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The fr. was a laborions carpenter and well-disposed citizen, who had a little homestead at the fork of Medway and Birch Sts. He d. there, March 28, 1864. Mrs. Lucinda, his wid., and her sons, survive him.
CLARK, LOVELL, son of Abel, a tradesman in Pomfret, Conn., and later in Woodstock; b. in Woodstock, Conn., Sept. 19, 1777; left an only surviving child at the age of 7 yrs., both parents dying within 3 ds. of each other; brought by his uncle Joseph Lovell from Woodstock to Medway, on horse- back behind said uncle, immediately after losing his parents; lived with said uncle till manhood; m. Mary Bullen, dr. of Jeduthan and Dolly Bullen, b. Med., Oct., 28, 1774; cer. Med., May 15, 1794, by Rev. Nathan Buckman. Their chn .: -
ABEL, b. Mil., Feh. 14, 1795; m., 1st, Clarinda Kilburn; 2d, Amanda Albee.
CHESTER, b. Mil., Nov. 13, 1796; m. Mary Pierce, Mil., April 2, 1822; he d. March 7, 1841.
BETSEY, b. Mil., Nov. 14, 1799; d. Mil., May 14, 1800.
ABIGAIL LOVELL, b. Mil., July 26, 1800; m. William Ware, April 7, 1822.
ROSALINDA, b. Mil., Aug. 5, 1802; unm .; res. Mil.
KEZIA LOVELL, h. Mil., Oct. 30, 1804; m. Edward Adams, E. Med., Oct. 4, 1829.
MARY, b. Mil., Feb. 14, 1806; d. Mil., March 16, 1807.
JOHN ADAMS, b. Mil., July 2, 1808; m. Dorinda Scammel, Mil., April 10, 1833.
NANCY, b. Mil., Nov. 20, 1810; m. Theodore Harding, E. Med., June 6, 1833; she d. Nov. 10, 1857.
DAVID, b. Holl., Nov. 26, 1812; d. Holl., April 30, 1814.
JOSEPH LOVELL, b. Holl., April 1, 1815; m. Anziana Maria Ide, April 16, 1843.
JOANNA, b. Holl., May 6, 1817; d. Holl., March 7, 1818.
Lovell Clark and wf. came from Med. immediately after mge., and took up their abode on the farm known in our time as the Eli Chapin place, now occu- pied by Fenner M. Inman. Mr. C. hought that farm of Benjamin Godfrey, March 19, 1794. There they dwelt 12 yrs., and then sold it to Eli Chapin. The next 2 yrs. they lived on hired farms in town. Next they purchased a home- stead in Holl., and dwelt thereon 12 yrs. In 1821 Mr. C. purchased the ancient Isaac Parkhurst farm of Marvel Chapin, and set. his family again in Mil.
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Hus. and wf. were steadfast members of the Cong. ch., and adorned their pro- fession by exemplary lives. They were sober, upright, industrious, unostenta- tious people, and justly held in solid esteem. Mr. C. was a very strict observer of the Sabbath, and a devoted attendant on public worship. Nothing but absolute necessity would prevent his regular attendance on the services of the sanctuary. He was a most reverent supporter of Rev. David Long during his pastorate. Five of his 12 chn. belonged to the same ch .; and Rev. Mr. Long solemnized the marriages of 7 of the family. He and wf. Mary had 3 sons and 5 drs. b. in Mil., and in Holl. 2 sons and 2 drs. 1 son and 3 drs. d. in infancy; the other 8 lived to maturity. Of these, 7 were m., and only 1 remained single. 5 are now living, 3 in Mil. and 2 in Med.
Mr. C. and family had a most remarkable dog, - scarcely less pious than the rest of the household, especially in attendance on public worship, and deport- ment during the services. He equalled his master in punctuality and regular- ity. As surely as Sunday came and the Cong. bell rung, he gravely proceeded to ch., and posted himself directly under the pulpit, which was then supported by small pillars. There he remained during the services, invariably rising on his feet, as the congregation did, for singing, prayer, and benediction, and the rest of the time quietly sitting on his haunches, or lying recumbent. As to the Universalist ch. bell, he took no notice of it whatever, - having due aversion for the heresy to which it summoned the reprobate.
At length his master was tempted so far from the path of rectitude as to tire of the dog's company in the house of God. So he shut him up in close quarters at home during the hours of divine service. But this was too severe a priva- tion for that canine devotee, who frequently made his escape, and repaired to his position under the pulpit, from which nothing but dire restraint could with- hold him.
But he was getting old, and his master hired an executioner to despatch him outright. One Thursday the exploit was attempted in the barn where the dog lay asleep. A terrible blow, presumed to be effectual, was given him on the head, which wounded him badly, but failed even to stun him. He leaped in agony from the presence of his would-be destroyer, ran away from the premises, and was supposed to have died on his flight. Yet he survived ; and lo! the next Sunday appeared at ch. again, to the astonishment of the family.
Poor abused worshipper ! His master now relented, and tried to flatter him home with him, but could induce him to come only a part of the way. Finally one of the boys got him home, nursed his aching head, and it was unanimously resolved that his life should be held sacred. After this he lived several yrs., and attended ch. every Sunday regularly without molestation. Somehow at last he was lost on a journey to Providence, R.I., and never more found. Surely such a dog, if animals have immortality, ought to have a place among the blessed. The transmigrationists might plansibly claim him as a strong illustration of their doctrine. Anyhow, he was no heterodox dog.
Lovell Clark d., on his Purchase St. homestead, July 23, 1839. Mrs. Mary, his wid., d. April 23, 1857.
CLARK, ABEL 8 (Lovell,2 Abel1), b. Mil., Feb. 14, 1795; m., 1st, Clarinda Kil-
burn of Wardsbury, Vt. ; ptge., birth-date, etc., not ascertained; cer. Oct., 1818, particulars not learned. I do not seem to find on our records any data relating to the issue of this inge. Mrs. Clarinda d. Dec. 2, 1824. The hus. m., 2d, Amanda Albee, dr. of Seth and Elizabeth (Lambert) Albee, b. Mil., July 26, 1804; cer. June 13, 1827, by Rev. D. Long. Issue, so far as I have ascertained, -
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MARY ELIZABETH, b. Mil., Dec. 31, 1829; d. July 1, 1836.
ELLEN MARIA, b. Mil., Nov. 15, 1831; m. Asa Parker Miller, Oct. 1, 1849; res. Pittsburg, Penn.
LOVELL WINSLOW, b. Mil., May 8, 1834.
SARAH ALBEE, b. Mil., Nov. 23, 1836; m. Henry Alger; res. Ashland.
LAURA ANN, b. Mil., Feb. 26, 1839.
CHESTER, b. Mil., Dec. 15, 1841; d. Aug. 31, 1843.
Abel Clark & d. at his homestead on Dilla St., Aug. 23, 1867. Mrs. Amanda, his wid., d. 1868.
CLARK, CHESTER 3 (Lovell,2 Abel1), b. Mil., Nov. 13, 1796; m. Polly, alias Mary Pierce, dr. of Nathaniel and Tryphena (Barber) Pierce, b. May 27, 1795; cer. April 2, 1822, by Rev. David Long. Issne :-
CHESTER, b. Aug. 24, 1824; d. July 3, 1833.
WILLARD, Capt., b. Dec. 5, 1829; m., 1st, Sarah Cheney; 2d, Amelia Rock- wood; 3d, Lizzie Tucker.
EMILY, b. Oct. 31, 1835; m. Timri Thurber, July 28, 1858.
A worthy family. Mr. C. was a house-painter by occupation, and a respected citizen. He d., in the prime of middle age, May 29, 1841. His wid. still survives. CLARK, JOHN ADAMS 8 (Lovell,2 Abel1), b. Mil., July 2, 1808; farmer; m.
Dorinda Scammell, dr. of Alexander and Ede (Daniell) Scammell, b. Mil., July 11, 1811; cer. April 10, 1833, by Rev. D. Long. Issue :-
JOANNA b. Mil., May 22, 1835; d. immediately.
JANE SCAMMELL (twins), b. Mil., May 22, 1835; m. Walter S. Haynes, March 15, 1854; 4 chn.
JOANNA MARIA, b. Mil., Dec. 14, 1836; m. Edwin A. Albee, Oct. 31, 1855; 1 child; res. No. Dana.
ELIZABETH LOVELL, b. Mil., Nov. 11, 1839; m. Moody T. Trevitt, 1860; she d. Feb. 4, 1861; 1 child.
JULIAN AUGUSTA, b. Mil., Dec. 12, 1841.
CHARLES AUGUSTUS, b. Mil., Oct. 26, 1844; m. Hannah Woodward, March 18, 1869; res. Spencer ; 2 chn.
ALBERT BULLEN, b. Mil., March 19, 1849; m. Alma J. Tainter, Oct. 15, 1873; res. Westboro'.
GEORGE HENRY, Rev., b. Mil., Oct. 29, 1850; m. Lizzie J. Packard, June 26, 1878; Meth. clergyman.
J. A. Clark and family res. many yrs. on the old Caleb Cheney place, Con- gress St. Their more recent home is in West Medway. Worthy family, in less prosperous circumstances than formerly.
CLARK, JOSEPH LOVELL 3 (Lovell,2 Abel1), b. Hol., April 1, 1815; farmer; m. Anziana Maria Ide, dr. of Timothy and Betsey (Allyn) Ide, b. East Providence, R.I., March 11, 1816; cer. Mil., April 16, 1843, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
LUCY MARIA, b. Mil., Feb. 25, 1844; res., unm., with parents.
CHESTER LOVELL, b. Mil., May 15, 1851; m. Lucetta Olive Hayward, Nov. 29, 1876.
ANNA ELIZABETH, b. Mil., Nov. 27, 1853; d. July 5, 1858.
Mr. Clark and family are among our worthy and substantial people. They own and occupy the paternal homestead on Purchase St. The spacious domi- cile in which the families of father and only son live was built by Marvel Chapin in 1815. It was in a large upper hall thereof that the famous Select Seminary was taught by Abigail Faxon Thayer, elsewhere noticed. Lovell
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Clark purchased and took possession of the estate in 1821. The present dwellers there can point with pride to a venerable elm-tree, near the south end of their mansion, nearly 12} ft. in circumference, which they claim must be over a cen- tury old. During a recent severe gale of wind and rain, a large limb with two branches was torn from it. One of these branches measured 55} ft. in length, and the other 35 ft. They are nursing another vigorous elm at the north end of the house, which J. L. Clark says he set out there in 1849, when about 2 ft. high and the size of a pipe-stem. Its circumference is now 4} ft. The future antiquary may have something to say of these and some other famous elms in town. They have, too, an old English pear-tree in their garden, 65 yrs. old, grafted with Bartlett scions in 1870, which now yields both kinds admirably.
Chester Lovell Clark, who is the mainstay of his fr. in business affairs, is quite a milk-producer, and supplies many customers. He and Mrs. Lucetta, his faithful helpmeet, have 1 dr. ; viz. :-
BERTHA ANNA, b. Nov. 10, 1877.
CLARK, Capt. WILLARD4; no family record obtained. See War-Record.
CLARK, Dr. LYMAN S. ; pedigree untraced; b. Feb. 14, 1786, in Wayne Co.,
N. Y .; m. Sarah (Johnson) White, wid. of Ezekiel White; cer. in Thompson, Conn., Aug. 12, 1838. No chn. Dr. Clark was the fr. of several chn. by a former wf., among whom were, -
LOVILLA B., b. Marion, N.Y., April, 1818; m. Daniel Johnson, 1840; she d. Nov. 26, 1857.
ROLLIN J. L. S., b. Marion, N. Y., June 9, 1822; m. Martha M. Warfield, Feb. 12, 1844.
I think there were other chn. who never res. in Mil. Dr. Clark res. with his wf. on the Ezekiel White place from his mge. in 1838 until his death, which took place July 14, 1864, at the age of 78 yrs. Mrs. Sarah, his wid., d. on the same homestead, very suddenly, Dec. 21, 1879.
CLARK, ROLLIN, J. L. S., son of Dr. Lyman S., b. Marion, N. Y., June 9, 1822; m. Martha M. Warfield, dr. of Samuel and Martha (Johnson) Warfield, b. in Mil., Sept. 5, 1825; cer. under the parental roof, Feb. 12, 1844, by the writer. Issue : -
RANSOM JEROME, b. Mil., Dec. 20, 1844; m. Sarah Adaline Johnson, Jan. 27, 1869.
ADDIE ETTA MARIA, b. Nov. 12, 1856.
Rollin J. L. S. Clark and wf. seemed to start on the voyage of matrimonial life under promising auspices of usefulness and happiness. He was an intel- ligent, capable, industrions man, and highly respected in the whole circle of his acquaintances, but in the midst of bright prospects was suddenly cut off, leaving his family in desolation and grief. He d. Oct. 17, 1857, in the 36th yr. of his age. His worthy wid. and chn. survive. His son, Jerome Ransom, b. and m. as above, has a homestead on Green St., and 1 ch., viz., Lilla Joseph- ine, b. Nov. 30, 1871.
CLARK, WILLIAM JOHNSON, M.D., son of Thomas R. and Fanny Sophia (Johnson) Clark, b. Andover, Vt., Nov. 4, 1843; creditably graduated and qualified for his profession, no doubt, though his returned family record is modestly silent about it; m. Mary Alida Safford, dr. of William H. and Emily E. (Robinson) Safford, b. Calais, Vt., Aug. 16, 1848; cer. iu Boston, Junc 11, 1872, by Phillips Brooks. Issue : -
HELEN AGNES, b. Mil., Aug. 22, 1874; d. Feb. 22, 1878.
I hear only good reports of himself and wf. He stands well in his pro-
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fession, and wins fame as a musical genius. He has res. in town between 8 and 10 yrs.
OTHER CLARKS IN OUR DIRECTORIES.
CLARK, C. W., butcher. 1856.
CLARK, CHARLES, carpenter. 1856, '69, '72, '75.
CLARK, D. H., glazier. 1856.
CLARK, GEORGE, res. Main St. 1856.
CLARK, JOSEPH T., hostler. 1856.
CLARK, OZRO E., bootmaker, Howard St. 1869, '72, '75, '78, '80.
CLARK, PATRICK, grocer. 1869, '72, '75, '78; Mrs., '80.
CLARK, NICHOLAS, bootmaker. 1869, '72.
CLARK, JOHN, bootmaker, brakeman. 1869, '75, '78.
CLARK, CHARLES T., machinist, Hopedale. 1869.
CLARK, CHARLES, laborer. 1869.
CLARK, BERNARD, blacksmith. 1869.
CLARK, CHARLES, provisions. 1869, '72.
CLARK, EUGENE, baggage-master. 1872, '75, '78.
CLARK, HENRY, mason. 1872, '75.
CLARK, FRANCIS J., bootmaker. 1875, '78, "'80.
CLARK, CHARLES L., picture-frame maker. 1878, '80.
CLARK, CHARLES A., bootmaker. 1878.
CLARK, Mrs. E. L., fancy goods. 1880.
CLARK, HARBIET, wid. of Peleg. 1880.
CLARK, WILLIAM P., bootmaker. 1880.
CLEMENT, JAMES HAZEN, son of Jesse and Elizabeth (Ayer) Clement, b. Haverhill, Sept. 14, 1822; m. Clara Erskine, dr. of John and Harriet Bethiah
(Godfrey) Erskine, b. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 28, 1834; cer. in Mil., Aug. 2, 1852, by Rev. James T. Woodbury. Issue :-
FRANK, b. Haverhill, Oct. 7, 1853.
GEORGE COLBURN, b. Mil., Aug. 15, 1855.
ERSKINE, b. Mil., Oct. 16, 1857.
HAZEN, b. Newton, Dec. 26, 1861.
HOPE, b. Boston, March 16, 1875.
Mr. Clement has been a man of great and successful enterprise in business pursuits. Besides numerous property concerns, which, first and last, he has prosecuted profitably alone, he long stood at the head of our large boot and shoe manufacturing firm, entitled "Clement, Colburn, & Co." I do not know where else this firm operates manufactories, but they stand in the front rank here, and employ a host of hands. Mr. Clement has commanded great confi- dence in financial circles. He was a director in the Milford National Bank, and in the National Bank of the Commonwealth; also a trustee of the Five Cent Savings Institution. He was held in high esteem by his associates. Mrs. Clement, a dr. of the late John Erskine, Esq., is distinguished for her very genial deportment in domestic and social life, and especially for devotion to artistic literature. In this she has become, not only an amateur, but a con- noisseur. Their homes have been principally in Haverhill and Boston. But Mr. Clement has been cut off in the ripeness of middle age and worldly pros- perity. He d. suddenly at Mooresville, in the Pan-Handle district of Texas, June 30, 1881, in the 59th yr. of his age. He had a large cattle-ranch there, superintended by one of his sons, which he went out to look after. He had
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previously experienced one or two slight paralytic attacks, and at Mooresville the third proved instantly fatal. His remains received due funeral honors at Haverhill, July 1 ensuing.
CLEVELAND. I have never heard of but one family bearing this name in town, - this one, however, eminently worthy and respectable.
CLEVELAND, IRA, b. in Dover, Dec. 21, 1777; a son of David and Rachel (Allen) Cleveland (ancestry no further traced) ; m. Mehetabel Battelle, dr. of Capt. Ebenezer and Hannah (Allen) Battelle, b. in Dover, Aug. 8, 1777; cer. in Dover, April 8, 1801, by Rev. Benjamin Carryl. They res. a short time in Hop., then Holl., and then bought the very eligible homestead situated on Magomiscock Hill, previously known as the Dea. Read farm. He set. thereon in 1806, and it has remained in the family possession ever since. Its most elevated point is the highest in town above the level of the ocean, being 637 ft. 9 inches. Chn .:-
IRA, Jun., b. Hop., Feb. 1, 1801; grad. B. U .; m. Frances M. Whitney, May 16, 1837.
MEHETABEL BATTELLE, b. Holl., March 6, 1804; res. unm. with her bro. Reuel on the homestead.
LINDA, b. Mil., Jan. 3, 1807; d. March 10, 1831.
REUEL ALLEN, b. Mil., June 7, 1809; res. unm. on the family homestead.
ALMIRA, b. Mil., April 2, 1812; d. Feb. 25, 1835.
WARREN AUGUSTUS, b. Mil., Nov. 15, 1816; m. Sarah Catherine McChesney; date, etc., not given. Warren d. June 5, 1782, leaving 1 dr., Kate Horton Cleveland, b. June 6, 1830. This dr. In. James O. Smith of Sheldon, Vt., June 25, 1873; and they have one son, Cleveland Weed Smith, b. Oct. 6, 1873.
IRA, Jun., Esq., grad. Brown University, 1825, with its highest honors, and was first preceptor of Milford Academy after its inauguration. He m. Frances M. Whitney, dr. of Timothy and Susan (Mann) Whitney of Wrentham, May 16, 1837; and they had 1 dr. named Frances Whitney, b. Sept. 14, 1838, and d. the ensuing Oct. The mr., Mrs. Frances, d. in childbed, Sept. 14, 1838. The hus. has remained ever since unm. He has long res. in Dedham; a member, if I mistake not, of the Norfolk bar; a highly-respected citizen; and was, at my last advices, president of two insurance cos.
From the foregoing, it would seem that our Cleveland family must ere long become extinct, except in one female branch, -that of Mrs. Kate Horton Smith, grand dr. of Ira, sen. Ira, sen., d. Aug. 6, 1852; his wf., Mrs. Meheta- bel, d. Jan 2, 1826.
COBB, Capt. SAMUEL, pedigree and kindred particulars unknown to me. Hem.
Margaret Hayward, dr. of John and Margaret (Albee) Hayward, b. in Mil., 1754; cer. Feb. 15, 1804, by Rev. David Long. Capt. Cobb was then said to be of Bell .; and this must have been his 2d mge. No issue. He seems to have taken up his res. in town immediately after mge., and dwelt several yrs. on the premises since known as "Cobb Orchard," which derived its name from him. See Abandoned Home-sites, No. 7, Chap. XV. He is understood to have been the fr. of Col. Ethan Cobb by his first mge. Whether there were other offspring by that mge., I am not informed. He dwelt last in Holl., in a tenement of William Claflin, supported, in part, at least, by his son Col. Etlian. There he d. about 1820, between 80 and 90 yrs. of age. Mrs. Margaret d. in Mil., July 12, 1843, a. 89 yrs.
COBB, LEWIS, pedigree not found; b., perhaps, in Hop., about 1769; carpenter;
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m. Olive Madden, dr. of Michael and Mary (Bullard) Madden, b. in Mil., June 1, 1777; cer. March 16, 1794, by Amariah Frost, Esq. Issue: - ELMER, b. Mil., Oct. 4, 1795; m. Sylvia Johnson of Upton, July 22, 1820.
AMMON, b. Hop. ; not found; m., lived, and d. Crawfordsville, Ga .; his wid. survives.
SALEM, b. Hop., 1800; d. in Shrewsbury, March 7, 1855.
EZEKIEL, b. Hop. ; not found; lived and d. Crawfordsville, Ga.
All my inquiries concerning the 3 sons last named have elicited the little given opposite their respective names. Whether Salem and Ezekiel left families, I cannot learn.
Mr. Cobb was of an easy-flowing temperament and much good nature. He was a very entertaining 'story-teller, and brimful of amusing yarns, many of which I used to hear him tell in my boyhood, when, for a few months, we chanced to live under the same roof at a cotton-factory establishment near Woonsocket, R.I. His wf., however, was the man of the house, with a pair of sharp black eyes, and a still sharper voice, that made things move. They were well-disposed people, and their chn. after them. Mr. C. d. in Hop., June 19, 1837; and I ministered at his funeral. Mrs. Olive, his wid., m., 2d, Maj. Hacha- liah Whitney, Oct. 9, 1842; cer. by Newell Nelson, Esq. Maj. Hachaliah d. Nov. 14, 1848, leaving her again a wid. She is said to have d. about 1 yr. later at her son's, Elmer Cobb.
COBB, ELMER, eldest son of Lewis and Olive (Madden) Cobb, b. in Mil., Oct. 4, 1795; carpenter; m. Sylvia Johnson, dr. of Wilder and Thirza (Benson) Johnson, b. in Upton, Nov. 10, 1800; cer. in Upton, July 22, 1820, by Rev. Benjamin Wood. Their chn. : -
ELMIRA, b. in Mil., June 13, 1821; in. Lemuel Morse, Jan. 6, 1853; res. Upton.
SARAH, h. in Mil., May 2, 1824; m. Leonard Fairbanks, Aug. 15, 1847. She d. March 28, 1858.
Mr. Cobb and wf. were among our most worthy and reliable people, but extremely unpretentious and quiet. He served one term on our board of select- men, and one as overseer of the poor. He d. July 22, 1869, a. 73 yrs. and 7 mos. Mrs. Sylvia, his wid., d. in Upton, Aug. 5, 1879, a. 78 yrs. 8 mos. and 25 ds. Her remains were brought to Mil. for funeral services and burial.
COBURN. There are plenty of this name in some of our neighboring towns, but only two or three have ever been numbered among our citizens. The only one of these who has furnished me his family record is -
COBURN, AUGUSTUS A.8 (Capt. Augustus,2 Capt. Peter 1); ancestry no further traced; b. in Dracut, Aug. 15, 1839; m. Mary E. Atkinson, dr. of Thomas and Mary R. Atkinson, b. in Cambridge, July 15, 1838; cer. in Boston, June 19, 1865, by Rev. Calvin Lincoln of Hingham. Issne : -
HARRY ATKINSON, b. July 1, 1866.
HATTIE MORTON, b. Nov. 14, 1870.
Mr. Coburn furnishes me the following genealogical data concerning bis gd. fr.'s and his fr.'s families : -
Capt. Peter Coburn, his gd. fr., farmer, was b. in Dracut, Dec. 18, 1764. He m. Elizabeth Poor of So. Andover, b. Jan. 4, 1766; cer. 1783, by Rev. Mr. French. They had in Dracut 11 chn., most of whom lived to m., and raise up families. Capt. Peter d. Feb. 12, 1832. His wid. d. Nov. 26, 1841. Capt. Angustus Coburn, youngest son of Capt. Peter, was b. in Dracut, March 22, 1806; was a merchant; m. Phebe B. Ames of Dracut, dr. of Daniel and Mary (Barker)
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Ames, b. Jan. 17, 1815; cer. Nov. 13, 1834, by Rev. Nathaniel Lawrence. Their chn. were, -
HENRY P., b. in Dracut, Aug. 21, 1835; m., 1st, Elizabeth S. Wallace, and, 2d, Anna Hoyt.
AUGUSTUS A., b. in Dracut, Aug. 15, 1839; m. Mary E. Atkinson.
MARY A., b. in Dracut, Nov. 15, 1840; m. George B. Brown.
JENNIE P., b. in Dracut, Sept. 15, 1842; m. - Haiden.
PASCAL, b. in Dracut, Dec. 22, 1847; m. Agnes J. Graves.
DANIEL R., b. in Dracut, Aug. 12, 1849; d. Feb. 26, 1850.
HATTIE E., b. in Dracut, Dec. 12, 1855; d. May 9, 1857.
Capt. Augustus still lives in Dracut. Mrs. Phebe, his wf., d. June 19, 1877.
Capt. Peter Coburn, the gd. fr., was in command of a co. from Dracut at the battle of Bunker Hill. I have omitted the names, birth-dates, mges., etc., of his chn., though furnished me with considerable pains by the gd. son.
A. A. Coburn, our townsman, must have taken up his res. in Mil. some 15 yrs. or more ago. He is one of our honorable, enterprising, and trustworthy merchants in the dry-goods line. He is very popular with his numerous cus- tomers, and eminently reliable in all his dealings. The social standing of himself and family is highly respectable.
COCHRAN, JOHN JOSEPH, M.D., son of John and Mary E. (Middleton) Coch- ran, b. Mil., June 24, 1853; one of our high-school graduates. Oct., 1872, entered College of Physicians and Surgeons, Medical Department of Column- bia Coll. in New-York City, and grad. therefrom as M.D., March, 1875. He then became a successfully examined competitor for a position on the staff of Bellevue Hospital in that city; was appointed first junior assistant, then senior, and then house physician in that hospital, and closed service there, Oct., 1876. He was then appointed ambulance surgeon in that institution, and continued such till Jan. 1, 1878. From Feb., 1877, to May, 1878, he practised his profession here in Mil. He next entered the U.S. army as acting assistant surgeon, for which position he passed a successful exami- nation in 1879, was duly commissioned, and is now serving as such some- where in the far West.
COCHRAN, MARY E., a sister of Dr. John J., is also one of our high-school graduates, as I suppose; has won an honorable reputation in public-school teaching, and is now officiating at the head of No. Purchase grammar school. The family record of John and Mary E. Cochran, parents of the above, would have been in acceptable order; but I was not favored to receive any more of it than here given.
CODY, JOSEPH, prob. from Hop., son of Isaac and Hannah, b. May 2, 1736; set. in the near vicinity of Bungay, on what has been in our time called the Partridge place, and, by wf. Mary, had, -
MARY, b. Jan. 23, 1760; m. Thomas Hiscock, June 6, 1782.
MARTHA, b. Sept. 7, 1761.
SARAR, b. July 7, 1763; m. Richard Hiscock, Nov. 16, 1780.
ANNA, b. May 12, 1765; m. James Hiscock, Nov. 13, 1783.
HANNAH, b. April 13, 1767; d. in early infancy.
JOSEPH, b. March 23, 1769; untraced.
HANNAH, b. April 1, 1771; untraced.
This family remained in town some little time after its incorporation. I think he was its first constable, and was styled "Lieut. Joseph Cody." He was
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a carpenter; and tradition says that he seldom used any measuring implement, but laid out his framing work by so accurate an eye that all his joints and mortises fitted exactly when his frames were raised. He prob. moved from town, perhaps to Hop., not long after its incorporation. I cannot trace him further.
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