History of the town of Milford, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881, Part 120

Author: Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Boston : Rand, Avery, & co.
Number of Pages: 1328

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SMITH, Dr. EZRA A., son of John and Elvira (Hendee) Smith, b. in Pitts-

ford, Vt., 1839; an enterprising botanic and clairvoyant physician; m. Fan- . nie Davis, dr. of Samuel and Mary Davis, b. in Pittstown, N.Y., 1839; cer. in the Hopedale ch., Nov. 18, 1861, by the writer. No issue here. Mrs. Fannie Davis Smith was a widely-known and popular trance-speaker. She and her hus. were well known and esteemed here during their 5 or 6 yrs. of res. among us. They removed hence to Brandon, Vt., where they now dwell.

SNELL, ASA, and wf. Elizabeth, with chn. Henry and Sally, were among those warned out of town in 1791. They are said to have come from Hop., April 3, 1787, taken in by Michael Madden.

SNELL, BETSEY, was m. to Benjamin Grover, both said to be of Mil .; cer. Sept. 26. 1825, by Pearley Hunt, Esq. No more told.

SOULE, JUSTUS, son of James and Mary (Bradford) Soule, b. in Duxbury, Feb. 22, 1825; m. Mary Ann Hayward, dr. of Rev. Isaac and Polly (Fisher) Hayward, b. Nov. 11, 1830; cer. Ashland, Nov. 25, 1855, by Rev. William M. Thayer. No chn. Both members of the Hopedale Community. Mr. Soule came to Hopedale in Dec., 1853, remained several yrs., and d. here Feb. 12, 1859. Worthy persons. Mrs. Mary Ann survives, and until very recently res. at Hopedale.

SOULE, ISAIAH C., grocer, Main St., next to Mansion House. Been in town several yrs. No report from him of family record.

SOUTHWICK, ROYAL, son of Royal, a much-respected preacher in the Society of Friends at So. Uxbridge, and in that general vicinity; birth-date not ascertained; cloth-manufacturer in Medway, Lowell, Boston, etc .; never a permanent resident here, but m. Direxa Claflin, dr. of John Claflin, Esq., and Lydia (Mellen) his wf., b. Mil., Feb. 27, 1805; cer. Mil., March 7, 1827, by Rev. David Long. Their chn. :-

JOSEPHINE M., b. Dec. 15, 1827; m. James C. Ayer, Lowell, Nov. 14, 1850. HENRY C., b. Oct. 12, 1829; m. Ellen D. Eames, June 1, 1854.

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ROYAL, b. March 21, 1834.

JOHN C., b. Dec. 2, 1835; m. Ella M. Clapp, Nov. 1, 1864.

EDWARD F., b. Oct. 27, 1837; d. Aug. 20, 1855.

EDNA, b. April 19, 1841.

Of the social standing and respectability of this family I need not speak. It is well understood in the wide circle to whom they were known. The hus. and fr. d. in Sept., 1875. Mrs. Southwick, the wid. mr., survives, and, I think, res. in Boston.

SOUTHWICK, PLINY BUFFUM, son of Stephen and Mary (Wheeler) South- wick, was b. in Berlin, Sept. 7, 1823. His gd. fr. was David Southwick of So. Mendon; ancestry no further traced; m., 1st, Mary Jane Hartwell, dr. of Leonard and Abigail (Pierce) Hartwell, b. in Berlin, June 15, 1833; cer. in Berlin, Oct. 3, 1850, by the writer. Their chn. : -

GEORGE MILTON, b. Hopedale, Jan. 4, 1857; m. and res. in Berlin.

LILLA M., b. Hopedale, May 19, 1860; res. with fr., Berlin.

MARY S., b. Hopedale, Aug. 29, 1866; res. with fr., Berlin.

Mr. Southwick became early interested in the temperance, anti-slavery, and other great moral reforms. He came to Hopedale with his wf. in 1855, and both subsequently entered the membership of the Hopedale Community. They resigned that membership in 1861, but continued their res. here till April, 1867. Meantime he kept the livery stable at Hopedale, and ran an express-coach be- tween our village and the Centre. Just as he was nearly prepared to remove back to Berlin, his excellent and amiable wf. was suddenly stricken down, and d. April 4, 1867. Her remains were borne from our midst to Berlin, whither I repaired with the bereaved relatives, and ministered at her funeral. The hus. and chn. have ever since res. in Berlin. He subsequently m. his 2d wf. in that vicinity; but I regret not to have the names, dates, and particulars of that mge. at my command.

SOUTHWICK, CHARLES BRACE, son of Calvin, ancestry not given; b. at

Staten Island, N.Y., Dec. 27, 1836; m. Adeline (Tombs) Knapp, dr. of Ly- man and Eleanor (Stearns) Tombs, b. in No. Bennington, Vt., May 3, 1833 (she having been legally divorced, for good cause, from Leonard B. Knapp, her former hus.); cer. in Hopedale, Jan. 1, 1867, by the writer. No issue. But Mr. Southwick became the kind step-father of his wf.'s two chn. by the former mge .; viz., -

ORSON SILAS KNAPP, b. No. Bennington, Vt., Sept. 27, 1854; and JESSIE RUTH KNAPP, b. No. Bennington, Vt., July 19, 1858.

Mr. Southwick was much respected in our village, and the new family con- nection seemed eminently auspicious for all concerned. But their fair prospects were ere long shrouded by a sad bereavement. Mr. S. d. July 16, 1873, a. 35 yrs. 6 mos. and 20 days. He was deeply lamented, and received honorable obse- quies. Mrs. S. survives, res. still in Hopedale, and has her chn. with her.

Probably some other Southwicks have transiently dwelt within our town limits; but it is unnecessary to search for their names, as they must have been few at niost.

SOUTHWORTH, WILLIAM STEUBEN, son of Gustavus W. and Susan J.

(Alden) Southworth, b. in Chicago, Ill., Nov. 17, 1849; m. Ella Frances Emerson, dr. of James and Sarah Ann (Whitcomb) Emerson, b. in War- ner, N.H., Nov. 22, 1849; cer. in Lowell, Nov. 20, 1871, by Rev. C. D. Bar- rows. No chn. Persons of refinement and intellectual culture, inodest, quiet, and unassuming in their deportment, and consequently of good

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moral and social repute. They have res. in Hopedale since Aug., 1877. He is a judicious, capable, and much trusted business agent of George Draper & Sons.

SOWARD, EDMUND, pedigree untraced, b. Cambridge, Eng., March 20, 1803; came to Hopedale early in 1844, and became a valuable member of our Community. He was an excellent man, of high moral principle, intellect- ual culture, and literary taste. He was never m., but took a deep interest in the education and social welfare of the young. His health at length de- clined; he made his will, bequeathing most of his property to our Commu- nity in trust, to be expended in the culture and comfort of our chn. and youth ; and then went to visit a beloved friend in Pulaski Co., Ky., hoping, if possible, to recruit his wasting energies. But consumption was upon him; and he d. there, Jan. 4, 1855. Let the young of Hopedale, while profiting by the "Soward Fund," not forget their benefactor.

SPARROW, ORLANDO F., pedigree, etc., untraced; m. Tamsin Whitney, dr. of Jonathan and Lavina (Coombs) Whitney, b. Mil., July 8, 1807; cer. May 12, 1833, by Pearley Hunt, Esq. Issue b. here :-

DEBORAH MARIA, b. April 23, 1834.

PHILENA LAVINA, b. Aug. 22, 1836.

I understand the family removed to Sharon or vicinity.

SPAULDING, BENJAMIN HARTWELL 7 (Hosea,6 Henry,5 Henry,4 Andrew,8 Andrew,2 Edward1), b. in Rome, Me., May 18, 1830; mr.'s maiden name Lydia Furbush of Rome, Me .; came to Mil. as early as 1860; manufacturer of straw goods, in which line he is now eminent, employing 400 hands and much machinery. He m., 1st, Elvira Cordelia Corney of Foxborough, Mass., Dec. 15, 1853, who d. in Mil., July 13, 1864. He m., 2d, Elvira Daniels Ballou of Mil., a gt. niece of the writer. She was a dr. of Cyrus and Laura A. (Follett) Ballou, b. in Hopkinton, June 12, 1840. They were m. Oct. 24, 1865; cer. by the writer. They have as yet but one son: - HARTWELL B., b. Mil., Oct. 11, 1870.

SPAULDING, ISAIAH REDDINGTON, bro. of Benjamin H., whose lineal suc- cession and parentage, being the same, need not be repeated; b. in Rome, Me., July 21, 1837; m. Mary Elizabeth Bird of Foxborough, Mass., Nov. 27, 1856; came to Mil. 1860 or 1861 as a straw worker, and is now a sales- man. Chn. :-

ELLA FRANCES, b. Foxborough, July 31, 1960.

HERBERT REDDINGTON, b. Up., Aug. 9, 1862.

ETTA BELL, b. Mil., Aug. 8, 1866; d. Nov. 29, 1866.

SPAULDING, ERI JONATHAN 7 (Abel,6 Benjamin,5 Isaac,4 Andrew,8 Andrew,2 Edward 1), b. Jaffrey, N.H., Oct. 17, 1821. Stair-builder, etc .; res. here in 1869 to 1872, but soon left town. Also JOSIAH RUSSELL SPAULDING, from Greenfield, N.H., was here temporarily about the same time, but removed hence. Perhaps one or two others of the name are found in the Directory for 1869. But these were too transient dwellers for further specification. See "Spalding Memorial," a full and lucid genealogy, " by Samuel J. Spal- ding of Newburyport, Mass."

SPALDING, ASAPH GAYLORD8 (Asaph,7 Amasa,6 John,5 Ephraim,4 Edward,8 Benjamin,2 Edward 1), b. July 27, 1817, in Elmore, Vt .; mr.'s maiden name Nancy Gaylord of Hartland, Vt .; came to Mil. 1843, and soon after joined the Community at Hopedale; printer, and occasional writer for the periodi- cal press; had charge of the printing and publishing department at Hope-

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dale for several yrs .; m. Abbie Jackman of Newbury, Mass., b. in that town, cer. Nov. 24, 1846, by Horatio Merrill, Esq. Their only child was :- ELLA MINERVA, b. Hopedale, Dec. 4, 1847; d. Jan. 2, 1848.

They removed West, and set. in Anoka, Minn. Latterly his health has much broken down, and his mind become sadly impaired.

SPALDING, RHODOLPHUS, a younger bro. of Asaph G., was transiently res. some time at Hopedale, but set. in Philadelphia, Pa.

SPEAR, ERASTUS, pedigree untraced; m., 1st, Jane L. Chapin, dr. of Eli and Libby (Thayer) Chapin, b. Mil., Jan. 30, 1811; cer. April 7, 1835, by Rev. D. Long. Mrs. Jane d. Nov. 11, 1836. The hus. m., 2d, Maria Parnell, pedigree untraced; cer. Nov. 29, 1638, by Rev. D. Long. Issue :-

MELVILLE AUGUSTUS, b. 1839.

AMELIA RUSSELL, b. 1840.

HENRY MELLVILLE, b. July 4, 1841.

FREDERICK O., b. May 22, 1843.

Family no further traced.

SPEAR, BENJAMIN, son of Joseph and Sally Spear, birth-date not ascertained; m. Helen M. Davenport, dr. of Isaac and Sarah (Howard) Davenport; cer. at Hopedale, Sept. 27, 1846, by the writer. No issue, I think. Mr. S. broke down mentally as well as physically, and finally d. at the Worcester Insane Hospital in Oct., 1859. Mrs. Helen, his wid., subsequently m. James Fletcher, whose wid. she now is. She res. on Walnut St.

SPINDEL, Rev. NATHANIEL, son of Manuel and Bethiah (Perkins) Spindel, b. in Dennis, on Cape Cod, July 6, 1808; m. Roxana Dean, dr. of Abel and Mehetabel Dean, b. in Taunton, Oct. 27, 1804; cer. in Rehoboth, Nov. 29, 1832, by Benjamin McLoth. Their chn. :-

NATHANIEL, Jun., b. Taunton, date not given; m. Emily Quimby, 1854. STEPHEN, b. Middleborough, date not given; res. in Nevada.

ALMIRA O., b. Mil., date not given; m. Ebenezer A. Love; both now decd.

Manuel Spindel was b. in the West Indies, followed the seas for many yrs., and finally made his family home in Dennis. Nathaniel embraced religion young, among the Methodists, and commenced preaching in connection with them at the a. of 17 yrs. After some yrs. he joined the Free-will Baptists, and continued his ministry on a more independent platform. More than 40 yrs. ago, he preached a while in No. Purchase Methodist Meeting-house. Next, he pursued his ministry in various other places till 1850. Then he returned to No. Purchase, and continued there for the remainder of his days. He preached more or less, ministered at funerals, and solemnized marriages, meantime labor- ing industriously for a subsistence. He had an active, vigorous mind, which became more and more enlarged with faith, hope, and charity, till it embraced the broadest views of God's purposes and of human destiny. He so walked with God and men as to win from all that knew him a voluntary testimony to his uprightness and saintliness. The specific cause of his dissolution was a malig- nant fever-sore. He suffered much from this sore in early manhood; but it healed over, and remained quiet for many yrs. As old age came on, it broke out anew, and became increasingly aggravated, till at length it terminated his earthly life, June 19, 1879, a. 70 yrs. and 11 mos. He departed in sweet peace, resignation, and hope of immortal blessedness; leaving a request that I should minister at his funeral. Accordingly I had the privilege of doing so. He left a worthy wid., two sons, and 11 gd. chin. His youngest son, Stephen, res. in Nevada, having there a wf. and several chn. His eldest son, Nathaniel, jun.,

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res. on Isaac C. Haven's place, far up Haven St., towards Hop., where, also, his fr. d. He has there a wf. and 8 chn. I expected to have recd. his family record in detail, but it has not come to hand. Almira O., the dr., m. Ebenezer A. Love in 1859; and they had a son : -

STEPHEN S. LOVE, b. Dec. 14, 1859; his parents both d., and he was brought up with his grand-parents in Mil. He d. Sept. 14, 1879, in his 20th yr. SPOFFORD, ADONIRAM JUDSON, son of Isaac G. and Lovicy (Whitman)

Spofford, b. in Bethel, Me., Oct. 5, 1838; m. Sarah Jane Whipple, dr. of Amos and Sally Whipple, b. in Ledyard, Ct., May 30, 1842; cer. Ledyard, Ct., Nov. 29, 1862, by Rev. Timothy Tuttle. Issue :-

SARAH MABEL, b. Hopedale, Oct. 7, 1864.

Mr. and Mrs. Spofford have res. in Hopedale over 20 yrs. A worthy and respected family. Mr. S. was formerly a farmer, and had the management of E. D. Draper's agricultural affairs for several yrs. Afterwards he was employed in the partial oversight of the Hopedale boarding-house, kept by Mrs. Sally Whipple, his mother-in-law. He is now actively engaged in the sale of sewing- machines, etc.

SPRAGUE, JOHN, was one of the old Mendon proprietors. He lived and d. on a homestead in the extreme south-west corner of our territory, originally laid out to John Bartlett, of whom Spragne purchased it. It contained 20 acres, and was laid out to Bartlett in 1670. It was bounded easterly by a line of marked trees, a little distance from the Alby mill-pond; northerly by marked trees on common; westerly on common in part, and in part on a way leading from Mendon town to the Alby coru-mill, which way, in the main, became the turnpike; and southerly on common. John Sprague's domicile was at or near the Wing Kelley house, so called in our day. He was a considerable landholder in Mendon and present Mil. By researches in Suffolk Registry of Probate, I found the wills of his fr. and himself. From these I ascertained several genealogical facts otherwise unobtainable. His fr. was William Sprague of Hingham, his mr.'s name Millicent, and he had the following-named bros. and sisters: Anthony, Samuel, William, Jonathan, Persis, wf. of John Dagget; Johanna, wf. of Caleb Church; and Mary, wf. of Thomas King. John Sprague's will bears date Sept. 14, 1683, and was proved Nov. 2 ensuing. It shows that his wf. Elizabeth was a dr. of William Holbrook, that he had the forenamed bros., that he had chn., John, William, Ebenezer, Elizabeth, Hannah, Millicent, and Persis, and that none of the sons were then of age. Elizabeth, the mr., was made sole executor. The hus. and fr. d. Oct. 6, 1683. Nothing further concerning Mrs. Elizabeth. No birth-dates ascertained.

SPRAGUE, WILLIAM, son of John and Elizabeth (Holbrook) Sprague, inherited the paternal homestead, and other parcels of land on our territory. He m., 1st, Hannah -. They had, -

HANNAH, b. Dec. 21, 1712.

JOHN, b. March 28, 1714.

MARGARET, b. May 14, 1716.

PERSIS, b. July 24, 1718.

WILLIAM, b. Aug. 5, 1719.

Mrs. Hannah d .; and the hus. m., 2d, Sarah Warfield, Nov. 4, 1731. Prob. no chn. I infer from the probate of his will in Worcester, that William Sprague d. in 1751. He had previously endowed his sons, John and William, jun., with liberal gifts of real estate. His dr. Margaret m. a Mr. Colwell, and

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Persis, a Mr. Waterman. Wid. Sarah survived, comfortably provided for. John sole executor.

SPRAGUE, JOHN 4 (William,& John,2 William1), b. March 28, 1714; m. wid. Hannah White, pedigree untraced; cer. March 28, 1764, by Rev. A. Frost. But I find no account of issue, though there may have been.

SPRAGUE, WILLIAM, Jun.4 (William,& John,2 William 1), b. Aug. 15, 1719; m. Margaret Cheney, pedigree untraced; cer. May, 1748, wbere and by whom to me unknown. They dwelt in our Precinct, and prob. on in- herited patrimonial lands. Their chn. were bap. by Rev. Mr. Frost as follows :-

JAMES, b. March 16, 1750; bap. Nov. 18, 1750; m. Mary Bartlett of Newton, Nov. 18, 1779.

HANNAH, bap. Oct. 7, 1753.

SARAH, bap. Oct. 9, 1757.

WILLIAM, bap. Oct. 7, 1759.

RUTH, bap. June 6, 1762.

Here I lose track of this lineage. I suspect that they may have emigrated to some neighboring or more distant locality.

SPRAGUE, JOSEPH, and wf. Martha, pedigrees uutraced, res. on our territory, or in Mendon adjacent. They had, -

JOSEPH, b. May 17, 1738.

MARTHA, b. Aug. 26, 1740.

JONATHAN, b. Ang. 10, 1742.

SARAH, b. Feb. 24, 1745.

No more told of them.

SPRAGUE, WILLIAM, from Uxbridge, pedigree, etc., untraced; m. Lydia Brown Keith, dr. of Nathan and Mary (Kimball) Keith, b. Sept. 14, 1810; cer. Aug. 24, 1834, by Rev. D. Long. Issue :-

SALEM, b. Mil., Dec. 30, 1835; untraced.

NATHAN KEITH, b. Mil., Sept. 11, 1838; carpenter; res. in town, actively employed.

JULIA C., b. Mil., April 4, 1840; d. July 16 ensuing.

Mr. Sprague was an industrious carpenter and orderly citizen. He d. some yrs. ago. His worthy wid. survives, and dwells at 18 Jefferson St. No report from this family left me imperfectly informed as to their record.

SPRAGUE, WILLIAM N., bootmaker, is mentioned in Directory 1856. SPRAGUE, BERNARDO, carpenter, etc., appears in directories 1872, '75, "78. SPRAGUE, CHARLES S., farmer, appears in Directory 1872.

SQUIER, SILAS PRATT, carpenter and undertaker, son of Solomon and Lovica

(Pratt) Squier, b. in Sutton, Province of Quebec, L.C., May 28, 1828; m. Sarah Jane Ball, dr. of Henry and Betsey (Lincoln) Ball, b. Mil., April 23, 1833; cer. Mil., Oct. 1, 1851, by Rev. Lorenzo Bolles. Issue: -

ADA ETHELIN, b. Sutton, Prov. Quebec, July 16, 1852.

BETSEY LOVICA, b. Sutton, Prov. Quebec, Sept. 28, 1854; m. George Clar- ence Fisher.

FRANCIS HENRY, b. Mil., Mass., Nov. 15, 1856.

LUELLA JANE, b. Westboroughi, Mass., Oct. 11, 1858.

CHARLIE EDGAR, b. Westborough, Mass., Oct. 21, 1860; d. June 19, 1864. ANNIE LIZZIE, b. Westborough, Mass., April 22, 1863; d. March 31, 1865. NELLIE ALZINA, b. Westborough, Mass., March 20, 1865.

Grandchn. : -

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Sadie May Fisher, b. Westborough, May 23, 1873.

Ernest Winefred Fisher, b. Westborough, Dec. 21, 1874.

Annie Roberta Fisher, b. Westborough, Aug. 26, 1876.

Stella Ethelin Fisher, b. Westborough, Oct. 22, 1877; d. Feb. 24, 1878. Charles Emmons Fisher, b. Westborough, March 29, 1880.

Res. Mil., Sutton, Prov. Quebec, and Westborongh, Mass.

SQUIRE, ORLANDO JULIAN, straw-worker, son of Solomon A. and Amanda (Neville) Squire, b. Worcester, 1855; m. Mary Penelope Read, dr. of Wil- liam F. and Eliza K. (King) Read, b. Mil., 1856; cer. Hopedale, June 21, 1881, by the writer.

SQUIRE, SOLOMON A., and Amanda (Neville), his wf., the parents of Orlando J., must have come into town as many as 16 yrs. ago; for the fr.'s name stands in the Directory of 1872: and my funeral record shows that I minis- tered at the obsequies of their inft. dr., Mary Elizabeth, Dec. 19, 1864. I see that Mrs. Solomon A.'s name appears in our Directory for 1880. Also the name of Etta L. Squire, at straw-works, who, I presume, is a dr. No report of family record to enable me to give more definite information.

STACY, Rev. GEORGE WHITTEMORE, son of Philemon and Polly (Bray, Edgily) Stacy, b. in Boston, March 13, 1809; ancestry no further ascertained ; m., 1st, Sarah Boit, dr. of John and Rebecca (Weston) Boit, b. in Groton, 1809; cer. in Groton, Jan. 18, 1830, by Rev. Charles Robinson. Issue :-

MARY E., b. Groton, May 9, 1830; d. June 7, 1832.

MARY FRANCES, b. Groton, Oct. 20, 1832; d. March 30, 1833.

GEORGE E., b. Mendon, May 7, 1834; unm., printer, res. with his fr. Mil.

Mrs. Sarah, the 1st wf. and mr., d. in Mendon, May 25, 1834, a. 25 yrs. and 27 days. The hus. m., 2d, Sarah Kelley, dr. of Wing and Mary (Gaskill) Kelley, b. Mil., June 12, 1804; cer. under the parental roof, in the extreme south-west part of Mil., Oct. 16, 1834, by the writer. Issue: -

SARAH E., b. Boston, 1835; d. in Carlisle an infant.

THEODORE EDWIN, b. Carlisle, Feb. 3, 1837; m., 1st, Adelaide Vant; 2d, Elmira Phipps; 3d, Clara D. Stevens.

EDMUND QUINCY, b. Carlisle, date not given ; d. Carlisle, an infant.

· WENDELL PHILLIPS, b. Boston, June, 1839; d. Boylston, Sept. 14, 1840, a. 14 mos.

CAROLINE, b. Boylston, Sept. 15, 1841; res. with parents in Mil. One grandchild ; viz., -

Theodore Edwin Stacy, jun., son of Theodore E. and Clara D. (Stevens) Stacy, b. in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 26, 1867.

Mr. Stacy has had a somewhat eventful and remarkable life. He was the youngest of 7 chn. The following is the parental record : -

PHILEMON STACY, the fr., was b. July 22, 1772; d. June 13, 1813.

POLLY STACY, the mr., was b. March 14, 1772; d. Feb. 16, 1845.

They were m. in Gloucester, Nov. 27, 1796, by Rev. Daniel Fuller. Issue :- ABIGAIL BRAY, b. Boston, May 8, 1797; d. Feb. 9, 1860.

PHILEMON, b. Boston, March 1, 1798; d. July 23, 1829.

WILLIAM R., b. Boston, July 9, 1800.

MARY, b. Boston, Sept. 30, 1802.

NANCY, b. Boston, Oct. 27, 1804.

MARTHA B., b. Boston, Jan. 10, 1807; m. a Mr. Porter.

GEORGE WHITTEMORE, b. Boston, March 13, 1809.

How many of the bros. and sisters were m. and had chn., or now survive, I am not informed.

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It will be seen that George Whittemore's fr. d. June 13, 1813, while he was only a little way in his 5th yr. His mr. was an energetic woman, but had a re- sponsible widow's lot to provide for her flock. George was let out as an errand- boy to earn what he could, and necessarily deprived of many school advantages. Fortunately, at the age of 14 yrs., he went into the printing-office of Dutton & Wentworth, then of much distinction in Boston, where he learnt his trade, and partially made up for his lack of common education. He became a regular attendant on Rev. Paul Dean's ministry, and, I think, a member of his ch. In 1829 he formed a connection with a young Mr. Rogers; and they commenced the publication of a weekly newspaper in Groton, entitled " The Groton Herald." This was unsuccessful; and in 1830 he entered into co-partnership with the writer, under the firm title of " Ballon & Stacy." This brought him to Mil., where the printing establishment remained till 1831. Then it was removed to Mendon. This was in the era of the Restorationist secession from the Univer- salists, when "The Independent Messenger" was first published by me, as the organ of the Independent Restorationists. Mr. Stacy took a warm interest with us, and a few yrs. later studied for the ministry with Rev. Paul Dean. He was soon after ordained by our Association, and became one of our active preachers. In 1836 he was installed, by a union council of Restorationists and Unitarians, as pastor of the First ch. and congregation in Carlisle, where he remained several yrs. While there the town of Carlisle, in 1837, sent him representative to the Gen. Court. This was the yr. when Gov. Edward Everett recommended that abolitionists should be indicted at common law as disturbers of the peace. Mr. Stacy was one of the early, outspoken, uncompromising abolitionists, and had a chance to bear testimony in their behalf inside the Legislature, as well as outside. He was afterwards minister, for longer or shorter periods, of several liberal Christian societies; viz., in Boylston, Gardner, etc. When the Com- munity movement commenced, which resulted in the experiment at Hopedale, he espoused it with lively interest and zeal, and was among its original mem- bers; removed to Hopedale, had charge of the printing department, which published "The Practical Christian" and numerous tracts; but, in 1846, be- came dissatisfied with Community operations, resigned his membership, re- moved soon after to Milford Centre, opened his printing and stationery estab- lishment, entered on a career of business prosperity, and has remained there ever since. In 1867 the town sent him representative to Gen. Court, and has since honored him with various offices of less distinction. He has been a stanch temperance reformer, and is a practical devotee of free speech and pen on all the questions of the age. He is sometimes sharp in uttering his convictions respecting opinions, men, measures, and practices that seem to him censurable, and takes little pains to conciliate his offended opponents. But he has his merits; and, if he eschews man-pleasing at what he deems a sacrifice of prin- ciple, those whom he displeases must exercise their own freedom in return, and leave judgment to the Final Arbiter. He has a worthy wf. and chn., -the few that survive, - and enjoys a reasonable amount of domestic happiness. He began life poor, but has attained to pecuniary circumstances of ample competence and comfort.

STACY, GEORGE E., son of Rev. George W. and Sarah (Boit) Stacy, b. Men- don, May 7, 1834, has thus far remained a bachelor. He grew up a printer under his fr., is proficient in his art, and has always continued in his fr.'s office and family. He is a much respected member of the Masonic frater- nity, in which he has held important official positions, and also as a citizen

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History of the town of Milford, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881, Part 120

Author: Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890 Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Boston : Rand, Avery, & co. Number of Pages: 1328

Author: Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Boston : Rand, Avery, & co.
Number of Pages: 1328