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9 OTIS, son of Charles (7) b at Wendell 20 Oct., 1849, m 7 Oct., 1877, Jane Elizabeth, dau of Elijah Dwight and Zelin- da. (Wing) Sanderson of Wh, b 22 Oct., 1847, a normal school graduate at Westfield, res at South Dfld. Four ch, bin Wh:
Zelinda Elizabeth, b 7 March, 1878; Laura Winifred, b 22 Oct., 1881;
Warren Otis, b 23 Sept., 1879 ; Ruth Minerva, b 23 Nov., 1883.
HASTINGS, HORACE H., son of Ephraim and Mary Hastings, b in Wardsboro, Vt., 3 April, 1834, m Zella S. Page, a dau of the Rev. Mr. Page of Vermont. They came to Wh in 1869 and bought the store and stock of goods of Caleb L. Thayer at the Depot. He d 3 May, 1877, ae 43 yrs. No ch.
HAYDEN, LOREN, son of Moses and Mary (Burton) Hayden of Ludlow, came to Wh the spring of 1851, b in Lud- low 21 Aug., 1814, m in 1837 Hannah, dau of Thomas and Sarah (Potter) Hawks, b in Charlemont I Sept., 1816. He bought the Wh hotel in the spring of 1851, the Morton farm in 1853, the Bloody Brook hotel in 1856, the Cowing farm on the opposite corner of the street in 1860, in 1870 a pleasant home in Fayetteville, Vt., in 1872 the Arthur W. Hoyt place in Dfld, in 1874 his old home, the Cowing place, made it over into a hotel and rented the Bloody Brook house to his son, Charles L. A great fire swept off his houses and barns 5 Sept., 1875, and the next day he died with heart disease, induced from the shock of the fire. She d 16 Dec., 1883. Ten ch :
Harriet A., b in Ludlow 12 June, 1838, m 1 May, 1860, W. M. Stebbins of Springfield ;
Henrietta A., b in Ludlow 27 July, 1840, m 28 Dec., 1858, Edward B. Ockington of South Dfld ;
Mary E., b at Chicopee, 6 Oct., 1842, m 26 Nov., 1870, H. A. Shallier, res at Springfield ;
Charlotte A., b at Chicopee 27 Aug., 1844, m 16 Nov., 1875, H. W. Arms, res at Waterbleet, N. Y. ; Albena F., b at Chicopee 4 April, 1847, unm, res at Chicago, Ill. ;
Charles L., b at Springfield 10 May, 1849, d 28 July, 1899, ae 50 yrs, 2 m, 18 days, m 19 Dec., 1871, Madelia Whitney of Gardner, res at South Dfld ;
Fannie A., bat Wh 8 July, 1851, m 31 Dec., 1874, Wilbur Blossom of Philadelphia, Pa., d 31 Dec., 1896, left three ch ;
Anna M., b at Wh 1 May, 1853, d 28 Aug., 1856 ;
James B., b at South Dfld 27 Sept., 1856, unm, res at Chicago, Ill .; William M., b at South Dfld 27 June, 1858, d unm 28 May, 1898.
INGRAHAM or INGRAM, DAVID, came from East Hartford, Ct., in 1774, m 7 Dec., 1775, Jemima, dau of Deacon
LOREN HAYDEN.
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Nathan and Leonard (Scott) Graves of Wh. b 19 Feb., 1752. He was a Revolutionary soldier, out in three or four campaigns. He res I think on the south side of Westbrook, at the foot of Chestnut mountain, where Silas Frary lived when I was a boy. Four ch :
Nathan, bapt 1 Dec., 1776, d young ; Elizabeth, bapt March, 1779, d soon ; Lydia, m a Mr. Chatfield.
Tirzah, bapt 17 Dec., 1777, d young ;
JEFFERSON, AMOS, with his wife Sarah, came to Wh in 1785, prob from Douglas, were admitted to the Congregational church 27 Nov., 1785, lived on the plain north of Bartlett's. A shoe- maker, employed by Deacon Thomas Sanderson. Seven ch :
Amos, Jr., Solomon, Hannah, m 14 Aug., 1788, Martin Graves of Wh, but were all bapt in Wh 27th Nov., 1785, including Amos, Jr., and his wife Sarah.
These ch were b before they came to
Sund : Joseph, Susannah, m Rob- ert Hazzard ; Silence and Anna.
AMOS, JR., son of Amos, bapt 27 Nov., 1785, at Wh. He is mentioned as an adult person, m Sarah, dau of Asa Marsh, bapt 6 April, 1783. These parties were apparently from Doug- las. Four ch:
Solomon, bapt 27 Nov., 1785, m Jo- Sarah, bapt 21 July, 1793; hanna - -, and had one son ; Experience, bapt 5 July, 1795.
Mila, bapt 7 Nov., 1790 ;
SOLOMON, owned a farm in Dfld, Long Hill division, and sold it in 1797 to Deacon Thomas Sanderson, rem to Buckland, m Johannah - - prob before they came from Douglas, taxed in Dfld 1788-'97.
1 JENNEY, REUBEN, came from Fairhaven in 1815, b 7 July, 1767, d 7 March, 1836, ae 69 yrs, m 18 Feb., 1790, Elizabeth Clark, b 18 Feb., 1770, d 7 May, 1846, ae 76 yrs. He built a house on land in Hopewell now owned by S. W. Al- lis, Esq., and is called the Potter place. He was a blacksmith by trade. Four ch :
Elisha C., b Oct., 1792, d 7 Nov., 1819 ; a son of Reuben Childs. He and Reuben, Jr., formed a company William, b 7 Sept., 1794, d young ; and opened a store atthe Jenney store in West Wh. I think they succeeded Reuben Winchell.
Reuben, Jr., b 1 March, 1796 ; (2) Mary C., b 26 Oct., 1799, m Horace B. Childs of Dfld, b 17 May, 1797, 2 REUBEN, JR., son of Reuben (1), b I March, 1796, m 31 May, 1821, Lucinda, dau of Nathan and Lucy (Monson) Waite of Wh, b 8 Aug., 1800, d 2 Jan., 1861. He d 6 July, 1869, was a blacksmith by trade, but owned considerable farm lands, was a strong, outspoken Abolitionist. Four ch :
Elisha, b 10 Nov., 1822, d soon ; Elisha A., b 16 Feb., 1833; (3)
Mary Euphrasia, b 5 Aug., 1825, m Reuben Rodolphus, b 18 Nov., 1840, d unm 17 Nov., 1881. 20 July, 1848, Joseph Marsh, d 28 Nov., 1848, ae 22 yrs ; 3 ELISHA A., son of Reuben (2), b at Wh 16 Feb., 1833, d 25 Feb., 1897, m 2 April, 1857, Amelia A.', dau of Mar-
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cus Way, b 17 June, 1842, d 21 Nov., 1890, res at West Wh. He was a mechanic, owned and operated a wood turning shop, a quiet, gentlemanly appearing man. Four ch:
Arthur Hubert, b 21 Feb., 1862; Reuben Walter, b 11 March, 1870 ; Alice Euphrasia, b 29 Nov., 1865, m Flora Belle, b 29 July, 1879. William L. Sanderson ;
4 ARTHUR HUBERT, son of Elisha A. (3), b at Wh 21 Feb., 1862, d at Wh 21 June, 1899, m 23 April, 1891, Sarah Gibbs, dau of William B. and Sarah Ann (Gibbs) Langdon of Hat, b 26 June, 1866, res at the homestead of his grandfather at West Wh. He was a promising young man. One ch : Gladys Irene, b 17 July, 1892.
2 JEWETT, JOSEPH 1, of Tewksbury, had a son Joseph 2, who rem to Amh, N. H., b 1743, d in 1792, m Phebe Richard- son, who d ae 86 yrs. Eight ch, prob all b at Amh.
Joseph, b 1763; Jeremiah, b 24 June, 1775;
Josiah, b 1769; Joshua, b 1772 ; Phebe ; Mary.
John, b 1779, rem to Vermont ;
Jessie, b 2 Oct., 1773;
3 JESSE, b at Amh 2 Oct., 1773, d 26 Jan., 1854, ae 80 yrs, m (2) 9 April, 1817, Abigail, dau of Moses Crafts, b. 20 April, 1789, d 12 Aug., 1850. They lived a number of years at Hat, then came to Wh. He was in the cavalry service during. the war of 1812-'14 on the northern frontier, where he contracted rheumatism that made him a cripple for years. Seven ch, b in Wh:
Josiah, b 9 Jan., 1818; (4) Cornelia, b 12 May, 1827, d soon ;
John, b 4 April, 1820, d soon ; Moses William, b 1 Nov., 1830 ; (5) Mary Ann, b 9 Sept., 1822, m James M. Crafts ; Clarissa Cornelia, b 7 Nov., 1833, m 1 April, 1858, Sylvester Clapp of Nthn, d 22 Dec., 1869.
John, b 12 Oct., 1824, d soon ;
4 JOSIAH, son of Jesse (3), b in Wh 9 Jan., 1818, d 6 Oct., 1888, from the effects of a terrible chill caused by trying to reach his home in the blizzard of 12 March, 1888, m 29 Jan., 1840, Almena, dau of John and Hannah (Ball) Hilliard, b 19 Oct., 1817, d 9 April, 1899, ae 81 yrs, 5 m, 22 days, res in New Haven. A contractor in the Winchester rifle company's manu- factory, an expert machinist. Six ch, b at North Had :
Almira E., b 8 Feb., 1842, d soon ; George M. D., b 30 July, 1845; (6) Edward Herbert, b 15 Dec., 1848, d soon ; Frank, b 15 July, 1853; (7)
Ernest, b 28 July, 1856, unm ; Elizabeth A., b 18 Sept., 1860, m 1881, John Nichols of Greenfield Hill, Ct.
5 MOSES WILLIAM, son of Jesse (3), b at Wh I Nov., 1830, d Feb., 1890, ae 59 yrs, m 8 Sept., 1861, Almira, dau of Chester and Hannah (Bardwell) Wells, b 8 Aug., 1825. When fourteen years of age he went to sea and was for quite a number of years engaged in the whale fishery, in the meantime visiting a large portion of the world. When the Civil war began he was
JĘWĘTT, 507 KELLOGG.
employed at Sharp's Rifle shops at Hartford, Ct., and he soon enlisted, came to Wh and was m, served in the 6th Conn., and then entered the regular service upon a battery and was discharged about 1867. His health was poor and he obtained a pension of $6 per month, then he became a paralytic and his pension was increased to $72 per month going back to the grant- ing of the first pension and his back pay was $11,467. His widow res at Wh. One ch by verbal adoption :
Mary Agnes, b 4 July, 1866.
6 GEORGE M. DALLAS, son of Josiah (4), b at North Had 30 July, 1845, m Jennie Hatfield of New Haven, Ct. A machinist in the Winchester Arms company, New Haven, Ct. No ch.
7 FRANK, son of Josiah (4), b at North Had 15 July, 1853, m 28 June, 1883, Emma M., dau of William and Emma L. (Barnes). Quigley of Hartford, Ct. For some years he was a contractor in the Winchester Arms company, often keeping forty or fifty men employed on his jobs. A skilled machinist. He is now in business at 274 Asylum street Hartford, Ct., his mother res with him. No ch.
CHARLES ELWIN, son of James Moors Jewett of South Dfld, and grandson of Reuben Jewett, b at South Dfld 18 Sept., 1841, m (I) Julia Rice of Buckland, d 23 Dec., 1871 ; m (2) Lizzie M. Wellman, res at Orange. He served in the Civil war and is afflicted with partial paralysis. Three ch :
Herbert Charles, b 1 April, 1884 ; Harry Gilbert, b 16 Aug., 1888. Clifford Leroy, b 6 July, 1886 ;
JONES, ELI, son of Eli and Eunice, b 3 Nov., 1818, m 14 July, 1866, Charlotte T., dau of Stephen and Celinda Brown. He lived on the farm he bought of Chester K. Waite, east side of Shingle hill. He d Io March, 1887, ae 69 years. No ch.
JUDD, JONATHAN S., son of Deacon Eleazer and Dolly Judd, b in Westhampton 4 Feb., 1816, m Emily E. Wolcott of Agawam, b 21 Aug., 1818, d 20 Feb., 1861, rem to Conn, where he d II May, 1864. An excellent man, a Congregational min- ister. Three ch:
Albert W., b 22 Feb., 1845, d Feb., H. Melville, b 10 Sept., 1848 ;
1899, a cripple mentally ; Son, b 3 Oct., 1850, d soon.
ELEAZER, son of Eleazer and Dolly Judd of Westhamp- ton, b 13 April, 1821, m 24 Jan., 1855, Sophia C., dau of Eli and Sophia (Clark) Sanderson, b at Wh 28 Nov., 1818. He bought the Eli Sanderson farm and res in Wh quite a number of years. Two ch:
Emerson Wadsworth, b 29 Sept., Edward Sanderson, b 24 March, 1859. 1856;
KELLOGG, JOSEPH 5, son of Joseph 4, Joseph 3, Samuel 2, Joseph 1, bapt 21 Sept., 1746, m 15 Dec., 1768, Mary Niles, b
KELLOGG, 508 KNIGHTS.
8 March, 1749, d 5 May, 1842, ae 92 yrs. He d 22 March, 1823, ae 77 yrs, rem to Paulet, Vt., and thence to Newfield, N. Y., in 1813. Seven ch :
Molly or Mary, no dates, d soon ; Solomon, bapt 28 June, 1771 ;
Betty or Betsey, bapt at Wh 28 Feb., 1773;
Mary ;
Nathan Niles ;
Joseph, bapt at Wh 30 Oct., 1774 ;
Susanna and Sylvanus.
WILLIAM, we think a brother with same ancestry, m Beth- sheba -, came to Wh in 1770. I think they were black- smiths and lived in the Straits. Two ch:
William, Jr., b 1769, d in Wh 10 Solomon, bapt in Wh 25 April, 1773. March, 1774, ae 5 yrs ;
JOEL 4, son of Nathaniel 3, Nathaniel 2, Joseph 1, b at Had in 1724, d 22 Oct., 1798, ae 74 yrs, mn Aug., 1748, Joanna Clark of Nthn, d II June, 1795, ae 67 yrs, rem to Wh, where they both died. Six ch:
Miriam, b 22 Dec., 1751, m Eleazer Frary of Wh ;
Crafts of Wh; Levi, b 3 Oct., 1760 ; (3)
Seth, b 1754; (2)
Sarah, m Jonathan Ingram ;
Abigail, b 18 Nov., 1757, m Moses
Joseph, d young.
2. REV. SETH, son of Joel (1), b at Had in 1753, m Aug., 1781, Jerusha, dau of Oliver and Elizabeth White of Had, b 5 March, 1762. He was a Methodist minister, rem to New York state. Nine ch:
Joel, Orange, Oliver William, Elijah, and Samuel.
Joseph, Justin, Lucinda, Clarissa
3 HON. LEVI, son of Joel (1.), b at Had 3 Oct., 1760, d 23 Jan., 1848, ae 88 yrs, m 30 Aug., 1782, Cynthia Wright of Nthn, b 3 Sept., 1764, d 19 Oct., 1813, ae 49 yrs. He early left the Connecticut valley and settled at Utica, N. Y., served in the Revolutionary war. A very competent man and much in office. He left a handsome competence. Four ch :
Sarah, m a Mr. Cushman, res at of Utica several years ;
Cleveland, O. ; Nancy, m Eli Wright ; Lucy, m Lodwick Brown.
Spencer, b 9 Sept., 1786, was mayor
JOEL 5, son of Jonathan 4, Israel 3, Jonathan 2, Lt. Joseph 1, m 23 Dec., 1827, Melinda, dau of Joseph and Mary (Blood) Scott of Wh. He was said to be of Wh at time of their mar- riage, rem from Wh.
KNIGHTS, CALVIN 3, son of Shubal 2, Joshua 1, b 2 March, 1811, m 23 Dec., 1842, Lucretia, dau of Salma and Hannah (Torrey) Damon, b 12 Dec., 1823, d 31 Aug., 1898, ae 74 yrs. He d 28 Aug., 1898, ae 87 yrs, rem to Wh in 1865 or thereabouts, res at West Wh. Fifteen ch:
Dau, b 7 Oct., 1843, d young ; Harriet S., b 12 Oct., 1846, m Chas. Emma H., b 16 Dec., 1844, m Loren- zo Wilcutt of Wh ; A. Covill of Wh ; George W .. b 16 Jan., 1849, d 19 Feb., 1870 ;
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Nancy Z., b 17 Nov., 1850, m James P. Whitman 9 Jan., 1868 ;
Henry S., b 21 Sept., 1852 ; (4) Ellen C., b 20 June, 1855, m Joseph Myrick ; Lizzie R., b 20 March, 1857, m (1) Charles A. Dickinson ; (2) C. Les- ter Clark ;
Anna M., b 28 Nov., 1858, m 18 May, 1879, Sherman R. Carpenter ;
Charles M., b 15 Feb., 1861 ; (5) Albert E., b 8 March, 1863, d 1 May, 1864;
Clara J. and Carrie J., (twins), b 15 April, 1865 ; Clara J. d 28 July, 1865; Carrie J. d 1 July, 1865 ; Edgar Calvin, b 22 Jan., 1867; (6) Imilda Bertha, b 15 Aug., 1869, m 27 April, 1888, Albert E. Clapp of Southampton.
4 HENRY S., son of Calvin (3), b 21 Sept., 1842, m 21 Sept., 1886, Emma Reistermeyer of Hartford, Ct., res in Wh and North Hat. He is a carpenter. One ch :
Son, b 3 June, 1888, d 4 June, 1888.
5 CHARLES M., son of Calvin (3), b 15 Feb., 1861, in IO Jan., 1887, Lucy Viola, dau of Frank E. and Mary E. (Waite) Weston of Wh. They res at West Wh. Two ch : Son, b 3 July, 1888, d 4 July, 1888; Bessie Lee, b 26 Nov., 1892.
6 EDGAR CALVIN, son of Calvin (3), b at Wh 22 Jan., 1867, m 2 May, 1898, Mabel Agnes Curtis of Chesterfield, res at Wh. He is quite an artistic draftsman and painter.
KEYES, STEPHEN, prob from Shrewsbury, a Revolution- ary soldier. In 1779 he came to Wh, lived in the Straits in the house of David Graves, enlisted from Wh in 1781. Four ch : Elizabeth, Gerrish, Lydia, Abigail.
KNOWLTON, ALFRED N., from Wilbraham, came to Wh abt 1880, m 8 July, 1886, Sarah E., dau of Stephen Whit- man and Lucy Ann (Kent) Gilbert. They res at Wh. No ch.
LAMSON, JOHN, came from Connecticut in 1771 or '72, m 22 Feb., 1774, Mercy, dau of Daniel and Esther (Bardwell) Morton of Wh, b 25 Nov., 1751. They subsequently rem from town. He built the gambrel-roofed house that stood near the site of Samuel Lesure's house, on the east side of Chestnut Plain street, which he opened as a tavern. A blacksmith, sold to John Crafts and rem abt 1800 to Milton, Chittenden county, Vt. Nine ch :
Annis, William, Annie, William, Jud- son, Lucretia, Sophia, Horace
and Tirza. None of them remained in Wh.
SAMUEL 4, son of Samuel 3, John 2, Joseph 1, b 14 Jan., 1763, m 9 April, 1785, Miriam Stratton of Weston now Warren, d in Wh 17 Jan., 1848, ae 81 yrs. Ten ch, three of whom d early :
Samuel, Jr., b 31 Jan., 1796, a black- smith some years in Wh ;
Anna, b 17 April, 1786, m Medad Bartlett ;
Meriam, b 15 April, 1791, m Erastus Crafts of Wh ;
Amasa, b 1 July, 1799, m Hannah Crafts of Wh ;
Almira, b 23 Nov., 1800, m a Mr. Bruce of Rowe ; Eliza, b 18 Oct., 1803, m Daniel Mc- Coy of Wh ; Ira, b 14 Oct., 1805.
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AMASA, son of Samuel 4, b 1 July, 1799, d 10 June, 1833, at Manchester, Mich., m 10 June, 1824, Hannah, dau of Reuben and Henrietta (Graves) Crafts, b at Wh 16 March, 1796, d 20 July, 1859. She m (2) William Baldwin of Manchester, Mich. Three ch, b at Wh :
Velorus, b 27 Feb., 1825, m 21 April, 1852, Caroline Moor ;
Mary Sophia, b 22 Sept., 1826, m 4
July, 1848, Ruel Wetherell ; Caleb Crafts, b 18 July, 1830, m 14 Oct., 1856, Abbie Davidson.
LAMB, SAMUEL R., son of Isaac from Colrain, b 26 Nov., 18II, d May, 1779, ae 68 yrs, m 29 Nov., 1832, Maria, dau of John and Fannie (Hibbard) Woods, b in Wh 16 March, 1812, d 14 Feb., 1879, res in the Straits. A farmer. Four ch :
Fannie M., b 18 Oct., 1833, m Foster Clara W., b 3 Dec., 1845, m H. L.
Meekins of W.h ; Macomber of Con ;
Mary E., b 12 Nov., 1836, m Harry G. Scott of Wh ;
Lucy A., b 7 March, 1851, m Thomas Belden of Wh.
LARRABEE, BENJAMIN 2, son of Thomas of Hat, formerly from Derby, Vt., date of birth unknown to me, m 13 July, 1816, Caroline, dau of Moses and Abigail (Kellogg) Crafts of Wh, b IO June, 1791, d in Wh 18 Feb., 1822, ae 30 yrs, rem to Berlin, Vt. One ch :
Henry Dickinson, b at Wh 13 March, 1817.
HENRY D., son of Benjamin, b at Wh 13 March, 1817, d 24 Dec., 1878, m Hannah, dau of Jared Andrews, b at Win- chendon 29 Sept., 1819. Four ch :
Caroline Crafts, b 9 March, 1846 ; Oct., 1872, William Leslie Wood- Clarinda Nelson, b 17 Nov., 1847, m 5 March, 1870, Edward F. Hough- ton of Walpole, N. H. ; cock of Winchendon ; Henry Addison, b 23 April, 1858, d unm 12 Aug., 1879.
Julia Covill, b 29 Sept., 1851, m 15
LYON, ZEBINA, was in Wh 1780, a shoemaker, wife Lydia, d 21 Aug., 1789, ae 60 yrs. I don't know where they lived but think at West Wh, order of birth unknown. Six ch : Lydia, b in 1763, m Reuben Graves of Wh;
The others were Annah, Sevilla, Sam- uel, Lemuel and Melinda.
LEONARD, MOSES HAYDEN, b in Con 18 Nov., 1796, son of Elijah and Ann (Adams) Leonard, m 19 March, 1819, Asenath, dau of Francis and Ruth (Colman) Belden, b 7 April, 1802. Seven ch :
Emily Ruth, no dates, m (1) Spencer Rowe; (2) Dexter Rowe ;
Samantha A., no dates, m William C. Bradley ;
Alfred, no dates, d young ;
Asenath F., b 2 May, 1826, m Rev. Porter H. Snow ;
Roxanna B., b 13 July, 1828, m Elihu Belden of Wh;
Elvira M., no dates, m James Brainard; Henrietta B., no dates, m Charles B. Snow. The family rem to Philadelphia, Pa.
LESURE, SAMUEL JR 3, son of Samuel 2, and Hannah (Cum- mings) Lesure, b 23 July, 1803. Samuel 2 senior was b in 1762, m at Uxbridge, Samuel 2 was a son of Edward 1. The Lesures
SAMUEL LESURE.
JONATHAN C. LOOMIS.
LESURE, 5II LOOMIS.
were descendants of the Virginia Hugenots. It is probable that Samuel senior was b in Virginia and came with his parents to Uxbridge and rem thence to Wardsboro, Vt., from there he en- listed in the Revolutionary war, thence he rem to Leverett and then to Warwick. The mother of Samuel, Jr., Hannah, spent the last few years of her life at Wh, where she was tenderly cared for by her son and his estimable wife. When the volun- teers went to the front she supplied a pair of socks or some needful article. She was blind at last dying 12 May, 1865, at the age of 101 yrs, 4 m, 12 days. Samuel, Jr., m 28 May, 1834, Lucy C., dau of Samuel and Jerusha (Wheeler) Buel, b 9 Dec., 1812, d 16 Oct., 1889, ae 77 yrs. Mr. Lesure was for forty-one years the postmaster and for thirty-eight years town clerk. For many years in trade in Wh, retaining the respect of his towns- men to the last. He dat Wh 29 Nov., 1894, ae 91 yrs. One ch : Mari Edith, b 23 Feb., 1842, m Sam- uel B., son of Luke B. White.
LOCKE, JOHN, 1774, a marble worker and brickmaker, m 12 May, 1774, Ruth, dau of Thomas Faxon, rem to Dfld. Eight ch :
John and Henry, bapt 8 Aug., 1778; The others were Mary, Priscilla, and Joanna, 30 Sept., 1778; Ruth, and Nathaniel Reed, prob b in Dfld.
Lucy, bapt 17 Sept., 1781.
LOOMIS, JOSEPH, b in 1590, lived in Braintree, Essex county, England, came in the good ship Susan and Ellen. He arrived in Boston 17 July, 1638, and in 1640 was in Windsor, Ct. He was an ancestor of Dea. John 2, Dea. Samuel 3, Caleb 4, Abner 5, m 2 July, 1750, Charity Sprague, res at Colchester, Ct. Among his ch was :
ABNER 6, b at Colchester, Ct., 1750, d 2 April, 1812, ae 62 yrs, m 24 Aug., 1783, Zilpah, dau of Eliakim and Esther (Graves) Field of Hat, b 13 Nov., 1756, res at Wh. Five ch : Sally or Sarah, b 24 Aug., 1783, m William, b 26 Sept., 1789 ;
Elijah Sanderson of Wh ; Leonard, b 30 July, 1797 ; Luther, b 20 Nov., 1798.
Jonathan Colton, b 18 Oct., 1785;
JONATHAN COLTON 7, son of Abner 6, Abner 5, Caleb 4, Samuel 3, Dea. John 2, Joseph 1, b 18 Oct., 1785, d 15 Aug., 1864, ae 79 yrs, m 30 Nov., 1810, Electa, dau of David and Patience (Bartlett) Stockbridge of North Had, b 12 June, 1788, d 7 Feb., 1877, ae 88 yrs. They lived together 54 yrs, res in Christian lane where their son, Calvin S., now lives. He was an active energetic man of more than average business ability. Frugal, industrious-looking, sharp to avoid waste and loss, tem- perate in his habits, inculcating high moral principles. By trade a carpenter, owning and operating quite an extensive farming indusry, fortunate in his contracts, a strict business man, enjoying the respect of the entire community, avoided political strife, never anxious for official positions. Really a gentleman of the old school, a soldier, a sergeant in "The Rifle
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Greens" and saw service in the war of 1812-14 at Boston. We well recall his manly figure dressed faultlessly with ruffle shirt, and his dignified appearance. We take pleasure in giving his portrait. Nine ch, bin Wh :
Angenette, b 21 Feb., 1812, m 27 Sept., 1836, Fowler Preston of Granby ;
Mary, b 9 Jan., 1814, m Rev. John W. Little of Nthn ; Almira, b 14 Oct., 1815, m 5 June, 1866, Horace Manning of Wh ; Sarah N., b 12 Oct., 1817, m 5 Oct., 1842, Reuben H. Belden of North Hat;
Elizabeth S., b 20 Dec., 1819, m 17 Feb., 1839, Dr. John D. Lee of
Virginia :
Philomela A., b 13 Oct., 1822, m 5 May, 1857, Ira Brown, Esq., of Baltimore, Md. ; Electa L., b 1 Sept., 1824, m 14 May, 1851, Otis Wells of Hat ; Calvin Stockbridge, b 26 March, 1827, unm ;
Charles P., b 10 May, 1829, m 29 Sept., 1851, Helen M. Slate of Nthn.
WILLIAM 7, son of Abner 6, same ancestry as above, b 26 Sept., 1789, d at Williamsburg in 1853, m (1) 5 Feb., 1812, Rebecca, dau of Benjamin and Polly (Mott) Waite, b 13 Nov., 1794, at which time Mr. Waite was living in Goshen, but soon returned to Wh. When Polly Mott was young, they lived at Martha's Vineyard, (on one occasion the British fleet landed a party near where her parents lived and took nearly all the cattle and sheep, but through her pleadings they left one of their cows). Mr. Loomis was a carpenter. Rebecca d 20 Dec., 1821, and he m (2) 10 April, 1822, Lucinda Thayer. Nine ch, all b in Wh :
Luther, b 12 May, 1814, m (1) Caro- line Cowing; (2) Thankful Law- rence, res at Haydenville, kept a hotel ;
Maria, b 12 Feb., 1816, m 6 May, 1833, Rufus Buell of Westfield ; Jane, b 2 June, 1818, m George Bates;
Zilpah, b 10 Aug., 1820, d young ;
Rebecca, b 24 May, 1823, m William Cowing ; Mary, b 27 Jan., 1826, m Ansel Pack- ard ; Charles L., b 27 June, 1828, m Wealthy Leonard ;
Francis, b 6 April, 1832, m Sarah Hillman ; Elizabeth A., b 24 May, 1835, m John Damon.
LEONARD 7, son of Abner 6, b 30 July, 1797, d I June, 1880, ae 82 yrs, m (1) 14 May, 1822, Philomela, dau of Elijah and Esther (Lyman) Arms of Dfld, b 16 Nov., 1800, d 31 July, 1825, ae 24 yrs ; m (2) 14 Aug., 1828, Clarissa, dau of Obadiah and Mehitable (Smith) Bardwell of Heath, b 4 Oct., 1798, d 30 Nov., 1876, ae 78 yrs. He was early engaged in the mercantile business and trained to that business by his uncle, Samuel Grimes, with whom he lived from early boyhood. Five ch :'
Frances Arms, b 20 May, 1829, m Alfred Starkweather, rem to Cal- ifornia ;
Philomela A., b 8 Sept., 1831, m E. D. Ashton;
Clarissa B., b 23 Sept., 1832, d unm 23 Dec., 1881, school teacher ; Esther Arms, b 11 Jan., 1836, m Samuel A. Haynes ; Samuel E., b 4 Dec., 1838.
SAMUEL E. 8, son of Leonard 7, b at Wh 4 Dec., 1838, in 1873, Sarah J., dau of Oliver and Elizabeth Longley of Amh, b in 1852, d 20 Feb., 1878, res on the old homestead, but sold to
REV. JOHN W. LANE.
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Thomas Sanderson in May, 1883. mond, have rem to Springfield. Willford Raymond, b 15 March, 1874;
I think he and his son, Ray- Two ch, b in Wh:
Oliver S., b 9 April, 1877, d 24 Sept., 1877.
LONGLEY, JOSEPH LYMAN, son of Jonas P. and Al- mira (Crittenden) Longley, b 30 Aug., 1824, m 26 June, 1855, Jane A., dau of Levi and Irene (Smith) Morton of Wh, b 20 May, 1831, she was divorced from him. He was in the service in the Civil war, built the house now owned by Henry S. Higgins. Parents lived at Hawley. One ch : Levi Herbert, b 31 March, 1856.
LEVI HERBERT, son of Joseph L., b at Wh 31 March, 1856, m 8 May, 1879, Idalette S., dau of David and Fannie W. (Bardwell) Scott of Wh, b 30 Jan., 1860, res in Wh, subse- quently rem to Williamsburg.
LORD, REV. CHARLES, son of Rev. Henry and Fidelia (Graves) Lord of Williamsburg, b 27 Jan., 1816, d 28 March, 1872, m 30 Aug., 1843, Clarissa L., dau of Luther and Sarah Wright of Easthampton, b 15 Jan 1817, rem to Buckland 1860. Three ch :
Sarah Delia, b 29 March, 1845, m Robert Beals Hall ;
Alice Clara, b 11 July, 1853, d 12 Dec., 1853; Henry Charles, b 14 Oct., 1854.
LOVERIDGE, DANIEL, from Dfld, m 31 Dec., 1817, Jerusha Bartlett, was employed at the gristmill on Indian hill, afterwards lived on the Jenney place now owned by S. W. Allis. The family rem from town abt 1845, to Chicopee Falls. Ch : William, no dates ; Clesson, no dates, and several others.
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