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SUMNER, Col. SULLIVAN? (Darius,6 Daniel,5 Ebenezer,4 George,8 William,2 William 1), b. May 24, 1789; m. Diana Parkhurst, Oct. 4, 1818; cer. by
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Rev. David Long. She was a dr. of Capt. Nathaniel and Sarah (Brown) Parkhurst, b. April 12, 1796. They had no chn., except by some form of adoption, or foster care. They were excellent, estimable, and universally beloved people. His parents leaned on them as their chief earthly depend- ence in their declining yrs. When the hotel was built in the place of the old plaster-covered domicile, an ample private wing was set apart for the parents, whilst the col. and his wf. became landlord and lady of the public apartments. As such they deservedly won golden opinions for many yrs. from the hosts of townspeople and travellers who frequented their man- sion. It was not long before they had to enlarge their accommodations. After a while they retreated with respect to a new and more retired home. Meantime, the col. had received numerous military and municipal honors; and the evening of life seemed to promise only prosperity and repose. But their horizon was presently overcast with clouds of adversity. His wf. lost her health, and finally her life, in an attempt to eradicate a cancerous de- velopment. She d. April 29, 1857, under the effect of a surgical operation. This bereavement was followed, not only by a sense of domestic desolation, but later by some impairments of his property, and finally by a personal casualty which nearly took his life, and from which he never fairly recov- ered. He d. Sept. 23, 1867, in his 79th yr., leaving the bulk, or at least a considerable portion, of his est. to Sullivan Sumner Jones and Luther P. Jones, the sons of Alden and Angelina (Parkhurst) Jones, the latter being his decd. wf.'s youngest sister.
SUMNER, SOLON7 (Darius,6 Daniel,5 Ebenezer,4 George,8 William,2 William1), b. April 13, 1800; m. Firilla Weaver, Feb. 27, 1820; cer. by Pearley Hunt, Esq. She was a dr. of Benjamin Weaver of Orange, b. Feb. 26, 1801. They had no chn., and filled a less conspicuons sphere than Col. Sullivan and his companion. Solon had his good qualities as well as his faults, and his wf. left a highly-respected memory to all who were privileged to know and appreciate her worth. He d. Jan. 10, 1839. She survived him in widow- hood many yrs., and d. April 2, 1870. Thus it is seen that there are no descendants of Darius Sumner, with the Sumner name, to perpetuate his lineage.
SUMNER, OTIS7 (Joseph,6 James,5 Joseph,4 George,& William,2 William 1), b. Feb. 23, 1797; m. Rhoda Mann Adams, Nov. 27, 1831; cer. by Rev. Thomas Whittemore. She was a dr. of Hezekiah and Rhoda (Mann) Adams of Mil., b. in 1805. Their chn. were, -
SYLVANUS ADAMS, b. Nov. 22, 1832; d. Dec. 20, 1866; never m .; a. 34 yrs. 28 ds.
CLARK F., b. Jan. 14, 1836; res. Brooklyn, N.Y .; mercht., "John Mott & Co.," N.Y. City.
ALFRED W., b. April 16, 1838; d. May, 1840, a. 2 yrs.
ADELINE M., b. Jan. 17, 1843; d. of scarlatina, May 8, 1845.
ALFRED M., b. Oct., 1847; d. of scarlatina, Jan. 30, 1848.
The only survivor of these 5 chn., Clark F., now an enterprising business man, 124 Broadway, New York, is reported m., and to have one son, some 16 yrs. of age; further particulars not given me. Mrs. Rhoda, the mr., under mental depression, d. by her own hand, Sept. 11, 1865. The fr., who has always been an industrious, unobtrusive citizen, still survives at this writing, in the tolerable retention of his faculties, at the age of over fourscore yrs. No family report from his bro. Sylvanus, in Weare, N.H. So I here take leave of the Sumners in the lineage of Joseph.
Sullivan Summer
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SUMNER, ELLIS 8 (Ebenezer,7 Ebenezer,6 Daniel,6 Ebenezer,4 George,8 Wil- liam,2 William 1), b. March 7, 1787; m. Rhoda Loring of Hayden Row, Hop., May 22, 1811; cer. by Rev. Nathaniel Howe. She was a dr. of Na- thaniel and Elizabeth Loring, b. Jan. 17, 1787. Their chn. were, - OLIVIA L., b. Oct. 1, 1812; m. Aaron C. Mayhew, April 23, 1834.
ANDREW JACKSON, b. March 2, 1815; our well-known, prominent, and offi- cially honored citizen.
CATHERINE E., b. March 29, 1820; m. Thomas J. Sheldon, May 15, 1844. ALBERT M., b. Dec. 15, 1826; our well-known and respected citizen.
The parental pair occupied a reputable position in society. Their house was on Purchase St., just below Eben; and their homestead was, I suppose, a part of the large farm obtained by his gd. fr. in the exchange with David Stearns. Ellis was a house-carpenter as well as farmer, a man of solid mind and moral character, and intrusted, from time to time, with various responsible town offices. His wf. d. Aug. 12, 1863; and he Sept. 24, the same yr.
SUMNER, EMORY 8 (Ebenezer,7 Ebenezer," Daniel," Ebenezer,4 George,8 Wil- liam,2 William1), b. Oct. 25, 1791; m. Lois Sadler of Hop., March 31, 1817; cer. by Rev. D. Long. She was a dr. of Joseph and Mary (Hayden) Sadler, b. in Hop., date not given. Their chn. were, -
LOVETT HAVEN, b. June 19, 1820; leather-cutter, Silver Hill; an exemplary citizen.
NAMELESS SON, b. May 5, 1824; d. same day.
These parents were quiet, retiring, worthy people, nnambitious of social display, and content peaceably to mind their own business. Their home was on the easterly slope of Silver Hill, near Tyler St. He, too, was a house-carpen- ter, and diligent in useful industries, as occasion offered. He d. June 24, 1870. His wid. still survives, and dwells with her son, Lovett H., at the Silver Hill home.
SUMNER, Maj. CLARK8 (Ebenezer,7 Ebenezer,6 Daniel," Ebenezer,4 George,8
William,2 William 1), b. May 29, 1794; m., Ist, Sally Clark, prob. in Sept., 1814. I have been unsuccessful in ascertaining just when, where, and by whom they were m .; as also the bride's parentage, birth-date, etc. They had several chn. that d. in very early infancy, and but one child who grew to adult age; viz., -
MARY LOVETT, b. March 16, 1815; m. Abner French Pond, Mil., May 26, 1833.
The mr., Mrs. Sally, d. March 11, 1832. The fr. m., 2d, Mary M. Thayer of Uxbridge, Sept. 4, 1833; cer. by Rev. Samuel Clarke. She was a dr. of Asa and Mary (Murdock) Thayer, Ux., b. Sept. 4, 1803. They had one son ; viz., - SULLIVAN CLARK, b. Feb. 9, 1836; our urbane, enterprising, and estimable citizen.
When I first became acquainted with Maj. Sumner, in the days of his 1st wf., he dwelt with his fr. on the No. Purchase homestead, and was a most energetic and executive farmer. He was then, or soon after, capt. of the Mil. Artillery Co., and prob. one of its most brilliant commanders. His inspiration and drill raised it to the zenith of its renown. He naturally became maj. of the battalion, of which that company took the lead. He had also his share of municipal offices from time to time. Some yrs. later he quit farming, and went into the hotel business with fair success. Still later he became a coal-merchant near Mil. depot, and prospered. He built him a handsome family mansion on West St., where at length he closed his earthly life, Aug. 22, 1868, a. 74 yrs. His wid.
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did not long survive him. Maj. Sumner was a man of strong common sense, stanch moral integrity, persistent activity, and resolute determination. He was eminently reliable in all the relations of life.
SUMNER, SAMUEL A.8 (Ebenezer,7 Ebenezer,6 Daniel,5 Ebenezer,4 George,8 William,2 William 1), b. July 23, 1805; emigrated, soon after coming of age, to Seneca Falls, N.Y., and there m. Elizabeth Marr in 1837; parentage, dates, etc., in respect to his wf., not furnished me. Their chn. were, -
MARY, b. Aug. 27, 1839.
GEORGE, b. July 26, 1841.
SARAH, b. March 9, 1843.
ANNETTE, b. Aug. 26, 1846.
KATE, b. Aug. 3, 1850.
He left his native place a promising young man, and we hear only good reports of his career thus far down to old age.
SUMNER, ANDREW JACKSON, Esq. 9 (Ellis,8 Ebenezer," Ebenezer,6 Daniel,5 Ebenezer, 4 George,8 William,2 William 1), b. March 2, 1815; m. Sally Gray of Providence, R.I., May 4, 1837; cer. by Rev. Wm. S. Balch. She was a dr. of Samuel and Lucy Gray; birth-date not given. Their chn. were, - ALMON A., b. Jan. 28, 1838; d. after mge., Titusville, Pa., May 27, 1865. LEONORE M., b. March 26, 1840; m. Edson F. Howard, May 22, 1861.
JANE A., b. Nov. 30, 1841; m. Oliver T. Whiting, Boston, Dec. 13, 1866; he d. Aug. 16, 1868.
ANNETTE G., b. Nov. 10, 1843; not informed concerning her.
ARTHUR E., b. Oct. 28, 1845; partner in business with his fr., Mil.
A. J. Sumner is an intelligent, judicious citizen, and stands high in com- munity. He has served it acceptably in many of its most responsible offices, and continues to do so. Besides municipal trusts, he has held commission, since Feb. 2, 1857, among our justices of the peace. He deservedly enjoys a large measure of public and private confidence.
SUMNER, ALBERT MUNROE 9 (Ellis,8 Ebenezer,7 Ebenezer,6 Daniel,5 Eben- ezer,4 George,8 William,2 William 1), b. Dec. 15, 1826; m. Deborah Sweet Greenman, dr. of Silas P. and Ann (Gardner) Greenman, b. So. Kingston, R.I., May 25, 1826; cer. Marlboro', Dec. 15, 1847, by Rev. Benjamin H. Davis. Issue : -
CLARENCE AUGUSTIN, b. Sept. 16, 1847; m. Estelle Sophia Claflin, Oct. 18, 1871.
MEDORA ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 3, 1851; m. George E. Hastings, Nov. 29, 1871. FLORA OLIVIA, b. Jan. 25, 1855; m. Clarence E. Kibby, Jan. 25, 1876.
ANNIE LOUISE, b. April 16, 1858; unm. ; res. with parents.
This family take reputable rank in society; and the fr., though less distin- guished in public life, is a worthy citizen, and highly respected. The parents have been residing latterly with their chn. in Davenport and Audubon, Ia., but are expected ere long to return to Mil.
Madora E. and hus., George E. Hastings, moved to Davenport, Ia., in 1873, and thence to Audubon, Ia., in the fall of 1880; 2 chn. : -
RUBIE JENNIE, b. July 12, 1874.
ALFRED HULL, b. March 23, 1876.
Flora Olivia and hus., Clarence E. Kibby, moved to Davenport, Ia., in 1876, and thence to Audubon, Ia., March 31, 1881; 3 chn. : -
ALBERT SUMNER, b. Jan. 29, 1877.
GERTRUDE ANNIE, b. March 25, 1879.
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GEORGE EUGENE, b. July 23, 1880.
SUMNER, LOVETT HAVEN9 (Emory,8 Ebenezer,7 Ebenezer,6 Daniel,5 Eben- ezer,4 George,8 William,2 William1), b. June 19, 1820; m. Mary A. Jenness, Sept. 25, 1849; cer. by Rev. Joseph Whitman. She was a dr. of William and Olive (Briggell) Jenness, birth-date not given. They have 1 dr. : -
SARAH ELIZABETH, birth-date not given; m. Lorenzo J. Perrigo, Nov. 15, 1871.
Mr. Perrigo is the son of Warren C. and Lorany (White) Perrigo. He and his wf., Sarah Elizabeth, have only a dr .; viz., -
LENA GRACE PERRIOO, b. Mil., July 10, 1873.
SUMNER, SULLIVAN CLARK9 (Clark,8 Ebenezer,7 Ebenezer,6 Daniel,5 Eben- ezer," George,8 William,2 William 1), b. Feb. 9, 1836; m. Sarah E. Mayhew, Oct. 7, 1857; cer. by Rev. James T. Woodbury. She was the only dr. of Hon. Aaron C. and Olivia L. (Sumner) Mayhew, Mil., b. July 26, 1835. Their chn. were, -
FRANK M., b. Oct. 6, 1860; d. Oct. 11, 1862, a. 2 yrs. 5 ds.
MARY, b. Aug., 1863.
ANNIE, b. Feb. 23, 1867.
Mr. S. inherits excellent talents and social standing, is an expert in what- ever he turns his hand to, is a devoted member of the Masonic fraternity, and has a fine family.
SUMNER, ALMON A.10 (Andrew Jackson,9 Ellis,8 Ebenezer," Ebenezer,6 Dan- iel,5 Ebenezer,4 George,8 William,2 William1), b. Jan. 28, 1838; m. Mary E. Johnson, Sept. 3, 1861; cer. by Rev. George Hill. She was a dr. of Nathan C. and Elizabeth Johnson, Mil. They had 1 son : -
EDWIN JOHNSON, b. Dec. 7, 1862; d. Feb. 7, 1870.
The fr. d. at Titusville, Pa., May 27, 1865. Mrs. Mary, his wid., m., 2d, Andrew Franklin; cer. at Hopedale, Oct. 25, 1868, by the writer. No further informed.
SUMNER, ARTHUR E.10 (Andrew Jackson,9 Ellis,8 Ebenezer," Ebenezer,6 Dan- iel,5 Ebenezer,4 George,8 William,2 William 1), b. Oct. 28, 1845; m. Mary F. Joy of Malden, Nov. 16, 1865; cer. by Rev. Thomas J. Greenwood. Full family record expected, but not received. Obliged to halt here.
SUMNER, CLARENCE A.10 (Albert M.,9 Ellis,8 Ebenezer,7 Ebenezer,6 Daniel,5 Ebenezer,4 George,3 William,2 William 1), b. Sept. 16, 1847; m. Estelle Sophia Claflin, Mil., Oct. 18, 1871; cer. by Rev. G. L. Demarest. She was a dr. of Ethan C. and Roxana S. (Harrington) Claflin, b. Dec. 12, 1851. Issue : -
A SON, nameless, b. Oct. 8, 1872; d. same day.
BERTHA LOUISE, b. Jan. 4, 1874.
LILLA MARION, b. Feb. 26, 1879.
Promising family. Mr. Sumner is a man of talent, enterprise, and business tact. He was for several yrs. clerk in the manufacturing establishment of Capt. Elbridge Mann. In March, 1879, he purchased certain proprietary rights of Capt. Mann, and went into business on his own account. He has since been successfully manufacturing the " Mann and Howard " patent crimping-screws, the "Perfection " patent Rubstick for crimpers, crimping brakes, boot-trees, forms, etc., - goods sold in all parts of the U. S. and Canada, wherever boots are manufactured. They are in very high repute, and increasing demand.
SWAN, ALBERT FRANCIS 3 (Willard,2 Duty 1), b. in No. Bellingham, Feb. 21,
1834; mr.'s maiden name Ann Burlingame; carpenter; m. Mary Eliza
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Aldrich, dr. of Arnold and Diana A. (Cass) Aldrich, b. in -; cer. Woon- socket, R.I., Dec. 27, 1865, by Rev. John Boyden. Their chn .:- GEORGE ELWOOD, b. Mendon, Feb. 29, 1868; d. Oct. 15, 1869.
JOSEPHINE ALBERTIE, b. Mendon, Oct. 7, 1873; d. Oct. 15, 1880.
Worthy, much bereaved, but hope-consoled parents. They have res. in town 10 yrs. Mr. Swan is a skilful and executive joiner, mostly employed in the Hopedale machine-shop. I remember his grandparents, Duty and Elona Swan of Attleboro', in the days of my boyhood; also his father and mother later in life. He comes of solid ancestry, and honors his lineage.
SWAN, THOMAS, and wf. Elizabeth, res. here in 1836, and had an infant dr.,
Catherine, who d. April 20 of that yr., a. 2 yrs. But whence they came or whither went, I get no intimation.
SWASEY, NATHANIEL, and wf. Hannah, pedigrees untraced; he b. in Dover, N.H., Jan. 21, 1791; and she b. in the same place, July 15, 1788; came to res. at Hopedale in May, 1852. They became members of the Community, and remained such several yrs. They brought along with them their youngest unmarried dr., Hannah Horn Swasey, who d. here very suddenly, Dec. 7, 1853, a. 28 yrs. Mr. Swasey himself d. Sept. 2, 1867, in his 77th yr. A few yrs. later Mrs. Hannab, his wid., removed to San Francisco, Cal., where some of her chn. and relatives dwelt. She was a woman of remark- able vigor and judgment, sustaining a very green old age. She has made one visit across the continent to her eastern friends, and is still smart at ninety.
SWASEY, FRED, our skilful and popular architect, Jefferson Block; m. Emma Diana Barker, Oct. 24, 1877; 1 dr .:-
LILLIAN PARKHURST, b. Mil., June 12, 1878.
SWASEY, GEORGE E., book-keeper, Directory, 1880,
SWEET, STEPHEN, son of Jonathan and Jerusha Sweet, b. Aug. 1, 1802; m. Caroline Cook, dr. of Peter and Amy (Sumner) Cook, b. Mil., April 1, 1807; cer. Aug. 30, 1823, by Rev. Jacob Frieze. Issue :.
BERIAH, b. April 8, 1824; d. Sept. 25, 1835.
DIANA, b. Oct. 30, 1825; d. Oct. 20, 1826.
MONROE, b. April 11, 1827; d. May 19. 1832.
SUMNER, b. Oct. 3, 1829; m. Caroline Boynton, April 4, 1858.
STEPHEN, Jun., b. Dec. 12, 1831; unm .; res. Mil. ; trader.
MARCELLUS, b. Oct. 30, 1836; d. Feb. 19, 1859.
ELIZA, b. Oct. 15, 1838; d. May, 1841.
EMMA C., b. July 8, 1840; m. Benjamin Ward, 1858.
ALBERT HALSEY, b. Nov. 17, 1842; m. Jane Maria Eames, Oct. 27, 1861. ABBIE ANN, b. June 25, 1845; d. 1847.
Stephen Sweet and wf. were young m. persons when I came into town in 1824, and with slight exceptions have had their home among us, - well-known and respected people. Their record shows a large family sadly desolated by death. Mr. Sweet d. Feb. 19, 1873, a. 70 yrs. 6 nos. 19 ds. Mrs. Caroline, never very healthy, still survives with enduring strength into a good old age. SWEET, SUMNER8 (Stephen,2 Jonathan 1), b. Oct. 3, 1829; m. Caroline Boyn-
ton, dr. of Solomon L. and Polly Boynton, b. in Chazy, N. Y., 1828; cer. at Hopedale, April 4, 1858, by the writer. Issue :-
WILLIE S., b. Mil., Aug. 23, 1859; d. April 30, 1860.
IRVING WARREN, b. Mil., June 30, 1861; of good promise.
Quiet, well-disposed, worthy little family.
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SWEET, ALBERT HALSEY, son of Stephen and Caroline, our recently estab- lished and enterprising druggist, ought not to have slighted my repeated calls for his family record, but has; and I must be silent.
SWEET, ORRIN, a cousin, I think, of Stephen; m. Sarah Despeaux, dr. of Jesse, in 1849. He has left me ignorant of his family record. They are worthy of a better notice than this.
SWEET, GEORGE W., since decd., is mentioned in directories of 1856 and 1869.
SWEET, ROXANA, wid. of George W., is mentioned in directories of 1872 and downward.
Several other Sweets also appear in directories of 1872 and downward.
TAFT. The Tafts have long been numerous in Mendon, its offspring towns, Up., etc. They are descendants of Robert and Matthew Taft, under- stood to have been bros. of an ancient Scotch lineage. Robert and wf. Sarah, with several sons b. in England, set. in Mendon, near Nipmuck Pond, in 1679 or 1680. Matthew and wf. Anna (Quintain) came from Scotland (according to an old family record) with one or two chn., in 1728, and set in the easterly part of Up. The Tafts were prolific, and famous for large families. Few of them have ever inhabited our territory, and most of these are comparatively recent comers. But I observe, by examination of our old tax-lists, that several of them, on the Up. border, were landholders here, and that many of the two lineages, though outsiders, have always been more or less intimately connected with our people. I have posted myself as well as I could in the genealogy of the Tafts, and will try to show in my tabulations the relation of our few to their ancestors. I shall have to include some border families, and may ignorantly omit others that were partially residents on our soil,
TAFT, NATHAN 4 (Solomon,8 Robert,2 Matthew1), b. May 18, 1777; mr.'s maiden name Sarah Fisher; m. Lydia Legg, dr. of Nathaniel and Abigail (White) Legg, birth-date not found; cer. Feb. 25, 1802, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 29, 1804.
NATHANIEL LEGG, b. Sept. 15, 1805.
ARBA, b. Oct. 6, 1807.
GILLESPIE CHAPIN, b. Nov., 1810.
I suppose that Nathan Taft and wf. res. in Up. He d. Dec. 27, 1835. Mrs. Lydia d. Dec. 7, 1843.
TAFT, ARBA 5 (Nathan,4 Solomon,8 Robert,2 Matthew 1), b. Up., Oct. 6, 1808;
in. Rhoda Fletcher, dr. of Nathan and Catherine (Morse) Fletcher, b. Aug. 30, 1809; cer. Mil., May 13, 1841, by Rev. William Tozer. Issue :- LYDIA MARIA, b. June 12, 1842.
b. June 18, 1845; d. March 17, 1846.
LUCY
LYMAN (twins), b. June 18, 1845.
I learn no more, except that this family dwelt mostly in Mil.
TAFT, HARVEY FLAGG5 (Amasa,4 Solomon,8 Robert,2 Matthew 1), b. Aug. 8, 1810; m. Prudence D. Adams, ptge., birth-date, etc. not ascertained; cer. July 20, 1834, by Rev. D. Long. Issue :-
OLIVIA ALMIRA, b. June 18, 1835; d. Aug. 18, 1873, a. 38 yrs.
EDWIN BLISS, b. May 1, 1837; m., 1st, Sarah L. (Handley) Gore; 2d, Angelia Cook.
CHARLES WARREN, b. Sept. 7, 1839; d. Oct. 28, 1844.
CHARLES ORISON, b. Sept. 7, 1844; m. Vesta Ann Barton, 1864.
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AMASA GEORGE, b. Feb. 15, 1847; m. Eliza Whittemore, 1871; res. in Mil.
This family has res. mostly, if not always, in Mil. Mr. T. is a farmer, and has long dwelt on West St. An orderly, reputable family.
TAFT, EDWIN BLISS6 (Harvey Flagg,5 Amasa,4 Solomon," Robert,2 Matthew1), b. May 1, 1837; clerk and salesman; m., 1st, Sarah L. (Handley) Gore, pedigree, etc., not given; cer. May 11, 1867. Issue :-
CORA INEZ, b. Mil., Aug. 27, 1868.
LEORA MAY, b. Mil., Dec. 31, 1869.
Mrs. Sarah d. July 29, 1873. The hus. m., 2d, Angelia Cook, dr. of Ste- phen and Diana (Hunt) Cook, b. Mil., Nov. 6, 1849; cer. at Hopedale, Nov. 25, 1875, by the writer. Issue : -
MAUD EVELYN, b. Mil., Aug. 16, 1877.
An intelligent, worthy, and promising family. Their homestead is on Pros- pect St.
TAFT, CHARLES ORISON, next youngest bro, of Edwin B .; m. Vesta Ann Barton ; cer. 1864, no particulars given. Issue :-
FREDDIE A., b. May 3, 1866.
FLORA MAY, b. 1868, d. Aug. 18, 1870.
MABEL and
CHARLES ROBERT, dates not given.
No further information concerning this family. Do not know their present res.
TAFT, AMASA GEORGE, youngest son of Harvey F .; m. Eliza Whittemore, pedigree and other particulars not given; cer. 1871. Issue :-
GRACE MARY, b. 1872; d. July 13, 1874.
GERTRUDE MARY, b. Oct. 7, 1875; possibly others since the above were re- ported to me.
Amasa G. is an honest farmer, and res. on West St.
TAFT, AMARIAH AULANDO 6 (Amariah,5 Jotham,4 Caleb,8 Daniel,2 Robert 1), b. Mendon, May 15, 1824; mr.'s maiden name Watee Wood; m. Thankful S. Wilkinson, dr. of David and Thankful (Sayles) Wilkinson, b. Smithfield, R.I., July 9, 1831; cer. Worcester, Feb. 20, 1854, by Rev. Dr. Alonzo Hill. Issue : -
JESSE A., b. in Mendon, Feb. 8, 1857.
Mr. Taft has res. over 20 yrs. in town, and is widely known as one of our enterprising and solid citizens. He is a bank director, large dealer in real estate, etc. His wf. and only son are worthy of the respectable social standing they enjoy.
TAFT, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, a descendant of Robert in the 6th or 7th generation; son of James A. and Elmira (Forristall) Taft; b. in Bell., Feb. 8, 1829; m. Eliza Newton Fitch, dr. of George W. and Cassandra (Merrill) Fitch, b. in Charlestown, Feb. 12, 1839; cer. Providence, R.I., June 14, 1866, by Rev. Amasa Howard. Issue : -
FRED ARLINGTON, b. July 10, 1868; and ESTELLE ALMIRA, b. March 15, 1870.
I find Mr. T.'s name in our Directory for 1856, as clerk. He must there- fore have res. here some 25 yrs. He is a respectable grocer at 146 Main St., with a worthy wf. and promising chn. Mrs. T. is gt. gd. dr., on her mr.'s side, of Rev. Mr. Merrill, the first minister ordained in Saco, Me.
TAFT, RUFUS AUGUSTUS, another descendant of Robert in the 6th or 7th generation; son of Elijah and Cynthia W. (Moffitt) Taft, b. Mendon, May 22, 1841; m. Mary Eugenie Angell, dr. of Cyrus and Sabra W. (Dexter)
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Angell, b. Smithfield, R.I., May 16, 1846; cer. April 30, 1866, by Rev. George W. Stacy. Issue : -
MABEL EMMA and MARY ELLA, twins, b. Mil., April 11, 1868.
Mr. Taft has res. in town prob. over 20 yrs. He is our expert and genial baggage-master on the Boston and Albany R. R., Mil. Branch, with a pleasant and promising family. I find indorsed on the back of his returned family record as follows: " Sabra White Dexter is a direct descendant of Rev. Gregory Dexter, who came from England in 1644. The armorial seal of Gregory Dexter is a heart pierced by two arrows, surmounted by a crown; as shown in the "Dexter Genealogy' printed in the yr. 1859."
TAFT, AMos, another descendant of Robert in prob. the 6th generation, has dwelt in town several yrs., and has a family; but he has not given me his family record, so I am unable to inscribe it on these pages.
TAFT, RICHARD, EDWARD, and JOHN, for several yrs. res. in town, all masons by trade, are immigrants from Ireland or England. No report of their family records enables me to say more.
A few others of the name, more or less transient dwellers, are omitted. Much collected data relating to neighboring families also omitted. I have long had many friends among the Tafts; having solemnized 42 mges. in their fami- lies, and ministered at 53 funerals.
TAYLOR, Rev. EZEKIEL, pedigree, etc. untraced, res. first in Grafton, and later as a set. clergyman in Newfane, Vt .; m. Sarah Frost, dr. of Rev. Amariah and Esther (Messinger) Frost, b. in our Precinct, May 24, 1751; cer. March 30, 1774, by Rev. A. Frost. Mrs. Sarah (Frost) Taylor was recd. into full communion with her fr.'s ch. here, Dec. 4, 1774. She had a son bap. here; viz., SIMON, March 29, 1778. The family no further traced.
TAYLOR, EZEKIEL, son of Joseph and Diadama (Sprague) Taylor, b. in No. Scituate, R.I., Sept. 14, 1810; engineer; m. Adelia Nelson, dr. of Nathaniel T. and Silence (Kenny) Nelson, b. New York City, Oct. 13, 1824; cer. in Mil., Nov. 6, 1842, by Rev. William Bell. Their chn. :-
FAYETTE, b. Mil., July 10, 1843; d. at the a. of 14 days.
ELLA MARIA, b. Mil., May 13, 1847; d. Sept. 14, 1847.
EMMA F., b. Mil., Oct. 24, 1851; milliner, 101} Main St.
Of good repute, to the best of my knowledge. Res. Mil., except 3 yrs. in Valley Falls, R.I.
TAYLOR, LEVI, b. in Sutton, was with the Community at Hopedale from Dec. 23, 1844, to April 28, 1847; an unm. man; ptge. not remembered. He d. several yrs. ago.
"TAYLOR, HARRISON, boot-click, house Leonard St," sends me no family record.
"TAYLOR, JAMES A., farmer near Deerbrook," reports nothing.
TAYLOR, THOMAS B., inspector of rings some yrs. at Hopedale, now res. in California .. Other transient Taylors, that have come and gone, need no notice here.
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