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ii. MILDRED CHRISTINA, b. 21 Jan. 1899.
AINGER
1. JOHN2 AINGER (Robert1) was born at Billerica 21 Aug. 1765, died 26 Sept. 1842,* son of Robert of Carlisle, who was killed at the Battle of Ticonderoga. The spelling of the name was changed from Ainger to Angier in 1838. He resided on Burlington St. near what was called Bull Hill Meadow.
He married at Malden, 2 Mar. 1794, MARY SIMONDS, born 19 July 1761, died 14 Jan. 1837, daughter of John4 and Mary (Tufts). Children:
i. JOHN,3 b. Mar. 179 -. He was in the War of 1812 and in the Mexican War; went to Wisconsin.
2. ii. DANIEL, b. 24 Aug. 1796.
iii. ABIGAIL, b. 11 Feb. 1798; m. 3 Nov. 1821 SAMUEL C. SIMONDS of Bur- lington.
3. iv. AMos, b. 27 Dec. 1802.
2. DANIEL3 ANGIER (John,2 Robert1), born 24 Aug. 1796, died 2 May 1882.
He married at Concord SALLY DAVIS, born at Concord 15 June 1798, died 4 Oct. 1888, daughter of Abel and Lovina. (Hosmer). Children:
i. MARCELON,4 b. 26 Oct. 1823; d. 25 Dec. 1827.
ii. CHARLES D., b. 26 Jan. 1825; m. LYDIA GOODING; d. 23 Apr. 1888.
* Jonathan Harrington's list.
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iii. RoFus HI., b. 8 July 1828; d. 23 Jan. 1853.
iv. SARAH L. H., b. 31 Aug. 1830; m. 31 Jan. 1854 DAVID WARREN JOHNSON of Winchester, b. at Woburn, s. of Ezekiel and Hannah; d. 15 Jan. 1892.
v. HARRIET M., b. 5 Aug. 1832; m. 29 Dec. 1853 ROBERT W. LAIRD of Charlestown, s. of Robert and Judith ( ).
4. vi. DANIEL EUSTIS, b. 16 Sept. 1834.
vii. MASSILLON W., b. 3 Oct. 1838; m. MORGIANN STROBRIDGE, d. 21 June 1876, aged 34 y. 9 m.
5. viii. CYRUS L., b. 3 May 1843.
3. AMOS3 ANGIER (John,2 Robert1), born 27 Dec. 1802, died 6 Nov. 1886.
He married 3 Nov. 1828 ESTHER RUSSELL WINN, born at Salem 27 Oct. 1809, died 3 Mar. 1872, daughter of Benjamin and Susan6 (Estabrook).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. Child,4 d. 26 July 1829 .*
ii. AMOS MARSHALL, b. 28 Feb. 1831; m. 31 May 1857 SARAH F. BLAISDEL of Charlestown.
iii. LUCIUS BOLLES, b. 1 May 1833; m. at Somerville, 29 Aug. 1872, ELLEN P. SHUTE, b. at Woburn, dau. of James and Priscilla ( ); d. at Somer- ville 6 Jan. 1904. He enlisted 17 Sept. 1861 in Co. C, Ist Mass. Cav., discharged 3 Oct. 1864 by reason of expiration of service.
iv. LOUISA, b. 27 Sept. 1835.
v. HENRY AUGUSTUS, b. 30 Apr. 1838; m. at Somerville, 24 Nov. 1863, ELLEN F. CHICK, b. at Somerville, dau. of Horace and Hannah ( ); d. at Somerville 17 July 1906. He enlisted 1 May 1861 in Co. K, 5th Mass. Inf'y, wounded and taken prisoner 21 July 1861 and confined at Richmond, discharged 24 June 1862 by reason of expiration of service.
vi. EVERETT MORTON, b. 1 Dec. 1851; m. ADDIE V. CAUSEY of Georgetown, Fla.
4. DANIEL EUSTIS4 ANGIER (Daniel,3 John,2 Robert1), born 16 Sept. 1834, died 16 Jan. 1906.
He married first EVALINA F. LAWRENCE, born at Cohasset, died 13 Jan. 1863, aged 25 y. 8 m., daughter of George and Evalina ( ); secondly 16 Mar. 1864 MRS. LIZZIE (TREFETHEN) GROSS of Port- land, Me., daughter of Henry and Mary (Thompson) Trefethen and widow of Newton D. Gross.
Child by the first wife, born at Lexington:
i. GEORGE E.,5 b. 21 Dec. 1859; d. 6 Apr. 1860.
Child by the second wife, born at New Castle, N. H .:
ii. MARY E., b. 4 May 1866; m. ANSON WHEELER.
5. CYRUS L.4 ANGIER (Daniel,3 John,2 Robert1), born 3 May 1843, died 1890.
He married 5 Apr. 1866 VELEARE A. GEORGE, born in Canada, daughter of John.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. FLORENCE,5 b. 8 Apr. 1867.
CYRUS H., d. 19 Sept. 1888, aged 23 d., g. s. "new" cemetery.
* Jonathan Harrington's list.
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ALDERMAN
1. FRANKLIN2 ALDERMAN (Daniel1) was born at Middlefield 5 Oct. 1829, died at Lexington 9 Feb. 1900, son of Daniel and Electa (Root). He was a selectman 1875-76.
He married first ELIZABETH HARRIET STAFFORD, born at Walling- ford, Vt., 30 Oct. 1830, d. 5 July 1881, daughter of John and Re- becca (Wood); secondly at Cambridge, 29 Apr. 1890, MRS. JENNIE F. (JEWETT) FAIRBANK, of Waltham, born at Bolton 27 Sept. 1857, daughter of Henry and Mary (Caldwell) Jewett and widow of Nathan P. Fairbank.
Children by the first wife, i. born at Binghampton, N. Y., ii. and iii. at Middlefield, the others at Lexington:
i. CHARLES FRANKLIN, 3 b. 6 Jan. 1853.
ii. FREDERICK WILLIAM, b. 7 Feb. 1855; d. at Lexington 16 May 1892.
iii. OTTILENE STAFFORD, b. 14 Sept. 1857.
iv. HARRY LOUIS, b. 29 Nov. 1859; m. 6 June 1895 ADDIE M. FULLER, b. at Roxbury, dau. of Wirt X. and Adelaide A. (Russell).
V. CORA ALBERTA, b. 29 April 1865; d. 5 Nov. 1906.
ALEXANDER
FRANK E.1 ALEXANDER; wife OLIVE M. (JELLISON). Both born at Ellsworth, Me.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. EVERLIN B.,2 b. 27 Feb. 1901.
ALLEN
ANDREW1 ALLEN, born in Nova Scotia, married DELIA ( ), born in Ireland.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. MARY ELLA,2 b. 17 Sept. 1857.
ii. SARAH C., b. 18 Aug. 1860.
EZEKIEL ALLEN, or ALLINE, was born at Sudbury 11 Feb. 1753, died at Cambridge 1792, son of Thomas and Beulah (Stone). He served in the Revolutionary War from Lexington.
He married 24 Apr. 1783 SARAH ABBOTT of Lincoln. She married secondly 5 Sept. 1793 Moses Coolidge of Watertown.
GALEN2 ALLEN (Galen1) was born at Acworth, N. H., 19 Aug. 1802, died 29 June 1864. He was a selectman, 1847, '48, '51.
He married 4 Apr. 1839 LAVINIA MUNROE, born at Lexington 16 Oct. 1821, died 22 Apr. 1865, daughter of John5 and Charlotte (Bacon).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i.
HARRIET AUGUSTA, b. 7 Jan. 1840; m. 17 Apr. 1856 JOHN D.2 BACON; d. 22 Mar. 1865.
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ii. ANNETTE ARDELL, b. 8 June 1842; m. 23 Mar. 1862 ABRAM B.8 SMITH.
iii. JOHN GALEN, b. 1 Jan. 1845; m. and had one son.
iv. LAVINIA MUNROE, b. 14 July 1848; m. 28 June 1883 JAMES P. SMITH, b. at Portland, Me., s. of William Henry and Rebecca Shaw (Poland).
V. JONAS MUNROE, b. 22 Jan. 1854; m. CARRIE ( ).
HUGH2 ALLEN (Daniel1), born at Philadelphia, son of Daniel and Anna, married at Lexington, 29 Oct. 1865, Christina Balge, born at Boston, daughter of Henry and Joannah ( ).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. CARRIE L.,3 b. 11 July 1867.
ALLIA
CARMELO1 ALLIA; wife ROSA (MARTELLI). Both born at Mes- sina, Italy.
Children, born at Lexington:
i. DOMENICO,2 b. 4 Nov. 1909.
ii. MARIA, b. 17 July 1911.
AMMERY
RUFUS G. AMMERY was born 17 Sept. 1788.
ANDERSON
OLARF B.1 ANDERSON was born in Sweden; wife LAURA ( ) was born in Norway.
Child, born at Lexington :
i. ESTHER P., 2 b. 27 May 1896.
THOMAS1 ANDERSON was born in Prince Edward Island, died 27 Nov. 1900, aged 60.
He married SARAH A. GORMAN, born at Prince Edward Island, died at Waltham 5 Sept. 1890, daughter of James and Sarah ( ). Children, all born at Lexington:
i. FRANK,2 b. 15 Apr. 1873.
ii. CHARLES F., b. 13 June 1875.
iii. WILLIAM J., b. 8 Dee. 1877.
iv. ROSELLA, b. 9 Mar. 1882.
ANDREWS
DANIEL J.2 ANDREWS (James R.1) was born in Nova Scotia 3 Aug. 1883, son of James R. and Ann (Strople).
He married at Arlington JESSIE EDITH WILSON, born Oct. 1885, daughter of William Taylor2 and Margaret Sophia (Murphy).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. CHARLES WARREN,8 b. 27 Apr. 1906; d. 16 Feb. 1908.
ii. WILLIAM TAYLOR, b. 30 May 1907.
iii. EDITH LOIS, b. 18 Sept. 1908.
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ANTHONY
DANIEL2 ANTHONY (Noah1), born in Nova Scotia, son of Noah and Margaret (Singer), married 21 July 1897 EMMA K. YEO, born in Prince Edward Island, daughter of Fred and - (Hearsey).
Children, born at Lexington:
i. MARJORIE HELENA,3 b. 21 June 1898.
ii. FRANK, b. 8 July 1901.
ARMES
WILLARD OTIS3 ARMES (Josiah,2 Josiah1) was born at Mason, N. H., 27 Feb. 1857, second son of Josiah Lyman, born at New Salem 22 Jan. 1811, and grandson of Josiah Lyman and - (Trask). His mother was Marcia Kingman Keith, born at N. Bridgewater or Brockton, 17 Dec. 1821, daughter of Arza and Marcia (Kingman).
He married at Dover, 20 Mar. 1883, IRENE HEADLEY, born at New Bedford, daughter of Phineas Camp, born at Walton, N. J., 25 June 1819, died at Lexington 5 Jan. 1903, son of Isaac and Irene (Benedict). Her mother, Deborah Clark Bartlett, was born at New Bedford, died at Lexington 2 Dec. 1888, aged 68, daughter of Ivory H. and Betsey C. ( ).
Children:
i. DORA LOUISE, 4 b. at Dover 31 Dec. 1883; m. at Lexington, 23 June 1909, E. LEON CHAFFEE, b. at Somerville, s. of Emory F. and Belle G. (Carter); d. at Cambridge 7 June 1910.
ii. IRENE HEADLEY, b. at Watertown 7 Dec. 1885.
iii. ROLAND KINGMAN, b. at South Plymouth 23 Sept. 1887.
iv. LOUIS FEARING, b. at Lexington 21 June 1889.
ARMSTRONG
ARTHUR J.2 ARMSTRONG (William1) was born at Gibraltar, son of English parents, William and Mary (Valencia).
He married at Cambridge OLIVE M. TEEL, born at Arlington, daughter of William and Melissa (Otis).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. RALPH LEWIS,3 b. 15 Jan. 1907.
ERNESTI ARMSTRONG, born in Sweden; wife AMELIA J. JOHNSON. Child, born at Lexington:
i. MILDRED JOSEPHINE,2 b. 17 Nov. 1909.
ROBERT WILLIAM2 ARMSTRONG (John1) was born at Arlington, son of John Alexander and Mary (Price).
He married at Arlington, 11 Feb. 1894, MRS. CATHERINE BURKE BURNS, born at Boston, and adopted by Burke.
Children, first two born at Arlington, the third at Lexington:
i. JOHN E.,3 b. 2 Feb. 1895; d. 28 Apr. 1905.
ii. ROBERT, b. 21 Oct. 1896.
iii. ANNIE ELIZABETH, b. 8 Oct. 1899.
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SILAS JOHNSON2 ARMSTRONG (Robert1) was born in Nova Scotia, son of Robert and Louise (Franks).
He married ANNIE CORBETT, born in Ireland, daughter of Daniel and Norah (Scanlon).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. NORA,3 b. 13 Jan. 1909.
ii. FLORENCE LOUISE, b. 6 July 1910.
ARNOLD
EDMUND K.2 ARNOLD (John1) was born at New York, son of John and Lois (Anthony).
He married 27 June 1901 LUENNA PEARL BUTLER, born at New York, daughter of Richard and Luenna (Clough).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. LOIS,3 b. 3 Nov. 1902.
ii. MARIE, b. 26 Oct. 1904.
RHOADES1 ARNOLD was born in Rhode Island; wife CAROLINE ( ) was born at Waltham.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. CHARLES R.,2 b. 2 Nov. 1862.
ARNOTTE
THOMAS1 ARNOTTE was born at Thomaston, Conn.
He married MARY ELMIRA THORN, born at Memphis, Tenn. Child, born at Lexington:
i. JOHN EARL,? b. 24 Aug. 1911.
ASHLEY
CLIFTON POTTERS ASHLEY (Roland R.,2 Warren1) was born at New Bedford 2 Feb. 1863, eldest son of Roland Ryder, born at New Bedford 14 Dec. 1833, and grandson of Warren and Hannah (Ryder). His mother, Clara Milton Chase, was born at Dartmouth 4 July 1844, daughter of Allen and Wealthy (Chase). He became a resident of Lexington, 2 Oct. 1885.
He married 3 Oct. 1888 ALICE SOPHIA NORRIS, born at Orford, N. H., 24 Mar. 1867, died 17 Feb. 1902, daughter of George Smith8 and Adeline Elizabeth (Kenyon).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. HAROLD CLIFTON,4 b. 3 Oct. 1896.
AUGUSTUS
JOHN1 AUGUSTUS was born at Burlington (then a part of Woburn) 1784, died at Boston 21 June 1859, interred in Tomb 4, old cem- etery, Lexington.
He moved to Lexington 1805 or '06 and bought the property of
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Dr. Whitcomb, formerly occupied by Dr. David Fiske on the corner of Elm Ave. and Bedford St. He carried on a shoe manufactory at Lexington and owned a large tract of land on both sides of Bedford St. He removed to Boston about 1827. He was well known in con- nection with his benevolent exertions in behalf of poor criminals; the later years of his life being almost entirely spent in ameliorating their condition by becoming bondsman for their good behavior, and providing means and opportunities that would tend to reforma- tion. - N. E. Hist. & Gen. Register, xii 369; Lex. Hist. Soc., Records by Staples. John Augustus, from Medford, at George Reed's, cautioned, i.e., "warned out of town," 8 Sept. 1785. Wo- burn Town Rec., 10, 444. (See Boston Directory, 1829-1845.)
John and his wife SALLY were baptized and received as members of the church 13 June 1813. Sally died 2 Aug. 1813, aged 20. He married secondly at West Cambridge, 6 Nov. 1817, HARRIET STEARNS.
Child by the first wife:
i. HARRIET,2 bapt. 13 June 1813; d. 7 Sept. 1813, aged 1 y.
Child by the second wife:
ii. HARRIET, d. 31 July 1829, aged 10 y.
Also two sons, John and Isaac.
AUSTIN
LUCIUS ANGELO8 AUSTIN (George W.,7 Wilbur C.,6 Jeremiah, 5 Jeremiah,4 Robert,3 Joseph,2 Robert1) was born at Worcester 9 Jan. 1869, youngest son of George Wilbur, born at Webster 12 Jan. 1837, and grandson of Wilbur Carpenter and Miranda (McIntyre). The first ancestor to come to this country was Robert Austin who came from England and settled at Kingstown, R. I. His mother was Ellen Luvan Upham, born at Sturbridge 26 Apr. 1839, died at Lexington 15 May 1904, daughter of John Johnson and Betsey (Sabin). He came to Lexington in 1899. He is a Free Mason and has been postmaster at East Lexington. In 1900 he bought out Mr. Childs and Mr. Holbrook at East Lexington.
He married at Cambridge, 21 Feb. 1894, MARY WILLIS BENNETT, born at Cambridge1 8 Jan. 1876, daughter of Frank Howe and Emma (Tufts).
Children, i. born at Arlington, ii. and iii. at Lexington, the others at Waltham:
i. HOWARD BENNETT,9 b. 2 Nov. 1894.
ii. EMMA TUFTS, b. 6 Oct. 1902.
iii. GEORGETTA LUVAN, b. 13 Aug. 1907.
iv. RUTH (twin), b. 7 Dec. 1911; d. 7 Dec. 1911.
v. ESTELLE (twin), b. 7 Dec. 1911; d. 7 Dec. 1911.
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BABCOCK
GEORGE' BABCOCK was born at Bolton; wife ASENATH ( ), born at Townsend.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. EDGAR H.,2 b. 10 May 1874.
LEONARD GARDNER3 BABCOCK (Aaron,2 Amos1) was born at New- ton 28 May 1841, died at Westboro 14 Mar. 1900, son of Dr. Aaron Gardner, born 30 May 1803, died 6 Aug. 1888, and grandson of Amos and Betty ( ) and a descendant of Malachi Babcock of Sherburn. His mother, Anna Blashfield of Princeton, died 27 Sept. 1849, aged 34 y. 2 m.
His boyhood days were spent at Lexington and he always con- sidered himself a Massachusetts man. At the beginning of the Civil War he was in Illinois and was mustered into the service of the United States as a corporal in Co. E, 11th Regt. Ill. Vol. Inf'y, on 1 Sept. 1861 for the period of three years; was discharged, for disa- bility, at Lake Providence, La., 7 Mar. 1863, by reason of gunshot wounds received at the battle of Fort Donelson, 15 Feb. 1862. He returned to the army as soon as able, and, though not fit for field duty, was on Gen. George C. McKee's staff as assistant adjutant- general, ranking as captain, commissioned 3 Nov. 1864, serving until May 1865. He came to Lexington to reside in 1866, was postmaster from Apr. 1867 to 1900; also town clerk, treasurer and collector.
He married at Vicksburg, Miss., 25 Dec. 1864, FRANCES CATH- LENA CHALMERS, born at Fredonia, N. Y., 13 Aug. 1840, daughter of Jacob Dellamont and Emeline Sybil (Gridley).
Children:
i. FREDERICK GARDNER,4 b. at Galesburg, Ill., 1 Nov. 1865; m. 9 Sept. 1909 CENA MARY DE WOODY, b. at Huntsburg, Ohio, 20 May 1884, dau. of Andrew and Mary M. (Griffith). Child, b. at Huntsburg, Ohio: Winifred,5 b. 16 Dec. 1910. He was admitted to the bar in Colorado. Resides at Huntsburg, Ohio.
ii. ANNE BLASHFIELD, b. at Lexington 2 Feb. 1871; m. 29 June 1898 AMASA? WALKER.
BACHELDER
EDWIN A.1 BACHELDER, born at Union, Me., married MELLISSA W. ( ), born at Wayland.
Children :
i. CHARLES LEWIS,? b. at Hartford, Conn., d. 20 Aug. 1872, aged 1 y. 1 m.
ii. MARY AMANDA, b. at Lexington 8 May 1873.
BACON
BERT F.2 BACON (David1) was born at Salisbury, N. H., son of David and Adella (Folsom).
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He married 18 Aug. 1894 MABEL BROWN, born at Somerville, daughter of Crawford F. and Mary (Anderson).
Children, the first born at Boston, the others at Lexington:
i. HELEN W.,3 d. at Lexington 27 Jan. 1903, aged 7 y. 5 m.
ii. EVA MABEL, b. 1 Apr. 1899.
iii. ROY ANDERSON, b. 13 Apr. 1901.
CHARLES HENRY3 BACON (Henry,2 John1) was born at Boscawen, N. H., 17 Nov. 1835, elder son of Henry, born at Hopkinton, N. H., Oct. 1800, and grandson of John and ( ) Pierce. His mother, Dorcas Carter, was born at Boscawen, N. H., Jan. 1803, daughter of John and Rachel (Morse). His ancestor, by the name of Bacon, the first to settle in this vicinity, came from the Sandwich Islands and located at Medford.
He enlisted 23 Aug. 1862 in Co. F, 12th Vt. Inf'y, discharged 14 July 1863. He became a resident of Lexington in Mar. 1873.
He married first at Salisbury, N. H., 10 Nov. 1864, BETSEY FRENCH, born at Pembroke, N. H., daughter of Robert Scott and Naoma (Stephens); secondly at West Concord, N. H., MARIA E. Dow, born at West Concord, N. H., 30 Jan. 1845, daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Martha (Hall); thirdly at Lexington, 26 June 1895, EMILY ANN BANNON, born at Lexington 18 June 1850, daughter of John1 and Sarah (Mason).
JOHN D.2 BACON (George1) was born at Billerica 14 Sept. 1832, died at Lexington 18 Dec. 1901, son of George, born at Billerica, and Mary (Bates) born at Concord. He came to Lexington in 1854.
He married first 17 Apr. 1856 HARRIET AUGUSTA ALLEN, born 7 Jan. 1840, died 22 Mar. 1865, daughter of Galen2 and Lovinia (Munroe); secondly 20 June 1867 HARRIET ELLEN GROUT, born 25 Aug. 1841, died at Somerville 31 Jan. 1875, daughter of John and Hannah (Allen), of Acworth, N. H .; thirdly at Cambridge, 29 Oct. 1887, MRS. CLEMENTINA HAYES (RICHARDSON) FLANDERS, born at Lisbon, N. H., 1841, died at Lexington 18 Apr. 1909, daughter of John and Sarah Ann (Sawyer) and widow of Edmund G. Flanders. Mr. Flanders, born at Bradford, Vt., died at Lexington 24 Feb. 1886, aged 50 years 4 months.
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. CAROLINE AUGUSTA,3 b. 14 May 1857; m. 17 Oct. 1887 ENOCH ANSON MORE, JR., of Denver, Col., b. at Dayton, O.
ii. GEORGE HENRY, b. 30 Dec. 1860; d. 17 Mar. 1861.
iii. ANNETTE A., b. 6 Apr. 1862; d. 9 May 1865.
Child by the second wife, born at Lexington:
iv. NELLIE LOUISE, b. 10 May 1872.
NATHANIEL2 BACON (Nathaniel1) was born at Billerica 1 Mar. 1699-1700, son of Nathaniel and Judith (Wyman).
He married ABIGAIL ROBINSON, born 4 Feb, 1710-11, daughter
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of Jonathan2 and Ruth (Morse). She survived her husband many years.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ABIGAIL,8 b. 20 Sept. 1729.
ii. NATHANIEL, b. 20 June 1734; d. 24 July 1750.
iii. JACOB, b. 14 Mar. 1737-38; m. 13 Feb. 1768 KATHERINE DAVIS of Bedford.
iv. OLIVER, b. 14 Aug. 1740; m. 6 Dec. 1770 SARAH REED.
v. RUTH, b. 23 June 1746; m. 30 Apr. 1771 JONAS GLEASON; d. 3 Apr. 1793, g. s. at Bedford.
W. FRANK1 BACON was born at Bedford; his wife ISABELLE ( ), at Litchfield, Me.
Child, born at Lexington:
FRANK G.,2 b. 6 Oct. 1875. i.
WILLIAM HENRY3 BACON (Henry,2 Reuben1) was born at Arling- ton 14 Feb. 1869, only son of Henry James and Esther Ellen 9 (Russell). He is descended from George Bacon, born in 1592, who came from England in 1635, and settled in the town of Hingham.
He came to Lexington from Arlington in 1897.
BAILEY
1. JAMES2 BAILEY, JR. (James1) was born at Greenfield, N. H., 6 Jan. 1792, died 9 Feb. 1865, son of James and Dolly ( ).
He married first 27 Sept. 1818 ABIGAIL SIMONDS, born 17 Dec. 1795, died 8 Aug. 1853, daughter of David5 and Jerusha (Locke); secondly Sept. 1855 MRS. MARY S. (CUTLER) GOODRICH of Lexing- ton, born at Burlington, daughter of Samuel Cutler.
Children by the first wife:
i. LYDIA ANN, 3 b. 17 Feb. 1820; m. 30 Apr. 1837 CHARLES2 HUTCHINSON.
ii. JAMES B., b. 23 Oct. 1822; m. 17 Nov. 1855 RACHEL E. MARSTON.
iii. FREDERICK P., b. 29 June 1824; m. Nov. 1851 DORCAS ANN SKELTON.
2. iv. CHELLUS BILLINGS, b. 23 Oct. 1828.
v. EDWARD B., b. 28 June 1833; m. 28 June 1861 SOPHIA L.4 GOULD.
vi. NATHANIEL, b. 29 Feb. 1836.
2. CHELLUS BILLINGS3 BAILEY (James,2 James1), born 23 Oct. 1828, died 3 Oct. 1877.
He married 19 April 1855 ELLEN ELIZABETH HARTWELL, born at Lincoln 10 May 1834, died 25 Aug. 1890, daughter of Abel and Esther (Flint).
Children, all born at Lexington:
3. i. GEORGE HENRY,4 b. 9 Nov. 1855.
ii. NELLIE LOUISA, b. 20 Apr. 1857; m. 19 Oct. 1882 V. JESSE EAFRS, b. at Boston, s. of Julian and Maria ( ).
iii. EDWARD CHELLUS, b. 4 May 1859.
iv. ESTELLA ANGELINE, b. 7 Dec. 1860; m. at Arlington, 16 Nov. 1881,
HENRY CLAY MIXER, b. at Boston, s. of Calvin S. and Rebecca ( ).
v. FREDERICK LAWRENCE, b. 28 July 1869; d. 16 Feb. 1891.
vi. OLIVE E., b. 26 July 1875; d. 31 July 1875.
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3. GEORGE HENRY4 BAILEY (Chellus B.,3 James,2 James1), born 9 Nov. 1855.
He married at Providence, R. I., 13 Feb. 1888, JOSEPHINE Mc- DOUGAL, born at Cornwell, Ont., 14 Feb. 1859, daughter of Donald and Catherine (McDonald).
Child, born at Lexington :
i. GEORGE JOSEPH,5 b. 29 Dec. 1889.
BAKER
BERNARD FREEMAN2 BAKER (William T.1) was born at South Yarmouth 25 Feb. 1867, eldest child of William Taber and Emily (Williams), both born at South Yarmouth. He became a resident of Lexington in Oct. 1896.
He married first at Middleboro, 25 Sept. 1886, AGNES HARRISON, born at New York, N. Y., died 17 Dec. 1903, aged 39, daughter of John and Ellen (Bachelder); secondly at Somerville, 22 Apr. 1908, BERTHA MAY CLEVERLY, born at Holyoke 4 Aug. 1883, daughter of Walter Dixon and Marah Eloise (McClellan).
Children, both born at Middleboro:
i. LOUIS HARRISON,3 b. 27 Dec. 1887.
ii. EDWARD WARREN, b. 21 Feb. 1894.
BALDWIN
AMOS1 BALDWIN was born at Carlisle; married MARY ANN ( ), born in Maine.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. AMOS J.,2 b. 16 Nov. 1852.
ii. JOSEPH W., b. 16 Aug. 1854.
iii. MARY MARIA, b. 24 Aug. 1856.
iv. EDGAR, b. 12 Aug. 1858.
v. SARAH, b. 8 Nov. 1861.
vi. ALFRED MINOT, b. 3 Nov. 1864.
BALL
ALAMANDER LESTER2 BALL (Lester1) was born at Brome, P. Q., 4 June 1840, son of Lester and Mary Ann (Gilman). He enlisted 4 Dec. 1862 in Co. G, 16th Vt. Vol. Inf'y, discharged Aug. 1863.
He married 1 Jan. 1867 ADELAIDE A. BALL, daughter of Darius and Charlotte (Copp).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. LEON CLARENCE,3 b. 21 Mar. 1868; m. LUCRETIA REBECCA WHEELER.
ii. CORA LOUISE, b. 26 Sept. 1870.
BALLARD
1. FRANCIS EDWARD8 BALLARD (Francis G.,7 John, 6 John, 5 William, 4 John,3 John,2 William1) was born at Brooklyn, N. Y., 10
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HISTORY OF LEXINGTON
Jan. 1846, elder son of Francis George, born at Boston 9 Sept. 1818, and grandson of John and Hannah (Greene). His mother, Abby Gage Gibbs of Mayflower ancestry, was born at Sandwich 1 Nov. 1822, daughter of Col. Nathan Bowen and Salome (Dillingham). William Ballard, the first ancestor to come to this country, came from Southwell, England, in 1635, on the ship James and settled at Salem.
He married at Littleton, 3 Aug. 1870, ELLEN SHERWIN CONANT, born at Littleton 19 July 1846, daughter of Levi and Annie Whit- ney (Mead). She is descended from Roger Conant who came to Plymouth 1623, later first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony at Salem, 1626, and Gabriel Mead, who was made freeman at Dor- chester in 1638. They moved to Lexington 29 Apr. 1871.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ALICE GIBBS, 9 b. 2 June 1872; m. FRED DARWIN 3 CLOYES.
2. ii. JOHN FRANCIS, b. 26 July 1873.
iii. EDITH, b. 16 Aug. 1875; d. at Lexington 30 June 1876.
3. iv. WILLIAM HENRY, b. 31 Jan. 1879.
4. v. WALTER CLARK, b. 18 Mar. 1881.
2. JOHN FRANCIS9 BALLARD (Francis E., 8 Francis G.,7 John, 6 John,5 William,4 John,3 John,2 William1), born at Lexington 26 July 1873.
He married 26 Sept. 1901 ALICE MARIA HUNT, born at Charles- town 30 Dec. 1869, daughter of Lewis3 and Ellen Maria (Wallis). Children, all born at Lexington:
i. FRANCES,10 b. 19 Dec. 1902.
ii. BARBARA, b. 3 Nov. 1904.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 1 July 1906.
iv. LEWIS HUNT (twin), b. 2 Oct. 1907.
v. LAWRENCE SHERWIN (twin), b. 2 Oct. 1907.
3. WILLIAM HENRY 9 BALLARD (Francis E., 8 Francis G.,7 John, 6 John,5 William, 4 John,3 John,2 William1), born 31 Jan. 1879.
He married 16 Nov. 1904 MAY BIGELOW, born at Watertown 18 Dec. 1881, daughter of Samuel Brooks7 and Ella Currier (Stevens). Child, born at Waltham:
i. ELEANOR, 10 b. 5 Oct. 1911.
4. WALTER CLARK9 BALLARD (Francis E., 8 Francis G.,7 John, 6 John,5 William,4 John,3 John,2 William1), born 18 Mar. 1881.
He married 14 Apr. 1904 CLARA ABBIE BIGELOW, born at Con- cord 30 Aug. 1877, daughter of Samuel7 and Ella Currier (Stevens). Children, all born at Lexington:
i. EDWARD BROOKS, 10 b. 25 Jan. 1906.
ii. HELEN, b. 8 July 1907.
iii. STANLEY CONANT, b. 12 Aug. 1911.
JOSEPH2 BALLARD (Joseph1) was born at Cambridge 24 Nov. 1823,
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GENEALOGIES
died at Lexington 6 Oct. 1895, son of Joseph and Pricilla (Reed) .* He came to Lexington 9 Apr. 1879.
He married 16 June 1869 LIZZIE VARNUM KENDALL, born at Tyngsboro 3 Dec. 1836, died 16 Oct. 1888, daughter of Moses and Mindrel (Reed).
Children:
i. ERNEST KENDALL,3 b. at Somerville 2 Jan. 1871. Came to Lexington 9 Apr. 1879.
ii. WALDO R., b. at Cambridge 17 July 1874; d. young.
iii. MINDRELL S., b. at Cambridge 5 May 1878.
iv. FLORENCE M., b. at Lexington 20 Sept. 1882; d. 6 Apr. 1883.
BALLOU
HARLAND W.1 BALLOU was born at East Rindge, N. H. He mar- ried MARIA J. JENKINS, born in Prince Edward Island.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. ROSELLA ANNA,2 b. 18 May 1901.
BANNON
JOHNI BANNON was born in Ireland, died at Burlington June 1866, aged 52.
He married first BRIDGET ( ); secondly at Bedford, 25 Sept. 1843, SARAH ANN MASON, born at Stow 10 Jan. 1819, died at Bur- lington May 1892, daughter of John and Meriam (Hodgman).
Children by the first wife, ii. born at Lexington:
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