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BÉCHARD The American branch of this family descended from the one made famous in French history and was so prominent in the affairs of Canada.
(I) Uldric Béchard, the progenitor in this country, on his maternal side was of a good old English and Scotch family. He was born February, 1830, in Montreal, Canada. He obtained his education in the public schools and graduated from St. Anne's College of that city. For many years he was a sales- man, then a bookkeeper, and still later gov- ernment inspector, having a large district which he covered in the examination of teach- ers and their methods of instruction; also re- porting the condition of the schools and build- ings. He further gave advice as to the sani- tary conditions of the school buildings, as well as the conveniences for the comfort and use of the students attending. He married Irene Young, born in Bangor, Maine, Sep- tember 25, 1830, and by whom were born twelve children. Uldric Béchard, father of this family, was accidentally drowned at Corn- wall, Canada, at the age of forty-one years.
(II) Henri P., son of Uldric Béchard and wife, was born at Wolford, Province of On- tario, Canada, August 22, 1858, and was only thirteen years of age when his father was drowned. He attended the public schools until he lost his father, but after that sad event most of his education was obtained by studying nights. Having an excellent mem- ory and keen perceptive faculties, he acquired not only a thorough education from the me- dium of textbooks, but a wonderful knowledge of human nature, which has enabled him to become an exceptionally successful business man. He began his career as a timekeeper on the Quebec Central railroad, which po- sition he took when but fourteen years of age. He remained faithful to every known duty in
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that position for about two years, when he accepted a similar one with the Passumpsic Railroad Company (now the Boston & Maine) and after a little over one year with that company went to Lewiston, Maine, where he found employment in a cotton mill, and later as clerk in a drygoods house. Having early in life learned the real value of money, he was careful of his earnings, however never refusing assistance to the needy poor about him, he was soon able to buy a furniture business, which he conducted about five years. His next venture was the insurance business, while he studied law evenings. Finally he en- tered the office of McGillicuddy & Morey, where he devoted all possible time to the fur- ther mastery of the law. He was admitted to the bar September 25, 1900, and imme- diately opened an office, and has with the passing years built up a business in his pro- fession second to none in his city. One of the causes, it is said, for his unusual success as an attorney is the fact that he is thoroughly honest and will not stoop to take a case at bar where his success must be won by ques- tionable methods. While he is a busy man, and pays little real attention to politics, he has served one term as alderman, and on ac- count of not having time to devote to the office, refused a second term. His financial interests are large and varied. He was one of the incorporators of the Manufacturers' National Bank, at Lewiston, and has connec- tion with numerous enterprises.
BRIGGS Among the early-day families of Taunton, Massachusetts, was the Briggs family, of whom it is supposed that Daniel was the ancestor in that section of New England, and was probably first to settle in this country.
(I) Daniel (2), son of Daniel (1) Briggs, was born 1765, died in 1839. In 1786 he moved from Taunton, Massachusetts, to what was then known as Bakerstown, later a part of Minot and Poland, Maine. There he built a log house into which he moved with his bride, at once commenced to make for him- self a home, and within a few years had suc- ceeded in transforming a wilderness tract of Maine land into one of the finest of New England homesteads of that day. He married (first) Hannah Bradford, by whom was born twelve children. After her death Mr. Briggs married a widow named Milliken, by whom there was no issue. Children of first wife: I. Charles, married Martha Kinsley. 2. Bet- sey, wife of Nathan Reynolds. 3. Lurana,
wife of Calvin Gorham. 4. Rispah, wife of Galen Jones. 5. and 6. Died in infancy. 7. Daniel, married Tabitha Jones. 8. Roxie, wife of Stephen Packard. 9. Jennette, wife of Nathaniel Drake. 10. Ann, unmarried. II. Tylie, wife of Abijah Gorham. 12. Hi- ram C.
(II) Hiram C., youngest of the sons of Daniel and Hannah (Bradford) Briggs, was born in Bakerstown, November 12, 1808, died in 1900. Until within two years of his death he was capable of and managed his own busi- ness affairs. In his earlier years he lived on the old homestead and was a man of con- siderable prominence, holding numerous of- fices of public trust and honor. He married (first) Hannah, daughter of Captain Cyrus Alden, by whom he had two children: Ben- jamin F. and Alden G. For his second wife he married Semira, daughter of William and Betsey (Jumper) Briggs. By the last mar- riage there were born children as follows: I. William, who died in infancy. 2. Daniel, born June 13, 1840. 3. Ansel, March 5, 1843. 4. Betsey, October 26, 1844.
(III) Ansel, third child of Hiram C. and Semira (Briggs) Briggs, was born on the old Briggs homestead, situated on what is now a part of Auburn, Maine, and there con- tinued to reside until a few years ago, when he retired from active life, turning the farm over to his eldest son, which insures it being held in the Briggs family. In this same lo- cality there are six out of the original farms still held in the family of those who first settled upon them in the long-ago days of the colonial times of New England. Mr. Briggs has always been closely identified with the interests of the Republican party in town, county, state and nation. He is now serving (1908) on his seventh year as one of the board of assessors. He was appointed one of the trustees of the State Reform school by Governor Cleaves, and reappointed by Gov- ernor Powers. He has also served with dis- tinction as a member of the Maine legislature for four terms ; he was nominated by acclama- tion three times. The last time he was nomi- nated, when the ballots were counted it was found that he had but one opposing vote. He married, December 7, 1865, S. Louella, daugh- ter of Soranus and Mary Ann (Hobbs) Briggs. Soranus was a son of Daniel Briggs (2), and grandson of Daniel Briggs (1). The children of Ansel and S. Louella Briggs are: I. Mary E., married W. B. Beals, of Auburn, Maine; son, Stanley Bradford. 2. Hiram S., married Daisy E. Wills, of Au-
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burn; three children: Maurice A., Bernice A. and Elsie E. 3. Martha A., unmarried. 4. Herbert L., married Ardena Given, and now resides in Withrow, Minnesota ; they have one son, Roy G. Mr. and Mrs. Briggs are at- tendants of the Universalist church. He is a member of the Auburn Grange, of which he has been master and is now serving as treas- urer.
(For preceding generations see Hugh Milliken I.) (III) John (2), eldest son of
MILLIKEN John (I) and Elizabeth (Al- ger) Milliken, married Janu- ary I, 1718, Sarah Burnett. He was a sadler by trade, lived in Boston, and had his home and shop "at the corner going down Wentworth's wharf." He is recorded as owning, in con- nection with Elizabeth McCarty, widow, an estate in Dedham of twenty acres, which they conveyed by deed for the consideration of twenty pounds lawful money, dated August 18, 1718. His first wife died, and he mar- ried (second) September 3, 1728, Rebecca Thomas, who died at Scarboro, Maine, April 25, 1760. He removed with his family to Scarboro about 1744, before which time he purchased the right of his aunt, Elizabeth Palmer, to the Alger estate, known as "The Palmer Lot." This purchase was made July 19, 1727, and with his brother Benjamin he purchased, June 21, 1727, the right of his great-aunt, Jane Davis, in the same lot. Jane Davis was widow of Andrew Alger Jr., and daughter of Dorcas (Alger) Collins. In the same year, with his brother Samuel, he pur- chased the right of his great-aunt, Joanna (Alger) Mills. When the title to the Algei estate was established he owned one-half of the original grant, and the "Palmer lot," con- taining fifty acres. He did not remove to Scarboro, however, until after 1744, when he made his home at Dunstan Landing. The cel- lar of his home was filled up in 1873 by Noah Pillsbury, who planted an orchard on the site. Children of John and Sarah (Burnett) Milli- ken: I. Mary, born in Boston, August II, 1719; married, November 9, 1745, Benjamin Farners ; three children, all christened in Trin- ity Church, Boston. 2. John, August 17, 1721 ; died young. 3. John (q. v.), February 17, 1723. 4. Thomas, May 31, 1724; married Sarah Thompson, of Boston; had five chil- dren. and died in 1774. Her husband was a Royalist. 5. Sarah, April 29, 1725; married twice, and by second husband, Joseph Hodg- don, had a son whose posterity lived in Saco, Maine.
(IV) John (3), second son of John (2) and Sarah (Burnett) Milliken, married Elea- nor (Libby), widow of Benjamin Sallis, of Bead Point, Scarboro, Maine, August 6, 1761. He died in 1766. Children: 1. John (5), 1760; married Christina Mitchell; was a tanner, farmer and ship owner, and lived in Yarmouth more than twenty years. He was a soldier in the revolutionary war, serv- ing from the time of his enlistment to the close of the war in 1783. After the war he built vessels and fitted them for the West Indies trade, acquired considerable wealth, and three or more of his ships were captured by the French, and his heirs were thus in- terested in the Spoilation Claims. He re- moved to Belfast, Maine, where he owned the finest mansion in the town, and next lived in Mortville, where he owned a farm and tannery. He had ten children, and died in Montville, Maine, December 24, 1848, and his widow, August 8, 1854, aged ninety years. 2 Benjamin (q. v.), born in 1764. 3. Josiah, born in 1766; lived in Scarboro, where the Milliken Convent was made in 1792. He was afterwards lost at sea.
(V) Benjamin, second son of John (4) and Eleanor (Libby) Sallis Milliken, was born in Scarboro, Maine, in 1764. He married (first) Elizabeth Babbridge, by whom he had ten children, and the mother of these children died in North Yarmouth, Maine, in 1807, and was buried in that place. His second pro- posed marriage was published March 25, 1809, to Lydia, widow of Jeremiah Bean, of Montville, Maine, by whom he had two chil- dren. He was a farmer, tanner and currier in Bucksville village, and he died there Sep- tember 20, 1818. His widow married John Dillingham, of North Auburn, Maine, but she was buried beside her first husband, in Buck- field, Maine.
(VI) Josiah, third son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Babbridge) Milliken, was born in Scarboro, Maine, January 1, 1803. He mar- ried Elizabeth Freeman, and settled in Buck- field, where his father was a farmer, and also carried on a tannery. He subsequently re- moved to Portland, Maine, where he died in 1866, and where his widow was still living in 1877. Children: I. Mary Freeman, born in Portland, Maine, 1827; married Daniel W. True, merchant, Portland, Maine; she died July 10, 1900. 2. Weston Freeman, Septem- ber 28, 1829; married (first) Martha F. Has- kell, of New Gloucester, Maine. She died in Portland, Maine, August 16, 1870, and he married. (second) February 28, 1882, Mary
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Webster Palmer, of Orono, Maine. He was a prosperous merchant in Portland, a banker, steamboat man, representative in the Maine legislature 1872-76, and collector of the port of Portland at the time of his death, Novem- ber 19, 1899. 3. William H., January 17, 1831, married, October 28, 1851, Julia Wy- man, of Webster, Maine; he was a member of the firm of Deering, Milliken & Co., Port- land, and died there July 25, 1890, leaving a widow and two children : Minnie M. and Will- iam H. Milliken. 4. Charles R., December 12, 1833; married, 1857, Elizabeth Roach Fickett, and had three children. He was a successful business man in Portland and died in 1906. 5. Seth Mellen (q. v.), January 7, 1836. 6. George, January 18, 1840; married, September 28, 1864, Henrietta A. Barber, of Portland, Maine, and they had three children. He was a commission merchant in Portland, where he died August 8, 1899. 7. Addie, born 1846, at Portland, Maine; married (first) Leonard Short, of Loring, Short & Harmon, booksellers, and ( second) John Torrance, Sep- tember 17, 1900.
(VII) Seth Mellen Milliken, fourth son of Josiah and Elizabeth (Freeman) Milliken, was born in Poland, Maine, January 7, 1836. He received a good practical education in the public schools of his native town, and at Yar- mouth and Hebron Academies, later teaching school in Mechanic Falls, but soon leaving to begin a life of business as a general mer- chandise dealer in Minot, Maine, in 1856. In 1861 he removed to Portland, where he be- came a partner with his brother-in-law, D. W. True, in the wholesale grocery business, as True & Milliken. In 1865 he engaged in the drygoods jobbing business in Portland, under the firm name of Deering, Milliken & Co. This firm continued until about 1895, but Mr. Milliken gave it little attention, as he made his residence in New York City, and established there the house of the same name, which is to-day one of the largest drygoods commission houses in the country.
It is of interest to name some of the man- ufacturing and other corporations in which he is directly interested in control, as presi- dent or director. In Maine: Cascade Woolen Mill, Cowan Woolen Co., Farnsworth Co., Forest Mills Co., Lockwood Co., Madison Woolen Co., Pondicherry Co., Worumbo Mfg. Co., Poland Paper Co., and Saco & Pettee Machine Shops. In New Hampshire: Great Falls Woolen Co. In Massachusetts: Geo. W. Olney Woolen Co. In South Carolina :
Abbeville Cotton Mills, Darlington Mfg. Co., Drayton Mills, Hartsville Cotton Mills, Lock- hart Mills, Laurens Cotton Mills, Mills Man- ufacturing Co., Monarch Cotton Mills, Paco- let Manufacturing Co., Reedy River Manu- facturing Co., Spartan Mills, Whitney Manu- facturing Co. In Georgia: Gainesville Cot- ton Mills. In Alabama : The Dallas Manu- facturing Co.
Mr. Millikin is also connected with the following associations in New York as direc- tor or trustee: Bowery Savings Bank, Fidel- ity Bank, New York Life Insurance Co., and the Trust Company of America. For nearly thirty years Mr. Milliken was a director of the Mercantile National Bank in New York. In the financial difficulties of 1907 he tem- porarily undertook the presidency of the bank, and its continuation was largely due to his firm management and acumen.
Seth M. Milliken has been closely identified with the growth of New York since his com- ing in the sixties. Although not entering to any great extent into politics, he has always staunchly supported the Republican party, and in 1892 was elected one of the presidential electors of his state, and has been a member of the Union League Club since the year fol- lowing his coming to New York. He is also a member of the Republican Club, Metropoli- tan Club, Driving Club, Merchants Club, and the New England Society in New York, also the Cumberland Club of Portland and the Maine Society of New York. He became a Mason through his initiation into Atlantic Lodge, A. F. and A. M., Portland, Maine. With his family he attends the Brick Presby- terian Church of New York.
On October 14, 1874, he married Marga- ret L., youngest daughter of Dr. Levi Ger- rish Hill, of Dover, New Hampshire. She died in 1881. Their three children are: I. Seth Minot, born in Dover, New Hampshire, July 23, 1875; A. B. Yale University, 1898; M. D. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1902; and a practising physician in New York City. He married, October 5, 1907, Alida King Lease. 2. Ger- rish Hill, born in Dover, New Hampshire, August 17, 1877; Ph. B., Yale University ; Sheffield Scientific School, 1898; a commis- sion merchant in the firm of Deering, Milliken & Co. 3. Margaret Leighton, born Novem- ber 23, 1880; married, November 6, 1902, Harold Ames Hatch, and their children are: Harold Ames Hatch, born April 23, 1905; Margaret Leighton Hatch, born June 8, 1907.
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(For preceding generations see Brian Pendleton I.)
(III) Caleb, fourth son of
PENDLETON Captain James and second wife, Hannah (Goode- now) Pendleton, was born August 8, 1669. He lived in Westerly, on land given him by his grandfather, Major Brian Pendleton, as per deed 1674. He died in 1746; will proved March 31, 1746, inventory 147 pounds. His wife, name not given, died in 1745. Their chil- dren were: James; Sarah, baptized July 23, 1793, married Lampheare; Hannah, baptized July 7, 1695 ; Caleb Jr., baptized July 6, 1797; Elizabeth, baptized June 25, 1699, married Browning; Brian, baptized June 15, 1701 ; Ann, August 22, 1703, married Babcock: Read, married John Saun- ders; Susanna, married Stephen Wilcox, Au- gust 6, 1724; Ruth, married Benoin Smith.
(IV) James, eldest son of Caleb Pendle- ton, was born in Westerly, 1690, and bap- tized July 23, 1693. The only mention of his family is that he had a son Thomas. He probably removed from Westerly.
(V) Thomas, son of James Pendleton, was born in Westerly, January 3, 1719. He mar- ried, 1741, Dorcas, daughter of Tristram Dodge, of Block Island. Thomas Pendleton was a master mariner engaged in whale fish- ery to Greenland. On one of his voyages he put in at Castine, Maine, and being greatly excited with the beauty of the Penobscot Bay, he determined to settle there. In 1753 he sold his Westerly estate for one thousand one hun- dred thirty pounds, and in 1766 removed to Longue Island (now Islesborough), Maine, where he took up to nine hundred acres. His whole family soon followed him, and he set- tled them on his island land. His own house was northeast of Dark Harbor. He was very active in town affairs. His death occurred in 1809, and his wife died 1796. Children, all born in Islesborough: Mark, died aged nine- teen; Stephen, died young; Samuel, born 1745; Margaret, 1747; Thomas Jr., 1749, was town officer 1790, bought land at Saunders Harbor, 1793; Gideon, 1751; Joshua, 1755; Nathaniel, 1757, married Cynthia Wett ; Mary, 1758, married October 2, 1774, Joseph Board- man ; Stephen (2), born February 9, 1763.
(VI) Samuel, third son of Thomas and Dorcas (Dodge) Pendleton, was born at Isles- borough, 1745. He married, at Block Island, in 1766, Bathsheba, daughter of John Dodge, and sister of Simon Dodge. He settled on his father's land in this island. His house was built on Pendleton Cove in 1772. He bought extra land, including seven small
islands. He was deacon of the First Church, and greatly respected. His wife died March, 1828. His will was dated March 2, 1822. Children, born at Islesborough: Dorcas, De- cember 2, 1767; Bathsheba, 1778, died young ; Joshua, October 17, 1781 ; Mark, 1784; Bath- sheba (2), 1786; Prudence, March 10, 1788, married Jacob George, of Prospect, and died February 18, 1876; Samuel Jr., January 14, 1791 ; Simon D., December 22, 1792.
(VII) Mark, second son of Samuel and Bathsheba (Dodge) Pendleton, was born at Islesborough, 1784, and died December 25, 1887. He married, in 1806, Lydia, daughter of John Ball, of Block Island. Children : Vin- cent, born January 25, 1807; Simon, Septem- ber 4, 1809; Mary, February 2, 1811 ; Dodge, March 1, 1813, died 1893; Lydia, June 15, 1815; Bathsheba, May 16, 1817, married, December 21, 1837, Daniel Warren; Samuel R., September 27, 1820, married, October 21, 1848, Elsie Brown, and had son Samuel A., born October 9, 1853; Isaac Case, January 19, 1822, married Mercy Nash.
(VIII) Mark (2), third son of Mark (I) and Lydia (Ball) Pendleton, was born Feb- ruary 2, 18II. He is described as "a master mariner and a gentleman of the old school." Captain Mark was enterprising, ambitious and successful, always actively interested in town affairs. He and his four sons are mentioned as large ship owners, among the most enter- prising of Islesborough families, giving largely to navigation and accumulating wealth." Cap- tain Mark lived on the estate of his father, below Bounty Cove, and west of Pendleton Mountain, where he died April 23, 1888. He married, March 10, 1837, Eliza Jane, daughter of Captain Fields Coombs and wife Betsey (Ames) Coombs, born March 23, 1817. She survived her husband. Children: Richard P., born July 28, 1839, unmarried; Fields C., 1842; Guilford D., March 4, 1845, married -; Winfield S., September 2, 1847; Eliza L., November 18, 1850, married Lester A. Lewis; Mark, September 17, 1852, died 1854; Emma B., July 8, 1855, died 1863 ; Mark P., January II, 1860, representative from Isle- borough in legislature 1889, and editor and proprietor of Belfast Age; married, Septem- ber 10, 1889, Inez L. Matthews, of Bangor.
(IX) Fields Coombs, second son of Mark (2) and Eliza Jane (Coombs) Pendleton, was born at Islesborough, November 6, 1842. Af- ter attending the Islesborough school, at eleven years of age he went to sea, and returned at the age of forty-three. Like his father, he was a shipmaster and owner. He married.
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(first) March 27, 1863, Lucinda J. Seely, who died June 25, 1865; (second) October 3, 1866, Mrs. Sabrina P. Brown. Children of second marriage: Nellie L., born April 29, 1868, died July 6, 1886; Fields S., March 24, 1870; Alice L., April 3, 1872; Sabrina C., August 20, 1876; Edwin S., December 4, 1877 ; Effie B., April 13, 1880; Phebe E., January 26, 1884.
(X) Fields S., eldest son of Fields Coombs and Sabrina P. (Brown) Pendleton, was born at Islesborough, March 24, 1870. He was educated at Islesborough and Castine Normal Schools, and the Methodist Seminary, Kent's Hill, Maine. His first business position was as salesman in a grocery store at Islesborough, where he still retains an interest. In 1891 he removed to New York City and engaged in general commission and ship brokerage business, under the firm name of Pendleton Brothers. Like his father and grandfather, he is a ship owner, and engaged in coasting trade with West Indies. He married, Jan- uary 19, 1894, Blanche Collins, of Islesbor- ough. Their children are: Fields S. Jr., Richard, Virginia.
The surname Sautelle is SAUTELLE identical with Sawtelle, Sar- tell, and various other forms still in use by different branches of the family. The family is of ancient English origin.
(I) Richard Sawtell, immigrant ancestor, born in England, came to Watertown, Massa- chusetts, and his brother Thomas probably came with him. As Thomas left no children, Richard seems to be the progenitor of all of the name in New England. He was a pro- prietor at Waterville as early as 1636; went to Groton, and was town clerk there during the first three years that records were kept, 1662-64. At the time of King Philip's war, about 1675, he returned to Watertown. He died an aged man, August 2, 1694, and his inventory amounting to 147 pounds, eleven shillings, was filed September 14, 1694. His wife Elizabeth died October 18, 1694, leaving will dated May 16, 1692, of which her son Enoch was executor, appointed November 26, 1694. Richard's will mentions wife Elizabeth, children Obadiah, of Groton; Enoch, of Watertown; Bethia, John, Jonathan (de- ceased), Zachariah, Hannah and Mary. He owned a twenty-acre right in Groton. Chil- dren : I. Obadiah, mentioned below. 2. Eliza- beth, born May 11, 1638, at Watertown. 3. Jonathan, born August 24, 1639; married, . July 3, 1665, Mary --; six children. 4.
Mary, November 19, 1640; married
Sterling. . 5. Hannah, born December IO,
1642; married - Winn. 6. Zechariah, born July 25, 1643; married (first) Elizabeth Parker. 7. Enoch, Weaver, of Watertown; married Susanna - . 8. John, mentioned in will. 9. Ruth, married, March 9, 1676-77, John Hewes, of Watertown. 10. Bethia, died October 12, 1714, aged sixty-eight; married, January 27, 1701, John Green.
(II) Obadiah, son of Richard Sawtell, was born at Watertown, about 1636. He went with his father to Groton, and returned there after King Philip's war. He married Hannah, daughter of George Lawrence, of Groton and Watertown. She was assigned to Lieutenant Jonas Prescott's garrison during the war of 1691-92, designated as Widow Sawtell. Only two children are known: Obadiah, mentioned below, and Abigail, born March 13, 1665-6.
(III) Obadiah (2), son of Obadiah (1) Sawtell, was born about 1658-60, in Groton, and died there March 20, 1740. He married, 1680, Hannah - -. Children, born at Gro- ton : I. Elnathan, March 27, 1683. 2. Josiah, August 14, 1687; died October 4, 1690. 3- Hannah, June 8, 1695; married Stephen Hol- den. 4. Abigail, March 13, 1697; married Jo- seph Parker. 5. Obadiah, March 18, 1701. 6. Hezekiah, mentioned below.
(IV) Hezekiah, son of Obadiah (2) Saw- tell, was born in Groton, March 2, 1703, and died there March 13, 1779. His brother Oba- diah moved with all his family to Township No. 4, Charlestown, New Hampshire, where he was captured May 29, 1746, by the Indians, returning from captivity in Canada in August 24, 1747, and was killed June 17, 1749, at Charlestown, by the Indians; married, No- vember 16, 1721, Rachel, daughter of Samuel and Abigail (Lakin) Parker, and had six chil- dren who adopted the spelling of Sartwell. Hezekiah married Joanna Wilson, who died September II, 1786, at Groton. Children, born at Groton: I. Jonathan, June 6, 1724. 2. Hezekiah, December II, 1725; settled at Shirley, Massachusetts. 3. Elnathan, October 21, 1728, settled at Shirley. 4. Hannah, Octo- ber II, 1730. 5. Obadiah, October II, 1732; settled at Shirley. 6. Ephraim, January 18, 1734. 7. Richard, June 21, 1737; settled at Shirley. 8. Elizabeth, June 13, 1739. 9. Na- thaniel, October 6, 1743; mentioned below. IO. Esther, August 31, 1745. II. Rebecca, October 8, 1747.
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