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he was in partnership in trade, he d. 1842; Matilda, b. 1777, m. Samuel Jones, settled in New York State; Sally, b. 1779, m. John Spurr of Charlton, Gen. of militia; JONATHAN, b. 1750, d. 1760, killed in a cider mill; LEVI, b. 11 Nov., 1752, Revolutionary soldier, marched on Lexington alarm in Capt. Crafts' cavalry, of much energy of character, wealthy for the times, m. (1) 13 March, 1775, Deborah, dau. of Elijah Moore of Ox., m. (2) 8 Dec., 1791, Lydia Hammond, m. (3) 1803, Hannah, widow of his nephew, Amasa Davis of Dudley, he d. 5 July, 1807, she d. 13 Sept., 1816; ch. by first m. b. at Ox. : Polly, b. 4 Dec., 1775, m. Caleb, son of Rev. Caleb Curtis of Charlton, resided at Calais, Vt .; Sally, b. 26 Feb., 1777, m. Capt. Gideon Wheelock, settled at Charlton; Lucy, b. 16 Nov., 1778, m. Rev. Edward Turner of Charlton, removed to Jamaica Plain, where both d., he d. 24 Jan., 1853, she d. 17 Jan., 1864; Rufus, b. 20 Aug., 1780, at Ox., m. 25 Dec., 1803, Sarah Dunbar of Charlton, settled at Dudley, farmer, he d. 10 Sept., 1833, she d. 15 Oct., 1857; Levi, b. 8 Jan., 1782, at Ox., m. 1 Dec., 1805, Mary, dau. of Lemuel Spurr of Canton, settled at Charlton, removed to New York State, resided at Columbus, Dryden, and in 1825 at Greenwood, where he was the pioneer, hotel keeper, first supervisor and 25 years postmaster; Martha, b. 28 Oct., 1784, at Charlton, d. 1803; Aaron, b. 9 Dec., 1787, at Charlton, m. (1) 1826, Betsey Griffin, settled at Dryden, N. Y., she d. 1827, m. (2) 1829, Clarissa Brigham, he d. 5 June, 1845, at Portage, N. Y., owned a large farm at Portage, was prosper- ous, held town offices, Captain of militia; Lydia H., b. 16 Aug., 1803, m. 9 Nov., 1842, Samuel H., son of Edward Davis of Dudley, no ch., she d. 16 May, 1845; MARY, b. 9 Feb., 1755, m. Haynes, son of Gen. Ebenezer Learned, her cousin; MARTHA, b. 27 March, 1758, m. Sylvanus, son of Gen. Ebenezer Learned, her cousin; JONATHAN, b. 27 March, 1761.
12. JONATHAN, son of Edward (11), only son who spent his life in Ox., m. (1) 12 Sept., 1787, Sarah, dau. of Ebenezer Hammond of Charlton, she d. 5 Feb., 1821 [1822 Ox. Rec.], m. (2) intentions 5 Oct., 1822, Hannah, dau. of Dr. Stephen Barton, he d. 3 Aug., 1838, at Ox., she d. 12 Feb., 1859, at Worcester. He lived upon the homestead until 1827, when he removed to the house at the fork of the Sutton road, H. 25, where he d. He was much in public business, justice of the peace, representative, held important posi- tions of trust, was County Commissioner and Major-General of militia, from 1812 to 1814 Chief Justice of Court of Sessions for Worcester County, a leading man in the organization of Oxford Bank and for ten years its president. . . . Children : STEPHEN, b. 1 Sept., 1788; JONATHAN, b. 29 Oct., 1789.
13. STEPHEN, son of Jonathan (12), m. (1) 1 Nov., 1815, Pamela, dau. of Aaron Wheelock of Charlton, she d. aged 41, 22 March, 1839, m. (2) 1 Sept., 1841, Mrs. Abigail, widow of Thaddeus Read of Grafton, he d. 1 Feb., 1854, at Ox., she d. 20 Sept., 1874, at Westboro', he settled and d. upon the homestead, was highly respected, considerably in public life, County Commissioner, selectman, school committee, Colonel of militia. . . . Children by first m. : SARAH H., b. 23 Jan., 1817, m. 26 Nov., 1844, Rev. Joseph Emerson of Dart- mouth, a clergyman of superior abilities, the efficient agent of several of the large religious and charitable societies of the day, d. 1885 at Andover, she d. 28 Nov., 1856, at Rockford, Ill .; they had Edward D., b. 19 Oct., 1845, m. 18 June, 1873, Caroline R., dau. of William A. Wheelock of Ox., in business in Boston; had Sarah, b. 18 May, 1874; Louise R., b. 18 July, 1876; Florence D., b. 21 July, 1878; Pamela W., b. 13 Jan., 1880; STEPHEN E., b. 10 Feb., 1819, m. 6 Nov., 1849, Augusta G., dau. of Amory Sibley of Augusta, Ga.,
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she d. 29 April, 1850, he d. 7 Oct., 1856, at Ox., dry goods merchant; NELSON H., b. 20 Sept., 1821, unm., studied at Leicester Academy, appointed upon nomination of Levi Lincoln (then representative to Congress from 5th Mass. district) as cadet at West Point, where he entered 1 July, 1841, was graduated 1846, went the same year into the Mexican war under Gen. Taylor at Monterey, joined at Tampico the forces of Gen. Scott, under whom he served through the war; was in the siege of Vera Cruz, the battle of Cerro Gordo, the storm- ing of Contreras, the taking of Cherubusco, and in later engagements in the valley of Mexico and the taking of the capital. He left Mexico with the army in June, 1848, and in Nov. of that year sailed from New York with troops around Cape Horn, arriving in April, at Monterey, Cal. There he served until Dec., 1853, first as Commissary and later with his company at remote stations in the Indian country, where subsistence was difficult, and with the Clear Lake and the Russian River Indians had two notable and success- ful engagements under the brave Captain, later General, Nathaniel Lyon. This was said to have been one of the most brilliant Indian campaigns in the army service.
His health having been impaired by exposure he obtained leave of absence, and in 1853 visited China and the Sandwich Islands. In Jan., 1854, he returned to New York and for a year was on recruiting duty at Boston. In the fall of 1855 he went into frontier service at Forts Leavenworth, Ran- dall, Ridgely, Ripley and on field duty in the Indian country, continuing until the spring of 1861, when he was ordered east to engage in the late Civil war. At the first battle of Bull Run he was acting Major of the " Regular Battalion," and on 4 Sept., 1861, was by Gov. Andrew commissioned as Colonel of the 7th Regt. Mass. Vols., which office he held until 12 Nov., when he was appointed Asst. Inspector-General of the army, ordered to other duties and resigned his Colonel's commission.
As Asst. Inspector-General he served in the field, in the "Army of the Potomac," at the headquarters of Sumner, Mcclellan, Hooker and Meade, and was in all the battles in which these commanders were engaged while he served under their commands, and was specially efficient at the Battle of Gettysburg. Later he was ordered to the Department of New Mexico as General Inspecting Officer. The duties in this field required almost constant travelling through a vast extent of wild country infested with hostile Indians, the climate, embracing extremes of heat and cold, rendering the service severe. Many movements were made at night to avoid the enemy. "On one of these campaigns, after repeated night marches in which several Indian Rancherias were captured, . .. a forced march was made at night over a high range of mountains to the reported camp of the Indians. . . . Near the summit the escort was divided into two detachments, a third having been left behind in a cañon to guard the pack-train. These detachments, which were about five miles apart, attacked simultaneously, at dawn, two camps of the Apaches, who were completely surprised." A short and sharp contest ensued resulting in large loss to the Indians. This was the first severe chastisement they had received for many years, and in recognition of his services in this affair the Legislature of Arizona passed Davis a vote of thanks, and the U. S. govern- ment conferred on him the rank of Colonel in the army.
Later he was for several years Inspecting Officer of the Department of the Missouri, to which the District of New Mexico was then attached. From this service he was assigned to special duty under the War Department with station at New York city, for three years, his duties covering inspections in
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the Western States and Territories to Alaska. He was next Inspector-General of the " Division of the Atlantic," under Gen. Hancock, until 1 July, 1881, when he was assigned to the same duty in the " Division of the Missouri " under Gen. Sheridan with station at Chicago. On the death of Gen. D. B. Sacket, Chief Inspector-General of the army, Gen. Davis, in March, 1885, was promoted as his successor, assuming the duties of that office at Washington.
On 20 Sept., 1885, by the operation of the law he was retired from active service as Brigadier-General. Later he resided in New York city, and was several years president of the Colorado Smelting Co. with an office in New York. He died suddenly of apoplexy at Governor's Island, N. Y., 15 May, 1890.
Gen. Davis held every grade of rank in the army from Second Lieut. to Brig .- Gen. and Head of the Inspector-General's Department, was brevetted for services in the Mexican War, the war of the Rebellion and Indian fights, and travelled on duty in each and every State and Territory of the Union. His services in the Civil War were of the highest importance, and as Acting Inspector he undoubtedly had a more complete knowledge of the condition of the "Army of the Potomac " in its details than any other official in the country. RUSSELL A., b. 7 June, 1824; JONATHAN AUSTIN, b. 21 Oct., 1827, Captain in the late war, m. 14 June, 1857, Annie Murray, he d. 6 May, 1880, at Kendall, Penn. ; they had Charles S., b. 17 May, 1858, at Philadelphia, Pa .; Effa M., b. 24 April, 1867, at Pioneer, Pa .; AARON W., b. 1] March, 1830, m. 26 June, 1861, Carrie R. Whiting, his cousin, who d. 2 Oct., 1870, at Asheville, N. C., he d. 9 Jan., 1886, at Ox. ; they had Carrie P., b. 1865, d. 1874; Theodore W., b. 1867, d. 1884, at Brooklyn, N. Y. ; SUSAN P., b. 22 Nov., 1832, m. 27 March, 1860, Reuben P. Pierce, settled at Chicago, Ill., where she d. 28 Aug., 1879; they had Henry N., b. 25 Feb., 1861, civil engineer.
14. RUSSELL A., son of Stephen (13), m. 23 Dec., 1855, Mary, dau. of William Robinson, he d. 24 July, 1875. . . . Children : EDWARD R., b. 30 June, 1857, m. 1881, Abbie L. Holbrook of East Medway, residence, Boston; had ch .; ARTHUR E., b. 21 Aug., 1858, m. 3 June, 1889, Mabel G. Willis of Reading, where they reside, had ch .; NELSON H., b. 27 May, 1861, m. 3 Dec., 1884, Nellie L., dau. of Nathaniel Eddy, residence, Worcester, mer- chant, they had M. Estelle, b. 26 Aug., 1886; GEORGE S., b. 9 Sept., 1864, m. 13 June, 1889, Alice T. Reed of Cambridge, residence, Worcester, mer- chant; and 3 daughters, d. young.
15. JONATHAN, son of Jonathan (12), m. 7 May, 1815, Betsey, dau. of Benjamin Gilbert of Brooklyn, Conn., he d. 11 April, 1868, at Ox., she d. 30 March, 1876, at East Douglas; settled on a farm in the east part of Ox., H. 10, removed 1860 to the centre, H. 190, where he d. He was a good citizen, much esteemed, selectman and school committee. . . . Children : GEORGE L., b. 17 June, 1816; HENRY G., b. 26 Oct., 1821; ABBIE L., b. 19 Jan., 1825, m. 10 Nov., 1852, Rev. William T. Briggs, an able and esteemed Congregational minister, settled 1846 at North Andover, in 1856 at Princeton, an efficient worker in the educational department in the military district of North Caro- lina in the late war, settled 1866 at East Douglas, where he resided 1891, pastor emeritus, gave up his active duties April, 1887; they had William H., b. 10 March, 1855, at Andover, graduated at Cambridge Law School in 1875, lawyer 1885 at Grinnell, Ia. ; Helen LeRoy, b. 5 Sept., 1858, at Princeton, was gradu- ated at Wellesley, m. 22 Sept., 1885, Rev. Carlton P. Mills, Episcopalian, resided at Kalamazoo, Mich., where she d. 3 Dec., 1889; Ann I., b. 1861, d. 1866.
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16. GEORGE L., son of Jonathan (15), m. 27 Oct., 1841, Harriet K. Roberts of Andover, residence, North Andover, where she d. 8 March, 1889. Ma- chinist, many years head of the firm of Davis & Furber, and now of the corporation "Davis & Furber Machine Co." A remarkably successful busi- ness man and wealthy, prominent in civil and ecclesiastical affairs, deacon of Congregational Church, a liberal supporter of religious and charitable institu- tions, several years State Senator, Bank president, contributed largely toward preparing and publishing this volume. . . . Children : HARRIET R., b. and d. 1843; GEORGE G., b. 30 Aug., 1844, m. 2 Feb., 1876, Ada M. Whitney of Boston, several years in banking in Boston in partnership with Charles Whitney, his father-in-law, 1890 in North Andover in machine business with his father; ch. : Ethel W., b. and d. 1877; Madeline, b. 10 Dec., 1878; Charles W., b. 12 April, 1881; JAMES H., b. 18 April, 1846, m. (1) 1871, Ida Parkhurst, she d. 16 Nov., 1872, m. (2) 1875, Caroline E. Curwen of Salem, he d. Dec., 1886; ch. Arthur C., b. and d. 1876; ELLA M., b. 1847, d. 1853; HATTIE E., b. 21 Sept., 1849, d. 10 May, 1874, at Florence, Italy, while on a tour; ALICE R., b. 11 Jan., 1855, m. 25 Sept., 1879, Auguste A. Sack of Providence, R. I., where they resided, woolen manufacturer; EDWARD L., b. 13 Sept., 1856, d. 9 Dec., 1881; MARY W., b. 24 April, 1858, m. 15 June, 1881, Thomas D., son of Jabez L. Peck of Pittsfield, where they settled, she d. March, 1889; they had Katharine, b. 3 March, 1883; Harriet R., b. 9 Feb., 1885; Davis L., b. 12 Nov., 1887; ANNA C., b. 28 Feb., 1860, d. 24 Dec., 1877; FRANK K., b. 28 Oct., 1862, d. 13 Oct., 1887; ADDIE S., b. 1863, d. 1866; HELEN A., b. and d. 1866.
17. HENRY G., son of Jonathan (15), m. 7 Oct., 1845, Mary B., dau. of Samuel Dowse of Oxford, settled at Pittsfield. He was a man of good mind, sterling integrity, efficient as a business man, active in Church matters, and much beloved; deacon of Dr. Todd's Church who wrote of him as a model man. His health was not firm and gave way under the pressure of mercantile business ; he d. 19 July, 1863. . . . Children : ELIZABETH D., b. 11 Oct., 1846; MARY G., b. 10 Oct., 1848, m. 11 June, 1873, Francis W., son of Judge Julius Rockwell of Pittsfield, Representative to Congress from XIIth district; they had William W., b. 4 Oct., 1874; Henry D., b. 6 Sept., 1876; Samuel F., b. 28 Oct., 1878; Julius R., b. 16 July, 1880; Lawrence D., b. 27 Sept., 1883; Francis W., b. ] Sept., 1885; Elizabeth, b. 27 March, 1888; HENRY, b. and d. 1851; SAMUEL D., b. 1856, d. 1857.
18. THOMAS, son of Samuel (1), m. (1) 18 Nov., 1742, Rebecca Healy of Dudley, she d. 18 March, 1771; m. (2) 1773, Mrs. Dorothy Smith of Wood- stock, Conn. ; he d. 1 Aug., 1778. Received from his father 155 acres adjoin- ing the homestead on the north, H. 15, on which he built, in 1747, a grist-mill which he operated many years; he had good endowments and was a worthy man, deacon from 1760 to his decease. . . . Children : HANNAH, b. 2 Oct., 1743, m. Jeremiah, son of Elisha Davis, her cousin; REBECCA, b. 14 Dec., 1744, m. Jacob, son of Edward Davis, her cousin; SARAH, b. 1746, d. 1748; LUCY, b. 15 June, 1748, m. Marvin Moore.
19. DANIEL, son of Samuel (1), m. (1) 14 Jan., 1741, Tamar, dau. of Jonathan Town, she d. 10 Aug., 1761; m. (2) 2 Dec., 1762, Elizabeth Shurt- leif; he d. 24 June, 1786, at Thompson, Conn., she d. 25 Feb., 1785. He set- tled on south side the Sutton road west of the mill brook, H. 195, removed 1752 to Killingly, where he was esteemed, selectman, and deacon of the Church. . .. Children, first six b. at Ox. : DANIEL, b. 12 Oct., 1742, m. 2 Dec., 1762, Elizabeth Whittemore of Killingly, where they settled, both d. at Waterford, O .; he d. 4 Nov., 1807, she d. 16 Sept., 1806, 11 ch. He was active
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and efficient in the Revolutionary war, a captain, and sacrificed largely his in- terests for his country, after the war joined the company of emigrants to Ohio, and is said by his descendants to have been the first man to cut a tree beyond the Ohio river. This being a " buckeye," the incident, it is claimed, gave that name to the State. After participating in the Indian wars he set- tled at Waterford and was very influential in founding the institutions of the new State; MARY, b. 26 May, 1744, m. 22 March, 1763, John Felshaw, set- tled at Killingly, hotel keeper. He d. 16 March, 1783. Samuel, a son, was one of the Ohio pi oneers; TAMAR, b. 17 Oct., 1745, m. 12 Jan., 1764, Capt. Perley Howe, settled at Killingly, she d. 31 Dec., 1771; SIMON, b. 14 April, 1747, m. (1) 28 Sept., 1769, Zeruiah Knight, she d. 1782; m. (2) 7 Sept., 1784, Mrs. Mary Hurlburt, settled at Thompson, parents of Simon Davis, Esq., of Thompson; he d. 10 Jan., 1821, she d. 20 Feb., 1843; CATHERINE, b. 12 March, 1748, m. Daniel Davidson, settled at Brooklyn, Conn., where she d. 9 Dec., 1807; HEZEKIAH, b. 30 Sept., 1750, d. 4 Oct., 1776, at East Chester, in United States service, as a soldier; SARAH, b. 15 Sept., 1752, at Killingly, m. 30 Dec., 1772, Deacon Robert Sharp, settled at Pomfret ; she d. 16 June, 1813; HULDAH, - b. 9 May, 1754, m. 31 March, 1774, Sampson Howe, Esq., of Killingly ; he d. 7 Sept., 1824, she d. 8 Aug., 1810; he was an influential and substantial citizen, much in public office; HANNAH, b. 22 Jan., 1756, d. unm .; ELIZABETH, b. 16 April, 1758, m. 21 Jan., 1786, Dr. John E. Eaton of Dudley; he d. 12 Oct., 1812, she d. 20 Sept., 1838; by second m., WILLIAM, b. 1764, d. 1772.
20. ELISHA, son of Samuel (1), m. 11 July, 1751, Mary, dau. of Timothy Harris of Oxford; he d. 22 Oct., 1796, she d. aged 69, 26 Sept., 1796. He set- tled in the east part of Ox., H. 14, was worthy and highly esteemed, captain of militia, and filled the higher town offices, owned and operated a saw-mill on his farm. In his will he wrote-" each son is to have as much as two daughters except the son that lives on my home farm [Nehemiah] and he must have one hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixty-seven cents more than either other son, in order to support the dignity of my house in making my friends welcome." . . . Children : JEREMIAH, b. 27 March, 1753; ANNA, b. 25 Nov., 1754, m. John Pratt of Ox .; ELISHA, b. 1756, d. young ; ABIJAH, b. 10 Sept., 1758; ALICE, b. 28 Aug., 1760, m. Dr. Daniel Fisk of Ox. ; THOMAS, b. 5 Sept., 1762; DOROTHY, b. 1765, d. 1767; NEHEMIAH, b. 5 March, 1768; TIMOTHY, b. 6 Sept., 1770; DOLLY, b. 28 Nov., 1773, m. Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel Davis, of Montpelier, Vt., her cousin.
21. JEREMIAH, son of Elisha (20), m. 19 Nov., 1778, Hannah, dau. of Thomas Davis, his cousin; he d. 20 Dec., 1822, she d. 5 Oct., 1803; settled on the farm of his uncle Thomas, H. 15, miller, several years selectman. . . . Children : ELISHA, b. 10 Jan., 1780, m. 17 Jan., 1819, Fanny, dau. of Thomas Davis, his cousin, removed to Sutton where he d. 3 Aug., 1839, she d. 15 May, 1877, no ch .; ALICE, b. 30 Jan., 1783, m. Maj. William Moore.
22. ABIJAH, son of Elisha (20), m. (1) 30 June, 1785, Abigail, dau. of Ebenezer Davis of Charlton, she d. 9 Feb., 1797; m. (2) 11 Aug., 1799, Mary, dau. of Marvin Moore, she d. 22 Oct., 1812 ; m. (3) 1 Dec., 1814, Mrs. Abigail Barker, dau. of Nathan Hall of Ox., he d. 28 March, 1833, she m. (2) Peter Butler. He was a leading man of his time, long a magistrate, a thrifty farmer of much practical wisdom and sagacity in business matters, much looked up to by his townsmen, largely engaged in public affairs, representa- tive many years, chairman of selectmen, captain of militia. . . . Children, by first m. : ABIJAH, b. and d. 1796; by second m. : ABIGAIL, b. 1801, d. 1803; MARY, b. 1 Feb., 1804, m. 28 Sept., 1823, Col. Reuben Waters of Sutton,
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representative, postmaster, a leading democrat at Sutton; she d. 20 Oct., 1870, at Fitchburg; they had Abigail D., b. 1824; Abijah D., b. 1826, d. 1848 ; Reuben K., b. 1828; Tamar S., b. 1830; Mary E., b. 1831; Benton, b. 1835; Edna A., b. 1837 ; Ellen C., b. 1842; Loring D., b. 1844; ABIJAH, b. 8 Aug., 1806, m. 6 Feb., 1839, Sarah Faulkner, no ch., he d. 18 April, 1875, she d., aged 67, 7 March, 1868; ERASTUS, b. 18 April, 1808, m. 15 March, 1836, Han- nah Bugbee, settled at Millbury, no ch., he d. 1 Aug., 1875; LORING, b. 25 April, 1810, d. 5 Oct., 1842, unm .; by third m. : ABIGAIL, b. 8 Feb., 1816, m. Dr. Samuel C. Paine; ALICE F., b. and d. 1820.
23. THOMAS, son of Elisha (20), m. 28 March, 1793, Jerusha Pratt, he d. 16 April, 1832, she d. 20 April, 1832, both at Sutton. He settled on the hill east of Ox. centre, H. 28, a part of his father's farm, removed 1824 to Sutton. . . . Children : FANNY, b. 30 May, 1794, m. Elisha, son of Jeremiah Davis, her cousin, no ch .; THOMAS, b. 30 April, 1798, m. 1 Sept., 1818, Eliza Wait, removed to Ellisburgh, N. Y. ; he d. 5 April, 1842, at Sutton, she d. 16 April, 1875, at Lansing, Mich .; they had Caroline E., b. 1820, d. 1852, unm .; Frank- lin E., b. 1822, m. Lovisa W. Daniels, settled at Wacousta, Mich .; Eli H., b. 1826; Mary F., b. 1832; Arthur T., b. 1837, settled at Lansing; Helen M., b. 1841, m. Luther B. Baker of Lansing, Mich .; ELI, b. 20 Sept., 1804, m. 1 Sept., 1829, Catherine F. Richardson, settled at Ellisburgh, where he was a physician, they had Laura A., b. 1833, m. Jerome Stone; Martha J., b. 1837; Kate A., b. 1841; ESTES, b. 13 Aug., 1807, m. (1) 25 Dec., 1850, Elmira Lewis, settled at Cincinnati, O., she d. 1855; m. (2) 31 March, 1857, Ruth A. Evans, he d. 10 Dec., 1873, she d. 10 Aug., 1866; they had Estes, b. 1852, d. 1864; Lewis, b. 1853; ch. by second m., Elmira. b. 1858, d. 1861.
24. NEHEMIAH, son of Elisha (20), m. 22 March, 1801, Hannah, dau. of Elijah Davis, he d. 25 Feb., 1821, she d. 9 Aug., 1815, lived upon the home- stead, he was an enterprising public spirited man, selectman and assessor, cap- tain of militia, noted fisherman. . . . Children : DANIEL, b. 9 Sept., 1801, m. 18 May, 1830, Phebe, dau. of William Robinson, he d. 17 Oct., 1876, she d. 19 Dec., 1868, no ch .; SAMUEL, b. 17 March, 1806, m. 19 Dec., 1832, Lucinda, sister of wife of his brother Daniel, he d. 26 Jan., 1881, she d. 25 Jan., 1888, no ch .; NEHEMIAH, b. 17 April, 1809, d. 4 Sept., 1837, unm.
25. TIMOTHY, son of Elisha (20), m. Sally, dau. of Samuel Davis, resided at Oxford and Sutton. He d. 15 Nov., 1821, at Ox., she d. 1 Aug., 1853, in Maine. . . . Children : CYNTHIA, b. 22 March, 1796, at Ox., m. Calvin Comins, settled at Eddington, Maine, removed to Passadumkeag, where she d. 24 Sept., 1865; they had Elmore D., b. 15 July, 1830, m. 1860, Nannie D. Oakes, residence, Modesto, Cal .; SALLY, b. 27 Nov., 1797, m. Ezra D. Sparhawk of Ox .; SALEM, b. 8 Nov., 1800, d. aged 78, 10 Nov., 1878, unm .; MARY, b. 26 Oct., 1803, m. 22 Nov., 1831, Franklin Adams, settled at Eddington, Me., re- moved to Bangor, where she d. 21 April, 1871 ; they had Benjamin F., b. 1833, residence, Bangor; Abby A., b. 1839; Davis F., b. 1840; Estes F., b. 1843; ESTES H., b. 2 March, 1809, d. 1838, at Ox .; ELSIE, b. 30 Dec., 1812, m. (1) 6 · April, 1840, Jairus Sparhawk, no ch., he d. 26 June, 1860; m. (2) 17 July, 1863, Maverick Jennison; AUGUSTUS, b. 1815, d. 1833, at Grafton; FREEMAN, b. 22 Nov., 1817, m. 15 'Aug., 1858, Catherine Oakes, settled at Eddington, and had George E., b. 1861; Catherine E., b. 1863; Charles A., b. 1865, d. 1874.
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the homestead, was a good member of society, and deacon of the Church, constable and assessor. . . . Children : MARY, b. 30 June, 1760, m. 3 Jan., 1788, Nathaniel Healy and settled at Dudley, he d. 12 June, 1812, she d. 21 Dec., 1826; JOHN, b. 1762, d. 1774; DEBORAH, b. 1764, d. 1766; DEBORAH, b. 9 Nov., 1766, d. 1831, unm .; SARAH, b. 1769, d. 1773; JESSE, b. 17 March, 1771, d. 1827, at Livermore, Me., unm .; SARAH, b. 10 Feb., 1774, m. Peter, son of Ebenezer Humphrey ; ch. by second m. : JOHN, b. 14 May, 1779 ; NATHANIEL, b. 9 June, 1781; LUTHER, b. 1783, d. 1786; ENOCH, b. 1785, d. 1786; LUTHER, b. 29 Sept., 1787, m. (1) 1827, Mrs. Sarah Sweetland, settled at Concord, N. Y., she d. 10 Nov., 1833; m. (2) 1842, Mrs. Sarah Rice, hed. 11 Jan., 1864, she d. 1863 ; ch. by first m., Adeline M., b. 1828, m. 2 June, 1858, Edward G. Gibson; SUSANNA, b. 10 June, 1791, m. Francis Sibley.
27. JOHN, son of John (26), m. 25 Nov., 1809, Dolly, dau. of Asa Larned, settled at Oxford, removed 1811 to Montague. He d. 7 Feb., 1862, she d. 24 Oct., 1852, both at Montague. . . . Children : LARNED, b. 28 Feb., 1811, m. (1) 5 Sept., 1833, Mary A. Parmenter, removed to Mt. Palatine, Ill., where she d. 29 July, 1848, m. (2) 5 April, 1849, Keziah J. Laughlin, he d. 14 Dec., 1887 ; ch. by first m., John, b. 25 Sept., 1834, m. in Iowa; Dwight, b. 14 July, 1837, m. and settled at Chatsworth, Ill .; Otis B., b. 5 Jan., 1839, m. and resides in Illinois ; Everett P., b. 9 Dec., 1841, m. and settled at Mt. Palatine, Ill., where he d. 28 Aug., 1875; Philena M., b. 14 April, 1847, m. James H. Morris and set- tled at Ashland, Neb. ; ELISHA, b. 27 Aug., 1813, at Montague, m. 9 May, 1843, Mary C., dau. of Daniel Larned of Weathersfield, Vt., his cousin, he d. 18 Nov., 1869, at Montague; they had Alma M., b. 1844; Lucy E., b. 1845; Elisha E., b. 1857; SUSAN, b. 1818, SYLVIA, b. 1819, both d. young.
28. NATHANIEL, son of John (26), m. 4 Dec., 1817, Lucy, dau. of John Mayo, settled on the homestead, where both d. He d. 28 Oct., 1850, she d. 17 July, 1870. . . . Children : LUCY, b. 9 Dec., 1818, unm. ; JOHN, b. 14 Nov., 1820, m. 18 April, 1852, Mrs. Marilla Thompson, m. n. Greenman, of Buffalo, N. Y., settled at Ox., he d. 19 May, 1886, she d. aged 55, 5 March, 1886; they had Nathaniel M., b. 24 Nov., 1853, m. 26 Sept., 1877, Nellie R., dau. of George Appleby, residence, Worcester; they had Ida, b. 1878, d. 1879; Charles H., b. 12 July, 1881; John F., b. 28 Jan., 1856; Samuel A., b. 30 Nov., 1858, unm., d. Sept., 1888, at Worcester; William H., b. 12 Oct., 1861, d. 1890, at Worcester; Mary Anne, b. 10 March, 1865, m. Elmer E. Keith; Lucy L., b. 1868, d. 1881.
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