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Ch., -
i. JAMES, -. Resides at Boston.
ii. PATRICK, -.
iii. JOHN, -.
iv. JOSEPH, b. in Hing. Sept. 27, 1872, d. 24 Nov. 1883.
6. PETER (Patrick = Catherine Tudman), b. at Ballinamore, County of Leitrim, Ire., 1837. m. in Hing. first, Oct. 30, 1871, Ellen Lanne- gan, a native of Ire. and dau. of William and Mary (Cutler) Lannegan. She d. 26 Jan. 1877, æt. 36 yrs. He m. secondly Maria D. Furlong, and d. 1 Apr. 1884, æt. 47 yrs. "Laborer." Resided on Hersey St.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Ellen, -
i. WILLIAM THOMAS, Aug. 27, 1872.
ii. MARY, March 6, 1874.
iii. PETER, Jan. 25, 1877.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Maria, - iv. AGNES CATHERINE, July 21, 1881.
NOTE. - Bridget, dau. of James and Rose (Stretton) Fee, and a native of Ire., m. (1) James Creswell, and (2) Sept. 17, 1882, James Scott of Boston. Mrs. Catherine (Tudman) wid. of Patrick Fee, d. in Hing. 8 March, 1879, æt. 85 yrs.
FINNE (See PHINNEY).
FISHER.
JAMES E., had ch. b. in Hing., as foll. : -
i. ELIZABETH, March 28, 1803.
ii. SOPHRONIA WHEAT, Jan. 23, 1805.
NOTE. - Edson F., of Wey. m. in Hing. Nov. 26, 1874, Mary L. Fotler.
FISKE.
ROBERT TREAT PAINE, a native of Worcester, Mass., and grad. at Har. Coll. 1818, m. in Hing. first, May 9, 1825, Mary Otis Gay, dau. of Ebenezer, Esq., and Mary A. (Otis) Gay. She was b. at Barnstable, Mass., 1801, and d. in Hing. 8 Aug. 1852, æt. 51 yrs. He m. secondly, Oct. 16, 1854, Anna L. Baker, dau. of John and Sally L. (Loring) Baker. She was b. at Boston, Nov. 28, 1814. He d. in Hing. 8 May, 1866, æt. 66 yrs. "Physician; " and distinguished for his love of horticulture and rural pursuits. Resided on North St., opp. Fountain Square.
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Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. MARY ALLYNE, May 30, 1826.
ii. SARAH DUNCAN, Nov. 20, 1827.
iii. OLIVER, Dec. 21, 1829. Resides in New York, and has a fam. His dau. Catherine, b. in Iowa City, d. in Hing. 22 Sept. 1863, at. 1 yr. 2 mo's. 18 dys.
FLETCHER.
1. HENRY LYMAN (Lyman = Clarissa Caldwell), b. at Roxbury, Mass., Oct. 11, 1825. m. March 26, 1848, Isabella Our, dau. of Wil- liam and Betsey (Cain) Our. She was b. in Hing. May 11, 1828. "Nail-maker." Resides on Fort Hill St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
2. i. CHARLES HENRY, Oct. 13, 1848.
ii. THOMAS LYMAN, Aug. 11, 1853, d. 30 Dec. 1857.
iii. THOMAS LYMAN, Nov. 25, 1861, d. 7 Aug. 1864.
iv. WILLIAM OUR, Oct. 19, 1863. in. Sept. 27, 1887, Hattie L. Dunbar.
2. CHARLES H. (Henry L. = Isabella Our), b. in Hing. Oct. 13, 1848. m. Dec. 9, 1869, Hannah Q. Bicknell, dau. of Quincy and Rachel L. (Barnes) Bicknell. She was b. at Dor. July 17, 1848. Charles H., d. 1 June, 1876, æt. 28th yr. "Book-keeper," at the National Webster Bank, Boston. Resided in Hing. on West St. Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. GRACE CARLTON, Nov. 27, 1870.
ii. OLIVE LINCOLN, March 13, 1872, d. 29 May, 1876.
iii. ARTHUR BICKNELL, Apr. 22, 1875, d. 22 Feb. 1880.
NOTE. - Salatial A., m. Nov. 9, 1834, Mercy B. Bacon. Mary A., m. Dec. 3, 1851, Harvey T. Litchfield.
FLINT.
1. WILLARD (Willard = Mary Lawrence), b. at Littleton, Mass., Aug. 13, 1806. m. in Hing. May 5, 1831, Charlotte A. Stodder, dau. of George and Polly (Clark) Stodder. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 9, 1814, and d. 19 Sept. 1869, æt. 55th yr. Willard, although a " vict- ualler " sev. yrs. in Hing., was during most of his life "upholsterer." He removed from here to Boston, where he d. 12 Aug. 1880, æt. 80th yr.
Ch., -
i. GEORGE WILLARD, b. in Hing. Feb. 22, 1833, d. at New Orleans, La., Aug. 1855.
ii. PAMELIA FROST, b. at Boston, Feb. 20, 1837. m. John W. Sprague of Phippsburg, Me.
iii. EDWARD REED, b. at Boston, Apr. 27, 1841. m. Nellie M. Douglas of Portland, Me.
iv. CHARLOTTE ESTELLE, b. at Boston, July 26, 1844. m. in Hing. June 12, 1867, Hiram A. Phillips.
v. EMELINE LINDSEY, b. at. Boston, May 3, 1846. m. Dec. 25, 1869, Otis L. Battles of Hing.
vi. CHARLES LAWRENCE, b. at Boston, Jan. 6, 1848. m. Mary E. Smith of Tannton.
2. vii. FRANK WILLARD, b. at Boston, Aug. 24, 1851.
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2. FRANK W. (Willard = Charlotte A. Stodder), b. at Boston, Aug. 24, 1851. m. at Boston, June 12, 1869, Sarah A. Corthell, dau. of Nelson and Hannah K. (Tower) Corthell. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 29, 1852.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. FRANK EDWIN, Jan. 27, 1871.
ii. ARTHUR WALLACE, Jan. 14, 1875.
iii. MABEL FROST, Feb. 14, 1879, d. soon.
iv. MABEL FROST, Sept. 14, 1883.
v. LOTTIE A., Sept. 2, 1885.
FOLEY.
CORNELIUS (Bartholomew = Ellen Hooley), b. in the County of Cork, Ire., June 10, 1830. m. first, Jan. 10, 1853, Mary Fee, dau. of Patrick and Catherine (Tudman) Fee. She was b. in County Leitrim, Ire., 1829, and d. in Hing. 26 Feb. 1879, æt. 54 yrs. He m. secondly, May 27, 1882, Mrs. Joanna Dolan. "Farmer." Resides on Planter's Field Lane.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Mary, -
i. CATHERINE LOUISE, May 29, 1854. m. Nov. 26, 1878, Washington I. James.
ii. NELLIE J., Jan. 24, 1856.
iii. JOANNA, Oct. 10, 1857, d. 22 March, 1858.
iv. MARY ELIZABETH, Sept. 10, 1859.
v. BARTHOLOMEW, March 17, 1861, d. in two dys.
vi. JOHN BARTHOLOMEW, Aug. 16, 1863.
vii. CORNELIUS, Dec. 11, 1867.
FOLSOM.
Early written FOULSHAM.
JOHN, from Hing. Eng., and b. ab. 1614, became a resident of our Hing. in the autumn of 1638, and the same yr. received a grant of land which abutted upon the " Playne " eastward, and upon the Common westward. Subsequently, Capt. Joshua Hobart and John Foulsham had liberty from the inhabitants of the town to utilize cer- tain streams for the purpose of erecting a saw-mill or mills. In 1645 he was one of the seven mnen chosen to order the affairs of the town. His w., whom he m. in Eng. Oct. 4, 1636, was Mary, dau. of Edward and Mary Clark Gilman. Resided on Main St., Hing. Centre. July 9, 1659, he sold his est. which was near the training field, in Hing. to Daniel Cushing, having removed with his fam. to Exeter, N. H., where he d. 27 Dec. 1681.
Ch., of John and Mary (Gilman) Foulsham, -
i. JOHN, b. prob. 1638, before his parents came to Hing. He settled at Exe- ter ; was m. and had issue.
ii. SAMUEL, bt. in Hing. Oct. 11, 1641. m. Mary Robey, and d. ab. 1700, leaving three sons and four dau's.
iii. NATHANIEL, bt. in Hing. June 2, 1644. m. June 9, 1674, Hannah, dau. of John Farrow of Hing. They removed to Exeter.
iv. ISRAEL, bt. in Hing. Sept. 1644 (? 1646) ; was m. and had a s. Israel.
v. PETER, bt. in Hing. Apr. 8, 1649. m. Susanna Coffin, or Cousins, of Wells, Me. Was kn. as "Lieutenant."
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vi. MARY, bt. in Hing. Apr. 13, 1651. m., 1672, George Marsh of Newbury. vii. EPHRAIM, bt. in Hing. Feb. 25, 1654-55. m., and resided at Newmarket. He was killed in 1709 by Indians.
NOTE. - Rev. Albert A. Folsom, third settled minister of the Universalist Society of this town, was one of the Hing. representatives at the General Court in 1836 and 1837.
FORD.
FRANCIS GRAY, a descendant from William Foord, who came to Ply. in the " Fortune," 1621, was b. at Mf'd Apr. 6, 1784. His first w. was Ruth Barker Thomas. She was b. at Mf'd Nov. 9, 1789, and d. in Hing. 26 March, 1833, æt. 43 yrs. He m. secondly, Sept. 5, 1838, Mrs. Catherine Drew of Dux. Capt. Francis G. Ford d. in Hing. 29 Dec. 1842, æt. 59th yr. "Merchant." Was senior partner of the firm of Ford, Bassett, & Nye, owners and outfitters of fishing vessels at the harbor. Representative 1836, 1837, and 1838. Resided on North St., near Thaxter's Bridge.
Ch., by w. Ruth, -
i. FRANCIS ANGLIN, July 20, 1814, d. 19 Apr. 1837, æt. 23d yr.
ii. PELEG, June 1, 1817, d. 26 Nov. 1820.
iii. LUCY THOMAS, July 24, 1821. m. March 25, 1841, George M. Soule.
iv. ERASMUS HENRY, July 12, 1826, d. unm. at Chatham, Miramichi, N. B., 15 Sept. 1852, æt. 26 yrs.
Child, by w. Catherine, -
v. SIDNEY GRAY, June 14, 1839, d. 15 Sept. 1842.
PELEG THOMAS, bro. of the preceding, and b. at Mf'd, June 13, 1786. m. Lucy B., dau. of John and Lucy (Baker) Thomas. She was b. at Mf'd, Apr. 22, 1792, and d. in Hing. 29 June, 1883, æt. 91 yrs. He d. 28 May, 1873, æt. 87th yr. "Trader," and later, dealer in coal and wood at the harbor. Resided on South St., near Thaxter's Bridge. They left no issue.
NOTE. - Prudence, dau. of Andrew, m. June 14, 1682, Joseph Lincoln. Andrew, d. 4 March, 1693. Ruth, of Pembroke, and David Joy, int. of m'ge May 4, 1718. Joseph, m. Apr. 2, 1809, Abigail French. Rosella, m. Apr. 2, 1846, James Gardner. Mary E., of Wey. m. Apr. 1831, Joseph Burrell.
FOSTER.
WILLIAM (Timothy = Hannah Clapp), b. at Scit., Mass., March 30, 1807. m. in Hing. Nov. 10, 1831, Lydia A. Ripley, dau. of Justin and Lydia S. (Burr) Ripley. She was b. in Hing. July 24, 1810. Wil- liam d. 8 Jan. 1877, æt. 70th yr. "Carpenter." Resided on Water St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. LYDIA ANN, June 17, 1833, d. 13 Dec. foll.
ii. ABIGAIL JAMES, Oct. 3, 1834. m. Nov. 15, 1860, Albert Leavitt.
iii. TIMOTHY, Sept. 1, 1837. m. May 1, 1862, Emma F. Burr, dau. of Robert and Emma (Sprague) Burr.
iv. LYDIA STOWERS, March 19, 1841. m. Feb. 8, 1871, William Jones.
v. HATHERLY, Oct. 29, 1844. m. Oct. 29, 1872, Emma C. Bickford, and re- sides at Boston.
STETSON (Zabud = Nancy B. Miller), b. at Bristol, Me., July 25, 1850. m. in Hing. Apr. 11, 1878, Alice L. Whiton, dau. of Bela H.
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and Hannah R. (Whiton) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 1, 1854.
" Maker of furniture and drapery." Resides on Lincoln St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. FRANCES RICHMOND, July 22, 1879.
ii. HANNAH WHITON, Sept. 19, 1881, d. 30 Apr. 1884.
iii. LEWIS WHITON, Aug. 17, 1886.
FOTLER.
PETER (Jacob = Barbara Piper), b. at Frankfort, Germany, Apr. 5, 1819. m. at Boston, Mass., Jan. 12, 1841, Margaret Moore, dau. of John and Annie (Burton) Moore. She was b. at Boston, Oct. 2, 1818. "Farmer." Resides on Beal St.
Ch., -
i. JOHN RICHARD, b. at Cambridge, Nov. 12, 1844.
ii. CATHERINE ELLEN, b. at Cambridge, March 20, 1846. m. in Hing. March 20, 1864, George A. Richards.
iii. FRANCES ANN, b. at Watertown, Jan. 20, 1849.
iv. MARY LOUISA, b. at Canton, Apr. 30, 1853. m. in Hing. Nov. 26, 1874, Edson F. Fisher of Wey.
v. JOSEPH ABBOTT, b. at Canton, Oct. 10, 1855.
vi. REBECCA REED, b. in Hing. Aug. 12, 1856, d. 2 Oct. 1869, æt. 13 yrs.
vii. HENRIETTA ELLSWORTH, b. in Hing. March 23, 1858.
viii. GEORGE ABBOT, b. in Hing. Oct. 10, 1862.
NOTE. - George W., of West Roxbury, m. in Hing. Feb. 10, 1871, Mary E. Alger.
FOWLE.
JOHN, from Charlestown, was grad. at Har. Coll. 1732, and ordained pastor over the Church of Christ in the second parish of Hing. (Coh.), Dec. 31, 1741. His connection with this society was dissolved in the fifth yr. of his ministry. The chris. name of his w. was Rebecca.
Ch., of John and Rebecca, b. in Hing., were-
i. ROBERT LUIST, Apr. 18, 1743.
ii. JOHN, Sept. 2, 1745.
NOTE. - James, d. 5 Jan. 1753, æt. ab. 70 yrs. Abiel, d. 12 Dec. 1754, æt. 70th yr.
FRANKLIN.
JOHN, prob. a temporary resident of the sec. pre. m. (pub. in Hing. March 15, 1711-12, Lydia Tower, dau. of Ibrook and Margaret (Har- din) Tower. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 25, 1687. Our rec's furnish no information relating to this fam. in addition to the births of the foll.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. SARAH, Apr. 14, 1713. m. June 29, 1732, John Curtice of Scit.
ii. LYDIA, Jan. 3, 1714-15, d. 4 Feb. 1715-16.
iii. LYDIA, Sept. 18, 1717.
iv. ELIZABETH, Oct. 17, 1720.
V. MARGARET, Jan. 25, 1722-23
vi. MARY, March 14, 1724-25.
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FREEMAN.
A CHILD of Joshua, b. Jan. 1680. SARAH, bt. Feb. 1680. HANNAH, m. Apr. 14, 1681, John Mayo. MARY, of Eastham, and Thomas Cobb, int. of m'ge, Nov. 14, 1717. EPHRAIM G., m. Apr. 15, 1846, Sally W. Binney.
FRENCH.
1. STEPHEN 3 (gr. s. of the first Stephen, who came to Dor., Mass., 1630, and shortly after settled at Wey.), was b. at Wey. June 11, 1664. He m. in Hing. Sept. 24, 1691, Abigail, dau. of Joshua and Elizabeth Beal. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 26, 1671. Resided at Wey. Of their ch., Samuel, Jonathan, and Daniel were connected with Hing., as will be seen below.
2. SAMUEL 4 (Stephen 3-2-1), b. at Wey. Dec. 30, 1696. m. first in Hing. Apr. 8, 1724, Bathsheba Beal, dau. of Jeremiah and Hannah (Lane) Beal. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 19, 1692-93, and d. 28 May, 1759, æt. 66 yrs. For his second w. he m. May 14, 1760, Sarah Marsh, dau. of Caleb and Sarah (Whiton) Marsh. She was b. in Hing. July 23, 1713, and d. 1 July, 1795, æt. 82d yr. Samuel d. 20 Jan. 1772, æt. 75 yrs. In his will, dated at Hing. 15 July, 1771, proved 7 Feb. 1772, provides for w. Sarah while she remains a wid., and gives to gr. dau. Bathsheba. Son Ezra to have the balance of the property. Resided on Fort Hill St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Bathsheba, were -
i. A CHILD, a. in infancy, 21 Jan. 1725.
ii. A CHILD, S
iii. A CHILD, d. 14 May, 1726.
iv. SAMUEL, bt. in Hing. May 21, 1727, d. 15 June, 1727.
v. STEPHEN, July 17, 1728.
5. vi. SAMUEL, July 13, 1729 ; grad. at Har. Coll. 1748 ; d. unm. 21 May, 1752, æt. 23d yr. A headstone in the Fort Hill Cemetery erected to his memory bears the foll. inscription : -
HERE LYES THE BODY OF YOUNG SAMUEL WORN OUT WITH STUDY
JNTO DUST IT FELL DID IN KNOWLEDGE & IN UIRTUE SHINE ALEARNED SCHOOLAR & A GOOD DIUINE HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE
JN AHOPEFULL PROSPECT
OF ABETTER ON y 21st OF MAY Sh J752 ÆTATIS XXII. SAMUEL FRENCH BACHELOR OF ARTS
vii. EZRA, Aug. 29, 1731, d. 10 July, 1733.
6. viii. EZRA, Sept. 20, 1733.
ix. JESSE, May 9, 1736. m. Sept. 27, 1764, Deborah Marsh, dau. of Caleb and Susanna (Sprague) Marsh. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 16, 1740, and d. 18 Dec. 1769, æt. 29 yrs. He d. 9 Oct. 1769, æt. 33 yrs., prob. without issue.
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3. JONATHAN 4 (Stephen 3-2-1), b. at Wey. 1703. m. in Hing. Nov. 10, 1735, Jael Beal, dau. of Thomas and Jael (Remington) Beal. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 1, 1710, and d. 14 Apr. 1783, æt. 73 yrs. He d. 8 Apr. 1780, æt. 78th yr. "Farmer." Resided on French St.
Ch., so far as I kn., were -
i. A CHILD, -, d. 1736.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. at Wey. July 31, 1738.
7. iii. GEORGE LANE, bt. in Hing. July 11, 1742.
8. iv. THEODORE, prob. b. at Wey. 1744-45.
v. HANNAH, 1748, d. 24 Oct. 1751.
9. vi. JONATHAN, 1753 ?
4. DANIEL 4 (Stephen 32-1), b. ab. 1720. m. first (pub. Nov. 30, 1740) Ruth Stowell, dau. of Benjamin and Ruth (Bate) Stowell. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 11, 1723-24, and d. 6 Aug. 1742, æt. 18 yrs. He m. secondly, by Rev. Eben! Gay, Jan. 3, 1744-45, Mary Lane, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary (Leavitt) Lane. She was b. in Hing. June 16, 1723. Daniel d. at ab. 55 yrs. of age. "Physician." Resided in Hing., and at Wey.
Child, by w. Ruth, -
i. AN INFANT, Aug. 3, 1742, d. in three weeks. (Record of Rev. Eben! Gay.) Ch., by w. Mary, prob. b. at Wey., were -
ii. ZETHAN, Aug. 4, 1745.
iii. BETTY, 1748. m. Ichabod Pratt of Wey.
iv. JOEL, 1750. m. in Hing. Nov. 28, 1793, Elizabeth, dau. of Peter and Lu- cretia (Gill) Hobart, and had ch., Perez, Jotham, Amos, who d. at Stow 21 Oct. 1877, - and perh. others. Was of Wey. at the time of his m'ge. V. SAMUEL, 1753.
vi. BELA, 1755.
vii. MARY, June 7, 1758. m. Nov. 11, 1779, Reuben Hersey of Hing.
viii. LYDIA, Feb. 10, 1761. m. Nov. 2, 1786, Lot Marsh of Hing.
ix. CELIA, Apr. 7, 1763. m. May 5, 1811, Thomas Marsh of Hing, wid .. X. STEPHEN, Sept. 30, 1765.
5. STEPHEN 5 (Samuel 4 Stephen 3-2-1), bt. in Hing. July 17, 1728. m. Jan. 22, 1760, Tabitha French, prob. of Wey. Stephen d. in the army, 1760, æt. ab. 32 yrs.
Child, -
i. BATHSHEBA, bt. in Hing. May 25, 1760.
6. EZRA 5 (Samuel 4 Stephen 3-2-1), bt. in Hing. Sept. 20, 1733. m. Feb. 11, 1765, Hannah Kent, dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah (Wheaton) Kent. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 15, 1740, and d. 1 Feb. 1790, æt. 49 yrs. Ezra d. 9 Nov. 1792, æt. 59 yrs. "Bricklayer." Resided on Fort Hill St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
10. i. SAMUEL, Apr. 16, 1766.
11. ii. REUBEN, Aug. 13, 1768.
iii. SARAH, bt. Apr. 28, 1771. m. Dec. 24, 1793, George Lincoln.
iv. HANNAH, bt. June 12, 1774.
v. LUCY, bt. Apr. 21, 1776, d. 22 Oct. 1790.
7. GEORGE L.5 (Jonathan 4 Stephen 3-2-1), bt. in Hing. July 11, 1742. m. first, Nov. 4, 1762, Sarah Tower, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah
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(Teague) Tower. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 22, 1742, and d. 11 June, 1782, æt. 40 yrs. He m. secondly, Apr. 21, 1783, Abigail Lewis. She d. 17 Apr. 1790, æt. 60th yr. He m. again Nov. 17, 1791, Fanny J., dau. of Sarah Humphrey, Jr. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 25, 1747, and d. 3 Jan. 1819, æt. 72d yr. He d. 12 May, 1814, æt. 72d yr. "Laborer." Resided on Hersey St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Sarah -
i. JOSHUA, July 18, 1764, d. 30 Aug. 1778.
12. ii. GEORGE, July 2, 1766.
13. iii. NATHANIEL, Jan. 19, 1768.
" iv. PHINEAS, bt. March 12, 1770. v. THEODORE, bt. July 5, 1772.
vi. PEREZ, bt. Jan. 7, 1776.
vii. SARAH, bt. March 24, 1782, d. 9 Sept. foll.
8. THEODORE 5 (Jonathan 4 Stephen 3-2-1), prob. b. at Wey. 1744-45. m. in Hing. March 20, 1775, Mehitable Lewis, dau. of Ebenezer and Hannah (Hersey) Lewis. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 10, 1752, and d. 4 July, 1780, æt. 28th yr. He m. secondly, May 27, 1781, Persis Bates, and d. 30 Nov. 1819, æt. 75 yrs. "Farmer." Resided on French St.
Ch., -
i. HANNAH, bt. Oct. 20, 1776. m. (1) Nov. 19, 1797, Robert Waterman, and (2) Oct. 20, 1801, Theophilus Wilder, Jr., of Passamaquoddy, Me.
ii. THEODORE, -. m. Sally -, and had Theodore, b. in Hing. June 3, 1799.
9. JONATHAN 5 (Jonathan 4 Stephen 3-2-1), b. ab. 1753. m. in Hing. Dec. 12, 1776, Elizabeth Stodder, dau. of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Sprague) Stodder. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 5, 1754, and d. at Wey. 27 March, 1840, æt. 85 yrs. He d. 1822, æt. 69 yrs. "Laborer." Resided on French St.
Ch., so far as I kn., were -
i. CHARLES, 1777, by occupation, "hatter."
14. ii. MARTIN, July 13, 1778.
iii. BETSEY, Sept. 13, 1780. m. Jan. 22, 1804, George Lincoln, wid!, and d. at Coh. 12 Nov. 1861, æt. 81 yrs.
iv. DANIEL, - m. Jan. 8, 1804, Debby, dau. of Benjamin Beal.
v. BELA, -
vi. ELIZABETH, 1790. m. Feb. 28, 1815, Martin Pratt of Boston.
vii. EBED, 1791. m. Betsey Bates, and resided at Wey., where he d. 23 Feb. 1865, æt. 75th yr.
viii. JOHN, - Removed to Ohio.
ix. LUCY, Oct. 8, 1795. m. May 16, 1815, Charles Dyer of Wey., and d. 31 Oct. 1875, æt. 80 yrs.
10. SAMUEL 6 (Ezra 5 Samuel 4 Stephen 3-2-1), b. in Hing. Apr. 16, 1766. m. March 3, 1793, Mary Beal, dau. of Jacob and Olive (Lewis) Beal. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 28, 1771, and d. at Boston, 1837, æt. 67 yrs. He d. at Boston. "Bricklayer," and "contractor." Resided at Boston. Ch., -
i. LUCY, 1794. m. Henry Wenzel, and d. in 1833.
ii. HANNAH, 1795, d. unm.
iii. MARY, 1797, d. 1803.
iv. ELIZABETH, 1800, d. 1802.
v. REBECCA, 1800, d. 1801.
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vi. ELIZA, 1802. m. Doct. Jonas Underwood, wid!, of Hing. and d. at Boston, 24 Jan. 1877, æt. 74 yrs.
vii. MARY, 1804. m. Peter Hobart, wid!, of Hing.
viii. SAMUEL, 1807. Resided at Boston.
ix. JACOB, 1809, d. 1875.
X. REBECCA, 1811. m. William Calrow.
xi. SARAH, 1814, d. unm.
11. REUBEN 6 (Ezra 5 Samuel 4 Stephen 3-2-1), b. in Hing. Aug. 13, 1768. m. Dec. 20, 1794, Molly Humphrey, dau. of Noah and Lydia (Leavitt) Humphrey. She was b. in Hing. July 26, 1775, and d. 2 March, 1853, æt. 78th yr. He d. 18 Jan. 1813, æt. 45th yr. Resided off North (now Cottage) St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. POLLY, Dec. 24, 1795. m. Oct. 29, 1818, Edmund Bancroft of Groton, Mass., and had ch. : 1. Edmund Augustus, 1819, d. at Cal. 26 Feb. 1882. 2. Mary Ann, March 1, 1822, m. in Hing. Apr. 16, 1848, George N. Crofoot, who d. in Hing. 8 Feb. 1864, at. 41 yrs. Mrs. Polly Bancroft d. in Hing. 23 Feb. 1868, æt. 72 yrs. Edmund d. 15 July, 1823, æt. 29 yrs.
ii. CYNTHIA, Jan. 10, 1798, d. 8 Aug. 1800.
iii. REUBEN, Aug. 10, 1800. m. Emeline Howe, and d. at New York, 1861 (?) without issue.
iv. EZRA, Apr. 1, 1803, d. unm. 2 May, 1869, æt. 66 yrs.
v. CYNTHIA, March 15, 1811. m. Nov. 30, 1834, James Churchill.
12. GEORGE 6 (George L.5 Jonathan 4 Stephen 3-2-1), b. in Hing. July 2, 1766. m. first, Nov. 20, 1785, Delight Rice. She d. 28 Jan. 1791, æt. 28 yrs. He m. secondly, March 17, 1791, Anna Rice. She d. at. Ab'n Aug. 1847, æt. 77 yrs. He d. in Hing. 1 June, 1832, æt. 66th yr. Resided on Hersey St.
Ch., by w. Delight, -
i. SALLY, bt. Aug. 24, 1790.
ii. JOSHUA, bt. Aug. 24, 1790.
iii. PHINEAS, bt. Aug. 24, 1790, d. 12 Feb. 1791.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Anna, -
15. iv. BROSSARD, Feb. 29, 1792. v. DELIGHT, bt. May 19, 1793, d. 28 Sept. 1794.
vi. PEREZ, bt. Aug. 16, 1795. m. Apr. 27, 1816, Lucy L. Litchfield of Scit .. vii. AN INFANT, May 13, 1798, d. in five days.
16. viii. GEORGE, June 9, 1799.
17. ix. LEVI, 1801.
x. ANNA, Dec. 24, 1803. m. Oct. 7, 1821, Charles Lincoln.
xi. ROBERT THAXTER, bt. Sept. 21, 1806. m. Dec. 21, 1827, Mary, dau. of David Whitcomb, and d. at Ab'n 31 July, 1858, æt. 53d yr.
xii. MELVIN, Sept. 4, 1807. m. (pub. Sept. 27, 1828) Theatsa Damon, of Scit., and had sons Melvin, George, and Phincas.
xiii. MARY R., 1809. m. Sept. 23, 1828, William Nelson.
xiv. PHINEAS, Dec. 2, 1812. m. Nov. 18, 1832, Evaline Burrell. She d. at Boston, Apr. 26, 1880, æt. 67 yrs. He d. at Holbrook 23 Dec. 1881, æt .. 69 yrs.
13. NATHANIEL 6 (George L.5 Jonathan 4 Stephen 3-2-1), b. in Hing .. Jan. 19, 1768. m. Jan. 8, 1797, Sarah Chubbuck, dau. of Thomas and Patience (Garnet) Chubbuck. She was b. in Hing. March 14, 1770, and d. 27 Apr. 1844, æt. 74 yrs. He d. 19 Sept. 1819, æt. 52d yr. " Packetman," and for sev. yrs., in charge of one of the Hing. station. packets at Boston. Resided at "Liberty Plain," So. Hing.
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Ch., all b. in Hing., -
18. i. NATHANIEL, Oct. 31, 1797.
ii. THEODORE, June 3, 1799. Removed from Hing.
19. iii. FREEMAN, Apr. 24, 1801.
iv. SARAH, May 6, 1803. m. Jacob Dunbar.
v. MARY, May 20, 1805. m. June 10, 1827, Joseph D. Wilder.
14. MARTIN 6 (Jonathan 5-4 Stephen 3-2-1), b. July 13, 1778. m. in Hing. Dec. 22, 1805, Sally Humphrey, dau. of Noah and Lydia (Leavitt) Humphrey. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 23, 1781, and d. 9 March, 1864, æt. 83d yr. He d. Sept. 1823, æt. 45th yr. Resided in the North Ward.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. SALLY, Sept. 1806. m. Nov. 13, 1829, Davis Humphrey.
ii. THEODORE, Nov. 23, 1808. Removed to Keene, N. H.
iii. LYDIA L., June 4, 1812. m. Dec. 15, 1833, Leavitt Hobart.
15. BROSSARD 7 (George 6 George L.5 Jonathan 4 Stephen 3-2-1), b. in Hing. Feb. 29, 1792. m. Nov. 21, 1813, Mary Russell, a native of Rot- terdam, Holland. She d. in Hing. 17 March, 1866, æt. 76 yrs. He d. 17 Dec. 1869, æt. 78th yr. "Faucet-maker." Resided on Lincoln St. Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. ELIZABETH WILSON, Aug. 9, 1814. m. Apr. 7, 1839, Albert G. Wilder.
20. ii. JAMES RUSSELL, Oct. 23, 1816.
iii. BERTHIA T., Nov. 2, 1818, d. 21 July, 1835.
21. iv. LEWIS, 1822.
v. JOHN J. L., Aug. 1824. Resides at Concord, N. H. (See "Hingham in the Civil War.")
vi. LOUISA C., March 21, 1829, d. 30 Oct. 1830.
16. GEORGE7 (George 6 George L." Jonathan 4 Stephen 3-2-I), bt. in Hing. June 9, 1799. m. July 9, 1820, Chloe Lincoln, dau. of Israel and Chloe (Lincoln) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. March 7, 1797, and d. at So. Scit. 9 Sept. 1877, æt: 81st yr. He d. at So. Scit. 13 Aug. 1879, æt. 80 yrs.
Ch., -
i. HELEN LINCOLN, May 22, 1821. m. March 31, 1842, Thomas Tolman.
ii. GEORGE, b. in Hing. Nov. 6, 1822. m. Apr. 11, 1847, Eliza E. Barnes. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")
iii. THOMAS T., May 13, 1824. m. Oct. 3, 1847, Caroline Hall, and d. 16 Jan. 1850, æt. 26 yrs. Their dau. Susanna, b. 1848, d. 19 Nov. 1850.
iv. EDWIN,
v. SUSAN, -
vi. HANNAH, -, d. -.
vii. SARAH, -
viii. MARY, - -. ix. ADELINE,
x. ANNA M., b. at So. Scit. 1840, d. in Hing. 17 Apr. 1860, æt. 19 yrs. 5 mo's.
17. LEVI7 (George & George L.5 Jonathan 4 Stephen 3-2-1), b. in Hing. 1800. m. June 26, 1823, Lucy Stodder of Salem. She d. in Hing. 12 Feb. 1873, æt. 72d yr. He d. at Boston, 27 Nov. 1875, æt. 75th yr. "Carpenter." Resided on North St., West Hing. Ch., -
i. MARY RICHMOND, Jan. 29, 1824. m. May 25, 1842, Jairus Thayer, Jr.
ii. THOMAS L., Oct. 24, 1830. m. March 17, 1852, Anna M. Carver. Their dau. Lucy, b. Oct. 5, 1852, m. Jan. 28, 1872, John Beale. (See "Hing- ham in the Civil War.")
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18. NATHANIEL 7 (Nathaniel 6 George L.5 Jonathan 4 Stephen 3-2-1), b. in Hing. Oct. 31, 1797. m. Oct. 23, 1825, Lydia Burrell, dau. of Leavitt and Sally (Curtis) Burrell. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 17, 1805. Capt. Nathaniel French, for many yrs. master of the Packet Sloop "Rapid," d. 31 Oct. 1867, æt. 70 yrs. Resided on Main St., " Liberty Plain," So. Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. NATHANIEL, Apr. 7, 1828. m. Jan. 24, 1853, Mary E. Stodder, and d. at Harrison's Landing, Va., 9 Aug. 1862. (See "Hingham in the Civil War.")
ii. LYDIA, Feb. 28, 1830. m. Oct. 2, 1853, Albert Hersey, and d. 24 Sept. 1861. iii. SARAH LEAVITT, Sept. 19, 1831. m. (1) Edward A. F. Spear, and (2) Wil- liam Prouty, wid !.
iv. MARY ELIZABETH, Jan. 28, 1834. m. Harvey M. Pratt.
v. HENRY CHUBBUCK, June 30, 1836. m. Nov. 8, 1859, Anna M. Clapp of So. Scit., and d. while a prisoner at Belle Isle, Va., 26 Aug. 1864. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")
vi. PATIENCE CHUBBUCK, Dec. 17, 1838. m. William Prouty.
vii. CHARLES EDWIN, Aug. 2, 1842, d. a prisoner at Salisbury, N. C., 28 Nov. 1864. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")
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