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PETER KENNY, son of William and Catherine (Dolan) Kenny, was born June 29, 1843, in Ireland. He married, Nov. 5, 1872, Mary Henry. She was born in Canada, Feb. 18, 1845. They resided in Medway.
The children were : WILLIE, b. Sept. 15, 1873. JAMES, b. Nov. 8, 1878. PETER JOSEPH, b. June 28, 1881.
HUGH KENNY, son of William and Catherine (Dolan) Kenny, was born July 15, 1849, in Ireland. He married, Nov. 5, 1875, Catherine Henry, daughter of James and Susan (Keenan) Henry. She was born in Canada. They resided in Medway.
The children were : WILLIAM JAMES, b. June 8, 1878. SUSIE, b. Feb. 26, 1879.
FREDERICK LA CROIX, immigrant in 1775, from the island of Gaudaloupe, was of French nationality. He married Elizabeth Cobb. She was born in Wrentham, Mass., where they resided.
The children were : WILLIAM [1], b. May, 1787. MILLIE, m. . - Holden, res. in Worcester, Mass. FREDERICK, b. 1790, m. Abigail Stanley, res. in Winthrop, Me.
[1] WILLIAM2 LA CROIX (FREDERICK1), son of Frederick and Elizabeth (Cobb) La Croix, was born May, 1787, in Wrentham, Mass. He married, 1815, 1Lois Bullard, daughter of Adam and Lois (Richardson) Bullard. She was born in East Medway, where they resided. Mrs. Lois La Croix died Feb. 11, 1825. Mr. La Croix married, 1826, 2Jemima Bullard, an older sister of his first wife. Mrs. Jemima La Croix died Feb. 10, 1857. Mr. La Croix died Feb. 20, 1860.
The children were : WILLIAM, b. 1816, d. April 30, 1840. EMILY, d. Oct. 19, 1819. FREDERICK, d. June 18, 1861. LAURA, b. 1820, d. Aug. 7, 1844. LOUIS, d. Oct. 28, 1844. JAMES [2], b. Nov. 30, 1823. EDWARD, m. Eliza Felton, res. in Lynn, Mass.
[2] JAMES3 LA CROIX (WILLIAM2, FREDERICK1), son of William [1] and Lois (Bullard) La Croix, was born Nov. 30, 1823, in East Medway, Mass. He married, June 24, 1849, Mary Skinner Hodges, daughter of Willard and Hannah S. (Pond) Hodges. She was born in Franklin, Mass. They resided in East Medway. Mr. La Croix died Sept. 6, 1883. Mrs. La Croix removed in 1885, to Cambridge, Mass.
The children were : LOUIS [3], b. Sept. 8, 1851. GEORGE JAMES, b. Oct. 18, 1854, res. in Boston, Mass. CHARLES [4], b. Oct. 18, 1856. EDWARD, b. May 30, 1867, res. in Cambridge, Mass.
[3] LOUIS LA CROIX ( JAMES3, WILLIAM2, FREDERICK1), son of James [2] and Mary S. (Hodges) La Croix, was born Sept. 8, 1851, in East Medway. He mar-
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ried, Dec. 23, 1874, 1Luella Eliza Bullard, daughter of John and Pearlee (Daniels) Bullard. She was born Nov. 4, 1849, in East Medway, where they resided. Mrs. Luella Eliza La Croix died March 13, ISSO. Mr. La Croix married, July 19, 1881, "Harriet P. Bullard. sister of his first wife. She was born Oct. 20, 1846.
The children were : LOIS BULLARD, b. Oct. 11, 1875. CHESTER, b. July 11, 1879. [4] CHARLES LA CROIX (JAMES3, WILLIAM2, FREDERICK1), son of James [2] and Mary S. (Hodges) La Croix, was born Oct. 18, 1856, in East Medway. He married, Jan. 9, 1883, Esther W. Bullard, daughter of Hinsdale F. Bullard. She was born in Medfield, Mass. They resided in East Medway.
The children were: JAMES, b. Nov. 3, 1884. LAURA, b. Nov. 21, 1885, d. Feb. 25, 1886. ANNA, b. Nov. 21, 1885.
[1] ALEXANDER' LOVELL may have been the son of Robert Lovell, who was admitted a mason in 1635, in Roxbury, Mass. He married, Oct. 30, 1658, Lydia Albie, daughter of Benjamin and Hannah Albie. They resided in Medfield, Mass.
The children were : NATHANIEL [2]. ALEXANDER [3]. LYDIA, m. Joseph Ellis. SARAH. DEBORAH, m. Samuel Ellis.
Memoranda. Alexander Lovell's will, made Ang. 15, 1701, provides, "That if any of my sons-in-law shall quarrel, or molest my said two sons, then they and their wives shall have but twelve pence apiece. 'Concordat cum originale.'"
[2] NATHANIEL? LOVELL (ALEXANDER1), son of Alexander [1] and Lydia (Albie) Lovell, was born in Medfield, Mass. Mr. Lovell died March 16, 1731.
The children were : MICHAEL [4], b. 1700. HOPESTILL [5]. NATHANIEL, b. 1715, d. Sept. 29, 1736.
[3] ALEXANDER2 LOVELL (ALEXANDER1), son of Alexander [1] and Lydia (Albie) Lovell, was born in Medfield, Mass. He married Elizabeth They resided in Medfield, Mass. Mrs. Lovell died 1747. Mr. Lovell died Ang. 25, 1751.
The children were : JOSEPH [6]. DAVID. JONATHAN. HANNAH, m. David Smith. MARY, m. - Clark. MEHITABLE, m. Jonathan Boyden. RACHEL, m. Nathaniel Ames. LYDIA, m. James Plimpton. DEBORAH.
[4] MICHAEL' LOVELL (NATHANIEL2, ALEXANDER1), son of Nathaniel [2] Lovell, married Mary - . They resided in Medway.
The children were: MICHAEL, b. July 5, 1728. EBENEZER, b. March 25, 1730. MARY, b. Feb. 10, 1732.
[5] HOPESTILL' LOVELL (NATHANIEL2, ALEXANDER1), son of Nathaniel [2] Lovell, married
The children were : NATHANIEL [7], b. 1747. MOSES, b. 1750.
[6] JOSEPH' LOVELL (ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1), son of Alexander [3] and Elizabeth Lovell, was born July 26, 1708, in Medfield, Mass. He married, April 12, 1739, Prudence Clark, daughter of Edward and Hannah (Adams) Clark. She was born March 16, 1709, in Medfield, Mass. They resided in East Medway. Mrs. Prudence Lovell died Sept. 17, 1789. Mr. Lovell died May 14, 1759.
The children were : BENONI, b. June 30, 1740, d. June 30, 1740. JOSEPH [8], b. Aug. 28, 1741. PRUDENCE, b. Oct. 3, 1743, m. Simon Hill, d. Oct. 8, 1807. ELIZA- BETH, b. July 31, 1746, m. Abel Clark, d. Sept. 24, 1777.
[7] NATHANIEL4 LOVELL (HOPESTILL3, NATHANIEL2, ALEXANDER1), son of Hopestill Lovell, was born in 1747. He married Mrs. Mary Knowlton, nee Barber, daughter of George4 and Elizabeth (Clark) Barber, and widow of Ebenezer Knowlton. She was born Oct. 18, 1745, in East Medway. Mr. Lovell died June 29, 1829. Mrs. Mary Lovell died Nov. 14, 1832.
The children were : HOPESTILL, m. Prudence Clark, res. in Medfield. MICHAEL [9], b. July 15, 1779. ZACHARIAH [10], b. Nov. 2, 1783. NATHANIEL, d. May 21, 1817. [8] JOSEPH+ LOVELL (JOSEPH3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1), son of Joseph [6] and Prudence (Clark ] Lovell, was born Ang. 28, 1741, in East Medway. He mar- ried, Sept. 27, 1764, 1Jemima Adams, daughter of Henry and Jemima (Morse) Adams. She was born April 11, 1740, in Medfield, Mass. They resided in East Medway. Mrs. Jemima Lovell died Oct. 27, 1814. Captain Lovell married, June 11, 1817, 2Mrs. Elizabeth (Wheeler) Leland, nee Partridge, daughter of Joshua3 Partridge, vid. Captain Lovell died Oct. 2, 1827. Mrs. Elizabeth Lovell died April 13, 1833.
The children were : JOSEPH, b. Dec. 23, 1765, d. March 31, 1766. JEMIMA, b. June
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5, 1767, m. 1786, Ezra Richardson, vid .; d. Oct. 3, 1826. ELIZABETH, b. June 17, 1769, m. the Rev. Stephen Baxter, d. Oct. 11, 1852. SARAH, b. May 29, 1772, d. April 27, 1775. ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 20, 1775, m. the Rev. John Pierce, d. July 2, 1800. KEZIAH, b. March 2, 1778, d. May 7, 1797. SARAH, b. Oct. 31, 1783, d. Sept. 10, 1786.
[9] MICHAELS LOVELL (NATHANIEL4, HOPESTILL3, NATHANIEL2, ALEX- ANDER1), son of Nathaniel [7] and Mrs. Mary Knowlton, née Barber, was born July 15, 1779, in East Medway. He married, April 27, 1808, Caty Daniels, daughter of Moses5 and Abigail (Adams) Daniels. She was born Oct. 30, 1784, in East Medway, where they resided. Mrs. Lovell died Sept. 25, 1857.
The children were : LYDIA DANIELS, b. Feb. 27, 1810, m. Dec. 8, 1828, William H. Cary, vid .; d. Sept. 11, 1853. CATHARINE, b. Dec. 8, 1813, m. Jan. 1, 1839, Gilman Cary, res. in Medfield, Mass. ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 7, 1816, m. July 3, 1843, Eleazar5 Daniels, vid .; d. Oct. 6, 1883. ABIGAIL ADAMS, b. Oct. 25, 1818, m. Jan. 1, 1839, 1George Crosby ; m. Dec. 19, 1861, 2Theodore Harding, d. Dec. 23, 1870. LAVINA, b. Dec. 14, 1820, m. Jan. 28, 1847, Willard Battelle, res. in Taunton. MARY BARBER, b. Oct. 22, 1824, res. in Medfield.
[10] ZACHARIAHS LOVELL (NATHANIEL4, HOPESTILL3, NATHANIEL 2, ALEXANDER1), son of Nathaniel [7] and Mrs. Mary (Knowlton) Lovell, née Barber, was born Nov. 2, 1783, in East Medway. He married 1Sibbel Plimpton, daughter of Capt. Ezekiel and Esther Plimpton. Mrs. Sibbel Lovell died Jan. 20, 1828. Mr. Lovell married, Jan. 1, 1829, 2 Mrs. Abigail Thayer, née Richardson, daughter of Dr. Abijah and Mercy (Daniels) Richardson, and widow of Asa Thayer. Mrs. Abigail Lovell died July 22, 1864. Mr. Lovell died Feb. 24, 1875.
The children were : MARY, b. Feb. 24, 1808, m. Charles Cheever, res. in Cincin- nati, O .; d. Jan. 2, 1883. ASAHEL PLIMPTON [11], b. Feb. 4, 18II. WILLIAM, b. Feb. 28, 1813, res. in Quincy, Wis. EDWARD, b. March 4, 1816, res. in Savannah, Ga. MARIA, b. July 31, 1817, m. Alfred Baker, res. in West Dedham, Mass. NATHAN- IEL, b. March 19, 1820, m. Hopestill Neale, res. in Savannah, Ga. ESTHER P., b. Jan. 28, 1825, d. Nov. 22, 1844. ELLEN SIBBEL, b. Jan. 13, 1828, m. Sept. 7, 1853, Thad- deus M. Daniels, vid. ; d. Sept. 12, 1879. FRANCIS ALEXANDER, b. June 5, 1830, m. Laura A. Twing, res. in Holliston, Mass.
[II] ASAHEL PLIMPTON LOVELL (ZACHARIAH5, NATHANIEL4, HOPE- STILL3, NATHANIEL2, ALEXANDER1), son of Zachariah [10] and Sibbel (Plimpton) Lovell, was born Feb. 4, 1811. He married, Dec. 15, 1831, Eliza Stedman, daughter of John and Mercy (Richardson) Stedman. They resided in East Medway. Mrs. Lovell died April 12, 1875.
The children were : SIBBEL PLIMPTON, b. Oct. 6, 1832, m. June 19, 1853, Daniel G. Stevens. ABBY RICHARDSON, b. Aug. 26, 1834, m. Nov. 21, 1861, Willard P.7 Clark, vid. ASAHEL FRANCIS [12], b. Dec. 28, 1836.
[12] ASAHEL FRANCIS' LOVELL (ASAHEL PLIMPTON®, ZACHARIAH5, NATHANIEL4, HOPESTILL &, NATHANIEL2, ALEXANDER1), son of Asahel P. [11] and Eliza (Stedman) Lovell, was born Dec. 28, 1836, in East Medway. He married, June 9, 1861, Olive A. Hartshorn, daughter of Edmund and Susan M. (Ware) Harts- horn. She was born July 16, 1839, in Franklin, Mass.
The children were : EDMUND FRANCIS, b. Dec. 25, 1862. MARY ELIZA, b. March 1, 1864, m. June 7, 1883, Putnam Clark, vid. WINNIFRED JENETTE, b. April 14, 1868. WALLACE DEAN, b. April 14, 1868, d. Sept. 14, 1869. SUSAN WARE, b. Feb. 10, 1873. FREDDIE STEDMAN, b. July 1, 1877, d. July 24, 1877.
ALBERT5 MANN (VARNUM4, THEODORE3, SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1 ), son of Varnum Mann, was born in Medway. He married Susan Pond.
The children were: ALBERT. WATSON. LOWELL ABIJAH, m. Sept. 4, 1872, 2 Louisa Maria Holbrook. FRANK VARNUM. HORACE WALDO.
Memoranda. William1 Mann, immigrant, was born 1607, in the county of Kent, England. He came to America and settled in Cambridge, Mass. His only son, the Rev. Samuel Mann, born in 1647, was the first settled minister in Wrentham, Mass.
ROBERT MASON, who settled in Roxbury about 1633, and died there in 1667, was the ancestor of the Medway Masons. Thomas Mason, son of Robert, came from England with his father and was one of the original settlers of Medfield, and was killed by the Indians in the attack on that town in 1675. Ebenezer Mason, son of
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Thomas, succeeded his father, and died in 1754. Ebenezer Mason, son of Ebenezer, succeeded to the paternal homestead, and died in 1787. About 1778, Abner Mason, son of Ebenezer, Jr., came across the river and settled in East Medway.
[1] ABNER' MASON (EBENEZER4, EBENEZER3, THOMAS2, ROBERT1), young- est son of Ebenezer and Dorothy (Morse) Mason, was born Feb. 26, 1741, in Med- field, Mass. He married Phebe Harding, daughter of Simon Harding. She was born July 23, 1746, in East Medway, where they resided. Mrs. Mason died April 3, 1810. Mr. Mason died Nov. 7, 1825.
The children were : ALPHEUS [2], b. Nov. 27, 1772. SIMON HARDING [3], b. July 25, 1774. OLIVE, b. Dec. 25, 1776. RUTH, b. March 17, 1779. JOSEPH DANIELS, b. May 29, 1780. WALTER, b. Nov. 6, 1781, d. March 7, 1844. HORATIO, b. Jan. 4, 1784. ABNER, b. April 24, 1786, res. in Medfield, d. March 7, 1825.
[2] ALPHEUS® MASON (ABNER6, EBENEZER4, EBENEZER3, THOMAS2, ROBERT1), son of Abner [1] and Phebe (Harding) Mason, was born Nov. 27, 1772, in East Medway. He married Judith Leland, daughter of Adam and Prudence (Leland) Leland. She was born, 1775, in Sherborn, Mass. They resided in East Medway. Mrs. Mason died in 1848.
The children were : OLIVE, b. 1797, d. 1824. ORION [4], b. 1799.
[3] SIMON HARDING® MASON (ABNER5, EBENEZER4, EBENEZER3, THOMAS2, ROBERT1), son of Abner [1] and Phebe (Harding) Mason, was born July 25, 1774, in East Medway. He married, May 4, 1797, Betsey Leland, daughter of Moses and Mercy (Twitchell) Leland. She was born May 17, 1777, in Sherborn, Mass. They resided in East Medway. Mr. Mason died Oct. 7, 1860. Mrs. Mason died July 8, 1865.
The children were : HORATIO [5], b. Feb. 28, 1798. 'LARKIN, b. March 11, 1800, d. Oct. 2, 1803. MATILDA, h. Aug. 3, 1802, d. May 1, 1808. MARY ANN, b. Jan. 11, 1805, m. Nov. 8, 1824. JOSEPH ADAMS, vid. EMELINE, b. July 20, 1809, m. Dec. 15, 1828, John Batchelder, res. in Holliston, Mass., d. July 7, 1883. MATILDA GOULDING, b. Ang. 9, 1813, m. April 29, 1869, Simeon Fisher, vid.
[4] ORION' MASON (ALPHEUS6, ABNERS, EBENEZER4, EBENEZER3, THOMAS?, ROBERT1), son of Alpheus [2] and Judith (Leland) Mason, was born, 1799, in East Medway. He married, April 27, 1824, 1Elmira Walker, daughter of Comfort and Tamar (Clark) Walker. She was born Oct. 27, 1803, in Medway, where they resided. Mrs. Elmira Mason died. Mr. Mason married, Aug. 7, 1828, 2Tamar Walker, an older sister of his first wife. She was born Dec. 13, 1797, in Medway. Mr. Mason died July, 1865.
The children were : ORION A. [7], b. April 5, 1825. OLIVE, b. June 1, 1827, d. Sept. 28, 1827. HENRY, b. Aug. 27, 1829, d. Aug. 13, 1831. HENRY E. [8], b. May 27, 1833. WILLIAM F., b. Aug. 1, 1835, d. Dec. 11, 1837. ELMIRA L., b. Jan. 26, 1840, m. Dec. 4, 1862, John W. Richardson, of Franklin ; d. May 18, 1875. MARIA J., b. Sept. 7, 1841, d. Oct. 11, 1841.
Memoranda. Mr. Orion Mason, in 1815, became an apprentice to George Barber, clothier, whose mill is now used as McGinnis' boot shop. Here he remained until he was of age, and continued to follow the trade for several years. He afterwards en- gaged in cotton manufacturing. He was one of the founders of the Village Congrega- tional Society, and was for two years on the board of selectmen of the town.
[5] HORATIO' MASON (SIMON HARDING®, ABNER5, EBENEZER4, EBENEZER3, THOMAS2, ROBERT1), son of Simon Harding [3] and Betsey (Leland) Mason, was born Feb. 28, 1798, in East Medway. He married, Dec. 6, 1821, 1Julia Adams, daugh- ter of Jasper and Amy (Rounds) Adams. She was born Dec. 30, 1800, in Medway. They resided on the old homestead of his grandfather, Abner Mason, in East Medway. Mrs. Mason died July 22, 1848. Mr. Mason married, Dec. 16, 1850, 2Almira F. Coo- lidge, daughter of Daniel and Hannah (Frost) Coolidge. She was born in Marlbor- ough, N. H. Mr. Mason died May 11, 1868. Mrs. Almira Mason removed to Fram- ingham, Mass.
The children were : MERCY ADAMS, b. Feb. 18, 1823, m. Jan. 21, 1844, the Rev. Horace Dean Walker, vid .; res. in Palatine, N. Y. LARKIN LELAND, b. Dec. 6, 1825, d. Jan. 3, 1829. SIMON LEPRELETTE, b. Nov. 25, 1829, m. 1853, Lizzie N. Shute, res. in Boston, Mass. GEORGE E. [9], b. Oct. 23, 1837. ANNIE MATILDA, b. Oct. 11, 1857, res. in Framingham, Mass.
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[6] ORION A.& MASON (ORION7, ALPHEUS®, ABNER 5, EBENEZER 4, EBENEZER3, THOMAS2, ROBERT1), son of Orion and Elmira (Walker) Mason, was born April 5, 1825, in Medway. He married, Dec. 31, 1857, Mari Graves. She was born in Aga- wam, Mass. They resided in Medway. There were no children.
Memoranda. Orion A. Mason, Esq., was much identified with the mercantile busi- ness of the town for many years, being in trade with his brother, Henry E. Mason, Esq. Mr. Mason has been treasurer of the Medway Savings Bank from its incorpora- tion, in 1871. He has been the clerk and treasurer of the town for many years.
[7] HENRY E.º MASON (ORION", ALPHEUS6, ABNER5, EBENEZER4, EBEN- EZER3, THOMAS2, ROBERT1), son of Orion [4] and Tamar (Walker) Mason, was born May 27, 1833, in Medway. He married, March 11, 1858, Sarah M. Thomas. She was born in Winthrop, Me. They resided in Medway.
The children were : ORION THOMAS, b. April 4, 1865. MARY S., b. Jan. 22, 1869. Memoranda. Henry E. Mason, Esq., has been postmaster since 1874.
[8] GEORGE E.& MASON (HORATIO7, SIMON HARDING8, ABNER5, EBENEZER4, EBENEZER3, THOMAS2, ROBERT1), son of Horatio [5] and Julia (Adams) Mason, was born Oct. 23, 1837, in East Medway. He married, Nov. 1, 1857, Elizabeth M. Foster, daughter of Appleton Eames and Louise Antoinette (Bannister) Foster. She was born March 24, 1835, in East Medway, where they resided.
The only child was : IDA LOUISE, b. Nov. 8, 1858, m. May 29, 1879, Henry Axtell Crane, vid. ; res. in Sherborn, Mass.
GRANVILLE McCOLLUM was born June 6, 1806, in Glasgow, Scotland. He immigrated to this country in 1830, and took up his residence in Pawtucket, R. I. ; afterward removed to Medway. He married Agnes Davidson.
The children were : ALICE, m. E. B. Drake. ELIZA, m. James H. Welch. GILBERT, b. Jan. 1, 1840, d. March 11, 1865.
GEORGE McINTOSH was born March 6, 1838, in Medfield, Mass. He married, Nov. 29, 1866, Abbie M. Morse, daughter of Josiah E. and Salome (Manley) Morse. She was born Sept. 30, 1848, in Medway, where they resided.
The children were : LILLIE S., b. Jan. 31, 1869. ABBIE R., b. Aug. 26, 1870. JOSIAH C., b. May 24, 1875. MARY B., b. Aug. 17, 1877.
METCALF is a name derived from the following traditional exploit, which, it is said, occurred in 1312, in Chelmsford, County of Essex, England. " On a certain day his Majesty, Edward II., with many lords and gentlemen were in his Majesty's park, where was a wild bull that they feared to encounter, but when he encountered with Mr. John Armstrong he was killed with his fist, and when Armstrong came to his Majesty, says he to Mr. Armstrong, 'Have you seen the mad bull?' 'And please your Majesty,' (says he), ' I met a calfe and knocked him down and killed him with my fist,' which, when it was known to be the bull, Mr. Armstrong was honored with many and great honors. And in token of this notable exploit he was made a Knight, and his name was changed to Metcalfe." Vid. The History of Milford, Mass.
THE METCALFS OF MEDWAY descended from the Rev. Leonard Metcalf, born in 1545, and Rector of Tatterford, Norfolk County, England. Michael Metcalf, his son, came to this country and was admitted freeman July 14, 1637, in Dedham, Mass.
[1] LUTHER& METCALF (JOSEPH5, MICHAEL4, ELEAZARS, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1), son of Dr. Joseph and Hannah (Havens) Metcalf, was born Sept. 7, 1756, in Wrentham, now Franklin. He married, April 5, 1781, Mercy Whiting, daughter of Nathaniel and Lydia (Partridge) Whiting. She was born March 14, 1763, in Med- way where they resided. Mrs. Mercy Metcalf died Oct. 31, 1825. Major Metcalf married, Sept. 28, 1826, 2Mrs Hannah Fisher, née Hill, daughter of James and Grace (Jones) Hill, and widow of John Fisher.
She was born April 28, 1774, in Sher- born, Mass. Mr. Metcalf died Jan. 27, 1838. Mrs. Hannah Metcalf died Sept. 24, 1863.
The children were : CLARISSA, died in infancy. CLARA, b. Feb. 7, 1784, m. June 3, 1807, Joel Hunt, vid .; d. Dec. 3, 1852. LUTHER [3], b. May 2, 1788.
[2] DANIEL" METCALF (PHILIPS, BARNABAS5, MICHAEL+, ELEAZAR3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1), son of Philip and Anna (Knowlton) Metcalf, was born March 4, 1791, in Framingham. He married, Sept. 26, 1816, Clarissa Twitchell, daughter of John and Catherine Twitchell. She was born Oct. 5, 1792, in Medway. They resided
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in Medway, now Millis, Mass. Mrs. Metcalf died April 15, 1855. Mr. Metcalf died Oct. 27, 1855.
The children were : EDWIN [4], b. Sept. 21, 1817. DANIEL, b. June 13, 1819, m. April, 1845, Eliza Houghton. JOHN, b. Jan. 8, 1821, m. May 20, 1847, Mary Bullard. WILLIAM, b. Oct. 4, 1822, m. Ellen Johnson. SARAH P., b. Sept. 10, 1824, m. Aug. 18, 1848, Albert Wiley, res. in Medfield, Mass. CATHERINE, b. Oct. 15, 1826, d. April 20, 1845. ELLEN E., b. November, 1833. GEORGE, b. July, 1836, m. Lydia Boyden.
[3] LUTHER" METCALF ( LUTHERS, JOSEPH5, MICHAEL4, ELEAZAR3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1), son of Luther [1] and Mercy (Whiting) Metcalf, was born May 2, 1788, in Medway. He married, May 12, 1812, 1Lydia Jenks, daughter of Ste- phen Jenks. She was born May 13, 1793, in Pawtucket, R. I. They resided in Med- way. Mrs. Lydia Metcalf died Dec. 16, 1826. Mr. Metcalf married, Jan. 14, 1828, 2Sarah B. Phipps, daughter of Sylvanus and Anna (Winch) Phipps. She was born Nov. 25, 1803, in Framingham, Mass. The Hon. Luther Metcalf died Feb. 16, 1879.
The children were : ELEANOR, b. Sept. 1, 1813, m. Aug. 22, 1836, Milton M. Fisher, vid. STEPHEN JENKS [5], b. April 9, 1816. NATHANIEL WIIITING, b. Aug. 24, 1819, m. July 10, 1850, Caroline Henshaw, d. Oct. 16, 1871. LUTHIER HAVEN, b. Oct. 26, 1826, m. Sept. 5, 1850, Sarah C. Smith, of Potsdam, N. Y., d. March 17, 1878. SARAH LYDIA, b. Aug. 3, 1829, m. June 27, 1848, the Rev. Samuel J. Spalding, d. Sept. 1, 1849. GEORGE PHIPPS, b. May 17, 1834, m. May 6, 1858, Elizabeth Daniels, res. in Framingham, Mass.
[4] EDWIN& METCALF (DANIEL", PHILIPS, BARNABAS5, MICHAEL4, ELEA- ZAR', MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1), son of Daniel [2] and Clarissa (Twitchell) Metcalf, was born Sept. 21, 1817, in Sherborn, Mass. He married, April 29, 1841, Martha Daniels, daughter of Amos and Sally (Pierce) Daniels. They resided in East Med- way. Mr. Metcalf died July 6, 1885.
The children were : EDWIN W., b. Dec. 26, 1848, d. Sept. 24, 1874. SARAH JENNIE, b. Nov. 18, 1852, m. Jan. 12, 1876, Appleton Phipps, res. in Hopkinton, Mass., d. Feb. 18, 1880. GEORGE H., b, July 17, 1859.
Memoranda. Mr. and Mrs. Phipps had one child, Harry J., b. Feb. 18, 18So.
[5] STEPHEN JENKS® METCALF (LUTHER7, LUTHIER6, JOSEPH5, MICHAEL4, ELEAZAR3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1), son of the Hon. Luther [3] and Lydia (Jenks) Metcalf, was born April 9, 1816, in Medway. He married, May 21, 1840, M. Caroline Child, daughter of John Weld and Sally (Richards) Child. She was born Jan. 15, IS18, in Roxbury, Mass. They resided in Medway. Mrs. M. Caroline Metcalf died July 26, 1840. Mr. Metcalf married, Feb. 10, 1842, 1Esther M. Child, daughter of John Weld and Sally (Richards) Child. She was born May 12, 1819, in Roxbury, Mass.
The children were : M. CAROLINE, b. Nov. 23, 1842, m. Oct. 29, 1868, Daniel W. Newell. STEPHEN C., b. Feb. 8, 1848, d. Jan. 7, 1856. MARY C., b. March 3, 1852, m. June 30, 1881, Leonard E. Taylor.
LANSING MILLIS, son of William and Sally (Holt) Millis, was born Sept. 3, IS23, in Lansingburg, N. Y. He married, April 27, 1843, Harriet P. Lavender, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Burt) Lavender. She was born in Sandhurst, County of Kent, England. They resided in Lansingburg, N. Y., Concord, N. H., Boston, Mass., and came to East Medway in 1880. Mr. Millis died April 6, 1885.
The children were : HATTIE E. b. Oct. 3, 1846, m. April 27, 1868, Frederick C. Dow, Esq., res. in Manchester, N. H. HELEN E., b. Sept. 25, 1848, m. June 2, 1869, Livingston B. Van Kleeck, res. in New York City. CHARLES W., b. Nov. 26, 1851, d. Feb. 4, 1852. HENRY LANSING, b. Jan. 2, 1855, m. Dec. 15, 1880, Annie C. Russ, res. in Millis, Mass.
Memoranda. Mr. and Mrs. Dow have two children, viz. : Irving F., born April 2, 1871. Lansing M., born March 13, 1875. Mr. and Mrs. Van Kleeck have one (adopted) son, viz. : Walter B., born Sept. 10, 1872. Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Millis have two children : Violet B., born July 18, 1883. Lansing, born April 24, 1886.
[1] ALEXANDER LE BARON MONROE (STEPHEN, NATHANIEL), son of Dr. Stephen and Susanna (Le Baron) Monroe, was born May 3, 1807, in Sutton, Mass. He married, Oct. 2, 1834, 1Louisa W. Barber, daughter of George and Lois (Whiting) Barber. She was born Nov. 21, 1813, in Medway, where they resided. Mrs. Louisa W. Monrve died June 2, 1836. Dr. Monroe married, Nov. 30, 1837, 2Mrs. Miriam H.
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Hawes, née Clark. They resided in Chicopee and Granby, Mass., and returned to Medway in 1852, where they continued to reside. Dr. Monroe died Feb. 19, 1879. Mrs. Miriam H. Monroe died Nov. 20, 1881.
The children were : FRANCIS LE BARON [2]; b. March 20, 1836. ALEXANDER, d. 1842. SARAH LOUISA, m. Wm. C. Huntington, Esq.
Memoranda. Susanna Le Baron was the daughter of Lazarus and Susanna (Johonnot) Le Baron. She was born Dec. 17, 1767, in Sutton, Mass. Her ancestry is traced back to Dr. Francis Le Baron, who was born in Rochelle, France, in 1668. The Monroes came from Scotland. Nathaniel Monroe, Dr. Monroe's grandfather, was born in 1712, and resided in Bristol, R. I.
[2] FRANCIS LE BARON MONROE (ALEXANDER LE B., STEPHEN, NA- THANIEL), son of Dr. Alexander Le Baron and Louisa (Barber) Monroe, was born March 20, 1836, in Medway. He married, Jan. 7, 1873, Tamson Lavinia Barrows, daughter of John J. and Lydia C. (Smith) Barrows. She was born Nov. 29, 1845, in Vineyard Haven, Mass. They resided in Medway, and removed to Chicago, Il1.
The children were : ALEXANDER LE BARON, b. Jan. 19, 1875, d. Jan. 21, 1875. MIRIAM CLARK, b. Nov. 28, 1881.
Memoranda. Francis Le Baron Monroe, M. D., entered Yale College, Conn., in 1853, and graduated, 1857, from Williams College, Mass. He pursued his medical studies at Bowdoin and Harvard Medical Schools, and graduated in IS6t, from the latter. He was a Surgeon in the army during the War for the Union, and until 1876, when he resigned his commission and engaged in the drug business in Chicago, Ill.
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