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LUCY, b. 11-27-1774, d. 1774.
JEMIMA, b. Hebron, 11-27-1774.
LUCY, b. Hebron 11-2-1776. m. John Miller.
LUCINA, b. -. d. Peterboro, m. Reuben Rich.
JOHN, b. Mid. 1781. d. Jefferson Co., N. Y. Had child Lewis. BENJAMIN, b. Mid. 2-4-1783. d. 7-16- 1865, Hillsdale, Mich. m. Mar. 1804, Polly Ward. Nine children.
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FREELAND
FREELAND, JOSEPH, of Blandford ; m. (1) Anna Mann; (2) Mary -. Signed the Pet. Inc. of Mid., and was probably liv-
ing on P.G. or on land adjoining in Part., but returned to Blandford.
Children :
JOSEPH, b. -; inherited 100 a. in Becket.
ANNA, b. -; m. - Loomis.
POLLY, b. Blandford, 6-12-1785; m; int. 4-10-1805 Amariah Ballou, of Peru. They were among the founders of the Mid. Bap. Ch.
BETSEY, m. Wm. G. Raymond, of Peru, 1808.
HANNAH, b.
AMANDA, b.
LOIS, b. -. May have been the "Louis Freeland" who was a founder of the Mid. Bap. Ch.
GAMWELL
GAMWELL, SAMUEL. A resident of Northboro, 1730, m. 1st. Mar- garet, who d. 6-18-1734. m. 2d. 3-11-1735, Ann, dau. of Patrick and Ann Hambleton, Hopkinton. m. 3d. Mrs. Eunice Dunsmoor, 10-11-1757. Lancaster. (Last marriage may possibly have been with Samuel, Jr.,
Children :
MARGARET, b. 11-1-1730, m. Wm. Brown of Groton, 3-16-1754.
MARY, b. 7-7-1732. m. 1-10-1764, John Mahan of Worcester.
SAMUEL, b. 4-4-1736, m. 1-10-1764, Jane Crooks of Hopkinton. was prob. the man of this name in Chester, 1800, and the Mr. Gamble who d. there 9-4-1825, ae, 91. A Mrs. Gamble d. there 5-2-1821, ae. 80.
ABIGAIL, b. 3-26-1738 m. int. 1-10- 1764, John Canada of Worcester. JOHN, b. 9-7-1742, See Fam. 1. ANN, b. 1758.
JAMES, b. 8-23-1761. See Fam. 2
FAM. 1. JOHN GAMWELL. Son of Samuel and Ann, b. at North- boro, 9-7-1742. The Gamwells were apparently from the North of Ireland as they lived and married in the Sotch- Irish communities. John Gamwell, m. 2-12-1765, Elizabeth Elder of Worcester. He m. 2nd 11-11-1779, at Worcester, Jane, dau. of James and Margaret Hamilton, whose family moved to Chester. In 1777 John Gamwell served in the Revolution seven days in a Northboro company. He was
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in Chester by 1785 where he was assigned to a pew in the meetinghouse. He d. there 4-10-1813, ae. 70. w. of "old John" d. there 2-18-1813, ae. 49 ( ?)
Children :
By ELIZABETH, in Northboro: REBECCA, bp 11-16-1766. JAMES, b. 7-6-1789, m. Sally Chapin of Sheffield, Moved to Springfield Center, N. Y.
ELIZABETHI, bp. 9-4-1775. By JANE in Northboro :
BETSEY, b. 8-23-1780.
MOSES, b. 4-16-1782. See Fam. 3.
SAMUEL, b. 1-20-1784. m. int. 9-19-
1810, Clarissa Moore, of New Marlboro.
WILLIAM, b. 9-5-1786.
Born in Chester:
JANE, b. 6-19-1790.
ANNA, b. 1-11-1792.
SEWALL, b. 10-30-1793. See Fam. 4.
AARON, b. 4-17-1796.
FAM. 2. JOHN GAMWELL. Son of John,2 bap. 6-18-1769, North- boro. He was a resident of Chester in 1800, but in 1801 he purchased of Daniel Alderman, in Mid. East End of Lot 52, I Div. Mur., and dwelling house, later he bought the northern part of this lot and part of Lot 116. He sold out, in 1809, to Stephen Parsons. He was set off to Captain Nathan Wright's school district in 1803. He m. 2-21-1793, Marjory, dau. of James and Sarah Hamilton, who was b. 9-12-1769 and d. in Palmer, 10-27-1825. He d. there 7-21- 1855.
Children : (Born in Chester)
ANSEL, b. 7-23-1793. d. 1826. SARAH, bp. 7-31-1803.
JAMES, b. 10-24-1798. SAMUEL, bp. 1807. d. 2-23-1826.
There were other children b. in Palmer.
FAM. 3. MOSES GAMWELL. Son of John2 and Jane (Hamilton) Gamwell, b. Northboro, 4-16-1782; d. Mid. 7-19-1865, m. Chester, (int) 3-4-1805, Martha Bell who was b. 6-23-1781; d. 11-18-1868, Cen. 1840, 1850, 1860. He was deacon in the Baptist Church. Lived about 1840 at the "old Cottrell" place, so called, near the southern end of Ridgepole Road. In his later years he lived in the old William Wheeler house, just east of the Willis Graves place, on the West Hill. He lived in Peru in 1810.
FAM. 4. SEWALL GAMWELL. Son of John2 and Jane (Hamilton)
JOHN, bp. 6-18-1769. See Fam. 2. SAMUEL, bp. 9-6-1773.
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Gamwell, b. Northboro, 10-30-1793, m. Amanda, dau. of William and Clarina Cheney of Tyringham who was b. 12-22-1798. Cen. 1840, 1850. Moved to Chester. He was living in Mid. about 1840, at the Warner place, so called, previously occupied by Jesse Johnson, near the lower end of Ridgepole Road.
Children :
WILLIAM H., b. 6-12-1823, m. Olive Gray, b. Ashfield, August 1832. Children: Clara; and Ellen, who m. Chas. H. Meacham of Mid. JOHN C., b. 12-13-1827.
CLARINA A., b. 2-19-1825, m. 6-6- 1843, Amos W. Cross. (See Cross Family).
ESTHER A., b. 8-27-1826. m. J. C. Crocker, wdr. lumber merchant of Albany, N. Y.
JANE, b. 7-26-1829, Chester.
FAM. 5. JAMES GAMWELL. Son of Samuel1 and Eunice Gam- well, was b. Northboro, 8-23-1761; d. Hinsdale 4-3-1830, m. 1st Mary - - b. 1761. d. Mid. 11-19-1795, m. 2nd 6-26- 1797, Polly Kingston. He was a soldier in the Rev. War. He bought in 1788 from Ebenezer Babcock the East part of Lot 42 II Div. Chester. Pew 19, 1792. Cen. 1800.
Among their children were:
LYDIA, b. 1798. See Family 6. SAWYER, b. - - See Family 7. SOPHIRONIA, b. - - m. Samuel Rob- MORGAN, b. - See Family 8. bins, had dau. Mary. Lived in Michigan.
FAM. 6. LYDIA GAMWELL. Dau. of James and Polly Gamwell, b. 1798, d. Becket 9-10-1875, m. 1st Captain Alexander Dick- son, (See Dickson Fam.) m. 2nd Hiram, son of Oliver Parish, of Worth., who was b. 1789, m. 3rd Becket, 11-18- 1871, Lyman, son of Esther and Israel Frink, of Peru, b. 1792.
FAM. 7. SAWYER GAMWELL. Son of Jane and Polly Gamwell, b. Lived with Captain Alexander Dickson in Mid. but went to New York State, married and lived in Rochester several years. He was an axemaker. Had a son. FAM. 8. MORGAN GAMWELL. Son of James and Polly Gamwell, b. -, m. 1st (int) 11-4-1826, Julia Spring of Wash., who d. 9-5-1844, ae. 39. m. 2nd widow Amanda Chapel, 10-10-1844. He lived in Hinsdale the most of his life.
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Children: born in Hinsdale.
MARCUS, b. 11-17-1827.
MARY, b. 7-19-1829.
JAMES, b. 7-1. 1831.
HARLOW, b. 10-30-1832. He was a physician in Westfield. m. 2d. Sarah De Wolf of Chester. Children, Cornelia, Grace.
HERBERT, b. 4-24-1834. d. 12-16- 1920, in Northamp. m. Helen Eliza, dau. of Harry Meacham of Mid .. He was a machinist at the Williams Basket Shop in North- ampton. ROSETTA, b. 2. 28-1836. CHARLOTTE, b. 1-26-1838. ALEXANDER, b. 10-17-1839. A son, b. 1-8-1847.
GEER
GEER, JOHN (Ezra,3 Joseph,2 George1) b. in Kent, Conn., 4-2- 1759 ; d. 12-25-1840 in Peru, Mass .; m. in 1780 Onorah, dau. of Obadiah and Zeruiah (Balch) Abbe, b. in Ashford, Conn., 9-26-1766. He settled on the Jewett Geer place about 1780. His children were Calvin, Alpheas (See Fam. 1), Luther, John (See Fam. 5), Susannah, Elizabeth, Obadiah, Peter, Ira, Lyman and Calvin. (Geer Gen.)
FAM. 1. ALPHEAS GEER. Son of John and Onorah Geer, was b. Peru, 9-19-1783, m. (int) 1-1-1805, Casiah Jude. Lived in Peru. Had a son, Royal D. Geer, the youngest of nine Children. (See Fam. 2).
FAM. 2. ROYAL DWIGHT GEER, son of Alpheas2 and Casiah (Jude) Geer, was b. Peru, 7-19-1826 ; d. Mid. 10-18-1892, m. January, 1856, Lydia Jane, dau. Franklin Stowell, Peru, b. 10-9-1834; d. 1-9-1899. He moved to Mid. in 1856 and served many years as a carpenter and operator of a saw- mill for S. U. Church & Bros. He lived first at the center, but later moved to Blush Hollow. In 1884 Franklin Stowell deeded to Mr. Geer the house in the center which had been Church Bros. store, and there Mr. and Mrs. Geer spent the rest of their lives. Mrs. Geer was a loyal and active member of the Cong. Church. Mr. Geer sang in the choir and was janitor of the church for many years serving faithfully though his salary was but $10 a year when he took the job.
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Children b. Mid. :
EMMA J., b. 10-21-1856. (See Fam. 3).
VARA V., b. 1-24-1861. (See Fam. 4).
FRANK R., b. 5-7-1868. d. 8-7-1868.
WILLIE D., b. 11-3-1858. m. 5-7- 1884, Carrie Kershaw, No Child- ren, Lives in W. Warren, (Box 1875.
LILLIAN M., b. 9-26-1874. d. 4-30-
366).
FAM. 3. EMMA J. GEER. Dau. of Royal Dwight3 and Lydia J. (Stowell) Geer, was b. Mid. 10-21-1856, m. 6-3-1896, George E. Leadbetter, who was b. 3-28-1863. They live in Orange. (South Road, Parker Farm). Mrs. Leadbetter studied nursing in Pittsfield where she graduated in 1889. One son :
ELLSWORTH D., b. 2-17-1898, m. 12- 21-1918, Alice Michand, who was b. 9-19-1900. They have one child Rosamond A., b. 4-10-1921.
FAM. 4. VARA V. GEER, dau. of Royal Dwight3 and Lydia J. (Stowell) Geer, was b. Mid. 1-24-1861; m. 1-30-1879, Arthur D. Judd, b. 7-31-1851. They live in San Diego, Cal. (1843 Irving Ave.)
Their son, Ernest A. Judd, b. 9-20-1899, m. 9-2-1920, Irena M. Jackson, b. San Diego, Cal., 6-17-1900. One child, Cecille Vara, b. 7-30-1921.
FAM. 5. JOHN GEER, son of John1 and Onorah Geer, was b. Peru, 3-30-1789, d. 11-26-1891; was living in Worth. when he m. 1st 11-28-1810, Polly, dau. of David and Nancy Cross of Mid. He lived in Mid. on' lot 116, I Div. Mur. which he bought of his father-in-law. Here he lived on farm known as the "Jesse Wright" place in the Den until he sold it to Wright in 1835 and moved back to Peru. His wife d. 2-18- 1831, ae. 44. He m. 2nd Charlotte, dau. Simeon and Rebecca Wood of Mid. She d. 1-29-1837, ae. 27. He m. 3rd Mrs. Lois Worden. Lived in Wash.
Children :
WILLIAM MATTHIAS, b. Mid. 7-2- 1812. (See Fam. 6).
DAVID HOWARD, b. Mid. 4-9-1815. (See Fam. 7).
BETSEY SAMANTHA, b. 12-20-1817. m. Charles Crosier of Wash. CALVIN, b. 6-7-1820. d. Becket, 1893. JARVIS, b. - - d. Medford.
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JOHN WESLEY, b. abt. 1825 m. 8-8- SARAH EMILY, b. Wash. m. Orrin Hull.
1849, Eliza Ann Eames in Wash. WILLARD, b. in Wash. Lived in Wash. & Becket.
EDWARD THOMAS, b. 2-7-1843 m. Sarah J. K. Emerson.
FAM. 6. WILLIAM MATTHIAS GEER, son of John2 and Polly (Cross) Geer, b. Mid. 7-2-1812, d. Becket, 12-5-1894, m. 1st Charlotte Crosier of Wash. who d. 3-13-1887. He m. 2nd Canaan, N. Y., 12-31-1887, Mrs. Lydia P. (Thrasher) Drake Taylor, b. Chesterfield, 1833. He was a well known store- keeper in Becket.
Children, b. Wash. :
EMERSON, b. 1835, d. Chicopee, 11- 13-1886. m. Mar. 1858, Mary F. Cushman, who d. 12-6-1891. SARAH ANN, b. 9-1-1836. d. Mit- teneague 2-23-1908. m. Becket, 6- 24-1855, Rufus Ames, He d. Northampton.
ADALINE, b. 1843, d. Mitteneague, 1908. m. 6-2-1870, Charles J. Alderman.
FAM. 7. DAVID HOWARD GEER. Son of John2 and Polly (Cross) Geer, b. Mid. 4-9-1815, m. Emily Dunham of Wash.
Children, b. Wash. :
ARABELLA, b. 3-10-1848.
CHARLES WESLEY, 10-20-1849.
GILBERT
GILBERT, CHARLES was among the first to settle in the sparsely settled region northeast of the Den. He may have been the Charles Gilbert who was living in Hartford ,Ct. in 1790. In 1799 he bought Lot 135 Worthington, some distance north- west of the farm of Mr. C. B. Wright. Roads were laid out in this region in early days which can still be traced. The cellar hole can still be found. Gilbert was living here in 1800 and 1810. He had left town by 1820 and his farm was probably owned at that time by Ezra Phillips who was living in that neighborhood. Gilbert's wife was Lydia -. Children b. Mid. : FANNY, b. 11-21-1796. POLLY, b. 5-18-1798.
WARNER, b. 1-16-1801, d. 12-18-1804, killed by a fall from a tree.
LYDIA, b. 6-22-1803. PATTY, b. 4-23-1806. MARYETTA, b. 7-30-1808.
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GILLET
GILLET, RUSSELL, (Aaron,4 Jonathan,3 Josiah,2 Jonathan1) son of Aaron and Anna (Pratt) Gillet, was b. 8-31-1769; d. 8-11-1811; m. 3-26-1794, Elizabeth, dau. James and Mar- garet (Gaston) Dickson. He was probably the man of that name listed in the poll list for Colchester, Conn., in 1787. He moved to Mid. between 1792 and 1794. He was assigned to Pew 14, 1794 in the meetinghouse. In 1793 he had an innholders license and kept tavern after Elijah Bartholo- mew at the Enos Blossom place. He sold out to Daniel Alderman in 1804.
Children b. Mid. :
BETSY, b. 3-6-1795.
RUSSELL, b. 10-19-1799.
WEALTHY, b. 6-7-1797.
GLEASON
GLEASON, ISAAC GILLETTE, (Isaac,4 Issac,3 Isaac,2 Thomas1) b. Enfield, Conn., 9-25-1747; m. Azubah Pease. Moved from Enfield to Mid. about 1796, where he bought land in lots No. 200 and 213 Worthington Section. Lived in old Wood house north of the Cottrell place. By 1820 he had moved to the house west of the center where Enoch Crowell first lived. He was a hand loom weaver, and did weaving at his home for Uriah Church, using wool and warp obtained from him. He moved to Worthington between 1830 and 1840.
Children :
AZUBAH, b. 1775. d. 1776.
AZUBAH, b. 9-1-1777 ; d. 5-6-1808; m. 1802 Hezekiah Allen.
ISAAC, b. 9-2-1779 (See Fam. 1).
MARTHA, b. 8-9-1781, m. 4-30-1805. John Dickson. Lived in Mid. for several years. Moved to Liver- pool, N. Y. and in 1865 to Beloit, Wis. where they died. ARIEL, b. 1783; d. 1785. AURELIA, b. 2-26-1786.
HORACE, b. abt. 1785; d, Chester abt. 1880. m. (int) 9-11-1814, Huldah Gillett was shoemaker. Moved to Worthington.
IRA, b. April 1789, m. Mary Flint ; moved to Suffield, Conn. in his youth. Moved in 1812 to Liver- pool, N. Y. Was salt manufac- turer, farmer and boatman. 11 children.
PERSIS, Bap. 5-19-1806; m. Isaac Follett. Lived in Mid. in Glea- son place north of Cottrell farm. Moved to Worthington.
FAM. 1. ISAAC GLEASON, s. Issac" Gillett and Azubah (Pease) Gleason ; b. 9-2-1779; m. Mid. 11-24-1805, Sally, dau. James
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and Margaret (Gaston) Dickson. He lived for some years on Ridgepole Road. He was a musician and played the bass viol in the Cong. Ch. for years. He lived in Worthing- ton after 1830 until 1850 when he moved to Liverpool, N. Y., where he lived a number of years. Moved to Hinsdale where he died.
Children :
HARRY DICKSON, b. 6-17-1807.
ISAAC GILLETT, b. 10-15-1810, m. 12- 17-1835 Amanda, dau. Green and Alice (Root) Church. He was a musician and a good tenor singer. INDEPENDENCE, b. 8-17-1812.
MONROE, b. 8-16-1814 was a butcher in Hinsdale.
DARWIN, b. 5-23-1816, was a butcher in Hinsdale.
HARMONY, b. 3-29-1819; d. 9-5-1821. ALONZO, b. 12-2-1820, d. 9-18-1821.
GOODWIN
GOODWIN, ZEBIDEE, may have been the man of that name who served in the Revolutionary War from Hebron, Conn. Since he signed the Pet. Inc. circulated in 1782, it is assumed that he had been a resident. In November of that year he sold twenty-five acres of land in the northwest corner of Lot 40, II Div. Murrayfield, to Ephraim Sheldon. In 1790 he was living in Becket, where he was dwelling as early as 1782. He m. Caroline Birchard, at Becket, 11-5-1783.
GODDARD
GODDARD, AARON, (Aaron,2 John1) s. of Aaron and Mary (Hux- ley) Goddard, was b. Simsbury, Conn., 5-2-1744; d. before April, 1784; m. Lorohama In 1779 he bought from Thos. Spring, Lot 30 III Div. Becket, located in Blush Hollow south of the bridge over Factory Brook at Boyers sawmill. He had been a soldier in Rev. War. He signed Pet. Inc. 1781. He died early and widow Goddard was enumerated as head of the family in 1790. Seats were provided in the meetinghouse for her and for Sarah, Aaron, Susannah, and Desire Goddard, who were probably her children. As none of the family was mentioned in the pew list for 1794 and as their property came into the possession of Moses Herrick and others it is evident that the family left town before that date.
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GOOLD
GOOLD, SAMUEL, was a very early settler in the Den region of Mid. having been a new tax payer in Murrayfield in,1774. He was appointed hog reeve in Mid. in 1783 and his house is mentioned in a road survey that same year. He was probably the same man, husband of Olive, whose children Pattey and Molley were born in Chester in 1777 and 1779 respectively. He left town before 1790.
GOWDAY
GOWDAY, SAMUEL, who lived for a few years in Mid. was prob- ably the son of Samuel and Abiah (Pease) Gowday of Enfield, Conn., b. 6-10-1760. He m. 1-29-1784, Alice Glea- son. In 1796 Gowday purchased of Noadiah Root of West- field, Lot 11, 1st Div. East, Prescott's Grant, at the brow of the hill west of the Center near where the road turns to go to the farm of Harry Pease. Gowday served on the school committee in 1796. Gowday probably sold out to Samuel Taylor, Jr., who was living on this farm in 1804. He was a soldier in the Rev. War.
Children b. Mid. :
CALVIN, b. 5-31-1796, d. 7-14-1796. NORMAN, b. 6-12-1801. CALVIN, b. 2-17-1799.
GRAHAM
GRAHAM, WILLIAM, son of John and Jane Graham, was b. Spencer, 8-28-1753, m. Hannah Hatch, 9-6-1778, Hanover. He is mentioned as a citizen of Mid. as early as 1785. His wife joined the Cong. Ch. in 1794. He owned Lots 41 and 52, V Div. Becket which he sold to Joseph Cary and Lot 51 which he sold to Robert Bissell. Graham appears to have owned the mills on Factory Brook since "Graham's Mill" is mentioned between 1797 and 1802. He was enumerated in the census lists of 1790 and 1800 but had left town by 1810. Transactions with Oliver Blush are recorded in the latter's ledger up to 1803. Graham lived in the region of the mills where the old Becket road crossed Factory Brook, perhaps in "Taylor's Pasture."
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Children :
HANNAH RANDAL, bap. 11-30-1794. JENNY THOMPSON, bap. 11-30-1794. JESSE, GRAHAM, S. of John and Jane Graham, was b. Spencer, 3-31-1760; m. Anna Parker, 5-12-1785. A Jesse Graham, d. in Spencer, 2-18-1818. Jesse Graham lived in Mid. for a few years and may have been a partner with his brother William in the mill on Factory Brook. He lived in the same neighborhood. He was in town in 1790. His wife joined the Cong. Ch. in 1794. He was one of those persons warned to leave town in June, 1791. He was not in town in 1800.
Children :
CHILOE, bap. 10-23-1794. JOHN, bap. 10-23-1794. JENNY, bap. 10-23-1794. WILLIAM, bap. 10-23-1794.
A Jenny Graham, m. Ozem Merrifield, 4-17-1798.
A Samuel Graham was drowned in Mid. in 1792.
GRANGER
GRANGER, JAMES, (Henry," Jeremiah, Jeremiah,3 Samuel,2 Launcelot,1) was b. at Sidney, N. Y., 11-3-1822; d. Mid. 12-7- 1897 ; m. 9-24-1846, Lucy, dau. John and Armidda (Combs) Damon of Mid., b. 8-25-1823; d. 4-6-1865. He lived on the farm previously owned by John Ward, just north of the farm of Mr. E. H. Alderman. The farm is still familiarly called the "Granger Place."
LUTHER, (GRANGER), son of Abraham Granger and a descendant of Launcelot1 Granger, was b. at Suffield, Conn., 2-11-1753 ; d. Worthington, 6-1-1826; m. 1st 1-11-1776, Miriam Wait, b. 9-5-1755 ; d. 4-22-1790. He m. 2nd 9-11-1790 Ruth Goodwill of Wilbraham, b. 1759; d. 1851.
Luther Granger was among the residents in Chester, in 1790. In 1794 he sold to Simpson Bell a part of Lot 40 and moved to Mid. He was assigned to Pew 18 in the meetinghouse that year. He was one of the first settlers in "Smith Hollow" his house being near the bridge over Tuttle Brook. He was enumerated in Mid. in the census of 1800 and 1810 but had moved to Worthington by 1820. "Granger Hill,"' one the heights overlooking "Smith Hollow" still
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bears the name of this early settler. This hill is dis- tinguished as having one the steepest roads in the state leading down its precipitous slope into the valley of the Middle Branch of the Westfield River.
Children :
WILLIAM, b. 3-15-1778; d. Rupert, Vt. Jan. 1825. He was listed on the minister tax list in Mid. in 1799.
CLARISSA, b. 6-17-1782; d. 7-30- 1828; m. (int) 3-18-1804 Noah Lyman, 10 children. Lived in Columbia, N. H.
LYDIA, b. 12-24-1785; d. S-21-1860; m. 4-2-1807 Edward Hayward. 3 children. Lived in Lebanon, N. Y. SALLY, b. 6-13-1788 ; d. 1-26-1824. m. Gen. Walter Martin of Martins- burg, N. Y. 1 child.
LUTHER, b. 7-8-1791; d. 4-10-1876; m. Susannah Geer of Worthington who d. S-29-1832 ae. 40 yrs. He m. 2nd, Persis Smith. He lived for a while on Granger Hill. He had 7 children by 1st wife; by 2nd, Cornelia, b. 6-25-1837, who m. 5-1- 1861, Richard Parish of Mid. They lived in Worthington.
MIRIAM, b. 7-28-1793; d. 10-9-1877; m. Lathrop Edwards, and then Holland Moore. Lived in Canada. RUTH, b. - 1793; d. - 1853; m. James Baldwin. 4 children. Lived in Theresa, N. Y.
ANNA, b. 1795; m. Lyman White; 8 children. Lived in Worthington and Hinsdale.
POLLY b. - 1797; m. Adam Mar- tin, son of Gen. Walter Martin of Martinsburg, N. Y.
ABRAHAM, b. Mid. 1799; d. Hins- dale 5-23-1836; m. Jane Adams of Newbury, Mass. Lived in Worthington where he had a fine farm. 4 children.
JOHN, b. 1801.
SAMUEL, b. 1802.
GRAVES
GRAVES, AMASA, (Nathan," John," John," John,2 Thomas1) son of Nathan" and L- (Scott) Graves was b. 6-26-1743; d. Mid. 11-17-1820, m. Phebe, dau. Joseph and Phebe (Mack) Cary of Williamsburg, b. 1-17-1749 ; d. 7-13-1815. He was a soldier in Rev. War. Tradition says he came to Mid. shortly after 1775. The deed for lots 15 and 16 III Div. Becket, where he settled is dated 1781, but since he did not sign Pet. Inc. that year he may not have moved until 1783 when he was chosen tithingman. He was selectman 1790-91. The Graves homestead is located over a mile southwest of the Center where Mr. Harry Pease now lives. He joined Cong. Ch. 1802. (See "Graves Family Genealogy," p. 84.)
Graves 491
GENEALOGIES
Children :
ANNA, b. Hatfield, 1770. m. Jonah Williams of Goshen.
ERASTUS, b. Williamsburg, 9-23- 1774. (See Fam. 1).
PHEBE, b. 10-6-1776; d. Mid. 9-12- 1834. m. 11-12-1795, Pain Love- land. (See Loveland Fam.).
NATHAN, b. 2-18-1779. d. Nelson, N. Y. 1866. m. 2-1-1801, Lydia Bird of Whately, who d. 1852. Children; Sally, Stephen, Phebe, Asa, John, Lucretia, Nathan who m. Phebe Graves of Mid. 9-30- 1839; Lydia. "See History of Whately", p. 490). LYDIA, b. 11-24-1780. m. Timothy Graves of Hatfield. AMASA, b. 10-1-1783. (See Fam. 2). STEPIIEN, b. 8-3-1788. (See Fam. 8).
FAM. 1. ERASTUS GRAVES, son of Amasa6 and Phebe (Cary) Graves, b. Williamsburg, 9-23-1774 ; m. Melinda, dau. Zebina Lyon of Whately, (See History of Whately, p. 489). He probably came to Mid. when his father settled. In 1797 he bought of his father lot 205 Worth. and was living there in 1800. The farm was at the lower end of Ridgepole Road on or near the "Warner Lot," where Jesse Johnson lived later. By 1810 he had moved to New York State. Later he moved to Michigan. He was a great hunter and is said to have died alone in camp.
Children :
MELINDA, b. 4-4-1801. AMASA, bap. 12-17-1805.
SEVILA, bap. 12-17-1805.
FAM. 2. AMASA GRAVES, son of Amasa6 and Phebe (Cary) Graves, was b. Mid. 10-1-1783; d. Mid. 1871, m. 12-1-1803, Sally Bird of Whately, who d. 1868. He lived at the Graves homestead and on Walnut Hill. He was selectman 1854-55.
Children b. Mid. :
LYDIA, b. 11-8-1804. d. 1835. m. 9-9- 1830, Franklin Stowell of Peru. AMASA, b. 8-3-1806. (See Fam. 3). NELSON, b. 6-16-1808. (See Fam. 7). SARAH, b. 11-5-1810. m. 2-26-1833, Barton Bisbee. Moved to Illinois.
LAURA, b. 7-21-1815. m. 4-7-1836, Alanson Ballou, of Peru. Lived in Florence, Mass. EMERANCY, b. 4-2-1817. m. 9-28- 1843, Jarvis Norcott of Becket. (See Norcott Family).
FAM. 3. AMASA GRAVES, son of Amasa7 and Sally (Bird) Graves, was b. Mid. 5-3-1806; d. Mid. 5-17-1891 m. 1st
AMASA GRAVES, SR.
DEA. AMASA GRAVES, JR.
BARTON BISBEE GRAVES
Graves 493
GENEALOGIES
Celina Bisbee of Whately, 10-13-1825, m. 2nd 1-24-1869, Mrs. Malina (Wing) Geer. (She m. 3rd Gordyce Bates of Worth.) He lived on several farms in Mid. In 1814 he was living with his father on the west slope of Walnut Hill, where they still lived in 1820. By 1830 he had moved to the fine farm at the head of the reservoir meadows. In 1840 he had bought the Eli Crowell house on the West Hill, where his grandson, Willis Graves still lives. At one time he lived at Leach's mill on Factory Brook, and at another at the Amos Cross place, Taylor's Pasture. He was ap- pointed a deacon of the Cong. Ch. 6-2-1851. For many years he drove the stage which carried the mail from Bancroft to the Center. He lived during his later years at the Center in the home now owned by Miss Sarah Chamberlain.
Children b. Mid. :
HENRY ORESTES, b. 10-29-1826.
MARIA LEVINA, b. 1-4-1829. d. 4-15- 1835. BARTON BISBEE, b. 3-10-1832. (See Fam. 4).
AMASA, b. 8-25-1840. d. Florence, 9- 8-1871. m. 12-4-1865 Annette H. dau. of Austin and Luthera Waite of Williamsburg. Child: Fannie Celeria, b. 2-10-1871.
ARTHUR CLAYTON, b. 6-26-1862; m. 9-27-1883 Fannie Louise Cobb, of Suffield, Ct. Lived in Pittsfield. Six children.
FAM. 4. BARTON BISBEE GRAVES, son of Amasas and Celina (Bisbee) Graves, was b. Mid. 3-10-1832, d. Mid. 2-13-1909, m. 9-27-1852, Lucy, dau. of Daniel and Lucy Cone of Peru, who was b. 2-16-1832, and d. Mid. 11-14-1914. He lived six years in the West, two years in Northampton, two years in Hatfield, but made his home in Mid. the rest of his life. He was a painter as well as a farmer. He joined the Cong. Ch. in 1858. He was a deacon for 13 years, always taking an active part in church affairs.
Children :
LUCY MARIA, b. 12-14-1853, d. Mid. 3-28-1919. m. 2-3-1877. Edwin S. McElwain. (See McElwain Fam.).
WILLIS BARTON, b. 10-13-1855. (See
COOLEY WING, b. 9-7-1862.
Fam. 5). (See Fam. 6).
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