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3. JOSEPH MASON, son of Benjamin, 1, b. at Sherborn, Mass., Sept. 11, 1748, d. in D., Mar. 11, 1806, killed by the falling of a tree. He m., Nov. 9, 1769, Anne Prentiss, b. at Sherborn, May 10, 1747; d. in D., Jan. 3, 1823; dau. of Nathan- iel and Abigail (Ware) Prentiss. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Samuel, b., Mar. 29, 1771, 8.
II. Hepzibah, b., Dec. 2, 1773; m., Nov. 9, 1794, Philip Cummings of Peterborough, N. H .; re. to New York State.
III. A child, d. in infancy.
IV. Nathaniel, b., Feb. 8, 1776; m., July 16, 1800, Sally Stone of Fitz- william, N. H .; res. at Sullivan. Ch .: 1. Eliza Ann; 2. Jesse; 3. Sarah; 4. Lyman; 5. Elizabeth Valentine; 6. Nathaniel; 7. Adeline; 8. Hepzibah Cummings; 9. Nathaniel Prentiss; 10. Angelina (twin); 11. Alvina (twin); 12. Nancy Maria; 13. Lorenzo Walker.
V. Martha, b., Dec. 20, 1777; d. at Homer, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1813; m., Oct. 25, 1795, Ephraim Adams, q. v.
VI. Nancy, b., Oct. 27, 1779; m., June 16, 1807, Elijah Willard (1, I), q. v. VII. Joseph, b., Dec. 3, 1781, 9.
VIII. Hannah, b., Oct. 15, 1783; d. unm., July 22, 1864.
IX. Sally, b., July 9, 1787; m. Ist, Jan. 6, 1803, Ens. Cyrus Wakefield, who d., Oct. 5, 1810; son of Thomas, q. v., and Elizabeth (Hardy) Wakefield; m. 2d, Oct. 17, 1811, Josiah Woodward of Roxbury, N. H.
X. Polly, b., Dec. 3, 1789; m. Oliver Brown of Sullivan, N. H.
4. BENJAMIN MASON, son of Benjamin, 1, b. at Sherborn, Mass., May 28, 1760, d. in D., May 16, 1840. He m., Jan. 27, 1783, Phebe Norcross, b., June 30, 1764; d., July 1, 1841; dau. of Asa and Elizabeth Norcross. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Abigail, b., Apr. 4, 1783; m., 1810, Isaac Rider of Sullivan, N. H .; re. to Leroy, N. Y., where she d., leaving one ch.
II. Asa, b., Jan. 3, 1785; m., 1811, Betsey Rider of Sullivan; re. to Leroy, N. Y., where he d. Ch .: 1. Avaline; 2. Betsey; 3. Sally; 4. Achsah; 5. Asa; 6. Cyrus.
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III. Achsah, b., Mar. 3, 1787; m., May 29, 1806, Samuel Leland, b. at Holliston, Mass., May 21, 1784; son of Abner and Hannah (Thayer) Leland; res. at Holliston, Leverett, Montague, and Ashland, Mass. Ch .: Four sons and four daughters.
IV. Jeremiah, b., Feb. 11, 1789, 10.
V. Phebe, b., Aug. 20, 1791; m., Nov. 14, 1815, Daniel Graves of Leverett, Mass .; res. at Leverett and Montague, Mass. Ch .: one son and two daughters.
VI. Benjamin, b., July 9, 1792; m., 1816, Mary Porter; res. at Orwell, N. Y. Ch .: 1. Phebe; 2. Betsey; 3. Lorena; 4. Emily, 5. Ashbel; 6. Granville; 7. Benjamin Franklin.
VII. Selby, b., Jan. 27, 1794; d., August, 1828; m., Apr. 1, 1813, Joseph Muzzy (2, I), q. v.
VIII. Cyrus, b., Oct. 18, 1795, 11.
IX. David, b., Aug. 5, 1797; m., May 27, 1820, - Boutwell of Leverett; res. at Leverett, Wendell, and Montague. Ch .: 1. Elmer, b., June 12, 1822; m. 1st, June 28, 1843, Sarah F. Graves of Lever- ett; d., Feb. 23, 1846; m. 2d, - -. 2. Catherine Lucretia, b., Aug. 23, 1824; m., Jan. 29, 1845, Samuel H. Rankin of Montague; res. at Shelburne Falls, Mass. 3. Stillman Franklin, b., May 25, 1832; 4. Selby Maria, b., Oct. 19, 1836.
X. Lucy, b., June 3, 1799; m. 1st, Apr. 29, 1819, Heman Evans, who d., May 9, 1819; m. 2d, Dec. 31, 1821, Asa Greenwood (3, X), q. v. XI. Julia, b., July 9, 1801; m. at Leroy, N. Y., 1820, Eleazer Boardman. Ch .: one son and three daughters.
XII. A daughter, d. young.
XIII. Maria, b., Mar. 6, 1804; d. at Marlborough, N. H., Jan. 26, 1880; m. 1st, Sept. 21, 1824, Artemas Piper (1, VIII), q. v .; m. 2d, Jan. 28, 1851, Samuel Allison (1, IV), q. v.
XIV. Sally Elmina, b., July 11, 1811; d., Mar. 24, 1843; m., April, 1841, Calvin Newton of Marlborough, N. H. One ch.
5. BELA MASON, son of Benjamin, 1, was b., prob. in D., Oct. 1, 1764, and d. there, Jan. 6, 1841. He m., May 12, 1785, - Sarah Norcross, b., June 10, 1768; d., Mar. 12, 1846; dau. of Asa and Elizabeth Norcross; re. to Sullivan, N. H., in 1810. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Betsey, b., Mar. 1, 1786; m. 1st, Nov. 22, 1807, John Hoar of D., who d., Feb. 13, 1813; m. 2d, Jan. 31, 1823, Thomas C. Thomson of Keene, N. H. Ch .: two sons and one daughter by first husband, and one son and two daughters by second husband.
II. Capt. Rufus, b., May 16, 1788; m., June 1, 1815, Prudence Woods of Sullivan. He was selectman at various times and representa- tive in 1840 and 1841. Ch .: 1. Charles, b., June 28, 1816; m., Mar. 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. and d., Mar. 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.
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III. James, b., Apr. 27, 1793; d., Sept. 21, 1825; m., Jan. 1, 1817, Miretta Osgood of Sullivan; re. to Ontario, N. Y. Ch .: 1. Ormond Osgood, b., October, 1817; 2. Emily Elvira, b., September, 1822; 3. James Orlo, b., December, 1823.
IV. Jesse, b., Mar. 30, 1795; m., Nov. 24, 1817. Lois White of Sullivan; res. at Ontario, N. Y., and later at Coldwater, Mich. Ch .: 1. Alcander; 2. Leander; 3. Esther; 4. Sophronia; 5. Sarah; 6. Jane. V. Jerusha, b., Aug. 7, 1797; m., Oct. 18, 1824, Curtis Spaulding of Sullivan; res. at Keene. Ch .: three sons and one daughter.
VI. Elijah, b., Apr. 14, 1799; m., February, 1828, Amelia Hubbard of Vernon, Vt .; res. at Vernon, Vt., where he d. Ch .: 1. Albert Elijah, b., September, 1829; 2. Erastus H .; 3. Amelia Jane.
VII. Sybil, b., Aug. 25, 1803; m., May 5, 1826, Ephraim Foster of Sulli- van; res. at Keene. Six ch.
VIII. Sally.
6. THADDEUS MASON, JR., son of Lieut. Thaddeus, 2, b. in D., Nov. 15, 1770, d. there, Mar. 26, 1851. He m., Oct. 29, 1797, Lydia Perry, b., Aug. 28, 1775; d., July 11, 1860; dau. of Ivory and Kezia (Broad) Perry. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Calvin, b., Nov. 16, 1798, 12.
II. Dexter (Capt.), b., Dec. 1, 1802, 13.
III. Elvira, b., Nov. 16, 1804; d. in D., Oct. 13, 1862; m., Apr. 19, 1831, Levi Emery (VI), q. v.
IV. Louisa, b., Oct. 21, 1807; d. in D., Nov. 3, 1844; m., Apr. 13, 1841, as his first wife, Jesse Ripley Appleton (3), q. v.
V. Charles, b., June 3, 1810, 14.
VI. Thaddeus Perry, b., Aug. 4, 1817, 15.
7. JOHN MASON, son of Lieut. Thaddeus, 2, b. in D., Mar. 28, 1777, d. at Lancaster, N. H., Jan. 6, 1836. He m., Jan. 13, 1800, Mary Haven of Natick, Mass., who m. 2d, Charles Prescott Hayward (1, IV), q. v. He lived in D. until 1811, when he re. to Sullivan, N. H., where he served the town as selectman several years. In March, 1830, he re. to Lancaster, where he died of an injury received from the falling of a tree. Ch., the first four b. in D., the rest at Sullivan:
I. Laura, b., Dec. 16, 1800; m., 1823, Elijah Baker of Sullivan; res. at Dalton. Six sons and three daughters.
II. Ebenezer, b., Apr. 11, 1803; d. at Sullivan, Mar. 27, 1818.
III. Mary, b., Aug. 21, 1806; m. Seth Adams of Lancaster, N. H., where they res. and had cli.
IV. Capt. John, b., Oct. 21, 1810; m., Jan. 24, 1832, Matilda Wilson. He settled first at Lancaster, N. H., and thence re. to Sullivan. Ch .: 1. John Wilson, b., Mar. 23, 1837; 2. James Bracket, b., July 13, 1839; 3. Harriet Adams, b., Oct. 19, 1841; 4. Emma Haven, b., Aug. 7, 1844.
V. Oren, b., May 31, 1814; d. at Columbia, Ohio, Aug. 29, 1840; m., June 14, 1840, Elizabeth Shaw of Columbia, where he was a school teacher.
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VI. David Haven, b., Mar. 17, 1818, m., June 17, 1845, Sarah White of Lancaster, N. H .; res. at Newton, Mass. He was graduated at Dartmouth College in 1841, read law at Lancaster, Boston, and the Dane Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1843, and practised law in Boston.
VII. George, b., Mar. 3, 1823; d., Aug. 28, 1825.
8. CAPT. SAMUEL MASON, son of Joseph, 3, b., in D., Mar. 29, 1771; d. there, Oct. 20, 1822, of a fever of which most of the family were sick. Two daughters died soon after his de- cease. He m., Oct. 15, 1795, Mary Willard, b. at Harvard, Dec. 9, 1777; d., Mar. 30, 1847; dau. of Elijah and Mary (Atherton) Willard.
I. Samuel, Jr., b., Nov. 4, 1796, 16.
II. Martin, b., Sept. 6, 1798; d., July 7, 1800.
III. Charles, b., Sept. 10, 1800, 17.
IV. Mary, b., Dec. 13, 1802; m., June 3, 1823, Ira Smith (3), q. v.
V. Elijah Willard, b., Dec. 29, 1804; d., Jan. 15, 1816.
VI. Rachel, b., Apr. 10, 1807; d., Nov. 29, 1822,
VII. Harriet, b., Aug. 11, 1809; d., Nov. 25, 1822.
VIII. Rebecca, b., Mar. 12, 1812; m., Apr. 4, 1833, Edward Grant of Kennebunk, Me. Seven ch.
IX. Martha A., b., June 24, 1814; m., Apr. 3, 1833; Josiah H. Knight, q.v. X. Merrill, b., Sept. 9, 1816; d., May 13, 1897; m. 1st, Apr. 13, 1842, Mary Eliza Russell, b., May 27, 1823; d., Dec. 17, 1849; dau. of Abner and Betsey (Herrick) Russell; m. 2d, Apr. 25, 1850, Harriet M. Herrick, b., Dec. 27, 1824; d., Dec. 25, 1897; dau. of Henry and Lydia (Dodge) Herrick of Reading, Vt. Ch. by first wife: 1. Emily Amelia, d., Nov. 11, 1849, ae. 7; 2. Martin Melville, b., Oct. 8, 1843; m., Nov. 28, 1867, Jennie Irene Willard, b. in D., Feb. 11, 1850; dau. of Levi and Irene (Knight) Willard; res. at W. Harrisville; 3. Mary Eliza, d., Apr. 11, 1845, ae. 12 weeks; ch. by second wife: 4. Eliza E., b., June 8, 1851; 5. Charles E., b., Apr. 3, 1853; 6. Henry H., b., Nov. 1, 1855; res. in California; 7. Harriet L., b., June 24, 1858; d., Aug. 13, 1864; 8. Samuel, b., May 19, 1862; 9. Merrill, b., June 2, 1865.
XI. Ursula, b., Jan. 5, 1820; m., Mar. 16, 1837, Lyman Russell (2, I), q. v.
XII. Anna Prentiss, b., Apr. 5, 1822; m., Oct. 31, 1839, James L. Russell (2, II), q. v.
9. JOSEPH MASON, son of Joseph, 2, b. in D., Dec. 3, 1781; m., June 5, 1804, Arethusa French of Marlborough; dau. of Joseph French; res. at Sullivan. Ch .:
I. Alonzo, b., Oct. 21, 1805; m., July 2, 1835, Arvilla Stone of Marl- borough. Ch .: 1. Edna Augusta; 2. Mary Arethusa French, res. at Worcester, Mass.
II. Ashley, b., July 30, 1807; m., Dec. 2, 1835, Roxana Nims. Ch .: 1. Crosby Ashley; 2. Jemima Fisk; 3. Josephine Maria.
III. Sylvester, b., Sept. 4, 1810; m., June, 1841, Laurenza Felt of Sullivan;
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res. at Nelson. Ch .: 1. Adelaide Arethusa Relief; 2. Joseph Bryling.
IV. Ruth, b., June 30, 1815; m., Nov. 3, 1836, Dauphin W. Wilson; res. Sullivan.
10. JEREMIAH MASON, son of Benjamin, 4, was b. in D., Feb. 11, 1789. He m. at Holliston, Mass., Feb. 6, 1815, Sally Fisk, b. at Holliston, Sept. 2, 1794; dau. of Levi and Jemima (Underwood) Fisk; res. at Sullivan, N. H. Ch .:
I. Emily, b., Oct. 8, 1817; m., Sept. 22, 1841, David Stiles of Nelson; res. at Watertown, Ill. Several ch.
II. Levi Fisk, b., Sept. 16, 1819; m., June 5, 1844, Elizabeth Faloza Hubbard of Sullivan.
III. Joanna, b., May 4, 1825; d., Jan. 15, 1829.
IV. George Washington, b., July 18, 1829.
V. Adra Esther, b. at Sullivan, Jan. 26, 1832; d. at Marlborough, N. H., Mar. 5, 1861; m. at Bellows Falls, Vt., June 2, 1852, Charles Kendall Mason (20), q. v.
11. CYRUS MASON, son of Benjamin, 4, b. in D., Oct. 18, 1795, d. there, Mar. 11, 1870. He m., Nov. 25, 1823, Abigail Allison, b. in D., Apr. 20, 1804, d., Jan. 4, 1888; dau. of Andrew and Betsey (Carter) (Evans) Allison. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Betsey Evans, b., Aug. 22, 1824; d. in D., Apr. 3, 1887; m., Feb. 8, 1849, Silas Pierce Frost (2), q. v.
II. David, b., Jan. 13, 1826; d. at Concord, N. H., May 4, 1903; a member of Co. A, 14th Regt. N. H. Vols.
III. Charles W., b., Nov. 5, 1836; d. at Ozark, Mo., Dec. 25, 1856.
IV. Allison Zaman, b., Aug. 13, 1839, 18.
V. Henry Clay, b., Feb. 22, 1842; d., Sept. 10, 1843.
VI. John Henry b., Aug. 25, 1846, 19.
12. CALVIN MASON, son of Thaddeus, Jr., 6, b. in D., Nov. 16, 1798, d. there, May 21, 1884. He m., Oct. 31, 1822, Rebecca Kendall, b., Aug. 16, 1802; d., June 20, 1870; dau. of Joel and Abigail (Babcock) Kendall. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Abigail Sophia, b., Apr. 6, 1825; d. in D., Dec. 9, 1910; m., Mar. 11, 1852, as his second wife, Jesse Ripley Appleton (3), q. v.
II. Charles Kendall, b., July 27, 1830, 20.
13. CAPT. DEXTER MASON, son of Thaddeus, Jr., 6, b. in D., Dec. 1, 1802, d. there, May 10, 1884. He m., 1st, Abigail Adams, b. in D., Dec. 3, 1809; d. there, Aug. 2, 1843; dau. of James and Abigail (Hayward) Adams; m., 2d, Harriet Gove Farwell, d. in D., Oct. 22, 1889, ae. 65 years 3 months 16 days; dau. of Samuel Farwell. Ch., by first wife:
I. Sally Ann Adams, b., Mar. 12, 1830; d. in D., June 1, 1843.
II. James Adams, b., Dec. 21, 1832, 21.
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III. Lydia Emily, b., Oct. 2, 1834; m., May 23, 1854, James Knowlton, son of Luke Knowlton (XII), q. v.
IV. John Dexter, b., Aug. 1, 1841; d. in D., June 26, 1843.
Ch., by second wife:
V. Milton Dexter, b., Apr. 2, 1850, 22.
VI. Fremont Emery, carpenter, b., Jan. 24, 1858; m. at Peterborough, N. H., Jan. 13, 1881, Anna Charlotte Piper, b. in Boston, June 2, 1860; dau. of James Gowing and Eliza Sweetser (Batchelder) Piper; res. in D. Ch., b. in D .: 1. Clarence Fremont, b., June 30, 1881; 2. Edith Sweetser, b., Mar. 7, 1883.
VII. Jessie Harriet, b., Jan. 19, 1861; m. in D., Oct. 14, 1886, George William Cota, train dispatcher and merchant, b. at Essex, Vt., June 18, 1860; son of Daniel and Margaret (White) Cota; res. at St. Albans, Vt., and at Chelsea, Mass. Ch .: 1. Ardell Mason, b. at St. Albans, Oct. 14, 1887; 2. Norman Daniel, b. at Chelsea, May 30, 1893.
14. CHARLES MASON, son of Thaddeus, Jr., 6, b. in D., June 3, 1810, d. at Fitchburg, Mass., Mar. 12, 1901. He m. 1st, at Fitchburg, Aug. 9, 1853, Caroline Atherton Briggs, b. at Marblehead, Mass., July 27, 1823; d. at Worcester, Mass., June 13, 1890; youngest dau. of Dr. Calvin and Rebecca (Monroe) Briggs; m. 2d, at Amenia, N. Y., June 22, 1892, Henrietta Maria (Wheeler) Newcomb, b. at North East, N. Y., Apr. 13, 1826; d. at Fitchburg, Mass., Mar. 10, 1896; dau. of John M. and Hannah (Peck) Wheeler.
Mr. Mason was a lawyer at Fitchburg. He prepared for college at Phillips Exeter Academy; graduated at Harvard, 1834; tutored in Latin in the University from 1835 to 1839 inclusive; and read law at the Dane Law School, Cambridge, and in the office of Messrs. Hubbard and Watts, Boston. In 1837 he received the degree of A.M., and that of LL.B. in 1839. He was admitted to the Boston bar, September, 1839, and remained in Boston till May, 1841, when he re. to Fitch- burg. In June, 1842, he was appointed one of the Standing Commissioners of Bankruptcy for the Massachusetts District, under the U. S. Bankrupt Law; in August, 1845, he was Master in Chancery, and in July, 1851, a Commissioner of Insolvency for the County of Worcester; Representative, 1849 and 1851; Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, 1853; Secretary of the Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 1865-1869. Ch. by first wife, b. at Fitchburg:
I. Atherton Perry, M.D., of Fitchburg, Mass., b., Sept. 13, 1856; m. at Gardner, Mass., July 17, 1890, Gertrude Leone Black, b. at Orange, Mass., July 25, 1856; dau. of George Washington and Diana (Mowry) Black. He received A.B. from Harvard College,
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1879; M.D., 1882; and has been, since 1899, bacteriologist for the city of Fitchburg. Ch .: 1. Alice Caroline, b. at Fitchburg, Oct. 11, 1891.
15. THADDEUS PERRY MASON, son of Thaddeus, Jr., 6, b. in D., Aug. 4, 1817, d. there, Aug. 10, 1851. He m., May 18, 1843, Fidelia Piper, b., Nov. 21, 1823; dau. of John and Pru- dence (Greenwood) Piper. For the last eight years of his life he suffered severely from consumption which handicapped his labor, cramped his natural energy, and finally caused his death. Ch .:
I. Charles Henry, b., June 10, 1844; d., January, 1910.
II. Harriet Eliza, b., Dec. 9, 1845; d., Apr. 26, 1876; m., Nov. 24, 1868, Samuel Childs, Jr., farmer, b. at Deerfield, Mass., June 8, 1848; d. there, Feb. 18, 1906; son of Samuel and Mary (Sheldon) Childs of Deerfield. Ch., b. at Deerfield: 1. Annie Fidelia, b., July 15, 1870; 2. Mason Samuel, b., Dec. 19, 1873; m., Alice J. Corbett of Bennington, Vt .; one ch .: Harold of Manchester Depot, Vt .; 3. Harry Emery, b., Mar. 15, 1876; d. at Deerfield, July 25, 1876. III. Jane Fidelia, b., Nov. 20, 1848; d., May 22, 1849.
IV. Ada Maria, b., Nov. 16, 1851; m., Sept. 6, 1882, Augustus Brown, farmer, b. at Deerfield, Sept. 22, 1846; d. there, Feb. 10, 1913; son of Lewis and Abigail (Crozier) Brown of Deerfield. Ch., b. at Deerfield: 1. Gertrude Mason, b., Aug. 8, 1883, d. at Deerfield, May 25, 1887; 2. Ernest Augustus, b., Sept. 23, 1884; m., Oct. 11, 1910, Ethel Florence Temple of Bedford, Mass .; one ch .: (1) Ernest Augustus, Jr., b., Aug. 6, 1912; 3. Leland Elliot, b., Nov. 22, 1887; 4. Harry Mason, b., May 29, 1889; 5. Winifred Lyle, b., Aug. 3, 1891; d. at Deerfield, Aug. 18, 1891.
16. SAMUEL MASON, JR., son of Capt. Samuel, 8, was b. in D., Nov. 4, 1796, and d., Sept. 2, 1862. He m., Nov. 26, 1818, Anna Kendall, b., Aug. 18, 1799; d., Oct. 10, 1878; dau. of Joel and Abigail (Babcock) Kendall. Ch .:
I. Samuel Kendall, b., Aug. 18, 1819; d., June 12, 1859; m. 1st, Feb. 13, 1843, Maria Antoinette Whittemore of Pepperell; res. in Boston; m. 2d -. Two ch.
II. Stephen Spaulding, b., June 8, 1821, 23.
III. Almira, b., Sept. 8, 1823; m., Nov. 13, 1841, Ebenezer Russell of Marlborough (3, I), q. v.
IV. Elijah Willard, b., Nov. 23, 1825, 24.
V. George Washington, b., Nov. 13, 1828.
VI. Mary Ann, b., Mar. 24, 1831; m., April, 1850, Solon Willard (2, II), q. v.
VII. Joel Kendall, b., Apr. 19, 1835.
VIII. James Appleton, b., Sept. 2, 1839.
17. CHARLES MASON, son of Capt. Samuel, 8, b., Sept. 10, 1800, d. at Worcester, Ill., Dec. 10, 1849. He m. 1st, Jan. 20,
(Thaddeus ) Mason
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1824, Martha Carlton, who d., July 19, 1833, in her 30th year; m. 2d, July 26, 1834, Louisa Farnum, b. in D., Nov. 26, 1810; dau. of Joshua and Abigail (Babcock) (Kendall) Farnum; re. to Barry, Ill., in 1838. Ch. by first wife:
I. Charles Edson, b., Apr. 25, 1825.
II. Luther Carlton, b., Nov. 29, 1828; d., Nov. 7, 1839.
Ch. by second wife:
III. Martha Louisa, b., Apr. 17, 1835; d., Jan. 21, 1852.
IV. Mary Elizabeth, b., May 16, 1836; d., Oct. 4, 1838.
V. Sarah Jane, b., Feb. 3, 1838.
VI. Norman Parks, b., Dec. 30, 1839; d., Jan. 16, 1840.
VII. Emma Ann, b., Dec. 9, 1840.
VIII. Mary Abby, b., Jan. 13, 1843.
IX. Ellen Frances, b., June 17, 1845.
18. ALLISON ZAMAN MASON, son of Cyrus, 11, b. in D., Aug. 13, 1839, d. at Dorchester, Mass., Feb. 2, 1904. He m. Ist, in D., Nov. 28, 1867, Emeline Spohia Learned, b. in D., Dec. 31, 1842; d. in Boston, Jan. 16, 1883; dau. of Calvin and Cynthia Maria (Fiske) Learned; m. 2d, at North Grafton, Mass., June 17, 1885, Mary Frances Brown, b. in Boston, June 17, 1851; dau. of James and Almira (Libbey) Brown. He was an investment broker, and during the Civil War was a member of Co. A, 14th N. H. Vols. Ch. by first wife:
I. Lucelia Learned, b., July 9, 1870; m. at Dorchester, Mass., Mar. 20, 1895, Morton Ellery Setchell, public accountant, b. at Hyde Park, Mass., Mar. 17, 1871; res. at Roslindale, Mass. Ch .: 1. Allison Marion, b. and d. at Dorchester, Mar. 23, 1896; 2. Dorothy Learned, b. at Roslindale, Aug. 31, 1899; 3. Stanley Stuart, b. at Roslindale, Sept. 13, 1901.
19. JOHN HENRY MASON, son of Cyrus, 11, b. in D., Aug. 25, 1846, d. there, Feb. 4, 1913. He m. at Keene, N. H., Apr. 9, 1867, Abbie Ann Smith, b. in D., May 6, 1845; dau. of Luther and Mary Louisa (Snow) Smith. He was a carpenter and ice-dealer, and served the town of Dublin as selectman and supervisor of the check list; res. in D. and Marlborough. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Fred Leslie, station agent, Boston, b., Mar. 29, 1868; m. at Hoyt, N. B., in 1896, Gertrude Pheobe Smith, b. at Hoyt, May 28, 1873; dau. of Warren George and Nancy Smith; res. at Newton, Mass. Ch .: 1. Virginia Althea, b. at Jamaica Plain, Mass., Nov. 9, 1898; 2. Ruth Elva, b. at Watertown, May 2, 1904; 3. Doris, b. at Watertown, Dec. 12, 1907.
II. Fannie Evalena, b., Dec. 20, 1869; d. in D., Oct. 24, 1880.
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20. CHARLES KENDALL MASON, son of Calvin, 11, b. in D., July 27, 1830, d. at Sanford, Me., Mar. 28, 1912. He m. 1st, at Bellows Falls, Vt., June 2, 1852, Adra Esther Mason (4, IV, 5), b. at Sullivan, N. H., Jan. 26, 1832; d. at Marlborough, N. H., Mar. 5, 1861; dau. of Jeremiah and Sally (Fisk) Mason; m. 2d in D., Nov. 27, 1862, Elizabeth Herrick (Andrews) Bassett, b. at West Gloucester, Mass., Feb. 5, 1838; d. at Sanford, Me., Mar. 25, 1898; dau. of Malachi and Elizabeth (Herrick) Andrews, and widow of Rev. Warren A. Bassett. He held various town offices, having been U. S. assistant assessor, Justice of the Peace, Representative to the General Court of N. H., selectman and a member of the school committee of Marlborough, and on the school committee of Sanford, Me. He was a teacher of penmanship and a book-keeper. Ch. by first wife:
I. Ella Gertrude, b. in H., Aug. 15, 1853; m. Malachi Woodbury Andrews, b. at Gloucester, Mass., July 9, 1844; son of Malachi and Elizabeth (Herrick) Andrews; res. at Swampscott and Lynn, Mass. Ch., b. at Swampscott: 1. Herbert Woodbury, b., Mar. 25, 1875; m., Nov. 16, 1911, Harriet Sherman Haight; two ch., b. at Pittsfield, Mass .: (1) Sherman Woodbury, b., May 13, 1913. (2) Ruth Gleason, b., May 15, 1915; 2. Flora Gertrude, b., May 3, 1883; m., Oct. 9, 1913, Anson Merrill Titus; one ch. (1) Marion Gertrude, b. at Swampscott, Feb. 3, 1915.
II. Ada Sophia, b. at Sullivan, Oct. 9, 1856; m. 1st, Sept. 29, 1875, William T. Dort, b. at Keene, July 25, 1852; son of William Dort; m. 2d at Windsor, Can., Jan. 18, 1892, George Gaylord Robens, b. at Pontiac, Mich., Nov. 6, 1854; son of Moses and Maria (Smith) Robens; res. at Grand Rapids, Mich., and Austin, Tex. Ch. by first husband: 1. Clarence, b. at Grand Rapids; d. in infancy.
Ch. by second wife:
III. Arthur Ellery, b. at Marlborough, N. H., Apr. 7, 1865; m. in Boston, Jan. 17, 1893, Alice May Joy, b. in Boston, May 1, 1870; d. at West Newton, Mass., Apr. 19, 1916; dau. of John D. W. and Frances E. (Bassett) Joy; no issue. He is a merchant in Boston, has been honored with an A.M. by Tufts College, and res. at Marlborough, N. H., and in Boston.
IV. Adra Rebecca, teacher of drawing and painting, b. at Marlborough, Dec. 10, 1868; m. at Kennebunk, Me., Jan. 24, 1906, as his second wife, Frank Woodbury Bonser, merchant, b. at Kenne- bunk, July 18, 1866; son of George and Hannah (Treadwell) Bonser. Ch .: 1. Helen Adra, b. at Kennebunk, Apr. 25, 1907.
21. JAMES ADAMS MASON, son of Dexter, 13, b. in D., Dec. 21, 1832; d. at Milford, N. H., May 5, 1885. He m., Nov. 14, 1853, Lydia Ann Morse, b. in D., Oct. 22, 1834; d. at Milford, Jan. 3, 1893; dau. of Addison and Belinda Kose (Emerson)
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Morse. He was a farmer, and res. in D. and Milford. Ch., the first b. in D., the rest at Milford:
I. James Addison, b., Jan. 4, 1857; d. in D., Feb. 12, 1859.
II. Willis Morse, b., Jan. 21, 1865; d. at Milford, Aug. 27, 1886.
III. Flora Anna, b., Sept. 7, 1868; m. at Stow, Me., Oct. 22, 1903, James Otis Carter, farmer, b. on the South Atlantic Ocean, off the Cape of Good Hope, Aug. 11, 1866; son of Edward L. and Mehitable Bass (Otis) Carter; res. at Woolwich, Stow, and Richmond, Me. Ch., b. at Stow, Me .: 1. Mason Collyer, b., July 13, 1905; 2. Esther (twin), b., July 27, 1906; 3. Rachel (twin), b. July 27, 1906.
22. MILTON DEXTER MASON, son of Dexter, 13, was b. in D., Apr. 2, 1850. He m. in D., June 11, 1871, Ellen Gowing, b. in D., Aug. 9, 1851; dau. of George Almerin and Lydia Sheldon (Perry) Gowing. He has been closely allied with the town in all its activities, and has been a successful merchant there for thirty-five years. Was Postmaster, member of the School Board, Representative to the General Court, 1917-18, serving on the Committee of Public Improvements as Secre- tary. Is Justice of the Peace, Notary Public, Town Clerk and Treasurer, having held these two town offices for more than fifteen years. Member Altemont Masonic Lodge, Chapter and Council. He lives, retired, on the old homestead in Dublin village. Ch., b. in D .:
I. Florence Gowing, b., Dec. 16, 1871; m., Feb. 3, 1891, Henry Darra- cott Allison (8), q. v.
23. STEPHEN SPAULDING MASON, son of Samuel, 16, was b. June 8, 1821, and d. at Marlborough, N. H., Dec. 16, 1878. He m., Sept. 20, 1846, Lucy Ann Collister, who d. at Marl- borough, Jan. 13, 1875; dau. of Charles and Lucy (White) Collister. He settled first in D., and later, in 1869, re. to Marl- borough. Ch., all b. in D .:
I. Hartley D., b., July 23, 1847; m., October, 1872, Eliza Bean. Ch .: 1. William H., b., Mar. 3, 1874.
II. Orson L. (twin), b., Aug. 1, 1849; m., July 4, 1874, Martha F. Starkey; dau. of Isaac and Fannie (Hemenway) Starkey.
III. Orin L. (twin), b., Aug. 1, 1849; d., Dec. 28, 1875; m., July 4, 1872, Susan M. Palmer, who m. 2d, June 26, 1878, Melbern A. Wood. Ch .: 1. Grace Ann, b., Nov. 17, 1875.
IV. Ella E., b., Aug. 1, 1851; m., Oct. 26, 1871, William H. Reyoum; res. at Keene.
V. Lettie A., b., Aug. 29, 1853; m., July 4, 1874, Edwin Hall of Han- cock, N. H., who d., November, 1874.
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