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engaged In the lumber business. His pres- POTTER, TIMOTHY D. - Philip Potter. jr., (7). son of Philip (B1, appears to have been the pioneer in Hampdeu county of that branch of his family of which we write. ent partner Is Rufus L. Bond. Mr. Potter Is president of the Hampden Lumber com- pany. and treasurer of the A. C. Dutton Lumber Co. He has held various offices ia The ancestor of this family In America was the town of Palmer and represented hls Nathaniel Potter, who came from England district In the legislature In 1878. He be to Portsmouth, Rhode Island, previous to came a resident In Springfield In 1889. 1636, and died In 1644. His wife was HANCOCK JOSEPH CLARK. P. o. Spring. Dorothy Potter, survived him many years, feld. trares bls ancestry In America back and died In 1696. Following the line of to Nathaniel Unncock, who. with his wife direct descent from Nathaniel and his wife Joan. lived In Cambridge, Mass .. as early to P'hilip. jr., we find these names as the as 1634. The children of these first Amer- lean settlers were Mary. born November 3. 1634 : Sarah, born March 3. 1636: Nathan- lel. born December 18. 1638 : Elizabeth, børn March 1. 1641 : John. born April 8. 1642 ; Solomon, born about 1643 ; Lydia. born April 5. 1645. and Thomas Hadley. both 1650, The latter son, John. was the Arst Hancock to settle In Hampden county. November 19. 1713. he married Anna. male heads of families In each succeeding generation : Nathaniel. 2d (2), Nathaniel, 3d (3), William +++. David (5), Philip (6). I'hillp. jr. (7). the latter being in the sev- enth generation from the ancestor. He was born In Ashford. Conn., February 14. 1782, and died December 31. 1847. having settled In Wilbraham In 1824, and In 1844 removed to t'harlton, Mass., where he died. Ills wife was Hannah I'reston, whom he daughter of John and Hannah Webb. Their married May 12. 1808. Of their children son. John. born May 20, 1717. married. first. Mary Klborn on November 22. 1744. and second. Abigall Terry. on July 11. 1754. Of this union was born Gideon. In 1765, who married Eunice Green. August ?. 1795. Next In line was John. born March I'lllip Preston Potter was born In Connec- tleut July 6. 1811. and died In Springfield, January 14. 1901. Ile married, May 24. 183d, Betllah B. Walker, by whom he had children, all born In Wilbraham, viz. : Tim- othy D., born April 12, 1840; Willlam W., 30. 1801. and who married Cellna Cooley. born July 12. 1842. married May 21. 1873, John and Celina (Cooley) Hancock were the Isabella A. Strlekland: Ablgall B., born parents of our subject, Joseph Clark Han- October 30, 1844. married April 8. 1863, cock. who was born May In. 1825, and on May 9. 1854, was married to Mary Jane. Moses A. Maynard : Almenla M., born Aug- Dst 18. 1844. married September 7. 1876. daughter of Salter Storrs and Sally Smith Stebbins of Longmeadow. Their children are: Elvle Josephine. morn May N. 1855: Abbe Jane. born November 13. 1858. dled April 24. 1872: Arthur Clark, born Decem.
George H. Hastings : Philip H., born August 30, 1851. married September 17, 1873. Clara M. Murdock. Philip P. Potter was n man of substance In Wilbraham and by reason of his connection with the militia of former ber 23. 1862. died October 29. 1881 : Hattle days he was called Captain Potter and held Marlon. born August 8. 1866: Frederick a commission Indleating that rank. Hr was Otis, born May 27. 1868. and Charles selertman several terms and represented bis Joseph, born September 10, 1875.
town In the legislature In 1853. Timothy SHERMAN. PHINEAS A .- Philip Sherman was born at Dedham, Essex county. Eng- Dimock Potter (9). son of Philip P., mar- ried. first, November 19, 1866, Larene E. land. February 5. 1610. Going back from Howe. who died 1870, and second. April 6. him four generations to Thomas Sherman 1871. Laura A. Atwood, who died 1883, and the earllest now known member of the third. Leora A. Albro. His children, both Sherman famlly. It Is recorded that he was born In the early years of the reign of
born of his second marriage. are Charles Samuel, born March 24, 1872, married June Henry VH. the first Tudor monarch, who 1. 1898, Jennle E. Parrrish : and Rena B., ascended the throne In 1485. The Sher-
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man family is of Tentonic or Germanie Frederle Lyman Sherman, was born in origin and was transferred to the vicinity West Springfield. Jannary 17. 1878. was a of London, England. during the Anglo- member of the class of 18:2. Massachusetts Saxon Immigration 450-580 A. D. Thomas Institute of Technology. Boston, and was Sherman is the ancestor of many noted studying for the degree of elvil engineer at descendants in the American branches of the ilme of his death. November 16. 100. the family. the most famous of whom. per
BALL. LEWIS J., was born in Agawam. haps, are the late Gen. WIlilam Tecumseh August 15. 1558, the son of Meshach W. Sherman and Senator John Sherman. Phlily and Ann C. (Judsoni Ball, and the eldest Sherman came to this country In 1633. set- of their four children. Lewis was reared tling in a short time at Roxbury. Mass. Ile and educated in Agawam and removed married soon afterwards Sarah Odding, thence to Springfield. He married (Sep- Several years later he removed to Rhode tember 23. 1885) Gertrude Adams, of West Island, owing to hls esponsal on the popu- lar side in the Ann Hutchison tronbles.
Ilerby. Vt .. by whom he has one child. Ray- mond Adams Ball. born July 26. 1887. The This plantation he and others purchased ancestor of the Ball family so frequently from the Indians. upon the advice of Roger Williams, and when the reguiar government was established at Portsmouth, In 1639. he was chosen first secretary of the colony of
mentioned in Hampilen county history was Francis Ball, one of six sons of Willam Ball, of Wiltshire. England. who came to America on the ship l'ianter and landed in Rhode Island and held that position for Boston in 1635. Francis settled in what
four years. Iluring King Philip's war he now is West Springfield in 1640 and mar rled Abigali Bort. Their children were Jonathan. Ist. born 1045, and Samuel. horn 1647. the former being the first white male child born in West Springfield. He event was of great service to the colony as a counsellor and a person of Intelligence. Philip Sherman died in 1687 at Portsmouth. leaving an extensive estate in Innds situ. ated In Portsmouth. Narragansett, Ponegan- ually became a man of consequence in the town and was a captain of milltia. a post sett. Westerly. R. L .. and Dartmouth, Bris- tol county, Mass. Phineas A. Sherman is of great honor. Jonathan's children were descended from Edmond Sherman. son of Abigail. Thomas (born 1676). Samuel (born 1680), Jonathan. 2d (born 1683). Francis (born 1087), Benjamin (born 16891 and Joseph thorn 1693 .; Jonathan Ball. 2d. held a major's commission in the French and Indlan wars, but on returning from Boston to Springfield In the line of duty. he was strleken with small pox and dled March 7. 1760, aged thirty years. Benjamin Ball. son of Jonathan (Ist). resided on the family estate In West Springfield. His Phillp. and is the first of his family to settle in flampden county. lle came to Springfield in 1861 und since 1876 has re- sided In West Springfield : present occupa- tion. contractor and builder. Phineas An- gustus Sherman, son of Rev. John S. Sher- man. # Methodist clergyman (on his mater- nai side Phineas A. Sherman is a descend- ant of Peregrine White. the first child of the Pilgrims of Plymouth), was born in Roch- ester. Bristol county. Mass .. August 23. children were Moses. Noah, Charles, Ben. Jamin and Abigail. Moses Ball. son of Benjamin. married Ency King, and thelr chlidren were Abigail. Lncy. Sarah. Ben- jamin. Martin. Eli. Jonathan und Moses. Et, who was best known as Capt. Ell Ball. was born in 1764 and died in 1844. 1lis children were Norman. born 1788: Ell. jr .. born 1789. died 1849; lary. born 1793. married Willlam Dewey : Benjamin. born 1795: Francis. born 1797: Cynthia. born 1791 : Elizabeth. born 1799 : William, born 1801: Desire, born 1804. married l'almer Gallup : Margaret, born 1808: Cynthia 2d. 1841. lle graduated from the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1885. receiv- Ing the degree of It. D. S. He married. February 7. 1872. Frances Beckwith Lyman. danghter of Moses Lyman of Springfield. of an old and prominent Hampshire county family. Thelr children are Charies Phineas Sherman, lawyer. of New Haven. Conn .. born in West Springfield. June 8. 1974. graduated from Yale college In 1893. receiving the degree of B. A .. graduated from Yale law school in 1898. receiving the degree of LL.B., graduated from Ynle uni- versity in 1899, receiving the degree of born 1808: Adaline, born 1809 : Seymont. doctor of civil law. Their second son, born 1812. and Samuel, born 1814. Nor-
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man Ball, son of Capt. El. married Betsy feld. Judge Copeland came to Spring- Warriner, October 26. 1814. She was born feld to live in 1872.
BARDWELL, FREDERICK ArGUSTU'S, man-
April 9. 1700, and died September 14. 1859. Norman died November 30. 1862. Their ager of the Western I'nion telegraph office children were Alfred Leonard, born Septem- in Springfield since March 1. 1897. was ber 11. 1815. died April 29. 1902 : Cynthia, born In Shelburne Falls, Mass .. May 1. born February 23. 1817. died June 8. 1902: 1861. He acquired his education In the Elizabeth. born January 31. 1819. died public schools and also in the old Frankiln January 5. 1899 : Norman. fr .. born Sep- academy. Subsequently he became a prac- tember 16. 1821. died February 20. 1902; tical telegrapher and in 1878 began his Meshach W .. born July 6, 1825: Lucy Jane, career as an operator in his native town. born December 1. 1829. Alfred Leonard He remained in that capacity for a year. Bail never married. Cynthia married. De- going thence to Troy. N. Y .. for a short cember, 1843. William C. Clark, and their time, and from thence to North Adams. chilidren were Willle, born November 8. Mass .. having been promoted to the post- 1845, died June 27. 1852: Ida E .. born tion of train dispatcher for the old Troy & March 26. 1852. dled September 17. 1898. Greenfield railroad, when it was under the Elizabeth Ball married Dexter Winter, but management of the state of Massachusetts. had no children. Norman Ball. Jr .. mar. When the state relinquished the manage- ried. November 15. 1849, Julia A. Merrill, ment of the road in 1887 he was called to who died Angust, 1890, and he married. sec- the main office of the Fitchburg rairoad at ond. December 23. 1890. Mrs. Nancy B. Boston, serving in the capacity of train linii. Meshach W. Ball married. January dispatcher and chief clerk to the superin-
28. 1857. Ann C. Judson .who bore hlm these children : Lewis J., born August 18. 1858 ; Bessie A., born June 22, 1862 : Nor. man A .. born May 3. 1864. died May 28. 1872 : May J., born July 31. 1870; Lucy Jane, married J. C. Hastings of Suffield.
tendent of telegraph until 1897. when he was called to the management of the West- ern I'nion telegraph company's office in Springfield. On October 20. 1883. Mr. Bardwell married Annie Amanda, danghter of Darwin F. Ware. of Shelburne Falls.
COPELAND, ALFRED MINOT. His first an. Their children are Earl Darwin, born De- restor in this country was Lawrence Cope- cember 6. 1884. In North Adams and died land, who in 1051 married Lydia Townsend. In Infancy : Gladys Genevieve. born August Their son William married widow Mury 7. 1890. In Boston, and Leland Frederick, born August 21. 1892. in Boston. Mr. Bardwell's ancestor (who In fact was the ancestor of nearly If not quite all of the Bardwells in New England) in America wns Robert Bardwell. an Englishman. a hatter's
Webb, granddaughter of Jolin Alden. Their son Jonathan married Betty Snell. dangh- ter of Thomas Snell of Bridgewater. Their son Daniel. born In 1741. married Susannah Ames, daughter of Joseph Ames of West Bridgewater. Their son Danlei, born In apprentice. who left London in 1667 and 1567. married Abigail Shaw. ilaughter of settled in Deerfield, Mass. A few years Gideon Shaw of Raynham. and their son. later. during the disastrous King Philip's Alfred, horn 1501. married Emma Angusta war. he was a soldier with the colonial Howd. daughter of Whitehead Howd of troops and took part In the historic "swamp New Hartford. Conn. They were the pa Oght" against the Narragansett Indians. rents of Alfred Minot, who was born July On December 19. 1075. he was commis- 3. 1830. in Hartford. Conn. He came tu sloned sergeant under Capt. Turner and Chester In Hampden county with his pa- was stationed at Hatfield with twenty-four rents in June 1843. Ile was admitted to men. lie also took part in the battle at practice law at the HInmpden county bar. Turner's Falls and otherwise was an active In December. 1855, and located in Hunting. spirit In defending the frontier settlements ton (formerly Chester Village). Ile mar- during that unfortunate strife. After the ried. December 1857. Emyra A. Bigelow. a war he set up a hatter's shop in Hatfield native of Chester. and daughter of Henry and he died In 1726, On November 29. E. Bigelow. Their children are Alfred B. 1676, he married Mary. daughter of William Copeland. now of Russell, a farmer. and Gull. She died November 12. 1726. They May. wife of John C. Kemater of Spring- had eleven children : Ebenezer. Mary. John.
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Samuel. John (2d). Elizabeth, Thomas, is a native of old Southington, Conn .. born lester. Sarah. Thankful and Abigail. May 11. 1848, and was given a good com-
KENDRICK, EDMUND P .- Ex-Mayor Ken- mon school and academic education. He drick. of Springfield, is a native of Lebanon, married (Sept .. 1882. ) Mary E. Hill of Mer- N. II .. born February 1. 1849. He is a iden. Conn .. and came to Springfield to live graduate of Brown university law school, In 1890. On his father's side Mr. Munn is and enme to the Hampden bar in 1876. On descended from Holland ancestry. the pion- April 9. 1885. he married Clara A. Holmes, eer in Amerien having settled in Ilerkimer. by whom he has one son, Raymond Holmes N. Y .. In the historic Mohawk valley about Kendrick, born February 23. 1887. On his 1740. James' grent.grandfather. David father's side Mr. Kendrick is descended Muun. was born in Ilerkimer in 1752 and from George Kendrick. u native of York- died In 1833. lle was a soldier of the shire. England, who came to America and revolution and drew a pension after the arrived in Boston, probably Feb. 5. 1632, war. Ills son Deodatus was born in 1788 on the same ship with Roger Williams. He and died in 1858. Deodatus' son, also married his wife Jane probably in England, named Deodatus, father of James, was born and he lived in Plymouth, Scituate. Boston December 16. 1816, and died in 1870. lle and Rehoboth. Ile was a volunteer in the settled in Southington, and married Eliza Pequot war and also in King Philip's war. Ann Clark, daughter of Joseph T. Clark, a From this immigrant ancestor the descent soldler of the war of 1812-15. On the comes through his eldest son John, who Clark side the ancestor was Jason Clark. was born in Boston in 1637. married. Nov. who came from England about 1660 und 12. 1657, Lydia Cheney, and lived in Ips- wich until his death in 1702.
settled in Farmington, Conn. Cyrus Clark. grandson of Joseph, settled in Southing-
KIBBE, CHARLES PAYNE. who was well ton abont 1740. Joseph T. Clark, son of known in medicai circies in Springfield from Cyrus, was maternal grandfather of James 1842 to the time of his death in 1855, was Clark Munn. 1le was born about 1780 and a descendant in the ninth generation of died in 1868.
Edward and Deborah Kibbe, who lived in
RORSON, STUART MILL, attorney at law, Exeter, Eng., In 1611. Their son Edward Is a native of Springfield. born December with his wife, Mary Partridge, came to New 20, 1873. He was educated In the city England in 1640 and lived in Boston. schools and became a member of the Hamp- Elisha, their third son, lived in Salem, and den bar in 1897. On January 1, 1900, Mr. thence moved to Enfield. t'onn .. in 1682. Robson married Grace A. Stearns. and was one of the founders and largest
NOEL. CHARLES GIDEON. p. o. Springfield. land owners of that town. Edward. Mass. was born in Champlain. New York. Elisha's second son, with three other men February 1. 1851, a son of Edward and 80- phia Noel. Edward Noel was in the l'atriot war In Canada and came to the
and their families. made the first permanent settlement ut Somers, Conn., in 1713. Such, in brief. was the ancestral record of Dr. United States in 1837. Charies Gideon Kibbe. and it will be seen that he was descended from substantial old New Eng- Noel married Mary Stebbins on the first day of January. 1873. They are the pa- land stock. His young ilfe was spent on rents of seven children: Charles. Maria his father's farm in Tolland. Conn .. and at Louisa. Henry, Henrietta, Lilly. Irene, and the age of 17 years he attended Wilbraham academy. IIls medical education was nc- Ruth Noel. Mr. Noel has lived in Spring- fieid for thirty years, and is one of the dep- quired in the Philadelphia Medical college. uty sheriff's of the county seat. and after graduation he practiced medicine BUTLER, JASON. p. o. North Wiibra- and surgery in Springfield. He gained a ham. Mass., was born January 1. 1817. high standing in medical and social circles. a son of Colonel Benjamin and Hannah and was one of the first physicians to de. B. (Cross) Butier, whose children were ciare against the old-time practice of Philip M., Julia A., Ellen M., Henry C., "blood letting."
Perlin 8., Lyman D., James M .. Jason.
MUxx, JAMES CLARK, of Springfield, Royal D., Hannah B., and three who died whose literary work has won for him a in infancy. Jason Battier was educated standing in the ranks of American authors, in the common schools of Wilbraham. Wil-
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braham Academy and the State Normal a native of Monson, and flannab V. Cross, School in Westfield. When nineteen years his wife. James K. was educated In the of age he began teaching, which he fol- schools of his native town and has always lowed for eleven terms : he learned the followed farming. He has served his carpenter's trade, which he followed for town as assessor for one year and as con- nine years. and In 1880 entered the em- stable. and In 1898 was appointed notary ploy of Cutler & Co., of Wilbraham, as public. In 1867 Mr. Butler married El- clerk and later as bookkeeper and casbier. vira Maxwell. of Monson. who bore bim In 1887 he entered the employ of F. F. one son. James A. In 1870 he married Marey of Palmer and after three years re. Laura E. Hovey, of Monson, by whom he turned to C'utler & Co. as master mechanic. has two children. Albert ff. H. and In 1871 Mr. Butler marrled Sarah Cor- Bianche B.
ne ia, daughter of Aldis and Sarab (P'alne; Perrin : they have one adopted son. Lex- ter E. Butler. Mr. Butler Is now serv. Ing as chairman of the board of select- men : has been school committeeman for twenty one years and In 1893 was elected to represent his district In the Legisla- ture : he received a commission from Gov- ernor Oliver Ames In January. 1887. ax justice of peace, which offre be still holds.
RICHARDS. JAMES. D. O. Wilbraham. Mass .. was born in Cummington, Mass. June 20, 1835. a son of Darius and Dorcas ( Westcott) Richards, and rerelved a com mon school education. Since leaving school he has been engaged in farming. purchasing his present farm over thirty years ago. On March 14. 1863. Mr. Rirb ardy married Mary E. Merrick : they have three children : E. Louise. Louls H., and M. Allena.
SCOTT, EARL M., p. o. North Wilbraham. Mass .. was born In Mansfield. Coun .. March 3. 1850. u son of flugh M. and GREEN, HENRY M., p. o. North WEbra- ham. Mass., was born on the Green home stead In Wilbraham, Mass., February 16. 1867. a son of Walter M., and Julia + But. ler) Green, and was educated In the schools of his native place. After leaving school he engaged as freight agent and baggage master with the B. & A. R. R. at North Wilbraham. In 1888 Mr Green married Lora M. Rindge, of Wlibraham. who bas borne him one son, George Mllo Green Mr. Green Is a member of Palmer Lodge No 190, Odd Fellows. Marla (Ilinock) Scott. Hugh M. was a native of Hampton, Conn .. and came to South Hadley Falls, Mass,, In 1867. where for twenty-five years he was employed In the t'arew Mills, Earl M. received his education in the schools of Salem, and af- ter leaving school enlisted In the U. S. navy. and on his discharge engaged In paper making : he came to Wilbraham In 1887 and engaged with the Collins Mfg. Co. Mr. Scott has served as assessor five years. selectman two years and dep- uty sheriff under Mr. Clark for six years. KING. ARTHUR D., p. o. North Wilbra- ham. Mass .. was born In Ludlow, Mass. May 13. 1843. a son of Marvin and Eunice R. ( Alden ) King. Ills father is a native In 1872 he married Irene Grant. of South Hadley, who bore him ten children : Her- bert A .. Mabel A., Emma L ... SIdney S .. Addle. Ina M., and Albert F., and three of Somers, Conn., and Is bow living la deceased.
SEAVER. ALLYN M., p. o. North Wllbra- ham. Mass., May 13. 1871. a son of Allyn Delos, a native of Ludlow and Ella MI. ( Benedlet ) Beaver. Allyn Delos dled October 22, 1893. and his widow March 18. 1895. Allyn M. attended the common schools and was educated musically In the Wilbraham Academy. In 1806 Mr. Seaver married Lillan Bennett.
Ludlow, where he has been for seventy. three years ; his wife died In 1875. Ar. thur D. was educated in the schools of his native town and In September. 1861. joined Co. 1. 27th Mass. Regiment. and was discharged In 1863. He was in the mines of Colorado for three years and con ducted a meat market In Wilbraham three years : he was a representative to the Gen- eral Court In 1898 and has served as as- sessor for seventeen years. In 1870 Mr.
BUTLER, JAMES K., p. o. North Wilbra- King married Lucy J. Brewer. daughter of ham. Mass., was born in Wilbraham. Mass .. Daniel Brewer, of Ludlow : they have one March 18. 1845. a son of Benjamin Butler, son. floward Arthur.
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EGAN. JAMES, p. o. North Wilbraham, IWHERTY. GEORGE. p. o. Southwick. Mass., was born in Ludlow, Mass .. Febru- Mass, was born In Ireland, February 2. ary u. 1855, a son of Michael Egan, who 1846, a son of Patrick and Rebecca came to America from Ireland In 1850 and +W1.kel Doherty, who were the parents of settled In Ludlow, and Katherine Dempsy. thirteen children: James, George, l'at- his wife. James was educated In the rlek. Samuel. Charles. Rebecen. Robert. whools of Ludlow and New York city and Maria. Wlillam. Sarah. John. Jane and after leaving school learned the druggist Mary Ann. George Doherty was edu- trade: he purchased his present business rated in Ireland and America. coming to of W. E. Stone, with whom he had been this country In 1866. After coming to connected fifteen years. Mr. Egan has America he worked on a farm for four been registrar for seven years and rierk years und then purchased a farm for him- at the elections for years. In May. 1886, self Itt Southampton : in 1872, he moved he married Mary E. Foley, of Three Rivers. to Westfield, where he followed farming Mass. : they have two children. Catherine and trucking: In 1877 he moved to the C. and Martha, both at home.
town of Southwick, where he has sluce re-
ROGERS, JOHN R., p. o. Tolland. Mass., shied and carrles on general farming. mak- was born April 15, 1867. a son of Russell Ing a specialty of tobacco raising. On Skinner and Orpha Rogers, whose children April 5. 1871. Mr. Doherty marrled Nelll were Mary. wife of Eugene Moore and M., daughter of Thomas and Miranda John R. John R. Rogers received a com- (hamon; Rnde: two chlidren were born mon school education and was associated of this marriage : Effe J., wife of Conley with his father until his father's death. A. Griffin, and James W. Mr. Doherty Is when he took charge of the farm and car- active In town and county affairs and at rled on general farming, making a specialty the present time is serving his eighth of stock raising and dalrying. October year as one of the selectmen of the town 24. 1801. Mr. Rogers married Minnie of Southwick, having been chairman sev. Belle, a daughter of Truman and Belle eral years : he is active'y Interested in edu- Peebles ; they have four children : Belle, eational work and is a liberal contributor Truman. Wesley and Howard. Mr. Rog. to the different churches. ers is Interested in all public affairs and BOSTE. WILLIAM. p. o. Southwick. Mass., was born In Russell, July 4. 1832. a son Is now serving his third term as selectmun and has held nearly all of the town offices. of John and Betsey (Stevens) Boyle. John lle Is an active worker in the L'ongrega- tional church, Is one of the deacons and Its treasurer. Boyle was born in Ireland and came to this country when a boy. lle was employed on the rallroad the most of his life and
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