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iii. MILLICENT, b. 11 July 1727; m. JOSIAH HARRIS of Charlestown, b. 31 July 1725, d. 3 Aug. 1786, s. of Josiah and Hannah (King). They had six children.
iv. JOHN, b. 20 Oct. 1729; m. ANNA BEMIS, who d. at Westminster 26 Feb. 1832, aged 92; d. at Westminster 1804.
v. ABIGAIL, b. 14 Mar. 1731-32; m. 1 Apr. 1752 JEREMIAH HUNT of Brain- tree.
vi. ELIZABETH, b. 21 Nov. 1734; m. 21 Apr. 1772 THOMAS RAND of Weston; d. 4 Oct. 1815.
9. vii. NEHEMIAH, b. 2 Mar. 1737.
viii. ANNA, b. 11 Feb. 1738-39; m. 25 Dec. 1759 WILLIAM CALDER of Charles- town, bapt. 15 June 1746, d. 15 Sept. 1802, aged 66, s. of Robert and Hannah (Lawrence); d. 17 Sept. 1816, aged 74. They had nine children.
7. BENJAMIN4 ESTABROOK (Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Joseph1), born 20 Dec. 1729, died 8 Mar. 1803, g. s.
He was a coroner, justice of the peace, and in the campaign of Ticonderoga in 1776.
He married 9 May 1757 HANNAH HUBBARD, born at Concord 18
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Jan. 1735-36, died 12 Jan. 1803, g. s., daughter of Lieut. Joseph and Rebecca (Bulkley).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. JOSEPH,5 b. 4 Mar. 1758; was ordained pastor at Athol 21 Nov. 1787; d. 30 Apr. 1830.
ii. HANNAH, b. 20 Jan. 1760; m. 18 Apr. 1785 DEA. EBENEZER LAWRENCE of Woburn; d. 25 Nov. 1835.
10. iii. BENJAMIN, b. 23 May 1762.
iv. SAMUEL, b. 15 Nov. 1764; m. (1) POLLY CREASY; m. (2) NABBY WARREN; moved to Brookline; died at Lexington 20 July 1814.
v. MARTHA, or PATTY, b. 22 June, bapt. 14 June 1767; m. at Cambridge, 23 Sept. 1794, EDMUND WALDRON, JR .; died at Sterling, Mar. 1822.
11. vi. ATTAI, b. 2 Nov. 1769.
vii. NATHAN, bapt. 10 May 1772; m. SARAH SMITH, and moved to Ashby. viii. SOLOMON, bapt. 18 Dec. 1774; m. LUCY DAVIS of New Ipswich, N. H., where he lived for a time; d. 11 Aug. 1825.
ix. MILLICENT, bapt. 8 June 1777; m. (intention dated 27 Dec. 1801) WIL- LIAM STEARNS of Waltham; d. 1844.
8. EBENEZER4 ESTABROOK (Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Joseph1), born 21 Sept. 1740, died 29 June 1811, g. s. at Holden.
He married RUTH REED, born 9 Nov. 1741, died 10 June 1784, g. s. at Holden, daughter of Maj. Benjamin4 and Rebecca (Stone); secondly 24 June 1790 MRS. EUNICE MUZZY, died 14 Sept. 1825, aged 73, g. s. at Holden.
Children,* all born at Holden, the first baptized at Lexington:
i. MOLLY,5 b. 27 Feb. 1760, bapt. 8 June 1760; m. 6 May 1783 SOLOMON CLARK CHENEY, d. at Holden 26 Apr. 1826, aged 68; d. 9 May 1843.
ii. HANNAH, b. 27 Feb. 1762; m. 2 Sept. 1784 THOMAS WHITE, JR., b. at Spencer 24 Nov. 1757, s. of Thomas and Abigail6 (Muzzy).
iii. EBENEZER, b. 19 Feb. 1764; m. (1) (intention dated 8 Jan. 1791) LYDIA TAFT of Mendon; m. (2) 26 Mar. 1793 RUTH JONES, d. 16 June 1831. iv. JONATHAN, b. 4 Apr. 1766; m. 30 May 1793 EUNICE GOODALE; d. 14 Apr. 1829.
v. JAMES, b. 16 May 1768; m. 15 Dec. 1795 BETSEY LOVEL, b. 28 July 1775, d. 22 Feb. 1826, dau. of Asa and Betty ( ); d. 26 Nov. 1825, g. s. at Holden.
vi. JOSEPH, b. 1 Aug. 1770.
vii. JOHN, b. 11 Jan. 1773; d. 2 July 1778.
viii. RHODA, b. 19 Mar. 1775; m. 20 Nov. 1794 STEPHEN RAYMOND.
9. NEHEMIAH4 ESTABROOK (John, 3 Joseph,2 Joseph1), born 2 Mar. 1737, died at Hopkinton.
He was a soldier in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars. He left Lexington about 1777, and moved first to Lunenburg and afterward to West Cambridge, now Arlington.
He married 1 Mar. 1759 ELIZABETH WINSHIP, born 23 May 1740, died 4 May 1809, daughter of Samuel4 and Hannah (Loring).
Children, first nine on Lexington records:
i. SAMUEL,5 b. 31 Aug. 1760; d. 29 Oct. 1778.
* From Holden, V. R.
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ii. NEHEMIAH, b. 3 May 1762; m. (1) 18 Dec. 1785 LUCY DAVIS of Shirley, who d. 2 Mar. 1810, aged 42; m. (2) 29 Sept. 1811 ELIZABETH HALL of West Cambridge, who d. there 12 Dec. 1822, aged 58; d. at West Cam- bridge 21 Feb. 1820.
iii. BETTIE or BETSEY, b. 9 Apr. 1764; m. 25 May 1788 STEPHEN BLANCHARD of Medford.
iv. LYDIA, bapt. 1 June 1766; m. 2 Apr. 1793 SAMUEL JONES of Medford.
v. ELIAKIM, bapt. 10 July 1768.
vi. GRACE, bapt. 27 May 1770; m. 28 Oct. 1790 NATHANIEL TRASK of Charles- town.
12. vii. ELIAKIM, bapt. 18 Oct. 1772.
viii. JOHN, bapt. 7 May 1775; d. at West Cambridge 7 Sept. 1802; m. 31 Aug. 1800 ANNA RUSSELL, who m. (2) 7 Aug. 1808 Abner Stearns of West Cambridge, who d. 11 Dec. 1838; she d. 29 Nov. 1839.
ix. JOSEPH, bapt. 23 Feb. 1777; settled at Hopkinton.
x. SAMUEL, b. 13 May 1779; m. (1) 30 Apr. 1803 LUCY SAUNDERS, who d. 27 July 1806, aged 26; m. (2) 9 Aug. 1812 SOPHIA WINCHESTER, who d. 26 Jan. 1834, aged 47; d. 7 July 1839.
xi. REBECCA, b. 4 Mar. 1781; living at Charlestown in 1859, unm.
10. BENJAMIN5 ESTABROOK (Benjamin,4 Joseph,3 Joseph, 2 Joseph1), born 23 May 1762, died 29 Oct. 1819.
He married ESTHER RUSSELL, born (?) 23 Aug. 1763, died 5 July 1813, aged 49, (?) daughter of Daniel and Hannah (Robbins) of West Cambridge. He lived for a time at Danvers.
Children:
i. SUSAN, 6 b. 20 Aug. 1783; m. BENJAMIN WINN; lived at Salem; she d. 25 Nov. 1860.
ii. BENJAMIN, b. at Danvers 7 June 1785; d. at Topsham, Vt.
iii. WALTER, b. 22 Nov. 1787; d. I May 1821 .*
iv. HANNAH, b. 1789; d. in six months.
v. HANNAH, b. 11 Mar. 1791; d. at Salem 19 Apr. 1811.
vi. WILLIAM, d. 23 Mar. 1858, aged 64 y. 3 m .; m. RACHEL ( ), d. 13 Mar. 1874, aged 76.
11. ATTAIS ESTABROOK (Benjamin, 4 Joseph, 3 Joseph,2 Joseph1), born 2 Nov. 1769, died 29 Sept. 1836.
He married 31 Jan. 1805 POLLY PIERCE, died 6 Dec. 1826 .*
Children, probably born at Lexington:
i. BENJAMIN,6 d. Nov. 1826, aged 21.
ii. HANNAH, b. 5 Jan. 1811; m. GEORGE6 SIMONDS; d. 10 Aug. 1878.
13. iii. SOLOMON, b. 1 Apr. 1815.
iv. ABIGAIL, b. 16 Dec. 1819; m. 7 Apr. 1846 LUKE3 WRIGHT; d. 1 Oct. 1874.
v. JOSEPH, b. 4 May 1821; m. NANCY RAYMOND of Littleton; resided at Acton.
vi. ELIZABETH, b. 1 Dec. 1823; d. 24 Jan. 1848.
12. ELLAKIM5 ESTABROOK (Nehemiah, 4 John,3 Joseph,2 Joseph1), baptized 18 Oct. 1772, died at Lincoln 20 Apr. 1835, aged 60, Lin- coln rec., died 17 Apr. 1835, aged 62, g. s. at Arlington.t
He married 7 Sept. 1793 HANNAH COOK, born 15 Sept. 1778, died
* Jonathan Harrington's list.
t "Died April 17 1835 Æ. 63." Jonathan Harrington's list.
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10 Dec. 1863, daughter of Ephraim and Hannah (Crosby) of West Cambridge.
Children:
i. ENDOR,6 b. 24 Feb. 1795; m. 27 Aug. 1818 LYDIA ADAMS of West Cam- bridge; d. 20 Mar. 1835.
ii. LOUISA, b. 13 Sept. 1797; m. 20 Apr. 1819 EBENEZER HOVEY of West Cambridge.
iii. JOSEPH, b. 4 Apr. 1799; m. 11 Aug. 1817 NANCY PAGE.
iv. LOVELL, b. 5 Nov. 1800; d. at Concord 15 July 1826, "aged 32 "; m. (1) 18 Apr. 1822 MARY ANN, or MARIAN, STEARNS of Waltham, who d. 3 Mar. 1825, aged 25; m. (2) 28 Mar. 1826 HARRIET S. NICKELS of Bedford, who m. (2) 25 Mar. 1830 Isaac F. Green of Townsend.
v. HANNAH, b. 4 Feb. 1802; m. 28 May 1818 WILLIAM BENJAMIN of Lincoln. vi. MATILDA, b. 5 May 1804; m. 13 Oct. 1833 WILLIAM HOOPER of Boston. vii. ELIAKIM, b. 16 Oct. 1805; m. 9 Feb. 1849 AUGUSTA FAY of Fitchburg; d. 18 Apr. 1880, aged 73 y. 6 m.
viii. ELEANOR, b. 23 Feb. 1807; m. 25 Apr. 1826 JOHN7 NORCROSS.
ix. ELIZABETH, b. 16 July 1808; m. 7 May 1832 JAMES BRYANT of New Hamp- shire.
x. CLARINDA, b. 13 Aug. 1810; m. 14 Oct. 1832 GEORGE FOSTER of West Cambridge.
xi. NEHEMIAH, b. 21 Feb. 1812; d. 24 Feb. 1812 ?*
xii. MARY A., b. 16 Mar. 1814; d. 5 Dec. 1842, aged 28.
xiii. JOHN B., b. 8 Apr. 1816.
xiv. LUCY E., b. 10 Nov. 1818; d. 24 Nov. 1839, aged 21, g. s. at Arlington. 14. xv. FRANCIS H., b. 1 June 1821.
13. SOLOMON6 ESTABROOK (Attai,5 Benjamin, 4 Joseph, 3 Joseph, 2 Joseph1), born 1 Apr. 1815, died 24 Oct. 1889.
He married 4 April 1837 ELIZABETH C. BLODGETT, born 30 Apr. 1815, died 20 Sept. 1881, daughter of James7 and Rhoda (Winn).
Children, all born at Lexington:
15. i. HENRY D.7 (twin), b. 19 May 1838.
16. ii. GEORGE DEXTER (twin), b. 19 May 1838.
iii. LYMAN WATSON, b. 26 Feb. 1849; m. at New Ipswich, N. H., 12 Jan. 1881, HATTIE ELLEN KEYOU, b. at New Ipswich, N. H., 13 Sept. 1859, dau. of Georget and Matilda (Hodgman); d. 3 Oct. 1892.
14. FRANCIS H.6 ESTABROOK (Eliakim,5 Nehemiah, 4 John, 3 Joseph,2 Joseph1), born at West Cambridge 1 June 1821, died at Boston 23 Nov. 1863.
He married 25 July 1852 LOUISA JONES, daughter of Calvin and Salomi ( ) of Cavendish, Vt.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. JOHN HENRY,7 b. Nov. 1854; d. 10 Apr. 1855.
ii. GEORGE LOVELL, b. 10 Jan. 1856.
iii. ANNA LOUISA, b. 30 Sept. 1857; d. 27 Nov. 1874.
iv. Son, b. 4 Dec. 1860.
v. ROSELLA E., d. 18 Nov. 1874, aged 12 y. 9 m.
vi. FRANCES HELEN, b. 4 Oct. 1863.
* Eliakim's child died March 1813. Lex. rec.
t George Keyou, b. 27 Sept. 1825, d. 5 July 1899. Co. G, 14th N. H. Vol.
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15. HENRY D.7 ESTABROOK (Solomon,6 Attai,5 Benjamin, 4 Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Joseph1), born 19 May 1838.
He married 4 Jan. 1866 BELLE SARAH CUMMINGS of Hancock, N. H., born 9 Feb. 1844, daughter of John Willard and Maria (Bradford).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. HARRIET C., 8 b. 20 Aug. 1874.
16. GEORGE DEXTER7 ESTABROOK (Solomon, 6 Attai,5 Benjamin, 4 Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Joseph1), born 19 May 1838, died 13 Aug. 1902. He married 2 July 1865 EMMA SOPHIA FOWLE, born at Roxbury
3 Sept. 1844, daughter of William Henry2 and Susan (Reed).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. ALICE E.,8 b. 17 June 1876; d. 17 Apr. 1882.
LUKE2 ESTABROOK (William1) was born at Topsham, Vt., son of William and Rachel ( ).
He married LYDIA MUCKLEY, born in Vermont.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. ELLEN AUGUSTA,3 b. 9 Aug. 1847.
ii. Son, b. 27 Nov. 1859.
WILLIAM7 ESTABROOK, JR. (? William,6 Benjamin," Benjamin, 4 Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Joseph1) was born at Topsham, Vt. He enlisted 23 Sept. 1861 in Co. M, 1st Mass. Cavalry, transferred to Co. M, 4th Mass. Cavalry and discharged, 24 Sept. 1864 by reason of expiration of service.
He married LYDIA GAY, died 21 Dec. 1904, aged 86 y. 1 m., daughter of John, born in England.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. GEORGE WILLIAM, 8 b. 5 Feb. 1846.
ii. WILLIAM H., b. 29 Mar. 1850.
iii. GEORGE, b. 21 Feb. 1852.
iv. CATHERINE, b. 15 Mar. 1859.
V. ELLSWORTH, b. 18 Apr. 1862; HOBART E., d. 17 June 1862, aged 2 m.
PRINCE ESTABROOK, a negro, living in the family of Benjamin Estabrook, was among those who stood the fire of British troops, on Lexington Common, on 19 April 1775, at which time he was wounded. He served afterwards in almost every campaign of the war.
EUSTIS
WILLIAM5 EUSTIS (Benjamin,4 Benjamin,3 William,2 William1) was born at Cambridge 10 June 1753, died at Boston 6 Feb. 1825, son of Benjamin, born 16 Apr. 1720, died 4 May 1804, and Eliza- beth Hill, died 30 May 1775, aged 47, daughter of Abraham and Prudence4 (Hancock).
He entered Boston Latin School, 1761, graduated from Harvard, 1772, studied medicine under Dr. Joseph Warren, dressed wounds
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of the militia 19 April 1775, commissioned surgeon in Gridley's Ar- tillery Regiment 19 April 1775; his name appears on the muster roll of Capt. Parker's company who were called to Cambridge 17-18 June 1775. 1 Jan. 1777 commissioned hospital surgeon and physi- cian, occupying through the war the house of Beverly Robinson opposite West Point. He served from 1788 for six or seven years in the General Court, two terms in Congress, was Secretary of War 1809-13, minister to Holland 1814-18, in Congress 1820-23, and governor of Massachusetts 1823 to his death. "He hastened to his country's service on the eventful morning of the 19th of April 1775, And within the precincts hallowed by blood, which was shed on that day, After an honorable and useful life, he rests in peace and hope conformably to his last wish by his mother's side."
He married 24 Sept. 1810 CAROLINE LANGDON, died at Roxbury 12 Oct. 1865, aged 84 y. 10 m., daughter of Hon. Woodbury of Portsmouth, N. H.
EVANS
JOSEPH2 EVANS (Joseph1) was born at Truro 22 Aug. 1848, died 2 July 1911, son of Joseph, born in Wales in 1825, and Eliza Free- man, born at Brewster, daughter of Isaac and Sally (Merick). He came to Lexington in 1880.
He married at Dorchester, 9 May 1874, CAROLINE HENTZ CLE- MENT, born at Dorchester 1854, daughter of William Bure and Mary Matilda (Hill).
Children:
i. FRANKLIN GILMAN,3 b. and d. at Hyde Park 1875.
ii. EMILY ELIZA, b. at Hyde Park 1876.
iii. MABEL CLEMENT, b. at Lexington 17 Sept. 1889.
FAHEY
WILLIAM J.1 FAHEY; wife DORA (ARMSTRONG). Both born in Nova Scotia.
Child, born at Lexington: i. DOROTHY HELEN,2 b. 7 Jan. 1911.
FAIRFIELD
WALTER, JUDITH and REMEMBER FAIRFIELD, dismissed from the church at Wenham to the church at Lexington, about 1733, were admitted to the latter church, 4 Aug. 1734.
WALTER1 FAIRFIELD and JUDITH ( ), had children:
i. REBECCA,2 bapt. 4 Aug. 1734.
ii. WALTER, bapt. 18 Jan. 1736.
iii. MARY, bapt. 9 Nov. 1740.
STEPHEN1 FAIRFIELD, admitted to church 1734, and HANNAH ( ), admitted 1727, had:
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i. JUDITH,2 b. 30 May 1736, bapt. 30 May.
ii. REBECCA, b. 26 Dec. 1738; bapt. 31 Dec .; d. 28 Jan. 1738-39.
WALTER, JUDITH, MARY, STEPHEN and HANNAH FAIRFIELD were dismissed from the church at Lexington to Cold Spring, now Belchertown, 1743.
FAIRWEATHER
SAMUEL A.2 FAIRWEATHER (Lewis1) was born at St. John, N. B., 1822, died 27 May 1885, son of Lewis and Charlotte M. ( ).
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He married HENRIETTA ( ), born at St. John, N. B.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. EDWIN P.,3 b. 4 June 1857.
ii. WILLIAM H., b. 10 Mar. 1859; d. 31 Mar. 1865.
iii. NELSON H., b. 13 May 1862.
iv. GEORGIETTA, b. 30 Apr. 1865.
v. EDITH HELEN, b. 22 Mar. 1867; m. at Boston, 20 Feb. 1885, WILLIAM J.2 GORMAN.
FARDY
JOSEPH P.1 FARDY was born at Charlestown.
He married ISABELLE WRIGHT, born at Lexington.
Children, the second born at Charlestown, the last two at Lex- ington :
i. LAWTON,2 b. 24 June 1899.
ii. STEPHEN R., b. 20 Dec. 1900.
iii. GEORGE, b. 17 Feb. 1905.
iv. GRACE, b. 9 Aug. 1911; d. 10 Aug. 1911.
FARLEY
BENJAMIN FARLEY married Joanna ( ). He was in the French War.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. HANNAH,2 b. 31 Jan. 1757.
ii. SARAH, b. 28 Sept. 1761.
JOHN' FARLEY married MARY ( ).
Child, born at Lexington :
i. JOHN,2 b. 31 Oct. 1714.
FARMER
NATHANIEL4 FARMER (John,3 John,2 Edward1) was born at Billerica 29 Jan. 1725-26, died 3 Sept. 1778.
He was first taxed in 1748. He was a member of Capt. Parker's company on the morning of 19 April 1775, and was severely wounded by a bullet which struck his right arm, and so fractured the bone that he was not only disabled for a long time, but pieces of bone were extracted from it for several months afterward. The General Court of the time granted him £15, 15s. for loss of labor and the expense of surgical attendance.
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He married first RUTH FISKE, born 26 Mar. or 25 Nov. 1729, died at Bedford 25 July 1753, daughter of Dr. Robert4 and Mary (Stimp- son); secondly NABBY ( ), died 9 Aug. 1753-54; thirdly 20 May 1755 HANNAH FESSENDEN, born 9 Aug. 1736, died 30 Dec. 1782, daughter of Thomas3 and Hannah (Prentice).
Children by the third wife, all born at Lexington:
i. JOHN,5 b. 18 July 1757; m. 27 Mar. 1783 LUCY REED of Cambridge. He was a soldier in the Revolution.
ii. HANNAH, b. 28 Jan. 1760; m. 6 May 1777 JACOB KILBURN of Lancaster.
iii. ISAAC, b. 8 Oct. 1762; d. 7 Apr. 1779.
iv. RUTH, b. 15 Aug. 1765.
v. ABIGAIL, b. 1 Nov. 1768.
vi. SALLY (twin), b. 19 Dec. 1771; m. 12 Feb. 1794 SAMUEL6 PIERCE,* d. at Groton 13 Apr. 1843; d. 10 Dec. 1846. They had six children.
vii. REBECCA (twin), b. 19 Dec. 1771.
viii. THOMAS SHATTUCK, bapt. 10 Sept. 1775.
ix. ISAAC, b. 31 Dec., bapt. 27 June 1779.
HIRAM AUGUSTUS1 FARMER; wife LUCRETIA E. ( ). Children:
i. ELLA F., b. at Marblehead; m. 7 Apr. 1875 STILLMAN KENDALL, b. at Burlington, s. of John H. and Lavinia B. ( ).
ii. Son,2 b. 3 Dec. 1865.
FARNSWORTH
LUTHER2 FARNSWORTH, JR. (Luther1) was born at Groton 19 July 1807, died 16 Dec. 1863, son of Luther and Polly (Childs).
He married 6 Dec. 1831 MARY MULLIKEN, born 17 May 1811, died 8 Nov. 1861, daughter of Nathaniel5 and Mary (Chandler).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY CHANDLER,3 b. 15 Oct. 1832; d. 19 Jan. 1905.
ii. REBECCA S., b. 30 Oct. 1833; d. 20 May 1890.
iii. EMILY M., b. 9 Aug. 1835; d. 11 May 1863.
FARRER
JAMES1 FARRER; wife MARY M. ( ). Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARY LOUISE,2 b. 8 Nov. 1847.
FARRINGTON
ANTHONY1 FARRINGTON; wife MARGARET (HENRY). Both born in Ireland.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. ANTHONY,2 b. 11 July 1893.
THOMAS1 FARRINGTON; wife MARGARET (LYNCH). Both born in Ireland.
* Samuel, Daniel,5 Daniel,' Daniel,' Anthony,' John.1
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Children, both born at Lexington:
i. ANTHONY,2 b. 8 Oct. 1895.
ii. THOMAS, b. 10 Apr. 1897.
FASSETT
1. JOSEPH2 FASSETT (Patrick1) was born at Malden Oct. 1672, died about 1753-55, son of Patrick and Sarah ( ) of Charlestown, Malden and Billerica. He was an assessor, selectman, and repre- sentative to the General Court.
He married MARY MUNROE, born 28 June 1678, died about 1753- 55, daughter of William1 and Mary (Ball).
Child, born at Lexington :
2. i. JOSEPH,3 b. 6 Dec. 1701.
2. JOSEPH3 FASSETT (Joseph,2 Patrick1), born 6 Dec. 1701, died 14 Aug. 1755, g. s. In his will, dated 1755, he names wife Amity, sons Joseph, John and Jonathan, and daughters Sarah, and Amity Newton.
He married AMITY CUTLER, born 19 Dec. 1707, died at Bedford 25 Dec. 1771, daughter of Thomas3 and Sarah (Stone); she married secondly 15 Jan. 1756, John Page of Bedford, who died 18 Feb. 1782.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. JOSEPH,4 b. 18 Jan. 1727-28; d. same day.
ii. MARY, b. 18 Aug. 1728; d. 12 Oct. 1728.
3. iii. JOSEPH, b. 21 Mar. 1730.
iv. AMITY, b. 1 Feb. 1732; m. 14 Nov. 1754 SIMON NEWTON of Bedford; d. 29 Aug. 1756, g. s. at Bedford.
v. Child, d. Feb. 1737.
vi. MARY, b. 9 May 1736; d. 19 Aug. 1753, g. s.
vii. JOHN, b. 7 Dec. 1739; m. 16 Feb. 1764 ISABEL BOAGLE of Sudbury; resided at Rutland and Templeton, and Fitzwilliam, N. H .; d. at Fitzwilliam, N. H., 12 Jan. 1834.
viii. JONATHAN, b. 15 Mar. 1741-42; m. 27 Oct. 1761 SARAH DAVIS, b. at Bed- ford 13 Oct. 1743, dau. of Eleazer and Rebecca (Chandler); moved to Shrewsbury in 1767; d. at Boylston, 24 May 1834.
ix. SARAH, b. 13 Jan. 1744; m. 10 Apr. 1760 JOHN WEBBER of Bedford, b. 25 Nov. 1732, d. 29 Apr. 1808; d. 9 May 1782, g. s. at Bedford.
3. JOSEPH4 FASSETT (Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Patrick1), born 21 Mar. 1730, died "at ye Lake" in the French and Indian war, when a lieutenant, 16 Sept. 1758, g. s .*
He married 6 May 1756 DOROTHY POLLARD of Bedford, born 23 June 1737, died 6 Feb. 1779, daughter of Walter and Dorothy (Dan- forth); she married secondly 21 Feb. 1760 Ebenezer4 Page of Bed- ford, her step-brother.
Children, both born at Lexington:
* Lieut. Samuel Thompson of Woburn, in his Diary which he kept while in military service in 1758, under date Saturday, 16 Sept. 1758, says: "Lt. Fassett was buried."
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i. JOSEPH, 5 b. 10 Apr. 1757; served in the Revolutionary War from Bedford, also from Fitzwilliam, N. H.
ii. CALLEY, b. 21 June 1758; d. at Bedford 22 Aug. 1775.
ROBERT1 FASSETT; wife SUSANNAH ( ). Child, born at Lexington:
i. ELIZABETH,2 b. 26 Oct. 1718.
FAXON
WALTER3 FAXON (Elisha, 2 Elisha1) was born at Roxbury 4 Feb. 1848, son of Elisha, born at Abington 6 May 1801 and grandson of Elisha and Ruth (Cobb). His mother, Hannah Mann Whiting, was born at Hanover 7 July 1805, daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Mann). His immigrant ancestor was Thomas Faxon from England, who settled at Braintree.
He was graduated from Harvard, A.B. 1871, S.B. 1872, S.D. 1878. He is connected with the Agassiz Museum, Cambridge. He became a resident of Lexington, first in 1886, again in 1903.
FAY
1. HARRY FRANK3 FAY (Frank B.,2 Francis B.,1) was born at Chelsea 5 Aug. 1849, son of Frank Brigham, born at Southboro 24 Jan. 1821, and grandson of Francis Ball and Nancy (Brigham). His mother, Rebekah Bridges, was born at St. Albans, Vt., 3 July 1820, daughter of William.
He was graduated from Mass. Institute of Technology, 1871. He was engaged in commercial business until 1883, then in the pro- fession of music until 1897, and now is president of mining com- panies. He became a summer resident in 1901 and a permanent resident in 1906.
He married at Boston, 28 Jan. 1874, MARY CORNELIA HULL, born at Hartford, Conn., daughter of Edmund Burke and Mary Emeline (Dean).
Children :
i. HELEN BROWNING, 4 b, at Chelsea.
ii. CLARA HAZELTINE, b. at Brookline; m. HUGH1 MILLER.
2. iii. MALCOLM NORMAN, b. at Swampscott.
2. MALCOLM NORMAN4 FAY (Harry F.,3 Frank B., 2 Francis B., 1), born at Swampscott.
He married MAY PETERSON, born at New York, N. Y.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. RICHARD HULL,5 b. 23 Sept. 1909.
FERDINAND
J. F.1 FERDINAND was born at Lempster, N. H.
He married ANNA ( ), born at Boston.
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Child, born at Lexington:
i. HENRIETTA, 2 b. 18 Feb. 1861.
FERGUSON
EBEN RHOADES2 FERGUSON (Stephen1) was born at Charlestown 23 Feb. 1861, died 10 Nov. 1897, son of Stephen and Ellen (Samp- son). He became a resident of Lexington in September 1895.
He married at Charlestown, 18 Oct. 1893, MARY WOODBERRY SMITH, born at Charlestown 14 June 1872, daughter of William Baldwin2 and Charlotte Elizabeth (Woodberry).
Children, the first born at Charlestown, second at Lexington:
i. MARJORIE WHITTEMORE,3 b. 6 Sept. 1894.
ii. BARBARA, b. 8 Jan. 1897.
1. PETER2 FERGUSON (David1) was born at Perth, Scotland, 6 June 1813, died 7 Oct. 1896, son of David and Mary (Wilson).
He married 18 Nov. 1861 ELIZABETH ROBBINS CARR, born at Jaffrey, N. H., 29 Jan. 1826, daughter of Walter and Charlotte (Hale).
Children, both born at Lexington:
2. i. WILLIAM WALLACE,3 b. 7 Dec. 1862.
ii. EMILY ANN, b. 24 Nov. 1865; m. 4 Mar. 1894 LORENZO E. BROOKS, b. at Lincoln, s. of A. S. and Roxa Ann (Hubbard); d. 5 June 1905.
2. WILLIAM WALLACE3 FERGUSON (Peter, 2 David1), born 7 Dec. 1862.
He married at Dorchester, N. B., LYDIA JANE BUCK, born at Dorchester, N. B., 27 Feb. 1863, daughter of James Alexander and Phoebe Elizabeth (Buck).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. Son,4 b. 28 Apr. 1891; d. 28 Apr. 1891.
ii. META E., b. 22 Apr. 1892; d. 2 May 1892.
iii. ROY ALEXANDER, b. 13 Mar. 1894.
iv. HAZEL ELIZABETH, b. 3 Aug. 1897.
v. SARAH MAGGIE, b. 19 May 1900.
vi. WILLIAM WALLACE, b. 5 May 1904.
vii. ALICE BUCK, b. 16 Jan. 1907.
FERRY
ANTONIO2 FERRY (Manuel1) was born in Portugal, son of Manuel Silvera and Rosa Perpetha (De Silvera).
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He married ROSA SILVERA, born in Portugal.
Children, the first born at Bedford, the others at Lexington:
i. JESTOR,3 b. 24 Aug. 1893.
ii. MANUEL JOSEPH, b. 4 Nov. 1895.
iii. ISABEL SILVA, b. 12 Feb. 1898.
iv. ANTONIO DENCOOTTE, b. 11 Dec. 1899; d. 23 Aug. 1900.
v. JOSEPH SILVA, b. 8 Feb. 1901; d. 9 May 1902.
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vi. ANTONIO JOSEPH, b. 10 May 1902.
vii. JOSEPII THOMAS, b. 1 Mar. 1904.
viii. JOHN FRANCIS, b. 27 Apr. 1907.
ix. EDWARD FRANCIS, b. 11 Jan. 1909.
JOSEPH S.2 FERRY (Manuel1) was born in Portugal, son of Man- uel Silvera and Rosa Perpetha (De Silvera).
He married 29 Dec. 1889 MARY ANN MULDOON, born in Ireland, daughter of Patrick and Ellen (Parkes).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY ELLEN,3 b. 28 Sept. 1890.
ii. ROSA ANNA, b. 13 Dec. 1892.
iii. MARGARET JOSEPHINE, b. 23 Nov. 1897.
iv. ANASTASIA, b. 26 Oct. 1901.
FESSENDEN
1. NICHOLAS FESSENDEN was born at Canterbury, England, 1650, died at Cambridge 24 Feb. 1718-19, in his 69th year.
He came over from England in 1674 at the request of his relative, probably uncle, John Fessenden, who settled at Cambridge about 1635, and died 21 Dec. 1666, and whose estate he inherited.
He married MARGARET CHENEY, born 26 Nov. 1656, died 10 Dec. 1717, daughter of Thomas and Jane (Atkinson).
Children:
i. JANE,2 b. 25 Oct. 1674; d. 24 July 1676.
ii. HANNAH, b. 27 July 1676; d. 4 Sept. 1676.
2. iii. JOHN, b. 4 Oct. 1677.
3. iv. NICHOLAS, b. 12 Feb. 1680.
v. THOMAS, b. 4 Feb. 1682; d. 28 Feb. 1682.
4. vi. THOMAS, b. 12 July 1684.
vii. MARGARET, b. 22 Jan. 1686-87; d. unm.
viii. JANE, b. 22 Apr. 1688; m. 10 Jan. 1711-12 SAMUEL& WINSHIP.
ix. MARY, b. 28 Oct. 1689; m. 15 June 1712 JOSHUA PARKER.
x. EBENEZER, b. 1692; d. 1756; m. (1) 13 June 1733 ELIZABETH BARRETT; m. (2) 16 Apr. 1742 ALICE BABCOCK, who m. 26 June 1760 James Pierce.
5. xi. WILLIAM, b. 1694.
xii. JOSEPH, bapt. 17 Jan. 1696-97; m. 6 Dec. 1733 MINDWELL OLDHAM.
xiii. ANNA, bapt. 9 Jan. 1697-98; m. JOHN CHIPMAN of Sandwich, who d. 30 Dec. 1757; d. 17 Feb. 1758.
xiv. BENJAMIN, b. 30 Jan. 1701; grad. Harvard, 1718, ordained at Sandwich, 12 Sept. 1722; m. 18 Oct. 1724 REBECCA SMITH; d. 7 Aug. 1746.
2. JOHN2 FESSENDEN (Nicholas1), born 4 Oct. 1677, died 1739. He married 8 Dec. 1703 SARAH SQUIRE, born 23 May 1677, daugh- ter of John and Sarah (Francis) of Cambridge. Children:
i. JOHN,3 b. 21 Oct. 1704; m. 19 Sept. 1723 MARY NOWELL.
ii. SARAH, b. 17 July 1706; m. 30 July 1729 THOMAS CHENEY.
iii. JONATHAN, bapt. 24 July 1709; m. ELIZABETH NEWELL of Brookline.
iv. JABEZ, bapt. 9 Jan. 1714-15; d. 1743.
v. MARY, m. 5 July 1737 STEPHEN JENNINGS of Framingham.
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3. NICHOLAS2 FESSENDEN, JR. (Nicholas1), born 12 Feb. 1680, died 5 Oct. 1719. He was graduated from Harvard, 1701 and taught at Cambridge.
He married 8 Aug. 1706 SARAH (PARKER) COOLIDGE, born 1 May 1683, daughter of Capt. Josiah and Elizabeth (Saxton) Parker, and widow of Stephen Coolidge.
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