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BOYNTON, MERCY, m. Thomas Chapin, April 14, 1747; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. BOYNTON, MARY, m. Moses Gage, jun., Feb. 17, 1758; cer. by the same.
Who these brides were is not hinted; perhaps elder drs. of the first Ebenezer.
BOYNTON, JEREMIAH, and wf. Patience were recd. into the Cong. ch. of our easterly precinct, from the ch. in Waltham, June 3, 1744. I am unable to trace their ancestry. Her maiden name was Patience Sanderson ; and they were m. in Waltham, Aug. 1, 1736. They came hither as early as 1739. Their chn .: -
EDWARD, b. in Waltham, May 11, 1737.
MARY, b. here, Dec. 2, 1738.
SARAH, b. here, March 14, 1740.
EBENEZER, b. here, April 19, 1742.
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DAVID, b. Feb. 24, 1744; bap. March 3, 1744-45, by Rev. A. Frost. JEREMIAH, jun., bap. March 8, 1747, by Rev. A. Frost.
Our records tell us no more concerning their chn. It is not improbable that they had others. I have not been fortunate enough to discover where on our territory they had their home, nor have I made sufficient search in Mendon or elsewhere to ascertain what became of their family. No further traced.
BOYNTON, EBENEZER, perhaps a bro. of Jeremiah, sen .; ancestry not traced; was recd. into our Cong. ch. from Waltham ch., April 20, 1746; nothing recorded by Mr. Frost in the ch. book concerning any wf. or chn. But Bond, in his History of Watertown, says he had a 1st and a 2d wf. ; also 2 or more chn. According to Bond's statement, he was first of Byfield ch., then of Weston, then Waltham, then Hop., then Waltham again, and then of our Precinct. His 2d wf. was Abigail Chadwick of Weston. His gravestone, in our old burying-ground, makes him to have d. Sept. 16, 1761, in his 73d yr. No further traced.
BRADBURY, CYRUS, is a lineal descendant of Thomas Bradbury, the immi- grant ancestor of most, if not all, of our New-England Bradburys. He came from Eng. in 1634, and finally set. in Salisbury, at one time the seat of old Norfolk Co., where he held important town and county offices. Many of his descendants in Mass., N.H., and Me., have been distinguished men in public life. I do not learn from Cyrus, or any other source, just the links of lineage between him and his immigrant ancestor. He informs me that his gd. fr., Thomas Bradbury, 2d, b. in Salisbury, was a commis- sioned lieut. under King George III. just before the Revolutionary war broke out; but, on the occurrence of that event, joined the Continental army, and was stationed for some time at Ticonderoga. He and his wf. Ruth (Page) removed in early m. life to Buxton, Me. There they had several sons and drs., and among them Thomas, 3d. He was father of Cyrus. So, by this showing, the line runs thus : -
CYRUS 4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. in Buxton, Me., April 20, 1811; mr.'s maiden name, Abigail Boothby. His parents, and he with them, moved to Sandwich, N.H., where he grew up to manhood. He m. Eliza- beth Ela Cheney, b. in Morgan, Vt., April 26, 1819; cer. Sandwich, N.H., in June, 1839. No chn. One adopted dr. :-
SARAH ELIZABETH, a niece of Mrs. B., b. Tarrytown, N.Y., Sept. 4, 1840.
Mr. B. is a man of intelligent mind, independent opinions, uncompromis- ing convictions, and scrupulous moral integrity; but of quiet, unobtrusive, and retired habits. He took an early and abiding interest in all the reforms of the age, and has faithfully adhered to hls highest light. He and his wf. came to Mass. in 1842, residing first at Northampton, and arriving at Hopedale in 1850. They became full members of the Community in 1852, and he held therein various offices of trust until its suspension. Since then he has continually been employed by the Drapers in positions of management and accountancy to the present time. Mrs. Elizabeth was an invalid for several yrs., and d. Aug. 21, 1870. His own health has since been infirm, and at times precarious, but is now comparatively tolerable. His adopted dr. dwells with him, and cares dutifully for his domestic comfort.
BRADBURY, Hon. EBENEZER, 7th in descent from the ancestral immigrant,
Thomas Bradbury; b. Newburyport, July 31, 1793; in. Nancy Merrill, and they had 18 chn. Hon. Ebenezer was a very remarkable man, a silversmith by occupation, largely self-educated up to eminent intelligence, of generous
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public spirit, a devoted promoter of popular education, an adept in public affairs, of eloquent speech and parliamentary tact, and, in fine, a people's man. He was five yrs. representative in Gen. Ct. from Newburyport, and, in 1847, Speaker of the House; in 1845 and 1846, a member of the Execu- tive Council; in 1849 and 1850, State treasurer; in 1853, a delegate from Newton to the Constitutional Convention, and the next yr. rep. to Gen. Ct .; and, later in life, judge of Mil. Police. Ct. nearly 2 yrs. He came here with his family in June, 1859, and continued his res. till Nov., 1861. He d. in E. Salisbury, June, 1864. Mrs. Nancy, his venerable wid., was b. in Newburyport, Nov., 1798, and d. in Dexter, Me., April 11, 1881.
BRADBURY, WASHINGTON IRVING, son of the preceding, perhaps the young- est of their 18 chn., a worthy scion of a worthy stock, b. Newburyport, 1843; clerk, salesman, etc .; m. Mary E. Rounds, dr. of Alonzo C. and Hannah (Comey) Rounds, b. Upton, 1846; cer. Springfield, Jan., 1867, by Rev. Joseph Scott. Issue :-
MARY B., b. Upton, Oct., 1867.
ESSIE I., b. (not noted); d. Dec., 1872.
FANNIE, b. (not noted); d. Sept., 1877. Mr. B. has res. in town 20 yrs.
BRADFORD, JONATHAN COE, son of James H. and Sarah (Aldrich) Bradford; b. in Smithfield, R.I., Dec. 25, 1828; mason; m. Angeline Nelson, dr. of Nathaniel T. and Silence (Kenney) Nelson, b. Sutton, March 16, 1829; cer. Hopedale, Dec. 25, 1855, by the writer. Issue :-
WALTER S., b. Mil., June 26, 1860; d. Oct. 3, 1862.
ADA N., b. Mil., Feb. 20, 1863; d. March 24, 1863.
CHARLES HENRY (adopted), b. Roxbury, Jan. 25, 1863.
LILLIAN A., b. Mil., Jan. 18, 1871.
A reputable family, in good social standing. Mr. B. came into town some little time before his mge., and set up business. He was a very skilful, enter- prising, and prosperous mason, and a highly respected citizen. He d. May 31, 1871. Mrs. Angeline m., 2d, Charles Porter Skillings, trader, b. Portland, Me., Aug. 18, 1814, son of Simeon and Nancy (Adams) Skillings; cer. Mil., Dec. 25, 1876, by Rev. H. L. Hastings. They have purchased and res. on the Godfrey place, Congress St.
MENTIONED IN DIRECTORIES.
BRADFORD, SILAS G., bootmaker, 1872.
BRADFORD, MARY E., school-teacher, etc., 1878, '80.
BRADFORD, MARY ANN D., wid. of Harvey Bradford, 1880.
BRADISH, LEVI P., son of Jotham and Deborah (Ward) Bradish, b. Upton,
Sept. 1, 1823; boot-form maker; m., 1st, Louisa Forbush, dr. of Ephraim and Polly Forbush ; cer. Up., April 27, 1847. No chn. Mrs. Lonisa d. July 27, 1855. The hus. m., 2d, Eliza W. Littlefield, dr. of Loammi and Eliza (Black) Littlefield, b. Holl., Nov. 20, 1834; cer. Holl., Jan. 1, 1857, by Rev. Joshua T. Tucker. Issue : -
ELLA L., b. Mil., March 3, 1859; m. Thomas B. Keith of Easton, July 17, 1879.
ARTHUR E., b. Mil., Jan 13, 1860.
HANNAH, b. Mil., Dec. 29, 1861; d. Sept. 12, 1862.
HARVEY W., b. Mil., Aug. 6, 1863; d. Nov. 27, 1863.
HENRY W., b. Mil., Dec. 1, 1864.
ALFRED G., b. Mil., June 29, 1867.
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ELBERT A., b. Mil., June 25, 1870.
ESTHER E., b. Mil., Jan. 24, 1874.
FLORENCE ETHEL, b. Mil., Nov. 19, 1880.
A family in excellent religious and social standing. The parents are exem- plary members of the Cong. ch., whereof Mr. B. has officiated as deacon for over 19 yrs.
BRADLEY, THOMAS HASKELL, son of William Hooper and Eleanor Putnam (Haskell) Bradley; b. in Rockport, June 21, 1835; m. Martha Louisa Hol- land, dr. of Benedict S. and Nancy (Clough) Holland, b. Mount Morris, N. Y.,
Nov. 3, 1846; cer. in Monnt Morris, N. Y., May 20, 1866, by Rev. A. W. Fill- more. Their chn. :-
IDA MAY, b. Mount Morris, N.Y., Aug. 19, 1867.
MINETTA LOUISA, b. Hopedale, Sept. 12, 1878.
Worthy people. Res. formerly in Mount Morris, N. Y., bnt for the last several yrs. in Hopedale. Mr. B. is a skilful machinist and an orderly citizen.
BRADLEY, JOHN F., carriage-maker, Spruce, cor. School; house do .; made no response to my blank family record sent him.
Our Directory for 1880 gives, -
BRADLEY, JAMES, clerk E. McGowan, house 3 Main.
BRADLEY, HUGH, student, boards James Bradley's, Main.
BRADLEY, MICHAEL, boot-bottomer, house 67 Central.
BRADLEY, WILLIAM, bootmaker, house East, near Beach.
BRADLEY, WILLIAM, 2d, boards Richard Holland's, Beach. Nothing recd. from these.
BRAGG. The first of this name in town was Col. Arial Bragg. I have had occasion to speak of him already in this volume several times as one of our conspicuous business-men and citizens. I am now to treat of him and his lineage more particularly and comprehensively. In doing so, I have the great advantage of his autobiography, which is replete with reliable information from his own pen. This is a small volume, entitled "Memoirs of Col. Arial Bragg, written by himself. 'I looked upon it and received instruction.' - Prov. Milford : George W. Stacy, Printer, 1846." It is in our town library, and well worth perusal by our population. I will now digest and tabulate : -
BRAGG, ALEXANDER,1 set. early in Wrentham; birth-date, wf.'s name, etc., not given. They had 9 chn .:-
WILLIAM, birth-date not given; m. - Bennett; set. Wrentham; 6 chn. ; burnt to death in a furnace.
NICHOLAS, birth-date not given ; m. and set. in Springfield, Vt. ; large family. CONSTANT, birth-date not given ; m. and set. Wrentham; powerful at labor- ing; considerable family ; d. poor.
ELIZABETH, birth-date not given; m. Capt. John Blake of Wrentham.
LYDIA, birth-date not given; m. Dea. David Holbrook, No. Wrentham.
MARTHA, birth-date not given ; m. John Hancock, So. Wrentham.
JEMIMA, birth-date not given ; m. - Stanley.
SARAH, birth-date not given; m. Benjamin Ray.
ALEXANDER, birth-date not given; m. Esther Fisher, and res. Wrentham, Frank., Holl., Hop., Warwick, etc.
BRAGG, WILLIAM2 (Alexander1), b. in Wrentham, date not given; m .- Bennett. They had 5 sons and 1 dr. :-
HENRY, birth-date not given ; m. and set. Keene, N.H. ; Revolutionary veteran ; unfortunate.
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LUTHER, birth-date not given; m. and set. Keene, N.H .; large family.
WILLIAM, birth-date not given ; set. Keene, N.H. ; m. ; large family; finished blacksmith; ruined by intemperance.
ARIAL, birtli-date not given; m. Sarah Fisher; shoemaker; d. a Revolution- ary veteran.
EBENEZER, birth-date not given; set. in the Otter-Creek country; had an honorable career.
POLLY, birth-date not given ; m. - Field; lived and d. Keene, N.H.
William, the fr., perished, with two others, while asleep in front of a furnace they were attending in Wrentham. The furnace suddenly burst, and its molten metal instantly submerged the three sleepers.
BRAGG, ARIAL3 (William,2 Alexander1), birth-date not given; m. Sarah Fisher, dr. of John Fisher, Wrentham; other particulars not given. They first dwelt on a farm in No. Wrentham, he being a shoemaker. They next lived on a farm in the centre of Franklin, bought of Joshua Daniels. Their chn .:-
WILLARD, b. 1770; res. Petersham, German Flats, N.Y., etc .; last in Ohio; m., and had chn.
ARIAL, b. July 30, 1772; m., 1st, Sybil Norcross; 2d, Elizabeth Chamberlain; 3d, Nancy Cutler.
EUNICE, b. 1774; m. Daniel Lincoln, Wilmington; set. in N. Y. State.
POLLY, b. Oct. 8, 1776; m. Perez Lincoln, Wilmington; set. in N. Y. State. SALLY, b. 1778; m. Isaac Kebbee; res. Mil. and Holl.
Col. Arial gives an almost heart-rending narrative of the trials, privations, and sufferings of his parents and their chn. At the opening of the Revolution- ary war his father entered the army, and, with scarcely an intermission, con- tinued in its perilous service, until stricken down by the small-pox, near West Point, N. Y., during the latter part of that dreadful contest. Reduced to extreme want and distress, the mr. had to dispose of her pauperized family as best she could, appealed for relief to the municipal authorities, and had her ehn. bound. ont to service in families, where some of them had, bitter experiences. Arial describes a portion of his, in the family of one Daniel Gould, thus: "It was the old woman's general custom to boil meat and potatoes for dinner, from which she, with a heart of adamant and cold as the grave, would help Arial to a small piece of meat and two small potatoes, and a like piece of bread. For supper and breakfast there was but one continued round, - half a pint of the liquor that the meat was boiled in, with what bread she could take up at a time with her thumb and fingers." There was one exception: "Daniel killed a hog, and his two ears were cut off, boiled, and given to Arial for his dinner. For once he had as much as he wanted; for what the two ears lacked in meat on the outside was made up in hair on the edges, and wax within; being boiled as the butcher left them."
At length, after a memorable snowfall of 5 ft. on the level, and harder pinching than ever, his uncle Alexander Bragg took him away to live with him. He was soon after indentured by the selectmen to this uncle, in 1781, to serve till sixteen yrs. of age. There he fared better for a while, yet badly again toward the end of his term. But I will not repeat the dismal tale. By and by he finished learning his trade of boot and shoe making in Brookline under Jonas Tolman. While in Brookline he was vaccinated for small-pox, and spent 31 days in the hospital. In 1793 he set up business for himself in Holl., just below Milford line, as I have related in another place. His rising career now
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commenced. In 1795 he crossed the line, and set up business on a small scale in this town. For his subsequent experiences, in more detail than I have space for, I refer the reader to his interesting " Memoirs," and proceed to his family record :-
BRAGG, Col. ARIAL4 (Arial,8 William,2 Alexander1), b. Wrentham, July 30, 1772; m., 1st, Sybil Norcross, dr. of Asa and Elizabeth Norcross, Holl., b. there April 6, 1779; cer. in Holl., Sept. 1, 1796, hy Rev. T. Dickinson. Issue : -
MAYNARD, b. Mil., Jan. 13, 1797; m. Signora Adams, April 7, 1818; both now dead.
Mrs. Sybil d. suddenly of malignant dysentery, then fatally prevalent, July 16, 1798. The hus. m., 2d, Elizabeth Chamberlain, dr. of Enoch and Elizabeth (Sprague) Chamberlain, b. July 2, 1774; cer. in Holl., March 10, 1803, by John Stone, Esq. Their chn. : -
ALMIRA, b. Mil., Oct. 11, 1803; m. George Jones, Jan. 1, 1824; both dead. APPLETON, b. Mil., April 3, 1805; m. Mary Ann Foley, Boston, Sept. 27, 1837.
FOWLER, b. Mil., June 15, 1807; m., 1st, Sarah E. Smith; 2d, S. F. Nestor; 3d, R. J. Welch.
EMILY, b. Mil., Jan. 23, 1809; m. Lowell Hunt, July 16, 1826.
ALFRED, b. Mil., July 10, 1811; m., Ist, Charlotte Brown; 2d, Sarah Ann Briggs.
ARIAL, b. Mil., May 24, 1813; m. Sarah E. Kimball, March 15, 1843.
WILLABD, b. Mil., April 10, 1815; m., 1st, Mary M. Claflin ; 2d, Sarah Garrett.
Mrs. Elizabeth d. June 2, 1816. Col. Bragg m., 3d, Nancy ( Mellen) Cutler, wid. of Moses Cutler, Hop., dr. of Henry and Jerusha (Burnap) Mellen, b. Hop., 1781; cer., with éclat, Mil. Centre, Aug. 25, 1817, by Samuel Jones, Esq. Their chn. : -
ALEXIS b. May 20, 1818; m., and merch., New York City;
ELIZABETH C. ) (twins), d. there, Feb. 1, 1871.
b. May 20, 1818; m. Moses P. Williams, Dec. 9, 1845. MELLEN C., b. Nov. 19, 1819; m., 1st, Caroline R. Fisher; 2d, Susan E. Claflin. SALLY, b. May 6, 1822; d. Feb. 10, 1823.
NEWELL, b. Oct. 1, 1824; d. March 18, 1826.
The Col.'s homestead was where his son Appleton now dwells. He first purchased 18 acres and buildings there of Perry Daniels in 1803. To this first purchase he went on making additions from time to time, till his farm com- prised over 178 acres, costing in all some $5,000 of original outlay. In build- ings, down to 1835, he had expended $5,152. He speaks of many heavy losses, -- "a natural consequence in so long a run of business, -most of which were caused by accommodation to others." And he adds, speaking, as he does throughout the " Memoirs," in the third person, "From his own experience, he lays it down as a maxim, that no man can help another in the way of business who has not given strong evidence that he has hy all the means in his power helped himself, and paid strict regard to justice, truth, and economy in all his transactions." Again he says, -
"He has performed military duty twenty-nine years at his own expense, and has held a commission in every grade from ensign to col. comdt. of a regiment. He has been agent for his town in long-contested and incorrigible litigations, has done for many years much of his town's business, given great satisfaction to the poor when called to provide for them, and was the first who caused a stop to be put to letting out the poor at auction to the lowest bidder,
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either separately or all together, in which towns generally have paid but little regard to the bidders' means or disposition to provide for their actual wants. This attention to the poor he thinks the best act of his life, except providing for his own family. In 1839 he was elected representative to Gen. Court, and in 1824 accepted a seat in the Senate. Thus emerging from obscurity, igno- rauce, and poverty, he has struggled through many years of hard labor, inter- mingled with pain, sorrow, adversity, and prosperity." -Memoirs, pp. 52-54.
His aged mr. d. under his filial care Nov. 4, 1810. He d. Oct. 26, 1855, in his 84th yr. He had an honorable funeral, being buried with Masonic rites and the respectful demonstrations of his fellow-citizens. He had been my parishioner in former yrs., and always a personal friend; and I led the religious ministrations at his obsequies. Mrs. Nancy, his 3d wf., d. Nov. 19, 1865. BRAGG, APPLETON5 (Col. Arial,4 Arial, 8William,2 Alexander1), b. April 3, 1805; mercht. in New York 13 yrs. ; has res. on the paternal homestead 30 yrs. ; a large landholder and farmer; m. Mary Ann Foley of Boston, b. Feb. 14, 1813; cer. in Boston, Sept. 27, 1837; further particulars not given. Their chn .:-
ELLEN WHITE, b. Boston, Ang. 12, 1838; m. Frederick Merrill, April 3, 1862. GEORGE, b. New York, July 7, 1840; d. young.
APPLETON, b. New York, May 1, 1843; d. same day.
WILLIAM APPLETON, b. New York, July 16, 1844; unm. ; res. with his parents. JAMES MADISON, b. New York, May 16, 1846; d. Jan. 17, 1847.
CLEMENT PARSONS, b. New York, Aug. 29, 1848; d. June 6, 1849. FREDERICK BUCHER, b. Mil., May 29, 1850; d. May 22, 1852.
Grandchn., - the chn. of Frederick and Ellen White (Bragg) Merrill :- MARY BRAGG MERRILL, b. Mil., March 12, 1863.
IDA MERRILL, b. New York, Sept. 12, 1865.
Mr. Bragg was an early pioneer of mercantile enterprise in doing business out of town at the South, in New-York City, etc.
BRAGG, FOWLER5 (Col. Arial,4 Arial,8 William,2 Alexander1), b. June 15, 1807; m., 1st, Sarah Emeline Smith of Newburyport, dr. of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Pettingil) Smith; cer. Feb. 1, 1837, by Rev. Mr. Dimmick. No chn.
She d. March 24, 1838. The. hus m., 2d, Sarah Frances Nestor of New York, dr. of David and Sarah (Hull) Nestor; cer. in New York, May 15, 1849, by whom not given. Their chn. :-
JOHN FOWLER, b. Boston, May 26, 1850; m. Viola Rowe, Dec. 23, 1871. SARAH EMELINE, b. Boston, Jan. 31, 1855; d. March 1, 1856.
Mrs. Sarah Frances d. March 3, 1862. The hus. m., 3d, Rachel Jane Welch, dr. of Humphrey and Rhoda (Nash) Welch, b. Bath, Me., Feb. 23, 1823; cer. in Bath, Me., June 1, 1864, by Rev. George P. Matthews. No issue of this mge. reported.
Grandchild, -the dr. of John Fowler and Viola (Rowe) Bragg :-
EDNA BLANCHE, b. in Bath, Me., April 30, 1873.
I understand Mr. Bragg to have followed the boot, shoe, and leather busi- ness as his principal avocation, though he does not specify it in giving me his family record. He has res. in Bath, Me., for the last 15 yrs.
BRAGG, ALFRED 5 (Col. Arial,4 Arial,8 William,2 Alexander 1), b. July 10, 1811;
much devoted to intellectual, scholastic, and literary pursuits, though with- out a full course of liberal education; m., 1st, Charlotte Brown, dr. of Eze- kiel and Mary (Devlin) Brown, b. Boston, Nov. 12, 1811; cer. in Newburg, N.Y., July 3 1835, by Rev. Joseph Johnson. Their chn. : -
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ALFRED, b. Patterson, N.J., Nov. 19, 1835; d. Feb. 22, 1845.
SARAH, b. Boston, May 6, 1837.
ELIZABETH C., b. Boston, Feb. 20, 1839; m. Melville M. Bigelow, Cambridge, 1869.
BENJAMIN HURD, b. Boston, Oct. 6, 1840; d. March 24, 1841.
LUCY C., b. Boston, not given.
THEODORA P., b. Boston, not given; d. April 3, 1846.
Mrs. Charlotte d. Oct. 5. 1851. The hus. m., 2d, Sarah A. (Darling) Briggs, dr. of William and Pamelia (Cox) Darling, b. in Sutton, Aug. 18, 1818; cer. May 6, 1863, by Rev. Joseph Ricker. No chn.
Grandchn., - the chn. of Mellville M. and Elizabeth C. (Bragg) Bigelow : - ADA H., d. Dec. 11, 1876, a. 6 yrs. 5 mos.
CHARLOTTE G , d. Nov. 22, 1876, a. 5 yrs. 2 mos.
LESLIE MELLVILLE, now a. 6 yrs.
I have rendered the above as given to me. Mr. Bragg represented the town in Gen. Court in 1844, '45, '47, and '50. During those years he frequently pre- sided as moderator of our town-meetings. He afterwards res. in Holl. many yrs. He is now again our fellow-townsman. He is much employed as a land- surveyor; takes quite an interest in history, statistics, genealogy, etc. I am indebted to him for valuable assistance in the contribution of data for this volume.
BRAGG, ARIAL, jun.5 (Col. Arial, 4Arial,3 William,2 Alexander 1), b. May. 24,
1813 ; boot-manufacturer in Braggville; m. Sarah E. Kimball, dr. of Francis and Eunice Kimball, b. West Chester, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1826; cer. in Nashua, N. H., March 15, 1843, by Rev. Charles Brown. Issue : -
GEORGE ARCHER, b. April 19, 1844; d. Dec. 27, 1844.
FRANCIS ARIAL, b. Dec. 9, 1845; unm. ; res. Marlboro'.
SAMUEL ATHERTON, b. March 14, 1849; m. Sarah J. Hartshorn, Holl., Feb., 1869.
HERMON, b. Aug. 19, 1854; m. Eudora Litchfield, Medford, April 10, 1872.
LUTHER CHAMBERLAIN, b. Aug. 2, 1855; grad. Worcester Inst. Technology; a naturalist.
CHARLES SUMNER, b. March 21, 1857; grad. Worcester Inst. Technology; mineralogist.
The fr. d. Oct. 26, 1866. His wid. and some of the sons res. in Braggville at the parental home.
BRAGG, WILLARD5 (Col. Arial,4 Arial,8 William,2 Alexander1), b. April 10, 1815; boot-manufacturer; m., 1st, Mary M. Claflin, dr. of Martin and Hopestill (Hayward) Claflin, b. Holl., Dec. 15, 1817; cer. in Canaan, Colum- bia Co., N.Y., May 11, 1835, by Urial Edwards. Their chn. : -
JOSEPHINE, b. Braggville, Sept. 10, 1836; d. Oct. 12 ensuing.
CAROLINE, b. Braggville, Oct. 27, 1837; d. Feb. 10, 1839.
ALEXIS FISHER, b. Braggville, Nov. 5, 1839; m. Cynthia J. Stagly, Jan. 1, 1861.
HENRY WILLARD, b. Braggville, Dec. 11, 1841; m. Ellen W. Haven, Dec., 1865.
WILLIAM CHANNING, b. Braggville, Nov. 30, 1843; d. Aug. 11, 1845.
CLEMENT P., b. Mil. Centre, Jan. 10, 1846; m., 1st, May M. Hannon ; 2d, Einma J. Fisher.
MARY EDNA, b. Mil. Centre, Oct. 7, 1847; m. Joseph Gillman, Oct. 15, 1867. FREDERICK ALFRED, b. Mil. Centre, Oct. 13, 1852; m. Ida Dudley, May, 1875.
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BIOGRAPHICO-GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
CHARLES WALTER, b. Mil. Centre, July 31, 1854; m. Ida Crossman, Feb. 1, 1876.
Mrs. Mary d. June 15, 1865. The hus. m., 2d, Sarah Ross Garrett, ptge., etc., not given ; cer. in Mil., Jan. 30, 1866, by Rev. R. P. Ambler. No. chn. by this mge. reported. Mr. Bragg has res. in New-York City, Jersey City, West- boro', but first and last mostly in his native town. There are several gd. chn. living, besides those dead. Henry Willard Bragg graduated from Tufts College in 1859, studied law, began to practise in Charlestown 1862; still res. there, bnt has an office in Boston, and is successful in his profession.
BRATTLE, DICK, of Bell., a negro who had been a slave, perhaps once belong- ing to the Dr. Corbett family, was m. to Rose Lucy, who, I think I have been told, was a servant in Rev. Mr. Frost's family; cer. at his own res. by Rev. A. Frost, May 3, 1785. No further traced.
BREWER, EDWARD, and wf. Catherine, dwelt at one time in town, and had - JOSEPH ASPINWALL, b. April 29, 1792.
EDWARD WHITE, b. Jan. 21, 1797.
Whence they came or whither they went remains untraced. I see that they were members of the Cong. ch.
BREWER, RUFUS, an early cashier of Milford Bank, and BREWER, DAVID, insurance agent and notary public, res. in town several yrs. If I mistake not, David was a son of Rufus, and both came hither from Framingham. No further traced.
BRICK, NATHAN, and wf. Mary, from Natick, were among those warned out of town in 1791. They had 2 chn. with them, named ANNE and MERANCY. They are said to have come hither April 22, 1790, "taken in by Samuel Daniell." No more is told of them.
BRIDGES, SAMUEL, once owned considerable land on our territory. He deeded 26 acres, bounded westerly by the Eight-Rod Road, and perhaps southerly by Post-Lane Road, or possibly situated partly on both sides of the latter road, to Seth Chapin, jun .; deed dated April 14, 1738. I have not ascertained his lineage or then res.
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