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vii. SOPHRONIA-M., b. May 28, 1817, d. Aug. 22, 1851.
4. SMITH Cyrus brother of the above William, born Aug 4, 1787, married (int.) Dec. 13, 18II, to Prudence Wilder of Sterling, sister of Ivory Wilder. He, Cyrus, died Oct. 3, 1861, and she Sec. 12, 1871, ae. 78 in Princeton. Their children were:
i. FOSTER, b. Jany. 12, 1815, d. June 22, 1869, unmarried.
ii. ADELAIDE, b. March 9, 1817.
iii. MARY-ANN, b. Nov. 9, 1818, m. Oct. 15, 1840, Eli B. Banister of Boylston,
iv. CATHARINE, b. May 1, 1821, d. Oct. 7, 1875.
v. LEONARD, b. June 23, 1822, Templeton.
vi. FLAVEL-W., b. - , d. Nov. 15, 1883, ae. 57.
5. SMITH Ebenezer brother of the above Cyrus, born Dec. 3, 1798, married Dec. 15, 1822, Anna Wilder, daughter of Elisha and Prudence, born in Sterling. and died in Princeton, April 15, 1870, ae. 73. He died June 11, 1873. Children:
i. ADDISON, b. May 28, 1827, m. Janette Brimmer, who d. in Prince- ton, Aug. 14, 1865. He d. in 1887 at Southboro.
SMITH Nathan (ancestry untraced), came to Princeton previous to 1768 and lived on the Willard Parker place in No. 25, married May 14, 1774, Deborah Wolcot of Princeton. She was born in Brookfield and died in Princeton, March 7, 1846, ae. 89. He died about 1802. Their children were:
i. MIRIAM, b. May 18, 1775, m. Sept. 29, 1805, Henry Fletcher of Chelmsford.
ii. JOSIAH, b. June 15, 1777.
iii. DEBBY, b. June 22, 1779, d. Aug. 5, 1823.
iv. NANCY, b. April 2, 1782, m. (int.) Jany. 9, 1802, Micah Hobbs.
v. HOYTLY, b. Feb. 20, 1791.
SMITH Francis-H., son of Francis and Desire (Homer) Smith, born in Rutland, June 19, 1800, married April 14, 1831, Susan Fay. He died Oct. 23, 1873. Their children were:
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i. SARAH-PHILENA, b. Feby. 5, 1832, m. Charles Theodore Mirick.
ii. CHARLES-AUGUSTINE, b. May 26, 1834.
iii. DAVID-BROOKS, b. Feb. 25, 1836, d. Nov. 5, 1843.
iv. SUSAN-FRANCES, b. June 9, 1842.
v. David Franklin, b. Jany. 21, 1845, m. Francene Augusta Holden, b. Aug. 28, 1852, d. March, 1913. Chn .: (I) MILTON-ANDREW, b. May 31, 1875, m. Grace Elena Leonard of Providence, R. I., June 4, 1902, (II) ETHEL-AUGUSTA, b. Oct. 3, 1876, d. May 21, 1891, (III) MARION-ELMIRA, b. Oct. 19, 1878, (IV) AGNES- FRANCENE, b. Oct. 6, 1879, (v) FRANK-HOLDEN, b. Lancaster, Mass., July 19, 1884, (VI) RICHMOND-WATSON, b. March IO, 1886, m. Harriet Louise Bettcher, of Jersey City, N. J., June 7, 1913.
vi. HORACE-HAYNES, b. Feb. 28, 1848, d. Sept. 30, 1849.
SPRING.
SPRING Amos, son of Thomas and Margaret, called of Ipswich Canada, 1762, came from Winchendon with wife Phebe and four children: two recorded in Princeton:
i. ANN, b. June 1, 1760.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. Feb. II, 1762.
STANDLY.
STANDLY Ichabod was in Princeton as early as 1767. His wife Submit died June 9, 1791. No record of his death, it was probably 1791 when his estate was settled. Their children were:
i. LUCRETIA, b. - , m. (int.) Oct. 4, 1789, Lawson Lyon.
ii. SOPHIA, b. Nov. 2, 1767 m. (int.) Oct. 4, 1789, Seth Lyon.
iii. SALLY (SARAH), b. July 1, 1769, m. March 1I, 1790, Thomas Wyman.
STEVENSON.
STEVENSON Col .- Samuel, son of Isaac Stevenson of Pelham, and Thankful (Savage) Stevenson of Rutland. His grandfather was one of the early Scotch-Irish settlers of Worcester. He was born in Enfield, 1783, married April 23, 1808, Anna Russell, who died Feb. 20, 1815, ae. 29. He kept a country store and post office, about 1816-18 and was the first ap- pointed Postmaster of Princeton. He was succeeded by Charles Russell, Esq., who was a brother of Mrs. Stevenson. Children :
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i. SAMUEL-GARDNER, b. Sept. 8, 1808, m. -- Riddell of N. Bedford, d. leaving children.
ii. SALLY-RUSELL, b. Jany. 4, 1811, m. Rev. John C. Gilbert, a Methodist Minister of Kingston, N. Y., May 14, 1832, and had 9 children, d. March 6, 1866, in Princeton, N. J.
iii. EUNICE-SYLVIA, b. d. June 21, 1813, d. Oct. 23, 1814.
STOWE.
STOWE Freeman, son of William and Deborah (Bellows) Stowe, of Hubbardston, was born in Hubbardston, and died in Prince- ton, July 2, 1831. He married Persis, daughter of Solomon Wilson, June 28, 1821, was taxed on mill property, 1819. His widow married (2ª) Moses Temple in 1836, and had Mary Temple, and Emily W. Temple, who married George M. Gregg. Children of Freeman and Persis were:
i. FLAVEL-W., b. April 26, 1822, d. Sept. 23, 1825.
ii. LOUISE-W., b. Dec. 3, 1823, m. - , res. Bowling Green, Ky.
iii. ELIZABETH-D., b. July 1, 1825, m. D. W. Partridge, 1846, in Hubbardston.
iv. LUCY-E., b. Feb. 29, 1828, m. - , res. Bowling Green, Ky. v. FLAVEL-MARTIN, b. Feb. 22, 1830, m. - , res. Idaho.
STRATTON.
SAMUEL1 STRATTON, was born 1592, in England, he came to this country and with his first wife Alice -, settled in Watertown, as early as 1647. He married (2ª) June 27, 1657, Margaret daughter of Thomas Bowlins, Samuel2, son of Samuel1, was prob- ably born in England, and came to Watertown, with his parents, he married (Ist) Mary Fry, and (2ª) Hannah Wheat. His son Samuel3, born March 5, 1660, married Nov. 28, 1683, Elizabeth Fletcher, and died in Concord, Nov. 30, 1707, Samuel4, born 1684, married Jany. 19, 1709-10, Sarah Allen, and removed to Rutland, Samuel5, born Feb. 1, 1720, married Mary Eaton of Worcester.
STRATTON Dea .- Samuel6 (Samuel5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Samuel1), son of Samuel5 of Rutland, and Mary Eaton, no record of his birth in Rutland, married Nov. 14, 1782, Martha Davis, daughter of Ephraim, one child was born in Rutland, all but two first, recorded at one time. He removed from
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Rutland, to Princeton, in May 1785, and lived on the Paul Garfield place, " the first house beyond Daniel Davis." He died in Holden, Jany. 12, 1838, ae. 74, she died in Princeton, June 24, 1858, ae. 94-6-0. Their children were:
1. i. JOHN, b. March 31, 1784, m. widow Agnes (Sanderhoof) Manford.
ii. MARTHA, b. Jany. 25, 1785, d. Jany. 27, 1785.
iii. PATTY, b. Feb. 7, 1786, m. Sept. 18, 1806, Stephen Stearns 2ª of Worcester.
iv. SALLY, b. Dec. 25, 1787, m. Alanson Titus, of Sutton.
v. POLLY, b. Nov. 18, 1789, m. Josiah Batchelder.
vi. NANCY, b. Oct. I, 1791, d. Oct. 7, 1800.
vii. LUCY, b. Sept. 16, 1793, pub. 1813, Benj. Roper, Jr.
viii. SAMUEL, b. Sept. 4, 1795, d. Nov. 5, 1795.
ix. SAMUEL (2d), b. Nov. 24, 1796, m. Hannah Hubbard, d. Bristol, Elkhart Co., Ind., March 5, 1880.
X. BETSEY, b. July 16, 1798, m. Amos Ball.
xi. CALVIN, b. June 14, 1800, d. Montgomery, Ala.
xii. NANCY, b. June 17, 1802, m. April 5, 1825, Charles S, Pratt, Grafton.
xiii. MARIANNA, b. April 7, 1805, m. April 12, 1827, Edward A. Pratt of Shrewsbury.
1. STRATTON John (Dea. Samuel6, Samuel5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Samuel1), son of Dea. Samuel and Martha (Davis) Stratton, born March 31, 1784, married widow Agnes (Sander- hoof) Manford, born at Amsterdam, Holland, and died in Worcester, July 27, 1863, he died in West Newton, 1870. Their children were:
i. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 15, 1824, d. March 10, 1904, m. Isabel Brimhall, of Harwich. Chn .: (I) IDA-I., m. William J. Wheeler, of Worcester, (II) FRANK-E., of Worcester, (III) SAMUEL, of Worcester.
ii. MOSES BAILEY, b. Oct. 27, 1826, m. (Ist Mary E. Small, of Maine, m. (2d) Abbie Talbot of West Newton, m. (3d) Katherine L. Goodyear, of New York. Chn .: (I) CHARLES-A., of Chicago, Ill., (II) MAUDE-G., of Worcester, (III) HENRY-T., of Worcester. iii. DANFORTH-D., b. Sept. I, 1828, m. Sept. 21, 1854, Frances M. Small, of Maine. Chn .: (I) NELLIE, m. Rev. George Allchin of Japan, (II) ELIZABETH-F., of Melrose.
STRATTON Jabez5 (Jabez4, Samuel3, Richard2, Samuel1), was born in Lexington, 1733, was a proprietor in Princeton, in 1759, and was in town as late as 1775, he was descended from Samuel1, through Richard2, Samuel3 and Ruth, and Jabez4,
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who married (Ist) Sarah - and (2ª) Margaret --. Children of Jabez5 and his wife Lucy (Wooley) Stratton, were:
i. JONATHAN, b. July 16, 1759.
ii. ISAAC, b. Nov. 21, 1761.
iii. JABEZ, b. Sept. 26, 1763.
iv. SAMUEL, b. July 6, 1765.
v. LUCY, b. March 2, 1767.
STUART.
STUART John-H., son of Benjamin and Eunice (Mirick) Stuart, born Oct. 15, 1823, at Sterling, Mass. Chair manufacturer; lived on Justice Hill near the Sterling line. Married Feb. 20, 1844, Lydia Louisa Curtis, daughter of Jesse and Louisa (Brig- ham) Curtis, born Feb. 22, 1825, at Sterling. Their children were:
i. MARION-L., b. Jan. 6, 1848, m. Sept. 17, 1867, Henry H. Lamson. Their children were: (I) LOUIS-E., b. Aug. 13, 1868, m. June 23, 1897, to Florence L. Johnson.
ii. JANIE-A., b. Dec. 19, 1851, m. June 15, 1869, John H. Temple. He d. Feb. 22, 1904.
iii. JOHN-ARTHUR-LINCOLN, b. June 4, 1867, m. Jan. 4, 1888, Mary Gertrude Bartlett, she d. Oct. 26, 1901. Their children were: (I) BENJAMIN FREMONT, b. Feb. 19, 1889, m. Aug. 26, 1912, Mary Perry. Chn .: (i) Benjamin F., Jr., b. Aug. 24, 1913, (II) CARL-BARTLETT, b. Sept. 14, 1891, (III) JOHN-HOWELL, b. Apr. 22, 1899.
SUMNER.
GEORGE1 SUMNER, the immigrant head of this family, was born at Bicester, England, 1634, is recorded as a freeman of Massachusetts Bay, May 6, 1657, married at Northampton, Nov. 7, 1662, Mary, daughter of Edward Baker of Northampton. He lived at Milton, where he was a Lieutenant Deputy to the General Court, and a Deacon.
He died at Milton, Dec. II, 1715, his widow died April I, 1719. Daniel4, since of Princeton, is descended from George1, through Ebenezer2 (and Abigail (Lovett) Sumner) born at Mil- ton, Dec. 9, 1673, Daniel3 (and Beriah) born June 24, 1709, and died May 12, 1779.
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SUMNER Daniel4 (Daniel3, Ebenezer2, George1), son of Daniel3 and Beriah Sumner, born in Mendon, 1739, where he was a proprietor in 1759, he married Lydia Fairbanks, who con- fessed 1768, is said to have lived in Woodstock, Conn. Two children are recorded as born in Grafton; in May 1764, he came from Mendon, and resided in Princeton from 1764, to 1782, removing in 1783, to Halifax, Vt., where he died July 31, 1810, and she August 30, 18II. Their children were:
i. JOEL, b. - , m. Elizabeth Warren.
ii. JESSE, b. Jany. 17, 1763, m. - Darling.
iii. DANIEL, b. March 29, 1764, m. Elizabeth Snow.
iv. ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 27, 1765, in Princeton, m. Daniel Clark.
v. LYDIA, b. March 15, 1767, m. Princeton, m. - Carpenter.
vi. ASENATH, b. Aug. 2, 1768, in Princeton, m. - Whipple.
vii. JOTHAM, b. April 5, 1770, in Princeton, m. Susanna Holbrook.
viii. LEVI, b. Feb. 13, 1772, in Princeton.
ix. SUSANNA, b. Jany. 12, 1774, in Princeton, m. Isaac Howe of Hali- fax, Vt.
X. EPHRAIM, b. Dec. 6, 1775, in Princeton, d. Sept. 18, 1777.
xi. EPHRAIM (2d), b. Dec. 16, 1777, in Princeton, m. Hannah Bemis. xii. JERUSHA, b. Oct. 21, 1780, in Princeton, m. Elias Fowler.
xiii. JOHN, b. Nov. 12, 1785, in Halifax, Vt., m. Clarissa-Winslow.
TAYNTOR (TAINTER)
TAYNTOR (TAINTER) Dea. Benjamin, son of Dea. Joseph, and Thankful (Barrett) Tayntor, born in Marlboro, Jany. 3, 1733, married June 4, 1755, Sarah Brigham. He was evidently of a roving disposition, as he resided successively, in Wood- stock, Ct., Shrewsbury, Princeton, Shrewsbury again, Hub- bardston, and Natick, closing his career in 1798, in Worcester, N. Y. During his seven or eight years residence in Princeton, he owned land, and held the office of Constable. His children were:
i. SARAH, b. March 1756, m. Ebenezer Rice of Holden, Sept. 20, 1780.
ii. MIRIAM, b. April 28, 1758, m. Stephen Porter.
iii. ANNIE, b. June 19, 1760, m. Cyrus Kingsbury.
iv. LUCY, b. Oct. 30, 1761, m. Abel Hubbard.
v. LUCRETIA, b. July 12, 1763, d. young.
vi. JOSEPH, b. Nov. 22, 1765, d. young.
vii. ELECTA, b. July 28, 1767, d. young.
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viii. PATTY, b. - , m. John Perry of Holden.
ix. BENJAMIN, b. - , m. Dinah Houghton.
X. JOSEPH, b. July 6, 1775, m. Abigail Smith.
TEMPLE.
TEMPLE Joshua, son of Aaron and Betsy, born in Boylston, 1769, married in Princeton, (Ist) Sept. 19, 1793, Abigail Brooks, he resided in Boylston until about 1803, when he moved to Princeton, and lived on the Daniel Davis' place, near Brooks Station, about 1809. His wife Abigail, died Sept. 13, 1806, and he married (2ª) Lucy Brooks, a sister of his first wife, March 29, 1808, she died Aug. 16, 1871, ae. 85. He died Oct. 27, 1862, ae. 93. Children of first wife:
1. i. CHARLES-B., b. Oct. 6, 1797, m. (Ist) Mary Kilburn, (2ª) Rachel Perkins.
ii. JOSHUA, b. May 20, 1802.
iii. MOSES, b. Oct. 7, 1804, m. Persis (Wilson) Stow, widow of Free- man Stow.
Children of second wife were:
iv. JOHN-HAPGOOD, b. Oct. 3, 1812. His wife Mary S. Magown, d. in Boston, March 14, 1884, and he in W. Roxbury, July 25, 1877. v. ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 3, 1818, d. Sept. 18, 1819.
2. vi. JONAS-HARTWELL, b. June 4, 1821, m. Sarah Merriam.
1. TEMPLE Dea .- Charles-B., son of the above Joshua and Abigail (Brooks) Temple, b. Oct. 6, 1797, married Nov. 28, 1821, Mary Kilburn, daughter of Calvin and Mary, she died Nov. 27, 1844, ae. 44. He married (2ª) (int.) Oct. 30, 1847, Rachel Perkins of Taunton. He died Nov. 4, 1859, ae. 62. Children :
i. CHARLES-E., b. Aug. 12, 1823.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. June 4, 1825, m. March 15, 1845, Sidney R. Wilder of Sterling.
iii. "CHILD," b. - , d. Oct. 8, 1828.
iv. "INFANT-CHILD," b. - d. Dec. 20, 1839.
v. EDWARD-HASTINGS, b. Oct. 8, 1854.
2. TEMPLE Jonas-Hartwell, son of Joshua and Lucy, born June 4, 1821, married Dec. 15, 1842, Sarah Merriam, daughter of Nathan and Polly (Brooks) Merriam. Their children were:
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i. JOHN-HENRY, b. Jany. 4, 1844.
ii. CHARLES-ELLIOT, b. Nov. 27, 1846, d. March 16, 1861.
iii. SARAH-ABBY, b. Jany. 6, 1852, d. July 12, 1881.
iv. MARION-H., b. Aug. 3, 1853, d. March 13, 1861.
v. LUCY-ANNA, b. Oct. 23, 1857, d. Feb. 22, 1861.
TEMPLE Levi-G., of Hubbardston, was born Jany. 19, 1818, married Persis (Fales) Ball, Dec. 25, 1845, she died Oct. 14, 1892. He died Nov. 20, 1892. Their children were:
i. CHARLES-L., b. Oct. 9, 1847, m. May 25, 1869, Mary L. Wales. She d. Feb. 28, 1887. He d. Dec. 21, 1888. Their children were: (I) CHARLES-HERBERT, b. at Rutland, May 25, 1871, d. at Mt. Hermon, Feb. 25, 1889, (II) FREDERICK, b. April 1, 1875, at Rutland, (III) EMMA, b. Dec. 7, 1876, at Rutland, (IV) MABEL-ABBY, b. Aug. 17, 1879, (v) RICHARD-BALL, b. Jany. 26, 1884, d. March 13, 1891, (VI) WARREN-IVORY, b. Aug. 12, 1885.
ii. EDWIN, b. 1852, m. Agnes E. Quay, Sept. 17, 1884, she d. Sept. 12, 1904. He d. March 12, 1905.
THACHER.
The first of this name in Princeton, was Obadiah4, descended from REV. PETER1 THACHER, of Milton, through Rev. Peter2 of Middleboro, and Rev. Peter3 of Attleboro, the latter was the first minister of the second church in Attleboro, which was constituted, Nov. 30, 1748. He resigned Oct. 26, 1784, having suffered an attack of paralysis, which rendered him incapable of performing the duties of his office, and died Sept. 13, 1785.
THACHER Obadiah4 (Rev. Peter3 of Attleboro, Rev. Peter2 of Middleboro, Rev. Peter1 of Milton), third son, and fourth child, of Rev. Peter Thacher of Attleboro, Mass., born July 31, 1757. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Col. Stephen Richardson, of Attleboro, and subsequently removed to Princeton, settling on the Daniel Davis place near Brooks Station, where he also had a saw-mill. Here he resided till the autumn of 1803, when he removed with his family to Harford, Pa. He was also in the Revolutionary Army, for three years. He died at Har- ford, in June, 1838, a few weeks short of eighty-one years of age, " The measure of his days was filled with fervent prayer, and exemplary piety." It is recorded that a pile of logs started and rolled down the hill to his saw-mill, one day while he was
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at dinner, and he sent a note to his minister, returning thanks that he was away when it occurred. The children of Obadiah and Elizabeth were:
i. ELIZABETH, b. May 7, 1784, res. Pennsylvania.
ii. PETER, b. June 21, 1785, res. Pennsylvania.
iii. STEPHEN-RICHARDSON, b. July 11, 1787.
iv. THOMAS, b. Dec. 31, 1789.
v. SARAH-FISHER, b. May 28, 1790, (adopted daughter).
1. vi. REV .- MOSES, b. Nov. 14, 1795.
vii. HANNAH, b. July 31, 1799, res. Pennsylvania.
2. viii. REV .- TYLER, b. Sept. 11, 1801.
ix. PHILENA, b. Aug. 30, 1803, m. - Hotchkin, went as a missionary among the Choctaw Indians.
1. THACHER Rev .- Moses5 (Obadiah4, Rev. Peter3 of Attle- boro, Rev. Peter2 of Middleboro, Rev. Peter1 of Milton), son of Obadiah4 and Elizabeth (Richardson) Thacher of Attleboro, was born in Princeton, Nov. 14, 1795, married Henrietta Wilmarth, Sept. 25, 1822. He was graduated at Brown University, Sept. 3, 1821, was approbated to preach the Gospel, June 1822, was ordained pastor of the Church at North Wrentham, Mass., Aug. 20, 1823, where he continued fifteen years, was afterwards pastor of the Cong'l Church, in Pitcher, Chenango Co., N. Y., and in several other places, and finally went to Illinois, where he died, July 21, 1878. His wife, Henrietta, also died in Illinois, Nov. 23, 1868. Their children were:
i. MOSES-WILMARTH, b. Nov. 22, 1823, d. at Cambridge, Ill., Nov. 30, 1882.
ii. STEPHEN-RICHARDSON, b. March 7, 1826.
iii. MARTHA-EMMONS, b. July 6, 1829, m. Dea. N. E. Smith, Feb. 14, 1854, and went to Iona, Mich., where she resided until her death, Oct. 9, 1889.
iv. THOMAS-HENRY, b. May 31, 1831.
v. ISAAC-EMERSON, b. Oct. 10, 1833.
2. THACHER Rev .- Tyler5 (Obadiah4, Rev. Peter3 of Attleboro, Rev. Peter2 of Middleboro, Rev. Peter1 of Milton), the youngest son of Obadiah4, and Elizabeth (Richardson) Thacher, born Sept. II, 1801, graduated at Brown University, Sept. 1824, prepared for and entered the ministry, and was a preacher of the Gospel, in California. His first wife was Fidelia, daugh-
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ter of Rev. Otis Thompson, by whom he had three children. His second wife was Nancy Newton. He died at Cache Creek, Cal., Dec. 4, 1869. The children of Rev. Tyler and Fidelia were:
i. LUCIUS-TYLER, b. - , drowned in the 20th year of his age, as he was about to enter the Ministry.
ii. OTIS-OBADIAH, b. -.
iii. PHILIP-MELANCHTHON, b. -
THOMPSON.
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JAMES1 THOMPSON supposed to be of Scotch-Irish de- scent, came over from the north of Ireland with his sons James2 and Samuel2 in 1718. They settled in North Worcester, now Holden, and both died there in August, 1756. Samuel2 had 8 children, James, William, Samuel, Isaac, Thomas, John, Esther and Ann. Isaac3 never married, but adopted Isaac4, a son of his brother Thomas2, and father of Isaac-Franklin-Thompson5 of Princeton. He, Isaac3, was b. 1739 in Holden and d. Feb. 16, 1833, ae. 94, was in both the French and Revolutionary Wars and was said to have been under Wolfe at Quebec. He early settled in Princeton and lived and died there. Children:
THOMPSON Isaac4 (Thomas3, Samuel2, James1), son of Thomas3 and (Scott) Thompson of Holden, b. at Keene, N. H., March 4, 1787, came to Princeton in 1797, married at Hub- bardston, Aug. 13, 1809, Rhoda Greenwood, daughter of Abijah and Elizabeth, who died in Princeton, April 21, 1865, ae. 79. He died in Princeton, Dec. 20, 1865. Children:
i. ANNA, b. Dec. 2, 1810, m. Joseph D. Brigham, Hyde Park, Dec. 20, 1832.
ii. AARON-SCOTT, b. March 14, 1812, pub. Nov. 2, 1844, Emeline Smith of Sudbury, res. Maynard.
1. iii. ABIJAH-G., b. Oct. 29, 1813, m. April 6, 1836, Jerusha H. Goodnow, dau. of Eben'. and Lois, who d. Jany. 18, 1879.
iv. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 26, 1815, m. (int.) March 20, 1838, Roland L. Otis of Worcester.
v. Lucy, b. March 30, 1818, m. Nov. 8, 1842, Moses Nichols of Hubbardston, s. John and Mercy.
vi. HARRIET, b. July 20, 1820, m. April 3, 1844, Phineas A. Beaman.
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vii. ISAAC-FRANKLIN, b. Aug. 2, 1823, m. (int.) (1) Nov. 26, 1844, Jane Moulton of Hubbardston, I child: EDNA-J., b. Aug. 28, 1861, m. James A. Towle, 2 children. She d. July 25, 1871, a. 46, he m. (2ª) Oct. 23, 1872, Sarah E., dau. Moses and Eliza- beth (Ellis) Pratt. he d. Aug. 3, 1900.
viii. LEVI-P., b. Oct. 15, 1828, m. - Stiles, d. in the Army.
1. THOMPSON Abijah-G.5 (Isaac4, Thomas3, Samuel2, James1), son of Isaac4 and Rhoda (Greenwood) Thompson, born Oct. 29, 1813, married April 6, 1836, Jerusha H. Goodnow, daughter of Eben'. and Lois, who died Jany. 18, 1879. Children:
i. FREDERIC-G., b. Sept. 1, 1840, m. Emily Love, April 5, 1860, d. April 18, 1863. One son: WILLIAM A., b. March 29, 1861.
ii. WILLIAM-GOODNOW, b. March 15, 1844, d. April 15, 1844.
2. iii. CHARLES-HAMILTON, b. Aug. 31, 1846.
iv. AMELIA-JERUSHA, b. Nov. 1, 1850, m. Oct. 2, 1878, Frank Wood- ward.
v. CLARA-VESTA, b. Sept. 28, 1853, m. George Mason, Jany. 1, 1873.
2. THOMPSON Charles-Hamilton6 (Abijah-G.5, Isaac4, Thomas3, Samuel2, James1), son of Abijah-G.3 and Jerusha H. Goodnow, born Aug. 31, 1846, married (Ist) Ella Mason, Nov. 28, 1870, married (2ª) Elsie E. Wilson, March 24, 1874, died Aug. 6, 1912. Children:
i. STELLA-SOPHIA, b. March 17, 1872, m. Andrew S. Merritt, Oct. 14, 1890. Children: (I) E. MARGUERITE MERRITT, b. Feb. 20, 1892, (II) HAZEL A. MERRITT, b. June 12, 1894.
ii. CHARLES-FREDERIC, b. Oct. 1, 1875, m. Ollie Balmer, March I, 1899. One dau .: (I) LOUISE, b. May 1, 1900.
iii. JENNIE-AMELIA, b. Dec. 23, 1877.
THOMPSON William3 (Samuel2, James1), son of Samuel2 and brother of Thomas3, moved to Princeton from Holden with his wife Ann and two children, Samuel and Mary in 1761. The other children, James, William and John were born in Princeton. The whole family lived for many years on the place previously occupied by - Partridge. His wife Ann died Jany. II, 18II, ae. 85. He d. Sept. 7, 1811, ae. 83. Their children were:
i. SAMUEL, b. April 28, 1758, m. in Holden, (int.) July 13, 1782, Molly Beath. He was enrolled as a Rev. Soldier in 1778.
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ii. MARY, b. June 3, 1760, pub. April 8, 1780, James Stewart, res. Montague.
iii. JAMES, b. Oct. 4, 1762, m. Elizabeth Beath.
3. iv. WILLIAM, b. Aug. 13, 1765, m. Margaret Thompson.
4. V. JOHN, b. Feb. 9, 1768, m. Lydia -.
2. THOMPSON William4 (William3, Samuel2, James1), son of William3 and Ann, born Aug. 13, 1765, married (int.) April 9, 1792, Margaret Thompson. He died July 12, 1800, 4 children born in Princeton. His wid. Margaret, m. (2ª) Thomas Boice of Rutland. Children of William and Margaret were:
i. BETSEY, b. July 9, 1792.
ii. ADAMS, b. June 26, 1794, m. Charity Capen.
iii. PETER, b. Jany. 6, 1797, pub. Feb. 28, 1823, Sarah King of Rut- land, lived near So. Berlin, N. Y.
iv. LUCY, b. July 25, 1799.
4. THOMPSON John4 (William3, Samuel2, James1), son of William3 and Ann, born Feb. 9, 1768, married Lydia -, lived in a Stone House in the west part of the town, the family removed to N. Y. State, about 1820. Their children were:
i. ISAAC, b. April 7, 1794.
ii. JOHN-CRAFTS, b. March 23, 1796, d. Nov. 4, 1797.
iii. LYDIA, b. April 4, 1799.
iv. WILLIAM-CRAFT, b. March 9, 1801.
v. JOHN, b. Nov. 27, 1803, d. Sept. 18, 1805.
vi. LAURINDA, b. July 19, 1808.
vii. MARTHA-STONE, b. June 21, 18II.
viii. JAMES-WARD, bap. Oct. 10, 1819.
TITUS.
TITUS Dr. Samuel was taxed in Princeton as early as 1812. He lived near G. O. Skinner's. His wife " Deba," died June 28, 1822. Their son (1) CHARLES-DARWIN, died Nov. 10, 1822, ae. 16 (at Manasseh Willard's). A gravestone to his memory was erected by Mr. Willard. Doctor Samuel died at Cam- bridgeport, March 3, 1834, ae. 61.
TURNER.
TURNER Gardner-D., son of Bezaleel and Lucy (Davis) Turner, married in Rutland 1834, Dolly Davis. While in Princeton, Mr. Turner lived with John Winch. He died in Princeton,
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May 12, 1843, ae. 32. His widow married Apr. 25, 1844, Zebulon Dow of Holden. There were two daughters:
i. LUCY-DAVIS, b. Sept. 16, 1835.
ii. EMILY-GARDNER, b. Nov. 22, 1843.
TUTTLE.
TUTTLE Joseph5 (William4, Samuel3, Simon2, Simon1), with his wife Lucy, and two children, came from Southboro (May) 1782, and settled " on the Littlejohn place, north of Pine Hill." Their children were:
i. ELIJAH, b. - , d. Dec. 1797.
ii. MARTHA, b. -.
iii. PETER, b. April 15, 1782.
iv. SUBMIT, b. July 26, 1784.
v. CYRUS, b. Dec. 31, 1787.
vi. BETSEY, b. May 30, 1791, m. Peabody Houghton.
vii. LucY, b. Sept. 4, 1793.
viii. SARAH-BELLOWS, b. July 7, 1798.
UNDERWOOD.
UNDERWOOD Israel, married Abigail Whitney of Hubbard- ston, and lived in Princeton from 1766-70, no record of birth, parentage, or death. His widow married (2ª) Aug. 26, 1772, Samuel Woods of Princeton. Children of Israel and Abigail were:
i. ISRAEL, b. Dec. 14, 1762, in Lincoln, m. in Hubbardston, Jany. I, 1789, Rhoda Newton, and d. Sept. 26, 1840.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 21, 1764, in Lincoln.
iii. SUSANNA, b. Oct. 27, 1766, in Princeton, m. Silas Mason.
iv. LoIs or LOUISE, b. Dec. 2, 1768, m. Dec. 28, 1791, Isaac Symonds, of Concord.
v. JOSEPH, b. Dec. 16, 1770, taxed in Princeton, 1793.
VINER.
VINER John of Brockington, England, he came to America as one of Burgoine's men, and was taken prisoner in 1777. With his wife Sally, and their children, came to Princeton, from Westminster, in 1803, "After many vicissitudes " died in Westminster, Sept. 4, 1826. His children were:
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i. GEORGE, b. Nov. 20, 1787, in Rutland.
ii. CHARLOTTA, b. Feb. 6, 1790, in Rutland.
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