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Eliab, b. Jan. 13, 1789 ; d. in Pepperell of a fever, May 4, 1815, on the day appointed for his marriage, aged 26.
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+James Harvey, b. Nov. 22, 1791 ; m. Winifred Knowles. Sarah, b. Aug. 7, 1795; m. in Boston, 1816, Williams Wright, b. in Pepperell, Apr. 6, 1788. He had been a merchant in Boston. They had six children.
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JAMES H. BENNETT m. Oct. 22, 1820, Winifred Knowles, b. in Truro, June 21, 1800. He commenced business in Boston in 1822, and continued his residence there till 1845, when he came to Lex. and soon after closed his business in the city. He was in the West India goods trade. After he closed his business in Boston, he opened a store in Lex. where he traded several years.
James Knowles, b. July 20, 1821; m. Martha Stimpson, Jan. 2, 1853.
11-13 14 Mary Winifred, b. Apr. 22, 1823 ; m. Apr. 26, 1843, Peter McIntire, a merchant in Boston.
15 Charles Hawes, b. Mar. 23, 1836; m. Mar. 27, 1862, M. E. Ken- dall. He d. July 8, 1864. He was in trade in Lexington.
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THE BLANCHARD FAMILY.
GEORGE BLANCHARD was early in Lex. and m. about 1707, Sarah Munroe, dau. of the original emigrant. They were ad. to the ch. Jan. 18, 1708, when their first child was bap. There seem to have been others of the same name, as Lydia, Nathaniel, Mary, and Wil- liam were bap. about the same time. They may have resided in Wo .- At a later day, Elhanan Blanchard and his wife Betsey E., had Betsey, b. Sept. 2, 1809 ; Mary Ann, b. Nov. 8, 1811 ; John W., b. Dec. 2, 1813; Alanson, b. June 2, 1816 ; James P., b. Dec. 13, 1821, d. young; James P., b. Dec. 20, 1824; George W., b. Feb. 27,1828.
THE BLASDEL FAMILY.
The Lex. records giving no information of the family, our record is necessarily brief and imperfect. ABNER BLASDEL, of Portsmouth, N. H., m. Judith Powers, and had five children. She is now resid- ing in Lex. in her 78th year, with her dau. Sarah Adelaide, who was b. Dec. 27, 1825, and m. Feb. 7, 1847, George N. Dexter. They have been in Lex. several years.
JOHN C. BLASDEL, the oldest son of Abner and Judith, was b. 1809, and m. Joanna Chase Perkins, of Gardiner, Me. They re- sided in Boston several years, when he moved to Lex. about 1851. Hle purchased the mansion house, built by Capt. Daniel Chandler, which he has adorned and improved. He was chosen in Nov., 1867, to represent the District in the Legislature. They have no children.
There is another family of the same name, viz. EBENEZER BLAS- DEL, but the absence of a record compels us to omit an account of them.
THE BLINN FAMILY.
JAMES BLINN m. a Miss Gilmore, of Woolwich, Me., by whom he had a family of ten children. James, one of his sons, m. Abigail De Lans, of Plymouth, Mass. They had a large family of children.
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RICHARD D. BLINN, one of their sons, m. Harriet Gragg. They resided in Wiscasset, Me. He followed the sea, and was master of a vessel.
1- 2 StRichard D., b. July 31, 1832, m. Charlotte Piper.
3 William H., b. July 31, 1832.
4 John F., b. July 10, 1834.
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RICHARD D. BLINN, m. Apr. 26, 1855, Charlotte Piper, of Bed. He came to Lex. from Bed. in 1852, and went upon the railroad as brakeman or baggage master. In about two years he was promoted to the place of conductor. He has been for the last two or three years president of the road.
2- 5 |Harriet E., b. Feb. 20, 1857.
6 Helen Josephine, b. Apr. 4, 1861.
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GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
THE BLODGETT FAMILY.
THOMAS BLODGETT, the ancestor of the greater part of the Lex. Blodgetts, was from Wo. He was a son of Samuel Blodgett, and was b. 1660. He m. Nov. 11, 1684, Rebecca Tidd, dau. of John and Rebecca Tidd, then of Wo., but afterwards of Lex. A portion of their children were b. in Wo. and the remainder in Lex. Mr. Blodgett was a subscriber to the meeting house in the Precinct in 1692, but does not appear to have been a taxable inhabitant till 1694. He and his wife were ad. to the ch. in Lex. Mar. 5, 1699, by a letter of dismission from the Wo. ch. Mr. Blodgett, or Capt. Blodgett as he is generally designated, became a useful and promi- nent man in the town. He was an assessor in 1710, and after the town was incorporated, he filled almost every place of honor and trust. In 1714, he was chosen one of the selectmen - an office to which he was often re-elected. He also represented the town in the General Court. He resided on Adams street, near its intersec- tion with North street. He d. Sept. 29, 1740, aged 80. She d. July 3, 1716.
1- 2 t Thomas, b. in Wo. Aug. 5, 1686 ; m. Mary
3 Rebecca, b. in Wo. June 5, 1689.
4 tJoseph, b. -; m. Nov. 5, 1719, Sarah Stone, of Con.
5 Abigail, bap. in Lex. Nov. 13, 1698.
6 + Samuel, bap. in Lex. June 17, 1702; m. Mary Russell.
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THOMAS BLODGETT, m. Mary -. She was ad. to the ch. in Lex. Feb. 18, 1728, with 22 others. She died about 1753. He d. Mar. 1, 1771. He resided with or near his father.
2- 7 Rebecca, b. Feb. 15, 1716.
8 + Thomas, b. Apr. 29, 1717; m. Charity Raymond.
9 Ebenezer, b. Mar. 4, 1721. He was in the French war, 1760.
10 + Amos, b. July 1, 1723.
11 +Phinehas, b. Mar. 8, 1726; m. Joanna Locke.
12 +Jonathan, b. June 28, 1729.
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JOSEPH BLODGETT, m. Nov. 5, 1719, Sarah Stone, of Con. She was ad. to the ch. June 9, 1728. He d. Jan. 7, 1731.
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Joseph, b. Ap. 7, 1721. 14 Sarah, b. Nov. 12, 1722.
Anna, b. Ap. 10, 1724. 16 Abigail, b. July 24, 1726.
Ruth, bap. Mar. 10, 1728.
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SAMUEL BLODGETT, m. June 26, 1726, Mary Russell, dau. of James and Mary Russell, b. Jan. 1, 1706. He d. Jan. 23, 1773, aged 71.
6-18 Samuel, b. Ap. 30, 1727.
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19 + Simeon, b. June 5, 1730; m. Susan Skilton. Joseph, b. Feb. 10, 1732; d. Jan. 7, 1733.
21 Mary, b. June 20, 1733; m. Jonathan Perry.
Ruth, b. Aug. 29, 1735 ; m. Oct. 25, 1759, Henry Harrington.
22 23 +Josiah, b. Dec. 28, 1737 ; m. Ap. 24, 1760, Jane Thorn.
24 + Timothy, b. Aug. 7, 1740; m. Millicent
25 tIsaac, b. Feb. 1, 1744 ; m. Ap. 20, 1769, Mary Locke.
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in the campaign of 1760, under Capt. Clapham. She d. Jan. 28, 1771, and he m. again in 1773. He d. Feb. 4, 1800, aged 83.
8-26 27 28 29 William, b. Ap. 25, 1751; d. July 13, 1773.
+Nathan, b. July 7, 1749 ; m. Jan. 3, 1791, Deborah Robbins.
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Abijah, b. Dec. 16, 1762. 31 Ruth, b. Dec. 23, 1764.
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Aaron, b. Dec. 2, 1769 ; m. May 1, 1798, Patty Lane. They had a child b and d. 1799.
2-10- 10-33 35 37 Nanne, b. Dec. 25, 1760.
AMOS BLODGETT, m. Margaret
Rebecca, b. Jan. 31, 1752. 34 Bette, b. June 17, 1754. Amos, b. Aug. 25, 1756. 36 Sally, b. Dec. 14, 1758.
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James, b. June 5, 1763 ; m. Sept. 1, 1786, Ruth Fowle, of Wo.
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PHINEHAS BLODGETT, m. Oct. 10, 1753, Joanna Locke. He was one of the patriotic band which marched, 1757, to the relief of Fort William-Henry.
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Benjamin, b. Aug. 13, 1754. 40 David, b. Dec. 26, 1756.
Joseph, b. June 10, 1758.
42 Ebenezer, b. Ap. 28, 1761.
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JONATHAN BLODGETT, m.
Molly, bap. Oct. 5, 1760.
44 Thaddeus, bap. June 26, 1763.
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SIMEON BLODGETT, m. Dec. 24, 1761, Susan Skilton, dau. of Thomas and Ruth Skilton, of Wo., b. July 24, 1737. They were ad. to the ch. Jan. 2, 1763.
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Simeon, b. Oet. 4, 1762.
Joseph, b. May 22, 1764; m. Abigail Munroe, July 8, 1788.
Susanna, b. Sept. 28, 1765. 48 Lydia, bap. June 12, 1768.
Ruth, bap. Aug. 25, 1771. 50 Sarah, bap. Oct. 16, 1774.
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JOSIAH BLODGETT, m. Ap. 24, 1760, Jane Thorn. They o. c. Ap. 12, 1761. He was one of the brave men who repaired to Camb. on the 17th of June, 1775, under Capt. Parker. He had been in the French war ..
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Azubah, b. Feb. 3, 1761. 52 Salmon, b. Ap. 21, 1766.
TIMOTHY BLODGETT, m. Millicent -. They were ad. to the ch. Feb. 3, 1767.
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Levi, bap. Aug. 5, 1770.
Timothy, bap. Ap. 5, 1767. 54 Thaddeus, bap. June 12, 1768. 56 Lucy, bap. Ap. 4, 1773.
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ISAAC BLODGETT, m. Ap. 20, 1769, Mary Locke. He d. July, 1830, aged 89. He was a soldier in Capt. Parker's company on the 19th of April, 1775.
25-57 Polly, b. July 24, 1769. 58 Lucinda, b. Mar. 8, 1772.
59 Sarah, b. Nov. 27, 1775.
60 Isaac, b. Nov. 3, 1777 ; d. Nov. 28, 1815.
61 Simeon, b. June 21, 1780.
62 Samuel, b. Aug. 5, 1783; d. May 25, 1820, aged 37.
63 Patty, b. June 5, 1786; d. probably May 14, 1805.
Sarah, b. Dec. 22, 1745 ; m. July 24, 1766, Levi Parker, Billerica. Mary, b. Ap. 5, 1747.
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NATHAN BLODGETT, m. - Severs, by whom he had one child. She d. Nov. 30, 1790, and he m. Jan. 31, 1791, Deborah Robbins. He died Feb. 6, 1825.
28-64 Nathan, b. before 1790; m. Ap. 25, 1805, Susanna Frost, Camb. 65 Billy, b. Dec. 8. 1791.
66 Lydia, b. Ap. 27, 1793; m. Samuel Downing.
67 John, b. Oct. 7, 1794; went West and d.
Aaron, b. Jan. 8, 1796 ; went West and d.
68 69 +Peter, b. Mar. 22, 1799 ; m. Tryphena Caldwell. 70 Sarah C., b. Dec. 8, 1800; m. Billings Smith, Nov. 19, 1820.
71 Sullivan, b. Mar. 29, 1806.
72 Stephen R., b. Dec. 24, 1811; d. Ap. 3, 1815.
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PETER BLODGETT, m. Dec. 14, 1823, Tryphena Caldwell, dau. of Thomas and Anna (Merriam) Caldwell, of Woburn, who removed to Lex. about 1803. Peter Blodgett d. May 8, 1856, aged 57.
John, b. Ap. 4, 1825 ; d. Aug. 24, 1825. Tryphena, b. Sept. 4, 1827, d. Nov. 11, 1836.
69-73 74 75 Sarah, b. Dec. 30, 1829 ; m. Samuel Barnes, and r. in Manchester, N. H.
76 John, b. Feb. 18, 1832; m. Mar. 2, 1856, Almira Meserve, of Charlestown. 77 Peter, b. June 25, 1834.
There has been another family of Blodgetts in Lex. not traceable on our records, though undoubtedly of the same parent stock with the family above.
1 JAMES BLODGETT, m. Ruth Hadley. He d. Mar. 23, 1836, aged 73. She d. June 23, 1818, aged 59.
There being no record of the family, the children may not be arranged in the order of their birth.
1- 2 +James, who m. Rhoda Winn, of Bed.
3 Nancy, m. Amos Stearns. 4 Lucy, m. Benj. M. Nevers.
5 Charles, m. Mary Ann Dizer ; and Eliza Smith, Mar. 29, 1831.
6 Amos, m. and was drowned at Neponset.
7 Darius, m. Ann Tileston, went West and d.
8 Clarissa, m. Josiah Johnson, of Wo. He d. and she m. Mar. 3, 1818, Nath'l Bryant, of Boston. They are now residing in Lex. 9 Ruth, m. Wm. Tileston. They moved to the West.
1-2- JAMES BLODGETT, m. Rhoda Winn, of Bed. Hed. Jan. 3, 1839. She d. Aug. 6, 1854. They had 10 children.
2-10 Mary Ann, b. Aug. 9, 1809 ; m. Elias Dupee, June 18, 1830.
11 Clarissa, b. Feb. 17, 1811; m. Oct. 11, 1835, Joseph Butterfield, Bed.
12 Rhoda, b. May 7, 1813 ; m. May 31, 1835, Amos Locke.
13 Elizabeth, b. Ap. 30, 1815; m. Ap. 4, 1837, Solomon Estabrook.
14 James, b. Mar. 2, 1816 ; m. Sarah Jackson, res. E. Cam.
15 Almira, b. Mar. 30, 1821 ; m. Sidney Butters.
16 ¡Charles, b. Ap. 16, 1818; m. Maria Winn, of Salem.
17 Elias, b. Oct. 13, 1822 ; m. Eliza Brown, r. E. Camb.
18 Susan, b. May 8, 1824; m. Amos Richardson, of Med.
19 Lucy, b. July 8, 1829.
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CHARLES BLODGETT, m. Maria Winn, of Salem.
Charles S., b. Sept. 10, 1848. 21 Walter, b. Sept. 19, 1850.
Emily M., b. Dee. 10, 1854.
THE BOND FAMILY.
This family came originally from Wat., and are the descendants of William Bond, who came to this country about 1630. He settled in Wat. where he m. Feb. 7, 1649, Sarah Briscoe, by whom he had nine children. Thomas, their third son, b. Dec. 22, 1654; m. Sept. 30, 1680, Sarah Woolson of that town. His 3d son, Jolm, b. July 14, 1695, was by calling a tailor. He m. Sarah Mason, by whom he had six children. She dying, he m. Ruhamah Whittemore, wid. of Benjamin Whittemore, of Con. His first three children were born in Wat., the others in Lex., to which he had removed. In 1726, he bought two houses and lands, and a wood lot in Lex. for £480.
1 JOHN BOND appears to have been the first of the name within our borders.
1- 2 +Joshua, b. Nov. 24, 1720; d. Feb. 18, 1790, aged 70.
3 Ezekiel, b. June 19, 1722; d. young.
4 Sarah, b. Sept. 22, 1723; d. 1731.
5 Lovice, bap. in Lex. Mar. 26, 1727.
6 Elizabeth, bap. in Lex. Feb. 23, 1729; d. June 30, 1759.
7 Mary, bap. in Lex. Dec. 5, 1731; d. 1733.
8 Lucy, b.
9 Ruhamah, b. - -; d. July 25, 1746.
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JOSHUA BOND, m Millicent Russell, dau. of Philip and Sarah Russell, who was b. Dec. 29, 1720. He was a tailor by trade. He d. Feb. 18, 1790, and she d. Ap. 28, 1795, aged 75. There seems to have been a little opposition, or at least distrust, on the part of her father, who, though he gave her the usual outfit of that day, was careful to loan the articles to her, so that he could reclaim them in case of necessity.
Sarah, bap. Ap. 8, 1744.
Joshua, bap. Oct. 13, 1745. He was a saddle and harness maker, and had his house and shop burned by the British, Ap. 19, 1775. His property destroyed was valued at £190.
2-10 11 12 Millicent, b. July 12, 1747 ; m. Ap. 24, 1777, Josiah Nelson, of Lin. Joseph, b. Jan. 8, 1749 ; d. in infancy.
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Mary, bap. July 27, 1750; d. 1753.
John, bap. Ap. 19, 1752; d. Dec. 25, 1753.
Phebe, bap. Nov. 30, 1755. 17 Joanna, bap. June 15, 1757.
Mary, bap. Oet. 7, 1759. 19 Joseph, bap. May 13, 1761. Abel, bap. Oct. 19, 1762; d. 1783.
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Though this family was quite numerous, consisting of eleven chil- dren, by the early death or removal from town of the sons, the name soon disappeared.
THE BOWMAN FAMILY.
1 NATHANIEL BOWMAN, of Watertown, was the progenitor of those of that name who settled at Cambridge Farmns. Mr. Bowman was one of the carly proprietors of Wat .- his name being on the records in 1636-7. He removed early to Cambridge Farms, and settled on
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lands purchased of Edward Goffe, situated in the southeasterly part of the town, near Arlington line. His wife, Anna, probably died first, as no mention is made of her in his will. He d. Jan. 21, 1682. His will bears date Oct. 21, 1679, and was proved Apr. 4, 1682. He gives to his son Francis the farm on which he lived,-Francis to pay Nathaniel £25, and in case he should die without issue, it was to revert to the children of Francis. His real estate was in- ventoried as follows: House and 10 acres of land, £120; 20 acres of meadow, £50; 70 acres of upland unimproved, £70. His chil- dren, as far as known, were as follows :
1- 2 +Francis, admitted freeman, 1652.
3 Mary, buried Jan. 1, 1638. 4 Joanna, buried Nov. 20, 1638.
5 Dorcas, buried Feb. 6, 1639, aged 7 days.
6 Nathaniel, b. Mar. 6, 1641; probably d. in Lex. 1694; was taxed 1693, but not in 1694.
7 Joanna, b. Nov. 20, 1642; probably mother of Hannah Turner, mentioned in her father's will as a grandchild.
8. Dorcas, m. Benjamin Blackleach, and afterwards m. March.
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FRANCIS BOWMAN, m. Sep. 26, 1661, Martha Sherman, b. Feb. 21, 1641. He resided at Cambridge Farms, where he d. Dec. 16, 1687, aged 57 years.
2- 9 Francis, b. Sept. 14, 1662; d. Dec. 23, 1744.
10 John, b. Feb. 19, 1665.
11 Martha, b. Mar. 2, 1667 ; d. Dec. 1667.
12 +Nathaniel, b. Feb. 9, 1669 ; d. June 30, 1748.
13 Joseph, b. May 18, 1674; d. Apr. 8, 1762.
14 Anna, b. Sept. 19, 1676; d. Sept. 26, 1700.
15 Samuel, b. Aug. 14, 1679. He resided in Cambridge, where he was Dea. He m. first, Nov. 2, 1700, Rebecca Andrews, who d. Nov. 18, 1713, and he m. second, Deborah - He had 14 children.
FRANCIS BOWMAN, m. first, June 26, 1684, Lydia, dau. of Dea. Samuel and Sarah Stone of Camb., second, Ruth, dau. of Rev. Samuel Angier. By a will, dated 1744, he directed his wife Ruth "to take as her own proper estate forever three of my negro servants, viz. Battiss, Philliss, and Pompy, so named. Also I give to my grand- daughter, Ruth Bowman, full power at my decease to take my negro boy Domini to be her own forever,-she paying her brother Francis £20 old tenor at the time of receiving Domini." He mentions in his will, wife Ruth, son Isaac, and dau. Mary Morse, Lydia Simonds, and Sarah Russell. Francis Bowman was among the most prominent men in the township, filling from time to time every office in the gift of the people. In 1693 he was on the committee to purchase land for the support of the ministry, and was on the first board of selectmen and assessors under the town organization, to which posts he was frequently re-elected. He also represented the town in the General Court, 1720, '22, '26, '27, '32, '33. He was also one of the Royal Magistrates first appointed in 1720. He appears to have been much respected; for in "seating the meeting house " he was one of the three who were permitted to sit at the table; and his wife was " plaste in ye fore seatt in ye body of seats."
9-16 Francis, b. about 1685. 17. Mary, b. -; m. - Morse.
18 Lydia, b. -; m. Jonathan Simonds.
19 +John, b. July 14, 1689; m. Mary Stone.
20 Sarah, b. -; m. Phillip Russell.
21 ltIsaac, b. 1693; d. July 18, 1785.
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NATHANIEL BOWMAN, m. at Camb. Farms, Dec. 16, 1692, Anna Barnard, of Wat. She d. Sept. 15, 1757 ; and he d. June 30, 1748.
12-22 Mary, b. Dec. 22, 1693 ; m. Samuel Garfield, of Wat.
23 Aune, b. Sept. 6, 1696 ; m. Nathaniel Bright.
24 Elizabeth, b. Nov. 13, 1698 ; d. Feb. 25, 1748, unm.
25 Abigail, b. 1700; m. Mar. 22, 1720, Matthew Bridge, of Lex.
26 Nathaniel, bap. May 31, 1702; d. Dec. 26, 1723, leaving a wid. and a dau. Mary, b. Dec. 19, 1723, and d. May 24, 1727.
27 Grace, bap. Oct. 1, 1704; m. Mar. 10, 1726, Nathaniel Cooledge. 28 29 Sarah, bap. May 25, 1707; m. Feb. 3, 1731, Samuel Stearns. Jane, b. -; m. Jan. 21, 1734, James Brown, of Lex.
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JOSEPH BOWMAN, m. Phebe - She d. Dec. 20, 1757, and he d. Apr. 8, 1762, aged 88. He was one of the leading and influential men of the town, both in municipal and church affairs. He filled the office of town clerk, assessor, and selectman repeatedly. He was on the board of selectmen fifteen years, and a representative six years. He was also a justice of the peace for many years.
13-30 Joseph, b Sept. 16, 1697.
31 Hannah, b. Nov. 11, 1699 ; m. Mar. 26, 1719, Joseph Estabrook. 32 James, b. Sept. 11, 1701.
33 Jonathan, b. Feb. 22, 1703; grad. H. C. 1724; united with the ch. at Lex. 1726; was ordained at Dorchester, Nov. 5, 1729; and d. May 30, 1775.
34 Francis, b. June 10, 1705; d. 1750, unm.
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Edmund, b. Mar. 5, 1709; grad. at H. C. 1728 ; established himself as a merchant at Portsmouth, N. H.
tl haddeus, b. Sept. 2, 1712; m. Dec. 2, 1736, Sarah Loring.
36 37 + William, b. Sept. 2, 1715 ; m. May 5, 1753, Mary Reed.
38 Martha, b. Sept. 8, 1718; m. Apr. 27, 1738, Samuel Bridge.
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JOHN BOWMAN m. Mary Stone. They were ad. to Lex. ch. June 22, 1718. He d. Apr. 30, 1726, and she d. June 28, 1757.
19-39 +John, b. Dec. 5, 1713; m. Feb. 19, 1736, Susanna Cooledge. 40 +Jonas, b. Feb. 3, 1717 ; m. Abigail Russell.
41 Francis, b. Apr. 2, 1718; m. June 24, 1756, Sarah Simonds. He resided in Bedford.
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Ebenezer, b. Apr. 2, 1720; m. and moved to W. Camb., where they had Abigail, bap. in Lex. May 27, 1750, and a son Ebenezer, bap. at West Camb. 1752.
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Ruth, b. Dec. 23, 1723; ad. to the ch. Oct. 18, 1741.
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ISAAC BOWMAN m. Mar. 28, 1716, Elizabeth Harrington. She d. June 8, 1741, and he m. Sarah Munroe, wid. of William Munroe. Isaac Bowman and his wife Elizabeth united with the ch. Feb. 18, 1728. He d. July 18, 1785, in the 92d year of his age. His wife Sarah d. a few months before him, viz. Apr. 13, 1785. He filled every office in town, from field-driver to representative. He was a magistrate for many years.
Elizabeth, b. July 25, 1717 ; m. - Sutton, of Boston. ¡Francis, b. Nov. 26, 1752; in. Susanna Chamberlain.
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21-44 45 THADDEUS BOWMAN m. Dec. 2, 1736, Sarah Loring, b. about 1715, dau. of Dea. Joseph and Lydia Loring. She d. Dec. 23, 1747. He m. Feb. 8, 1753, Sybil Woolson, widow of Isaac Woolson, of
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Weston. Thaddeus and Sarah united with the ch. Dec. 6, 1741. He enjoyed the confidence of his townsmen, and was often called to fill offices of honor and trust. He was also captain of a company.
Sarah, b. Oct. 2, 1737; d. Oct. 3, 1742.
36-46 47 Edmund, b. August 4, 1739; m May 8, 1760, Esther Hoar, of Line. She d. July 22, 1780, and he m. Eunice Mead, of Stow. 48 Joseph, b. Feb. 13, 1741; m. Nov. 22, 1764, Catharine, dau. of Wil- liam and Sarah (Mason) Munroe. He soon after removed to New Braintree. He was an ensign of a company of fifty men from that small town, who marched to Boston on the report of the attack upon the company at Lex. on the 19th of April. He soon after joined the army, and commanded a battalion at the Battle of Bennington, and the other battles which resulted in the capture of Burgoyne. Maj. Bowman was not only a leading man in the town of New Braintree, but his family uniting the blood of the Bowmans and Munroes of Lex. became one of the most influential in that part of Worcester County. His daughters intermarried with the Delanos, Woods, Fields, &e., in New Braintree and the neighboring towns. His son Joseph, b. Sept. 10, 1771, represented the town of New Braintree in the General Court fourteen years, between 1807 and 1839. He was a Senator from the County of Worcester in 1828 and 1829, and was a member of the Governor's Couneil in 1832, '33, and '34. He was also President of the Hampshire Manufacturer's Bank, chosen annually for twenty-one consecutive years. Few men retained the confidence of the publie as long as did Hon. Joseph Bowman.
Isaac Bowman, another son of Maj. Joseph Bowman, moved to Wilkesbarre, Penn., about 1795, where he soon acquired the con- fidence of the people, was chosen General, and promoted to other offices of power and trust.
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Thaddeus, b. Feb. 10, 1743 ; m. Nov. 7, 1764, Elizabeth Lawrence, b. Dee. 13, 1741, dau. of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Swain) Law- rence. He was a member of Capt. Parker's company in 1775, and was the messenger who brought the first reliable intelligence of the near and rapid approach of the British upon Lex. on the morning of the 19th of April, 1775. On the year following, Thaddeus and his wife Elizabeth were dismissed from the Lex. eh. to that of Winehendon, to which place they had removed.
Solomon, b. Feb. 10, 1743, a twin of Thaddeus ; d. June 6, 1744. Solomon, b. June 2, 1745. He was a Lieutenant in the 25th Regi- ment of the army of 1775, was in the battle of Bunker Hill, and was killed at the battle of Monmouth, in 1778.
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Joshua, b. Jan. 22, 1747. He went to Wilkesbarre, Penn., and from thence to Ohio, where his descendants are still living.
Samuel, b. Dec. 2, 1753. (Samuel and the following children were by Thaddeus's second wife.) Samuel Bowman enlisted at the commencement of the Revolution, and became a captain in the Continental line, and served to the close of the war. It is said that he was with Maj. Andre the night before his execution, and commanded the guard which conducted him to the gallows. Hem. in Philadelphia, Nov. 3, 1784, Eleanor Ledlie, whose parents were from Ireland. About 1789, he moved to Wilkesbarre, Penn., where his wife had a large estate, and where he had a family of children, some of whom have become quite distinguished.
54 Sarah, b. July 4, 1755.
55 Ebenezer, b. July 31, 1757 ; grad. H. C. 1782; studied law, and es- tablished himself at Wilkesbarre, Penn.
56 Gideon, b. Sept. 30, 1759 ; d. Oct. 20, same year.
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HISTORY OF LEXINGTON.
57 | Lucy, b. Jan. 21, 1761; m. in Walt., June 17, 1790, Rev. Richard R. Elliott, of that town, as his second wife. 58 Sybil, b. Aug. 2, 1764; d. Dec. 2, 1765.
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WILLIAM BOWMAN m. May 5, 1753, Mary Reed, of Lex. Previ -. ous to his marriage he resided in Narraganset No. 2, (now West- minster,) in which settlement his father had an interest. He was dismissed from the ch. of Lex. and recommended to that of Narra- ganset, Sept. 26, 1742. We find in a pamphlet history of West- minster, published in 1832, the following well authenticated anecdote of William Bowman .*
" In 1748, William Bowman, from Lexington, who had been in the township five or six years, and who garrisoned, if not resided, with Capt. Hoar, was mowing one day in the field, some distance from Hoar's fort, when he discovered some Indians in the adjacent woods. They had placed themselves in such a position as to cut him off from his fort; and no doubt felt sure of their victim. Bowman very adroitly concealed his agitation, and, as though he had made no dis- covery, kept at work, but moving at the same time in a direction from the fort and his insidious foe, until he had gained the declivity of a hill, when he dropped his seythe, and made for Grave's fort in another part of the town about two miles distant, with such speed as to elude the grasp of his fleet-footed pursuers. Bowman soon after this occurrence left the place, having no desire, it would seem, to continue his hand with adversaries trained to every art of guile, and every method of cruelty and torture."
After leaving Westminster, he returned to Lexington, and married as before stated. He at last moved to West Cambridge. He d. Oct. 12, 1793, aged 78 years. His wife d. Oct. 27, 1802, aged 76.
37-59 Mary, b. Feb. 28, 1754 ; m. June 27, 1775, Joel Viles.
60 Hannah, bap. Jan. 4, 1756 ; m. James Walker, of Burlington.
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