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The descendants of Dea. Joseph and Phebe (Mack) Cary are thus descendants of the emigrant ancestor of John Mack of Lyme, Conn., who was ancestor of many of the residents of Middlefield. (See Mack family.)
Children :
HANNAH, m. Thomas Meekins, of Hatfield.
PHEBE, b. 1-6-1750 d. at Mid. 8-3- 1815; m. 7-13-1769, Amasa Graves, of Williamsburg. (See Graves Fam.)
MARY, b. Coventry, Ct., 12-5-1751; m. Joel Wait, of Whately. 5 chil. JEMIMA, b. Coventry, Ct., 11-21- 1753; d. Mid. 11-11-1845 m. 1st. 1771, John Ford m. 2nd, 1784, Lewis Taylor. (See Ford and Taylor fam.)
ELIZABETH, b. 3-10-1755, Coventry ; d. Fredonia, N. Y. 10-12-1841; m. Anson Cheeseman in 1774. (Sce Cheeseman Fam.)
JOSEPH, b. 3-7-1757. (See Fam. 1) RICHARD, b. Mansfield, Ct. 1-15- 1759; m. Williamsburg, 1782, Su- sannah Ford; soldier in Rev. War; lived in Whately; moved to N. Y. state 1806-8. 8 chil.
ABNER, b. January, 1760; (See Fam. 2) TRIPHENA, b. Mansfield, 12-11-1763 ; m. John Starks, of Whatley. 9 chil .; Moved to Thetford, Vt.
MERCY, b. Williamsburg; m. Elihu, bro. of Amasa Graves; S chil.
dau. b. Williamsburg. AsA, b. 4-1-1770. (See Fam. 3.)
FAMILY 1. JOSEPH CARY, son of Joseph4 and Phebe (Mack) Cary b. Mansfield, Conn., 3-7-1757; d. Ontario, N. Y., 2-3-1848: m. Canterbury, Conn., 1-7-1781 Rachel Thompson. She d. 9-26-1851.
Joseph Cary of Williamsburg. Mass., was in Mid. early
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enough to sign the Pet. Inc. 1781. His farm was located on the brow of the hill half a mile southwest of the Alderman farm, overlooking the Westfield River valley. Traces of the cellar of his house are still to be found. He owned Lots 27 and 29 in III Div. B. and 41, 52, 53 in V Div. His wife joined the Cong. Ch. 1792. Cary was a chaplain in the Rev. War. He moved to Ontario, N. Y., between 1794 and 1799. Children, b. Mid. :
RACHEL, b. 3-31-1783. EUNICE, bap. 4-13-1794, m. Mr. JOSEPH, b. 6-19-1784. Wright.
LUCY, b. 12-27-1785, m. Wm. Mott.
STEPHEN, b. 10-6-1786.
EZEKIEL, b. 4-1-1788. PHEBE MACK, bap. 10-26-1795, m. Mr. Frazer.
(Seth C. Cary in ("John Cary, the Plymouth Pilgrim") gives the following additions to the list of children) :
HANNAHI, b. 1-3-1792, m. Mr. Scott. ZINA, b. 2-1-1799, m. Mr. Gill.
ISAAC, b. Sept. - 1804.
FAM. 2. ABNER CARY, son of Joseph4 and Phebe (Mack) Cary. b. Mansfield, 1-21 or 31, 1760. He is said to have married 4 times in Williamsburg. An Abner Cary of Williamsburg m. Annis Stebbins in Mid. 6-10-1807. An Abner Cary of Williamsburg m. Mid. 12-12-1814 Roxana Johnson. Moved to Dupage Co., Ill., where he d. 1845.
LUCINA, dau. Abner and Polly Cary, ABNER L. b. 2-22-1793, m. W. W. Leonard ALVIN of Mid. She d. Mid. 2-28-1867 LUCY (See Leonard family). SALLY ASA
FAM. 3. ASA CARY, son of Joseph+ and Phebe (Mack) Cary, b. Williamsburg, 4-1-1770; d. Erie Co., N. Y., 9-29-1852; m. 6-24-1790 Damaris Hickox of Conway, Mass. She d. 4-17-1863 ae. 91. Asa Cary came to Mid. about 1793, bought land in Lots 28 and 29, III Div. B and lived with or near his brother Joseph east of Walnut Hill. He joined Cong. Ch. 1793. Pw. 21, 1794. M.T. 1799. Moved to Erie Co., N. Y., before 1800.
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Children :
TRUEMAN
VAN RENSSALAER
SYLVIA (who m. Aaron Adams).
DAMRIS
ADA
AMELIA
JOSEPH
SADUSKA
SYLVESTER
ASA
HARRIET
AMELIA
CHAMBERLAIN
CHAMBERLAIN, EDWARD, son of James and Elizabeth Chamber- lain, was b. in England. He m. in Albany, N. Y., in 1858 Ann, dau. of Joseph and Sarah Baker, who was b. in Lei- cestershire, Eng. He was a market-gardener in Albany. About 1871 he moved to Mid. and was living on the farm of Samuel Smith, Jr., at the head of the reservoir at the time of the flood of 1874. He then moved to the old Pelton farm in the northern part of the town. He d. July 19, 1878, a. 60 yrs. His wife d. May 24, 1902, a. 70 yrs.
Children :
SARAH ELIZABETHI, b. in Albany, N. Y., Aug. 3, 1862. Lives in the Alexander Ingham house in Mid. Center.
LOUISA HELEN, b. in Albany, N. Y. May 3, 1870; d. in Renssalaer, N. Y. in 1918; m. George Hall. Their dau. Edda, m. John Baer. FLORENCE EDDA, b. in Mid. Oct. 23, 1874. She d. Oct. 12, 1903.
CHAPIN
CHAPIN, ABNER (Abner," Abner,4 Henry," Henry,2 Samuel1), son of Abner" and Rhoda (Kibbe) Chapin, (sister of Bildad Kibbe, pioneer in Mid.) b. Wilbraham, Mass., 1-12-1771; m. 5-30-1793, Polly Adams. She d. 1-10-1823 ae. 66 yrs. Some time in 1798 or 1799 Chapin moved from Wilbraham to Mid. M.T. 1799, Cen. 1800. Lived in S. W. Part of town in Taylors pasture or near "the Switch." Returned to Wilbraham after 1806.
Children :
POLLY, b. 1794 d. 3-15-1823
LEANDER, b. 8-25-1809
LUCY EDSON, b. 3-29-1798
LUCINDA, b. 8-25-1809
OLIVER ADAMS, b. Mid. 3-25-1800
DAVID, b. 4-17-1812
MINERVA, b. Mid. 7-2-1802
VASIITAI, b. 4-17-1812
VALROUS MUNRO, b. 4-11-1815
CAROLINE, b. 9-19-1804 LAVINIA WARNER, b. Mid. 11-20-1806. CHARLOTTE, b. 9-9-1821.
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CHAPIN, MOSES A., b. in Somers, Ct., 11-28-1762, s. of Moses and Elizabeth (Dwight) Chapin. He m. Lucina Graves of Hatfield and had ten children b. in West Springfield, 1788- 1809. Was living near Orrin Millard in 1824 when the town voted a bridle path to his land from the Becket high- way. He d. in West Springfield 3-11-1841.
CHAPMAN
CHAPMAN, BENJAMIN. Was probably the man who owned the mills built by John Ford as Chapman's mills are mentioned in records for 1784. M.T. 1799. (Written Chipman) Pw. 20, 1792. Left town before 1800.
CHAPMAN, DANIEL (Ichabod,4 Nathaniel,3 Nathaniel,2 Robert1) son of Ichabod+ and Hannah (Jones) Chapman, was b. 3-12- 1753; m. 1-5-1775, Lucy dau. John and Abiah (Phelps) Talcott, of Hebron, Conn. d. 11-23-1842. She was b. 11-10- 1755; d. 4-19-1809. She was sister of Mary Talcott who m. David Mack. Daniel Chapman of Hebron, Conn., leased in 1780 Lot 223, a school lot in the Worthington section. His house was near and possibly on the site of the dwelling of G. E. Cook. He signed the Pt. Inc. 1781. Was chosen town treasurer 1783-84; on committee to secure preaching 1783- 85; selectman 1785-90; on school committee 1794. He and his wife were charter members of Cong. Ch. 1783 and he was chosen deacon. He moved to Pittsfield, Mass., between 1794 and 1799. (See Cutter's "Connecticut Families.")
Children :
DANIEL, b. Hebron 11-4-1775, d. 12-17-1794.
ICHABOD b. Hebron 11-14-1777 m. Eunice Butler.
LUCY, b. Hebron 2-11-1779 or 1780, m. Gideon Norton.
ANNA b. Worthington 7-11-1782 m. Nathaniel Harris.
MAHALA b. Mid. Sept. 1784, m. Dea. Daniel H. Francis.
HANNAH b. Mid. Nov. 1787, m. Bartlett Leonard. (See Mack Gen. pp. 1517, 1736-7)
CHEESEMAN
CHEESEMAN, GEORGE was the emigrant ancestor who is supposed to have been born in England and to have come to America
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early in the 18th Century. He settled in Braintree, Mass., m. Jane Duran. Had a son Edward.
CHEESEMAN, EDWARD2 son of George and Jane (Duran) Cheese- man was b. Braintree 4-9-1726, d. 1776, m. 4-25-1752 Mar- garet Dyer. He served in Rev. War. Children :
ANSON, b. 7-14-1752 (see Fam. 1) BENJAMIN, b. 9-20-1756 (see Fam. 2) ABEL, b. 2-22-1758 (see Fam. 3) RHODA, b. 3-15-1760 m .- Bills.
CALVIN, b. 11-12-1764. Had contract to furnish provisions to Garrison at Pittsfield, War 1812.
THANKFUL, b. Braintree 8-7-1769 m. Mar. 1796 Robert Bissell. By the death of her father in Rev. War the family of nine children was scattered. Thankful at age of six found home in the family of
Judge Niles of Braintree where occurred her marriage to Robert Bissell, d. 1-7-1853 (See Bissell Fam.)
RUTH, b. abt. 1773. SILENCE, b. 1771 d. 1851, m.
Ebenezer Tiffany.
EDWARD b. 1775. moved to Richfield Springs, N. Y. where he was an early settler. Kept store at Fede. ral Corners and manufactured "Cheeseman Arabian Balsam." d. 8-18-1840.
FAM. 1. ANSON CHEESEMAN, Son Edward2 and Margaret (Dyer) Cheeseman, b. 7-14-1752, d. abt. 1813, m. 1774, Elizabeth dau. Joseph and Phebe (Mack) Cary. He moved into the Becket Section 1781. Pt. Inc. 1781. He was the first tithingman elected in Mid. Cong. Ch. 1783. Had 11 children. Moved to Pittsfield in 1790 and was in Benson, Vt., in 1793. He was soldier in Rev. War.
FAM. 2. BENJAMIN CHEESEMAN, son Edward2 and Margaret (Dyer) Cheeseman, b. Braintree, 9-20-1756, m. Sarah Howe. Came to Mid. about 1781. Pt. Inc. 1781. He lived some- where on the south side of Walnut Hill in a spot known as "Cheeseman's Hollow." Moved to Nelson, N. Y., his letter of dismission from the Church being dated 1811. Cen. 1790-1800.
Children :
BENJAMIN ISAAC
NABBY
PEGGY
RUTH
SALLY THANKFUL, all bap. 11-1-1795. THANKA, bap. 9-28-1801. CLARISSA, bap. 8-31-1803.
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FAM. 3. ABEL CHEESEMAN, son Edward2 and Margaret (Dyer) Cheeseman, b. Braintree, 2-22-1758, m. 1780 Mary dau. Elisha and Sarah (Blossom) Mack. (See Mack Gen. p. 446) d. Becket 5-15-1826. Pt. Inc. 1781. Served several enlist- ments in Rev. War. Lived a while in Mid. on Walnut Hill. Cen. 1810. Moved to Becket. In Pittsfield 1790. Among their children were :
MARTHA (m. Peter Francisco-See Mack Gen. p. 491) JULIA
SILENCE
SAMUEL
ELIZABETH
ELIZABETH
LYDIA
MARY
EDWARD (See Fam. 5)
SAMUEL
SALLY
ANNA (See Mack Gen. p. 499) ABEL (See Fam. 4)
FAM. 4. ABEL CHEESEMAN, son Abel3 and Mary (Mack) Cheese- man, b. 1-29-1792 ; d. Mid. 3-26-1877 ; m. 1st Polly, dau. Jno. Ball of Windsor. (See Mack Gen. p. 492. He lived for many years at Factory Village where he was watchman at S. U. Church and Brothers, Lower Mill.
Children :
URIAH FRANK, b. 4-8-1825 m. Kate MARY H., b. 8-13-1833, Washington. P. Johnson. Moved to Colrain, d. there 2-25-1839.
Mass. (See Mack Gen. p. 649).
FAM. 5. EDWARD CHEESEMAN, son of Abela and Mary (Mack) Cheeseman, b. Mid. 11-26-1801; d. Hinsdale, 5-7-1885; m. 11-20-1834, Lucinda Bill. (See Mack Gen. page 493.) Among their children was:
EDWIN, b. 5-12-1847, at Hinsdale. recovering from the serious burns he was for a while station agent at Middlefield. (See Mack Gen .. p. 650.
While employed on the B. & A. R. R. he was severely injured in a freight wreck at Russell. After
CHURCH
CHURCH. All the Middlefield families by the name of Church, with the exception of Walter Church family, are descendants of RICHARD CHURCH, the emigrant ancestor, 1630, who was one of the early settlers in Hartford, Conn. (See Judd's History of Hadley.)
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SAMUEL CHURCH, son of Richard1 and Ann Church, b. Hartford, 1638, d. Hadley, Mass. 4-13-1684 ; m. Mary, dau. Josiah and Elizabeth (Foot) Churchill of Wethersfield, Conn. She d. 1690. He was made freeman of Conn., 1657. Moved to Hadley.
Children :
MARY, b. 1-23-1665. d. 8-28-1707. m. 1684, Samuel Smith of E. Hart- ford, Conn.
SAMUEL, b. S-19-1667. m. 1st. 7-7- 1692. Abigail, dau. Isaac and Martha (Montague) Harrison) She d, 9-7-1717. m. 2d. 8-12-1720, Abigail Strong.
RICHARD, b. 12-9-1669. Slain by Indians 10-15-1696. m. 1-24-1696, Sarah Bartlett.
MEHITABLE, b. 1-11-1672. d. 10-15- 1715. m. Nehemiah Dickinson, who d. S. Hadley, 9-25-1748.
JOSIAH, b. 4-10-1673. m. Thankful Brooks.
JOSEPH, b. 5-26-1678 d. 1721, unm. BENJAMIN, b. 9-1-1680. m. 1st. 1-30- 1709, Miriam Hovey. Lived in Hadley. m. 2d. Hannah Dickinson. m. 3d. Sarah Perkins. JOHN, b. 12-24-1682. (See Fam. 1)
FAM.1. JOHN CHURCH, son of Samuel2 and Mary ( Churchill) Church, b. 12-24-1682, d. 3-21-1751, m. 2-5-1707, Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel and Mary Olmstead of E. Haddam, bap. 8-7-1692, d. 12-22-1749. Lived in E. Haddam.
Children, b. E. Haddam :
ELIZABETHI, bap. 8-8-1707. m. 2-11- 1731, Caleb Chapman, b. 8-24-1704. JOHN, b. 7-29-1711. (See Fam. 2.) MEIIITABLE, b. 3-7-1714. d. 7-23- 1771. m. 3-31-1737. Joshua Brain- erd, who d. 12-24-1790. He m. 2d. Mrs. Abigail Gates.
WILLIAM, b. 11-7-1716. (See Fam. 4).
RICHARD.
SAMUEL, b. 7-5-1720, m. 11-12-1747, Elizabeth Fuller, b. 4-18-1723.
SARAII, b. 7-4-1724, d. 7-21-1796, m. 1-16-1745-6. Matthew Smith. (See Smith Fam.)
JOSEPH, b. 1-14-1726. m. 1-24-1765, Phebe Sterling, who d. 8-1-1770. He was a blacksmith. Bought lots 1, 4, 5 and 9 in II, Div. E. P. G. 1773. Sold them to David Bolton, 1777.
RACHEL, b. 9-5-1732. m. 1st. 1751-2, Hezekiah, son John and Sarah (Bagley) Mack, who d. 10-14-1755. She m. 2d. David Brockway.
FAM. 2. JOHN CHURCH, son of John and Elizabeth (Olmstead) Church, b. E. Haddam, 7-29-1711, m. 2-10-1736, Lydia Chapman.
Children, b. E. Haddam :
JOHN, b. 3-22-1737. m. Jane Park. Bought lots 1 and 12 in I and II
Divs. W. P. G. 1773. Was a blacksmith.
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IRA, b. 5-19-1741. m. Dorothy
Chauncy. He bought lots 13 in I and II Divs. E. P. G. 1773. Was a blacksmith.
SELDEN, b. 9-2-1748.
JABEZ, b. S-14-1750. Was soldier in Rev. War. Was a carpenter.
Bought lots 9 in I and II Divs. W. P. G., 1773. but sold them to his brother Elihu.
PHINEAS, b. 8-14-1750.
LAZARUS, b. 11-21-1753.
LYDIA, b. 11-21-1753.
ELIHU, b. 2-11-1756. (See Fam. 3.)
FAM. 3. ELIHU CHURCH, son of John4 and Lydia (Chapman) Church, b. E. Haddam, 2-11-1756; m. 6-26-1786, Lydia dau. of Charles and Lydia (Taft) Sheldon, of Mendon, b. Somers, Conn., 6-18-1742. She was sister of Ephraim Shel- don, the Mid. pioneer, (See Sheldon Family). He pur- chased lots 9 in I and II Divs. W.P.G., where he settled in 1783. His house was probably on the site of the "brick house" Jater occupied by Benjamin Eggleston, which stood on the West Hill, east of the road, a quarter of a mile north of the farm of Mr. Drozd. Was elected surveyor of high- ways, 1787, collector of highway rates, 1787. Sch. Com. 1790. Sold his farm to Benjamin Eggleston, 1790, and moved to Wash. where he was enumerated in Cen. 1790.
FAM. 4. CAPT. WILLIAM CHURCH, son of John? and Elizabeth (Olmstead) Church, b. E. Haddam, Conn., 11-17-1716, m. 1743, Hannah, dau. Thomas Fuller, b. 3-21-1720, d. Milling- ton, Conn., 6-16-1777.
Children :
RICHARD, bap. June, 1744. May have been the Richard Church who settled in N. Y. State.
WILLIAM, bap. 8-25-1745 (See Fam. 5)
ELIZABETH, bap. Oct. 11, 1747. m. William Skinner of Colchester, Conn. Settled in Mid. (See Skinner Family)
OBADIAH, b .---
d. Mid. 9 years old.
AMBROSE, bap. 6-3-1753. d. Rox- bury, Mass. Was soldier Rev. War. URIAH, bap. 5-11-1755. (See Fam. 12)
HANNAH, bap. 11-13-1757. OLIVER, b. 1763. (Sec Fam. 27.)
FAM. 5. WILLIAM CHURCH, son of Capt. William+ and Hannah (Fuller) Church, bap. E. Haddam, 8-25-1745 ; d. Mid. 3-16- 1818, m. 1769-70, Susannah, dau. Green and Elizabeth (Stewart) Hungerford, b. 1745, d. 3-12-1808. He was a tall well formed man of good disposition and habits. Like many of the Churches he was a carpenter by trade. Just
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before the Rev. War, 1773, he purchased eight lots of land in Prescott's Grant (No. 12 I Div. E ; No. 2, 6 and 12 in II Div. E ; No. 11 in I and II Divs. W.) After the war he moved to Mid. about 1783, settled on his I Div. lot No. 12 a third of a mile west of the Center. His dwelling built in 1787 stood on the west side of the road which turns south a short distance from its junction with the road leading to Blush Hollow. As carpenter Church had a shop across the road from his house and also a sawmill located on Factory Brook, probably the one later owned by the Church brothers. Among the buildings of his handiwork was the meetinghouse for which he was master builder. He worked for some years in the U. S. Armory at Springfield stocking guns as he had done before coming to town. He and his sons were staunch Whigs, voting in town meeting with a minority of six to support the government in the war of 1812. He was a selectman in 1786.
Children :
GREEN H., 1771. (See Fam. 6) WILLIAM, b. 1772; d. 12-12-1846. m. 5-10-1803, Nancy, dau. James and Margaret (Gaston) Dickson. (See Dickson Fam.) Lived on West Hill opposite the house later built for him by Green Church now owned by Mr. Drozd.
WARREN, b. 1774. (See Fam. 10)
AMBROSE, b. 1776. (See Fam. 11) ANNA, b. About 1776. m. 11-30-1797. Dennis Wardwell. Moved to Austinburg, Ohio. (See Ward- well Fam.) DIADET, b. 1782. d. young.
MILLICENT, b. 4-12-1782. m. 9-3- 1809, Orris Bissell. Lived in Ohio. (See Bissell Fam.)
FAM. 6. GREEN HUNGERFORD CHURCH, son of William5 and Susannah (Hungerford) Church, was b. E. Haddam, Conn., 1771; d. Mid. 1-29-1848; m. 1st Westfield, 10-13-1793, Dorinda Squires. She d. 8-27-1799, ae. 27. He m. 2nd 7-10-1801, Alice, dau. Thomas and Ann Root. (See Root Family). She d. 10-8-1821; he m. 3rd 7-10-1822, Mrs. Hannah (Root) Stacy, of Wilbraham. She d. Rockland, Pa. Sept. 1866. He was a man of good character, intelligent. He was a carpenter by trade and followed his father on the farm. He represented the town in the General Court, 1835-37, and held many town offices during his life.
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Children b. Mid. :
DORINDA, b. 12-17-1794. d. 1867. m. Ezra Jones, who d. 9-14-1842. Isaac G. Gleason. (See Gleason
SUSANNAH, b. 3-14-1797. m. 9-9- Fam.)
1819, Daniel Root Moved to Rockdale, Pa. about 1820.
JEFFERSON, b. Oct. 21, 1802. (See Fam. 7)
AMANDA, b. 3-6-1806. d. 8-2-1879, m.
FRANKLIN, b. 9-1-1813. (See Fam. 9) DIADET, b. 3-14-1825. d. young. HANNAH, A. d. 3-14-1825.
FAM. 7. JEFFERSON CHURCH, son of Green Hungerford6 and Alice (Root) Church, was b. Mid. 10-21-1802, d. 4-12-1885, m. 1st 5-31-1826, Betsey, dau. Joseph and Polly (Clark) Little who d. 11-8-1846. He m. 2nd 12-18-1850, Eliza Houpt of Utica, N. Y. She d. at Freeport, Ill. He graduated as a physician from the Pittsfield Medical College in 1825. He began practice in Peru in 1826 and a year later moved to Springfield. In company with Dr. Seeger he edited and published "Tulley's Materia Medica." He identified him- self with the anti-slavery cause, which action, in the early years of its agitation made him very unpopular with the people and the religious element of that town. He stood almost alone in this position and firmly bore the brunt of many attacks from pulpit and press. His house was always open to those who sympathized with the cause against slavery and many of the leaders of the movement made his house their headquarters. He was an intimate friend of John Brown, who visited him in Springfield in 1846. They agreed on the heniousness of slavery ; but while Brown was for open fight, the doctor grew to be a strong Wendel Phil- lips sort of an Abolitionist. He was always a friend to the oppressed, and many of them through his generosity found their way to Canada by the underground road.
Children :
JOSEPII EDWARD, b. 2-25-1827. d. Penn. 9-7-1828.
WILLIAM H. b. 9-15-1832. (See Fam. 8).
MARY A., b. 8-16-1834. m. 8-13- 1851, Henry Harris, Cashier in the
Chicopee bank. Both children d. young. HELEN E., b. 5-5-1840. d. 10-15-1841. ELIZA C., b. 10-3-1852. d. 7-26-1853. MARTHA, b. 9-30-1854. d. 2-27-1858.
FAM. 8. WILLIAM H. CHURCH, son of Jefferson7 and Betsey (Little) Church, was b. 9-15-1832, m. 1st 3-7-1861, Kate Van
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Ness, dau. Dr. Benj. Tinslar, Surgeon in the U. S. N. Charleston, who was b. 1-5-1831, d. in New York City, 12-11-1878. He m. 2nd 3-29-1883, Harriet L. (Ribler) Ack- land, who d. 8-14-1894. He m. 3rd 9-15-1897, Clara L. Starr.
Children :
JEFFERSON, b. 3-19-1873. m. 1st. 6-8- Brooklyn. m. 2d. 1-24-1900, Step- 1898, Elizabeth B. Wainwright, of hanie Fisch, of California.
FAM. 9. FRANKLIN CHURCH, son of Green Hungerford and Alice (Root) Church, was b. Mid. 9-1-1808, m. 12-13-1838, Angeline D. dau. of Luther and Lydia (Ring) Higgins of Worth. He d. 8-29-1843. His widow m. 2nd H. W. Shaw of Plainfield. Moved to New York City, where he d. 7-9- 1889. His widow resided in Newton Center.
Franklin Church was a carpenter by trade. He was a popular teacher in district schools, where he used to teach in winter months. He was a skilled penman, his writing being beautiful, almost equal to copper plate engraving. This much respected, amiable but retiring man died at the early age of 35.
Children :
HENRY FRANKLIN, b. Mid. 9-8-1839. of this data concerning the Church family.
d. 1924. He was a printer by trade and lived in Boston. He did much research in geneaology and we are indebted to him for much
HELEN A., b. 4-4-1844. m. 6-10- 1863, E. F. Hamlin of Plainfield. Son of Franklin. Their son Frank- lin Hamlin was b. 9-19-1876.
FAM. 10. WARREN CHURCH, son of William5 and Susannah (Hungerford) Church, was b. E. Haddam, 1774, d. Spring- field, 9-2-1819, m. Anna Dorman of Ludlow. She m. 2nd 12-10-1835, Jerry Cadwell, d. 8-24-1850 in Becket. He was a carpenter by trade. Moved to Springfield and was em- ployed in the Armory. Was a charter member and officer of the Morning Star Chapter, R.A.M .; he was also charter member of the Springfield Council of Royal and Select Masters. He was buried with Masonic honors. Children :
ORLEAN, b. 1807. d. 3-28-1815.
NANCY MARILLA, b. Ludlow, 12-16- 1811. m. 10-11-1831, Lucian O. Higley. She d. Becket, 1-19-1870.
NOLINA, b. 12-16-1811. d. 3-25-1815.
INFANT, d. 3-20-1813.
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FAM. 11. AMBROSE CHURCH, son of William5 and Susannah (Hungerford) Church, was b. E. Haddam abt. 1776, d. Illi- nois, m. 11-30-1798, Phebe Brainard of E. Haddam. She d. in Canandaigua, N. Y. He was a carpenter and built the house of Deacon Leonard, a quarter of a mile south of the Church homestead. He was something of a machinist, and millwright and made most of the machinery used in the early woolen mills of the Churches. He moved to Lebanon Springs, N. Y., where he kept a public house a number of years. Thence he moved to Canandaigua, N. Y., where he and his sons built some of the finest houses in the town. He built and owned the first planing mill there. He was of a roving disposition. Had served in Rev. War. Went to Canada ; returned to Mid. before going to New York State. He was a mechanic and tinkered with everything, even hav- ing a perpetual motion machine at one time. After the death of his wife he went to Austinburg, Ohio, where his sister Anne lived, and from there to Illinois, where his sister Millicent Bissell lived.
Children :
AZUBA, b. 3-28-1800. d. Mid. 9-13- EMELINE, b. 2-20-1804. 1812. AMBROSE, b. 1-1-1807. d. unm. AUGUSTUS M., b. 11-21-1809.
FAM. 12. URIAH CHURCH, son of William4 and Hannah (Fuller) Church, bap. E. Haddam, 5-11-1755; d. Mid. 4-10-1832, ae. 77. He m. Phebe Dickson, dau. James and Margaret (Gaston) Dickson, who was b. 11-23-1763, d. Mid. 3-2-1819. He moved to Mid. about 1784. In 1792 he bought lot 7, II Div. E. Prescott's Grant, of Geo. Griffin and in 1794 he bought lots 2 and 6 in the same division, from his brother William. He was a soldier in the Rev. War. His home was the house a mile north of the Center, now owned by Mr. Gardner.
Children :
URIAHI, b. 4-30-1785. (See Fam. 13) JAMES, b. 7-18-1787. (See Fam. 20) FAM. 13. URIAH CHURCH, son of Uriah5 and Phebe (Dickson) Church, was b. Mid. 4-30-1785, d. Mid. May 14, 1851, m. 1-11-1810, Phebe, dau. Dea. David and Mary (Talcott) Mack. (See Mack Gen. p. 479). He was one of the pioneers
SUMNER URIAH CHURCH
JAMES TALMADGE CHURCHI URIAH CHURCH, JR. WILLIAM FULLER CHURCH MRS. PHEBE (MACK) CHURCH LYMAN CHURCH
OLIVER CHURCH
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in the woolen manufacturing business, establishing the firm of U. Church and Sons at Factory Village, manufacturing the famous "Mountain Mills Gold Band" broadcloth. In his younger days he taught district school. Lyman Coleman, a man of broad education, once remarked that Uriah Church was the best teacher he ever had. Mr. Church was Justice of the Peace, a student of the Revised Statutes and well versed in law questions as well as in the politics of the day. He represented the town in the General Court in 1845. Children :
SUMMER URIATI, b. 11-17-1810 (See WILLIAM FULLER, b. 2-28-1818. (See Fam. 14)
Fam. 18).
JAMES TALMADGE, b. 9-12-1813. (See Fam. 16).
CAROLINE, b. 6-1-1820. d. 9-11-1821. OLIVER, b. 3-12-1822. (See Fam.
LYMAN, b. 8-4-1815. (Sce Fam. 17). 19).
FAM. 14. SUMNER URIAH CHURCH, son of Uriah6 and Phebe (Mack) Church, was b. Mid. 11-17-1810, d. Mid. 5-10-1884 ; m. 1st 9-27-1837, Harriet, dau. Ebenezer and Mary (Mack) Emmons. (See Mack Gen. p. 563 and 590). He m. 2nd 12-2-1875, Eliza A. dau. of James and Lucy (Starr) Miller, h. 1-28-1829. She m. 2nd Rev. J. A. Woodhull. Mr. Church after vainly journeying to Ohio to seek his fortune, returned to Mid. and devoted his energies to the manufacturing of broadcloth, which he conducted to success, as senior member of the firm of S. U. Church & Bros. He was an expert in the dyeing and fulling operations. He was loved for his kind- ness and generosity and esteemed for his integrity. He was a pillar of the Cong'l Church, and represented the town in the General Court in 1872.
Children :
SUMNER EBENEZER, b. 8-28-1838. d. 10-19-1838.
CAROLINE, b. 9-4-1839. m. 12-30- 1863. Edwin McElwain, (See Mc- Elwain Fam. and Mack Gen. p. 743).
MARY EMMONS, b. 8-2-1843. d. 10- 20-1903 lived most of her life
in Factory Village; was a faith- ful member and supporter of. Cong. Church.
HARRIET, b. 9-2-1846. (See Fam. 15). CORINTHI MACK. b. 3-15-1850. d. 12- 29-1856.
FAM. 15. HARRIET CHURCH, dau. Sumner7 and Phebe (Mack) Church, was b. Mid. 9-2-1846, d. 12-14-1905, m. 11-4-1875,
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