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FORTUNE LITTLE, from Shirley, Mass., with his w. Lorancy, lived on lot 3, range 10 (see page 289). Ch. : I. Joseph, b. Oct. 18, 1786. II. Pearl, b. May 25, 1788. III. Lorancy, b. April 28, 1791.
AARON MARSHALL, from Holliston, Mass .; b. Nov. 19, 1747; learned his trade as a scythe-maker in Framingham ; re. to Dublin, 1770 ; settled on lot 8, range 9, where he d., Jan. 11, 1830. He m., first, 1770, Esther Townsend, b. in Lynn, Mass., Sept. 5, 1751, and d. Dec. 22, 1806. Ch. :
I. Beriah, b. June 9, 1773; m., Feb. 2, 1792, Alexander Emes, q. v. II. Benjamin, b. March 8, 1776; m., June 11, 1800, Anna Morse, 46
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dr. of Micah M., b. in Conway, Mass., July 25, 1771. Ch .: 1. ANNA, b. Sept. 25, 1801 ; m., Nov. 28, 1833, James Chamberlain, q. v. - 2. ELIZABETH, b. July 25, 1804; m., Nov. 20, 1849, David Mathews, and r. Hancock. - 3. EMILY, b. May 3, 1806; d. Dec. 5, 1827. - 4. AARON, b. Dec. 1, 1807. - 5. DRURY M., b. March 10, 1809 ; m., first, Nov. 16, 1834, Emelia Powers, dr. of Asa P., b. March 14, 1809, and d. July 3, 1840 : ch. (1) Emelia. Second w., m., April, 1843, Mary Ann Huckins; r. Boston ; ch. n. u. - 6. GRANVILLE B., b. Nov. 6, 1812; m., May, 1838, Louisa Rebecca Caton ; r. New Orleans.
III. Esther, b. April 28, 1781; m., May 4, 1803, Zadoc Chap- man; r. Edgecomb, Me. IV. Polly, b. Nov. 20, 1790 ; d. Oct. 28, 1817. V. Judith, b. Feb. 19, 1792; m., April 1819, Luke Richard- son. She d. Feb. 3, 1821.
Aaron Marshall, sen., for a second w., m. Widow - Billings,
who, after his death, re. to the State of Me.
MOSES MARSHALL, from Holliston, Mass. ; b. Dec. 15, 1775 ; re. to Dublin, 1786; m., Dec. 31, 1801, Lucy Campbell, b. May 23, 1783. Ch. :
I. Eveline, b. Sept. 18, 1802; m., May 14, 1829, Merrick Pres- ton. Ch .: 1. CHARLES, b. Aug. 26, 1830. Second h., John Snow, jun., m., May 5, 1846. II. Moses, b. Jan. 16, 1804 ; d. in infancy.
III. Orlando, b. Jan. 28, 1805 ; m., Sept. 17, 1826, Eliza Man- sur, b. Oct. 28, 1807. Ch .: 1. HORACE, b. Dec. 16, 1826 ; d. Nov., 1828. - 2. MARIA A., b. March 20, 1829 ; m., March 20, 1850, Stephen Rossiter, of Claremont, N. H .: ch. (1) Kate Maria, b. Oct. 28, 1850; (2) Marshall Sherman, b. Oct. 28, 1852. - 3. ELIZA ANN, b. Jan. 29, 1831; m., Oct. 28, 1852, Charles W. Tufts, of Dunkirk, N. Y.
IV. Lucy E., b. Aug. 2, 1811; m., Sept. 15, 1836, Jeremiah Lanphear, of Woodstock, Vt. She d. March 28, 1838.
V. Sybil, b. Jan. 2, 1812; d. in infancy.
VI. Augusta M., b. Feb. 22, 1813; m., April 23, 1835, Jesse Maynard, of Jaffrey; re. to Waukegan, Ill. Ch .: 1. SARAH JANE, b. Feb. 11, 1836. - 2. AUGUSTA M., b. Jan. 28, 1839. - 3. JOHN HAMILTON, b. March 12, 1841. - 4. MARSHALL P., b. March 7, 1847. VII. Mary Ann, b. July 19, 1816. VIII. George C., b. May 28, 1818 ; m., Aug. 27, 1848, Eliza Ann Jewett, of Jaffrey. She d. Sept. 12, 1849. IX. Sarah Jane, b. Jan. 3, 1820 ; d. X. Charles B., b. Sept. 26, 1824; m., March 14, 1850, Eveline C. Emery, of New Ipswich, where they reside.
MICAJAHI MARTIN, with his w. Polly, lived on lot 3, range 4. Ch .: I. Polly, b. March 28, 1802. II. Jefferson, b. Feb. 28, 1804. III. Josiah Adams, b. May 1, 1806. IV. Madison, b. May 10, 1808. V. Franklin, b. Sept. 13, 1800. VI. Micajah, b. Sept. 21, 1812.
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LEVI MARVIN, of Walpole ; m., Oct., 1840, Hannah Ranstead ; r. on lot 3, range 5. Ch. : I. Edwin. II. Emily. III. Susan. IV. Oscar. V. Helen.
MOSES MASON, was the great-grandson of Capt. Hugh Mason, who, with his wife Esther, came to this country, 1634, and settled at Watertown, Mass .; a tanner by trade ; much employed in town- affairs ; commissioned as Captain, 1653; Representative ten years ; d. Oct. 10, 1678, in his 73d year ; his w. d. May 21, 1692, æ. 82; had three sons and five daughters, and their eldest son, John, m. Elizabeth Hammond ; was a tanner by trade, and settled at Cam- bridge Village, now Newton, where he had six children. His second son was Daniel, a farmer, who, by his first w. Experience, had five children ; of whom MOSES, the subject of this article, was the youngest ; m., in Boston, June 6, 1749 (records of King's Cha- pel), or June 20 (according to the town-records), Lydia, dr. of Jesse and Mary Knap, and settled at Newton. He re. to Sherborn about 1757. July 27, 1767, he sold land in Sherborn, and thence re. to Dublin, settled on lot 10, range 1, and d. Oct. 1, 1775. His widow re. with the family, 1798, to Bethel, Me., and d. there, July 2, 1802, æ. 73. Ch. (four born in Newton, four in Sherborn, and two in Dublin) :
I. Martha, b. May 28, 1751; m., April 4, 1768, Eleazer Twitchell, q. v.
II. Lucy, b. May 20, 1753 ; m., at Dublin, 1776, David Mar- shall; re. to Bethel, 1781; was driven away by the Indians in the same year, and settled at Hebron, Me., where she d., Nov. 20, 1828, leaving numerous descendants.
III. Lydia, b. Feb. 10, 1755 ; m., May 20, 1781, John Morison, of Peterborough, and d. May 13, 1798, c.
IV. Moses, b. April 26, 1757; served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and fought under Gen. Stark, in the battle of Ben- nington ; m., June 20, 1780, Eunice Ayer, dr. of William A., and settled in Dublin. In 1799, he re. to Bethel; Rep. five years, 1813-1817 ; J. P .; d. Oct. 31, 1837. His w. d. Feb. 4, 1846, æ. 85. They had nine ch. b. in Dublin, and two in Bethel : 1. THIRZA, b. July 3, 1781 ; m., Nov. 7, 1805, Dr. James Ayer, of Northfield, Me .- 2. SUZA, b. June 4, 1783; m., Nov. 28, 1807, Richard Dunnells, of Northfield, Me. - 3. MosEs, b. March 31, 1785; d. Aug. 27, 1788. - 4. AARON, b. April 5, 1787 ; m., May 8, 1817, Ruby Bartlett, of Bethel : ch. (1) Peregrine Bartlett; (2) Mighill, (3) Sarah; (4) Charles; (5) Moses Ayer; (6) Solon ; (7) Thirza; (8) Mary; (9) Freeborn; (10) Angelia; (11) Ruby ; (12) Aaron. -5. MOSES, b. June 2, 1789 ; a physician at Bethel ; m., June 15, 1813, Agnes More Straw, of Northfield, Me .; c .; Rep. from 1813 to 1833 ; County Commissioner from 1829 to 1833; Member of the 23d and 24th Congresses, 1833-1837; Member of the Executive Council, 1843 and 1845; and Trustee of the Maine Insane Hospital. - 6. LYDIA, b. July 21, 1791 ; m., July 23, 1812,
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Eleazer Twitchell, of Bethel. - 7. EUNICE, b. Sept. 12, 1793 ; m., Jan. 2, 1817, Stephen A. Russell, of Bethel. - 8. HANNAH, b. July 23, 1795 ; m., Sept. 5, 1827, Capt. John Pease, of Parsonsfield, Me. 9. CHARLES, b. Feb. 17, 1798 ; m., Oct., 1823, Eunice Hale, of Waterford, Me .; d. April 2, 1824. - 10. AYERS, b. Dec. 31, 1800 ; m., Jan. 9, 1827, Eunice (Hale) Mason, and widow of his brother Charles : ch. (1) Charles ; (2) Maria; (3) Oliver; (4) William W .; (5) Mary Eunice. - 11. LOUISA, b. June 29, 1803 ; m., Sept. 2, 1833, Dr. Baker Webster, of Sandown, N. H.
V. Mary, b. March 22, 1760; m. Nathaniel Greenwood, q. v. She d. 1825. Her h. m. again, and was living, 1840, at Farming- ton, Me. Descendants numerous.
VI. Hannah, b. May 4, 1762 ; m., Feb. 7, 1782, James Mills, q. v .; re. to Bethel, 1785, where her husband was killed by the fall of a tree, in 1790. She m. again, Sept. 10, 1792, Elijah Grover; and, in 1847, was the only surviving ch. of Moses and Lydia Mason. Mr. Grover d. 1805. Descendants numerous.
VII. Betty, b. July 18, 1764; m., at Dublin, Benjamin Clark, of Newton, and d. at Bethel, Jan. 31, 1846. Her h. d. 1842. Descend- ants, in 1840, thirty-seven in number.
VIII. Walter, b. Oct. 10, 1766; m., Oct. 21, 1793, Esther Bar- ker, of Waterford, Me. ; d. June 30, 1840. She d. June 20, 1843. Ch., eight in number : 1. ESTHER, m. Eli Grover. - 2. ELMIRA, m. Peter Grover. - 3. LAWSON, m. Anna Bean. - 4. WALTER, m. Charlotte Kimball. - 5. RACHEL, m. Andrew Grover. - 6. JOHN BARKER, J. P. - 7. CATHARINE, um. - 8. JAVAN KNAP, b. Sept. 20, 1817 ; graduated at Bowdoin College; studied theology at Bangor, Me.
IX. John, b. May 8, 1769 ; m., in Dublin, Jan. 16, 1789, Bethiah Houghton, dr. of James H. ; re. to Bethel about 1790; to Gilead, Me., 1793; d. Sept. 19, 1844. She d. April 21, 1846, æ. 74. Eleven ch., one born at Dublin (John), one at Bethel, and the rest at Gilead.
X. Thirza, b. April 10, 1772; d. at Dublin, Oct. 2, 1775, æ. three and a half years.
BENJAMIN MASON, great-grandson of Capt. Hugh Mason, of Watertown, whose son Joseph, b. June 10, 1646, a tanner, lived on the homestead ; m., Feb. 5, 1683-4, Mary Fiske. He d. July 22, 1702. She d. Jan. 6, 1723-4, æ. 62}. They had three daughters, and one son, Joseph, b. Oct. 2, 1688 ; went to Boston before the age of 21, where he lived till 1714, when he returned to the homestead; carried on the tanning business ; was deacon of the church ; Rep .; J. P .; and filled various town-offices. He m., Sept. 14, 1710, Mary Monck, of South Precinct of Dorchester, now Stoughton, and d. July 6, 1755. She 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 was the second son and fourth ch. He was b. at Watertown, July 14, 1717 ; m., Sept. 28,
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1741, Martha Fairbanks, of Sherborn; where he settled and re- mained till he re. to Dublin, with his family, probably in 1765, or thereabouts, as he appears to have worked on the roads in 1764 and 5. He settled on lot 14, range 9, and at first built a plank- house on the top of the hill. He was a master-carpenter, and framed most of the houses erected in the neighborhood in his day ; and, at raisings and the like, was distinguished for his agility, fear- lessness, and self-possession. He was selectman in 1771; d. July 5, 1801, and his widow d. at Sullivan, Feb. 4, 1815. Ch. :
I. Betty. II. Benjamin. III. Thaddeus. IV. Joseph. V. Abigail. VI. Martha. VII. Benjamin. VIII. Benjamin. IX. Bela.
I. Betty, b. Jan. 15, 1741-2; m., Dec. 2, 1762, Micah Leland, of Sherborn, where they r., and she d. soon after the birth of her second ch., in 1767. II. Benjamin, b. 1744; d. young.
III. Thaddeus, b. July 4, 1746; m. June, 1768, Sarah Morse, dr. of Thomas M .; held offices in town as noticed in the preceding history, and d. Sept. 27, 1821. She d. Oct. 7, 1828. They had eleven ch .: 1. BETSEY. - 2. THADDEUS. - 3. JULIA. - 4. SARAH. -5. JULIA. - 6. EBENEZER. - 7. ACHSAH. - 8. RUFUS. -- 9. EBENEZER. - 10. ACHSAH. - 11. POLLY.
1. BETSEY, b. Feb. 4, 1769 ; m., Oct. 12, 1790, Thaddeus Morse, q. v. She d. Dec. 25, 1846 .- 2. THADDEUS, jun., b. Nov. 15, 1770; d. March 26, 1851; m., Oct. 29, 1797, Lydia Perry, dr. of Ivory P. : ch. (1) Calvin, b. Nov. 16, 1798; m., Oct. 31, 1822, Rebecca Kendall, dr. of Joel K .: ch. 1. Abigail Sophia, b. April 6, 1825, m., March 11, 1852, Jesse R. Appleton : ch. [1] Ellen Rebecca, b. Nov. 30, 1853; 2. Charles Kendall, b. July 27, 1830, m., June 2, 1852, Adra Esther Mason, dr. of Jeremiah M .: ch. [1] Ellen Gertrude, b. Aug. 15, 1853. On the 15th of Septem- ber, 1853, while at work in the mill of A. E. Perry, at Harrisville, he was caught in the machinery by his left arm, which was torn off, making it necessary to amputate at the shoulder-joint. (2) Dex- ter, b. Dec. 1, 1802; m., June 11, 1829, Abigail Adams, dr. of James A. She d. Aug .2, 1843 : ch. 1. Sally Ann Adams, b. March 12, 1830, d. June 1, 1843 ; 2. James Adams, b. Dec. 21, 1832, m., Nov. 14, 1853, Lydia Ann Morse, dr. of Addison M. ; 3. Lydia Emily, b. Oct. 2, 1834, m., May 23, 1854, James Knowlton, son of Luke K., q. v .; 4. John Dexter, b. Aug. 1, 1841, d. June 27, 1843. Second w. of Dexter M., Harriet Farwell, dr. of Samuel F. : ch. 5. Milton Dexter, b. April 2, 1850. (3) Elvira, b. Nov. 16, 1804; m., April 19, 1831, Levi Emery, son of Amos E., sen. (4) Louisa, b. Oct. 21, 1807 ; m., April 13, 1841, Jesse R. Appleton, and d. Nov. 3, 1844. (5) Charles, b. June 3, 1810 ; attorney and counsellor-at-law, Fitchburg, Mass .; prepared for college at Phillips Exeter Aca- demy; graduated at Harvard College, 1834; Tutor in Latin in the University, from 1835 to 1839, inclusive; read law at the Dane Law School, Cambridge, and in the office of Messrs. Hubbard and Watts, Boston ; A.M. in 1837 ; LL.B. in 1839 ; admitted at Boston,
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Sept. 1839, to practise law in the courts of the State, and in the courts of the United States ; remained in Boston till May, 1841, when he opened an office in Lancaster, Mass., and, in Sept., 1842, re. to Fitchburg; J. P., 1842, and in June, 1842, appointed one of the Standing Commissioners of Bankruptcy for the Massachusetts District, under the U. S. Bankrupt Law; in Aug., 1845, Master in Chancery, and in July, 1851, a Commissioner of Insolvency for the County of Worcester ; Representative in 1849 and 1851; Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, 1853. He m., Aug. 9, 1853, Caroline Atherton Briggs, the youngest daughter of the late Calvin Briggs, M.D., of Marblehead, Mass. (6) Thaddeus Perry, b. Aug. 4, 1817, d. Aug. 10, 1851, m., May 18, 1843, Fidelia Piper, dr. of John P. For the last eight years of his life, he suffered severely from a consumptive complaint, which in a great measure disabled him from labor, cramped his natural energy and enterprise, and finally caused his death : ch. 1. Charles Henry, b. June 10, 1844; 2. Harriet Eliza, b. Dec. 9, 1845; 3. Jane Fidelia, b. Nov. 20, 1848, d. May 22, 1849 ; 4. Ada Maria, b. Nov. 16, 1851.
3. JULIA, b. Nov. 3, 1772 ; m., Oct. 23, 1794, Cyrus Chamber- lain, q. v.
4. SARAH, b. Dec. 9, 1775 ; m. C. P. Hayward, son of Joseph H., sen .; r. Hancock. Ch .: (1) Sally, m. David Davis ; (2) John; (3) Charles; (4) Calvin; (5) Edward; (6) George; (7) Emily, m. George Sheldon. Three other children d. young.
5. JOHN (second son and fifth ch. of Thaddeus M., sen.), b. March'28, 1777 ; d. Jan. 6, 1836 ; m., Jan. 13, 1800, Mary Haven, of Natick, Mass., lived at Dublin till 1811 ; re. to Sullivan, and in March, 1830, to Lancaster, N. H. His death was caused by an injury received from the falling of a tree. His oldest son came to his death by a similar accident. John M. was one of the selectmen in Sullivan for several years : ch. (1) Laura, b. Dec. 16, 1800; m., 1823, Elijah Baker, of Sullivan; r. at Dalton, and have six sons and three daughters, of whom six are living; (2) Ebenezer, b. April 11, 1803, d. March 27, 1818 ; (3) Mary, b. Aug. 21, 1806, m., Seth Adams, of Lancaster, where they r. and have ch. ; (4) John (Capt.), b. Oct. 21, 1810, m., Jan. 24, 1832, Matilda Wilson, settled at Lancaster, and thence re. to Sullivan, Feb., 1845 : ch. 1. John Wilson, b. March 23, 1837; 2. James Bracket, b. July 13, 1839; 3. Harriet Adams, b. Oct. 19, 1841 ; 4. Emma Haven, b. Aug. 7, 1844 ; (5) Oren, b. May 31, 1814, m., June 14, 1840, Elizabeth Shaw, of Columbia, Ohio, where he r. as a school-teacher, till he d., Aug. 29, 1840; (6) David Haven, b. March 17, 1818; attorney and coun- sellor-at-law; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1841; read law at Lancaster, Boston, and the Dane Law School ; admitted to the bar, 1843 ; commenced practice in Boston, where he still continues ; m., June 17, 1845, Sarah White, of Lancaster ; r. in Newton, Mass .; (7) George, b. March 3, 1823, d. Aug. 28, 1825.
6. EBENEZER, b. April 23, 1780 ; d. May 3, 1785. - 7. ACHSAH, b. Jan. 23, 1783 ; d. June 8, 1785. - 8. RUFUS, b. July 23, 1786 ; d. Feb. 10, 1787. - 9. EBENEZER, b. Jan. 19, 1788 ; d. Jan. 16
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1803. - 10. ACHSAH, b. Feb. 19, 1790; m., Feb., 1810, Salmon Wood, of Hancock, q. v. - 11. POLLY, b. April 4, 1792; m., March, 1811, John Greenwood, son of Joshua G., q. v.
IV. Joseph (son of Benjamin M., 1st), b. 1748 ; d., killed by the falling of a tree, March 11, 1806; m., Nov. 9, 1769, Anne Pren- tiss, of Sherborn. She d. 1822. Their ch. were: 1. SAMUEL. - 2. HEPZIBAH .- 3. A CH., d. in infancy. - 4. NATHANIEL. - 5. PATTY. - 6. NANCY. - 7. JOSEPH. - 8. HANNAH. - 9. SALLY. -10. POLLY.
1. SAMUEL (Capt.), b. March 29, 1771 ; m., Oct. 15, 1795, Mary Willard, dr. of Rev. Elijah W .; d. Oct. 20, 1822, of a fever of which most of the family were sick, and two of drs. d. soon after his decease : ch. (1) Samuel, jun., b. Nov. 4, 1796, m., Nov. 26, 1818, Anna Kendall, dr. of Joel K .: ch. 1. Samuel Kendall, b. Aug. 18, 1819, m., Feb. 13, 1843, Maria Antoinette Whittemore, of Pepperell, r. Boston, has two daughters, his w. d., and he m. again ; 2. Stephen Spaulding, b. June 8, 1821, m., Sept. 20, 1846, Lucy Ann Collester, of Marlborough : ch. [1] Hartley D .; [2] Oren L. and Orson L., twins ; 3. Almira, b. Sept. 8, 1823, m., Nov. 13, 1841, Ebenezer Russell, of Marlborough, several ch., n. u .; 4. Elijah Willard, b. Nov. 23, 1825 ; 5. George Washington, b. Nov. 13, 1828 ; 6. Mary Ann, b. March 24, 1831; 7. Joel Kendall, b. April 19, 1835; 8. James Appleton, b. Sept. 2, 1839 ; (2) Martin, b. Sept. 6, 1798, d. July 7, 1800; (3) Charles, b. Sept. 10, 1800, m., Jan. 20, 1824, Martha Carlton : ch. 1. Charles Edson, b. April 25, 1825; 2. Luther Carlton, b. Nov. 29, 1828, d. Nov. 7, 1839. His w. d. July 19, 1833 ; and July 1, 1834, he m. Louisa Farnum; re. to Worces- ter, Ill., 1838, where he d., Dec. 10, 1849 : ch. 3. Martha Louisa, b. April 17, 1835, d. Jan. 21, 1852; 4. Mary Elizabeth, b. May 16, 1836, d. Oct. 4, 1838 ; 5. Sarah Jane, b. Feb. 3, 1838 ; 6. Norman Parks, b. Dec. 30, 1839, d. Jan. 16, 1840 ; 7. Emma Ann, b. Dec. 9, 1840 ; 8. Mary Abby, b. Jan. 13, 1843; 9. Ellen Frances, b. June 17, 1845 ; 10. Maria S., b. Jan. 29, 1847 ; 11. Julia Ursula, b. June 22, 1849 ; (4) Mary, b. Dec. 13, 1802, m., June 3, 1823, Ira Smith, son of Abner S., q. v .; (5) Elijah Willard, b. Dec. 29, 1804, d. June 15, 1816; (6) Rachel, b. April 10, 1807, d. Nov., 1822 ; (7) Harriet, b. Aug. 11, 1809, d. Nov., 1822; (8) Rebecca, b. March 12, 1812, m., April 4, 1833, Edward Grant, of Kenne- bunk, Me .: ch., six sons and one daughter, n. u .; (9) Martha, b. June 24, 1814, m., April 3, 1833, Josiah H. Knight, q. v .; (10) Merrill, b. Sept. 9, 1816, m., April 13, 1842, Mary Eliza Russell, of Marlborough : ch. 1. Emily Amelia ; 2. Martin Melville ; 3. Mary Eliza ; w. d., m. again ; r. Marlborough ; (11) Ursula, b. Jan. 5, 1820, m., March 16, 1837, Lyman Russell ; (12) Anna, b. April 5, 1822, m., Oct. 31, 1839, James L. Russell.
2. HEPZIBAH, b. Dec. 2, 1773 ; m., Nov. 9, 1794, Philip Cum- mings, of Peterborough ; re. to the State of N.Y.
4. NATHANIEL, second son of Joseph and Anne ( Prentiss) Mason, b. Feb. 8, 1776; m., July 16, 1800, Sally Stone, of Fitzwilliam, N.H. ; r. Sullivan : ch. (1) Eliza Ann; (2) Jesse ; (3) Sarah ; (4) Lyman,
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d .; (5) Elizabeth Valentine; (6) Nathaniel, d .; (7) Adeline; (8) Hepzibah Cummings; (9) Nathaniel Prentiss; (10 and 11) Angelina and Alvina, d., twins,; (12) Nancy Maria; (13) Lorenzo Walker.
5. PATTY, b. Dec. 20, 1777 ; m., Oct. 25, 1795, Ephraim Adams, of Sullivan ; re. to State of New York.
6. NANCY, b. Oct. 27, 1779 ; m., June 16, 1807, Elijah Willard, jun .; re. to Wheelock, Vt.
7. JOSEPH, b. Dec. 3, 1781 ; m., June 5, 1804, Arethusa French, of Marlborough ; r. Sullivan : ch. (1) Alonzo, b. Oct. 21, 1805 ; m., July 2, 1835, Arvilla Stone, of Marlborough: ch. 1. Edna Au- gusta ; 2. Mary Arethusa French ; r. Worcester, Mass .; (2) Ashley, b. July 30, 1807, m., Dec. 2, 1835, Roxana Nims: ch. 1. Crosby Ashley ; 2. Jemima Fisk ; 3. Josephine Maria; (3) Sylvester, b. Sept. 4, 1810, m., June, 1841, Laurenza Felt, of Sullivan, r. Nelson : ch. 1. Adelaide Arethusa Relief ; 2. Joseph Bryling ; (4) Ruth, b. June 30, 1815, m., Nov. 3, 1836, Dauphin W. Wilson, r. Sullivan.
8. HANNAH, b. Oct. 15, 1783; um. - 9. SALLY, b. July 9, 1787 ; m., Jan. 6, 1803, Cyrus Wakefield, who d., and she m., Oct. 17, 1811, Josiah Woodward, of Roxbury, N. H., by whom she had four sons and one daughter. - 10. POLLY, b. Dec. 3, 1789 ; m. Oliver Brown, of Sullivan.
V. Abigail, second dr. and fifth ch. of Benjamin and Martha (Fairbanks) Mason, b. April 8, 1752; m., June, 1768, Reuben Morse, Esq., son of Capt. Thomas M., q. v. VI. Martha, b. 1755 ; d. young. VII. Benjamin, b. 1758; d. young.
VIII. Benjamin, third son of Benj. and Martha (F.) Mason, b. May 28, 1760; d. May 16, 1840 ; m., Jan. 27, 1783, Phebe Nor- cross, b. June 30, 1764, dr. of Asa N. She d. July 1, 1841. Ch. : 1. ABIGAIL, b. April 4, 1783 ; m., 1810, Isaac Rider, of Sullivan ; re. to Leray, N. Y., where she d., leaving one child. - 2. ASA, b. Jan. 3, 1785 ; m., 1811, Betsey Rider, of Sullivan; re. to Leray, N. Y., where he d .: ch. (1) Avaline; (2) Betsey ; (3) Sally ; (4) Achsah ; (5) Asa; (6) Cyrus .- 3. ACHSAH, b. March 3, 1787; m. Samuel Leland, of Holliston, Mass .; r. at Holliston, Leverett, Montague, and now at Ashland, Mass .; ch., four sons and four daughters. - 4. JEREMIAH, b. Feb. 11, 1789; m., Feb. 6, 1815, Sally Fisk, of Holliston; r. Sullivan : ch. (1) Emily, b. Oct. 8, 1817 ; m., Sept. 22, 1841, David Stiles, of Nelson, r. Watertown, Ill., have several ch .; (2) Levi Fisk, b. Sept. 16, 1819, m., June 5, 1844, Elizabeth Faloza Hubbard, of Sullivan ; (3) Joanna, b. May 4, 1825, d. Jan. 15, 1829; (4) George Washington, b. July 18, 1829 ; (5) Adra Esther, b. Jan. 26, 1832, m., June 2, 1852, Charles K. Mason, of Dublin, son of Calvin M., q. v. - 5. PHEBE, b. Aug. 20, 1791 ; m., Nov. 14, 1815, Daniel Graves, of Leverett, Mass .; r. Leverett and Montague; ch., one son and two daughters. - 6. BENJAMIN, b. July 9, 1792; m., 1816, Mary Porter. r. Orwell, N. Y .: ch. (1) Phebe; (2) Betsey; (3) Lorena; (4) Emily; (5) Ashbel; (6) Granville; (7) Benjamin Franklin. - 7. SELBY, b. Jan. 27, 1794; d. Aug., 1828; m., April 1, 1813, Joseph Muzzy, of
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Dublin; re. to Richland and Leray, N. Y .; ch., four sons and one daughter. - 8. CYRUS, b. Oct. 18, 1795 ; m., Nov. 25, 1823, Abigail Allison, dr. of Andrew A. : ch. (1) Betsey Evans, b. Aug. 22, 1824, m., Feb. 8, 1849, Silas P. Frost, q. v .; (2) David, b. Jan. 23, 1826 ; (3) Charles, b. Nov. 5, 1836; (4) Zaman, b. Aug. 13, 1839 ; (5) Henry Clay, b. Feb. 22, 1842, d. Sept. 9, 1843; (6) John Henry, b. Aug. 25, 1846. - 9. DAVID,b. Aug. 5, 1797 ; m., May 27, 1820, Nancy Boutwell, of Leverett; r. Leverett, Wendell, Montague : ch. (1) Elmer, b. June 12, 1822, m., June 28, 1843, Sarah F. Graves, of Leverett, who d. Feb. 23, 1846, m. again ; (2) Catherine ¿ Lucretia, b. Aug. 23, 1824, m., Jan. 29, 1845, Samuel H. Rankin, of Montague, r. at Shelburne Falls, Mass .; (3) Stillman Franklin, b. May 25, 1832; (4) Selby Maria, b. Oct. 19, 1836. - 10. LUCY, b. June 3, 1799 ; m., April 29, 1819, Heman Evans, who d. May 9, 1819. Second h., m., Dec. 31, 1821, Asa Greenwood, son of Joshua G., 1st; had six ch. - 11. JULIA, b. July 9, 1801 ; m., at Leray, N. Y., 1820, Eleazer Boardman ; had one son and three daughters. -12. A DAUGHTER, d. young. - 13. MARIA, b. March 6, 1804 ; m., Sept. 21, 1824, Artemas Piper, q. v. Second h., m., Jan. 28, 1851, Samuel Allison ; r. Marlborough. - 14. SALLY ELMINA, b. July 11, 1811 ; d. March 24, 1843; m., April, 1841, Calvin New- ton, of Marlborough ; one ch., a daughter.
IX. Bela, fourth son of Benj. and Martha (F.) Mason, b. Oct. 1, 1764; d. Jan. 6, 1841; m., May 12, 1785, Sally Norcross, dr. of Asa N .; r. at Dublin till 1810, then re. to Sullivan. She d. March 12, 1846, æ. 78. Ch. : 1. BETSEY, b. March 1, 1786; m., Nov. 22, 1807, John Hoar, of Dublin, by whom she had two sons and one daughter. He d. Feb. 13, 1813, and she m., Jan. 31, 1823, Thomas C. Thomson, of Keene, and had, by that marriage, one son and two daughters. - 2. RUFUS (Capt.), b. May 16, 1788 ; m., June 1, 1815, Prudence Woods, of Sullivan. He was selectman, 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1829; Rep. in 1840 and 1841 : ch. (1) Charles, b. June 28, 1816; m., March 22, 1841, Amanda Seward, of Sullivan; (2) Orlando, b. May 21, 1818 ; d. Aug. 3, 1823; (3) Sally Louisa, b. May 25, 1820, d. Aug. 5, 1823 ; (4) Orville, b. Aug. 13, 1822 ; (5) Orlando, b. June 3, 1824; (6) Enoch Woods, b. July 18, 1826, d. Jan. 25, 1830; (7) A son, b. March 3, 1828, d. March 3, 1828 ; (8) Rufus Osgood, b. Jan. 22, 1830; (9) Helen Amanda Maria, b. Dec. 4, 1831 ; (10) Harriet Louisa Augusta, b. Jan. 18, 1834. - 3. JAMES, b. April 27, 1793 ; d. Sept. 21, 1825 ; m., Jan. 1, 1817, Miretta Osgood, of Sul- livan ; re. to Ontario, N.Y .: ch. (1) Ormond Osgood, b. Oct., 1817 ; (2) Emily Elvira, b. Sept., 1822; (3) James Orlo, b. Dec., 1823. - 4. JESSE, b. March 30, 1795 ; m., Nov. 24, 1817, Lois White, of Sullivan; r. at Ontario, N. Y., and then at Coldwater, Mich. : ch. (1) Alcander; (2) Leander; (3) Esther; (4) Sophronia; (5) Sarah; (6) Jane. - 5. JERUSHA, b. Aug. 7, 1797; m., Oct. 18, 1824, Curtis Spaulding, of Sullivan ; r. Keene : ch., three sons and one daughter. - 6. ELIJAH, b. April 14, 1799; m., Feb., 1828, Amelia Hubbard, of Vernon, Vt .; r. Vernon, Vt., where he d. :
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ch. (1) Albert Elijah, b. Sept., 1829; (2) Erasus H .; (3) Amelia Jane. - 7. SYBIL, b. Aug. 25, 1803 ; m., May 5, 1826, Ephraim Foster, of Sullivan ; r. Keene ; six ch. - 8. SALLY.
ABEL MAYNARD (Dr.), from Sudbury, Mass .; b. May 3, 1753 ; d. Dec. 25, 1834; settled in Dublin, 1789; m. Mrs. Margaret Nicholas, of Tewksbury, Mass., who d. June 9, 1823, æ. 75. Ch .: I. Lucinda, b. April 26, 1783; um. II. Betsey, b. March 11, 1786. III. Esther, b. Feb. 21, 1788 ; m. Vryling Sargent. Ch .: 1. MARY D., b. Jan. 4, 1812; m. Sept. 8, 1833, Hubbard A. Ha- milton, son of Eli H. q. v. - 2. GEORGE, b. July 1, 1813 ; m. Han- nah Sweet Brown ; r. Boston : ch. (1) Mary Esther, b. Nov. 14, 1843. He d. in Boston ; interred in Dublin. Her 2d h. Alex- ander H. Wells.
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