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VIII. Ruth, d. July 24, 1780, a. 3 y. IX. Reuben, b. Mar. 21, 1779 ; d. Jan. 11, 1797. X. Nedom (Needham), b. Apr. 8, 1781 ; m. - Foster ; res. Langdon.
XI. John, b. Dec. 20, 1784 ; res. Wethersfield, Vt.
JOHN ANGIER, bapt. June 29, 1746. His w. was Mary -. The family was in F. as early as 1771, and left town before 1793*, prob. before 1788. Ch. I .- II. b. and rec. in Framingham, III .- Iv. b. in F.
I. Mary, b. July 15, 1766. II. John, b. Jan. 10, 1769.
III. Matthew, bapt. May 14, 1775.
IV. Olive, bapt. May 14, 1775.
BENJAMIN ANGIER, b. May 27, 1762 ; m. Tirzah who d. May 4, 1795, and he m. (2d) Dec. 27, 1795, Eunice Johnson ; rem. to Walpole, N. II., ab. 1805, and from thence to the State of New York. Ch. I .- VII. at F., VIII. at W.
I. Elijah, b. June 29, 1787. II. Calvin, b. July 13, 1789.
III. Abel, b. Aug. 25, 1791 ; d. Dec. 26, 1792.
IV. Luther, b. Ang. 8, 1794. v. Tirzah, b. Nov. 4, 1796. VI. Eunice, b. Nov. 3, 1799.
VII. Elis (Alice ?), b. Aug. 23, 1803.
VIII. Aaron, b. Sept. 17, 1807.
SILAS ANGIER, b. Apr. 19, 1766 ; m. Apr. 23, 1789, Priscilla (Platts) Harris, wid. of Benjamin Harris. The family rem. to Walpole, N. H., ab. 1800, and from thence to State of New York. Ch. b. in F.
I. Elisha, b. Dec. 6, 1789. II. Relief, bapt. June, 1, 1794.
III. Lucy, bapt. June 1, 1794.
IV. Sally, bapt. Nov. 2, 1794 ; d. Sept. 18, 1796.
v. Sally, bapt. Sept. 15, 1799.
ABEL ANGIER, b. Aug. 17, 1775 ; d. Feb. 27, 1861 ; m. Dec. 29, 1795, Lovina, b. 1776 ; d. July 11, 1844, dau. of Philip and Eunice (Shumway) Amadon ; m. (2d) Apr. 16, 1845, Roxana, b. Feb. 3, 1774 ; d. Aug. 22, 1858, wid. of Levi Haskell, q.v., and a sister of his first w.
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I. Abel, b. Feb. 11, 1797 ; d. Apr. 27, 1837 ; m. Jan. 15, 1822, Laura Holmes, and res. in Keene. Their s.
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1. Thomas Stratton, m. Oct. 7, 1839, Fan- ny, b. Apr. 15, 1821, dau. of Benjamin B. and Grata (Whitney) Morse, of F. II. Lovina, b. Aug. 19, 1798 ; m. Elisha Fassett, q.v.
III. Sibyl, b. Oct. 6, 1800 ; m. Josiah Stone, q.v.
IV. Elvira, b. Oct. 26, 1802 ; m. Apr. 24, 1826, Thomas E. Sears, of K. ; res. in Boston (?). v. Eliza, b. May 16, 1804 ; m. Moses A. Bowen, b. Nov. 16, 1800, s. of Zephaniah and Martha (Allen), of Richmond ; rem. to Illinois.
VI. Eunice, b. Feb. 24, 1806 ; d. Apr. 28, 1838 ; m. Luther Lakin.
VII. Reuben, b. June 28, 1807. + VIII. Anna, b. July 20, 1809 ; m. (1st) Lewis Mon- roe, q.v. ; (2d) Melvin Wilson, q.c. IX. Philip Doddridge, b. Mar. 25, 1811. + X. Mary, b. Aug. 9, 1817.
REUBEN ANGIER, b. June 28, 1807 ; d. Apr. 24, 1881 ; m. Lydia, b. Feb. 10, 1810 ; d. Apr. 21. 1840, dau. of Zephaniah and Martha (Allen) Bowen, of Rich- mond ; m. (2d) Eliza A. M., b. Jan., 1814 ; d. Jan. 14, 1870, a sister of his first w.
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I. Reuben Leander, b. Feb. 22, 1842 ; m. May 30, 1863, Maria M. Bolles, of Swanzey, b. Mar. 11, 1841.
II. Lydia, b. May 20, 1847; d. Mar. 2, 1863 ; unm.
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PHILIP D. ANGIER, b. Mar. 25, 1811 ; m. Sept. 28, 1834, Nancy D., b. Dec. 19, 1814 ; d. Dec. 27, 1841, dan. of John and Nancy (Knights) Sargent, q.v .; m. (2d) Jan. 1, 1844, Mary, b. Oct. 18, 1820 ; d. July 8, 1856. dau. of Samuel and Tamar (Grant) Hayden, q.v .; m. (3d) July 2, 1858, Arrabella S., b. Dec. 4, 1832, dau. of Merril and Sally (Townsley) Reed, of Newfane, Vt. ; rem. to Swanzey, N. H., in 1865.
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I. Rosannah Lovina, b. Mar. 4, 1837 ; m. Nov. 29, 1856, Samnel Francis Bowker, q.v. II. Abbie Frances, b. Dec. 8, 1840 ; m. Daniel H. Reed, q.v.
III. Mary Eliza, b. July 31, 1848 ; d. Dec. 8, 1871 : m. Nov. 12, 1866, George A. White, s. of Benson.
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IV. Fannie Belle, b. Oct. 9, 1860 ; m. - Bever- stock ; res. Swanzey.
V. Walter Eugene, b. May 18, 1863.
VI. Philip Cozzens, b. Oct. 17, 1867.
59 1 JASON BADCOCK was an early settler on L 3 R 12. He was a Tory in principle, but does not appear to have taken any active part against his country. He was a linen-wheel-maker by trade. HIe d. July 2, 1781, a. 67 y.
Sept. 13, 1778, Josiah Goodell m. Persis Badcock, perhaps dau. of Jason.
SOLOMON BADCOCK res. on L 3 R 12, and was prob. s. of Jason. By w. Ruth he had ch. rec. in F.
I. Molly, bapt. Sept. 21, 1777 ; d. Sept. 5, 1778. II. Ruth, bapt. Apr. 30, 1780 ; d. Dee. 5, 1783. The family left town about 1790.
SAMUEL BARNARD and w. Susanna lived in what is now F. village. When the " great road " was straight- ened and widened in 1787 he was located between Mat- thias Felton and Simon Crosby. Left town ab. 1789. Ch. rec. in F.
I. Joel, b. Jan. 22, 1785.
II. Susanna, b. Sept. 8, 1787.
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WILLIAM BARNARD and w. Bathsheba came from Lancaster, Mass., in 1802 or 1803, and settled in the north part of the town. He was first taxed in 1803. They were adm. to chh. July 13, 1806, and were dism. Sept. 3, 1815, to form chh. in Troy. Hist. Troy says in 1816 rem. to Cavendish, Vt. Ch. bapt. rec. in F.
I. James Goodwin, bapt. Ang. 9, 1806.
II. Eliza .Inn, bapt. Aug. 9, 1806.
III. William, bapt. Aug. 9, 1806. IV. Millon, bapt. Dec. 14, 1806. v. John, bapt. June 25, 1809. VI. Abigail, bapt. Jan. 7, 1813.
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III. Lydia, bapt. Nov. 6, 1791. IV. John, bapt. June 1, 1794. v. Sally, bapt. Dec. 20, 1795.
WILLIAM BARNES, b. May 22, 1831, in Norfolk, N. Y. : d. June, 1885, in Athol : m. in F. Sept. 25. 1862, Harriet M., b. June 22. 1842, dan. of Almond and Sarah D. (Williams) Brewer, then of F. He served 3 y. in the War of the Rebellion ; res., Athol ; ch. b. I. and III. in F., II. and Iv. in Royalston.
I. Etta Maria, b. July 13, 1863. II. Coro Louise, b. July 18, 1868.
III. Sarah Estella, b. Oet. 27, 1870. IV. Walter Ellis, b. Aug. 28, 1884.
HARRISON BARRUS, S. of Samuel and Silence (Hol- man). b. June 9. 1818, in Richmond : d. Aug. 11, 1861, in Athol ; m. Apr. 6, 1845, Sarah Maria, b. Dec. 15, 1826, dau. of John and Harriet (Stone) Miles, q.r. Ch. b. James A., in Swanzey, others in F.
I. John Harrison, b. Apr. 26, 1846. II. James Alanson, b. July 31, 1848. III. Henry Alfonzo, b. Nov. 18, 1850. IV. William Elisha, b. Aug. 28, 1853. V. A son, b. Ang. (?), 1856 ; d. June 11, 1857. VI. Hattie Elizabeth, b. June 28, 1859.
VII. Freddie I., d. July 25, 1867, a. 5 y. 6 m.
Dr. JAMES BATCHELLER. S. of Dr. Stephen Batcheller, was b. in Royalston, June 5, 1791 : located in Marlboro in 1818, where he had a long and successful medical practice : came to F. in 1855, and d. Apr. 14, 1866 ; m. Dec. 31, 1821, Persis, b. Sept. 16, 1799 ; d. Ang. 14. 1851, dau. of Phillips and Persis (Joslin) Sweetser of M.
I. James, b. Aug. 7, 1822 : d. Dec. 24, 1831. II. Charles, b. June 15, 1825, came to F. with his father in 1855, and d. Mar. 12. 1860, unm. III. Phillip S., b. Sept. 2, 1828; came to F. in 1846, entering the employ of J. D. Perkins. In 1849 he formed a partnership with his bro. Stephen and bought out the drug and jewelry business of Mr. Perkins, which they still continue (188"), in the same location. M. Feb. 11, 1852, Frances Adé, b. Sept. 30, 1836 : d. Dec. 28. 18:1, dan. of Milton and Caroline (Allen) Chaplin, q.c.
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1. Ida Louise, b. Apr. 1, 1859 ; m. Mar. 22, 1883, Isaac F. Paul, b. Nov. 26, 1856, s. of Ebenezer and Susan (Dres- ser) Paul, of Dedham, Mass. ; res. Bos- ton, Mass.
1. Phillip Batcheller Paul, b. Dec. 18, 1883.
IV. Stephen, b. Sept. 14, 1830 ; came to F. in 1848. In 1849, in connection with his bro. Phillip, succeeded to the business of J. D. Perkins. Has since res. in F. except ab. 4 y., when he was in the dry-goods business in Adrian, Mich. M. Sept. 13, 1859, Abba, b. Apr. 10, 1841, dau. of Joseph G. and Abigail (Woods) Briggs, of Claremont, N. H.
1. Fannie, b. June 25, 1867.
2. James, b. Mar. 17, 1872 ; d. Aug. 17, 1872.
3. James, b. June 29, 1873 ; d. Aug. 26, 1873.
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PELEG BATTLES, said to have been from Kennebec, Me., settled in the southeast part of the town. His name does not appear in any Tax-List of residents, but he is taxed as non-resident on L 1 R 3 in 1798. By w. Lydia he had ch. rec. in F.
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I. Peleg, b. June 24, 1788.
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ARTEMAS BEARD, from Gardner, Mass., settled in F. in 1809 ; d. June 4, 1853, a. 79 y .; in. (1st) Lydia -. who d. in Gardner ; m. (2d) May 2, 1809, Polly, b. Nov., 1782 ; d. Sept. 19, 1870, dau. of Micah and Betsey (Philbrick) Chaplin ; ch. b., I. in Gardner, others in F.
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I. Lydia, b. Dec. 30, 1801 ; m. Dec. 1, 1825, John Colburn, b. Mar. 15, 1799 ; d. at Richmond Mar. 10, 1870, s. of Ebenezer and Hannah (Jewett) Colburn, of Rindge ; res. Rindge, F., Richmond.
1. John W. Colburn, b. Mar. 11, 1827.
2. Ann E. 66 b. July 6, 1829.
3. Fanny b. Mar. 16, 1831.
4. Charles O. b. Feb. 26, 1833. 6 5. Henry 66 b. June 10, 1835. 8 6. Artemas B. b. July 26, 1838. 9
II. Mary Fatima, b. Feb. 7, 1810 ; m. Oct. 10, 1846, John P. Symonds, of Rindge (his 2d w.).
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Hle was b. Jan. 30, 1799 ; d. Dec. 27, 1863, s. of Thomas and Lydia (Pratt). He had 10 ch. by 1st m., and by 2d m. :
1. Sydney S. Symonds, b. Ang. 15, 1848 ; d. Sept. 5, 1849.
2. Sydney C. Symonds, b. July 6, 1850 ; d. May 16, 1851.
III. Rusina, b. Apr. 18, 1812 ; m. Nov. 30. 1837, Elisha II. Tolman, b. June 17, 1811, s. of Henry and Polly (Harris), of Troy ; res. T.
1. Ellen R. Tolman, b. Sept. 14, 1838. .6 b. Nov. 14, 1844.
2. Sidney E.
3. Sarah Ann b. Mar. 4, 1847.
4. Mary A. b. Feb. 10, 1849.
5. Minnie P. 66 b. Nov. 25, 1852.
6. Charles H. 66 b. July 10, 1855.
IV. Elizabeth Burnap, b. Dec. 20, 1814 ; d. Apr. 29, 1877 ; m. Apr. 7, 1835, William Bemis. b. Jan. 2, 1808 ; d. Mar. 23, 1881, s. of William and Hannah (Derby) ; res. in Ash- burnham, Mass., but in rec. of m. he is called of Gardner.
1. Sarah E. Bemis, b. Oct. 20, 1837 ; m. Ang. 10, 1856, George C. Foster, b. Jan. 21, 1835, s. of Jerome W. and Mary (Colson) ; had 2 ch. ; res. Ash- burnham.
2. Francis W. Bemis, b. Apr. 3, 1844 : m. Mar. 26, 1875, Emily, dan. of Nathan and Mary (Colcord) Stoddard, of Tem- pleton. 2 ch.
v. Bethiah Emeline, b. Sept. 27, 1817 ; m. Curtis Drury, g.r.
VI. Sarah Nichols, b. Mar. 23, 1820 ; m. George Whitcomb, g.v.
VII. Susan Caroline, b. Nov. 22, 1822 ; m. Warren Pratt, q.v.
VIII. Laura Emerson, b. Feb. 19, 1826 ; m. Dec. 28, 1852, John Clifford Alexander, b. Mar. 17, 1822, s. of Easman and Lucy (Garfield), of Troy ; res. T.
GILBERT C. BEMIS, b. Jan. 22, 1831, s. of Elijah and Lucy (Butler), of Troy ; m. Oct. 19, 1854, Ellen Sarah. b. Feb. 18, 1836, dan. of Timothy and Mary (Pratt) Metcalf, of Rindge. Elijah is No. 104, Bemis Register, Hist. Marl.
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WILLEY A. BEMIS, b. June 7, 1858, in Rindge ; m. Dec. 25, 1878, Alice Florence, b. Jan. 29, 1859, dan. of Elijah and Susan (Howe) Wilder, q.v.
I. Lorin Clifton, b. Sept. 27, 1880.
II. Norman Jay, b. Nov. 20, 1882.
JULIUS ELWIN BEMIS, a native of Royalston, m. Jan. 1, 1874, Ella M., b. Oct. 2, 1855, dau. of John and Betsey (Putney) Amadon, q.v. He is a blacksmith, occupying the old Alexander stand.
I. Son, b. Dec. 20, 1875 ; d. y.
II. Henry Whitcomb, b. Feb. 2, 1885.
III. Chester Luke, b. Aug. 14, 1886.
GEORGE L. BEMIS, b. Jan. 14, 1850, s. of Jonathan and Lois (Collins), of Marlboro : m. Jan. 10, 1871, Nettie H., b. Oct. 19, 1854 : d. Mar. 9, 1884, dan. of Amasa S. and Sally D. (Stone) Wilson, of F .; m. (2d) Oct. 29, 1885, Sadie, b. May 25, 1860, dan. of Thomas J. and Sarah E. (Adams) Spinney, of Portsmouth, N. H. He is No. 71 of Bemis Register in Hist. Marl. Ch. b. I. in M., II. in F.
I. Edwin E., b. Oct. 22, 1872.
II. Nellie M., b. July 4, 1879.
ANDREW BENJAMIN had ch. bapt.
J. Amos Pierce, bapt. Oct. 15, 1780.
II. Betsey, bapt. Sept. 9, 1781.
From Hist. of Winchendon it is learned that his w. was Mary Pierce ; that they had 9 ch. b., I. and II. in Ashby, Mass., III. in F., v .- Ix. in Winch. The two bapt. in F. were II. and III.
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ASA BENNETT and w. Sibyl were from Shrewsbury, Mass. He was adm. to chh. Sept. 18, 1785, on letter from 2d chh. in Shrewsbury. He was taxed in the penny list of 1788 on L 7 R 11, and prob. left town soon after, as he is not taxed in the List of 1789. Ch. bapt. in F.
I. Hepzibah, bapt. Oct. 2, 1785.
II. Josiah, bapt. Aug. 26, 1787.
BENJAMIN BENNETT and w. Elizabeth settled on L 2 R 12. She was adm. to chh. July 26, 1782. He was prob. a bro. of Asa, above, and it is understood that both families rem. to Winchendon ab. the same time. They had ch. bapt. rec. in F.
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I. Benjamin, bapt. Sept. 1, 1782.
II. Elizabeth, bapt. May 30, 1784.
III. Molly, bapt. Sept. 18, 1190.
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IV. Benjamin, bapt. Aug. 7, 1997.
v. John. b. Feb. 28, 1795 : bapt. Aug. 7, 1797.
VI. Josiah, bapt. June 26, 1800.
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JOSEPH BENNETT, of Richmond, m. June 23, 1802. Betsey. b. Oct. 28, 1778, dau. of Asa and Zerviah (Smith) Waite : res. but a short time in F., and rem. to Waterford, Vt., where she d. Jan. 19, 1854. Ch. b. in F.
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BENT.
JOIN BENT, from Penton, England, came over in the ship Confidence in 1638, then a. 35 y., with w. Martha and 5 ch. In 1639 settled in Sudbury, Mass., where he d. Sept. 27, 1772 ; his w. d. May 15, 1679. He was one of the original proprietors of Marlboro when it was granted in 1656. He had 7 ch., 5 sons and 2 daughters. Samuel Bent, who settled in F., came from Sudbury, and was doubtless descended from him, though the line of descent cannot now be stated. The Drurys. and some of the Hemenways and Mellens who settled in F. were descended from John Bent, the emigrant, through his granddaughter, Hannah Bent, who m. John Adams, of Framingham, Mass.
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1 SAMUEL BENT d. Apr. 22, 1833, a. 78 y. Mary Hunt, his w., d. Oct. S, 1838, a. 84 y. Came from Sudbury, Mass., in 1780, and settled on L 7 R 1.
I. Samuel, b. 1778 (?) ; d. Mar. 20, 1854 ; m. Oct. 9, 1804, Ruth, b. Sept. 9, 1782 : d. Dec. 9, 1872, dau. of Reuben and Ruth (Williams) Pratt, q.v .; rem. from F. ab. 1810 to Stock- bridge, Vt., where he d. ; his wid. d. at F .. having outlived all her descendants. Ch. rec. in F.
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1. Adeline, b. Aug. 23, 1805. 2. Mary Ann, b. Oct. 13, 1808. II. Mary, b. Apr. 24, 1680 ; m. Amos Pratt, q.v. III. Martha, b. Sept. 26, 1782 ; m. Moses Chaplin. 9.2.
IV. William Hunt, b. July 14, 1785+. v. Wyman, b. Sept. 17, 1788+.
VI. Sarah, b. Oct. 2, 1791 ; m. Jonathan Locke, q.v. VII. Elisha, b. Dec. 10, 1793++. VIII. Elizabeth; b. Aug. 9, 1796 ; m. Henry Shirley, 9.2.
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WILLIAM HUNT BENT, b. July 14, 1785 ; d. July 22, 1866 ; m. Dec. 3, 1815, Margaret Brooks, d. July 10, 1825, a. 35 y .; m. (2d) Betsey, b. May 5, 1798 ; d. May 13, 1860, dau. of Isaac and Betsey W. Taylor, of Win- chendon.
I. Levi Brooks, b. Sept. 12, 1817 ; d. Ang. 21, 1884 ; m. Sarah Lawrence.
1. Abbie A., m. May 2, 1868, John D. Finegan, s. of Burney and Mary (Tur- ney) ; res. Lynn, Mass.
II. Eliza, b. July 14, 1824 ; d. Sept. 13, 1824.
III. William, b. Jan. 18, 1828 ; m. Lucy -, d. Dec. 6, 1856, a. 24 y .; m. (2d) Jan. 18, 1859, Caroline H., b. May 22, 1840, dau. of Leonard and Caroline (Goodspeed) Pierce, q.v.
1. Irving Pierce, b. Nov. 26, 1862 ; d. Dec. 11, 1876.
2. George Souther, b. Jan. 9, 1871.
3. Florence Lyle, b. Nov. 1, 1880.
IV. Betsey, b. Ang. 27, 1831; d. May 14, 1871 ; m. Woodbury, of Townsend, Mass.
v. Harriet, b. Feb. 13, 1838 ; d. Apr. 7, 1855.
VI. Laura Abby, b. Nov. 1, 1841 ; m. Dec. 31, 1868, Charles W. Hildreth, s. of Levi and Adaline Hildreth, of Townsend ; res. T.
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HYMAN BENT, b. Sept. 17, 1788 ; d. Dec. 21, 1872 ; m. Aug. 27, 1817, Levinah J., b. July 15, 1797 ; d. Nov. 13, 1883, dau. of Rev. Arnnah and Polly (Rich- ardson) Allen, q.v.
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I. Samuel, b. Dec. 23, 1817 ; d. Aug. 10, 1883 ; m. Sept. 28, 1847, Mary Louisa, b. Sept. 15, 1824, dan. of Samuel and Mary (Bailey) Emery, of Jaffrey ; res. (South) Gardner, Mass.
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1. Lizzie, m. Franklin Eaton, of G.
2. Leslie.
3. Addie Mabel.
II. Eliza, b. Oct. 25, 1819 ; m. Nov. 3, 1840, John Sawin ; res. (So.) G.
1. Mary Levina Sawin, d.
2. Hamilton Heywood Sawin, m. Janette Brown.
3. Ida May Sawin, d.
III. Lurene, b. Oct. 2, 1841 ; m. Matthias B. Felton, q.v.
IV. Arunah Allen, b. Jan. 29, 1823 ; m. Nov. 1,
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1848, Sarah Brick ; res. Boston, Mass.
1. Alice, d.
2. Allen Herbert.
v. Susan, b. Dec. 30, 1825 ; m. Winslow Phillips, 9.2.
VI. Maria, b. Oct. 13, 1828 ; m. Oct. 12, 1853, Marcus Wright ; res. (So.) G.
1. Lois Maria Wright.
2. Lewis Ashley Wright.
. VII. Elmina, b. June 16, 1830 ; m. Nov. 15, 1859, Joseph Green, of Hubbardston, Mass .; res. (West) G.
1. Willie Hyman Green.
2. Arunah Allen Green.
3. Lester Newell Green. VIII. Sarah, b. Jan. 5, 1832.
IX. Charles Orra. b. June 4, 1835 ; m. Sept. 18, 1864, in Santa Cruz, Cal., Emeline Barnhill, a native of Nova Scotia ; res. (So.) G.
1. Alice.
2. George.
X. Frances Flora, b. Oct. 27, 1838 ; m. Nov. 27, 1862, Charles O. Whitney, b. May 4, 1838, s. of Luke and Lovina (White) Whitney. of Troy ; res. Marlboro. Ch. b. 1 in G., 2 and 3 in M.
1. Frank Russell Whitney, b. Aug. 29, 1866.
2. Charles Winfred Whitney, b. Aug. 4. 1817.
3. Robert Lynmore Whitney, b. Sept. 10, 1880.
XI. Roderic Leslie, b. Mar. 22, 1843 ; m. July 10. 1866, Mary Louisa, dau. of Silas Adams, of G .; res. (So.) G.
1. Roland Adams.
ELISHA BENT, b. Dec. 10, 1:93 ; d. Nov. 13, 1865 ; m. June 23, 1831, Nancy, b. Nov. 11, 1800 : d. Apr. 30, 1885, dan. of William and Eunice (Ware) Robbins, of Winchendon. (See Robert Ware.)
I. Newell, b. Ang. 30, 1832 : d. Dec. 22, 1837. 11. Mary Anna, b. Jan. 8, 1834.
III. Eunice R., b. May 10, 1835 ; d. Dec. 24, 1837. IV. Jane E., b. Jan. 13, 1837 ; m. Martin S. Deeth, 2. 2. v. Elmina, b. Aug. 6, 1838 ; d. Oct. 24, 1841. VI. Loix, b. Sept. 30, 1839 : d. Oct. 10, 1841. VII. Nancy M., b. June 2, 1842 ; m. Caleb G. Cox.
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3. Waldo H., b. Mar. 25, 1883.
BIGELOW.
I JOUN' BIGELOW, the emigrant ancestor, was s. of Randall Baguley, of Wrentham, Suffolk Co., England. He came to this country and settled in Watertown, Mass., where he took the oath of fidelity in 1636. He d. in W., July 14, 1703 ; m. Oct. 30, 1642, Mary Warren, and (2d) Oct. 2, 1794, Sarah Bemis ; ch. all by 1st m. I. John ; II. Jonathan ; III. Daniel, b. Dec. 1, 1650, 2 ; IV. Mary ; v. Samuel, b. Oct. 28, 1753, 3; VI. Joshua; VII. James ; VIII. Elizabeth ; Ix. Sary ; x. Martha ; XI. Abigail ; XII. Hannah ; XIII. Infant son.
2 DANIEL2, b. Dec. 1, 1650 ; settled in Framingham, Mass., where he d. ab. 1715 ; m. Abial, dau. of Thomas and Susannah Pratt, by whom he had ch. I. Abigail ; II. Daniel, b. Nov. 24, 1691, 4 ; III. Abial ; iv. Susannah ; v. Ephraim ; VI. Lydia.
4 DANIEL3, b. Nov. 24, 1691; d. ab. 1752 ; m. June 27, 1723, Rebeckah, b. July 25, 1697, dau. of Nathaniel and Anne Eames ; she d. July 7, 1738, and he m. (2d) July 7, 1746, Prudence Stone ; ch. all by 1st m. I. Rebeckah ; II. Daniel, d. y .; III. Joseph ; Iv. Daniel, b. July 16, 1732, 5 ; v. Rebeckah ; VI. Ann.
5 DANIEL4 BIGELOW, b. July 16, 1732 ; m. Mar. 20, 1754, Martha, b. Dec. 15, 1728, dau. of Daniel and Eliza (Rice) Pratt. The family came from Fram. to F. in 1782 or before, and rem. from F. ab. 1800.
Daniel and Martha Bigelow admitted to chh. in F. Mar. 31, 1782. Daniel taxed in F. to and including 1799. Thomas was the only one of his ch. who settled in F., though it is supposed that Amos lived in town for a few years. Ch. all b. in Fram.
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I. Amos5, b. Sept. 15, 1755 ; m. Feb., 1784, Anne Brown.
II. Daniel, b. June 14, 1758 : m. Mar., 1783, Eliza- beth, b. June 24, 1762, dau. of Peter and Lydia (Pratt) Gallot or Gallop, of Fram., and rem. to Keene, N. H., ab. 1800.
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III. Rebeckah, b. Oct. 14, 1760 ; m. Jan. 20, 1791, Nathaniel Kingsbury, of K.
IV. Mitty, b. Dec. 6, 1762.
V. Martha, b. Aug. 27. 1765.
VI. Thomas5, b. Apr. 20, 1768+.
9 10 11 12 VII. Anna, b. June 26, 1771.
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GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
THOMAS® BIGELOW, b. Apr. 20, 1768 ; m. Hannah Lewis, of Fram .; rem. ab. 1803 from F. to Keene, and a few years later to Vt., where he res. in Pittsford, Hubbardton. and Castleton, where both d. ab. 1826. Ch. I .- v. b. in F.
13 14 15 16 ! IV. Rufus, b. Mar. 21. 1799 ; d. a. 82.
11 T. Levi, b. Mar. 9. 1801+.
VI. Thomas, d. in Mich., a. ab. 50.
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VI. Roxana. d. in Benson, Vt., a. ab. 50.
VIII. Sarah was living in Wisconsin in 1884.
IX. Lucy, d. in Castleton, Vt., a. 51.
X. Samuel, d. in infancy.
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LEVIS BIGELOW, b. Mar. 9, 1801; d. Feb. 5. 1885 : m. May 20, 1824, Polly, b. Mar. 2, 1803 ; d. Mar. 31. 1844, dan. of David and Polly (Spofford) Cutter, of Jaffrey : m. (?d) Sept. 10, 1826, Cordelia Wilson, of Otisville, Ia. She d. Apr. 3, 1880. The family res. in F. from 1824 to 1858, when they rem. to Iowa ; res. Oakland Valley, Ia.
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I. Leri Spofford, b. May 31, 1825 ; m. Apr. 25. 1849, Ann Elizabeth Purington ; res. Wor- cester, Mass.
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II. Horace, b. Oct. 8, 1827 ; d. Sept. 22, 1828.
III. Horace, b. July 15, 1830 ; d. June 18, 1848. IV. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 4, 1831 ; m. Eli Adams Smith. 9.2. v. Mary, b. Oct. 31, 1836 ; d. Oct. 14, 1815 ; m. Mar. 19, 1855. S. Willard Hartwell, q.2. VI. Elliot S., b. Apr. 22. 1878.
(3) SAMUELª BIGELOW, S. of John1, b. Oct. 28, 1653 ; d. 1733 (?) ; m. 1673, Mary Flagg, of Watertown, Mass. ; ch. b. in W. 1. John, b. May 9, 1675, 29 ; II. Mary ; II. Samuel ; Iv. Sarah ; v. Thomas ; VI. Marcy ; VII. Abigail ; VIII. Deliverance.
29 JOHN3. b. May 9, 1675 ; d. Sept. 8, 1769 ; m. June 12, 1696. Jerusha Garfield, and settled in Marlboro, Mass .; she d. Jan. 16, 1758 : ch. b. in M. I. Jerusha ; 1. Thankful; 111. Joseph, b. Jan. 1, 1703, 30 : IV. John ; v. Comfort ; VI. Freedom : VII. Anna, and VIn. Gershom, twins ; Ix. Jotham ; x. Benjamin ; XI. Sarah.
30 JOSEPHI4, b. Jan. 1, 1703 ; m. 1725, Martha Brigham, and lived in Shrewsbury, Mass .; his s.,
31 CHARLES5, lived in S .; his s.,
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I. Hannah, b. 1794 ; d. a. ab. 60.
II. Daniel. b. Oet. 6, 1795 : d. in Mich., a. 84.
III. Polly. b. Aug. 3, 1197 ; m. Joel Saunders, q.".
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HISTORY OF FITZWILLIAM.
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JOSEPIG BIGELOW, b. in S., Apr. 15, 1766 ; d. May 17, 1845 : m. Lucy, b. Mar. 23, 1769 ; d. Oct. 30, 1845, dau. of Timothy and Katherine Whitney. of S. They rem. to Boylston, Mass., and from thence to F. Settled on L 5 R 11. Ch. b. I. in B., II .- Ix. in F.
I. Joseph, b. Sept. 22, 1787+.
II. Catharine, b. Aug. 26, 1789 ; m. Peter Prescott, q.v.
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v. Lucy, b. Ang. 20, 1797; d. Aug. 28, 1822, unm.
VI. Lyman, b. Dec. 8, 1799 ; d. July 18, 1840, at Charleston, S. C.
VII. Charles, b. Feb. ", 1802+.
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VIII. Zebina, b. July 27, 1804 ; d. Nov. 10, 1810. IX. Mary Whitney, b. Mar. 10, 1808 : d. May 21, 1831, unm.
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JOSEPH BIGELOW, b. Sept. 22, 1787 ; d. Ang. 15, 1834 ; m. Eunice, dau. of Barnabas Doty, of Mont- pelier, Vt. She m. (2d), 1841, Robert Thompson, of Royalston-his second wife. She d. Aug. 27, 1848. Ch. b. I. and VI. in M., II. in Charleston, N. II., III. and Iv. in F., v. in R.
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I. William Fordice, b. Dec. 14, 1817 : m. Mar. 25, 1844, Susan Maria, b. July 8, 1823 ; d. Ang. 17, 1873, dan. of Hervey and Fidelia Taft, of R .; m. (2d) Duleena, dau. of Cyrus Davis, of R., and wid. of William Reed. Chi. all b. in R., where he still res.
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1. Delia Maria, b. Jan. 1, 1848 ; m. John Lowe, of Worcester, Mass., where they reside.
2. Joseph Hervey, b. May 11, 1849 ; m. ; res. Springfield, Mass.
3. Lyman Edward, b. June 18, 1851 ; m. ; res. Orange, Mass.
4. Ellen Hazen, b. Sept. 21, 1854 ; d. Jan. 10, 1885.
44 45 46 41 II. Sardine Sparrow, b. Nov. 9, 1819 ; d. June 9, 1848 : m. Oct. 30, 1845, Sarah M., b. Oct. 1, 1821 ; d. Nov. 6, 1875, dau. of Samuel and Naney (Locke) Hill, s.p.
III. Lucretia Doty, b. Jan. 3, 1822 ; d. Nov. 2, 1876 ; 48
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III. Asahel, b. Oct. 15, 1791.
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IV. Levi, b. Sept. 13, 1794 ; m. Jan., 1821, Esther French and settled in Randolph, Vt., where he d. July 8, 1874.
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Charles Bigelow
GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
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m. Dec. 24, 1845, John Worcester, b. Dec. 15, 1818 ; d. Dec. 13, 1879, s. of John and Sally (Kimball), of Jaffrey ; res. Medina, Mich. Ch. b. 1 in Jaffrey, 2 and 3 in M.
1. Helen Maria Worcester, b. Sept. 17, 1847; d. May 6, 1849.
2. Charles Fremont Worcester, b. Mar. 27, 1862 ; res. Sheldon, la.
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