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1. Son (6), b. 1920, d. in infancy. By second marriage: 2. George D. (6), b. 1928.
v. Roderick A. (5), b. 1897, m. Pearl Mckenzie.
vi. Leland S. (5), b. 1904, m. Gertrude M. Marshall.
8. CLARK, SAMUEL A. (5), (CharlesS.(4), Albert B. (3), Samuel A. (2), Elisha L. (1)) b. 1892, m. Ida L. Gould, b. 1894. Children:
i. Samuel Arnold (6), b. 1912, m. Harriet O. Willmott.
ii. Lester S. (6), b. 1914.
iii. Marshall C. (6), b. 1917.
iv. Janis R. (6), b. 1919, m. Ralph W. Bessey. Children: 1. Ralph W.(7), b. 1945. 2. Cheryl M. (7), b. 1947.
1. CLARK, SILAS (1). No records available except those of his son: 2. i. Silas (2), b. Sept. 2,1753.
2. CLARK, SILAS (2), (Silas (1)), b. Sept. 2,1753, m. (first) Experience Taylor, Dec. 26,1776. He m. (second) Bethial Gorham, March 1, 1792. Child by first marriage:
3. i. Nathaniel (3), b. Feb. 28,1781.
3. CLARK, NATHANIEL (3), (Silas (2), Silas (1)) b. Feb. 28,1781, m. Rebekah Wing of Goshen, June 1,1809. She was b. Feb. 18,1788, dau. of Edward and Elizabeth Wing, d. April 12, 1880. Mr. Clark d. Nov. 25, 1843, buried in Hill Cemetery, Ashfield. Children: (All born on "Bug Hill", Ashfield. )
i. Eunice (4), b. Feb. 28,1810, d. Sept. 15, 1829.
ii. Charles Williams (4), b. Jan. 12, 1813, resided at Colrain.
iii. Polly (4), b. Feb. 24, 1815, m. Benjamin Upton of Charle- mont. She d. May 15, 1847.
iv. Sarah C. (4), (Sally) b. Sept. 30, 1817, m. Nathan Mason, re- sided at Hawley, d. 1880. See Mason records.
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v. Nathan (4), b. Oct. 4, 1819.
vi. David (4), b. March 31, 1822, d. July 13, 1854. Buried in Hill Cemetery, Ashfield.
vii. Nathaniel (4), b. Dec. 13 , 1824, m . (first) Sarah C. Lilly, b. June 16,1828, d. 1861. He m. (second) Geulma M. Booth, dau. of Erastus Booth of Colrain, b. 1837, d. Mar. 28, 1906 . Buried in Hill Cemetery, Ashfield. Mr. Clark d. Oct. 24, 1908, buried in Hill Cemetery, Ashfield. Children: By first marriage, 1. David Stanley (5), b. at Ashfield, d. June 17, 1923, buried at East Charlemont. By second mar- riage: 2. Charles Winn (5), b. Dec. 16,1869, m. Millura Merritt, resided at West Hawley for a short time. He d. July 22, 1942, buried at Ashfield. Children: a. Harold (6), b. June 19, 1911, m. Marie A. Waite, Jan. 3,1932. They have: Harold W. (7), b. May 17, 1933, at Guilford, Vt. Mer- ritt N. (7), b. Jan. 14, 1935, at Guilford, Vt. Ethel E. (7), b. Sept. 3,1937, at Colrain.
viii. Henry (4), b. Aug. 25,1827, d. Mar. 12, 1831.
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ix. Eunice (4), b. Aug. 8,1830, d. Jan. 22, 1883.
5. x. Henry (4), b. Mar. 13, 1833.
xi. Abbie E. (4), (Nabby) b. April 9,1836, d. Aug. 25,1873.
4. CLARK, NATHAN (4), (Nathaniel (3), Silas (2), Silas (1)) b. Oct. 4, 1819. m. Jonnah H. Albee, June 12, 1841. She was b. Mar. 1, 1825, d. Jan. 1,1884. He d. July 16, 1894. Children:
6. i. Nathan (5), b. April 25, 1844.
ii. Infant (5), b. 1849, d. April 4, 1849.
iii. Julia (5), b. Dec., 1851, m. Alvah W. Sturtevant of Savoy, d. Oct. 17, 1881. Buried in Savoy. Children: 1. Flora (6). 2. Duane (6). 3. Carlton (6). 4. Bessie (6).
iv. Son (5), b. Mar. 15,1853, d. April 3,1853.
7. v. Warren (5), b. Oct. 22,1854.
8. vi. David (5), b. Aug. 25,1860.
vii. Josephine (5), b. Nov., 1864, d. Dec. 11, 1865.
viii. Josephine (5), b. July 20, 1867, m. FredW. Keach of Buck- land. Shed. Feb. 1,1946. Child: Harrison William (6), b. Sept. 18, 1892, at South Hawley. M. EvelynG. Clark, dau. of David and Fannie (Roberts) Clark of Hawley, Aug. 14, 1915. They reside at Hawley.
5. CLARK, HENRY (4), (Nathaniel (3), Silas (2), Silas (1)) b. March 13, 1833, m . Ellen A. Holden, b. April 5,1838, dau. of Levi and Annis (Joy) Holden of Hawley. Mr. Clark was Postmaster at South Haw- ley from April 9,1860, to Jan. 15, 1866, when the Post Office was discontinued. He d. Jan. 25,1907, his wife d. Feb. 3,1892. They are buried in the Village Cemetery, East Hawley. Children:
9. i. Herbert (5), b. Nov. 3,1860.
ii. Walter H. (5), b. Sept. 5, 1866, m. (first) Cora Jenkins of Ash- field, Feb. 18, 1890. She was b. April 22, 1870, and d. April 13,1915. After her death Mr. Clark m. (second) Louise Daniels, April 28, 1926. Children by first marriage: 1. Er- nest-W. (6), b. May 9,1891, d. Nov. 17,1924. 2. Roy C. (6), b. April 17,1896, unm., resides at Palmira, N. Y.
iii. Flora A. (5), b. Nov. 15,1874, m. William G. Hawkes of Buckland, Nov. 7,1899. Mr. Hawkes d. Dec. 30,1943. Mrs. Hawkes resides at Greenfield.
6. CLARK, NATHAN (5), (Nathan (4), Nathaniel (3), Silas (2), Silas (1)) b. April 25, 1844, m. (first) Laura Sprague, b. Aug. 15, 1845, d. May 16, 1867, buried in South Hawley. He m. (second) Hattie Harris, b. Sept. , 1855, d. Aug. 25,1903, buried in South Hawley. Mr. Clark d. Nov. 10,1907. Children by second marriage:
i. William James (6), b. Jan. 2,1872, d. Dec. 13,1872.
ii. Laura E. (6), b. Oct. 16, 1874, m. Ira J. Gardner of Plain- field, Oct. 17,1892. They resided in South Hawley. She d. Feb. 22,1932. They had: 1. Harvey (7), b. Dec. 28,1899, m. Mary Hebert, Oct. 16,1921, reside at Spruce Corner. They have: a. Laura V. (8), b. Sept. 22,1923, m. Harold
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Francis Stockwell of Ashfield. He d. Aug. 11,1941. Their dau. Ann (9), was b. Jan. 10,1942. b. Harvey N. (8), b. Jan. 8,1927. c. Robert J. (8), b. April 3,1932.
iii. William James (6), b. Oct. 25,1876, unm., d. Jan. 9,1936, buried in Goshen.
iv. Robert (6), b. Feb. 27, 1878, m. Hattie Morse, April 2, 1904, resided at South Vernon, Vt. He d. June 2,1938. Children: 1. Doris Josephine (7), b. July 1,1913, m. Calvin J. Alex- ander, June 13,1929. They have: a. Robert Calvin (8), b. Oct. 12, 1930. b. Joyce Marie (8), b. June 17, 1938. c. Cyn- thia Jean (8), b. Mar. 28,1945. 2. Katherine Isabelle (7), b. Nov. 11,1917, m. Alvin C. Porter, Nov. 30,1935. They have: a. Norman Alvin (8), b. June 5,1936. b. Marilyn Gail (8), b. July 25,1941. Mrs. Robert Clark m. (second) Benjamin A. Akley, Aug. 29,1948.
v. Grace (6), b. Aug. 8,1880, m. George Collins, resided at Conway. She d. June 27,1945, from injuries received from a bull. They had: 1. Mildred (7), b. Mar. 30,1912, resides at Conway.
vi. Harry (6), b. Oct. 21,1882.
vii. Ray F. (6), b. Nov. 24,1889, m. Myra R. Sears, b. Apr. 28,1892. She was a dau. of Charles and Myra (Fisher) Sears of Goshen. They were m. Mar. 8,1911 and reside at Goshen. Children: 1. MervinSears (7), b. July 26,1912, m. Helen E. Wells. They have: a. Clifton W. (8), b. June 16, 1933. b. Linwood Mervin (8), b. Jan. 27,1940. 2. Jes- sie Arlene (7), b. July 25, 1914, m. Walter Thayer, Oct. 1,1932. They have: a. Esther Alice (8), b. Aug. 20,1934. b. Walter Robert (8), b. Mar. 3,1939. c. Ruth Eileen (8), b. May 15, 1945. 3. Olive Leora (7), b. March 2,1918, m. Malcolm H. Dodge, April 29,1936. They have: a. Russell Malcolm (8), b. Oct. 21,1938. b. Rodney Clinton (8), b. April 1,1931. c. Ronald Francis (8), b. May 7,1943. d. Bonnie Gay (8), b. Dec. 29,1946. 4. Myron Fisher (7), b. Oct. 5,1919 at West Hawley, m. Theresa Taillon. They have: a. Rosemarie Frances (8), b. Dec. 14, 1941. b. Su- san Irene (8), b. April 9,1943. c. Dorothy Ann (8), b. Dec. 28,1945. d. Margaret Louise (8), b. Sept. 10,1948. e. Roger Paul (8), b. April 23,1950. 5. Myra Luella (7), b. August 4, 1921, m. Russell Mongeau, Jan. 30,1943. 6. Elwin Ray (7), b. July 31, 1932, m. Claire Boisseau, Oct. 6,1945. They have: a. Elizabeth Ann (8), b. July 14, 1946. b. Patty Jane (8), b. June 19,1947. c. Elwin Ray (8), b. July 11,1948. d. Jo-Ann (8), b. July 26, 1950. 7. Roberta Mae (7), b. July 15, 1925, m. LeRoy Arnold Maxfield. They have: a. LeRoy Arnold (8), b. Mar. 19,1946. b. Gregory John (8), b. Oct. 8,1949. 8. Hattie Marion (7), b. Jan. 28,1928, m. Arthur Lewis Fuller, Aug. 26,1948. They have: a. Douglas Arthur (8), b. Oct. 21,1949. 9. Helen
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Edna (7), b. Mar. 8,1929, m. Kenneth Lundrigan, June 29,1946. They have: a. Ramon Francis (8), b. Dec. 3, 1946. b. Carol Irene (8), b. Nov. 25, 1949.
viii. Ethel J. (6), b. Aug. 14, 1888, m, Orville Bush, June 19, 1905. They reside at Conway. Children: 1. Irene H. (7), b. Nov. 28,1909, m. Edwin Weeks, May 18, 1931. 2. Nathan H. (7), b. Nov. 8,1911, m. Lillian Hanula, May 9,1942. They have: a. Michael N. (8), b. Mar. 21,1943. b. Linda L.(8), b. Oct. 29,1944. c. Steven A. (8), b. July 8, 1947. 3. Lora G. (7), b. Aug. 5,1913, m. , has: a. Bar- bara E. (8), b. Aug. 11, 1933. 4. Orville C. (7), b. May 20, 1922.
7. CLARK, WARREN (5), (Nathan (4), Nathaniel (3), Silas (2), Silas (1)) b. Oct. 22, 1854, m. Xora F. Fairfield of Savoy. She was b. June 20, 1859, and d. Nov. 6,1939. Mr. Clark d. June 7,1928. Children: 11. i. William H. (6), b. June 17,1877. .
ii. Lottie Bell (6), b. Mar. 22, 1879, m. Edward H. Newcomb of Bernardston. Children: 1. Edwin W. (7), b. May 26, 1908, m. (first) Pauline Hardy, Aug. 10, 1935. M. (second) Irene R. PfersickSchmith, Nov. 25, 1947. Children by first mar- riage, a. William H. (8), b. July 21, 1936. By second mar- riage: b. Evelyn G. (8), b. Oct. 5,1948 .. 2. Edith I. (7), b. July 13, 1911, m . Raymond C. Sheperd, Feb. 9,1938. Chil- dren: Irene B. (8), b. April 17, 1939. b. Erwin N. (8), b. Mar. 5,1943. c. Robert C. (8), b. Sept. 17,1944. d. Ethel M. (8), b. Jan. 30,1947. 3. Ethel B. (7), b. Dec. 20, 1914.
iii. Lewis Benjamin (6), b. Mar. 22, 1879, m. (first) Edna Four - nier, who d. He m. (second) Gladys Duprey of Greenfield. Children: By first marriage, 1. Walter Lewis (7), b. May 13,1914. 2. Frances Helen (7), b. Feb. 9,1919.
8. CLARK, DAVID (5), (Nathan (4), Nathaniel (3), Silas (2), Silas (1)) b. August 26, 1860, m. (first) Fannie Roberts, dau. of Henry Ro- berts. She was b. Oct. 8, 1867 and d. May 28,1897. Mr. Clark m. (second) Leona Ferron, dau. of Israel Ferron of Hawley. Mr. Clark d. Oct 5, 1912. Mrs. Clark d. Dec., 1918. Children:
i. Evelyn G. (6), b. March 1, 1896, at Hawley, m. Harrison Wil- liam Keach of Buckland, Aug. 14,1915. See Nathan Clark (4), records.
By second marriage:
ii. Eva (6), b. Sept. 8,1904, m. Herbert Stafford. She d. July 7,1929. See Stafford records.
9. CLARK, HERBERT (5), (Henry (4), Nathaniel (3), Silas (2), Silas (1)) b. Nov. 3,1860, m. Bertha A. Eldridge, Feb. 25,1885. She was b. Jan. 3, 1862, in Hawley. Mr. Clark d. March 15, 1933. Mrs. Clark resides at Apple Valley, Ashfield. Children:
i. Winthrop (6), b. June 25, 1889, m. Ruth B. Sears of Plain- field. He d. Jan. 2.1932. Children: 1. Barbara Ruth (7), b.
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May 4, 1916, m. Arthur H. Graves, July 25, 1937. They have: a. Patricia L.(8), b. Sept. 13,1938. b. Rodney W. (8), b. Aug. 29,1945. c. Katherine V. (8), b. Feb. 19,1949. 2. Rich- ard H. (7), b. June 29,1917. 3. Malcolm S. (7), b. June 15, 1920, m. Pauline R. Jones, Sept. 1,1944. She was b. Sept. 15, 1924. They have a son (8), b. April 11, 1950.
ii. Katherine (6), b. June 28,1892, m. Raymond A. Dudley of Guilford, Conn., June 1, 1918. They went as missionaries to India in the Fall of 1918, where they worked almost twenty- five years and where their children were born. Mr. Dudley has been associated with the American Board of Commis- sioners for Foreign Missions as Secretary for India and the Near East for several years. Children: 1. Winston C. (7), b. Jan. 26,1923. 2. Constance M. (7), b. Aug. 27,1924. 3. Robert A. (7), b. May 7,1926. 4. Richard E. (7), b. April 1,1930.
10. CLARK, HARRY (6), (Nathan (5), Nathan (4), Nathaniel (3), Silas (2) Silas (1)) b. Oct. 21, 1882, at Hawley, m. Ethel Tinney, dau. of Er- win and Flora Tinney, b. Oct. 16, 1886. Children:
i. Cecil E. (7), b. Jan. 1,1910, m. Madge V. Baldelli, June 30, 1937, reside at Hawley.
ii. Flora H. (7), b. Mar. 20,1911, m. Nelson J. Hathaway, Dec. 16, 1933, reside at Williamsburg. Children: 1. Allen (8), b. Oct. 7,1934. 2. Gordon (8), b. July 29, 1938. 3. Kenneth (8), b. August 14, 1942. 4. Charles (8), b. Dec. 9,1944. 5. Helen (8), b. Nov. 10,1947.
iii. Darwin H. (7), b. Mar. 22,1913, m. Dorothy M. Streeter, reside at Hawley. Children: 1. Darwin (8), b. Mar. 8,1939. 2. Joanne (8), b. Feb. 20,1940. 3. Roger (8), b. July 7, 1941. 4. William (8), b. Nov. 7,1942. 5. Judith (8), b. Nov. 16,1945. 6. Linda Susan (8), b. Sept. 13, 1950.
iv. Royce N. (7), b. Oct. 20, 1914, m. Alta Griswold, Aug. 6, 1940, reside at Buckland. Children: 1. Donald (8), b. Oct. 19,1941. 2. Amy (8), b. Jan. 7,1943. 3. Harry (8), b. Dec. 24,1943. 4. Bonita (8), b. June 21,1945. 5. Douglas (8), b. Sept. 16,1946. 6. Dennise (8), b. Sept. 16,1946. (Twins) 7. Elaine Marie (8), b. Sept. 6,1949.
v. Lester T. (7), b. Oct. 15, 1916, m. (first) Grace A. McHaffie, in 1941. He m . (second) Jeanne Denomme, July 31, 1948. Child by first marriage: 1. Leslie A. (8), b. April 23,1942. By secondm .: 2. Robert Lester (8), b. July 30,1949. They re- side at Hawley.
vi. Floyd F. (7), b. Mar. 31,1919 m. Ruth Griswold, Sept. 2, 1946, reside at Hawley. Have: 1. Sandra (8), b. June 30, 1947. 2. Brenda Lee (8), b. Oct. 23,1950.
vii. Richard (7), b. May 30,1921, m. Amy Griswold, Jan. 28, 1945. Reside at Buckland. Have: 1. Rosaline (8), b. Mar. 31,1947. 2. Stanley (8), b. Oct. 30, 1948.
viii. Emerson H. (7), b. Jan. 16, 1924, m. Irene Fournier, Dec.
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21, 1945. Reside at Hawley. Have: 1. Ethel (8), b. Oct. 8, 1947. 2. Mitchell Emerson (8), b. Sept. 20, 1950.
11. CLARK, WILLIAM HENRY (6), (Warren (5), Nathan (4), Nathaniel (3), Silas (2), Silas (1)) b. June 17, 1877, at Hawley, m. Louise E. Newcomb, dau. of William Hart and Mary (Treadwell) New- comb of Bernardston. She was b. July 25, 1880. Mr. Clark d. Aug. 16, 1931. Children:
i. Ruth I. (7), b. Sept. 19, 1902.
ii. Elliott N. (7), b. July 8, 1904.
iii. Stanley W. (7), b. April 23,1906, d. July 16, 1926.
iv. Kenneth W. (7), b. Mar. 1,1912, m. Cora Barnish, Mar. 16, 1940. They have: 1. Karen L. (8), b. Dec. 31, 1943. 2. Ca- rol J. (8), b. Mar. 1, 1947.
CLEMONS, CHARLES E. (1), b. Sept. 6, 1841, m. (first)Emma Sumner, lived in Heath. She d. in 1870 and he m. (second) Diantha (Braman) Wood in Sept., 1872. They came to Hawley in 1874, settling on the Ebenezer Wood farm. He d. Nov. 5,1909, buried in Charlemont. She d. Mar. 31,1911. Children:
i. Myrtle (2) b. July 30,1868, m. George Wheeler, Oct. 4, 1904. Resided at East Charlemont, later removed to East Longmeadow. Issue: 1. Mildred (3), b. Dec. 28,1908, m. Charles Flagg, July 1,1933. Resides at Jamestown, N. Y. Have: a. Patricia (4), b. Feb. 4,1936. b. Peter (4). b. June 7,1939.
ii. Jennie (2), b. 1870, d. 1889.
By second marriage:
iii. Byron Clifford (2), b. Mar. 21,1880, m. Mary O'Hara of Hawley in 1899, resided at Amherst. She d. Dec. 31, 1927. He now resides at Lincoln, Mass. Children: 1. Lucv (3), b. May 1, 1900, m. Joseph Huberly, d. Dec. 8, 1936. 2. Clif- ford Charles (3), b. Jan. 3,1905, m. Dorathea Bressette. Engaged in farming, they reside at Greenfield.
iv. Charles Leroy (2), b. July 24, 1883, m. Ethel Kemp of Sav- oy, resided at Bridgeport, Ct. He d. July 5, 1935. Child- ren: 1. Howard (3), b. June 16, 1916, m. Rhea Thompson. Has: a. Charles L. (4), b. Sept. 27,1939. b. Roger H. (4), b. June 6, 1948. They reside at Springfield. 2. Frances E. (3), b. July 24, 1918, m. Paul Marcoux, reside at Spring- field. Children: a. Joyce (4), b. Sept. 22,1936. b. Charles Leroy (4), b. Jan. 9,1938. c. Sandra P. (4), b. Mar. 18, 1941. d. Paul (4), b. Mar. 17, 1942. e. Donna L. (4), b. Mar. 22,1948: 3. Kenneth (3), b. June 16,1931.
1. COOLEY, BENJAMIN (1), b. 1619. From him have descended all of that name in this country as far as is known. He was one of the first settlers of Springfield. A Cooley Association has been form- ed which has published a complete genealogy of this family which has helped to make America. -- "To promote the patriotic Educa-
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tion of American youth, and to foster the ideals of American ci- tizenship as known and practiced by the founders of the Cooley family". Benjamin Cooley m. Sarah -
- - -. He d. Dec. 9, 1711. Children:
i. Bethiah (2), b. Sept. 16,1643, m. Henry Chapin, d. Dec. 9, 1711.
2. ii. Obadiah (2), b. Sept. 27, 1646.
iii. Elakin (2), b. Jan. 8,1648, m. Hannah Tibbals, Mar. 12, 1679, d. Dec. 1,1711. Children: 1. Hannah (3), 2. Eliakin (3), (or Elakin). 3. Mercy (3).
iv. Daniel (2), b. May 2,1651, m. Elizabeth Wolcott, Dec. 8, 1680. He d. Feb. 9, 1727. Children: 1. Benjamin (3). 2. Daniel (3). 3. Simon (3). 4. John (3). 5. Thomas (3). 6. Elizabeth (3). 7. William (3).
v. Sarah (2), b. Feb. 27,1653, m. Jonathan Morgan. Jan. 5, 1679.
vi. Benjamin (2), b. Sept. 1,1656, m. Abigail Bag, d. Nov. 29, 1731. Children: 1. Abigail (3). 2. Lydia (3).
vii. Mary (2), b. June 22, 1659, m. Thomas Terry, April 21, 1687.
viii. Joseph (2), b. Mar. 6,1661, m. Mary Griswold, Jan. 22, 1684, d. May 20,1740. Children: 1. Joseph (3). 2. Debo- rah (3). 3. Abigail (3). 4. George (3).
2. COOLEY, OBADIAH (2), (Benjamin (1)) b. Sept. 27, 1646, m. Re- becca Williams, Nov. 9,1670, d. Sept. 3,1690. Children:
i. Rebecca (3), b. Aug. 23,1671.
ii. Sarah (3), b. Aug. 3,1673.
iii. Mary (3), b. Dec. 9,1675.
iv. Obadiah (3), b. Aug. 1,1678.
3. v. Anna (3), b. Mar. 5,1681, m. Nathan Collins, Jan. 21, 1711.
vi. Joseph (3), b. Nov. 12, 1683, m. Margaret Macraney, d. Sept. 20,1767.
vii. Jonathan (3), b. Jan. 28,1686, m. Joanna Colton, Dec. 1, 1713, d. Aug. 2,1752.
3. COOLEY, OBADIAH (3), (Obadiah (2), Benjamin (1)) b. Aug. 1,1678, m. Dorcas Hale, Jan. 22,1702, d. Oct. 6,1764. Children:
i. Obadiah (4), b. Jan. 9,1705, settled at Brimfield.
ii. Noah (4), b. Aug. 10,1706.
4. iii. Moses (4), b. Mar. 13, 1710, settled at Springfield. iv. David (4). b. June 27,1712, settled at Palmer.
v. Abel (4), b. April 12, 1717, settled at West Springfield.
vi. Jacob (4), b. Nov. 18,1720, settled at West Springfield.
4. COOLEY, NOAH (4), (Obadiah (3), Obadiah (2), Benjamin (1)) b. Aug. 10, 1706, m. Mercy --- , settled at Palmer. Children:
5. i. Noah (5), b. Aug. 21, 1741.
ii. Mercy (5), b. Aug. 26,1743, m. Daniel Russell, Feb. 6, 1766.
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6. iii. Reuben (5), b. Jan. 2,1745.
iv. Mary (5), b. Sept. 12,1747, m. James Fuller, Oct. 9,1769.
v. Hannah (5), b. Aug. 6,1749, m. Judah Ferre, Aug. 9,1770. vi. Asher (5), b. Dec. 16,1752, d. in infancy.
5. COOLEY, NOAH (5), (Noah (4), Obadiah (3), Obadiah (2), Benjamin (1)) b. Aug: 21,1741, m. Esther Hyde, June 19,1780. He was b. at Palmer, she was b. at Monson. May 31,1748. They were among the early settlers of Hawley. locating in the northeast part of the town. They came from Monson. He cleared land on a pond-source of Cooley Brook-, built a shack, brought his bride, Esther Hyde, on horseback. Her dowry of household goods was brought by oxen on an ox cart. Their shack was later used by the neighbors to wash sheep. This place was later known as the LaBelle place. The ori- ginal deed of his land was formerly in possession of his grandson, Calvin E. Cooley of Charlemont and bears the date, July 20, 1771. He d. Mar. 19, 1810, at Hawley. She d. Aug. 7,1838. Children:
i. Noah (6), b. Mar. 24,1781, m. Sabra --- , b. 1785. They lived in Leicester and Moscow, New York. He d. July, 1850, she d. Mar. 7,1867.
ii. Esther (6), b. Mar. 3,1783, d. Nov. 12, 1869.
iii. Lovicy (6), b. Jan. 24,1785, d. 1794.
iv. Asher (6), b. Jan. 9, 1787, m. Lydia Smith, b. Oct. 4,1789. They settled in Dover, Ohio. He d. June 2,1853, she d. Mar. 30, 1866. Children: 1. Noah (7), b. Sept. 1,1810, 2. Asher (7), b. April 27, 1812. 3. Sylvanus S. (7), b. Dec. 20, 1813. 4. LydiaC. (7), b. Sept. 14,1815. 5. Rosamond F. (7), b. Sept. 16, 1817.
7. v. Calvin (6), b. March 3,1789.
6. COOLEY, REUBEN (5), (Noah (4), Obadiah (3), Obadiah (2), Benja- min (1)) b. Jan. 2,1745, m. Margaret McNitt, Jan. 22,1772. She was b. Dec. 15,1745. Theirs was one of the first four families to settle in Hawley in 1772. She d. Dec. 9,1813, he d. Feb. 17, 1810. Children:
i. Alvin (6), b. Dec. 9,1773.
ii. Mercy (5), b. Feb. 15, 1775.
iii. Sarah (6), b. May 8,1777.
iv. Orpah (5), b. Mar. 27, 1781.
v. Reuben (6), b. Aug. 30,1783.
7. COOLEY, CALVIN (6), (Noah (5), Noah (4), Obadiah (3), Obadiah (2), Benjamin (1)) b. Mar. 3,1789, m. Rosamond Field, He d. Feb. 9,1853, buried in Buckland. His wife was b. in 1790, d. 1861 Chil- dren:
i. Tryphena (7), b. Aug. 25,1813, m. Leonard Curtis, resided at Glenwood, and Iowa City, Iowa. Children: 1. Cornelia (8), b. Feb. 14,1843. 2. Calvin C. (8), b. Mar. 14,1847, unm. 3. Julia A. (8), b. Oct. 8,1853, resided at Iowa City, Iowa,
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unm.
ii. Oramel W. (7), b. Jan. 18, 1816. Hem. Sarah Adams, b. 1816, one of the first graduates of Mt. Holyoke College. He d. May 6,1888, she d. 1906. They resided at Glenwood, Ill. See 'Natives Abroad'.
8. iii. Calvin Elijah (7), b. June 28, 1822.
iv. Pindar Field (7), b. Oct. 13,1827, m. Angeline Pratt, Jan. 11,1852. She was b. Mar. 5,1835, d. Nov. 25,1935, a cen- tenarian. Buried in Pittsfield. He d. Feb. 25,1896. See 'Natives Abroad. '
8. COOLEY, CALVIN ELIJAH (7), (Calvin (6), Noah (5), Noah (4), Oba- diah (3), Obadiah (2), Benjamin (1)) b. June 28, 1822, at Hawley, m. Olive Forbes Crittenden, Nov. 1, 1854. She was b. June 6, 1831. They settled in Hawley, removed later to Charlemont. He d. Aug. 6,1892, she d. May 8,1911. Children:
i. Charles Sumner (8), b. April 29,1856, m. Viola T. Scott, April 29, 1880. She was b. June 16, 1856. He d. June 7,1932. she d. May 4, 1933.
ii. Abbott Lathrop (8), b. Feb. 20,1858, a graduate of Univer- sity of Ann Arbor, later University of Michigan. He became a medical doctor. M. Carrie L. Bisbee, Nov. 18,1883, d. Oct. 28, 1918, giving his life for humanity at the time of the first World War. She was b. May 12, 1850. She d. Feb. 17, 1926.
iii. Edwin Welton (8), b. June 16, 1859, m. (first) Lilla Bailey, Oct. 1885. She was b. April 18, 1860. They resided at Bev- erly. She d. Dec. 26, 1916. He m. (second) Kathryn W. Bur- rows, Nov. 22,1922. She was b. in England, Jan. 13, 1875.
iv. Olive Adella (8), b. Dec. 31, 1861, unm., resided at Char- lemont. She d. Sept. 22, 1949.
v. Clara Lucretia (8), b. Aug. 29, 1863, m. Andrew Nims Thor- ington Aug. 4,1886. Issue: 1. Carl H. (9), b. Jan. 15, 1892, m. Mildred A. Whitbeck, Sept. 4,1923. She was b. Nov. 20, 1891. They reside at Springfield, Child: a. Alan S. (10), b. Sept. 11,1924. Mr. Andrew Thorington d. Sept. 2,1901, his widow d. Oct. 26,1948.
vi. Abbie Rebecca (8), b. Aug. 16,1865, m. Willard M. Niles, Jan. 17, 1888. She d. Mar. 8, 1938, he d. Apr. 27, 1915. Children: 1. Richard Cooley (9), b. May 7,1889, m. Agnes M. Mack, Sept. 17, 1907, d. Mar. 7,1912. Issue: a. Mary Elizabeth (10), b. Sept. 18, 1909, m. Philip White, 1932. b. Dorothy (10), b. July 23, 1912. 2. Infant dau. (9), b. Dec. 17,1890, d. Dec. 18,1890. 3. Olive Maria (9), b. Aug. 11, 1892. 4. Frank Willard (9), b. May 9,1895, m. Adelaide Wolful, Dec. 25, 1921. She came from Walpole, N. H. and they reside at Keene, N. H. Issue: a. Rosemarie (10), b. Aug. 31,1935. 5. Frances Irene (9), b. Dec. 28,1898, m. Harold F. Heald, Dec. 14, 1940. He was b. Sept. 23, 1894. vii. Julia Caroline (8), b. Mar. 2,1873, m. Fred O. Bicknell,
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reside at Charlemont. He was b. Mar. 6,1868. Children: 1. Gertrude (9), b. Sept. 15, 1892. 2. Clara Frances (9), b. Mar. 29, 1894, m. Thurman Robinson, Jan. 6, 1937, they reside at Charlemont. 3. Luke Emerson (9), b. Feb. 8,1896, m. Effie Johnson, Oct. 10, 1925. He d. Sept. 12, 1949. Children: a. Ruth Marion (10), b. Oct. 3, 1926, m. Windburn H. Goodrick, Aug. 21, 1949 at Gloucester. b. Paul David (10), b. Jan. 14,1928. c. Carolyn Jean (10), b. Aug. 22,1930. d. Dorothy Louise (10), b. July 30,1932. e. Rebecca Ann (10), b. May 11,1934. 4. Alberta May (9), b. Mar. 8,1898, m. Leon H. Whidden, Oct. 23, 1934. 5. Mabel Marion (9), b. Dec. 26,1900, m. Robert W. Henderson, Sept. 23, 1922. He was b. Aug. 2,1900. She d. Sept. 22,19- 49. Children: a. Charlotte Ruth (10), b. Apr. 8,1924, m. George Gray, Jan. 14, 1946. They reside at Mechanicville, N. Y. Issue: Elizabeth Ann (11), b. Mar. 19, 1949. Robert Michael (11), b. July 25,195C. b. Roberta Pauline (10), b. July 1, 1926. c. John Thomas (10), b. Nov. 9,1931.
Esther Wood Longley, first female child born in Hawley.
Mr. Calvin Cooley and his wife Rosamond Field Cooley. Courtesy of Mrs. Julia Cooley Bicknell.
1. CRANDALL, ELWIN JUAN (1), b. Jan. 10, 1848, at Clarksburg, m. Maryette Maynard, Dec. 14, 1869. She was b. April 27,1852, at Sayoy. They settled in Hawley in Nov., 1886. He d. Feb. 8,1914. she d. at West Hawley, April 28, 1946. Children:
i. Jennie Sophia (2), b. Oct. 15, 1871, m. John Vincent, Nov. 24,1898. See Vincent records.
2. ii. Fred Elwin (2), b. Jan. 28, 1875.
iii. Urbane S. (2), b. Oct. 27, 1876, m. Nina Viber, July 12, 1896, d. Sept. 4,1902. Issue: 1. Feleta Mace (3), b. Dec. 31, 1899 in Hawley, d. June 10. 1901.
3. iv. Clinton D. (2), b. Mar. 1, 1880.
2. CRANDALL, FRED ELWIN (2), (Elwin Juan (1)) b. Jan. 28,1875, m. Florence Edith Griggs, Jan. 1,1902. She was b. Dec. 27, 1881, at
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