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Bernardston. Mass. When fifteen years of age he came with his parents to thester.
1837. a son of William and Roxanna I Knowlton) Day. William 11. attended the where his father entered the employ of public schools of his native town, of Roston Nelson & Rice, who ran the tannery. George one winter, and Colonel Taggert's Militia was also employed by them, and when the School at Philadelphia. When thirteen taunery was rebuilt in 1875. he and his years of age he engaged as a farm laborer father took a half interest under the firm and later was employed in the cotton mill name of Thomas. Rice & Co. Upon the at Chicopee. He learned the barber's trade death of his father. September 13. 1890, in Hartford. Conn .. and remained there two George took his father's interest and con
years, then moved to Boston, and in 1\57 tinued the same until 1894, when the busi- came to Chicopee. In 1861 Mr. Day oulist- ness was closed ont. On November 2. 1864. ed in Co. F., 10th Mass. Vols,, received a Mr. Hapgood married Mary Etta, daughter Severe wound in left leg at the battle of of Elbridge Wilcox: they have one son liv. Gettysburg, July 3. 1863. and was dis- ing. Edwin Otis, and one deceased. Mr. charged June 21. 1864. lie served as a Hapgood has served as school committee. private and was raised to corporal In 1863. After his discharge from the army he re-
man. selectman, and is a charter member of Samoset Lodge. No. 160. I. O. O. F. Ile also turned to Chicopee and was engaged in his has been a member of the legislature from trade there until 1866. when he moved to the Ninth Hampden representative district in 1900.
Westfield. one year later he moved to Huntington. Mass., and there worked at his trade three years. His next move was to Worthington. where he purchased the
SNOW, MAJOR A. p. o. Chester. Mass .. was born in Chester. December 6. 1947. a son of Sereno and Sarah V. (Lamb) Snow. Worthington Hotel, which he conducted for who had four children : Alice. Major A., six years. In 1877 he moved to Chester
Ella. and one that died in infancy. Major and purchased the Chester House and has remained there ever since. On July 14. 1867. Mr. Day married Evelyn F. Han: two children were born to them : Minnie D .. and William E. Mr. Day married. second. Mrs. Mallna (Pine) Lombard. Mr Day A. Snow was educated in the schools of his town and when twenty-one years of age purchased his present farm, where he car. ries on general farming and makes a spe- cialty of dairying. Mr. Snow married Ellen "' .. daughter of Austin Clark. Mr. Snow is Is a member of Samoset Lodge No. 100, I. active in town affairs ; has served as select. O. O. F .. and was formerly a member of
man six years and tax collector eleven years. He is a contributing and support ing member of the Second Congregational church. E. K. Wilcox Post. G. A. R. of Springfield WOOD, CLARENCE M .. D. o. Littleville. Mass., was born in Enfield, Mass. August 25. INSS, a son of James and Aurella HOLCOMB. GEORGE W .. D. o. Chester, Mass., was born on the farm where he now resides. September 30, 1524. a son of Ben jamin and Camelia (Alderman) Holcomb. who were the parents of six children : (Browni Wood Clarence M. was educated in the schools of his town and was associa ted with his father until twenty-one years of age. When twenty three years of age hle purchased the Amock Smith farm in the Buldah f .. Hannah A .. Daniel B., EHza A., northeastern part of the town of Chester George W .. and Emily I. George W. was and controls about Bo artes of land. Mr. educated in the schools of Chester and was Wood married Alire, daughter of John and Relief Rider : two children were born of associated with his father until the latter's death on January 30, 1851. when he took this marriage : Jessie and Harry. Mr charge of the home farm alone. In 1874 Wood has been active in town and county Mr. Holcomb married Lucy Pense, of Mld affairs: has served as spiretian for the dlefield : they have one adopted daughter, past thirteen years and is now serving on Emma, wife of Clifford Cooper of Westfield. the school committer.
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WHITE WILLIAM ROLAND, D. O. Chester. Susan Kyle, who bore him one daughter. Mass .. was born in Russell, Mass. a son Susan. now deceased. He married, second. of Roland Parks and Lucy Almira Shep laura Pease of Middlefield: six children arde White. His early He was spent in were born of this marriage: Willis, Anna. Russell and Springfield: he was educated Clara. Nellie, Charlie, and one deceased. in a private school in Springfield. Hyde's His third wife was Hannah Packard, of srlwoot at Lee, and Basiman's Business Cul I'mmmington. Mr. Stevens has served as lege. When twenty-one years of age he treasurer of his town.
engaged in the mercantile business under Ilvter. AsE. E. p. o Chester. Mass., the ''rm name of Parks & White, which was born in the town of Granville. June 17. hrm existed for two years, and then Mr. is2s. a son of Joseph and Laurie Hart. White came to Chester and formed the firm who were the parents of eight children. of White & Ely They continued in part When twelve years of age Mr. Hart's father nership for four years, at which time the died and he was obliged to seek his own partnership was dissolved and Mr. White living. Ile commenced working in the mills engaged in the hotel business. bont 1\2 at Ludlow, where he was employed for two he erected the building known as "White's yours and then he went to Belchertown on Hotel." and has been its proprietor since. a farm. When sixteen years of age he was Mr. White has married twice, tirst. when employed by the Amnes Company at Chico twenty two years of age, to S. Adelia pre Falls, and after two years with them Bailey : his second wife was Lida H. Twiss. was employed by the Jenksville Mfg. Co. in Mr White is a member of Adelphi Chapter. a machine shop, until he entered the em- O. K. S .. Springtiell. Mass. : Mount Moriah Lodge. I. A. & M. : Morning Star Chapter. 1: A. M .. Springfield : Springfield Com mandory Knights Templar : Massachusetts Society. Boston. and George Washington Chapter. Sons American Revolution. Spring- field. and Massachusetts Society Colonial Wars, of Boston.
ploy of the B. & A. railroad: he later worked for them as engineer and resigned in 1690. Then for three years he conduct- ed a grocery store in Arlington. Vt. Since then he has lived retired. Mr. Hart mar- ried Samantha A. Dibble: they have four sons living : Edward. Franklin. Alton, and Hubert. Edward is in the mercantile husi- hess at Bennington. Vt .. and employs Ilu. bert as clerk. Mr. Hart has always been interested in school and educational work and gave his children the benefit of an ad- vanced education. Edward is a graduate
STEVENS. WILLIAM, P. O. Chester, Mass .. was born in the town of Chester. August 10. 1\16, a son of Joshua and Nancy (Fishi Stevens, who were the parents of eight phil dren : Ruth. Fannie. Joshua. William. Nan y. Liberty. Charlotte B. and Eliza F. of Eastman's Business College. Poughkeep- Joshua Stevens was a son of John and Ruth sie : Alton attended the Wilbraham Acad- I Moore, Stevens, who came from Brookfield emy, and Franklin the high school at Ches- in Chester with their family when Joshua fer. was about fifteen years of age. Joshua was a miiblic spirited men and funk an active in the legislature one term. William
HILLINGS, GILBERT. p. a. Chiropre. Mass. Was boru at East Longmeadow. May 17. part in town affairs, representing his town 1831. a son of Lyman and Rosanna allils) Billings, who were the parents of three Stevens was associated with his father on chillren : Gilbert. Beulah. and Homer. the farm until twenty years of age, when Lyman Billings was a farmer. also a musi- he learned the painter's trade and followed cian. often playing at local celebrations ; that for three years. He then returned to was for a number of years a musician In the o'd homestead and was associated with the militia. and a popular violinist at en- his father until the latter's death, when he tertainments and dances. Ile was a son took possession of the homestead, making a of Lieutenant Thaddeus Billings, who was specialis of stock raising In 1565 he an officer in the 1st Regiment. 1st Brig- moved in the village of Chester. where he ade of the 4th Division of the Militia of the was engaged in farming and in the meat State of Massachusetts, and received his business for ten years and since that time honorab'e discharge on May 31. 1700. (11- las dealt Firgely in real estate.
Mr. bert Billings now has the discharge papers Stevens has married three times; first. to in his possession. Thaddeus was a son of
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Thaddeus, a native of Somerville. Conn .: a is connected with a large financial estab. son of Samuel. a native of Concord. Mass .: lishments in New York city: he has also a son of Sammel. a native of Concord. held the position of bank examiner of the Mass. : a son of John, a native of England. State of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Billings and a son of Nathaniel, who came from are charter members of the Grange ; he held England before 1640, Nathaniel. senior, the position of its first master for two was one of the ninety-three citizens of Con- years, followed by another period as lec cord who signed the memorial of 1064 to turer, and has since been the treasurer. the General Court, pledging their lives and which position he now holds. Mrs. Billing- estates to maintain their charter rights, has been the secretary for three years, and llis son. Nathaniel, jr .. was the first settler is now serving her fourth. of the town of lincoln. Elijah Billings,
ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY. P. 0. Hampden. unele of Thaddeus, grandfather of Gilbert, Mass. was born in South Wilbraham, Mas ... founded the Enfield Shakers, gave the land and erected the buildings at the South
Dorember 10. 15IT. a son of Edward and Julia (Chapin) Adams. His father. Eil ward Adams, was a native uf Suffield. Family. When the Church Family was completed he removed to an office there. and Con .. coming to South Wilbraham. now remained truster of the five families till his lampden. at the time of his first marriage in 1821. following his father's. Arab Adams. business as wheelwright till the time of his death. October 9. 1572. The family is de srended from Robert Adams, who came death. Inne 5, 1814. lle induced several families and parts of families of his rela- tives to embrace the faith, some forty indi- viduals in all. among them the above Thad dens, whom he appointed a Shaker eller to from England in 1436 and settled in New preach on the cirenit. Unfortunately for bury. His mother, Jolla Chapin Adams. was a direct descendant of Des. Samme]
the order, he fell in love with a pretty
young Shakeress, they went away. got mar- Chapin, one of the earlist settlers of Spring ried and never returned for duty. Elijah field. Mass .. who came to that place from was sued by his brother for coaxing away England in 1641 JJohn D. Adams was edu two of the latter's daughters: the brother vated in the schools of his native town, and lost his suit and his two daughters with it. at Burnham's Business College. Springfield. Elijah in his zeal and uprightness built up Mass .. from which he was graduated April a community that was honored and respect- ET. 1564. After leaving college he learned the wher'wright trade of his father, which vecupation he has since followel. At the
ed by the people of Hampden county. of which Enfield was once a part. Gilbert Billings's early life was spent with his time of his marriage he built the house In parents on the original Billings homestead Main street adjoining his shop, which he of four generations, at East Longmeadow, has since occupied with his family. Mr where he attended the public schools, When Adams has always been a Republican in his twenty years of age he went to California. views, and has served his town ten years where he remained eight years, and then as clerk and treasurer, which office he holds returned to Kast Longmeadow and took at present on May 22. IN72. Mr. Adams charge and settled up his father's estate, married Miss Bella Frances Ler, daughter In 1861 he settled in Chleopce, where he of Cyrus Lep and Sarah Collins Cady, of has since resided and followed market gar Somers, Conn., whose ancestors were among dening. Ile has taken active interest in the pioneers of Massachusetts and Connect public affairs and has held the position of out. Previous to marriage Mrs Adams was highway surveyor for about ten years. On a teacher in the mublir schools of WHbra February 2. 1560, Mr. Billings married ham. In 1991, when the Hampden Ffer Lucinda M. daughter of Rudolphe and Public Library was organized. Mrs. Adams Anna (Gibbs) Richardson: they had one was appointed town librarlan, an office daughter, Gertrude. now decreased. Mrs. which she still holds, lelag reappointed Billings was a native of Holyoke, and her ruch succeeding year Three sans have father worked in the first machine shop In have been the result of this nuion : John that place, and assisted In setting up the Edward, burn May 9. ISTO, who was grad machinery in the Glasgow mill when it was nated from Wesleyan Academy, WHbrabant rebuilt. Her brother. Oscar P. Richardson, June, I'M7. and from Wesleyan Fulverstry
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Middletown. Conn .. June. 1903. Herbert M. Cop. of Springfield. August 18, 1869, a Webster, born March # 1869. was educated prominent foreman in the employ of Smith at Mechanic Arts High School, Springfield. & Wesson. Springfield, for many years ; Mass .. and has since been employed in died February 6. 1898. Charles A. horn Sterre's Organ Works, Springfield : Emory December 20. 1546. died November 30. 1850. Ely. born April 11. 1\\6, now attending Sarah E .. born March 1, 1849, for many the Central High School. Springfiekl.
years a teacher in the public schools at Adams and Springfield. Charles E., born
BAKER, CHARLES EDWIN, P. o. Chicopee. Mass .. was burn in Savoy. Berkshire county, January 18. 1551. married Ada Littlefield. Mass .. January 18. 1851. a son of Joel and Angeline (Taylori Baker, His ancestors March 24. 1880; he located on the B. HI. Stedman farm. Chicopee. until 1890, and on both sides were of Revolutionary stock. removed thence to the Baker homestead. Joel Baker was born November 17. 1813, and follows farming. making a specialty of and was the ninth of eleven children : he dairying. George T .. born November 15. was twice married : first. to Mary Dunham. 1853. died September 30. 1880. William of Savoy. Mass .. on November 13. 1838: J .. born Angust #2, 1856. graduated from they had two children : Rufus, born Av. the Chicopee high school. the School of gust 30. 1839. died September 15. 1840: Christian Workers. Springfield, and the
and Nathan B .. born July 20. 1841. in West Hartford Theological Seminary; was em- ployed as pastor's assistant for a time at Salt Lake City, Utah. and also at New London, Conn. : he married Mary 1. See- combe, of England. and they reside on Fair- view avenue. Chicopee. The first house Hawley. Mass. For many years Nathan has been in close touch with the outside world. particularly as a politician. an agri- oulturist. and as a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. When twenty-one years of age he enlisted in Co. E .. 52d built in Chicopee was on the present Baker Mass. Infantry and served one year : he was homestead. The Baker family settled in Chicopee. April 1. 1873. The father and mother celebrated their Golden Wedding on Chicoper street, and the father died Sep- ther 15 of the same year. Charles and Ada Baker have three children : Arthur at Baton Rouge : in the Red River cam- jign : at the siege of Port lludsun. etc. : he. equally with his regiment. suffered severely from sickness, and he was honor nlily discharged In August. 1963, being ill for a year afterwards. He was, and is to- G., born April 15. 1881. a student at Am- day. held in the highest esteem by his offi-
herst College, class of 1903: Linda ( .. vers and comrades. October 2s. Isis, he born October 11. 1883. now attending the Chicopee high school. class of 1903 : and Raymond Il. born October 19, 1885. of the Chicopee grammar school. Mr. Baker's mother, a well-preserved and active lady. lives with her daughter Sarah and niece. Miss Carrie E. Coe, at 120 Howard street. Springliekl.
married Sarah Abbie, daughter of Esquire Snow. of Savoy. He has attended twenty- three Republican State conventions, has been a member of the Savoy school com tiltter thirteen years, and has served on the staff of seven department commanders. he ing a member of Gongr E. Sayles Post. G A. R. of Adams, Mass. He is an active BMI.MIR. WILLIAM II. I. p. o. Blandford. Mass .. was born on the farm where he now resides. June 9. 1842. a son of Truman and Esther (Chambers, Blair. who were the parents of four children, namely : Cornelia. Joseph 11 .. Mary S .. and William Il. H. Truman Blair was a son of Reuben and Hannah (Noble, Blair, whose children were worker in the Haosae Valley Agricultural Society, and in 1895 was elected a member of the State Board of Agriculture, and later was appointed justice and notary public by Governor Crane, He idoch married. second. on June 7. 1 \13. Angeline B. Tay- lor. daughter of Stephen and Aurelia Tay- lor. of Worthington . Angeline was one of Truman. Martha. Julia, Maria. and Vincent. thirtyern children, eleven of them Hving to Reuben was born in Blandford. February more than forty years of age. The children 12. 1763, and died July 16. 1856. He of JJoel and Angeline were six. viz. : Aurel- served in the defenses of Boston in the lat- la M born April 1. 1844. for some years a ter part of the Revolutionary war, and was teacher in the public schools of Brooklyn. a United States pensioner. William II. 1I. N Y. and Springfield. Mass : married S. Blair was educated in the common schools
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and when twenty-four years of age removed For a time he was engaged in the straw hat to Springheld, where he served as deputy business, and came to Monson in 1900, lle is a member of the Odd Fellows and Masons. On July 24. 1876. he married Sarah I. Rixford : they have two daughters ; Ethel, wife of Edward Emery of Westboro, Mass .. and Vivian, at home. sheriff eleven years, and the succeeding three served as city marshal. Ile then returned to his old home and purchased the homestead from the other heirs, where he has since lived and followed general farming. December 20. 1871, he was mar- POMEROY, WILLIAM S .. p. o. Granville ried to Henrietta Reed, of South Iladley, T'enter. Mass .. was born in Springfield, Mass .. who died December 21, 1872. He October 18, 1848, a son of George II. and married, second, on November 5. 1874, Eliz- Julia R. (Smith) Pomeroy. He was edu- aheth Gorham. of Springfield, Mass., who cated in the public schools and when fifteen has borne him three children : Elizabeth years of age entered the employ of his Gorham. Henrietta Chambers, and Jane grandfather, Simeon Pomeroy, at Long- Foster. Mr. Blair is actively interested in meadow. where he remained for two years the Blandford Agricultural Society and for and then returned to Springfield, entering
The Reynolds' Homestead. Monson, Mass.
many years served as one of its directors. the employ of Bemis & Call, later E. S. Mr. Blair's only brother, Joseph H., was Stacey, and still later the B. & A locomo- admitted to the bar in Hampden county tive shops, where he remained until IS75. and removed to the west. Ile has been a in that year he came to Granville for a judge of the District Court of Nebraska, short time, then returned again to Spring- and at present is a resident of Omaha, Neb. field and at different times was employed REYNOLDS, JOSEPn E., p. o. Monson, by the street car company. the Holyoke Mass .. was born at Nashna. N. IL .. February Machine Co., J Stevens Arms & Tool Co., 23, 1834, son of Eli Whitney and Saphropia and the High Speed Braider Co. of West- A. (Scott) Reynolds, and grandson of Jo- field. In 1993 he again came to Granville. seph Langford Reynolds. Joseph Langford where he has since remalned. being engaged Reynolds came to Monson in 1821 and in a general merchandise business. He was associated himself with the Hampden Cot- appointed postmaster In 1501 and still ton Mfg. Co. In 1869 he purchased the holds that position. On August 10. 1871, "old cotton mill" of the Hampden Co., and Mr. Pomeroy married Nella H., daughter of rebuilt the "Rockland" mill: these mills Lorenzo Phelon, of Graavile. They had are still standing. In 1854 Mr. Reynolds three children : John HI. Leora, nnd one represented his distriet in the Senate and infant, all deceased. Mirs. Pomeroy died served as justice of the peace for a long February 4. 1896, and Mr. Pomeroy mar term of years. JJoseph E. Reynolds, the ried. second, MHa, daughter of Jane M. subject. was educated in the schools of Stow, on Aprll 24. 1901. Mr. Pomeroy 1s Medway and a commerelal school In Boston. active in town and county affairs and is
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now serving as one of the selectmen. He cated in Scotland and on April It. 1597. Is a member of Mt. Moriah lodge. F. & A. married Lonise MI Schneider. le Is a M : Evening Star. R. A. M. of Westfield, member of Manchester Unity Ladige of Odd amt Springfield Commandery. K. T. He Is Fellows of East Longmeadow. also a member of the Columbian Club of Granville.
FRANK, ARTHUR G .. P. o. Longmeadow. Mass .. was born in East Longmeadow. PEKIAN, AUSTIN TAYLOR. D. o. East Gran- Mass. July 18, 1971. a son of Roman .. ville. Mass. was born on the farm where Crane, a native of Enfield. Conn., and now
living in Springfield, and Elizabeth Avery. his wife. Arthur G. Crane was educated in
hp now resides, November 29. 1866, a son of Cyrus and Lucy Wells Phelen, whose children were William. Ellen, Celia. John the schools of East Longmeadow and after and Austin Taylor, Cyrus Phelon was born leaving school was employed by o. c. Hunn. on the homestead farm. a son of John and He served his town as tax collector for two grandson of John Thelon, and was one of years, and in 1900 was elected town clerk. the early settlers of the town ; he lived on and in 1002 was a member of the General what was known as the Champlin farm, and Court from the Second Hampden represen- when his son John, jr .. was married. he tative district. On January 11. 1594. Mr. purchased the present Phelon homestead Crane married Inte M .. daughter of Jacob and gave it to him, and it has since re. W. Hanscom: they have four children :
mained in the family. Austin T. Phelon received a common school education and Roland ..
Was associated with his father until his father's death. when he came into posses-
BERBE. JOHN S. p. o. East Longmeadow, Mass .. was born in Stafford. Conn .. Janu- sion of the homestead and is now carrying ary 13. 1854. a son of E. S. and Harriet S. on the farm work, making a specialty of !Forcer Beebe. E. S. Reebe came to East fruit growing, shipping some seasons near Longmeadow in 1\Go and lived there until ly 1.000 barrels of apples. On April 20, his death in 1895. He was a physician. 1001. Mr. Phelon married Ililma, daughter practicing in Stafford, and later in East of Augustus Nelson.
Longmeadow. till his death. He served his town in the legislature in 1879 and was on the school committee for about six years.
SNOW. WILLIAM HOLLIS, P. o. East Long- menduw. Mass. was born in Springfield. Mass .. August 16. 1\61. a son of Henry H. John S. was educated in the schools of East and Julia A. (Atwell) Snow. Henry H. Longmeadow. and after leaving school be-
was at native of Bellows Falls, Vt .. and gan to learn the stone cutter's trade at the came to Springfield in 1\42. where he was age of fifteen ; he attended winter school employed as engineer on the old Connerti- until twenty-one years of age. Ile was in ent River Railroad. William Il. was edu- the employ of A. S. Dwells for seven years rated in the schools of Springfield and and in 187% entered the employ of Norcross worked about three years at the machinist's Brothers : since being in the employ of Nor- trade : then removed to East Longmeadow cross Brothers, he has been successively and settled on the Hlale place. remaining Stoneentter. foreman of cutters. draughts- there about six years, and removed thence man, and at present is superintendent of to his present place in 1886. Mr. Snow is the plant of the Norcross Brownstone (o .. now engaged In the jobbing, plumbing and this being the successor of the firm of Nor- pump repairing business. lle is a member cross Bros. in East Longmeadow. He is a of the Improved Order of Red Mon, Wach- member of the Congregational church and olige Tribe No. 115. East Longmeadow. of llampden Lodge of Masons. In Novem-
RANKIN. JAMES H .. D. o. East Long- her. 1867. Mr. Beebe married Inla E. Wat- meadow. Mass. was born In Scotland. De- ers ; they have one son. Richard B.
cember 16. 1460. le came to America in MOODY, FREDERICK A., p. O. Enst Long- 1\\2. settling in Albany, and in 1800 came meadow. Mass .. was born in East Long-
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