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Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. SARAH, Nov. 27, 1735, m. Dec. 26, 1754, Abisha Lewis.
29. ii. JACOB, June 25, 1737.
iii. RACHEL, July 20, 1739, d. 1816, æt. 77 yrs.
iv. PRISCILLA, Aug. 20, 1741. m. Jan. 29, 1767, Israel Hersey.
v. ABIGAIL, July 6, 1743. m. Dec. 5, 1765, Asa Bates of Wey., and d. in Hing. 7 March, 1822, æt. 79th yr.
30. vi. SETH, Oct. 17, 1745.
31. vii. REUBEN, March 10, 1748-49.
17. KNIGHT 4 (Jeremiah & Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 12, 1711. m. May 26, 1735, Mary Lewis, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Marsh) Lewis. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 6, 1717, and d. 3 Sept. 1746, æt. 29th yr. He m. secondly (pub. Oct. 23, 1747) Mary Beal, dau. of David and Rebecca (Stodder) Beal. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 21, 1717. Resided on Main St., next northwest of the meeting-house of the First Parish. In 1760 he sold his est. in Hing., and soon after removed with his fam. to Leicester, Mass.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary Lewis, -
i. MARY, May 27, 1736. m. Aug. 21, 1755, John Groce, or Gross. ii. SARAH, Apr. 1, 1738.
32. iii. KNIGHT, March 25, 1740. iv. ANTHONY, June 29, 1742. v. OLIVE, June 24, 1744, d. 25 Aug. 1745.
vi. THOMAS, July 28, 1746, d. 13 Sept. 1750.
Ch., bt. in Hing., by w. Mary Beal, -
vii. AsA, July 24, 1748. viii. JAMES, March 4, 1749-50.
ix. THOMAS, Apr. 26, 1752. X. CALEB, July 20, 1755. Settled in the State of Me.
xi. DAVID, Jan. 8, 1764, d. soon.
18. JEREMIAH 4 (Jeremiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Dec. 18, 1714. m. Dec. 19, 1739, Elizabeth Whiton, dau. of David and Elizabeth (Ripley) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 29, 1718-19, and d. July, 1800, æt. 81 yrs. "Weaver." Constable 1755, and 1756. Resided on the paternal homestead, at Hing. Centre, " over the river." Ch., all b. in Hing., were -.
i. LYDIA, Jan. 16, 1740-41, d. 16 Feb. foll.
ii. LYDIA, May 7, 1742, d. unm. 14 Dec. 1815.
iii. SUSANNA, Nov. 5, 1744. m. May 20, 1777, James Beal, wid !.
iv. JEREMIAH, Oct. 17, 1746. Resided at Boston.
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v. EBED, Dec. 26, 1748 ; lived and d. at Boston.
vi. ELIZABETH, July 22, 1751. Resided at Hull.
vii. SAMUEL, Dec. 27, 1753, d. at Boston 20 June, 1844, æt. 90 yrs. He was one of the famous Boston Tea-party. The late Charles Sprague of Boston, widely kn. by his poetical writings, was a s. of this Samuel.
viii. JOANNA, July 5, 1755. Resided at Hull.
ix. ABEL, Apr. 1, 1759.
x. MILES, Feb. 3, 1762. m. Sept. 29, 1793, Peggy, dau. of John Lincoln (II. 465). Miles removed from Hing. to Worcester, and thence to Water- town, Mass.
19. JOHN 4 (Jeremiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. March 1, 1719-20. m. May 20, 1742, Margaret Webb, dau. of Peter and Mar- garet (Lincoln) Webb. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 5, 1723, and d. 23 Apr. 1796, æt. 73d yr. He d. 1 Apr. 1801, æt. 81 yrs. John was a soldier in Capt. Samuel Thaxter's company in the Crown Point Expe- dition, 1755. Resided on Leavitt St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. Lucy, Apr. 10, 1743. m. Feb. 26, 1761, Knight Sprague, Jr. (No. 32).
ii. MARGARET, Nov. 24, 1744.
iii. AN INFANT, b. and d. Aug. 28, 1746.
iv. WEBB, Apr. 5, 1748.
v. JOHN, Sept. 9, 1750.
vi. MARY, June 14, 1752. m. Jan. 9, 1770, Isaac Tower.
vii. JOSEPH, June 28, 1754. m. May 10, 1779, Chloe, dau. of Jonathan Lane, and settled at Boston. He was a soldier in the War of the Revolution.
viii. ELIJAH, Aug. 13, 1758. Was a "mariner."
ix. THOMAS, June 6, 1761. Removed to Boston.
x. GRACE, Jan. 2, 1764. m. Apr. 15, 1784, Daniel Souther.
20. NEHEMIAH 4 (Jeremiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 21, 1721-22. m. Mary - -. She outlived him, and d. in Hing. 29 July, 1800, æt. 77 yrs. Nehemiah was by occupation "laborer." He resided at "Liberty Plain," So. Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. MARY, June 22, 1746, d. soon.
ii. CELIA, March 8, 1748-49. m. Apr. 14, 1795, Laban Stodder.
iii. LABAN, Nov. 18, 1752, d. young.
iv. MARY, June 22, 1756.
v. LABAN, Sept. 29, 1757, d. in the War of the Revolution.
vi. SIBYL, Dec. 15, 1765.
21. BENJAMIN 5 (Benjamin 4 Josiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 2, 1736. m. Ruth Stodder, dau. of Benjamin and Ruth (Curtis) Stodder of Scit. She was b. 1745, and surviving him, m. sec- ondly, May 31, 1795, Matthew Cushing, wid !. She outlived Matthew, and m. thirdly, June 6, 1824, Amos Sprague, wid! (No. 25). Benja- min d. 29 Oct. 1792, æt. 56 yrs. "Farmer." Resided on "Mount Blue " Road.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
33. i. RUTH, bt. June 1, 1766. m. Oct. 25, 1798, Thomas Cushing, wid ..
ii. BELA, bt. Oct. 30, 1768.
iii. PERSIS, bt. May 26, 1771. m. Feb. 26, 1814, Elisha Burr.
iv. ZENAS, bt. Aug. 4, 1776, d. unm. 29 Dec. 1808, æt. 32 yrs.
v. LABAN, bt. Apr. 6, 1783. Removed to Scit.
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Sprague.
22. JOSEPH5 (Benjamin 4 Josiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 21, 1739. m. Mary Loring, dau. of Caleb and Rebecca (Lobdell) Loring of Hull. She was b. July 1, 1745. Joseph was by occupation " cordwainer." In 1772 he sold his dw .- house and land in Hing. to John Lincoln (II. 465), and removed to Petersham, Mass., where he d. 1828, æt. 89 yrs. His
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. DEBORAH, Dec. 18, 1761.
ii. CALEB, May 29, 1764.
iii. JOSHUA, Sept. 2, 1767, d. at Athol, Mass., 25 March, 1853, æt. 86th yr.
iv. LORING, bt. June 2, 1771.
23. JESSE 5 (Benjamin 4 Josiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. July 22, 1745. m. Sept. 7, 1769, Elizabeth Joy, dau. of Samuel and Thankful (Lincoln) Joy. She was b. in Hing. June 5, 1746, and d. 12 Aug. 1797, æt. 51 yrs. He d. 28 March, 1818, æt. 73d yr. "Cord- wainer." Resided on Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
34. i. JESSE, Jan. 14, 1770.
ii. THANKFUL, Nov. 7, 1771, d. unm. 3 Aug. 1856, æt. 85th yr.
iii. DEBBY, Sept. 30, 1773, d. 19 Sept. 1775.
35. iv. SAMUEL, March 4, 1776.
v. ELIJAH, March 1, 1778, d. unm. 23 Nov. 1868, æt. 91st yr.
vi. ELIZABETH, Aug. 30, 1780, d. unm. 13 Apr. 1864, æt. 84th yr.
36. vii. CALEB, Dec. 30, 1783.
viii. DEBORAH, Sept. 1786, d. unm. 4 July, 1870, æt. 84th yr.
24. ISAAC5 (Isaac 4 Josiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 28, 1743. m. Jan. 1766, Hannah Jacob, dau. of Peter and Lydia (Lane) Jacob. She was b. in Hing. March 17, 1743-44, and d. 16 Feb. 1816, æt. 72d yr. He d. 16 March, 1800, æt. 56 yrs. "Set-work cooper." Resided on Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing. were -
i. HANNAH, May 11, 1766. m. Nov. 19, 1795, Ezekiel Hersey.
ii. ISAAC, Sept. 30, 1768, d. 11 May (1 Oct.), 1779.
iii. LEAH, Feb. 10, 1771, d. unm., 25 Dec. 1841, æt. 71st yr.
37. iv. PETER, Aug. 29, 1773.
v. JOSHUA, June 11, 1775, d. 8 Jan. 1854, æt. 79th yr.
vi. HOSEA, May 8, 1779. "Printer ; " author of "Hosea Sprague's Chron- icle," and compiler of a Genealogy of the Spragues in Hing. He d. unm. 10 Dec. 1843, æt. 65th yr.
38. vii. ISAAC, March 14, 1782.
39. viii. BLOSSOM, Feb. 26, 1784.
25. AMos5 (Isaac 4 Josiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. June 20, 1747. m. first, Desire Stodder, dau. of Benjamin and Ruth (Cur- tis) Stodder of Scit. She d. in Hing. 5 Oct. 1822, æt. 74 yrs. He m. secondly, June 6, 1824, Mrs. Ruth (Stodder) (Sprague) Cushing, the wid. of Matthew Cushing, and dau. of Benjamin and Ruth (Curtis) Stodder. Her first hus. was Benjamin Sprague (No. 21). She d. in Hing. 25 June, 1830, æt. 85 yrs. Amos d. 2 Dec. 1838, æt. 91 yrs. " Box-cooper." Constable in 1778. Resided on Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Desire, were -
i. DESIRE, Aug. 13, 1772. m. June 7, 1798, James Stephenson. 40. ii. AMos, Jan. 18, 1774.
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iii. LUCY, Dec. 13, 1775. m. Oct. 26, 1797, Joseph Thaxter, Jr.
iv. CHLOE, Oct. 20, 1777, d. 9 Oct. 1789.
41. v. MARTIN, Aug. 30, 1779.
vi. PEREZ, Apr. 23, 1781. m. Dec. 4, 1808, Mary (or Molly) R. Pittee. She d. at Scit. 21 Oct. 1876, æt. 87 yrs. Hed. at Quincy, 19 Apr. 1863, æt. 82d yr. vii. MERIEL, Feb. 17,'1784, d. 12 Jan. 1790.
viii. JEROM, July 9, 1785. Removed to Pennsylvania.
ix. TAMAR, Dec. 17, 1787. m. March 3, 1808, Levi Stodder. She d. at Port- land, Me., 1872.
x. CHLOE, May 21, 1790. m. July 7, 1808, John Todd.
xi. EZRA, Jan. 12, 1793 ; killed by a log rolling over him at a saw-mill 17 Apr. 1805, æt. 12 yrs.
26. MOSES 5 (Isaac 4 Josiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 25, 1749. m. first, Nov. 16, 1775, Mary Lincoln, dau. of Moses and Mary (Burr) Lincoln (II. 451). She was b. in Hing. Aug. 4, 1754, and d. 23 Nov. 1799, æt. 45 yrs. He m. secondly, Dec. 20, 1800, Mary Lincoln, dau. of Ephraim and Lydia (Marshall) Lincoln (II. 451). She was b. in Hing. Aug. 24, 1753. Moses d. 3 Oct. 1828, æt. 79 yrs. A soldier of the Revolution. Resided on Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., by his first w. Mary, -
42. i. MOSES, March 21, 1776.
ii. LEVI, March 24, 1778 ; settled at Northfield, Mass., where he d. 1862, æt. 84 yrs. Philana (Wood), his wid., d. 1864, æt. 73 yrs. His sons living in Hing. are Joseph Cushing (62), Moses (63), and Blossom (64).
43. iii. JAIRUS, Aug. 27, 1780.
iv. POLLY, Jan. 29, 1784. m. Dec. 13, 1806, Joseph Cushing, Jr.
v. EMMA, Dec. 29, 1790, d. 26 Sept. (21 Oct.) 1793.
27. DAVID 5 (Isaac 4 Josiah"8 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. May 14, 1754. m. Nov. 25, 1779, Jane Burrell of Ab'n. She d. in Hing. 13 Feb. 1840. He d. 7 Aug. 1832, æt. 78 yrs. A soldier in the War of the Revolution. . See obituary notice in "Hingham Gazette" of Aug. 10, 1832. Resided at Hing. Centre.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
44. i. DAVID, May 19, 1780. ii. MATTHEW, Nov. 5, 1782, d. 20 Dec. 1783.
iii. MATTHEW, Dec. 7, 1784. Resided at Dor., Mass., where he d. 3 June, 1861, æt. 76 yrs.
45. iv. ADNA, Jan. 10, 1790. v. CHARLES, Feb. 17, 1795. Removed to Boston.
28. JOSIAH5 (Daniel 4 Josiah & Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Nov. 23, 1761. m. first, March 4, 1785, Betsey Whiton, dau. of Ja- cob and Elizabeth (Marble) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 23, 1759, and d. Apr. 1794, æt. 35th yr. He m. secondly, Dec. 14, 1794, Susa Whiton, sister of his first w. She was b. March 2, 1764, and d. 19 Aug. 1843, æt. 79 yrs. He d. 23 March, 1833, æt. 72d yr. "La- borer." Resided on School St.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Betsey, -
i. ANNA, July 28, 1785. m. May 23, 1805, Jairus Sprague (No. 43). ii. JOSIAH, 1787, d. at Gardner, Me., 20 Dec. 1861, æt. 75th yr.
iii. EDMUND, Dec. 13, 1789. Removed from Hing.
iv. BETSEY, March 27, 1791. m. Francis Cushing.
v. MARBLE, Sept. 22, 1793. Removed to the State of Me.
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Sprague.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Susa, -
46. vi. LUTHER, bt. Apr. 19, 1795.
47. vii. DANIEL, Aug. 6, 1797. 48. viii. MARTIN, Aug. 10, 1800.
49. ix. LEONARD, Feb. 13, 1803.
50. x. HENRY, July 9, 1805.
29. JACOB 5 (Jacob 4 Jeremiah & Anthony 2 William 1) b. in Hing. June 25, 1737. m. Oct. 1, 1767, Alice Tower, dau. of Daniel and Silence (Groce) Tower. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 5, 1737, and d. 18 Feb. 1816, æt. 78 yrs. Jacob was taken prisoner in the War of the Revolution, carried to Halifax, and put on board a guard-ship, where he d. in 1778, æt. 41 yrs.
Ch., prob. all b. in Hing. were -
i. JACOB, 1768. m. June 1, 1794, Persis Whiton, dau. of Elijah and Mary (Wilder) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 21, 1766, and d. 4 Nov. 1847, æt. 81 yrs. He d. 16 Sept. 1809, æt. 41 yrs.
ii. ASA, 1770. Removed to Freeport, Me. His s., the late Bela T. Sprague, settled in Hing. (See No. 53.) iii. SARAH, 1772, d. in Hing. unm., 12 March, 1859, æt. 86 yrs. 6 mo's.
iv. ABIGAIL, 1774, d. in Hing., unm., 13 Aug. 1857, æt. 83 yrs.
v. CHARLES, 1776, d. at the West Indies.
30. SETH 5 (Jacob 4 Jeremiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 17, 1745. m. May 3, 1776, Betty Wilder, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Garnet) Wilder. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 16, 1753, and d. 18 Sept. 1834, æt. 81st yr. He d. S May, 1831, æt. 86th yr. " Cooper." Resided on Main St., near , Tower's Bridge.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. BETSEY, Nov. 14, 1788. m. Nov. 2, 1807, Bela Hobart, and d. 6 Feb. 1809, æt. 20 yrs.
31. REUBEN 5 (Jacob 4 Jeremiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. March 10, 1748-49. m. Apr. 28, 1774, Silence Lasell, dau. of Israel and Silence (Tower) Lasell. She was b. in Hing. March 13, 1754, and d. 9 Apr. 1833, æt. 79 yrs. He d. 1822, æt. 73 yrs. "Cordwainer." Constable in 1777, 1782, and 1783. Resided on Main St., "Liberty Plain," So. Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. SILENCE, Sept. 2, 1774. m. Dec. 25, 1803, Charles Gardner.
ii. RACHEL, Apr. 8, 1776, d. unm., 14 Apr. 1806.
iii. HANNAH, Aug. 15, 1778, d. unm., 18 Aug. 1837, æt. 59 yrs.
iv. ISRAEL, March 18, 1781. m. Nov. 24, 1807, Hannah, dau. of Stephen Gardner. She d. 7 Sept. 1856, æt. 76 yrs. He d. 17 Apr. 1859, æt. 78 yrs. No issue.
51. v. JACOB, Apr. 5, 1783.
52. vi. REUBEN, July 25, 1785.
vii. SALLY, Feb. 15, 1787. m. June 20, 1813, Thomas Humphrey, and d. at Boston, 1 March, 1879, æt. 92 yrs.
viii. POLLY, June 25, 1790, d. soon.
ix. POLLY, Sept. 7, 1795, d. æt. 16 yrs.
32. KNIGHT 5 (Knight 4 Jeremiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. March 25, 1740. m. first, Feb. 26, 1761, Lucy Sprague, dau. of John and Margaret (Webb) Sprague (No. 19). She was b. in Hing. Apr.
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10, 1743, and d. 11 Apr. 1766, æt. 23 yrs. He m. secondly, May 13, 1767, Rhoda Marsh, dau. of Caleb and Susanna (Sprague) Marsh. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 29, 1738. Knight Sprague was one of the soldiers at Fort William Henry in 1757, when so many English and Americans were massacred by the savages. Knight, however, escaped, after be- ing partially stripped of his clothing, and the next year served under Colonel Bradstreet at the taking of Fort Frontenac on Lake Ontario. Later in life he removed to Leicester, Mass., and his name is men- tioned in its military history.
Ch., by w. Lucy, b. in Hing., were -
i. LUCY, Oct. 2, 1761.
ii. KNIGHT, Oct. 21, 1763.
Ch., by w. Rhoda, bt. in Hing., were -
iii. RHODA, July 3, 1768.
iv. OLIVE, May 5, 1771.
v. DEBORAH, Aug. 14, 1774, d. 6 Jan. foll.
vi. NANCY, Oct. 22, 1775.
33. BELA 6 (Benjamin 5-4 Josiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), bt. in Hing. Oct. 30, 1768. m. Persis Litchfield of Scit. She d. in Hing. 19 June, 1861, æt. 83 yrs. He d. 12 Aug. 1847, æt. 79 yrs. "Farmer." Re- sided on Union St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. BELA, Sept. 17, 1804. m. July 4, 1853, Maria Caswell. She d. 24 May, 1878, æt. 62d yr. He d. 16 June, 1878, æt. 74th yr. No issue.
ii. SOPHRONIA, Apr. 13, 1807. m. June 15, 1829, Joshua Morse.
iii. AMY, 1810. Broke through the ice in crossing a pond near her home, and was drowned, Dec. 1871, æt. ab. 61 yrs.
34. JESSE 6 (Jesse 5 Benjamin 4 Josiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 14, 1770. m. Jan. 14, 1798, Mary Leavitt, dau. of Joshua and Deborah (Fearing) Leavitt. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 25, 1769, and d. 18 Feb. 1835, æt. 66th yr. Jesse was lost at sea, 12 Sept. 1812, æt. 43d yr. "Mariner." Resided on Main St., Hing. Centre. Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. LEAVITT, Dec. 4, 1799. Was a well-informed historian, genealogist, and numismatist. He d. nnm., 18 July, 1875, æt. 76th yr.
ii. MARY, Dec. 4, 1801, d. unm., 27 Feb. 1885, æt. 83 yrs.
iii. NANCY, Oct. 22, 1803. m. Nov. 15, 1829, Hawkes Jacob, and d. 5 Sept. 1879, æt. 76th yr.
iv. DEBORAH, May 26, 1806, d. 2 Oct. foll.
v. DEBORAH FEARING, June 26, 1808. m. Aug. 10, 1825, Charles T. Rand, of Kingston, Mass. She d. at Buffalo, N. Y., 28 Dec. 1851, æt. 43 yrs. He d. at Buffalo, 17 June, 1859, æt. 57th yr.
35. SAMUEL 6 (Jesse 5 Benjamin 4 Josiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. March 4, 1776. m. Dec. 23, 1804, Sarah Gardner, dau. of Isaac and Sarah (Lincoln) Gardner. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 17, 1784, and d. 27 Nov. 1867, æt. 83d yr. He d. 28 Feb. 1844, æt. 68th yr. "Trader." Resided on North St., near the harbor. Ch., all b. in Hing., -
54. i. ISAAC GARDNER, June 25, 1805.
ii. SARAH, 1807, d. in infancy.
55. iii. SAMUEL, March 3, 1809.
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iv. SARAH PERKINS, 1811. m. Jan. 1, 1832, Eleazer Ewer, and d. 11 Sept. 1838, æt. 27th yr.
V. ELIZABETH, Oct. 9, 1813, d. 1 Nov. foll.
vi. ELIJAH, Jan. 28, 1816, d. 10 Jan. 1819.
vii. MARY GARDNER, Feb. 10, 1819, d. 31 May foll.
viii. ELIJAH, Aug. 5, 1821, d. 11 Feb. 1822.
36. CALEB 6 (Jesse 5 Benjamin 4 Josiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Dec. 30, 1783. m. Feb. 12, 1809, Mehitable Gardner, dau. of Isaac and Sarah (Lincoln) Gardner. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 30, 1792, and d. 3 Aug. 1840, æt. 48th yr. He d. 2 Oct. 1825, æt. 42d yr. " Trader." Resided on North St., near the harbor.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. MEHITABLE T., July 27, 1809. m. Jan. 30, 1831, John Sprague (No. 61). ii. CALEB, Oct. 24, 1811. "Shipmaster ; " is m. and resides at Barnstable.
56. iii. JOSEPH, July 17, 1813.
57. iv. WILLIAM, June 22, 1816.
V. ANTHONY, Jan. 8, 1820. m. Aug. 24, 1847, Margaret S., dau. of Stephen Stodder. She d. at Charlestown, Mass., 27 March, 1861, æt. 37 yrs. He d. at C., 26 Sept. 1865, at. 46th yr. Their dau. Mary E. m. Nov. 1, 1882, John E. Souther of Hing.
vi. ELIZABETH JOY, Apr. 22, 1822, d. young.
vii. THOMAS GILL, July 13, 1825, was lost at sea, 27 Nov. 1844, æt. 19 yrs.
37. PETER 6 (Isaac 5-4 Josiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 29, 1773. m. Nov. 28, 1799, Mary Whiton, dan. of Moses and Martha (Lincoln) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 26, 1780, and d. 25 June, 1858, æt. 78th yr. He d. 6 May, 1859, æt. 86th yr. "Box-cooper." Resided on Pond St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
58. i. PETER, Feb. 6, 1801.
ii. MARY, Oct. 14, 1804. m. Nov. 9, 1828, Elijah Burr.
iii. THOMAS, Aug. 7, 1812. m. (1) Catherine J. Goddard ; and (2) Mrs. Mary Hanson. Thomas d. 17 Aug. 1872, æt. 60 yrs. He left no ch.
38. ISAAC 6 (Isaac 5-4 Josiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. March 14, 1782. m. Sept. 2, 1809, Mary Burr, dau. of David and Mary (Fearing) Burr. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 26, 1781, and d. 7 Sept. 1856, æt. 76th yr. He d. 27 Aug. 1826, æt. 44 yrs. "Box- cooper." Resided on Pleasant St. Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. ISAAC, Sept. 5, 1811. m. (1) Hannah Colbath ; and (2) Sarah, dau. of Amherst Eaton. She d. 19 Sept. 1870, æt. 50 yrs. "Artist." Resides at Grantville, Mass.
ii. RACHEL BURR, Nov. 11, 1813. m. Jan. 8, 1837, John Lincoln (II. 474), and d. 22 Oct. 1852, æt. 39th yr.
iii. LINCOLN BURR, July 16, 1816.
iv. LEAH, July 9, 1819, d. unm., at Cambridge, 20 June, 1853, æt. 34th yr.
39. BLOSSOM 6 (Isaac 5-4 Josiah & Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 26, 1784. m. Sarah Dinsdell. She was b. Apr. 28, 1789, and d. in Hing. 1 July, 1844, æt. 55 yrs. He d. 28 Dec. 1860, æt. 77th yr. " Carriage Painter." Resided on Leavitt St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. A DAU., June 16, 1809, d. soon.
ii. A SON, May 6, 1810, d. in 3 weeks.
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iii. A SON, Aug. 6, 1811, d. in infancy.
iv. A SON, July 17, 1812, d. soon.
v. SARAH, Aug. 8, 1813. m. June 27, 1837, Zenas Loring.
vi. WILLIAM JACOB, Dec. 10, 1815. m. Aug. 23, 1840, Mary B., dau. of John Burr, and d. at Boston, 18 Aug. 1869, æt. 54th yr. She d. at Boston, 1 March, 1888, æt. 68 yrs. Ch. 1. : William Augustus. 2. Wil- liam Wallace. 3. Hannah, d. 16 Feb. 1863, æt. 17 yrs. 8 mo's 9 dys. 4. Mary Alice, d. at Roxbury, 1 Oct. 1851, at. 3 yrs. 5. Fanny. vii. HANNAH, June 5, 1819, d. unm., 7 Feb. 1838.
viii. JOSEPH TUCKER, Sept. 26, 1822. m. Dec. 30, 1849, Eliza Ann, dau. of Lendal Tilden. She was b. Feb. 4, 1827. "Carriage Painter." Re- sides at the corner of Main and Leavitt Sts.
ix. CLARISSA DINSDELL, Sept. 23, 1825. m. Dec. 26, 1852, Levi B. Ripley. Other ch. were b. that d. in infancy.
40. AMOS 6 .(Amos 5 Isaac 4 Josiah & Anthony 2 William1), b. in Hing. Jan. 18, 1774. m. first, Oct. 2, 1796, Deborah Whiton, dau. of Jacob and Elizabeth (Marble) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. 1775, and d. 26 Apr. 1813, æt. 38 yrs. He m. for his second w. Mary Clark. She d. in Hing. 24 July, 1865, æt. 69 yrs. He d. Feb. 1830, æt. 56 yrs. "Box-cooper," and "packet-master." Resided on Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Deborah, -
i. MERIEL, July 23, 1797. m. -.
ii. CLARISSA, May 30, 1799. m. -
iii. ELIZA, Jan. 2, 1803, d. unm., 1 Feb. 1882.
iv. DEBORAH, June 17, 1805. 'm. Jan. 17, 1830, James M. Stodder.
59. v. AMOS, May 2, 1808.
60. vi. ABNER, May 25, 1811.
Ch., by w. Mary, -
vii. EZRA, 1818, d. unm., 1 Nov. 1860, æt. 42 yrs. viii. DESIRE, 1820 ; is unm.
ix. CHLOE, b. at Ashburnham, Feb. 24, 1822. m. Robert Beal.
X. MARY ANN, 1824. m. Jan. 18, 1844, Luther B. Beal.
xi. THOMAS, Oct. 25, 1826, d. unm. 19 Apr. 1864, at Washington, D. C., æt. 37 yrs. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")
41. MARTIN 6 (Amos 5 Isaac 4 Josiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 30, 1779. m. Feb. 21, 1808, Melia * Dill, dau. of Lemuel and Milcah (Stodder) Dill. She was b. in Hing. June 14, 1788, and d. 20 Nov. 1828, æt. 40 yrs. He d. 9 Feb. 1851, æt. 71 yrs. "Tailor." Resided in the North Ward.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. ADELINE, Feb. 27, 1809. m. Apr. 18, 1830, David Thomas.
ii. SALLY, Oct. 23, 1810. m. Sept. 13, 1829, Thomas Churchill.
iii. AMELIA, March 14, 1813. m. May 23, 1830, Amos Sprague (No. 59).
iv. CHARLOTTE, Sept. 16, 1815. m. Haskell, and d. at Boston, 27 Dec. 1885, æt. 70 yrs.
v. HARRIET, May 25, 1818. m. John Hodgman.
vi. GEORGE, Feb. 22, 1822. Removed from Hing., and d. 2 Aug. 1860.
vii. WALLACE, Dec. 8, 1824. Removed to Boston.
viii. JOSEPH BAILEY, May 17, 1827. Removed to Boston.
* Sometimes early written Millie and Milea.
42. MOSES 6 (Moses5 Isaac 4 Josiah & Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. March 21, 1776. m. Dec. 18, 1803, Polly Hersey, dau. of Noah and Lydia (Waterman) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 18, 1781,
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and d. 12 Nov. 1858, æt. 77 yrs. He d. 4 Oct. 1850, æt. 75th yr. "Box- cooper ; " also "trader," and for sev. yrs. selectman. Resided on Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
61. i. JOHN, Ang. 31, 1805.
ii. EBED, Nov. 23, 1810. m. Dec. 9, 1837, Lydia J., dan. of John B. and Lucinda (Fearing) Lincoln (II. 472). She was b. in Hing. Aug. 20, 1814, . and d. 31 Dec. 1882, æt. 68 yrs. " Farmer." Resides on Main St., "Liberty Plain," So. Hing. Their s. Joseph, was b. in Hing. Nov. 4, 1840.
43. JAIRUS 6 (Moses 5 Isaac 4 Josiah & Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 27, 1780. m. May 23, 1805, Anna Sprague, dau. of Josiah and Betsey (Whiton) Sprague (No. 28). She was b. in Hing. July 28, 1785, and d. 6 Nov. 1833, æt. 48 yrs. Jairus d. 30 Oct. 1832, æt. 52 yrs. "Shoemaker." He was the second commander of the Hing- ham Rifle Company. Resided on North St., near the harbor.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. ANNA, Sept. 9, 1805. m. Oct. 19, 1823, Elijah Beal.
ii. MARY, March 25, 1807. m. Nov. 11, 1827, Jacob B. Marsh.
iii. EMMA, June 28, 1809. m. Feb. 11, 1829, Robert Burr.
iv. SUSAN, Dec. 25, 1811. m. Jan. 12, 1834, John Stephenson.
65. v. JAIRUS, Apr. 2, 1814.
vi. MOSES, June 26, 1817, d. at Boston, 9 March, 1868, æt. 51st yr. Lucinda B., his wid., d. at Somerville 10 Aug. 1885.
44. DAVID 6 (David 5 Isaac 4 Josiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. May 19, 1780. m. Apr. 22, 1809, Mary, or Molly, Leavitt Gard- ner, dau. of Levi and Molly (Vining) Gardner. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 12, 1786, and d. 5 June, 1862, æt. 76th yr. He d. 25 Oct. 1849, æt. 69 yrs. "Shoemaker." Resided at Hing. Centre.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. JANE, 1811. m. Jan. 10, 1836, Thomas Cushing, 3d (II. 172).
ii. SIDNEY, March 1, 1814. m. Sept. 15, 1844, Mary L. Whiton, dau. of Elijah and Mary (Lincoln) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 19, 1820. Treasurer of the Hingham Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Resides on Main St., Hing. Centre.
45. ADNA 6 (David 5 Isaac 4 Josiah & Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 10, 1790. m. Jan. 9, 1820, Lydia Cushing, dau. of Ezekiel and Abigail (Gill) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. March 17, 1798, and d. 17 March, 1883, æt. 85 yrs. He d. 14 Dec. 1860, æt. 71st yr. "Box- cooper." Selectman 1838 and afts. Resided on Middle St.
Ch., all b. in Hing .. -
i. ABIGAIL, Nov. 28, 1820.
ii. LYDIA, Oct. 30, 1823, d. 5 Aug. 1825.
iii. ADNA, Nov. 20, 1825. Removed to California, 1849.
iv. CHARLES, Jan. 27, 1828. m. at Boston, Dec. 2, 1873, Mary A. Adams. She is dead. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")
v. ALBERT, March 16, 1830, d. 30 March, 1854.
vi. LYDIA, March 26, 1832. m. Feb. 28, 1854, Haynes Jewett.
vii. SARAH JANE, Feb. 7, 1836, d. 6 March, 1837.
46. LUTHER 6 (Josiah 5 Daniel 4 Josiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), bt. in Hing. Apr. 19, 1795. m. Jan. 10, 1819, Mary, or Polly, Leavitt, dau. of Jerom and Sally (Lincoln) Leavitt. She was b. in Hing. March 13,
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1797, and d. 1 June, 1868, æt. 71 yrs. He d. 12 March, 1868, æt. 73 yrs. "Blacksmith." Resided on North St., near Hobart's Bridge.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
66. i. LUTHER, May 13, 1821.
ii. EDWIN, Aug. 13, 1823, d. 31 Aug. 1842, æt. 19 yrs.
iii. JAMES, Jan. 2; 1826, d. 8 Sept. foll.
iv. SARAH LINCOLN, Oct. 10, 1827. m. May 29, 1864, Thomas Jones, wid !.
v. TIMOTHY, May 10, 1830. m. (1) Harriet M. Newhall. She d. 29 Apr. 1886, æt. 55 yrs. He m. (2) May 28, 1887, Annie McVey of Boston. 67. vi. ARTEMAS, March 10, 1833.
vii. MARY LEAVITT, July 30, 1835. m. Apr. 26, 1855, Ezra L. Bicknell.
viii. LEAVITT, Dec. 5, 1838. m. Nov. 25, 1868, Hannah V. Burbank, and has Flora Leavitt, b. in Hing. Apr. 11, 1870.
47. DANIEL 6 (Josiah 5 Daniel 4 Josiah 3 Anthony 2 William 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 6, 1797. m. July, 1821, Tamar Stodder, dau. of Caleb and Jael (Hobart) Stodder. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 10, 1801. Daniel d. 19 July, 1883, æt. 86th yr. "Currier." Resided on School St. Ch., all b. in Hing., -
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