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William and Elisabeth Bell.
Ch. 1, Elisabeth, b. Jan. 21, 1736.
Ch. 2, Jean, b. March 2, 1739.
Ch. 3, William, b. July 25, 1741.
Ch. 4, Halander, b. March 2, 1744.
Ch. 5, Isibel, March 2, 1744.
Ch. 6, Mary, b. Dec. 5, 1747.
Ch. 7, John, b. Jan. 1, 1748.
Ch. 8, Andrew, b. May 2, 1751.
Ch. 9, James, b. Nov. 26, 1754.
Ch. 10, Samuel, b. Jan. 1, 1757.
THE BARBER FAMILY.
Joel Barber was a grandson of 1, Ebenezer, who settled in Lud- low in its early history. Some of his decendants remain in town at the present time. His children were Ebenezer, Lewis, David, Abner, John, Abigail, Anna and Tirzah. 2, Ebenezer, Jr., mar- ried Tirzah Bartlett ; had children Ira, Joel, Warren, Eli and Hollis. 3, Joel3, s. of Ebenezer, Jr.2. m. Lydia Watson 1814.
4, ch. 1, Watson, b. Sept. 17, 1815, m. Eliza White.
5, ch. 2, John, b. March 22, 1818, m. Sarah C. Griswold Feb. 15, 1839.
6, ch. 3, Jerusha, b. Nov. 5, 1819, m. Aaron J. Miller March, 1847.
7, ch. 4, Mary, b. Oct. 10, 1821, m. Horace Smith Apr. 3, 1850.
5, John4, s. of Joel3, b. in Palmer, m. Sarah C. Griswold Feb. 15, 1839. 8, ch. 1, John A., b. Aug. 25, 1841, d. Jan. 27, 1842.
9, ch. 2, Lydia, b. Nov. 30, 1842, m. F. C. Smith Feb. 10, 1868. 10, ch. 3, Mary L., b. Nov. 2, 1846, m. R. S. Hastings Feb. 16, 1864.
11, ch. 4, George H., b. Apr. 14, 1849, m. Eudora Taylor Oct. 1873.
THE BRAINARD FAMILY .*
Timothy, s. of Dea. Elijah, was a descendant of 1, Daniel Brainard, who was brought from England when he was eight years old to Hartford Ct., where he lived in the Wyllys family until he was of age. He became a settler and proprietor in Haddam in 1662. After his settlement in that place he received a letter from his mother. She signed her name Brainwood, which renders it prob-
* The history and genealogy of this family is given by Rev. David D. Field, D. D., Stockbridge, Mass.
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able that such was his original name. The descendants of this worthy ancestor are numerous, and drifted into nearly all the States, and probably no one bears the name of Brainard that is not a descendant of *Daniel Brainard of Haddam. He had seven sons and one daughter.
2, Ch. 1, Daniel, Jr .; 2, Hannah; 3, James; 4, Joshua; 5, William; 6, Caleb; 7, Elijah; 8, Hezekiah.
All lived and had large families.
Included in the descendants of this illustrious family we have the names of Hon. Jeremiah Gates Brainard, a graduate of Yale College, 1779. He was a lawyer in New London, and repeatedly a representative to the General Assembly. In 1805 he was chosen Mayor of New London. He was Judge of the Superior Court from 1806 to 1809, and then resigned. He died Jan. 7, 1830.
Rev. Thomas Brainard studied law at Rome, N. Y. He united with the church in 1825, and in 1828 he entered the Theological Seminary at Andover and graduated in the class of 1831. The same year he was ordained and settled as pastor of the Fourth Church in Cincinnati. His labors were a success in that place and in Philadelphia.
Dr. Austin Brainard practiced first in Providence, then in Brook- lyn and lastly in New York.
Rev. Israel Brainard graduated at Yale College, 1797. He was sent to mission fields of labor in Pennsylvania and Western New York by the Missionary Society of Connecticut.
Rev. Timothy D. Brainard graduated at the same college in 1830.
Dr. Daniel Brainard gave his first course of lectures in 1830 on anatomy and physiology in the Oneida Institute, and in 1841 he was appointed Professor of Anatomy in the University at St. Louis, where he gave another course in 1852-3. In 1857 he was President and Professor of Surgery in the Medical College in Chicago and surgeon of the United States Marine Hospital.
Rev. Elijah Brainard graduated at Dartmouth, 1785. He was pastor of a Congregational Church in Randolph, Vt., and after- wards installed pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Pelham by the Londonderry Presbytery of New Hampshire.
Rev. Hezekiah Brainard graduated at Yale, 1763. Hezekiah, Jun., at the same college, 1793.
Rev. Nehemiah, son of Hon. Hezekiah Brainard, graduated at Yale College, 1732, and settled in the ministry at Glastenbury.
Rev. David, son of Hon. Hezekiah Brainard, finished his educa- tion at Yale College, 1742. He was employed by the missionary society of a foreign country to labor with the Indians on the bor-
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ders of Pennsylvania and New York. He is represented as a zeal- ous and devout Christian, and greatly beloved by the ministerial fraternity. President Jonathan Edwards of Princeton College, in a visit at Northampton, refers to the life of this wonderful man. Thus he had extraordinary gifts for the pulpit, he excelled in his knowledge of theology, and was truly an extraordinary man. He died at Northampton Oct. 12, 1747. His brother John graduated at the same time, and was in the mission for some time after his brother David's labors closed.
Timothy, the youngest child of Dea. Elijah Brainard, was placed under the care of a blacksmith in East Winsor to learn his trade. The Revolutionary war was coming on soon after he became of age, and he served his country two or more years, for which, many years after, he received a pension. He settled in the east part of Palmer, where, in connection with farming, he worked at his trade, and, without the aid of machinery, he was engaged in the manufacture of scythes, and was the first man of his trade in town that furnished his own stock. His son, Dea. Wilson Brainard, was a successful farmer and one of her respected citizens. He came to an untimely death by coming in contact with a railway train in crossing the track.
4, Timothy, s. of Dea. Elijah Brainard, b. April 2, 1754, m. Sarah Wilson March 27, 1783; he d. Sept. 29, 1834; she d. March 19, 1839.
5, ch. 1, Margaret, b. March 20, 1784.
Ch. 2, Phebe, b. Jan. 6, 1786, d. Jan. 19, 1786.
6, ch. 3, Sarah, b. Aug. 26, 1787; m. Jonathan Cooley May 15, 1817.
7, ch. 4, Phebe, 2d, b. July 25, 1789.
8, ch. 5, Lucy, b. Jan 31, 1792; d. Oct. 31, 1797.
9, ch. 6, Timothy, b. May 13, 1797; m. Sophia Crosby Dec. 7, 1819.
10, ch. 7, Anny, b. June 1, 1796.
11, ch. 8, Mary, b. June 16, 1798; d. Aug. 8, 1818.
12, ch. 9, Mindwell, b. Aug. 9, 1800; d. May 1, 1835.
13, ch. 10, Betsey, b. July 8, 1803; m. N. P. Barton, 1836.
14, ch. 11, Wilson, b. Feb. 22, 1806; m. Caroline N. Wilson Feb. 16, 1842.
11, Dea. Wilson5, s. of Timothy4, m. Caroline Newton Wilson ; she was b. Sept. 26, 1820; he d. July 23, 1881.
15, ch. 1, John W., b. Feb. 8, 1843; d. Jan. 20, 1843.(?)
16, ch. 2, Charles F., b. May 2, 1844; m. Helen M. Breakenridge.
17, ch. 3, Frank H., b. Dec. 2, 1847; d. July 7, 1851.
18, ch. 4, John W. 2d, b. Aug. 4, 1850; m. Martha Fenton Dec. 14, 1880.
19, ch. 5, William H., b. Oct. 22, 1852; m. Mary A. Fenton Oct. 24, 1877.
16, Charles T.6, s. of Dea. Wilson5, m. Helen M. Breakenridge June 15, 1871. 20, ch. Jennie, b. Jan. 17, 1875.
19, William H.6, s. of Deacon Wilson5, m. Mary A. Fenton Oct. 24, 1877.
21, ch. 1, Henry W., b. Sept. 22, 1878.
22, ch. 2, Fred W., b. May 20, 1881.
23, ch. 3, Lewis W., b. Apr. 12, 1883.
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THE BLODGETT FAMILY.
2, Joseph Blodgett and family. A native of Woburn. Married at Lexington, where he resided till his settlement in the south division of Brimfield. William, the youngest son of Jonas and grandson of Joseph, removed to Warren after marriage, and from thence to Palmer, 1839. He was a direct descendant of Thomas1 Blodgett, a glover, who came from London in 1635, and settled in Cambridge. He had two sons born in England, 3, Daniel, and 4, Samuel. Samuel? was born 1633 and d. July 3, 1687; m. Ruth Ingleden Dec. 13, 1655. Their son 5, Thomas3 m. Rebecca Tidd Nov. 11, 1684; they had three sons, 6, Thomas, 7, Joseph4, and 8, Saul. 9, Joseph5, Jr., s. of Joseph4, was b. at Woburn Sept. 17, 1696; m. Sarah Stone, who was b. at Lexington Nov. 7, 1700; she d. May 8, 1735; 2d m. Sarah Ingersoll June 29, 1738; she was b. at Springfield May 17, 1718.
9, ch. 1, Joseph5, b. Apr. 17, 1721.
10, ch. 2, Sarah, b. Nov. 12, 1722; m. Reuben Townsley Aug. 6, 1741.
11, ch. 3, Anna, b. Apr. 10, 1724; m. Thomas Sherman Sept. 12, 1751.
12, ch. 4, Abigail, b. July 18, 1726.
13, ch. 5, Ruth, b. March 1, 1728; m. John Donelson, Jr., Aug. 30, 1750.
14, ch. 6, Benjamin, b. June 9, 1730.
15, ch. 7, Abner, b. June 6, 1732.
16, ch. 8, Thomas, b. Sept. 26, 1734.
17, ch. 9, Samuel, b. May 17, 1739.
18, ch. 10, Lydia, b. Feb. 7, 1741; m. Simeon Hubbard Oct. 14, 1763.
19, ch. 11, Jonas, b. Nov. 12, 1743. 20, ch. 12, Azubah, b. Apr. 12, 1746. 21, ch. 13, Caleb, b. Nov. 24, 1748.
22, ch. 14, Elijah, b. Oct. 25, 1751.
23, ch. 15, Marsena, b. March 4, 1754.
24, ch. 16, Nathan, b. Nov. 3, 1756.
25, ch. 17, Admatha, b. Dec. 15, 1758.
19, Jonas6, s. of Joseph, Jr5., b. Nov. 12, 1743, d. Apr. 18, 1839; m. Rhoda Dada Jan. 14, 1773; she d. Apr. 18, 1825; 2d m. Mrs. Hannah Bugbee Dec. 1, 1825; she d. Jan. 24, 1845.
26, ch. 1, James, b. Aug. 31, 1773.
27, ch. 2, Dady, b. March 12, 1776.
28, ch. 3, Persis.
29, ch. 4, Sally, m. Richard Bishop Jan. 4, 1803.
30, ch. 5, Chester, m. Rebecca Brown.
31, ch. 6, Loami, d. Sept. 23, 1803.
32, ch. 7, Tammy, b. 1789; d. Aug. 1, 1829.
33, ch. 8, William, b. Apr. 15, 1794.
27, Dady7, s. of Jonas6, m. Sally Daniels June 3, 1805.
34, ch. 1, Loami, b. Nov. 27, 1805.
35, ch. 2, Elvira, b. June 8, 1807; m. Henry Lyon.
36, ch. 3, Charles, b. Apr. 6, 1811.
37, ch. 4, Mary Ann, b. March 22, 1827; m. Wiles Nelson Sept. 12, 1855.
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30, Chester7, s, of Jonas6, m. Rebecca Brown Nov. 27, 1806. 38, ch. 1, William Watson, b. Oct. 30, 1807.
39, ch. 2, Orril Brown, b. Jan. 31, 1809.
34, Loami8, s. of Dady7, m. Polly Sherman Apr. 13, 1831.
40, ch. 1, Lucy, b. Jan. 8, 1832; d. Jan. 22, 1832.
41, ch. 2, Lucy, b. Jan. 19, 1836; m. Thomas Hughs Apr. 5, 1858.
42, ch. 3, Asa Patrick, b. July 4, 1838.
43, ch. 4, James, b. Dec. - , 1842; d. --.
33, William7, youngest s. of Jonas6, b. Apr. 15, 1794; m. Patty Phelps Feb. 20, 1817, b. at Spencer Aug. 5, 1796; he d. July 27, 1868; she d. Nov. 15, 1875.
44, ch. 1, Marana, b. Nov. 5, 1817.
45, ch. 2, Almira, b. July 1, 1820; d. Sept. 29, 1842.
46, ch 3, Jonas, b. Jan. 20, 1823.
47, ch. 4, William, Jr., b. Jan. 9, 1826; d. Nov. 12, 1848.
48, ch. 5, Henry, b. Aug. 20, 1828; m. Maria Bennett Oct. - , 1867.
49, ch. 6, Maria, b. Oct. 3, 1831; d. May 5, 1834.
50, ch. 7, Lewis N., b. Aug. 24, 1834.
51, ch. 8, Calvin, b. Jan. 5, 1837.
51, Calvin8, s. of William7, m. Sarah S. Shaw May 11, 1862.
52, ch. 1, Alice M., b. Sept. 23, 1866.
53, ch. 2, Emma J., b. May 13, 1870; d. March 28, 1871.
54, ch. 3, Della L., b. Oct. 11, 1873.
55, ch. 4, Bertha C., b. Aug. 1, 1880.
THE BARKER FAMILY.
1, Barker, Nathan1, m. Lydia - Nov. 27, 1783 ; he was b. June 8, 1761; she was b. June 4, 1763; he d. Sept. 5, 1849; she d. - -, 1849.
2, ch. 1, James, b. March 5, 1785, d. May 6, 1788.
3, ch. 2, Elisha, b. Dec. 13, 1786, d. July 23, 1870.
4, ch. 3, Calvin, b. Jan 24, 1789, m. Lucy Woodard Nov. 28, 1825.
5, ch. 4, Dolly, b. Dec. 3, 1790, d. March 29, 1812.
6, ch. 5, Roxania, b. Dec. 26, 1792, m. Royal Ringe May 12, 1818.
7, ch. 6, Nathan, Jun., b. Apr. 14, 1795, m. Eunice Austin Aug. 11, 1818.
S, ch. 7, Sitnah, b. Feb. 25, 1797, m. Alanson Burr Nov. 23, 1820.
9, ch. 8, Gilbert, b. March 13, 1799, m. Persis King Nov. 16, 1824.
10, ch. 9, Cyrus, b. May 13, 1801, m. Eliza King Feb. 2, 1826; she d. June 28, 1887.
11, ch. 10, Lydia, b. May 2, 1803, m. Sylvester Hills Aug. 28, 1828.
12, ch. 11, William S., b. June 29, 1807, m. Hersey Knowlton Feb. - , 1833.
9, Gilbert2, s. of Nathan1, m. Persis King Nov. 16, 1824; he d. Oct. 2, 1883; she d. June 30, 1887.
13, ch. 1, John K., b. Sept. 26, 1825, m. Charity Hyde Oct. - , 1846.
14, ch. 2, Franklin, b. Apr. 12, 1830, m. Arvilla L. McClentock Sept. - , 1854. 15, ch. 3, Sarah J., b. May 9, 1832, m. Walter Winter July 11, 1860.
16, ch. 4, Maria M., b. Nov. 22, 1837, m. Luke Chapman Nov. 11, 1863.
14, Franklin3, s. of Gilbert2, m. Arvilla Mcclintock Sept. - , 1854. 17, ch. 1, Frank D., b. Nov. - , 18 -.
18, ch. 2, Grace A., b. Jan. - , 1857. 19, ch. 3, a son, b. - -, 1858. 20, ch. 4, Clara J., b. - , 1860.
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21, ch, 5, John K., b. Dec. - , 1865. 22, ch. 6, Louis G., b. May -, 1866. 23, ch. 7, Herbert A., b. Nov. - , 187 -. John K.8, s. of Gilbert2, m. Charity Hyde Oct. - , 1846.
24, ch. 1, George F., b. Sept. 11, 1849.
THE BOIDEN FAMILY.
2, Boiden, Ezekiel, Jun., born in Walpole and son of Ezekiel Boiden1 of that town. He married Hannah Cook, 1793, and set- tled in Palmer, 1795. He d. Nov. 29, 1820; she d. May 4, 1848.
2, ch. 1, Ezekiel, Jun., b. March 23, 1794.
3, ch. 2, Azel, b. Apr. 28, 1796, m. Amelia Stevens Nov. - , 1815.
4, ch. 3, Sally, b. Nov. 11, 1802, m. Alvin Bumstead March 28, 1820, d. Sept 7, 1822.
5, ch. 4, Hannah, b. Oct. 9, 1808, m. Elijah Thomson, Nov. 25, 1838.
3, Selden and Hannah Boiden.
6, ch. 1, Roswell, b. Aug. 3, 1794.
7, ch. 2, Selden, b. Feb. 18, 1737.
8, ch. 3, Arminda, b. Jan. 31, 1802.
9, ch. 4, Ansel, b. Apr. 26, 1804.
3, Azel3, s. of Ezekiel2, m. Amelia Stevens Nov. - , 1815; he d. 1826. Ch. 1, Mary, b. Nov. 8, 1816, m. Martin Sedgwick March 20, 1839.
Ch. 2, Jane, b. May 30, 1819, m. Reuben Cleavland Sept. - , 1838.
Ch. 3, Ezekiel, b. Apr. - , 1821, m. Mary Lindsey, 1845.
Ch. 4, John, b. Apr. - , 1823, m. Sarah Barrett, 1841.
Ch. 5, Calvin, b. - , 1825.
Ch. 6, Azel, Jun., b. - , 1827, d. young.
THE BOND FAMILY.
Bond1, Ephraim, came from Salem at an early date of the settle- ment of Brimfield, and about the same time Anthony Needham, from the same place, settled in South Brimfield, now Wales.
1, Bond, Ephraim1, m. Lydia Grey.
2, ch. 1, Rebecca, m. Mr. Green.
3, ch. 2, Lucy, m. Asa Bates.
4, ch. 3, John, m. Rebecca Dodge, d. 1845, aged 95 yrs.
5, ch. 4, Ephraim2, m. Elanor Abbott.
6, ch. 5, and one d. in the Revolution of camp fever.
5, Ephraim2, m. Elanor Abbot May 28, 1772.
7, ch. 1, Jacob, b. Dec. 29, 1772, d. Dec. 14, 1775.
8, ch. 2, Nathan, b. March 12, 1774, m. Lovina Needham.
9, ch. 3, Elanor, b. June 5, 1775.
10, ch. 4, Jacob, b. March 29, 1777, d. May 23, 1781.
11, ch. 5, Ephraim3, b. June 26, 1778.
12, ch. 6, Samuel, b. Dec. 1, 1779.
13, ch. 7, Polly, b. Sept. 18, 1781, d. Aug. 15, 1783.
14, ch. 8, Persis, b. March 12, 1783.
15, ch. 9, Asenath, b. July 14, 1784.
16, ch. 10, Rufus, b. Sept. 18, 1786.
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8, Nathan3, s. of Ephraim2, m. Lovina Needham Feb. 23, 1800. 17, ch. 1, Emelius, b. Aug. 19, 1800, m. Almena Greyham July -, 1825. 18, ch. 2, Sumner, b. Dec. 9, 1803, m. Maria Davis, 1849.
19, ch. 3, Sophia, b. Jan. 21, 1806, m. Zeno Farrington Oct. 10, 1855. 20, ch. 4, Lovinia, b. May 22, 1808, m. Nathan Wight Nov. 12, 1842. 21, ch. 5, Julia Ann, b. Jan. 5, 1811, m. Lyman Spelman Sept. 21, 1848. 22, ch. 6, Catharine, b. May 16, 1813, m. Baxter E. Boynton Aug. - , 1848. 23, ch. 7, Hiram, b. Dec. 10, 1816, m. Sarah Cole July 22, 1841.
24, ch. 8, Warren, b. May 13, 1820, m. Martha M. Morgan Jan. 19, 1848. 17, Emelius4, s. of Nathan3, m. Almena Greyham July -, 1825.
25, ch. 1, Carlos E .; 2, Christopher C .; 3, Almena E .; 4, Edward; 5, John G .; 6, Hiram.
23, Hiram4. s. of Nathan3, m. Sarah Cole July 22, 1841. 31, ch. 1, Sarah L., b. March 16, 1844, m. Leander Bush, 1874.
32, ch. 2, Hiram E., b. June 6, 1845, m. Eliza Hunter.
33, ch. 3, Emelius, b. Jan. 17, 1848, m. Lydia Rolfe.
34, ch. 4, Charles A., b. May 25, 1851, m. Clara Wescott.
35, ch. 5, Mary Jane, b. Nov. 12, 1853, m. Charles Eckert. 36, ch. 6, Nathan L., b. Jan. 21, 1856, m. Maggie Hunter.
37, ch. 7, Estella L., b. March 3, 1858, m. Wallace Laban. 38, ch. 8, Edward B., b. Jan. 8, 1860, m. Emory Hushman.
24, Warren4, s. of Nathan3, m. Martha M. Morgan Jan. 19, 1848. 39, ch. 1, Nathan W., b. May 23, 1852, m. Ida Bixby Jan. 1, 1879.
40, ch. 2, Rufus L., b. Sept. 27, 1854, m. Nellie Shewbrooks July 4, 1877.
41, ch. 3, Orianna, b. May 7, 1858.
42, ch. 4, Laura, b. July 29, 1867.
Bond4, Alfred M., s. of Alfred3 of Greenwich and descendant of Ephraim Bond, one of the early settlers of Brimfield.
Alfred M., b. Nov. 5, 1834, m. Eliza W. Phelps Nov. 11, 1855. 43, ch. 1, Nellie E., b. Nov. 9, 1858, d. Feb. - , 1859.
44, ch. 2, Nettie E., b. May 6, 1864.
45, ch. 3, Gracie B., b. Oct. 24, 1872, d. Apr. 1, 1876.
THE BLANCHARD FAMILY.
Samuel Blanchard of Sutton was a farmer by occupation, and had a family of eight children-Stephen, Simeon, Samuel, John B., Mary, Thomas, Abiatha and Susan. John B. engaged in the manufacturing of scythes in the town of Dudley, now Webster. His youngest son, Thomas, when young began to display a genius, to the astonishment of the family, by inventing machinery for dif- ferent manufacturing purposes. His invention for irregular turn- ing was considered a wonder of that day, and the patent was secured by the United States Government for the Armory works at Springfield. Mr. B. was employed to take charge of that depart- ment, and during the time he occasionally passed through Palmer and conceived the idea of his brother John, selecting the location here, which he soon secured and established his former business in
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1824. This was the first manufacturing in town, and at a time and place when the south part of the town presented no better pros- pects for the future than other locations. Mr. Blanchard at first bought one-third right of the privilege of Rufus Bugbee. At a time previous it was owned by Messrs. Hyde and Ferry. There had been wool carding and cloth dressing at times, but at the time of Mr. Blanchard's purchase the privilege was used for a saw mill.
2, Blanchard, Maj. John B.2, m. Silence Barton March -, 1805; he was b. March 2, 1780; she b. Dec. 24, 1780.
3, ch. 1, Alonzo V., b. Dec. 2, 1805, m. Elvira Ann Shearer Oct. 25, 1827.
4, ch. 2, William J., b. Dec. 19, 1808, m. Jane M. Shearer Aug. 23, 1831.
5, ch. 3, Emily B., b. May 12, 1812, m. Thomas Bell Nov. 5, 1838.
6, ch. 4, John D., b. July 15, 1815, m. Dolly H. Phelps Sept. 4, 1838.
7, ch. 5, Franklin, b. May 20, 1818, m. Sarah Blanchard Sept. - , 1843.
3, Alonzo V.3, s. of Maj. John2, m. Elvira A. Shearer Oct. 25, 1827; m. 2d wife, Cornelia H. M. Merrick, Dec. 24, 1883.
8, ch. 1, Mary King, b. June 18, 1830; she m. A. P. Chapman Oct. 25, 1847.
Albert P. Chapman m. Mary K. Blanchard Oct. 25, 1847; he d. Feb. 18, 1858; she d. Dec. 10, 1872.
Ch. Alonzo B., b. July 31, 1848.
Alonzo B., s. of Albert P. Chapman, m. Kate A. Brewster June 3, 1868.
Ch. Alonzo B., Jun., and Mary B.
Alonzo B. d. Apr. 8, 1873; Kate A. d. Dec. 17, 1873.
4, William J.3, s. of Maj. John B.2, m. Jane M. Shearer Aug. 31, 1831, d. Nov. 15, 1848.
9, ch. 1, Jane; 2, William T .; 3, John H. Jane m. James Hopkins.
6, John D.8, s. of Maj. John B.2, m. Dolly H. Phelps Sept. 4, 1838; he d. Feb. 23, 1872.
12, ch. 1, Francis E., b. Oct. 20, 1839, m. Joseph Taft.
13, ch. 2, George P., b. Feb. 7, 1841, m. Miss Nelson.
M. 2d wife. Elizabeth Merrick May 8, 1850.
14, ch. 3, Marcia P., b. Jan. 12, 1852.
15, ch. 4, Thomas, b. Oct. 17, 1853, m. Carrie G. Andrews June 27, 1883.
16, ch. 5, Lizzie G., b. Aug. 2, 1857, m. Samuel H. Hellyar Dec. 25, 1879. 17. ch. 6, Hattie M., b. Jan 9, 186 -.
7, Franklin3. s. of Maj. John B.2, m. Sarah Blanchard May 20, 1843.
18, ch. 1, Laura, b. and d. young.
19, ch. 2, Laura P., b. Jan. 29, 1854, m. Horace Lawrence Oct. 3, 1876.
20, ch. 3, Henry F., b. July 3, 1857, d. July 27, 1873.
21, ch. 4, Frank S., b. July 31, 1858.
21. Frank S.4, s. of Franklin B.8, m. McElsie Sessier.
22, ch. 1, Alice. b. Sept. 11, 1883.
23, ch. 2, Henry T., b. March 25, 1885.
THE BISHOP FAMILY.
Davis B., s. of Harrison and Margaret (Browning) Bishop of Homer, N. Y. The family came to Warren about 1826. They had a family of six children: Margaret, unm .; Mary Ann m.
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Shepard Blair of Warren ; Sophia m. William Patrick of W -; Lucia d. young; William m. Olive Granger; 2d m., Martha Davis; they live in Warren. Davis B. came to Thorndike, 1837, when about 14 years of age. He was clerk in the Thorndike Company's store several years, and counting-room clerk till the close of the term of Jacob B. Merrick, Esq., as agent. Harrison Bishop d. May, 1855.
Davis B., s. of Harrison, b. Feb. 7, 1824, m. Augusta Bowen Jan. 14, 1849; he d. Oct. 16, 1884.
Ch. Harry Thomas, b. Sept. 22, 1851.
Harry T., s. of Davis B., m. Lucy Putnam of Ludlow Dec. 20, 1871.
Ch. 1, Walter P., b. Oct. 13, 1873.
Ch. 2, Annie Augusta, b. Sept. 8, 1875.
Ch. 3, Fred Browning, b. Apr. 10, 1877.
Ch. 4, Rubus Knowlton, b. July 29, 1880, d. Feb. 25, 1883.
Ch. 5, Ruth, b. June 4, 188S.
THE BASCOMB FAMILY.
Alonzo and Clarissa Bascomb.
Ch. 1, Alonzo T., b. July 20, 1838.
Ch. 2, Clarrisa E., b. Sept. 18, 1840.
THE BACON FAMILY.
Benjamin and Jerusha Bacon.
Ch. 1, Phebe, b. Dec. 22, 1802.
Ch. 2, Ira, b. March 19, 1805.
Ch. 3, Flavia, b. July 11, 1807.
Ch. 4, Mary, b. Dec. 3, 1809.
Ch. 5, Lucinda, b. March 16, 1811.
Ch. 6, David, b. May 13, 1813.
Ch. 7, William, b. Jan. 26, 1817.
Ch. 8, Adaline, b. May 13, 1819.
Ch. 9, Benjamin Foster, b. Apr. 25, 1821.
THE BURLEIGH FAMILY.
John, Sen., came from England with Gov. Belcher when about 14 years of age. He m. Mirriam, dau. of Nathaniel and Anna Fuller, b. in Windham, Ct., 1708, d. Dec. 4, 1787. Her father was b. at Rehoboth, Mass., March, 1673, her mother at Newport, R. I., June, 1683. They had eight children.
Ch. 1, John, b. Union, Ct., Oct. 8, 1731, m. Persis Howard of Sutton, Mass., d. 1784; had 6 ch.
Ch. 2, Sarah, b. March 22, 1740, m. John Bascom Jan. 9, 1763; had 5 ch.
Ch. 3, Josiah, b. Nov. 8, 1742, m. Hannah Hiscock Dec. 12, 1765, d. Nov. 13, 1790; had 12 ch.
Ch. 4, Samuel, b. Sept. 22, 1745, m. Rachel, dau. David and Mercy (Sanger) (Hemingway) Roberts of Union, Ct .; he moved to Monson, 1797, where he d. Apr. 9, 1826; had 13 ch.
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BURLEIGH.
Ch. 5, Althea, b. Apr. 18, 1751, d. Apr. 13, 1799, m. Elijah, s. of Daniel and Sarah Loomis of Union, Ct .; in 1788 they moved to Georgia, Vt .; had 5 ch.
Ch. 6, Jacob, b. June 5, 1756, m. Lucy Mclaughlin July 2, 1786; he served in the Continental army during the war.
4, Samuel2, s. of John1, Sen., b. Sept. 22, 1745, m. Rachel Roberts May 16, 1775.
10, ch. 1, Abner, b. Union, Ct., Apr. 2, 1776, d. Feb. 14, 1860, m. May 5, 1805, Louisa A., dau. of Elisha Cleaveland, d. at Palmer March 20, 1824; 2d m. Deborah Hawse Jan. 8, 1797.
11, ch. 2, Chloe, b. May 4, 1777, d. Jan. 19, 1843, m. Joseph Enos, N. Y .; had 4 ch.
12, ch. 3, Mercy, b. Nov. 7, 1780, m. David Robbins, N. Y .; had 9 ch.
13, ch. 4, John, b. Nov. 7, 1780, d. Jan. 11, 1868, m. Martha Stebbins; had 8 ch.
14, ch. 5, Nancy, b. March 3, 1783, d. Dec., 1787.
15, ch. 6, Mary, b. June 24, 1785, d. Dec. 13, 1866, m. Amos Howard of East- port, Ct., Nov. 27, 1817; had 6 ch.
16, ch. 7, Phebe, b. May 14, 1787, m. A. Beebe, Monson, Apr. 26, 1825.
17, ch. 8, Rachel, b. Oct. 11, 17-, d. unm.
18, ch. 9, Samuel, b. Nov. 25, 1791, d. in Monson Sept. 5, 1841, m. Aurelia M. Walker of Wilbraham Aug. 20, 1817.
19, ch. 10, Nancy, b. Feb. 16, 1794, m. Orrin Stebbins, N. Y., March 30, 1819; had S ch.
20, ch. 11, Esther, b. Oct. 26, 1796, d. March, 1883, unm.
21, ch. 12, Lois, b. Feb. 5, 1799, d. Jan. 25, 1857, m. Joseph C. Hicks of Stafford.
22, ch. 13, Ira, b. Apr. 7, 1801, d. Sept. 3, 1878, Detroit, m. Caroline Wood March 25, 1829; had 7 ch.
10, Abner3, s. of Samuel2, b. Apr. 2, 1776, m. Louisa Cleaveland May 5, 1805.
23, ch. 1, Abner C., b. in Wilbraham June 11, 1807, m. Cyntha Alden Nov. 25, 1833; had 6 ch.
24, ch. 2, Benjamin A., b. Jan. 13, 1811, d. in Palmer Apr. 3, 1866, m. Han- nah S., dau. of Elizur and Marcia Ely Cook of West Springfield, d. in Palmer May 22, 1888. And others.
24, Benjamin A.4, s. of Abner3, m. Hannah S. Cook.
25, ch. 1, William Elizur, b. Sept. 13, 1843; Dr. William E. m. Amy Brown (at Washington, D. C.) of San Diego, Cal., Nov. 5, 1886; ch. Horton, b. Aug. 26, 1887.
26, ch. 2, Marcia Lovisa, b. Aug. 13, 1845, m. Samuel Burleigh Jan. 1, 1868, of Tekonsha, Mich., where he d. Dec. 20, 1871.
27, ch. 3, Lucia Elizabeth, b. July 18, 1847, m. James W. Calkins Feb. 6, 1868; had 6 ch.
28, ch. 4, Julia A., b. Sept. 26, 1849, m. Charles H. Burleigh of Hampden Jan. 4, 1882.
29, ch. 5, Sarah M., b. Sept. 2, 1851.
30, ch. 6, George Reuben, b. Oct. 2, 1853, m. June 2, 1875, Kitty Snellgrone of Michigan; had 3 ch.
31, ch. 7, Charles Ira, b. Jan. 22, 1856.
32, ch. 8, Inez Bertha, b. Sept. 19, 1859.
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GENEALOGIES AND RECORDS.
THE CUMMINGS FAMILY.
Capt. Jacob Cummings, b. 1689, d. Feb. 27, 1776. He came from Killingly, Ct., with his family about 1734, and settled in the North Division of the Elbows. He obtained his land by right of purchase, as it had already been laid out to Steward Southgate and others. Several of the descendants of Capt. Cummings settled in Palmer after the division of the district and during the seventeenth century.
Capt. Cummings1.
2, ch. 1, Jacob, Jun., m. Ruth Marsh.
3, ch. 2, Benjamin, m. Sarah Grover.
4, ch. 3, Isaac, m. Sarah Tidd.
5, ch. 4, Abraham, m. Jerusha Brooks.
6, ch. 5, Solomon, m. M. Graham. And others.
3, Benjamin2, s. of Capt. Jacob1, m. Sarah Grover.
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