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KITTY, birth-date not given; and HARRY LYMAN, birth-date not given; d. I believe Mr. E. and family have recently moved to Boston.
EMERY, Capt. WILLIAM, son of George and Nancy (McIntosh) Emery, b. Lunenburg, April 21, 1833; m. Ellen E. Wheelan; ptge. not given; b. Boston, Feb. 19, 1838; cer. Newbern, N.C., May 6, 1862, by Rev. Mr. Hart, chaplain 3d N. Y. H. Artillery. Issue : -
WILLIE BURNSIDE, b. Rutland, Feb. 9, 1863; d. Sept. 7, 1863, Rutland. JENNIE STEVENS, b. Mil., Aug. 13, 1865; d. here April 8, 1869. GEORGE EDWIN, b. Mil., March 27, 1870.
Mrs. Ellen d. here, Aug. 9, 1877. Capt. Emery came to Mil. in 1859. His principal occupation has been carriage-trimming. He served with honor in the civil war. See "War-Record," p. 142.
ENTWISTLE, THOMAS CHADWICK, a travelling agent of George Draper & Sons for the sale, etc., of their cotton and woollen machinery; b. in Lan- cashire Co., Eng., Sept. 8, 1846; son of Ralph and Ellen (Chadwick) Entwistle; m. Mary Ann Crook, dr. of James and Susan Crook, b. in said Lancashire, June, 1844; cer. Dec., 1864, in said co., by whom not stated. Their chn .: -
SUSAN ELLEN, b. Accrington, Eng., July 8, 1866; d. March 13, 1867. LEAH, b. Accrington, Eng., Ang., 1867; d. Nov., 1871.
RALPH, b. Accrington, Eng., Nov., 1869; d. Feb., 1871. -
Mrs. Mary Ann d. Hopedale, Feb. 17, 1878. The hus. m., 2d, Phoebe Foster Burnham, dr. of Addison P. and Phoebe (Mears) Burnham, b. Manchester, Sept. 7, 1848; cer. in Mil., Dec. 30, 1879, by Rev. David O. Mears of Worcester. Mr. E., after continuing in his agency over 5 yrs., terminated the same, and left town. He has entered into business in another connection, and res., perhaps, in Lowell.
ERSKINE, JOHN, Esq., son of Christopher and Freelove (Green) Erskine; birth place and date not ascertained; m. Harriet Bethiah Godfrey, dr. of William and Nancy (Stearns) Godfrey, b. Mil., Aug. 13, 1810; cer. Mil., Sept. 20, 1830, by Rev. David Long. Issue :-
CLARA, b. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 28, 1834; m. James H. Clement, Aug. 2, 1852.
JOHN, Jun., b. Claremont, N.H., July 13, 1836; m. Catherine Walker, dr. Joseph Walker, Newton.
WILLIAM, b. Mil., Oct. 31, 1843; d. in early infancy.
Mr. Erskine was an enterprising business man in various parts of the world before he became a citizen here, which was in 1837 or 1838. He was capable and well qualified for public as well as private positions. He served his fellow- citizens as town-clerk, justice of the peace, etc. He finally left town, and d. at the res. of Mrs. Clement, his dr. in Newton, July 5, 1861. Mrs. Harriet B., his respected wid., has res. mostly in Boston since his death, enjoying compara- tively good health and vigor.
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ESTABROOK, JOSEPH MASON, son of Joseph and Mehetabel (Mason) Esta- brook, b. Holden, Sept. 17, 1837; m. Mary Caroline Whitmore, dr. of James H. and Martba Ann (Stowe) Whitmore, b. Framingham, April 9, 1843; cer. in Worcester, Nov. 26, 1867, by Rev. Merrill Richardson. One adopted dr. :-- PAULINE, b. Montpelier, Vt., Aug. 29, 1869.
Mr. Estabrook is well known as a partner in the enterprising firm of " Esta- brook, Wires, & Co.," clinching-screw manufacturers, etc., Spring St., opposite Front. Business and social standing of himself and family eminently good, ESTES, HENRY, and wf. Susan, are credited with one child born here, -
HENRY, b. May 2, 1833. Family no further traced.
ESTY, JOHN WESTLEY, son of Warren and Alice (Leavens) Esty, b. Warren, April 6, 1850; machinist; m. Lucinda Maria Gaskill, dr. of Micajah C. and Alzada (Gould) Gaskill, b. Mendon, March 4, 1858; cer. Woonsocket, R.I., July 7, 1878, by Rev. C. J. White. Issne :-
JESSE ARLON, b. Hopedale, Feb. 8, 1879. Res. Hopedale 3 yrs.
EVANS, SAMUEL, and wf. Ruth (Green), are credited with chn. as follows :- JAMES GREEN, b. Sept. 11, 1816; d. Oct. 13, 1818.
DANIEL, b. July 6, 1818.
ROWLAND G., b. July 30, 1820.
AMANDA MALVINA, b. Feb. 5, 1827; d. Jan. 27, 1828.
SAMUEL J., b. Jan. 1, 1829; m. Elizabeth A. Warren, May 9, 1849.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. May 14, 1831.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. March 3, 1833.
Mr. Evans d. Dec. 23, 1849. Mrs. Ruth, his wid., subsequently m. Capt. Timothy Perry of Hop., who d. suddenly March 14, 1860, in his 72d yr. I am told Mrs. Ruth has since d. Samuel J. Evans and family res. several yrs. in town, but left. I am quite unable to trace any of the family further.
FAIRBANKS, AMASA, pedigree, etc., untraced; m. Rhoda Barber, dr. of Ham-
let and Rhoda (Ware Clark) Barber, b. Oct. 22, 1783; cer. Oct. 11, 1807, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
SABIN FARRINGTON, b. July 10, 1808.
HAMLET BARBER, b. Oct. 2, 1809.
SALLY, b. Nov. 16, 1811.
WILLIAM, b. Aug. 31, 1813.
ELIZA ANN, b. Sept. 15, 1815.
ANNETTE, b. March 22, 1817.
MARY ADAMS, b. July 10, 1823.
I find myself unable to trace this family further.
FAIRBANKS, GIDEON, and wf. Patty, or Polly, res. several yrs. on now So. Main St., near Eli Bowker. I find his name on tax-list for 1818, about which time I suspect he must have come into town; and I have an impression of being told that he came from So. Franklin. No chin. are recorded to this pair. Gideon Fairbanks d. Aug. 14, 1826. Mrs. Polly, bis wid., afterwards m. Isaac Davenport, Esq.
FAIRBANKS, LEONARD, son of Leonard and Keziah (Harding) Fairbanks, b. E. Medway, Sept. 11, 1820; cabinet-maker, undertaker, and sexton; came into Mil., Nov. 1, 1839; m., 1st, Sarah Cobb, dr. of Elmer and Sylvia (Johnson) Cobb, b. Mil., May 2, 1824; cer. Ang. 15, 1847, by Rev. Preston Pond. She d. childless, March 28, 1858. The hus. m., 2d, Sarah Pendle- ton, dr. of Robert and Mary (Franklin) Pendleton, b. Ashford, Ct., Oct. 22, 1823; cer. Feb. 19, 1860, by Rev. J. C. Bodwell of Framingham. She d.
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childless, Oct. 22, 1863. The hus. m., 3d, Amanda Whitman, wid. of J. D. Whitman, and dr. of Robert and Sophia Clark, b. Unity, N.H., May 2, 1833; cer. in Ashland, July 22, 1866. Issue :-
ABBIE AUGUSTA, b. Nov. 16, 1871; d. July 1, 1877.
Adopted dr., GRACIE, b. Boston, Nov. 2, 1875.
OTHER FAIRBANKSES IN DIRECTORIES.
FAIRBANKS, GEORGE, farmer, No. Purchase. 1856, '78. FAIRBANKS, GEORGE, cabinet-maker. 1856.
FAIRBANKS, JOHN E., farmer, No. Purchase. 1856.
FAIRBANKS, GEORGE H., Jun., bootmaker. 1869, '72, '75, '78.
FAIRBANKS, GEORGE T., bootmaker. 1869.
FAIRBANKS, GEORGE, painter. 1869, '72, '75, '78, '80.
FAIRBANKS, HENRY C., bootmaker. 1869, '72, '75, "78, '80.
FAIRBANKS, BENJAMIN, farmer, No. Purchase. 1869.
FAIRBANKS, CHARLES, carpenter. 1869.
FAIRBANKS, ALBERT F., bootmaker. 1872, '75.
FAIRBANKS, CHARLES T., sole-leather cutter. 1872, '75, '78, '80.
FAIRBANKS, NAHUM B., bootmaker. 1872, '75, '78, '80.
FAIRBANKS, WILLIAM H., farmer, No. Purchase. 1872, '75, '78, '80. FAIRBANKS, ELIZABETH, wid. of Benjamin. 1878.
FAIRBANKS, ANDREW J., bds. George Anderson's. 1880.
FAIRBANKS, W. AUGUSTUS, tinsmith. 1880.
None of these have reported any family record.
FALES. Our most conspicuous families of this name are descendants of James Fales, originally written Vales. He came from Chester, Eng., early in the 17th century, and was among the first settlers in Dedham while it was called by the name "Contentment." He signed the original ch. covenant of that plantation on the 10th day of the 7th month (Sept.), 1636, O. S. He was admitted a townsman, or freeman, of Dedham in 1653. He served as a soldier in King Philip's devastating war of 1675-76. He m. Anna Brock of Dedham, in 1654, and by her had 3 sons and 4 drs. The names of his sons were James, John, and Ebenezer. James m. Dorothy Fisher of Dedham, and set. in what is now Walpole, where his descendants have continued to dwell for over 200 yrs. John set. in Wrentham, and m. Eunity Hawes. They are the ancestors of the families of this name now in Wrentham and other parts of the country. Ebenezer inherited the farm of James,1 which was located in that part of Ded- ham now known as East St. James 1 had a James,2 who had a son Peter,8 who had a son Peter,4 who had a son Amaziah,5 who had a son Aaron Clark.6 With this Aaron Clark 6 I commence my tabulations.
FALES, AARON CLARK 6 (Amaziah,5 Peter,4 Peter,8 James,2 James1), b. Wal- pole, July 6, 1756; m. Hephzibah Everett, b. Dedham, Feb. 1, 1763; cer. in Walpole, July 3, 1783, by Rev. J. W. Chickering. Their chn. :-
LEWIS, b. April 9, 1785. MARY, b. July 4, 1787.
SALLY, b. May 12, 1791.
LOWELL, b. July 29, 1793; m., 1st, Sally Cole; 2d, Alpha (Wheelock) Bowker. EUNITY, b. Aug. 9, 1796.
SILAS, b. June 10, 1798; m., 1st, Maria Fisher, Dec. 10, 1828; 2d, Roxa Perrigo. WARREN, b. Nov. 22, 1800.
WILLIAM EVERETT, b. March 7, 1803.
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Aaron C. was 19 yrs. old when the Revolutionary War broke out, and on the 19th of April, 1775, marched to Lexington as fifer for a Walpole company, under Capt. Seth Bullard. During the war he rendered various terms of ser- vice. He was a member of the 7th Co., commanded by Capt. Perez Cushing, in Crafts' Regt. Artillery, whereof Paul Revere was Lieut .- Col. He took part in fortifying Dorchester Heights, which resulted in the evacuation of Boston, He was at West Point under command of the traitor Benedict Arnold, and saw him rowed off, on the night of his desertion, to the British brig "Vulture," by 8 men of his company. He held a respectable standing in all the circles of society in which he moved. He d. in Walpole, Sept. 25, 1826. His wid. d. April 2, 1853. FALES, LOWELL 7 (Aaron Clark,6 Amaziah,5 Peter,4 Peter,3 James,2 James 1),
b. Walpole, July 29, 1793; mr.'s maiden name, Hephzibah Everett; m., 1st, Sally Cole, dr. of Noah and Abilena (Freeman) Cole; cer. Jan. 28, 1817; other particulars not given. No chn. Mrs. Sally d. Nov. 24, 1818, a. 22 yrs .; and the hus. m., 2d, Alpha ( Wheelock) Bowker, dr. of Obadiah and Lydia (Thurber) Wheelock, and wid. of Ethan Bowker, b. Mil., Nov. 28, 1798; cer. in Mil., Feb. 9, 1824, by Rev. David Long. Their chn. : -
WILLIAM EVERETT, b. No. Providence, R.I., Dec. 11, 1824; m. Mary L. War- field, 1852.
SARAH COLE, b. Mil., Oct. 21, 1827; d. Feb. 26, 1829.
SARAH ELIZABETH, b. Mil., April 15, 1830.
GEORGE, b. Mil., Feb. 5, 1832; d. May 5, 1844.
LOWELL, Jun., b. Mil., Oct. 19, 1834; m. Julia A. Bates, 1872.
SUSAN, b. Mil., July 19, 1837.
Lowell Fales, the hus. and fr., came to Mil. in March, 1815, to build a wheelwright shop or carriage factory for Dea. Peter Rockwood. He was a mas- ter builder all his active life, and was the principal contractor for the erection of churches and other public edifices in this general vicinity many yrs. He was a very executive and reliable man in his calling, an excellent citizen, and uni- versally respected for his solid worth in all the relations of life; and he was the head of a family of like moral and social character. He d. quietly, sitting in his easy-chair, after a comparatively short decline, Jan. 13, 1875, a. 81 yrs. 5 mos. and 16 ds. Mrs. Alpha had a long and wasting decline. She d. Nov. 15, 1875, a. 78 yrs. 11 mos. and 18 ds. Their homestead was in So. Mil., in the vicin- ity of the ancient schoolhouse common, and their dwelling-house on Plain St.
FALES, SILAS 7 (Aaron Clark,6 Amaziah,5 Peter,4 Peter,8 James,2 James1), b.
Walpole, June 10, 1798; m., 1st, Maria Fisher, dr. of Daniel and Nabby Fisher, b. Walpole, March 22, 1801; cer. Dec. 10, 1823, by whom not given. Thelr chn. : -
LEWIS, b. Walpole, June 19, 1824; m. Sarah A. Wheelock, Aug. 26, 1862.
CHARLES, b. Walpole, June 24, 1826.
SILAS EVERETT, b. Walpole, Aug. 10, 1828.
JOEL FISHER, b. Walpole, Sept. 29, 1830; m. Olive Lewis; he d. April 2, 1876. HARRIET MARIE, b. Walpole, Sept. 6, 1833.
Mrs. Maria d. Dec. 30, 1833. The hus. m., 2d, Roxa Perrigo of Wrentham, in 1834. Their chn .: -
HENRY EDWIN, b. Walpole, Nov. 6, 1837; m. Clara A. Hayward, Nov. 5, 1867. MARIA ALICE ELIZA, b. Walpole, April 18, 1839.
MILTON EMMONS, b. Walpole, Ang. 13, 1840.
HARRIET ANNA, b. Walpole, April 9, 1842.
SARAH PERRIGO, b. Walpole, Jan. 2, 1846.
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Of the qualities and characteristics of this family I have no personal knowl- edge, except that which I derive from acquaintance with the two members who have made Mil. their home. From these specimens I infer an eminent rank for the whole. Silas, the hus. and fr., was a carpenter and farmer. He d. Sept. 7, 1877. Concerning Mrs. Roxa I am not further informed.
FALES, LEWIS, Esq.8 (Silas,7 Aaron Clark,6 Amaziah,5 Peter,4 Peter,8 James, 2 James1), b. Walpole, June 19, 1824; m. Sarah A. Wheelock, dr. of Andrus and Lovice (Hill) Wheelock, b. Mendon, March 22, 1829; cer. in Blackstone, Aug. 26, 1862, by Rev. George B. Hamlin. No chn., except the following named by adoption : -
FRANCIS LEWIS, b. March 13, 1865.
WILLARD LEWIS, b. Feb. 27, 1868.
These are sons of Joel Fisher and Olive (Lewis) Fales, and were nephews by natural kindred to Lewis, Esq. He adopted them on the death of their fr., which took place April 2, 1876. They are intelligent, docile, and affectionate lads, and very dear to their adoptive parents. Mr. Fales came to Mil. in 1841, and has ever since res. here. His wf. was long one of our most competent, efficient, and successful public-school teachers. His own regular occupation has been that of architect, in which line he has had abundant employment, and been deservedly popular. But his fellow-citizens soon found him so ready and trustworthy in the despatch of public business, that they loaded him down with all sorts of official responsibility. He was town-clerk from 1859 to 1881, and justice of the peace from 1861. Town offices, both statutory and special, courted his acceptance, beyond his strength to execute. In parochial affairs, masonry, and the various voluntary associations, he has had his hands full of duties and honors; yet he has been a man of such unpretentious modesty as to win his positions and influence without asking for them. At the date of this writing he has just gone to Florida with his family, under serious pressure of pulmonary, or, perhaps, bronchial debility, hoping to find in the restorative elements of that genial climate the health which the severe cold of ours has greatly endangered. Hosts of friends followed him and his accompanying fam- ily with earnest good wishes for their success. It was not complete; and he returned in the early summer of 1881, too great an invalid to resume active business. He d. greatly lamented and honored Sept. 11, 1881.
FALES, HENRY EDWIN, Esq.8 (Silas,7 Aaron Clark,6 Amaziah,5 Peter,4 Peter,8 James,2 James 1), b. Walpole, Nov. 6, 1837; mr.'s maiden name, Roxa Per- rigo; m., 1st, name and particulars not given, who d .; and he m., 2d, Clara A. Hayward, dr. of Samuel W. and Ann Janette (Bullard) Hayward, b. Mil., Dec. 17, 1844; cer. Mil., Nov. 5, 1867, by Rev. J. B. Thornton. Issue : -
HAROLD EVERETT, b. Mil., May 21, 1871.
CLARA ETHALYN, b. Mil., July 16, 1879.
Mr. Fales came to Mil. in 1863. I had his promise of a more complete family record, and an outline sketch of his induction into professional life, but for some reason have failed to receive them. He is a man of strong natural abilities, ambition, and practical tact; has been largely self-educated, and suc- ceeds well in his profession. He was admitted to the bar May 3, 1863, and is law partner with James R. Davis, Esq., under the firm title, " Fales & Davis." He has been captain of militia, and is receiving honorable civil promotion, with a promising future before him.
FALES, WILLIAM EVERETT 8 (Lowell,7 Aaron Clark,6 Amaziah,5 Peter, 4 Peter,8
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James,2 James 1), b. in No. Providence, R.I .. Dec. 11, 1824; mr.'s maiden name, Alpha Wheelock; m. Mary Louisa Warfield, dr. of Samuel and Martha (Johnson) Warfield, b. in Mil., July 28, 1827; cer. at Hopedale, Oct. 3, 1852, by the writer. Issne: -
GEORGE THURBER, b. Mil., May 1, 1853; m. Ellen Augusta Packard, Oct. 6, 1880.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. Mil., Aug. 31, 1855.
LOWELL ETHAN, b. Mil., Sept. 28, 1858.
Mr. Fales is an executive, enterprising carpenter, whose homestead is on So. Main St., near where Howard branches off. The family comes of a good stock on both sides, and worthily sustains the ancestral reputation.
FALES, LOWELL, Jun.8 (Lowell,7 Aaron Clark,8 Amaziah,5 Peter,4 Peter,8 James,2 James1), b. in Mil., Oct. 19, 1834; mr.'s maiden name, Alpha Wheelock; m. Julia Ann Bates, dr. of Benjamin and Susan Reed (Payson) Bates, b. in Mil., 1846; cer. in Mil., Jan. 2, 1872, by Rev. C. W. Redding. Issue : -
FRANK LOWELL, b. Mil., Nov. 26, 1872; d. Dec. 29, 1878.
COURTLAND WINFIELD, b. Mil., April 17, 1875; d. Ang. 19, 1875.
In the lineal descent, a good carpenter. Homestead Grove, corner of Forest St. Family pedigree on both sides reputably sustained.
Several other families of the name Fales have res. for longer or shorter periods in town; but I am not posted on their pedigree or family records.
FALES, HORACE, with wf. and 5 chn., lived in the "Salt-Box," so called, in the north-westerly section of Mil., on the Davenport road. On the P.M. of Feb. 24, 1846, their tenement took fire; and they were completely burnt out. They were poor people, and received kind assistance from their neighbors, among whom were our Hopedalians. Whence this family came, or whither they went, I never knew.
FALES, LEWIS, a butcher, dwelt many yrs. on West St., now so called, and perhaps in other localities. His name appears in the "Sargeant Directory" of 1856; and I have often heard him spoken of in his calling, but can give no account of his lineage, wf., or chn.
FALES, HENRY, is mentioned as a bootmaker, who boarded somewhere on now Cedar St. No knowledge of him.
FALES, GEORGE L., is mentioned in the Directory of 1869. Some others of later date have attracted my attention; but from none of these have I received any reports.
FARNUM, DAVID6 (Peter,4 Moses,8 Moses,2 Jonathan 1); birth-date not ascer- tained; m. Betsey Parkhurst, dr. of Ithiel and Catherine (Rawson) Park- hurst, b. Mil., April 26, 1798; cer. Mil., Nov. 2, 1823, by Rev. Hezekiah Thatcher. Issue ;-
ITHIEL PARKHURST, b. (Farnumsville) Grafton, Feb. 20, 1825; m. Lanra E. Moore, 1860.
ELIZABETH, b. (Farnumsville) Grafton, March 20, 1828; unm .; res. Medway.
The family moved from Farnumsville into Mil. about the yr. 1854 or 1855. Upright, orderly, peaceable people. Mr. F. d. here Jan. 14, 1871. His wf. soon followed him; she d. Feb. 12, 1871. He d. at the a. of 74 yrs. ; she, at the a. of 71 yrs.
FARNUM, ITHIEL PARKHURST 8 (David,5 Peter, 4 Moses,8 Moses,2 Jonathan 1), b., as above, Feb. 20, 1825; m. Laura E. Moore of Marlborough; cer. April 3, 1860. Issue : -
Ale, thay M.D.
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ยท GEORGE E., b. Aug. 18, 1862.
GRACE, b. May 11, 1870.
The hus. and fr. has, I believe, long been engaged in the boot business. He owns a dwelling-house in town, but has for some yrs. had his family res. in Chicago, Ill.
FARRAH, BENJAMIN, was m. to Deborah Rockwood, Sept. 25, 1753, by Rev. A. Frost. No further traced.
FARRINGTON, ELIJAH, and wf. Puah, pedigree, etc., not ascertained, had, - DEXTER, b. July 28, 1804; m. Hephzibah Claflin, Nov. 12, 1830. They res. Holl.
DAVID, b. July 10, 1806; untraced.
ELIJAH, Jun., b. Sept. 9, 1808; m. Betsey Ellis, Nov. 14, 1833; she d. April 10, 1842.
JOHN, b. March 6, 1811; d. Holl., May 8, 1842.
HANNAH CLAFLIN, h. July 18, 1813; m. James Russell Claflin, March, 1836. She d. June 3, 1864.
AARON HAYDEN, b. Aug. 3, 1816; d. March 10, 1818.
I have not at ready command any further data respecting this family.
FARRINGTON, ELIJAH, Jun., son of Elijah and Puah, b., as above, Sept. 9, 1808; m. Betsey Ellis, dr. of John and Betsey (Hero) Ellis, b. 1810; cer. Nov. 14, 1833, by the writer. Issue :-
JANE E., b. Aug. 16, 1838.
JOHN E., b. April 4, 1842. Mrs. Betsey, the mr., d. April 10, 1842. Family no further traced.
FAY. Only a few of this name have been numbered among our inhabit- ants. Two or three transient sojourners preceded the late Dr. Allen C. Fay, who set. here in 1837, and continued permanently among us until his recent death. Dr. Joseph A. Fay, his son, has favored me with a valuable manuscript genealogy of the Fays, which enables me to trace his fr.'s ancestry back to John Fay. It appears that this ancestral immigrant was b. in Eng. about the yr. 1648; that he arrived at Boston in the ship "Speedwell " from Gravesend, June 27, 1656, - a young man of 18 yrs .; that he first went to Sudbury, and soon after set. in Marlborough, where he lived till his death, except for a short time at Watertown during King Philip's war ; that he was twice m., and had 8 chn .; and that he d. Dec. 5, 1690. From these sprang a numerous progeny, including most, if not all, the Fays in the neighboring towns for many miles around, besides a host scattered far and wide over the country. I therefore proceed.
FAY, ALLEN CLARK, M.D.6 (Joseph,5 Joseph,4 Gershom,8 Gershom,2 John 1); mr.'s maiden name, Sarah Graves, dr. of Elias and Sarah (Clark) Graves, b. in Walpole, N.H., Sept. 28, 1803; graduated 1834 at Woodstock (Vt.) Medical College, besides reading with the celebrated "old Dr. Twitchell " in Keene, N.H .; m., 1st, Hannah Leonard Kingsbury, dr. of Ephraim and Hannah L. Kingsbury, b. Alstead, N. H., July 15, 1805; cer. Alstead, N.H., June 23, 1828, by Rev. Seth S. Arnold. Their chn. : -
ELMIRA, b. Walpole, N.H., June 21, 1829; d. March 12, 1832.
HARRIET ELMIRA, b. Alstead, N.H .; June 24, 1832; d. Feb. 16, 1834.
CHARLES REDDINGTON, b. Winchendon, Mass., April 16, 1834; d. Aug. 27, 1835.
Mrs. Hannah d. in Mil., April 27, 1842. Dr. Fay m., 2d, Emily Ann Kings- bury, dr. of Joseph and Kezia Kingsbury, b. Alstead, N.H., July 10, 1815; cer- in Alstead, N. H., June 7, 1843, by Rev. Darwin Adams. Their chn. :-
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JOSEPH ALLEN, h. Mil., March 8, 1844; see his record below. EMILY SOPHIA, b. Mil., Aug. 20, 1846; d. April 3, 1848.
CHARLES KINGSBURY, b .. Mil., March 3, 1851; d. April 6, 1853.
Mrs. Emily, a woman of great worth, and highly esteemed by all who were privileged to know her, d. in Mil. quite suddenly, Dec. 15, 1878. Dr. Fay com- menced practice in Winchendon, whence he came hither in 1836. Dr. Addison S. Peck was just then the only physician in town, having succeeded his fr., Dr. Gustavus D. Peck, who had removed to Sunderland. Dr. Fay contracted with the younger Dr. P. to take his practice, and purchase his real estate, -a part of what had belonged aforetime to the elder Dr. P., and had come down from Nathaniel Morse through Eleazer Wight and his son Abner. Having planted himself in his new position, Dr. Fay soon commanded an ample professional field, and achieved a large success, which he held fast till the infirmities of age compelled him to relinquish it to his son. "The Milford Journal" of June 23, 1880, in announcing his death on the preceding Friday, June 18, 1880, closes its notice thus : -
"The deceased was president of the Milford Gas-Light Company at the time of his death, and had been a member of the Thurber Medical Institute from the day of its organizing, and was always permanently and zealously identified with its interests. He always enjoyed a wide reputation as a skilful, careful practitioner; and his death will be sincerely mourned in many a family in Milford and its vicinity. He was a man of great geniality and good humor, which characteristics he retained to the last."
FAY, JOSEPH ALLEN, M.D.7 (Dr. Allen C.,6 Joseph, Joseph,4 Gershom,3 Gershom,2 John 1), b. in Mil., as aforesaid, March 8, 1844; grad. Berkshire Med. Col. at Pittsfield, and commenced practice 1867, in connection with his fr. He has been eminently successful, and ranks high in his profession, as well as in all the relations of society. He m. Georgie Glackmeyer, dr. of George and Charlotte (Halstead) Glackmeyer, b. in New Orleans, La., Sept. 27, 1850; cer. in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 22, 1875, by Rev. Dr. C. W. Homer. Thus far 1 child of brief life: -
HATTIE, b. Oct. 12, 1876; d. Oct. 18, 1876, a. only 6 days.
Dr. J. Allen Fay is sole inheritor of the paternal estate, has a wide field of usefulness before him, and gives promise of a prosperous career in life.
FAY, LOWELL, pedigree untraced; m. Eleanor Leland, dr. of Daniel and Hannah (Jones) Leland, b. Holl., 1810. They had 2 chn. b. here; viz., - ELIZABETH SMITH, b. June 22, 1832.
EMILY MARSH, b. Dec. 27, 1833.
They res. in town several yrs., and afterwards dwelt in Upton, No further traced.
FAY, FRANK I., clerk, is a recent comer. He appears first in Directory for 1880.
FELTON, NATHANIEL, and wf. Abigail, pedigree, etc., untraced, stand credited with the birth of one child, -
WELCOME, b. April 6, 1832. No further mentioned.
FELTON, LANDSFORD BURR, recently decd., came into town some 28 to 30 yrs. ago, from Barre, I think. He and his wf. became well known to our general community as host and hostess of our hotels, and won deserved popularity by their genial deportment towards all who had occasion to hold intercourse with them. They were uncompromising temperance people in the midst of temptation to countenance the contrary habits. Later, Mr. F. was a
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