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Livermore: "It was the first or second winter (probably the second, for he had made his 'pitch,' and built him a log cabin near the upper end of the great meadow which still retains the name 'Fish Meadow') that Major Fish took his shoemaker's tools and went to Winthrop to work a few weeks, but more particularly to do up a small job of courting the Marrow girl. . . . After tarrying at Mr. Marrow's a few weeks he left for Livermore. Unfortu- nately a cold northeast snow storm commenced the same day, making it a hard day's work to travel on foot to Dea. Livermore's in one day, and he did not get across the river till after dark. When about half a mile short of the deacon's . . . by mistake he turned out of the road . . . [into] the deep snow [and] apparently became exhausted. He hung his pack on the dead limb or knot of a spruce tree . . . laid himself down beside a pine tree turned up by the roots, and died. He was found three days afterwards . . . His remains were taken to Winthrop and buried with military honors." The date of his death is not given, but it was in Jan., 1782. A quantity of leather in addition to his tools made up his burden which had through the day been an impediment to his progress.
A poem of 240 lines on the death of Major Fish was written by Mrs. Eliza- beth Akers Allen of Portland, for the history of Livermore, a few lines from which follow :-
"But all too soon did the shadows fall And the chill gray twilight leave the skies, And night let down, like a solid wall, Its thick black curtain before his eyes.
Utterly wearied out, at length, He paused by the roots of a fallen pine, Yet strove with his last remaining strength To leave some record, or trace, or sign.
Powerless longer to strive or shout, He dropped on his desolate death bed there; The final flicker of hope went out And left him alone with his black despair.
Sweetly a strange delirium stole The sense of anguish and pain away ; For a merciful moment across his soul A wondrous vision of Summer lay : The sunshine warm on the sweet pine woods, The murmur of wide green solitudes, The glancing leaves by the breezes stirred, The gurgle of brook and the song of bird; Softly the fluttering pulse grew still, As spent waves die on a pleasant shore ; The wrathful tempest had wrought its will And the cold and darkness vexed no more.
And with prayer and sermon and quaint old hymns, Their fitting and simple burial rite, They buried him in his sweetheart's sight; With tender reverence they laid him down Near her dwelling in Winthrop town. His grave was nameless, and none may know So many the changing years have been, Where the kind earth opened, so long ago, Her warm, brown bosom, and took him in."
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FISHER, OLIVE B., w. of Willard D., m. n. Brayton, of Johnston, R. I., aged 69, d. 1 April, 1879.
WILLARD D., son of John of Thompson, Conn., aged 76, d. 17 Oct., 1884.
FINLEY, MRS. KATE (Irish), aged 71, d. 26 May, 1872.
FISK, FISKE, NATHAN, of Watertown 1642, had with others by w. Susanna, NATHANIEL, b. 12 July, 1653, m. 1677, Mary Child, and had with others JOHN, b. 17 March, 1683, m. 31 July, 1706, Lydia Adams, in Sherborn, and had with others ISAAC, b. 24 Aug., 1714, weaver, m. 11 Nov., 1736, Hannah Haven, settled at Worcester, where she was a teacher, removed to Framing- ham, where, with others, was b. DANIEL, 1751(?), physician, settled at Ox., studied with Dr. White, a noted man, of Salem. He probably resided here soon after his marriage in 1772. In 1774 his father bought the estate opposite Town's Pond, H. 141, upon which Daniel settled and died. He was a leading physician of the town, well known in all the region, had numerous pupils (among them Dr. Holbrook of Thompson, Conn., and Dr. Bullard of Sutton), was an active Freemason, a Universalist and one of the leading men in the formation of the Oxford Society, a stockholder in the " Central Cotton Manu- facturing Co.," an adherent of Shays in the famous "Rebellion." He went to Cambridge at the time of the siege of Boston, had, it is said, an interview with Gen. Washington, and was offered a surgeon's appointment, which he declined, was selectman in 1782, 1783 and 1784; built the house now stand- ing in 1791. He d. aged 65, 26 Aug., 1815. At his request Masonic ceremonies were dispensed with at his funeral, but it was very largely attended by the fraternity from abroad and was a remarkable occasion.
He m. (1) 10 Nov., 1772, Susanna, dau. of Rev. David Thurston, she d. Sept., 1798, m. (2) 1800, Alice, dau. of Elisha Davis, she d. aged 83, 28 July, 1844. . . . Children by first m. : SOPHIA, b. 18 Sept., 1773, m. John, son of Ephraim Russell; SARAH, b. 2 Sept., 1776, m. John, son of James Butler; WILLIAM T., b. 6 July, 1778; ABIJAH, b. 8 May, 1780, unm., soldier in Capt. Jones' Co., Miller's Regt., in the War of 1812, d. of camp fever 1813 at Green- bush, N. Y .; SUSANNA, b. 28 June, 1782, m. Alpheus, son of Jonas Eddy ; MARY, b. 13 Feb., 1785, m. Amos Hudson.
2. WILLIAM T., son of Daniel (1), m. (1) 1 Nov., 1801, Alice, dau. of William Hudson, lived near his father, a physician of moderate practice, a good citizen and respected, assessor and school committee, kept for several years a store near his residence, was a leading man in the Central Manu- facturing Co., removed 1820 to Ellisburg, N. Y., Alice, his w., d. 1827, m. (2) April, 1828, Betsey, her sister, he d. 12 Dec., 1841, at Fulton, N. Y., she d. 6 Oct., 1860. . . . Children by first m., b. at Ox. : DANIEL H., b. 13 Aug., 1802; ABIJAH, b. and d. 1804; WILLIAM H., b. 4 Nov., 1805, physician, m. 1830, Mary Stearns, d. 5 April, 1835, no ch .; SOPHIA, b. 13 Jan., 1808, m. 1835, John Shaw, merchant, who d. Aug., 1853, at Maquoketa, Ia., whither they had removed in 1840; they had Sophia F., b. 1836, m. 1870, Joseph Kelso, judge and banker at Bellevue, Ia .; Laura, b. 1841, m. 1873, James C. Brooksmit, residence, Cedar Rapids, Ia., railroad accountant; Carrie E., b. 1844, m. 1872,
Dr. - Moore, residence, Essex, Ia .; Mary C., b. 1848; Austin F., b. 1850, m. 1880, Isadore Kay, was graduated 1875 at Cornell, merchant at Maquoketa, Ia .; CYNTHIA, b. 6 Dec., 1810, m. 26 Jan., 1843, Dr. Charles W. Eastman, residence, Wessington, Dak., he d. 1880; they had William F., b. 1844, was graduated 1866 at Union College, editor of the Sterling, Ill., Gazette from
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1872 to 1882, m. (1) 1872, Frances Adams, m. (2) 1880, Myra T. Christopher, had ch .; LAURA, b. 22 July, 1813, m. 9 Nov., 1842, Nathaniel White, he d. Oct., 1865, at Ellisburg, N. Y., no ch .; AUSTIN T., b. 16 Nov., 1818, m. 1853, Mary R. Myres, no ch., he was a merchant at Ellisburg, d. 1863, at Syracuse, N. Y .; ch. by second m., b. at Ellisburg : WILBUR, b. 19 July, 1832, m. Oct., 1855, Myra A. Shaw, was in service in the late war as ward master in the hospital at Memphis, Tenn., where he d. 1863; ch. : Charles W., b. 1853, was graduated at Madison University, Wis., studying law, 1885, Maquoketa, Ia .; FERDIE C., b. 1856, was graduated 1879 at Cornell, architect at Minneapolis, Minn.
3. DANIEL H., son of William T. (2), m. 10 Feb., 1827, Caroline Willard, b. at Middletown, Vt., settled at Ellisburg, N. Y., removed late in life to Ithaca, N. Y., where he d. 3 Feb., 1884. . . . Children b. at Ellisburg : A DAU., b. 1827. d. 1830; DANIEL WILLARD, b. 11 Nov., 1831, educated at Hamil- ton College and Upsal University, Sweden, first asst. librarian at Astor Library, New York, from 1852 to 1859, professor of modern languages and librarian at Cornell University from 1868 to 1882, m. 14 July, 1880, Jennie McGraw, who possessed a large property, she d. 30 Sept., 1881, soon after her decease he removed, in somewhat infirm health, to Florence, Italy, where he, 1890, resided. In her will she bequeathed to Cornell University property estimated at one and a half million dollars. Prof. Fisk with some of her relatives brought a suit to have the will set aside. In Nov., 1888, the Court of Appeals gave a decision in favor of the contestants on the ground that according to the charter of the college it was not competent to receive the legacy. The case was appealed to the United States Court. WILLIAM O., b. 23 Jan., 1835, m. 24 Dec., 1866, Mary E. McGee, an eminent musician and organist, for many years at Syracuse, N. Y .; they had James W., Willard O., Carrie, Flora E., Alice M.
FITTS, ROBERT, of Salisbury 1640, had ABRAHAM, who m. 16 May, 1655, Sarah, dau. of Simon Thompson of Ipswich, where he resided; ABRAHAM, son or grandson of Abraham, was of Ipswich in 1690; ROBERT, his son, was b. there 19 July, -; BENJAMIN, son of Robert, b. 1728, removed with his father to Sutton, he was twice m. and had 19 ch., removed late in life from Douglas to the southeast part of Ox., where he bought land and built a house, H. 31, d. 14 Feb., 1803, his widow d. 11 Nov., 1837, aged 95.
2. DANIEL, son of Benjamin (1), b. 14 April, 1753, m. 9 April, 1778, Chloe White of Charlton, settled before 1796 in the northwest part of Ox., H. 94, where he d. aged 84, 3 Feb., 1837, she d. 22 Jan., 1837, aged 80. . . . Children : SALLY, b. 18 Dec., 1779, m. Abijah Lamb, second w .; CHLOE, b. 19 April, 1781, m. 6 Jan., 1799, William Henderson of Oakham, settled at Ox., removed to East Greenwich, R. I., Shutesbury, Columbus, N. Y., both d. at Buffalo, N. Y., many descendants in New York State; SOPHIA, b. 10 Nov., 1783, m. inten- tions 2 Oct., 1813, Reuben Adams of Ward, second w. ; DANIEL, b. 6 Jan., 1785, m. intentions 14 Nov., 1807, Lydia Livermore of Ward, where they settled, removed to Champion, N. Y., where he d. Dec., 1879, she d. there before 1860, had ch .; A dau. m:, resided at Champion; CAROLINE, b. 4 Aug., 1786, m. Joshua Burrill of Thompson, Conn., settled in Ward, removed to Onondaga Co., N. Y., thence to Pembroke, Genesee Co., where both d., had ch .; ABIJAH, b. 1 Sept., 1788, d. young; ROXALANA, b. 23 June, 1792, m. intentions 26 June, 1814, John Burrill, Jr., brother of Joshua, settled at Thompson, Conn., removed
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to Willimantic, Conn., where she d., he d. at East Hartford, Conn., 4 ch. ; JOHN, b. 13 June, 1794; ARBA, b. 14 Sept., 1796, m. (1) intentions 26 Sept., 1816, Polly Osmore (Hosmer?) of Ward, where they settled and had ch., she d. in Ward, m. (2) Julia Wesson, he d. 24 March, 1858; TIRZAH, b. 1800, d. young.
3. JOHN, son of Daniel (2), m. (1) 14 Feb., 1819, Eliza, dau. of Ebenezer Green of Thompson, Conn., she d. 16 Aug., 1843, at Pembroke, N. Y., m. (2) 12 Sept., 1844, Louisa, widow of Benjamin Vassall, m. n. Southworth, she d. 8 June, 1870, he d. 3 April, 1884, at Ox., aged 89. He settled on the home- stead in the northwest part of Ox., took down the old house and built the present one 1827, lived there about ten years and later spent three and one- half years in New York State, returned to Ox. . . . Children : NANCY C., b. 31 Aug., 1820; CHLOE W., b. 1823, d. 1825; SUSAN H., b. 28 Oct., 1827, m. George Wait; JULIUS, b. 26 May, 1830, m. (1) Sept., 1855, Sally Ann, dau. of Ebenezer B. Walker, settled at Ox., had ch., removed to West Sterling, where she d. March, 1875, m. (2) Elsie M. Pierce of Hubbardston, had ch.
4. WALTER, son of Benjamin (1), b. 4 April, 1755, m. (1) intentions 10 June, 1778, Sarah, dau. of Ebenezer Merriam, m. (2) Mrs. Blanchard, spent most of his life in Ox., he d. 4 March, 1825, aged 70. . . . Children by first m. : MIRIAM, b. 14 Feb., 1779, m. Nathan Pratt, no ch .; BETSEY, b. 5 Nov., 1780, m. 1801, James Cudworth of Ward, where they settled; WALTER, b. 12 Jan., 1783, m. intentions 6 May, 1809, Mary, dau. of John Cozzens of North Ox., had ch .; SYLVANUS, b. and d. 1785; SARAH, b. 15 Sept., 1787 or 8, m. 1819, Israel, son of Absalom Stockwell of Thompson, Conn., settled at Ward, had ch .; JONATHAN, b. 13 Aug., 1791, m. Laminda Hobbs of Charlton, removed to Vt .; MARTHA, b. 9 June, 1793 or 4, m. 1817, Stephen G., son of Reuben Livermore of Sudbury, ten ch., she d. 18 Sept., 1844, at Millbury ; CELIA, b. 17 Dec., 1796, d. young ; JOTHAM, b. 1799, d. young ; CELIA. b. 24 Dec., 1802, m. 20 Jan., 1821, her cousin, Jeremiah Pratt of Charlton, settled at Sturbridge, she d. 13 April, 1849, at Greenfield, 10 ch.
5. ROBERT, son of Benjamin (1), b. 27 March, 1757, m. 25 Aug., 1778, Phebe, dau. of Andrew Patch, lived in Charlton, Ox. and Ward, where he d. much respected 29 Dec., 1831, 9 ch., none of whom settled at Ox., excepting ROBERT, who lived for a time at North Ox., at the house he built, H. 124, he was a constituent member of the Baptist Church at North Ox., and active, removed to Leverett and later to Northampton, d. about 1882.
MARY, dau. of Benjamin (1) by second w., b. 10 March, 1765, m. David Young of Jamaica, Vt.
6. DAVID, son of Benjamin (1), b. 3 Oct., 1767, m. 19 Feb., 1795, Lucinda Whiting, or Whiton, of Plainfield, lived at Oxford and Charlton, d. at Provi- dence, R. I., had 6 ch., none settled at Oxford.
7. BENJAMIN, son of Benjamin (1), b. 24 July, 1769, m. 28 Sept., 1794, Sarah, dau. of Benjamin Rich of Charlton; he d. aged 89, 14 Sept., 1858, she d. aged 75, 2 Sept., 1845, both at Ox. . . . Children : CYNTHIA, b. 1795, d. young ; SAMUEL, b. 10 June, 1797, d. 3 Sept., 1844, unm. ; CLARK, b. 7 Oct., 1799, m. intentions 25 Nov., 1831, Hannah R., dau. of Calvin Putnam, settled at Charlton, had ch. ; Emory C., a son, m. Ann Sophia, dau. of Ira Sibley, widow of - Johnson ; ALVIN, b. 29 Aug., 1801, m. 14 Dec., 1843, Lucy, dau. of John Stevens of Charlton, he d. 16 June, 1880; they had John S., b. 9 June, 1845, George, b. 19 Dec., 1847; Mary L., b. 23 April, 1849; Ann M., b. 28 Feb., 1854; Sarah J., b. 8 Jan., 1860; he d. 16 June, 1880; DAVID, b. 5 Dec.,
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1805, m. 7 Aug., 1832, Chloe, dau. of John P. Nichols, settled in North Gore, he d. 4 March, 1881; they had Hollis, b. 1836, d. 1839; Jotham, b. 17 Dec., 1840, m. 14 Feb., 1871, Sarah T., dau., of Reuben Eddy, and had Mary D., b. 1872; Jotham A., b. 1875, residence, Rochdale; Benjamin, b. 31 Oct., 1842, resides on the homestead in North Gore; Chloe A., b. 5 Dec., 1846, m. 13 May, 1873, Nathaniel E. Taft, manufacturer at North Ox .; they had Robert F., b. 1874, d. 1877; David N., b. 1876; LEWIS, b. 10 Dec., 1807, m. intentions 6 April, 1833, Nancy M., dau. of Joseph Jennison of Auburn; he d. 1853, she d. 14 March, 1881; they had Sarah M., b. 1834, m. David Lilley, d. 1859, no ch .; Albert L., m. Lorinda Brooks of Charlton; she d. 1870, he d. 1878, at North Adams ; had one son, Lewis; MERCY, m. Ezekiel Hovey.
8. ANDREW, son of Benjamin (1), b. 15 March, 1773, resided with his father in southeast part of Ox., m. (1) intentions 7 Nov., 1814, Ruth, dau. of George Pike of Charlton, she d. 27 April, 1833; m. (2) 11 April, 1835, Eleanor Pike, sister of Ruth. He d. aged 76, 29 July, 1849, she d. later in New York State. . . . Children, all by first m. : HARRISON, b. 13 March, 1815, m. Nancy, dau. of William Houston of Ontario, N. Y., settled at Rollin, Mich., and had Ruth A., Vernelia, Lewis C., Sarah, Charles, William, Mary; resided 1888, at Blissfield, millwright; FANNY, b. 6 May, 1816, m. 21 May, 1851, Martin Al- drich of Webster, where they settled; he was killed by the railroad cars 12 Dec., 1879; they had Frances I., Lydia I. ; BENJAMIN, b. 30 May, 1817, m. Au- relia Pristol of Palmyra, N. Y., merchant at Toledo, O., had ch .; GEORGE P., b. 25 Sept., 1818, d. 9 June, 1855, at Ontario, N. Y., unm. ; SUMNER, b. 4 Jan., 1820, m. (1) Vernelia Whitney of Ontario, one son, residence, Manassas Junction, Va .; m. (2) Mary Wiley of Walworth, N. Y., had ch., present resi- dence, Falls Church, Va., carpenter; EMELINE, b. 27 Aug., 1821, d. 12 Feb., 1880, at Rollin, Mich., unm. ; LYDIA ANN, b. 28 May, 1823, m. 18 May, 1845, Jeremiah C. Sholes of Sturbridge, settled at Webster, where she d. 9 Oct., 1851, 2 sons; ELIZABETH, b. 9 Dec., 1824, m. 16 Aug., 1847, William C. Hart of Pomfret, Vt., residence, Cornish, N. H., had ch .; MARY LOUISA, b. 30 Sept., 1827, d. 14 Sept., 1846, at Ox .; NELSON A., b. 9 March, 1829, m. Maria Whitney, sister of Vernelia, resided at Lincoln, N. Y., and had Alberto, physi- cian, settled in Ohio; Mary Louisa.
HANNAH, dau. of Benjamin (1), b. 1780, m. William Whittiam.
9. SILAS, son of Benjamin (1), b. 14 Feb., 1782, unm., farmer in the south part of the town, H. 39, where he d. aged 86, 18 Dec., 1867.
10. EBENEZER, son of Benjamin (1), b. 16 Sept., 1786, m. 29 May, 1808, Eliza Coburn of Charlton, lived at Charlton and Oxford, blacksmith. He d. 18 Aug., 1865, at Ox., she d. 29 Dec., 1880, at Clinton, aged 92 yrs., 8 mos.
. . Children : ADALINE, b. 3 Feb., 1809, m. her cousin David Young ; SILAS,
b. 1811, m. 16 Aug., 1835, Lucetta B. Larkin, settled in Ox., removed to ยท Clinton ; had William E., who m., had ch., and d. 18 March, 1865, at Clin- ton; soldier in late war; Elizabeth, m. A. B. Newton of Ox., residence, Clinton, had. ch .; David, m. Theresa M. Hodges, had ch .; Palmer, m. Emily L. Jewett, and had William L., d. young; Dacy A., m. - Wood; PALMER, b. 3 Sept., 1813, left home at 23 years of age and not heard from; LINUS, b. 31 Dec., 1817, m. (1) 21 July, 1855, Laura A., dau. of Joseph Hodges of Moriah, N. Y., she d. at Clinton ; they had Etta, and others, d. young; m. (2) - -; MARY E., b. 27 Aug., 1820, m. William A. Ellis of Ox., she d. 16 March, 1867; they had Ella A., m. ; Linus, d. young ; LEVI, b. 7 Aug., 1826, m. 24 Sept., 1848, Prudence Balcom of Douglas; they had George E., b. 1850; Ednah J., b. 1855; Alice A., b. 1857; Willie F., b. 1860; Elmer W., b. 1862.
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ABRAHAM, son of Robert and brother of Benjamin (1), b. 5 Sept., 1739, Revolutionary soldier, m. 14 April, 1767, Mary Holman of Sutton, came from Sutton to Ox., between 1771 and 1777; had four children two having been b. at Ox. : SARAH, b. 1777; ANNA, b. 1787; in the latter year he removed to Dummerston, Vt.
ROBERT, son of Robert, b. 24 April, 1742, at Sutton, m. 2 June, 1767, Lydia Town, his cousin; resided at Oxford, Sutton and Templeton, where he d., 7 ch. Taxed in Ox., trader, 1771.
CALEB, of Dudley, m. 1 Aug., 1780, Rachel, dau. of Andrew Patch of Oxford, settled at Charlton. CHLOE, his daughter, b. 21 March, 1796, m. Samuel Mayo; LUCINA, b. 19 Oct., 1801, m. Aug., 1823, David Dodge of Ox., and d. Aug., 1824.
EBENEZER, JR., of Dudley, had SALLY, b. 1 May, 1797, m. Caleb Pope, came late in life to Ox., resided at H. 212, where he d. 16 Nov., 1880; she d. 4 May, 1881; they had Emily, m. Lyman Law, and had Francelia, who m. Byron, son of Daniel Rich.
JOHN, Revolutionary soldier.
HULDAH and Joel Howe of Jamaica, Vt., m. 15 Feb., 1802. ABIGAIL L., m. n., Edwards, aged 71, d. 26 June, 1864.
LAURINDA O., m. n. Brooks, aged 36, d. 30 Nov., 1870.
RUTH, m. n. Sibley, aged 69, d. 23 May, 1874.
CHESTER, aged 73, d. 23 Aug., 1878.
NANCY, m. n. Jennison, aged 67, d. 14 March, 1881.
FITZPATRICK, JOHN (Irish), aged 57, d. 11 Jan., 1865.
FLAGG, JONATHAN, of Worcester, tavern keeper at the Centre, returned to Worcester; w. Cynthia, son WILLIAM, b. 11 July, 1825, at Ox .; their dau. HARRIET M., aged 6, d. 10 May, 1826.
COMFORT, widow, m. n. Turner, dau. of Jacob, aged 79, d. 9 May, 1879.
FLANNIGAN, Patrick, aged 54, d. 22 Sept., 1875.
FLETCHER, MRS. ELSEY, aged 60, d. 5 May, 1846, at Worcester.
FLING, DAVID, and wife, resided at Ox. Feb., 1754.
FLOREY, JOHN, 4 years in Revolutionary war in Captain Moore's Co.
FOLEY, SALLY, w. of Peter, aged 29, d. 14 May, 1828.
FORBES, WILLIAM, b. about 1763, was of Worcester, 1785, m. 15 Nov., 1787, at Ox., Abigail, dau. of Joshua Meriam, tanner, near North Common; bought, 1794, the place now Joseph Stevens', H. 176, continued tanning until his death, aged 46, 21 May, 1808, no ch .; she m. (2) John Plummer. [April, 1811, Forbes' heirs were James Forbes, Shoreham, Vt .; Isaac Smith and Anne, his wife, Peru; Margaret Hamilton, widow, Hardwick; Jonas Stevens and Sally, his wife, Sullivan, N. H .; John Forbes, Clarendon, Vt.]
PEREZ, of Oakham, and Mrs. Lucy Waterman, m. 2 June, 1831.
FORBUSH, MRS. RACHEL, of Andover, aged 88, d. 2 May, 1853.
FORD, WILLIAM, of Marshfield, and Clarissa Packard, m. 31 Oct., 1839.
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FORREST, WILLIAM S., b. 28 Jan., 1821, at Aberdeen, Scot., son of James and Margaret (Ogilvie), m. 1842, at Brechin, Scot., Margaret Ethring- ton, b. 29 Nov., 1824, at Montrose, Scot., emigrated 1851, came to Ox. from Roxbury 1855, shoe bottomer, soldier in the late war, he d. 21 Nov., 1889, she d. aged 55, 30 April, 1880. . . . Children, first three b. in Scotland : WILLIAM, b. 17 Nov., 1844, m. 30 Sept., 1873, Ella F., dau. of Bradley Reed; had b. at Ox. : Mabel W., b. 1874, d. 1876; Malcolm G., b. 1 Sept., 1878; Annie C., b. 4 Nov., 1880; Margaret E., b. 15 Jan., 1883; removed to North Brookfield, where she d. April, 1889; JAMES G., b. 12 Feb., 1849, m. Mary E., widow of Henry T. Albee, dau. of Pliny M. Moffitt; had Robert E., b. 25 Nov., 1882; Charles H., b. 23 March, 1885; DAVID, b. 10 Jan., 1850, m. 12 June, 1878, Mrs. Ruth Jones, m. n. White, of Holbrook; JOHN W., b. 4 May, 1853, m. 31 Dec., 1874, Ann F., dau. of Benajah Gates; had b. at Ox. Frank B., b. 24 July, 1876; Robert W., b. 22 Dec., 1878; CHRISTINA C., b. 14 Jan., 1855, at Rox- bury, m. Walter D. Tyler; ANNIE E., b. 5 Nov., 1857; MARGARET, b. 22 Nov., 1859, m. Franklin W. Carson [See Pope] ; GEORGE L., b. 17 June, 1862; ALICE J., b. 7 Aug., 1867, m. 4 Sept., 1884, Byron J. Vinton; had Cora W., b. 1885, d. 1888.
FORSYTH, JESSE, 46 months in the Revolutionary army, Capt. Wiley.
FORTIN, DELIA (Canadian), aged 29, d. 30 Oct., 1876.
JOSEPH (Canadian), aged 39, d. 29 March, 1879.
GEORGE C. (Canadian), aged 41, d. 29 Oct., 1883.
FOSKETT, MRS. MARY S., aged 44, d. 8 Oct., 1858.
FOSTER, TIMOTHY, of Walpole, cordwainer, bought land 1748 in the southeast part of Dudley, m. (1) Molly May, m. (2) Keziah Lyon, m. (3) Mary Payson, had 16 ch., numerous descendants; JOSEPH, youngest son, resided at Windham, Conn., d. 27 Nov., 1845, aged 83, on his gravestone is the following : "He enlisted in the army of the Revolution at 13 years of age and was one of 13 brothers, who, together with their father, served in the war in the aggregate over 60 years." [Worcester Spy, 23 Oct., 1861.] EBENEZER, the eldest, was a teacher, both of common and singing schools. He m. Mary Jenkins of Scituate, settled at Dudley, removed to Ox., resided here several years, and removed to Union, Conn., where they d. . .. Children : MARY, b. 28 July, 1770, m. 4 Nov., 1793, Joseph Davis of Dudley, and had James, b. 1795, unm .; Hannah, b. 1797, d. 1803; Sally, b. 1798, m. Adam Hubbard, she d. 1862; Polly, b. 1801, m. Elijah Pratt; Joseph, b. 1803, unm. ; Hannah, b. 1806, unm., d. 1847; Zenas, b. 1808, m. Juliet, dau. of Elijah Pratt; Ebenezer, b. 1811, prominent at Dudley, State Senator; EBENEZER, b. 13 June, 1773; PELEG, b. 13 Oct., 1775; HANNAH, m. Isaac, son of Jeremiah Amidown, and had Rufus, Samuel, d. young; CALVIN, ANNA, m. Joseph Stone of Pomfret and Dayville; LUTHER.
2. EBENEZER, son of Ebenezer (1), m. 25 Aug., 1805, Anna, dau. of Benjamin Davis, resided at Dudley and Thompson, Conn., and later settled on her father's homestead in the south part of Ox., now Webster, removed to Union, Conn., and Worcester, resided later in life at Webster, where he d. 14 Nov., 1863, she d. 29 Dec., 1859. . . . Children : DAVIS, b. 11 March, 1807, at Dudley, m. Lois Knapp of Sutton, settled at Webster, had ch., d. 16 Feb., 1890, at Worcester; REUBEN, b. 21 Feb., 1809, at Thompson, Conn., m. Nancy Murdock, settled at Webster, where he d. 24 June, 1875; Charles, his son,,
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was a soldier in the late war, killed at Antietam; OTIS, b. 26 Aug., 1814, at Ox., m. Susan, dau. of William Hoyle of Thompson, Conn., settled at Ox., he d. aged 71, 30 March, 1886, she d. aged 56, 5 Feb., 1876; had Olin O., b. 25 Sept., 1850, m. 21 June, 1876, Jane S., dau. of Lyman A. Wetherell, merchant at Ox. several years, residence, 1890, West Medford; Ella S., b. 31 Dec., 1861, m. 11 Dec., 1881, Fred O., son of Daniel R. Cortis of Ox. ; RUFUS, b. 15 March, 1818, m. Sarah, dau. of Samuel Amidown, settled at Webster, had ch .; LUCY, b. 28 Oct., 1820, at Union, Conn., m. Francis N., son of Solomon Davis; CAROLINE, b. 18 July, 1823, at Union, m. 12 March. 1845, Barlow, son of William Hoyle of Thompson, Conn., settled at Webster, removed to Detroit, Minn., where he d. 7 Feb., 1878; they had Sarah J., b. 1848, m. Martin V. B., son of Barnabas Davis, second w .; Emma A., b. 1852; Helen C., b. 1855, m. John D. Connelly, residence, Oak Lake, Minn .; Albert B., b. 4 June, 1868, residence, Minn. ; WILLIAM, b. 30 Aug., 1831, at Worcester, m. 20 April, 1856, Martha A., dau. of Lewis Shumway, settled at Ox., and had Frank, b. 31 Oct., 1863; Amos L., b. 7 Aug., 1865; Anna F., b. 18 Dec., 1867; Mary E., b. 17 July, 1872.
3. PELEG, son of Ebenezer (1), m. 14 Oct., 1805, Mary, dau. of Jonathan Harris, settled at Ox., clothier and dyer, built in 1808 the house at the south end of the Plain, H. 210, he d. aged 90, 10 Nov., 1865, at Ox., she d. 1 May, 1865, at Fall River. . . . Children : BETSEY, b. 23 Sept., 1806, m. 28 Nov., 1839, Joel Jennison of Newton, no ch., she d. 2 Sept., 1841; LOUISA, b. 6 Oct., 1808, d. young; ALFRED and ALPHEUS, b. 21 Dec., 1812, at Dudley, now Webster; Alfred, farmer, m. 2 May, 1842, Susan West of Plainfield, Conn., where they settled, removed 1874 to Putnam, Conn., where he d. 20 Sept., 1890; had at Plainfield Edward N., b. 25 Oct., 1843, m. Helen E. Westgate, residence, Putnam, marketman; they had Herbert W., b. 1869, Edith G., b. 1871, Helen E., b. 1873, Henry A., b. 1881; Emma J., b. 1 April, 1853, m. 1872, Alfred N. Law, residence, Putnam; they had Lewis E., b. 1874, William F., b. 1877; Alpheus, twin brother of Alfred, dyer, m. Aug., 1842, Mary M. Lathrop of Plainfield, Conn., and had Mary E., b. 22 June, 1844, m. Nov., 1874, J. Arthur Emlott of Thompson, Conn .; Louisa, b. 19 July, 1847, m. Nov., 1865, William Ellis of Chelmsford, residence, Worcester, and had Emma, b. 1866, F. Jennie, b. 1873, Mabel F., b. 1883; Annie Jane, b. 20 March, 1855; George A., b. 1858, d. young ;' JONATHAN H., b. 21 July, 1821, m. 1 Nov., 1852, Philena S., dau. of Dea. Moses Shepardson, she d. 25 Nov., 1874, at Fall River, he was a dyer many years at Fall River and Rockville, Conn .; they had Ellen E., b. 1 Feb., 1855, m. 11 Oct., 1877, James H. Miniken, settled at Fall River, removed to S. Manchester, Conn., had ch .; Charles F., b. 26 Sept., 1860, m. 5 Aug., 1879, Martha J. Parkinson of Fall River, dyer, settled at Rockville, Conn., had ch .; Jessie L., b. 30 May, 1867.
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