History of the town of Milford, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881, Part 94

Author: Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Boston : Rand, Avery, & co.
Number of Pages: 1328

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RUTH ELLA, b. June 26, 1852.

Capt. Nathan d. July 7, 1858. Mrs. Love (Burr), his wid., survives, and dwells in town, No. 39 So. Main St.

HAYWARD, SAMUEL PENNIMAN7 (Capt. Nathan,5 Dea. John,5 Hezekiah, 4 Samuel,8 William,2 Samuel1), b. March 15, 1816; m. Rachel Gaskill Rhodes, dr. of John and Anna (Cook) Rhodes, b. Bell., Aug. 24, 1821; cer. in Woon- socket, R.I., March 19, 1845, by Rev. John Boyden. Issue: -

ANNA RHODES, b. Nov. 12, 1846; m. Henry Esbond Staples, April 24, 1876. FRANK SAMUEL, b. July 20, 1851; m. Hannah Eliza Frink, Nov. 15, 1874. ALZIE RACHEL, b. Sept. 19, 1858.

A worthy and respected family. Samuel P. and wf. res. in So. Milford, on the place, and nearly the spot, where his gt. gd. fr. on the mr.'s side, "Land- lord " Penniman, alias Lieut. Samuel, dwelt and kept a public house in the olden time.

HAYWARD, FRANK SAMUEL 8 (Samuel P.,7 Capt. Nathan,6 Dea. Jolın,5 Heze- kiah,4 Samuel,8 William,2 Samuel1), b. July 20, 1851; m. Hannah Eliza Frink, dr. of Alfred L. and Louisa A. (Bancroft) Frink, b. Mil., Dec. 13, 1851; cer. at Hopedale, Nov. 15, 1874, by the writer. Issue : -

NATHAN ALFRED, b. March 9, 1876.

ELSIE LILLIAN, b. Nov. 26, 1877.

ADDIE, b. Oct. 19, 1879.

This promising pair have made a good beginning. They dwell just north of Samuel P.'s, very near by, on the ancient Penniman premises.

MISCELLANEOUS.

As before stated, I have left out of this collection of family records all the Haywards and Howards that I knew, or strongly suspected, to be descendants of William Hayward, who inhabited " The Farm," or "Farms," so called, now a part of Bellingham. If I have included any such, I have done so inadver- tently, or through misunderstanding. Others, that belong properly to the lineages given, have, no doubt, been left out by mistake, and still others whose

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births, marriages, and deaths were never recorded. As already hinted, this Hayward and Howard part of my genealogy has been exceedingly perplexing and difficult of execution. I thought that of the Albees very hard, but this transcends that. I fear I have fallen into several errors; but I have done my best, and must be excused for the short-comings which may be detected. I will subjoin in this miscellany such families, couples, and individuals on record as I cannot with certainty place under the lineages presented on the foregoing pages. HAYWARD, JOHN, and Hannah had, -

SARAH, b. Jan. 21, 1731.

HULDAH, b. Dec. 16, 1731; d. in early infancy.

JOHN, b. Dec. 12, 1732; prob. m. Anne Alexander, May 15, 1754.

There was a John Hayward who m. Hannah Baxter of Braintree, March 6, 1728-29. I suppose this to be that John, and suspect that he must have been the son of Great-meadow Jonathan by his 2d wf. Grace, who was b. Feb. 4, 1709. This is probable, though not certain. He d. about 1735; and his wid. afterwards m. William Arnold of Smithfield, R.I.

HAYWARD, JOHN, prob. son of the preceding, m. Anne Alexander, May 15, 1754. And they had, -

ANNE, b. Dec. 16, 1756; no further traced.

HULDAH, b. March 9, 1759; no further traced.

JOHN, b. Sept. 22, 1761; no further traced.

This John d. abont 1774, and his wid. administered on his estate.

HAYWARD, JOSEPH, prob. a son of William of Upton, who was gd. son of Samuel, the Mendon proprietor; m. Ruth Jones of Uxbridge, Dec. 28, 1749; cer. by Rev. Nathan Webb. This Joseph had only one of his chn. chris- tened in our Precinct, and must, I think, have res. mostly in old Mendon. His chn. : -

RHODA, b. April 15, 1751.

HANNAH, b. Oct. 28, 1752.

MERCY, b. May 16, 1756.

LOUISA, b. March 27, 1767.

NAHUM, b. Aug. 7, 1773.

HAYWARD, JONATHAN, Jun., m. Mary Vickery, July 12, 1769. I do not exactly see where this Jonathan, jun., belongs. Issue : -

MARY, b. Nov. 20, 1769.

ELIAB, b. Oct. 15, 1771.

There are several other Hayward families on Mendon records, but I cannot distinguish clearly their localities. I think, however, that most of them dwelt outside of our territory, either in old Mendon or Upton. I therefore refrain from any further tracement.

HEMENWAY, DANIEL, of Holl. ; pedigree not traced ; m. Chloe Parkhurst, dr.

of Ebenezer and Mercy (Hill) Parkhurst, b. Nov. 11, 1781; cer. Oct. 18, 1804, by Rev. David Long. Issue :--

ELIZA, b. Feb. 2, 1808.

JANE OLCOTT, b. Dec. 17, 1809.

ELISHA EMMONS, b. Sept. 19, 1810.

JAMES MONROE, b. May 24, 1819.

Capt. Hemenway res. several yrs. in town, and had the above-mentioned births of chn. recorded here. He and his family seem to have left Mil. for some other locality, and I do not attempt to trace them further.

HEMENWAY, FRANK, straw-worker; appears in directories from 1875 down to 1880.

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HENRY, JOSEPH, and Calista, pedigree and antecedents not ascertained, are credited with the following births of chn. :-

MATILDA, b. May 5, 1835.

CELIA MARIA, b. Jan. 15, 1838; and CALISTA J., b. July 25, 1840; d. March 6, 1842. No further traced.

IN DIRECTORIES.

HENRY, ELIZA, wid., house Water St., near Main. 1869.

HENRY, JOHN Q., of firm "Henry & Daniels." 1869 to '80.

HENRY, LEWIS, bootmaker. 1869 and '72.

HENRY, J. CHARLES, with John J. Mead. 1880.

HENRY, THOMAS, spindle-maker; house near Mill River. 1880.

HERO. This name has sometimes been written Harod and Haro, but for a long time Hero. The first recorded mention of the name I could find was in Middlesex Registry of Deeds, where a conveyance of land was made from Simpson Jones to John Haro, both of Hop., and also the premises, bearing date Nov. 13, 1756. A tradition has been in vogue that this John Haro was an Englishman, who served in Burgoyne's army, and was taken prisoner by the Americans when he surrendered. The above-mentioned deed of 1756 would seem to show that there is some mistake about that tradition, since he was an inhabitant of Hop. some yrs. before the Revolutionary war. Perhaps he may have been an English soldier in the last of the French wars, who drifted into Hop., and set. there. I leave this point in suspense. He is said to have m. Sarah Chamberlain, and to have had 2 chn., a son and a dr. The d., Lois, m. Daniel Bowker of Hop. The son's name was John, and he set. in that peculiar locality of ours sometimes called "Wild Cat." There he had a farm of about 63 acres, deeded to him by Thomas Hayden, under date of March 1, 1777. It was wild, unbroken land; and it is told that he cleared most of it by hard toil, digging it over with a stout bog-hoe till fit for tillage. Our old settlers were not afraid of manual labor. This farm was then in Hop., next in Holl., and at last in Mil., the town boundaries having undergone several changes.

HERO, JOHN2 (John1), b. Hop., July 9, 1752; mr.'s maiden name, Sarah Chamberlain; m. Hannah Hayden, prob. dr. of Thomas and Sarah Hayden, b. Hop., 1759; cer. in Hop., date not given, by Rev. Nathaniel Howe. Their chn. : -

EBEN, b. 1780; res. and d. in Brookline.

SALLIE, b. 1782; m. William Bowker.

JOHN, b. 1784; m. Polly Claflin, 1810.

BETSEY, b. 1786; m. John Ellis, Nov. 3, 1808.

ABRAHAM, b. 1788; m. Polly Needham, Nov. 3, 1808.

AARON, b. 1791; m. Emily Claflin, June 8, 1820.

John Hero 2 d. on his homestead, then in Holl., 1826. His son John set. his est. as executor. Mrs. Hannah, the wid., d. on the same homestead, then in Mil., June 2, 1847.

HERO, JOHN 8 (John,2 John 1), b. Hop., 1784; m. Polly Claflin, dr. of Rufus and Hephzibah (Bolster) Claflin, b. Hop., 1791; date and particulars of cer. not given, but prob. 1810 is the date. Their chn. :-

SUSANNAH H., b. Mil., Feb. 3, 1811; m. Lemuel Leland, Dec. 22, 1828.

HORACE B., b. Mil., Dec. 9, 1812; m. Almira Pbipps, May 10, 1842.

ELIZA H., b. Mil., Dec. 22, 1814; m. Paschal N. Parkhurst, Nov. 14, 1833. HANNAH H., b. Mil., March 10, 1817; m. John Phipps, 1839.

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JOHN H., b. Mil., Dec. 30, 1820; m. Irene M. Parkhurst, Sept. 22, 1850.

IZANNA C., b. Mil., Oct. 19, 1822; m. Joel Chapin, July 13, 1843.

EDWIN H., b. Mil., July 27, 1831 ; m. Ruth Brown, Feb. 6, 1856.

A very worthy family, abundant in honesty, kindness, and good works. John 3 inherited a part of the paternal homestead, was a farmer and bootmaker, a good neighbor and citizen, and had a wf. of like moral qualities. She d. May 11, 1832. He long survived her, through yrs. of loneliness and infirmity, but kindly comforted and cared for by his chn. He d. quietly, May 26, 1861. I ministered at both their funerals, as at many others of the family connection.

HERO, ABRAHAM & (John,2 John 1), b. 1788; m. Polly Needham of Holl., ptge.

and birth-date not ascertained; cer. Holl., Nov. 3, 1808, by Jason Chamber- lain, Esq. No further particulars ascertained.

HERO, AARON 8 (John,2 John 1), b. 1791; m. Emily Claflin, dr. of Rufus and

Hephzibah (Bolster) Claflin, b. Hop., date not given; cer. Mil., June 8, 1820, by Pearley Hunt, Esq. Issue : -

ALMIRA, b. Feb. 20, 1823.

WILLIAM, b. Ang. 3, 1825; d. young.

WILLIAM D., b. May 6, 1827.

MARY, b. Dec. 16, 1832; m. Albert M. Ellis, 1853.

HIRAM, b. July 23, 1836; m. Delia Strong; he d. Dec. 4, 1859, a. 36 yrs.

Aaron Hero inherited a portion of the patrimonial homestead, and dwelt in the old domicile. I think he was partly farmer and partly bootmaker. He was a well-disposed, peaceable citizen, and had an excellent wf. I shall always gratefully remember that, in 1829, when my now only surviving child, Mrs. Heywood, was a motherless and puny infant, Mrs. Hero took her home and nursed her at her own breast, with the tenderest care, into healthful vigor. Both she and her hus. were very kind and accommodating to me, and quite moderate in their charges. He d. on his homestead, Jan. 20, 1865. She subsequently went to Hammonton, N.J., either on a visit to her niece, Mrs. Paschal N. Parkhurst, or perhaps to res. there, and d. in the spring of 1865, surviving her hus. only a few months. If I mistake not, all their chn. preceded them to the spirit-land.

HERO, HORACE B.4 (John,8 John,2 John 1), b. Holl., Dec. 9, 1812; m. Almira

Phipps, dr. of Moses and Hannah (Adams) Phipps, b. Hop., April 9, 1822;

cer. at Hopedale, in the " Old House," May 10, 1842, by the writer. Issue :- CORA A., b. Mil., July 12, 1844; nı. John S. Mayhew, Dec. 20, 1864.

ADA P., b. Mil., Nov. 26, 1847; m. Edwin O. Hunt, Sept. 9, 1868.

ABBIE L., b. Mil., July 26, 1850.

BERTHA M., b. Mil., Sept. 9, 1860.

An intelligent and worthy family. Mr. H. has always res. in town since manhood, has long been domiciliated on Cedar St., has been an extensive trader, especially in real estate, is a large landholder in Mil. and the neighbor- ing towns, served 3 yrs. on the board of selectmen between 1844 and 1851, and represented the town in Gen. Court 1848, '52, and '55.

Grandchn. :-

Aaron H. Mayhew, b. May 19, 1867. See Mayhew.

Maybel L. Mayhew, b. Aug. 5, 1871.

Landon E. Hunt, b. Jan. 19, 1869.

Harry E. Hunt, b. Feb. 11, 1876. See Hunt.

HERO, JOHN H., M.D.4 (John,8 John,2 John 1) b. Holl., Dec. 30, 1820; m. Irene

M. Parkhurst, dr. of Otis and Sarah (Jones) Parkhurst, b. Mil., Oct. 1, 1822; cer. Sept. 22, 1850. Issue :-

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BUTLER W., b. Westboro', April 2, 1859.

GEORGE H., b. Mil., March 10, 1861.

JOHN P., b. Westboro', Oct. 18, 1863; d. Mil., Aug. 10, 1865.

Dr. Hero studied medicine with Dr. Butler Wilmarth of Hopedale, and graduated at Central Medical Coll., Syracuse, N.Y. There was strong friend- ship and confidence between him and Dr. Wilmarth, which, in 1852, brought them into an important co-partnership. That yr. they purchased together the large hotel premises in Westboro', in the locality some time known as Wesson- ville, and opened an establishment for the treatment of disease by different kinds of baths and hygienic means. Unfortunately this hopeful connection was suddenly dissolved by the terrible catastrophe of May 6, 1853, in which Dr. Wilmarth was killed at Norwalk Bridge, Ct. Dr. Hero, however, went on with the institution, and afterward combined with it the "Willow-Park Seminary" for young ladies. Some changes have since been made; but the doctor and his devoted wf. have dwelt there, for the most part, and conducted its operations ever since. The doctor has an eminently versatile genius in many directions of usefulness to his fellow-creatures, is a downright devotee of human progress, has several times rescued himself from threatened dissolution, has invented valuable remedies for dangerous diseases, in fine, is deservedly loved by all who have come within the sphere of his benign influence. And his wf. is worthy of her relationship to him.

HERO, EDWIN H.4 (John,8 John,2 John 1), b. Mil., July 27, 1832; m. Ruth

Brown, dr. of Abel and Polly (Pond) Brown, b. Mil., Feb. 23, 1837; cer. Mil., Feb. 6, 1856, by Rev. J. R. Johnson. Issue :-

ILA P., b. Mil., July 7, 1857; m. S. Frank Phipps, Hop., July 17, 1878.

JOHN D., b. Mil., April 9, 1859; d. May 9, 1863.

One gd. child, Frank Phipps, b. Jan. 6, 1880; d. the next day.

Edwin H. has occupied a less conspicuous position in society than his two older bros., but has been a useful industrian in various pursuits, latterly as an employé in the Spaulding Straw Manufactory. He and his family do no dis- honor to a worthy lineage.

HEWINS, LEMUEL F., pedigree untraced; m. Elizabeth Thayer of Mendon, pedigree untraced, in Oct., 1838, and had one birth recorded here and one death; viz., -

SARAH JANE, b. place and date not found; d. July 17, 1840.

WILLIAM HENRY, b. Nov. 8, 1840.

I have not looked for later dates; but I perceive, by the directories, that Mr. H. has res. in town from 1856 to 1880. Probably he has been here ever since 1840. No family record from him.

HEWINS, JOHN E., bootmaker, appeared in Directory of 1869.

HEYWOOD, Rev. WILLIAM SWEETSER 6 (John,5 Timothy,4 Phinehas,8 John,2 John,1 ancestral immigrant not ascertained), b. in Westminster, Aug. 23, 1824; mr.'s maiden name Betsey Edgell; m. Abbie S. Ballou, dr. of Adin and Abigail (Sayles) Ballou, b. Mil., Jan. 30, 1829; cer. in Hopedale Chapel, May 11, 1851, by the writer. Issue :-

LUCY FLORENCE, b. Hopedale, July 28, 1861; now student in Smith Coll.

Mr. H. was endowed by nature with a superior mental and moral constitu- tion, enjoyed what may be called a semi-collegiate education, and has dili- gently improved good opportunities for self-culture in many branches of useful knowledge. He became early interested in all the great moral reforms of the age; and, being attracted to the Hopedale Community as a practical focus of

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these reforms, took up his res. here in 1848. Having prepared himself for the work of the Christian ministry, he was approbated, and commenced preaching. He was regularly ordained as an evangelist at Hopedale, May 25, 1849. His executive abilities in various directions readily advanced him to influential offi- cial positions in the Community, culminating at length in its presidency. Be- sides much pulpit service, and a long associate editorship of "The Practical Christian," our Community organ, he was an active promoter of education. In the spring of 1856 he and his wf., both eminently competent teachers, estab- lished "The Hopedale Home School," - an institution of high merit, which had a successful run of seven yrs., and graduated numerous students, who cher- ish fond recollections of its privileges. Since leaving Hopedale, in 1864, Mr. H. has been set. in the ministry as pastor at Scituate, Hudson, and Holyoke, having enjoyed a well-earned reputation for usefulness and fidelity in all the spheres he has occupied. His present pastorate is in Holyoke. During the yr. 1878 he made a six months' tour through Europe, and came home richly laden with the carefully garnered fruits of his observations. Since his return he has given very interesting lectures on the more important facts and incidents of that tour.

HEYWOOD, JOHN LOWELL 6 (John,5 Timothy, 4 Plinehas,8 John,2 John 1), b. Westminster, Sept. 29, 1830; mr.'s maiden name, Betsey Edgell; m. Adelia Lucy Everett, dr. of Joshua T. and Sally (Brown) Everett, b. in Princeton, Nov. 28, 1831; cer. in Hopedale Chapel, Nov. 20, 1853, by the writer. Their chn. :-

WILLIAM EVERETT, b. Hopedale, Feb. 17, 1859; d. Jan. 24, 1866, a. 6 yrs. 11 mos.

ROSA VILORA, b. Hopedale, May 14, 1866.

Mr. and Mrs. Heywood became inembers of the Hopedale Community Nov. 1, 1854; res. here several yrs., and afterward a while in the Centre; he as partner with W. J. Bartlett in the hardware trade. They had an early start on the reform wave, had an excellent intellectual and moral development, and have exemplified well their professed principles. They have had an overshare of reverses in life, which they have borne with commendable fortitude and hopefulness. Latterly, for several yrs., they have res. in Illinois, mainly en- gaged in agricultural pursuits.

HEYWOOD, PORTER P., a bro. of the two preceding, taught one of our public grammar-schools for a short time several yrs. ago; but is now in a respon- sible and lucrative position at the West in the insurance business.

HILDRETH, ELIJAH H., farmer; b. in Chesterfield, N.H., Oct. 7, 1800; a son of Elijah and Zerviah K. Hildreth; m. Mary, dr. of Lotin and Sarah (Pierce) Hildreth, b. in Chesterfield, N.H., July 9, 1802; cer. May 2, 1824, by Rev. John Walker; res. N. H., N. Y., and Mass. Their chn. : -

CHARLES F., b. Chesterfield, N.H., Oct. 9, 1825.

NORMAN N., b. Chesterfield, N.H., Nov. 6, 1829; m .; 1 child; d .; 1 alive; res. Upton.

SARAH C. { b. Wheatfield, N.Y., May 28, 1837.

JAMES E. S (twins), b. Wheatfield, N. Y., May 28, 1837.

WATSON J., b. Chesterfield, N.H., Feb. 5, 1843; m. Ava Capen; 4 chn .; res. Holl.

The parents are advanced in yrs., infirm in health, and struggling com- mendably under adversity to fight out the battle of life.

HILL, JOHN5 (David,4 Ebenezer,8 John,2 John1 of Dorchester and first of

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Plymouth), b. Holl., Sept. 16. 1717; m. Thankful Underwood of Holl .; cer.

June 4, 1744, by Rev. Joshua Prentice. Their chn. : -

DAVID, b. Holl., May 19, 1745; d. young.

SARAH, b. Holl., March 6, 1747; m. Stephen Chapin, Feb. 27, 1766.

DAVID, b. Holl., April 27, 1749; m. Judith -

MERCY, b. Holl., Feb. 29, 1753; m. Ebenezer Parkhurst, Dec. 22, 1768.

MARY, b. in our Precinct; bap. Jan. 18, 1756; untraced.

MILLA, b. in our Precinct; bap. July 16, 1758; untraced.

John Hill bought first on our territory the 80-acre farm of Thomas Beard; sen., and Thomas Beard, jun., lying just south of the Ichabod Thayer place, deed dated March 16, 1757. Next he purchased of Dea. Abijah French, the Elihu Perry place in 1767. He and his son David afterwards owned the Zuriel Howard place, and sold it to Ephraim Chapin, 1779. John Hill, the fr., was then said to be of Warwick, Mass. So I suppose he had removed thither, and set. there. He and his wf. were members of our Cong. ch., and their younger chn. were all bap. here. I infer that the family must have been enterprising and substantial people.

HIXON, ALFRED, son of Isaac and Persis (Adams) Hixon (gd. parents Seth

and Bethiah Hixon), b. Medway, Jan. 3, 1815; m. Julia A. Vaughn, dr. of Clark L. and Julia A. (Fales) Vaughn, b. Bristol, R.I., Dec. 21, 1819; cer.

in Bristol, R.I., Jan. 1, 1844, by Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepard. Their chn. : - CHARLES F., b. Woonsocket, R.I., Feb. 27, 1845; m. May 10, 1876, Mary A. Moore.

HARRIET L., b. Woonsocket, R.I., Nov. 7, 1847; d. Aug. 1, 1850.

ASA H., b. Woonsocket, R.I., Feb. 21, 1849; d. April 17, 1849.

ALFRED LEWIS, b. Woonsocket, R.I., Jan. 17, 1856; m. Ella Mary Howard, Oct. 2, 1878.

WILLIAM FALES, b, Mil., June 4, 1860; m. Jennie Eliza Pratt, April 24, 1881. One gd. child, dr. of Charles F. at Woonsocket, R.I .; viz., -

HARRIET P. HIXON, b. Oct. 31, 1877.

Very worthy family. Mr. H. formerly res. in Woonsocket, R.I., but has now for many yrs. in Mil. He has become well known and almost famous as our principal auctioneer. He gives general satisfaction in this line, and has a successful run of business. He has latterly become a commission merchant; and his establishment, No. 3 Church Block, attracts numerous customers : house 87 Main St. (East).

HIXON, GEORGE L., is put down in our Directory for 1880 as bootmaker; house

Camp St. No report from him in respect to his family record. Other Hixons have dwelt more or less transiently in town.

HOLBROOK. Our Holbrooks are believed to be the descendants of Thomas Holbrook,1 through Thomas,2 whose res. was in Scituate, Weymouth, and Braintree prior to 1653. When Thomas 2 made his will, July 25, 1695, he gave to his son Peter "all that estate of lands and meadows in Mendon" which he purchased of his bro. William. Peter set. in Mendon, and was known as Dea. Peter. He d. 1712, and willed his real estate, mostly in what became Bellingham, to his chn. They were, --

JOHN, b. Braintree, Sept. 24, 1679; d. Bell., May 11, 1765, 86th yr.

PETER, b. Mendon, Oct. 16, 1681; d. Bell., Dec. 24, 1728.

JOSEPH, b. Mendon, May 8, 1683; d. Bell., April 25, 1750, 67th vr.

SYLVANUS, b. Mendon, Aug. 15, 1685; d. Uxbridge, 1740. RICHARD, b. Mendon, May 30, 1690; d. about 1770.

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ELIPHALET, b. Mendon, Jan. 27, 1691; d. Bell., Oct. 19, 1775, 84th yr.

WILLIAM, b. Mendon, March 28, 1693; m. Hopestill Read, April 9, 1722. SAMUEL, b. Mendon, Feb. 27, 1695-96; m. Hannah Albee.

THOMAS, b. Mendon; d. Aug. 15, 1702. Two drs., Johanna and Mary, are named, but nothing reported of them.

Several Holbrook families in Bell., and on the skirts of our territory, appear to have been connected with the Easterly Precinct in Mr. Frost's time, were members of his ch., and had their chn. bap. by him. I cannot include all these, but shall record in my tables only such as seem to have dwelt within or very near our borders.

HOLBROOK, ELIPHALET 4 (Peter,8 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b., as above, Jan. 27,

1691; m. Johanna Rockwood, b. Ang .15, 1692; cer. Nov. 7, 1716. Chn. :- EBENEZER, b. Mendon, June 3, 1717; m., 1st, Keziah White; 2d, Abigail Adams.

SETH, b. Bell., Feb. 26, 1721; d. Sept. 26, 1747.

ELIPHALET, b. Bell., Oct. 25, 1725; d. April 28, 1776.

NOAH, b. Bell., Dec. 26, 1727; untraced.

CALEB, b. Bell., Jan. 14, 1731; untraced.

ELIJAH, b. Bell., May 6, 1736; d. May 2, 1740.

JOHANNA, b. Bell., July 21, 1738; untraced.

The fr. d., as above written, Oct. 19, 1775, 84th yr.

HOLBROOK, Dea. EBENEZER 5 (Eliphalet,4 Peter,ª Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b.

June 3, 1717; m., 1st, Keziah White of Bell .; cer. April 26, 1748, by Rev. A. Frost. Chn. :-

ABIGAIL, b. May 22, 1749.

ELIOENAI, b. June 29, 1750.

ZIBA, b. Aug. 8, 1752; m. Rebecca Kimball, Nov. 7, 1782.

DARIUS, b. Jan. 8, 1754.

EBENEZER, b. April 7, 1755; d. Aug. 30, 1764.

The 1st wf. d. about this time; and the hus. m., 2d, Abigail Adams of Wrentham; cer. Sept. 12, 1757, by Rev. A. Frost. Chn. : -

RHODA, b. Aug. 25, 1758.

KEZIAH, b. March 17, 1760.

EBENEZER, b. Oct. 24, 1762; d. Jan. 6, 1767.

CALVIN, b. Jan. 6, 1765; m. Sabra Partridge, Dec. 13, 1792.

ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 21, 1766.

Mrs. Abigail d July 16, 1799. Dea. Ebenezer d. May 30, 1805. We are concerned next with, -

HOLBROOK, ZIBA6 (Ebenezer,5 Eliphalet,4 Peter, Thomas,2 Thomas1), b.

Aug. 8, 1752; m. Rebecca Kimball ; cer. Nov. 7, 1782, by Rev. A. Frost. Chn. :-

ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 2, 1782; m. Warren Lazel, Bell., May 10, 1804.

REBECCA, b. Dec. 21, 1784; m. Aretas Graves of Boston, May 15, 1809. She d. in Cincinnati, O., a. 77 yrs.

OLIVE, b. Ang. 20, 1787.

MARY, b. 1790; d. Nov. 5, 1819.

JOEL, b. July 11, 1792; m. Roxana Hawes.

Mr. Ziba d. July 7, 1829, a. 77 yrs. Mrs. Rebecca d. April 17, 1843, a. 84 yrs. HOLBROOK, CALVIN6 (Ebenezer,5 Eliphalet,4 Peter,8 Thomas,2 Thomas 1),

b. Jan. 6, 1765; m. Sabra Partridge, Dec. 13, 1792; further particulars not ascertained. Chn. :-

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BIOGRAPHICO-GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.

KEZIAH, b. Feb. 2, 1794; m., 1st, Nathan Albee, March 10, 1825; 2d, Josiah Gould, Sept. 22, 1833.

LUCRETIA, b. Jan. 11, 1796; m., 1st, Partridge Pond, June 25, 1818; 2d, Ezra Allen, June 5, 1842.

THERON, b. March 29, 1798; m. Nancy Partridge, April 23, 1823.

JAMES, b. Dec. 23, 1800; m. Mahala D. Towl, Jan. 19, 1834,

LUTHER, b. Aug. 17, 1804; m. Mary Ann Flagg, Jan. 20, 1828.

BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 18, 1807; d. April 28, 1820.

HORACE b. May 5, 1809; m. Sarah B. Holbrook, 1842.

SABRA

twins, b. May 5, 1809; untraced.

PARTRIDGE, July 18, 1812; m. Diadama Flagg, June 20, 1838.

OLIVE, b. Dec. 11, 1814; d. Nov. 17, 1817.

Mr. Calvin d. Aug. 8, 1825. Mrs. Sabra, bis wid., m., for her 2d hus., Simeon Albee, April 5, 1827. She d. 1852.

HOLBROOK, SETH6 (Joseph,5 Joseph,4 Peter,8 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), a soldier of the Revolution, and drew a pension; b. Nov. 24, 1751; res. in Bell., near our border; m. Dinah Holbrook, and had chn., some of whom res. within our limits. The sons in this family were, -

LUKE, b. July 12, 1784; set. in the State of N. Y.

SABIN, b. Oct. 19, 1786; res. in Dorchester and Bell .; d. 1833.

SETH, Col., b. July 29, 1789; res. at one time So. Mil .; m., 1st, Olive Wales; 2d, Olive Hill.

VALENTINE RATHBON, b. Dec. 14, 1800; m. Adaline Taft of Mil., Sept. 1, 1827.

Have not traced this family further.

HOLBROOK, JOEL 7 (Ziba,6 Ebenezer," Eliphalet, 4 Peter,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. July 11, 1792; m. Roxana Hawes, dr. of Elisha and Margaret (Hayden)

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History of the town of Milford, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881, Part 94

Author: Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890 Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Boston : Rand, Avery, & co. Number of Pages: 1328

Author: Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Boston : Rand, Avery, & co.
Number of Pages: 1328