History of the town of Milford, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881, Part 134

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

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DR. BUTLER WILMARTH AND WIFE.

This well-balanced mentality rendered him always too fast for the fogies and too slow for the ultras, - never popular with fashionable conservatives, nor yet with iconoclastic radicals. He was uniformly against whatever wronged the under classes or the upper, and in favor of all that elevated the common brotherhood of his race. He was heart and hand with me in my Restorationism, and in all my moral and social reforms. In the Com- munity movement at Hopedale, he was my stanch coadjutor, and a chief at our council-board, yielding, as I did, with deep regret, to the inevitable adversities which caused its failure. I deny myself the pleasure of extend- ing this biographical sketch beyond the mere outline I have given, with less reluctance, on account of the rich and interesting memoir of Dr. Wilmarth, written by Rev. William H. Fish, soon after his death, and published in 1854. That presents a full record of his character, his undertakings, his achievements, and the principal details of his mortal career. I refer who- ever desires a thorough knowledge of his biography, to that work. He lost his valuable earthly life in the dreadful railroad catastrophe at Norwalk Bridge, Ct., May 6, 1853. But we are sure that he lives on forevermore in the realms of a blissful immortality. Dr. Wilmarth m. a wf. worthy of him, viz., Phila Osgood, dr. of Joseph and Sarah (Graves) Osgood, b. in Wendell, Nov. 21, 1806; cer. probably in Wendell, March 1, 1831, by Rev. David Goddard. Issue: -

JEROME, b. Montague, Dec. 10, 1831; m. Abbie Frances Munyan, Nov. 19, 1856.

HARTLY, b. Montague, Sept. 12, 1833; d. a. 6 mos.

HARTLY, b. Leverett, April 21, 1835; d. a. 4 mos.

PHILA, b. Leverett, March 25, 1841; m. Henry James Weston, Dec. 25, 1865.

Mrs. Phila, the suddenly widowed wf. and mr., bore the shock of her hus.'s tragic death with remarkable fortitude and calmness. The following obituary, copied from "The Practical Christian " of Aug. 20, 1859, is truthful, and just to her memory : -

"In Hopedale, on the 10th inst., of consumption, Mrs. Phila O. Wilmarth, in the 53d year of her age. She was a most respected and beloved member of the Hopedale Community, and one of the excellent of the earth. As a woman, wife, mother, relative, friend, and practical Christian, her memory is crowned with rich commendation and eulogy by all who knew her. Her life was replete. with unassuming worth and usefulness. As she scattered only blessings, meekly and patiently, all along the pathway of her pilgrimage, so only blessings follow her emancipated spirit into the spheres of immortality, whither, we doubt not, she has been joyously welcomed.

"Her husband, our beloved brother Butler Wilmarth, M.D., was suddenly ushered into the spirit-world in the awful railroad catastrophe at Norwalk Bridge, May 6, 1853. He had been anxious for her to qualify herself, by a regular course of medical studies, as a female physician. She had partly done so, at the 'Boston Female Medical College,' previous to his death. That over- whelming blow did not crush her spirits, as many of us feared it might; but, rallying all her womanhood, with the feeling that she was following out her departed husband's unchanged wishes, she bravely completed her medical course, and duly received her diploma from 'The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania.' She subsequently practised as a regular female physician in this town, and at Clifton Springs water-cure establishment, N. Y., till her health began to fail. Latterly she has resided with her two children at the quiet fam-

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ily home in this place, a sinking invalid. For some time she suffered great mental depression along with her bodily debility; but a few weeks since, she regained her normal state of mind, so that her sunset-sky was clear, serene, and beautiful. With affectionate farewell benedictions to the dear of earth, she passed hopefully to the embrace of the dear departed in the spirit-land."

Their two chn., richly endowed with the virtues of their parents, still sur- vive to bless their memories.

WILMARTH, JEROME, M.D., son of Drs. Butler and Phila (Osgood) Wilmarth,

b. in Montague, Dec. 10, 1831; m. Abbie Frances Munyan, dr. of Lemuel and Fanny Willard (Pitts) Munyan, b. in Millville, then Mendon, but now Blackstone, July 7, 1833; cer. at Hopedale, Nov. 19, 1856, by the writer. Issue : -

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, b. Hopedale, June 30, 1861.

LEMUEL BUTLER, b. Upton, Jan. 16, 1868.

An excellent family, from an excellent parental stock, with bright and promising chn., and an auspicious future before them. Dr. Jerome inherited the medical genius, taste, and aptitudes of his parents. He grad. first at the Westfield Normal School in 1851, then at the Commercial College, Providence, R.I., in 1855, and, finally, at the Harvard Medical College in 1866. Thus, by natural gifts and the accomplishments of education, he was prepared to enter on his profession with high prestiges of success. And he has achieved such success. He has established himself in Upton as a physician by over 15 yrs. of acceptable practice. He is deservedly popular there, and throughout a wide circuit in this general vicinity. For, besides eminent skill, he carries into every sick-room a gentle and soothing magnetism, no less salutary and agreeable than medical competence. He is greatly beloved and trusted by his numerous patients. As a townsman, citizen, and member of general society, he enjoys the same confidence.

WIRES, EPHRAIM LEWIS, son of Alvan and Amy (Lewis) Wires, b. in Cam- bridge, Vt., Aug. 12, 1833; m., 1st, Mary Helen Pond, dr. of Charles and Mary (Bruce) Pond, b. in Norwich, Ct., March 14, 1839; cer. Mil., June 30, 1859, by Rev. James R. Johnson. Issue: -

LEWIS, b. Mil., March 30, 1860; d. April 13 ensuing.

EVELYN MAY, b. Mil., April 11, 1861.

Mrs. Mary d. June 3, 1868. The hus. m., 2d, Mary Freeman Filch, dr. of George W. and Cassandra (Morrill) Fitch, b. Feb. 7, 1845, in Charlestown; cer. in Providence, R.I., May 31, 1871, by Rev. J. C. Stockbridge, D.D. Issue :- EDITH CASSANDRA, b. Mil., June 14, 1872.

Mr. W. must have res. in town some 22 yrs. or more. His genius first won him very reputable distinction as a photographer, in which artistic vocation he achieved much success and high appreciation by an extensive public. Later he embarked, still more successfully, in the manufacture of the famous clinching- screws, etc., under the firm-name of "Estabrook, Wires, & Co.," in an estab- ment on Spring St., opposite Front. This establishment has become renowned in its peculiar line, and I need not here magnify it. Nor need I expatiate on the worth of Mr. W. and family, which is otherwise well enough known and respected in our community. His house is on Claflin St.

WISWALL, THOMAS4 (Lieut. Thomas,8 Capt. Noah,2 Eld. Thomas1), b. in

Newton, date not given; mr.'s maiden name Hannah Cheney of Newbury; blacksmith; m. Sarah Daniell of Needham (whom I suspect to have been a sister of Jasper Daniell), Dec. 20, 1733, and set. soon after on the Sherborn

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road, our Main St., East, at the place where his son Timothy lived and d., now an abandoned site. Eld. Thomas and his bro. Eld. John Wiswall came from Eng., 1635, and set. in Dorchester, where they were men of distinction, as inany of their descendants have been in their various localities. The chn. of our Thomas 4 and wf. were, -

HANNAH, b. Nov. 3, 1734; m. Daniel Wedge, jun., March 6, 1755.

LYDIA, b. Oct. 7, 1737; m. Mordecai Day, Dec. 15, 1757.

NOAH, b. 1741; m. wid. Susanna Tenney, April 11, 1764.

HENRY, b. not found; m. Joanna Thayer, Feb. 17, 1774.

TIMOTHY, b. not found; m. Diadama Daniels, Nov. 17, 1773.

The fr.'s death-date not found. Mrs. Sarah, his wid., d. Jan. 20, 1798, in her 87th yr.

WISWALL, NOAH5 (Thomas,4 Lieut. Thomas,8 Capt. Noah,2 Eld. Thomas 1), b. not found; mr.'s maiden name Sarah Daniell; m. the wid. Susanna Ten- ney, formerly wf. of Isaac Tenney, and dr. of Jonathan and Lydia (Jones) Whitney; cer. April 11, 1764, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn .: -

RUBY, b. Jan. 12, 1765; m. Silas Brown, May 9, 1790.

PERLEY, b. March 11, 1767; untraced; may have d. young.

JEBUSHA, b. July 17, 1769; m. Moses Green, June 24, 1792.

Concerning the subsequent history of the drs. and their families, I am not informed. I suspect they must have removed from town to other localities. The parents dwelt on what is still known to many of our inhabitants as the Noah Wiswall place, just beyond the junction of Cedar St. The house is still standing. The farm was a very handsome one, lying on both sides of the Holl. road. It has been cut up into house-lots and small parcels. Mr. Wiswall has been represented to me, by those who knew him well, as naturally a very capa- ble man, an intelligent thinker, and remarkably benevolent. His kindness to the poor was proverbial. He was one of our earliest Universalists, and much devoted to the promulgation of his faith. See the chapter on " Religious Socie- ties," where he is spoken of in connection with the original Universalist organi- zation. The great drawback to his worth was intemperance, which almost ruined his old age. This failing and ruin was in those days too common with church-members, even those who regarded him as an incorrigible heretic. His doctrine procured him more reproach among his orthodox contemporaries than his intemperance. One of these, who dwelt on what is now Cedar St., a man that sometimes felt the sharp pinches of poverty, and to whom Wiswall one day carried a much needed load of wood, as he was wont to do in such cases, paid him the following compliment : "Don't you think," addressing Parson Frost, "the good Lord yesterday sent me a load of wood by the hand of the devil !" Such devils might be worse, and such saints might be better. Mr. Wiswall, toward the close of life, built him a stone tomb on a flat rock, near where the first Catholic ch. was long after erected. It was then in one of his pastures, and stood prominent on the hill. I visited it soon after I came into town, in 1824. The walls were cracking, the door falling in, and the bones of the decsd. partially scattered around the perishing coffin. It was told me, that, in his un- fortunate moods toward the close of his career, he had more than once made him a straw-bed, and passed the night in his tomb. Be this as it may; the late Pearley Hunt, Esq., who had purchased the farm, carefully gathered the relics, and gave them rest in his own family tomb. They now repose in the Hunt lot in Pine-grove Cemetery. He d. March 9, 1804. Mrs. Susanna's death-date I have been unable to ascertain.

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WISWALL, HENRY 5 (Thomas, 4 Lieut. Thomas,8 Capt. Noah,2 Eld. Thomas 1,) b. prob. Newton, date not found; m. Joanna Thayer of Mendon, Feb. 17, 1774; and their chn. were, -

MOSES, b. March 12, 1775.

LUCY, b. 1777.

HENRY, b. Feb. 27, 1779.

This is from Mendon records, and it is all I have found concerning this family. It leaves me and my readers in darkness on many points desirable to understand, but I can go no further.

WISWALL, TIMOTHY 5 (Thomas,4 Lieut. Thomas,8 Capt. Noah,2 Eld. Thomas 1), birth-place and date not found; inherited his father's home- stead; m. Diadama Daniel», dr. of Maj. Joseph Daniels and Margaret his wf., b. in Mendon, on the Rehoboth road, near the present line of Mendon and Blackstone, Jan. 21, 1751; cer. in the Easterly Precinct, Nov. 17, 1773, by Rev. A. Frost. Before giving the names of their chn., I think it proper to say a few words concerning Mrs. Diadama's relationship and ancestry. She was a sister of Mrs. Anna (Daniels) Sumner, wf. of Darius Sumner. See Sumner. Their fr., Maj. Joseph Daniels, won much respect as a brave Revolutionary officer. He was a son of Eleazer Daniels, who set. on Quissett Hill, on the now line between Mendon and Blackstone, immediate- ly after King Philip's war, and was noted for his pioneer courage, fortitude, and perseverance amid many trials. His descendants of the fifth, sixth, and seventh generations still inherit a portion of his original domain. I think I have made sure that this Eleazer was the youngest son of Joseph Daniels, and a gd. son of Robert, the immigrant patriarch of all the Dan- iels families in this general region. If I am correct, he was b. in Sherborn, March 9, 1681.

Chn. of Timothy and Diadama (Daniels) Wiswall : -

LYDIA, b. June 3, 1774; m. Uel Thayer, Oct. 4, 1798.

THOMAS, b. March 28, 1776; d. in early manhood, date not found.

JOSEPH, b. March 16, 1778; m. Sarah Hall, Dorchester, autumn of 1806.

SAMPSON, b. Nov. 24, 1781 ; m. Abigail -, Providence, R.I., date not found. MARGARET, b. April 15, 1783; m. a Leland; set. N.H., particulars not found. PAMELIA, b. April 24, 1785; m. Ahaz Hayward of Swanzey, N.H., Jan. 11, 1809.

LOT, b. Oct. 23, 1787; studied for the ministry, H. U., preached as supply, etc. PHILA, b. Aug. 4, 1791; m. Joel Stanford, Aug. 8, 1811.

JASPER, b. Feb. 16, 1793; m. Elizabeth Spears, April, 1821.

The parents and chn. generally worthy people. Mr. Timothy d. March 29, 1830. Mrs. Diadama d. Oct. 25, 1834.

Thomas, the eldest son, lived to be of age, hired himself out to work in Dedham, was there taken fatally sick, and d. in Medfield as his parents were trying to convey him home. Joseph spent most of his life in Dorchester, but d. , in Sharon at an advanced age. Sampson went to Providence, R.I., where he in., and had 3 chn. Thomas, Elizabeth S., and Pamelia. He was long employed as a night watchman, and contracted babits which partially broke up his family. Thomas has a family in the vicinity of Providence, and Pamelia also has one in that city or near it. Elizabeth S. m. James M. Barber of Mil., March 17, 1834. She res., his wid., in Hartford, Ct. The fr., quite broken down by dissipation, d. in our asylum during the yr. 1850, or thereabouts. Mrs. Abigail, his wid., d. in the kind care of her dr. Elizabeth and hus., then res. in Mil., July 26, 1852.

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Margaret Wiswall m. a Mr. Leland, mvd. to Westmoreland, N.H., and thence to other parts of N. H. or Vt. Pamelia in. as aforesaid, and set. in Westmore- land, N.H. Lot went through a course of study in H. U., but for certain rea- sons did not formally graduate. He then went through the Divinity School there, and supplied Unitarian pulpits in various places, but did not settle as a pastor. He res. mostly in Cambridge, got his name legally changed to William Daniels Wiswall, at length m. a lady in Cambridge (name not known to mc), and planned to erect him a handsome mansion on the ancient homestead in Mil. Work had actually commenced on the cellar, and other preparations were made in 1841, when his wf. suddenly d .; and all his prospects were blighted. The work was abandoned at once, and only the old ruins remain. Rev. William D. himself d. in Roxbury, two or three yrs. after his wf.'s decease. Phila m., lived, and d. in town. See Stanford.

WISWALL, JASPER 6 (Timothy,5 Thomas,4 Lieut. Thomas,8 Capt. Noah,2 Eld. Thomas 1), b. Feb. 16, 1793; in. Elizabeth Spears of Bellingham in April, 1821; ptge., birth-date, particulars of cer., etc., not ascertained. Their chn. : -

BENJAMIN, their 1st born, dateless; d. soon after birthi.

JAMES, b. Mil., Nov. 29, 1823; survives; res. to me unknown.

VESTA SPEARS, b. Mil., Jan. 27, 1827; d. Oct. 27, 1836.

SIMEON DANIELS, b. Mil., Oct. 5, 1828; some yrs. dead.

Jasper and family res. on the old homestead. He became depressed in spirit, lost his mental balance, and took his own life. He did it in a singular and shocking manner. His scythe was hanging in its snath; which, taking down and standing upright before it, he drew his throat directly across it, sev- ered both jugular veins, and bled to death instantly. To his wf., aged mr., and family relatives it was, of course, a dreadful calamity, and excited a shudder- ing sympathy throughout the neighborhood. Mrs. Elizabeth survived him sev- eral yrs., subsequently m. a Mr. Sadler, but both of thein have been some time dead.

I omit mentioning one or two other Wiswalls, who lived and d. in town, not deeming it necessary or wise to give their records.

WITHERELL, CHARLES F., ptge. not given; b. in Mansfield, July 2, 1821; boot-finisher; m., 1st, Mary A. Oliver, ptge. not given; b. in Dover, N.H.,

Dec. 17, 1827; cer. July 11, 1849; no other particulars given. Issue :- MARY ELLA, b. Mil., May 27, 1850; d. July 22, 1850.

CHARLES L., b. Mil., April 6, 1852; driver of Engine No. 1; family record not given.

IDA FLORENCE, b. Mil., Nov. 13, 1854; m. Clinton Rila Scott, Oct. 11, 1877. FRANK A., b. Mil., Nov. 4, 1857; boot-finisher ; nothing more given.

FRED A., b. Mil., Oct. 5, 1860.

ERNEST L., b. Mil., July 8, 1863; d. Nov. 23, 1863.

Mrs. Mary d. Nov. 29, 1867. The hus. m., 2d, Elizabeth E. Rose, dr. of Oliver and Sally (Cooper) Rose, b. in Northbridge, Aug. 5, 1844; cer. Aug. 19, 1871; no other particulars given. Issue : -

LIZZIE ZELLA, b. Mil., Ang. 8, 1872; d. Jan. 25, 1874.

WILLIAM W., b. Mil., May 27, 1875.

GEORGE L., b. Mil., June 3, 1876; d. Aug. 21, 1876.

The bus, and fr. d. quite suddenly June 16, 1880, much respected by those who knew his unpretentious worth, and deeply lamented by his bereaved family.

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WITHINGTON, ALBERT CARRUTH & (Edward,2 Benjamin 1), b. Chesterfield, N.H., Nov. 2, 1825; mr.'s maiden name Lydia Hodgeman; m. Marie An- toinette Chapin, dr. of George and Mary Ann (Howard) Chapin, b. in Mil., March 8, 1830; cer. Mil., Nov. 7, 1850, by Rev. Preston Pond. Their chn. : -

CHARLES ALBERT, b. Mil., Nov. 21, 1851; d. Aug. 14, 1852.

CHABLES MELVIN, b. Mil., April 7, 1853; d. July 17, 1853.

FRANK EDWARD, b. Mil., April 16, 1855; clerk, 254 Main St.

ELLA ADELIA, b. Mil., Sept. 21, 1860.

Social standing of this family respectable. Mr. W. must have res. in town 30 yrs. or more. He has been prominent, through protracted terms of service, in our fire-department, as clerk, chief engineer, etc. He has also served sev- eral yrs. on the board of selectmen. As a business man in trade, etc., his reputation is good. He now deals in paints, oils, etc., in co. with Alonzo A. Cook, under the firm name of Cook and Withington, 142 Main St. ; house Main, near Prospect, St.

WITHINGTON, ASAPH, a brother of the preceding; m. Sarah S. Pond, dr. of Abner T. and Mary (Sumner) Pond, Nov., 1852. But he has sent me no family record, and I am reluctantly obliged to forego further specification. WITHINGTON, JAMES D., another brother; m. Sylvia C. Williams, Aug., 1849. I am also without his family record, and can say no more. Prob. he has ceased to res. in town. I have an impression that still another brotber once res. in Mil., but cannot write with certainty.

WOODBURY, Rev. JAMES TRASK,7 fifth pastor of our Mil. Cong. ch. (Peter,6 Peter,5 Josiah,4 Peter,8 Humphrey,2 John1), b. in Francistown, N.H., Aug. 8, 1803; m. Augusta Porter, dr. of Jonathan and Phebe (Abbott) Porter, b. in Medford, Mass., March 1, 1803; cer. Medford, May 31, 1827, by Rev. Caleb Stetson. Their chn. : -

JAMES TRASK, Jun., b. May 28, 1829; d. in Acton, April, 1837, a. 9 yrs.

GEORGE, b. June 16, 1831 ; d. young.

AUGUSTA, b. Aug. 25, 1832; m. George G. Parker, Esq. ; res. Mil.

GEORGE PORTER, b. June 23, 1837; m. Ellen Anna Barnes ; res. Mil.

CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 3, 1845; m. Thomas G. Kent, Esq .; she d. June 21, 1877.

As indicated above, Rev. J. T. Woodbury was of the 7th generation in descent from John Woodbury, the ancestral immigrant. John 1 was b. in Som- ersetshire, Eng., came to Salern 1626, and brought along with him his son Hum- phrey,2 b. in Eng., 1609. Peter8 and Josiah + dwelt in Salem. Peter5 set. in Beverly. Peter 6 moved to N.H., and set. in Francistown. There he was an influential man, and raised up a large and talented family. Among his sons were Levi Woodbury, governor, senator, judge, etc .; George W., M.D., Yazoo Co., Miss. ; Peter P., M.D., Bradford, N.H .; and our Rev. James T. James T. graduated at H. U., 1823, when 20 yrs. of age, having entered at 16. He then studied law, and practised 4 yrs. in Bath, N.H .; but, feeling called to the gos- pel ministry, left the legal for the clerical profession. He was settled as pastor at Acton in 1832, where he continued his ministry for 20 yrs. He then accepted a call to the pastorate in this town, and was installed July 15, 1852. Here he remained over 8 yrs., till his death in 1861. He was a sound Hopkinsian in theology and ecclesiasticism, with liberal tendencies, an able, clear-headed, plain-spoken preacher, without ornate rhetoric or elocutionary display, and a prudent, faithful, judicious pastor. He and I differed widely in our interpre-

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tation of both theoretical and practical Christianity; but I always found him a benignant and courteons gentleman, uniting with me on co-equal terms, as we often had occasion, at funerals, etc. He became deeply interested in the anti- slavery cause as early as 1836, and never relaxed his testimonies against the in- stitution of chattel bondage; though dissenting, sometimes unpleasantly, from the Garrisonian abolitionists. He was no less interested, from first to last, in the temperance reform. He was much devoted to the promotion of public- school education, serving successfully on the town committees in Acton and Mil. He was constitutionally, as well as by legal training, disposed to partici- pate in civil and political affairs; having none of my scruples against sword- sustained governmentalism, but, on the contrary, a sense of duty to help control this untoward world by force if necessary. He drew no nice distinc- tions between civil and sacerdotal duties. He therefore accepted various civil offices, and performed their functions with marked ability. He represented the town of Acton in the Legislature for at least one term, and perhaps several yrs. What other civil offices he held there I am not informed. Here he often pre- sided over town-meetings as moderator, was a commissioned justice of the peace, etc. As a citizen and townsman, as well as clergyman, he was deservedly respected. In his family connection he was beloved and revered. He d. quite suddenly in the zenith of his ministry, Jan. 16, 1861, in his 58th yr., and re- ceived dne funeral honors, domestic and parochial. His venerable wid. still sur- vives, and has her home residence with her dr., Mrs. Parker.

WOODBURY, GEORGE PORTER 8 (Rev. James T.,7 Peter,8 Peter,5 Josiah,+ Peter,8 Humphrey 1), b. in Acton, June 23, 1837; mr.'s maiden name Au- gusta Porter; m. Ellen Anna Barnes, dr. of Amory and Adaline (Peck) Barnes, b. in Orange, Feb. 22, 1838; cer. Wrentbam, June 5, 1860, by Rev. James T. Woodbury. Their chn. : -

AMORY TRASK, b. May 9, 1862.

ANNA AUGUSTA, b. Aug. 1, 1864.

GEORGE PORTER, b. Jan. 29, 1875.

Mr. Woodbury was postmaster in Mil. Centre from March 28, 1867, to April 21, 1869. He has been variously engaged in merchandise, and is now a clerk in the large furnishing-store of Joel W. Harris, 160 and 162 Main St. Social stand- ing of himself and family worthy of their descent.

WOODBURY, SIMON; ancestry not traced; son of Jonathan Woodbury, b. Brattleboro', Vt., Aug. 2, 1822; m. Mary M. Wales, dr. of Amos and Emily (Cheney) Wales, b. Mil., June 18, 1832; cer. Jan. 8, 1852; 1 son : -

WILLIAM HENRY, b. Feb. 3, 1857; m. Elmina Sutherland, dr. of William L. and Vesta Emeline Sutherland, Victor, Mich .; cer. May 16, 1868. William H. and Elmina Woodbury have had 1 dr. born to them; viz., Mary, March 10, 1879. Mrs. Mary M. Woodbury, wife of Simon, d. April 22, 1878. The hus. no further traced.

WOODBURY, CYRUS O .; ancestry not traced; son of Rufus and Amanda Woodbury; b. Concord, Vt., 1831; bootmaker; m. Elizabeth C. Starkey, from Bath, Me. ; ptge., etc., not given; cer. at Hopedale, Jan. 11, 1857, by the writer. They left town some time since, and the family is no further traced.

WOODBURY, OSCAR C .; driver of Engine No. 2; house Main St., corner So. Main; relationship unknown to me. No family record reported.

WOODMAN, WILLIAM E .; stair-builder, etc .; named in our directories for 1875 and 1878. Gone.

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WOODSUM, Rev. A. E., the recently settled pastor of our Baptist ch. No family record or genealogical data at my command. Res. house 21 Frank- lin St. Public report gives him a good reputation in the outset of his pas- torate. I have no doubt of his sterling talents and worth.

WOOD. Most, if not all, the Woods in Mil. and the neighboring towns are descendants of Thomas Wood, one of the original settlers in Rowley. He set. there as early as 1655, and by his wf. Ann had John, b. 1656; Thomas, 1658; Josiah, 1664; Samuel, 1666; Solomon, 1670; Ebenezer, 1671; James, 1674; and 4 drs. If I have not misapprehended records and traditions, Josiah, Samuel, Solomon, and Ebenezer set. in our general vicinity; i.e., on our territory, Men- don, Uxbridge, Upton, etc.

WOOD, JOSIAH 2 (Thomas 1), b. Rowley, 1664; by. wf. Mary had a son JAMES, and perhaps several other chn. ; but I have not come to the knowl- edge of James's birth-date, or of any other child, if any existed. Josialı came hither from Essex Co. in 1715, and purchased Capt. Seth Chapin's farm, situated immediately south of the Elder John Jones place. It con- tained about 150 acres, and Wood added 30 more to it. But he did not re- main on it long; for in 1722 he sold it to Gershom Nelson from Rowley, the progenitor of all our Mil. Nelsons. Whither Josiah and wf. went, or when they d., I have not ascertained.

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History of the town of Milford, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881, Part 134

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