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by governmental appointment, May 2, 1844, which position he held till June 4, 1849. The town honored him with such offices as selectman, rep. to Gen. Court, etc .; and his social standing was always excellent. He d. very suddenly of pneumonia, April 23, 1880, and received the highest funeral honors on the 25th.
HUNT, Col. LEONARD7 (Pearley,6 Daniel,5 Abidah, 4 Isaac,8 Isaac,2 William 1),
b. June 16, 1812; m, 1st, Mercy S. Caswell, Nov. 28, 1833; cer. in the Uni- versalist brick meeting-house, by the writer. She was a dr. of Daniel Cas- well of Walpole, b. Jan. 27, 1814. She had no chn., and d. April 14, 1834. He m., 2d, Lucinda Mann; cer. Feb. 10, 1839, in Thompson, Ct. She was a dr. of Daniel and Abigail (Johnson) Mann, b. March 27, 1813. Their chn. were, -
PEARLEY MANN, b. Feb. 6, 1840; m. Lydia Maria Zouver, May 21, 1874.
TRUEMAN CLARK, b. Oct. 1, 1841; d. July 18, 1842.
LEONARD, jun., b. June 6, 1849; d. Aug. 12, 1849.
The fr.'s general health has not been vigorous, and once in his youth he barely survived a very threatening dropsical affection. On this account, and perhaps in part from constitutional temperament, he has been less active and more cautious as a business man than his bro. He has been more or less en- gaged in trade, but with comparative moderation. He has sustained a good reputation in private and public life, and held several responsible civil and mili- tary offices, but prefers retirement and quietude when he can command them.
HUNT, Col. ADAM7 (Joseph,6 Daniel,5 Abidalı,4 Isaac,8 Isaac,2 William 1), b.
Jan. 28, 1801; m. Sally Pond, Dec. 10, 1826; cer. by the writer. She was the dr. of Theodore and Sally (Bruce) Pond, b. in Holl., June 12, 1804. Their chn. were, -
ELIZABETH JONES, b. July 19, 1830; d. Jan. 25, 1834.
HARRIET, b. April 12, 1833; d. Nov. 28, 1834.
ELLEN ELIZA, b. Oct. 2, 1835; m. Henry D. Eames, Jan, 11, 1858.
WILLARD, b. Aug. 11, 1838; d. Feb. 13, 1839.
SARAH JANE, b. Feb. 11, 1841; m. Elbridge A. Vant, Oct. 4, 1860.
JOHN GILBERT, b. Aug. 6, 1843; d. Aug. 7, 1844.
Col. Hunt came from Up., and set. in Mil., at about the age of 21 yrs., to work at the boot business, just after its pioneer bosses had got well started in a small way. He at once enlisted heartily in the public interests, as they suc- cessively appealed to the inhabitants for support. He joined the Town party, so called, was a National Democrat for a time, and then, on the slavery issue, became Republican. He was promoted to responsible municipal offices, sent once representative to Gen. Court, and served as postmaster 6 yrs. He was early attached to the Universalist Society, and, later, made a dea. of that ch. He was much engaged in the boot business, and went through its changing vicissi- tudes of prosperity and adversity with at least tolerable success. In his younger days he belonged to the Mil. Artillery Co., and thence rose to the command of the regiment. He d. of consumption, with firm hopes of a better life, Oct. 21, 1868, in the 68th year of his age. His wid. and two drs. still survive at this writing.
HUNT, ALBERT 7 (Joseph,6 Daniel," Abidah,4 Isaac,8 Isaac,2 William 1), b. May 29, 1811; m. Susan H. French, March 3, 1833; cer. and its particulars not given. She was a dr. of Cyrus and Betsey (Willard) French, b. in Grafton, Feb. 9, 1810. Their clin. :-
ELIZABETH MOLITA, b. Jan. 25, 1834; m. Charles W. Burt, June 27, 1857; 2 chn.
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ALMON, b. April 28, 1835; d. Aug. 12, 1836.
EMERY C., b. Nov. 28, 1838; d. April 18, 1839.
CELESTE, b. Feb. 13, 1840; d. Ang. 2, 1840.
ALMON, b. March 9, 1843; d. Feb. 6, 1844.
MORTON, b. Feb. 13, 1844; d. Aug. 28, 1844.
Albert followed the boot business. Industrious, orderly, and worthy people, but greatly bereaved. He d. Dec. 31, 1845. Mrs. Susan subsequently became the wf. of her husband's bro., Philo Hunt; to wit, Nov. 21, 1847.
HUNT, JOSEPH DEXTER 7 (Joseph, 6 Daniel,5 Abidah, 4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1),
b. Nov. 17, 1819; m. Harriet L. Leland, Nov. 25, 1846; cer. by whom not ascertained. She was a dr. of Eliab and Pearley (Adams) Leland, b. 1822. Their chn. were, -
ARTHUR EVERETT, b. Sept. 6, 1849; d. Aug. 10, 1853.
HERBERT D., b. Aug. 26, 1851; d. March 1, 1876.
IDA L., b. Nov. 3, 1853.
CLARA FLORENCE, b. May 4, 1855.
WALTER LELAND, b. July 6, 1857.
GEORGE CLINTON, b. April 7, 1859.
J. D. Hunt came in his youth from Up. to Mil., and has been more or less engaged in the boot business. He has been an active citizen, and distinguished himself as a devoted temperance reformer, a stanch prohibitionist, and zeal- ous conservator of public order. He has served the town several yrs. as col- lector of taxes, and in other municipal capacities. Like some other public ser- vants, he has had the discomfort of considerable censure, in spite of which his friends feel sure that his intentions have always been upright.
HUNT, PHILO7 (Joseph,6 Daniel," Abidah,4 Isaac,3 Isaac,2 William 1), b. Jan. 17, 1824; m. Susan H. Hunt, his bro. Albert's wid., Nov. 21, 1847. Their chn. were, -
EMMA S., b. June 3, 1850; m. a Mr. Hatch.
MORTON P., b. Jan. 10, 1853; he d. at Mystic Bridge, Ct., Aug. 11, 1881, a. 28 yrs.
The fr. was an industrious and good citizen, following the same occupa- tions as his bros., but was soon discharged from the pursuits of mortal life. He d. Jan. 18, 1854, at the age of about 30 yrs. His wid. m. Duty T. Aldrich. HUNT, MILO7 (Joseph,6 Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,8 Isaac,2 William 1), b. Feb.
11, 1822; m., 1st, Eliza A. Bill, May 7, 1852.
He went, many yrs. ago, to Hartford, Ct., where, with the late Gardner P. Barber and two Holbrook brothers of this town, he joined in establishing a very successful firm of boot and shoe manufacturers. There be still res., iu the vigorous prosecution of a prosperous business. I believe he was bereaved of his early wf., and has m. a 2d. I am unable to give the number and names of his chn.
HUNT, LOWELL7 (Ebenezer,6 Daniel,5 Abidab,4 Isaac,8 Isaac,2 William 1), b. March 30, 1806; m. Emily Bragg, July 16, 1826; cer. by the writer. She was a dr. of Col. Arial and Elizabeth (Chamberlain) Bragg, b. Jan. 23, 1809. Their chn. were, -
ALBERT, b. Jan. 19, 1826; d. young.
NEWELL, b. Dec. 6, 1828; d. young.
JANE, b. Nov. 16, 1831; m. Joseph C. Gillman, July 1, 1869; d. June 19, 1879. ANN E., b. Jan. 17, 1834; m., 1st, John Harvell, May 4, 1856; 2d, G. R. Hol- land, April 20, 1859.
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LOWELL, b. June 22, 1837; d. May 14, 1858.
Under business reverses and discouragements, the fr. went to the far West, many yrs. ago, in hope of repairing his fortunes, and is believed to have d. there some time not very long after; just where and when, I have never learned. His worthy wid. and one dr., Mrs. Holland, still survive.
HUNT, JOEN ABBEE 7 (Ebenezer,6 Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,8 Isaac,2 William 1), b. April 21, 1817; m. Lurana Melissa Hoar, dr. of Thomas N. and Dinah (Washburn) Hoar, b. Stafford, Ct., Jan. 19, 1825; cer. in Worcester, Oct. 8, 1844, by Rev. Seth Sweetser. Their chn. were, -
JOSEPHINE ALMA, b. Nov. 24, 1846; m. Silas R. Mills, Oct. 15, 1873; some chn. ELLA ANNETTE, b. Sept. 13, 1849; m. Leonard Sikes Hudson, Aug. 8, 1876. JULIAN ALBERT, b. Aug. 14, 1851.
JENNIE ABBEE, b. April 1, 1856.
EBENEZER PHILLIPS, b. June 7, 1858.
MARY, b. Nov. 16, 1860.
The family have long res. in Worcester, where all the chn. were b., and where Mr. H. has been mostly operating as a manufacturer of woollen goods, meantime experiencing a full share of afflictions.
HUNT, EZRA7 (Ebenezer,6 Daniel,5 Abidal,4 Isaac,8 Isaac,2 William 1), b. June 6, 1819; m. Jane Mehetabel Tyler, April 18, 1841; cer. by Rev. Wil- liam Tozer. She was a dr. of Daniel and Ellen T. (Polley) Tyler, b. in Leominster, Dec. 5, 1823. Their chn. :-
ELDORA JANE, b. Oct. 16, 1843; d. April 1, 1850.
LUCY, b. June, 1845.
CAROLINE MARIE, b. Nov. 24, 1848; m. Edmund B. Blood, May 5, 1869; they have 2 chn.
BESSIE, b. Feb. 1, 1861; d. Aug. 19, 1861.
FRANK LINCOLN, b. April 18, 1865; d. June 28, 1865.
WILLIE EZRA, b. March 9, 1868; d. Oct. 26, 1876.
The parents are eminently quiet, unostentatious, worthy people. The fr. has been more or less employed as a foreman in the boot manufacture, but now ranks himself a farmer. He is an exemplary citizen, and, with his family, held in high esteem.
Grandchn. : -
GRACE LYDIA BLOOD, b. Feb. 9, 1870.
CHARLES EDMUND BLOOD, b. April 1, 1871.
HUNT, PHILLIPS7 (Ebenezer,6 Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,8 Isaac,2 William 1), b. Nov. 1, 1824; left Mil. while a lad; m. Sarah Rice, dr. of Israel and Char- lotte (Campbell) Rice, b. Roxbury, March 22, 1828; cer. in Worcester, Jan. 19, 1859, by Rev. Ebenezer Cutler. Res. Hammonton, N.J., and Worcester. Their chn. : -
CHARLES PHILLIPS, b. Worcester, Feb. 10, 1860.
OLIVE, b. Hammonton, N.J., July 20, 1861.
LOTTIE, b. Hammonton, N.J., Nov. 13, 1862.
ALICE, b. Worcester, Sept. 11, 1864.
HUNT, EDWIN OLIVER8 (Hiramn,7 Pearley,6 Daniel,5 Abidah,4 Isaac,8 Isaac, 2 William 1), b. July 6, 1846; m. Ada Phipps Hero, Sept. 9, 1868; cer. by the writer. She was a dr. of Horace B. and Almira (Phipps) Hero, Mil., b. Nov. 26, 1847. Their chn. : -
LANDON EUGENE, b. Jan. 18, 1869.
HARRY EDWIN, b. Feb. 11, 1876.
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They seemed to make a modest and hopeful start in life. He was usefully employed as salesman and clerk in his bro .- in law's, H. C. Scott's, establish- ment, Church Block, formerly his fr.'s. But a dark cloud at length came over his mind. His brain became diseased; and he d. by his own hand, April 21, 1880, much respected and lamented.
HUNT, PEARLEY MANN 8 (Leonard,7 Pearley,6 Daniel,5 Abidah, 4 Isaac,8 Isaac, 2 William 1), b. Feb. 6, 1840; m. Lydia Maria Zouver, May 21, 1874; cer. by the writer. She was a dr. of John and Mary (Brown) Zouver, Adrian, Mich., b. April 5, 1850. No chn. yet reported.
He is partner with his fr. in manufacturing and mercantile business; a brisk and executive man in his chosen occupations; enterprising and success- ful; a competent staff to sustain his parents in their declining years.
HUNTING, JOSEPH, from Holl., a descendant of Elder John Hunting of Ded-
ham, the immigrant ancestor, prob. in the 4th or fifthi generation; the links of the lineage not ascertained; m., 1st, Hannah Bond, dr. of Isaac and Margaret Bond, b. in Sherborn, July 15, 1729; date of mge. not found. Their chn. : -
SARAH, b. Holl., March 5, 1764; m. Caleb Cheney, jun., April 28, 1791. ELIZABETH, b. Holl., June 4, 1766; m. David Nelson, Jan. 10, 1788.
JOSEPH, Jun., b. Holl., 1770; m. Abigail Gage, May 26, 1791.
I have not traced out the date of this family's coming into town; but it must have been, I think, between 1780 and 1790. The hus. and fr. was a cooper by trade, and set. in the No. Purchase, on now Haven St., far towards Hopkinton line. There Mrs. Hannah, his wf., d. July 18, 1802. The hus. m., 2d, Mary Hunt (maiden name Phillips), wid. of Daniel Hunt; cer. in Mil., Jan. 17, 1804, by Samuel Jones, Esq. No chn. Mrs. Mary, the 2d wf., d. March 22, 1820. The hus. himself d. April, 1821.
HUNTING, JOSEPH, Jun., son of the preceding, b. in Holl., 1770; m. Abigail Gage, dr. of Moses, jun., and Mary (Boynton) Gage, b. in our Precinct, Nov. 9, 1773; cer. in Mil., May 26, 1791, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue :-
AMORY, b. Mil., March 21, 1794; physician ; m. Mary E. Eames.
Joseph Hunting, jun., was long an invalid of a peculiar type. Those who remember him will not forget his singular habits of eating and dressing; never leaving his house without an extravagant abundance of overclothing and muf- flers about his throat. He charged his infirmities to the injudicious use of cal- omel during an early severe sickness. He d. May 14, 1826. Mrs. Abigail, his wid., m. Elihu Perry, in 1829. She survived him some yrs., and finally d. in Millbury, Aug. 10, 1839. Her remains were brought to Mil. for interment. HUNTING, Dr. AMORY, son of Joseph, jun., and Abigail (Gage) Hunting, was
b. in Mil., March 21, 1794, and m. Mary E. Eumes, dr. of Col. Asa and Hannah (Haven) Eames; no further particulars given. Issue : -
HORATIO, b. Sept. 2, 1823; no further traced.
EDMUND, b. not given.
ELIZA, b. not given; d. young.
JULIETTA, b. not given; no further traced.
WILLIAM HENRY
b. not given; no further traced.
HENRY WILLIAM
(twins), b. not given; d. June 10, 1870.
The fr. doubtless had fair educational advantages in his youth, but I am not informed what. He studied medicine with Dr. Daniel Thurber, and is presumed to have been well qualified for his profession. Whether he ever received a medical degree, I have not been told. He commenced practice in
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Uxbridge, then removed to Franklin, then to Worcester, then to Providence, R. I., and finally to Kansas, where he and bis wf. both d. The family no further traced. I received this record, such as it is, from his cousin, Mr. David G. Colburn of Hop.
Perhaps a few other Huntings have transiently dwelt in town, but I omit further specifications.
IDE, IRA, blacksmith, b. Rehoboth, April 4, 1803; a son of Timothy and Chloe (Claflin) Ide; m. Lucy Barron, dr. of William and Sally (Tucker), Barron, b. in Wrentham, Aug. 18, 1804; cer. in Wrentham, May 4, 1835, by Rev. Moses Thatcher. Their chn. :-
SARAH E., b. April 11, 1839; m. John O. Symonds, Jan. 4, 1866.
IRA NEWMAN, b. Nov. 11, 1841.
IDE, KALLOCK, cabinet-maker; b. in Sharon, May 27, 1791; son of Benjamin and Mary (Kallock) Ide; m. Sarah Frost, dr. of Peter and Sarah (Eades) Frost, b. Sharon, Feb. 28, 1794; cer. Wrentham, March 31, 1812, by a Bap. clergyman ; name forgotten. Their chn. :-
MARY, b. Wrentham, Sept. 4, 1815; d. July 24, 1836.
SARAH, b. Wrentham, April 17, 1817; d. July 18, 1831.
SUSAN, b. Wrentham, March 6, 1819; m., 1st, Mowry Colwell, Nov. 1, 1845; 2d, Ralph C. Hill, Feb. 17, 1857.
GEORGE, b. Wrentham, Dec. 7, 1822; m. Mary Gillpatrick, Nov. 15, 1845. He d. Oct. 11, 1847.
LAURA SOPHIA, b. Wrentham, Oct. 7, 1825; m. Samuel Jones Cheney, May 30, 1850. See Cheney.
There have been 5 gd. chn .; viz., -
GEORGE E., son of George, deceased, b. Bangor, Me .; and 4 chn. of Laura S., mentioned in her hus.'s family record, 2 of whom are deceased. Kallock Ide and family res. several yrs. in Wrentham, other several in Franklin, and latterly 15 yrs. in Mil., where he closed a useful and worthy life, Feb. 12, 1877, in the 86th yr. of his age. His venerable wid. still survives at the time of this writing.
IGOE, JAMES, tin and sheet-iron worker; b. April 8, 1844, Co. Leitrim, Ireland; son of James and Celia (Cox) Igoe; m. Margaret, dr. of William and (Gorman) Fitzgerald, b. 1843, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland; cer. No. Attleboro' Mass., date not given, by Rev. Father Gillett. Their chn. : -
MARY ANN, b. Providence, R.I., Nov. 22, 1865.
JOHN FRANCIS, b. Hopedale, Dec. 13, 1868.
Mrs. Margaret d. Nov. 29, 1871. The hus. m., 2d, Ann, dr. of Bernard and Ellen (Torpy) Kelly, b. Co. Roscommon, Ireland, April 16, 1850; cer. Aug. 27, 1872, by Rev. Father Cuddihy. Res., 1st, Philadelphia (Pa.), next, Foxboro' (Mass.), and now for 12 yrs. in Hopedale. Executive business folks, and duly INGRAHAM, NATHANIEL, and wf. Sarah, came into town from Holl., May 9, 1786, bringing with them 2 chn. : - respected.
SQUIRE and SARAH, birth-dates not found.
This family were among those warned out in 1791. No further traced. INMAN, FENNER M., son of Tourtellott and Achsa (Read) Inman, b. in North- bridge, May 16, 1819; m. Melissa Mowry, dr. of Stephen and Mary (Smith) Mowry, b. Johnson, R.I., May 2, 1825; cer. No. Scituate, R.I., March 4, 1846, by Rev. Charles P. Grosvenor. Issue: -
ASA FENNER, b. Northbridge, May 28, 1848; m. Alice B. Chapman, Nov. 29, 1871.
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STEPHEN MOWRY, b. Providence, R.I., June 14, 1850.
CLARA MARIA, b. Hopedale, Nov. 7, 1863; an élite graduate of our high school.
Mr. Inman and wf. came to Hopedale in 1853, and were more or less closely connected with the Community till 1857. They were actively useful in their respective spheres, of worthy intentions and benevolent sympathies. He was then, and still is, much interested in agriculture. Their son Asa F. grew up an intelligent and promising young man, and m. a no less intelligent and promising young woman for his wf. But their sun went down at noon. He lost his health in the drive of trade, went to Colorado for its recovery, prose- cuted the milk-producing business a while, but succumbed to consumption, and d. in or near Denver City, Jan. 1, 1877. His heroic wf. shared his labors and suf- ferings bravely, survived the wreck of her earthly hopes a few yrs., returned to the East with a broken constitution, and d. in the kind care of his parents, a victim to consumption, June 15, 1881. In the same kind care Mr. Tourtellott, fr. of Fenner M., passed his extreme old age, and d. March 17, 1878, a. 100 yrs. and 9 mos. Their homestead is on West St., and was formerly known as the Eli Chapin place.
JENKS, DARIUS BALLOU, a descendant of Joseph, the immigrant ancestor of a numerous American posterity, who came from Eng. 1645, or before, and set. in Lynn; through the lineage of Joseph, jun., b. in Eng., who set. in Pawtucket, R.I., and built the first house there; son of David and Clarissa (Ballou) Jenks, b. in Smithfield, R.I., Feb. 16, 1830; m., 1st, Maria L. Jones, dr. of Alden and Angelina (Parkhurst) Jones, b. Mil., Ang. 25, 1831; cer. Mil., May 17, 1853, by Rev. Henry A. Eaton. Issue: -
ELSIE A., b. Mil., March 5, 1854; m., namne not given, Oct. 21, 1874.
EDGAR H., b. Mil., Jan. 24, 1856; m., neither name nor date given.
MARIA L., b. Mil., April 5, 1860; d. Sept. 19, 1860.
Mrs. Maria d. June 29, 1860. The hus. in., 2d, Louisa J. Hawes, dr. of Charles and Susan (Guild) Hawes, b. Wrentham, Feb. 25, 1833; cer. Mil., Nov. 18, 1861, by Rev. George Hill. No chn. reported.
Grandchild : -
EDITH M. JENKS, dr. of Edgar H. and wf., b. Feb. 19, 1877.
Worthy family, in good social standing. Mr. J. has long and continuously res. in Mil., mostly engaged in the hardware business; at first, for several yrs., in co. with the late Herman H. Bowers at 77 Main St., and, since his decease, as sole proprietor of the same establishment. He is an honorable dealer with his many customers, and a respected citizen.
JENNISON, Dr. WILLIAM, son of Rev. William Jennison and Abigail, his wf., b. in Salem, 1732; studied med. with Dr. Stanton Prentice, an uncle by mge., in Lancaster, and prob. commenced practice in Weston, whence he was recd. by letter into our Cong. ch., Sept. 10, 1757. Meantime he had come to Mendon, and m. Mary Staples, dr. of Abraham and Abigail Staples, b. in Mendon, Oct. 16, 1735; cer. April 24, 1754. Issne :-
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MARY, b. Oct. 13, 1755. WILLIAM, b. Aug. 4, 1757.
SAMUEL, b. May 26, 1759. TIMOTHY LINDALL, b. July 15, 1761.
ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 31, 1763; d. at the age of 2 yrs.
EBENEZER, b. March 27, 1767.
JOHN FLAVEL, d. in early infancy.
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NATHANIEL, b. July 30, 1772.
ABIGAIL LINDALL, b. Jan. 20, 1776.
Both parents were devoted ch. members, and had all their chn. baptized at the customary age. What became of those that grew up, I am not informed. The doctor was a great trader, as well as somewhat of a physician. He bought of Joshua Chapin the now Obed Daniels place, March 29, 1757. There he kept an inn, and perhaps a store, for several yrs. He was Precinct clerk two yrs., - from 1759 to 1761. A few yrs. later he presented the congregation with a pulpit Bible, which troubled the prejudices of some so much, that Rev. Mr. Frost had to suspend reading it in public. See what is told of this matter toward the close of Chap. V. He seems to have been a man of great energy, activity, and influence. He was prominent during the Revolutionary war, was a member of the Provincial Congress from Mendon, gave a field-piece to the town, served on important committees, and distinguished himself by ardent zeal in the common cause. But somehow he became unsettled in business, moved to Douglas, then to Sudbury, and finally to Brookfield, where he was thrown from his horse, fatally injured, and d. May 8, 1798, a. 66 yrs. Mrs. Mary, his wid., long survived him, and d. in Cambridge, May 3, 1822, a. about 90 yrs.
JOHNSON. Our oldest Johnsons are traceable to John and Sarah of Men- don, who appear first on the records of that town as parents in 1733. Our oldest man of this name was Joseph, prob. a gd. son of the above-named John; but the records are so full of breaks and obvious omissions, that I cannot be certain who his fr. was. I incline to think he may have been the Joseph who m. Jemima Baxter in 1754. I will assume this, and proceed.
JOHNSON, JOSEPH& (Joseph,2 John1), b. prob. about 1760; m., 1st, Hannah Albee, ptge. and birth-date not ascertained; cer in Mil., Dec. 12, 1782, by Rev. A. Frost. They dwelt for some yrs. in the north-west corner of the town, near the skirts of Upton. Their chn .: -
ELEAZER, b. April 14, 1784; m. Sarah Williams, Aug. 9, 1807.
LOVELL, b. Jan. 24, 1786; d. May 3, 1802.
ALVAN, b. May 8, 1788; m. Alice B. Thurber, Dec. 28, 1834.
I infer, though I have found no record of it, that Mrs. Hannah d. not far from 1790; for the hus. was m., 2d, in 1794, to " Mrs. Lucy Hayward, jun." So it is put down in the recorded "intentions." The cer. and particulars I do not find on our records. Prob. it was performed out of town. Their chn. :-
EZRA, b. Sept. 11, 1795; d. Nov. 21, 1798.
THOMPSON, b. April 20, 1797; m. Aurilla Butler, 1832.
I remember Mr. J. as a laboring man, in humble circumstances, much crippled by some long-standing ailment in one knee. He d. Aug. 2, 1826, fall- ing from a load of hay, and breaking his neck. Mrs. Lucy, his wid., d. March 21, 1832.
JOHNSON, ELEAZER4 (Joseph,8 Joseph,2 John 1), b. April 14, 1784; m. Sarah
Williams, ptge., etc., not ascertained ; cer. Aug. 9, 1807, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. : -
LEMUEL, birth-date not found ; d. July 6, 1811.
CALEB BARNUM, b. Aug. 3, 1811.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. May 20, 1813; m, Diana Smith, Oct. 17, 1833.
ORREN DATUS, b. Dec. 12, 1814.
ADIN PARKER, b. Aug. 11, 1816.
JULIUS LORIEL, b. Aug. 18, 1818.
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ELEAZER ALBEE, b. July 28, 1821.
No further traced.
JOHNSON, THOMPSON 4 (Joseph,8 Joseph,2 John1), b. April 20, 1797; m. Au- rilla Butler, ptge., etc., not ascertained, nor precise date of cer., nor where or by whom; but, from publishment of intentions, it must have taken place prob. March, 1832. Their chn. :-
GEORGIANNA WILLIS, b. Nov. 28, 1832.
NEWELL. CLARK, b. Sept. 17, 1834.
LUCY MANDANA, b. Sept. 13, 1836.
HULDAH LUCENA, b. April 23, 1838.
NANCY CYRENE, b. Nov. 4, 1841.
No further traced.
JOHNSON, LEVI4 (Baxter,8 Stephen,2 John 1), b. Mendon, Oct. 7, 1791; long a famous and most expert stage-driver, of whom many stirring anecdotes might be told; mr.'s maiden name Eunice Keith; in. Martha Wilbur ; cer. Mendon, May 26, 1819, by Rev. Simeon Doggett. Their chn. : -
CHARLES C., b. Aug. 18, 1820; m. Jemima W. Whitney, Sept. 22, 1842. CAROLINE P., b. May 11, 1822; m. Reucl Dunbar; she d. 1880.
NANCY WILBER, b. May 29, 1824; m. Asa Pond; she d. 1849.
ELIZA F., b. March 2, 1826; m. Lorenzo Gould, March 8, 1846.
LYDIA RUSSELL, b. Jan. 29, 1828; m. Winthrop H. Ring; res. Mil.
SOPHIA GODFREY, b. Feb. 9, 1838; m. George H. Green ; she d. 20 yrs. ago.
The hus. and fr. d. in Mil., Oct. 12, 1849. Mrs. Martha, a woman of great mental independence and executive physical energy, d. Sept. 4, 1876, a. 89 yrs. 3 mos., having lived 27 yrs. in widowhood.
JOHNSON, WILLIAM (colored), familiarly called "Black Billy," ptge. not ascertained; was some time of Mil., but later dwelt in E. Mendon, in the neighborhood of So. Mil .; m. Sarah Brown in 1828; where and by whom the cer. was performed not ascertained. Mrs. Sarah was a bright, neat, polite woman, much employed in respectable families on festive occasions as a semi-mistress of ceremonies and head female waiter. I do not remem- ber whether they had any chn., but think they had none. Both have gone the way of all the earth some yrs. since.
JOHNSON, Rev. GORDON, of Granby, Ct. ; m. Elizabeth Rawson, dr. of Dea. Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Nelson) Rawson, b. in our then Precinct, Feb. 9, 1775; cer. Jan. 29, 1804, by Rev. D. Long. They had 1 child recorded here, --
EMMONS, b. Dec. 30, 1804; d. in early infancy.
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JOSEPH RAWSON, b. somewhere in Ct. ; birth-date not found; became Cong. clergyman.
The mr. d. Sept. 11, 1806.
JOHNSON, DANIEL, son of Clark and Patty (Goulding) Johnson, b. in Worces- ter, May 12, 1813; farmer; m. Lovilla B. Clark, dr. of Dr. Lyman S. Clark, b. Marion, N.Y., 1818; cer. in Mendon, 1840, by Warren Rawson, Esq. No chn. She d. Nov. 26, 1857.
JOHNSON, NATHAN, son of Clark and Patty (Goulding) Johnson, b. Worces- ter, Aug. 23, 1817; boot-bottomer; m. Sylvia Bennett, dr. of Nathaniel and Prudence (White) Bennett, b. Mil., Sept. 16, 1827; cer. at Hopedale, Nov. 18, 1846, by the writer. Their chn. : -
ELVIRA JOSEPHINE, b. Sept. 1, 1847; m. Benjamin F. Warfield, Blackstone, Nov. 12, 1865.
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