Proceedings at the centennial celebration of the incorporation of the town of Longmeadow, October 17th, 1883, Part 35

Author: Longmeadow (Mass.); Storrs, Richard Salter, b. 1830; Harding, J. W. (John Wheeler); Colton, Jabez, 1747-1819
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: [Longmeadow] Pub. by the secretary of the Centennial Committee, under authority of the town
Number of Pages: 480


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DAVID BOOTH, of Longmeadow, son of Capt. Joseph and Mary Booth · above, was married Sept. 11, 1794, to Margaret Colton, daughter of Samuel and Lucy Colton. Their children-David, born Dec. 10, 1796. Lucy, born Dec. 11, 1798. Peggy, born Oct. 3, 1800. Joseph, born Oct. 19, 1802, died Sept., 1867, at Warsaw, Iowa. Flavia, born, Dec. 23, 1804. Mary, born Sept. 8, 1807. Sarah, born Dec. 17, 1809. Samuel Colton, born May 6, 1812 |page 22]. Margaret, the mother, died Jan. 7, 1817. David, the father, married Peggy Burt, May 27, 1817. Joseph Booth was married Jan. 22, 1829, to Sophronia Colton. Flavia Booth was married Dec. 16, 1828, to Amasa Converse. Margaret Booth was married April 19, 1830, to Francis Bartlett. Samuel C. Booth mar- ried Nov. 20, 1833, to Maryann Allard. Sarah Booth married Sept. 23, 1834, to Jonathan Coble. Mary Booth married Oct. 21, 1849, to Paul A. Haralson, Stone Mountain, Ga. Margaret Booth, the mother, died Jan. 7, 1817. David Booth, the father, was married to Peggy Burt, daughter of Elijah Burt. David Booth died April 12, 1827, aged 62. Peggy Booth died Feb. 23, 1837, aged 69.


PETER BOOTH, son of Capt. Joseph and Mary Booth [page 21], was married Oct. 10, 1797, to Patty Eyre, daughter of Thomas Eyre, of Enfield. Their children were-William, born June 9, 1798. Henry, born Aug. 26, 1800. Hannah, born Nov. 11, 1803. Danforth Charles, born Jan. 15, 1807. Edmund, born Aug. 24, 1810. Peter, the father, died March 5, 1815. Martha, born June 23, 1815.


ELIPHAEL BOOTH, of Enfield, son of Capt. Joseph and Mary Booth, was married March 3, 1802, to Loice Colton, daughter of Henry and Mary Colton [page 63]. Their children were-Harmon, born Feb. 13, 1803, died Feb. 27, 1845. Hannah, born April 15, 1805. Calvin, born July 8, 1807. Loice, born Sept. 19, 1809, died Oct. 20, 1848. George, born Jan. 11, 1812. Edwin, born May 12, 1814. [Vacant to page 24.]


Ist Generation. HENRY BURT, of Springfield, is supposed to have been the ancestor of all his name who originated in that town. His wife's name was Ulalia. The greater part of his children were born before his coming hither. Jonathan and Nathaniel were the names of his sons. The names of his daughters recorded as born in Spring- field were-Hannah, born April 28, 1641. One daughter, name defaced on record, born 1643. Patience, born Aug. 18, 1645. Mercy, born Sept. 27, 1647. Hannah was married Dec. 24, 1757, to John Bag. Patience was married Oct. 7, 1667, to John Bliss. There were other women by the name of Burt who probably were the daughters


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of Henry Burt. Sarah Burt, married to Juda Gregory, June 20, 1643. Elisabeth, married to Samuel Wright, Nov. 24, 1653. Mary. married to William Brooks, Oct. 8, 1654. Dorcas, married to John Stiles, Oct. 28, 1657. Henry Burt, called clerk of the writs, died April 30, 1662. Ulalia, his widow, died Aug. 19, 1690. By the records of deeds it appears in the settlement of the estate of Henry Burt, after his decease, that Jonathan and Nathaniel were his sons. By North- ampton records, David Burt had a family among the first families in that town. His relation to Springfield Burts is not known.


2d Generation. DEA. JONATHAN BURT, of Springfield, son of Henry Burt above, was married Oct. 20, 1651, to Elisabeth Lobdel. His children as recorded were-Elisabeth, born Dec. 29, 1652. Jonathan, born Sept. 12, 1654. Sarah, born Sept. 4, 1656. John, born Dec. 11, 1663. Elisabeth, the mother, died Nov. 11, 1684. Dea. Jonathan Burt was married Dec. 14, 1686, to Deliverance Han- chet. He was deacon of the first church in Springfield, and town clerk for the years 1697, 1698, 1699, and 1700. He left on public record some account of the destruction of Springfield by fire, 1675. He died Oct. 19, 1715. Elisabeth, his daughter, was married to Vic- tory Sikes, Jan. 29, 1673. Sarah was married to Benjamin Dorches- ter, April 22, 1675. By him she had one child. Benjamin, her hus- band, died May 29, 1676. She was married again, Feb. 14, 1677, to Luke Hitchcock, Esq., and had by him eleven children.


2d Generation. NATHANIEL BURT, of Longmeadow, son of Henry and Ulalia Burt above, was married Jan. 15, 1662, to Rebecca Sikes, probably the daughter of Richard Sikes. Their children-Nathaniel, born Jan. 18, 1663, died July 19, 1749. Rebecca, born Dec. 10, 1665,


died Feb. 12, 1692. David, born -, 1668, died July 5, 1735. John, born Aug. 23, 1670, died Feb. 24, 1704. Sarah, born July 17, 1673, died July 31, 1673. Sarah, born April, 1675. Experience, born Jan. 23, 1677, died Sept. 12, 1719. Dorcas, born Feb. 10, 1680, died Oct. 21, 1770 [ page 25]. Sarah was married Feb. 8, 1693, to Nath- aniel Horton. They settled in Somers. Experience was married Feb. 15, 1705. Dorcas was married to John Atchinson. Rebecca, the daugh- ter, was married to Charles Ferry, Jan. 29, 1690, and died Feb. 12, 1692. Rebecca, the mother, died Jan. 28, 1712. Nathaniel Burt, the father, died Sept. 29, 1720.


3d Generation. JONATHAN BURT, of Longmeadow, son of Dea. Jonathan and Elisabeth Burt [ page 24], was married Dec. 8, 1682, to Lydia Dumbleton. Their children-Jonathan, born March 25, 1683, died Jan. 11, 1684. Mercy, born Aug. 2, 1685. Lydia, born March 9, 1687, died Dec. 14, 1767. Elisabeth, born Feb. 23, 1689, died Jan. 31, 1769. Jonathan, born March 15, 1692, died Jan. 24, 1712. Nathaniel, born Nov. 8, 1694, died July 14, 1735. Rebecca, born Nov. 12, 1696. David, born Jan. 20, 1698, died June 29, 1786. Sarah, born Oct. 31, 1701, died July 14, 1739. Hannah, born Dec. 6, 1705. Jonathan Burt, the father, died June 19, 1707. Lydia, the mother, was married again, June 17, 1709, to David Cooley, of Long-


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meadow [see page 95], and she died Jan. 31, 1739. (The families of Nathaniel and David, see page 26). Mercy was married Dec. 2, 1709, to Jonathan Day, of Springfield. Lydia was married March 16, 1709, to Jonathan Ely. Elisabeth was married April 20, 1710, to Jonathan Chapin, of Chicopee. Rebecca was married Nov. 15, 1723, to Hezekiah Parsons, of Enfield. Sarah was married to Ephraim Colton, of Longmeadow, Nov. 16, 1732. Hannah was married April 19, 1750, to Dea. John Pierce, of New Castle, State of New Hamp- shire.


3d Generation. DEA. NATHANIEL BURT, of Longmeadow, son of Nathaniel and Rebecca Burt, was married Jan. 21, 1791, to Elisabeth Dumbleton. By her he had one child, Elisabeth, born Oct. 16, 1692. Elisabeth, the mother, died Nov. 3, 1692. Dea. Nathaniel Burt was married again, Jan. 18, 1699, to Mary Ferry, daughter of Charles and Sarah Ferry. Thei children-Mary, born Oct. 20, 1700, died Aug. 3, 1773. Rebecca, born June 27, 1702, died March 23, 1704 (scalded). Experience, born Oct. 21, 1703, died Sept. 22, 1772. Mercy, born Oct. 6, 1707, died Feb. 3, 1713. Rebecca, born June 6, 1709, died Feb. 9, 1713. Nathaniel, born May 4, 1711, died Sept. 8, 1755 (killed in battle). Mary, the second wife, died June 2, 1739. Dea. Nathaniel Burt, the father, was married again, March 8, 1740, to the widow Mary Crawford, who had been the wife of John Scovil, of Middletown, and he died July 19, 1749, and she died May 23, 1753. Elisabeth, the daughter, was married to Abel Curtis. They first settled in Longmeadow, and removed to Mansfield, Conn. Mary was married to Isaac Colton, June 1, 1722. Experience was married to George Colton, May 21, 1731.


3d Generation. DAVID BURT [ page 26], of Longmeadow, son of Na- thaniel and Rebecca Burt, was married June 27, 1706, to Martha Hale, daughter of Dea. Thomas and Prissilla Hale, of Enfield. Their children were-David, born Aug. 20, 1709, died April 13, 1777. Abigal, born Aug. 20, 1709, died March 28, 1773. Martha; born July 8, 1707. Prissilla, born March 18, 1711, died April 12, 1769. Rebecca, born Oct. 13, 1714. Martha was married to Azariah Allin, of Enfield, Jan. 11, 1723. Prissilla was married to Nathaniel Bliss, Sept. 25, 1733. Abigal was married Jan. 10, 1734, to Thomas Hale [see page 139]. Martha, the mother, died 1714. David Burt, the father, was married again to the widow Joanna Allin, of Suffield. Date of their publishment, July 2, 1715. David Burt, the father, died July 5, 1735. Joanna, his widow, died May 4, 1741.


3d Generation. JOHN BURT, of Longmeadow, son of Nathaniel and Rebecca Burt, was married Dec. 23, 1697, to Mary Lumbard, daughter of David and Margaret Lumbard. John, born Sept. 19, 1699, died April 22, 1756. David, born June 30, 1701, died Nov. 14, 1701. Daniel, born June 5, 1703, died Feb. 22, 1771. John Burt, the father, was killed by his horse in a sleigh, Feb. 25, 1704. Mary, his widow, was married to Deliverance Brooks. They removed'to Brimfield.


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4th Generation. NATHANIEL BURT, of Longmeadow, son of Jona- than and Lydia Burt, was married to Hannah Church. They had one son, Jonathan, born Nov. 4, 1730, died May 24, 1806. Nathaniel, the father, cut his throat, July 13th, and died on the 14th, 1735. Hannah, his widow, died Dec. 27, 1741. Jonathan, the son, lived and died unmarried.


4th Generation. DAVID BURT, of Longmeadow, son of Jonathan and Lydia Burt [ page 25], was married Feb. 23, 1732, to Jerusha Col- ton, daughter of Lieut. Ephraim and Mary Colton [ page 53]. Their children-David, born June 1, 1733, died Nov. 14, 1822, age 90. Solomon, born March 4, 1740, died Jan. 6, 1741. Jerusha, the mother, died Nov. 14, 1740. David Burt, the father, was married again, 1743, to Sarah Ely, daughter. of Samuel and Sarah Ely [ page 123]. They had no children, and he died June 29, 1786, and Sarah, his widow, died June 5, 1789. She was born Aug. 30, 1705. (The family of David, 28th page.)


4th Generation. DEA. NATHANIEL BURT, of Longmeadow, son of Dea. Nathaniel and Mary Burt, was married Jan. 11, 1739, to Sarah Chapin, daughter of David and Sarah Chapin, of Chicopee. She was born Oct. 26, 1706. Children-Nathaniel, born Nov. 15, 1739, died Oct. 22. 1819, aged 80. Sarah, born Nov. 15, 1739, died July 9, 1768. Lucy, born June 22, 1741, died March 16, 1816, age 75. Gideon, born July 30, 1743, died June 12, 1825, age 82. Simeon, born Nov. 13, 1745, died Sept. 12, 1746. Eunice, born Feb. 4, 1747, died March 29, 1749. Sarah, the daughter, was married Sept. 13, 1764 [ page 27], to John Allis, of Somers, and died and was buried at Longmeadow, July 9, 1768. Lucy was married Feb. 14, 1760, to Ensign Samuel Williams. Dea. Nathaniel Burt, the father, was slain in battle near Lake George, Sept. 8, 1755. Sarah, his widow, was married Sept. 17, 1767, to the Rev. Dr. Stephen Williams, and she died Nov. 18, 1790, age 84 years.


4th Generation. DAVID BURT, of Longmeadow, son of David and Martha Burt, was married Sept. 5, 1732, to Sarah Colton, daughter of Capt. George Colton [see page 51] .. . Their children were-Charles, born Dec. 26, 1732, died Aug. 8, 1755. Sarah, born Nov. 12, 1734, died March 28, 1759. David, born Nov. 5, 1736, died July 6, 1809. Jonathan, born Feb. 9, 1739, died April 18, 1794. Martha, born Oct. 19, 1740, died Dec. 16, 1834, age 94 years, Enoch, born Oct. 3, 1742, died March 29, 1809. Elijah, born Oct. 3, 1742, died April 5, 1820, age 78 years. Mary, born March 27, 1745, died July 17, 1783. Elisabeth, born Dec. 19, 1747, died August, 1827, age 80. Oliver, born April 9, 1750. Frederick, born June 4, 1752, died Feb. 21, 1813. Loice, born Aug. 9, 1755, died June 26, 1776. Sarah, the mother, died August 17, 1763. David Burt, the father, married again, October, 1774, to Rebecca Alvard, of Wilbraham, and he died April 13, 1777, and she died Oct. 17, 1793. Sarah, the daughter, was married Feb. 21, 1753, to Gideon Colton. Martha was married May 7, 1767, to Abner Hale [see page 140]. Mary was married Jan. 7, 1768, to Henry Col- ton. (The families of the sons, see pages 29, 30 and 31.)


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4th Generation. JOHN BURT, son of John and Mary Burt, was married Sept. 7, 1727, to Mary Wright. Their children were-Mary, born June 29, 1728. John, born Feb. 11, 1731. Benjamin, born Nov. 1, 1734. Rebecca, born Nov. 3, 1732. Eunice, born March 12, 1737. Reubon, born Sept. 7, 1739. Hannah. John Burt, with his family, removed from Longmeadow to Brimfield, and he died in that town April 22, 1756.


4th Generation. MAJOR DANIEL BURT, son of John and Mary Burt, was married Feb. 2, 1727, to Margaret Colton, daughter of Ephraim and Esther Colton [page 49]. Their children-Margaret, born Jan. 12, 1728, died Sept. 2, 1807. Daniel, born Sept. 1729, died Sept. 22, 1812. Lucy, born January, 1737, died February 3, 1756. Mary, born Sept. 1738. Major Daniel Burt settled in Brimfield, where his children were born, and he died in that town Feb. 2, 1771. Margaret, his widow died Margaret, the daughter, was mar- ried Nov. 12, 1751, to Abner Colton, of Longmeadow.


5th Generation. CAPT. DAVID BURT [ page 28], of Longmeadow, son of David and Jerusha Burt, was married March 1, 1758, to Mary Colton, daughter of Capt. Simon and Abigail Colton. Children- Solomon, born Feb. 1, 1759, died May 7, 1777; blown up in a powder- mill. Calvin, born Sept. 14, 1761. Flavia, born March 12, 1764, died Aug. 20, 1787. Ariel, born Feb. 11, 1766, died March 1, 1766. Abigail, born April 27, 1767. Mary, born June 18, 1769, died Jan. 23, 1793. Jerusha, born Nov. 11, 1771, died Jan. 20, 1775. Sarah, born June 27, 1774. David, born July 27, 1776, died Aug. 15, 1777. Jerusha, born Jan. 20, 1782. Flavia was married Feb. 10, 1784, to Aaron Field [see page 131 ]. Abigail was married Jan. 31, 1788, to Zebulon Betts, of Richmond. Mary was married Jan. 8, 1792, to


Eliakim Williams [ page 223]. Sarah was married Sept. 4, 1793, to William Williams |page 224]. Jerusha was married Dec. 24, 1805, to the Rev. Hubbel Loomis, of Willington. Mary, the mother, died July 29, 1800. Capt. David Burt, the father, was married again, 1802, to Eunice Hall, the widow of Dea. John Hall, of Ellington. David, the father, died Nov. 14, 1822.


5th Generation. NATHANIEL BURT, of Longmeadow, son of Dea. Nathaniel and Sarah Burt, was married Jan. 22, 1767, to Experience Chapin, daughter of Lieut. Noah and Mary Chapin, of Somers. He died Oct. 22, 1819, age So. She died Sept. 2, 1834, age 92. Child- ren-Sarah, born July 31, 1768. Sylva, born Feb. 4, 1770. Milcha, born Dec. 16, 1771. Lycy, born Sept. 30, 1773, died Dec. 15, 1833. Experience, born August 8, 1776, died July 28, 1833. Eunice, born Nov. 22, 1778. Jerusha, born Aug. 30, 1780, married to Alex. Field. Sarah was married Feb. 22, 1792, to Nathaniel Patten, of Hartford, Conn. Sylva was married Nov. 29, 1787, to Daniel Lumbard, of Springfield. Milcha was married Feb. 8, 1795, to J. Moseley Dun- ham. Experience was married Sept. 22, 1796, to Dr. Constant Mer- rick. They removed into the State of New York. Eunice was mar- ried Jan. 22, 1802, to Quartus Stebbins, of Springfield.


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5th Generation. COL. GIDEON BURT, of Longmeadow, son of Dea. Nathaniel and Sarah Burt, was married Dec. 10, 1772, to Lydia Hale, daughter of Jonathan and Lydia Hale. He died June 12, 1825, aged 82. Their children-Gideon, born Oct. 21, 1773, died Aug. 13, 1845, age 72. Simeon, born March 3, 1775, died Aug. 17, 1777. Lydia, born Feb. 10, 1777, died Nov. 19, 1779. Lovice, born March 25, 1779. Lydia, the mother, died Oct. 15, 1780. Col. Gideon Burt was married again Oct. 23, 1783, to Celia Sabin, daughter of Capt. Simon Colton [page 57], and the widow of the Rev. Abishai Savin, of Pomphret, but for- merly of Monson. Their children-Simon, born Aug. 7, 1784. Nathaniel, born April 16, 1786. Sabin, born Feb. 22, 1788 [ page 29], died Feb. 11, 1862. William, born Sept. 1, 1789. John, born April 28, 1791. Celia, the mother, died April 6, 1807. Col. Gideon Burt was married again Oct. 20, 1808, to Elisabeth Newel, of Boston. She died May 1, 1813, aged 55. Lovice, the daughter, was married Jan. 10, 1811, to Henry Brewer, of Wilbraham.


DAVID BURT, of Wilbraham, son of David and Sarah Burt, was married Nov. 30, 1759, to Sarah Pasco. They had one child, Sarah, born Sept. 11, 1760, and died March 3, 1761. Sarah, the mother, died Oct. 11, 1760. David Burt was married again May 5, 1763, to Martha Marshfield, daughter of Samuel and Elisabeth Marshfield, of Springfield. Their children-Sarah, born March 28, 1764. Charles, born Sept. 15, 1766. Samuel Marshfield, born July 7, 1768. Stod- dard, born David, born Martha, the mother, died


David Burt, the father, was married again Sept. 1789, to Esther Skinner, of Woodstock. They had one child, Martha, born Esther, the mother, died David Burt, the father, died July 6, 1809, in his 75th year.


JONATHAN BURT, of Longmeadow, son of David and Sarah Burt, was married Aug. 20, 1761, to Hannah Cooley, daughter of Josiah and Experience Cooley [page 102]. Their children-Urania, born May 1, 1762. Hannah, born March 18, 1764, died Dec. 24, 1829, aged 66. Beulah, born July 14, 1766. Flora, born Oct. 3, 1768. Nancy, born Sept. 16, 1770. Clarissa, born Oct. 24, 1772, died March 18, 1789. Rebecca, born Dec. 18, 1774. Lovice, born Aug. 22, 1778. Jonathan, born March 26, 1781, died Jan. 8, 1803. Jonathan Burt, the father, died April 18, 1794, being found dead on the road between his house and Longmeadow street. Hannah, the mother, was mar- ried again Sept. 15, 1796, to Capt. Daniel Perkins, of Enfield, he dying 1803. She returned to Longmeadow and died Sept. 23, 1820. Ura- nia was married Jan. 30, 1783, to Zadock Stebbins [see page 203], he dying Dec. 17, 1803. She was married again March 5, 1806, to Simeon White, of South Hadley. Hannah was married Jan. 6, 1791, Capt. Ethan Ely [see page 126]. Beulah was married July 12, 1792, to Martin Colton. Flora was married Jan. 1, 1794, to Moses Burt, of Springfield. Nancy was married Nov. 25, 1790, to Abijah Newell, of Monson. Rebecca was married Dec. 7, 1803, to Nathaniel Prior, of Enfield. Loice was married Nov. 18, 1801, to Hermon Newel [page 174].


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5th Generation. ENOCH BURT [ page 30], of Wilbraham, son of David and Sarah Burt, was married Nov. 28, 1766, to Eunice Steb- bins, daughter of Jonathan and Margaret Stebbins [ page 199]. Their children-Walter, born Oct. 30, 1767. Eunice, born July 18, 1770. Enoch, born Eunice, the mother, died May 2, 1786. Enoch Burt, the father, was married again to Mary Stacy. She died in child- bed with her first child. Enoch Burt was married a third time to Thankful Skinner, of Woodstock. Their children-Calvin, born Nov. 10, 1790. Lathrop, born April 11, 1792. William, born May 26, I794. Enoch Burt, the father, died May 29, 1809.


5th Generation. ELIJAH BURT, of Longmeadow, son of David and Sarah Burt, was married Dec. 3, 1767, to Deborah Colton, daughter of Ebenezer and Deborah Colton [page 56]. Their children-Peggy, born Sept. 14, 1768, died Feb. 23, 1837, age 69. Deborah, born Dec. 31, 1769, died April 26, 1827, age 57. Elijah, born Nov. 10, 1771, died Jan. 28, 1841, age 69. Luther, born March 11, 1773. Horrace, born Nov. 25, 1774, died Feb. 7, 1810. Rhoda, born May 3, 1776, died April 24, 1804. David, born Nov. 7, 1777. Moses, born Feb. 2, 1779. Aaron, born June 25, 1781. Ebenezer, born Sept. 19, 1782. Mary, born Aug. 18, 1784. Seth, born Feb. 8, 1786. Lucy, born March 25, 1788. Daniel, born Sept. 22, 1790. Deborah, the mother, died April 28, 1792. Elijah Burt, the father, was mar- ried again Oct. 31, 1793, to Dorothy Booth, widow of Henry Booth, of Enfield. Rhoda was married April 25, 1798, to Lieut. Erastus Goldthwait [ page 133]. Elijah, the father, died April 5, 1820. Doro- thy Burt died Oct. 17, 1833.


5th Generation. OLIVER BURT, son of David and Sarah Burt [ page 27], was married Sept. 1, 1786, to Jerusha Cooley, daughter of Aaron and Ruth Cooley [page 99]. Their children -- Justin, born Aug. 20, 1787. Ralph, -. James, - Oliver Burt, with his family, removed to the State of New York [page 31].


5th Generation. FREDERICK BURT, son of David and Sarah Burt, was married March 19, 1778, to Mary Jones, formerly of Somers. Their children-Mary, born June 27, 1779. Elisabeth, born Dec. 20, 1781, died Feb. 28, 1782. Mary, the mother, died Jan. 20, 1786. Frederick Burt was married again, Aug., 1786, to Mehittable Lanc- ton, of West Springfield. By her he had no child. She died Frederick Burt was married again Nov. 20, 1794, to Sabrea Bush, of Springfield, the widow of Oliver Bush, and daughter of Jacob and Abigail Cooley, and he went to live with her. She died 1812. He died Feb. 21, 1813, in the poor-house in Springfield.


6th Generation. CAPT. CALVIN BURT, of Longmeadow, son of Capt. David and Mary Burt, was married Nov. 23, 1784, to Experience Sexton, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Sexton, of Wilbraham. Their children - Solomon, born Jan. 25, 1785, died June 11, 1817. Roderick, born March 22, 1787, died May 19, 1850. Calvin, born Jan. 18, 1795, died Feb. 15, 1795. Flavia, born Nov. 19, 1788, died Oct. 27, 1819. Emelia, born Sept. 26, 1790, married Elisha Burnham ; he died


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Sept. 14, 1832. Maria, born Nov. 26, 1792, married Stephen Cooley, Nov. 12, 1820. Calvin, born May 3, 1796, died Jan. 19, 1819. David, born March 9, 1799, died July 17, 1819. Francis, born June 25, 1801. Experience, the mother, died Dec. 22, 1833. Calvin Burt, the father, died Feb. 14, 1848, aged 86 years.


NATHANIEL BURT, of Longmeadow, son of Col. Gideon and Celia Burt, was married Dec. 29, 1808, to Lovice Meacham, daughter of Asa Meacham, of Enfield. Their children -Nathaniel Sabin, born August 23, 1809. Celia Colton, born April 26, 1812 [ page 32].


ELIJAH BURT, of Longmeadow, son of Elijah and Deborah, was married June 13, 1801, to Nancy Abbe, daughter of John and Charity Abbe of Enfield. Their children - Lorin, born May 22, 1802. Nancy, the mother, died March 24, 1804. Elijah Burt, the father, was married again Jan. 6, 1805, to Polly McKinny, daughter of Wil- liam and Mehittable McKinny, of Ellington. Their children - William, born Jan. 4, 1806. Anson, born July 22, 1808. Nancy Abbe, born Dec. 21, 1810.


LUTHER BURT, of Longmeadow, son of Elijah and Deborah Burt, was married October, 1799, to Mary White, daughter of Preserved and and Mary White, of Springfield. Their children - Mary, born August 31, 1800. Anne, born June 21, 1802. Rhoda, born June 6, 1804. Hezekiah, born April 11, 1806. Lucius, born March 5, 1808. Agus- tin, born July 4, 1810. Luther White, born July 4, 1812. John, born Jan. 30, 1815. Richard Storrs, born Oct. 26, 1817. Delia Bliss, born July 7, 1820.


HORRACE BURT, son of Elijah and Deborah Burt, was married Dec. 19, 1802, to Patty Bliss, daughter of Nathaniel and Martha Bliss. Their children - Edmund, born Nov. 11, 1803. Jonathan, born May 2, 1806. Horrace, born Dec. 31, 1808. Horrace, the father, died Feb. 7, 1810. (Vacant to page 42.)


Ist Generation. HENRY CHANDLER, a native of Andover, State of Massachusetts, was born about the year 1666 ; was married to Lydia Abbot, in Jan. 1723. He purchased a tract of land in the northwest corner of Enfield, supposed to contain seven hundred acres, for seven hundred pounds. He, with the greatest part of his children, removed to Enfield, probably in the spring of the year after his purchase. His children who did not come with him came afterwards. He and his sons settled on the land of his abovesaid purchase, except Nehemiah, who purchased a house-lot adjoining of Benoni Ganes. The children of Henry Chandler, and Lydia his wife, were : - Henry, died April 4, 1735. Samuel, born Oct. 1699, died April 22, 1761. Daniel, born May 25, 1701, died July 21, 1785. Nehemiah, died Sept. 9, 1756, aged 54. Lydia, died Feb. 4, 1780. Abigail, died Jan. 21, 1772, aged 67. Sarah, born 1707, died Aug. 16, 1777. Deborah, born July 9, 1709, died Aug. 23, 1769. Hannah, died May 23, 1756, age 45. Mary, died Nov. 13, 1789, age 76. Isaac, died June 5, 1787, age 70. Mehittable, died June 14 (12, Dr. Williams), age 24. The sons, with their families, are to be seen in the following pages in this book, as also the daughters.


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Lydia was married to John Booth, of Enfield, Dec. 26, 1727. Abigail was married to John Rumrill, Feb. 14, 1728. Deborah was married to Ebenezer Colton, Oct. 25, 172 -. Sarah was married to Joseph Booth, Jan. 29, 1736. Hannah was married to Ezekiel Pease, Feb. 10, 1732. Mary was married to Timothy Pease, Dec. 22, 1736. Mehittable was published to Jonathan Chapin, of Chicopee, Dec. 8, 1743, but died unmarried. Henry Chandler, the father, died Aug. 27, 1737, aged 71. Lydia, the mother, died March 11, 1739, aged 74. The whole number of grandchildren of Henry and Lydia Chandler, the father and mother of the above family, were ninety-nine. Henry had 5; Samuel 2; Daniel 6 ; Nehemiah 10; Lydia 10; Abigail 11 ; Sarah 9; Deborah 11 ; Hannah 11 ; Mary 14 ; and Isaac 10 ; making 99 in the whole.


2d Generation. DEACON HENRY CHANDLER, the son of Henry and Lydia, was married to Hannah Foster, before they came to Enfield. Their children were : - Hannah, born June 10, 1724, died March 12, 1751. Henry, born April 2, 1726. John, born Dec. 26, 1727. Stephen, born Feb. 2, 1731, died Sept. 10, 1804. Solomon, born Jan. 27, 1733, died 1755. Hannah, the daughter, was [ page 43] married Sept. 1750, to Nehemiah Stebbins, of Longmeadow, and died without issue March 12, 1751. Henry's and Stephen's families may be seen in this book. John married, and had children in South Hadleigh, and removed from thence to Solomon was killed in a battle with the French and Indians, in the year 1755. Henry, the father, died April 4, 1735. Hannah, the mother, was married again, Nov. 9, 1736, to John Ganes of Enfield, and had two children, John and Abigail.




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