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i. PETER,2 served in the navy in the Civil War.
ii. JOHN, b. 21 Aug. 1841. Enlisted 12 July 1861 in Co. I, 16th Mass. Inf'y, discharged 27 July 1864 by reason of expiration of service.
Children by the second wife, all born at Lexington:
iii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. 18 Oct. 1844; m. at Woburn, 28 Dec. 1863, GEORGE7 SIMONDS.
iv. EDWARD, b. 20 Sept. 1847.
v. SARAH J., m. 28 Sept. 1884 ABBOTT J. LAWRENCE of Concord, s. of Joshua W. and Sarah A. ( ).
vi. EMILY ANN, b. 18 June 1850; m. 26 June 1895 CHARLES H.3 BACON.
vii. FRANCIS, b. 7 Feb. 1855; m. LILLA DALE NEILSON of Burlington.
BARBOUR
SAMUEL LEWIS3 BARBOUR (Walworth,2 Oliver L.1) was born at Cambridge 23 Mar. 1881, younger son of Walworth, born at Sara- toga Springs, N. Y., 25 Dec. 1850, and grandson of Oliver L. and Mary (Walworth). His mother, Sarah Gavett Hinckley, was born at East Bridgewater 26 Dec. 1844, daughter of Elijah and Rebecca Gavett (Newhall). The ancestor, John Barbour, came from Eng- land and settled at Plymouth.
* The first ancestor who came to this country was probably one of three Kendall brothers who came from England; one settled at Woburn and the other two settled in New Hampshire.
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He received the degree of A.B. at Harvard, 1902. He became a resident of Lexington 4 Aug. 1908.
He married at Boston, 18 June 1906, CLARA MARIA HAMMOND, born at Cambridge 21 July 1881, daughter of John Wilkes (Har- vard, LL.D. 1911; Associate · Justice, Mass. Supreme Court) and Clara Ellen (Tweed).
Children, the first born at Cambridge, the second at Lexington:
i. WALWORTH, 4 b. 4 June 1908.
ii. ELLEN HAMMOND, b. 29 Dec. 1910.
BARNES
WILLIAM LESTER2 BARNES (William1) was born at Providence, R. I., 28 May 1878, only son of William Henry, born Mar. 1853, and Caddie Eva (Porter), born 10 Sept. 1857.
He graduated at Harvard, A.B., 1900, and from the Harvard Medical School, M.D., 1904. He became a resident of Lexington in 1906, where he is now a physician in general practice. He is a mem- ber of the Massachusetts Medical Society.
He married at Boston, in 1906, ESTHER RITCHIE WYMAN, born at Yarmouth, N. S., daughter of James Ritchie.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. ETTA MAY,3 b. 27 Nov. 1906; d. 24 Feb. 1911.
ii. WILLIAM LESTER, b. 6 Jan. 1908.
BARRETT
CYNTHIA BARRETT was born 30 Feb. 1784.
REV. FISKE5 BARRETT (Benjamin, 4 Oliver, 3 Thomas, 2 Humphrey 1) was born at Springfield, N. Y., 1 Mar. 1816, died 21 Nov. 1880.
He graduated from Union College, 1842, entered the ministry and was settled at Lexington in Sept. 1849. He resigned in 1852, and subsequently resided at Scituate and Stoneham.
He married 8 June 1853 ANN E. T. HENCHMAN, daughter of David of Boston.
GEORGE PRESCOTT2 BARRETT (William G.1) was born at Concord 9 Aug. 1852, son of William G. and Sophia (Dodge).
He married 12 Nov. 1874 SARAH ARVILLA WRIGHT, born 5 Oct. 1848, died at St. Johnsbury, Vt., 27 Aug. 1905, daughter of Luke W.3 and Abigail (Estabrook). They moved to St. Johnsbury, Vt. Children, the second born at Somerville, the others at Lexington :
i. GEORGE ARTHUR,3 b. 11 Sept. 1876; m. MARTHA DODGE of Amherst, N. H.
ii. WILLIAM WRIGHT, b. 6 Sept. 1877; m. 28 June 1905 LUCY FRENCH Of Ashby.
iii. CHARLES HERBERT, b. 5 May 1879; d. 18 Sept. 1879.
iv. BERTHA DODGE, b. 9 Jan. 1884.
y. CLARENCE HAYWARD, b. 5 Apr. 1885; m. JOSEPHINE FERRIS, of St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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BARROWS
CALVIN1 BARROWS married CARIA R. ( ). Children, both born at Lexington:
i. CLARENCE A.,2 b. 11 Aug. 1850.
ii. WILLIAM H., b. 23 Feb. 1852.
BARRY
JOHN BARRY; wife HONORA ( ). Both born in Ireland. Child, born at Lexington:
i. KATY,2 b. 25 Oct. 1860.
JOHN BARRY; wife HANNAH ( ). Both born in Ireland. Children, both born at Lexington:
j. THOMAS, 2 b. 12 Mar. 1859.
ii. JOHN, b. 26 Oct. 1864.
KILL1 BARRY, born at New York, married MARIA McMAHAN, born at St. Andrews, Me., daughter of Cornelius. She married secondly as his second wife, 9 June 1860 John G.2 Sherman, born at Boston, son of Charles and Sarah ( ).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. CHARLES, 2 b. 11 May 1858.
WILLIAM2 BARRY (David1) was born in Ireland, son of David and Nora D. ( ).
He married MARGARET SHEEHAN, born in Ireland, daughter of William and Mary O'B. ( ).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. NORA,3 b. 30 Aug. 1875.
ii. DAVID, b. 17 Jan. 1877.
iii. MARY ELLA, b. 28 Apr. 1878; d. 4 Aug. 1878.
iv. JOHN, b. 11 Aug. 1879; d. 4 May 1880.
v. WILLIAM, JR., b. 15 Feb. 1881.
vi. MARGARET, b. 17 Mar. 1882.
BARTLETT
CHARLES LEONARD3 BARTLETT (Bailey,2 Enoch1) was born at Haverhill 15 Aug. 1802, died 17 Mar. 1883, the fifteenth child of Bailey,* born at Haverhill 29 Jan. 1750, and grandson of Enoch and Anna (Bayley). His mother, Peggy White, was born at Hav- erhill 2 Mar. 1766, daughter of John and Sarah (Lebaron). The ancestor who came to this country was John Bartlett from England who settled at Newbury.
He was engaged as a Mexican consul at Boston. He became a resident of Lexington in the spring of 1878.
* See Hurd, Hist. of Essex County, Mass., pp. 2009-10, and Bond, Hist. of Watertown, pp. 891, 899, 900, for a more extended sketch of him, his ancestry and children.
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He married 1833 HARRIET PLUMER, born after 1811, daughter of Hiram and Eliza (Greenleaf) of Haverhill.
Children, all born at Haverhill, except the sixth:
i. ELIZA PLUMER, 4 b. 30 Apr. 1838; d. at Haverhill.
ii. WILLIAM FRANCIS,* b. 1840; m. AGNES POMEROY; d. at Pittsfield.
iii. EUNICE DEWOLF, b. 1842; d. at Brookline.
iv. HARRIET LOUISE, b. 1844; m. CHARLES H. CHAPMAN; d. at Lawrence.
v. FANNY, bapt. 24 June 1849; m. CHARLES F. MANNING.
vi. EDITH, b. at Boston 1852; m. W. T. HAY; d. at Brookline.
WILLIAM E.2 BARTLETT (James1) was born at Boston, son of James C. and Caroline M. (Wilson).
He married at Waltham, 16 Feb. 1907, ELLEN M. DAVIS, born at Bedford, daughter of Warren A. and Catherine C. (Weatherbee).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. JOSEPH WILBUR, 3 b. 3 Dec. 1907; d. 10 Jan. 1910.
ii. DOROTHY JOSEPHINE, b. 12 July 1909.
BASHIAN
BEDROS1 HACHADOOR BASHIAN was born at Choonkoosh, Diar- bekir, 16 Mar. 1869, son of Baba Hachadoor and Ispeer Kaya- Kochoian, both natives of Choonkoosh, Diarbekir. He attended the Armenian College at Harpoot, Turkey, Asia Minor, came to this country when about twenty years of age, and came to Lexington in 1903.
He married at Malden, 6 Jan. 1899, RACHEL HACHADOOR MINA- SIAN, born at Hoghe, Harpoot, daughter of Hachadoor-Najar- Minasian and Magarid Soojoo Manoian.
Children:
i. ARAM MINAS,2 b. at Boston 29 Mar. 1900.
ii. HAIG HACHADOOR, b. at Boston 7 May 1902.
iii. MARDIROS FISKE, b. at Lexington 26 Jan. 1905.
BASS
1. SIMEON2 BASS (Simeon1) was born at Peterboro, N. H., son of Simeon.
He married SYBIL LAWRENCE, born 4 Sept. 1805, died 31 Mar. 1891, daughter of Phineas5 and Polly (Wellington).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ALMIRA WELLINGTON,3 b. 11 May 1825; m. (1) PRESCOTT2 BENNETT; m. (2) 8 Apr. 1882 AARON Y.3 GARMON.
ii. ADDISON SAWYER, b. 30 Dec. 1827; m. 26 Feb. 1857 HANNAH ROPES HOPPIN, born at Cambridge 15 Sept. 1832, d. at Melrose 24 Nov. 1865, dau. of ( ) and Anna (Southwick). Child, b. at San Francisco, Cal .: William Rogers,4 b. 15 July 1863.
iii. CATHERINE, b. 4 Sept. 1829; d. 29 Oct. 1829.
* For a sketch of Gen. William Francis Bartlett, a distinguished soldier of the Civil War, see F. W. Palfrey, Memoir of William Francis Bartlett, Boston, 1878; also Mass. Gen. Court, A Record of the Dedication of the Statue of Major General William Francis Bartlett, 27 May 1904.
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BATCHELDER
GEORGE G.1 BATCHELDER was born at Danvers 1841, died at Woburn 25 Dec. 1907.
He entered the navy as an ordinary seaman 20 Aug. 1861, ap- pointed Master's Mate 31 Mar. 1862, discharged as such 29 Aug. 1864, having served on the Wyandotte, Primrose and Juniata.
He married FRANCES B. STEVENS, born in Baker Co., Ga. Children, ii. born at Brooklyn, N. Y., iii. at Lexington:
i. SETH,2 served in the Spanish War.
ii. GARTH, m. at Essex, 10 Aug. 1905, MARY A. SISSON, b. at Providence, R. I., dau. of Charles R. and Laura F. (Potter).
iii. DONALD, b. 9 July 1884.
IRA F. BATCHELDER was born at Woodbury, Vt., 11 Mar. 1836, died at Reading 9 Dec. 1909.
He enlisted 4 Aug. 1862 in Co. I, 11th Vt. Inf'y, discharged 6 July 1865. He became a resident of Lexington in 1876.
He married at Boston, 24 Dec. 1860, NETTIE DRENAN, born at Woodbury, Vt., 11 June 1842.
Children, first two born at Woodbury, Vt., the others at Lex- ington:
i. FLORA LOUISE, 2 b. 5 Dec. 1864; m. HORACE B. KEIZER.
ii. RYLAND DRENAN, b. 14 Nov. 1867; m. LIZZIE M. HART.
iii. ALFRED R., b. 1 Apr. 1880; m. ANNA WHITMAN.
iv. ELSIE V.,* b. 23 May 1882; m. FRED P. HEATH.
SAMUEL A.1 BATCHELDER; wife SARAH M. ( ). Child, born at Lexington:
i. ALICE M.,2 b. 8 Jan. 1851.
BATCHELLER
BROOKS TRULL2 BATCHELLER f (Capt. Joseph1) was born at Bil- lerica 7 Jan. 1813, died 21 Aug. 1902, son of Capt. Joseph, born at Marblehead 27 Jan. 1773, died 14 Oct. 1824, and Hannah (Trull), born 1773, died 10 May 1859.
He began life as a towboy on the Middlesex Canal and became captain of a packet boat. When the canal was discontinued became a stage driver and eventually settled as a stable keeper at Boston. In 1867 he purchased a residence at Lexington. He was elected to the State Senate in 1874. He was a member of the first board of trustees of the Lexington Savings Bank.
He married RACHEL CAMPBEL DODGE, born at Edgecomb, Me., 17 Mar. 1818, died 21 Aug. 1907, daughter of John and Rachel (House). Children, all born at Boston:
i. RACHEL ARLOTTA,8 b. 8 Sept. 1839; d. 8 Sept. 1840.
* Changed to Beatrice Marion in Nov. 1882.
f See Lewis Hist. Pub. Co., Middlesex Co., p. 638.
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ii. ABBIE ARLOTTA, b. 20 Jan. 1841; m. 10 June 1874 FRANCIS E. WETHER- ELL, b. at Worcester, s. of Lorin and Judith ( ); d. 10 July 1880.
iii. WARREN MERREY, b. 11 Aug. 1842.
iv. LIZZIE MARY, b. 30 June 1847; m. 31 May 1881 HENRY EVERARD2 URANN.
BATE AND BATES
BENJAMIN BATE Or BATES, with his wife MARY (or HESTER) was admitted to the church at Lexington, Oct. 31, 1703, by letter of dismission from the church of Hingham.
Children:
i. SOLOMON, bapt. 20 Dec. 1702.
ii. LYDIA, d. 24 Oct. 1703.
iii. JOHN, bapt. 7 Oct. 1705; d. young.
iv. BENJAMIN, b. 11 June 1716.
v. JOHN, b. 6 Dec. 1717.
vi. MARY, b. 20 June 1719; d. 28 Feb. 1723.
vii. JOSEPH, b. 20 June 1721.
viii. CHARITY, bapt. 20 Jan. 1723; d. 29 Feb. 1723.
GETSON N.1 BATES; wife ALICE G. ( ). Both born in Mass.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARY,2 b. 12 Aug. 1889.
BAUD
BENJAMIN T.1 BAUD; wife HARRIET (STANTON). Both born at Sheffield, Eng.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. HARRIET, 2 b. 5 Mar. 1905.
BAXTER
EDWIN W.1 BAXTER, born at Boston, married LUCY M. DAMON, born at Wayland.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. MARGARET N.,2 b. 8 Oct. 1873.
ii. EDWIN W., JR., b. 21 Aug. 1875.
BAYLEY
EDWIN ALLEN3 BAYLEY (Edwin,2 Abner1) was born at Jamaica Plain 30 July 1862, elder son of Edwin, born at Newbury, Vt., 16 July 1820, and grandson of Abner and Betsey (Hibbard). The first Bayley ancestor who came to this country was John Bayley (then spelled "Bayly") who came from Chippenham, Witshire County, England, in 1635, and settled at Salisbury (Point). His mother was Vesta Capen, born at Dorchester 24 Oct. 1826, daughter of Gen- eral Aaron and Izannah (White). Izannah White was descended from Peregrine White, born on the Mayflower in Massachusetts Bay.
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He was graduated (A.B.) from Dartmouth, 1885, and Boston University Law School, 1891 (LL.B.), completing the three years' course in two years with rank of "magna cum laude." Member of Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Kappa Epsilon. He was admitted to practice at Suffolk County Bar in 1891; to practice in United States Courts in 1898. Associated in law practice with John H. Colby from 1892 till Mr. Colby's death in 1909. Member of school committee, Lexington, 1896-98; representative to General Court from 29th Middlesex Representative District, comprising the towns of Lex- ington and Arlington, 1909-1910, being the Republican candidate.
Mr. Bayley has been active in the work of the Bailey-Bayley Family Association formed in 1893 to gather and place in perma- nent form the genealogy of the branches of the family, and has served as president of the Association 1900-1902, and is at present its secretary. He delivered the Memorial Day Address before the Lexington Post, G. A. R., in 1905; also the Memorial Address on the tenth anniversary of the dedication of the Tenney Memorial Library building at Newbury, Vt., 10 June 1907. He was a temporary resi- dent of Lexington for part of each year, 1888-1892, and became a permanent resident in 1892.
He married at Newbury, Vt., 15 June 1892, LUCIA ANNE WAT- KINS, born at Newbury, Vt., 21 Jan. 1863, daughter of Eustace Virgil Watkins, M.D., born at Stockbridge, Vt., and Emily (Ten- ney), born at West Hartford, Vt.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARION VESTA, 4 b. 9 Jan. 1895.
BEARDSELL
WILLIAM LEE2 BEARDSELL (William1) was born at Dunkirk, N. Y., 21 Mar. 1877, son of William and Harriet E. (Herrick).
He married EDITH FROTHINGHAM MANDELL, born at Cambridge 21 July 1880, daughter of William Johnson and Almira Webster (Frothingham).
Children, the first born at Cambridge, fourth at Lexington, the others at Somerville:
i. PAUL MANDELL,8 b. 8 Apr. 1906.
ii. ARTHUR HERRICK, b. 8 Oct. 1907.
iii. ALLYN COPP, b. 9 Mar. 1909.
iv. WILLIAM LEE, b. 30 Apr. 1910.
BEATTY
MARTIN1 BEATTY; wife SARAH ( ). Both born in Ireland. Children:
i. SARAH,2 b. at Boston 12 June 1860.
ii. GEORGE, b. at Lexington 20 Mar. 1862.
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BENJAMIN
DANIEL S.1 BENJAMIN married FRANCES C. ( ). Children, all born at Lexington:
i. DANIEL F.2 (twin), b. 5 Jan. 1849.
ii. FRANCIS D. (twin), b. 5 Jan. 1849; d. at Somerville 7 Dec. 1865.
iii. EDWARD S., b. 7 Aug. 1850; d. 6 Sept. 1852.
iv. ANN ELIZA, b. 14 Oct. 1851.
v. MARY ETTA, b. 28 June 1853; d. 4 Oct. 1854.
vi. LOUISA M., b. 1859; d. 24 Dec. 1861.
QUINCY W.2 BENJAMIN (William1) born at Lincoln, son of William O. and Susan C., married 7 Apr. 1880, LUCY SHERMAN, born at Uxbridge, daughter of Albert A.2 and Sarah D. (Spaulding).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. EFFIE, 3 b. 18 Dec. 1881.
BENNETT
1. MOSES1 BENNETT married 11 Aug. 1719 ANNA BLANCHARD. They had eight children.
2. JAMES2 BENNETT (Moses1), born 5 Dec. 1736, died 9 Aug. 1808. He settled at Ashby. He was in the army of the Revolution, became a captain in the service, and took part in a number of battles.
He married secondly 14 Dec. 1784 OLIVE SHATTUCK, born 27 Jan. 1753, daughter of John and Elizabeth ( ).
3. JAMES HARVEY3 BENNETT (James,2 Moses1), born at Groton 22 Oct. 1792, died 10 Nov. 1875. He came to Lexington to reside in 1845.
He married 22 Oct. 1820 WINIFRED KNOWLES, born at Truro 21 June 1800, died 4 July 1867, daughter of Capt. Paul* and Han- nah ( ) who died 12 Oct. 1854, aged 87 y. 9 m.
Children, all born at Boston:
i. JAMES KNOWLES, 4 b. 20 July 1821; m. 2 Jan. 1853 MARTHA M. STIMSON (1820-1884), dau. of Lovett and Sally ( ).
ii. MARY WINIFRED, b. 22 Apr. 1823; m. 26 Apr. 1843 PETER MCINTIRE of Boston.
iii. CHARLES HARVEY, b. at Boston 23 Mar. 1836; m. 27 Mar. 1862 MARY ELIZABETH KENDALL, b. at Lexington 4 Sept. 1836, dau. of Oliver2 and Mary (Gates); d. 8 July 1864.
PRESCOTT2 BENNETT (Archelaus1) was born at Townsend 26 Apr. 1820, died 20 Mar. 1864, son of Archelaus and Deborah (Wheeler) (1786-1865).
He married ALMIRA WELLINGTON BASS, born 11 May 1825, daughter of Simeon2 and Sibbel (Lawrence). She married secondly 8 Apr. 1882, as his second wife, Aaron Y.2 Garmon.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. CHARLOTTE JANE,3 b. 16 July 1847; m. at Woburn, 26 June 1870, LARKIN7 SMITH, JR.
* Capt. Paul Knowles and bis son Paul wrecked off Marshfield 24 Dec. 1804. G. s. "new" cemetery.
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BENNINK
CARROLL1 BENNINK was born at Cambridge.
He married MIRIAM HARTSHORNE, born at Methuen. Child, born at Lexington:
i.
ANNA,2 b. 20 Mar. 1907.
LEONARD EDWARD3 BENNINK (Gerrit,2 Jan Willem1) was born at Cambridge 8 Jan. 1855, son of Gerrit Jan, born at Winterswyk, Province Gelderland, Holland, 23 Oct. 1815, and grandson of Jan Willem and Geertruyda (Renskers). His mother was Maatje Van Zetten, born in Province Zeeland, Holland, 8 Aug. 1814. Gerrit Jan Bennink came from Holland and settled at Roxbury.
After graduating from the Harvard Grammar School of Cam- bridge at the age of fourteen, he attended high school at Cambridge for six months and then went to work for Dana W. Hyde, in the dry goods business, and has been in that business ever since. He is a Knight Templar, 32° Mason and president of the Retail Merchants Association, Lawrence, where he now lives. He delivered the Me- morial Day Address before the Lexington Post, G. A. R., in 1909.
He married at Lexington, 13 Apr. 1881, KATHERINE AUGUSTA CRONE, born at Roxbury 23 Aug. 1855, daughter of Louis Ernest2 and Augusta A. (Forbush).
Children:
i. BERTHA HELEN, 4 b. at Boston 17 Jan. 1885. Adopted daughter.
ii. DONALD CRONE, b. at Lexington 14 Nov. 1893.
BERARD
ALBERT J.1 BERARD was born at Needham; wife FANNIE (NEW- COMB), born at Hyde Park.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. £
FLORENCE HELEN,2 b. 29 Nov. 1904.
BERTWELL
1. JAMES CORNELIUS2 BERTWELL (John1) was born at Ossipee, N. H., 11 June 1826, son of John, who came from England and settled at Ossipee, N. H.
He married ELLEN FRIEND, born at St. John, N. B., 11 Oct. 1832, daughter of Samuel and Katherine (Kearnes).
Children, first two born at Bedford, next two at West Cambridge, v. and vi. at Lexington and vii. and viii. at North Cambridge:
2. i. CHARLES FRANKLIN,3 b. 7 Oct. 1855.
ii. SAMUEL C., b. 16 Apr. 1858.
iii. WILLIAM E., b. 8 July 1860.
iv. MARY E., b. 20 Apr. 1863.
V. CORA BELLE, b. 20 Oct. 1865.
vi. KATHERINE F., b. 7 Sept. 1867.
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vii. ELIZABETH R., b. 15 Sept. 1870.
viii. SARAH A., b. 4 Oct. 1872.
ix. JAMES H., b. 20 Feb. 1878.
2. CHARLES FRANKLIN3 BERTWELL (James,2 John1), born at Bed- ford 7 Oct. 1855. He was a member of the Common Council of Somerville, 1888. He became a resident of Lexington 30 June 1897.
He married at West Somerville, 21 May 1879, ALEPH WOODBURY, born in King's County, Nova Scotia, daughter of Gilbert Wellesly and Elizabeth (Spinney).
Children, all born at Somerville:
i. CHARLES FAIRFIELD, 4 b. 28 Feb. 1880; d. at Somerville 9 Oct. 1881.
ii. WILLIAM EDWARD, b. 10 Aug. 1881; d. at Somerville 28 Aug. 1881.
iii. ALEPH WOODBURY, b. 24 Oct. 1885.
iv. CORA MAUDE, b. 10 Oct. 1888; m. at Waltham, 18 Jan. 1908, CHARLES W. BAILEY, b. at Peabody, s. of Geo. F. and Jeannette (Matheson).
BERUBE
JOHN1 BERUBE was born in Maine; wife DELINA (FOWMIER), born in Michigan.
Child, born at Lexington :
i. THEODORE,2 b. 13 Nov. 1905.
BETTINSON
EDWARD WILLIAMS1 BETTINSON was born near London, England, 6 Jan. 1815, died at Lexington 22 Apr. 1898, son of William and Avis (Griggs).
He married first SARAH HILL KINGSLEY, born at Boston 20 Sept. 1820, died at Lexington 2 June 1878, daughter of Henry and Mary (Pratt); secondly'at Essex, 6 June 1881, MRS. THANKFUL B. (BURN- HAM) BROWN, daughter of Ebenezer and Susan T. ( ) Burnham. Children, all born at Cambridge:
i. MARY ANN,2 b. 26 Apr. 1838.
ii. EDWARD WILLIAMS, b. 3 Feb. 1840 ..
iii. SARAH LOUISE, b. 5 Mar. 1842; m. at Cambridge, 27 July 1863, JONAS ALLEN EATON, b. at Houlton, Me., 18 Aug. 1838, d. at New York, N. Y., Mar. 1899, son of Jonas and Eliza (Van Horn). Child: Edward Bettin- son, b. at San Francisco, Cal., 20 Aug. 1869; m. at Melrose, 23 Dec. 1891, Natalie M. Bellveau, b. at Boston, dau. of Sigefroi and Kathe- rine ( ); d. at Patterson, N. J., 2 May 1893. One child: Helen L.
BEVINGTON
ALFRED JOSEPH3 BEVINGTON (Edwin,2 Edwin1) was born in Worcestershire, England, 16 Feb. 1865, eldest son of Edwin, born in Worcestershire, England, 14 Feb. 1831, and grandson of Edwin and Elizabeth ( ). His mother, Mary Knott, was born in Worcester- shire, England, 1831, daughter of George and Mary (Knott). He became a resident of Lexington in 1889.
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He married 5 Apr. 1893 ANNIE JANE KEEFE, born 13 June 1861, daughter of William1 and Mary O. (Canniff).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY ELEANOR, 4 b. 24 Aug. 1895.
ii. WILLIAM ALFRED, b. 7 Oct. 1899; d. 7 Dec. 1903.
iii. ALFRED JOSEPH, b. 7 Apr. 1904.
BICKFORD
JAMES T.1 BICKFORD was born at Rochester, N. Y .; wife JANE
( ), born in New Hampshire.
Child, born at Lexington :
i. CLARA J.,2 b. 15 Apr. 1857.
BIGELOW
1. JONATHAN6 BIGELOW (Jonathan B.,5 Jonathan, 4 Jonathan, 3 Joshua,2 John1) was born at Conway 1 Jan. 1825, died at Lexing- ton 11 May 1907, eldest son of Jonathan Brooks, born at Conway 12 Apr. 1800, and Relief (Newhall), born at Conway, daughter of Phineas. The first ancestor to come to this country was John Biglo, who came from England probably and settled at Watertown.
He was in the wholesale fruit and produce business over forty years, president of the "Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange," a justice of the peace, Knight Templar, and a member of the Mass. Legislature 1877-78. He came to Lexington from Watertown in 1894.
He married at Brighton, 27 Apr. 1848, SARAH BROOKS, born at Brighton 15 Mar. 1819, daughter of Samuel and Jane (Hill).
Children, the first born at Roxbury, the others at Brighton:
2. i. SAMUEL BROOKS,7 b. 6 Mar. 1851.
ii. LIZZIE JANE, b. 27 Mar. 1853.
iii. HENRY JONATHAN, b. 7 Aug. 1855.
iv. LOUIS HILL, b. 27 May 1857.
2. SAMUEL BROOKS7 BIGELOW (Jonathan B.,6 Jonathan B.,5 Jonathan,4 Jonathan,3 Joshua,2 John1), born at Roxbury 6 Mar. 1851. He is a Free Mason; and came to Lexington in 1894.
He married at Liberty, Me., 18 Nov. 1874, ELLA CURRIER STEV- ENS, born at Liberty, Me., 24 Apr. 1849, died at Salem 11 June 1900, daughter of Ebenezer and Eliza (Currier).
Children, first two born at Concord, iii. at Watertown, the others at Danvers:
i. SARAH ALICE,8 b. 23 Sept. 1875; m. as his second wife, 15 Aug. 1910 HENRY WHITCOMB PORTER, b. at Quincy, s. of Charles H. and Hannah A. (French). Grad. Radcliffe, A.B., 1898.
ii. CLARA ABBIE, b.30 Aug. 1877; m. 14 Apr. 1904 WALTER CLARK9 BALLARD.
iü. MAY, b. 18 Dec. 1881; m. 16 Nov. 1904 WILLIAM HENRY9 BALLARD.
iv. HELEN AMY, b. 17 Oct. 1884.
v. MADGE S., b. 15 May 1887; d. at Danvers 10 Jan. 1888.
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HISTORY OF LEXINGTON
BIRCHENALL
DAVID1 BIRCHENALL; wife ANN ( ). Both born in England. Child, born at Lexington:
i. FREDERICK C.,2 b. 12 July 1865.
BIRD
WILLIAM A.1 BIRD; wife ADA K. ( ). Both born in Nova Scotia. Child, born at Lexington:
i. NORMA IRENE, 2 b. 1 Aug. 1896.
BLACK
RALPH1 BLACK was born in Scotland; wife ANNIE B. (HUNT), born at Boston.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. RALPH FLEMING,2 b. 28 Mar. 1892.
BLAISDEL
EBENEZER1 BLAISDEL, born in Me., married ANN ( ), born at Watertown.
Children, born at Lexington:
i. GEORGE EBENEZER, 2 b. 23 Aug. 1845.
ii. MARY, b. 22 Oct. 1855.
BLAKE
ALBERT M.2 BLAKE (Daniel1) was born at Norway, Me., son of Daniel H. and Sarah C. ( ).
He married 30 May 1874 ANNABEL M. REED, born at Lexington. Child, born at Lexington:
i. CLARENCE R.,3 b. 21 Apr. 1876.
THOMAS J.2 BLAKE (Farrell1) was born in Ireland, son of Farrell and Mary ( ).
He married 24 Sept. 1890 CHARLOTTE M. CROSS, born in Ireland, daughter of Richard A. and Margaret ( ). Child, born at Lexington :
i. RICHARD THOMAS,3 b. 14 June 1891.
BLAKIE
ALFRED C.1 BLAKIE was born at Truro, Nova Scotia; wife ALICE J. (WENTWORTH), born at Cambridge.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. RALPH LINCOLN,2 b. 19 Apr. 1892.
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GENEALOGIES
BLANCHARD
BENJAMIN1 BLANCHARD, born at Charlestown; wife MARTHA ANN ( ), born at Farmington, N. H. Children, both born at Lexington:
i. ELLA JOSEPHINE,2 b. 14 Apr. 1867.
ii. GEORGIANNA, b. 6 Dec. 1868.
CHARLES H.2 BLANCHARD (Noah1) was born at Boston, died at Lexington, 24 Apr. 1896, son of Noah and Lydia (Binney); wife JOSEPHINE LILLIE ( ).
Children,* all born at Lexington:
i. SUMNER, 3 b. 14 Jan. 1875.
ii. WILSON, b. 13 Apr. 1876.
iii. HARRIS, b. 10 Dec. 1877.
iv. LYDIA, b. 8 Jan. 1880.
v. QUINCY, b. 22 Aug. 1882; d. in California 1909.
vi. ALICE, b. 26 July 1884.
vii. FABIUS, b. 20 Dec. 1885.
ELHANAN1 BLANCHARD, born 27 Mar. 1783; married BETSEY ELLINGWOOD, born Oct. 12, 1787, died 26 Mar. 1838.f
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. BETSEY,2 b. 2 Sept. 1809; d. 8 Dec. 1839.t
ii. MARY ANN, b. 8 Nov. 1811.
iii. JOHN WILLIAM, b. 2 Dec. 1813.
iv. ALANSON, b. 2 June 1816.
v. JONAS PRIEST, b. 13 Dec. 1821.
vi. JAMES PRIEST, b. 20 Dec. 1824.
vii. GEORGE WHITFIELD, b. 9 Feb. 1828.
GEORGE1 BLANCHARD į married at Lexington about 1707, SARAH MUNROE, born 18 Mar. 1685, daughter of William1 and Martha (George). They were baptized 18 Jan. 1708.
Children, all baptized at Lexington:
i. SARAH,2 bapt. 18 Jan. 1708.
ii. LYDIA, bapt. 18 Jan. 1708.
iii. NATHANIEL, bapt. 16 May 1708.
iv. GEORGE, bapt. 16 May 1708.
V. WILLIAM, bapt. 16 May 1708.
vi. MARY, bapt. 16 May 1708. Mary Blanchard d. 19 Aug. 1716.
* From Lexington " Minute Man."
NOAH BLANCHARD, born at Chelsea 25 June 1864; married 1886 LUCY A. LYNAH of Con- cord; died at Concord 8 Sept. 1898.
JOSEPHINE BLANCHARD, born 30 July 1868; died at Old Orchard, Me., 1 Aug. 1897. "Left eleven brothers and sisters."
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