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Children.
I. .Louisa Merilla", July 16, 1828; d. 1829. II. Louisa Merilla7, Dee. 17, 1829; d. Apr. 4, 1847.
55. III. George Bradford, Mch. 8, 1832.
56. IV. Susan Melissa7, June 5, 1836.
V. Caroline Pitt™, d. y.
29. David6 MaeFarland, Jr. (David5, Elijah+, Elijah3, Solomon2, Purthe1) was an inventor, making improvements on sewing machines, and knitting machines. Also he invented a machine for setting card teeth, which he manufactured and sold until his death. "He made the best machines in the country ; all the card teeth setting machines in the Sargent Card Clothing . Co.'s factories are of the MacFarland Pattern." He also worked in the Malleable Iron Shop several years for his brother .Warren where he was employed at time of his decease.
He was born in Sturbridge, June 20, 1808; d. in Wor- cester, Jan. 16, 1881 ; m. Apr. 26, 1833, Mary Livermore ; b. Apr. 26, 1811.
Children.
I. Lewis Frederick7, Dec. 16, 1835; d. Nov., .1838. II. Mary Jane7, Apr. 29, 1842; d. Apr. 17, 1849. III. Frederick7, Apr. 29, 1842; d. May 25, 1842.
IV. Maria7, Nov. 10, 1844; d. May 25, 1845.
V. David™, d. in infancy.
VI. Angenettes, b. Sept. 12, 1846 ; d. of adult age.
30. Warren6 MaeFarland (David", Elijah4, Elijah3, Solo- mon2, Purthe1) ; was a blacksmith in Leicester, 1850, he moved
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to Worcester and started the malleable iron business with Mr. Biscoe. The next year the firm name was changed to "Wood, MacFarland Co." They occupied the building called the "Ar- cade" formerly known as the "Old Brewery," near the Western Depot. Mr. MacFarland soon had full control of the business and in 1877 became sole owner. In 1880 his son-in-law George Buckingham took charge of the works, for Mr. MacFarland. Mr. MacFarland died 1884, and 1886 Mr. Buckingham purchased the "Worcester Malleable Iron Foundry" which was started in 1852. After the death of Mr. Buckingham in 1906 a cor- poration was formed. The present officers are :
Harold Paul Buckingham, President.
Thomas T. Bent, Vice President and Clerk.
Alonzo G. Davis, Treasurer.
The above with Mrs. Abbie Buckingham and Geo. M. Albee, M. D., constitute the board of Directors. In 1907 the Co. was obliged to vacate its property at Washington square to give way to the new railroad station. At that time the plant was moved to a shop belonging to them at the corner of Albany and Muskegee Streets. Since its removal the plant has been increased in size over 100 per cent besides being equipped with modern foundry appliances and is now enjoying a much larger business than ever before; the president of the company, Harold Paul Buck- ingham is grandson of Warren MacFarland who was founder of the Malleable Iron Works.
Warren MacFarland was born Oct. 15, 1810; d. Nov. 16, 1884; m. Oct. 5, 1834, Jerusha Edwards White; b. July 16, 1813; d. Dec. 18, 1890.
Children.
I. Ann Eliza7, b. Dec. 12, 1839; d. Feb. 28, 1852. II. Sarah7, Jan. 17, 1846; d. Feb. 19, 1882; m. Jan.
1, 1867, Henry Clay Pyne; d. Nov. 5, 1880.
57. III. Abbie7, b. Nov. 13, 1852.
31. Marshal® MaeFarland (David5, Elijah+, Jr., Elijah3, Solomon2, Purthe1) ; b. Jan. 25, 1813; d. Jan. 4, 1854 by being crushed in the water wheel in Snellville Auger Shop in Stur- bridge. The first years of his working life he was a blacksmith. He afterwards engaged with Snell Brothers Co. and occupied one of the best positions in the works; his employers spoke of him as being one of their best workmen. He m. (1) Oct. 11, 1834.
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Lorinda Adelaide; b. Jan. 26, 1815; d. July 19, 1849, dau. of Adolphus and Sally (Needham) Webber (2) May 29, 1850, Clarissa Chapin of Worcester; b. in Sturbridge, Apr. 5, 1819; d. Aug. 4, 1898 in Pittsburg, Penn .; buried in Hope Cemetery, Worcester; dau. of Loring and Sarah (MacClintock) Chapin. Children.
I. Charles Marshal7, Aug. 21, 1836; d. Feb. 21, 1861.
58. II. Mary Adelaide7, Feb. 12, 1838.
59.
III. Herbert Adolphus7, Apr. 14, 1840.
60.
IV. Ursula N.7 Feb. 13, 1842.
V. Elvira Caroline, Feb. 15, 1844; m. (1) June, 1864, J. W. Williams; d. 1884; (2) 1888, Dwight Lamb, d. Sept. 12, 1913. Child.
1. Elvira A. Williams, Dec. 2, 1866; d. same day.
61. VI. Sarah Emeline7, Nov. 27, 1845.
62. VII. Ellen Maria7, July 9, 1849.
63. VIII. William Dwight7, Mch. 16, 1851.
32. Jacob Corey6 MacFarland (David5, Elijah4, Elijah3, Solomon2, Purthe1). He was a skilled mechanic, employed at the National Armory at Springfield, Mass., at a cutlery factory in Meriden Ct., at Ames Co.'s shop in Chicopee as foreman of the machine shop. At this shop gun machinery was made for London, Eng., and Mr. MacFarland was sent out to attend to its installation in the factory in Bermondsey, London. After that was finished he made a contract to plan, build and equip a factory in Birmingham, Eng., for manufacture of guns. The work was nearly done when the civil war broke out and he, ever loyal to his country, came home to enlist into the army. Before he could do so he was chosen by the states of Massachu- setts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Ohio to act as their agent in England to buy arms for them. He was back and forth between America and England many times during the war, and in the spring of 1866 went to England and was making prepara- tions to go to Prussia to build an armory when he was acciden- tally shot in the hand. The breech of a rifle that he was testing burst and he died of blood poisoning. His body was sent home and laid to rest in the MacFarland family lot in Leicester. His father David MacFarland purchased a four-fold lot in Leicester
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Cemetery, where he wished to have his children and their families buried. He said, "I want to have my folks all around me." Twenty-seven of his "folks" now rest there. It is a sacred spot to all the MacFarland family.
The following is a list of names of those buried in "grand- father's lot : David, Sen .; Polly, Sen; Horace and w. Man- dana; David, Jr. and w. Mary and six children: Angienette, Lewis, Maria, Frederick, Mary Jane, and David, 3rd; Warren and w. Jerusha, with two children, Ann Eliza and Sarah Pyne; J. Corey with two wives, Eliza and Mary and four sons, Fred- erick, William C., Francis, Edward R .; William P. and w. Eliza ; Dwight and w. Lucy; Polly, Jr.
Jacob Corey" MacFarland was born in Sturbridge, Sept. 1, 1815; d. in Birmingham, Eng., Apr. 1, 1867, of accidental shooting; m. (1) Dec. 23, 1837, Eliza W. Fuller of Leicester . She was directly descended from John and Priscilla Alden, and Jacob Corey MacFarland, a direct descendant of Gov. Bradford. She d. May 4, 1844. He m. (2) Nov. 8, 1848, Mary Woodcock, b. Feb. 25, 1829, d. 1894, in Worcester.
Children.
62. I. Ellen7, June 21, 1839. II. Frederick7, Aug. 9, 1840; d. Apr. 6, 1841.
63 III. Eliza™, Apr. 1, 1844.
IV. Francis7, July 21, 1850; d. Sept. 26, 1852. V. Wm.7, Aug. 28, 1853; d. Aug. 25, 1854.
VI. Edward R.7, June 30, 1856; d. June 5, 1865. 64. VII. Corey Fuller7, June 19, 1861.
33. William Putnam® MacFarland (David5, Elijah4, Eli- jah3, Solomon2, Purthe1) lived in Sturbridge with his parents until he was 14 years old, then went to Millbury to learn a mechanic's trade with Harvey Waters Manufacturing Co. He received $5.00 a week. He next went to Stafford, Ct., making cotton machinery with Elijah Fairman; from there he went to Leicester and worked for his brother, Warren, two years. In 1843 he began work in the U. S. Armory in Springfield, where he remained thirteen years. In 1856 he went in company with his brother David, making card teeth setting machines. The next he was employed by the Maynard Arms Co. of Washing- ton, D. C., to superintend manufacturing Maynard rifles and shot guns in the Mass. Arms Co., Chicopee Falls; the Company
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then had an order for 5000 Maynard rifles. They sold out to the Lamb Knitting Machine Co. June, 1880, he resigned his position ; 1882, he was appointed postmaster in Chicopee Falls; he held the office four years. He kept a store and news room until 1887, when his health failed and he retired from active business, though he was president of the Belcher and Taylor Tool Co. until his death.
He was a strong worker in the church of which he was treasurer twenty-one years. He was a great lover of music and led the church choir many years.
In politics he was a Republican, but never took any very active part in political campaigns.
Wm. P. MaeFarland was born in Sturbridge, Feb. 4, 1818; d. June 11, 1903; m. 1839, Eliza Ann Robinson of Oakham, b. June 29, 1817, d. Dec. 26, 1896.
Children.
67. I. Albert, Meh. 31, 1840, in Oakham.
68. II. Win. Frederick7, June 26, 1861, in Chicopee Falls.
34. Solomon Franklin6 MacFarlin (John5, Huit+, John3, Solomon2, Purthe1), b. Aug. 16, 1826; d. May 21, 1903; m. 1860, Harriet Atwood, b. Oct. 2, 1839, d. Oct. 24, 1905.
Children.
I. Frederick Allen7, Apr. 22, 1861; m. Jan. 23, 1887, Nettie Evelyn Thomas, b. Aug. 20, 1857.
Child. 1. Horace Allens, June 27, 1894.
II. Alberta Maria, Dee. 24, 1862; m. 1912, James S. Hudson.
III. Wilson7, Apr. 15, 1864; unm.
IV. Henry Clayton7, Jan. 4, 1873; unm.
35. Lucinda6 MacFarlin (John5, Huit4, John3, Solomon2, Purthe1), b. Sept. 5, 1828; m. Jan. 1854, Robert Warren An- drews, b. June 13, 1830, d. July 26, 1873.
Children.
. I. Mary Francis7 Andrews, Nov. 18, 1854; m. Jan. 25, 1881, Wm. Henry Thomas, b. Nov. 1853. Child.
1. Chester Wm.8 Thomas, Oct. 23, 1884; m. 1905, Mabel Reed. Child.
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Helen Andrews Thomas, June, 1910.
II. Sarah Thomas Andrews, Oct. 8, 1857; unm.
III. Zephaniah Wilson7 Andrews, Apr. 28, 1862; m. Apr. 17, 1892, Ida Tillson, b. Sept. 15, 1873. Child.
1. Robert Mortons Andrews, b. 1894.
IV. John Murdock Andrews, Feb. 14, 1866; unm. V. Lucinda Warren Andrews, Nov. 3, 1870; m. 1899, Truman Alton Tillson, b. May 6, 1869. Child.
1. Bernard Emerson Tillson, b. Jan. 8, 1900.
36. Wilson MacFarlin (John5, Huit+, John3, Solomon2, Purthe1), b. July 25, 1830; d. Aug. 30, 1862, killed at battle of Bull Run; m. Oct. 13, 1853, Huldah Shurtleff, b. June 27, 1820, d. July 27, 1879.
Children.
I. Medora Ann7, July 4, 1858; d. Jan. 4, 1877; m. Dec. 22, 1875, Wmn. Henry Allen, b. Dec. 17, 1849.
Child. b. Jan. 4, 1877 ; d. same day.
II. Medella Jane7, b. July 4, 1858; unm.
III. John Wesley™, Mch. 1, 1860; m. in Middleboro, Nov. 9, 1886, Alice Freeman Jefferson, b. Jan. 1, 1865.
Children.
1. Dora Alice8, Mch. 2, 1887; m. Nov. 29, 1905, Leon Allen, b. Mch. 11, 1885.
2. Sarah Thomass, b. Apr. 22, 1892; m. June 5, 1909, Chester Eli Atwood. Children.
a. Gladys Thelmaº Atwood, b. Feb. 3, 1910.
b. Ellsworth S.9 Atwood, b. Apr. 29, 1911.
c. Howard Wesley9 Atwood, b. May 29, 1912.
3. Edwin Wesleys, Nov. 27, 1895.
37. Rebekah MacFarlin (John5, Huit4, John3, Solomon2, Purthe1), b. Sept. 28, 1833; d. Feb. 4, 1904; m. Jan. 21, 1854, Augustus Freeman Tillson, b. Apr. 7, 1831, d. Nov. 19, 1884.
Children.
70. I. Lucy Anna7 Tillson, Feb. 20, 1855.
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II. Edward F. Tillson, b. Dec. 22, 1858; d. Apr. 15, 1898; m. Feb. 7, 1884, Adelaide M. Benson.
71. III. Chester Freeman7 Tillson, b. June 7, 1861.
IV. Helen Augusta7 Tillson, Oct. 22, 1869.
38. Lucretia® MacFarlin (John5, Huit4, John3, Solomon2, Purthe1), b. Sept. 15, 1836; m. Dec. 12, 1877, Thomas Clark Swift, b. Sept. 9, 1828, d. Dec. 6, 1899.
39. Mercy Jane® MacFarlin (John5, Huit4, John3, Solo- mon2, Purthe1), b. Nov. 3, 1838; d. July 7, 1901; m. Feb. 20, 1870, Gustavus Atwood, b. Nov. 18, 1843.
Children.
I. Gustavus Gilbert7 Atwood, Mch. 11, 1871; m. July 3, 1896, Mary Lavinia Osborne. Child.
1. Gilbert H.$ Atwood, b. Dec. 26, 1897.
2. Merey Hazels Atwood, b. Sept. 5, 1899.
II. Charles Herbert7 Atwood, Feb. 21, 1873; m. Mch. 29, 1906, Elsie Clifford Case, b. 1883; d. 1909. Child.
1. Le Forest8 Atwood.
III. Albert Sumner Atwood, Sept. 30, 1875; d. Sept. 16, 1876.
IV. Nathaniel Francis7 Atwood, July 20, 1878; m. Sept. 16, 1904, Helen Angell, b. 1887, d. 1905.
40. Joseph Tillson® MacFarlin (John5, Huit+, John3, Solo- mon2, Purthe1), b. Jan. 24, 1841; d. Meh. 26, 1908; m. Dec. 25, 1893, Sarah Frances Nicol, b. Aug. 16, 1844. No children.
41. John Bradford MacFarlin (John5, Huit4, John3, Sol- omen2, Purthe1), b. June 30, 1843; m. Apr. 11, 1867, Veretta Swift, b. May 7, 1846.
Children.
73. I. Cora Bradford", Jan. 31, 1869.
IT. Veretta Rosamond, July 5, 1872; d. 1873.
74. III. Mabel Marshal“, Sept., 1875.
42. Horatio® MacFarlin (Sampson5, Huit+, John3, Solo- mon2, Purthe1), b. June 3, 1830; d. June 12, 1906; m. Oct. 29, 1867, Susan Melissa Atwood, b. Sept. 19, 1845.
Children.
I. Myra Helene™, July 12, 1868; m. Jan. 23, 1896, John C. Luke, b. in Germany.
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Children.
1. Sumner MacF.8 Luke, Mch. 6, 1897.
2. Helene® Luke, Dec. 12, 1899.
II. Herbert Sampson7, Nov. 7, 1869; m. Dec. 25, 1901, Elsie Lorena Howard, b. in St. Johns- bury, Vt., Nov. 23, 1878. Child.
1. Eleanor Annas, b. Sept. 15, 1904.
III. Francis H.7, b. Sept. 13, 1874; d. Apr. 12, 1877.
IV. Rufus Freeman7, Oct. 20, 1877; d. July 3, 1912. m. Oct. 19, 1905, Annie Maude Usinger, b. 1884.
Child.
1. Austin Freemans, Oct. 4, 1907.
V. Ralph Atwood, Oct. 20, 1877; d. May 2, 1878.
These children all born in Stockton, Cal. Horatio Mac Farlin went to Cal., in 1849, driving a herd of cattle across the continent; he d. in 1896 in Cal.
43. Thomas Huit® MacFarlin (Sampson5, Huit4, John3, Solomon2, Purthe1), b. May 6, 1833; d. Feb. 25, 1880; m. in Wareham, Apr. 30, 1870, Susan Alden Hudson, b. Oct. 24, 1849. Children.
I. Polly Savery™, Apr. 6, 1871; m. in Plymouth, Sept. 18, 1897, John Newman, b. Sept. 25, 1866.
Children.
1. Dexter Huit8 Newman, July 15, 1899.
2. John Mac F.8 Newman, Jan. 12, 1903; d. Feb. 28, 1911.
3. Annie Rice8 Newman, Dec. 14, 1907.
II. Sampson™, Sept. 15, 1875; d. Oct. 31, 1876.
III. Sampson7, Sept. 30, 1877; m. in Middleboro, July 29, 1903, Pamelia Forest Carnell, b. Sept. 19, 1880. Children.
1. Franciss, Nov., 1904.
2. Polly8, Apr. 14, 1907.
3. Suzannes, Jan., 1909.
4. Wm. Sampsons, Feb. 27, 1911.
44. Polly Savery6 MacFarlin (Sampson5, Huit+, John3, Solomon2, Purthe1), b. Apr. 29, 1837 ; m. Oct. 28, 1855, Matthew Henry Cushing, b. Feb. 4, 1832.
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Children.
I. Henry Dexter7 Cushing, Sept. 11, 1857; d. May 17, 1868.
II. Matthew Cushing, July 6, 1859; m. in Middle- boro, Oct. 21, 1886, Edith Isabelle Bartlett, b. 1861.
Children.
1. Bartlett Elliss Cushing, June 9, 1889.
2. Edith Hazel8 Cushing, Jan. 4, 1891.
III. Charles Wesley7 Cushing, Mch. 3, 1870; d. 1881.
IV. Myra Cushing, July 20, 1871; m. in Middleboro, June 26, 1896, George Ward Stetson, b. Feb. 27, 1866.
Children.
1. Priscilla8 Stetson, Mch. 7, 1897.
2. Thalis Wards Stetson, Sept. 25, 1900.
3. George Wards Stetson, Jr., May 31, 1903.
4. Mercy Cushing® Stetson, Dec. 3, 1905.
V. Eldoretta Cushing, Apr. 20, 1877; m. June 8, 1907, George Franklin Brown, b. Sept. 12, 1875; d. Nov. 3, 1911.
45. PelegG MacFarlin (Sampson5, Huit4, John3, Solomon2, Purthe1), b. Oct. 18, 1843; d. Sept. 1, 1906 ; m. Apr. 20, 1875, Eldoretta Thomas, b. July 16, 1853.
Children.
I. Donald, July 15, 1878; m. June 29, 1905, Annie Richmond Gifford, b. in New Bedford, Mch. 19, 1879.
II. Helena7, Mch. 5, 1883.
III. Winthrop™, July 28, 1887; d. Jan. 10, 1889.
46. Jason Bartlett® MacFarlin (Sampson5, Huit4, John3, Solomon2, Purthe1), b. Oct. 8, 1845; d. Jan. 17, 1904; m. Jan. 2, 1883, Lydia Isadore Mantor, b. June 18, 1856.
Children.
I. Elmer Bartlett7, Feb. 20, 1885; m. Nov. 9, 1908, Elvira Etta Garney, b. May 2, 1888. Child.
1. Vernon Sidney8 Mac Farlin, b. Sept. 20, 1909.
IT. Evelyn Mantor7, July 14, 1901.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
47. David Marshall? MacFarland (Josiah6, Josiah Mar- shal5, Elijah+, Elijah3, Solomon2, Purthe1), b. June 2, 1821; d.
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Aug. 10, 1868, m. Sept. 17, 1849, Ann Powers of Vermont ; resided in Jewett City, Ct. (miller) ; moved to Putnam, Ct.
Children.
I. Anns, m. Vernon Woodward, lived in Hudson.
76. II. Henry Marshals, lived in Southbridge.
III. Charless, res. 1888, at Gale's Ferry, Ct. IV. Franks, res. Oxford.
48. Emily MacFarland (Josiah", Josiah M.5, Elijah+, Elijah3, Solomon2, Purthe1), b. July 8, 1829; m. Nov. 26, 1851, J. C. Davis, of Woodstock, Ct. He served in the Civil War and died in Andersonville Prison.
One dau.s lives in Crete, Ind.
49. Celia Jane MacFarland (Josiah", Josiah M.5, Elijah+, Elijah3, Solomon2, Purthe1), b. May 23, 1836; m. May 1, 1856, Henry T. Torrey of Charlton; carriage maker at Central Vil- lage, Ct.
Two daughters, both married.
50. Henry Josiah MacFarland (Josiah6, Josiah M.5, Eli- jah+, Elijah3, Solomon2, Purthe1), b. Apr. 29, 1838; d. abt. 1886; m. Mch. 15, 1868, Harriet Lindsey of Princeton, Ind. He was harness maker in Leland, Ill.
51. Henry Horace MacFarland (HoraceG, David5, Elijah+, Elijah3, Solomon2, Purthe1), b. Oct. 11, 1832; d. Mch. 14, 1895; m. Dec. 24, 1856, Sarah Ann Lum, b. Sept. 13, 1833, d. Oct. 11, 1891.
Children.
I. Bessies, b. in New Haven, Ct., Nov. 9, 1857; d. Mch. 14, 1907, in Jamaica, N. Y.
75. II. Clara Mandanas, b. in Morris, Ct., Aug. 18, 1861.
III. Ralph Lums, b. in Flushing, L. I., N. Y., Oct. 10, 1863 ; m. 1895, is a physician in Jamaica, N. Y. No children.
52. Edwin Dwight MacFarland (Leavens", David5, Eli- jah+, Elijahª, Solomon2, Purthe1). He enlisted in the 51st regt. Sept. 8. 1862; was Corporal of his Co. Discharged July 27, 1863. Re-enlisted in 57th regt. V. R. C., Feb. 29, 1864. First Sergeant. Discharged July 19, 1865. He was shot through both wrists by
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a sharpshooter before the mine was blown up at Petersburg. The bullet with which he was wounded is in possession of his daughter. After he was wounded he was sent to Elmira, N. Y., to guard rebel prisoners until close of the war. He was ap- pointed inspector in Boston Custom House July 20, 1880, where he served seven years. He held various offices of trust in Worcester and was tax collector at time of his death.
He was born in Chicopee Aug. 16, 1832; d. Oct. 9, 1898, in Worcester; m. (1) in Charlemont, Oct. 10, 1854, Melissa Hawks; she d. 1861; m. (2) Feb. 23, 1864, Charlotte Wheeler of Hardwick, b. Nov. 25, 1825, d. Aug. 2, 1912, dau. of Daniel and Sally Wheeler.
Child. I. Elizabeths, b. July 24, 1857.
53. Harriet Adelaide7 MacFarland (Leavens6, David5, Elijah4, Elijah3, Solomon2, Purthe1), b. in Sturbridge, May 3, 1835; d. in Worcester, May 6, 1907; m. Nov. 25, 1855, Wm. H. Eldred, b. in Quissett June 10, 1833, d. Apr. 15, 1915. His father was lost at sea off coast of Cape Hatteras, 1839. Mr. Eldred came to Worcester when 19 years old, where he still is living. He is a carpenter and has built over 1000 houses in Worcester, also has done much nice cabinet work.
Children.
I. Marian8 Eldred, May 20, 1860; m. Oct. 10, 1889, Charles Minkler of South Hero, Vt. Children.
1. Ralph E.º Minkler, May 11, 1893, is a student in University of Vt.
2. Florence E.9 Minkler, July, 1895; d. Nov., 1895.
3. Glen C.9 Minkler, May 12, 1897.
II. Arthur Warrens Eldred, June 7, 1868, grad. of Harvard Medical School. Practises dentis- try in Worcester and has been Lecturing Prof. of Dental Surgery in Harvard Medical School twenty-one years, which position he now holds.
54. Caroline Elmina7 MacFarland (Leavens6, David5, Eli- jah4, Elijah3, Solomon2, Purthe1), b. in Palmer, Aug. 16, 1844; d. Dec. 31, 1909; m. Dec. 14, 1885, Royal Elliot Blake of Worcester.
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Children.
77.
I. Bertha Elizas Blake, Feb. 5, 1869.
78. II. Harriet Elizabeth8 Blake, Jan. 16, 1872.
79. III. Edwin Elliot8 Blake, May 9, 1878.
55. George Bradford MacFarland (Bradford", David5, Elijah+, Elijah3, Solomon2, Purthe1). When twelve years of age George made a perfect steam engine in imitation of a large one, in his father's shop, that he watched while it was working. His engine was between 3 and 4 ft. long and went by steam from his mother's tea kettle. His engine was published in news- papers and for a few years it was on exhibition at the Mechanics Fair in Boston; the boy mechanic was seated on a high platform with his engine and a big teakettle and ran his machine to the delight of crowds of spectators. A jeweler in Boston paid for the privilege of having the engine in his window for an attrac- tion. It was sold for $100.00. Previous to 1870 he invented a steam pump for pumping water from mines, which he exhibited in London. He sold his patent and the pump is now made in New York and known as the "MaeFarland Steam Pump." At the breaking out of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 he was in Paris, where he had been in business. He, that year, had mar- ried a French lady. When the war began most Americans fled from the city, but Mr. MacFarland remained, and aided by his noble wife (to whom the soldiers gave the name of "La petite mère"), devoted himself to the care of the sick and wounded. Our American minister, then in Paris, stated that Mr. MacFar- land and his wife had saved hundreds of lives during the siege. It was Mr. MacFarland who constructed the "American Ambu- lance," which was a hospital on wheels. After a battle he would drive to the field and pick up the wounded and dying, both French and German, and care for them aided by his brave- hearted wife. The American Stars and Stripes floated above the ambulance and the sight of it brought joy to wounded soldiers for they knew that relief was near. At the close of the war Mr. and Mrs. MacFarland were awarded diplomas from the govern- ments of both France and Germany. The remant of the flag that had waved over the ambulance, torn by bullet and faded by storm, was presented by Mr. MacFarland to his sister, Mrs. Duer, of Brooklyn, with the badges and medals which were awarded him and his wife; they are now in her possession.
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George Bradford MacFarland was born Mch. 8, 1832; d. May 3, 1891 in Valencia, S. A .; m. (1) June, 1851, Julia Adam's; she died 1868; m. (2) in Paris, France, Marie -. She d. in Valencia, 1890. Mr. and Mrs. MacFarland rest in Prospect Park Cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Child.
I. George Fredericks, b. Apr. 9, 1852; m. in Ever- ett, Oct. 20, 1886, Harriet Pricilla Densmore, b. in Noel, Hants Co., Nova Scotia. Child.
1. Ethel Sarahº, Oct. 6, 1887; she has al- ready acquired much talent as a writer of both prose and poetry. We give the following as a sample when she was 14 years of age.
"DWELLERS IN THE STEEPLE."
By Ethel S. MacFarland, at 14 years of age. Your life lies before you; you've only to live it. And love is life's coronet; take it and give it. The fairest of flowers may fade in a minute, So wrest from each day all the sweetness that's in it. Laugh on while you may; take no heed for the morrow. No goal is attained through the Gateway of Sorrow. And pleasure awaits him who soonest can grasp it- 'Tis time to be dead when you lie in a casket.
Hear, then, the creed that we optomists cherish. 'Tis Capture cach joy ere its loveliness perish. Cold facts are illusions and dreaming is real. Eschew all that's practical; grasp the Ideal. For, say what you will, 'tis the happiest people Who build Spanish castles and dwell in the steeple. And pleasure awaits him who soonest can grasp it- 'Tis time to be dead when you lie in a casket.
56. Susan Melissa7 MacFarland (Bradford6, David5, Eli- jah4, Elijah3, Solomon2, Purthe1) even as a small child was wonl- derfully gifted in music; she learned intuitively, and rebelled against having teachers. At eight years of age she taught her- self all the rudiments of music from a small instruction book.
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She would often say that when she did not know the meaning of things that she heard "a voice in her head" telling her. At twelve years she was a famous child pianist. Fortunately she was associated with the best musicians of her day in Boston. When she was fifteen her father moved to New York City. There she became acquainted with leading musicians and publishers. She began publishing her musical compositions, and soon gained great popularity as a composer of temperance songs, war songs and instrumental pieces. She was the first woman to become famous as a composer of music in this country. The simple songs that went out from her heart touched the hearts of others and her work was in great demand. Sometimes she dreamed her melodies, and would write them out next day.
When Abraham Lincoln died she was at the height of her popularity. That night she dreamed that she sat at the organ and played a beautiful requiem, and was told that the spirit of Beethoven had given it to her, to express his grief for the nation. She awoke at midnight, arose and played every note as in her dream. She sketched it at once and early in the morning it was copied by the band master of the New York Seventh Regiment and played in the procession at all the funeral services, and when Lincoln was laid in the tomb. It was soon published in all countries; there was something in one movement that all musicians pronounced remarkable, but the writer always declared it was given to her in a dream.
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