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Elizabeth C., b at Wh 24 March, 1847, d 7 Sept., 1848 ;
Frank Graves, b at Greenfield, 21 June, 1853 ; (117) Alice Lucinda, b at Wh 6 Oct., 1855,
Lizzie Charlotte, b at Wh 25 May, 1851, m 21 June, 1870, Charles R. Crafts ;
Henry Merriam, b at Wh 34 March, 1849; (116) m 1 June, 1883, James K. Kean of Philadelphia, Pa. ; Leon Willie, b at Montague 28 May, 1862. (118)
75 ALONZO, son of Erastus (32), b at Wh 17 May, 1821, d 15 July, 1887, m I Oct., 1846, Caroline Amanda, dau of Moses O. Felton of Shutesbury, b 23 Feb., 1827, and is now living at the Old Ladies' Home in Worcester. He res at Wh, was very prominent, serving many times as one of the selectmen. An honest, upright and broad-minded citizen, enjoying the confi- dence of all. No ch.
76 WALTER, son of Erastus (32), bat Wh 16 Aug., [823, m I Jan., 1851, Lucy A., dau of George and Mary (Lyman) Alexander of Northfield, b 28 Feb., 1823, d at Wh 28 Nov., 1888, ae 65 yrs. He has been a progressive farmer, always alive to every improvement. His health for some years has been very poor, but by careful attention to his own conditions he is still able to oversee and advise the work on the farm. One ch :
Lyman Alexander, b at Wh 28 Oct., 1854. (119)
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77 RODOLPHUS, son of Erastus (32), b at Wh 28 June, 1833, d 6 Dec., 1861, ae 28 yrs, m 18 Jan., 1855, Fanny, dau of Luther and Fanny Thayer of Dummerston; Vt., b 5 June, 1833. He learned the trade of a blacksmith, lived at Gfld, was a young man of high moral character and good abilities. She d 3 March, 1881, ae 47 yrs. One ch :
Lewis Porter, b at Gfid 8 March, 1856. (120)
78 DWIGHT LEWIS, son of Caleb (33), b at Wh 3 May, 1850, m 3 Nov., 1883, Mrs. Annette A. (Lathrop) Dickinson, widow of George O. Dickinson of Wh and dau of Franklin and Ellen A. Lathrop of Westburg, P. Q .. b 13 May, 1854, res at Wh. A carpenter. Three ch, b in Wh :
Montville Lewis, b 26 Nov., 1884 ; Eleanor Edna, b 25 May, 1890. Murray Franklin, b 17 Nov., 1886 ;
79 WARREN PEASE, son of Caleb (23), b at Wh 3 Feb., 1855, m 15 June, 1897, Bertha A., dau of B. A. Andrews of Con, b at Con, res at Wh on the old Harwood place. A farmer and owns a large farm and manages it carefully and profitably. An open-hearted, generous citizen. One ch : Philip, b 15 June, 1898.
80 JOHN MURRAY, son of Elbridge G. (43), bat-Wh 17 Sept., 1847, m (1) 26 Nov., 1868, Luanna E., dau of Chester and Lucinda (Mather) Bardwell of Wh, b 26 Sept., 1847, d 20 April, 1871, ae 24 yrs ; m (2) 26 Nov., 1874, Clara Maria, dau of Harrison and Harriet A. (Bliss) Carpenter of Plainfield, b 20 Aug., 1854. A farmer, a genial and kindly man, res on the Thomas Crafts homestead. One ch :
Louis C., b 25 March, 1871, d 2 April, 1871.
81 EDMUND BURKE, son of Elbridge G. (43), b at Wh 28 June, 1854, m (1) 24 May, 1877, Lucy Ann, dau of Amariah E. and Lucy (Stebbins) Strong of Hat. b 7 April, 1853, d 18 Oct., 1886; mi (2) 7 Nov., 1889, Etta Clarissa, dau of Luman S. and Lovinia T. (Anderson) Crafts of North Hat, b I April, 1861. He is an Odd Fellow. Owns a house and lot in Orange where they res until 1897 when they rem to North Hat. One ch by first wife, b at Wh :
Clifford Louis, b 14 Dec., 1881.
82 CHARLES RANSOM, son of James M. (44), b at Nashua, N. H., 20 March, 1840, m 21 June, 1870, Lizzie Charlotte, dau of Reuben and Lucinda (Graves) Crafts of Wh, b in Wh 25 May, 1851, lived at Wh until 1889 when they rem to Orange. He was a soldier in the Civil war in Co. G, 2Ist Regt. of Mass. Vols., and served three years, was in many battles, was slightly wounded three or four times, appointed captain of the company organized in Williamsburg and Wh. A pensioner. One ch : Cora Louise, b at White Hall, N. Y., Crafts, of North Hat.
22 Aug., 1871, m Carlton H,
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83 IRVING BROWN, son of James M. (44), b at Wh II Oct., 1844, d 27 Sept., 1890, ae 46 yrs, m 24 Nov., 1868, Minerva Scott, dau of Franklin and Alma (Scott) Field of Mon- tague, b at North Hat 25 June, 1845. Served in Co. C, 27th Regt. Mass. Vols., was in the battles of Roanoke Island, Newberne and other engagements in North Carolina, discharged for disa- bility, res after his marriage at Montague where he owned a small farm. A genial, whole-souled man. A pensioner. One ch : Alma Mary Crafts, b at Montague, 12 July, 1872. d young.
84 THOMAS SPENCER, son of James M. (44), b at Wh 28 Nov., 1851, m 6 Sept., 1882, Sarah Wilder, dau of Charles T. and Persis L. (Clark) Hillman of Nthn where they res. He is by trade a cigar maker, has the charge of a farm and works some as a carpenter. An Odd Fellow and a Granger. Three ch : Lewis Clark, b 19 Nov., 1883; James Taylor, b 18 Nov., 1888. Mary Persis, b 19 Sept., 1886;
85 FRANK DARWIN, son of James M. (44), b at Wh 6 March, 1856, m 13 Sept., 1887, Annie Louise, dau of John and Mary (Corbett) Hannegan of Fall River, b at Manchester, Eng- land, 4 June, 1867. He was employed on the Fitchburg rail- road and res at Gfld. They rem abt 1891 to California and now res at Whittier, Los Angelos county, Cal., engaged in fruit culture. Four ch :
Elwin Frank, b at Con 20 Nov., 1887; Linwood James, b at Greenfield 16 Clayton Hannegan, b at Shelburne Falls 20 Dec., 1888 ;
Oct., 1890, d 13 May, 1891 ; . Mary Alice, b at Bakersfield, Cal., 3 Oct., 1894.
88 BELA KELLOGG, son of Ralph E. (47), b at Wh 19 Oct., 1841, m 25 Jan., 1865, Juliet Montague, dau of James and Angelina (Kellogg) Cook of Had, b 15 Oct., 1847. He served in the Civil war in Co. D, 52d Regt. Mass. Vol., res at Wh, where he owns a farm and also employed as station agent on the Nthn extension at Wh. Six ch, b at Wh:
Fannie Angeline, b 24 March, 1867, m 11 Nov., 1891, Giles M. Kellogg of Had ;
Lucy Maria and Mary Jane, (twins), b 19 Jan., 1870; both d 2 Feb., 1870 ;
Inez Esther, b 26 April, 1874, m 1
Oct., 1897, Henry D. Rice of Con ; Floyd Stanley, b 14 May, 1876, m 1 July, 1897, Mae M. Allen of Wilmington, Vt. ; Annie Vincent, b 17 July, 1878, d soon.
89 RALPH ELMER, son of Ralph E. (47), b at Wh 29 July, 1850, m 25 Dec., 1877, Jennie, dau of William and Sophie Maguire of Sund, b 16 Nov., 1836, d 25 Jan., 1885; m (2) Catherine C. Condra, 1 Jan., 1886, b 27 Nov., 1866, res at New York city. Two ch : Harold, M., b at Haydenville, 5 April, 1879 ;
Ada Amelia, b at Bridgeport, Ct., 21 April, 1884.
90 REV. GEORGE HERBERT, son of Ralph E. (47), bat Wh 19 March, 1857, m 24 Dec., 1888, Mrs. Zilpah Beekman,
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widow of Albert Beekman of Plymouth, Richland county, Ohio, and dau of Matthew Albroas, b 16 Nov., 1850. By trade he was a tailor and was in business at Gfld; went West, studied theology and became a Methodist minister, res at Evanston, Il1. No ch.
91 MYRON CUSHMAN, son of Ralph E. (47), b at Wh 24 Oct., 1860, m 15 April, 1883, Cora Maria, dau of Horatio P. and Mary E. (Ockington) Pratt of South Dfld, b 4 May, 1861, rem West 1897. A farmer. Ch :
Ralph Waldo, b at Wh 30 Jan., 1884, d 6 Sept., 1884 ; 1888, d 21 March 1890.
Margie Beulah, b at Wh 15 Dec.,
Helen Bertha, b at New York City, Several others who d soon.
16 June, 1886 ;
92 MYRON LUBBOCK, son of George W. (49), b at San Francisco, Cal., 12 July, 1855, m 25 Nov., 1880, Fannie Hayes King, res at Custer, Idaho. He is a highly educated man. A chemist. One ch :
Tevis Norton, b at Custer, 1 Dec., 1881.
Prob others.
93 GEORGE HERBERT, son of Myron H. (50), b at New York city 30 April, 1844, m 4 July, 1875, Joanna, dau of Dr. William Craig of Adams, Pa., b 15 May, 1856, res at Bakers- field, Cal. Two ch :
Herbert William, b 3 March, 1876 ;
Mary Alice, b 5 Jan., 1884.
94 HARRY GRAY, son of Myron H. (50), b at Jackson, Mich., 10 Sept., 1853, m 28 April, 1891, Harriet A., dau of John G. Hale of Redlands, Cal., b 25 July, 1854, res at Oak- land, Cal. No living ch.
95 JOSEPH EDWIN, son of Joseph K. (51), b at Schenec- tady, N. Y., 27 July, 1852, m Mary, dau of James Pearsall, b 27 Oct., 1853, they res at Schenectady, N. Y. One ch : Sarah, b 27 Oct., 1880.
96 JAMES FRANKLIN, son of Joel F. (52), b at Wh 8 Sept., 1854, m 5 Aug., 1878, Sarah Jane Burkholder of Boston. She d and he m (2) 17 Aug., 1893, Jennie May, dau of Leonard M. Putnam of New York city, b 17 Jan., 1868, res at East Orange, N. J. Two ch, names not learned.
97 THOMAS YOUNG, son of Joel F. (52), b at Brooklyn, N. Y., 4 June, 1866, m 3 Dec., 1889, Annie Frances, dau of Charles B. and Mary (Palmer) Hogg of New York city. He has been employed several years on the New York World. Two ch :
Mellicent, b 28 Nov., 1890; Bacanner, b 1 Feb., 1898.
98 JOHN DUNBAR, son of Rufus Wells (53), b at Brook- lyn, N. Y., 17 March, 1853, m 30 Sept., 1874, Lizzie A., dau of
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Lewis W. Seaman of Brooklyn, b 3 March, 1855, res at Brook- lyn where he is in business. One ch : Hazel, b 12 Aug., 1885.
99 EDWIN BRINSMADE, son of R. Wells (53), b at Brook- lyn, N. Y., 2 June, 1861, m 8 April, 1890, Lillian Beatrice, dau of Thomas A. and Mary S. Miller of Brooklyn, she was b 14 May, 1866, he d 2 Nov., 1894, res at Brooklyn. One ch : Beatrice, b 4 Dec., 1891.
100 CHARLES ORLANDO, son of Charles P. (54), b at Nashua, N. H., 30 Nov., 1849, m at San Francisco, Cal., 22 June, 1876, Anna W., dau of Lewis H. and Mary E. (Seaver) Partridge of Willington, Ill., res several years at Waltham, rem to Elgin, Ill. He like his father is an expert machinist. Four ch: Clarence Frederick, b at Elgin, Ill., Forrest Bowers, b at Waltham, 22 6 Dec., 1876; March, 1880 ;
Grace Louise, b at Waltham, 23 March, 1878;
Howard Partridge, b at Waltham, 3 Jan., 1883, d 10 Aug., 1884.
101 HERBERT ELWOOD, son of Edward A. (55), b 15 Oct., 1852, m 4 April, 1878, Josephine, dau of John J. and Annie (Sheridan) Gabriel; they were divorced ; in (2) April, 1886, Delia Bullens of Huron, South Dakota, b 1859, res at Huron. By first m one ch :
Herbert Edward, b at Chicago, Ill., 13 Jan., 1879.
102 GEORGE EBEN, son of George M. (56), b at Amh 6 May, 1884, m 28 April, 1891, Mary Elizabeth Beman, dau of Edward and Martha (Comins) Hibbard of Holyoke, b 15 April, [866; res at Holyoke where he is engaged in the paper business. Two ch :
Paul Hibbard, b 29, Feb., 1892; Laura Comins, b 9 Sept., 1893.
103 HARRY CALEB, son of George M. (56), b at Amh 6 Nov., 1865, m II Jan., 1898, May Alice, dau of Thomas P. and Jennie L. Dunbar of Troy, Pa., res at North Had .. No ch.
104 CHARLES PIERCE, son of Charles D. (60), b at Wh 15 Oct., 1855, m 10 Dec., 1881, Ida May, dau of Warren Young of Morrison, Il1., b 16 Nov., 1863. He is a farmer and res at Tuscola, Ill. Four ch :
George Allen, b 10 Sept., 1883; Mary Luella, b 15 Feb., 1890 ;
Lorenzo Houston, b 27 Feb., 1885; Charles Warren, b 28 May, 1892.
105 ALLEN PERRY, son of Luther M. (61), b at Wh 6 Jan., 1859, m 9 Dec., 1893, Mary, dau of James R. and Melissa (Wells) Atkinson of Westfield, b 3 Jan., 1874, res at Wh. One ch :
Harry Allen, b 17 May, 1895.
106 WILLIAM WRIGHT, son of Luther M. (61), b at Wh 30 Oct., 1861, m 3 April, 1889, Kittie Edna, dau of Alvond A.
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and Julia (Kentfield) Jewett, b 13 Aug., 1868. He is by trade a jeweler and watch repairer, res at South Dfld. One ch :
Claude Jewett, b at Wh 5 Sept., 1892
107 SUMNER WESLEY, son of Austin (62), b at Wh 5 Sept., 1841, m 17 April, 1872, Mrs. Elizabeth Blair (Polluck) Belden, widow of Fred M. Belden of Wh, b in Philadelphia, Pa. He served in Co. D, 52d Regt. Mass. Vols., res at Granby. A farmer. Four ch, b at Belchertown :
Mary Etta, b 3 June, 1873; bard, res at Feeding Hills;
William Henry, b 19 Feb., 1875; Harry Austin, b 1 Dec., 1882, d 18
Carrie Estella, b 9 Dec., 1876, m 29 Nov., 1889.
March, 1899, Herbert E. Hub-
108 FRANCIS AUSTIN, son of Austin (62), b at Wh 18 Oct., 1845, m 30 July, 1879, Mrs. Lucretia Cook, widow of William H. Cook of Saratoga, b 3 Oct., 1841, res at South Had- ley Falls. No ch.
109 ALLEN ELISHA, son of Austin (62), b at Wh 18 July, 1850, m 22 April, 1872, Emma E., dau of Lewis and Elizabeth (Marsh) Covell of Hat, b 15 Oct., 1853, res at Granby. Eight ch: Minnie L., b 12 Sept., 1873, d 16 Frank Addison, b 22 July, 1880, d 15 Sept., 1873; Jan., 1881;
George Austin, b 24 Nov., 1874; Elizabeth Emma, b 15 Dec., 1882; (123) Nettie M., 16 Jan., 1886, d 24 July,
Louis Addison, b 30 Oct., 1876, d 1 1891;
Sept., 1877; Alice Estella, b 17 Aug., 1893.
Edwin Allen, b 28 June, 1878;
109 1-2 ELLERY J., son of Austin (62), bat Wh I Jan., 1848, m 9 Dec., 1893, Mrs. Melvina Burns, res in Ludlow. Ch : Eva, b 19 June, 1894.
110 CHARLES AUSTIN, son of Graves (63), b 6 Oct., 1864, m 22 Oct., 1885, Mary Ann, dau of Timothy and Ellen (Seevy) Cahill of Warren, b 8 Oct., 1861, res at Holyoke. Three ch: Charles Ernest, b 28 May, 1887; Mary Etta, b 23 Feb., 1891.
Raymond Edward, b 31 Aug., 1889;
111 CARLTON HERRICK, son of Luman S. (64), b at North Hat II March, 1866, m 24 April, 1890, Cora Louise, dau of Charles R. and Lizzie C. (Crafts) Crafts, b at Whitehall, N. Y., 22 Aug., 1871, res at North Hat. A farmer of quick decision, good judgment and firm opinions. Three ch :
Ethel Vivian, b 8 March, 1891; 10 Jan., 1897 ;
Howard Leroy, b 13 March, 1893, d Carroll Monroe, b 10 Aug., 1894.
112 EDSON STRATTON, son of Luman S. (64), b at North Hat II April, 1868, m 25 Jan., 1892, Lissette K., dau of An- thony and Margaret (Koppenhafer) Schneider of Syracuse, N. Y., b 1867. In the paper business, res at New York. Ch : Dorothy Phyllis, b 6 Oct., 1896.
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113 CHARLES EDSON, son of Freeman A. (68), b at Brookfield, Vt., 14 July, 1869, m 6 Jan., 1897, Margaret, dau of Henry and Susan (Grishaker) Hedrick of Hammonton, N. Y., b 2 March, 1869, res at Wh. He is employed as a mail clerk. A graduate of the Nthn high school and Child's busi- ness college. A genial, pleasant young man, a general favorite. One ch :
Edson Lindsey, b at Huntington, 15 Aug., 1899.
114 PERRY FRANCIS, son of Leander F. (69), b at Wh 7 Dec., 1860, m 26 Nov., 1885, Isabelle, dau of Archibald and Margaret Sinclair of Conway, bat Canton 19 May, 1862. He is a painter by trade, rem to Shelburne Falls, where he is an undertaker, and has been appointed, I Jan., 1899, a deputy sheriff. He is an F. & A. M., an intelligent, genial and kindly man. Two ch :
Hattie Belle, b at Northampton, 19 Sept., 1886 ;
Seth Perry, b at Sequachee, Tenn., 10 May, 1891.
115 FRANK MARSH, son of Leander F. (69), b at Wh 3 Dec., 1862, m 10 Aug., 1885, Jessie L., dau of William L. and Ellen V. (Flint) Ives of New Haven, Ct., b 24 Nov., 1867. He is a mechanical engineer and was for several years employed on the New Haven and Nthn railroad. Three ch, b at New Haven :
Frank Raymond, b 1 May, 1886 ; Harold Leonard, b 28 Sept., 1890.
Irving Marsh, b 18 Aug., 1888 ;
116 HENRY MERRIAM, son of Reuben (74), bat Wh 24 March, 1849, m 10 May, 1876, Lottie Ann, dau of Enos Dwight and Emeline (Whitney) Graves of Wendell Depot, b at North Leverett 17 Feb., 1856. They rem from Wh to Gardner. A member of the A. O. U. W. and is a leading member of a large lodge at Gardner. A noble-hearted man and highly respected citizen. Five ch :
Forrest Henry, b at Leverett, 28 Edna May, b at Wh 16 May, 1882: April, 1877; (121) Luna Lucinda, b at Wh 3 Dec., 1884 ; Earl Griffin, b at Wh 4 Jan., 1880; Arthur Bernard, b at Gardner, 2 (122) Nov., 1892.
117 FRANK GRAVES, son of Reuben (74), b at Gfld 21 June, 1853, m 26 Nov., 1883, Emma Henrietta, dau of Col. George W. and Harriet H. (May) Lusk of Gardner, b I Dec., 1852. He is by trade an upholsterer and draper, and has been engaged in his business at Worcester, New Bedford and is now at Pittsburg, Pa. A very skillful draper. Two ch, b at Worcester :
Bertha Harriet, b 28 July, 1885 ; Villa Myra, b 16 Sept., 1888.
118 LEON WILLIE, son of Reuben (74), b at Montague 28 May, 1862, m II Feb., 1884, Sadie A., dau of Hollis and Maria L. (Jaquith) Thompson of Gardner, b 23 Nov., 1864, rem from Gardner to Chicago, Ill. Four ch, b at Gardner :
HON. LYMAN A. CRAFTS.
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Leon Hollis, b 16 April, 1885, d 27 Harold Reuben, b 10 June, 1889; Freda Isabelle, b 30 Jan., 1894.
April, 1885 ;
Roy Linwood, b 23 Feb., 1888 :
119 HON. LYMAN ALEXANDER, son of Walter (76), b at Wh 28 Oct., 1854, m 20 Dec., 1877, Ann Maria, dau of John H. and Sophia K. (Russell) Forbes of Sund, b 21 Aug., 1852, res at Wh where he is extensively engaged in farming, paying especial attention to the growing of fine cigar leaf. Early in life he obtained a fair education, finishing his schooling at Powers Institute at Bernardston. He was elected one of the selectmen and was soon the chairman of the board, which position he held for several years, has been many times elected the moderator of the town meetings, served as one of the trustees of the Smith Charities, also appointed justice of the peace, and for the last nine years has been one of the county commissioners and re- cently elected for three years more. He is an agreeable, pleas- ant man of fine abilities, and a useful citizen competent to dis- charge all the various duties devolving upon him with honor to himself and to the approval of his constituents. We are glad to present here his portrait. Two ch, b at Wh :
Homer Lyman, b 11 Aug., 1878; Mabel Louise, b 7 July, 1883.
120 LEWIS PORTER, son of Rodolphus (77), b at Gfld 8 March, 1856, mn 5 Aug., 1880, Jennie Eva Johnson, dau of Richard and Laura Hopkins of Montgomery, Vt., b 25 Aug., 1862, res at Gfld a number of years. He was baggage master on the F. R. R. and the C. R. R. R., rem to White River Junc- tion, where he is engaged in the railroad business. Noch.
121 FORREST HENRY, son of Henry M. (116), b at Lev- erett 28 April, 1877, m 28 Aug., 1897, Catherine Maria, dau of Michael and Hannah Murray of Gardner, b 3 Oct., 1877. He was a member of Co. F, 2d Regt. Mass. Vols., went to Cuba and returned sick, had typhoid fever and malaria, res at Gard- ner. One ch :
Forrest Henry, Jr., b 24 May, 1898.
122 EARL GRIFFIN, son of Henry M. (116), b 4 Jan., 1880, m 23 Oct., 1898, Belle Thompson of Gardner, b 30 April, 1878, res in Gardner. One ch :
Kenneth Clyde, b 23 Dec., 1898.
123 GEORGE AUSTIN, son of Allen E. (109), b 24 Nov., 1874, m 6 Sept., 1897, Nellie Lamonte of Granby, where they res. One ch :
John Allen, b 14 July, 1898.
DANE, BENJAMIN, son of Benjamin and Sarah Dane of Shutesbury, b 1 Sept., 1797, m 13 Feb., 1820, Sophia, dau of Joshua and Ann (Morton) Belden of Wh, b in Wh 5 July, 1798. He d 1852 at Wh, lived on the Joshua Belden place. Four ch :
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Rufus, b 1820, m Roxana M. Howard and rem to Mobile, Ala. ; George, b 13 Oct., 1824;
Ezra, b 15 March, 1828, m Louise Anna Nutting ; Chloe, b June, 1833, m Charles Kings- ley of Hat.
JOHN, son of Benjamin and Sarah Dane of Shutesbury, b aht 1799, d 30 Jan., 1853, m 25 May, 1826, Susan, dau of Elijah and Abi (Lewis) Hubbard of Amh, b in 1803, d at Wh 3 March, 1885, ae 82 yrs. They lived on the place now owned by David Ashcraft. Five ch :
Charles, b 6 Nov., 1828; Nancy, b 17 Sept., 1834, m Aaron E. Mary, b 18 April, 1829, m James Spear; Waite of Wh ; Frederick, b 11 Dec., 1836, m Mary Shaw.
GEORGE, son of Benjamin and Sophia (Belden) Dane, b 13 Oct., 1824, d 20 Aug., 1855, m Julia, dau of Bryant Nutting, b 23 Nov., 1828, res in Wh. She afterwards married Rufus Graves of Wh. Two ch, b in Wh :
Benjamin Miron, b 7 June, 1848, grad- Lucy Amelia, b 28 June, 1850, m 1 March, 1876, Edward Johnson of Had, d 4 Oct., 1881. Two ch.
uated at Amh, rem to Mobile, Ala., where he d 12 Oct., 1870 ;
DAVIS, JOSIAH, of Hat, m 17 Feb., 1782, Ruth, dau of Deacon Oliver Graves of Wh, b 4 Nov., 1758. They res in Wh several years, but subsequently rem to Buckland where they d. Eight ch :
Polly, b in Wh Feb., 1783 ; The other ch were John, Abijah, Bet- Clarissa, b in Wh March, 1784, m sey, Rebecca, Nancy and Asa.
Jeremiah Waite.
DALTON, PATRICK, came from Ireland, m 14 Feb., 1874, Mary Smith. They res on the William and Justus Graves place. Four ch, b in Wh :
Catherine, b 6 Feb., 1875;
Edward F., b 12 Nov., 1878 :
Mary, b 12 Dec., 1877 ; Susannah, b 4 May, 1883.
DAUGHERTY, SAMUEL, came in 1806, m Anna Woods. They rem to Belchertown and thence to Illinois. She d 1824, ae 38 yrs. A painter. Three ch, b at Wh :
Angelina, b 31 Oct., 1806; Alonzo, bapt 17 June, 1808 ;
Caroline, bapt 5 Nov., 1809.
DAMON, NELSON H., son of Salma and Hannah (Torrey) Damon of Chesterfield, m 9 May, 1861, Diana B., dau of Otis and Maria Bardwell of Wh, b 4 June, 1843, res in Wh a number of years. An Odd Fellow. Five ch, b in Wh :
Charles Sylvanus, b 5 Oct., 1861; Emory M., b 16 June, 1870; Otis Bardwell, b 10 Oct., 1863 ; Cora Belle, b 11 May, 1876.
Arthur Dwight, b 5 Oct., 1866;
DICKINSON. This name is quite ancient and I take great pleasure in tracing the family from about 1260. The method of spelling has changed from time to time, certainly in- dicating the progress of the family in orthography. I will give
Sarah, b 24 June, 1831, m Joseph Philips ;
Damon, Charles D., son of Gersham C. Damon, b 22 Oct., 1847, at Goshen, m Mary C., dau of Isaac Brewer of Ludlow. She was b 12 Sept., 1847, res in Christian Lane, Whately. Ch Herbert G., b 12 Nov., 1872, at Nthn .; Grace S., b 27 Feb., 1873, at Nthn .; Nina R., b 14 Jan., 1880 at Chesterfield.
Chester Damon, son of Ichabod and Mary(Howard)Damon, b 17 Oct., 1829, m Elsie, dau of Seth Chase of Stansted, Canada, b 23 Oct., 1828, res in Wh. Ch : Edwin H., b 12 Aug., 1852; Frederick I., b 20 April, 1868; Frank A., b 27 April, 1871.
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the form of spelling the name to the time of Nathaniel, who came to New England in 1630. It is supposed that the list comprises a continuous line of ancestry and such dates as are attached. The first one that I shall give is :
WALTER DE CAEN, who came to England with William the Conqueror who, after several battles, successfully entered London in Oct., 1066 He later spelled his name as Walter de Kenson, taking the name of his manor in Yorkshire. We lose a few names here and next we have :
2 DYKONSON, JOHNNE, freeholder, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, m 1260 Margaret Lambert. He d in 1316.
3 DYKENSON, WILLIAM, freeholder, Kingston upon Hull, d 1330-31.
4 DYKENSONNE, HUGH, freeholder, Kingston upon Hull, d 1376.
5 DICKENSONNE, ANTHOYNE, freeholder, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, m 1376 Catheryne de LaPole, d 1396.
6 DICKENSON, RICHARD, freeholder, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, m 1399 Margaret Cooper. He d 1441.
7 DICKINSON, THOMAS, freeholder, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, m 1430, Margaret Lambert. Alderman, Ist ward, Hull, 1443-45, mayor of Hull 1444-45, d 1475.
8 HUGH, freeholder, m 1451 Agnes Swillington, rem 1475 to Kenson manor, Yorkshire, d 1509.
9 WILLIAM, freeholder of Kenson manor, Yorkshire, m 1475 Isabel Langton, d 1546. .
10 JOHN, settled in Leeds, Yorkshire, m1 1499 Elizabeth Danby. Alderman 1525-1554, d 1554.
11 WILLIAM, settled at Bradley Hall, Staffordshire, m 1520 Rachel Kinge. He d 1590.
12 RICHARD, of Bradley Hall, Staffordshire, m 1540 Eliza Bagnall, d 1605.
13 THOMAS, clerk Portsmouth navy yard, 1567-'87, then rem to Cambridge 1587 m 1567 Judith Carey, d 1590.
14 WILLIAM, settled at Ely, Cambridge, m 1594 Sarah Stacey of Ely d 1628, drawn from Fred Dickinson's history of Thomas Dickinson, and this brings us down to our :
NATHANIEL, son of William (14), b in Ely, Cambridge, 1 in 1606, mı Jan., 1630, at East Berglislat, Suffolk county, Eng., m Anna Gull, widow of William Gull, by whom he had one son, William, who came with them to America. They were among the three or four hundred emigrants on the first portion of Gov.
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John Winthrop's fleet, viz: The Arabella, Talbot, Ambrose and Jewell. He settled first at Watertown, thence rem, 1635, to Wethersfield, Ct., in 1659 to Had and later to Hat, but d in Had, as appears from his will made 29 May, 1676, that com- mences as follows: "I Nathaniel Dickinson, late of Haytfield, now of Hadley in ye county of Hampshire, upon Connetticut, do make and ordaine this my last will and testament as follows." He d in Had 16 June, 1676. He was a fine penman, held various offices of honor and trust, town clerk at Wethersfield, etc. Eleven ch :
John, b at Watertown, prob 1630 or '31 ; (2) Joseph, babt 1632, at Watertown ; (3)
Thomas, b 1634, m Hannah Crow ;
Hannah, b 1636, m John Clary ;
Samuel b 15 July, 1638, at Wethers- field, Ct. ; (4)
Nehemiah, b 1640, m Mary Cowles; Obadiah, b 15 April, 1641, m Sarah Beardsly ;
Nathaniel, Jr., b Aug., 1643; (5) Hezekiah, b at Wethersfield, Ct., 29 Feb., 1645, m 24 Dec., 1679, Abigail Blackman;
Azariah, b at Wethersfield, Ct., 10 Oct., 1648;
Frances, b at Wethersfield, Ct., 1650, no further record only she is men- tioned in her father's will as unm.
2 JOHN, son of Nathaniel (1), b at Watertown 1630 or '31, m in 1647 at Wethersfield, Ct., Frances, dau of Nathaniel Foote of Wethersfield. They came to Had 1659, was killed in the Turners Falls fight, 1676. Ten ch, b at Had :
Hannah, Mary, John, Jonathan, Sarah, 1683, Thomas Crafts; Mehit-
m Martin Kellogg; Rebecca, able.
Elizabeth, Abigail, m 6 Dec.,
3 JOSEPH, son of Nathaniel (1), habt 1632 at Watertown, a freeman of Connecticut, 1657 m Phebe, dau of John Bracy, rem to Northfield and was killed with Capt. Beers, 4 Sept., 1675, by the Indians. Five ch :
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