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SOLOMON FESSENDEN and
Child.
Irena, b. in Brookline, Apr. 15, 1814.
French.
THE FRENCH FAMILY is numerous in New England and many of the name are the direct descendants of Lieutenant William French who at the age of thirty came in the ship Defence from London to Boston and settled in Cambridge, Mass., where he was made freeman March 3, 1636. He removed to Billerica prior to 1655, where he held various civil and military offices. He was one of the selectmen in 1660, the first Repre- sentative in 1663-4, and had authority to solemnize marriages. He died at Billerica highly respected Nov. 20, 1681, and from him is descended the Brookline Frenches, of his family, in the ensuing order of succession :- WILLIAM 1st, b. in England 1604, d. at Billerica, Mass. Nov. 20, 1681.
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SAMUEL 2nd, b. at Billerica 1647, d. "Dunstable" one of the 8 founders of the first church in 1685.
JOHN 3rd, b. at Dunstable May 6, 1691, was a wheelwright by trade.
JOHN 4th, b. at Dunstable Mar. 1, 1719, d. Mar. 15, 1761, held a lieuten- ant's commission as early as 1752.
JONAS 5th, b. at Dunstable Aug. 17, 1757, d. Jan. 5, 1840, he and his brother William joined the Continental army, did effective service at the battle of Bunker Hill, also served through the war.
JONAS 6th, b. at Dunstable, Aug. 12, 1782, he was of large stature and spent most of his life there. He moved to Brookline in the year 1850 and settled on the Calvin Clements place in the westerly part of the town on the Mason road, where he d. Aug. 13, 1860. He m. 1st, Martha Jewett of Hollis, N. H., Apr. 3, 1809. She was b. in 1785, and d July 25, 1824. Eleven children were born to them, nine dying in infancy, William James and Martha Jane b. June 30, 1822.
WILLIAM 7th, b. at Dunstable, June 30, 1822, d. at Brookline, Feb. 23, 1894, m. Susan R. Lovering of Springfield, N. H., Jan 12, 1847. She was b. Mar. 10, 1819, d. Dec. 7, 1895. Ch., Orrin A., William H., and Luella A.
ORRIN A. 8th, b. at Nashua, Apr. 15, 1848, enlisted in Co. C, 15th Mass. Regt. Mar. 15, 1864, taken prisoner at Reams Station, Va., Aug. 20, 1864, and d. in Salisbury Prison, S. C. Jan. 1, 1865.
WILLIAM H. 8th, b. at Nashua, Mar. 11, 1850, m. Susie E. Willoubhy of Milford, N. H., Dec. 2, 1871, she was b. May 17, 1852. Ch., Bertha E., b. Sept. 3, 1876, d. Aug. 20, 1878, Fred E., b. Aug. 22, 1881. LUELLA A. 8th, b. at Nashua, Jan. 27, 1853. m. 1st, Frank P. Bacon of Sharon, N. H. at Brookline, Feb. 10, 1877. He was b. Apr. 17, 1852, and d. Feb. 29, 1888. Slie m. 2nd, Cutler B. Walker, Mar. 16, 1897, at Fitchburg, Mass. He was b. at Spencer, Mass., Oct. 4, 1843.
MARTHA 7th, married Ephraim Lund of Hollis, N. H., Sept. 9, 1854. He was b. Nov. 19, 1825. She d. at Lowell, Mass., Oct. 24, 1890. JONAS Jr. 6th, m. 2nd, Mary Pike, of Brookline, N. H., Nov. 20, 1824. She was b. Aug. 27, 1799, and d. Jan. 2, 1863, and is buried in the West Cemetery. Twelve children were born by this marriage, three dying in infancy.
Joseph Augustus b. Oct. 1, 1825,d. Jan. 31, 1827.
Eli Sawtell b. Nov. 19, 1826, d. Nov. 1, 1844.
Mary Augusta b. Jan. 8, 1828, d. Dec. 13, 1895.
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Newell Pike, b. Dec. 2, 1829.
John Dustin, b. Nov. 21, 1831, d. Feb. 18, 1832.
Albert Marshall, b. July 27, 1833, d. Sept. 22, 1900, enlisted in Co. C, 4th N. H. Regt. Sept. 18, 1861, discharged Sept. 26, 1864.
Lucy Caroline, b. Jan. 10, 1836. d. May 1, 1914.
John Alfred, b. Dec. 4, 1839, enlisted in Co. A, 36th Mass. Regt. July 26, 1862, wounded May 12, 1864 at Spottsylvania and discharged June 20, 1865, d. Feb. 27, 1908.
Jonas Clifton, b. Aug. 3, 1841, enlisted in Co. C, 4th N. H. Regt. Sept. 18, 1861, with rank of Sergeant, taken prisoner at Reams Station, Aug. 18, 1864, and died at Salisbury Prison, S. C., Nov. 18. 1864.
MARY A. 7th, married Rufus G. Russell and settled in Brookline.
ALBERT M. 7th, m. Hannah Wetherbee and settled in Ashby, Mass. LUCY C., 7th, m. Duncan Harriman and settled in No. Adams, Mass.
JOHN A. FRENCH.
JOHN A. 7th, married Charlotte L. Pierce of Boston, Mass., June 27, 1865, she was b. Nov. 26, 1845. Ch.
Born in Brookline.
Herbert Alfred b. Sept. 17, 1866.
George Amasa b. Oct.
25, 1868. John Elmer b. Mar. 19, 1871. Addie Caroline b. Feb. 20, 1873. Charles Henry b. Apr. 26, 1875. Fannie Louisa b. Mar.
23, 1877. Frank Eugene b. Nov. 20, 1881.
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PHILEMON FRENCH came from Templeton, Mass. to Brookline in 1840. He was a painter, and a highly respected citizen, occupying many places of public trust. He m. in 1842, Louisa L., dau. of Joseph Jefts, Esq. of Brookline. He d. at Brookline in 1875, aged 66 years. He is buried in the South cemetery.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. John Erastus, b. Mar. 19, 1843; he was a painter; residing in the last years of his life in CHARLOTTE L. (PIERCE) FRENCH. Athol ,Mass. He m. in 1878, Caroline M., dau. of Sumner S. and Marinda (Bailey) Kendall. He d. at Athol, Mass., in 1902; she d. at Athol in 1897. Both are buried in the South cemetery in Brookline. Ch., Morton Bowles, b. Brookline, Dec. 7, 1879; grad. at Dartmouth College in 1903.
2. Ellen Louise, b. Mar. 16, 1842; m. Jan. 4, 1871, Leroy Wallace. 3. Adelaide Isabel, b. Aug. 1855; m.
Foster.
"ABEL FOSTER and Mary his wife and Abel his son came from Townsend, into this town to live and dwell in 1784, and was warned out in 1785." The above is recorded on the town's book of records. He was probably the Abel Foster who was a member of Capt. Samuel Douglass' company, which marched from Townsend hill at the time of the Lexing- ton alarm in April, 1775.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Benjamin, b. Feb. 13, 1785.
2. Polly, b. Aug. 5, 1786.
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3. Betsey, b. May 8, 1788.
4. Lucy, b, June 15, 1798.
CALEB FOSTER and Hepzebah
Child.
Mary, b. in Brookline, Sept. 27, 1792.
ABEL FOSTER settled in Brookline in April, 1832; coming here from Ashby, Mass .; where he was born in December, 1800. He was a son of John and Dorcas (Upton) Foster. For many successive years he owned and operated the sawmill standing on the site of the old Campbell saw- mill in the west part of Brookline. He m. in 1825, Lydia Miller of Mas- on. He d. Dec. 8, 1883. She d. July 10, 1879.
Children.
1. Albert, b. in Ashby, July 31, 1826; m. 1st, Maria Elkins, of Brook- line; she d .; m. 2nd, Sarah Davis, of New Ipswich. He d. Apr. 18, 1910. Two ch., by 2nd marriage; (1) Elmina, b. in Brookline, m. Morton Hut- chinson, of Wilton. (2) Emma, b. in Brookline, m. Fred H. Tarbell, of Lyndeboro.
2. William Miles, b. in Ashby, Feb. 21, 1828; m. in 1882, Mary Brown, of Peterboro; he d. Mar. 29, 1876. 2 ch., b. in Brookline, (1) Ella, m. Feb. 23, 1883, Fred Farnsworth, divorced; m. 2nd, William Far- well; m. 3rd. Burke; (2) Algernon, m. Emma Terrell, Wilton, he was killed in railroad accident at Rochester.
3. Mada M., b. at Ashby, June 25, 1830; m. July 1, 1851, Joseph A. Hall of Brookline.
4. Dorcas, b. in Brookline, June 30, 1836.
5. Lizzie, b. in Brookline, July 17, 1839; m. in 1873, Francis Coyle, N. S .; he d .; m. 2nd, William Foster, of New Ipswich; he d. in Pepperell, Mass., Nov. 16, 1912. She lives in New Ipswich; 1 ch., Annie, (by first marriage) m. William Maloy of Mason.
6. Mary, b. in Brookline, Feb. 6, 1843; m. Dec. 13, 1866, Isaiah Scripture, of Mason. Ch., (1) Anis L., b. Brookline, Dec. 9, 1868; (2) Abel Ward, b. Brookline, Apr. 12, 1871; (3) Lillian M., b. at Milford, July 2, 1874; (4) Charles E., b. Mason, May 7, 1876; (5) Mabel M., b. Mason, July 1, 1877; (6) Edgar M., b. Brookline, May 14, 1879; (7) Alice L., b. Fitchburg, Mass., Mar. 17, 1885.
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Gerry.
FREDERIC HENRY GERRY came to Brookline in 1859, from Townsend, Mass., where he was born, March 8, 1848. He is a son of Dr. Henry A. and Caroline (Brooks) Gerry. He attended the public schools of Brookline; where he resided until he attained his majority, and finally settled in Franklin; where at the present time (1914) he is engaged in a prosperous business as a merchant. He m. May 30, 1880, Ida Belle Jones.
Child; Born in Franklin.
Arthur Peterson, b. May 26, 1881; m. Nov. 23, 1909, Helen G Holmes.
Gilman.
FRANKLIN E. GILMAN, a son of Franklin and Harriet A. (Stick- ney ) Gilman, was born in Brookline. Sept. 6, 1863. He was brought up on a farm. During the eighties, he resided for several years in Hollis and in Pepperell, Mass. In 1904, he returned to Brookline, where he engaged in the retail fish business until 1913; in the latter year he removed from Brookline to Gardner, Mass., where he is residing at the present time. He is an excellent citizen and a member of the Brookline Congregational church. He m. in 1888, Bertlia A. Simmons.
Children.
1. Laura V., b. Pepperell, Mass., Nov. 12, 1888; m. Sept. 17, 1908, Parker G. Webber of Fitchburg.
2. Annie M., b. Pepperell, Mass., Nov. 3, 1892; m. Oct. 5, 1910, Henry S. Bailey.
3. Mildred A., b. Pepperell, Mass., Sept. 1, 1894.
Gilson.
EBENEZER GILSON, the first of his family to settle in Brook - line, came here in 1775 from Pepperell, Mass. He was born in Groton, Mass., June 24, 1745, and was a son of Ebenezer and Anna (Searl) Gilson. His farm in Brookline was on the west side of the east high- way to Milford, about one and one half miles north of the present vil- lage Main street. He served as a soldier for Raby in the War of the:
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Revolution. He m. before coming here, Aug. 24, 1769, Elizabeth Law- rence, of Pepperell. He d. in Brookline, Jan. 3, 1811.
Children.
1. * Abel, b. in Pepperell, Aug. 8, 1770; m. in 1801, Anna Searl of Pepperell, Mass., d. in Brookline.
2. * Nathan, b. in Pepperell, Feb. 26, 1773; m. Nov. 26, 1801, Abi- gail Hobart.
3. Elizabeth, b. in Brookline, Aug. 16, 1775; m. Feb. 9, 1809, William Hall.
4. Sarah, b. in Brookline, May 19, 1779; d. in Amherst.
5. Esther, b. in Brookline, Mar. 24, 1782.
6. Joseph, b. in Brookline, Apr. 20, 1789.
(II) ABEL GILSON, first child and first son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Lawrence) Gilson, was born in Pepperell, Mass., Aug. 8, 1770. He came to Brookline with his father's family in 1775. He was a farmer. His dwelling house was located on the west side of the east highway to Milford about one fourth of a mile distant from said highway. It was subsequently known as the William Whitcomb place. He m in 1801, Anne Searl of Pepperell, Mass. He d. in Brookline, in 1850.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. * William, b. Jan. 21, 1802; m. 1st, Mar. 15, 1827, Eliza Ames; m. 2nd, Jan. 6, 1842, Hannah W. Wheeler of Brookline.
2. Sally, b. no record; m. May 6, 1821, Stephen Perkins.
3. Betsey, b. no record.
4. George, b. no record.
(III) WILLIAM GILSON, first child and first son of Abel and Anna (Searl) Gilson, was born in Brookline, Jan. 21, 1802. He was a farmer and a wholesale manufacturer and dealer in barrels. He also dealt extensively in real estate. He was a member of the Congregational church, and a respected and influential citizen. In 1861 he removed from Brook- line to Milford, where, for the remainder of his life, he was actively en- gaged in business. He was twice married; m. 1st, Mar. 15, 1827, Eliza Ames, of Pepperell, Mass .; she d. in Brookline, May 21, 1841; m. 2nd, Jan. 6, 1842, Hannah W. Wheeler, of Brookline. He d. at Milford, Jan. 19, 1887; his wife d. at Walpole, Mar. 21, 1895, aged 84 years.
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Children; Born in Brookline. By First Wife.
1. William H., b. Dec. 28, 1827; d. at Brookline, unm.
2. Eliza A., b. Sept. 2, 1828; m. Aug. 18, 1852, Jefferson Whitcomb of Townsend.
3. Mary J., b. May 19, 1830; m. in the fifties, E. D. Sawin.
4. Harriet M., b. Feb. 1, 1832; d. at Brookline.
5. Betsey A., b. Jan. 17, 1836; m. Apr. 1, 1857, Charles H. Russell.
6. *Henry S., b. Nov. 2, 1837; m. Jan. 9, 1862, Julia M. Downe.
7. William F., b. Apr. 12, 1839; d. at Brookline.
8. Marshall T., b. Mar. 20, 1841; d. at Brookline.
By Second Wife.
9. Hannah J., b. Jan. 11, 1845; (see sketch, chap. XI, ante.)
10. * Albert A., b. Oct. 7, 1846; m. 1st, Sept. 29, 1874, Hattie E. Hyde; m. 2nd, Apr. 8, 1880, Mary E. Colburn.
11. Emma F., b. Sept. 15, 1850; d. Aug. 22, 1853.
(IV) HENRY SAMUEL GILSON, second son and sixth child of William and Eliza (Ames) Gilson, was born in Brookline, Nov. 2, 1837. He passed his early manhood in Brookline, and was educated in its public schools. About 1866 he removed from Brookline to Milford, where for many years he was engaged in the business of operating a sawmill. He was a good citizen, and a' member of the Congregational church. He married, Jan. 9, 1862, Julia Maria Downe, of Fitchburg, Mass. He d. at Milford, Jan. 15, 1903.
Children.
1. William H., b. in Brookline, Dec. 30, 1864.
2. Alice L., b. in Milford, Feb. 18, 1867; d. in Milford.
3. Frank S., b. in Milford, Aug. 8, 1873.
(IV) ALBERT AUGUSTUS GILSON, a son of William and Hannah (Wheeler) Gilson, was born at Brookline, Oct. 7, 1846. He passed his boyhood in Brookline, and attended its public schools. Soon after arriving at manhood, he removed with his father from Brookline to Milford, and subsequently removed to Walpole, where he is residing at the present time (1914). He is a farmer and highly respected citizen. He is a member of the Congregational church. He married 1st, in Boston, Mass., Sept. 29, 1874, Hattie E. Hyde; she d. in Milford, May 8, 1876; he married 2nd, Apr. 8, 1880, Mary E. Coburn.
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Children; By First Wife.
1. Frank Turney, b. in Milford, Apr. 8, 1876; m. Oct. 17, 1908, Margaret A. Stetson.
By Second Wife.
2. Helen E., b. in Walpole, Sept. 5, 1882.
3. Ray, b. in Walpole, Dec. 26, 1888; d. July 24, 1910.
(II) NATHAN GILSON, second son and second child of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Lawrence) Gilson, was born in Pepperell, Mass., Feb. 26, 1773. He came to Raby with his father's family in 1774-75. He passed his entire life in Brookline. He was a farmer. He m. Nov. 26, 1801, Abigail Hobart.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Levi, b. Jan. 21, 1803.
2. Anne, b. Apr. 3, 1805.
3. Charles, b. Feb. 10, 1807.
4. Nathan, b. Sept. 26, 1809.
5. Luke, b. July 13, 1813.
DEACON ELEAZER GILSON
ELEAZER GIL- SON, the first of his family to settle in Brook- line, came here about 1780 from Pepperell, Mass., where he was born, March, 1756. He was a son of Eleazer and Mary (Hall) Gilson; and a lin- eal descendant in the fourth generation of Jo- seph Gilson, the immi- grant settler from Eng- land to America, who married Mary Cooper of Chelmsford, Mass., Nov. 8, 1660; and one of whose sons, Joseph, finally set- tled in Groton, Mass .; of which town Joseph Gilson, Sr., was one of
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the original proprietors. The farm upon which Joseph Gilson, Jr., settled in Groton, subsequently became a part of Pepperell, Mass., at the time the latter town was incorporated; and in 1754, Joseph Gilson, Jr., by his will, probated that year, left it to his son, Eleazer, the father of the sub- ject of this sketch. The records of the ancestors of Eleazer Gilson are very fully given in Mr. Butler's history of Groton, Mass.
Before coming to Brookline, he was a soldier in the Revolution; serv- ing as a private in Capt. Jewett's company of Pepperell. He was in the battle of White Plains. In 1795, when the Congregational church of this town was organized, he was elected as one of its two first deacons. He was a selectman in 1790, 1791, and 1795; and in 1790, a member of the final committee chosen to construct the town's first meeting-house. He m. Hannah, dau. of Isaac Shattuck of Pepperell, Mass .; (afterwards of this town) he d. at Brookline, Dec. 21, 1851, aged 95 years; she d. in Brookline, May 15, 1834.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Eleazer, b. Oct. 1, 1780; m. for his first and second wives Mary and Abigail, daughters of Gen. Center of Vt.
2. Isaac, b. Aug. 30, 1782; m. Eliza Cunningham; d. Nov. 1863.
3. Hannah, b. Dec. 14, 1784; m. Prescott Wright, son of Josiah and Betsey Shattuck Wright.
4. Ephraim, b. Jan. 16, 1787; m. Lydia Barrett; d. Dec. 10, 1860.
5. Hepsibeth, b. Nov. 19, 1789; m. Robert Seaver.
6. *Samuel, b. Apr. 6, 1792; three times married.
7. John, b. June 9, 1794; m. in Lynn, Mass., Gennett Orr; d. Feb. 11, 1845.
8. William, b. May 28, 1796; m. 1st, L. Floyd; m. 2nd, Huldah Newell of Lynn, Mass .; d. Oct. 23, 1845.
9. Lemuel, b. Oct. 10, 1798; m. Nancy Tuttle; d. 1831.
10. Mary, b. Dec. 14, 1800; m. John Hemphill.
11. Betsey, b. Oct. 15, 1802; m. Thomas Averhill; d. Feb. 26, 1863.
(V) SAMUEL GILSON, Sr., sixth child of Eleazer and Hannah ยท Gilson, was born in Brookline, Apr. 6, 1792; Mar. 9, 1813, he married Re- becca Wright; she d. Aug. 27, 1856; Jan. 29, 1857, he married Sarah Reed; Oct. 30, 1859, he married Martha Smith. He d. Mar. 30, 1870.
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Children; Born in Brookline. By First Wife.
1. * Samuel, Jr., b. Nov. 23, 1813; m. Betsey Caroline Cramm, of Littleton, Mass.
2. Nancy, b. July 24, 1815; m. Otis Horton; 6 ch .; d. Aug. 1872.
3. Rebecca, b. Sept. 28, 1817; m. Joel Crouch, Harvard, Mass .; 14 children.
4. Mary, b. Sept. 12, 1819; d. Apr. 30, 1821.
5. Peter, b. Aug. 23, 1821; m. Marlina Cramm, Feb. 12, 1884; 4 ch.
6. James, b. June 18, 1823; m. Nancy Spaulding of Townsend, Mass .; 6 ch.
7. Mary, b. June 10, 1825; m. Benj. Kendrick of Amherst; 7 ch.
8. John, b. Mar. 31, 1827; m. Naama Jessup (born in England), Feb. 23, 1848; 2 ch.
9. Hannah, b. June 7, 1829; m. 1st, Emerson Wright, of Townsend, Mass .; m. 2nd, Austin Kendall, Walpole; one ch. She d. Dec. 25, 1903, in New Mexico.
10. Melissa, b. May 18, 1831; m. Warren Woods; 2nd, m. George Cobb; no ch.
11. Lucinda, b. Mar. 16, 1833; m. William Eddy, July 9, 1860; he d. Jan. 31, 1891.
12. Eleazer, b. Mar. 25, 1835; m. Martha Gates of Petersham, Mass. 2 ch.
13. A boy.
14. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 17, 1839; m. Caroline Harris of Athol, Mass .; 1 ch.
(VI) SAMUEL GILSON, Jr., first child of Samuel and Rebecca (Wright) Gilson, was born Nov. 23, 1813. He m. in 1837, Betsey Caro- line Cramm, of Littleton, Mass. He was a stone mason by trade, and, with his father, laid the foundation walls of the majority of the dwelling houses in this town. At the centennial of the town, in 1869, he and his son Charles were terribly injured by the bursting of a cannon, while they were engaged in firing a salute on the summit of Meeting-house hill. He d. Sept. 26, 1900; his wife d. May 9, 1898.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Samuel Dennis, b. July 24, 1838; m. Elizabeth Ross, of Benning- ton, Apr. 21, 1874; lives in Gardner, Mass .; ch .; Adelaide Gertrude, b. Nov. 5, 1877; Davis Clinton.
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2. Davis Clinton, b. Jan. 27, 1842; m. Malvina Willard of Harvard, Mass., Jan. 19, 1865; d. in Brookline, May 19, 1904; ch .: Alice Caroline, b. in Pepperell, in 1865; Jennie Florence, b. in Pepperell, in 1868. Harry Chester, b. in Brookline, June 12, 1884; James Herbert, b. in Brookline, Apr. 12, 1887.
3. Emily Caroline, b. Feb. 21, 1844; m. Joseph Benjamin Swett, Jr .; he b. in Mount Vernon, Jan. 15, 1841; 4 ch. See Swett genealogy, post.
4. Charles Alvin, b. May 24, 1847; m. 1st, Nov. 14, 1891, Almira Peacock; m. 2nd, Oct. 12, 1905, Annie Sweeney.
5. Luther Addison, b. Apr. 8, 1851; m. Lizzie Smith of Hollis, Sept. 22, 1873; m. 2nd, Aug. 16, 1913, Augusta A. Dow. No ch.
6. Louisa Jane, b. Mar. 21, 1854; m. Edward N. Gutterson, of Am- herst, Sept. 1875; one ch., Carrie Lucinda, b. July 27, 1876.
7. Herbert Cramm, b. march 10, 1859: d. Sep. 16, 1861.
LEVI GILSON, a son of John and Gilson, was born in Old Dunstable in 1798. He settled in Brookline about 1820. He was a farmer, residing, in the latter part of his life, on the old Capt. Robert Seaver place on the east highway to Milford. He was twice m .; m. 1st, Oct. 26, 1822, Lucy, dau. of Capt. Ephraim and Hannah (Beard) Saw- telle; she d .; m. 2nd, widow of Rev. Samuel Wadsworth. He d. in 1852; she d. in 1857.
Children; By First Wife. Born in Brookline.
1. Lucy M., b. Oct. 31, 1825; m. Bela G. Cochran of Brookline.
2. Levi H., b. Mar. 16, 1827; m. 1st, Maria L. Burt, of New York; m. 2nd, Sarah E. Bell, of Chester; he d. at Wakefield, Mass., Sept. 28, 1912.
3. Hannah A., b. July 19, 1829; m. Sept. 20, 1850, James Blake, of Pepperell, Mass.
4. Lydia E., b. Sept. 30, 1831; m. Charles H. Shattuck, of Pepperell.
5. Betsey E., b. July 23, 1833; m. 1st, Mar. 15, 1854, Abel Ball of Hollis; m. 2nd, Feb. 6, 1869, Fernando Bailey.
6. Charles F., b. Jan. 25, 1835; m. Fannie Lakin of Pepperell, Mass.
7. James A., b. Sept. 11, 1839; removed to Elmira, N. Y .; m. Minnie Wormley of Elmira; died there leaving children.
8. Levi F., b. Jan. 18, 1824; d. Sept. 20, 1825.
9. Martha E., b. July 25, 1837; d. Aug. 14, 1837.
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DAVID GILSON came from Dunstable to Brookline in January, 1795. He settled in the west part of the town. He was a cooper and farmer. According to an inscription on his tombstone, he served as a substitute for his father in the War of the Revolution, and was wounded in the Battle of Bunker Hill. He m. before coming here Mary ; she d. Sept. 7, 1821, aged 78; m. 2nd, Polly Fletcher. He d. July 10, 1839; his wife Polly d. Mar. 13, 1874, aged 84. He is buried with his two wives in the South cemetery.
Goodwin.
REV. DANIEL GOODWIN, son of Joshua and Elizabeth (Jones) Goodwin, was born in Londonderry, Jan. 25, 1809. He was educated in Dartmouth College and Andover Theological Seminary. He was pastor of the Brookline Congregational church from 1839 to 1857. A sketch of his life is given in prior pages of this work.
Mr. Goodwin was thrice married. He married Julia Ann Shute of Derry, Feb. 12, 1839. She died in Brookline, Sept. 10, 1845. August 24, 1846, he married Martha Boynton of Pepperell, Mass. She died at Mason, Apr. 14, 1875. His third wife was Lucy Jane Boynton, of Pepperell, with whom he was united in marriage Oct. 2, 1876. He d. at Mason, Dec. 30, 1893.
Children; Born in Brookline. By First Wife.
1. Sarah Day, b. Jan. 3, 1840; m. Charles Ward Tarbell, of New York City, May 24, 1863. He d. May 16, 1896. Ch., Alice Fanning, b. Feb. 23, 1864, d. June 18, 1887, at Marietta, Ga .; Sarah Gertrude, b. Oct. 4, 1865, m. Rev. C. F. Hill Crathern, of Boston, Mass., May 24, 1893.
2. Lucy Elizabeth, b. Apr. 16, 1841.
3. Julia Ann, b. Feb. 16, 1843; d. at Mason, Oct. 28, 1894.
4. Daniel Dana, b. Nov. 13, 1844; d. at Mason, May 24, 1884.
By Second Wife.
5. Mary Ellen, b. Feb. 28, 1848; d. at Brookline, Sept. 8, 1848.
6. Charles Boynton, b. Jan. 17, 1851; res. Mason; where he is a leading citizen; having held every public office of importance, and twice represented the town in the legislature.
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7. Henry Alfred, b. Nov. 19, 1853; m. Emma Frances Childs of Mason, Nov. 27, 1881; d. at Hollis, Jan. 10, 1905; ch., (1) Martha Louise, b. Sept. 7, 1882; m. June 28, 1906, Geo. Fletcher Hills; (2) Ethel Marian, b. Mar. 1, 1884; (3) Otis Dana, b. Mar. 1, 1886; (4) Daniel Henry, b. May 2, 1894; (5) Ruth Childs, b. Dec. 3, 1896; (6) Frances Emma, b. Aug. 21, 1901.
Goss.
ARTHUR A. GOSS was born Dec. 29, 1867, at Holden, Me. He is a son of Henry and Melinda A. (Garland) Goss. He settled in Brookline in 1889, and is a carpenter by trade. He married March 20, 1895, Jennie A., dau of Henry G. Shattuck of Brookline.
Child; Born in Brookline.
Hazel E., b. Feb. 20, 1896.
Gould.
BENJAMIN GOULD settled in Brookline in the forties, coming here from Canaan, where he was born, May 24, 1802. In his early manhood he was employed in teaching school; subsequently he learned the trade of tanning and shoe-making. In Brookline he was engaged in the manu- facture of shoes until 1862, when lie gave up the shoe business and re- sumed teaching. In 1875, when past his seventy-fifth year, he went south and taught in Tennessee and Georgia for about sixteen years; part of the time in public schools and part of the time as a tutor in private fami- lies. In the summer of 1898, at the age of 96, he came north and passed the remainder of his life at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edwin Wallace, in Sturbridge, Mass .; where he died Jan 8, 1901, aged 98 years, 7 months and 15 days, and where he is buried.
During his residence in Brookline, Mr. Gould was regarded as one of its most intelligent and most influential citizens. He held every public office within the gift of its people. He was a gentleman of the old school, dignified and polite in his manners, and democratic in his associations and affiliations. He m. Mar. 10, 1842, Martha Kimball, of Pepperell, Mass. He d. at Sturbridge, Mass., Jan. 8, 1901, aged 98 yrs. 7 mos. and 15 days; she d. at Sturbridge, June 7, 1896.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Mary L., b. Jan. 20, 1857; m. Edwin Wallace, of Sturbridge, Mass.
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2. * Perley A., b. June 10, 1861; m. Apr. 9, 1885, Grace D. Hobart, of Brookline.
PERLEY A. GOULD, only son of Benjamin and Martha (Kimball) Gould, was born in Brookline, Jan. 29, 1860. He resides at Saranac Lake, New York; where he is superintendent of the electric lighting plant. He m. Apr. 9, 1865, Grace D., dau. of George W. L. and Lydia M. (Sawtelle) Hobart of Brookline.
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