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17, ch. 16, Susannah, b. March, 1783.
18, ch. 17, Sarah, b. Oct. 16, 1789.
This family register was copied by an elderly lady, from the old family Bible that has been preserved with care by the descendants
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for 130 years, and transferred this year to Elijah Fosket of Brim- field, now upwards of eighty years.
2, Joshua, eldest s. of Jonathan, m. Lucy After the birth of Zenas he removed to Palmer.
19, ch. 1, Zenas, b. Feb. 27, 1776.
20, ch. 2, Elijah, b. Feb. 10, 1781.
21, ch. 3, Peggy, b. Dec. 19, 1783.
22, ch. 4, Susanna, b. March 20. 1786.
23, ch. 5, Lucy, b. Aug. 25. 1788,
24, ch. 6, Dwight, b. Dec. 9, 1790.
19, Zenas3, s. of Joshua2, m. Lusine Rhood April 10, 1800 ; he b. Feb. 27, 1776, she b. - 1779 ; he d. Feb. 28, 1853, she d. Sept. 23, 1847.
25, ch. 1, Lusina E., b. Dec. 2, 1800, d. Oct. 1882.
26. ch. 2, Merrick R., b. Sept. 11, 1802, d. Nov. 22, 1883.
27, ch. 3, Marcus, b. Oct. 26, 1806, d. April 4, 1888.
28, ch. 4, Charles, b. June 22, 1811, d. April 1883. 29, ch. 5, Maryet, b. June 3, 1818, d. Feb. 11, 1883.
26, Marcus4, s. of Zenas3, m. Fanny Smith Nov. 13, 1833. 30, ch. 1, Merrick R., b. Aug. 18, 1834, m. Hattie Stone May 19, 1886. 31, ch. 2, Eliza M., b. Dec. 27, 1835, d. Aug. 1, 1851.
32, ch. 3, Charles H., b. Sept. 28, 1837. d. Apr. 17, 1838. 33, ch. 4, Charles H.2, b. July 9, 1839.
34, ch. 5, Marcus A., b. Jan. 13, 1841, d. Aug. 5, 1851.
35, ch. 6, Fanny J., b. Aug. 24, 1842, d. July 31, 1851.
THE FULLER FAMILY.
Waterman and family came from Ludlow and settled in Palmer in 1845. The families of the adjoining towns, so far as known, were descendants of Samuel Fuller that came from England to the colony as one of the first settlers and located at Plymouth. As the descendants drifted to other localities; one branch settled in Elling- ton, Ct. Young Fuller and his son Joshua removed to Ludlow. He was born Sept. 9, 1730; m. Mary Lathrop of Tolland, Ct. The children were Elisha, Solomon L., Ezekiel, Sarah, Lydia, Benja- min and Olive.
Benjamin settled in Monson in 1795. Solomon L. removed to Somers, Ct., where he died. Elisha, the eldest son, b. Apr. 11, 1754, m. Rebecca Waterman; 2d m. Sarah Cleveland. The chil- dren were John, Joshua, Susan, Isaac, Ely, Joel, Asenath, Samuel, Martha, Waterman, Henry, Seymour, Rebecca and Zera.
Waterman, the seventh son of Elisha, m. Sally, dau. of Robert Abercrombe of Pelham.
Ch. 1, Martha Ann, b. Nov. 12, 1826, m. Jeremiah Dutton Feb. 20, 1868. Ch. 2, George W., m. Emily Howard of Palmer Apr. 20, 1852.
Ch. 3, Charles I., m. Hellen M. Thomas Nov. 6, 1856.
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Ch. 4, William H., civil engineer in the western country.
Ch. 5, Annettee S., d. 1863, aged 18 yrs.
NOTE .- Elisha, the father of Waterman, resided in Ludlow Center. He was a merchant and a so-called farmer, owning at one time upwards of 600 acres of land. Not one word of disparagement would Mr. Fuller hear from any stranger about the farming lands of Ludlow or the location at the Center, as it was so situated that the travel must necessarily pass this point. Even the Agawam Indians in visiting the neighboring tribes east (their road as he called it), was through Wallomanumps (Ludlow Center) and north of Minechouge Mountain. This was the direct trail occupied by the neighboring tribes and passed over the plain in this town near the Glassford pond and by the Pottoquatuck ponds, and between great and lit- tle Pottaquatuck Mountains, and connected with the Quaboags of West and North Brookfield and the adjoining tribe of Nipmucks, which they used as their direct route from each other's settlement.
But this was not the war path of King Philip's raid on the English set- tlements, referred to in history, which connects Deerfield and Hadley with Brookfield and different points east. This trail was near the line of the country road found on map No. 1, north division. This and the one south of the Elbow district were the direct routes to the sea coast.
Rev. Thomas Wilson, in his historical address in Palmer in 1852, refers to a fort erected by the new settlers in the west part of the district on the plain where they were expecting a raid by the Indians. It was probably near the junction of another trail that led to Hadley and was traveled by some of the new settlers.
It was portrayed to Rev. Wilson and other citizens of the town by Capt. Timothy Ferrell, whose father, Lieut. Timothy, was one of the number that was a lad of 15 years or more. (The family was represented by 16 children if all were living). Isaac, a brother older than Capt. Timothy, gave the same account.
Some appear to think at the present time it is a tradition that has been handed down through several generations. But we have it on record in 1852 as coming from a reliable source. People are liable to be skeptical and disbelieve in stories that occurred in former days in the district, and it is well to gather the facts and record them.
The name is familiar to past generations back to the first settle- ment of the colony. In 1727 Daniel Fuller bought a lot of land on Quaboag river, which he soon sold and afterward settled on the west side of Ware river, the location where A. R. Smith now lives.
Sylvanus Fuller from Connecticut m. Violet Townsend and settled in Mon- son.
2, ch. 1, Joshua, m.
3, ch. 2, John Townsend, m. Elizabeth Cady.
4, ch. 3, Sylvanus D., m. Hannah Marsh.
5, ch. 4, Violet, m. William Breakenridge of Ware.
6, ch. 5, Althea, m. Elbridge Joslyn of Warren.
7, ch. 6, Roadice, m. Augustus Merrick of Monson.
S, ch. 7, Hannah, m. James Andrews of Ware.
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4, Sylvanus2 D., s. of Sylvanus1, b. in Monson Dec. 18, 1786, m. Hannah Marsh Apr. 1820; she b. Apr. 29, 1795.
9, ch. 1, Laura, b. Feb. 6, 1822, d. July 15, 1878, unm.
10, ch. 2, Charles W., b. May 10, 1824, m. Cordelia M. Hinkley, d. July 28, 1861.
11, ch. 3, James R., b. March 3, 1826, m. Mary Jane Dimock.
12, ch. 4, Mary, b. Nov. 8, 1829, m. Calvin W. Hastings Aug. 29, 1850, d. Sept. 24, 1879.
13, ch. 5, Martha, b. May 5, 1833, d. Nov. 18, 1861, unm.
14, ch. 6, Francis D., b. Feb. 9, 1837.
15, ch. 7, Caroline J., b. June 10, 1839, m. Capt. H. E. W. Clark Jan. 9, 1865.
Ch. 1, Charles H., b. Dec. 11, 1866.
Ch. 2. Henry C., b. Oct. 26, 1868, d. Sept. 10, 1874.
Ch. 3, Farley Granger, b. July 21, 1871.
Ch. 4, Genevra F., b. Sept. 3, 1772.
11, James3, Rusling, s. of Sylvanus2 D., came to Thorndike in 1849, m. Mary Jane Dimock Aug. 29, 1850.
16, ch. 1, Frederick Homer4, b. Nov. 16, 1852, m. Ella Frances Bennett March 7, 1877, at Providence, R. I.
Ch. 1, James Rusling, b. Dec. 22, 1877.
Ch. 2, Harold I., b. in New York, June 18, 1884.
17, ch. 2, Florence Adelaide, b. Oct. 1, 1857, d. Oct. 18, 1863.
18, ch. 3, Charles Florence, b. Jan. 31, 1864, d. Sept. 13, 1864.
Ariel?, s. of William1 Fuller of Stafford, Ct., came to Palmer in 1814, and settled on the farm now owned by James his son.
1, William1, m. Esther Fosket.
2, ch. 1, Ariel, m. Cynthia Ferry.
3. ch. 2, Hannah, m. Mr. Cole.
4, ch. 3, Lydia, m. Mr. Carrol.
5, ch. 4, Betsey, m. Mr. Ruby.
2, Ariel2, s. of William1, b. Feb. 27, 1781, m. Cynthia Ferry May 9, 1802, d. March 27, 1870.
6, ch. 1, Lyman, b. Nov. 26, 1802, m. Clarisa Rice in 1839.
7, ch. 2 Justin, b. Nov. 28, 1804, m. Mary Howard.
8, ch. 3, Persis, b. June 9, 1807, m. Chesebro Lewis.
9, ch. 4, William, b. Apr. 19, 1810.
10, ch. 5, Ara, b. July 27, 1813, m. Lucinda Nichols.
11, ch. 6, Ariel, Jun., b. Sept. 18, 1815, m. Hannah Bradley; 2d m. Lucy Rising.
12, ch. 7, James, b. March 3, 1818, m. Chloe Hubbard.
6, Lyman3 and Clarisa Fuller. 13, ch. 1, Olive; 2, Maria; 3, William.
7, Justin3 and Mary Fuller. 15, ch. 1, Timothy ; 2, Louisa.
10, Ara3 and Lucina Fuller. 17, ch. 1, Cyntha J .; 2, Charles E.
11, Ariel3, Jun., and Hannah Fuller.
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18, ch. 1, Roxania; 2, Eveline; 3, Cordelia; 4, Everett; 5, Melvina; 6, Al- fred; 7, Milton; 8, Etta.
12, James8, s. of Ariel2, m. Chloe Hubbard, Oct. 15, 1840. 26 ch. 1, George E., b. June 11, 1842, d. March 22, 1846.
27, ch. 2, Ann Louisa, b. June 30, 1844, m. Charles Crouch.
28, ch. 3, James E., b. July 27, 1847, m. Nettie Rood.
29, ch. 4, Lucy A., b. Dec. 17, 1851, m. Timothy Fuller.
THE FERRY FAMILY.
Jonathan Ferry, b. 1748. d. May, 1838. His wife Ann d. Dec. 20, 1815. He is supposed to be s. of Mark, one of the early settlers of Brimfield. He bought the lot that was laid out first to Noah Cooley. It was also the residence of Judah Ferry, his brother.
2, Judah2 Ferry m. Hannah Cooley Aug. 9, 1770: he b. 1750, d. Apr. 8, 1824.
3, ch. 1, Hezekiah, b. Nov. 2, 1770, m. Hannah Fisher.
4, ch. 2, Sabra, b. Aug. 3, 1772, m. Ebenezar Stacy.
5, ch. 3, Martha, b. Feb. 4, 1774, d. Sept. 8, 1875.
6, ch. 4, Jonathan, b. Nov. 24, 1776.
7, ch. 5, Chloe, b. May 4, 1778, m. Philip Lamb.
8, ch. 6, Molly, b. Aug. 26, 1779.
9, ch. 7, Judah, Jun., b. March 30, 1781.
10, ch. 8, Asher, b. July 30, 1782, m. Mary Taintor.
11, ch. 9, Hannah, b. Apr. 5, 1784, m. George P. Wight June 12, 1810.
12, ch. 10, Noah, b. Apr. 25, 1786.
13, ch. 11, Oliver, b. June 27, 1788, m. Mrs. Phila Hale May 19, 1913.
14, ch. 12, Reuben, b. June 30, 1790, d. Oct. 25, 1857.
15, ch. 13, Sally, b. Nov. 10, 1792, m. George Puffer.
16, ch. 14, Samuel, b. Oct. 29, 1794, m. Hepzibah Puffer.
3, Hezekiah3, s. of Judah2, m. Hannah Fisher; he d. June 11, 1860; she d. Aug. 27, 1849.
17, ch. 1, John, b. Dec. 1, 1792, m. Josette
18, ch. 2, Judah, b. Feb. 10, 1794, d. Oct. 19, 1817.
19, ch. 3, Hezekiah, Jun., b. Sept. 18, 1795, m. Ann Converse; 2d m. Martha Hitchcock.
20, ch. 4, Samuel, b. Jan. 22, 1797, m. Roxania Beeton Apr. 5, 1830; 2d m. Fanny Phelps.
21, ch. 5, Lucinda, b. March 18, 1798, m. Walter Haynes May 31, 1843.
22, ch. 6, Roswell, b. Oct. 16, 1799.
23, ch. 7, Olive, b. Aug. 22, 1801, m. Henry Towne; she d. Aug. 13, 1873.
24, ch. 8, Laura, b. March 17, 1803, d. Sept. 21, 1803.
25, ch. 9, Louisa, b. Nov. 29, 1804, m. Harvey U. Sherman.
26, ch. 10, William, b. Oct. 27, 1806.
27, ch. 11, Cooley, b. June 7, 1808, m. Roxana Gould.
28, ch. 12, Harriett, b. Feb. 19, 1810, m. James C. Burnham.
29, ch. 13, Sarah, b. March 30, 1812, m. Amos Baldwin; she d. Aug. 11, 1858. 30, ch. 14, Mary, b. July 1, 1815, m. George Bacon Sept. 24, 1834.
27, Cooley, s. of Hezekiah, m. Roxania Gould.
31, ch. 1, Samuel, m. Lucy Ferry.
32, ch. 2, Hannah, m. Smith Page.
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THE FERRELL FAMILY (FARREL).
Robert, Sen., came from the north of Ireland with other families who made their home in this town, and bought his location of the Gent. Claimers, 1727. His farm was situated in the present village of Thorndike, and remained in possession of the family till of late. We learn from the records he was an important and useful man in the new settlement, and frequently selected to do business for the district. Hle was about 40 years of age and his wife Elisabeth 33 years when they arrived here. His family, with all other new comers, are not registered in the district records, but we learn from the monument erected to their memory they had a family of 16 children, several of them born before they came to this location. We find on our records the marriage of seven of the family, some living in the North Division, now Warren, others in Brimfield.
Isaac, s. of Robert, Sen., of Western, m. Sarah McNitt March, 1762.
Sarah Ferrell and Joshua McMaster m. Sept., 1762.
Josiah Ferrell and Mary McNitt m. May, 1768.
Arad and Jemima Brace, Dec. 6, 1760.
Jenney Ferrell and John Rogers, Dec. 2, 1773.
Anna Ferrell and Joseph Beckwith m. Nov. 29, 1784.
Sarah Ferrell and Samuel McClanathan, June 2, 1776.
The last three were children of the third generation.
2, Robert, Jun.2, b. 1723, m. Mary -- , d. Oct. 4, 1787. 19, ch. 1, Andrew, b. Feb. 6, 1748. 20, ch. 2, Jean, b. March 17, 1750. 21, and others.
16, Lieut. Timothy2, s. of Robert, Sen.1, m. Sarah McElwane Dec. 1, 1761, b. Jan. 4, 1734; Sarah b. Aug. 24, 1739.
22, ch. 1, Elisabeth, b. Aug. 24, 1762, m. William Spear Nov. 15, 1787.
23, ch. 2, Isaac, b. Jan. 8, 1765, m. Anna King Dec. 20, 1789.
24, ch. 3, Anna, b. March 13, 1767, m. Luther Spear Oct. 25, 1792.
25, ch. 4, John Allen, b. Sept. 11, 1769, m., went West.
26, ch. 5, Elenor, b. March 19, 1772, m. Capt. John Shaw Feb. 23, 1796. 27, ch. 6, Sarah, b. Nov. 14, 1774.
28, ch. 7, Timothy, b. Dec. 16, 1777, m. Marana King.
29, ch. S, Robert, b. May 10, 1780, m. Damarus Wilder, pub. May 1, 1803. 30, ch. 9, Prudence, b. Jan. 31, 1783.
28, Capt. Timothy3, s. of Lieut. Timothy2, m. Marana King Feb. 22, 1807, d. Nov. 8, 1860; Marana d. July 31, 1839.
31, ch. 1, Mary Lee, b. 1808, m. Henry King of Pennsylvania Nov. 15, 1831.
32, ch. 2, Sarah, b. 1810, m. Edwin Norcross Oct. 4, 1828.
33, ch. 3, Prudence, b. 1812, m. William N. Packard Apr. 1, 1833.
34, ch. 4, Timothy King, b. 1815, m. Adalade Spaulding of Illinois, d. Oct. 2, 1850.
85, ch. 5, Marana King, b. 1817, m. Jacob Stever March 20, 1838; Marana d. 1865.
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36, ch. 6, Ellen Louisa, b. 1819, m. Joseph A. Brown, pub. May 20, 1844, d. 1866.
37, ch. 7, Charles Henry, b. 1821, d. March 21, 1848.
38, ch. 8, Anna Maria, b. 1821, m. Henry C. Davis, 1847.
39, ch. 9, George Jesse King, b. 1828, d. June 8, 1874.
Capt. George K. Ferrell served during the Rebellion in the Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry.
23, Isaac3, s. of Lieut. Timothy2, m. Anna King Dec. 26, 1786; he b. Jan. S, 1765, Anna b. May 15, 1768; d. May 9, 1839, Anna d. June 8, 1814.
40, ch. 1, John King, b. May 19, 1788, d. May 8, 1813.
41, cli. 2, Marble King, b. May 15, 1797, m. Elmira Cutler.
41, Marble King4, s. of Isaac?, m. Elmira Cutler July 1, 1819, d. Oct. 22, 1860. 42, ch, 1, Jolin King, b. Sept. 8, 1820, m. Cornelia McCray.
42, John K.5, s. of Marble K.+, m. Cornelia McCray Aug. 11, 1846; she d. Sept. 23, 1871; 2d m. Helen Augusta Shaw Dec. 21, 1875; he d. Jan. 27, 1886.
43, ch. 1, Ida Elmira, b. Aug. 1, 1849, d. Jan. 22, 1850.
44, ch. 2, Marble King, b. Jan. 31, 1851, d. Nov. 19, 1867.
45, ch. 3, John Franklin, b. Apr. 7, 1856, d. May 1, 1856.
46. ch. 4, Charles Barrett, b. May -, 1857, d. July 6, 1857.
47. ch. 5, Mary, b. May 20, 1859, d. Nov. 19, 1860.
48, ch. 6, Henry K., b. Nov. 9, 1868.
49, ch. 7, Robert Edward, b. May 13, 1884.
Josiah and Elisabeth Ferrell.
50, ch. 1, Eli, b. March 4, 1789.
51, ch. 2, Robert, b. May 5, 1793.
52, ch. 3, Betsy, b. June 16, 1796.
THE FEENEY FAMILY.
John, s. of Jerome, b. in 1825 in the town of Kinvarra, county of Galway, Barony Kiltarten, diocese of Kilmadough.
He came to New York in 1848 and from thence to Springfield to visit friends. He settled in Palmer in 1849, and m. Mary M., a dau. of John Madden of Springfield. Mr. Feeney purchased the most desirable property on Main street in the village of Palmer, which he occupies at the present time.
Ch. 1, Katie S., b. May 28, 1853, m. Dr. Jeremiah Malony Nov. 28, 1878.
Ch. 2, Anna B., b. Sept. 14, 1855, m. John W. Baldwin, Nov. 2, 1879.
Ch. 3, Mary Eliza, b. Apr. 9; 1857, d. 1863.
Ch. 4, Eliza, b. Oct. 31, 1859, m. John F. Heery 1884.
Ch. 5, Emily, b. June 21, 1862.
THE FRENCH FAMILY.
John French of Woburn, Mass., was a descendant of an emi- grant family from England. He m. Mary Whitcomb and settled first in Hollis, N. II., where his children were born. He removed to Nelson and remained there several years and then to Dublin March 28, 1713. His son Whitcomb m. Sally Patrick of Fitz-
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william. They settled in Dublin and had a family of nine chil- dren. Whitcomb, Jun., m. Mary, d. of Joel Kendall of Dublin, and had a family of eight children. The wife and mother was the first one called to break the family circle by death, at the age of 84 years.
Marshall Whitcomb4 s. of Whitcomb, Jun., was b. in Jaffrey, N. H., Sept. 4, 1827, m. Jan. 10, 1855, Elisabeth T., dau. of Royal P. and Eudotia M. (Hitchcock) Wales, b. in Brimfield Sept. 26, 1830.
Ch., Samuel Wales, b. in Palmer May 12, 1857.
Mr. French's boyhood days were in Peterboro, N. H. He came to Palmer August, 1845, and was in trade as clerk and principal until 1870. He took an active part in improvements and establish- ing business in the village. Palmer Savings Bank was started in 1870, Mr. French being the first treasurer and afterwards Presi- dent and also president of the National Bank, organized in 1876. He built Wales Hall in 1875 and Palmer wire works at the west of the village in 1882, resulting like many new enterprises of more value to the town than to its projectors.
John French of Woburn, b. May 27, 1727; Mary Whitcomb, his wife, b. June 19, 1731, at Bolton, Mass.
Ch. 1, Mary, b. July 12, 1750, m. Thomas White.
Ch. 2, Hepsibah, b. Jan. 31, 1752, m. Edmund Taylor, d. at Cavendish, Vt.
Ch. 3, William, b. May 19, 1754; killed at the battle of Bunker Hiil.
Ch. 4, John, b. Apr. 8, 1757, m. Susannah White; settled in Dublin ; had a large family ; died at Northfield, Mass.
Ch. 5, Elisabeth, b. Aug. 22, 1759, m. Eli Greenwood.
Ch. 6, Jonathan, b. Jan. 9, 1762, m. Eunice Carlton of Rindge, d. at Dublin.
Ch. 7, Abigail, b. March 26, 1764, m. - Hadlock of Wethersfield, Vt.
Ch. 8, Whitcomb, b. Oct. 26, 1767, m. Oct. 9, 1793 Sally Påtrick of Fitz- william.
Ch. 9, Rebecca, b. - -, m. Enoch Foster, d. at Roxbury, N. H.
Clı. 10, Ebenezer, b. - -- , m. Polly Fisher of Dublin, d. at Norwich, Vt. Ch. 11, Joseph, d. at Hollis, aged 6 months.
Whitcomb2, s. of John1, m. Sally Patrick at Fitzwilliam, N. H.
Ch. 1. Whitcomb, Jun., b. July 9, 1794.
Ch. 2, Daniel, b. Sept. 11, 1796, m. Aseneth English, d. May 12, 1838, Al- bany, N. Y.
Ch. 3, Jerusha, b. Dec. 17, 1798, m. Abraham Shattuck.
Ch. 4, Sumner, b. Dec. 23, 1800, m. Mandana Murry at Hanesbury, Vt .; he afterwards m. in Illinois.
Ch. 5, Stillman, b. Nov. 5, 1803, m. Lucy Winch of Sullivan, N. H.
Ch. 6, Betsey, b. Aug. 3, 1806, unm.
Ch. 7, Malancy, b. Feb. 11, 1810.
Ch. S, Abigail, b. Sept. 18, 1812, d. Oct. 20, 1812.
Ch. 9, Leander, b. Sept. 3, 1816, m. Lois Farwell of Nelson, d. Aug. 27, 1840 at Swansey, N. H.
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Whitcomb?, Jun., b. in Dublin, m. Nov. 27, 1817, Maty, dan. of Joel Kendall of Dublin, b. May 25, 1797; he d. May 31, 1882; Mary d. Nov. 25, 1881.
Ch. 1, Eliza G., b. in Nelson, Sept. 2, 1818, m. Sept. 28, 1840, Jesse C. Little.
Ch. 2, Edson G., b. in Dublin July 2, 1820, m. Relief Walker Sept. 15, 1847. Ch. 3, Mary S., b. Jaffrey, Dec. 4, 1823, unm.
Ch. 4, Henry K., b. Jaffrey Jan. 21, 1826, m. Harriet N. Gray; 2d m. Amanda Adams.
Ch. 5, Marshall Whitcomb, b. Jaffrey Sept. 4, 1827, m. Elisabeth T. Wales, b. Sept. 26, 1830.
Ch. 6, Charles D., b. March 29, 1830, m. Nancy L. Holbrook Jan. 23, 1851. Ch. 7, Sarah F., b. Feb. 22, 1832, unm.
Ch. 8, William P., b. Peterboro, June 4, 1841, m. Helen A. Shearer of Palmer June 29, 1868.
Samuel Wales5, s. of Marshall+ W. and Eudotia M. French, m. June 5, 1878,
Annie Amelia, dau. of Dr. George F. and Harriet A. Chamberlin of Brimfield, b. Aug. 1854, d. Dec. 12, 1879; 2d m. June 28, 1883 Emma Mel- phia, dau. of Charles W. and Betsey Weller of Winchendon.
Cl. 1, Alice Chamberlin, b. March 14, 1879.
Ch. 2, Rupert Weller, b. July 6, 1884.
William P.4, s. of Whitcomb, Jun.3, m. Nellie A., dau. of Perlin and Julia A. Shearer, Palmer.
Ch. 1, William S., b. May 2, 1872.
Ch, 2, John W., b. Nov. 28, 1874.
Ch. 3, Marshall Scott, b. Nov. 16, 1876.
Ch. 4, Mary E., b. March 16, 1880, d. June 22, 1883.
Ch. 5, Clara S., b. Nov. 18, 1882.
THE GERALD FAMILY.
William Fitz Gerald of Salem, b. 1:47, he served as a soldier in the revolution, and was near by Gen. Warren when he was shot at the battle of Bunker Ilill. After the close of the war he disposed of his property, and received pay in continental money which was without value when he arrived in Palmer. For twenty years or more he lived also in Hardwick, Ware and New Braintree. He settled on the farm in Palmer where R. S. Hastings now resides.
Ch. 1, John F., m. Mary Cummings.
Ch. 2, Mary, m. Simeon Cummings 2d, May 31, 1815.
Ch. 3, Isaac, m. Mary Merryfield of Charlestown.
Ch. 4, Ruth, m. Joseph Orcutt.
Ch. 5, Sally, m. James Thomson.
Ch. 6, William.
William hung himself on the plain south of the house, and on the same day the mother died. Isaac afterwards removed to New Braintree, where he lived till after the death of his father, October 7, 1834. Aged 87 years.
2, John F.2, s. of William F., b. 1791, m. Mary Cummings March 24, 1820, he d. 1872; Mary d. Dec. 17, 1860.
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7, ch. 1, William H. F., b. Nov. 14, 1822, m. Frances S. Butler.
8, ch. 2, John F., Jun., b. March 20, 1823, m. Caroline Bascum.
9, ch. 3, Emelus B., b. Nov. 11, 1825, m. Sarah Prouty.
10, ch. 7, Mary Maria, b. Dec. 28, 1828, m. Edwin Hale.
11, ch. 5, George W., b. Feb. 26, 1830, d. Nov. 4, 1840.
12, ch. 6, Porter D., b. May 15, 1833.
7, William H. F.3, s. of John2 F., 1st m. Mary N. F. Breard, pub. Nov. 5, 1842 ; 2d m. Frances S. Butler, March 5, 1850.
13, ch. 1, Frances Ella, b. Dec. 31, 1850, m. Vinette Whipple Sept. 1871.
14, ch. 2, Udora Almaetta, b. Oct. 14, 1858, m. Joseph McIntire Feb. 27, 1877.
15, ch. 3, Carrie Isabell, b. Oct. 31, 1861, m. B. A. Farr Nov. 1884.
3, Isaac2, s. of William1, b. Sept. 23, 1792, m. Mary Merryfield Apr. 4, 1823; he d. Oct. 30, 1865 ; Mary d. March 26, 1866.
16, ch. 1, Mary, b. Jan. 20, 182-, d. Dec. 15, 1838.
17, ch. 2, Hannah, b. Dec. 20, 1825, d. 184 -.
18, ch. 3, Charles, b. June 22, 1827, m. Harriett Cleaveland.
19, ch. 4, Henry, b. Sept. 5, 1829.
20, ch. 5, Catharine, b. June 27, 1832, d. Sept. 14, 1835.
21, ch. 6, Isaac, Jr., b. March 19, 1835, m. Mary Ann Walker.
22, ch. 7, Joseph E., b. Feb. 25, 1838.
23, ch. 8, Miles C., b. Feb. 19, 1841, m. Laura Prindible.
24, ch. 9, George L., b. Nov. 24, 1846, m. Hannora Dunn.
THE FOLEY FAMILY.
James, s. of James, Sen., b. in Ireland, County of Cork, Parish of Traston, 1801 ; m. Margaret, dau. of Michael Drinnan in 1830 ; he d. May 1875 ; she d. Oct. 1886.
They came to Bangor, Me. the same year, and to Palmer, Thorn- dike village, 1844.
Ch. 1, Mary V., b. 1831, unm.
Ch. 2, Patrick A., b. 1833, d. 1875, unm.
Ch. 3, Hannab L., b. 1838, m. John Loftis.
Ch. 4, James F., b. July 12, 1841, unm.
Ch. 5, John W., b. July 12, 1841, m.
Ch. 6, Michael T., b. 1843, m. Mary E., dau. of Mr. Dennis.
Ch. Lizzie M., b. 1865, became a nun of the order of St. Joseph.
Ch. 7, Ellen T., b. 1845, m. to C. J. Leary.
Ch. 8, Hannora, b. 1847, d. young.
Ch. 9, Margaret A., b. 1847, unm.
Ch. 10, Julia M., b. 1854, d. 1886, unm.
5, John W3., s. of James2, m. Bridgett Burns 1870, she d. July 1886.
11, ch. 1, James H., b. Jan. 19, 1872, d. Oct. 24, 1877.
12, ch. 2, Catie, b. Nov. 22, 1875.
13, ch. 3, Mary, b. Jan. 25, 1879.
14, ch. 4, John W. Jr., b. Aug. 27, 1881.
15, ch. 5, Michael, b, -- d. 1885.
John W. served in the War of the Rebellion, the twenty-fourth Regiment of Volunteers, Co. A, for three years, and honorably discharged. James F. served in the Navy on board the U. S.
463
GAATES.
Sloop of War Richmond, Captain Auldon, master, twenty-seven months, with Farragut, New Orleans.
THE GATES FAMILY.
Stephen Gates, second son of Thomas of Norwich, Norfolk County, England. He came over in the ship Diligent of Ipswich in the year 1638. John Markin master. The number of passengers at this time was 133. The whole number that left Hingham, Eng- land, and vicinity from the year 1633 to 1639 was 206 that settled Hingham, Mass. (The towns of the new colony previous to 1660 generally took the names of places of Old England from where the people came, and also the counties.)
Stephen removed to Lancaster and was admitted freeman, 1653, and signed the town agreement Apr. 3, 1654, and was constable at Lancaster, 1657. He had also rights in Groton, on which his son Simon administered, 1716. His will, dated June 9, 1662, was proved Oct. 7, 1662. He died in Cambridge, where he had pre- viously lived. He gave his wife and Simon his place in Cambridge, his son Thomas to continne with them at his pleasure. To Stephen he gave the property at Lancaster, to be divided between himself and his brother Simon. The children of Stephen, Sen., and Ann, his wife, that were born in England were Simon, Stephen and Elisabeth; those born in the colony were Thomas and Mary. Ann, his widow, married Richard Woodard of Watertown, 1663. After her husband's death she resumed her previous name of Gates. She died at Stow Feb. 5, 1682-3, some years before the organization of the town.
1, Stephen, Sen.1, and Ann Gates.
2, ch. 1, Simon, b. in England, m. Margaret --- - of Cambridge. 3, ch. 2, Elisabeth, b. in England, m. John Lazelle May 22, 1649.
4, ch. 3, Stephen, Jun., b. in England, m. Sarah -- , d. in Stow, 1736. 5, ch. 4, Thomas, b. in Lancaster, m. Elisabeth Freeman July 6, 1670. 6, ch. 5, Mary, b. in Lancaster, m. John Maynard Apr. 5, 1658.
3, Simon2, s. of Stephen, Sen.1 and Margaret. .
7, ch. 1, Abigail, b. 1671; 2, Simon, b. 1673; 3, Simon, 2d, b. 1675; 4, George, b. 1678; 5, Jonathan, b. 1683; 6, Amos, b. 1684; 7, Samuel, b. 1685; 8, Margaret, b. 1689.
Asa5 Gates was a clothier and settled in Brimfield; b. Jan. 29, 1756, in Worcester; m. Fanny Reed.
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