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The mr. is an excellent contralto singer, and is much employed in church- choirs, at funerals, and on other occasions. Mr. W. has done business for sev- eral yrs. past in the Centre, and there the family now dwell.
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WHITNEY AND WIGHT.
WHITNEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON, ancestry not traced, but presumed to have descended from John and Elinor; son of Bansford and Eunice (Winch) Whitney, b. in Holden, Sept. 16, 1836; m. Elizabeth Munyan, dr. of Earl and Susan (Humes) Munyan, b. Thompson, Ct., Jan. 15, 1836; cer. Thomp- son, Ct., Dec. 26, 1863, by Rev. A. Dunning. Their chn. :-
CHARLES LEONARD, b. Sutton, Sept. 14, 1864. ADA MAY, b. Winchendon, Nov. 8, 1866.
SUSAN ALICE, b. Winchendon, Feb. 4, 1869. WILLIAM ERNEST, b. Mil., June 15, 1872.
Mr. W. is an industrious mechanic, and has a worthy family. They have res. in Sutton, Wincbendon, Mil., and now dwell in Hopedale.
WHITNEY, EDWIN D., machinist, a bro. of George W., formerly res. in town, but latterly res., I think, in Woonsocket, R.I.
WHITNEY, CHARLES EDWARD 9 (Elias,8 Jonathan,7 Elias, 6 Elias,5 Jonathan,4 Benjamin, 3 Jonathan,2 John 1), b. Oct. 24, 1836; m. Mary Elizabeth Onion, dr. of Horace and Julia (Deming) Onion, b. in Chester, Vt., April 30, 1840; cer. in Chester, Vt., Sept. 13, 1859. Since their mge., the bride's parents have procured a legal change of name from Onion to Deming, so that now they stand recorded as Horace and Julia Deming. The chn. of Charles Edward and Mary E. Whitney are, -
HORACE ELIAS, b. Mil., Oct. 19, 1861.
ALICE ELIZA, b. Mil., Feb. 19, 1864.
JULIA ELLEN, b. Chester, Vt., Aug. 22, 1867.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. Chester, Vt., Feb. 2, 1870.
AMY LOUISA, b. Mil., April 24, 1872.
CORA MAY, b. Mil., Feb. 21, 1876.
CHARLES EDWARD, Jun., h. Mil., Oct. 12, 1879.
Mr. Whitney is an efficient boot-cutter, res. on the ancient patrimonal est., near the junction of Beaver and Mt. Pleasant Sts., and with his rising family reputably sustains the standing of his ancestry.
WIGHT, ELEAZER, believed to be the son of Eleazer and Mary Wight of Men- don, birth-date not ascertained; m. Ruth Legg, dr. of William and Hannah
(Nelson) Legg, b. Feb. 30, 1739; cer. Dec. 3, 1761, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue :- MARY, bap. March 27, 1763; m. Ezekiel Jones, May 9, 1782.
HANNAH, bap. April 15, 1764; m. Stephen Kilburn, March 31, 1782.
ELEAZER, bap. March 23, 1766; d. Nov. 25, 1775.
ABNER, bap. June 12, 1768; m. Huldah Pond of Franklin, 1791.
RUTH, bap. not found, prob. 1770; m. Edward Webber, Feb. 4, 1790.
OLIVE, bap. June 6, 1773; d. July 26, 1775.
OLIVE, bap. June 2, 1776; untraced.
The parents were members of the Cong. ch., and dwelt on the homestead formerly (partly or wholly) Nathaniel Morse's. It fell to their son Abner, then became Dr. Gustavus D. Peck's, more recently the late Ziba Thayer's, and is now his widow's. The fr. d. Dec. 3, 1775, in his 41st yr. Mrs. Ruth, if I have not mistaken facts, became the 2d wf. of Lieut. Jesse Whitney, 1779, and d. Oct. 21, 1785.
WIGHT, ABNER 8 (Eleazer,2 Eleazer1), b. June 12, 1768; m. Huldah Pond, dr. of Eli and Hannah (Daniels) Pond of Franklin; cer. 1791. Issue: - ELI, b. Mil., March 28, 1791; untraced.
RUTH, b. Mil , Feb. 21, 1793; untraced.
ABNER, Jun., b. Mil., May 16, 1795; m. Diana Wing, Sept. 22, 1818.
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HASKEY, b. Mil., Nov. 16, 1797; m. Clarissa Cheney, April 5, 1821. SABIN, b. Mil., April 28, 1800; untraced.
Mrs. Huldah d. Sept. 8, 1828. The hus. and fr. d. in Upton, March 19, 1834. I believe all Abner Wight's chn. left Mil. before their fr.'s death. How many of them are living, and where, I am uninformed.
WIGHT, ABNER, Jun.4 (Abner,8 Eleazer,2 Eleazer1), b. May 16, 1795; m. Diana Wing, pedigree, etc., untraced; cer. Sept. 22, 1818, by Rev. D. Long. Issue recorded here, -
ABNER GIBBS, b. Nov. 15, 1820.
CLARINDA JONES, b. March 11, 1822.
Family no further traced.
WIGHT, CHARLES, and wf. Mary, are credited on our records, between 1835 and 1842, with the following specified births :-
JANE ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 8, 1836; m. Rev. Silas Edwin Tingley, Jan. 5, 1858. EMILY MARSH, b. April 28, 1838.
CHARLES ALBERT, b. April 1, 1841.
No family record sent me, and can proceed no further.
WIGHT, CHARLES F., teacher of music, appears in directories 1856, '69.
WIGHT, HENRY F., musician, dealer in musical instruments. 1856, '72, "75, '78, '80.
WIGHT, IRA, farmer, Bear Hill. 1856, '69, '72, "75, "78, '80.
WIGHT, CHARLES A., farmer, Bear Hill. 1869, '72, '78, '80.
WIGHT, FBANK, bootmaker. 1869.
None of these Wights reported to me any genealogical data.
WILBER, DAVIS, pedigree, etc., not given; long an active business man in town in various pursuits; m., 1st, Lucy H. Warfield, dr. of Samuel and Lucy (Howard) Warfield, b. Mil., Oct. 19, 1822; cer. at Hopedale, Oct. 15, 1843, by the writer. Mrs. Lucy d. childless, April 3, 1854. The hus. m., 2d, Olive Gaskill, dr. of Elisha Gaskill of Blackstone; no particulars ascer- tained. Issue :-
OLIVE, b. April 15, 1856; for several years an assistant high-school teacher. A SON, whose name has been reported to me as ROLLIN, b. Aug., 1858.
Mrs. Olive soon d .; and the hus. m., 3d, Emma Peck Barney of Wrentham; cer. in Medway, June 4, 1861, by Rev. Mr. Sanford. Issue :-
MABEL EMMA, b. Jan. 15, 1868.
ESSIE GUERNSEY, b. June 8, 1872.
This is a very imperfect family record; but I received no help from Mr. W. as I hoped I might, and preferred what I have given, rather than nothing.
WILBUR, MILLEN TAFT, son of Sayles and Ruth (Taft) Wilbur, b. Providence, R.I., Jan. 25, 1835; m. Julia Anna Lathrop, dr. of Samuel and Julia (Wheelock) Lathrop, b. in Millbury, March 30, 1844; cer. Providence, R.I., June 7, 1861, by Rev. Edwin M. Stone. Their chn .:-
SAMUEL LATHROP, b. Oct. 9, 1862; d. Aug. 31, 1865.
CHARLES AUSTIN, b. Sept. 23, 1866.
MILLEN ERNEST, b. March 11, 1871.
HARRY LATHROP, b. Dec. 10, 1874.
A reputable and promising family. They res. a short time in Providence, R.I., afterwards some yrs. in Mendon, but latterly have dwelt for a considerable time in Hopedale, where they have a nice little home at the south end, on Main St. I married Mr. W.'s parents in Mendon, and have ministered at both their funerals since I dwelt at Hopedale. Mr. W. is an efficient machinist in our Hopedale shops, and stands well among his fellows.
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WILCOX AND WILKINSON.
WILCOX. A scarce name in Mil., though somwhat frequent in Mendon, Blackstone, etc. It abounds in R. I. and Ct. We have but 2 families in town of this name.
WILCOX, EDWIN G.5 (Willard,4 Willard,& Stephen,2 Daniel 1), b. in Blackstone,
Sept. 29, 1845; mr.'s maiden name Betsey F. Jencks; m. Abbie M. Burlin- game, dr. of Horace and Polly (Chase) Burlingame, b. in Bell., April 18, 1850; cer. at Hopedale, April 8, 1872, by the writer. Issue :-
BESSIE WILLARD, b. Mil., Feb. 26, 1873.
Industrious, orderly, quiet, worthy persons. They have res. in Mil. since their mge., and Mr. W. has been steadily employed in the Temple shop at Hope- dale, where he is much respected by his employers and fellow-mechanics. His gt. gt. gd. fr., Daniel,1 was, I am told, a seafaring man in New Bedford until of middle age, when he came to what is now called Jenckesville, in Cumberland, R.I. There he set up blacksmithing and a grist-mill. I knew him as a miller in my early boyhood, and his son Stephen as an ingenious maker of scythes and other edged-tools. I wished to trace this Daniel 1 to the ancestral immigrant, but had not the time and means.
WILCOX, CHARLES WILBUR, ancestry not given, son of Erastus and Electa (Brown) Wilcox, b. in Brookfield, Vt., June 26, 1836; jeweller; m. Ann Maria Clark, dr. of Uriah A. and Betsey (Samson) Clark, b. in Brookfield, Vt., April 22, 1843; cer. in Brookfield, Vt., Sept. 25, 1867, by Rev. Charles W. Emerson. Issue : -
CLARK HENRY, b. Mil., May 8, 1877.
Mr. Wilcox did not report, in his record, how long he has res. in town; but I find his name in our Directory for 1869, and so presume he must have set. here soon after his mge. in 1867. He is popular and successful in business, and holds with his family an eminently reputable standing in society. I understand that he won honorable fame in the service of his country during the late civil war as a Vermont volunteer, but he has given me no particulars of his war- record. He worthily enjoys the distinction of representing our legislative district in Gen. Court for the year 1881. I had his promise to furnish me his pedigree for some generations in the ancestral line, but he either forgot, or found it inconvenient, to do so.
WILCOX, MARCUS, ptge., ancestry, etc., .not ascertained; a bro. of Otis Wilcox in Uxbridge; wf. Keziah, ptge., etc., not ascertained; res. in Mil. 1856, and for several yrs. thereabouts. His occupation was that of a boot- treer. They were worthy persons. They had 1 dr., who d. in town, July 25, 1859; viz., --
URSULA B., a. 17 yrs.
They removed to Ashland, where Mr. Wilcox d. Aug. 31, 1861, a. 54 yrs. His wid. still survives; she res. in So. Douglas.
WILKINSON. Our Wilkinsons, though of ancient lineage, are compara- tively recent comers. William S. Wilkinson came into town in 1843; his bro. Robert in 1845; and their younger bro., David L., not long after. They were sous of David and Thankful (Sayles) Wilkinson, natives of Smithfield, R.I. About the yr. 1848 Capt. Alexander T. Wilkinson came over from Mendon with his family, and set. here. A yr. later Mrs. Abigail, his mr., came with 2 drs., Lovicy and Silence, and an elder sister, the wid. of Alexander Thayer, all from North Mendon. Mrs. Abigail was the wid. of Israel Wilkinson, a cousin of the aforesaid David, and a native of Smithfield, R.I. All these are descendants of an eminent immigrant from Eng., who joined Roger Williams at Providence, R.I.,
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between the yrs. 1645 and 1652. Omitting many interesting historical facts concerning this ancestor and his descendants, I will commence my tabulations on the authority of a vol. entitled "Memoirs of the Wilkinson Family in America," with the record of, -
WILKINSON, DAVID 6 (Robert,5 Israel,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Lawrence 1), b. Dec. 5, 1783; in., 1st, Lucy Capron, dr. of Joseph Capron; she d. at an early age, leaving 1 child, a dr. -
ABBY ANN, b. Nov. 1, 1810; m. Caleb Bryant of Woonsocket; d. Aug. 7, 1837.
The hus. m., 2d, Thankful Sayles, dr. of Smith and Abigail (Scott) Sayles of Smithfield, R.I .; further particulars not given. Their chn. : -
LUCY CAPRON, b. April 29, 1814; m., 1st, Barton Cook; 2d, Otis Carpenter; 3d, - Bailey.
ROBERT SMITH, b. Feb. 19, 1817; m. Maria Morrison, Woonsocket, R.I., 1841.
MARY LAPHAM, b. Jan. 7, 1819; m. John O. Sayles. She d. June 5, 1842. JOANNA, b. March 29, 1820; m. Elbridge G. Cook.
JULIA EMMA, b. Oct. 13, 1821 ; m. Samuel Ford. She d. April 8, 1848. WILLIAM SCOTT, b. March 26, 1823; m. Laura C. Paine, April 27, 1848. AMANDA MALVINA, b. March 12, 1825; unm .; res. mostly in Mil.
DAVID LAWRENCE, b. Oct. 6, 1826; m. Sarah L. Tourtellott, June 15, 1853. ADELIA BALLOU, b. March 25, 1828; m. Samuel Ford, Newark, N.Y.
THANKFUL SAYLES, b. July 9, 1831; m. Amariah A. Taft, Feb. 20, 1854.
The hus. and fr. d. Aug. 9, 1836, a. 53 yrs. Mrs. Thankful, his wid., d. May 31, 1860. An intelligent, enterprising, and much respected family. David Wilkinson is thus justly described in the "Memoirs" above alluded to: "He was a man of delicate constitution, a good scholar, well versed in mathematics, including surveying and navigation. IIe was frequently elected to offices of trust, being at different times member and president of the town council, representative to the General Assembly," etc.
WILKINSON, ISRAEL 6 (Israel,5 Israel,4 Samnel,8 Samuel,2 Lawrence1), b. March 23, 1789; an ingenious mechanic; m. Abigail Carpenter, dr. of Oliver and Joanna (Ballou) Carpenter of Mendon; further particulars of the mge. not found. Their chn. : -
ALEXANDER THAYER, b. June 10, 1815; m., 1st, Maria Sayles; 2d, Emily Morrison.
EDWIN CARPENTER, b. Oct. 19, 1816; d. Oct. 17, 1817.
LOVICY, b. Jan. 10, 1819; lives in unm. usefulness.
SILENCE JUDD, b. Jan. 28, 1821; lives in unm. usefulness.
A family of excellent capabilities and solid moral worth. The fr. d. Oct. 18, 1820. Mrs. Abigail, his wid., d. in Mil., Nov. 20, 1859.
WILKINSON, ALEXANDER THAYER 7(Israel, 6 Israel, 5 Israel, 4 Samuel, 8 Samuel,2 Lawrence 1), b. June 10, 1815; m., 1st, Maria Sayles, dr. of Arnold and
Lillis (Irons) Sayles, b. in Burrillville, R.I .; cer. Mendon, Aug. 17, 1833, by Rev. Paul Dean of Boston. Their chn .: --
EDWIN, b. Feb. 19, 1835; m. Mary F. Rainsford, March 28, 1860.
LEONIDAS, b. Feb. 28, 1837; m. Rhoda V. Davis, 1864.
IRA, b. Nov. 25, 1838; d. Oct. 25, 1842.
WALTER, b. Dec. 5, 1840; d. in battle, May 5, 1862, Williamsburg, Va.
MARY, b. Jan. 2, 1843; m. Francis Metcalf, Bell.
ABBY, b. Nov. 21, 1844; unm .; res. Bell.
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EMMA, b. May 31, 1847; m. E. Davee.
LESLIE, b. Dec. 21, 1849; d. May 15, 1870.
ALICE, b. Nov. 22, 1851; m. Frederick Warren ; res. Auburn.
Mrs. Maria d. Oct. 11, 1853. The hus. m., 2d, Emily Morrison, dr. of David and Lydia (Streeter) Morrison, b. Cumberland Hill, R.I., Aug. 15, 1818; cer. at Woonsocket, Aug. 6, 1855, by Rev. John Boyden.
The hus. and fr. has distinguished himself by general intelligence, mercan- tile aptitudes, patriotic public spirit, and his interest in the reforms of the age. He has been captain of militia, held various town offices, been justice of the peace, and assistant collector of internal revenue. He has res. mostly in town since he first became a citizen, though for short periods in Boston, Worces- ter, etc., as circumstances rendered necessary. Three of his sons went to the war in defence of the Union; viz., Edwin, Leonidas, and Walter. The latter fell in battle at Williamsburg, Va. He was the first soldier from Mil. that lost his life in that great conflict. He received eminent funeral honors from our citizens. In respect to all three, see the "War-Record."
WILKINSON, EDWIN 8 (Alexander Thayer,7 Israel,6 Israel,5 Israel,4 Samuel,8 Samuel,2 Lawrence1), b. Feb. 19, 1835; m. Mary F. Rainsford, dr. of John L. and Maria E. Rainsford, b. in Bangor, Me .; cer. at Hopedale, March 28, 1860, by the writer. Their chn. : -
FREDERIC SAYLES, b. Jan. 7, 1862.
NELLIE AUGUSTA, b. Jan. 10, 1864; d. March 27 ensuing.
WALTER F., b. Jan. 23, 1865.
MARY, b. date not reported.
JESSE, b. date not reported ; present res. Natick.
WILKINSON, LEONIDAS,8 bro. of Edwin, b. Feb. 28, 1837; m. Rhoda V. Davis of Winchendon, 1864; other particulars not given. Issue: --
WALTER E., b. March 26, 1865.
Several more chn. since b., but not reported; present res. Chicopee.
WILKINSON, ROBERT SMITH7 (David,6 Robert,5 Israel,4 Samuel,8 Samuel,2 Lawrence1), b. Smithfield, R.I., Feb. 19, 1817; m. Maria Morrison, dr. of David and Lydia (Streeter) Morrison, b. in Woonsocket, R.1., April 17, 1822; cer. at Woonsocket, 1841, by Rev. William S. Balch. Their chn. :- DAVID LUCIAN, b. June 18, 1842; commenced practice of law here; d. sud- denly, New Orleans, Nov. 5, 1878.
ELIDA M., b. April 24, 1844.
FRANK E., b. Jan. 18, 1847; d. New Orleans, yellow-fever, Oct. 15, 1878.
An enterprising and worthy family, but subjects of much affliction. Mrs. Maria d. Mil., Dec., 1866. The only dr. is beclouded by mental derangement; and the 2 sons d., as above, only a few weeks apart. The fr. res. with his bro. William, and bears up under his adversities with remarkable fortitude.
WILKINSON, WILLIAM SCOTT7 (David,6 Robert,5 Israel,4 Samuel,8 Samuel,2
Lawrence1), b. Smithfield, R.I., March 26, 1823; m. Laura C. Paine, dr. of Thomas A. and Zilpha (Remington) Paine, b. in Woonsocket, R.I., June 18, 1826; cer. New York City, April 27, 1848, by Rev. William Y. Rooker. Issue :-
ANNA MAE, b. Nov. 4, 1848; m. George Schuyler Whitney, June 9, 1870. THOMAS PAINE, b. Jan. 20, 1852; m. Anna M. Taft, Oct. 28, 1875; res. Mil. CHARLES FREMONT, b. July 12, 1856; m. Etta A. Leland, Dec. 24, 1879; res. Mil.
MAUD, b. May 11, 1866.
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Reputable family, -industrious, economical, and orderly. Mr. W. has been engaged mostly in farming and the meat business. Res. on So, Main St., on a landed estate once belonging to the Haywards of that neighborhood, - the Ora Howard place.
WILKINSON, DAVID LAWRENCE 7 (David," Robert,5 Israel, 4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2
Lawrence1), b. Oct. 6, 1826, Smithfield, R.I .; m. Sarah L. Tourtellott, dr. of Lyman and Laura Ann (Fisher) Tourtellott, b. in Woonsocket, R.I., Nov. 15, 1834; cer. in Woonsocket, June 15, 1853, by Rev. John Boyden. Their chn. : -
ELLEN L., b. Nov. 28, 1854; m. Allen C. Sweeting, Nov. 15, 1875.
EDITH L., b. May 27, 1863; d. Pawtucket, May 27, 1874.
IRVING LAWRENCE, b. Dec. 8, 1865; d. Dec. 12 ensuing.
Intelligent and estimable family. While res. here he was first engaged in the meat-business with his bro. William. Later he turned his attention suc- cessfully to surveying and civil engineering. He left town a few yrs. since, and now res. in Pawtucket, prosperously pursuing his engineering business.
WILL, Capt. JOHN and wf. Ruth, with chn. ELIZABETH, CHARLES, and NANCY, came into town, as tenants of Seth Davenport, April 10, 1788, were warned out in 1791, and no more mentioned.
WILLARD, HENRY, son of Joseph and Betsey (French) Willard, b. Grafton, Vt., Sept. 16, 1833; machinist; m. Elnora Goodenow, dr. of Leonard and Harriet (Evans) Goodenow, b. Charlestown, N.H., Nov. 12, 1834; cer. Claremont, N.H., Jan. 1, 1868, by Warren Evans, Esq. Issue: 1 child, b. Nov. 5, 1863; d. 14th same month. I infer that this family must have res. in town some 10 or 12 yrs. I presume they are worthy people, of com- mendable characteristics in business and social circles, and altogether su- perior to Mr. Willard's chirography, which I fear I may have misinterpreted in rendering names. If so he must excuse my awkwardness, for I am a tyro in hieroglyphics.
According to directories, the following named Willards have res. here :-
WILLARD, CHARLES, bds. at Felton's Hotel. 1856,
WILLARD, JOSIAH, watchmaker. 1856.
WILLARD, PHINEAS. 1869, '72, '75, '78, '80. .
WILLARD, GEORGE, painter, Hopedale. 1872, "75, '78, '80.
WILLARD, EDGAR P., bootmaker. 1875, '78, '80.
WILLIAMS, PRUDENCE, negro servant of Jonathan Williams, was bap. by Rev. Mr. Frost, Sept. 29, 1776.
WILLIAMS (wid.) ABIGAIL, had the following-named chn. bap. here by Rev. Mr. Long, Nov. 8, 1801 :-
JASON, POLLY, HENRY, HARLOW, and LORING.
WILLIAMS, HARLOW, above named, and wf. Sarah (Pierce), are credited with the following specified births :-
HENRY, b. April 8, 1823.
SARAH, b. Nov. 23, 1824.
SOPHIA, b. April 1, 1827.
SAMUEL, b. March 15, 1829.
WILLIAM, b. July 31, 1830. Family no further traced.
WILLIAMS, GEORGE H.4 (Nathan A.,8 William, jun.,2 Rev. William1), b. Wrentham, Dec. 26, 1838; mr.'s maiden name Esther B. Haradon; m. Anna Ferniough, dr. of William and Catherine (Burnett) Ferniough, b.
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Galway, N.Y., Aug. 2, 1843; cer. Frankford, Pa., June 23, 1864, by Thomas P. Coulston. Issue :-
CARRIE E., b. Medway, May 26, 1865.
An intelligent and reputable family. They have res. in Hopedale over 7 yrs. Mr. Williams is an expert and diligent machinist, held in respectful esteem by his employers and fellow craftsmen. He has good ancestry behind him. I knew somewhat of his gt. gd. fr., Rev. William Williams. He was pastor of the Baptist ch. in West Wrentham in the days of my boyhood. He is said to have been of Welsh extraction, but perhaps b. in Pennsylvania. Thence he came on horseback, in his youth, to Providence, R.I., to complete his education at Brown University. This he did, graduated therefrom, became a Baptist clergyman, set. in West Wrentham, opened a select seminary, and became, for those days, quite a famous educator, fitting many young men for admission into Brown University.
WILLIAMS, CHARLES, son of Joseph and Mary (Freeman) Williams, b. in Marlboro', Sept. 26, 1818; bootinaker; set. in Mil., 1837; m. Roxana Nichols Adams, dr. of Obadiah and Mary (Johnson) Adams, b. in Med., June 30, 1820; cer. in Mil., June 30, 1842, by Rev. William Bell. Issue ;-
FREDERICK GRANVILLE, b. Mil., Sept. 20, 1843; m. Mary Ann Dugan, Feb. 4, 1864.
EMMA LUCELLA, b. Mil., Dec. 1, 1846; m. Peleg Eddy Wood, April 25, 1869. MINNIE ADALINE, b. Mil., Dec. 24, 1856.
CHARLES ADAMS, b. Mil., Oct. 23, 1859; d. May 11, 1861.
Grandchn. - Chn. of Frederick G. and Mary A. (Dugan) Williams :-
Effie Roxana, b. Mil., May 30, 1864.
Charlie Eugene, b. April 25, 1868.
Frank Adams, b. March 7, 1870.
Chn. of Peleg E. and Emma L. (Williams) Wood : -
Elmo Williams, b. Mil., Sept. 10, 1875.
Fred. Eddy, b. June 10, 1878.
Charles Burt, b. June 17, 1879.
A family noted for sympathetic kindness and neighborly good-will, besides their other commendable qualities.
WILLIAMS, JOSEPH, who keeps a boarding-stable on School St., is an unm. brother of Charles; b. in Marlboro', and has res. in town, I know not how many yrs. I think I have been told that one or two others of the same Marlboro' family res. here.
WILLIAMS, MOSES P., son of Bela and Mary Williams; b. probably in Barre, 1822; m., 1st, Elizabeth C. Bragg, dr. of Col. Arial and Nancy Bragg, b. Mil., May 20, 1818; cer. Dec. 9, 1845, by the writer. They had several chn., most, perhaps all, of whom d. young. They then passed away; and the hus., some yrs. later, m. a dr. of Dea. Peter Rockwood; dates and particu- lars not at my ready command. Whether Mr. Williams still survives, I can- not state.
Our directories, from 1856 to 1880, contain a considerable number of this name; but for lack of family records, as well as space and time, I halt where I am.
WILLIS. An infrequent name among our inhabitants. The only family record furnished me under this name is an imperfect one of
WILLIS, EDWIN, son of Ephraim and Charlotte (Tower) Willis, b. Bridge- water, 1811; bootmaker; m. Susan Maria Ilollis, dr. of John and Mary
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(French) Hollis, b. in Braintree, 1812; cer. Braintree, date not given, by Prof. E. Parks. Issue : -
CHARLOTTE M., b. Braintree, date not given; m. Emerson Walker; d. Jan., 1876, a. 42 yrs.
JOSEPHINE, b. and d. in Braintree; no dates given.
EDWIN L., b. Braintree, Jan. 26, 1837; our popular photographer.
CLARISSA, b. and d. in Braintree; no dates given.
AUGUSTINE, b. Braintree, Sept. 19, 1845; photographer; m. Hannab S. Gard- ner, April 15, 1880.
SUSAN ISABEL, b. and d. in Braintree; no dates given.
The fr. came to Mil. many yrs. ago, number not given. He d. here in Aug., 1876, a. 64 yrs. 9 mos. Mrs. Susan, his wid., d. here Sept., 1878, a. 65 yrs. 7 mos.
WILLIS, EDWIN L., commenced as a photographer here in 1861, is skilful in his profession, and succeeds well.
WILLIS, AUGUSTINE, is an operator under his brother, and gives promise of fair success.
Both brothers are in reputable social standing. It is not quite pleasant for me to present such a broken skeleton of a family record as this, but I could not do better. Iomit mention of our few other Willises.
WILMARTH, WELCOME, and wf. Sarah, pedigrees and history untraced, stand credited on our records with one birth : -
SARAH BAILIES, b. March 26, 1834. No further information.
WILMARTH, BUTLER, M. D., parentage obscurely traceable, b. in Norton,
Dec. 18, 1798; adopted, at two yrs. of age, by Amos and Ennice (Butler) Wilmarth of Attleboro', and received their names; emigrated in boyhood with their family to Rowe, and thence, a few years later, to Montague, where he remained until his majority. His education and social advan- tages in early life were meagre, but his mental capabilities and aspirations superior. He made the most of his scanty opportunities, and resolved him- self, by persistent efforts, into a noble specimen of manhood. A genius for the medical profession developed itself in his youth; and he studied its pre- liminary requisites, first with Dr. William Sellers of Amherst, and later with a Dr. Brigham of Greenfield. At the age of about 25 years, without having fairly completed his scholarship as he wished, on account of adverse circumstances, he launched himself on the professional sea, withont diplo- ma or license, but with a rare aptitude for success. He never ceased to be a close student in the trenchant school of experience and analytical obser- vation. He was constitutionally a free inquirer and an independent thinker in all the departments of human concern, physical, intellectual, religious, and social, that commended themselves to his attention. At the same time he was eminently conscientions, npright, and benevolent, a scrupu- lous devotee of truth and righteousness in all their bearings. The result was an ever expanding eclecticism and reformatory progression, chastened continually by a salutary cautiousness against extremism and erratic ex- travagance. He ardently craved " the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth" on all subjects. He began, as a physician, a strict allop- athist, but gradually adopted whatever was practically excellent in the other distinctive systems of medicine - anxions above all to benefit his patients and alleviate the sufferings of humanity. IIe displayed the same characteristics in religion, in morals, and in the great reforms of his time.
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