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William Edwin, Maria H., Alonzo, Charles A., and Florence.
36 DAVID, son of Elisha (18), b at Wh 7 March, 1813, d IO Sept., 1854, m (1) 10 Nov., 1842, Triphena, dau of Thomas and Mabel (Graves) Crafts of Wh, b 22 Aug., 1819, d 21 Dec., 1842 ; m (2) Maria (Hastings) Stanley of Wilmington, Vt., d 14 July, 1897, at Ash. One ch : Elnora, m A. D. Flower of Ash.
36 1-2 DENNIS, son of David (19), b at Wh 31 Aug.,. 1794, d'Aug., 1870, m Sally -, rem to Nthn. Six ch:
Sarah, b 1818, m Timothy Miller; Laura, 1823, m Robert Dixon;
Mary Ann, b 1819, m Reuben Miller ; Lucy, b 1835, m Uriah Wallace; David I., b 1821, m Hattie Buckman Elisha, b 1837, a sailor.
of Nthn;
37 ASA P., son of Dickinson (20), b at Wh June, 1818, d at Hat 14 April, 1847, m 15 Dec., 1842, Eliza A., dau of Isaac Gould of Wh. He had just rem to Hat when he was drowned in the Connecticut river. Two ch, b at Wh:
Dennis, b abt 1843, rem to Vermont; Sophia, b abt 1845, rem to Vermont. 38 WILLARD M., son of Dickinson (20), b at Wh 18 Sept., 1820, d 8 Feb., 1898, ae 77 yrs, m (1) 21 May, 1846, Lucinda
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Warren Jewett, d 6 April, 1863; m (2) 2 Feb., 1865, Risphia A., widow of G. W. Bardwell, rem abt 1870 to Belchertown. A farmer. Four ch :
Clarence E., b 31 Oct., 1848, d young; Willard H. V., b 2 April, 1866, res at
Frank W., b 14 April, 1855, d young;
Frank W., b 28 Nov., 1852, d young ; Belchertown on the farm left by his father, unm 1899.
39 HEMAN F., son of Dickinson (20), b in Wh 7 Feb., 1822, m 4 June, 1853, Julia (Hart), widow of Elijah A. Graves of Wh, d 14 April, 1881, rem to Pelham abt 1890. Two ch, b at North Hat :
Adaline, b 13 April, 1857;
Emeline, b 18 July, 1862.
40 DEXTER, son of Samuel (20), b at Wh 1806, d at Chi- cago, Ill., m Fanny M. Wilson, res at Buffalo, N. Y. A mar- ble worker. Five ch, no dates :
Dexter, Jr., m ; Maria, m a Mr. Barnes ;
Mary Ann, m a Mr. Gaylord ; Charles, d unm.
Adaline, m a Mr. Gage ;
41 SANFORD, son of Samuel (21), b 30 April, 1808, d, m Fanny Y., dau of Jonathan Moor, res at North Hat. A farmer, highly respected. Three ch, b at North Hat :
Oscar L., b 3 March, 1837, m Harriet Dr. Alfred Montville ;
M. Stearns of Con ;
Harriet Sophia, b 16 Feb., 1839, m
Mary Paulina, b 5 Sept., 1847, d young.
J 42 ALONZO, son of Samuel (21), b in Wh .26 April, 1810, m 23 Dec., 1831, Cynthia, dau of Joseph Potter of Franklin, O., b Jan., 1811, d March, 1862 ; m (2) Ann Eliza Dahn, res at Dayton, O. A broom manufacturer. Six ch :
Dexter A., b 23 Feb., 1834, m Caro- line Kyler, 10 Oct., 1860;
William Sanford, b 12 Feb., 1836, m Hannah Birney, 13 May, 1858 ; Mary Ellen, b 4 Aug., 1838, d at 17 yrs of age ; Marth llen
Henry H., b 4 April, 1840, d 1874, m Martha Helriggle ;
Charles Edward, b 25 Dec., 1841, d in the army 25 Oct., 1862 ; DeWitt H., b 4 Nov., 1852, m Mary E. Conover, 31 Sept., 1874.
marw43 ( SAMUEL C., son of Samuel (21), b at Wh 29 Nov., 1815, m 14 May, 1852, Mary Felton, d 21 March, 1868; in (2) Druce Huncelman, res at Hamilton, O. Six ch :
James F., b 4 March, 1853 ; ' William C., b 2 March, 1858 :
Horace T., b 23 April, 1855, d 16 Webster, b 14 March, 1860; June, 1876 ; Minnie S., b 30 March, 1862.
Edgar A., b 28 Nov., 1856 ;
44 CHAMPION, son of Chester (24), b at Wh 26 July, 1809, d in Pennsylvania whither he rem abt 1835, no dates, m, 1829, Almira Pratt of Shutesbury, res at Wh until 1835. Five ch: Infant, b 22 Sept., 1830, d 24 Sept., Champion, b 1833;
1830;
Charles, b 1834 ;
Daniel, b 1831; Mary, b in Pennsylvania, 1836.
45 ALFRED 'S., son of Shaylor F. (26), b at Wh 31 Jan., 1839, m 17 April, 1861, Lucy. A., dau of John C. and Julia
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(Stockbridge) Sanderson of Wh, b 13 April, 1835, res at Wh until 1896, rem to Springfield. A farmer and dealer in tobacco. Three ch b at Wh :
Edmond Allis, b 15 Feb., 1862; (62)
Randolph C., b 3 Feb., 1873. (64) Allen M., b 21 Aug., 1866;
46 REUBEN, son of Reuben H. (28), b 8 July, 1845, m 17 Nov., 1870, Ellen M., dau of Leonard and Maria B. Stearns of Con, res at North Hat, b 25 May, 1846. One ch : Infant son, b 11 July, 1878, d same day.
47 GEORGE COLTON, son of Reuben H. (28), b 5 Sept., 1850, at North Hat, m 18 Nov., 1874, Amanda, dau of Albert S. and Alma J. Clapp of South Dfld, where they res, b 12 Sept., 1847. Two ch :
Sarah Elizabeth, b at Wh, 19 Oct., Albert Colton, b at South Dfid, 11 1875; May, 1885.
48 WILLIAM HOWARD, son of Reuben H. (28), b 28 Dec., 1852, m 21 Feb., 1878, Emma Estella, dau of James and Ada- line Eaton of Nashua, N. H., b 22 Oct., 1856, res on the old homestead at North Hat. Four ch :
Howard Eaton, b 7 Dec., 1878; William Lucius, b 15 Dec., 1884 ;
Robert Loomis, b 2 Oct., 1882; Harrison Reuben, b 12 Nov., 1890.
49 HERBERT HIBBARD, son of Reuben H. (28), b 2 June, 1855, m 30 Sept., 1886, Laura Emma, dau of Harrison and Laura Eaton of Nashua, N. H., b 25 Oct., 1857, d II Dec., 1896, res at Amherst, N. H.
50 CLARENCE EUGENE, son of Reuben H. (28), b 29 June, 1859, at North Hat, m 19 Oct., 1892, Nellie Maud, dau of Horace H. and Abby B. Snow of Providence, R. I., b 13 May, 1866, res at Sund. Two ch :
Edgar Matthewson, b 2 Nov., 1894; Abby Snow, b 2 Aug., 1896.
51 FRANKLIN DAY, son of Elihu (29), b at Wh II July, 1848, m 12 Oct., 1871, Mary E., dau of Samuel B. and Experi- ence (Wells) White of Wh, b II Aug., 1850, d 23 Feb., 1873. A student at Amh college ; m (2) Helen M., widow of Rufus Howland Belden, 3 March, 1895. One ch, by first wife : Mary, b 23 Feb., 1873.
52 CHANNING SNOW, son of Elihu (29), b at Wh 14 Sept., 1854, rem to Hartford, Ct., Sept., 1882, and has been engaged in the Hartford steam boiler inspection and insurance business and has long been the head clerk, m 24 April, 1884, Mary Thompson of New York city.
53 WILLIAM CLIFFORD, son of Elihu (29), b at Wh 30 May 1858, graduated from Amh college, settled in Springfield, m 4 June, 1887, Nellie Frances Dearborn of Belmont, N. H. One ch :
Dorothy, b 6 July, 1888.
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BELDEN.
54 RUFUS HOWLAND, son of Elihu (29), b at Wh 29 Aug., 1860, d 14 June, 1892, m Aug., 1881, Helen M. Haff of Peru, N. Y. Was employed in the dry goods business in Springfield until his health failed, then came back to Wh where he d. He was a very popular young man. One ch : Anna Edith, b 29 July, 1882.
55 DR. ALBERT WATSON, son of Elihu (29), b at Wh 22 June, 1867, graduated at Baltimore medical college, 1887, m 25 Dec., 1888, Mabel Marion, dau of Luke Emerson and Lucretia (Tower) Bicknell of Cummington, res at Chesterfield. Two ch : Roxanna Leonard. b 21 Feb., 1892, Marion Asenath, b 10 March, 1897, d d 1 Feb., 1899 ; 16 March, 1898.
56 EDWARD W., son of Stephen (32), b at Wh 7 Nov., 1843, d 29 March, 1880, m Sept., 1863, Maria L,, dau of Jacob Mosher of La Grange, Ind., b in New York state, rem to La- Grange where he d. One ch :
Lewelwin Stephen, b 28 Oct., 1873.
57 EDWIN MARTIN, son of Allen (33), b at Wh 14 April, 1831, d 20 Feb., 1898, at Soldiers' home in Chelsea, ae 67 yrs, m 15 Oct., 1855, Mary Henry, dau of Martin and Emily (In- gram) Crafts of Wh, b 15 Oct., 1835, d 12 July, 1865. He was orderly sergeant in company D, 52d Regt., in the Civil war. A man of fine natural abilities. Five ch :
Allen M., b 5 May, 1857, d young ; Chicopee ; Frederick Allen, b 30 April, 1858; Edwin David, b 30 Aug., 1861; George Preston, b 17 Nov., 1862, d soon.
Aurelia C. b 27 June, 1859, m 12 Feb., 1881, John H. Wertsel of
58 RODOLPHUS ALLEN, son of Allen (33), b at Wh 21 June, 1833, d 29 March, 1876, m Harriet Tryphena, dau of Mar- tin and Emily (Ingram) Crafts, b 12 Jan., 1843, res at Wh. Five ch :
Hattie Amaretta, b 15 July, 1862, unm 1899; Alice May, b 8 Aug., 1868, d 15 March, 1876 ; Mary Elizabeth, b 4 Feb., 1871, unm, an efficient teacher.
Grant Everett, b 29 Oct., 1864, unm 1899;
Ernest Lincoln, b 21 July, 1866, was
drowned while bathing;
59 FREDERICK MORTIMER, son of Allen (33), b in Wh 15 Jan., 1835, d 15 Oct., 1870, m 20 Nov., 1865, Elizabeth Polluck of Philadelphia, Pa., where he was engaged in the grocery trade until cut down by consumption. A member of the F. and A. Masons and by them assisted back to his old home. Two ch:
Anna S., b 24 Nov., 1867, m 10 June, Edwin Mortimer, b 5 Feb., 1868. 1891, Elmer Maner, res at Spring- (66)
field;
60 HENRY C., son of William (34), b at Wh I May, 1839, m 5 Feb., 1865, Lora, dau of John and Nancy Pierce of
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Had, res in North Had, where they have a delightful residence. A broom manufacturer. One ch :
Gertrude May, b 1871, d young.
61 ALBERT ELISHA, son of William (34), b 18 Nov., 1845, m 3 Jan., 1871, Ada Jane, dau of Hubbard and Martha (Perry) Lawrence of North Had, b 16 Jan., 1849. A farmer res at North Had. Two ch:
Alice Martha, b 30 Dec., 1871, an Lawrence Albert, b 2 July, 1874.
excellent teacher ;
62 EDMOND ALLIS, son of Alfred S. (45), b in Wh 15 Feb., 1862, m 10 Sept., 1884, Angie. C. Blodgett of Amh, b 2 Nov., 1861. They res at Springfield. One ch :
Rollin Edmond, b at Springfield, 6 June, 1893.
63 ALLEN MONTGOMERY, son of Alfred S. (45), b at Wh 21 Aug., 1866, m. 17 March, 1891, Eliza Rosalie Higgins of Chesterfield, b. 15 June, 1868, res at Springfield. Two ch :
Marguerite Alice, b. 1 Sept., 1892, at Imogene Clarissa, b 26 Nov., 1897, at Springfield ; Springfield.
64 RANDOLPH C., son of Alfred S. (45), bat Wh 3 Feb., 1873, res at Springfield, unm 1899.
65 THOMAS, son of Henry (16), b 5 June, 1846, m 22 Feb., 1870, Lucy A., dau of Samuel R. and Maria (Wood) Lamb of Wh, b 7 March, 1851, d 12 Jan., 1884; m (2) Jennie Allis of Toledo, O., d 1891, res in Wh. Four ch :
Charles Henry, b 31 Dec., 1870, m 1 George Samuel, b 2 Dec., 1877, m 21 Jan., 1896, Myrtle Demorest ; Dec., 1898, Edith Grace Stone ; Louis Allen, b May, 1883.
Jessie Maria, b 22 Oct., 1874, m 10 May, 1893, Edgar M. Bardwell ;
66 EDWIN MORTIMER, son of Frederick M. (59), b in Philadelphia, Pa., 5 Feb., 1868, m Edith Smith of Ludlow 29 July, 1898, res at Feeding Hills.
1 BENNETT, EZRA, son of Phineas M. Two ch : Daniel W., b 18 Dec., 1828; (2) George W., b 1830. (3)
2 DANIEL W., son of Ezra (1), bin Wh 18 Dec., 1828, d 7 Aug., 1856, m 10 April, 1855, Susan O., dau of John Ladd. One ch :
Mary A., b 25 Feb., 1856, m H. L. Bates.
3 GEORGE W., son of Ezra (1), b in Wh 1830, d 16 June, 1893, m Mrs. Susan O., widow of D. W. Bennett, 1 April, 1858, res in Wh. Three ch :
Fanny I., b 11 May, 1861, school- teacher ; Ella M., b 6 July, 1868, m 30 March,
in Haydenville ;
John E., b 28 May, 1863, m and res 1890, Henry D. Waite of Wms.
1 BIGELOW, JAMES, came from Connecticut, m Anna Day, lived at the junction of Easter and Poplar Hill roads. The
BIGELOW, 403 BRENNAN.
buildings, except the barn, have been gone for fifty years. Several ch b in Wh .:
Charles D., no dates ; (2) James Jr., Charles D., Guy, Nancy, m a Mr. Watrons.
Jonathan, Betsey, m .Mr. Niles;
2 CHARLES D., son of James (1), no dates, m Salome L., dau of Lucius Wilcox of Con, res in Wh many years. Three ch:
James, b abt 1832, killed by the kick of a horse ;
Nancy Jane, b 10 June, 1834, m Walter Barnard of Wh :
Lucius Wilcox, b 18 May 1841, m 9 Feb., 1874, Geraldine D. Gil- lette of Sainsbury, Ct., where he resides ;
BIRD, ENOCH, came abt 1795 from Cummington and earlier from Sharon, res on Grass hill in Wh, b abt 1748, m Celena Lyon, he d 19 March, 1818, ae 70 yrs. Ten ch :
Lydia, and Sarah, (twins), b 26 Feb., 1782; Sarah m Amasa Graves of Wh and Middlefield ;
Edmund, b 7 July, 1781, m Polly Coleman, res in Hat ;
Celena and Levina, (twins), b 7 June, 1786;
Waitte, b 25 May, 1789, m Stephen Graves in 1809 ; Enoch, Jr., b 3 Cet., 1791 ; Samuel, b 23 Sept., 1793 ;
Polly, b 16, Feb., 1796; Roxa, b 8 May, 1799.
BLUNKARD, JOHN, son of Christopher, b in Ireland, county of Dublin, 15 April, 1854, m Nora, dau of Dennis and Margaret Pendergast, 18 March, 1879, b 28 April, 1852. He has bought the house and land in the Straits where William J. and Josiah Woods built on the West side of the road. Four ch, b in Wh :
Anthony, b 5 July, 1886 ; James, b 2 April, 1889 ; Son, b 23, Jan., 1888, d same day ; Son, b 6 Dec., 1890. .
BRAGG, ABIAL, prob son of Ebenezer of Shrewsbury, came from Petersham 1776, m 29 Jan., 1753, Abigail Wilson, bought the Deacon Simeon Waite farm now owned by Calvin S. Loomis in Christian lane, kept hotel and grocery store, sold to Dr. Benjamin Dickinson. Four ch :
Lovisa ; Abia, m Wm. Cone of Wh;
Elizabeth, m Robert Abercrombie of Wh;
Thankful, m, Robert Abercrombie of Wh, was his second wife.
BRENNAN, JOHN, b in Ireland, and with his wife, came to Wh before 1870, res in the east part of the town. Five ch, b in Wh :
Michael, b 1 Sept., 1870 ; Kate, b 29.May, 1879 ; Thomas, 3 July, 1871 ; Lizzie, b 26 June, 1882.
Francis, b 4 Nov. 1874 ;
JOHN, b in Ireland in 1842, came to Wh with his wife Sarah, bin 1846, res at the east part of the town. A good farmer. Five ch b in Wh :
Michael, b 1869 ; Thomas, b 1872; Mary A., b 1873;
Francis, b 1875 ; Sarah, b 1876.
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PATRICK M., b in Ireland 1838, his wife Ellen b in Ireland 1842, res west of Jerre Haffeys', owns a part of the old Joshua Belden farm. An excellent farmer. Six ch b in Wh :
Patrick F., b 1869 ; Ellen, b 1 Nov., 1877;
Thomas C., b 27 June, 1874 ; Mary, b 15 July, 1882; John, b 15 Feb., 1886.
Elizabeth, b 13 April, 1876 ;
BRIDGEMAN, SAMUEL, m Elizabeth, dau of Richard Chauncey, b 25 July, 1732, owned a good farm, deeded his farm- to his brother-in-law, Jonathan Smith, of Wh for £20, Smith to support him and wife during their life. In eight years he d and his widow was kindly cared for for twelve years after his death. No ch.
BROOKS, JOHN, and wife Sarah, here in 1776. One ch: Roswell, bapt 28 July, 1776.
BROUGHTON, WAIT, 1771 m Submit, dau of John Waite of Wh, lived in the Straits, sold his place to Joshua Bel- den and rem to Ash. One ch :
Charity, bapt 14 June, 1772.
1 BROWN, EDWARD, with his wife Hannah (Thomas), and some ch came to Wh from Colchester, Ct., abt 1766 or '67, built a large house north of where Hiram Bardwell now res, fully halfway to the sawmill that was torn down abt 1845. Was - quite prominent in town, b 1716, d 2 June, 1803, ae 87 yrs. His wife was b 1722, d 12 Oct., 1811, ae 89 yrs. Nine ch :
William, b 1742 ; (2) Hannah, b 1744;
Josiah, b 1745 ; (3) John, b 1747 ; (4) Mary, b 1748 ;
Isaiah, b, 8 Dec., 1750 ; (5)
Anne, b 1751;
Abijah, b 1753; (6)
Charity, b 1760, d unm 24 Nov., 1800,
ae 40 yrs.
2 WILLIAM, son of Edward ( 1), b at Colchester, Ct., 1742, m in Connecticut came to Wh abt 1776, were admitted to the church I May, 1785. Their ch whose names we have were b in Connecticut, the two youngest bapt in Wh 5 June, 1785 :
William Jr. ; (7) Sarah, bapt 4 June, 1785, prob 10 or Thomas, bapt 5 June, 1785, prob 12 12 yrs. old.
or 15 yrs old ;
3 JOSIAH, son of Edward (1), b at Colchester, Ct., 1745, was m when he came to Wh, name of wife unknown to me, rem from Wh perhaps to Con. Five ch, perhaps more :
Josiah, Jr., no dates ; (8) Lucy b in Wh, m at Wh 9 June, William, no dates ; (9) 1788., Charles Graves of Con- Joel, no dates ; (10) way. He was b 19 Feb. 1762,
Dorothy, bapt in Wh 12 March, rem to Ohio.
1784 ;
4 LIEUT. JOHN, son of Edward (1), b in Connecticut, 1737, d 18 Dec., 1820, ae 83 yrs, m (1), Amy Blood of Groton,
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d II June, 1785; m (2) Dorothy Bigelow of Colchester, Ct., d 14 Feb., 1854, ae 92 yrs, res on Poplar hill. A leading citizen in town and a Revolutionary soldier. Nine ch :
Prescott, bapt 13 June 1779 ; (11) John, bapt 29 April, 1781; (12)
Spencer, bapt 20 April, 1783 ; (18) Consider, bapt 11 June 1785, d unm 30 June 1807, ae 22 yrs ;
Champion, bapt 1789, d 8 Aug., 1809; Sally, bapt 1790, m Calvin Waite of Wh ;
Betsey, b 1 March 1777, m Jonathan Waite of Wh; Chester, bapt 17 Nov. 1791; (14) Dorothy, bapt 14 Nov., 1800, m David Dickinson of North Hat.
5 ISAIAH, son of Edward (1), b 8 Dec., 1750, d 4 May, 1844, m (1) Mary, dau of Elisha Waite of Hat 15 March, 1781, d 4 Dec., 1781, ae 22 yrs ; m (2) Abigail Clapp, d 13 Feb., 1844, ae 86 yrs. Three ch :
Isaiah, b 23, Nov., 1781 ; (15) Daniel, b 31 Aug., 1784; (16)
Mary, b 15 Aug., 1786, m Capt. Amos Pratt of Wh.
6 ABIJAH, son of Edward (1), b in Connecticut 1753, m (1) Lydia Frasier ; (2) 30 July, 1782, Mary, dau of Julius Allis of Con, b 4 Oct., 1756, rem to Con. Four ch :
Alice, Polly, Betsey, Elisha.
7 WILLIAM, JR., son of William (2), bat Colchester, Ct., m 14 Dec., 1786, Mary, dau of John and Submit (Hastings) Waite of Wh, b 18 April, 1741, at the Straits, rem after a few years to Thetford, Vt. Eight ch :
Horace b 1788 ; 12 ch in Conway, d abt 1865.
Charles, b 1790 ; Joel, Ira, Wait, Mary, Mercy, all Erastus, b 1792, m Philinda Meek- born after he rem to Thetford, ins Vt., no dates. of Williamsburg, dau of Joseph, and had born to them
8 JOSIAH, JR., son of Josiah (3), b in Connecticut, m 14 Nov., 1785, Sophia, dau of Matthew and Hannah (Morton) Graves of Wh and Con, b abt 1768, rem from town abt 1790, and we give only such ch as were b in Wh :
Dorothy, bapt in Wh 12 March, 1786; Lucy, bapt in Wh 1789; doubtless Mary, bapt in Wh 8 July, 1787 ; others.
9 WILLIAM, son of Josiah (3), b in Colchester, Ct., came to Wh in 1782, m 15 Nov., 1787, Waitstill Swift, prob a sister of Heman Swift of Wh, res several years in a house opposite Bartlett's corner where L. S. Wilcox afterwards built, on the corner of Dfld road and Christian lane road where Abijah Marsh used to live. They rem to some place unknown to me. Ch : Waitstill, bapt 22 June, 1788, d in Bradish, bapt 19 Feb., 1792; Lemuel, bapt 6 July, 1794. 3 weeks ;
10 JOEL, son of Josiah (3), b prob as early as 1765, m 27 Nov., 1788, Jerusha, dau of Jonathan and Abigail (Chauncey) Smith, b 6 Oct., 1771, res at Wh. He d before 1794. She m (2) Aaron Pratt of Wh, 28 Jan., 1794. Two ch :
Joel, Jr., b in Wh 1789; Justin, bin Wh 1791. (17 1-2)
BROWN.
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11 PRESCOTT, son of Lieut. John (4), bapt 13 June, 1779, m Betsey Murphy, res at Wh, d 13 March, 1834. Two ch : Martha M., b 18 Oct., 1813, m 4 July, Lorinda, no date.
1831, Horace Train of Wh;
12 JOHN, son of Lieut. John (4), bapt at Wh 29 April, 1781, m I July, 1802, Lydia, dau of Abraham Billings of Hat, b 16 Oct., 1782, res at Wh. Seven ch :
Caroline, b 1803, m a Mr. Tinker; field, 5 Dec., 1844;
Lucy, d young ;
Newcomb, d young ;
Lydia, b 1788, d 21 Oct., 1790 ; Consider. d young ;
Aurelia, m James D. Woods of En- - John b 1820. (18)
13 SPENCER, son of Lieut. John (4), bapt in Wh 20 April, 1783, m 1800, Sally, dau of Elihu Waite of Wh, b 26 July, 1787, d 18 April, 1856, res on the Elder Todd farm in Wh. He d 26 June, 1814. Three ch :
Elbridge, b abt 1803, m Ann, dau of Electa, b abt 1806; Spencer Root of Williamsburg ; Child, b Aug., 1809, d 26 June, 1810.
14 CHESTER, son of Lieut. John (4), b in Wh 17 Nov., 1791, d 17 April, 1858, ae 67 yrs, m 16 April, 1818, Patty, dau of Asa and Lucy (Scott) Sanderson of Wh, b 14 June, 1801, d 19 June, 1879, ae 78 yrs, res on the homestead on Poplar hill, Wh. He was of a quiet, unobtrusive and gentlemanly appear- ance, dignified and conservative habits; never indulged in ex- tended remarks in public meetings, still a thinker and of sound judgment ; always surrounded by friends who appreciated his worth ; liberal in his views, political and religious. If he sug- gested a course of action it was the result of thought or of his life experience; while he entertained a high respect for his neighbor's views, yet he conscientiously held his own well- developed ideas. His land was well adapted to the growing of fruit and he had the skill to grow it in great profusion. He always favored the best schools, deeming his money well used when he secured the best education that was practicable for his children. He was a member of Jerusalem lodge of F. & A. Masons at Northampton, joining about 1820. Was much in office, serving eight years as one of the selectmen and one term as a rep. We take pleasure · in presenting his portrait. Eleven ch :
Diana, b 26 May, 1819, m 12 April, 1839, Otis M. Conkey ;
Ruth, b 8 Sept., 1820, m 8 Sept., 1845, Wm. H. Fuller of Wh; Champion, b 18 Feb., 1822; (18) Charles Emery, b 4 Aug., 1823, d 3 Oct,. 1846 ;
Almira, b 24 May, 1825, m 1 Dec., 1852, W. B. Hamilton.
Lucy, b 1 July, 1828, m 19 Feb., 1850,
Edson Merritt of Worcester ; Myron, b 2 Aug., 1830; (19) Eliza B., b 12 May, 1833, m 1 Jan., 1852, Stephen M. Sanderson of Toronto ;
Infant, b and d 31 Dec., 1834;
Mary L., b 21 Sept., 1838, m 31 Dec., 1857, John N. White of Wh;
Henry Waite, b 22 March, 1841, d 22 Aug., 1844.
15 ISAIAH, son of Isaiah (5), b at Wh 23 Nov., 1781, killed by a sled loaded with wood 1814, m 6 Jan., 1803, Demis,
CHESTER BROWN.
CHAMPION BROWN.
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BROWN.
dau of Abraham Billings of Hat, b II Jan., 1781, rem to Con. Three ch :
Morris and Maria, (twins), b 1810 ;
of Con.
Lydia, b 1813, m George W. Fairfield
16 DANIEL, son of Isaiah (5), b at Wh 31 Aug., 1784, d 4 Jan., 1856, m 23 May, 1803, Lovisa Pratt, prob sister of Capt. Amos Pratt, b 15 April, 1784, d 29 May, 1842, res on the home- stead of his father. A deacon, often in town office, a prominent citizen. Nine ch :
Emeline R., 11 Jan., 1809, m 14 Dec. 1843, Levi Warner of Sunder- land;
Minerva B., b 19 Jan., 1811, m 4 July, 1839, John M. Foster of Springfield ;
Sophia L., b 7 April, 1812, m Rufus K. Eldridge of Ashfield ;
Lovisa Pratt, b 25 Feb., 1814, d 13 Sept., 1815;
Daniel Jr., b 26 May, 1817, d in three days ;
Nancy M., b 18 Sept., 1818, m 8 May, 1839, John L. Parsley of Spring- field ;
William Austin, b 4 May, 1821 ;
Henry Augustus, b 23 March, 1823, d unm 30 July, 1858;
Cerintha Adaline, b 24 Jan., 1825, m 30 Nov., 1848, Royal J. Ward of South Dfld ..
17 JOHN, JR., son of John (12), b in Wh 1820, d at An- dersonville, Ga., 1864, m Margarett Dagon res in Wh. He enlisted in Sept., 1862, in the 8th Regt of Mass Vols, re-enlisted 25 Jan., 1864. Was taken prisoner and d as above. Four ch, b in Wh:
Newcomb, b 13 May, 1855, d soon ; Mary, b 30 Sept., 1856, d young ;
John, Jr., b 31 March, 1859, d young ;
Margaret, b 22 May, 1863, m and res at Holyoke.
17 1-2 JUSTIN, son of Joel (10), b at Wh 1791, m 7 April, 1815, Sally, dau of Consider Waite of Wh, b 19 June, 1796. Was employed many years at the U. S. armory, but came back to Wh and bought the old David Stockbridge farm in the Straits. No ch.
18 CHAMPION, son of Chester (14), b at Wh 18 Feb., 1820, d at Saginaw, Mich., 21 March, 1892, ae 70 yrs, I m, 2 days, m 31 Dec., 1848, Lucy M. Simpson of Ash. After leav- ing school, at the age of 17 yrs, he commenced teaching school at Athol and later at Whitehall, N. Y., after a thorough exam- ination by the school board of Washington county, N. Y., sub- sequently embarking in the mercantile business at Toronto. After a short residence there he removed to Montreal where he entered into the manufacture of boots and shoes in company with William Childs under the firm name of Brown & Childs. They introduced much improved machinery and carried on a very extensive business. He resided in Montreal over twenty years, filling many important positions. Was president of the city bank and of the New England society, on the committee of reception of the Prince of Wales; was always a stalwart friend of the North in the Civil war and did much for the patriotic cause, sending many cases of shoes to the army as a free contri-
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bution. After leaving Canada he settled at Saginaw, Mich., and was held in high esteem by all. A prominent Unitarian. He left a widow, two daughters and six sons. Was a noble- hearted and pure man ; a member of the I. O. O. F. Nine ch : Emery C., b 11 Aug., 1849, d 23 Henry S., b 22 Oct., 1856; (21) Sept., 1851 ; Chester, b 18 Sept., 1858 ; (22)
Ida M., b 29 Sept., 1851, res in New York City ; Percy C., b 4 July, 1865 :
Arthur M., b 25 March, 1861; (23)
Anna C., b 28 June, 1854, res in New York City;
Ralph H., b 23, Jan., 1868; (24) J. Champion, b 13 April, 1871.
19 MYRON, son of Chester (14), b at Wh 2 Aug., 1830, m 5 Sept., 1852, Eliza J., dau of Samuel Sanderson, b 19 Jan., 1835, at Wh, sold the old homestead and rem to Sund, after the birth of his family in Wh, where he has a beautiful home. Six ch :
Diana C., b 15 Sept., 1853; professor of vet. surgery at Har- vard university;
Lizzie Maria, b 28 June, 1858, m 8 Feb., 1881, Charles B. Merriam, a lawyer in Minneapolis, Minn. ; Ella Annie, b 30 Nov., 1859, m 10 Oct., 1878, Fred H. Osgood,
Emery Chester, b 20 July, 1863 ; (25) Myron Champion, b 14 March, 1866 ; (26)
Harry Dibble, b 10 Nov., 1868, d at St. Paul, 17 March, 1889.
20 WILLIAM AUSTIN, son of Daniel (16), b in Wh 4 May, 1821, d 16 Sept., 1890, m 8 Oct., 1840, Lucinda A., dau of Asa and Naomi (Dickinson) Sanderson of Wh, b 7 April, 1822, d 19 Oct., 1859, ae 37 yrs, res at Wh on Poplar hill road. One ch :
Lucinda A., b 16 Oct., 1859, m 23 Dec., 1880, Elisha Grover.
21 HENRY S., son of Champion (18), b at Montreal, Can- ada, 22 Oct , 1856, m Harriet , of Saginaw, Mich., res at Bromwell, W. Va. Twoch : Elsie K., b 15 Oct., 1886 ; Chester, b 10 Aug., 1888, d Nov., '92.
22 CHESTER, son of Champion (18), b in Montreal, Can- ada, 18 Sept., 1858, m Jennie Prentiss of Saginaw, Mich., res at Lake Charles, La., where he is engaged in business. One ch: Marion, b 10 March, 1883.
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