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Sally, b 22 June, 1784, m Thomas Frary;
Lewis, b 17 April, 1786; (27)
Phila, b 9 Feb., 1788, m Dennis Cooley ;
Electa, bapt 6 Jan., 1793, m Rodol- phus Perry ; Tabitha, bapt 3 May, 1795, m Ira Perry ; Miranda, m Simeon Reed.
Sylvester, b 19 Nov., 1790; (28)
14 CONSIDER, son of Daniel (7), b at Wh 12 Oct., 1762, d I April, 1854, ae 92 yrs, m Mercy, dau of Capt. Elisha Clark of Harwich, abt 1786, d 16 Jan., 1850, ae 87 yrs. They res on the old homestead. A smart, active man. Ten ch:
Nancy, b 3 Jan., 1787, d 27 April, 1787 ;
Charles, b 16 March, 1789; . (29)
Walter, b 3 April, 1791, d 29 Nov., 1793 :
Arnold, b 8 May, 1793, d unm 19 April, 1860, ae 66 yrs ;
Nancy, b 8 May, 1795, m John How- land of Con 6 June, 1816, and that day the snow fell to the depth of two inches or there- abouts, attended with a heavy freeze that killed the fruit, corn
and other crops ; Hannah, b 10 Sept., 1797, m William Avery Howland 9 Dec., 1819 ; Walter, b 1 Dec., 1799, d 4 Nov., 1811; Sophia, b 5 Nov., 1801, m Solomon Graves of Hat 10 Nov., 1831 ; Eliza, b 13 May, 1804, m Hiram F. Stockbridge of Wh 30 Aug., 1830; Mercy, b 1 Aug., 1807, m (1) Caleb C. Wells; (2) Loyal G. Dickin- son of Leicester 4 Jan., 1847.
15 SIMEON, son of Simeon (8), b at Hat 16 Feb., 1750, d 23 April, 1816, ae 66 yrs, m 24 Dec., 1778. Sibyl, dau of Aaron and Mary (Wells) Graves of Williamsburg, b abt 1752, d in Wh 9 Jan., 1827, res in Wh. A Revolutionary soldier. Six ch :
Dexter, h 4 Sept., 1782; (30) Martha, b 22 Aug., 1789, d soon ; Bathsheba, b 22 Sept., 1784, m Dea- con James Smith: Submit, b 20 March, 1792, d soon ; Electa, b 27 March, 1794, d 11 May, 1813.
Reuben, b 31 Aug., 1786; (31)
16 SAMUEL GILLETT, son of Oliver (9), b in Wh 12 Aug., 1758, d 24 Oct., 1826, m 8 June, 1786, Judith, dau of Peter and Sarah (Cowles) Train of Wh, b 20 Nov., 1761, d 10 March, 1842, ae 82 yrs, res on the old homestead where C. K. Waite lived. A soldier in the Revolutionary war. Two ch:
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Patty Shepard, b 22 July, 1782 ; 1806, John Waite of Williams- burg.
Catherine, b 1 Oct., 1786, m 1 July,
17 LEMUEL, son of Oliver (9), b at Wh 24 July, 1766, m 7 Jan., 1797, Sarah Bancroft, he d 2 June, 1853. The family rem to Brookfield, Vt. Six ch:
Catherine, Cephas, Maria, Lemuel, Jr., Sarah and Erastus.
18 OLIVER, JR., son of Oliver (9), bat Wh 2 April, 1777, d 29 July, 1844, m 25 April, 1799, Johanna, dau of Lemuel and Rebecca (Smith) Childs of Dfld, d 14 Jan., 1852. A black- smith and followed that trade in connection with the cultivation of a good farm, was quite prominent in town and church. Seven ch:
Anna Electa, b 17 Jan., 1800, m Ly- man Graves of Wh ; Dolly, b 6 May, 1809, m Jehiel Bar- ber of Plainfield ;
Rebecca, b 11 Aug., 1801, d 21 March, 1813;
Oliver, Jr., b 27 Aug., 1804 ;
Theodosia, b Jan., 1807, d soon ;
John Lyman, b 20 March, 1815 ; (25) Levi Parsons, b 30 Sept., 1823. (26)
19 STEPHEN, son of Oliver (9), b in Wh 4 Feb., 1779, d 26 April, 1835, m 13 April, 1805, Abigail Whiting of Hardwick, where they afterwards res, he was a blacksmith. Six ch, b in Hardwick :
Phineas, b 12 Oct., 1805, m Sarah S. Brumhall ;
Eleanor, b 14 Oct., 1807, m William M. Yerington ;
Mary, b 8 Oct., 1809, d soon ;
Lucia, b 16 March, 1812; Abigail, b 19 Feb., 1814, m Nelson Robinson; Stephen, Jr., b 22 Dec., 1816, d 1834.
20 DEACON LEVI, son of David (10), b at Hat 26 Oct., 1753, d 25 April, 1816, ae 63 yrs, m II March, 1777, Sarah, dau of Eleazer and Lucy (Dickinson) Allis of Hat, b at Hat 1757, d 2 April, 1827, ae 69 yrs, res in Wh on Pleasant hill. Eleven ch, bin Wh :
Sarah, b 30 March, 1778; Lucinda, b 11 Nov., 1779, m Joseph Mather;
Lucy, b 3 Dec., 1781, d soon ;
Chester, b 14 Oct., 1784; (32)
David, b 20 June, 1786; (33) Lucretia, b 13 March, 1788, d unm 3 April, 1864, ae 76 yrs;
Horace, b 20 June, 1790 ; (34) Justus, b 17 Oct., 1792 ; (35) Moses, b 23 July, 1794, d 12 Sept., 1810, Levi, Jr., b 23 Oct., 1796; (36) Lucy, b 28 Sept., 1798, m Rufus San- derson of Wh.
21 ERASTUS, son of Daniel (12), b at Wh 4 Jan., 1794, m 21 Oct., 1814, Prudence Butler, rem to Brunswick, Ohio. Six ch:
Mary Ann, b 28 Jan., 1815, m Isaac Jane M. B., b 2 July, 1823, m Francis Kelly ; A. Ward ; Almira, b 3 Sept., 1817, m Harlow Sophronia B., b 22 March, 1826, m Freese ; G. W. Hayes ;
John Wesley, b 3 Sept., 1819, m Har- riet A. Hall ;
Erastus, Jr., b 22 Feb., 1830, m Mary A. Amour.
22 JUSTUS, son of Daniel (12), b at Wh 18 April, 1801, m Jane McBurney of Troy, N. Y. No ch.
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23 ABRAM, son of Daniel (12), b at Wh 4 July, 1804, in Lovisa Doolittle, rem to Madison, Wis. Two ch:
Charles C., b 16 Nov., 1837, m Alice Kate C., b 24 March, 1842, m. Parke;
24 ISAAC, b 16 Jan., 1809, m, has a large family, rem to Baltimore, and thence to Bennington, Vt.
25 JOHN LYMAN, son of Oliver (18), b in Wh 20 March, 1815, d 13 May, 1866, m 28 April, 1842, Clarissa S. Wheeler. He built the house in 1842, now owned by Dr. J. D. Seymour, rem to Gfld. Six ch :
Sophia T. W., b 16 Feb., 1843; George P., b 3 July, 1856 ;
Oliver L., b 24 Aug., 1849 ; William W., b 6 April, 1859 ; Alice E., b 8 May, 1862.
Hubert, b 6 Aug., 1852 ;
26 LEVI PARSONS, son of Oliver (18), b at Wh 30 Sept., 1823, m Lucy Ellen Brackett, res at Nthn. One ch : Herbert Parsons, b 6 Nov., 1867.
27 LEWIS, son of Justin (13), b at Wh 17 April, 1786, m 29 Nov., 1810, Adency, dau of Jehu and Eleanor (Pomeroy) Dickinson of Wh, b 16 April, 1790, rem late in life to South Dfld. Eight ch :
Philena, b 13 Sept., 1811, m Beriah Chester Harding, b 1 April, 1823, m
H. Smith; Jane Stanley ;
John Van Schuyler, b 17 June, Dorcas A., b 12 Feb., 1828 ; 1814; (37) Beriah H., b 20 June, 1831 ; (38)
Esther H., b 18 July, 1816, m Benja- Marietta, b Sept., 1834, m George min Ockington;
Moody.
Alfred, b 31 Aug., 1819 ;
28 SYLVESTER, son of Justin (13), b in Wh 19 Nov., 1790, d II Nov., 1837, m 20 Jan., 1812, Lydia, dau of Capt. Seth and Esther (Scott) Frary, b 7 Nov., 1792, d 12 Sept., 1832. He was in service at Boston in war of 1812-'14. A wheelwright. Ten ch, bin Wh:
Achsah, b 19 Nov., 1812, m Foster Y. Warner;
Sylvia, b 12 Dec., 1814 m Lyman Caldwell ;
Huldah, b 9 Dec., 1816, m E. S. Rob- inson ;
Morris, b 12 March, 1819, m Eliza Brown ;
Norman, b 23 March, 1821, m Jennie Kidder ;
Collister, b 22 July, 1823, m Anna Loper ; Luther, b 28 July, 1825, m Lizzie Ottz ; Charles and Chauncey, (twins), b 3 Dec., 1827; Chauncy m Eliza Cleveland ; Newton, b 7 April, 1830, m Eliza Higgins.
29 CAPT. CHARLES, son of Consider (14), b at Wh 16 March, 1789, m 28 May, 1812, Polly Cleveland, res in Wh. A captain in the militia, rem to Nthn abt 1830, where he kept the Mansion House. A popular landlord. Four ch, b in Wh : Lorenzo C., b 5 Aug., 1813 ; Walter D., b 20 April, 1815;
Eliza Ann, b 23 Jan., 1817 ; George, b 2) July, 1819.
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30 DEXTER, son of Simeon (15), b at Wh 4 Sept., 1782, d 28 Feb., 1859, ae 77 yrs, m 29 Sept., 1803, widow Hannah (Munson) Bunce, dau of Solomon Munson of Southington, Ct. (She m first a Mr. Bunce and by him had two ch, Frederick and Richard Bunce): She d 5 March, 1852. They lived at West Wh on the Dry Hill road, so called. He was an excellent farmer and a valued citizen. Nine ch :
Bannister, b 6 Jan., 1805; (39) . iel Sears ;
Dennis, b 5 Sept., 1806; (40)
Almira, b 7 Feb., 1811, d unm 15 Feb., 1889, ae 78 yrs ;
Martha, b 26 Oct., 1807, m 11 Oct., 1831, Chester Lyon ; Priscilla, b 12 Aug., 1812, d 30 March, 1838 ;
Armenia, b 15 Jan., 1809, m 4 Jan., 1829, John Pollard ;
Cordelia, b 15 Jan., 1810, m Nathan-
Electa, b 14 Aug., 1813 ; Randall, b 17 Aug., 1817. (41)
31 REUBEN, son of Simeon (15), bin Wh 31 Aug., 1786, d 6 Aug., 1828, m 15 March, 1810, Mary, prob dau of Elisha and Miriam (Warner) Frary, b at Wh in 1784, d 9 Sept., 1852, res in Wh on his father's homestead. Seven ch:
Lauriston, b 18 Dec., 1810, d 13 July, 1828 ;
Leander L., b 22 May, 1819; (44) Alexander H., b 22 Feb., 1822, d 8
Omri, b 17 Feb., 1812; (42) Oct., 1845; 1 Mary, b 23 Aug., 1813, d 14 April, 1843, ae 29 yrs ;
Daniel F., b 13 April. 1817 ; (43)
Lucy Ann, b 22 July, 1826, m J. P. Wyman.
32 CHESTER, son of Deacon Levi (20), b at Wh 14 Oct., 1784, d at Hat where he rem. 25 Feb., 1862, m 12 Jan., 1809, Nancy, dau of Consider and Persis (Lull) Waite of Wh, b 29 Nov., 1788. Four ch :
Harriet, b 11 Jan., 1810 : Moses, b 7 Aug., 1813;
Charles, b 4 Nov., 1815 ; Levi, b 10 July, 1824.
33 DAVID, son of Deacon Levi (20), b in Wh 20 June, 1786, d 26 June, 1866, m Emily, dau of Roger and Abigail (Field) Dickinson of Wh. He bought the Daniel Allis farm in Wh, rem to Leicester after the birth of two ch:
Lucinda, b 6 Jan., 1823, d 11 Feb., Miranda, b 15 Sept., 1825, m 29 Nov., 1859, Freeman C. Walker.
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34 HORACE, son of Deacon Levi (20), b in Wh 20 June, 1790, d 22 Feb., 1862, ae 70 yrs, m 30 April, 1821, Ellis or Alice Allis, widow of Osee Allis and dau of Capt. William Mather of Wh, b 24 April, 1794. Two ch :
Frank, b 27 July, 1822; Almira, b 21 ,Jan., 1825, m Jacob Fancher.
35 JUSTUS, son of Deacon Levi (20), b at Wh 17 Oct., 1792, d 6 June, 1861, ae 69 yrs, m 22 Jan., 1818, Lydia, dau of Daniel and Lydia (Train) Allis of Wh. He rem to North Hat. Three ch :
Henry, b in Wh 22 July, 1825, m unm 1897. Soldier in 10th Mass. Mary M. Wells of Buckland; Vols. ; Sarah, b in Hat, m James Billings.
Dwight, b at Wh 16 April, 1827, d
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36 LEVI, JR., son of Deacon Levi (20), b in Wh 23 Oct., 1796, d I June, 1877, ae 80 yrs, m Irena, dau of Joseph and Lura (Allis) Smith, b 4 Nov., 1802, res in Wh. An excellent citizen. Eleven ch :
Amoret S., b 12 Oct., 1821, m 2 June, 1853, Obed Hemenway ;
Maria, b 16 June, 1826, d soon ;
Miles B., b 6 Aug., 1828 ; (46)
Jane A., b 20 May, 1831, m (1) Joseph L. Longley ; (2) Quartus War- ner ;
Louisa L., b 5 Jan., 1833, d 23 Oct., 1844;
Joseph, b 17 Feb., 1835, d soon ; Fidelia, b 15 Nov., 1836, d soon ; Elvira, b 22 Aug., 1838, m Henry J. Grover; Elam, b 22 June, 1840, d 17 March, 1847; Albert, b 14 Oct., 1842, d 11 March, . 1847; Lura, b 18 Feb., 1847, d soon.
37 JOHN V. S., son of Lewis (27), b at Wh 17 June, 1814, d at South Dfld, m (1) Lucy A. Bartlett, d in 1849; m (2) Emeline Chambers, d 30 March, 1863. A soldier in the war of 1861. Four ch :
Anne L., b July, 1838; Clifford, b 1840;
Isabella A., b 9 May, 1853, m John Ballard ; Margarette A., b 6 April, 1856.
38 BERIAH H., son of Lewis (27), b at Wh 20 June, 1831, m (I) Georgianna Willey, d 20 Sept., 1861; m (2) 8 Dec., 1867, Julia M. Whiting. Five ch :
Alice, b 12 July, 1855, d soon ; Alice A., b 21 Sept., 1868;
Charles M., b 30 Nov., 1857 ; William Lewis, b 9 Oct., 1870.
Franklin A., b 12 Feb., 1860;
39 BANNISTER, son of Dexter (30), b in Wh 6 Jan., 1805, d 2 Sept., 1883, ae 78 yrs, m (1) 3 Sept., 1835, Hannah, dau of Levi and Editha (Field) Graves of Wh, b 14 April, 1806, d 9. April, 1864; m (2) 31 Dec., 1864, Julia C. Autt of Charlemont. No ch.
40 DENNIS, son of Dexter (30), b at Wh 5 Sept., 1806, m, res at Williamsburg.
41 RANDALL, son of 'Dexter (30), b at Wh 17 Aug., 1817, m 29 July, 1840, Crissa Ann Wilson of Stoystown, Pa., b 18 Aug., 1822, where he was for a long time teacher, res at Pittsburg, Pa. They celebrated their golden wedding in 1890. Five ch :
Major Howard, b 2 Jan., 1842; Rebecca Sarah, b 8 Sept., 1848, m Cordelia, b 18 Dec., 1843, d 12 May, 1846 ; Jacob H. Ousler; William Wilson, b 27 May, 1855, d 1 Sept., 1878.
Marcus, b 18 Apr., 1846, d 20 Jan., 1871;
42 OMRI, son of Reuben (31), b in Wh 17 Feb., 1812, m 9 Sept., 1838, Selecta Carpenter of Ohio. He early went to Ohio. Eight ch:
Edwin L., b 29 June, 1840, d in serv- ice 17 Feb., 1862;
Mary A., b 12 Jan., 1843, d soon ; Ellen M., b 18 May, 1845 ; Bradley, b 15 Jan., 1847; , 1
Phesis B., b 28 Sept., 1850; Mary A., b 6 Dec., 1853 ; Alexander H., b 14 Sept., 1857; Marcius O., b 2 March, 1859.
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43 DANIEL F., son of Reuben (31), b at Wh 13 April, 1817, đ, m 5 Jan., 1847, Cordelia E., dau of Thomas and Electa (Kingsley) Waite of Wh, b 14 July, 1824, rem to Haydenville and later to Nthn, where he was in trade. No ch.
44 LEANDER L., son of Reuben (31), b at Wh 22 May, 1819, m Caroline C. Wyman, rem to Brunswick, Ohio, he d Feb., 1899. Two ch :
Jennie L., b 24 July, 1854, d 24 Jessie C., b 10 Sept., 1856, d 16 March, 1863 ; March, 1863.
45 MAJOR HOWARD, son of Randall (41), b at Pittsburg, Pa., I Jan., 1842, d 4 Dec., 1898, m 6 March, 1878, Mary Belle Reneker of Cynthiana, Ky. He was very prominent in his city, a leading business man, an officer in the Civil war, much inter- ested in the Morton history and has furnished me with valuable aid. His wife was a lineal descendant of Pocahontas. Two ch : Mabel, b 18 Dec., 1878 ;
Marcus Randall, b 21 Dec., 1880.
46 MILES B., son of Levi (36), b at Wh 6 Aug., 1828, m (1) 20 Dec., 1854, Loretta A., dau of Reuben Graves, b 31 Jan., 1827, d 2 June, 1866; m (2) Sarah L., dau of Cyrus Briggs, d 26 Oct., 1875; m (3) 24 Oct., 1877, Maria Nichols, b 24 Oct., 1851 ; m (4) 8 Jan., 1896, Charlotte A., dau of Nicholas Shut- ter, b 24 Sept., 1862, res at Wh. Nine ch :
Ella, b 24 Oct., 1851, d soon ; Mary, b 6 Aug., 1859, m Frank Scott of North Had ; April, 1898, George . C. Field of Albert H., b 25 June, 1861, unm ; Ash ; Nellie M., b at Amh 25 Oct., 1878, d soon.
Samuel R., b 8 Oct., 1874, d soon ; Lillian E., b 22 April, 1875, m 5
Charles D., b 13 March, 1863, d soon; Flora M., b 25 Sept., 1865, d soon ; Sarah E., b 6 April, 1872, d soon ;
JOHN BARDWELL 7, son of Ebenezer 6, Ebenezer 5, Eben- ezer 4, Richard 3, George 2, George 1, b at Hat II July, 1789, d 14 June, 1870, ae 81 yrs, m 23 Sept., 1819, Elizabeth M., dau of Deacon John and Elizabeth (Brown) White of Wh, b 23 Jan., 1799, d 24 Oct., 1858, res where George B. McClellan now does. Six ch, four of them bin Wh:
Mary E., b at Hat 16 Feb., 1821, m Rev. John A. Mckinstry 23 Aug., 1843 ; Oct., 1860. Gilbert J. Shaw ;
Eurotus, b 6 July, 1828; Elvira White, b 7 June, 1835, m 31
Harriet A., b 8 Jan., 1823, d unm 4 Jan., 1844, ae 21 yrs ;
Judith White, b 3 Dec., 1839, m 22 May, 1872, Augustus Dow.
John White, b 21 Jan., 1826 ;
EBENEZER 7, brother of John Bardwell, same ancestry, m 22 June, 1824, Rhue, dau of Eli Cooley of South Dfld, b 8 June, 1797, res at South Dfld. A blacksmith. Seven ch:
Twins, d soon ; Orson Ebenezer, b 9 April, 1832; Chloe, d unm ;
Emily, d unm ; Elizabeth, m Milton Turner ;
Azubah, m and res in Chicago, Ill.
JOHN WHITE, son of John Bardwell, b 21 Jan., 1825, m Henrietta A. Kingsley of Williamsburg, res at North Hat but rem to Con. Four ch:
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Austin Kingsley, b 8 April, 1859 ; Eliza White, b 30 Sept., 1862 ;
Louisa Almira, b 28 June, 1865 ; John Bardwell, b 11 Sept., 1860.
EUROTUS, son of John Bardwell, b at Wh 6 July, 1828, m (1) 3 July, 1862, Margaret A., dau of Charles D., and Mary H. (Ferguson) Stockbridge, b 13 Aug., 1842, d 14 Sept., 1862, ae 20 yrs; m (2) 19 May, 1864, Fidelia R., dau of Solomon and Wealthy (Arms) Atkins of South Dfld, b 25 Aug., 1839. He sold his old homestead to Elias B. McClellan and bought on the River road in North Hat. Two ch:
Gilbert E., b 24 June, 1868;
William Augustus, b 9 June, 1874 killed by the cars 18 Sept., 1891.
ORSON E., son of Ebenezer, b at South Dfld 9 April, 1832, m Aug., 1853, Jane Pierce, she died; m (2) Aug., 1856, Har- riet Maria, dau of John Waite of Wh. A carpenter, res in Wh. Six ch :
Chloe, b at South Dfld, d soon ; Crson E., b at South Dfld, d soon ;
Orson E., b at Wh 12 Sept., 1866 ; Charles, b at South Dfld, 1868, drowned at 2 yrs of age ;
Milton Turner, b at Wh 27 Feb., 1869, m 17 June, 1892, Effie Brome of South Dfid ;
Lewis E., b at Wh Aug., 1876, m 11 Nov., 1896, Delia A. Burnock of South Dfld.
SOLOMON, of Hat, lived at North Hat, m Eunice Tower, perhaps a dau of Richard and Hannah Tower. She was a sis- ter of Mrs. Philip Smith and Miss Hannah Tower, b in Salem in 1774, d in Wh 22 March, 1850. A life-long tailoress in Wh. Mr. Morton had a family of eight ch :
Richard Tower, b 1 Aug., 1791 ; Turner ; Electa, m a Mr. Skinner and rem to Ohio :
Solomon, David, William, Sarah, m (1) Aaron Waite 20 Jan.,. 1802. He was in the regular army and d on his route home ; m (2) David
Susan and Theodotia.
RICHARD TOWER, son of Solomon, b at North Hat I Aug., 1791, d at Wh 19 Aug., 1879, ae 89 yrs, m (I) Mary Daven- port ; (2) 13 Feb., 1816, Electa, dau of Francis and Ruth (Coleman) Belden, b in Wh 13 March, 1798, d 20 Aug., 1874, ae 76 yrs, res in Wh. Four ch :
Richard Tower, b 18 Oct., 1814 ; Skinner ; Marcus, b 25 Dec., 1824, mn Cynthia Marsh of Hat. They res on
Mary D., b 22 Nov., 1816, m Theo- dore Sheldon of Nthn;
Francis B., b 3 Dec., 1818, m Electa
Bridge St., Nthn.
RICHARD T., JR., son of Richard T., b at Wh 18 Oct., 1814, m I Jan., 1837, Rebecca J. Kittel of Schenectady, N. Y., b 2 Aug., 1818, res at North Hat. Seven ch :
Charles M., b 18 Oct., 1842; Theodore S., b 1 May, 1852;
Benjamin, b 23 April, 1845; Mary D. S., b 21 Aug., 1854;
Cecelia, b 31 May, 1846, m Rev., Am- Estelle, b 22 Feb., 1861, m Joel
aziah Deuster of Troy, N. Y. ; Woodward 1 June, 1882.
Marcus, b 6 June, 1850;
ORSON E., JR. 9, son of Orson E. 8, Ebenezer 7, Ebenezer 6, Ebenezer 5, Ebenezer 4, Richard 3, George 2, George 1, b at Wh
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12 Sept., 1866, m 3 Aug., 1893, Bessie M., dau of Eli Brown of South Dfld, b 10 March, 1873, they live at Wh. A carpenter, res in the house with his father. Three ch :
Hattie May, b 8 June, 1894 ; Leon Milton, b at Wh 20 May, 1898. Edward Holden, b 22 June, 1896 ;
MILTON T. 9, son of Orson E. 8, same ancestry as his brother, b at Wh 27 Feb., 1869, m 17 June, 1892, Effie Brome of South Dfld, res at Wh. A carpenter. One ch : Alta Annette, b at Wh 30 June, 1894.
LEWIS E. 9, son of Orson E. 8, same ancestry as his brother, b at Wh Aug., 1876, m II Nov., 1896, Delia A. Burnash of South Dfld, res in Wh. No ch.
MOSHER, JACOB, from Hollis, N. H., came in 1806, m Mary Pierce of Rindge, N. H. A cooper, lived in the Straits, d 28 Aug., 1855, ae 82 yrs. Seven ch:
Jacob, Jr., b 11 July, 1798; Charles, b Jan., 1812, d 29 Jan., 1813, ae 1 year ; Rufus, b 7 Nov., 1814:
Solomon, b 11 Oct., 1802; Clarissa, b 22 Dec., 1822, m Nelson Munson.
Lucy, b 10 Feb., 1805, m (1) Heman Swift; (2) Erastus Graves;
JACOB, JR., son of Jacob, b II July, 1798, m (1) Arethusa Hill. She d and he m (2) Lucy Huntly from New York state, d, ae 91 yrs, rem to LaGrange, Ind., wherehe d at the age of 93 yrs. Five ch:
Eliza Ann, m a Mr. Batty of La- Maria L., m 10 Sept., 1863, Edward Grange ; W. Belden of Wh, son of Ste- phen. He rem to LaGrange ; Emma, m a Mr. Merriam of Illinois.
Minerva, m a Mr. Lovell of LaGrange; Son, d young ;
SOLOMON, son of Jacob, b II Oct., 1802, d at North Hat. Sept., 1892, m (1) Elvira, dau of Francis and Ruth (Cole- man) Belden of Wh, d 28 Sept., 1830; m (2) 2 June, 1831, Lucy, dau of Reuben and Sally (Locke) Belden of Wh, b 3 March, 1814, res at North Hat. Five ch :
Julia R., b 4 April, 1825, m 24 Jan., 1844, William Churchill ; Alstead B., b 4 Jan., 1847, d unm 1897 ;
Charles, b 15 March, 1829, m Mary, dau of John N. Jones of Dfld, b
22 Aug., 1831; Reuben B., b 7 Jan., 1833, m Eliza- beth, dau of Herrick Anderson ; Francis, b 26 Nov., 1839, m Jane, dau of Herrick Anderson.
RUFUS, son of Jacob, bat Wh 7 Nov., 1814, d Aug., 1897, ae 72 yrs, m (I) Eliza Ann, dau of Lemuel and Roxa (Allis) Waite of Wh, b 22 Dec., 1816, d 31 Oct,, 1868, ae 52 yrs; m (2) Harriet A.E., d'au of Rev. A. A. Folsom of Springfield. They lived at Holyoke. One ch :
Electa Elvira, b in Wh 18 Feb., 1843, d 14 Jan., 1847.
Mary, b 7 Feb., 1800, m Abel W. Nash of Wh;
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Our Munson families are descended from the following :
MUNSON, THOMAS, and wife Joanna, came in the 1 good ship Elizabeth to Boston in 1634, ae 25 yrs. They had four ch that lived to grow up, among them was :
2 SAMUEL, b 6 Aug., 1643, m Martha, dau of William Bradley and she bore him ten ch, among them was:
3 WAITSTILL, b 12 Dec., 1697, 1 10 Dec., 1719, Phebe, dau of Caleb and Mary (Preston) Merriam. They had a fam- ily of ch, among them was:
4 REUBEN, b 9 May, 1721, m 21 Dec., 1741, Mary Chit- tenden, rem to Southington, Ct. Nine ch :
Moses, b 24 Sept., 1744, came to Wh Wh in 1784. (6) in 1784; (5) The other ch were Phebe, Mary, Joel,
Reuben, b 27 Dec., 1746, came to Benjamin, Martha, Stephen.
5 MOSES, son of Reuben (4); b at Southington, Ct., 24 Sept., 1744, m (wife's name not given), she d UI Nov., 1796. He d 30 July, 1817, ae 72 yrs. When he came to Wh in 1784, in company with his brother Reuben, it is said of them that the two families had all their effects and women, with the young children, on a one-horse sled. Those old enough to walk had the opportunity at least. The ch of Moses were all b in Con- necticut. He built a house on the Easter road near to where his son Joel, or "Silver Joel" as he was always known, lived. They had a small water power and manufactured cider mill apparatus and many other articles. Seven ch :
Moses, b abt 1762; (8)
Levina, b abt 1765, m Bezaliel Smith; Abigail, m Samuel Church ; ;
Anna, b 1773, m Capt. Rufus Smith of Wh;
Sarah, m Sept .. 1813, Abner Nash, rem to Earlville, N. Y. ;
Margaret, m 4 Jan., 1804, Jesse Church ;
The Church brothers, Samuel and Jesse, early rem to New York and started manufacturing and were the founders of the flourishing village of Churchville, Monroe county, N. Y., eventually having extensive mills. In the war of 1812-'14 Jesse Church was
adjutant of a New York regiment. At the battle of Queenstown Adjutant Church was captured by the British troops. After surrendering, he was grossly insulted by a British officer who told him among other things that he would be sent to England and con- fined for life and struck him a cow- ardly blow with the flat of his sword. Adjutant Church reproached him for his base conduct and told him that a coward as he was would not venture such an insult to him if he had his arms. He was sent to Halifax and soon paroled ; Joel. (9)
6 REUBEN, son of Reuben (4), b in Southington, Ct., 27 Dec., 1746, d 20 March, 1837, ae 90 yrs, m 16 July, 1769, Sibyl Smith, d 7 Sept., 1829, ae 78 yrs, came to Wh in 1784. Twelve ch, the first six b in Connecticut, the others in Wh :
Salmon, b 24 Sept., 1770; (10) Lucy, b 3 June, 1772, m Nathan Waite of Wh;
Selah, b 28 June, 1776, reih to Gfid, a Free Mason ;
Reuben, Jr., b 19 Feb., 1778; (11) Joel, b 28 Feb., 1780; (12) Benjamin, b 22 March, 1782; (13) Mary, b 12 March, 1784, m 25 Dec., 1803, Martin Phinney ;
MUNSON.
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Sibyl, b 2 March, 1786, d soon;
Diadomia, b 4 Feb., 1790, m 3 June,
1813, Eliphalet Waite ;
Sibyl, b 29 Feb., 1788 ; John, b 3 Jan., 1792; (14) Osee, b 3 Oct., 1793. (15)
8 MOSES, JR., son of Moses (5), b at Southington, Ct., abt 1762, d at Gfld, m 7 May, 1789, Phebe Munson of Connec- ticut. He built a gristmill in West Wh in 1784, on the place known as the Deacon James Smith place. This he sold to Deacon James Smith in 1806, and rem to Gfld. A contractor and builder. Nine ch, b at Wh :
Zobedia, b 19 Nov., 1789, d soon ; Laura, b 28 Oct., 1791; Soloman, b 14 April, 1802 ;
Morris, b 2 Sept., 1795, d soon ;
Zobedia, b 4 June, 1805 ;
Moses, b 4 Oct., 1797 ;
George W., b 24 Aug., 1807.
9 JOEL, son of Moses (5), b in Connecticut m in 1799, Polly, dau of Elihu and Rebecca (Graves) Waite, b in Wh 5 April, 1784, res in Wh on the Easter road, always called "Silver Joel". He rem to Leroy, N. Y. Twelve ch, b in Wh: Erastus, b 14 Oct., 1800, m 5 Aug., 1826, Mira Bardwell;
Alvin, b 19 Nov., 1802, m Annis Bardwell ;
Almon, b 11 Sept., 1804, m Mary Little ;
Lucretia, b 30 July, 1806, m a Mr. Little ;
Sophronia, b 30 Dec., 1808, m 6 Sept., 1827, Winthrop Graves ; Morris, b 21 April, 1811 ;
Clarissa, m 18 Jan., 1837. Jeremiah Flagg ;
Althane, m Harvey Look ;
Mary, Harriet, Susanna and Henry.
10 REUBEN, JR., son of Reuben (6), b in Connecticut 19 Feb., 1778, m (I) I Jan., 1801, Mary Frary, dau of John and Rhoda (Frary) Smith of Wh. She d and he m (2) Electa, widow of Benjamin Hamilton and a sister of his first wife. He rem to Sullivan, N. Y., but d in Wh. Three ch :
Demis, b in Wh 29 Sept., 1801, d 11 Jan., 1802;
Demis, bin Wh 13 Jan., 1802 ; Child, b and d 13 Feb , 1805.
11 SALMON, son of Reuben (6), b in Connecticut 24 Sept., 1770, m 21 Jan., 1795, Ruth Day of Williamsburg. He was a peddler for a long time, rem to Buckland. Two ch : Phebe, no dates ; Fanny, no dates.
12 JOEL, son of Reuben (6), b in Connecticut 28 Feb., 1780, m (1) Patty Mott, prob from Goshen, d 16 Aug., 1815 ; in (2) Julia Hayes, d 21 Jan., 1820; m (3) Amanda Bardwell, d 9 Aug., 1870, ae 86 yrs. He d 12 April, 1847, ae 67 yrs, res in Wh. Seven ch :
Lyman, b 18 Aug., 1807 ; Julia, b 17 Nov., 1819 ;
Champion, b 6 Nov., 1809 ; Cotton, b 16 March, 1826; (17)
Laura, b 18 Feb., 1812, m Cooley Martha, b 24 June, 1828, m Moses Bliss ; M. Sanderson. Nelson, b 16 Sept., 1814; (16)
13 BENJAMIN, son of Reuben (6), b in Connecticut 22 March, 1782, m Mary, dau of John Waite of Williamsburg, b 15
Merrick, b 29 Dec., 1799, d soon ;
Merrick, b 30 March, 1801;
ERASTUS S. MUNSON.
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