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But, of all who have borne that name in Shirley, Joshua, (the tenth-born of William, the eldest son of the redeemed captive, whose family register is here under consideration,) was the most illustrious. His father removed from Groton to Shirley the year he was born ; hence his childhood and boyhood were passed at that inauspicious period when no schools existed within the town. Of course he almost necessarily grew up without a knowledge of letters. Tradition saith that at the age of twenty-one he could not write or even read. But such was his strength of intellect, and such the bias of his inclinations, that he could not see an honor- able and useful call to business, beyond the reach of his present ability, without an effort to qualify himself for the calling. He therefore labored with an assiduity that finds no immovable obsta- cles in the way of success. With such means as he had at his
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RESIDENCE OF THE LATE S. M. LONGLEY.
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command, he furnished himself with that kind of education which the exigence of his situation demanded, and devoted his acquire- ments to the best possible advantage in all his active course, giving his mind but little respite until its purposes were effected.
In 1780, when he was twenty-nine years of age, he was appointed. a selectman of the town, and for twenty-one years he Johna. Longley was re-appointed to the same important official station. He was the town-clerk for fifteen years, and was a civil magistrate during a large portion of his business life. He was also called to discharge legal duties of a more private character, such as solemnizing marriages, drawing business instruments, presiding over petit courts of justice, and thus had a general as well as a business and social influence which few have attained. In 1775 he was a volunteer on the alarm of the 19th of April.
He builded, during his life, two large dwelling-houses after the same pattern ; they were of the largest which the town could then boast. They were faced to the south, and neither of them fronted upon the streets on which they were located. He was also the first occupant of the only water-privilege within the town upon the Nashua river, where he builded saw and corn-mills, which property soon passed to the hands of other owners. The farm dwellings, where himself and family usually resided, are yet all standing, in good repair, and have been heliotyped to embellish the pages of this history.
The death of Mr. Longley was almost without warning. It was a fine autuninal afternoon, and the voters of the town had assem- bled for a public business meeting in the old church ; the purpose of which meeting was to take into consideration the situation of Rev. Phinehas Whitney, who had become, permanently, an invalid, and to relieve him of a part, or all, of his ministerial duties, by set- tling with him a colleague. The meeting had proceeded so far as to resolve upon the measure, and to pass a vote extending an invi- tation to Rev. William Bascom, then of Fitchburg, to fill the position. At this point it was announced that Mr. Joshua Longley -who was in his usual health, as far as any that were there had been advised-was dead, having just expired at his own mansion, but a quarter of a mile away. Whereupon, Wallis Little, Esq., arose, and, after expressing a surprise at the suddenness of the event, so fruitful of regret to a widespread community, and after briefly recounting the merits of the deceased, moved an adjourn- ment of the meeting, and a general suspension of business until the remains of their distinguished friend and fellow-townsman should receive the rites of sepulture. Joshua Longley had eight children, b. at Shirley.
1. LOVINA, b. May 9, 1771, d. Aug. 11, 1777.
2. ANNE, b. Sept. 17, 1773, d. Aug. 9, 1777.
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3. ANNA, b. Aug. 20, 1776 ; she was twice m., (first) to Samuel Chase of Shirley, April 3, 1795 ; he d. at Pepperell, Nov. 6, 1808 ; she m., (second) William Hall of Brookline, N. H., Oct. 3, 1826, and d. at Hollis, N. H., June 6, 1866.
4. STEPHEN, b. Feb. 25, 1779 ; he was twice m., (first) to Rhoda, daughter of James and Sarah (Dickerson) Parker of Shirley, Jan. 7, 1798 ; she d. Dec. 7, 1833 ; he m. (second) Mrs. Nancy Butler of Shirley, Nov. 11, 1840, and d. July 17, 1847.
Stephen Longley was thirty-five years old at the period of his father's death, and was well entered upon that course of activity which was continued until his latter years.
Hitherto he acted under parental supervision ; now he was ready to receive and wear the mantle of public service, which Hethen Longley had so long graced the shoulders of his hon- ored parent, which was readily understood by an appreciative constituency. It is true he had not the genius and executive ability of his father, and yet he had a business talent which was noted and improved by his fellow-townsmen. He held the office of selectman for six years, and was honored with other responsible positions. His chief excellence, however, seemed to consist of an ability and readiness to discharge the duties of a civil magistrate. These duties engaged his occa- sional attention almost as long as he lived.
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As a man of sympathetic action he had few equals. Wherever he could help the sick and suffering, he invariably appeared with a tender of his services. In 1816 a fever of great malignancy broke out in a family that occupied what was afterward the town almshouse, pervading, to some extent, the entire neighborhood, and numbering persons of different ages among its victims. As the sickness was considered infectious, many people were kept by their fears from those offices of charity and sympathy of which the sufferers stood in great need. Without stopping to consider personal danger, he entered boldly into scenes of pain and helplessness, and, day after day and night after night, was found at his post of duty and usefulness. It, however, proved to him a post of danger, for he imbibed the infection, and after weeks of suffering, under which he was brought near the door of death, he partially recovered, but never overcame the disability which his sickness occasioned.
His later years were troubled with pecuniary difficulties, arising from losses and misfortune. His inability to meet and cancel his liabilities produced a regret so mortifying and repulsive of his better nature as to greatly sadden his declining years. This was a state of mind unknown in many modern bankruptcies, where every species of rascality is perpetrated under a protec- tion of legal forms. Mr. Longley had six children, all born in Shirley.
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(1.) Edmund, b. June 4, 1799. He was twice m., (first) to Cynthia Jones of Lancaster, pub. April 4, 1819 ; she d. Sept. 4, 1838 ; he m. (second) Mrs. Adeline Stevens of Groton, pub. Aug. 25, 1840 ; he d. June 13, 1844. He had five chil- dren, b. at Shirley : 1. "Sarah Parker Jones," b. Sept. 26, 1819, d. March 1, 1836. 2. "Cynthia Ann," b. Oct. 4, 1824, m. Henry Edgarton of Shirley, July 23, 1844, r. Shirley (1883). 3. " Malvina Amanda," b. May 4, 1830, m. Albert Butler of Shirley, Nov. 27, 1849, d. Aug. 26, 1865 ; she had three chil- dren : I. Carrie Isabel, b. at New Castle, Del., March 19, 1856, d. Sept. 7, 1856 ; 2. Hattie May, b. at New Castle, March 12, 1858, d. May 14, 1866 ; 3. Genie Anna, b. at New Castle, Nov. 22, 1860. 4. "Jane A.," b. July 25, 1833, m. Charles A. Edgarton of Shirley, June 17, 1852, r. Shirley (1883). 5. "Josephine," b. May 30, 1838, d. Aug. 7, 1838. (2.) Stephen Melvin, b. Aug. 11, 1802, m. Mary F. Gibson of Lunenburg, Dec. 31, 1832. He conducted the noble farming establishment which had been in the family for the two pre- ceding generations, and which is now in the possession of his children (1883). He d. Aug. 16, 1860.
It is seldom that three successive generations, of the same family, can each produce a representative competent to serve the public in official positions and give satisfaction in that service ; but such was the case with the Longleys, whose reg- istry is here given. Stephen M. Longley walked in the steps of his grandfather and of his father, without intending it, as a town official and private adviser. He was chosen a selectman on five occasions, and in 1834 he was appointed treasurer of the town.
He gave all subjects submitted for his examination, a care- ful consideration, and acted according to the convictions of a mature understanding, not often finding reason to cancel or modify his opinions. He died, as some other members of his family had done, of consumption. For several years previous to his death he was, more or less, under the influence of this malady. It preyed upon his constitution, paralyzed his strength, benumbed his spirits, and suspended physical action, so that he was unable to continue those private engagements and public duties to which his life had been devoted. His domestic relations were of a tender character, and so esteemed was his position in his family, that his death, though long pre- meditated, produced a shock afflicting to witness, and hard to overcome.
Mr. Longley had eight children : I. "Charles Albert," b. at Shirley, Aug. 7, 1834, m. Hannah Powers of Shirley, May 5, 1855, r. Shirley (1883) ; he has had three children : 1. Lilly M., b. at Shirley, June 18, 1858 ; 2. Charles C., b. at Shirley, Dec. 25, 1859 ; 3. Alice G., b. at Shirley, Feb. 24, 1862. 2. "Stephen Webster," b. at Shirley, Aug. 1, 1836, m. Sara E. Sylvester of Townsend, Dec. 11, 1867, d. at Wilkesbarre, Pa., Sept. 1, 1872 ; he had three children : 1. Frank Lester, b. at
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Newfield, N. J., Sept. 19, 1868 ; 2. Welcome Hathaway, b. at Newfield, July 16, 1870 ; 3. Stephen Laroy, b. at Shirley, Dec. 13, 1872 ; his widow r. Shirley (1883). 3. "Nelson Parker," b. at Shirley, Jan. 18, 1838, d. Aug. 24, 1838. 4. "Mary Maria," b. at Shirley, Sept. 9, 1839. 5. " Ellen Eliza," b. at Shirley, Aug. 10, 1842, d. May 27, 1866. 6. "Clara Melissa," b. at Shirley, Jan. 1, 1845, m. Gilbert M. Ballou of Shirley, Nov. 25, 1878, r. Shirley (1883). 7. "Melvin Whit-
4 temore," b. in Shirley, Feb. 2, 1849. 8. "Marette Frances," b. at Shirley, June 17, 1853.
(3.) Rhoda Maria, b. at Shirley, June 19, 1805, m. Nathaniel Holden, Jr., pub. July 21, 1822, d. Oct., 1831.
(4.) Anna, b. at Shirley, Nov. 22, 1811, m. Joseph Hazen of Shirley, June 30, 1825, r. Shirley (1883).
(5.) James Parker, b. at Shirley, April 13, 1814, m. Lucy Chap- lin of Shirley, Dec. 15, 1835. He r. in Shirley (1883). Since the first pages of this volume went to press the wife of Mr. Longley has been called to her final resting-place. She d. May 15, 1882. Home is a blessed institution, and especially so when presided over by one possessing the quiet, orderly and industrious habits and persevering energy which characterized Mrs. Longley. She maintained a consistent character in all the relations of life. She attended faithfully to the wants of her own household, meeting the requirements of husband, children and friends, as they came to her notice, while at the same time the social duties due to kindred, acquaintances and strangers outside the family circle, were not left. undone. Wherever she cast her eyes the beams of peace and encour- agement went forth to gladden all around ; and, if it can be said that any one has lived a Christian life and died a Christian death, that surely may be said of Mrs. James P. Longley. They had two children : I. "Savillion," b. at Shirley, July 7, 1841, r. Shirley (1883), unm. ; 2. "Harriman," b. at Shirley, Aug. 19, 1843, m. Sarah Eliza Brown of Fitchburg, March 1, 1877, r. Shirley (1883).
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(6.) Lydia, b. at Shirley, Nov. 15, 1819, d. March 25, 1827.
5. LAVINA, b. Aug. 15, 1781, m. Abel Tarbel of Groton, Jan. 31, 1802, d. at Groton, Oct. 1, 1808.
6. LUCINDA, b. March 30, 1785, m. John Little of Peterboro', N. H., pub. Aug. 27, 1809, d. at Peterboro', Sept. 13, 1850.
7. RUFUS, b. Sept. 2, 1788, m. Margaret Bartlett of Haverhill, Nov. 5, 1819, settled at Haverhill as a physician, and practised his profession in that town until his death, which occurred there March 12, 1855. He had four children, all b. at Haverhill.
(1.) Margaret E., b. Dec. 22, 1820, d. at Haverhill, Nov., 1842, unm.
(2.) William Rufus, b. Dec. 26, 1822, d. at San Francisco, Cal., June 23, 1863, unm.
(3.) Caroline H., b. Aug. 13, 1826, r. Haverhill, unm. (1878.)
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(4.) James Henry, b. Oct. 8, 1828, d. at California, June 6, 1858.
Margaret, the widow of Dr. Rufus Longley, r. Haverhill (1878). She was a daughter of Hon. Bailey Bartlett, and belonged to a family of fifteen children, five sons and ten daughters. She, and one sister and two brothers, are all that now live. She is in the enjoyment of a green old age, in good health, and in the eighty-eighth year of her life.
8. LYDIA, b. May 20, 1792, d. Jan. 5, 1795.
XI. JAMES, b. at Shirley, Nov. 4, 1753, m. Molly Bartlett of Northborough ; she d. Aug. 27, 1831 ; he r. in Boylston during his active life, and d. in that town, Jan. 14, 1837.
As the father of Mr. Longley had a large family, he was forced, in very early boyhood, to cast his lot among strangers, and, at length, found a home in the town of Northborough, and was bound to the service of Samuel Gamble, a resident of that town and by trade a carpenter.
According to the custom of the time he was to remain with his guardian until he was twenty-one years of age, and then receive a written discharge which was a testimonial of freedom. During his residence with Mr. Gamble, he did not receive a day's schooling, was very coarsely and inefficiently clad, and was subjected to in- conveniences and disabilities that were hard to be borne, and that would not have been tolerated at a later period of our history. He went on bravely, however, bearing his ordinary and extraordi- nary burdens, until he passed the season of his minority, and became his own master.
He soon obtained a position with the proprietor of a hotel in Northborough, and arranged with a private teacher to assist him in acquiring a knowledge of letters. He commenced as the child does, with the alphabet, but passed rapidly along through the primary departments of study, and did not dismiss his teacher until he had learned to read, write, and solve the problems in common arithmetic. With this beginning he became a student for life, giving special attention to those branches of instruction that qualify for the duties of social and business enterprise.
In after life he received the appointment of selectman and assessor for a long series of years. He was also the commander of the militia of his town during the usual term of such appoint- ments. He was for nearly half a century a justice of the peace, and for several years represented his town in the state legislature.
He had passed his years of minority before the American Rev- olution had produced a war; and he at once threw himself into the struggle, that he might assist in securing the independence of his country. He was at first a mariner under Commodore Moody, and made several successful cruises. He afterward joined the land forces, and was in that dangerous retreat from Long Island, under General Sullivan. He was in the battle that captured Burgoyne. Near the close of the war he settled in his home in Boylston, 68
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which proved a life settlement ; yet he held a commission under General Lincoln for the suppression of the Shays rebellion in 1 787, and was in that night march from Hadley to Petersham, through a blinding storm of snow.
During the last years of his life he was cheered by the recep- tion of a pension from government. He lived long and saw many good days, and was one of whom his friends could say, " He hath had neither a vain nor useless existence." Mr. Longley had eleven children :
1. OTIS, b. Dec. 8, 1784, m. Lydia Patch of Worcester, May, 1827, d. March 21, 1848. He was b., lived and d. at his pater- nal home in Boylston. He had six children, all b. at Boylston. (1.) Joseph Lyon, b. March 9, 1828, m. Ann Bussell of Lawrence, Nov. 12, 1853, r. Wright county, Iowa ; has had four children : I. "Otis M.," b. Dec. 18, 1856; 2. "Charles Edwin," b. May 21, 1859 ; 3. "Henry Wilton," b. March 17, 1862, d. March 30, 1868 ; 4. "Lydia Mabel," b. Nov. 8, 1869.
(2.) James B., b. Sept. 11, 1830, m. Caroline E. Lawrence of West Brookfield, Feb. 9, 1853. He has had two children : I. " Alice Maria," b. Aug. 27, 1854, m. Franklin E. Adams of Rutland, Vt., Feb. 4, 1875, r. Waltham (1882) ; 2. "Emma E.," b. Oct. 26, 1856.
(3.) Jane C., b. Feb. 24, 1833, d. Aug. 23, 1859, unm.
(4.) John B., b. May 4, 1835, d. at the house of Joseph L., in Iowa, Feb. 4, 1873, unm.
(5.) Granville A., b. Dec. 20, 1837, m. Elizabeth L. Buffington of Warren, R. I., June 6, 1864, r. Worcester (1878). He has had five children : I. "Granville A.," b. Sept. 23, 1867 ; 2. "Bertha E.," b. April 3, 1870 ; 3. "Hester M.," b. Aug. II, 1872 ; 4. ".Henry K.," b. Nov. 1, 1874, d. Sept. 17, 1878 ; 5. "Mary B.," b. April 29, 1878.
(6.) Henry G., b. Oct. 18, 1841, m. Sarah E. Withinson of Wor- cester, Sept. 1, 1862, d. of malarial fever at Newbern, N. C., Feb. 24, 1863, a soldier in the rebel war.
2. MARY, b. Feb. 18, 1786, m. Deacon Abijah Flagg of Boylston, Feb. 18, 1808, who d. Dec. 22, 1850. She had seven children, all b. at Boylston, where she d. March 3, 1863.
(1.) William Frederick, b. April 2, 1808. He has been twice m., (first) to Sarah Walker of Natick, Feb. 13, 1832 ; she d. at Bloomington, Ill., Dec. 22, 1858 ; he m. (second) Margaret Catherine Ryburn. He went to the western states in early life, and his residence is still there. He has had ten children : I. "Edward Payson," b. Jan. 26, 1834 or 1835, m. Anna LaRice of Bloomington, Ill., Oct. 1, 1861. He has three children : I. Emma Walker; 2. Mary Elizabeth ; 3. Another daughter. 2. "William," b. Sept., 1836, d. Sept., 1837. 3. "William Abijah," b. Oct. 11, 1838, is m., and lives in the southern part of Illinois. 4. "Henry Harrison," b. Feb., 1840, d. March, 1840. 5. "Eugene Emery," b. Feb. 26, 1842, d. in California, March 11, 1874, unm. 6. “Sarah
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Walker," b. Dec. 22, 1844, m. Walter M. Bell of Blooming- ton, Ill., May 22, 1867 ; she has had three children : I. Wil- liam ; 2. Eugene Emlen ; 3. Another son, b. Jan., 1873. 7. "Frances Emily," b. Feb. 26, 1847, m. Thomas P. Phillips of Bloomington, Nov. 9, 1869, had one child : I. William, b. 1871. 8. "George Lowell," b. Oct. 1, 1849, d. Dec. 3, 1855. 9. "W. Frederick," b. July 22, 1864. 10. "Cora," b. Jan. 4, 1873.
(2.) Montraville, b. Jan. 31, 1810, m. Parney Parker Houghton of Boylston, Dec. 17, 1834, r. Boylston, on a farm lately owned by his father. He has had nine children : I. "Lyman Munson," b. March 17, 1836, d. Dec. 9, 1841. 2. "Ellen Sanford," b. Dec. 24, 1837, m. Dr. George W. Warren, and is his second wife. 3. "Cornelia Ann," b. Oct. 5, 1839, d. Dec. 19, 1841. 4. "Estus Abijah," b. Sept. 3, 1841, d. Jan. 12, 1842. 5. "Cornelia," b. Jan. 6, 1843, d. Sept. 12, 1844. 6. " Rebecca Moore," b. Feb. 24, 1844; a widow, without chil- dren (1878). 7. "Julietta Naomi," b. Sept. 27, 1846 ; 8. " Montraville," b. Aug. 24, 1849, m. Flagg, and has one child (1878). 9. "Charles Abijah," b. Oct. 13, 1850, d. Jan. 13, 1851.
(3.) Nahum b. July 15, 1811, m. Hannah Bracket Wilson of Worcester. He had two children : 1. "Jonathan Wilson," b. May 3, 1840, m. Andrews of Boylston, who has d .; r. Worcester, a widower (1878). 2. "Emma Elizabeth," b. Sept. 27, 1842.
(4.) Israel Longley, b. July 13, 1813, d. June 17, 1817.
(5.) Abijah, b. May 20, 1815.
(6.) John Dexter, b. Aug. 3, 1817, m. Elizabeth Davenport of Boylston, March 15, 1840, r. Boylston (1878). He has had six children : 1. "Estella Viola," b. Dec. 26, 1843. 2. "Har- riet Elizabeth," b. Nov. 4, 1846. 3. "George Abijah," b. May 16, 1848. 4. "Mary Maria," b. March 18, 1850. 5. "John Dexter," b. Oct. 15, 1815, d. July 25, 1853. 6. "John Nathaniel," b. Oct., 1854.
. (7.) Mary Elizabeth, b. Sept. 17, 1823, m. Edwin Stewart of Amherst, April 1, 1849, r. New York, N. Y. She has had five children : I. "Edwin Abijah," b. at Oakham, Dec. 9, 1849, d. at New York, Aug. 30, 1853. 2. "Frederick James," b. Nov. 19, 1851, d. March 18, 1856. 3. "Frank Hubert," b. at New York, March 12, 1854, d. May 3, 1861. 4. "Jessie Fremont," b. at New York, Dec. 25, 1855. 5. "Merrett Lugar," b. at New York, Feb. 25, 1860.
3. JONAS, b.' Nov. 11, 1787, m. Susan Smith of Northborough, Dec. 22, 1812. He d. at Westborough, Jan. 31, 1866. His widow d. April 14, 1870. He had four children :
(1.) James Alfred, b. Jan. 6, 1814, m. Harriet A. Parker of Southborough, Nov. 1, 1843, d. at Southborough, March 8, 1861. He was a carpenter and architect. He had five chil- dren : 1. "Harriet Elizabeth," b. at Westborough, Oct. 28,
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1845 ; she m. Irving E. Lewis of Westborough, r. Brooklyn, N. Y. (1878). 2. "George Allston," b. Dec. 31, 1847, m. Julia L. Mirick of West Brookfield, Oct. 6, 1870. 3. " Ella Ada," b. May 3, 1850. 4. "Arthur Edgar," b. Feb. 22, 1853. 5. "Herbert Parker," b. Feb. 12, 1856.
(2.) Susan Bartlett, b. May 13, 1818, m. Ansel Lakin of Wor- cester, Sept. 12, 1853, and d. at Westborough, June 1, 1877.
(3.) Mary Elizabeth, b. Dec. 16, 1819, m. Benjamin Bayley Nourse of Westborough, Oct. 19, 1843. She has always r. at Westborough, and has had six children : I. "Henry Bing- ham," b. Feb. 26, 1850. 2. "Frank Longley," b. Feb. I, 1852, d. Aug., 1868. 3. "Walter Bayley," b. Nov. 5, 1853. 4. "Emma Susan," b. Nov. 25, 1855. 5. "Edward Solon," b. Nov. 25, 1855, d. Jan. 18, 1856. 6. "Edward Solon," b. May 8, 1859, d. Aug. 18, 1859.
(4.) Charles Otis, b. July 20, 1824, m. Nov. 1, 1859, Adaliza Merriam Keyes of Westborough, r. Westborough (1878), and has had four children, all b. at Westborough : I. "Mary Smith," b. Dec. 11, 1850. 2. "Ellen Monroe," b. June 22, 1856. 3. "Alfred Henry," b. Sept. 27, 1863. 4. "Anna Brigham," b. March 4, 1866.
4. JONATHAN, b. June 21, 1789. He was never m., and was by profession a clergyman. He d. at the house of his brother-in- law, Mr. Joseph Dudley, Jan. 26, 1850. The following notice of him was written by Rev. George Allen of Worcester :
"Mr. Longley was a man of strong mind, sound learning, and solid worth, with more modesty than was convenient for him- self, and therefore more merit than could be appreciated by many others. Having known him much from his boyhood on- ward through life, we speak with the more freedom and the firmer confidence. He had an every-day conscience pervading all his conduct. A more reliable man is not often found. He had much more and better scholarship than is the possession of most professional men, for more than most he loved learning and was patient of thought. He entered Harvard University in 18II, and took a high stand in the class of Sparks, Palfrey, Francis, Parsons, Harris and others well known for their attain- ments in learning, but from a failure of pecuniary means, was compelled through life to regret his uncompleted liberal educa- tion.
"He studied theology with the Rev. Dr. Emmons, by whom he was much esteemed, and afterwards was principal of several respectable academies, in this state and New York. His famil- iarity with Jewish and American history, political and ecclesias- tical, was such as many would covet, but few really possess. His memory was more like a book than that of any man we have known. It was surprisingly and conscientiously accurate. With a multitude of opportunities to test his knowledge of the Scrip- tures, we can think of no instance when he needed any other concordance than. his own memory, whether the passage cited
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or inquired for was in the Old or New Testament, and whether doctrinal, perceptive, historical, or what not. Probably, in this respect, to no man in New England, in his day, could these lines in the quaint epitaph on John Cotton be so truly applied :
' A living, breathing Bible; tables where Both covenants at large engraven were, Gospel and law in 's heart had each a column ; His head an index to the sacred volumn.'
" He read his Bible, not so much to remember its words as to understand its truths and keep them in his heart. He of course died as he lived,-a good man."
5. JAMES, b. June 22, 1791, d. June 10, 1793.
6. ISRAEL, b. Nov. 21, 1792, d. June 6, 1793.
7. JAMES, b. Sept. 3, 1794, m. Sally Eustice of Boston, July 3. 1838. Mr. Longley lived upon his father's farm in Boylston till about 1814, when finding his health not sufficiently firm for farm work, he went to Boston and was for a short time engaged at the pottery works in East Cambridge, on the site of the present manufactory of the New England Glass Company. Afterwards he was in a grocery store on Leverett street. He then went as a clerk to the Commercial Coffee House, then located on the northeast corner of Milk and Batterymarch streets, remain- ing there till he became its proprietor, and retiring from it about 1836 ; from which time he was not engaged in active business.
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