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I. RELIEF, m. Morris Kelley, pub. June 24, 1780.
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II. JOHN, d. young.
III. REBECCA, m. Reuben Barrett of Lancaster.
IV. MERCY, m. Edward Hazen of Shirley.
V. PRUDENCE, b. April 1, 1772.
VI. HULDAH.
VII. MARTHA, b. March 20, 1774, m. Paul Willard of Lancaster, and had seven children :
1. DEXTER, b. April 28, 1793, d. July 6, 1810.
2. PAUL, b. Aug. 4, 1795. He was a graduate of Harvard Uni- versity, 1817, read law with Hon. Calvin Willard of Fitchburg, and in the office of Hon. Leonard M. Parker of Charlestown. Mr. Willard was established in law practice, lived in Charlestown, was admitted a member of the Middlesex bar, in 1821, and sus- tained the reputation of an able lawyer. He was for seven years clerk of the upper branch of the Massachusetts legislature, was for a time a member of the Charlestown city government, and was regarded a judicious and impartial officer. Being well read in the lore of his profession, he took a favorable stand with his associates of the bar, and was generally regarded an able and reliable counsellor. In his manners he was urbane, cour- teous to strangers, and hospitable to the poor. He m. Harriet Whitney of Lancaster, Oct. 12, 1821, and d. March, 1856.
3. WALTER, b. June 7, 1797, became a member of the Shaker communion, belonged to a family of that order in Shirley, and was ever a strict adherent of his chosen faith. He d., much regretted, Dec. 19, 1871.
4. MARTHA, b. June 26, 1799, m. Aldis Lovell, a counsellor at law, of Walpole, N. H., d. Aug. 12, 1851.
5. MARY, b. Sept. 4, 1801, d. Oct. 4, 1803.
6. LUCIA, b. July 30, 1803, d. Nov. 14, 1814.
7. HENRY, b. Jan. 10, 1807, d. Aug. 25, 1825.
VIII. JANE, b. Feb. 4, 1776, d. July 30, 1777.
IX. HENRY, b. Feb. 4, 1777, d. May, 1778.
X. ISRAEL.
There were two other men named Haskell who lived in Shirley at the period of the war of Independence. One of them, Benjamin, was with the volunteers that went to Cambridge on the alarm of April 19, 1775, and was also one of the eight-months men, joining the army May 2, 1775. The other, John, enlisted for a service of three years, Dec. 2, 1777. Whether either or both were kinsmen of Capt. Henry Haskell cannot here be stated.
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HASTENELEVEN.
This singular name may be found entered upon the records of marriage publications, but has no other registry, nor is it traditionally known to the present generation.
"There is marriage intended (between) Francis Hasteneleven of Shirley and Phebe Wood of Lunenburg.
"Dec. 19, 1790."
HAYDEN.
Dapden, Caleb, and Abigail, his wife, lived in Shirley about the middle of the last century, and left upon the records of the town the following imperfect family registry :
I. ABIGAIL, b. March 20, -.
II. SARAH, b. Jan. 11, 175 -.
III. JOHN, b. in Shirley, Nov., -.
IV. CALEB, b. in Shirley, Jan. 19, 1755.
HAYES.
Genealogists have said that all of this name in New England are descendants of John Hayes, who, it is supposed, emigrated from Scotland about 1680, and settled at Dover. One of the third or fourth generation from John,
Dapes, adtilliam, found his way to Shirley about the middle of the last century, and with his wife, Alice, resided here for a time. The birth of one daughter appears upon the town records :
I. JOANNA, b. at Shirley, Sept. 11, 1753.
The subsequent history of the family is unknown to the compiler of this register.
HAZEN.
Rev. Henry Allen Hazen has recently published a brief genealogy of the first family of his name in New England. He says "Edward Hazen was the immigrant ancestor. The first mention of his name which has been found, occurs in the records of Rowley. The record says, 'Elizabeth, wife of Edward Hassen, was buryed Sept. 18, 1649.' He married for a second wife, Hannah, daughter of Thomas
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and Hannah Grout, March, 1650, and had eleven children, all of whom were born at Rowley ; he was buried in Rowley, July 22, 1683 ; his second wife died Feb., 1715. Mr. Hazen was a man of substance and influence in the town, was selectman in 1650, 1651, 1654, 1660, 1661, 1665, and 1668."
Edward,2 (Edward,1) the fifth of the family, in the order of age, was b. Sept. 10, 1660, and d. 1748. He m. Jane, daughter of John and Jane Pickard, who survived him. He had eight children, of whom
mazen, Samuel, (Edward,2 Edward,1) the fifth in age, was b. July 20, 1699, m. Sarah Harriman of Rowley, Oct. 1, 1723. He remained there until 1736, when he became a resident of Groton. In 1749, he purchased a farm in what was then called "Stow Leg," a small strip of territory soon after annexed to Shirley, and forming its entire southern boundary. This estate, after many changes and im- provements, remains in the possession of the fourth and fifth gen- erations. He was not in town at the time the petition for a separation from Groton was presented, in 1747, but he was chosen a selectman in 1753, when the town was organized. He was elected to the same office in after years, and faithfully discharged his official duties when- ever called to act in a public capacity. Few families pass through four generations, like the Hazens of Shirley, maintaining such general good character and sustaining such unvariable thrift. A patient and honest industry, and a consistent economy, are usually at the founda- tion of such success.
Sarah, wife of Samuel Hazen, d. Aug. 1, 1794. He d. Sept. 20, 1790. They had eight children :
I. EDWARD, b. at Rowley, May 26, 1724, d. at Rowley, Jan. 10, 1736.
II. SAMUEL, b. at Rowley, Jan. 31, 1726, d. at Rowley, Nov. 25: 1736.
III. MARGARET, b. at Rowley, Jan. 23, 1729, d. at Rowley, Dec. 24, 1736.
IV. SARAH, b. at Rowley, April 9, 1731, d. at Rowley, Dec. 20, 1736.
V. BENJAMIN, b. at Rowley, April 22, 1734, d. at Rowley, Jan. 6, 1736.
VI. EDWARD, b. at Groton, May 2, 1738, was twice m., (first) to Sarah Willard of Lancaster, Jan. 10, 1758; she d., and he m. (second) Mrs. (Dodge) Bathrick of Lunenburg. Mr. Hazen resided in Shirley until about 1769, when he removed to Swanzey, N. H. ; but in 1794 he removed to Little Falls, N. Y., where he d. in 1796. He had fourteen children :
1. BENJAMIN, b. at Shirley, Oct. 1, 1758. He was a pyhsician, and studied his profession with Dr. Isaiah Parker of Harvard, m.
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SUEL HAZEN.
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Eliza Gates of Harvard, Jan. 23, 1783, and removed to Otter Creek, N. H., where he established a home for himself and family.
2. SARAH, b. at Shirley, Jan. 21, 1760, d. March 16, 1760.
3. EDWARD, b. at Shirley, Jan. 21, 1761, m. Mercy Haskell of Shirley; left town with his family, and secured a residence in some town in Vermont.
4. PAUL WILLARD, b. at Shirley, Feb. 21, 1763, m. Amy Harrington.
5. SILAS, b. at Shirley, Jan. 13, 1765.
6. WILLIAM, b. at Shirley, Feb. 7, 1767, m. Sally Bathrick of Lun- enburg.
7. SAMUEL, b. at Swanzey, N. H., 1769.
8. JESSE, b. at Swanzey, d. in early manhood.
9. NATHANIEL, b. at Swanzey, 1772.
10. MARY, b. at Swanzey, Dec. 8, 1773, m. Joseph Rugg of Lancaster, Nov., 1792, d. at Gardner, June 14, 1867.
11. JOHN, b. at Swanzey, March 17, 1786, m. Polly Blodgett of Copenhagen, N. Y., 1814, d. Nov. 21, 1838, had nine children, and all but one have homes in Wisconsin (1878).
(1.) Suel. (2.) Alonzo. (3.) Calvin.
(4.) James, d. (5.) John. (6.) Lorenzo.
(7.) Sanford. (8.) Chester. (9.) Loren.
12. JOSIAH, b. at Swanzey, Nov. 24, 1787, m. Milly Fish, d. Dec. I, 1819, at Tidewater, Md., had one child :
(1.) Emma.
13. BETSEY, b. at Swanzey, March 15, 1791, m. Josiah Perry, d. at Little Falls, N. Y., Dec. 4, 1814, had two children :
(1.) Julia. (2.) Betsey.
14. SUEL, b. at Denniston, Vt., April 25, 1793, m. Betsey Graves of Copenhagen, N. Y., Jan. 7, 1815, r. Denmark, Lewis Co., N. Y. (1878.) He had seven children :
(1.) Joseph Franklin, b. at Denmark, April 25, 1818, d. June 22, 1819.
(2.) Betsey, b. at Denmark, June 15, 1820, m. Morgan Lewis of Denmark, Feb. 19, 1846, had six children : 1. . " John M.," b. March 15, 1847, m. Celestia Robbins ; 2. "Ledron," b. at Copenhagen, Oct. 3, 1849 ; 3. "Wilson Hazen," b. at Copen- hagen, Dec. 24, 1851 ; 4. "Mary Eugenia," b. March 5, 1854,' d. Oct. 7, 1874 ; 5. "Bessie E.," b. Nov. 14, 1859 ; 6. "Emma A.," b. May 20, 1865.
(3.) Lycurgus, b. at Denmark, May 25, 1823, m. Sarah Quern of Iowa, r. Kansas (1877), has had five children : I. "Suel ;" 2. "Nellie ;" 3. "Abraham Lincoln ;" 4. "Calvin ;" 5. " Dorliska."
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(4.) Matilda, b. May 20, 1826, m. George A. Wilson of Rutland Hollow, N. Y., Jan. 5, 1846, r. Norwich, N. Y., has had four children : 1. "Mary," b. at Rutland Hollow, Jan. 2, 1847, m. Rev. Mr. Peddie, pastor of a Baptist church at Philadel- phia, Pa. (1877), has had three children : 1. George Wilson ; 2. John Wayland ; 3. Evelyn Hope ; 2 "Emma A.," b. at Rutland Hollow, May 8, 1849, m. Thompson, r. Nor- wich, N. Y. (1877) ; 3. "Marcia B.," b. Sept. 13, 1852 ; 4. "James E.," b. March 13, 1859.
(5.) Solon M., b. at Denmark, Aug. 11, 1829, m. Bessey Varey, Dec. 24, 1853, r. Blue Springs, Neb. (1877), has had seven children ; I. "Helen ;" 2. "Anna ;" 3. "Grace ;" 4. "Grant ;" 5. "Bessie ;" 6. "Clarence W. ; " 7. "Lulu Pearl."
(6.) Sterling W., b. at Denmark, May 15, 1835, m. Mary E. Shultz, April 26, 1858, r. Frankfort, Kansas (1877), has had five children : 1. "Suel Mead ;" 2. "Lillie Maud ;" 3. "Wyatt Bush ;" 4. "Ida." 5. "- "
(7.) Helen M., b. at Denmark, May 14, 1838, m. James G. Potter of Copenhagen, Dec. 5, 1861, r. Denmark (1878), has had three children, all b. at Carthage, N. Y. : 1. "Henry S.,"
. b. April 28, 1866 ; 2. "Franklin Hazen," July 5, 1869; 3. "William J. G.," b. Feb. 4, 1872.
VII. EUNICE, b. at Groton, twice m., (first) to Joseph Farwell of Groton ; m. (second) to Nathaniel Willard of Lancaster.
VIII. SAMUEL, b. at Groton, May 24, 1740, m. Elizabeth Little of Lunenburg, d. at Shirley, May 16, 1815 ; his wife, Elizabeth, d. at Shirley, Sept. 11, 1814. They had eight children, all b. at Shirley :
1. SARAH, b. Oct. 25, 176-, m. Asa Longley of Shirley, pub. April 9, 1785, d. Aug. 29, 1820.
2. JANE, b. Oct. 10, 1767, m. Hezekiah Patterson, pub. Nov. 20, 1791, d. April 10, 1851.
3. ELIZABETH, b. April 8, 1770, m. Matthew Clark, Oct. 24, 1 788, d. at Shirley, March 15, 1853; her husband d. Oct. 5, 1850. They had five children :
(I.) Elizabeth, b. at Shirley, Oct. 25, 1788, m. Dr. Theodore Mead, pub. Aug. 9, 1807, lived in Franconia, N. Y., where she had a family, d. April 2, 1830.
(2.) Visa, b. at Harvard, April 4, 1792, twice m., (first) to Abidah Knight of Harvard, April 10, 1823 ; m. (second) Dr. Nathaniel Pierce of Ashburnham, Oct. 16, 1844; r. Ash- burnham, a widow (1882).
(3.) Thomas Hazen, b. at Harvard, March 11, 1798, m. Eliza Phelps of Shirley, April 26, 1827, d. Oct. 26, 1856.
Mr. Clark was a most useful and highly esteemed citizen, an honest man, bearing the credentials of his character,
Autoglyph Print, W. P. ALLEN, Gardner, Mass.
THOMAS H. CLARK.
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SAMUEL HAZEN.
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through all his ways and works ; a farmer in the true sense of that term. He cultivated his grounds, not so much to
Thomas Il Clark
secure a present har- vest as to make them effectively productive from year to year ; and at the time of his
death he had one of the most fruitful and remunerative estates within the limits of the town. He was elected to the office of a selectman of the town on one or two occasions, and repre- sented his fellow-citizens in one state legislature. In public and in private life he was the same stable and consistent, effective man ; his word was as good as his bond, and no promise was given that could not be fulfilled, no pledge that could not be redeemed. He was a professor of the Christian religion, and honored his faith, not by an abundance of words-for he was modest and retiring-but by the silent operation of a well-ordered life. At his death his fellow- citizens seemed ready with one accord to adopt the language of the weeping prophet : "All ye that are around him bemoan him ; and all ye that know his name say, how is the strong staff broken and the beautiful rod."
His amiable and highly respected widow, Eliza Clark, survived until Jan. 24, 1876, when she joined her husband in the promised land. They had one child : 1. "Thomas," b. Feb. 7, 1829, m. Martha A. Hazen of Shirley, Oct. 21, 1853, and d. in the very prime of his life and usefulness, June 9, 1862 ; had two children : 1. Lillian, b. at Shirley, Aug. 1, 1855 ; 2. Thomas H., b. July 14, 1859.
(4.) Samuel Hazen, b. at Harvard, March 6, 1802, twice m., (first) to Hannah Gates of Charlestown, Jan. 14, 1842 ; she d. Nov. 8, 1858 ; m. (second) Lucy Penniman Gates, a sister of his former wife, June 16, 1864 ; she d. at Shirley. He has had two children : I. "Elizabeth J.," b. Oct. 4, 1844, m. James G. Dickerson of Harvard, Dec. 6, 1865, d. Jan. 10, 1872; 2. "Samuel," b. Jan. 18, 1847, r. Shirley with his father, who is a widower (1882).
(5.) Hezekiah, b. at Shirley, 1809, d. Nov. 8, 1833.
Samuel Hazen
4 SAMUEL, b. at Shirley, Sept. 16, 1772, m. Love, daughter of James and Sarah (Dickerson) Parker of Shirley, April 7, 1796, d. Dec. 30 ; 1810, had six children :
(1.) Samuel, b. at Shirley, June 19, 1797, m. Betsey Pollard of Groton, Feb. 16, 1837, d. at Shirley, Oct. 27, 1880 ; his widow r. Shirley (1882).
(2.) Mary Ann, b. at Shirley, June 30, 1799, m. Dr. Augustus Granville Parker, who d. June 19, 1843; she had one
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child : I. "Stillman Samuel Hazen," b. at Shirley, June 27, 1821. He was a very promising young man, and, in accordance with the desire and encouragement of his parents, who spared neither effort nor expense to effect the object, he was striving to obtain an education that would fit him for the highest walks of professional service, but was overtaken by consumption, and after a painful and lingering sickness, departed this life Jan. 18, 1841, in the city of St. Mary's, Florida, whither he had gone for the benefit of his health. His widowed mother r. in Shirley (1882).
(3.) Abigail Parker, b. at Shirley, Feb. 24, 1802, m. Wonder Ware, Nov. 21, 1819, lived at Westminster, and had four children, all born at Westminster : 1. "Abigail," b. June 29, 1822, m. Joseph Forbush of Westminster, June 16, 1843, d. Dec. 13, 1867 ; 2. " Mary Ann," b. March 8, 1825, r. West- minster (1882), unm .; 3. "Sarah Hazen," b. Oct. 26, 1828, m. Jerome Whitman of Westminster, Jan. 25, 1851, r. West- minster (1882); 4. "George W.," b. June 30, 1836, m. Theodosia Beardley, May 30, 1859.
(4.) Love, b. at Shirley, Sept. 11, 1804, twice m., (first) to Samuel Sprague of Harvard, Dec. 11, 1828, m. (second) Benjamin Wyman of Westminster, Aug. 27, 1843, has had three children : I. "Samuel Hazen," b. at Shirley, March 22, 1831, m. Ann M. Miles of Westminster, Jan. 16, 1856, has had five children : I. Love Maria, b. Dec. 10, 1856 ; 2. Nelson S., b. Dec. 10, 1861 ; 3. Hattie Sophia; 4. Theodosia Miles; 5. Lydia Gertrude, b. Feb. 13, 1878, r. Westminster (1882) ; 2. "Mary Ann Parker," b. at Westminster, Aug. 19, 1844, r. Westmin- ster (1882), unm .; 3. "Sarah Jane," b. at Westminster, Sept. 15, 1848, r. Westminster (1882), unm.
(5.) Henrietta Whitney, b. at Shirley, June 16, 1807, m. Franklin Wyman of Westminster, Dec. 3, 1839, d. June 26, 1860, had three children : I. "Augustus Granville Parker," b. at Westminster, June 17, 1843, d. Oct. 28, 1849 ; 2. "Charles Franklin," b. at Westminster, April 16, 1851, d. Dec. 13, 1853 ; 3. "Charles F.," b. April 16, 1853.
(6.) Sarah Parker, b. at Shirley, June 1, 1811, m. Israel Longley of Shirley, May 29, 1836, is a widow, r. Shirley (1882).
5. THOMAS, b. at Shirley, March 11, 1775, twice m. (first) to Anna Crocker of Harvard, pub. April 29, 1798 ; she d. Dec. 2, 1843 ; Thomas Hazan he m. ( second ) Sally, daughter of Dr. Ben- jamin Hartwell of Shir- ley, Nov. 2, 1856, had six children, all b. in Shirley :
(1.) Anna H., b. June 8, 1800, m. Dr. Nathaniel Kingsbury of Temple, N. H., Nov. 17, 1840, d. at Shirley, Oct. 7, 1862.
(2.) Thomas Little, b. Jan. 22, 1802, m. Mary Pollard of Groton, May 12, 1842, had three children, and d. Sept. 18, 1847. I.
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RESIDENCE OF THOMAS L. HAZEN.
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RESIDENCE OF JOSEPH HAZEN.
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"Thomas Little," b. at Shirley, Feb. 18, 1843, m. Julia M. Page of Shirley, Nov. 17, 1867, had one child : I. Mabel Gibson, b. July 27, 1872, r. Shirley (1882) ; 2. "Samuel," b. at Shirley, May 18, 1844, m. Julia A. Lawrence, Nov. 2, 1875, has had one child : 1. Mary E., b. Sept. 27, 1876, r. Shirley (1882) ;- 3. "Jacob Pollard," b. at Shirley, Nov. 9, 1845, m. Kate Eliza Bancroft, daughter of Hon. E. D. Bancroft of Ayer, Nov. 14, 1875, r. Shirley (1882).
(3.) Joseph, b. Dec. 15, 1804, m. Ann, daughter of Stephen Longley, Esq., of Shirley, r. Shirley (1882), has had six children, all b. in Shirley : 1. "Thomas J.," b. June 27, 1830, m. Sarah C. Farrar, Mar. 7, 1855, had five children, and died at Shirley, April 28, 1865 : I. Ethel, b. July 15, 1856, d. Dec. 26, 1870; 2. John Emory Lyon, b. Sept. 16, 1858 ; 3. Joseph Thomas, b. April 23, 1860 ; 4. Samuel Farrar, b. Dec. 5, 1861 ; 5. Mary B., b. March 31, 1865 ; 2. "Ann Maria," b. May 16, 1832, m. Jerome Gardner, Oct. 24, 1850, r. Shirley (1882); 3. "Martha," b. April 10, 1834, m. Thomas H. Clark, Oct. 11, 1853, r. Shirley (1882) ; 4. "Sarah," b. Feb. 4, 1838, m. Dr. John Q. A. McCollister, May 6, 1856, d. at Ayer, May 5, 1858, had one child : I. Anna, b. Aug. 28, 1857, r. Shirley (1882); 5. "Herman Streeter," b. June 13, 1844, d. July 14, 1844; 6. "Herman S.," b. Aug. 25, 1845, m. Elizabeth Ann Chandler, Nov. 1, 1865, has had one child : I. Ethel, b. at Shirley, May 29, 1871, d. April 15, 1882.
(4.) William, b. June 4, 1807, d. Aug. 3, 1807.
(5.) Samuel, b. Sept. 8, 1808, d. April 8, 1810.
(6.) Luther, b. Feb. 7, 1812, d. at Shirley, Jan. 18, 1845, unm.
6. MARGARET, b. at Shirley, Jan. 8, 1777, d. March 7, 1777.
7. PEGGY LITTLE, b. Feb. 28, 1779, m. Josiah Bailey of Lunen- burg, March 17, 1796, d. March 12, 1857 ; she had ten children : (I.) Otis, b. at Lunenburg, Jan. 28, 1798, m. Sophia Marshall, d. at Nashua, N. H., May 5, 1842, had one child : I. "Hen- rietta."
(2.) Artemas, b. at Lunenburg, Jan. 17, 1800, m. Clarissa Bil- lings, d. at Keene, N. H., Nov. 7, 1865, had three children : I. "Rufus ;" 2. "Adaline ;" 3. "Lizzie."
(3.) Thomas H., b. at Lunenburg, Jan. 28, 1802, m. Elizabeth Boutelle.
(4.) Josiah, b. at Lunenburg, Feb. 27, 1804, m. Catharine , d. at Reading, July 5, 1827, had four children : I. "Luther ;" 2. "Margie ;" 3. "Josiah .; " 4. "Lizzie."
(5.) Samuel H., b. at Lunenburg, Feb. 8, 1806, twice m., (first) to Mary Hart ; m. (second) Mrs. Sarah Hart; d. at
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Fitchburg, Oct. 29, 1869, had two children : I. "Martha A. W. ; "' 2. "Mary E."
(6.) Betsey L., b. at Lunenburg, Jan. 3, 1808, m. William A. Warren.
(7.) John L., b. at Lunenburg, Feb. 3, 1811, m. Mary Cowden, had two children : I. "George ;" 2. "Charles ;" both died in the army.
(8.) Joseph, b. at Lunenburg, Jan. 8, 1813, m. Mary δΈ€, had four children : I. "Marietta ;" 2. " Martin ;" 3. "Lizzie ;" 4. "George."
(9.) Luther, b. at Lunenburg, Sept. 14, 1816, d. at Townsend, Feb. 27, 1817.
(10.) Walter, b. at Townsend, April 18, 1818, twice m., (first) to Mary Fisk ; she d. ; m. (second) a lady from the South ; had three children : 1. "Mary ;" 2. "Fannie ;" 3. "Walter."
8. LUCY, b. at Shirley, Feb. 28, 1783, m. Jonathan Burton of Wilton, N. H., pub. Feb. 10, 1805, had eight children, and d. April 11, 1874.
(1.) Lucy, b. at Wilton, Jan. 26, 1806, d. Oct. 25, 1828.
2.) Persis, b. at Wilton, Jan. 16, 1808, d. Feb. 28, 1809.
(3.) Persis, b. at Wilton, Dec. 16, 1810, m. Rev. Stephen A. Barnard, Aug. 29, 1831, r. Lansing, Mich. (1877), had seven children : I. "Alfred Augustine," b. Feb. 3, 1834, d. Sept. 24, 1835 ; 2. "Edward Francis," b. April 21, 1836, d. April 4, 1863 ; 3. "William Alfred," b. Jan. 16, 1838, d. May 2, 1874 ; 4. "Ellen Augusta," b. March 16, 1840, m. Charles A. J. Marsh, Feb. 3, 1876, r. Minneapolis, Minn. (1877); 5. " Emily Persis," b. June 25, 1847; 6. "Mary Estella," b. Nov. 8, 1851, d. Aug. 31, 1852 ; 7. "Henry Burton," b. Oct. I, 1853, d. Sept. 21, 1855.
(4.) Jonathan Hazen, whose name was legally changed to Hazen J., b. at Wilton, N. H., June 2, 1812, thrice m., (first) to Susan S. Bancroft of Boston, May 2, 1836 ; she d. July 23, 1844 ; m. (second) Harriet L. Smith of Boston, Jan. 1, 1846 ; she d. July 9, 1853 ; m. (third) Eliza M. Josselyn of Boston, Nov. 4, 1854 ; he had five children, all b. at Boston, and d. April 7, 1880. I. "Laura Frances," b. May 10, 1838; 2. "Helen Louisa," b. Dec. 19, 1841 ; 3. " Hazen J., Jr.," b. July II, 1847 ; 4. "George Smith," b. Nov. 26, 1850 ; 5. " Ida Maria," b. July 6, 1856.
(5.) Samuel, b. at Wilton, Aug. 22, 1814, m. Elvira M. Jones of Marlboro', N. H., Dec. 5, 1839, r. Wilton (1877), has had five children : I. "Henry W.," b. at Wilton, March 19, 1841 : 2. "Lucy M.," b. at Wilton, Nov. 27, 1842 ; 3. "Clarence F.," b. at Wilton, Aug. 31, 1845 ; 4. "William Andrew," b. at Wilton, Nov. 5, 1850 ; 5. "Charles S.," b. at Wilton, Aug. 26, 1852.
(6.) Elizabeth Jane, b. at Wilton, Sept. 22, 1816, m. Rev. Charles Robinson of Medfield, Sept. 1, 1850 ; she is a widow,
r. Groton (1882), has had one child : I. "Willie Burton," b. at Peterboro', N. H., April 3, 1854.
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(7.) Andrew Nichols, b. at Wilton, Feb. 21, 1818, r. Boston (1877), unm.
(8.) Maria, b. at Wilton, Feb. 22, 1820, d. at Wilton, May 4, 1849.
Dasen, Caleb. This name occurs in the records of the town, and the presumption would be that Caleb was a relative of the fami- lies given in the preceding registry ; but the most careful investigation fails to give the most distant kinship. This is the more strange on account of the uncommonness of the name in New England.
The following are the names and birth-dates of the children of Caleb and Abigail Hazen, b. at Shirley :
I. ABIGAIL, b. March 20, 17 -; date imperfect.
II. SARAH, b. Jan. 11, 1750.
III. JOHN HOLDEN, b. Nov. 2, 1753.
IV. CALEB HOLDEN, b. Jan. 17, 1756.
HEALD.
This name was sometimes written without a, and with final e, as Mr. Savage says, and has been pronounced "Hale," oftentimes, but it truly stands by itself an independent name. "John Heald immi- grated from Berwick, England, and settled in Concord ; was a free- man June 2, 1641, had eight children, and d. at Concord, May 24, 1662." His eldest son, John, Jr., (John, Jr.,2 John,1) m. Sarah Dean, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Dean, June 10, 1661, had four children, and d. at Concord, June 17, 1689. His wife d. July 17, 1689. John, the eldest son of John, Jr., (John,3 John, Jr.,2 John,1) was b. Sept. 19, 1666, m. Mary Chandler of Concord, daughter of Roger and Mary (Simons) Chandler, Dec. 19, 1690, resided at Con- cord, had several children, and d. Nov. 25, 1721. His wife d. Aug. 14, 1759. His youngest son, Ephraim, (Ephraim,4 John,3 John, Jr.,2 John,1) b. Feb. 19, 171I, m. Eleanor -, had children, and d. at Townsend. Among his children was
Weald, John, (John, Ephraim,4 John,3 John, Jr.,2 John,1) m. Mary Tuttle of Littleton, Nov., 1764, and became a resident of Shirley in May, 1776. He was settled on a farm at the extreme north section of the town, the same now occupied by Hezekiah Spaulding. He was a man of standing and influence, was appointed a deacon in the church. Sept. 13, 1790, during the ministry of Mr. Whitney. At a subsequent period, while Mr. Tolman was minister, the deacon became dissatisfied with the doctrines of Mr. Tolman, which were of a severe Calvinian stamp, and utterly at variance with the Arminian faith, which had become the accepted belief of the worthy deacon ... He, therefore,-with his daughter, Eleanor Bowers,-took himself from Mr. Tolman's church and ministry, and they became connected with the Methodist church at Lunenburg,
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where his Arminian ideas received cordial fellowship and sympathy. He had six children, and d. Sept. 13, 1821.
I. LUCY, b. Nov. 25, 1765, m. William Going of Shirley, pub. Jan. 8, 1787.
II. ABIGAIL, b. Dec., 1767, d. May 30, 1790.
III. RHODA, b. Feb. 29, 1769, twice m., (first) to Jonathan Ather- ton of Shirley, March 17, 1793 ; m. (second) Samuel Tarbell of Mason, N. H., Dec. 1, 1814, d. Jan. 13, 1854.
IV. ESTHER, b. July 20, 1771, m. James Snow of Mason, pub. April 17, 1808, d. July 23, 1853.
V. JOHN, b. Feb. 28, 1773, m. Polly Gasset of Townsend, pub. Oct. 19, 1794, had two children, and d. July 1, 1798.
1. BRIGHAM, b. at Shirley, June 7, 1795, d. July 31, 1798.
2. HARVEY, b. at Shirley, Sept. 20, 1797.
VI. ELEANOR, b. Aug. 4, 1775, m. Nathaniel Bowers of Towns- end, pub. Sept. 20, 1802, had three children, and d. at Lunenburg, May 13, 1868.
1. NATHANIEL, b. March 29, 1804, m. Eleanor Allen of Saco, Me., Oct., 1828, had two children, and d. at Brookline, N. H.
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