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not given ; m., 1st, Mary Livermy, date and particulars not given. Issue :- MARY OLIVIA and LAWSON. The latter d. in infancy; and the former m. Joshua T. Baker of Up .; cer. at Hopedale, Nov. 3, 1853, by the writer. Mr. B. d. in Hop., Aug. 22, 1854. Mrs. Susan, the mr., d. soon after her son Lawson.
The hus. m., 2d, Lydia Peirce, dr. of Henry and Phila (Thomas) Peirce; cer. in Mendon, April 8, 1838, by the writer. Issue : -
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WILLIAM R., b. Hop., May 15, 1839; m. Sarah Jane Gilmore of Sherborn, June 15, 1871.
CHARLES, b. Hop., March, 1855; d. Sept. 30, 1873, a. 18 yrs. 6 mos., etc.
Mr. Amasa res. in Southville at present, and has long been an invalid, suf- fering, not only physical pain and debility, but much discouragement. Mean- time his dutiful wf. and chn. have done all in their power to mitigate bis ills, and render his sickness endurable. It has been my privilege to render minis- trations often within this family circle and its general kindred, both in seasons of sorrow and joy.
MCFARLAND, WILLIAM R.4 (Amasa,8 Wallace,2 Ebenezer 1), b. in Hop., May 15, 1839; shoemaker; m. Sarah Jane Gilmore, dr. of Moses and Sarah (Leonard) Gilmore, b. in Sherborn, March 20, 1841; cer. in Sherborn, June 15, 1871, by the writer. Issue :-
FRED, b. in Southborough, Dec. 1, 1872.
Mr. William R. res. formerly in Milford 6 yrs., and latterly 10 in South- borough. He takes much interest in Mil. History and Genealogy, and I am indebted to him for most of the data here given concerning the McFarlands.
MCFARLAND, SAMUEL, son of Thomas and Lydia (Ware) McFarland, an only child, and nephew of Dea. Ebenezer, first above mentioned, b. in Hop., date not given, as were also his parents; m. Polly Bowker, dr. of Dea. Edmund and Hannah (Stearns) Bowker, b. Mil., Sept. 7, 1791; cer. Mil., April 12, 1812, by Samuel Jones, Esq.
They had none but foster chn. Their family homestead was on the Purchase road, a little beyond our border in the edge of Hop. He d. Oct. 3, 1849. If I rightly recollect, his wid. was m. to Robert Corbett, as her 2d hus., and lived some yrs. in N. Y. State. She d. Aug. 14, 1874.
McKENNEY, WILLIAM, pedigree not ascertained, nor his wf. Mehetabel's, dwelt in our Precinct some yrs. Mrs. Mehetabel was recd. to covenant in Mr. Frost's ch., Nov. 18, 1744. In virtue of this ch. relation, they had 3 chn. bap; viz.,-
WILLIAM, Jun., bap. Nov. 18, 1744; untraced.
MARY, bap. Aug. 23, 1747; untraced.
HANNAH, bap. June 18, 1749; mr. of Dilla Twitchell, and afterwards m. Robert Wood, a foreigner; cer. July 9, 1789, by Rev. A. Frost. No issue that I ever heard of. They lived and d. with Dilla Twitchell.
McTAGUE, SIMEON, and wf. Caroline, from Ireland, I presume, stand credited on our records as follows : -
MICHAEL, b. June 25, 1831; untraced.
THOMAS, b. Oct. 5, 1839; untraced.
MARY ANN, b. April 20, 1841; untraced.
CAROLINE, b. Dec. 5, 1842; d. Jan. 9, 1844. The family no further traced.
McWALES, JOHN, son of John, who affixed the "Mc" to his son's name out of respect to a valued friend; b. perhaps in Franklin, in 1796; mr.'s maiden name Ruth Congdon, who d. soon after his birth. He came to Mil. in youth or early manhood; and m. Phebe G. Bartlett, dr. of Joshua and Sally (Bright) Bartlett, b. in Needham during the year 1797; cer. Oct. 4, 1821, by Rev. D. Long. Issue: - -
CHARLES, b. July 6, 1822; m. Cordelia (Cheney) Slayton, 1864.
JOHN DAVIS, b. Nov. 7, 1824; unm; went to Cal., and later to Oregon.
HARRIET CLEMENTINA, b. Jan. 2, 1827; m. George H. Kendall, March 10, 1846.
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CATHERINE GODFREY, b. Aug. 15, 1830; m. David K. Kendall, 1852; she d. Dec. 13, 1871.
ANN SOPHIA, b. June 27, 1833; m. Jesse B. Cross, Feb. 22, 1854. .
GEORGE HENRY, b. Dec. 3, 1837; unm. ; went to Cal. ; prob. res. there now.
Mrs. Phebe d. Feb. 27, 1849; and the hus. m., 2d, Catherine D. Force of Medway, dr. of David and Sarah (Smith) Force, b. Feb. 2, 1824; cer. Feb. 2, 1854, by Rev. James T. Woodbury. Issue :-
SARAH IRENE, b. Feb. 2, 1855; m. George Birch, Dec. 25, 1873.
FANNIE MARIA, b. July 27, 1857; d. May 27, 1862.
FREDERICK ANDERSON, b. Oct. 1, 1860.
The hus. and fr. d. some yrs. ago. Mrs. Catherine survives, and dwells on the family homestead, West St.
MACY, ALANSON, carpenter, son of Frederic C. and Lydia (Bunker) Macy, b. in Nantucket, June 25, 1832; m. Mary Elizabeth Willard, dr. of Joseph and Betsey Hale (French) Willard, b. in Grafton, Vt., Sept. 20, 1835; cer. in Mil., June 8, 1856, by Rev. D. Richards, pastor of the Methodist ch. Issue : -
EVA ANN, b. Mil., Feb. 14, 1858; d. Sept. 28, 1863.
EDDIE LUCIUS, b. Mil., Aug. 26, 1869.
At 14 yrs. of age Mr. M. went to sea on board of a whale-ship on a peril- ous voyage of 5 yrs., and experienced many hardships. He continued his sea- faring life until 30 yrs. of age. He sailed on his first voyage from Nantucket, on his last from New Bedford. He has res. in Mil. 26 yrs., and is now a worker on straw-goods. Social standing of himself and family understood to be reputa- ble; house Chestnut, near Forest St.
MACY, FREDERIC C., and wf. Lydia (Bunker) Macy, parents of the preceding, came from Nantucket to Mil. in 1853. Mr. M. worked chiefly at tinning and roofing. They were worthy people. Their chn. were 5 in number, 3 of whom res. in Mil., 1 in Bell., and 1 in Fitchburg. I cannot give their names, birth-dates, etc., intelligibly. Mrs. Lydia d. in April, 1871. Her hus. d. Feb. 2, 1879.
MADDEN, MICHAEL,1 the first of this name on our records; ancestry not traced; birthplace and date not found; appeared early in Holl., where he m., 1st, Mary Bullard, dr. of Benjamin and Judith (Hill) Bullard, b. in Holl., June 5, 1744; cer. 1762, by whom not given. They came into our Precinct as early certainly as the spring of 1772; for they had 3 chn. christened by Rev. Mr. Frost on the 21st June of that yr., - their mr. having been recd. into ch. on the 17th May. I have not ascertained where they dwelt, but suppose they set. in the No. Purchase, not far from Hop. line, and perhaps lived a while in the edge of that town. Their chn .: -
DAVID, b. in Holl., July 14, 1763; m., 1st, Wid. Anna (Battle) Abbee; 2d, Wid. Mary (Sumner) Wheelock.
LEVI, b. in Holl., March 13, 1764; m. Sally Rockwood.
AMOS, b. Mil., not found ; went to Horse Neck, Ct .; lived and d. there unm.
OLIVE, b. Mil., June 1, 1777; m., 1st, Lewis Cobb, March 16, 1794; 2d, Maj. Whitney.
EZEKIEL, b. Mil., April 13, 1780; went to Cuba, W.I., and d. there.
MARY b. Mil., Feb. 3, 1784; m. John Wales, jun., Dec. 5, 1805. LYDIA } (twins), b. Mil., Feb. 3, 1784; m. Jesse Cheney, Nov. 4, 1802.
Mrs. Mary d., date not found. The hus. m., 2d, Elizabeth White, Dec. 3, 1789; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. No issue from this mge. ascertained. Mrs. Eliza-
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beth d. March 19, 1797. The hus. m., 3d, Hannah Gowing of Grafton, 1799; no particulars concerning this mge. further traced. Mr. Madden d. April 1, 1811. Date of his wid.'s death not found.
MADDEN, DAVID2 (Michael1), b. in Holl., July 14, 1763; m., 1st, Wid. Anna (Battle) Abbee; no dates or particulars ascertained; dwelt mostly in the near border of Hop., adjacent to No. Purchase. Their chn. : -
LUCRETIA, b. prob. Hop., date not ascertained; m. Robert Corbett, Nov. 30, 1809; set. Mina, N.Y.
ITHIEL, b. prob. Hop., date not ascertained; set. and m. Cuba, W.I .; a son William there.
AMOS, b. prob. Hop., date not ascertained; set. and m. Brooklyn, N.Y .; fam- ily all d. 1
DAVID, b. prob. Hop., date not ascertained; m. and set. Auburn, N.Y .; fam- ily all d.
I have excused myself from taking pains to search out dates, and from giving names of wives and chn., in these four cases, as inconvenient and unnecessary. Mrs. Anna d., by her own hand, Dec. 5, 1799. The hus. m., 2d, Wid. Mary (Sumner) Wheelock, in 1818; particulars not ascertained. No issue. Mrs. Mary d. Aug. 15, 1842. The hus. finally went to live with his dr. Corbett, in Mina, N. Y., and d. there, date not given.
MADDEN, LEVI2 (Michael1), b. Holl., March 13, 1764; m. Sally Rockwood, b.
Jan. 12, 1778; pige. and particulars of cer. not given. Their chn .: - ASIA, b. Sturbridge, Aug. 5, 1798; m. Sally Pond, Holl., Feb. 10, 1824.
AFRICA, b. Mil., Nov. 20, 1799; m. Tryphena Smith, etc.
SALLY R., b. Hop., Dec. 2, 1801; m. Reuben Loomis, Aug. 27, 1826.
MICHAEL EUROPE, b. Hop., June 20, 1803; m. Susan Stone, Feb. 9, 1823. DAMARIS NEWTON, b. Hop., April 17, 1805; d. Feb. 10, 1808.
CAROLINE, b. Boston, Nov. 20, 1807; d. April, 1809.
MARY ANN, b. Boston, March 25, 1810; d. Green, Penn.
LEVI AMERICA, b. Mil., March 20, 1812; d. Brooklyn, N.Y.
EZEKIEL, b. Mil., April 28, 1814; d. New Orleans, La.
WILLARD ROCKWOOD, b. Mil., May 18, 1818; d. St. Marks, Fla.
Mr. M., the hus. and fr., d. in Cuba, W.I., Feb. 7, 1818. Mrs. Sally, his wid., d. at Green, Penn., Feb. 8, 1834.
MADDEN, ASIA 8 (Levi,2 Michael 1), b. Sturbridge, Aug. 5, 1708; m. Sally Pond, dr. of Aaron and Silence (Underwood) Pond, b. Holl., May 29, 1806; cer. Mil., Feb. 10, 1824, by Rev. Jacob Frieze. Their chn .:-
SALLY ROCKWOOD, b. Jan. 4, 1828; m. Leonard Seaver, June 5, 1849; she d. 1864
HENRY NELSON, b. Nov. 16, 1829; m. Eliza E. Frink, Nov. 9, 1853; res. Mil. HARRIET MARIA, b. June 28, 1831; m. Charles E. Clark, March 1, 1855.
DIANA ELIZA, b. Dec. 22, 1833; d. of small-pox, Jan. 2, 1838.
SYLVIA JEANETTE, b. March 12, 1836; d. Jan. 22, 1854.
SYLVESTER LEVI, b. Aug. 5, 1839; ın. Amanda J. Wheeler, Jan. 9, 1865. WILLIAM E., b. Jan 30, 1844; d. July 2, 1845.
Mr. M. and family res. in our "City" district, so called, many yrs., mostly on one of the old Saunder homesteads. There he d., Feb. 24, 1860. His wf. d. Nov. 7, 1866, a. 60 yrs. 5 mos. and 25 ds. His sons Henry and Sylvester now dwell on and near the same place.
MADDEN, HENRY NELSON 4 (Asia,8 Levi,2 Michael1), b. Nov. 16, 1829, in
Mina, N. Y .; m. Eliza Ellen Frink, dr. of Alfred B. and Mary (Page) Frink, b.
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Providence, R.I., Dec. 9, 1834; cer. Mil., Nov. 9, 1853, by Rev. Isaac Smith. Res. in our "City" district; occupation farming. Their chn .:-
WILLIE NELSON, b. Mil., May 1, 1857; m., name not given, April 3, 1876. FREDDIE SEAVER, b. Palmer, Nov. 22, 1863.
ARTHUR DAVID, b. Mil., Nov. 26, 1870; d. July 2, 1871.
MADDEN, SYLVESTER LEVI+ (Asia,8 Levi,2 Michael1), b. Aug. 5, 1839; m. Amanda J. Wheeler, dr. of Simeon S. and Harriet (Dodge) Wheeler, b. in Calais, Vt., 1844; cer. at Hopedale, Jan. 9, 1865, by the writer. No names of chn. reported.
MADDEN, AFRICA 3 (Levi,2 Michael 1), b. in Mil., Nov. 20, 1799; m. Tryphenia Smith, ptge., birth-date, and particulars of cer. not found. They had but one son. See below. Africa d. in Mil., Oct. 7, 1870.
MADDEN, AMOS LEVI+ (Africa,3 Levi,2 Michael1), b. Mil., Feb. 2, 1846; m. Louisa Angeline Frink, dr. of Alfred Lathrop and Louisa Angeline (Ban- croft) Frink, b. Medway, Oct. 29, 1849; cer. Grafton, Sept. 6, 1868, by Rev. Gilbert Cummings. He is a mechanic, res. in Hop .; and their chn. are, - EDWARD ALFRED, b. Hop., Sept. 30, 1870.
IDA LOUISA, b. Hop., June 3, 1872; d. Nov. 5, 1876.
ANGIE GERTRUDE, b. Hop., July 20, 1878.
CARRIE ELVINE, b. Hop., May 27, 1880.
Mr. Madden was born a patriot. So when the great Rebellion broke out, at the age of a little over 15 yrs. he enlisted to fight for his country; and by his devoted heroism he won honorable fame. See the "War-Record of the Re- bellion," and especially the panegyric justly bestowed on him by Gen. Under- wood, near the close of his Centennial oration, as presented in Chap. XVII. of this volume.
MADDEN, MICHAEL EUROPE3 (Levi,2 Michael1), b. June 20, 1803; m., 1st,
Susan Stone of Mendon, now Blackstone; no further particulars about this mge. given. They had 3 chn. b. in Mil .; viz., Foster, Charles, and Caroline. They then removed to Erie, Penn., where 5 more chn. were b. to them. Names, birth-dates, etc., not given. Mrs. Susan d. there; and the hus. m., 2d, Ellen A. Campbell of N.J., by whom were b. Sarah E., Mary Emma, Kate, and Elvira. Mr. Madden d. at Fairview, N.J., Dec. 4, 1870. An imperfect record, but the best I could obtain.
MADDEN, JOHN, son of Patrick and Catherine (McGwinity) Madden, b. in Ireland, March 10, 1828; m. Abby Hynes, dr. of Michael and Margaret (Dowling) Hynes, b. Ireland, 1832; cer. in Waltham, Aug. 14, 1853, by Rev. Father Flood. Their chn. :-
THOMAS, b. Mil., d. young; no birth-date given.
MARGARET, b. Mil. ; a. 25 yrs. ; one of our public-school teachers.
LILLA, b. Mil .; d. young; no birth-date given.
JOSEPH, b. Mil .; a. 22 yrs .; no birth-date given.
KATIE, b. Mil .; a. 18 yrs. ; no birth-date given.
LIZZIE, b. Mil .; a. 14 yrs .; no birth-date given.
LUCY, b. Mil .; a. 12 yrs. ; no birth-date given.
ABBY, b. Mil .; a. 10 yrs. ; no birth-date given.
NELLIE, b. Mil .; a. 7 yrs .; no birth-date given. JOHN, b. Mil .; a. 3 yrs .; no birth-date given.
I am not quite sure I have given the chn.'s names correctly, but I have interpreted the chirography of the return as well as I could. Mr. Madden and wf. have resided in Mil. about 28 yrs. He is an enterprising grocer.
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MANN, Capt. ELBRIDGE, son of John and Sally (Jackson) Mann, b. Sher- born, Sept. 8, 1820; m. Elizabeth L. Ware, dr. of William and Abigail L.
(Clark) Ware, b. Mil., June 11, 1823; cer. Mil., Dec. 19, 1844, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
WILLIAM JACKSON, b. April, 1847; m. Carrie Berry, 1876; 1 son.
ABBIE MARIA, b. March, 1852; unm .; res. with parents.
MINNIE L., b. June 19, 1858; public-school teacher.
Capt. Mann came to Mil. in 1841, and has distinguished himself as a boot- manufacturer, and also by the honorable discharge of many duties as a citizen. But he has met with serious reverses in business, and, since the loss of his large manufactory by fire, with valuable contents, on the 18th of May, 1881, has been waiting for renewed business opportunities. His son William J. finds encouraging employment in Boston. He has been there for some yrs.
Several of Capt. Mann's bros. have dwelt more or less in town.
MANN, ALBERT, and wf. Elizabeth (Draper) Mann, had 5 chn .; viz., ALBERT
CHESTER, BERTHA (d.), GEORGE MELVIN (now in Dover), and one more (a dr. now d.). The fr. d. in 1863. Mrs. Elizabeth, his wid., still res. here. MANN, WILLARD, and wf. Susan ( Winship) Mann (now in Med. or Holl.), were among our inhabitants at one time. They were parents of 9 chn. I know the name and birth-date of but one of these; viz., ABBIE W., b. in Natick, 1852; m. Reuben R. Wright, March 28, 1875; res. in Natick.
MANN, HOLLIS, and wf. Charlotte (Mann) Mann, had sons, - HENRY H. and ARTHUR. All now res. in Cochituate.
MANN, OLIVER EVERETT, and wf. Ann M. (Draper) Mann, had 5 chn. here. They are d., and all their chn. but 1, - LESTER A., who res. in Cochituate. MANN, JOHN, one of our naturalized Irish-Americans, son of Owen and Ellen (McKenna) Mann, b. Monaghan Co., Ireland, Oct., 1824; m. Rose Cassidy, dr. of Allen and Mary (Scanlan) Cassidy, b. Co. Leitrim, Ireland, April, 1839; cer. Mil., April 2, 1856, by Rev. Father Farrelly. Issue :-
JOHN, b. Jan. 4, 1857; d. April 5, 1858.
MARY ANN, b. July 13, 1858.
ALLEN, b. May 20, 1859; d. May 4, 1871.
NELLIE, b. March 1, 1862.
EUGENE, b. April 20, 1863; d. June 6, 1864.
JOSEPH, b. Dec. 6, 1865; d. Nov. 6, 1871.
LYDIA, b. Feb. 22, 1867.
JOHN, b. Sept. 17, 1869; d. Feb. 21, 1877.
Mrs. Rose d. Dec. 20, 1869. Mr. Mann survives all his bereavements and afflictions. He dwells, with the remnant of his family, on what may be called the ancient Ramsdell place, near the junction of Main St. with the old " Eight- rod Road," on the Mendon line. He came to Hopedale, April 2, 1849, and worked for William W. Cook 5 yrs. He next drove D. B. Chapman's soap-cart a while, and then he purchased of Almon Harris the homestead where he now dwells. There he has carried on successfully the manufacture of soap for sev- eral yrs. He has always been a very hard-working, money-saving man, in spite of many drawbacks. He has added both lands and houses, as well as marked improvements, to his original purchase, of very considerable value; and still he digs on. He is esteemed a kind-hearted neighbor and citizen.
MANLEY, DAVID LEANDER, son of Thomas and Abigail (Chessman) Manley, b. Boston, Aug. 4, 1821; m. Mary Ann Elizabeth Salisbury, dr. of David and Penelope (Pettiplace) Salisbury, b. Webster, Aug. 9, 1825; cer. in Hope- dale, July 2, 1845, by the writer. Their chn. : -
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LEANDER WILLARD, b. Mil., Jan. 17, 1846; d. March 28, 1847, a. 1 yr. 2 mos. and 11 days.
ALBERT HENRY, b. Mil., Aug. 23, 1848; bootmaker; res. with his fr.
LAURETTA b. Mil., Jan. 18, 1850; d. March 1, 1858, a. 8 yrs. 1 mo. and 11 days.
LAURIETT (twins), b. Mil., Jan. 18, 1850; d. Grafton, Oct. 19, 1850, a. 9 mos. and 1 day.
An industrions, quiet, unassuming, exemplary, much afflicted family. Mrs. Mary Ann went to join her loved ones in the spirit-home, Ang. 21, 1880, leaving to her bereaved husband and son many precious memories, and the hopeful con- solations of her blissful welcome among the redeemed.
I may add that the above record included the following data relating to the parents of Mr. and Mrs. Manley ; to wit, -
" Thomas Manley, b. Sharon, Sept. 15, 1791; and d. Boston, Dec. 10, 1851, a. 60 yrs. 2 mos. and 25 days. Abigail (Chessman) Manley, b. Boston, Dec. 10, 1797; and d. Quincy, Dec. 29, 1876, a. 79 yrs. and 19 days."
"David Salisbury, b. Burrillville, R.I., 1777; and d. Charlton, Mass., 1832, a. 55 yrs. Penelope (Pettiplace) Salisbury, b. Burrillville, R.I., 1781; and d. Upton, Mass., April 23, 1856, a. 75 yrs."
Mr. Manley has res. in Mil. as many as 35 yrs. or more.
MARSHALL, JOSEPH, son of Thomas and Esther Marshall, b. Holl., date not found; m. Mary Leland, Feb. 2, 1736-37. Their chn. : -
ESTHER, b. Holl., Aug. 3, 1738; m. Jepthah Wedge, Nov. 17, 1757.
EZRA, b. Holl., June 30, 1740; d. young.
ICHABOD, b. Holl., Aug. 10, 1742; m. Lydia Stearns, Dec. 25, 1760.
MARY, bap. in our Precinct, July 17, 1748; m. Barzillai Albee, March 21, 1770.
DINAH, bap. in our Precinct, July 20, 1750; m. William Boyd of Grafton, April 26, 1770.
JOSEPH, bap. in our Precinct, March 18, 1753; d. young.
JOSEPH, bap. in our Precinct, May 23, 1756; untraced.
EZRA, bap. in our Precinct, June 6, 1760; untraced.
Joseph Marshall came from Holl. into our Precinct, and purchased certain parcels of upland, swamp, and meadow, about the year 1747. He bought said parcels of William Robinson. In 1751 he bought a small homestead of Joseph Jones, on that part of now Freedom St. opposite the Hopedale peat-meadow. His domicile stood on the east side of Freedom St., a few rods northerly of the two tenement-houses belonging to the Hopedale Machine Co. See p. 394, No. 25, Abandoned Home-sites. Whether Marshall owned the peat-swamp, or any part of it, I am uncertain, but think it probable. He ultimately sold out to one of the Joneses, and further I leave him untraced. He and his wf. were received from Holl. ch. into Mr. Frost's here, June 4, 1749. His bro., -
MARSHALL, THOMAS, and wf. Beriah, were received Dec. 23, 1753. Another bro., -
MARSHALL, JOHN, and wf. Mary, were received July 23, 1749, and had 2 chn. bap. here; viz., REBECCA, the same day, and FARNSWORTH, March 29, 1752.
This lineage of Marshalls at length disappeared from among us. The last one was perhaps referred to in the following town vote, passed March 18, 1782: " Voted to give the widow Marshall's riding-hood to her youngest daughter, Sarah." Whose wid. was referred to, how the town came by her riding-hood,
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or who Sarah was, I get no clear indication from the records. I must therefore leave the problem to a more expert genealogist.
MARSHALL, CHARLES H., bootmaker, appears in Directory for 1869.
MARSHALL, AMELIA, wid. of Charles H., appears in Directory for 1872. MARSHALL, HENRY A., laborer, appears in Directory for 1872.
MARSHALL, PETER, wheelwright, appears in Directories for 1872, '75, '78, '80. MARSHALL, MARIA, wid. of Hosea, appears in Directories for 1875, '78, '80. MARSHALL, FRANK, bootmaker, appears in Directories for 1880.
MARSHALL BROS., jewellers, EDWARD and BARKER B., and their families,
will be well remembered as residents in town for several yrs. previous to the great Rebellion. They were from Nantucket, I think. Edward went to the war. See "War Record." He is now in business at Natick. His brother B. B. is doing business in one of the cities of Minnesota.
Our MARSHES have been few and far between.
MARSH, JOHN, and wf. Elizabeth, had a dr. bap. here by Rev. Mr. Webb; viz., ABIGAIL, Nov. 29, 1747.
MARSH, SILAS, of Sturbridge, was m. to Beulah Albee of Mil., Feb. 8, 1775, by Rev. A. Frost.
MARSH, MARY, was m. to Ichabod Thayer, jun., both of Mil., April 25, 1765, by Rev. A. Frost.
MARSH, FREDERICK, carpenter, is named in Directory for 1869.
What other Marshalls or Marshes have transiently dwelt within our limits, I know not.
MASON, JOHN, now some yrs. decd., was one of our conspicuous boot-manu- facturers, citizens, and town officials. He left memoranda concerning his progenitors, from which I make the following digested extract :-
"My grandfr.'s name was Asa Mason, of Medfield, b. there Oct. 25, 1727, and d. there Jan. 3, 1803, a. 74 yrs. 2 mos. and 8 days. His death was caused by falling from a scaffold in his barn, and breaking his neck. My grandmother, on my fr.'s side, was Priscilla, b. July 1, 1735. She d. Jan. 15, 1804, a. 68 yrs. 6 mos. and 14 days. They had 10 chn., sons and drs., as follows: -
BERIAH, b. June 27, 1756; unm .; d. in Med., Oct. 26, 1825, a. 69 yrs. 3 mos. 29 days.
EBENEZER, b. April 14, 1758; d. Oct. 7, 1802.
ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 24, 1759; d. Sept. 6, 1843.
UNICE, b. April 13, 1762; d. July 13, 1805.
ESTHER, b. April 11, 1764; d. (no date).
AsA, b. April 1, 1766; d. Oct 18, 1803.
SARAH, b. Sept. 16, 1768; d. Feb. 6, 1843.
KEZIAH, b. Dec. 22, 1770; d. 1849.
AMos, b. April 19, 1773; d. April 17, 1776.
NATHAN, b. Nov. 3, 1778; d. May 4, 1798.
MASON ASA, son of Asa and Priscilla; b. in Medfield, April 1, 1766; m. Meheta- bel Mason ; pedigree, particulars of cer., etc., not ascertained. Their chn :- OLIVE, b. May 23, 1789; d. March 28, 1792.
JULIA, b. Feb. 25, 1793; d. June 9, 1818.
SETH, b. March 14, 1795; d. Nov. 7, 1802.
JOHN, b. April 25, 1799; d. Nov. 19, 1864. MEHETABEL, b. Sept. 5, 1801.
Whether these chn. were all b. in Medfield, or part of them in Barre, I am not informed; but the parents removed to Barre, and are understood to have d. . there.
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MASON AND MATHER.
MASON, JOHN 8 (Asa,2 Asa1), b. Medfield, April 15, 1799; m., 1st, Martha Wheeler, ptge. not given, b. in Barre, March 14, 1804; cer. Mil., Aug. 14, 1822, by Rev. David Long. Issue :-
JOHN QUINCY, b. April 14, 1823; m. Susan M. Pierce, Dec., 1846; he d. Dec. 9, 1875.
RHODOLPHUS AUGUSTUS, b. Sept. 4, 1824; d. May 8, 1825.
Mrs. Martha d. June 30, 1825; and the hus. m., 2d, Mrs. Sally (Wheeler) Hinds, an older sister of his 1st wf., b. in Barre, June 8, 1794; cer. Mil., Jan. 10, 1826, by the writer. Issue : -
MARTHA WHEELER, b. Mil., Dec. 25, 1827; d. Aug. 24, 1836.
JULIA ANN, b. Mil., Dec. 1, 1829; m. Warren Lawrence, June 23, 1852.
JANE ARABELLA, b. Mil., June 4, 1831; m. Byron Carpenter, Oct. 25, 1849.
FRANCIS OWEN, b. Mil., Dec. 11, 1833; m. Isabelle M. Littlefield, Dec. 26, 1861.
John Mason d. Nov. 19, 1864. Mrs. Sally, his wid., d. Aug. 30, 1870.
MASON, JOHN QUINCY 4 (John,3 Asa,2 Asa1), b. Mil., April 14, 1823; m.
Susan M. Pierce, b. in Up., May 4, 1830; cer. Dec., 1846; no further particu- lars given. Issue :-
JOHN JEROME, b. Mil., Oct. 13, 1847; d. Jan. 24, 1857.
ROSE MABEL, b. Mil., March 20, 1855; m. Frederick H. Woods, Jan. 22, 1879. Susan Maria, b. Mil., Feb. 4, 1858; trimmer at straw-shop.
J. Q. Mason d. Dec. 9, 1875. Mrs. Susan and her chn. still survive, and res. in town, reputably employed.
MASON, FRANCIS OWEN 4 (John,8 Asa,2 Asa1), b. Mil., Dec. 11, 1833; m. Isabelle Margaret Littlefield, dr. of Loammi and Eliza (Black) Littlefield; b. Holl., March 24, 1836; cer. Holl., Dec. 26, 1861, by Rev. B. A. Edwards. Issue : -
WALTER FRANK, b. Mil., April 8, 1866.
Mr. Mason is a trusted station-agent of the Providence and Worcester R.R. Co. at Hop. Res. 196 Main St., Mil.
MASON, NOAH, and wf. Cynthia, pedigrees not ascertained, stand credited on our records with the following specified births : -
ANN ELIZA, b. July 12, 1835 ; untraced.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. June 27, 1838; untraced.
LYMAN DUDLEY, b. May 4, 1841; untraced.
But there must have been other chn., for my records show that I have sol- emnized the marriages of two certainly : -
MASON, EMELINE, dr. of Noah and Cynthia; m. Frederick A. Mather ; cer. at Hop., Aug. 2, 1848. And
MASON, JAMES M., son of Noah and Cynthia; m. Caroline A. Joslin; cer. at Hopedale, May 29, 1856.
I regret that some one of this family did not heed my calls for a full record of its births, mges., and deaths.
Others of this name, mentioned in our directories, I am obliged to pass over in silence.
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