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CHARLES MOWRY, b. Uxbridge, March 30, 1857; res. with his fr. in Hope- dale.
A kind-hearted, honest, industrious, worthy family. Mrs. Lydia, the devoted wf. and mr., d. in Hopedale, June 12, 1877, to the great loss and sorrow of her bereaved hus., chn., and friends. It may not be amiss for me to give the whole family record of Mr. K.'s parents, Lyman and Chloe (Rawson) Keith : -
JOSEPH C., b. March 8, 1814; m. Mary Adams, Oct. 19, 1836.
SYLVIA, b. March 9, 1816; m., 1st, William S. Braman; 2d, Samuel L. Greene.
LYMAN M., b. May 10, 1818; m., as above, Lydia R. Bowen.
WELLINGTON, b. April 4, 1820; m., 1st, Almeda B. Preston; 2d, Katie Drury.
WILLIAM E., b. Aug. 30, 1822; m. Harriet Treadway, Aug. 20, 1846.
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DANIEL T., b. May 12, 1825; m. Mary Jane Cook, June 27, 185. ALBERT, b. May 20, 1827.
CHLOE A., b. Aug. 18, 1831; m. Royal Peters, April 18, 1850.
ANDREW J., b. May 25, 1834; m. Hannah M. Mowry, Oct. 26, 1853.
KELLEY. About the yr. 1779 Jeremiah Kelley came into possession of the ancient Benjamin Alby corn-mill premises and appendages, afterwards called the Alvan Allen place, and now chiefly owned by Lewis B. Gaskill. Whence Jeremiah Kelley came, or to what family branch of the Kelleys he belonged, I have not been at the pains to ascertain. He seems to have been a clothier, or to have been the fr. of three sons who were clothiers. I infer that he bought of William Sheffield, or his heirs, this mill-privilege, which included a clothier's establishment, for the benefit of his sons. They soon set. on and near it, whether by his gift while yet alive, or last will and testament, I have not informed myself. There our records show them to have made their homes. And they were all of the Society of Friends, as prob. their parents had been before them. Their names were George, Luke, and Wing.
KELLEY, GEORGE, son of Jeremiah; birth-date, etc., not ascertained; m. Keziah -; ptge., birth-date, etc., not found; cer. according to custom of
Friends. Their chn., as recorded here, were, -
REBECCA, b. Nov. 21, 1785.
RHODA, b. March 18, 1787; m. Benjamin Bates; survived him, and d. Aug. 24, 1878, a. 91.
SAMSON, b. April 18, 1789.
SYLVIA, b. July 5, 1795.
SETH, b. March 5, 1800.
It seemed to be very difficult for me to obtain the data I needed to make out a full record of this family, and I gave it up. So I am unable to give births, mges., and deaths, as I would like. From what I can learn, George Kelley and his family had a respectable standing in society, and were worthy people.
KELLEY, LUKE, son of Jeremiah; birth-date, etc., not ascertained; m. Hannah Drusey, according to usage of Friends; date of cer. not ascertained.
Our records credit them with chn. as follows: -
DRUSEY, b. Oct. 5, 1781; m. Dexter Carpenter of Mendon, 1801.
BETSEY, b. April 18, 1786; m. Newell Nelson in the spring of 1806.
ALEXANDER, b. Feb. 10, 1789; d. Jan. 19, 1798.
JEREMIAH, b. March 11, 1796; m. Louisa Cutler, Sept. 11, 1825.
HANNAH, b. Jan. 6, 1798; m. Vervilla Taft of Mendon; d. recently.
LUZERN, b. April 20, 1800; m. Ellis Taft of Mendon; she d. Dec. 10, 1868.
A worthy and deservedly respected family. They have all passed away. Hannah, next to the youngest, lingered last on the shores of time, re- siding with her chn. in Providence, R.I., an aged wid. Luke, the hus. and fr., d. in this town, Oct. 16, 1828; and Hannah, his wid., April 10, 1835.
KELLEY, WING, son of Jeremiah; birth-date, etc., not traced; m. Mary Gaskill of Mendon, dr. of George and Sarah (Reed) Gaskill, b. 1751; cer. Dec., 1803. Their chn. : -
SARAH, b. June 12, 1804; in. Rev. George W. Stacy, Oct. 16, 1834.
GEORGE, b. Feb. 7, 1806; understood to have d. young.
SYLVIA, b. Jan. 3, 1809; m. Calvin Barber, jun., then of Bell., April 19, 1830.
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MARY ANN, b. June 21, 1816; d. Dec. 3, 1823.
A family of like worthiness and good repute with the preceding. The hus. and fr. d. in early middle age, very soon after his youngest child, Dec. 14, 1823, leaving his family in deep affliction. Mrs. Mary, his wid., d. in the family of her dr., Mrs. Stacy, in Mil., where she had been dutifully cared for, Oct. 26, 1851, a. 80 yrs.
KELLEY, JEREMIAH, son of Luke, and gd. son of the first-mentioned Jere- miah, b. March 11, 1796; m. Louisa Cutler, dr. of Moses and Nancy (Mel- len) Cutler, b. 1803; cer. in Mil., Sept. 11, 1825, by the writer. Their chn. : -
AN INFANT, h. Feb. 28, 1830; d. Aug. 29, 1830.
JEREMIAH MELLEN, b. Nov. 5, 1836; m. Amanda Cook, Winfield, N. Y.
I have a vague impression that more chn. were born to these parents, and d. in early infancy, but have not found a record of any. I am sure, however, that Jeremiah Mellen Kelley is their only surviving offspring. Mrs. Louisa d. in Mil., Feb. 2, 1855. He d. in Mendon, Dec. 23, 1856. They both had a repu- table pedigree, and stood well in the estimation of the community. He was naturally enterprising, and entered somewhat into trade. He was quite an intelligent thinker, and independent in his opinions. When the Anti-slavery movement arose, he was an early convert, and took hold zealously with the Liberty party, which merged into the Free Soil, and finally into the Republican party. He was also an active citizen in town affairs, serving as selectman, assessor, and, in 1841, as representative to the Legislature.
KELLEY, JEREMIAH MELLEN, son of Jeremiah and Louisa (Cutler) Kelley, b. as above; left this part of the country unm. He finally set. in or near Utica, N.Y., where he is successfully operating a variety store. I am told that he m., in Winfield, N. Y., a gd. dr. of Otis Cook, who was an elder bro. of Peter Cook, deceased, who was gd. fr. of our Cook brothers at the meat market. Her name is said to be Amanda, as given above. No par- ticulars reported concerning the mge. They have no chn.
Numerous other Kelleys have dwelt among us latterly. I find the names of 22 in our Directory for 1880; but none of these have reported a family record for insertion in this work. I suppose most of them are Irish Americans.
KENDALL, DANIEL, ancestry, ptge., birth-date, etc., not traced; m. Anna Nelson Parkhurst. dr. of Amasa and Hopestill (Nelson) Parkhurst, b. Mil., July 18, 1797; cer. Mil., Nov. 7, 1819, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : - LUCY MARIA, b. Mil., Sept. 26, 1820.
There were other chn. b. elsewhere. Our records do not enable me to trace this family further. I have an impression of being told that they left town, and that parents and chn., one after another, d., till the whole family became extinct.
KENDALL, GEORGE HARRIS7 (Amasa,6 Nathan,5 Thomas,4 Eliezer,8 Thomas,2 Francis 1), b. Framingham, Aug. 18, 1820; mr.'s maiden name, Abigail May- hew; m. Harriet Clementina Wales, dr. of John Mc. and Phebe G. (Bartlett) Wales, b. Mil., Jan. 2, 1827; cer. March 10, 1847, by Rev. Benjamin Wood of Upton. Their chn .:-
PHEBE MARIA, b. Mil., May 22, 1849.
GEORGE HARRIS, b. Mil., June 16, 1850; d. Sept. 3, 1855.
WILLIAM HENRY, b. Mil., Sept. 14, 1857.
A worthy family in good standing. Mr. K. is an industrious, efficient car- penter, who minds his own business, and is an orderly townsman, He has res.
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in town over 37 yrs. He reports bis fr., Amasa Kendall, to have d. Sept. 4, 1870, a. 83 yrs. 9 mos. and 17 days; also his mr., Abigail (Mayhew) Kendall, to have d. Nov. 3, 1867, a. 76 yrs. 2 mos. and 1 day.
KENDALL, LYMAN, and wf. Nancy, pedigrees not ascertained, are credited. on our records with three births ; viz., -
MARY ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 2, 1822; m. Willard F. Barber, Nov. 11, 1842; she d. May 5, 1881.
NANCY AMELIA, b. March 24, 1824; untraced ; prob. d.
GEORGE LYMAN, b. July 4, 1838; m., 1st, Adaline F. Treat; 2d, Sarah A. Batson.
Worthy people. If I do not misrecollect, Mr. Kendall d. since 1875. His venerable wid. still survives, being kindly cared for in the family of her son-in- law, W. F. Barber, in Framingham. The recent loss of her excellent dr., Mary A. Barber, was a crushing bereavement to her, as to all the family. George Lyman res. in New York City. He has lost two wives, I think, and is child- less. Such, at least, is my impression of statements made to me about the time of his sister Barber's funeral.
KENDALL, DAVID K.7 (Amasa,6 Nathan,5 Thomas,+ Eliezer,3 Thomas,2 Fran-
cis 1), b. Fram., Jan. 22, 1829; m. Catherine G. Mc Wales, Jan. 2, 1852. Has one dr. living; viz., -
Mrs. HENRY MANN, who res. on Grove St.
KENDALL, EDWARD, carpenter. Directory, 1856.
KENDALL, ANDREW L., steam-mill. 1856.
KENDALL, GEORGE L., butcher. 1856, '72, '75.
KENDALL, GEORGE, clerk. 1869.
KENDALL, D. KELLOGG, carpenter. 1869, '72, '75, '80.
KENDALL, Rev. S. C., clergyman. 1869, '72.
KENDALL, SARAH B., wid. of Thomas. 1875, '80.
KENT, ISAAC, and Rachel, his 1st wf., were received into our Cong. cb., April
11, 1746, on recommendation from the 2d ch. in Hingham, so they prob. came from Hingham to our Precinct not long before the above date. I have no convenient means of tracing them behind this record. They set., if I mistake not, on a farm in the south-easterly part of Bear-hill district. They had the following-named chn. :-
ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 15, 1746; d. young.
REBECCA, b. Aug. 11, 1748; d. young.
ANNA, b. July 25, 1750; d. young.
JOSHUA, b. Jan. 31, 1751.
ABIGAIL, b. March 1, 1752.
ARAD (twins), b. Oct. 4, 1754.
ZARAH b. Oct. 4, 1754. JOHN, bap. May 1, 1757.
Mrs. Rachel d., date not found. The hus. (said to be of Bell.) m., 2d, Sarah Wheelock of Mendon, May 17, 1770; cer. by Rev. Mr. Willard of Men- don. Mr. Kendall had prob. before this mge. moved across the line into Bell. By this 2d wf. was born, -
ISRAEL, b. May 28, 1773.
The fore-named chn. were all duly baptized, and the ch. records of about the last birth-date say that Mr. Kendall was dismissed to the ch. in " Anap- olis, Granville." I do not quite understand where " Anapolis, Granville," was. Anapolis is misspelled; and there were Granvilles in our county of Hampshire,
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in Vt., N. Y., etc. It seems rather likely that a parish or village in Granville Mass., was meant; but I have not time to ascertain. This dismissal to the ch. in Granville is the last I learn of Isaac Kent and bis family. I recollect no one of this name on our records from Isaac's departure till the arrival of -
KENT, THOMAS GODDARD, Esq., son of John and Mary (Goddard) Kent, b.
Fram., Dec. 12, 1829. He entered Yale Col. in 1847; grad. therefrom in 1851; studied law with the late Judge Edward Mellen, and was admitted to the bar at the term of the Supreme Court held in Worcester, Oct., 1853. Immediately thereafter he opened his law-office in Mil., and has since devoted himself to the practice of his profession with eminent success. He takes rank among our foremost lawyers, if not at their head; has been intrusted with much public and private responsibility; stands high as a citizen, and represented our legislative district in the Gen. Ct. of 1869. He has been twice m. : 1st, to Annie E. Snyder, dr. of Peter and Sarah (Free- land) Snyder, b. Claverack, N.Y .; cer. 1840; further particulars not given. Mrs. Annie d. without issue, in Dec., 1863. He was m., 2d, to Charlotte Elizabeth Woodbury, dr. of Rev. James T. and Mrs. Augusta (Porter) Woodbury, b. Nov. 3, 1846; cer. Aug. 21, 1866, by whom not given. Mrs. Charlotte d. without issue, June 21, 1877.
KENT, CHARLES, bootmaker, is named in Directory of 1856, as res. here. Left. KENT, JAMES, bootmaker; is named in directories from 1869 down to 1880; not reported.
KENT, EDWIN F. (Watson & Kent), dry-goods; here 1875. Gone.
KENT, ASA G., agent Singer Mnfg. Co., 170 Main St., house 54 Pearl St .; not reported.
KENT, EDWARD, bootmaker, prob. son of James, boards with James, Water St. KENT, JOHN, bootmaker, prob. son of James, boards with James, Water St.
No family record received from James, Edward, or John.
KILBURN, JOHN,1 was the first of this name in our vicinage. I have not ascertained his ancestry. He prob. came from Rowley. He took up 15 acs. of land on the north side of the Cedar Swamp, March 22, 1723. He after- wards acquired several parcels, either out of common, or by purchase from individuals, till he became a considerable landholder. The larger body of this property was near the Cedar Swamp, on the west side of our present Cedar St., extending southerly from the swamp through Horace B. Hero's homestead, across Main St., to Bear Hill. He m. Rebecca; but who she was, when, where, or by whom m., I have not ascertained. Their chn. :- MARY, b. June 4, 1729.
JOSIAH, b. - 21, 1731; in., 1st, Deborah Atwood, 1756; 2d, Martha Thwing, 1760.
HANNAH, b. July 9, 1734; unm. ; d. in old age, Dec. 4, 1821, a. 87 yrs. SARAH, b. July 13, 1738; m. Stephen Thompson, Sept. 19, 1758.
RACHEL, b. Aug. 5, 1740; unm. ; d. in old age, July 31, 1817, a. 77.
I do not find that the parents were members of the Cong. cb., as might naturally be supposed, but learn nothing from the records to the disparagement of their moral character. John Kilburn d. April 4, 1753. Date of his wf.'s death not found.
KILBURN, JOSIAH,2 son of Jolin and Rebecca, b. 1731; m., 1st, Deborah At- wood, of whose parentage, birth-date, etc., I am not certain. She was a sister of Mrs. Moses Chapin, Eldad Atwood, Mrs. Daniel Daniels, and Mrs. John Beals. Cer. March 18, 1756, by Rev. Amariah Frost. Their chn. :-
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JOHN, b. Nov. 19, 1756; m. Abigail Littlefield, Holl., Jan. 15, 1780.
STEPHEN, b. Oct. 14, 1758; m. Hannah Wight, Mil., March 31, 1782.
Mrs. Deborah d. 1759. The hus. m., 2d, Martha Thwing, dr. of John and Mercy (Jones) Thwing, b. March 10, 1735; cer. Oct. 31, 1760, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. :-
SARAH, b. June 16, 1761; m. Amzi Holbrook, Bell .; she d. 1830.
DAN, b. Oct. 21, 1762; m. Joanna Cutler, Sept. 9, 1787.
DEBORAH, b. April 26, 1764; lived unm., and d. June 19, 1833.
SIMEON, b. April 6, 1765; untraced.
MERCY, bap. May 15, 1768; untraced.
JOSIAH, b. June 28, 1769; m. Phebe Bullard, 1797.
HENRY, b. April 12, 1771; m. Lydia Gould, Feb. 21, 1799.
MARTHA, b. Feb. 3, 1773; lived unm., and d. Sept. 17, 1835.
NATHANIEL, bap. June 25, 1775; untraced.
TIMOTHY, bap. April 6, 1777; untraced.
The two wives belonged to the Cong. ch., and had all their chn. duly bap- tized. This Josiah, sen., dwelt many yrs. on what has been known as the Nathan Keith place, on the Holl. road, near where the present schoolhouse has been built. He had a considerable farm thereabouts, besides woodlands and other parcels in his vicinity. I think I have been told that his fr. before him owned largely in the same neighborhood. He d., date not found. Mrs. Martha, his wid., d. May 31, 1826, being over 90 yrs. of age.
KILBURN, JOHN 3 (Josiah,2 John1), b. Nov. 19, 1756; m. Abigail Littlefield of Holl., June 15, 1780; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. I suspect that he must have spent his married life outside of Mil., perhaps in Holl. I find little or no trace of him on our records after mge.
KILBURN, STEPHEN 3 (Josiah,2 John 1), b. Oct. 14, 1758; m. Hannah Wight, dr. of Eleazer and Ruth (Legg) Wight, bap. April 15, 1764; cer. Mil., March 31, 1782, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. :-
ELEAZER, b. Jan. 1, 1783; d. Aug. 16, 1810.
POLLY, b. April 5, 1785; deaf and dumb; d.
DEBORAH, b. Aug. 22, 1789; in. Alpheus Bullard.
OTIS, b. March 8, 1797; m. Catherine Albee, March 29, 1818.
OLIVE, b. Aug. 29, 1799; deaf and dumb; d.
STEPHEN, Jun., b. Sept. 5, 1801 ; d. Oct. 27, 1820.
Stephen Kilburn had a various and somewhat afflictive experience. He com- menced business as a trader, and kept a small grocery for some yrs. on or near the site of the present Mansion House. I think I have been told that he owned the real estate on which his store stood. He was a licensed retailer of spiritu- ous liquors, and seemed to flourish for a time, but ultimately failed, losing nearly his all, and causing serious losses to some of his financial friends. He became poor; losing also his wf., and some of his chn. Meantime two of his drs. were deaf and dumb. Thus he struggled onward in humble circumstances to old age. He dwelt during his latter yrs. in the little house, still standing, just west of the junction of Cedar with Main St., E. Mrs. Hannah, his wf., d. May 20, 1810. He d. April 27, 1838, in his 80th yr.
KILBURN, JOSIAH, Jun.8 (Josiah,2 John 1), b. June 28, 1769; m. Phebe Bul-
lard, dr. of Nathan and Bathsheba (Hill) Bullard, b. April, 1769; cer. Nov. 0, 1797. Their chn .: -
EDE, b. Jan. 29, 1798 ; untraced.
ELECTA, b. March 16, 1800; m. Royal Kimball, Aug., 1846.
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HIRAM, b. Aug. 21, 1802; m. Roxana Adams; he d. 1862.
WEALTHY, b. March 29, 1805; d. Oct. 27, 1828.
PAULINA, b. July 12, 1808; m. Leander Thomas, Bell., 1828.
JOHN THWING, b. May 18, 1811; untraced.
JOANNA, b. July 12, 1814; untraced.
Josiah Kilburn, jun., dwelt on a nice farm near Medway line, most or all of which is now owned by Thomas W. Wood. His domicile stood on the old Medway road, now discontinued, on the height of land nearly north of Thomas W. Wood's. See my description, No. 35, " Abandoned Home-sites," Chap. XV. He bought this farm of Seth Allen, who had it of one Riley, whose predecessor's name I have not been told. Mr. K. d. some time in 1846. Mrs. Phebe's death- date not ascertained. Their son IIIRAM came into possession of the farm after the death of his fr., built him a new house on the present Medway road, and finally sold the place to Thomas W. Wood, who now occupies it. Hiram m. Roxana Adams; but I have not ascertaincd her ptge., birth-date, or particulars of the inge. They had 2 chn., as I learn indirectly; viz., Charles and George, birth-dates not given. Hiram, their fr., d. in 1862; and, further, I have no information concerning his surviving family, nor concerning his bro. John and sister Joanna.
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KILBURN, HENRY 3 (Josiah, sen.,2 John 1), b. April 12, 1771; m. Lydia Gould of Holl., birth-date not found; cer. Holl., Feb. 21, 1799, by Rev. T. Dick- enson. Their chn .: -
LYDIA, b. Oct. 18, 1799; still survives unm. at the age of over 80 yrs.
LOUISA, b. 1801; d. unm. Feb. 27, 1860.
DANFORTH, b. April 3, 1803; d. Nov. 29, 1816.
This family res. mostly, if not wholly, in Mil. The hus. and fr. d. Sept. . 24, 1803. His wid., Mrs. Lydia, survived him many yrs. She was famous and useful for her knowledge of medicinal herbs and prescriptions, as well as minis- trations to the sick. She d. many yrs. ago, but I have not the date.
KILBURN, OTIS4 (Stephen,3 Josiah, sen.,2 John1), b. March 8, 1797; m. Catherine Albee, dr. of Caleb and Mercy (Twitchell) Albee, b. April 2, 1798; cer. March 29, 1818, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. : -
CATHERINE, b. June 5, 1822. CLEMENTINA, b. Nov. 21, 1824.
SOPHIA ANN, b. April 11, 1827.
HANNAH MARIA, b. June 28, 1828; m. Joel L. Stanford, June 28, 1837.
This family dwelt, after the death of Mr. K.'s fr., in the house he left near the junction of Cedar with E. Main St. Mr. K. was for many yrs. an agent for newspapers and periodicals; perhaps the first publicly advertised one in town. He also cleaned clocks extensively, and was ingenious in various ways. He continued travelling about cleaning and regulating clocks almost to the end of his days. He and his wf. became members of the Cong. ch. in 1832. Their death-dates are not readily at my command.
KIMBALL, BOYCE, said at mge. to be of Hop., was m. to Rebecca Hayward of our Precinct, Dec. 4, 1755, by Rev. A. Frost. They were received into our Cong. ch., Nov. 22, 1761. Their chn .: -
JONATHAN, bap. by Rev. Mr. Frost, Nov. 22, 1761; m. Mary Cheney.
EBENEZER, bap. by Rev. Mr. Frost, Jan. 22, 1764. SUSANNA, bap. by Rev. Mr. Frost, Oct. 2, 1768.
PRISCILLA, bap. by Rev. Mr. Frost, April 7, 1771.
TIMOTHY, bap. by Rev. Mr. Frost, July 4, 1773.
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RICHARD, bap. by Rev. Mr. Frost, June 25, 1775.
AMASA, bap. by Rev. Mr. Frost, July 6, 1777.
RACHEL, bap. by Rev. Mr. Frost, May 16, 1779.
I presume this family set. and dwelt in our Bear-hill district. I am not certain that the above named were all the chn., for I find among Rev. Mr. Frost's inges. that, -
KIMBALL, REBECCA, was m. to Ziba Holbrook, Nov. 7, 1782. She may have been an elder dr. I also find that, -
KIMBALL, BOYCE, was m. to Mary Pike of Bell., May 2, 1782. Whether this was a son, or the fr. himself m. a 2d time, I am uncertain. No other mges., births, or deaths of the family found within the scope of my research.
KIMBALL, NATHANIEL, pedigree untraced, was m. to Abigail Despeaux (See Despeaux), May 29, 1794, by Amariah Frost, Esq. Issue recorded here :-
MOSES, b. Dec. 23, 1794; and EDE, b. Dec. 11, 1796.
KIMBALL, JONATHAN, presumed to be the son of Boyce and Rebecca (Hay- ward) Kimball, b., as above, Nov. 22, 1761; m. Mary Cheney, dr. of Caleb and Mary (Wheelock) Cheney, b. Sept. 28, 1762; cer. July 7, 1781, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue :-
BETSEY, b. March 25, 1782.
BENONI, b. April 11, 1790.
RELIEF, m. Phinehas Taft, May 22, 1808.
MARY, m. Nathan Keith, Dec. 10, 1809; and ROYAL, m. Electa Kilburn.
No birth-dates ascertained, except of those specified. Prob. the others were b. out of Mil. Whether there were any more, I am uninformed. Mr. K., the fr., d. July 31, 1823. Mrs. K.'s death-date not found.
KIMBALL, ROYAL, the son, who m. Electa Kilburn, Aug., 1846, has deceased, and Mrs. Electa is cared for in our asylum. Mary (Kimball) appears in her hus.'s family record. I presume all the others have passed away at various unascertained dates.
KIMBALL, LAURA, wid., appears in directories for 1869, '72, '75, "78, '80.
KIMBALL, FRED J., machinist at Hopedale. Directory for 1872.
KIMBALL, CHARLES, machinist, on Hartford turnpike. Directory for 1878.
KIMBALL, Mrs. O. T., teacher of vocal music, and our popular singer. Directories for 1880, etc.
KING. Not a common name in our annals. The first recollected was - KING, ELIJAH, of Providence, R.I. He m. Nancy Jones, dr. of Joseph, jun.,
and Ruth (Nelson) Jones, b. in Mil., March 9, 1783; cer. May 23, 1802, by Rev. D. Long. No further reported.
KING, JOHN, bootmaker, is mentioned in Sargeant's Directory, 1856.
KING, MICHAEL H., bootmaker, is found in Directory of 1869.
KING, ROBERT L., marbleworker, 73 Central St., appears in the same.
KING, WILLIAM, 2 of the name are found in Directory of 1872.
KING, WALTER, bootmaker, is found in Directory of 1878.
Of none of these am I competent to speak. But in 1873 comes a conspicu- ous and permanent res., who has fully reported to me his family record; viz., -
KING, CHARLES AUGUSTINE 3 (Austin J.,2 George W.1), b. at Buskirk's Bridge,
Hoosick, Renssellaer Co., N.Y., June 25, 1851, - an only son. His fr., Austin John King, was b. Shaftsbury, Vt., Oct. 4, 1819; and his mr., Eliza
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Jane Smith, was only dr. of Charles S. and Elizabeth (Rice) Smith, b. Dec. 12, 1825; cer. Jan. 2, 1842. His gd. parents, George W. King and Mary (Moore) King, had 5 chn., of whom John J. was the eldest. Our Charles Augustine m. Annie Lovisa Smith, dr. of James H. and Mary A. (Davis) Smith, b. in No. Hadley, April 4, 1853; cer. No. Hadley, Nov. 10, 1874, by Rev. James M. Bell, now of W. Medway. Issue :-
HARRY SMITH, b. No. Hadley, Aug. 28, 1875; d. Mil., Nov. 4, 1880. WINNIFRED LOUISA, b. Mil , June 21, 1878.
Mr. King's life-career is eminently illustrative of what an active and persistent temperament will enable its possessor to accomplish under the most adverse circumstances. His parents moved West while he was quite young. His fr. was a locomotive engineer, and d. in 1858. Augustine got but a single yr.'s schooling. He entered Plymouth Indiana Democrat office to learn the printer's trade, Aug. 16, 1863. Thence he transferred himself to Cook & Sons', Bennington, Vt., "Banner" office, Oct. 9, 1865, to complete his trade, where he remained 3 yrs. July 1, 1871, he joined C. M. Bliss as publisher of the Beunington, Vt., " Free Press," but soon sold out to Mr. Bliss. In 1871-72 he became city editor of the N. Y. "Sunday Era," which, a part of the time, pub- lished a penny daily edition. In 1873 he came to this town as foreman of "The Journal" office, reporter, and general writer. Meantime, not to be idle, he has written articles for various newspapers, and contributed practical communica- tions to sundry typographical journals. Also published " The Cheerful Guest," an 8-page monthly, in 1880, afterwards selling the same to " The Family Guest " of Hoosick Falls, N.Y. He stands high in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is Noble Grand of our Tisquantum Lodge. All indications show that he discharges important responsibilities in his present position, and that he enjoys the full confidence of his employers. Of his wf., I know only the little which manifested itself at the funeral of their darling Harry, where I ministered as their comforter. But I must be allowed to inter, that, though she occupies the background, she must have largely contributed to the opportunities and facilities which have enabled him to win his successes, -as is the case with most wives in similar situations.
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