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vii. JULIAN, b. 29 Mar. 1812; m. ( ) BOWSWAY; d. at East Cambridge. viii. ELIZABETH, m. GEORGE DALE; resided at East Cambridge.
24. ISAAC6 HARRINGTON (Henry, 5 Henry, 4 John, 3 John, 2 Robert1), born 11 Aug. 1766, died 2 Apr. 1863.
He married POLLY FARRER, born at Lincoln, died 1 Sept. 1870, aged 96 y. 2 m.
Children, births of first four on Lexington records:
i. ISAAC,7 b. 7 Mar. 1799; served in the War of 1812; went to Louisiana and never returned.
ii. BETSEY, b. 22 Nov. 1800; m. (1) at Burlington, 4 May 1823, EMERY GAFFIELD; m. (2) 14 May 1842 BENJAMIN GLEASON.
iii. HIRAM, b. 23 May 1802; m. MRS. FANNY (BUTTERS) COOK of Billerica; d. 15 Aug. 1880.
iv. MARIA, b. 9 Sept. 1803; m. 17 Apr. 1823 ISAIAH TAY, JR., of Burlington; d. 15 Oct. 1889.
v. ZADOCK, m. (1) 5 Mar. 1828 ALMIRA7 FISKE of Lexington; m. (2) 17 Mar. 1836 ELMIRA MORTON; m. (3) before 1843 MARTHA CHAPMAN; resided at Billerica; d. 15 Oct. 1889.
vi. ALMIRA, m. WILLIAM ALURT; moved to Vermont.
"vii. DANIEL, m. MARY MORSE; resided at Tewksbury.
viii. ABEL WYMAN, m. 16 Sept. 1841 EUNICE COLBY FLAGG, b. at Lincoln 22 Nov. 1821, dau. of Joel and Eunice (Parks); resided at Lincoln, Bill- erica and Burlington; d. at Burlington.
ix. SALLY, m. ( ) RICHARDSON; d. at Andover.
x. PRISCILLA, d. young.
25. JOSEPH6 HARRINGTON (Jeremiah,5 Henry,4 John,3 John, 2 Robert1), born 16 Feb. 1770; died 12 Jan. 1829.
He married LUCY RUSSELL, born 7 Nov. 1768, died 19 Apr. 1852, daughter of Philip4 and Lydia (Dodge).
* Jonathan Harrington's list.
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Children, i., iii., and v. not on Lexington records :
i. SUSAN,7 b. 23 Nov. 1792; d. 13 Dec. 1792.
ii. JOSEPH, b. 1 May 1794; went to Concord when young; m. 3 May 1821 MARY SNOW, and had issue.
iii. JOHN, b. 6 June 1796; d. 4 June 1804.
iv. LUCY, b. 28 Nov. 1798; m. 20 Sept. 1829 WILLIAMª GROVER.
v. JONAS, b. 7 Nov. 1800; d. 16 Sept. 1802.
vi. MARY, or POLLY, b. 19 Sept. 1803; d. unm. 4 Aug. 1828.
vii. LYDIA, b. 10 Feb. 1806; m. 10 Feb. 1828 DANIEL1 KENISTON.
viii. NEHEMIAH MUNROE, b. 14 Mar. 1808; m. 11 Dec. 1845 SOPHIA WOOD- BURY, b. at Littleton, N. H., 6 Sept. 1798, d. 27 Aug. 1875; d. 18 May 1885.
ix. EMILY, b. 13 Aug. 1810; d. 22 Mar. 1828.
x. STEPHEN, b. 9 May 1812; m. Mar. 1832 MARIA E. HALL; d. 21 Jan. 1868.
26. LEWIS6 HARRINGTON (Thaddeus, 5 Robert, 4 Robert,3 Daniel, 2 Robert1), born 24 May 1779, died 4 Sept. 1829.
He married 31 Aug. 1806 SARAH DUDLEY, born at Concord 28 Oct. 1787, died 31 Oct. 1858, daughter of Samuel* and Lucy ( ). Children, all born at Lexington:
i. LUCY ANN,7 m. 19 Mar. 1826 SETH S. BENNETT. They moved to Provi- dence, R. I., where she d.
ii. MARY REBECCA, b. 14 Nov. 1808; m. 26 Apr. 1829 WILLIAM WYMAN of Medford, b. at Woburn 26 May 1803, s. of Daniel and Hannah (Wright). They had seven children.
31. iii. JONAS CLARK, b. 1810.
iv. SARAH ELIZA, b. 1813; m. 26 July 1835 ELIJAH1 GOSSOM of Medford.
v. HANNAH MARIA, b. 30 June 1817; m. 1842 GEORGE TODD, who d. 1872; d. 26 Aug. 1910. They had three children.
vi. CYRUS DUDLEY, b. 1820; m. at West Cambridge, 11 June 1846, REBECCA FROST, b. 19 Apr. 1825, d. 19 Nov. 1901, dau. of William and Eliza (Russell); d. at West Cambridge 9 May 1855. They had three children. She m. (2) Thomas Higgins.
vii. FRANCES AUGUSTA, b. 3 Jan. 1824; m. 23 Apr. 1846 LORING SMITHS PIERCE.
27. LEVI6 HARRINGTON (Daniel,5 Robert,4 Robert,8 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 9 Nov. 1760, died 29 July 1846.t
He married 27 July 1784 REBECCA MULLIKEN, born 10 Dec. 1762, died 5 Sept. 1820, daughter of Nathaniel3 and Lydia (Stone). They were admitted to the church 22 Apr. 1787.
Children, all born at Lexington:
32. i. NATHANIEL,7 b. 3 Jan. 1786.
ii. NANCY, b. 3 Jan. 1788; d. unm. 22 May 1871.
iii. FANNY, b. 1 Apr. 1792; m. HORACE SKILTON of Bedford, b. 21 Nov. 1792; d. 26 Dec. 1832. Children: i. Mary Harrington,8 b. 10 May 1821; m. 11 Mar. 1856 Benjamin6 Locke. ii. Emeline, b. 9 Feb. 1824; m. 21 Nov. 1856 Robert O. Tripp; d. 24 Apr. 1886. iii. Caira, b. 7 June 1825; m. 14 Oct. 1852 Dr. George R. Starkey; d. 20 May 1881. iv. Leri H., b. 26 Aug. 1826; m. (1) Mary B. King; m. (2) Abbie Brown; d. 4 May 1856.
* Samuels (Joseph,' Joseph,' Joseph,' Francis1) brother of Nathan.
t He was a Revolutionary pensioner, aged 79, in U.S. 6th census, 1840.,
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iv. REBEKAH, b. 28 Oct. 1794; m. 4 Nov. 1823 DANIEL HASTINGS, 2d, of Boston, b. 19 Nov. 1788, d. 30 Apr. 1854; d. 14 Apr. 1883. Children: i. Almira Jackson,8 b. 29 Jan. 1829; m. 2 Apr. 1868 Jacob C. Dimick. ii. Horatio Gates, b. 3 Apr. 1830; d. 11 Sept. 1834.
v. DENNIS, b. 7 Oct. 1796; d. unm. 11 Aug. 1840.
33. vi. HIRAM, b. 15 May 1799 ..
vii. SOPHIA, b. 25 Aug. 1801; m. 12 Dec. 1822 HARRISON GRAY OTIS5 MUN- ROE of Boston; d. 10 Mar. 1889.
34. viii. BOWEN, b. 6 Aug. 1803.
28. NATHAN6 HARRINGTON (Daniel,5 Robert, 4 Robert,3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 29 Apr. 1762, died 29 June 1837.
He married ELIZABETH PHELPS of Andover, died 26 June 1835, aged 70.
Children:
i. BETSEY,7 b. 27 Apr. 1788; m. as Elizabeth of Woburn, 17 Oct. 1815, WILLIAM6 CHANDLER; d. 30 Sept. 1847.
ii. DORCAS, b. 25 June 1790; m. as of Woburn, 10 June 1813, JOSHUA PAINE FROTHINGHAM of Charlestown, who d. 8 May 1836, aged 49; d. 12 Jan. 1871.
35. iii. NATHAN, b. 29 Feb. 1792.
iv. TRYPHENA, b. 26 Aug. 1794; d. 24 Feb. 1802, g. s.
v. DANIEL, b. 26 Aug. 1796; d. 5 Oct. 1826; m. 16 Dec. 1824 HANNAH JACOBS, dau. of Braddock and Sarah (Hersey); she m. (2) 1 June 1830 Luther Brooks of East Cambridge, who d. 4 July 1839.
vi. ANNA, b. 24 Nov. 1799; m. 27 Dec. 1832 ADDISON GAGE of West Cam- bridge.
vii. INCREASE S., b. 6 Sept. 1802; m. 12 Dec. 1826 ELIZA MAYNARD; d. 18 Feb. 1848.
viii. ABIJAH, b. at Woburn 3 Sept. 1804; d. unm. 28 June 1898.
29. DAVID6 HARRINGTON (Solomon, 5 Jonathan, 4 Robert, & Daniel, 2 Robert1), born 2 Jan. 1790, died at Cambridge 25 Dec. 1870.
He married ELIZABETH FRANCIS.
Children:
i. SYLVESTER,7 b. at Arlington 1 May 1811; m. 23 May 1841 MARY ANN" ROBINSON; d. 2 June 1893.
ii. MARY B., b. 18 Jan. 1816; m. 14 May 1835 CHARLES I. ADAMS.
iii. CHARLES S., b. 10 Nov. 1831; d. 4 Jan. 1838.
30. SOLOMON6 HARRINGTON (Solomon,5 Jonathan, 4 Robert, 3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 13 Feb. 1795, died at Brookline 6 June 1858. He lived at Lexington, Boston and Brookline.
He married 6 Feb. 1820 BETSEY DUDLEY, born 1 June 1798, died 14 Apr. 1875, daughter of Nathan5 and Sarah (Munroe). Children:
i. ELLEN E.,7 m. 1 Nov. 1848 EDWARD3 DOWNING.
ii. NATHAN D., b. 5 Oct. 1828; m. CLEMENTINE PINKHAM, b. 3 May 1828, d. 11 Apr. 1898; d. 10 Apr. 1894. Child: Alice Dudley,8 b. 9 Jan. 1864, d. 26 Nov. 1864 .*
31. JONAS CLARK7 HARRINGTON (Lewis,6 Thaddeus, 5 Robert,4 Robert,3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born in 1810, died 5 July 1857.
* Dates taken from monument in new cemetery.
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He married SUSAN PIERCE, born 10 Sept. 1823, died 16 Apr. 1856, daughter of Ebenezer8 and Nabby (Brown).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. EMMA ISADORA, 8 b. 25 Jan. 1845; m. at Boston, 25 Sept. 1877, IRVING FRANKLIN GRAVES, b. at South Thomaston, Me., 17 Apr. 1842, s. of Joseph and Caroline (Snow). They had two children and reside at Derry, N. H.
ii. ORIN CLARK, b. 30 Mar. 1851. Went to California.
32. NATHANIEL7 HARRINGTON (Levi, 6 Daniel, 5 Robert, 4 Robert,3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 3 Jan. 1786, died 8 June 1839, g. s.
He married 30 Nov. 1815 CLARISSA MEAD, born 10 June 1790, died at Cambridge 16 Feb. 1866, daughter of Josiah5 and Sally (Locke).
Children, vii. not on Lexington records:
+ 36. i. FRANKLIN MEAD,8 b. 6 June 1817.
ii. ELLEN MARIA, b. 1 July 1819; d. unm. 4 Feb. 1895.
iii. EDWIN, b. 21 Feb. 1821; m. 27 Nov. 1845 EUNICE ELIZABETH MOORE of Sudbury, b. 29 Apr. 1824, d. 6 Apr. 1878; d. 24 May 1883. Child: George Edwin,9 b. at Sudbury 27 Oct. 1846; m. (1) 17 June 1878 Alice E. Brown, d. 19 Nov. 1879; m. (2) 31 Dec. 1881 Mary E. Newton, b. 25 Dec. 1859; d. 14 May 1905.
iv. CLARISSA, b. 8 Dec. 1822; m. 29 Apr. 1845 SAMUEL BAKER RINDGE, b. at East Cambridge 26 Dec. 1820, d. 3 May 1883; d. at Cambridge 4 Jan. 1885. Children: i. Ellen Cleland,9 b. 9 July 1846; d. 17 Mar. 1849. ii. Frank Harrington, b. 14 Apr. 1849; d. 18 Jan. 1857. iii. Mary Brad- lee, b. 18 Scpt. 1852; d. 19 Jan. 1863. iv. Frederick Hastings, b. 21 Dec. 1857; m. 17 May 1887 Rhoda May Knight, b. 9 May 1864; d. 28 Aug. 1905. v. Samuel Harrington, b. 6 Feb. 1860; d. 18 Jan. 1863. vi. Edward Harrington, b. 31 Aug. 1866; d. 7 May 1875.
87. v. NATHANIEL, b. 23 Sept. 1824.
38. vi. LARKIN, b. 17 Apr. 1826.
vii. ANDREW, b. 12 Apr. 1828; m. at Chicopee, 29 Dec. 1853, MARY JANE RAINEY; d. in Illinois 6 May 1890. Children: i. Samuel Bowen,9 b. 1 Dec. 1854. ii. Robert Rainey, b. 24 Sept. 1856. iii. Edwin Mead, b. 7 June 1861; d. 20 July 1863. iv. Andrew, b. 20 Aug. 1866; m. 3 Dec. 1890 Kate Mckenzie, b. 3 Mar. 1867.
viii. REBECCA, b. 12 June 1830; d. 7 May 1832.
ix. ELIZABETH WARD, b. 14 Oct. 1833; d. unm. at Blois, France, 16 May 1906. She gave the initial thousand dollars towards the Lexington Home for Aged People.
33. HIRAM7 HARRINGTON (Levi,6 Daniel,5 Robert,4 Robert,3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 15 May 1799, died in Illinois 16 Mar. 1859. He married 22 Jan. 1825 JULIA A. C. LANE.
Children, birth of ii. on Lexington records:
i. -,8 d. 14 July 1843.
ii. ALBERT, b. 15 Nov. 1843; d. 13 July 1844.
iii. HIRAM AUGUSTUS.
34. BOWEN7 HARRINGTON (Levi,6 Daniel,5 Robert,4 Robert, 3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 6 Aug. 1803, died 13 June 1869.
He married 20 Dec. 1832 ELIZABETH PRICE WARD, born 20 Dec. 1811, died 6 Mar. 1863, daughter of William and Mary (Hayward).
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Children, the fourth born at Lexington, the others at Boston:
i. MARY WARD, 8 b. 24 Nov. 1834; m. 9 June 1864 GERSHOM2 SWAN.
ii. CHARLES BOWEN, b. 23 June 1837; enlisted 20 July 1861 in Co. B, 13th
Mass. Inf'y; d. unm. 5 Sept. 1862 of disease contracted in the service.
iii. WILLIAM HENRY, b. 30 May 1840; m. 12 Aug. 1874 MRS. MARY A. WHIP- PLE; d. at Chicago, Ill., 28 Feb. 1883.
39. iv. GEORGE DENNIS, b. 17 July 1843.
35. NATHAN7 HARRINGTON (Nathan, 6 Daniel,5 Robert, 4 Robert, 3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 29 Feb. 1792, died 14 Nov. 1843, g. s. He was captain of the Lexington Artillery.
He married 1 Feb. 1824 MARTHA INGERSOLL MEAD, born 6 June 1797, died 13 Nov. 1852, daughter of Josiah5 and Sally (Locke).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. CAROLINE MARIA,8 b. 1 Oct. 1829; d. unm. 5 Oct. 1888.
ii.
ELVIRA MEAD, b. 18 Feb. 1832; d. unm. at Arlington 15 Oct. 1904.
36. FRANKLIN MEAD8 HARRINGTON (Nathaniel,7 Levi, 6 Daniel,5 Robert, 4 Robert,3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 6 June 1817, died 6 Feb. 1876.
He married first 2 June 1847 SUSAN WILEY, born at Ashby 17 Aug. 1819, died 20 Feb. 1858; secondly 14 Apr. 1859 SUSAN (POOR) TURNER, born at Andover, died 10 Sept. 1870, aged 53 y. 5 m., daughter of Joseph and Mary ( ) Poor and widow of Alvan C.2 Turner.
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. FANNIE WINGATE,9 b. 29 Dec. 1852; d. at Hyannis Aug. 1890.
ii. MARTHA MEAD, b. 8 Dec. 1853.
iii. ELLEN ELIZABETH, b. 15 Feb. 1856.
37. NATHANIEL8 HARRINGTON (Nathaniel,7 Levi,6 Daniel,5 Robert,4 Robert,3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 23 Sept. 1824, died 24 Apr. 1899.
He married 18 Nov. 1868 ANNA FIDELIA HALLETT, born at St. John, N. B., 26 May 1844, daughter of John Allan2 and Eliza Ann (Arnold).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. CHARLES HERBERT,9 b. 1 Oct. 1869; m. 24 Mar. 1897 ANNIE LAURA9 FISKE.
ii. GERTRUDE HAMMOND, b. 5 Feb. 1880.
38. LARKIN8 HARRINGTON (Nathaniel,7 Levi,6 Daniel,5 Rob- ert,4 Robert,3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 17 Apr. 1826, died 7 Aug. 1886.
He married first at East Cambridge, 25 Nov. 1851, MARY WILSON LANGLEY, born at Cambridge, daughter of John; secondly at Rochester, N. H., 22 Nov. 1864, ELIZABETH LAVINIA CHESLEY, born at Rochester, N. H., 20 May 1837.
Children by the first wife, all born at Medford:
i. WILLIAM LARKIN,9 b. 29 Oct. 1853; d. at Medford 18 Nov. 1853.
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ii. CLARA WILMARTH, b. 3 May 1855. Adopted child: Katharine, b. 23 Aug. 1888.
iii. FRANK RINDGE, b. 29 Apr. 1857; d. at Medford 19 Oct. 1857. .
Children by the second wife, all born at Rochester, N. H .:
iv. EDITH CHESLEY, b. 25 Aug. 1865; m. 12 Oct. 1904, as his second wife, ALLSTON M.2 REDMAN.
v. GRACE LELAND, b. 12 Oct. 1867; m. 29 May 1894 FREDERICK LINCOLN' EMERY.
vi. GEORGE LARKIN, b. 27 May 1870. Is in real estate and insurance business.
vii. ALICE STONE, b. 29 Sept. 1871; m. 5 June 1900 CHARLES FREDERICK9 LAWRENCE.
39. GEORGE DENNIS& HARRINGTON (Bowen,7 Levi,6 Daniel,5 Robert, 4 Robert,3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 17 July 1843.
He left the high school before graduating to enlist 10 Aug. 1861 in Co. F, 22d Mass. Infantry, discharged as corporal 17 Oet. 1864 by reason of expiration of service. He was a book-keeper in Boston for twenty-five years; town clerk 1901-10, and since 1897 town treasurer. He is a Free Mason.
He married 17 Nov. 1870 JOSEPHINE AUGUSTA BUTTERS, born 11 Nov. 1849, daughter of Sidney6 and Almira (Blodgett).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. ALICE MUNROE, 9 b. 7 June 1872; m. 10 June 1908 RALPH CLEAVES WIG- GIN, M.D., b. at Boston, s. of Nathaniel and Mary S. (Cleaves); d. at Boston 10 Oct. 1908.
ii. MARY SWAN, b. 5 Aug. 1876.
1. BARTHOLOMEW1 HARRINGTON was born in Ireland.
He married MARGARET HIGGINS.
Children, all born in Ireland:
2. i. JOHN,2 b. about 1831; d. 11 June 1909.
3. ii. OTIS B., b. at Rathlin, 1834.
iii. SARAH, b. about 1841; m. at Woburn, 8 Feb. 1864, TIMOTHY2 KINNEEN.
2. JOHN2 HARRINGTON (Bartholomew1), born about 1831, died 11 June 1909.
He married JULIA MCCREASH, born May 1833, died 22 May 1891, daughter of Michael and Julia ( ).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. MARY,3 b. 5 July 1855; d. 29 Mar. 1871.
ii. BARTLETT, b. Aug. 1857.
3. OTIS B.2 HARRINGTON (Bartholomew1), born 1834.
He married at Woburn, 13 June 1863, ANN KANE, born in Ire- land, 1844, daughter of William and Mary ( ).
Children, all born at Lexington:
4. i. BARTLEY JAMES, 3 b. 13 May 1864.
ii. WILLIAM JOSEPH, b. 13 Mar. 1866; m. 25 Oct. 1899 DELIA A. FINNERTY, dau. of Michael and Mary (Crowe); she m. (2) 25 Nov. 1909 Alonzo T. Wyman, b. at Medford, s. of Charles H. A. and Mary J. (Tainter); d. 10 Feb. 1903.
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iii. PETER, b. 12 June 1867; m. at Charlestown, 29 Apr. 1903, GERTRUDE DOYLE.
iv. OTIs B., b. 16 Jan. 1870.
v. GEORGE FRANCIS, b. 5 Oct. 1871.
vi. MARY ANN, b. 1 May 1876; d. 21 July 1876.
4. BARTLEY JAMES3 HARRINGTON (Otis B., 2 Bartholomew1), born 13 May 1864.
He married 19 Jan. 1893 NORA J. BARRY, born at Boston, daugh- ter of James and Honora (Keller).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. HERBERT RUSSELL, 4 b. 11 Oct. 1893.
ii. GLADYS MARY, b. 2 Jan. 1895; d. 6 Aug. 1895.
iii. ANNIE NORA, b. 28 Sept. 1897.
iv. GEORGE OTIS, b. 14 Nov. 1903.
v. HELEN FRANCES, b. 25 Jan. 1906.
vi. RUTH, b. 3 Dec. 1908.
DANIEL E.1 HARRINGTON was born at Lexington, died 9 Dec. 1910, aged 61, son of Nicholas and Bessie (Finnegan).
He married MARY E. ( ), born at Brunswick, Me.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARY E.,2 b. 22 Oct. 1861.
EDMUND1 HARRINGTON; wife ESTHER ( ).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. RUHAM,2 (?) b. 8 Sept. 1762.
EDWARD TYLER3 HARRINGTON (Tyler,2 Ezra1) was born at Bolton 14 Dec. 1842, died 31 Jan. 1912, son of Tyler, born at Boylston, Oct. 1817, and Caroline (Atherton), born at Pownal, Vt., 20 Jan. 1816, died 7 Feb. 1908, daughter of Ezra and Julia (Peters). He is a Free Mason. He came to Lexington to reside in 1884.
He married first MIRIAM A. TEMPLE, born at Shrewsbury 26 Nov. 1851, died 29 July 1896, daughter of Luther H. and Royan (Harrington); secondly at Malden, 19 Mar. 1902, CAROLINE AUGUSTA HUTCHINS, born at Boston, daughter of Freeman and Margaret (Armstrong).
EDWARD1 HARRINGTON; wife MARY ( ). Both born in Ireland. Children, both born at Lexington:
i. CATHERINE,2 b. 28 Sept. 1859.
ii. EDWARD, b. 16 Mar. 1861.
FRED D.1 HARRINGTON; wife VIRA F. (KITTREDGE). Both born at Walden, Vt.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARION ADELE,2 b. 9 June 1890.
ii. GERALD ELWYN, b. 29 Oct. 1896.
iii. RAYMOND SAMUEL, b. 15 Aug. 1898.
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1. JOHN2 HARRINGTON (Patrick1) was born in Ireland 1816, son of Patrick and Mary (Comer).
He married in 1855 MARY O'BRIEN, born in Ireland, died 12 Mar. 1910, aged 73 y. 10 m., daughter of Michael and Bridget (Lawler).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. Son,3 b. 15 Sept. 1856; d. 16 Sept. 1856.
ii. NELLIE AGNES, b. 20 Dec. 1857; m. at Arlington, 19 May 1881, COR- NELIUS J.4 MANLEY.
iii. BERNARD, b. 21 Nov. 1859.
iv. WILLIAM, b. 27 July 1861; d. 2 Oct. 1861.
v. JANE (twin), b. 10 Oct. 1862.
vi. MARGARET (twin), b. 10 Oct. 1862; d. 13 Mar. 1895.
vii. JOHN, b. 4 Mar. 1865; m. KATHERINE KELLY of Cambridge.
viii. HENRY, b. 9 May 1867.
2. ix. WILLIAM PETER, b. 6 Dec. 1872.
X. MICHAEL E., b. 2 Aug. 1875.
xi. ANN GERTRUDE, b. 1 Aug. 1878; m. 18 Nov. 1909 GEORGE HENRY WOOD, b. at Bedford, s. of Charles H. and Harriet F. (March).
2. WILLIAM PETER3 HARRINGTON (John,2 Patrick1), born 6 Dec. 1872.
He married 15 June 1902 MARY RILEY, born in Ireland 14 July 1874, daughter of Patrick and Mary (Lynch).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. JOHN HENRY,4 b. 23 May 1907.
JOHN1 HARRINGTON; wife MARY ( ). Both born in Ireland. Children, all born at Lexington:
i. TIMOTHY,2 b. 16 May 1860.
ii. DENNIS, b. 5 July 1861.
iii. JOHN, b. 4 Feb. 1863.
PATRICK1 HARRINGTON; wife MARGARET ( ). Both born in Ireland.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. JOHN F.,2 b. 17 Sept. 1862.
PETER1 HARRINGTON; wife JULIA (KELLIHER). Both born in Ireland.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARGARET, 2 b. 26 Sept. 1862.
ii. JULIA, b. 21 Aug. 1864.
iii. MARY, b. 6 Aug. 1867.
TIMOTHY T.1 HARRINGTON: wife MINNIE (COYNE). Both born in Ireland.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. EDITH,2 b. 13 Oct. 1901.
ii. EDWARD TIMOTHY, b. 2 Feb. 1908.
iii. JOHN JOSEPH, b. 12 Mar. 1911.
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HARRIS
HENRY4 HARRIS (Abner,3 Abner,2 Jonathan1) was born at Provi- dence, R. I., 11 Oct. 1809, died 17 Oct. 1868, son of Abner, born 1779, and grandson of Abner. His mother was Martha Farmer. He was descended from Thomas Harris, who came from Shrews- bury, England, to Mass. in 1631, went with Roger Williams to Rhode Island in 1636 and settled at Providence.
He married at Boston, 6 Feb. 1832, EMELINE BRYANT, born at South Reading 3 Aug. 1814, died 13 Sept. 1890. They resided at Boston for many years and became residents of Lexington in 1853.
Children, vii. born at Chelsea, viii. at Groton, ix. and x. at Lexing- ton, the others at Boston:
i. HENRY F.,5 b. 1835.
ii. FREDERICK B., b. 1837.
iii. EMELINE F., b. 1839; m. 1 Nov. 1863 GEORGE M. WETHERN, b. at Sum- ner, Me., s. of Woodman and Jerusha ( ).
iv. WILLIAM ALLEN, b. 19 Aug. 1841; m. (1) at Brooklyn, N. Y., 19 Feb. 1867, ANNIE GREYANT REYNOLDS, b. at Philadelphia, Pa., dau. of James and Margaret (Greyant); m. (? 2) 16 June 1901 LUCY MARIA RUST4 (GOULD) WHITING. Was U.S. consul's marshal, Hong-Kong, 1860-61.
v. MARTHA A., b. 1843; m. 3 Oct. 1868, as his second wife, JOSEPH W. TOWNE, b. at Lisbon, N. H., s. of Joseph and Mehitable ( ).
vi. GEORGE ABNER, b. 24 June 1845; d. 16 Mar. 1848.
vii. CHARLES B., b. 1847.
viii. ELLEN M., b. 1849; m. 17 Dec. 1868 EDMUND WINSLOW, b. at Duxbury, s. of George and Hannah D. ( ).
ix. GEORGIANA W., b. 5 Feb. 1855.
x. ADDIE LOUISE, b. 3 Jan 1857; d. 5 Sept. 1857.
HARSTEIN
GEORGE1 HARSTEIN was born in Germany.
He married JANE ( ), born in Maine.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. LIZZIE, 2 b. 24 Nov. 1863.
HART
JOHN HART; wife MARY ( ). Both born in Ireland. Children, all born at Lexington:
i. DANIEL,2 b. 16 Apr. 1870.
ii. KATIE, b. Apr. 1873.
iii. CHARLES J., b. 20 Dec. 1874.
HARTWELL
CHARLES T.1 HARTWELL was born at Boston.
He married MATTIE B. CRANE, born at Concord, N. H. Child, born at Lexington:
i. HELEN LUTHANA,2 b. 28 June 1904.
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WILLIAM2 HARTWELL (William1), was born at Bedford 12 Jan. 1797, died 14 Jan. 1888, eldest child of William, born 25 June 1770, died 8 May 1819. His mother was Joanna Davis born at Bedford 19 Aug. 1769, died 30 Oct. 1808, daughter of Eleazer and Rebekah (Putnam).
He married 30 Nov. 1826 RUHAMAH WEBBER, born at Bedford 14 Apr. 1802, died 31 Aug. 1879, daughter of Asa and Eliot (Lane). They resided at Concord and came to Lexington about 1839.
Children:
i. WILLIAM WEBBER,' b. at Concord 2 Oct. 1827; d. at Burlington 24 Dec. 1907.
ii. JOANNA, b. at Bedford 1 Nov. 1829; d. at Bedford 11 Apr. 1907.
iii. LYDIA ELIZABETH, b. 15 Mar. 1835; d. at Melrose Highlands 3 Sept. 1899.
HASTINGS
1. THOMAS1 HASTINGS was born in England in 1605, died at Watertown 1685.
He embarked for this country in the Elizabeth 10 Apr. 1634, from Ipswich, England, and settled at Watertown, where he was admitted freeman 6 May 1635. He was selectman from 1638 to 1643, and again from 1650 to 1671; clerk three years and represent- ative in 1671. He also held the office of deacon. His will was dated 12 Mar. 1685, proved 7 Sept. 1685.
He married first in England SUSANNA ( ), born about 1610, died 2 Feb. 1650; secondly Apr. 1651 MARGARET CHENEY of Rox- bury.
Children by the second wife, all born at Watertown:
i. THOMAS,2 b. 1 July 1652; m. (1) 10 Oct. 1672 ANNA HAWKS of Hadley, who d. 25 Oct. 1705; m. (2) 14 Feb. 1705-06 MARY BURT of Northamp- ton; d. 23 July 1712. He was a physician at Hatfield.
2. ii. JOHN, b. 4 Mar. 1654.
iii. WILLIAM, b. 8 Aug. 1655; drowned Aug. 1669.
iv. JOSEPH, b. 11 Sept. 1657; m. (1) 21 Nov. 1682 RUTH RICE of Sudbury, who d. 28 Jan. 1682-83; m. (2) Jan. 1684 MARTHA SHEPHERD; d. 7 Oct. 1695.
v. BENJAMIN, b. 9 Aug. 1659; m. 1683 ELIZABETH GRAVES, who d. at Hadley Nov. 1692; d. at Hatfield 18 Dec. 1711.
vi. NATHANIEL, b. 25 Sept. 1661; m. MARY NEVISON of Watertown, d. 1732, aged 64, dau. of John and Elizabeth ( ); d. 25 Dec. 1694.
vii. HEPZIBAH, b. 31 Jan. 1663; m. 2 June 1680 DEA. WILLIAM BOND of Water- town, b. 1 Dec. 1650, d. 1725, s. of William and Sarah (Biscoe).
viii. SAMUEL, b. 12 Mar. 1665; m. (1) 14 Jan. 1687 LYDIA CHURCH, who d. 9 Feb. 1690-91; m. (2) 24 Apr. 1695 ELIZABETH NEVISON, b. at Water- town 22 Oct. 1675, dau. of John and Elizabeth ( ); m. (3) 10 July 1701 SARAH COOLEDGE of Watertown, d. Jan. 1724, dau. of Simon.
2. JOHN2 HASTINGS (Thomas1), born 4 Mar. 1654, died 28 Mar. 1717-18.
He married ABIGAIL HAMMOND, born 21 June 1656, died 7 Apr. 1717-18, aged 63, daughter of Lieut. John and Abigail (Salter) of
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Watertown. They lived in that part of Watertown which was after- wards Waltham.
Children:
i. ABIGAIL,3 b. 8 Dec. 1679; m. 1699 JOHN WARREN of Weston; d. 19 July 1710.
ii. JOHN, bapt. 4 Dec. 1687; m. (1) 2 Nov. 1702 SUSANNA BEMIS, who d. 15 Nov. 1703; m.(2) 8 Jan. 1706-07 SARAH FISKE; moved to Lunenburg. iii. ELIZABETH, bapt. 4 Dec. 1687; m. 22 Aug. 1707 HOPESTILL3 MEAD.
iv. HEPHZIBAH, bapt. 4 Dec. 1687; m. (1) 14 Apr. 1714 NATHANIEL SHAT- TUCK, b. 14 Jan. 1689, d. 13 Jan. 1718, s. of Dr. Philip and Rebecca (Chamberlain); m. (2) 6 Sept. 1721 BENJAMIN3 STEARNS of Lexington, who d. at Weston 7 Dec. 1771; d. at Weston 20 Sept. 1767.
v. WILLIAM, bapt. 13 July 1690; d. 20 Oct. 1723, in his 35th y., g. s. at Waltham; m. ABIGAIL3 SIMONDS of Lexington, who m. (2) Jobn Knight of Woburn. Had sons William Hastings and Edmund Hastings, who are named in the will of their grandfather Joseph Simonds of Lexington, in 1733.
vi. SAMUEL, bapt. 8 Sept. 1695; d. young.
3. vii. SAMUEL, bapt. 10 July 1698.
4. viii. THOMAS, b. 26 Sept. 1697.
ix. JOSEPH, bapt. 10 July 1698; m. (1) 2 Oct. 1716 LYDIA BROWN, b. 30 Dec. 1697, d. 5 Feb. 1768, dau. of Abraham and Mary (Hyde); m. (2) 16 Jan. 1769 MRS. SARAH STEARNS; d. 23 Mar. 1783. He had seven children.
3. SAMUEL3 HASTINGS (John,2 Thomas1), baptized 10 July 1698, died 3 Mar. 1758. He was a tailor and resided in that part of Water- town now Waltham. He was selectman several years.
He married at Medford, 29 May 1719, BETHIA HOLLOWAY of Malden, died 1 June 1774, aged 80.
Children:
5. i. SAMUEL,4 b. 30 Mar. 1721.
6. ii. THADDEUS, b. 15 Oct. 1723.
iii. MARY, b. 15 Dec. 1725.
iv. ABIGAIL, b. 8 Mar. 1728; m. 2 Apr. 1747 SAMUEL BROOKS of Medford, who d. 22 Sept. 1766; d. at Medford 14 Apr. 1777.
v. ABIJAH, b. 9 May 1730; m. 1 Apr. 1760 MARTHA INGRAHAM, who d. 12 May 1819, aged 84; d. 25 Feb. 1826. Resided at Chelsea.
vi. PHILEMON, b. 2 Apr. 1732; settled in Vermont.
vii. ANNA, b. 8 Mar. 1734.
viii. MARTHA, b. 23 Mar. 1736.
4. THOMAS3 HASTINGS (John,? Thomas1), born 26 Sept. 1697, died about 1747. He resided at Lexington and Littleton.
He married SARAH WHITE, ? born 17 Nov. 1696, daughter of Andrew and Sarah (Sanderson) of Watertown.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. HEPHZIBAH,4 b. 11 Jan. 1718-19; m. 15 Apr. 1741 THOMAS POWERS of Littleton.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. 31 Mar. 1720.
iii. THADDEUS, b. 1 Feb. 1721-22; d. 20 Sept. 1722.
iv. KEZIA, b. 7 July 1723; m. BENJAMIN BLANCHARD.
v. THOMAS, b. 17 Nov. 1725.
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vi. JOSIAH, bapt. 27 Aug. 1727.
vii. SUBMIT, bapt. 19 Oct. 1729.
viii. SARAH, bapt. 12 Dec. 1731.
ix. ESTHER, b. 12 June 1734. Others born at Littleton.
5. SAMUEL4 HASTINGS (Samuel,3 John,2 Thomas1), born 30 Mar. 1721, died 7 Feb. 1820, g. s.
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