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ALDRICH, MOSES 5 (George,4 Moses,8 Jacob,2 George1), wf. Mercy, had seven chn. in Mendon. They res. a while in the vicinity of what we now call Spindleville, and had here, -
ZACCHEUS, b. Mil., April 26, 1780.
CATE, b. Mil., Jan. 23, 1782.
I do not find his death-date. Mrs. Mercy, bis wid., d. Feb. 4, 1815. His gd. fr., as I trace his lineage, was Moses Aldrich, a celebrated Friends preacher. He was held in high esteem by his religious denomination, and travelled, as an approved minister, extensively in various parts of our now United States, the West Indies, and England. He was b. in April, 1690; m. Hannah White, April 23, 1711; and d. Sept. 9, 1761, in his 71st yr. It may interest some of his descendants to see the record of his chn. It is as follows: -
ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 18, 1712; m. Thomas Smith, Jan., 1732.
MARY, b. Feb. 15, 1714; m. Israel Wilkinson.
GEORGE, b. Jan. 13, 1716; a man of distinction in Mendon.
MERCY, b. Nov. 25, 1717; m. Daniel Smith.
ROBERT, b. Dec. 11, 1719; gt. gd. fr. to our Milton and Addison Aldrich.
LYDIA, b. Oct. 28, 1721; m. Joseph Allen.
THOMAS, b. Feb. 24, 1723.
CALEB, b. Jan. 13, 1725; Judge Aldrich, Woonsocket; fr. of many Smith- field Aldriches.
LUKE, b. Feb. 19, 1727.
ALICE, b. May 2, 1730.
MOSES, b. April 19, 1732. "
AARON, b. Jan. 3, 1743.
ALDRICH, CALEB, perhaps son of George, and gd. son of Moses the preacher, with wf. Rhoda, appear to have res. in the neighborhood of now Spindle- ville. They had two chn. recorded here. Mrs. Rhoda d. Sept. 23, 1805.
HALSEY, b. Mil., July 12, 1797.
RACHEL, b. Aug. 27, 1799.
No further traced.
ALDRICH, TIMOTHY, of Up., m. Mercy Parkhurst, Feb. 13, 1800, and may have res. some little time in Mil. A descendant of George and Catherine, no doubt; but I cannot stop to trace him.
ALDRICH, ARNOLD, jun. (Arnold, Abel; I am unable to go further towards George 1), b. May 29, 1811; m. Diana Cass, dr. of Edward and Hannah
* Two or three other Aldens res. transiently in town; but none of these now remain here.
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(Darling) Cass, b. April 28, 1810; cer. Mendon, Sept. 30, 1832, by the writer. Issue : -
LYDIA ANN, b. March 26, 1834; m. Loren Adams, March 25, 1855.
MARY ELIZA, b. Sept. 15, 1835; m. Albert F. Swan, Dec. 27, 1865.
EMILY BISBY, b. March 25, 1837; d. May 27, 1837.
HANNAH COMSTOCK, b. June 17, 1838; m. Samuel S. Bassett, Sept. 15, 1856. SARAH DIANA, b. Aug. 21, 1841; m. Ira Wilson, July 21, 1861.
EMILY IRVING, b. July 18, 1844; d. Oct. 22, 1844.
JOHNSON LEGG, b. May 18, 1851; m. Olive Martha Brown, Jan. 25, 1874. AMRINTHA, b. July 20, 1853; d. Sept. 21, 1853.
Industrious and honest strugglers in the common walks of life, often under the shadows of adversity, yet ever hopeful of a better life to come. The hus. and fr. d. very suddenly in Mendon, June 15, 1866. His wid. still survives, en- during the infirmities of age, but kindly cared for by her chn. Arnold Aldrich, sen., res. much in Mil., and Arnold, jun., more or less, but mostly in Mendon. ALDRICH, MILTON 7 (Scammell, 6 Luke,5 Robert, 4 Moses the preacher,8 Jacob,2
George 1), b. Woonsocket, R.I., Feb. 22, 1828; mr.'s maiden name, Delilah Cook; m. Eliza Ann Gardner, dr. of Thomas and Nancy (Fairbanks) Gard- ner, b. in Mendon, Aug. 12, 1822; cer. in Ux., June 20, 1849, by Rev. Samuel Clarke. Issue: -
ANDREW G., b. Mendon, March 22, 1850; painter; res. with parents.
LEWIS F., b. Mendon, Jan. 1, 1852; m. Eva E. Norcross, Nov. 27, 1879.
WILLIE F., b. Mendon, Feb. 12, 1854; d. Feb. 13, 1859.
SARAH E., b. Mendon, Dec. 12, 1857; m. Charles E. Greene, Aug. 27, 1879.
MINNIE F., b. Mendon, Nov. 10, 1860; d. Dec. 25, 1867.
JENNIE C., b. Mendon, Jan. 27, 1864.
DAVID S., b. Mendon, Nov. 24, 1868; d. July 13, 1870.
Mr. A. and family came into town a few yrs. ago from Mendon. They res. So. Main St., corner of Chapin. He is a painter by trade, as also his eldest son. A quiet, industrious, orderly, exemplary family.
ALDRICH, ADDISON 7 (Scammell,6 Luke,6 Robert,4 Moses,8 Jacob,2 George 1), b. Mendon, March 24, 1830; mr.'s maiden name, Delilah Cook; m. Ann Sophie Gardner, dr. of Thomas and Nancy (Fairbanks) Gardner, b. in Men- don, June 26, 1827; cer. Ux., April 8, 1857, by Rev. Samuel Clarke. No issue reported.
Mr. A. has res. several yrs. in Mil. He is well known for his faithful ser- vices as station baggage-master of the Mil. and Woonsocket Railroad, and in other useful positions. Family standing good.
ALDRICH, DUTEE THOMPSON, son of Richard and Abigail (Thompson) Al- drich, and gd. son of Enoch (presumed to be a descendant of George and Catherine), b. in Burrillville, R.I., June 14, 1814 ; carpenter ; m., 1st, Lucinda Morse, dr. of Eliakim and Lucinda (Pond) Morse, b. Franklin,
June 13, 1809; cer. Oakham, July 24, 1836, by Rev. Mr. Kimball. Chn .:- HENRY R., b. Cumberland, R.I., Feb. 12, 1837; m. Lydia N. Dunn, Upton ; 2d, L. Congdon.
ALVIRA M., b. Mendon, Sept. 12, 1839; d. Oakham, Sept. 7, 1840.
WILLIAM H. K., b. Oakham, June 17, 1840; d. Leicester, Sept. 7, 1843.
JULIA M., b. Oakham, July 31, 1842; m. C. F. Barnard, New York. She d. March 9, 1873.
WILLIAM H., b. Leicester, Sept. 26, 1844; in. Laura Peirce, Whitinsville. SUSAN S., b. Leicester, April 26, 1848; m. G. C. Fisk, Ashland.
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JOHN N., b. Leicester, March 26, 1850; res. Pawtucket, R.I.
Mrs. Lucinda d. Mil., Jan. 3, 1863. Mr. A. m., 2d, Susan H. (French) Hunt, wid. of Philo Hunt, and dr. of Cyrus and Betsey (Willard) French, b. Grafton, Feb. 9, 1810; cer. Holl., Oct. 21, 1866 ; no. chn. An industrious, frugal, well-disposed family. Mr. Aldrich was, in his prime, quite an exten- sive builder on contract in this and the various towns where he dwelt, and still handles edged tools diligently.
Other Aldriches, unreported and untraced, mentioned in our directories : - ALDRICH, CHARLES, bootmaker. Directory, 1856.
ALDRICH, EMULOUS, H. T. Ball's shop. Directory, 1856.
ALDRICH, JOSEPH, bootmaker. Directory, 1856.
ALDRICH, SETH R., bootmaker. Directory, 1856.
ALDRICH, WILLIAM, teamster. Directory, 1856.
ALDRICH, B. FARNUM, bootmaker. Directory, 1869, '78. '80. ALDRICH, WILLIAM, carpenter. Directory, 1869, '72.
ALDRICH, WILLIAM, clerk. Directory, 1869, '75, '78.
ALDRICH, ANNA A., wid. of Ira. Directory, 1872, '75.
ALDRICH, CATHERINE E., housekeeper, Silver Hill. Directory, 1872, '75, etc.
ALDRICH, GEORGE I., boot-treer. Directory, 1872. ALDRICH, JOHN N., carpenter. Directory, 1872, '78.
ALDRICH, WARREN L., boot-treer, carpenter. Directory, 1872, '75.
ALDRICH, WARREN W., bootmaker. Directory, 1872.
ALDRICHI, WILLIAM, switchman, roadmaster. Directory, 1872, 75, '78, '80.
ALDRICH, FARNUM, sewing-machine agent. Directory, 1878, '80.
ALDRICH, WALTER A., sewing-machine agent. Directory, 1880.
ALEXANDER, JOHN WEATHERHEAD, son of John and Leonia (Weatherhead)
Alexander, b. in Hebron, Sharon Co., N.Y., Aug. 4, 1809; m. Elizabeth Thurber, dr. of Ozias and Joanna (Cook) Thurber, b. Cumberland, R.I., Aug. 8, 1812; cer. Mendon, April 14, 1834, by Rev. John M. S. Perry. Issue : -
JOHN PERRY, b. Mendon, Sept. 6, 1836; m. Emma R. Parrin of Reading, Penn., in Texas, Feb. 10, 1879.
MARY JANE, b. Mendon, July 27, 1838; m. George A. Whiting, Ux., Sept. 27,1863.
HARRIET JOANNA, b. Mendon, Sept. 21, 1839; m. Edwin Legg, Mil., Nov. 14, 1858.
LEONIA ELIZABETH, b. Mendon, May 18, 1850; m. Hiram H. Pierce, Hop., July 19, 1874.
Grandchn. : -
Willie Irving Legg, b. Aug. 1, 1859.
John Parrin Alexander, b. Nov. 9, 1879.
A worthy family. The hus. and fr., a boot-cutter, came to Mil. from Mendon about 26 yrs. ago. Mrs. Elizabeth, the wf. and mr., d. April 7, 1879.
ALEXANDER, HENRY M .; pedigree untraced; m. Sally Jennings, ptge., etc.,
untraced ; cer. Nov. 11, 1827, by Rev. D. Long. One son recorded here; viz., -
HENRY, b. April 4, 1828.
ALEXANDER, NELL, boot-treer. In Directory of 1856.
ALEXANDER, EDMUND A., bootmaker. In Directory of 1869, '72.
ALLEN, EZRA8 (Joseph,2 Abraham 1), b. Oct. 18, 1747; mr.'s maiden name, Lydia Aldrich, dr. of Mendon's celebrated Quaker preacher, Moses Aldrich.
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He was one of 8 chn. b. to Joseph and Lydia (Aldrich) Allen of Mendon, and by trade a tanner. Of his wf. and chn. I have no information. At one time he dwelt on the Lewis B. Gaskill place, and I think d. there April 2, 1813.
ALLEN, ALVIN, bro. of EZRA, b. Oct. 21, 1756; owned and inhabited the Lewis B. Gaskill place many yrs. He was a clothier and miller, if I rightly remember. I cannot give the name of his wife, the particulars of his mge., or the birth-dates of his chn. I knew his two sons, Robert and Nalhan. Our older citizens will recollect them well.
ALLEN, AHAZ, Esq., of Mendon was another of these bros., b. July 23, 1765; m. Chloe French, raised up a considerable family, and was a man of dis- tinction in his day. I knew him and his bro. Alvin in their old age.
ALLEN, CALEB V., in Mendon, was of the same stock. His fr.'s name was Caleb, a bro. of the foregoing, who d. before Caleb V. was b. Caleb V. was the fr. of Alexander H. Allen, mentioned in Part I. of this work, as my copyist of Mendon records, since decd.
ALLEN, JAMES, wf. Phebe, dwelt in our "City dist." as early as 1782; owned the mills there for some yrs., and had 3 chn. credited on our records :-
ETHAN, b. before they came into town.
JULIA ADAMS, b. here June 28, 1784.
NANCY, b. here July 10, 1786.
Whence they came and whither they went, I find no intimation.
ALLEN, SETH, came into town from Holl., June 15, 1784. Taking what Morse says of him in his hist. of Sherb. and Holl., and what I find on our records,
he seems to have been the hus. of 2 wives, and fr. of a large family.
By 1st wf. Elizabeth he had -
SAMUEL, b. Holl., March 17, 1775; m. Mary Harwood, July 30, 1772.
EBENEZER, b. Holl., March 19, 1758; m. Esther -.
AMOS, b. Holl., Jan. 23, 1763; m. Abigail Smith, Ang. 30, 1787.
CHLOE, b. Holl., June 12, 1766; m. Samuel Plumb, March 13, 1786.
Then, Mrs. Elizabeth having d., he m., 2d, Mary Treadway, April 27, 1769. Issue: -
JONATHAN, b. Holl., June 18, 1772.
SETH, b. Holl., March 14, 1774; m. Sally or Sarah Curtis.
JOHN, b. Holl., Nov. 8, 1778; d. Jan. 25, 1780. .
DOLLY, b. Holl., April 9, 1780; burnt to death, Parkhurst's mill, Oct. 26, 1814.
LYDIA, b. Holl. ; d. Mil., June 7, 1815.
TABITHA, b. Holl. ; untraced.
MARTHA, b. Holl .; untraced.
TERRENCE, b. Holl., June 4, 1784; untraced.
HENRY, b. Mil., Dec. 19, 1787; m. Lucinda - -.
ELIADA, b. Mil .; d. Nov. 19, 1793.
What part of the town this Seth Allen inhabited I am not informed, nor of his death-date, nor that of his wf. Mary; nor am I master of the family records of his chn., except a fragment of his son Henry's. I presume this must be the man, who, by dealing largely in white-oak timber for wheel-spokes, acquired the sobriquet "Spoke" Allen. His wf. Lucinda perished with his sister Dolly Allen in the fire which destroyed Nathan Parkhurst's saw and clothier mill, Oct. 26, 1814. I became acquainted with him on first coming into town, 1824. He was somewhat eccentric in his habits, and noted for his always naked, sun- burnt throat and bosom. Whether he ever m. again, I am uncertain. He
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manufactured varnish, and built a domicile on now Purchase St., north of Dea. Ithiel Parkhurst's, where afterwards Israel Mowry lived and d. But of his subsequent history I only learn that he emigrated to Ct. or N.Y., and d. there. ALLEN, EBENEZER, with wf. Esther and child Melatiab, came into town from
Holl., May 26, 1784. I infer that this Ebenezer must have been the son of Seth and Elizabeth above noted. No further traced.
ALLEN, SAMUEL, and wf. Sarah, with 2 chn., are recorded to have come from Medfield, May 28, 1783. Who this Samuel was, or in what part of the town he dwelt, I get no intimation. Among his chn. were Polly and Samuel, jun. There was a Polly Allen, prob. the same, who d. here March 18, 1828. Also a Sarah Allen, who may have been her mr., Nov. 13, 1842, a. 78 yrs. This family no further traced.
ALLEN, LEWIS, pedigree, etc., untraced ; m. Rhoda Hayward, dr. of Joel and Ruth (Morse) Hayward, alias Howard, b. Jan. 5, 1792; cer. April 24, 1811, by Adams Chapin, Esq. Issue :-
JAMES MORSE, b. April 20, 1812; d. Dec. 22, 1812.
WHIPPLE, b. May 16, 1813; m., 1st, Amanda Taft; 2d, Ednah S. Huse.
EZRA ALDRICH, b. Sept. 1, 1817; d. young.
AUSTIN, b. April 20, 1820; d. young.
LUCY, b .; d. Jan. 17, 1821.
There was a 6th child b .; but I find no name, or date of birth or death. Nor have I found the fr.'s death-date. The venerable wf. and mr. d. in this town Aug. 5, 1881, at the advanced age of 89 yrs. 6 mos. and 20 ds. What an unwritten volume has her life been of toils, trials, bereavements, and sorrows ! She was kindly cared for in the home of Mrs. Mary E. Littlefield on Purchase St., near Haven.
ALLEN, WHIPPLE, son of Lewis and Rhoda (Howard) Allen, b. May 16, 1813;
m., 1st, Amanda N., dr. of Jason Taft, b. Ux., July 22, 1819; cer. in Ux., June 7, 1843. Issue : -
HENRY CLAY, b. Ux., Nov. 11, 1844; d. Lowell, April 17, 1849.
ARTHUR WEBB, b. Lowell, Nov. 16, 1847; d. Lowell, Dec. 8, 1847.
JOSEPHINE HENRIETTA, b. Lowell, June 15, 1849; d. Lowell, Sept. 17, 1849.
Mrs. Amanda d. in Lowell, Feb. 22, 1851, in her 32d yr. The hus. m., 2d, Ednah S. Huse, b. Gilmantown, N.H., June 22, 1826; cer. Jan. 3, 1860. Issue : -
EZRA WHIPPLE, b. Fairmount, Dec. 7, 1860.
CHARLES HOWARD, b. Milford, Dec. 16, 1864.
The hus. and fr. d. at Mendon, in impoverished circumstances, Oct. 20, 1878. His wid. and their two chn. survive him in sadness.
ALLEN, GEORGE W., and wf. Charlotte, stand on our records credited with chn. as follows : -
WILLIAM NATHANIEL, b. March 9, 1829.
MARY CLIMENA, b. Jan. 5, 1832.
MOSES BARNARD, b. Jan. 12, 1836.
BETSEY JANE, b. Aug. 18, 1837; d. April 23, 1843.
HANNAH MARIA, b. Feb. 11, 1840.
ABIGAIL AMELIA, b. March 11, 1842; d. Feb. 1, 1843.
No report having been recd., or other information concerning this family, I must leave the record as it stands on the town-books.
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MENTIONED IN OUR DIRECTORIES, ETC.
ALLEN, ELIJAH M., farmer, near Holl. road, 1856; wf. Mary A., son John, b. July 16, 1841.
ALLEN, EPHRAIM J., tin-worker, 1856, '69.
ALLEN, SETH, marble-engraver, 1856.
ALLEN, THOMAS, laborer, 1856.
ALLEN, ALBERT S., bootmaker, 1869, '72, '75, "78, '80.
ALLEN, EDWARD L., baker, 1869.
ALLEN, EDWIN G., bootmaker, 1869, '72.
ALLEN, ETHAN J., tinsmith, 1869.
ALLEN, FRANK E., tinsmith, 1869.
ALLEN, OLIVER J., bootmaker, 1869, '72, '75, '78, '80.
ALLEN, GEORGE W., machinist, 1872, '75.
ALLEN, L. L., mason, 1872.
ALLEN, LUCRETIA, wid. of Ellery, 1872, '75, '78, '80.
ALLEN, NICHOLAS I., machinist, 1872, '75.
ALLEN, CHARLES, helper in Clement & Co.'s factory, 1875.
ALLEN, Miss NETTIE R., house Taylor, near Main, 1875.
ALLEN, MINER, farmer, house near Hopedale, 1878.
ALLEN, LUCY A., wid. of Ruel C., 1878, '80.
ALLEN, Mrs. SOPHIA, boarding-house, Green-Mill River, 1878.
ALLEN, PHILIP A., bottler, L. R. Hazard, 1880.
ALLEN, LYMAN, from Westminster; res. a while in Hopedale, and there m. Angeline Chapman, Nov. 18, 1855; cer. by Rev. William S. Heywood. They res. in Westminster.
ALVERSON, GEORGE, and wf. Experience, with chn. George and Rufus, are recorded to have come into town from Sutton, Feb. 12, 1789, taken in by John Sprague. No more mentioned.
ANDREWS, EBENEZER, cordwainer, and wf. Hannah, with chn. Darius and Polly, were among the multitude warned out of town in 1791. No further traced.
ANDREWS, JOSHUA, and wf. Martha, with chn., William, Elizabeth, Polly, and Edmund, came into town from Hop., Oct. 25, 1786. He had a son John b. here, who d. Sept. 24, 1798. Mrs. Martha, the mr., d. Sept. 18, 1798. The hus. m., 2d, Trial White ; cer. June 13, 1799, by Samnel Jones, Esq .; no chn. Edmund set. in Hop. He m. Sally Waer, April 13, 1815. Betsey, alias Elizabeth, m. a Mr. Kimball. She d. April, 1834, a. 54 yrs. Joshua, the fr., d. March 11, 1823. His wid., Mrs. Trial, survived him over 20 yrs., residing, a wid. much respected, in a little house on Purchase St., a short distance north of Goldsmith's boot-factory. She d. June 1, 1844. ANDREWS, WILLIAM, wf. Hannah, from Hop., came into town Nov. 15, 1786. Either this or another Wm. Andrews is recorded to have in. Polly Hayden, May 25, 1800; cer. by Samnel Jones, Esq. Issue :-
JOHN ALLEN, b. Sept. 30, 1802; and ELMIRA, b. July 2, 1808.
Wm. Andrews d. Feb. 1, 1811. The family no further traced.
ANDREW, SYLVESTER, son of Thomas R. and Sarah (Mott) Andrew, b. in the village of Arkwright, Coventry, R.I., Aug. 17, 1813; machinist; m. Eliza Tennant Hammond, b. Wickford, No. Kingston, R.I., Jan. 9, 1816; cer. Oct. 19, 1836, by Rev. Henry Tatem. Issue : -
ABBY H., b. Coventry, R.I., Oct. 1, 1837; d. at the a. of 1 day.
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SARAH E., b. Coventry, R.I., Aug. 20, 1838; d. Aug. 26, a. 14 ds.
SYLVESTER A., b. Coventry, R.I., Oct. 14, 1839; d. Oct. 13, 1842, a. 3 yrs. SAMUEL A., b. Coventry, R.I., Oct. 16, 1841; m. Matilda E. Holt, July 21, 1861.
THOMAS W., b. Harrisville, R.I., Nov. 11, 1843; d. Nov. 11, 1844, a. 1 yr.
AMEY T., b. Fiskville, R.I., Aug. 2, 1845; m. James H. Dexter, Nov. 26, 1868, and d. April 4, 1869.
FRANCIS L., b. Norwich, Ct., Nov. 15, 1847; m. Hattie E. Adams, Nov. 25, 1874.
SYLVESTER M., b. Plainfield, Ct., Sept. 25, 1849; d. Feb. 14, 1850, a. 4 mos. 19 ds.
MARY A., b. Norwich, Ct., April 4, 1851; d. Jan. 14, 1853, a. 1 yr. 8 mos. 10 ds.
JOHN E., b. Whitinsville, Mass., Jan. 14, 1856; unm .; mechanic; res. Hope- dale.
EDGAR A., b. Whitinsville, Mass., Feb. 25, 1859; unm. ; mechanic; res. Hope- dale.
EVA A. COLVIN, b. Harrisville, R.I., Oct. 27, 1864; d. Sept. 9, 1865, a. 11 mos. 14 ds.
The parents have res. in Hopedale and vicinity for the last 10 yrs. They were worthy people of the Methodist persuasion. He was a member of the Odd Fellows' fraternity; received their customary aid and provident generosity during his last distressing sickness; d. April 29, 1881, a. 68 yrs. 8 mos. and 16 ds., and was honorably buried with the rites of his order, May 1 ensuing, in the Hopedale cemetery.
ANDREW, SAMUEL ALMON, son of Sylvester and Eliza T. (Hammond) An- drew, b. Coventry, R.I., Oct. 16, 1841; machinist; m. Matilda E. Holt, dr. of William and Jane (Crocker) Holt, b. Uxbridge, Dec. 7, 1843; cer. July 21, 1861, at Woonsocket, R.I., by Rev. John Boyden. Issue : -
SYLVESTER ALMON. b. Whitinsville, Sept. 20, 1861; d. a. 6 weeks.
ALMON HAMMOND, b. Whitinsville, March 27, 1863.
CHARLES HERBERT, b. Woonsocket, R.I., April 4, 1869.
MABEL FRANCES, b. Hopedale, Oct. 17, 1871.
This family has res. in Hopedale 10 yrs., is ingenious, industrious, and orderly, and promises well for the future.
ANDREW, FRANCIS LEWELLEN, son of Sylvester and Eliza T. (Hammond) Andrew, b. Norwich, Ct., Nov. 15, 1847; mechanic and trader; m. Hattie Elizabeth Adams, dr. of John F. and Anna E. (Oatley) Adams, b. in So. Kingston, R.I., Aug. 2, 1856; cer. Nov. 25, 1874, by Rev. Charles J. White. Issue: -
SAMUEL SYLVESTER, b. Mendon, Sept. 24, 1876.
GRACE, b. Pawtucket, R.I., Nov. 12, 1877.
Of worthy kindred and character.
ANSON, HENRY, son of Manning W. and Susan A. (Thwing) Anson, b. Ux- bridge, Jan. 30, 1828; m., 1st, Amanda M. Mowry, dr. of Caleb and Virtue Mowry, b. Ux. 1826; cer. So. Walpole, Oct. 21, 1855, by Rev. Mr. Adams. Issue : -
NETTIE, b. Rockford, Ill., Jan. 28, 1860; m. Albert W. Strong, Mich., Nov. 19, 1878.
Mrs. Amanda died at So. Walpole, March 21, 1877; the hus. m., 2d, Lizzie A. Hinds (she having been successively the wid. of three husbands, all of
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whom d. from wounds recd. in the army during the late war), and Anson bim- self now drawing a pension on acct. of a wound recd. in that war); cer. Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 19, 1877, by Rev. John Smith. No. chn. Mr. Anson bas worked as mechanic; but, his health requiring exercise in the open air, he has mostly been employed in driving peddler's teams in various parts of the coun- try. He drove a bread-team here in Mil. 5 yrs. He has res., first and last, in Uxbridge, Boston, Mil., Rockford (Ill.), etc.
ANSON, EZEKIEL WOOD, younger bro. of the preceding, b. in Uxbridge, Nov. 7, 1836; machinist; m. Mary Ann Hartles, adopted dr. of F. S. Cox and wf., b. in Warwickshire, Eng., 1841; cer. at Hopedale, May 6, 1861, by the writer. See the name Cox. Issue : -
FREDERICK STEVENS, b. Hopedale, May 17, 1862; res. with Mrs. F. S. Cox, Hopedale, later in the Centre.
Ezekiel W. enlisted, Aug. 5, 1862, for 3 yrs. in Regt. 36, Co. F, and lost his life for his country, by malarious fever, at Louisville, Ky., Aug. 24, 1863. See War Record of the Rebellion, Chap. VIII. His wid. m., for 2d hus., Moody T. Trevett; and they res. in Mil., having several chn.
These Ansons came of a worthy parentage.
I suspect our Atwoods to have been descendants of Stephen of Eastham, who had sons, Eldad, Medad, and Benjamin; but I cannot specify lineal links. ATWOOD, ELDAD, and wf. Martha, appear to have had chn. recorded in Hop.,
. and may have sometime had others there, or on our territory, or in adja- cent localities. The following-named are presumed to be their chn. : -
LYDIA, b. uncertain, 1785; m. Moses Chapin, Dec. 9, 1756.
DEBORAH, b. uncertain, 1737; m. Josiah Kilburn, March 18, 1756.
JOHN, b. Hop., April 6, 1745; not traced.
ELDAD, jun., twin, b. Hop., Oct. 22, 1747; m. Catherine Winch.
MARY, twin, b. Hop., Oct, 22, 1747; not traced, nor the family further.
ATWOOD, BENJAMIN, poss. son of Eldad and Martha; birth-date, etc., not ascertained; m. Joanna Cheney, dr. of William, jun., and Joanna (Thayer)
Cheney, b. May 26, 1728; cer. March 13, 1754, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue :- ANNA, b. in our Precinct, Sept. 11, 1754; m. Stephen Nelson, May 29, 1776. EBENEZER, b. in our Precinct, Dec. 31, 1756; m. wid. Melatiah Sumner, Nov. 11, 1779.
SILENCE, b. in our Precinct, Nov. 27, 1758; m. John Beal, Oct. 19, 1780.
Joanna, the mr., was recd. to the Cong. ch. here in 1744, and ber hus. to the so-called first seal thereof, Nov. 4, 1754. He d. between 1758 and 1766, and his wid. m., 2d, David Cutler; cer. Dec. 28, 1768, by Rev. A. Frost.
ATWOOD, Wid. MARGARET (antecedents unknown), m. Isaac Thayer of Bell., Aug. 18, 1761.
ATWOOD, ELDAD, son of Eldad and Martha, with wf. Cate, are recorded to have come into town from Medway, May 20, 1784. No. chn. are credited to them. What his relationship was to Benjamin is not apparent. They dwelt many yrs. on the west side of the road to Holl., just above the Keith place. He d. Nov. 22, 1814. His wid. d. Nov. 22, 1834, a. 93 yrs. See abandoned home-sites.
AVERY, ORLANDO, son of John and Sophia W. (Dillingham) Avery, b. in Ararat, Pa., Oct. 14, 1843; m. Alice J. Gilson, dr. of Jonathan and Almira (Harris) Gilson, b. in Mechanic Falls, Me., Dec. 15, 1841; cer. in Geneseo, Ill., July 28, 1867, by Rev. Mr. Bricket. Issue : -
MOSES HARRIS, b. Mil., Feb. 15, 1870.
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BACON, BAGLEY, BAILEY.
Mr. A. and wf. have res. in Mil. some thirteen yrs. Religious, social, and business standing excellent.
BACON, HENRY S., son of Levi and Mary J. (Stevens) Bacon, b. Maine, name of town not given, April 10, 1835; insurance agt. ; m. Mary E. Daman, dr. of Lincoln and Betsey W. (Sherman) Daman, b. Marshfield, date not given ; cer. in Marshfield, Nov., 1859, by Rev. Mr. Chapman. Issue :- LIZZIE M., b. Saco, Me., Aug., 1860.
MYRTIE L., b. Mil., Sept., 1862; d. March, 1863.
GERTIE W., b. Mil., Dec., 1872.
Res., at various periods, Marshfield (Mass.), Saco (Me.), Boston, Upton, and Mil. I have given this family record as recd. If it were more specific, I might have conformed it more nearly to the general style of my work; but, if it suits the family, I must not complain. Mr. Bacon appears in our Directory of 1869; and, according to the date of his first child, 1862, must have res. in town nearly 20 yrs. He has been engaged in several branches of business enterprise.
BACON, DANIEL, and wf. Hannah are credited with 2 chn. b. here; viz., - DANIEL OTIS, b. Nov. 3, 1827.
FRANCIS HENRY, b. Dec. 7, 1843. Family no further traced.
BACON, Wid. ELIZABETH, is specified in Directory for 1872.
BACON, MARY, wid. of George, appears in Directory for 1880.
BACON, Miss NELLIE V., house Church Place. Directory for 1880.
Not a common name among us at any period, and no records reported but that of Henry S.
BAGLEY, ANDREW, son of Abel and Polly (Cram) Bagley, b. in Brookfield, Vt., Nov. 29, 1825; boot-crimper and farmer; m. Annette Blood, dr. of Shattuck and Fidelia (Taylor) Blood, b. Weathersfield, Vt., Jan. 1, 1830; cer. Mil., Feb. 13, 1850, by S. Whitman. Their chn. :-
WILLIAM F., b. Mil., 1853; res. Philadelphia, Penn.
LUCIUs F., b. Mil., Jan. 9, 1854; m. Hattie E. Packard, Jan. 9, 1878; res. Mil.
CHARLES H., b. Mil., Jan. 7, 1856; now a soldier in the U. S. reg. army.
ANDREW E., b. Mil., Feb. 7, 1858; res. in Audubon, Iowa.
HERBERT A., b. Mil., April 23, 1860; res. Mil.
NETTIE F., b. Mil., Feb. 25, 1862; res. Mil.
HARRY A., b. Mil., Oct. 2, 1867; res. Mil.
WALTER L., b. Mil., July 29, 1869; res. Mil.
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