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WISE.
1. DANIEL WISE, son of Daniel, b. in Portsmouth, Hampshire, Eng., Jan. 10, 1813. m. Aug. 1836, Sarah Ann, dau. of Richard Hill, b. in Portsea, Eng., Aug. 1812, d. in Englewood, N. J., Jan. S, 1890. He was educated in the Portsmouth, Eng., Grammar School, and began study- ing theological books in 1831. He never attended Coll., but has received the honorary degrees of A. M. and D. D. from Wesleyan University. He was licensed as a local Methodist preacher in 1834; ordained Deacon by Bishop Waugh in Lynn, Mass., in 1839 ; Elder by Bishop Morris in Boston, Mass., in 1843. He was located as a Metho- dist clergyman as follows : L., Lyman, and Bath, 1834-5; Haverhill, 1835; Lisbon and Haverhill, 1836; Hingham, Mass., 1837; Quincy, Mass., 1838; Ipswich, Mass., 1840-2; Springfield, Mass., 1843; no charge, 1844; Nantucket, Mass., 1845-6; Providence, R. I., 1846-7 ; Fall River, Mass., 1848-9; New Bedford, Mass., 1850-1. He then took up editorial work and was editor of the "Sunday School Messenger," Boston, 1838 to 44; " Ladies' Pearl," Lowell, Mass., 1840 to 42; "New England Diadem " (temperance), Providence, R. I., 1846-7; "Zion's Herald," Boston, 1852 to 56; "Sunday School Advocate," New York, 1856 to 72; "Sunday School Teachers' Journal," 1860 to 68; " Good News," 1860 to 72; "Forrester's Boys' and Girls' Magazine," Boston, Mass., 1853 to 56; "The Methodist Review," 1887-S. He was also a frequent contributor to "The Ladies' Repository," Cincinnati, and " The National Repository," New York. Since 1872 he has taken a " supernumerary " position, writing much for various papers, also writing a large number of books, among which may be mentioned : Under the nom de plume of Francis For- rester, Esq., " My Uncle Toby's Library," 12 vols .; " Glen Morris Stories," 5 vols. ; " Holleyrood Stories," 6 vols. Under the nom de plume of Lawrence Lancewood, Esq., " The Lindendale Stories," 5 vols. His writings include subjects in history, biography, travels, religion, morals, education, literature, advice to youth, and juvenile literature. Between the years 1840 and 91, sixty-nine volumes were published of his writings, and the aggregate sale of them was over half a million copies. He res. in L. from 1833 to 37 as teacher and local preacher ; d. in Englewood, N. J.
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i. THEODORE DANIEL, b. Quincy, Mass., Aug. 22, 1838, d. Boston, Mass., Aug. 1839.
ii. SARAII LUELLA, b. Boston, Mass., Dec. 1839. res. Englewood, N. J.
iii. JENNIE E., b. Ipswich, Mass., Jan. 17, 1842. m. June 7, 1866, Donald Mackay, banker. res. Englewood, N. J.
iv. CAROLINE LOUISA, b. West Bloomfield, N. J., Ang. 30, 1844, d. N. Y. City, Jan. 18, 1845.
WITHAM.
1. EDWIN ERASTUS WITHAM, son of Isaiah, b. in Bradford, Me., Dec. 22, 1850. m. Nov. 27, 1873, Clara Bonetta, dau. of John B. Horn, b. in Milan, May 31, 1856. He has res. in L. since 1889. Supt. of lumber mills. Democrat.
Ch., b. in Stark, -
i. HARRY HOWARD, b. Feb. 21, 1876. Drew Theo. Seminary, 1899.
ii. ROBERT WILSON, b. July 19, 1881.
iii. GUY CLIFTON, b. Dec. 15, 1883.
WOODRUFF.
1. JOHN E. WOODRUFF, son of George W., b. in Burke, Vt., Ang. 29, 1857. m. Feb. 25, 1891, Hepsy, dau. of Jeremy Bartlett, b. in Westfield, N. Y., Dec. 1860. He has res. in L. since 1895. Meat- dealer. Unitarian. A. F. and A. M. No ch.
2. DWIGHT L. WOODRUFF, son of George W., b. in Burke, Vt., March 14, 1870. m. Oct. 14, 1896, Clara K., dan. of Arthur P. Rowe, b. in Campton, Jan. 31, 1877, Cong. He has res. in L. since 1896. Meat-dealer. Democrat.
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i. KINGSLEY PHILIP, b. L. Nov. 13, 1897.
WOODS.
1. ANDREW WOODS, an Irish Presbyterian of the race commonly styled Scotch-Irish, with his wife came from the north of Ireland soon after the Revolution aud settled in Bath. He was a prosperous farmer and a man of recognized ability and excellent character. James Calhoun (See), who settled in Lyman, came from the same locality in Ireland.
2. ANDREW SALTER WOODS, son of Andrew 1, b. in Bath, June 2, 1803. m. Jan. 7, 1830, Eliza, dau. of James Hutchins, b. in Bath, July 2, 1801, d. in Bath, Jan. 7, 1892. He grad. from Dart. Coll. in 1825, and immediately commenced the study of law with Ira Goodall, and was admitted to the Bar in Oct. 1828. He formed a partnership with Mr. Goodall, which continued until Oct. 1840, when he was appointed As- sociate Justice of the Supreme Court; in March, 1855, he was made Chief Justice, which office he held until the reorganization of the court about a year later, when he resigned, and, forming a partnership with his son Edward (See), and Harry and George A. Bingham (See),
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resumed practice under the firm name of Woods & Bingham, with two offices, one in Bath, the other in L. In June, 1862, he formed a part- nership with his son Edward, which continued until he d. in Bath, June 20, 1863. In 1852 Dart. Coll. gave him the degree of LL.D. Cong. Democrat. (The Bench and Bar of N. H., Bell, p. 97. Child's Grafton Co. Gazetteer, p. 63. Memorial Address by Hon. Harry Bingham, G. and C. Bar Assn., Vol. I. p. 609.)
Ch., b. in Bath, --
i. ELIZA ISABEL, b. Nov. 1, 1830. m. George Azro Bingham (See).
ii. REBECCA NEWELL, b. Feb. 22, 1833. m. Jan. 28, 1868, Thomas James Marsh Smith, printer. He d. Boston, Mass., Feb. 1892.
3. iii. EDWARD, b. Oct. 24, 1835.
iv. CATHERINE JANE, b. Sept. 25, 1837, d. May 7, 1860,
V. HARRIET JAMESON, b. July 5, 1840, d. Sept. 26, 1863.
vi. HELEN ADELAIDE, b. Dec. 22, 1842, d. March 7, 1843.
vii. ANDREW SALTER, b. March 1, 1845, d. Sept. 26, 1847.
3. EDWARD WOODS, son of Andrew Salter 2, b. in Bath, Oct. 24, 1835. m. April 2, 1863, Mary, dau. of John L. Carleton, b. in Bath, Nov. 20, 1843. He was educated in the public schools of Bath, Phillips Exe- ter Academy, and Dart. Coll., from which he grad. in 1856. He con- menced the study of law with his father in 1856, and was admitted to the Bar at Haverhill in 1859, then came to L. as a member of the firm of Woods & Bingham, where he remained until 1862, then re- turned to Bath and formed a partnership with his father, which con- tinned until his father's death in 1863. Since then he has practised alone in Bath. Democrat. Representative from Bath, 1873-4. Col. on Gov. Weston's staff, 1874. Town Treasurer many years. State Senator, 1892. (Book of Biographies, Grafton Co., p. 52.) Ch., b. in Bath, -
i. EDWARD, b. Jan. 15, 1864, d. Ang. 29, 1865.
ii. KATHERINE E., b. Dec. 12, 1865. m. Oct. 14, 1891, Amos N. Blandin, manager of Bath Lumber Co. Ch., Catherine Eliza, b. Dec. II, 1892.
iii. THOMAS SMITH, b. May 21, 1868. m. Nov. 11, 1891, Isabella Batchelder. Printer. res. Boston, Mass. Ch., Dorothea C., b. July 30, 1893, Thomas Smith, b. Nov. 11, 1896.
iv. ANDREW SALTER, b. Dec. 31, 1874. Clerk. res. Boston, Mass.
WOODS.
4. FRANCIS WOODS, son of Francis, b. in Canada, Aug. 20, 1853. m. Oct. 13, 1883, Celia, dau. of Alfred Thompson, b. in Lunenburg, Vt., June 4, 1869. He has res. in L. since 1889. Farmer. Democrat. Ch., -
MAMIE, b. St. Johnsbury, Vt., June, 1885, d. May, 1886.
WOODWARD.
1. GEORGE F. WOODWARD, son of Nicholas, b. in Sutton, Mass., June, 1836. m. Ellen, dau. of Peter Garey, b. in Stanbridge, P. Q., June 7, 1838. He res. in L. from 1874 until he d., Jan. 23, 1892. Axe-maker. Ch., b. in East Douglas, Mass., -
i. ELLA M., b. April 23, 1858. m. Robert Morrison Dow (See).
ii. NETTIE F., b. Jan. 12, 1862. m. John W. Kelley (See).
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WOODWARD.
2. JOHN WOODWARD, son of William, b. in Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. 26, 1842. m. Oct. 18, 1866, Malvina Augusta, dau. of John C. Putnam, b. in Amherst, Ang. 15, 1846. He has res. in L. since 1881. Board sawyer. Republican. Co. D, 1st Vt. Cav., and Co. F, 2d N. H. Inf. Private. G. A. R. I. O. O. F.
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i. MARY JANE, b. Berlin, Aug. 1, 1869. m. Luther Joseph Crane (See).
ii. GERTRUDE BELL, b. Carroll. March 20, 1871. m. Sept. 20, 1892, George G. Prescott, sign-painter. res. Concord.
iii. EMELY ELIZABETH, b. Berlin, May 19, 1874.
iv. JOHN PUTNAM, b. Gorham, Oct. 10, 1877, d. L. July 11, 1895.
WOOLSON.
1. THOMAS WOOLSON, b. 1626 or 7, of Newton, Mass. m. Nov. 20, 1660, Sarah Hyde, b. May 19, 1644, dau. of Dea. Samuel and Temper- ance Hyde, of Newton. He settled in the part of Watertown, Mass., now Weston ; was the owner of considerable land, and an innholder, 1686 to 1708. Selectman, 1699, 1700, 1702, 1703. He d. in Sudbury, Mass., April 5, 1713; she d. Sept. 11, 1721. Both are buried in Weston.
2. JOSEPH WOOLSON, son of Thomas 1, b. Nov. 16, 1667. He was a farmer in Weston, and had care of the meeting-house there. His wife Hannah d. April 30, 1721. He d. May 16, 1755. Six ch.
3. JOSEPH WOOLSON, son of Joseph 2, b. Dec. 13, 1699. m. 1726 (pub. March 19), Elizabeth Upham, dan. of Thomas Upham, of Read- ing, Mass. m. second, Nov. 3, 1761, Grace (Harrington) Gregory, b. Aug. 1, 1714, dau. of Benjamin and Grace (Allen) Harrington and widow of Isaac Gregory of Weston. He was constable of Weston, 1761. He d. Oct. 15, 1766.
4. ASA WOOLSON, son of Joseph 3, b. in Weston, Mass., Aug. 2, 1727. m. June 1, 1762, Elizabeth Knight, b. in Woburn, Mass., July 3, 1736. He lived a few years in Weston, and removed to Townsend, 1766, and two years later to the adjoining town of Lunenburg, Mass., where he d. April 18, 1789.
5. ELIJAH WOOLSON, son of Asa 4, b. in Lunenburg, Mass., Dec. 1, 1769. m. Sept. 7, 1797, Rebecca Batchellor, b. Nov. 12, 1776, dau. of Lieut. Nehemiah and Lucy (Hayward) Batchellor, and a sister of Isaac Batchellor of Bethlehem (See). She d. Oct. 10, 1814. He m. second, Sept. 1, 1815, Nancy Little, of Lyman, b. Aug. 9, 1783. He lived in Bethlehem and in Lisbon. Late in life he lived with his only daughter in Massena and Hogansburg, N. Y., where he d. April, 1836. Among his eight sons were (1) Elijah S., named below ; (2) Amos, who m. Hannah D. Temple, dau. of Enos Temple; these are the parents of Hon. Augustus A. Woolson and Charles D. Woolson, of Lisbon ; (3) Silas B. Woolson, of Newark, Ohio; (4) Ira K. Woolson, of Ohio.
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6. ELIJAH SABIN WOOLSON, son of Elijah 5, b. in Bethlehem, Aug. 8, 1801. m. Sept. 16, 1824, Hannah, dau. of Rev. Ozias Savage (See), b. in Lisbon, Jan. 27, 1804, Cong. He res. in L. from 1832 to 38, and from 1840 until he d., May 22, 1874. Merchant tailor. Demo- crat. Town Clerk, 1842-3-4-5. Fire ward, 1844. J. P. A. F. and A. M. I. O. O. F. Mrs. Woolson resides with her daughter, Mrs. Brown, in Springfield, Vt.
Ch., -
7. i. SABIN CLARK, b. Lisbon, July 3, 1825.
ii. REBECCAII, b. Lisbon, April 19, 1827, d. Nov. 25, 1832.
iii. WILLIAM COOLEDGE, b. Sandwich, Feb. 13, 1829. Jeweller. d. San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 28, 1854.
8. iv. GEORGE STORRS, b. Sandwich, Jan. 10, 1831.
v. OZIAS SAVAGE, b. L. Nov. 10, 1833, d. L. Jan. 13, 1852.
vi. FANNIE SAVAGE, b. Lisbon, March 10, 1839. m. Feb. 4, 1863, Adna Brown, manufr. res. Springfield, Vt.
vii. LLEWELLA, b. L. Sept. 22, 1841. m. Francis Fletcher Hodgman (See).
9. viii. HARRY HIBBARD, b. L. June 23, 1848.
7. SABIN CLARK WOOLSON, son of Elijah Sabin 6, b. in Lisbon, July 3, 1825. m. Sept. 18, 1848, Lydia, dau. of Dudley Burnside, b. in Northumberland, Nov. 25, 1827, Cong. He res. in L. from 1838 to 1856. Merchant tailor. He removed to Montpelier, Vt., where he was successful in business and esteemed as a citizen. He d. Aug. 27, 1900. Democrat. A. F. and A. M. K. P. I. O.O. F. Ch., -
i. CLEMENTINE B., b. Lancaster, Feb. 10, 1850. m. May 15, 1878, George E. Taplin, merchant. She d. Montpelier, Vt., June 26, 1894.
ii. HELEN R., b. Montpelier, Vt., Dec. 22, 1865. m. July 9, 1889, Joseph G. Brown, insurance agent. res. Montpelier, Vt.
8. GEORGE STORRS WOOLSON, SON of Elijah Sabin 6, b. in Sandwich, Jan. 10, 1831. m. Sept. 14, 1853, Emma Mary, dau. of Henry Hall, b. in Guildhall, Vt., March 24, 1833, Cong. She m. second, John Farr (See). He res. in L. from 1832 until he d., Oct. 22, 1855. Merchant tailor. Universalist. Democrat. Town Clerk, 1854. I. O. O. F. Ch., -
i. GEORGE SPARKS, b. L. April 6, 1856.
9. HARRY HIBBARD WOOLSON, son of Elijah Sabin 6, b. in L. June 23, 1848. m. Feb. 9, 1883, Rose, dau. of Patrick Lynch, b. in More- town, Vt., April 17, 1855. He res. in L. from birth to 1869. Now resides in Boston. Merchant tailor. Democrat.
Ch., -
i. MAUD J., b. Wellington, Mass., Jan. 14, 1887.
WOOSTER.
1. JOHN WOOSTER, son of David and Roxana (Willey), b. in Camp- ton, May 23, 1798. m. first, Oct. 10, 1822, Charlotte Babcock, b. March 7, 1807, d. in Blendon, Ohio, Aug. 1, 1829. m. second, in 1832, Fannie Reed, dau. of Brainerd Stebbins, b. in Williamstown, Vt., Aug. 20, 1804, d. in Sutton, Vt., Feb. 26, 1888. He was admitted on trial to the N. H. Methodist Conference in 1830 ; was ordained Dea. by Bishop Roberts, in Lyndon, Vt., Aug. 12, 1832; and Elder by Bishop Hedding, in
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West Windsor, Vt., Aug. 31. 1834. He was located as a Methodist minister as follows: Sandwich. 1830; Milton, 1831; Epping, 1832; Pembroke, 1833; Cabot and Walden, Vt., 1834; Barre, Vt., 1835; located, 1836. He was, Oct. 14, 1839, licensed to preach by the Cale- donia, Vt., Cong. Association, and was located as follows : Kirby, Vt., 1839-40; Concord, Vt., 1840-1-2; Granby, Vt., 1843 to 58. From 1858 to 1872 he res. in L. supplying pulpits as his strength per- mitted. Rep. and Postmaster, Granby, Vt. He d. in Sutton, Vt., Dec. 4, 1873.
Ch., by w. Charlotte, b. in Blendon, Ohio, -
i. CHARLOTTE LUCRETIA, b. April 30, 1826. m. May 3, 1846, Norman Alvah Harris, painter. He d. Milford, Mass., May 23, 1885.
ii. DAVID, b. May 25, 1828, d. June 20, 1829.
Ch., by w. Fannie, -
iii. FANNIE REED, b. London, Oct. 11, 1833. m. May 11, 1851, George Ashley Appleton, farmer. res. Victory, Vt.
iv. ELLEN MARGARET, b. Marshfield, Vt., Sept. 5, 1836. m. William W. Thompson, farmer. res. West Burke, Vt.
V. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, b. Walden, Vt., Sept. 4, 1839. m. Catherine Lamb. Farmer. res. Wooster, Texas.
2. vi. THEODORE FREELINGHUYSEN, b. Granby, Vt., July 24, 1844.
2. THEODORE FREELINGHUYSEN WOOSTER, son of John1, b. in Granby, Vt., July 24, 1844. m. May 2, 1871, Emiletta Ruby, dau. of Eben Howe, b. in Dalton, Sept. 18, 1851. He res. in L. from 1859 to 1871. Farmer. Co. D, 13th N. H. Inf. Private. Ch., b. in Mapleton, Iowa, -
i. DAN FRANK, b. Nov. 21, 1871, d. Mapleton, Iowa, July 2, 1882.
ii. HARRY FREELINGHUYSEN, b. Aug. 24, 1874. m. March 31, 1894, Addie May Dickerson. Farmer. res. Mapleton, Iowa.
iii. ELLEN MAY, b. Dec. 14, 1876, d. Jan. 18, 1882.
iv. LILLA ESTELLA, b. June 29, 1882. res. Mapleton, Iowa.
WORCESTER.
1. WILLIAM WORCESTER, b. in Eng. m. first, Sarah -, d. in Salisbury, Mass., April 23, 1650. m. second, July 22, 1650, Mrs. Rebecca (Swayne) (Biley) Hall, b. in Eng. about 1616, dau. of Ben- nett Swayne and widow of Henry Biley and of John Hall. She d. in Ipswich, Mass., Feb. 21, 1695. He emigrated to America, and was the first minister of Salisbury, Mass., where he d., Oct. 28, 1662. Cotton Mather, in the " Magnalia," enrolls his name in the list of the " reverend, learned, and holy divines arriving such from Europe to America, by whose evangelical ministry the churches in America have been illuminated." The General Court say, in an order in ref- erence to the payment of his support, that "they of New Town (now Amesbury) should forbear to content themselves with private help, whilst the Lord pleases to continue so bright a star in their candle- stick." Ten ch. (The Worcester Family, by J. F. Worcester.)
2. SAMUEL WORCESTER, son of William 1, b. in Eng. m. Nov. 29, 1659, Elizabeth, dan. of Francis Parrott of Rowley, Mass., b. May 1, 1640. He was a large land-owner in that part of Rowley afterward
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Bradford, and later incorporated under the name of Groveland. Rep- resentative in Bradford, 1679 to 1681. d., on the way from his home to Boston, in that part of Saugus now Lynn, Mass., Feb. 20, 1680;1. Eleven ch. She m. second, Oct. 29, 1686, Onesiphorus Marsh, son of George Marsh. She d. May 9, 1690.
3. FRANCIS WORCESTER, son of Samuel 2, b. in Rowley. m. Jan. 29, 1690/1, Mary, dau. of Peter Cheney of Newbury, Mass., b. Sept. 2, 1671. She m. second, Dec. 8, 1726, Joseph Eaton of Salisbury. She d. aged 85, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother of 138 chil- dren. Francis d. Dec. 17, 1717. Ten ch.
4. FRANCIS WORCESTER, son of Francis 3, b. in Bradford, Mass., June 7, 1698. m. first, April 18, 1720, Abigail Carlton of Rowley, Mass., d. July 25, 1774, aged 78. m. second, Mrs. Martin. He was ordained a Cong. minister in Sandwich, Mass., June 18, 1735. d. in Hollis, Oct. 14, 1783. Five ch.
5. NOAH WORCESTER, son of Francis 4, b. in Sandwich, Mass., Oct. 4, 1735. m. first, Feb. 22, 1757, Lydia, dau. of Abraham Taylor, b. Oct. 11, 1733, d. July 6, 1772. m. second, Sept. 29, 1772, Hepzibah Sherwin, b. in Boxford, Mass., April 30, 1746. d. July 2, 1831. Town Clerk. Selectman. Committee of Safety. Delegate, 1778, to Constitutional Convention. He d. in Hollis, Aug. 13, 1817. Seven ch.
6. LEONARD WORCESTER, son of Noah 5, b. in Hollis, Jan. 1, 1767. m. first, Nov. 1, 1793, Elizabeth, dau. of, Samuel Hopkins, D. D., b. in Hadley, Mass., June 12, 1772, d. in Peacham, Vt., Sept. 4, 1818. m. second, Jan. 25, 1820, Eunice Woodbury of Salem, Mass., b. July 13, 1770, d. in Hardwick, Vt., Aug. 6, 1846. He was a printer in youth, and after attaining his majority was for several years editor and pub- lisher of the " Massachusetts Spy." In 1795 he was chosen Deacon of the First Church in Worcester, Mass., and without any regular course of theological training was licensed to preach, March 12, 1799, and was ordained Pastor of the Cong. church in Peacham, Vt., Oct. 30, 1799, where he preached until 1837. In 1839 he came to L., where he res. until 1842, when he went to St. Johnsbury, Vt., where he d., May 28, 1846. He received the degree of A. M. from Middle- bury Coll. in 1804, and from Dart. Coll. in 1827. He wrote a large number of articles, which were published, also many articles for the newspapers. (Sprague's American Pulpit, Vol. II. pp. 455-6.)
Ch., by w. Elizabeth, -
i. LEONARD, b. Worcester, Mass., Dec. 30, 1794, d. July 1, 1795.
ii. ELIZABETH HOPKINS, b. Worcester, Mass., June 11, 1796, d. March 30, 1817.
iii. SAMUEL AUSTIN, b. Worcester, Mass., Jan. 19, 1798. m. first, July 19, 1825, Ann Orr. m. second, April 3, 1841, Erminia Nash. Missionary clergyman. He d. Park Hill, Cherokee Nation, April 20, 1859.
iv. LEONARD, b. Worcester, Mass., May 22, 1799. m. Aug. 18, 1823, Susau C. Seaver. Teacher. He d. Newark, N. J., Aug. 24, 1835.
V. HANNAH SPRING, b. Peacham, Vt., March 14, 1801. Teacher. d. Peacham, Vt., May 22, 1838.
vi. JERUSHIA, b. Peacham, Vt., Sept. 20, 1802, d. March 15, 1803.
vii. JERUSHA, b. Peacham, Vt., March 3, 1804, d. Peacham, Vt., Nov. 3, 1829.
7. viii. EVARTS, b. P'eacham, Vt., March 24, 1807.
8. ix. ISAAC REDINGTON, b. Peacham, Vt., Oct. 20, 1808.
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X. LYDIA, b. Peacham, Vt., Oct. 2, 1810, d. Aug. 23, 1811.
xi. JOHN HOPKINS, b. Peacham, Vt., May 28, 1812. in. first, Ang. 16, 1836, Sarah V. Wheeler. m. second, Nov. 30, 1840, Harriet Ellsworth Strong. m. third, Aug. 23, 1843, Martha Porter Clark. m. fourth, Oct. 21, 1851, Catherine Fleming. Clergyman and teacher. res. Burlington, Vt.
xii. EZRA CARTER, b. Peacham, Vt., July 26, 1814, d. Aug. 21, 1814.
9. xiii. EZRA CARTER, b. Peacham, Vt., Feb. 28, 1816.
xiv. LYDIA ELIZA, b. Peacham, Vt., April 28, 1817, d. Sept. 6, 1817.
7. EVARTS WORCESTER, son of Leonard 6, b. in Peacham, Vt., March 24, 1807. m. May 19, 1836, Anna Pope, dau. of Prof. Roswell Shurt- leff, b. in Hanover, March 8, 1812, d. in Hanover, Aug. 27, 1881. She m. second, Joseph Emerson. He was educated in Peacham Academy and Dart. Coll., from which he grad. 1830. He commenced the study of theology in 1833 with his father, and was ordained a Cong. minister in L., March, 1836, serving as pastor of the Cong. church until May following, when ill health compelled him to give up active work. He d. in Peacham, Vt., Oct. 21, 1836. No ch.
8. ISAAC REDINGTON WORCESTER, son of Leonard 6, b. in Peacham, Vt., Oct. 20, 1808. m. Nov. 16, 1835, Mary Sophia, dau. of Henry Sar- gent, b. in Leicester, Mass., Jan. 24, 1818, Cong. He was educated in Peacham Academy, and grad. from Dart. Medical Coll. in 1832. He practised medicine in Kingston and Leicester, Mass., and later attended Andover Theological Seminary. He was ordained a Cong. minister in L. in 1837, and served as pastor of the Cong. church of L. until 1842. From 1843 to 46 he was Sec. of the Vt. Domestic Missionary Society ; editor "Missionary Herald," 1848 to 78; corporate member of the A. B. C. F. M. and member of the Prudential Committee. d. in Auburndale, Mass., Oct. 23, 1892.
Ch., -
i. ELIZABETH SARGENT, b. Newark, N. J., Sept. 6, 1836. m. Rev. Nathaniel George Clark ( See).
ii. SARAH, b. L. June 3, 1838, d. Montpelier, Vt., Nov. 16, 1843.
iii. SAMUEL AUSTIN, b. L. Oct. 31, 1842, d. June 2, 1843.
iv. HENRY LEONARD, b. Leicester, Mass., Nov. 11, 1846, d. June 25, 1855.
v. MARY, b. Leicester, Mass., March 3, 1849. in. Rev. Martin L. D'Ooge (See).
9. EZRA CARTER WORCESTER, son of Leonard 6, b. in Peacham, Vt., Feb. 28, 1816. in. Aug. 23, 1843, Ellen H., dau. of Dean Conant (See), b. in Charlestown, Sept. 20, 1826. He was educated in Peacham Acad- emy, and commenced the study of medicine in 1834; attended two courses of medical lectures at Dart. Medical Coll. from which he grad., July 25, 1838. He commenced practising medicine in L. in 1839, where he remained until 1841. His subsequent locations were: East St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1841 to 43; Chelsea, Vt., 1843 to 46; Thetford, Vt., from 1846 until he d. He was a member of the White Mountain, Vt., and Orange Co., Vt., Medical Societies, and the American Medical As- sociation. Regular school. Cong. d. in Thetford, Vt., July 29, 1887. Ch., all but William b. in Thetford, Vt., -
i. WILLIAM LEONARD, b. Chelsea, Vt., April 21, 1845. Physician.
ii. CATHERINE ELLEN, b. Nov. 23, 1847. Teacher. res. Northampton, Mass.
iii. GEORGE STEELE, b. Sept. 24, 1849. m. Aug. 30, 1881, Ida E. Kinney Farmer. res. Thetford, Vt.
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iv. ALICE ELIZABETHI, b. Jan. 5, 1856. Teacher. d. in Northampton, Mass., Jan. 3, 1889.
v. JANE SHEDD, b. April 3, 1858. Teacher. res. Hampton, Va.
vi. HENRY EVARTS, b. March 15, 1861. m. Dec. 25, 1886, Annie E. Mans- field. Bookbinder. res. Boston, Mass.
vii. DEAN CONANT, b. Oct. 1, 1866. m. April 27, 1893, Nanon Fay Leas. Assistant Prof. in Mich. University. Member of both the United States Commissions in the Philippine Islands. res. Ann Arbor, Mich.
viii. ELEANOR BONNEY, b. Feb. 7, 1869. Teacher. res. Thetford, Vt.
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1. ZIBA WRIGHT, b. in New Boston, July, 1770. m. Polly, dau. of Daniel and Mary (Millen) Millen, and a sister of David Millen (See), b. May, 1777, d. Sept. 30, 1851. He res. in L. from 1798 until he d., Nov. 21, 1845. Farmer.
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i. LUCY, m. Samuel Millen, farmer. res. Wilson, N. Y.
ii. BETSEY, b. April 4, 1800. m. Hiram Chaffee (See).
iii. POLLY, b. June 3, 1802. m. Shepherd J. Sanborn (See).
iv. . ALFRED, m. Sept. 21, 1826, Harriet Bowman. Manchester.
Stone-mason. res.
v. FANNY, m. Leonard Streeter, farmer. res. Bow.
vi. POLLINA, m. Addison Ring, carpenter. res. Lisbon.
vii. F.MELY, b. 1810, d. L. Aug. 30, 1818.
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2. JOSEPH WRIGHT, b. in 1721. m. in 1749, Jane, dau. of West- wood Cook, of Hadley, Mass., son of Capt. Aaron Cook of Hadley, by wife Sarah, sole heir and only child of William Westwood, Esq., of Co. Essex, Eng. Joseph's grandfather came to America from Eng., he belonging to a family located for centuries in Kelvedon and Wrightsbridge, Co. Essex, near Brentwood. The present head of the family is Edward Caryngdon Wright, Esq., of Kelvedon. m. Mary Julia, dau. of the present Lord Petre.
3. CARMI WRIGHT, son of Joseph 2, b. in Ware or Hadley, Mass., in 1753. m. Dec. 7, 1780, Emma, dau. of Azariah Cocley of South Deerfield, Mass. He was a Rev. soldier, res. in Deerfield, Mass., and Adams, N. Y., where he d. Sept. 7, 1832.
4. CHESTER WRIGHT, son of Carmi 3, b. in Deerfield, Mass., Oct. 7, 1781. m. Sarah Scott. He d. in Adams, N. Y., in 1865.
5. SHELDON CARPENTER WRIGHT, son of Chester 4, b. in Adams, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1832. m. July 6, 1861, Mary Julia Nangle, a descend- ant of Sir Gilbert De Angulo, a Norman-English knight who went with Henry I. into Ireland, A. D. 1172, settling there and founding the family whose name was subsequently corrupted into Nangle ; a branch of which family settling in Co. Westmeath held for generations the Barony of Navan, now extinct. Sheldon d. in Battle Creek, Mich., Dec. 29, 1875.
6. CHARLES EDWARD WRIGHT, son of Sheldon Carpenter 5, b. in Battle Creek, Mich., Dec. 17, 1867. m. Sept. 23, 1889, Catherine Alice, dau. of Albert Hutchins Quimby (See), and adopted dau. of
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Luther Thompson Dow (See), b. in L. July 8, 1864. She was edu- cated in L. High School, and grad. from Colby Academy, New London, in 1886; taught in L. Graded School, 1886; Principal of Plainfield Academy, Plainfield, Conn., 1887. Member of School Board, White- field, 1892 to 95. Episcopal. He was educated in Battle Creek, Mich., High School, and N. H. Conference Seminary, Tilton, Class of 1886; studied Law with Aldrich & Remich and Edgar Aldrich in L. ; admitted to the Bar, June, 1890; attorney with Edgar Aldrich until March, 1891, since then has practised in Whitefield. res. in L. 1887 to 91. Episcopal. Republican. Member of Whitefield School Board, 1892 to 95. Trustee N. H. State Library. J. P. Notary public. Ch., b. in Whitefield, -
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