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39 DAVID P., son of Porter (28), b at Wh 23 Oct., 1848, m 15 Nov., 1871, Mary Jane, dau of Rev. John P. Foster of Worcester, b 28 July, 1849, res on the old homestead. Three ch :
Mary Editha, b at Wh 18 Aug., 1872, Frank Calvin, b at Wh 23 Aug., m 5 Jan .. 1893, Edward G. Brynes of Springfield ;
1874; (44) Herbert Foster, b 5 March, 1876, unm.
40 FRANCIS W., son of Calvin Jr. (29), bat Wh 23 Dec., 1848, res at Saratoga, N. Y., in 10 Nov., 1880, Helen Phelps, dau of Samuel B. and Experience P. (Wells) White of Wh, b 31 Aug., 1858, d 3 July, 1883. She was thrown from her carriage and fatally injured. He m (2) Jennie B. Weed of Greenfield, N. Y., b 10 Dec., 1864. One ch :
Helen Anna, b 16 Sept., 1881, in Kansas.
41 ALLEN BAKER, son of Calvin, Jr. (29), b at Wh 19 Aug., 1850, m 13 March, 1882, Etta Clara, dau of Solomon M. and Martha (Achilles) Frary of Wh, b 28 March, 1859, res at Saratoga, N. Y. Two ch : Edith, b 8 Feb., 1883; Alton, b 22 Jan., 1884.
42 CHARLES M., son of Calvin Jr. (29), bat Saratoga, N. Y., 31 Aug., 1862, m 9 March, 1887, Minnie E. Baker of Greenfield, N. Y., b 5 July, 1867. Three ch : Clinton F., b 20 Dec., 1887, d soon ; Ruth E., b 1 June, 1896. Helen M., b 30 Aug., 1893;
43 GEORGE H., son of Perez M. (31), bat Wh 31 Oct., 1862, m 10 Aug., 1887, Hattie R., dau of Charles T. Parsons of Nthn, b 9 July, 1863, graduated at Smith college, Nthn, in
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1886. He graduated at the University of Pennsylvania as a dentist in 1885. They res at Augusta, Ga. Two ch :
Cora R., b 21 Sept., 1889 ; Hattie M., b 3 Sept., 1891.
44 FRANK C., son of David P. (39), b at Wh 23 Aug., 1874, m 21 Nov., 1894, Maude E. Calkins of South Had. They res with his parents in Wh. No ch.
1 WHITE, JOHN, sailed from England on the ship Lyon, 22 June, 1632, arrived at Boston 16 Sept., following, be- ing eighty-six days on the voyage. Freeman 4 March, 1633, m Mary -, rem from Cambridge to Hartford, Ct., in 1636 and to Had 1659, d abt I Jan., 1684. There were six ch, we only follow :
2 DANIEL, son of John (1), b 1632, m Sarah, dau of John Crow, I Nov., 1661, d 26 June, 1719. He d 27 July, 1713. Nine ch, of these we only follow :
3 DANIEL, JR., son of Daniel (2), b at Hat 4 July, 1671, d 22 June, 1726, m (1) Sarah Bissell; m (2) Anna Bissell, d in 1709 ; m (3) Elizabeth Bliss, who d 2 July, 1757. Eleven ch, we only follow ;
4 DANIEL, JR., son of Daniel (3), b at Hat 5 Sept., 1698, d at Hat 15 Dec., 1786, ae 88 yrs, m (1) 7 Oct., 1719, Mary - Dickinson ; m (2) 19 Jan., 1736, Elizabeth, dau of Deacon John White, d 4 July, 1770. Seven ch :
Salmon, b 22 June, 1721, d soon ; Elihu, b 21 April, 1734, m Zerviah Daniel, b 28 Dec., 1726 ; Cole ; Mary, b 30 Aug., 1729, m Dr. Elijah Paine ; Elizabeth, b 5 Sept., 1736, m Gen. Seth Murray ;
Salmon, b 31 Oct., 1731 ; (5)
Hannah, b 26 Oct., 1740, d young.
5 CAPT. SALMON, son of Daniel (4), b at Hat 31 Oct., 1731, d 21 June, 1815. ae 84 yrs, m prob in 1759, Mary, dau of Joseph and Mary (Warner) Waite, b in Hat 17 Oct., 1730, d at Wh 21 June, 1821, ae 91 yrs. They lived together fifty-six years. For many years she was a midwife and is said to have officiated at the birth of over one thousand children in Wh and adjoining towns, turning out day or night and mounted on the back of her surefooted horse, never hesitated to ride in the darkest night upon a smart gallop. I have often heard old peo- ple tell of her daring riding in the dark, when they felt afraid to keep up with her. In her saddle bags she carried all that she needed. Her mother lived with her some years before she d at the great age of 99 yrs, 9 m, dying 18 Aug., 1791. In her ex- treme age her mental faculties almost entirely failed her and for several years she was literally in her second childhood, hav- ing to be fed, and would amuse herself by dressing and un- dressing her doll, and other childish sports. About a week be- fore her death, her mind suddenly brightened up and she spoke intelligently of the Rev. Mr. Williams of Hat, her former pas-
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tor, and repeated the whole of the assembly's shorter catechism, questions, answers and proof texts. Then she gradually sunk away and died as a candle goes out in its socket. Capt. White was an active and leading man in the new town, was one of the board of selectmen fourteen years, town clerk eight years, treas- urer eight years, one of the assessors eighteen years and a rep one year, and was also a deacon. He came to Wh abt 1764 and built on lots 14 and 15, on the west side of Chestnut plain street, and it has since been occupied by some of his descendants. A captain in the Revolutionary war. Eightch, six b in Wh:
Salmon, Jr., b 22 Sept., 1760; (6) John, b 9 Jan., 1762 ; (7)
Mary, b 3 March, 1768, m Ebenezer Arms ;
Elizabeth, b 18 Feb., 1766, m Perez Hastings ;
Mercy, b 3 March, 1768, m Asahel Wright;
Judith, b 29 Dec., 1770, d 18 April, 1824, long time a school teacher ; Thomas, b 12 April, 1773; (8) Electa, b 22 Sept., 1775, m Elijah Allis.
6 DEACON SALMON, son of Capt. Salmon (5), b at Hat 22 Sept., 1760, d I May, 1822, ae 62 yrs, m (1) 24 May, 1786, Lydia, dau of John and Lydia (Field) Amsden of Dfld, b 18 July, 1766, d 22 Feb., 1799 ; m (2) 27 Nov., 1799, Mrs. Anna (Hubbard) Allis, widow of Col. Josiah Allis of Wh, d 21 June, 1839, ae 83 yrs. They res on the opposite side of the street from his father. Four ch :
Justus, b 3 June, 1787; (9)
Harriet, b 4 March, 1790, m (1) Moses Arms, of Gfid, 12 Nov., 1811; m
(2) Thomas Wells of Wh ; Mary, b 3 June, 1793, m Jerry Allis ; Infant, b and d 19 April, 1798.
7 JOHN, EsQ., son of Capt. Salmon (5), b at Hat 9 June, 1762, d 2 April, 1836, ae 76 yrs, m in 1796, Elizabeth, dau of Samuel Brown of Worcester, d 26 March, 1853, ae 83 yrs. They lived on the old homestead. He was for a long time jus- tice of the peace, a very intelligent man, much interested in educational matters, often an interested spectator at evening spelling schools. A genial, pleasant citizen, often in office, had a large property. Nine ch :
Luke Brown, b 8 May; 1797; (10) Elizabeth Mary, b 23 Jan., 1799, m John Bardwell Morton;
Judith, b 17 Nov., 1800, d 27 Aug., 1810 ;
Maria, b 31 Oct., 1802, m Eurotus Morton ; John, b 2 Aug., 1804; (11)
Elvira, b 19 Oct., 1806, m Levi Bush, Jr. ; Samuel Brooks, b 9 Jan., 1811; (12) Judith, b 18 May, 1813, d 4 May, 1837; Eunice, b 24 Dec., 1819, d 30 Dec., 1824.
8 THOMAS, son of Capt. Salmon (5), b in Wh 12 April, 1773, d 17 Aug., 1848, ae 75 yrs, m 30 Aug., 1795, Hannah, dau of Capt. Nathan Harwood of Windsor, b 17 Nov., 1771, d IO May, 1848, ae 76 yrs. They rem to Ash abt 1798, was a blacksmith and a farmer. He was much in office, being one of the selectmen about twenty-five years, rep to the General Court and held many other offices in the town and county. The first two ch b at Wh, the other six at Ash :
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Horace, b 17 July, 1796, d soon;
Amanda, b 20 Aug., 1797, m Rev. William M. Ferry ;
Hannah, b 4 March, 1800 ;
Rev. Morris E., b 27 April, 1803, m Louise C. Payson ;
Thomas Waite, b 15 Nov., 1805, m Caroline Norton ;
Luke A., b 17 Oct., 1808, m Clarissa J. Perkins; Nathan H., b 13 April, 1811, m Sarah A. Britton:
Mary A., b 18 Sept., 1818.
9 DEACON JUSTUS, son of Deacon Salmon (6), b in Wh 3 June, 1787, d 4 April, 1855, ae 73 yrs, m 17 Jan., 1809, Rhoda, dau of Maj. Phineas and Rhoda (Morton) Frary of Wh, b II Sept., 1788, d 2 Oct., 1855. They lived on the homestead of his father. A genial and kind-hearted man. Three ch :
Cornelia, b 4 July, 1809, m John White of Wh ;
1834;
Salmon, b 1 Oct., 1810, d 12 Jan.,
Lydia A., b 1 Jan., 1814, d 29 Aug., 1835.
10 LUKE BROWN, son of John (7), b in Wh 8 May, 1797, d 12 Oct., 1853, ae 56 yrs, mn 21 Oct., 1830, Mary, dau of Capt. Luke and Mary (Cooley) Wells of Wh, b 7 May, 1810, d 15 June, 1839. They res on the homestead of his father and grandfather. Six ch :
Henry Kirk, b 25 Sept., 1831; (13) Theophilus H., b 19 Nov., 1832, d 16 July, 1843 ;
Mary Elizabeth, b 2 Oct., 1834, m Dr.
Oliver D. Root ; John Newton, b 18 Nov., 1835; (14) Sarah Wells, b 14 Sept., 1837, d soon; Samuel Brooks, b 5 June, 1839. (15)
11 DEACON JOHN, son of John (7), b in Wh 2 Aug., 1804, d 6 March, 1896, ae 81 yrs, m 12 Jan., 1836, Cornelia, dau of Deacon Justus and Rhoda (Frary) White, b 4 July, 1809, d 23 June, 1886, ae 76 yrs, res on the homestead of Dea- con Justus and his father Deacon Salmon White. Three ch :
Lydia Amsden, b 22 Nov., 1838, d 19 Dec., 1886 ;
Salmon Phelps, b 1 Feb., 1841, d unm 26 March, 1897 ; Cornelia Maria, b 13 Sept., 1853.
12 SAMUEL BROOKS, son of John (7), b at Wh 9 Jan., 18II, d 20 Nov., 1879, ae 67 yrs, m 12 Jan., 1848, Experience P., dau of Capt. Luke and Mary (Cooley) Wells of Wh, b 23 Nov., 1822, d 29 Sept., 1861, res in Wh. At an early age he engaged in trade in company with his brother-in-law, Eurotus Morton, and afterwards alone. He built the house on the east side of Chestnut plain street, was for many years one of the selectmen and in other town offices, a man of ability. Six ch : Mary Elizabeth, b 11 Aug., 1850, m Fanny Huntington, b 28 Oct., 1856, F. D. Belden ; m 25 March, 1880, Frank P. Arthur, b 13 Oct., 1851, d 3 Aug., 1863; Sarah Almira, b 19 Sept., 1853, d 4 Nov., 1861 ; Jones ; Helen Phelps, b 31 Aug., 1858, m Francis W. Wells; Rufus Wells, b 29 Aug., 1860, dsoon.
13 HENRY KIRKE, son of Luke B. (10), b at Wh 25 Sept., 1831, d 12 April, 1888, ae 56 yrs, m 18 Oct., 1866, Helen S., dau of Joseph W. McRae of Roxbury. Since his deathı she has spent several years in teaching school for which she has a
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happy faculty. He was an energetic, noble-hearted man and held in high esteem by all, and served acceptably in various offices. Four ch :
Henry Kirk, b 15 Sept., 1867, California ;
has long been a mail clerk ;
Lewis Allis, b 11 May, 1869, res in
May Whitney, b 7 Jan., 1871 ; Charlotte Helen, b 24 Oct., 1875.
14 JOHN NEWTON, son of Luke B. (10), b in Wh 18 Nov., 1835, m 31 Dec., 1857, Mary L., dau of Chester and Polly (Sanderson) Brown of Wh, b 21 Sept., 1838, res in Canterbury, a locality in the east part of Wh, on the so-called Fuller place. They have given me much valuable assistance in the prepara- tion of this work. Mr. White has been an active business man, for some years he was engaged in mercantile business in Boston, also serving as auctioneer for quite a long time. They returned and bought a small farm in South Dfld. After the death of William H. Fuller and his wife, Mrs. Ruth (Brown) Fuller, Mr. White and his wife received as a part of the legacy left them the beautiful home where they have since res. Mr. White is a man of fine natural abilities and his active business life has had the effect of making him a polished as well as a very inter- esting conversationalist, and he is strongly imbued with modern thought ; liberal, yet a consistent man in his religion as well as in politics; always conceding to his many friends the same privilege he so well enjoys, and in every good word and work he is ably seconded by his noble wife .. We here present his portrait. Five ch :
John Henry, b 10 July, 1862, d soon ; Mary Wells, b 12 Jan., 1864 ;
Patty Brown, b 7 July, 1868, m 19 June, 1890, Thomas Roche. They res at Florence and had two ch : Robert White, b 6 June, 1891, d soon ; Chester Brown, b 15 March, 1895 ;
Harry Brown, b 19 Oct., 1872, d soon ;
Una Stockbridge, b 28 April, 1874, d 14 Aug., 1891. A sweet, lovely bud torn from her loving friends just as she was developing into young womanhood.
15 SAMUEL BROOKS, son of Luke B. (10), b in Wh 5 June, 1839, d 23 June, 1883, ae 44 yrs, m Mari Edith, dau of Samuel and Lucy C. (Buel) Lesure of Wh, b 23 Feb., 1842. He was a commercial agent and I think that he died in Maine while on one of his trips. A bright, smart young man. They res in Wh. Three ch :
Luke Brown, b 3 Oct., 1864 ; (16) Herbert Lesure, b 11 June, 1866 ; (17)
Charles Wells, b 12 May, 1868.
16 LUKE BROWN, son of Samuel B. (15), b at Wh 3 Oct., 1864, m (1) 9 Sept., 1886, Jennie E., dau of Nelson A. and Julia A. Wetherbee of Danby, Vt., b 25 May, 1869, divorced ; m (2) 8 Sept., 1897, Jennie Louise Burdick of North Blandford. They res at Bay State, Nthn, where he is in trade. A member of Nonotuck Lodge of Odd Fellows. Two ch :
Edna Emily, b 13 Nov., 1888; Charles Herbert, b 29 Aug., 1891.
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17 HERBERT LESURE, son of Samuel B. (15), bat Wh II June, 1866, m 27 July, 1888, Laura Chapin, dau of Rufus and Lois A. Hinckley of Ware, b I Feb., 1864, res at Gfld, where he is engaged in the druggist trade. One ch :
Alfred Lesure, b 7 Nov., 1889, adopted.
MARY ELIZABETH, dau of Luke B. (10), b at Wh 2 Aug., 1834, m 21 May, 1856, Dr. Oliver D. Root of Con. He served as surgeon in the navy on the U. S. barque Arthur, then on the Kearsarge and the Estrella, was in the attack on Galveston and at New Orleans under Admiral Farragut. He d at New Orleans, La., 30 Oct., 1863. Two ch :
Elizabeth Brodhead, b 28 Dec., 1859 ; Theophilus Huntington, b 12 Oct., 1861.
LUTHER, son of Lieut. David and Roxelany (Warner) White. She m (2) Joseph Crafts of Wh. Luther was bapt 10 Sept., 1775, m Anna Robins of Wh. After the birth of one ch they rem to the South :
Amanda, b at Wh 20 Nov., 1800.
COTTON, brother of Luther, m (I) Demis Dickinson; m (2) Elizabeth Bancroft, and rem to Had.
WILDER, DEACON SAMUEL, son of Israel and Mary (Childs) Wilder, b 17 April, 1830, m 3 March, 1853, Mary - Partridge, dau of Israel and Patty (Butler) Allis of Con, b in Con 28 Feb., 1835. He bought out the grist and feed mills in Wh of the Wells brothers in 1885, and house and land that be- longed to the Justin Waite estate. Three ch :
Laura A., no dates ;
Charles S., no dates;
Henry A., b 12 April, 1867.
HENRY A., son of Deacon Samuel, b 12 April, 1867, m 10 July, 1894, Jessie M. Farrington of Holden, Me., res in Wh. He is in company with his father in the mills. Three ch :
Samuel Alden, b 16 Feb., 1896 ; Jessie Farrington, b 8 March, 1898, d Charles Henry, b 14 Feb., 1897; soon.
WILCOX, LUTHER SYLVESTER, son of Luther, b 16 Oct., 1826, d 20 March, 1892, m 22 Nov., 1855, Ellen M., dau of Joseph L. and Dorothy W. (Billings) Smith of Wh, b 24 Feb., 1837, res in Straits. A carpenter, a good citizen. No ch.
WILLS, SAMUEL, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Wills, b in England 9 April, 1833, m II Jan., 1866, Martha Monson, widow of Cotton Monson. They res on the Lieut. Noah Bard- well place in Wh. A kind-hearted man. No ch :
WILLCUTT, LORENZO, son of Joel, b in Goshen 24 Sept., 1842, m (1) 6 Sept., 1864, Lucy Partridge and by her had three ch, was then divorced ; m (2) 9 July, 1877, Emma H., dau of Calvin Knights of Wh, b 16 Dec., 1844, res on the Cotton Bardwell place. Eight ch :
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Willie E., b 18 Dec., 1867 ;
Emma L., b 27 Aug., 1881;
Elmer G., b 16 Feb., 1869 ;
Bessie Eliza, b 23 Dec., 1883 ;
Lena W., b 28 Dec., 1872 ;
Lorenzo W., b 21 July, 1880 ;
George Moody, b 10 Jan., 1886 ; Lillie Christine, b 7 Dec., 1887.
12 WOODS, JOHN, son of Samuel 1, b I July, 1781, d 28 Dec., 1858, m 9 Sept., 1807, Fanny, dau of George and Lydia (Allen) Hibbard of North Had, b April 1791, d 14 May, 1846, ae 55 yrs. He built the Charles F. Pease house in the Straits. Six ch :
Eliphas Hibbard, b 19 March, 1810; (3) Ruddock ;
Fanny, b 18 Feb., 1825, m Eli S.
Maria, b 16 March, 1812, m Samuel R. Lamb; Woods ;
Sarah, b 21 April, 1828, m William J.
Samuel, b 21 April, 1813, m Lucy Briggs;
George A., b 1 Feb., 1831. (4)
3 ELIPHAS HIBBARD, son of John (2), b 19 March, 1810, d 6 March, 1895, ae 85 yrs, m 17 July, 1828, Sarah, dau of Zebina and Demis (Allis) Bartlett of Wh, b at Wh 7 Jan., 1805, d 7 July, 1889, ae 84 yrs. They lived together sixty-one years. He was very prominent as a broom manufacturer, a good citi- zen, rep and selectman. Nine ch :
Fanny H., b 7 June, 1829, m Samuel Cutler Woods ;
John F., b 1 Aug., 1830, d 31 Aug., 1849;
Lovisa D., b 22 March, 1832, d soon ; Tryphena D., b 2 Dec., 1833, m Henry S. Higgins ;
Sarah E., b 25 March, 1836, m George Morton ;
Samuel A., b 14 Dec., 1840 ; (5) Eveline M., b 5 Sept., 1844, m James Dickinson ; m (2) Herder Clark ; Eugene E., b 3 April, 1843, d soon ; George E., b 21 Jan., 1849. (6)
4 GEORGE A., son of John (2), b at Wh I Feb., 1831, m 27 Nov., 1851, Mary Ann, dau of Horace and Matilda (Graves) Scott of Wh. She d and he m again. He res at Westminster, Vt., is an accomplished musician. Four ch :
Henry Hibbard, b 19 July, 1854 ; John, b 6 July, 1859, m Clara Electa
Martha A., b 7 July, 1856, m Frank Sears, res in Orange ;
Foster of Orange, 13 July, 1886. Allen, no dates.
5 SAMUEL A., son of Eliphas H. (3), b at Wh 14 Dec., 1840, m 15 Jan., 1868, Wealthy Marion, dau of Stephen Whitman and Lucy Ann (Kent) Gilbert, b 5 Aug., 1843. They res at East Wh. An excellent citizen. Two ch :
James Arthur, b 8 Jan., 1870; (7) . Avie Elizabeth, b 25 Sept., 1873.
6 GEORGE E., son of Eliphas H. (3), b at Wh 21 Jan., 1849, m 20 Oct., 1873, Ella Isabel, dau of Dwight Foster and Sarah B. (Dickinson) Bardwell of Springfield, b 20 Oct., 1851. They rem to Springfield. An Odd Fellow. One ch : Homer Bardwell, b in Wh 30 April, 1875.
SAMUEL CUTLER, son of Ira and Lydia (Taylor) Wood, m (I) I March, 1854, Fanny H., dau of Eliphas H. and Sarah (Bartlett) Woods of Wh, b 7 June, 1829, d 5 May, 1865 ; m (2) 2 Jan., 1867, Harriet M., dau of Levi Park of Bernardston abt 1885, rem to Westfield. A carpenter. Five ch :
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Eugene E., b 9 Nov., 1854; Irving Park, b in Wh 24 July, 1873; Carrie Frances, b in Wh 25 Dec., 1877.
Herder Cutler, b in Wh 25 Jan., 1868; Fanny Estelle, b in Wh 3 Dec., 1871;
EUGENE E., son of Samuel C., b in Wh 9 Nov., 1854, m 26 March, 1879, Fannie Beals of Wh. They lived in Wh some years. He was engaged in trade at Wh station, was postmaster. Sold out his business and soon after rem from town, is located at Springfield. No ch.
JAMES ARTHUR, son of Samuel A. (5), b at Wh 8 Jan., 7 1870, m 30 Nov., 1898, Florence B., dau of Benjamin B. and Minda S. (Peaslee) Whiting of Mount Vernon, N. H., b at Amh, N. H., 4 Aug., 1876. They res at East Wh, where he is engaged in the mercantile business and is the postmaster.
1 WOODS, JOHN, was a settler in 1639 at Sudbury.
2 JAMES, was of Marlborough, m Hopestill Ward. Their son :
3 DEACON JAMES, m Dorothy Barnes. Their son :
4 JONATHAN, m Lydia --. Their son :
5 JONATHAN, JR., lived in New Braintree, m Lydia Barr, she bore him eight sons and five daughters, among them we fol- low only two sons :
6 MARTIN, son of Jonathan (5), bat New Braintree 2 Jan., 1787, d at Wh 4 July, 1859, ae 72 yrs. He came to Wh abt 1805, m (1) 27 April 1808, Electa, dau of Philo and Lucinda (Smith) Bacon of Wh, b 16 Dec., 1787, d 12 Aug., 1852, ae 64 yrs ; m (2) 25 April, 1853, Mrs. Nancy Munn, widow of Ben- jamin Munn and dau of Benjamin Parker of Wh. Five ch :
Millicent, b 17 Feb .. 1818, m Robert 1848, Ashley Holland ; Frary ; Lydia B., b 25 March, 1811, m 1 May, 1834, James Reed of Chester ; 1839.
Lucinda, b 28 Jan., 1809, m 19 April,
Electa, b 1 July, 1823, d 9 March, Hopkins, b 15 July, 1813; (8)
7 JONATHAN, son of Jonathan (5), b at New Braintree 12 Sept., 1788, drowned 10 May, 1824, m 20 Aug., 1809, Aletha, dau of Josiah and Mary (Smith) Gilbert, b at Wh 8 June, 1791, d 7 May, 1867, ae 75 yrs. She lived at her father's after the decease of her husband, in the Straits. Five ch :
Mary S., b 30 Dec., 1811, m Selah W. William J., b 16 April, 1817; (9) Fox ; Azubah G., b 27 Jan., 1819, m Theo-
Emily A., b 11 Jan., 1815, d unm 12 dore Sprague of South Dfld ; Josiah G., b 28 Dec., 1820. (10)
Aug., 1854;
8 HOPKINS, son of Martin (6), b at Wh 15 July, 1813, m 31 July, 1842, Sarah E., dau of Elijah and Polly (Field) Alex- ander of Northfield, b 23 Aug., 1815. He was a prominent Odd
Jonathan Nelson Wing, son of Hiriam, bat Savoy, 16 Aug., 1836, m (1) 12 Jan,, 1856, Robie C. Hadlock of Savoy, (2) 7 Aug., 1885, Flora N. Snoby of Dresden, N. Y., res on the Levi Morton place in Wh. Ch: Charles N., b 28 July. 1858, m Sarah, dau of Sumner I. Smith of Wh .; Walter L., b 6 Jan., 1864, d 7 Jan., 1882; Flora E., b 26 April, 1889.
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Fellow, res at Gfld. . An engraver upon monuments and head- stones. He died at Gfld. Two ch :
Isabel Alexander, b 31 March, 1843 ; George Hopkins, b 31 July, 1846.
9 WILLIAM J., son of Jonathan (7), bat Wh 16 April, 1817, d 21 June, 1858, m (1) I Jan., 1850, Sarah, dau of John and Fanny (Hibbard) Woods of Wh, b 21 April, 1828, d 7 May, 1852; m (2) I March, 1853, Euphraisia P. Bailey of Chenango, N. Y. He was a broom manufacturer and farmer. No ch.
10 JOSIAH G., son of Jonathan (7) m 27 Sept., 1853, Fidelia M. Hale of Bernardston. He d 16 Jan., 1873, ae 52 yrs. He and his brother, William J., were in company and kindly cared for their aged mother, lived in the Straits. One ch :
Harriet E., b 7 April, 1862.
WINCHELL, REUBEN, and wife Chloe, came to Wh not far from 1812. His name does not appear on tax list of 1810, but he built the brick house now owned by the Donovan brothers, on the west side of Chestnut plain street, prob in 1813 as he was living there in 1814. He was appointed postmaster in 1814, and kept a small store there at that time, rem abt 1818. . Two ch :
Clymena, b 5 April, 1810, d 21 March, Chloe Clymena, b 1 Aug., 1813. 1813, at Wh;
WING, SAMUEL, son of Isaac, b 8 Jan., 1814, m 24 Sept., 1839, Catherine, dau of John De Wolf of Windsor, Ct. He is a brickmason and plasterer, lived in the Straits. Three ch: Reuben C., b 20 Jan., 1844, m Ellen Leroy D., b 18 Aug., 1849 ;
M. Scott ; Samuel A., b 29 Sept., 1853.
WOODWARD, WESLEY, son of Eliphas and Joanna (Veber) Woodward, b 6 Aug., 1834, m 29 March, 1864, Annette Aurelia, dau of James M. and Mary Ann (Jewett) Crafts of Wh, b at Wh 27 Jan., 1843, d 7 Oct., 1871. He res at Shelburne Falls, was in the 27th Regt., Mass. Vols. Three ch : Effie Estelle, b 12 March, 1865; May, 1871 ;
Paul Ernest, b 6 Aug., 1870, d 8 Wayne Wesley, b 29 July, 1871.
WRISLEY, LYMAN, son of Obadiah of Gill, hotel keeper, d 23 April, 1857, ae 53 yrs, m 3 Sept., 1826, Fidelia, dau of Lemuel and Roxa (Allis) Waite of Wh, b 10 May, 1807. Four ch :
Frederick, b 20 Aug., 1828, m Mary Franklin, b 4 June, 1824, m 8 June, Fay res in Boston ; 1858, Helen W. Hartshorn ; Frances, b 2 March, 1832, m Charles John L., b 21 June, 1845.
Potter of North Hat ;
WRIGHT, ABIGAIL, widow of - -, came to Wh in 1790 from Leverett and res west of Mt. Esther quite a number of years. Two ch:
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Dorcas, m 18 Dec., 1792, Henry D. Seth, m 8 Feb., 1808, Ruth Fuller. Williams ; They had one son named Charles, b in Wh 24 June, 1809.
In consequence of accidentally omitting some important matter relating to the Meekins family until too late for insertion in its proper place, we give the following as an addendum :
1 MEEKINS, THOMAS, settled first at Braintree, then rem to Hartford, Ct., and thence to Hatfield in 1661, d 10 Dec., 1687, m (I) Sarah - -; m (2) Elizabeth - -, d 12 May, 1683. He was very prominent and was one of the eight that formed the first church in Hat, and was one of the committee to assist in the settlement of Dfld. Seven ch, among whom we only follow :
Thomas, Jr., b 8 June, 1643. (2) nah, John, Mary and Hannah The others were Joseph, Sarah, Han- again.
2 THOMAS, JR., son of Thomas (1), b 8 June, 1643, killed by Indians 19 Oct., 1675, m Mary, dau of Thomas Bunce of Hartford, b 17 Sept., 1645, res at Hat. Five ch, but we only follow :
John, b 12 Jan., 1672. (3) The others were Sarah, Mary, Thomas, Mehitable.
3 JOHN, son of Thomas, Jr. (2), b 12 Jan., 1672, d 1754, as his will was proved Feb., 1754, ae 82 yrs, m 24 April, 1696, - Ruth Belknap, res at Hat. Six ch, but we follow only :
Thomas, b Oct., 1718. (4) Joseph, Mary, Martha and Lydia.
The others were Hannah, Ruth.
4 THOMAS, son of John (3), b Oct., 1718, m 18 Feb., 1742, Martha, dau of Chileab Smith of Hat, b 16 Jan., 1719, res prob at Hat. Among their ch was :
5 JOSEPH, son of Thomas (4), res at Williamsburg, where his ch were b. As we only follow Emmons and Trueman, we will give their dates :
Emmons, b 9 Jan., 1798 ; Trueman, b 20 Aug., 1804. (6)
6 TRUEMAN, son of Joseph (5), b at Williamsburg 20 Aug., 1804, m Polly Packard, b 18 Jan., 1805. He res at one time in Con as his two ch were b there :
Lucius, b 30 June, 1826; (7) Packard & Wheat, m Harriet, dau of Asa Williams. She was
Trueman, in trade at Springfield at the head of the firm of Meekins, b in 1824.
7 LUCIUS, son of Trueman (6), b at Con 30 June, 1826, m at Wh 4 Oct. 1853, Lucy A., dau of Asa, Jr., and Naoma (Dickinson) Sanderson of Wh, b 10 Feb., 1827, d 12 July, 1899, ae 72 yrs, 5m, 2 d, a noble woman. They rem to Wh abt 1885. He bought a house on the west side of Chestnut Plain street. He is one of the deacons of the Congregational church. A genial, pleasant man. No living ch.
INDEX .- Historical Part.
Abercrombie, Robert, 75
Adams, Wm. D., 242 Alexander, Joseph, 75
Levi, 75
Allis, Austin, 74
Daniel, 74,238 Elliott C., 73, 317, 318 Elijalı, 73, 313, 318, 319 321 Elisha, 44, 73
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