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iii. CLARA, b. 19 Feb. 1858; m. CHARLES BAKER of Philadelphia, Pa.
iv. ALLAN M., b. 13 Sept. 1861.
v. MARION, b. 23 Apr. 1864; m. R. COURTNEY POPE.
vi. FANNY, m. LOUIS NOBLE.
SIMON1 DAVIS was born at Charlestown.
He married HELEN M. GOLDTHWAIT, born at Boston.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. JOHN GOLDTHWAIT,2 b. 18 Sept. 1891.
SOLOMON A.1 DAVIS; wife AUGUSTA ( ).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. WALTER A.,2 b. 11 June 1853.
WARREN A.1 DAVIS was born at Sherborn.
He married KATHERINE J. WEATHERBY, born in Prince Edward Island.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. WARREN JOSEPH,2 b. 27 Apr. 1902.
DAY
ARTHUR W.2 DAY (John L.1) was born at West Newfield, son of John L. and Susan B. (Patch).
He married 18 June 1891 CAROLINE T. MEAD, born in Ireland, daughter of Patrick and Jane T. ( ).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. SUSAN H.,3 b. 29 Apr. 1892.
ii. HELEN, b. 10 July 1894.
iii. KATHERINE FLORENCE, b. 9 Oct. 1896.
iv. CORA PHYLLIS, b. 23 June 1901.
DEAN
FRANCIS WINTHROP8 DEAN (Samuel,7 Robert, 6 Joseph,5 Joshua, 4 Ebenezer,3 Benjamin,2 Walter1) was born at Taunton 24 May 1852, younger son of Samuel Augustus, born at Taunton 29 Aug. 1810, and Charity Williams (Washburn), born at Taunton 11 Aug. 1817, daughter of Cromwell, born at Taunton, and Elizabeth (Storni), born at Taberg, N. Y., and descended from Myles Standish. The ancestor, Walter Deane, came from England (town of Chard) and settled at Taunton between 1620 and 1630.
He was graduated from the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard University 1873, received the degree of B.S. 1875, and was in- structor and tutor in engineering at the same institution 1874-82.
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He is a civil, mechanical, and mill engineer. He became a resident of Lexington in 1902. He was a member of the committee on intro- duction of Metropolitan water 1902-04, the committee on building the Munroe Schoolhouse, building the Cary Memorial Library, and of the Sewer Commission, 1905.
He married at Cambridge, 8 Mar. 1893, LYDIA CLARKSON CUSH- ING, born at Boston 25 Mar. 1858, daughter of John Parker Hale and Sabrina (Tufts).
Children, both born at Cambridge:
i. SAMUEL WINTHROP, 9 b. 29 Aug. 1897.
ji. FRANCIS HALE, b. 9 Jan. 1899.
DEFELICE
JOSEPH1 DEFELICE; wife TERESA (SPADA). Both born in Italy. Child, born at Lexington:
i. ANGELINA,2 b. 20 Apr. 1908.
DEFOREST
HEMAN PACKARD3 DEFOREST* (Isaac,2 Robert1) was born at (North Bridgewater) Brockton 20 Aug. 1839, only son of Isaac Packard, born at North Bridgewater 11 Aug. 1800, and grandson of Robert and Sarah (Hayward). His mother, Jane Baker, was born at North Bridgewater 1 June 1804, daughter of Howard Packard and Jane (Capen). The name of the first ancestor who came to this country was Samuel Packard who came from Wymondham, Eng- land (Norfolk), 1638, and settled first at Hingham, then perma- nently at West Parish of Bridgewater.
He graduated from Yale B.A., 1862, Yale Divinity School 1866, D.D., Olivet College, Mich., 1893. He is a minister. He resided at North Bridgewater, West Attleboro, Westboro, Taunton, New Haven, Conn., Chicago, Ill., Detroit, Mich., and came to Lexington in 1906.
He married at Concord, 6 June 1865, HARRIET FROST STACY, born at Concord 4 Sept. 1839, daughter of John and Eliza (Jones).
DELFINO
LOUIS1 DELFINO; wife CAROLINE (GENTILE) or (JELIDILO). Both born in Italy.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. CHARLIE, 2 b. 24 Nov. 1908.
ii. THERESA ELLEN, b. 3 May 1910.
iii. MAFALDA MARIANNINA, b. 16 July 1911.
RAPHAEL FRED1 DELFINO; wife LAVINIA (GENITTI). Both born in Italy.
* Originally Heman Howard Packard; changed to the above by the Superior Court, New Haven, Conn., 10 May 1859.
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Children, both born at Lexington:
i. JULIA,2 b. 13 Feb. 1905.
ii. ADELINA, b. 11 Feb. 1906.
DEMAR
JOHN TREFLEY2 DEMAR (Peter') was born at Franklin, Vt., 19 Apr. 1833, died 16 Mar. 1896, son of Peter and Mary (Rice).
He married 19 Apr. 1860 FIDELIA SIMONDS, born 21 Dec. 1840, daughter of George6 and Hannah (Estabrook).
Children:
i. JOHN ALBERT,3 b. at Concord 25 Dec. 1860; m. at Somerville, 25 Sept. 1884, LIZZIE STANWOOD HASKELL, b. at Charlestown 2 Aug. 1858, dau. of Enoch, Jr. and Susan ( ).
ii. EMMA LUETTA, b. at Lexington 16 Aug. 1863; m. 21 Nov. 1889 JOHN WEISE, b. in Germany 5 June 1853, s. of Frederick and Christie ( ).
DENHAM
JAMES L.1 DENHAM; wife MAGGIE L. (SAUNDERS). Both born in Nova Scotia.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. STANLEY EDWIN,2 b. 29 June 1891.
WILLIAM E.2 DENHAM (James1) was born at Burlington, N. S., son of James and Mary Jane ( ).
He married 9 Nov. 1886 MELISSA A. BEALS, born in Nova Scotia, daughter of John S. and Sarah S. ( ).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. HAROLD CLIVE,3 b. 13 Dec. 1887.
ii. ELMER BEALS, b. 26 Jan. 1892.
DENNETT
GEORGE BREWSTER3 DENNETT (Richard,2 John1) was born at Portsmouth, N. H., 25 Mar. 1834, son of Richard, born at Ports- mouth 14 Aug. 1799, and grandson of John and Jane (Brewster). His mother, Nancy L. Cate, was born at Tamworth, N. H., 13 Aug. 1807, daughter of Joseph and Nancy ( ). He is descended from John Dennett who came from Sussex, England, and settled at Portsmouth, N. H.
He came to Lexington to reside in April 1852. He enlisted 18 Aug. 1861 in Co. E, 12th Mass. Inf'y, discharged 2 Feb. 1865, at expiration of service. He was taken prisoner 5 May 1864, at the Battle of the Wilderness and sent to Andersonville Prison. During Sherman's march through Georgia the weakest prisoners were transferred to Florence, S. C. He was exchanged from there, reach- ing Lexington 2 Jan. 1865. He has been a carpenter.
He married 27 Nov. 1855 ELIZABETH PROCTOR CONANT, born at
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Townsend 6 May 1833, died 19 Sept. 1908, daughter of Elisha and Achsah (Bennett).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. EMMA A.,4 b. 2 Dec. 1856; d. 7 Sept. 1857.
ii. CLARA ALMIRA, b. 22 Jan. 1858; m. 19 Oct. 1882 WILLIAM3 GLENN.
DENTINO
CARMONO1 DENTINO; wife DOMENICA (PACIANE). Both born in Italy.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. GINETTA,2 b. 24 June 1908.
DERMOTT
ROBERT2 DERMOTT (William1) was born at Belfast, Ireland, son of William and Sarah (Harris).
He married at Bradford, 28 Feb. 1895, MRS. ADALEDA G. ADAMS, born. at St. John, N. B., daughter of Harry and Jane (Levions) Baker.
Child, born at Lexington.
i. HENRY NICHOLS,8 b. 27 July 1897.
DESMOND
DANIEL1 DESMOND; wife MARY ( ). Both born in Ireland. Child, born at Lexington:
i. JOHN,2 b. 4 Dec. 1857.
1. TIMOTHY2 DESMOND (Patrick1) was born in Ireland, died at Arlington 23 Apr. 1869, aged 40, son of Patrick and Ellen (Fitz- gerald).
He married 10 Oct. 1853 ELIZABETH BUCKLEY, born in Ireland, daughter of John and Mary (Fleming).
Children, all born at Lexington:
2. i. DANIEL,3 b. 7 Nov. 1854.
ii. KATHERINE, b. 29 Feb. 1856; m. 15 Oct. 1879 JOHN J. BUCKLEY of Fitch- burg.
iii. JOHN, b. 8 July 1857; d. 1 June 1859.
iv. ELLEN, b. 11 Apr. 1859; d. 11 Sept. 1860.
v. MARY E., b. 16 Nov. 1860.
vi. JOHN, b. 23 June 1865; d. 26 Nov. 1866.
vii. WILLIAM, b. 1 Jan. 1867; d. 25 Aug. 1867.
viii. JULIA, b. 12 Sept. 1868; d. 14 Feb. 1910.
2. DANIEL3 DESMOND (Timothy,2 Patrick1), born 7 Nov. 1854. He married 24 June 1890 MARY AGNES BYRNES, born in Ireland, daughter of Bernard and Mary (Boles).
Child, born at Lexington :
i. ALICE KATHLEEN,4 b. 8 Jan. 1892.
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DE VEAU
1. CONSTANT2 DE VEAU (Felix1) was born in Yarmouth Co., N. S., 2 Dec. 1824, died 30 Jan. 1905, son of Felix.
He married ELIZABETH M. MELANSON, born in Digby Co., N. S. Children, v. born at Rockport, the others in Digby Co., N. S .:
i. MARY, m. JACON THIBEDEAU.
MARGARET, m. CYRIL1 GAUDET.
iii. JOSEPH, m. SADIE WILLIAMS.
iv. JOHN, m. MARY HANNIF.
2. v. CHARLES, b. 1861.
3. vi. STEPHEN, b. 22 Feb. 1863.
vii. AMY ANN, b. 26 Sept. 1866; m. (1) GILBERT MACOMBER; m. (2) CLIFFORD A.2 CURRIER.
2. CHARLES3 DE VEAU (Constant,2 Felix1), born at Rockport 2 Feb. 1862. He came to Lexington July 1882.
He married at Ipswich, 8 June 1890, EMELIE DE VEAU, born at Salmon River, N. S., daughter of Celeste and Marie M. ( ).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. MARIAN,4 b. 26 Mar. 1892.
ii. FLORENCE, b. 25 May 1895.
3. STEPHEN3 DE VEAU (Constant,2 Felix1), born in Nova Scotia 22 Feb. 1863. He came to Lexington in 1883.
He married 17 Nov. 1891 MARGARET JANE MCLELLAN, born at Summerside, P. E. I., 19 Oct. 1860, died 4 Mar. 1908, daughter of John P. and Mary (Campbell).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY ELIZABETH,4 b. 9 Mar. 1893.
ii. LEO EDWARD, b. 6 Jan. 1894.
iii. GEORGEINA LYDIA, b. 27 Aug. 1898.
iv. WALLACE STANLEY JOSEPH, b. 9 Feb. 1902.
DEVINE
DENNIS1 DEVINE; wife HANNAH ( Children, all born at Lexington:
). Both born in Ireland.
i. JOHN,2 b. 10 Oct. 1855.
ii. CATHERINE, b. 25 Dec. 1861.
iii. GEORGE R., b. 10 May 1867.
JAMES1 DEVINE; wife HANNAH ( ). Both born in Ireland. Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ALFRED J.,2 b. 9 Dec. 1858.
ii. CATHERINE J., b. 16 Jan. 1860.
iii. Son, b. 3 Oct. 1865.
iv. FANNY, b. 18 Aug. 1867.
DIAMOND
WILLIAM1 DIAMOND was born at Boston 21 July 1758, died at
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Peterboro, N. H., 29 July 1828. He was a drummer in Capt. Park- er's company 19 April 1775, and served through the Revolution. He married REBECCA SIMONDS, born 1 Aug. 1763, died at Peter- boro, N. H., 8 Apr. 1855, daughter of John4 and Mary (Tufts).
Children, the last born at Peterboro, N. H., the others at Lexing- ton :*
i. REBECCA,2 b. 21 Sept. 1783; m. JOSEPH MACE.
ii. WILLIAM, b. 20 Nov. 1785; m. 18 Nov. 1824 LUCINDA HAGGETT, b. at
Peterboro, N. H., dau. of Abner and Mary (Tuttle); d. 25 Jan. 1872.
iii. MARY, b. 5 Apr. 1788; m. JOSEPH JOHNSON of Greenfield.
iv. JOHN S., b. 9 Aug. 1790; m. at Concord, 28 Dec. 1819, OCTAVIA DAVIS, b. at Concord 12 Oct. 1800, dau. of Abel and Lovina (Hosmer).
v. ELIZABETH, b. 4 Mar. 1792; m. JAMES BARKER; moved to Wisconsin.
vi. LYDIA, b. 6 May 1797; m. AARON AVERY; moved to Wisconsin.
DIFELICE
DOMINICI DIFELICE; wife BAMPINA (PACIONE). Both born in Italy.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. ONEL,2 b. 23 May 1908.
DIGGINS
M. JOHN' DIGGINS married MARY A. COLITON, born at Somer- ville, died 19 Sept. 1908, daughter of Edward and Margaret (Simp- son).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARGARET,2 b. 1 Sept. 1908.
DILAN
WILLIAM1 DILANt; wife HANNAH ( ). Both born in Ireland. Children, both born at Lexington:
. i. WILLIAM,2 b. 11 Feb. 1858.
ii. JOHN, b. 2 July 1860.
DINAN
DENNIS1 DINAN or DINAH; wife HANNAH ( ). Both born in Ireland.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. LAURA,2 b. 19 Jan. 1859; d. 10 Feb. 1875.
ii. DENNIS RICHARD, b. 29 July 1865; m. at Boston, 5 Dec. 1888, JANE M. LEGOFF, b. at St. John, N. B., dau. of Felix and Jane ( ); d. 13 May 1889.
iii. NELLIE, d. 14 Feb. 1875, aged 4 y.
JOHN1 DINAN was born at Lexington.
He married BESSIE SHEAVES, born in England.
* A. Smith, History of Peterboro, N. H.
t William Dillon enlisted 12 Aug. 1861 in Co. G, 21st Mass. Inf'y, discharged 24 Jan. 1863 by reason of expiration of service.
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Child, born at Lexington:
i. LAURA ELIZABETH,2 b. 18 Feb. 1891.
DINEEN
EDWARD2 DINEEN (Daniel1) was born in Ireland, son of Daniel and Jane ( ).
He married MARY ( ).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. CORNELIUS3 J., b. about 1853; m. at Arlington, 22 Jan. 1880, MARY LOCKNEY, b. at Quincy, dau. of Daniel and Mary ( ).
ii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. 31 May 1855; d. 25 July 1872.
iii. EDWARD (twin), b. 6 May 1858; d. 9 May 1858.
iv. DANIEL (twin), b. 6 May 1858; d. 21 May 1858.
DINTINE
ARCANGELO1 DINTINE; wife ANTIONELLA (MONSANNELLO). Both born in Italy.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. ANNA,2 b. 14 June 1907.
ii. ANGELINO, b. 29 June 1908; d. 19 Aug. 1908.
CARMENO1 DINTINE; wife MARY (PARCHONI).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. JOHN,2 b. 16 June 1907.
DINWOODIE
DAVID8 DINWOODIE (James, 2 David1) was born in Dumfrieshire, Scotland, 18 July 1854, elder son of James, born in Dumfrieshire, Scotland, 1826, and grandson of David and Jessie Agnews (Car- ruthers). His mother, Jane Johnstone, was born in Dumfrieshire, Scotland, 28 Sept. 1830, daughter of William Syble and Elizabeth (Renwick).
He became a resident of Lexington 1 May 1900; is station agent at East Lexington.
He married at Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 29 Dec. 1876, MARGARET TENNENT COSSAR, born at Douglas, Scotland, 17 Dec. 1852, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Tennent).
Children, first four born at Lanark, Scotland, the last at Man- chester, N. H .:
i. JAMES, 4 b. 10 Apr. 1878; m. ANN DIMOCK of N. H.
ii. ELIZABETH TENNENT, b. 24 Feb. 1880; m. 29 Oct. 1901 CHARLES HER- BERT4 LOWE.
iii. JANE JOHNSTONE, b. 17 Jan. 1883.
iv. MARION COSSAR, b. 27 Sept. 1885; m. 29 Nov. 1906 BURTON H. SAVAGE, b. at Cambridge, s. of James H. and Annie (Borden).
v. JOHN COSSAR, b. Feb. 1889.
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DION
FRED H.1 DION was born at Quebec, Canada. He is a baker. He married DELIA MARQUIS, born at Camdridge. Child, born at Lexington:
i. ETHEL MARIE, 2 b. 4 Aug. 1910.
DI VINCENT
ERNEST' DI VINCENT; wife CANDITA (ENGLISH). Both born in Italy.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. ELEANOR,2 b. 1 Jan. 1910.
DOBSON
FREDERICK E.1 DOBSON was born at Bergen Point, N. Y. He married ALICE M. ELWELL, born at Beverly. Child, born at Lexington:
i. FREDERICK EARLE,2 b. 30 May 1906.
DODD
MARK3 DODD (Aleck,2 Aleck1) was born in Co. Sligo, Ireland, 12 May 1864, tenth child of Aleck. His mother, Rebecca Foy, was born in Co. Sligo, Ireland, daughter of John and Rebecca (Tylor).
He married at Winchester SARAH McGINTY, born in Ireland, daughter of John and Kate (McDonough).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY ELLEN MCGINTY,3 b. 22 Aug. 1889.
ii. REBECCA AGNES, b. 1 Oct. 1892.
iii. MARK, b. 11 Sept. 1898.
DODGE
CHESTER EATON3 DODGE (John A.,2 Jesse1) was born at Cam- bridge 11 May 1887, only son of John Albert, born at Granville, N. S., 6 Jan. 1838, and grandson of Jesse and Deborah (Bent). His mother, Fannie Gertrude Clark, was born at Lakeport, N. H., 19 May 1862, daughter of Benjamin Batcheldor and Mary Ann (Eaton).
He married at Manchester, N. H., 22 Oct. 1907, EDNA DAVIS LOCKE, born at Cambridge 11 Dec. 1885, daughter of Davis7 and Caroline (Adams).
JOHN E.2 DODGE (Jonathan1) was born at New Boston, N. H., son of Jonathan and Mary ( ).
He married at Arlington, 30 Nov. 1871, CLARA E. BACON, born at Bedford, daughter of Edward and Charlotte (Hatch).
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Child, born at Lexington :
i. MABEL E.,8 b. 31 Oct. 1875.
ROYAL F.1 DODGE; wife CARRIE B. ( ). Both born in Maine. Child, born at Lexington:
i. IDA MAY,2 b. 1 Nov. 1874.
DOE
1. FREEMAN JENNESS' DOE (Thomas J.,2 William1) was born at Newbury, Vt., 16 June 1829, eldest son of Thomas Jefferson, born at Newbury, Vt., 26 Sept. 1803, and grandson of William and Joanna (Hall). His mother, Lydia Richardson Cilley, was born at Topsham, Vt., 31 Mar. 1804, daughter of William and Nancy (Richardson). He became a resident of Lexington in 1902.
He married at Boston, 14 Oct. 1852, MARY JANE CUTLER, born at Boston 29 July 1831, daughter of Micah and Alice (Richardson).
Children, all born at Boston:
i. ELLEN LOUISE,4 b. 22 Feb. 1856.
ii. MARY FRANCIS, b. 14 July 1860; m. 8 Sept. 1904 WHITNEY CONANT, b. at Louisville, Ky., s. of Nestor W. and Maria H. (Whitney).
2. iii. CHARLES CUTLER, b. 15 Sept. 1864.
2. CHARLES CUTLER4 DOE (Freeman J.,3 Thomas J.,2 William1), born at Boston 15 Sept. 1864.
He was graduated from Chauncy Hall School in 1882, Mass. Inst. Technology, S. B., 1886, and attended the Harvard Medical School 1889. He became a resident of Lexington in 1900.
He married at Boston, 15 Jan. 1889, RUTH M. CONANT, born at Louisville, Ky., 10 Mar. 1865, daughter of Nestor Wright and Maria Houghton (Whitney).
Children, the first born at Boston, the others at Newbury, Vt .:
i. FREEMAN CONANT, 5 b. 5 Jan. 1890.
ii. ORLANDO CUTLER, b. 9 Aug. 1892.
iii. JANET (twin), b. 11 Aug. 1895.
iv. WHITNEY GOLDSMITH (twin), b. 11 Aug. 1895; d. at Long Branch, N. J., 1 Aug. 1896.
JAMES STEPHEN3 DOE (William W.,2 Stephen1) was born at Falmouth, Me., 12 Aug. 1856, youngest son of William Winslow, born at Sumner, Me., 16 Oct. ? 1816, and grandson of Stephen and ( ) (Winslow). His mother, Mary Ann Gill, was born at Water- town 1822, daughter of James E. and Eliza (Harrington). He became a resident of Lexington about 1860.
He married at Concord, 4 Sept. 1882, ELIZABETH MARY DRURY, born at Boston 19 Dec. 1856, daughter of Mark and Elizabeth (Lawrence).
Children, i. born at Concord, next two at Somerville, the others at Lexington:
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i. BERTHA,4 b. 23 June 1884.
ii. MARION, b. 25 Aug. 1886.
iii. CHESTER, b. 27 Mar. 1888.
iv. BESSIE, b. 7 Jan. 1892.
v. FRANCIS, b. 23 Sept. 1894 .*
OSCAR F.1 DOE was born at Great Falls, N. H.
He married ADELLA PRISCILLA ALLEN, born at Boston.
Child, born at Lexington :
i. NORMA VIOLA,2 b. 20 Dec. 1898.
DOHERTY
EDWARD F.2 DOHERTY (John P.1) was born at Woburn, son of John P. and Ann T. (Nelson).
He married CATHERINE McGANN, daughter of Michael2 and Mary (Donalan).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. FRANCIS,3 b. 29 Apr. 1899.
DOLAN
ARTHUR W.1 DOLAN; wife CHRISTINE (BARR). Both born at Boston.
Child, born at Lexington: i. JOHN,2 b. 21 Aug. 1911.
JOHN1 DOLAN.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. JOHN,2 b. 11 Apr. 1849.
WILLIAM1 DOLAN was born at North Adams.
He married ELLEN HAGGARTY, born at Andover.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. CATHERINE MARY,2 b. 3 Oct. 1905.
DONAHUE
JOHN1 DONAHUE; wife ELIZABETH ( ). Both born in Ireland. Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARY E.,2 b. 15 Jan. 1862.
DONOVAN
1. CORNELIUS2 DONOVAN (Jeremiah1) was born in Ireland, died 30 Oct. 1903, aged 89, son of Jeremiah and Ellen (Keefe).
He married MARY LYONS, born in Ireland, died 7 Apr. 1896, aged 80, daughter of Timothy and Ann (Sullivan).
Children, second born at Neponset, the others at Lexington:
2. i. TIMOTHY,8 b. 21 Dec. 1854.
3. ii. JEREMIAH, b. about 1855.
* Recorded James.
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iii. MARY, b. 14 Nov. 1856.
iv. ELLEN, b. about 1857; m. at Arlington, 16 Sept. 1885, DANIEL ROACH of Gardner, born in Ireland, s. of Michael and Mary ( ); d. Dec. 1911.
v. MARY, b. 19 Oct. 1859.
2. TIMOTHY3 DONOVAN (Cornelius,2 Jeremiah1), born 21 Dec. 1854.
He married ABBIE E. DALEY, born at Arlington, daughter of Dennis and Catherine (Ring).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. GERTRUDE M.,4 b. 28 May 1881.
3. JEREMIAH3 DONOVAN (Cornelius,2 Jeremiah), born about 1855. He married MARGARET D. ROPER, born in Ireland, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Roper).
Children, born at Lexington:
i. Daughter,4 b. 2 Feb. 1897; d. 2 Feb. 1897.
ii. ALICE VALENTINE, b. 20 Dec. 1899; d. 6 Aug. 1900.
DANIEL1 DONOVAN; wife MARY ( ).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY2 (twin), b. 24 June 1854.
ii. JOHN (twin), b. 24 June 1854.
iii. JOHN, b. 11 Dec. 1856.
iv. PATRICK, b. 10 Aug. 1863.
DANIEL2 DONOVAN (Daniel1) was born in Ireland, died 23 Feb. 1890, aged 70, son of Daniel and Mary ( ).
He married BRIDGET CURLEY, born in Ireland, died 30 Apr. 1903, aged 52, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Tully).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. DANIEL FRANCIS,3 b. 3 Sept. 1874; m. at West Groton, 24 June 1896, EFFIE ADELIA WILLIAMS, b. at West Groton, dau. of Louis Edwin and Martha Effie (Tarbell).
ii. THOMAS, b. 26 Sept. 1875; d. 14 Feb. 1876.
iii. JOHN M., b. 2 Apr. 1877.
iv. MARTIN, b. 16 Aug. 1878.
v. BRIDGET, b. 16 Jan. 1880; d. 17 Jan. 1880.
vi. MARY ANN, b. 23 Dec. 1880.
vii. PATRICK P., b. 31 Oct. 1882; m. 24 Apr. 1907 MARY C.3 KEATING.
viii. JAMES, b. 19 June 1884; d. 3 Aug. 1885.
ix. TIMOTHY, b. 20 Apr. 1886; d. 8 Dec. 1887.
x. FRANCIS, b. 14 Nov. 1887.
DORAN
1. LEVI2 DORAN (William1) was born at Brookline 12 June 1845, son of William and Eleanor (Connor).
He married AGNES THERESA RYAN, born at Lowell, 1846, died 31 May 1903, daughter of John and Catherine (Driscol).
Children:
i. ELEANOR AONES,' b. 24 Aug. 1872; grad. Radcliffe, A.B., 1896.
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2. ii. WILLIAM EDWARD, b. 13 Sept. 1875.
iii. MARY SUSAN, b. 24 Oct. 1877.
2. WILLIAM EDWARD3 DORAN (Levi,2 William1), born at Brook- line 13 Sept. 1875.
He married 14 Oct. 1907 BERTHA DENLOP DOWNS, born in Prince Edward Island 24 Mar. 1881, daughter of Lemuel David and Mar- garet Isabel (McLear).
Children, born at Lexington:
i. ROBERT EDWARD,4 b. 18 Oct. 1908.
ii. DAVID JOHN, b. 1 Jan. 1910.
DORETHY
JOHN1 DORETHY was born in Nova Scotia.
He married MARY ( ), born at St. John, N. B. Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ELIZA ADA,2 b. 27 June 1857.
ii. JOHN E., b. 8 Mar. 1862.
iii. WILLIAM GILBERT, b. 29 June 1864.
DORR
THEODORE HASKELL3 DORR (John,2 Ebenezer1) was born at Boston 15 Aug. 1815, died 1875, 16th child of John, born at Boston 29 Oct. 1770, and grandson of Ebenezer and Abigail (Cunningham). His mother, Esther Goldthwait, was born at Boston 9 Oct. 1775, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah White (Dawes). The ancestor, Joseph Dorr, came from England and settled at Boston (?).
He was graduated from Harvard A. B. in 1835, and from Harvard Divinity School in 1838. He was a Unitarian minister. He lived at Boston, Winchendon, Billerica, Sherborn, and East Lexington. In most of those places if not in all he was settled as a minister. He was settled at East Lexington 2 July 1845, and came to Lexing- ton again in May 1863, after leaving Sherborn.
He married at Boston, 30 May 1839, NANCY CAROLINE RICH- ARDS, born at Boston 10 Jan. 1817, daughter of Joseph and Alice Winchester (Lovering).
Children:
i. ESTHER GOLDTHWAIT, 4 b. at Winchendon 2 July 1840; m. EDWIN PAUL.
il. THEODORE HASKELL, b. 26 Apr. 1842; d. 17 Sept. 1849.
iii. JOHN, b. at Boston 9 Jan. 1844; m. ELEANOR WILLIAMS; d. at Boston 1898.
iv. JOSEPH RICHARDS, b. at Lexington 7 Nov. 1848; d. at Boston 1890 (?).
v. DUDLEY APTHORP, b. at Boston 20 Nov. 1850; m. JULIA MILLER HUNT- INGTON; d. Jan. 1912.
vi. ARTHUR LOVERING, b. at Sherborn 14 Sept. 1856; m. (1) 1883 ADELINE LAVINIA DORR, his cousin; m. (2) 1906 FLORENCE ST. CLAIRE MESKI- MEN.
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HISTORY OF LEXINGTON
DOW
1. DARIUS2 Dow (Levi1) was born at Sudbury 16 Jan. 1825, died 4 May 1908, son of Levi and Catherine (Haynes).
He married 14 Oct. 1851 ABBIE LOVEWELL, born at Weston 8 Nov. 1830. They came to Lexington about 1853.
Children, the first born at Waltham, the others at Lexington:
2. i. DARIUS AUGUSTUS,' b. 28 Dec. 1852.
3. ii. GEORGE H., b. 4 Nov. 1855.
iii. CATHERINE L., b. 22 Nov. 1856; d. 14 June 1857.
iv. HENRIETTA J., b. 6 May 1862.
2. DARIUS AUGUSTUS3 Dow (Darius,2 Levi1), born 28 Dec. 1852, died 2 Dec. 1905.
He married 31 Mar. 1879 CARRIE VIOLA FLETCHER, born at Billerica 6 Apr. 1855, daughter of Charles G.2 and Hannah P. (Blood).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. EDNA J.,4 b. 30 Oct. 1880.
3. GEORGE H.3 Dow (Darius,2 Levi1), born 4 Nov. 1855.
He married 3 Apr. 1880 SARAH P. WING, born at Marion, daugh- ter of Jabez and Abby ( ).
Children, ii. born at Boston, the others at Lexington:
4. i. GEORGE OTIS,4 b. 18 Feb. 1882.
5. ii. HARRY JAMES, b. 12 May 1885.
iii. HERBERT W., b. 20 Sept. 1893; d. 20 Sept. 1893.
4. GEORGE OTIS4 Dow (George H.,3 Darius,2 Levi1), born 18 Feb. 1882.
He married WINNEFRED G. CLEVELAND, born at Winchester, daughter of John and Catherine (Clark).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. GEORGE ALONZO,5 b. 17 May 1908; d. 19 Sept. 1908.
ii. KENNETH WING, b. 18 May 1909.
iii. CLEVELAND OTIS, b. 28 Dec. 1911.
5. HARRY JAMES4 Dow (George H.,3 Darius,2 Levi1), born at Boston 12 May 1885.
He married FLORENCE ALICE TIBBETTS, born 2 Aug. 1889, daughter of Henry Eugene5 and Celia Jennie (Webber).
Child:
i. MARION HATTIE,5 b. 18 July 1907.
DOWNING
1. SAMUEL2 DOWNING (Caleb1) was born at Lynn 12 Mar. 1757, son of Caleb and Sarah (Coates). He was descended from Malcolm Downing who came from Scotland and settled at Lynn. He prob- ably came to Lexington about 1777. He was first taxed in 1778.
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GENEALOGIES
He married first SUSANNA BROWN, born 17 June 1764, died 29 Apr. 1843, daughter of Benjamin4 and Sarah (Reed); secondly EUNICE BRIDGE, daughter of Francis5 and Eunice (Brown).
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. POLLY,3 b. 21 Oct. 1783; m. 1 June 1805 SAMUEL BUTTERFIELD of West Cambridge.
ii. OLIVER, b. 10 Mar. 1785; resided at Boston.
2. iii. SAMUEL, b. 30 Oct. 1786.
iv. SUSANNA, b. 20 Nov. 1788; m. 19 May 1817 DANIEL6 CHANDLER.
v. SALLY, b. 23 Nov. 1790; m. DANIEL RHODES of Boston.
3. vi. LEWIS, b. 23 June 1792.
vii. WILLIAM, b. 16 Sept. 1796. He entered the army in the War of 1812, was mortally wounded at the battle of Lundy's Lane and died the following day, 26 July 1814.
Children, born at Newburg, N. Y. (?).
viii. EMILY, b. 24 Jan. 1801.
ix. CHARLES, b. 9 July 1802.
x. GEORGE W., b. 22 Feb. 1804.
xi. FANNY.
xii. ANDREW J., b. 30 Oct. 1815.
2. SAMUEL3 DOWNING (Samuel,2 Caleb1), born 30 Oct. 1786, died at Somerville 20 Jan. 1864. In 1824 he was a member of the com- mittee to receive Lafayette.
He married first LUCY LEARNED of Watertown, baptized and re- ceived in the Lexington church 14 July 1816, died 1 Oct. 1816, aged 28; secondly 11 Nov. 1819 LYDIA BLODGETT, born 27 Apr. 1793, died 22 June 1884, daughter of Nathan. 6
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. LEARNED,3 b. 26 Jan. 1810, bapt. 14 July 1816; resided at Charlestown; m. LUCINDA ( ), b. 31 Mar. 1814, d. 19 Dec. 1890; d. 20 Jan. 1893.
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