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a warm friend of Gen. Learned. He built the hotel at Rochdale and put his nephew Hezekiah in it as landlord. He d. 23 May, 1820. His ch. were: Mary, b. 1794, a person of remarkable endowments, unm., d. 4 Aug., 1884, at Leicester; Aaron, d. young; Samuel, m. Mary Newell of Leicester, resided at the homestead, where were b. to them 11 ch., removed with his family to New York State, where other ch. were b .; Hannah, killed 1807 by a mill wheel falling upon her in her father's barn; John, d. 4 May, 1827, aged 25, unm., at Leicester ; Harriet A., b. 3 Sept., 1804, m. Liberty Lamb; James Madison, b. July, 1811, resided at Leicester; SARAH, b. 14 July, 1757, m. 16 Feb., 1791, John Gillett, resided on the homestead with her father, where Gillett kept a small store, removed to Lancaster, where he resided 1798, and thence before 1800 to Groton, where he was in trade and burned out, removed to Weare, N. H., where he d .; ABIJAH, b. 19 Aug., 1759, d. 13 May, 1782; ISAAC, b. 26 Aug., 1763, d. 1765; ANNA, b. 5 Dec., 1766, d. 1768.
2. URIAH, son of Uriah (1), m. 25 July, 1769, Lois, dau. of Hezekiah Stone. In 1772 bought the Curtis place, so called, H. 108, the same being a part of the 200 acres originally sold to Gibbs. His father had in 1754 bought 50 acres of this plot and Uriah, Jr., became owner of the whole; kept a tavern, d. 1796. . . . Children : ANNA, m. intentions 5 April, 1798, Simeon Southworth of Ward, had ch .; LUTHER, b. 22 July, 1774; HEZEKIAH, b. 20 Nov., 1777, m. 14 Aug., 1815, Charlotte, dau. of Samuel Lamb of Charlton, hotel keeper and merchant at South Leicester, he d. 3 March, 1838, she d. 29 Sept., 1871, aged 81; ch. : Edward L., b. 1816, paymaster in the late war, 1884 in government office at Washington, D. C .; Josiah Q., b. and d. 1819; Charlotte A., b. 1820, d. 1835; Joshua L., b. 1822, d. 3 July, 1857; Caroline M., b. 1825, m. Samuel Firth, resided at Rochdale, and had Charles, b. 1855, Samuel L., b. 1858; ABIJAH, d. 1782; SALLY, b. 28 Oct., 1782, m. 9 March, 1807, Col. Eber Gage of Orford, N. H., b. at Pelham, N. H., he d. 12 April, 1823, she d. 17 Feb., 1865; they had Luther S., resided at Orfordville, N. H. ; ABIJAH, b. 13 May, 1784, m. Mehetable, sister of Col. Eber Gage, successful business man at Orford, d. 14 Dec., 1869, she d. 28 June, 1846; MARY, b. 17 March, 1787, m. Benjamin Vassall; RUTH, b. 19 July, 1790, m. 1 Jan., 1815, Isaac, brother of Col. Eber Gage, settled at Orford, he d. 10 April, 1852, she d. 4 Aug., 1864, at Ox., 8 ch .; their dau. Louisa, b. 20 Jan., 1823, m. 1855, Josiah Barnes of Ox., no ch .; CANDACE, b. 17 Feb., 1793, m. 29 March, 1818, Simeon Holman of Ward, he d. 2 Sept., 1829, she d. 6 May, 1861; they had Sumner, Simeon D., Sarah R., Candace S .; URIAH, b. 14 June, 1794, m. 9 April, 1822, Laura Haynes, removed to Worcester, where he d. 11 Feb., 1880, she d. 26 Sept., 1864; they had Nathan H., Erasmus H., Laura L., Lucian B., William U., George E.
3. LUTHER, son of Uriah (2), m. 28 May, 1800, Abigail Bemis of Charlton, b. 29 Oct., 1779, settled at the homestead, built soon after m. the large house now standing on the site of a former one which was burned, sold 1884 by his son Lewis, who removed to Worcester. Luther operated the mills and cultivated the farm till near his death. Soon after the water-power was sold to Fields and Shaw. He d. aged 78, 19 Nov., 1852, she d. 30 July, 1818. . . . Children : PAMELIA, b. 6 April, 1801, m. John Stone of Ward, she d. 5 Aug., 1850, had ch .; LOOMIS, b. 17 Nov .. 1803, m. 18 April, 1830, Elizabeth Wilson of Charlton, he d. 1 Oct., 1889, at Worcester, settled at Ward, and had Elizabeth E., m. 1 March, 1863, Moses Bemis of Worcester; JULIA ANN, b. 20 April, 1809, m. (1) 5 July, 1829, Leonard Rice of Caroline,
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N. Y., he d. in New York State, she m. (2) Robinson Smith, she d. 27 July, 1846; SALLY, b. 24 April, 1811, m. Isaac B. Hartwell; LUTHER and LEWIS, b. 26 Sept., 1815; Luther graduated 1839 at Brown University, 1842 at Newton Theological Institute, went West in 1845, preaching in various places in the Mississippi Valley, soon settled at Rockford, Ill., continuing until 1847, when he removed to Chicago and established the Watchman of the Prairie, which he sold in 1853. This paper under the name of The Standard is 1890 the lead- ing Baptist paper of the Northwest. He continued preaching at Chicago at the First Baptist and other churches until 1861. During the war he preached at Soldiers' Rest, Marine Hospital, Camp Douglass, and at jails and different missions. In 1864 he was invited to the presidency of Central Uni- versity at Pella, but declined. He was active in the formation of Immanuel Baptist Church, of which Dr. Lorimer is minister. He m. 1854, the widow of the late O. L. Jacobus, his only dau. m. L. J. Certhell, he d. 9 July, 1890, at Chicago; Lewis, unm.
HEZEKIAH, son of Nathaniel of Framingham (descended from Gregory of Cambridge), b. 5 March, 1711, m. Ruth How of Sudbury, settled at Framing- ham, was selectman two years, bought 25 Nov., 1761, land and buildings in Ox., now Auburn, removed thither, Capt. of militia; d. 18 July, 1771, aged 60. His widow m. Dea. Bancroft of Ward. . . . Children : ELIPHALET, b. 5 Dec., 1735, m. Lydia Goddard, removed to Marlboro', N. H .; JESSE, b. 28 Sept., 1737; HEPHSIBAH, b. 8 July, 1741, m. Jeremiah Belknap; RUTH, b. 10 Feb., 1743, m. John Eames ; SARAH, b. 24 Feb., 1746, m. - Davis of Ox .; LOIS, b. 3 Aug., 1749, m. Uriah Stone of Ox .; ISRAEL, b. 2 Jan., 1752, resided at Ward; HEZEKIAH, b. 27 May, 1755.
2. JESSE, son of Hezekiah (1), m. Elizabeth Livermore, settled in Fram- ingham, came to Ox. probably before 1763, lived on Prospect Hill, now in Auburn, taxed here 1771, sold in 1777 land on said hill, Capt. in the Revolu- tionary war, marched on Bennington alarm, 1777. . . . Children : WILLIAM,. b. 3 May, 1760, at Framingham; JOHN, b. 15 May, 1763, probably at Ox., lived at Worthington; JESSE, b. 11 Nov., 1765, an early settler at Livermore, Me., Col. of militia, tanner and innkeeper, a prominent man, selectman, justice of peace and postmaster, d. 28 Feb., 1857; ELIZABETH, b. and d. 1768; ISAAC, b. 8 Sept., 1769, settled in Ward, [Lydia, w. of Isaac Stone, aged 60, d. 3 Oct., 1834. Ox. Rec.]; ELIZABETH, b. 20 April, 1772; JEREMY, b. 10 Sept., 1776.
3. ISRAEL, son of Hezekiah (1), m. 4 July, 1776, Tryphena Boyden, and had CALVIN, b. 3 March, 1777, m. Sally, dau. of Dr. Thomas Green of Auburn, resided at H. 112, d. 5 Oct., 1823.
WILLIAM, of Waltham, m. Mrs. Esther Haven, m. n. Gale, of Watertown, she had a son David by first m., b. 6 Dec., 1750, at Waltham, who after her second m. took the name of STONE. William and David came 1775 from Waltham to Ox., settled on Prospect Hill, resided about two years and removed to Rocky Hill, H. 92, bought by William. David was a soldier in the Revolutionary war under Gen. Learned, and present at Burgoyne's sur- render. The house, built about the time of the war, was taken down in 1879, and two large barns near it were burned in March, 1861; it is not now a home- stead. He m. 25 July, 1776, Sarah Treadwell of Sutton, b. at Rowley, 1751, d. aged 86, 25 Feb., 1837. He d. aged 77, 9 Dec., 1827. . . . Children : DAVID, b. 6 April, 1777; JOSEPH, b. 24 Aug., 1780; SARAH, b. 13 Nov., 1783, m. Capt. Stephen Barton; ANNA, b. 27 Oct., 1787, m. 1 Jan., 1814, Amos Eddy, settled
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at Millbury, where she d. 15 Sept., 1857; they had Emerson, b. 10 Oct., 1814, d. 10 Oct., 1850, unm .; Mary, b. 11 Nov., 1818, m. Aug., 1852, Stephen A. Severy, she d. 31 May, 1866, no ch .; Sarah, b. 18 Aug., 1820, d. 21 Sept., 1851, unm. ; Emory, b. 29 June, 1822, m. 31 March, 1844, Mary Lawrence of Ox., and had Emeline S., m. 3 Oct., 1871, Martin L. Phillips of Worcester, had ch .; Anna E., m. 1879, Charles A. Howe of Auburn, and had ch .; Emory, the father, d. 24 Sept., 1848; JEREMIAH, b. 21 March, 1791.
2. DAVID, son of David (1), m. 1 April, 1808, Betsey, dau. of William Hall of Sutton, b. 4 March, 1778, settled on the homestead, Capt. of militia, d. 29 Aug., 1828, she d. 18 Dec., 1843, at Worcester. . . . Children : DAVID, b. 21 June, 1810; JEREMIAH, b. 12 March, 1812; BETSEY, b. 18 April, 1813, m. Danforth Brown; ABIGAIL, b. 19 Sept., 1814, m. March, 1850, Philander Pond of Hubbardston, she d. 20 Jan., 1860; they had Caroline M., successful teacher at Ox. ; MARY, b. 19 Feb., 1818, m. Nov., 1864, Buckley W. Snow of West Millbury, she d. 15 Nov., 1873, no ch.
3. DAVID, son of David (2), m. April, 1836, Persis Farrar of Princeton, b. 12 Nov., 1812, resided at North Ox., H. 125, now Nathaniel Ide. He d. 1 April, 1876, she d. 30 March, 1851, aged 38. . . . Children : ALBERT D., b. 24 Oct., 1837, m. Mary Cordelia Mccullough, b. 5 April, 1844, at Willsboro', N. Y., merchant at Decorah, Ia., served in the late war in the 40th Wis. Regt. from 4 June to 16 Sept., 1864; had Gertrude A., Grace L., Emory ; LUCELLA W., b. 19 Nov., 1839, m. James Prince of Webster, no ch .; EMORY F., b. 4 Dec., 1841, student at Wisconsin University, Madison, 1859 and 1860 in pre- paratory course, in 1861 in freshman class, residence Sun Prairie, Wis., in catalogue of 1862 reported " in the National Army." He enlisted for three years in Co. B, 20th Wis. Regt., commissioned Lieut. 11 Aug., 1862, Capt. 23 Oct., 1863, led his company in an attack on Spanish Fort, near Mobile, Ala., on 27 March, 1865, received a wound from which he d. at New Orleans, La., 1 April, 1865. "He died for his country." [Headstone. ] MARY ELIZABETH, b. 4 June, 1846, m. 1 Aug., 1872, Edmund Converse of Worcester, second w .; they had Eva M., b. 2 Oct., 1873; Edith L., b. 1875, d. 1876.
4. JEREMIAH, son of David (2), m. 12 Oct., 1834, Zurilla, dau. of Ashbel M. Hawes, resided in New York State. He d. 13 Oct., 1842, at Woodhull, N. Y. [She m. (2) 17 April, 1855, Hiram Dwinnell, he d. 1874, no ch.] . . . Children : ALFRED H., b. 19 Dec., 1835, m. 1 Jan., 1857, Hannah M. Morse of Charlton, resided at Gardner, had ch .; CHARLES, b. 4 April, 1837, at Addison, N. Y., Ord. Serg. Co. F, 42d Regt. Ill. Vols., d. in the service 10 Sept., 1862, at Juka, Miss. ; SARAH A., b. 3 March, 1839, m. (1) 31 March, 1859, James A. Muzzy of Winchendon, he d. 1866, m. (2) 14 Nov., 1876, William Barrett of Gardner; EMMA M., b. 19 Nov., 1840, m. 11 Nov., 1868, Francis Conant of Gardner.
5. JOSEPH, son of David (1), m. 18 April, 1813, Martha, dau. of Jere- miah Learned, resided at North Ox., prominent business man; Quartermaster Sergeant of 5th Regt. Militia in 1806, Quartermaster with rank of Lieutenant 1808, resigned 1815; land surveyor; one of the pioneers of cotton manufac- turing, and did much to foster the interests of the north part of the town. He d. 21 Feb., 1862, she d. 4 Aug., 1835. . . . Children : JEREMIAH L., b. 16 Feb., 1815; MARTHA E., b. 13 Sept., 1816, teacher for 19 years, school com- mittee 3 years, postmistress since 1857, in 1891 the longest in this service of any woman in the country ; JOSEPH L., b. 24 May, 1822, was graduated from Hamilton Medical College, Cincinnati, O., 1855, removed to Missouri, in practice near St. Louis.
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6. JEREMIAH L., son of Joseph (5), m. 31 Oct., 1849, Emeline, dau. of Peter Kidder; he d. 8 Oct., 1864. . . . Children : BYRON, b. 2 March, 1851, was graduated 1877 from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., settled in practice at North Ox .; COURTLAND, b. 1852, d. 1855; HORTENSE M., b. 7 Aug., 1854, m. May, 1872, Henry G. Corey of Brookline, residence, North- boro', had ch. ; JEREMIAH L., b. 6 Sept., 1856, m. 13 April, 1881, Jennette M. Tucker of Northboro', and had Herbert J., b. 18 Oct., 1882, residence, North- boro', EVA E., b. 4 April; 1859; JOSEPH, b. 11 April, 1860, d. young ; HELEN E., b. 3 June, 1861, d. young.
7. JEREMIAH, son of David (1), m. 16 Nov., 1814, Vashti, dau. of Nehe- miah Chase of Sutton, b. 14 April, 1793, settled at Ox .; removed 1818 to Elizabethtown, N. Y., gunsmith, ingenious and skillful, and carried on busi- ness many years at Elizabethtown, making many useful inventions; stood high as a citizen and many years storekeeper at the U. S. Arsenal with the rank of Captain. He d. 7 Feb., 1867, she d. 7 Aug., 1860. . . . Children : TWINS, unnamed, b. and d. Aug., 1820; JEREMIAH, b. 8 Dec., 1821, d. 1823; NEHEMIAH, b. 8 April, 1824, drowned 19 July, 1827; LOVINA S., b. 22 May, 1827, m. 20 Dec., 1849, Robert S. Hale, b. 24 Sept., 1822, at Chelsea, Vt., was graduated from University of Vermont 1842, studied and practiced law at Elizabethtown, N. Y., from 1844 till his death 14 Dec., 1881; he was eminent in his profession, judge, LL.D., for several years member of Congress, and occupied important positions in the affairs of the State and town; his son Harry succeeds to his law business; ch. : Abby Laura, Harry, Mary Eddy, Elizabeth V., Marcia E.
AMBROSE, of Sutton 1768, m. (1) 12 May, 1768, Mary, dau. of William Everden of Ox., m. (2) 12 Dec., 1776, Mercy Hovey ; Revolutionary soldier; bought land on Long Hill " on the road to Daniel Hovey's " in 1772, and later three acres in the same locality, which from the consideration in the deed must have included a house, probably that which stood on the site of the present Ward B. Clark house, H. 166, burned while owned by Harvey Burnett. Later his father-in-law Everden sold him the John Eddy homestead which adjoined the premises on the north, and was originally a part of the same estate. He d. 12 Aug., 1813, aged 69. . . . Children : AMBROSE, b. 4 March, 1769, m. (1) Lydia, dau. of Elias Pratt, removed about 1794 to Whitingham, Vt .; he d. 23 June, 1815, she d. 7 June, 1810; they had Elijah P., b. 6 May, 1792, at Ox. ; Lydia, b. 12 Aug., 1793, at Ox., d. unm., at Ox .; Celia, b. 7 Sept., 1795, at Whitingham, m. Samuel Mayo; Sophia, b. 16 Feb., 1798; Ambrose, b. 9 Nov., 1799 ; Miriam, b. 14 Aug., 1801, m. Eleazer Bartlett ; Jeremiah, b. 16 March, 1803, d. ; Roxana, b. 25 March, 1804, m. Samuel Jennison of Ward [see Jennison] ; Jeremiah, b. 16 March, 1808, m. Sarah McGee, and settled at Ward ; Willbury, b. 1810, d .; Ambrose, the father, m. (2) Lydia Lamb, and had Emily, b. 9 Jan., 1814, d. ; WILLIAM, b. 30 Aug., 1770, m. 8 March, 1795, Ruth, dau. of Elias Pratt, twin sister of Lydia, settled at Whitingham near his brother Ambrose; ch. b. at Whitingham : Pamelia, b. 21 Sept., 1795; William, b. 1 April, 1798 ; Ruth, b. 13 June, 1800; Mary, b. 15 June, 1805; MIRIAM, b. 18 April, 1773, school teacher at Ox. Centre, d. unm., 22 Sept., 1808; by second m. : MARY, b. 5 Oct., 1777, m. intentions 3 Nov., 1810, Davis Larned; MEHETABLE, b. 15 March, 1780, d. unm., at Ox .; RUTH, b. 12 March, 1782, m. 10 April, 1806, Prentice Bugbee, physician, settled at Montpelier, Vt. ; DANIEL, b. 29 April, 1784, m. intentions 30 Dec., 1809, Betsey, dau. of Andrew Sigourney, settled on the homestead, where he d. 7 Nov., 1819, she d. 9 June, 1821; they had
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Andrew S., b. about 1810, d. 18 Oct., 1832; Betsey, b. 27 March, 1813, m. 19 Aug., 1834, Leonard Craig of Auburn, he d. 11 Nov., 1848; they had Mary, b. 29 June, 1838, m. 20 Feb., 1872, Dea. John P. French of Candia, N. H., no ch .; Daniel A., b. 21 Sept., 1844, m. 8 Oct., 1868, Emma, dau. of James M. Alger of Auburn, settled at Leicester, and had ch .; Betsey, m. (2) 19 Dec., 1855, John Stone of Auburn, he d. 30 Sept., 1877; Mary, b. about 1818, d. unm., 8 Oct., 1836.
REV. ISAAC, of Douglas, b. 17 March, 1748, at Shrewsbury, son of Dea. Jonas and Rachel of Framingham, later of Shrewsbury, descended from Dea. John of Cambridge; studied at 15 years of age with Dr. Sumner of Shrews- bury, was graduated from Harvard College in 1770, preached at Temple, N. H., Ashburnham and Franklin; ordained 30 Oct., 1771, at Douglas, dismissed 28 Oct., 1805; while residing at Douglas preached at Whitingham and Reeds boro', Vt. "Mr. Stone's ministry was characterized, not by striking and brilliant exhibitions, but by quiet, steady, unobtrusive labor," which was efficient. [His. Mendon Association]. Removed to Ox. in 1817, where he resided till he d. aged 89, 22 Feb., 1837. He m. Susanna Goddard of Shrews- bury, she d. aged 92, 28 April, 1837.
2. LUKE R., son of Isaac (1), b. 10 Aug., 1778, came with his father to Ox. in 1817, settled in north part of the town, near Norwich and Worcester railroad station, H. 153, deacon, m. (1) 24 June, 1804, Abigail, m. n. Taft, widow of his brother Moses who had d. at Douglas, she d. 17 Dec., 1832; m. (2) 10 June, 1833, Hannah, m. n. Grout, widow of - Baldwin of Spencer, she d. aged 73, 7 Sept., 1861 ; he d. 9 April, 1862. . . . Children by first m. : MOSES, b. 2 May, 1805, at Douglas, m. (1) 14 Nov., 1833, Maria H., dau. of Luther Kingsbury of Sutton, b. 9 Dec., 1804, d. aged 63, 4 Feb., 1868, no ch. ; m. (2) 13 Dec., 1871, Deborah, m. n. Snow, widow of Emerson Fales of Ux- bridge, she d. aged 74, 17 May, 1881; he d. at Sutton while on a visit 30 Sept., 1882; universally esteemed, representative in 1862, school teacher, deacon, benefactor of the Church; ABIGAIL, b. 2 Sept., 1809, m. June, 1838, Matthias Rice of Millbury, she d. 21 May, 1843.
RICHARD C. (descendant of Hugh of Warwick, R. I., 1659), grandson of Samuel of Cranston, son of Rufus and Sarah (Lewis), b. 18 July, 1798, at Scituate, R. I., m. Sept., 1817, Alma Stone, a distant relative, settled at Cov- entry, R. I .; removed to Charlton, bought 1826 the tavern at North Ox., kept a public house, later was teacher and land surveyor, Lieut .- Col. of 5th Mass. Militia. In 1829 bought the house at the site of the Episcopal Church, H. 202, fitted up a school-room and taught until 1834 ; sold and began preaching at West Bridgewater, 1842 removed to Sherborn, laboring both as minister and advocate of temperance six or eight years; removed to Boston about 1849, and thence in 1853 to Piscataquog, near Manchester, N. H .; was instru- mental in remodelling the old church building and strengthening the society. In the winter of 1855-6 his health failed, and in the spring of 1856 he gave up As work there. Having two sons engaged in lumber business in western New York he went in Feb., 1856, as agent of his son Hollis and partner, to St. Louis, Mo. His health improving, in about two years began preaching again, supplied a pulpit in a suburb of the city and also preached occasionally in the city churches. During this time he began paper trade in St. Louis with a partner. In 1868 he accepted a call to Bunker Hill, Ill., and was pastor there until 1872. After his dismissal from the pastorate there he preached only occasionally. He was offered during his active life several educational financial agencies
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which he declined. In 1874 he published an autobiography, giving "Life incidents of Home, School and Church," in which he said the years of his ministry were about forty. He also published a genealogy of the Stone family and other works. He d. 9 April, 1887, at Bloomington, Ill. . . . Children, first two b. at Coventry : J. LEWIS, b. 5 June, 1818, m. 1842, Elmira Lothrop of West Bridgewater; taught at 14 years of age, was graduated from Brown University, ordained 1840; was pastor of the Unitarian Church at Mans- field, and later at Brewster, in 1857 went to Foxboro' as principal of the high school, continuing until his health failed in 1859; was thereafter an invalid, residing at Taunton until 1875, where he d., no ch .; S. HOLLIS, b. 6 April, 1821, m. 1845, Betsey Copeland of West Bridgewater, teacher and farmer at West Bridgewater, for a time in sash and door business at Olean, N. Y., where he was burned out; later was an extensive and prosperous farmer near Hamburg, on the Mississippi river north of St. Louis; a valuable citizen and active in Christian work; he d. March, 1881; had a son, a physician, and a dau. ; G. BURRILL, b. 30 Nov., 1823, at Charlton, was graduated at 18 from Brown University ; principal of high school at Fall River, Indianapolis, Ind., and Minneapolis, Minn., and later, for about twelve years, professor in Wash- ington University, St. Louis. He was for many years in precarious health but able to travel and at times to receive private pupils; he m. June, 1844, Lucy Edson of West Bridgewater, present residence, St. Louis; they had a son, a graduate of Washington University, m. and resides at Denver, Colo .; SARAH, b. 27 March, 1826, at Charlton, teacher, m. Stephen C. Arnold of Providence, R. I., where she d. May, 1867, 5 ch .; ALMA, b. 24 Jan., 1828, at Ox., m. 1850, Thomas Metcalf of Wrentham, principal of high school at St. Louis, and later many years professor in Normal University, Ill .; they had Herbert C., merchant in Chicago; Merton P., a graduate of Normal University, in business at St. Louis; and one dau. ; R. BUTLER, b. 11 Dec., 1829, at Ox., m. 10 Nov., 1853, Lucy E., dau. of Josiah Russell of Ox., teacher, was in sash and door busi- ness at Olean, N. Y., for a time; removed to Chicago, Ill., where he built up a large and profitable trade in lumber; he d. 23 April, 1886, at Madison, Wis. ; they had Inez A., b. 22 Sept., 1854, at Olean, m. 22 Sept., 1875, Alex- ander Agnew of Chicago, secretary and treasurer of R. B. Stone Lumber Co .; Willie L., b. and d. 1856, at Ox .; Ella E., b. 29 May, 1857, at Chicago, m. 23 June, 1881, Prof. A. D. Conover of Madison, Wis .; Frank B., b. 15 Oct., 1860, at Chicago, m. 3 Oct., 1883, Carrie L. Rounds; vice-president of R. B. Stone Lumber Co., Chicago; Mae Alice, b. 14 Dec., 1862; Richard R., b. 1 March, 1871, at Chicago; MARTHA, b. 27 Oct., 1832, at Ox., teacher, m. 1856, Robert C. Metcalf of Wrentham, teacher in Boston, residence, Winchester, 4 ch .; MARY, b. 15 Feb., 1836, at West Bridgewater, teacher, m. Thomas Slade, lawyer at Bloomington, Ill., had ch .; C. HENRY, b. 21 Jan., 1840, at West Bridgewater, m. Maggie M. Barbee, residence, St. Louis, soldier in the late war, and later in St. Louis post-office and mail agent; for several years in charge of the preparatory class at Washington University; Captain of a militia company ; had ch.
AARON, b. 7 April, 1801, m. 10 June, 1828, Caroline, dau. of John P. Nich- ols, he d. 13 Feb., 1864; she m. (2) Stephen Moulton, she d. 12 Oct., 1880, at the West. . . . Children by first m. : RUSSELL, b. 1829; HENRY D., b. 1835, d. 1861; CAROLINE S., b. 1845; EDMUND G., b. 1849.
JOHN, of New Marlborough, and Mary Dike of Sutton, m. 12 Oct., 1745.
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JOHN, of Palmer, and Esther Spencer, m. 19 June, 1753. JONATHAN, of Dudley, and Elizabeth Groo, m. 29 Nov., 1768. JOHN, taxed north part of Ox. 1771.
EBENEZER, Revolutionary soldier.
MRS. ESTHER, and John Todd of Ward, m. 19 Sept., 1780. STEPHEN, blacksmith, and w., resided at Ox., Feb., 1792. HANNAH, and Alvan Brown, m. int. 7 Jan., 1804.
ANNA, and Amos Eddy of Millbury, m int. 15 Oct., 1813.
MARY, of Thompson, Conn., and John Corbin, m. int. 3 April, 1815. ALVAH, of Summerville, Vt., and Tammy Cudworth, m. 13 Feb., 1817. INDEPENDENCE, and Eliza Coy, m. 19 March, 1828.
JOHN, of Providence, R. I., and Mary Caldwell, m. 9 June, 1828. OLIVER, of Auburn, and Mary Cudworth, m. 13 April, 1842.
NEHEMIAH, aged 95, d. 7 March, 1855.
MARY ELIZA, m. n. Adams, aged 21, d. 18 July, 1857.
WILLIAM R., son of William, Foster, R. I., aged 54, d. 30 June, 1862. IRVING E., son of Otis P., aged 24, d. 8 April, 1887.
STOW, ITHAMAR, b. at Grafton, son of Ithamar, m. 29 April, 1829, Diantha, dau. of Ebenezer Meriam, she d. 16 Dec., 1829; they had AMASA M., b. 2 Dec., 1829, at Millbury. The father m. (2) Lucy Bigelow of Marl- boro', residence, Millbury, had ch.
2. AMASA M., son of Ithamar (1), brought up at Rufus Eddy's, m. 21 Nov., 1835, Mary E. Emerson of East Thompson, Conn., settled at Ox. where he was 1889 in trade as partner with Daniel R. Cortis. . . . Children : ELIZABETH P., b. 29 Aug., 1856, m. 17 Oct., 1883, George T. Robbins, residence, East Thompson; they had Harold M., b. 28 Oct., 1884; MARTHA L., b. 1 Nov., 1863, m. 21 Nov., 1889, C. Fred. Bennett of Millbury.
ABEL F., from Millbury, currier, son of Aaron of Sterling, b. 8 March, 1811, m. (1) Sarah Whitney, who d. at Ox., aged 39, 11 Nov., 1846; m. (2) intentions 3 July, 1847, Lucy J. Wilder of Millbury, who d. aged 73, 1 Sept., 1888, he d. 2 Feb., 1871; his dau. SARAH b. 23 Sept., 1840, d. 21 May, 1868.
MIRIAM, and Ebenezer Bartlett, m. 3 Jan., 1835. ESTHER, aged 56, mother of Abel F., d. 29 Aug., 1848.
LOUISA J., aged 29, sister of Abel F., d. 3 Sept., 1848.
STOWELL, ELEAZER, Revolutionary soldier. WILLIAM, Revolutionary soldier.
JOSEPH, had FRANCES E., b. 27 Sept., 1843; SARAH E., b. 2 March, 1845. ELIZA, of Boston, and Willard Brown of S. Gore(?), m. 22 April, 1827. GEORGE H., aged 29, d. 22 March, 1860.
RUTH B., widow, aged 75, d. 24 Oct., 1886.
STRATFORD. [There is a tradition in the family that the name was originally Stratt, and that one of the name lived on the Avon at the ford, hence Strattsford.] CHARLES J., b. 13 Aug., 1795, at Boston, son of Sam- uel (b. 1749, at London, Eng., m. 1790, Lucy Wallcot, and d. 27 May, 1804, at Boston), m. 13 Aug., 1820. at Ox., Lucinda, dau. of Richard Olney, tailor at Boston; removed 1817 to Cumberland, R. I., and soon to Douglas, and thence in 1819 to Ox. to the house on the site of the Episcopal Church; 1827 removed to the Merino factory, Dudley, and thence, in 1830, to the North Ox. tavern. He had removed to Millbury or Auburn in 1834; later lived at Web- ster, Uxbridge, and in 1839 at Smithfield, R. I., in 1842 at Slatersville, where
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