History of the town of Milford, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881, Part 126

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

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THURBER, DANIEL, M.D., an eminent physician and honored public citizen,

was long settled just over our border at So. Mil., in the easterly part of Mendon. His practice was very extensive throughout this general region, and in Mil. he was regarded as one of its resident citizens. He was one of the most popular, trusted, and beloved physicians that ever gladdened our sick-chambers. He was a native of Rehoboth, and its town-clerk fur- nished me the leading data of his pedigree. It runs thus: Daniel,5 Daniel,4 Samuel,8 James,2 James.1 James 1 set. in Rehoboth between 1680 and 1690. He was b. in Eng., 1660. Daniel, M.D., was the son of Daniel,4 and b. Sept. 28, 1766. He was one of 9 chn. One of these, his sister Lydia, b. June 5, 1775, became the wf. of Obadiah Wheelock in 1797 or 1798, and afterwards of Barzillai Pond. She was long known as "the Wid. Pond." She dwelt on Howard St., now so called. Dr. Thurber d. Jan. 22, 1836, in his 70th yr. The following extracts from a printed obituary, which came into my possession from among the papers of the late Mrs. Lowell Fales, one of his nieces, contain all that need be added to the above on these pages : -

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OBITUARY NOTICE OF DANIEL THURBER.

"Although Dr. Thurber lived at a period when the means of education were not multiplied as they are at the present time, yet, with such opportunities as were within his reach, he acquired a more than ordinary education prepara- tory to his engaging in his professional studies. His qualifications for the study of his profession were surpassed by but few young men of his time.

"From early life he had made up his mind to the study of medicine; and, at the age of seventeen, he entered his name as a pupil with Dr. Isaac Fowler of his native town Rehoboth. He remained with Dr. Fowler three years, and then began the practice of medicine at the age of twenty-one. He first estab- lished himself at Pawtucket; but after staying three or four months, and not finding sufficient business, by reason of the sparseness of the population, he removed into Mendon to the house he occupied at his decease. He'soon found himself engaged in extensive practice, and was shortly surrounded with many and faithful friends. Dr. T. spent the remainder of his life in Mendon, except two years, during which he resided in the adjoining town of Bellingham. From this time he continued, till the close of a long and useful life, engaged in the responsible and multifarious duties of his profession. He not only acquired the confidence of his patients in his professional abilities, but whoever employed him as a physician was sure to become a firm and constant friend. In this way Dr. T. drew around him a very large and extensive circle of professional and social friends, with whom he always lived on terms of the strictest intimacy, and between whom and himself sprung up and continued, to the close of his days, all those kind and reciprocal feelings which enhance the joys and assuage the sorrows of life.

"For many years Dr. Thurber was at the head of the medical profession in the community in which he lived. His labors have been extended far and wide. Times without number have his medical companions had reason to acknowledge the benefit of his counsel and the value of his experience. To those of his own age he has ever borne himself with that uprightness of purpose and candor of deportment which procured for him their profoundest regard and their lasting esteem; while to his juniors in the profession he ever displayed that affability and kindness which has embalmed his memory in the shrine of their affections.

" But besides his professional relations, which he sustained with so much honor to himself and credit to his companions, we cannot forbear to pay the tribute of our respect to his prompt and active discharge of the duties of the social circle. Those who live in his immediate neighborhood can willingly testify how much his advice and practical knowledge was valued by those upon whom it was bestowed.

"In the more extended circle of civil life, Dr. Thurber was long a very efficient and prominent actor. Repeatedly intrusted hy his fellow-citizens with important and responsible offices, all can bear witness how well and faithfully he repaid the confidence so cheerfully reposed in him. He represented the town of Mendon in the General Court, we believe, about twenty-five years, and was returned from Bellingham the two years he resided there. Although he made no effort to distinguish himself as an advocate or declaimer, still hls advice was sought after and respected by those with whom he acted. He was not only esteemed by his fellow-townsmen, but the literati abroad were not insensible to his merit. Harvard University of Cambridge, and Brown University of R.I., conferred upon him the honorary degree of M.D. without his solicitation or knowledge, which is a public testimonial of his professional skill and character.

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"For more than thirty years Dr. Thurber made it his practice, upon the return of his birthday, to record his devont acknowledgments to God for all the blessings and privileges he had enjoyed during the past year. The following is the record for 1835: 'This day I am 68 years old. I begin to feel more and more the infirmities of old age. My limbs begin to fail, my hand trembles, mny speech is impaired, my memory is decaying; and I am sensible that I shall have but a short time to remain an inhabitant of this world. With a heart overflowing with gratitude, I give thanks to Almighty God that he has pre- served my life another year, and that I am permitted to enjoy a comfortable degree of bodily health.'

"Dr. Thurber was twice married, but left no issne by either connection. His first wife was Olive Penniman, daughter of John and Eunice Penniman of Mendon, who was born July 1, 1771. From a record in the doctor's journal on the day of her death, which was Sept. 14, 1823, we find, to use his own words, that he 'had lived with her in peace and harmony almost twenty-five years.'

"Dr. Thurber was again married, Oct. 28, 1824, to Harriet Taft, daughter of Frederick Taft, Esq., of Uxbridge, who has also gone to the world of spirits." -From the R. I. Advocate, 1836.

THURBER, Hon. CHARLES, son of Rev. Laban and Mrs. Abigail (Thayer) Thurber. His fr. was a descendant of James Thurber1 of Rehoboth; but how nearly related to Dr. Daniel, I have not ascertained. His mr. was a dr. of Lieut. Elias Thayer of Bellingham, a Revolutionary soldier. Rev. Laban and wf. had 2 chn. b. to them. The eldest was Charles, b. in Brook- field, Jan. 2, 1803. His sister, younger, was named Sophia C., became the wf. of Warren Lazell, and the mr. of 10 chn. Her hus. and 5 of these chn. have passed away. They res. in Brooklyn, N.Y., where the widowed mr. still survives. Rev. Laban Thurber d. soon after the birth of Sophia, prob. in Alabama, though the locality is not definitely known. So Mrs. Abigail, his wid., was left to nurture up her 2 orphans as best she could; which she did well, and survived to die with her dr. in Brooklyn, N.Y., at the vener- able age of over 90 yrs.

Charles Thurber entered Brown University in 1823, and grad. therefrom in 1827. In the autumn of that yr. he m., 1st, Lucinda Allen of Bell., dr. of Nathaniel Allen; cer. in West, Dedham, by Rev. John White. She d. at Worcester in 1852; and he m., 2d, Caroline E. Bennett, wid. of Rev. Joseph Bennett, and dr. of Jesse Estey, Esq., of Nashna, N.H .; cer. March 1, 1853 (prob. in Nashua), by Rev. Dr. Austin Richards. I am not informed of any issue from either mge. Mr. Thurber's career in life, from dependent orphanage to honorable old age, has been one of remarkable success and prosperity. He spent his first 4 yrs., after graduation and 1st inge., in this town, as preceptor of the Milford Academy. He was a popular teacher, made many friends, and earned an income of from $600 to $800 per annum. He says he regards those 4 yrs. as among the pleasantest of his life. He next officiated satisfactorily as master of the Latin grammar-school in Worcester, where he presided 8 yrs. He then went into business with his bro .- in-law, Ethan Allen, Esq., of Worces- ter, in the manufacture of fire-arms. In that enterprise, I have always under- stood, he reaped an abundant harvest of profits. During his res. in Worcester, he was elected and served 4 yrs. as county commissioner; also as senator in Gen. Court for the session of 1852-53. In 1858 he was elected a trustee of Brown University, of which corporation he is still a member. I think he left Worcester some yrs. since, and took up his chief abode in Brooklyn, N.Y.,

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perhaps later in Philadelphia, Pa. Meantime, with a plenitude of resources, he has gratified his keen literary taste in a variety of ways; gathering up rich treasures of book-knowledge, and spending no less than 6 fruitful yrs. of travel in Europe. He has thus accomplished himself as a littérateur of eminent attainments. He is a favorite of the Muses, and a poet of no mean perform- ance. In proof of this, I need only refer the reader to his poem delivered at our municipal centenary, inserted in Part I. of this volume. But, like most men of genius, he is modest; and I am not certain that he will thank me for the prominence I have given him in the foregoing sketch. Yet, having got hold of the leading data, I was disposed not to hide them in a napkin; and, if he sbrinks from their publicity, he must excuse me.

THURBER, DANIEL, of Mendon, several yrs. deceased, had a numerous

family; and some of his sons have been residents of Mil. for longer or shorter periods. His son JOHN M., painter, res. here now. But I have had no opportunity to obtain data for a record. I think I have been told that this Daniel was a son of Ozias Thurber, who was a distant relative of Dr. Daniel.

THURBER, ZIMRI, a descendant of Ozias Thurber, pedigree, etc., not given; m. Emily Clark, dr. of Chester and Mary (Pierce) Clark, b. Mil., Oct. 31, 1835; cer. July 28, 1858, by whom not given. Issue :-

EMMA JANE, b. April 21, 1863.

BLANCHE MAY, b. Oct. 17, 1872; d. Feb. 17, 1875.

Mr. Thurber has been faithfully conspicuous in our fire-department, and was at one time in service on our board of selectmen.

THWING. Benjamin Thwing sailed from Eng., on board the ship "Susan and Ellen," between 1632 and 1635, landing in Boston. He was then 16 yrs. of age, and is said to have come as the servant or apprentice of one Ralph Hnd- son. He is believed to be the progenitor of all the American Thwings, or certainly those of New England. He m. Deborah -; and they had several chn., who dwelt in Boston. The parents joined the ch. Oct. 9, 1642; and the hus. was made freeman 1645. I have bestowed considerable research on the Suffolk records of births, mges., probate, and deeds, which abound in matter relating to these Thwings. I found them somewhat mixed and tangled, but concluded, on the whole, that Benjamin 1 and Deborah had a son JOHN,2 who had a son John,8 and he a son John.4 This Jobn 4 was brought up to the trade of tanner and currier. He seems to have been b. between 1692 and 1695. I could not make myself absolutely certain of the accuracy of this lineage thus far, but set. on it as very probable, and have proceeded accordingly. This John 4 came out to the part of Mendon now Mil., and set up his trade at first in our Centre, near the junction of West and Congress Sts., between the yrs. 1716 and 1718. He soon afterwards m. Mercy, 3d dr. of Elder John and Sarah Jones, between 1718 and 1720. Several of these dates could not be found with exactitude, but impliedly as I have stated. I understand, from my data, that John's + home- stead in the Centre must have been small, consisting perhaps of 5 or 6 acres; and that he sold out about 1730, moving over to the Dale, near his father-in-law, and settling on the estate which he bought of Eld. Nathaniel Nelson, where he spent most of his active life. This was bounded north on Elder Jones, east by Mill River, south by old Sherborn Road, known in that part as Post Lane, and west by land of one Bridges. It included our present Hopedale Cemetery. It was not a large homestead, and lay partly on both sides of the old Drift-way from Post Lane to Eld. Jones's. There he had his dwelling-house and

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tannery till 1769, when be finally sold out. Starting from this introduction, I proceed to tabulate.

THWING, JOHN 4 (John,8 John,2 Benjamin1), b. in Boston, prob. June 2, 1693; currier ; m. Mercy Jones of (now) Mil., 1718 or 1719, or thereabouts. She was 3d dr. of Elder John Jones and wf. Sarah, b. in Hull, 1697. He acquired a small homestead in (now) Mil. Centre, as early as 1720. They are understood to have lived, d., and been buried in Mil .; but no inscribed stone has been found to tell the date of their decease, nor, as yet, any other record. They must, however, have d. some time after May 18, 1769; as we have their acknowledgment of a deed bearing that date. Their chn. were, -

JOHN, Jun., b. prob. 1719; date not found; m. Thankful Edwards.

MERCY, b. Feb. 9, 1720; not yet further traced.

SARAH, b. Feb. 28, 1722; m., 1st, Samuel Torrey, May 20, 1747; 2d, Andrew Adams, Grafton, May 30, 1771; 3d, Rev. Amariah Frost, Oct. 14, 1784.

JAMES, b. March 3, 1725; not yet further traced.

NATHANIEL, b. July 27, 1728; not yet further traced.

BENJAMIN, b. May 25, 1732; set., lived, and d. in Ux.

MARTHA, b. March 10, 1735; m. Josiah Kilburn, Oct. 31, 1760.

THOMAS, b. July 15, 1737; not yet further traced.

THWING, JOHN,. Jun.5 (John,4 John,8 John,2 Benjamin1), b. prob. in Men- don, now Mil., between 1718 and 1719; precise date not yet ascertained; m. Thankful Edwards of Mendon, Jan. 17, 1741. Her ptge. and date of birth not yet ascertained. They res. many yrs. in now Mil., but later in life emigrated to some part of Vt .; and the whole family disappeared from their native vicinage. Their chn., so far as recorded here, were, -

TIMOTHY, b. Sept. 9, 1744; no further traced.

MARY, b. Feb. 28, 1747; no further traced.

SARAH, b. March 23, 1749; no further traced.

THANKFUL, bap. Jan. 27, 1753; no further traced.

JOHN, bap. Jan. 23, 1757; d. in infancy.

JOHN, bap. July 11, 1762; no further traced.

THWING, BENJAMIN 5 (John,4 John,8 John,2 Benjamin1), b. in now Mil., May 25, 1732; set. in Ux., and in., for his 1st wf., Hannah Buckman ; no

further dates or particulars ascertained. Their chn. were, - MARY, alias MOLLY, b. date not yet found; m. Samuel Rawson Montague. MERCY, b. date not yet found ; m. Elihu Brown, Ux.

NATHANIEL, b. date not yet found; m. Asenath Billings; set. Montague.

HANNAH, b. date not yet found ; m. Isaiah Buckman, Bethel, Vt.

He m., for his 2d wf., Mary Fisk of Cumberland, R.I .; particulars not ascertained. Their chn. were, -

SABRA, b. date, etc., not found ; m. Thomas Thomas.

BENJAMIN, b. Ux., Jan. 31, 1777; res. always in Ux., and d. there June 26, 1830.

LUTHER, b. -; m. Olive Stockwell, and set. Westfield, N.Y.

SARAH, b. -; m. a Mr. Batchelor.

The fr. d. in Ux., Sept. 19, 1813. Mary, his 2d wf., d. Aug. 20, 1815. The estate was settled and distributed according to will. He, too, was a tanner and currier.

THWING, BENJAMIN ® (Benjamin,5 John,4 John,8 John,2 Benjamin 1), b. in Ux., Jan. 31, 1777; m. Anna Mowry, May 10, 1798. She was a dr. of

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Israel and Susan (Aldrich) Mowry, b. in Gloucester, R.I., Sept. 30, 1779. Their chn. were, -

ALBERT, h. in Ux., Jan. 2, 1800. See his family record in its place.

BENJAMIN, Jun., b. in Ux., Feb. 4, 1802; d. Oct. 19, 1802.

SUSAN ALDRICH, b. in Ux., June 12, 1804; m. Manning Anson of Ux,, April 1, 1827.

CHARLES AUGUSTUS, b. in Ux., Aug. 24, 1806. See his record in its place. ALMON, b. in Ux., July 21, 1808. See his record in its place.

MARY MOWRY, b. in Ux., Aug. 21, 1810; m. Freeman Nickerson, Sept., 1830.

SARAH, b. in Ux., Oct. 5, 1812; m. James Arnold Whipple, Oct. 11, 1832.

ANNA, b. in Ux., Dec. 3, 1814; m. Ebenezer D. Draper, Sept. 11, 1834.

HANNAH BROWN, b. in Ux., Jan. 1, 1817; m. George Draper, March 6, 1839.

MINERVA WHEATON, b. in Ux., Oct. 17, 1818; m. William Knight, Oct. 26, 1839.

ELSIE RAWSON, b. in Ux., Oct. 25, 1820; d. Sept. 23, 1827.

AMY, b. in Ux., March 16, 1823; d. March, same year.

SYLVIA WILLARD, b. in Ux., June 26, 1824; m. Joseph B. Bancroft, Sept. 11, 1844.

The fr. d. June 26, 1830, in the 54th yr. of his age. The mr. d. at Hope- dale, Feb. 2, 1855, in her 76th yr.

THWING, ALBERT7 (Benjamin,6 Benjamin,5 John,4 John,8 John,2 Benja- min 1), b. Jan. 2, 1800; m. Laura Ann Fisher of Medway, June 3, 1824.

She was a dr. of Simeon Fisher, b. Oct. 31, 1806. Their chn. were, -

MARIA LOUISA, b. in Med., Nov. 10, 1824; d. Dec., 1825.

HANNAH FISHER, b. in Med., June 23, 1826; m. Charles Bigelow, Oct. 4, 1860.

LAURA, b. in Med., May 2, 1829; m. Frank A. Lovell, Nov. 13, 1851.

ALBERT HERBERT, b. in Med., Jan. 24, 1836; m. Amy Wheeler; res. Holl. The fr. d. Dec. 10, 1855. The mr. d. about the yr. 1866.

THWING, CHARLES AUGUSTUS 7 (Benjamin,6 Benjamin,5 John,4 John,8 John, 2

Benjamin 1), b. Aug. 24, 1806; m. Uranah Keith, Oct. 5, 1829. Her ptge. not ascertained, b. in Ux., Feb. 18, 1807. Their chn. were, -

EDWIN AUGUSTUS, b. in Mendon, Dec. 22, 1829; machinist in Worcester.

MARY F., b. in Ux., June 29, 1835; m. a Mr. Lovell, since deceased. The fr. d. May 10, 1861. The mr. still survives.

THWING, ALMON 7 (Benjamin,6 Benjamin,5 John,4 John,3 John,2 Benjamin 1), b. July 21, 1808, in Ux .; m. Sarah Ann Darling in Ux., Sept. 13, 1832. She was a dr. of Nathan and Polly (Young) Darling, b. in Smithfield, R.I., Oct. 1, 1813. Their chn. were, -

BENJAMIN, b. in Medway, Nov. 3, 1836; d. in Grafton, Jan. 16, 1840.

ANNA, b. in Ux., March 21, 1842; m. Zibeon C. Field, June 17, 1874.

HELEN, b. in Ux., March 20, 1845; d. in Ux., Dec. 15, 1845.

SUSAN EUDORA, b. Hopedale, July 26, 1847; m. James I. Whitney, Feb. 28, 1867.

ALMON AUGUSTUS, b. Hopedale, July 28, 1852 ; d. Nov. 26, 1852.

The parents survive in a green old age. The husband has held many responsible town offices. Both are too well known throughout a wide circle to need special characterization.

THWING, EDWIN AUGUSTUS 8 (Charles Augustus,7 Benjamin,6 Benjamin,5 John,4 John,& John,2 Benjamin 1), b. in Mendon, Dec. 22, 1829; m. Rhoda Ann Lawrence, May 9, 1851. She was a dr. of Thomas Lawrence, and b. in the State of Maine, Aug. 3, 1830. Their chn. were, -

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HERBERT, b. in Worcester, Aug. 3, 1852; d. some yrs. since.

HATTIE, b. in Worcester, March 9, 1855.

CHARLES, b. in Worcester, date not ascertained.

Their res. has been Worcester for many yrs. He is an ingenious machinist. TINGLEY, SILAS 3 (Benjamin,2 Col. Benjamin 1), b. Cumberland, R.I., July 13, 1806; mr.'s maiden name Polly Guild of Wrentham; m. Rosina Haw- Icins, dr. of David and Mary (Clark) Hawkins, b. Wrentham, Feb. 6, 1811; cer. Wrentham, Oct. 20, 1831, by Rev. David Read. Issue : -

EDWIN SILAS, b. Bell., Aug. 23, 1834; Cong. clergyman; m. Jane E. Wight, 1858.

WILLIAM ALBERT, b. Mil., July 27, 1845; d. Oct. 16, 1853.

Mr. Tingley must have come into town some 40 years ago. He was an industrious, thrifty boot-manufacturer, a prudent economist, and became one of our substantial citizens. He was ranked among our early friends of moral reform, and commanded general respect for his reliable integrity. His gd. fr., Col. Benjamin, was one of the braves in the French and Indian war that annexed Canada to the British empire, and was among the daring spirits that scaled the heights of Quebec at its capture by the forces under Gen. Wolfe. He was also a valiant soldier during the American Revolution. Silas Tingley d. in Mil., Nov. 30, 1873. His ever faithful helpmeet still survives, a worthy widow, and res. in town.

TINGLEY, Rev. SILAS EDWIN4 (Silas,8 Benjamin,2 Col. Benjamin1), only surviving son of Silas and Rosina (Hawkins) Tingley; h. Bell., Aug. 23, 1834; m. Jane Elizabeth Wight, dr. of Charles and Mary (Pond) Wight, b.

Mil., Jan. 8, 1836; cer. Mil., Jan. 5, 1858, hy Rev. Dr. Jacob Ide. Issue :- MARY ROSINA, b. Mil., June 22, 1859.

ALBERT EDWIN, b. Mil., Feb. 22, 1864; d. May 20, 1865.

WILLIE HERBERT, b. Mil., Jan. 9, 1868.

FREDDIE WIGHT, b. Mil., Oct. 6, 1876.

Family standing excellent, morally, religiously, and socially. Rev. Mr. Ting- ley, after a proper preliminary education, was regularly graduated at Bangor Theological Seminary in the class of 1870. He has since been located as a Cong. clergyman at Brownfield, Me., Huntington, Mass., and is now preaching at Turner, Me., or was at my last advices.

TORREY. I have found it difficult to trace and connect the Torreys. The records of Mendon and Mil. are omissive, confused, and obscure concerning the families of this name. Those of the mother town and our own show a common origin and relationship of these families; but they are so mixed that it is almost impossible to distinguish individuals, and place them in their proper order. I have decided, therefore, to include the whole of them in both towns, so far as my ascertainment of facts enables me.

Angel, Josiah, and perhaps one or two other Torreys, prob. from Braintree, purchased territorial rights in Mendon at an early date. Of these I can identify only Angel and his brother Josiah as proprietors. Angel Torrey set. on what, in Mendon, they call the " Capt. Bill Torrey place," about 1690; and that place continued in possession of his descendants till since the death of the late Ste- phen Torrey in 1875. He owned much land in what is now Mil. Josiah Torrey hecame a proprietor of territorial rights at the same time with his bro. Angel; but I am uncertain how long he himself ever dwelt in Mendon, though some of his chn. remained there. Yet neither of these two bros. d. there. Angel Torrey d. in Bristol, R.I .; and the probate records of Suffolk Co. show that his

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estate in Mendon, including our territory, was divided in 1725 by the following- named commissioners: Ebenezer Read, John Jones, Thomas White, Jacob Aldrich, and Seth Chapin. From the specifications of their report, and certain other records, I make out the subjoined table : -

TORREY, ANGEL,1 and wife Hannah had chn. : -

HANNAH, b. Dec. 2, 1690; m. Timothy Gay; d. before her fr.

SAMUEL, b. June 7, 1692; m. Mary Tyler; he d. in 1753.

JUDITH, b. Aug. 28, 1694; not traced.

MELATIAH, b. not given; m. Joseph Eddy.

SILENCE, b. not given ; m. Samuel Torrey, nativity not ascertained.

WILLIAM, b. Dec. 17, 1700; m. Susannah -.

EBENEZER, b. not given ; m. name not given.

MARY, b. not given ; not traced.

No more told of Angel Torrey's chn.

TORREY, JOSIAH, and wf. Sarah, had, -

MARY, b. April 17, 1689.

JOHN, b. April 6, 1692.

No more told, so far as I can understand, of Josiah's chn .; but probably there were others, and more or less descendants, whom I am unable to identify. TORREY, SAMUEL 2 (Angel 1), b. June 7, 1692; m. Mary Tyler ; cer. Mendon,

June 9, 1720, by Rev. Joseph Dorr. They had several chn., of whom I can identify certainly but 1; viz., HANNAH, b. April 4, 1721. There was a Sam- uel Torrey who may have been a son of this Samuel. This Samuel, jun. (if such he was), m. Sarah Thwing, dr. of John Thwing; cer. May 20, 1747, by Rev. A. Frost. Whether this pair had any chn., I cannot ascertain. The hus d., as per grave-stone, Oct. 19, 1769; and his wid. m. Andrew Adams of Grafton; cer. May 30, 1771, by Rev. A. Frost. And after her 2d husband's death, she became the 3d wife of Rev. A. Frost himself. There was a Joseph Torrey who may have been another son of Samuel,2 son of Angel, or may not. I cannot ascertain. This Joseph m. Deborah Hol- brook ; cer. Sept. 26, 1752, by Rev. A. Frost. This Joseph may have been a son of Angel's son William, or of his other son Ebenezer. I conjecture, however, as more probable, that he was the son of Samuel.2

TORREY, JOSEPH,8 from Angel,1 by wife Deborah, had, -

MARTHA, b. July 15, 1753.

WILLIAM, b. Nov. 23, 1754.

MARY, b. July 9, 1756.

DEBORAH, b. Jan. 31, 1758.

JOSEPH, Jun., b. Oct., 1760; d. June 6, 1761.

TORREY, WILLIAM2 (Angel1), b. Dec. 17, 1700; m. Susanna -. Some of their chn .:-

WILLIAM, Jun., b. Oct. 24, 1725; d. Nov. 5, 1733.

STEPHEN, b. June 30, 1732; m. Elizabeth Mellen of Hop.

SARAH, b. - - - -; m. Henry Mellen of Hop.

There were doubtless others, but I cannot find them. If I do not mistake my data, the fr. d. in 1778.

TORREY, EBENEZER 2 (Angel1), b. date not given, nor wf.'s name, nor any particulars of marriage, but supposed to be the fr. of our Mil. Ebenezer. This Ebenezer m. Eunice Sluman ; cer. Jan. 25, 1753, by Rev. A. Frost. He inherited the Ezra Nelson place, so called, and was at one time a very rich man, especially in lands; but he d. at last one of our town's poor, Feb. 24, 1811. His father's est. was settled in 1749, and prob. he d. that yr.

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History of the town of Milford, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881, Part 126

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