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[2] AMOS SHUMWAY ( JABEZ+, AMOS3, PETER2, PETER1), son of Jabez [1] and Olive (Penniman) Shumway, was born March 27, 1787, in West Medway. He married Patience Adams, daughter of Phinehas and Patience (Pond) Adams. She was born March 30, 1792, in Medway. They resided in West Medway. Mr. Shum- way died Aug. 21, 1871. Mrs. Shumway is living, in ISS6.
The children were: WILLARD A., b. March 20, ISII, m. May 25, 1837, Susan Parker, d. April 19, 1860, in St. Augustine, Fla. AMOS PENNIMAN, b. Oct. 31, 1812, d. 1850, in New Mexico. OLIVE, b. Jan. 15, 1815, n. Nov. 25, 1841, Elihu Partridge, vid. SEWALL, b. Sept. 5, 1817, m. March 10, 1852, 1Laura Bradley ; m. Nov. 29, 1860, 2 Anna B. Bussier, res. in Philadelphia, Penn. ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 29, 1820, m. Oct. 8. IS47, Asa Partridge, res,, in Philadelphia, Penn. ALBERT, b. Jan. 22, 1824, m. Nov. 27, 1856, Sarah J. Reynolds. EDMUND, b. Jan. 22, 1826, m. March 26, 1850, Clara A. Kelsey. WILLIAM WARREN, b. Sept. 26, 1830, m. Nov. 24, 1857, Susan E. Davis. ASAHEL A., b. June 3, 1833, m. Oct. 4, 1859, Fannie M. Shaw. CAROLINE P., b. May 2S, 1836, m. Jan. 24, 1866, David B. Hixon, vid .; res. in Brooklyn, N. Y.
JOHN STAPLES SMITH ( JOHN, ISAAC, JOHN), son of John and Mary (Cham- berlain) Smith, was born Feb. 17, ISog, in Holliston, Mass. He married, Nov. 27, 1830, Sarah B. Phillips, daughter of Josiah and Sally (Morse) Phillips. She was born Jan. 18, 1812, in East Medway. They reside in West Medway.
The children were : SARAH JANE, b. Oct. 17, 1831, d. Jan. 25, 1835. JOHN EMER- SON, b. April 1, 1833, d. Sept. 4, 1834. JOHN MILTON, b. Jan. 25, 1837, d. Sept. 27, 1837. SYLVIA ALTHEA, b. Aug. 27, 1838, d. April 16, 1842. LEANDER BRAYTON, b. Jan. 31, IS41, d. May 4, 1842. MARTHA ANN, b. Aug. 31, 1843, m. March 30, 1862, Chandler Sanders. WARREN MASON, b. Jan. 21, 1845, m. Oct. 29, 1862, Frances Vose. CLARA ANGERETT, b. Dec. 7, IS4S, m. Aug. 5, 1868, Charles C. Sumner. ALICE MARIA, b. Aug. 30, 1847, m. July 21, 1869, Nathan Adams. GEORGE EMERSON, b. Oct. 5, 1850, d. Sept. 17, 1851. SARAH LOUISA (adopted), b. Aug. 10; IS40, m. Nov. 8, 1852, James Boyden.
ADDISON A. SMITH (ARNOLD, ENOS), son of Arnold and Jerusha (White) Smith, was born Nov. S, IS31, in West Medway. He married, March 30, 1854, Mary A. R. Wight, daughter of Seth and Mary Ann (Richards) Wight. She was born Oct. 29, 1832, in Bellingham, Mass. They reside in West Medway.
The children were : ADDISON S., b. Dec. 24. 1856. MARY A., b. June 24, 1860, m. Sept. 9, ISSI, Willard I. Allen. ALICE M., b. March 24, IS71.
Memoranda. Mr. Smith's mother was a descendant of Peregrine White.
JAMES A. SNOW ( JESSE K., JOSEPH, SOLOMON), son of Jesse K. and Eliza S. (Atkins) Snow, was born April 21, IS48, in Boston, Mass. He married, June 30, 1869, Lucy T. Crosman, daughter of David and Mary W. (True) Crosman. She was born in Durham, Me.
The children were : MARY E., b. April 11, ISto, d. Oct. 30, 1878. EDITH E., b. Nov. 27, IS71, d. Oct. 21, IS7S. PEARL B., b. March 1, 1875, d. Oct. 29, 1878. LUCY C., b. Oct. 13, ISSI.
JOHN' SPENCER, immigrant, the son of Robert Spencer, was born near Ber- wick-on-Tweed, Scotland, where his father, Robert, his grandfather, John, and great- grandfather, Robert Spencer, lived and died. While in college he was drafted to enter the army, and came over to Quebec with General Wolfe, and was under his command
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at the taking of that place. Subsequently he came to Massachusetts and settled in the town now bearing his name. He married Hannah Bishop, of Leicester, Mass. Mr. Spencer was in the battle of Bunker Hill. There is still in the possession of his de- scendants a part of the gun he carried in that battle. He removed from Spencer to Keene, N. II., and from there to Croydon, N. H., where were born his three sons, John, Asa, and Robert. From Croydon, N. H., he removed to Marshfield, Vt., where he died at the age of one hundred years. His son John married Persis Jones, of Croy- don, N. II., and resided in Marshfield, Vt. They had nine children, who settled in different parts of the country. He lived to be seventy-eight years of age.
[1] PHINEHAS N.3 SPENCER (JOHN2, JOHN1), son of John and Persis (Jones) Spencer. was born July 15, ISoo, in Newport or Croydon. N. H. The house being partly in one town and partly in the other leaves in some uncertainty which was his native town. He married, Oct. 6, 1824, Fanny A. Williams, daughter of Guilford and Mary (Deans) Williams, of Taunton, Mass., where they resided until 1833, when they removed to Medway. Mr. Spencer died Sept. 27, ISS4. Mrs. Spencer died Oct. 9, 1SS4. Their married life extended over almost sixty years.
The children were : EMORY and EMILY, b. 1825, d. 1825. PHINEHAS FRANCIS, b. IS26, d. IS26. ADELINE F., b. October, 1827, m. July 3. 1853, Alfred Cutler, res. in Medfield, Mass .. d. Jan. 4, 1863. ALLEN P., b. April, 1830, m. 1852, Abby J. Clark. HENRY G. [2], b. April 1, IS33. CHARLES F., b. April 1, 1833, m. May, 1866, Eleanor J. Adams.
[2] HENRY G.+ SPENCER (PIIINEHAS N3., JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Phinehas [I] and Fanny A. (Williams) Spencer, was born April 1, 1833, in Taunton, Mass. He married, Nov. 29, 1855, Sarah E. Wood, daughter of George A. and Eliza H. (Robbins) Wood. She was born June 27, IS36, in Walpole, Mass.
The children were : FANNIE A., b. Sept. 9, 1856, m. Dec. 21, 1576, Herbert Pres- cott Kingsbury, res in South Framingham, Mass. ELIZA, b. Nov. 23, IS5S. HENRY FRANCIS, b. Aug. 6, IS6S.
DANIEL G. STEVENS, son of Phinehas K. and Mary S. ( Wardwell) Stevens, was born Jan. 14, 1826, in Rumford, Me. He married, June 19. IS53. Sibbel Pimpton Lovell, daughter of Asahel P. and Eliza (Stedman) Lovell. She was born Oct. 6, 1832, in East Medway, where they resided.
The children were : MARY E., b. Dec. 3, 1856, d. Jan. 31, ISSS. CHARLES P., b. Nov. 14, 1860. ABBY A., b. Aug. 27, 1862, in. June 25. ISS4, George C. Thrasher, vid. ROSABELLE W., b. Nov. 4, 1865. ETTA S., b. Aug. 11, 1867. JOSEPHINE S., b. Aug. S, 1873.
FREDERIC SWARMAN, son of Carson and Ann (Haverstock ) Swarman, was born in Boston, Mass. He married, Nov. 25, 1854, Tryphena M. Harding, daughter of Nathan and Keziah ( Adams) Harding. She was born Sept. 6, 1537, in East Med- way, where they reside.
The children were : IRVING II., b. June 6, IS;S. ANNE E., b. Aug. 15; IS59. ALMEDA L., b. Sept. 15,, 1865. ELMERA L., b. Sept. 15, 1865. KEZIAH H., b. Feb. 25, IS70. WESLEY A., b. May 6, ISS2, d. Sept. 10, ISS2.
[1] CEPHAS THAYER (CALVIN, EBENEZER), son of Edwin and Abigail, (Pike) Thayer, was born Feb. 16, 1789, in Bellingham, Mass. He married, Aug. 5, IS13, 1Lavinia Adams, daughter of Titus and Anna ( Johnson) Adams. She was born in Barre, Mass. They resided in West Medway. Mrs. Lavinia Thayer died Sept. 6. IS55. Mr. Thayer married, March 25. 1856, 2Clara Amelia Hunt, daughter of Joel and Clara (Metcalf ) Hunt. She was born July 19, ISII, in Medway. Mr. Thayer died April 16, ISS2.
The only child was : ADDISON P. [2], b. May 31, IS14.
[2] ADDISON P. THAYER (CEPHAS, CALVIN, EBENEZER). son of Cephas and Lavinia (Adams) Thayer, was born May 31, ISI4, in West Medway. He married, April 12, 1353, Lydia Sanford Partridge, daughter of Joel and Joanna (Sanford) Par- tridge. She was born Sept. 11, 1830, in Medway. They resided in West Medway.
The children were : ADDISON SANFORD, b. Aug. 5, IS58. CLARA LOUISA, b. Jan. 30, 1862. SARAH EMMA, b. Jan. S, IS65.
GEORGE C. THRASHER (GEORGE BREED, ELKANAH). son of George Breed and Laura F. ( Ward) Thrasher, was born in East Medway. He married, June 25, ISS4.
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Abby A. Stevens, daughter of Daniel G. and Sibbel P. (Lovell) Stevens. She was born Aug. 27, 1862, in East Medway, where they reside.
The only child was : SIBBEL PLIMPTON, b. July 29, ISS5.
ERASTUS TYLER (ELIAS N., DAVID), son of Elias N. and Lydia (Harding) Tyler, was born Dec. 5, 1835, in Medway. He married, July 13, 1864, Sarah Isabel Boyd, daughter of William Bradbury and Eveline C. (Ackley) Boyd. She was born Dec. 22, 1834, in Medway, where they resided. Mr. Tyler died Dec. 9, ISSI. Mrs. Tyler married, Dec. 27, 1SS3, 2Benjamin Glidden, and removed to Beverly, Mass.
The children were : FRED W., b. Jan. 15, 1867. EVELINE H., b. Sept. 27, 186S.
Memoranda. David Tyler was born Sept. 10, 1771. He married Abigail Mann. She was born July 23, 1774. Their children were : Abigail Mann, b. Dec. 5, 1793. Eunice M., b. Nov. 21, 1796. Miranda, b. July 22, 1799. David S., b. March 22, 1802. Elias N., b. Nov. 20, 1804. Eleanor P., b. Jan. 17, ISIO.
ALDIS L. WAITE, (AMOS, JOHN, JOHN), son of Amos and Betsey (Stow) Waite, was born June 2, 1Szo, in Weston, Vt. He married, Feb. 28, IS4S, Sophia Dud- ley Gilman, daughter of Jacob and Betsey (Dudley) Gilman. She was born June 6, ISIS, in Lyndon, Vt. They resided in Lowell, Mass., and after ISTS in Medway.
Memoranda. Mrs. Betsey (Stow) Waite, daughter of Abner (Abner, Samuel, Samuel, Thomas, John,) and Eunice (Goldsbury) Stow, was born Oct. 31, 1779, in Grafton, Mass. Vid. The History of Grafton.
[1] COMFORTS WALKER (COMFORT+, CALEB3, EBENEZER2, PHILIP1), son of Comfort and Mehitable (Robinson) Walker, was born Jan. IS, 1765, in Rehoboth, Mass. He married, Nov. 24, 1789, 1Tamar Clark, daughter of Timothy and Tamar (Plimpton) Clark. She was born July 30, 1770, in Medway, where they resided. Mrs. Tamar Walker died May 28, 1St3. Mr. Walker married Dec. 2, IS13, 2Peggy Whiting. She was born Aug. 3, 1769. Mrs. Peggy Walker died Jan. 29, 1834. Mr. Walker married, September, 1834, 3Mrs. Mary Harding, nee Learned, daughter of Edward and Sarah (Pratt) Learned, and widow of Seth5 Harding, vid. She was born in Sherborn, Mass. Mr. Walker died July 31, IS40.
The children were: AMY, b. Oct. 9, 1790, m. Jan. 9, IS17, Ebenezer Eaton, res. in Framingham, Mass. DEAN [2], b. Feb. 25, 1793. CLARK [3], b. March 11, 1795. TAMAR, b. Dec. 13, 1797, m. Aug. 7, IS2S, Orion Mason, vid. TIMOTHY [4], b. April 26, ISO1. ELMIRA, b. Oct. 27, 1803, m. April 27. 1824, Orion Mason, vid. CLAR- ISSA, b. Nov. 25, 1So5, m. Sept. 11, 1831, the Rev. Gilbert Fay, res. in Wardsworth, O. MARY, b. Sept. 17, ISOS, m. September, IS35, Charles Wheeler, res. in Mexico, N. Y. LoIs, b. Aug. 6, ISIo, m. June, 17, 1833, the Rev. Varnum Noyes.
Memoranda. Comfort Walker came to Medway in 1790, from Killingly, Conn .. and settled on the place afterward occupied by his grandson, Edward Eaton, Esq. He was a manufacturer of spinning wheels used in spinning flax. He was also a mill- wright and erected numerous saw mills in Medway and vicinity. Later in life he was engaged in company with his sons in the manufacture of cotton in Framingham, Mass., and in Rockville where they erected a mill in IS31. Mr. Walker entered heartily into the work of forming a religious society in Factory Village, Medway, and was a liberal contributor for the building of a meeting-house there. He was of a genial disposition, temperate in his habits, and a declared foe to tobacco in every form. By frugality and industry Mr. Walker accumulated a large property for those days. In his later life he was familiarly known as " Uncle Comfort."
[2] DEAN® WALKER (COMFORTS, COMFORT+, CALEB3, EBENEZER2, PHILIP1), son of Comfort and Tamar ( Clark) Walker, was born Feb. 25. 1793, in Medway. He married, Nov. 29. 1S14. 1 Rebecca Wright, daughter of Henry and Sally (Newhall) Wright. She was born Oct. 10, 1793. in Boston, Mass. They resided in Baltimore. MId., and in Medway. Mass. Mrs. Rebecca Walker died April 29. 1864. Mr. Walker married, May 3, 1865. 2Mrs. Susan Symonds, nee Symonds, daughter of Thorndike and Elizabeth (Girdler) Symonds, and widow of John Chapman Symonds. She was born Jan. 27, 1803. in Salem, Mass. Mr. Walker died March 25, 1875. Mrs. Susan Walker died Feb. 3, ISTS.
The children were: HORACE DEAN [5], b. Sept. 15, 1815. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 7. ISI7, d. April 7. 1St9. WILLIAM F .. b. Nov. 12, 1819, d. Dec. 11. 1822. AUGUSTUS [6], b. Oct. 30, 1822. JOHN SAVAGE [7], b. Sept. 4, 1824. REBECCA ELMIRA, b. Dec.
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9, 1827, m. Jan. 19, 1853, the Rev. Edwin A. Buck, res. in Fall River, Mass. ARA- BELLA, b. Dec. S, 1830, m. June 19, 1860, Frederic L. Church, res. in Andover, Mass. ISABELLA, b. Dec. S, 1830.
Memoranda. Dean Walker inherited his father's activity and industry. He en- gaged in the manufacture of machinery and was successful in business. He estab- lished, in connection with others, a cotton manufactory near Baltimore, Md., where he spent several years. He returned to Rockville, Medway, about 1835, where he lived until his death, March 25, IS75.
Frederic L. Church, Esq., of Andover, was cashier for many years of the Old Boston Bank, Boston, Mass.
[3] CLARK6 WALKER (COMFORTS, COMFORT+, CALEB3, EBENEZER2, PHILIP1), son of Confort [1] and Tamar (Clark) Walker, was born March 11, 1795, in Med- way. He married, Jan. 5, 1819, Sarah Lovering, daughter of Amos Lovering. She was born Dec. 3, 1799, in Medway, where they resided, and afterward removed to Kil- lingly, Conn.
The children were : SARAH, b. Aug. 9, 1820, m. May IS, IS4S, Augustus Bassett, res. in Killingly, Conn. TIMOTHY CLARK, b. May 22, 1823, m. June, 1852, Mary Smith, res. in Gardiner, Me. ELLEN FRANCIS, b. Aug. 14, 1835. ANNE AUGUSTA, b. Nov. II, IS39, d. July IS, IS50.
[4] TIMOTHY® WALKER (COMFORT", COMFORT4, CALEB3, EBENEZER2, PHILIPI), son of Comfort [1] and Tamar (Clark ) Walker, was born April 26, 1801. He married, April 29, 1824, Louisa Turner, daughter of Colonel Amos and Rachel Turner. She was born Aug. 26, ISO1, in Medway, where they resided until IS50, when they re- moved to Holliston. Mass. Mrs. Louisa Walker died. Mr. Walker married, Feb. 4. 1867, 2Mrs. Sarah E. Warfield, nee Nichols. They resided in Holliston, Mass.
The children were : GEORGE F., b. May 31, 1825, m. Jan. 1, 1852, 1Amelia Bullard ; in. May 2, 1864, 2 Mary A. Atwood, res. in Freetown, Mass. LOUISA A., b. April 21, 1834, m. June 10, 1862, Edward G. Plimpton. res. in Holliston, Mass.
[5] HORACE DEAN' WALKER (DEAN6, COMFORTS, COMFORT4, CALEB3, EBENEZER2, PHILIP1), son of Dean [2] and Rebecca (Wright) Walker, was born Sept. 15, 1815, in Framingham, Mass. He married, Jan. 21, 1844, Mercy Adams Mason, daughter of Horatio and Julia (Adams) Mason. She was born Feb. IS, IS23, in Medway. They resided in Abington and Bridgewater, Mass., and in Palatine Bridge, N. Y. The Rev. Mr. Walker died Nov. 4, ISS5.
The children were : WILLIAM MASON, b. March 9. 1845, m. Feb. 2, 1869, Lydia Maria Reed, res. in Nebraska. HORACE DEAN AUSTEN. b. Aug. 6, 1847, d. Oct. 24, IS4S. ANNA MATILDA, b. Jan. 2, 1850, d. Jan. 10, 1852. ELLEN AUSTEN, b. Nov. 23, IS51, m. Dec. 12, 1878, Gov. Marcellus L. Stearns, res. in Florida. PHILIP AUGUSTUS, b. Sept. S. 1853, d. Aug. 22, 1854. SOPHIA ANTOINETTE, b. June 22, 1855, res. in Palatine Bridge, N. Y. EDWARD AUGUSTUS, b. June 22, 1860, m. March 14, ISS3, Mary Weeks Torrey, res. in Boston. Mass.
[6] AUGUSTUS' WALKER (DEAN6, COMFORT5, COMFORT+, CALEB3, EBEN- EZER2, PHILIP1). son of Dean [2] and Rebecca ( Wright) Walker, was born Oct. 30, 1822. He married, Oct. 16, 1852, Eliza Mercy Harding, daughter of the Rev. Sewall and Eliza (Wheeler) Harding. She was born Dec. 25, 1826, in Waltham, Mass. They re- sided in Diarbekr, AAsia Minor, where the Rev. Mr. Walker died Sept. 13, 1866. Mrs. Walker returned to America in the spring of 1867. and resided in Auburndale, Mass.
The children were : SEWALL HARDING, b. Oct. 16. 1854, d. Jan. 7, 1856. FREDERIC WILLIAMS, b. Jan. 10, IS58. DEAN AUGUSTUS. b. Feb. 3, 1860. DWIGHT RIGGS, b. Jan. 19, 1862, d. Aug. 25. 1862. HARRIET ELIZA, b. Aug. 12, 1863., NELLIE BUCK, b. Feb. 9. 1867.
[7] JOHN SAVAGE? WALKER (DEAN6, COMFORTS, COMFORTS, CALEB3, EBENEZER2, PHILIP1), son of Dean [2] and Rebecca (Wright) Walker was born Sept. 4, 1824, in Savage Factory Village, Md. He married, Jan. 30; 1850, 1Ellen M. Hoyt. She was born Jan. 30, IS24. They resided in Medway. Mrs. Ellen M. Walker died Dec. 9, 1851. Mr. Walker married, April 28, 1853, 2Melinda G. Whipple, daughter of Jonathan and Melinda (Grout) Whipple. She was born March 5, 1831, in Grafton, Mass. Mr. Walker died Oct. 26, 1571. Mrs. Walker married, Jan. 25, 1877, 2Elisha Adams Jones, vid.
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The children were : DEAN HOYT. b. May 20, 1851. ELLEN M., b. June 3, 1854, m. May 10, 1876, Frank D. Bullard. HENRY WHIPPLE, b. Oct. 12, 1863, res, in California. MARY WHIPPLE, b. Sept. 18, IS66.
Memoranda. John Savage Walker was an upright, public-spirited. and earnest Christian man. For some years he was the efficient Superintendent of the Sabbath School of the First Church of Christ in Medway. He was a manufacturer, and died at the early age of forty-five years, universally respected, and deeply lamented by the whole community.
[1] JONATHAN WHEELER, born in ITIS, the tradition is, in Rhode Island, came to Medway and purchased the place of Abner Ellis which is now the summer residence of Mrs. Lansing Millis. He married Comfort Bullard. daughter of John 3 and Abigail (Leland) Bullard. She was born March 2, 1721, in Medway, where they resided. Mr. Wheeler died April 23. 1796.
There was a son : JOHN [2], b. 1742.
[2] JOHN WHEELER ( JONATHAN), son of Jonathan and Comfort (Bullard) Wheeler, was born 1742, in East Medway. He married Mrs. Elizabeth Richardson, née Partridge, daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth (Kingsbury) Partridge, and widow of Ira Richardson. She was born March 20, 1747, in Medway, where they resided. Mr. Wheeler died Nov. 20, 1788. Mrs. Wheeler married 2Asaph Leland ; and after his death married, June 11, IS17, 3Capt. Joseph Lovell, vid. Mrs. Lovell died April 13, IS33.
The children were : LEWIS [3], b. November, 1767. JOHN, b. 1779, m. 1Mary Scammell; m. 2Bethiah Scammell; in. 3Mrs. Aun Balch, née Clapp, res. in Boston, Mass. There were several children who died young.
[3] LEWIS WHEELER ( JOHN, JONATHAN), son of John [2] and Mrs. Eliza- beth (Richardson) Wheeler, net Partridge, was born November, 1767, in East Med- way. He married. 1793, Betsey Richardson, daughter of Dr. Abijah5 and Mercy (Daniels) Richardson. She was born April 2, 1773, in East Medway, where they resided. Captain Wheeler died Nov. 7, 1842. Mrs. Wheeler died March 24, 1852.
The children were : JASON, b. August, 1794, d. October, 1795. ELIZA, b. August, 1797, m. Nov. 2, 1820, the Rev. Sewall Harding, vid. ; d. Feb. 3. IS77. MERCY DANIELS, b. May, 1799, m. May 16. 1S20, the Rev. Jasper Adams, vid. ; d. Nov. 1I, IS21. JONATHAN, b. April, ISO1, d. Dec. 11, 1817. He was in college. LEWIS, b. August, 1803, m. May, IS28, Catherine Adams, res. in Cambridgeport, Mass. He was a physician, d. Sept. 9, 1872. BETSEY RICHARDSON, b. February, 1S05, m. January, IS28, Willard Fisher, res. in Franklin, Mass., d. July, 1847. ABIJAH RICHARDSON [4], b. June, ISO7. JAMES, b. February, 1809, d. February, 1809. ABIGAIL ANN, b. March 1813, m. Oct. 28, 1835, Paul Baxter Clark, res. in Franklin, Mass. BETHIA SCAMMELL, b. October, IS15, m. December, IS40, Henry7 Bullard, vid., res. in Holliston, Mass.
[4] ABIJAH RICHARDSON WHEELER (LEWIS, JOHN, JONATHAN), son of Lewis [3] and Betsey (Richardson) Wheeler, was born June, ISo7. in East Medway. He married, June, 1837, 1Jemima A. Adams, daughter of Aaron6 and Catherine (Adams) Adams. Mrs. Jemima A. Wheeler died Oct. 3. 1839. Mr. Wheeler married, Jan. 20, 1841, 2 Adeline Jones, daughter of Elisha Adams Jones. She was born Jan. 12, ISI4, in East Medway. Mrs. Adeline Wheeler died July, 184S. Mr. Wheeler mar- ried 3Mary Bryant. They resided in East Medway. Mr. Wheeler died April 16, 187S. Mrs. Mary Wheeler removed to Hyde Park, Mass.
The children were : JEMIMA ADAMS, m. James Amory Gale, M. D., vid. AMY, m. Albert II. Thwing, res. in Holliston, Mass. LEWIS [5], b. Nov. 21, IS44. EVELINE F., m. Frank E. Fisher, res. in Pueblo, Col. AN INFANT, b. IS+S, d. 184S. ADDIE M., m. Oct. 29, 1874, Henry L. Whitney. d. Aug. 7, IS75. NELLIE E., m. July 23. IS74, Edwin H. Ellis, res. in Medfield, Mass. JENNIE L., m. July 31, IS78, Horace Kern, res. in Connecticut. BESSIE, mn. Charles Alden, res. in Hdve Park, Mass. JOHN, res. in Dedham, Mass. MARTHA, m. Irving Mahr. res. in West Roxbury, Mass.
[5] LEWIS WHEELER (AABIJAH RICHARDSON, LEWIS, JOHN, JONATHAN), son of Abijah Richardson [4] and Adeline ( Jones) Wheeler, was born Nov. 21, 1844, in East Medway. He married, Feb. 28, 186S, 1Julia E. Raybold, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Collins) Raybold. Mrs. Julia E. Wheeler died. Mr. Wheeler married, Dec. 29, 1579, 2Mrs. Mary F. Westfall, nee Burton, daughter of Isaac and Mary Bur-
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ton. Mrs. Mary F. Wheeler died. Mr. Wheeler married, Oct. 24. 1SS3, 3Catherine E. Ellis, daughter of Willard K. and Amy (Smith) Ellis. They reside in West Rox- bury, Mass.
The children were : ARTHUR JAMES KIRBY, b. March 10, 1869, d. March 7, IS72. LOUISE MARIA, b. May 16, ISTO. GRACE AMY, b. Oct. 15, ISTI. FLORENCE ADELINE, b. April 10, 1874. WILLIAM HARDING, b. June 25, 1876. ALBERT THWING, b. Aug. 15, IS78, d. Sept. 13, IS;S.
[1] NATHANIEL3 WHITING ( JOHN?, NATHANIEL1), son of John2 and Mary (Billings) Whiting, was born Feb. 2, 1691, in Wrentham, Mass. He married, April IS, 1710, Margaret Mann, daughter of the Rev. Samuel and Esther (Ware) Mann. She was born Jan. 24, 1693, in Wrentham, Mass. He established a mill on the Charles River soon after marriage. Mr. Whiting died 1769.
The children were : ESTHER, m. June 21, 1732, Nathaniel3 Clark, vid. MAR- GARET, b. Oct. S, 1715. NATHANIEL [2], b. Dec. 22, 1725. NATHAN [3], b. Dec. 22, 1725.
[2] NATHANIEL4 WHITING (NATHANIEL3, JOHN2, NATHANIEL1), son of Nathaniel [1] and Margaret (Mann) Whiting, was born Dec. 22. 1725, in Medway. He married Lydia Partridge. She was born March 14, 1736, in Medway, where they resided. Mr. Whiting died 1779.
The children were : MERCY, b. March 14, 1763, m. April 5, 17SI. Maj. Luther6 Met- calf, vid. LYDIA, b. Aug. 22, 1764, m. Philo Sanford, vid. Lois. b. March 5, 1766.
[3] NATHAN+ WHITING (NATHANIEL3, JOHN2, NATHANIEL1), son of Nathan- iel [1] and Margaret (Mann) Whiting, and twin brother of Nathaniel+ Whiting, was born Dec. 22, 1725, in Medway. He married Mary -. They resided in Medway. The children were : NATHAN, b. Feb. 25, 1749-50. DAVID. b. Jan. 17, 1753. ELIAS [4], b. Jan. 17, 1753. JOEL, b. Aug. 15, 1755. MARY, b. Nov. 9, 1758. ABIGAIL, b. May 19, 1760. JOHN, b. Sept. 9, 1762. NATHAN, b. Feb. 1, 1765. TIMOTHY [5], b. Aug. 5, 1767. NATHAN, b. Feb. 1, 1770 ..
[4] ELIAS WHITING (NATHAN4, NATHANIEL3, JOHN2, NATHANIEL1), son of Nathan [3] and Mary Whiting. married Joanna Bullard, daughter of Henry5 and Rebecca (Richardson) Bullard. She was born March 21, 1792. They resided in Med- way.
The children were : DAVID, b. Jan. 6, 1782. SUSANNA, b. July S. 1783. POLLY, b. Nov. 28, 1784. ESTHER, b. Oct. 9, 1786, m. Titus6 Bullard, vid. ELIJAH, b. Aug. 30, 1793. PATTY. JUDSON. b. Jan. 23, 179S.
[5] TIMOTHY WHITING (NATHAN+, NATHANIEL3, JOHN2, NATHANIEL1), son of Nathan [3] and Mary Whiting. married Rhoda Bullard, daughter of Timothy and Rhoda (Richardson) Bullard. She was born Dec. 25, 1770, in Medway, where they resided.
There was a son : TIMOTHY, b. April 11, 1797.
GEORGE WALLACE WHITING (JOEL WARE, DEXTER. JOHN), son of Joel Ware and Harriet Joanna ( Ware) Whiting, was born Dec. 14, IS55, in Medway, Mass. He married, May 28, ISTS, Allethina Carol Leland, daughter of Abner Adams and Phebe (Coggeshall) Leland. She was born in Milford, Mass.
The children were : ALICE MAUD, b. Jan. 14, ISSO. LELAND KENDRICK, b. Nov. IS, ISS4.
JAMES B. WILSON was born Aug. 23, 1795, in New Braintree, Mass. He married, Dec. 23, 1S24, 1Sally N. Cutler. They resided in Medway. Mrs. Sally N. Wilson died. Mr. Wilson married, 1854, 2- - Pond. He died Nov. 27, IS57.
The children were : JANE LAVINIA, b. March 10, IS27, m. Nov. 2S, IS53, Gilbert E. Daniels. JAMES R., b. April 16. 1829, d. Dec. 20, IS51. ELIHU CUTLER, b. June 26. 1831. CHARLES E., b. Oct. 15, IS35, d. Aug. 25, IS36. HELEN M .. b. July 1, IS3S, d. Sept. 30, IS3S. ISABELLA B., b. Oct. 29, IS+1. JASON E., b. Sept. 4. IS43.
Memoranda : James B. Wilson came to Medway in ISIS. He was engaged in trade and manufacturing. Mr. Wilson was for several years postmaster, and held a high position in the Masonic fraternity. He contributed much to the enterprise and growth of the Village, and was succeeded in business by his son, Elihu Cutler Wil- son, Esq., who was for some years the partner of Mr. Edward Eaton, and still con- tinues a large and prosperous manufacturing establishment.
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ROBERT O. YOUNG, son of Nathaniel and Betsey (Palmer) Young, was born Oct. 13, IS31, in Windsor, Vt. He married, Feb. 14, 1S53, Elizabeth L. Dain, daugh- ter of Rice O. and Mary (Durfee) Dain. She was born Dec. 27, IS32, in Royalston, Vt. They have resided since IS59 in Medway.
The children were : IDA L., b. 1853, d. Nov. 27, 1860. SANFORD L., b. Nov. 22, 1855, m. July 7, 1876, Emma L. Palmer. She was born Feb. 5, 1857, in Nova Scotia. ORION R., b. Nov. 16, IS5S, m. May M. Coolidge. She was born May 31, 1859, in Medway.
Memoranda. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford L. Young had one child, Robert L., b. March 24, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Orion R. Young had two children : Herbert E., b. Feb. 24, ISSO. Grace E., b. March 16, ISSI.
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