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BRIDGES, BENJAMIN, son of Nathan, m. Elizabeth C. Mellen of Holl., Oct. 26, 1825; cer. by Rev. D. Long. They had -
MARY ELIZABETH, b. here Sept. 29, 1826.
ALBERT BENJAMIN, b. here May 5, 1828.
The fr. d. Nov. 18, 1828. No further traced.
BRIDGES, AMOS B., wf. Francis W., had b. here -
LUCRETIA ROCKWOOD, b. March 31, 1839.
WILLARD, b. March 13, 1843. Family no further traced.
BRIGGS, ELIAKIM, and wf. Alcina, had 1 dr. b. in town; viz., -
HELEN B., b. April 1, 1839.
Nothing more told of the family.
BRIGGS, BENJAMIN SHERMAN, son of Charles and Martha (Larkin) Briggs, b. So. Kingston, R.I., Aug. 18, 1845; m. Susan C. Adams, dr. of John F. and Ann E. (Oatley) Adams, b. So. Kingston, R.I., Nov. 13, 1849; cer. So. Kingston, R.I., Aug. 9, 1867, by Rev. Isaac M. Church. Issue :- CLARA ADAMS, b. So. Kingston, R.I., Dec. 15, 1868.
HERBERT BENJAMIN, b. Hopedale, Nov. 18, 1874.
ANNA MARIA, b. Hopedale, Aug. 16, 1877.
Mr. Briggs came to Hopedale over 9 yrs. ago, and has ever since been
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steadily employed by the Drapers in their livery department. He is now Gen. W. F. Draper's coachman, -a very faithful, reliable, and trustworthy man in his line of business, who promises to be a permanent dweller among us. He has also a congenial wf. and family.
MENTIONED IN OUR DIRECTORIES.
BRIGGS, GEORGE, bootmaker, 1869, '72.
BRIGGS, JAMES H., spindle-maker, 1878.
BRIGGS, Mrs. ELIZABETH, 72 Main St., 1880.
BRIGHAM, Dr. ISAAC6 (Ezekiel,4 Nathan,8 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Grafton, May 30, 1757; mr.'s maiden name, Martha Bigelow; m. Elizabeth Frost, dr. of Rev. Amariah and Esther (Messinger) Frost, b. in our Precinct, Sept. 6, 1754; cer. April 6, 1786, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue: - HORACE, b. 1787; d. in the flower of youth, 1810.
ISAAC, jun., b. 1794; m. Wealthy Donovan, Oct. 3, 1830.
Whether these two sons were the only chn. of Dr. Brigham, or where they were b., I am unable to state. Indeed, I am too poorly informed to present a desirable biographical sketch of the Dr. I have never been told with whom he studied his profession, nor where he practised before he took up his res. here. I learn from our records that he was here certainly as early as 1795. Prob- ably he came here soon after the death of his father-in-law, Rev. Mr. Frost, 1792, and possibly even before. Anyhow, he dwelt in the Frost parsonage, and I presume he and his wf. owned it. His son Horace is said to have been a very promising young man. He was in the employ of Major John Claflin in the early days of his trading career, and was so higlily esteemed by the family, that, after he was suddenly cut off in his bloom, 1810, they named the present Horace Brigham Claflin, our New-York merchant-prince, after him. What the skill and reputation of Dr. Isaac was as a physician I never heard reported. He d. June 12, 1825; and Mrs. Elizabeth, his wid., d. Jan. 3, 1829.
BRIGHAM, ISAAC, jun., son of Dr. Isaac and Elizabeth (Frost) Brigham, b. prob. Mil., 1794; m. Wealthy Donovan, ptge. and birth-date not ascertained ; cer. Mil., Oct. 3, 1830, by Rev. David Long. Issue : -
ELIZABETH FROST, b. Mil., Sept. 9, 1831 ; d. Dec. 17, 1849.
HORACE, b. Mil., April 16, 1834; d. March 4, 1855.
EMILY ALICE, b. Mil., May 19, 1838; d. Aug. 19, 1850.
Mr. Brigham served many yrs. as sexton of the town. He was an unam- bitious, quiet, and well-disposed citizen. He inherited a portion of his gd. fr. Frost's parsonage, in the northerly corner of now West and Congress Sts., and dwelt in a small house built on the site of the old domicile. He d. there March 13, 1858. Mrs. Wealthy, his wid., d. there Feb. 9, 1860, a. 54 yrs.
BRIGHAMS MENTIONED IN OUR DIRECTORIES.
BRIGHAM, EDMUND, bootmaker, 1869, '72, '75, '78, '80.
BRIGHAM, ELIJAH P., painter, 1869.
BRIGHAM, JASON S., harness-maker, 1869, '72, '75, '78, '80.
BRIGHAM, LEWIS, bootmaker, saloon-keeper, 1872, "75, '78. BRIGHAM, CHARLES R., bootmaker, 1878, '80.
BRIGHAM, HARRY F., bootmaker, 1878, '80.
BRIGHAM, JOSEPH, barkeeper, 1878.
BRIGHAM, SUSAN, wid. of Harrison F., 1880.
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BRITTON, WILLIAM HENRY, son of Alexader and Sarah (Dennison) Britton, b. Westfield, N.B., Jan. 22, 1839; carpenter; m. Rhoba Della Thayer, dr. of Willard and Rhoba (Sherman) Thayer, b. Bell., Aug. 19, 1846; cer. in Provi- dence, R.I., May 11, 1867, by Rev. Heman Lincoln. Issue: -
IDA SHERMAN, b. Mil., April 11, 1873.
Enterprising and reputable people, who have res. in Mil. 12 yrs.
BRITTON, ISAAC, formerly res. here; R.R. conductor. Do not know his present location.
BRONSON, WILLIS, ptge., ancestry, birth-date, etc., not ascertained; m. Sally Godfrey, dr. of Col. Benjamin and Bethiah (Gibbs) Godfrey, b. Mil., March 3, 1781; cer. Dec. 20, 1801, by Samuel Jones, Esq. Issue :-
MARY G., b. Mil., Jan. 24, 1802; m. Freeman Fisher of Dedham, Sept. 21, 1820.
WILLIS, jun., b. Mil., 1803 or 1804; d. unm., Feb. 24, 1830.
The fr. d. Sept. 12, 1805. Mrs. Sally's death-date not ascertained.
BROWN, OLIVER, said to be of Hartford, Ct .; ancestry, birth-date, etc., un- traced; m. Abigail Sheffield, dr. of William and Mary Sheffield, b. Holl., July 21, 1729; cer. Oct. 17, 1750, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue :-
JOSIAH, b. prob. about 1751; m. Lydia -
SARAH, b. Aug. 20, 1753; m. Nathaniel Parkhurst, May 29, 1771.
SILAS, b. perhaps 1755; m. Rubia Wiswall, May 9, 1790.
The parents appear to have been admitted to the Cong. ch. Jan. 18, 1756, and to have had their three above-named chn. bap. Feb. 8 ensuing. The fr. d. June 7, the same yr. His wid. m. Daniel Chapin, March 2, 1758.
BROWN, JOSIAH, son of Oliver and Abigail (Sheffield) Brown, by wf. Lydia, had -
SOPHRONIA, b. Oct. 19, 1778.
EMILY, b. Dec. 25, 1780.
LEONARD, b. Nov. 11, 1787.
This family no further traced.
BROWN, ISRAEL, ancestry untraced ; m. Experience Thayer, dr. of Jonathan, jun., and Bethiah (Adams) Thayer, b. Oct. 22, 1733; cer. Feb. 15, 1753, by Rev. A. Frost. Issne, so far as our records tell :-
BETTIE, birth-date not found; admitted to Cong. ch. Feb. 3, 1781; m. John Nelson, Nov. 28, 1782.
MARY, alias POLLY, birth-date not found; admitted to Cong. ch. Jan. 15, 1786; found dead in bed Jan. 8, 1821.
This family no further traced.
BROWN, PETER, ancestry, etc., untraced; m. Rebecca Galloway; cer. Dec. 4, 1753, by Rev. A. Frost. They seem to have had a PETER, jun., and per- haps other chn. ; but I do not find any record of more. Mrs. Rebecca d. Oct. 16, 1810.
BROWN, PETER, jun., by wf. Jemima, had LUCINDA, b. May 8, 1792; d. April 30, 1798. Family no further traced.
BROWN, ABEL, son of Abel and Bathsheba, and gd. son of Asa, who were of Holl., b. July 8, 1796; m. Polly Pond, dr. of Abner and Elizabeth (French) Pond, b. Mil., March 10, 1799; cer. Aug. 1, 1818, by whom not ascertained. Their chn. :-
ELIZABETH FRENCH, b. May 18, 1819; m. Amasa Parkhurst, Oct. 6, 1839. DELPHIA MERRIAM, b. Dec. 11, 1820; m. Samuel Templeton, June 27, 1839. HANNAH POND, b. Dec. 23, 1822; m. Amasa Parkhurst, April 6, 1842.
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DAVID M., b. Sept. 30, 1825; m. Laura Onion; res, Milwaukee.
DEXTER FRANK, b. Oct. 1, 1828; m. Mary J. Bullard, Nov. 17, 1853.
RUTH, b. Feb. 23, 1837; m. Edwin H. Hero, Feb. 6, 1856.
A worthy and respected family. Mrs. Polly d. May 19, 1851. Her hus. d. Nov. 14, 1865. Dexter Frank Brown d. of apoplexy, very suddenly, in Apple- ton, Wis., June 7, 1881.
BROWN, SAMUEL SILSBEE, ptge. not ascertained ; b. Chester, Vt., July 4, 1802; m. Mary Louisa Capron of Millville, b. 1805; and were both original mem- bers of the Hopedale Community. They were early settlers on the Com- munity domain. They had 6 chn. ; viz., -
MARY LOUISA, about 17 yrs. of a. 1842; m. Horatio Edson, Oct. 22, 1846; 2d, Howard.
SAMUEL AUGUSTUS, about 15 yrs. of a. 1842; m. Malvina Edson in Olean, N.Y.
CLARISSA ELLEN, about 13 yrs. of a. 1842; m. Charles S. Patten, Nov. 12, 1848.
WILLIAM CAPRON, about 9 yrs. of a. 1842; went West.
DANIEL WEBSTER, about 7 yrs. of a. 1842; went West.
REBECCA CAPRON, about 2 yrs. of a. 1842; d. Hopedale, Oct. 10, 1845.
Mrs. Louisa d. at Hopedale, Dec. 7, 1858. The family afterwards became dispersed to different and distant localities, to Olean and Fairport, N. Y., and the far West. Mr. B. m. his 2d wf. in Fairport, N. Y., where he lived several yrs., and finally d. Clarissa Ellen, hus., and chn. res. in Biddeford, Me., or did a few yrs. ago.
BROWN, GEORGE AUGUSTUS, son of Henry and Sarab (Vose) Brown, b. Smithfield, R.I., Nov. 27, 1823; m. Abby Ann Hudson, dr. of John and
Marcia (Pope) Hudson, b. in Cherry Valley, N.Y., date not given; cer. Woonsocket, R.I., Sept. 17, 1848, by Rev. John Boyden. Issue : -
ARTHUR BENJAMIN, b. Mil., July 24, 1853; d. Dec. 8, 1858.
ALTA MARIE, b. Mil., July 11, 1862.
CHARLES SUMNER, b. Mil., March 17, 1866.
Mr. B. and family have res. in Cumberland, R.I., Mendon, and Mil. According to the birth-date of their oldest child, they must have come into town over 28 yrs. ago. He is a skilled boot-cutter, and is in reputable standing. He informs me that he is a gd. son of Elihu Brown, one of my native townsmen, whom I well knew in early life, and at whose wf.'s funeral I recollect to have ministered in 1824. He long owned and dwelt on a respectable homestead, situated a mile below Cumberland Hill towards Providence, R.I., since owned by the town as their asylum for the poor. There he raised a family of 7 sons and 2 drs., most of whom went West, and set. in Ill. Henry, the fr. of our George Augustus, remained in his native vicinage, and followed the occupation of a machinist. George's uncle Joseph also continued in New England. He was at one time superintendent of a manufacturing establishment in Palmer, Mass., and an honored citizen there. His maternal gd. fr. Vose was a Revolu- tionary soldier and pensioner.
BROWN, EBEN, son of Isaac and Ruth (Mosher) Brown, b. Wilton, Me., June 24, 1832; m. Abbie Climena Adams, dr. of Daniel Perry and Abby Thayer (Fisher) Adams, b. Bell., Sept. 14, 1837; cer. Sept. 16, 1858, by Rev. J. M. Bailey. Chn. : -
OSCAR, b. Mil., March, 1860; d. May the same yr.
ERNEST CLIFTON, b. Wilton, Me., Oct. 18, 1861.
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NELLIE, b. Mil., Oct. 28, 1866.
HERBERT SPENCER, b. Mil., April 6, 1869; d. June 20, 1870.
Mr. B. and family have res. in Mil. over 22 yrs. They are eminently worthy people, and are bringing up their chn. on a highly intelligent and moral plane. Mr. B. is a needle-manufacturer; was a partner, and became a successor in business, of the late Nathan Paine. Like Mr. P., he has an original and admirable genius, both for invention and execution. He is also a natural philosopher, an acute thinker on a wide range of subjects, a stanch reformer in several departments of human interest, and, though of modest and quiet demeanor, a man of independent opinions.
OTHER BROWNS MENTIONED IN OUR DIRECTORIES.
BROWN, CHARLES D., clothing, 1856, '69, '72.
BROWN, JAMES, bootmaker, 1856.
BROWN, JAMES A., bootmaker, 1856.
BROWN, LEVI, carpenter, 1856, '69, '72, '75, '78.
BROWN, LUKE, boot-finisher, 1856.
BROWN, WILLIAM H., bootmaker, 1856, '69, '72, '75, '80.
BROWN, CYRUS S., bootmaker, 1869, '72, '75, '78, '80.
BROWN, DAVID, teamster, 1869, '72, '75, '78, '80.
BROWN, FRANK, bootmaker, etc., 1869, '75.
BROWN, HELEN, wid., 53 Central St., 1869, '72, "75, '78, '80.
BROWN, JONATHAN, bootmaker, 1869.
BROWN, OTIS T., teacher penmanship, 1869, 'S0.
BROWN, SAMUEL, cabinet-maker, 1869, '72, '78, '80.
BROWN, CYRIEL E., machinist, Hopedale, 1872.
BROWN, CYRIEL E., jun., machinist, Hopedale, 1872, '75, '78, '80. BROWN, HARRY, hostler, 1872.
BROWN, PETER, bootmaker, 1872, '75, '78, '80.
BROWN, PETER, jun., bootmaker, 1872, '75, '78, '80.
BROWN, Mrs. SARAH, dress and cloak maker, 1872, '75, '78, '80.
BROWN, WILLIAM I., clerk, 1872, '75.
BROWN, GEORGE W., farmer, 1875.
BROWN, MARY, wid. of Thomas, 1878, '80.
BROWNE, EUGENE E., spindle-maker, 1878, '80.
BROWN, ABBIE, wid. of J. Everett, 1880.
BROWN, ARAVESTA, Miss, house Hollis St., 1880.
BROWN, CARMICHAEL, bootmaker, 1880.
BROWN, CECIL W., baker, 1880. BROWN, DANIEL J., student, 1880.
BROWN, GEORGE, carpenter, 1880.
The Browns are not prone to report thelr family records, nor can their mul- titude be easily traced or numbered. Like the Smiths, they are superabundant and unsearchable.
BRUCE. The Bruces have never been numerous on our territory.
BRUCE, BENJAMIN, of Framingham, bought of Jonathan Hayward, Aug. 8, 1726, 90 acres of land in the near vicinity of the "Great Meadow;" but, whether he ever took up his abode on it, I find no indication.
BRUCE, LOIS, was m. to Dearing Jones as his 2d wf., April 11, 1744, by Rev. A. Frost. But whose dr. she was, or what became of her after Mr. Jones's death, little is told.
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BRUCE, JOHN, deeded a part of what became the Ichabod Thayer farm, now Justin H. Eames's place, some 32 acres of it, to Ebenezer Cheney, June 25, 1730. I cannot trace him in his family relations.
BRUCE, JOSEPH and GEORGE, owned land north-west of now Hopedale, east of Neck Hill, in 1748, when the road was laid from the Eight-Rod Road, through the Dale, to the Ely. Precinct Meeting-house; but where they dwelt is not indicated. Abont that time the est. of Joseph Bruce was set. His wf. was Elizabeth (Farnsworth) of Groton. He m. her in 1755. He had a son George, and perhaps Joseph; also a dr. Hannah, the wf. of Joseph Johnson. I have left the family untraced.
BRUCE, ABIJAH, and wf. Rizpah (Aldrich) are credited on our records with 4 chn .; viz., -
SABRA, b. Jan. 27, 1794.
LENDAL, b. May 3, 1797.
DIANA, b. April 3, 1799.
ELISHA, b. Jan. 2, 1804.
This family no further traced.
BRUCE, SUBMIT, was m. to Samuel Hancock, Feb. 23, 1806, by Rev. David Long. (See Hancock.) But at this writing I have no information con- cerning her ptge. I confess that I find myself poorly posted on the Bruces; perhaps for want of more perseverance.
IN DIRECTORIES.
BRUCE, HENRY E., and BRUCE, SANFORD J., bootmakers ; appear in 1869.
BRUCE, MARY E., dressmaker, is the only other. She appears in 1875, '78, and '80.
BUCK, JOHN WARREN, son of Seneca and Jane (Warren) Buck; b. in Buck- field, Me., Nov. 15, 1833; bread-team driver, expressman, etc .; m. Mary E. Schofield, dr. of John and Mary E. (Amermon) Schofield, b. Mil., Dec. 25, 1836; cer. at Hopedale, June 28, 1866, by the writer. No chn. Mr. B. came to Mil. in 1863. He is one of a large family. His father, Seneca Buck, was b. in Paris, Me., Jan. 10, 1802; his mother, Jane (Warren) Buck, in Buckfield, Me., July 19, 1805. Their chn. :-
ANNIS, b. Sumner, Me., July 20, 1827; m. Wesley Richardson, Jay, Me. EPHRAIM, b. Buckfield, Me., Nov. 8, 1829; m. Cordelia Buck, Buckfield, Me. AROZINE L., b. Buckfield, Me., Sept. 25, 1831; m. David Wade, No. Easton, Mass.
JOHN WARREN, b. Buckfield, Me., Nov. 15, 1833; m. Mary E. Schofield, Mil., June 28, 1866.
ALPHONSO F., b. Buckfield, Me., Dec. 25, 1836; m. ; name of wf. not ascer- tained.
ESTHER J., b. Buckfield, Me., Ang. 6, 1838; m. Isaac Miller, No. Easton, Mass.
MARSHALL D. J., b. Jay, Me., Aug. 2, 1840; res. unm., in Me.
SARAH R., b. Jay, Me., Sept. 8, 1842; m. Chester R. Leonard, Raynham, Mass.
LEVINA A., b. No. Easton, Mass., Aug. 29, 1846; d. unm. Jan. 22, 1868.
Mrs. Jane, the mr., d. Jan. 16, 1852. The hus., after several yrs., m., 2d, Wid. Abigail Whiting of No. Easton. They both survive at this writing. John Buck, the gd. fr. of our John W., and one of his bros. were original settlers
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of Buckfield, Me., raised large families, and gave name to the town. Our J. W. and wf. are persons of good repute. He has been several times so sick that his life has been despaired of; but he survives, and has of late yrs. been the trusted expressman between Hopedale and the Centre.
BUCK, HORATIO, bootmaker, appears in our directories from 1875 to '80.
BULLARD. The Bullards are of ancient pedigree in our near vicinity. Some of them have inhabited our territory ; and others, dwelling in Holl., close upon our borders, were intimately associated with our people in religious and secular intercourse. I, therefore, include all the families thus related and connected.
BULLARD, BENJAMIN,1 from Eng., was the ancestral immigrant, and set. at Watertown between 1630 and 1637. His son BULLARD, BENJAMIN,2 be- came one of the original settlers and proprietors of Sherborn, which in- cluded Holl. and other territory. Sherborn was incorporated in 1674. This Benjamin 2 was also one of the original Sherb. ch., and quite officially distinguished in his generation. He had a son BENJAMIN,8 who had a son, BULLARD, BENJAMIN, 4 that set. on patrimonial lands in and near the Holl. part of what we now call Braggville. He m. Judith Hill, dr. of Ebenezer Hill; cer. Nov. 9, 1727. Their chn. :-
LYDIA, b. June 10, 1728; 2d wf. of Caleb Boynton; m. March 5, 1761.
ASA, b. July 10, 1730; m., 1st, Hannah Jones; 2d, Hannah Cook,
JUDITH, b. Aug. 20, 1733; m. Seth Thayer, Feb. 16, 1752.
TABITHA, b. Feb. 8, 1734-35; m. Mordecai Day, May 8, 1766. ELEAZER, b. March 11, 1737; m. Hannah Rawson, April 3, 1759. DANIEL, b. June 11, 1739; d. without issue after 1767.
DAVID, b. Aug. 11, 1741; m. Hopestill Taft, 2d, Nov. 27, 1766.
MARY, b. June 5, 1744; in. Michael Madden.
DINAH, b. 1746; in. David Stearns, May 31, 1770.
NATHAN, b. -; m. Bathsheba Hill.
EZEKIEL, b. March 3, 1748-49; set. in Maine.
Mrs. Judith having d., the hns. m., 2d, Ruth Hill, Aug. 12, 1762. No chn. He d. 1766.
BULLARD, ASA 5 (Benjamin,4 Benjamin,8 Benjamin,2 Benjamin 1), b. July 10, 1730; cordwainer; m., 1st, Hannah Jones, dr. of Eli and Mercy (Under- wood) Jones, b. Aug. 6, 1734; cer. prob. 1754. Issue: -
ASA, b. March 6, 1755; m. Lucy Harvey, June, 1776.
AARON, b. March 26, 1757; m. Lovice Godfrey, Mil., Sept. 21, 1780. JOSHUA, b. June 28, 1759; m. Bethiah Taft, April 18, 1782.
JUDITH, b. June 24, 1761; m. David Holbrook of Holden, 1779.
Mrs. Hannah d. April, 1762. The hus. m., 2d, Hannah Cook, dr. of Wal- ter and Margaret (Corbett) Cook, birth-date not ascertained; cer. Nov. 1, 1764. Issue : -
HANNAH, b. 1764; m. Aaron Phipps, Holl.
WALTER, b. April 26, 1765; m. Charlotte Harris, Dec. 24, 1787.
ELI, b. Sept. 22, 1766.
ARTEMAS, Dr., b. Dec. 8, 1768.
HAZIAH, b. Nov. 25, 1770; m. Keziah Leland.
LYDIA, b. Dec. 11, 1772; d. Aug. 25, 1775.
OLIVE, b. June 16, 1774; d. Aug. 30, 1775.
BENJAMIN, b. Aug. 9, 1776; m. Thankful Leland, April 2, 1798. AMos, b. Aug. 23, 1778.
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JONATHAN, b. Sept. 4, 1781.
POLLY, b. Oct. 6, 1783.
JOSEPH, b. Sept. 18, 1786.
These 16 chn. were all bap. by ministers of our Cong. ch., whereof the pts. were members. Asa Bullard d. 1804. Death-date of Mrs. Hannah, 2d wf., not found.
BULLARD, ELEAZER (son of Benjamin 4), and wf. Hannah (Rawson), seem to have been connected with our Cong. ch. They had 4 chn. bap. by Rev. Mr. Frost; viz., -
JOEL, b. May 24, 1760.
ELIJAH, b. May 17, 1762.
BENJAMIN, b. April 12, 1764.
ELEAZER, bap. April 12, 1767. No further traced.
BULLARD, NATHAN (another son of Benjamin 4), and wf. Bathsheba (Hill), had 7 chn. bap. here; viz., -
PHEBE, b. April 2, 1770.
HULDAH, b. Feb. 28, 1772.
EZEKIEL, b. Feb. 24, 1774.
DANIEL, b. March 13, 1777.
LYDIA, b. March 21, 1779.
HULDAH, b. July 12, 1781.
NATHAN, b. Aug. 21, 1785. No further traced.
BULLARD, WALTER 6 (Asa,5 Benjamin,4 Benjamin,8 Benjamin,2 Benjamin 1), b. in now Braggville, April 26, 1765; mr.'s maiden name, Hannah Cook from Mendon So. Parish; inherited the patrimonial farm; m. Charlotte Harris, pedigree untraced; cer. Dec. 24, 1787, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue :- ELI, b. April 12, 1788; m. Elizabeth Ellis, Oct. 9, 1823.
ALPHEUS, b. March 19, 1790; m. Deborah Kilburn, April 14, 1811.
ZEBINA, b. April 4, 1792; m. Polly Hixon.
JASPER, b. July 7, 1794; d. 1819.
NANCY, b. June 30, 1796; m. Ferdinand Freeman, 1819.
MIRANDA, b. Dec. 28, 1798; m. Jeremiah Brown.
CHARLOTTE, b. May 21, 1801; m. Lovett Albee, Dec. 18, 1822.
WALTER, jun., b. July 17, 1803; m., 1st, Hannah Rockwood, Oct. 3, 1824. She d. March 17, 1825.
BENJAMIN, b. April 28, 1806; m. Eliza S. Putnam, Feb. 17, 1825.
IRENE, b. Sept. 8, 1808; m. Fortunatus Nichols, Nov. 8, 1829.
JOHN, b. 1811; untraced.
MARY, b. 1814; m. Jeremiah Donovan, 1832.
The fr. became so far deranged in middle age as to require guardianship, and the mr. saw many days of sorrow. I have not at command the death-dates of either.
One of the first mges. I solemnized, after coming to Mil., was that of Walter Bullard, jun., and Hannah Rockwood, at the bride's fr.'s in the edge of Holl., Oct. 3, 1824. She gave birth to a child, and d. the next yr. A few yrs. later the hus. became a Universalist preacher in the State of N.Y. In that general region, or farther west, he has res. ever since. He came into his native vicinage a few yrs. ago on a visit, and made me a call. If I rightly recollect, he told he had been twice m. In N. Y., had raised up a considerable family of chn., and was mainly engaged in farm management.
BULLARD, AARON® (Asa,5 Benjamin,4 Benjamin,8 Benjamin,2 Benjamin 1),
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b. Hol., March, 26, 1757; m. Lovice Godfrey ; pedigree unascertained; cer. Mil., Sept. 21, 1780, by Rev. A. Frost. I have not come across any record crediting chin. to them; but I have an impression of seeing evidence that they dwelt several yrs. in town. No further traced.
BULLARD, JOSHUA, a bro. of Aaron, b. Holl., June 28, 1759; m. Bethiah Taft ; cer. April 18, 1782, by Rev. A. Frost. I find the following-named chn. credited to them on our records : -
NATHAN, b. Bell., May 17, 1783.
LEWIS, b. Bell., April 12, 1792; d. April 21, 1794.
JOSIAH, b. Holl., Oct. 4, 1793.
LYDIA, b. Mil., Dec. 13, 1794.
The fr. d. here May 13, 1795; Mrs. Bethiah, his wid., d. Sept. 10, 1797. BULLARD, JOHN, and wf. Eunice S., had recorded to them, -
HENRY CLARK, b. Jan. 15, 1833.
BULLARD, JOSIAH, and wf. Lucy, had recorded to them, -
SUSAN JANE, b. Jan. 31, 1842.
IN THE DIRECTORIES.
BULLARD, JOSIAH, livery-stable keeper, 1846, '47, '56; ice, '69, '72.
BULLARD, EMORY, carpenter, 1856.
BULLARD, JOHN, bootmaker, 1856.
BULLARD, M. B., books, music, etc., 1856.
BULLARD, EUNICE, wid. of John, 1869, '72, '75, '78, '80; d. '81.
BULLARD, JOSIAH P., ice, 1869, '72, '75, '78; deceased.
BULLARD, ADELBERT, ice, 1872, '75; express-driver, '78, '80.
BULLARD, GEORGE W., bootmaker, 1878.
BULLARD, Mrs. JOSIAH P., house 170 Main St., 1880. No family record reported from any of these.
BURRELL, ALFRED AUGUSTUS, son of James and Prudence Spear (Chess- man) Burrell, b. in South Scitnate, Oct. 27, 1838; m., 1st, Emeline Lydia Celley, dr. of Moses and Lydia (Dunham) Celley, b. in Woodbury, Vt., July 15, 1838; cer. at Hopedale, July 2, 1857, by the writer. Issne :-
ORRISA JANE, b. March 8, 1858; m. Joshua Rufus Wales, March 4, 1875. LOTTIE MARION, b. Feb. 23, 1867.
FRANK MONTGOMERY, b. May 22, 1868.
Mrs. Emeline d. July 4, 1868; and the hus. m., 2d, Meltina Maria Cook, dr. of Arthur, Esq., and Adeline (Purington) Cook, b. in Blackstone, Dec. 14, 1838; cer. at Hopedale, Oct. 28, 1869, by the writer. Issue :-
ARTHUR COOK, b. Mil., April 6, 1871.
ALICE ADELINE, b. Natick, July 26, 1872.
Grandchn. : -
ALFRED AUGUSTUS WALES, b. March, 1876.
ETHEL MARION WALES, b. Sept., 1878.
Mr. Burrell came to Mil. some time before his 1st mge. in 1857, and, with the exception of a brief stay in Natick, has res. here from his first coming to the present time. He is an intelligent and trustworthy citizen. He has proved himself a competent business-man as a manager and clerk, stands high among his Masonic brethren, and in 1868 represented the town in Gen. Court. His wives have held a like reputable standing in domestic and social life.
BURRELL, ALVIN RICHARDSON, son of Alvin and Nancy Burrell, b. in South
Weymouth, March 24, 1830; boot-finisher; ancestry and relationship no
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further given; m. Lorana Frances Millett, dr. of Benjamin and Eliza Ann (Lincoln) Millett, b. in Bridgewater, May 6, 1834; cer. in Abington, Feb. 3, 1853, by Rev. Mr. Gunnison. Issue: -
ANNIE FRANCES, b. So. Weymouth, Feb. 6, 1861.
EVERETT AUGUSTUS, h. So. Weymouth, Nov. 15, 1864.
ALICE IDALET, b. So. Weymouth, Jan. 6, 1866.
FRED IRWIN, b. Mil., Aug. 17, 1869.
GILMAN, b. Mil., Sept. 8, 1873.
This family has res. in Abington, So. Weymouth, and Mil. Strangers to me, but of presumed worthy character.
BURRILL, STEPHEN, son of Joseph and Mary Wooster (Boynton) Burrill, b. at Chelsea Point in Winthrop, Oct. 22, 1821; boot-finisher; m. Susan Brig- ham Doane, dr. of Joel and Betsey (Wright) Doane, b. in Phillipston, July 21, 1827; cer. East Boston, May 16, 1847, by Rev. Joseph Whitman. Issue : -
MARIETTA ELIZABETH, b. E. Boston, April 19, 1848; m. Edwin Mayo Doane, June 21, 1871.
STEPHEN ABBOT, b. E. Boston, Jan. 1, 1850; d. July 22, 1855.
WILLIAM HENRY, b. E. Boston, Jan. 29, 1852; m. Mary E. Stevens, Sept. 14, 1876.
EDGAR HOWARD, b. Winthrop, Aug. 8, 1854; d. Nov. 28, 1854.
JESSIE SUSAN, b. W. Brookfield, Aug. 10, 1860.
NELLIE GERTRUDE, b. Winthrop, Dec. 18, 1863.
SUSANNAH WILLIAMS, b. Mil., Aug. 1, 1868.
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