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4. CALVIN, son of Ebenezer (1), m. Lucy Dickinson of Lancaster, settled at Hubbardston, removed to Worcester. . . . Children : SUSANNA C., m. Rev. Abial Fisher; Lucy, d. unm .; CALVIN, m. (1) Martha P., dau. of Col. Moses N. Childs, 2 ch., both d. young, m. (2) Caroline Cutler of Amherst, no ch., m. (3) Anna L. Gage of Waterford, Me., 2 daughters; well known and successful hardware merchant of Worcester, president of the City National Bank; FRANCIS, m. Susan Packard of Oakham, d. at Keene, N. H. ; CAROLINE, m. Arnold of Providence, R. I., she d. in New York State; MARY ANN, m. Forrester Rice of Barre, she d. at Sterling; ADALINE W., m. William Meriam of Sterling; JULIA A., m. John E. Grey of Swanzey, he d. at Sterling.
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5. LUTHER, son of Ebenezer (1), m. 7 June, 1818, Mrs. Patty or Polly Stiles, m. n. Briggs, resided at Ox. and Dudley, he d. a few years after mar- riage, no ch.
WILLIAM, and Hannah Richards of Sutton, m. 3 Dec., 1764, soldier in Capt. Town's Co., marched on Lexington alarm, served three years in Capt. Moore's Co.
JOSEPH, a " foreigner," d. 15 June, 1848.
EDWARD, aged 21, d. 27 Oct., 1879.
CHARLES C., son of Stephen, aged 24, d. 14 June, 1882.
MARIA E., aged 26, d. 3 Jan., 1886.
FRAIL, HANNAH, from Salem, d. at Daniel McIntire's, 1749. [See Fellows].
FRANCY, CORNELIA, m. n. Acker, aged 23, d. 17 April, 1860.
FREELAND, JAMES, uncle of Dr. James of Sutton. The emigrant, JAMES, came from Ireland to Lexington, whence he removed about 1740 to Hopkinton, where his son JAMES m. 1741, Sarah Watson of Leicester.1 James Freeland was administrator of the estate of Oliver Watson of Leicester, account dated 10 July, 1747. How long he was in Hopkinton is uncertain, but in Jan., 1751, being then of Brimfield, a trader, he bought land in H. In May, 1754, James Freeland, trader, of Norwich, had suits in court at Worces- ter against people in Western and Brookfield. His w. Sarah d. at Brimfield, 17 May, 1760, and on 5 Sept., 1765, being of that place, he m. Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of John Thomas of Worcester, dau. of Joseph Wiley of Ox. He removed to Ox. (his w. being the owner of land at North Ox.), on 11 March, 1766, bought land at the fork of the Worcester and Leicester roads, H. 131, and probably built the first house standing on that spot. Here he was a trader and here his second w. d. He m. (3) 20 Nov., 1770, Mrs. Martha Smith of Springfield. On 21 July, 1778, he with w. Martha deeded this estate to Silas Rice of Lancaster and left town. The following occurs in the Church record : "1771, Aug. 28. Baptized John, son of Aaron Parker, and Abigail, his wife, at his house. Col. Learned and wife, Mr. James Freeland and others present." Parker lived on the Worcester road a short distance north of Freeland's. In court at Worcester, March term, 1790, a trustee pro- cess was brought vs. Daniel Fisk, M.D., of Ox., on account of James Free- land of Westfield, trader. . . . Child by first m .: MARY, baptized 1742, m. intentions 12 Sept., 1772, Gideon Smith of Springfield.
FREEMAN, RUTH, and David Dodge, m. 14 April, 1826.
NANCY, and Hiram H. Phillips of Sutton, m. 6 May, 1830.
DOLLY, and Josiah F. Taylor, m. intentions 26 Aug., 1828.
GEORGE of Dudley (brother of Ruth, Nancy, Dolly), and Adaline Town of Dudley, m. intentions 10 Nov., 1832.
LUCY S., of Mendon, and Noah P. Lovewell, m. intentions 3 Nov., 1836.
FRENCH, AARON, chosen sexton or grave-digger Sept., 1768 ; taxed, 1771. WILLIAM, and Betsey Warren, m. intentions 16 Sept., 1848.
FRENEY, JOHN, and Ellen Hogan of Dudley, m. intentions 21 June, 1845.
FRAIR, ROBERT, and Betsey Gibbs, m. 28 April, 1831.
1 Letter of John A. Fitch, Esq., of Hopkinton.
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FRISSELL, ABIGAIL, resided at Ox., March, 1783.
FROST, NICHOLAS, b. about 1595, at Tiverton, Devon, England, came probably before 1632 and settled at Kittery, Me .; he had CHARLES, whose son JOHN was an early settler at Newcastle, N. H. A descendant was THOMAS B. who was a sea captain. He had JOHN S. who m. Sarah R. Chesley, and their son GEORGE B. was b. 2 Oct., 1854, studied at Worcester Academy, and with Rev. Leonard Z. Ferris then of Chelsea, entered at Andover 1879, was gradu- ated 1882, took the post-graduate course, finishing his studies in 1883, and came directly to the Oxford pastorate. He was esteemed as a pastor and labored with earnestness. His health was precarious and having a press- ing invitation to remove to a Western field, and hoping a change would be beneficial, he removed to Cooperstown, North Dakota, Oct., 1886, re- mained one year and left on account of ill health, returning East; installed at Littleton, 2 Oct. 1890. He m. 10 April, 1881, Amelia A., dau. of Elliot B. Betts of Chelsea, a native of Wallis, N. S., soldier in the late war, died in the service. His widow (m. n. Lavinia Akerly of Wallis) came to Ox. with her daughter and d. here 5 Nov., 1885. . . . Child : ELLIOT PARK, b. 9 Jan., 1884.
RUTH, widow, resided at Ox., Nov., 1762.
FULLER, JONATHAN, blacksmith, was of Ox. in 1749, when he bought the "Sigourney Corner," H. 192, and there settled, sold in 1766, d. 26 Jan., 1769 ; he m. 5 Oct., 1750, Mary Whipple. . . . Children : WILLIAM, b. 30 Jan., 1751, d. 1768; JONATHAN, b. 11 Aug., 1753, Revolutionary soldier (?) ; MEHET- ABLE, b. and d. 1755; MEHETABLE, b. 4 Jan., 1757, d. 1759; MARY, b. 1760, d. 1768; DANIEL, b. 22 Nov., 1762; HANNAH, b. 1765, d. 1768 ; LYDIA, b. 17 Aug., 1768.
2. DANIEL, son of Jonathan (1) (?), m. Sarah Children : LEWIS, b. 16 May, 1789; ADOLPHUS, b. 31 Dec., 1790; CLARISSA, b. 22 April, 1793; PHILO, b. 27 Oct., 1795; DANIEL, b. 28 Dec., 1797; SALLY, b. 18 Sept., 1799; family removed from town.
DANIEL T., b. 22 Sept., 1811, son of Obed, of Foster, R. I., came to Ox. from Killingly, Conn., 1851, bought H. 179, near North Common; m. (1) 1829, Betsey Arnold of Scituate, R. I .; had HARRIET A., m. Alpheus Shippy of Foster, R. I .; SARAH A., m. JAMES Tucker of Woodstock, Conn., she d. May, 1883; DANIEL H .; MATILDA; DANIEL W .; last 3 d. young; m. (2) Miranda Davis of Grafton, no ch .; m. (3) 31 Jan., 1847, Matilda Lumbard; they had DANIEL W .; FRANK A .; COSMER A .; b. at Ox., all d. young ; COSTELLO E., b. 27 Feb., 1855, m. 9 July, 1885, Olive A. White of Haverlock, N. B.
CHARLES, b. 22 Dec., 1822, son of John L. of Dover, carpenter; an enter- prising and energetic business man, built many houses in Worcester, Oxford and vicinity; m. 28 Nov., 1844, Caroline, dau. of Hollis De Witt. He d. 13 July, 1883. . . . Children : CHARLES, b. 7 Feb., 1857, m. 1880, Clara, dau. of Richard L. Dodge, and had Frank D. W., b. 8 Feb., 1881; CAROLINE, b. 7 March, 1864, d. 20 Jan., 1891; others d. young.
SIMEON, and Mary Harwood, both of Sutton, m. 10 May, 1784.
MRS. SARAH, and David Lamb, Jr., of Charlton, m. int. 11 May, 1826. ROXANA, of Sutton, and Luther Dunnell, m. intentions 18 Dec., 1831.
MARTHA E., and Augustus A. Branch, both of Worcester, m. 7 Feb., 1839. ELEANOR, widow of John L., aged 79, d. 11 Nov., 1874.
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GABRIEL, JOSEPH W., and Mrs. Lucretia Cook, both of South Gore, m. intentions 16 Sept., 1791.
JOSEPH W., and Susanna Wakefield, both of South Gore, m. intentions 18 Aug., 1792.
GAGE, RUTH, wid., m. n. Stowe, of Orford, N. H., a. 73, d. 4 Aug., 1864. MOSES, resided in Ox., Aug., 1766.
GALE, RICHARD, of Watertown 1640, had, with others, ABRAHAM, m. 1673, Sarah Fiske, and had 16 ch., among them EBENEZER, b. 30 April, 1686, came to Ox. before May, 1733, bought land in northeast part, H. 173, 27 Feb., 1734 ; one of the earliest soldiers to enlist from Ox. in the Canadian expeditions, going in 1746 at 60 years of age. There are indications in the records that his family affairs and his estate were in an unsettled condition. He had mort- gaged his farm and was assisted in redeeming it by his son-in-law Jonathan Kenney, who took possession, and in Dec., 1744, bound himself to support Mr. Gale and wife during their natural lives. This arrangement did not con- tinue. On 28 April, 1746, Kenney assigned and made over to Mr. Gale the farm, which he immediately sold and enlisted in the army. On 10 Sept., 1746, Kenney executed the following : "I hereby give my mother-in-law, Elizabeth Gale, free liberty of living in the east room of my house in Oxford during the absence of my father-in-law in the expedition against Canada in which he is now enlisted, and on his return he also to have the same liberty till he can have a reasonable time to build himself a house." He deeded Sept., 1746, to Ebenezer Gale 16 acres at the north end of Long Hill, bought of Joseph Pratt; on this estate it is supposed Gale built a house after his return from the war, and in 1755 deeded it, with the house, to his son Ebenezer of Sutton, H. 148. On 29 March, 1748, Ebenezer and Elizabeth Gale signed a release to Kenney from his obligation to support them. Kenney removed to Sutton. Ebenezer, m. 27 Dec., 1709, Elizabeth Green; they had at Watertown, ELIZABETH, b. 1712, m. Isaac Whitney ; GRACE, b. 1713; HANNAH, b. 1715, m. Eleazer Good- ale of Sutton; PRUDENCE, b. 1717, m. Jonathan Kenney of Sutton; JONAS, b. 1719; EBENEZER, baptized 24 Feb., 1724; LYDIA, b. 1727, m. David Bates; ABIJAH, b. about 1728; ABIGAIL, b. 1730; and b. at Ox., DAVID, b. 6 May, 1733, baptized at Watertown.
MARY, sister of Ebenezer, baptized 1689, m. Micah Pratt.
2. EBENEZER, son of Ebenezer (1), soldier in Capt. Edward Davis' com- pany in French war, m. June, 1742, Elizabeth Kenney of Sutton. In 1755, his father deeded to him the estate in Ox., H. 148. . . . Children : HANNAH, b. 22 Dec., 1742; JONATHAN, b. 12 July, 1744, m. 21 April, 1768, Violetta Kenney of Sutton; LYDIA, b. 26 May, 1746; SARAH, b. 16 April, 1748; ASA, b. 16 March, 1751; SUSANNA, b. 15 March, 1753; LUCY, b. 25 Feb., 1755; MOLLY, b. 6 March, 1768.
3. ABIJAH, son of Ebenezer (1), soldier in French war, re-enlisting till its close in 1763, drum-major, known as " Major Gale," settled in northwest part of Ox., H. 100; spent his later days with his son Levi at Hadley, where he d. about 1806. . He m. Mary Gregory. . .. Children : ABIJAH, Revolution- ary soldier, marched on Lexington alarm, was in Brewer's Regiment and d. in service, date unknown; JESSE, also in the service and killed 24 March, 1780; ABRAHAM, d. aged 16; LEVI, b. 1765, m. Hannah Dickinson of Hadley, where they settled, 10 ch .; ENOCH, b. 1 Sept., 1775; MARY, m. Joel Fairbanks; LUCRETIA, d. aged 71, unm.
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4. ENOCH, son of Abijah (3), m. (1) 21 Jan., 1802, Jerusha Scott of Ward, she d. 30 Aug., 1805, m. (2) 19 March, 1807, Susanna, dau. of John Nichols, settled and d. 14 Jan., 1850, at her father's homestead in Charlton, near Ox. . . . Child by first m. : FRANKLIN, b. 25 Aug., -, at Ox., resided at Ox., Charlton, Worcester, Amherst and neighboring towns until 1821. By his own exertions obtained a classical education, and was proficient in the languages, removed in 1833 to Ohio, where he practiced law, and filled posi- tions of trust, m. 1 Aug., 1839, Mary Jane Cleveland, in 1848 established a local newspaper, which was soon removed to Columbus, and later merged in the Ohio Statesman, of which he was editor until his decease. He con- tinued law practice and was also active in political and other public affairs of the day and was much in contact with the leading men of the State. In 1867 he became official reporter of the Ohio Senate, which position he continued to fill during his life. He d. 20 April, 1874; ch. Sylvester W., b. 1841, m. 1869, Charlotte Chambers, associate editor and publisher of the Columbus Herald; had Charles F., b. 1874, Ruthella, b. 1876, Irene C., b. 1878, Sylvester W., b. 1882; Ella A., b. 1844, John T., b. 1846, m. 1868, Sarah Jones, Probate Judge of Franklin Co., O .; ch. Franklin A., b. 1869, Cora C., b. 1871, Carl S., b. 1874; Mary E., b. 1849, m. 1884, Alexander Clute of Chicago, Ill., where they settled; Annie S., b. 1852; by second m. : MARY, b. 1804, d. 1805; JERUSHA, b. 24 Nov., 1810, m. Sept., 1835, Aaron Fuller of Springfield; they had Norman L., Herbert N., soldier, d. at Ander- sonville, Ga .; Sylvester F., also a soldier in the late war; Isabel A .; WILLIAM, b. 4 May, 1813, m. 2 Dec., 1832, Emeline Dodge of Charlton, where they settled, farmer, she d. 1 April, 1887; they had Helen A., b. 5 Oct., 1833, m. George E. Vinton, residence, Dudley, no ch .; William F., b. 30 July, 1837, m. Mrs. Augusta A. Kemp, m. n. Hoyle, of Thompson, Conn., tobacconist at Webster; they had William M., Ralph C., Lorinda A .; Susan E., b. 6 Oct., 1844, m. Henry E. Ball, residence, Webster; they had George E .; Lorinda A., b. 14 May, 1847, d. unm .; Mary E., b. 1852, d. 1854; Emogene, b. 29 April, 1856, m. George H. Richardson of Charlton, 3 sons; IRENE, b. 6 Nov., 1815, m. 12 Oct., 1843, Horace Lamson of Charlton, where they settled; they had Amy Jane, Irene, Horace L .; SUSAN, b. 13 June, 1818, resided at the homestead, unm. ; SYLVESTER, b. 20 June, 1823, owns and occupies the homestead, unm. ; MARY J., b. 11 Jan., 1826, m. Charles Green, residence, North Cambridge, tobacconist in Boston; ELLEN A., b. 1828, d. 1832.
6. DAVID, son of Ebenezer (1), m. 9 March, 1756, Elizabeth Kenney, settled at Sutton. . . . Children : JOHN, b. 28 Aug., 1757, d. 1776, at War- wick; HULDAH, b. 10 Feb., 1760, m. 18 Dec., 1777, Ephraim Town of Warwick; JUDITH, b. 30 Dec., 1761, m. Asa Gould; OLIVE, b. 17 Jan., 1764, m. Josiah Conant; MARY, b. 28 Feb., 1766, m. Benjamin Conant; DAVID, b. 23 March, 1768, m. Mary Eddy; family removed between 1761 and 1764 to Warwick.
REBECCA, dau. of Samuel, of Waltham, and Edward Holman of Sutton, m. 7 April, 1754, and had LucY, b. 3 Feb., 1761, d. soon.
HENRY. In 1787 the town petitioned the General Court in his behalf.
GAMAGE, RICHARD, and Lucinda Brown of Dudley, m. int. 26 Dec., 1846.
GANNETT, BURT L., b. 1815, at Dorchester, m. Abby L. Austin; had WALTER F., b. 15 March, 1847.
GARFIELD or GAFFEL, MOSES, taxes sunk 1767.
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GARY, MICHAEL, and Mary Spencer, m. intentions Oct., 1751.
GATES, JOHN, b. 9 Aug., 1791, at West Greenwich, R. I., son of Israel and Ruth, tailor at Burrillville, R. I., removed to Douglas, Wilkinsonville and Northbridge, whence he came to Ox. 1847, settled in the west part, H. 79, owned and operated a grist-mill; much respected, m. March, 1814, Anna, dau. of Richard Bolster of Douglas, where they settled, removed to Bur- rillville, he d. aged 79, 9 June, 1870, she d. aged 83, 10 Aug., 1873. . . . Children, excepting the first, b. at Burrillville; JULIA ANN, b. 27 Feb., 1815, m. A. Sidney Dodge; BENAJAH, b. 15 March, 1818, m. 27 June, 1845, Isabel R. Cheney, and had Israel, b. 18 Nov., 1846; Clovis, b. 26 Dec., 1851; Ann F., b. 30 May, 1853, m. John W. Forrest; Herbert B., b. 17 Aug., 1859; Katy, b. 8 April, 1864 ; CLOVIS M., b. Sept., 1819, d. 11 Aug., 1863; RUTH M., b. 9 Nov., 1822, m. Luke White; DENNIS S. B., b. 29 Nov., 1825, m. Mary H. Howland of Douglas, she d. aged 40, 2 Jan., 1877, he d. 14 Jan., 1888, at Webster; they had Arthur, b. 11 March, 1859.
FRANCIS, aged 12, d. 7 Dec., 1850.
GAUGHAN, MRS. MARGARET E., aged 30, d. 17 Sept., 1885.
GAY, THADDEUS T., of Randolph, son of Martin, came to Ox. before May, 1846, shoe manufacturer, removed to Webster, m. (1) 26 April, 1848, Martha A., dau. of Amos Thompson, she d. 31 Aug., 1850, m. (2) 26 Sept., 1851, Sophia E. Stockwell, she d. 3 Aug., 1876, at Webster. . . . Children by first m. : MARTHA A., b. 16 Aug., 1850; by second m. CHARLES L., b. 20 June, 1853, m. Mrs. Scott; ALICE, b. 16 July, 1857; NELLIE A., b. Aug., 1859 ; CELIA L., b. 22 April, 1861, d. young.
GELENAS, MRS. EMILY (Canadian), aged 27, d. 11 June, 1882.
GENDRON, PHILOMENE (Canadian), aged 20, d. 15 Jan., 1870.
GETTY, JOHN, aged 62, d. 27 June, 1842.
MRS. LYDIA, and Robert Reany, m. 23 March, 1845.
GIBBS, JOSIAH, of Preston, Conn. Oct., 1735, at that time bought the estate in the North Gore, later Uriah Stone's, H. 108, where he was innholder, sold in 1748 [Feb., 1752, Josiah Gibbs of Coventry, R. I., had a case in Worcester court], m. Mary - -, and had ABEL, b. 7 April, 1735; JOSIAH, b. 8 Aug., 1737.
GEORGE, and Katherine Papillon, m. 4 July, 1734, at Boston. [Worcester Registry of Deeds, XXXV., 479.]
SABINA C., of Dana, and William E. Stebbins, m. intentions 8 March, 1827. BETSEY, and Robert Frair, m. 28 April, 1831.
GIBSON, MRS. JEMIMA, aged 29, d. 16 July, 1848.
CORNELIUS, JR., and Mary C. Boyden of Douglas, m. 31 Dec., 1848.
CORNELIUS, aged 76, d. 26 May, 1856.
MRS. SARAH, dau. of Joseph Smith of Scituate, R. I., aged 63, d. 20 May, 1876.
WILLIAM, aged 74, d. 19 Feb., 1882.
GILBERT, MRS. MARY, aged 40, d. 25 Feb., 1866.
JOSEPH, son of Benjamin, of Brooklyn, Conn., aged 81, d. 13 Feb., 1882.
GILL, JAMES, and Rachel M. Wood, m. intentions 29 Sept., 1849.
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GILMORE, SANFORD, b. at Franklin, son of Nathan, came to Ox. in young manhood and was for several years partner in chaise and harness making at the south end of the Plain with Seth Daniels, later both changed to shoe manufacture. In the spring of 1846 removed to Boston, entered the wholesale shoe trade in partnership first with Daniel Harwood and Benjamin F. Campbell, both of Ox., and later alone and with other partners, until 1875 or 1876, when he retired with a competency. He m. intentions 15 May, 1836, Eliza Whittemore of Leicester, and had GEORGE S., b. 1837, d. young; he'd. 21 Jan., 1877, at Boston.
GLAZIER, JOHN, and Elizabeth, had JOHN, b. 17 May, 1734. FREEMAN, and Sally A., had LEROY, b. 5 Feb., 1844.
SOPHRONIA, and Stillman Dane, m. intentions 5 Oct., 1844.
GLEASON, THOMAS, freeman, 1652, at Watertown, was in 1662 of Charlestown; m. Susanna -- , and had THOMAS, who lived at Sudbury 1665, received at Sherborn 1678, was father of THOMAS who came to Oxford, and who m. (1) 6 Dec., 1695, Mary Mellen of Sherborn, now Framingham, she d. 13 March, 1727; m. (2) 10 June, 1729, at Ox., Mercy Hovey. He d. 11 Jan., 1732. His widow m. 19 Dec., 1749, John Wait of Sutton, and d. Dec., 1767. He was a man of means-took up the lot on the southeast corner of Main Street and Sutton road, H. 194, bought in 1722 the house lot and water-privi- lege of Abraham Skinner at Augutteback Falls, selling in 1723 his lot on the Plain to his son Thomas, built the first mill at this place; d. in 1732. . . . Children, b. at Sherborn : THOMAS, b. 26 Feb., 1697; RICHARD, b. 31 Jan., 1699; JONAS, b. 6 Nov., 1700, in Cape Breton expedition, 1745; ELIJAH, b. 18 Oct., 1702; MOSES, b. 22 Dec., 1704; URIAH, b. 28 Dec., 1706; MARY, b. 19 Feb., 1709, d. 26 May, 1736, at Ox. ; and at Framingham, ESTHER, b. 6 April, 1711, m. Ebenezer Merriam of North Gore; SIMON, b. 26 July, 1713; JAMES, b. 1715, d. 1722, at Framingham; ELIZABETH, b. 28 May, 1718, m. 9 Feb., 1744, Daniel McIntire; AARON, b. 26 April, 1720; JOSEPH, b. 5 May, 1722; JOSIAH ; ch. by second m. : DANIEL, b. 2 March, 1730; PRISCILLA, b. 10 May, 1731, m. Levi, son of Oliver Shumway.
2. THOMAS, son of Thomas (1), m. 12 Jan., 1715, Susanna Haven, she d. 30 June, 1763; m. (2) 29 March, 1764, Mrs. Hannah Walker of Sutton; lieutenant. He lived to old age and died at the house of his son-in-law Joshua Merriam in North Gore. . . . Children : SUSANNA, b. 3 Jan., 1716 (?), m. Joshua Merriam; MERCY, b. 28 Feb., 1719, m. Joseph Streeter; THOMAS, b. 27 March, 1721; JAMES, b. 10 Sept., 1723; RUTH, b. 12 Sept., 1725, m. inten- tions April, 1745, Benjamin Haven of Framingham; ELIZABETH, b. 1 Jan., 1728, m. John Streeter; EXPERIENCE, b. 21 March, 1730, m. (1) 2 Feb., 1748, Ichabod Stockwell of Sutton, m. (2) Joseph Aldrich, she d. before Sept., 1771; NATHANIEL, b. 6 April, 1732; COMFORT, b. 21 Sept., 1734; ESTHER, b. 20 Sept., 1736; ELIJAH, b. 9 Feb., 1738; and probably ELISHA, b. - -, m. intentions 23 April, 1763, Elizabeth Parkis of Pomfret, Conn. In 1779 he sold land in Ward to Andrew Patch " being the place where Joseph Streeter is now living." Elisha was at Pomfret in 1774 and 1779.
3. THOMAS, son of Thomas (2), m. 12 March, 1746, Susanna Putnam of Sutton. He d. 18 Oct., 1756. Supposed to have lived in north part of Ox. . Children : DAVID, b. 26 Dec., 1746; EZRA, b. 22 Nov., 1748, m. (1) 12 . March, 1801, Eunice, dau. of James Merriam; m. (2) 29 May, 1806, Mary Merriam, he d. at Ward; ISAAC, b. 17 Feb., 1751; MARY, b. 6 May, 1753;
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RUTH, b. 22 Jan., 1756, m. (1) 30 April, 1775, Ephraim, son of Ebenezer Mer- riam, he d. about 1776 in North Gore; m. (2) Sampson Marvin of New Salem.
4. DAVID, son of Thomas (3), m. 17 March, 1768, Lydia, dau. of Lieut. Joshua Meriam, settled in North Gore, later Ward. 'In 1774, Elijah Gleason sold him land in north part of Ox., " reserving one-half of the house during the natural life of Thomas Gleason," their father. He d. 23 April, 1833, she d. 27 Nov., 1838. . . . Children, first two recorded at Ox .; SUSANNA, b. 30 Sept., 1768; DAVID, b. 24 April (?), 1770, d. 19 Dec., 1816, m. and had David, m. China Comstock of Leicester, and had Clarissa, d. 1816, aged 25; and re- corded in Ward : MARY, b. 2 June, 1772; MIRIAM, b. 31 July, 1774, m. 21 May, 1795, Edward Rice; EZRA, b. 30 Oct., 1777; ASA, b. 24 March, 1780; LUCRE- TIA, b. 4 Feb., 1783; CYNTHIA, b. 6 April, 1785.
5. JAMES, son of Thomas (2), first known as physician at Thompson parish, Conn.1 In 1765, he in partnership with Levi Wight bought the Camp- bell grant of 400 acres in South Gore, removed thither and there spent his subsequent years, died at the George Ide place on the hill-brick house. In 1791, he sold his farm to his sons Jacob and Jesse. He was of somewhat eccentric mind, a preacher as well as doctor, and a Universalist. In 1798, he published a religious doctrinal treatise of 190 pages, entitled :
" An Exposition of the three first chapters of Genesis, Explained and Improved, wherein the four Dispensations contained in the Scriptures from age to age are revealed. Comprising the travel of Mystical and politic Babylon and the destruction thereof. Or the Gospel Glass, or trial of Zion's Church in the World, until the open- ing of the last great and Seventh Seal, when the mystery of God is finished : and the Jubilee Trump proclaims ALLELULIA and SALVATION.
By DR. JAMES GLEASON of Connecticut.
NORWICH.
Printed by John Trumbull. M.DCC.XC.VII."
He m. 7 Feb., 1751, Elizabeth Atwell. He d. aged 80, 9 Oct., 1803, she d. aged 66, 5 Jan., 1796. . . . Children : JAMES, b. 12 Nov., 1751; NATHAN, b. 8 April, 1753, m. 11 Jan., 1776, Rachel Nichols, settled and d. at Thompson ; they had Thomas ; Betsey, m. 31 Oct., 1785, Abraham Mason of Thompson; Lydia, m. Daniel Woodward; John ; JOHN, b. 11 July, 1756, m. and settled at Thompson, had Abel ; JESSE, b. 23 May, 1758, m. intentions 10 May, 1796, Fanny Saunders of Hopkinton, removed to Sand Lake, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., where he d., they had two sons, both d. unm .; LUCRETIA, b. 26 June, 1760, d. 2 May, 1792; a SON, b. and d. 1763; ELIZABETH, b. 5 May, 1764, d. 27 May, 1790; JACOB W., b. 23 July, 1768.
6. JAMES, son of James (5), m. 28 May, 1772, Huldah, dau. of Levi Wight, resided in South Gore. . . . Children : JAMES, b. 3 Nov., 1772, m. (1) intentions 24 Nov., 1802, Esther Hoyle, m. (2) Roxy Cutler; ABIGAIL, b. 13 April, 1775, m. intentions 25 April, 1802, Samuel Marsh of Newfane, Vt .; HANNAH, b. 6 July, 1777, m. Benjamin, son of Aaron Wakefield; SILAS, b. 27 Jan., 1780, unm., settled in Maine; LEVINA, b. 3 Jan., 1783, m. 22 Nov., 1796 (?), Liberty Ide; UZZIEL, b. 16 Aug., 1785, m. intentions 13 Sept., 1815, Lydia Steere of Burrillville, R. I., was in South Gore, 1835, removed to Brooklyn, Conn., where he d. 20 Jan., 1880; ABIEL, b. 20 Nov., 1790, m. Nabby Ham-
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Gleason of Killingly. Worcester Prob. Rec. Streeter 1757, appears payment to Dr. James
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mond of Foster, R. I., settled in South Gore, d. 14 Aug., 1871, she d. 27 Dec., 1875, aged 79; LUCRETIA, b. 5 Sept., 1792, m. 21 Nov., 1813, George Ide of South Gore.
7. JACOB W., son of James (5), m. (1) Rachel, dau. of Rev. Thomas Barnes, and had SYLVANUS, m. (2) 16 Jan., 1797, Mehetable Hudson of Ox., removed to Greenbush, N. Y., resided there Dec., 1805, removed to Fredonia, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., where both d., he d. 12 Oct., 1843, she d. 9 Feb., 1841. . Children : BETSEY, b. 5 Sept., 1797, m. 5 Feb., 1824, Josiah Richardson ; WILLIAM H., b. 11 March, 1799, m. 21 Oct., 1821, Polly Smith of Claverack, N. Y., had ch., he d. 29 April, 1870; MEHETABLE, b. 3 Nov., 1800, m. about 1821, Crocker Richardson; MELINDA, b. and d. 1802; MARY, b. 2 May, 1804, m. 1824, John Blinebry; CLARISSA, b. 29 Sept., 1806, m. 5 Feb., 1832, Allen Freeman; IRENA, b. 10 Nov., 1811, m. 1838, Philip Hanna, settled at Mar- seilles, O .; EMILY, b. 1813, d. 1816.
8. NATHANIEL, son of Thomas (2), m. 2 Jan., 1755, Susanna Streeter, he d. 18 Nov., 1758, they had MERCY, b. 18 Feb., 1756; she m. (2) Peter Phillips.
9. ELIJAH, son of Thomas (2), m. 9 Oct., 1760, Elizabeth, dau. of Nathaniel Wyman of Hopkinton, he d. at Ward, order for appraisal 7 May, 1776, in settle- ment of estate appears a bill of Dr. James Gleason, his brother, for professional services. . . . Children : EXPERIENCE, b. 14 Oct., 1761; SUSANNA, b. 4 Oct., 1763; ELIZABETH, b. 27 Sept., 1767; ELIJAH, b. 15 July, 1769; THOMAS, b. 6 May, 1771; POLLY, b. 17 March, 1773; COMFORT, b. 6 Feb., 1775.
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