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ii. SUSAN, b. 25 Sept. 1811, bapt. 14 July 1816; d. 10 Feb. 1877.
iii. WILLIAM, b. and bapt. 14 June 1815; resided at St. Louis.
Children by second wife, all born at Lexington:
iv. EDWARD, b. 29 Nov. 1820; m. at Boston, 1 Nov. 1848, ELLEN E.7 HAR- RINGTON; d. 7 Apr. 1910. Resided at Boston and Cambridge.
v. LUCY ANN, b. 18 May 1827; d. at North Cambridge 19 Mar. 1896.
vi. THEODORE, b. 14 Sept. 1832; m. ZERLINA F. ( ), b. 20 June 1838, d. 16 Jan. 1900; d. 18 Sept. 1899.
3. LEWIS3 DOWNING (Samuel,2 Caleb1), born 23 June 1792. He was a carriage manufacturer at Concord, N. H.
He married at Concord, 25 May 1815, LUCY WHEELOCK, born at Lancaster 17 Nov. 1792, died at Concord, N. H., 4 May 1883, daughter of Jonathan and Lucy (Beaman).
Children, all born at Concord, N. H .:
i. LUCY MARIA,4 b. 19 Sept. 1818; m. BENJAMIN GROVER; d. at Concord, N. H., 11 Apr. 1884.
ii. LEWIS, b. 6 Dec. 1820; m. (1) LUCY B. BEAL; m. (2) CLARA MORRIS FRENCH (christened Clarissa Maria); d. at Concord, N. H., 19 Aug. 1901.
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iii. ALONZO, b. 28 Dec. 1822; m. (1) MARIANNE M. SANBORN; m. (2) HAN- NAH E. MARDEN; d. at Concord, N. H., 3 July 1877.
iv. MARY ANN, b. 25 Jan. 1826; d. unm. at Concord, N. H., 16 Apr. 1903.
v. EMILY (twin), b. 28 July 1828; d. at Concord, N. H., 20 Aug. 1829.
vi. ELLEN (twin), b. 28 July 1828; m. JOSEPH C. A. HILL.
BERTHA CAROL DOWNING was born at Kennebunk, Me., 22 Mar. 1863, daughter of Justin Streeter, born at Kennebunk, Me., 12 Nov. 1834, and granddaughter of Isaac and Caroline (Kimball). Her mother, Jane Allcock Stiles, was born at Saco, Me., 20 Oct. 1840, daughter of Edward and Julia Ann (Townsend). The first ancestor who came to this country was Emanuel Downing from England or Wales, who settled at Salem. Isaac Downing's mother was Mary Clark, a niece of Jonas Clarke, Jr., who went to Kennebunk, Me .; Jonas Clarke, having no children, adopted her.
She was educated in the Boston public schools; Radcliffe College; Woman's Medical College of Pa., 1896; Fellow Alumnæ Associa- tion of Woman's Medical College, 1905-06, 1906-07; Honorary Fellow Clark University, Worcester, 1905-07; Ph.D., Clark, 1910, Research "Sub-Normal Children." She has been a teacher, superin- tendent of school department New Jersey Training School for Feeble-Minded, and is now a practicing physician. She lived in Lexington from 1902 to 1909.
DOYLE
JOHN' DOYLE (John1) was born in Ireland, son of John and Johanna (Doyle).
He married at Arlington EDITH LOUISE DANE, born 1 Aug. 1879, daughter of Joseph2 and Mary E. (Richardson).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. JOHN HENRY,3 b. 29 Oct. 1898.
ii. JOSEPH ADDISON, b. 5 Jan. 1902.
JOSEPH1 DOYLE was born in Prince Edward Island.
He married NELLIE LINNEHAN, born in Ireland. Children, born at Lexington:
i. JOHN BARRY,2 b. 13 June 1904.
ii. CATHERINE VALENTINE, b. 5 Feb. 1911.
ROBERT E.1 DOYLE was born in Prince Edward Island. He married MARY E. PERRY, born at Quebec, Canada. Child, born at Lexington:
i. JOSEPH FRANCIS,2 b. 13 Mar. 1904.
DRENAN
RYLANCE F.1 DRENAN; wife DOVER M. ( ). Both born in Ver- mont.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. BESSIE M.,' b. 4 Mar. 1882.
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DRESSER
NATHANIEL1 DRESSER; wife LYDIA (BLODGETT).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. JONATHAN,2 b. 15 Oct. 1724.
DRURY
JOHN W.2 DRURY (Patrick1) was born in Ireland, son of Patrick and Rosie D. ( ).
He married 13 Nov. 1883 NORA A. SAVAGE, daughter of John2 and Julia ( ).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. ROSE M.,3 b. 8 Jan. 1885; m. ST. CLAIR' MOSSMAN.
DUDLEY
1. NATHAN5 DUDLEY* (Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Francis1) was born at Concord 17 June 1755, died 17 July 1835, g. s., son of Jo- seph, born 24 July 1719, and Mary (Brown). He was descended from Francis Dudley, supposed to be a relation of Gov. Thomas Dudley, who was born in England and emigrated to this country about 1663.
He came to Lexington in 1779, first taxed in 1780. He was a lieutenant in the Lexington artillery, and selectman from 1799 to 1801.
He married first 24 Jan. 1786 SARAH MUNROE of Lincoln, died 16 Jan. 1801, in 37th year, g. s .; secondly MRS. HANNAH ( ) LANE, died 26 Jan. 1847, aged 75 y. 8 m., g. s.
Children by first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. SALLY,6 b. 16 Oct. 1786; m. 12 Jan. 1806, JOHN' VILES.
ii. NATHAN, b. 3 Apr. 1789; d. 3 Feb. 1795, g. s. Nathaniel on g. s.
2. iii. JOHN, b. 18 Nov. 1790.
iv. POLLY, b. 18 Sept. 1792; m. 8 Sept. 1811 THOMAS6 JOHNSON of Woburn.
v. REBECCA, b. 14 Aug. 1794; d. 12 Apr. 1795, g. s.
vi. BETSEY, b. 1 June 1798; m. 6 Feb. 1820 SOLOMON® HARRINGTON.
Children by second wife, both born at Lexington:
vii. REBECCA, b. 31 Dec. 1808; m. 15 July 1827 WILLIAM1 SHAW.
viii. NATHAN, b. 29 July 1810; d. 9 Aug. 1813, g. s.
2. JOHN6 DUDLEY (Nathan," Joseph, 4 Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 Francis1), born 18 Nov. 1790. He moved to Sterling.
He married ESTHER ELIZA SMITH of Sterling.
Children, first two born at Lexington, the others at Roxbury:
i. JOHN WILLIAM,7 b. 15 Nov. 1815; d. 20 Jan. 1818.
ii. ELIZA, m. GEORGE W. FOWLE.
iii. SARAH D., m. REV. JOSHUA B. HOLMAN.
* Jonathan Harrington's list; "one who follow the British troops from Concord on there retreat 19th April 1775."
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iv. MARTHA A.
v. NATHAN A., b. 20 Aug. 1825.
vi. CAROLINE M.
vii. ANDREW J .; d. young.
viii. CHARLES H.
ix. JOHN E.
DUNBAR
CHARLES J.1 DUNBAR was born at Abington.
He married JULIA R. ( ), born at Roxbury. Children, both born at Lexington:
i. JULIA C.,2 b. 15 July 1855; d. 13 Feb. 1857.
ii. FRANKLIN A., b. 10 Oct. 1856.
DUNHAM
LEONARD K.1 DUNHAM was born at Hebron, Me. He married KATHERINE CALLEY (or Selly), born at Woburn. Children, both born at Lexington:
i. LEONARD,2 b. 25 Oct. 1902.
ii. ROBERT, b. 16 Apr. 1904.
DUNKLEE
1. NATHANIEL1 DUNKLEE* married MARY FRENCH, born at Billerica 3 Apr. 1670, died 17 Sept. 1729, daughter of Lieut. William and Mary (Lathrop-Stearns). He owned lands at Cambridge Farms in 1699. He and his wife Mary were received into the church at Lexington by a letter of dismission from the Watertown church. He resided in the northern part of the town. The following are pre- sumably the children of Nathaniel and Mary.
Children, baptized at Cambridge Farms:
i. RUTH,2 bapt. 10 Dec. 1699.
ii. DAVID, bapt. 21 Sept. 1701.
iii. ELNATHAN, bapt. 11 Apr. 1703.
iv. JONATHAN, bapt. 7 Jan. 1705.
v. HANNAH, bapt. 18 May 1707.
2. vi. HEZEKIAH, bapt. 21 Nov. 1708.
vii. ROBERT, b. 13 Mar. 1709-10, Cambridge rec .; bapt. 9 Apr. 1710, and admitted to the church 7 Jan. 1728, Lex. rec.
2. HEZEKIAH2 DUNKLEE (Nathaniel1) baptized 21 Nov. 1708, died at Souhegan West, now Amherst, N. H., 1772.
He married 17 Oct. 1734 DAMARIS WILSON of Cambridge, born 25 Aug. 1710, daughter of Andrew and Hannah (Williams). He removed to Billerica soon after the birth of his daughter Damaris, where he resided until about 1761, when he removed to Souhegan West, now Amherst, N. H. His wife was dismissed from the Lexing- ton church to the church at Billerica in 1743.
* The various spellings of the name are Duntlee, Duncklee, Duntley, Duntlin, Duntlen, Duntline, etc.
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Children, all born at Lexington:
i. HEZEKIAH,' b. 15 Sept. 1735.
ii. NATHANIEL, b. 23 Feb. 1736-37; d. about 1770 or 1771; m. 23 Nov. 1758 RUTH JOHNSON of Woburn, who m. (2) 12 Sept. 1782 Samuel Sprake (Sprague ?) of Billerica, and m. (3) 12 Mar. 1789 Joseph French of Tewksbury.
iii. DAMARIS, b. 13 Mar. 1738-39; d. unm. at Amherst, N. H., 29 July 1762. Children, all born at Billerica:
iv. JOHN, b. 4 Mar. 1740-41.
v. MARY, b. 26 Nov. 1742; m. 4 Nov. 1762 JOHN Ross.
vi. HANNAH, b. 1 Oct. 1744.
vii. DAVID, b. 16 Aug. 1746.
viii. SARAH, b. 11 Oct. 1748.
ix. JOSEPH, b. 21 Oct. 1750.
x. THADDEUS, b. 5 Jan. 1753.
xi. HANNAH, b. 28 May 1755.
DUNLEAVY
JOHN F.1 DUNLEAVY; wife NORA (WHALEN). Both born in Ire- land.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARTIN RAYMOND,2 b. 11 Oct. 1902.
DUPEE
ELIAS1 DUPEE was born at Boston 22 Jan. 1806, died 1885. He was descended from Jacob Dupee, who came from France and set- tled at Boston.
He married 20 June 1830 MARY ANN BLODGETT, born 9 Aug. 1809, died 19 Nov. 1885, daughter of James7 and Rhoda (Winn). Children, all born at Lexington:
i. GEORGE C.,2 b. 29 Dec. 1832; m. NELLIE TIBBETS. Resided at Boston and New York.
ii. LYMAN S., b. 17 Feb. 1834; d. 1 Nov. 1874.
iii. ELIAS AUGUSTUS, b. 20 Apr. 1836; m. SUSAN WINN, b. at Arlington, d. 25 May 1876, dau. of John. Resided at Arlington.
iv. CHARLES S., b. 18 June 1842; m. HATTIE SHATTUCK, b. at Townsend, N. H. Resided at Arlington.
v. THEODORE DORR, b. 16 Nov. 1849; m. at Boston, 23 Apr. 1889, MARY LOUISE3 HOBART.
vi. MORELL, b. 9 Jan. 1852; d. 21 Mar. 1853.
DUREN
WARREN5 DUREN (Abraham,4 Abraham,3 Abraham, 2 John1) was born at Billerica 14 Apr. 1809, died 18 Aug. 1884, second son of Abraham, born 16 Sept. 1776, and grandson of Abraham and Lydia (Gould). His mother was Mary Russell, daughter of Jesse of Wo- burn. He was descended from John Durant, as the family used to
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spell the name, who died in prison at Cambridge, a victim of the witchcraft delusion.
He came to Lexington in September 1850; served on the board of assessors and of overseers of the poor.
He married first 2 June 1833 MARY ANN MARRETT, died 4 Oct. 1839, daughter of Rev. Daniel and Mary® (Muzzey) of Standish, Me .; secondly 18 Oct. 1848 MARY CHANDLER, born 22 May 1819, died 1 Aug. 1892, daughter of William.6
Child by the first wife, born at Lexington:
i. CAROLINE AUGUSTA,6 b. 25 Oct. 1835; d. 13 May 1852.
DWYER
NELSON SOLOMONS DWYER (William,2 John1) was born at Greens- boro, Vt., 1 Aug. 1873, son of William and Ann (McCoy). He became a resident of Lexington in 1900.
He married at White River Junction, Vt., 12 Sept. 1899, MARY ELLA TRUSSELL, born at Lebanon, N. H., 23 Feb. 1882, daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Emma A. (Russell).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. RUTH BERYL, 2 b. 24 Jan. 1901.
ii. MARTHA PRISCILLA, b. 8 June 1902.
iii. LILLIAN ELLA, b. 22 Jan. 1904.
iv. ELEANOR FRANCES, b. 13 Oct. 1905.
V. CHARLES LOUIS, b. 23 Nov. 1906.
vi. KATHERINE, b. 22 Feb. 1908.
vii. ISABEL EMMA, b. 13 Jan. 1911.
EARLE
1. OTIS2 EARLE (Nelson1) was born at Chester, Vt., 14 July 1812, son of Nelson and Nancy (Coleman), and descended from John Earle who came from England, and was one of six Squires who were the founders of Providence, R. I.
He married ANGELINE CUMMINGS, born at Thetford, Vt., 9 May 1822, daughter of Eben and Betsey (Jaquith).
Children, the first born at Newbury, Vt., the others at Thetford, Vt .:
i. CLARA ELLEN,3 b. 4 Sept. 1853.
2. ii. BYRON CLARENCE, b. 14 Jan. 1855.
3. iii. FRED CUMMINGS, b. 22 Nov. 1856.
iv. JULIA ANNA, b. 7 Feb. 1859.
v. WILLIS EBEN, b. 21 Nov. 1863.
2. BYRON CLARENCE® EARLE (Otis,2 Nelson1), born at Thetford, Vt., 14 Jan. 1855.
He was educated in the district schools and at Thetford Acad- emy, Vt. He moved to Lexington in 1896. He has been a railroad conductor, express agent and collector of taxes 1908-12. He is a Free Mason.
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He married at Concord, 4'Aug. 1877, SUSIE MARIA THOMPSON, born at Linneus, Me., daughter of John and Amanda (French); secondly at Chicago, Ill., 28 Mar. 1895, ROSE ESTELLE EATON, born at Winchester, N. H., 7 May 1869, daughter of Ames Cham- berlain and Eugenia Smith (Howard).
Children by the first wife, born at Concord:
i. ANGELINE AMANDA,4 b. 18 Nov. 1878; d. at Thetford, Vt., Mar. 1883.
ii. LOUIS CUMMINGS, b. 23 Jan. 1880.
iii. CLARENCE BYRON, b. 2 June 1881; d. at Concord July 1884.
3. FRED CUMMINGS3 EARLE (Otis,2 Nelson1), born at Thetford, Vt., 22 Nov. 1856.
He was educated in the public schools and Thetford Academy, Thetford, Vt. He is a Free Mason and his vocation is that of a rail- road conductor. He came to Lexington in 1888.
He married at Concord, 13 June 1888, CAROLINE BUTTRICK HALL, born at Concord 7 Apr. 1867, daughter of George Fletcher and Caroline (Buttrick).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. CHESTER EMMONS,4 b. 14 Feb. 1890.
ii. MARIAN, b. 24 Sept. 1899.
EARLY
EDGAR M.1 EARLY was born at Topsfield.
He married LAURA POULTRIDGE, born at West Somerville. Child, born at Lexington:
i. ELIZABETH MORSE, 2 b. 6 June 1910.
EATON
CLARENCE G.2 EATON (Horace W.1) was born at South Boston, son of Horace W. and Hannah A. (Goodnough).
He married 26 June 1907 FRANCES ROGERS WILLIAMS, born at Stetson, Me., 9 Feb. 1871, daughter of Charles B. and Mary (Tref- ethen).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. LEWIS GRANT,3 b. 1 June 1909.
WILLIAM EDGAR2 EATON (David1) was born at Wilton, Me., 27 Aug. 1861, younger son of David, born at Wilton, Me., died at Gettysburg, Pa., 15 Aug. 1863. His mother, Elizabeth Clark, was born in Nova Scotia, daughter of John. He became a resident of Lexington Oct. 1892.
He married first at Rockport, 17 Mar. 1880, MARY LOUISE NOR- WOOD, born at Rockport 1862, daughter of John B. and Martha (Andrews); secondly 5 Jan. 1893 GENEVIEVE MANNING, born at Charlestown 3 Feb. 1876, daughter of Stephen Bent and Nancy Elizabeth (Richards).
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Child by the first wife, born at Rockport: i. GEORGE EDGAR,3 b. 17 June 1881.
Children by the second wife, all born at Lexington:
ii. VIOLET ELIZABETH, b. 1 Apr. 1895.
iii. RALPH DAVIS, b. 11 Oct. 1899.
iv. LAVONIA, b. 25 July 1902.
v. ELMINA, b. 22 Oct. 1904.
vi. DAVID HANSON, b. 5 Jan. 1908.
EATON -SARAH LOUISE (Bettinson). See Bettinson.
EDGAR
THOMAS C.1 EDGAR; wife EDITH M. (HARVEY). Both born in Nova Scotia.
Child, born at Lexington: i. THOMAS W.,2 b. 18 Mar. 1898.
EDGEL
WILLIAM1 EDGEL; wife ELIZABETH ( ). Children, the first born at Lexington:
i. JOHN2, b. 7 Oct. 1729.
ii. BENJAMIN. From an account book containing a journal in his handwrit- ing, it appears that he worked for Isaac Stone of Lexington from Aug- ust 1755 to November 1757. He describes with minuteness his cruise to the West Indies in the privateer 'Pownall' of Massachusetts from 8 Dec. 1757 to 24 June 1758. He was present on 10 March in a smart action with the French in which the magazine of a French vessel took fire and blew up the ship with disastrous results to its crew. From June 1758 to April 1759 he worked for Isaac Stone again. He started out in the French War and arrived 16 May 1759 at Albany, to be an assistant to Jonas Cutler, the sutler, and remained till 20 Nov. 1759. From Dec. 1759 to 20 May 1760 he was again with Stone. From June 1760 to 18 Nov. 1760 he was at Albany and vicinity. From March 1761 to March 1762 he was again with Stone, and about 1768 he settled at Woburn, where he died 19 Oct. 1819, aged 84. He served with Walk- er's (Woburn) company, Lexington Alarm Rolls, 19 April 1775, and in the Revolutionary War rose to the rank of captain. See State List, Vol. v., pp. 214, 215, 217.
EDMANDS
JAMES MILLER1 EDMANDS was born in England.
He married BETSEY MILLER, born in Rhode Island.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. CHARLES M.,2 b. 25 May 1874.
EKBERG
OLOF1 EKBERG; wife JOSEPHINE (ANDERSON). Both born in Sweden.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARION,2 b. 30 Mar. 1903.
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ELDER
EDWIN S.1 ELDER was born in New Hampshire. He was minis- ter at Follen Church, East Lexington, and member of the school committee from 1876 to 1881.
He married SARAH E. ( ), born in Maine.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. ELLEN D.,2 b. 20 Feb. 1876.
Other children born elsewhere before this.
ELLIOTT
ROBERT JOSEPH2 ELLIOTT (Robert1) was born in Ireland Apr. 1847, died 1 June 1893, son of Robert and Urenia (Doyle).
He married at Concord, 1 Jan. 1871, MARY ANN GATELY, born in Ireland 11 May 1848, daughter of Matthew and Elizabeth (Lennen).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. JAMES,3 b. 7 Oct. 1871; d. 2 Apr. 1873.
ii. ROBERT JOSEPH, b. 8 Oct. 1872; d. 2 May 1873.
iii. URENIA ANNE, b. 24 Oct. 1874; m. 16 Oct. 1901 JOHN3 MOAKLEY.
iv. WILLIAM MATTHEW, b. 26 June 1877.
v. JAMES, b. 20 July 1878; d. 25 Aug. 1879.
vi. ELIZABETH FRANCES, b. 27 June 1881; m. JOHN MILLS of Cleveland, Ohio.
ELLISON
SEWALL N.1 ELLISON was born at Cambridge.
He married FLORENCE J. HORSFIELD, born at Cambridge 7 June 1875, died 25 Apr. 1904, daughter of William H. and Sophia E. (Kinney).
Child, born at Lexington: ..
i. MARGARET,2 b. 17 June 1901.
ELLTON
LUCY ELLTON, a child taken by John Cutler, was born 15 Apr. 1731; she married at Waltham, 15 Feb. 1748-49, ELISHA BEMIS of Waltham.
EMERSON
EDWARD1 EMERSON was born at Malden, son of Edward and Betsey (Chafin).
He married first SOPHRONIA ( ) born at Coventry, N. Y., 3 Nov. 1814, died 7 May 1852; secondly OSLENA CHAFIN.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. WINSLOW WARREN,2 b. 26 Sept. 1848.
ii. RALPH WALDO, b. 15 Oct. 1850. Other children.
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JACOB F.1 EMERSON was born at Waltham.
He married MARY H. ( ), born at Londonderry, N. H. Child, born at Lexington:
i. FRED LIGHT,2 b. 29 Apr. 1876.
EMERY
1. GEORGE HENRY3 EMERY (James W.,2 Thomas1) was born at Boston 5 May 1834, son of James Woodman, born at Buxton, Me., 24 Aug. 1809, and grandson of Thomas and Mary (Woodman). His mother, Abigail Emmes Dill, was born at Boston 29 May 1809, daughter of John and Rebecca (Emmes). The name of the ancestor who first came to this country was Anthony Emery of England who settled at Newbury.
He received a common school education at Standish, Me., is an accountant, and a Mason. He moved to Lexington 8 Sept. 1871.
He married at Portland, Me., 4 Feb. 1860, GEORGIANNA WALKER SMITH, born at Portland, Me., 24 Jan. 1840, daughter of William and Dorcas Marston (Walker), (1802-1881).
Children, all born at Portland, Me .:
2. i. EVERETT STEVENS, 4 b. 22 Oct. 1861.
3. ii. FREDERICK LINCOLN, b. 5 May 1867.
iii. NELLIE MAY, b. 20 Oct. 1869; d. 28 Apr. 1872.
2. EVERETT STEVENS4 EMERY (George H., 3 James W., 2 Thomas1), born at Portland, Me., 22 Oct. 1861.
He was educated in the common schools of Lexington, Boston University Law School, LL.B., 1905. He has been in the wholesale drug business, hotel business and is now a lawyer. He is a Mason.
He married at Waukegan, Ill., 25 Oct. 1892, FRANC EDITH JOHN- SON, born at Waukegan, Ill., 10 Dec. 1869, daughter of Charles Lewis and Helen Adelaide (Case).
Children:
i. GEORGE WOODMAN,5 b. at Boston 21 Dec. 1897.
ii. HELEN VIRGINIA, b. at Somerville 8 June 1908.
3. FREDERICK LINCOLN4 EMERY (George H.,3 James W., 2 Thomas1), born at Portland, Me., 5 May 1867.
He graduated from Lexington high school in 1884, Boston Uni- versity Law School, LL.B., 1893. He is a lawyer, president of the Field and Garden Club, and president of the Mount Pleasant Home for Aged Men and Women, Boston.
He married 29 May 1894 GRACE LELAND HARRINGTON, born at East Rochester, N. H., 12 Oct. 1867, daughter of Larkin8 and Elizabeth Lavinia (Chesley).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. LELAND HARRINGTON,5 b. 8 Mar. 1896.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. 9 Jan. 1909; d. 11 Jan. 1909.
ELI ROBBINS
MAJ. SULLIVAN BURBANK
NATHANIEL MULLIKEN
PETER WELLINGTON
AMBROSE MORELL
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JAMES? EMERY (Philip1) was born at Fishersfield, N. H., 4 Oct. 1810, died 2 Feb. 1900, son of Philip and Sally (Eaton).
He married ELIZA PICKERING DURGIN, born at Thornton, N. H., 21 Feb. 1814, died 5 Jan. 1891, daughter of Francis and Maria (Agur).
Child, born at Boston:
i. ELIZA MARIA, 3 b. 1 June 1849; m. FRANK HERBERT SIMONDS.
ENGLISH
MARTIN' ENGLISH; wife ANNA ( ). Both born in Ireland. Children, born at Lexington:
MICHAEL,2 b. 8 May 1863.
ii. MICHAEL, b. 26 June 1864.
iii. NORVETT, b. 6 Apr. 1866.
iv. MARY ANN, b. 22 Nov. 1867.
v. ELIZA, b. 13 Nov. 1870.
ESTABROOK
1. REV. JOSEPH1 ESTABROOK came from Enfield, Middlesex County, England, in 1660, graduated from Harvard 1664, and was settled at Concord in 1667, as colleague pastor with Rev. Edward Bulkley, where he lived until his death, 17 Sept. 1711.
He married at Watertown, 20 May 1668, MARY MASON, born 18 Dec. 1640, daughter of Capt. Hugh and Esther ( ).
Children, all born at Concord:
2. i. JOSEPH,2 b. 6 May 1669.
3. ii. BENJAMIN, b. 24 Feb. 1670.
iii. MARY, b. 28 Oct. 1672; m. 30 Apr. 1700 JONATHAN GREEN of Newton, who d. 1 Nov. 1736; d. 11 Nov. 1732.
iv. SAMUEL, b. 7 June 1674; graduated from Harvard, taught school and helped his father; was ordained at Canterbury, Conn., 13 Jan. 1712, and d. there, 26 June 1727.
4. v. DANIEL, b. 14 Feb. 1675.
vi. ANN, b. 30 Dec. 1677; m. 26 Jan. 1709-10 JOSHUA HAINES of Sudbury, who d. 29 Mar. 1757; d. at Sudbury 29 Dec. 1757.
2. CAPT. or DEA. JOSEPH2 ESTABROOK (Joseph1), born at Con- cord 6 May 1669, died 23 Sept. 1733, Lex. rec., g. s. 24 Sept.
He settled first at Hingham, and in 1710 he and his wife were dis- missed from there to the Lexington church. He was elected deacon in 1716. He commanded a military company, filled the offices of town clerk, treasurer, assessor, selectman, and representative to the General Court; was often employed as a surveyor, and was engaged to teach the first man's school in town. He bought his farm of Edward Pelham, then of Rhode Island.
He married first 31 Dec. 1689-90 MILLICENT WOODIS, or WOOD- HOUSE, died 20 Mar. 1692-93, daughter of Henry of Concord; secondly 25 Aug. 1693 MRS. HANNAH (LEAVITT) LORING of Hing- ham, daughter of John and Sarah ( ), and widow of Joseph3 Loring.
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Child by first wife, born at Cambridge Farms:
5. i. JOSEPH,' b. 10 Oct. 1690.
Children by second wife, all born at Cambridge Farms:
6. ii. JOHN, b. 28 July 1694.
iii. SOLOMAN, b. 22 Dec. 1696; d. 6 Jan. 1697-98.
iv. HANNAH, b. 2 Aug. 1698; m. 23 May 1717 JOSEPH FROST.
v. MILLICENT, b. 21 Mar. 1699-1700.
vi. ELIJAH, b. 25 Aug. 1703.
3. REV. BENJAMIN2 ESTABROOK (Joseph1), born at Concord 24 Feb. 1670, died 22 July 1697, g. s.
He was graduated from Harvard, 1690, and was settled over the first church at Cambridge Farms, now Lexington, 6 Nov. 1696.
He married 29 Nov. 1693 ABIGAIL WILLARD, daughter of Rev. Samuel of the Old South Church, Boston; she married secondly Rev. Samuel Treat of Eastham, and died 27 Dec. 1745, aged 82.
Children, both born at Cambridge Farms:
i. BENJAMIN,3 b. 13 Dec. 1695.
ii. RICHARD, b. 5 July 1697.
4. DANIEL2 ESTABROOK (Joseph1), born at Concord 14 Feb. 1675, died at Sudbury 7 Jan. 1735-36.
He settled first at Lexington; moved to Weston where he received the covenant 14 Dec. 1712, and in 1721, moved to Sudbury. In August 1722 Daniel Estabrook and Abigail, his wife, were recom- mended to the church at Sudbury.
He married 21 Nov. 1701 ABIGAIL FLINT, born 11 Jan. 1674, died at Sudbury 23 Nov. 1769, daughter of John and Mary (Oakes) of Concord.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ABIGAIL,8 bapt. 27 Sept. 1702; m.17 Mar. 1723-24 JOHN CLAP of Sudbury.
ii. DANIEL, bapt. 21 Jan. 1705; m. HANNAH ( ), d. 5 Aug. 1775, aged 62, g. s. at Rutland; d. 21 Aug. 1799, g. s. at Rutland.
iii. BENJAMIN, bapt. 16 May 1708; m. 13 July 1738 DINAH MOORE of Sud- bury, who d. 7 Oct. 1740.
iv. SAMUEL, bapt. 20 Aug. 1710; m. ABIGAIL ( ).
Children, both born at Weston:
v. MARY, b. in the west precinct of Watertown, about the 15th of Nov. 1712; m. 29 Mar. 1737 WILLIAM RICE of Sudbury.
vi. ANN, b. 21 Nov. 1714.
5. DEA. JOSEPH3 ESTABROOK (Joseph,2 Joseph1), born 10 Oct. 1690, died 19 Aug. 1740, g. s.
He was a captain of the company, a deacon, an assessor, town treasurer, town clerk, and selectman.
He married first 8 July 1713 SUBMIT LORING his step-sister, born at Hingham 11 Aug. 1691, died 31 Mar. 1718, g. s., daughter of Joseph3 and Hannah (Leavitt); secondly 26 Mar. 1719 HANNAH BOWMAN, born 11 Nov. 1699, died 10 Apr. 1774, daughter of Joseph8
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and Phebe ( ); she married secondly 19 July 1753 Capt. Benja- min4 Reed of Lexington:
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. JOSEPH4 (twin), b. 27 June 1714; d. 17 July 1714.
ii. JOB (twin), b. 27 June 1714; d. 17 July 1715.
iii. JOSEPH, b. 16 Mar. 1717-18; bapt. and d. 18 Mar. 1717-18.
Children by the second wife, all born at Lexington:
iv. JOSEPH, b. 9 Apr. 1720; d. 30 Nov. 1747, g. s.
v. HANNAH, b. 2 Sept. 1725; d. 24 Oct. 1728.
vi. BENJAMIN, b. 9 Oct. 1727; d. 29 Sept. 1728.
7. vii. BENJAMIN, b. 20 Dec. 1729.
viii. HANNAH, b. 6 Oct. 1731; m. 7 May 1752 EBENEZER HUBBARD, who d. at Concord 1 Oct. 1807; d. at Concord 27 Jan. 1807.
ix. SOLOMON, b. 10 June 1733; d. 1 Oct. 1733.
x. SAMUEL, b. 16 June 1735; entered Harvard; d. 14 July 1754.
xi. MILLICENT, b. 25 July 1738; m. (1) 4 July 1758 JAMES BARRET of Concord, b. 4 Jan. 1733-34, d. 30 Oct. 1799, ? s. of James and Rebekah (Hub- bard); m. (2) 28 Jan. 1808 EPHRAIM WOOD, EsQ., of Concord, who d. 8 Apr. 1814, aged 81; d. at Concord 1 June 1821.
8. xii. EBENEZER, b. 21 Sept. 1740.
6. JOHN3 ESTABROOK (Joseph,2 Joseph1), born 28 July 1694, died 19 June 1742.
He married 27 Oct. 1720 PRUDENCE HARRINGTON, born 24 July 1701, died 23 June 1788, g. s., of Concord, daughter of Samuel2 and Grace (Livermore) of Watertown; she married secondly Benjamin2 Munroe.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. GRACE,4 b. 13 Aug. 1721; m. 11 Oct. 1748, as his second wife, BENJAMIN HURD of Charlestown, bapt. 8 Feb. 1718-19, d. 30 July 1808, s. of Ben- jamin and Elizabeth (Barlow); d. 26 Dec. or 27, 1789. She had four children.
ii. PRUDENCE, b. 28 Mar. 1725; m. RICHARD4 WINSHIP; d. 20 Feb. 1820.
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