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3. George Edward Worcester, b. Nov. 15, 1866 ; res. Sheldon, Ia.
IV. Charles Prescott, b. Dec. 13, 1824 ; d. Oct. 14, 1883 ; m. Ang. 6, 1856, at Clinton, Mich., Cornelia S., b. Mar. 12, 1829, dan. of William and Sarah (Holbrook) Hubbard, of Cum- mington, Mass., and wid. of - Mitchell. Ch. b. 1 in Palmyra, Mich., 2 in Menasha, Wis. ; res. Pontiac, Mich.
1. Helen Louisa, b. May 1, 1857 ; m. Jan. 9, 1883, Ludovic R. Cole, of P.
1. Ivy C. Cole, b. Nov. 7, 1884.
2. Charles Edmond, b. Nov. 24, 1850 ; res. P.
v. Lucy Ann, b. June 29, 1828 ; unm .; res. Shel- don, Ia.
VI. Albert Stillman, b. Sept. 10, 1831 ; m. May 14, 1855, Lydia Maria, b. May 3, 1834 : d. Sept. 24, 1872, dau. of John and Lovisa (Converse) Buss, of Marlboro, N. H .; m. (2d) Apr. 10, 183, Alice L., b. Dec. 26, 1854, dan. of Thaddens and Eliza H. (Buss) Metcalf, of M .; res. M.
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1. Arthur Fremont, b. Mar. 21, 1856 ; m. May 28, 1877, Anna M., dau. of George W. Ellis, of Swanzey.
2. Edith Maria, b. Mar. 4, 1860 ; d. Ang. 23, 1861.
3. Arlie Wilson, b. Ang. 15, 1862.
4. Lester Lyman, b. June 6, 1869 ; d. Feb. 10, 1871.
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CHARLES' BIGELOW, b. Feb. 7, 1802 ; d. Feb. 2, 1880 ; m. Sept. 15, 1831, Elizabeth ; d. July 25, 1841, a. 37, dau. of - Nichols, of Royalston ; m. (2d) July 3, 1842, Lney, b. Jan. 11, 1811, dan. of John and Han- nah (Stone) Whittemore.
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I. Isaac Lyman, b. Oct. 27, 1833 ; m. Ang. 7, 189, Delia J., b. Sept. 19, 1853, dau. of
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Thomas and Elizabeth Anderson, of St. Mary's, Ont .; res. Bay City, Mich.
1. Charles Lyman, b. June 1, 1881.
2. Ella May, b. July 14, 1882.
II. Mary Elizabeth, b. Ang. 30, 1836 ; m. Jan. 30, 1856, Abner S. Barden, b. Oct. 19, 1831, s. of Abner and Nancy (Scott) ; res. Richmond.
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1. Percy A. Martin, b. Feb. 12, 1816.
2. Stella R. Martin, b. Apr. 13, 1878.
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2. Charles A. Barden, b. Sept. 17, 1859.
3. Mary I. Barden, b. July 21, 1862.
III. Harriet Newell, b. July 4, 1838 ; d. Jan. 29, 1840.
IV. Lucy Charlotte, b. Ang. 3, 1843.
v. Hannah, b. Mar. 28, 1845 ; m. Apr. 1, 1867, William H. Blanchard, b. May 3, 1840, s. of Rosel and Paulina (Ingalls), of Parishville, N. Y.
1. Alice May Blanchard, b. July 12, 1879 ; d. Nov. 29, 1884.
VI. Charles Danvers, b. Oct. 12, 1846 ; m. June 12, 1810, Frances M., b. Dec. 11, 1844, dau. of George W. and Sophia M. (Chapin) Waters, of Jaffrey.
1. Frederick Sylvanus, b. Apr. 29, 1874.
2. Annie Maria, b. June 2, 1827. VII. John Herbert, b. Feb. 14, 1852 ; m. June 19, 1877, Mary Abby, b. Nov. 27, 1850, dau. of David N. and Abigail R. (Alexander) Putney.
1. Charles Irwin, b. Aug. 20, 1879 ; res. Troy.
AGABUS BISHOP and w. Rebecca are said to have come from Wrentham, Mass. Instead of coming with an ox-team, as was the usual manner, he came with a horse and wagon, and for some years this was the only horse in that part of the town. He settled ab. 1778 on L 18 R 12. He d. Dec. 26, 1795. His wid. was taxed to 1802. They had 10 ch., all b. before the family came to F.
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1. Hattie E. Barden, b. Dec. 6, 1856 ; m. July 6, 1875, Silas O. Martin, b. Nov. 2, 1849, s. of Danvers and Olive (Whipple).
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After living in town a few years they went West.
II. Dolly, m. Nathaniel Buckland, Jr. L 19 R 12 was taxed to Rufus Buckland in 1188, and to Nathaniel Buckland in 1:90. Rufus prob. never lived in town. Nath. and Nath., Jr .. rem. ab. 1791.
III. Hannah, m. Robert Bowditch : lived in Vt.(?) IV. Abigail, m. Ezekiel Miles ; res. Wallingford, Vt. v. Betsey, m. Aaron Parks ; res. Springfield, Vt.
VI. Lucy, m. Aaron Spofford ; res. Peru (Vt. or N. Y. ? ).
VII. Polly, m. James C. Allen ; res. Wallingford, Vt. VIII. Jesse, m. Godding, a sister of Timothy and John. Jesse d. Oct. 3, 1790. His w. d. Sept. 6. 1190.
IX. Agabus, m. Rebecca Sweetland, prob. dan. of John Sweetland, who settled on L 22 R 11. John S. was taxed to 1:99, and John S., Jr .. 1797 to 1801. The Sweetlands rem. to Vt.
1. Jesse, b. Jnly 4, 1800 ; d. ab. 1860 ; m. Lucinda, b. 1199 : @. 1832, dan. of Jesse and Rose (Swift) Ballon, of Rich- mond ; res. R.
1. Smith, b. Nov. 12, 1814. 2. Betsey, b. Aug. 10, 1818.
3. Lois, b. Apr. 22, 1823 ; m. Har- rison Taft, of R.
X. William, d. Feb. 6, 1831, a. 5% y. He m. Betsey Jessup, of Warwick, Mass. She d. ing. 21, 1830, a. 5% y. 1. Hosea, b. July 3, 1803.
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SIMEON BISHOP Was taxed 1195-96.
BETHUEL BISHOP m. another sister of T. and J. Godding and rem. to Shrewsbury, Vt.
LAVINA BISHOP m. Cadish Boyce, of Richmond.
1 DANIEL CHANDLER BISSELL, s. of Chauncey and Philena (Cune) Bissell, was b. Oct. 9, 1814. in Marlboro, Vt., and came to l'. ab. 1834 ; m. Feb. 10, 1841, Lydia, b. in Keene, N. IL., May 27, 1823, dan. of George and Betsey (Kneeland) Lebourveau, and sister of William, q.v. Ch. b. George W. in Marlboro, N. II., others in F.
I. Frances J., b. Dec. 19, 1841 ; m. June 10, 1862,
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George® Coolidge, b. Feb. 6, 1833 ; d. Jan. 8, 1880, s. of Asher7 (who was s. of Abraham6) and Olive (Starkey) Coolidge, of Troy. See Coolidge (6) ; res. Akron, O.
1. Minnie A. Coolidge, b. in Fitchburg, Mass.
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2. Oscar H. Coolidge, b. Southbridge, Mass.
3. Nellie E. Coolidge, b. Akron, O.
4. Lizzie A. Coolidge, b. Akron, O .; d. Oct. 11, 1872.
II. George W., b. June 24, 1852; m. Luella V. Lynn, and res. in Akron, O.
1. Eva L.
III. Addie M., b. May 6, 1854 ; m. Charles S. Saf- ford. See Smith, No. 27.
IV. Alice M., b. May 7, 1856 ; d. Apr. 26, 185%. v. Willie, b. Mar. 24, 1858.
GEORGE BISSELL, a bro. of Daniel C., d. Dec. 28, 1852, a. 36 y .; m. Nov. 5, 1845, Mary S., b. Aug. 20, 1824, dan. of Henry and Betsey (Bent) Shirley, q.r. (She m. {2d] Levi Phillips, q.v.)
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EMERSON E. BISSELL, another bro. of D. C., m. Sept. 17. 1850, Sarah S., dau. of Simeon and Lois (Stone) Merrifield, q.r.
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JAMES W. BISSELL, another bro. of D. C., m. June 4, 1851, Elizabeth M., b. 1829, dau. of Caleb and Louisa (Bowen) Boyce, q.r.
BLAKE.
| WILLIAM BLAKE, the emigrant ancestor of the Blakes of New Eng- land, was the s. of Giles and Dorothy (Twedy) Blake, and was b. in 1594 in Little Baddow, county of Essex, England, where several genera- tions of the family had resided. He, with his family, came to this country in 1630, and settled in Dorchester, Mass., where he d. Aug. 25, 1663. His wid., Agnes, d. July 22, 1678. ITis s.,
2 EDWARD2, b. ab. 1625 ; m. Patience Pope, of D., and settled in Milton, Mass. His s.,
3 JONATHANS, b. July 5, 1672 ; m. Mar. 16, 1699, Elizabeth Candage, of Cambridge, and res. in Boston. His s.,
4 EBENEZER4, b. 1709 ; d. Mar. 14, 1794 ; m. Dec. 11, 1729, Patron- nella Peck, of Rehoboth ; she d. Sept. 11, 1757, a. 50 y., and he mi. (2d) Elizabeth Partridge ; res. Wrentham. His s.,
5 EBENEZER5, b. Sept. 28, 1730 ; d. Sept. 11, 1819 ; m. Oct. 11,
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1756, Tamar Thompson, who d. Nov. 13, 1775, and he m. (2d) Feb. 8, 1777, Anna Hodges. She d. June 9, 1788, and he m. (3d) Jan. 28, 1784, Rachel Balcom, d. Aug. 24, 1838 ; res. W. His s.,
6 ELEAZER®, b. Apr. 1, 1757 ; rem. to Rindge in 1792, and d. Sept. 27, 1858 ; m. Nov. 29, 1785, Jerusha, dau. of Gamaliel and Jerusha (Mann) Gerould, of W. She d. May 20, 1849, a. 89 y. His s.,
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EBENEZER' BLAKE, b. Nov. 16, 1800 ; m. July 12. 1824, Hepsibeth, b. Dec. 3, 1802 ; d. Nov. 10, 18:4, dan. of Amos and Lydia (Jewett) Jewett, of Rindge ; res. R.
I. Bela Shedd®, b. June 25, 1825 ; m. Dec. 25, 1857, Sarah Howard, of New York City ; res. Cincinnati, O.
II. Henry, b. Sept. 17, 1826, unm .; res. Keene. III. Pliny Fiske, b. Oct. 14, 1827 ; d. Aug. 1, 1853, unm.
IV. Milton, b. May 22, 1829 ; m. Sept. 14, 185%, Augusta N. Paul, of Hartland, Vt .; res. K.
v. Charles Locke, b. Jan. 12, 1831; d. Oct. 3, 1864, nnm.
VI. Arvilla, b. Dec. 22, 1832 ; d. Mar. 30, 1870 ; m. Nov. 1, 1853, Eliphaz HI. Allen.
VII. John Marshall, b. May 14, 1835 ; d. Oct. 18, 1857, in Iowa, unm.
VIII. Amos Jewett, b. Oct. 20, 1836; m. Dec. 26, 1865, Lizzie A., b. June 23, 1840 ; d. June 22, 1867, dan. of Dennis and Lucy (Ball) Howe, of R .; m. (2d) Jan. 2, 1883, Flora E., b. Sept. 1, 1845, dan. of Nathan and Mary L. (Miles) Stone, g.v .; res. in F. since 1863.
1. Howard9, b. Feb. 23, 1864 ; d. Sept. 8, 1867.
2. Leroy Stanley, b. Nov. 5, 1883. On his mother's side he is also the ninth gen- eration from the emigrant ancestor of the Stone family.
IX. Hiram, b. Feb. 9, 1838 ; res. in K.
X. Maria Elizabeth, b. July 17, 1839 ; m. Jan. 22, 1872, Eliphaz II. Allen-his 2d m. See No. 13 above. Res. Bradford, Vt.
EBENEZER BLANDING was a native of Rehoboth, Mass. Came to Royalston. From thence rem. to Richmond, and from thence to Richfield, N. Y., where he d. a. ab. 90 y. He had 17 ch. Ilis s.,
OTIS, lived in R. and F .; rem. to Michigan, where he d. He m. Dec. 1, 1808, Abigail, dau. of Jeremiah Barrus, of R .; m. (2d) Jan. 20, 1825, Sarah, b. Aug.
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20, 1797, dan. of Daniel and Lydia (Sweet) Cass, of R. She d. and he m. (3d) Mary Ann, b. Sept. 28, 1803 ; d. Ang. 6, 1832, at Adrian, Mich., dau. of Alexander and Eunice ( Hawes) Foster, of F .; m. (4th) Wheeler, of -, Mich. Ch. b. I., II., IV., v., in R .; III. in Hamilton, N. Y .; VI. in F., VII. in Adrian ; 5 ch. by 1st m., 1 each by 2d and 3d m.
J. Harvey, b. May 1, 1809 ; d. Mar. 23, 1859 ; m. Dec. 3, 1835, Mary, dau. of Zalmon and Phebe (Holt) Howe. He was a pail manu- facturer in Troy.
1. Mary Jane, b. Apr. 3, 1837 ; m. Apr. 20, 1853, James Robb.
2. Oscar Joel, b. Feb. 26, 1842.
3. Janette Adeline, b. Nov. 11, 1846. II. Jason, b. Aug. 21, 1811 ; d. June 12, 1840. III. Prudence, b. Jan. 24, 1813 ; m. Dennis Bowen, s. of Zephaniah and Martha (Allen), of R.
IV. Oscar F., b. Nov. 4, 1819++.
v. Mansel M., b. Apr. 17, 1822; m. Dec. 24, 1845, Persis M., dan. of Zimri and Parna (Howe) Ingalls, of R.
VI. William Ebenezer, b. Sept. 9, 1826 ; d. Jan. 3, 1861, at F .; m. Ang. 10, 1855, Hannah E., b. Ang. 5, 1830 ; d. June 9, 1860, dau. of Daniel and Lucy (Sweetser) White, of F.
VII. Caroline Sabra, m. David B. Day. He served in the War of the Rebellion, and d. Aug., 1864, at Andersonville.
1. Walter Edmund Day, b. Aug. 8, 1854, in F.
2. Edwin Harvey Day, b. Nov. 12, 1858, in Templeton, Mass.
OSCAR F., b. Nov. 4, 1819 ; m. June 5, 1844, Lydia, b. Mar. 24, 1821 ; d. Aug. 21, 1845, dan. of Thomas and Lydia (Cook) Goddard, of Richmond ; m. (2d) May 18, 1846, Hannah, b. Dec. 4, 1820, dau. of Henry and Polly (Smith) Whipple, of Warwick ; res. R. and F. Ch. b. in R.
1. Oscar G., b. July 24, 1845; m. Laura M. Peeler, and res. at Athol, Mass.
II. Aurora Jane, b. Feb. 28, 1848 ; m. Charles H. Leathe, and res. at Otter River, Mass.
III. Laura Ann, b. Sept. 27, 1849 ; m. George N. Dyer, and res. at Gardner, Mass.
Iv. Henry W., b. Jan. 10, 1852 ; m. Nellie Rugg, and res. at G.
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20 VI. Lyman H., b. Jan. 24, 1858.
BLODGETT.
1 THOMAS' BLODGETT (originally spelled Blogget), a. 30 y., and Susanna, his w. a. 37 y., came to this country from London, England, in the ship Increase, in the year 1635. They brought with them 2 ch., Daniel and Sammel, and had 2 ch., Susan and Thomas, b. in this country. They settled in Cambridge, Mass., where he had a grant of land, and where he d. 1642. His s.,
2 SAMUEL", settled in Woburn, Mass., where he was a prominent and influential citizen. His s.,
3 THOMAS3, b. Feb. 26, 1661; d. Sept. 29, 1740 ; m. Nov. 11, 1685, Rebecca Tidd, of Woburn. His s.,
4 SAMUEL4, bapt. in Lexington, Mass., June 17, 1702 ; d. Jan. 23, 1773 ; m. June 26, 1726, Mary Russell. His s.,
5 TIMOTHY5, b. Ang. 7. 1740 ; d. Jan. 13, 1831 ; m. Millicent Perry, and had 12 ch., one of whom was Timothy", b. Sept. 24, 1766.
6 TIMOTHY6 BLODGETT, b. Sept. 24, 1766 ; d. Nov. 29, 1855 ; m. Apr. 20, 1186, Elizabeth Stiles*, b. Sept. 4, 1165 ; d. May 15, 1850, dan. of Edmond and Elizabeth (Preston) Stiles, of Wendell, Mass. Came from North- field, Mass., in the spring of 197, and settled first on L 4 R 8, which had been previously owned by Thomas Stratton. Ch. b. I .- III. in Wendell (?) ; Iv. in North- field, Mass .; v .- Ix. in F.
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I. Parna™, b. May 4, 1490 ; m. Feb. 15, 1814, Samuel Parker, of Montpelier, Vt. She d. Sept. 22, 1873, at Bolton, Vt. II. Ashley, b. Mar. 24, 1792 ; res. Norwich, Vt. III. Betsey, b. June 21, 1194: m. Jan. 24, 1817, Warren Kendall, of Dover, Vt. She d. Feb. 22, 1827, at Buffalo, N. Y.
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11 v. Malta, b. July 14, 199 ; d. Jan. 14, 1828, unm. VI. Roxana, b. Sept. 13, 1801 ; m. Mar. 19, 1822,
* In the year 1638 a company of emigrants under the spiritual lead of Rev. Ezekiel Rogers came from Yorkshire, England, and settled in Rowley, Mass. One of this company was
1. ROBERT STILES, who m. Oct. 4, 1660, Elizabeth Frye, of Andover, Mass. Ile d. July 30, 1690. Their s.,
2. JOHN, b. June 30, 1661, m. Deliverance Towne, of Topsfield. Mass. Their s.,
3. JOHN, bapt. Dec. 16, 1688, at Topsfield, m. Eleanor Pearl, of Boxford, Mass. Their s.,
4. BENJAMIN, b. Nov. 4, 1716 ; d. July 25, 1762 ; m. Jan. 11, 1737, Elizabeth Foster, of Andover, Mass. Their s.,
5. EDMOND, b. Nov. 22, 1740 ; d. at Wendell, Mass , July 23. 1815 ; m. Oct. 11, 1763, Eliza- beth Preston, who d. at F., Sept. 29, 1828, a. 88 y. They had 2 ch., both b. in Shrewsbury. Mass., Phineas and Elizabeth6. Elizabeth6 m. Timothy Blodgett, as stated above.
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William Chase, Jr., of Royalston, where she d. Feb. 24, 1837.
VII. Timothy, b. Apr. 17, 1804 ; d. Oct. 15, 1856, at Bolton, P. Q., Canada.
VIII. Nancy, b. Oct. 30, 1806 ; d. Sept. 15, 1857 ; m. Jan. 16, 1827, Ethan Cutter, of Jaffrey, s. of John and Rebecca (Demary).
IX. Lovisa, b. Oct. 7, 1809; m. Barrett Whitte- more, q.2.
JOSEPH7 BLODGETT, b. Oet. 28, 1796 ; m. June 23, 1822, Hannah, b. June 23, 1800 ; d. Sept. 29, 1876, dan. of Charles and Hannah (Stewart) Chase, of Jaffrey. Mr. B. was in his 91st y. when the portrait of him which is here given was taken, and the oldest person res. in F. Ch. all b. in F.
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1. Andrew Bailey9 Cloney, b. May 18, 1846, at F .; m. (1st) Celia Barnard, of Man- chester, Vt. She d. and he m. (2d) Ada Stevens, of Dorset, Vt .; res. Win- chendon. Ch. by 1st m.
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1. Mary Emma10 Cloney, b. Nov. 1, 1868, at Manchester.
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1. Alfred Gny10 Bowman, b. July 20, 1820.
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2. Winfred A. Bowman, b. May 18, 1872.
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3. Earl Cloney Bowman, b. Aug. 26, 1875.
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4. Dwight A. Bowman, b. June 8, 1880 ; d. Sept. 2, 1881.
3. Emma Maria Cloney, b. Apr., 1853 ; d. Apr., 1856.
4. Joseph Herbert Cloney, b. Dec. 9, 1859 ; d. Feb., 1860.
II. Eliza, b. Sept. 7, 1824 ; d. Apr. 11, 1826.
III. Eliza Ann, b. July 1, 1826 ; m. Franklin Ken- dall, q.v .; m. (2d) Jan. 3, 1860, Elisha Hark- ness, who d. in the army, May 31, 1863 ; m. (3d) Apr. 28, 1873, Lewis D. Pease.
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I. Maria®, b. Mar. 29, 1823 ; m. May 13, 1845, Michael Cloney, b. Oct. 15, 1815 ; d. Dec. 11, 1874. He was a native of Ireland ; came to F. ab. 1841, and rem. to Vermont ab. 1847. Mrs. C. res. in Manchester, Vt.
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IV. Joseph, b. July 13, 1828 ; m. Emily Potter. 1. Joseph Ellery", d. July 25, 1826, a. 23 v. 2. Effie Stiles, b. Dec. 4, 1854 : m. Dec. 8, 1875, Walter Israel Peck, b. Ang. 8, 1853, at Waterville, Vt .; d. Jan. 24, 1880, at Marlboro, N. H., s. of Ahial and Maria (Jendevine).
v. Phebe, b. Sept. 3, 1830 ; m. Horace Coolidge, q.r. VI. Ethan, b. Oct. 17, 1832+.
VII. Timothy, b. May 31, 1835 ; m. Mar. 13, 1861, Jane H., b. Mar. 13, 1836, dan. of Dea. Calvin and Patty (Hyde) Coolidge, q.r.
VIII. Hannah Jane, b. Aug. 27, 1838 ; d. Jan. 13, 1885 ; m. Mar. 9, 1865, Jerome H. Towsley, s. of William and Electa, of Rupert, Vt .; res. Winchendon. Ch. b. in F.
1. Abbie Maria' Towsley, b. Mar. 18, 1869.
2. William Joseph Towsley, b. Oct. 16, 1870.
3. Jennie Etta Towsley, b. Apr. 9, 1874. IX. Charles Simeon, b. Dec. 9, 1842 ; m. Feb. 11, 1816, Sarah Flint, of Bowen's Prairie, Ia. She was b. Nov. 9, 1848, in Winchester, N. H .. and was dau. of Ezekiel and Sarah (Willard) Flint : res. Kimball, Dak. Ch. b. in Water- loo, la.
1. Hattie L., b. June 6, 1877.
2. Arthur B., b. Aug. 27, 1882.
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ETHANS BLODGETT, b. Oct. 17, 1832 ; m. Mar. 23, 1854, Mary Mayhew, b. Apr. 6, 1833, dau. of William Howland and Martha (Whittemore) Manchester, of New Bedford, Mass. Ch. b. I. and v .- VIII. at F .; II. at Hopkinton, Ia. ; III. and IV. at Templeton, Mass.
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I. William Ethan9, b. Mar. 27, 1855 ; m. Aug. 31. 1878, Nellie Eldora, b. Sept. 11. 1856, in Quincy, Mass., dan. of Henry and Mary E. Havden.
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1. William Henry10, b. Mar. 25, 1880. 2. Hattie Howland, b. Aug. 6, 1881. II. Mary Martha, b. Dec. 25, 1856. III. Zenas Arthur, b. Dec. 29, 1858. IV. Susan Hannah, b. Sept. 1, 1860.
v. Minnie Lincoln, b. Mar. 24, 1866 ; d. Dec. 13. 1810.
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51 JOSEPH6 BLODGETT, a bro. of Timothy", came to F. ab. 1799, and d. here, Sept. 16, 1822 (a. 45 y.), though it is not certain that he lived in town all the intervening years. His w. was Thankful Hawkes, of Deerfield, Mass. Five ch. (I .- v.) of "late Joseph Blodgett and his now widow, Thankful," were bapt. July 16, 1823. Three more are added from rec. of deaths. This prob. makes the full number of ch., but the correct order cannot be given.
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II. Edmund Stiles, b. at Deerfield, Mass .; d. Apr. 1, 1886 ; m. May 15, 1834, Rebecca, b. May 27, 1811, dan. of William S. and Polly (Locke) Whittemore, q.v .; res. Bowen's Prairie, Ia. Ch. b. in F.
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1. William Barrett, b. July 19, 1835 ; d. Apr. 19, 1861, unm.
2. Joseph Timothy, b. Apr. 5, 1837; d. May 1, 1851.
3. Frederick Herbert, b. Aug. 22, 1840 ; d. Mar. 26, 1863, at Memphis, Tenn., in the army.
III. Susanna Fidelia. IV. Lucy Angeline.
v. Selah Hawkes.
VI. Child, d. Feb. 13, 1804.
VII. Adaline, d. Oct. 29, 1817, a. 14 mos.
VIII. Levi, a twin, d. Oct. 18, 1822, a. 4 y.
PRESCOTT BLODGETT, perhaps a nephew of Joseph 49, lived in town ab. 4 y .; was taxed 1832-35 ; his w. Belinda, d. Sept. 3, 1834, a. 23 y. ; his dan.,
I. Susan R., d. Sept. 15, 1834, a. 8 weeks.
LEVI BLODGETT, taxed in F. 1804-1806.
SIMEON BLODGETT, of Deerfield, Mass., d. in F. Sept. 2, 1842, a. 56 y.
JEDIDIAH FAY m. Jerusha Blodgett, June 16, 1800.
ISAAC LYON m. Sally Blodgett, Feb. 5, 1822.
WILLIAM BLOOD was taxed 3 y., 1807-1809. By w. Betsey he had ch. rec. in F.
I. Mary, b. Apr. 26, 1808. II. Loring, b. Oct. 13, 1809.
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JOSEPH NELSON BOSWORTH, S. of Joseph and Abigail,
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was b. in Royalston, May 11, 1820 ; m. Nov. 2, 1843, Lydia F., b. in R., June 16, 1817, dan. of David and Joanna (Prescott) Moore, q.v .; res. in F. Ch. b. I. in Rindge, others in Royalston.
I. Sarah Jane, b. Nov. 3, 1844; m. Henry M. Gilson.
II. Abbie Jounna, b. Aug. 6, 1846 ; m. D. Francis White, q.v.
III. Aun Lydia, b. Dec. 15, 1848 ; m. Milton W. Flagg, q.r. IV. Myra Jerusha, b. Dec. 16, 1850.
v. Maria Ella, b. Aug. 10, 1852 ; m. Daniel Edgar Gilson.
VI. Charles Prescott, b. Jan. 9, 1856 : m. June 5, 1878, Emma E., b. Oct. 27, 1857, dan. of Thomas and Susan (Whittemore) Perry, of F .; res. Royalston.
1. George.
2. Winifred.
EBENEZER BOUTWELL and family were in F. before 1729, as in that year he was one of the petitioners for leave to build pews in the meeting-house. He lived on L : R 10, and sold to Jedidiah Fay. He rem. to Leverett, Mass., ab. 1798. By w. Polly he had ch. rec. in F.
I. Elijah, bapt. Sept. 28, 1193.
II. John, bapt. Sept. 28, 1793.
III. Lucinda, b. Dec. 16, 1787 ; d. Apr. 24, 1797.
IV. Calvin, b. Aug. 19, 1789.
v. Levi, b. Sept. 12, 1792.
VI. Nancy, b. Jan. 11, 1496.
VII. Charles, b. Jan. 31, 1797.
THANKFUL BOUTWELL, wid. of Franklin, d. Nov. 12. 1180.
BOWKER.
JOHN aud ANNA (Wright) BOWKER, of Scituate. Mass., had 13 ch., of whom 6 came to N. II., 5 lived in F., and 1 in Walpole. Bartlet and John came to F. in 1780, and having commenced a settlement, brought up their wives the next year. They bought L 19 and 20 Rt. In the Proprietors' Tax-list of 1788 and in the | penny lists of 1789-91, L 19 is set to John and L 20 to Bartlet, but in their division of the land Bartlet had L
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19. Charles came a few y. later, but was in town prob. as early as 1785.
I. Rebecca, d. unm.
II. Bartlet, b. Feb. 2, 1749+.
III. Lucy, m. Simeon Damon.
brothers.
IV. Anna, m. Samuel Damon. S V. John+.
VI. Hannah, m. Dea. Samuel Griffin, q.v. VII. Charles+.
VIII. Ruth, m. Peleg Curtis.
IX. Delight, d. at F. July 27, 1793, a. 33 y., unm. x. Stephen+.
XI. Elijah.
XII. Relief, m. Peres Jacobs.
XIII. Deziah, m. Joseph Cushing, bro. of Lucy. (See Stephen, No. 11.)
BARTLET BOWKER, b. Feb. 2, 1749 ; d. Jan. 16, 1829 ; m. Christiana Holmes. She d. Dec. 11, 1793, and he m. (2d) Sept. 7, 1794, Mrs. Susanna Wellington. She . Apr. 5, 1797, and he m. (3d) Feb. 1, 1798, Jemima, b. Feb. 28, 1771 ; d. Apr. 4, 1847, dau. of Ezekiel and Anna (Miles) Knowlton, of Templeton, and wid. of Thomas Wright, of F., q.v. Ch. 6 by 1st m., 1 by 2d in., 7 by 3d m. Christiana, perhaps b. in Scituate, but all the others in F.
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I. Christiana, b. Feb. 20; d. Feb. 21, 1181.
II. Rebecca, b. May 30, 1782 ; m. David Stowell, q.v. III. Bartlet, b. Dec. 6, 1784.
Iv. Stephen, b. Dec. 8, 1788 ; m. Apr. 7, 1814, Sally, b. Jan. 31, 1790, dan. of John and Sarah Whitney, q.v. Ch. rec. in F.
1. Mary Ann, b. Mar. 16, 1815.
v. Anna, b. Jan. 22, 1792 ; m. Ezekiel Collins, q.v. VI. Samuel, b. Jan. 22 ; d. Jan. 23, 1792 (twin). VII. Daniel, b. Jan. 12, 1795.
VIII. Wright, b. Nov. 18, 1798; d. Dec. 27, 1821, .נתמוגז
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IX. Luke, b. Oct. 28, 1800+. X. Elijah, b. Jan. 8, 1803+. XI. Lucy, b. Nov. 3, 1804 ; d. Oct. 13, 182%, unm. XII. Cynthia, b. Feb. 12, 1807 ; m. Oct. 5, 1831, Dexter B. Rollins, of Charlestown, Mass. She m. (2d) Jesse Stone, q.v.
1. Dexter Whittemore Rollins.
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XIII. Roxana, b. July 28, 1809; m. Leander H. Stowell, q.r. XIV. Hannah, b. Mar. 25, 1815 ; m. James Corey, q.c.
Capt. JOHN BOWKER, m. Faith Holmes, sister of Christiana, w. of his bro. Bartlet. Faith d. July 20, 1188, and he m. (2d) Annis Marshall, Dee. 10, 1789 : rem. to Potsdam, N. Y., ab. 1810. Ch. 6 by 1st m., 10 by 2d m. Lydia b. in Scituate, all the others in F.
I. Lydia, b. Oct. 11, 1719.
II. John, b. Ang. 1, 1781.
III. Thomas, b. Mar. 17, 1783.
IV. Leafec (Relief), b. Feb. 14, d. Feb. 16, 1:85.
V.
Leafec, b. Feb. 13, 1786 ; d. Aug. 22, 1788.
VI. Hannah, b. Apr. 16, 1488 ; d. Sept. 2, 1788.
VII. Warren, b. Oct. 7, 1790 ; d. Apr. 7, 1791.
VIII. Warren, b. June 16, 1792.
IX. Leafee, b. Oct. 27, 1993: m. Jan. 29, 1815, William II. Wright, of Phillipston, Mass.
X. Hannah, b. Aug. 26, 1795.
XI. Salome, b. Nov. 9, 1798.
XII. Infant, d. Oct. 7, 1800.
XIII. Lucinda, b. Jan. 8, 1803.
XIV. Rebecca, b. Aug. 21, 1805.
XV. Benjamin Marshall, b. Jan. 12, 1808.
XVI. Mary, bapt. Apr. 26, 1810.
CHARLES BOWKER, d. July 21, 1839, a. 81 v .; m. Apr. 19, 1787, Beulah Stone, b. Feb. 22, 1767 ; d. Jan. 24, 1836, dau. of Abner and Lucy (Mellen), q.v.
1. Charles, b. July 24, 1787 ; res. Boston.
II. Sylvester, b. Nov. 3, 1789 ; d. Mar. 25, 1793.
111. Betsey, b. Aug. 29, 1793 ; m. Lyman Wright, 9.2. IV. Sylrender, b. May 17, 1798 ; m. Louisa Storrow, of Boston. He d. 1828, and she m. (2d) Jesse Forristall, q.v.
v. Leonard, b. May 13, 1801.
VI. Melancia, b. Sept. 7, 1803 ; m. July 27, 1831. Dr. George Newell, of Petersham, Mass. He d. and she m. (2d) Rev. John Storrs. VII. Laura, b. Dec. 9, 1805; m. Dec. 19, 1826. Ebenezer Roby, of Cambridge, Mass. VIII. Chestina, b. Sept. 27, 1808; m. Feb. 16, 1831. Asahel G. Allen, of Albany, Vt.
STEPHEN BOWKER m. Lucy Cushing and settled in
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HISTORY OF FITZWILLIAM.
Walpole, N. II., where he d. (before 1806), and she m. (2d) - Carpenter. Stephen may have had more than 2 ch. The 2d one here given lived in F. from child- hood.
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I. Cushing, m. Feb. 13, 1817, Sarah, dau. of Moses and Sarah Van Doorn, q.v .; res. Par- ishville, N. Y.
II. Samuel Griffin, d. Sept. 30, 1839, a. 37 y .; m. Nov. 16, 1826, Orpha, b. Nov. 9, 1804 ; d. Sept. 17, 1854, dau. of John and Lucy (Brig- ham) Fay, q.v.
1. Charles, d. Mar. 24, 1832, a. 2 y.
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