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Sept., 1787. Was a hatter by trade, rem to Williamsburg. He drew a $5,000 prize in a lottery. Two ch :
Dency, m a Mr. Clapp and rem to Fremont O. ;
Augustine, m a Miss White;
Almira, m (1) Jehiel Barron ; (2) a Mr. White of Easthampton ;
Mary, m Theodore Clapp and rem to Ohio.
14 JOHN, son of Reuben (6), bin Wh 3 Jan., 1792, d 28 March, 1858, m 30 Nov., 1815, Euphamia, dau of Capt. Rufus and Anna (Munson) Smith, b 3 Dec., 1794, d 28 March, 1858, res on the old homestead near the southwest schoolhouse in Wh. Five ch :
Erastus Smith, b 11 March. 1819 ; (18) William P., b 3 Aug., 1820; (19) Hiram S., b 15 Aug., 1824; (20)
Artemesia A., b 30 Aug., 1826, m Ed- win Bardwell of Wh 13 Aug., 1846; Minerva, b 5 May, 1830, m William Cutler Smith of Wh.
15 OSEE, son of Reuben (6), b 3 Oct., 1793, d 20 Feb., 1866, m (1) 9 June, 1819, Lurilla, dau of Enos Smith of Buck- land, d 19 Sept., 1835, ae 36 yrs. In the spring of 1837 he m Mary Wade of Braintree, res in Wh and was a rigid abolition- ist and is credited as running the underground railway to help slaves to escape to Canada, a man of sturdy habits, always aiming to do right and was conceded to be the friend of down- trodden humanity, res at W Wh. Nine ch :
Mary Ann, b 6 June, 1820, d 16 Feb., 1855 ;
Rosina Delight, b 19 Feb., 1822, m 24 Sept., 1846, Wellington Alvord; Myron Childs, b 21 March, 1824; (21) Dency Parthena, b 28 May, 1826, m 24 Sept., 1846, Ebenezer D. Al- vord ;
Emma Theressa, b 11 April, 1828, d 29 Aug., 1829 ; Weston Edwards, b 19 March, 1830, d 3 Aug., 1849 ; Hurlburt Watson, b 18 Jan., 1832; (22) Luman Burr, b 25 March, 1834; (23) Wilson S., b abt 1837. (24)
16 NELSON, son of Joel (12), b in Wh 16 Sept., 1814, d 13 Feb., 1848, m 10 Oct., 1844, Clarissa, dau of Jacob and Mary (Pierce) Mosher of Wh, b 22 Dec., 1822, d 25 Feb., 1878, res at Wh. One ch :
Champion D., b 26 June, 1845. (27)
17 COTTON, son of Joel (12), b at Wh 16 March, 1826, d 4 Feb., 1865, in 23 April, 1850, Martha Damon, res at Wh. She m (2) Samuel Wills of Wh. Two ch:
Jennie A., b 13 June, 1854, m Willie Ellen L., b 4 March, 1865, m 1 Jan., C. Cooley, d 11 May, 1880, ae
1883, Henry E. Nash, d 27 Sept., 25 yrs ;
1896.
18 ERASTUS SMITH, son of John (14), b in Wh II March, 1819, d 14 March, 1896, ae 77 yrs, m (1) 27 Sept., 1844, Christina Scott, b 6 June, 1819, d 8 Sept., 1848; m (2) 20 Sept., 1849, Minerva Scott, b 6 Dec., 1821, d 28 Feb., 1897, both daus of David and Experience (Ames) Scott of Williams- burg, res in Wh, where he was quite prominent, was the larg- est land holder in town, an extensive farmer. He kept a large herd of cows, his extensive pastures provided sustenance in
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such quantities that beef raising was quite a profitable business until Western beef drove our farmers out of that business, then dairying took its place and the growing of tobacco became quite general. A careful grower always managing to have a crop of the best. He was a careful as well as a frugal man and was ably seconded by his estimable wife and he acquired a large estate and enjoyed the labor of accumulating, genial and pleasant, was one of the board of assessors several times, his judgment of the value of property was first-rate. We here present his portrait. Five ch :
Helen M., b 1 April, 1845, m 23 Feb., 1869, James Stone ; Louise Perry, b 13 Aug., 1852, m 20 April, 1875, Melvin T. Bradford : Herbert Smith, b 10 Oct., 1862. (26)
19 WILLIAM P., son of John (14), bat Wh 3 Aug., 1820, m1 Rachael Damon of Chesterfield, where they res. Ten ch :
Minerva, Howard O., Euphamie. Nelson, Rosline and Ellen.
Ella C., John H., Oliver, Selden,
20 HIRAM S., son of John (14), b at Wh 15 Aug , 1824, m Melinda Crossett. I don't recall their place of res. Three ch : Chester C., b 28 March, 1850 ; Agnes I., b 30 March, 1857.ยช Mary Alice, b 8 Oct., 1852 ;
21 MYRON CHILDS, son of Osee (15), bin Wh 21 March, 1824, 111 23 Nov., 1873, Almira Wealthy Lockwood, dau of Ezekiel and Sarah Bemis of North Springfield, Vt., b 20 Feb., 1823, res at North Springfield, Vt. No ch.
22 HURLBERT WATSON, son of Osee (15), b at Wh 18 Jan., 1832, m Feb., 1858, Mary J. S., dau of Capt. John and Erpersia C. Steward of Granville, d 26 Feb., 1884. Fourch : Maud A., b 1862 ;
Grace, b 1869 ;
Herbert W., b 1864 ; Mervin, b 1873.
23 LUMAN BURR, son of Osee (15), bin Wh 25 March, 1834, m Harriet Dunakin of Chicopee. They res in Springfield. Seven ch :
Mary J., George, Ella ; 1888, ae 20 yrs ;
Willie, killed by the cars 18 Jan., Alice, Charles and Frank.
24 WILSON S., son of Osee (15), b at Wh in 1837, 111 20 June, 1867, Ellen E. Burton of Worthington, res in Spring- field. A mechanic employed at the armory. Two ch, bat Wh: Frank W., b 12 Aug., 1874 ; prob others.
George Homer, b 22 Feb., 1876, and
25 LYMAN A., son of E. Smith (18), b at Wh 4 Oct., 1850, mn 30 March, 1876, Rosabell P. Brooker of Gfld, b 16 Feb., 1848, res at Wh, where he is an honored citizen. An extensive farmer. One ch :
Maud Estelle, b 30 Aug., 1877.
Mary A. D., b 1 May, 1847, d 2 Feb., 1848 ;
Lyman A., b 4 Oct., 1850; (25)
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26 HERBERT SMITH, son of E. Smith (18), b at Wh IO Oct., 1862, m 24 Dec., 1885, Nettie Louisa, dau of Leonard J. and Juvenelia C. (White) Winch of Williamsburg, b 5 Aug., 1863, res on homestead, which he and his brother own and work together. They own several hundred acres of land. No ch.
27 CHAMPION DEFORREST, son of Nelson (16), b at Wh 26 June, 1845, 11 30 March, 1880, Stella Immell, b 27 April, J863, res Palona, Wash. Two ch :
Mary, b 9 Nov., 1886 ;
Martin DeForrest, b 2 May, 1892.
MONROE, REV. CALVIN, son of Dr. Abijah Monroe of Surry, N. H., b 1794, m 3 Dec., 1835, Vesta S., dau of Seth and Rachael (Lewis) Belden of Wh, b 24 May, 1814. He was a Baptist minister and preached to some extent in Wh and ad- joining towns. Six ch :
Harriet, Eliza, Lucelia, Augusta, Calvin aud Lucy.
NASH, THOMAS 1, came to New Haven from some place and time to me unknown. Among his ch was :
2 TIMOTHY, a blacksmith by trade, rem to Hartford in 1661 and thence to Had in 1663, m Rebecca, dau of Rev. Samuel Stone. A prominent citizen, much in office. Among his ch was :
DEACON JOHN, b at Had 21 Aug., 1667, m Hannah 3 Porter, m (2) Elizabeth Kellogg. Among his ch was :
4 JOHN, b 2 July, 1694, at Had, m 1716, Hannah, dau of John Ingram. Four ch, b at Amh : Jonathan, David, Hannah and John ; We follow Jonathan. (5)
5 JONATHAN, b 28 July, 1717, d 1796, m Mary Hawley, res at Amh. Eight ch :
Joseph, b 5 April, 1747; (6) Abner, b 10 April, 1757. (7)
The other ch were Jonathan, Amos, Reuben, Mary, Abigail and Sam- uel.
6 JOSEPH, son of Jonathan (5), bapt at Amh 5 April, 1747, d 15 May, 1804, m 15 March, 1770, Lucy, dau of Eleazer Allis of Hat, res at Wh on the farm of S. W. Allis. He was quite prominent in church work. Eight ch :
Mary, b 4 Aug., 1779, m 3 July, 1800, Joseph, Jr., b 6 March, 1783;
Calvin Saxton of Wh; Cotton, Lucy, Electa and David. They all left town.
Alpheus, b 25 May, 1781 ;
7 ABNER, son of Jonathan (5), bapt 10 April, 1757, came to Wh in 1787, res opposite Bartlett's corner, where L. S. Wil- cox built in 1858, m (1) 8 Nov., 1787, Hannah Dickinson ; in (2) Sept., 1813, Sarah, dau of Moses Monson, rem to Earlville, N. Y., where he d 22 Aug., 1837. Three ch, bapt at Wh 5 Jan., 1794, soon after this Mr. Nash rem to New York state. A man of ability. Three ch :
Roanna, Content and Theodosia, all
bapt at Wh 5 Jan., 1794.
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ABEL WELLS , son of Enos 6, Enos 5, Enos 4, Deacon John 3, Timothy 2, Thomas 1, b May, 1799, d 3 Dec., 1869, mn 13 July, 1820, Mary, dau of Jacob and Mary (Pierce) Mosher of Wh, b 7 Feb., 1800, d 31 March, 1863, res at Wh. Five ch : Charles W .. b 22 April, 1821 ; Feb., 1844 ;
Julia Ann, b 14 June, 1823, m George W. Frary ; Marietta S., b 22 June, 1827, d 25
James. b June, 1831 ; Martha D., b 22 April, 1842, m Oliver Stanley Graves.
CHARLES W., son of Abel Wells, b at Wh, 22 April, 1821, d 14 Dec., 1897, m Julia S., dau of Joseph and Hannah (Arms) Brown of Wh, b 27 Aug., 1823, d 17 Oct., 1884, res on his father's homestead in Wh. Two ch :
Miriam Sophia, b 22 June, 1856, m E. Cook,. b 3 March, 1862, d 10 Nov., 1883, ae 21 yrs.
Walter F. Cooley of Wh ;
JAMES, son of Abel Wells, b at Wh June, 1831, m Almira R. Wood, 25 Nov., 1852, res a few yrs in Wh, rem to Bridgeport, Ct., d 30 Dec., 1897, ae 66 yrs, 6 m. One ch :
Ernest Winthrop, b at Wh 6 Jan., 1857.
ERNEST WINTHROP, son of James, b at Wh 6 Jan., 1857, m 27 Aug., 1880, Harriet S. Wright of Danbury, Ct., res at Bridgeport, Ct. Three ch :
Della May, b 4 Feb., 1881 ;
Arthur Linwood, b 22 June, 1892.
Lesbia Violet, b 1 July, 1887 ;
THOMAS 7, son of Thomas 6, John 5, Thomas 4, Thomas 3, Timothy 2, Thomas 1, b 23 Nov., 1812, m ro Oct., 1838, Lu- cinda, dau of Isaac King, res in Wh. A manufacturer of woolen goods, member of legislature, rem to Williamsburg after the burning of his factory. Nine ch, b in Wh and Williamsburg : Franklin King, b 2 July, 1842, d soon; Infant, Frank K., Helen M., Mary Edward W., b 23 Aug., 1844; S., Susan L. and Thomas.
Harriet Lucinda, b 19 July, 1847 ;
NOLAN, JAMES, and wife Margaret, came to Wh abt 1855, res on the Isaac Chapman place in West Wh; m (2) 30 April, 1880, Bridget Ellsworth. Two ch :
Mary, b 17 July, 1857, m Michael Katie, b 27 June, 1859, m James Mc-
Collins of South Dfld ; Cormick of Con.
JOHN, and his wife Catherine, res in Wh in 1861. One ch : James, b 4 Oct., 1861.
Perhaps others.
MORRIS, and his wife Kate, res in Wh many yrs. Seven ch :
James, b 3 Aug., 1869 ; John, b 7 July, 1876 ;
Morris, Jr., b 26 Aug., 1870; Thomas, b 18 July, 1880 ;
Michael, b 24 Aug., 1872 ; Francis, b 21 Aug., 1886.
Mary, b 6 Oct., 1874 ;
1 ORCUTT, William, of Scituate, and Weymouth and Had. Twelve ch, b from 1664 to 1685. The sons were :
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William, Jr., Andrew, John, Joseph,
We follow only Joseph. (2)
b 1672; Thomas and Benjamin.
2 JOSEPH, son of William (I), b at Weymouth in 1672, m and had several ch. Among them was :
3 ICHABOD, son of Joseph (2), m (I) Meliscent-, d and he m (2) Mary Four ch by first wife and seven by second wife. The last one we claim was Stephen, bin 1755, by the last wife. Nathan by his first wife b 1731, prob settled at Cummington, while Stephen settled in Wh.
4 STEPHEN, son of Ichabod (3), b at Weymouth 1755, m 22 July, 1776, Theodora, dau of Benjamin and Jemima (Tuttle) Scott of Wh, d in 1821. He was a builder and con- tractor and was accidently killed near Pittsford, Vt., while erecting a bridge. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, enlisting from Wh for service in the Continental army 20 July, 1780, discharged 28 Dec., 1780, he then enlisted for three years, 5 July, 1781. Descriptive list, age 26 yrs, stature, five feet nine inches, complexion, hair and eyes not copied. Two ch, b at Wh:
Stephen, Jr., b abt 1777; (5) Zebina, b 1779.
5 STEPHEN, son of Stephen (4), b abt 1777, m 9 Oct., 1796, Miriam, dau of Capt. Eleazer and Miriam (Kellogg) Frary, b in Wh 3 Sept., 1779. He learned the tanner's and shoemaker's trade of Deacon Thomas Sanderson of Wh. He was a man of marked characteristics, a close reasoner. Six ch: Eleazer, b 7 Dec., 1796 ; (6) Triphena, m Lucius B. Nutting ; Walter, b 7 May, 1799 ; (7) Hannah, m Lemuel Barlow; Lucinda, m Horace Burke. Phila :
6 ELEAZER, son of Stephen (5), b at Wh 7 Dec., 1796, m Jane Giles of Troy, N. Y. A potter by trade, res in Troy, N. Y. Six ch :
Charles F., Ariette, Edwin B., Mary Ann, Rodolphus S. and Walter.
7 WALTER, son of Stephen (5), b at Wh 7 May, 1799, m Ann Eliza Blatchford, res in Troy, Wh and Con. Three ch :
Miriam F., m William Baker of Con; Catherine E., m Alvin Warner of Eleazer F., b 1 Nov., 1825 ; (8) Hat.
8 ELEAZER FRARY, son of Walter (7), b I Nov., 1825, d at Wh 25 Oct., 1889, ae 64 yrs, m 12 Dec., 1850, Lydia Ann, dau of Rufus and Mercy M. (Parker) Graves of Con, b 7 Dec., 1830. She res at her pleasant home at Wh center and is tenderly cared for by her dau, Mrs. Elder. He in some respects was a marked man, was large and of commanding appearance, with massive brain and a pleasant countenance, showing manli- ness and superior ability, with keen eyes that seemed to read those he came in contact with. He had a logical as well as dis- criminating mind, a great political manager with a wide acquaintance with the people of western Massachusetts, but
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more particularly in Franklin and Hampshire counties ; argu- memtative, careful in his statements, with a memory that never let go anything that he desired to retain, generous to a fault, kind-hearted, always ready to assist the needy. In many ways a model man, yet not exempt from faults, but still a noble man, a public benefactor, a good talker and an excellent citizen. We here present his portrait. Four ch :
William Baker, b 11 Jan., 1852; (9) Walter Eleazer, b 19 April, 1855; (10) Anna Eliza, b 15 July, 1865, m Ry-
land C. Howes of Wh;
Ella Louise, b 4 Oct., 1871, m George A. Elder of Wh.
9 WILLIAM BAKER, son of Eleazer F. (8), bat Con II Jan., 1852, d 24 March, 1897, ae 45 yrs, m 31 Dec., 1874, Mary Elizabeth, adopted dau of Otis Kingsley of Williamsburg, b 24 May, 1850, d 15 Oct., 1893. One ch : Hortense May, b 2 Oct., 1875.
10 WALTER ELEAZER, son of Eleazer F. (8), b at Con 19 April, 1855, d 26 June, 1894, of hydrophobia, m 24 Aug., 1881, Lizzie Ellen, dau of William M. and Ellen P. (Crafts) Hubbard, b at South Dfld, 6 April, 1860. No ch.
PARKER, CAPT. JOSEPH 1, lived in that part of Dunstable that is now Pepperell, but d in Groton in 1701, m 23 May, 1643, Maryetta - , and had six ch, among them was :
2 JOSEPH, JR., b 30 March, 1653. He was prominent in church and state, m (1) Elizabeth ; m (2) Hannah Blood. By first wife he had three ch, by the second wife four ch.
3 ISAAC, son of Joseph, b in 1708, m Ruth-, had nine ch. The fifth ch was Ruth, who m Joseph Sanderson, and the ninth or last ch was:
4 ABRAHAM, son of Isaac 3, Joseph 2, Joseph 1, b 24 Sept., 1726, m 16 March, 1749, Lois, dau of James Blood of Groton. They at once came to Wh and settled on the north lot, second division of Commons. He also owned No. 69 and perhaps No. 68, same division of Commons, opposite Sund. He was drowned in the Connecticut river 12 March, 1757, ae 31 yrs, leaving a wife and five ch, the oldest nearly seven years of age and the youngest unborn. The widow, filled with courage, perhaps born of necessity, cultivated the farm, fed and cared for her family, improved the buildings and demonstrated her capability to earn her own support and care for her ch. She d 27 Sept., 1814, on the farm, at the great age 88 years. Five ch : Lois, b 8 July, 1750, m 22 Dec., 1773, 1781, Ebenezer Scott of Wh ; John Graves of Wh ; Eunice, b 22 Jan., 1756, m 9 June, Abraham, b 31 May, 1852; (5) 1777, Jonathan Goodnough;
Susanna, b 8 Feb., 1754, m 14 Aug., Benjamin, b 11 Oct., 1757. (6)
5 ABRAHAM, son of Abraham (4), b at Wh 31 May, 1752, d 21 Feb., 1811, ae 53 yrs, m 3 April, 1783, Abigail, dau of Samuel and Abigail (Dickinson) Ingram of Amh, bapt 9 Sept., I753. They rem to Hawley where he d Oct., 1837. He was a
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Revolutionary soldier, in the battle of Bunker Hill, 17 June, 1775, also at the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga. Two ch : Abraham, b 7 Dec., 1792, m Achsah Samuel Ingram, b 16 Dec., 1798.
Howes, res in Hawley ;
6 BENJAMIN, son of Abraham (4), bat Wh II Oct.,. 1757, m1 21 Oct., 1782, Hannah, dau of Jacob Guild, d 29 March, 1857, ae 93 yrs, res on the old homestead in Wh. Twelve ch : Asa, b 12 March, 1783, d soon ;
Eunice, b 11 April, 1785, m Joseph Eastman ;
Levi, b 24 April, 1796 ; Electa, b 29 Dec., 1797, d 26
Sept., 1845, ae 48 yrs ;
Experience, b 26 Sept., 1799 m Enoch Nourse ;
Asa, b 5 March, 1787; (7) Nancy, b 18 Oct., 1788, m Benjamin Munn : (2) Martin Woods ; Caroline, b 9 Oct., 1801, m Holland Isaac, b 27 Dec., 1790; (8) Hubbard ; Anna, b 28 Dec., 1803, m Decalous Moore.
7 CAPT. ASA, son of Benjamin (6), b 5 March, 1787, in Wh, d 27 May, 1871, ae 84 yrs, m (1) Hannah, dau of Israel Cooley, d 11 April, 1822 ; (2) Hannah, dau of Supply Clapp of Nthn, res on the homestead of his father and grandfather in Wh. He was a soldier in the war of 1812-'14, a lieutenant. A smart, go-ahead sort of a man, genial and pleasant. Seven ch :
Levi M., b 13 March, 1817; (9) Martin C., b 22 Aug., 1828 ; (12)
Emerson G., b 28 Nov., 1819, d 7 Aug., 1840. in Virginia ; July, 1843 ;
Orlando L., b 15 Oct., 1830, d 18
Asa C., b 11 Jan., 1821; (10)
Edwin C., b 17 Oct., 1826 ; (11)
Hannah R., b 16 Oct., 1833, d 12 Aug., 1853.
8 ISAAC, son of Benjamin (6), b at Wh 27 Dec., 1790, m Diadoma Russell, rem to South Dfld. He d 2 Sept., 1889, ae 99 yrs, 4 m. No ch :
9 LEVI M., son of Capt. Asa (7), b at Wh 13 March, 1817, m Harriet Nouse. Four ch :
Henry E., Mary Ann, Carrie and Willie.
10 ASA C., son of Capt. Asa (7), bat Wh 11 Jan., 1821, m Julia Cooley, res at Westfield. Six ch :
Charles E., James H., George C., Frank, Nellie and Henry H.
11 EDWIN C., son of Capt., Asa (7), b at Wh 17 Oct., 1826, m at Rockwood, N. Y., 24 May, 1867, Hannah L., dau of Ira A. and Elizabeth Kinnecut, rem to Amh. Two ch :
George Martin, b 24 Aug., 1868, unm; Edwin Asa, b 24 Dec., 1870, unm.
12 MARTIN C., son of Capt. Asa (7), bat Wh 22 Aug., 1828, m (I) Almira L., dau of John N. and Elizabeth (Wolcott) Jones of Dfld, b 15 Dec., 1834; m (2) 27 Jan., 1885, Mary C., dau of Noah C. and Sarah W. (Holbrook) Frary. He res at 15 River street Nthn. No ch.
DAVID 4, brother of Abraham 4, and wife Sarah, were here in 1772, but rem to Hawley abt 1776, or to Ash. A lieutenant in
Anna, b 11 March, 1793, d soon ;
Levi, b 16 Jan., 1795, d soon ;
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the French and Indian war, taken prisoner, taken to Canada. When exchanged in 1747 they were brought to Boston under flag of truce. He was captured 19 April, 1746.
ABEL, b 24 Nov., 1745, m 30 May, 1770, Phebe Longley, were in Whin 1771 and lived there some years. Four ch, bin Wh:
Silas, b 28 June, 1772 ; Adah, b 1 Oct., 1775;
Asa, b 14 Feb., 1773; Abel, Jr., b 1 Feb., 1778, d young.
PEASE, SOLOMON, son of Isaac from Enfield, Ct., built a house in the Straits which he sold to Solomon Atkins and rem to Heath and subsequently to Winhall, Vt., b 14 Sept., 1751, m Keziah Hall. Six ch:
Roswell, Cynthia, Solomon, Hannah, Keziah and Levi.
CAPT. JABEZ, son of James, b 30 March, 1783, came to Wh abt 1841, m Sybil S., dau of Elnathan and Sarah Sanderson of Dalton, b 1788, d 10 Sept., 1869, ae 81 yrs, lived in the Straits where Fred A. Hawley now lives. He was a captain in the war of 1812-'14, a rep in 1844. An excellent man. Seven ch :
Eliza Ann, b 31 Dec., 1811, m Dr. A. George S., b 18 Aug., 1823, d 12 D. Wood ; April, 1898, at San Francisco.
John H., no dates, prob d soon ; Cal. ; Sarah A., b 13 Oct., 1817; Helen M., b 3 Nov., 1827, m George Robert M., b 6 June, 1820, m Eliza- beth Schemerhorn; W. Reed ; Charles J., b 3 May, 1835.
7 HOSEA 7, son of Sharon 6, Sharon 5, Benjamin 4, Isaac 3, John 2, Robert 1, b April, 1800, d 24 Sept., 1871, ae 70 yrs, m Susan Shubrook, came to Wh from Maine after the birth of three ch, settled in the Straits. A man of considerable ability. Seven ch:
Geroge B., b in 1833;
Charles F., b 14 Jan., 1838 ; (9) John F., h 15 June, 1841 ;
Henry C., b 16 Sept. 1835; (8)
Susan A., b 2 Feb., 1837, m Luther Clark of Nthn ;
Freeman S., b 1843 ; James H., b 25 Feb., 1848.
HENRY C., son of Hosea (7), b 16 Sept., 1835, m 4 June, 1861, widow Louisa Rockwell, dau of Zebina and Julia (Belden) Smith of Sund, b 17 Nov., 1836, res in the Straits on the place built by John Ashcraft. One ch :
Charles Henry, b in Wh 2 Nov., 1867. (10)
9 CHARLES F., son of Hosea (7), b 14 Jan., 1838, d 27 . Aug., 1894, ae 56 yrs, m 31 Dec., 1868, Julia M. Perkins, b 8 April, 1845, res in the Straits on the place formerly owned by John Wood and earlier by Solomon Atkins, Benjamin Scott and by his father, Josiah Scott, Sr., who built here as early as 1718. Four ch :
John Henry, bin Wh 12 Feb., 1863; (11)
Emma Sophronia, b in Wh 1 March, 1864, m 27 June, 1889, George Beals of Florence ;
Jennie Louise, b 11 May, 1866, a suc- cessful teacher ;
George Frederick, b in Wh 8 April,
1869. (12)
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JOHN F., son of Hosea (7), b in Wh 15 June, 1844, m 31 Dec., 1868, Celestia Witter, rem from town.
JAMES H., son of Hosea (7), b in Wh 25 Feb., 1848, m, rem from town.
10 CHARLES HENRY, son of Henry C. (8), b in Wh 2 Nov., 1867, m 17 June, 1891, Flora M., dau of George and Myra E. (Fairfield) Dickinson of Wh, b 21 Aug., 1872, res on the John Waite place in Straits. One ch:
Marshall Rufus, b 14 March, 1894.
11 JOHN HENRY, son of Charles F. (9), b in Wh 12 Feb., 1863, m 6 June, 1888, Mary Emma, dau of Mathew and Mary J. (Dickinson) Farrell of Wh, b 16 July, 1865. They res at East Wh and own the house built by Chester G. Crafts, a picture of this fine residence appears in the historical part. Mr. Pease was some years in trade and was the postmaster, quite a busy man and a good citizen. Two ch :
Genevieve Dickinson, b 7 April, 1891; Dorothy Porter, b 23 March, 1895.
12 GEORGE FRED, son of Charles F. (9), b at Wh 8 April, 1869, m 15 Sept., 1897, Katherine Electa, dau of Free- man A. and Martha A. (Edson) Crafts of Wh, b 22 May, 1871. They res on the homestead of the late Charles F. Pease, his father. He has been employed much of the time as a teacher, and is also carrying on the farm. A member of the board of selectmen for 1899.
PHELPS, MRS. ELIZABETH, widow of Mr. Phelps of Nthn. He was a silversmith. She came to Wh and bought the place where William Bardwell after lived and was remodeled by L. S. Wilcox. At one time she owned the Israel Graves place on Chestnut Plain street. She d 6 March, 1815, ae 47 yrs. One ch, whose name was:
EDWARD, no dates. He was in business in Wh a number of years in company with Rev. Dan Huntington and Leonard Loomis and in the distillery of cider brandy. He retired from the firm in 1824, but retained the distillery and used to send many barrels down the river on boats for a market. He also taught school winters, was engaged in the manufacture of sew- ing needles, a sample of which is in the possession of the writer. An expert mechanic, a bachelor and rem abt 1835 to Michigan.
PIERCE, JONATHAN, came in 1778. A potter by trade, from Wethersfield, Ct., res at Westbrook, Wh, prob d in North Hat. Four ch :
Elizabeth, b 6 March, 1772, m 9 July, Mary, b abt 1777, m Clement Fair- man ;
1812, Roger Dickinson ;
Jonathan, b abt 1774 ;
Fanny, b abt 1779, m (1) Phineas Bennett ; (2) Thomas Larrabee,
PHELIX, JOSEPH H., was of Montague, mn 7 April, 1888,
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Hannah D., dau of Walter W. and Harriet L. (Clark) Bard- well of Wh, b 24 Feb., 1870, res a few years at Montague, but has now bought a farm in Wh in the Straits. Two ch : Gertrude, George.
PHILIPS, RICHARD, b in Ireland, m Margarette They owned a small farm in the Straits where his large family was b. Will give the dates as fully as I can. Fifteen ch, b in Wh :
James, b 14 June, 1860, d soon ; Julia, b 6 Feb., 1872, d soon ;
Walter, b 20 Jan., 1863, d soon ; Sarah, b 5 Aug., 1873 ;
Mary, d soon ;
Michael, b 18 Jan., 1876;
Catherine, b 28 June, 1864 ;
Alice, b 14 March, 1877, d soon ;
Simon, b 4 Feb., 1866;
George, b 18 July, 1878 ;
Richard, b 11 May, 1867, d soon ;
Anne, b 3 Aug., 1880, d soon ;
Helen, b 3 Aug., 1868;
Elizabeth, b 28 Dec., 1884.
Margaret, b 21 Dec., 1869 ;
POWERS, JAMES, came from Ireland, d 13 Nov., 1869, ae 81 yrs, m Honorie They res many years at the Straits. He was a smart man, well informed and highly esteemed. Ch : Morris J., b at Wh 28 March, 1848; Nancy, no dates, m James Powers Mary, no dates, m Nicholas Haffey of of Wh. There were others.
Wh ;
MORRIS J., son of James, b at Wh 28 March, 1848, m (I) 15 Feb., 1870, Mary Nolan, d 19 April, 1874; m (2) 27 June, 1879, Margaret, dau of Patrick Morrisey of Wh, b at Wh 6 Dec., 1855, res in the Straits in the Jacob Mosher place. Eight ch :
Mary, b 16 Jan., 1874, d soon; Edward Michael, b 4 May, 1887;
James F., b 22 Sept., 1880 ; Margaret Jennie, b 26 April, 1889 ;
Morris Edward, b 26 Oct., 1882; Grace May, b 6 April, 1892 ;
Nellie E., b 6 Sept., 1884; Nancy Agnes, b 26 Sept., 1894.
2 POTTER, ERASTUS, came to Wh abt 1830, a son of Jonathan of Montague, m 12 Jan., 1834, Matilda, dau of Daniel Rogers of Wh, b 21 May, 1806, d 28 Dec., 1881, ae 75 yrs, lived many years on the Jenney place in Wh. Four ch:
Edward C., b 29 Oct., 1837; (3) He was in the 52d Regt. Mass. Josiah Hayden, b 4 June, 1840: (4) Vols. ; Orrin Munyan, b 12 June, 1842, dat Charles, b 1 Aug., 1845. Baton Rouge, La., 9 March, 1863.
3 EDWARD C., son of Erastus (2), b in Wh 29 Oct., 1837, m 4 Jan., 1869, Margaret M. Stacey, d 20 March, 1876. He was a soldier in the Civil war. Two ch :
L. Miron, b 20 Dec., 1870; George Barton, b 7 Jan., 1875.
4 JOSIAH HAYDEN, son of Erastus (2), b at Wh 4 June 1840, m 6 June, 1862, Lizzie Locke, b in Canada West now Ontario province. A member of 52d Regt. Mass. Vols. After the war they rem to Florence, killed by the cars abt 1896. Three ch : Clara Josephine, b 17 April, 1863, d 7 Winnifred Inez, b 23 April, 1868; Ada Lillian, bin Florence 8 Nov., 1875.
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