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Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Lorinda C., b. Apr. 14, 1825.
2. Elbridge H., b. Apr. 5, 1828; m. ; d. May 9, 1901.
3. Harriett A., b. Mar. 24, 1830; m. Edgar Hobson, res. Concord.
4. George J., b. Feb. 11, 1832; m. ; d. Feb. 7, 1868; she d. Dec. 21, 1903.
5. Timothy J., b. Apr. 5, 1835; m. 1st, ; m. 2nd, Angela Tri- bou of Nashua.
6. Mary J., b. Oct. 28, 1837; d. Aug. 23, 1873.
7. James M., b. Sept. 10, 1840; m. Aug. 1, 1865, Aurella C., dau. of Grant P. and Rhoena (Colburn) Mooar, b. in Antrim, Apr. 30, 1848.
8. Henry H., b. Aug. 22, 1842; m. ; d. May 26, 1911.
9. David A., b. Oct. 4, 1845; d. Sept. 9, 1849.
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10. Ai W., b. Mar. 21, 1848; m. 1st, Nov. 1869, Hattie M. Shat- tuck; m. 2nd, May 17, 1884, Emma F. Fletcher of Mt. Holly, N. Y.
Swett.
HENRY J. SWETT came to Brookline in 1859 from Marblehead Mass .; where he was born, Nov. 19, 1804. He was a son of Samuel and (Salter) Swett. He settled in Brookline on the west side of the east highway to Milford, about one mile north of the village. He was a farmer and an excellent citizen. He m. Dec. 6, 1828, Elizabeth, Brown of Marblehead. He d. in Brookline, Sept. 8, 1896. His wife d. Oct. 9, 1882. Both are buried in Marblehead.
Children.
1. Henry J., b. Dec. 3, 1828, in Marblehead, Mass.
2. Elizabeth A., b. Jan. 3, 1831, in Marblehead, Mass.
3. John F., b. Sept. 3, 1832, in Marbelhead, Mass.
4. Rebecca B., b. June 16, 1834, in Marblehead, Mass.
5. Mary J., b. Mar. 17, 1836, Marblehead, Mass .; d. Jan. 12, 1844.
6. Sarah J., b. June 26, 1838, in Mt. Vernon.
7. *Joseph B., b. Jan. 15, 1841, in Mount Vernon,; m. Mar. 3, 1864, Emily C. Gilson of Brookline.
8. Mary J., b. Nov. 28, 1842, in Marblehead, Mass.
9. * Samuel, b. Nov. 22, 1844, Marblehead; m. 1st, Catharine E. Ball of Boston, Mass .; m. 2nd, Oct. 9, 1875, Lucy C. Pierce .; m. 3rd. June 2, 1878, Mrs. Ellen Hunter.
10. Helen M., b. Mar. 9, 1845, in Marblehead; d. May 9, 1846.
JOSEPH BENJAMIN SWETT, seventh child and third son of Henry J. and Elizabeth (Brown) Swett was born in Mt. Vernon, Jan. 15, 1841. In 1859 he came with his father to Brookline, where he grew up to manhood. He is a cooper and farmer, and a highly respected citizen. He has served the town as road surveyor, and was one of the selectmen in 1888 and 1889. In 1904 he removed with his family from Brookline to Dedham, Mass .; where he is residing at the present time (1914). He m. Mar. 3, 1864, Emily C., dau. of Samuel Gilson. She d. Mar. 23, 1913, and is buried in the South Cemetery in Brookline.
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Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Joseph B., b. Mar. 5, 1865; d. Oct. 3, 1897, unm. (See sketch chap. XI, ante).
2. Emma L., b. Aug. 21, 1866; m. July 31, 1894, Louis H. Donovan; ch., (1) Louis H., b. Sept. 30, 1895; (2) Joseph S., b. Dec. 11, 1896; (3) Richard H., b. July 19, 1898.
3. Bertha A., b. Apr. 16, 1869; m. Feb. 7, 1893, William E. Paten- aude; res. Dedham, Mass .; no ch.
4. Goldie E., b. Mar. 9, 1885; m. Oct. 17, 1911, William W. Gar- lick; 1 ch., William E., b. Jan. 12, 1913.
SAMUEL SWETT, the fourth son and ninth child of Henry J. and Elizabeth (Brown) Swett, was born in Marblehead, Mass., Nov. 22, 1844. In 1859 he came with his father from Marblehead to Brookline; where he at- tended its public schools. A portion of his early manhood was passed in Boston, Mass. Return- ing to Brookline, about 1872, he purchased of William J. Wright the house and store connect- ed with the same located SAMUEL SWETT at the south end and on the east side of the village Main street; and, in the latter building, commenced business as a dealer in general merchandise; a business which he conducted for the thirty consecutive years following in a highly sucessful manner. He was highly esteemed by his fellow citizens, who honored him with many offices of public trust. He was selectman in 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1908, and Representative in 1885 and 1886.
After his death his widow Mrs. Ellen Swett, in accordance with his often expressed wishes in his lifetime, presented the town with the land
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upon which now stands the Daniels Academy building; in which she caused the tablet to his memory to be installed. He was thrice married; m. 1st, Sept. 11, 1872, Catharine E. Ball, of Boston, Mass; she d .; m. 2nd, Oct. 19, 1875, Lucy C. Pierce of Brookline; she d .; m. 3rd, June 2, 1878, Mrs. Ellen Hunter, who survives him. Sev- eral children were born of these marriages, all of whom died in infancy. He d. May 22, 1912; and is buried in the South Cemetery.
Mrs. ELLEN S. SWETT
Talbot.
(V) EZRA TALBOT, the first of his family to settle in Brookline, came here from Billerica, Mass., in the nineties of 1700. He was a lineal descendant in the fifth generation of Peter Talbot, 2nd son of the earl of Shewsbury, Lancashire, England; and a son of Samuel and Mary (Fisher) Talbot of Stoughton, Mass .; where he was born., Jan 20, 1773. Nov. 25, 1798, he married Abigail Belcher. His house in Brookline was located about one and one-half miles northwest of the village on the south side of the highway leading from the village to the old Mathew Wallace place. He d. at Brookline, Oct. 14, 1854. His wife d. June 6, 1833.
Children, Born in Brookline.
1. Ezra, b. Oct. 31, 1799; d. Mar. 4, 1800.
2. Samuel, b. May 8, 1801; d. May 11, 1801.
3. Mary, b. Aug. 19, 1802; d. July 22, 1837.
4. Jane, b. Nov. 2, 1804; d. Nov. 3, 1804.
5. Naby, b. Jan. 25, 1807; d. Apr. 1, 1807.
6. Lucy, b. Apr. 5, 1808; m. Asa Maynard, Louden, N. H.
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7. * Samuel, b. Nov. 9, 1810; m. Dec. 24, 1835, Eliza G. Hodgeman.
8. Abigail, b. Feb. 15, 1813; m. Joseph Smith, Brookline.
(VI) SAMUEL TALBOT, third son and seventh child of Ezra and Abigail (Belcher) Talbot, was born at Brookline, Nov. 9, 1810; he m. Dec. 24, 1835, Eliza Gould Hodgeman, dau. of Joel Hodgeman of Merri- mack.
Children; Born at Brookline.
1. (VII) Sylvanus Joel, b. Feb. 13, 1838; m. Mar. 5, 1863, Abbie, dau. of Walter and Martha Moulton Brooks of Milford; ch., Edgar F., b. Oct. 26, 1865; d. Dec. 26, 1896.
2. John Wesley, b. and d. Sept. 11, 1843.
3. Ann E., b. Dec. 22, 1844; m. Apr. 19, 1866, Daniel W. Hayden of Hollis; ch., (1) Willard Bertell, b. Sept. 9, 1871, d. Apr. 17, 1887; (2) Bertha Maude, b. Feb. 4, 1879.
4. Laroy Loami, b. Dec. 17, 1846; m. Aug. 5, 1869, Eliza Ann, dau. of Reed and Betsey (Wheeler) Dutton of Milford; ch., (1) Bertell Laroy, b. Apr. 5, 1872, res. Peterborough, physician, m. Aug. 27, 1896, Mary E., dau. of Charles and Emma (Putnam) Otis of Hancock; 2 children, Harold Laroy, b. Nov. 14, 1897 and Evelyn Frances, b. Feb. 19, 1900; (2) Carl Wheeler, b. Nov. 6, 1886; m. Hazel Perkins of Milford in 1908; res. Mil- ford.
5. Charles Dana, b. May 11, 1849; unm.
JOHN TARBELL and LYDIA.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Sarah Jane, b. Apr. 19, 1823.
2. John E., b. Nov. 18, 1825.
Tucker.
(II) SWALLOW TUCKER settled in Hollis, afterwards Brookline, about 1760, coming here from Groton, now Pepperell, Mass., where he was born Aug. 26, 1742. He was the sixth child and only son of Josiah and Abigail Tucker, settlers in Groton as early as 1730, and supposed to have been originally of Dover, N. H. His log-cabin in Brookline was lo- cated about one-fourth of a mile south of the village Main street on the
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east side of the highway to Pepperell, Mass., at a point nearly opposite to where the highway to Townsend, Mass., leads out of the same. Its site at the present time is occupied by the dwelling house of Harry Marshall. Tradition says that at the time of the ordination of Rev. Lemuel Wads- worth, the town's first settled minister, in 1791, the ordination dinner was served in the Swallow Tucker cabin; and, further, that among the viands served a rum pudding occupied a prominent place, and was the cause of engaging the attendant clergymen in an argument which was confined principally to the discussion of the merits of rum pudding as a stimulant to spirituality.
He was one of the signers of the petitions which, in 1769, resulted in the incorporation of Raby, and, during his entire life, one of the town's most influential citizens. He served as one of its soldiers in the War of the Revolution, was a member of the committee of saftey, and filled at various times nearly all the important civics office in the gift of its people. He was twice married; m. 1st, Nov. 27, 1766, Lucretia, dau. of Edward Carter of Woburn, Mass .; she d. Mar. 27, 1744; m. 2nd, May 6, 1788, Anna Sanders of Brookline. He d. Apr. 29, 1809.
Children; Born in Brookline. By First Wife.
1. Joseph, b. Mar. 19, 1767.
2. Mary, b. Mar. 5, 1769; m. 1st, Mar. 11, 1788, Eleazer Austin; m. 2nd, Sept. 7, 1802, Josiah Wheeler.
3. * Benjamin S., b. Aug. 15, 1772; m. 1st, Nov. 20, 1796, Elizabeth Shannon; m. 2nd, Rebecca Adams.
4. Josiah, b. July 6, 1779; m. Joanna ch., (1) Josiah, b. Nov. 19, 1805; (2) George, b. Nov. 3, 1814.
(III) BENJAMIN SWALLOW TUCKER, third child and second son of Swallow and Lucretia (Carter) Tucker, was born in Raby, Aug. 15, 1772. He was a farmer residing in the latter part of his life in the brick dwelling house located in South Brookline on the east side of the highway to Townsend, Mass., just south of the bridge over the river, which he built in the nineties of 1700. He was twice married; m. 1st, Nov. 20, 1796, Elizabeth, dau. of Hon. Richard and Elizabeth (Ruggles) Shannon, formerly of Portsmouth, but, at the date of Elizabeth's marriage to Mr. Tucker, residents in Raby; she d. Oct. 14, 1833, and is buried in the South Cemetery in Brookline; he m. 2nd, Rebecca Adams, of Amherst, Mass. She d. May 1, 1836; he d. Apr. 4, 1854.
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Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Benjamin R., b. Nov. 11, 1797; d. in infancy.
2. Benjamin R., b. Oct. 12, 1799; d. in infancy.
3. Eliza Shannon, b. Oct. 3, 1801; m. May 8, 1821, Loami Chamber- lain of Mason.
4. *Benjamin R., b. Aug. 9, 1803; m. Pauline F. York.
5. Lucretia Carter, b. Jan. 27, 1806; m. Daniel Bills of Townsend, Mass.
6. Martha, b. Jan. 27, 1806; m. Asa Webber of Mason.
7. *James N., b. May 20, 1811; m. Dec. 25, 1835, Rosella Jewett.
8. Mary, b. m. Winslow Ames.
9. *Joseph C., b. Oct. 17, 1818; m. Mary H. Campbell of New Ipswich.
(IV) BENJAMIN RUGGLES TUCKER, fourth child and third son of Benjamin S. and Elizabeth (Shannon) Tucker, was born in Brook- line, August 9. 1803. He was a farmer and cooper; residing in the latter part of his life in Townsend, Mass. He m. in 1827, Pauline F. York of Amherst, Mass. He d. at Townsend, Mass., Nov. 12, 1882; she d. Feb. 5, 1851. Both are buried in the South Cemetery in Brookline.
Children,
1. Martha A., b. at Brewer, Me., Apr. 26, 1828; m. Oct. 8, 1846, Henry Blake of Pepperell, Mass.
2. Mariah L., b. at Brewer, Me., 1829; d. Dec. 7, 1846.
3. Eliza, b. at Brewer, Me., June 6, 1832; m. 1st, Frank Fiske of Nashua; m. 2nd, Eli B. Parker of Brookline. E. B. Parker d. Aug. 1, 1904; she d. Oct. 5, 1907.
4. James F., b. in 1842; d. Oct. 18, 1852.
(IV) JAMES NOBLE TUCKER, seventh child and fourth son of Benjamin S. and Elizabeth (Shannon) Tucker, was born in Brookline, May 20, 1811. He received his education in its public schools. In 1830 he removed from Brookline to West Townsend, Mass., where he opened a store which he conducted unitl 1839. In the latter year he returned to Brookline, where he built the store on Main street now owned and occu- pied by Walter E. Corey, and commenced the coopering business; which he carried on successfully for some years. In 1843, he removed from
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Brookline to Pepperell, Mass., where he was in trade until about 1845, when he returned to Brookline. In 1853, he removed from Brookline to West Townsend, Mass. where, except for a temporary residence in Boston, he passed the remainder of his life. In Townsend, he was one of the directors of the Townsend Bank, and one of that town's selectmen and assessors in 1864. He was also a Notary Public and Justice of the Peace. In 1864, he went to Europe, touring England, Holland, Germany, Switzerland and France. During his residence in Brookline he was postmaster for two terms, and represented the town in the legislatures of 1851 and 1852. He married, 1st, Dec. 25, 1835, Rosella Jewett; m. 2nd, in Townsend, June 24, 1875, Mrs. Martha A. Coburn. No children by either marriage. He d. in Townsend; where he is buried with his two wives.
(IV) JOSEPH CUTTS TUCKER, ninth child and fifth son of Benjamin S. and Elizabeth (Shannon) Tucker, was born in Brookline, Oct. 17, 1818. His boyhood and young manhood was passed in his father's family, working on the farm summers, and attending school winters. But a farmer's life evidently was not in accord with his tastes; and in 1846-7, in company with Henry B. Stiles, under the firm name of Tucker and Stiles, he opened a JOSEPH C. TUCKER grocery and West India goods store in the ell part of the hotel on Main street. Soon after its organization, the firm in addition to its grocery business, commenced the wholesale manufacture and sale of lumber and barrels. The latter in- dustry was then in process of transformation. Barrels and casks manu- factured from machine made materials were rapidly taking the place of the old style casks made from hand rifted hard wood timber. The public
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demand for the new style casks was increasing in proportion to the in- crease in the facilities for their manufacture and the corresponding de- crease in their cost. The new firm was quick to take advantage of the situation; and, under the skilful management of Mr. Tucker, it soon found itself engaged in a small, but rapidly increasing business, which gave every indication of future success. These indications were subsequently real- ized.
The firm had an existence of eighteen years, dating from its organiz- ation in 1846. During this period its business was constantly increasing in volume, and its reputation as a successful business firm steadily grow- ing. In the early part of the fifties its business, in the line of the whole- sale manufacture and sale of barrels and casks, exceeded that of any other firm in Hillsborough county. At that time its pay-rolls carried the names of more than one hundred employees, of whom the majority were work- ing in its own shops; and the annual volume of its financial transactions amounted to many thousands of dollars. The continued prosperity of the company had a corresponding effect upon that of the town; which reached its highest mark during the period of the company's existence; which ter- minated in 1864.
In 1857, the company was induced to invest a large part of its capital in the stock of a company organized for the purpose of developing the coal oil business, then in its infancy. The investment proved to be a disastrous one. The company in which it was made failed; and in its failure was in- volved that of the firm of Tucker and Stiles. The firm, however; con- tinued in business until 1864, when it was dissolved by mutual consent of its members. In 1855, Mr. Tucker removed with his family from Brook- line to Boston, where he resided until 1857, returning to Brookline in the latter year. In 1864, he again removed with his family to Boston; where, for several years, he engaged in the sale of West India goods and groceries in a store located on Blackstone street. About 1869, induced thereto by the fact that his health was gradually failing, he sold out his business in Boston, and returned to Broookline; where he passed the remainder of his life.
Mr. Tucker was one of the most capable business men this town has ever produced. He was an ardent lover of the town and its institutions. And as such responded readily and willingly to all demands upon either his purse or his time which had for their object the welfare of either. In his political principles, during the latter part of his life, he was a liberal Democrat. During the Civil War he was a firm supporter of the govern- ment and its policies. As a citizen he was public spirited, and was honored
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by his fellow citizens by many positions of trust. He served nine terms as moderator, two terms as town clerk, three terms as selectman, and repre- sented the town in the legislatures of 1857, 1858, 1862 and 1863. He was postmaster in 1850. He m. in 1847, Mary H. Campbell of New Ipswich. He d. May 10, 1876; she d. Oct. 18, 1886.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. * Edward C., b. July 1, 1848; m. May 10, 1871, Ella Wade of Boston, Mass.
2. * James H. S., b. May 14, 1851; m. Oct. 6, 1884, Ida L. Hodg- man of Mason.
3. Mary E., b. July 9, 1856; d. Sept. 4, 1857.
EDWARD C. TUCKER
(V) EDWARD CAMPBELL TUCKER, first son and first child of Joseph C. and Mary (Campbell) Tucker, was born in Brookline, July 1, 1848. He was educat- ed in the public schools of the town and in Law- rence Academy, Groton, Mass. After leaving the Academy he returned to Brookline, where, with the exceptions of a few years passed in Boston, during which he was clerking in his father's store, and was also a member of the Boston Lancers, he passed his entire life. He was a
man of more than ordinary ability, and a great lover of books; to the read- ing of which he devoted much of his time. He was sympathetic in his nature, a kind and obliging neighbor, a firm friend, and a great lover of his home and family. As a citizen he was esteemed for his many excellent qualities of mind and heart. He was especially well informed in all
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matters relating to the town and its history, and equally well posted in matters appertaining to the town's official business; in which he was fre- quently employed. He served one term as moderator, thirteen terms as town clerk, four terms as selectman, and was Representative in 1910 and 1911. He m. May 10, 1871, Ella Wade, of Boston, Mass. He d. July 17, 1911.
Child.
Mabel Shannon, b. Nov. 21, 1871; m. Sept. 3, 1895, George L. Badger, of Quincy, Mass.
(V) JAMES H. SHANNON TUCKER, second son and second child of Joseph C. and Mary H. (Campbell) Tucker, was born at Brook- line, May 14, 1851. He was educated in the public schools of Brookline and in Lawrence Academy, Groton, Mass. After leaving Lawrence Academy he resided in Brookline until 1870. In the latter year he re- moved to Baltimore, Md., where for the ensuing ten years he was engaged in the hotel business. He returned to Brookline in the spring of 1880. In 1882 he purchased of Charles A. Hall the old Tucker and Stiles store, at the west end of the village Main street, and having stocked it with goods, began business for himself as a retail dealer in West India goods and groceries. He remained in this business until 1893, when he sold the store and his stock in trade to Everett E. Tarbell, of Pepperell, Mass .; and soon after went to Harriman, Tenn .; where he was in the employ of a lumbering firm until 1896. In the latter year he returned to Brookline, and, the same year entered the employment of the Flagg Manufacturing Company of Pepperell, Mass. In 1903 he entered the employment of Thomas Graham and Charles Bell, proprietors and managers, under the firm name of Graham and Bell, of the Tremont House in Nashua, as hotel Clerk; a position which he retained until 1913. In the latter year Dr. Bell sold his interest in the hotel business to Abijah Prescott of Nashua. The new proprietors at once set about re-organizing the hotel's affairs and having admitted Mr. Tucker into an interest in the business, formed a new partnership for carrying on the same, under the firm name of Graham, Prescott and Tucker. December 12, 1913, Mr. Prescott died; and soon after his death, Mr. Tucker formed a partnership with Mr. Graham for carrying on the business under the firm name of Graham and Tucker. At the present time, (1914), the latter firm is still doing business.
Mr. Tucker has served the town of Brookline one term as moderator, one term as selectman, four terms as treasurer, and was its Representative
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in the Legislature of 1887 and 1888. He m. Oct. 16, 1884, Ida L. Hodg- man of Mason.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Helen C., b. Jan. 31, 1888.
2. Dora S., b. Dec. 12, 1891.
DANIEL TYLER and MOLLY.
Children; Born at Raby.
1. Deacy, b. Feb. 1, 1782.
2. Isaac, b. Feb. 18, 1784.
3. Eunice, b. July 30, 1786.
Wallace.
MATHEW WALLACE, the first of his family to settle in this town, was born in Stowe, Mass., Apr. 3, 1721. He was a son of John and Eliza- beth Wallace. About 1731 his father removed with his family from Stowe to Townsend, Mass .; where he was a selectman in 1747, and one of the original sixteen members of the Townsend church; and where he died, May 20, 1763, at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. His wife, Elizabeth, died in 1765, aged 72.
Mathew Wallace, the subject of this sketch, was probably living in Brookline as early as 1755. Apr. 19, 1763, John Wallace, his father, in consideration of the sum of sixty pounds, conveyed to him one hundred and sixty acres of land lying north of the old north boundary line of Town- send in the south part of the Mile Slip, afterwards Brookline. Upon this tract of land thus conveyed he built his log-cabin, and took up his resi- dence. The cabin, which was located about two miles west of the village on the east side of the west highway to Townsend, disappeared many years ago, and a framed dwelling house was erected upon its site by Mr. Wallace. This latter house was destroyed by fire in the nineties. Its site at the present time is occupied by a dwelling house erected, soon after the destruction of the second house, by Lyman Canney; who is the owner of the old Mathew Wallace farm at the present time, (1914).
Mathew Wallace was one of Raby's leading citizens, serving the town in many civic capacities. He was a soldier for Raby in the War of the
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Revolution, serving in a Massachusetts regiment. He m. May 6, 1755, Jean Leslie of Hollis. He d. in 1778; she survived him many years.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. * Mathew, b. (no record); m. Jan 15, 1799, Betsey McIntosh.
2. Jonas, b. (no record); m. ; d .; Mar. 7, 1837 buried in South Cemetery; had 3 daughters, (1) Abigail, lived and died in Al- stead; (2) Betsey, lived and died in Pepperell, Mass .; (3) Naomi, lived and died in Taunton, Mass.
3. Jane, b. (no record); m. Mar. 7, 1782, George Woodward of Raby.
4. Sybel, b. (no record).
5. John, b. (no record); m. Nov. 16, 1786, Sarah Pett, and is said to have removed to Vermont.
6. Betsey, b. (no record); m. Nov. 3, 1787, Joel Boynton of Hopkin- ton.
(III) MATHEW WALLACE, Jr., a son of Mathew and Jean (Leslie) Wallace, was born in Brookline about 1778. He resided in Brook- line all his life. He was a farmer, holding offices of responsibility and trust, and was a captain of the local Militia company. He m. Jan. 15, 1799, Betsey McIntosh, dau. of James McIntosh of Brookline. He d. Sept. 19, 1843; she d. May 30, 1878.
Children Born in Brookline.
1. Clorinda, b. July 4, 1800; m. Alpheus Shattuck.
2. Eliza, b. 1802; m. Aug. 19, 1828, John Colburn.
3. James, b. 1804.
4. Asher, b. 1806.
5. Jane, b. 1808; m. July 20, 1828, Asia Shattuck.
6. Grace, b. 1811; m. Feb. , 1833, Benjamin Jacquith of Barnard, Vt.
7. Waldo, b. 1812; m. Oct. 4, 1834, Catharine Hall of Brook- line.
8. David, b. 1814; m. Oct. , 1837, Sarah A. Smith. 9. *William, b. Nov. 11, 1816; m. in 1840, Catharine McDonald.
10. Augusta C., b. Apr. 1, 1820; m. Feb. 27, 1853, Otis Wright of Brookline.
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WILLIAM WALLACE
(IV) WILLIAM WALLACE, ninth child of Captain Mathew and Betsey (McIntosh) Wallace, was born in Brookline, November 11, 1816. He was a Stone-mason by trade, and was also employed in building railroads under contract in the southern states. He m. in 1840, Catharine, dau. of Eri and Fanny (Wright) McDonald of Brookline. He d. Sept. 25, 1885. Thirteen children, all born in Brookline, were the re- sults of their marriage, of whom five only arriv-
ed at maturity.
Children.
1. *Leroy A., b. Oct. 1841; m. Jan. 4, 1871, Ellen L. French.
2. *Bryant W., b. Jan. 7, 1844; m. July 8, 1865, Jane N. Pierce.
3. Ella, b. in 1846; d. in young womanhood.
4. Mary A., b. ; m. May 27, 1874, John D. Hobart; res. Malden, Mass.
5. *Elmer W., b. Nov. 14, 1853; m. Nov. 24, 1878, Jennie E. Rock- wood.
(V) LEROY A. WALLACE, first son of William and Catharine (McDonald) Wallace, was born in Brookline, Oct. , 1841. He grew to manhood in Brookline and received his education in its public schools. He was a railroad contractor and builder. In the latter part of his life he re- sided in New York city, where for many years he was employed in build- ing and superintending street railways, He m. Jan. 4, 1871, Ellen L., dau. of Philemon and Louisa (Jefts) French of Brookline. They had one child, Bertha E., b. Oct. 18, 1887; m. Mar. 20, 1911, James Coots Terrace of
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