History of the town of Milford, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881, Part 135

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

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WOOD, JAMES 8 (Josiah,2 Thomas 1), birth-date not ascertained; m. Bridget Jones, dr. of Eld. John and Sarah Jones, b. 1696; cer. May 17, 1716. Issue: -

SARAH, b. Jan. 14, 1718; MARY, April 8, 1720; and MARTHA, Feb. 18, 1723.

Mrs. Bridget d .; and the hus. m., 2d, Grace Thayer, dr. of Jonathan, sen., and Elizabeth (French) Thayer, b. Dec. 20, 1684; cer. Oct. 8, 1723. Issue: HEZEKIAH, b. Feb. 21, 1724; SUSANNA, Feb. 25, 1726; m. a Pratt; JAMES, June 25, 1728; BENJAMIN, July 6, 1730; SARAH, Sept. 6, 1732, m. a Whit- ney; AMos, Oct. 28, 1734.

Mrs. Grace d .; and the hus. m., 3d, Elizabeth Hazeltine, ptge., etc., not traced; cer. March 8, 1738. Issue: EDWARD, b. Dec. 22, 1738; THOMAS, Sept. 12, 1740; ELIZABETH, Nov. 13, 1742; GRINDALL, Feb. 3, 1745 or there- abouts; HEZEKIAH, Sept. 1, 1749; STEPHEN, April 11, 1751.

James Wood & was an enterprising carpenter. He res. first adjacent to his then father-in-law, Eld. John Jones. Next he purchased the old Benjamin Albee corn-mill place of Benjamin Wheelock and sons, in 1709, - the mill then burnt down. He rebuilt the mill, and added another below, a fulling-mill. This estate, with all its enlargements and improvements, he sold to David Howe of Weymouth; a clothier, in 1721. I do not learn where he next dwelt, but sup- pose somewhere on old Mendon territory ; for he left ours, and returned no more. He finally set. in Mendon, on the Northbridge road, on the farm known in later times as the Stephen Wood place. Stephen 4 was his youngest son, whom I knew well in his old age. He had a son George,5 who left a son Harrison,6 now res. in Mendon. He d. not far from 1777; his will being dated Sept. 9 of that yr., an aged man. His son Grindall was his executor, and his 3d wf. was then surviving.

WOOD, ELIPHALET8 (Ebenezer,2 Thomas1), birth-date not ascertained; m.

Mary -, date not ascertained; set. and dwelt many yrs. on what used to be called the Taunton and Povidence road, now in part Cortland St., and in part So. Main. He lived on perhaps two different homesteads. Their chn .: -

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RACHEL, b. 1740; m. Moses Daniels of Holl., Nov. 27, 1760.

MARY, b. 1742; m. Stephen Albee, Sept. 2, 1761.

DEBORAH, b. 1744; m. Joseph Pierce, March 31, 1767.

LoIs, b. 1746; m. Moses Hayward, May 27, 1767.

CATHARINE, b. 1748; untraced.

SILAS, b. 1751; m. Asenath Stuart, Dec. 6, 1772.

ELIZABETH, b. 1753; d. Sept. 2, 1753.

PATIENCE, b. 1759; d. Sept. 2, 1763.

Mrs. Mary was received into our Cong. ch. Aug. 8, 1754, and most of the chn. were then bap. by Rev. Mr. Frost. Eliphalet & sold the first homestead he owned here to Dr. Samuel Morse; deed dated March 19, 1741. I did not look sharply enough at the record, B. 14, p. 300, Worcester, to identify the premises; but I think they were on now So. Main St., not far from Howardtown, once so called. When he sold out his last-owned homestead, - which I think was on now Cortland St., -I am not accurately informed; perhaps about 1760, to Joshua Chapin, who sold it soon afterwards to Obadiah Wood. I have been told that Eliphalet removed to some part of Connecticut, and d. there. How- ever that may have been, our records give no further trace of him.

WOOD, OBADIAH4 (Obadiah,8 Solomon,2 Thomas1), b. about 1737; mr.'s maiden name, if I mistake not, Esther Hayward; m. Experience Hayward, dr. of Benjamin, jun., and Mary (Wheaton) Hayward, h. prob. about 1738; cer. in our Precinct, Nov. 22, 1759, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. :-

RUTH, birth-date not found; m. Abner Adams, Northbridge, Jan. 16, 1782. NATHAN, b. 1759; m., 1st, Experience Thayer; 2d, Betsey Wood.

ANNAH, b. 1767; m. Abel Albee, April 29, 1784.

Prob. there were no others, - certainly none to my knowledge. If I under- stand the testimony of records and tradition, Solomon Wood set. in Uxbridge, where he was the fr. of 3 sons; viz., Solomon, Daniel, and Obadiah. By refer- ring to the Hayward families, the reader will find that Jonathan,2 son of Sam- uel,1 had a dr. Hester or Esther, b. March 10, 1710, who m. Obadiah Wood in 1730. Jonathan 2 d. about 1760; and when his est. was set., in 1761, his dr. Esther, wf. of Obadiah Wood, is mentioned as having been previously por- tioned. From all this, I conclude that Obadiah, sen., must have m. the said Esther Hayward, and that she was the mr. of our Obadiah, jun. There was a Daniel Wood, prob. bro. of Obadiah, jun., who dwelt for some time on our territory, and had 1 or 2 chn. here. I find, too, that Obadiah, sen., bought John Rockwood's farm in 1741. What he did with it, I do not learn; but he himself lived and d. in Uxbridge. It seems that our Obadiah,4 not far from the time of his mge., purchased one-half his fr .- in-law's homestead, and ulti- mately came into possession of the whole. His son Nathan inherited it, and thus it got the name of the Nathan Wood place. Obadiah, the fr., was a man of thrift and increase. He was among our early Universalists, as I find by their records. I presume he and his family occupied the average level of respectability. His wf., Mrs. Experience, d. Aug. 9, 1813. He d. June 6, 1820, a. 83 yrs.

WOOD, NATHAN 5 (Obadiah, + Obadiah,& Solomon,2 Thomas1), b. 1759; m., 1st,

Experience Thayer, dr. of Seth and Judith (Thayer) Thayer, b. in our Pre- cinct, March 5, 1763; cer. in Mil., April 22, 1784, by Rev. A. Frost. No chn.

Mrs. Experience d. Oct. 24, 1821; and the hus. m., 2d, his cousin, Betsey Wood of Uxbridge, dr. of Solomon Wood, mr.'s maiden name Hannah Fish, birth-date not found; cer. prob. in Uxbridge, late in the yr. 1822; precise partic-

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ulars not ascertained. Mr. Wood res. all his long life on the ancient Benjamin Hayward place, inherited from his fr. It is situated on now So. Main St., and is known to our older native citizens as the Nathan Wood place. Though pro- fessing no personal religion, he was attached to the Cong. parish, and in the great semi-religious controversy of 1819 acted with the parish party. He was by no means indifferent to the acquisition of property, and accumulated a hand- some amount, which descended to his preferred nearest relatives. It should be remembered to his credit, that he was among the corporate proprietors of the "Milford Academy" in its day, and was a considerable subscriber to its cap- tal stock. He was a substantial and respectable citizen. He and his wf., Mrs. Betsey, d. the same day, Sept. 15, 1849.

WOOD, SAMUEL, son, as I suppose, of Thomas,1 was a landholder on the east- erly slope of Neck Hill, adjoining the Jones farm, in 1722, when his bro. Josiah sold out his est. to the first Gershom Nelson. He was a carpenter, and, I think, res. more or less on our territory; but I can give only an im- perfect account of him. I presume that he set. in Upton. Either he or his son Samuel, jun., bought of Jonathan Bond, in 1750, the farm latterly known as the John Cheney place in No. Purchase; but whether father or son, I am at a loss to determine. The son, -

WOOD, SAMUEL, Jun.8 (Samuel, sen.,2 Thomas 1), hirth-date, etc., not ascer- tained; m. Elizabeth Daniell, dr. of Jasper and Keziah (Brick) Daniell, b. Feb. 20, 1740; cer. in our Precinct, May 24, 1764, hy Rev. Amariah Frost. Their chn. not ascertained.

If they res. on the forementioned Bond-Cheney place, as is prob., I do not learn how long; I suspect not many yrs. But when our now Camp St. was originally laid out as a road, May 19, 1759, Samuel Wood, either fr. or son, owned the Bond place; how much longer, I have not examined Worcester Regr. of Deeds to learn.

WOOD, EBENEZER 3 (Samuel,2 Thomas1), hirth-date not ascertained; m., 1st,

Relief Wight, dr. of the first Eleazer Wight; cer. Dec. 16, 1762, by Rev.

Amariah Frost. They had several chn .; but I am certain of only three, -- MOLLY, b. Oct. 17, 1763; m. Ebenezer Walker, gd. fr. of Chester W. Walker of Upton.

RELIEF, birth-date not traced; m., 1st, a Mr. Goodell, and later a 2d hus. EBENEZER WIGHT, birth-date not traced ; m. Elizabeth Brown.

Mrs. Relief d. Sept. 30, 1796. The hus. m., 2d, Mary Pond of Medway, toward the close of 1797. He d. June 30, 1811. Mrs. Mary, his wid., d. Jan. 7, 1816. When one rides through the westerly portion of Silver Hill St. into Upton, and sees how rocky and rough that locality is, it seems astonishing that anybody should be attracted to settle there; but Eli Partridge, the first settler, made his home there, and after him Ebenezer Wood. Prob. the homestead was large in extent, and obtainable for a small price, with, perhaps, some choice spots not observable by a passing stranger.

WOOD, EBENEZER WIGHT4 (Ebenezer,8 Samuel,2 Thomas 1), birth-date not ascertained; m. Elizabeth Brown, ptge. and birth-date not traced; cer. in Mil., May 28, 1801, by Rev. David Long. Ebenezer W. inherited the rock- girded paternal home, and perhaps enlarged it. There he and his wf. raised up a considerable family; viz., -

ASA, b. Aug. 31, 1801; lived, unm., on the homestead, and d. 1859.

EZEKIEL, b. Feb. 21, 1803; lived, unm., on the bomestead, and d. 1877.

EBENEZER WIGHT, b. May 10, 1805; m. Abigail Taft, dr. of Nathan; he d. 1875.

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HENRY, b. March 21, 1807; unm .; survives, an invalid, on the homestead.

RELIEF, b. March 18, 1809; m. Samuel Force, Med. ; she d. 1843.

MARY, b. July 19, 1811; m. Levi Pond, Mil., 1877.

SALLY, b. Jan. 19, 1814; unm. ; survives, an invalid, on the homestead. WILLIAM, b. Dec. 26, 1816; unm .; d. 1863.

JONATHAN, b. June 2, 1819; m. Rhoda M. Page, Med., April 2, 1846.

Mrs. Elizabeth d. May 9, 1838. Mr. Wood himself d. May 25, 1857, leaving an est., mostly real, appraised at $15,000. Only 3 of his chn. now survive; viz., Henry and Sally, feeble invalids, on the patrimonial homestead, and Jonathan, in Upton. Ebenezer W., jun., left one son, Gillespie Wood, who m., 1st, Sarah Holmes of Hop., and, 2d, Mary Ormes of Mil. Gillespie Wood, by 1st wf., has 1 dr., Nellie Maria, b. Sept. 25, 1866. She lives in the family of her gt. nncle, Jonathan Wood.

WOOD, JONATHAN 5 (Ebenezer W.,4 Ebenezer,8 Samuel,2 Thomas 1), b. Mil., June 2, 1819; m. Rhoda M. Page, dr. of William and Rhoda (Adams) Page, b. Bell., March 29, 1825; cer. in Medway, April 2, 1846, by Rev. Abner Mason. Their chu. :-

EDNA MARIA, b. Upton, March 24, 1847; m. James M. Ruggles, Nov. 6, 1867. HATTIE RELIEF, b. Upton, May 17, 1850; m. Emmons Force of Medway, Nov. 6, 1872.

Jonathan Wood and wf. res. in Upton, on an ample farm, which they own and manage.

WOOD, JOHN 5 (Solomon,4 Obadialı,8 Solomon,2 Thomas 1), b. Uxbridge, June 3, 1781; mr.'s maiden name Hannah Fish; m. Lucy Whitney, dr. of Elias and Lucy (Barnes) Whitney, b. Sterling, Jan. 6, 1786; cer. Mil., Feb. 1, 1803, by Amariah Frost, Esq. Their chn. : WILLIS, HORACE, ELIAS, CELINDA H., PHINEAS, LAURA, SOPHIA M., CHARLES L., WARREN F. The birth- dates of these chn. not given, nor any account of their mges., grandchn., etc., except in one or two instances, indirectly ascertained.

It will be noticed that the hus. and fr. was of Uxbridge. He was a brother of Obadiah Wood, a prominent citizen of Mendon, some time since deceased, who was gd. fr. of our youngest lawyer, Joseph H. Wood, Esq. Mrs. Lucy, the wf. and mr., was a dr. of our 2d Elias Whitney, and is therefore a repre- sentative of an old and substantial Mil. lineage. See Whitney. She was m. in this town, and her 2 oldest chn. are understood to have been b. here. The winter before she was 20 yrs. old, in 1805, she removed with her hus. to Barre, Vt., and set. on East Hill, so called, built them a cottage honse, went into farming, and reared up a large family. Eight of these grew up to adult age, and five of them are now living. Mr. Wood d. in Barre, Vt., March 24, 1867. Willis Wood, the eldest son, d. in Michigan, in the fall of 1876, a. 74 yrs. Mrs. Lucy, the widowed mr., still survives, in remarkable vigor, at the very advanced age of over 95 yrs. She res. in Barre, Vt., eyesight good, hearing unimpaired, her perceptive faculties but little dimmed, her native common sense strong, loco- motion active, and her hands dexterous at many kinds of light work. She takes a lively interest in her native town, and is waiting anxiously for this history. I thought, therefore, she and her family deserved this notice. Her 93d birth- day was worthily celebrated by her chn., grandchn., gt. grandchn., friends, and neighbors. She has 2 drs. res. in this town, or who have res. here at varions periods of their lives; viz., Celinda H., wid. of Elijah Albee, jun. (see Albee), and Sophia M., a maiden lady who has distinguished herself by her great useful- ness as a nurse of the sick and infirm, as well as in other spheres of responsible domestic service.

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WOOD, THOMAS WILLIS (prob. descends from another race of Woods), h. in

Cumberland, R.I., Jan. 7, 1813; mr.'s maiden name Sylvia Wilcox; m. Julia Ann Adams, dr. of Peter and Ann Underwood (Claflin) Adams, b. Franklin, Dec. 12, 1814; cer. Bell., Jan. 31, 1838, by Rev. J. T. Massey. Issue:

ELLEN MARIA, b. Mil., Aug. 24, 1845; m. Charles D. Hart, Nov. 3, 1865. Mrs. Hart d. Dec. 4, 1876, leaving 2 sons.

Grandchn. : -

Willie Charles Hart, b. Mil., Oct. 10, 1866.

Frank Eugene Hart, b. Mil., Feb. 27, 1872.

Thomas W. Wood came to res. in Mil. in 1834. Later, he bought the Josiah Kilburn farm, then owned by Hiram Kilburn, son and heir of Josiah, who had built a new house and barn on now Medway St. There the present owner res. He has some excellent land, is a diligent husbandman, and an orderly citizen, with a respectable little family, bereft of an only dr., but solaced in advancing age by the above-named gd. sons, as I hope.

WOOD, JOHN M., ancestry not traced; son of Myles and Malinda (Montjoy) Wood, b. in Westminster, Sept. 26, 1831; m., 1st, 'Lestina Plympton of Wardsboro', Vt., dr. of Nathaniel and Pamelia Plympton ; cer. Wardsboro', Vt., April 23, 1857; other particulars not given. Issue: -

ELLA AUGUSTA, b. Feb. 2, 1861; d. in Mil., Aug. 14, same yr.

Mrs. Lestina d. in Mil., Sept. 26, 1861. The hus. m., 2d, Mary S. Johnson, dr. of Nathaniel and Almira (Pierce) Johnson, b. in Lancaster, date not given; cer. Aug. 23, 1865, by Rev. James Salloway. No chn. Mr. Wood must have res. in town some 25 yrs. or thereabouts. He was long put down in our direc- tories as a cabinet-maker, but has latterly become an undertaker, in which posi- tion he serves promptly and satisfactorily the numerous funeral demands made upon him. He and his wf. are deservedly respected in their various social circles.

WOOD, FRANCIS N. (Simeon, Col. Ezra, Jonathan, etc.), b. in Upton, Sept. 14, 1832; mr.'s maiden name Maria Jackson; m. Joanna B. Cook, dr. of Barton B. and Lavina H. (Fisher) Cook, b. in Woonsocket, R.I., Feb. 9, 1834; cer. Mil., Sept. 12, 1855, by Rev. J. R. Johnson. No chn. Mr. Wood is best known as the trustworthy and gentlemanly conductor on the Milford and Woonsocket Railroad, though previously reputably known in other pursuits and callings. His wf. was also worthy of the high esteem in which she was held by the social circles in which she moved. The family has res. for various longer or shorter periods in this town, New York, Providence, R.I., and Ashland, Mass. Mrs. Joanna d. at Ashland, Sept. 5, 1881, deeply lamented.

WOOD, JOSEPH HILL, Esq.7 (Perry,6 Obadiah,6 Solomon, 4 Obadiah,8 Solomon,2 Thomas1), b. in Mendon, Feb. 4, 1853; mr.'s maiden name Caroline Sta- ples, a sister of Rev. Carlton A. Staples. Mr. Wood grad. from the Boston University Law School, etc., in 1877, and soon after, in June of the same yr., opened his office in Mil., being our youngest lawyer. His commission as justice of the peace from Gov. Rice, bears date April 17, 1877. He comes of an enterprising and persevering ancestry, and will not fail to make his professional mark in the community through lack of ambition, will-power, or persistent effort. These qualities have already distinguished him in the opportunities and positions which have given exercise to his faculties. Of course, in order to desirable success, like the rest of us, he will have to

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be a docile pupil of that wisdom which is needed to chasten and regulate even the best human capabilities. He is yet a bachelor.

OTHER WOODS.

WOOD, ROBERT, described as "an outlandish man" by Parson Frost in his marriage record, was m. by him to Hannah McKenny, the mr. of Dilla Twitchell, July 9, 1789. The pedigree of neither is fully traceable by any data at my command. He was called a " foreigner," and said to have been a Hessian. No chn. They lived some yrs. with Dilla Twitchell, and d. under her care. Mr. Wood d. Dec. 12, 1814; Mrs. Wood, his wid., d. May 19, 1820.

WOOD, DANIEL, and wf. Susanna; untraced; had chn .:-

MARY, b. Dec. 4, 1801.

LAURA, b. Sept. 24, 1803; d. immediately.

ANNIS, b. Nov. 10, 1804.

WOOD, ROBERT, untraced; res. close on our border, in the edge of Hopkinton; m. Mary Trask of Cumberland, R.I. ; I first knew them in that town; sev- eral chn., whose names, birth-dates, etc., I have omitted to obtain; he d. in 1867. His wid. and several of her adult chn. were living, at my last ad- vices, on their homestead on the Hayden-row road, near the railroad, just over Hopkinton line.

WOOD, SAMUEL, boot-crimper, is mentioned in Directory of 1856 as res. in No. Purchase.

WOOD, F. W., clicker, in same, as res. corner Pine and Congress Sts.

WOOD, LEVI; m. Izanna Works, Jan. 31, 1839.

WOOD, JOSEPH, and Mary Ann (Austin), lost 2 chn. here; viz., CAROLINE AUSTIN in 1838, and JAMES in 1840.

WOOD, PELEG EDDY of Gloucester, R.I .; m. Emma Lucilla Williams here April 25, 1869, and has res. in town ever since. No family record reported. WOOD, WILLARD, boot-packer, h. 60 Main St., directories 1869, "72, "75, "78, and '80.

WOOD, CHARLES V., in directories of 1869, "72.

A few others of the name, more or less transient, omitted.

WOODS. It is presumable that this name had the same origin in Eng. with that of Wood, and not improbable that the two were at first identical. Be this as it may, the two have generally, if not always, been distinct in this coun- try. The one prominent family, or rather now cluster of families, of this name in Mil., descended from John Woods, sen., of Sudbury, who was among the first and leading settlers of Marlboro'. Hudson's Marlboro' states him to have been a selectman there as early as 1663. By his wf. Mary (Parmenter), he had at least three sons and one dr. He d. in 1677 or 8, and his wf. in 1690. His son John, jun., was b. July 18, 1647; his wf.'s name Lydia; he was made a deacon of the ch., and held in good esteem as a citizen. He d. April 5, 1716; and his wf. Sept. 24, 1723. James, youngest son of John, jun., was b. Oct. 30, 1694; m., 1st, Dorothy Barnes, March 19, 1719, who had 4 chn., and d. Nov. 10, 1734. He m. for 2d wf. Hepzibah Eager, who bore him 6 chn., and d. Dec. 31, 1736. He also was a Marl. deacon, and d. April 10, 1772. Among their chn., James, the 2d son, was b. Dec. 9, 1722. He m. Anna Stevens, Nov. 5, 1747, and removed to New Braintree in 1749. He d. in 1794. Their son James was b. in New Braintree in 1765; m. Catherine Bowman, 2d dr. of the distin- guished Revolutionary Major Joseph Bowman; date of mge. not obtained. She

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was b. July, 1768, and d. March 1, 1853, a. 84 yrs. 8 mos. He was deacon of the ch., justice of the peace, and otherwise honored by his fellow-citizens; he d. in 1814, a. 97 yrs. They had 8 chn., names not given me. The 8th and youngest was our -

WOODS, EDWARD6 (James,5 James,4 James,& John,2 John1), b. in No. Brain- tree, Oct. 4, 1808; learned the carriage business of Samuel Bigelow, No. Braintree; removed to Barre, thence to So. Mil., and thence to Mil. Centre, where he carried on his business for many yrs., and was a universally respected citizen. He and his family enjoyed an excellent social standing; and in the Masonic fraternity he was held in honorable estimation, as his sons were when they arrived at manhood. His wf. was Caroline Russell, dr. of Rufus and Sophia (Moore) Russell, b. in Spencer, July 30, 1810; cer. in New Braintree, April 17, 1832, by Rev. Dr. John Fiske. Their chn. :- CHARLES EDWARD, b. Barre, Dec. 30, 1833; m. Catherine Kernan, May 20, 1878.

JULIUS MORGAN, b. Barre, Oct. 8, 1835; m. Sarah Jane Fisher, July 31, 1859.

CAROLINE SOPHIA, b. Barre, Jan. 27, 1838; d. So. Mil., Ang. 17, 1839.

CLARA SOPHIA, b. So. Mil., Dec. 19, 1840; m. Henry Waldo Perry, Feb. 8, 1866; d. July 31, 1867.

FREDERICK HENRY, b. So. Mil., Feb. 21, 1843; m. Rose Mabel Mason, Jan. 22, 1879.

JAMES MONROE, b. Mil., Jan. 7, 1846; m. Emily Miller, June 2, 1878.

FLORA ELIZA, b. Mil., July 9, 1848; d. Sept. 26, 1850.

LURA CAROLINE, b. Mil., Sept. 24, 1850; m. Warren Sears, Feb. 16, 1874; d. April 6, 1877.

The fr. d. rather suddenly March 13, 1875, a. nearly 67 yrs., and was buried with Masonic honors. Mrs. Caroline, his wid., d. April 6, 1877, in her 67th yr. She d. only a few hours later than her dr., Mrs. Lura Caroline Sears; and a sol- emn double funeral honored their burial, April 9 ensning.

WOODS, CHARLES EDWARD7 (Edward,6 James,5 James,4 James,8 John,2 John 1), b. in Barre, Dec. 30, 1833; carriage-builder in Buffalo, N.Y .; m. Catherine Kernan, dr. of Bernard and Mary Ann (Lamb) Kernan, b. in Syracuse, N.Y., Oct. 15, 1850; cer. in Buffalo, May 30, 1878, by Rev. Dr. Haulcher. Issue thus far 1 son : -

EDWARD JULIUS, b. Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 1, 1880.

WOODS, JULIUS MORGAN 7 (Edward,6 James," James,4 James,8 John,2 John 1), b. in Barre, Oct. 8, 1835; painter, etc .; m. Sarah Jane Fisher, dr. of Lewis and Ruth (Healey) Fisher, b. in Malden, June 2, 1840; cer. at Hopedale, July 31, 1859, by the writer. Their clin. :-

LEWIS EDWARD, b. in Mil., March 5, 1862.

MARY CLIFFORD, b. in Mil., June 1, 1863; d. Sept. 2 ensuing.

WILLIAM RUSSELL, b. in Mil., Jan. 12, 1869.

Social standing good. Mr. Woods has held a responsible position for yrs. at the head of our fire-department. The Masonic Fraternity have given him honorable confidence and distinction. He has recently removed from town, and now res. in Natick.

WOODS, FREDERICK HENRY7 (Edward,6 James,5 James,4 James,8 John,2 John 1), b. in So. Mil., Feb. 21, 1843; dining-saloon keeper; m. Rose Mabel Mason, dr. of John Q. and Susan (Pierce) Mason, b. March 20, 1855; cer. at Hopedale, Jan. 22, 1879, by the writer. No chn. reported. Worthy pair.

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WOODS, JAMES MONROE7 (Edward,6 James," James, 4 James, John,2 John 1),

b. in Mil., Jan. 7, 1846; R.R. conductor; m. Emily Miller, dr. of Albert and Caroline (Blodgett) Miller, b. in Copake, Columbia Co., N.Y., June 4, 1853; cer. in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 2, 1878, by Rev. C. L. Kitchell. Issue : - CAROLINE LURA, b. in Mil., April 3, 1879.

Social standing, respect, and confidence all that could be reasonably expected. He is a trusted conductor on the Boston and Albany Railroad, and the family prospects are auspicious.

WOODS, CLARA SOPHIA, dr. of Edward and Caroline; m. Henry Waldo Perry; cer. Feb. 8, 1866, by Rev. J. B. Thornton; had 1 son : -

CHARLES WALDO, b. July 31, 1867; d. Dec. 27, 1873. The mr. d. July 31, 1867; and the fr. d. Nov. 26, 1876. See the Perry families.

LURA CAROLINE, youngest of Edward Wood's chn., m. Warren Sears, son of Judah and Ella Sears; cer. under the paternal roof, Feb. 16, 1874, by the writer; had 1 son :-

FREDERICK W., b. 1874; d. Aug. 18, 1875, a. 9 mos. The mr. d., as above told, April 6, 1877. I believe her hus. still survives.

YOUNG, CHARLES, b. Northbridge, Sept. 22, 1812; m. Roxana Bacheler, dr. of Jonas and Prusia (Howard) Bacheler, b. Sutton, Dec. 13, 1811; cer. in Blackstone Village, April 24, 1832, by Dr. Abel Wilder, Esq.

Industrious, peaceable, exemplary people. They have res. in Slaterville, R.I., Uxbridge, Mendon, and now, for several yrs., in So. Hopedale. Their present homestead is on Main St., down the hill westwardly from the Sylvanus Adams domicile, just below the abandoned site of an ancient house, once owned by Nehemiah Nelson, or one of his immediate family connection. Chn. : -

CHARLES HENRY, b. July 13, 1835; d. Nov. 9 same yr.

ORIGEN BACHELER, b. April 29, 1837; our professional organist and music- teacher.

GEORGE HENRY, b. March 14, 1841; grad. Meadville, Pa., Theo. Sem., 1864. Unit. clergyman.

FRANCIS WARREN, b. Sept. 13, 1843; d. July 7. 1845.

FRANCES ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 6, 1845; d. Jan. 8, 1849.

FRANK LINNAEUS, b. Nov. 20, 1852; grad. B. U., 1877; m. Minnie E. Jones; res. Boston.

Mr. Young, the fr., d. at his son's, Rev. George H., in Woburn, June 12 or 13, 1881.

YOUNG, ORIGEN BACHELER, son of Charles and Roxana (Bacheler) Young, b. in Slaterville, R.I., April 29, 1837; an enterprising devotee of music, - organist, and teacher of the tuneful art; m. Deborah Louisa Smith, dr. of Jacob and Persis Ann (Weston) Smith, b. in South Marshfield, Jan. 15, 1840; cer. at Westford, Sept. 2, 1867, by Rev. George Henry Young. They have res. for longer or shorter periods in Lansing (Mich.), Meadville (Pa.), Woonsocket (R.I.), Worcester, Winchendon, and latterly at So. Hopedale. They have but 1 child : -

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History of the town of Milford, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881, Part 135

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