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58 AARON 6, son of Daniel 5, Nathaniel 4, Nathaniel 3, Na- thaniel 2, Nathaniel 1, b at Hat 9 Oct., 1749, mn (1) 14 Dec., 1780, Hannah, dau of Remembrance Bardwell of Hat, b 4 Aug., 1750, d 13 May, 1785 ; m (2) 27 July 1786, Experience, widow of Caleb Cooley and dau of Charles Phelps of Had, d I June, 1847. He d I July, 1827, kept for many years a tavern at West- brook. Ten ch :
Sarah, b 12 Oct., 1781, m Silas Frary of Wh ;
Walter, b 2 March, 1783, d soon ;
Hannah, b 13 May, 1785, d soon ;
Henry, b 9 June, 1787, d 1 Jan., 1823; David, b 25 Oct., 1788; (59)
Hannah, b 30 July, 1791 ;
Aaron, Jr., b 5 April, 1793, m Harriet
Arms of Dfld ; Experience, b 30 Sept., 1795 ;
Walter, b 9 Aug., 1800, d unm abt- 1855 ;
Caleb Cooley, b 25 Nov., 1804, d unm and left his fortune to found a hospital at Nthn, known as Dick - inson hospital.
ROGER 6, son of Daniel 5 and brother of Aaron 6, b at Hat 23 Feb., 1752, m (1) Abigail, dau of Eliakim Field, b 21 June, 1762 ; m (2) 9 July, 1812, Elizabeth, dau of Jonathan Pierce of Wh, b 6 March, 1772. He d at Wh 7 Aug., 1838. Eight ch : Emily, m David Morton of Wh ; Ash ;
Esther, m Oliver Warner of Had; Lucinda, m John Waite of Wh ; Abigail, m Rufus Waite of Wh: Ruth, d unm at Wh ; George Royal, m Mercy (Morton) Wells, dau of Consider Morton of Wh.
Naomi, m Asa Sanderson, Jr., of Wh:
Roxana D., m Rufus K. Eldridge of
59 DAVID 7, son of Aaron 6, b 25 Oct., 1788, m 29 Jan., 1817, Dorothy, dau of Lieut. John Brown of Wh, b 14 Nov., 1800, d 27 Sept., 1866. He res some years where George B. McClellan now lives, d 9 June, 1877. Two ch :
Champion Brown b 21 Dec., 1818; (60) Harriet, b 1820, m Joseph Millington
of Catskill, N. Y.
60 CHAMPION BROWN, son of David (59), b at Wh 21 Dec., 1818, d 13 Dec., 1895, m 15 May, 1855, Martha Richter- myre, b at Durham, Greene county, N. Y., 10 Jan., 1837, d 28 Nov., 1897, res at North Hat, on his grandfather's old estate. Three ch :
DICKINSON,
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Cooley Brown, b 10 June, 1858; (61)
Hattie C., b 24 Feb., 1859, m 10 Nov., 1881, John H. Darr of Philadel-
phia, Pa. ; Edward Nelson, b 3 April, 1862. (62)
61 COOLEY BROWN, son of Champion B. (60), b at Dur- ham, Greene county, N. Y., 10 June, 1828, m 14 Jan., 1885, Myra L. dau of Micajah and Pamelia A. (Parker) Howes, b 13 June, 1862. They res on what is known as the Oliver Dickinson place on Chestnut Plain road. A young man that is highly respected. Four ch :
Myra Emily, b 14 June, 1887 ; Pauline Howes, b 5 May, 1893 ; Champion Ryland, b 25 Aug., 1895, d 25 Jan., 1897.
Millie Martha, b 18 July, 1890, d 5 June, 1892 ;
62 EDWARD NELSON, son of Champion B. (60), born at Durham, Greene county, N. Y., 3 April, 1862, m 31 Jan., 1895, Elvira McKenan, b 21 Dec., 1872. They res on the homestead of his great-grandfather, Aaron Dickinson, at North Hat. Four ch :
Josephine, b 11 Nov., 1895 ; Louise Martha, b 29 Oct., 1897;
Edward Samuel, b 4 Oct., 1896 ; Champion Cowles, b 26 Sept., 1898.
REV. GEORGE L., son of Aaron 6, Medad 5, Moses 4, Na- thaniel 3, Nehemiah 2, Nathaniel 1, b at Heath 30 Aug., 1846. He was educated at private schools, and the Theological Sem- inaries at Andover and Bangor, ordained 20 Sept., 1876, settled at Wh 2 Dec., 1890, m (1) I May, 1872, Emma T., dau of Rev. Brainard B. Cutler of Lawrenceville, N. Y., b 4 March, 1844, d 5 May, 1881 ; m (2) Lillian S., dau of Nathan Nye of Cam- bridge, Ill., b 4 Feb., 1860. Five ch :
Hobart C., now at Williams college; Lillian Emma, b 22 Nov., 1883 ;
Helen Abigail, b 2 Feb., 1888;
George Lyman, bat Wh 14 Jan., 1891; Edward Samuel, b at Wh 24 Jan., 1896.
DILL, HORACE, m 7 March, 1872, Jennie A., dau of Samuel and Anna R. (Kingsley) Sanderson of Wh, b I Sept., 1851, res at Wh. He m (2) Widow Harding of Con. Two ch :
Leonora A., b 17 Sept., 1872, m Ed- 25 Dec., 1895, Lydia M. Hall and ward E. Smith 3 Aug., 1898 ; have two ch : Philip, b March, 1897 ; Harland, b Feb., 1898.
William Henry, b 26 Nov., 1874, m
DOANE, SAMUEL, son of Samuel, b at Dana 22 June, 1808, d at Wh 12 Dec., 1883, m 17 March, 1831, Miranda, dau of Reuben and Henrietta (Graves) Crafts of Wh, b 15 Oct., 1799, d 2 Dec., 1884, res in Wh. Four ch :
Charlotte M., b 22 Sept., 1831, d 7 Levi W. L., b 2 Oct., 1835, res in July, 1843; Ohio, m Mary E. Phillips :
Lucius P., b 20 Sept., 1833, d unm 12 Dec., 1883 ;
Oscar L., b 7 Sept., 1838, d in the army during the Civil war.
2 DONOVAN, EDMOND, son of John 1, b I Nov., 1820, m Catherine, dau of George Mason. He bought the Eurotus Dickinson farm in Wh. Seven ch :
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John, b 16 Dec., 1846;
Elizabeth, b 20 July, 1848, m 20 Nov., 1868, John Downey, and was drowned in the Williamsburg disaster ;
Catherine, b 15 Oct., 1852;
Mary A., b 15 Oct., 1854, m 24 Nov.,
1894, Thomas Mullaney of Hat ; Edward, b 16 Oct., 1859 : Peter J., b 23 Nov., 1861, (3)
James, b 31 July, 1850 ;
3 PETER J., son of Edmond (2), b at Wh 23 Nov., 1861, m 25 Nov., 1897, Kate A. Powers, res on the old homestead in Wh. A stirring and intelligent farmer.
EATON, ASA, a cooper, taxed in 1789.
JESSEE, brother of Asa, taxed in 1789.
WILLIAM, was here in 1788, a blacksmith, lived in the Straits. Wife's name unknown. Two ch :
Asa, m ,1794, Polly Fiske of Wendell; Perhaps others.
Joseph.
EDSON, SAMUEL 1, settled at East Bridgewater, m Sus- anna Orcutt, prob dau of William Orcutt. Among their ch ;
JOSEPH 2, m Experience Field. Among their ch was :
TIMOTHY 3, m Mary Alden, their fifth ch was :
JONOTHAN 4, b in 1728, at E. Bridgewater. He came to Ashfield where he m Mehitable Lilly. They came to Wh in 1773, joined the Congregational church, were in full comunion in 1782 and lived on the east side of Chestnut Plain street some 30 rods north of Cornelia M. White's. This was torn down more than 75 years ago. Hed 13 Feb., 1805, ae 77 yrs. She d 20 June 1805. He served in the Revolutionary war. Starting to number from Jonothan. Nine ch :
Timothy, b prob at Ash abt 1747; (2) Jonathan, b prob at Ash abt 1749; (3) Mehitabel, b 11 May, 1751, m Martin Graves ;
Hannah, b abt 1754, m Paul Belden 22 July, 1782 ;
Sarah, b 1756, m Deacon Russell
Allis ; Amasa, b 13 April, 1763 : (4) Polly, b 1767, or '68, m (1) a Mr. Rogers ; (2) 5 March, 1792, John Bardwell ; Olive, m Thomas Smith ;
Samuel, b abt 1770, m Miriam Edson.
2 TIMOTHY, son of Jonathan (1), b abt 1747, d 30 Sept., 1834, at Brookfield, Vt., m (1) 23 Dec., 1790, Hannah, dau of Ebenezer and Sarah (Tute) Bardwell of Wh, bin 1768, d 13 Sept., 1798; m (2) 24 Oct., 1799, Mercy, dau of Dea. Oliver and Rebecca (Smith) Graves of Wh, b 27, Aug., 1771. He rem to Brookfield, Vt., where they both died. She d 25 March. 1841, ae 80 yrs. Eight ch :
Col. Justus, bapt 15 July. 1793, m Polly Paine ;
Hannah, m Norman Goodale; Linus, m in Western New York ; Electa, m John Pember Edson ;
Sarah ;
Elijah, m Dency, dau of William White ;
Betsey, m Hiram Webb; Chester, m Mary Wilder.
3 JONATHAN, son of Jonathan (1), b abt 1749, m Rebecca, dau of Dea Oliver and Rebecca (Smith) Graves of Wh, b 19 Oct.,
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1756. They lived for some years on Dry Hill where Chester Bardwell afterward lived, then rem to Brookfield, Vt; was a Revolutionary soldier from Wh. Six ch:
Anna, b at Wh abt 1783, d soon ; Sophia, bapt abt 1790, m (1) Horatio Salmon, bapt 25 June, 1786, m Polly, dau of Capt. Amasa Edson ; Crane; (2) Simeon Cotton ; Lucius, b at Brookfield, Vt., 1795, m Jonathan, bapt abt 1788, m Polly Edson ; Matilda Ainsworth ; Betsey, b at Brookfield, Vt., 1797.
4 CAPT. AMASA, son of Jonathan (1), b at Wh 13 April, 1763, d 9 Feb., 1853, ae 90 yrs, m 14 Dec., 1786, Hannah, dau of Oliver and Hannah (Gillett) Morton of Wh, b 12 March 1762, d 30 July, 1826, ae 64 yrs ; m (2) Martha-, d 6 Jan., 1837. He was for sometime in the Revolutionary army, an efficient, goahead man, a prominent and leading citizen of Brookfield, Vt. Eight ch :
Jerah, b at Wh 11 April, 1788; (5) Harris, b at Wh 21 Aug., 1791 ; (6) Polly, b at Wh 29 Sept. 1793, m Sal- mon Edson ;
Oliver, b at Wh 22 Sept., 1796, dunm ; Lura, b at Brookfield, Vt., 1 Sept., 1798, m Spencer Graves ;
Emily, b at Brookfield, Vt., 14 Dec., 1800, m Caleb A. Stratton; Sophila, b at Brookfield, Vt., 13 Nov., 1803, m Elijah Lyman ; Hannah, b at Brookfield, Vt., 10 Oct., 1806, m Reuben Peck.
5 JERAH, son of Capt. Amasa (4), b at Wh II April, 1788, m Sophia, dau of Lewis and Electa (Pomeroy) Stiles of Wh, b at Wh 1789. A farmer and a man of much intelligence. genial and kindly., Eight ch :
Shepard, Henry, Amasa, Electa, Ed- ward, Marshall, Jerah and Sophia.
6 HARRIS, son of Capt. Amasa (4), b at Wh 21 Aug., 1791, d 9 Nov., 1872, ae 81 yrs, m (1) Mary Thatcher, d 8 Sept., 1834; in (2) 29 Jan., 1835, Emily Thatcher, d 15 Aug., 1867, res at Brookfield. Eleven ch :
George H., Martha M., Eliza, Mary, Martha A., b 19 May, 1843, m
Albert E., Charles M., Catherine Freeman A. Crafts of Wh, res at
T., Henry, Charles A., Edwin T., Wh.
all have d. Their tenth ch is
2 ELDER, JOHN 2, son of Willam 1, b 15 April, 1791, m 13 Jan., 1814 Anna Chamberlain, d 9 June, 1892, ae 77 yrs. Ten ch :
William C., b 15 July, 1815; Austin, b 18 April, 1830; Abigail F., b 27 Sept., 1817, m Silas Crafts of Wh ; Julia Ann, b 4 March, 1832, m Chas. Dyer ;
Roswell, b 17 Oct., 1819 ; James Austin, b 17 July, 1833 ; (5) Charles M., b 5 Nov., 1837, unm, served in the Civil war.
Walter, b 18 June, 1822; (3) John, b 11 Oct,, 1825; (4) Nathan, b 22 Nov., 1828;
3 WALTER, son of John (2), b 18 June, 1822, m (1) 5 Dec., 1844, Maria Stanley ; m (2) 24 July, 1865, Ann Eliza, dau of Joel and Nancy (Bartlett) Waite of Wh, b 22 March, 1824, res in Wh and Orange. Three ch :
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Clarence, b 24 Sept., 1846, d 16 Feb., 1851 ;
Clinton DeWitt, b 14 June, 1849, d 6
Sept., 1860 ; Nellie M., b 4 Aug., 1857, m Arthur Davis.
4 JOHN, son of John (2), b II Oct., 1825, d 14 Feb., 1896, ae 70 yrs, m (1) Mary Jane Slater of Ware House Point, Ct., d 8 Oct., 1847 ; m (2) 10 July, 1850, Emily, dau of Joseph Wash- burn of Belchertown, b 31 May, 1832. Carpenter. Came to Wh about 1870. Three ch :
Mary Jane, b 16 April, 1851, d 1 Feb., 1866 ;
Maria Mann, res at Nthn ;
John Franklin, b 15 Jan., 1854, m
Elsie Estella, b 15 April, 1866, m Ed- ward N. Frary 10 Oct., 1888.
5 JAMES AUSTIN, son of John (2), b 17 July, 1833, m 31 March, 1857, Ruth S., dau of Eli and Louisa (Marsh) Crafts of Wh, b I March, 1838, res in Wh. Three ch :
George A., b 13 May, 1858; (6) erett ;
Annie L., b 24 Feb., 1860, m John W. Dickinson, res at North Lev-
Henry Clinton, b 17 Feb., 1864. (7)
6 GEORGE A., son of James A. (5). b at Wh 13 May, 1858, m 12 March, 1890, Ella Louise, dau of Eleazer F. and Lydia A. (Graves) Orcutt of Wh, b 4 Oct., 1871. They res at Wh, where he is the town clerk, has been rep and is a popular, broad-minded young man. Is employed as an accountant at Smith College. No ch :
7 HENRY CLINTON, son of James A. (5), b at Wh 17 Feb., 1864, m 23 Aug., 1888, Kate L. Buss of Erving.
FAIRCHILD, REV. EDWARD BAXTER, b in Sunderland, graduated at Meadville, Pa., m Maria Smith of Meadville, Pa., settled at Sterling, over the Unitarian church, chaplain 34th Regt. Mass. Vols., enlisted 8 Aug., 1862, resigned 3 July, 1863, settled in Wh over the Unitarian society, 3 July, 1865, remained three years, settled' at Stoneham over the Unitarian society. One ch :
Paul, d at Stoneham.
FAY, CAPT. WILLIAM, 1809-'31, from Mason Village, N. H. A carpenter, m 15 Nov., 1809, Esther Tufts of Mason, N. H., rem to the West, quite prominent in Wh. Two ch :
Augustus ;
Julia Ann.
FARRELL, MATTHEW, son of John and Julia Farrell, b 1837, m 29 Aug., 1865, Mary J., dau of Rufus and Julia S. (Mather) Dickinson of Wh, b 24 April, 1845, d 13 Feb., 1866, res at Wh. One ch:
Mary Emma, b 16 July, 1865, m John H. Pease of Wh.
FAXON, JACOB ALLEN, son of Thomas, b 25 Sept., 1757, m 14 Feb., 1781, Lydia, dau of Capt. Henry Stiles of Wh. He was a mason by trade, a Revolutionary soldier. He lived in Christian lane, rem to New Canaan, N. Y. Three ch :
FAXON,
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Matilda, bapt at Wh 20 March, 1785 ; Walter, bapt at Wh 24 March, 1785. Henry, bapt at Wh 20 March, 1785 ;
FERGUSON, REV. JOHN, b at Dunse, Scotland, 9 Dec., 1788, d II Nov. 1858, m (I) Mary V. Hamnet of Newport, R. I .; (2) Margaret S. Eddy of Providence, R. I., d 6 May, 1871. Settled over Congregational church in Wh. An able man, enjoyed the esteem of our citizens. Ten ch :
John, b 1 Jan., 1815, m Sarah Moore; Margarette, b 11 Nov., 1816, d 19 Dec., 1819 ;
Mary H., b 25 Feb., 1820, m Charles D. Stockbridge :
Peter, b 13 Dec., 1821, d soon ;
Peter, b 20 July, 1823, m M. J. Bixby;
William E., b 1 April, 1825, m Lizzie
Sawtelle;
George R., b 19 March, 1829, m Susan Pratt ; Margaret E., b 9 Dec., m H. B. Allen; James A., b 17 Nov., 1832, m Claudia Churchill ; Abbie Park, b 4 April, 1837.
FIELD, ZECHARIAH, of Hartford, 1639, rem in 1659 to Nthn, then to Hat and d 30 June, 1666, wife Mary. Five ch : Mary, Zechariah, Jr., Joseph ; Samuel, no dates. (3)
John, no dates ; (2)
2 JOHN, son of Zechariah (1), freeman 1690, m 17 Dec., 1710, Mary, dau of Alexander Edwards of Nthn, and he d 26 June, 1717. They had ten ch, b at Hat, among them : John, b 11 May, 1672. (4) Sarah, Abilena, Ebenezer and Abilena again.
The others were Mary, d soon : Zech- ariah, Benjamin, Mary, Bethia,
3 SAMUEL, son of Zechariah (1), res at Hat. He was slain by Indians 24 June, 1697, m Sarah, dau of Thomas Gil- bert. Eight ch :
Samuel, Thomas, Sarah, Zechariah, Ebenezer, Mary, Josiah and
Joshua.
4 JOHN, son of John (2), b at Hat II May, 1672, d 28 May, 1747, ae 75 yrs, m Sarah, dau of John Coleman of Hat, res at Hat. Six ch :
Eliakim, b 27 Nov., 1811. (5) nah, Amos and Mary.
The other ch were John, Sarah, Han-
5 ELIAKIM, son of John (4), b at Hat 27 Nov., 1711, mi II Jan., 1753, Esther, dau of David Graves of Wh, res at Hat. Nine ch :
Zenas, b 10 Aug., 1753; (6) John, b 25 Aug., 1760 ;
Sarah, b 22 April, 1755, m David Scott, Jr., of Wh;
Abigail, b 21 July, 1762, m Roger Dickinson ;
Zilpah, b 13 Nov., 1756, m Abner -Loomis of Wh ;
David, b 11 April, 1764 ;
Esther, b 4 April, 1767 ;
Rhoda, b 26 Oct., 1758, m Elisha Waite of Hat;
Hannah, b 21 June, 1769, m Samuel Grimes of Wh.
6 ZENAS, son of Eliakim (5), b at Hat 10 Aug., 1753, m (1) 12 March, 1778, Sarah Burroughs, d 10 Sept., 1810, ae 53 yrs ; m (2) 2 June, 1811, Lydia Cathcart, d 2 May, 1850, ae 85 yrs. He early rem to Wh, d 3 July, 1819, ae 66 yrs. Ten ch :
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Lydia, b 17 Sept., 1782, d soon ; roughs ; Orange, b 2 Dec., 1784, d soon ; Zenas, b 22 Sept., 1796, m Chloe Drake;
John, b 10 Sept , 1786, d soon ;
Lydia, b 8 June, 1788, m Eli Judd ;
Orange, b 22 Feb., 1790; (7)
John, b 10 Oct., 1792; (8)
Rhoda, b 21 Nov., 1794, m Joel Bur-
Sarah, b 11 Nov., 1798, m Heber Eg- gleston ; Esther, b 21 Sept., 1800, m John Bridgman.
7 ORANGE, son of Zenas (6), b at Wh 22 Feb., 1790, ml (1) 8 April, 1811, Rhoda, dau of John Graves of Wh; m (2) 20 Oct., 1827, Esther, dau of James and Zerviah (Miller) Col- lins and widow of Seth Daniels; (3) 18 June, 1834, Widow Huldah Boynton of Gfld. Most of the eight ch b in Wh :
Sarah, b 19 April, 1812, d 3 Nov., 1825 ;
Sophronia, b 19 Feb., 1814, m 2 May, 1830, Solomon Root ;
Esther, b 19 Sept., 1822, d 3 April, 1848 ; Flora E., b 13 Nov., 1823, m 4 Jan., 1844, Henry Dwight of Hat;
Lovisa, b 5 March, 1816, m 21. April, 1834. Theodore Bridgman ; 1885, Horace Waite of Hat ; Orange, b 7 Sept., 1831, d soon.
8 JOHN, son of Zenas (6), b at Wh 10 Oct., 1792, d 19 Dec., 1868, ae 76 yrs, m 17 Nov., 1816, Abigail, dau of Paul Warner of Williamsburg, b 18 May, 1791, d II Sept., 1865, res on the old homestead in Wh. A farmer and a good citizen. Eight ch :
Clymena, b 26 May, 1817, m Corne- lius Pomeroy of Southampton;
Paul Warner, b 30 May, 1819, d soon; Infant, d soon ;
Paul Warner, b 19 Dec., 1823; (9)
Infant, b 29 Nov., 1827, d soon ; John Wright, b 12 April 1830, d soon; Lemuel Bates, b 28 July, 1832; (10) John Wright, b 16 March, 1835. (11)
PAUL WARNER, son of John (3), b at Wh 17 Dec., 9 1823, m 22 Aug., 1847, Julia M., dau of Salma and Hannah (Terry) Damon of Chesterfield, b 10 Dec., 1825. They cele- brated their golden wedding 22 Aug., 1897, that was largely attended by their numerous friends A noble-hearted couple. He is an Odd Fellow. Four ch :
Salma Watson, b 27 July, 1851; (12) Effie Rosella, b 28 Feb., 1858, m 31 Frank Warner, b 15 Feb., 1853; (13) March, 1880, Henry Sharp of New York City, res at Wh. Charles Henry, b 15 Nov., 1855; (14)
10 LEMUEL BATES, son of John (8), b at Wh 28 July, 1832, m (1) 14 June, 1855, Harriet, dau of Chipman and Nabby Lilly of Ashfield, b 3 June, 1831, d 20 Sept., 1860 ; mn (2) 23 Sept., 1869, Augusta Jane, dau of Thaddeus M. Robbins of Guilford, Me., b 12 Nov., 1839, they res at Leeds. He is an expert carpenter and a member of Jerusalem Lodge of Masons and the higher branches of the order. A popular man, broad- minded and genial. Two ch :
Lillie Isabelle, b 11 May, 1856, m Nov., 1877, Allen R. Clark ;
Mary Lavilla, b 5 Oct., 1861, d 26 Jan., 1864.
11 JOHN WRIGHT, son of John (8). b at Wh 16 March, 1835, d 6 May, 1864, killed at the battle of the Wilderness, m 24
Sarah Z., b 13 Nov., 1829, m 26 Oct.,
Sophia, b 31 July, 1818, m Aug., 1837, Lewis King ;
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July, 1856, Lucy, dau of Harvey and Sophia ( Bardwell) Moore of Wh, b 19 Oct., 1834, res at Hat. He was a member of the 37th Regt., Mass. Vols. She has since mn (2) 4 Jan., 1871, Theodore Beardsey of Springfield. One ch :
Esther Maria, b 12 Oct., 1857, m 30 £ Sept., 1885, Clifford C. Haynes.
12 SALMA WATSON, son of Paul W. (9), b at Wh 27 July, 1851, m 16 Oct., 1881, Catherine Stevens, dau of Fordyce and Catherine (Stevens) Packard of Cummington, b 27 July, 1859, for a few years res on the old homestead with his parents but rem to Worthington, has now returned to Wh. He is an Odd Fellow. One ch :
Paul Fordyce, b at Worthington 20 May, 1894.
13 FRANK WARNER, son of Paul W. (9), b at Wh Feb. 15, 1853, d at Wh 2 May, 1887, ae 35 yrs, m ( 1) 9 April, 1875, Louisa, dau of Lewis and Jane (Torrey) Williams of West- hampton, b II Oct., 1855, d 21 Sept., 1878 ; m (2) 8 June, 1881, Laura A., dau of William A. and Susan ( Ward) Reece of Nthn, res at Nthn. He was a carpenter. Two ch :
Charles Warner, b 9 July, 1875; (15) Jerome Watson, b 11 Sept,, 1877, d 1 Sept., 1878.
14 CHARLES HENRY, son of Paul W. (9), b at Wh 15 Nov., 1855, m Clara L., dau of William and Lucy Beach of Washington, b 30 March, 1856. They res at Leeds, but has purchased a house and land in Wh. He is a carpenter, an Odd Fellow, a man of intelligence and moral worth. Two ch : Howard Clifton, b 25 Sept., 1885; Charles Henry, b 28 Oct., 1891.
15 CHARLES WARNER, son of Frank Warner (13), b at Wh 9 July, 1875, m 20 Jan., 1897, Cora E., dau of Chauncy A. and Mary E. (Blinn) Graves of Wh, b 8 Oct., 1875. One ch : Frank Eugene, b 16 Oct., 1897.
NOAH 5, son of Moses 4, Ebenezer 3, Samuel 2, Zechariah 1, came to Wh in 1773, b at Northfield 29 Nov., 1750, d 8 July, 1797, ae 46 yrs, m 19 Aug., 1773, Mary, dau of Edward Brown of Wh. He built the house now known as the Asa T. Sander- son place. Nine ch :
Noah, b 13 Aug., 1775, d 19 July, 1813;
Edward, b 6 Feb., 1780 ;
Obed, m and rem to Millville. Three ch ;
Polly, m John Clark of Wilmington, Vt;
Charity, m a Mr. Franklin, rem to
Wayne, Ill. ; Fanny, m 20 Sept., 1803, Silas Smith, rem to Buckland ;
Lucinda, b 11 May, 1790, m Plyna Graves;
Content, b 1792. . m Sylvanus Clark ; Lucy, b abt 1795, m a Mr. Ware of Buckland.
JOHN W. 6, son of Walter 5, Jonathan 4, Joseph 3, Joseph 2, Zechariah 1, b at Sund 5 April, 1822, 11 28 Nov., 1849, Julia Maria, dau of Horace Warner, b 29 April, 1823. He bought the Perez Wells farm but rem to Had, where he d. She d at the L Hospital 1899. Five ch :
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Fanny Elizabeth, b 17 April, 1851, d young ; William Irving, b 20 Jan., 1853, d 8 Aug., 1873;
Gertrude E., b 8 May, 1855, m 8 May,
1878, Monroe Marsh : Walter Perry, b 12 Jan., 1859;
John Clifford, b 7 Nov., 1861, m 12 March, 1885, Alice G. Plumb, res at Nthn.
WILLIAM WALTER 6, son of Walter 5, brother of John W., b at Sund, m 23 Dec., 1852, Sarah (Sanderson) Frary, widow of Silas B. Frary and dau of Rufus Sanderson of Wh, h 2 Sept., 1826, res on the Rufus Sanderson place, have rem to Con. Two ch :
George Dwight, b 16 Sept., 1853 ;
Ida Clary, b 28 Jan., 1858, m 11 Sept., 1876, Charles E. Bardwell.
GEORGE DWIGHT 7, son of William W. 6, b in Hat 16 Sept., 1853, m at Camden, N. J., 13 Sept., 1878, Kate Hein, b 3 March, 1851, d 23 April, 1882; m (2) 16 Sept., 1885, Ida Rebecca Ott, b 4 March, 1857. Four ch :
William Dwight, b 4 June, 1879 ; Myron George, b 26 Feb., 1887 ;
Charles Conrad, b 7 Dec., 1890, d 22 May, 1891 ; Hazel Ida, b 23 Dec., 1895.
FLEMING, THOMAS, son of William, b 1836, m 24 May, 1862, Johanna Hafey, res on the cross road from Claverack to Chestnut Plain street. Nine ch:
Katy, b 6 March, 1863, m Collins Mc- Clellan ;
Anne R., b 31 Oct., 1864, m 3 Feb., 1888, John E. Dorsey ;
Margarette, b 25 April, 1866, m James Pigott : Nicholas, b 10 July, 1868; William, b 4 April, 1872 ;
Thomas, b 28 March, 1874; Mary Agnes. b 29 Dec., 1875 ;
Lizzie, b 20 Dec., 1878, d by burning caused by explosion of a can of kerosene while kindling a fire 8 Feb., 1899 ; Joanna, b 21 May, 1880.
FLAVIN, MICHAEL, son of James, b in Waterford county, Ireland, 1839, mn I Sept., 1870, Bridget, dau of James Bagg, b 1845. He died. Eight ch :
Margaret, b 1 June, 1871 ; John, b 14 Sept., 1878 ;
James, b 17 Dec , 1872: Michael, b 11 Feb., 1881 ;
Mary Ann, b 15 June, 1874 ; Thomas, b 2 Feb., 1883 ;
Bridget, b 9 July, 1876, an excellent teacher ;
Nellie, b 8 April, 1886.
FLINN, THOMAS, son of Dennis, b in Ireland in 1838, m in Ireland in 1862, Mary, dau of Edward Stack, b in 1842, res in Wh since 1863. A farmer. Twelve ch :
Patrick, b 17 March, 1862, in Ireland, d young ;
Dennis, b at Wh 31 July, 1863 ; Johanna, b at Wh 10 April, 1866, m Dennis Dalton ; Edward, b 20 Oct., 1870, m 26 Jan., 1894, Kate Garvey of Hat; John, b 1 June, 1872 ;
Patrick, b 4 March, 1874; Nellie, b 7 March, 1875 ; Morris, b 27 June, 1877;
Mary, b 12 April, 1879, d 10 Aug., 1888 ; Thomas, Jr., b 20 March, 1881 :
Michael, b 24 Dec., 1883 ; Katie, b 20 March, 1887.
FOOTE, ALDEN, son of David, b at Con 1821, d 2 June, 1858, m 5 Jan., 1848, Julia E., dau of Calvin and Thankful
W. I. Fox.
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(Crafts). Wells of Wh, b 15 Sept., 1824, d 31 Aug., 1858, res in Wh. Three ch :
Lucy Ellen, b 24 June, 1850 ;
Dau, b and d 28 July, 1858.
Frances Ermina, b 6 Aug., 1855 ;
1 FOX, HORACE B. 3, son of Jared 2, William 1, came in 1834 from Bernardston, a blacksmith. After the death of Alden Foote, he bought the Oliver Morton place and remodeled it to quite an extent, b 1 May, 1813, m 2 July, 1835, Hannah S., dau of Elijah and Sally (Loomis) Sanderson of Wh, b 2 Sept., 1812, d 29 July, 1897, ae 85 yrs, 10 m. He d 12 April, 1881, ae 68 yrs. He was an upright, manly citizen, genial and pleasant. Two ch :
Albert S., b 11 Aug., 1837; (3) Washington Irving, b 24 Dec., 1841. (4)
2 SELAH WRIGHT 3, brother of Horace B. (1), b 18II, d 3 Nov., 1881, ae 70 yrs, m (1) Mary S., dau of Jonathan and Aletha (Gilbert) Woods, b 30 Dec., 1811, d 18 April, 1875, ae 63 yrs; m (2) 8 Nov., 1877, Harriet S. (Carr) Sanderson, dau of Stephen Clark of Wh. A blacksmith and a very ingenious mechanic. One ch :
Althea. M., b 1836, m Charles D. 1861, d March, 1898.
Waite of Haydenville, 4 Nov.,
3 ALBERT S., son of Horace B. ( I ), bat Wh II Aug., 1837, m 16 March, 1864, Helen A., dau of Dr. Philemon Stacy of Montague, res at Cambridgeport. One ch : Millie C., b 21 Nov., 1865.
4 WASHINGTON IRVING, son of Horace B. (I), b at Wh 24 Dec., 1841, in (1) 2 June, 1864, Persis B. Richards of Dal- ton, b in 1843, d 2 Aug., 1896, ae 53 yrs ; m (2) I May, 1897, Catherine Estelle, dau of John and Eliza (Ritchie) Griffin of Burlington, Vt., b 10 March, 1877, res at Wh and he has opened his house as a hotel, called "The Old Homestead". He has seen much service as a railroad official, beginning as station agent at Wh in 1861 ; from there he went to the general freight office of the H. & N. H. R. R. as clerk two years, then went to the Wabash R. R. where, after two weeks, was promoted to a conductorship, remaining about two years; returned East and was passenger conductor on Conn. Valley R. R. about three years, then went to the Providence & Springfield R. R. as con- structor, was passenger conductor and paymaster three years, then to the N. J. Central R. R. as passenger conductor about three years, then to Texas on the International & Great North- ern and stayed about nine weeks, then to the Fitchburg in sev- eral positions from freight conductor to division superintendent, resigning in 1886; then went to Michigan, contracting to lay the track and ballast the Toledo & Saginaw R. R .; when fin- ished had charge of construction as superintendent of the Can- ada & St. Louis (now Michigan Central), was made general
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superintendent and a director. Later was with the Lake Shore as superintendent of construction. In 1892 went to Nicaragua, built and set in operation fourteen miles of railroad. In 1897 went to Venezuela as general manager of the Coro and La Vela R. R., being obliged to resign on account of his health the fol- lowing year. We give space to this remarkable life work and give a fine portrait of Mr. Fox. No ch.
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