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The Royalston Memorial says that "Lt. Edward Holman from Sutton, settled nearly midway between Tarrant Cutler and Silas Jones. The cellar hole on the west side of the road marks the place of this sturdy old settler. He descended from a Welchman, who, with two brothers, all 'impressed seamen' obtained a furlough from their ship to visit our shores, but never took the trouble to report themselves again to the Captain. This may account for the gallantry of their race in our Revolu- tion. Col. Holman, a Sutton man, commanded one of our regiments - our settler was a kinsman and served as Lt. under him,- and tradition in the family saith, that the British used to say 'they had as lief see the Devil a-coming as Col. Holman on his gray mare.' The Lt. came here with nine chil- dren, of whom both sons and daughters had large families." These nine children were probably born in Sutton, as there is no record of their birth in Royalston.
The History of Chesterfield, N. H., says: "Edward, David, Noah, Stephen and Smith Holman were probably the sons of Edward Holman of Royalston. Edward Junior, came to Chester- field about 1794, but removed to Keene about 1812. Noah died in Orange, Mass."
David Holman, probably son of Edward Holman of Royal- ston, married Mehetable Gale, who died Nov. 19, 1847 aged 64; married (2), 1850, Mrs. Laura (Stone) Henry, widow of John P. Henry, and who died March 21, 1863. He settled in Chester- field about 1805. He died Aug. 17, 1864, aged 85.
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THE RAYMOND FAMILY
The immigrant ancestor of the Raymond families of Roy- alston was one William Raymond, who came to New England "about 1652" and settled in Salem, Mass. He was from Essex County in Old England. He was a prominent citizen of the town, and was in the Narragansett fight of 1675. He was appointed by the General Court in 1683, Lieut. Commander of Beverly and Wenham troops. He commanded a company in Phipps' Canada Expedition of 1690, and was a Deputy for Beverly in 1685-6. He died Jan. 29, 1709. His son William Raymond was born at Salem or Beverly, Mass., in 1666, and died in 1701 by the fall of a tree. He was a witness in a witch- craft case in Salem, but was not one of the "deluded parties."
Joseph Raymond, son of Stephen and Rhoda (Estabrook) Raymond was born in Royalston, June 3, 1801. He spent his youth in his native town, attending the public schools, and at seventeen years of age entered the store of Gen. Franklin Gregory, where he remained until the close of 1823, and in a few months thereafter was offered and accepted a partner- ship with Col. Artemas Lee in his business at Baldwinville, Mass. The firm of Lee & Raymond carried on an extensive and lucrative business for fourteen years until April, 1838, when Mr. Raymond returned to Royalston and formed a co- partnership with Joseph Estabrook which continued until the spring or summer of 1844, at which time he retired from active business life. He, however, continued prominent in town affairs, and filled for many years various offices of trust in the town government, having served as selectman nine years, assessor, three years, and town clerk three years. He represented Royalston in the Legislature of 1850 and 1851, and in the latter year in the memorable contest for United States Senator, was a consistent and enthusiastic supporter of Charles Sumner. Upon the establishment of the Millers River Bank in Athol, in 1854, Mr. Raymond was elected one of its first directors and gave his valuable experience to the management of that institution. He brought to the discharge of all these duties in town, state and bank, faithful service, sound judgment and wise foresight, exercising the same care and diligence that he did in his own business, and won and re- tained the full confidence of his townsmen.
Joseph Raymond
a.J. Raymond.
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He married, Nov. 21, 1830, Elizabeth Kendall, daughter of Samuel Kendall, who was born in Enfield, Mass., in 1801. A woman of rare gifts, respected and loved by all who knew her, she died in 1887, mourned by a large circle of friends, after a married life of over fifty-six years.
Mr. Raymond contributed the first money towards founding a public library in Royalston, which bore the name of the "Raymond Public Library" until the erection of the "Phinehas S. Newton Library" a few years ago. He was a type of the best New England character, which he exemplified in his good citizenship, integrity and love of justice and was a man of marked individuality. He died Sept. 7, 1893.
The children of Joseph and Elizabeth (Kendall) Raymond were: Anne Elizabeth, born July 1, 1832, married John L. Choate, Aug. 14, 1860. Had two sons, Harry Raymond Choate, born Sept. 27, 1862, died in August, 1864; Charles Buckingham Choate, born March 10, 1866, married Alice Bradford Churchill in 1890, has one daughter, Helen Raymond Choate, born Nov. 25, 1893; he resides in Chelsea, Mass.
Joseph Estabrook Raymond, born Nov. 27, 1834, married Charlotte Louise Marshall of Fitchburg, Dec. 31, 1861. He had one daughter Martha Frances Raymond, born March 12, 1871.
William Henry Harrison Raymond, born Dec. 1, 1842, died, Sept. 19, 1847.
Alfred Dwight Raymond, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Ken- dall) Raymond, was born in Royalston, Nov. 25, 1838. He attended the public schools of his native town, and then went to Meriden, N. H. Academy, after which he became a farmer and cattle dealer in Royalston, being one of the most promi- nent and progressive farmers of the town.
He was deeply interested in all public questions concern- ing the state and nation, and by constant reading kept himself well informed. All business which he undertook for the town and others was carried on with the same faithfulness and ex- cellent ability which he applied to his own affairs. His gen- erous help was given to many who found the struggle of life difficult. He was actively interested in all town affairs, and served the town in various offices; was selectman, three years, assessor, eleven years, and member of the School Committee
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for many years. He was president of the Worcester North- west Agricultural Society in 1892 and 1893.
In 1861, he married Martha Jennette Willis, daughter of Dr. Isaac Willis, for many years the able and respected phy- sician of Royalston.
Their children were: Alfred Joseph Raymond, born Dec. 14, 1862; Carrie Willis Raymond, born April 26, 1865 and Mary Elizabeth Raymond, born Dec. 13, 1866.
Alfred Joseph Raymond, son of Alfred D. and Martha (Willis) Raymond, was born Dec. 14, 1862 in Royalston. He at- tended the schools of his native town, and succeeded his father on the fine farm situated north of the Centre. He was married, Sept. 3, 1890, to Josephine Smith. They have two children: Laurence J. and Evelyn S. Raymond, both born in Royal- ston. He went to Athol, Jan. 1, 1898 and purchased the sash and blind business, formerly carried on by Edwin Ellis, and has built up a large and successful business. He has been prominent in social and town affairs, and has been a member of the School Committee for about twelve years. He is a member of all branches of the Masonic Order, of the Poquiag Club, the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, Boston Athletic Association and the Boston City Club. He still owns the old homestead of his father in Royalston.
THE ARTEMAS RAYMOND FAMILY
Artemas Raymond, son of William and Sophia Raymond, was born in Royalston, March 1, 1801. He was a farmer and married Abigail Chase, Nov. 29, 1832. She was a daughter of David Chase, also a farmer of Royalston.
Their children were: Wm. C., born Nov. 19, 1835, he married Julia -, July 16, 1863; Franklin S., born in November, 1837, lived only six months; Franklin H., born Nov. 18, 1838, married Martha Peirce, Oct. 1, 1867; he resided in Athol for many years and was a boot and shoemaker; he was postmaster of the Athol Centre office from July, 1885 to Dec. 20, 1889. He married for his second wife, Mrs. Carrie A. Patten, April - 6, 1886. She died April 28, 1908, and he now lives in Boston. George A., born June 28, 1842, enlisted in the Civil War and was killed at the Battle of Cold Harbor; Mary Sophia, born Feb. 9, 1843, married George W. Cheney of Winchendon,
ALFRED J. RAYMOND
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and their children were: Flora Belle, born Aug. 22, 1869, Frank Schuyler, born Sept. 21, 1871 and Nellie Etta, born May 11, 1874; Luther R. Raymond, born Sept. 12, 1845, died at the age of four years; Sarah A., born July 31, 1849, died at the age of two years, and Edward W., born June 26, 1852, married Susie -, April 16, 1873, and their home was in Boston.
THE CHASE FAMILY
Thomas Chase of England, called "the Unfortunate," was brutally murdered in 1506 in a small room adjoining the chapel connected with the palace of the Bishop of Longlance at Woburn, who was confessor to Henry the Eighth.
His son, Sir William Chase of Chesham, Buckingham County, England, was born in the reign of Queen Mary and was High Steward to the household of Henry the Eighth. Sir Richard Chase, son of Sir William, was born in Chesham, England in 1537 and married Lady Elizabeth Bowchieu. Aquila, the fourth son of Sir Richard, was born in Hundrich, Eng., Aug. 14, 1580. Aquila 2nd, son of Aquila, was born in 1618 in the Parish of Chesham, Eng., emigrated to this country and settled in Hampton, N. H. in 1639. He married Anne Wheeler, daugh- ter of John Wheeler of Hampton and removed to Newbury, Mass., in 1646. He died in Newburyport in 1670. John Chase, the seventh child of Aquila 2nd and Anne Wheeler, was born Nov. 2, 1655 and married Elizabeth Bingley, May 23, 1677. Phillip Chase, the third son of John and Elizabeth was born Sept. 23, 1688 and married Mary Follansbee, April 17, 1712.
Lieutenant Francis Chase, the ninth child of Phillip and Mary (Follansbee) Chase, married Mary Perkins, June 12, 1760. He was one of the first settlers of Royalston, coming from Sutton, Mass. and taking up his residence in the north- east part of the town. He was called to the front in the War of the Revolution on the occasion of the Burgoyne Invasion, and participated in the Battle of Bennington. He died of apoplexy at an inn on his way home from Boston, Jan. 16, 1791, at the age of fifty-five years. His son David, the oldest of eleven children, was born in Sutton, March 10, 1761, and married Sarah Raymond of Athol, Nov. 29, 1786; they had ten chil- dren. He died March 27, 1816.
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Chauncy Chase, the seventh child of David and Sarah (Raymond) Chase, was born in Royalston, May 22, 1801. He chose the trade of a carpenter and in the early twenties removed to Boston where he became a contractor and builder of excellent repute. On Dec. 2, 1830, he married Caroline Morse, daughter of Russell and Betsey (Waite) Morse of Royal- ston. They had six children: Caroline Augusta, born Oct. 9, 1835, who married William D. Atkinson of Boston, Nov. 1, 1859. He died June 21, 1881, and she died Feb. 28, 1907. They had two children: Florence Viola and Harriet Taylor, who both died in early life; Elizabeth Waite, born Sept. 14, 1837, and died Dec. 14, 1896; Almira Elliott, born Feb. 8, 1841 and died Sept. 16, 1843; Henriette Townsend, born Jan. 13, 1846, married William H. Nutting, of Boston, Sept. 25, 1866; he died in November, 1872; Ella Perkins, born Dec. 2, 1849 and died Feb. 28, 1896; Fannie Russell, born Oct. 9, 1853, married Dr. Francis W. Adams of Fishkill-on-the-Hudson, N. Y., June 26, 1872. They had two children, Mabel Winifred and Robert Winthrop.
Chauncy Chase becoming eventually weary of the city, and having a great desire to take up country life, purchased the ancient homestead of the Doctors Bacheller on Royalston Common, and in the early fifties proceeded to remodel and beau- tify this residence. He finally removed to Royalston with his family in 1859. He drained, leveled and graded a large section of the Common adjoining his residence, and was in- strumental in the planting of many of the younger growth of shade trees that give it a park-like appearance to-day. He furnished the plans for the present church edifice, the graceful lines of whose spire elicit the admiration of even the strangers passing through the town, and the building itself, when com- pleted was not accepted by the committee until he had thor- oughly inspected and approved the work.
He was the architect and builder of the Town House, another ornament of the Common, and presented to the town the land on which it stands. He was a faithful member of the Congre- gational Church, and was one of its most liberal supporters during his lifetime. He died Feb. 26, 1878, and the town at its next annual meeting passed the following resolutions on his death, a thing said to be unprecedented except in instances where
CHIAUNCY CHASE
RUSSELL MORSE
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GEORGE CHASE
FRANCIS CHIASE
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citizens had made in favor of the town important public bequests.
The Resolutions adopted are as follows:
Whereas, in the course of Divine Providence our esteemed fellow citizen, Mr. Chauncy Chase, the architect and builder of our beautiful Town Hall, has been removed from us by death; and
Whereas, the strength and permanence of our popular in- stitutions is to be found in the virtue of private citizens in every station in life more than in the watchfulness of political parties or the abilities of public men, therefore,
Resolved, that the Town of Royalston take this occasion to commend the life that has so plainly exhibited the virtues of steadiness, prudence and chastity; of that untiring industry and that unflinching honesty and thoroughness that made him a workman that needed not to be ashamed; and of that practical patriotism with which, in his later years, he brought the benefit of his accumulations and ripened skill to strengthen and beautify his native town.
Resolved, that the young people of the town may be en- couraged hereby to build their worldly fortunes upon the practice of these virtues instead of idly waiting for the discovery of great opportunities.
Resolved, that the Selectmen and Clerk of the town are hereby authorized to procure the insertion of these Resolutions in the Athol papers and to present a copy to the family of our deceased fellow citizen.
Resolved, that we tender our sympathy to the afflicted family and congratulate them upon the priceless legacy he has left them,- the name and memory of an honest man, the noblest work of God.
George Chase, son of William and Betsey (Work) Chase, was born in Royalston, Nov. 1, 1810. He was a prominent farmer, and an active member in the First Congregational Church. He married Esther Morse, Sept. 2, 1835. She was born Jan. 2, 1813 and died Dec. 18, 1906, at the age of ninety-three years and eleven months.
Their children were: George L., born Dec. 11, 1838, married to Elvira Tirrell in 1860. He died in 1863 from wounds re- ceived in the Battle of the Wilderness June 8. He was a mem- ber of Co. D, 36th Regiment ; they had two children. Cath- erine C. Chase, born April 16, 1840, married Josiah W. Wilder of Petersham, a soldier in the 15th Mass. Regiment in the
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Civil War, she lives in Worcester; Frederick B. Chase, born Feb. 6, 1843, died Nov. 7, 1868; Helen M. Chase, born Nov. 23, 1846, married Forest A. Hicks of Petersham, Dec. 8, 1858; he enlisted in the Civil War in Co. F, Fifty-third Mass. Regi- ment; Harriet E. Chase, born Jan. 7, 1848, married Luther Stone of Petersham in November, 1872, she died in 1874.
Francis Chase, son of William and Betsey (Work) Chase, was born in Royalston, April 2, 1812. He married Ruth Slade of Paxton, Mass., Jan. 1, 1840.
He bought part of the farm his father had owned, and in- tended to build a house there but his brother-in-law sold him the place on the South Royalston road where his son Charles F. Chase now resides, and he changed his plans and located there. He was a successful farmer, and builder and repairer of roads, serving for many years as one of the Highway Surveyors. He also laid the foundations of the town house and the school- house at South Royalston and when seventy-five years of age could be seen taking his turn on the lead mowing with the hired men in the hayfield. His wife, Ruth Slade, died June 29, 1846, leaving three children, and he married second, Lu- cretia Slade, sister of his first wife, Sept. 9, 1847, they had nine more children. Mrs. Chase died Jan. 15, 1854, leaving her husband with nine children at home under sixteen years of age. Mr. Chase died, Feb. 9, 1833. The children of Francis and Ruth (Slade) Chase were: Lucretia, William Henry and John Slade; Lncretia, born March 13, 1841 married Charles Allard, and second, a Mr. White, and her home has been in San Diego, Cal .; Wm. H. Chase, born June 18, 1843. He enlisted in Co. I, 25th Mass. Infantry, Sept. 30, 1861 and served three years, being discharged Oct. 20, 1864. After his return from the war he lived in Winchendon and West Fitchburg, and went to Athol in 1880, which was his home for thirty years, and where he was engaged in the market and ice business. After leaving Athol he resided in Cambridge and Worcester. He married Georgiana J. Tucker of West Fairlee, Vt., May 9, 1830, and they have one son, Ernest T. Chase, born in Athol, Sept. 6, 1881, who graduated at Boston University in the Class of 1904, and was instructor in German and English at the Worces- ter Polytechnic Institute, and left that position to become the religious work director of the Worcester Y. M. C. A. About 1910, he accepted a position in an educational institution in
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Honolulu. In 1911, Wm. H. Chase and his wife went to Honolulu to be with their son, and he engaged in Missionary work among the soldiers, where the officers and soldiers knew him as Chaplain Chase.
John Slade Chase, also enlisted in the Civil War, was taken prisoner and died in Andersonville prison.
The children of Francis and Lucretia (Slade) Chase were: Thomas Follansbee, born Aug. 11, 1848; Sophia Elizabeth, born Sept. 20, 1849, married Allan Harrington of South Royalston, where they now live; George Washington, born Dec. 17, 1852; Sarah Mariah, born in 1853, married George W. Tucker of Athol, May 1, 1882, she died ---; Joseph Howard, born April 18, 1854, died Oct. 2, 1871; Flora E., born June 6, 1856, married George W. Tucker; Charles F. Chase, born Jan. 15, 1858; Ella Amelia, born March 4, 1860; Fannie Ruth, born April 1, 1862 and died Feb. 16, 1881.
Thomas Follansbee Chase, oldest son of Francis and Lucretia (Slade) Chase, was born Aug. 11, 1848. He married Mary A. Alden, June 15, 1873 and married, second, Hattie E. Prew, April 18, 1906. He has two children: Anna M. and Frank W. He was in the employ of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co., for upwards of forty-four years as Section Foreman and Construction Foreman and was retired Dec. 1, 1914. His home has been in Fitchburg, Framingham and Clinton, Mass., and he now resides in Leominster.
Charles Francis Chase, youngest son of Francis and Lu- cretia (Slade) Chase, was born in Royalston Jan. 15, 1858. He succeeded his father on the home farm, and has been a prosperous farmer of the town. He married Adelle Luseba Chapin, June 8, 1893. Their children are: Francis Chapin, born May 24, 1894, Elliott Bartlett, born Dec. 31, 1895, Hollis Bolton, born Sept. 15, 1897, Roger Clark, born May 24, 1899, Alice Ethel, born Aug. 13, 1902 and Edith Adelle, born April 6, 1908. He is a member of the Congregational Church; Ella Amelia- Chase was born March 2, 1860, she lived in Athol, Gardner, Orange and other places, she never married and made her home with sister, Mrs. Geo. W. Tucker. She died in Brookfield Feb. 16, 1916, of pneumonia, and burial was in the Crystal Lake cemetery at Gardner.
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THE BRAGG FAMILY
Nathaniel Bragg, the ancestor of all bearing the name of Bragg in Royalston, was born in Shrewsbury, Mass., June 29, 1747. He married Sarah Wilson of Northborough, Mass., March 14, 1771, she was born Oct. 13, 1750.
He came to Royalston about the time of the Revolution, probably in 1775 or '76, and settled near the Athol line, close to what is now known as Doane's Falls. His children were: Benjamin, born in Shrewsbury, March 27, 1772 and died in Royalston, Sept. 17, 1777; Sarah, born in Shrewsbury, Feb. 27, 1774, she married Joseph Jacobs of Athol, May 17, 1792, and died at Athol, Nov. 9, 1795; Lucy, born in Royalston, Oct. 8, 1778, she married Joseph Goddard of Athol, April 30, 1804; Nathaniel, born Dec. 18, 1780, married Polly Kendall of Gerry, Jan. 1, 1807; Olive, born April 11, 1783, married William Nurse of Westborough, March 2, 1809; Benjamin, born Sept. 26, 1785, married Sally Putnam Peirce of Winchendon, Aug. 2, 1812; Polly, born Feb. 29, 1788, died Feb. 14, 1795; Ira, born May 23, 1791, married Mercy Clements, Nov. 18, 1810.
The children of Nathaniel Bragg, Jr. and Polly Kendall were: Jesse Kendall, born Oct. 11, 1817; Nathaniel Wilson, born Aug. 31, 1809; Olive, born March 3, 1814; Lysander Frank- lin, born Feb. 9, 1817; Mary Ann, born June 1, 1820; Henry Obookiah, born Aug. 21, 1824; Polly, born Nov. 7, 1807.
Benjamin Bragg, born Sept. 26, 1785, married Sally Putnam Peirce, Aug. 2, 1812, she was born Oct. 29, 1793, and died Mar. 11, 1833; he married (2) Mary Snow of Lunenburg, Feb. 11, 1834, she was born Aug. 17, 1808, and died June 18, 1903. He built a carding mill north of the bridge at Doane's Falls, and afterwards converted it into a satinet factory, where quite a business was done for a number of years. He died June 11, 1852. The children of Benjamin and Sally Peirce Bragg were: Harvey, born Dec. 11, 1812, died March 9, 1813; Lucy, born March 19, 1814 died March 21, 1814; Rosana, born March 26, 1815, she married a Mr. Symons and died at Niagara Falls, Aug. 6, 1839; Hannah, born Feb. 11, 1817, died Feb. 12, 1817; John Hervey, born June 12, 1815, married Amy Ballou, Nov. 28, 1844, died Dec. 12, 1852; Harriet Bragg, born July 12, 1820, married Calvin Drury, Dec. 15, 1812. Their children born in Royalston were: Susan F., born Sept. 27, 1851; Sarah
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A., born April 1, 1854; Calvin, born Sept. 16, 1858, was married in New Hampshire May 31, 1879 to Jennie Alwildia Greenwood, they had eight children, seven of whom are living, he died in Princeton, Mass., Oct. 10, 1913. Horace Drury was born in Athol, Feb. 11, 1843, and was married in Worcester, Nov. 13, 1866, to Mrs. Althea S. Oaks, they had six children, four boys and two girls. He enlisted in the Civil War in Co. F, Fifty- third Mass. Regiment.
Cynthia Pierce Bragg, born April 25, 1822, and died April 2, 1836.
Eunice Roy Bragg, born Nov. 13, 1824, married George Russell Garfield of Athol, they had two children. She died in Decem- ber, 1910.
The children of Benjamin and Mary (Snow) Bragg were: Joseph Snow, born Dec. 31, 1834, died Jan. 12, 1835; Sarah Putnam Pierce, born Sept. 20, 1837, married Newell Holman, June, 1857 and died Feb. 24, 1859; Cynthia Rosana, born Feb. 1, 1840, married F. Dwight Kellogg of Orange, died Nov. 23, 1905, she had two sons, Frederic L. Kellogg, born May 26, 1867, he is a graduate of Bellevue Medical School, New York City, and is now a physician located in Roxbury, Mass .; the second son, Edwin D. Kellogg, born Jan. 29, 1882, is a graduate from the Theological Seminary in Bangor, Maine, was ordained June 17, 1909, and is now a Missionary in China; Mary Snow Bragg, born Oct. 5, 1842, married F. Dwight Kellogg of Orange, Nov. 20, 1908; Ruth Anna, born March 12, 1845, died May 4, 1846; Stella Isadore, born June 17, 1847, died Feb. 14, 1848; Benjamin Leroy, born in Royalston June 30, 1850; he married Mary Frances Sessions of Hartford, Conn., Nov. 10, 1880. They reside in Springfield, where Mr. Bragg is engaged in the insurance business. They have one child, Benjamin Leroy, Jr., born in Springfield, Jan. 9, 1882; he married Marion Chandler van der Penen of Somerville, New Jersey, Oct. 12, 1912, they have one child, Frances Bragg, born in Springfield, July 8, 1913.
Ira Bragg, married Mercy Clements, daughter of Wm. and Anna Clements, Nov. 18, 1810, they had one child, Elmer, born May 8, 1811.
Nathaniel Wilson Bragg, son of Nathaniel Bragg, Jr. and Polly Kendall, was born Aug. 31, 1809. He was a farmer and lived and died in Royalston on the place that was originally
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settled by Ezekiel Cutler. He was a successful farmer, and was a member of no society, except the Worcester Northwest Agricultural Society. He married Almira Paine, March 17, 1834. He died March 31, 1893, and his wife died, Jan. 15, 1869.
The children of Nathaniel Wilson and Almira (Paine) Bragg were: Warren S., born May 20, 1837, married Mary Shores from Shutesbury, he died in Cambridge, Jan. 21, 1900; Augusta H., born Nov. 3, 1839, and died in Royalston, June 26, 1862; Henry W., born Dec. 10, 1842, married Dorlesky Jackson, died March 24, 1890 in Worcester; Myra I., born Oct. 26, 1851, married John Davis and lived on the old homestead, died Jan. 22, 1911, in Royalston; Maria L., born Oct. 21, 1848; was a teacher for many years.
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