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Children by the first wife:
i. JOSEPH,2 b. 15 June 1770.
ii. WILLIAM, b. at Cohasset 15 June 1775.
Children by the second wife:
iii. BENJAMIN, b. 27 Feb. 1783.
2. iv. JOHN, b. 19 Mar. 1786.
2. JOHN2 HUDSON (Joseph1), born at Cohasset 19 Mar. 1786, died 25 Mar. 1874. He came to Lexington in 1843.
He married first Mar. 1808 LUCY CROCKER, died Aug. 1837; secondly 19 Apr. 1838 ALICE FROST, died 7 Nov. 1867, aged 67, daughter of Levi and Alice ( ); thirdly 19 May 1868 MRS. CARO- LINE (FROST) MCINTYRE, born at Billerica, daughter of Levi and Alice ( ) Frost.
Children by the first wife:
i. ELIZA J. C.,3 b. 4 Dec. 1808; d. 21 Oct. 1810.
ii. ELIZA J. C., b. 23 Nov. 1812; d. 13 July 1832.
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iii. MARY, b. 14 Mar. 1815; d. 22 Mar. 1816.
iv. JOHN, b. 22 Nov. 1818; d. 22 May 1840.
3. v. WILLIAM, b. 17 Mar. 1822.
3. WILLIAM3 HUDSON (John,2 Joseph1), born 17 Mar. 1822, died of disease in the army Aug. 1862.
He married 19 Oct. 1845 LUCRETIA FISKE, born 12 July 1825, daughter of Samuel1 and Ardelia L. (Tufts).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. JOHN ALFRED, 4 b. 27 Dec. 1846.
ii. WILLIAM T., b. 3 Oct. 1848.
HUFFMASTER
ISAAC2 HUFFMASTER (Andrew1) was born at Woburn 13 July 1793, died 21 Nov. 1865, son of Andrew and Abigail ( ). He came to Lexington in 1827.
He married Dec. 1827 FRANCES WIER, born at Medford 27 Sept. 1801, died 1 Apr. 1872, daughter of Daniel and Fanny (Usher), died 3 Aug. 1859.
Children, the first born at Lexington:
i. FRANCES MARIA, 3 b. 9 July 1829; m. 11 Apr. 1854 A. LEONARD JEWELL, s. of Abram and Keziah ( ); d. 9 Jan. 1860. Child: Frank,4 b. 30 Dec. 1859.
ii. ISAAC, b. 23 June 1832; d. 6 Oct. 1832.
iii. ISAAC, b. 19 Aug. 1838; d. at Boston 10 Feb. 1905.
HUGHES
FRANK HUGHES2 (Lawrence1) was born in Ireland, son of Law- rence and Bridget ( ).
He married at Arlington, MARY DEVINE, born in Ireland, daugh- ter of James and Annie ( ).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. FRANK,3 JR., b. 26 Oct. 1885.
ii. JOHN, b. 30 Dec. 1886.
iii. LAWRENCE, b. 10 May 1891.
iv. JOSEPH P., b. 11 Sept. 1893; d. 8 Feb. 1894.
v. JAMES ARTHUR, b. 14 Mar. 1895.
vi. MARY ANN, b. 30 Sept. 1897.
JOHN RICHARD3 HUGHES (Richard,2 Richard1) was born at Sud- bury 3 Feb. 1884, son of Richard, born at Bellintampla, King's Co., Ireland, 27 Mar. 1859, died 27 Mar. 1885, and grandson of Richard and Bridget (Mulligan). His mother, Dora White, was born at Bellintampla, Ireland, 11 Aug. 1860, daughter of John and Mary (Lawlor). She married secondly at Concord, 21 Apr. 1897, John James2 Roach.
He was educated in the public schools of Lexington and spent four years at St. Lawrence College at Montreal, Canada.
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HULL
BENJAMIN1 HULL; wife SABRA ( ) Child, born at Lexington: i. RICHMOND L.,2 b. 2 Nov. 1840.
HUNNEWELL
EDWARD1 HUNNEWELL was born at Bedford, and now lives there.
He married MALVINA LAWRENCE, born at Augusta, Me.
Children, first two born at Charlestown, the others at Lexington:
i. CHARLES OTIS,2 m. 25 July 1910 MARY KATHERINE COTTER, b. at Bos- ton, dau. of Daniel F. and Helen F. (McCary). They have one child.
ii. EDWARD.
iii. LAWRENCE R., b. 6 Apr. 1897; d. 1 Nov. 1907.
iv. EMILY TERESA, b. 7 June 1898.
HUNT
EDGAR V.1 HUNT was born at Boston.
He married MARIE L. LAFRANCE, born at Quebec, Canada.
Children, first three born at Cambridge, the others at Lexington :
i. BEATRICE,2 b. 8 Oct. 1900.
ii. CELIA, b. 19 Feb. 1902.
iii. EDGAR, b. 1 Sept. 1903.
iv. LAWRENCE M., b. 27 Aug. 1905.
v. JOHN SYLVESTER, b. 12 May 1907.
vi. EDITH EVELYN, b. 13 Aug. 1908.
vii. ALMA LOUISE, b. 16 Nov. 1909.
viii. MAY IDA, b. 16 May 1911.
ISAAC HUNT,1* an assessor 1711, and a subscriber for the pur- chase of the Common; had presumably the following children:
Children, all baptized at Lexington:
i. THOMAS,2 bapt. Aug. 1701.
ii. MARY, bapt. 5 Sept. 1703.
iii. HENRY, bapt. 14 Oct. 1705; d. 11 Nov. 1705.
iv. EBENEZER, bapt. 4 Apr. 1708.
v. SAMUEL, bapt. 29 Jan. 1710.
vi. JOHN, bapt. 9 Mar. 1712.
JONATHAN1 HUNT; wife HANNAH ( ). Child, born at Lexington:
i. HANNAH,2 b. 3 Aug. 1797.
LEWIS3 HUNT (William, 2 William1) was born at Salem Dec. 1843, died 29 Nov. 1893, younger son of William, born at Salem 1804, and grandson of William and Mary (Dean). His mother was Anstiss Slocum, born at Salem 1805, daughter of Ebenezer and Sarah (Becket). His ancestor, Lewis Hunt, settled at Salem.
* Isaac Hunt, wife Mary, had Thomas, born 20 Aug. 1701; Samuel, born 11 Jan. 1709-10; and John, born 12 Feb. 1711-12. Paige, Hist. of Cambridge.
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He was a hardware merchant; a Free Mason; became a resident of Lexington in 1884. He owned much real estate in Lexington and built Hunt's Block.
He married at Boston, 1867, ELLEN MARIA WALLIS, born at Beverly 1845, daughter of Luther and Elizabeth (Bell).
Children, the first and last born at Salem, the others at Charles- town:
i. ANSTISS SLOCUM,4 b. 1 Apr. 1868.
ii. ALICE MARIA, b. 30 Dec. 1869; m. 26 Sept. 1901 JOHN FRANCIS9 BAL- LARD.
iii. MARY DEAN, b. 1 Feb. 1873.
iv. WILLIAM, b. 29 Mar. 1875; m. 5 Oct. 1898 MELISSA ELLEN DOWNER, b. at Charlestown, dau. of Francis E. and Melissa E. (Briggs).
v. LEWIS, b. 1880; d. at Salem 1888.
HURLEY
JOHN' HURLEY; wife HANNAH ( ). Both born in Ireland. Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARGARET E.,2 b. 4 Feb. 1862.
MAURICE2 HURLEY (John1) was born in Ireland, died 24 Dec. 1883, aged 67, son of John and Mary (Savage).
He married MARY RYAN, born in Ireland, died 8 Aug. 1893, aged 68, daughter of Thomas and Ellen (Fitzgerald).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. THOMAS,8 b. 23 July 1856.
ii. MARY, b. 11 Dec. 1857; d. 21 Dec. 1857.
iii. MICHAEL, b. 22 Jan. 1859; d. 30 May 1876.
THOMAS1 HURLEY was born in Ireland.
He married CATHERINE CRIMMINS, born in Ireland, died 14 Mar. 1868, aged 41, daughter of Daniel.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. MARY, 2 b. 22 Nov. 1851.
ii. JOHN, b. 23 June 1855.
HURTURBIS
FRANCIS1 HURTURBIS, JR., was born at Oswego, N. Y.
He married ANNA FLORENCE, born at Boston.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. VIRGINIA,2 b. 1 Aug. 1907.
HUTCHINS
ALBERT E.2 HUTCHINS (Alpheus1) was born at Centre Harbor, N. H., son of Alpheus C. and Sally ( ).
He married CAROLINE F. JEWETT, born 6 Aug. 1858, died 11 Mar. 1881, daughter of Gorham3 and Caroline R. (Farnsworth).
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Children, both born at Lexington:
i. SUSAN M.,3 b. 14 Oct. 1879.
ii. WALTER EMERSON, b. 19 Dec. 1880; d. 14 May 1881.
HUTCHINSON
CHARLES2 HUTCHINSON (Amos1) was born at Londonderry, N. H., 20 July 1814, died 15 Nov. 1888, son of Amos and Rachel ( ).
He married first 30 Apr. 1837 LYDIA ANN BAILEY, born at Fran- cistown, N. H., 17 Feb. 1820, died 23 Mar. 1870, daughter of James2 and Abigail (Simonds); secondly 11 Nov. 1876 MARY HENLY, born in England, daughter of Thomas and Ann ( ).
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. ANGELINE,8 m. 26 Nov. 1862 HENRY3 CAPELL.
ii. LYDIA ANN ARDELIA, b. 18 Oct. 1843; m. 14 Mar. 1867 ROYAL L.2 WOODBURY.
iii. ELVIRA E., m. at Arlington, 31 Aug. 1864, CHARLES A.4 GROVER.
Child by the second wife, born at Lexington:
iv. CHARLES FREDERICK, b. 18 July 1880.
CHARLES1 HUTCHINSON; wife ABIGAIL (
Child, born at Lexington:
i. ELIZA AUGUSTA,2 b. 12 May 1846.
1. DANIEL FULLER& HUTCHINSON (Daniel F.,7 Osgood, 6 Thomas, 5 Jonathan, 4 Benjamin,3 Joseph,2 Richard1) was born at Greenfield, N. H., 14 Oct. 1845, younger son of Daniel Fuller, born at Francis- town, N. H., 16 Nov. 1809, and Mary (Smith), born at Saugus 31 Jan. 1811, daughter of Francis and Lois (Newhall). The ancestor, Richard Hutchinson, came to America in 1634 and settled at Salem.
He is a market gardener, and became a resident of Lexington in 1890.
He married at Newton, 16 Dec. 1869, MARY ALICE FAIRFIELD, born at Kennebunk, Me., 27 June 1839, daughter of Charles and Alice (Taylor).
Children, the last two born at Somerville, the others at Lynn:
2. i. ARTHUR FULLER,9 b. 10 Oct. 1870.
ii. WALTER, b. 26 Mar. 1872; d. at Lynn 31 Mar. 1872.
iii. ALICE MAY, b. 22 Sept. 1873.
iv. CHARLES ALBERT, b. 26 Oct. 1875.
v. EDWIN WALDO, b. 6 June 1878; m. 10 Dec. 1902 EDITH MAUD3 COX.
vi. HOWARD FAIRFIELD, b. 30 Mar. 1881; d. at Somerville 8 Nov. 1882.
2. ARTHUR FULLER9 HUTCHINSON (Daniel F., 8 Danicl F.,7 Os- good,6 Thomas,5 Jonathan,4 Benjamin,3 Joseph,2 Richard1), born at Lynn 10 Oct. 1870.
He married at Pembroke, N. H., 5 Sept. 1899, CLARA ELIZABETH ROBINSON, born at Pembroke, N. H., daughter of Augustus T. and Cornelia (Norcross).
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Child, born at Lexington:
i.
DORIS RUTH,10 b. 30 Sept. 1906.
1. JOHN FREDERICK3 HUTCHINSON (John Q. A.,2 John1) was born at Brookline, N. H., 6 Jan. 1856, died at Thomasville, Ga., 25 Jan. 1904, only son of John Quincy Adams, born at Milford, N. H., 5 Feb. 1826, and grandson of John and Polly (Burnham). His mother was Amanda R. Wadsworth, born at Milford, N. H., 11 July 1830, daughter of Samuel and Rhoda (Felch).
He was in the produce business and later a real estate dealer; a Knight Templar; state representative in 1889; selectman 1896-98, 1901-04. He became a resident of Lexington in 1867.
He married first at Brookline, N. H., 8 Mar. 1882, MARY WARNER LUND, born at Brookline, N. H., 23 June 1859, died 22 Aug. 1893, daughter of Nathaniel and Caroline (Brooks); secondly 3 Mar. 1897 MARIA ADELAIDE BUTTERFIELD, born 3 Sept. 1857, daughter of Sidney3 and Julia Ann (Lawrence).
Children by the first wife, both born at Lexington:
2. i. JOHN CHESTER, 4 b. 21 Nov. 1883.
ii. BERTHA MAY, b. 21 Apr. 1887; grad. Wellesley, B.A., 1908.
2. JOHN CHESTER4 HUTCHINSON (John F., 3 John Q. A.,2 John1), born 21 Nov. 1883.
He married at Concord, 1 June 1905, LUCY DODGE RICHARDSON, born at Concord 16 Feb. 1883, daughter of Charles Stone and Lucy G. (Reynolds).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. HILDA, 5 b. 31 Mar. 1907.
ii. RUTH, b. 30 Aug. 1908.
iii. JOHN FREDERICK, b. 9 Dec. 1911.
WILLIAM1 HUTCHINSON was born at Somerville.
He married MINNIE ALLEN, born in New Brunswick.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARION ISABELLE, 2 b. 2 Feb. 1902.
INGALLS
FRANK H.1 INGALLS was born at Sheffield, Vt.
He married MARY J. FISHER, born at Lyndon, Vt. Children, born at Lexington :
i. LIONEL TOWNSEND, 2 b. 20 Jan. 1900.
ii. EDENA LAURA, b. 2 July 1901.
iii. KENNETH FRANK, b. 3 Jan. 1907; d. 21 June 1907.
ROGER PHILIP3 INGALLS (Josiah H.,2 John R.1) was born at Cam- bridge 23 July 1883, son of Josiah Hovey, born at Boston 1 Sept. 1842, and grandson of John Robinson and Eliza (Wright). His mother, Fanny Jackson, was born at Cambridge 10 June 1843, daughter of Nathaniel and Hannah (Culbertson) of Salem, a direct
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descendant of Myles Standish. He became a resident of Lexington in 1884.
He married at Providence, R. I., 16 Feb. 1907, ELEANOR MAE NEALEY, born at Concord 11 Aug. 1888, daughter of Herbert and Bertha Mae (Hartwell).
Children, born at Lexington:
i. PHILIP,4 b. 6 Apr. 1909.
ii. RUTH, b. 27 Oct. 1911.
WILLIAM H.2 INGALLS (John R.1) was born at Cambridge, son of John R. and Eliza ( ).
He married 24 July 1853 ANNETTE M. STICKNEY, born at Boston, died 9 June 1861, aged 52, daughter of Randolph and Rhody* ( ) of Lexington.
Child, t born at Lexington:
i. ERVINIA, 3 b. 1 May 1854.
IRISH
HOWARD FRANK3 IRISH (Frank,2 Morris1) was born at Gorham, Me., 3 Sept. 1869, younger son of Frank, born at Gorham, Me., 10 May 1838, and grandson of Morris and Betsy (Lombard). His mother was Annie Maria Brown, born at Windham, Me., 10 Jan. 1838, daughter of Elijah and Harriet (Hawkes). His ancestor, James Irish, came from England and settled at Portland, Me.
He married at Biddeford, Me., 1894, CLARA ELIZABETH BURN- HAM, born at Biddeford, Me., 1869, died 9 Mar. 1909, daughter of Eben and Elizabeth (Berry). They became residents of Lexington in 1903.
IRWIN
JAMES2 IRWIN (William1) was born at Malone, N. Y., son of William and Deborah (Chambers).
He married CATHERINE NICHOLSON, born in Prince Edward Island, daughter of John and Christine (Nicholson).
Children, first five born at Arlington, the others at Lexington:
i. DEBORAH, 3 b. 2 Dec. 1891; m. JOIN' FINLAYSON.
ii. CHRISTINE, b. 5 Feb. 1893; m. 23 Sept. 1911 WILLIAM JAMES GARDNER, b. at London, England, s. of Samucl F. and Emily (Kirby).
iii. JAMES, b. 10 Feb. 1894.
iv. MARGARET, b. 1 Mar. 1896.
v. MAUD, b. 12 Jan. 1898.
vi. THOMPSON, b. 4 Apr. 1900.
vii. CATHERINE, b. 22 Aug. 1902.
viii. ANNIE, b. 2 Dec. 1903.
ix. CORA, b. 13 Sept. 1907.
* Rheuby on son's g. s. at "new" cemetery.
t George W. was born at Medford 3 Oct. 1856, son of H., born at Boston, and Annette, born at Amherst.
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JACKSON
1. GEORGE HENRY3 JACKSON (Joshua,2 Joshua1) was born at Bedford 18 July 1850, son of Joshua, born at South Paris, Me., 24 Aug. 1821, and grandson of Joshua and Deborah (Churchill). His mother was Mary Pierce, born 4 Sept. 1822, daughter of George and Mary (Merriam).
He became a resident of Lexington 14 June 1868. He was in the provision business at Lexington 34 years. He was treasurer of the cemetery committee for 18 years and trustee of the Savings Bank for 15. Is now an assessor.
He married first 21 Jan. 1873 FLORA E. WENTWORTH, born at Auburn, Me., 1850, died 12 July 1883, daughter of Otis and Nancy (Haskins); secondly 23 Oct. 1894 MARION WATKEYS, born at Syra- cuse, N. Y., 11 Mar. 1875, daughter of Henry and Zerviah Temple (Coleman).
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. GEORGE OTIS,4 b. 25 Nov. 1874; m. EDITH ADAMS.
2. ii. WILLIAM ALBERTO, b. 10 Jan. 1876.
iii. MABEL ESTELLA, b. 29 May 1882.
Children by the second wife, all born at Lexington:
iv. CHARLES HENRY, b. 15 Dec. 1895.
v. EDWARD WOOD, b. 27 June 1900.
vi. ROGER WATKEYS, b. 5 Dec. 1909.
2. WILLIAM ALBERTO4 JACKSON (George H.,3 Joshua,2 Joshua1), born 10 Jan. 1876.
He married 25 Jan. 1899 MARGUERITE MAHONEY, born at Anti- gonish, N. S., 3 Apr. 1876, daughter of John and Mary (Dunn).
Child, born at Lexington:
i.
DOROTHY ELIZABETH,5 b. 27 May 1901.
GEORGE STEPHEN3 JACKSON (George S., 2 Stephen W.1) was born at Boston 13 Aug. 1841, died 16 Feb. 1903, elder son of George Stephen, born at Boston 16 Feb. 1814, and grandson of Stephen Winchester and Lucretia (Thayer). His mother was Laura Ann Fitch, born at Boston 24 Apr. 1817, daughter of Elijah and Mary (Morse). He was descended from Edward Jackson, born 1602, died 1681, who came from London, England, and settled at Newton.
He was educated in Boston and graduated from the English High School, and was especially interested in the study of history and modern language. He was a commission merchant.
He married at Boston, 15 Oct. 1867, MARY ORPAH CRANE, born at Boston 27 Oct. 1844, daughter of Edward and Anna Bancroft (Farrar), who died 3 Nov. 1909. They moved to Lexington in 1882, and later occupied the house they built in April 1884.
Children, both born at Boston:
i. LOUISE REED,4 b. Nov. 1869; d. Mar. 1870.
ii. MARY LEE, b. Apr. 1872.
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HENRY S .* JACKSON; wife SARAH E. ( ). Both born in Virginia. Child, born at Lexington:
i. · MAY FRANCES,2 b. 28 June 1886.
WILLIAM1 JACKSON* was born at Providence, R. I. He married MARY ( ), born at Boston.
Child, born at Lexington :
i. GEORGE B.,2 b. 2 Apr. 1882.
JAMESON
ALDEN1 JAMESON; wife ASENATH ANN (MINK). Both born in Maine.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. ALICE MARIA, 2 b. 29 Jan. 1863.
GEORGE WASHINGTON3 JAMESON (John,2 James1) was born at Windsor, Me., 25 Sept. 1833, son of John, born at Union, Me., 29 July 1805, and grandson of James and Elizabeth (Storer). His mother was Rebecca Miller, born at Waldoboro, Me., 18 Aug. 1811, daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (Robbins). He became a resident of Lexington 1 Apr. 1861.
He married at Boston, 29 June 1869, GEORGIANNA EARLY OTIS, born at Scituate 9 Jan. 1842, died at Waltham 8 Aug. 1897, daugh- ter of Howland and Elizabeth Young (Hayes).
Child, born at Lexington: i. ELWOOD STANLEY, b. 6 Sept. 1876; d. 29 Dec. 1904.
JANVRIN
HIRAM GILMORE3 JANVRIN (Hiram,2 Joseph1) was born at New- buryport 5 June 1845, son of Hiram, born at Newburyport 16 July 1820, died 12 Jan. 1892. His mother, Emmeline Morrill Feltch, was born at Kensington, N. H., 24 Dec. 1819, daughter of Jacob and Hannah March (Harris).
He married at Newburyport, 25 Dec. 1867, CATHERINE MAR- RIOTT PLUMMER, born at Newburyport 7 July 1847, daughter of John Greenleaf and Clara (Poor). They became residents of Lex- ington in 1891.
Children, both born at Somerville:
i. NED HERBERT, 4 b. 20 Sept. 1871; m. at Franconia, N. H., 20 June 1907, AVIS GENEVIEVE GRIMES, b. at Franconia, N. H., dau. of Alvin and Sarah ( ). Grad. Technology, B.S., 1894.
ii. MABELLE CLIFTON, b. 26 May 1877; m. 22 Oct. 1902 ELLIS WELLINGTON3 TOWER.
JEFFERSON
MARK S. W.1 JEFFERSON was born at Melrose.
He married THEODORA A. BOHNSTEDT, born at Independence, Texas.
· Negroes.
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Children, all born at Lexington:
i. GEOFFREY,2 b. 4 July 1893.
ii. THEODORE, b. 24 Aug. 1895.
iii. BARBARA, b. 17 Jan. 1897.
ROBERT J.2 JEFFERSON (Robert1) was born in Nova Scotia 5 Mar. 1819, died 9 Apr. 1879, son of Robert J. and Sally ( ). He married EMMA BLANEY DUSTIN, born at Lynn 26 Jan. 1838, died 28 Nov. 1894, daughter of David and Sally G. (Mansfield).
Children, the first born at Cambridge, the others at Lexington:
i. SARAH L.,3 b. 6 Mar. 1861; d. 9 Feb. 1881.
ii. CAROLINE, b. about 1863; m. at Arlington, 9 Sept. 1885, PATRICK2 FLYNN.
iii. ELLA (twin), b. 9 Dec. 1865; m. at Arlington, 4 July 1889, ANSEL E. TAYLOR, b. at Parsboro, N. S., s. of David J. and Amelia ( ).
iv. ETTA (twin), b. 9 Dec. 1865; m. 17 May 1885 LORING A. THOMAS, b. at Middleton, s. of Edward W. and Amanda ( ).
JENNER
JAMES D.1 JENNER; wife EMILY ( ). Both born in England. Children, both born at Lexington:
i. MABEL,2 b. 17 Aug. 1877.
ii. FRANK A., b. 17 Aug. 1879.
JENNESS
PATRICK1 JENNESS; wife MARGARET (
). Both born in Ireland. Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARGARET, 2 b. 20 June 1863.
JENNEY
NELSON WARREN3 JENNEY (Nelson,2 Nathaniel1) was born at Boston 29 Oct. 1845, son of Nelson, born at Fairhaven, 1812, and grandson of Nathaniel and Sally (Stephens). His mother was Hannah Seavey, born at Kennebunkport, Me., 1819. The ances- tor, John Jenney, came from Norwich, England, and settled at Plymouth.
He married 1 Jan. 1866 HARRIET LAURENA GLEASON, born 7 May 1843, daughter of William2 and Charlotte (Brown).
JENNINGS
PATRICK1 JENNINGS; wife MARGARET ( ). Both born in Ire- land.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY ELLEN, 2 b. 8 Oct. 1861; d. 21 June 1864.
ii. JULIA ANN, b. 18 Apr. 1865.
iii. JOHN, b. 10 Feb. 1867.
iv. JAMES, b. 19 Aug. 1868.
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JENNISON
1. NATHANIEL1 JENNISON of Weston married ABIGAIL MEAD, bapt. 30 Aug. 1713, daughter of Hopestill3 and Elizabeth (Hast- ings).
Child:
2. i. JOSIAH,2 b. 22 Jan. 1730.
2. JOSIAH2 JENNISON (Nathaniel1), born 22 Jan. 1730.
He married 12 Feb. 1756 MARY TIDD, born 7 Jan. 1732, daugh- ter of Joseph4 and Dorothy (Stickney) of Lexington. They were admitted to the church 13 Nov. 1757.
Children, all bapt. at Lexington:
i. MARY,3 bapt. 13 Nov. 1757; Josiah's child, d. 30 Nov. 1764.
ii. BETTEE, b. 23 Sept. 1757; ad. to the ch. 6 Apr. 1777.
iii. JOSIAH, b. 4 Sept. 1759.
iv. MARY, bapt. 1 Nov. 1761.
V. NATHAN, bapt. 28 Oct. 1764.
vi. JOHN, bapt. 30 Oct. 1768.
vii. WILLIAM, bapt. 2 Sept. 1770.
JEWETT
1. HENRY2 JEWETT (Jonathan1) was born at Boston 15 Jan. 1819, died 22 Apr. 1884, son of Jonathan and Phœbe (Underwood). He was descended from Joseph Jewett, who came from England and settled at Rowley.
He married MARY JANE CALDWELL, born at Fitchburg 15 Jan. 1825, daughter of Enoch and Elizabeth (Carter).
Children, all born at Bolton:
i. HENRY,3 b. 10 Apr. 1847.
ii. EDWARD THOMAS, b. 13 Mar. 1849.
iii. ELIZABETH CALDWELL, b. 1 Aug. 1852; m. 31 Oct. 1880 OSCAR W. RICH- ARDSON, b. at Livermore, Me., s. of Walcott and Fostina ( ).
2. iv. ARTHUR HENRY, b. 25 May 1855.
v. JENNIE FRANCES, b. 27 Sept. 1857; m. (1) 28 Dec. 1879 NATHAN P. FAIRBANK, S. of J. Parker and Emily (Wheeler); m. (2) at Cambridge, 29 Apr. 1890, FRANKLIN2 ALDERMAN.
2. ARTHUR HENRY3 JEWETT (Henry,2 Jonathan1), born at Bol- ton 25 May 1855.
He became a resident of Lexington in 1869. He was registrar of voters 1891-94. He is a Free Mason.
He married first 15 Sept. 1886 ABBIE PIERCE HOLBROOK, born 11 Aug. 1858, died 4 Feb. 1888, daughter of Rufus Wellington3 and Sarah Ellen (Stocker); secondly 11 July 1894 LYDIA MARTHA HARDY, born at San Francisco, Cal., 23 Dec. 1866, daughter of Thomas and Martha Emily (Neal).
Child by the first wife, born at Lexington:
i. MARION HOLBROOK,4 b. 23 Dec. 1887.
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Children by the second wife:
ii. HENRY HARDY, b. at Roxbury 24 Mar. 1897.
iii. ELIZABETH HERRICK, b. at Roslindale 15 June 1898; d. at Reading 13 Aug. 1903.
iv. RICHARD CALDWELL, b. at Reading 28 Nov. 1905.
NATHANIEL2 JEWETT (Jedediah1) was born at Townsend 23 Oct. 1780, died 26 Oct. 1861.
He married 22 Nov. 1807 ELIZABETH or BETSEY HAMBLET, born at Dracut 3 May 1783, died 27 Mar. 1857.
Children:
i. AMORY,3 b. 14 Aug. 1808; m. LUCY E. DUADE.
ii. LOUISA, b. 15 June 1810; m. GEORGE F. TUTTLE.
iii. MARIA, b. 13 Mar. 1812; m. GEORGE J. O. W.3 ROBINSON.
iv. ELIZA, b. Feb. 1814; m. CHARLES BROWN.
v. ELIAS K., b. 15 Dec. 1817; d. 27 Jan. 1855 in California by the explosion of a steamboat boiler.
vi. GORHAM, b. at Charlestown 3 Aug. 1819; m. secondly 11 May 1857 CAROLINE R. FARNSWORTH, b. at Boston, d. 14 May 1876, aged 49 y. 6 m., dau. of Jacob and Eliza O. ( ); d. 27 Aug. 1883. Children, b. at Lexington : i. Caroline F.,4 b. 6 Aug. 1858; m. 25 June 1879 Albert E.2 Hutchins. ii. Ellen Farnsworth, b. 19 June 1868.
JOHNSON
1. JOHN2 JOHNSON (Capt. Edward1) of Woburn was born at Can- terbury, England, died at Canterbury, Conn., about 1717, where he and his wife had gone in 1712 to live with their son Obadiah.
He married 28 Apr. 1657 BETHIA REED, died at Canterbury, Conn., about 1718, daughter of William1 and Mabel (Kendall). Children:
2. i. JOHN,ª b. 24 Jan. 1658-59.
ii. BETHIA, b. 20 Jan. 1660; m. (1) JONATHAN KNIGHT of Cambridge; m. (2) ( ) WOOLCOTT of Cambridge.
iii. WILLIAM, b. 29 Sept. 1662; removed to Canterbury, Conn.
iv. OBADIAH, b. 15 June 1664; taxed in 1693; removed to Canterbury, Conn.
v. JOSEPH.
vi. SAMUEL.
vii. NATHANIEL.
2. JOHN' JOHNSON (John,2 Capt. Edward1), born 24 Jan. 1658-59.
He was one of the parish assessors in 1712, and in 1715 he was paid for land taken for a road. He was a subscriber for the building of the meeting-house 1692, was taxed 1693, and his name was con- tinued on the tax list in 1695 and 1696.
He married MARY CARLY, daughter of William.1 She was ad- mitted to the church before 1698.
Children, all baptized at Cambridge Farms:
i. MARY,4 bapt. 9 Apr. 1699.
ii. PRUDENCE, bapt. 9 Apr. 1699.
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iii. REBECCA, bapt. 9 Apr. 1699.
iv. SARAH, bapt. 16 Apr. 1699.
v. ESTHER, bapt. 16 Apr. 1699.
1. FRANCIS5 JOHNSON (Francis,4 Josiah,3 Maj. William,2 Capt. Edward 1) was born 2 Apr. 1746, died 18 Sept. 1805.
He married 27 June 1771 ABIGAIL BROOKS of Woburn, died 1 Jan. 1835, aged 84, daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth (Fowle). Children:
i. FRANCIS, 6 major in the militia at Woburn; left descendants there; d. at Woburn, 16 Nov. 1846, aged 75.
2. ii. MUNSON.
ii. DAVID, b. at Woburn 4 May 1777; m. 2 Feb. 1804 PHILENA MUNROE, d. 7 Dec. 1870, dau. of John4 and Rebecca (Wellington); d. 26 Oct. 1860.
iv. DOLLY, m. (1) 21 Sept. 1800 NATHANIEL5 SIMONDS; m. (2) LUTHER SIMONDS of Burlington.
Other children at Woburn.
2. MUNSON6 JOHNSON (Francis, 5 Francis, 4 Josiah,3 Maj. William, 2 Capt. Edward1) came to Lexington from Woburn in 1795, died at Woburn 8 Jan. 1857.
He married 20 Mar. 1798 BETSEY MUNROE, born 5 Apr. 1776, died 26 Sept. 1849, daughter of Nathan4 and Elizabeth (Harring- ton).
Children,* first two born at Lexington:
i. CHARLOTTE,7 m. 11 Nov. 1819 HORATIO SYMMES.
ii. DELLA PIERCE, m. 4 Oct. 1819 WILLIS 8 BUCKMAN, b. 13 May 1794, d. 26 June 1865; d. 17 Dec. 1861.
iii. MINOT, d. 22 Sept. 1831, aged 28; m. 13 Jan. 1825 BETSEY GRAMMAR, d. 9 June 1898, aged 92, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth (Webber).
iv. NATHAN MUNROE, b. 7 Mar. 1805; m. 25 Oct. 1827 CHARLOTTE WRIGHT, b. 16 Oct. 1806, d. 17 Jan. 1892, dau. of Jacob and Lucretia (Richard- son); d. 10 Nov. 1886.
v. MUNSON, b. 25 Dec. 1809; m. 14 Apr. 1831 SARAH S. THOMPSON, b. 12 Aug. 1811, d. 3 Oct. 1887, dau. of Alpha and Mary (Scottow); d. 9 Mar. 1875.
vi. ELIZABETH M., m. 10 Dec. 1829 CHARLES R. THOMPSON of Woburn; d. 7 Feb. 1893, aged 81.
vii. HARRIS, d. 27 June 1893, aged 77; m. 25 Apr. 1839 DIANTHA CHAMBER- LAIN, d. 9 Mar. 1886, aged 67, dau. of Daniel of Lyndeboro, N. H.
THOMAS6 JOHNSON (Frederick,5 Francis, 4 Josiah,3 Maj. William,2 Capt. Edward1) was born probably at Woburn 17 Jan. 1785, died 1 July 1830, aged 44. He came to Lexington the latter part of the 18th century to learn a trade.
He married 8 Sept. 1811 MARY or POLLY DUDLEY, born 18 Sept. 1792, died 3 Dec. 1862, daughter of Nathan6 and Sarah (Munroe). Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY DUDLEY,7 b. 11 Nov. 1812; m. 16 June 1836 COTESWORTH? WHEELER.
ii. SARAH MARIA, b. 22 Apr. 1816; m. 13 Feb. 1840 JAMES D.8 SUMNER. * E. F. Johnson, Johnson Gen., p. 32.
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