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11 ALBERT, son of Zebina W. (6), b at Wh 12 Oct., 1847, m 16 Jan., 1882, Anna Louise Philips of West Springfield, res now at North Adams, and is of the firm of Bartlett Bros., doors, sash and blind factory. One ch:
Dwight Arthur, b 2 Dec., 1882.
12 HOMER, son of Zebina W. (6), b at Wh 7 Sept., 1849, m 9 April, 1878, Hattie E., dau of W. H. Boutwell of Montague. He is a noted builder and a member of the firm of Bartlett Bros., res now at North Adams, where they manufacture doors, sash and blinds. Two ch :
Homer Eugene, b 22 Jan., 1879 ; George Merrill, b 7 Sept., 1882.
BATES, REV. LEMUEL P., b in Blandford, d at Alton, Il1., 8 March, 1860, graduated at Williams college, 1818, m 14 Jan., 1823, Eunice, dau of Deacon Elisha Edwards of Southampton, d 20 July, 1854. They had no ch. He was settled as colleague pastor with Rev. Rufus Wells, ordained 13 Feb., 1822, dismissed 17 Oct., 1832.
HERBERT L., son of John and Achsa (Moor) Bates of Westhampton, b 15 Dec., 1853, m 1 June, 1875, Mary A., dau of Daniel W. and Susan O. (Ladd) Bennett of Wh, b 25 Feb., 1856. A blacksmith and res in Wh until recently. Seven ch, all b in Wh :
Charles L., b 3 April, 1876 ; Viola, b 8 Sept., 1884 ;
Annie May, b 5 Feb., 1878, m George Plank ;
Daisy Ethel, b 28 Jan., 1888 ;
Ida Bertha, b 22 May, 1889 ;
Reuben L., b 4 April, 1880 ;
John, b 6 Oct., 1892.
1 BEALS, SETH, res at Con.
2 CALEB, son of Seth (I), res at Con, m Dorothy Scott. One ch :
Caleb, b at Con 15 Sept., 1786 ; (3)
3 CALEB, son of Caleb (2), b at Con, 15 Sept., 1786, m 10 April, 1811, Triphena, dau of John and Triphena (Carey) Starks of Wh, b 29 March, 1789, d 25 Oct., 1865, ae 76 yrs. They res in Wh, for many years lived in the old Edward Brown house, and he worked in the gristmill, then they rem to the old John Starks place where he d 15 June, 1867, ae 80 yrs. Six ch .
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Benjamin F., b 11 Dec., 1812 ;
Flavilla, b 14 Sept., 1815, d 5 May, 1897, ae 81 yrs ; Dorothy, b 28 Dec., 1818, m Austin Lee of Con ;
Julia A., b 8 June, 1825, m 26 Dec.,
1848, Henry Haskell, rem to
Washington, D. C .; Willard N., b 20 Sept., 1829 ; (4) Jeanette A., b 25 Sept., 1831, m 15 May, 1861, Joseph C. Wing.
4 WILLARD N., son of Caleb (3), b in Wh 20 Sept., 1829, m (1) 13 May, 1857, Beulah C., dau of Lewis and Pamelia (Waite) Wells of Wh, b 21 Oct., 1832, she d and he m (2) 13 March, 1865, Fidelia A. Bryant. He res a few yrs at South Dfld, then bought a farm in Winchester, N. H., where he now res. Five ch:
Mary Elnora, b 30 June, 1858, m June, 1883, Burton Powers of Winches- ter, N. H. ;
Sept., 1881 ; Mineviola, b 5 June, 1863, d soon ; Louis Willard, no date, d soon ;
Lewis Wells, b 13 May, 1862, d 29 Robert Linwood, b 27 July, 1875.
BECKWITH, EZEKIEL, from New London, Ct., in town 1800, unm.
PHILO, from New London, Ct., in town 1800, unm.
BEERS, JOHN URIAH, son of John S. and Sally (Howe) Beers of Providence, R. I., where he was b 8 April, 1829, m (I) 3 Oct., 1850, Maria A., dau of Addison M. and Ann (Plummer) Wood of Ringe, N. H., b 4 June, 1831, d 27 Oct., 1854 ; m (2) Myra A., dau of Deacon Abel Baker of Troy, N. H., b 24 Feb., 1832, d 3 March, 1874; m (3) 17 Oct., 1877, Jane P. Wood, a sister of his first wife. Came to Wh in 1880, d 8 March, 1895, ae 66 yrs. Four ch :
John Addison, b 5 Dec., 1851, m Ella Arthur Harlan, b in Troy, N. H., 4 Kendall of Vernon, Vt. ; Aug., 1864 ; Walter Myron, b at Hinsdale, N. H., 19 Oct., 1874.
Charles Arthur, b 7 May, 1863, d 27 Aug.,. 1863 ;
ARTHUR HARLAN, son of John U., b 4 Aug., 1864, m 6 Feb., 1896, Jennie W. Higgins, dau of Henry S. and Tryphena D. (Woods) Higgins of Wh, b Jan., 1869, res on the homestead of his father. He is a civil engineer. Two ch :
Harland S., b 9 Dec., 1896 ;
Myra Lois, b 10 Nov., 1898. StaffordschweiEng. came 1
1 BELDING, OR BELDEN, RICHARD, of, Wethersfield, Ct., seems to be the progenitor of all the families of that name in the Connecticut Valley, excepting the Dfld Beldens. He is first noticed in public documents in 1640 as res at Wethersfield. The descendants are widely scattered throughout the United States. He is supposed to be a brother of William Belding of Norwalk, Ct. We lack dates of birth, marriage and death and also the name of his wife and only two of his sons and they were doubtless b in England, and it is claimed that Samuel was the oldest and b abt 1628 and we shall so consider him. From Samuel all the Hat and Wh Beldens are descended. The name has been spelled Belden for the last fifty yrs or such a
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matter, only a few using the terminal "ing." In giving the de- scendants I trust it will be allowed as all right if I adopt the modern method of spelling the name. Richard had two sons : Samuel, b in England abt 1628 or John, b in England abt 1631. '29 ; (2)
V 2 SAMUEL, son of Richard (1), b in England abt 162 8, rem from Wethersfield to Hat in 1661, d 3 Jan., 1713, ae abt 85 yrs, m Mary -, killed by Indians 19 Sept., 1677, at Hat ; m (2) 25 June, 1678, Mary, widow of Thomas Wells, and dau of William Beardsley of Wethersfield, Ct., b in 1631, d before 1691 ; m (3) Mary, widow of Capt. John Allis and dau of Thomas Meekins. He res at Hat. ยท Seven ch :
Mary, b at Wethersfield Ct., 10 July, 1655, m Daniel Weld ; Ann, b 27 Jan., 1665 ;
Samuel, b at Wethersfield, Ct., 6 April, 1657, m Widow Sarah tha .. (Fellows) Billings of Hat ; Stephen, b 28 Dec., 1658 ; (3)
Sarah, b at Hat 30 Sept., 1661 ;
Ebenezer, b 16 Nov., 1667, m Mar-
John, b 13 Nov., 1669. (4)
3 STEPHEN, son of Samuel (2), b at Wethersfield Ct., 28 Dec., 1658, d 6 Oct., 1720, ae 62 yrs, m 16 Aug., 1682, Mary, dau of Thomas Wells, b 8 Sept., 1664 ; she m (2) Capt. Joseph Field of Sund, d 7 March, 1751, res at Hat. Nine ch, all b at Hat :
Elizabeth, b 2 Feb., 1683, m Richard Scott of Sund ; 1717, Elizabeth Dickinson ; Jonathan, b 1694, m Hepzibah Dick-
Mary, b 20 May, 1685, m 12 Feb., 1702, John Waite of Hat ; inson, rem to Northfield ;
Sarah, b 25 Oct., 1687; Stephen, b 22 Feb., 1689, m Mind- well Wright of Northfield ;
Samuel, b 23 Oct., 1692, m 8 May,
Joshua, b 1696 ; (5)
Esther, b 1697, m Nathaniel Gunn of Sund ; Lydia, d 24 July, 1714, unm.
V 4 JOHN, son of Samuel (2), b at Hat 13 Nov., 1669, was killed at the raising of a barn 18 Oct., 1725, m Sarah, dau of Sergt. Benjamin Waite of Hat, b at Hat 1675; she m (2) Ichabod Allis of Hat 25 Nov., 1726, res at Hat. Nine ch: John, b 22 Sept., 1694; Mary, b 27 July, 1705, m Obadiah Dickinson of Hat ; Joseph, b 9 Aug., 1696 ; (6) Martha, b 6 Aug., 1698, m Orlando Bridgman ;
Sarah, b 10 Feb., 1701, m Thomas Bardwell of Dfid ;
Hannah, b 14 May, 1703, m Nathaniel Hawks of Dfid;
Ebenezer, b 7 June, 1712, d soon ; Ebenezer, b 29 July, 1714, m Hannah Nash, res at Ash ; Rhoda b 20 July, 1716, m Aaron Sheldon of Dfid.
5 JOSHUA, son of Stephen (3), b at Hat 1696, d 1738, m I Dec., 1725, Sarah, dau of John and Sarah (Coleman) Field of Hat; she m (2) Thomas Noble of Westfield, d 17 Aug., 1763. He res on Middle lane, Hat, where afterwards his son, Jabez, lived. Six ch :
Stephen, b 26 Sept., 1726 ; Lucy, b 7 March, 1729 ; Sarah, b 1731, d unm ;
Joshua, b 29 Oct., 1733 ; (7) Elisha, b 28 March, 1736; (8)
Jabez, b 10 April, 1738.
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6 JOSEPH, son of John (4), b at Hat 9 Aug., 1696, d Oct., 1778, ae 83 yrs ; m (1) 23 Oct., 1717, Esther, dau of Robert and Mary (Gull) Bardwell, bat Hat 8 Aug., 1693, d 17 Nov., 1724, m (2) 13 July, 1727, Margarette, dau of Samuel Gillette of Hat, b I May, 1699, d March, 1785, ae 88 yrs. They res at the upper end of the Straits, at what is now called Bartlett's corner. He prob rem here as early as 1732. His house was surrounded by a stockade for the benefit of the neighborhood abt the time of the opening of the war of 1744 between France and England. In times of danger they gathered at the fort. Nine ch :
Paul, b 1719, d soon ; Joseph Scott of Wh, (2) Eleazer Frary of North Hat 17 Dec., 1788 ;
Esther, b 20 Sept., 1720, m 13 Dec., 1739, David Scott, d 1761;
Abigail, b 22 Sept., 1721, d soon ; Sarah, b 1 Feb., 1723;
Paul, b 17 Nov., 1724, d soon ;
Margaret, b 11 May, 1732, m abt 1750
Abigail, b 13 Feb., 1734, m Benjamin Scott, Jr., d 2 June, 1806;
Joseph, b 31 Oct., 1735; (9) Paul, b 13 Dec., 1737. (10)
7 JOSHUA, son of Joshua (5), b at Hat 29 Oct., 1733, d 20 Sept., 1805, m 1757, Anna, dau of Joseph Fitch of East Windsor, Ct., b in 1738, d 8 Nov., 1819. She was a sister of John Fitch, the inventer of the steamboat. They res on the farm now occupied by Frank D. Belden. Thirteen ch :
Stephen. b 19 April, 1758, d young ; Anna, b 15 Feb., 1760, d soon;
Anna. b 22 July, 1761, m Elihu Smith, rem to Sund;
Lucy, b 17 Feb., 1763, m 22 March, 1802, John Bell ;
Irene, b 18 Oct., 1764, d soon ; Joshua, b 17 June, 1766; (11) Irene, b 18 Oct., 1768, m 12 Feb.,
1782, John Hibbard of North Had: Stephen, b 6 March, 1771; (12)
Augustus, b 28 Feb., 1773; (13) Francis, b 15 Sept., 1775; (14) Reuben, b 3 Jan., 1778; (15) Seth, b 12 Feb., 1780; (16)
Aaron, b 22 Jan., 1782. (17)
8 ELISHA, son of Joshua (5), b 28 March, 1736, d 2 Aug., 1808, m Ruth, dau of Benoni Dickinson of Hat, b 1741, dat Wh 12 July, 1825. He rem to Wh from 1765 to 1770 and built the house where William Cahill now lives. He was deacon of the Congregational church. Seven ch:
Elisha, b 23 March, 1765; (18) Mary. b 8 Nov., 1766, m Asa Bard- well ;
David, b 2 May, 1769; (19)
Sarah, b 15 April, 1772, d 13 Feb., 1778;
Mercy, b 15 Dec., 1774, d unm 11
April, 1838 ; Dickinson, b 2 Sept., 1777, d 1 March, 1778; Dickinson, b 15 June, 1778, d 10 Oct., 1855. (20)
9 JOSEPH, son of Joseph (6), b at Wh 31 Oct., 1735, m Lydia Silvey, res on the old homestead at Bartlett's corner. Nine ch :
Esther, bapt 27 Dec., 1772, m Samuel Coleman ;
Samuel, bapt 5 Feb., 1775; (21)
Miriam S., bapt 8 March, 1778, m 31 Aug., 1797, Silas Tubbs ; Lydia, bapt 11 Nov., 1781, m Otis Brown ;
Joseph, bapt 12 Sept., 1784 ; (22) Jeremiah, bapt 8 July, 1787; (23) Martha, bapt 13 March, 1791, m Asa- hel Johnson; Sarah, bapt 23 June, 1793, m Chaun- cey Kenedy ; Abigail, bapt 2 Oct., 1796, d soon.
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10 PAUL, son of Joseph (6), b at Wh 13 Dec., 1737, m (I) Elizabeth, dau of Lieut. Ebenezer Bardwell, b Feb., 1735, m (2) 22 July, 1782, Hannah, dau of Jonathan and Mehitable (Lilly) Edson of Wh, b 1754, res at Wh near Daniel Rogers. A tanner and shoemaker, rem abt 1795 to Brookfield, Vt. A Revolutionary soldier. Ch:
Daniel, bapt 24 March, 1771, d young ; Violet, bapt 26 Dec., 1773;
By his first wife, and prob others older of whom we have no dates ; Amasa, bapt 21 March, 1784, m a
Miss Bannister ;
Hannah, no dates, m Horace Bacon ; Daniel, bapt 20 April, 1788;
Chester, bapt 1785 ; (24) Sarah, Annis and Paul, no dates.
11 JOSHUA, son of Joshua (7), b at Wh 17 June, 1766, d 29 Dec., 1849, mn 16 July, 1787, Anna, dau of Elisha Morton of Hat, res at the southeast corner of Wh. Ten ch :
Elijah, b 7 June, 1790 ; (25) Submit, b 20 Jan., 1792, d unm 25 Sept., 1847 ;
Anna, b 20 Dec., 1794, m Jeremiah Belden ;
Content and Naomi, (twins), b 19 Dec., 1796 ;
Sophia, b 5 July, 1798, m Benjamin
Dane ; Matilda, b 26 Aug., 1800, m 20 Dec., 1820, Bryant Nutting ;
Joshua, b 13 May, 1804, m Rosetta Cooley of Wh, no ch; Naomi, b 5 Aug., 1806, m Mayhew Winch ; Caleb, b 5 Aug., 1811, d unm at Nthn.
12 STEPHEN, son of Joshua (7), b at Wh 6 March, 1771, d 1831, in 10 Feb., 1796, Abigail, dau of George Hibbard of Had. He was a carpenter and builder, built the Belden hotel for his father, rem to North Had. Seven ch :
Martha, bapt 5 Feb., 1797, m Albert Jones of North Had:
Abigail, bapt 4 May, 1800, m Ches- ter, son of Richard Osborne of North Had;
Mary, m Horace Smith;
Melinda, bapt 31 March, 1805, m Zacariah Hawley of North Had; Lucinda, bapt 28 Feb., 1808, m Jona- than Allen; Esther, bapt 6 May, 1810, d unm; Miranda, bapt 1814, d 1831, ae 17 yrs.
13 AUGUSTUS, son of Joshua (7), b at Wh 28 Feb., 1773, d 3 July, 1816, m 10 June, 1802, Katy, dau of Thomas Weeks of Goshen. She m (2) 6 Sept., 1827, Liberty Bowker of Savoy, res in Wh. Five ch :
Maria, bapt 1803, m a Mr. Stearns ; George Weeks, bapt 16 June, 1805; Pamelia, b 18 Sept., 1808, m Kinsley Swift of Wh;
Eliza, b 23 June, 1811, m Jacob Bowker of Savoy . Augustus, bapt 31 Aug., 1814.
14 FRANCIS, son of Joshua (7), b at Wh 15 Sept., 1775, d 30 Nov., 1858, ae 83 yrs, m1 26 Nov., 1797, Ruth, dau of Nathaniel and Anna (Dickinson) Coleman of Wh, b 24 Feb., 1778, res on the River road, Wh. Seven ch :
Electa, b 13 March, 1798, m Richard T. Morton of Wh;
Shaylor F., b 7 Feb., 1800; (26) Assenath, b 7 April, 1802, m 19 March, 1819, Moses H. Leonard; Aurelia, b 20 March, 1805, m Carlos
Swift; Elvira, b 9 June, 1807, m Solomon Mosher of Wh ; Roxana, b 15 May, 1811, m Manley Rowe; Alfred, b 17 Aug., 1813. (27)
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15 REUBEN, son of Joshua (7), b in Wh 3 Jan., 1778,d 27 June, 1854, ae 76 yrs, m (1) 26 Sept., 1802, Sally, dau of Joseph and Mary (Nims) Locke, b in Shutesbury, 1774; d 12 Oct., 1806, ae 32 yrs ; m (2) 2 April, 1807, Hannah, dau of George and Lydia (Allen) Hibbard, b 29 March, 1790, d I April, 1845, ae 55 yrs; m (3) Jan., 1846, Anna, dau of Reuben and Chloe (Fitch) Burnham, b at Hartford, Ct., 20 Sept., 1778, d 18 Sept., 1847 ; m (4) 25 July, 1848, Lura (Allis) Woodruff, who survived him. He was a very active man, full of business, and occasionally some of his irons would burn a little. He had an immense amount of land, employing from six to twelve men through the summer season and in the winter a large number of men making brooms. He raised large crops of broom corn, and in fact, of corn, wheat, rye and oats, and cut probably over two hundred tons of hay; had large herds of cattle and cows, fattening many head of cattle as well as hogs. He was a great worker, a very temperate man, conscientious and upright in his business relations, a strict observer of all religious rites, a power for good. When he started on any project he seemed to use every effort to make it a success, as when he signed the first temperance pledge in 1828 he at once cut down his large orchard. He evidently meant business. We are glad to have his portrait to show here. Nine ch :
Infant son, b 6 Feb., 1808, d soon ; Julia, b 9 Sept., 1809, m 25 March, 1828, Zebina Smith of Sund;
Sally Locke, b 13 Oct., 1812, m 25 Nov., 1831, Alvin S. Hall of North Hat;
Lucy, b 3 March, 1814, m 2 June, 1831, Solomon Mosher of Wh ;
Hannah, b 26 May, 1816, m 22 March, 1838, Calvin B. Marsh of
North Hat; Electa, b 3 April, 1818, m 6 May, 1840, Austin S. Jones of North Hat; Reuben H., b 25 Jan., 1820; (28)
Diana, b 19 Feb., 1822, m 26 May, 1846, Joseph Knight of North Hat; Elihu, b 4 Feb., 1824. (29)
16 SETH, son of Joshua (7), b at Wh 12 Feb., 1780, d 20 Jan., 1851, ae 71 yrs, m 8 Nov., 1807, Rachael, dau of Noadiah and Irene (Clapp) Lewis of Farmington, Ct., b 3 Sept., 1783, d 16 Sept., 1843, res the Straits, Wh. Nine ch :
Henry, b 30 Aug., 1808; (30) Caroline, b 3 March, 1811, d 23 July, 1816;
Lewis F., b 15 Jan., 1813, d 7 Feb., 1813 ;
Vesta S., b 24 May, 1814, m 3 Dec., 1835, Rev. Calvin Monroe;
Lewis, b 5 Dec., 1816: (31) Stephen, b 30 Dec., 1818 ; (32)
Caroline, b 18 Dec., 1820, m 2 Dec., 1845, Lemuel Gay Harris; Seth, b 14 July, 1822, d 13 Jan., 1826 ; Infant son, b and d 30 May, 1825.
17 AARON, son of Joshua (7), b at Wh 22 Jan., 1782, d 24 Feb., 1859 at Amh, m (1) 28 Aug., 1866, Sarah, dau of George Hibbard of North Had, b 12 March, 1786, d 10 Dec., 1842, m (2) July, 1848, Widow Acsah Field of Leverett. Eight ch :
Rufus, b 28 July, 1807, d 31 Jan., 1809;
Rufus H., M. D., b 26 Jan., 1809, m
Henrietta Howland. He was a leading physician at Amh, d 29 April, 1870. No ch ;
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Pomeroy, b 15 March, 1811; (32 1-2) Fanny, b 4 May, 1813, d 24 Nov., 1814; . Chloe Burnham, b 9 Dec., 1819, m Rev. Rufus P. Wells of Wh; Mary, b 1 April, 1822, m Rev. Josiah H. Temple of Framingham.
Fanny H., b 14 July, 1815, m Darius R. Lathrop ;
Sarah Ann, b 20 July, 1817, m Rev. Lucius R. Eastman ;
18 ELISHA, son of Deacon Elisha (8), b prob at Wh 23 March, 1765, d 21 Feb., 1838, m 9 Feb., 1796, Abigail Sheldon, dau of Moses Kellogg of Had, bapt 4 Nov., 1768, d 28 March, 1851. Eight ch :
Edwin, b 27 Dec., 1796, d unm ; Joseph, b 3 Sept., 1808, d unm ;
Preston, b 25 Aug., 1800, d unm; Mary S., b 17 Nov., 1810, m Austin Allen, b 27 Aug., 1802; (33) Crafts ; William, b 20 June, 1804; (34) David, b 7 March, 1813. (36)
Moses Kellogg, b 30 Dec., 1806; (35)
19 DAVID, son of Deacon Elisha (8), b at Wh 2 May, 1769, m I June, 1793, Content Farnum, rem early from town. Have the dates of only two of their three ch b in Wh:
Dennis. bapt at Wh 31 Aug., 1794; Aretas, bapt at Wh 29 Nov., 1796; David, Jr., no dates.
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20 DICKINSON, son of Deacon Elisha (8), b at Wh 15 June, 1758, d 10 Oct., 1855, m Marsena Thatcher, d 20 June, 1867, ae 83 yrs, res in Wh where their seven ch were b :
Dorus, b Oct., 1814, d unm 26 Sept., 1886;
Dennis, b 21 Aug., 1816, d in the Florida Seminole war;
Heman F., b 7 Feb., 1822; (39) Sophia D., b Dec., 1824, m Heman S. Vining, d 29 Jan., 1847; Ruth, b March, 1826, d unm 25 May, 1868.
Asa P., b June, 1818; (37)
Willard M., b 18 Sept., 1820; (38)
21 SAMUEL, son of Joseph (9), b 5 Feb., 1775, at Wh, m 30 Sept., 1801, Paulina, dau of Gad and Irene (Waite) Smith, b 20 Sept., 1786, at Wh. They res at Wh, but late in life rem to North Hat. Eight ch :
Harriet, b 1802, m William Bartlett ; Alonzo, b 26 April, 1810; (42)
Horace, b 1804, m a Miss Fish ; Abigail, d young ;
Dexter, b 1806, m Fanny M. Wilson; (40)
Samuel C., b 29 Nov., 1815; (43) Sophia, m a Mr. Cooper.
Sanford, b 30 April, 1808 ; (41)
22 JOSEPH, son of Joseph (9), b at Wh 12 Sept., 1784, m 13 March, 1808, Abigail Carley, b 21 April, 1786, res in Wh. Two ch :
Dwight S., bapt 27 June. 1821 ; Joseph, bapt abt 1823.
23 JEREMIAH, son of Joseph (9), b at Wh 8 July, 1787, m I March, 1813, Anna, dau of Joshua and Anna (Morton) Belden of Wh, b 20 Dec., 1794. They rem to West Farms, North Hat, and subsequently, abt 1830, to Somerset, Mich., where they d. He d 18 Aug., 1878, ae 91 yrs. Eight ch : Mary Ann, b 10 June, 1820, m John Emily, b 28 Feb., 1829, m Joseph B. Farmer: Kenedy ; Miron, b 8 Feb., 1832, d 5 July, 1881.
Levi, b 16 Feb., 1828, m Abigail R. Walsh, had 3 ch;
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24 CHESTER, son of Paul (10), b at Wh 1785, d 7 June, 1830, ae 45 yrs, m 5 Jan., 1809, Polly, dau of Deacon Russell and Sarah (Edson) Allis, b April, 1776, at Wh. He was a car- penter by trade, res at the Straits in Wh. Three ch :
Champion, b 26 July, 1809; (44) Zerviola, b 12 Aug., 1819, m Samuel Emeline, b 16 May, 1815, m Simon Whitney of Amh.
Whitney of Amh;
25 ELIJAH, son of Joshua (11), b in Wh 7 June, 1790, m Ann, dau of Benjamin Dane, Nov., 1814, lived many years on the Dfid road, just over the line in Hat, rem West. Nine ch :
Elijah, b 1815; Albert, b 1824, drowned abt 1856;
Martha, b 1817, m Bernard Stacy; Walter, b 1826 ;
Anne, b 1818, m H. Burroughs; Luman P., b 1828;
Lydia, b 1820, m Silas Haskins;
Infant dau, b 1830, d soon.
Lucy, b 1822, d unm, simple minded ;
26 SHAYLOR FITCH, son of Francis (14), bat Wh 7 Feb., 1800, d 9 May, 1875, m I March, 1838, Susan A., dau of John and Clarissa (Stockbridge) Ashcraft, b 25 March, 1809, res at Wh. He was engaged some yrs in the tobacco business. Ch :
Alfred S., b 31 Jan., 1839 ; (45) Frank, b 7 Dec., 1849 ;
Lizzie S., b 11 Jan., 1843, m a Mr. Imogene, b 8 April, 1851.
Whitcomb of Springfield;
27 ALFRED, son of Francis (14), b at Wh 17 Aug., 1813, d 30 July, 1899 ae 86 yrs, m 13 June, 1849 , Marianne, dau of Charles Phelps, of North Had, b 13 Sept., 1810, res at Wh, was in company with his brother, Shaylor F., in the tobacco busi- ness One ch :
Charles P. P., b 28 Oct., 1850, d 30 Jan., 1851.
28 REUBEN HIBBARD, son of Reuben (15), bat Wh 25 Jan., 1820, d 27 Jan., 1897, m 5 Oct., 1842, Sarah N., dau of Jonathan Colton and Electa (Stockbridge) Loomis of Wh, b 12 Oct., 1817, rem to North Hat and res on the large farm left him by his father. A prominent man, a deacon and in town office. Seven ch :
Hannah Almira, b 5 Oct., 1843, m 19 16 Nov., 1865; George E., b 5 Sept., 1850; (47)
Oct., 1875, Daniel W. Wells of Hat;
Sarah Elizabeth, b 11 Sept., 1847, d
William H., b 28 Dec., 1852; (48)
Reuben, b 8 July 1845 ; (46) Herbert H., b 2 June, 1855; (49) Clarence E., b 29 Jan., 1859; (50)
29 ELIHU, son of Reuben (15), b at Wh 4 Feb., 1824, d 13 Nov., 1882, m 20 Nov., 1845, Roxana, dau of Moses H. and Asenath (Belden) Leonard, b 13 July, 1828, d 4 Sept., 1870, res on the old homestead in Wh where his grandfather settled in 1765. He received the usual common school education then attended the Amh academy from which he graduated with honor. Was a farmer, surveyor, justice of the peace, held all offices of the town at different periods, many years deacon of the Congregational church ; a man of large affairs, pioneer tobacco grower and buyer in the Connecticut Valley ; in politics a
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staunch Republican and faithful in the interest of that party. Reverses in fortune, with its consequent vexations and troubles, broke down an otherwise strong constitution, hastening his death which occurred at the age of 58 yrs, just at the time when his intellect, matured by an active life, was at its best. Sur- rounded by a wealth of friends, which his pleasant and genial nature attracted, his sudden demise caused general mourning and sorrow. Eight ch :
Henrietta Asenath, b 7 Jan., 1847, d 8 Sept., 1847;
Franklin Day, b 11 July, 1848: (51) Elihu Leonard, b 13 Aug., 1851, unm, 1899; Channing Snow, b 14 Sept. 1854; (52)
William Clifford, b 30 May, 1858 ; (53) Rufus Howland, b 29 Aug., 1860; (54) Albert Watson, b 22 June, 1867; (55) Infant son, b 3 Sept., 1870, d 5 Sept., 1870.
30 HENRY, son of Seth (16), b at Wh 30 Aug., 1808, d at Darien, Wis., 20 Jan., 1856, ae 48 yrs, m 27 March, 1831, Hannah Loveland of Hinsdale, b 1808, d at Cummington 15 Oct., 1877, ae 69 yrs. Eight ch :
Hannah Maria, b at Wh 19 July, 1832, d at Wh 16 May, 1838 :
Polly Amelia, b at Wh 13 March, 1834, d 13 April, 1841 ;
Henry, Jr., b at Pittsfield 25 June, 1836, m 2 Feb., 1861, Ellen Brooks, 5 ch ;
Caroline, b at Wh 14 April, 1838, m 22 Feb., 1859, Capt. Henry A. Brown ;
Seth, b 4 March, 1840, killed at the battle of Winchester, Va., 19 Sept., 1864 ;
Charles Anson, b 6 Nov., 1844, d 6 Jan., 1890, m 29 Sept., 1867, Ellen J. Bowers ;
James, b 6 Nov., 1844, d 28 April, 1874, m 16 June, 1866, Almira Connedy, d 1877 ;
Thomas, b 5 June, 1846, m.
31 LEWIS, M. D., son of Seth (16), b at Wh 5 Dec., 1816, d out West, whither he rem abt 1850, m 20 May, 1840, Judith, dau of Samuel Marshall. Six ch:
Samuel M., b 13 Sept., 1841, m 17 July, 1866, Mary Soden ;
Nellie, b 10 Dec., 1843, m 23 Dec., 1869, Frank E. Parkington ;
Kate Rose, b 4 May, 1846, m 28 Feb.,
1866, Thomas Soden :
Stephen L., b 17 Oct., 1848; Carrie Blanche, b Sept., 1851, m 8 March, 1871, Warren H. Tedd ; Maud Augusta, b 28 April, 1854.
32 STEPHEN, son of Seth (16), b at Wh 30 Dec., 1818, m (1) 7 Oct., 1841, Miriam W., dau of Joseph and Hannah (Arms) Brown of Wh, d 25 July, 1856 ; m (2) 3 March, 1857, Martha G., dau of Seth Healy of Chesterfield, b 18 Aug., 1828. A pocketbook manufacturer for many years and a farmer; rem to Nthn abt 1885. Five ch, b in Wh :
Edward W., b 7 Nov., 1843; (56) Nthn ; Mary Ellen, b 7 Aug., 1848, m 20 Nov., 1883, Orlando S. Seoul of Southampton ; Miriam Sophia, b 20 June, 1856, m 20 March, 1886, Walter F. Cooley of Wh ; Ada Louise, b 10 Feb., 1869.
Martha A., b 7 Nov., 1851, m 10 Sept., 1874, George D. Clark of
32 1-2 REV. POMEROY, son of Aaron (17), b at Wh 15 March, 1811, d 2 March, 1849, graduated at Amh college, 1833, and Andover Theological seminary, 1836, settled at Dfld and
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then at Amh east parish, m (1) 3 Dec., 1836, Louisa Tenney, d 9 April, 1840 ; m (2) I June, 1841, Miranda Smith, b 24 Aug., 1816, d 29 Sept., 1849, at Amh. Three ch :
James Pomeroy, b 1 Oct., 1837 ; Infant dau, b 28 March, 1840, d 16
April, 1840; Louisa Miranda, b 29 May, 1846.
33 ALLEN, son of Elisha (18), b at Wh 27 Aug., 1802, d 12 Feb., 1872, ae 70 yrs, m1 2 Dec., 1830, Aurelia, dau of Thomas and Mabel (Graves) Crafts of Wh, b II July, 1809, d II April, 1857, res at Wh on the homestead of his father. Ch : Edwin Martin, b 14 April, 1831; (57) Frederick M., b 15 Jan., 1835; (59)
Rodolphus Allen, b 21 June, 1833: (58)
Elizabeth Muzzy, adopted dau, b Oct., 1832, m Oliver S. Vining of Hat.
34 WILLIAM, son of Elisha (18), b at Wh 20 June, 1804, d 18 Dec., 1883, ae 79 yrs, m 10 Sept., 1828, Saloma Cummings of Sand Lake, N. Y. A potter by trade, res at Wh. . Eightch :
Dudley Smith, b at Troy, N. Y., 4 July, 1831, unm;
Minerva M., b at Wh 9 July, 1834, m 24 Feb., 1854, Eben Anderson of Hat, d in the army, Civil war ; Laura F., b 17 March, 1836, m 23 April. 1862, Geo. M. Crafts of Wh ;
Henry C., b 1 May, 1839 ; (60) Edgar W., b 29 Aug., 1841, unm ; Albert Elisha, b 18 Nov., 1845; (61) George W., b 23 Oct., 1848, d 7 March, 1854; Charles Kellogg, b 7 Feb., 1853, unm 1899.
35 MOSES KELLOGG, son of Elisha (18), b at Wh 30 Dec., 1806, in at Rushville, Ill., where he res, Mary Ann -, d in Illinois 24 May, 1867. A broom manufacturer. Five ch, b at Rushville, Ill., no dates :
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