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who decided against him ; and, in June, IS38, he was sen- tenced to be imprisoned 60 days, which sentence was carried out. He afterwards left New England, and settled at Salubria, a village in the township of Farmington, Van Buren Co., Ia., where he d. Aug. 27, 1844. Some of the principal works published by him were as follows :
Griesbach's New Testament (Greek), with an English ver- sion.
Columbian Miscellany : Keene, 1804.
Brief Sketch of a New System of Orthography : Walpole, I SO7.
The Deist (in 2 vols.), 1822.
Appeal to Universalists. 1829.
Review of the Evidences of Christianity.
Mr. Kneeland was married four times, and had ten children, one of whom, Abner Ormsbee Kneeland, now lives in Alstead. It is to him that the compiler is mainly indebted for the facts relating to his father, as given above.
LADD, TIMOTHY, and his wife, Rachel, came from Coventry, Ct. It is certain that Timothy was in Chfd. in 1765, for, July 30, of that year, he purchased lot No. 3, in the 11th range. It is uncertain, however, whether he first settled on this lot or on land lying in, or near, what is now the Centre Village. About 1777, he appears to have settled on what was long known as the "Ladd farm," and which consisted in part, at least, of lot No. 5, in the 12th range. There are good reasons for believing that he lived in Hins. a short time prior to 1777. Selectman 1771, '72. His wife Rachel d. Oct. 25, 1818, in her 78th year. He d. Aug. 30, 1834, at the great age of 96 years.
Ch .: Esther, b. Sept. 26, 1762 ; m. Jacob Amidon (1) ; d. Mar. 26, 1852 .- Abigail, b. Feb. 19, 1765 ; m., 1787, Dr. Ol- iver Atherton (3) .- Zebulon, b. Oct. 10, 1767 ; resided in Chfd. many years .- Rachel, b. May 27, 1770; d. June 21, 1790, unm .- Timothy, b. Feb. 22, 1773. His name disappears about ISoo .- Pascal, b. July 3, 1779 ; d. Aug. 1, 1792.
LATHAM, JAMES, d. in Chfd., July 8, 1792, in his 84th year.
LATHAM, ARTHUR, probably from Wincr., settled in the south-
eastern quarter of this town between 1776 and 'SI. He rem.
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from the town, probably about ISIo, and is said to have d. at Highgate, Vt. His wife was Margaret His ch., so far as known, were : Arthur, d. May 1, 1790, in his 22d year. -Asa, m. Lydia, dau. of Ezekiel Powers (1). His name disappears about 1Soo. Two ch. were recorded : Lucinda, b. Aug. 22, 1795, and in., 1820, Otis, son of Win. Farr (2) ; Olive, b. Sept. 1, 1797 .- Benjamin .- Joseph, b. June 4, 1778. -Andrew, b. Sept. 25, 1781.
LEE, WILLIAM, m., 1778, in Chfd. (apparently), Sarah, probably dau. of Ephm. Baldwin (q. v.) In 17SI, he was appointed a justice of the peace for Cheshire county. His name is not found after 1787. Only 2 ch. were recorded : Joanna, b. July 16, 1778 ; Lemuel, b. May 26, 1781.
LEET, JEREMIAH J., b. probably in Claremont, in 1792, mn. Sarah M. Randall, of Springfield, Vt., d. in Chfd., July 11, 1877. He settled in this town in 1837 or '38, on the farm once owned by Silas Richardson. He d. Apr. 23, 1873, a. 80 years 8 mos .. leaving 2 daughters, viz. : Marietta, m. - Lock- wood ; Sarah Jane, m. Ist, Geo. Corey, and 2d, James L. Wilson. A son, Ezekiel S., d. June 14, 1849, a. 19 ; another, David S., d. Sept. 28, 1860, a. 25 ; a third, Amos. is still liv- ing, and unm.
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I. REUBEN LEWIS, son of Sarah Bancroft, afterwards wife of James Robertson (2), b. in Dunstable, Mass., June 13, 1763, m., 1787, Mary Fisk, b. in Upton, Mass., Apr. 29, 1770, and d. in Shelburne, Mass., June 21, 1848. He purchased in Chfd., Jan. 25, 1785, lot No. 10, in the 5th range, and probably settled on the same soon after. He resided in Chfd. till Oct., 1845, when he went to Shelburne, Mass., where he d. the 5th day of the following December.
Ch. : Laban, b. Sept. 9, 1787 ; m. Sarah Tarble, of Groton, Mass. ; d. in Freedom, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1861. He was the father of 15 ch .- Sarah, b. July 29, 1789; m., 1816, Samuel W. Wood, of Shelburne ; d. July 26, 1871 .- Amherst (2), b. July 9, 1793 .- Emcline, b. Nov. 12, 1795 ; m., 1816, Richard Hopkins (2) ; d. Mar. 11, 1877 .- Wesley, b. June 21, 1800 ;
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m. Lucretia Perham, of Upton, Mass., where he settled ; d. in Worcester, Mass., Feb., IS65 .- Ralph, b. Feb. 2, 1802 ; m. -- , and settled in Freedom, N. Y., where he d. Mar. 21, IS57 .- Mary, b. June 25, ISI0; m., 1830, Simon, son of Eb- enezer Cheney (q. v.)
2. AMHERST, son of Reuben (1), m., 1832, Lucinda Bancroft, d. Feb. 2, IS58, a. nearly 51. Resided in Chfd. He d. June 30, 1861.
Ch. : Martha A., b. Feb. 13, 1833; m. Amos C., son of Amos Crouch (5) .- Mary f., b. Nov. 17, 1834 ; m. Geo. H., son of Comfort Crowninshield (2) .- Charles B., b. June 25, 1838 ; m., Nov. 26, 1872, Rhoda M., dau. of Marshall B. Shaw (q. v.)-Reuben A., b. Mar. 24, 1840; m. Rosella S., dau. of Arza K. Clark (5). Res. in Hins .- George W., b. Aug. 27, 1841 ; m. Maria I. Greig. Res. in Hins .- Helena A. E., b. Jan. 28, 1849 ; d. Apr. 16, 1850.
LINCOLN, WILLIAM, came from Wmd. and settled in Chfd. about 1830. He m. Nancy H. Clark, d. Mar. 11, 1877, in her 75th year. He d. Oct., 1850.
Ch. : Louisa }., b. Jan. 24, IS30 ; m. Wm. Farrington, of Grafton, Mass .- Leonard C., b. May 5, 1833 ; d. May 9, 1848. -Levi H., b. July 5, 1834 ; m. Elizabeth C., dau. of Elisha Hill (q. v.) Farmer in Chfd .- Lewis S., b. Jan. 4, IS37 ; d. Apr., 1855 .- Lucian O., b. Aug. 11, 1839 ; m. Lenacy, dau. of Davis Field, of Wincr. Res. in Chfd .- Mary E., b. June 2, 1842 ; m. Preston Hewitt, of Chfd .-- Horace S., b. Apr. 5, 1845 ; m. Ella M., dau. of James W. Scott (8). Res in Chfd. LONG, ISAAC G., m. Remembrance -, and had a son, fo- seph G., b. Feb. 17, IS15.
MAKEPEACE, AMASA, m. Betsey Selectman ISOS, '10. The following ch. were recorded : Betsey, b. June 26, ISO1 ; Allen, b. Sept. 28, 1802 ; Alfred L., b. Nov. 3, 1804 ; Ran- som, b. Sept. 18, 1806; Julia, b. Dec. 23, 1SOS. MARSH.
Rev. Elisha Marsh graduated at Harvard College, and was pastor of the Congregational church at Westminster, Mass., from Oct. 20, 1742, till 1757. He afterwards rem. to Walpole, this State, and engaged in the practice of law, becoming a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Cheshire county. His
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death is said to have resulted from injuries caused by being thrown from his horse. One of his sons, Benjamin (1), b. June 7, 1754, settled in Chfd. A dau., Deborah, also d. in Chfd., unm.
1. BENJAMIN MARSH, son of Rev. Elisha Marsh, came from Wal- pole to Chfd. probably about 1785. He m., 17SS, Mrs. Han- nah Graves, (b. Nov., 1757,) wid. of Reuben Graves (q. v.), and settled where the latter lived previous to his death. Ben- jamin d. Apr. 7, 1811. His wife d. Apr. 12, 1819.
Ch. : Reuben (2), b. Dec. 20, 1788 .- Asa (3), b. Apr. 22, 1791 .- Elizabeth, b. Oct. 2, 1797; m. Jotham Glazier, of West Boylston, Mass., where she d. Jan. 26, 1854 .- Mary L., b. Sept. 25, 1804 ; m. - Reed, of West Boylston, where she d. Dec. 4, 1875.
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REUBEN, son of Benjamin (1), m., 1815, Mary, dau. of Joab Wetherbee (1), and who d. Feb. 10, 1859, a. 65. Resided in Chfd. In the autumn of 1814, he was captain of one of the companies of the 2d Regt. of detached militia, stationed at Portsmouth. (See p. 110.) Selectman 1839, '42-'44. He d. Nov. 16, 1855.
Ch. : Laura A. H., b. Aug. 20, 1817 ; m., 1837, Ebenezer P. Wetherell, a resident of Chfd. from 1851 to '76. Res. at present in Brat. They have had 3 ch., all b. in Boston : Char- lotte M., m., Jan. 31, 1872, Aurelius P. Hall (3), and d. Sept. 4, 187S, a. 40 ; Francis E., d. in N. Y. City, Apr. 10, 1878, a. 36 ; Ella C., b. Oct. 4, 1845, and m. Ist, Dec. 28, 1870, Fred- erick Shumway, and 2d, June 15, 1876, Oscar D. Esterbrooks, of Brat .- Mary W., b. Nov. 15, 1819; m., 1844, Edwin Good- now, of Hins .- Benj. Lloyd (4), b. Nov. 8, 1823 .- Sophira S., b. Feb. 5, 1827 ; m., 1845, Arza K. Clark (5) .- Charlotte and Charles (5), b. Nov. 6, 1829. Charlotte m., 1849, Henry Fletcher (S) .- Helen E., b. Mar. 23, 1840; m. S. E. Howard. Res. in Geneseo, Ill.
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BENJ. LLOYD, son of Reuben (2), m. Anna Smith, of Boston, where he d. June 13, 1865.
In 1851, he became a member of the great dry-goods firm of "Jordan, Marsh & Co.," of Boston, the senior partner of which is Eben D. Jordan. The business of this firm has constantly increased during the thirty years of its existence, till it has
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come to assume colossal proportions. Mr. Marsh was connect- ed with the firm till the time of his death, "having shared in all the struggles, vicissitudes and triumphs of the house. He was a whole-souled, true man ; a staunch friend, an able mer- chant. Between himself and Mr. Jordan the most affectionate relations existed, and his memory is cherished in the house with profound respect. He was so noble a man that, quite aside from their business relations, all members of the firm enter- tained for him a deep and genuine regard."
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CHARLES, son of Reuben (2), m. Julia M. Barrett, of Boston, where he res. In 1852, he was admitted as a partner into the firm to which his brother, Benjamin L., belonged, and with which he has ever since been connected. For the following facts relating to his career as a merchant, the compiler is in- debted to a history of the firm published in some of the Boston newspapers in the autumn of ISSo, soon after the opening of its great retail store in that city :
"The young merchants opened a small jobbing store, in the dry-goods line, at 129 Milk street. They had comparatively a small capital, but they multi- plied that many times, by their characters, their knowledge of the business. their courage, and their 'genius for hard work.' They had but three clerks, and worked themselves harder than they expected any man to work for them. Mr. Jordan, being married, was allowed $1200 a year for expenses, and the other partners, who were single, $600 each. They lived on that for the first eight years, until their business had grown to $2,000,000 a year."
Both the wholesale and the retail business of the house have kept increasing, till the area covered by the latter alone is equal to six acres. Under the single roof of the immense retail store erected in ISSo, are employed, in the busy season, upwards of 2000 persons. Yet this is but a part of the business conducted by Jordan, Marsh & Co., not only in Boston but in other cities and towns. Of the subject of this sketch the following lan- guage is used in the article referred to above :
"Like,Mr. Jordan, he came to Boston, in 1846, a boy with his own way to make in the world. Like him, he began at the bottom, and won success by deserving it. For five years he served as a clerk with Pearl, Smith & Co., in Hanover street. In the early days of the present firm he was an active sales- man, and was accounted one of the best ever known in Boston. With the
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growth of the house his duties have been chiefly in connection with the whole- sale branch, which is under his personal supervision. In commercial circles and in the store he has a clearly defined and high rank as a manager, with a rare combination of talents, and, though perhaps less known to the general public as a personality than the senior partner, he supplements and comple- ments the other, making together one of the strongest combinations known to-day in the trade. * The elements of personal popularity in his character, and his extensive acquaintance throughout the country, help to ex- plain his success. For nearly thirty years his steady hand has been felt at the helm, and yet he seems to-day only in the prime of his powers."
Ch. : Edith B .- Mabel M .- Chas. Reuben.
3. ASA, son of Benjamin (1), m., 1821, Elizabeth, dau. of Isaac Hall (1), and who d. Mar. IS, IS78, a. 85. He settled in Chfd. on the paternal farm, and built, about 1820, the house now owned and occupied by his son Henry C. He also built, in 1849, the present "stone store" at the Centre Village. Select- man 1836. He d. Feb. 21, 1875.
Ch. : Ellen E., b. Dec. 24, 1823 ; m. John L. Pierce (7). - Fohn Q. A. (6), b. Oct. 13, 1826 .- Henry C., b. Nov. 3, IS28 ; m., Nov., 1878, Mrs. Emily J. Darling, wid. of Henry N. Darling, and dau. of Geo. Atherton (S). Farmer in Chfd. -Frederick W ., b. Jan. 14, 1831 ; m. Ist, 1856, Mary J. Rob- inson, of Boston, d. Aug. 4, 1869; 2d, June 14, 1871, Ellen M. Allen, of Boston. Merchant at Chester Depot, Vt. Has
one son, George F., b. Feb. 2, 1877 .- George H., b. Nov. 26, 1833 ; m., Sept. 18, 1858, Cornelia M., dau. of Noyes Darling (7). Res. in Mankato, Minn., of which town he was one of the first settlers, and where he has been extensively engaged in trade .- Mary Augusta, b. Feb. 15, 1836; unm ; d. Mar. 6, 1875. She was a school-teacher of much experience, having been engaged in teaching for many years.
6. JOHN Q. A., son of Asa (3), m., Jan. 27, 1859, Sarah J. Han- na. In April, 1854, he left Chfd., and arrived at Mankato, Minn., (whither his brother George had previously gone), the 20th day of the following month. The population of that part of Minn. then consisted mostly of Indians, with whom he car- ried on a large and profitable trade for several years. He still res. in Mankato.
Ch. : Charles M., b. Apr. 9, 1863 .- Mary E. H., b. Dec. 14, 1864.
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McCLENNING, JOHN, from Littleton, Mass., m. Ist, IS39, Eme- line H., dau. of Ezra Fisk (3), and who d. Jan. 2, 1856, a 37 ; 2d, Nov. 29, 1864, Eliza, dau. of Aaron C. Brown (1). Me- chanic. He d. Mar. 16, 1878.
Ch. : Charles F., b. Oct. 16, 1839; d. 25th of the same month .- John H., b. Dec. 22, 1841 ; d. in the Union army, Aug. 8, 1863 ; unm .- Hannah M., b. Sept. 25, 1843; m., Aug., 1865. Stephen P., son of Benjamin B. Faulkner (2) .- William W., b. Nov. 18, 1845; m., Mar. 12, 1868, Martha M., dau. of Benjamin B. Faulkner (2) .- Caroline M., b. Mar. 16, 1848 ; m. Charles Butler, of Keene .- Mary E., b. Feb. 2, 1850 .- Geo. W. Eugene, b. Mar. 31, 1852 .- Chester M., b. Nov. 15, 1853 ; m., Feb. 19, 1879, Emogene E., dau. of Amos E. Brown (2) .- Walter I., b. Sept. 13, 1855; d. Sept. 4, IS56 .- Emeline E., b. Dec. 31, 1865 .- Lucy E., b. Oct. 16, 1867.
MEAD .*
The Meads in England were an ancient and honorable family, and date back in their early history, so far as is positively known. to the beginning of the fifteenth century. Among the distinguished members of the family in the 16th and 17th centuries, may be mentioned the Rev Joseph Mede, a learned commentator on the Apocalypse, who was born in Essex county, Eng., in 1586, and William Mead, a famous Quaker, who was almost as prominent as Penn himself. Though the different branches of the family spelled the name somewhat differently, it is quite likely that they all had a common origin. One of the most distinguished branches was the Buckinghamshire branch, and it is inferred from its evident Puritanism that many of its members came to New England. Many persons of the name of Mead emigrated at an early period from England to America, among whom was Gabriel Mead, otherwise called "Goodman" Mead. Gabriel settled in Dorchester, Mass., probably about 1635; was made freeman May 2, 1638, and d. May 12, 1666, a. 79 years. In his will, made in 1654, he mentioned four daughters and two sons, Israel and David. David m., at Watertown, Mass., in 1675, Hannah Warren, and had, at least, six ch., one of whom was David, Jr., b. 1678. David, Jr., m., in 1708, Hannah, dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Tidd) Smith, and settled in Watertown (which then included Waltham), near the Lexington line. His wife d. Oct. 4, 1723; he d. Feb. 25, 1767. His third son, Matthew, b. Aug. 9,
*What follows relating to the Mead Family, has been abridged, for the most part, from a manuscript history of the descendants of Gabriel Mead, prepared by Dr. Wm. B. Mead, of Providence, R. I.
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1717, m., in 1754, Martha Danforth, of Billerica, Mass., d. Aug. 8, 1792, in her 68th year. Matthew resided in Lexington, about half a mile below the Common, near the site of the present town-hall. Among the houses that were plundered and fired by the British soldiery on the eventful nineteenth of April, 1775, at Lexington, was that of Matthew Mead. Fortunately it was not destroyed, though much of the furniture was broken up. Two pieces of the latter, however, escaped destruction, namely, a desk and a chest of drawers. Botlı once graced the old "Mead tavern" at the Centre Village, in Chesterfield, and are still preserved by members of the family-one in Provi- dence, R. I., the other in N. Y. City. Matthew d. Apr. 1, 1796. Hisch. were: Ward, b. Dec. 16, 1755; Martha, b. Aug. 10, 1756; Rhoda, b. July 8, 1758; Levi (1), b. Oct. 14, 1759; Josiah, b. Oct. 18, 1761; Elias, d. in infancy.
I. LEVI MEAD, son of Matthew, of Lexington, Mass., and a de- scendant of Gabriel Mead, who came from Eng., as related above, m., at Boston, Sept. 16, 1782, Betsey, dau. of Joseph Converse (1), and who d. Dec. 4, 1842. At the time the Brit- ish came up to Lexington, on the morning of the 19th of April, 1775, he was less than 16 years old. News of their coming had been brought at a little past midnight by Paul Revere. Levi's father and mother, and sister Rhoda, went across the fields to Lincoln, as a place of safety, while he and his brother Josiah remained behind and awaited the approach of the British, having taken a position on an eminence not far from the house. As the British approached their father's house, the boys saw a flank guard enter it, and, after a brief stay, leave on their way to "Lexington Common." They then returned to the house, where they found that the soldiers had not only smashed much of the furniture, but had tried to set fire to the building. Ex- tinguishing what little fire they found, the boys hastened on toward the Common, and got into a barn, from which they watched the proceedings of the British regulars and the Amer- ican militia. When the former fired, they concluded that the "best part of valor" was to retire, which they did at the "double quick." Levi, however, afterwards joined the Americans, and followed the British on their way to Concord, sharing the glory of that day as "powder-horn bearer." He soon after enlisted in the American army, and served the cause of freedom during the whole war. According to a family tradition, he left the army with a captain's commission granted by Washington him-
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self, upon whose staff he is also said to have served. Up to the time of his removal to Chfd., he resided in Lexington, oc- cupying the old, historic mansion of his father.
In October, ISoo, he purchased of Asa Britton, of this town, what is known as the "Mead farm," having a frontage on the main street, at the Centre Village," extending from the old "back-road" (leading westward, and now disused), to the "Dr. Tyler place." In the spring of 1801, he came to Chfd. with his family, and occupied the next house south of the Tyler place, which he kept as a tavern. In 1816, he built the present tavern at the Centre Village, long known as the "Mead tavern." In 1802, he was appointed deputy-sheriff for Cheshire county, and held this office many years. He d Apr. 29, 1828, and was buried with imposing Masonic ceremonies.
Ch .: (Only the last two b. in Chfd.) Levi (2), b. Jan. 6, 1784 .- Joseph (3), b. Aug. 17, 1785 .- James, b. Aug 4, 1788 ; m. Velona (or Vellonia), dau. of Nathan Farwell (2), and had, at least, the following ch. : Amanda, Betsey, James, Levi, and John, killed at the first battle of Bull Run, Va. He d. May 30, 1841 .- Bradley (4). b. May 26, 1792 .- Larkin Gold- smith (5), b. Oct. 2, 1795 .- Elias (6), b. Mar. 7, 1799 .-
Marshall Spring (7), b. June 4, 1802 .- Betsey Raymond, b. Oct. IS. 1805 ; m., Oct. 18, 1831, Thomas D. Doak, mer- : chant, of Northfield, Mass. They rem. in 1846 to Clinton, N. Y., and in 1858 to New Castle, near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She d. at New Castle, Aug. 14, 1860. and was buried at North- field.
2. LEVI, son of Levi (1), m., Feb. 17, 1805, Lemira, dau. of Ru- fus Harvey (2), and who d. May 10, 1862. Rem. to Chicopee, Mass., in 1829. He d. Mar. 5, 1861.
Ch. : Charlotte, b. Apr. 10, 18OS ; m .. ()ct. 3, 1835, Ed- ward Cooley, of Chicopee ; d. Aug. 30, 1857 .- Caroline F., b. Jan. 18, 1810 ; m .; Sept. 18, 1835, Augustus Brown, of Lan- caster. Penn. Res. in Boston .- Emeline, b. Jan. 26, 1812 ; m., Feb. 5, 1836, Saml. C. Dennis, of Concord, Mass. Res. in Providence, R. I .- Martha C., b. May 29, 1813 ; m., Nov.
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25, 1832, Wm. Miller, of Chicopee. Res. in Boston .- Almi- ra, b. Jan. 12, 1815 ; m., Dec. 12, 1839, Capt. Nathaniel Cut- ler, of Chicopee, Mass., where she d. Mar. 30, 1880 .- Charles W., b. July 4, 1816 ; m., Sept. 25, 1844, Clementine Thomp- son, of Maine, d. Nov. 6, 1853. Res. at Chicopee .- Marshall B., b. Aug. 25, 1818 ; m., May 14, 1844, Martha A., dau. of John R. and Martha (Warner) Emmes, of Providence, where he practised dentistry for more than 30 years. He d. July 31 , 1879, after many years of severe suffering .- Adelia E., b. Nov. 21, 1819 ; m. Ist, May 7, 1842, George M. Southworth, of Springfield, Mass., d. Sept. 23, 1851 ; 2d, Dec. 23, 1856, Wm. Ball, of Chicopee, d. 1870. Res. in Springfield .- Sally Maria, b. Apr. 11, 1823 ; m. Ist, July 29, 1840, Azel Sher- man, of Chicopee, d. Mar. 27, 1846; 2d, Dec. 11, 1847, Lu- cius J. Heath. Res. in Chicopee .- Rhoda Ann, b. Apr. 10, 1825 ; m., Jan. 25, 1845, Philip Case, of Providence, where she res. Mr. Case d. Jan. 2, 1871 .- Larkin G., b. Apr. 6, 1827 ; m., Nov. 6, 1854, Hope R., dan. of Dr. Marshall S. Mead (7). Dentist in Boston. In 1862, he was assistant sur- geon of the 18th Regt. Wis. volunteers, and took part in the .battle of Pittsburg Landing, in which his regiment was nearly destroyed.
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JOSEPH, son of Levi (1), m., Mar. 10, 1812, Lydia, dau. of Levi Farwell (q. v.), and who d. Feb. 24, 1866. He rem., in 1812, to Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., where he began the practice of medicine, but soon joined the army as a surgeon. He after- wards practised in Middleburg and Catskill, N. Y., and finally settled in Troy, N. Y., where he d. Feb. 19, 1838.
Ch .: Angelica, b. Sept. 6, 1813 ; d. young .- Jane D., b. Oct. 14, 1816; m., 1833, Jeremiah W. Brower, of New York, d. Sept 15, 1870. Res. in Lansingburgh, N. Y .- Elizabeth C., b. Mar. 14, 1821 ; m. Jacob Stone, of Troy. Res. in Ba- tavia, N. Y.
4. BRADLEY, son of Levi (1), m. Ist, Charlotte, dau. of Col. Jo- siah Hastings (8), and who was b. Mar. 24, 1796, and d. Apr. 29, 1841. Her maternal grandfather was John Sargeant, who is said to have been the first white child born in Vermont. Bradley m. 2d, Jan. 31, 1844, Widow Sarah W. Jones, dau.
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of Amaziah Stone (4), and who d. Feb. 13, 1856. Resided in Chfd. In the autumn of 1814, he was a lieutenant in Capt. Reuben Marsh's company of detached militia, stationed at Ports- mouth, and was afterwards commissioned captain. He devot- ed himself mainly to agricultural pursuits, and the raising and purchasing of cattle, many of which, sleek and well fattened, graced the Brighton market. As an occasional episode in his life, he played the Boniface in the tavern that his father built. He was a man of clear perceptions, and original and vigorous in his expressions. When roused by sudden excitement, or by some fancied wrong, he would ejaculate in those well-remem- bered ringing tones which his fellow townsmen denominated "whispers." He d. suddenly in Providence, R. I., on All Hallow Eve, 1871, and was laid by reverent hands beside the dust of his kindred.
Ch. : George Larkin, b. May 18, 1816; unm. ; d. Ang. 30, 1841 .- Cornelia Maria, b. Dec. 23, 1818; unm. ; d. May 5, 1839 .- Charlotte Helen, b. Oct. 23, 1820 ; m., Sept. 9, 1844, Elijah Willard, of Wincr., where she d. May 28, 1859 .- Wil- liam Bradley, b. Jan. 2, 1823 ; m., Aug. 24, 1852, while resid- ing in St. Louis, Mo., Maria C., dau. of Capt. Budd and Mary (Hinckley) Parsons, formerly of Bangor, Me. In 1842, he began the study of medicine under Dr. Amos Twitchell, of Keene, and, in 1844, entered the office of Dr. Marshall B. Mead, of Providence, R. I , then a leading dentist of that city. After residing many years in the West, he returned, in April, 1869, to Providence, where he still pursues his chosen profession .-- Fohn Sargeant, b. Feb. 13, 1825 ; m., Mar. 11, 1846, Caro- line P. Willard, of Wincr., where he resided till 1856, when he rem. to Milford, Mass., where he still res., and by whose citi- zens he has been honored with numerous offices of public trust .- Mary Elizabeth, b. Sept. 1, 1830 ; m., Feb. 4, 1851, Henry O. Coolidge (2) ; d. July 11, 1878 .- Frances Eliza, b. Jan. 9, 1833; m., Apr. 4, 1854, George, son of Francis Henry, Second, (q. v.) Res. in Randolph, Mass .- George Fones, b. Nov. 13, 1844 ; m., Mar. 21, 1871. Anna M. Wilhelm, of Mishawauka, Ind. Dentist in Erie, Penn .- Anna Maria, b. Oct. 26, 1847 .- Edwin Doak, b. Sept. 29, 1849. In 1866,
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he entered the publishing house of Ticknor & Fields, at Bos- ton, where he remained 9 years. He then went to Europe, and spent 4 years in study in England and Germany, returning in Nov., 1879. He is now engaged in literary pursuits, and has recently published a work entitled "The Philosophy of Carlyle."-Nellie Jane, b. July 5, 1854 ; d. in Boston, May 19, 1872.
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