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v. NATHAN, b. 13 Mar. 1733-34; m. HANNAH ( ); d. at New Ipswich, N.H., 6 Mar. 1778, in his 43d y. He was a private, aged 22, belonging to Wo- burn and Lex., by trade a housewright, serving in Capt. Speakman's Co. at Nova Scotia, 1755. - Roll. He was taxed at New Ipswich in the first tax levied there in 1763, and left descendants in that locality.
vi. ABIGAIL, b. 15 Aug. 1735; m. JOSIAH 5 STONE; d. at Temple, N. H.
vii. BENJAMIN, b. 29 Apr. 1738; d. 24 Nov. 1740.
viii. ELIZABETH, b. 24 May 1741; m. (1) 22 Nov. 1763 ELIJAH DUTTON of New Ipswich, N. H .; (2) COL. EZRA TOWNE, a noted Revolutionary officer of New Ipswich, N. H., where he d. 23 Dec. 1795, aged 59; d. at New Ipswich, N. H., 1787.
ix. BENJAMIN, b. 27 Jan. 1744-45; m. about 1768 HANNAH ANDREWS of Car- lisle, who d. 13 Oct. 1837, aged 87, g. s .; d. at Temple, N. H., 16 Mar. 1821, g. s. at Temple. Eleven children born at Temple. He was taxed at New Ipswich in 1763, but lived at Temple, the adjoining town. He was a soldier in the Revolution, selectman of Temple, 1783, and ensign in the militia.
STEPHEN7 CUTTER (John,6 Gershom,5 Gershom,4 Gershom,3 Richard,2 Elizabeth1) was born at Medford 16 Nov. 1780, died at Lexington 21 May 1827, son of John and Rebecca (Hill). He was a miller for a time at Charlestown, but having sold the lease of the mills bought a place at Lexington. He was captain in the militia 1812.
He married 20 Dec. 1802 SALLY JIPSON, born at Oldtown, Me., 14 June 1785(?), died at Cambridge 27 July 1864. She was baptized at Lexington 5 Nov. 1837.
Children, all born at Charlestown:
i. SALLY, 8 b. 26 Apr. 1804; m. 9 Feb. 1830 JOHN JEFFERSON PUTNAM; d. 20 Feb. 1834. One child.
ii. MARY JANE, b. 30 Jan. 1806; m. 1 Mar. 1829 EBENEZER THOMPSON, d. 1839; d. 7 Dec. 1846. They had three children.
iii. STEPHEN, b. 6 Oct. 1807; m. (1) 1 July 1830 ALMIRA W. THOMPSON, b. 1810, d. 27 June 1839; m. (2) 23 Aug. 1840 CATHERINE G. THOMPSON; d. at Watertown 22 Apr. 1870. He had six children.
iv. SUSAN BARKER, b. 6 Jan. 1810; m. 26 Nov. 1834 WILLIAM HENRY7 SMITH.
v. AMOS FRANKLIN, b. 3 Jan. 1812; m. 10 Nov. 1835 MAHALA HILL. Resided at Rock Island, Ill.
vi. ELIZABETH A., b. 12 May 1814; m. (1) 11 Oct. 1835 OTIS TAYLOR; m. (2) 3 July 1845 DANIEL B. WHITTREDGE, d. 11 Jan. 1847; m. (3) 1849 (
) WHITE; d. 3 Apr. 1851.
vii. JAMES MUNROE, b. 28 Feb. 1817; m. 6 Apr. 1842 HARRIET WHITTEMORE BOIT, b. 16 Mar. 1817, dau. of John and Rebecca (Weston). They had three children.
viii. REBECCA H., b. 20 Apr. 1820; d. 2 Apr. 1835.
ix. SAMUEL PERKINS, b. 22 Sept. 1822; m. 23 Nov. 1845 ELIZABETH C. FRUIN. Resided at Somerville. He had four children.
GEORGE HENRY9 CUTTER (Jefferson, 8 Aaron,7 Gershom,6 Ger- shom,5 Gershom,4 Gershom,3 Richard,2 Elizabeth1) was born at
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West Cambridge, now Arlington, 9 Nov. 1841, son of Jefferson, born at Cambridge 22 Sept. 1803, and grandson of Aaron and Polly (Putnam). His mother, Sarah Elizabeth Thorpe, was born at New York, 24 July 1814, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Harts- horne).
He enlisted at Darlington, Wis., 24 Apr. 1861, in Co. H, 3d Wis. Inf'y, discharged 28 Aug. 1865. He was promoted commissary ser- geant, acting ordnance sergeant and 21 May 1865 first lieutenant. He came to Lexington in Oct. 1871, was auditor of the town, regis- trar of voters, 1894-98, and assessor 1901-10.
He married 17 Feb. 1869 ABBIE MARIA PARKER, born 23 Apr. 1847, died 11 Apr. 1878, daughter of Jonathan S.7 and Abigail (Tuttle).
Children, the first born at Arlington, the others at Lexington:
2. i. FRANK PARKER, 10 b. 25 Jan. 1870.
ii. HENRY ERNEST, b. 9 Nov. 1871; d. 22 July 1873.
3. iii. HARRY NICKERSON, b. 25 Mar. 1875.
2. FRANK PARKER10 CUTTER (George H.,9 Jefferson, 8 Aaron,7 Gershom,6 Gershom,5 Gershom,4 Gershom,3 Richard,2 Elizabeth1), born at Arlington 25 Jan. 1870.
He is a civil engineer, was superintendent of streets at Wake- field, 1905, and with the Mass. Highway Commission for five years.
He married 4 June 1898 INA BELLE FOSTER, born at Ellsworth, Me., 2 Apr. 1875, daughter of Miller and Lucelle F. (Powers).
Child, born at Wakefield:
i. ERNEST FOSTER, 11 b. 22 Nov. 1899.
3. HARRY NICKERSON10 CUTTER (George H., 9 Jefferson, 8 Aaron,7 Gershom,6 Gershom,5 Gershom,4 Gershom,3 Richard,2 Elizabeth1), born 25 Mar. 1875, died at Somerville Oct. 1907.
He married at Medford JEANETTE GRACE ROBERTS, born at St. Albans, Vt., daughter of Frank L. and Aleathea (Sheldon).
Children, both born at Lexington:
MARION FRANCES,11 b. 23 July 1899. i.
ii. DOROTHY, b. 19 July 1900; d. 4 Oct. 1900.
WILLIAM RICHARD8 CUTTER (Benjamin,7 Ephraim,6 Ammi, 5 John, 4 William,3 Richard,2 Elizabeth1) was born at Woburn 17 Aug. 1847, son of Dr. Benjamin, born at Woburn 4 June 1803, died there 9 Mar. 1864. His mother was Mary Whittemore, daughter of Amos and Rebecca (Russell).
He was educated in the Woburn public schools and Warren Acad- emy, Norwich (Vt.) Military University, and Sheffield Scientific School, Yale. He became a resident of Lexington in 1871; held there among other offices that of school committeeman for several years; and in 1882 removed to Woburn, where he had been elected libra- rian of the Public Library, of which he is now (1912) librarian
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emeritus. He published a History of the Cutter Family of New England, 1871, wrote a History of the Town of Arlington, 1880, and has devoted himself for many years to the publication of a number of historical and genealogical works. In recent years in addition to his library duties he has edited the works of others, the most import- ant being Chamberlain's History of Chelsea (second volume) and certain publications of the N. E. Hist. Gen. Soc., and those of the Lewis Hist. Company, New York.
He married 31 Aug. 1871 MARY ELIZABETH KIMBALL, born at Boston 8 Nov. 1845, daughter of Daniel7 and Mary Ann (Ames).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. SARAH HAMLEN, 9 b. 25 July 1873; d. at Woburn 26 Apr. 1890.
ii. WILLIAM RICHARD, b. 8 Dec. 1880; d. 9 Dec. 1880.
ERNEST V.1 CUTTER was born at Boston.
He married GLENNY L. HUDSON, born in Nova Scotia.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ERNEST,2 b. 5 Feb. 1901.
ii. GLENNY SEAVEY, b. 7 May 1907.
iii. BERTHA ELSIE, b. 7 June 1908.
DACEY
PATRICK FRANCIS2 DACEY (William1) was born at Boston 17 Mar. 1853, son of William, born at Rosscarbery, Ireland, and Mary Farrell (Hourahan), born at Demanway, Ireland, in Mar. 1818, daughter of Jeremiah. William Dacey was the first of this family to come from Ireland to Boston.
He is a mason and contractor, and came to Lexington in March, 1873.
He married MARGARET M. SHEA, born 28 June 1855, daughter of Jeremiah2 and Mary (Haggerty).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY ESTHER,3 b. 18 Apr. 1878. Grad. Boston University 1900.
ii. GERTRUDE HELEN, b. 6 Feb. 1880; m. 30 Oct. 1907 EDWARD H.2 MARA.
iii. WILLIAM R., b. 25 Aug. 1882.
iv. EDWARD C., b. 24 Feb. 1885.
v. JOHN H., b. 21 Feb. 1887.
vi. KATHERINE B., b. 11 Dec. 1889.
vii. MILDRED ANNA, b. 30 May 1895.
DAILEY
JOHN PATRICK2 DAILEY (Michael C.1) was born at Fitchburg 10 Sept. 1872, son of Michael Charles and Bessie N. (Welch).
He married 22 Nov. 1899 MARY E. WELSH, born at Somerville 2 Dec. 1873, daughter of Thomas3 and Margaret (Feighery).
Children, all born at Lexington:
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i. JOHN GODFREY,3 b. 24 Sept. 1900.
ii. THOMAS MICHAEL, b. 14 Sept. 1902; d. 17 Mar. 1911.
iii. MARGARET, b. 30 Dec. 1903.
iv. RICHARD, b. 18 Aug. 1905.
v. WILLIAM, b. 21 Feb. 1907.
vi. JOSEPH, b. 8 Aug. 1909.
vii. LAWRENCE EDMUND, b. 4 Oct. 1911.
1. PATRICK2 DAILEY (John1) was born in Ireland, died 11 Nov. 1890, aged 62, son of John and Annie ( ).
He married BRIDGET WHALEN, born in 1823, died 6 Feb. 1911, daughter of William and Ann (O'Neil.).
Children, both born at Lexington:
CATHERINE,3 b. 8 Oct. 1855; d. Dec. 1876. i.
2. ii. JOHN PATRICK, b. 22 Feb. 1861.
2. JOHN PATRICK3 DAILEY (Patrick,2 John1), born 22 Feb. 1861. He married at Cambridge, 1 Jan. 1890, MARY ELLEN MULLEN, born at South Reading, daughter of Patrick and Annie (Bailey).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY ELIZABETH,4 b. 18 Feb. 1891.
ii. JOHN PATRICK, b. 12 Apr. 1892.
iii. WILLIAM JOSEPH, b. 10 Nov. 1894.
iv. FRANK, b. 12 Feb. 1897.
v. CATHERINE, b. 1 May 1900.
DALE
CHARLES EDWARD3 DALE (Edward I.,2 Joshua1) was born at Boston 10 Dec. 1852, son of Edward Irving, born at Weston, Vt., 4 Aug. 1827, and grandson of Joshua and Hannah (Phelps). His mother, Sarah Augusta Richardson, was born at Boston 4 Nov. 1831, daughter of Leland and Cynthia (Piper). The ancestor, John Dale, came to this country from England in 1683 or 1684 and settled at Salem.
He graduated from the English High School, Boston, in 1869, and came to Lexington in 1882.
He married 26 Oct. 1881 MADELINE MOORE MEARS, born at Sherborn 13 June 1855, daughter of George Granville (1832-1879) and Elizabeth Kilham (White).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. ANITA KILHAM,4 b. 28 Aug. 1884.
ii. RALPH IRVING, b. 21 Dec. 1892.
DALRYMPLE
CLARENCE ELROY2 DALRYMPLE (Palmer1) was born in Nova Scotia, son of Palmer and Rachel (Miller).
He married 27 Apr. 1910 CELIA BLANCHE MCCOLLUM, born in Nova Scotia, daughter of Archibald and Sarah O. (Lyons).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. RACHELLE GRACE,3 b. 6 Feb. 1911.
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HERBERT1 DALRYMPLE; wife LEILA (McPHEE). Both born in Nova Scotia.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. HERBERT RUSSELL,2 b. 15 Mar. 1905.
ii. EDWARD MURRAY, b. 9 Dec. 1908.
1. JAMES2 DALRYMPLE (Jacob1) was born in Nova Scotia Apr. 1839, son of Jacob and Rachel (Gill).
He married first in Nova Scotia LUCY McDONALD, daughter of Samuel and Eleanor (Rines); secondly 3 June 1879 JOSEPHINE McDONALD, born in Nova Scotia 3 June 1853, sister of his first wife.
Children by the first wife, all born in Nova Scotia:
i. AMos,3 b. 31 Jan. 1864; m. 16 Sept. 1886 ELLEN HALEY, b. in Ireland, dau. of Michael and Bessie ( ).
ii. MARY ELLEN, b. 1866; m. 24 Dec. 1886 JOHN2 ROSE.
2. iii. JAMES SAMUEL.
iv. LEONARD, d. in Nova Scotia.
v. EDITH JANE, d. in Nova Scotia.
Children by the second wife, all born at Lexington:
vi. HOWARD, b. 4 Feb. 1880.
vii. ALICE, b. 26 Nov. 1882; m. 31 Mar. 1902 HARRY A.2 BURGESS.
viii. BERTRAM HOWLAND, b. 8 June 1884.
3. ix. WILLIAM JOHN, b. 25 Oct. 1885.
2. JAMES SAMUEL3 DALRYMPLE (James,2 Jacob1). He moved to Arlington Heights.
He married at Arlington Heights, 7 June 1905, CARRIE PORTER, born in Nova Scotia, daughter of Robert and Rachel (Blinkhorn). Children, both born at Lexington:
i. JAMES LESLIE, 4 b. 25 June 1906.
ii. RUTH EVELYN, b. 3 Dec. 1907.
3. WILLIAM JOHN3 DALRYMPLE (James,2 Jacob1), born 25 Oct. 1885.
He married 30 Apr. 1909 ANNIE GRACE, born in Portugal, daugh- ter of Manuel and Rose (Ferry).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. ANNIE LOUISE,4 b. 26 Dec. 1909.
DALY
EDWARD1 DALY; wife MARY ( ).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. CORNELIUS,2 b. 29 Oct. 1852.
DAMM
PETER F.1 DAMM was born in Germany.
He married ALICE A. SMITH, born at Brewer, Me.
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Children, both born at Lexington:
i. HELEN GERTRUDE,2 b. 5 Nov. 1900.
ii. DORIS, b. 19 Aug. 1902.
DAMON
CHARLES HAVEN3 DAMON (Warren, 2 Warren1) was born at Lowell 16 Sept. 1851, son of Warren, born at Amherst, N. H., 5 Jan. 1819, and grandson of Warren and Nancy (Pearson). His mother, Adaline F. Blaisdell, was born at Campton, N. H., 28 Oct. 1827, daughter of Moses and Abra (Holmes). The first ancestor in this country probably came from England and settled in Massachusetts.
He is a Free Mason; was a member of the constitutional conven- tion, 1889; House of Representatives, 1891, and State Senator, 1893, from New Hampshire. He came to Lexington in 1893.
He married at Lowell, 1 Nov. 1874, ELLA GERTRUDE BENT, born at Newburyport 15 Mar. 1854, daughter of Israel and Ellen (Grif- fin).
FRANK HARDY3 DAMON (Mason,2 John1) was born at Buenos Ayres, Argentina, 20 July 1870, son of Capt. Mason, born at Sebec, Me., 9 Dec. 1822, and grandson of John and Margaret (Wasgatt). His mother, Joan Jones Hardy, was born at Hampden, Me., 31 Mar. 1830, daughter of Daniel and Melinda (Goodale). His ancestor, John Damon, came from England in 1628 and settled at Plymouth.
He was educated at Hampden Academy and University of Maine, B.S. 1895. He is superintendent of schools and principal of the High School. He belongs to the Twentieth Century Club and is a member of various educational and scientific organizations.
He married at Hampden, Me., 30 Dec. 1896, ANNIE HINCKLEY ATWOOD, born at Hampden, Me., 5 Apr. 1869, daughter of Capt. Horace and Harriet (Morey).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. JOAN ATWOOD, 4 b. 14 Jan. 1910.
ISAAC NEWTON7 DAMON (Isaac, 6 Benjamin,5 David, 4 Ebenezer,3 Samuel,2 John1) was born at Ashby 14 Dec. 1812, died 4 Oct. 1879, eldest son of Isaac, born 31 Mar. 1785, died Apr. 1848, and grandson of Benjamin and Anar (Pratt). His mother was Lucy Houghton, died 20 Apr. 1826. The ancestor, John Damon, born in England 1621, died 8 Apr. 1708, came to this country from Read- ing, England, and settled at Reading, where he was deacon of the church.
He came to Lexington in 1836. He filled the offices of selectman, 1852-56 and 1875-76; town treasurer, 1867, 1873-79; assessor 1868-69; justice of the peace, 1859; an assistant assessor in the in- ternal revenue service; and a trustee of the Lexington Savings Bank.
He married LUCY KENDALL WRIGHT, born at Ashby 27 Dec. 1817, died 9 Oct. 1900, daughter of Isaac Cushing and Arvilla (Kendall).
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Children, all born at Lexington:
i. LUSANNA PHELPS, 8 b. 28 Sept. 1843; m. 17 Sept. 1868 GEORGE F .? JONES.
ii. MYRON BATES, b. 27 June 1854; m. 25 Apr. 1878 ELLA AUGUSTA WRIGHT, dau. of Isaac Cushing and Lydia (Burr). He lives at Fitchburg.
iii. FLORENCE MARIA, b. 28 Apr. 1856; m. 25 Dec. 1878 GEORGE Z.3 HAM- BLEN.
JOHN' DAMON; wife MARGARET ( ) of Charlestown. Mrs. Margaret Damon married 5 Mar. 1718-19 John Whitman of Stow. Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARGARET,2 b. 17 Nov. 1714.
DANA
ELLEN DANA was born at Boston 1 May 1838, daughter of Otis Holmes,2 born at Boston 19 July 1811, died 24 May 1882, son of Ephraim1 and Hannah (Holmes). Her mother, Elizabeth Holbrook Morell, was born 20 May 1813, died 23 Dec. 1907, daughter of Nicholas Ambrose1 and Sally (Holbrook). Mr. Morell came from France and settled at Lexington. Miss Dana came to Lexington probably in 1840.
DANE
FRANCIS SMITH3 DANE (Nathan,2 Nathan1) was born at Kenne- bunk, Me., 3 May 1874, fourth son of Nathan, born at Alfred, Me., 18 Apr. 1832, and grandson of Nathan and Susan Dutch (Smith). His mother, Caroline Lydia Goodwin, was born at Kennebunk, Me., 25 June 1840, daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Ann Robinson (Millett). The name of the ancestor who first came to this country was John Dane of England, who settled at Ipswich.
He was graduated from Bowdoin, A.B., 1896. He lived at Bos- ton 1897-1903 and moved to Lexington in Sept. 1903. He is engaged in the manufacture of rubber boots and shoes.
He married at Portland, Me., 14 Feb. 1903, ANNIE LAWRENCE EDMANDS, born at Newton 11 Sept. 1878, daughter of Farwell James and Marcia Winter (Anderson).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. MARCIA WINTER ANDERSON, 4 b. 13 Feb. 1905.
ii. FRANCIS SMITH, JR., b. 8 July 1908.
JOSEPH2 DANE, JR. (Joseph1) was born at Billerica, died 19 Dec. 1903, aged 57. He enlisted 14 Dec. 1863 in 15th Mass. Battery, transferred 14 Jan. 1865 to 6th Mass. Battery and discharged from the latter 7 Aug. 1865 by reason of expiration of service.
He married 4 Nov. 1870 MARY E. RICHARDSON, born at Fitch- burg, daughter of Jerome and Mary ( ).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. CHARLES W.,3 b. 23 Aug. 1875.
ii. SARAH A., b. 6 Sept. 1877.
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iii. LOUISA, b. 1 Aug. 1879; m. at Arlington JOHN2 DOYLE.
iv. LYMAN W., b. 22 Nov. 1881.
v. CLARA, b. 19 Apr. 1885.
vi. HENRY S., b. 7 May 1887; d. 15 June 1887.
vii. HARRIET JANE, b. 1 Aug. 1888.
viii. EDWARD J., b. 8 Feb. 1890; d. 1 Aug. 1890.
ix. ALFRED, b. 11 June 1891.
x. ALFRED JOHN, b. 23 May 1892.
DANNEBOE
OLAF1 DANNEBOE was born at Copenhagen, Denmark.
He married NELLIE AMEY, born in England.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. THELMA MARIE,2 b. 15 Apr. 1907.
DAVIS
1. JOSEPH7 DAVIS (Thomas,6 Thomas,5 Nathan, 4 Daniel,3 Samuel,2 Dolar1) was born at Holden 5 May 1794, died 25 Dec. 1872, son of Thomas and Lettice (Rice). Thomas Davis was a sol- dier in the Revolution, and was in the battles of Bunker Hill, Ben- nington and White Plains.
He resided at Princeton where he kept a public house. In 1833 he moved to Lexington and continued his occupation of inn-holder about ten years. He was overseer of the poor for several years.
He married 31 May 1823 BETSEY GARDNER BABCOCK, born 18 Oct. 1799, died 9 Dec. 1890, daughter of Amos1 and Betsey (Gard- ner) of Princeton.
Children, first two born at Princeton, third at Boston, fourth at Lexington:
2. i. HORACE BABCOCK, 8 b. 10 May 1824.
ii. CHARLES ERVING, b. 1 Sept. 1826; m. May 1860 ELIZA J. TILTON; d. 22 Aug. 1869.
3. iii. GEORGE OTIS, b. 15 Feb. 1832. iv. AGNES ADELIA, b. 3 Dec. 1834; d. unm. 7 Dec. 1859.
2. HORACE BABCOCK8 DAVIS (Joseph,7 Thomas, 6 Thomas,5 Nathan,4 Daniel,3 Samuel,2 Dolar1), born at Princeton 10 May 1824, died 31 Oct. 1892. He served as assessor 1876-89.
He married 2 June 1852 ANN C. PIERCE STEVENS, born at Gloucester 28 Feb. 1831, died 10 Apr. 1872, daughter of William2 and Nancy (Pierce).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. FRANK STEVENS, 9 b. 7 June 1857.
4. ii. WILLIAM HENRY, b. 11 Dec. 1862.
3. GEORGE OTIS8 DAVIS (Joseph,7 Thomas, 6 Thomas," Nathan,' Daniel,3 Samuel,2 Dolar1), born at Boston 15 Feb. 1832.
He became a resident of Lexington in 1833. He was appointed messenger in the Naval Office 27 Oct. 1851, Hon. Charles Hudson,
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Naval Officer. Appointed clerk, 1 Oct. 1853, Asst. deputy 27 Nov. 1863, Asst. Acting deputy, 30 June 1888; serving the government during the administration of 14 presidents and 13 different naval officers, and is now dean of the corps. He was town treasurer in the year 1871-72; trustee of the Bridge Charitable Fund and trustee of the Lexington Savings Bank. He is a Knight Templar.
He married 2 Sept. 1858 CAROLINE ELIZA BRIDGE, born 3 June 1837, daughter of Samuel6 and Hannah Maria (Wellington).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. FREDERICK GARDNER, 9 b. 8 Aug. 1859; m. LOUISE HAWKINS, b. at Boston 14 June 1878. Child b. at Boston: Fredericka,10 b. 22 Mar. 1897.
5. ii. CHARLES BRIDGE, b. 2 Jan. 1861.
iii. HARRY WELLINGTON, b. 28 Feb. 1863; m. EDITH AUGUSTA NOYES, b. at Bridgeport, Conn., 5 Dec. 1870.
4. WILLIAM HENRY9 DAVIS (Horace, 8 Joseph,7 Thomas, 6 Thomas,5 Nathan,4 Daniel,3 Samuel,2 Dolar1), born 11 Dec. 1862, died 7 Mar. 1900.
He married 3 June 1886 MABEL LANGDON KIRKLAND, born at Charlestown 10 Mar. 1866, daughter of James Montague2 and Maria Laney (Bradt).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MILDRED ETHELIND, 10 b. 24 July 1887.
ii. HAROLD K., b. 31 Mar. 1889; d. 26 Mar. 1891.
iii. DOROTHY, b. 7 May 1892.
iv. SYBIL, b. 26 Sept. 1893.
v. FRANK LANGDON, b. 20 Aug. 1899.
5. CHARLES BRIDGE9 DAVIS (George O.,8 Joseph,7 Thomas, 6 Thomas,5 Nathan, 4 Daniel,3 Samuel,2 Dolar1), born 2 Jan. 1861.
He was graduated from Harvard 1884, A.B. magna cum laude. He has been with the General Electric Co. for twenty-five years and is now manager of the New England office. He served on the school committee 1906-08, and is a trustee of Lexington Savings Bank.
He married 14 Oct. 1891 EMMA SPAULDING WHITING, born at Wilton, N. H., 4 July 1867, daughter of George Oliver3 and Laura Maria (Bowers).
Child, born at Lexington:
HELEN WHITING, 10 b. 10 Apr. 1893. i.
JAMES A.1 DAVIS was born at Surrey, Me. He married MARY E. G. GATELY, born at Roxbury. Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARGARET ARNOLD,2 b. 9 Dec. 1907.
JAMES THOMAS3 DAVIS (Thomas,2 Thomas1) was born at Boston 19 Aug. 1825, died 8 Feb. 1907, son of Thomas, born at Holden 2 June 1797, and grandson of Thomas. His mother was Mary Porter, born at Sterling 2 Aug. 1804, daughter of Capt. John and Mary (Kendall).
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He enlisted in the Civil War as a private and was breveted major on his discharge.
He married first at Boston MARY JANE KENDALL, daughter of James; secondly at New York ELIZABETH WILBUR.
Child, born at Boston:
i. CAROLINE AMELIA, 4 b. 27 Mar. 1856; m. CHARLES FRANK HUNTING.
JOHN2 DAVIS (Amos1) was born at Gloucester 15 Oct. 1794, bap- tized 9 Nov. 1794, died 29 Apr. 1880, son of Amos and Eliza- beth ( ).
He came to Lexington in 1831. He was postmaster twenty-five years.
He married 13 Oct. 1819 MARY FORBES PHELPS, born 1 Oct. 1795, died 27 Dec. 1883, daughter of Henry and Mary (Phelps).
Children, the first born at Gloucester, the others at Lexington:
i. MARY ANN ELIZABETH,2 b. 29 Oct. 1824; m. JOHN2 DAVIS.
ii. JOHN W., b. 1 July 1829; d. 19 Feb. 1832.
iii. ELIZA JOHNSON, b. 31 July 1833; m. at Ipswich 22 Mar. 1873, as his second wife,* JOHN ROGERS KIMBALL, } b. at Ipswich 23 Aug. 1816, d. 17 Sept. 1883, aged 67 y. 25 d., s. of David Tenney and Dolly Varnum (Coburn); d. 10 Apr. 1883.
JOHN2 DAVIS (Elias1) was born at Guilford, Me., Sept. 1818, died 7 Apr. 1868, son of Elias and Hannah (Glass).
He married 20 Nov. 1844 his cousin, MARY ANN ELIZABETH DAVIS, born at Gloucester 29 Oct. 1824, died 3 Mar. 1890, daugh- ter of John2 and Mary Forbes (Phelps).
Children, first two born at Charlestown, vi., vii. at Cambridge, the others at Lexington:
i. MARY ELIZA,3 b. 12 Jan. 1846; d. at Cambridgeport 2 Oct. 1862.
ii. ELLEN AMELIA, b. 18 Mar. 1848; m. 15 Sept. 1869 JAMES EDWIN2 PATCH.
iii. FLORENCE WEBSTER, b. 16 Oct. 1852.
iv. ALICE PHELPS, b. 19 Apr. 1855; m. 26 June 1883 REV. CHARLES L. MER- RIAM, of Yale and Andover Seminary, afterward settled at Lowell Highlands Congregational Church; d. at Kingston 3 Feb. 1884.
v. . EDITH FORBES, b. 19 June 1858; d. 25 Aug. 1859.
vi. JOHN HERBERT, b. 21 June 1860; m. 22 Dec. 1897 EDITH DWIGHT WAL- COTT. He is the head of the musical dept. of the Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, Va.
vii. ANNA ELIZABETH, b. 26 June 1863; d. 12 Mar. 1891.
viii. FRANK LINCOLN, b. 9 June 1866; d. 7 Aug. 1873.
JOSEPH F.1 DAVIS was born at Northboro'.
He married MATILDA O'MARA, born at Kingston, N. B. Children :
i. ELLEN,2 b. at Medford 28 Dec. 1899; d. 7 Oct. 1901.
ii.
MADALINE, b. at Lexington 27 June 1902.
NATHAN A.1 DAVIS was born at Boston; wife MARY E. ( ), born at Boston.
* His first wife Lydia A. Coburn, born 23 Oct. 1821, died 20 Feb. 1868. G. s. "new" cemetery.
t See Memorial Biographies, N. E. Hist. Gen. Soc., Vol. viii., pp. 153-154.
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GENEALOGIES
Child, born at Lexington:
i. PHILIP A.,2 b. 9 May 1877.
PAUL C.1 DAVIS; wife MIRANDA ( ).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. FRANKLIN,' b. 18 June 1852.
PHILEMON DAVIS was born at Waterford, Vt. He married VESTA G. ( ), born at Windsor, Vt. Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MERCY CAROLINE,2 b. 28 Jan. 1851.
ii. EMILY MARIA, b. 29 Mar. 1852.
iii. ELEANOR PETERSON, b. 16 Feb. 1854.
iv. LILLIAN, b. 4 July 1858; d. at Charlestown 8 Sept. 1878.
RODNEY' DAVIS was born at Saugus; wife BERTHA M. (HALLI- DAY), born at Berwick, N. S.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. RODNEY NEWTON,2 b. 9 Dec. 1890.
ROLAND' DAVIS was born in New York.
He married MARY HILL, born at Baltimore, Md.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. HAROLD RUSSELL,2 b. 4 Feb. 1904.
SIDNEY G.2 DAVIS (Elias1) died 30 Dec. 1892, son of Elias and Hannah ( ).
He married MARY MILES EYRE, who was born at Chard, England, 21 Mar. 1827, daughter of Miles and Eliza (Turner). When a child of ten she marched in the procession on the day of Queen Victoria's coronation. About 1840 Mr. Eyre came to America and started the manufacture of cutlery at St. Louis, Mo. In Mar. 1843 his wife and four children sailed for this country, and after a passage of forty days landed at New Orleans. The family joined a party of about two hundred and fifty men, women, and children that started from St. Joseph or the Far West. At Fort Laramie an old Indian chief was much surprised and chagrined to find his offer of a hundred horses for Mary refused. At Fort Bridges the party separated, Mr. Eyre and the rest of the family going to Oregon, Mary joining a friend, Miss Yount, and going to her home in California. The whole journey took six months and was made on horseback. They en- dured many hardships and privations, at one time being without food for two days. At Napa Valley she married in 1844 John Sin- clair, a Scotchman, who owned a ranch in the Sacramento Valley. After many exciting experiences they found conditions too danger- ous to remain, and Mr. Sinclair left with his family for New York. At New Orleans he and their infant son died of yellow fever. Mrs. Sinclair made her way to New York, and later made her home with Capt. Phelps at Lexington. 25 Nov. 1852, she married Sidney G.
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Davis. They lived at Lexington for a time, then moved to Rox- bury where she died 2 July 1909.
Children, the first born at Boston, the next four at Lexington:
i. ADA S.,3 b. Oct. 1853; d. 13 Nov. 1859.
ii. S. WALTER, b. 6 Aug. 1855; died.
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