.
BOYDEN, JOSEPH, came into town about 1780, m. Mary, dan. of Seth and Mary (Temple) Heywood ; their eh. were : 1. Mary, b. Oct. 17, 1792. 2. Wyat C., b. Dec. 5, 1794. 3. Lney. 4. Ebenezer, 5. Frederick. 6. Joseph. Mr. Boyden was a physician, and after practicing here a few years, he went to Tamworth, N. H., where he became eminent, but was suddenly ent off in the midst of life, by a fall from his horse.
BOLTON, EBENEZER, one of the first settlers, from Reading, located in the south part of the town as a farmer. He was in the battle of Bunker Hill, and was afterwards a pensioner. He m. Elizabeth Holt ; their ch. were : 1. Betsey, m. Nathan Taft. 2. Jernsha, mn. Silas Holt. 3. Esther, d. 4 and 5. Abram and Asa, (twins) d. 6. Ebenezer, m. Lenday Leland. Mr. Bolton died in 1835, aged 87.
BOLTON, EBENEZER, s. of Ebenezer, m. Lindey, dau. of Simeon and Rhoda (ITill) Leland ; their ch. were : 1. Hollis, b. Dec. 1, 1799. 2. Horatio N., b. May 25, 1806. 3. Emily, b. Feb. 26, 1814. 4. Ransom, b. May, 2, 1817. 5. Rhoda, b. Dec. 24, 1821. 6. Be- larmin, b. Oct. 10, 1824.
BOLTON, HORATIO N., m. Mary Waite ; their ch. were : 1. Harriet, b. Oct. 6. 1831. 2. Melinda, b. Dec. 22, 1832. 3. Christopher, b. Nov. 4, 1834. 4. Sidney, b. July 13, 1838. Mr. Bolton died Nov. 15, 1838.
BRICK, JONAS, one of the first settlers, came from Sherburne, and located in the south part of the town, near Westminster line. He
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m. Hannah Richardson ; their first four children, viz. : Silas, Asahel, Charlotte and Sally were born in Sherburne. 5. Enoch, b. June 24, 1790. 6. Elijah, b. Apr. 26, 1792. 7. Jonas, b. July 31, 1794, d. Apr. 19, 1795. 8. Judith, b. July 31, 1794. 9. Jonas, b. Oct. 10, 1796. Mr. Brick died in 1822, aged 64.
BRICK, ASAHIEL, S. of Jonas, m. Betsey Snow ; their ch. were: 1. Asahel Augustus, b. July 14, 1812. 2. Ephraim Sumner, b. June 25. 1814. 3. Susan Sawyer. b. May 8, 1816, d. Oct. 1, 1826. 4. Jonas R., b. July 4, 1818, d. Aug. 11, 1821. 5. Jerome Snow, b. Nov. 3, 1820. His second wife was Betsey Carpenter ; they had : Betsey Jane, b. Mar. 10, 1822, m. Dr. Allen. Asahel A. and Ephraim S. went to Augusta, Me., where they have since died.
BRICK, JEROME, s. of Asahel, m. Lucy Ann Oliver ; their ch. were : 1. Sarah E., b. May 23, 1843, m. George W. Marshall. 2. Geo. S., b. Feb. 25, 1846, d. Feb. 26, 1846. 3. Mary R., b. Apr. 15, 1849, m. Daniel M. Rice. 4. Hattie M., b. Mar. 4, 1854. d. Oct. 12, 1854. 5. Frank M., b. Apr. 23, 1856, d. May 25. 1856. BRICK. ELIJAH, s. of Jonas, m. Sally, dan. of David and Christiana (Maltman) Comee ; their ch. were : 1. Alfred II., b. Jan. 26, 1815. 2. David C., b. Mar. 8, 1817. 3 and 4. Mary and Maria. (twins) b. May 18, 1821. Mary d. 5. Eliza, b. Feb. 25. 1823, d. Aug. 2, 1824. 6. Sarah, b. July 24, 1826. 7. Mary. b. June 26, 1829. 8. Walter, b. Jan. 17, 1834.
BRICK, JONAS, s. of Jonas, m. Esther Whitney ; their ch. were : Mary Ann and Esther. He left town many years since.
BRICK, ALFRED II., s. of Elijah, m. Luey, dau. of James and Dolly (Corey) Scollay. For some reason he has no record on the town book ; their eh. were : 1. Francis. 2. Eliza, d. 3. Harriet S. His second wife was Martha C. Mahoney : their ch. were : George A., Henry II., Charles E. and Helen M. His first wife died Nov. 19, 1846.
BRICK, DAVID C., s. of Elijah, m. Sarah Priest ; their ch. were : 1. Charles Augustus. b. Jan. 19. 1839. 2. Squire Wesley, b. Mar. 30, 1842, d. same year. Mrs. Brick died June 6, 1842. and Mr. Brick moved to Fitchburg soon afterwards.
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BRIGIIAM, SETI, m. Ennice -; their ch. were : 1. Emerald, b. May 1, 1790. 2. Tameson, b. Sept. 10, 1792. 3. Emethist. b. Aug. 6, 1796. Mr. Brigham was in town but a few years and it is uncertain where he went.
BRINKMAN, JOHN, m. Nancy (Temple) Fairbank ; they had one child, John, b. Nov. 3, 1838.
BROOKS, JOEL, one of the first settlers, came from Stow. He located in the west part of the town, on what is known as the Brooks Hill, and was one of the best farmers in town. He m. Tameson, dau. of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Deland) Howe; their ch. were: 1. Lydia, b. Mar. 7, 1792, m. David Nichols. She died Nov. 30, 1812. 2. Lucy, b. Feb. 18, 1794, m. George Scott. 3. Betsey, b. June 22, 1796, m. Isaac Jackson. 4. Joel, b. Apr. 5, 1798. 5. Silas, b. July 8, 1800. 6. Luke, b. July 20, 1803, d. May 25, 1806. 7. Anna, b. Dec. 21, 1805. Mrs. Brooks died Jan. 13, 1806, aged 36. Ile married for his second wife, Azubah Pierce, who died Mar. 19, 1841. He died Feb. 4, 1841, aged 84.
BROOKS, JOEL, s. of Joel, in. Cynthia, dau. of Isaac and Betsey (Whit- ney) Taylor ; their ch. were: 1. Betsey, b. Apr. 15, 1825, m. Luman H. Hendrick. 2. Lucy Ann, b. May 23, 1829, m. Charles Roper. Mr. Brooks died Feb. 13, 1877, aged 78.
BROOKS, SILAS, s. of Joel 1st, mn. Emily, dau. of Josiah and Annis (Derby) Conant ; their ch. were : 1. Luke, b. May 14, 1825. 2. Sylvanus, b. Feb 18, 1828. 3. Emily E., b. Feb. 28, 1830. 4. George, b. May 4, 1835. 5. Joel, b. June 4, 1837. 6. Web- ster, b. Dec. 8, 1841. He died in 1846, aged 46.
BROWN, JONATHAN, from Westminster, m. Beulah, dau. of Elisha and Beulah (Taylor) Jackson ; their ch. were : 1. Jonathan, b. Jan. 21, 1791. 2. John, b. Mar. 12, 1793. 3. Charles, b. Oct. 23, 1795, d. 4. Elisha, b. Apr. 25, 1798. 5. Charles, b. Mar. 12, 1800. 6. Sally, b. July 22, 1803, d. 7. Sally, b. Sept. 16, 1805. 8. Benjamin Babbitt, b. Oct. 24, 1807. 9. Lucy, b. June 7, 1810. 10 Nancy, b. Mar. 12, 1813. Mr. Brown lived in the east part of the town where his grandson Charles Brown now lives. He died Jan. 24, 1840, aged 74. Ilis wife died Nov. 24, 1839, aged 67.
BROWN, JONATHAN, s. of Jonathan, m. Abigail, dau. of Josiah and Annie (Derby) Conant ; their ch. were : 1. Abigail. 2 and 3.
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Maria and Myranda (twins). 4. Emily. 5. Jonathan L. 6. Eli- sha J. 7. Martha. 8. Charles. 9 Lucy, b. Apr. 30, 1833. 10. Mary, b. Mar. 15, 1836. 11. Edward R., b Mar. 9, 1838. The first eight of his children were born in Wendell, Mass., the other three in Gardner. His second wife was Miss Marriet Thompson. CHILDS, DANIEL, one of the first settlers, located in the north part of the town, where the late Ai Stone lived. He m. Phebe -; their ch. were : 1. William, b. Nov. 22, 1778. 2. Daniel, b. Sept. 22, 1780. 3. Jonas. b. Dec. 23, 1782, d. Jan. 10, 1790. 4. Polly, b. Apr. 12. 1785. 5. Timothy, b. Nov. 7, 1787. 6. Nathaniel, b. Jan. 31, 1789. 7. Cynthia, b. Nov. 3, 1790. 8. Jonas, b. Ang. 17, 1792, m. Amelia L. F. Osgood. 9. Betsey, b. Oct. 16, 1794, m. Abel Kendall. 10. Harriet, b. Dec. 10, 1796. 11. Lucy, b. Nov. 15, 1798. 12. Charles, b. June 2, 1801, m. Roena Baker. 13. Abijah, b Apr. 11, 1805. 14. Francis, b. Sept. 29, 1807. Mr. Childs moved to N. Y., in 1815.
CHILDS, DANIEL, s. of Daniel, m. Sally -; they had one child named Mary, b. Feb. 17, 1809.
CHILDS, JONAS, s. of Daniel 1st, m. Amelia L. F., dau. of Rev. Jona- than Osgood ; their ch. were : 1. Lucius, b. June 12, 1815. 2. Amelia A. 3. Amanda.
CHENEY, LORENZO, m Lorena Lane ; their ch. were : 1. Lorenzo L., b. Aug. 10, 1839. 2. Charles A., b. May 17, 1847.
CLAPP, STEPHEN, m. Hannah -; their ch. were : 1. Betsey, b. Oct. 27, 1798. 2. Rachel, b. Apr. 3, 1801.
CLAPP, URIAH, m. Azubah Wilder ; their ch. were : 1. Asahel, b. Sept. 15, 1809. 2. Daniel, b. Feb. 12, 1811. 3. Mary, b. Jan. 6, 1813, d. Jan. 27, 1813. 4. Bellona, b. June 22, 1815. 5. Lovell, b. June 17, 1818.
CLAPP, ASAHEL, s. of Uriah, m. Hannah Harris ; their ch. were: 1. Waldo E., b. Feb. 9, 1838. 2. Florance F., b. Sept. 9, 1849.
CLAPP, DANIEL, s. of Uriah, m. Catherine E. Grout ; their ch. were : 1. Susan G., b. Oct. 12, 1837, m. Artemas Coolidge. 2. Joseph W., b. Dec. 14, 1839, m. Agnes Hobby. 3. Sammel, b. June 9, 1841, d. at Alexandria, Va., Dec. 14, 1861. 4. Sarah M., b. Nov. 15, 1843, m. Charles Eaton. 5. Daniel E., b. June 26, 1848. 6. Edward, b. Oct. 7, 1853. His second wife was Mrs. Izanna Wood.
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