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GLAZIER, JOHN C., s. of Lewis, m. Sophia Bancroft ; their ch. were : 1. Jonathan B., b. Nov. 9. 1823. d. Dec. 16, 1823. 2. Betsey, m. Edward S. Flint. 3. Harvey, d. 4. Lucy Ann, m. Alva S. Howe. 5. Lewis. IIe moved to Ashburnham in 1824, where he died in 1860.
GLAZIER, THOMAS E., s. of Lewis, m. Lucy Brown ; their ch. were : 1 Thomas K., b. May 10, 1832, d. Aug. 15, 1832. 2. William
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W., b. June 7. 1834, m. Anna Pierce. 3. Mary Ann, b. April 19, 1836, d. July 2, 1847. 4. Charles E., b. June 6, 1839, m. Lucy M. Scollay. 5. Francis B., b. May 3, 1843, d. Oct. 30, 1865. 6. Lucy E., b. July 23, 1846, m. Charles H. Green.
GOODALE, PETER, one of the first settlers, came from Boylston. (now West Boylston) in 1773, and bought the farm now owned by Charles Heywood. one-fourth of a mile north of the Centre of the town. Ile m. Abigail, dau. of Benjamin Hinds; their ch. were: 1. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 23, 1775. 2. Benjamin, b. Sept. 5, 1778. 3. Jason, b. Sept. 7. 1780. 4. Peter, b. May 4, 1783. 5. Asaph, b. May 13, 1787. 6. Junia, b. Apr. 17, 1789. He moved back to Boylston in 1791.
GOODSPEED, DANIEL J., m. Mary Baker ; their ch. were : 1. Thomas B., b. Sept. 23. 1840. 2. Warner W., b. Oct. 3. 1845. 3. James F., b Aug. 24, 1848. 4. Mary A., b. Aug. 23, 1854.
GREEN, NATHAN, from Lancaster, one of the first settlers, lived in the north part of the town. He m. Margaret, dau. of Jolin De Jersey, from the Island of Journsey ; they had no children. He died in 1822, aged 71.
GREEN, NATHAN 2d., nephew and adopted son of Nathan, m. Fanny Bicknell. They had one son whose name was Charles, b. Oct. 9, 1808. Mr. Green died Oct 2, 1840.
GREEN, CHARLES, s of Nathan 2d, m. Mary Learned ; their ch. were : 1. Fanny, b. Dec. 19, 1831, m. Charles Heywood. 2. Mary, b. July 30, 1836. 3. Nathan, b. Mar. 28, 1838, m. Carrie Barney. 4. Charles H., b. Jan. 11, 1842, m. Lucy E. Glazier. 5. Emma A., b. Jan. 16, 1851, m. Charles II. Vanduzer.
GREEN, ISRAEL, the fourth inhabitant of the town, lived one and a half miles north from its centre. He had four sons who were " mighty hunters," and were noted for killing bears. They all enlisted in the Revolutionary War ; only one of them ever returned. He had one dau. who m. Josiah Baldwin. Mr. Green removed to Westminster before his death
GREENWOOD, AARON, from Sherburne, one of the first settlers, located in the southwest part of the town, where his grandson, Edward Greenwood now lives. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War
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three years. He m. Anna Learned ; their ch. were : 1. Charles, b. July 5, 1789. 2. Anna, b. June 7, 1791, m. Allen Perley. Mr. Greenwood died in 1824, aged 68.
. GREENWOOD, CHARLES, s. of Aaron, m. Betsey, dau. of Ahio and Bet- sey (Heywood) Temple ; their children were : 1. Aaron L., b. May 5, 1818. 2. Francis F., b. Oct. 14, 1820, d. Jan. 2, 1840. 3. Betsey, b. Dec. 29, 1823, m. James Raymond. 4. Edward, b. May 20, 1826. 5. Asa T., b. July 29, 1828, m. Sarah Ray.
GREENWOOD, JONATHAN, from Sherburne, was a farmer and kept a pub- lic house in the south part of the town, where his grandson, Thomas Greenwood, now lives. He m. Sybil Holbrook ; their ch. were : 1. Alvin, m. Mary Childs. 2. Sybil, d. 3. Jonathan, m. Phebe Temple. 4. Walter, m. Rebecca Wright. 5. Sybil, m. William Whitney. 6. Leonora, m. George Cowee. Mr. Greenwood died in 1821, aged 66.
GREENWOOD, ALVIN, s. of Jonathan, m. Mary Childs ; their ch. were : 1. Sophia, b. Feb. 28, 1805, d. Jan. 9, 1806. 2. Sophia, b. Aug. 31, 1807, m. George Whitney. 3. Maria, b. JJune 7, 1808, d. May 10, 1830. 4. Calvin S., b. May 18, 1810. 5. Alvin M., b. Oct. 22, 1812, d. Mar. 4, 1840. 6. James H., b. July 26, 1814. 7. Charles, b. June 14, 1816. 8. William, b. June 4, 1818. 9. Mary b. Mar. 13, 1821, m. Frederick Parker. Mr. Greenwood died in 1821.
GREENWOOD, WALTER, S. of Jonathan, m. Rebecca Wright : their ch. were: 1. Aaron, b. May 29, 1813. 2. Emily, b. May 19, 1818, m. William Hogan. 3. Martha, b. Mar. 18, 1821, m. Simeon W. A. Stevens. 4. Rebecca, b. May 13, 1823. 5. Edward W. b. Mar. 14, 1828. 6. George, b. May 5, 1830. 7. Judson, b. June 2, 1832. 8. Thomas, b. Apr. 24, 1834, m. Miss Nichols.
GREENWOOD, CALVIN S., s. of Alvin, m. Ruth Howe ; their eh. were : 1. Marcus, b. Apr. 24, 1833. 2. Maria E., b. Ang. 31, 1835, m. Rev. John F. Ashley. 3. Harriet S., b. Apr. 30, 1838. 4. Sarah A., b. Mar. 14, 1840, m. John D. Edgell. 5. Charles II., b. Apr. 13, 1845. 6. Frederic M., b. Ang. 9. 1847.
GREENWOOD, JAMES H., s. of Alvin, m. Adeline Cowee ; their ch. were: 1. Alvin M., b. Dec. 5, 1832, m. Helen Heywood. 2. Otis, b. Nov. 19, 1836.
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GREENWOOD, CHARLES H., s. of Alvin, m. Elizabeth Jackson ; their ch. were: 1. Gilbert II., b. Nov. 25, 1838. 2. Marston D., b. Aug. 13, 1841. Mr. Greenwood died Jan. 16, 1844.
GREENWOOD, ALVIN MI., s. of Alvin, m. Sally Gay ; they had one son, b. June 15, 1838, named Theodore, d. June 15, 1842. Mr. Green- wood died March 3, 1840.
GREENWOOD, WILLIAM, s. of Alvin, m. Harriet Jackson ; they had one child named Alcy Beaty, b. Oct. 5, 1841. They moved to New York where they had several other children.
GREENWOOD, AARON, s. of Walter, m. Rebecca Prentiss of Hubbardston ; they had one child named Charlotte A , b. May 22, 1842, m. Geo. II. Rice.
GRIMES, HENRY. m. Susan -; they had Harrison, b. Ang. 13, 1840.
HADLEY, JOSEPH, one of the early settlers, was a farmer in the north part of the town. He m. Naomi -; their ch. were : 1. Mehitable, b. Mar. 31, 1784. 2. Stephen, b. Nov. 14, 1785. 3. Nathan, b. Feb. 19, 1788.
HAYNES, REUBEN, came from Sudbury about the year 1776, and was a farmer in the north part of the town. " He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War three years ; was a capital penman and from 1797 he was town clerk twenty consecutive years. He m. Snsan- na Willis ; their ch. were: 1. Susanna, b. Nov. 16, 1778. 2. Ezra W., b. Dec. 22, 1780. 3. Sarah, b. July 25, 1783, m. Jon- athan Temple. 4. Israel, b. Jan. 6, 1786, d. Jan. 28, 1786. 5. Ennice, b. Apr. 6, 1787. 6. Reuben, b. Nov. 17, 1789, d. Aug. 25, 1790. 7. Ruth, b. Apr. 1, 1792. 8. Rebecca, b. July 20, 1794. 9. Jerusha, b. May 29, 1798. 10. Asenath, b. JJan 2, 1802. Capt. Haynes died in 1841, aged 86
HAYNES, EZRA W., s. of Renben, m. Martha, dau. of Samuel and Mar- tha (Wilder) Stone ; their ch. were : 1. Reuben, b. Mar. 3, 1813, m. Charlotte Gates. 2. Mary, b. Feb. 23, 1815. 3. Martha W., b. May 12, 1817. Mr. Haynes died Jan. 2, 1817.
HAYWARD, BARZILLA, m. Hannah ---; their ch. were : 1. Wight- mau. b. Feb. 22, 1821. 2. Eliza Jane, b. Sept. 21, 1823.
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HEYWOOD, SETH, (son of Phineas and grandson of Dea. John ley- wood) came from Sterling to Gardner about 1773, was one of the first settlers, located in the Centre. He built a house where the Town Hall now stands. He was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary War nine months. lle m. Martha, dau. of Isaac and Mary Temple of Shrewsbury ; their ch. were: 1. Betsey, b. Nov. 27, 1762. 2. JJohn, b. Dec. 8, 1764, m. Mary Hutchins. 3. Sarah, b. Mar. 24, 1766. 4. Anna, b. Jan. 28, 1770. 5. Mary, b. Oct. 24, 1771. 6. Benjamin, b. July 10, 1773. 7. Martha, b. Sept. 2. 1775. 8. Seth, b. Ang. 9, 1777, d. Sept. 24, 1802. 9. Lucy, b. July 17, 1779, m. Gardner Pollard of Lancaster. 10. Levi, b. June 25, 1783, m. Nancy Healy. Mr. Heywood died in 1826, aged 89.
HEYWOOD, BENJAMIN, s. of Seth, m. Mary Whitney ; their ch. were : 1. Levi. b. Dec. 10, 1800. 2. Benjamin F., b. Jan. 10, 1802. 3. Walter, b. Feb. 13, 1804. 4. William, b. Nov. 9, 1808. 5. Seth, b. Nov. 12, 1812. 6. Charles, b. Mar. 10, 1818, d. Sept. 10. 1824. Mr. Heywood died in 1849, aged 75 years and 6 months. HEYWOOD, LEVI, s. of Benjamin, m. Martha Wright ; their ch. were : 1. Calvin, b. Sept. 11, 1826. 2. Mary W., b. Aug. 27, 1827, m. Samuel M. Washburn. 3. Charles, b. Nov. 12, 1831, m. Fannie Green. 4 Solon, b. Nov. 10, 1834. 5. Helen, b. Mar. 7, 1837, m. Alvin M. Greenwood.
HEYWOOD, BENJAMIN F., s. of Benjamin, m. Sarah Comee ; their ch. were : 1. Charles. 2. Sarah Jane, b. Oct. 21, 1730, m. Sylves- ter Bowker. 3. Lucy A., b. Feb. 17, 1832, m. Dr. Ilarriman. 4. Melissa M., b. June 6, 1834, m. Amos Morrill. 5. Abby C., b Oct. 2, 1837, d. July 12, 1842. 6. Eliza M , b. Aug. 27, 1840, m. Henry E. Thurstin. 7. Mary F., b. April 3, 1843. Mr. Iley- wood died Apr. 2, 1843
HEYWOOD, WALTER, S. of Benjamin, m. Nancy Foster ; their ch. were : 1. Rosette, b. Dec. 13, 1834. 2. Ellen, b. Jan 31, 1841. Mr. Hey- wood moved to Fitchburg some years ago, where he still resides. and is a very prominent business man.
HEYWOOD, SETH, s. of Benjamin, m. Emily Wright ; their ch. were : 1. Henry, b. June 25, 1836, m. Martha Temple. 2. George, b. Jan. 3, 1839. 3. Frances, b. Mar. 12, 1847. 4. Mary. b. Apr. 3, 1852, d. Apr. 5, 1852. 5. Mary E., b. Dec. 26, 1853, m. Howard L. Ballard.
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HEYWOOD, CARLISLE, m. Roena (Bickford) Whitney ; their ch. were : 1. William O., b. Nov. 2, 1835. 2. Joseph F., b Oct. 19, 1837. 3. George C., b. Jan. 3, 1840. 4. Theodore A., b. June 28, 1842.
HILL, MARVRICK, from Medway, was a farmer in the north part of the town, and was one of the first settlers. He m. Abigail Moulton ; their ch. were : 1. Moses. 2. Jesse. 3. Bezaleel. 4. Nathaniel. 5. Mary. 6. Mercy. 7. Sylvenus. Mrs. Hill died in 1817, aged 93 years and 9 months. Spinning linen was her employment the last years of her life. She spun the warp for a web of thirty yards after she was ninety-three years old.
HILL, MOSES, s. of Marvrick, m. Lucy Adams ; their ch. were : 1. Elizabeth C., b. Mar. 23, 1778. 2. James M., b. Nov. 4, 1780. 3. Thomas A , b. July 3, 1783. 4. Lucy, b June 10, 1785. 5. Cyrus, b. May 29, 1787. 6. Clement, b. Sept. 2, 1789. 7. Han- nah A., b. Oct. 5, 1791, d. Feb. 11, 1793. 8. Moses, b. July 19, 1793. 9. Isaac Watts, b. Apr. 6, 1795. 10. Hannah Adams, b. Aug. 21, 1797. She was named after Hannah Adams, the author- ess, who was sister to her mother. 11 and 12. Millie and Harriet (twins) b. June 12, 1800. Mr. Hill's large family left town with- out making any settlements here.
HILL, JESSE, s. of Marvrick, m. Keziah Brick ; their ch. were : 1. Keziah. m. Benjamin Howe. 2 Abigail. 3. Gilbert. 4. Sarah, b. April 1, 1785. 5. Julia, b. June 12, 1787, m. Mr. Goodwin. 6. Ileman, b. Sept. 25, 1790. 7. Jesse. b. Feb. 14, 1793. 8. Mercy, b. June 12, 1797. Mr. Hill died Dec. 25, 1826.
HILL, BEZALEEL, S. of Marvrick, m. Hannah Baker ; their ch. were : 1. Nancy, b. June 22, 1786. 2. Caleb. b. Dec. 19, 1788. 3. Ilannah, b. Mar. 24, 1791. 4. Lucy, b. Feb. 7, 1793, m. David Smith. 5. Orinda, b. Dec. 11, 1794. 6. Bezaleel, b. Apr. 2, 1797. 7. Amza, b. Feb. 24. 1799. 8. Moses, b. Apr. 14, 1801. 9. Abigail, b. Dec. 26, 1803. 10. Silas B., b. July 1, 1806. 11. Lydia, b. 1808. Mr. Ilill and all his family left town about 1815. HIILL, NATHANIEL, S. of Marvrick, m. Annis Whitcomb ; their ch. were: 1. Tamer, b. Feb. 16, 1790, d. Sept. 28, 1805. 2. Li- cinda, b. July 5, 1793. 3. Polly, b. Aug. 22, 1795. 4. Eliza- beth, b. June 14, 1797, d. Dec. 18, 1805. 5. Annis, b. Dec. 7, 1799. 6. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 30, 1800, d. Oct. 1, 1805. 7. Na-
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thaniel, b. May 20, 1803, d. Sept. 26, 1805. 8. Mercy, b. July 12, 1804, d. Ang. 3, 1804. 9. Tamer, b. Oct. 30, 1805. There are none of his descendants living in town at the present time.
ILILL, SYLVANUS, s. of Marvrick, m. Charlotte, dan. of Joseph Bacon ; they had one son named Sylvanus, b. May 18, 1796. Mr. Hill moved to New York many years ago.
HILL, JESSE, s. of Jesse, m. Sally Penniman ; their ch. were : 1. Jo- seph M .. b. Mar. 12, 1814. 2. Sarah, b. Nov. 6, 1815. 3. Ed- win, b. Apr. 13, 1818. 4. Calvin, b. Dec. 26, 1819, d. Sept. 23, 1822. 5. Eliza, b. JJan. 27, 1823. Mr. Hill died Feb. 15, 1823.
HILL, AsA, one of the first settlers, located in the south part of the town, m. ; their ch. were : 1. Francis. 2. Saralı, m. Ebenezer Bickford. Mr. Hill died in 1828.
HILL, FRANCIS, S. of Asa, m. Mary -; their ch. were : 1. Har- rison G. O., b. May 26, 1808. 2. Francis L., b. May 12, 1809.
IIILL, H. G. O., s. of Francis, m. Anna -; their ch. were: 1. Sarah, b. Mar. 14, 1838. 2. Mary, b. Feb. 16, 1840. 3. Fran- cis L., b. Mar. 26, 1842.
HINDS, DANIEL, from West Boylston, one of the first settlers, located in the south part of the town. He m. Sarah Holbrook ; their ch. were: 1. Sarah, d. Mar. 26, 1819. 2. James. 3. Benjamin. 4. Daniel, b. Mar. 31, 1790. 5. Milton, b. JJune 2, 1791. IIe moved back to West Boylston.
HINDS, ABIJAII, In. Susanna ; their ch. were : 1. Martha H., b. June 7, 1817. 2. Charlotte A., b. Aug. 11, 1818. 3. Nancy, b. Apr. 3, 1820. 4. Sophrona, b. Oct. 22, 1822. 5. Ilarriet, b. July 3, 1824, d. June 30, 1831. 6. Eliza I., b. Oct. 6, 1827. 7. Allison, d. JJune 3, 1844. 8. Abijah, Jr.
HOLLAND, JOSEPHI, one of the first settlers, came from Boylston, located on the summit of Glazier Hill, near the centre of the town. He m. Elizabeth Gleason ; their ch. were : Joseph, JJames, Ruth and Ephraim. He sold his place in 1772 to John Glazier and went North.
HOWE, EBENEZER, whose ancestors lived in Marlboro, came to this town from Templeton. He located about one mile north of the Centre. The place is now owned by Charles Eaton. He m. Elizabeth De-
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land ; their ch. were : 1. Tameson, b. Aug. 31, 1770, m. Joel Brooks. 2. Perley, b. Nov. 7, 1772. 3. Ezekiel, b. Mar. 20, 1775. 4. Sarah, b. Dec. 11, 1777, m. Silas Wood. 5. Betsey, b. Apr. 12, 1781, m. John Miller. 6. Benjamin, b. Feb. 16, 1783. 7. Amos, b. June 17, 1785. This was the first birth in town after its incorporation ; he died in 1805, aged 20. Mr. Howe's second wife was Mary Hill. He died in 1808, aged 62.
HOWE, PERLEY, s. of Ebenezer, m. Jane T. Belcher ; their ch. were : 1. Betsey D .. b. June 2, 1799, d. June 5, 1822. 2. Sally, b. Sept. 18, 1801, m. Jonathan Ilarris. 3. Eli. b. Apr. 2, 1804, m. Mary Severy. 4. Francis M., b. Nov. 24, 1806, m. Joel Derby. · 5. Ebenezer, b. Apr. 7, 1809. 6. Perley, b. Sept. 17, 1811. 7. Lydia, b. Sept. 22, 1813, d. July 1. 1835. 8. Jane R., b. Sept. 23, 1816, d .. Aug. 1, 1835. 9. Emily, b. Oct. 2, 1819, m. Jona- than Burges. Mr. Howe died Mar. 4, 1839, aged 67.
IIOWE, EZEKIEL, s. of Ebenezer, m. Susanna Payson ; their ch. were : 1. Ezekiel, b. Dec. 7, 1802, d. JJuly 16, 1829. 2. Franklin, b. Oct. 19, 1804, m. Mary Gill. S. Joseph P., b. Mar. 23, 1807. 4. Samuel S., b. Oct. 11, 1808. 5. Stowel, b. Dec. 27, 1810. 6. Mary P., b. Apr. 12, 1813, d. Nov. 10, 1832. 7. Susanna, b. Sept. 5. 1815, d. Jan. 15, 1836. 8. George, b. Nov. 6, 1817. m. Jerusha Howe. 9. David M., b. Mar. 30, 1820, m. Sarah B. Stratton. 10. Betsey, b. Mar. 22. Mr. Howe d. Jan. 13, 1842. HOWE, BENJAMIN, S. of Ebenezer, m. Keziah Hill ; their ch. were : 1. Benjamin, b. July 9, 1804. 2. Amos, b. Sept. 1, 1805, d. in 1836. 3. Sarah, b. May 5, 1808, m. Luke Bowker. 4. Ebenezer D., b. Mar. 14, 1811, d. Feb. 19, 1837. 5. Simeon, b. May 14, 1813. 6. Mary Ann, b. Nov. 2, 1814, d. Jan. 29, 1848. 7. Lucy, b. Jan. 23, 1816, d. Mar. 6, 1837. 8. Harrison, b. Oct. 5, 1818, m. Fanny Kendall.
HOWE, EBENEZER, S. of Perley, m. Amy Ann Bly ; their ch. were : 1. Henry M., b. Aug. 1, 1834. 2. Maria, b. Sept. 23, 1838. 3. Nancy S. b. Apr. 8, 1840. 4. Jason J., b. June 23, 1843.
HOWE, PERLEY, S. of Perley, m. Mary Whitney ; their ch. were: 1. Orange E., b. Dec., 23, 1835. 2. Alva S., b. Aug. 30, 1837. HOWE, JOSEPH P., s. of Ezekiel, m. Maria Conant ; their ch. were : 1. Maria, b. Mar. 26, 1839, d. Oct. 31, 1858. 2. Abby, b. Aug. 23, 1844, d. Dec. 12, 1852. 3. Edward P., b. Jan. 11, 1847. 4. Emogene, b. Nov. 13, 1848, m. Hiram Ray.
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HOWE, SAMUEL S., s. of Ezekiel, m. Emeline Wood ; their ch. were :
1. Moses W., b. Dec. 7, 1836. 2. Harriet E., b. Apr. 24, 1841. 3. Ella F., b. Aug. 25, 1848.
HOWE, SIMEON, S. of Benjamin, m. Abigail Fairbank ; their ch. were : 1. Simeon A., b. July 2, 1839. 2. Marcus H., b. Dec. 6, 1841.
3. Adeline F., b. Aug. 30, 1843, d. May 3, 1861. 4. Marshall, b. Aug. 21, 1845. 5. Charles II., b. Aug. 26, 1851. 6. Willic F., b. Mar. 24, 1856.
HOWE, ISAIAH, m. Abigail Penniman ; their ch. were : 1. Sylvester, b. Mar. 21, 1819. 2. Amina, b. July 12. 1821. 3. Franklin, b. .July 13, 1823.
HOLDEN, JOSIAHI II., m. Roxanna Pierce ; they had one child named Harriet, b. Nov. 5. 1831.
HOLDEN, LEVI, m. Phebe Temple ; their ch. were : 1. Leander, b. Apr. 29, 1839, d. Sept. 11, 1839. 2. Mary, b. Sept. 15, 1842, d. Sept. 29, 1842.
HOLDEN, ELBRIDGE, m. Louisa - ; they had one child named Hol- lis, b. Mar. 18, 1840. His second wife was Triphosa Rolfe ; their ch. were: 1. Jason C., b. Aug. 31, 1843. 2. Harriet L., b. Oct. 23, 1849. 3. Charley F., b. Jan. 23, 1854.
HOGAN, WILLIAM, m. Emily Greenwood ; their ch. were: 1. Walter W., b. July 17, 1838. 2. Emma R., b. May 2, 1854.
HOLT, LIBERTY, m. Lucy -; they had Charles H., b. Ang. 29, 1843. They moved to Royalston.
HUNTINGTON, L. W. C., m. Betsey Nichols ; they had Caroline E., b. Oct. 3, 1835. They moved to Ohio previous to 1840.
JACKSON, ELISHIA, was the first man who settled in what is now Gard- ner. Ile was born in Westminster in 1737. About the year 1764 he bought four hundred acres of land in the northwest part of Westminster, (now south part of Gardner) a part of which is known as the Hubbard Kendall place. and the house now standing there was built by him and used for several years as a public house. His children, which were numerous, were, with the exception of the youngest, born before the incorporation of Gardner. While he was a citizen of Westminster, he was a prominent man, and repre- sented it twice in the legislature. He m. Beulah Taylor ; their ch.
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were : 1. Jemima, m. Ebenezer Keyes. 2. Lncy, m. Aaron
Wood. 3. Beulah, m. Jonathan Brown. 4. Ruth, m. Nahum Wood. 5. Sullivan. 6. Elisha. 7. Josiah. 8. Ebenezer, m. Susanna Foster. 9. Abigail. m. Timothy Taft. 10. Abel. Mr. Jackson died in 1814, aged 77.
JACKSON, SULLIVAN, s. of Elisha, m. Sally Bancroft ; their ch. were : 1. Roena, b. May 24, 1804, d. May 4, 1818. 2. Laura, b. Aug. 7, 1806, m. Asaph Foskett. 3. Edwin, b. July 30, 1809, m. Lucy Gill. 4. Sally, b. Jan 9, 1818, m Orville Ford.
JACKSON. ELISHA, s. of Elisha, m. Relief Beard ; their eh. were: 1. Phebe, b. Sept. 28, 1803. 2. Lucy, b. Mar. 7, 1806. 3. Elisha S., b. Apr. 7, 1808. 4 and 5. Sophrona and Samantha, (twins) b. Jan. 18, 1810, Sophrona m. Oscar Parker. Samantha m. Wil- liam Young. 6. Joseph L., b. Mar. 19, 1813. 7. Charles W., b. Dec. 1, 1814. 8. Elvira, b. June 22, 1817. 9. Leonard F., b. - Oct. 27, 1820, d. Nov. 18, 1842.
JACKSON, JOSIAH, s. of Elisha 1st, m. Arathusa Bacon ; their eh. were : 1. Christiana B., b. Mar. 3, 1803. 2. Arathusa C., b. Nov. 21, 1810. 3. Josiah A., b. Oct. 27, 1816. 4. Abigail S., b. Jan. 6, 1820, m. Mr. Lord. 5. Eliza A., b. Mar. 4, 1823, d. Feb 30, 1824. Mr. Jackson died Feb. 1, 1842.
JACKSON, ABEL, s. of Elisha 1st, m Betsey Foster; their ch. were : 1. David F., b. Feb. 14, 1815 2. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 14, 1817, m. Charles Greenwood. 3. Susanna, b. Apr. 22, 1819. 4. Harriet, b. May 2, 1821, m. William Greenwood. 5. Abel, b. Nov. 12, 1823.
JACKSON, ELISHA S., s. of Elisha 2d, m. Phebe Williams ; their ch. were : 1. Otis, b. Sept. 14, 1838. 2. Rosella, b. May 18, 1841, m. Elias E. Horton.
JACKSON, JOSIAH A., s. of Josiah, m. Sally Coolidge ; their ch. were : 1. Francis, b. May 27, 1840, d. Sept. 9, 1840. 2. George F., b. April 7, 1842. 3. Eliza A., b. Sept. 2, 1844, m. Alvin Matthews. Ella A., b. June 11, 1848, m David Porterfield.
JACKSON, CALEB, m. Betsey -; their ch. were: 1. Isaac. b. May 19, 1782. 2. Caleb, b. June 17, 1786. 3. Joseph, b. Jan. 11, 1791. 4. Charles, b. Jan. 8, 1793. 5. Betsey, b. Jan. 22, 1796.
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JACKSON, ISAAC, m. Betsey Brooks ; their ch. were : 1. Susan E., b. Aug. 7, 1820, m. Sylvester K. Pierce. 2. Betsey T., b. Aug. 22, 1822. His second wife was Hattie Minott ; their ch. were .: 1. Rockwell, b. Nov. 22, 1827. 2. Maria, b. Aug. 12, 1830. 3. Melancia, b. July 24, 1832, d. May 5. 1833. 4. Ellen, b. Nov. 26, 1836. 5. Daniel W., b. Sept. 17, 1839. 6. Edward, b. June 21,1844.
JAQUITH, ISAAC, m. Maria Comee ; their ch. were : 1. Abbie I., b. Sept. 4, 1826, m. Lysander B. Jaquith. 2. Sarah M., b. July 29. 1830, d. Mar. 31, 1833. 3. Maria L., b. Mar. 5, 1832, m. Hollis Thompson. 4. Mary F., b. Apr. 17, 1835, m. Webster Gates.
JAQUITH, ABRAM, In. Abigail Mead ; they had one child named Isaac P., b. Apr. 30, 1825. Ilis second wife was Ruhama Comee.
JILLSON, SYLVESTER W., m. Mary -; their ch. were: 1. Justin K., b. Nov. 17, 1839. 2. Henry H., b. Nov. 6, 1841. 3. Le- ander S., b. Mar. 17, 1844.
JOHNSON, NATHANIEL. m. Lucy -; they had Nathaniel, b. Mar. 29, 1789. They left town soon after.
KELTON, SAMUEL, one of the first settlers, from Needham, located in the north part of the town. He was a captain in the Revolutionary War. He m. Mary Leeds ; their ch. were : 1. Lemuel. 2. Esther. 3. Enos. 4. William. 5. Eliam, b. Oct. 26, 1785. 6. Mary, b. Oct. 18, 1791, m. Stillman Holden. He died at the age of 79 years.
KELTON, LEMUEL, s. of Samuel, m. Patty Angier ; their ch. were : 1. Patty, b. Sept. 12, 1796, m. Joel Wheeler. 2. Nabby, b. Sept. 13, 1802, d. Oct. 12, 1841. 3. Samuel, b. May 28, 1810, m. Mary Ann Eaton.
KELTON, ENOS, s. of Samuel, m. Dorothy Winchester ; their ch. were : 1. Louisa, b. July 18, 1815, m. Augustus Houghton. 2. George, b. Apr. 19, 1817. 3. Salina, b. Sept. 25, 1820, m. Warren Cramm. 4. Charles, b. Dec. 27, 1821. 5. Lucinda, b. Oct. 6, 1825, d.
KELTON, ELIAM, s. of Samuel, m. Sophia Horsley ; their ch. were : 1. David, b. June 25, 1827. 2. Nancy, b. Jan. 22, 1831, m. Lean- der Knowlton.
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KELTON, GEORGE, s. of Enos, m. Sophia Adams ; their ch. were : 1. Charles F., b. Oct. 25, 1843. 2. Ella R., b. June 25, 1849, d. July 26, 1851.
KELTON, CHARLES, S. of Enos, m. Susan Reed ; their ch. were: 1. Laura M., b. July 16, 1843. 2. Charles O., b. Aug. 26, 1845. 3. Amasa W., b. June 18, 1848. 4. Eliza, b. Oct. 2, 1851. 5. Luella A., b. June 12, 1855. 6. George H. 7. Etta L.
KENDALL, BENJAMIN, from Sherburne, one of the first settlers, located in the south part of the town. He m. Keziah Twichell ; their ch. were : 1. Asaph, m. Eunice Case. 2. Rebecca, d. 3. Jonathan, m. Mary Nichols. 4. Rebecca. 5. Martin, m. Prudence Ken- dall. 6. Anna, m. Marshall Stoddard. 7. Miriam, m. Bartlett Stoddard. 8. Keziah. Mr. Kendall was born in 1745 and died in 1841, aged 96 years.
KENDALL, JONATHAN, S. of Benjamin, m. Mary Nichols ; their ch. were : 1. Asaph, b. Sept. 3, 1794. 2. Hubbard, b. Apr. 18, 1796. 3. Moses, b. May 16, 1798. 4. Eunice. 5. Orrison. 6. Edmond. 7. Crusoe. 8. Rebecca. 9. Mary. 10. Fanny, m. Harrison Howe. 11. Ilarrison.
KENDALL MARTIN, S. of Benjamin, m. Prudence Kendall ; their ch. were: 1. Isaac, b. Sept. 6, 1801, m. Caroline Partridge. 2. Mary, b. Sept. 8, 1803, m. Asa Perley. 3. Alvin, b. Dec. 13, 1805, m. Mary Bemis. 4. Annis, b. Dec. 18, 1807, m. Robert Powers, Jr. 5. David, b. Feb. 27, 1810. 6. Adeline, b May 23, 1812 7. Bartlett S .. b. Mar. 25, 1814, m. Martha Hinds. 8. Benjamin, b. June 30, 1816. 9. Martin, b. July 23, 1818, d. Nov. 19, 1821.
KENDALL, HUBBARD, s. of Jonathan, mn. Rhoda Sawin ; their ch. were : 1. Nancy. 2. Albert A., b. Mar. 3, 1828. He was a surgeon in the 12th Massachusetts Regiment of Volunteers, and shot at the battle of Antietam, while in discharge of his duty. 3 and 4. Ed- ward A. and Edwin L., (twins) b. Oct. 4, 1832. 5. Abigail S., b. Nov. 12, 1834. 6. Rhoda M., b. Dec. 7, 1836. 7. Harriet E., b. Feb. 22, 1839.
KENDALL, EDMOND, S. of Jonathan m. ; they had Chester, b. Sept. 11, 1840, d. Oet. 24, 1842.
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KENDALL, DAVID, s. of Martin, m. Lucy Kemp ; their ch. were : 1. Eliza Ann, b. May 9, 1837. 2. George, b. Mar. 1, 1839. 3. Webster A., b. Mar. 5, 1841. 4. Francena M .. b. Jan. 9, 1848. 5. Mary JJ., b. Mar. 14, 1850. 6. Alice I., b. Mar. 1852.
KEYES, EBENEZER, one of the early inhabitants, settled in the west part of the town. lle m. Jemima, dau. of Elisha and Beulah (Taylor) Jackson ; their ch. were : 1. Solomon. b. Mar. 30, 1788, d. Sept. 25, 1793. 2. Ebenezer, b. Mar. 9, 1790. d Aug. 27, 1794. 3. Elisha, b. Feb. 18, 1792. 4. Jemima, b. Apr. 19, 1794. 5. Eb- enezer, b. Apr. 25, 1796. 6. Solomon, b. June 2, 1798. 7. Naomi, b. Oct. 12. 1800. 8. Lucy .J., b. Oct. 25, 1802. Mr. Keyes moved to the state of Maine about 1812.
KENDALL, ABEL, from Sterling, one of the first settlers, located in the east part of the town. Hle staid in town but a few years. The name of his wife is not on record ; their ch. were: 1. Abel, b. Feb. 7, 1792, m. Betsey Childs. 2. Betsey, b. Aug. 16, 1793. 3. Polly, b. Dec. 25, 1794. 4. Silas, b. June 11, 1797, d. July 29, 1797. 5. Lucinda, b. Aug. 29, 1798. 6. Silas, b. Jan. 5, 1800. 7. Heman, b. Feb. 6, 1802, d. Feb. 14, 1802. 8. Wilder, b. June 21, 1803, d. July 8, 1803. 9. Ezra, b Mar. 13, 1805. 10. He- man W., b. Apr. 1, 1808. 11. Lima S., b. Oct. 17, 1812. Mr. Kendall moved West about 1813.
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