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4-11 John, b. March 6, 1677; m. Nov. 19, 1701, Rebecca Shattuck. About 1714 he moved to Charlestown.
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Elizabeth, b. May 8, 1679.
¡Joseph, b. May 28, 1681 ; settled in Lexington.
Joshua, b. Jan. 31, 1683 ; settled in Sherborn.
Sarah, b. Feb. 9, 1687. 16 Hannah, bap. April 13, 1690.
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THOMAS UNDERWOOD m. Nov. 19, 1679, Mary Palmer. He d. June 17, 1691. Probably lived in Cambridge.
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Thomas, b. Oet. 20, 1680. 18 Mary, b. June 5, 1682. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 13, 1684; m. March 25, 1709, Jonathan Hewes of Cambridge.
tJonathan, b. Aug. 18, 1686 ; m. Nov. 17, 1709, Ruth Holland. Abigail, b. March 26, 1688.
Martha, b. June 20, 1689. 23 Thomas, b. June 3, 1691.
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JOSEPH UNDERWOOD. We find no record of his marriage. . He was in Lex. 1719, when he was chosen to a subordinate town office. He o. e. in 1723, when Joseph, probably their first child, was bap- tized. His name is borne upon the first town tax bill extant, 1729. He was taxed in Lex. 1745, and in 1748 and '49 as a non-resident. He probably left town between those periods.
13-24 +Joseph, bap. March 3, 1723. Ile was twice married.
25 tJoshua, bap. June 6, 1725; m. Abigail Stone. 26 | Elijah, bap. May 5, 1728.
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Peter, bap. May 25, 1729. 28 Ruth, bap. April 4, 1731.
27 29 Israel, bap. June 23, 1734; was in the French War, 1758 and '59.
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Moses, bap. Aug. 17, 1735. 31 Susanna, bap. Sept. 2, 1739.
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JONATHAN UNDERWOOD m. Nov. 17, 1709, Ruth Holland, and settled in Lexington. They made their peace with the ch. Sept. 2, 1711, and Ruth, probably their first child, was bap. soon after.
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Ruth, bap. Sept. 23, 1711; she united with the ch. Oct. 4, 1728. Thomas, bap. Feb. 10, 1712; d. Feb. 16, 1743.
Sarah, bap. May 23, 1714. . 35 Jonathan, bap. Jan. 27, 1717.
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JOSEPH UNDERWOOD m. Feb. 26, 1744, Anna Baker of Waltham. She d. May 30, 1749, and he m. June 4, 1750, Eunice Smith, dau. of Daniel and Mary Smith. He d. April 25, 1760. She was ad. to the ch. July 6, 1760.
24-36 37 38 39 +Nathan, b. Aug. 3, 1753; grad. H. C. 1788.
Bettie, b. Aug. 16, 1755. 41 Anna, b. May 22, 1757.
Sarah, b. March 25, 1759.
JOSHUA UNDERWOOD m. June 6, 1765, Abigail Stone.
Daniel, bap. April 24, 1774; m. Aug. 1, 1798, Mary Mason.
JOSEPH UNDERWOOD m. March 21, 1771, Mary Munroe, dau. of Marrett and Deliverance (Parker) Munroe. They were ad. to the ch. March 22, 1772. He d. Feb. 27, 1829, aged 80; she d. July 10, 1802. He was a member of Capt. Parker's company, and marched with a detachment to Cambridge, May 10, and also June 17, 1775.
37-44 +Joseph, bap. July 5, 1772 ; m. March 2, 1800, Eusebia Harrington. Mary, bap. Feb. 27, 1774.
Anna, bap. April 7, 1776 ; d. young.
Polly, bap. Dec. 7, 1777 ; m. March 26, 1798, James Smith.
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NATHAN UNDERWOOD grad. H. C. 1788, studied divinity, and was ordained at Harwich, Nov. 21, 1792. He m. Sept. 26, 1793, Susanna Lawrence of Waltham. He d. 1841.
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JOSEPH UNDERWOOD m. March 2, 1800, Eusebia Harrington, dau. of Daniel and Anna (Munroe) Harrington. No issue. He d. Sept. 6, 1845, aged 73; she d. Dec. 22, 1859, aged 82. He was select- man, 1809.
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JOHN UNDERWOOD m. Sarah Smith, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Taylor) Smith, b. Oct. 17, 1783. They were ad. to the ch. July 5, 1812. He d. Aug. 8, 1855, aged 76; she d. Jan. 25, 1848, aged 64.
48-53 54 Mary, b. -; d. 1814. Napoleon, b. - Abigail, b. -; m. Nov. 22, 1836, John Fillebrown of West Cambridge.
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Samuel, b. Nov. 21, 1744. +Joseph, b. April 30, 1749; m. March 21, 1771, Mary Munroe. Eunice, b. Dec. 10, 1751.
45 46 47 48 +John, bap. March 26, 1780; m. Sarah 49 Nathan, bap. April 14, 1782; d. unm. 50 Anna, bap. July 25, 1784. 51 Betsey, bap. Sept. 30, 1787. 52 Dorcas, bap. April 15, 1790.
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55 Mary, bap. May 21, 1815.
56 Sarah, bap. Sept. 4, 1817 ; d. young.
57 Joseph, bap. Jan. 24, 1819.
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58 Sarah, bap. July 9, 1820; m. Feb. 9, 1843, John A. Tufts of Camb. Nathan, bap. Aug. 17, 1823.
The Underwoods, with their record, disappear suddenly, leaving only a few fragmentary notices of the name upon our books.
THE VILES FAMILY.
The Vileses have never been very numerous in Lexington, nor were they among the earliest families. They originated in Waltham, then a part of Watertown, where they were as early as 1729, and perhaps earlier.
1 JOHN VILES m. July 2, 1731, Susanna Bemis. He d. Feb. 4, 1774; she d. Nov. 28, 1785. They were both quite advanced in age. They had a family of thirteen children.
1- 2 Abigail, b. Oct. 26, 1731 ; m. Dee. 1752, Jonas Barnard of Wat. 3 John, b. March 16, 1733; d. young.
4 Susan, b. Nov. 17, 1734; m. - Call.
5 Dinah, b. June 10, 1738 ; m. April 9, 1761, John Watson.
t Nathan, b. Dee. 30, 1739 ; m. Oct. 14, 1784, Mrs. Sarah Hagar.
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7 Kezia, b. Dec. 10, 1741; m. Jan. 16, 1770, John Watson of Read. +Joel, b. Dec. 14, 1743; m. June 27, 1775, Mary Bowman.
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9 Jonas, b. July 3, 1746 ; he was twice married.
10 Sarah, b. July 3, 1748; m. Jan. 24, 1768, Jonathan Dix.
11 John, b. June 12, 1750; m. Nov. 1, 1775, Hannah Warren. She d. April 5, 1784, aged 30, and he m. Aug. 26, 1784, Mary Warren of Weston, where he resided.
12 David, b. Nov. 7, 1752; d. Nov. 11, 1754.
13 Lydia, b. May 18, 1755; m. Jan. 25, 1775, David Wilson.
14 Lizza, b. Feb. 27, 1757 ; m. May 22, 1777, Moses Mead.
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NATHAN VILES m. Oet. 14, 1784, Mrs. Sarah Hagar. She d. May 12, 1787, aged 33 years. They had one child, Nathan, b. Aug. 14, 1786, who d. Nov. 26, of the same year. He d. Marchi 6, 1788, aged 49. His wife and child dying before him, he gave his property to his brothers and sisters, all of whom are mentioned in his Will, but Jonas and David, who had previously deceased.
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JOEL VILES m. June 27, 1775, Mary Bowman, dau. of William and Mary (Reed) Bowman. The precise time he came to Lex. we are not able to fix, but as he was chosen one of the hog-reeves in 1771, he must have been an inhabitant of the town at that time. He was a corporal in Capt. Parker's co. 1775. Was in the detachment ' which marched to Camb. May 10 and June 17 of that year. He was also in the service two months in 1776.
8-15 Mary, b. Nov. 10, 1775; m. Joseph Simonds, and d. March 5, 1867, aged 92.
16 Susanna, b. May 11, 1777 ; m. Jonas Coburn of Weston.
17 William, b. Feb. 6, 1779; d. unm.
18 Bowman, b. Dec. 7, 1780; moved to Lynnfield, where he died.
19 +John, b. Aug. 11, 1782; m. Jan. 12, 1806, Sally Dudley.
20 tElias, b. Sept. 17, 1784; m. Betsey Fessenden.
21 Hannah, b. Oct. 28, 1786; m. Amos Teel ; she is living in Charlest.
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Nathan, b. Aug. 24, 1789 ; m. Nancy Reed; lives in Boston. Lucy, b. Sept. 11, 1791; m. March 18, 1820, Jolın Nelson of Linc. +Joel, b. Oct. 21, 1793; m. April 12, 1821, Sally Smith, an adopted dau. of Jacob Smith.
JOHN VILES m. Jan. 12, 1806, Sally Dudley, dau. of Nathan and Sarah (Munroe) Dudley. He d. Sept. 28, 1858, aged 74.
Franklin, b. July 25, 1807; d. June 23, 1836, unm.
Sarah A., b. March 17, 1810; m. Sept. 3, 1834, Charles A. Butters, son of Joshua and Susan Butters, b. Aug. 7, 1809. They have Frank, b. April 8, 1837 ; S. Louisa, b. July 3, 1839; Ella F., b. Sept. 15, 1844.
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William, b. Dec. 12, 1812; unm.
John, b. Feb. 14, 1819; m. Catharine R. Nelson, an adopted dau. of Dr. Nelson of Wo. They resided in Richmond, Va., where she died.
Martha A., b. May 10, 1821; m. John D. Tidd of Woburn.
Rebecca D., b. May 12, 1824.
Mary B., b. Feb. 17, 1831; m. Jan. 1860, B. F. Tenney of Boston.
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ELIAS VILES m. April 11, 1818, Betsey A. Fessenden, dau. of Thomas and Hannah (Prentice) Fessenden. He d. and she m. 1833, Jonathan Hartwell of Montague.
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Emeline, b. Feb. 24, 1819; m. John Ward of Montague, where they reside.
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JOEL VILES m. Jan. 12, 1821, Sally Smith, and adopted dau. of Jacob Smith. He represented the town in the convention to revise the Constitution, in 1853. He has been selectman ten years.
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Elias, b. June 25, 1822; d. April 21, 1849, unmarried.
Susan P., b. Dec. 17, 1823; m. Oct. 7, 1849, Nathan Stiles. He ran a locomotive engine ten or twelve years ; r. at Waterville, Me. Joel Augustus, b. March 15, 1825; d. Feb. 11, 1850, in California. Andrew, b. Oct. 27, 1827 ; d. Sept. 21, 1852.
Clinton, b. Jan. 13, 1828; r. in Boston.
Adeline, b. Nov. 25, 1830; m. Sept. 14, 1856, Oliver C. Robinson. Sarah S., b. March 17, 1832; m. Jan. 8, 1853, George A. Stimson, and d. Dec. 23, 1853.
Jacob Smith, b. July 16, 1840; r. in Boston.
THE WELLINGTON FAMILY.
The Wellingtons, though they have been quite numerous in Lex- ington, were not among the earliest settlers of the place. The name first appears on our records in 1705. They removed from Water- town to Cambridge Farms ; and as they settled in the southeasterly part of Lexington, near the Watertown and Waltham line, and some portions of the families were frequently moving across the lines, it is somewhat difficult to trace the Lexington families. We give their origin and descent as near as we can ; and in doing this, it would not be strange if in some cases, we should place some individuals on the wrong side of the town line.
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ROGER WELLINGTON, a planter, b. about 1609 or 10, was one of the early proprietors of Watertown. He probably removed to that place from Boston, for the Boston records contain the names of his
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children. Though he was in Watertown as early as 1642, he was not admitted freeman till 1690. He m. Mary, eldest dau. of Dr. Richard of Charlestown. He d. March 11, 1698. He mentions in his Will, his sons John, Joseph, Benjamin, Oliver and Palgrave.
1- 2 John, b. July 25, 1638; admitted freeman Dec. 1677. IIe was a farmer in Camb .; m. Susanna Straight, and d. Aug. 23, 1726, aged 88. He left no children.
3 Mary, b. Feb. 10, 1641; m. May 21, 1662, Henry Maddock, and after his death m. John Cooledge-having one child by each husband.
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tJoseph, b. Oct. 9, 1643; admitted freeman, 1677.
+ Benjamin, b. -; admitted freeman, 1677.
Oliver, b. Nov. 23, 1648; admitted freeman, 1677; m. wid. Anna Livermore, and d. Aug. 30, 1727, without issue.
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Palgrave, admitted freeman, 1690; m. Sarah Bond, dau. of William Bond, Esq., and d. about 1715, without issue.
1-4- JOSEPH WELLINGTON was twice m. and had three daughters and one son.
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+ Thomas, b. Nov. 10, 1686 ; m. Rebecca Whittemore.
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BENJAMIN WELLINGTON m. Dec. 7, 1671, Elizabeth Sweetman of Cambridge. He d. Jan. 8, 1710.
5- 9 Elizabeth, b. Dec. 29, 1673; m. John Fay of Marlboro'.
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t Benjamin, b. June 21, 1676; d. in Lex. Nov. 15, 1738.
John, b. July 26, 1678; d. Nov. 30, 1717.
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Ebenezer, b. ; m. Jan. 28, 1704, Deliverance Bond. He probably settled in Lexington, where his first two children were baptized. Elizabeth, bap. Aug. 26, 1705. Ebenezer, bap. March 13, 1709, and grad. H. C. 1727. He subsequently removed to Watertown, where he kept a public house in 1715-17. The birth of the rest of his children is found upon the Wat. Records.
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Ruhamah, b. -; m. Nov. 15, 1699, Dea. Joseph Brown, then of Wat., but afterwards of Lexington. She d. July 1, 1772, aged 92. Mehitabel, bap. March 4, 1688; m. Sept. 13, 1715, William Sherman of Newton. She was the mother of the celebrated Roger Sherman of Connecticut, of Revolutionary memory.
15 Joseph, bap. Jan. 4, 1691.
Roger, the youngest son, birth not recorded.
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THOMAS WELLINGTON m. Rebecca Whittemore, and had five children, two sons and three daughters. His sons were-
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+Joseph, b. Nov. 21, 1711.
Thomas, b. Aug. 6, 1714; d. Nov. 4, 1783.
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BENJAMIN WELLINGTON m. Jan. 16, 1699, Lydia Brown, and settled in Lexington, where they were ad. to the ch. June 10, 1705. She d. May 13, 1711, and he mn. second, Dec. 25, 1712, Elizabeth Phelps. She d. Jan. 7, 1730, aged 54, and he m. third, Mary Whit- ney. Ile d. Nov. 19, 1738, aged 63. Ile was for many years one of the most popular men in the town-having been elected assessor, sixteen years, town clerk, fifteen years, treasurer, three years, and representative, three years.
10-19 |+Benjamin, b. May 21, 1702; d. Nov. 15, 1738. 20 Lydia, b. Aug. 24, 1704; d. Aug. 10, 1718.
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Kezia, b. March 28, 1707. John, b. Nov. 12, 1709; d. Sept. 22, 1728. Abigail, b. July 14, 1715; m. Feb. 19, 1734, David Munroe. +Timothy, b. July 27, 1719; d. previous to 1760.
Mary, b. Oct. 20, 1732. 26 Oliver, b. April 14, 1735.
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JOSEPH WELLINGTON m. Nov. 13, 1733, Dorcas Stone.
Joseph, b. Nov. 13, 1734; d. 1819.
Rebecca, b. Sept. 4, 1737 ; m. Feb. 10, 1757, Zachariah Hill. Dorcas, b. May 31, 1740; d. unmarried. Mary, b. Nov. 29, 1742 ; m. July 6, 1761, Phinehas Stearns. Hannah, bap. 1745.
Margaret, b. Aug. 22, 1745; m. Timothy Page, who was killed at . the battle of White Plains. Palgrave, b. March 12, 1748. He moved to Alstead, N. H. Jeduthan, b. Sept. 4, 1750; settled on the homestead.
Elizabeth, b. Nov. 6, 1753. 36 Enoch, b. Sept. 1, 1756.
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BENJAMIN WELLINGTON m. first, Lydia -. IIe m. second, Abigail Fessenden, b. July 13, 1713, dan. of Thomas and Abigail (Poulter) Fessenden. He d. Nov. 15, 1738, and his wid. m. Eben- ezer Smith of Lexington.
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Lydia, b. Dec. 22, 1722.
Roger, b. June 22, 1733; m. in Waltham, March 10, 1757, Abigail Stearns. They had a son, Oliver, b. in Lexington, Jan. 19, 1758. They were admitted to the church in Lex. Dec. 25, 1757, and were dismissed in 1760 to the Second Church in Brookfield.
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John, b. April 18, 1736 ; removed to Townsend, Vt.
Benjamin, b. April 22, 1738; m, Sept. 5, 1763, Lucy Smith. He removed to Brookfield, and in 1777 to Ashby.
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TIMOTHY WELLINGTON m. Rebecca Stone who was b. Jan. 22, 1721, dau. of Jonathan and Chary (Adams) Stone of Lex. He d. and his wid. m. Feb. 14, 1754, John Dix of Waltham.
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+Benjamin, b. Aug. 7, 1743 ; m. Martha Ball. Chary, b. July 12, 1745.
+Timothy, b. April 15, 1747 ; d. April, 1809.
Abigail, b. March 14, 1749; m. Dec. 29, 1768, Daniel Cotting of Waltham.
Ruhamon, b. Sept. 4, 1751.
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BENJAMIN WELLINGTON m. Dec. 4, 1766, Martha Ball of Walt. He was selectman 1785 and 1792. He d. Sept. 14, 1812, aged 69. He was a member of Capt. Parker's company in 1775, and on coming to the Common that morning, was taken by the British and disarmed. He was detained but a short time, when he was discharged, so that he partook of the honors and dangers of that day. He was at the taking of Burgoyne in 1777. He was the first prisoner taken in the Revolution.
41-46 Mary, b. Sept. 22, 1767 ; m. Dec. 31, 1789, Asa Baldwin Locke. 47 Abigail, bap. in Walt. Oct. 1, 1769.
48 Benjamin, bap. in Walt. July 13, 1772.
49 Oliver, bap. in Walt. Nov. 13, 1774.
50 + Benjamin Oliver, b. Aug. 23, 1778; d. Nov. 10, 1853, aged 75.
51 tPeter, b. May 31, 1781 ; m. 1813, Hepzibah Hastings.
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Richard, b. July 14, 1783; d. Dec. 11, 1836, aged 53. James, b. Dec. 12, 1785; m. Nov. 18, 1820, Susanna Jacobs, b. Aug. 7, 1801, dau. of Braddock Jacobs of Lit.
Patty, twin with James, b. Dec. 12, 1785.
Isaac, b. Dec. 5, 1787 ; m. Nov. 18, 1824, Mary Wilder Jacobs and resided in Medford.
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TIMOTHY WELLINGTON, b. April 15, 1747; d. April, 1809 ; m. May 1, 1776, Hannah W. Abbott, b. Dec. 10, 1758, d. 1785. They were both admitted to the ch. in Lex. March 30, 1777. He was a member of the patriotic company which shed the first blood of the Revolution ; he was subsequently in the service at Camb. some five months.
Rebecca Stone, b. Feb. 5, 1777; m. April 22, 1799, John K. Cool- edge, and moved to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Timothy, b. March 29, 1778; drowned April 8, 1781. +Nehemiah, b. Jan. 1, 1780; m. May 16, 1805, Nancy Stearns. Timothy, b. Oct. 8, 1781; m. first, 1813, Mary E. Law, who d. March, 1816, and he m. second, 1820, Lydia Yates. He was grad. H. C. 1806, M. D. He settled in West Cambridge, where he d. 1853.
Hannah, b. July 4, 1783; d. aged 17 or 18 years. Joseph Abbott, b. July 14, 1785.
BENJAMIN OLIVER WELLINGTON m. in Lincoln, May 20, 1811, Patty Hastings, b. April 10, 1789, dau. of Major Samuel and Lydia (Nelson) Hastings. He was a military man, and rose to the rank of major. He was a leading influential citizen, and filled most of the important offices in the gift of his townsmen. He was selectman several years, and filled other places of honor and trust. He d. Dec. 10, 1853, aged 75. He and his wife were ad. to the ch. May 2, 1813. He lived and died upon the place which had been in posses- sion of the family about one hundred and fifty years. He was the first man in the town who established a milk dairy for the supply of the Boston market, -which has since become a very important branch of husbandry in the town.
Oliver Hastings, b. Feb. 23, 1812; d. March 1, 1813.
Oliver Hastings, b. Aug. 19, 1813; m. Aug. 29, 1838, Charlotte Augusta, dau. of William Kent, Esq., of Concord, N. H., and had Mary C., William A., Arthur M., Lucy M. D.
Mary Jane, b. July 5, 1815; m. April 17, 1845, James H. Danforth of Boston.
Albert, b. June 1, 1817 ; m. in Boston, where he is a merchant. Ambrose, b. April 11, 1819; grad. H. C. 1841 ; m. May, 1845, Lucy J. Kent. He is a lawyer in Boston.
69 Dorcas Ann, b. April 20, 1825 ; m. Dr. Geo. H. Taylor.
Laura, b. Dec. 26, 1826 ; d. Dec. 30, 1843.
70 71 Winslow, b. May 16, 1829.
72 Edward, b. March 3, 1831; drowned in Fresh Pond, July 6, 1852, while a member of the Lawrence Scientific School, a department of Harvard College.
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PETER WELLINGTON m. in Lincoln, May 26, 1813, Hepzibah Hastings, b. May 24, 1793. She was sister to his brother Benjamin
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50-62 63 64 65 66 67 Martha, b. April 11, 1821 ; d. Jan. 1863. 68 Benjamin, b. March 21, 1823 ; resides in Buffalo.
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O.'s wife. He and his brother not only married sisters, but they resided in the same house, and each have had large families. He is living, and has nearly closed his eighty-seventh year.
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Henry Wakefield, b. Feb. 25, 1814; m. June 1, 1836, Martha S. Small.
Darius, b. Oct. 9, 1815; m. Dec. 28, 1844, Hannah Duville.
Isabella, b. May 23, 1817; m. April 23, 1845, Herman Snow, and d. Aug. 3, 1848.
Abby, b. March 29, 1819 ; m. June 4, 1844, James Blodgett ; d. Oct. 12, 1845.
Caroline, b. Dec. 3, 1820.
Andrew, b. Dec. 23, 1822; m. Leah L. Nichols.
Eliza, b. Dec. 6, 1824.
Elbridge Gerry, b. July 29, 1826; d. Oct. 23, 1849, in California. Cornelius, b. May 23, 1828.
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Emily, b. Feb. 24, 1830; d. April 13, 1850.
Samuel Hastings, b. Aug. 6, 1832; d. April 7, 1833.
Louisa Maria, b. April 20, 1834; m. May 24, 1863, Lucius H. Peaslee of Boston.
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Charles Austin, b. Dec. 2, 1837.
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NEHEMIAH WELLINGTON m. May 16, 1805, Nancy Stearns, dau. of Joshua of Waltham. He d. May 11, 1857, aged 77. He was selectman 1841, assessor 1840, and representative 1836 and 1838.
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Anna Eliza, b. March 2, 1806; d. Oct. 3, 1822.
+ Augustus, b. June 15, 1807.
Hannah Maria, b. Nov. 17, 1809; m. June 15, 1835, Samuel Bridge.
Timothy W., b. July 4, 1811; m. Nov. 4, 1835, Susanna Ray, who d. April 28, 1847, and he m. Sept. 3, 1848, Augusta Fiske, dau. of Samuel Fiske. They reside in Worcester. At the breaking out of the Rebellion, Mr. Wellington took an active part in sus- taining the Government by all the means in his power. Two of his oldest sons, Edward W. and Frank W., enlisted as privates in the 25th Regt. of Mass. Vols., and after serving through Burnside's campaign in North Carolina, Edward was promoted to a lieuten- ancy in Col. Lowell's cavalry ; but his health failing, he resigned his position. Frank W. was detailed to the commissary depart- ment, and was stationed at Newberne, N. C., where he remained till his three years expired. George, a younger son of Timothy, at the age of seventeen, enlisted in the 2d Mass. Heavy Artillery, was taken prisoner at Plymouth, N. C., sent to Andersonville, where he died, a victim to Rebel barbarity. Charles, a twin brother of George, enlisted in the navy, and served fifteen months.
Mr. Wellington not only sent four sons to the war, but he pro- vided, at his own expense, a hospital at Worcester for the sick and disabled soldiers, which he supported about five months, and dis- pensed favors to fifty or sixty patriotic soldiers. Mr. Wellington represented the twenty-seventh Worcester district in the legisla- ture of 1864.
tSullivan, b. Nov. 8, 1813; he has been thrice married.
Jonas Clarke, b. Nov. 30, 1815; m. Oct. 17, 1839, Harriet Bos- worth, dau. of Nathaniel Bosworth of Attleboro'. He left Lex- ington in 1856, and took up his residence in Camb. During the late rebellion, he took a deep interest in the welfare of the soldiers, often visiting our armies in the field, and in the winter of 1863-4, he visited New Orleans, as agent from Massachusetts, to attend to
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the want of the soldiers. His oldest son, Austin C., enlisted in the 38th Regt., was made sergeant, and detailed as acting adju- tant, which position he held till the rebellion closed. He was in the Shenandoah Valley under Sheridan, during his brilliant career. Jonas Clarke was an assessor in Lex. 1852-54, and town treas- urer in 1855.
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Horatio, b. Sept. 6, 1817 ; m. Dee. 16, 1841, Mary Bowman Teel, dau. of Amos Teel of Charlestown, to which place he removed in 1850. His eldest son, Arthur, seventeen years of age, enlisted in the 13th Regt., was discharged for disability, re-enlisted in the 36th Regt., was taken prisoner and paroled, and again discharged for disability. Mr. W. represented the first Middlesex district in the legislature of 1864.
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Avis M., b. June 27, 1819 ; m. Oet. 17, 1850, Emory Abbott Mulliken. Joseph A., b. June 12, 1821; m. Feb. 10, 1846, Ellen A. Smith, dau. of Billings Smith. He moved to Camb. 1854, where he now resides.
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AUGUSTUS WELLINGTON m. first, March 3, 1835, Tryphena M. Winship, dau. of Stephen Winship. She d. Dec. 26, 1841, aged 34, and he m. second, Sept. 18, 1842, Mrs. Martha Hastings, who d. suddenly, April 20, 1852, aged 46. He m. third, Sept. 8, 1852, Sarah Bisbee of Boston.
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Henry A., b. July 10, 1839 ; m. March 16, 1862, Angeline E. Moore of Canaan, Me.
Tryphena, b. 1841; d. Aug. 16, 1846.
Charles B., b. Sept. 28, 1849; d. Aug. 27, 1850.
Grace Standish, b. Sept. 30, 1853.
Herbert Lyman, b. Oct. 9, 1856.
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SULLIVAN WELLINGTON m. April 12, 1844, Isabella L. Hastings, dau. of Charles and Martha Hastings of Waltham. She d. March 29, 1853, aged 26, and he m. second, March 1, 1855, Antoinette Holten, dau. of Jeremiah and Mary Holten of Boothbay, Me. She d. May 4, 1859, aged 33, and he m. third, June 20, 1860, Louisa Robinson, dau. of Moses and Hannah Robinson of Rockland, Me.
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Ellen J., b. March 11, 1846 ; m. Feb. 23, 1868, R. Russell Simonds. Martha Antoinette, { b. Jan. 25, 1856; d. Feb. 9, 1856.
102 Mary Lizzie, S b. Jan. 25, 1856; d. Aug. 30, 1863.
103 Clifford Holten, b. April 28, 1859; d. Dec. 25, 1859.
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Charles Sumner, b. Sept. 21, 1862.
105 Ernest Hathorn, b. Nov. 2, 1864.
There is another branch of the Wellington family, several of whom have settled in Lexington, though their ancestors for some - generations have been of Waltham or Watertown.
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WILLIAM WELLINGTON of Waltham, who was b. July 28, 1746, and who was son of Thomas Jr., of Waltham, b. Aug. 6, 1714, and grandson of Thomas (No. 18 in the preceding table of Wellingtons) m. Aug. 18, 1764, Mary Whitney. He had a family of fourteen children, many of whom were remarkable for their longevity. Wil- liam was a prominent citizen in Waltham; was selectman seventeen years. Many of his children settled in Lexington, or were connected with Lexington families.
1- 2 tWilliam, b. Dec. 11, 1769, first of Walt., but afterwards of Lex. 3 ||David, b. Nov. 1, 1771; m. Rebecca Stearns.
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4 | Abraham, b. March 22, 1774; m. Elizabeth Lawrence.
5 Polly, b. April 16, 1776 ; m. Phinehas Lawrence.
6 Isaac, b. Feb. 20, 1778; drowned in Fresh Pond, Nov. 1798, then a member of the senior class, H. C.
Charles, b. Feb. 20, 1780; grad. H. C. 1802 ; settled a clergyman in Templeton.
Alice, b. Oct. 31, 1781 ; m. March 3, 1803, Jonas Clarke.
10 Seth, b. Nov. 18, 1785; m. Louisa Miles and Mrs. Sabra Stone. 11 Sybil, b Sept. 24, 1787; m. Dec. 18, 1806, Loring Pierce.
+ Marshall, b. Sept. 26. 1789; m. March 9, 1815, Elizabeth Kimball.
12 13 Darius, b. Jan. 14, 1794; was twice married.
14 Almira, b. Aug. 1, 1795; m. Francis Bowman.
15 Isaac, b. Nov. 12, 1796.
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WILLIAM WELLINGTON m. May 3, 1798, Avis Fiske. He resided first in Waltham, and afterwards came to Lexington. IIe d. Aug. 24, 1861, aged 92 years and 8 months. She d. Jan. 5, 1863, aged 84 years and 9 months.
Mary, b. Feb. 11, 1799 ; m. May 8, 1825, Aaron Holbrook.
Jonathan F., b. Jan. 5, 1801 ; m. March, 1825, Abigail Cope of Quincy.
Adaline, b. March 8, 1803; m. Dec. 13, 1827, Nathaniel W. Stearns of Waltham.
Abigail, b. July 15, 1805 : d. Oct. 15, 1806.
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