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On Raby's record book under date of February 15, 1783, appears the following entry: "Voted that Captain Douglass and Waldron Stone have their war credit as on the town's books." In 1778, he removed from
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Paddledock into the village; where he established himself as an inn-keeper in a log-cabin located on the west side of the village Main street a few rods northerly of the dwelling house formerly of Jonas Hobart, at the present time of widow Charles N. Corey, and near the stream in the village which was subsequently known as Douglass brook. From that time until he re- moved from Brookline he was regarded as one of the towns' most in- fluential citizens. Between the years 1779 and 1792, he was five times elected treasurer and four times moderator of the town. In 1780, he represented Brookline at a meeting of the County Committee of Safety, holden at Temple. In 1785, he represented Mason and Brookline in the legislature; he being the first of Brookline's citizens to act in that capa- city. He was for many years a justice of the peace, and in 1785 was county coroner. Between the years 1792 and 1794, he removed from Brookline to Littleton; where he passed the last years of his life with his son, John. He died in Littleton in 1816 and is buried there in an unmarked grave. He was twice married. He was married 1st by Rev. Samuel Dix at Town- send, Mass., May 29, 1764, to Molly Conant, dau. of John and Sarah (Farrar) Conant, who settled in Townsend in 1739, and was a lineal de- scendant of Giles Corey who was executed at Boston, in 1692, for witch- craft. He married 2nd, June 30, 1785, wid. Tabitha Fletcher, of Hollis.
Children.
1. *John, b. at Methuen, Mass., July 1, 1765.
2. *Samuel, b. at Hollis, Aug. 22, 1767.
3. * Simon, b. at Raby, in 1779.
He is also said to have had two daughters, Sally and Hannah; but there is no record of the birth, life or death of either.
(III) JOHN DOUGLASS, the first son and first child, according to the family traditions, must have died unmarried. For if the said tra- ditions are correct, John, the son with whom Captain Douglass lived in Littleton, during his last years, was his son by his second wife, Tabitha Fletcher; to whom he was married in 1785.
If this be true, then John, of Littleton, was the fourth in order of birth of Captain Douglass' children. But there is no record of the date or place of his birth. He m. Lydia, dau. of Obadiah Morse.
Children.
William, Mary, Adeline, Hannah, and John. William, a son of William, was living at Fort Wayne, Ind. in 1900.
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(III) DEACON SAMUEL DOUGLASS, second son of Captain Samuel and Molly (Conant) Douglass, was born in Hollis, Aug. 22, 1767. He was a resident in Brookline during his young manhood, living at one time in Paddledock, now South Brookline. About 1803 he removed from Brookline to Littleton, N. H .; where he is said to have resided until 1813. In 1813, he removed with his family from Littleton to Wilton. He was a farmer, and a deacon in the Baptist church at Wilton.
He was twice married; m. 1st, Jan. 26, 1792, Sarah, dau. of Capt. Robert Seaver of Brookline; m. 2nd, Ruth Chandler. He d. May 18, 1841, at Wilton; where he is buried. His first wife, Sarah, d. at Wilton, Sept. 22, 1829, aged 60 years. His second wife d. at Wilton Oct. 29, 1849, aged 73 yrs. Both wives are buried at Wilton.
Children; By His First Wife. .
1. Louisa, b. at Brookline, Feb. 10, 1795; m. 1817, Eli Parker, an- cestor of the William H. Parker family of Lowell, Mass.
2. Johannah, b. at Brookline ; d. in Wilton, July 26, 1878; unm.
3. Angeline; b. at Brookline; m. Houston; lived in Temple and had a large family.
4. Pamelia, b. in 1800, at Brookline; m. in 1836, Isaac Appleton, of Old Ipswich, Mass.
5. Darius, b. at Brookline; m. Sarah Halstead, and settled in Michi- gan, near Ann Arbor. He had 6 ch., Louisa, Hattie, George, Henry, John and Halstead Samuel.
6. Samuel Seaver, b. at Brookline, Dec. 25, 1806; m. Tamar French of Wilton; settled in Wheatland, Mich .; where he d. Jan. 28, 1873. Children, (1) Francis, (2) Dwight, (3) George A., (4) Sarah V., (5) Justus F., (6) Edwin.
7. Edwin, m. Cylinda Drake; ch. Lola, Ruel and Henry.
8. Erastus, b. in Lyman, Nov. 28, 1801; m . Susannah Gibbs Brown; lived in Lowell, Mass., where he d. Jan. 25, 1869. Ch. (1) Frederick Erastus, (2) Amanda, (3) Albert Alonzo; all born in Lowell, Mass.
9. Roswell, b. May 21, 1804; m. 1st, May, 1831, Adeline, dau. of Isaac Warren of Chelmsford, Mass., and 7th generation from Arthur Warren, of Weymouth, Mass., 1638; m. 2nd, Eliza Sawyer. He d. at Low- ell, Aug. 28, 1847. Adeline d. at Lowell, Oct. 26, 1838.
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Children; By First Wife.
(1) Adeline Amelia, b. Lowell, Mar. 15, 1832; m. June 26, 1860, Henry Blandy, Zanesville, Ohio; she d. at St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 1, 1867. Ch .; Amy Louisa, Nellie, Frances, and Douglass Chapman. (2) Hen- rietta Merrill, b. at Lowell, Mass., Oct. 26, 1834; m. L. S. Parkhurst of Chelmsford, Mass .; ch. Samuel Dutton and Lillian. (3) Ellen Warren, b. Lowell, Mass., July 26, 1838; d. July 16, 1902; m. May 1, 1868, Henry Blandy of Zanesville, Ohio, and had one son, Roswell Douglass Blandy, b. in Zanesville, O., Feb. 27, 1875; res. Watertown, Mass.
Children By Second Wife.
(4) Roswell Sargent, who married Fannie Clark, and has six sons and two daughters.
(III) SIMON DOUGLASS, son of Captain Samuel and Molly (Conant) Douglass, was born in 1779, probably in Brookline. He lived in Wells River, Vt., from whence, about 1818, he removed to Connecti- cut. He d. at Suffield, Conn. in 1844. He m. Experience Burbank.
Children.
1. George A., b. Wells River, Vt., Jan. 3, 1812; m. C. Abbe, and had one son, George A., (b. 1849) of Thompsonville, Conn .; m. A. Vietts and had a daughter, Emma C .; m. L. A. Upson.
2. Barton M., b. Wells River, Vt., 1817; d. 1887; m. in 1843, E. Chapin, of Springfield, Mass., ch .; (1) Simon B., (2) Henry C., (3) Ellen M., (4) Frank W., and (5) John B.
Dunphee.
NATHAN DUNPHEE came to Brookline, about 1820, with Cap- tain George Hall from Duxbury, Mass .; where he was born June 30, 1808. He was a son of Nathan and Mary (Cooper) Dunphey of Duxbury, Mass., and a grandson of Elisha and Mary Dunphey of Bridge- water, Mass. He attended the public schools of Brookline, and became one of its prominent citizens. He was a carpenter and builder; and dur- ing a part of his life, a manufacturer of doors, sash and blinds. In this latter business he was at one time a partner of Horace Warner; and later of Joseph Peterson. As a citizen he was highly esteemed.
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He m. Nov. 28, 1833, Mary, dau. of Eli and Lydia (Hunt) Sawtelle. He d. Apr. 28, 1855; she d. Oct. 29, 1889.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Henry Martyn, b. Mar. 15, 1835; went west in his young man- hood; served in the Civil War, enlisting in Illinois under the first call for 90 days; re-enlisted under the final call for three years; was made corporal and served in the commissary and quartermasters departments for about 22 months, when he was honorably discharged.
He m. June 30, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo., Mary Wyllys Gannett, of St. Louis; a descendant of the distinguished Wyllys family, Charter Oak Estate, Hartford, Conn .; res. Bridgewater, Mass. Children, one son, Harry Wyllys Sawtelle, b. Oct. 4, 1864; m .; no ch .; res. Leominster, Mass.
2. Eli Sawtelle, b. Feb. 22, 1841; never m .; soldier in the Civil War; killed in battle, June 5, 1863, at Port Hudson (His military record is in chap. XVIII, ante. ).
Edison.
JAMES AUSTIN EDISON was born in Swanton, Vt., Apr. 17, 1822. He came to Brookline in 1838, in his sixteenth year, and with the excep- tion of six years, three of which were passed in Mason and three in Town- send, Mass., he continued to live here until his death. He was a farmer. He owned and resided on the old Lieut. Samuel Farley place. He m. Sept. 9, 1846, Emily E. Gould, who was born in Smithville, Me., Nov. 1, 1821. He d. Aug. 21, 1905.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Emily M., b. Aug. 9, 1847; m. Jan. 1, 1868, Edward T. Hall, Brookline.
2. Mary Louisa, b. Nov. 26, 1849; m. Dec. 25, 1869, William Hodg- man.
3. Lizzie C., b. Oct. 22, 1854; d. July 27, 1856.
4. Elwin L., b. May 19, 1859; m. Mar. 4, 1886, Alice M. Davis of New Ipswich; res. Leominster, Mass. Ch .; Florence M. and Dwight James.
Emerson.
JOSEPH EMERSON settled in Brookline prior to 1795, coming here from Massachusetts. He was a farmer and was one of the original members
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of the local Congregational church; of which he was elected, at the date of its organization in 1795, as one of its first two deacons. He m. about 1794 Lydia.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Samuel, b. Mar. 6, 1795.
2. Rebeckah, b. Feb. 19, 1798.
3. Mark, b. Apr. 5, 1801.
4. Mary, b. Oct. 7. 1803.
5. Sylvia, b. Aug. 12, 1806.
JOHN AND IDESIA EMERSON.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. John, b. Jan. 5, 1789.
2. Joseph, b. Nov. 14, 1791.
3. Benjamin, b. Nov. 24, 1793.
Farley.
CAPT. SAMUEL FARLEY was probably a son of Benjamin and Anna Farley of Roxbury, Mass .; where he was born Feb. 4, 1717 or 1718, and a brother of Lieut. Benjamin Farley, who came from Bedford, Mass. to the west part of Dunstable, now Brookline, between the years 1730 and 1740. His father was born in Billerica, Mass., Feb. 8, 1685; m. Oct. 29, 1707, Anna , and d. at Roxbury, Mass., Mar. 12, 1717 or 1718.
Capt. Samuel settled in West Dunstable, now Brookline, as early as 1743, coming there probably from Bedford, Mass. (For a more detailed account of his life, see chap. III, ante).
He m. Oct. 9, 1744, Hannah, dau. of Samuel Brown of West Dun- stable, now Brookline. He d. in Brookline, Nov. 23, 1797. His wife d. Oct. 15, 1782. He is buried with his wife and seven of his children in the South Cemetery.
Children.
1. Ebenezer, b. in Dunstable, Oct. 9, 1745; d. June 5, 1746; buried in Brookline.
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2. Sarah, b. in Dunstable, ; d. Apr. 25, 1783, aged 39; buried in Brookline.
3. Samuel, b. in Hollis, Mar. 14, 1747; settled in Cockermouth (Hebron), 1771.
4. Hannah, b. in Hollis, Jan. 27, 1749; d. Oct. 30, 1786; buried in Brookline.
5. Joseph, b. in Hollis, ; d. Jan. 9, 1769, buried in Brookline.
6. *Benjamin, b. in Hollis, Mar. 11, 1756; m. June 18, 1780, Lucy Fletcher.
7. Ezra, b. in Hollis, ; d. Apr. 16, 1766; buried in
Brookline.
S. Anna, b. in Hollis, Feb. 19, 1868; m. Feb. 8, 1805, Shubeal Co- nant, of Pepperell, Mass.
9. Elizabeth, b. in Raby, ; d. Jan. 30, 1771; buried in Brookline.
10. (Child) b. in Raby; d. young, buried in Brookline.
BENJAMIN FARLEY, son of Lieut. Samuel and Hannah (Brown). Farley, was born March 11, 1756, in that part of Hollis which was incor- porated as part of the township of Raby. After the death of his father, in 1797, he continued, for many subsequent years, to reside on the old homestead in Brookline; where he kept an inn, and also a country store. He was one of the town's active and prominent citizens. In 1786, as. agent for Raby, he was largely influential in procuring the passage of an act by which the title in and to a strip of land on its east side, which had hitherto been claimed by Hollis, but which was included within the original charter bounds of Raby, was established as being in the latter town. Between the years 1793 and 1808, he served six terms as moder- ator, three terms as town clerk, two terms as town treasurer, five terms as. selectman, and represented Raby and Milford in the legislatures of 1796 and 1798. About 1810 he removed from Brookline to Hollis; where he died and is buried in a tomb.
He m. June 18, 1780, Lucy Fletcher, of Hollis.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Sarah, b. June 3, 1781.
2. Betsey, b. June 3, 1781; d. unm.
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3. Mark*, b. Aug. 8, 1783; (see biographical sketch, chap. XI, ante. ).
4. Lucy, b. Dec. 26, 1784.
5. Luther, b. Dec. 25, 1786.
6. Charles, b. Oct. 13, 1788; d. unm.
7. Benjamin, b. Feb. 20, 1791; d. Dec. 4, 1799.
8. George Frederick, b. Apr. 5, 1793; (see biographical sketch, chap. XI, ante.).
9. Percy, b. Sept. 12, 1798.
10. Clarissa, b. Nov. 12, 1801; m. Apr. 9, 1829, Obadiah T. Eaton, of New Ipswich; she d. June 6, 1891, in Hollis.
CHRISTOPHER FARLEY a son of Stephen and Mary (Shattuck) Farley, was born in Hollis, Oct. 19, 1789. In 1816 he removed from Hollis to Brookline; where he settled on the old Joshua Smith place in the south- east part of the town. He was prominent in the town's civic affairs, and a member and deacon of the Congregational church. Nov. 14, 1816, be- fore coming here, he married Constantina, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Whitney) Cummings, of Hollis. No children were born of this marriage; Noah Farley, his only child, being a son by adoption. He died in Brook- line, and was buried in the South Cemetery. Subsequently his body was disinterred and removed to Hollis. His adopted son, Noah Farley, settled in Boston, Mass .; where he became prominent in civil and mer- cantile affairs, and where he died. Constantina, the wife of Christopher Farley, d. in Boston, May 30, 1864.
Farnsworth.
(IV) SAMPSON FARNSWORTH settled in Raby, in 1776; coming here from Groton, Mass .; where he was born March 12, 1745. He was a son of Mathias and Abigail (Shedd) Farnsworth, and a lineal descendant in the fourth generation of Mathias and Mary Farnsworth, early settlers in Groton. He was a farmer. His farm in Raby was located in the west part of the town (Mile Slip) on the west side of the highway crossing the Robbins' brook, so called, a short distance north of which a framed dwell- ing house, standing at the present time, which is said to have been built by his son Phillip, marks the site of his original log-cabin. He served for Raby as a soldier in the War of the Revolution. He was twice married;
*Afterwards known as Benjamin Mark ; the name Benjamin having been added to that of Mark in 1807. in memory of another son, Benjamin, who was born Feb. 20. 1791, and died Dec. 4, 1799. (See Raby's Record of Births).
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m. 1st, Sept. 25, 1765, in Groton, Rachel, dau. of Samuel, Jr., and Anna (Williams) Shattuck; she d. ; m. 2nd, Rhoda Stearns of Mason.
Children; By First Wife.
1. * Samuel, b. in Groton, Mass., Sept. 16, 1767; m. Dec. 29, 1790, Azubah Badger.
2. *Phillip, b. in Groton, Apr. 2, 1769; m. Nov. 23, 1796, Rhoda Badger.
(V) SAMUEL FARNSWORTH, the first child and first son of Sampson and Rachel (Shattuck) Farnsworth, was born in Groton, Mass., Sept. 16, 1767. He came to Brookline with his father in 1776. He was a farmer. He m. Dec. 29, 1790, Azubah, dau. of James Badger, of the Mile Slip. He d. Oct. 24, 1855.
The town's books do not record the births of their children; and in- deed, so far as known, they had but one child, a son-Samuel Farnsworth, Jr.
(VI) SAMUEL FARNSWORTH, JR., son of Samuel and Azubah (Badger) Farnsworth, was born at Brookline in 1796. He was a farmer. His house was located about three miles north of the village on the north side of the highway to Greenville, and west of the old Moses Shattuck place, on the same highway; it was destroyed by fire many years ago.
He m. about 1821, Mary Stevens. He d. Mar. 18, 1870; she d. May 21, 1869, aged 72 yrs.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Samuel, b. Dec. 26, 1822.
2. Mary Ann, b. Nov. 27, 1824; d. Dec. 12, 1830.
3. Luther Haskell, b. Sept. 24, 1828; m. Almira Rideout, of Nashua.
4. Olive Stevens, b. Sept. 17, 1839; m. in the fifties, Henry Carlton.
5. Mary Ann, b. Sept. 22, 1834.
(V) PHILIP FARNSWORTH, second child and second son of Sampson and Rachel (Shattuck) Farnsworth, was born in Groton, Mass., April 2, 1769. He came with his father from Groton, to Brookline in 1776. He married Nov. 23, 1796, Rhoda, dau. of James Badger, of the Mile Slip. He d. April 10, 1838; she d. Nov. 24, 1848.
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Children; Born in Brookline.
1. * Philip, b. Dec. 7, 1797; m. Oct. 26, 1826, Abigail Dix, of Town- send, Mass.
2. Sampson, b. Jan. 21, 1799; d. in Newport about 1880, unm.
3. Abigail, b. Dec. 28, 1800.
4. Rhoda, b. Aug. 23, 1802.
5. Rockra, b. June 29, 1805.
6. *Ezra, b. Feb. 25, 1815; m. 1st, in 1845, Josephine A. Spaulding; m. 2nd, in 1852, Clorinda Stickney.
(VI) PHILIP FARNSWORTH, Jr., first child and first son of Philip and Rhoda (Badger) Farnsworth, was born at Brookline, Dec. 7, 1797. He married Oct. 26, 1826, Abigail Gill Dix of Townsend, Mass. He d. May 17, 1830.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. * Amos P., b. about 1825; m. 1st, about 1860, Lucy Green; m. 2nd, in the 70's, Mrs. Sarah Foss, of Nashua.
2. * William, b. Dec. 24, 1826; m. in 1858, Eliza Brooks, of Town- send, Mass.
(VII) AMOS P. FARNSWORTH, first son and first child of Philip and Abigail (Dix) Farnsworth, was born in Brookline, about 1825; he married, 1st, about 1860, Lucy Green; she died; married, 2nd, in 1872, Mrs. Sarah Foss of Nashua.
Children; Born in Brookline. By First Wife.
1. Fernando, b. in 1860; never m .; res. Ashby, Mass.
2. Edward J., b. in 1861; m. in 1885, Virginia P. Simonton. Children, b. in Brookline, (1) Albert L., b. in 1886, d. Dec. 11, 1896; (2) Annabel, b. in 1887, d. Dec. 11, 1896; (3) Happy, b. in 1888; d. Dec. 11, 1896; (these three having been drowned in Spaulding brook); (4) James E., b. in 1890; m. June 6, 1912, Blanche Worden; (5) Mabel L., b. in 1892; (6) Esther M., b. in 1894; (7) Elsie D., b. Feb. 1, 1896; d. in 1896; (8) Frances M., b. in 1897; (9) Jessie D., b. in 1899; (10) Arthur W., b. Aug: 23, 1904; d. in 1904.
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3. Fred P., b. Jan. 1, 1862; m. 1st, Feb. 23, 1882, Ella M. Foster, divorced; m. 2nd, Mar. 14, 1910, Lavinia Hay. Ch., born in Brookline, by first wife, (1) Lucy, b. no record; d. in childhood; (2) Eva M., b. no record; d. in childhood; (3) Lottie B., b. Nov. 3, 1886; m. Sept. 19, 1903, William A. Roockwood; res. Orient Heights, Mass .; (4) Walter, res. Brookline; (5) Newall, b. no record; d. Oct. 14, 1913. Children by Second Wife; (6) Philip, b. in 1910.
(VII) WILLIAM FARNSWORTH, second son and second child of Philip and Abigail (Dix) Farnsworth, was born in Brookline, Dec. 24, 1826. He married in 1858, Eliza M., dau. of Phelps Brooks, of Town- send, Mass. He d. Nov. 7, 1904; she d. June 21, 1884.
Children; Born in Townsend, Mass.
1. Amanda M., b. Sept. 30, 1859; d. Jan. 29, 1862.
2. Eliza A., b. Oct. 30, 1860; d. Feb. 5, 1862.
3. Lydia A., b. June 6, 1863; m. Feb. 25, 1892, James Russell of Mason.
4. Abbie M., b. Feb. 27, 1865; m. Nov. 14, 1891, Fred C. Willoby of Hollis.
5. Herbert W., b. Nov. 29, 1867.
6. George W., b. May 6, 1869; res. Pepperell, Mass.
(VI) EZRA FARNSWORTH, sixth child and second son of Philip and Rhoda (Badger) Farnsworth, was born in Brookline, Feb. 25, 1815. He was a farmer living in the west part of the town. He married 1st, in 1845, Josephine A., dau. of Abel Spalding; she d .; m. 2nd, in 1852, Clo- rinda, dau. of David Stickney.
Children; Born in Brookline. By First Wife.
1. Eliza A., b. Aug. 11, 1846; d. Nov. 8, 1861.
2. Ellen M., b. Dec. 27, 1848; m. Aug. 31, 1869, George D. Jones.
3. Charles E., b. June 4, 1851; m. in the seventies, and resides in Nashua; one son, Charles W., b. in Nashua, in the seventies; m. June 6, 1905, Cora S. Baxter, of Nashua; res. Nashua.
4. Franklin P., b. Dec. 18, 1853; m. Dec. 23, 1877, Kittie M., dau. of Daniel Campbell, Townsend, Mass.
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By Second Wife.
5. Arthur H., b. May 27, 1856; m. Nov. 10, 1881, Ella M. Sanders, of Nashua.
6. Willis O., b. Apr. 21, 1859; m. Feb. 28, 1882, Nellie S. Corey, of Nashua.
7. Flora A., b. Jan. 13, 1862; m. 1st, Fred Mckean, of Nashua, divorced; m. 2nd, Apr. 5, 1888, Henry P. Whitney, of Nashua; one child by 2nd marriage.
8. Benjamin A., b. Feb. 4, 1865; res. Brookline, unm.
9. Mary E., b. Apr. 1, 1869; m. Ernest J. Jeffery.
10. Alice R., b. July 4, 1872.
Farrar.
NATHAN FARRAR was born in Townsend, Mass., Nov. 2, 1811. He was a son of Nathan Farrar; and a lineal descendant of Issac Farrar of Woburn, Mass. He came from Townsend, Mass., to Brookline in 1855, and settled on the east side of the Pepperell highway about one mile south of the village, on a farm which he purchased of Joseph Sawtelle. He was a farmer. He m. in 1854, Mary A., dau. of David and Mary (Fletcher) Daniels. He d. June 15, 1889; she d. Jan. 22, 1867.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Frank, b. Jan. 8, 1855; unm .; res. Brookline.
2. Lucien, b. Jan. 26, 1857; m. in 1887, Hattie M. Hodgman; res. No. Leominster, Mass. Ch., b. in Leominster, Florence, Flora, Myrtle and Roswell.
3. Charles E., b. Dec. 31, 1857; d. Oct. 29, 1874.
4. Mary E., b. Jan. 4, 1861; d. Jan. 23, 1864.
Fessenden.
AARON FESSENDEN was born in Groton, Mass., Oct. 8, 1810. He settled in Townsend, Mass .; where he resided until 1869. In the latter year he removed from Townsend, to Brookline. He was a farmer. He m. Apr. 17, 1832, Sarah Woods, of Peterborough.
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Children; Born in Townsend, Mass.
1. Authera, b. June 21, 1833; m. Apr. 26, 1854, James Campbell of Townsend.
2. * David S., b. June 10, 1835; m. July 4, 1865, Clara Storer, of Waldenboro, Me.
3. Fidelia M., b. June 25, 1837; m. May 21, 1856, Orland D. Barber, of Townsend.
4. * James W., b. Apr. 6, 1839; m. May, 1861, Susan M. Lane, of Lunenburg, Mass.
5. Augusta A., b. Aug. 30, 1841; m. Dec. 30, 1863, Warren P. Gould.
6. Nancy J., b. June 29, 1843; m. Mar. 8, 1862, Ira Daniels.
7. Anna M., b. Apr. 4, 1855; m. 1st, Sept. 7, 1881, Henry W. Kemp;
m. 2nd, May 30, 1911, Lewis E. Bryant, of Manchester.
DAVID STEVENS FESSENDEN, first son of Aaron and Sarah (Woods) Fessenden, was born June 10, 1835, at Townsend, Mass. In 1865, he removed from Boston, Massachusetts, to Brookline; where he settled in the old Benja- min Tucker house in South Brookline and en- gaged in the lumbering and milling business. He took an active and prominent part in town affairs; holding many positions of public trust. He was a trustee of the local M. E. church. He DAVID STEVENS FESSENDEN. represented the town in the legislatures of 1874 and 1875. He m. July 14, 1864, Clara Storer of Walderboro, Me. He d. Apr. 15, 1914.
Child.
1. *Orville D., b. in Boston, Mass., Apr. 11, 1865.
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ORVILLE D. FESS- ENDEN, only child of David S. and Clara (Storer ) Fessenden, was born at Boston, Mass., Apr. 11, 1865; the same year he came with his father's family to Brook- line. He was educated in the public schools and in Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass. Soon after attaining to his majority, he struck out in business on his own account, engaging in the wholesale manufac- ture and sale of lumber. ORVILLE D. FESSENDEN. In 1900, he erected at South Brookline a permanent steam sawmill; the same being the second mill of that description to be erected in this town. From the date of its erection to the present time, (1914), he has been, and now is, carrying on a large and constantly increasing business as a manufacturer and dealer in lumber. He is also engaged to a consider- able extent in the manufacture and sale of barrels. He is in all respects one of the progressive citizens of the town, in the welfare of which he takes a deep interest. He is an earnest advocate and an energetic supporter of all public improvements. In 1910 he inaugurated the first movement for supplying the village with running water; bringing the same into Main street by iron pipes, which he caused to be laid from springs located on the east side of Little Muscatanipus hill. In 1913, he installed, in his mill at South Brookline, an electric plant from which the public streets and build- ings, as well as the private dwelling houses of the town, are lighted by electricity at the present time (1914). He is a steady attendant upon Divine Worship at the M. E. church, of which he is a liberal supporter. He has served several terms as a member of the board of education, and also as moderator; was Representative in 1897, 1898, 1905 and 1906, and a member for Brookline of the State Constitutional Conventions in 1902 and 1912. He m. Nov. 29, 1887, Isabel McKensie of P. E. I.
JONAS FRENCH HOMESTEAD-DUNSTABLE, MASS.
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Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Walter B., b. May 30, 1888; m.
Belle Bailey.
2. Blanche E., b. Feb. 21, 1890.
3. Eldorus C., b. Jan. 28, 1893.
JAMES W. FESSENDEN, son of Aaron and Sarah (Woods) Fes- senden, was born at Townsend, Mass., in 1839. In 1862, he settled in Brookline; remaining here until 1872. In the latter year he removed to Kalamazoo, Mich .; where he engaged for a few years in the retail grocery and general merchandise business, eventually returning east. At the present time he is residing at Newton, Mass. He m., in 1861, Susan M. Lane, of Lunenburg, Mass.
Children.
Frederic J., b. at Lunenburg, Mass., May 8, 1862; graduated at Williams College in 1887; at the present time (1914) he is proprietor and head-master of the Fessenden School for Boys, at West Newton, Mass. He m. Dec. 27, 1894, Emma Hart, of Albion, N. Y. Ch. E. Kirk Hart, Louise, Susan, and Frederic James, Jr.
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