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I. Lorenzo D., b. Sept. 23, 1808.+
II. Sophia, b. Sept. 11, 1811; m. (1st) Luther Con- verse, q.v .; and (2d) Samuel Blodgett. She d. Feb. 6, 1873.
III. Thomas, b. Jan. 2, 1818 .- +-
IV. Rebecca, b. March 5, 1823; m. (1st) Edmund Needham; (2d) Luke Blodgett.
ZOPHER WHITE, son of David, m., July 7, 1839, Ada- line Williams of Mt. Holly, Vt., b. March 12, 1819. He d. in Marl., Feb. 29, 1880.
I. Mary J., b. May 12, 1840; m., 1857, Luther H. Starkey; resides at South Keene.
II. Justina E., b. Nov. 11, 1845; m., March 13, 1864, Henry J. Jaquith, of Mt. Holly, Vt., where they now reside.
JEHIEL WHITE, son of David, m., March 30, 1841, Sarah Cheeny, b. in Concord, N.Y., Aug. 4, 1821; settled first in Nelson, but came to Marl. in 1858, and located on the Amos Cummings farm. In 1866, he removed to South Keene, and thence to Swanzey, where he was killed by the fall of a tree, Feb. 15, 1879. His widow m. (2d), July 26, 1879, L. Warren Harris of Richmond. Children b. in Nelson.
I. Emily, b. Jan. 27, 1842; m., Sept., 1867, Thomas Mintz.
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II. Lucy J., b. Feb. 23, 1843; m. (1st), July 1, 1860, James Shepherd. He d., and she m. (2d) Osgood J. Bemis, q.v.
III. Cyrus Augustus, b. Nov. 5, 1845; m., July 4, 1867, Alvira Burgess ; resides in Keene.
IV. Hattie, b. Apr. 20, 1848; d. Sept. 2, 1867.
v. Edward J., b. Apr. 10, 1853.
NOAH WHITE, son of William, Jr., m., Apr. 25, 1822, Arvilla, dau. of David and Azubah (Greenwood) Lewis. She d. Nov. 6, 1854. He d. July 24, 1869.
I. Almon B., b. May 8, 1823 ; m., May 5, 1844, Eliz- abeth Elwell; removed to Whitefield, N.H .; d. June 26, 1864, of wounds received in the army. II. Levi T., b. Nov. 12, 1824.++
III. Everett E., b. Feb. 14, 1829.++
IV. Lewis D., b. Sept. 9, 1832.+
v. Mary Ann, b. March 1, 1837 ; m. James Newell, q.v.
VI. Rosella D., b. Sept. 16, 1838 ; m., Apr. 25, 1854, Milan Russell; removed to Utah.
VII. Elvira M., b. Jan. 11, 1846 ; m. Albert D. Heath.
ISAIAH WHITE, son of William, Jr., m., March 3, 1834, Emily S. Parker of Phillipston, Mass., b. Apr. 13, 1806. He d. Sept. 25, 1837. His widow d. May 28, 1867.
1. Rodolphus Harvey, b. Feb. 15, 1835; d. Apr. 7, 1835.
II. Elmira E., b. July 9, 1836; m. George H. Smith, q.v.
WILLIAM RANSOM, son of William, Jr., m. (1st), Jan. 20, 1841, Sarah, dan. of David and Susanna (Becket) Sargent.
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I. Lucy Ann, b. Sept. 13, 1841; m. (1st) Walter Stockwell, q.v .; and (2d) Marshall D. Adams, q. v.
Mrs. White d. Feb. 7, 1843; and he m. (2d), 1847, Lucia Moultroup of Westminster, Vt.
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11. Eleanor B., b. Oct. 6, 1849; m. Manly Yardley. 1. Bertie, b. in Harrisville, Feb. 21, 1871. III. Naomi, b. - -; m., 1869, George Hill, who d. Jan. 12, 1879.
LORENZO D. WHITE, son of Thomas, m., March 12,
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1829, Arvilla, dau. of Amasa and Zeruiah (Capron) Con- verse. She d. May 26, 1872.
I. Granville L., b. Apr. 1, 1831 ; m., Jan. 31, 1854, Sarah A., dau. of Josiah and Sarah W. (Lewis) Bemis. She d. Sept. 4, 1879.
1. Emery B., b. Oct. 31, 1857; d. Aug. 14, 1859.
2. Lester G., b. Oct. 23, 1862.
II. Emeline, b. July 16, 1832; m. John McRoy, q.v. III. Thomas Leroy, b. March 6, 1836; m., 1856, Esther D., dau. of Elias A. and Delina (White) Thatcher. He d. June 18, 1867. To him be- longs the honor of being the first volunteer from Cheshire Co. to enlist for the war of the Rebellion.
1. Orren L., b. Feb. 23, 1859.
2. Edna, b. in Swanzey, Oct. 1, 1862.
IV. Alfred M., b. July 26, 1838; m. Maryetta Holt of Nelson. He was a member of the 2d Mass. Reg., and served his country faithfully in the war of the Rebellion, and d. while in service, Oct. 8, 1862.
1. Eva, m. Charles Hudson; resides in Keene. 2. Fred A.
v. William Wesson, b. Dec. 7, 1841 ; m., Sept. 29, 1864, Kate Doyle of Kingston, Canada. He is a merchant, and resides in Killingly, Conn.
VI. Luther A., b. Feb. 23, 1844; was severely burned by the premature discharge of a cannon, July 4, 1861, which caused his death Sept. 9, 1861. VII. Ambrose, - -; d. Feb. 18, 1849.
VIII. Maria L., b. June 23, 1848; d. May 9, 1879; um. IX. Eliza S., b. Sept. 4, 1850 ; m. James Kennedy.
x. Ervin Ambrose, b. Aug. 28, 1852; m., March, 1872, Eliza Temple of Alstead.
1. Eulaloo Temple, b. March 24, 1876.
xI. George Washington, b. May 26, 1856; m., Jan., 1877, Georgie Lamphere of Killingly, Ct.
1. Jimmie, b. Nov., 1878.
XII. Ellery Clifford, b. July 8, 1858.
THOMAS WHITE, son of Thomas, m., Sept. 10, 1838, Lucretia B., dau. of John and Lucretia (Bemis) Lewis,
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who d. Aug. 14, 1876. Mr. White m. (2d), Jan. 1, 1880, Mrs. Mirriam (Ferrin) Robinson of Lowell, Mass.
I. Thomas H., b. May 22, 1839; m., Jan. 1, 1861, Fidelia E., dau. of Joel Bancroft of Nelson, b. June 15, 1839.
1. Leslie Rodolphus, b. Aug. 16, 1864.
2. Bertha Cornelia, b. May 22, 1870.
II. HIomer E., b. June 12, 1840; m., June 1, 1863, Abbie Ellis of Swanzey, b. Oct. 9, 1841 ; resides in Keene.
1. Walter Harris, b. Sept. 4, 1867.
III. Asa M., b. Nov. 17, 1841 ; m., March 1, 1862, Mary I., dau. of William and Abigail (Oney) Knight, b. Aug. 6, 1846 ; resides in Keene.
1. Homer Asa, b. July 27, 1864.
2. Bertrand Arthur, b. Nov. 10, 1867.
Iv. Rodolphus I., b. May 11, 1843; d. in the army, Dec. 20, 1861.
v. Arthur A., b. Nov. 22, 1846; d. Oct. 31, 1865 ..
VI. Sarah A., b. Jan. 24, 1849; d. Feb. 15, 1849.
VII. Milton J., b. Jan. 7, 1850; m., March 26, 1871, Etta, dau. of Charles and Harriet (Stowell) Smith.
VIII. Ashley N., b. Aug. 2, 1851; m., July 9, 1872, Julia A. Clark, b. March 28, 1854.
1. Arthur A., b. May 28, 1873.
2. Perley C., b. Oct. 5, 1874.
Ix. Augustus A., b. Oct. 23, 1852; d. Jan. 8, 1853. x. Leslie L., b. May 21, 1854; m., Oct. 14, 1876, Hattie L., dau. of William and Abigail (Oney) Knight.
XI. Sarah A., b. March 29, 1856 ; m. (1st), Oct. 1, 1872, Lucius Ormsby; m. (2d), Jan. 10, 1880, George W. Shattuck.
1. Harry S., b. Feb. 28, 1874.
XII. Mury C., b. Nov. 8, 1858; m. Fred Jewett, of Harrisville.
LEVI T. WIIITE, son of Noah, m., Nov. 12, 1846, Nancy, dau. of Elias and Caty (Woodward) Thatcher ; resides in Keene. Children b. in Marl.
I. Vianna, b. Jan. 6, 1849; m., Nov. 2, 1869, Charles W. Gould; d. Feb. 1, 1871.
II. Eliza A., b. March 20, 1852; m., Sept. 20, 1874, Charles H. Dustin, b. in Antrim, March 3,
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1850. He is a lineal descendant of Hannah Dustin of historic fame.
1. Bertie R., b. in Hillsboro, June 23, 1875. III. Sarah K., b. Jan. 13, 1854; um.
IV. Loren E., b. May 5, 1857; um.
v. Sumner L., b. Oct. 5, 1858; um. VI. David HI., b. June 27, 1860.
VII. Charlie E., b. May 27, 1862.
VIII. Nellie Mabel, b. in Keene, Sept. 20, 1870; d. Dec. 16, 1870.
EVERETT E. WHITE, son of Noah, m., Oct. 20, 1853, Mrs. Melissa A. Heard, b. in Leroy, Genesee Co., N.Y., Aug. 14, 1828. He removed to the West about 1856. In the time of the Rebellion, he enlisted in the 5th Ohio Vol. Infantry, serving as fife-major, scout, and hospital steward during the first three years. He participated in the battles of Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar Moun- tain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and Atlanta, and went through the grand campaign of Savannah and North and South Carolina with Gen. Sherman. He re-enlisted in the field at Bridgeport, Ala., as veteran volunteer, in the same regiment, and was with the troops when Gen. Johnson surrendered. He was mustered out of service July 26, 1865, having been more than four years in the service of his country. He is now a jeweller in Oshkosh, Wis.
1. Everett R., b. in Marl., Jan. 27, 1855.
II. Charles L., b. in Rochester, Wis., March 10, 1857.
III. Lula Bell, b. in Burlington, Wis., Feb. 7, 1861.
IV. Gerty Adelle, b. in Burlington, Wis., Apr. 9, 1863 ; d. Aug., 1865.
v. Daisy Dell, b. in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 9, 1873.
LEWIS D. WHITE, son of Noah, m., May 1, 1854, Emily M. Snow ; resides in Whitefield.
I. Thersea E., b. Dec. 29, 1856.
II. Ernest E., b. Sept. 1, 1860; drowned Apr. 13, 1870.
III. Minnie R., b. May 27, 1862.
JAMES WHITE, a brother of William, Sen., and son of Thomas of Bolton, b. March 28, 1744; m., Oct. 5, 1768, Huldah Goodell, b. Apr. 5, 1750. He came to Marl. about 1781, and located near his brother William. He
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was a carpenter and shoemaker, and being an industri- ons man gained a good living. He d. Nov. 25, 1821. His wife d. Aug. 11, 1806.
I. Huldah, b. Sept. 8, 1770.
II. Ruth, b. June 1, 1772.
III. James, b. May 9, 1774.+
IV. Ezra, b. Oct. 26, 1777.
v. Judith, b. Sept. 5, 1780; m. Luther Tenney, q.v.
JAMES WHITE, son of James, in. Sally Norris, b. Jan. 24, 1778. He d. Dec. 19, 1857 ; and his widow d. July 19, 1858.
I. James, b. June 19, 1796.+
II. Sally, b. July 21, 1798; m. Barnabas Guild of Windham, Vt.
III. Elijah, b. Sept. 3, 1801; m. Jerusha Mack; re- sides in Windham, Vt.
IV. Azubah, b. Sept. 20, 1803 ; m. Daniel French.
v. Calvin, b. Oct. 6, 1810.++
VI. Hiram, b. Nov. 28, 1812; d. March 27, 1817.
VII. Hiram, b. March 6, 1818 ; d. Oct. 27, 1820.
JAMES WHITE, eldest son of James and Sally (Norris) White, m. Luciuna Hazelton of Windham, Vt .; settled in Windham. He d. Dec. 26, 1863.
I. James A., b. Feb. 26, 1824.+
II. Hiram L., b. Feb. 4, 1826; m., Nov. 29, 1849, Phila Houghton ; settled in Windham, Vt .; d. March 20, 1860.
III. Laura L., b. Nov. 29, 1829; m., Apr. 20, 1853, Augustus Blaisdale ; resides in Nashua.
IV. Sally M., b. May 2, 1833; d. Sept. 21, 1834. v. Azubah, b. Oct. 29, 1835; m., June 30, 1853, Ariel P. Stephens of Weston, Vt .; settled in Nashna. VI. Cynthia E., b. May 5, 1838; m., Feb. 23, 1864, Henry Moors of Windham, Vt.
VII. Hannah E., b. May 25, 1840 ; m. - Beckwith ; settled in Nashua.
VIII. George W., b. July 20, 1843; d. Jan. 12, 1867.
CALVIN WHITE, son of James and Sally (Norris) White, m., June 8, 1811, Mary Richardson of Vershire, Vt .; resides in Andover, Vt.
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I. Elisha Orlando, b. May 1, 1837; m. Roxanna Strong ·of Mt. Taber ; resides in Wallingford, Vt.
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II. Jerusha Emeline, b. Dec. 2, 1840; m. Horace Wilder of Wallingford, Vt.
III. Elijah Elliott, b. May 6, 1842; drowned Sept. 19, 1854.
IV. Lorenzo Mason, b. Aug. 7, 1843.+
v. Calvin R., b. Aug. 20, 1845; m. Mary A. Cole- man of Woodstock; resides in Windham, Vt. VI. William Warner, b. Feb. 28, 1847; m., and re- sides in Jamaica, Vt.
VII. Mary Alfaretta, b. July 17, 1849; m. Daniel Howard.
VIII. Charles Liberty, b. Aug. 18, 1851; m .; resides in Wallingford, Vt.
IX. Elizabeth E., b. Aug. 13, 1853; m. Leroy Howard.
JAMES A. WHITE, son of James, m., July 3, 1851, Ellen C. Fairbanks of Springfield, Vt.
I. James C., b. in Nashua, Aug. 29, 1852 ; m., Dec. 22, 1875, Emma L. Dame.
1. Inez Florence, b. Oct. 10, 1876; d. Oct. 12, 1877.
2. Mabel L., b. May 18, 1879.
II. George W., b. March 7, 1855; d. Nov. 19, 1858. III. Carrie E., b. in Marl., July 22, 1872.
LORENZO MASON WHITE, son of Calvin, m., Dec. 20, 1866, Hattie J. Clark of Chester, Vt. Came to Marl. to reside in 1869.
I. Hattie Effie, b. June 22, 1868.
II. Lila, b. Jan. 13, 1870.
III. Clarence Mason, b. Aug. 13, 1872.
ENOCH WHITE, son of Samuel and Sarah (Fosgate) White of Bolton, b. in that town, Dec. 18, 1757; m., March 3, 1801, Hannah Hale, dau. of Ambrose and Mercy Hale, b. Apr. 23, 1776. He came to Marl. in June, 1797, having been appointed guardian of his brother Robert, who but a short time previous had pur- chased the farm now owned by Augustus Southwick, and had commenced to erect new buildings thereon, but had become insane, and d. July 5, 1815. Enoch took posses- sion of his brother's farm, which he occupied until 1833, when he sold to his son Samuel.
I. Lucy Hale, b. June 29, 1802; m. Charles McCol- lester, q.v.
II. Samuel, b. Dec. 23, 1803.+-
III. Hannah, b. Dec. 2, 1810 ; m. Willard Converse, q.v.
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Mrs. Hannah White d. March 22, 1820; and he m. (2d), Apr. 26, 1823, Mrs., Zeuriah (Capron) Converse, widow of Amasa Converse. He d. Nov. 16, 1835; and his widow d. March 23, 1862.
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IV. Ambrose C., b. Dec. 4, 1824; m. Maria, dau. of Simon and Abigail (Converse) Fosgate of West- minster, Mass.
1. Emma Maria, b. May 24, 1848.
2. Milan Ambrose, b. Oct. 13, 1849.
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SAMUEL WHITE, son of Enoch, m., May 22, 1833, Harriet N., dau. of Daniel and Dimmis (Blish) Wade; settled on home farm, where he resided until 1849, when he sold his farm to William Dix, and removed to Fitch- burg, where his wife d. July, 1880. He now resides with his son Daniel in Bolton. To him the author is indebted for much valuable information concerning many of the early families of Marl.
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I. Charles H., b. July, 1834; m. Elizabeth A. Wheeler of Newburyport, Mass .; resides in Boston.
II. Daniel, b. Aug. 12, 1836; m. Ellen Hastings of Berlin, Mass. ; resides in Bolton.
EZEKIEL WHITE (genealogy not traced) and Alice, his wife, had the following children b. in Marl.
I. Oliver, b. Sept. 29, 1797.
II. Charlotte, b. Nov. 5, 1799.
III. Polly, b. March 2, 1802.
GEORGE W. WHITE, b. in Grafton, Vt., Feb. 15, 1825, m., May 3, 1849, Sylvina P., dau. of Aaron and Susanna (Davis) Esty, b. in Roxbury, Feb. 12, 1828. He d. Apr. 27, 1857. His widow afterwards resided in Marl., where she d. Oct. 5, 1875.
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I. Charlie L., b. in Westminster, Vt., May 10, 1850 ; m., May 21, 1876, Abbie M. Ileard.
11. Emma F., b. in Westminster, Vt., June 20, 1851 ; m. Erwin E. Ward, q.v.
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III. Eva R., b. in Westminster, Vt., Sept. 13, 1852; m., Oct. 8, 1873, George Underwood ; resides in Swanzey.
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IV. Clarence Elmer, b. in Westminster, Vt., Sept. 15, 1854; d. Jan. 16, 1879.
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v. Ella L., b. in Keene, Oct. 8, 1857; m. Joseph Merriam.
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WHITNEY.
JOHN WHITNEY embarked at Ipswich, England, for America, April, 1635. He was at that time thirty-five years of age, his wife, Eleanor, thirty, and the sons, John, eleven, Richard, nine, Nathaniel, eight, Thomas, six, and Jonathan, one. He settled in Watertown, Mass., where he owned considerable land. He was one of the selectmen of that town for several years, from 1638 to 1655, and town clerk in 1655. His early election to these offices shows that he held a respectable social position. His wife d. May 11, 1659 ; and he m. (2d), Sept. 29, 1659, Judith Clem- ent. He survived his second wife, and d. June 1, 1673, æ. 74. His son John, b. in England, 1624, m. Ruth, dau. of Robert Reynolds of Boston, and settled in Watertown, where he d. Oct. 12, 1692. Benjamin, youngest son of John, b. June 28, 1660, m., March 30, 1687, Abigail Hagar. David, third son of Benjamin, b. June 16, 1697, m. Rebecca, ----- , and settled in Waltham. Jonas, fourth son of David, b. June 25, 1733, m., Sept. 27, 1757, Sarah Whitteman of Lexington, and settled in Westminster, Mass.
1 BENJAMIN WHITNEY, son of Jonas and Saralı (Whit- teman) Whitney, b. in Westminster, Mass., Apr. 28, 1770; m., 1794, Nancy Fuller, b. in Newton, Mass., Feb. 14, 1767. Soon after his marriage, he came to Marl., and purchased of David and Walter Capron the farm now owned by J. M. Darling, where he d. June 27, 1852. His widow d. Sept. 20, 1855.
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I. Benjamin, b. Oct. 29, 1795 ; d. in infancy.
II. Nancy, b. Dec. 2, 1796 ; m., June 2, 1819, Sol- omon Sawtelle of Rindge. She d. Apr. 17, 1864.
III. Ruhamah, b. Jan. 11, 1798; m., March 28, 1826, Jeremiah K. Needham of Hollis, where she d. IV. Sarah, b. Apr. 28, 1799; m., May 14, 1829, Joel Barker of Milford, where she now resides.
v. Lydia, b. May 15, 1800; m., Dec. 6, 1836, Abner Bailey of Jaffrey ; d. in Jaffrey.
VI. Benjamin, b. May 25, 1802.++
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VII. Nophronia, b. Nov. 25, 1803; m., Jan. 22, 1829, Moses Parmenter; settled in Pepperell, Mass. VIII. Jonas, b. July 4, 1805; graduated at Dartmouth College in 1833, after which he spent some time in various places in N.Y., then settled in Mis- souri, where he d. March 21, 1869 (or 1870). He m., Dec., 1835, Charlotte Tarman of Ithaca, N.Y.
IX. Lucy, b. Oct. 8, 1807 ; d. Nov. 11, 1807.
x. Syrena, b. Oct. 16, 1808; m. Lewis McIntire of Ashburnham, Mass.
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BENJAMIN WHITNEY, son of Benjamin, m., .Oct 10, 1826, Elmira Stimpson, of Ashburnham, Mass. She d. May 12, 1862. Mr. Whitney resided in Marl. until 1872, when he removed to Littleton, N.H., where he now resides.
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I. Jared Irving, b. Aug. 1, 1833; m., Jan. 19, 1858, Sarah J. Kidder. He removed to Leominster, Mass., in 1869, where he now resides.
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2. Arthur E., b. Sept. 9, 1868; d. June 8, 1869.
II. Elmira Frances, b. Jan. 18, 1836; m. Charles D. Tarbell, q.v.
III. George Edward, b. Aug. 2, 1843; d. March 12, 1861.
DANIEL WHITNEY and wife Mary, from Guilford, Vt., warned to leave town, 1787.
Their son, Daniel Whitney, Jr., and wife Sarah were warned out at the same time. They had children b. in Marl. as follows: -
1. Joel, b. June 13, 1786.
2. Oliver, b. June 29, 1789.
3. Levi, b. Apr. 27, 1792.
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CHARLES O. WHITNEY, son of Luke and Lovina (White) Whitney, b. in Troy, May 4, 1838; m., Nov. 27, 1861, Frances F., dau. of Ilyman and Lovina (Allen) Bent, b. in Fitzwilliam, Oct. 27, 1838. Came to Marl. to reside Oct., 1866.
I. Frank Russell, b. in South Gardner, Mass., Aug. 29, 1866.
24 25 II. Charles Winfred, b. in Marl., Aug. 4, 1877. 26 III. Robert L., b. in Marl., Sept. 10, 1880. 1 JOHN WHITTAKER came from Dedham, Mass. He m., Oct. 11, 1792, Juda Easman. He resided in a rude hut, which stood above the Day bridge, on the knoll on the east side of the highway. The little brook that empties into the river near that place took its name from him, and is still known as the Whittaker brook. After resid- ing here a few years, he removed to Vermont.
I. John Eastman, b. July 1, 1793. 2 3 II. James, b. March 20, 1796. 4 III. Juda, b. Sept. 8, 1797. 5
iv. Nancy, b. Oct. 8, 1802.
6 v. Abigail.
Infant child of John Whittaker, d. 1805 (Fish records).
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1 JABEZ WIGHT was b. probably in Dublin, Dec. 21, 1769. His father, John Wight, b. in Medfield, Mass., March 29, 1736; m., 1759, Elizabeth Reed, b. Sept. 29, 1739, and settled in Dublin about 1763. Jabez Wight m., 1787, Mary Webster, the great-grand-daughter of Hannah Dustin, who was taken prisoner by the Indians at Haverhill, and afterwards escaped by killing several of the savages. (History of Dublin.) Mr. Wight settled first in Dublin, but came to Marl. to reside about 1812, and located first on land now owned by James A. White. His house stood on a little knoll on the south side of the road near the present residence of Francis O. Ball. Later in life, he put up the frame of a house on the site of the one now owned by W. W. and J. M. Richardson. Before this was completed, he sold to William White, Jr., and built a house on the old road to Pottersville, being the same afterwards owned by Thomas Shapley. He removed to Sterling, Mass., about 1851.
I. Betsey, b. Dec. 21, 1788; m., Oct. 13, 1805 Hughenos Tyrell. ,
2. 3 II. John, b. Jan. 24, 1791 ; m., Apr. 22, 1813, Beulah, dau. of Abner Smith, of Dublin. 4 III. Sally, b. Sept. 18, 1793; m. Jesse Knowlton, q.v.
WILD.
JOSEPH WILD emigrated to this country from England. His son Elijah m. Amy Hovey of Plymouth, Mass., and had two sons, Ivory and Elijah. Ivory, b. Oct. 3, 1752, O.S., m. Hannah, dau. of Aaron and Hannah Esterbrook of Lancaster, Mass. He was a member of the Society of Shakers in Shirley, Mass., and was for many years their deacon.
1 NATHAN E. WILD, son of Ivory and Hannah (Ester- brook) Wild, was b. in Shirley, Apr. 14, 1778. He re- mained with the Shakers until twenty-one years of age, when he left the Society and came to Marl. He was fond of relating his stories of Shaker life, and could well remember the celebrated Shakeress, Ann Lee. He m., May 18, 1803, Eunice, dau. of Asa and Eunice (Williams) Porter. He d. March 27, 1871. His widow d. Aug. 16, 1871.
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I. Amoret, b. Oct. 30, 1804; m. Elijah Gates, q.v.
II. Ivory H., b. Oct. 1, 1806; d. Sept. 10, 1827.
4 III. Maria, b. Sept. 12, 1821 ; m. John Merrill Davis, q.v.
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IV. Caroline E., b. July 17, 1824; d. Aug. 10, 1844.
1 DAVID WILKINSON Was b. in Sharon, Mass., Aug. 20, 1762. At the age of fourteen, he went to Walpole,
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Mass., to learn the trade of a saddler. Two years after, he entered the Continental army from that town. On his return from the war, he went back to his old master, and remained with him until he was twenty-one years old. He m., Jan. 1, 1788, Ruth Allen of Walpole, b. Jan. 1, 1768. Soon after his marriage, he came to Marl., and purchased a tract of wild land which comprises the farm now owned by Wilber F. Wallace, where he spent the remainder of his days. When not engaged in tilling the soil, he manufactured saddles which always found a ready market, not only in this, but surrounding towns. He d. Dec. 10, 1843. His widow d. May 3, 1863.
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I. Sarah, b. Oct. 29, 1790; m. Jonah Davis, q.v.
II. Mary, b. Sept. 18, 1792; m. Asa Hastings, q.v.
III. Ruth, b. Jan. 29, 1794; d. May 29, 1795.
Iv. Ruth, b. Aug. 6, 1797; m. Jason Lewis of Wal- pole, Mass., where she now resides.
v. David, b. June 30, 1799.+
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VI. Esther, b. Apr. 6, 1807; d. March 26, 1873, um. VII. Irena, b. Aug. 31, 1809 ; m., Apr. 4, 1832, Hosea
B. Gibson, of Ashburnham; resides in Boston.
(6) DAVID WILKINSON, son of David, was b. in Marl., June 30, 1799, on the farm and in the house now owned and occupied by Wilber F. Wallace. Always re- siding in his native town, Mr. Wilkinson's life did not abound in those incidents and adventures which generally attract a biographer.
Unlike multitudes of New England boys, he remained at home, tilling the paternal acres and learning his father's trade. Even after he married, he followed the good old patriarchal custom, remaining under the ances- tral roof, and gradually assuming the responsibilities of the head of the family, as his father, by reason of ad- vancing years, laid them aside. His parents and one sister remained with him until, at a good old age, they slept with their fathers. In the same field and shop where he passed his boyhood, he trained up his sons to habits of industry, self-reliance, and enterprise. The harness and saddlery business, which he inherited from his father, he transmitted to his sons. In 1834, he built the commodious brick mansion in the village, which was his residence until his death.
Mr. Wilkinson appeared generally to look upon the bright side of life. He was hopeful and impulsive in his temperament, and unusually active and energetic. Be- ing also cordial in his intercourse with his neighbors, he was not one to hide away in a corner, but was interested
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The Chubbuck Eng." Springfield Mass
Laviel Wilkinson.
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Patty H. Withinson.
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in all that seemed to be for the good of the community. Hence, we find him active in the temperance movement through all the various phases of its history in town. And, for the same reason, he was always prominent in the Church to which he united himself at an early age. He became a member of the Congregational Church in 1821, and until his death was ever active in promoting its interests, and was one of the leaders in the measures that resulted in the erection of the brick church.
Though he passed the limit of fourscore years, it might be said of him in an eminent degree, up to the last sudden attack of acute disease, that his eye was not dimmed, nor his natural forces abated. He was a man that always enjoyed life, and never, apparently, more than during his last days; and yet, having always been mindful of the life beyond, he was not taken unaware by death. He d. Nov. 3, 1879. He m., Oct. 7, 1823, Patty Hubbard of Putney, Vt., b. Oct. 9, 1801, who had been a successful and popular teacher in the public schools of Marl. previous to her marriage. She was not ambitious for a wider sphere in which to employ her qualities of heart and mind than she found at the head of her hus- band's household. Here, the aged and infirm found her a friend in whose care they might safely trust, her chil- dren a mother anxious to instill into their hearts the principles of a manly, Christian character, and her hus- band a true helpmeet always ready to encourage and sustain him in every good work. Especially in his efforts to further the interests of the Church of his choice and love did she zealously co-operate with him. She was public-spirited, ready to engage in every work promising to benefit society, but particularly earnest in promoting the religious welfare of all who came within her influ- ence. But, if one sentiment rather than another pos- sessed her heart and stimulated her activities, it might be expressed in the words of the hymn, --
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