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SAMUEL, and Abigail Waters, both of Sutton, m. 17 Feb., 1729.
MARY, and Jabez Tatman, both of Worcester, m. 23 Feb., 1761.
SAMUEL, of Sutton, and Phebe Putnam, m. 15 Feb., 1795.
NABBY, of Sutton, and Simon Gould, m. intentions 18 Nov., 1797.
SALLY, of Sutton, and Dexter Rawson of South Gore, m. intentions 13 Dec., 1802.
PRUDENCE, and Calvin Clemence, both of Sutton, m. 16 March, 1815.
WILLIAM, 2ND, of Douglas, and Lucy Putnam, Sutton, m. 23 April, 1826.
CLARISSA, and William Lesure, m. 9 Nov., 1828.
BENJAMIN, of Douglas, and Nancy M. Sibley, m. intentions 16 May, 1849.
CALEB F., and Aurelia A. Hervey, m. 31 Aug., 1850.
SALLY E., widow, aged 70, d. 18 March, 1872.
EDWARD A., son of Caleb F., aged 28, d. 27 Dec., 1883.
DUNBAR, JOSEPH, b. 29 March, 1805, at Elgin, Scotland, m. 18 March, 1826, Susan Sanderson, b. 19 Sept., 1803, at Duffries, Scotland, came to America about 1833, settled at Leicester and about seven years later came to North Ox., he d. 1 April, 1882, at Passaic, N. J., she d. 8 Feb., 1876, at Worcester. . . . Children : JOHN, b. 1 March, 1827, at Elgin, Scotland, m. in 1855, resided in Florida, d. 10 (?) Oct., 1872; MARY, b. 28 Feb., 1829, at Elgin, d. 27 Oct., 1844, at Ox. [20 Oct., 1841, Ox. Rec.]; JAMES, b. 27 Jan., 1831, at 63
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Elgin, d. 26 July, 1859, at Ox .; ROBERT A., b. 1834, at Leicester, d. 1839; WILLIAM S., b. 31 Oct., 1836, at Leicester, residence, Boston; HELEN J., b. 6 Nov., 1838, at Leicester, m. 1 Jan., 1860, B. F. Evans, she d. 1 May, 1876, at Spencer; ROBINA B., b. 26 Feb., 1841, at Ox., m. 24 Feb., 1863, Joseph Bur- rough, woolen manufacturer, resided at Worcester and Passaic, N. J., where he d. 3 Nov., 1885, had ch. ; MARIA E., b. 8 Dec., 1843, at Ox.
JOHN A., aged 46, d. 6 Oct., 1873.
DUNCAN, WILLIAM, tradition says was from the North of Scotland, im- pressed at Edinburgh and brought as a soldier to Quebec, escaped and came to Ox., where he began work at his trade, that of a saddler, resided here nearly 20 years. In 1796 in the sale of estate H. 240, the southeast boundary was at " William Duncan's bake shop." There is no record of the family to be found. He, being then of Ox., m. (1) 22 June, 1779, Sarah, dau. of Daniel Day of Sutton, Mary [error for "Sarah "?], w. of William Duncan, d. 14 June, 1796 [Ox. Rec. ], he m. (2) 2 Oct., 1796, Mrs. Lucy Warren of Dudley. There is no evidence of his removal to Dudley before his second m. He was of Ox. 17 Sept., 1796, d. 1801, will approved 6 Oct. . . . Children, probably all b. at Ox. : SALLY, b. about 1782, removed to Paxton, where she d. unm. 30 March, 1847; WILLIAM, b. 4 June, 1784; DIADAMA, m. intentions 2 Dec., 1804, John Knowlton of Grafton, settled and d. at Weathersfield, Vt., bought land there 1804; they had Elbridge G., b. 1806; Diadama D., b. 1809; Sally D., b. 1811 ; Lucy A., b. 1815; CLARK, unm., went to sea and not heard from; POLLY, m. intentions 31 Aug., 1805, Nathan Johnson of Grafton; they had Mary, Sally, Harriet, Calista, Samuel, Clark, "Little dau. Nabby," named in his will.
2. WILLIAM, son of William (1), m. 3 May, 1808, Annice Morse of Charl- ton, b. 30 Jan., 1789, settled at Worcester, saddler, much respected, removed 1811 to Paxton, where he was a farmer, and 1857 to North Brookfield, resided with his son WILLIAM, d. 13 July, 1857, she d. 15 Nov., 1857. . . . Children : WILLIAM, b. 1810, d. 1811; CHARLES, b. 1811, m. Tryphosa Lakin of Pax- ton, 4 ch .; Harlan P., hardware merchant of Worcester is a son; a dau. m. Hon. Theodore C. Bates; WILLIAM, b. 1812; ANGELINE, b, 1814; JAMES, b. 1818; ALMIRA, b. 1820; TIMOTHY M., b. 1821; CAROLINE, b. 1824; EMILY, b. 1827; ANNICE L., b. 1829; SARAH C., b. 1832; LEONARD C., b. 1834. JOHN, b. about 1704, several years in the French war. SARAH, spinster, sold land on Prospect Hill 1766.
DUNHAM, DANIEL C., b. 21 April, 1806, at St. John, N. B., son of David N., a native of Conn., m. (1) 2 June, 1844, Julia A. Chase of Holden, she d. aged 29, 27 Sept., 1848, at Ox., m. (2) 2 April, 1849, Bathsheba Walker of Worcester, he d. 30 Jan., 1880, at Holden, came to Ox. 1843, bootmaker. . . . Children : DAVID N., b. 1845, d. 1846; GEORGE W., b. 18 May, 1848, d. 29 April, 1869, at Fitchburg, from injury on the railroad.
ZILPAH, and James Chadwick, m. intentions 12 Oct., 1827.
EDWARD, and Mary A. Humes, m. 17 April, 1828.
DUNN, DAVID, of Northbridge, and Louisa P. Slocum, m. 19 Sept., 1830. DUNNELL, LUTHER, and Roxana Fuller of Sutton, m. int. 18 Dec., 1831. DUNTON, SILAS, and Olivia L. Guild, m. intentions 15 July, 1846.
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DURGIN, LEVINA, of Chelmsford, and Horace Vinton, m. intentions 24 April, 1841.
DURNEN, ANDREW (Irish), aged 70, d. 23 Aug., 1880.
DUSOH, EMMA (Canadian), aged 90, d. 10 Dec., 1887.
DWINNELL, ELIZA, and William G. Willson, Shoreham, Vt., m. 28 Jan., 1834.
ALICE, and J. M. Bailey of Ticonderoga, N. Y., m. 15 Jan., 1837.
EAGER, STEPHEN, of Sutton, soldier from Ox., d. 28 Nov., 1864, at New Berne, N. C.
EAMES, WILLIAM A., of Leicester, and Harriet P. Waite, m. 8 May, 1835. EARL, MARTHA, w. of Samuel H., aged 65, d. 10 April, 1886.
EDDY, REV. WILLIAM, of Crainbrook, Kent, England, had JOHN and SAMUEL, came from Boxted, Suffolk, England, to Plymouth, 29 Oct., 1630. Samuel settled at Plymouth. John, b. about 1595 (whom Gov. Winthrop called a "Godly man"), settled at Watertown. SAMUEL, his son, b. 30 Sept., 1640, m. Sarah Mead; they had SAMUEL, b. 4 June, 1668; BENJAMIN, b. 16 Sept., 1673. SAMUEL, b. 1668, m. 13 Dec., 1693, Elizabeth Woodward, he d. 6 Aug., 1746, she d. 7 Aug., 1753. . . . Children : JOHN, b. 6 May, 1696; ELIZABETH, b. 28 May, 1697, d. young; SARAH, b. 9 May, 1700, m. 1 June, 1730, Peter Hurd; SAMUEL, b. 18 Aug., 1701; ELIZABETH, b. 29 July, 1703; EBENEZER, b. 9 Jan., 1705; BENJAMIN, b. 30 Nov., 1707, m. 1733, Elizabeth Truesdell, and was a tailor at Winchendon or Royalston, where he d. aged 91. Of these ch. John, Sarah, Samuel and Ebenezer came to Ox.
2. JOHN, son of Samuel (1), bought land 1723 on Brush Hill, H. 166, m. (1) Mercy -, she d. 23 April, 1747, m. (2) 18 June, 1747, Patience, widow of Edmund Town, she d. 1767, will approved 17 Dec., he d. before 20 April, 1762, at which date his will was approved. . . . Children : JOHN, b. 28 Feb., 1727, d. 30 Oct., 1749; JOSIAH, b. 13 Nov., 1728, d. 1738 ; BENJAMIN, b. 11 Feb., 1732, d. 28 April, 1756; HEZEKIAH, b. 19 Jan., 1733; MARY, b. 7 Aug., 1735, m. Richard Moore, 3d (?); HANNAH, b. 28 March, 1739, m. Thomas, son of Ebenezer Eddy ; ESTHER, b. and d. 1743; ESTHER, b. 21 Nov., 1744; MERCY, b. and d. 1746; by second m .: JOSIAH, b. 25 Feb., 1748, m. Sarah Dennis, resided at Deerfield, Revolutionary soldier, d. before 6 April, 1824 ; EDMUND, b. 16 April, 1749, m. 15 Oct., 1772, Phebe Nichols, settled at Charlton, and had Edmund, d. young; Phebe, b. 1774; Edmund, b. 1776; Zilpah, b. 1779; John, b. 1781; Henry, b. 1785; Samuel, b. 1787; Amos, b. 1790; Polly, b. 1796; JOHN, b. 1751, d. 1756; MERCY, b. 1754, d. 1756.
3. HEZEKIAH, son of John (2), soldier in the French war, m. Susanna, dau. of Oliver Shumway. . . . Children : JONATHAN, b. 15 Aug., 1759; MERCY, b. 9 April, 1761; SARAH, b. 18 July, 1763.
4. SAMUEL, son of Samuel (1), m. 30 Jan., 1727, Elizabeth Bellows of Marlboro', settled in north part of Ox., now Auburn, where he d. 4 Aug., 1762. Inventory £578. On 20 May, 1724, Abraham Skinner of Colchester, Conn., sold to Samuel Eddy of Watertown, 60 acres on Prospect Hill. . . . Children : ELIZABETH, b. 24 Nov., 1728; SAMUEL, b. 1731, d. 1736; RUTH, b. 23 Oct., 1733, m. intentions 10 July, 1762, John Hart of Leicester; JONATHAN, b. 23 Dec., 1735, soldier in the French war, d. at Fort Edward; SAMUEL, b.
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31 July, 1738; ABIGAIL, b. 5 Dec., 1740, m. 2 Jan., 1759, Joshua Meriam of North Gore; LEVI, b. 27 April, 1745, m. intentions 28 June, 1766, Sarah Stone [Smith?] of Charlton. [Eddy Genealogy gives JOHN, d. in the French and Indian war. ]
5. SAMUEL, son of Samuel (4), m. 13 March, 1760, Susanna Meriam of North Gore, settled on the homestead, representative, Capt. of militia, he d. 4 July, 1798, she d. 17 Jan., 1803, aged 66. . . . Children : ISABELLA, b. 27 March, 1761; SAMUEL, b. 11 July, 1764; JOHN, b. 31 May, 1768; RUFUS, b. 6 April, 1772; SUSANNA; RUTH. In his will, dated 5 June, 1793, all these are named excepting Isabella.
6. SAMUEL, son of Samuel (5), m. Sarah Hart, he d. 11 May, 1813, she d. 17 Oct., 1838, aged 70. . . . Children : JAMES; SAMUEL, b. 19 July, 1796, settled on the homestead; LEWIS, b. 16 Feb., 1801; LEONARD; LYDIA, m. Daniel P., son of Reuben Eddy; SARAH, m. (1) Thomas Baird, m. (2) Swan Knowlton; SUSAN; MARY, m. W. T. Warren, resided at Holden.
7. LEWIS, son of Samuel (6), m. 14 May, 1823, Almira, dau. of Samuel Smith of Ox., settled at Ward, carpenter, he d. 14 June, 1875, she d. 5 June, 1867, both at Worcester. . . . Children : ELIZA N., b. 16 April, 1824, m. 22 Dec., 1847, Levi Eddy, settled at Worcester, he d. 5 Dec., 1870, she d. 1888 ; HENRY W., b. 17 Oct., 1826, m. (1) 3 Jan., 1850, Julia Foster of Fitchburg, m. (2) Nancy M. Merrill, carpenter and builder at Worcester; A. AMELIA, b. 1 April, 1829, m. (1) 10 April, 1849, William H. Richards, m. (2) 24 June, 1869, David B. Galloupe of Salem, no ch .; EMILY S., b. 24 Nov., 1831, m. 11 Dec., 1856, Charles A. Bowker, she d. 15 Jan., 1852; LEWIS M., b. 9 June, 1834, m. April, 1871, V. Adelaide Libby of Rockland, Me., residence, Boston ; MARY F., b. 10 Feb., 1836, m. 29 Dec., 1859, John L. Peters of Westboro', residence, Worcester; SAMUEL S., b. 27 April, 1838, m. (1) 1 Jan., 1857, Susan W. Carry, m. (2) 14 Oct., 1880, Franc O. Webster of Rochester, N. Y. He was 2d Lieut., 51st Mass. Regt. in the late war and very efficient, in 1863 raised in Worcester, Co. F, 42d Regt., of which he was Captain; removed 1869 to Rochester, where he was Col. of the 54th Regt. National Guards, State of N. Y., manufacturer and trader; LUCIAN A., b. 5 March, 1842, m. June, 1863, Caroline A. Haskell of North Brookfield, residence, Syracuse, N. Y .; ALBERT M., b. 22 March, 1843, m. Dec., 1869, Caroline M. Hervey, residence, St. Louis, Mo .; A. THEODORE, b. 28 Feb., 1845, m. 12 July, 1864, Elizabeth S. Cummings of Nashua, N. H., she d. 1 April, 1878, he was a soldier in the 51st and 42d Mass. Regts .; HERBERT, b. 1849, d. 1850.
8. EBENEZER, son of Samuel (1), m. 4 April, 1737, Ruth, dau. of Eleazer Ward, settled at the Eliott mill place, soldier in the French war, he d. 15 Dec., 1768. . . . Children : SARAH, b. 11 June, 1737, m. 20 Dec., 1762, Joseph Gleason of Sandisfield [1769 Joseph and Sarah Gleason of Sandisfield deeded to Thomas Eddy their rights in estate of Ebenezer, their father]; THOMAS, b. 15 March, 1739; ABEL, b. 19 April, 1741; TABITHA, b. 27 Nov., 1743, m. Samuel, son of Samuel Town; EUNICE, b. 23 April, 1746, m. 4 March, 1772, William Mills, Jr., of Needham; ENOCH, b. 5 Nov., 1748, d. 1768; JEMIMA, b. 11 July, 1751, m. 20 Aug., 1776, William Talle of Leicester; RUTH, b. 17 April, 1755.
9. THOMAS, son of Ebenezer (8), soldier in the French war, m. 10 May, 1762, Hannah, dau. of John Eddy, was owner of the mill a short time after his father's death. . . . Children : MARY, b. 21 May, 1762; JOHN, b. 4 May, 1764; LUCY, b. 1766, d. 1769; HANNAH, b. 12 May, 1768; EBENEZER, b. 24 March, 1770; ESTHER, b. 2 April, 1773.
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10. BENJAMIN, brother of Samuel (1), b. 1673, m. (1) 1707, Abigail Hol- den, no ch .; m. (2) Grace Holden, who d. 1714, leaving a daughter Grace, m. Isaac Stockwell; m. (3) 7 Nov., 1716, Elizabeth, dau. of Theophilus Phillips of Watertown, and had JONATHAN, b. 1717, d. 1730; ELIZABETH, b. 1719; JONAS, b. 1722, d. 3 June, 1745. In 1725, probably, Benjamin removed to Ox. and bought the farm known as the Pope place, H. 132, he d. 19 Dec., 1729, she d. aged 77, 25 Sept., 1759. His son WILLIAM was born 5 Feb., 1725. Lydia, the sister of his wife, m. in 1725, Jonathan Pratt, who lived near the same locality.
11. WILLIAM, son of Benjamin (10) progenitor of most of the Eddy families of Ox., Revolutionary soldier, m. Sarah Bellows of Southboro', he d. 16 March, 1805, aged 80, she d. 20 Jan., 1808. . . Children : JONAS, b. 10 Nov., 1747; SILAS, b. 1 Sept., 1749; REUBEN, b. 20 May, 1751; PERSIS, b. 18 Sept., 1753, m. John Barton; BENJAMIN, b. 1756, d. 1766; LYDIA, b. 7 Oct., 1758, m. 1800, Dr. Isaac Burnett of Dummerston, Vt., 2 ch .; WILLIAM, b. 1761, d. 1769; PARLEY, b. 14 Aug., 1763; SARAH, b. 1766, d. 1769; RACHEL, b. 7 Nov., 1769, m. 3 Feb., 1796, Elisha Cummings of Ward, removed to Mont- pelier, Vt., prosperous farmer, 9 ch.
12. JONAS, son of William (11), Revolutionary soldier, m. 26 Dec., 1770, Lucy Oakes of Charlton, settled at Ox., known as lieutenant, built the large house near North Oxford R. R. Station, H. 156, he d. 10 Dec., 1825, she d. 10 Sept., 1822. . . . Children : SALLY, b. May, 1771, m. 9 May, 1800, Stephen Stockwell, Jr., of Sutton, where they settled, had ch., Jonas C. was a son; WILLIAM, b. July, 1773, m. Hannah Burnet or Burnap, removed to Dixfield, Me., d. 9 June, 1817, at Orange, O .; they had Cyrus, b. 1809, residence, Orange, two sons; ALPHEUS, b. Oct., 1775; JONAS, b. June, 1778; REUBEN and RUFUS, b. Oct., 1781; Rufus d. young, Reuben m. and settled in New Jersey, had ch .; LUCY, b. Nov., 1785, m. Thaddeus Hall.
13. ALPHEUS, son of Jonas (12), m. (1) 10 April, 1806, Susanna, dau. of Dr. Daniel Fisk, she d. 2 March, 1829; m. (2) intentions 2 July, 1842, Mrs. Sophronia Cummings of Douglas; farmer and butcher; he d. 4 July, 1861. [Ox. Rec.]. . .. Children by first m. : CLEMENTINA, b. 1807, d. 1809; SUSAN F., b. 23 Oct., 1809, unm .; CELIA B., b. 21 June, 1811, m. 8 June, 1835, Amasa Alton of Thompson, Conn., mason, removed to Cape Girardeau, Mo., and had ch., all d. there; SOPHIA, b. and d. 1813; JOHN F., b. 1814, d. 1816 ; JAMES F., b. 3 May, 1817, d. 28 June, 1863, unm .; DANIEL F., b. 6 June, 1821, unm., lived in New York city, Philadelphia, and other places, was a railroad contractor, em- ployed five years on the Erie Railroad. It is said he was drugged in Phila- delphia and robbed, and died in a hospital from the poison, 23 July, 1858; SARAH, b. - , m. William J. Hancock, resided at Rome, N. Y., where she d.
14. JONAS, son of Jonas (12), m. 8 July, 1819, Betsey, dau. of Phinehas Parker; major of militia. He d. 15 June, 1832, at Worcester. . . . Children : ELVIRA, b. 1 Jan., 1821, m. 28 Nov., 1844, James M. Belknap of Sturbridge, where they settled, no ch. ; he resided at Southbridge; JONAS, b. 6 June, 1829, residence, Oxford; two others d. young.
15. SILAS, son of William (11), Revolutionary soldier, m. 29 July, 1773, Ruhamah, dau. of Josiah and Prudence Brown, b. 23 March, 1751, settled west of and near Howarth's village, H. 81, where he d. 31 Aug., 1807; she d. March, 1840. . . . Children : CHARLOTTE, b. 19 April, 1774, m. - - Taylor ; STANTON, b. 29 Feb., 1776, settled at Newfane, Vt. ; SALLY B., b. 2 Dec., 1777, m. 1798, Abner Harwood of Sutton, b. 8 Jan., 1776; he d. 24 July, 1865, she d. 8 Sept., 1866, both at Ware; they had Clarissa, b. 1799; Dauphin, b.
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1802; James S., b. 1804; Tirzah, b. 1806; Ruhamah, b. 1808; Levi L., b. 1810; Mary, b. 1812; Elbridge G., b. 1814; Andrew J., b. 1817; Sarah E., b. 1819; all at Barre; PRUDENCE P., b. 24 March, 1780, m. 24 March, 1800, Peter Harwood of Sutton, b. 23 Feb., 1763; he d. 8 April, 1847, she d. 3 June, 1867, both at Barre; they had Daniel, b. 1801, residence, Boston; Peter, b. 1804, d. 1876, at Barre; Harrison, b. 1808, d. 1843, at Barre; Louisa, b. 1816, m. Houghton, residence, Peabody ; BENJAMIN, b. 13 April, 1782, m. (1) 8 Nov., 1819, Sally, widow of John Torrey, she d. 5 Sept., 1823, aged 43; they had Mary, b. about 1821, d. 28 Feb., 1839; m. (2) 12 Sept., 1824, Nancy, widow of Alex. Nichols, m. n. Willard, of Charlton; they had Nancy, d. young; he d. 31 Oct., 1826, she m. (3) 10 April, 1831, John Balcom; WILLIAM W., b. 23 July, 1784; RUHAMAH, b. 14 April, 1788; NANCY, b. 17 May, 1790, m. Samuel S. Gates, settled at Barre, no ch .; he d. 28 Sept., 1856, she d. 3 Nov., 1864, both at Barre; SILAS, b. 3 May, 1792; JOTHAM, b. 5 Jan., 1795.
16. SILAS, son of Silas (15), m. 4 March, 1815, Elizabeth B. Ward of Leicester, settled at Oxford; the father went late in life to Grafton, and d. there. . . . Children : HARVLIN T., b. 24 Oct., 1815, residence, Saundersville, Grafton; DELANO P., b. 22 July, 1818; NATHANIEL L., b. 20 July, 1821, LOVICA, b. 2 Dec., 1823, m., residence, Grafton.
17. JOTHAM, son of Silas (15), m. 24 Oct., 1819, Betsey, dau. of Rufus Brown of Webster, b. 13 Feb., 1799, resided at Oxford, removed to Webster, where he d. 15 Feb., 1873; she d. 22 April, 1861. . . . Children, b. at Ox. : LEVIRA, b. 24 Oct., 1820, m. 20 Dec., 1843, James D. Tourtellotte of Webster, she d. 19 Aug., 1846; they had Martha J., b. 19 July, 1845, m. 31 Aug., 1884, Samuel P. Morris of Webster, second wife; LORIN, b. 28 Dec., 1824, m. 29 Oct., 1848, Augusta A., dau. of Bezaleel White of Westford, Conn., resi- dence, Worcester, no ch .; RUFUS B., b. 30 Dec., 1827, m. 2 June, 1853, Mary N., dau. of Joseph H. Perry of Dudley, no ch., prominent citizen of Webster.
18. REUBEN, son of William (11), Revolutionary soldier, m. (1) 25 Nov., 1773, Sibyl, dau. of Collins Moore, she d. 16 Feb., 1783; m. (2) 1784, Mary, dau. of Ebenezer Meriam, lived on the homestead. He d. 3 Oct., 1813. Ex- ecutor of his father's will. . . . Children : LUCRETIA, b. 27 Jan., 1775, m. David C. Parsons, removed to Montpelier, Vt., where he d., 12 ch .; LAVINA, b. 3 Feb., 1777, d. 14 Aug., 1800, unm .; BETSEY, b. 13 April, 1779, m. 1798, John Cummings of Ward, settled at Montpelier, and d. there, had ch .; ch. by second m. : JOEL, b. 12 Oct., 1786; DANIEL P., b. 17 Aug., 1788, m. Oct., 1815, Lydia, dau. of Samuel Eddy of Ward, resided at Ox. until 1826, removed to New Salem, thence to Ward, and soon after to Providence, R. I., spent a few of his last years at Greenwich, R. I., where he d. 1873, 8 ch., among them Charles, Horace, James, John, Alden ; POLLY, b. 8 Aug., 1791, m. Alexander C. Thurston; LEONARD, b. Oct., 1793, unm., d. 1825, found dead in a field near his home; RACHEL, b. Dec., 1797, m. Jos. Hudson.
19. JOEL, son of Reuben (18), m. (1) 10 Oct., 1810, Sally, dau. of Nathan Thurston, b. 1790, at Rockingham, Vt., she d. 20 Dec., 1844; m. (2) March, 1846, Prudella, dau. of David Larned, she d. aged 88, 26 Sept., 1875. He d. 21 April, 1865. . . . Children, all by first m. : REUBEN T., b. 7 Dec., 1811, m. (1) 24 May, 1837, Dulcenia Converse of Spencer, settled at Ox .; had Joel W., b. 1841, d. 1849; Sally T., b. 12 Aug., 1844, m. Jotham Fitts; Dulcenia, the mother, d. 10 March, 1846, aged 28; m. (2) 1851, at Webster, Harriet Foskett, and had Annie M., Byron E. ; he d. 3 July, 1876, at Webster; MARY M., b. 8 April, 1813, m. 18 Nov., 1835, John F. Pond of Providence, R. I., resided at
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Worcester, where he d. 13 Oct., 1876; they had Betsey F., b. 26 Sept., 1836, m. Albert W. Curtis, residence, Williamsport, Pa .; John E., b. 10 July, 1839, m. Maria W. Niles, residence, Bridgeport, Conn., had ch .; Daniel E., b. 12 June, 1841, m. Harriet Pickering, residence, Monticello, Ia., had ch .; Emma L., b. 22 Feb., 1843, d. 1866, unm .; Charles W., b. 1845, d. 1851; Isabella M., b. 23 Aug., 1847, m. Charles F. Mann, residence, Worcester; EMERSON, b. 2 June, 1815, m. Oct., 1844, E. Maria Whitney of Millbury, she d. aged 56, 14 Jan., 1875; ch. : Nathaniel H., b. Aug., 1845, m. Jenny Gage of Webster, had ch .; Frank W., b. 23 Dec., 1853, m. Arabella M. Austin of Worcester; Mary M., b. 28 March, 1857; Cora B., b. 5 Nov., 1864; NATHANIEL, b. 27 Oct., 1818.
20. NATHANIEL, son of Joel (19), m. 8 April, 1852, Mary Stevens, b. 22 Oct., 1820, at Guilford, Vt. He d. 2 April, 1874, she d. aged 64, 13 Feb., 1885. He was graduated at Amherst, 1838, taught in several places in acade- mies and high schools, State Senator in- 1861, school committee. . Children : WILLIAM H., b. 6 July, 1853, d. 16 Oct., 1874, unm. ; GEORGE S., b. 20 July, 1856, m. 24 June, 1879, Louie C., dau. of Edward W. Bardwell, constable, collector, farmer; they had Horatio B., b. 28 May, 1880; Florence L., b. 21 June, 1882; CHARLES E., b. 20 Sept., 1857, m. 1882, Anne, dau. of Wm. E. Pease, she d. 22 May, 1883, at Kansas City ; they had Anne Myrtis, b. 1882, at Kansas City; HELEN L., b. 21 Feb., 1859, m. Nelson H., son of Russell A. Davis; M. ESTELLA, b. 9 Sept., 1861, m. 27 Oct., 1887, William R. Wood, residence, 1888, at Florence; NATHANIEL, d. young.
21. PARLEY, son of William (11), Revolutionary soldier six months, m. (1) 18 Dec., 1786, Amity, dau. of Phinehas Parker, b. 1762, settled in North Gore, H. 105, she d. 19 Sept., 1801, m. (2) 18 June, 1804, Hannah, dau. of Thomas Nichols [Thomas was son of Alexander of Ward, and m. intentions 1 April, 1782, Dorothy Boyden], he d. 10 Dec., 1831, she d. 27 May, 1856. . . . Children : POLLY, b. 1787, d. 1803; PARLEY, b. 1790; RUFUS, b. 18 March, 1797; ch. by second m. : POLLY, b. 1805, d. 1838, unm .; LAURA, b. 1807, d. 3 Feb., 1857, unm .; CLARISSA, b. 1809, m. Loriston Shumway; LYDIA, b. 1810, d. 23 May, 1878, unm. ; ALEXANDER H., b. 1814, residence, Millbury, d. 1890, unm. ; THOMAS FLINT, b. 1817, m. 1852, Susan, dau. of James Phillips, resi- dence, Nettle Creek, Ill., where she d. 1879, had ch.
22. PARLEY, son of Parley (21), m. 10 April, 1816, Celia N., dau. of John Merriam, residence, Ox., removed 1829 to Charlton, where he d. 4 April, 1841, she d. 1881. . . . Children : MARY ANN, b. 28 May, 1819, m. 16 Jan., 1839, Adams Boyden of Charlton, had ch., d. there; RUFUS M., b. 8 Nov., 1820, m. Lucinda J. Bolster, and had Celia J., m. Lewis Rheiu.
23. RUFUS, son of Parley (21), m. (1) 1827, Phebe Merriam, who d. 27 Oct., 1842, m. (2) intentions 13 Jan., 1844, Clarissa Gage of N. H., he d. aged 82, 15 May, 1880, she d. May, 1885, settled on the homestead. . .. Children : HENRY E., b. 2 Feb., 1833, m. Mary Sprague of Leicester, where they settled, she d. 1879, 2 sons; ADDISON, b. 1840, d. 1843; RUFUS, b. and d. 1842; ch. by second m. : ALBERT A., b. 9 June, 1845, m. 25 Nov., 1873, Mary McIntire, had ch .; HARRIET A., b. 31 July, 1847, d. 25 June, 1870, unm .; ADDISON G., d. unm. 5 Sept., 1882.
MRS. ELIZABETH, aged 83, d. 4 Sept., 1803.
AMOS, of Millbury, and Anna Stone, m. intentions 15 Oct., 1813.
MARY, d. 25 Feb., 1839.
EMORY, aged 26, d. 24 Sept., 1848.
EMERSON, aged 36, d. 10 Oct., 1850.
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HANNAH N., aged 82, d. 27 May, 1856.
PAMELA, m. n. Hovey, dau. of Ezekiel, aged 58, d. 12 July, 1863. ELIPHALET, aged 64, son of Jesse of Auburn, d. 5 Dec., 1874.
EDMUNDS, HANNAH, and Edward Chamberlain, m. int. Nov., 1745. MRS. LUCY, of Killingly, Conn., and Jacob Streeter, m. int. 13 Nov., 1784.
EDSON, SAMUEL, of Salem 1639, removed to Bridgewater, among the first settlers, had JOSEPH, whose son JOSIAH was the father of ABIEZER, who was thrice m., Mary D. Packard being his third w. and the mother of RODOL- PHUS, b. about 1753, m. in 1780, Lydia, dau. of Lemuel Crane of Berkley, came to Ox. in 1798, having bought 21 June, 1797, the present Tyler Holman place, H. 158, where he settled. In 1812, being then of Northbridge, he sold this farm and soon after returned to Ox., and with his sons Ephraim and Bradford G. owned and occupied H. 163, where he d. 5 Oct., 1833, she d. 15 Jan., 1841, aged 80. . . . Children : EPHRAIM, b. 27 May, 1781, lived with his father, unm., d. 23 June, 1851; BETSEY, b. 20 Jan., 1784, m. Ebenezer, son of John Pratt; BRADFORD G., b. 21 Sept., 1801, at Ox., unm., owns and occupies the homestead; intelligent thriving farmer.
EDWARDS, LEMUEL, b. 18 March, 1729, at Littleton, son of John and Sarah, m. 25 June, 1751, Prudence Meriam of North Gore. . . . Children : JOSIAH, b. 1751, d. 1752; LUCIE, b. 4 July, 1753; ROBERT MERIAM, b. 12 Oct., 1760; PRUDENCE, b. 20 Aug., 1763.
2. JOHN, supposed brother of Lemuel (1), m. Dorothy, settled on Cox's land, now in Charlton. . . . Children : DOROTHY, b. 26 Jan., 1745, at Little- ton, m. 26 Dec,, 1770, Clement Coburn ; JOHN, b. 13 Jan., 1753, at Ox. ; MARY, b. 26 March, 1756, m. 2 May, 1776, David Rich; THOMAS, b. 19 April, 1758, m. 5 March, 1782, Susanna Towne of Charlton.
3. JOSEPH, brother of Lemuel (1), b. 14 March, 1725, at Littleton, m. Joanna, dau. of Hezekiah Meriam, lived in North Gore on a part of the Hart- well farm, removed to North Ox., where he was part owner at H. 121. . . . Child : JOANNA, b. 3 June, 1763.
EDWARD, m. 21 Dec., 1786, Zilpah Nichols, she d. a widow, 21 Oct., 1826, [headstone]. . . . Children : BENJAMIN, b. 19 Nov., 1788, m. Lucy Parker of Douglas, and had Henry, b. 29 Oct., 1816; Peter, b. 4 Oct., 1818; the family removed to Douglas, others were b. there; ELEANOR, b. 3 June, 1787, m. Ebenezer Brown, second w .; PETER, b. 5 June, 1790, settled in New York State. [On a visit home he asked his mother what she would say if she knew he was a justice of the peace. She replied " I should say they were short of stock for justices in New York"]; ABIGAIL, b. 28 Sept., 1792, m. Benjamin Learned; LAVINA, b. 1802, d. 1803.
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