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KEMP, JOHN, from Groton, an early settler, was a miller in the south part of the town. He m Sarah Shattuck ; their ch. were: 1. Jonathan, m. Fidelia Johnson. 2. Sarah, m. Amos Ray. 3. Bet- sey. m. Amos Gates. 4. Amy, m. John Eaton. 5. John, m. Sylvia Sawin. 6. Olive, m. Almond Ray. 7. Lucinda, b. June 22, 1812. 8. Nancy, b. Aug. 26, 1814, m. Benjamin A. Gates. 9. Lucy, b. Jan. 26, 1816, m. David Kendall. 10. Abijah, b. Oct. 13, 1817, d. Dec. 17, 1817. Mr. Kemp died in 1853, aged 82. KNAPP, HORACE, m. Martha -; their ch. were : 1. Rebecca, b. Apr. 22, 1842. 2 and 3. Clement and Clara, (twins) b. July 4, 1844. 4. Eliza Jane, b. June 20, 1846.
KNOWLTON, EMERY, m. Polly Fisher ; their eh. were : 1. Leander, b. Nov. 21, 1828, m. Nancy Kelton. 2. Augustus, b. Oct. 14, 1831, m. Martha Putnam. 3. Henry C., b. Dec. 24, 1833, m. Mary Ann Eaton. 4. Mary, b. May 19, 1836, m. Charles Whitney. 5. Maria, b. June 23, 1838, m. Edwin F. Baker. 6. Lyman, b. Apr. 26, 1842.
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KNEELAND, TIMOTHY, from Harvard, was the third inhabitant of the town. He came here in 1771, (Samuel Cook was the second, and lived where Edward Greenwood now lives ; nothing more can be ascertained concerning him, as he left the place before the organiza- tion of the town) and located one and a half miles west of the Centre, (which was then Winchendon). He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War three years and three months. Although he had a large family of children there are none of his descendants living in town at the present time. The exact spot where he located was near the junction of the Wilder and Kneeland brooks, at the upper end of what is now Dr. Parker's mill pond ; the old cellar may be seen at the present day. At the time of his settle- ment it was an unbroken wilderness for miles about him, with the exception of the meadow, (now flowed by Dr. Parker's pond) which it is supposed was cleared by beavers, and was at that time produc- ing large crops of grass. It is probable that this was the principal inducement which led him to settle in that place. He was a carpenter as well as farmer, and was of great service to those who afterwards settled around him. He had ten children, all of whom, with one exception, lived to be old, and most of them had large families. Inasmuch as there are some things somewhat remarkable concerning the family, it may be interesting to the reader to have a more detailed account of it, then we have generally adopted in this record of families. He m. Maria Stone ; their ch. were : 1. Maria, m. Joseph Nichols, whose ch. were : Andrew. Sarah, David, Levi, Sabria and Fanny. 2. Oliver, m. Betsey Baldwin, whose ch. were: Lucy, Israel, Silas, Esther, Betsey, Levi, Abner and Ed- ward. 3. John, m. Mary Johnson, whose ch. were: Mary Cynthia, Electa, Lucy, Bial, Arza, Eliza and John W. 4. Miriam, b. in 1769. These four children of Mr. Kneeland were born before he came to this town, probably in Harvard, the remaining six were born in Gardner, as follows : 5. Asa, m. Hannah Cheney, whose ch. were : John, Philand, Hannah G., Dulcena, Asa, Maria, Abner, Leonard, Sarah, Gardner and Averill. 6. Abner, m. Waity Ormsby, whose ch. were : Waitstill, Sophronia and John S. His second wife was Lucinda Mason ; their ch. were: Lucin- da and Abner O. His third wife was Mrs. Osburn. His fourth wife was a lady from Boston. Abner Kneeland, whose fame reached almost every country, was brought up in the good old-fashioned
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ways of our ancestors. Being naturally of a strong mind, he. with but little assistance, gained a fair education, and was employed as a school teacher for some time. In 1802 he published a spelling book of 200 pages, entitled the " American Definition Spelling Book." In 1805 he was ordained as a Baptist minister in Langdon, N. H., and for several years was a member of that denomination. Afterward he was a preacher of universal salvation for several years. Subsequently he became a deist, and was for many years editor of the Boston Investigator. He died in 1844, aged 70. 7. Lucy, m. Paul Stearns, whose ch. were: Timothy K., Lucy, Thomas. John M., (who is a counsellor and attorney at law in Williamsburg, N. Y.) Sarah, Benjamin Franklin, (a merchant in Felehville, Vt.) and George Washington, (twins) (a physician in New Bedford, Mass. ) Paul W. and Honestus. 8. Sarah, m. Mr. Phinney 9. Edward, d. 10. Silas, m. Martha Laws, whose ch. were : Lucy, Maria, Martha, Ira. Joel, Nancy, Abel L. M., George W. S. and Mary. Thus it will be seen that Mr. Kneeland had ten children and fifty-five grandchildren. Mr. Kneeland died in March, 1818, aged 81. Mrs. Kneeland died Aug. 6, 1831, aged 87.
LELAND, SIMEON, s. of Simeon and grandson of William Leland from Sherborne. He bought a farm of Peter Goodale, about the year 1794 : (it is the one now owned by Charles Heywood) their ch. were : 1. Lynda. 2. Hollis, m. Betsey Graves. 3. Belar- mine, m. Hattie Ilill. 4. Simon, m. in the western country. 5. Amasa. 6. Elbridge, m. Betsey Priest. 7. Rhoda, m. Silas Seaver.
LELAND, AMASA, S. of Simeon, m. Martha Seaver ; their ch. were : 1. Martha J., b. Mar. 21, 1818. 2. Elbridge G., b. Aug. 8, 1820. 3. Simeon A. K., b. Jan. 12, 1824. 4. Amasa HI., b. June 9, 1826, d. Nov. 30, 1842. 5. Rosella S., b. Mar. 30, 1828. 6. Hollis J., b. Aug. 22, 1830. 7. Leonard L., b. Feb. 18, 1833. 8. Mary S., b. May 28, 1835. His second wife had Walter W., b. May 1. 1840, and Lucy C., b. Aug. 8, 1841.
LEARNED, SAMUEL, from Cambridge, a farmer and blacksmith in the east part of the town. He m. Lydia Knapp ; their ch. were : 1. William. b. Aug. 19, 1794. 2. Samuel, b. July 2, 1796. 3. Lydia, b. Sept. 11, 1798, m. Winslow Davis. 4. Anna, b. Oct. 31, 1802. 5. John, b. Dee. 20, 1806. 6 and 7. Mary and Mar-
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tha, (twins) b. Apr. 12, 1810. Mary m. Charles Green. Martha m. George M. Travers. 8. Ebenezer T., b. July 19, 1812, m. Mary White.
LEARNED, WILLIAM, S. of Samuel, m. Rebecca Nichols ; their ch. were : 1. William H., b. May 30. 1820, m. Marietta Whitney. 2. Lydia K., b. July 2, 1822, m. Asher W. Shattuck. 3. Walter N., b. Mar. 17, 1825. 4. Rebecca L., b. June 17, 1827, m. Charles Gates. 5. Francis, b. Mar. 11, 1830, m. Sarah Newton. 6. Emily A., b. May 27, 1833, d. 7. Emily A., b. Sept. 5, 1835, m. Webster Cowee. 8. Lucy P., b. June 17, 1838, m. Albert Lovejoy. His second wife was Lois W. Davis, who had one child named Myron, b. Feb. 18, 1847.
LEARNED, SAMUEL, s. of Samuel, m. Abigail Jaquith ; whose ch. were : Samuel and John. His second wife was Jerusha Haynes ; their ch. were : Turel and Jerusha. Ilis third wife was Sarah Joslin ; their ch. were : William and Frank. His fourth wife was Mrs. Eaton.
LORD, JAMES B., m. Abigail Jackson ; they had one child named Charles Henry, b. May 22, 1841. They afterwards left town.
LOVEWELL, ISAAC, m. Eliza -; came to this town about 1839; they had one child b. Oct 17, 1841, named Lyman F. They had other children born in Hubbardston of which we have no record.
LOVEWELL, LEONARD, m. Louisa Comee ; their ch. were : 1. John H., b. Ang. 7, 1831. 2. Charles L., b. May 2, 1834, m. Lucy Stone. 3. Mary J., b. July 5, 1836. 4. Martha M., b. Oct. 3, 1838.
LYNDE, WILLIAM, from Malden, became a resident of Gardner about 1795, and bought the valuable farm recently owned by his son, Wm. S. Lynde, and now by George F. Peabody. He m. Mary Waite of Malden ; they had one child whose name was William S., b. Aug. 1, 1800.
LYNDE, WILLIAM, S., s. of William, m. Christiana Comee ; their cli. were : 1. Mary M., b. Mar. 12, 1826, m. John Peabody. 2. James P., b. Mar., 1828. 3. Charles, b. May 20, 1830. 4. Celia, b. Jan. 13, 1832, m. David Lovewell. 5. Sarah P., b. Oct. 5, 1834, m. Ephriam H. Wetherbee. 6. Leander C., b. Aug. 27, 1839, m. Elizabeth E. Reed. His second wife was Addie A. Lin-
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nell. 7. An infant, b. May 1, 1842, d. May 3, 1842. His second wife was Mrs. Mary Bolton ; their ch. were : 1. Octavia, b. Sept. 24, 1840, m. George F. Peabody. 2. Harriet M., b. Sept. 24, 1849, d. July 30, 1850.
MATTHEWS, JOHN, from Holden, located as a farmer, where his grand- son, Joel Matthews, now resides. He was a soldier in the Revolu- tionary War six months. He m. Patience Graves ; their ch. were : 1. John, m. Mary Turner. 2. Abel, m. Lucretia Wilder. 3. Patience. 4. Joel, m. Sarah Coolidge. 5. Priscilla, m. Luke Baker. 6. Lydia, m. Joel Fisher. 7. Phebe. 8. Hezekiah. Mr. Matthews died in 1817, aged 82.
MATTHEWS, JOEL, s. of John, m. Sally, dau. of James and Sally (Gould) Coolidge ; their ch. were : 1. Phebe, b July 25, 1805. m. Mr. Flint. 2. Joel, b. Feb. 5, 1807. 3. James C., b. Feb. 6, 1809. 4. Betsey G., b. May 16, 1811, m. Joseph Guild. 5. Sarah, b June 28, 1813, m. William Pratt. 6. Lydia, b. Dec. 27, 1814, m. Mr. Flint. 7. Lewis G , b. May 13, 1817. 8. Heze- kiah, b. Oct. 24, 1818, m. Sally Gates. 9. Lucy, b. Feb. 27, 1821. Mr. Matthews died July 7, 1863, aged 87.
MATTHEWS, JOHN, s. of John, m. Mary Turner ; their ch. were : 1. Abel, b. Jan. 13, 1806, d. Mar. 8, 1815. 2. Edward T., b. Sept. 2, 1807. 3. Betsey T., b. Mar. 21, 1809. 4. Lucy, b. July 4, 1811, d. May 26, 1813.
MATTHEWS, JAMES C., s. of Joel, b. Feb. 6, 1809. m. Elvira Bush ; their ch. were : 1. Ephraim, b. July 28, 1837, m. Nellie A. Fiske. 2. Eliza M., b. Nov. 1, 1838, m. Charles Averell. 3. James. b. Sept. 12, 1840, d. Oct. 11, 1840 4. Lucina, b. Oet. 20, 1841. 5. Alvin, b. Sept. 1, 1843, m. Eliza A. Jackson. 6. James L., b. Dec. 24, 1844. 7. Sarah E .. b. Dec. 11. 1846, m. Jacob Holden.
MARTIN, JONATHAN, from Lunenburg, was a farmer in the west part of the town, where Horatio Stoddard now lives. He m. Susanna Taylor ; their ch. were : 1. John. 2. David. 3. George, m. Fanny Brikley. 1. Jonathan, m. Lydia Dukley. 5. James, m. Lucy Travers, who had eleven children. His second wife was Mary Wadsworth who had three children. Ilis third wife was Mary Upton, who had three children-seventeen in all. 6. Su-
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sanna, m. Austin Parker. 7. Betsey, d. 8. Betsey, m. Elijah Travers. 9. Lucy, b. Sept. 30, 1792. Mr. Martin died July 4, 1826.
MERRITT, NOAH, m. Eunice -; their ch. were : 1. Noadiah, b. Dec. 2, 1782. 2. Achsah, b. Mar. 30, 1784. 3. Abigail, b. Sept. 23, 1785.
MERRIAM, JONATHAN, from Westminster, was a farmer in the north part of the town, where Asa W. Raymond now lives. He m. Betsey Harris ; their ch. were: 1. Jacob H., b. Jan. 22, 1799. 2. Nathan, b. Ang. 7, 1800, d. Sept. 19, 1805. 3. Betsey W., b. Aug. 7, 1802, d. Sept. 16, 1805. 4. Sally, b. in Oct , 1804. 5. Samuel H., b. May 16, 1808. 6. Milton, b. June 20, 1810. 7. Betsey, b. Nov. 17, 1813. Mr. Merriam, Sanmel and Milton died in Dec., 1826, of typhoid fever.
MERRIAM, JOHN, m. Sally Severy ; their ch. were: 1. Caleb S., b. July 18, 1817. 2. Anna C., b. Nov. 22, 1819, m. Mr. Flagg. 3. Jonas, b. Mar. 19, 1823. 4. Oliver M., b. Sept. 2, 1825. 5. Sally R., b. July 2, 1828.
MERRIAM, NATHAN, m. Abigail, dau. of Abner and Elizabeth (Derby) Holden ; their ch. were : 1. Joel, b. Feb. 3, 1786, m. Polly Farns- worth. 2. Nathan, b. Nov. 27, 1787, m. Ruth Keyes. 3. Reu- ben, b. May 15. 1790. 4. Asaph, b. Mar. 20, 1792, m. Miss Gibson. 5. Abigail, b. Jan. 29, 1795, m. Farwell Cowee.
MAYNARD, JJOSEPH, m. Mary Crosby ; their ch. were : 1. Mary A., b. Mar. 14, 1829, m. Calvin Conant. 2. Ellen, b. Dec. 22, 1830, m. Mr. Cushing. 3. Henry, b. July 26, 1833. 4. Eliza, b. June 17, 1837.
MILLER, AMOS, m. Martha Williams ; their ch. were: 1. George W., b. May 23, 1835. 2. James, b. Dec. 1, 1836.
MERRITT, INCREASE S., m. Susan Penniman ; their ch. were : 1. Sim- eon, b. Mar. 21, 1823. 2. Ezra M , b. Mar. 2, 1825.
MILES, OLIVER, from Concord, was a cabinet maker. He m. Sarah Joslyn ; their ch. were : 1. Orinda, b. Jan. 14, 1798, m. Andrew Mentser. 2. John J., b. Nov. 2, 1799, m. Sarah Mosman. 3. Charles, b. Sept. 28, 1801, m. Sophia Brown. 4. Walter, m. Miss Ingalls. 5. Luke, m. Mary Ann Conant. 6. Cyrus, m. Ann Whitney. 7. Harriet, m. Charles Crane.
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MILES, JOHN, from Concord, brother of Oliver, was a farmer in the east part of the town, m. Mary Mosman ; their ch. were: 1. Mary. 2. Louisa, m. John Dalrymple.
MINOTT, AMOS B., m. Maria, dau. of Elijah and Sarah (Comec) Brick ; their ch. were : 1. Edwin M., b. Aug. 19, 1843. 2. - b. Apr. 24, 1845. 3. William H., b. July 11, 1848. 4. Sarah, b. Apr. 4, 1850. 5. Frank, b. Sept. 21, 1854.
MOORE, PHINEAS, m. Hannah - ; their ch. were: 1. Thaddeus, b. July 25, 1812. 2. Ezra S., b. Nov 29, 1814.
MOORE, EZRA, a farmer in the west part of the town. He m. Sally -; they had one child named Polly.
MUNROE, SAMUEL, mn. Abigail Seaver ; their ch. were: 1. Samuel W., b. Dec. 25, 1840. 2. Edward M., b. Nov. 4, 1846.
NEWTON, RUFUS, m. Rebecca Willard ; their ch. were: 1. Lucy A., b. Jan. 27, 1839. 2. Charles H., b. Nov. 3. 1841. 3. -, b. Apr. 21, 1844. 4. George, b. Jan. 11, 1848. NEWTON, EDMOND, m. Mary N. -; their ch. were : 1. Mary E., b. Sept. 6, 1841, d. Sept. 11, 1841. 2. George W., b. Dec. 3. 1843. 3 Althea A., b. May 15, 1846. 4. Franklin D., b. Apr. 13, 1855.
NEWBURY, DAYTON, m. Elizabeth -; their ch were : 1. Albert. b. Oct. 25, 1831, at Springfield. 2. Harriet E., b. Oct. 9, 1833, at Uxbridge. 3. Gilbert B., b. Aug. 5, 1835. 4. Dwight, b. Mar. 11, 1838. 5. Franklin, b. June 2, 1840, d. Sept. 22, 1843. 6. Maria A., b. June 12, 1842.
NICHOLS, DAVID, from Reading, one of the first settlers, was a farmer and blacksmith in the south part of the town. He. m. Rebecca Burknap ; their ch. were: 1. David, m. Rachel Howard. 2. Kendall, m. Deborah Partridge. 3. Rebecca. 4. Mary. 5. Isaac, m. Nancy Dodge. 6. Asa, m. Mary Derby. 7. Sarah. 8. Edmond, m. Esther Jackson. His second wife was Rhoda Forbush. 9. John, m. Betsey Stevens. Mr. Nichols died at the age of fifty. NICHOLS, DAVID, S. of David, m. Rachel Howard ; their ch. were : 1. Lydia B., b. Apr. 26, 1789. 2. David, b. Feb. 13, 1791. 3. Betsey, b. Feb. 10, 1793. 4. Isaac, b. July 29, 1795. 5. Nathan, b. Mar. 11, 1797. 6. Rebecca, b. July 7, 1799, m. William
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Learned. 7. Edmond, b. Ang. 29, 1801. 8. Amos, b. Aug. 27, 1804. 9. Elvira, b. Dee. 3, 1806, m. John Edgell. 10. Emily A., b. July 21, 1809, m. James M. Comee. 11. Charles, b. Sept. 5, 1811.
NICHOLS, KENDALL, s. of David 1st, m. Deborah Partridge ; their ch. were: 1. Amos, b. Apr. 24, 1793. 2. Asaph, b. Feb. 25, 1797. NICHOLS, ISAAC, S. of David 1st, m. Nancy Dodge ; their ch. were : 1. Farwell, b. Jan. 11, 1799, m. Aznbah Pierce. 2. Nancy, b. Nov. 27, 1800. 3. Lucy, b. 1803, d. Sept. 29, 1811. 4. Lyman, b. June 30, 1806.
NICHOLS, ASA, s. of David 1st, m. Mary Derby ; their ch. were: 1. Merrick, b. Nov. 8, 1806, m. Amanda Wood. 2. Burknap, b. Apr. 28, 1810. 3. Washington, b. Apr. 8, 1814, m. Lucinda Fenno. 4. Lucy B., b. Jan. 20, 1817. 5. William, b. Aug. 12, 1820.
NICHOLS, EDMOND, S. of David 1st, m. Esther Jackson ; they had one child named Benjamin F., b. Aug. 24, 1806. His second wife was Rhoda Forbush ; their ch. were : Esther, Edmond, Martha and Amos.
NICHOLS, JOHN, s. of David 1st, m. Betsey Stevens ; their ch. were : 1. Eliza E. L., b. Mar. 17, 1811. 2. Betsey, b. July 9, 1812. 3. John L., b. Mar. 19, 1813. 4. Charles C., b. Jan. 18, 1816. 5. Abel S., b. Oct. 24, 1817. 6 and 7. Mary and Martha (twins). 8. Franklin.
NICHOLS, ZACHARIAH, m. Rebecca -; their ch. were : 1. Zacha- riah, b. July 18, 1795. 2. Nahum, b. Apr. 26, 1797. 3. James, b. May 1, 1799. 4. Rebecca, b. Oct. 24, 1801.
NICHOLS, FARWELL, s. of Isaac, m. Azubah Pierce ; their ch were : 1. Lucy, b. Apr. 6, 1825. 2. Lonisa, b. 1831, m. first, Mr. Thomas, second, Mr. Jones Mr. Nichols was fatally shot, by accident, on a Fourth of July, at Fitchburg.
NICHOLS, WASHINGTON, S. of Asa, m. Lucinda Fenno ; their ch. were : 1. Harriet W., b. June 17, 1835, d. Sept. 20, 1835. 2. Eliza Jane, b. Dec. 4, 1837, m. Charles Baker. 3. George B., b. Dec. 25, 1840, m. Anna Brewster. 4. Charles M., b. Nov., 1844, m. Josie Batson.
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NICHOLS, BURKNAP, s, of Asa, m. Sarah Fletcher ; they had one child named George, b. May 20, 1835, d. May 13, 1837. Mr. Nichols died March 9, 1838.
NOYES, ADAM, m. Mehitable -; their ch. were : 1. Henry W .. b. Dee. 28, 1799. 2. Thomas R., b. Aug. 31, 1801. 3. Adam S., b. Dec., 1802. 4. Charles M. A., b. Nov. 12, 1805, d. Dec. 30, 1805. 5. Maria M., b. Feb. 17, 1807. 6. Charles A., b. Mar. 31, 1809.
NOYES, HENRY J., m. JJane Gates ; their ch. were: 1 and 2. Jane and James H., (twins) b. July 20, 1835, James d., Jane m. John Simonds. 3. Samuel L., b. Jan. 6, 1837. 4. Susan E., b. Sept. 17, 1839, m. Henry C. Boyles. 5. Charles L., b. Mar. 13, 1842. 6 and 7. Edward P. and Ellen D., (twins) b. Sept. 23, 1847, Ellen d. Sept. 25, 1847.
OSGOOD, JONATHAN, from Westford, was the first minister settled in Gardner. He is spoken of more particularly in the ecclesiastical department. He m. Orange Wadsworth; their ch. were: 1. Amelia L. F., m. Jonas Childs. 2. Eliza O. W., m. Joshua M. Whitcomb. 3. Jonathan W. D. Ilis first wife was Eliza Bar- nard ; they had one child whose name was Walter B. His second wife was Miss M. F. Stone, whose ch. were : James S., Eliza F. and Caroline P. More will be said of him in another chapter. 4. Amanda A., m. Clement Jewett. 5. Harrison M., m. Miss Leonard.
PARTRIDGE, JABEZ, from Sherburne, located as a farmer in the south part of the town, where his grandson, Seneca Partridge, now lives. Ile was one of the early inhabitants of the town. He m. Anna Twichell ; their ch. were : 1. Adam, d. 2. Deborah, m. Elisha Pierce. 3. Adam, m. Mary Jackson. 4. Hannah, m. Mr. Bigelow. 5. Cynthia, b. Dec. 1, 1785, m. Luke Whitney. 6. Miriam, b. Aug. 20, 1787. 7. Henry, b. June 5, 1791.
PARTRIDGE, ADAM, s. of Jabez, m. Mary Jackson ; their ch. were : 1. Asa, b. Aug. 1, 1800. 2. Seneca, b. July 26, 1802. 3. Oran, b. June 30, 180G, m. Polly Wood. 4. Caroline, b. Nov. 13, 1808, m. Isaac P. Kendall. 5. Loenza, b. June 27, 1814. 6. Adam, b. June 14, 1817, m. Melissa Underwood. 7. Mary, b. Dec. 12, 1819, m. James Stearns. 8. Louisa, b. May 3. 1822, m. Mr. Benton. Mr. Partridge died May 22, 1855, aged 77.
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PARTRIDGE: SENECA, s. of Adam, m. Sally Brown ; their ch. were: 1. Silas, b. May 26, 1829, m. Mary Sanders. 2. Harriet W., b. Jan. 16, 1832, m. Solon Kendall. 3 and 4. Francis and Frederic, (twins) b. Mar. 15, 1840. His second wife was Sarah Under- wood ; their ch. were : 1. George W., b. Apr. 17, 1847, d. Aug. 11, 1848. 2. George A., b. Dec. 18, 1849. 3. Orlando, b. Dec. 12, 1854.
PARTRIDGE, REUBEN, from Sherburne, an early inhabitant, located in the south part of the town. He m. Mary Perry ; their ch. were : 1. Deborah. 2. Mary, m. Samuel Hill, whose ch. were : Amos, Moses, John, Nathaniel and William.
PARKER, JOHN, m. Mary White ; their ch. were: 1. Lucy, b. May 25, 1806, d. May 26, 1806. 2. Adeline, b. Sept. 6, 1807, d. Dec. 23, 1827. 3. Oscar A., b. Nov. 14, 1808. 4. Frederick, b. Apr. 26, 1811, m. Mary Greenwood. 5. Mary, b. Jan. 19, 1814. 6 Lucy W., b. Aug. 20, 1817. 7. Abner W., b. July 17, 1820. Mr. Parker died Mar. 1, 1829.
PARKER, OSCAR A., s. of John m. Sophrona Jackson ; their ch. were : 1. Emily A., b. at Concord, N. H., Sept. 17, 1835. 2. Elvira J., b. Nov. 26, 1837. 3. Harriet A., b. Nov. 26, 1839.
PARKER, ABRAM G., m. Lydia Nichols ; their ch. were: 1. Hannah G., b. Jan. 30, 1811. 2. Alexander G., b. Jan. 14, 1814.
PARKER, DAVID, from Westford, came to this town more than fifty years ago, and settled here as a physician. He m. Eliza Sawin ; their ch. were: 1. Lncy, b. April 14, 1835, m. Mr. Perkins. 2. Eliza, b. Aug. 19, 1837, d. Sept. 13, 1841. 3. Horace F., b. Aug. 13, 1839, m. Mary Travers. His second wife was Sarah Scollay, who had one child named Eliza, b. Nov. 29, 1845, m. Frank Smith.
PAGE, JONATHAN. m. Tamar -; their ch. were: 1. Jonathan. 2. Hannah. 3. Tamar. 4. Gilman, b. June 4, 1812. 5. Eliza- beth G., b. Dec. 7, 1814. 6. Zimri, b. Aug. 27, 1817.
PAYSON, JOSEPH, from Framingham, one of the first inhabitants, was a farmer in the east part of the town, where his grandson, Joseph P. Howe, now lives. He m. Mary Hill ; their ch. were : 1. Mary, b. Apr. 6, 1774, m. Samuel Foster. 2. Susanna, b. July 7, 1779, m. Ezekiel Howe. 3. Eleanor, b. July 29, 1782, m. Uriah Clapp.
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Mr. Payson was one of the company that held a tea party in Bos- ton Harbor, just before the commencement of the Revolutionary War.
PENNIMAN, EZRA, from Braintree, was a farmer in the west part of the town, where Asa T. Greenwood now lives. He m. Lovisa Eager ; their ch. were: 1. Lovisa, m. Uriah Merritt. 2. Abigail, m. Isaiah Howe. 3. Benjamin. 4. Sarah, m. JJesse Hill. 5. Mary, m. Bartholomew Cheevers. 6. Betsey, d. 7. Susan, m. Increase S. Merritt. 8. Tabitha, m. Granville Williams.
PERLEY, ALLEN, from Ward, now Auburn, was a farmer, living where John Stacy now lives. He was one of the first settlers. He m. Juda Chase ; their ch. were: 1. Susanna, b. Apr. 9, 1780, m. Mr. Marsh. 2. Allen, b. Aug. 24, 1782. 3. Sally, b. Dec. 14, 1784. 4. David, b. Apr. 10, 1786. 5. Anna, b. Aug. 19, 1795. 6. Asa, b. Oct. 4, 1797.
PERLEY, ALLEN, JR., s. of Allen, m. Anna Greenwood ; their ch. were : 1. Martha, b. Jan. 16, 1809. 2. Sylvia, b. June 19, 1810. 3. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 30, 1814, m. Cephas Phinney. Mr. Perley died Mar. 25, 1844. Mrs. Perley died Mar. 6, 1844.
PERLEY, DAVID, s. of Allen, m. Miriam Partridge ; their ch. were : 1. Elmina, b. June 23, 1809. 2. Anna, b. Aug. 20, 1811, m. Mr. Howard. 3. Thuseba, b. Nov. 21, 1813, m. John S. Crosby. Her second husband was Augustus Bigelow. 4. Hannah B., b. Nov. 1. 1816, m. F. D. Nichols. 5. David, b. Mar. 6, 1819, m. Susan E. Mann. 6. Mary Ann, b. Apr. 12, 1821. 7. Asa, b. Aug. 27, 1825, m. Harriet E. Smith. 8 and 9. Adam and Hiram, (twins) b. Apr. 11, 1827, d. 10. Henry P., b. Feb. 23, 1828, m. Cynthia Hunting. 11. Caroline, b. June 25, 1830, m. Edwin Rice.
PERLEY, ASA, s. of Allen, m. Mary Kendall ; their ch. were : 1. Mary E , b. May 5, 1822, m. John Nichols. 2. Asa P., b. June 4, 1824, m. Miss Austin. 3. Charles A., b. Sept. 15, 1826, m. Whitney. 4. William P., b. Apr. 2. 1829. 5. George A., b. July 8. 1831. 6. James M., b. Feb. 26. 1834. 7. Francis W., b. May 4, 1836. 8. Theophilus P., b. Nov. 12, 1838. 9. Lean- der A., b. June 19, 1841. 10. Lewis F., b. June 17, 1844. 11. Ellen M., b. Sept. 10, 1846.
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PEABODY, WILLIAM, m. Mary Stevens ; their ch. were : 1. William T., b. Feb. 21, 1820, m. Hannah Howe, d. Sept. 2, 1864. 2. John H., b. Mar. 22, 1822, m. Mary M. Lynde. 3. Mary A., b. 1824, m Edwin O. Gibson, d. in Pittsburg, Pa. 4. George C., b. 1826, d. 1829. 5. George F., b. Jan. 11, 1832, m. Octavia A. Lynde. 6. Charles F., b. 1834, m. Elizabeth Delany. d. 1855. 7. Eliza J., b 1836, m. Sumner P. Whitney.
PHILLIPS, JOHN, m. Roxa Bancroft ; their ch. were : 1. Warren, b. Nov. 18, 1806, d. Sept. 3, 1808. 2. Eliza. b. Jan. 4, 1809. 3. Caroline, b. Sept. 19, 1810, m. Dea. Foskett. 4. Warren, b. Ang. 17, 1813, m. Mary Parker. 5. Polly B., b. July 19, 1815, d. July 4, 1816.
PHINNEY, CEPHAS M., m. Elizabeth Perley ; their ch. were : 1. Mar- cellus P., b. July 1, 1838. 2. Martha E., b. Aug. 23, 1840. 3. Sylvianna, b. Ang. 13, 1842. 4. --- , b. Dec. 25, 1844. 5. Mary J., b. Dec. 28. 1846.
PIERCE, JOHN, m. Lucy -; their ch. were : 1. Nathan, b. Aug. 19, 1788. 2. Lucy, b. Dec. 8, 1790. 3. Peter, b. Sept. 9, 1792. 4. Abigail, b. July 28, 1795. 5. John, b. June 21. 1799. 6. Susanna, b. Feb. 17, 1802.
PIERCE, JONAS, m. Martha Edgell ; their ch. were : 1. Calvin, b. July 7, 1833. 2. Catherine, b. Aug. 12, 1836, d. Dec. 9, 1837. His second wife was Sarah M. (Fletcher) Nichols ; they had one child named Erastus N., b. June 11, 1840. Ilis third wife was Betsey F. Styles.
PIERCE, JOSIAH, m. Polly -; their ch. were : 1. Harvey L., b. Oct. 22, 1837. 2. Oliver N., b. July 29, 1839.
POWERS, ROBERT, m. --; their ch. were: 1. Joseph, b. Sept. 27, 1812. 2. Emeline, b. Apr. 23, 1816. 4. John, b. May 12. 1818. Mr. Powers had several children previous to his moving into this town, but we have no record of them.
POWERS, ROBERT, JR., s. of Robert, m. Annis Kendall ; their ch. were : 1. Frederic W., b. Dec. 3, 1830. 2. Mary S., b. July 30, 1832, d. Oct. 21, 1843. 3. Adeline K., b. Apr. 17, 1834. 4. Martin K., b. Feb. 1, 1837. 5. Prudence E., b. May 16, 1840.
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PRATT, EPHRAIM, came into town about 1775, and located in the south- east part ; his ch. were : 1. Aaron. 2. Miriam, m. Joseph Simonds. His age, when he died, was 84 years.
PRATT, AARON, s. of Ephraim, m. Betsey -; their ch. were : 1. Aaron, b. Apr. 22, 1798. 2. Betsey, b. Nov. 16, 1799. 3. Mercy, b. Aug. 23, 1802. 1. John, b. Ang. 2, 1804. 5. Lovisa, b. Jan. 6, 1807. 6. Susanna, b. Feb. 6, 1809. 7. William, b. Jan. 2, 1811. 8. Russel, b. Nov. 18, 1812. Mr. Pratt died in 1812.
PRATT, WILLIAM, s. of Aaron 2d, m. Sarah Matthews ; their ch. were : 1. Aaron, b. Nov. 9, 1832. 2. Otis, b. Dec. 18, 1833. 3. Sally, b. Nov. 13, 1835, 4. Joel, b. Jan. 12, 1840. 5. William, b. Apr. 9, 1842. 6. Walter. 7. Eliza.
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