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(1.) Rhoda Maria, b. Jan. 14, 1823, she has been twice mar- ried, (first) to Andrew J. Reed, of Acton, March 18, 1840, he d. Nov. 16, 1851, m. (second) Augustus Holden, Nov. II, 1853; she has had eight children, r. at Shirley (1882) ; I. " Helen," b. Sept. 16, 1843, m. George Holden, June 17, 1861 ; she has had one child; I. George Andrew Jackson, d. at Boston, Aug. 4, 1879 ; 2. " Charles F.," b. at Shirley, Dec. 29, 1845, m. Etta F. Willard of Ayer, Nov. 27, 1870, d. March 28, 1879 ; 3. " Ella Frances," b. at Shirley, Feb. 28, 1848, m. Eliakim H. Ross, May 26, 1867 ; 4. " Lizzie," b. at Shirley, April 26, 1850, m. Daniel Dean of Oakdale, Sep- tember, 1871 ; a record of her four children by a second mar- riage comes under the Philemon Holden register.
(2.) Charles Nathaniel, b. May 17, 1825, m. Elizabeth Wheeler, May, 1852, removed to western New York, and has several children.
(3.) Stephen Longley, b. Aug. 24, 1827, r. Shirley, unm. (1882).
(4.) Almond Morse, b. Feb. 19, 1837, m. Martha Andrews of Shirley, April 28, 1864, r. on the Holden estate, the fourth generation from the original settler ; he has two children ; I. " Agnes Mary," b. in Shirley, Feb. 19, 1865 ; 2. "Granville," b. Sept. 25, 1867.
(5.) Catharine Bond, b. May 27, 1839, d. at Ayer, Dec. 12, 1875.
(6.) Granville, b. March 14, 1841, d. Feb. 24, 1847.
(7.) Robert, b. June 28, 1844, m. Nelly E. Derby of Leominster, Jan. 27, 1869.
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4. LYDIA, b. May 9, 1802, m. Simon Tuttle of Acton, 1825, d. April 27, 1831, she had two children.
(I.) Joseph Holden, b. Nov. 27, 1825, m. Mary Ann Stafford of Wallingford, Vt., d. about 1863.
(2.) Eliza, b. 1828, m. Dexter F. Parker, she d. Sept. 28, 1850 ; her husband was killed in the war of the rebellion, having attained to the rank of major.
5. ELIZA, b. April 27, 1804, m. Jonas Holden, Dec. 14, 1831, d. at Shirley, Oct. 12, 1878.
6. ASA WAIT, b. April 22, 1806, m. Lucy R. Carlton of Rindge, N. H., Dec. 29, 1830, d. at Hudson, Jan. 15, 1879, he had five children.
(I.) Sarah Jane Raymond, b. at Shirley, Aug. 3, 1832, d. April 8, 1848.
(2.) George Tuttle Carlton, b. at Shirley, Nov. 11, 1833, m. Fanny H. Mossman of Sudbury, June 28, 1857 ; he has had one child : 1. "Blanche Mabel," b. Jan. 15, 1866.
(3.) Frances Augusta, b. June 29, 1841, d. June 31, 1847.
(4.) Frank Belmont, b. at Shirley, April 18, 1848, m. Flora A. M. Ellithrope of Marlboro', Nov. 12, 1871 ; he has had two children : I. "Marion Carlton," b. at Hudson, Jan. 6, 1873 ; 2. " Fred Tracy," b. at Hudson, April 29, 1876.
(5.) John Carlton, b. at Shirley, June 9, 1852, m. Carrie A. Buswell, at Portland, Nov. 17, 1875.
IV. EDMUND, b. Nov. 9, 1765, m. Sukey Rockwood of Groton, Feb. 16, 1796, removed to Langdon, N. H., where he had a family, and where he d. Aug. 7, 1827. His widow d. at the house of her daughter, in Charlestown, N. H., July 29, 1855, aged 84. He had six children :
1. AMANDA, b. at Langdon, Aug. 1, 1797, m. March 30, 1825, Dea. Moses Putnam, b. Oct. 12, 1796, of Charlestown, N. H. Mrs. Putnam d. Oct. 16, 1862. . Dea. Moses Putnam d. Feb. 9, 1872, having held the office of deacon in the Evangelical Con- gregational church in Charlestown for many years. They had five children :
(I.) Edmund H., b. Nov. 19, 1825, d. Dec. 27, 1825.
(2.) Edmund H., b. Aug. 29, 1827, m. Feb. 22, 1853, Elizabeth H. Tutherly, b. April 22, 1829 ; children : 1. "Lizzie M.," b. Jan. 14, 1856.
(3.) Malvina A., b. July 20, 1829, m. April 27, 1858, Horace A. Corbin, b. April 16, 1829, r. in Union City, Mich. (1876) ; has had one child : I. "Jennie," b. July 28, 1863.
(4.) Janette A., b. Aug. 2, 1832, m. Oct. 11, 1862, Otis W. Burton, r. Union City, Mich.
(5.) Harriet R., b. June 8, 1838, d. Jan. 22, 1860, unm.
2. SUKEY, b. at Langdon, April 13, 1799, m. Ingalls K. Densmore of Alstead, N. H., d. at Alstead, Aug. 16, 1851 ; she had nine children, all b. at Alstead.
(1.) Harriet, b. Aug. 17, 1825, m. Henry C. Harrington of Alstead, Jan. 20, 1853, d. May 31, 1872.
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(2.) Susan R., b. May 27, 1827, m. James F. Putnam of Charlestown, Oct. 31, 1855 ; she had three children : I. "Susan R.," b. Sept. 8, 1856 ; 2. "Charles E.," b. Oct. 3, 1858 ; 3. "Freddie J.," b. Feb. 23, 1864.
(3.) Catharine A., b. Aug. 12, 1829, m. William L. Cheever of Alstead.
(4.) Edmund H., b. April 25, 1831, d. Jan. 8, 1832.
(5.) Samuel H., b. Nov. 24, 1832, d. July 28, 1833.
(6.) Helen M., b. May 24, 1834, m. Orr Wallace of Acworth, N. H., Feb. 11, 1863, d. July 13, 1866.
(7.) Martha S., b. Aug. 3, 1838 ; she was twice m., (first) to Nehemiah S. Harrington of Alstead, June 8, 1860, m. (second) Henry A. Fairbanks of Springfield, Mass., Sept. 22, 1863.
(8.) Alma, b. March 27, 1842, m. Henry T. Chandler of Alstead, Nov. 1, 1862 ; she had three children : I. "Eddie H.," b. Feb. 28, 1864; 2. "Emma G.," b. Jan. 19, 1866, d. Sept. 21, 1866 ; 3. "Guy," b. May 1, 1868.
(9.) Emma, b. Nov. 6, 1844, m. Henry M. Holden of Lang- don ; she has had one child : I. "Edith," b. Sept. 30, 1873.
3. EDMUND, b. at Langdon, March 28, 1802, m. Anna S. Poland of Langdon, April 30, 1829. He died May 1, 1882, at the age of eighty years. The accompanying fac-simile autograph is copied from a letter written to the compiler of this history but a short time before his death. Mrs. Holden died July 26, 1870, aged 66.
Edmund Holden was a man of very amiable disposition, modest almost to bashfulness, yet firm and decided where truth and duty required. In his boyhood he was always truthful and Edmund Holden obedient, and the boy was father of the man. When he reached manhood he pos- sessed great physical strength and energy. Labor was a pleasure to him, and his endurance was remarkable. He had a kind and sympathetic nature, and seemed as ready to do for others in need as for himself. This trait of character drew around and secured to him many friends ; and his many good qualities won for him the respect, love and con- fidence of his fellow townsmen. His naturally retiring disposi- tion led him to shrink from public office, yet he was often called to serve in official positions, which he filled with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the community. About 1835 he con- nected himself with the Congregational church in his native town, and all his powers were brought into subjection and obedience to his Divine Master. One of his neighbors once said of him: "I have lived by Edmund Holden for thirty years ; I have been with him in the day time and in the night time ; in company and alone with him; and, although I am not a Christian, I can truly say I think Edmund Holden is a Chris- tian." His character in this respect grew brighter and brighter to the end of his life. In 1840 he was unanimously chosen one of the deacons of the church, which office he held at the time of his death. He died at the residence of his daughter, in Illinois,
Autoglyph Print, W. P. ALLEN, Gardner, Mass.
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and his remains were taken to Langdon, N. H., his native town, for interment. The large attendance at his funeral, both from his own and adjoining towns, showed the high esteem in which he was held. Every good enterprise shared his sympathy and aid ; every class in society found in him a friend and helper. His example and influence will long serve-like the sun's rays at its setting -to guide those who come after him in life's jour- ney, toward that rest into which he has entered. He had seven children :
(I.) Susan Rockwood, b. July 10, 1830, d. March 2, 1855, unm.
(2.) A Son, b. June 6, 1832, d. June 19, 1832.
(3.) Edmund Willard, b. Aug. 27, 1833, m. Julia A. Smith of Langdon, May 9, 1862.
(4.) Orthonette S., b. Feb. 18, 1836, m. Dr. Sherman Morse of Ridgefield, McHenry Co., Ill., Nov. 30, 1871 ; she has had two children : 1. "Anna H.," b. Feb. 15, 1874 ; 2. "Floyd S.," b. July 3, 1875.
(5.) Martha M., b. July 6, 1839, d. May 14, 1858.
(6.) George Rockwood, b. Aug. 10, 1841, m. Mary Rogers of Langdon, Sept. 11, 1863.
(7.) John Wood, b. Aug. 21, 1843, m. March 24, 1870, Mary E. Murphy of Langdon ; he has had two children : I. "John Edmund," b. Oct. 7, 1874, died Nov. 12, 1881 ; 2. " Will Bur- ton," b. July 22, 1877.
4. ASA, b. at Langdon, May 30, 1804, m. Mary Ann Evans of Langdon, Aug. 29, 1832. He has had six children, all b. at Langdon.
(I.) Charles Asa, b. Aug. 4, 1833, m. Emily A. King of Acworth, N. H., Nov. 18, 1862 ; he has had three children ; I. " Emily Corinne," b. Oct. 6, 1863 ; 2. "Charles C.," b. Jan. 10, 1866 ; 3. " Allen King," b. Aug. 11, 1870.
(2.) Mary E., b. Jan. 26, 1835, m. Samuel K. Upton of Lang- don, July 1, 1862 ; she has had two children : I. "Mary L.," b. Nov. 11, 1863 ; 2. " Hattie L.," b. Nov. 24, 1866.
(3.) George H., b. July 29, 1838, m. Jane Allen of Walpole, N. H., Sept. 17, 1868. He has had two children ; I. " George Newell," b. May 14, 1870 ; 2. " Charles H.," b. May 16, 1872, at Walpole.
(4.) Henry M., b. Oct. 14, 1840, m. Emma Densmore of Alstead, Dec. 16, 1869 ; he has had one child ; I. " Edith," b. Sept. 30, 1873.
(5.) Luella V., b. Dec. 12, 1845, m. Orr Wallace of Alstead, Nov. 23, 1875.
(6.) Edward M., b. April 21, 1851.
5. ROCKWOOD, b. at Langdon, Aug. 11, 1809, m. Julana Howard of Alstead, March 26, 1840; he has had five children, all b. at Randolph, Vt., where he resided (1877).
(1.) Abbie, b. Sept. 15, 1843, d. Sept. 13, 1845.
2.) Fames H., b. Nov. 7, 1846.
(3.) Abbie E., b. March 13, 1849, m. Simeon R. Waldo, Feb. 23, 1875.
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(4.) Walter R., b. May 25, 1852, m. Alma A. Pearsons, Oct. 20, 1873 ; he has had one child; 1. " Harley W.," b. July 4, 1874.
(5.) Fessie, b. Sept. 4, 1855, m. Albion O. Smith, Feb. 25, 1874 ; she has had one child ; I. " Blanche M.," b. Aug. 31, 1875.
6. SOPHRONIA, b. at Langdon, June 26, 1813 ; she has been twice m., (first) to Jedediah Rice of Waukesha, Wis., 1842. He d. 1856 ; she m. (second) Ezra S. Purple.
V. LEVI, b. at Shirley, Dec. 25, 1767. He was twice m., (first) to Lydia Warden, 1788 ; she d. April 9, 1799 ; m. (second) Mary Longley. With his first wife he resided at Langdon, but removed to Hawley, Mass., 1807, where he remained through life. He d. Dec. 5, 1866. His second wife d. Dec. 19, 1839 ; he had fourteen children :
1. LEVI, b. at Langdon, Feb. 17, 1793, d. at Langdon, March I, I795.
2. ROYAL, b. at Langdon, May 23, 1794, m. Sukey Smith of Hawley, 1818, had children and d. Dec. 6, 1831.
3. JONAS, b. at Langdon, Sept. 1, 1796, d. Sept. 10, 1797. ·
4. IRA, b. at Langdon, Dec. 7, 1797, m. Olive Hawley, 1824. He had eight children, all born at Hawley.
(1.) Olive M., b. 1825, d. 1828.
(2.) Henry A., b. Jan. 30, 1827, m. Maria E. Kellogg of Hali- fax, Vt., Sept., 1853. He has had three children born at Haw- ley ; I. " Clarence H.," b. July, 1857; 2. " Flora M." b. 1860 ; 3. " Albert L.," b. February, 1862.
(3.) Cooley, b. 1829, d. November, 1847.
(4.) Olive, b. 1831, d. June, 1847.
(5.) Asa, b. Feb. 23, 1833, m. Martha E. Hunt of Hawley, April 17, 1856. He had two children, b. at Hawley ; I. " Carrie B.," b. May 30, 1859 ; 2. " Herbert," b. Dec. 15, I866.
(6.) Freeman L., b. July 3, 1837, m. Louisa Wheelock of Amherst, October, 1863. He had three children, born in Amherst ; I. "Walter," b. December 1864 ; 2. " Eugene," b. December; 1866; 3. " Herbert," b. April, 1872.
(7.) Emily E., b. July 31, 1840, m. Edgar Leisure of Ashfield, Mass., June, 1858; had three children, b. at Ashfield ; I. "Nellie M.," b. October, 1859; 2. " Fred. E.," b. August, 1861; 3. " Grace E.," b. June, 1874.
(8.) Francis A., b. Sept. 3, 1842, m. Julia Converse of Monson, April 18, 1867 ; he had two children ; I. "Nettie E.," b. at Florence, May 26, 1869 ; 2. " Minnie B.," b. at Florence, June 7, 1871.
5. LEVI, b. at Langdon, April 1, 1799, d. Sept. 5, 1800.
6. JOSEPH, b. at Langdon, Dec. 14, 1801, m. Electa Witherell of
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Chesterfield, Sept. 3, 1827, removed to Ohio, in which state all of his children, ten in number, were born.
(1.) Charles H., b. June 5, 1829, m. Lorinda Coe, (1850) ; he had two children ; I. " Joseph," b. July, 1851 ; 2. "Charles E.," b. September, 1853.
(2.) Fohn A., b. March 15, 1831, m. Julia A. Brown, 1855, who d. April 8, 1876.
(3.) Joseph D., b. March 18, 1833, m. Emeline E. Thorpe, 1851, d. Oct. 27, 1866 ; he had two children ; I. "Sprague D.," b. July 5, 1852 ; 2. " Eva M.," b. Oct. 8, 1855.
(4.) Anna E., born Sept. 27, 1835, d. Feb. 12, 1838.
(5.) Edwin, b. March 23, 1837, m. Emma A. Dickenson, 1860 ; he had four children ; I. " Gillie L.," b. Oct. 10, 1861; 2. " Lora A.," b. March 5, 1863 ; 3. "Jenney D.," b. June 22, 1865 ; 4. " Frankie M.," b. Feb. 8, 1868.
(6.) George H., b. Oct. 22, 1838, m. Esther A. Coe, 1865 ; he had two children ; I. " Fannie," b. Jan. 4, 1868 ; 2. " Flor- ence B.," b. Sept. 10, 1874.
(7.) William A., b. July 3, 1840, m. Mary A. Graham, 1875.
(8.) Francis, b. Aug. 16, 1843.
(9.) Emma, b. May 10, 1845.
(10.) Gilbert L., b. May 4, 1847, m. Ella Watkins, 1871 ; he had one child ; I. " Winnifred," b. April 21, 1874.
7. LYDIA, b. Feb. 16, 1804, m. George Howes of Ashfield, June 2, 1825, settled in Wisconsin and had children.
8. ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 6, 1805, m. Lewis Cobb of Ashfield, Aug., 1825 ; she died Oct. 7, 1835 ; Mr. Cobb died December, 1867.
9. LEVI, b. at Hawley, June 2, 1807, was twice m., (first) to Annis Joy of Hawley, Oct. 6, 1835 ; she died Jan. 17, 1857, m. (second) Mrs. Lucy S. Bennett of Hawley, Dec. 2, 1858. He has had seven children, all b. in Hawley.
(1.) A Son, b. Dec. 22, 1836, d. Dec. 22, 1836.
(2.) Ellen A., b. April 5, 1838, m. Henry Clark, Oct. 19, 1858 ; she had three children, b. at Hawley ; I. " Herbert L.," b. Nov. 30, 1860 ; 2. " Holton H.," b. Sept. 5, 1866 ; 3. " Flora A.," b. Nov. 15, 1873.
(3.) Merrick J., b. May 18, 1840, m. Rebecca C. Mason of Hawley, Aug. 14, 1864. He has had two children, b. in Haw- ley ; I. "George H.," b. Aug. 23, 1865 ; 2. " Halbert E:," b. Jan. 14, 1868, d. Dec. 25, 1871.
(4.) Eliza L., b. Aug. 5, 1843, m. Hosea W. Stockwell of Buck- land, Jan. 2, 1862.
(5.) Charles N., b. Sept. 21, 1847, m. Effie G. Dyer of Plain- field, May 4, 1872.
(6.) Flora A., b. Nov. 9, 1849, d. Aug. 29, 1866.
(7.) Frank A., b. Dec. 31, 1856, m. Sarah E. Shumway of Plainfield, Jan. 10, 1877.
10. MARY, b. at Hawley, June 10, 1809, d. Aug. 29, 1866.
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11. DOROTHY, b. at Hawley, June 28, 1811, m. Otis Whitman of South Adams, July 29, 1832 ; she had six children, all b. at Adams.
(1.) Esther A., b. Sept. 23, 1834, m. Asa S. Harrington of South Adams, Dec. 31, 1853 ; she had seven children, all b. at South Adams ; I. " Everett S.," b. Dec. 8, 1854, d. Jan. 4, 1863 ; 2. " Fred. J.," b. July 28, 1856 ; 3. " Ellen P.," b. May 15, 1858 ; 4. " Herbert," b. Dec. 28, 1861, d. Feb. 3, 1863 ; 5. " Herbert U.," b. May 10, 1864 ; 6. " Asa S.," b. Feb. 20, 1866 ; 7. " Willie," b. Feb. 16, 1868.
(2.) Edwin O., b. Aug. 22, 1836, m. Adeline Burlingame of South Adams, August, 1854, had three children, born at Poughkeepsie, N. Y .; I. " Charles," b. Oct. 12, 1859; 2. " Freddie," b. Sept. 1, 1867 ; 3. " Fannie," b. Aug. 5, 1875, d. Oct. 9, 1875.
(3.) Levi, b. July 24, 1838, d. Nov. 6, 1838.
(4.) John J., b. Oct. 6, 1840, m. Sarah Vermilyea, New York, June I, 1864, had four children, b. at Adams ; I. " Claude," b. Aug. 25, 1865, d. Aug. 31, 1866 ; 2. " Frankie," b. July 3, 1868 ; 3. " Minnie," b. May 24, 1870 : 4. " Celestina," b. Sept. 24, 1871, d. Sept. 6. 1872.
(5.) Levi H., b. Sept. 12, 1843, m. Amelia Hall, Sept. 1, 1861, he has had eight children ; I, "Addie," b. May 15, 1863 ; 2. " Herbert," b. May 5, 1865 ; 3. " Freddie," b. Dec. 6, 1867 ; 4. " Edwin,"' b. April 1, 1869, died Dec. 1, 1869 ; 5. " Edward," b. April 1, 1869, d. March 11, 1870 ; 6. “ Lil- ly," b. May 10, 1871 ; 7. "Emma," b. Jan. 1, 1873, d. Dec. 1, 1873 ; 8. " Ellen," b. Jan. 1, 1873, d. March 11, 1874. (6.) Mary E., b. Sept. 11, 1845, d. December, 1845.
12. OLIVE, b. Oct. 24, 1812, r. Mount Lebanon, N. Y.
13. LUCY, b. July 14, 1814, m. Harvey Russell of North Hadley. Mr. Russell d. Feb. 21, 1872.
14. JONAS, b. at Hawley, March 30, 1816, has been twice m., (first) to Caroline Joy of Plainfield, May 19, 1841 ; she died May 3, 1842, m (second) Thera S. King of Hawley, Oct. 12, 1842. He has had four children.
(1.) Caroline J., b. March 25; 1842, d. Sept. 5, 1859.
(2.) Sarah E., b. Dec. 28, 1845, m. Lucius Hunt of Hawley, Dec. 23, 1868 ; she has had two children ; I. "George W.," b. Oct. 4, 1869 ; 2. " Lizzie J.," b. at Hawley, Sept. 2, 1871, d. April 5, 1875.
(3.) Janette M., b. March 1, 1848, d. Aug. 23, 1851.
(4.) Willie, b. at Hawley, May 16, 1855.
Levi Holden, Sen., the register of whose descendants here closes, was noted for his steady habits, his courteous bearing, his even temperament, and the placidity of his entire life. He enjoyed a green old age. He lived to see ninety-nine years, and made a religious profession when he was ninety years of age.
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VI. JOSEPH, b. at Shirley, Dec. 5, 1769, m. Eliza Hanaway, July 8, 1807, removed from Shirley to Marietta, Ohio, which became his home for life. He died Nov. 14, 1863. He had ten children.
1. WILLIAM, b. March 18, 1809, m. Isabella Green, d. Dec. 25, 1847. His wife Isabella d. June 29, 1847, they had three children.
(1.) Samuel Green, b. July 31, 1841, d. May 3, 1847.
2.) Mary Eliza, b. Aug. 11, 1843, d. July 8, 1847.
(3.) Maria Thomas, b. Oct. 11, 1845, d. June 4, 1847.
2. ELIZA, b. June 7, 1810, d. Oct. 7, 1831.
3. JANE, b. Nov. 12, 1811, d. March 5, 1813.
4. MARIA, b. Dec. 24, 1812, m. Hugh Trevor, Dec. 24, 1835 ; she d. May 3, 1868 ; she had six children.
(I.) Joseph Holden, b. March 4, 1837, d. May 5, 1838.
2.) "Helen Mariette, b. Nov. 26, 1838, d. Feb. 21, 1853.
3.) Eliza Holden, b. March 8, 1841.
(4.) Rose Savage, b. Jan. 1, 1843.
(5.) Andrew Marcus, b. Oct. 21, 1844.
(6.) Edward D. Arcy, b. Nov. 21, 1846.
5. JULIA, b. Dec. 20, 1813, m. Rufus E. Harte of Ohio, March 5, 1839 ; she had six children.
(I.) Gregory Powers, b. March 1, 1840.
(2.) Joseph Holden, b. Sept. 10, 1841, d. Dec. 24, 1842.
(3.) William James, b. March 2, 1843. .
(4.) Anna Eliza, b. Nov. 12, 1844, d. Nov. 28, 1845.
(5.) Mary Trevor, b. Sept. 30, 1849.
(6.) Julia Holden, b. July 18, 1855, d. 1864.
6. JOSEPH, b. June 20, 1815, m. Mary Ann Daze, Oct. 22, 1838, d. July 8, 1863. He had four children.
(I.) William, b. July 4, 1839.
(2.) John Daze, b. Aug. 30, 1841 ..
(3.) Joseph Clarence, b. March 14, 1850.
(4.) George Sedgwick, b. May 6, 1858.
7. JAMES, b. Jan. 20, 1817 ; he has been twice m., (first) to Har- riet P. Rogers, April 17, 1843 ; she d. Nov. 15, 1855 ; he m. (second) Harriet E. Dodge, Oct. 12, 1857, r. Marietta (1882).
8. MIRIAM, b. March 28, 1819, d. Sept. 28, 1820.
9. HARRIET RHODA HALL, b. at Marietta, May 29, 1820, m. Wil- liam Wallace Dodge of Marietta, May 29, 1840 ; he d. June 27, 1858, at St. Louis, Mo., where she now r., a widow; she has had six children :
(I.) Oliver Holden, b. Jan. 23, 1842.
(2.) Mary Eliza, b. Aug. 26, 1847.
(3.) William Holden, b. Sept. 25, 1850.
(4.) Fanny Holden, b. May 15, 1852.
(5.) Ella Dean, b. Nov. 26, 1854.
(6.) Julia Trevor, b. Oct. 25, 1856.
10. NATHANIEL, b. May 29, 1824, d. Oct. 29, 1824. 61
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VII. LYDIA, b. at Shirley, Feb. 8, 1772, d. 1776.
VIII. JONAS, b. at Shirley, June 18, 1774, removed to Coxsackie, N. Y., where he lived unm., and where he d. March 11, 181I.
IX. DOLLY, b. at Shirley, Aug. 28, 1776, m. Samuel Cook of Lunenburg, Aug. 11, 1835, d. at Lunenburg, Nov. 29, 1859.
Dolden, Isaac,4 (Nathaniel,3 Stephen,2 Richard,1) b. at Groton, Nov. 19, 1723, m. Sarah , and had one child :
I. SARAH, b. at Shirley, Jan. 19, 1756, d. Sept. 21, 1756.
Mr. Holden was one of the signers of the petition for Shirley to be an independent municipality, in 1747.
IVORY.
This name but rarely occurs in the pages of New England gene- alogy or biography. Indeed, Mr. Durrie, in the last edition of his "Index," refers only to the dictionary of Mr. Savage as containing any allusion to persons of the name. He (Savage) says that Thomas and William Ivory, supposed to be brothers, appeared in Lynn, within about eighteen years from the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth ; but he records of but one of them, any posterity. It may assist future investigation to know that
xuory, John, who probably descended from the above-named Thomas of Lynn, became a resident of Shirley about the year 1765, and purchased an estate in what is now Shirley Village, recently known as the Sherman Willard farm. He was a cooper as well as an agriculturist, and wrought at both vocations in their seasons. He was chosen a deacon of the church Dec. 2, 1777, and held the office during his life. In 1777 and 1778 he was clerk of the town, and he proved his scholarship to be above the common level of the time, by the methodical manner in which his records were arranged, and by the correctness of his penmanship. He held other places of honor and trust, and was generally respected by his fellow citizens. He d. Nov. 21, 1789. His widow d. Sept. 13, 1795. He had four children :
I. JOHN, m. Lucy Russell of Shirley, pub. March 14, 1778. He was a volunteer called out by the alarm of April 19, 1775. In July he enlisted into the continental service for eight months. He had six children :
1. THEOPHILUS, b. Jan. 1, 1779.
2. JOHN, b. at Shirley, July 25, 1780, m. Betsey Page of Shirley, Feb. 6, 1802, d. at Smithfield, N. Y., May 8, 1859.
3. THOMAS, b. April 18, 1783.
4. SARAH, b. at Shirley, Jan. 21, 1788, d. Oct. 19, 1795.
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5. WILLIAM FROTHINGHAM, b. at Shirley, Oct. 23, 1791.
6. JABEZ FROTHINGHAM, b. at Shirley, Dec. 6, 1797.
II. THEOPHILUS, b. at Charlestown, Nov. 7, 1759, d. at New York, Sept. 26, 1776. At the time of his death he was a soldier in the continental army.
III. THOMAS, b. at Shirley, Aug. 10, 1764, d. March 1, 1772. .
IV. MARTHA, b. at Shirley, Aug. 15, 1766, m. John Campbell, Nov. 27, 1788.
JENNERSON.
This name is sometimes spelled Jennerson, and at other times Jenerson, in the town records of Shirley, but never. Jennison. It is probable, however, that they are all of the same origin and belong to the same family. The original of the name here was
Dennerson, Moses, who was born Nov. 17, 1755, became a resident of Shirley when a young boy, a waif cast in here, having neither relatives nor helpers to sympathize or encourage, and lighten the burdens of labor and loneliness. During the years of his mi- nority he lived in the family of one of the elder Samuel Hazens, and was faithful to his trust. At the age of nineteen years he was found with the volunteers called out by the alarm of April 19, 1775. On the 26th of the same month he enlisted for eight months in the company of Captain Robert Longley of Bolton ; and, finally, became one of the regular army and remained in the camp and field during several years of the war. He married Sarah, daughter of Jonas Longley, pub. March 24, 1778, with whom he lived in happy wed- lock for sixty-four years. He died Sept. 24, 1842. His widow sur- vived him a little more than one year.
Mr. Jennerson was deprived of all opportunity to attend the public schools, such as they were in his day, so that when he was married he was entirely destitute of a knowledge of letters. His wife taught him the arts of reading, writing, and common arithmetic, and in every way helped him along to comfortably bear the industries and trials of life. They were called to endure privations, long and severe, disap- pointments and bereavements ; and while they bore the evils and reverses that intersected the whole way of their life with fortitude and resignation, they wisely and effectually assisted others, in like suffer- ing, being benefactors of the sick and afflicted.
In the latter portion of his days, Mr. Jennerson was much straitened in'regard to the means of his temporal support, but he had the waning months cheered by a pension. During a large por- tion of his active life he held the office of town undertaker, and prepared for others, the most of the graves which surround his own quiet resting place. He had seven children :
I. ESTHER, b. at Shirley, June 30, 1779, m. David Jenkins of
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Shirley, Aug. 1, 1802, d. June 5, 1856 ; her husband, David, d. Dec. 8, 1827. She had ten children, all b. at Shirley :
1. ASA, b. Nov. 3, 1802, m. Esther, daughter of Oliver Page of Shirley, April 7, 1825, d. Jan. 15, 1872. He had two children : (1.) Asa Augustine, b. at Shirley, July 13, 1824, m. Mary Ben- nett of Lunenburg, April 16, 1844. He was in charge of a milk car on the Peterboro' and Shirley railroad, and while sweeping snow from the top of a baggage car while the train was in motion, his head came in contact with a bridge, causing instant death, April 19, 1849. He had one child : I. "Abbot Augustine," b. at Townsend, Feb. 24, 1849, who has been twice m., (first) to Hattie C. Lawrence of Shirley, March, 1869; she d. Oct. 1, 1870 ; m. (second) Emma L. Knight of Ayer, June 6, 1872. He has had one child : I. Arthur Augustine, b. at Shirley, July 20, 1869.
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