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283 284 Sally, b. June 5, 1792 ; m. Rufus Bruce.
Mary, b. Aug. 16, 1794 ; m. Amory Howe, r. New York.
285 286 Abigail, b. Aug. 2, 1796 ; m. Weeks Allen, r. Amherst.
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JOTHAM BRIGHAM m. Dec. 1, 1784, Lucy Thompson, of Sudbury. He d. March 26, 1810.
Betsey, b. July 30, 1785; m. James Mallard, r. Lancaster.
Lucy, b. Jan. 15, 1787 ; m. Edward Barnes. Otis, b. Oct. 8, 1788; m. Lucy Stratton.
Henry, b. May 3, 1790; m. Mary Hobart, r. Abington. John, b. Aug. 1, 1792 ; m. Ruth Winslow, r. Abington.
Hastings, b. Aug. 4, 1794 ; m. 1821, Nancy Spear.
Sophia, b. July 11, 1796; m. 1817, Mark Fay. Charles L., b. Oct. 14, 1800 ; m. Roanna V. Atkins, r. Dorchester.
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ITHAMAR BRIGHAM m. Nov. 26, 1783, Catharine Barnes, dan. of Solomon and Judith Barnes. She d. April 13, 1804, and he d. March 12, 1836.
Leri, b. May 1, 1784; moved to Raymond, Mc. Auron, b. Dec. 29, 1785; m. 1808, Comfort Valentine; he was for many years a merchant in Boston, now r. in Lexington.
Moses, b. July 22, 1788; m. Susan Fosgate, of Berlin.
Jonas, b. Aug. 29, 1790, became an officer in the U. S. Army in the war of 1812, and d. Feb. 9, 1822, in New York.
Eli, b. July 18, 1794 ; m. 1819, Lydia Howe.
Abel, b. Feb. 13, 1797 ; m. 1st, Mary Bigelow, 2d, Sally H. Felton. Judith, b. Oct. 5, 1799; m. Joel Bullard, r. Berlin.
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ABNER BRIGHAM m. Dorothy Wood, daughter of Peter Wood, E'sq., of Marl. He d. Nov. 4, 1828. She d. July 6, 1854, aged 87.
Loring, b. March 19, 1795.
Alden, b. May 4, 1797 ; d. Sept. 7, 1797.
Abner, b. June 21, 1798; m. Lucinda Maybee, r. Yarmouth, C. W. Nancy, b. July 15, 1800 ; m. Ist, - O'Sullivan, 2d, Walter Felch. Adolphus, b. Dec. 4, 1802; m. Ist, Eliza Ann Parker, 2d, Rebecca Knowlton. Ile practiced medicine at Shrewsbury, and d. April 3, 1858.
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Louisa, b. March 31, 1805 ; m. Elijah B. Witherbec, r. Flint, Mich. .Alden, b. March 12, 1807; Austin, S S m. Laura Brigham. d. nnm. aged 22 years.
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WILLARD BRIGHAM m. Betsey Russell, dau. of Oliver Russell. He d. Aug. 28, 1835.
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Harriet, b. Oct. 3, 1802. 311 Mary, b. Oct. 1, 1804. Levi, b. Oct. 14, 1806; grad. Williams Coll. Studied theology at. Andover, is settled as a clergyman at Saugus. He m. Mary Fay. George, b. Oct. 12, 1808 ; m. Mary Ann Hapgood, r. in N. H. Hannah, b. Jan. 18, 181! ; m. Otis Brown.
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Willard, b. May 4, 1813; grad. Wms. Coll. Studied divinity at An- dover, r. at Ashfield. Pastor of the church there.
Aaron, b. April 7, 1817 ; m. Salinda Stratton. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 1, 1820 : m. Jonathan Randall.
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CALEB BRIGHAM m. Martha Brigham, dau. of William. He d. Aug. 17, 1842. She d. April 20, 1860, aged 78.
Martha C., b. Oct. 31, 1803 ; m. Matthias Rice, r. Fitchburg. Laura, b. July 1, 1805 ; d. young.
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321 Francis Dana, b. April 19, 1808; m. 1831, Sarah Pope, dau. of Hon. Stephen Pope. He is a trader at Feltonville. By patient industry and careful attention to his business, he lias accumulated a hand- some property, and has recently erected one of the most desirable dwelling-houses in the village. It is constructed and finished in the best style, and contains all the modern improvements. IJard and soft water of any temperature, can be conveyed to any apartment, thereby furnishing convenience for washing and bathing. The house is pleasantly situated, and is an ornament to the place. The following is a view of the mansion.
322 Charles, b. May 3, 1811.
323 Laura Ann, b. April 20, 1813; m. Alden Brigham.
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325 Austin P., b. April 4, 1815; d. Sept. 4, 1818.
Sophia, b. July 1, 1817 ; d. Sept. 5, 1818.
There is another branch of the Brigham family, which, though it has not always remained in Marl., may with propriety be mentioned, as several members returned to the town.
NATHAN BRIGHAM, (No. 32 in this series,) son of Nathan and Elizabeth (Howe) Brigham, had in Southborough by his second wife, Elizabeth Snow, a son William, b. April 8, 1735. This
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WILLIAM BRIGIIAM m. Sept. 4, 1759, Rebecca Ball. She d. Dec. 14, 1768, and he m. 2d, Lydia Chamberlain. He and his second wife both d. of the small pox in 1793. There is some uncertainty in this family, as only a portion of his children, or supposed children, are recorded upon the Marl. records. He is supposed to have come into Marl. soon after his second marriage. He resided a little south of the Pond, where Joel Gleason now resides.
1- 2 William, b. Feb. 27, 1761 ; m. Sarah Baker, r. Southboro'.
3 Rebecca, b. Feb. 1, 1763; m - Jewell, r. St. Albans, Vt.
4 Peter, b. Dec. 27, 1764 ; m. - Bent, r. Westboro'.
5 Abigail, b. March 4, 1766. 6 Hollis, b. Dec. 4, 1768, d. same day.
7 +Ephraim, b. Oct. 9, 1771, (by second wife.)
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8 9 Willard, b. June 18. 1775; m. Abigail Munroe, r. at Rindge, N. II.
10 Lydia, b. Dec. 29, 1776; m. Artemas Brigham.
11 Polly, b. Jan. 30, 1779 ; m. Willard Howe.
12 Putty, b. March 22, 1782; m. Caleb Brigham.
13 Sophia, b. June 12, 1784 ; m. Hon. Jed. Loomis, r. Montpelier, Vt. 14 Duna, b. June 8, 1787 ; d. of lockjaw, unm.
EPHRAIM BRIGHAM m. Nov. 4, 1795, Lucy Rice, dau. of Peter and Levina Rice, b. Dec. 21, 1774. She d. Feb. 20, 1814, and he m. March 15, 1815, Mary Hubbard, of Leicester. He resided in Marl., on the place now occupied by Mr. Joel Gleason. He afterwards moved to Wayland, where he d. -. His widow is now residing in Saxonville. He was a military man, and rose to the rank of Colonel.
7-15 William C., b. Aug. 7, 1795 ; m. 1817, Lydia Rice, r. Wardsboro', Vt. Matthias, b. Nov. 29, 1796; m. Caroline Crossman ; d. 1854, in Ohio.
16 17 Lucy, b. March 11, 1798 ; m. Ist, Luther Howe, 2d, James Howe.
18 Ephraim, b. Oct. 21, 1799 : in. Dec. 6, 1821, Sophia Howe, r. Medway. Harriet, b. March 14, 1801 ; m. Merrick Phelps.
19 20 21 Elijah, b. Nov. 17, 1801 ; m. Mary Locker, r. Boston.
Sidney, b. Dec. 28, 1802; m. Eliza B. Stevens ; d. 1840, in Ga.
22 Peter, b. Sept. 18, 1806 ; m. Lydia Maynard, r. Cambridge.
Lydia, b. June 2, 1809 ; m. Matthias Walker, r. North.
Sophia, b. Dec. 5, 1811; m. Josiah Stone, r. Saxonville.
Jane E., b. Dec. 20, 1818 ; m. Samnel Kendall, r. Natick.
26 27 Caroline C., b. Dec. 22, 1821 ; m. William Ingraham, r. Watertown.
28 Charles C., b. April 9, 1824 ; d. Oct. 3, 1826.
In this account of the Brighams I have been greatly aided by a published Genealogy of the Brigham Family, by Rev. Ibner Morse, whose labors in the Genealogical Department are untiring. The Brighams as a whole have been highily respectable, and some branches of the family have produced distinguished men.
EBENEZER BRIGHAM, Esq., of Blue Mounds, Dane County, Wis., son of David Brigham, of Shrewsbury, b. 1789, is a descendant of the Marl. Brighams. He went West in 1812, has seen much of Western frontier life, was one of the first white inhabitants of Wis- consin, and is known as the " father of the State." He is a man of very general intelligence, was many years a member of the Territorial Legislature, and was the one who selected MADISON as the Capital of the State. He has been extensively engaged in Lead Mining, and was the first to introduce that species of industry into the Northwest. Ile resided at Blue Mounds, in a house of original simplicity, which he has kept as a public house. Ile was never married. Ile was exten- sively known throughout the Northwest, and was highly respected as a gentleman of intelligence, public spirit and unbending integrity. He died Sept. 14, 1861. The Dane County bar, to express their venera- tion for his character, adopted the following Resolution : "That we regard it as a privilege to bear our testimony, in this public manner, to the unblemished morals, the ardent patriotism, the benevolent character, and generous heart of our esteemed and lamented friend."
Hon. ELIJAH BRIGHAM, of Westborough, a man of distinguished worth, was from the same stock. He was sixteen years Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and eight years a member of Congress, and d. highly honored and greatly lamented in 1818.
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Hollis, b. March 14, 1773; d. June 8, 1837, unm.
23 24 25 Mary HI., b. April 27, 1816 (by 2d wife) ; d. unm.
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IIon. PAUL BRIGHAM, of Norwich, Vt., dates back to Marl. IIe was in service through the greater part of the Revolution, was five years High Sheriff of the County of Windsor, and five years Chief Justice of the County Court, a Maj. Gen. in the Militia, several years a member of the Legislature, and twenty years Lieut. Gov. of Vt.
Hon. LINCOLN F. BRIGHAM, one of the Associate Justices of the Superior Court of the Commonwealth; Rev. DANIEL BRIGIIAM, now a clergyman at Bridgewater; Rev. CHARLES H. BRIGHAM, a distin- guished clergyman in Taunton ; WILLIAM BRIGHAM, Esq., of Boston ; RIPLEY BRIGHAM, Esq., of Milwaukie, Wis., and several other gen- tlemen, more or less known to fame, have descended from the old Marl. stock, and refleet honor upon their early ancestors and the name of BRIGHAM.
BRITAIN .- JOHN BRITAIN had in Marl. Jane, b. Sept. 16, 1724; and William, b. Sept. 16, 1726.
BROOKS .- CHARLES BROOKS m. Nov. 24, 1757, Mary Hapgood, and had Lydia, b. Sept. 11, 1759; Persis, b. Jan. 4, 1762; Mary, b. Nov. 13, 1764.
JACOB BROOKS m. Nov. 17, 1774, Martha Rice, and had Jacob, b. June 28, 1775.
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The Browns of Marl. were probably descendants of different emi- grants. The Browns in N. E. were so numerous, and the Marl. records are so meagre, that I find it impossible to classify them. JOHN BROWN, baptized in England, Oct. 11, 1601, came over in the ship Lion, 1632, settled in Watertown, m. Dorothy, and had John and two daughters. "John, the son, m. Esther Makepeace, of Boston. He settled first in Cambridge, where he had four children; then he moved to Marl. soon after the incorporation of the town. He sold his place in Marl. to Thomas Rice, moved to Falmouth, then back to Water- town, where he d. 1697. He had in Marl. John, b. Nov. 27, 1664; Hester, b. Dec. 11, 1667 ; Ruth, b. Dee. 8, 1668 ; Abigail, b. March 9, 1674. Probably no one of the family remained in the place.
JAMES BROWN m. May 5, 1719, Sarah Howe. She d. and he m. Jan. 26, 1725, Deborah Rice, who d. Dee. 1, 1725, and he m. Dec. 7, 1727, Mary Claiee, who d. Dec. 31, 1734, and he m. as his 4th wife, Thankful. By his different wives he had Elizabeth, b. July 6, 1720; Susanna, d. young ; Mary, b. April 28, 1733; Robert, b. April 4, 1739 ; James, b. Jan. 12, 1741.
JOHN BROWN, probably from Stow, m. Feb. 10, 1763, Mary Bruce, and had Thomas, b. Sept. 1, 1763; William, b. April 22, 1765; and Sarah, b. May 17, 1768.
SAMUEL BROWN m. Elizabeth -. He was a mason, and was killed by falling from the roof of a house, Sept. 27, 1817, aged 54. She d. 1841, aged 74.
1- 2 4 Ann, b. Nov. 5, 1786. 3 Mary, b. Feb. 3, 1789.
Sarah, b. March 1, 1791.
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Elizabeth .A., b. Sept. 12, 1792 ; m. April 3, 1814, Richard P. Noyes. Samuel, b. Ang. 1, 1795; m. May 5, 1822, Arethusa Lee, r. at Lowell. William, b. Nov. 19, 1799; m. 1820, Laura Ann Howe, r. at Lowell. Ebenezer, b. Feb. 1800; m. June 16, 1823, Mary Brigham.
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9 Hannah B., b. June 11, 1803; m. July 22, 1825, Francis Weeks. David, b. May 25, 1805.
ISAAC BROWN m. Dec. 24, 1780, Deborah Gould.
1 1- 2 Betsey, b. April 6, 1783; d. young. 3 Betsey, b. 1784.
Isaac, b. March 19, 1787 ; d. 1793. 5 James W., b. April 19, 1789.
Abijah, b. Feb. 24, 1794. 7 Willard, b. July 13, 1796.
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4 8 Lucy, b. Aug. 28, 1798. 9 Mary W., b. Nov. 18, 1801.
William H., b. March 10, 1804. 11 Sophia J., b. March 14, 1808.
THE BRUCE FAMILY.
The Bruces of Marl. probably had different ancestors. Some of the families of that name appear to have been rather migratory, being at one time in, and at another time out of the town ; so as to perplex and confuse the record.
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ROGER BRUCE was in Marl. early, and had a wife and family. He was probably a son of John Bruce, who was in Sudbury in 1672, and who had a grant of land in Marl. bounded upon Peter Bent's mill pond. He was a miller, and attended Bent's mill. He m. Elizabeth He d. in Southboro', Sept. 16, 1733. He resided near Stony Brook, and consequently was included in South. when it was set off from Marl.
1- 2 3 4 5 Rebecca, b. Feb. 22, 1698. 6 Sarah, b. May 2, 1700.
+Samuel, b. March 24, 1691; m. Elizabeth
Abijah, b. Nov. 27, 1693; m. 1719, Mary Woods.
+ Elisha, b. Sept. 14, 1695; m. Silence, and went to Worcester.
7 +Daniel, b. Feb. 22, 1701 ; m. Dec. 1, 1732, Bathsheba Bowker.
8 Thomas, b. Jan. 5, 1704 ; m. Sarah -
9 Hannah, b. Feb. 18, 1706. 10 Deliverance, b. Sept. 9, 1709.
11 David, b. June 9, 1711; had two wives and children in South. m. Ist Feb. 20, 1727, Mary Brigham, and had David, b. in Marl.
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Jerusha, born Oct. 20, 1721; m. Sept. 25, 1744, Gershom Newton. Sarah, b. Aug. 13, 1723. 14 Joseph, b. Dec. 4, 1726.
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Samuel, b. 1729, in South. 16 Roger, b. 1734, in South.
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ELISHA BRUCE m. Silence, and had Hepzibah, b. Dec. 30, 1725, and lived in South.
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DANIEL BRUCE m. Dec. 1, 1732, Bathsheba Bowker.
7-17 Ruth, b. May 22, 1733. 18 Abraham, b. Dec. 23, 1735.
19 Lucy, b. Nov. 6, 1737. 20 Benjamin, b. Dec. 24, 1739.
21 John, b. May 29, 1744. 22 Betty, b. Jan. 22, 1746.
23 Mary, b. Aug. 9, 1748 ; m. 1764, John Brown.
24 Daniel, b. Sept. 21, 1752. .
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There was another family of Bruces which came to Marl. from Woburn, where there were many of that name, several of whom intermarried with the Marl. families.
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JOHN BRUCE came from Woburn to Marl. about 1740, and settled on a part of the Indian Plantation near where the late Dea. Ezekiel Bruce resided. He probably was accompanied by his son William, then a young man.
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WILLIAM BRUCE m. March 10, 1747, Abigail Kendall, of Woburn. She d. April 22, 1763, aged 41, and he m. Sarah Kendall, of Woburn, Oct. 25, 1764. He was probably the William Bruce who d. 1803.
2- 3 Abigail, b. Oct. 22, 1747 ; m. July 3, 1764, Elijah Flagg. 4 Elizabeth, b. Oct. 20, 1749; m. April 4, 1769, John Wilkins.
+Nathaniel, b. Oct. 26, 1753 ; m. Oct. 13, 1774, Mary Clisbee.
5 6 Zeruiah, b. Feb. 27, 1755.
7 John, b. Aug. 31, 1757; grad. at Dart. 1781; d. 1809. He was a clergyman.
8 Martha, b. Dec. 10, 1761 ; m. Abel -.
NATHANIEL BRUCE m. Mary Clisbee, Oct. 13, 1774. She d. Oct. 8, 1829, aged 82. He d. July 6, 1834, aged 82.
5-9 William, b. Aug. 2, 1775 ; m. Nov. 30, 1797, Molly Bruce.
10 Abigail, b. March 17, 1778; m. Sept. 18, 1797, David Smith.
11 Moses, b. Aug. 10, 1780 ; m. Nov. 29, 1798, Susanna Bruce.
12 +Ezekiel, b. May 1, 1784 ; m. March 18, 1804, Betsey Smith.
13 Calvin, b. July 3, 1788.
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EZEKIEL BRUCE m. March 18, 1804, Betsey Smith. He d. Nov. 7, 1860, aged 76. Ile was a deacon of the East Church, and repre- sented the town in the General Court.
12-14 Amory, b. June 18, 1804 ; m. Mary Nelson.
15 Elizabeth, b. Feb. 27, 1808. 16 Abigail S., b. Oct. 1, 1811.
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Sally M., S b. Aug. 13, 1814; d. young.
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Mary Ann, b. June 11, 1818. 20 William, b. Nov. 8, 1820.
Elmira, b. Jan. 1, 1823. 22 Sylvester B., b. Dec. 17, 1826.
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Elinor, b. - 12, 1832.
Several of the name of Bruce, connected with or descendants from some of the preceding families, have had children whose births are on Marl. Records.
THOMAS BRUCE and wife Mary, had an adopted dau. Mary, b. April 1, 1746.
JAMES BRUCE, by wife Molly, had Jeduthan, b. Sept. 29, 1775, m. April 12, 1798, Susannalı Smith ; Susannah, b. June 24, 1776; Molly, b. Aug. 24, 1778.
JOEL BRUCE, by wife Lydia Eager, had Henry, b. Jan. 3, 1796; Lydia, b. Feb. 28, 1798; Otis, b. July 15, 1800 ; Moses, b. Feb. 24, 1802; Charles, b. Dec. 9, 1805.
SUSANNA (JOSLIN) BRUCE, wid. of Timothy Bruce, d. in Marl. 1832, at the advanced age of 99.
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THIE BUSHI FAMILY,.
ABIEL BUSH was in Marl. as early as 1690. He. m. Grace Barrett, 1688, who d. June 1, 1739, " aged almost 70." He resided in the nortli part of the town, on the line of Bolton, north of Feltonville.
1- 2 +Jonathan, b. Jan. 19, 1690; m. Sarah Randall.
3 Abiel, b. March 28, 1621 ; d. Dec. 15, 1715.
t Hezekiah, b. Feb. 16, 1693: m. Oct. 31, 1721, Abigail Joslin.
5 Grace, b. May 3, 1696; m. Dec. 4, 1718, Peter Howe.
John, b. July 18, 169; m. April 24, 1723, Martha Temple, and moved to Shrewsbury.
+Joseph, b. April 1, 1705; m. Mary
Surah, b. Oct. 27, 1709 ; m. March 15, 1727, Moses Johnson.
1-2- JONATHAN BUSH m. Sarah Randall, July 24, 1715. Ile d. Marclı 26, 1732.
2- 9 Luey, b. March 9, 1716. 10 Lydia, b. May 23, 1717.
1I Jonathan, b. Jan. 16, 1719; d. March 3, 1745.
12 Lois, b. March 8, 1721.
13 Rachel, b. Jan. 13, 1724; m. 1749, Aaron Kidder.
14 +Jesse, b. Jan 31, 1727. HIe was in the French war.
15 Phebe, b. March 3, 1729.
16 +.Micah, b. Jan. 29, 1731 ; m. April 19, 1759, Hannah Wilder, of Bolton.
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HEZEKIAH BUSH In. Abigail Joslin. Ile d. March 5, 1750.
4-17 Dinah, b. Sept. 30, 1722; m. Feb. 22, 1743, Thomas Baker.
Dorothy, b. Jan. 29, 1725 ; d. June 26, 1739.
18 19 Damaris, b. Aug. 22, 1727.
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JOSEPH BUSH m. Mary -.
Zebediah, b. Dec. 17, 1729; he was in the French war.
.'lbiel, b. Jan. 1, 1731 ; he was in the Indian war.
Mary, b. June 4, 1733; in. 1761, John Johnson.
Tryphosa, b. July 13, 1736 ; m. March 29, 1764, Uriah Eager, Jr.
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14-28 Jabez, b. March 7, 1752; m. April 1473; , Susanna Brown. 29 Hepzibah, b. Feb. 20, 1754 ; m. July 11, 1776, Robert Fife.
30 Lucy, b. July 20, 1756.
Betty, b. Feb. 18. 1761 ; m. Dec. 15, 1785, Aaron Jones.
31 32 Stephen, b. Aug. 16, 1765; m. Nov. 26, 1788, Lucy Tainter. 33 Dinah, b. June 26, 1767. 34 Ephraim, b. Dec. 8, 1769.
35 Molly, b. June 18, 1772.
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MICAN BUSH m. Dorothy. She d. 1757, and he m. April 19, 1759, Hannah Wilder. After the birth of his children, he removed to Bolton, where he d. and where his children mostly settled.
16-36 37 Sarah, b. Oct. 5, 1755; m. Zebediah Simonds, 1786.
Beoku, b. Oct. 3, 1756. 38 Jonathan, b. Nov. 29, 1757.
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39 Hannah, b. Jan. 14, 1760.
40 Dalla, b. Sept. 22, 1762 ; d. in Bolton, unm.
41 Calvin, b. Dec. 23, 1763 ; m. Elizabeth Temple, of Princeton.
42 Levi, b. Nov. 25, 1765. . 43 Eunice, b. Dec. 17, 1766.
44 Micah, b. Dec. 4, 1768 ; went south.
SAMUEL BUSH, perhaps brother of Abiel, m. July 15, 1708, Eliza- beth Wheeler, and had Jotham, b. Jan. 21, 1709; Zeruiah, b. Aug. 28, 1710, d. Dec. 18, 1710; Amaziah, b. March 15, 1712; Millicent, b. Oct. 16, 1713, d. Feb. 28, 1715.
BUTLER .- PETER BUTLER, by wife Sarah, had John, b. March 4, 1732 ; Phebe, b. Nov. 1733; Peter, b. March 26, 1735; Mary, b. Oct. 1736; Sarah, b. Aug. 1738.
CADY .- JAMES CADY, by wife Thankful, had Hannah, b. 1711; Elias, b. Sept. 6, 1712 ; Joseph, b. March 5, 1714.
CALDWELL .- JOHN CALDWELL, by wife Susanna, had John, b. Oct. 1, 1788 ; James, b. May 3, 1791; Mary, b. 1792; Eunice, b. 1794; Daniel, b. 1796; Susanna, b. 1799 ; Sally, b. 1801 ; William, b. 1803 ; Lydia, b. 1805.
THE CHURCH FAMILY.
GARRETT CHURCH, of Watertown, was b. in England, 1611; m. Sarah, and had six children, among whom was
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DAVID, b. Sept. 1, 1657. Ile in. Mary, by whom he had two chil- dren, b. in Wat., where he kept a public house. About 1700 he came to Marl., where the rest of his children were born. He probably lost his first wife, and m. in 1710, Mary Wilder, as his second wife.
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John, bap. in Wat. Nov. 6, 1689.
Sarah, bap. in Wat. Nov. 6, 1689 ; m. 1718, Simon Maynard. + Adonijah, b. Oct. 17, 1710; m. April 10, 1747, Sarah Howe. Noah, b. Sept. 18, 1712; m. Feb. 18, 1742, Lydia Barnard. Ephraim, b. Dec. 18, 1714; m. Feb. 3, 1736, Sarah Gates.
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ADONIJAH CHURCH m. April 10, 1747, Sarah Howe, dau. of Jona- than and Sarah. She d. Sept. 8. 1758, aged 36 years, 10 months and 3 days. He d. at IIolden, March 24, 1787.
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tAlexander, b. July 27, 1748; m. May 2, 1771, Rebecca Tucker.
Zadock, b. Feb. 8, 1751 ; d. Aug. 14, 1757.
Sarah, b. Aug. 5, 1755 ; d. Sept. 25, 1755.
NOAH CHURCH m. Lydia Barnard. He moved to New Marlborough with his family.
6-12 Lydia, b. June 20, 1743 ; m. May 31, 1764, Adonijah Howe. - 13 David, b. June 17, 1745.
14 Lucy, b. Feb. 4, 1747 ; m. Wm. Ward, r. New Marl.
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Molly, b. Oct. 26, 1749; m. Obadiah Ward, r. New Marl.
16 Lovisa, b. March 4, 1751. 17 Oliver, b. March 26, 1754.
18 Betty, b. May 1, 1756. 19 Phobe, b. May 25, 1758.
20 Noah, b. Oct. 19, 1760.
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ALEXANDER CHURCH m. May 2, 1771, Rebecca Tucker. He was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution.
Sarah, b. Dec. 12, 1771. 22 Sophia, b. April 19, 1774.
Zadock, b. July 23, 1776. 24 Lucy, b. March 18, 1779.
CLARK .- BENJAMIN CLARK, (lineage not ascertained,) m. Abigail -, and had Mary, b. Dec. 18, 1769 ; m. Aug. 20, 1787, Simeon Eames ; Abigail, b. March 22, 1772; m. Dec. 31, 1792, Benjamin Gould ; Benjamin, b. April 2, 1778; m. 1800, Catharine Eustis, and had 16 children ; Sully, b. May 4, 1780; m. Sept. 11, 1798, Jonathan Weeks ; Nancy, b. March 5, 1782; Betsey, b. Oct. 10, 1784; m. Feb. 20, 1805, Levi Colby.
Benjamin Clark, the father, d. April 15, 1829, aged 86. His widow d. Feb. 11, 1830, aged 79.
CLEASBY .- JOSEPH CLEASBY, by wife Sarah, had Joseph, b. Sept. 9, 1765; in. Jan. 11, 1787, Miriam Hlowe. Joseph Cleasby came to Marl. from Lyun.
CLEMENS .- JONATHAN CLEMENS, by wife Hannah, had Samuel, b. April 26, 1763; Jabez, b. Aug. 29, 1765.
THE COGSWELL FAMILY.
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WILLIAM COGSWELL came to Marl. from Boston about 1775, as a trader, and located himself' near Spring IIill. His wife's name was Abigail. She d. Nov. 20, 1833, aged 81.
1- 2 Abigail, b. Dec. 7, 1775 ; m. Feb. 22, 1801, Samuel Gibbon.
3 Francis, b. Aug. 13, 1777 ; d. Dec. 13, 1777.
4 Elizabeth, b. Nov. 15, 1778; m. Aug. 16, 1797, David Munroe.
5 Mehitubel, b. Oct. 15, 1780 ; m. 1802, Rev. James Converse.
6 Hannah L., b. April 29, 1782; m. June 25, 1801, Thomas Cole.
7 Lydia, b. Jan. 28, 1784 ; in. June 23, 1813, Micah Sherman.
8 William, b. March 25, 1786; d. Jan. 31, 1788.
9 Ruthy, b. Nov. 23, 1787.
10 Charles, b. April 12, 1789; m. 1814, Lucy Wilder, and d. June 11, 1838.
11 Sally, b. Oct. 2, 1790; m. Oct. 21, 1812, John Brown.
12 Rebecca, b. March 31, 1792; m. Nov. 26. 1829, Samuel Weld.
13 Lucretia, b. April 24, 1794; d. Nov. 25, 1803.
14 Henry F., b. May 8, 1796. 15 William D., b. July 6, 1798.
THE COTTING FAMILY.
On the death of Dr. Ebenezer Dexter, 1769, Dr. AMOS COTTING, from Waltham, came to Marl. and established himself as a physician. I have not been able to trace his lineage.
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AMOS COTTING m. Dinalı Newton. He d. June 17, 1807. The record of the family is very imperfect.
Sukey P., b. March 18, 1783; m. Jan. 27, 1801, Walter Morse.
1- 2 3 William L. P., b. June 27, 1785; d. Feb. 13, 1790.
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4 Roland C., b. April 17, 1787 ; d. unm.
5 Charles C., b. Feb. 16, 1759; m. Nancy Bradley, d. in Boston.
6 William, b. Jan. 4, 1791 ; lost at sea.
7 Amory, b. Feb. 26, 1793 ; m. June 7, 1821, Dolly B. Bruce.
8 Samuel, b. May 29, 1795 ; m. Ann Hammet, resided in Boston.
9 Amos, b. May 27, 1797 ; m. in Boston, Harriet Tuttle.
10 John, b. May 1, 1799: m. Oct. 17, 1820, Sally C. Brigham.
11 Uriah, b. Nov. 23, 1802; moved to Boston, d. at New Orleans.
COX .- ELISHA Cox m. June 28, 1791, Molly Bruce, and had Elisha, b. Oct. 23, 1791, m. May 13, 1824, Eliza Wilkins ; Rufus, b. Nov. 3, 1793; Willard, b. May 9, 1796; Loring, b. June 26, 1799, m. April 17, 1823, Alma Wood, dau. of Moses Wood.
THE CRANSTON FAMILY.
The records of this family are very defective. What we give is gleaned from scattered itens, and from a friend of the family.
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SAMUEL CRANSTON emigrated from England a young man, and settled probably in the western part of the Colony, where he m. Eliz- abeth Brown. It is probable that he and his wife, and at least three children, came to Marl. about 1728. He d. in Marl.
1- 2 Elisha, moved to Ashfield, where he m. and had issue.
Elizabeth, m. in 1738, John Barnes, of Marl.
Hannah, m. Ist, - Dunton, and 2d, Lucas Dunn.
3 4 5 +Amasa, b. in Marl. April 3, 1730; m. Mary Harthron.
6 +.Abner, b. Oct. 21, 1732; m. 1765, Mrs. Lydia Wilkins.
7 Patience, b. Nov. 11, 1742 ; m. Solomon Banister, of Brookfield.
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AMASA CRANSTON m. Nov. 5, 1754, Mary Harthron. He d. April 26, 1808, aged 78; and she d. Oct. 26, 1821, aged 85. He was a sol- dier in the French and Indian wars, entering the service at the tender age of 16. The Revolutionary struggle found him ready for the field. On the "Lexington alarm," he repaired at once to the scene of action. He was at that time Lieut. in Capt. Cyprian Howe's Company. He entered the regular service with the rank of Capt. and was promoted to a Major. He served through the greater part of the war, and was in several battles, as that of Bennington, White Plains, &c. After leaving the army, he filled several civil offices, as that of constable, selectman, &c.
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