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January 15, 1672, and Edith, his wife, who died January 27, 1678. Children : Lucy, Dan- iel, Mary, Margaret, Nathaniel, Hepzibah, Josiah, Elizabeth and Martha.
(V11) Nathaniel, fifth child and second son of Daniel and Lucy (Dodge) Conant, was born in Beverly, July 23, 1726, and baptized on the 31st of the same month. On May 13, 1751, he was appointed one of the adminis- trators of his father's estate. Between 1753 and 1768 Nathaniel Conant frequently appears as a grantor or grantee in land transfers, and in those he is sometimes styled tanner, some- times gentleman. November 22, 1755, the name of Nathaniel Conant appears in a list of soldiers stationed at Lake George; this was in the time of the French and Indian war. About 1766, probably, he went to the province of Maine, where he became one of the pioneer settlers of the North Parish of Sanford, in York county, now Alfred. Very likely his family remained in Beverly until he had cleared land and built a home in Alfred. He purchased land freely, and soon became the largest land owner in the town. He lived in a wooden house near the mill, which he pur- chased of one Ellenwood. This mill was sit- uated on the stream running from Shaker pond, and was both a saw and grist mill. Mr. Conant was also the first trader of Alfred. The town of Sanford was divided into two parishes, July 5, 1782 ; the first meeting of the North or Alfred parish was held on Tuesday, August 27, 1782, at the house of Nathaniel Conant, who, with eight others, signed the covenant. "Sanford North Parish, September 29, 1783, voted to postpone erecting a meet- ing-house till next spring. Mr. Nathaniel Conant then and there gave an acre of land to set the meeting-house and school house." "May 29, 1788, Chose Mr. Nathaniel Conant, Dan'l Gile, and Thomas Williams a committee to Look out a man To preach amongst us in order for a settlement." "Apr. 2, 1792, at a sale of the pews Mr. Nath'l Conant bought No. 2 for £4. No. 5 for £4 and No. 18 for £4 2sh." He died January 6, 1808, and was buried in the churchyard at Alfred, where his gravestone remains. He married, December 16, 1756, Abigail, daughter of Joshua and Hannah (Raymond) Dodge, born in Beverly, July 3, 1732. She died in Alfred, September 30, 1813. Joshua Dodge was son of Joshua and Joanna (Larkin) Dodge, and grandson of William and Mary (Conant) Dodge. Han- nah Raymond was daughter of George and Jerusha (Woodbury) Raymond, and grand- daughter of William and Hannah (Bishop)
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Raymond. Jerusha Woodbury was daughter of Peter and Sarah (Dodge) Woodbury, and granddaughter of John Woodbury, the immi- grant. The children of Nathaniel and Abigail (Dodge) Conant were: Lucy, Hephzibah, Nathaniel (died young), Joshua, Nathaniel, Daniel, John and Andrew.
(VIII) John (3), seventh child and fifth son of Nathaniel and Abigail (Dodge) Co- nant, was born in Alfred, Maine, September IO, 1771, and died there February 27, 1850. About 1795 he moved to Kennebunk, where he engaged in trade for a short time, then returned to Alfred. He succeeded to the mill and store of his father, at Conant's Mills (now called Littlefield Mills), and afterwards occupied the brick store near the meeting house. He was the second postmaster of Al- fred. and active and enterprising in commer- cial pursuits. He married Lydia Farnum, born December 25, 1776, died May 28, 1842, daugh- ter of Benjamin and Anna (Merrill) Farnum, of Concord, New Hampshire. Benjamin Far- num was the son of Ephraim and Molly (In- galls) Farnum, grandson of Ephraim, son of Ralph, who was son of Ralph Farnum (or Farnham), the immigrant. Anna Merrill was born at Concord, December 20, 1743, daugh- ter of Deacon John and Lydia (Haynes) Merrill, of Haverhill, Massachusetts. and Concord, New Hampshire ; her grandfather, John Merrill, was son of Nathaniel and grand- son of Nathaniel Merrill, the immigrant, one of the earliest settlers of Newbury, Massachu- setts. Molly Ingalls was the daughter of Henry and Abigail (Emery) Ingalls, grand- daughter of Henry and Mary (Osgood) In- galls, great-granddaughter of Edmund In- galls, of Andover, the immigrant. Lydia, wife of John Conant, was admitted to the church about the first of October, 1807. The chil- dren -of John and Lydia (Farnum) Conant were: Nancy Merrill, Cyrus (died young), Alvah, Cyrus King, Lucinda, Caroline, George Dow, Lucy Maria and Lydia Haynes.
(IX) Alvah, third child and second son of John (3) and Lydia (Farnum) Conant, was born in Kennebunk, December 17, 1800, bap- tized January 24, 1808, in Alfred, and died at his residence on Gray street, Portland, April 2, 1876. He was taken to Alfred by his parents when quite young. He attended the common schools of Alfred. and Wakefield, New Hampshire, and Fryeburg, Maine, acad- emies. He then engaged as a clerk with George and Ivory Lord, at Kennebunk, but soon returned to Alfred and went into busi- ness with his father ; this was as early as 1826.
His father retired from business soon after, and Mr. Conant formed a partnership with his brother-in-law, David Hall, and later with his brother George D. In the autumn of 1838 he moved to Portland, and engaged in the wholesale grocery business with Mr. Hall, under the firm name of Hall & Conant. In 1849 his son. Richard O., was admitted to the firm, the style of which was changed to Hall, Conant & Company. Their store was at first on the northeast corner of Fore and Central (now Dana) streets, but when Commercial street was built, in 1851, they moved to the store since occupied by the firm. In 1856 Mr. Conant's son, Richard O., bought out Mr. Hall, and has continued the business to the present time. When he first moved to Port- land he lived with his father-in-law, Richard Odell, on India street, but soon moved to State street, thence, in 1845, to Gray street, where he resided till his death. Mr. Conant never sought public office, but in the old mi- litia days he was commissioned captain in the second brigade of state militia by Governor Parris, in 1822; in 1842 and 1844 he was a member of the common council of Portland, and in 1849 and 1850 was member of the board of aldermen a from the sixth ward. In 1859 he re- tired from business and devoted his time to the management of his private affairs. He was a director of the Cumberland National Bank for many years, and its president at the time of his death. He was also one of the first board of directors of the York and Cum- berland railroad. He bore a character of strict integrity, was a consistent Christian, and a member of the State Street Congregational church. In person he was of about the me- dium height, rather sparely built, and very erect. He married (first), in Conway, New Hampshire, October 30, 1826, Almira. of Conway, born in Conway, April 8, 1803, died in Portland, January 23, 1841, daughter of Hon. Richard and Molly (Eastman ) Odell. Richard Odell was frequently representative from Conway to the New Hampshire legisla- ture, and a member of the governor's council. He moved to Portland in 1837, where he died in 1850. He was a son of Joseph and Sarah (Ingalls) Odell; grandson of William anl Martha (Collins) Odell, of Andover, Massa- chusetts; great-grandson of Reginald and Priscilla Odell ( also written Wodell and Wod- hull), of Boston. Molly Eastman was daugh- ter of Richard and Hannah ( Merrill) East- man, granddaughter of John and Martha (Fitts) Eastman, great-granddaughter of
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John and Huldah (Kingsbury ) Eastman, great-great-granddaughter of John and Mary ( Boynton) Eastman ; and one generation further removed in line of descent from Roger and Sarah Eastman, of Salisbury, Massachu- setts. Mr. Conant . married (second) April 27, 1843, Judith, born October 21, 1804, daughter of Joseph Osborn, of Danvers, Mas- sachusetts. She died February 3, 1857. He married (third) in Portland, July 8, 1858, Re- becca P., born February 29, 1815, died Jan- uary 17, 1863, daughter of Samuel Cook, of Taunton, Massachusetts. Married (fourth) in Manchester, Connecticut, September 5, 1866, Mary (Sumner) Woodbridge, who sur- vived him and died in Portland; she was the daughter of Reuben Sumner, of Hebron, Con- necticut, born September 20, 1816, died March 20, 1883. The children of Alvah and Almira (Odell) Conant were: Richard Odell and Emma Dow.
(X) Richard Odell, only son of Alvah and Almira (Odell) Conant, was born in Alfred, April 1, 1828, died at his residence in Cum- berland, Maine, July 1, 1894. He removed to Portland with his parents in 1829, and re- sided in Portland and Cumberland. He was educated in the public schools and at North Yarmouth Academy. When sixteen years of age he entered his father's store as a clerk, and in 1849 was admitted to the firm of Hall & Conant, then doing the largest grocery busi- ness in Portland. In 1856 he bought out Mr. Hall, and in 1859 his father retired from the business .. In 1862 he admitted Mr. Sumner C. Rand to partnership, under the firm name of R. O. Conant & Company; in 1866 the style was changed to Conant & Rand. The business was conducted by them till 1882, when Mr. Rand retired and Mr. Conant ad- mitted his son, Frederick O., and Mr. Daniel H. Patrick to the firm under the style of Conant, Patrick & Company. Mr. Conant was a member of the common council of Port- land in 1869 and 1870, which was the only public office he ever held. He was a director of the Ocean Insurance Company for ten years, and its secretary three years; was a director of the Portland & Rochester railroad two vears. He was a director of the National Traders Bank from 1867 till his death, and its vice-president fourteen years ; and was direc- tor and trustee of several other commercial corporations. He always took a great interest in agricultural matters, and was a director and president of the Cumberland County Ag- ricultural Society and the Maine Poultry As- sociation. He married, in Cumberland, Jan-
uary 8, 1857, Mrs. Emma (Loring) Manly, born May 6, 1829, died April 16, 1904, widow of Charles Manly, and daughter of Captain Solomon and Alethea (Drinkwater) Loring. Captain Solomon Loring was son of Solomon and Hannah (Davis) Loring, grandson of Solomon and Alice (Cushing) Loring, and great-grandson of John Loring, who was the son of John, son of Thomas Loring, who came from Axminster, Devon, England, to Hingham, Massachusetts, about 1630. Han- nah Davis was daughter of Timothy and Mar- garet (Davis) Davis, of Amesbury, Massa- chusetts, and Biddeford and North Yarmouth, Maine. Timothy Davis was son of Thomas and Deborah (Martin) Davis. Deborah Mar- tin was granddaughter of George Martin, an early and prominent settler of Amesbury, whose widow, Susanna ( North) was hanged at Salem, July 19, 1692, as a witch. Alethea Drinkwater . was daughter of Sylvanus and Rachel (Sweetser) Drinkwater, granddaugh- ter of Joseph and Jane (Latham) Drinkwater, great-granddaughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Haskell) Drinkwater. Elizabeth Haskell was daughter of John Haskell, whose wife, Patience Soule, was daughter of George Soule, who came in the "Mayflower," 1620. Jane Latham was daughter of Thomas and Deborah (Harden) Latham, granddaughter of James Latham, great-granddaughter of Robert Latham, whose wife Susanna was daughter of John Winslow (brother of Gov- ernor Edward Winslow) and Mary ( Chilton), his wife, said to have been the first woman to land from the "Mayflower." Richard O. and Emma (Loring) Conant had one son Fred- erick O.
(XI) Frederick Odell, only child of Rich- ard Odell and Emma (Loring) Conant, was born in Portland, October I, 1857. He was prepared for college in the public schools of Portland, and graduated at Bowdoin College, taking the degree of B. S. in 1880, and that of M. A. in 1883. In 1874 he went to Cali- fornia by way of Panama, stopping at Kings- ton, Jamaica, and various Mexican and Cen- tral American ports, and returning overland from San Francisco. In 1879 he went to Cuba, visited the important cities, and returned home by way of Key West, Cedar Keys, Jacksonville, Florida, Savannah, Georgia, Charleston, South Carolina, and Washington, D. C. In 1880 he entered his father's store as a clerk, and January 1, 1882, was admitted to partnership. He is a member of Casco Lodge, No. 36, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and of Cumberland Chapter. No. 35,
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of Yarmouth, and of Portland Commandery, No. 2, Knights Templar. He compiled "A History and Genealogy of the Conant Family in England and America," a work of six hun- dred and forty pages. He was elected presi- dent of the Maine Genealogical Society in 1904, and has since filled that office. He has also served in all the other offices of this so- ciety except that of librarian. He married, in Yarmouth, October 31, 1883, Eva Merrill, daughter of Captain Reuben and Hannah Elizabeth ( Blanchard) Merrill, of Yarmouth. Reuben Merrill was son of William and Lydia (Sturdevant) Merrill, grandson of Adams and Elizabeth (Titcomb) Merrill, great-grandson of James and Mary (Adams) Merrill, who were early settlers of Falmouth. James Mer- rill was son of Abel, who was son of Na- thaniel Merrill, of Newbury, Massachusetts, the immigrant. Hannah Elizabeth Blanchard was daughter of Captain Reuben and Christi- ana (Loring) Blanchard, granddaughter of Beza and Prudence (Rideout) Blanchard, great-granddaughter of Nathaniel and Bethiah (Mitchell) Blanchard. Nathaniel Blanchard was fifth in descent from Thomas Blanchard, the immigrant ; his wife, Bethiah Mitchell, was daughter of Seth Mitchell, son of Jacob and Rebecca (Cushman) Mitchell. Jacob Mitchell was grandson of Experience Mitchell, one of the Leyden Pilgrims, whose wife Jane was daughter of Francis Cook, who came in the "Mayflower." Rebecca (Cushman) Mitchell was daughter of Rev. Isaac Cushman, son of Thomas and Mary ( Allerton) Cushman, grandson of Robert Cushman. Robert Cush- man was one of the most active promoters of the migration from Holland, in 1620, and came over in the "Fortune," the second vessel. His son Thomas married Mary, daughter of Isaac Allerton ; she died 1669, the last survivor of the "Mayflower's" passengers. Frederick O. and Eva ( Merrill) Conant have four children : Elizabeth Merrill, born January 1I, 1886; Persis Loring, May 29, 1887; Richard Odell, May 31, 1888; Reginald Odell, October I, 1889.
(For preceding generations see John Conant I.)
(VI) Lot (2), eldest child of CONANT John (2) and Bethiah (Mans- field) Conant, was born in Bev- erly, June 1, 1679, died September 20, 1767. About 1716 he removed to Concord, Middle- sex county. Lot Conant, of Beverly, bought of Benjamin Edmonds, of Wenham, fifteen acres of land in Manchester, February 4, 1717, Lot Conant of Concord, yeoman, sells "to my
father John Conant and brother Daniel Co- nant, both of Beverly" fifteen acres of land in Manchester. Other land transactions of his are on record. He married (first) May 15, 1698, Martha Cleaves. She was admitted to the First Church of Beverly, May 31, 1701, and died February 15, 1725, in Concord. He married (second) Susannah Clark, born April 29, 1689, probably daughter of Samuel and Rachel Clark. He married a third wife Mary. The children by first wife were: Robert, An- drew, William, Dinah, Ezra, John, Elizabeth, Martha and Bethia. Those of the second wife were: Ezra and Sarah.
(VII) Robert, eldest son and child of Lot and Martha (Cleaves) Conant, was born in Beverly, April 26, and baptized May 7, 1699. He moved to Concord with his parents, and as early as 1726 settled in Chelmsford. About 1754 he removed to Stow, where he died March 27, 1773. He was a farmer and car- penter. His will was made March 25, 1773. He married (first) Esther - , and (sec-
ond) Sarah His children by first wife were: Samuel, Josiah, Peter, Esther, Martha, Rebecca, Lydia and Daniel.
(VIII) Samuel, eldest child of Robert and Esther Conant, was born in that part of Con- cord now Acton, about 1722, and died in Stow, May 19, 1785. He lived in Chelmsford and Stow with his parents, and later settled in Stow, where he was engaged in agricul- tural pursuits. He married Sarah Holman, who died February 1, 1804. Their children were: Silas, Oliver, Samuel, John Levi and a daughter.
(IX) Oliver, second son and child of Sam- uel and Sarah (Holman) Conant, was born in Stow, about 1750. He settled first in Sud- bury, and later in Weston. In 1777 Oliver Conant, of Sudbury, was in Captain Johnson Rice's company of Colonel Samuel Bullard's regiment, in the Continental army, in service three months twenty-four days in New York. January 15, 1776, Oliver Conant. of Concord, was corporal in Captain David Wheeler's com- pany, Colonel Nixon's regiment, and was al- lowed pay for travel to and from camp at Winter Hill. He married Thankful W. Walker, and they had : Abraham, Polly, Isaac, Thankful, Oliver, Sally, Louisa, Asa W., Jo- siah and Betsy.
(X) Abraham, eldest child of Oliver and Thankful W. (Walker) Conant, was born in Weston, Massachusetts, September 2, 1778, and died in 1849. He moved to Frankfort, now Winterport, Maine, about 1804, and was engaged in farming. In 1803 he married
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Thankful C. Lombard, of Truro, Massachu- setts, who died about 1860. Their children were : Lydia, Isaac, Amasa S., Jacob, Charles, Sarah ( died young), Sarah Snow, Abraham, Thankful L. and Artemus Henry.
(X1) Charles, fifth child and fourth son of Abraham and Thankful C. ( Lombard) Co- nant, was born in Frankfort, now Winterport, Maine, December 24, 1812. He spent his life in his native town, where he was engaged in farming. He filled some town offices. He was a member of the Congregational church in early life, but subsequently became a spirit- ualist. He married Hannah Weston, born in Frankfort, now Winterport, September 25, 1814, and died in Frankfort, now Winterport, September 12, 1897. She was the daughter of Amos and Mercy Weston, of Frankfort, now Winterport. Children: I. Lydia W., born Oc- tober 6, 1838, married Nathan T. Woodman, October 8, 1866; no children. 2. Wealtha P., August, 1840, died February 21, 1863. 3. Artemus Henry, December 5, 1842, married Maria S. McDonald, December 5, 1863; their only child, Fred P., died in childhood. 4. Frederick Augustus, March 29, 1845, married Minnie Heslef, of San Francisco, October 7, 1874; their children were: Charles M., Kath- erine and Miriam. 5. Clara D., September 20, 1848, married George H. Clements, February 24, 1870; children : Nathan P., Fred A., died young, Charles C., Lillie W., Elmer H. and Harold W. 6. Ellen Maria, August 1, 1852, died April 4, 1853. 7. Charles M., of the next paragraph.
(XII) Charles Melvin, seventh child and third son of Charles and Hannah (Weston) Conant, was born in Winterport, June 23, 1858, and was educated in the public schools of his native town. He was a farmer until 1883, and then established an agricultural implement and seed store in Bangor. The business was remarkably successful, and in 1906 it was incorporated as the C. M. Conant Company, Mr. Conant being made president and treasurer. The company carries a full line of everything in the way of implements required on a farm. The store is located at 194-196 Broad street; was established over a quarter of a century ago, and the products of the house are known to the farmers and gen- eral merchandise dealers of the state for their reliability and high quality. Mr. Conant still cultivates and resides on his farm of two hun- dred and fifty acres in Winterport. He is a member of Penobscot Lodge, No. 7, Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, of Bangor, and of Morning Light Grange, No. 19, Pat-
rons of Husbandry. He is a Republican and has held town offices. He married, May I, 1886, Annie C. Nealey, born in Winterport, October 24, 1865, daughter of Jefferson and Lydia A. Ncaley, of Winterport. Children : Gertrude M., born August 1, 1888; Viola E., July 11, 1890 ; Barbara ()., September 9, 1895; Amos N., July 27, 1897; Edna, January 18, 1900 ; Charles Tyler, April 10, 1902; Mildred A., November 22, 1907.
(For preceding generations see John Conant I.) (VIII) Joshua, fourth child
CONANT and second son of Nathaniel and Abigail (Dodge) Conant, was born in Beverly, April 7, 1764. He moved to Alfred, Maine, with his parents, and later lived in Shapleigh and Lyman, where he died October 4, 1842. He married Adelia Gile, of Alfred, who died in Lyman, September 30, 1842. She was the daughter of Deacon Gile, of Alfred. Their children were: Ruth, Na- thaniel, Hepsibah, Theodate, Joshua, Daniel, Abigail, William Green and Thomas Gile.
(IX) William Green, eighth child and fourth son of Joshua and Adelia (Gile) Co- nant, was born in Alfred, December 25, 1806, where he always resided. He was educated in the public schools, and while yet a boy became a clerk in Deacon Kendall's store at Alfred, and after a few years went into busi- ness for himself. He was a merchant for upwards of forty years, and on retiring some years before his death he was possessed of a competency including a farm upon which he lived after giving up business. He was a member of the Congregational church. He died April, 1888. and was buried in Ever- green cemetery. Portland. He married Han- nah Jones Herrick, of Beverly, Massachusetts. One child, William H., was born to them. His sketch follows.
(X) William Henry, only child of William Green and Hannah J. ( Herrick) Conant, was born in Alfred, May 20, 1830, and educated in the public schools. He was a clerk in his father's store for some time and later went to Portland, where for some years he was a clerk in the office of the Portland Press. In 1875 he was made treasurer of the Portland and Rochester railroad and served in that place faithfully for twenty-five years. He was an attendant of the Congregational church, and did many acts of charity in a quiet way. In political matters he took but little interest. He married, in Middletown, Connecticut, De- cember 12, 1856. Mary Elizabeth Davis, who was born in Wenham, Massachusetts, May 2,
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1830, daughter of John and Elizabeth Cogs- well (Bickford) Davis, the former of Salem, Massachusetts, and the latter a daughter of Captain John Bickford, a master mariner. Captain Bickford's wife was in maidenhood Mary Ramsden. Mrs. Conant resides in Portland, where she has a handsome and finely furnished residence. She also owns and uses as a summer home the residence erected in Alfred years ago by Senator John Holmes. This house was occupied some years by Mr. and Mrs. Conant before removing to Portland. It is furnished with much antique furniture, and the interior has much the appearance of a high class residence of Colonial times. To William Henry and Mary E. (Davis) Conant were born three children: I. Emma L., who resides with her mother. 2. Willie Green, who died at the age of fourteen. 3. Ellen Minerva, who lived to be almost twenty years of age. Mr. Conant died February II, 1901, and is buried at Evergreen cemetery, Port- land, Maine.
This name is of Norman ori- LOWELL gin, and first appears on the Battle Roll of William the Conqueror, where it is spelled Louel; when the family emigrated to America, and for two generations thereafter, they spelled it Lowle, and it is the same as Lovell and Lowell. The word is derived from the Latin Lupus, mean- ing wolf. The family were of good position in England, and had a coat-of-arms, as well as other evidences of their high position.
(I) Percival Lowell, the emigrant, was born in 1571, in England, and died January 8, 1664, at Newbury, Massachusetts. He was a resi- dent in England of Kingston, Seymour, Cleve- don, Portbury, Weston-in-Gardano, all of Somersetshire, also Bristol of Gloucestershire, and in 1597 was assessor at Kingston. He did not come to America until he was sixty- eight years of age, embarking from Bristol in 1639 on the ship "Jonathan," and settling at Newbury, Massachusetts. He was a man of unusual attainments for his day, and wrote a poem on the death of Governor Winthrop, which would not meet the standards of the present day, but shows the spark of genius which appeared later in his descendant, James Russell Lowell, and proves its author to have been well versed in ancient literature. The Lowell family came to Newbury later than some others, and had no grant at that time; being men of wealth, they purchased land at first, but later shared in a division of land made by the town. Percival Lowell married,
in England, his wife, Rebecca, who died De- cember 28, 1645, at Newbury. Their children were: John, Richard and Joan.
(II) John, the older son of Percival and Rebecca Lowell, was born in 1595, in Eng- land, and died at Newbury, Massachusetts, in 1647. He came to New England at the same time as his father, bringing his wife and four children. He was a man of influence in the community, and had a very good education for the time. In 1640 he was made a free- man, and he served as constable, as deputy to the general court and as town clerk. When he was twenty-four years of age he appren- ticed himself, in England, to Richard Baugh, of Bristol, a "glover." He married, in Eng- land, his first wife, Margaret, who died short- ly after her arrival in New England, soon after the birth of her fifth child. He married (second) in 1639, at Newbury, Elizabeth, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Taylor) Goodale, who was born at Yarmouth, Norfolk county, England, and died in 1651, at New- bury. Children of John Lowell, by his first marriage, were: I. John, born 1629, in Eng- land, died 1694, at Boston, Massachusetts; married Hannah Proctor, sister of Abigail, who married his brother Joseph. 2. Mary, 1633, in England, married Thomas Wyburn. 3. Peter, 1635, in England. 4. James, 1637, . in England. 5. Joseph, November 28, 1639, at Newbury, Massachusetts. By his second marriage he had: 6. Benjamin, September 12, 1642, Newbury, Massachusetts ; married Ruth Woodman. 7. Thomas, June 4, 1644. 8. Elizabeth, February 16, 1646, married Cap- tain Philip Nelson.
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