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Loriston, b 13 Dec., 1805 ; (51}) Alonzo, b 4 Aug., 1807 ; (52)
Caroline, b 19 July, 1811, m Cullen Vining ;
Fanny, b 21 July, 1813;
Harriet, no dates, m Grosvenor
Bowers; Sanford, no dates, m Clementine Look ;
George, no dates; Carlos, b 12 Oct., 1828, d unm.
29 LUKE, son of Joel (16), b at Wh 9 May, 1785, d 10 March, 1853, ae 68 yrs, m in 1808 Mary, dau of Joseph Kellogg of Amh, d 19 Feb., 1827 ; m (2) 22 Sept., 1827, Olive Gaines, who d the next year. They rem to Chicopee after the birth of most of his ch. Nine ch :
Sophia, b 27 March, 1809, m Elihu Adams ;
Savilla, b 22 Dec., 1810, m George Whittle ;
Sarah, b 1812, m Chapman Marsh ; Jeannette, b 20 Feb., 1815, m Ezekiel Adams ;
Wm. Kellogg, b 26 April, 1818 m Nancy Underwood, he d 19
March, 1880 ; Jerusha Kellogg, b 17 Nov., 1820, m Albert A. Waite; Mary Ann, b 12 March, 1821, d 9 Dec., 1825 ; Charles Kellogg, b 7 May, 1825, m Maria Drake; Roderick L., b 2 Feb., 1827, d soon.
30 JOEL, JR., son of Joel (16), bin Wh 27 Aug., 1793, d 15 Feb., 1864, in Nancy, dau of Daniel Bartlett of Had. They res on the corner of the River road and the road to the Straits. Nine ch, b in Wh :
Ann Eliza, b 22 March, 1824, m Walter Elder ;
Lord Nelson, b 9 Aug., 1825 ;
Daniel Bartlett, b 25 Aug., 1828, d 26 April, 1867, unm ;
Aaron Elam, b 30 Aug .. 1831 ; (53) Henry Morton, b 23 March, 1834; (54)
Joel Lyman, b 30 April, 1836 ; Wright Noble, 4 July, 1838; (55) Arthur Alfred, b 30 Aug., 1841, in -
the Civil war, d in North Caro- lina 27 Jan., 1863; Nancy Cornelia, b 23 Feb., 1843, d soon.
31 JOHN, son of Joel (16), b in Wh 15 Oct., 1775, d 8 Aug., 1882, ae 87 yrs, m 24 Feb., 1822, Harriet Coburn of Hat, d Sept. , 1889. They lived together sixty years. Eleven ch, b in Wh :
Sarah D., b 29 Nov., 1824, unm ; Sylvester C., b 16 May, 1826; (56) Infant, b 24 Oct., 1827, d soon ;
Mary Billings, b 22 May, 1829, m Samuel Fuller ;
Julia F., b 8 March, 1830, m Elisha Rood;
James L., b 18 Feb., 1832 ; (57)
Harriet M., b 10 May, 1835, m Or- son E. Morton ; John O., b 10 May, 1837 ;
Austin A., b 20 Feb., 1843, m 3 Nov .. 1866, Lola C. Caldwell ;
Elbridge G., b 7 Jan., 1847 ; Wesley E., b 29 Jan., 1850.
32 CALVIN, son of Elihu (17), b in Wh 22 May, 1785, d 27 Aug., 1838, m Sarah, dau of Lieut. John and Amy (Blood) Brown of Wh, bin 1790. They res at West Wh. Six ch :
Louisa, b 2 Feb., 1816, m Franklin Graves ;
Minerva, b 4 Nov., 1818, m 12 March, 1851, Dwight Boyden ;
Dorothy, b 11 Jan., 1821, d 11 Aug., 1834 ;
Elizabeth, b 8 Oct., 1823, m Edward Graves ;
Sarah, b 4 Feb., 1827, m Charles Blanchard ; Ariette, b 27 Aug., 1833, m Wm. P. Smith.
33 LUTHER, son of Elihu (17), bin Wh 21 Jan., 1788, d 4 June, 1846, m Experience, dau of Aaron Dickinson, b 30
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Sept., 1795. He had a family of ch. A clothier, rem to Spencertown, N. Y., where he died.
33 1-2 CHESTER, son of Elihu (17), b at Wh 24 Dec., 1793, m Sally -, res at Leroy, N. Y. They had in all twelve ch, but I have the names of only a few. The oldest was:
Jerome, m Fannie Sweatland, res
The names of some of the others were George, Walter, Chester and near Kalamazoo, Mich.
Elizabeth.
34 RUFUS, son of Elihu (17), b in Wh 9 July, 1790, d 29 Oct., 1881, ae 91 yrs, m 9 May, 1814, Abigail, dau of Roger Dickinson of Hat, d 4 Oct., 1853, res in West Wh. Four ch : Charles E., b 10 March, 1814; (58) Rebecca G., b 6 June, 1826, d soon ;
George A., b 4 April, 1823 ; (59) Rufus D., b 12 April, 1835. (60)
34 1-2 ELIHU, JR., son of Elihu (17), b 2 June, 1797, din 1863, m 17 April, 1823, Lydia Fuller, b 9 April, 1805, and res first in Monroe county, N. Y., then rem Oakland, Mich., where he d. Four ch :
Sylvester, b 30 Sept., 1826, m, res at Hutchinson ;
Holly, Mich., d in 1859, no ch ; William, b Nov., 1836, m and rem to Elihu, b 16 June, 1830 ; (60 1-2) Kansas. Names of ch not ascer-
Louisa, b 10 April, 1834, m Myron B. tained.
35 SYLVESTER, son of Elihu (17), b at Wh 12 June, 1799, m and res about ten miles from Leroy. They had at least three ch, but I have the name of only one dau : Elvira, no dates.
35 1-2 JAMES, son of Consider (18), b in Wh 18 March, 1791, m Eliza Ashley, res in the West. T'en ch :
Semantha J., b 25 April, 1823, d young ;
Hester F., b 19 June, 1825, m Wm. Ross;
James L., b 1 Sept., 1827, m Sarah Ross ;
Charles G., b 2 April, 1830 ;
Julius B., b 19 Sept., 1832, in Civil war, killed at battle of Stone
River 1863, m Lovina Francis ; George F., b 29 Dec., 1835, m a Miss Martin : Mary E., b 6 May, 1839, d 1855 ;
Enos A., b 31 July, 1841, m Marion Fuller ; John B., b 19 March, 1844, m Nancy Waite ; Judd, b 21 Aug., 1848, d young.
36 CAPT. ENOS, son of Consider (18), b at Wh I April, 1792, d 2 March, 1869, m Martha, dau of Daniel Allis, b 30 Sept., 1795. They rem to Hinckley, O., after the birth of his four ch :
James Monroe, b 4 Sept., 1817, m John, b 24 July, 1823, m Martha Olive Miller ; Swift ; George, b 6 Dec., 1819, m Sarah Elisha, b 1 Nov., 1827, m Harriet Francis ; Swift.
7 HENRY, son of Consider (18), b in Wh 27 March, 1793, m Sophia, dau of Daniel Allis of Wh, b 24 May, 1800. They rem to Ohio about 1830 with Mr. Waite's brothers, James and Enos. Seven ch, five of them b in Wh :
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Fidelia, b 3 Feb., 1818 ;
Dwight, b 18 June, 1828;
Sophia, b 12 Dec., 1820 ;
Henry, b 16 Sept., 1822 ; Lucius, b 12 Dec., 1825 ;
Nancy, b 2 Feb., 1838 ; Angelina, b 21 July, 1844.
38 JOHN, son of Consider (18), b in Wh 26 May, 1799, d 5 Jan., 1853, m Lucinda, dau of Roger Dickinson of Hat, b 17 Oct., 1825. They rem to Leicester. Six ch :
Samuel Grimes, b in Wh 19 Oct., 1826, d 15 June, 1853 ;
George H., b in Wh 25 Jan., 1829, d soon ;
James H., b 1 July, 1832, m, res in
Malden ;
John Milton, b 12 Dec., 1834, d 15 May, 1867 ;
Hannah, b 1 Sept., 1837, d soon; Helen, b 21 Dec., 1848.
39 ALPHA, son of Jonathan (19), b at Wh 16 Dec., 1807, d 20 July, 1879, ae 71 yrs, m Almira Judd of Nthn. They res at the north side of Grass hill. Four ch :
Nancy, b 2 Dec., 1838, m Edward E. Sanderson ;
Lydia A., b 16 April, 1841, m Lieut. Oscar W. Grant;
Francis E., b 6 Sept., 1847, d 6 Oct., 1877, ae 30 yrs.
40 HORACE, son of Jonathan (19), b at Wh 29 Sept., 18II, d 28 Aug., 1887, ae 76 yrs, m (1) 30 June, 1836, Julia, dau of Apollus Robinson. She d and he m (2) Mary Bridgman, rem late in life to North Hat. Four ch :
William R., b. 6 Sept., 1837, killed before Petersburg, Va., 18 June, 1864 ;
Emily J., b 5 Aug., 1841, m John
Mercier ;
Julia, b 11 May, 1843, m Lyman J. Abbott ;
Edward C., b 16 July, 1847. (61)
41 SPENCER, son of Jonathan (19), b at Wh 5 Oct., 1814, m Philinda Thompson. He is a farmer and res in the west part of Nthn. Two ch :
Franklin G., b 27 April, 1843;
Eleanor W., b 1 Feb., 1849.
41 1-2 JOEL, JR., son of Joel (20), grandson of Benjamin of Williamsburg where Joel, Jr., was b 30 March, 1774. He was five or six years old when they came to Wh. He m Le- antha Hawks of Thetford, Vt., d 13 Oct., 1862, ae 72 yrs. He d 6 June, 1868, ae 89 yrs, they lived on Poplar hill. In the winter of 1826 they left town in company with two other fam- ilies from West Wh, starting for this long journey with ox teams on which was loaded all of their possessions and their families for this long and tedious journey. On the side-boards was painted "Bound for Ohio." They carried their own, pro- visions. Mr. Waite bore the euphonious name of "Candle- stick." Those accompanying Mr. Waite were Aretas Train and family and Eri Sanderson and family.
42 NATHAN, son of Jeremiah (21), bin Ash 2 Sept., 1766, d 9 April, 1830, ae 64 yrs, m 10 March, 1790, Lucy, dau of Reu- ben Munson, b 3 June, 1772, d 15 Jan., 1840, ae 68 yrs, res on the homestead of his father and grandfather. A reputable cit- izen. Eleven ch :
Mary E., b 22 May, 1843, m Frank E. Weston ;
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Patty or Martha, b 7 Dec., 1790, m Charles Graves ;
Thomas, b 8 Oct., 1794: (62)
Lois, b 25 Nov., 1796, m Harwood Smith. She d 18 Feb., 1852 ;
Nancy, b 23 Nov., 1798, m Amasa D. Wade 10 April, 1828 ;
Lucinda, b 8 Aug., 1800, m Reuben Jenney of Wh ;
m Andross Gillette; Betsey, m a
Electa, b 9 Jan., 1804, d soon ; Nelson, b 4 Dec., 1805 ; (63)
Electa, b 6 Dec., 1807, m 29 Nov., 1827, Otis Kingsley of Williams- burg ; Lucy. b 1 Feb., 1810, d 7 Aug., 1830 ; John Bement, b 5 Aug., 1812; (64) Julia A., b 26 Nov., 1815, m 1 Dec., 1836, Edward A. Warner.
43 GAD, son of Jeremiah (21), b at Ash 8 Sept., 1868, m Clarissa Mott of Goshen. They rem to Hat where he was in charge of the old bridge, where I think he d. Six ch :
Oliver, Rufus, Allen or Alonzo, Mary, Mr. Ingram and went West; Rachael.
44 BENJAMIN, son of Jeremiah (21), b prob at Ash 15 Sept., 1770, d 28 Sept., 1830, m 2 June, 1794, Mary or Polly, dau of Samuel Mott of Goshen, d 15 March, 1864, ae 86 yrs. They res a few years at Goshen then returned to Wh. Nine ch, first four b in Goshen, the others in Wh :
Rebecca, b 13 Nov., 1794, m William Loomis ;
Erastus, b 17 Feb., 1797; (65)
Sophia, b 13 Aug., 1799, m 5 Nov., 1823; Daniel Nichols;
Charlotte, b 2 Jan., 1802, d young ;
Sarah, b 4 July, 1804, m George W. Mather ;
Irena, b 8 Dec., 1806, m Charles N. Miner : Horace, b 15 July, 1809, (66) Charlotte, b 6 Dec., 1811, d 20 Oct., 1830 ; Martha, b 8 Aug., 1815, m W. B. McIntire.
45 JEREMIAH, son of Jeremiah (21), b prob at Ash 15 Oct., 1779, d 30 June, 1855, ae 76 yrs, m (1) 6 May, 1798, Sarah, dau of Moses and Abigail (Kellogg) Crafts of Wh, b 27 Dec., 1779, d 16 April, 1834; m (2) 8 Feb., 1835, Clarissa Davis, d 30 April, 1854. Hewas an ingenious mechanic, a car- penter and millwright, a great lover of music. Rem to North Hat where he owned the inills. Pamelia, b 10 Oct., 1798, m Lewis Well's of Wh ;
Bathsheba, b 11 Sept., 1800, m Levi Graves ;
Hannah, b 5 Dec., 1802, d soon ; Horace, b in Columbia 17 Nov., 1804, d young ;
David, b in Columbia, Me., 15 Aug., 1807, d 9 Nov., 1822;
Ten ch, most of them b at Wh : Sophronia, b 14 Oct., 1809, m 16 April, 1829, J. M. Jewett ; Miriam, b 2 April, 1812, m in 1831, Nathaniel Hazelton; Justin, b 9 Sept., 1814; (67) Eliza Ann, b 11 Aug., 1816, d soon ; Eliza Ann, b 16 Oct., 1818, m Lewis M. Frary of Hat.
45 1-2 JOSEPH, son of Jeremiah (21), b at Wh 17 July, 1782, mi 29 Dec., 1801, Lucretia, dau of Joseph and Roxalany (White) Crafts, b 9 Dec., 1781, they rem to Columbia, Me., where two ch were b. She came to her father's where she d 30 Sept., 1811, ae 30 yrs. He afterwards rem to Pennsylvania with his two sons where he had other ch :
Warner, b abt 1802;
Albert, b abt 1806.
46 RUSSELL, son of Lemuel (25), b at Wh 29 July, 1776, m 12 Nov., 1816, Mary Anna Emma, dau of Daniel Morton, b
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II Feb., 1797. They built a house in Hat after the birth of their ch. Seven ch :
Chauncey S., b 23 Sept., 1817; (68)
Albert A., b 1819; (69)
Merana, unm;
Julia Ann, m Edwin Brainard of Hat;
Fidelia, m John Smith of Missouri; Lyman R .; (70) Emily, no dates.
47 HARRIS, son of Lemuel (25), bin Wh 17 Nov., 1800, m (1) 20 Aug., 1828, Pheba Hunt of Goshen, d 1 Sept., 1830 ; m (2) Hannah Bowman. They res at West Brook. Two ch:
Mary Ophelia, b 8 Feb., 1829, m Laura Louise, b 19 Feb., 1839, d 2 George Russell ; Feb., 1846.
48 LEMUEL ALLIS, son of Lemuel (25), bin Wh 12 Jan., 1803, mn Louisa, dau of Moses and Mary. (Graves) Dickinson of Wh, b 10 Aug., 1808, d 8 June, 1887, rem to North Hat. A potter by trade. Two ch :
Almira, m a Mr. Shumway of Hat ; Sophia, no dates.
49 WILLIAM, son of Lemuel (25), b at Wh 31 March, 1812, m Asenath Dutton, rem to Ludlow. Ch :
Son, Lemuel D., b 12 March, 1845, There were probably other children. m Angelia M. Fairbanks.
50 CHARLES GRANDISON, son of Aaron (27), b in Wh 16 Nov., 1807, m (1) 8 Jan., 1829, Mary B., dau of Chester and Anna (Waite) Smith of North Had, d 5 May, 1875; m (2) 8 Sept., 1875, Matilda C., dau of Richard and Louise (Alger) Marsh of Stamford, Ct., b 13 Aug., 1840. He rem West, but returned to Hat where he d. Seven ch :
George S., b 17 Nov., 1829. m and res in California ;
Charles, b 6 Nov., 1830, m and res in Minnesota;
Edward P., b 9 June, 1833, m and res in Minnesota ;
Harriet C., b 28 Feb., 1836, d soon ; Harriet R., b 26 March, 1841, m and res in Minnesota ;
Rienza, b 22 Aug., 1842, d young ; Mary A., b 8 May, 1854, m and res in Minnesota.
51 AARON EMMONS, son of Aaron (27), b in Wh 26 Dec., 1813, m ( 1) 24 May, 1853, Mary E., dau of Nicholas Springer, d 28 March, 1859 ; m (2) 31 May, 1860, Catherine Maria, dau of Erastus and Sarah Quivey of Portland, Ore., b 5 Sept., 1826. A lawyer by profession, judge for fifteen years in Oregon. Five ch :
Columbia L., b 26 March, 1854, d Kate Corinne, b 13 March, 1863, d soon ; soon ;
Charles Nicholas, b 1 Feb., 1856, m Anna Evaline, b 1 June, 1864 ;
Lorena Marks ; Mary Louise, b 19 April, 1867, d soon.
51 1-2 LORISTON, son of Obadiah (28), b in Wh 13 Dec., 1805, m Aletha Vining. They had several ch that d early. They then rem to Chicopee where he died.
52 ALONZO, son of Obadiah (28), m Ann Adams of Chicopee Falls. He kept a livery stable for many years and
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accumulated a handsome property. A very gentlemanly ap- pearing man and highly esteemed as a citizen. No ch.
53 AARON ELAM, son of Joel (30), b in Wh 30 Aug., 1831, m I Nov., 1853, Nancy E., dau of John Dane, b 17 Sept., 1834. They res in the Straits. Three ch :
Willis Edgar, b 8 Nov., 1854, d soon ; Anna E., b 13 Nov., 1858, d soon. Charles E., b 6 Nov., 1856, d soon ;
54 HENRY MORTON, son of Joel (30), b in Wh 28 March, 1834, mı Laura Henry and res at Bloomington, Ill., where he d 20 March, 1893, leaving two sons :
Willie, no dates.
The other unknown.
55 WRIGHT NOBLE, son of Joel (30), b at Wh 4 July, 1838, m 26 March, 1865, Mary Louise, dau of William and Sophia (Davis) McGuire, b in Saratoga, N. Y., 9 March, 1846. They have rem to Amh. Four ch :
Esther Louise, b 23 March, 1867 ; Nelson Rufus, b 27 Nov., 1873 ;
Charles Alfred, b 28 March, 1877 : Grace Sophia, b 1 Feb., 1884.
56 SYLVESTER C., son of John (31), b at Wh 16 May, 1826, m (1) 15 May, 1850, Abby A. Horton, b II July, 1832, d 20 Sept., 1858; m (2) Mary A. Thayer, b 25 Nov., 1842, res at Nthn. Four ch :
Julius Edward, b 2 Jan., 1851, d 12 young ; Anna Leslie, b 2 Sept., 1861;
Sept., 1853 ;
Herbert Leslie, b 7 Feb., 1858, d Abby Amelia, b 3 April, 1865.
57 JAMES L., son of John (31), b in Wh 18 Feb., 1832, m 15 Aug., 1873, Laura A., dau of Daniel L. Parsons of Dan- neora, N. Y., b 26 Jan., 1854, res at South Dfld, but rem to Fort Edward, N. Y. Ch :
Harry Hayden, b 15 May, 1874 ; Perhaps others.
Florence Gertrude, b 22 Oct., 1877.
58 CHARLES E., son of Rufus (34), b in Wh 10 March, 1814, d 21 July, 1887, ae 73 yrs, m Mary C. Brown prob of Bol- ton, as he rem to that town. He left Wh abt the time he was twenty-one years of age. Two ch :
Charles Atwood, b 14 Feb., 1844, m Edward Ohio, b 15 Feb., 1847, m 8 12 Nov., 1867, Anna Miller ; June, 1876, Ella C. Lane.
59 GEORGE ATWOOD, son of Rufus (34), b in Wh 4 April, 1823, m Mary S. Batchelder of Con, rem to North Amh. A fine, intelligent man. One ch : Abby Amelia, b 15 Oct., 1860.
60 RUFUS D., son of Rufus (34), bin Wh 12 April, 1835, m (1) 2 July, 1857, Eunice A. Polly of Williamsburg, d 29 Dec., 1883 ; m (2) 4 June, 1885, Mrs. Sarah A., widow of Stephen R. Harvey of Wh. An estimable couple. Three ch : Harriet M., b 18 Oct., 1857, m 16 1881, Arthur Smith of Wh ; Aug., 1878, Lyman B. Sanderson; Lottie B., b 16 Sept., 1862, m 5 June, Bertha M., b 3 Sept., 1871, m 9 May, 1896, Arthur Allen Waite.
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60 1-2 ELIHU, son of Elihu (34 I-2), res at Fenton, Mich., mn in 1850, Elizabeth Tarbell. Seven ch :
Burton C., b 5 Sept., 1850, m Althea Walker, res at Kalamazoo; (60})
Byron S., b 25 Sept., 1852; (83)
Addie E., b 8 Jan., 1855 ;
Alice C., b Dec., 1857, m in 1879 Daniel Jayne, res in Tyrone,
Mich. ;
Ira Elihu, b Nov., 1859;
William Fuller, b Aug., 1861 ; (84) Daniel J., b Aug., 1866, res at De- troit, Mich.
61 EDWARD C., son of Horace (40), b in Wh 16 July, 1847, m (1) 18 Feb., 1868, Helen L. Kent, d 27 March, 1873; m (2) 30 April, 1874, Roxey Jane, dau of William and Candia (Easton) Stanley of Suffield, Ct., b 16 Dec., 1851, res at Florence, where he is in trade. An Odd Fellow. No ch.
62 THOMAS, son of Nathan (42), b in Wh 8 Oct., 1794, d 14 Sept., 1856, ae 62 yrs, m 8 Jan., 1822, Electa, dau of Sup- ply Kingsley of Williamsburg, b 30 Aug., 1796, d 24 April, 1872, ae 76 yrs. He was often in town office and much re- spected. A valuable citizen. Five ch :
Cordelia, b 14 July, 1824, m Daniel Charles D., b 5 Feb., 1831; (72) F. Morton ; Mary, b 20 March, 1834, m 20 March,
Chester K., b 12 Aug., 1825; (71) 1861, George Marks. She d 24 Aug., 1899.
Judith W., b 15 Dec., 1827, m Wil- liam Stickney 20 Nov., 1856 ;
63 NELSON, son of Nathan (42), bin Wh 4 Dec., 1805, d 3 March, 1871, ae 66 yrs, m Caroline Warner of Leicester, d 3 Feb., 1892, ae 81 yrs, res at Williamsburg. Ten ch : Horace, b 17 Jan., 1836, d 1 Nov., Jenny, b in Wh 22 Nov., 1846, m Charles Andrews ; 1865;
Alonzo, b 22 Dec., 1837, d 6 Sept., 1841:
George, b 5 May, 1840, unm;
Eliza Ann, b in Wh 1 July, 1842, m John Avery;
Sarah L., b 24 July, 1844, d soon ;
Ellen E., b in Wh 7 Jan., 1849, d young ;
Alonzo L., b in Wh 15 Nov., 1850, d young ; Joseph W., b in Wh 2 Sept., 1852; Thomas, b in Wh 20 July, 1856.
64 JOHN BEMENT, son of Nathan (42), b in Wh 5 Aug., 1812, d 16 April, 1888, ae 75 yrs, m 6 Dec., 1838, Celia, dau of John Ford of Cummington, d 15 Feb., 1890, ae 70 yrs. They res on the farm formerly owned by his father, grandfather and great-grandfather. A good citizen. Eight ch :
Alfred E., b 20 Sept., 1840: (73) Marah Madora, b 14 Nov., 1852, m John Edward, b 12 Dec., 1843; (74) John F. Banchor ;
Adelaide, b 20 Sept., 1845, m 9 Nov., Francis D., b 19 Aug., 1856, d 24 1868, Arthur S. Stevens ; June, 1869;
Arthur W., b 27 Dec., 1847, d young ; Willis F., b 22 March, 1850; (75)
Anna L., b 17 Feb., 1860, unm.
65 ERASTUS, son of Benjamin (44), b in Goshen 17 Feb., 1797, m 10 April, 1820, Polly or Mary, dau of Stephen and Amilla Burroughs, b in Wh abt 1804, rem to Ohio abt 1830. Twelve ch :
George A., b 24 Feb., 1821, m Eliza- Mary A., b 12 May, 1823, m John beth Williams ;
Wooley ;
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Ella J., b 15 Sept., 1825, m James B. Parish ; Seth A., b 27 June, 1827 ;
Benjamin F., b 1 Feb., 1830, m Mar- tha Ferris ; Charles H., b 26 May, 1834, m Ella Stevens;
Charlotte, b 22 April, 1836, m Rev. Johnson Wright ;
Henrietta E., b 12 April, 1838, m Frederick Backus;
Sarah M., b 25 Aug., 1840, m Edwin Wright ;.
Julia A., b 3 Aug., 1841, m Edwin Hannum: Frederick P., b 7 Feb., 1844 ; Clarence, b 8 Aug., 1845, d young.
66 HORACE, son of Benjamin (44), b in Wh 15 July, 1809, m 15 Aug., 1839, Tamar A. Dexter, rem to Ohio soon after his marriage. Five ch :
Henry M., b 28 June, 1840, m Helen M. Finch ;
Melancthon D., b 1 Oct., 1846, d soon ;
Clark B., b 14 Sept., 1843, d 9 Jan., 1856;
Herbert B., b 7 Feb., 1848 ; Willis S., b 29 Sept., 1851.
67 JUSTIN, son of Jeremiah (45), b in Wh 9 Sept., 1814, d 23 Aug., 1873, ae 59 yrs, m 5 Dec., 1839, Mary Ann, dau of Jonathan Wooley of Brookline, Vt., d 8 April, 1879, ae 61 yrs. He was an ingenious mechanic. Five ch:
Edwin E., b 8 March, 1843; (76) John Wesley, b 15 Aug., 1846; (77) Ellen M., b 31 Aug., 1848, m 27 Feb.,
1868, Charles Stowell ; Frank Justin, b 25 Jan., 1853; (78) Charles F., b 24 Dec., 1856, d young.
68 CHAUNCEY S., son of Russell (46), b in Wh 23 Sept., 1817, d at Westfield, 1895, ae 78 yrs, m 4 Dec., 1850, Martha R., dau of Chamberlain Kingsbury of Malone, N. Y., b 16 March, 1828, d 30 Sept., 1885, rem to Westfield. An excellent couple. Three ch :
Julia A., b 16 March, 1853, m Lewis Dunbar ;
George A., b June, 1863, m Jessie Shuman ; Martha R., b March, 1865, d soon.
69 ALBERT A., son of Russell (46), b in Wh in 1819, d 14 Oct., 1896, ae 77 yrs, m 19 Dec., 1846, Jerusha Kellogg, dau of Luke and Mary (Kellogg) Waite, b at Wh 17 Nov., 1820. They res at Holyoke, where he was engaged in the livery busi- ness and accumulated a handsome property. A pleasant man. Two ch :
Foster Russell, b 20 Oct., 1850, grad- uated at Amh in 1874, installed
Granby in 1878; Mary Foster, b 15 Aug., 1855.
as Congregational pastor at
70 LYMAN R., son of Russell (46), b in Wh, m Ethina Bartlett formerly from Vermont, res at Holyoke. He is quite a musician. Three ch :
Ida Laura, b 9 Jan., 1855, m Dwight Maude Minnie, b 29 April, 1866, m a Mr. Maxwell.
Kelton ; Abbie Maria, b 12 Oct., 1862;
71 CHESTER K., son of Thomas (62), bin Wh 12 Aug., 1825, d 16 Sept., 1898, m 23 Nov., 1854, Miranda, dau of Elijah Hubbard. They rem from the west part of the town, buying the old Deacon Oliver Morton farm next south of the cemetery
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at Wh center. He has held various offices of trust, school com- mittee, assessor, selectman, treasurer and rep. He has filled all these positions with credit to himself and satisfaction to the town, always true to conscientious convictions of what was hon- est and manly. An upright and good man, and we are glad to be able to give his portrait here. Two ch :
Alice J., b 15 Nov., 1857, m 13 Nov., 1878, Charles W. Marsh ;
Charles H., b 15 April, 1869. (79)
72 CHARLES D., son of Thomas (62), b in Wh 5 Feb., 1831, 1n 14 Nov., 1861, Althea M., dau of Selah W. and Mary S. (Woods) Fox of Wh, b in 1836, d March, 1898. They res at Haydenville where he has long been in trade. A man of con- siderable ability. A director in the bank and occupies a fine social position. No ch.
73 ALFRED EUGENE, son of John B. (64), bin Wh 20 Sept., 1840, d I July, 1866, m I Jan., 1863, Elizabeth, dau of Horace Franklin of Con, where Alfred res. Two ch :
Esther, b Aug., 1864 ;
Nettie, b 1866.
74 JOHN EDWARD, son of John B. (64), b in Wh 12 Dec., 1843, m 19 June, 1867, Eliza B., dau of Nathan Stoddard of Templeton, they res on the farm formerly owned by Thomas Waite. This is a nice, intelligent family, good citizens. Three ch :
Arthur A., b 4 Feb., 1870; (80) Lester Eugene and Leslie Edward, (twins), b 27 April, 1874.
75 WILLIS F., son of John B. (64), bin Wh 22 March, 1850, m 17 Sept., 1879, Miriam A., dau of Amos Brewer of New Marlboro, b 18 March, 1851, res on the old homestead of his father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great- grandfather. He has been one of the selectmen for several years and also one of the assessors for five years in succession. A man of sterling integrity as well as ability, liberal in politics and religion, free from bigotry. He cared for his parents, affording them all the assistance within his power and we are glad to see such men honored by the town. He was one of the board of selectmen that contracted for the writing and pub- lishing of this work, always ready to advise or assist. We give his portrait in the group picture of the selectinen. Two ch : Clifford Earl, b 8 Nov., 1882; Argie Lena, b 14 Nov., 1884.
76 EDWIN E., son of Justin (67), b at Wh 8 March, 1843, m 28 July, 1868, Eliza A., dau of Rev. Calvin White of Amh. He is engaged in business at Hyde Park. Two ch :
Maude Estella, b at Wh 22 Aug., Wilhelmina, graduate of Mount Hol- 1869; yoke, 1899.
77 JOHN WESLEY, son of Justin (67), b at Wh 15 Aug., 1846, m 3 Oct., 1868, Fanny O., dau of Theodore Morgan. He, when station agent at North Hat, bought the house now owned by Charles Potter. Sold and rem to Chicago, but returned and
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now res at South Had. Mr. Waite is of a poetic turn of mind and often indulges in writing poems of some merit. We have space for only one entitled :
GOLDEN-ROD.
As nature lifts her gates from week to week New beauties rise, God's wondrous powers to speak ; And now, in her beauty, as of old, The golden-rod uplifts her crown of gold.
Percy Stuart, b 24 Oct., 1871; (81) Robert Wesley, b 12 Aug., 1881 ;
Benjamin Chillion, b 24 Jan., 1874 ; Patti Mabel, b 8 Feb., 1884, d 23 Feb., 1886 ;
(82)
Willifried Tilden, b 8 Oct., 1875, d 10 April, 1895;
Guy, b 5 Nov., 1889.
78 FRANK JUSTIN, son of Justin (67), b at Wh 25 Jan., 1853, m 27 Nov., 1877, Marion H., dau of George W. and Helen M. (Pease) Reed, b 15 Aug., 1857. They res at Gard- ner where he is in the employ of the Fitchburg railroad as station agent. Two ch :
Hugh Latimer, b at Wh 4 Dec., 1878 ; Octave Bellamy, b at Worcester 4 Aug., 1893.
79 CHARLES H., son of Chester K. (71), b in Wh 15 April, 1869, m 2 Dec., 1891, Bertha E., dau of Frederick J. and Mary E. (Graves) Root of Wh, b 3 July, 1870, d 8 April, 1897, ae 26 yrs, a beautiful and highly esteemed young lady. He has been on the board of school committee and also one of the assessors several years. One ch :
Howard Root, b 16 Feb., 1893.
80 ARTHUR ALLEN, son of John E. (74), b in Wh 4 Feb., 1870, m 10 May, 1896, Bertha Mabel, dau of Rufus D. and Eunice (Polley) Waite of Wh, b 3 Sept., 1871. They res at Hat. One ch :
Ethel Eunice, b 3 Feb., 1898.
81 PERCY STUART, son of John W. (77), b 24 Oct., 1871, at Florence, m 19 Aug., 1894, Gertrude Elaine, dau of Henry C. and Ellen (Place) Dyer of Providence, R. I. He is a loco- motive engineer, res at Fall River. One ch :
Irwin Richmond, b 5 June, 1898.
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