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13. EBENEZER, son of John (12), m. 1819, Betsey Edson, lived on the south part of his father's farm, H. 148, Capt. of militia, land surveyor, d. 13 April, 1830, she d. 14 April, 1852, aged 68. . . . Children, both brought up at the home of Rodolphus Edson, their grandfather : LUCY A., b. 7 Dec., 1819, unm. ; JOHN B., b. 1 April, 1822, land surveyor, conveyancer, m. 5 July, 1859, Emily J. Putnam of Sutton, he d. 26 Oct., 1872; they had John E., b. 6 Sept., 1863, d. 22 Oct., 1872.
14. JOHN, son of John (12), m. 26 July, 1806, Lavinia Burnap, settled at Ox., removed about 1810 to Montpelier, Vt., where he d. 3 April, 1820, mer- chant and Major of militia. . . . Children b. at Ox. : MARY ANN, b. 13 Dec., 1807, m. Schuyler S. S. Gates of Rutland; N. MIRANDA, b. 24 Oct., 1809, m. (1) Rev. Sampson Miner, m. (2) Rev. Harvey F. Leavitt, she d. 1873, at Middlebury ; JOHN B., b. 1812, at Montpelier, d. 1815; CATHERINE D., b. 14 May, 1814, at North Montpelier, m. Bowman B. Martin of Marshfield; JOHN A., b. 10 Aug., 1818, m. Arminda Martin, he d. 1 March, 1852.
15. MICAH, son of Jonathan (1), m. 3 Nov., 1731, Mary, sister of Ebenezer Gale of Watertown, settled near his father, northwest of Town's Pond. He d. 1769, appraisal of estate 4 March. . . . Children : HANNAH, b. 1733, d. 1734; ABRAHAM, b. 1735, d. 1737; DAVID, b. 16 April, 1738, soldier in the French war; ABRAHAM, b. 26 Feb., 1740; MICAH, b. 15 Aug., 1742, m. 23 Feb., 1769, Lucy Shumway; AsA, b. 27 July, 1744, m. 6 Sept., 1769, Susanna Bemis of Charlton; MARY, b. 24 Feb., 1747; ISAAC, b. 27 June, 1749, Revolutionary soldier; MELICENT, b. 15 Aug., 1751; LYDIA, b. 24 Dec., 1752.
16. ABRAHAM, son of Micah (15), soldier in the French war, m. inten- tions 6 Dec., 1760, Mary Barton of Charlton. . . . Children : DEBORAH, b. 22 Dec., 1761(?) ; RUTH, b. 1762, d. 1768; ABRAHAM, b. 1764, d. 1768; MARY, b. 1766, d. 1768; MICAH, b. 17 Oct., 1768.
17. JONAS, son of Jonathan (1), m. Ann - , blacksmith, lived near Town's Pond on the north, sold 1786, removed to Ward. where he d., will filed 7 March, 1798, John Town, his son-in-law, executor. . . . Children : SARAH, b. 2 June, 1738, m. intentions 18 Aug., 1764, John M. Jewell of Dudley; DOROTHY, b. 25 Feb., 1741, m. John, son of Jonathan Town; ANNA, b. 15 Feb., 1744 ; JONAS, b. 26 Aug., 1746; STEPHEN, b. 5 June, 1749; THOMAS, b. 22 Nov., 1752, d. young ; THOMAS, b. 4 Feb., 1755, m. 28 May, 1776, Lydia, dau. of Joseph Phillips; ELIZABETH, b. 22 July, 1759, m. - Daggett.
18. JONAS, son of Jonas (17), Revolutionary soldier, marched on Lexing- ton alarm, m. 5 July, 1770, Jenny Foster. In 1780 was deputy sheriff. He d. 1780, order of appraisal 4 Dec. . . . Children : MOLLY, b. 28 April, 1771; RHODA, b. 28 Oct., 1772, d. young; WILLIAMS, b. 17 Nov., 1774; ANNA, b. 3 March, 1777; SALLY.
19. STEPHEN, son of Jonas (17), m. 26 Nov., 1772, Phebe Merriam of North Gore, resided at Ox. and Charlton. He d. 1813, she d. 1812, both at Greenfield. . . . Children b. at Ox .: LAVINIA, b. 30 May, 1775, m. 1801, Elijah Newton of Deerfield, resided at Middlefield, N. Y .; ABIGAIL, b. 23 June, 1777, m. Dr. Jotham Burnet of Dummerston, Vt., had ch .; PHEBE, b.
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1779, m. 1833, Joel Merriam, second w .; and b. at Charlton : ELIZABETH, b. 1782, d. 1840, at Greenfield, unm .; STEPHEN, b. 3 Aug., 1784, m. 1804, Drusilla Loveland, resided at Middlefield, N. Y .; RICE, b. 12 May, 1787, m. 1816, Sarah Denton; EDWARD, b. 29 July, 1789, m. 1812, Tryphena Sheldon, resided at Bernardston; JEREMIAH, b. 8 Jan., 1792, m. 1821, Celia Fitts, resided at Greenfield.
DAVID, b. 28 Jan., 1702, son of David and grandson of Thomas of Fram- ingham, m. 10 March, 1724, Sarah Claflin, and had at Framingham, DAVID, b. 30 Jan., 1725; JONATHAN, b. 23 Sept., 1735; RACHEL, b. 6 Sept., 1739, m. 28 May, 1760, Isaac Putnam, son of Isaac of Sutton; NATHAN, b. 5 Nov., 1743. David, the father, bought land in Ox. 1749, and soon settled on Pros- pect Hill. He d. 27 Nov., 1777, his widow d. 12 May, 1783, aged 79.
2. DAVID, son of David (1), m. 20 May, 1745, at Framingham, Elizabeth Brewer, came soon after his father to Ox., and d. here 19 Oct., 1753. . . . Children b. at Framingham : DAVID, b. 13 May, 1743, soldier in French war; SILAS, b. 26 Sept., 1747; BETSEY, b. 13 March, 1748; SARAH, b. 2 April, 1750; JOEL, b. 1 Feb., 1752, at Ox. [Elizabeth Pratt appointed administratrix of David Pratt 26 Nov., 1753. Prob. Rec.]
3. NATHAN, son of David (1), Revolutionary soldier, m. 13 Oct., 1768, Mary Pratt of North Gore. . . . Children : MARY, b. 1769, d. 1770; NATHAN, b. 27 Oct., 1771, m. 29 June, 1795, Miriam, dau. of Walter Fitts, settled in Charlton, no ch .; RUFUS, b. and d. 1773; RUFUS, b. 8 July, 1774; MOLLY, b. 21 Aug., 1776; A DAU., b. 29 May., 1778; A SON, b. 28 June, 1780; - CY [rec- ord defective] A DAU., b. 24 Nov., 1785.
4. JESSE, Revolutionary soldier, lived a short distance south of the Locke place, H. 105, in North Gore, supposed to have been of David's family [Jesse and Nathan Pratt witnessed a deed of David Pratt 1766], m. intentions 9 April, 1757, Rachel Claflin of North Gore. . . . Children : JONATHAN, b. 18 Feb., 1758, m. intentions 24 July, 1785, Phebe, dau. of Ebenezer Merriam of North Gore, settled in Charlton, four ch .; a dau. of Matilda, m. Parley Stock- well of Sutton, was murdered 1817 by Peter Sibley, adjudged a lunatic; JESSE, b. 18 April, 1760, d. 14 Jan., 1778; SARAH, b. 31 July, 1762; NATHAN, b. 3 Jan., 1767.
JOSEPH, the second as to age of the name in Ox., came from Dedham in 1751, having bought the Benjamin Davis estate in the east part of Ox., H. 24, later owned by Amos Pratt, and to distinguish him was called " Meadow Joe." He m. (1) Hannah -, she d. aged 22, 26 Dec., 1757; m. (2) Deliv- erance He d. 13 Jan., 1801, she d. 6 March, 1803. . . . Children : HANNAH, b. 24 March, 1756, m. Joseph Gillson; LYDIA, b. 27 Oct., 1757, m. Allen Chase; by second m. : JOSEPH, b. 29 Nov., 1762, settled at Belling- ham, and had Amos, who resided at Ox .; THOMAS BAXTER, b. 29 Oct., 1764; BENJAMIN, b. 23 Oct., 1767; DEBORAH, b. 22 June, 1770, d. 6 Nov., 1802, unm.
2. THOMAS BAXTER, son of Joseph (1), m. 11 Dec., 1803, Mrs. Eliza- beth Lawton Coit from Norwich, Conn., or vicinity, lived on homestead; administrator of his father's estate; he d. aged 62, 23 June, 1825, she d. 15 March, 1829(?). . . Children : THOMAS BAXTER, b. 2 July, 1804, drowned 22 June, 1829; of more than ordinary ability, but erratic; JOSEPH, b. 29 Dec., 1805; LAWTON, b. 19 April, 1808; the two latter lived in Michigan. She had two children by her former husband, WHEELER Coit and HULDAH Coit, the latter m. Abijah Gleason.
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3. AMOS, son of Joseph and grandson of Joseph (1), b. 3 Nov., 1796, at Bellingham, m. 28 May, 1828, Lucy Smith of Barre, b. 6 Sept., 1802, bought the homestead, H. 24, in 1826; removed when past middle life to Charlton; he d. 9 Nov., 1883, she d. Aug., 1855, he m. a sec. w. at Charlton. Children : AMOS S., b. 29 Jan., 1830; NATHAN, b. 5 Jan., 1833, m. Sarah Pratt, settled at Charlton, insane, soldier in the late war; they had Lucy S., Alice, Jane, Abbie; MARY C., b. 24 April, 1836; SAMUEL S., b. 26 May, 1838, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Jacob Stevens of Charlton, settled on her father's farm; they had Walter.
4. BENJAMIN, son of Joseph (1), m. -. . . . Children b. at Ox. : BENJA- MIN, b. 22 Aug., 1789, m. int. 20 Aug., 1807, Polly Holley, she m. (2) Nehemiah Collier; ABIGAIL, b. 9 March, 1796; DELIVERANCE, b. 22 Sept., 1799.
5. AMOS S., son of Amos (3), m. 11 April, 1861, Rachel Jones, settled in west part of Ox., at H. 69, removed 1885 to the Plain, H. 200, thence 1889, to Worcester. . . . Children : AMOS, b. 16 March, 1862, d. 25 March, 1874; EMILY J., b. 12 Aug., 1863, d. 15 March, 1887; NELLIE M., b. 11 Aug., 1872; MABEL R., b. 6 March, 1876; HENRY K., b. 20 June, 1878.
MARY, and Joseph Rockett, m. 2 Feb., 1744.
BEULAH, and Elnathan Beers of Leicester, m. 24 Nov., 1749.
JONATHAN, son of David, d. Nov., 1755.
DAVID, and Sarah Shumway, m. 23 Oct., 1760.
ELIZABETH, and Thomas Upham of Dudley, m. 19 Feb., 1784.
MRS. BETSEY, aged 63, d. 20 Aug., 1844.
SARAH, aged 86, d. 28 Feb., 1849.
PRAY, EBENEZER, son of Timothy(?), came to Ox. before the Revolu- tionary war from Tiverton, R. I., with his father who died here. He is said to have been a man of more than ordinary abilities, well versed in military affairs, and served in the Revolutionary war three years, adjutant. He lived near the new Gen. Learned house at North Ox., H. 117, removed after the death of his second wife to Livermore, Me., where his sons had set- tled, and d. there. He m. (1) intentions 2 Oct., 1779, Deborah, widow of George Robinson, dau. of Gen. Ebenezer Learned, she d. 11 June, 1802, at Ward; m. (2) 27 May, 1803, Martha, dau. of Israel Phillips of Ward. . . . Children : ZELOTES, b. 17 April, 1780, went to sea from Freetown and not heard from; EBENEZER, b. 7 March, 1782, d. 21 Sept., 1802, at Portland, Me .; DEBORAH, b. 20 March, 1784, d. 1812; EPHRAIM, b. 22 Jan., 1787, millwright, removed to Livermore, Me., d. in midlife at Natchez, Miss .; OTIS, b. 22 Feb., 1789, prominent at Livermore, Capt. of cavalry, millwright; m. (1) Bethia Weeks, m. (2) Eliza, her sister; he d. March, 1874, at Livermore; ch .: Albert C., soldier in late war, representative; Otis A., successful business man at Minneapolis, Minn. ; Rosetta, m. - Chandler; Drusilla, m. - Getchell, residence, Minnesota; Bethia, m. Hiram Briggs, residence, Livermore; DAVID, b. 7 March, 1791, d. 1804; P. R. RUFUS, b. 10 June, 1793, m. Maria, dau. of Gen. David Learned of Livermore, lawyer at Pearlington, Miss., where he was eminent, Judge of High Court of Errors and Appeals, d. 11 Jan., 1840; RUTH, b. 23 March, 1796, m. Alfred Parker, settled at Livermore, where she d., had ch .; ch. by second m. : EBENEZER, b. 18 April, 1804, black- smith, at Livermore, removed 1858 to Worcester, where he 1890, resided; he m. April, 1830, Annis Pratt, born at Jay; they had Martha A., b. 1832, m. John M. Kilburn, residence, Worcester; Medora, b. 1838, m. Varnum Tuttle, merchant at South Acton.
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JONATHAN, m. 29 May, 1792, Sarah, dau. of Thomas McKnight. . Children : EPHRAIM, b. 26 Jan., 1793; SIBYL, b. 27 June, 1797; THOMAS, b. 23 June, 1800; CHARLOTTE, b. and d. 1802.
EPHRAIM, perhaps brother of Ebenezer (1), resided at Ox. Feb., 1792, with wife and children BARNEY and FILEY.
PRENTICE, JOSIAH S., b. 27 Dec., 1778, at Ward, son of John and grandson of Rev. Solomon of Grafton,1 m. (1) 11 Nov., 1801, Anna Waters of Millbury, she d. 5 May, 1827, aged 43, at Ashby; m. (2) 24 Sept., 1828, Mary, widow of Joseph Stevens of Petersham, dau. of Rev. Joseph Farrar, she d. aged 91, 10 Oct., 1882, He d. 20 Aug., 1857. He resided after first marriage at Ward, from 1803 to 1808 at least was coroner, came first to Ox. about 1809, having been in trade previously at Charlton; bought the Dr. Cushman place, H. 225, sold 1810, removed to Millbury. Later kept a hotel at Petersham, removed to Ashby in same business; after second marriage was in trade in New Worcester. He came again to Ox. 1830, bought H. 176, near the North Common, where he d. He had good abilities, was somewhat brusque in manner, justice of the peace and tried petty cases; assessor and collector, and many years school committee at Ox. . . . Children by first m. : LUCY H., b. 18 July, 1802, at Ward, m. 20 May, 1822, Asa Goodell of Millbury, who d. 30 June, 1823, she d. 24 Feb., 1836, no ch .; SOPHRONIA, b. 24 July, 1804, at Ward, d. 1 Oct., 1826, at Ashby.
2. CHARLES G., b. 1 Oct., 1798, at Leominster, son of Charles of Read- ing noted as editor and author, lived in the family of Abijah Bigelow (later of Worcester), studied law in his office, admitted to the bar in 1821, and came to Oxford that year, and from 1823 to 1828 was each year elected to the office of school committee, town clerk, or assessor, and in 1826 filled all these offices, indicating his high standing; Captain of infantry company 1828; re- moved in 1829 to Worcester, where he held positions of trust and responsi- bility, and in July, 1837, was appointed register of probate, which office he filled with credit until 1849. He was a man of sterling qualities, led an active and useful life, and peformed whatever duties fell to him with faithfulness and ability. The late Peter C. Bacon, who knew him intimately, said, " he was one of the salt of the earth." He d. 12 Jan., 1863, at Worcester, unm.
OTIS, of Ward, was for a few months in trade in 1806 at Oxford Centre; removed to Providence, R. I., and thence returned to Ward.
PRESCOTT, DAVID B., aged 9, d. 15 Aug., 1831.
PRIEST, NATHANIEL S., m. 30 April, 1834, Mary Ann Graves, she d. 30 March, 1842, aged 30. . . . Children : CHARLOTTE, b. 31 Jan., 1835; ELLEN, b. 4 March, 1837; JOHN, b. 2 Oct., 1839; LUCY, b. 21 March, 1842.
PRINCE, DAVID, of Sutton in 1725, m. Phebe -, had with others, STEPHEN, b. 4 Oct., 1730, m. 16 Sept., 1756, Abigail Perkins, had 13 children. The eighth, JONATHAN, b. 1 Feb., 1769, settled at Dudley, came thence to Ox. ; DAVID, b. 1 Jan., 1771; STEPHEN, b. 4 Nov., 1772; RUTH, b. 8 Feb., 1775, m. David, son of Ebenezer Shumway; LYDIA, b. 8 March, 1777, m. 30 Nov., 1797,
1 On 12 April, 1777 (date of acknowledgment southwest corner, on Samuel Eddy's land on the County road, and on Alexander Nichols. His family was large and several children had been born before this date.
of deed), John Prentice of Grafton bought of Levi Eddy 150 acres of land in the extreme northeast corner of Ox., bounded on Worcester
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Jennison Twiss of Charlton; NAOMI, b. 8 May, 1781, m. 16 Jan., 1803, David Morse of Charlton; the last five came to Ox .; the mother also came here and d. 28 Nov., 1820, aged 83.
2. JONATHAN, son of Stephen (1), m. Feb., 1792, Patty Vinton of Dud- ley. . .. Children b. at Ox. : CHESTER, b. 18 June, 1792; LYDIA, b. 11 Oct., 1793; JOHN, b. 2 Dec., 1795; CHANDLER, b. 14 June, 1797; DOLLY, b. 25 Sept., 1799 ; removed from Ox. ; in 1809 resided at Sturbridge, where was born JULEY, 19 Dec., 1809.
3. DAVID, son of Stephen (1), m. 14 April, 1799, Rebekah, dau. of Peter Shumway, resided in the south part, H. 55, and later in other places in Ox., d. aged 76, 24 Sept., 1847, she d. 26 Aug., 1876, aged 95 years, 9 months. . .. Children : ALPHEUS, b. 28 Nov., 1799, m. 25 March, 1824, Mary, dau. of James Moulton, she d. 15 July, 1876, he d. 18 Jan., 1888, both at Webster; they had James M., b. 8 Dec., 1828, at Ox., m. (1) 1 May, 1851, Sarah, dau. of Joseph Titus of Douglas, b. 18 Aug., 1828, d. 26 Sept., 1871, m. (2) 5 Feb., 1872, Lucilla W., dau. of David Stone of Ox., residence, Webster, had Clara J., b. 1854; Benjamin M., b. 1856; Candace M., b. 16 Jan., 1831, d. 18 Oct., 1861, at Worcester, unm .; REBECCA, b. 3 June, 1802, m. Calvin Hall; OTIS, b. 21 Sept., 1805, m. Lois Wadsworth of Barre, where he settled, woolen manufac- turer ; he d. 6 April, 1845, one son, d. young; ALMIRA, b. 13 March, 1807, m. (1) David Hall, m. (2) Jeremiah Brown; DAVID, b. 6 April, 1809, d. 1811; DAVID, b. 22 July, 1811, m. 14 Nov., 1836, Harriet A., dau. of James Oliver of Barre, settled at Webster, where he d. 24 July, 1863, she d. May, 1886, at Worcester; they had Lewis S., b. 19 Jan., 1838, m. 12 Aug., 1868, Mrs. Mary Merritt, m. n. Sutherland, of Glasgow, Scot., settled at Webster, had ch .; soldier in the late war in 51st Mass. Regt., he d. 11 June, 1881, at Worcester; S. Jane, b. 3 May, 1842, m. William, son of Hiram Walker of Brookfield, no ch., she d. 12 July, 1868; Catherine H., b. 11 Oct., 1844, d. 27 Nov., 1864, at Thompson, Conn .; George, b. 8 Aug., 1847, d. young ; Georgi- anna, b. 6 Sept., 1849, m. 6 June, 1865, Warren A. Walker of Brookfield, brother of William, removed to Worcester, had ch .; Henry S., b. 6 Nov., 1854, m. Amanda Rand of Worcester, where they reside, had ch .; DULCENA C., b. 7 Jan., 1814, m. 10 Sept., 1834, George M. Eames of Framingham; they had George P. ; m. (2) 4 March, 1858, Lewis W. Merrifield of West Boylston, where he d. 1871; ZEVIAH, b. 9 June, 1815, m. 14 July, 1842, Arnold Anthony of Worcester, he d. about 1870, she d. Dec., 1882, at Worcester; ABIGAIL, b. 14 April, 1820, m. (1) 7 April, 1840, Elbridge, son of Timothy Corbin, of Webster, and had Martha, m. (1) Marcellus Blair; m. (2) Orris Parsons of Worcester, three ch., she d. Oct., 1880, at Westboro'.
4. STEPHEN, son of Stephen (1), m. (1) intentions 2 Oct., 1795, Alice, dau. of Jonathan Pratt, m. (2) 20 July, 1797, Abigail, sister of first wife, settled on the hill north of Buffumville, H. 85, built the house now standing; Abigail, his wife, d. 21 Oct., 1825; he m. (3) intentions 18 Nov., 1826, Dorcas M. Thorloe of Millbury, he d. 18 Aug., 1847. . . . Children : JONATHAN, b. 15 May, 1798, d. young; AMOS, b. 1801, d. 1803; ELSIE, b. 28 April, 1803, m. intentions 7 Oct., 1826, James F. Twiss of Charlton, had ch .; Stephen P., their son, was a lawyer in Worcester, removed to Kansas City, where he was a leading man and held high official positions; STEPHEN, b. 15 March, 1805; FREEMAN, b. 2 Aug., 1807; ABIGAIL D., b. 15 Sept., 1810, d. young.
5. STEPHEN, son of Stephen (4), m. 4 June, 1837, Rebecca M. Houston of Bedford, N. H., merchant at Ox., removed to Boston, where he continued
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trade, d. 3 Dec., 1881. . . . Children b. at Ox .: GEORGE H., b. 20 March, 1838, d. 21 April, 1849; MARY A., b. 1839, d. 1843; JOHN O., b. 18 April, 1842, m. 9 Aug., 1866, Dora S. Tuttle; JAMES E., b. 20 Sept., 1844, d. 7 Sept., 1866; ANNA T., b. 27 Sept., 1847, m. 10 Dec., 1868, Alvah Chapman of Ipswich, he d. 1 Sept., 1877; CHARLES A., b. 20 Dec., 1850, d. 1 March, 1879; all reside at Boston.
6. FREEMAN, son of Stephen (4), m. 20 Nov., 1832, Charlotte Lamb of Charlton, b. 15 Sept., 1811, at Charlton, settled at homestead, sold 1853, re- moved to Ox. Centre, where he d. 27 Aug., 1853. [Ox. Rec.] ; the family re- moved to Worcester, where she d. 5 July, 1880. . . . Children : ABIGAIL, b. 8 Oct., 1833, d. young; SARAH, b. 30 June, 1835, d. 17 June, 1858, at Ox., unm. ; SAMUEL F., b. 1837, d. 1848; ALBERT, b. 4 July, 1839, m. S. Jane Dyke of Chelsea, Vt., no ch. He spent his boyhood upon his father's farm, and on the removal of the family to the Plain, found employment, as did most of the boys of that day, in a shoe manufactory. When the war broke out he enlisted among the first members in Company E, and became one of the best men in that body. At Ball's Bluff, in the peninsular campaign, at Antietam, Fredericks- burg, the second Bull Run, the Wilderness, and later battles the regiment to which he belonged was assigned positions of honor and of danger, and he bore his full share of its hardships and disasters. As he was unassuming promotion came only as his sterling qualities were developed in the service. In Feb., 1862, he was made Lieut .; on 18 Sept., the day after Antietam battle, first Lieut .; and on 14 Nov. following, Captain, and was assigned to Co. G. On the resignation of Capt. Watson 21 Jan., 1863, he was put in com- mand of Co. E, much to the satisfaction of its members, and continued with credit until the final discharge 28 July, 1864. Gen. Devens is reported to have said of him, "he was of the finest type of the American soldier." Another said in substance-he was a soldier of the solid and trustworthy type, resolute, faithful and stanch, one to be trusted to go anywhere in the face of danger and stay until relieved. At Gettysburg especially his courage and tenacity were put to the severest test and he endured the trial nobly. He stopped far more than his share of the enemy's bullets, having received seven wounds before he left the field. The last disabled both arms, but with grim deter- mination he picked up his sword from the ground with his teeth and so car- ried it as he was borne to the rear. When on a visit home in Feb., 1864, his friends in Oxford honored him in the presentation of a sword, sash, belt and pistol. His later residence was at Worcester, where he carried for years the effects of his army life in impaired health, and died highly respected 2 March, 1881. EMILY, b. 23 Oct., 1841, m. 2 Oct., 1877, Alexander Searles, settled at Southbridge; MARY, b. 20 Jan., 1844, m. 17 Oct., 1864, Peleg F. Murray, an efficient officer in late war, residence, Worcester, had Charles B., b. 6 April 1866; EDWARD, b. 30 Nov., 1846, m. Dec., 1870, Kate Robin- son, she d. 25 July, 1872; ANN MARIA, b. 11 Feb., 1850, m. 24 Oct., 1871, Charles, son of Jonathan Day, merchant at Worcester, had Alice M., b. 13 Sept., 1872.
PROVENDER, JOHN, of Malden 1674, in Narragansett fight 1675, had land granted him 1669 at "Quinsigamog," d. at Framingham (will proved 1712), had 7 ch., of these, SARAH, who m. Daniel Eliott, Jr., and JONATHAN, who was of Framingham 1710, came to Ox. 21 Sept., 1715, he was voted an inhabitant on part of the rights of Daniel Eliott, Jr., his brother-in-law. In
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March, 1716, was voted land on which to set a house, near land he bought of Eliott. In June, 1716, he sold land and one-fourth the mill and we lose trace of him. He was in Port Royal expedition 16 Sept., 1710. On 23 June, 1735, JOHN, his brother, of Uxbridge, sold rights in " Narragansett lands accrued to him from his father, John Provender, deceased."
DAVID, son of John, witness 1716.
PUFFER, HENRY, son of Rev. Reuben, of Berlin, clothier, as tenant at mill at south end of Plain 1819(?) to 1823, a good man [a brother was a cur- rier at Franklin], m. Susanna . Children : ELIZABETH, b. 16 Nov., 1815; HANNAH P., b. 16 Feb., 1818; HENRY, b. 5 April, 1820; REUBEN, b. 28 Jan., 1823.
PULSIFER, AUGUSTA, dau. of David, of Me., aged 21, d. 13 May, 1871.
PUTNAM, ISAAC, b. 4 Nov., 1734, son of Isaac, of Sutton, descendant of John, of Salem 1634, m. 28 May, 1760, Rachel, dau. of David Pratt [Sutton History says she d. aged 104, at the house of her son David, at Becket], settled on Prospect Hill, bought 1759 the homestead of Thomas Gleason, deceased, ensign in Col. Chandler's Regt. 1771, in 1777 contracted with town of Ox. to support Joseph Fellows. . . . Children : ISAAC, b. 15 June, 1763; RACHEL, b. 13 Jan., 1765; NATHAN, b. 14 Feb., 1766; LUCY, b. 24 April, 1767.
CORNELIUS, b. 28 Jan., 1782, son of David, of Sutton, m. (1) 1 Dec., 1803, Abigail, dau. of Elijah Bigelow of Douglas, she d. 5 March, 1844, aged 64, m. (2) intentions 5 Oct., 1844, Rachel Rist of Uxbridge. He d. aged 81, 2 April, 1863. He came to Ox. about 1828 at the opening of the Boston and Hartford turnpike as toll-receiver in the east part of the town, H. 8, blacksmith, a good citizen, active Freemason, Capt. of militia. . . . Children b. at Sutton : POLLY, b. 1 June, 1804, m. July, 1825, Bethuel Leonard, had ch .; DARIUS, b. 30 Sept., 1806, d. 1 Oct., 1821; LUCY, b. 3 Sept., 1808, m. 1 April, 1826, William Dudley of Douglas, had ch .; ULVA A., b. 18 Jan., 1811, m. 20 Dec., 1832, Nathan, son of John Waters of Sutton, had ch .; HARRISON B., b. 18 April, 1813, d. 1814; JERUSHA, b. 8 May, 1815, m. Reuben, son of James Davis; CORNELIUS, b. 4 July, 1819, m. 14 June, 1842, Amanda A. S., dau. of Stephen Hall of Sutton, blacksmith, resided at Webster; had Banfield; JOSEPH W., b. 19 Sept., 1821, m. Lucy, dau. of Chandler Stockwell of Sutton, settled on the homestead and had I. Edwin, b. 11 Jan., 1841, d. 1856; Henry, b. 6 June, 1842, m. Abby E. Locke of Sutton, had ch .; Cornelius, b. 11 Sept., 1848, m. 20 Sept., 1871, A. Isabel, dau. of Sumner Moffit, settled at Ox., had Murray, b. 23 Nov., 1876, Albert W., b. 29 Oct., 1882, she d. 14 March, 1884; J. Estella, b. 29 Sept., 1850, m. Munroe Wallis of Douglas; Herbert, b. 14 April, 1837, m. 14 April, 1880, Eliza A., dau. of William T. Peters, black- smith at Ox .; Adora, b. 15 May, 1853, m. John W., son of Perry Putnam of Sutton, had ch .; Elmer, b. 28 May, 1861, m. 29 June, 1887, Alice E., dau. of George M. Clark, stable keeper; HANNAH B., b. 8 March, 1817, m. 29 Oct., 1837, P. Holland, son of Peter H. Putnam of Sutton, where he d.
SOLOMON, b. 26 June, 1807, son of Charles and Rhoda, of Sutton, m. 23 April, 1838, Olive A., dau. of Ebenezer Rich, and had SUMNER E., b. 1841, d. 1843; JULIA A., b. 14 Dec., 1838; he d. 31 Jan., 1861, she d. 14 Sept., 1890, at Worcester.
SUMNER, twin brother of Solomon, m. 23 Nov., 1842, Betsey Thompson ; he d. 21 July, 1860, aged 53; they had LUCY ANNABEL, b. 8 Oct., 1851; BLANCHE, both daughters m. and 1891, reside at Sutton.
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DEXTER, son of Abner of Sutton, bought in 1846 the farm near Sutton line, now Richard L. Dodge, H. 5, sold in 1863 and 1864 removed with 12 ch. to St. Johns, Mo., m. Ruby Torrey, sister of second w. of Walter L. Rose- brook. . . . Children, first 4 b. at Sutton : DEXTER E., b. 25 Nov., 1840; ADELBERT P., b. 19 July, 1842; JEROME E., b. 26 Jan., 1844; RUBY R., b. 27 Dec., 1845; and at Ox. : ROSINA T., b. 21 Sept., 1847; ELLEN L., b. 14 April, 1850; ADA E., b. 10 Aug., 1852; EDGAR J., b. 18 Aug., 1854; ALICE C., b. 20 Nov., 1856; CORA L., b. 3 Jan., 1859; LEWELLYN S., b. 31 May, 1861; ADIN G., b. 17 Sept., 1863.
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