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ANDREW, m. (1) 15 July, 1812, Ruth, dau. of James Gleason, m. (2) intentions 18 July, 1830, Eunice Chaffee; shoemaker, Capt. of Cavalry Co., removed after second m. to Woodstock, Conn. . . . Children by first m. : SIDNEY, b. 25 July, 1814, last known residence Worcester; CELIA B., b. 1820, d. 1825; by second m. : CELIA B., b. 7 March, 1831.
SIMEON, b. about 1778, son of Oliver, m. 28 March, 1802, Polly Jones of Charlton. He d. aged 70, 25 April, 1848. She d. aged 81, 13 Dec., 1863. . . . Children : POLLY, b. and d. 1803; HARRIET, b. 15 July, 1804, m. 3 Nov., 1824, John C. Hall of Millbury, removed about 1834 to Millbury; had at Ox. : Caroline C., m. Wilson B. Robbins of Woonsocket, R. I., soldier in the late war; Mary A., d. aged 14; William H., m. Lucy Howe of Grafton; Samuel P., resided at Upton; Harriet M., m. A. Burrill Yeomans; John W., lost at sea; Charles A., musican in the late war; WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, b. 2 Nov., 1806, drowned 17 Oct., 1834; CATHARINE T., b. 9 Aug., 1810, m. (1) 15 Nov., 1825, Sanford Sibley, 4 ch., m. (2) Hiram, brother of her first husband, 5 ch., she d. about 1872, at Westboro'; SANFORD J., m. Mary M. Johnson of Grafton, he d. 3 Feb., 1884, she d. March, 1885; they had Cynthia A., b. 16 Aug., 1841, m. (1) William Blodgett, soldier in the late war, killed in the battle of Fair Oaks, they had Franklin, she m. (2) William Flynn of Worcester, and had Minnie, m. Joseph Barber; William A., b. 21 Aug., 1844, soldier in the 26th Mass. Regt., d. in service.
NATHAN, wife Elizabeth. . . . Children : SUSANNA, NAMA, EUNICE, NATHAN, Jr., resided at Ox. March, 1783.
JACOB, of Deering, N. H., m. 1 Aug., 1791, Ruth, dau. of John Larned, owned from. 1791 to 1793 the Lyman Wetherell farm, H. 68, removed from town. . . . Children : POLLY T., b. 26 Jan., 1792; MIRIAM, b. 21 July, 1794.
JOSEPH, m. 25 March, 1802, Sally Pray of Ward, he d. April, 1828. .
Children : HARVEY, b. 16 Aug., 1803, d. 29 March, 1853; PHILENA, b. 25 July, 1807.
ROBERT, of Leominster, and Susanna Gould, m. 28 Feb., 1744.
NATHANIEL, soldier in the French war, 1761.
JONATHAN, Warwick, and Elizabeth Harbridge, Dudley, m. 30 Nov., 1769. DAVID, Revolutionary soldier, w. Abigail, had Jeremiah, b. 17 Feb., 1781. WILLIAM, and Esther Delany of Ward, m. 30 Dec., 1778.
WILLIAM, and Rachel Lewis, m. 11 Oct., 1781.
ELIZABETH, S. Gore, and Thomas Barrett, Woodstock, m. 13 Feb., 1782. MRS. MARY, and William Richardson of Leicester, m. 1 March, 1792.
BENJAMIN, and Penelope Holley, both of South Gore, m. 8 Feb., 1800. CATHERINE, dau. of Oliver, and Jacob Town, son of Jacob, m. 30 Oct., 1808. JACOB W., and Martha Conant of Charlton, m. intentions 1 Jan., 1824. JOSEPH, d. April, 1828.
PERSIS, and William Mellen, both of South Ox., m. int. 22 Aug., 1829. NANCY, aged 30, d. 23 Sept., 1830.
BETSEY ANN, of Douglas, and Oliver C. Emerson of South Gore, m. intentions 24 April, 1831.
ELISHA, of Northbridge, and Mahala Underwood, m. 20 Jan., 1833; she d.
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ABNER, and Emeline Lewis of Grafton, m. intentions 22 March, 1837. ELISHA, and Charlotte Cutting, m. intentions 18 March, 1849. REV. JOSEPH [Baptist], aged 58, d. 26 April, 1866. FARALD (Irish), aged 67, d. 28 Sept., 1872.
MRS. ANN (English), aged 68, d. 7 Oct., 1873.
EDWARD, son of Timothy, aged 23, d. 4 April, 1876.
MARY, m. n. Hamilton, aged 75, d. 6 Jan., 1881.
ELLEN (Irish), aged 62, d. 8 Sept., 1881. EUGENE, aged 38, d. 24 March, 1883.
HONORA (Irish), widow, aged 32, d. 16 Aug., 1883.
MRS. MARY, aged 87, d. 29 April, 1889.
SNELL, JOSEPH, of Ashford, and Abigail Barton, m. int. 10 Jan., 1783. PEREZ, husbandman, of Ox. Dec., 1790.
SNOW, LAWSON, of Millbury, son of Warren and Polly [Waters], m. Hannah, widow of Ira Trask of Millbury, dau. of Nathan Thurston of Ox. ; removed to Ox. before May, 1837; bought 1848 the house now John Turcott, H. 184, where both d .; he d. aged 78, 31 Jan., 1878, she d. aged 72, 29 Nov., 1870. He was a harness maker, a good citizen and known as " Captain." . . Children b. at Millbury : FRANKLIN T., b. 29 Dec., 1826, m. 29 Oct., 1850, Sophia S., dau. of Peter Kidder, she d. Nov., 1876, at Roxbury, Vt .; they had Charles F., b. 21 Dec., 1851; William P., b. 19 May, 1854; Nellie; SARAH C., b. 8 Feb., 1829, m. Lorenzo, son of Nathan Morgan; ALEXANDER T., b 6. Dec., 1830, m. (1) 1 Jan., 1853, Mary Eliza Cummings, and had Fred L., b. 31 May, 1854, m. 31 May, 1875, Annie E. Wilson, marketman and farmer at Ox .; Chloe A., b. 1858, d. 1861; Mary E., the mother, d. 12 April, 1863, he m. (2) 1865, Elizabeth, dau. of Horace Pope, who d. aged 27, 11 Dec., 1870; ELIZA- BETH D., b. 1832, d. 1835; H. WILBUR, b. 11 Feb., 1836, m. 1859, Angenette Bacon of Southbridge, he d. 4 April, 1876, at Worcester, no ch .; she m. (2) R. M. Reynolds of Monson, where she d. 1 Sept., 1888.
WILLIAM, was of Oxford 1771, and in 1777 bought land on Prospect Hill, bounded in part on his own.
ALDEN, of Millbury, and Emily Ward, m. 8 May, 1834.
CYNTHIA W., dau. of Abner of Spencer, aged 83, d. unm. 24 July, 1868.
SOUTHWICK, SAMUEL, from Vermont, shoe manufacturer, m. Lucretia, dau. of Frederick Faulkner, no ch .; she d. aged 52, 22 July, 1860, he d. aged 67, 25 April, 1882.
SOUTHWORTH, SALLY, aged 22, d. 5 April, 1824.
CHILD OF STEPHEN, d. Nov., 1823.
SPARHAWK, NATHANIEL, Cambridge 1638, had NATHANIEL, b. in Eng- land, m. 3 Oct., 1649, Patience, dau. of Rev. Samuel Newman of Rehoboth; had SAMUEL, b. 5 Feb., 1665, m. Sarah, dau. of Rev. Samuel Whiting, resided at Cambridge, he d. 2 .Nov., 1713, she d. 1752, aged 84; they had with others JOSEPH, b. 2 April, 1708, and SAMUEL. [Samuel Sparhawk bought in July, 1729, 100 acres of land in Sutton. Joseph, then of Sutton, had a case in court Aug., 1741.] Joseph m. (1) - Cook, m. (2) - - - Sibley, settled at Sutton; removed to Prospect Hill in Ox. having, in 1758, exchanged estates with Edmund Town, son-in-law, who removed to Sutton. He sold within
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about two years after coming to Ox. and we find no later trace of him.
. . Children : TIMOTHY, b. 13 March, 1751; JOSEPH, b. 16 Aug., 1754; ELIZABETH; HANNAH, m. Edmund Town, resided at Sutton.
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2. TIMOTHY, son of Joseph (1), brought up at Ebenezer Locke's, Revo- lutionary soldier, marched at Lexington alarm, was in Saratoga battles, an active participant in the "Shays Rebellion," lived to a hearty old age, and when over 80 years old walked to New Lebanon, N. Y., to visit relatives. He occupied the homestead of his father-in-law, Asa Conant (H. 119), and cared for him and his wife in their old age. Later, lived at H. 121, near the Lamb mill, house removed many years ago. He m. (1) 4 Feb., 1778, Mary, dau. of Asa Conant, she died in middle life; m. (2) 17 Oct., 1817, Mrs. Nancy Williams ; he d. aged 90, 24 Dec., 1838, she d. 18 May (17 July, Massachusetts Spy), 1823. . . . Children, order of birth unknown: SALLY, m. William Story, settled at Ashford, Conn., had Fitch, William, both settled in Ohio; Miner, railroad contractor, d. many years ago; Stephen; Danforth ; Irene; Sally ; SAMUEL, d. at New Lebanon, N. Y .; DANFORTH, m. at New Lebanon, N. Y., Abigail Harwood of Cavendish, Vt., had three daughters, all had died 1885; SYLVANUS, m. 20 Sept., 1824, Arvilla Riggs, settled at New Lebanon, and had Esther E., b. 25 Oct., 1826, m. Feb., 1849, J. T. Pettibone, and d. 30 March, 1874, at Algonquin, Ill .; William Henry, b. 11 April, 1829, at Hancock, d. 28 Dec., 1857, at Lanesboro'; Edwin O., b. 13 Nov., 1837, at Pittsfield, d. 1 April, 1856, at Lanesboro'; Beman K., b. 13 Aug., 1833, at Pittsfield, m. 22 Jan., 1868, Emma S. Hamilton, at Algon- quin, Ill., where they resided 1885; they had Walter, b. 1868; Lizzie, b. 1872; Edna A., b. 1879; MARTHA, b. 1797, m. Thomas Kendall of New Lebanon; HANNAH, b. about 1801, m. Sept., 1821, Elijah Rich, who d. 1 May, 1860, she resided 1885 at New Lebanon; they had Oscar F., b. 7 Feb., 1823, m. Electa Goodell of Pittsfield, residence, Lebanon Springs; M. Adela, b. 7 Feb., 1825, m. Servilius Bailey of Higganum, Conn., residence, Lebanon Springs; Martha A., b. 18 March, 1827, d. 16 Oct., 1853; Jane M., b. 18 April, 1829, m. John Shumway of Lebanon Springs, she d. 20 June, 1855; Eliza J., b. 25 Sept., 1832, m. James Fuller of Lee, residence, Pittsfield; George F., b. 30 Sept., 1835; Lucy A., b. 30 Jan., 1838; MARY, m. 20 Dec., 1810, Joseph Childs of Ox .; ELIZABETH, d. at Ox., unm., 28 Feb., 1854.
3. JOSEPH, son of Joseph (1), lived in youth at Capt. Isaac Hartwell's, Revolutionory soldier, m. 12 May, 1772, Patience Lamson (perhaps sister of Ebenezer), who was also living with Capt. Hartwell. [His account book gives, " 25 May, 1771, Patience Lamson began her service with me," and " 12 June, 1771, Joseph Sparhawk went to Cambridge."] He d. aged 53, 7 Nov., 1807, she d. 23 Feb., 1825, at Ward, aged 70. . . . Children : EZRA, b. 5 Nov., 1773; SARAH, b. 30 Sept., 1776; HANNAH, b. 20 Dec., 1778, m. - --- Fisher,
a sea captain, no ch .; LUCINDA, b. 17 April, 1780, m. intentions 2 April, 1806, James Baldwin of Leicester, had Lucy; John; JOSEPH, b. 17 June, 1782, m. 1 Jan., 1809, Rebecca, dau. of Ebenezer Davis, he d. 10 April, 1825, no ch .; JOHN, b. 7 Sept., 1787, unm., drowned 31 July, 1805, at Worcester; ELIZ- ABETH, b. 4 May, 1789, m. 20 May, 1807, Timothy Kimball of Douglas.
4. EZRA, son of Joseph (3), m. 1 March, 1798, Betsey Robinson, settled in the fields northerly of the Norwich and Worcester railroad station at North Ox., H. 150, house removed. His father lived with him. [Betsey Sparhawk, widow, aged 75, d. 28 Feb., 1854, at Auburn.] . . . Children : LYDIA, b. 2 July, 1800, m. Phinehas Parker, Jr .; LUTHER, b. 7 Jan., 1803,
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m. (1) Sally, widow of his brother Ezra D., resided at Ox. and Auburn, she d. 18 May, 1849; m. (2) Mary L., dau. of Manasseh Tucker of Charlton, he d. 1867; ch. by first m. : Elsie, m. (1) George, son of William Larned, and had Lillian, Georgianna; m. (2) Joel, son of Simon Larned; Elizabeth, m. Marshall, son of John Rich of Charlton, and had ch .; ch. by second m. : Adella, m. George Davidson; Ada ; Lydia; Nora; all resided with their mother at North Ox .; EZRA D., b. 5 Feb., 1806, m. 10 July, 1825, Sally, dau. of Timothy Davis of Sutton, he d. 1830, had Mary, m. James Harring- ton of Thompson, Conn., had ch. ; JAIRUS, m. 16 April, 1840(?), Elsie, dau. of Timothy Davis of Sutton, settled in Auburn, where he d. aged 50, 23 May, 1860, no ch .; SUMNER, b. 10 Sept., 1823, m. 14 May, 1845, Mary A., dau. of Joseph Jennison of Auburn, resided at Ox .; they had Orison S., b. 27 May, 1848, m. Nelly, dau. of James Green, had ch .; Emma F., b. 5 Oct., 1850, m. George Mowry of Charlton, residence, Ox., had ch .; Charles E., b. 1854, d. 1857; Almy E., b. 1859, d. young; Eva A., b. 9 Dec., 1861, m. Elmer H. Larkin.
MRS. - , d. 19 Nov., 1838.
SPAULDING, PETER, b. 10 June, 1769, at Townsend, son of Benjamin, descended from Edward of Braintree [his sister Sarah m. Peter Shumway], m. 1 May, 1794, Tamar, dau. of Stephen Bartlett of Sutton, he being then of Charlton, bought in 1794 10 acres on Johnson's Plain at the fork of the Web- ster road, H. 62, where he resided till he left town; cooper, an enterprising man, Capt. of militia; removed 1809 to Rowe and thence to Montague, where he d. 26 Oct., 1858, she d. 29 Jan., 1847. . . . Children b. at Ox. : MARY, b. 6 April, 1795, m. Ebenezer Glazier of Everett; SUSAN, b. 24 Oct., 1797, m. Dea. Elisha Bisbee of Chesterfield; PETER, b. 1800, d. 1803; STEPHEN, b. 1802, d. 1803; PETER, b. 7 Nov., 1803, m. 18 Jan., 1829, Lucy P., dau. of Daniel Larned, residence, Montague, he d. about 1880, 5 ch .; SALLY, b. 1 May, 1805, unm., residence, Montague; EDWARD and ERASTUS, b. 18 April, 1806, Edward d. 1808, Erastus m. 6 Aug., 1833, Lucy, dau. of David Locke of Ashby, she d. 10 May, 1867; he was a prominent Methodist; stove and hard- ware merchant at Webster; they had Cyrus, b. 17 April, 1835, m. 18 April, 1855, Elizabeth Harrington of Lunenburg, hardware and stove dealer at Webster, no ch .; Andrew, b. and d. 1838; Mary Elizabeth, b. 6 Sept., 1839, d. 1890, unm., at Webster; Emma, b. 3 Jan., 1842, m. Capt. Amos Bartlett of Webster, 3 ch .; ADALINE, b. 15 April, 1808, born after leaving Ox .; ELIZA- BETH, b. 8 Dec., 1809, unm., at Montague; STEPHEN, b. 28 May, 1815.
HENRY C., and Clarissa Hutchinson, m. 9 Nov., 1845.
SPRAGUE, ELIAS H., son of William, drowned 28 Jan., 1848.
SPRING, MARY (Canadian), aged 19, d. 22 Dec., 1857. HARRY (Canadian), aged 24, d. 20 May, 1873.
SQUIER, SARAH B., m. n. Burns, aged 40, d. 18 April, 1860.
STAFFORD, JOHN, of Warwick, R. I., m. Olive Whitman, she d. aged 51, 10 April, 1833, at Ox. Of their children, four sons came to North Ox., were employed in a cotton mill when first operated. The eldest, JOSEPH, came before May, 1824, and for several years was partner with Asa Cutler, a skillful manufacturer, m. intentions 1 April, 1826, Mary Ann Starr; ch. born at Ox. : Sally Ann, Homer C., Sarah, Fanny, and later Joseph ; removed to
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East Village, at Webster, and thence soon to Lonsdale, R. I., was, with his son Homer C., employed to put in operation two large steam mills near Philadel- phia, Pa., and while there was taken ill and died; the son returned to Lons- dale and died soon after; GEORGE, resided in Ox. 1825, removed to New York city, d. there; JOHN, m. (1) 3 Feb., 1839, Elizabeth W., dau. of Dea. William Copp, she d. 7 April, 1860; m. (2) June, 1862, Mrs. Clarissa D. Lamb, he d. 4 Jan., 1888, aged 72, she d. 6 Sept., 1889; ch. by first m. : Mary E., b. 21 May, 1842; Sarah F., b. Jan., 1845; Frederic A., b. Nov., 1847; John H., b. 15 Dec., 1849, m. 22 March, 1870, Mary Anna, dau. of David Barton, and had Stephen S., b. 3 Dec., 1881; Anna Gertrude, b. 11 May, 1883; Melissa, b. Sept., 1852, m. Henry S. Brady, Jr., ch. Alice M., b. 16 May, 1876; Frances C., b. 24 Aug., 1883; BENJAMIN, b. 20 Oct., 1818, m. 19 May, 1844, Sabra Esten of Dudley, settled at Ox., she d. aged 57, 19 Aug., 1884; they had Frank H., b. 22 Nov., 1848, m. Ednah Starkey of Ox., settled at Chicago; Charles H., b. 1852, d. 1854; William J., b. 13 Jan., 1854, m. 7 Feb., 1878, Emma, dau. of Ebenezer S. Williams, shoe cutter; Clara M., b. 14 April, 1856, m. Luman W. Humphrey ; Harriet E., b. 23 Nov., 1858, m. Mellen Wilbur, settled at Putnam, Conn. ; Mabel, b. 1870, d. 1877.
2. ALLEN, brother of John (1), m. (1) Roby Randall of Rhode Island; m. (2) Huldah Smith of Warren, R. I., where they settled; removed to Plain- field, Conn., and thence about 1845 to North Ox., machinist for Edward Cut- ler; he d. Aug., 1863, she d. Sept., 1863. . . . Children by first m. : CHRISTO- PHER, b. 14 Dec., 1808, m. Amanda Newcomb of Windham, Conn., resided on Prospect Hill, he d. aged 64, 28 Jan., 1874; they had Henry, m. Ellen Merritt, residence, Pawtucket, R. I., 4 sons; Albert, residence, North Ox .; Caroline, m. Henry Walker, residence, Central Village, Conn., 2 ch .; Frederick, m. Ellen E., dau. of Amos P. Newton, resided on Prospect Hill, had ch .; by sec- ond m. : HENRY S., b. 3 Jan., 1814, resided at Plainfield, unm .; LYDIA, b. 8 Nov., 1815, m. Joseph Preston, she d. at Plainfield, 6 ch .; ELIZA, b. 7 Oct., 1818, m. Joseph Preston, second w., resided at Plainfield, no ch .; ALBERT, b. 23 Jan., 1821, m. Martha Lucas, residence, Poquetannock, Conn., machinist ; RHODES, b. 7 Dec., 1823, enlisted in the late war, went as far as Washington, D. C., d. there 21 Oct., 1864, unm. ; WILLIAM A., b. 28 July, 1826, m. 26 Nov., 1848, Hephsibah H. Larkin; had Charles A., b. 1851, d. 1852; Ruth A., b. 29 April, 1853, m. Charles S. son of Jonas Bacon; Susan J., b. 1855, d. young ; Susan H., b. 1860, d. young; Anna B., b. 20 Sept., 1863; Albert W., b. 10 June, 1871; HIRAM, b. 2 Sept., 1829, at Plainfield, m. 26 April, 1849, Clarinda S. Stevens of Charlton; they had Emily F., b. 19 May, 1854; William D., b. 11 Nov., 1858, d. 20 April, 1883; Edwin H., b. 3 Feb., 1863, m. 27 June, 1888, Ella F. Sprague of Providence, R. I.
STEARNS, SARAH, resided at Ox. Aug., 1765.
STEBBINS, WILLIAM E., and Sabrina C. Gibbs of Dana, m. intentions 8 March, 1827.
STEERE, JOHN C., and Mary Lyon, m. 16 Aug., 1848.
STEVENS, JOSEPH, of Petersham, m. Mary, dau. of Rev. Joseph Farrar of Petersham, b. 1 Aug., 1791, settled at Guilford, Vt., she m. (2) Josiah S. Prentice. . . . Children b. at Guilford and came to Ox. with their step- father : REUEL F., b. 24 Sept., 1816, unm., resided in Boston, where he d. 24 Feb., 1870; JOSEPH, b. 4 May, 1818, resided on the homestead at Ox., unm. ; MARY, b. 22 Oct., 1820, m. Nathaniel, son of Joel Eddy.
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MARTHA, of Worcester, and Dr. John Campbell, m. int. 16 Nov., 1776. MARY, of Charlton, and Jesse Lamb, m. intentions 10 Sept., 1815. JONATHAN, aged 28, d. 2 Oct., 1842.
LABAN B., and Mary Joslin, m. 6 Oct., 1842.
WILLIAM H., and Ella B. Edwards, m. 17 April, 1844; they had GEORGE H., d. aged 39, 9 June, 1884.
THOMAS, wife Catherine, had THOMAS, b. 4 July, 1844.
JERUSHA, aged 92, widow, d. 31 Aug., 1852.
RUFUS, son of Willard, aged 46, d. 25 Feb., 1884.
ST. GERMAINE, MRS. EMILY (Canadian), aged 50, d. 25 Aug., 1875. MRS. SALAUME, aged 40, d. 24 July, 1886.
STILES, WILLIAM, m. Polly, dau. of Abram Briggs, resided at the southeast corner of the town, soldier in the war of 1812, d. in the service, she m. (2) Luther Foster. . . . Children : DAVID, b. 19 Jan., 1804, at Corn- wall, Vt., indentured by the selectmen to Joseph Stone, 21 March, 1814, later Stone apprenticed him to Gideon Walker, blacksmith; WILLIAM, b. 18 March, 1807, at Sutton; BARNEY, b. 28 April, 1808; SALLY, b. 10 June, 1809.
STIMPSON, THURLO, scythe maker, came to Ox. with James and Josiah Moulton from Hopkinton, m. (1) 12 April, 1820, Betsey, dau. of David Larned, m. (2) 1828(?), - Smith of Southbridge, lived at North Ox., where he was employed by Jonathan Rice and at other places in town. He was fond of sport and once on a wager ran over the snow barefoot from the tavern on the Plain to the North Common. He d. in Conn. at the home of his son Lovet. Family once resided at Greenville, Leicester. . . . Children by first m., b. at Ox. : LOVET, b. 14 Aug., 1820, settled in Conn., superin- tendent of a scythe factory; SALLY, b. 11 Feb., 1822; JOHN, b. 8 April, 1824 ; EDWIN, b. 19 Nov., 1825; LOREN, b. 1827, d. 1830; and by second m. : GEORGE, b. 4 Oct., 1829; A DAU.
STOCKWELL, ICHABOD, son of John and grandson of Capt. John, one of the first of the name in Sutton, m. 2 Feb., 1748, Experience, dau. of Thomas Gleason, settled on Prospect Hill, soldier in the French war, d. 26 Nov., 1756, she m. (2) 9 Dec., 1764, Joseph Aldrich of Bellingham. On 10 Sept., 1771, Ichabod Stockwell, son of the former, sold to Joseph Gleason one-half of two lots in the north part of Ox., " one from my mother Experience Aldrich late of Oxford, the other the gift of my grandfather Thomas Gleason, with a dwelling house." . . . Children : ICHABOD, b. 6 April, 1749, m. 17 Sept., 1770, Mary Snow; PETER, b. 26 Jan., 1751; ELEAZER, b. 22 June, 1752, m. 3 Nov., 1772, Ruth Alger; THOMAS G., b. 13 Aug., 1755.
JOHN, b. 6 Nov., 1764, son of Nathaniel of Sutton, m. 13 Oct., 1785, Elizabeth Walker, came to the north part of Ox. from Sutton about 1795. Had a large family the record of which is in Sutton History. His child SALLY, b. 19 Aug., 1795, m. Dorrance Sibley, is the only one recorded here. He was of Ox. 1808, cabinet maker. POLLY, his dau., b. 15 March, 1792, m. 7 April, 1811, Charles H. Learned.
2. NATHANIEL, brother of John (1), b. 20 Oct., 1766, m. Susanna, dau. of Daniel Greenwood, settled on the old Charlton road, H. 86. He d. 22 April, 1840, she d. aged 87, 18 Nov., 1856. . . . Children : CLARISSA, b. 1793, m. 13 April, 1820, Sylvester McIntire, he d. 11 Nov., 1843, she d. 22 Nov., 1882, no ch .; SUSAN, b. 1795, m. Jeremiah Learned; CALVIN, b. 1797; LEWIS,
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b. 1800, m. Lydia Slocum of Northbridge, and d. 1870, at Hartford, Conn .; they had Emeline, m. 1856, George Dunham, resided at Hartford; Lucy J., m. Henry S. Coles, resided at Hartford; LYMAN, b. 1802, d. 10 June, 1845, drummer in the militia, unm .; JERUSHA, b. 1805, m. Solomon S. Walker; CYNTHIA, b. 1808, d. young.
3. CALVIN, son of Nathaniel (2), m. 17 Sept., 1820, Lucy, dau. of Elisha Livermore, settled at the Livermore place, near the Gore and Auburn line, H. 110. He d. 1 April, 1841, she d. aged 80, 9 Oct., 1882. . . . Children : TIRZAH, b. 9 March, 1822, m. 1845, Marcus Bond, he d. 28 April, 1879, no ch .; LUCIAN, b. 2 Feb., 1825, m. (1) 1845, Ruth Comstock of Charlton, m. (2) Abby Williams of Sutton, he d. 1888; ch. by first m. : Melissa, b. Sept., 1845, m. Spencer Jenks, settled at Worcester, where she d .; Mary L., b. 1847, m. 1882, - Hall, settled in Boston; Fred L., d. young; ALBERT, b. 24 Jan., 1827, m. 13 June, 1847, Olivia A., dau. of Smith Bruce, settled in Providence, R. I., and had Etta, b. Oct., 1851; LUCY ANN, b. 23 April, 1830, m. George Rich.
4. SIMEON, brother of John (1), b. 29 Sept., 1770, m. 11 July, 1793, Deborah Stockwell, came to Ox. probably about 1800, had 11 ch., chairmaker, settled on the Plain, returned to Sutton about 1807. . Children b. at Ox: LUCY, b. 27 March, 1801; LUCY, b. 29 Aug., 1803; MARY, b. 31 Dec., 1805.
JOSEPH, probably son of David of Sutton, one of the five brothers who came early to that place, m. intentions Nov., 1754, Isabel Titus of Douglas. ยท . Children : REUBEN, b. 10 May, 1755; LEAH, b. 11 Jan., 1757; RACHEL, b. 30 Jan., 1758; SIMEON, b. 30 Jan., 1760; LUCY, b. 10 Aug., 1761; LEVI, b. 16 Jan., 1763; REBEKAH, b. 29 June, 1765; JUDAH, b. 4 Oct., 1767; removed to Sutton where were b. : MOLLY, b. 10 Aug., 1769; DANIEL, b. 20 March, 1773.
WRIGHT, from Sutton, m. (1) 13 Feb., 1803, Amy Ormsbee, m. (2) 17 Oct., 1814, Nancy, dau. of Samuel Davis. . . . Children : LEEMAN, b. 25 Aug:, 1804, m. Oct., 1824, Ruth N., dau. of Abijah Campbell, settled at Eddington, Me. ; by second m. b. at Eddington, DAVIS R., b. 18 Feb., 1817.
2. JOSHUA, m. 28 March, 1793, Ruth, dau. of Samuel Davis; with his brother Wright (1), made nails, hoes, etc., with their father-in-law, Samuel Davis, in the east part of the town, H. 17. Removed about 1800 to Edding- ton, Me. . . . Children : CALEB D., b. 11 Oct., 1793, m. at Eddington ; JARVIS, b. 24 Aug., 1800, d. aged 21, while at Brown University.
PETER, of Thompson, Conn. (grandson of the first William of Sutton), b. 1744; had PETER, b. about 1778, came to Ox., d. here aged 52, 2 May, 1830, he m. Millia -, she d. aged 62, 3 April, 1838. . . . Children b. at Thomp- son : ESTHER, m. 28 May, 1818, Daniel King of Ludlow; ELIZA N., m. 29 Jan., 1826, John A. Smith; SOPHIA, m. 18 March, 1827, Turner Brown, and d. 13 Nov., 1857; MILLIA, m. Peter E. Nichols ; PETER; MARY, m. 30 March, 1834, Elliot Marsh; CATHARINE, m. A. H. Blood of Harvard; GEORGE, d. 2 May, 1840.
2. PETER, son of Peter (1), m. 30 Jan., 1833, Ann M. Simpson, he d. 5 June, 1878, she d. aged 67, 26 April, 1874. . . . Children: SAMUEL, b. 10 Nov., 1833; MARY, b. 22 July, 1835, m. Merrick Nichols of Sturbridge, she d. 7 May, 1865, no ch .; PETER, b. 1838, d. young; WILLIAM K., b. 9 Nov., 1842.
JONAS C., son of Stephen of Sutton, m. 9 April, 1827, Mary A. Waite, and had ALONZO E., b. 7 Sept., 1829, at Ox.
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LEWIS, son of Enoch of Sutton, b. 17 July, 1805, m. 12 April, 1833, Laura, dau. of John Hudson, settled at Sutton, leading member of Baptist Church; carpenter, removed 1849 to Ox., built soon his late residence near the com- mon; ch. : LAURA D., b. 24 July, 1838 at Sutton ; he d. 4 July, 1882.
JABEZ, and Grace Eddy, m. 20 Feb., 1746, and had SARAH, b. 13 June, 1748. MARY, and Caleb Davis, both of Sutton, m. 20 June, 1802.
NANCY, of Sutton, and Harvey Stoddard, m. intentions 30 March, 1805. CHLOE, and Asa Waters of Sutton, m. intentions 27 Oct., 1810.
CHANDLER, of Sutton, and Rosalinda Robbins, m. int. 11 May, 1811. BETSEY, and John Sibley of Sutton, m. intentions 31 Oct., 1812.
SEWALL, of Douglas, and Roxa Stockwell, m. 4 Dec., 1817. LEWIS, w. Lydia, had BETSEY E., b. 28 April, 1829.
CHLOE, and Reuben Cummings of Millbury, m. 28 April, 1833.
CHANDLER, JR., and Eliza Hutchinson, m. intentions 2 Sept., 1835. GEORGE, d. 6 May, 1840, aged 41.
MRS. AARON, d. aged 53, 19 Dec., 1845.
AARON, and Eunice Merriam of Auburn, m. intentions 21 Feb., 1846.
CHANDLER, of Sutton, aged 90, d. 11 Oct., 1881.
STODDARD, HARVEY, and Nancy Stockwell of Sutton, m. intentions 30 March, 1805.
STONE, URIAH, descended from GREGORY the emigrant, of Cambridge 1636, proprietor at Watertown. JOHN, his son, b. about 1619, proprietor and an elder at Sudbury, had with others DANIEL, b. 1644, deacon at Sudbury and selectman at Framingham. He m. 1667, Mary Ward, and had with others JOHN, who was youngest and administrator of his father's estate. He m. 1707 Anne Tileston of Dorchester, and had with others URIAH, fourth child, b. 16 May, 1713. [Barry.] On 10 Jan., 1745, he, then of Framingham, bought 100 acres, the west third of the lot bought 1721 of the State by his mother. [See North Gore.] Was largely engaged in potash manufacturing, and from 1752 for about 30 years kept a public house, and at the water privi- lege on the eastern border of his farm built and operated a saw-mill. In 1787 sold to his son Samuel one-half his homestead, saw-mill and potash works. Soldier in the French war. He m. 22 Nov., 1739, Mary Blount (or Blunt). She d. 1 Sept., 1792, aged 71, he d. 24 Oct., 1797. . . . Children : MARY, b. 25 July, 1740, m. William, son of Rev. John Campbell; URIAH, b. 27 Feb., 1744 ; ELIZABETH, b. 15 Feb., 1748, m. John Campbell; JOHN, b. 17 May, 1750, m. Elizabeth Leonard of Springfield, where they settled, removed to Chesterfield, where he d. A tradition runs that he bought largely of soldiers' land claims and became proprietor of two townships. There being some doubt as to validity of title he compromised with the government and accepted 1,500 acres on the Genesee River, N. Y., at or near the site of Rochester. He had a son Samuel, in high standing, city librarian at Chicago, Ill. KATEY, b. 15 Nov., 1752, m. 26 Sept., 1771, Daniel Whitney of Shrewsbury, removed to Madison, N. Y., where they d., 12 ch. ; SAMUEL, b. 15 Sept., 1754, m. 10 July, 1792, Hannah, dau. of Robert Craig of Leicester, settled on his father's home- stead. He was an energetic, successful business man, one of the leading men of the region, built the large mansion, late Liberty Lamb's, overlooking Rochdale, H. 102, was largely instrumental in procuring the building of the Worcester and New Haven turnpike which passed through Rochdale, and which in those days of scarcity of money was a great undertaking. Com- missary in the U. S. army in 1775 and in the Saratoga campaign in 1777, and
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