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ALLEN, ELNATHAN, Jr. (s. of Elnathan) m. Lydia, D. of Alpheus Pratt, Nov. 24, 1773. Chil. Sarah, bap. Jan. 22, 1775 ; Phebe, bap. Oct. 20, 1776. His wife, Lydia, d., and he m. Lydia Roberts, Nov. 19, 1778. He lived a short time on the farm, now of Joseph Nurse, and removed to Brattleboro', Vt. and d. June, 1830, aged 76.
ALLEN, ISRAEL, (s. of Elnathan,) never m. He was a physician ; settled in Sterling, 1786, where he d. 1817, aged 61. On his grave stone is represented a tree, prostrate, with this in- scription underneath, " As the tree falleth, so it lieth."
ALLEN, SILAS, (s. of Elnathan,) a physician, m. Susan Thurston, and settled in Leominster, where she d. Sept. 13, 1824, aged 55. He d. there Aug. 13, 1840, aged 78. Chil. Julia, Henry, Susan, who d. 1799; Mira, Silas and William T., who d. in 1842.
ALLEN, ARUNAH, (s. of Elnathan,) m. Mary Richard- son, Dec. 16, 1788, and has been a Baptist clergyman more than 50 years in Vt. Chil. rec. here, John Jarvis, b. Oct. 24, 1789 ; Rhoda, April 14, 1791; Jubal Eldridge, March 20, 1793; Levinah Johnson, July 15, 1797.
* Some of the younger branches of this family now spell the name, Parks. Park is the correct spelling, but every man has a right to spell his own name as he pleases.
t The names of " Wilkes and Liberty" are eminently significant of the father's patriotism.
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ALLEN, LUTHER, (s. of Elnathan,) a physician, succeed- ed his brother, Israel, in that profession, in Sterling, and there m. Sarah Brown, 1804, and d. 1837, aged 65. Chil. Charles, Caroline and James.
ALLEN, Rev. WILKES, (s. of Elnathan,) grad. H. U. 1801 ; ordained min. of Chelmsford, Nov. 16, 1803, and dis. at his own request, Oct. 21, 1832; d. in Andover, Dec. 2, 1845, aged 70. His wife was Mary, D. of Dea. James Morrill, of Boston, mn. Nov. 13, 1805. Chil. James Morrill, b. Oct. 5, 1806; Charles Hastings, March 11, 1809 ; Wilkes, Dec. 30, 1810 ; John Clarke, Nov. 15, 1812, grad. H. U. 1833, and d. June 24, 1834; Nathaniel Glover, Jan. 22, 1816; grad. H. U, 1842; and three others, who d. infants.
ALLEN, LIBERTY, (s. of Elnathan,) m. Mary Ammidon, of Fitzwilliam, N. H. 1801 ; lives on the homestead of his first ancestor here. Chil. Owen Warland, b. Sept. 2, 1801 ; Lucius Shumway, Aug. 29, 1802 ; Augustus Ammidon, Aug. 15, 1804; Thankful Hortentia, Dec. 6, 1805, and m. Artemas Perrin, of Millbury, 1831, and removed to Stockton, N. Y. Chil. Henry and Horace ; Eunice Sophronia, b. March 21, 1807, and m. Leander Sawyer. Chil. Everet Leander, Marion Sophronia, Appleton Lokrstan, Caroline Paulina, and Henry Adolphus. Mary Eliza, b. Aug. 8, 1809, m. John W. Barton. Chil. Mary Eliza, d. ; William, d. ; and Ann Maria Eliza. Keziah Cleora, b. Jan. 9, 1811, m. Timothy Ellis, reside in Fitzwilliam, N. H. Chil. 3. Flora Rosline, b. Jan. 22, 1813, m. Augustus F. May- nard. Chil. Ellen Maria, d. ; Caroline Allen, and Mary Eliza- beth, d. Caroline Cynthia, b. July 31, 1815, and ni. Thomas Rice, of Northboro' ; Liberty Gilman, Nov. 24, 1817; James Appleton, June 12, 1819; Henry Edwards Whipple, Sept. 12, 1822, and m. Cynthia Whitney.
ALLEN, OWEN WARLAND, (s. of Liberty,) m. Susan W., D. of Humphrey Bigelow. Chil. Charles Owen, b. Dec. 25, 1827; Caroline Susan, Sept. 9, 1833; Henry Lucius, Merch 9, 1839; Samuel Bigelow, d.
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ALLEN, LUCIUS S. (s. of Liberty,) m. Persis, D. of Ab- ner Harlow. Child, George Lucius, b. March 28, 1830.
ALLEN, AUGUSTUS A. (s. of Liberty,) m. Paulina Dean, of Sutton, 1831. Chil. James Edward, b. Sept. 22, 1830, d .; Henry Augustus, July 20, 1833, d. ; Harriet Au- gusta, July 25, 1835 ; Lucius Franklin, Aug. 9, 1837, d.
ALLEN, ROBERT, and his wife, SEDINAH, had chil. b. as follows : David, May 11, 1724, bap. here, Sept. 11, 1726 ; Mary and Ann, twins, bap. Oct. 29, 1727.
ALLEN, Rev. GEORGE, (s. of Hon. Joseph, of Worces- ter,) grad. Y. C. was ordained here, colleague pastor of Rev. Dr. Sumner, Nov. 19, 1823; his wife, Eliza Pitkin, was from Ct. (Her mother, wid. Elizabeth Alden, d. here, March 19, 1816, aged 68.) Chil. George, who m. Elizabeth Denny, D. of Rev. John Miles ; Charles, who d. Nov. 16, 1838, aged 17 ; Ann Maria, who d. July 16, 1839, aged 16. No births of any chil. on the town rec.
ANGIER, BENJAMIN, from Ashburnham, m. Anna, D, of Daniel Baker, Jan. 27, 1801, and d. April 1, 1839, aged 64, Azubah, their only child, d. July 21, 1826, aged 20.
ANDREWS, ROBERT,* from Boxford, (where his parents resided,) m. Lucy Bradstreet, of Topsfield, a descendant of Gov, Bradstreet, and removed to Brookfield, and soon after to this town, and settled in the North Parish ; captain, selectman, &c., and d. Nov. 11, 1789, aged 67. His wid. Lucy, b. Oct. 24, 1724, d. Dec. 22, 1815, aged 91. Chil. Robert, b. Jan. 8,
* Robert Andrews was in Ipswich, 1635, John, in 1639, and Richard, in 1643, and said to have been brothers; and that another brother went to Hingham, perhaps, Thomas, who was in Hingham, 1635, and d. there. Of these, Robert, whose wife was Grace, had John, whose wife was Sarah; their son, Robert, whose wife was Deborah, had James, Nathan and Robert, first above mentioned, and who was born Noy, 3, 1722.
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1748; Samuel, Sept. 14, 1750; Daniel, July 22, 1752; Eliz- abeth, Feb. 17, 1755, and d. Sept. 29, 1757 ; John, March 29, 1757 ; Lucy, who m. Jonathan Bond, Jr. ; Asa, May 11, 1762; Jotham, Dec. 18, 1766, and d. infant.
ANDREWS, ROBERT, (s. of Robert,) m. Dorothy Goodenow, of Princeton, 1770, and d. July 13, 1835, aged 87. His wife, Dorothy, b. 1751, d. Oct. 2, 1822, aged 71. Chil. Jotham, b. July 25, 1771 ; Robert, Sept. 15, 1776 ; Dolly, Oct. 1, 1778, and m. Emery Temple ; * Asa, March 1, 1782; Dudley, July 29, 1784 ; Dennis, April 11, 1787 ; John, March 3, 1793, a physician.
ANDREWS, SAMUEL, (s. of Robert, Sen.) m. Judith, D. of Stephen Flagg, July 10, 1777. Chil. Lucy Ann, b. May 2, 1778, d. Sept. 1797 ; Elizabeth, Sept. 20, 1781 ; Judith, May 8, 1783, d. His second wife was Annis, D. of Rev. Ebenezer Morse. Chil. Samuel, b. July 11, 1801 ; Mary Morse, April 22, 1803, and both d.
ANDREWS, Dea. DANIEL, (s. of Robert, Sen.) m. Di- nah, D. of Joseph Bigelow, Jr. 1781, and d. March 12, 1826, aged 74; killed by an unruly bull, his wid. Dinah, Nov. 15, 1834, aged 79. Chil. Mary, b. Aug. 15, 1782, m. Silas Has- tings, Jr. 1800 ; } Sarah, Dec. 1, 1785, m. James Davenport, May 27, 1803 ; } Asaph, April 22, 1788 ; Edmund, Aug. 13, 1791, and d. July 24, 1844 ; Eunice, Oct. 16, 1793, and m. Seth White, and d. Dec. 1846; Daniel, June 22, 1797, and d. 1821.
* Chil. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 31, 1798, d. Sept. 5, 1800; Dorothy, Nov. 21, 1800; Thayer, May 14, 1802; Elizabeth, May 10, 1805; Lydia, Jan. 7, 1807. The mother of these chil. d. Oct. 15, 1815, aged 37.
t Chil. George and Mary, the former d.
# Chil. James Henderson Elliot, b. Oct. 29, 1804, d. April 16, 1833 ; Sarah, Nov. 9, 1806, and d. Dec. 27, 1825 ; Amelia Ann, June 7, 1809; Edward Andrews, Dec. 9, 1811, and d. June 3, 1822 ; Charlotte Bigelow, March 29, 1814; John Addington, Sept. 12, 1816; George Matthew, Jan. 1, 1819; Nancy Judson, Dec. 24, 1819; Car- oline Searl, March 12, 1822; Augusta, Dec. 2, 1824, and d. infant ; Edward A, April 8, 1827 ; Richard Bush, Dec. 21, 1830.
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ANDREWS, JOHN, (s. of Robert, Sen.) m. Margaret Parker, of Holden, Dec. 4, 1794, and d. Feb. 13, 1822, aged 65. Chil. Mary Parker, b. June 26, 1795, m. Jonathan Flagg, March 27, 1817; * Robert, March 22, 1797, and d. 1798; Willard, Oct. 6, 1798; Lucy Bradstreet, March 6, 1800, d. 1801 ; John, March 2, 1802 ; Robert, Jan. 2, 1805 ; Thomas Denny, Sept. 29, 1806, and d. Oct. 1, 1833.
ANDREWS, ASA, Esq. (s. of Robert, Sen.) grad. H. U. 1783; removed to Ipswich ; in 1796, appointed, by President Washington, Collector of the Port and District of Ipswich, which office he held more than 30 years; m. Oct. 12, 1788, Joanna, D. of Hon. John Heard, of Ipswich. She d. July 12, 1797. Chil. Elizabeth Ann, who m. Hon. Sidney Willard, Professor in H. U. and d. July, 1817 ; John Dudley, grad. H. U. 1810, commenced the practice of law, and d. 1817; Edward, also a grad. H. U. 1810, Episcopal clergyman, Binghampton, N. Y. and D. D. by the college of Geneva. His second wife was Hannah Farley, m. Oct. 25, 1798. She d. Jan. 9, 1807, aged 36. Chil. Theodore and Charlotte. His third wife is Sarah Farley, m. July 3, 1807. They are both living in Ips- wich, and from him is this account of his family.
ANDREWS, JOTHAM, (s. of Robert and Dorothy,) m. Nancy Chil. Jotham, who d. infant ; Nancy, May 15, 1801, and d .; Charles, March 30, 1803, d.
ANDREWS, ROBERT, (s. of R. and D.) m. Lucy Holt. Chil. Justin, b. Dec. 26, 1797, d .; Lucy, April 13, 1800; Clarissa, Oct. 20, 1802; Thaddeus Chenery, May 21, 1805 ; Mary Williams, April 25, 1809 ; Dolly Goodenow, March 2, 1811; Robert, April 26, 1813; James, Aug. 21, 1815 ; Lucy Ann, Dec. 1, 1817.
* Chil. Mary M. b. Jan. 24, 1818, d. 1825; Caroline, Sept. 12, 1820; John T. Ang. 6, 1823; William, Aug. 13, 1826; Solon G. May 16, 1829 ; Mary M. July 22, 1834 ; Charles A. Dec. 13, 1833.
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ANDREWS, ASA, (s. of R. and D.) m. Mary Chil. Eliza, b. Aug. 10, 1802, d .; Lyman, March 19, 1803 ; Isabella, May 13, 1805; Dudly Bradstreet, Aug. 8, 1809; Catharine, April 13, 1813; Dolly Temple and Mary Seaver, Jan. 1, 1816; Sabra, Sept. 5, 1818. His second wife was Elizabeth Chil. Frederic W. b. Sept. 6, 1839, d. Edward. The father of these children d. Aug. 16, 1844, aged 62.
ANDREWS, DUDLY, (s. of R. and D.) m. Hepzibah and d. May, 1832, aged 48. Chil. Dudly, Rob- ert Henry, Wright Smith, William, Hepza Dana, and Mary.
ANDREWS, DENNIS, (s. of R. and D.) m. Tamar Chil. Stephen, Abigail, Caroline, and Henry, all d. young. Their father d. June 11, 1820, aged 33.
ANDREWS, JOHN, (s. of R. and D.) m. Cynthia
Chil. Edwin, b. July 25, 1821, d. ; Laura Ann, Oct. 21, 1823 ; John Dudly, Dec. 2, 1825 ; Mary Russell, Feb. 27, 1823; Nahum Houghton, Jan. 14, 1830; Cynthia, Jan. 3, 1832 ; Alfred, March 15, 1834.
ANDREWS, ASAPH, (s. of Dea. Daniel,) m. Mary Fair- bank, of Harvard, Dec. 22, 1831, removed to this town from Boylston soon after .* Chil. Mary E. b. Dec. 22, 1832; Asaph E. Sept. 4, 1835; Daniel Miller, Nov. 26, 1836; Hannah Maria, Dec. 18, 1838 ; Ellen Loisa, Nov. 7, 1841 ; Henry F. May 1845, and d. Sept. 19, 1846.
ANDREWS, WILLARD, (s. of John and Margaret,) m. Dolly Houghton, June 18, 1829. Chil. Albert, b. July 13, 1831; Theodore, Jan. 11, 1833; Julia A. May 30, 1835; Ferdinand, Dec. 13, 1838; William, Nov. 20, 1840, and d. 1841; Emma E. March 13, 1846.
* From him is much of the foregoing account of the Andrews' family.
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ANDREWS, JOHN (brother of Willard) m. Mary E. Dustin, Nov. 3, 1831. Chil. Mary M., b. Nov. 10, 1832 ; John T., Jan. 14, 1835, and d. Nov. 1836 ; Elizabeth A., Sept. 29, 1836 ; John T., March 4, 1838 ; Margaret, Aug. 1, 1842 ; Charles T., Sept. 16, 1844.
ANDREWS, ROBERT (bro. of preceding) m. Caroline Wilder, 1834. Chil. Charles, b. July, 1835 ; Caroline L., Aug. 1838.
ANDREWS, THOMAS (cousin of the first Robert that came here) m. Margaret Bradstreet, sister of Robert's wife, Lucy, and removed to this town from Boxford, and d. in Boyls- ton. His wid. Margaret, survived him, and d. in Newfane, Vt. Chil. David ; Jonathan, who d. unm., and Elizabeth, who m .. John Morse, 1769, and removed to Newfane.
ANDREWS, DAVID (s. of Thomas) m. Abigail Nixon, of Sudbury, 1764. Chil. Mary, b. March 29, 1768 ; Elizabeth, Jan. 14, 1770. One of these daughters, it is said, m. - Cook, of Lancaster, and d. leaving no children.
BOUKER, JOHN* and his wife, who was Freedom, t D. of John Bigelow, of Marlboro', came here from Westboro', 1741. Chil. Silas, b. May 29, 1733; Elizabeth, Feb. 9, 1735, and m. Nathan Eager, of Lancaster, 1754; John, Oct. 26, 1736 ; Sarah, Aug. 5, 1738, and d. Aug. 6, 1742; Benjamin, Dec. 26, 1740, and d. 1742; all b. in Westboro'; the two last d. here ; Solomon, b. March 25, 1743. There is no further record of the family on the town books.
* Asa, Ezekiel and Edmund were probably his brothers, and sons of John and. Mary Howe, who were m. there, Feb. 8, 1673. This name, anciently, had various. spellings - Boucher, Bowker, &c .; Swedish origin.
t Her father, who had been taken and carried into captivity by the Indians, Oct. 1705, returned after long detention in Canada, and, says the Rev. Mr. Allen, in his history of Northboro', "in token of his gratitude for his remarkable deliverance. from captivity, called his daughter, born soon after his return, Freedom; and a second, born some time afterwards, Comfort, as expressive of his happiness," &c. According to the Marlboro' records, his chil. were Jerusha, b. 1696 ; Thankful, 1699; Joseph, 1703; John, 1704; Comfort, 1707; Freedom, 1710; Anna, 1712 ;. Gershom, 1714; Jotham, 1717; Benjamin, 1720, and Sarah, 1724.
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BOUKER, ASA (sup. bro. of preceding John) m. Martha Eager in Marlboro', Feb. 28, 1718, and settled here as early as 1729. He lived in the east part of the town, a few rods north- erly of the house of Elisha Davis. His wife, Martha, d. March 6, 1747, aged 542. Chil. Hazadiah, b. Jan. 25, 1719; Mar- tha, Jan. 21, 1722, and m. Robert Keyes, 1740; Mary, Feb. 27, 1723, and m. Simon Parker, 1742; Charles, Aug. 17, 1725 ; all b. in Marlboro'; Sibbillah, bap. here Sept. 28, 1729, and m. Ebenezer Bragg, Jr. 1751 ; Lucy, b. Dec. 30, 1731 ; Lydia, Dec. 6, 1733, and m. Seth Hapgood, 1757; Thankful, June 25, 1736, and m. Solomon Goddard, of Marlboro', Oct. 30, 1758. He next m. Hannah, D. of David Crosby, Oct. 3, 1752. She d. Feb. 28, 1762. He d. Nov. 2, 1763, aged 73.
A Mary Bouker m. George Earle, of Leicester, April 26, 1757, and a Mary Bouker d. here March 29, 1766, aged 20. Her parents not named on the record.
BOUKER, Lt. CHARLES (s. of Asa) m. Eunice, D. of Isaac Stone, May 2, 1748. Lived near where his father did. No house now marks the spot where either of them resided. Rep. in 1778, and d. of a cancer, March 11, 1781, aged 56. His wid. Eunice, Oct. 31, 1782, aged 59. Chil. Ezra, b. Sept. 9, 174S, and d. unm. Jan. 4, 1782 ; Noyes, Feb. 18, 1750, and d. Oct. 26, 1764 ; Prudence, Sept. 25, 1751, and m. Jonah Howe, 1771 ; Elizabeth, Aug. 21, 1753, and m. Dr. Wm. Dexter of Marlboro', 1775, and next, Edward Lowe of Leominster, 1795, where she was recently living, in her 93d year ; Jane, May 26, 1761.
BOUKER, ANTIPASS b. Oct. 3, 1733, (s. of Josiah Bou- ker, and his wife, Hassadich Eager, m. March 29, 1733) came here from Westboro', with his wife, Esther Rice, of Marlboro', m. Oct. 6, 1757. Chil. Antipass, b. Oct. 28, 1758 ; Gideon, March 9, 1760, both in Westboro'; Esther, Nov. 3, 1761 ; So- phronia, Oct. 24, 1763; Lucena and Sefina, June 15, 1766.
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BRAGG, EBENEZER, a native of Ipswich, (where was Edward Bragg in 1648) but came here from Marlboro'; admit- ted to chh. here, Feb. 6, 1726, from chh. there. He was work- ing at his trade here in 1723 ; * m. Zeruiah Brigham, in Marl- boro', March 16, 1724. He was admitted here from chh. there, in 1726. She d. July 1, 1736, aged 38. Chil. Ebenezer, b. March 7, 1725, and m. Sibbillah, D. of Asa Bouker, Oct. 5, 1751 ; Zeruiah, June 29, 1727, and d. infant ; Lydia, Jan. 27, 1729; Abiel, June 25, 1730 ; Elizabeth, Jan. 10, 1732 ; Mo- ses, Aug. 19, 1733 ; Mary, Jan. 4, 1735 ; Zeruiah and Thank- ful, June 22, 1736 ; the former lived two months, the latter d. April 7, 1756. His second wife was Sarah. He d. Sept. 4, 1766, aged 67. Chil. Benjamin, b. Nov. 24, 1738, and d. " in the king's service," Sept. 10, 1760; Zeruiah, March 1, 1740, and m. William Johnson, of Southboro', Jan. 1, 1767 ; John, April 26, 1741, and d. Oct. 31, 1745; Nathaniel, March 13, 1743, d. Nov. 12, 1745 ; Timothy, Oct. 3, 1744, and d. Nov. 6, 1745 ; John, March 9, 1746; Nathaniel, June 18, 1747 ; Sarah, Dec. 15, 1748, d. June 7, 1751 ; Timothy, June 20, 1751; Sarah, April 3, 1753, and d. unm. April 23, 1832; Martha, Jan. 15, 1758, and m. Daniel Johnson, 1778.
BRAGG, ABIEL (s. of Ebenezer) m. Abigail Wilson, Jan. 29, 1753. Chil. Lovisa, bap. July 7, 1754; Elizabeth, bap. March 14, 1756.
* He was then 24 years of age, a carpenter by trade ; and, in August, of that year, was building a house for Capt. John Keyes, on the ground where the house of Lucius S. Allen now stands. In the night of the 7th of that month, the house, be- ing nearly finished, was burnt, as was another, standing near it. Of the six persons sleeping in the new house, Mr. Bragg was the only one who escaped from the de- vouring element. He threw himself out of the chamber window, and luckily came to the ground on his feet. Of those who perished, were his brother, Abiel, aged 17 years, and William Oakes, 16, his apprentices ; Solomon, of 20, John of 13, and Stephen, of 6 years of age, sons of Capt. Keyes. It is remarkable that the town records do not contain any notice of this event, nor the death of any one of those who perished in that terrible conflagration.
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BRAGG, NATHANIEL (s. of Ebenezer) m. Sarah Wil- son of Northboro', 1770. Chil. Benjamin, b. March 27, 1772; Sarah, Feb. 27, 1774.
BRAGG, TIMOTHY (s. of Ebenezer) m. Mary Taylor of Worcester, 1792. Chil. Sarah, March 24, 1793; Mary, May 25, 1795 ; Lois, Oct. 7, 1796. He removed to Worcester, and d. Feb. 19, 1797, aged 46.
BRAGG, Dea. JOHN (s. cf Ebenezer) m. Lydia Angier of Southboro', Dec. 19, 1782, and lived on the place, now of the Rev. John Miles. He was ad. to chh. 1784. She d. Jan. 24, 180S. He, a revo. pen. Sept. 24, 1819, aged 74. Chil. John, b. Dec. 16, 1783; Ebenezer, April 26, 1785; Anna, May 26, 1787, and m. Joseph Maynard, 1807; Mary, March 15, 1789, d. Dec. after; Nahum, June 2, 1793 ; Lydia and Elizabeth, May 16, 1795, and both d. 1796,
BRAGG, Capt. JOHN, Jr. (s. of Dea. John) m. Eunice Cooper of New Haven, Ct. Chil. John Cooper, b. Feb. 1, 1808, and d. 1809; John Cooper, Jan. 31, 1809, and lived 3 months ; Harriet Clark, April 9, 1810; Lydia Angier, Nov. 16, 1811 ; John, May 5, 1813; Timothy Dwight, Jan. 7, 1817; Abigail, Nov. 21, 1818, and d. Sept. 25, 1821 ; Hora- tio, July 12, 1820, and d. Sept. 28, 1821. He removed with his family to Lancaster, 1825, afterwards to New Haven.
BRAGG, EBENEZER (s. of Dea. John) m. Martha Wilder, of Lancaster, 1810. Chil. William Wilder, b. Sept, 20, 1811. He removed to Lancaster, where he had Ebenezer, 1815; Charles, 1818; Martha, 1820, m. William Carter, and d. 1844; William Wilder, his son, m. Ann Ayres. Child, William, b. 1837.
BRAGG, NAHUM (s. of Dea, John) m. wid. Hannah B. Hall, of Boston, and removed to Dorchester, and d. there, 1837, aged 46; no issue,
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BARBER, MATHEW, from Weston, m. Mary Blair, Jan. 31, 1727. Chil. Mary, b. March 9, 172S ; Robert, bap. Sept. 21, 1729; Sarah, bap. June 6, 1731 ; Lydia, bap. March 4, 1733.
BENNET, SAMUEL (probably from Lancaster) lived in N. Parish, (perhaps s. of Samuel, who signed the chh. covenant next after Rev. Mr. Cushing.) His wife's name does not ap- pear on the town or chh. records. He d. Dec. 5, 1762, aged 72. Chil. Mary, bap. July 27, 1729 ; Abigail, Aug. 20, 1732; Ithamar, bap. Feb. 23, 1735; Thankful, bap. July 8, 1759. Josiah and Jonathan may have been brothers of Samuel. James Bennet, of Concord, had Thomas, b. 1642. George and Lydia Bennet had Samuel, in Lancaster, 1665, whom I sup. to be the one who was here in 1723, and who, out of regard to age, then 68, took precedence of all but Mr. Cushing, in signing the chh. covenant. Josiah and Jonathan may have been his sons.
BENNET, JOSIAH (sup. s. of Samuel) m. Hannah Ross, of Lancaster, Nov. 27, 172S, chh. 1731, and d. before 1751. Chil. Josiah, b. Dec. 18, 1730 ; Miriam, Dec. 23, 1732, and m. Ebenezer Cutler, Jr. of Grafton, Nov. 28, 1764; Asa, April 26, 1735, and m. Sybil Barnes of Marlboro'. June, 1784 ; Er- perience, March 26, 1739; Jonas, March 11, 1741, and d. in- fant ; Lydia, Oct. 9, 1747; Jonas, Feb. 11, 1749, and m. Mary Williams, July 10, 1773.
BENNET, JONATHAN (sup. s. of Samuel) m. Martha Harris of Lancaster, April 14, 1736. She d. 1808, aged 91. Chil. Dinah, b. July 15, 1737, and m. Oliver Barns of North- boro', Dec. 24, 1770 ; Relief, March 26, 1739, and m. Jacob Eills, Feb. 10, 1769; Lucy, bap. Nov. 19, 1741, and m. Charles Bigelow, Dec. 23, 1760; Persis, May 21, 1744; Jon- athan, Dec. 10, 1746, and m. Catharine Willis, of Sudbury, 1770; David, Oct. 21, 1749.
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BENNET, JOSIAH (s. of Josiah) m. Abial Graves of Sudbury, Aug. 13, 1751. Chil. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 10, 1753, sup. in. Luther Rice, of Lancaster, 1780; John, June 23, 1755 ; Dorcas, April 2, 1758, and m. Oliver Hale of Marlboro', 1778.
BENNET,DAVID (s. of Jonathan) m. Persis, D. of Jo- siah Cutting, Feb. 14, 1773. Chil. Persis, b. July 4, 1774 ; Ephraim, Nov. 7, 1776, and d. next mo. The father probably d. before 1779, as in that year the wid. Persis Bennet, m. Phillip Branscom.
BENNET, JOHN (s. of Josiah and Abial) m. Lucretia Rice of Lancaster, 1778. Chil. Judah Alden, b. Nov. 9, 1778, and d. infant ; Nancy, Jan. 7, 1780; Lucy Curtis, Dec. 13, 1781.
BENNET, PHINEAS m. Mary French, Jan. 9, 1741. Chil. Phineas, bap. Aug. 2, 1741.
BENNET, BEZALEEL m. Rachel Barns of Hingham, 1774. Chil. Rachel, b. Feb. 26, 1775; Bezaleel, Sept. 11, 1776; Hannah, July 6, 1778 ; David, Aug. 1, 1780; Briggs, July 29, 1782. The two last at Jaffrey, N. H. whither he had probably removed.
BENNET, EPHRAIM m. Priscilla Willington, Jan. 1785.
It is believed all the Bennet families lived in the N. Parish. Samuel Bennet, a carpenter, was in Lynn, 1637. Samuel Ben- net, (s. of George Bennet and Lydia Kibbey, his wife, m. 3, 4, 1658) b. in Lancaster, 22, 5, 1665.
BIGELOW, Capt. JOSEPH * from Marlboro', (s. of John, of Marlboro') where he m. Martha, D. of Gershom Brigham, Feb. 22, 1725, and was here, on house lot, No. 18, in 1729,
* This name is written Biggely, Bigulah and Bigloh, in the ancient records of Watertown; also, in the early records of Middlesex County ; afterwards, Biglo, then Biglow, and, generally, of late, Bigelow. The name of Flagg was once fleg, flax was flex, and chair was chier, and so written and pronounced. Samuel Bigulah and Mary fleg were married in Watertown, June 3, 1674, and had John, b. 1675;
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selectinan in 1748, and probably d. that year. Chil. Joseph, b. Nov. 9, 1726 ; Martha, May 3, 1728, d. infant ; Charles, April 22, 1729 ; Martha, March 10, 1733, d. July 13, 1742 ; Stephen, Jan. 10, 1735, and d. 1756 ; Anna, Jan. 14, 1737, and m. Samuel Hastings, Oct. 26, 1757 ; Mehitable, Sept. 14, 1739, and d. 1746 ; Solomon, Oct. 13, 1746, m. Mary Demmon, April 6, 1769 ; Mary, Sept. 18, 1748, and m. Isaac Moor of Bolton, June 2, 1768. Wid. Martha Bigelow (probably of Capt. Jo- seph) m. Ezekiel Brigham, of Marlboro', Dec. 14, 1749. She was admitted to the chh. here in 1727.
BIGELOW, Capt. JOSEPH, Jr. (s. of Capt. Joseph) m. Olive Chil. Relief, b. June 10, 1751. and m. Thomas Richardson, 1775; Martha, May 14, 1753; sup. m. Abel Big- elow, 1778; Dinah, July 28, 1755, and m. Daniel Andrews, 1781; Olive, Oct. 30, 1757 ; Stephen, June 1, 1760 ; Ascah, Sept. 8, 1762 ; Abigail, Nov. 21, 1764 ; Eunice, Feb. 14, 1772; Miriam, Aug. 12, 1774.
BIGELOW, CHARLES (s. of Joseph, Sen.) m. Lucy, D. of Jonathan Bennet, Dec. 23, 1760. Chil. Lucretia, b. April 3, 1762, and m. Josiah Peirce, 1780; Andrew, April 24, 1764, and m. Sarah, D. of Jonathan Fassett, (Fawcet) 1785; Joseph, April 15, 1766 ; Charles, Jan. 1, 1768; Asahel, Nov. 27, 1769; Lucy, Jan. 13, 1772; Solomon, Sept. 16, 1774; Mary, July 15, 1779; John, Aug. 24, 1781.
BIGELOW, ABEL m. Martha, D. of Joseph Bigelow, Jr., 1778. Chil. Dennis, b. July 15, 1779; Artemas, Jan. 21, 1781, and d. Nov. 25, 1781 ; Martha, May 27, 1784 ; Abel, July 19, 1785.
Samuel, 1679, and Thomas, 1633. These three brothers settled in Marlboro', and each of them had a large family of children.
Of the children of John, Joseph, (afterwards Capt. Joseph,) b. 1703, and Benja- min, b. 1720, settled in Shrewsbury. Freedom, the wife of John Bouker, was their sister.
Of the children of Samuel, Samuel, b. 1707, and Amariah (afterwards Dea. Am- ariah) b. 1722, of a second wife, settled in this town. The former in the South, the latter in the North Parish.
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BIGELOW, SAMUEL, from Westboro', (s. of Samuel, of Marlboro') m. Jedidah Hathorn, of Marlboro', Nov. 28, 1729; lived in S. part of the town, on the Grafton road. She was then a mem. of Marlboro' chh. They were both admitted here in 1731. Chil. Samuel, b. June 24, 1731 ; Jedidah, March 21, 1733, and m. John Wheeler, Jr. 1760; Dorcas, July 6, 1735, and m. Seth Swan of Paxton, 1768; Solomon, July 25, 1737, and d. Oct. 1742 ; Silas, Oct. 10, 1739, H. U. 1765, ord. min- ister of Paxton, Oct. 21, 1767, and d. Nov. 16, 1769, leaving a family ; Solomon, Nov. 3, 1742; Ithamar, July 30, 1745 ; Sarah, Sept. 10, 1747, and m. Ephraim Smith of Grafton, June 8, 1767. He next m. Abigail, wid. of Moses Hastings, and D. of Wm. Taylor, May 7, 1770. There is no record of his death, nor of the death of either of his wives, on the town book.
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