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Capt. Amos Buffum - Dan. - Robert - Jedediah m., July 10, 1845, Betsey, dr. of John Barrus ; lived in Templeton when the war began. He enlisted first in the 25th Reg. Mass. Vols., and was promoted to a lieutenant ; secondly, enlisted in the 36th Reg. Mass. Vol., and was promoted to captain of Co. G. He was killed at Petersburg, June 18, 1864, aged 40. Had one daughter, who m., and lives at Templeton.
Cyrus G. Buffum - Dan. - Robert - Jedediah- m. Lizzie Witt, of Hubbardston, and lived in Temple- ton when the war commenced. Enlisted in the 36th Mass. ; was corporal of Co. D, and d. at Louisville, Ky., Aug. 12, 1863.
Esek Buffum - William - Jedediah - Ist m. Al- mira Safford, of Warwick, R. I .; 2d m. Harriet Keith, of Keene. Lived first in Providence, R. I .; lastly, on his father's place in Richmond. He d. 1844, aged 41 ; Harriet d. 1866, aged 64. By
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Almira he had Samuel, who lives in the city of New York. By Harriet he had Napoleon B., enlisted in 14th N. H., and d. in the service ; Mary, m. Foster ; Josephine, m. Silas B. Boyce ; James, enlisted in Ist Reg. H. A., lives in Swansey ; Jane, m. Alfred Tolman.
Jonathan Buffum, son of Joseph Buffum, of Smith- field, settled on L. 4, R. 6, about 1763 ; made a clear- ing and built a log-house, and sold the same to Nathan Harkness, 1773, and removed to Grafton, N. H. Had six children.
Moses Buffum, son of Benjamin Buffum, of Smith- field, m., Dec. 22, 1779, Sarah, dr. of Jonathan Gas- kill. He lived on the west side of the road, south of Jesse Bolles', and north of the Caleb Buffum place. Had three children.
Caleb Buffum, brother of Moses, Ist m., Aug. 15, 1784, Tamer Gaskill, dr. of Jonathan Gaskill ; 2d m., March 25, 1787, Hannah, a sister of Tamer. He bought of Moses Cumstock his farm, L. 6, R. 4. The house was moved by Jesse Bolles years ago, and the same is now occupied by Edwin, Jesse's youngest son. He d. 1803, aged 45. His widow 2d m. Stephen Raymond, of Royalston ; she d. 1856, aged 87. Had six children, viz. : Polly, b. 1787, m. Calvin Forbes ; Caleb, b. 1789; Silas, b. 1790, m. Priscilla, dr. of Esek Buffum, removed to Vermont ; James, b. 1792, Ist m. Ruth Bliss; 2d m. Frances A. Fifield, he lives in Keene, aged 90; Elizabeth, m. Enoch Metcalf, of Royalston ; Benjamin, b. 1799, m. Sarah Bliss, he lives in Royalston ; and Gaskill, who probably died young.
Benjamin Buffum, son of Joseph, of Smithfield, and half brother of Jedediah, m. Rhoda Scott; lived
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on the John Wing place, L. II, R. 2, next north of Silas Jillson's. He removed to the Jonathan Thurber place, 1836, and there died soon after. Had no children.
BULLOCK.
The ancestor of the families of this name in town was Christopher, who came from Rehobath early in the history of the town, and settled on the place known as the Cass Bullock farm. He was well in years when he came, and had a son Jeremiah, and brothers Nathan and David, and cousin Moulton. These brothers lived in town a few years, and then re- moved to Royalston, and finally went west. Of Na- than we only know that he was in the service a while in the Revolutionary war.
Jeremiah Bullock, son of Christopher, b. in Cum- berland, Aug. 7, 1748, m. Adah Cass, dr. of Deacon John Cass, Dec. 22, 1771. After the father's death he continued on the homestead, and finally he d. with his son Chistopher, in Winchester. Had ten chil- dren, viz. : Nathan, b. 1773 ; Lovel, b. April 16, 1775 ; Sarah, b. Oct. 7, 1776 ; Adah, b. June 5, 1778, d. July 16, 1778 ; Joel, b. May 16, 1779; Cass, b. Nov. 10, 1781 ; Jeremiah, b. July 3, 1783 ; Adah, b. Feb. 7, 1786; Christopher, b. June 1, 1788; Susannah, b. July 25, 1790. Of these only Nathan and Cass re- mained in town.
Nathan Bullock - Jeremiah - Christopher - m. Sarah Jillson, dr. of Paul, Feb. 16, 1804. He lived on the farm now owned by Watrous Garnsey, which was settled by Abraham Man, whose wife was a sister of Mr. Bullock's mother. Had eleven children, viz. :
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Adah C., b. Dec. 23, 1804, m. Job Martin ; Anna C., b. Sept. 5, 1806; Martha C., b. May 16, 1808 ; Ra- chel J., b. Feb. 27, 1810 ; Esther J., b. Oct. 5, 1811 ; Nathan H., b. May 13, 1813, d. about 1830; Sarah M., b. Dec. 23, 1814, m. Hiram Bryant ; Mehita B., b. Jan., 1817 ; Andrew J., b. Aug. 27, 1819 ; Paul J., b. Jan. 14, 1822; Susan L., b. Jan. 28, 1825. None living in town at present. He d. May 18, 1860, aged 86 ; she d. July 12, 1868, aged 87.
Cass Bullock - Jeremiah -- Christopher - m. Han- nah Perry of Warwick. He lived on his father's place. He d. Dec. 1, 1854, aged 73; she d. May 22. 1862, aged 85. Had Hannah, b. 1805, m. Martin Ellis ; Cass, b. 1803 ; Asa, b. July 29, 1807.
Andrew f. Bullock - Nathan - Jeremiah -Chris- topher - m. Newell. He removed to Woonsocket, R. I., where he still resides.
Paul F. Bullock - Nathan - Jeremiah - Christo- pher - lives with his sister in Gardner. Not m.
Cass Bullock, jr .- Cass -Jeremiah - Christopher -m. Candace, dr. of Dea. Martin Ellis. Lived on the old homestead until he removed to Swansey, 1869. He d. Sept. 22, 1875. Had one child, Emmerancy, b. Sept. 8, 1834, m. Andrew B. Cook, and lives in Swansey.
Asa Bullock - Cass - Jeremiah - Christopher - Ist m. Tamasin, dr. of Jonathan Cass ; 2d m. Amy, dr. of Robert Swan. He lived on the Deacon Ellis farm, the place now occupied by his son Henry. He d. Aug. 19, 1874 ; Tamasin d. Aug. 28, 1839. Had
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by Tamasin : Asa H., b. Jan. 9, 1833 ; had by Amy : Henry, b. May 2, 1849, lives on his father's place with his mother ; Elizabeth H., b. Aug. 5, 1853, m. John P. Nutting.
Asa H. Bullock, son of Asa, m. Mary, dr. of Stephen Randall, Oct. 15, 1855. Lives on the Major John Cass place, and has in connection therewith the John Starkey farm. Had five children, viz. : Stephen, A .. b. Feb. 9, 1857 ; Luther C., b. Dec. 26, 1858, d. March 11, 1859 ; Mary D., b. June 25, 1860, d. Dec. 20, 1864; Frank R., b. Oct. 23, 1861, d. Sept. 8, 1862 ; Myron E., b. Nov. 28, 1866, d. March 30, 1869. Mary, his wife, d. Oct. 2, 1884.
Stephen A. Bullock, son of Asa H., m. Emma A. Thayer, April 9, 1879. Had Frank S., b. Jan. 6, 1880. Stephen A, lives with his father.
David Bullock m. Mary, dr. of Rev. Maturin Bal- lou, Oct. 20, 1771. He appears to have settled on or near the farm where Silas Ballou, the poet lived, also to have lived a short time at the middle of the town. About 1785 he removed to Royalston, and finally re- moved to York state. Left no record of family.
Moulton Bullock m. Prudence. The place of his settlement in town is not known. Was on the board of selectmen, 1773. Removed to Royalston and set- tled on the place next south of his brother, Hugh Bul- lock. Had three children, Althea, b. May 22, 1765 ; Nathaniel, b. April 19, 1767 ; Olive, b. April 20, 1769. He d. 1819, aged 75 years.
Nathaniel Bullock, son of Moulton, m. Feb. 28, 1790, Priscilla, dr. of James Ballou. He lived in
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Royalston. She d. March 10, 1793. Had Nathan- iel, b. 1792.
Nathaniel Bullock, jr., son of Nathaniel, m. Lo- vina, dr. of Seth Ballou, jr. Removed to Readsboro', Vt., where he died a few years ago.
BUMP.
Jacob Bump, b. 1738, in Mendon, m. Dinah Slew, of Smithfield, Sept. 29, 1760. Was among the first settlers. Came from Smithfield 1761-'2, occupied for three or four years L. 6, R. 6, recently owned by Jonathan Cass. His house was near Muddy pond, the south end of Cass pond. He removed to the place now occupied by George B. Handy about 1766 ; he built the house now standing on the premises, from thence re- moved to Swansey, on the place afterwards owned by David and Virgil Holbrook. Returned to town about 1805, and bought the Maturin Ballou farm, the place now owned by Noah Perry. He was out in the old French and Indian war three months, in 1759-'60. He d. Dec. 17, 1829, in his 92d year ; she d. Nov. 25, 1818, in the 78th year of her age. Had ten chil- dren, the oldest was born before his first settlement in town, viz. : Stephen, b. Jan. 30, 1761 ; Asa, b. Jan. 29, 1763 ; Laban, b. Aug. 29, 1765 ; Lavina, b. May 9, 1767, Ist m. Richard Sweet, 2d m. Nathan Bowen ; Wanton, b. July 9, 1769 ; Rhoda, b. April 25, 1771, Ist m. Jacob Boyce, 2d m. Philemon Parker ; Eliza- beth, b. May 3, 1775, m. David Martin ; Barnet, b. June 27, 1779, m. Phebe Bowen ; Jacob, b. May 12, 1783, m. Lydia Bowen ; Silvia, m. Stephen Boorn. The sons all removed to the Butternuts, which is in Otsego Co., N. Y., about 90 miles south-west from Albany, and to Harvard, in the same state.
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BUTTERFIELD.
Erasmus Butterfield, from Westmoreland, m. Esther Sweetser, of Marlboro'. Lived in the house with Timothy Pickering. Was here from 1819 to 1824 ; was a lawyer, the only one that has ever taken up his abode here. Had John, d. March 2, 1864 ; Charles ; Harriet, who m. Samuel D. Allen; and a daughter, Sarah, who m. William Whittemore, of Fitzwilliam.
BUXTON.
Elijah Buxton m. Deliverance, dr. of Elder Na- thaniel Bolles. Lived on the Obed Bolles place, 1823 ; removed to Reading, Mass.
CAPRON.
Capt. Oliver Capron, son of Banfield Capron, of Cumberland, b. July 1, 1736, m. Esther Free- man, came into town 1765. He was f. s. on the Cheney farm, now owned by St. Clair, L. 24, R. 12, next to the Warwick line; was captain of a company that marched to Cambridge soon after the Concord fight, and was at the battle of Bunker Hill; and was also captain of a company that went to the relief of Ticonderoga, 1777 ; was colonel of a regiment of militia, and was also first represen- tative of the town to the General Court, and a justice of the peace. He removed from town to Canada, but returned to Swansey, and there d., 1816, while living with his daughter who m. Calvin Wright, aged 80. Had seven children, viz. : Nathan, Otis, Oliver, m. Hannah Work; Thaddeus, b. Dec. 6, 1764 ;
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Alpheus, b. July 21, 1770; Hannah, b. April 6, 1767 ; and Elizabeth.
Otis Capron -Oliver - Ist m. Judith Gale, by whom he had six children ; 2d m. Polly King, and by her had Gilbert, Sarah, Judith, b. Dec. 13, 1801, m. Nicholas Cook ; Alpha, Luther M., Polly, m. Robin- son Bolles ; Rev. Edmund Capron, and Martha. He lived a while on the Caleb Curtis place ; resided also a longer time in Winchester, where he died.
Alpheus Capron - Oliver -m. Lucy Stanley, of Swansey. He bought, 1818, the cloth-dressing works at North Richmond. Had Elon, b. June 18, 1810 ; Irene, b. 1812, m. Ambrose Swan ; Almena, b. 1814. He d. 1822, aged 52 ; she d. May, 1866, aged 85.
Elon Capron - Alpheus - Oliver - m., Jan. I, 1834, Almarine, dr. of Robert Swan; removed to Peterboro'. Had Lizzie, b. Oct. 21, 1834 ; Alpheus, b. March, 1837. He d. in Winchester, May 7, 1855, aged 45. His widow resides in Winchester.
CARGILL.
James Cargill, b. in Cumberland, April 22, 1762, 1786-m. Chloe , b. in Westminster, Vt., Sept. 28, 1766. He bought L. 6, R. 3, the place since owned by John Martin, Kinsman, and others. Had eight children. He removed to Pennsylvania, 1814.
CARKIN.
William O. Carkin, b. in Tyngsboro', Mass., Ist m. Ellen Stiles; 2d m., July 4, 1868, Mary Jane
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Dearborn, of Maine. He moved to the Colonel Jill- son place, 1879, where he now resides. Had by Ellen : Allie W., b. June 3, 1862; Willie, b. March 29, 1866. Had by Mary Jane : Frank E., b. May 14, 1869; Ida G., b. April 7, 1872 ; Isaac A., b. April 13, 1875 ; Adah Jane, b. Jan. 1, 1876.
CARPENTER.
Samuel Carpenter, of Rehobath, bought of Jabez Bowen, L. 14. R. 7, 1784. He was f. s. on the Southwick, or Hubbard Reed farm, now owned by Ebenezer Cook ; built the house now standing on the premises. He d. about 1800. Had Sarah, Jede- diah, Samuel, and probably some others.
Jedediah Carpenter -Samuel - m. Sally Hill. He lived on the William Buffum place about 1805.
Daniel Carpenter, probably a brother of Samuel, was f. s. on the Reuben Martin farm. He bought of Rev. Isaac Kenney his farm, L. 7, R. 8, the old Cumstock place, and sold the same to Nathan Hark- ness about 1805. Had Timothy, Hannah, Mary, Daniel, and Isaac Kenney.
John L. Carpenter, son of Sidney Carpenter, of Swansey, m. Alfreda (Martin) Fisher, Oct., 1875. He lives on the Jacob Sweet place.
CARROLL.
Lucius Carrol, son of Elvira Barrus, was brought up by Charles Whipple ; he lives on the Enoch Whip- ple place, m. Harriet Robbins, of Warwick. He is now divorced ; has no children.
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CARTER.
William T. Carter, b. in Leeds, Eng., 1812, came to this country in 1825; was thirteen years in the United States army, including service in the late war. He Ist m. Ann McCormick, by whom he had six children ; 2d m. Elizabeth Corcoran, widow of Henry M. Smith. Came to town 1881 ; lives on the place first settled by Stephen Kimpton, known as the John Pickering, or Seth Curtis place. Had by Elizabeth : Lilla, b. Aug. 1, 1867, d. April 2, 1883 ; Walter E., b. March 14, 1869.
CASS.
Three by the name of Cass, John, Daniel, and Luke, were among the first settlers. John came from Cumberland, where he resided after his marriage un- til his removal to Richmond. Daniel and Luke were from Smithfield. What relation these may have had to each other does not appear.
The John- Cass Family.
Dea. John Cass, then of Mendon, m., Feb. 18, 1736, Alice Brown, of Bellingham. Was f. s. on the farm which has been occupied since his time by Tim- othy and Ezra Cole, Simeon Cook, and is now owned by Perley' Amadon, L. 8, R. 9. He was the first innkeeper in town. Jedediah Buffum's family, when he removed to town in the spring of 1763, was enter- tained at his house. They came with an ox-team, probably through Winchester or Warwick. At his house was held the first town meeting, and Mr. Cass was the moderator. Had Joseph, b. 1738; Mary, b. Aug. 15, 1742 ; Alice, b. Feb. 6, 1743 ; John, b. Jan.
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I, 1745 ; David, b. Aug. 9, 1747 ; Hannah, b. Jan. 26, 1748, d. 1750; Adah, b. July 16, 1750, m. Jeremiah Bullock ; Ziba, b. July 20, 1755 ; Joel, b. Nov. 22, 1757 ; and Susanna, m. John Dandley, all born in Cumberland. He d. 1802.
Joseph Cass - John - m. Rachel, dr. of John Mar- tin, sr. He settled on the Dan. Buffum farm, L. 9, R. II. His house was on the old road south of the buildings now on the place. Hed. 1800. What became of most of the family does not appear. Children : Jo- seph, Iddo, Hannah, Hosea, Naomi, Margery, Ra- chel, Zilpha, Joseph, Nedebiah, and Luke. Joseph and some of the others removed to Exeter, N. Y. Rachel m. James Work, Zilpha m. Jona. Martin.
John Cass - John - m. Lydia Taft, sister of Na- thaniel Taft. Settled on the farm since owned by John Starkey and Asa H. Bullock, L. 13, R. 8. He erected a large two-story house on the premises, which was taken down a few years ago by N. G. Wood- bury, and removed to Keene. He d. April 10, 1828, aged 82 ; she d. Feb. 4, 1838, aged 86. Had twelve children, viz. : Ono, b. May 26, 1769; Hannah, b. Aug. 26, 1770, m. Asahel Bennett ; John, b. Oct. 31, 1772 ; Nathan, b. April 4, 1776, d. Oct. 14, 1778 ; Lydia, b. July 1, 1777, m. Otis Cook; Susanna, b. Sept. 23, 1779 ; Silence, b. March 27, 1782 ; Kesiah, b. Aug. 3, 1783, Ist m. Aaron Whipple, 2d m. Ben- jamin Newell ; Molly, b. May 20, 1786; Sarah, b. Jan. 6, 1789, m. John Starkey; Mary, b. Oct. 13, 1790, m. Nathaniel Boorn ; Sally, b. Nov. 9, 1793, m. Page.
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David Cass - Dea. John -m. Kesiah Arnold, of Smithfield, Feb. 16, 1762. Was f. s. on the farm now owned by Davis Sprague, L. 5, R. 9. Erected the house still standing on the premises, but now in a dilapidated condition ; he sold to John Ingersoll about 1794, and removed from town. Had two children : Lydia, and Freelove, m. Timothy Barrus. Ingersoll sold to Ebenezer Blanding, and Blanding sold to Thomas Goddard.
Foel Cass - Dea. John - m. Lydia Hix, Jan. 24, 1779. He appears to have lived with his father and had a blacksmith shop. Removed from town about 1805. Had seven children, viz., John, Alice, Mary, Ephraim, Lydia, Joel, and Eunice. He removed to the state of N. Y.
Ono Cass - John - John - Ist m. Bethiah Whip- ple, Jan. 7, 1796, 2d m. Betsey, dr. of Noah Bisbee, Feb. 22, 1816. Had by Bethiah, Lydia, b. April 13, 1796, m. Carlton Bryant; Amy, b. Feb. 28, 1798. His wife Bethiah d. Sept. 16, 1800. He removed to Penn.
Maj. John Cass - John - John-m. Sally Eddy Potter, April 5, 1795. Lived on the place now owned and occupied by Asa H. Bullock, a part of L. 13, R. 8. He was frozen to death on the old road west of the Crooker place, while returning home on the night of Jan. 21, 1831. Had an infant son, died ; Ono T., b. May 20, 1793 ; Polly P., b. Feb. 3, 1800, m. Peleg Taft, jr. ; Moses P., b. April 11, 1802 ; Nathan, b. Jan. 18, 1805, d. April 20, 1806; Almina Eddy, b. Feb. 8, 1807, m. Daniel Saben.
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Ono T. Cass - John - John - John - m. Sarah B., dr. of Enos Holbrook, Jan. 2, 1830. Was a tan- ner and currier; served apprenticeship with Daniel Bassett ; carried on business at the tannery at the Four corners a while, and then removed to Jackson, Mich. Had Isaac H., b. Jan. 27, 1831 ; and John R., b. March 31, 1832. He separated from his wife, and she went with her father's family to Princeton, Ill.
Moses P. Cass - John - John - John - lived on his father's place while he remained in town. Removed to Westmoreland about 1850, where he married. After the death of his wife he removed to Chesterfield, and there died by suicide, Jan., 1883, aged 81.
The Daniel- Cass Family.
Daniel Cass, from Smithfield, b. Nov. 29, 1724, m., April 7, 1744, Mary Cook. Was f. s. on the farm now owned by Jonas Wheeler, L. 7, R. 6. He sold to Jaazaniah Barrett, and moved to the next lot south, and lived with his son Daniel, 1791. He was a large land owner, and the only one of the original three Casses who has descendants bearing the name now living in town. Had Samuel, b. Aug. 10, 1746 ; Joseph, b. March 31, 1748 ; Hannah, b. Jan. 10. 1749, m. Nathaniel Taft; Mary, b. March 30, 1752, m. Richard Peters ; Daniel, b. Oct. 24, 1753 ; Jonathan, b. March 31, 1756; Josiah B., b. Sept. 24, 1757; Sarah B., b. Nov. 19, 1759, m. Abner Twitchell ; John, b. July 30, 1763 ; Mordica, b. Dec. 23, 1765. All the children except John and Mordica were born in Smithfield. He d. Oct., 1798, aged 74.
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Samuel Cass - Daniel - settled on the east part of his father's farm, known formerly as Orchard hill. He probably returned to Rhode Island:
Joseph Cass - Daniel -- Ist m., July 12, 1770, Mary Estey ; 2d m. Molly Hews, April 4, 1782; 3d m. Isabella Cass, widow of Luke, 1815. He lived on the old road west of Roscoe Weeks', the place first set- tled by Azariah Cumstock, and there resided from 1769 until 1792, when he bought Henry Ingalls' farm, where he lived the remainder of his life. Had by Mary seven children, and by Molly eight, viz. : by Molly : Mary, b. Dec. 5, 1782 ; James, b. March II, 1784 ; Nancy, b. April 8, 1786; Joseph, b. April 12, 1788 ; Luther, b. Dec. 6, 1790; Calvin, b. Jan. 22, 1793 ; Lucy, b. April 25, 1795 ; Nahum, b. June 27, 1799.
Daniel Cass, jr. - Daniel -m. Lydia, dr. of Jona. Sweet, March 30, 1781. Lived on the place recently occupied by Jonathan Cass. Built the house still standing on the place. Had nine children, viz. : Jon- athan, b. March 7, 1782 ; Daniel, b. July 30, 1783 ; Lydia, b. March 28, 1785, Ist m. Abraham Boorn, 2d m. Alpheus Cressey ; Marmaduke, b. Oct. 2, 1788, d. young ; Phebe, b. May 5, 1791, m. Cyrus Church ; Hannah, b. April 9, 1793, m. Coburn ; Mary, b. June 8, .1795, m. Chandler Bryant; Sarah, b. Aug. 20, 1797, m. Otis Blanding ; Welcome, d. in infancy.
Jonathan Cass - Daniel - Ist m. Zilpah, dr. of John Martin, March 21, 1779 ; 2d m. Lydia Sargent, of Fitzwilliam. His farm was part of L. 15, R. 4, the place where Joseph Swan now lives. He spent the last years of his life in Fitzwilliam. He d. May
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II, 1838, aged 82 ; Zilpah d. May 25, 1808. Had by Zilpah nine children, viz. : Sarah, b. June 15, 1780, d. 1798; Martin, b. Dec. 3, 1781 ; Provided, b. Oct. 24, 1783, m. Gardner ; Daniel, b. Jan. 26, 1785 ; Mary, b. Nov. 26, 1786, m. Caleb Garfield ; Jonathan, b. May 7, 1788, d. Jan. 23, 1818; Hannah, b. March 18, 1791, m. Michael Perry ; Zilpah, b. Nov. 30, 1792, m. Lilburn Allen ; Otis, b. Aug. 2, 1795.
Josiah Cass - Daniel - m. Deborah - The -. place of his residence appears to have been on L. 7, R. 7, where Roscoe Weeks now lives. He d. Oct. 8, 1777, leaving one son, Nathan, b. Feb. 19, 1777, m. Tirza, dr. of Michael Barrus, June 1, 1796; lived on his father's place until 1803.
John Cass - Daniel -m. Esther Wooley, Jan. 3, 1782 ; 2d m. Sarah Kelton, of Warwick, Sept. 21, 1800. His place was on the old road west of Roscoe Weeks'. The house was moved to the Four corners, about 1814, by George Harkness. He removed from town about 1806. By Esther he had Samuel, Esther, John, Daniel, and Matthew.
Mordica Cass- Daniel - Ist m. Amy, dr. of Jonathan Sweet; settled first on the Bill Weeks place. His house was on the old road. Had twelve children, viz : Richard, Silas, Sally, Amy, d. 1849; Anna, m. Reuben Man; Sarah, Laban, Nathan, Josiah, Jonathan, Luke, and Levi, b. Sept. 25, 1809. Mordica 2d m. - Man, by whom he had no chil- dren. His 2d wife committed suicide, by drowning, in a small brook north of Noah Perry's, about 1845, near the schoolhouse. He died about 1840.
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Joseph Cass - Joseph - Daniel - m. -. He resided on the Henry Ingalls farm, where his father had lived, the place now owned by Mrs. Benjamin Clark. He d. in Smithfield, R. I., 1827. Had Levi, Cordelia, and Joseph.
Luther Cass - Joseph - Daniel - m. Sarah, dr. of Daniel C. Bryant. He lived on the place now occupied by his daughter Lavina. Had James, b. Dec. 20, 1815; Nancy, b. May 5, 1817, d. 1883 ; Lavina, b. Feb. II, 1819; Elizabeth, b. July 17, 1821, m. James Longley ; Ozro T., b. Feb. 20, 1823. He d. April II, 1862, aged 71 ; she d. April 15, 1868, aged 81.
Fames Cass - Luther - Joseph - Daniel -m., Feb. 15, 1848, Mary, dr. of Rufus Taft, of Win- chester. He lived on the place with his father, and built the house now standing on the premises. He d. Oct. 5, 1855. Had James B., b. March 28, 1849 ; Frank L., b. Oct. 12, 1852 ; Edward W., b. Feb. 23, 1856. Mrs. Cass and family removed to Winchester.
Ozro T. Cass - Luther - Joseph - Daniel - m., Jan. 4, 1852, Harriet L. Hanks, of Endfield, Mass. He bought the Deacon Ephraim Hix farm, and built the house now standing on the same. He d. July 29, 1871. Had Charles H., b. Oct. 11, 1852 ; Hattie A., b. Sept. 17, 1855, d. Nov. 29, 1877 ; Willie O., b. May 27, 1860; Luther E., b. Sept. 20, 1862 ; Lizzie S., b. Nov. 17, 1864 ; Fred. W., b. March 30, 1868.
Charles H. Cass - Ozro T. - Luther -- Joseph - Daniel -m., July 17, 1879, Lilla Mellen, dr. of
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Isaac N. Had Hattie, b. April, 1881 ; Harry, b. April, 1883.
Jonathan Cass- Daniel - Daniel -m. Tamasin, dr. of Dr. Ebenezer Swan, Jan. 1, 1804; lived with his father. He d. Dec. 31, 1841; she d. March 3, 1852, aged 66. Had Isaac, b. April, 1805, d. Oct. 25, 1830 ; Tamasin, b. 1807, m. Asa Bullock ; Lydia, b. Sept. 4, 1810, m. Daniel Man ; Mary S., b. March 26, 1813, m. Martin Kingsley ; Phebe, b. Nov. 21, 1821 ; Amina, b. Dec. 24, 1824, m. Stephen Handy ; Jonathan, b. Sept. 22, 1827.
Jonathan Cass - Jona. - Daniel - Daniel - m. Susan B. Watkins, of Swansey, Jan. 1, 1852. Lived where his father did; d. Jan. 7, 1878. Had Oscar B., b. Nov. 22, 1852; Laura I., b. Feb. 15, 1857 ; Eugene J., b. Sept. 7, 1859 ; Edgar D., b. April 26, 1865 ; George H., b. Aug. 3, 1868 ; his widow lives on the Daniel Man farm.
Daniel Cass 3d - Daniel - Daniel -m., Jan. I, 1806, Hannah, dr. of John Boyce. Lived on the farm settled by Israel Phillips, L. 6, R. 3, the place now owned by Mrs. Amos A. Flint. Had Tryphena, b. July 24, 18II, m. Levi Cass ; Jarvis, b. Nov. 28, 1813 ; Melancy, b. March 11, 1816, m. Carlos Jewell ; J. Harrison, b. Jan. 4, 1819, d. about 1844 ; Daniel, b. Nov. 7, 1821 ; Hannah, b. Oct. 7, 1823 ; Emily, b. March 3, 1826; Elmira, b. Nov. 13, 1828 ; Angela, b. Dec. 6, 1831. Removed with his son Daniel to Iowa, where he d. She d. March 15, 1857.
Jarvis Cass - Daniel - Daniel - Daniel - Ist m. Nov. 28, 1839, Rachel Cook, dr. of Anson Cook, of
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Cumberland; 2d m. Almira (Shepherd) Curtis, of Barre, and widow of Marcus Curtis, Feb. 24, 1858. Had by Rachel: Anson, Lewis, Melancy, d., and Emily, d. By Almira had Charles D., b. Jan. 10, 1859; Marion M., b. Aug. 28, 1861; Mira J., b. May 16, 1863. He d. in the army, 1863 ; Almira 3d m. Benjamin W. Bliss.
f. Harrison Cass - Daniel - Daniel - Daniel - was a giant in frame, nearly seven feet in height, and died when about 25 years of age.
Daniel Cass - Daniel - Daniel - Daniel - m. April 18, 1848, Betsey A. Bennett. Removed to Iowa, 1857, and took his father with him.
Amory Cass - Daniel - Daniel - Daniel - Ist m., Aug. 24, 1851, Sally A. Jillson ; 2d m. Emily A. Davis, Oct. 23, 1856. Lived first on the Ebenezer Ballou farm. Now resides in Keene. Had Ellen S., b. Oct. 6, 1857 ; Emma J., b. June 4, 1859 ; Henry W., b. Feb. 4, 1861 ; George W., b. April 27, 1863 ; Bert A., b. March 17, 868 ; Ola B., b. Jan. 5, 1872.
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