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[6] GEORGE EDMUND FULLER (ELIIIU, ASA, AMOS), son of Elihu [2] and Rhoda (Daniels) Fuller, was born March 3, 1826, in East Medway. He married, Sept. 3, 1850, Ellen M. Winslow, daughter of Elnathan Sampson and Clarissa (Roberts) Winslow. She was born Sept. 3, 1834, in Ellsworth, N. Y. They resided in East Medway and removed to Arlington, Mass.
The children were : GEORGE E., b. April 2, 1854, m. Nov. 5, 1875, Florence O. Hurd. EDMUND W., b. Nov. 20, 1858. NELLIE A., b. Nov. 7, 1862, m. June 10, ISS5, Frank A. Marden. FRANK SHERIDAN, b. Oct. 4, 1867, d. Dec. 8, ISS4.
[1] AMORY GALE (AMORY, JONATHAN), son of Amory and Lucinda (Rich) Gale, was born Oct. 15, 1Soo, in Warwick, Mass. He married, 1825, Martha Leland, daughter of Perley and Hannah (Harding) Leland. She was born June 3, 1800, in Holliston, Mass. They resided in East Medway. Dr. Gale died Feb. 20, IS73.
The children were : CAROLINE LELAND, b. IS28, m. IS74, Alfred James, res. in Weymouth, Mass. MARTHA LELAND, b. IS32, res. in Boston, Mass. MARY KENDALL, b. 1835, res. in Wollaston, Mass. JAMES AMORY [2], b. 1837. ANNAH HARDING, b. July 26, 1840, m. March 11, 1860, Lyman& Adams, vid.
[2] JAMES AMORY GALE (AMORY, AMORY, JONATHAN), son of Dr. Amory and Martha (Leland) Gale was born 1837. He married Jemima Adams Wheeler, daughter of Abijah Richardson and Jemima (Adams) Wheeler. She was born in East Medway. They reside in West Medway.
The children were : LELAND AMORY LEWIS. ANNA ADAMS. HATTIE WHEELER.
HENRY E. GAY ( JOSEPH, JOSEPH), son of Joseph and Jane (Rugg) Gay, was born Oct. 15, 1830, in Natick, Mass. He married, July 1, 1863, Sarah E. Adams, daughter of Thomas B. and Elizabeth (Adams) Adams. She was born in Holliston, Mass. They reside in Medway.
The children were : EMMA D., b. May 20, 1866, d. Nov. 16, 1866. HATTIE A., b. May 1, 1869. EDITH L., b. Feb. 16, 1872, d. Nov. 13, ISSO.
WILLIAM GAY (PETER, PETER), son of Peter and Elizabeth (Merriam) Gay, was born Jan. 19, 1812, in Farmington, Me. He married, March 26, 1840, Catherine Williams, daughter of William and Betsey (Springer) Williams, of West Wrentham, Mass. They resided in Medway, Mass.
The children were : MARY ELIZABETH, b. Nov. IS, IS41, d. Dec. S. 1847. PHILAN- DER AUGUSTUS, b. July 25, 1846. CHARLES SALISBURY, b. Oct. 24, 1847, d. Aug. 13, IS50. MARY ELIZABETH, b. March S, 1849, d. Aug. 21, 1850. MELISSA CATHERINE, b. March 31, 1851. ARTHUR SUMNER, b. June 17, 1859.
ALPHEUS C. GRANT (RIIODES, EBENEZER), son of Rhodes and Martha (Cook) Grant, was born Jan. 24, 1812, in Wrentham, Mass. He married, July 2. 1834. 1 Hannah A. Wiggin, daughter of Joshua and Mary Wiggin, of South Berwick, Me. They resided in Medway. Mrs. Mary Grant died March 23, 18449. Mr. Grant married, March 23, 1857, 2 Hephzibah B. Jackson, daughter of William and Mary Jackson. She was born in England.
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The children were : ALPHEUS ORVILLE, b. Aug. 23, 1842, m. Nellie Lovitt, res. in Milford, Mass. WILLIAM RHODES, b. Jan. 24, IS61. FRANKLIN P., b. April 29, 1865.
Memoranda. EBENEZER GRANT, Mr. Grant's grandfather, was born in 1714, in Ken- nebunk, Me., and married Mary Bull, who was born in 1733, in Marblehead, Mass. He died 1799, in Wrentham, Mass. She died in the same place in IS22.
RHODES GRANT, Mr. Grant's father, was born in 17So in Wrentham, Mass., and died Dec. 30, 1852, in Franklin, Mass. His mother, Mrs. Martha (Cook) Grant, was born in 1783, in Cumberland, R. I., and died Jan. IS, IS57, in Franklin, Mass.
BENJAMIN COOK, Mr. Grant's maternal grandfather, born in Salem, Mass., was a cordwainer by trade, at which he worked after he was one hundred years old. He died at the age of one hundred and five years, in Cummington, Mass. His wife, Mrs. Abbie Cook, died in the same town at the age of ninety-five years. Their married life was nearly eighty years.
[1] ABRAHAM' HARDING, of Braintree, Mass., became, in 1650, a proprietor of Medfield, Mass. His parentage is unknown. Perhaps he was a son of John Harding, of Weymouth, Mass. Mr. Harding married Elizabeth Adams. They resided in Medfield, Mass. Mr. Harding died May 22, 1655. Mrs. Harding married, 1656, 2John Frary.
The children were : MARY, b. May 1, 1653. ABRAHAM [3], b. Aug. 15, 1655.
[2] JOHN' HARDING, probably a brother of Abraham [1] Harding, settled in Medfield, Mass. He married, Nov. 26, 1665, 1 Hannah Wood, daughter of Nicholas and Mary (Williams) Wood. She was born in Sherborn, Mass. Mrs. Hannah Harding died Feb. 23. 1667. Mr. Harding married, Dec. 16, 166S. "Elizabeth Adams, daughter of Lieut. Henry and Elizabeth (Paine) Adams. She was born Nov. 1I, 1649, in Medfield, Mass. Dea. John Harding died March 4, 1720.
The children were : HANNAH, b. Feb. 13, 1667, d. May 26, 1667. ABRAHAM, b. Feb. 6, 166S, d. April 5, 1670. JOHN, b. Sept. 11, 1669, d. May 16, 1670. JOHN, b. Feb. 21, 1671, d. June S, 1672. HENRIE, b. June 7. 1673, m. July 7, 1698, Marie Allen, res. in Medfield, Mass. ICHABOD, b. Nov. 23, 1675, m. 1699, Abigail Barbour, d. Feb. 2, 1730; res. in Medfield, Mass. MARIE, b. June 22, 16SI, d. Jan. 12, 16S2. ABRAHAM [4], b. Dec. 27, 16S3. HANNAH, b. Oct. 16, 1686, d. Jan. 13, 1718. JOHN, b. Sept. 23, 1691, d. Jan. 16, 1693.
[3] ABRAHAM2 HARDING (ABRAHAM1), son of Abraham [1] and Elizabeth (Adams) Harding, was born Aug. 15, 1655, in Medfield, Mass. He married 1Mary
They resided in Medfield, afterward Medway, Mass. Mrs. Mary Harding died. Mr. Harding married 2 Sarah
The children were : MEHITABLE, b. Oct. 17, 1684. MARY, b. Aug. 25, 1687, m. Daniel . ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 1, 1689, d. April 15, 1708. ABRAHAM [5], b. April 5, 1691. THOMAS [6], b. Dec. 15, 1692. JOHN [7], b. April 6, 1694. SARAH, b. Feb. 22, 1696, m. George Fairbanks, vid. SAMUEL [8], b. May 15, 169S. HANNAH, b. Jan. IS, 1699. LYDIA, b. Dec. 14, 1701, m. March 22, 172S, Ephraim Partridge. BATHSHEBA, b. Feb. 12, 1703, d. Jan. 18, 1722. ISAAC [9], b. Feb. 16, 1705. ELIZABETH, b. July 25, 1708. JOSEPH, b. March 22, 1710, d. Dec. 31, 1732.
[4] ABRAHAM? HARDING ( JOHN1), son of Dea. John [2] and Elizabeth (Adams) Harding, was born Dec. 27, 1683, in Medfield, Mass. He married, 1706, Mary Smith. They resided in Medfield, afterward Medway. Mr. Harding died May 4, 1741. Mrs. Harding died Jan. 22, 1749.
The children were : MOSES, b. Dec. 23, 1707, m. Mary Bullard, res. in Medfield, Mass. MARY, b. 1709. ELISHA, b. April 11, 1711. JOHN, b. April 19, 1713. CALEB, b. Nov. 26, 1714. STEPHEN, b. May 26, 1717, d. July 29, 1717. SIMON, b. April 11, 1719. m. ' Patience - -; m. 1752, 2 Mary Gardner. OLIVE, b. Sept. 4, 1722. JABEZ, b. June 28, 1726, m. 1754, Miriam Wells, res. in Sturbridge, Mass., d. February, ISoo.
[5] ABRAHAM3 HARDING (ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of Abraham [3] and Sarah Harding, was born April 5, 1691, in Medfield, Mass. Ile married Ruth They resided in Medway.
The children were : RUTH. b. Nov. 2, 1716, d. Jan. IS. 1717. SETH, b. Dec. 1, 1717, m. March 19, 1743. Experience Hill. JOB, b. Oct. 25, 1719. ICHABOD, b. May 31, 1722. DEBORAH, 6 Oct. 1, 1724. R+MPH, b. Nov. 16, 1726. RUTH, b. July 13, 1728. ABRAHAM [Io], b. Dec. 7, 1730.
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[6] THOMAS& HARDING (ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of Abraham [3] and Mary Harding, was born Dec. 15, 1692, in Medfield, afterward Medway. He married Hannah - They resided in East Medway. Mrs. Harding died Sept. 15, 1739. Deacon Harding died Oct. 15, 1754.
The children were: HANNAH, b. June 25, 1719, m. David Lovell, res. in Med- field, d. 1785. THOMAS [II], b. May 13, 1722. JOSHUA, b. May 25, 1726, m. Sarah Clark, res. in Sturbridge, Mass. DOROTHY, b. March 23, 1729. ELIJAH, b. Oct. 15, 1730, res. in Sturbridge, Mass. PRESERVED, b. Sept. 29, 1734.
[7] JOHN3 HARDING (ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of Abraham [3] and Mary Harding, was born April 6, 1694, in Medfield, afterward Medway. He married Thankful Bullard, daughter of John3 and Abigail (Leland) Bullard. They resided in Medway.
The children were: JOHN [12], b. Jan 20, 1724. ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 22, 1726, m. February, 1745, Nathan Fiske. THANKFUL, b. Dec. 17, 1733, m. Dec. 3, 1755, James Boyden. MERCY, b. Dec. 9, 1735, m. Oct. 9, 1760, Seth Partridge, res. in Wrentham, Mass.
[8] SAMUEL3 HARDING (ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of Abraham [3] and Sarah Harding, was born May 15, 169S, in Medfield, afterward Medway. He married Mary - -. They resided in Medway. Mrs. Harding died October, 1778. Mr. Hard- ing died February, 1780.
The children were : SAMUEL, b. Sept. 21, 1723, d. Oct. 30, 1723. MARY, b. March 19, 1725. SAMUEL [13], b. Jan. 7, 1727. JOSEPH, b. April 23, 1728. NATHAN [14], b. Oct. 1, 1731. STEPHEN, b. Oct. 23, 1732. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 14, 1738.
[9] ISAAC3 HARDING (ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of Abraham [3] and Sarah Harding, was born Feb. 16, 1705, in East Medway. He married, March 27, 1728, Rachel Hill, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Twitchell) Hill. She was born Dec. 12, 1703, in Medfield. They resided in Medway. Mr. Harding died Oct. 5, 1779. Mrs. Harding died March 16, 1786.
The children were : BATHSHEBA, b. Nov. 29, 1731, m. April 25, 1751, Elijah Clark, vid. ; d. Sept. 14, 1819. SARAH, b. June 12, 1734. THEODORE [15], b. July 24, 1736. LoIs, b. July 15, 1739. HANNAH, b. July 8, 1743.
[10] ABRAHAM+ HARDING (ABRAHAM3, ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of Abraham [5] and Ruth Harding, was born Dec. 7, 1730, in Medway. He married, Feb. 9, 1757, Abigail Adams, daughter of Daniel4 and Sarah Adams. She was born June 23, 1736, in Medway, where they resided. Mr. Harding died March 3, 1819.
There was a son : SETH [16].
[II] THOMAS+ HARDING (THOMAS , ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of Thomas [6] and Hannah Harding, was born May 13, 1722, in Medway. He married Susanna Cummings. They resided in East Medway.
There was a son : THOMAS [17].
[12] JOHN+ HARDING (JOHN3, ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of John [7] and Thankful (Bullard) Harding, was born Jan. 20, 1724, in Medway. He married Kezia Pond. She was born in Wrentham, Mass. Mr. Harding died Sept. 7, 1809.
The children were : KEZIA. HANNAH, m. David Leland. ABIJAH, m. June 28, 1770, 1Sybil Adams; m. March 3, 1814, 2Mary Smith, res. in Barre, Mass. MARY, m. Jeremiah Leland, res. in Holliston, Mass. JOHN [IS]. ALPHEUS, died young.
[13] SAMUEL+ HARDING (SAMUEL3, ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of Samuel [8] and Mary Harding, was born Jan. 7, 1727, in East Medway. He married and resided in East Medway.
There was a son : STEPHEN [19].
[14] NATHAN+ HARDING (SAMUEL3, ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of Samuel [8] and Mary Harding, was born Oct. 1, 1731, in Medway, where he settled.
There was a son : ASA [20].
[15] THEODORE+ HARDING (ISAAC3, ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of Isaac [9] and Rachel (Hill) Harding, was born July 24, 1736, in Medway. He married Lois Clark, daughter of Timothy and Abigail Clark. She was born 1737, in Medway, where they resided. Mrs. Harding died Sept. 28, 1817. Mr. Harding died Dec. IS, IS17.
The children were : RHODA, b. 1755. SILAS, b. 1756. ELIAS, b. 175S. URIAH, b. 1760. LOIS, b. 1762. TIMOTHY, b. 1764. THEODORE, b. 1767. ABIGAIL, b. 1769.
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THEOPHILUS [21], b. June 3, 1771. HANNAH, b. 1773. RACHEL, b. 1777. MARTHA, b. 1779.
[16] SETH HARDING (ABRAHAM+, ABRAHAM3, ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of Abraham [10] and Abigail (Adams) Harding, was born in Medway. He married Mary Learned, daughter of Edward and Sarah (Pratt) Learned. She was born in Sherborn, Mass. They resided in Medway. Mr. Harding died (was drowned) Jan. 28, 1825. Mrs. Harding married, September, IS34, 2Comfort Walker, of Medway.
The children were : MARY ANN. ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 24, IScS, m. Nov. 26, 1829, 1 William J. Partridge, vid .; m. March 25, IS35, 2Clark Partridge, vid .; res. in Med- way. MARY, b. March 17, ISII, m. April 6, IS30, Clark Partridge, vid .; d. March 23, 1834. SARAH ANN, b. Nov. 23, IS15, m. March 25, IS41, Edward Eaton, vid .; d. Aug. 28, ISS2. ABRAHAM S., m. Harriet L. Clark, d. May 31, ISS2. ADELIZA H., m. Francis W. Clark, res. in Medway. EDWARD L. HARRIET M., m. 1853, Timothy Daniels, res. in Holliston, Mass.
[17] THOMAS HARDING (THOMAS4, THOMAS3, ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of Thomas [II] and Susanna (Cummings) Harding, was born in Medway. He married Keziah Bullen. They resided in East Medway.
The children were : HENRY [22]. LYMAN. SUSANNA, m. Charles Howard. LEWIS. A SON. KEZIAH, m. Leonard Fairbanks, d. April 25, 1823. ABIGAIL, m. Nov. 30, 1823, Leonard Fairbanks, d. April 17, 1824. LOUISA, m. Jan. 1, 1S24, George H. Hol- brook, vid.
[18] JOHN' HARDING (JOHN+, JOHN3, ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of John [12] and Kezia (Pond) Harding, was born in Medway. He married Beulah Metcalf, daughter of the Hon. Stephen Metcalf. She was born March 26, 1762, in Bellingham, Mass. They resided in Medway. Mr. Harding died March 11, IS33. Mrs. Harding died March 20, IS39.
The children were : HEPHZIBAH, b. March 7, 1785, m. Alexander Leland, res. in Holliston, Mass. ALPHEUS, b. April 20, 1789, m. Abigail Chamberlain. BEULAH, b. July 23, 1790, m. Lemuel Littlefield, res. in Holliston, Mass. SEWALL [23], b. March 20, 1793.
[19] STEPHENS HARDING (SAMUEL4, SAMUEL3, ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of Samuel [13] Harding, was born in Medway. He married Ruth Greenwood. They resided in Medway, now Millis, Mass. Mrs. Harding died Jan. 9, 1819. Mr. Harding married, July 1, IS19, 2Mrs. Sarah Bullen, widow of Jonathan Bullen. She was born in Medfield.
The children were : PLINY. PHINEHAS, res. in Boston, Mass. GEORGE [24], b. June 20, 1799. PATTY, m. David Bullen.
[20] ASAS HARDING (NATHAN4, SAMUEL3, ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of Nathan [14] Harding, was born in Medway. He married Keziah Jones, daughter of Thomas and Bethiah (Whitney) Jones. She was born in East Medway.
The children were : ASA. NATHAN [25], b. Feb. 7, 1797. LYDIA, m. Dec. 25, 1834, Elias N. Tyler.
[21] THEOPHILUS HARDING (THEODORE4, ISAAC3. ABRAHAM2, ABRA- HAM1), son of Theodore [15] and Lois (Clark) Harding, was born June 3, 1771, in East Medway. He married, Dec. 5, 1798, 1Abigail Clark. She was born in East Med- way. Mrs. Abigail Harding died Sept. 28, 1817. Mr. Harding married, Feb. 4, 1819, 2 Mrs. Polly Atwell.
The children were : PHILIP CLARK, b. Dec. 13, 1799, res. in Brighton, Mass., d. 1882. BETSEY, b. July 8, 1So2, m. Nov. 18, 1833, John Cook, res. in Watertown, Mass. JULIA, b. Sept. 11, ISO6, m. Sept. 11, 1827, Owa Pratt, res. in Natick, Mass. THEO- DORE [26], b. Dec. 10, 1809. ABIGAIL, b. IS16, m. Adin Partridge, res. in Philadel- phia, Penn.
[22] HENRY HARDING (THOMAS5, THOMAS+, THOMAS3, ABRAHAM2, ABRA- HAM1), son of Thomas [17] and Keziah (Bullen) Harding, was born in East Medway, Mass., where he resided. He married Sally Pickering, of Salem.
The children were : WILLIAM, m. Ruth C. Sherley. ELIZABETH, m. Joseph Nute, res. in Charlestown, Mass. THOMAS, m. Sarah Bacon. MARY ADELAIDE.
[23] SEWALL' HARDING (JOHN', JOHN', JOHN', JOHN3, ABRAHAM2, ABRA- HAM1), son of John [IS] and Beulah (Metcalf ) Harding, was born March 20, 1793, in
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Medway. He married, Nov. 2, IS20, Eliza Wheeler, daughter of Lewis and Betsey (Richardson) Wheeler. She was born in Medway. They resided in Medway, Mass. The Rev. Mr. Harding died April 12, 1876. Mrs. Harding died Feb. 2, IS77.
The children were : JOHN WHEELER [27], b. Oct. 12, 1821. SEWALL BRIGHAM, b. Dec. 25, 1823, d. Sept. 19, 1834. ELIZA MERCY, b. Dec. 24, 1826, m. Oct. 13, 1852, the Rev. Augustus Walker, vid. GEORGE LEWIS, b. Jan. 9, 1830, d. Aug. 24, 1849. WIL- LIAM GREENOUGH [28], b. Aug. 5, 1834. HARRIET BETHIAH, b. Sept. 15, 1836, m. April 15, 1857, the Rev. William F. Williams, d. Dec. 25, 1857.
Memoranda. The Rev. William F. Williams, who married the youngest daughter of the Rev. Sewall Harding, was a missionary of the A. B. C. F. M. Mrs. Williams died soon after her arrival on missionary ground.
[24] GEORGE6 HARDING (STEPHENS, SAMUEL4, SAMUEL3, ABRAHAM2, ABRA- HAM1), son of Stephen [19] and Ruth (Greenwood) Harding, was born June 20, 1799, in East Medway. He married, Jan. 13, IS25, Kezia Morse, daughter of Benoni and Polly (Hobbs) Morse. They resided in East Medway. Mr. Harding died March 24, 1883.
The only child was: MARIA A., b. Sept. 17, 1828, m. April 17, 1853, James L. Bickford, vid .; res. in East Medway, now Millis.
Memoranda. Chester Harding, Esq., an eminent artist, was a descendant of Sam- uel4 Harding, grandfather of Stephen Harding, Esq. He painted the portraits of several of the Presidents of the United States, and also of the Dukes of Norfolk, Ham- ilton, Sussex, and many of the nobility of England. Vid. Harding Genealogy.
[25] NATHAN6 HARDING (ASAS, NATHAN4, SAMUEL3, ABRAHAM2, ABRA- HAM1), son of Asa [20] and Kezia ( Jones) Harding, was born Feb. 7, 1797, in East Medway. He married, April 10, 1825, Keziah Adams, daughter of Elijah and Lydia (Smith) Adams. She was born Jan. 25, 1799, in Medfield, Mass. They resided in East Medway. Mr. Harding died May 30, 1854. Mrs. Harding died Sept. 21, 1882.
The children were : LAURA ANN, b. Oct. 25, 1825, m. Nov. IS, 1843, James H. Ellis, vid. ; ADDISON A., b. Dec. 2, 1830, d. August, 1832. ELVIRA A., b. March 2, 1833, m. John A. Hutchins, vid .; d. April 11, ISS4. TRYPHENA MELVINA, b. Sept. 6, 1837, m. Nov. 25, 1854, Frederic Swarman. ADELIZA MARIA, b. April 29, 1840, m. Oct. 18, 1861, Leander S. Daniels, vid .; d. Oct. 27, ISS3.
[26] THEODORE® HARDING (THEOPHILUS5, THEODORE4, ISAAC3, ABRA- HAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of Theophilus [21] and Abigail (Clark) Harding, was born Dec. 10, 1809, in East Medway. He married 1Nancy Clark. She was born in Mil- ford, Mass. They resided in East Medway. Mrs. Nancy Harding died Nov. 10, IS57. Mr. Harding married, Dec. 19, 1861, 2Mrs. Abigail Adams Crosby, nee Lovell, daughter of Michael and Caty (Daniels) Lovell, and widow of George Crosby. She was born Oct. 25, ISIS. Mrs. Abigail A. Harding died Dec. 23, 1870. Mr. Harding married 3 Harriet Conant. Mr. Harding died March 9, ISS3.
The children were: SARAH PRATT, b. May 8, 1835, m. L. J. Brown, res. in Fitchburg, Mass. MARY ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 1, 1836, m. J. M. Batchelder, res. in Holliston, Mass. JOHN CLARK, b. Dec. 9, IS38, m. Fanny Estabrook, res. in Phila- delphia, Penn. BETSEY MARIA, b. April 14, 1841, m. Edward A. Brown, res. in Wor- cester. ABIGAIL ELIZA, b. March 7, 1843, res. in Fitchburg, Mass. CHARLES THEO- DORE, b. Aug. 31, IS45, m. 1Ella Josephine Haines ; m. 2Ellen Lane, res. in Fitchburg, Mass. GEORGE LEWIS, b. Sept. 3, 1848, m. Augusta res. in Utah. WILLIAM FRANCIS, b. June 24, IS51, m. Mary Clark, res. in Medfield, Mass. SYLVIA ANNA, b. Jan. 29, 1854, d. Dec. 19, 1873.
[27] JOHN WHEELER& HARDING (SEWALL", JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN+, JOHN3, ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of the Rev. Sewall [23] and Eliza (Wheeler) Harding, was born Oct. 12, 1821, in Waltham, Mass. He married, Dec. 29, 1852, Mehitable Pratt Lane, daughter of Jenkins and Mehitable (Pratt) Lane. She was born in Abington, now Rockland, Mass. They reside in Long Meadow, Mass.
The children were : WILLIAM COLT, b. June 24, 1854. GRACE, b. Aug. 19, 1857, m. June 26, ISS4, William B. Medlicott. JOHN PUTNAM, b. April 26, 1861. MARY, b. April 17, 1865. PAUL, b. Oct. 27, 1870, d. Oct. 1, 1871.
[28] WILLIAM? GREENOUGH HARDING (SEWALL', JOHN®, JOHN', JOHN+, JOHN3, ABRAHAM2, ABRAHAM1), son of the Rev. Sewall [23] and Eliza (Wheeler)
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Harding, was born Aug. 5, 1834, in Waltham, Mass. He married, June 27, 1861, Nancy P. Campbell, daughter of George and Matilda (Jenkins) Campbell. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., where they resided.
The children were : HATTIE, b. Aug. S, 1862. ISABEL, b. July 30, 1864. GEORGE CAMPBELL, b. May IS, 1867. MALCOLM CAMPBELL, b. Aug. 11, 1869, d. Nov. 5, 1874. HOPE CAMPBELL, b. Aug. 24, 1871, d. Nov. S, IS74.
THOMAS J. HARRINGTON (MICHAEL, PETER, THOMAS), son of Michael and Catharine (Jennings) Harrington, was born in Parish Kiltoma, County of Roscoe, Ireland. He married, April 5, 1858, Mary Donovan, daughter of Thomas and Dora (Cleary) Donovan. They resided in West Medway.
The children were : CATHARINE, b. Dec. 28, 1859, m. November, ISSI, Thomas McCan. JOHN, b. Feb. 7, 1861, d. June 7, 1882. MARY. SUSANNA.
EPHRAIM NELSON HIDDEN, son of Ephraim and Dorothy (Remick) Hid- den, was born Aug. 28, IS10, in Tamworth, N. H. He married, Aug. 28, 1840, Mary Elizabeth Parsons, daughter of Josiah and Judith (Badger) Parsons. They resided in East Medway. The Rev. Mr. Hidden died Nov. 28, 18So.
The children were : FANNY MARTHA, b. Dec. 20, 1841, m. Aug. 28, 1865, Benjamin Greely Page, d. Oct. 28, 1870. MARY E., b. Sept. 29, 1843, d. April 17, 1847. EMILY PARSONS, b. Dec. 28, 1846, d. April 1, 1SS2.
DEMING J. HASTINGS, son of Benjamin and Sally (Jarvis) Hastings, was born March 10, 1818, in Boston, Mass. He married, Nov. 28, 1839, Lucia A. Daniels, daughter of Lyman and Hyrena (Payne) Daniels. She was born May 28, 1817, in Mendon, Mass.
The children were : HARRIET LUCIA, b. Oct. 2, 1840, m. July 24, 1864, Charles Thompson Adams, vid. ADDISON T., b. Feb. 22, 1842. MARY LAMB, b. Jan. 27, 1844.
MOSES HILL, son of Moses and Persis Hill, was born March 22, IS23, in Bel- lingham, Mass. He married, Feb. 26, 1846, Eliza A. Arnold, daughter of Nathan and Rosina Arnold. She was born in Cumberland, R. I. They resided in East Medway. Mr. Hill died Oct. 29, 1862.
The children were : LUSINA M., b. June 2, 1848, m. Frank Howe, res. in Medfield, Mass. GEORGE R., b. Nov. 26, 1858, m. June 21, 1882, Carrie F. Clark, res. in Hol- liston, Mass.
Memoranda. Mrs. Hill's father, Nathan Arnold, was born Sept. 18, 1787, in Cum- berland, R. I. He was a manufacturer, and died Oct. 31, IS4S. Her mother, Mrs. Rosina Arnold, was born Dec. 2, 1783, in the same town, and died Dec. 6, IS25.
[1] SAMUELS HILL (SAMUEL+, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1), son of Samuel and Mary Hill, was born May 10, 1736, in Medway. He married 1Abigail -. They resided in Medway. Mrs. Hill died. Mr. Hill married 2 Kezia - Mrs. Kezia Hill died Oct. 27, 1810. Mr. Hill died May 25, 1815.
The children were : SAMUEL, b. Dec. 5, 1767, d. Feb. 4, 1802. REUBEN [2], b. 1774.
[2] REUBEN® HILL (SAMUELS, SAMUEL4, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1), son of Samuel Hill, was born in East Medway. He married Rebecca Bullard, daughter of Henry5 and Rebecca (Richardson) Bullard. She was born Aug. 22, 1777. They resided in East Medway. Mr. Hill died Aug. 12, 1830. Mrs. Hill died Sept. 25, 1852.
The children were : DAVID [3], b. Oct. 11, 179S. KEZIAH, b. Dec. 29, 1800, n. June 6, 1820, David Daniels, vid.
[3] DAVID' HILL (REUBENS, SAMUEL5, SAMUEL+, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL?, JOHN1), son of Reuben and Rebecca (Bullard) Hill, was born Oct. 11, 1798, in East Medway. He married, Dec. 2, 1819, Sarah Crooks. She was born in Hopkinton, Mass. Mr. Hill died Oct. 25, 1839. Mrs. Hill died July 24, 1849.
FISHER HILL (SIMONS, SAMUEL4, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL?, JOHN1), son of Simon and Prudence (Lovell) Hill, was born Jan. 17, 1784. He married, April 19, ISIS, Clarissa Partridge, daughter of Samuel* and Mehitable (Allen) Partridge. They resided in Medway. Mr. Hill's maternal grand-parents were Joseph and Prudence (Clark) Lovell. His mother, Mrs. Prudence (Lovell) Hill, was born Oct. 3, 1743.
The only child was : CLARA P., born Feb. 13, 1819.
Memoranda. Simon Hill, brother of Samuel [1], was born July 17, 173S. They had a sister, Mary, born Feb. 15, 1734, and a brother, Timothy, born Dec. 16, 1740.
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CHARLES HILL, son of Samuel and Mary (Partridge) Hill, was born Sept. 27, 1796, in Sherborn, Mass. He inarried, July 11, 1824, Nancy Jones, daughter of Simp- son and Abigail (Hammond) Jones. She was born July 29, 1797, in East Medway, where they resided. Mr. Hill died Aug. 2, IS74.
The children were : SAMUEL FRANCIS, b. March 20, 1826, d. Sept. 29, IS26. MARY PARTRIDGE, b. July 13, 1827, m. Elijah Partridge, vid. ABBY HAMMOND, b. March I, IS30. PHEBE AUGUSTA, b. Dec. 13, IS31, d. Aug. 19, IS77. CHARLES IRVING, b. May 18, 1839, d. November, IS40. HARRIET ELIZA, b. Sept. 3, 1841, m. May 1, 1867, Ed- ward Southworth, res. in Quincy, Mass.
[1] "WALTER HIXON, of Stoughton, Bricklayer," was the earliest known ancestor of the Medway Hixons. He was born June 15, 1705. Walter Hixon was a volunteer in the quota of Massachusetts in the expedition sent by the British Govern- ment against the Spanish dominions in America, especially Cuba. Only fifty men of the five hundred whom the state sent out, survived to return. It is probable that Mr. Hixon was among those who lost their lives. He married Mary
The children were : EBENEZER, b. June 17, 1729, d. Oct. 5, 1733. MARY, b. Oct. 3,
1731. EBENEZER, b. Feb. 19, 1733. SETH [2], b. 1734. ELKANAH H., d. March 19,
1740. EZRA, b. March 19, 1741.
[2] SETH HIXON (WALTER), son of Walter [1] and Mary Hixon, was born He married Bethiah Partridge, and settled in Medway about 1759.
1734.
The children were : SETH, b. June 21, 1759, d. May 19, 1770. JOTHAM, b. May 29, 1761, d. Oct. 4, 1764. ISAAC [3], b. Oct. IS, 1762. REUBEN, b. June 9, 1765. ASA [4], b. April 9, 176S.
[3] ISAAC HIXON (SETH, WALTER), son of Seth [2] and Bethiah (Partridge) Hixon, was born Oct. 18, 1762, in Medway. He married 1Elizabeth Harding. They resided in Medway. Mrs. Elizabeth Hixon died. Mr. Hixon married 2Persis Adams. Mr. Hixon died March 18, IS52.
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