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x. LABAN THAXTER, Aug. 19, 1815, d. at New York.
62. ELIJAH 6 (Benjamin Elijah 4 Joshua 3 Caleb 2 John1), b. in Hing. Sept. 4, 1787. m. July 1, 1820, Mrs. Hannah (Jacob) Beal, wid. of Caswell Beal. She d. in Hing. 8 Sept. 1860, æt. 81 yrs. He d. at Taunton, Mass., 24 Jan. 1861, æt. 73 yrs. " Master mariner." Re- sided on North St., opp. Marsh's Bridge.
Child, -
i. ELIJAH, May 20, 1820, is m., and resides at Boston.
63. ELIJAH6 (Laban 5 Elijah + Joshua 3 Caleb 2 John 1), b. in Hing. March 22, 1801. m. Oct. 19, 1823, Anna Sprague, dau. of Jairus and Anna (Sprague) Sprague. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 9, 1805. Elijah removed to Charlestown, Mass., where he d. 22 July, 1873, æt. 72 yrs. " Hair dresser."
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. ALBERT, Nov. 26, 1825.
64. JACOB 6 (Jacob 5 David 48 Jacob 2 John 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 18, 1774. m. March 14, 1798, Rhoda Jacobs, dau. of Capt. Joshua and Elizabeth (Richmond) Jacobs. She was b. at Han. Aug. 17, 1778, and d. in Hing. 3 Sept. 1858, æt. 80 yrs. He d. 28 Oct. 1805, æt. 31 yrs. "Cabinet-maker." Resided on South St.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. A DAU., Dec. 3, 1800, d. in 2 dys. ii. LOUISA RICHMOND, Apr. 23, 1802, d. unm. 23 Nov. 1872, æt. 71st yr.
iii. HENRY, July 10, 1805, grad. at Har. Coll. 1825, d. 4 Oct. 1828, æt. 23 yrs.
65. LEVI6 (Elisha 5 Isaac 4 David & Jacob 2 John 1), b. in Hing. March 31, 1786. m. Ruth Whiton, perhaps dau. of Matthew Whiton. She was b. July 28, 1791. Levi d. 9 Sept. 1852, æt. 66 yrs. "Laborer." Resided on Hersey St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. SOPHRONIA W., Aug. 18, 1811. m. (1) Feb. 6, 1831, John Low ; (2) Jesse Churchill, wid! ; and (3) Apr. 16, 1871, Henry-Wilder, wid !..
ii. LEVI, Apr. 14, 1813, d. 28 Feb. 1837.
iii. MATTHEW WHITON, March 15, 1815, d. at Bridgewater, 21 Oct. 1851, æt. 36 yrs.
iv. LUCY WHITON, Feb. 20, 1817. m. Oct. 20, 1833, Ezekiel S. Cartwright. v. MARY, Apr. 20, 1819.
vi. JOHN, June 7, 1821.
vii. LYDIA, Sept. 30, 1823. m. Sept. 22, 1847, Nathaniel Wilder.
viii. THOMAS ADAMS, Dec. 27, 1825.
ix. ELIZABETH G., Apr. 22, 1828, m. Joseph P. Eaton.
X. JAMES, Nov. 10, 1833.
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Beal.
66. ELIJAH 7 (Welcome 6 Joshua5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 16, 1783. m. Betsey Pincin of Bridgewater. She d. 21 Dec. 1848, æt. 64 yrs. Elijah d. 23 Dec. 1865, æt. 83d yr. "Far- mer." Resided on Hull St.
Ch., -
72. i. ELIJAH, Sept. 2, 1805.
ii. WILLIAM, May 2, 1807. m. Dec. 25, 1828, Caroline J. Carter. She sur- vived him, and m. (2) Isaac H. Lambert, wid!, and d. 24 Sept. 1864, æt. 64 yrs. William was lost at sea, in Sch !. "Sarah " of Hing. Apr. 1832. iii. SUSAN, March 2, 1810, d. young.
iv. LUCY, b. -
73. v. LEWIS, July 26, 1816.
vi. BETSEY, 1819. m. Oct. 15, 1838, Orin R. Beal, and d. 19 Oct. 1875, æt. 57th yr.
vii. WELCOME, 1821. "Trader," and Postmaster. He m. Jan. 6, 1848, Sarah, dau. of Stowers and Sarah Beal, and d. 20 May, 1884, æt. 63d yr. 74. viii. MARTIN, March 30, 1823.
67. ROBERT 7 (Welcome 6 Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 11, 1793. m. Aug. 19, 1813, Anna Humphrey, dau. of Jonathan and Rebecca (Vinal) Humphrey of Coh. She d. in Hing. 22 Sept. 1845, æt. 52 yrs. He d. 12 Feb. 1848, æt. 55th yr. " Mari- ner." Resided at Weir River.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
75. i. ROBERT, Dec. 14, 1813.
ii. MARY ANN, 1816. m. May 3, 1838, William P. Whittier, and d. 13 May, 1881, æt. 65th yr.
76. iii. LUTHER BARNES, 1819.
77. iv. LEAVITT BURRELL, July 12, 1824. V. REBECCA VINAL, June 3, 1827. m. Oct. 20, 1845, Welcome L. Gardner. vi. JOHN HUMPHREY, July 28, 1830, unm.
vii. CAROLINE JANE, Dec. 22, 1833. m. Sept. 1, 1864, Hiram T. Howard, and d. 30 May, 1871, æt. 37 yrs.
68. JAMES 7 (John 6-5-4-3 Jeremiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. May 12, 1822. m. at Coh. Nov. 14, 1844, Sally C. Nichols, dau. of Levi and Mary (Hall) Nichols. James d. 31 March, 1880, æt. 58th yr. "Farmer." Resided on Hull, near East St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
. MARY HALL, March 1, 1846. m. June 5, 1867, Algernon B. Churchill. 78. ii. JOHN, May 31, 1853.
iii. MARTHA BATES, Sept. 9, 1857.
69. CALEB 7 (Benjamin 6-5 Elijah 4 Joshua 3 Caleb 2 John 1), b. in Hing. March 6, 1805. m. first, Oct. 4, 1829, Mary White Beal, dau. of Caswell and Hannah (Jacob) Beal of Boston. She d. in Hing. 31 July, 1836, æt. 27 yrs. He m. secondly, Nov. 29, 1837, Susan Thurston Beal, sister of his first w. She d. and he m. thirdly, Sept. 12, 1872, Mrs. Elizabeth J. (Tilton) Hersey, wid. of Jacob Hersey. Caleb d. 26 Sept. 1886, æt. 82d yr. "Tinplate worker," and dealer in hardware, stoves, etc. Afts. engaged in navigation and commercial pursuits. Resided on Lincoln St.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary, -
i. CASWELL, 1830, d. 17 May, 1835, æt. 5 yrs.
ii. CALEB HADLEY, 1832, d. unm. 6 July, 1876, æt. 44th yr. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")
iii. JOHN HALL, 1834, d. 4 July, 1836.
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Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Susan, -
iv. CASWELL, , d. young, v. AN INFANT, d. in 7 dys.
70. LABAN 7 (Seth 6 Abel 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. at Coh. July 17, 1810. m. March 15, 1835, Celia Beal, dau. of Christopher and Hannah (Lambert) Beal. She was b. at Coh. Sept. 12, 1813. " Master mariner." Resides on Hull St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
79. i. LABAN OTIS, Jan. 20, 1836.
ii. JEROME QUINCY, Aug. 12, 1838, d. in two weeks.
iii. ERASTUS, Apr. 23, 1840, d. 20 Aug. foll.
iv. CYRUS, March 15, 1843, d. next day.
v. CELIA, Aug. 20, 1844, d. 6 Oct. foll.
vi. ELLA CECILIA, July 11, 1847. m. June 25, 1878, Charles H. Wall of Waltham.
vii. ISIDORA, Aug. 12, 1850. m. July 13, 1869, Joseph Hicks of Boston.
viii. GRANVILLE, Jan. 6, 1854.
ix. CLARENCE, Jan. 15, 1857, d. in 5 dys.
71. ABNER L.7 (Seth 6 Abel 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. at Coh. Jan. 1, 1815. m. Hannah S. Stodder, dau. of Jacob and Elizabeth (Richards) Stodder. She d. at Florence, Italy, 31 Jan. 1886, æt. 70 yrs. Abner d. 19 Aug. 1870, æt. 56th yr. "Shoemaker." Resided on Hull St.
Ch., prob. all b. in Hing., -
i. SUSAN FRANCES, m. (1) May 21, 1869, Charles A. Smith of Boston, and (2) -
ii. IRENE WHITTINGTON. m. Dec. 25, 1858, Caleb G. Beal of Boston.
iii. CHARLES, -, d.
iv. ALICE LORING, Sept. 15, 1850. m. Dec. 13, 1871, Joshua H. Nash of Ab'n, aud d. 27 Oct. 1884, æt. 34 yrs.
72. ELIJAH 8 (Elijah 7 Welcome 6 Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John1), b. at Coh. Sept. 2, 1805. m. in Hing. Nov. 26, 1826, Mary Burrell, dau. of Leavitt and Sally (Curtis) Burrell. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 20, 1803. Elijah d. 12 May, 1872, æt. 67th yr. " Master mariner." Resided on North, corner of Ship St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. SARAH ELIZABETH, Nov. 23, 1827. m. March 14, 1852, Thomas H. Lincoln. ii. MARY FRANCES, May 16, 1830, d. 28 Oct. 1844, at. 14 yrs. 6 mo's.
83. iii. WILLIAM, Feb. 7, 1833.
iv. ANNA TAYLOR, Feb. 12, 1835. m. Nov. 24, 1853, William D. Arnold of Ab'n.
73. LEWIS 8 (Elijah 7 Welcome 6 Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John1), b. in Hing. July 26, 1816. m. Nov. 11, 1838, Rachel B. Beal, dau. of Christopher and Hannah (Lambert) Beal. She was b. at Coh. Jan. 5, 1818. Lewis d. 27 Sept. 1880, æt. 64 yrs. "Shoe- maker." Resided on Hull St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
84. i. LEWIS QUINCY, Oct. 26, 1839.
ii. EDWIN WATSON, Oct. 13, 1841, d. 24 May, 1885.
iii. IANTHA, Nov. 3, 1843. m. Oct. 6, 1862, George K. Hobbs.
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iv. RACHEL BINNEY, Feb. 12, 1846. m. Nov. 3, 1869, Thaddeus A. Lawrence of So. Scit.
v. HORACE PARKER, Feb. 17, 1849.
vi. ORA CLINTON, Jan. 20, 1852.
vii. ELMORE WESTON, Sept. 12, 1859.
viii. MARY FISKE, July 16, 1862, d. 24 Sept. 1863.
74. MARTIN 8 (Elijah 7 Welcome 6 Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. in Hing. March 30, 1823. m. Dec. 19, 1847, Lucy A. Phin- ney, dau. of Seth and Mary (Litchfield) Phinney. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 28, 1828. Martin d. 5 Jan. 1883, æt. 60th yr. "Shoemaker." Resided on Hull St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. ELIZABETH JENNET, March 10, 1851. m. Aug. 17, 1873, Charles H. Snell.
ii. CAROLINE MALISSA, July 17, 1852. m. Aug. 30, 1873, Henry W. Clark.
iii. LUCY MAY, July 30, 1861. m. Nov. 20, 1886, Benjamin A. Atwood.
75. ROBERT 8 (Robert 7 Welcome 6 Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. in Hing. Dec. 14, 1813. m. Chloe Sprague, dau. of Amos and Mary (Clark) Sprague. She was b. at Ashburnham, Mass., Feb. 24, 1822. Robert d. in Hing. 21 Aug. 1876, æt. 63d yr. " Farm laborer." Resided at Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. WILLIAM HENRY, Oct. 9, 1841, d. 20 Dec. 1865, æt. 24 yrs. (See "Hing- ham in the Civil War.")
ii. MATILDA ANN, Jan. 12, 1844. m. George A. Ross.
iii. NANCY MARIA, June 5, 1846. m. (1) Amos Sprague, wid!, and (2) May 5, 1885, Charles F. Hammond of Natick.
iv. SUSAN AMELIA, Aug. 1, 1848. m. Aug. 31, 1869, John O. Barnes of Coh., now of Hing.
v. ROBERT DAVIS, Sept. 1, 1850, d. 15 Sept. 1851.
85. vi. JAMES STURTEVANT, Aug. 5, 1852.
vii. REBECCA CAROLINE JANE, May 3, 1854, d. 16 March, 1863.
viii. JOSEPH LINCOLN, Feb. 27, 1857, d. 21 March, 1863.
ix. ELIZA SPRAGUE, March 1, 1861, d. 21 Jan. 1863.
x. JOSEPH LINCOLN TILSON, May 14, 1863.
76. LUTHER B.8 (Robert 7 Welcome 6 Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. in Hing. 1819. m. Jan. 18, 1844, Mary Ann Sprague, dau. of Amos and Mary (Clark) Sprague. She was b. in Hing. 1824, and d. at Wey. 18 Jan. 1880, æt. 55 yrs. He d. 1 June, 1876, æt. 57th yr. " Laborer." Resided at Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. MARY ANN, Aug. 20, 1844, d. 5 Aug. 1846.
ii. LUTHER BARNES, Sept. 17, 1846. m. Apr. 19, 1871, Susan Ramsdell.
iii. MARY JANE, March 9, 1848, d. 22 Sept. 1849.
iv. JOHN LEAVITT, Sept. 29, 1849, d. 19 Oct. 1851.
v. WELCOME L. G., March 8, 1851. m. June 6, 1877, Sophia H. Lovell. vi. ANNIE CAROLINE, Dec. 22, 1852. m. Jan. 8, 1873, Charles H. Prouty. vii. MARY R. V., Sept. 30, 1856, d. 1 Jan. 1857.
viii. ELIZABETH WENTWORTH, June 7, 1859, d. 19 Nov. 1867.
ix. EZRA THOMAS, Sept. 21, 1861.
X. CHARLES FREDERICK, - -. Resides at Wey.
77. LEAVITT B.8 (Robert 7 Welcome 6 Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. in Hing. July 12, 1824. m. Nov. 9, 1844, Harriet P. Barnes, dau. of Benjamin and Sally (Vinal) Barnes. She was b. in Hing. Jan.
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Beal.
23, 1825. " Master mariner," and later, "shoemaker." Resides on Cottage St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. ANNA HUMPHREY, Aug. 18, 1845, d. 28 Aug. 1846.
ii. OLIVER LEAVITT, Dec. 1, 1847. m. Annie, dau. of Loring Hersey. Resides at Reading.
iii. HENRI LA FOREST, Nov. 7, 1853.
iv. NETTIE THORNTON, Jan. 11, 1856. m. March 8, 1877, Joseph Dean Swift. v. HERBERT, Nov. 24, 1865.
78. JOHN 8 (James 7 John 6-5-4-3 Jeremiah 2 John 1), b. in Hing. May 31, 1853. m. Jan. 28, 1872, Lucy French, dau. of Thomas L., and Anna M. (Carver) French. Resides on East St., near Side Hill Road. Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. JOHN, Apr. 28, 1872.
ii. HELEN RUSSELL CORINNE, June 24, 1883.
79. LABAN O.8 (Laban 7 Seth 6 Abel 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 20, 1836. m. Feb. 25, 1863, Mrs. Mary Smith (Davis) Studley, wid. of Stephen B. Studley, and dau. of Edmund and Mary D. (Hatch) Davis. She was b. at Falmouth, Mass., Jan. 12, 1837. "Shoemaker." Resides on Canterbury St. Ch., -
i. FREDDIE OTIS, Dec. 10, 1863, d. 9 Jan. 1867.
ii. MINNIE CECILIA, March 31, 1866, d. 27 Aug. foll.
iii. ARTHUR CARLETON, July 28, 1868.
iv. ETHEL MAY, Dec. 14, 1872.
v. OTIS GRANVILLE, May 8, 1875.
80. SAMUEL 8 (Caleb7 Daniel 6 Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. at Coh. Jan. 26, 1809. m. Jan. 31, 1835, Elizabeth Souther, dau. of Nathan and Sally (Wilson) Souther. Samuel d. 9 March, 1856, æt. 47 yrs. Resided on East, near Hull St. Was for many yrs. tax collector of Hing. Ch., -
i. WILBUR FISKE, Nov. 22, 1835, is m., and resides at Boston.
ii. SAMUEL MARSDEN, Oct. 23, 1839. Methodist clergyman.
iii. ARTHUR, July 8, 1845. m. Feb. 9, 1871, Adelia S. Oakman of Mf'd.
iv. HORACE MANN, June 26, 1850, d. 23 Jan. 1873.
.V. SARAH LIZZIE, Feb. 20, 1853, d. 17 July, 1855.
81. JAMES S.8 (Caleb7 Daniel 6 Joshua5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John1), b. at Coh. June 27, 1812. m. first, Mary F. Smith, dau. of Charles L., and Chrissa (Wilder) Smith. She d. 29 Sept. 1863, æt. 48th yr. He m. secondly, Jan. 10, 1867, Mrs. Hannah H. (Churchill) Wilder, wid. of Martin Wilder. She d. at Dux. 18 Jan. 1887, æt. 62 yrs. James S. d. 20 Oct. 1883, æt. 71 yrs. He left no issue. "Housewright." Resided on Main St., So. Hing.
82. DANIEL 8 (Christopher 7 Daniel 6 Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. at Coh. Nov. 5, 1806. m. Aug. 14, 1831, Hannah L. Bur- bank, dau. of Timothy and Sarah (Battles) Burbank of Coh. Daniel d. in Hing. 18 Sept. 1880, æt. 74th yr. " Farmer." Resided on Hull St.
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Ch., all b. in Hing., -
86. i. DANIEL LEAVITT, June 23, 1832.
ii. LEANDER, Nov. 27, 1834 (is of the firm of Miner, Beal, & Hackett, mer- chants, of Boston).
iii. LUCINDA, May 19, 1838. m. May 18, 1856, James D. Carter.
iv. TIMOTHY, March 23, 1844, d. 20 Sept. 1848.
v. HELEN ELIZABETH, June 17, 1846. m. Dec. 23, 1865, Osgood Eaton, Jr.
83. WILLIAM 9 (Elijah 8-7 Welcome6 Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 7, 1833. m. May 25, 1856, Lydia A. Beal, dau. of Stowers and Sarah (Beal) Beal. She was b. at Coh. Dec. 18, 1830. "Steamboat captain." Resides on Hersey St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. JENNIE HALL, July 18, 1862. m. May 29, 1883, Herbert O. Hardy.
ii. SARAH ANN, Sept. 10, 1865, d. 8 Nov. foll.
iii. LYDIA WESLEY, Dec. 24, 1871.
84. LEWIS Q.9 (Lewis 8 Elijah 7 Welcome 6 Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jere- miah 3-2 John 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 26, 1839. m. Jan. 24, 1869, Mary E. Harrington. Removed to Boston.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. JOHN LEWIS, Aug. 4, 1870.
85. JAMES S.9 (Robert 87 Welcome 6 Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 5, 1852. m. Oct. 3, 1874, Georgiana Barnes, dau. of Caleb B., and Adeline (Studley) Barnes. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 28, 1855. Resides on School St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. HARRY, Apr. 14, 1875, d. 30 July foll.
ii. LILLIAN, June 1, 1877.
86. DANIEL L.9 (Daniel & Christopher7 Daniel 6 Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John1), b. in Hing. June 23, 1832. m. July 2, 1854, Ade- line M. Carter, a native of Liberty, Me. She survived him, and m. secondly, March 11, 1865, Isaac H. Lambert, wid .. Daniel L. d. 29 July, 1864, æt. 32 yrs. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. FLORENCE H., Nov. 1, 1858, d. at Coh. 8 March, 1868.
87. CALEB G.9 (Caleb 8-7 Daniel 6 Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 32 John 1), b. at Coh. Sept. 6, 1835. m. in Hing. Dec. 25, 1858, Irene W. Beal, dau. of- Abner L., and Hannah S. (Stodder) Beal of Hing. Re- sided on Hull St. until he removed to Boston.
Ch., -
i. EDDIE GRAY, Dec. 20, 1859.
ii. CHARLES LORING, b. in Hing. Sept. 4, 1870.
88. GEORGE W.9 (Caleb 87 Daniel 6 Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. at Coh. Dec. 18, 1838. m. in Hing. May 7, 1868, Martha Ball Corthell, adopted dau. of Levi Corthell. She d. 21 Feb. 1873, æt. 31 yrs. 7 mo's.
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Child, -
i. MARY W., Jan. 16, 1873, d. 13 Sept. foll.
89. FRANKLIN 9 (Caleb 8-7 Daniel 6 Joshua 5 Andrew 4 Jeremiah 3-2 John 1), b. at Coh. Apr. 24, 1846. m. in Hing. March 14, 1875, Harriet A. Tirrell, dau. of Alfred and Sarah B. (Morse) Tirrell. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 22, 1848. Resides on Rockland St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. FOREST RUSSELL, Nov. 27, 1878.
ii. SARAH, Dec. 22, 1880.
EDWIN (Edwin = Sarah D. Gibson), b. at Hanson, Mass., Jan. 19, 1842. m. in Hing. Dec. 24, 1865, Elizabeth Chubbuck, dau. of Eleazer and Elizabeth (Whiting) Chubbuck. She was b. in Hing. March 16, 1846. " Bootmaker." Resides on Gardner St.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. EDWIN IRVING, Feb. 27, 1869.
NOTE. - Margaret, d. 25 Nov. 1749, at. 80 yrs. Miriam, m. Aug. 27, 1761, Seth Wilder. Jerusha, m. June 4, 1764, Edward Jenkins, Jr., of Scit. Eunice, m. Oct. 10, 1771, John Hunt, Jr. Mercy, dau. of Caleb, bt. Feb. 21, 1779. Rachel, d. 23 June, 1784, æt. 60 or 69 yrs. Lydia, m. Nov. 29, 1787, Timothy Thayer. Mary, dau. of Joshua of Coh., m. Oct. 24, 1822, Joseph Robinson. Mary, dau. of Bela, m. Feb. 15, 1827, Bela Marsh of Boston. Caleb, Jr., of Coh. m. Apr. 12, 1829, Martha L. Burrell. Mary, m. Apr. 28, 1833, Edward Butler. Orin R., of Coh. m. Oct. 15, 1838, Betsey, dau. of Elijah Beal. Rachel B., of Coh. m. Nov. 11, 1838, Lewis Beal. Lydia G., dau. of Caleb, of Coh. m. Dec. 18, 1842, Seth Phinney, Jr. Lucy L., w. of Solomon J., d. 20 March, 1848, æt. 31 yrs. Mary R. V., d. 1 Jan. 1857, æt. 1 yr. 3 mo's. Nathan, a native of Coh., d. 23 Aug. 1863, æt. 50 yrs. Amanda A., m. Apr. 24, 1867, Albert O. Gibson of Boston. Sarah J., w. of Alfred, d. 21 June. 1871, æt. 27 yrs. Christopher, d. 21 June, 1872, æt. 67 yrs. Irene W., w. of Solomon, d. 27 Dec. 1872. Abigail, wid. of Samuel, d. 26 May, 1873, at. 97 yrs. Marianna L., m. May 19, 1879, Wendall O. Hunt.
BEARSE.
AMMIEL, m. in Hing. Dec. 10, 1746, Elizabeth Sears.
MIAL, m. Dec. 27, 1772, Sarah Burrell.
BELCHER.
JOHN FREMONT (John B. = Abbie F. Bird), b. at Ea. Randolph, 1858. m. Dec. 24, 1878, Annie Doughty, dau. of James and Ellen (Parry) Doughty. She was b. at Wey. Oct. 14, 1861. "Boot and shoe maker." Resides on Gardner St.
Ch., -
i. WALTER CLIFTON, Dec. 22, 1879.
ii. JAMES FREMONT, Oct. 25, 1881.
iii. ANNIE GRACE, b. in Hing. March 31, 1883.
BENNET.
BEZALIEL, m. in Hing. Feb. 24, 1774, Rachel Barnes, dau. of Ben- jamin and Hannah (Beal) Barnes. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 1, 1755. Resided in the sec. pre. Their
Child, -
i. RACHEL, -- , d. 5 Dec. 1788, æt. 14th yr.
NOTE. - Philip R., of Freetown m. Dec. 5, 1822, Catherine Jacob. Moses, of Boston m. Apr. 7, 1816, Lucy Pittee. Nathaniel, a res. of Hing., m. Apr. 4, 1826, Sylvia Groce.
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BERRY.
1. AMos, from Wey., m. in Hing. May 31, 1722, Ruth Garnet, dau. of John and Mary (Stowell) Garnet. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 12, 1688-89. Amos d. 18 Sept. 1737, æt. 42 yrs.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. SARAH, Jan. 6, 1719-20. m. Feb. 11, 1740-41, Benjamin Whiton, Jr.
ii. JANE, May 22, 1722.
iii. HANNAH, Feb. 27, 1726-27, d. 6 March foll.
iv. REBECCA, Feb. 27, 1726-27, d. 6 March foll.
v. AMOS, March 15, 1727-28. m. Apr. 10, 1755, Hannah Wood.
2. vi. THOMAS, July 14, 1731.
2. THOMAS (Amos = Ruth Garnet), b. in Hing. July 14, 1731. m. Mary -, who d. in Hing. 6 Dec. 1793, æt. 51 yrs. ; and he d. 2 June, 1803, æt. 72d yr.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. MOLLY, May 1, 1763. m. March 10, 1804, Ezekiel Whiton, wid ..
3. ii. THOMAS, May 5, 1765.
3. THOMAS (Thomas = Mary), b. in Hing. May 5, 1765. m. Oct. 31, 1784, Jael Whiton, dau. of Solomon and Mary (Campbell) Whiton. This fam. prob. removed from here soon after 1795.
Ch., b. in Hing., were-
i. SALLY, bt. Oct. 31, 1785.
ii. ('ELIA, b. Jan. 24, 1786.
iii. HANNAH, Oct. 8, 1787.
iv. BETSEY, Oct. 8, 1788. v. LEAH, Sept. 1, 1790.
vi. THOMAS, Nov. 13, 1791.
vii. PETER, Nov. 3, 1793.
viii. MARY, Nov. 25, 1795.
JOHN HODGKINS (William H. = Lucy A. Nash), b. at Wey. Aug. 25, 1853. m. in Hing. Aug. 25, 1874, Adaline F. Hersey, dau. of Hollis and Mary A. (Loring) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 14, 1857. "Shoemaker." Resides on Pond St.
Ch., -
i. ANNIE MARIA, b. at Wey. Oct. 26, 1880. ii. GEORGE CLARENCE, b. in Hing. Apr. 16, 1882.
iii. MARY LAWSON, b. in Hing. June 26, 1884.
NOTE. - Mary, dan. of Jane Berry, bt. May 19, 1754. m. Sept. 8, 1777, Jonathan Hersey, widr. Jotham Loring, s. of Molly Berry, b. Dec. 22, 1784. Jane, d. 9 Apr. 1774, æt. 35 yrs. Ira, m. Dec. 1, 1331, Lydia M. Hobart.
BETSCOME (BETSCOMBE).
RICHARD, from the County of Dorset, Eng., had a grant of five acres of land on Broad Cove (Lincoln) St. at the first drawing of house-lots, Sept. 18, 1635, and was made a freeman 1636-37. By occupation he was called "haberdasher." He prob. removed from here before 1650, as the name does not appear in Hing. after this yr. Concerning his fam. I only find upon our rec's the foll. : "June 6, 1646, Mrs. Betscomb died."
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His ch., prob. were -
i. MARY, -.
ii. MARTHA, - - iii. ANNA, bt. Aug. 1639.
iv. EXPERIENCE, bt. Oct. 24, 1641.
BIBBY.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, m. Nov. 28, 1850, Emeline Cushing, dau. of Adam and Harriet (Loring) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. March 10, 1828. He was killed while on picket duty 30 May, 1864. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.") " Shoemaker." Resided at Hing. Centre.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. ARTHUR MELVIN, Feb. 4, 1855. m. Apr. 18, 1883, Hannah N. Arnold, dan. of Andrew J., and Olive N. (Whitcomb) Arnold of Coh. Resides on Middle St.
BICKNELL.
1. QUINCY (Zachariah = Molly Pratt), a descendant of Zachary Bicknell, one of the early settlers of Wey., was b. at Wey. Apr. 27, 1789. He m. in Hing. March 28, 1813, Hannah Lincoln, dau. of Jotham and Rebecca (Jones) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 17, 1790, and d. 17 May, 1870, æt. 79 yrs. Quincy d. 28 July, 1856, æt. 67 yrs. "Master mason," and " contractor." Resided on West St. Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. HANNAH LINCOLN, Dec. 4, 1813. m. Dec. 18, 1831, Nathan Bates of Wey., and d. 26 Apr. 1870.
3. ii. QUINCY, Dec. 23, 1815.
4. iii. LEAVITT LINCOLN, Nov. 8, 1817.
iv. REBECCA JONES, Nov. 20, 1823. m. Apr. 8, 1847, Joel B. Seymour.
2. EZRA (James = Nancy Wilder), a descendant of Zachary of Wey., and b. at Wey. Feb. 2, 1805. m. in Hing. Nov. 28, 1826, Lucy Cain, dau. of Daniel and Priscilla (Stodder) Cain. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 13, 1808. Ezra d. 25 June, 1882, æt. 77 yrs. "Shoemaker." Resided on Fort Hill St.
Ch., -
i. LUCY ANN, b. in Hing. Dec. 14, 1827. m. Jan. 6, 1848, Eben Stodder.
ii. LILLEYOUS, b. at Wey. Oct. 26, 1830. m. Feb. 21, 1850, Charles Campbell. She d. in Hing. 22 Sept. 1886, æt. 56th yr.
5. iii. EZRA LEONIDAS, b. at Wey. Feb. 8, 1833. iv. NANCY WILDER, b. at Wey. Oct. 31, 1839. m. (1) Aug. 28, 1861, Samuel L. Williams, wid !; and (2) Oct. 17, 1869, Stephen P. Goold, wid !.
3. QUINCY (Quincy = Hannah Lincoln), b. in Hing. Dec. 23, 1815. m. Nov. 2, 1842, Rachel L. Barnes, dau. of Lincoln and Betsey (Ellms) Barnes. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 2, 1822, and d. 8 Dec. 1882, æt. 61st yr. "Farmer " and magistrate. For many yrs. a teacher in the public schools of Hing. and neighboring towns. Has served on the board of selectmen, and as a member of the school committee. He also is an eminent historian, and the compiler of the genealogy of the Tower family. Resides on the paternal homestead, West St.
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Ch., -
i. LINCOLN BARNES, b. in Hing. May 18, 1843.
ii. HANNAH QUINCY, b. at Dor. July 17, 1848. m. Dec. 9, 1869, Charles H. Fletcher.
iii. QUINCY, b. in Hing. Aug. 17, 1850.
4. LEAVITT L. (Quincy = Hannah Lincoln), b. in Hing. Nov. 8, 1817. m. first, July 30, 1840, Harriet E. dau. of Willard and Laura (Hitch- cock) Bicknell. She d. in Hing. 16 Sept. 1842, æt. 19 yrs. He m. secondly, Dec. 10, 1846, Mrs. Elizabeth J. (Whiton) Stodder, wid. of David Stodder, and dau. of Isaac and Mary (Jones) Whiton. Leavitt d. at New York, 21 Apr. 1875, æt. 57 yrs. " Painter and glazier."
Child, by w. Harriet, -
i. GEORGE, May 4, 1842 ; is m. and resides in New York. Ch., by w. Elizabeth, -
ii. EDWARD QUINCY, Aug. 29, 1847 ; is m. and resides in New York.
iii. MARY JONES, Ang. 28, 1849, d. at Boston, 30 Apr. 1852.
iv. LEAVITT, May 1, 1854, d. 4 Sept. 1857.
5. EZRA L. (Ezra = Lucy Cain), b. at Wey. Feb. 8, 1833. m. in Hing. Apr. 26, 1855, Mary L. Sprague, dau. of Luther and Polly (Leavitt) Sprague. She was b. in Hing. July 30, 1835. "Shoemaker." Resides on Fort Hill St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. JAMES, Jan. 10, 1857, d. 17 Dec. foll.
ii. MARION LINCOLN, July 8, 1859. m. Oct. 10, 1878, Walter T. Jones.
iii. CHARLES LEAVITT, July 23, 1864.
iv. CARRIE JONES, Aug. 18, 1869.
CHARLES, a descendant of Zachary, m. in Hing. Jan. 27, 1850, Susan F. Harris, dau. of Capt. James and Susan (Wilder) Harris. She d. 12 Aug. 1867, æt. 41 yrs. Their s. Charles P. m. at Coh. Aug. 24, 1873, Ida V. Parker, and d. 25 Jan. 1876, æt. 23 yrs. Harry Llewellyn, s. of Charles P. and Ida V., was b. in Hing. June 7, 1874.
ANSON FRANCIS '(Stephen = Rebecca T. Hunt), a descendant of Zachary, and b. at Wey. Sept. 3, 1847. m. Nov. 1870, Olive A. Puttillow, dau. of Thomas G., and Rebecca (Gunning) Puttillow. She was b. at Wey. Sept. 2, 1851. "Baker." Resides on South St. Ch., -
i. WALTER ANSON, b. and d. at Wey. ii. ARTHUR FRANCIS, b. at Rockland, d. at Wey.
iii. MABEL FRANCES, b. at Rockland, Dec. 14, 1876.
iv. OLIVE VIOLA, b. in Hing. Jan. 10, 1880.
NOTE. - Thomas, of Wey. m. in Hing. Dec. 16, 1696, Anna Turner of Wey. James, of Wey. m. Apr. 21, 1802, Nancy, dau. of Daniel Wilder. Henry F .. m. Apr. 9, 1845, Betsey C. Our. Quincy L., of Wey. m. Dec. 17, 1834, Deborah Porter of Wey. Alonzo, d. at Taunton, 4 Aug. 1868, æt. 54th yr. Hannah W. (Gill), d. at Boston, 9 May, 1872, æt. 34 yrs.
BINNEY.
1. ELKANAH (Elkanah = Olive Pittee), b. at Wey. Oct. 9, 1775, and a descendant of Capt. John of Hull. m. Sept. 23, 1804, at Coh., Anna
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Lambert, dau. of Henry and Hannah (Beal) Lambert. She d. in Hing. 4 May, 1863, æt. 79 yrs. He d. 3 Sept. 1853, æt. 78 yrs. "Farmer," and "nail-maker." Resided at Fort Hill, on "Silver St.," so called. Ch., -
2. i. ISAAC LAMBERT, b. at Wey. Aug. 20, 1805.
ii. ANNA, b. at Wey. 1808. m. Dec. 9, 1830, Dan! H. Vining of Wey., and d. 1864, æt. 55th yr.
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