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1859, no ch .; ALMIRA D., b. 21 Aug., 1833; CHARLES N., b. 13 Nov., 1836; LYMAN, b. 14 Dec., 1837, soldier in the late war, d. 2 Dec., 1862, in Libby prison ; ALMON E., b. 27 March, 1839, m. 24 Oct., 1860, Sarah E., dau. of Simon Larned; had Henry E., b. 17 Nov., 1864; Ida J., b. 4 Oct., 1867; Sarah E., the mother, d. 16 May, 1884.
4. MOSES, son of Moses (1), m. 28 July, 1833, Melissa Crafts of Whately, settled at Ox., removed to Webster, returned to Ox .; he d. 13 Jan., 1871, she d. 5 Sept., 1868, both at Ox. . . . Children : ALMA, b. 28 May, 1834, m. 22 Oct., 1857, Charles Wade of Webster, she d. 12 June, 1864, 2 ch., both d .; ANGELINE M., b. 3 March, 1836, m. 30 July, 1860, Charles Dixon of Webster; had Fred ; HESTER A. R., b. 29 Nov., 1838, m. Aug., 1858, Edwin Perry of Dudley, she d. 29 Jan., 1862, no ch .; CHARLES R., b. 1 Dec., 1841, was graduated at Amherst College 1866, teacher at Shrewsbury, where he m. 7 Aug., 1867, Maria, dau. of C. O. Green, removed to St. Louis, Mo., where he d. 17 March, 1877; they had Isabel and Georgia ; MARY, b. 22 Aug., 1844, d. 10 May, 1867, unm. at Ox.
POLLY, and William Patrick of Hopkinton, m. 6 May, 1812.
PICKETT, child of Joseph and Hester, d. 1850; child of same d. 1856.
PIERCE, JACOB, m. (1) 18 June, 1761, Abigail, dau. of Hezekiah Merriam, was living in North Gore 1765, she d. 1 Nov., 1768, m. (2) 7 Nov., 1769, Mrs. Abigail Shumway, he d. 3 March, 1772; prominent man at North Ox., licensed retailer of liquors from 1767 to 1769, and from 1770 to his death innholder at the place now Nathaniel Ide's, H. 125. His widow was licensed for 1772, she m. (2) William Watson. . . . Children : MARY, b. 30 May, 1762; SARAH, b. 12 April, 1764; ABIGAIL, b. 11 Sept., 1766; JACOB, b. 29 Sept., 1768; by second m. : LURANA, b. 8 Sept., 1770; MARTHA, b. 7 Sept., 1772.
DELANO, of Brooklyn, Conn., b. 19 July, 1786, son of Delano and grand- son of Benjamin; studied at Plainfield Academy, received his professional training from Doctors Fuller of Plainfield, Conn., and Hyde of Stonington, and his diploma in 1809 from the Conn. Medical Society; in 1811 settled at Ox. and began a successful practice and became the leading physician, con- tinuing for 23 years. In 1834 he removed to East Douglas and in 1836 to Grafton; surgeon of the 5th Mass. Regt. of Militia from 1813 to 1818. He followed his profession successfully for nearly 59 years and performed its labors with little interruption until about two years before his death. He had more than ordinary mental endowments, was efficient in whatever he under- took; a friend of education, 11 years on the school committee at Ox., a good citizen and a liberal supporter of religious institutions. He m. 22 Nov., 1813, Anna, dau. of David Nichols. He d. 9 Jan., 1871, she d. 2 Feb., 1860, both at Grafton. . . . Child : JULIA ANN, b. 5 July, 1823, m. 16 Feb., 1842, Thomas T. Griggs, physician at Grafton.
ABIGAIL, and Thomas Hutchins, both of Dudley, m. Feb., 1743.
PRESERVED, of Brooklyn, Conn., and Chloe Holbrook, m. 9 Sept., 1821. CALVIN, JR., and Nancy Taft of Dudley, m. intentions 14 Feb., 1829. CALVIN, d. 13 May, 1829.
SARAH G., of Greenfield, and Daniel N. Russell, m. int. 16 June, 1832.
PIKE, GEORGE, w. Hannah ; ch. : HANNAH, b. 31 July, 1742, at Worcester ; HULDAH, b. 24 March, 1744, at Worcester; and at Ox. : MARY, b. 9 June, 1746; ELIZABETH, b. 4 June, 1749.
MARY, of North Gore, and Simon Town, m. intentions 19 Nov., 1770.
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GEORGE, and Mary Seaver, both of Charlton, m. 27 Feb., 1782. WILLIAM P., and Mary Newell, m. 11 Aug., 1845. SELINDA, aged 44, d. 21 Oct., 1848.
MARTHA A., and Charles L. Brigham of Palmer, m. 9 Dec., 1849. WINIFRED, widow, aged 73, d. 16 Jan., 1887.
PITTS, EBENEZER, b. 1757, at Taunton, m. Mary Ellis of Raynham, bought 1779 a farm on Prospect Hill in Ward, previously Joseph Sparhawk's, of late F. Clark's, removed 1791 to Livermore, Me., where he d. April, 1831. . . Children : PRUDENCE, b. 1 Oct., 1779, m. David Reed, resided at Liver-
more; PHILIP, b. 30 Jan., 1782, m. Dinah Norton, he d. 1828, at Livermore; RUTH, b. 15 Dec., 1783, d. 1818; ANNA, m. James Chase, resided at Liver- more; SIBYL, d. 1823.
POLLY, and John Scott, m. intentions 16 July, 1784.
PLACE, SAMUEL S., of Gloucester, R. I., and Elcebeth Ward, m. inten- tions 25 Feb., 1843.
PLANT, JOHN (Canadian), aged 28, d. 26 March, 1861.
ALCAN, widow, aged 72, d. 25 April, 1879.
LOUISA, aged 24, d. 26 May, 1880.
PLUMMER, JOHN, a worthy man, Quaker, of Thompson, Conn., m. 9 Jan., 1812, Mrs. Abigail, widow of William Forbes, resided at the John Town homestead, H. 176, for five or six years, d. there, she d. 4 Dec., 1841.
EBENEZER, aged 76, d. 17 Nov., 1816.
POND, MARY B., aged 30, d. 24 Sept., 1851.
POPE, ASA, came from the province of New Brunswick before the Revo- lutionary war, settled at Dartmouth, later removed with family to New Braintree; WEST, his son, b. 14 Feb., 1772, learned the trade of a mason, m. 12 Nov., 1795, Sylvia, dau. of Jonathan Adams, b. 21 Nov., 1777, at North- bridge, settled at Providence, R. I., removed in 1819 to Ox. to the farm, now Asa H. Pope's, H. 132. He was drowned at South Hadley, 29 April, 1824, she d. aged 93, 9 June, 1871, at Ox. [LEWIN, THOMAS and other sons settled at Dudley; Lewin later lived at Ox. and New Braintree, where he d.] . Children, except last, b. at Providence : JONATHAN A., b. 24 July, 1797; ALEXANDER, d. young ; SARAH L., b. 8 Jan., 1802, m. Thomas Warner; JOHN W., b. 8 Aug., 1804; CHARLES H., b. 14 April, 1807, m. Elizabeth Bucklin, resided at Providence, removed 1841 to Millbury, where he d. 13 Sept., 1843; a son, Charles H., was merchant in New York; MARY, b. 21 May, 1810, m. 14 Jan., 1839, Daniel B. Carson, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., railroad contractor, he d. 28 Sept., 1855, at Westfield, she d. 11 Feb., 1889, at Ox .; ch .: Charles P., d. young ; Sylvia, d. young ; Howard A., b. 28 Nov., 1842, at Westfield, m. 17 Jan., 1870, Nancy W., dau. of Theophilus W. Wilmarth, civil engineer, patentee of apparatus in general use in excavating for sewers and gas pipes ; Franklin W., b. 11 April, 1844, m. 2 June, 1887, Margaret M., dau. of William S. Forrest, agent N. E. Grocers Association; Martha, b. 28 Nov., 1845, m. 16 Sept., 1868, E. Harris Howland, removed to Spencer, where she d. 22 May, 1879, 3 ch. ; Watkins L., d. young ; Walter S., b. 23 Feb., 1851, m. Mary Graves, had ch., printer; HORACE, b. 27 Jan., 1813; ASA H., b. 22 April, 1816; HENRY L., b. 12 Oct., 1820.
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2. JONATHAN A., son of West (1), m. (1) 29 Oct., 1817, Olive Lathe of Charlton, b. 27 Feb., 1795, she d. 30 July, 1850, at Norwich, Conn., m. (2) the widow of Dr. William Benedict of Millbury, who d. about six years later. He was a cotton manufacturer near the Hawes place with Thomas Warner, removed 1828 to Millbury continuing in the same business, enlarging from time to time until 1873, when he retired with a competency. In 1845 on account of ill health he retired temporarily, but soon went to Augusta, Me., supervised the building of a mill of 300 looms, and later managed a similar enterprise at Brunswick, returned to Millbury, and about 1848 removed to Norwich, where he d. 4 Aug., 1887. . . . Children : CHARLOTTE L., b. 18 Jan., 1819, m. 1 May, 1843, Lucius W. Carroll at Millbury, resided 1885 at Norwich, merchant, President of the First National Bank, 2 sons; HARRIET A., b. 29 June, 1821, m. 1 Oct., 1843, Rev. Samuel Wolcott, D.D., many years at Cleveland, O., resided 1885 at Longmeadow, where he d. 24 Feb., 1886; they had five sons and five daughters, two daughters are m. and resided at Denver, Col., the eldest son is an extensive ranch owner and cattle dealer in Texas, two sons are in Denver, Henry having charge of large gold and silver smelting works and is wealthy, and Edward O. a lawyer, elected 1888 to U. S. Senate; William, pastor of Congregational Church at Lawrence; JONATHAN A., b. 1824, d. 1826; SYLVIA A., b. 15 Aug., 1826, living (1885) at Norwich; SARAH E., b. 29 May, 1828, living (1885) at Norwich.
3. JOHN W., son of West (1), m. 14 Sept., 1824, Elizabeth Starr, d. 3 Jan., 1833, crushed under the wheels of his wagon at Burrillville, R. I., she m. (2) Jonas Ward. . . . Children : ANNA ELIZA, b. 9 Nov., 1825, m. Allen S. Place, resided at Harmony, R. I .; JOHN W., b. and d. 1828; ADALINE V. S., b. 26 Nov., 1829, m. 15 May, 1846, George Wood, b. at Sutton, 1826, soldier in Co. A, 15th Regt., prisoner at Ball's Bluff, released June, 1862, enlisted Dec., 1863, in 2d Heavy Art., captured at Plymouth, N. C., d. at Andersonville, 17 Oct., 1864; they had Orlando, b. 14 Sept., 1850; Mary J., b. 15 Dec., 1853, d. 1869; Carrie E., b. 5 Nov., 1860; MARY J., b. 5 June, 1833, m. 17 Jan., 1855, Braman, son of John H. Rich of Charlton, resided at Auburn; they had Henry W., b. 18 May, 1858, at Ox .; Herbert H., b. 2 March, 1868, at Auburn.
4. HORACE, son of West (1), m. intentions 16 Sept., 1832, Abigail H., dau. of Solomon Walker, settled at H. 89a. . . . Children : LEONA, b. 1833, m. Byron, son of Simeon B. Marsh, divorced; they had Cora, Byrah, m. Reuel Ellis, resided at Worcester; FRANCES A., b. 1835, m. Stephen Bond of Charlton; had Edmund M., Fred ; ELIZABETH, b. 1839, m. Alexander, son of Lawson Snow, resided at Worcester, she d. 1873, no ch .; HORACE A., b. 10 June, 1844, m. Sarah, dau. of William Biggs, shoe cutter; had Albert W., b. 10 April, 1869, shoe cutter 1890 at Marlboro'; C. Irving, b. 20 Nov., 1872; Flora B., b. 24 July, 1876; ELIZA W., b. 2 Sept., 1845, m. Elisha Spaulding of Worcester, 2 ch .; A. ADA, b. 4 June, 1849, m. 1 Sept., 1867, Willard H. Eager; had Henry T., h. 1869, d. 1879; Ida May, b. 28 March, 1880; HENRY W., b. 12 Aug., 1851, m. 22 Jan., 1876, Ella, dau. of William Wood of Dudley, settled at Ox. ; had Elizabeth S., b .. 27 Nov., 1877; Charles H., b. 4 Nov., 1879; Estella M., b. 26 Oct., 1883; SYLVIA A., b. 11 Sept., 1853, m. (1) Daniel Eager, resided at Worcester, he was killed 1878 on B. & A. R. R. at Worcester; had Wilfred ; she m. (2) 8 Jan., 1881, Charles P. Wells of Worcester, removed to Sterling, Conn., resided 1890 at Canterbury, had ch.
5. ASA H., son of West (1), m. (1) 16 May, 1837, Clarinda Hobbs of Stur- bridge, she d. aged 33, 25 Aug., 1850; m. (2) 16 March, 1851, Mrs. Mary L.
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Eddy, she d. 6 Aug., 1865, aged 43; m. (3) 24 Dec., 1865, Mrs. Mary A. F. Wheeler, born at Reading, Vt .; farmer, resided on the homestead. . . . Chil- dren by first m. : JOHN W., b. 13 March, 1839(?), m. 16 Nov., 1862, Mary E., dau. of Franklin F. Ryder, was a provision dealer at Millbury, removed to Danbury, Conn., and Manchester, N. H .; they had Fred. H., b. 10 Jan., 1868(?) ; LORING J., b. 13 Nov., 1840, m. Jennie, dau. of Edward Brown of Plymouth, Vt., residence, Elmira, N. Y., and Pittsburg, Pa., provision dealer, had ch .; SARAH L., b. 1844, d. 1849; MARY E., b. 1848, d. 1849; by second m. : CHARLES E., b. 1855, d. 1876; CLARINDA, b. 24 April, 1857, m. Lucius How- land of North Ox., removed to Worcester; SARAH E., b. 28 Dec., 1860, m. John O'Brien, residence, Worcester; SYLVIA, b. 9 June, 1863; by third m. : SOPHRONIA. b. 7 June, 1869, m. 20 March, 1889, Dayton M. Fay.
6. HENRY L., son of West (1), m. (1) 23 June, 1844, Eliza Clough of Springfield, she d. 14 Jan., 1863, at Dayton, O .; m. (2) 17 Oct., 1867, Susan E. Gebhart of Dayton, O .; manufacturer of linseed oil. . . . Children by first m. b. at Dayton : CHARLES H., b. 1845, d. 1846; MARY E., b. 23 Jan., 1847, m. 15 May, 1866, Walter Gebhart, partner in business with her father; they had Eliza, John W., Margaret, Catherine, Henry ; SYLVIA L., b. 1850, d. 1853; SARAH A., b. 14 Nov., 1854; ch. by second m. : ANNIE C., b. 17 Sept., 1868; MINNIE G., b. 9 April, 1872.
JOHN W., son of John and Calista, of Holland, w. Mary E., had at Ox. : ROSILLA L., b. 17 June, 1856, d. unm. ; A SON; he d. aged 43, 28 March, 1874. MARY W., and Nathaniel Emerson of South Gore, m. 17 June, 1827.
ALBERT, aged 14, d. 1847.
HENRY D., aged 21, d. 26 June, 1853.
THOMAS, son of Lewin of Dudley, aged 41, d. 10 March, 1854. FRANCIS C., w. Emeline, had ALICE F., b. 4 Jan., 1856. CALEB, son of John of Dudley, aged 84, d. 16 Nov., 1880.
MRS. CALEB, aged 84, d. 4 May, 1881.
POLLOCK, DELILAH, aged 55, d. 22 Aug., 1848.
POTTER, LUCY, and Michael Cooney, m. int. 22 March, 1842. JOHN (Canadian), aged 24, d. 5 June, 1861.
POWERS, MRS. MARCENIA, aged 30, d. 12 Dec., 1847. CATHERINE, aged 22, d. 13 July, 1851.
PRATT, THOMAS, of Watertown, 1647; removed to Framingham, had ten sons and one daughter. The sons all married and had children. One of the youngest was JONATHAN, m. Sarah Gale of Watertown, and came to Ox., of whose family we do not find a record, but among his children were JONATHAN, b. 21 Aug., 1701; JOSEPH, b. about 1712; MICAH; JONAS; SARAH, m. Oliver Shumway; SUSANNAH, m. Jonas Coller; LYDIA, m. Jedediah Barton. Jonathan's will was approved 25 Feb., 1760. His heirs who signed receipt to Jonas, his son, who was executor, were Jonathan, Micah, Joseph, Susannah [w. of Jonas Coller], Sarah [w. of Oliver Shumway], Lydia [w. of Jedediah Barton]. His will also names Beulah and Abigail. Jonathan's first purchase in Ox. was in the north part of the town, description in the deed obscure. It is believed to have been the farm later occupied by his son Jonathan, H. 153, near North Ox. railroad station. He deeded in 1723, 60 acres in that locality to his son Jonathan. He next bought in 1727 land and house north of and near Town's Pond, H. 139, and later added to this estate. This was for nearly 60
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years a Pratt homestead. In 1733, he sold to his son Micah one-half, which Micah soon sold to his brother Jonas. Micah seems to have remained in the vicinity as he owned land westward of the homestead near the " Little Cedar Swamp," and the remains of a dwelling now to be seen on an old road run- ning north from the old Charlton road perhaps marks his homestead site. Jonas was a blacksmith and long had a shop near the pond, which with the old dwelling was standing early in the present century, but no mark of them now remains. In 1777, Jonas sold one-half the estate to Thomas, probably his son, and in 1786 the whole was sold to Sylvanus Town, Esq.
2. JONATHAN, son of Jonathan (1), m. (1) 18 Nov., 1725, Lydia, dau. of Theophilus Phillips of Watertown, settled at Dea. Stone place, H. 153, built the house now standing, supposed to be one of the oldest in town; she d. May, 1729 ; m. (2) 28 May, 1730, Ruth Eddy, she d. 1 April, 1731; m. (3) 15 Dec., 1731, Deborah, dau. of Dea. John Coolidge of Watertown, she d. 9 Feb., 1793, aged 83. He d. 25 July, 1788. [See Jacob Cummings]. . . . Chil- dren by first m. : KEZIAH, b. 18 March, 1727, m. Moses, brother of Dr. David Holmes; LYDIA, b. 1728, d. 1729; by second m. : RUTH, b. 1731, d. 1746; by third m. : MELLISON, b. 1733, d. 1746; LYDIA, b. 1736, d. 1746; HULDAH, b. 1 March, 1739, m. Isaac Town; JONATHAN, b. 15 Aug., 1741; ELIAS, b. 7 Nov., 1743; ELISHA, b. 15 July, 1747; ESTHER, b. 6 June, 1752; DEBORAH, b. 15 July, 1754, m. Jesse Merriam.
3. JONATHAN, son of Jonathan (2), m. 30 April, 1767, Abigail, dau. of Ebenezer Davis, settled in the fields one-third of a mile northwest from his father and north of North Ox. railroad station, at what was called the " Allen place," house many years since removed. He bought in 1772 HI. 173 on Long Hill, where he d. about 1813; she d. 24 July, 1785. . . . Children : MARY, d. 1770; ESTHER, b. 15 Oct., 1767, d. 28 Aug., 1819, unm. ; NAHUM, b. 2 July, 1770; ABIGAIL, b. 9 June, 1772, m. Stephen Prince; MELICENT, b. 18 Feb., 1774, m. Noah Shumway; ALICE; b. 26 Aug., 1776, m. Stephen Prince, second w .; JONATHAN, b. 30 Sept., 1778, d. 3 Nov., 1795; REBEKAH, b. 30 March, 1780, m. 19 Jan., 1825, Joseph Haywood of Millbury ; LUCY, b. 23 Feb., 1782, d. 1 Nov., 1795; POLLY, b. 15 July, 1785, d. unm.
4. NAHUM, son of Jonathan (3), m. intentions 18 June, 1796, Abigail, dau. of Lemuel Crane, settled on the homestead. He d. 22 Jan., 1837, she d. aged 87, 13 Dec., 1860. . . . Children : HARRIET, b. 1 Jan., 1797, m. William Dana; LUCY, b. 7 June, 1799, d. 19 March, 1833, unm .; JONATHAN, b. 1801, d. 1803; LOUISA, b. 13 Feb., 1804, m. Harvey Burnett; MARSHAL, b. 2 Feb., 1807, d. 9 April, 1883, unm .; COOLEDGE, b. 23 March, 1816.
5. COOLEDGE, son of Nahum (4), m. 11 Sept., 1846, Sarah, dau. of Jas- per Brown, settled at the homestead. He d. 26 Sept., 1857, she m. (2) 11 Sept., 1858, Otis B. Chaffee. [See Jasper Brown]. . . . Children : ALICIA L., b. 9 June, 1847, m. 3 April, 1866, Horace O. Hudson of Worcester, had Fred. W. ; she d. Aug., 1891; HENRIETTA L., b. 1849, d. 1851; FRED MARSHAL, b. 1850, d. 1851; CHARLES E., b. and d. 1853; ANNETTA M., b. 27 Jan., 1855, m. (1) 2 June, 1873, Fitz J. White, and had Charles; she m. (2) George A. Paige, resided in Worcester, removed to Ox., had ch.
6. ELIAS, son of Jonathan (2), m. 6 Aug., 1767, Lydia, dau. of Jonathan Hill of Billerica, b. 25 March, 1746, settled near his father's ; was a Captain in the Revolutionary war, marched in Town's Company at the Lexington alarm and served through the war; a man of more than ordinary ability. He d. 14 March, 1816, she d. 10 March, 1829, at Sutton, aged 83. . . . Children :
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LYDIA, b. and d. 1768; JERUSHA, b. 18 Sept., 1769, m. Thomas, son of Elisha Davis; LYDIA and RUTH, b. 25 Sept., 1771, Lydia m. Ambrose Stone, Ruth m. William Stone, brothers; ELIAS and ELIJAH, b. 4 March, 1773; ZADOC, b. 17 Nov., 1775, removed to northern New York, m., had ch., removed later to Madrid(?), Canada, where he d. 13 Feb., 1818; JEREMIAH, b. 20 Sept., 1779, m. (1) Polly, dau., of Capt. John Woodbury of Sutton, removed to Groton, N. Y., deacon of Baptist Church and a leading citizen ; m. (2) Esther Conklin of Orange County; had Elias, who was a prominent man at Anoka, Minn., removed about 1882 farther West; Jeremiah, the father, d. at Groton, Nov., 1865, his widow d. 14 Feb., 1871; SYLVANUS and SYLVESTER, b. 20 Aug., 1781, the latter d. young; AMASA, b. 7 May, 1787, settled at Waddington, N. Y., where he d. 27 Dec., 1830; he m. 1814, Fanny Connor of Amsterdam, N. Y. His son Henry W., b. 1817, m. 1852 Sylvia A., dau. of John M. Pratt of Dudley ; merchant at Waddington, and deputy sheriff, and since 1877 inspec- tor in the custom house.
7. ELIAS, son of Elias (6), m. intentions 25 Sept., 1801, Sally, dau. of Dr. Ezra Conant, settled on homestead, removed about 1810 to Sutton, re- sided there many years; removed to Worcester, where he d. 2 Sept., 1854. . Children : SALLY, b. 1802, d. 1804; EZRA, b. 6 Oct., 1804, d. young; SERENA, b. 14 Aug., 1806, m. 29 Aug., 1824, Charles, son of Isaac King of Sutton, removed to Anoka, Minn., d. 28 Dec., 1871; had Elias P. ; SALLY, b. 29 Jan., 1808, m. Joshua Lewis, resided at Worcester, both d. there, she d. 1868; SUMNER, b. 3 Sept., 1809, dealer in manufacturers' supplies at Worcester, m. (1) Serena, dau. of Caleb Chase of Sutton, she d. 1848; m. (2) 5 Aug., 1850, Abby C. Read of Worcester ; he d. 6 Jan., 1887; ch. by first m. : Fred S., b. 21 Sept., 1845, m. 19 Jan., 1871, Sarah M. Hilliard, merchant at Worcester; Emma A., b. 8 May, 1848; by second m. : Edward R., b. 1 May, 1851, d. 31 Oct., 1880; EMELINE, b. 14 Dec., 1812, m. 2 Oct., 1833, Leonard Woodbury of Sut- ton, he d. 29 Jan., 1884, she d. 8 Dec., 1837, both at Sutton; AMANDA, b. 11 Aug., 1815, d. 22 May, 1837, unm.
8. ELIJAH, son of Elias (6), m. 9 Aug., 1798, Elizabeth, dau. of John Mayo, lived in south part of Ox. and other places in the vicinity; Major of militia; d. 2 Jan., 1843, she d. 17 Jan., 1844. . . . Children : JOHN M., b. 11 Jan., 1799, m. 12 Aug., 1821, Sylvia, dau. of Roger Jewett, settled at Dudley ; they had Mary L., b. 1822, m. Benjamin F. Leland; Sylvia A., b. 1824, m. William H. Pratt of Waddington, N. Y .; Edward A., b. 1827, m. Sophia D. Healy ; John W., b. 1833, m. Jane Ryan; Samuel J., b. 1837, d. 1857; ELIJAH, b. 19 April 1801, m. (1) 30 March, 1823, Polly Davis, she d. 17 Aug., 1844; m. (2) 30 March, 1853, Mrs. Hannah J. Keith of Thompson, Conn., who d. 30 Aug., 1884, aged 80; resided at Dudley, Webster and Ox. where he d. aged 79, 29 June, 1880; ch. by first m .: Lucien E., b. 1824, m. Nancy B. Lawrence; Hannah E., b. 1826, m. Charles M. Parmenter; Emily A., b. 1828, m. Hon. Reuben P. Boise of Oregon; Maria S., b. 1830, d. 1855; William H., b. 1832, m. Frances E. Dillaby, resided in Boston, had ch .; BETSEY, b. 23 Dec., 1804, d. 6 April, 1848, at Ox., unm .; MARY, b. 12 March, 1808, m. (1) intentions 17 April, 1839, Harvey Upham of Dudley, who d. Nov., 1852, m. (2) 14 Nov., 1866, George Miller of Ox., she d. 1890; JULIET, b. 25 Dec., 1809, m. 3 Dec., 1842, Zenas Davis, he d. 26 Feb., 1874, at Worcester, no ch.
9. SYLVANUS, son of Elias (6), built the brick house at North Ox. station, H. 155, was a stirring, energetic business man, intelligent and socially attract- ive, adjutant of cavalry, scythe maker, in 1811 bought the water-power at the
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present Lancaster's village, North Ox., where there was only a saw-mill, dug the canal from the pond to the mill, now used, built a shop with two forges and flourished for a time, became embarrassed and sold 1814 to Abbott and Rice. He also built at the home privilege a shop and made scythes several years, and in 1820 was in the same business at Buffumville. In 1813 he bought a farm on Long Hill and built a house, later burnt, at H. 165, Shepardson's. He m. Sally, dau. of Capt. Daniel Rice of Sutton. He d. June, 1831, in Canada, she d. 7 Dec., 1856, at Worcester. . . . Children : HARRIET, b. 5 May, 1806, at Douglas, m. David Fay of Grafton, where both d., had ch .; ADALINE, b. 27 July, 1808, at Sutton, m. William Holbrook of Grafton, resided at Boston, she d. 28 Sept., 1881, he d. at Leicester ; ASENATH, b. 1812, d. 1817; DANIEL R., b. 17 June, 1814, m. (1) Ann Maria Bryant of Worcester, where they settled, 5 ch., she d. 14 Sept., 1869, at Worcester, m. (2) Lucy A. Phelps of Sutton; LUCIEN, b. and d. 1816; NANCY, b. 24 Oct., 1817, m. Talliafero P. Schaffner of Kentucky, he d. 7 Dec., 1881, at Troy, N. Y., was well known in the country as an associate with Morse and other scientific men in the introduction of the electric telegraph, interested in opening com- munication with Europe and made soundings for a line via Greenland, Ice- land and the Faroe Islands to Norway before Field laid the Atlantic cable. He introduced the use of nitro-glycerine into this country and was owner of the patents, was in the Union service in the late war, a member of Gen. Grant's staff; ELVIRA, b. 26 Nov., 1819, m. (1) Henry Dodge of Warren; a son Edward H., b. 19 Nov., 1845, resided at Worcester, was in the U. S. service in the late war, acting in the commissary department; she m. (2) 23 April, 1861, Dr. J. Marcus Rice of Worcester, physician and medical examiner, surgeon in the 25th Regt. Mass. Vols., served through the war, was on staff duty with Generals Butler, Ord, Baldy Smith, Westrel and Stannard, prisoner in Libby ; SYLVANUS, b. 20 April, 1821, m. Harriet Atkins of Hartford, Conn., and had Willie S., b. 22 Feb., 1853, resided at New York city, Sylvanus, the father, d. 15 Oct., 1868, at Worcester, where he resided for many years previously, she d. 6 Feb., 1866, at Worcester.
10. JOSEPH, son of Jonathan (1), m. (1) 15 Dec., 1737, Sarah, dau. of Thomas Hunkins, she d. 19 March, 1750, m. (2) 27 Sept., 1750, Katharine, dau. of Joseph Read. He d. 16 Sept., 1796, aged 84, she d. 11 Jan., 1808, aged 77; resided in the border of Auburn at the Marble place, H. 147. . . Children : MARY, b. 28 Nov., 1738, m. 17 Jan., 1760, Daniel Dike of Sutton, removed to Bethel, Vt., 8 ch .; SARAH, b. 15 Aug., 1740, m. Samuel Manning ; JOSEPH, b. 1 April, 1748 ; ch. by second m. : LUCIE, b. 16 July, 1751; RACHEL, b. 29 April, 1753; JOHN, b. 24 Nov., 1755; EBENEZER, b. 30 April, 1758, d. young; SAMUEL, b. 29 Jan., 1761; JEREMIAH, b. 22 May, 1763; KATHARINE, b. 14 Feb., 1766; EBENEZER, b. 21 Nov., 1770. [In the will of Joseph Pratt, dated 19 June, 1790, he names wife Katharine, son Joseph of Charlton, son- in-law Samuel Manning, and son John only.]
11. JOSEPH, son of Joseph (10), m. (1) 29 Sept., 1768, Mary, dau. of John Hudson, she d. 4 Sept., 1769, aged 22, m. (2), 29 May, 1771, Esther Blood of Charlton, removed to Charlton. . . . Children : JOHN HUDSON, b. 27 Aug., 1769; by second m. : MARTHA, b. 7 March, 1772, m. 18 Nov., 1789, Amos, son of Samuel Rich of Sutton(?) ; perhaps others b. in Charlton.
12. JOHN, son of Joseph (10), Revolutionary soldier, m. 9 Dec., 1779, Anna, dau. of Elisha Davis, settled on the homestead, where he spent his days, a singer, and composer of music; in partnership with Joseph Stone of
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Ward published a book of music. He d. 22 June, 1834, she d. 20 Sept., 1833, aged 79. . . . Children : EBENEZER, b. 31 May, 1780; JOHN, b. 30 July, 1783; KATY, b. 6 Oct., 1785, m. her cousin, Nathaniel Davis, a prominent man at Montpelier, Vt., 5 ch. [See Davis Gen.]; POLLY, b. 17 April, 1788, d. 1803; LUCY, b. 19 Aug., 1790, m. Learned Davis; ABIJAH D., b. 23 July, 1795, d. 11 Nov., 1818.
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