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He married Apr. 1844 MARY ANN WHITNEY, daughter of Jona- than of Watertown.
Children, the second on Lexington records:
i. JONAS H.,5 b. 1 Nov. 1845.
ii. MARY ELIZA, b. 6 Jan. 1850; m. 13 Oct. 1870 EUGENE ALONZO COOPER, b. at Charlestown, s. of Samuel and Adaline8 (Smith). He was a member of Co. H, Heavy Art'y, 1 Sept. 1864 to 26 June 1865.
8. SEWALL4 HADLEY (Simon,3 Thomas,2 Benjamin1), born at Bedford 2 Dec. 1792, died at West Cambridge 20 Sept. 1822.
He married at West Cambridge LAVINIA HALL, baptized 8 Dec. 1805, died 14 May 1841, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth ( ). Children:
i. LAVINIA,5 b. 31 Aug. 1819; m. 25 Dec. 1844 GEORGE7 STEARNS.
9. ii. SEWALL THOMAS.
10. iii. BENJAMIN (twin), b. 12 Apr. 1828.
iv. MARY ANN (twin), b. 12 Apr. 1828; d. at Charlestown. Perhaps others.
9. SEWALL THOMAS5 HADLEY (Sewall, 4 Simon,8 Thomas, 2 Benja- min1), probably born at Cambridge 1822, died at Waltham 14 Aug. 1897, aged 75 y. 7 m.
He married 29 Nov. 1849 MILLICENT A. D. LAKIN, probably born at Groton 26 Aug. 1820, died 1890, daughter of Lemuel (1773- 1843) and Rebecca (Shattuck) (1783-1872).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. CHARLES S.,6 b. 22 Sept. 1850; d. 7 Jan. 1855.
ii. AVERY T., b. 25 May 1853; d. unm. at Boston 14 Dec. 1882.
iii. MILLICENT A., b. 26 Aug. 1855; d. 27 Sept. 1880.
iv. ADELLE CELIA, b. 12 Jan. 1858; m. 26 Dee. 1883 ALVAR WARREN CLARK, b. at Portland, Me., s. of Thomas S. and Elizabeth (Fessen- den); d. at Waltham 29 Jan. 1895.
v. FLORENCE ELIZA, b. 3 Jan. 1861; m. ALVAH W. CLARK, widower of her sister Adelle.
vi. LAVINIA EVELYN, b. 22 July 1863; m. at Waltham, 17 Apr. 1889, FRED- ERICK D. WELLINGTON, b. at Charlestown 29 May 1861, s. of Charles L.,7* and Cccelia W. (Dalton).
10. BENJAMIN5 HADLEY (Sewall,4 Simon,8 Thomas,2 Benja- min1), born 12 Apr. 1828, died 11 June 1895.
He married MERCY ANN HALL, born at Machias, Me., 1828, died 20 Apr. 1898, daughter of Orin and Johanna Foster (Howe).
Children, all born at Lexington:
11. i. GILBERT PEARL,6 b. 16 Jan. 1853.
ii. LAVINIA AMANDA, b. 27 Aug. 1856; d. 28 July 1857.
iii. WARREN BENJAMIN, b. 17 Feb. 1861; m. STELLA MCALISTER. Child: Dana,7 b. 22 Jan. 1891, d. 21 Mar. 1893. Lives at Charlestown.
iv. GEORGE MCLELLAN, b. 26 Oct. 1862; d. 15 Jan. 1863.
12. v. CHARLES EDWIN, b. 24 Aug. 1865.
* Charles L.,' Darius, William,6 Thomas,' Thomas,' Joseph,' Roger.1
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vi. ANNIE DEXTER, b. 25 Oct. 1867; m. (1) 27 June 1895 WALDO AUGUSTUS2 WALLINGFORD; m. (2) 6 Aug. 1900 HOSEA JEWALL FOSTER, b. at Cambridge 11 Apr. 1860, s. of Charles and Betsey J. ( ). vii. ALICE LOUISE, b. Sept. 1871; d. 23 Mar. 1876.
11. GILBERT PEARL6 HADLEY (Benjamin,5 Sewall, 4 Simon,3 Thomas,2 Benjamin1), born 16 Jan. 1853.
He is a Free Mason. He became a resident of Lexington again in 1898.
He married first at Medford, 30 Mar. 1876, EMMA FLORENCE CLARK, an adopted child, born at Portland, Me .; secondly 29 Oct. 1902 EMMA JANE SIM, born at Rawdon, N. S., 24 Aug. 1871, daugh- ter of Donald Ferguson and Elizabeth Ellen (McPhee).
Children, born at Charlestown:
i. AUGUSTINA PEARL,7 b. 15 Aug. 1877.
ii. FLORENCE, d. at Medford 1878.
12. CHARLES EDWIN6 HADLEY (Benjamin,5 Sewall,4 Simon, 3 Thomas,2 Benjamin1), born 24 Aug. 1865.
He is a Free Mason. He is sealer of weights and measures, appointed in Mar. 1900.
He married at Manchester, N. H., 23 Oct. 1889, CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH ELLIOTT, born at Wilson's Crossing, N. H., 25 May 1869, daughter of Nehemiah Cogswell and Olive Elmira (Bohonon).
Children, i. born at Manchester, N. H., next three at Charles- town, Mass., the others at Lexington:
i. OLIVE MAE,7 b. 8 Oct. 1890; d. at Manchester, N. H., 3 July 1891.
ii. CHARLES ELLIOTT, b. 28 Nov. 1891.
iii. ELINUS BENJAMIN, b. 26 Jan. 1895.
iv. EARLE LINCOLN, b. 12 Feb. 1897.
v. FRANK RUPERT, b. 16 Dec. 1899.
vi. WARREN KERMIT, b. 17 Oct. 1905.
HAFFERTON
HUGH1 HAFFERTON; wife ISABELLE (
). Both born in Ireland. Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARGARET A.,2 b. 1 June 1856.
HAGGETT
EDWIN K.1 HAGGETT was born at Hallowell, Me.
He married ANNIE BROOKS COLE, born at Woburn 8 Jan. 1853, daughter of John G. and Lavinia ( ).
Children, first born at Fitchburg, the others at Lexington:
i. FREDDIE E.,2 d. 18 May 1879, aged 5 y. 9 m.
ii. MARION, b. 8 June 1880.
iii. DORA, b. 22 Apr. 1884.
HALEY
JOHN J.1 HALEY was born at Arlington.
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He married MARY A. WELSH, born at South Boston. Children, first and last born at Boston, ii. at Lexington:
i. ANNA, 2 d. 1 Jan. 1902, aged 4 m.
ii. WILLIAM EDWARD, b. 6 Aug. 1902.
iii. GERTRUDE, b. 18 June 1905.
JOHN1 HALEY; wife HANNAH ( ). Both born in Ireland. Child, born at Lexington:
i. HANNAH,2 b. 28 Dec. 1864.
PATRICK1 HALEY was born in Ireland.
He married HANNAH KEEFE, born in Ireland, died 1 Feb. 1906,
aged 72, daughter of Dennis and Mary (Kilmartin).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. DENNIS,2 b. 27 Dec. 1862; d. 17 July 1864.
ii. KATY, b. 10 Mar. 1865; d. 28 Aug. 1873.
iii. MARY J., b. 21 Aug. 1867; m. PATRICK1 BRODERICK.
HALL
AMMI7 HALL (Ebenezer,6 Thomas,5 Thomas, 4 Thomas,3 John,2 Mary1) was born at West Cambridge, now Arlington, 16 Jan. 1798, died 20 Apr. 1867. He came to Lexington when a young man.
He married 21 Apr. 1834 ELIZA CRANDALL, born at Salem 30 June 1899, died 20 Jan. 1879, daughter of John and Nancy ( ). Child, born at Lexington:
i. ELIZA A.,8 b. 25 Jan. 1835; m. 21 June 1868, as his second wife, HORATIO D. HANSON, b. at Wakefield, N. H., s. of Phineas G.1 and Mary ( ). LYMAN1 HALL; wife MARCIA A. ( ). Both born in Maine. Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARCIA E.,2 b. 1 Apr. 1874.
HALLETT
1. JOHN ALLAN1 HALLETT married ELIZA ANN ARNOLD, born at St. John, N. B., died 25 June 1867, aged 54, daughter of Thomas and Anna ( ).
Children, all born at St. John, N. B .:
2. i. CHARLES HENDRICKS,2 b. about 1835.
ii. ANNA FIDELIA, b. 26 May 1844; m. 18 Nov. 1868 NATHANIEL8 HAR- RINGTON, JR.
iii. ELIZABETH R., b. 22 Sept. 1852; d. unm. 18 Aug. 1871.
2. CHARLES HENDRICKS2 HALLETT (John A.1), born at St. John, N. B., died at Concord 2 May 1888.
He married 9 Dec. 1868 HELEN MARIA HORNE, born at Wenham, daughter of M.
Children, first two born at Lexington, iii. at Concord:
i. FREDERICK ARNOLD,3 b. 4 Dec. 1870.
ii. CHARLES ERNEST, b. 14 Jan. 1872.
iii. BESSIE GOULD, b. 14 Jan. 1874; m. 2d LIEUT. WILLIAM H. MUDGE, who d. at New Bedford 28 July 1901.
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HALSTROM
DAVIDI O. HALSTROM; wife MARY (ANDERSON). Both born in Sweden.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. JOHN OSCAR,2 b. 10 Feb. 1906.
HAM
1. WILLIAM2 HAM (William1) was born at Grampound, County of Cornwall, England, 21 Nov. 1818, died 1 Feb. 1891. He came to this country in 1837, and settled at Lexington in 1856.
He married MARY GROSE, born in Cornwall, England, 1 Nov. 1818, died 28 July 1887, daughter of Walter and Phillippa ( ). Children:
2. i. WILLIAM F.,3 b. at Somerville 2 Aug. 1846.
ii. WALTER T., b. 17 July 1848.
iii. LUCY ANN, b. 21 Feb. 1850; m. WILLIAM A.2 WALKER.
iv. JOSEPH F., b. 14 Feb. 1853.
v. MARY P., b. at Bedford 11 Apr. 1855; d. 12 Apr. 1865.
vi. JANE T. HOMERZINE, b. 12 Sept. 1857; m. 14 Sept. 1882 ALBION C. FLETCHER, b. at Westford, s. of Franklin A. and Sophronia C. ( ).
2. WILLIAM F.3 HAM (William,2 William1), born 2 Aug. 1846, died at Boston 24 Jan. 1908.
He enlisted 5 Sept. 1864 in Co. I, 3d U.S. Art., discharged 5 Sept. 1867.
He married MARY J. ( ), born in New York. Children:
i. HERBERT.4
ii. JOSEPH ARTHUR, b. 2 Nov. 1880.
THOMAS1 HAM was born in England.
He married HEPSIBETH ( ), born at Salem. Children:
i. THOMAS F.,2 b. at Charlestown 2 Jan. 1855.
ii. HELEN E., b. at Lexington 23 Aug. 1861.
HAMBLEN
1. JOSEPH BROWN2 HAMBLEN (Cornelius1) was born at Wellfleet 9 Dec. 1813, died 29 June 1891, son of Cornelius and Sally (Baker). He married REBECCA DELANO BISBEE, born at Kingston 9 Mar.
1817, died 16 Nov. 1892, daughter of Zebulon and Sally (Sampson). Children:
i. CHARLES THOMAS,3 b. 22 June 1842; d. 20 July 1882.
ii. WILLIAM BISBEE, b. 1845; d. at Opelousas, La., Apr. 1864. Ist U.S. Cav.
iii. JOSEPH BROWN, m. 1 June 1897 JULIA ELEANOR CHAPMAN of New Brunswick.
2. iv. GEORGE ZEBULON, b. at Boston 17 June 1853.
3. v. ARTHUR WELLINGTON, b. at Boston 21 Jan. 1856.
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2. GEORGE ZEBULON3 HAMBLEN (Joseph B.,2 Cornelius 1), born at Boston 17 June 1853.
He married 25 Dec. 1878 FLORENCE DAMON, born 28 Apr. 1856, died 23 July 1908, daughter of Isaac Newton7 and Lucy Kendall (Wright).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ALICE DAMON, 4 b. 26 Oct. 1881; m. 5 Oct. 1904 ARTHUR F.4 TURNER.
ii. CHARLES WILLIAM, b. 2 July 1883; m. 12 June 1907 MILDRED NICKERSON, dau. of David Curtis.
iii. CARLETON BISBEE, b. 9 Nov. 1891; m. at Fitchburg, 14 Oct. 1911, LOUISE H. BATES.
3. ARTHUR WELLINGTON3 HAMBLEN (Joseph B.,2 Cornelius1), born at Boston 21 Jan. 1856. He became a resident of Lexington in 1880.
He married 21 Apr. 1880 ANNA ELIZABETH BRYANT, born 12 Nov. 1856, daughter of Albert W.6 and Nancy (Wellington).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. CLARENCE BRYANT, 4 b. 20 Oct. 1881; m. CAROLINE NEBLING. They have one child.
ii. ANNA WELLINGTON, b. 30 Jan. 1884; m. ERNEST O.ª NICHOLS.
iii. HELEN HARLOW, b. 16 Dec. 1890.
HAMLIN
1. REV. CYRUS3 HAMLIN (Hannibal,2 Eleazer1) was born at Waterford, Me., 5 Jan. 1811, died at Portland, Me., 8 Aug. 1900, youngest child of Hannibal, born at Harvard 1768, and grandson of Eleazer. His mother, Susan Faulkner, was born at Acton 21 Feb. 1772, daughter of Col. Francis. It is believed the first Hamlin, who came from England, settled at Harvard.
He was educated at Bridgton Academy, Me .; Bowdoin College, A.B., 1834; Bangor Theological Seminary, 1837; received the de- gree of D.D. from Bowdoin, 1854; S.T.D. from Harvard, 1861; and LL.D. from New York University, 1870. He was a missionary and educator; and, all included in his great work as a pioneer mis- sionary, he engaged in the profession of architect; physician; inven- tor; baker and contractor; maker of stoves, rat traps, and washing machines; assistant electrician; general skilled mechanic; author; and maker of first steam-engine constructed in Maine. He belonged to the Congregational church, and was a member of the American Antiquarian Society and Lexington Historical Society. He was the head of Bebek Theological Seminary, Constantinople, Turkey, 1839-1860; founder and builder of Robert College, Constantinople, and president from 1860 to 1876. He was professor in Bangor Theo- logical Seminary from 1877 to 1880, and president of Middlebury College from 1880 to 1886. As a writer he was the author of Among the Turks, and My Life and Times; he was also a contributor to
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The North American Review, The Congregationalist, Our Day, The Outlook, The Youth's Companion, The Missionary Review, and many other papers and magazines.
He married first at Dorset, Vt., 3 Sept. 1838, HENRIETTA LO- RAINE JACKSON, born at Dorset, Vt., died 1850 at the Island of Rhodes; secondly at Constantinople, Turkey, 18 May 1852, HAR- RIET MARTHA LOVELL, born at Palmyra, N. Y., died at Constan- tinople 1857; thirdly at Constantinople, 5 Nov. 1859, MARY ELIZA TENNEY, born at Hampton, N. H., 12 Apr. 1828, died 1 Mar. 1907, daughter of Thomas, born at Bradford June 1801, and Martha Tenney (Parker), born at Groveland 1806. Before marriage she had been engaged in teaching and mission work abroad. They became residents of Lexington Sept. 1885.
Children by the first wife, all born at Constantinople, Turkey:
i. HENRIETTA ANN LORAINE, 4 b. 5 Dec. 1839; m. REV. GEORGE WASH- BURN.
ii. SUSAN ELIZABETH, b. 6 May 1842; d. at Constantinople 1858.
iii. MARGARET CAROLINE, b. 10 Sept. 1845; m. DR. WILLIAM H. VAIL; d. at Blairstown, N. J., 1887.
iv. ABIGAIL FRANCES, b. 10 Nov. 1847; m. REV. CHARLES ANDERSON.
v. MARY REBECCA, b. 29 July 1850; d. at Constantinople 1852.
Children by the second wife, both born at Constantinople:
vi. HARRIET CLARA, b. 3 Mar. 1853; m. REV. L. O. LEE; d. at Marash, Turkey, 1902.
vii. ALFORD DWIGHT FOSTER, b. 5 Sept. 1855; m. MINNIE MARSTON.
Children by the third wife, all born at Constantinople:
viii. MARY ANN ROBERT, b. 8 June 1862; m. 9 Sept. 1896 GEORGE EDWIN LADD, b. at Woodstock, Vt., s. of Mason W. and Caroline (Walker).
ix. EMMA CATHERINE, b. 29 Feb. 1864.
x. WILLIAM MALTBY, b. 4 Mar. 1866; d. at Constantinople 1871.
xi. ALICE JULIA, b. 20 Dec. 1867; m. 21 July 1897 PROF. EDGAR LENDERSON HINMAN, b. at Afton, N. Y., s. of William H. and Mary (Lenderson). Grad. Wellesley, B.A., 1893.
xii. HARRY TENNEY, b. Jan. 1869; d. at Constantinople 1869.
2. xiii. CHRISTOPHER ROBERT, b. 11 Oct. 1870.
2. CHRISTOPHER ROBERT4 HAMLIN (Cyrus, 3 Hannibal,2 Eleazer1), born 11 Oct. 1870.
He married 16 Aug. 1899 EDITH REDMAN, born at Chelsea 29 Oct. 1872, daughter of Allston Munroe2 and Emma Shepard (Tufts).
Children, i. born at Lincoln, Neb., next two at Hillsboro, N. H., iv., v. at Winsted, Conn., the last at Lexington:
i. CYRUS ALLSTON, 5 b. 1 May 1903.
ii. REBECCA LOUISE, b. 19 Aug. 1905.
iii. MARGARET TUFTS, b. 17 Feb. 1907.
iv. ROBERT FAULKNER, b. 8 May 1908; d. 15 July 1910.
v. FREDERICK TEWKSBURY, b. 28 Dec. 1909.
vi. PARKER REDMAN, b. 1 Oct. 1911.
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HAMMOND
WILLIAM EDWIN2 HAMMOND (Edwin1) was born at Kimberton Mills, England, 10 Oct. 1854, died 15 Jan. 1892, son of Edwin and Mary Ann ( ).
He married first ANGELINA TRANTER, born at Birmingham, Eng- land, 28 Nov. 1852, died 5 Nov. 1890, daughter of John and Eliza- beth ( ); secondly 19 Dec. 1891 DENA DANIELSON, born in Nor- way, daughter of Daniel and Maria ( ).
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. HEBER THOMAS,3 b. 3 Nov. 1882; d. 9 Mar. 1907.
ii. MABEL FLORENCE, b. 1 Nov. 1884.
iii. ARTHUR TRANTER, b. 13 Dec. 1885; d. 28 Sept. 1886.
iv. Son, b. 24 Jan. 1887; d. 27 Jan. 1887.
v. JOHN TRANTER, b. 20 Dec. 1888; d. 9 Aug. 1889.
HANAGAN
FRANK P.1 HANAGAN was born in Maine.
He married LIZZIE BRADEN, born in Ireland. Child, born at Lexington:
i. ALONZO JAMES, 2 b. 20 Dcc. 1911.
HANCOCK
1. NATHANIEL2 HANCOCK (Nathaniel1) was born at Cambridge 18 Dec. 1639, died 2 Apr. 1719, son of Nathaniel, who came to Cam- bridge in 1635, and Jane or Joane ( ). He was elected deacon of the church 7 June 1705.
He married first 8 Mar. 1663 MARY PRENTICE, born 25 Nov. 1644, died 20 Sept. 1699, daughter of Henry and Joanna ( ) of Cambridge; secondly 26 Dec. 1699 SARAH GREEN, who married secondly 21 June 1720 John2 Cooper of Cambridge and was living in 1736.
Children by the first wife, all born at Cambridge:
i. NATHANIEL, 3 b. 28 Feb. 1664; d. 2 July 1665.
ii. MARY, b. 6 May 1666; m. ( ) BIGSBEE; d. 28 Sept. 1686.
iii. SARAH, b. 23 Aug. 1667; m. 15 Oct. 1711 NATHANIEL PATTEN.
2. iv. NATHANIEL, b. 29 Oct. 1668.
v. ABIGAIL, b. 29 Dec. 1669; d. 7 May 1672.
3. vi. JOHN, b. 1 Mar. 1671.
4. vii. SAMUEL, b. 2 Jan. 1672-73. viii. ABIGAIL, b. 23 Aug. 1675; m. (?) 8 Nov. 1720 RICHARD DAVENPORT.
ix. ELIZABETH, b. 26 Aug. 1677; d. 10 July 1678.
x. SOLOMON, b. 26 Apr. 1679; d. 16 May 1700.
5. xi. EBENEZER, b. 10 Mar. 1680-81.
xii. JOSEPH, b. 28 Apr. 1683; d. 2 Apr. 1684.
xiii. (?) THOMAS, b. 1685; m. 30 Oct. 1711 SUSANNA FOTHERGILL.
xiv. ELIZABETH, b. 1 May 1686; m. (1) 20 Jan. 1702 BENJAMIN' WYMAN
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of Woburn, and d. 13 Dec. 1735; m. (2) 22 Sept. 1739 JONATHAN BACON of Bedford; d. 3 Mar. 1748.
XV. MARY, b. 20 Dec. 1687; d. 12 Aug. 1688.
2. NATHANIEL3 HANCOCK (Nathaniel,2 Nathaniel1), born at Cambridge 29 Oct. 1668, died 10 May 1755.
He married PRUDENCE RUSSELL, born 30 May 1670, died 15 July 1742, daughter of Joseph2 and Mary (Belcher).
Children, all born at Cambridge:
i. MARY,4 m. (1) 20 Dec. 1711 JOHN PARKER, who d. 2 Nov. 1712; m. (2) FRANCIS WHITMORE of Medford; d. at Medford 29 Mar. 1760, in her 71st y. .
ii. PRUDENCE, bapt. 27 Dec. 1696; m. 18 Dec. 1718 ABRAHAM HILL; d. 16 Jan. 1775.
iii. MARTHA, bapt. 21 Feb. 1696-97; d. 20 Oct. 1712.
iv. TABITHA, bapt. 23 Apr. 1699; m. 4 Sept. 1723 DANIEL CHAMPNEY.
v. NATHANIEL, b. 14 Jan. 1701-02; grad. Harvard, 1721; settled in the min- istry at Tisbury, 1727; d. Sept. 1774. Left six children.
vi. ELIZABETH, b. 16 Nov. 1704; m. 20 Dec. 1733 JOHN WYETH.
vii. SOLOMON, bapt. 10 Nov. 1706; m. 4 Nov. 1730 MARY TORREY of Tisbury. viii. BELCHER, b. 24 Apr. 1709; grad. Harvard, 1727; d. 8 Nov. 1771.
ix. MARTHA, bapt. 18 Apr. 1714; d. unm. Her estate was settled 12 Dec. 1781.
3. JOHN3 HANCOCK (Nathaniel,2 Nathaniel1), born at Cambridge 1 Mar. 1671, died 6 Dec. 1752.
He graduated from Harvard, 1689, and on 7 Nov. 1697 he was chosen to preach until May as a candidate. He was ordained at Lexington 2 Nov. 1698. He probably resided in that part of Cam- bridge which is now Newton, as in the Lexington church record which he kept is this entry: - "16 Octob": 1690: I was Receaved Into the full Communion with the church of chrift In this place by Virtue of a Letter of Difmisfion from the Church of chrift In New- towne."
He married 11 Dec. 1700 ELIZABETH CLARK, died 13 Feb. 1760, daughter of Rev. Thomas and Mary ( ) of Chelmsford.
Children, all born at Lexington:
6. i. JOHN, 4 b. 1 June 1702.
ii. THOMAS, b. 13 July 1703; m. 5 Nov. 1730 LYDIA HENCHMAN; d. 1 Aug. 1763, without issue. He was a successful merchant of Boston and ac- cumulated a large fortune. In 1735 he enlarged his father's house by building on the two-storied part; this afterwards became the property and residence of Rev. Jonas Clarke, his father's successor.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 5 Feb. 1704-05; m. REV. JONATHAN4 BOWMAN of Dor- chester.
iv. EBENEZER, b. 7 Dec. 1710; grad. Harvard, 1728; was settled as colleague with his father 2 Jan. 1734; d. 28 Jan. 1740.
v. LUCY, b. 20 Apr. 1713; m. (1) REV. NICHOLAS BOWES of Bedford; m. (2) 25 Nov. 1762 REV. SAMUEL COOKE of Menotomy, now Arlington; d. 21 Sept. 1768.
4. SAMUEL3 HANCOCK (Nathaniel,2 Nathaniel1), born at Cam- bridge 2 Jan. 1672-73, died 21 Dec. 1735, g. s. at Charlestown. He probably came to Lexington about the time of his brother's settle-
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ment in 1698. He was admitted to the church at Lexington 10 Apr. 1715, sold his estate in 1716, and returned to Cambridge.
He married DOROTHY ( ), died 24 Dec. 1756.
Children, all baptized at Lexington, except the first:
i. DOROTHY, 4 bapt. 21 Mar. 1696-97; m. 24 Nov. 1720 CALEB SAMPSON.
ii. JOHN, bapt. 10 Sept. 1699; m. SUSANNA CHICKERING; d. at Cambridge 18 Маг. 1776.
iii. MARY, bapt. 19 Apr. 1702; m. (1) 22 Nov. 1733 JOHN PAIN; m. (2) 1 Jan. 1750 MALACHI SALTER of Boston.
iv. SOLOMON, bapt. 18 June 1704; m. 14 May 1729 HANNAH TUFTS.
v. SAMUEL, bapt. 21 July 1706; d. 14 June 1716.
vi. HANNAH, bapt. 27 Feb. 1709; m. 20 Feb. 1732-33 JOHN TOWNSEND.
vii. SARAH, bapt. 17 Feb. 1712; m. (1) 11 June 1730 PETER TOWNSEND; m. (2) ( ) FORSYTE; m. (3) RICHARD SMITH.
viii. NATHAN, b. 12 July 1716; m. 7 July 1737 PRUDENCE WHITE.
5. EBENEZER3 HANCOCK (Nathaniel,2 Nathaniel1), born 10 Mar. 1680-81, died 21 Oct. 1710.
He married 14 Jan. 1702 SUSANNA CLARK, born 20 Oct. 1682, daughter of Elder Jonas Clark of Cambridge.
Children, both baptized at Lexington:
i. EBENEZER, 4 bapt. 10 Sept. 1704.
ii. SUSANNA, bapt. 6 July 1707.
6. JOHN4 HANCOCK (John,3 Nathaniel,2 Nathaniel1), born 1 June 1702, died 7 May 1744.
He graduated from Harvard, 1719, and was librarian of that in- stitution 1723-26. He was ordained at Braintree 2 Nov. 1728.
He married 12 Dec. 1733 MARY (HAWKE) THAXTER, born 13 Oct. 1711, daughter of James and Mary (Gill) and widow of Samuel Thaxter. She married thirdly 29 June 1751 Rev. Daniel Perkins of West Bridgewater.
Children:
i. MARY, 5 b. 8 Apr. 1735; m. 1760 DR. RICHARD PERKINS, Harvard, 1748, son of Rev. Daniel; d. 21 June 1779. Resided at West Bridgewater.
ii. JOHN, b. 12 Jan. 1736-37; m. at Fairfield, Conn., 28 Aug. 1775, DOROTHY QUINCY, who d. 3 Feb. 1830, aged 83, dau. of Edmund of Boston; d. 8 Oct. 1793. Grad. Harvard, 1754, was president of the Continental Congress which met at Philadelphia, 10 May 1775, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, and the first governor of Mass. under the Constitution.
iii. EBENEZER, b. 15 Nov. 1741; m. 7 June 1767 ELIZABETH LOWELL.
SOLOMON1 HANCOCK; wife MARY ( ).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. NATHANIEL,2 b. 1 Aug. 1731.
Authorities: Lexington V. R .; Paige, Hist. of Cambridge; Wyman, Charlestown Genealogies.
HANFORD
JESSE2 HANFORD (Ebenezer1) was born at Darien, Conn., 29 Sept. 1806, died 25 Jan. 1870, son of Ebenezer and Sarah ( ).
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He married CATHERINE ANN MOULDER, born at New York, N. Y., 3 July 1806, died 24 Aug. 1883, daughter of George Mortimer and Rebecca ( ).
Children, all born at Red Bank, N. J .:
i. ALBERT,3 b. about 1830; m. HANNAH COOMBS; d. Feb. 1896. Enlisted 18 July 1863 in Co. A, 3d Mass. Heavy Art., discharged 19 Sept. 1865 by reason of expiration of service.
ii. MARIA LOUISA, b. 31 Jan. 1835; m. 17 Dec. 1850 ASA2 COTTRELL.
iii. CLARENCE COURTNEY, b. 1837; m. 31 Jan. 1867 MRS. SARAH H. (SPRAGUE) PHINNEY, b. at Machias, Me., dau. of Stephen and Mary ( ) Sprague. He enlisted 18 July 1863 in the 3d Mass. Heavy Art., discharged 30 Sept. 1865 by reason of expiration of service. They had two children.
iv. MELANCTHON, b. 4 Oct. 1841; m. CARRIE E. PITMAN. Resides at Malden. They had three children.
HANNAH
HENRY K.1 HANNAH was born at Georgetown.
He married MARY H. ( ), born at New Albany, Ind.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. SIEGFRIED, 2 b. 26 Dec. 1896.
HANSCOM
JONAS2 HANSCOM (Tobias1) died 16 Nov. 1887, aged 83, son of Tobias and Hulda (Kent).
He married first HARRIET SAWIN, died 17 Mar. 1846, aged 35; secondly SARA B. LEWIS, died 14 Mar. 1849, aged 24; thirdly 25 June 1851 MRS. MARIA (SMITH) ADAMS, born 10 Jan. 1816, died 19 May 1884, daughter of Ebenezer7 and Anna (Underwood) Smith and widow of Winthrop E. Adams.
Children by the first wife:
i. MARY JANE,3 d. 21 Jan. 1837.
ii. ELLEN, d. 11 Sept. 1839.
Child, by the second wife, born at Lexington:
iii. HARRIET VIOLA, b. 14 May 1848.
1. JOHN KENT2 HANSCOM (Tobias1) was born at Meredith, N. H., 10 July 1821, died 13 June 1885, son of Tobias and Hulda (Kent). He enlisted 2 Sept. 1861 in Co. M, 1st Mass. Cavalry, discharged 29 May 1863 by reason of disability.
He married 9 June 1844 JANE JEWETT GARMON, born at Gilman- ton, N. H., 23 July 1821, daughter of Ebenezer1 and Jane (Young). Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ALVIN AUSTIN, 3 b. 22 Feb. 1845.
2. ii. JOHN, b. 23 June 1847.
iii. SARAH JANE, b. 31 Mar. 1850; m. 15 Sept. 1869 GEORGE L.9 PIERCE.
2. JOHN3 HANSCOM (John K.,2 Tobias1), born 23 June 1847, died 6 Feb. 1906.
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HISTORY OF LEXINGTON
He entered the navy 1 Feb. 1864 on the ship Daylight, dis- charged 31 Jan. 1865.
He married 24 Apr. 1869 ANNIE MARIA YOUNG, born at Canter- bury, N. H., 1 Aug. 1842, daughter of John Langdon and Olive (Twombly).
Child, born at Cambridgeport:
i. GRACE MAY,4 b. 7 Dec. 1869; d. 24 July 1870.
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HANSON
AXEL H. C.2 HANSON (John C.1) was born in Denmark, son of John C. and Joanna (Anderson).
He married at Boston, 24 Aug. 1901, OLGA K. D. CHROIS, born in Denmark, daughter of J. P. and Anna (Christuffer).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. AXEL EDWIN CARLSEN,3 b. 7 Mar. 1903.
ii. ALFRED STANLEY, b. 12 May 1904.
HORATIO D.2 HANSON (Phineas G.1) was born at Wakefield, N. H., died at Somerville 19 Nov. 1901, son of Phineas G. and Mary ( ).
He married secondly 21 June 1868 ELIZA ANN HALL, born 25 Jan. 1835, died 15 May 1883, daughter of Ammi7 and Eliza (Cran- dall).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. MINNIE ELIZA, & b. 27 June 1870; m. FRED GRANT2 JUDKINS.
HARDY
LOWELL J. HARDY; wife MATILDA C. ( ).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. DEXTER, b. 19 Mar. 1846.
ii. Daughter, b. 22 Feb. 1849. George W., s. of Sewell J., d. 7 May 1849, aged 2 m. 15 d.
WILLIAM T.2 HARDY (John K.1) was born at Waltham, son of John K. and Mary (Wood).
He married first ANNIE M. CARR, born at St. John, N. B., died 14 Aug. 1908, daughter of Peter J. and Jessie J. (Brennon); secondly 4 Dec. 1908 LOUISE S. HARPER, born in Scotland, daughter of James H. and Elizabeth (McCormack).
Children by the first wife, i. born at Somerville, ii. at Waltham, iii. at Lexington :
i. EUNICE A.,3 b. 3 Mar. 1896.
ii. BEATRICE, b. 8 Oct. 1898.
iii. THORNING WOOD, b. 13 Feb. 1904.
HARGROVE
1. WILLIAM2 HARGROVE (Robert1) was born in Ireland, died 12 Aug. 1899, son of Robert and Mary (Dunn).
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GENEALOGIES
He married CATHERINE WHALEN, born in Ireland, died 24 Jan. 1878, aged 45, daughter of William1 and Ann (O'Neil).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ROBERT E.,3 b. about 1857; m. at Woburn, 13 July 1882, MARY GLEA- SON, b. in Ireland, dau. of John and Mary ( ).
ii. JAMES, b. 2 Apr. 1858.
iii. HENRY H., d. 16 Sept. 1878, aged 19 y. 5 m.
iv. WILLIAM, b. 10 Nov. 1860.
2. v. JOHN H., b. about 1861.
vi. MARY, b. 7 Jan. 1863.
vii. CHRISTOPHER L., b. 10 Mar. 1865.
2. JOHN HENRY3 HARGROVE (William,2 Robert1), born about 1861.
He married 8 Jan. 1902 ERMA BRENTON, born in Nova Scotia, daughter of Charles1 and Elizabeth (McCormick).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. FLORENCE KATHERINE, 4 b. 2 Mar. 1903.
ii. MILDRED ELIZABETH, b. 24 Sept. 1905.
iii. HAZEL WINNIFRED, b. 6 Jan. 1907.
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