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2. SAMUEL, b. 1755, son of Jonas of Bridgewater, and grand-nephew of Isaac (1), m. Susanna Burr at West Bridgewater, removed to Ox. about 1783, settled on the homestead. He was of good abilities, active in town and Church affairs, highly esteemed, and captain of militia, and for sixteen years before his death justice of the peace and during that time married thirty- three couples. At the organization of the Episcopal Church at South Leices- ter in 1824, he left the Oxford Church and joined there, on account of the distance to Ox. He d. aged 70, 10 June, 1826, she d. 26 Dec., 1833. . . . Chil- dren : CYRUS, b. 8 Nov., 1783, was graduated 1806, Dartmouth College, studied medicine, settled at Persippany, N. J., where he m. Catherine Riter, no ch .; he d. 1816, aged 32; JONAS, b. 2 Jan., 1786, m. (1) about 1817, Mary Sumner of Spencer, removed to Providence, R. I., where he was a trader; m. (2) Thankful Briggs; had two children by first m., both d. at Providence; he d. about 1870, at Providence, aged 84; SENATH, b. 5 Dec., 1788, m. (1) Rich- ard Moore, m. (2) Samuel Smith; IRENA, b. 22 Dec., 1790, m. Charles P. Nichols; SAMUEL, b. 30 Aug., 1793, m. Lydia, dau. of Calvin Amidown, set- tled at Southbridge, where he d. Aug., 1875, she d. 3 Sept., 1848. He went 1814 to New Jersey and began the study of medicine with his brother Cyrus, finished his course at New York medical school, began practice 1817 at Southbridge, continuing with remarkable success till his death. He was prominent as a citizen and a manufacturer. They had Samuel Cyrus, b. 28 March, 1820, m. 1844, Ellen M., dau. of Moses Plimpton. He was a physician and succeeded to his father's business at Southbridge where he d. 1885; 2 dau. ; ISAAC, b. 16 Nov., 1795, d. 1796; SETH, b. 25 Oct., 1797, went in youth to the mills at South Ox., m. (1) 8 Sept., 1823, Isabella Henderson, resided at North Gore and Millbury, where she d .; m. (2) Dorothy Hammond of Charlton, re- moved to Rochdale; m. (3) Clarissa Fish of Worcester, removed to Wilkinson- ville, where he was agent of the mill, and later to Oxford Plain, where he d. 27 Dec., 1870; GEORGE W., b. 4 March, 1800; SUSAN, b. 7 June, 1802, m. in-
1 This was not a "charge," but a memorandum and probably a gratuity.
2 She was a person of considerable property, but remiss in business matters. The following is a copy of a note sent to her which explains it- self: "Reading, Oct. yé 20, 1743, Mrs. Hartwell, with my service to you & yours, these are to mind you that you have not paid me for your husband and children's graves, though 'tis long since I dig'd them as allso 3 days works that I did for you. I am in want of the money & pray you not to fail of sending it, by the bearer
hereof, as you would prevent further trouble to yourself & me. The inclosed accompt will inform you what the whole comes to. Your humble servant,
JOHN BAT."
Capt. Isaac Hartwell was a man of original ideas in some directions as shown by his orthog- raphy in his account book, where he charges some of his neighbors for "hogues" and "pigues," and credits a friend with a " cague of 6 gals. of Rhum." His first "Nues paper " was taken of Josiah Town, June, 1774.
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tentions 16 Aug., 1822, Eleazer Bemis of Spencer, where they settled, she d. at Spencer and the family removed to Alabama, N. Y., where he d .; they had Jane, d. young; George W., went to Alabama, N. Y., and thence to Independence, Ia., where he was a merchant, and later to Des Moines, Ia., stood high as a citizen, State Treasurer; Susan, m. - Towne, residence, Alabama, N. Y .; ISAAC B., b. 4 Oct., 1804, m. (1) 15 Dec., 1829, Sally, dau. of Luther Stone, she died 16 May, 1852, at the Brattleboro' insane asylum; they had 2 sons, both d. young; settled in New York State, removed 1836 to Northfield, Vt., thence to Woodstock, Vt., where he m. (2) Sally C. Scott, no ch., lived at Woodstock, Vt., till 1858, and removed to Wilkinson- ville, his present residence; farmer, justice of the peace, an esteemed citizen.
3. GEORGE W., son of Samuel (2), m. 19 Aug., 1827, Lucetta Haven of Leicester, removed 1833 to Northfield, Vt., superintendent of a mill, returned 1840 to Ox., bought the rights of the other heirs and owned and culti- vated the homestead. He was esteemed as a citizen, intelligent and social, selectman and representative; furnished much valuable information for this work. He d. aged 87, 30 June, 1887, she d. aged 75, 13 April, 1878. . Children : MARY E., b. 1 July, 1828; GEORGE H. b. 10 June, 1830, m. 4 June, 1856, Ellen M. Green, apothecary at Southbridge, where he d. 13 March, 1881 ; they had Charles S., b. 15 Sept., 1858, d. 1859; Caty Fay, b. 16 June, 1860, m. 19 Dec., 1881, Gardner O. Benson; George H., b. 27 July, 1863; CAROLINE P., b. 14 July, 1834, at Northfield, Vt., m. 2 Feb , 1869, Francis Stiles, Jr., of Leicester, who d. 30 May, 1880; ISAAC B., b. 11 March, 1837, at Northfield, Vt., m. 1 June, 1859, Emeline E. Hull, b. 30 July, 1840, at Burling- ton, Conn., settled on the homestead; they had Samuel E., b. 3 April, 1860; Susan R., b. 30 Jan., 1863; Elizabeth, b. and d. 1866; Edward E., b. 28 June, 1869 ; Grace L., b. 20 July, 1878; CHARLES H., b. 1 Dec., 1842.
HARVEY, JOHN, Revolutionary soldier.
HARWOOD, DAVID, b. 3 Jan., 1732, at Salem, son of David and Marga- ret, m. 30 April, 1752, Rebecca, dau. of Jonathan and Abigail Twiss, b. 9 April, 1729, at Salem, then of Ox., settled at Sutton, housewright; lived on the farm adjoining on the south the Sutton poor farm, deacon of the Baptist Church, removed 1788, to the south part of Ox., H. 40, where he d. aged 77, 28 Sept., 1808; she d. aged 79, 8 Oct., 1808. . . . Children : b. at Sutton, JONATHAN, b. 1753, m. 23 March, 1784, Apphya Woodbury, settled at Charlton, where he d. 23 Feb., 1816; they had Prudence, b. 1785; Mary, b. 1786; Phebe, b. 1789 ; REBECCA, b. 1756, m. James Melendy, lived in east part of Ox., H. 1, removed to Charlton; had Jacob, David; DAVID, b. 1759, m. 29 April, 1792, Mary, dau. of Jeremiah Kingsbury, d. aged 72, 31 Dec., 1831, she d. aged 86, 1 July, 1854, settled near his father, H. 41; had David, b. 25 Oct., 1796, lived on the homestead, d. 30 March, 1853, unm. ; MARGARET, b. 1761, m. 21 Jan., 1784, Ebenezer Allen of Sutton, removed to Unadilla, N. Y., had ch .; ELIHU, b. 1763; ABIGAIL, b. 1765, m. John Kingsbury; RACHEL, b. 1767, m. Asa Put- nam of Sutton, had ch .; SOLOMON, b. 1770.
2. ELIHU, son of David (1), m. 18 April, 1795, Molly, dau. of Jeremiah Amidown; the same year bought the farm at the foot of Bondet Hill, H. 34, resided there till near his death, 27 Dec., 1845, she d. aged 88, 17 Sept., 1861. . . . Children : ELIHU, b. 3 Jan., 1796; JONATHAN, b. 28 Feb., 1800; POLLY, b. 12 April, 1804, m. Joseph Healy.
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3. ELIHU, son of Elihu (2), m. 17 May, 1820, Hannah, dau. of Asa Beals, b. 6 June, 1798, at Milford, settled at south end of the Plain, H. 209, was pioneer of the shoe manufacture in Ox., Capt. of militia, well known for his wit and humor, he d. 11 June, 1865, she d. 17 Dec., 1865, aged 67. . . . Children : DANIEL, b. 21 July, 1821, m. 4 May, 1843, Sophia Wardwell of Hudson, N. Y., settled at Ox., removed to Boston, where he was a whole- sale shoe merchant, president of the Shoe and Leather Bank; they had Charles E., Sergt. in the 44th Mass. Regt. in the late war, d. 1863 at New Berne, N. C .; Albert C., d., Edward E., Lizzie G., Frank S., Mary S. ; EMORY E., b. 12 March, 1826, m. 24 May, 1853, Lucy F. Clark of Andover, shoe manufacturer, selectman 1861-64, removed to Spencer, where he resided 1891; they had Julia, b. 3 Jan., 1857, m. April, 1884, Samuel A. Melcher, 1890 teacher at Whitinsville, had ch .; Clark, b. 20 April, 1860; HANNAH A., b. 1833, d. 1839; ELIZA M., b. 25 July, 1836, m. 13 May, 1858, John Anderson, residence, Binghamton, N. Y., where he is president of the Electric Light Co .; WAITY M., b. 24 April, 1839, m. George W. Olney.
4. JONATHAN, son of Elihu (2), m. 13 Nov., 1823, Lucetta, dau. of Craft Davis, he d. 19 Dec., 1841, she d. 12 Nov., 1877. . . . Children : JULIA A., b. 9 Oct., 1824, m. (1) Ezra Davis, m. (2) April, 1873, Henry M. Ingraham; CATHERINE, b. Feb., 1827, m. William Prince of Dudley, removed to New Boston, Conn., had ch .; SARAH E., b. 16 June, 1838, m. 28 Jan., 1863, Henry M. Ingraham of Coventry, R. I., settled at Ox., and had Lewis H., b. 17 Sept., 1863; Walter H., b. 15 July, 1865; she d. 7 Sept., 1865.
5. SOLOMON, son of David (1), Capt. of cavalry, m. (1) 8 Nov., 1792, Abigail Battles of Dedham, she d. 15 July, 1817, aged 42, m. (2) 5 July, 1820, Lavina, dau. of Ezekiel Davis, he d. 24 Sept., 1826, she m. (2) Perry Curtis.
. . Children : PRUDENCE, b. 27 July, 1793, m. Amos, son of Gideon Sibley ; · REUBEN, b. 13 Sept., 1798; RHODA, b. 10 April, 1807, m. 13 April, 1828, Luke Bowker of Troy, N. H., she d. soon after, no ch.
6. REUBEN, son of Solomon (5), m. 19 July, 1818, Hannah, dau. of William Hurd, he d. 28 Sept., 1838, she d. 9 April, 1866. . . . Children : LUCIAN, b. 27 Dec., 1818, m. Susan J. Merritt of Warren, where he settled, watchmaker and jeweller, he d. 1883; had Frank L., b. 16 Sept., 1847, at War- ren, m. Sarah Louise Badger; Harriet E., b. Dec., 1849; WILLARD, b. 5 April, 1821, drowned at Augutteback village, 12 Feb., 1835 ; GEORGE, b. 25 Aug., 1823, m. Alice Cleveland of Stafford Springs, Conn., he d. 13 March, 1864, at West- ford, Conn., she d. 10 March, 1879, at Stafford, Conn. ; had Hannah E., Orange C., Charles W., all d. young ; JOHN, b. 5 March, 1826, m. 28 Aug., 1848, Amy Morse of Charlton, she d. aged 39, 29 Dec., 1867, m. (2) 24 Dec., 1868, Margaret Walley of Boston; ch. by first m. : Reuben, b. 3 April, 1849, m. (1) Elizabeth White of Charlton, m. (2) Agnes Laflin of West Boylston; Maria E., b. 1850, d. 1851; Maria E., b. 13 Aug., 1852, m. 3 Sept., 1871, Edelbert Dugar of Charlton; ch. by second m. : William W., and Wilbur J., b. 9 Sept., 1869, both d. 1870; Carrie L., b. 13 July, 1871, at Somerville, d. 1871; Florence J., b. 23 March, 1874; John, b. 25 Nov., 1876; Mary E., b. 20 Jan., 1879; CHARLES, b. 23 July, 1828, m. 21 Nov., 1857, Mary E. Howard of Medfield, and had Elizabeth M., b. 1859, d. 1862; Anne M., b. 15 Nov., 1863, at Boston; George W., b. 1867, d. 1873; HANNAH E., b. and d. 1831; P. MERRICK, b. 27 Nov., 1832, m. 27 Nov., 1859, Louisa C. Pope, she d. 8 Jan., 1876; ch. : Minnie L., b. 14 April, 1861, at Ox .; Jennie E., b. 29 May, 1866, at Somerville; Irving L., b. 1869, d. 1870; Horace T., b. 10 Feb., 1871; WILLARD,
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b. 10 Jan., 1836, m. 30 April, 1863, Mary B. Hamant of Medfield; ch. b. at Boston : Charles H., b. 28 March, 1864; Fred E., b. 8 June, 1868; Harry A., b. 11 March, 1870; Edith, b. 14 Aug., 1879. Charles and Willard have for many years been partners in successful business as watch and jewelry dealers in Boston.
STEPHEN, ancestors came to Sutton from Salem 1719, relatives of David (1), m. Abigail, resided at Ox. 1793, d. here 21 Aug., 1804. . . . Children : STEPHEN, POLLY, HANNAH, ABIGAIL, JONATHAN, HULDAH, DAVID, PHEBE, REBEKAH.
SOLOMON, and Sarah Taylor, m. 4 Dec., 1752, and had REUBEN, b. 23 July, 1753. [Solomon Harwood and Ebenezer Twiss, both of Salem, and James Twiss of Billerica, bought land in Ox., now Charlton, which was divided in 1742.]
REBECCA, and Joseph McIntire, m. 3 Sept., 1752.
JOHN, w. and family resided at Ox. 1766, bought land 1771 on Prospect Hill, now Auburn, taxed 1771, had a case in court 1773.
JOHN, JR., of Sutton, and Lydia Sibley, m. 28 Aug., 1777.
MARY, and Simeon Fuller of Sutton, m. 10 May, 1784.
HASKELL, JOHN, son of John of Dudley, b. there 24 June, 1784, m. 20 July, 1806, Dolly, dau. of John Hall of Sutton, sister of Thaddeus of Ox. .. . Children b. at Sutton : JOHN S., b. 26 Jan., 1807; ADALINE M., b. 11 July, 1808; and b. at Ox., near the lake in the south part of the town : ELIZA A. D., b. 27 May, 1810, m. Elisha Walker of Ox .; CAROLINE M., b. 11 Feb., 1813, at Dudley ; CLEMENTINE, b. 15 March, 1817, at Dudley; John, the father, removed about 1816 to Montville, N. Y., where his w. d. about 1818. He soon went further west.
MRS. LYDIA, m. n. Robinson, and George B. Slater, m. int. 19 April, 1825. AURELIA, w. of Joseph E., aged 29, d. 26 Jan., 1858.
THANKFUL, widow, m. n. Demond, aged 78, d. 20 Jan., 1875.
MARY J., aged 22, d. 11 April, 1876.
JOSEPH E., aged 53, d. 10 Feb., 1880.
HASTINGS, DANIEL, b. 3 Feb., 1677 (grandson of John of Braintree), removed from Cambridge to Marlboro' before 6 June, 1722, was of Sudbury in 1727, of Ox. in 1732, of Shrewsbury in 1735, and later with his son Walter re- moved to Hardwick, where he d. 25 Jan., 1755, styled " blacksmith " and " mason," no record of family in Ox. He m. Abigail Cooksey and had with others WALTER, b. 24 March, 1704, resided at Ox., farmer, m. (1) Lydia -, and had at Framingham, Abigail, b. 23 April, 1727; at Sudbury, Keziah, b. 29 April, 1729; came to Ox., m. (2) 1 Nov., 1733, Mary Thompson, removed before 21 June, 1743, to Hardwick, where he d. 6 July, 1792; they had at Ox. : Daniel, b. 23 Aug., 1734, m. Submit Jordan at Rutland; Jacob, b. 9 Aug., 1737, m. Mary Bangs; Lydia, b. 31 July, 1739, d. 1757; Martha, b. 19 Sept., 1741, d. young; and at Hardwick : John, b. Sept., 1743; Martha, b. 9 Dec., 1745, m. Ebenezer Cobb; Elizabeth, b. 11 Aug., 1748, m. Samuel Hopkins; Joseph, b. 1751, d. 1753; Jonathan, b. 23 Oct., 1752; Joseph, b. 1755, d. 1756.
SARAH, dau. of Daniel, and John Amidown of Hardwick, m. 14 July. 1737. ELSIE, of Worcester, and Timothy Worseley, m. intentions 2 April, 1831.
HATHAWAY, SETH, w. and sons SETH and WILLIAM and daughters ABIGAIL and RUTH, and an infant child, resided at Ox., March, 1783.
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HAVEN, JOANNA, and Daniel Weld of North Gore, m. 3 April, 1744. EBENEZER, and wife, resided at Ox., Aug., 1759.
HAWES, ASHBEL M., son of Robert, of Wrentham and Rutland, where Ashbel M. was b. 8 Dec., 1783, m. 9 Sept., 1810, Polly, dau. of David and Judith (Fitts) Lamb of Charlton, lived on the Plain, kept a shoe shop on the corner of the common, removed 1816 to the present home of his daughters, H. 136, where he many years was a trader. He d. aged 76, 30 July, 1860, she d. aged 87, 21 May, 1876. . . . Children : INCREASE S., b. 10 June, 1812, m. intentions 11 Jan., 1837, Abigail, dau. of John Derby of Leominster, settled at Ox., removed to Cambridgeport, returned to Ox. and continued trade, he d. 22 May, 1867; they had Charles O., Ellen, both d. soon ; George S., b. 1842, d. 1 Dec., 1859; NELSON, b. 24 Oct., 1813, went to New York State, there m. Catherine Lanning, removed to Ill. and to Minn., eight ch., he was drowned 28 June, 1868, on his own farm at Orinoco, Minn .; ZURILLA, b. 20 Feb., 1815, m. Jeremiah Stone; MARY, b. 4 April, 1817, m. 20 Feb., 1845, Cyrus B. Stockwell of Sutton, where they settled, removed to Webster, thence to Ashland, one dau .; LUANA, b. 18 May, 1819, m. 22 Feb., 1842, Josiah S. Prentiss of Auburn; had Mary E., d. 1867; Eldora E., m. Charles Kendall; Frank E., m. Mary McClathery ; Caroline, m. Frank Richardson; EVELYN, b. 8 June, 1821; SAMUEL E., b. 1823, d. soon; ALFRED, b. 1824, d. 1827; ALMA, b. 20 Feb., 1827; CAROLINE, b. 21 Jan., 1830, d. 8 Nov., 1850; EMILY, b. 20 Dec., 1832, d. 3 Aug., 1868, unm.
HAWKES, RUSSELL N., w. Lamira, had ELLEN F., b. 15 Jan., 1844.
HAYDEN, MRS. CYNTHIA, aged 29, d. 14 Oct., 1849. ARTEMAS A., aged 79, d. 20 Oct.(?), 1859. MARY, m. n. Divoll, aged 71, d. 9 Jan., 1866.
SYLVIA E., m. n. Edson, aged 44, d. 5 Sept., 1876.
HAYES, STEPHEN, and Maria Hoyt, of Princeton, m. int. 11 Nov., 1829.
HAYNES, JOHN, an early settler in town, taxed in 1717.
HAYWARD, HEYWARD, ASAHEL, of Charlton, m. intentions 26 Aug., 1785, Elizabeth, dau. of Isaac Moffitt, settled in west part of Ox., H. 68, where he d. She m. (2) 15 June, 1826, Eliphalet Taylor, a Revolutionary pen- sioner, lived and both died at the same place. . . . Children, first two b. at Charlton : ARTEMAS, d. aged 19, 8 April, 1805; LARNED, b. 30 Jan., 1790, d. 2 Feb., 1822, unm .; BILLINGS, b. 27 Dec., 1791; SIMEON, b. 24 Jan., 1794, m. 18 Aug., 1823, Lucy, dau. of Francis Blandin, no ch., he d. 5 May, 1827; she m. (2) Caleb, son of Salem Larned; CLARISSA, b. 13 Aug., 1796, m. intentions 20 Jan., 1816, John Brown of Dudley, and had Artemas H., b. 16 Sept., 1817, at Ox., went to sea in boyhood, engaged in wrecking, raising sunken vessels, etc., on the Texas coast, became wealthy, d. 22 Feb., 1872, at Brownsville, Tex., in consequence of injury received from machinery on his steamboat; Mahala H., b. 1820, d. unm., March, 1835, at Milford; Elizabeth H., b. 12 Sept., 1824, m. Evelyn E. French; John Brown d. about 1824, she m. (2) John Morey, m. (3) 1835, Joseph Wheeler, she d. Jan., 1861, at Hopkinton ; RUFUS, b. 17 Nov., 1799.
2. BILLINGS, son of Asahel (1), m. 10 Nov., 1816, Pamela, dau. of Calvin Aldrich. He d. 27 Sept., 1826, she m. (2) Noah Shumway. . .. Children, by .
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first m. : CALVIN, b. 20 Nov., 1817, m., had ch., resided at Buffalo, N. Y. and Chicago, Ill .; ASAHEL, b. 19 Oct., 1819, m. Maria Bemis (?), no ch., d. about 1870, at Ox. ; HOLLIS, b. 16 Dec., 1821, unm., was repair master on the railroad between Boston and Springfield, and killed by cars, 30 May, 1857; MARY ANN, b. 16 June, 1824, m. Charles Moran of Worcester, she d.
3. RUFUS, son of Asahel (1), m. intentions 9 March, 1822, Samantha Shaw of Monson, b. 3 May, 1799. He d. aged 72, 19 Sept., 1873, she removed to Minnesota. . . . Children : SOPHRONIA L., b. 6 Sept., 1823, m. 28 June, 1847, Erastus Bolles, removed 1856 to Minnesota, he d. 1881; ELVIRA S., b. 6 March, 1829, m. 28 June, 1847, Dexter, son of Stephen Davis, settled at Ox., had ch., removed 1877 to Minnesota, and 1879 to Wisconsin, where she d. 2 Aug., 1880.
POLLY, and David Dodge, both of Charlton, m. 16 Dec., 1794. CYNTHIA, of Charlton, and Levi Whitney, of Hopkinton, m. 24 May, 1812. MELICENT, and Daniel Dodge, Jr., of Ward, m. 30 Nov., 1817.
HEALY, JOSEPH, of Dudley, b. 1754, m. 21 Jan., 1790, Ruth, widow of Dr. Ezra Conant, dau. of Samuel Davis, settled on Sutton road, H. 26, where both d. ; he d. aged 42, 4 Dec., 1796, she d. aged 70, 1 April, 1823. . . . Chil- dren, b. at Ox. : JOSEPH, b. 9 April, 1791; RUTH, b. 3 Aug., 1794, m. Lewis Lilley.
2. JOSEPH, son of Joseph (1), m. 30 Dec., 1823, Polly, dau. of Elihu Har- wood, settled in Ox., where both d. ; she d. aged 52, 23 April, 1857. . . . Children : RUTH, b. 14 June, 1824, m. John, son of Craft Davis; MARY, b. 5 June, 1827, d. 2 May, 1843, unm .; ELIZA, b. 28 Sept., 1828, d. 1836; AARON J., b. 29 Sept., 1832, d. unm., 1 May, 1859.
NATHANIEL, of Dudley, and Mary, dau. of John Davis, m. intentions 16 Nov., 1787.
HEFFERON, DENNIS, resided in Ox. 1776.
HEMENWAY, WILLIAM, and Sarah A. Tryon, m. int. 9 March, 1834.
HENRY, WILLIAM A., of Princeton, aged 34, d. 20 July, 1870. MRS. MARY (Irish), aged 33, d. 5 Sept., 1868.
HERRING, MRS. MARY J., of Waterville, Vt., aged 27, d. 18 Dec., 1858.
HERVEY, JAMES F., son of James F. (who d. aged 59, 5 March, 1851), b. 23 Sept., 1818, at Leicester, came to Ox. 1844, removed to Worcester 1869, boot and shoe maker; m. (1) at Holden, Caroline Carter, she d. 11 Dec., 1880, aged 65, at Worcester; m. (2) Emma Willow. . . . Children, all by first m. : J. FRANK, b. 23 Sept., 1836, at Holden, d. 15 July, 1871, at Worcester, unm. ; WILLIAM F., b. 24 Feb., 1838, at Ware Village, unm., musician in late war; C. MELVINA, b. 16 Aug., 1845, at Sturbridge, m. Albert Eddy of Worcester; ALBERT O., b. Dec., 1847, d. Jan., 1848; LUCY A., b. 7 Dec., 1848, at Oxford, m. Charles I. Rawson.
2. GEORGE M., b. 4 March, 1827, brother of James F., m. 10 Dec., 1848, Philadelphia D., dau. of Russell White, he d. 14 March, 1857; they had HOR- ACE F., b. 25 Jan., 1850, m. 7 Feb., 1883, Bertha M. Beh; JOSEPHINE D., b. 8 April, 1852, m. 16 Oct., 1869, Marvin A. Gleason of Binghamton, N. Y .; ELLA E., b. 1854, d. young ; GEORGE M., b. 22 Aug., 1855, m. 21 Jan., 1879, at Binghamton. The mother m. (2) Joseph C. Bradbury. [See Russell White.]
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HICKS, MARY, wid., and children, resided in Ox., May, 1766.
Alias COOK, MINDWELL, and children, ELIZABETH and SALLY, resided in Ox., Feb. 1792.
JOSHUA, and Charlotte Twiss, m. 27 Oct., 1793.
HILDRETH, SOLOMON, d. 25 Aug., 1835, unm.
HILL, REV. ABRAHAM, b. 1717, at Cambridge, was graduated 1737 at Har- vard University, taught at Weston in 1738; m. (1) Thankful, dau. of Ebenezer Allen of Watertown; m. (2) Naomi - - -, named in his will, which also mentions his sister, Prudence Clark of Boston; settled as pastor of a Church formed the same day at Road Town, now Shutesbury, 27 Oct., 1742, was a roy- alist in the Revolutionary war, which caused a quarrel in his Church. He became alienated from the majority of the people with whom he contended bitterly, sued for his salary and won his suit. After this he did not preach for two years and on 27 Feb., 1778, was dismissed. He became an active tory, assuming authority and using all endeavors to defeat the measures for pub- lic safety, until the people in their wrath impounded him, and threw smoked herrings to him for food, but allowed him to return to his home at night. By a vote of the town he was forbidden to leave his house and authority was given to any person who saw him out to shoot him. In Jan., 1780, he changed his place of abode to the northerly part of Ox., purchasing for £10,000 the Gen. Ebenezer Learned house, H. 126, which he sold in 1787 to his son Aaron, who in his turn sold in 1790. He preached occasionally after residing here, in Mr. Bowman's absence, and presented a bill to the town for the same, 1782, which the town refused to pay. He d. 8 June, 1788, but "the place of his sepulchre no man knoweth." He had three children, one d. at Shutesbury, another, NAOMI, m. Dec., 1773, Rev. Ebenezer Sparhawk of Templeton, second wife, and was the mother of eight children. She received from her father's estate three lots of land in Shutesbury, a chaise, and a pair of steers. AARON, his son, was graduated at Harvard Uni- versity, physician, came to Ox. with his father, resided at the homestead, had a very limited practice; removed to Maine, where he d. He m. Abigail who united with the Oxford Church, 4 Feb., 1781. . . . Children : AARON, b. 8 Feb., 1781; BETSEY, b. 2 Nov., 1782; ABRAHAM, b. 28 May, 1784; WILLIAM, b. 6 March, 1786; NABBY, b. 22 Jan., 1788; FRANCIS, b. 4 March, 1790; HENRY, b. 5 June, 1793; CHRISTOPHER, b. 30 Jan., 1796; LEONARD, b. 4 Nov., 1797; PRUDY, b. 13 March, 1800; GEORGE W., b. 28 Oct., 1801; all supposed to have gone to Maine.
JAMES, of Douglas, b. 22 Sept., 1744, son of Caleb, m. 16 Feb., 1769, Dorothy, dau. of Gen. Ebenezer Learned, settled at Douglas, removed about 1774 to Dudley, near Webster North Village. . . . Children : BETHIAH, m. 19 Nov., 1789, Mark Dodge of Dudley; EBENEZER, m. Betsey Whittemore; JERUSHA, m. 29 July, 1790, Anthony Butler of Hardwick; DEBORAH, m. 20 Feb., 1797, Anthony Butler, who was then of Rutland, Vt., second w .; DOROTHY, m. David Freeman of Webster, and had Ruth, Nancy, Joseph, Dorothy, Tamar, David, Oliver, Jerusha ; JAMES, m. 29 April, 1810, Betsey, dau. of Daniel Kingsbury, settled at Ox., she d. aged 78, 8 Feb., 1867; they had Polly Olive, b. 15 Sept., 1812, m. Joseph Bullard of Sutton; Eliza, b. 28 Oct., 1816, m. 25 March, 1850, Ira T. Sibley; Marcus; family removed to Sut- ton; RUTH, m. 27 March, 1805, Esek Chase of Douglas; TRYPHENA, m. Abel Davis; BARNABAS, m. 16 Nov., 1808, Nabby, dau. of Daniel Kingsbury, and
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had Daniel K., b. 1 April, 1809, m., and had at Webster, George K .; Rufus, b. 15 March, 1811, at Dudley, settled at Webster; Abigail, b. 18 June, 1814, at Dudley; Lucy, b. 10 Dec., 1818.
JESSE, Revolutionary soldier.
LYDIA, and Elias Pratt, m. intentions 18 July, 1767.
LUCY, and Abraham Briggs, Jr., m. intentions 7 Oct., 1797.
JAMES, son of James, d. aged 77, 8 June, 1857.
ANGELINE, w. of Paul D., dau. of Alex. Rice, aged 54, d. 3 March, 1877. PAUL D., aged 74, d. 19 Oct., 1888.
HILLIARD, EDWARD, was of Charlton 1754. SARAH, and Obadiah McIntire, m. 9 Dec., 1756.
HILLIKER, WILLIAM, and Maria Elliot, m. 27 March, 1839.
HILTON, JOSEPH, and M. Elizabeth Green, m. 15 Nov., 1847. He d. aged 29, 28 April, 1856, she m. (2) William Mayo.
EDWARD, aged 68, d. 2 April, 1879.
ELIZABETH (Scotch), widow, aged 77, d. 7 May, 1882.
ZACH., aged 42, d. 16 Aug., 1883.
HINCHLIFFE, JOSHUA, son of Joshua, of Watertown, aged 44, d. 6 Aug., 1879.
CHARLES H., son of George, aged 22, d. 25 Aug., 1884.
HODGES, GEORGE, b. 14 Feb., 1822, at Salem, son of Hon. George and Elizabeth (Welcome), descended from John, who came to Salem as early as 1642. George removed with his parents in 1828 to North Andover, where his father began the manufacture of flannels, attended the Franklin Academy under Simeon Putnam, in young manhood learned manufacturing in his father's mill, later leased in partnership with Henry H. Stevens the Abbott Mill at Andover, continuing there until 1 Jan., 1846, when he bought the Ox. Woolen Co.'s mill and removed thither, continuing flannel manufacture suc- cessfully till his decease. He was an able and energetic business man, public spirited and liberal ; in his later years considerably in public life, representative, selectman and moderator; in 1864 Democratic candidate for representative to Congress, and delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Chicago for nomination of a presidential candidate. The beautiful Episcopal Church edi- fice was built under his supervision and mainly at his expense. He bought the house, then recently built, next south of the church, where he resided until his removal to the new house at his factory village, Jan., 1862. He m. (1) 29 Jan., 1846, Sarah Elizabeth, dau. of Hon. Hobart and Elizabeth (Farewell) Clark of Andover, b. 11 Dec., 1825, she d. aged 46, 23 Oct., 1872; m. (2) Delia Mclaughlin. He d. aged 59, 5 Nov., 1881. . . . Children, by first m. : KATHARINE CRADOC, b. 12 Jan., 1847, m. 1 March, 1866, William S. Slater of Webster, she d. 22 April, 1880; they had Ruth, b. 16 Jan., 1867; Georgia, b. 8 Sept., 1868; Lydia Robinson, b. 12 July, 1871; Katharine, b. 2 Oct., 1873; Hope, b. 29 Dec., 1875; James Howe, b. 11 Feb., 1878; ALICE WEL- COME, b. 4 May, 1849, d. 16 Dec., 1857.
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