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THAYER, Capt. RUFUS7 (Col. Ichabod,6 Ichabod,5 Isaac,4 Isaac," Ferdinando,2
Thomas 1), b. June 11, 1777; m. Hannah Parkhurst, dr. of Capt. Nathaniel and Sarah (Brown) Parkhurst, b. July 23, 1783; cer. Jan. 18, 1804, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. :-
ZIBA, b. July 25, 1804; m., 1st, Clarinda Taft, 1834; 2d, Angenette Chapin, 1836.
MARY, b. April 10, 1806; m. Aaron Claflin, April 17, 1827; she d. July 18, 1875.
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OTIS, b. Aug. 19, 1810; m. Ann Maria Legg, May 20, 1838; he d. Nov. 15, 1873.
AUGUSTUS, b. April 15, 1813; m. Nancy Pratt, June, 1849; she d. early.
HANNAH, b. Feb. 18, 1823; m. Amos W. Webb, May 14, 1845; she d. Oct. 12, 1870.
Capt. Rufus was a prudent carpenter and farmer. He res. on the northerly slope of Silver Hill, where his son Augustus now dwells. He was a highly respected and honored citizen. He was captain of the Mil. Artillery Co. in 1814, when it marched into camp at South Boston. His family, by inheritance and personal worth, occupied a high social standing. He d. Jan. 8, 1850, a. 73 yrs. Mrs. Hannah, his wid., d. Jan. 22, 1852.
THAYER, ZIBA 8 (Capt. Rufus,7 Col. Ichabod,6 Ichabod,5 Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Fer- dinando,2 Thomas 1), b. July 25, 1804; boot-manufacturer, etc .; m., 1st, Clarinda Taft of Upton; ptge., birth-date, etc., not ascertained; cer. 1834, particulars not found. 1 child : -
CLARINDA MARIA, b. Jan. 8, 1836; her subsequent history to me unknown. Mrs. Clarinda d. Jan. 13, 1835, a. 21 yrs. The hus. m., 2d, Angenette Chapin, dr. of Rufus and Lydia (Tufts) Chapin, b. March 10, 1816; cer. in Mil., March 22, 1838, by Rev. D. Long. 1 child : -
JENNIE, b. Nov. 2, 1838; d. Sept. 24, 1840.
HARRIET M., adopted, birth-date not found ; d. Jan. 3, 1848.
Of reputable family and social standing, strong intelligence, and marked executive business talent. Mr. Thayer d. June 18, 1864, in his 60th yr. Mrs. Angenette, his wid., has ever since distinguished herself by pecuniary enter- prise, and the energetic management of her temporal affairs.
THAYER, OTIS 8 (Capt. Rufus,7 Col. Ichabod,6 Ichabod,5 Isaac,4 Isaac,8 Ferdi- nando,2 Thomas1), b. Aug. 19, 1810; boot-manufacturer; m. Ann Maria Legg, dr. of Nahum and Anna (Chapin) Legg, b. May 20, 1816; cer. May 22, 1838, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn .: -
GEORGE, b. Nov. 6, 1839; m. Agnes Lucy Cook, June 12, 1867.
MARY, b. Dec. 9, 1841; d. Dec. 11, 1871.
GUSTAVUS, b. Jan. 16, 1843; d. Aug. 25, 1865.
CHARLES, b. April 20, 1847; unm. ; res. in the parental home.
RUFUS, b. April 14, 1850; m. Katie Maria Collins, July 2, 1874.
ANNIE JULIETTE, b. Aug. 12, 1851; d. Aug. 20, 1869.
JENNIE, b. Sept. 28, 1833; d. Feb. 2, 1857.
Mr. Thayer was an enterprising, judicious business man, a justly respected citizen, reticent in speech, a minder of his own business, a peaceable neighbor, and deservedly loved in the bosom of his family. He d. Nov. 15, 1873, in his 64th yr. His worthy wf. and wd. still survives her many bitter bereavements, calmly trusting in Him whose loving kindness sustains her. She has four gd. chn .; viz., 2 of her son George, and 2 of her son Rufus. See their family records. THAYER, AUGUSTUS 8 (Capt. Rufus,7 Col. Ichabod,6 Ichabod,5 Isaac,4 Isaac,8
Ferdinando,2 Thomas1), b. April 15, 1813; farmer; m. Nancy (Hastings) Pratt, wid., dr. of Henry and Beulah (Patterson) Hastings, b, Northboro', July 17, 1815; cer. June 4, 1849, by Rev. Mr. Houghton. 1 child: - HANNAH ANNETTE, b. May 1, 1852; d. Jan. 18, 1853.
Mrs. Nancy d. Aug. 21, 1852, a. 37 yrs. Mr. T. has remained single since his connubial bereavement. He res. on the paternal homestead, north slope of Silver Hill, is a quiet, economical farmer, and a kind, peaceable neighbor, who meddles not with other people's affairs. He is a student of progress, and an
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interminable thinker in the line of religious and spiritual philosophy. He runs an independent mind, forms his own conclusions, and abounds in unique ideas, which are so much out of the common ruts of opinion that he finds few to ap- prehend his exposition of them justly. I believe he was one of the later cap- tains of the Mil. "Lafayette Guards;" but, as he has outgrown the military sphere, I venture to omit his title. He is a man remarkable for his rare quali- ties.
THAYER, ELIJAH 6 (Ichabod,5 Isaac,+ Isaac,& Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b. June 4, 1747; mr.'s maiden name Hannah Bigelow, afterwards the wid. Hannah Cheney; m. Sarah Robinson, dr. of Ichabod and Sarah (Mirick) Robinson, b. May, and bap. June 1, 1752; cer. Oct. 6, 1768, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn .: -
PHEBE, b. Aug. 17, 1769; m. Alpheus Pond, Dec. 20, 1820.
OLIVE, b. Oct. 14, 1771; m. Levi Chapiu, Mil., Nov. 26, 1789.
ARTEMAS, b. April 5, 1774; m., 1st, Elizabeth Jewett; 2d, Mary Coker.
JOEL, b. Sept. 25, 1776; m., 1st, Abby Barstow; 2d, Roxana Smead; mercht., Boston.
JONATHAN, b. Jan. 25, 1779; grad. B. U., 1803; lawyer; m. S. S. Rice; Hon. Prob. Judge, Camden, Me.
NATHAN, b. July 6, 1781; in., 1st, Hannah Jewett; 2d, Mary Jewett; painter; set. Hollis, N. H.
LIBBY, b. Sept. 17, 1783; m. Eli Chapin, Mil., April 4, 1803.
SARAH, b. Dec. 16, 1785; m. Col. Isaac Whitney, Sherb., April 1, 1815.
AMASA, b. Aug. 28, 1788; grad. H. U .; lawyer; set. and m. Westerloo, N.Y. ELIJAH, Jun., b. Jan. 30, 1791; m. Margaret -; set. mercht., Boston. RUBY, b. July 16, 1793; d. May 2, 1796.
HOLLIS, b. May 3, 1797; m. Catherine Walker, Claverack, N. Y .; set. mercht., Boston.
For family records of all the above, who set. outside of Mil., see Thayer " Memorial." Elijah Thayer dwelt on the paternal homestead, now the Justin H. Eames place, and there reared up his large family. He was a thrifty farmer, became a large landholder, accumulated a handsome estate, and was an influen- tial citizen. This family held a reputable social standing, and succeeded pros- perously in their various spheres of life. The fr. d. Sept. 12, 1826, a. 79 yrs. The mr. had preceded him him only a few weeks; she d. July 30, 1826.
THAYER, ARTEMAS 7 (Elijah, 6 Ichabod, 5 Isaac, 4 Isaac, 6 Ferdinando, 2 Thomas 1), b. April 5, 1774; m., 1st, Elizabeth Jewett, ptge., birth-date, etc., not found; cer. Feb. 12, 1806, where or by whom not ascertained. Their chn. : -
WILLIAM ROBINSON, b. March 20, 1808; m. Harriet Legg, Oct. 29, 1840; mercht., Holl.
ELIZABETH SARAH, b. Sept. 19, 1810; m. Abel Pond, Franklin, Oct. 30, 1834. LOUISA, b. Dec. 29, 1812; remains an intelligent single woman.
Mrs. Elizabeth d. Feb. 27, 1813. The hus. m., 2d, Mary Coker of Newbury, ptge., birth-date, etc., not ascertained; cer. Nov. 10, 1814; further particulars not found. Their chn. :-
MARY PHILLIPS, b. Nov. 5, 1815; d. Dec. 12, 1832.
HARRIET COKER, b. March 25, 1817; d. Feb. 21, 1847.
CHARLOTTE, b. March 20, 1819; d. Jan. 29, 1822.
PHEBE MARIA, b. March 2, 1821; d. Jan. 22, 1852.
ARTEMAS GREENLEAF, b. Feb. 13, 1823; d. July 25, 1851.
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CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA, b. May 1, 1825; d. Jan. 14, 1869.
THOMAS BIGELOW, b. March 20, 1828; m. Josephine B. Claflin, June 1, 1859.
Artemas Thayer dwelt on the old family homestead, the present Justin H. Eames place. He and his household reputably sustained their hereditary re- spectable standing in society. The death-angel has left but a scanty remnant of them, but these do credit to their ancestry. Mr. Artemas d. Oct. 4, 1845; and Mrs. Mary followed him, Feb. 28, 1852.
Their son, William Robinson, dwelt for several of his latter yrs. in Holl. He d. there, Nov. 6, 1878, leaving his wid., but no chn.
THAYER, THOMAS BIGELOW & (Artemas,7 Elijah,8 Ichabod,5 Isaac,4 Isaac,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b. March 20, 1828; mr.'s maiden name Mary Coker; m. Josephine B. Claflin, dr. of Aaron and Mary (Thayer) Claflin, b. Feb. 1, 1839; cer. in Brooklyn, N.Y., June 11, 1859, by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. Their chn. :-
WILLIAM ARTEMAS, b. Aug. 20, 1860; d. Oct. 4, 1862.
MARY LOUISA, b. Aug. 24, 1862; d. March 8, 1863.
EDWARD CLAFLIN, b. Jan. 18. 1864.
AARON CLAFLIN, b. April 28, 1866.
ESSIE CHARLOTTE, b. Oct. 29, 1868.
JOSEPHINE, b. Nov. 22, 1871.
Mr. Thayer was at one time a mercht. in Cincinnati, O., but for several yrs. past has res. in Milford, successfully engaged with his bro .- in-law in the manu- facture of boots and shoes, under the firm name of Claflin & Thayer. They have had a large establishment, and an influential standing in business circles. A family of eminent social standing, that had every thing to render life desir- able. But Mr. T. had to battle with a threatening bronchial malady for more than 7 yrs., which finally proved fatal. He bore up under its insidious aggres- sions with a truly Christian heroism, and surrendered only to the finality when it became him to do so. Then his dying chamber was filled with a serene, spir- itual atmosphere, and illuminated with such cheering beams from the heavenly land, that he departed in triumph to the arms of his firmly-trusted Saviour and God. I had a religious interview with him only a few days before he passed on. It was rich with hallowed influences and memories, and a vivid illustration of the poet Young's couplet, -
"The chamber where the good man meets his fate Is privileged beyond the common walk."
He d. Feb. 10, 1881, in the 53d yr. of his age.
THAYER, Ensign SAMUEL 4 (Isaac,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas,1 half-uncle to our Ichabod 1), b. 1713; m. 1st, Keziah Partridge of Franklin; cer. Dec. 24, 1739. They had 9 chn., and Mrs. Keziah d. 1758. The hus. m., 2d, the wid. Sarah Robinson, former wife of Landlord Ichabod Robinson, in now Mil. Centre; cer. Ang. 30, 1759, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue :-
JOEL, b. Aug. 23, 1761; m. Susannalı Cheney, April 15, 1784.
SAMUEL, b. Sept., 1763; m. Rachel Nelson, Dec. 9, 1784.
SIMEON, b. May 25, 1765; m. Experience Nelson, Dec. 18, 1788.
These, it will be seen, were younger half-bros. of Mrs. Sarah (Robinson) Thayer, wf. of Elijah. I understand that Ensign Samuel, after marrying the wid. Robinson, took up his abode on our territory. I do not seem to find readily the death-dates of himself and his last wf.
Their son Joel m. Susannah Cheney, March 29, 1783, and set. in Orange,
IAma-
Thomas B. Thayer.
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where they had 8 chn., most of whom grew up. Joel d. March 5, 1840; and Mrs. Susannah, Sept. 2, 1848. His bro. Samuel m. Rachel Nelson, Oct. 30, 1784, and set. in Bennington, Vt. They also had 8 chn., who lived to maturity. Mrs. Rachel d. April 2, 1803. Her hus. m., 2d, Dinah Johnson, 1811; no chn. He d. Dec. 26, 1833. The other son, Simeon, m. Experience Nelson, Oct. 28, 1787, and set. Bennington, Vt. They had 11 chn., most of whom reached adult age. Death of the parents not given. Joel, Samuel, and Simeon were all farmers. THAYER, Capt. LEVI 5 (Ensign Samuel,4 Isaac,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b.
1752; mr.'s maiden name Keziah Partridge; m. Hannah Parkhurst, dr. of Isaac and Lydia (Bigelow) Parkhurst, b. in Mil., 1740; cer. April 25, 1771, by Rev. A. Frost. There is quite a discrepancy in their ages, if all the dates are to be trusted, but not more than half so great as in the case of Ichabod 1 and Hannah (Bigelow) Cheney; so I let it stand. They set. in our Precinct, and had, -
NATHAN, b. Feb. 3, 1772; m. Polly Stowe, 1790, and set. Ann Arbor, Mich. CHLOE, b. April 16, 1774; m. Hiram Payne, 1797; set. in Pa. or N.Y.
AMASA, b. Nov. 9, 1777; m. Sally Trowbridge, 1804; set. Tioga Co., N.Y. PHEBE, b. March 1, 1780; m. Hiram Rose, 1809, and set. Ontario Co., N.Y. LEVI b. May 19, 1782; in. Betsey Leonard, 1804; set. Tioga Co., N.Y. JOEL { (twins), b. May 19, 1782; m. Ruth Hudson, 1802; set. Broome Co., N.Y. HOLLIS, b. Dec. 28, 1784; d. May 2, 1789.
I infer from certain documents I have chanced to see, that Capt. Levi dwelt at one time in the No. Purchase, and kept a store there in the Ball neighbor- hood. Those documents imply that he was at least partially unsuccessful in business. I may, however, have misunderstood his location as a trader. As to his general character, I obtained no impression for or against. He is said to have d. March 4, 1816; and his wf., Feb. 14, 1832; but where is not told; not hereabouts, I think.
THAYER, Hon. SULLIVAN 7 (Asa,6 Samuel," Samuel,4 Thomas,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b. Uxbridge, April 3, 1792; inr.'s maiden name Mary Murdock; m., 1st., Charlotte Mowry, dr. of Wanton and Mary Mowry, b. in Uxbridge, Feb. 13, 1794; cer. Sept. 6, 1814, and set. in Douglas; 1 child : -
ALONZO, b. Sept. 12, 1815; d. Feb. 26, 1816, in Douglas.
Mrs. Charlotte d. Dec. 30, 1815. The hus. m., 2d, Ruth Mowry (his 1st wf.'s sister), Jan. 17, 1817. Mrs. Ruth was b. Dec. 23, 1798. Their chn. :-
AUSTIN, b. Marlboro', March 3, 1819; d. Oct. 16, same yr.
SULLIVAN TAFT, b. Marlboro', April 17, 1820; killed in California by fall from horse, April 20, 1860.
CHARLOTTE MOWRY, b. Marlboro', Nov. 23, 1821; m. Samuel W. Wiggins, Nov. 8, 1846; she d. Sept. 20, 1849.
MARY ADELINE, b. Marlboro', Jan. 10, 1824; d. Jan. 27, 1826.
EDWIN STEPHEN, b. Marlboro', June 5, 1826; m. Nancy Barstow, Feb. 28, 1850; res. New Bedford.
AsA, b. Marlboro,' June 2, 1828; d. in Mil., Oct. 2, 1849.
HENRY B., b. Marlboro', March 13, 1832; unm. ; talented and trusted; res., Mil. See his war-record.
GEORGE FLAGG, b. Marlboro', March 9, 1834; d. in Ux., Feb. 20, 1835.
MARY JANE, b. Uxbridge, Aug. 23, 1836; d. in Ux., June 2, 1837.
HARRIET LYDIA, b. Uxbridge, May 13, 1838; unm. ; res. Mil. with her bro. Henry B.
HERBERT MORTON, b. Uxbridge, Feb. 28, 1840; d. Ux., Jan. 10, 1844.
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Sullivan Thayer was a man of much natural ability, acquired intelligence, practical judgment, and solid moral worth. He res. in several different muni- . cipalities, - Donglas, Marlboro', Uxbridge, Boston, and last in Mil. In all these he was honored with important official responsibilities, such as deputy sheriff, coroner, post-master, custom-house officer under Morton 4 yrs., etc. In this town he was judge of the police-court from Sept., 1855, to June, 1859. He was justice peace here from Nov., 1850, until his death, Nov. 7, 1865. I need only add that his family always took social rank with the best classes wherever they had their abode. Mrs. Ruth, his wid., d. in Mil., April 4, 1879, a. 80 yrs. 3 mos. and 12 ds.
THAYER, MERRICK, son of Sylvanus and Olive Thayer, pedigree, birth-date, etc., not ascertained; m. Harriet Howard Warfield, dr. of Elijah and Lydia (Howard) Warfield, b. in Mil., Feb. 16, 1837; cer. Feb. 20, 1866, by Rev. J. B. Thornton of Mil. Their chn. : -
ELLA MARTHA, b. Dec. 12, 1866.
FRANK EDGAR, b. April 13, 1869.
CLARA LYDIA, b. Feb. 25, 1872.
THAYER, CHARLES 8 (Samuel,7 Ichabod,6 Thomas,5 Thomas,4 Thomas,8 Ferdi- nando,2 Thomas1), b. Mendon (now Blackstone), June 11, 1836; mr.'s maiden name Keziah Turner; butcher; m. Sarah Elizabeth Hunt, dr. of George Washington and Nancy (Harkness) Hunt, b. Mendon (now Black- stone), Dec. 12, 1835; cer. Blackstone, March 8, 1860, by Rev. Thomas E. Bliss. Their chn. :-
MYRA LOUISA, b. Uxbridge, May 12, 1864.
ELWIN b. Uxbridge, May 22, 1866.
ELMER (twins), b. Uxbridge, May 22, 1866.
SADIA ESTELLE, b. Worcester, Feb. 5, 1871.
Mr. T. and family have res. in Slaterville, R.I., Blackstone, Uxbridge, Worcester, Woonsocket, R.I., and latterly at So. Hopedale, Mil., on the re- mains of the Peter Cook place, in older times the Gershom Nelson place.
THAYER, GEORGE9 (Otis,8 Capt. Rufus,7 Col. Ichabod,6 Ichabod,5 Isaac,4 Isaac,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas1), b. Nov. 6, 1839; mnr.'s maiden name Ann Maria Legg; boot-manufacturer ; m. Agnes Lucy Cook, dr. of Elbridge G. and Joanna (Wilkinson) Cook, b. 1844; cer. at the parental residence of the bride, June 12, 1867, by the writer. Their chn. :-
ERNEST OTIS, b. Mil., Dec. 26, 1872.
JOANNA COOK, b. Mil., Nov. 20, 1875.
THAYER, RUFUS 9 (Otis,8 Capt. Rufus,7 Col. Ichabod,6 Ichabod,5 Isaac,4 Isaac,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas1), b. April 14, 1850; m. Katie Maria Collins, b. April 10, 1854; cer. July 2, 1874, by Rev. Dr. Merrill Richardson. Their chn. : - FRANK, b. Aug. 16, 1875.
ANNIE MARIA, b. Aug. 17, 1878.
Mr. T. d. very suddenly March 13, 1881, deeply lamented and honorably commemorated. Many others of this vast family connection have dwelt more or less transiently on our territory. I find several names in our latest directory whose family records I have not obtained. They are the following : - THAYER, MRS. ABBIE, h. Pearl St., near Main.
THAYER, BENJAMIN, straw-worker, h. Hollis St.
THAYER, CHARLES M., clerk post-office, So. Mil.
THAYER, GEORGE O., painter, h. 22 No. Bow St.
THAYER, HENRY W., bottomer, h. E. Main St., cor. Cedar.
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THAYER, ALBERT H., was for several years the skilful manager of Aaron Claflin's Silver-hill farm. He now res. in Blackstone, and will be respect- fully remembered by numerous old friends. He was the son of Pelatiah and Alice (Adams) Thayer, both of whom d. in the care of himself and family while at Silver Hill. His lineage runs thus : Albert H.,8 Pelatiah,7 Artemas,6 Pelatiah,5 John,4 Thomas,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas.1
THAYER, HENRY R., M.D.8 (Solomon,7 Jacob,6 Jacob,5 Daniel,4 Nathaniel,8 Richard,2 Richard I), a well-educated homeopathic physician, He came into town two or three yrs. since, intending to establish himself here in prac- tice, but, being called urgently to a more promising field, continued only a few months. It will be seen above that he descended from Richard of Braintree, the relative of Thomas.
Perhaps I ought not to close without referring to Abigail Faxon Thayer of Braintree once more. She was Milford's earliest select-school preceptress. See Chap. IX., where I have spoken of her in commendatory terms. She was a descendant of Richard, and her lineage ran thus: Abigail Faxon,7 Nathaniel,6 Caleb,5 Nathaniel,4 Nathaniel,3 Richard,2 Richard.1 Her mr.'s maiden name was Dorcas Faxon. She was b. in Braintree, March 17, 1791, recd. an accom- plished education, and became a successful teacher. After her popular services here in that capacity, which terminated in 1820, I think, she returned to Brain- tree, and In. Phineas Davis, July 22, 1822. It appears, from the Thayer " Me- morial," that she bore her hus. 4 chn., 3 of whom were surviving in 1872. No further reported.
THOMPSON, JONATHAN, Jun., and Jemima Baxter, both of Bell., were m. by Rev. Amariah Frost, April 10, 1754, and had the following-named chn. bap. by him : AMos, Aug. 5, 1759; DEBORAH, same date; BAXTER, June 7, 1767; MOSES, April 3, 1763; JONATHAN, June 4, 1769; JEMIMA, June 2, 1771; RACHEL, Ang. 1, 1773; NAHUM, Aug. 2, 1778. I record this family here, because they appear to have belonged among Mr. Frost's people. This Mrs. Jemima is the lady mentioned on p. 79, who finally concluded to transfer her ch. membership to the Baptists, and wanted a recommen- dation from Mr. Frost's Cong. ch. to the Bellingham Baptist ch. Parson Frost shrewdly worded the recommendation so that it should be void, unless the Baptists recd. her as a truly baptized person, though only sprinkled, not immersed. Prob. the Baptists let the recommendation slide. THOMPSON, CHARLES J., son of John and Sarah (Woodman) Thompson ; b. in Durham, N.H., July 9, 1827; m. Fidelia Claflin, dr. of Aaron and Mary (Thayer) Claflin, b. Mil., Jan. 31, 1829; cer. Oct. 27, 1852, by Rev. Preston Pond, then set. in Boston. Issue : -
IDA F., b. April 23, 1856.
JOHN CLAFLIN, b. Aug. 7, 1862.
The parents res. in Boston two yrs. next after m., and have ever since res. in Mil. Mr. T. is happy to have a Scotch ancestry. He says, "My ancestors were Scotch. They came to New Hampshire about 1630, and set. on lands now in possession of their descendants. My fr. died at the age of 87, and my mr. lived till nearly 92. Mrs. Duston, who was captured by the Indians, and re- leased herself by killing her captors, was an ancestress of mine. A gt. gt. gd. mr. was also captured by the Indians, and released after a captivity of one yr. In the early set. of my native town, there were twelve garrison houses, places of refuge in Indian wars. Three of these are now standing. One of them, belonging to my mr.'s family, is in excellent condition, having. been
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always well cared for. It forms part of a fine family mansion. The late John S. Woodman, professor of mathematics in Dartmouth College, left it to his wf. My bro. has an old spear, very rude and awkward, made by some unskilled smith. This was taken from an Indian in 1696, I think. My gt. gd. fr. always kept it over his great fireplace. These and many other things interest me, but cannot others as much." Mr. T. has been blessed with an excellent wf. and promising chn. He possesses talents and educational qualifications of a high order, has been favored with rare opportunities of personal attainment, and has been hon- ored by his fellow-citizens with responsible positions on their school-board. He has nothing to be so anxious for as to become nobly true to his own best con- victions and aspirations. He will thus realize to his numerous friends the ful- filment of many earnest prayers.
THOMPSON, CHARLES BENJAMIN, son of Levi and Eliza (Briggs) Thompson;
b. in Ux., Dec. 1, 1837; boot and shoe merchant; m. Jennie Holmes, dr. of William and Philena (Stearns) Holines, b. Slaterville, R.I., Oct. 18, 1840; cer. Woonsocket, R.I., Sept. 29, 1863, by Rev. David Ela. Issue: -
WALTON EDMOND, b. Woonsocket, R.I., Aug. 4, 1864; d. Mil., Dec. 6, 1879. CHARLES FREDERICK, b. Woonsocket, R.I., Aug. 22, 1866; d. Mil., May 17, 1874.
LILLIAN ELIZA, b. Woonsocket, R.I., Aug. 14, 1868.
ARTHUR ERNEST, b. Woonsocket, R.I., Aug. 4, 1870; d. May 5, 1874.
EDITH MAY, b. Mil., Mass., April 23, 1875; d. June 24, 1877.
HARRY ELMER, b. Mil., Mass., Oct. 30, 1876; d. June 27, 1877. ETHEL MAY, b. Mil., Mass., Jan. 19, 1878; d. March 3, 1878.
What a succession of bereavements! What desolation below! What a transfer to the heavenly mansions1 An excellent family, respected and sympa- thized with by many friends. Mr. T. came to Mil. from Woonsocket, R.I., 8 or 9 yrs. ago, and with his bro. Moses opened their boot and shoe store, 114 Main St. They have been eminently honorable dealers, and well patronized.
THOMPSON, MOSES, son of Levi and Eliza (Briggs) Thompson, b. Uxbridge,
Oct. 29, 1844; remains unm. He thinks his gt. gd. fr.'s name was Elisha, and understands him to have been among the earliest settlers on the south- ern border of Uxbridge, near Shockalog Pond. There he had to plant and cultivate his fields with his gun by his side to protect himself from the prowling, hostile Indians, and once used it with deadly effect on a stealthy invader. His gd. fr. was Benjamin Thompson, who m. Eunice Morse, and had 18 chn. They dwelt in Uxbridge, on an ample homestead. His fr.'s family numbered 9 chn. I will not pause to give their names. He says the family tradition is, that their lineage descended from a Thomson, who was a Danish soldier in Great Britain, and m. in Wales a Welsh wf. centuries ago. How the p got into the name, he has never heard. Mr. T. himself was afflicted with a limb-disease in his youth, which caused him the loss of one leg; but he moves about with more alacrity than some who enjoy the use of their natural two. He is an intelligent, gentlemanly, and worthy man. He has recently dissolved partnership with his bro., and I am not apprised of his present business position.
THOMPSON, GILBERT, son of William V. and Harriet (Gilbert) Thompson, b. in So. Mendon, now Blackstone, March 21, 1840; came to Hopedale, along with his mr. (who joined our Community), in 1849; served appren- ticeship, etc., in our printing-office 4 yrs. ; enlisted at Boston in the U. S. regular army, in a corps of topographical engineers, Nov. 23, 1861; served
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in that department 3 yrs., and, after an honorable discharge, was engaged by government to continue in the same business, in which he has remained till the present time. He mn. Mary McNeal, pedigree, etc., not given; cer. Washington City, Oct., 1869. Issue : -
AMY GRIER, b. Washington, D.C., Ang. 14, 1872.
Mr. T. has had a successful career in life. He is not only a man of sterling intellectual capabilities, but of generous sentiments, noble moral principles, and of unswerving integrity. As a civil and military engineer, he has won distinc- tion and golden commendations.
An interesting and valuable article appeared in "The American Journal of Science," vol. xix., May, 1880, by G. K. Gilbert, on "The Outlet of Lake Bonnville." This name, "Bonnville," is the name given to a vast body of water, presumed by geologists to have once covered the desert basins of Utah to the height of a thousand feet above the present level of Great Salt Lake. In that article the author thus speaks of our Mr. Thompson : " After the publi- cation of my former article, I learned that the outlet had been independently discovered by my friend, Mr. Gilbert Thompson; and I am glad to give him credit. Mr. Thompson is not a professed geologist, but he is an expert topog- rapher; and his close study of the natural forms, which it is his work to delin- eate, has more than once led to observations valuable to the geologists with whom he has been associated. I quote the following from his letter dated April 10, 1878: 'Thanks for your brochure, "The Ancient Outlet of Great Salt Lake." The past season I was along the northern limits of the ancient lake, between 111° and 112º, 22', 30", and was absolutely ignorant of your examina- tion of 1876, and its results. I was very much interested in the general subject of its limits, and also of its outlet. Toward the last of the season, as I sur- veyed from the north the road through Red Rock Pass, after noting the remark- able topographical features of Marsh Creek, and keeping a close run of the profile as given by the aneroid, I was delighted at Red Rock to see unmistakable evidences of the ancient outlet of Great Salt Lake. Thus you may have the gratification of knowing of an independent and entirely unbiased verification of your determinations on this point; and it is nowhere else within the limits I have mentioned.' "
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