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3. iii. HENRY, b. at Wey. May 4, 1811. iv. ELKANAH, b. in Hing. Oct. 18, 1813. m. Oct. 23, 1867, Mrs. Vesuvia Smith. "Mariner." (See "Hingham in the Civil War.")
v. JOHN, b. in Hing. May 1, 1816. m. Apr. 10, 1839, Anna B. Lincoln, and resides at Wey.
vi. HANNAH CELIA, b. in Hing. Oct. 17, 1818. m. Nov. 14, 1838, Solomon Pratt of Wey.
vii. ELIZABETH, b. in Hing. July 17, 1821. m., 1839, Thomas Porter of Wey. viii. NANCY, Apr. 12, 1824. m. 1845, Augustus Pratt of Wey., and d. at Wey. 16 Dec. 1848, æt. 24 yr's.
ix. SALLY WILDER, Oct. 19, 1827. m. Apr. 15, 1846, Ephraim G. Freeman, and d. at Wey. 5 March, 1854, æt. 26 yrs.
2. ISAAC L. (Elkanah = Anna Lambert), b. Aug. 20, 1805. m. Feb. 18, 1827, Sarah R. Kingman, dau. of Asa and Sally R. (Stowell) King- man. "Shoemaker." Removed to Wey.
Ch., prob. all b. at Wey., -
i. ISAAC HENRY, 1827.
ii. SARAH STOWELL, 1830. m. (1) July 20, 1845, Samuel T. Cushing, and (2) Feb. 1, 1868, Thomas K. Woodward. She d. at Quincy, 12 Feb. 1878, æt. 49th yr.
iii. JAMES S., 1832.
iv. ANNA R., 1834.
v. CAROLINE WILDER, 1837.
vi. ABBIE LOUISA, 1840.
vii. ASA K., 1843.
viii. EBENEZER L., 1845, d. soon.
ix. EBENEZER L., 1847, d. 1867.
3. HENRY (Elkanah = Anna Lambert), b. at Wey. May 4, 1811. m. first, March 20, 1839, Elmira Porter of Wey. She d. in Hing. 4 Oct. 1843, æt. 24 yrs. He m. secondly, Dec. 7, 1845, Sarah Ann Davis, dau. of Robert and Mary (Binney) Davis of Wey. She was b. at Wey. 1822. Henry d. in Hing. 9 Apr. 1882, æt. 71st yr. "Shoemaker." Resided at Fort Hill, on "Silver St."
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Elmira, -
i. HENRY FRANCIS, Nov. 25, 1840. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.") Is prob. dead, as he never returned home.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Sarah, -
ii. CHESTER WALKER, Oct. 7, 1846, d. 12 Apr. 1849.
iii. MARY ELMIRA, Apr. 7, 1848, d. 14 Apr. 1849.
iv. CHESTER WALKER, Nov. 10, 1849. m. July 9, 1871, Arabella F. Damon of Wey. Resides at Wey.
v. EMILY A., Oct. 10, 1851. m. Nov. 10, 1869, Thomas Daffon, and had Henry Francis, Apr. 3, 1871; Thomas Otis, July 29, 1874.
vi. SARAH E., June 28, 1854. m. Sept. 9, 1875, James Gumb, and had Sarah Ann, Sept. 10, 1875, d. 17 Apr. 1882 ; Ruth Frances, Oct. 15, 1877.
vii. ADDIE A., March 24, 1857. m. Jan. 1, 1881, George W. Brooks of Wey.
NOTE. - Spencer, of Hull m. Nov. 7, 1789, Molly Jones of Hull. Amos, of Hull m. July 14, 1824, Caroline, dau. of Isaiah Wilder of Hing. Polly, of Hull m. May 1, 1788, VOL. II .- 6
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Stephen Cushing. Hannah, of Hull m. Jan. 16, 1809, Eben! Totman of Scit. Polly, of Hull m. May 7, 1809, Moses Tower of Hing. Bertha, of Hull mn. Feb. 28, 1811, John Goold of Hull. Rebecca L., of Hull m. Sept. 29, 1816, Robert Goold of Hull. Charles, of Boston m. Oct. 1, 1855, Mary A. B., dau. of Dea. Gorham Lincoln of Hing.
BISBEE (BESBEDGE).
1. THOMAS, from Sandwich, Eng., was in Scit. 1634. He removed to Dux. 1638, and thence to Mf'd.
Among his ch., were -
2. i. ELISHA, -
ii. ALICE,
m. July 18, 1645, John Bourne. ("History of Duxbury.")
2. ELISHA 2 (Thomas1), was of Scit., and by occupation "cooper." " In 1644 he kept a ferry where Union Bridge now stands." (DEAN's
"Scituate.") The chris. name of his w. was Joanna. Their Ch., were -
i. HOPESTILL, 1645. m. Sarah -, who survived him, and m. secondly, Feb. 27, 1695-96, Joseph Lincoln of Hing. wid ...
ii. JOHN, 1647. m. 1687, Joanna Brooks. She d. at Pem. 17 Aug. 1726. He d. at Pem. 4 Sept. 1726.
iii. MARY, 1649. m. Jan. 15, 1678-79, Jacob Beal of Hing.
3. iv. ELISHA, 1654.
v. HANNAH, 1656. m. Thomas Brooks.
vi. MARTHA, b. - , perhaps m. Jonathan Turner.
3. ELISHA 3 (Elisha 2 Thomas 1), b. 1654. m. first, Sarah, dau. of Thomas King of Scit., and secondly, in Hing. March 25, 1685, Mrs. Mary (Jacob) Bacon, wid. of Samuel Bacon, and dau. of John and Margery (Eames) Jacob. She was b. in Hing. March 30, 1656, and d. at Pem. 16 Apr. 1737, æt. 82d yr. Elisha d. 4 March, 1715-16, æt. 62d yr. Was ki. as "Ensign." Resided at So. Hing.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary, were -
i. JOANNA, Apr. 8, 1686. m. May 21, 1708, John Leavitt.
4. ii. ELISHA, Feb. 28, 1687-88.
iii. SARAH, Feb. 25, 1689-90. m. Jan. 11, 1715-16, Jonathan Low.
iv. RUTH, Jan. 21, 1692-93, d. 10 Feb. 1713-14.
v. MARY, Nov. 7, 1700.
4. ELISHA 4 (Elisha 3-2 Thomas 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 28, 1687-88. m. (pub. Feb. 21, 1712-13) Sarah Burr, dau. of John and Mary (Warren) Burr. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 20, 1691-92. This fam. prob. re- moved from here after the birth of the foll.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. SARAH, March 5, 1715-16. m. Daniel Lewis, Jr., of Pem.
ii. ELISHA, June 3, 1718. Was of Hing., and by occupation "saddler."
NOTE. - A child of Elisha d. 18 Nov. 1752, æt. 2d yr. Bethia, d. 20 Sept. 1754, æt. 2d yr. Bethia, dau. of Elisha, bt. March 16, 1755.
BLACK.
JOSEPH F., m. in Hing. May 10, 1880, Annie J. Harub. " Cabinet- maker." Resides on North St.
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Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. FREDERICK HENRY, May 24, 1881.
ii. ALBERT LAWRENCE, Dec. 8, 1883.
iii. LOUIS CLAYTON, Nov. 10, 1886.
BLAIR.
FREDERICK CLINTON, b. at Pittsford, Vt., Sept. 5, 1842. m. in Hing. Apr. 5, 1871, Olive J. Jones, dau. of Moses and Olive S. (Groce) Jones. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 28, 1844. "Butcher." Resides on Leavitt St. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. MARY PARKER, May 3, 1874.
ii. SAMUEL BRADSTREET, June 25, 1884.
BLAKE.
1. JOSEPH, from Scit., m. in Hing. first, Nov. 1, 1734, Sarah Souther, dau. of Joseph and Content (Tower) Souther. She was b. in Hing. 1714, and d. 6 July, 1743, æt. 29 yrs. He m. secondly, Aug. 31, 1743, `Mary Kent, dau. of Ebenezer and Hannah (Gannett) Kent. She was b. in Hing. 1713. Resided in the sec. pre.
Ch., by w. Sarah, were -
2. i. JOSEPH, 1735.
ii. SARAH, 1737.
iii. BENJAMIN, bt. Dec. 9, 1739.
iv. SAMUEL, bt. Sept. 27, 1741.
v. HANNAH, bt. Jan. 16, 1742-43.
Child, by w. Mary, -
vi. JAMES, bt. Aug. 19, 1744.
2. JOSEPH (Joseph = Sarah Souther), prob. b. in Hing., sec. pre., 1735. m., 1758, Lucy Gill, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Hawke) Gill. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 11, 1738-39, and d. 13 Oct. 1818, æt. 80 yrs. Joseph d. 26 Jan. 1812, æt. 78th yr. Resided on Lincoln St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. JOSEPH, Aug. 8, 1759.
ii. SAMUEL, Sept. 23, 1761, d. 18 March foll.
iii. LUCY, July 18,1763. m. Dec. 3, 1786, Daniel Thaxter.
iv. SAMUEL, Feb. 9, 1766.
v. SARAH, Sept. 9, 1768. m. May 9, 1799, Ambrose Lothrop of Easton, Mass. She d. 2 May, 1826, æt. 58th yr. He d. 2 May, 1828, æt. 59 yrs.
vi. PERCIS, Apr. 29, 1771. m. Nov. 8, 1800, Reuben Blake of Mendon.
vii. MARY, Sept. 3, 1773. m. Nov. 8, 1800, Daniel Beal of Boston. They re- moved to Ohio.
1. JOSEPH 4 (s. of Solomon 3, gr. s. of Edward 2 of Dor. and great gr. s. of William Blake1, who came from Old Eng. to New Eng. with his w. Agnes in 1635), was b. at Boston Aug. 10, 1709. His w., whom he m. May 18, 1738, was Mary Welland of Boston. But little is kn. of their history, other than that they were occasional sojourners in Hing. Their
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Ch., so far as I can ascertain, were -
2. i. JOSEPH, b. at Boston, Feb. 5, 1738-39. ii. JOHN, Aug. 27, 1740.
iii. ELIZABETH, May 23, 1742.
3. iv. SOLOMON, June 22, 1744.
v. GEORGE, 1746, prob. d. young.
NOTE. - The Blake tomb in the Hingham Cemetery contains, in addition to the remains therein deposited, two gravestones, one of which was originally erected to the memory of Martin Blake. Upon the other stone is the following inscription :-
In Memory of LIDY BLAKE. Daugh of Cap William & Mrs Dorcas Blake. Died 28 July 1775. Aged 1 year.
2. Joseph 5 (Joseph 4 Solomon 3 Edward 2 William 1), b. at Boston, Feb. 5, 1738-39. m. first, 1757, Deborah Smith, dau. of Samuel and Bethia (Chipman) Smith of Sandwich, Mass. After her decease he m. secondly Mrs. Thankful Baty, wid. of Gideon Baty, her second hus., whom she m. 28 Sept. 1777. (Her first husband was Watson Freeman.) She d. and for his third w. he m. Huldah Dix. At 17 yrs. of age Joseph was sec. lieut. in Col. Gridley's regiment, of which Samuel Thaxter of Hing. was major, and was present at the capitulation of Fort William Henry in 1757. He also was an officer under General John Winslow at the taking of Quebec in 1759, and had charge of the little band of unfortunate French neutrals sent into Hing. In 1777, being then a resident of Rutland, Mass., he bought of Josiah Leavitt of Hing .. "physician," the land and dwelling-house now owned by heirs of the late George Bassett, at the corner of Main and Elm Sts. ; also land at Turkey Hill, etc. Joseph was for many yrs. a success- ful merchant of Boston ; and after leaving Hing. he resided in Boston, on Cambridge St. He d. at Billerica, Mass., 21 July, 1818, æt. 79 yrs. Ch., -
i. CHARLOTTE, b. in Hing. March 12, 1758. m. in Hing. Oct. 7, 1778, William Caldwell, Esqr., and d. in Hing. 14 Jan. 1806, æt. 48th yr.
ii. JOHN WELLAND, bt. in Hing. Nov. 1, 1761, was m. and resided at Brattle- boro', Vt., where he d. 27 Oct. 1818, æt. 57th yr.
iii. HARRIOT, bt. in Hing. Nov. 1, 1761, d. here 3 May, 1780.
iv. SOPHIA, bt. in Hing. Sept. 26, 1762. m. Jan. 16, 1791, Col. Nathan Rice.
v. DEBORAH, bt. in Hing. Sept. 2, 1764, d. in Hing. 11 Dec. 1781.
vi. JOSEPH, b. - (Har. Coll. 1786), d. at Jamaica 10 July, 1802.
vii. GEORGE, b. at Hardwick, Mass., Apr. 16, 1769, attended school in Hing. under Rev. Joseph Thaxter ; was fitted for coll. by Dr. Joshua Barker, and was grad. at Har. Coll. 1789. He commenced the study of law with his bro .- in-law, William Caldwell, Esqr., of Rutland, and afts. settled in Boston ; was appointed U. S. Dis. Attor. 1801, and held the office nearly twenty-seven successive yrs.
viii. CHARLES, b. in Hing. 1771, was a physician at Northboro', Mass., where he d. 20 Apr. 1841.
ix. FRANCIS, b. at Rutland, Oct. 14, 1774, attended school in Hing. and was prepared for coll. here. He grad. at Har. 1789, and, at a later period, was an eminent lawyer of Worcester.
x. JOSHUA, b. at Rutland, June 18, 1776, d. in Hing. 18 Dec. 1777.
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xi. JOSHUA, b. in Hing. Sept. 27, 1778, was a lieut. in the U. S. Navy, also "shipmaster " in the merchant service. Late in life he was president of the Boston Marine Society. His w., whom he m. Nov. 13, 1806, was Sarah, dau. of John Stanton. They had nine ch. Capt. Joshua Blake d. at Boston, 23 Dec. 1843, æt. 65 yrs.
xii. HARRIOT, b. in Hing. Dec. 4, 1780. m. Elijah H. Mills, and d. at Cam- bridge, Mass., 9 Feb. 1871, æt. 90 yrs.
3. SOLOMON 5 (Joseph 4 Solomon 3 Edward 2 William 1), b. at Boston June 22, 1744; settled in Hing. and m. here Apr. 5, 1770, Grace Thaxter, dau. of Benjamin and Susanna (Joy) Thaxter. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 16, 1752, and d. 26 July, 1795, æt. 43 yrs. He d. 21 Jan. 1799, æt. 55th yr. "Merchant," and interested in navigation. Resided on Main St., near the meeting-house of the first parish.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. JOHN, Sept. 1, 1772, d. 22 Sept. 1773.
ii. MARTIN, Jan. 4, 1778.
iii. SUKEY, March 3, 1781. m. Nov. 4, 1798, John Trott of Boston, afts. of New York.
iv. JOHN, Aug. 24, 1783.
v. CHARLES, June 30, 1786. "Shipmaster." d. unm. 29 Apr. 1860, æt. 74th yr. He was in active service on a private armed ship during the War of 1812 ; was captured, and confined in Dartmoor prison.
4. vi. EDWIN, May 19, 1791. vii. AN INFANT, b. and d. at Boston, 1795.
4. EDWIN 6 (Solomon 5 Joseph 4 Solomon 3 Edward 2 William 1), b. in Hing. May 19, 1791. m. Hannah F. Lincoln, dau. of Abner and Hannah (Lincoln) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 30, 1793. Ed- win was by occupation "shipmaster." He resided sev. yrs. on South St., and later, at Boston, where he d. 8 Aug. 1839, æt. 48 yrs. Ch., -
i. AMELIA, March, 1822. m. Rufus Saxton.
ii. CHARLES E., -- , d. in Hing. 19 Sept. 1834, æt. 11 yrs.
iii. GEORGE B., -, d. in China ?
iv. ABNER LINCOLN, b. at Dor. Jan. 7, 1830.
v. HANNAH LINCOLN, - , d. in Hing. Dec. 1833, æt. 18 mo's.
NOTE. - Samuel, m. Nov. 26, 1874, Ida Amie.
BLANY.
JOSEPH, m. in Hing. Jan. 16, 1693-94, Abigail, dau. of Capt. Thomas Andrews. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 6, 1669-70. They prob. removed from here shortly after the births of the foll.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. JOSEPH, March 4, 1694-95.
ii. HANNAH, Sept. 17, 1696.
BLOSSOM.
ZACCHEUS, m. in Hing. Nov. 13, 1745, Sarah Hersey, dau. of Daniel and Mary (Mayes) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 19, 1718, and surviving him, m. secondly, Isaac Sprague of Hing., wid .. Zaccheus was by occupation "blacksmith." He resided at or near the corner of Main and South Pleasant Sts.
Child, -
i. SARAH, June, 1749. m. June 22, 1769, Elias Whiton.
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1. EDWARD CHURCHILL, from Barnstable, Mass., d. in Hing. 10 Sept. 1869, æt. 89 yrs. "Farmer." Resided on North St., West Hing. His w. was Mercy Davis. Their
Ch., who lived in Hing., were -
i. EDWARD CHURCHILL, b. at Barnstable, 1810. m. Mrs. Mary (Bassett) Kelsey, wid. of James R. Kelsey, and dau. of Martin and Sabra (Briggs) Bassett. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 25, 1812, and surviving him, m. thirdly, Capt. Kimball Easterbrook. Edward C. d. in Hing. 13 March, 1858, æt. 48 yrs. "Shoemaker." Resided on North St., West Hing.
2. ii. THOMAS DAVIS, b. at Barnstable, May 15, 1813.
2. THOMAS D. (Edward C. = Mercy Davis), b. at Barnstable, May 15, 1813. m. in Hing. May 9, 1837, Susan A. Whiton, dau. of Isaiah and Martha D. (Easterbrook) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. May 24, 1817. He d. 20 Nov. 1871, æt. 58 yrs. "Printer." Resided on Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., -
3. i. EDWARD CHURCHILL, b. in Hing. Jan. 30, 1838.
ii. CHARLES WHITON, b. at Chicopee, Mass., June 29, 1840, d. in Hing. 26 Aug. 1862. (See "Hingham in the Civil War.")
iii. THOMAS DAVIS, b. at Chicopee, Apr. 29, 1842 ; is m. and resides at Coh.
iv. GEORGE HENRY, June 4, 1844, d. 8 Nov. 1845.
V. CATHERINE WHITON, Nov. 3, 1846. m. June 3, 1875, Horace F. Reed, wid !.
3. EDWARD C. (Thomas D. = Susan A. Whiton), b. in Hing. Jan. 30, 1838. m. Feb. 27, 1868, Sarah Matilda Pratt, dau. of John D., and Catharine M. (Perry) Pratt. She was b. at Wey. May 29, 1844. "Painter." Resides on Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. CHARLES HENRY, Feb. 22, 1869, d. 28 Dec. 1877.
ii. EMILY CROSS, March 22, 1872.
iii. SAMUEL BRONSDON, Oct. 7, 1873.
iv. ALLEN DAVIS, July 26, 1875.
v. SARAH LIZZIE, Sept. 5, 1877.
vi. EDWARD CHURCHILL, June 24, 1879.
vii. ALICE MAY, Aug. 23, 1881.
BOGLE.
JOHN, appears to have been only a temporary resident of Hing. The chris. name of his w. was Celia. She d. 11 Apr. 1776, æt. 24 yrs. Their child, bt. in Hing., -
i. MARTIN, Apr. 7, 1776, d. 14 March, 1777.
BOND.
NICHOLAS, bt. Dec. 7, 1662.
MARY, of Boston. m. Oct. 23, 1675, Simon Groce of Hing.
BOSWORTH.
1. EDWARD, embarked for New Eng. in the "Elizabeth Dorcas," 1634 ; and being sick unto death and ready to die, as the ship neared the port of destination, " was carried on deck that he might see Canaan, the promised land." His decease occurred shortly after, and
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his remains were buried at Boston. Of his fam. I kn. but little; nor do the pub. accounts relating thereto afford much reliable information. He prob. left a wid. and five or six ch. The Diary of Rev. Peter Ho- bart of Hing. has the foll. : "May 18, 1648. Widow Bosworth died." The names of Edward's sons, prob. b. in Eng., were -
i. EDWARD. (See "Colonial Records," p. 152.)
2. ii. JONATHAN, b. ab. 1611.
3. iii. BENJAMIN, b. ab. 1613.
4. iv. NATHANIEL, - -.
2. JONATHAN 2 (Edward 1), had a house-lot of two acres granted him in Hing. 1637. The lot was on Bachelor (Main) St., not far from what is now the corner of South St. After residing here a few yrs. he removed to Swanzea. The chris. name of his w. was Susanna. The names of their ch. bt. in Hing. are prob. given in the subjoined note.
3. BENJAMIN 2 (Edward 1), had a grant of land at Weary-all (Otis) Hill, Hing. in 1635; and the year foll. a lot of five acres on Town (South) St., near West and Fort Hill Sts. He removed to Hull before 1660, and d. there 5 Nov. 1682. Freeman, 1666. In the settlement of his est. Robert Goold of Hull and Benjamin Bosworth of Hull had equal shares.
Ch., so far as I can ascertain, were -
i. ELIZABETH, bt. in Hing. Nov. 18, 1638. m. Robert Goold of Hull.
ii. BENJAMIN, bt. in Hing. Apr. 1647. Resided at Hull ; was made freeman, 1673.
4. Nathaniel 2 (Edward 1), youngest of the four bro's, all of whom were passengers, with their parents, in the "Elizabeth Dorcas," 1634, was in Hing. as early as 1635. He had land granted him at Nantasket in 1642, and prob. resided there. He d. 13 Aug. 1693.
Among his ch. (see note subjoined) were -
i. MARY. m. John Lobdell.
ii. NATHANIEL. Dec. 7, 1693, Mary Bosworth, wid. of Nathaniel Bosworth of Hull, "fisherman," deceased, etc., was appointed administratrix of her late hus. est. - S. P. R.
NOTE. - Ch., of the surname Bosworth, bt. by Rev. Peter Hobart of Hing., were --
ELIZABETH, Nov. 18, 1638. HANNAH, July 16, 1650.
REBECCA, dau. of Jonathan, Feb. 1641. DELIVERANCE, Aug. 4, 1650.
BETHIA, Jan. 1644. JOSEPH, June 6, 1652.
BENJAMIN, Apr. 1647.
BELANY, Nov. 30, 1654.
MEHITABLE, Apr. 1647.
MARY, dau. of Nathaniel, Oct. 4, 1657.
MARY, Apr. 1647.
EDWARD, May 29, 1659.
NATHANIEL, July 29, 1649.
BRIDGET, Aug. 19, 1660.
JEREMIAH, July 29, 1649.
BENJAMIN, Aug. 9, 1668.
BOTTING.
FIELDER (Henry = Mary Fielders), b. at Cookfield, Eng., Aug. 19, 1812. m. in Hing. Apr. 27, 1842, Martha B. Nichols, dau. of David F. and Nancy Nichols. She was b. at Portsmouth, N. H., Dec. 25, 1821, and d. in Hing. 23 Sept. 1883, æt. 62d yr. "Shoemaker." Resides on Leavitt St.
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Ch., -
i. FIELDER, Jan. 25, 1843. m. (1) Sept. 25, 1871, Mary E. Pratt ; and (2) Sept. 12, 1880, Orianna J. Dawes of Wey.
ii. MARY ELIZABETH, March 12, 1845, d. 2 May foll.
iii. MARTHA BAILEY, Apr. 16, 1846. m. Oct. 16, 1870, David W. Tinsley.
iv. LUCINDA A., Sept. 28, 1848. m. Jan. 23, 1873, John M. Ballou of Keene, N. H.
v. HARRIET M., Sept. 19, 1852. m. Sept. 24, 1878, - -.
vi. MARIA JOSEPHINE, March 23, 1855. m. Oct. 16, 1877, Edward A. French.
vii. GEORGIA ANNA, May 3, 1858. m. Jan. 1, 1878, Fred H. Ryder of Fitchburg. viii. WILLIAM HENRY, Apr. 19, 1860.
ix. MINNIE ETTA, March 9, 1867.
X. JANETTE MAY, Feb. 2, 1871.
BOURNE (BOURN).
1. THOMAS, m. in Hing. sec. pre. Dec. 4, 1752, Susanna Beal, dau. of Lazarus and Ruth (Andrews) Beal. She was b. in Hing. March 30, 1727-28. Resided in the sec. pre.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. THOMAS, Nov. 5, 1767. " Physician." He m. (1) Oct. 16, 1786, Jane Doane, and (2) Apr. 30, 1790, Betsey, dau. of Job Tower.
2. NEWCOMB, perhaps bro. of the preceding, m. in Hing. sec: pre., first, Jan. 14, 1765, Phebe Tower, dau. of David and Susanna (Tucker) Tower. She was bt. July 2, 1739. He m. secondly, Nov. 4, 1766, Abigail Joy, dau. of Amos and Patience (Bate) Joy. She was b. in Hing. sec. pre., Sept. 1, 1746. This fam. removed to Springfield, Vt., where he d. 1821, æt. 79 yrs. Mrs. Abigail Bourne d. 1839, æt. 93d yr.
Ch., b. in Hing. sec. pre., were -
i. EBENEZER, Nov. 10, 1767.
ii. NEWCOMB, Apr. 27, 1771.
HANNAH, wid. of Shearjashub of Boston, resided in Hing. a num- ber of yrs., and occupied the mansion-house which stood on Fort Hill (nearly opp. West) St., which was destroyed by fire 19 Apr. 1835. She d. at Scit. Apr. 1839.
Ch., -
i. ELISHA, -, d. 14 Apr. 1812.
ii. HANNAH D., d. 14 Aug. 1833, æt. 50 yrs.
NOTE. - Letee, m. in Hing. sec. pre. Feb. 17, 1768, Joseph Pratt. Benjamin, of Falmouth, m. in Hing. sec. pre. Jan. 19, 1769, Judith, dau. of Adam Beal.
BOUVÉ.
1. THOMAS TRACY (s. of Ephraim Osborn and Lydia (Tracy) Bouve, and grandson of Jonathan Bouve, a soldier of the Revolution), was b. at Boston, Jan. 14, 1815. His mother, Lydia (Tracy), was a dau. of Asaph and Lydia (Cushing) Tracy; and Lydia Cushing, b. in Hing. June 2, 1761, was a dau. of Col. David and Ruth (Lincoln) Cushing. Thomas Tracy m. in Hing. Oct. 17, 1839, Emily G. Lincoln, dau. of Barnabas and Rachel (Lincoln) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 7,
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1814. "Iron merchant," at Boston ; treasurer of the Glendon Iron Co. of Penn. ; for many yrs. an efficient officer of the "Home for the Destitute ; " president of the Boston Society of Natural History ; Har. Coll. A. M. 1850; member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ; a devoted lover of nature, and the author of the chapter on Natural History in the " History of Hingham." Resides on Summer St., Hing .; winter residence at Boston.
Ch., -
2. i. EDWARD TRACY, b. in Hing. Aug. 14, 1841.
ii. EMILY LINCOLN, b. at Boston, May 15, 1844, d. in Hing. 8 Sept. 1848. iii. MARY CABOT, b. at Boston, Feb. 27, 1846, d. in Hing. 4 Sept. 1848.
3. iv. WALTER LINCOLN, b. at Boston, Oct. 28, 1849.
4. V. CHARLES OSBORN, b. in Hing. July 26, 1852.
vi. EMILY TRACY, b. at Boston, March 31, 1855. m. in Hing. June 17, 1879, Gen! Francis A. Osborn of Boston.
vii. ADA, b. in Hing. May 31, 1857.
2. EDWARD T. (Thomas T. = Emily G. Lincoln), b. in Hing. Aug. 14, 1841. m. Feb. 21, 1872, Delphine Dolores Clement, dau. of Fla- vius B. and Lucita Clement. She was b. at San José, Cal., March 22, 1854. "Merchant " at Boston. Resides on Lincoln St. (See " Hing- ham in the Civil War.")
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. THOMAS TRACY, June 23, 1875.
ii. CLEMENT LINCOLN, May 27, 1878.
3. WALTER L. (Thomas T. = Emily G. Lincoln), b. at Boston, Oct. 28, 1849. m. in Hing. Sept. 26, 1885, Charlotte B. Harden, dau. of William F. and Elizabeth (Kimball) Harden. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 26, 1865. Har. Coll. LL.B. 1879. "Lawyer," and justice of the sec. dis. court of Ply. Resides on Cottage St.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. WALTER LINCOLN, Dec. 10, 1886.
4. CHARLES O. (Thomas T. = Emily G. Lincoln), b. in Hing. July 26, 1852. m. Oct. 17, 1882, Caroline L. Lane, dau. of Rufus and Caro- line H. (Lincoln) Lane. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 26, 1855. "Florist." Resides on South St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. HENRY ALLEN, June 6, 1884, d. 28 Oct. 1886.
ii. CHARLES OSBORN, Oct. 14, 1886.
BOWSER.
ALEXANDER THOMAS .(Robert =Jane Kirk), b. at Sackville, N. B., Feb. 20, 1848. m. Apr. 17, 1884, Adelaide Prescott Reed, dau. of Henry S. and Angeline (Platt) Reed. She was b. at St. Louis, Mo., July 4, 1859. " Unitarian clergyman." Resided on Cottage St., until he removed, in 1887, to Toronto, Ont.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. ALICE, May 25, 1885, d. at Toronto, 19 Feb. 1887.
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Bradford - Bramhall.
BRADFORD.
1. JOSEPH 2 (s. of Gov. William 1), m. in Hing. May 25, 1664, Jael, dau. of Rev. Peter Hobart. She was bt. in Hing. Dec. 30, 1643, and d. 18 Apr. 1730, æt. 86 yrs. He d. 10 July, 1715. Resided at Jones River.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. PETER, March 1, 1676-77.
2. NATHAN 5 of Hull (David 4= Elizabeth Finney ; William 3= 3d w. Mary, wid. of John Holmes ; William 2 came in the "Mayflower," 1620 ; Gov. William 1 =Alice, wid. of Edward Southworth), was b. at Kingston, Mass., 1722. m. in Hing. Oct. 27, 1748, Elizabeth Groce, dau. of Isaac and Dorothy (Cobb) Groce. She was bt. in Hing. sec. pre. July 12, 1730. Ch., -
i. LYDIA, 1750.
ii. JONATHAN, 1752. m. Mary Southworth.
iii. ELIZABETH, 1754, bt. in Hing. sec. pre. Nov. 9, 1755.
iv. THOMAS, 1755, bt. in Hing. sec. pre. Nov. 9, 1755.
v. DAVID, 1757, bt. in Hing. sec. pre. Nov. 13, 1757. m. wid. Betsey (Rob- inson) Thomas of Dux.
NOTE. - Hannah, m. Nov. 28, 1682, Joshua Ripley. Mrs. Hannah, d. Sept. 1754. Eliz- abeth, dau. of Rachel and -, bt. Aug. 20, 1775. Charles Lee, s. of Norton, bt. Feb. 11, 1776. A ch. of Mrs. Bradford d. 27 Aug. 1775, æt. 5 yrs.
BRAMHALL (BRIMHALL).
1. GEORGE, who was at Dover, 1670, and at Casco, 1678, was killed in 1689 by Indians. The chris. name of his w. was Martha. She with her ch. came to Hing. to reside soon after his decease, and Dec. 9, 1698, m. secondly, as Hing. records show, Gershom Hall of Harwich.
The ch. of George and Martha were -
2. i. GEORGE, b. ab. 1676.
ii. JOSEPH, m. (pub. in Hing. Aug. 7, 1714) Grace Record of Boston ; removed to Falmouth, and d. at Boston.
iii. HANNAH, -. m. Jonathan Hall of Harwich.
iv. JOSHUA, -. m. Sarah, dau. of Samuel Rider of Ply.
2. GEORGE 2 (George1), b. ab. 1676. m. (pub. in Hing. July 14, 1711) Anna Baker of Barnstable. She d. in Hing. 21 Apr. 1751, æt. 65 yrs. He d. 5 Dec. 1749, æt. 73 yrs. In 1713 he purchased of wid. Sarah Eells the est. on South St., con. sixteen acres of land with a dw .- house thereon, which had formerly been owned by Joseph Bate, and adjoining the homestead of Caleb Bate. "Currier." Resided on
North St., near Hobart's Bridge.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. SILVANUS, July 9, 1713, d. 10 Feb. 1718-19.
ii. ANNA, Aug. 28, 1714, d. 21 June, 1717.
iii. HANNAH, Aug. 1, 1716. m. March 8, 1738-39 Joshua Bassett.
iv. ELISHA, Nov. 1, 1717, d. 26 Sept. 1738.
v. SILVANUS, May 10, 1719, d. 25 Dec. 1740.
vi. ELIZABETH, May 12, 1721, d. 8 July, 1767.
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Bramhall - Brassel - Breams - Breen.
3. vii. JOSHUA, Sept. 20, 1722.
4. viii. SAMUEL, June 10, 1724.
ix. MARTHA, Dec. 1, 1726. m. Jan. 23, 1753, Moses Leavitt.
3. JOSHUA & (George 2-1), b. in Hing. Sept. 20, 1722. m. Thankful She d. in Hing. 17 Nov. 1759, æt. ab. 33 yrs. He d. 2 Nov. 1755, æt. 33 yrs. "Tanner." Resided on South St. until 1750, when he occupied the paternal homestead on North St.
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