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Nathaniel, b 20 May, 1679. (6) The other ch were Samuel, Joseph,
Jr., John and Azariah.
4 SAMUEL, son of Nathaniel (1), b 15 July, 1638, m 14 Jan., 1668, Martha, dau of James Bridgeman, d 16 July, 171I, ae 61, He d 30 Nov., 17II, at Hartford, Ct. Eight ch :
Samuel, Jr., b 17 Aug., 1669; (7)
Nathaniel, b 16 Feb., 1672; (7 1-2) Sarah, b 5 Nov., 1675, d unm 1750 ; Azariah, b 4 Dec., 1678, m Sarah Gunn;
Ebenezer, b 2 Feb., 1681, m Hannah Frary; (8)
Anna, b 17 Dec., 1683 ; Joseph, b 3 Aug., 1686, rem to Sund ; Hannah, b 4 April, 1689, m. Thomas Hovey.
5 NATHANIEL, son of Nathaniel (1), b Aug., 1643, m Hannah -, res at Hat, d II Oct., 1710. Six ch :
Nathaniel, b 1 May, 1663. (9) The other ch were Hannah, John, Mary, Daniel and Rebecca.
6 NATHANIEL, son of Joseph (3), b at Hat 20 May, 1670, Hannah, dau of Daniel White of Hat.
Their eighth ch was Deacon Joel 1716. (10) Dickinson, b at Hat 23 March,
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7 SAMUEL, son of Samuel (4), b at Hat 17 Aug., 1669, m (1) Sarah, dau of Samuel and Sarah (Fellows) Billings of Hat, b 18 Oct., 1676; (2) Rebecca, widow of Abner Wright. Six ch :
The fourth ch was Moses, b 28 Sept., The others were John, Samuel, Elisha, Benoni and Martha.
1711. (12)
7 1-2 NATHANIEL, son of Samuel (4), b at Hat 10 Feb., 1672, d 29 Nov., 1741, m 25 May, 1713, Esther, dau of John and Deborah (Bartlett) Cowles of Hat, b 14 April, 1686, d 1750, res at Hat. Four ch :
Eunice, b 17 July, 1714, m Thomas Joseph, b 30 Aug., 1719, m Submit Baker;
Gideon, b 27 April, 1716; (11) Miriam, m Simeon Morton.
8 EBENEZER, son of Samuel (4), b at Hat 2 Feb., 1681, m 27 June, 1706, Hannah, dau of Eleazer Frary of Hat, b 23 March, 1683. He d 16 March, 1730, res at Hat. Eight ch : Abner, b 5 Jan., 1724. (13) Nathan, Hannah, Reuben, Sam- The other ch were Editha, Elizabeth, uel and Mary.
9 NATHANIEL, son of Nathaniel (5), b at Hat I May,
1663. Made his will 1743, and approved 1757, m ( I) Hepzibah Gibbs, who d 1713 ; in (2) Lydia, widow of Samuel Wright of Nthn. They had in all nine ch :
The seventh ch was Benjamin, b 14 Sept., 1702. (14)
10 DEACON JOEL, son of Nathaniel (6), b at Hat 23 March, 1716, m 3 Nov., 1738, Rachel Combs, rem to Wh about 175I with a family of children and settled at the junction of the Mother George road with Chestnut Plain street, directly east of the Stockade monument, and it was his house and about three- fourths of an acre of his land that was enclosed by the stockade where those living in that section could fly for safety. The family rem to Con before 1771, perhaps as soon as 1767, and then later to Phelps, N. Y., where he d. Was in Capt. Elijah Williams' company, expedition to Canada, 1755 and '56. Seven ch :
Elias, Joel, Nathaniel, Reuben, Ma- bel, Rachel and Betsey. We as the oldest without any positive information.
only know the year of birth of
one, Elias, b 1739, and place him
11 GIDEON, son of Nathaniel (7 1-2), b 27 April, 1716, at Hat, d 13 April, 1781, m 1742, Rebecca, dau of John and Mar- tha (Graves) Crafts, b at Hat 12 Oct., 1721, d 27 Aug., 1788, res at Hat. Four ch, b at Hat :
Lois, b 7 June, 1743, m Daniel Dick- Joseph, b 9 May, 1747, m Hannah inson of Hat; Billings :
Gideon, b 29 Dec., 1744; (21) Beulah, h 25 May, 1754, m Elijah Stebbins.
12 MOSES, son of Samuel (7), b at Hat 28 Sept., 1711, d abt 1787, ae 76 yrs, m 24 Oct., 1737, Anna, dau of Joseph and Canada (Waite) Smith of Hat, res at Hat. Six ch :
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Samuel, b 9 March, 1749 ; (15) Rebecca ; Miriam, m Silas Billings of Hat ;
Irene ; Anna, m John Bullard ; Martha, m William Mather, of Wh.
13 ABNER, son of Ebenezer (8), b 5 Jan., 1724, d 28 Sept., 1799, m Sarah, dau of John and Elizabeth Smith of Hat, b 27 Sept., 1729, d 27 May, 1813, ae 83 yrs, res at Wh at lower end of Chestnut Plain street. The house was next below the Ashley G. Dickinson house on the west side of the street. Nine ch :
Ebenezer, Mary, Aphia ; Jehu, b at Wh 8 May, 1758; (16) Elizabeth, m Joel Smith of Gfld ; Hannah m Abner Nash of Wh;
Abner, b 8 Sept., 1766; (17) Alpheus, b 10 Nov., 1768; (17 1-2) Content, b May, 1773, m 12 Sept., 1799, Joseph Sanderson.
14 BENJAMIN, son of Nathaniel (9), b 14 Sept., 1702, res at Sund, m Sarah Scott. He d 18 May 1778. He was a teacher and preacher. Five ch:
The third ch was Dr. Benjamin ; (18) nath and William, b 4 Feb., 1746. The others were Azariah, John, Ase-
15 SAMUEL, son of Moses (12), b at Hat 9 March, 1749, m 8 Feb., 1774, Mary, dau of Salmon Dickinson of Hat, b 15 Dec., 1754, d 15 April, 1842, ae 88 yrs. They early rem to Wh, where he d 24 July, 1803, lived on the place now owned by Robert Dickinson. Three ch :
Charles, b 2 April, 1779, d unm 23 Oct., 1858, ae 79 yrs ; Oliver, b 23 Oct., 1782. (20)
Moses, b 2 March, 1781; (19)
16 JEHU, son of Abner (13), b at Hat 8 May, 1758, d 26 Oct., 1814, ae 56 yrs, m 14 Sept., 1781, Eleanor Pomeroy, b II Dec., 1760, d 15 Nov., 1851, res on the old homestead in Wh. Seven ch :
Sarah, b 19 Feb., 1784, m 27 April, 1809, David Graves ; Lyman, b 24 June, 1795; (23)
Delia, b 6 Dec., 1792, m Luther Gunn;
Eurotus, b 21 Jan., 1787 ; (22) Noah, b 22 Jan., 1797, d 26 Dec.,
Adency, b 16 April, 1790, m Lewis 1814 ; Morton of Wh; Jehu, b 22 Sept., 1801, d 16 Sept., 1804.
17 ABNER, son of Abner (13), b at Hat 8 Sept., 1766, m 14 Nov., 1799, Martha, dau of Benjamin Wells of Con, b 25 Nov., 1776, date of death not ascertained, rem to Norwich, N. Y. Five ch :
Samantha, bapt in Wh 25 Sept., 1800; Benjamin Wells, bapt 30 May, 1802; Aphia, bapt in Wh 16 June, 1805;
Jonathan, no dates ; Eliza, m (1) a Mr. Wood; m (2) Stal- ham Allis of Wh.
17 1-2 ALPHEUS, son of Abner (13), b prob at Wh IO . Nov., 1768, m 10 Aug., 1795, Martha Murphy, b 27 May, 1775. They res at Wh until their ch were all b then rem to Preston, N. Y., and later to Sundusky, O., where he d. Eight ch, b at Wh :
Rodolphus, b 9 Jan., 1796, d 2 April, Rodolphus, b 28 Dec., 1797, gradu- 1797; ated at college. A lawyer, mem-
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ber of congress from the 6th Ohio dis., d 19 March, 1849 : Martha Electa, b 14 May, 1808;
Alexandria, b 29 April, 1800 ; Sarah Smith, b 30 April, 1810 ;
Alpheus Champion, b 16 April, 1802. d 12 Aug., 1812 ;
Statira Almira, b 12 April, 1812.
18 DR. BENJAMIN, son of Benjamin (14), b at Sund abt 1742, m Sarah Ashley, 1787, two ch in Wh. At about that time he bought of Abial Bragg the farm where Calvin S. Loomis now res and practiced his profession in Wh. Four ch, b at Sund :
Charles, b 10 May, 1774 ; (24) Justus, b 8 Jan., 1780;
Sarah, b 22 Aug., 1788; Levinus, b 10 Sept., 1792.
19 MOSES, son of Samuel (15), b at Wh 2 March, 1781, d 29 July, 1812, m 27 July, 1803, Mary, dau of David and Mary (Smith) Graves of Wh, b 15 Nov., 1778, d 20 Aug., 1826, ae 48 yrs, res on the homestead in Wh. Six ch, b in Wh :
Samuel, b 25 Sept., 1803, d unm 16 Oct., 1875, ae 72 yrs ; A. Waite of Wh, rem to Hat ;
Louisa, b 10 Aug., 1808, m Lemuel
Mary, b 9 Nov., 1804, d unm 17 April, 1894; Taylor of Buffalo, N. Y. ;
Sophia, b 18 July, 1809, m Dennis
Horace, b 9 May, 1806, d unm 10 July, 1870;
Irene, b 24 Feb., 1811, d unm 24 Dec., 1888, ae 77 yrs.
20 OLIVER, son of Samuel (15), b at Wh 23 Oct., 1782, d II Feb., 1852, 11 19 April, 1810, Judith, dau of Lieut. Abel and Martha (Graves) Scott, b in Wh 17 July, 1790. He built the house where Cooley B. Dickinson now lives. Three ch :
Orrin, b 20 Nov., 1811 : (25) Mary Ann, b 7 Aug., 1816, d unm 25 Dwight, b 12 Sept., 1814, d unm 16 May, 1846. Dec., 1848 ;
21 GIDEON, son of Gideon (II), b at Hat 29 Dec., 1744, d at Wh 2 Sept., 1811, ae 67 yrs, m Lydia, dau of Daniel and Lydia (Allis) Dickinson of Hat, b 21 Nov., 1746, d 8 Aug., 1812, fes at Wh. He was quite prominent, much in office and carried on an extensive farming business. A leading citizen. Seven ch :
Lydia, b 1769, m 8 Jan., 1789, Abijah Harding of Dfld ; Ruth, b 1784, m William Barnard of Wh ; Dexter, b 12 June, 1788; (29) Giles, b 30 July, 1790. (30)
Asa, bapt 6 Feb., 1774 ; (26) Daniel, b 28 Aug., 1778 ; (27) Gideon, Jr., bapt 3 Aug., 1781 ; (28)
22 EUROTUS, son of Jehu (16), b in Wh 21 Jan., 1787, d at his son's in Con 26 Aug., 1880, ae 91 yrs, m 27 Oct., 1812, Sally, dau of Col. Josiah and Anna (Hubbard) Allis of Wh, b in Wh 22 April, 1788, res at Wh. This couple lived together as husband and wife sixty-eight years. She d in 1886, ae abt 98 yrs. They were fine specimens of our best local productions. A kindly, loving, manly and womanly couple. Ten ch :
Henry A., b 27 Oct., 1812; (31) Jehu Pomeroy, b 17 Jan., 1815: (32) Mary Ann W., b 14 Sept., 1816, d 7
Feb., 1820 ; Thomas S., b 24 July, 1818 ; (33) Elial Allen, b 5 Feb., 1820; (34)
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Obed Day, b 25 June, 1804 ;
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Salmon White, b 7 May, 1822; (35) Mary Almira, b 12 April, 1825, d 10 Aug., 1827;
Sarah Ann, b 13 June, 1829, m Chas.
C. P. Bardwell; George E., b 21 June, 1829 ; (36) Mary A., b 4 Aug., 1833, m Charles Frary.
23 LYMAN, son of Jehu (16), b in Wh 24 June, 1795, d IO June, 1875, m 14 Jan., 1819, Experience, dau of Moses and Abigail (Crafts) Graves of Wh, b I July, 1799, d 23 Feb., 1850, res in Wh where his son, Ashley G., now lives, formerly owned by Alpheus Dickinson. Was much in office, a candid, high- minded and pleasant man whose judgment was often solicited. Seven ch :
Noah, b 5 Sept., 1820; (37) 1832 ; Lyman M., b 25 Sept., 1828, d unm 3 April, 1892 ;
Louisa, b 26 Dec., 1821, d unm 4 Jan., 1887;
Ashley Graves, b 8 March, 1824; (38)
Julia Ann, b 6 May, 1826, d 12 July,
Hiram, b 1 May, 1832; Julia Ann, b 13 Nov., 1838, d 12 Sept., 1839.
24 CHARLES, son of Dr. Benjamin (18), b at Sund 10 May, 1774, m 30 Oct., 1798, Sarah, dau of Rev. Rufus and Sarah (Porter) Wells of Wh, b 6 Oct., 1777, res at Wh and built the Oliver Graves house in Christian lane and opened it for a hotel. He sold and rem to Heath. One ch : Rufus Wells, b at Wh 15 Feb., 1800.
25 ORRIN, son of Oliver (20), b in Wh 20 Nov., 1811, d I Nov., 1856, ae 45 yrs, m 19 Dec., 1838, Amanda Malvina Al- drich of Ohio, b II March, 1817, d 17 May, 1878. After the death of his brother Dwight, he came back to the old homestead. Five ch :
Oliver P., b in Ohio, 20 Sept., 1840, Charles A., b in Wh 6 Dec., 1850 ; d soon ; (47) Martha Ann, b 25 June, 1842, m Am- George O., b in Wh 31 March, 1852. brose Scott ; (48) Dwight, b in Ohio 16 Dec., 1846; (46)
26 ASA, son of Gideon (21), b in Wh 6 Feb., 1774, d IO April, 1843, m 18 July, 1810, Polly, dau of Seth Hopkins, d 12 July, 1872, ae 84 yrs. They res on the place where Wells Dickin- son now lives. He was an esteemed citizen, a rep to the General Court. Seven ch, b in Wh :
Infant, b and d 2 Nov., 1810; Asa, b 8 Nov., 1818; (41) Seth, b 1812; (39) Wells, b 18 April, 1821; (42) Ruth, b July, 1823, d soon.
Merrick, b 30 Jan., 1814; (40) Lydia, b July, 1816 ;
27 DANIEL, son of Gideon (21), b in Wh 28 Aug., 1778, d 4 Nov., 1830, m 9 Nov., 1813, Polly, dau of Selah and Mary (Dickinson) Scott of Wh, b 24 May, 1784, d 7 Sept., 1859, ae 75 yrs. He bought the Col. Allis farm in Wh. Seven ch : Dennis, b 25 May, 1814; (43) Elvira, b 28 Aug., 1821, m Elliot C. Electa, b 30 July, 1816, m Jerre Graves ; Allis ; Esther, b 7 Nov., 1823, m Thomas L. Allis ; Elvira, b 28 May, 1818, d soon ; Rufus, b 29 Aug., 1819; (44) Daniel, b 10 July, 1826. (45)
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28 GIDEON, son of Gideon (21), bin Wh 3 Aug., 1781, d 1871, m I July, 1813, Demis, dau of Elihu and Rebecca (Graves) Waite of Wh, b 26 June, 1786, res at North Hat on the River road, near the gate across said road, that continued to be in use as late as 1828 to 1830. He was a wide awake farmer. Six ch:
Champion, b 22 Dec., 1814, m Julia Osborne, rem to Bataiva, N. Y., where he d Jan., 1891 ;
Clementine, b 2 July, 1816, m 9 Sept., 1840, Horace D. Graves, res at Leroy, N. Y. She d 8 Aug., 1875, ae 79 yrs ;
Hamilton, b4 Feb., 1819, m Hepzibah Cook ; Gideon D., b 23 Nov., 1821;
Demis, b 10 Dec., 1825, d 4 Oct., 1873;
Sylvester, b 17 June, 1829, d 15 May, 1871.
29 DEXTER, son of Gideon (21), b at Wh 12 June, 1788, d 14 March, 1868, ae 80 yrs, m Dency, dau of Jonathan Whit- ney of Con 6 Aug., 1796, d 23, Aug., 1851, res on the old homestead in Wh. A farmer. 'Three ch :
Lucy W., b 30 Nov., 1818, m Charles B. Stearns of Con ; Jonathan W., b 23 March, 1823; (49)
Lorenzo, b 14 March, 1827, d 19 July, 1850.
30 GILES, son of Gideon (21), b at Wh 30 July, 1790, d 16 Oct., 1865, ae 75 yrs, m (1) I June, 1820, Sarah, dau of Chester and Eunice (Bigelow) Bardwell of Wh, b 29 March, 1799, d 13 April, 1826; m (2) Julia Bardwell, a sister of his first wife, 4 Jan., 1827, d 2 Nov., 1845. A farmer, res at Wh opposite Dexter's. Nine ch:
Clarissa, b 26 July, 1821, m Merrick Dickinson; 1860, Frank Bigelow ;
Caleb, b 8 July, 1823 ; (50)
Levi, b 22 July, 1825, d 31 Aug., 1847 ;
Sarah, b 23 Dec., 1828, m D. Foster Bardwell 21 Nov., 1850 ;
Juliaette, b 3 Feb., 1831, m 29 Nov.,
Otis B., b 16 June, 1833, d 14 June, 1841; Myron, b 21 Jan., 1836; (51)
Foster, b 15 Nov., 1838; (52) Lucinda C., b 1842, m R. D. San- derson.
31 HENRY, son of Eurotus (22), bat Wh 27 Oct., 1812. A tailor by trade, rem to Georgia, where he d. He was an in- telligent young man, m and had some ch.
32 JEHU POMEROY, son of Eurotus (22), bat Wh 17 Jan., 1815, d 14 July, 1861, m (1) 22 March, 1840, Fanny, dau of Remembrance Bardwell of Hat, b 21 March, 1817, d 15 Jan., 1846; m (2) 15 Sept., 1846, Sarah Amelia, dau of Joseph Sanderson of Con b 30 April, 1813, res in Wh. Six ch:
Henry A., b 11 May, 1841, d in the army, 52d Regt., 22 March, 1863 ;
Dwight L., b 2 July, 1843, was in Co. G, 34th Regt., discharged 16 June, 1865 ;
Fanny S., b 9. Jan., 1846, m George A. Smith of Colrain ;
Joseph S., b 12 Jan., 1851; Mary E., b 6 Oct., 1854 ; Clara A., b 16 Jan., 1856.
33 THOMAS S., son of Eurotus (22), b at Wh 24 July, 1818, m 4 Jan., 1843, Mary S., dau of Trueman Marsh of North Had. He learned the tailor's trade, went to Conway and en-
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gaged in general merchandising and later in farming, res at Con and is a highly respected citizen. Three ch :
Alice C., b 16 Nov., 1843, m Daniel Burnett of Con ;
George B., b 14 Feb., 1857 ; Frederick D., b 6 May, 1868.
34 ELIAL ALLEN, son of Eurotus (22), b at Wh 5 Feb., 1820, m 17 Nov., 1842, Sophia A., dau of Remembrance Bard- well of Hat, b I Jan., 1820. A deacon of the Congregational church, rem to South Had. Seven ch :
Ann Eliza, b 22 Aug., 1844, d 4 July, 1862 :
Charles A., b 12 Oct., 1846 ;
Sarah S., b 16 Sept., 1848;
Clarence B .. b 17 Sept., 1850, d 13
March, 1851; Son, b 21 Feb., 1853, d soon ; Louisa A., b 23 April, 1856, d July, 1888 ; Clarence S., b 4 Oct., 1858.
35 SALMON WHITE, son of Eurotus (22), b at Wh 7 May, 1822, m 22 Nov., 1853, Sarah Hyde of Amh where he res. A cabinet maker. Two ch, b at Amh :
Jennie Mary, b 10 June, 1856 ;
Anna White, b 17 Sept., 1862.
36. GEORGE E., son of Eurotus (22), b at Wh 4 Aug., 1833, m 8 July, 1868, Emma, dau of Ashley Hayden. They res at Florence.
37. NOAH, son of Lyman (23), b at Wh 5 Sept., 1820, d 25 Nov., 1889, ae 69, m 9 April, 1850, Adeline, dau of Abel and Pariotia (Harding) Scott of Wh, b 4 Dec., 1825, d 4 June, 1896, ae 70 yrs. He bought the Walter Barnard farm in Wh, where his son Hiram R. now res. Seven ch:
Mary Esther, b 10 Jan., 1855 ; Nettie Maria, b 18 Oct., 1858 ; Hiram R., b 10 Oct., 1863 ;
Herbert, b 16 Aug., 1865, d 25 Oct., 1867. Three ch d unnamed.
38. ASHLEY GRAVES, son of Lyman (23), b in Wh 8 March, 1824, m 5 Dec., 1855, Jane H., dau of Lansford A. and Elizabeth M. (Perry) Stebbins of Deerfield, b 26 Jan., 1834. By trade a carpenter, lived at Westfield, where his children were born, res now on the homestead at Wh. Four ch :
Gertrude L., b 26 Dec., 1856, m 23 May, 1879, John B. Hill and d in Wh 24 March, 1894 ;
William A., b 8 Oct., 1858, m 20 Jan., 1883, Jennie Gillispie, res at Newark, N. J .;
Catherine M., b 17 April, 1862, d at Westfield, 28 July, 1873 ; Jennie S., b 24 Feb., 1866, m 13 Sept., 1892, Henry Leigh of Buf- falo, N. Y., where they res.
39. SETH, son of Asa (26), b at Wh 1812, m (1) Sarah Stanley, d 9 Nov., 1851, m (2) 10 Feb., 1853, Laura Miner of Windsor. He rem to Vermont, to the town of Peru, a moun- tainous township high up in the Green mountains, d some years ago. Three ch:
Lydia Ann, b 8 June, 1848, d unm ; Luman Pease, b 20 July, 1855, d young ;
Wells, b 17 June, 1857, res at Peru, Vt., is unm and res at Wh now. Is the heir of his Uncle Wells.
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40 MERRICK, son of Asa (26), b at Wh 30 Jan., 1814, m 18 Dec., 1841, Clarissa, dau of Giles and Sarah (Bardwell) Dickinson, b 26 July, 1821, rem West, where they d. Two ch : Otis Bardwell, b 20 Aug., 1842, m 14 March, 1882, Ida A. Strong of Independence, Ia .;
Arthur D., b 10 Feb., 1847, m 18 March, 1874, Sarah E. Bull of Springfield. He and Otis both res at Independence, Ia.
41 ASA, Jr., son of Asa (26), b at Wh 8 Nov., 1818, m 18 Dec., 1849, Fanny, dau of Samuel Kentfield, b 21 Sept., 1824. They own and live on the Lyman Harding place in the north part of Wh. He is a well-to-do farmer. One ch:
Arthur, b in Wh 15 Feb., 1851. (53)
42 WELLS, son of Asa (26), b at Wh 18 April, 1821, d 29 Jan., 1899, ae 77 yrs, 9 m, II days, m 4 June, 1879, Mrs. Florence (Cutter) Allis of Wh, dau of Thomas Cutter of Hat, b 31 Oct., 1847, res on the homestead of his father. A good far- mer and a man of excellent judgment. No ch.
43 DENNIS, son of Daniel (27), b at Wh 25 May, 1814, d II May, 1879, ae 64 yrs, m 18 June, 1851, Elvira, dau of Levi and Editha (Field) Graves of Wh, b 3 Nov., 1812, d 15 March, 1897, in her 85th year. They res on the corner of Chestnut Plain street and West lane. Mr. Dickinson was noted for his stalwart honesty of purpose, and the unflinching manner in which he ex- pressed himself in opposition to all shams. He was held in high esteem by his townsmen, was elected to many offices of trust and honor. In fact, was one of our most prominent citizens, being postmaster, town treasurer and selectman. Among other posi- tions held by Mr. Dickinson was that on the board of the cem- etery commissioners and when Mr. Lane left town in 1877, Mr. Dickinson continued the work, as the chairman of the commis- sioners until his death two years later with great success, con- tinuing the same line of work, was also a director many years in the Franklin County bank, a safe and cautious adviser, a strong friend upon whom you could always rely, and if an opponent equally as strong, and yet he always aimed to be and do what seemed to him right. A good man, an excellent citi- zen, and in his early death was mourned by all. We here give his portrait. Two ch :
Daniel, b 25 May, 1852, d 28 Sept., 1852 ;
Ella Scandalin, (an adopted dau), b 1853, d 2 July, 1864.
44 RUFUS, son of Daniel (27), b at Wh 29 Aug., 1819, d 26 Jan., 1894, ae 74 yrs, 5 m, m 25 April, 1844, Julia S., dau of Joseph and Adency (Graves) Mather of Wh, b 21 Feb., 1819. She survives him and res at the fine house they built on the site of the Daniel Morton place on the west side of Chestnut Plain street. Mr. Dickinson was one of the most amiable and affable men I ever met, strictly honest and upright in his intercourse with his fellows. He was a careful man, modest and inclined
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to be retiring, never even attempting to force himself upon pub- lic attention ; always managed his own affairs, kind and obliging to his hired help, as well as to every one. In this he was ably seconded by his excellent wife, whose portrait appears with his. He gave a strip of land for a driveway on the north line of the center cemetery. He owned a large farm, well adapted to the raising of grass and all kinds of hoed crops, keeping a large herd of cows and beef cattle, and raising good-sized crops of tobacco, and he accumulated a large estate. He was a liberal man, commanding the respect of all; was often in offices that sought him rather than any effort on his part to get them. A noble man. Three ch :
Mary Jane, b 24 April, 1845, m 29 Aug., 1865, Matthew Farrell ; Frank, b 9 Nov., 1850. (55)
George, b 21 July, 1846; (54)
45 DANIEL, son of Daniel (27), bin Wh 10 July, 1826, d 15 April, 1897, m I Jan., 1856, Amanda M., dau of Cotton and Sarah (Scott) Crafts of Wh, b 18 March, 1826. He was a car- penter and farmer. He bought the Uncle Graves Crafts estate in 1860 and made a pleasant home, had a comfortable compe- tence. A very pleasant family. No ch.
46 DWIGHT, son of Orrin (25), bin Ohio 16 Dec., 1846, In 25 Dec., 1879, Francena Ascenath Williams of Westhampton, b 22 April, 1859, res some years on the old homestead, but have lately rem to the farm formerly owned by L. G. Stearns at the Straits. Two ch:
Mary Amanda, b 10 Aug., 1880, d 20 March, 1881;
Annie Minerva, b 8 Dec., 1886.
47 CHARLES A., son of Orrin (25), b at Wh 6 Dec., 1850, . d 20 Sept., 1881, m 27 Nov., 1877, Lizzie R., dau of Calvin and. Lucretia (Damon) Knights of Wh, b 20 March, 1857. She has since m Lester Clark of Wh. No ch.
48 GEORGE ORRIN, son of Orrin (25), b at Wh 31 March, 1852, d 19 Aug., 1880, m (1) 9 Oct., 1876, Lura A., dau of Franklin and Eleanor H. Lathrop of Westburg, P. Q., b 10 Aug., 1850, d 15 June, 1878; m (2) 24 Sept., 1879, Annette A. Lathrop, a sister of his first wife, b 13 May, 1854. She since m Dwight L. Crafts. One ch:
Lura Malvina, b 25 Aug., 1877.
49 JONATHAN W., son of Dexter (29), bin Wh 23 March, 1823, m I May, 1850, Ophelia E., dau of Dexter Bartlett, b 27 Oct., 1830, d 22 March, 1872; m (2) 18 Dec., 1872, Judith L., dau of Randall and Martha (Scott) Graves of Wh, b [ Jan., 1834. He is a farmer in good financial circumstances, res at Wh upon the old Gideon Dickinson place. Seven ch :
Lucy, b 28 Jan., 1852, m 30 Nov., 1881, John Cannon; John W., b 11 Oct., 1854; (56)
Lizzie Josephine, b 15 May, 1859, m Lewis Kingsley ; George Sherman, b 29 July, 1863 ;
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Martha Malista, b 17 Feb., 1874;
Gideon, b 21 Jan., 1876, m 2 Jan.,
1899, Harriet Louise Smith of
Chaplain, Ct., res at Norwich, Ct. ; Edith Lydia, b 13 March, 1880.
50 CALEB, son of Giles (30), b at Wh 8 July, 1823, m 4 Jan., 1849, Almaria L., dau of Rodolphus Rice of Con, b 14 June, 1827. They res several years at Hat, then rem to East Charlemont and subsequently to Gfld. Six ch, b at Hat :
Edgar H., b 15 Dec., 1849, m 4 Jan., 1871, Josephine L. Snow. He d 7 June, 1875. They had two ch: Charles Edgar, b 17 June, 1872; Herbert Snow, b 25 July, 1874, d 29 Dec., 1898 ; Amelia J., b 5 March, 1852, d 13
Dec., 1860 ;
Charlotte B., b 4 June, 1859, d soon ; Sarah B., b 28 May, 1862, d soon ; Alfred M., b 21 Aug., 1864, d 30 May, 1888;
Frank C., b 15 Oct., 1869, d 31 Aug., 1890.
51 MYRON, son of Giles (30), b at Wh 21 Jan., 1836, m 13 July, 1862, Laura Lee, rem to Con. A farmer, rem West and died several years ago. Three ch :
Alice L., b 11 May, 1863, d soon ; Henry Foster, b 3 June, 1870, m Eunice Alice Wilson.
Annie L., b 20 Nov., 1867, m Austin Stearns of Con ;
52 FOSTER, son of Giles (30), b at Wh 15 Nov., 1838. I think he is m and res at the South.
53 ARTHUR, son of Asa (41), b at Wh 15 Feb., 1851, m Il June, 1885, Emma F., dau of Ira and Phila A. (Loomis) Brown of Baltimore, Md., where she was b. He is a graduate of Amherst college and has long been engaged in the railway business at New Haven, Ct. Three ch:
Frances Mildred, b 14 Nov., 1891; Ira Arthur, b 22 May, 1895;
Phila Amelia, b 25 Aug., 1897.
54 GEORGE, son of Rufus (44), b at Wh 21 July, 1846, m 5 April, 1871, Myra E., dau of George W. Fairfield of Con. She was an esteemed teacher for several years in Wh. They res on Pleasant hill, just west of the center of the town, have an elegant home, its elevation affording one of the most delightful views of the Connecticut Valley. Five ch :
Flora Mae, b 21 Aug., 1872, m 17 June, 1891, Charles H. Pease of Wh ;
of Wh; Dennis Albert, b 1 July, 1879, d 1 Sept., 1880 ;
Clara Elvira, b 18 Feb., 1875, m 28 April, 1898, George E. Sanderson
Esther Almira, b 30 Aug., 1881 ; George Raymond, b 14 Oct., 1885.
55 FRANK, son of Rufus (44), b at Wh 9 Nov., 1850. m 6 Jan., 1875, Ella A., dau of Edwin and Almira L. (Smith) Warner of Florence, b 18 May, 1850, res at Wh. He has often been in office as assessor and selectman. Three ch :
Robert, b 3 May, 1876 ; (57) Daniel, b 29 Sept., 1878 ;
Julia, b 22 Aug., 1884.
56 JOHN W., son of Jonathan W. (49), b at Wh II Oct., 1854, m 13 Sept., 1879, Anna S., dau of James Austin and Ruth
DICKINSON.
456
S. (Crafts) Elder of Wh, b 24 Feb., 1860, res at North Leverett. Five ch :
Carrie Ophelia, b in Wh 24 June, Bertha Estella, b in North Leverett 1881; 24 Feb., 1890, d 26 Oct., 1890 ;
Albert Henry, b in North Leverett 7 Lena Ruth, b 26 Feb., 1893 ;
Jan., 1884, d 24 April, 1888 ; Mildred Arline, b 15 Dec., 1898.
57 ROBERT, son of Frank (55), b at Wh 3 May, 1876, m 16 Sept., 1897, Rose Celestine, dau of Jacob and Caroline Brandle of Nthn, b II Nov., 1877. They res on the Samuel and Horace Dickinson farm, which he bought in 1897. He is a wide-awake, active young man and a good citizen. One ch : Frank George, b 14 July, 1898.
Residing near the south line of Wh we have the large family of :.
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