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v. Ernest Eugene, b. in Marl., Jan. 7, 1875.
6 7 VI. Ambrose Butler, b. in Marl., Dec. 16, 1876. 1 JOSHUA LARNARD from Cambridge, Mass., resided for some time previous to 1793 on land now owned by George F. Wise, between Stillman Richardson's and the school-house in Dist. No. 1. Nothing is known of the family.
LAWRENCE.
GEORGE LAWRENCE, an early settler of Watertown, Mass., b. 1637; m., Sept. 29, 1657, Elizabeth Crisp, who d. May 28, 1681 ; and he m. (2d), Ang. 16, 1691, Elizabeth Holland. He d. March 21, 1708-9. His son George, b. June 4, 1688, m. Mary -, and d. March 5, 1735-36. Will- iam, son of George, b. March 20, 1711, m., Nov. 28, 1734, Mary Perry ; settled in Weston, Mass.
1 DANIEL LAWRENCE, son of William and Mary (Perry) Lawrence, b. in Weston, Mass., Sept. 29, 1747 ; m., Apr. 22, 1772, Elizabeth Graves of Sudbury. Soon after his marriage, leaving his wife in Weston, he came to Marl., and purchased of Jonah Harrington Lot No. 5, in the 6th Range, which included most of the farm since owned by his son John, in the north part of Troy. He built a log house near the site of the present buildings, and doubtless intended to remove there with his family the following year; but, the Revolutionary war breaking. out, he changed his plans, and entered the army. He was among the number detached from the main army to fortify Bunker Hill, and fought under Prescott in that memorable battle. At the expiration of eight months, he received an honorable discharge, and returned to Weston. In the spring of 1776, after a toilsome journey (coming, as did most of the other settlers, with an ox-cart), with his wife and one child he took possession of his log house. He d. July 13, 1832. His widow d. Oet. 29, 1840, æ. 101.
I. Polly, b. 1774; m. Hugh Thompson; d. in Maine. II. Betsey, b. 1777 ; m., Oct. 7, 1800, George Starkey of Swanzey; d. in Troy.
III. Daniel, b. 1779; m., Nov. 25, 1802, Sukey Moore; removed to Albany, N.Y.
IV. Lucy, b. 1781; m., July 29, 1802, Josiah Cool- idge of Sullivan. v. John, b. 1783.+
JOHN LAWRENCE, son of Daniel, m., March 4, 1806, Irena, dau. of Jacob Newell, Jr., settled on the home farm. Mrs. Lawrence d. 1849; and he m. (2d) Mrs. | Eliza Hayden.
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I. Louisa, b. 1806 ; d. at an early age.
II. Anna, b. 1807 ; removed to Attleboro, Mass.
III. Clarissa, b. 1809; d., æ. 13 months.
IV. Irena, b. 1810; d. 1842.
v. Simon, b. 1812; m. Eliza Buffum; removed to Fitchburg.
VI. Betsey, b. 1814; m. A. B. Harrington, q.v.
VII. John, b. 1816; m. Adaline Goodenow of Winch- endon.
VIII. Houghton, b. 1818.
IX. Cynthia, b. 1820; d. 1840.
x. Sarah, b. 1822; d. 1849.
XI. Harvey, b. 1823; removed to Illinois.
XII. Almira, b. 1826; removed to Indiana.
JONATHAN LAWRENCE, a brother of Daniel, b. Feb. 1, 1750; m., 1773, Lucy Moore of Sudbury, Mass. He came to Marl. in 1777, and purchased of his brother Daniel the lot next north of the one occupied by himself, constituting the farm since owned by his grandson, Joseph E. Lawrence.
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II. Samuel.+
III. Cyrus.
IV. Lucy, removed to Vermont.
v. Isaac, removed to Vermont.
VI. William.++
VII. Abigail.
VIII. Sally, m. Daniel Cutting; d. in Troy.
IX. Eunice, removed to Vermont. x. Betsey.
JONATHAN LAWRENCE, son of Jonathan, m., 1798, Dorothy, dau. of Moses Cutting, and resided for several years on the farm since known as the Forbes place in the south part of the town. About 1804, he purchased of Hugh Thompson the farm since owned by Sidney A. Butler, in the north part of Troy. He d. in 1837.
I. Alfred, b. June 2, 1799; d. Oct. 14, 1841.
II. Belinda, b. July 12, 1802; m. James Downing of Dedham, Mass.
III. Sophronia, b. Jan. 29, 1804.
IV. Horatio, b. May 17, 1807; m. Mary Newell; re- moved to Vermont.
v. Austin, b. Dec. 25, 1809.
VI. Dorothy, b. Nov. 26, 1812.
VII. Gregory, b. Feb. 23, 1816; m. Emily Brown; resides in Troy.
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SAMUEL LAWRENCE, son of Jonathan, m. Anna Pratt, and lived a few years in Royalston, Mass. He came to Marl. in 1807, and resided near the school-house in Dist. No. 1, now in Troy. He was a carpenter, and the most of his time was devoted to that trade. In the great freshet in the winter of 1810, he was employed with others to remove a large body of ice, which was obstruct- ing the passage of the water under the bridge, near the shop since owned by E. Whitcomb in Troy, and threat- ening its destruction. While standing upon the ice, the obstruction suddenly gave way, and he was thrown with considerable violence into the stream and carried rapidly down the current, and before assistance could be ren- dered him by those on shore he was hurried down the rapids, where he disappeared forever. His widow m. Aaron Willard, q.v.
I. William, b. Feb. 23, 1800; m. Sarah E. Hiscock ; d. Jan. 8, 1852.
II. Almon, b. 1802; m. (1st) Eliza Lawrence, who d. 1835; and he m. (2d) Mary Bamfield ; removed to Cambridge, Mass.
III. Danforth, b. 1804; m. Mary Newman.
IV. Jonas, b. 1806; m. Lydia Coburn; settled in Hillsboro.
WILLIAM LAWRENCE, son of Jonathan, m. Patty, dau. of Joseph and Hitty (Farrar) Haskell; settled on the home farm.
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I. Calvin, b. Apr. 10, 1805 ; m., Nov. 8, 1838, Mary Ann Merrifield.
II. Mary, b. Aug. 15, 1807; m. (1st) E. Perkins, who d., and (2d) Asa Boyden of Rhode Island.
III. Joseph, b. Dec. 22, 1809; d. Dec. 25, 1820.
IV. Fanny, b. Sept. 12, 1812; m., Aug. 25, 1831, Jonas Bemis.
v. William H., b. Sept. 29, 1815; d. Jan. 10, 1817. VI. William, b. July 15, 1817; removed to New York.
VII. Luke, b. July 2, 1819; removed to Rhode Island.
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JOSIAH LAWRENCE (genealogy not traced) had chil- dren b. in Marl. as follows: -
I. Harriet, b. Feb. 24, 1803.
II. Hannah, b. Feb. 17, 1807.
III. Keziah, b. June 29, 1809.
IV. Harlow, b. Nov. 7, 1811.
v. Angelia, b. June 13, 1814.
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ELI LAWRENCE (genealogy not traced) m., Jan. 1, 1840, Harriet, dau. of Calvin and Polly (Baker) Hast- ings ; resides in Windham, Vt.
I. Elmer H., b. Oct. 18, 1840; m., March 19, 1863, Helen A. Kendall; d. Aug. 12, 1875.
II. John B., b. Nov. 2, 1842; m., Jan. 1, 1866, Rose R. Kendall.
III. Myron G., b. Dec. 15, 1844; m., Nov. 15, 1871, Mary E. Wiley.
IV. Hattie E., b. Oct. 13, 1848 ; m., March 25, 1876, Solon W. Kendall; resides in Rockingham, Vt.
JOSIAH WHITNEY LAWRENCE, son of Capt. Asa and Clarissa (Stebbins) Lawrence of Roxbury, b. Apr. 22, 1832; m., Sept. 13, 1863, Julia B., dau. of Silas Keyes of East Princeton, Mass .; came to Marl. to reside in the fall of 1866.
I. Fannie Clarissa, b. Feb. 22, 1869.
61 62 II. Alice Julia, b. June 26, 1871. 63 III. Josephine Whitney, b. May 18, 1878. 1 SOLOMON LAWS (Rev.), youngest child of Thomas and Mary (Locke) Laws, b. in Peterboro, Nov. 13, 1806; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1836. He stud- ied divinity, and joined the Universalist denomination. He preached some years in Temple, and in 1856 came to Marl., where he remained until the spring of 1874, when he removed to Akron, Ohio, to give his daughters the advantages of Buchtel College. He m., Sept. 30, 1847, Olive Mason Johnson of Chester, Vt., b. in Mt. Holly, Vt., Jan. 31, 1818, d. Apr. 2, 1867. He d. in Akron, in the summer of 1879. Children b. in Temple.
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I. Thomas Johnson, b. March 17, 1850; d. July 18, 1851. II. Solomon M., b. Nov. 1, 1851; d. June 21, 1853. III. Lillie Clara, b. Dec. 4, 1853. IV. Mara Ella, b. Aug. 14, 1855.
1 JAMES LEWIS was b. in Oxfordshire, England. He was a sea-captain for several years, after which he set- tled in Southboro, Mass., where he m., Sept. 5, 1753, Martha Collins. He came to Marl. in 1771, and pur- chased of his brother-in-law, Joseph Collins, the farm known as the Hunting farm, now owned by Stillman Richardson. He served as captain in the Revolu- tionary war. His townsmen gave ample proof of their respect for him by electing him to offices of trust and responsibility. He was one of the eight who formed
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the church in 1778, and one of its most active mem- bers. Some time about 1790, he removed to Green- bush, N.Y. His wife d. in 1809.
I. Mary, b. 1754; m. Thomas Upham; removed to Greenbush, N.Y.
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III. Daniel, m., and removed to Stanstead, Canada ; had one child, b. in Marl.
1. Betty, b. Aug. 17, 1783.
IV. Josiah, b. March 6, 1758.+
v. Jareb, b. Aug. 19, 1772; m. Patty Treadwell, b. Jan., 1776, d. Dec. 3, 1808. He d. Nov. 13, 1808.
VI. Eli, enlisted in the Revolutionary war at the age of fourteen, and served three years ; pub- lished to Olive Parker, July 9, 1784; settled in Granville, Vt. Descendants living in Win- chester.
VII. Rebecca, published to John Greenlief, March 4, 1783; lived and d. in Cornish, N.H.
VIII. Silas, removed to Stanstead, Canada.
IX. Ezekiel, removed to Stanstead, Canada.
x. Elizabeth, m. Samuel Hemenway, q.v.
XI. Cate, bap. July 18, 1779; m. Oliver Willard; removed to Ogden, N.Y. He d. in 1826. She d. Sept. 23, 1856.
XII. Patty, m. Israel Banks, q.v.
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JOHN LEWIS, son of Capt. James, published to Re- becca Upham of Hubbardston, Mass., 1782; probably m. same year. He d. Feb. 21, 1793.
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1. Phebe, b. Aug. 5, 1782.
II. James, b. Apr. 25, 1784.
III. Mary, b. Dec. 14, 1786.
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v. Rebecca, b. Feb. 19, 1792; m. Moses Wark, q.v.
JOSIAH LEWIS, son of Capt. James, m. Martha, dau. of Timothy and Martha (Wesson) Bemis; settled on the farm now owned by Ezra Livermore. He d. Nov. 2, 1828. His wife d. Feb. 13, 1841.
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1. Darid, b. Apr. 20, 1781.+
II. Anna, b. Apr. 20, 1784; m. John Sargent, q.v.
JOHN LEWIS, son of John, m., Dec. 14, 1811, Lucretia, dau. of Jeremiah and Sarah (Wright) Bemis. He d. Dec. 22, 1848, and his widow d. March 2, 1861.
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I. Sarah W., b. in Roxbury, Nov. 10, 1812; m., Dec. 31, 1833, Josiah · Bemis. of Dublin; d. in Jaffrey, Dec. 14, 1840.
II. Lucretia B., b. in Roxbury, Feb. 5, 1815; m. Thomas White, q.v.
III. John G., b. in Dublin, Dec. 24, 1817; m., Aug. 1, 1843, Sarah S. Leman, of Hallowell, Me .; settled in Lancaster. He was first lieutenant of Co. H, 9th Reg. N.H. Vols., and was killed at the battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862. He was marching with his company to the place assigned his regiment just out of the city, when a shell from the enemy exploded near him, and a piece struck him upon the left side of the neck, just below the ear, severing the arteries. He fell instantly, and never again breathed or moved. He was a good man, a kind and genial neighbor, and a tried and faith- ful friend. No truer man ever fell a martyr in the war than he.
IV. Horatio O., b. in Dublin, March 28, 1820; m. Sarah W. Bemis of Guildhall, Vt .; d. in Lan- caster, June 1, 1873.
v. George U., b. in Dublin, Nov. 4, 1823; m., July 3, 1853, Elizabeth Bugbee of Bethel, Vt., where he now resides.
VI. Mary A., b. in Dublin, March 24, 1826; m. Enoch Foster, q.v.
VII. An infant daughter, b. in Windsor, Vt., Aug. 22, 1832; d. the same day.
VIII. James E., an adopted son, b. in Windsor, Vt., May 23, 1832; m., Dec. 25, 1859, Fostina C., dau. of Warren C. and Sarah (Hemenway) Towne. He was killed by the cars at Fitch- burg, Oct. 6, 1868.
IX. An infant son, b. in Windsor, Vt., June 22, 1834; d. the same day.
x. Horace O., b. in Dublin, July 11, 1836; d. June 13, 1864, at Armory Square Hospital, Washing- ton, D.C., of wounds received at the battle of Cold Harbor.
DAVID LEWIS, son of Josiah, m. Azubah Greenwood of Dublin. He d. Nov. 26, 1834. His widow d. Sept. 2, 1855.
I. Arvilla, m. Noah White, q.v.
II. Prescott.
III. Leonard ; was drowned.
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1 WILLIAM LINCOLN, b. in Hingham, Mass., July 1, 1761; m.,.June 5, 1787, Jael Cushing, b. Apr. 6, 1764; settled first in East Sudbury, now Wayland, Mass .; came to this town in the summer of 1792, and purchased of Samuel Collins the Joslin place, now owned by Mur- ray Fitch. Tradition states that he set out the elm near Mr. Fitch's house, which is now the most beautiful shade-tree in the village. He d. Oct. 29, 1839. His widow d. Oct. 30, 1840.
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I. William, b. in East Sudbury, May 2, 1788; d. in Ohio, Dec. 27, 1813.
II. Polly, b. in East Sudbury, Feb. 21, 1790; m. Ezekiel Colman of Ashby; d. June 30, 1855.
III. Sallie, b. in East Sudbury, May 6, 1792; m. Dea. Simeon Whitcomb, q.v.
IV. Levitt, b. in Marl., March 24, 1795; d. Sept. 17, 1796.
v. Levitt, b. in Marl., June 22, 1797 ; m. Sybil Hale of Townsend, Mass .; resides in New Ipswich.
VI. Henry, b. in Marl., Dec. 4, 1800; d. June 25, 1822.
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VII. Fannie, b. in Marl., Sept. 26, 1803; m. William Whitney of Ashby.
VIII. Harriet, b. in Marl., June 20, 1807; m. Abiel Wheeler; resides in Concord, Mass.
9 1 AARON LOMBARD was b. in Brimfield, Mass., March 2, 1772. In 1793, after acquiring the blacksmith's trade, he came to this town and commenced business in Dea. Tucker's shop, which formerly stood on Library Square. He m., June 21, 1796, Eunice, dau. of Isaac and Thank- ful (Wheeler) Gibbs, and located in the house now owned by Mrs. Sarah Davis. He also resided a few years on the place now owned by Thaddeus Metcalf. He removed to Swanzey in 1821, where he d. Jan. 27, 1859. His wife d. Jan. 18, 1859.
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II. Joseph, b. Sept. 8, 1799; m., Dec. 17, 1828, Mary E. Ferrin of Charlestown, Mass., who d. May 16, 1832; and he m. (2d), Nov. 16, 1832, Susan Curtis of Boston. He d. in New York, June 24, 1856.
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III. Sylvester, b. Aug. 27, 1801; d. Oct. 27, 1802.
IV. Eliza, b. May 9, 1803.
v. Benjamin F., b. May 2, 1805; d. Oct. 2, 1807.
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VI. Laura, b. Feb. 7, 1807; m., Oct. 12, 1823, Daniel Kendrick of Swanzey ; resides in Nashua.
VII. Mary F., b. Apr. 22, 1809; m., Sept. 8, 1827, William Stratton of Swanzey.
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VIII. Emily, b. July 3, 1811; m., May 14, 1833, John Scates ; resides in Nashua.
IX. Benjamin F., b. June 29, 1814; m., Feb. 2, 1840, Fanny Whitcomb; resides in Swanzey.
x. Isaac G., b. Aug. 24, 1816; d. Dec. 3, 1837.
XI. Jane E., b. Nov. 12, 1818; m., Jan. 29, 1843, John R. Hinckley ; resides in Boston.
13 XII. George S., b. Oct. 16, 1820; m., Nov. 9, 1852, Mary E. Crosby of Boston; settled in Worces- ter; entered the army in 1863; d. in hospital in North Carolina, 1865.
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BENJAMIN LONGLY came from Ashburnham, Mass., in 1795, and purchased the farm since owned by Aaron Stone. Here he opened a public house, which he con- tinued to keep until 1806, when he sold his farm and tavern to Elijah Boyden of Walpole, Mass., and removed to Canada.
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I. Polly, d. in Canada.
II. Edmund, d. March 25, 1806, æ. 20.
III. Luther, b. in Ashburnham, July 17, 1792.
IV. Nancy, b. in Ashburnham, March 16, 1794. v. Betsey, b. in Marl., Sept. 30, 1796.
VI. Sophia, b. in Marl., July 22, 1799; d. Nov. 25, 1803. VII. Nathan, b. in Marl., Sept. 1, 1800.
VIII. Harriet, b. in Marl., Oct. 22, 1802; d. Aug. 29, 1805.
1 GEORGE LOVERING was b. in Sudbury, Mass., May 6, 1814; m., Apr. 1, 1838, Elizabeth V. Hartshorn, b. in Boston, Dec. 29, 1819; resided in Boston until 1851, when he came to Marl. He resided here five years, and then removed to Sudbury, Mass. In 1872, he returned to this town, and purchased the farm of Reuben Morse, where he now resides.
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I. George E., b. in Boston, Jan. 2, 1839; d. July 25, 1842.
II. Charles, b. in Boston, Dec. 27, 1840; d. Sept. 3, 1841.
III. Charles W., b. in Boston, June 12, 1842; d. Dec. 10, 1843.
IV. Mary E., b. in Boston, July 19, 1844; m., Aug. 4, 1864, Charles A. Rowe; resides in West Newton, Mass.
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v. George A., b. in Boston, June 27, 1846; m., Sept. 23, 1872, Elsie E., dau. of Simon Holt.
VI. William, b. in Boston, July 20, 1848; d. Aug. 2, 1848.
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VII. Washington, b. in Boston, July 22, 1849; d. Aug. 19, 1849.
VIII. Sarah F., b. in Marl., June 11, 1851; m., Dec. 25, 1871, Frank W. Wyman; resides in May- nard, Mass.
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Ix. Catharine I., b. in Marl., March 22, 1853; m. Henry H. Mason, q.v.
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x. Harriet L., b. in Marl., March 17, 1855; m., Nov. 30, 1876, Miles F. Cudworth.
XI. Emma M., b. in Sudbury, Feb. 8, 1857; m., Jan. 1, 1879, Frederick W. Farwell of Boston.
XII. Carrie L., b. in Sudbury, March 15, 1859; m., Sept. 30, 1880, Ora W. Mason ; resides in Keene. XIII. Luella, b. in Sudbury, Jan. 20, 1861; d. Feb. 21, 1862.
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WILLIAM A. LOVERING, a brother of George, was b. in Waltham, Mass., Oct. 19, 1821; m., Dec. 11, 1851, Lucy A. Jordan, b, in Lisbon, Me., Aug. 28, 1826. He came to Marl. in Jan., 1854, and located on the Joel Porter farm. He left town in 1866, and d. in Somer- ville, Mass., Aug. 21, 1873. His widow still resides in Somerville.
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I. Agnes E., b. in Marl., Aug. 29, 1854; d. June 26, 1863.
II. Clarence A., b. in Marl., May 25, 1859.
III. Howard W., b. in Troy, Apr. 9, 1871.
1 THEODORE MANN, from Walpole, Mass., settled in Marl. previous to 1776. He is said to have come into town in better circumstances than most of the settlers who had preceded him ; and, being a man of wealth, he was able to procure for his family many luxuries which his poorer neighbors were unable to have. He resided for a short time on the farm now owned by Augustus Southwick. He then purchased a lot of land comprising the farms now owned by George F. Wise and Josiah II. Knight. He built a house near the one occupied by Mr. Wise, in which he resided for many years ; but, being a man of intemperate habits, he squandered his little fortune, and d. in extreme poverty, Feb. 14, 1823. Ilis wife d. July 12, 1822.
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I. Gratia, b. 1766; d. Dec., 1846; um.
II. Levi, b. Apr. 9, 1777.
III. Abigail, b. June 13, 1779.
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v. Sarah, b. Apr. 3, 1783; m., Apr. 2, 1827, Mor- decai Cass of Richmond.
VI. Reuben, b. Apr. 30, 1789.++
ELIAS MANN, son of Theodore, m., Jan. 1, 1811, Bet- sey, dau. of Joseph and Parna (Temple) Butler. He d. in Jaffrey, March 11, 1858.
I. Lauren A., b. July 15, 1813 ; d. æ. 8 months.
II. Elias W., b. Oct. 15, 1815; d. Oct. 20, 1829.
III. Edward, b. Feb. 16, 1817 ; d. Oct. 15, 1819.
IV. Lauren, b. Jan. 15, 1819 ; d. Feb. 5, 1819.
v. Edwin, b. Sept. 20, 1821 ; d. Apr. 29, 1856. VI. Almon, b. Sept. 15, 1823.
VII. Eliza, b. July 15, 1825; d. June 27, 1826.
VIII. L. Jason, b. July 1, 1827 ; d. Jan. 1, 1831.
1x. John W., b. Dec. 8, 1830; m., and resides on the homestead in Jaffrey.
REUBEN MANN, son of Theodore, m., 1811, Anna Cass, b. in Richmond, 1793. He removed to Fitzwilliam about 1840, where he d. Jan., 1841.
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I. Nathan, b. 1812; m., Jan. 1, 1835, Philinda, dau. of Libieus and Relief (Ball) Rhodes; d. in Somerset, Vt., 1864.
II. Eunice, b. July 7, 1814; m., March, 1841, Chauncy Chase of Fitzwilliam; resides in Athol, Mass.
III. Susan, b. Feb. 2, 1820; m. Aaron A. Rhodes ; resides in Windham, Vt.
IV. Lorinda, b. 1822; m., Feb., 1841, Martin P. Stone of Fitzwilliam.
v. Maria L., b. 1823 ; resides in Shirley, Mass. VI. Lovina, b. 1825; drowned May, 1830.
VII. Reuben, b. July 3, 1838; m., 1852, Caroline Bos- worth of Royalston, Mass.
VIII. Mary, b. 1829; d. in Shirley, Mass.
IX. Lovina, b. 1831; m. Henry Parsons; resides in Connecticut.
x. Henry, b. 1832; m., 1870, Sarah Sweat of Tem- pleton, Mass.
XI. Martha E., m. Charles Rest of Walpole; resides in Newfane, Vt.
xır. Levi.
SAMUEL J. MARTIN, M.D., son of Jefferson and Rhoda (Davis) Martin, b. in Weston, Vt., Sept. 7, 1830 ; m., May 11, 1859, Helen A., dau. of Holland and Rosanna Albee, b. Nov. 24, 1834. He commenced the
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practice of medicine in this town Feb., 1863, where he remained until April, 1866, when he removed to Wal- pole. He now resides in Racine, Wis. (see Chap. XII.).
I. Mae H. A., b. in Marl., Jan. 4, 1865.
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ALVIN K. MARTIN, son of Caleb and Clara (Emerson) Martin, b. in Manchester, Apr. 3, 1844; m., Oct. 12, 1869, Mrs. Lizzie E. Dow. She has one daughter by her first husband, Ina M., b. in Epsom, Oct. 13, 1866. Mr. Martin was a member of Co. G, 14th Reg. N.H. Vols .; served three years.
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I. Charlie Alvin, b. Apr. 27, 1871.
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II. Clarence E., b. Feb. 16, 1879.
MASON.
The numerous families in Marlborough bearing the name of Mason are the descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason, a tanner, and one of the very first settlers of Watertown, Mass., who at the age of twenty-eight, with his wife, Esther, aged twenty-two, embarked in the "Francis " of Ipswich, England, the last of April, 1634. He was representative ten years, and selectman twenty-nine years; a lieutenant as early as 1649, and made cap- tain May 5, 1652. He d. Oct. 10, 1678, æ. 73. His wife d. May 1, 1692. They had seven children. Joseph, the second son, b. Aug. 10, 1646, m., Feb. 5, 1683-84, Mary Fiske, who d. Jan. 6, 1724-25, æ. 62 years, 6 months. He was a tanner, and lived on the homestead. He d. July 22, 1702. His son, Joseph, b. Oct. 2, 1688, m., Sept. 14, 1710, Mary Monk, dau. of Elias and Hope Monk of that part of Dorchester which is now Stoughton. He was a deacon of the church, a Justice of the Peace, and filled various town offices. He d. July 6, 1755 ; and his wife d. April 22, 1763, æ. 72. They had six sons and six daughters, all of whom lived to be married and have left numerous descendants.
Benjamin, the second son and fourth child, b. in Watertown, July 14, 1717, m., Sept. 28, 1741, Martha Fairbanks of Sherborn, where he set- tled, and remained until about 1765, when he removed to Dublin. He was a carpenter, and framed most of the houses in the neighborhood in his day, and at raisings he was distinguished for his agility, fearlessness, and self-possession. He was selectman of Dublin in 1771. He d. July 5, 1801, and his widow d. Feb. 4, 1815. His son, Thaddeus, b. July 4, 1746, m., June, 1768, Sarah, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Treadway) Morse, b. Apr. 24, 1750, d. Oct. 7, 1828. He d. Sept. 27, 1821. They had eleven children. Thaddeus, the eldest son, b. Nov. 15, 1770, m., Oct. 29, 1797, Lydia, dan. of Ivory and Keziah (Broad) Perry, b. Aug. 28, 1775. He d. March 26, 1851. Calvin, son of Thaddeus and Lydia (Perry) Mason, b. Nov. 16, 1798, m., Oct. 31, 1822, Rebecca, dau. of Joel and Abigail (Babcock) Kendall, b. Aug. 16, 1802, d. June 6, 1870. Their son, Charles K., is numbered 48 in the following register.
Joseph, another son of Benjamin and Martha (Fairbanks) Mason of Dublin, b. 1748, m., Nov. 9, 1769, Anna Prentiss of Sherborn. He was killed by the fall of a tree, 1806. She d. 1822. Their son, Samuel, b. March 29, 1771, m., Oct. 15, 1795, Mary, dau. of Rev. Elijah and Mary (Atherton) Willard. He d. Oct. 20, 1822. Their eldest son, Samuel, b. Nov. 4, 1796, m., Nov. 26, 1818, Anna, dau. of Joel and Abigail (Bab-
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cock) Kendall, b. Aug. 18, 1799. They were the parents of Stephen Spaulding and Elijah Willard Mason, who are numbered 54 and 69 respectively, in the following register. Merrill Mason, another son of Samuel and Mary (Willard) Mason, is number 82 in the register.
Benjamin Mason, third son of Benjamin and Martha (Fairbanks) Mason of Dublin, b. May 28, 1760, m., Jan. 27, 1783, Phebe, dau. of Asa and Elizabeth Norcross, b. June 30, 1764, d. July 1, 1841. He d. May 16, 1840. His son, Jeremiah, b. Feb. 11, 1789, m., Feb. 6, 1815, Sally Fisk of Holliston, Mass .; settled in Sullivan. They were the parents of Levi F. Mason, who is numbered 92 in the following register.
Bela, fourth son of Benjamin and Martha (Fairbanks) Mason of Dublin, b. Oct. 1, 1764, m., May 12, 1785, Sally, dau. of Asa and Eliza- beth Norcross, b. June 10, 1768, d. March 12, 1846. He d. in Sullivan, Jan. 6, 1841. Capt. Rufus Mason, son of Bela and Sally (Norcross) Mason, b. May 16, 1788, m., June 1, 1815, Prudence Woods of Sullivan. He resided in Sullivan, where he was for four years one of the select- men, and was also representative two years. His son, Charles, is number 98 in the register.
Nehemiah Mason, another son of Joseph and Mary (Monk) Mason of Watertown, b. June 14, 1721, m. (1st), March 28, 1754, Elizabeth Stone. She d. Apr. 24, 1755, æ. 32; and he m. (2d) Martha Clark, who d. July 25, 1761; and he m. (3d), Apr. 17, 1764, Rebecca Fillebrown. He d. Aug. 6, 1775.
1 HUGH MASON, son of Nehemiah and Martha (Clark) Mason, b. in Watertown, Dec. 23, 1758, m., June 20, 1782, Elizabeth, dau. of Richard and Elizabeth Clark of Watertown. He remained in Watertown until Feb., 1793, when he removed with his family to Marl., and settled on the farm which had previously been occupied by Thomas and Lawson Moore, and is the one now owned by his grandson, William C. Mason. Mr. Mason was a man of good business talents, and was much respected by his fellow-townsmen, who embraced every opportunity to place him in offices of trust and respon- sibility, as will be seen in the former chapters of this work. Of the children, six were b. in Watertown, the remainder in Marl.
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