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successful master hackman; and, last, a practical farmer on a part of the ancient Daniell homestead, between Main St. E. and Medway St. He owned the buildings, and a considerable portion of the farm. His prede- cessors there were Josiah Partridge, Jasper Daniell, Oliver Daniell, and Samuel Daniell.
Mr. F. gave me his grandparents' names as Stephen and Sarah (Deland) Felton. They were of New Salem. He was b. there Oct. 21, 1756, and she also May 27, 1767. He served 9 mos. in the Revolutionary war. They were m. there Oct. 22, 1777, prob. by Rev. Mr. Foster. Issue :-
ABIGAIL, b. July 12, 1778; m. a Mr. Foster; she d. June 21, 1802, a. 24 yrs. RACHEL, b. May 24, 1780, m., 1st, Ezekiel Leonard; 2d, Dea. Mears.
STEPHEN, b. May 18, 1782; m. Rhoda Ayers, 1811; and d., without issue, 1817.
LYDIA, b. June 10, 1784; d. July 8, 1803, a. nearly 20 yrs.
DANIEL, b. March 9, 1787; m. Fanny Holden of New Salem.
THORNDIKE, b. April 26, 1789; m. Joanna Chamberlain of Pembroke.
SARAH, b. June 6, 1791; m., 1st, Mr. Hooper; 2d, Mr. Macomber; no issue.
PROCTOR, b. May 17, 1794; m. a Mrs. Prescott with 5 cbn .; he d. 1874.
GEORGE DELAND, b. Jan. 25, 1797; d. Sept. 30, 1802.
EBENEZER, b. May 21, 1800; m., 1st, Drury, 8 chn .; 2d, Topliff, 7 chn .; still living.
ABIGAIL, 2d, b. March 22, 1803; untraced.
GEORGE DELAND, 2d, b. Dec. 12, 1805; now living.
The parents and most of the chn. belonged to the farming class. The fr. d. April 8, 1841, a. 84 yrs. The mr. d. March 18, 1848, a. 86 yrs.
FELTON, THORNDIKE, son of Stephen and Sarah (Deland) Felton, b. April 26, 1789; m. Joanna Chamberlain, dr. of Freedom and Priscilla (Joselyn) Chamberlain, b. Pembroke, Oct. 10, 1789; cer. Nov., 1815, in New Salem, by Rev. Alpheus Harding. Issue :-
LANDSFORD BURR, b. Aug. 29, 1815; m. Harriet Augusta Parker, May 3, 1838.
STEPHEN, b. 1817.
LYDIA, m. Daniel Felton of Hanover.
REBECCA, m. Sylvanus Bates.
WILLIAM, d. in early infancy.
The fr. d. in New Salem, Oct., 1825. The mr. d. in Hanover, Jan., 1875. FELTON, LANDSFORD BURR, son of Thorndike and Joanna (Chamberlain)
Felton; b. New Salem, Aug. 29, 1815; m. Harriet Augusta Parker, dr. of Samuel and Hannah (Fay) Parker, b. Hardwick, Sept. 13, 1819; cer. in Hardwick, May 3, 1838, by Rev. John Goldsbury. Issue: -
FISK ALBERT, b. Barre, May 18, 1844; m. Lizzie Madora Chase of Boston. FRANK BURR, b. Mil., June 3, 1853; m. Katie Elizabeth Smith, Jan. 16, 1876. LONA FOREST, b. Mil., Jan. 22, 1855; d. March 5 ensuing.
ETTA LUZELL, b. Mil., March 25, 1856; d. Jan. 19, 1858.
Mr. F. was held in respectful estimation as a citizen, and honored with sev- eral town offices. Also, in the various associations of which he was a member, as well as the public, he and his companion had a reputable standing. He d. rather suddenly, March 29, 1880, on his homestead, and his remains repose in Pine-grove Cemetery. His worthy wid. and 2 sons survive. The eldest son res., I believe, in Boston. He and wf. have 2 chn. Frank B. and wf. dwell on the family homestead with their widowed mother.
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FIELD. John Field was an eminent astronomer. He was born in Lon- don, Eng., about the yr. 1520, and d. at Ardsley in 1587. He left 8 sons and 1 dr. Several of his grandsons emigrated to this country, and are said to be the ancestors of nearly all the Fields in New England, New York, and New Jersey. Among these were Zechariah, John, and William Field. Zechariah first set. in Dorchester, but removed with a colony to Hartford, Ct .; whence, in 1659, he removed to Hadley, thence to Northampton, and thence, in 1663, to Hatfield. There he d. in 1666. He is the ancestor of the Connecticut-river Fields generally. John and William, two bros., were cousins of Zechariah; and they set. with Roger Williams in Providence, R.I., about the yr. 1636. John Field, jun., left Providence, and set. in West Bridgewater about 1677. He had a son Richard, he a son Jabez, and he a son Ephraim. This Ephraim emi- grated to Paris, Me., and there had a son Zibeon, the fr. of our two prominent Fields, Perley P. and Zibeon C. These, reckoning from John of Providence, are of the 7th generation. Some interesting particulars of this lineage, on both the male and female sides, have been given me, but are omitted for brevity's sake.
FIELD, ZIBEON6 (Ephraim,5 Jabez, 4 Richard,8 John,2 John 1), b. Bridgewater, Dec. 7, 1795; m. Lydia Howe, b. April 28, 1798; cer. April 27, 1818. Their chn. :-
ANSEL S., b. April 13, 1819; m. Clarissa D. Butterfield, and res. several yrs. in Mil.
ZIBEON C., b. Dec. 29, 1821; d. in infancy, Oct. 4, 1823.
FRANCIS B., b. Dec. 16, 1823; m. Abby Bradbury of Farmington, Me.
BELINDA, b. Oct. 6, 1828; m., 1st, Thomas Hiscock; 2d, Cyrus W. Bailey; both some time in Mil.
PERLEY P., b. March 22, 1830; m., 1st, Charlotte P. Corbett; 2d, Lurency Stone; 3d, Emma Fogg.
ZIBEON C., b. Dec. 25, 1831; m., 1st, Lydia Ann Corbett; 2d, Anna Thwing.
MASON G., b. March 23, 1835; m. Helen Ripley; res. several yrs. in Mil.
CAROLINE E., b. May 23, 1837; m. Ithiel Welch ; res. here 2 yrs.
DANA A., b. Aug. 9, 1839; m. Melissa Holbrook; served as a soldier from Mil.
LYDIA J., b. Oct. 3, 1841; m. Leonard Ripley, and res. Paris, Me.
Mrs. Lydia d. Nov. 7, 1847. The hus. subsequently m. Mrs. Eliza Whitman, and they had 3 drs. ; names, etc., omitted.
FIELD, ANSEL S.7 (Zibeon,6 Ephraim,5 Jabez,4 Richard,8 John,2 John 1), b. in Paris, Me., April 13, 1819; m. Clarissa, dr. of John Butterfield, Farming- ton, Me. They lived several yrs. in the north part of Mil., and had then 6 chn .; names not given. Now set. in Tustin City, Cal.
. FIELD, FRANCIS B., the next oldest bro., never res. here. He travelled exten- sively in the Southern States, finally set. down in Farmington, Me., and d. treasurer of Franklin Co., May, 1854. It seems that the oldest sister, and both her successive husbands, Hiscock and Bailey, lived here several years.
FIELD, PERLEY P.7 (Zibeon," Ephraim,5 Jabez,4 Richard,8 John,2 John 1), b. in Paris, Me., March 22, 1830; came here, and engaged in business, 1849. He m., 1st, Charlotte P., dr. of Col. Peter and Hopestill S. (Prentice) Corbett, b. Oct. 7, 1833; cer. at Hopedale, Aug. 15, 1854, by the writer. Their chn. : -
FRANCES P., b. Feb. 8, 1858; d. in infancy.
Ziben le Field
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ABBIE LOUISA, b. May 2, 1863; d. in infancy.
Mrs. Charlotte d. Sept. 7, 1865. The hus. m., 2d, Lurency Stone, who lived but a few yrs. He m., 3d, Mrs. Emma L. Fogg ; cer. June 5, 1872. Issuc, 1 son, -
PRENTICE PERLEY, b. June 23, 1873.
Mr. Field removed a while to Holl., but has returned, and is prosecuting the coal and lumber business with his accustomed enterprise.
FIELD, ZIBEON C.7 (Zibeon,6 Ephraim,5 Jabez, 4 Richard,3 John,2 John1), b. in Paris, Me., Dec. 25, 1831; came to Mil. in 1848; m., 1st, Lydia Ann Corbett, dr. of Col. Peter and Hopestill S. (Prentice) Corbett, b. Aug. 20, 1836; cer. March 5, 1858, hy Rev. J. R. Johnson. Their chn .: -
PRENTICE CORBETT, b. May 20, 1859; d. Jan. 7, 1863.
FRANCES DANA, b. Dec. 8, 1861.
CHARLOTTE THAYER, b. Oct. 9, 1865.
GRACE PRENTICE, b. Dec. 12, 1868.
Mrs. Lydia Ann d. March 21, 1872, in her 36th yr. The hus. m., 2d, Anna Thwing, dr. of Almon and Sarah Ann (Darling) Thwing, b. in Uxbridge, March 21, 1842; cer. at the parental home in Hopedale, June 17, 1874, by the writer.
Mr. Field's business enterprise, public services as selectman, rep. to Gen. Court, justice peace, school committeeman, etc., are too well and favorably known by our citizens generally to need any testimony of commendation. His wives have been worthy of him, and the present one has won deserved encomiums by her long efficiency and excellence as a teacher in our public schools.
FIELD, MASON G., the next bro. in age, res. here for several yrs., but is now doing business in Syracuse, N.Y.
FIELD, DANA, the next oldest hro., served this town faithfully throughout the war of the Rebellion. See his record in the war chap.
FIELD, PHINEAS6 (Erastus,5 William,4 Jonathan,8 Joseph,2 Zechariah 1), b. Leverett, March 13, 1809; m. Thankful M. Field, dr. of Silas and Mary (Woodbury) Field, b. in Leverett, April 25, 1812; cer. Nov. 27, 1834, by Freegrace Reynolds. Their chn. : -
EDWARD, b. Nov. 11, 1835; d. Aug. 9, 1837.
HENRY, h. July 19, 1838; d. Oct. 1, 1838.
AUSTIN, b. Feb. 14, 1840; m. Ophelia Field, June 13, 1872; res. No. Hadley. CLARA, b. Sept. 19, 1843; d. Nov. 28, 1864.
MATILDA, b. Nov. 15, 1845; d. Hopedale, Oct. 23, 1846.
ADIN WILMARTH, b. Dec. 13, 1853; m. Lucinda Pratt, July 30, 1876; she d. Jan. 2, 1877.
It will be seen that Phineas, and Thankful, his wf., were descendants of Zechariah Field. All branches of the Fields appear to have a very creditable record for intelligence, reliable integrity, and good moral character. Phineas and family honored their lineage. He was a free-minded, generous-hearted, conscientious man, and an intimate friend of Dr. Butler Wilmarth, who together were original co-operators with me in founding the Hopedale Community. Cir- cumstances prevented him and his family from dwelling with us more than about one year. That yr., 1846-47, proved a very sickly one, during which his little dr. Matilda d. of the prevailing fever, and his wf. barely survived a dan- gerous visitation of the same disease. The family afterwards set. in No. Had- ley, where at length he d. Dec. 25, 1877. in his 69th yr. I ministered at his funeral, which was honored by hosts of revering relatives and friends. His worthy wid. and two sons survived there at my last advices.
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FINCH, MORDECAI L., son of Lewis, jun., and Mary (Merrill) Finch, b. Pitts- town, N.J., Jan. 17, 1826; m., 1st, Arlitta Burr, dr. of John and Eliza (Harris) Burr, b. Quincy, April 10, 1827; cer. in Milton, Feb. 18, 1847, by Rev. Mr. Oathman. Issue: -
DAVID M., b. Boston, June 7, 1848; m. Lucy M. Page, Worcester, June 17, 1874.
GEORGE A., b. Mil., March 15, 1856; d. Mil., Nov. 2, 1871.
Mr. Finch has res. in Mil. 27 yrs. He is an executive and faithful baggage- master on our branch of the B. & A. R. Rd. Mrs. Arlitta d. here, April 12, 1874. The hus. m., 2d, Mary R. Burr, sister of his first wf., b. Millbury, Feb. 17, 1842; cer. Worcester, June 24, 1875, by Rev. Dr. William R. Huntington. No issue reported.
Grandchild : -
ARLITTA, dr. of David M. and Lucy M. (Page) Finch, b. Mil., Nov. 6, 1875. FISH, JOHN, was the first of this name on our territory, in old Precinct times.
I have not attempted to trace his pedigree. I learn no more of him than that he m. the wid. Deborah Ward; cer. May 7, 1752, by Rev. A. Frost. FISH, Rev. WILLIAM HENRY 4 (Peleg,8 Artemas,2 Benjamin 1), b. Newport, R.I., March 25, 1812; m. Anne Eliza Wright, dr. of Ebenezer Wright, b. Providence, R.I., May 9, 1815; cer. in Providence, June 8, 1835, by Rev. George Bradburn. Issue, an only son, -
WILLIAM HENRY, Jun., b. Millville, March 1, 1844. See his record annexed to his fr.'s.
Mr. Fish, the fr., is a reputable Unitarian clergyman, now for several yrs. pastor of the First Parish in So. Scitnate. He was originally a minister among the Independent Restorationists of the Massachusetts Association. In the movement for establishing our Community at Hopedale he was one of my leading coadjutors, and an influential resident member with us for nine yrs. Perhaps I cannot do better than give, in his own words, the following brief sketch of his biography :-
"My gt. gd. fr. was Benjamin Fish, b. in Eng., who came early to R. I., where he d. at the age of 75 yrs. He left a bro. Preserved, who also d. there at the age of 99 yrs. and 9 mos. My gd. fr., Artemas Fish of Portsmouth, R.I., sometimes preacher among the Quakers of the Elias Hicks order, was a man of much ability, and quite a theologian. Gd. fr. on my mr.'s side, George Sisson, was also of Portsmouth, R.I. He was a farmer, who lived to a great age, - 92 yrs. ; and his wf., Amie (Sherman) Sisson, lived to be 96. My parents, Peleg and Alice (Sisson) Fish, were both b. in Portsmouth, R.I., but res. in Newport during all their married life. The most of my minority was spent in Newport and Providence. I commenced my settled ministry in Millville, Mass., in 1837, where I was ordained in the autumn of 1838 by an ecclesiastical council com- posed of Restorationists and Unitarians. Revs. Charles Hudson of Westmin- ster, Paul Dean of Boston, Adin Ballou of Mendon, and Samuel Clarke of Uxbridge, were the most prominent among them. I remained in Millville 9 yrs., during which I preached and lectured on various reform subjects in several adjoining towns, spending one summer in Gardner, Mass. At the commence- ment of its organization I joined the Hopedale Community, but did not take up my res. with it till 1846, remaining there, as at Millville, 9 yrs., till 1855, doing, meanwhile, much missionary work. In 1855 I went to Central N. Y. on a missionary tour, under the auspices of the Hopedale Community, intend- ing to remain only a few months, but continued there nearly 10 yrs. My cen-
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tral points for preaching were McLean, Tompkins Co .; Cortland, Cortland Co .; and Vernon, Oneida Co., - going out from these permanent places into 60 dif- ferent towns, from 5 to 100 miles distant. In 1865, by suggestion of Rev. Samuel J. May, I had a call to settle over the First Parish (Unitarian) in So. Scituate, Mass., and, after some hesitation, being reluctant to leave N. Y., accepted it, and still remain there, - over a society 325 yrs. old."
FISH, Rev. WILLIAM HENRY, Jun.5 (William H., sen.,4 Peleg,3 Artemas,2
Benjamin 1), b. Millville, March 1, 1844; came with, his parents to Hope- dale in 1846; trained and schooled there, chiefly under Abbie S. Ballou, till 12 yrs. of age; in Central N. Y., graduated from Cortland Academy, 1864, having previously spent a yr. in the Home School at Hopedale; in 1861, entered H. U., whence he graduated in the class of 1865; entered the divin- ity school at Cambridge, 1866, and graduated therefrom, 1869; spent one yr. in Europe in travel and study; preached 2 yrs. to the Unitarian society of Northampton, where he was ordained in May, 1870; m. Helen, dr. of Everett Case of Vernon, N.Y., June, 1872; went again to Europe in 1873, taking his wf. with him, and there they together had charge of a Unitarian Mission to the Poor in London for over a year; then accepted a call to the pastorate of the Unitarian society in Kidderminster, Eng., where he minis- tered for over a yr. ; in 1876, returned to America, soon after which he set- tled over the Unitarian society in Troy, N.Y., where he still remains.
FISH, SUSANNA, a maiden lady of excellent character, b. in Foster, R.I., July 30, 1793; became early a member of the Hopedale Community, and res. for some time on its domain. She d. in Worcester, Jan. 21, 1852; and her remains were brought to Hopedale for funeral services and interment. Her dust rests among our honored dead.
FISH, LOUISA and HENRY, from N. Y. State, a niece and nephew of Susanna, and also Margaret E., wf. of Henry, were at one time in our Community membership, but left it after a while, and long since removed to other local- ities.
FISHER, MELTIAH, son of Meltiah and Abby (Alley) Fisher, b. Nantucket, March 2, 1822; carpenter; m. Azubah R. Eldredge, dr. of Samuel and Bet- sey (Dill) Eldredge, b. Chatham, Aug. 9, 1824; cer. in Nantucket, Aug. 28, 1843, by George Cobb, Esq. Issue :-
CHARLES A., b. Nantucket, June 4, 1846; d. in his country's service, Sept. 9, 1864.
NELLIE, b. Mil., Sept. 4, 1864.
OTHER FISHERS IN OUR DIRECTORIES.
FISHER, DAVID, steam-mill. 1856, '69.
FISHER, ELIAS, bootmaker. 1856.
FISHER, LEWIS, of the Mansion House. 1856, '69, '72, '75, "78.
FISHER, JAMES, carriage-maker. 1856.
FISHER, SAMUEL, boxmaker. 1856, '69, "72.
FISHER, Mrs. DAVID, cloakmaker. 1869.
FISHER, HENRY M., peddler. 1869, '72, '75, '78, '80. FISHER, MARY E., clerk. 1869.
FISHER, ROBERT A., boxmaker. 1869.
FISHER, SAMUEL A., I. N. Davis & Co. 1869, '72, '75.
FISHER, SARAH L., wid. of Amasa. 1869, "72, '75, "78, '80.
FISHER, Mrs. H. M., dressmaker. 1872, '75, '78, '80.
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FISHER, JAMES, carpenter. 1872.
FISHER, JOSIAH, carpenter. 1872.
FISHER, SAMUEL N., carpenter. 1872, '75, '78, '80.
FISHER, THOMAS, farmer for J. T. Eames. 1872.
FISHER, WILLIAM, carpenter. 1872.
FISHER, W. F., Underwood, Sons, & Fisher. 1872.
FISHER, ELLIS C., clerk. 1878, '80.
FISHER, HENRY M., clerk. 1869 to '78, 80.
FISHER, LOUISA, widow. 1878.
FISHER, LEVI G., Fisher & Curran. 1880.
FISHER, Mrs. M. J., 108 Main St. 1880.
Of all these Fishers, only one, Meltiah, reported to me a family record.
FISK, JONATHAN, son of Benjamin and Margery (Wood) Fisk; m. Gratia Wil-
son, dr. of Samuel Wilson; cer. 1816, by Rev. Benjamin Wood. No birth- dates of the pair given. Issue :-
DAVID ANSON, b. Oct. 16, 1816; m. - Handy.
PAULINE ANN, b. July 23, 1818; m. George S. Lackey, June 5, 1839.
BENJAMIN WHEELOCK, b. Jan. 17, 1820; m. Frances Blake of Boston.
LUCIUS CAREY, b. Aug. 3, 1821; m. Harriet E. Shepherd, Jan., 1851.
ELIZABETH MELITA, b. Sept., 1823; m. David Saunders.
SARAH JANE, b. Sept., 1825; m. Orlando J. Davis, Oct. 5, 1849.
JONATHAN EDWIN, b. Oct., 1828; m. Martha Cummings.
CHARLES AUSTIN, b. Jan., 1831; in Upton Asylum.
WILLIAM PRENTICE, b. June, 1833; m. Mary Hilton.
JAMES WOOD, b. Dec., 1835; m. Maria Smith.
HENRY PHILANDER, b. Nov., 1840; m. Elmira Augusta Bullard, Jan. 1, 1867.
The hus. and fr. dropped down and d. instantly, in 1857. Mrs. Gratia, his wid., d. in 1876.
FISK, LUCIUS CAREY, son of Jonathan and Gratia (Wilson) Fisk; b. Aug. 3, 1821; m. Harriet E. Shepherd, dr. of Abram and Hannah (Webb) Shep- herd, b. Plainfield, Ct., May 29, 1829; cer. Jan. 8, 1851, by Rev. Mr. Tillot- son. Issue : -
HARRIET LUELLA, b. Brooklyn, Ct., Oct. 14, 1851; m. Charles A. Miller. ESTHER ESENOR, b. Mil., July 24, 1853.
GEORGE IRVING, b. Keene, N.H., Nov. 10, 1863.
Mr. Fisk and family now res. at Hopedale. He is an expert in Samuel Walker's boot-factory.
FISKE, JAMES, M.D., youngest child of Rev. John, D.D., and Betsey, alias Elizabeth (Mellen) Fiske, b. in New Braintree (where his fr. was a venerated pastor for half a century), 1814; grad. from Dartmouth Col., or certainly from the medical school therewith connected, Hanover, N.H., about the yr. 1835; came to Mil. soon afterwards, and commenced the practice of medi- cine with fair success; m. Mary Godfrey, dr. of William and Nancy (Stearns) Godfrey, b. Oct. 12, 1816; cer. May 17, 1837, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : -
ELIZABETH R., b. Mil., Dec. 18, 1838; m. Maj. Samuel P. Lee; date not given.
EDWARD W., b. Mil., Aug. 29, 1841; m. Annie D. Lathrope; res. in Kansas.
Dr. Fiske fell an early victim to consumption at the outset of a promising career. He d. here July 1, 1843, a. 29 yrs. His worthy consort was spared to see her two chn. well started in connubial and business life. She lived in
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exemplary widowhood over 35 yrs., and d. quite suddenly at last of typhoid fever in Princeton, Kan., Nov. 22, 1878. Her son Edward W. is engaged in the cattle-raising business in Kansas. He m. a lady b. in the State of Delaware; aud they have 1 dr., named after his mr., MARY GODFREY.
FISK, JAMES JONES, son of Joel and Hannah (Turner) Fisk, b. in Medway, Jan. 14, 1806; shoemaker, etc .; m. Rebekah Prouty, dr. of Artemas and Rebekah (Perrin) Prouty, b. Langdon, N.H., Feb. 20, 1813; cer. Charles- town, N.H., Nov. 20, 1832, by Rev. Mr. Crosby. Issue :-
MARION ELIZA, b. Bell., Nov. 15, 1835; m. Alvan A. Sweet, Nov. 15, 1856. HAMBLET BARBER, b. Bell., March 27, 1838; m. Eliza Hawes, Oct. 21, 1874.
A small, unpretentious, but exemplary family ; now res. So. Mil., formerly in Bell., and at one time in Mendon. Mrs. Rebekah d. June 12, 1853; and the hus. m., 2d, Marinda Prouty, perhaps sister of his 1st wf., b. July 11, 1815; cer. at Bellows Falls, Vt., Aug. 10, 1854, by Rev. Mr. Williams. No issue.
Grandchn. : -
ANNIE REBEKAH SWEET, b. Hop., Aug. 26, 1857.
GERTRUDE MARION SWEET, b. Hop., Dec., 1863; d. June 2, 1873.
FISK, HAMBLET BARBER, son of James J. and Rebekah (Prouty) Fisk, b. Bell., March 27, 1838; merchant grocer at So. Mil .; m. Eliza Hawes, dr. of Samuel and Eliza Hawes, b. Pawtucket, R.I., Nov. 29, 1836; cer. So. Mil., Oct. 21, 1874, by Rev. George N. Townsend. No chn. reported. Estimable people.
A considerable number of Fisk families, formerly, or at present, dwelling in town, or close on its borders, ought to appear herein; but for want of reports from them, time, and space, I must omit further reference to them. Down to this moment I have appended names of persons given in our directories, but the printers are too near my heels to continue this longer.
FLAGG, ZEBEDIAH, son of Jonathan, b. in Hop., or Southborough, Nov. 29,
1785; m. Anna Sumner, dr. of Darius and Anna (Daniels) Sumner, b. in Mil., Nov. 14, 1786; cer. Oct. 30, 1808, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. : - DARIUS SUMNER, b. Jan. 26, 1809; m., 1st, Abigail C. Sadler, June 2, 1831; 2d, Mary Haven, June 2, 1839.
MARY ANN DANIELS, b. June 27, 1811; m., 1st, Luther Holbrook, Jan. 20, 1828; 2d, Harvey Bradford.
DIADAMA, b. Oct. 2, 1818; m. Partridge Holbrook, June 20, 1838.
DIANA SUMNER, b. Sept. 2, 1823; d. Oct., 1825.
Mrs. Anna d. Feb. 27, 1827. The hus. m., 2d, Susanna Loring of Hop., dr. of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Loring, b. Dec. 29, 1797; cer. in Hop., Nov. 26, 1827, by Rev. Nathaniel Howe. Issue : -
ALBERT FREEMAN, b. Sept. 12, 1836; m. Carrie I. Green, May 1, 1856.
Zebediah Flagg came into town not far from the date of his mge., 1808. He was previously said to be of Hop. He purchased later what had been known as the Isaac Littlefield farm on E. Main St., now or latterly owned by John Leonard; which, with much hard toil, he greatly improved, in respect to both buildings and land. He and his wives were hard workers, frugal livers, and of good moral repute. He was one of the twelve enterprising proprietors who, in 1819, assumed the responsibility of erecting the Universalist brick ch. He d. in Oct., 1848, a. 62 yrs. Mrs. Susanna, his wid., still survives, dwelling with the wid. and chn. of her son, Albert F. Flagg.
FLAGG, DARIUS SUMNER8 (Zebediah,2 Jonathan 1), b. in Mil., Jan. 26, 1809;
In., 1st, Abigail C. Sadler, birth-date and ptge. not found; cer. in Mendon, June 2, 1831, by the writer. Issue : -
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MARTHA ANN, b. July 7, 1832; d. July 7, 1836.
Mrs. Abigail d. Oct. 27, 1838, a. 39 yrs. The hus. m., 2d, Mary Haven, birth-date and ptge. not found; cer. June 2, 1839, by Rev. D. Long. Issue: - MARTHA ANN, hirth-date not found ; d. Aug. 24, 1840.
Mr. Flagg was at one time a member of the Cong. Ch., and both his wives sustained the same religions relationship. But for some reason he fell under ch. censure, and lost his standing. He d. July 18, 1876, leaving his pecuniary affairs so involved in difficulties as to occasion much trouble in their settlement. Mrs. Mary, his wid., still survives.
FLAGG, ALBERT FREEMAN & (Zebediab,2 Jonathan 1), b. in Mil., Sept. 12, 1836; m. Carrie I. Green, dr. of Henry and Rosanna Green, b. in Lowell during 1835; cer. at Hopedale, May 1, 1856, by the writer. Issue :-
MARIETTA, b. Mil., June 13, 1857.
GEORGE HENRY, b. Mil., March 23, 1859; d. April 24, 1861.
FRANK LORING, h. Mil., July 31, 1865.
Mr. Flagg was suddenly and lamentably cut off in comparatively early manhood. He was usefully employed on the Boston and Albany R. Road, and, by a strange mishap, was instantly killed by the concussion of two cars, which, if I rightly remember, he was endeavoring to couple. Life was crushed out of his mortal form; and he expired at once, Sept. 6, 1872, a. almost 36 yrs. It was a terrible blow to his family, which consisted of his wf., mr., and the above- named two chn. But they have all providentially survived their sad bereave- ment, and dwell together in helpful unity.
FLAGG, SULLIVAN FRANCIS 3 ( William,2 Jonathan 1), b. in Southborough, May 30, 1828; mr.'s maiden name, Lydia Onthank; m. Mary Ann Whitney, dr. of Samuel and Fanny (Hudson) Whitney, b. in Shrewsbury, June 23, 1825; cer. in Westborough, May 30, 1849, by Rev. Mr. Brown, a Baptist clergy- man. Their chn. :-
WILBER FRANCIS, b. Southborongh, July 6, 1850; d. Ang. 27, 1861.
WALDO HARRISON, b. Southborough, April 12, 1855; m. Lizzie Chase, Jan. 5, 1878.
EMMA ANN, b. Southborough, Feb. 22, 1857; d. Aug. 4, 1861.
HERBERT OSCAR, b. Southborough, May 7, 1859; d. Aug. 15, 1861.
CAROLINE LOUISA, b. Southborough, April 1, 1863; d. Feb. 28, 1878.
ABBIE LOWMIRA, b. Southborough, May 3, 1866; res. with parents; high- school student.
A much bereaved family, 3 of the chn. having d. in the month of Aug., 1861. Mr. F. moved into Mil. about 8 yrs. ago. Up to that time he was chiefly employed as a farmer, since then as an agent for the sale of pictures and picture-frames. He and his family are reputably reported for good character, and exemplary usefulness in their vocations.
FLETCHER, NATHAN, some time of Charlton, and later of Mil. ; pedigree, etc., untraced; m. Catherine Morse, and they had, -
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