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He served his fellow-citizens in a variety of positions. Being extensively interested in manufacturing corporations, he often acted as a director in these institutions, and he was twice elected on the board of aldermen. His health, never very strong, was by care and prudence preserved and sustained in such manner that he was seldom confined to his house by illness, during the last thirty years of his life.
Though his life was not marked with more than ordinary action, he was somewhat widely known and respected by his associates, who had regard for his judgment, and often solicited his advice. Mr. Longley d. at Boston, Jan. 13, 1867. He had two children :
(1.) James, b. at Boston, Jan. 13, 1840, m. Julia Frances Rob- inson of Boston, Oct. 24, 1866, r. Boston (1879).
(2.) Theodore, b. at Boston, Aug. 8, 1841, d. March 3, 1843. ยท
8. ISRAEL, b. Nov. 8, 1795, d. Nov. 30, 1812.
9. BETSEY, b. May 28, 1799, m. Daniel Barnes of Berlin, in which town she afterward resided while her husband lived, who d. Nov. 6, 1854. She had ten children, all b. at Berlin. Her present residence is Boylston (1879).
(1.) Mary Sophia, b. June 12, 1822, m. Oliver Carter of Berlin, ' Feb., 1849. She has had four children : 1. "Mary Dillay," b. Nov. 28, 1849 ; 2. "Samuel Marshall," b. March 4, 1851 ;
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3. "Julia," b. Oct. 30, 1853 ; 4. "Ernest Merriam," b. March 8, 1858.
(2.) Caroline Elizabeth, b. Aug. 16, 1823, m. Levi Lincoln Flagg of Boylston, April 2, 1848. She is a widow (1879), has had eight children : I. "Eleanor Elizabeth," b. Jan. 3, 1849; 2. "Christopher Lincoln," b. June 23, 1850; 3. "Arthur," b. Oct. 30, 1851 ; 4. "Joseph Walter," b. Aug. 14, 1853 ; 5. "George," b. June 14, 1855 ; 6. " Alice Jane," b. June 7, 1857 ; 7. "Jenny L.," b. May 9, 1859; 8. "Mary Martha," b. Dec. 11, 1860.
(3.) Israel Longley, b. May 19, 1825, m. Martha Maria Bates of Sutton, May 11, 1869. He has had one child : I. "Betsey Maria," b. March 9, 1870.
(4.) Angenette, b. Dec. 10, 1826, m. Levi Edward Brigham of Boylston, April 1, 1849, and has had five children (1878) : I. "Edwin Lawson," b. Sept., 1851 ; 2. "Daniel Webster," b. July, 1854 ; 3. "Ella Jeanette," b. July, 1857 ; 4. "Isadore," b. July, 1859 ; 5. "Dolly Ann," b. July 13, 1860.
(5.) Rowena, b. Oct. 21, 1828, mn. Charles Whitcomb, April 17, 1849, who d. at Boylston, April 16, 1860. She has had six children : 1. "Oscar Luke," b. Oct. 4, 1851; 2. "Mary Elizabeth," b. May 30, 1853 ; 3. "Hannah Sophia," b. May 14, 1854 ; 4. "Fanny Maria," b. Jan. 13, 1856; 5. "Lucy Ellen," b. Sept. 11, 1858 ; 6. "Mary Jane, b. Feb. 2, 1860.
(6.) George Henry, b. Dec. 18, 1833, m. Eliza Ann Bachelor of Upton, May 11, 1859, r. Berlin (1879), had four children : I. " Mary Imogenia," b. Oct. 22, 1860, d. Dec. 10, 1874; 2. "John Henry," b. April 26, 1864; 3. "Lucy Sophia," b. Nov., 1865 ; 4. "George Daniel," b. Dec. 25, 1868.
(7.) Hannah Jane, b. Aug. 10, 1835, m. Samuel H. Hastings of Berlin, Jan. 1, 1854. She has had two children : I. "Matilda Jane," b. Sept., 1855 ; 2. "Lunetta Maria," b. Dec. 30, 1858. (8.) Martha, b. March 30, 1837, unm. (1879.)
(9.) Asenath Moore, b. July 25, 1839, m. John Francis Bartlett, Nov. 9, 1859. She has had five children : I. "Frank," b. Sept. 13, 1860 ; 2. "Inez May," b. Aug. 2, 1862, d. April 13, 1869 ; 3. "Julia A.," b. July 18, 1865 ; 4. "Solon," b. April 13, 1867 ; 5. "John," b. April 12, 1869.
(10.) David, b. Oct. 19, 1842, m. Miranda Parker of Boylston. 10. PARKER, b. Nov. 22, 1800, m. Lydia D. Green of North- borough, April 3, 1832, d. May 2, 1860. His widow d. at Boylston, Oct. 9, 1877. He had four children, all b. at Boylston :
(1.) Edwin, b. Oct. 3, 1833, d. Oct. 17, 1833.
(2.) Edwin Franklin, b. Aug. 29, 1834, m. Emily Stephenson of Northborough, Jan. 19, 1856. He has had three children : I. "Nellie Anna," b. Sept. 4, 1857, d .; 2. "Edwin Frank- lin," b. Nov. 19, 1858, d. Feb. 17, 1859; 3. "Charles Herbert," b. Dec. 28, 1860.
(3.) Charles Israel, b. April 12, 1837.
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(4.) Asahel Parker, b. Nov. 11, 1840, r. Marlborough (1878).
11. LoIs, b. May 26, 1805, m. Joseph Dudley, April 29, 1829, who d. Feb. 25, 1866, a very worthy man, and his death was much lamented. Mrs. Dudley is a widow, r. Northbridge (1878), where her children were b. She had ten children :
(1.) Eliza Ann, b. Sept. 13, 1830, d. July 3, 1832.
(2.) James Edward, b. Sept. 13, 1832, d. at Northbridge, May 10, 1866.
(3.) Mary Eliza, b. Jan. 23, 1834, d. Jan. 6, 1836.
(4.) Charles Joseph, b. Jan. 13, 1836, m. Mary W. Dudley of Sutton, March 20, 1878, r. Northbridge (1878).
(5.) Ellen Abbie, b. Feb. 28, 1838, m. Perley Goddard of Graf- ton, Feb. 28, 1864, r. Grafton (1878). She has had six children : I. "Emma," b. Dec. 21, 1864; 2. "Nellie," b. Oct. 23, 1866, d. Jan. 27, 1867 ; 3. "Joseph Dudley," b. April 28, 1868 ; 4. "Lillie Mabel," b. March 14, 1870; 5. "Edwin Perley," b. March 27, 1872 ; 6. "Ella Frances," b. Nov. 1, 1874.
(6.) Jane Augusta, b. Dec. 12, 1839, d. May, 1845.
(7.) Edwin Augustus, b. June 9, 1842, d. Feb. 5, 1845.
(8.) Emma Ruth, b. June 25, 1844, d. Nov. 12, 1853.
(9.) Edwin Augustine, b. May 29, 1846, d. Sept. 1I, 1849.
(10.) Francis Seth, b. Dec. 17, 1848, unm. (1878.)
IX. ABIGAIL, b. at Shirley, Dec. 1, 1755, d. Oct., 1758.
Longley, John, a brother of William, and a son of Dea. John Longley of Groton, the redeemed captive, (John,5 John,4 William,3 William,2 Richard.1) He was b. at Groton, Jan. 6, 1710, and was the second of the three brothers that removed from Groton and settled in Shirley, in 1751. His farm was upon what is now the east road from Shirley Centre to the South Village of the town ; and it is yet in the possession of the family. Its present owner is Elihu D. Longley, of the fourth generation from John, the original settler.
Mr. John Longley was a man of high standing and character for his time and place. Unlike his elder brother, William, he accepted public trusts when called to them by the votes of the people, and the early success of the town was largely due to his care, skill and in- dustry. He was town clerk eight years, he was one of the selectmen eleven years, and at the organization of the town militia he was appointed captain. Although he was sixty-five years old when the muster roll of volunteers, to join the American army at Cambridge, was drawn, his name was on that roll as one of the eighty in Captain Haskell's company ; and he did much other good service in the cause of liberty and the independence of the country.
He was of the number that constituted the church at its formation in 1762, and was chosen deacon, which office he held during life. He d. March 17, 1792. His remains were interred in the old ceme- tery, but no stone has been reared to mark the place of his grave,- a great omission on the part of his kinsmen, and one which they should, even now, make a united effort to retrieve.
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Dea. Longley was twice m., (first) as is supposed, to Mary Law- rence of Groton, Feb. 1, 1739. There is no record of any children as the fruit of this marriage, nor yet is there any registry of her death. He m. (second) Elizabeth Patterson, in 1751, by whom he had eight children, and all b. at Shirley.
I. MARY, b. July 5, 1752, m. Joseph Brown of Shirley, Nov. 24, 1773, d. April 27, 1790.
II. JOHN, b. Nov. 5, 1753, d. young.
III. SUSANNA, b. Nov. 5, 1755, m. Israel Willard, 1770, d. June 15, 1839.
IV. JOHN, b. May 26, 1758. When but seventeen years old he joined the volunteers, with his father, on the 19th of April, 1 775. He was also one of the eight months men in the company of Capt. Robert Longley of Bolton. His last enlistment was April 27, I 775. He m. Sally Tarbell, June 23, 1784, and lived on the farm now owned and occupied by Mr. Joseph Hazen. He had three children :
1. ALPHEUS, b. May 17, 1785, removed to Hatfield, had a family, and d. there.
2. SALLY, b. at Shirley, April 23, 1788, m. Salmon Lawrence of Groton, July 25, 1816. She had one child :
(1.) Salmon, b. Dec. 16, 1816, r. Groton, unm. (1879.)
3. EDMUND, b. at Shirley, Dec. 9, 1790, m. Clarissa Dickenson of Hatfield, Dec. 16, 1818, d. Jan. 27, 1833. His widow d. Aug. 30, 1849. He had one child :
(I.) Sarah, b. Feb. 11, 1820, m. Joseph F. Hall of Groton, Dec. 16, 1837. She has had four children, r. Groton (1879). I. "Edward B.," b. Jan. 7, 1839 ; 2. "Emily Frances," b. at Groton, May 25, 1842 ; 3. "Clara Moors," b. at Groton, Jan. 3, 1845 ; 4. "Alice Ward," b. at Groton, Nov. 14, 1852.
V. JOSEPH, b. Dec. 27, 1760, m. Mary Pratt, Feb. 15, 1787, d. Sept. 20, 1813. He lived on the farm settled by his father, now owned by his grandson, Elihu. He had eight children, all b. at Shirley. They were
1. ELIZABETH, b. May 26, 1787, m. Marshall Blood of Leom- inster, Dec., 1832, d. at Leominster, Nov. 17, 1855.
2. JOSEPH, b. June 1, 1789, m. Parmelia Dickenson of Hatfield, Oct. 19, 1814, d. Sept. 24, 1826 ; his widow d. Jan. 23, 1866. He had four children :
(1.) Elihu Dickenson, b. June 5, 1816, r. Shirley, unm. (1882.)
(2.) Charles, b. Sept. 21, 1818, d. April 21, 1821.
(3.) Mary, b. June 17, 1820, m. William F. Hews, Nov. 18, 1850, r. Shirley, has had four children : I. "Janet Mary," b. at Shirley, Jan. 1, 1851, d. Jan. 1, 1856 ; 2. "William F.," b.
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at Shirley, Oct. 15, 1853, m. Jeanette E. Cummings of Far- numsville, Nov. 2, 1879, r. Shirley (1882) ; 3. "Eddie Long- ley," b. at Shirley, Sept. 21, 1858; 4. "Mary C.," b. at Shirley, March 7, 1861.
3. HORACE, b. at Shirley, Sept. 1, 1791, d. Sept. 25, 1819.
4. JOHN, b. at Shirley, Aug. 9, 1793, m. Olive Adams, d. at Athol, Aug. 24, 1835.
5. POLLY, b. at Shirley, 1797, d. Oct. 27, 1817.
6. LUCY, b. at Shirley, July 10, 1800, m. Thomas Haynes, d. April 8, 1855.
7. SUSAN WILLARD, b. at Shirley, July 6, 1803, m. Varnum Barrett of Shirley, Nov. 12, 1827, d. at Lunenburg, Jan. 21, 1857. She had three children :
(1.) George Varnum, b. June 10, 1837, m. Nellie Johnson of Lunenburg, Aug. 9, 1876, r. in Ayer (1882), and holds the office of deputy sheriff.
(2.) Mary E., b. Nov. 12, 1840, m. Orrin M. Bennett, Nov. 18, 1858, d. at Shirley, Aug. 30, 1869.
(3.) Josephine, b. July 12, 1843, d. at Ayer, July 9, 1876.
8. EDMUND, b. Sept. 20, 1808, m. Mary Ann Manning Reed, Nov. 23, 1847, r. Salem (1879). He has had three children :
(1.) Mary Louise, b. June 6, 1851.
(2.) Anna Prescott, b. April 17, 1855, d. July 4, 1866.
(3.) Edmund Waters, b. March 30, 1863.
VI. CALVIN, b. at Shirley, Aug. 21, 1763, d. Aug. 21, 1803.
VII. LUCY, b. April 2, 1766, m. Daniel Livermore of Shirley, pub. Jan. 19, 1793, d. 1794.
VIII. EDMUND, b. March 6, 1768.
Longley, Jonas, b. at Groton, Jan. 22, 1712. He was the third son of the redeemed captive, Dea. John Longley, and a younger brother of William and John, with whom he came to town, as before related. He m. Esther Patterson, Nov. 20, 1751, and d. Sept. 24, 1799. His wife d. June 5, 1767. Mr. Longley owned the farm now in the possession of Mrs. Augustus Holden, and passed his Shirley life in that quiet home. The first public school was set up in his house, and was continued through several terms. He was the first treasurer of the town, being elected at its organization, in 1753. He held many other places of trust and responsibility. He was in every . respect highly esteemed as a citizen, being a man of unbending integ- rity, large benevolence, and of fraternal and affectionate manners. He had seven children, all of whom were b. at Shirley.
I. JONAS, b. June 13, 1753, d. at Groton, being killed by a falling tree, April 20, 1779. He, and his father, were among the eighty volunteers called out by the alarm of April 19, 1775.
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II. ESTHER, b. May 7, 1756, m. Deacon Joseph Brown, Nov. 17, 1791, d. at Shirley, Feb. 22, 1838.
III. SARAH, b. July 12, 1758, m. Moses Jennerson of Shirley, March, 1778. Her husband, at the time of his marriage, was en- tirely destitute of a knowledge of letters, but she taught him to read, write and transact common business. She discharged all the duties of family and home with the utmost fidelity, and went down to an honored grave, Oct. 10, 1842.
IV. ABEL, b. Jan. 23, 1760, m. Hannah King, Jan. 1, 1804. He was killed at Townsend, by a falling tree, Jan. 28, 1828. His wife d. Feb. 27, 1825.
There are men of larger capacity, brighter understanding, and of more extended genius than Mr. Longley, but few can be named All Long ley that have excelled him in moral goodness, and in a consistent great- ness of character, or that have more strictly ad- hered to the principle of
the golden rule, in all its persistency of requirement. He was respected, trusted, loved, both at home and abroad. The sick and afflicted found in him a helper, the poor a benefactor, and every tongue, within the charmed circle of his intimate acquaintance, was ready to pronounce him blessed. He had three children b. in Shirley.
1. JONAS, b. Dec. 10, 1807, m. Anna Phelps, July 5, 1830, d. March, 1851. He had one child :
(1.) Jonas, b. at Shirley, Aug. 14, 1830, m. S. Angenette King of Shirley, Nov. 3, 1859, who d. May 27, 1866. He had three children, r. Shirley, remains a widower (1882). His children were : I. "Abbott King," b. at Shirley, March 16, 1860, d. July 22, 1860 ; 2. "Grace Miranda," b. at Shirley, May 9, 1861, d. Aug. 17, 1861 ; 3. "Angenette," b. at Shirley, June 1, 1863, d. Aug. 12, 1863.
2. ARTEMAS, b. Aug. 29, 1809, m Roxalana Wright of Pepperell, Jan. 17, 1832, r. Nashua, N. H. (1882.) He has had seven children :
(1.) Elvira L., b. at Shirley, Oct. 14, 1834. She has been twice m., but is now a widow, r. Nashua, N. H. (1882.) She m. (first) Horace Anderson of Nashua, Dec. 20, 1861, who d. Feb. 21, 1862 ; m. (second) Isaiah Faxon of Boston, Nov. 15, 1866, who d. May 25, 1876. She had two children : I. "Edward Henry," b. at Boston, Aug. 16, 1867; 2. "Helen L.," b. at Boston, April 16, 1871, d. June 19, 1875.
(2.) Frances D., b. at Shirley, Aug. 28, 1836, d. at Nashua, Oct. 13, 1852.
(3.) Edward M., b. at Shirley, Dec. 29, 1839, d. at Nashua, Nov. 12, 1842.
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(4.) Charles N., b. at Nashua, Feb. 26, 1842, d. May 26, 1845. (5.) Roxanna W., b. at Nashua, Jan. 24, 1844, a teacher in Boston (1882).
(6.) Maria K., b. at Nashua, Aug. 6, 1846, m. Fitz Henry Smith of Boston, June 21, 1866, r. Boston (1882). She has had five children : 1. "Annie L.," b. Jan. 25, 1868, d. Dec. 19, 1868 ; 2. "Mabel M.," b. Sept. 30, 1869, d. April 24, 1874 ; 3. "Fitz Henry," b. Nov. 20, 1873 ; 4. "Clarence L.," b. Dec. 9, 1875, d. Sept. 6, 1876 ; 5: " Marion Ellen," b. Feb. 20, 1878.
(7.) Otis W., b. at Nashua, July 10, 1848, d. Nov. 14, 1877.
3. ABEL, b. March 5, 1811, m. Jane P. Livermore of Shirley, Aug. 16, 1835. He removed from Shirley to Montezuma, N. Y., where his wife d. Aug. 27, 1847. He had three children, and when on a journey overland to California was murdered and robbed, June 2, 1856. His children were :
(1.) Margaret B., b. May 22, 1836, m. Samuel Farnsworth, April 14, 1859, r. Ayer.
(2.) Fulia Clark, b. at Montezuma, N. Y., April 18, 1839, m. Oliver N. Wing, Nov. 13, 1862, r. Chelsea (1882). She has had one child : 1. "Edward Longley," b. at Shirley, Aug. 19, I866.
(3.) Lillian Ella, b. at Montezuma, April 18, 1845, d. at Savan- na, Wayne county, N. Y., March, 1862.
V. ASA, b. July io, 1762, m. Sarah Hazen of Shirley, pub. April 9, 1785. He lived on the farm east of the centre of the town, which descended to his eldest son, and is now in the possession of a grandson, Samuel Longley, Esq. He had nine children, all b. in Shirley :
1. ARTEMAS, b. Feb. 11, 1787, m. Desire, daughter of Dr. Benja- min Hartwell of Shirley, March 24, 1815. He d. July 10, 1824.
Antenas Longley
The early part of his manhood was partially devoted to agricul- tural pursuits and partially to the instruction of youth. He, for several terms, presided over the district schools in town, as their teacher, but d. before he arrived at the meridian of manhood, and before he could give full proof of the usefulness predicted of him. He had four children b. at Shirley :
(1.) Artemas, b. Oct. 19, 1815, m. Elizabeth Barrett of Shirley, May 18, 1845, d. at Groton, Feb. 26, 1876. He had five children : I. "Elizabeth," b. at Shirley, July 12, 1847; 2. " Harriet Going," b. at Shirley, Aug. 19, 1849 ; 3. "Emily," b. at Shirley, Jan. 21, 1852, d. at Groton, Oct. 17, 1866; 4. "Jennie," b. at Groton, Aug. 11, 1857 ; 5. "George Arte- mas," b. at Groton, Sept. 29, 1860.
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(2.) Emily, b. June 10, 1819, m. Thomas Page, Dec. 29, 1840, d. Sept. 19, 1850.
(3.) Sarah H., b. Aug. 27, 1821, d. at Shirley, Dec. 30, 1869, unm.
(4.) Samuel, b. Dec. 2, 1823, has been twice m., (first) to Eliza- beth Hathaway of Grafton, March 19, 1855 ; she d. May 29, 1859 ; m. (second) Ellen H. Fay of Grafton, May 18, 1860, r. Shirley (1882). He has had seven children : I. "Charles," b. May 30, 1856 ; 2. "Elizabeth," b. April 20, 1859, m. Rev. Francis S. Bickford of Townsend, Dec. 13, 1881, r. Towns- end (1882); 3. "Samuel H.," b. Jan. 11, 1861 ; 4. "Ellen J.," b. Dec. 15, 1864 ; 5. "Francis B.," b. Oct. 26, 1870 ; 6. "John A.," b. July 15, 1872; 7. "Mary E.," b. Feb. 22, 1875.
2. JENNEY, b. Nov. 7, 1788, m. Caleb Putnam of Wilton, N. H., Dec. 22, 1812. She d. at Wilton, Jan. 2, 1854. Mr. Putnam d. Sept. 8, 1862.
In the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Putnam we have an exhibition of that thrift which may be secured by New England agricul- turists, where a purpose has been deliberately established and perseveringly pursued. Mr. Putnam was unable to begin his course of real thrift until he was thirty-five years of age, when he found himself located on the hills of New Hampshire, the sterile, stony soil of which required purpose, will and muscle to bring it into a proper state of tilth and fertility ; but all of the obstacles that lay in his way of success were removed or over- come, so that from his labor he derived ability to sustain a family of eleven children, and to die possessed of property to the amount of about twelve thousand dollars, with no other resource of gain but that derived from the labor of his hands in his farm- ing operations. In all of his course, it should be added, he was aided by the labors of a wife early trained to the duties of her position in a home where free industry, honest action, consistent economy, and persevering effort were taught by precept and example.
Although from the necessities of the case the life of Mr. Putnam was mainly passed at home or within the precincts of his own estate, and devoted to his personal interests, he by no means neglected the calls of social duties and public trusts. He animated the unfortunate to new efforts and trials, encouraged the virtuous, and helped the indigent and infirm. During the greater part of his active life he held official positions in his town, and this, too, at a time when the honor that came of the appointment constituted the only recompense. He also had a proclivity for military pursuits, was a private in the cavalry of the twenty-second New Hampshire regiment .of troops, and at length became its commanding officer, and here manifested the same energy of character he had displayed in other pursuits. By skill and address he greatly enlarged the number and im- proved the discipline of his command, and made it an honor to
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that branch of the state militia with which it was connected. He was an ornament of the town where he lived, and left a precious memory at his death. His children were all b. at Wilton, and were :
(I.) Lydia, b. Sept. 3, 1813, m. Samuel Goldsmith, April 30,
1844. She has had six children, all b. at Wilton, r. Wilton (1882). I. "Lydia H.," b. Feb. 24, 1845, m. Cyrus O. Whit- ney of Hartford, Vt., Dec. 16, 1868, had two children : I. Henry G., b. April 20, 1870 ; 2. James E., b. Sept. 18, 1873. 2. "Caleb S.," b. June 28, 1847. 3. "Sarah J.," b. July 15, 1849 ; she has been twice m., (first) to Abel B. Currier of Wilton ; m. (second) George Parkhurst of Wilton, March 20, 1877 ; she has had two children : I. Elmer W., b. Feb. 21, 1873, d. Dec. 14, 1875 ; 2. George, b. Oct. 26, 1878. 4. "Asa H.," b. April 14, 1851. 5. "Frank P.," b. Dec. 5, 1852, d. July 24, 1853. . 6. "Ellen M.," b. March 13, 1856.
(2.) Jane, b. Dec. 25, 1814, m. Orrin Blood of Temple, N. H., May 8, 1856. He d. May 5, 1868 ; she r. at Wilton ( 1882), a widow.
(3.) Caleb, b. Sept. 15, 1816, d. Jan. 23, 1845.
(4.) Roxanna, b. July 16, 1818, m. Augustus Peacock of Mil- ford, N. H., June 6, 1849. She has had three children: I. "George P.," b. at Milford, Sept. 22, 1850, m. Dora Pierce ; 2. "Charles A.," b. Oct. 23, 1853, d. June 5, 1863 ; 3. "Anna C.," b. June 3, 1860.
(5.) Samuel, b. May 18, 1820. He has been twice m., (first) to Jane Augusta Pierce of Leominster, Nov. 27, 1845 ; she d. at Leominster, Jan. 12, 1880 ; he m. (second) Melora F. Good- rich of Lunenburg, Dec. 23, 1880, r. Leominster (1882).
(6.) Jacob, b. Aug. 16, 1822. He was twice m., (first) to Flora Ann Hartshorn of Lyndeborough, N. H., Dec. 31, 1850 ; she d. Oct. 4, 1875 ; he m., (second) Anna Upton of Nashua, N. H., r. Wilton, on the old homestead, one of the first settled farms in the town.
He has had two children : I. "Flora J.," b. at Wilton, Feb. 4, 1854, m. Herbert Wilkinson of Hertfordshire, England, Feb. 3, 1873. She has had three children, all b. at Wilton : I. Eddie C., b. Aug. 20, 1873 ; 2. Flora Ann, b. Feb. 21, 1876 ; 3. Perley J., b. Dec. 9, 1877. 2. "H. Annabelle," b. May 24, 1857, m. Henry A. Proctor of Stoddard, N. H., June 3, 1878, r. Wilton.
(7.) Ruth Ann, b. June 19, 1824, d. at Nashua, Oct. 28, 1838.
(8.) Asa L., b. July 9, 1826, m. Isabelle C. Chute of Leom- inster, May 5, 1864. He has had five children : I. "Samuel," b. at Templeton, Feb. 12, 1865 ; 2. "Sarah M.," b. at Tem- pleton, Sept. 20, 1867, d. May 7, 1870; 3. "Asa," b. at Troy, N. H., March 31, 1869 ; 4. "George," b. at Leom- inster, Dec. 11, 1870, d. Feb. 2, 1877 ; 5. "Andrew W.," b. at Leominster, Dec. 28, 1872.
(9.) Andrew J., b. July 25, 1828, m. Sarah F. Whitney of Adrian, Mich., May 1, 1861, r. Wilton (1882). He has had five children, all b. at Wilton : I. "Samuel H.," b. Oct.,
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HISTORY OF SHIRLEY.
1862, d. Nov. 10, 1863 ; 2. "Willie A.," b. Feb. 13, 1864 ; 3. "Hattie L.," b. Dec. 6, 1865 ; 4. "Mabel L.," b. April 23, 1868; 5. "Augusta W.," b. May 26, 1873.
(10.) Artemas, b. Jan. 31, 1831, m. Mary O. Kidder of Wilton, N. H., May 21, 1854, r. Wilton (1882). He has had four children : 1. "Willie," b. at Leominster, June 1, 1855, d. June 7, 1865 ; 2. "Mary Ida," b. at Leominster, Feb. 4, 1858; 3. "John C.," b. at Leominster, March 31, 1860 ; 4. " Fred B.," b. at Leominster, June 12, 1862.
(II.) Sarah M., b. Oct. 13, 1834, m. Calvin D. Blanchard of Harvard, April 11, 1861, r. Harvard (1869). She has had three children, all b. at Harvard : I. "Abbie J.," b. June 7, 1863, d. Oct. 7, 1872 ; 2. "A. Maria," b. Dec. 17, 1866 ; 3. "Samuel P.," b. Jan. 31, 1869.
3. BETSEY, b. Sept. 6, 1790, d. Oct. 30, 1820, unm.
4. ROXANNA, b. July, 1792, d. Sept. 16, 1820, unm.
5. SALLY, b. Jan. 7, 1794, d. April 19, 1798.
6. ASA, b. May 19, 1796, m. Mary C. Fairbanks of Fitchburg, July 16, 1818. She d. at Leominster, Feb. 20, 1874. He Asa Longly passed his active life, after he had arrived to manhood, in Leominster, was a useful and reputable citizen, and died at the advanced age of eighty-six years, May 21, 1882. He had seven children :
(1.) Henry W., b. Dec. 26, 1820, d. Dec. 22, 1823.
(2.) Charles WV., b. Oct. 20, 1822, m. Sarah C. Hurlburt of Hartford, Conn., Sept. 16, 1846. He has had two children : I. "Alice Elizabeth," b. at Worcester, Sept. 4, 1847, m. Alfred D. Worthington of Hartford, Oct. 6, 1868; she has had seven children, all b. at Hartford : 1. Charles Alfred, b. Oct. 14, 1869 ; 2. Frederick L., b. July 11, 1871 ; 3. Alice Louisa, b. Sept. 6, 1872 ; 4. May, b. Aug. 11, 1874, d. same day ; 5. Arthur Gregory, b. Aug. 22, 1877, d. April 23, 1878 ; 6. Howard, b. March 13, 1880 ; 7. Florence May, b. April 29, 1882. 2. "Charles Henry," b. at Worcester, Oct. 28, 1849, m. Bella Chase of Hartford, Ct., Nov. 18, 1874.
(3.) Henry W., b. March 1, 1824, m. Eliza D. Proctor, Oct. 4, 1849, r. Boston (1882). He has had two children : I. "Henry W.," b. Sept. 23, 1850, m. Alice A. Stone, Aug. 31, 1875. 2. "Frank W.," b. Sept. 13, 1854 ; he has been twice m., (first) to Lizzie Bird, June 1, 1873 ; she d. Jan. 31, 1875 ; he m. (second) Angie A. Grover, Jan. 1, 1877 ; he has had one child : 1. Arthur, b. Jan. 23, 1875.
(4.) Albert S., b. Nov. 25, 1825, m. Lizzie Grover, 1854, r. Leominster (1879).
(5.) Mary E., b. Oct. 22, 1828, m. George A. Brown of Worces- ter, Nov. 24, 1847, r. Worcester (1882) ; she has had four
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