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FORREST LYMAN, b. Mil., Aug. 24, 1874.
BELKNAP, EBENEZER, fr. of the preceding, has long dwelt in town, and I hoped to have heard from him, but have not. Whether he lias other chn. I know not. From my own mge. regr. I can give so much of his family record as follows: son of Joseph and Sabra Belknap, b. (prob. Dop.) 1824; m. Amelia Osborne Bailey, dr. of William and Ann (Tilton) Bailey, b. Mil., Aug. 18, 1830; cer. at Hopedale, April 5, 1846, by the writer. These Belknaps are all industrions, orderly, reputable people.
BEMIS, JOHN, lived on our territory in the North Purchase, or at least had common land laid out to him south-east of Maspenock Pond, adjacent to Josiah Ball's and Samuel Warren's farms, March 9, 1733. The records say nothing of his having any wf. or chn., nor, indeed, any thing more about him.
BEMIS, PARKMAN, pedigree not ascertained, and wf., Sarah (Brick) Bemis, had their home in our "City" district for many yrs. They became mem- bers of the Cong. ch. in 1832, and had the following-named chn. bap. dur- ing that yr .:-
SYLVIA JONES, b. date not found; m. John Hanly, Oct. 16, 1834.
HARRISON GRAY OTIS, b. May 30, 1824; m. Cassandana Blaskfield, 1851. . ALONZO FRANCIS, b. 1828; m. Olive Smith, 1854.
The parents trod the humbler avenues of life, were quiet, orderly, and in- offensive, and passed out of this mortal vale in hope of a better life. Death- dates wanting; d. between 1869 and 1872.
BEMIS, HARRISON GRAY OTIS, son of Parkman and Sarah (Brick) Bemis, b. Mil. May 30, 1824, farm-laborer; m. Cassandana Blaskfield, dr. of Ira and Electa (Sears) Blaskfield, b. Dover, Vt., Sept. 1, 1822; cer. Newfane, Vt., June 30, 1851, by Rev. Alanson H. Stearns. Issue :-
EMMA E., b. Mil., May 20, 1853; d. Oct. 11, 1854.
WARREN G., b. Newfane, Vt., Oct. 11, 1855; d. May 21, 1861.
WILLIAM H., b. Mil., April 15, 1857; d. Sept. 29, 1857.
ALBERT H., b. Mil., May 2, 1861; d. Oct. 18, 1861.
A peaceable, well-disposed, sadly desolated family.
BEMIS, ALONZO FRANCIS, bro. of the preceding; b. Mil., 1828; boot-click; m. Olive Smith, dr. of Ezra and Catherine (McDonald) Smith, b. Cabot, Vt., 1834; cer. South Royalton, Vt., 1854. Issue : -
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NELLIE, b. Mil., April 25, 1854.
ETTA L., b. Hop., 1856; d. Hop., 1860, a. 3 yrs. 9 mos. 19 ds.
Mrs. Olive d. Dec. 2, 1877, leaving her bereaved hus. and dr. to battle with the adversities of an inauspicious but well-meant life.
No others of this name recollected as res. in town.
BENNETT. Few of this name have ever res. in town. The first one known to me was Nathaniel Bennett. I have understood that he came from Marble- head, or vicinity, between the yrs. 1802 and 1806. He was a tailor by occupa- tion, and the first man-tailor that started a shop of that kind in town. He opened in the Centre, and afterwards built him a domicile opposite the Parish Park, near where the pound originally stood. In 1811 the town permitted Mr. Bennett to remove the pound to its present location, near the north-west corner of the old burying-ground. Many yrs. later he sold out in the Centre, and bought, with the buildings, a part of the Adams Chapin place, where he lived until his death in 1855.
BENNETT, NATHANIEL, tailor and farmer; ancestry not traced; b. Marble- head about 1777; m., 1st, Polly Simpson of Mendon, ptge., birth-date, etc., not ascertained ; cer. prob. in Mendon, early in the yr. 1806, by whom not learned. Their chn .: -
SALLY, b. May 1, 1807; understood to res. in Plymouth unm.
IZANNA, b. Nov. 1, 1808; m. Reuben F. Perham, Dec. 4, 1831.
SETH DAVENPORT, b. June 5, 1811; d. young, I think.
INFANT, b. --; d. Dec. 19, 1815.
Mrs. Polly d. April 21, 1820. The hus. m., 2d, Prudence White, dr. of Smith White, b. iu Mendon, April 30, 1792; cer. in Mil., Aug. 6, 1820, by Pearley Hunt, Esq. Their chn :-
WILLIS, b. June 27, 1821; d. Dec. 4, 1845.
WILLARD, b. Sept. 29, 1824; in. twice; several chn. by present wf .; res. Blackstone.
SYLVIA, b. Sept. 16, 1827; m. Nathan Johnson, Nov. 18, 1846.
GEORGE, birth-date not found; d. young.
SYLVESTER, birth-date not found; d. young.
HORACE, birth-date not found; d. young.
Quiet, well-disposed people. Mr. B. d. Nov. 23, 1855, in his 79th yr. Mrs. Prudence, his wid., d. Sept. 5, 1856.
Bennetts mentioned in Mil. Directory for 1880: -
BENNETT, GEORGE W., boot finisber, bds. Mrs. M. S. Bennett's, Forest St.
BENNETT, HIRAM, painter, bds. Mrs. M. S. Bennett's, Forest St.
BENNETT, JOHN R., at ring shop, house Dutcher St.
BENNETT, MARY S., wid., house Forest St.
BENNETT, WALTER L., painter, bds. Mrs. M. S. Bennett's.
BENNETT, WILLIAM, painter, house Otis St.
None of these have communicated with me about their family records.
BENT, MICAH, pedigree, birth-date, etc., not ascertained; came into town a widower, perhaps from Fram. or Holl. ; a skilful bootmaker; and m. Betsey
M. Whitney, wid. of Ethan Whitney; cer. Sept. 9, 1827, by the writer. Issue :-
MELLEN GREEN, b. Mil., Aug. 3, 1828.
Family believed to have moved to Bellingham.
BENT, GILBERT, son of Alpheus and Fanny (Smith) Bent; b. in Port George, N.S., Sept. 17, 1851; machinist; m. Jennie Louise Darling, dr. of Rodney
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L. and Pamelia (Darling) Darling, b. Mil., Ang. 8, 1853; cer. Mil., under the parental roof, Oct. 16, 1878, by the writer. Issue :-
GEORGE WILLIAM, b. Mil., Nov. 23, 1879.
Mr. B. is an efficient mechanic, has a good wf., has lived much at Hope- dale, but has recently moved to Woonsocket, R.I.
BERGIN, JAMES, son of Daniel and Catherine (Humphrey) Bergin; b. in Ireland, Oct. 13, 1826; m. Margaret Walsh, dr. of William and Bridget (Cody) Walsh, b. in Ireland, date not given; cer. in Mil., Oct. 24, 1852, by Rev. Mr. Hamilton. Issue : -
CATHERINE E., b. Mil., Jan. 25, 1854; d. Dec., 1854.
CATHERINE E., b. Mil., Jan. 26, 1856; m. Feb. 8, 1880, to whom not given.
MARY E., b. Mil., March 15, 1859.
DANIEL C., b. Mil., March 12, 1862.
AGNES F., b. Mil., April 21, 1865.
JAMES, jun., b. Nov. 15, 1868; d. of diphtheria, Jan. 12, 1876.
Mr. B. is one of our most enterprising and exemplary Irish-Americans; a skilful carpenter and builder.
BICKNELL, BENJAMIN CUTLER, son of Simon Peter Bicknell, b. in Provi- dence, R.I., Oct., 1795; carpenter; m. Susan Parkman, dr. of Dr. Elias and Susannah (Larned, Johnson) Parkman, b. So. Mil., Feb. 25, 1796; cer. Aug., 1823. Issue: -
ELIAS PARKMAN, b. So. Mil., March 13, 1831 ; m. Louisa Blake, 1855.
I numbered among my personal and steadfast friends Benjamin C. and Susan P. Bicknell. They lived a life of plain, substantial usefulness, with little wealth and display, in good will, justice, and kindness to all within their social sphere. They long dwelt in a wing of the domicile on the Parkman place at So. Mil. I ministered at both their funerals. Mrs. B. d. Sept. 4, 1864. He d. at his only son's, in the part of E. Mendon included in the So. Mil. neigliborhood, May 27, 1867. I earnestly solicited his son, Elias P., several times, to fur- nish me his family record, but have not recd. any. I learn that he m. Louisa Blake, eldest dr. of George W. and Lavinia (Bates) Blake, b. 1836; cer. Nov., 1855, by Rev. J. T. Massey. Also that they have had 2 chn., both now dead. They res. in Worcester, where he has been more or less employed on the Boston & Albany Railroad as an express agent and other transportation occupations. BICKNELL, SIMON PETER, bro. of Benjamin C., b. in Providence, R.I., June
10, 1803; m., 1st, Rebecca Bates, dr. of Joseph and Martha (Chilson) Bates, b. E. Mendon, Dec. 18, 1787; cer. Feb. 28, 1828, by Rev. Simeon Doggett. No chn.
He was drawn to this general vicinity in 1824, in consequence of his bro. Benjamin's example, who some yrs. before his mge. found pleasant employ- ment and abode with Dr. Daniel Thurber, then the benignant cynosure of that neighborhood. Plain, homespun, worthy people. Mrs. Rebecca d. June 1, 1872. The hus. subsequently m. Mary H. Burdick, dr. of Roland and Anna Burdick, b. in Valentown, Ct., 1833; cer. at Hopedale, Jan. 23, 1873, by the writer. None but adopted or foster chn. A kind wf. solaces his old age, and ministers to him many comforts. Mr. B. has distinguished himself in his vicinage by liberally endowing what was formerly known as the Dr. Thurber Burying-place,
. which he has worthily resolved into the Bicknell Cemetery, and will leave it as a lasting memorial of his charity. His homestead and his cemetery are a little outside of our town limits, but perhaps not improperly noticed.
BILLINGS, WILLIAM L., son of Samuel and Abigail (Adams) Billings, b.
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Webster, June 28, 1824; m. Eunice E. Kelley, dr. of Moses and Waity (not given) Kelley, b. in now Blackstone, then Mendon So. Parish, April 22, 1824; cer. at Hopedale, May 18, 1847, by the writer. Issue :-
WILLIAM FRANCIS, b. E. Blackstone, March 8, 1848; m. Minnie Douglas, 1868; res. Albany, N.Y.
EUNICE ELDORA, b. E. Blackstone, April 10, 1852; d. June 14, 1854.
MOSES GILBERT, b. E. Blackstone, Feb. 18, 1853; m. Edith Blake, Nov., 1873.
A worthy family. Mr. B. came into town some 10 or 12 yrs. ago from E. Blackstone, and at first kept a livery stable. Since then he has been much employed by our selectmen as superintendent of street repairs.
BINNEY, Dr. JOHN, son of Dea. John and Hannah (Paine) Binney, b. in
Hull, April 23, 1705. His gd. fr.'s name was also John of Hull. . He m. Hannah Jones, dr. of Thomas and Mary (Loring) Jones, b. in Hull, Jan. 16, 1706; cer. in Hull, Oct. 21, 1726. Issue : -
JOHN, jun., b. Hull, Dec. 21, 1727 ; m., 1st, Elizabeth Ward ; 2d, Dinah Beaman.
MARY, b. Hull, Jan. 23, 1729; m. - Baldwin.
MOSES, b. Hull, Sept. 18, 1730; d. at sea between 1757 and 1764.
HANNAH, b. now Mil., March 20, 1732; m. - Sprague before 1758.
SARAH, b. now Mil., Sept. 14, 1734; m. - Cogsdell before 1758.
MERCY, b. now Mil., Oct. 17, 1736; m. Nathan Carter of Weston, April 10, 1754.
THOMAS, b. now Mil., July 24, 1739; physician and surgeon in Rev. army; m. L. Chadwick.
RACHEL, b. now Mil., prob. 1742; m. Josiah Seaverns of Weston, Oct. 4, 1765.
The parents removed from Hull, and set. here about the yr. 1731 on the estate which, in 1744, he sold to Rev. Amariah Frost. That homestead con- tained 50 acres, more or less. It was bounded northerly (perhaps) by Thomas Beard's land, easterly by now Congress St., southerly by now West St., and westerly by land of Samuel Torrey. John Binney, sen., does not appear to have practised medicine here, though he soon did after moving to Weston, in 1744 or 1745. He was one of the original members of our Cong. ch. He was a considerable landholder, as he deeded a tract of 100 acres to Edward Rawson (situation not understood) before leaving for Weston, besides his other sales. On locating in Weston he set up as a physician and surgeon with good success. He finally d. in Lincoln, where his gravestone bears the following inscrip- tions : -
"Here lie the remains of Dr. John Binney, a man much esteemed for his abilities and services in the healing art. He resigned this mortal life Aug. 14, 1760, a. 55 yrs."
"Beneath this stone death's prisoner lies : This stone shall move, this prisoner rise, When God, by his almighty word, Calls his dear saints to meet their Lord."
His wid. m., 2d, Capt. Daniel Adams of Lincoln, Oct. 30, 1765. I am not informed of her death-date.
BINNEY, Capt. AMos, a successful mariner of Hull, was bro. to Dr. John. At one time lie was copartner with Thomas Bailey in the ownership of what became the Twitchell farm. See the facts stated under the name
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Thomas Bailey. He always res., when home from sea, in Hull. Whether he was ever m. and had chn. I know not.
BINNEY, JOHN, jun.4 (Dr. John,3 Dea. John,2 John1), b. in Hull, Dec. 21, 1727; came hither with his parents; joined the Cong. ch. in 1744; and was m., 1st, to Elizabeth Ward of this vicinage; cer. Dec. 6, 1753, by Rev. A. Frost. He followed his fr. to Weston, but res. successively afterwards in Lincoln, Marlboro', and New Ipswich, N.H., being an enterprising farmer. He had 1 dr. : -
ELIZABETH, by wf. Elizabeth, b. 1756.
Mrs. Elizabeth d. in Lincoln, Sept. 31, 1756. The hus. m., 2d, Dinah Bea- man of Lancaster, 1757, by whom he had -
MARY, b. 1759; MOSES, 1761; ABIGAIL, 1763 ; JOHN, 1764; DAVID, 1770; THOMAS, 1771; - all b. in Lincoln.
He 4. New Ipswich, N.H., Jan. 23, 1784. Mrs. Dinah, his wid., d. there 1794, a. 3 yrs.
BIXBY, SIMPSON, son of Peltiah and Jane (Surrage) Bixby; ancestry no fur- ther traced; b. Hop., 1806; bootmaker; came to Mil. in his early manhood; m. Sally Parks Barber, dr. of James and Nancy (Parks) Barber, b. Mil., Oct. 20, 1804; cer. Nov. 4, 1832, by Rev. Elbridge Trull. Their chn. :- ISAAC SURRAGE, b. Feb. 23, 1834; d. March 25 ensuing.
MARY SWAIN, b. March 7, 1837; m. Willard Clapp, April 11, 1865; he d. May 16, 1877.
CHARLES SIMPSON, b. Dec. 12, 1838; d. July 18, 1841.
MARTHA JANE, b. Sept. 19, 1842; m. Victor Gibson, Nov. 27, 1866.
Mr. Bixby was a man of intelligence and reputable character, with a wf. of corresponding worth. He served the town acceptably for several yrs. as assessor and in other minor offices; but his health broke down, and he d. Jan. 8, 1853. Mrs. Sally, his wid., followed him Dec. 7, 1858. The two drs. still survive, - Mary Swain, with no family; Martha Jane, with bus, and 3 chn .; viz., -
ANNA PARKS GIBSON, b. Mil., Jan. 21, 1868.
CHARLES VICTOR GIBSON, b. Ashland, July 12, 1869.
ADELAIDE VESTA GIBSON, b. Ashland, Feb. 11, 1872.
I think this family now res. in Marlboro'.
BIXBY, JOEL, sen., of Hop., m. Sophia Johnson of Holl. They had b. to them several chn., 2 of whom became set. residents of Mil; viz., JOEL, jun., and ALBERT. The fr. was drowned, many yrs. ago, in Whitehall Pond, Hop. He was considerably engaged in the boot business.
BIXBY, JOEL, jun., b. in Hop., perhaps about 1798 or 1799; m. Elizabeth Mel- len, dr. of Joseph and Sophronia (Andrews) Mellen, b. Hop., March 22, 1804; cer. May, 1828, by Walter McFarland, Esq. Their chn. : --
DELIA, b. July 18, 1830; m. Moses Walker, Mil., Dec. 30, 1855.
FRANK H., b. Aug. 6, 1831; m. Jennie Darling.
ELIZA, b. Aug. 12, 1833; m. Edward Kimball.
BERNADOTTE, b. Dec. 3, 1834; m. Susan Moses. .
MARIA ANNETTE, b. March 19, 1836; d. young.
b. Oct. 2, 1837; unm .; res. Mil.
MONTGOMERY ! (twins), MONTCALM b. Oct. 2, 1837; unm. ; res. Boston.
MARIA ANNETTE, b. March 18, 1839; m. Charles Phillips, Providence, R.I. WARREN, b. Dec. 3, 1840; m., 1st, Chastina A. Haynes; 2d, Ellen F. Ahern. MARY ABBY, b. Aug. 15, 1842; d. young.
JOHN H., b. Aug. 17, 1843; d. young.
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ADALINE, b. Sept. 20, 1844; d. young.
JOHN P., b. Nov. 17, 1845; d. young.
The hus. and fr. d. here 1864. His worthy and venerable wid. still survives in town.
BIXBY, WARREN, son of Joel, jun., and Elizabeth (Mellen) Bixby, b. Dec. 3, 1840; boot-sider; m., 1st, Chastina Alice Haynes, dr. of Jeremiah and Louisa (Nelson) Haynes, b. Mil., 1848; cer. Hopedale, Oct. 11. 1865, by the writer. Issne : -
WILLIAM WARREN, b. Mil., May 17, 1866.
FRANK ALBERT, b. Mil., June 11, 1869.
Mrs. Cliastina d. Sept. 3, 1871. The hus. m., 2d, Ellen Frances Ahern, dr. of John and Ellen (Ahern) Ahern, b. Hop., 1851; cer. Hopedale, July 3, 1872, by the writer. Issue : -
ESSIE C., b. Mil., May 1, 1873. .
BIXBY, ALBERT, son of Joel Bixby, sen., b. Hop. about the yr. 1810; boot- maker; an eccentric, peculiar-minded, but well-disposed and harmless man. He never m., and generally lived alone in a hired room, boarding himself on wholesome but very simple food, at a cost of $1.25 per week. He sub- sisted mostly on baker's bread and milk. By industry, and frugality in all his expenses, he sustained himself, and laid up a snug deposit in the savings bank of $1,100. At length he broke down in mind, took on imaginary fears of danger, became partially insane, and committed suicide by strangulation, Aug. 24, 1878, a. 68 yrs.
BLACK, ABNER M., son of James and Hitty or Mehetabel (Mason) Black, b. in Barre, May 25, 1814; m. Jane M. Bastow, ptge. and birth-date not ascer- tained; cer. Mil., Aug. 16, 1838, by the writer. Chn .: -
MARTHA M. and MARY M., twins, b. Cumberland, R.I., Sept. 29, 1842.
I have heard indirectly that these parents liad in all 6 or 7 chn., that Mr. B. d. some yrs. ago in Lowell, and that his wid. and most of the chn. still survive.
BLACK, ASA MASON, twin bro. of Abner M., b. in Barre, May 25, 1814; m. Susan W. Staples of Mendon, dr. of Joseph and Abigail (Cass) Staples, b. Mendon, Jan. 5, 1817; cer. Mendon, April 29, 1839, by the writer. No chn. Mrs. Susan d. in Mil., April 25, 1869, a. 52 yrs. 3 mos. and 20 ds. Her hus. did not long survive her. He d. here, Sept. 17, 1871, a. 57 yrs. 3 mos. and 22 ds.
These twins were half bros., on the maternal side, to John Mason, decd., long a prominent citizen of Mil.
BLAKE, JOSEPH WARREN, b. in Taunton, Feb. 5, 1829, and Anna (Bowers) Blake, b. in Dighton, Aug. 16, 1829, came to res. in Hopedale in Dec., 1852, and became members of the Community, Nov. 1, 1854. They had b. to them here -
MARTHA ISABEL, b. Feb. 18, 1853; m. Charles W. Dodge, Feb. 18, 1871; res. Charlestown.
GEORGE LESTER, b. March 8, 1861; d. Aug. 15, 1861, a. 5 mos. 1 wk.
WARREN SUMNER, b. Sept. 1, 1863; d. March 10, 1864, a. 6 mos. 10 ds.
Mrs. Anna d. here Jan. 11, 1864, a. 34 yrs. 5 mos. The hus. In. again, and now res. somewhere in the State of California.
BLAKE, GEORGE W., son of Solomon and Hannah (Morse) Blake, and Lavinia his wf., dr. of John Bates, Esq., of Bellingham, preferred not to furnish their family record for this work, and I have conformed reluctantly to their preference.
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BLAKE, GEORGE BAYLIS4 (Nathaniel,8 George,2 Nathaniel 1), b. in Attleboro',
Feb. 28, 1823; mr.'s maiden name, Clarissa Fisher; m. Harriet C. Quiggle, dr. of Friend and Catherine Reed (Lawton) Quiggle, b. in Mansfield, March 30, 1829; cer. Mansfield, Dec. 18, 1844,by Rev. Thomas M. Latham. Chn. :- NATHANIEL FRIEND, b. Stoughton, Oct. 29, 1846; m. Laura J. Burr, Nov. 19, 1867.
EDITH LOUISE, b. Stoughton, Aug. 14, 1853; m. Moses G. Billings, Nov. 26, 1874.
WILLIAM TILDEN, b. Stoughton, Sept. 7, 1855; m. Frances Lonisa Bent, Jan. 5, 1879.
GEORGE, b. Stoughton, Dec. 10, 1861; d. Ang. 18, 1864, in Mil.
Mr. B. came into town in 1862, and for some 8 yrs. carried on the boot- manufacture extensively with C. F. Quiggle and Moses Walker, under the firm title, "George B. Blake & Co." Having experienced serious reverses in business, he has since occupied very responsible positions as manager in several other establishments. He has behind him a somewhat distinguished ancestry. His gt. gd. fr., Nathaniel Blake, was Attorney-Gen. of Massachu- setts in his day. His fr., of the same name, was a great stage-coach proprietor, and a princely agent of numerous lines extending out far and wide from Boston. He is himself a man of talent, and carries about a brain that does a great deal of independent thinking. He has held several of the town's most respectable offices, and, since 1865 down to the present time, outrivals all com- petitors as moderator of our town-meetings. They are often large and some- times almost tumultuous assemblies, boiling over with complicated questions; but he regulates them with admirable parliamentary skill and command. Since 1865 he has occupied this position no less than 35 times. Family in worthy social standing.
BLAKE, NATHANIEL FRIEND, son of George B. and Harriet C. (Quiggle) Blake, b., as above given, in Stoughton, Oct. 29, 1846; m. Laura Josephine Burr, dr. of Edmund B. and Achsah E. (Clark) Burr, b. Franklin, Nov. 19, 1848; cer. Mil., Nov. 19, 1867, by Rev. G. L. Demarest. Issne :- ETHELWYN, b. July 24, 1872 ..
This worthy pair honor their ancestral lineage. Besides being an efficient and trustworthy clerk in Charles F. Quiggle's boot and shoe manufactory, the hus. has done eminent public service for yrs. as town-librarian, in which his wf. has won herself much credit as his ready assistant. They deserve the high appreciation which is unanimously accorded to them.
BLAKE, WILLIAM TILDEN, son of George B. and Harriet C. (Quiggle) Blake, b. Stoughton, Sept. 7, 1855; brakeman on Boston and Albany R.R .; m, Frances Louisa Bent, dr. of Rev. Gilbert Bent (birthplace, birtlı-date, mr.'s maiden name, and place of mge. not given); cer. Jan. 5, 1879, by Rev. Gil- bert Bent, the bride's fr. No issue reported.
BLAKE, LORINDA ARNOLD (BALLOU), posthumous dr. of my bro., Arnold Ballou, by his wid., Lorinda (Bates) Ballou, b. in Bell., May 28, 1878; m. Charles G. Blake of Franklin; cer. Dec. 3, 1835, by Rev. Mr. Smalley. Issue : -
ALBERT ARNOLD, b. Franklin, Sept. 10, 1836; m. Rowena Morrill, Oct. 26, 1859; res. Syracuse, N.Y.
HARRIET LORINDA, b. Franklin, July 16, 1838; m., 1st, George W. Lewers; 2d, Monroe Burbank; res, Somerville.
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HENRY AUGUSTUS, b. Franklin, Dec. 10, 1840; m. Mary E. Calvert, Wilming- ton, Del., Jan. 5, 1865; res. there.
MARY JANE, b. Franklin, April 1, 1843; d. Nov. 30 same yr.
PERSIS MARIA, b. Franklin, June 7, 1845; m. Josiah Fowler. She d. French Village, N.B., June 20, 1877.
MARY LOUISA ADITTA, b. Franklin, Dec. 2, 1849; unm. ; res. with her mother dutifully helpful.
Mrs. B. is a worthy member of the Bap. ch. ; has res. apart from her hus. here in town over 5 yrs. ; has survived much domestic sorrow, but is battling bravely against adversity with all her energies. Her hus. d. a few weeks since.
BLISS. Down to 1840 I find but one Bliss family credited with a birth here.
BLISS, WILLIAM R., and wf. Sophia had -
WILLIAM W., b. March 14, 1835. No further traced.
BLISS, C. W., laborer; appears in Directory for 1856.
BLISS, JOHN, mason ; appears in Directory for 1856.
BLISS, JONATHAN, farmer; appears in Directory for 1856.
BLISS, CHARLES WATSON, bootmaker; appears in Directory, peddler, for 1869, "72, '78, '80; d. '81.
BLISS, CHARLES WHITMAN, shoe-shave manufacturer; appears in Directory for 1869.
BLISS, GEORGE, bootpacker; appears in Directory for 1869.
BLISS, GEORGE H., clerk; appears in Directory for 1869, '75, '78, '80.
BLISS, GEORGE W., bootpacker; appears in Directory for 1869, "72.
BLISS, MICHAEL, bootmaker; appears in Directory for 1869.
BLISS, CHARLES, fireman, Providence R.R. ; appears in Directory for 1872.
None of these have deigned any report of family record. So I am further silent.
BLOOD, CHARLES FREDERICK, son of Shattuck and Miranda (Fisher) Blood, b. Weathersfield, Vt., Jan. 2, 1816; m. Lydia Mellen (Cheney, Wales), wid. of Sylvester Wales, dr. of Asa and Roxana (Pitman) Cheney, b. Mil., April 26, 1815; cer. No. Purchase, April 17, 1842, by Rev. William Tozer. Issue : -
CATHERINE ELIZABETH, b. Mil., Feb. 17, 1844; m. John C. Warren, June 1, 1868.
EDMUND BOWKER, b. Mil., Aug. 12, 1846; m. Caroline Marie Hunt, May 5, 1869.
WILLIAM SLOCOMB, b. Mil., Dec. 29, 1850; d. Oct. 3, 1851.
An industrious, frugal, well-disposed family. Mr. Blood is a farmer, aud dwells on a homestead on Purchase, near Tyler St.
BLOOD, EDMUND BOWKER, son of Charles F. and Lydia M. (Cheney, Wales) Blood, b. Mil., Aug. 12, 1846; m. Caroline Marie Hunt, dr. of Ezra and Jane Mehetabel (Tyler) Hunt, b. Mil., Nov. 24, 1850; cer. Mil., May 5, 1869, by Rev. G. L. Demarest. Issue : -
GRACE LYDIA, b. Mil., Feb. 9, 1870.
CHARLES EDMUND, b. Mil., April 1, 1871.
BESSIE JANE, b. Mil., July 22, 1880.
Promising family, intelligent and enterprising. Mr. B. is an executive employé in the clothing establishment of Gile, Blake, & Co.
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BIOGRAPHICO-GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
BLOOM, MORGAN LEWIS, and wf., Sophia Louisa Bloom, persons of educa- tion, came to Hopedale from New-York City, Dec. 27, 1854, and soon after started a select high school under the advertised title, "Collegiate and Classical Institute." It did not succeed entirely to the satisfaction of its projectors and patrons, and was sold out, two yrs. later, to Rev. William S. and Abbie (Ballou) Haywood. They changed its title to that of "The Hopedale Home School," and ran it with fair success for several yrs. The Blooms had 2 chn. :
ARTHUR HOWARD, b. in New-York City, July 3, 1854.
CLARENCE EDWIN, b. Hopedale, April 21, 1856.
When the parents left Hopedale, they connected themselves with the Oneida Community, N.Y. Of their subsequent history, my information is imperfect.
BLUNT, MICHAEL ANGELO, son of John Samuel and Esther Peake (Colby) Blunt, and gd. son of Mark and Mary (Drown) Blunt, all of Portsmouth, N.H., b. in said Portsmouth, Jan. 28, 1826; printer; m. Pamelia Barker Adams, dr. of Jeremiah and Miriam (Sanborn) Adams, b. Boston, Sept. 11, 1824; cer. Boston, June 19, 1850, by Rev. Charles Frances Barnard. Issue : -
JANE HODGES b. Boston, July 19, 1851; m. Albert R. Şadler, Medford, Aug. 14, 1878.
(twins),
PAMELIA ADAMS
b. Boston, July 19, 1851; m. James B. Leonard,
Mil., May 11, 1875.
STEPHEN WOODWORTH, b. Boston, April 14, 1855; unm .; res. with parents; printer.
ESTHER FRANCES, b. Mil., May 20, 1859; unm .; res. with parents.
MARK ANGELO, b. Mil., March 12, 1867; d. April 7, 1867.
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