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1. Eunice, b. Apr. 24, 1783; 2. Mercy, b. July 4, 1785 ; 3. Samuel, b. Sept. 11, 1787 ; 4. Alpheus, b. Aug. 4, 1789; 5, Ezra P., b. July, 1791.
Solomon Bigelow was the father of
1. Benjamin ; 2. Ebenezer ; 3. Sally ; 4. Patty ; 5. Asa. Ebenezer Bigelow, m. Sally Wales. Children :
1. Grate, b. Oct. 19, 1796 ; 2. Joseph, b. May 6, 1798; 3. John, b. Jan. 31, 1800 ; 4. Louis, b. May 18, 1802; 5. Sally, b. June 29, 1804.
BIXBY.
Daniel Bixby was here in 1763; Nathaniel in 1764.
Levi Bixby, son of Nathaniel and Jerusha [Houghton] Bixby, his wife, of Lancaster, was born Aug. 7, 1743, and moved to Winchendon about the time of his marriage with Ruth Darling, which occurred Oct. 2, 1766. Chil- dren by first wife :
1 and 2. Lois and Eunice, twins, b. Apr. 5, 1768. Lois in., Sept. 28, 1794, Obil Fassett, and lived in Jaffrey, where some of her descend- ants now reside. Eunice m. Barnabas Miller and moved to Westboro. 3. Zibiah, b. Oct. 17, 1770. and m. Ephraim Murdock ; 4. Lucinda, b. May 8, 1773, m. Gardner Wilder, and had several children; 5. Levi, b. Feb. 2, 1776, m. Nancy Pierce, March 29, 1803. He moved to Boston. Mrs. Bixby d. in 1778, and Mr. Bixby m., May 13, 1779, Tabitha Foster Boyn- ton, widow of Stephen Boynton. Children : 6. Stephen, b. Dec. 8, 1780, killed Sept. 8, 1800, by insane Daniel Robbins; 7. Ruth, b. Dec. 21, 1782, m. Richard Stuart, March 29, 1803 ; 8. Tabitha, b. Sept. 26, 1784, m., June 7, 1801, John Green, and moved to Paris, Oneida Co., N. Y .; 9. Persis, b. Oct. 5,1786, m. Sept. 17, 1805, Andrew Fowler, and moved to Rupert, Vt.
Levi Bixby died Oct. 5, 1803, and his widow married for her third hus- band, Nov. 13, 1810, Benjamin Eddy, b. Oct. 20, 1739, and was gr. gr. grandson of " John Eddy who came to Plymouth from Suffolk Co., England, Oct. 29, 1630." He was a soldier in Col. Putnam's regiment in the Revo- lution. Widow Tabitha, who seems to have provided a home for her last two husbands. died Feb. 10, 1845, aged 96 years, at the house of her son-in-law, Richard Stuart.
Nathaniel Bixby was a brother of Levi, and m. a sister of Samuel Brown. Children :
1. Amos; 2. Hannah; 3. Lincoln; 4. Betsey.
Keziah Bixby, sister of the above, was the wife of Richard Parsons, and of Amos Heywood.
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Daniel and Jonathan Bixby were not brothers of Levi. The former had these children :
1. Daniel, b. in 1763 ; Aaron, b. in 1765.
Adonijah Bixby and Mary his wife had children :
1. Abel ; 2. Polly ; 3. Lucy; 4. Dolly; 5. Adonijah ; 6. Sarah, all born between 1782 and 1792.
BOSWORTH.
Walsingham Bosworth m. Mary Piper. Children :
1. Anna, b. Dec. 26, 1798; 2. Nabby, b. March 31, 1800; 3. Olive, b. June 27; 1801; 4. Katharine, b. March 15, 1804; 5. Josiah P., b. June 19, 1808 ; 6. Jonathan, b. Sept. 18, 1810.
BOWKER.
Asa Bowker, Sen. m. Hannah Harwood. Children : William and Asa.
William and Sally Bowker had children :
1. Dexter, b. Apr. 22, 1806 ; 2. Sullivan, b. March 28, 1808 ; 3 and 4. John and Aaron, b. Apr. 8, 1811.
Asa and Joanna Bowker had children :
1. Esther, b. Sept. 9, 1817 ; 2. Abigail, b. Jan. 16, 1819 ; 3. Levi, b. Feb. 4, 1821 ; 5. Ephraim, b. Jan. 25. 1825 ; 6. Joanna, b. March 26, 1828 ; 7. Abigail, b. July 4, 1830. The last three were children of his wife Nabby.
BOYNTON.
Benoni Boynton was here in 1754. He and a brother (probably Ephraim, who was a settler as early as 1762,) held a large lot extending from a point near the Tallow Hill school-house, east so far as to include nearly all of Bul- lardville. It reached south of Levi Parks' house. It included upland, low- land and water privileges. They had a block-house in the French and Indian war, in Bullardville, between the road and the river, south of the present Parks pond. One day, hearing a click, and seeing over the bushes the head of an Indian, they took refuge in the block-house. Then taking a gun, they fled to the McElwain, or more probably, the Day tavern, in the Centre. The au- thor knows nothing of the descendants of Benoni and Ephraim Boynton. Af- ter the war the block-house was taken down, and set up as a dwelling-house, by the great elm east of the school-house, where Mrs. Eddy used to reside. The two Boyntons were on the first board of Selectmen in 1764.
Stephen Boynton was probably a son of one of the above-named, or a broth- er of both. His name first appears in 1771. He died previous to 1779, be- cause his widow, Tabitha Foster Boynton, was married to Levi Bixby on the 2d of May, 1779. Her third husband was Benjamin Eddy. As both Bix- by and Eddy, her second and third husbands, resided on the Boynton place, by the great elm, it is probable that Mrs. Eddy held the property from her first husband, Stephen Boynton, and that he was the heir of Benoni or Ephraim. The children of Stephen and Tabitha, his wife :
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1. Sally, b. June 13, 1772; 2. Lucy, b. Jan. 7, 1774; 3. Sukey, b. Nov. 22, 1776.
Joseph Boynton came hither in 1765, and settled on the farm now owned by Jedediah Morse. He, like the preceding, came from old Rowley, where he was born, July 5, 1738. In 1766, he m. Zeruiah Wilder of Sterling, b. Nov. 6, 1746. He d. in 1820 ; she in 1839. His children were :
1. Joseph, b. Jan. 18, 1767 ; 2. Daniel, born in W. Sept, 17, 1772, m. Dolly, dau. of Paul Boynton, March 1, 1795, d. June 10, 1845. Children :
Mary, b. July 23, 1796, and others.
Ephraim Boynton and Abigail his wife had children :
1. Irena, b. Dec. 9, 1765 ; 2. Jonathan, b. Aug. 1, 1766.
John Boynton came to W. in 1769, and settled on the farm now owned by Capt. E. Murdock, Jr. He removed to Wethersfield, Vt., and the Payson family bought the place. Children :
1. John, b. Aug. 31, 1769; 2. David, b. Dec. 20, 1771 ; 3. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 21, 1773; 4. Sarah, b. Feb. 16,1776 ; 5. Hannah, b. July 10, 1778; 6. Cyrus, b. June 14, 1780 ; 7. Nancy, b. June 12, 1782.
Major Paul Boynton settled where Dea. R. Hyde now resides. He was b. Oct. 21, 1751, and m. Abigail Fairbanks, b. Dec. 31, 1759. Their daugh- ter Dolly m. her cousin, Daniel Boynton. She was b. Jan. 20, 1778; d. Feb. 16, 1855.
Mrs. M. D. Poland, wife of Stephen Poland, is the daughter of Daniel and Dolly Boynton, and so the granddaughter of both Joseph and Paul Boynton. Paul Boynton had also :
2. Nabby ; 3. Benjamin ; 4. Sally ; 5. Paul ; 6. John.
Levi Boynton and Mary his wife had children :
1. Erastus D., b. Oct. 14, 1805; 2. Alfred W., b. Sept. 14, 1807 ; 3. Harrison L., b. July 26, 1809.
BRADISH.
Robert Bradish.
Robert Bradish, son of Robert, m. Lucy Jackson.
Robert Bradish and Nabbe his wife had children :
1. Thomas ; 2. Lucy ; 3. Polly ; 4. Lydia ; all born between 1794 and 1800.
Samuel Bradish and Hannah his wife had :
Samuel b. Oct. 2, 1783.
Jonas Bradish and Jerusha his wife had children :
1. Jerusha, b. Oct. 9, 1772; 2. James, b. Dec. 31, 1774 ; 3. Samuel M., b. Dec. 12, 1777.
James Bradish, son of Jonas, m. Polly Moore.
BRIDGE.
Francis Bridge and Eunice his wife had :
1. Patty, b. Fcb. 1, 1774; 2. Eunice, b. March 27, 1776 ; 3. Francis, 28 1-2
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b. July 4, 1778 ; 4. Ruhamah, b. March 30, 1781 ; 5. Levi, b. Feb. 15, 1784; 6. Oliver, b. July 20, 1785.
BROOKS.
John Brooks m. Lois Barr. Children :
1. John A., b. Feb. 19, 1789; 2. Jonas, b. March 31, 1791 ; 3. daughter, lived three weeks, b. Oct., 1793; 4. William, b. Nov. 31, 1794 ; 5. Hep- zibah, b. Sept. 14, 1797; 6. William B., b. Sept. 24, 1800.
Levi Brooks m. Betsey Flint. Children :
1. John, b. March 6, 1785; 2. Betsey, b. Apr. 17, 1788 ; 3. Peggy, b. Aug. 16, 1790 ; 4. Nancy, b. June 25, 1793.
Joel Brooks and Tamesin his wife had :
Lydia, b. March 7, 1792.
BROWN.
Benjamin Brown and Esther his wife had children :
1. Amasa, b. May 23, 1770 ; 2. Cyrus, b. May 23, 1772 ; 3. Benjamin. b. Nov. 6, 1774 ; 4. Esther, b. Oct. 3, 1776 ; 5. Patty, b. Dec. 23, 1778 ; 6. Betty, b. Nov. 30, 1780 ; 7. Olive, b. Nov. 7, 1782; 8. Caty, b. May 16, 1785 ; 9. James, b. June 5, 1787 ; 10. Artemas, (a physician in Med- way,) b. Apr. 3, 1789. The four first were born in Templeton ; the rest in this town.
Samuel Brown and Lavina his wife had children :
1. Asaph, b. Jan. 21, 1778, m. Martha, dau. of Hon. Abel Wilder ; 2. Mercy, b. Sept. 31, 1779, m. Wm. Tolman ; 3. Abigail, b. June 11, 1782, m. Dea. Paul Raymond ; 4. Dolly, the mother of Hon. Wm. B. Spooner ; 5. William ; 6. John ; 7. Samuel ; 8. Lucy.
Amos H. Brown, b. July 16, 1785, m. Betsey Borman, b. July 11, 1786. Children :
1. Hezekiah B., b. May 26, 1810; 2. Charles M .; 3. Amos H .; 4. Elizabeth ; 5. John B. ; 6. Sally M. ; 7. Charles M. ; 8. Polly.
Hezekiah and Huldah Brown had children :
1. Amos; 2. Luke; 3. Hervey ; 4. Eliza ; 5. James S. ; 6. Harriet N. Rev. Joseph Brown and Sarah his wife had children :
1. Elizabeth, b. July 20, 1765 ; 2. Jane, b. Feb. 27, 1767 ; 3. Joseph, b. Nov. 26. 1768 ; 4. James, b. Apr. 24, 1771; 5. James, b. Nov. 13, 1772 ; 6. Sarah, b. Jan. 5, 1775 ; 7. Mary, b. May 19, 1778 ; 8. John, b. Feb. 22, 1780 ; 9. Amos, b. July 14, 1782.
Samuel Brown, 2d, m. Eunice Hagar. Children :
1. William; 2. Eunice ; 3. Mary ; 4. Charles D.
BURNEYMAN OR BORMAN.
Charles G. Martin Burneyman or Borman, and Chloe his wife had children : 1. Mary Massey, b. Feb. 27, and seven others.
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BUTTRICK.
Daniel Buttrick and Eunice his wife had children :
1. Daniel, b. Jan. 23, 1783 ; 2. Lucy, b. Apr. 7, 1785, died soon ; 3. Lucy, b. Aug. 6, 1787 ; 4. Silas, b. Feb. 8, 1790; 5. David, b. Apr. 22, 1792; 6. Jonathan, b. Apr. 26, 1794; 7. Jonas, b. June 22, 1796; 8. Mary, b. Feb. 7, 1799.
Abiel Buttrick and Eunice Heywood his wife had children :
1. Eunice, b. July 31, 1780 ; 2. Abiel, June 23, 1782; 3. Amos, b. Sept. 12, 1784; 4. Samuel, b. Nov. 19, 1786; 5. Betsey, b. Feb. 23, 1789; 6. Amos, b. Oct. 12, 1792 ; 7. Cyrus, b. Apr. 16, 1795.
BURR.
John Burr and Sarah his wife had children :
1. John, b. March 4, 1784; 2. Samuel, b. Oct. 24, 1787; 3. Piam, b. May 14, 1792.
CARTER.
Levi and Silence Carter had :
1. James, b. Nov. 23, 1774; 2. Joannah, b. July 28, 1777.
CHASE.
Charles Chase m. Hannah Stewart. Children :
1. Silas, b. Nov. 27, 1794; 2. Lucy, b. May 12, 1798 ; 3. Hannah, b. June 23, 1800; 4. Charles, b. Jan. 11, 1806; 5. Mary, b. March 26, 1809.
CHOATE.
Stephen and Bathsheba Choate had children :
1. Eunice, b. Apr. 13, 1765 ; 2. Lucy, b. May 15, 1766.
COFFIN.
George Coffin, born in Boston, Feb. 13, 1761, a soldier in the Revolution. and deacon of the First Ch. Winchendon, m. Abigail, daughter of Col. Paul Raymond, died in 1852, aged 91. Children :
1. Polly, b. March 12, 1790; 2. Silas, b. June 27, 1792; 3. Phebe b. Apr. 14, 1795 ; 4. Eunice, b. July 1, 1797 ; 5. George, b. Oct. 1, 1797; / ~ $ 6. Nancy, b. May 12, 1802; 7. Rufus, b. June 19, 1805.
CONANT.
Zebulon Conant and Mary had :
1. Ruth, b. May 2, 1772; 2. Ma-y b, Feb. 13, 1774. COOK.
John Cook and Anna his wife had children :
1. Anna, b. July 21, 1798 ; 2. Tryphena, b. Sept. 19, 1799; 3. Mary F., b. Apr. 23, 1801 ; 4. John, b. March 20, 1803; 5. John, b. March 15, 1805; 6. Deborah, b. July 30, 1806; 7. Martin, b. March 1, 1808 ; 8. Clarissa, b .Jan. 26, 1810; 9. Edward, b. June 12, 1812; 10. Ivas, b. May 21, 1814 ; 11. Abigail, b. May 17, 1816; 12. Eliza, b. March 26, 1820; 13. Joanna, Aug. 15, 1822.
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CRAGE OR CRAIG.
Samuel and Mary Craig had :
1. Samuel, b. Feb. 7, 1758; 2. May, b. July 29, 1760; 3. Anne, b. Apr. 20, 1762; 4. Sarah, b. May 4, 1764.
CROSBY.
Samuel Crosby, Esq., b. Feb. 13, 1732, m. Azubah Howe of Worcester, b. Sept. 14, 1733. Children :
1. Sarah, b. Sept. 24, 1754; 2. Samuel, b. Sept. 12, 1756 ; 3. Simeon, b. Sept. 13, 1758; 4. Dorothy, b. Aug. 26, 1760 ; 5. John, b. Oct. 18, 1762; 6. Eusebia, b. Aug. 23, 1763 ; 7. Otis, b. Jan. 15, 1766 ; 8. John, b. Oct. 18, 1767 ; 9. Flavel, b. Jan. 26, 1770; 10. Arethusia, b. March 22, 1773; 11. Sophia, b. Jan. 9, 1775.
Flavel Crosby m. Lucy Howe. Children :
1. Ephraim G., b. Jan. 1, 1794; 2. Harriet, b. Oct. 6, 1796, d. Nov. 12, 1800; 3. Samuel, b. Oct. 6, 1790, d. Nov. 20, 1800.
CURTICE OR CURTISS.
Abner Curtice, m. Ruth Hale. Children :
1. Abner ; 2. Moses, and others, it is supposed.
Abner, Jr., m. Betsey Pike.
Moses, m. Betsey Benjamin. Children :
1. Roxana, b. July 8, 1799 ; 2. Humphrey ; 3. Moses ; 4. Evelina ; 5. Evelina; 6. Lucy ; 7. Charles B .; 8. Charles ; 9. Elizabeth ; 10. Levi C., b. May 30, 1823.
CUTLER.
Dr. William H. Cutler m. Abigail Lowe. Children :
1. William J., b. Apr. 9, 1815; 2. Abigail H., b. June 8, 1816 ; 3. Abraham L., b. June 3, 1818.
DARLING.
John Darling was here as early as 1754. After the French and Indian war, some Indians affirmed that they once watched, with intent to kill, John Darling, as he was mowing grass in a natural meadow, near Fitzwilliam line. Says Dr. Whiton : "he was a portly, athletic man, whose large, prominent eyes I well remember ; but the whites of his eyes were so big and glaring, they dared not fire at him." Indian superstition saved his life. In 1764, John and Timothy Darling were among the first town officers, as tything-man, surveyor of highways and deer reeve. The Darling lot was a large one, where Henry Keith now lives, with a gore extending up to the road south of the Ephraim Flint place. There was a Darling house near Mr. Keith's, and al- so near the road, south from Mr. Flint's. John Darling and his wife Ruth had children :
1. Joseph, b. July, 26, 1762 ; 2. Priscilla and Calvin, b. June 13, 1765. Ruth Darling m. Levi Bixby, Oct. 2., 1766.
Jewett B. Darling m., in 1790, Deborah Murdock, and had three daugh- ters.
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Timothy Darling and his wife Joanna had children :
1. Daniel, b. July 9, 1761 ; 2. Oliver, b. Oct. 13, 1763 ; 3. Anna, b. Sept. 19, 1765.
DAY.
Dea. Richard Day, m. Ruth Pushey. Children :
1. John, b. Aug. 31, 1749 ; 2. Hannah, b. Aug. 31, 1752; these two were b. at Groton ; 3. Nathan, b. in Lunenburg, Oct. 2, 1754; the follow- ing were born in Winchendon : 4. Sarah, b. Apr. 11, 1757 ; 5. Ruth, b. Oct. 27, 1759 ; 6. Daniel, b. July 27, 1762; 7. Sylvia, b. Oct. 17, 1764; 8. Elizabeth, b. May 12, 1767 ; 9. Lydia, b. Aug. 3, 1770; 10. Susan- nah, b. Sept. 9, 1773.
John Day, Sen., son of Richard, m. Betsey Joselyn. Children :
1. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 20, 1771 ; 2. John, b. March 14, 1773 ; 3. Jo- . seph, b. March 27, 1775 ; 4. Lucy, b. June 14, 1777 ; 5. Hannah, b. Dec. 29, 1779 ; 6. Richard, b. March 6, 1782; 7. Peter. b. June 6, 1785 ; 8. Daniel, b. Feb. 17, 1787 ; 9. Susanna, b. June 8, 1789.
Daniel Day, son of Richard, m. Ambrey Bruce. Children :
1. Charlotte C., b. May 12, 1800; 2. Gilman L., b. Apr. 1, 1802; 3. Lucy T .; 4. Betsey R .; 5. Ambrey B. ; 6. Susan M. ; 7. Sarah W., 8. Mary S .; 9. Alathine H.
John Day, son of John, Sen., m. Elizabeth -, and had Mason S. and several daughters.
Daniel Day, son of John, Sen., m. Eunice Rice, and had a large family.
DIVOLL.
Levi Divoll and Grace Wilder his wife had children :
1. Sally, b. Nov. 2, 1790; 2. Levi, b. Oct. 19, 1792; 3. Nancy, b. Aug. 31, 1794; 4. Sophronia, b. Aug. 17, 1796 ; 5. Alden, b. Feb. 13, 1798; 6. Hervey, b. June 16, 1801; 7. Myrendia, b. Dec. 13, 1803 ; 8. Caroline B., b. March 21, 1806 ; 9. David W., b. March 4, 1808; 10. Jo- siah F., b. Oct. 9, 1814.
EDMANDS.
Amos Edmands and Lydia his wife had children :
1. Esther, b. Feb. 28, 1784; 2. Artemas, b. Oct. 6, 1785, m. Esther Hyde. (The second wife of Amos was Abigail.) 3. Anne, b. Apr. 20, 1801.
ELLIS.
Jesse Ellis and his wife Miriam had children :
1. Miriam, b. Apr. 7, 1780; 2. Zipporah, b. Nov. 29, 1782; 3. Jesse, b. June 19, 1789.
EMORY.
Francis Emory and Eunice Philbrick had children :
1. Grata, b. Oct. 17, 1796 ; 2. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 23, 1798, both in Graf- ton, Vt. ; 3. John, b. Nov. 20, 1799; 4. Eunice, b. Apr. 30, 1803; 5. Lucretia, b. Feb. 21, 1805 ; 7. Louisa, b. Oct. 3, 1807.
HISTORY OF WINCHENDON.
Stephen Emery and Lydia Kimball his wife had children :
1. Betsey, b. at Wenham, Aug 29, 1769 ; 2. Sally, b. at Boxford, Jan. 26. 1777 ; 3. Lydia, b. at Winchendon, March 31, 1779; 4. Stephen, b. Feb. 18, 1781; 5. John, b. March 7, 1783; 6. Nancy, b. Apr. 4, 1785 ; 7. Oliver, b. March 4, 1787. Lucy and Olive were born in 1807, 1811.
EVANS.
Jonathan Evans and Mebitable Sherwin his wife had :
1. Mchitable, b. Jan. 17, 1775 ; 2. Martha, b. Apr. 7, 1776 ; 3. Jona- than ; 4. George.
FAIRBANKS.
Ephraim Fairbanks m. Sukey Weston. Children :
1. Ephraim W., b. May 12, 1814; 2. Levi Nelson, b. May 12, 1816; 3. Elisha W., b. Aug. 31, 1818 ; 4. Stephen W., b. May 5, 1842.
FARRAR.
Daniel Farrar m. Ednab Boynton. Children :
1. Silas, b. Nov. 22, 1777; 2. Lucy, b. Feb. 4, 1779; 3. Molly, b Sept. 11, 1780; 4. Daniel. b. Feb. 15, 1784.
Daniel, son of Daniel, m. Rebekah -. Children :
1. Dennis, b. Jan. 29, 1806, d. June 29, 1807 ; 2. Sibbel, b. Sept. 28, 1807; 3. Salmon S., b. Aug. 17, 1809; 4. Rebekah, b. Aug. 18, 1813.
FESSENDEN.
John Fessenden d. Feb. 15, 1810. He was a revolutionary soldier, and lived between Levi Stearns and the Joseph Adams place, on the east side.
FLAGG.
John Flagg was b. at Hinsdale, Jan. 4, 1760, m. Betsey Blanchard. Chil- «Iren :
1. John, his son, b. Oct. 25, 1790; 2. Lucinda, b. Sept. 13, 1792; 3. Alpheus, b. Apr. 11, 1796 ; 4. Philena, b. June 13, 1804.
FLINT.
Thomas Flint b. in Concord, March 6, 1759, son of John, and gr. gr. grand- son of Thomas, who with his brother, Rev. Thomas Flint, came to Boston in 1635, from Matuck, Derbyshire, Eng. He, that is, Thomas, m. Abigail Brown, Apr. 19, 1789, and some time after came to W. He d. in 1840; his wife in 1815. Children :
1. John, b. Dec. 31, 1789 ; d. Oct. 10, 1847 ; 2. Hepzibah, b. Apr. 8. 1791, d. Aug. 1851 ; 3. Thomas. b. April 14, 1794, m. Tryphena Cook in 1819; 4. Eleazar, b. Feb. 29, 1796; 5. David, b. Sept. 6, 1797, m. Pru- dence Whitcomb, d. Jan. 2, 1858; 6. Dolly, b. Oct. 3, 1800, m. a Whit- man of Westminster ; 7. Abigail, b. Apr. 1, 1802, m. Joseph Whitney, Oct 20, 1821, d. Dec. 17, 1837; 8. William, b. June 3, 1805, m., May 7, 1839, Rhoda Pollard.
Nathan Flint, elder brother of Thomas, b. in 1755, in Concord, and came- :0 W. about the same time. Children :
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1. Mary, b. June 24, 1782, d. May 16, 1834; 2. Abigail, b. Oct. 8, 1783, died young ; 3. Nathan, b. Oct. 17, 1785, died young ; 4. Abigail ; 5. Nathan, b. May 11, 1788 ; 6. Ephraim, b. Nov. 10, 1789; 7. Hannah, b. Nov. 9, 1791 ; 8. Martha. b. Aug. 27. 1793 ; 9. Hepzibah, b. May 12, 1795, m. Wm. Harris ; 10. David B., b. Sept. 23, 1797 ; 11. John, b. Nov. 8, 1799; 12. Charlotte, b. Jan. 5, 1802, m. Mr. Nutting, and for second husband, Joseph Whitney, Jan. 3, 1842 ; 13. Almira, b. Jan. 31, 1806.
FOSTER.
David Foster and Elizabeth his wife had children :
1. Betsey, b. March 1, 1781 ; 2. Susannah, b. Jan. 11, 1783.
FRY.
Job Fry, born in Bridgewater, m. Pernal Drake. Children :
1. James ; 2. Mary, m. Hiram Lewis of Athol ; 3. Phebe ; 4. Mason ; 5. Job; 6. Richard ; 7. Martin ; 8. Silas; 9. Calvin; 10. Susan II., m. Aaron Bowker.
GILL.
John Gill.
Joshua Gill, (son of John, ) and Lucy his wife had children :
1. Lucy, b. May 17, 1807 ; 2. Hannah, b. Aug. 13, 1808; 3. Joshua. b. Aug. 21, 1810; 4. Warren, b. Aug. 19, 1812; 5. Mary T., b. Aug. 3, 1814; 6. Charles, b. May 25, 1816.
GOODHUR
Francis Goodhue was chosen Treasurer of the Proprietors in 1751. He was a descendant of Rev. Francis Goodhue, minister of Jamaica, L. I .. who died in 1707. John Goodhue drew lot No. 29, north division, and Joseph Goodhue, No. 20, south division, in 1737. Both had a share in the next drawing. Probably Francis was son to one of them, and if so, most proba- bly Joseph, as he had a grandson named Joseph.
His son Francis lived west of the Nichols tavern, (where it is supposed the first Francis resided. ) He m. Polly, daughter of Rev. Joseph Brown, in 1794. Afterwards he settled in Brattleboro, Vt., and as a trader became rich. He had sons, Joseph and Wells. The daughter of Joseph was the wife of Hon. Frederic Holbrook, ex-Gov. of Vermont.
Amos Goodhue, m. Sally Payson, and lived in a house where the North Cong'l Ch. now stands. Children :
Hitty Payson, and David Payson.
John Goodhue, m. Mary McFarland, and lived on the Capt. Stillman Hale place.
GOODRIDGE.
Daniel Goodridge, came to W. in 1762. His house was where the Poor- House now stands. He m. Hannah Low of Lunenburg in 1766. Hed. Apr. 12, 1821, aged 81 ; she d. Feb. 7, 1820, aged 75. Children :
1. Benjamin, b. Aug. 5, 1767, d. Feb. 29, 1824 ; 2. Daniel, b. Aug. 24, 1769, moved to New York. and died ; 3. Elijah, b. Nov. 16, 1771 ; d. Ju-
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HISTORY OF WINCHENDON.
ly 15, 1773 ; 4. Sarah, b. March 13, 1774. m. Isaac Willard, Feb. 5, 1798 ; 5. Polly, b. Oct. 20, 1776, d. Aug. 15, 1778; 6. Mary, b. March 20, 1779, m. Amasa Whitney ; 7. Hannah, b. Apr. 17, 1781, m., Mar. 6, 1808, James McAfee ; 8. Jonathan, b. March 2, 1785, moved to New York ; 9. Lowell, b. Feb. 2, 1790, m. Rachel Knight, and then Lydia Wilder White.
David Goodridge came in 1762, and settled where Jonas Nutting now lives. Mr. Nutting's father married his daughter. He, like the preceding. was a member of the First Church. They were not brothers; their relation- ship, if any, is not known. He died in 1813, aged 66.
Philip Goodridge was here as early as 1761, and Benjamin as early as 1762. The latter was on a committee to " stake out a meeting-house lot" in 1762.
David Goodridge and Silence his wife had children :
1. David, b. Apr. 24, 1774, 2. Jonas, b. Dec. 8, 1775 ; 3. Silence, b. Dec. 9, 1777 ; 4. Betty, b. Nov. 15, 1779 ; 5. Dolly, b. Nov. 12, 1781 ; G. Anna, b. Jan. 31, 1784; 7. David, b. Apr. 11, 1787; 8. A son ; 9. Calvin, b. May 18, 1782.
David Goodridge, Jr., and Susanna had children :
1. Maryanna ; 2. Susan H. ; 3. Calvin G. ; 4. David J. ; 5. Betsey Boynton.
GOULD.
Daniel Gould and Mary his wife had chidren :
1 Daniel Green, b. July 22, 1770 ; 2. Mary, b. July 8, 1772 ; 3. Da- vid, b. Junc 4, 1775.
GREATON.
Thomas Graton or Greaton was the son of an English soldier, who took French leave of the British army while passing through Worcester Co. under Lord Amherst, it is supposed. Graton was not his original name. Thomas m. Rebecca or Becca Chaplin, and had children :
1. Smyrna, b. June 29, 1791 ; 2. Sally P., b. March 16, 1793; 3. Mar- sena. b. Jan. 19, 1795 ; 4. Tamar, b. June 20, 1798; 5. Lcona, b. May 8. 1800; G. LaFayette, b. Feb. 13, 1804 ; 7. Alvin, b. August 2, 1806, died ; 8. Alvin, b. May 24, 1808.
GREENWOOD.
Thomas Greenwood and Deborah Barber his wife had children :
1. Henry. b. May 1, 1791 ; 2, Sophia, b. July 16, 1793 ; 3. Levi, b. July 29, 1797.
GROUT.
Isaac Grout m. Sally Stearns. Children :
1. Jobn, b. March 31, 1786; 2. Phebe; 3. Cyrus: 4. Lewis; 5. Isaac ; 6. Betsey ; 7. Lorcy. His second wife was Rebekah S. Sally ; 9. Rebekah ; 10. Samuel B. ; 11. Hannab, b. Apr. 15, 1820.
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GUY.
Alpheus Guy and Betsey his wife had children :
1. Sarah; 2. Elizabeth B .; 3. Hannah ; 4. Elvira D. HALE.
Moses Hale was born in Boxford, June 5, 1742, m. Ruth Foster. July 2. 1769 ; came to W. May 3, 1770. He died May 31, 1828, aged 86 ; wife died Jan. 11, 1837. Their children were :
1. Eunice. m. Abel Wilder, Jr. ; 2. Ruth. m. Eliot Payson ; both removed to Madison Co., N. Y. ; 3. Lucy, alive in 1866. aged 89 years ; 4. Moses, m. Mary Flint in 1807 ; he was a bright man ; lived in New York for a while : lost all his family but one son, in Columbus. Miss .; went to live with him. and died there in 1843 ; 5. Achsa, m. Joseph Cooledge of Gardner ; 6. Ar- temas, m. Deborah Lincoln, of Hingham, in 1815, and has since resided in Bridgewater.
Besides his brothers, mentioned below, Dea. Hale had two sisters ; 1. Ruth. m. Abner Curtice, and 2. Judith, m. Absalom Towne. They came from Boxford not far from the time of Dea. Hale's coming. About the year 1795, . when many left the place for the then "west." Mr. Towne settled in Madison Co., N. Y. Mrs. Towne d. March 18, 1854, aged 1063 years.
Abner Hale, brother of Moses, b. July 22, 1737, came to W. in 1766. He removed to Madison Co., N. Y., with Mr. Towne.
Jacob Hale, brother of Moses, b. Dec. 19, 1744, m. Ruth Towne, b. Oct. 2, 1746, came to W. in 1770. Their children were :
1. Asa, b. Feb. 2, 1768 ; 2. Ruth, b. Apr. 2. 1770 ; 3. Anna. b. June 22, 1772 ; 4. Jacob. b. June 25, 1774; 5. Thomas, b. Feb. 14. 1776 ; 6. Abel, b. Nov. 30, 1777 ; 7. Polly, b. Dec. 11. 1779 ; 8. Nathaniel. b. Feb. 7. 1782; 9. Daniel, b. Sept. 4, 1785 ; 10. Joseph, b. Feb. 21, 1787 ; 11. Miriam, b. Nov. 26, 1788.
Asa Hale, son of Jacob, m. Sally Hancock ; he d. Dec. 30, 1852, aged 84; she d. Apr. 25, 1852. Their children were :
1. Stillman, b. May 1, 1797 ; 2. Lyman; 3. Persis ; 4. Sally ; 5. Olive ; 6. Elmira.
Jacob Hale, son of Jacob, m. Betsey Brown, d. in 1843. They were m. May 29, 1806. Children :
1. Syrena ; 2. Sally ; 3. Amos, m. Mary, dau. of Jesse Raymond ; 4. Betsey ; 5. Priscilla ; 6. Joseph, m. Adaline Chase : 7. Lucy. m. Levi W. Foskett ; 8. Sally, m. Stephen Sampson ; 9. Mary, m. Daniel Chase ; 10. Syrena, m. Wm. Sawtell : 11. Elizabeth ; 12. Freeman S., m. Ma- ria Sibley, and Mrs. Eliza K. Hale.
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