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II. Fuller, b. Oct. 26, 1804 ; m. Feb., 1830, Adaline Porter ; res. Marlboro.
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THOMAS CLARK, s. of Thomas, m. 1801, Roena Phil- lips, of Richmond. Lived for many years on the home farm, and later on L 23 R 7. Both these lots are now in Troy. Mr. C. d. Oct. 14, 1856. Mrs. C. d. June, 1857.
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III. Louisa. b. May 7, 1807 ; d. Dec. 2, 1832.
IV. Luke C., b. Aug. 22, 1809+.
v. Lovina, b. Nov. 8, 1812 : d. Aug. 2, 1816.
VI. Lyman T., b. Apr. 29, 1817 ; was burned to d. Dec. 4, 1834.
VII. William, b. May 5, 1822 ; d. May 2, 1823.
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VIII. Alrah S., b. Ang. 29, 1824; m. Mar. 19, 1850, Sarepta A., b. Jan. 4, 1829, dau. of Dea. Oren and Julia Ann (Wright) Brooks, q.v .; res. Troy.
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LUKE C. CLARK, b. Ang. 20, 1809; m. Feb. 21, 1839. Abigail S., b. July 20, 1814, dau. of David and Betsey (Damon) Lowe, q.v .; res. Troy.
I. Lyman T., b. Oct. 22, 1839.
II. George WV., b. Jan. 16, 1841.
III. Francis L., b. Apr. 16, 1843 ; m. . Jan. 22, 18:1, Susan, b. Jan. 22, 1844, dau. of Herman and Bathsheba (Cobleigh) Fisher, q.r .; res. F. Ch. b. in F.
1. Martin Luke, b. Mar. 6. 1843. 2. Grace Alice, b. Oct. 24, 1811. IV. Charles David. b. Dec. 29. 1845 ; m. Oet. 6, 1869. Fanny Rozell, b. at Wendell, Mass .. May 26, 1844, dan. of Amos and Fanny (Tenney) Baker, then of F .; res. F. Ch. b. in F.
1. Edward Charles, b. July 20, 18:2.
2. Winford Samuel, b. Nov. 25, 1816.
3. Lolie Rozell, b. Oet. 9, 18:9. 4. Floyd Elmore, b. Nov. 26, 1886. v. Abbie E., b. Ang. S. 1851.
VI. Warren N., b. May , 1858.
CALVIN CLARK was from Marlboro, Mass. As his oldest ch. was bapt. in F., but the birth is not recorded, it is supposed that he came in 1778 or 1719. His farm comprised part of Lots 6 and ? in R 1. his house being where Ilyman Bent afterward lived. The family left town between 1790 and 1793 *. By w. Martha he had ch. rec. in F.
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I. Betsey. bapt. Oct. 3. 1779 ; d. Feb. 25, 1:85.
II. Martha, b. May 6, 1781.
III. Dorothy, b. Feb. 13, 1784.
IV. Lewis, b. Feb. 19, 1788.
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v. Nancy, bapt. Sept. 19, 1790.
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CLAYES.
1 JOHN1 CLAYES or CLOISE settled in Watertown, Mass., before 1637 ; afterward res. in Charlestown, Mass., and Falmouth, Me .; killed by Indians in 1676 ; had 7 ch., of whom the second was
2 PETER", b. May 27, 1639 ; d. July 18, 1708 ; res. in Wells, Me., Salem, and Framingham, Mass. His will names 6 ch., of whom the fifth was
3 JAMES3, who by w. Mary had in Fram. 6 ch., of whom the fourth was
4 JAMES4, b. June 10, 1710 ; d. Jan., 1798 : m. July 24, 1735, Lydia Eames, who d., and he m. (2d) May 28, 1740, Abigail, b. Nov. 23, 1717 ; d. Apr., 1798, dau. of John and Abigail Gleason. By 1st m. 1 ch ; by 2d m. 6 ch., of whom the third was Elijah", b. Sept. 5, 1744.
In F. rec. the name is quite uniformly spelled Clays.
5 ELIJAH® CLAYS, b. Sept. 5, 1744; came to F., 1770. and settled on L 22 R 9. His name appears in the Pro- prietors' Records from June, 1771, to Apr., 1774, dur- ing which time he was chosen to eleven official positions. He was a captain in the Revolutionary War, and d. at White Plains, in 1776, in consequence of wonnds. He m. Abigail, dau. of Benjamin and Abigail (Pratt) Pep- per, of Fram. See Ezekiel Mixer. Ch. b. I .- IV. in Fram., V .- VII. in F.
6 I. Sarah6, b. Jan. 8, 1763 ; m. Fortunatus Nichols, 9.v.
II. Elijah, b. Dec. 23, 1764 ; d. May 22, 1815 ; m. Feb. 26, 1790, Levinah, b. Apr. 1. 1767, dau. of Ebenezer and Bathsheba Hemenway, of Fram.
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III. Benjamin, b. Mar. 20, 1767 ; m. - Larrabee. and settled in Charlestown, N. H.
IV. Abigail, b. Aug. 20, 1769.
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v. Joseph, b. Sept. 20, 1771; m. Sept. 24, 1797, Eunice, dau. of Gideon Howe, and settled in Shrewsbury, Mass.
VI. Nathan, b. Oct. 17, 1773.
VII. Betsey, b. Nov. 15, 1775 ; m. - Phipps, of Dudley, Mass.
COBLEIGH.
JOHN COBLEIGH, b. Dec. 18, 1262 ; d. Dec. 4, 1836 : was s. of John and Mary (Wilder), of Templeton. He m. Dec. 11, 1787, Eunice, b. Mar. 20, 1766 ; d. Jnne 21, 1853, dau. of John and Soviah (Rice) Brigham, of Phillipston, Mass. Came to F. soon after m. and set- tled on L 13 R 12.
I. John, b. Mar. 21, 1789+.
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II. Amos, b. Apr. 18, 190 : d. Feb. 19, 1824 ; m. Nancy - and had ch., all b. in F.
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1. Nancy, b. Feb. 5, 1814.
2. Joanna, b. Aug. 30, 1815.
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3. Anson, b. Sept. 5, 1817.
4. Mary, b. Sept. 8, 1818.
5. Esther Cutler, b. May 4, 1820.
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6. Merlin Colburn, b. Oct. 5, 1821.
7. Charlotte Colburn, b. Nov. 23, 1823 ; d. Feb. 22, 1825.
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III. David, b. July 26, 1791 ; d. in Marengo, Mich .. May 26, 1858 ; m. Hannah, b. Mar. 20, 1185, dau. of Nathan and Rachel (Stoddard) Bowen, of Richmond ; rem. from F. soon after m. Only 2 of their ch. found in F. rec.
1. Cyrena, b. Nov. 2, 1811 ; d. in F., Nov. 14, 1839, unm.
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2. David, d. Dec. 22, 1825, a. 9 y. IV. Eunice Brigham, b. Nov. 15, 1792 ; d. Sept. 13, 1835 ; m. Jan. 12, 1819, Joseph Baker, of Templeton, Mass .: rem. to Bakersfield, Vt.
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v. Chloe, b. Feb. 6, 1801 : d. Apr. 27, 1831, in B. VI. Bathsheba, b. Apr. 14, 1803 : m. Herman Fisher, q.r.
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I. John Rice, b. Feb. 6, 1819 : d. July 16. 1863 : m. Apr. 14, 1846, Nancy J., b. Aug. 3, 1823, dau. of Abner and Lucy (Jennison) Allen, of Princeton, Mass. Ch. b. 1 in F., 2 in Ash- burnham, Mass., 3 in Westminster, Mass .. 4-1 in Jaffrey.
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1. John R., b. Mar. 15, 1847 : res. Preston. Ct. 2. Mary J., b. May 20, 1849 ; res. Wor- cester, Mass.
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3. Charles J., b. Nov. 2, 1851 ; res. Leo- minster, Mass.
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4. Walter G., b. July 15, 1854.
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5. Henry F .. b. July 23, 1856.
6. Alice M., b. Dee. 13, 1858 : res. W.
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7. Harriet M., b. Jan. 16, 1861 ; res. W.
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JOHN COBLEIGH, b. Mar. 21, 1789 : m. May 12, 1818, Mehetabel, b. Nov. 18, 1183, dau. of John and Sarah Whitney. Mr. C. d. Feb. 6, 1870, and Mrs. C. d. Nov. 26. 1861, both in F. Ch. b. I. in F., II. in Princeton, Mass., III. in Templeton, Mass., IV. in Chesterfield, N. H.
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II. Lucy Ann, b. Oct. 26, 1820 ; m. John Forris- tall, q.v.
III. Lyman, b. Feb. 6, 1825.
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IV. Luke, b. Nov. 19, 1828 ; m. Jan. 3, 1860, Mary S., b. June 6, 1837 ; d. Mar. 21, 1862, dan. of Hiram and Louisa (Wright) Clarke, of Princeton, Mass .; m. (2d) Jan. 10, 1865, Lottie M., b. June 21, 1837, dau. of William and Catherine C. (Maynard) Monroe, of P .: res. Gardner, Mass., and ch. all b. there.
1. Mary Louisa, b. Mar. 11, 1862.
2. Kathrina Augusta, b. Sept. 18, 1868.
3. Myron Monroe, b. Apr. 8, 1873 ; d. May 26, 1880.
4. Maude Gertrude, b. May 20, 1876.
EBENEZER COLBURN and family rem. from Natick, Mass., and settled in Rindge in 1779. He d. Sept. 17, 1824, a. 86 y .; m. Mercy Everett, who d. Mar. 25, 1828, a. 87 v. Ch. I. Nancy ; II. Ebenezer, b. Apr. 2, 1765 ; III. Jonathan ; IV. Isaac ; V. Mary.
EBENEZER, b. Apr. 2, 1765 ; d. May 1, 1822 ; m. Oct. 17, 1790, Hannah, b. May 6, 1743 ; d. May 20, 1856, dau. of Ezekiel and Hannah (Platts) Jewett. After d. of Mr. C. his wid. m. (2d) Mar. 9, 1826, George Buffum, of Richmond. The family came to F. in 1794, and returned to Rindge a few y. later. Fonr ch., IV .- VII., were b. in F. In the following list of ch. no particulars beyond date of birth are given, except of such as have had some further connection with F.
I. Nahum, b. Mar. 20, 1791.
II. Nancy, b. Nov. 7, 1792 ; m. Benjamin Davison, q.v.
III. David, b. Mar. 2, 1794 ; came to F. ab. 1832, and d. here, June 26, 1834 ; m. (1st) Lydia Sears, (2d) Mary E. Foster, who d. July 7, 1878, in Jaffrey, a. 77 y., and was interred in F. He had several ch., of whom the only rec. in F. is
1. David Leonard, d. Dec. 26, 1833, a. 1 y. 10 mos.
IV. Infant, b. Mar. 2, 1795 ; d. Mar. 17, 1795.
v. Leonard, b. Feb. 29, 1796 ; m. Polly Corey ; m. (2d) Mrs. Currency Wilder, wid. of Elijah. Came to F. in 1836, and after res. in town 8 or 10 y. returned to Rindge, where he d. Jnly 7. 1859. Had ch. d. in F .: Infant. d. Oct. 6, 1837 : Clarissa, d. Dec. 24, 1839 ; Daughter,
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d. Ang. 17, 1842, a. 3 y. The Hist. of R. gives 6 ch. by 2d m., but the number may not be complete, and the order may not be correct. Some of the ch. were b. in F., but none are on rec. here.
1. Samuel M. G., m. Martha A., dan. of Lyman and Julia (Chaplin) Deeth, q.2. 2. Clarissa.
3. Hannah.
4. Maria M., m. Charles D. Kimball, of Rindge, s. of Samuel M. and Melinda (Pierce).
5. George.
6. Estella.
VI. Infant, b. Mar., 1797; d. Mar. 30, 1792.
VII. Infant, b. Mar., 1798 ; d. Mar. 26, 1798.
VIII. John, b. Mar. 15, 1799; m. Lydia, dau. of Artemas Beard, q.r.
IX. Abram, b. Oct. 2, 1800.
X. Mercy, b. Feb. 9, 1802.
XI. Hannah, b. Jan. 13, 1804.
XII. Isaac, b. Oct. 27, 1805.
XIII. Fanny, b. Mar. 26, 1807; d. Mar. 10, 1831 ; m. Sept. 2, 1830, at, and called of F., Josiah Lyman Wetherbee, called of Ashburnham, b. Sept. 5. 1806, s. of Josiah and Clarissa (Saw- tell), of Rindge.
XIV. Norris, b. Apr. 17, 1809 ; d. Apr. 5, 1847, killed by the Indians between St. Louis, Mo., and Santa Fe, N. M. He m. Dec. 25, 1832, Martha L., b. July 20, 1811 ; d. Mar. 8, 1841. dan. of Joseph and Elizabeth (Goss) Carter. Ch. b. 1, 2, at F., 3 at St. Louis.
1. George Norris, b. Apr. 19, 1834; d. 1886 ; res. St. Louis, Mo.
2. Martha Aun, b. Apr. 20, 1838 ; d. Mar. 29, 1867 ; m. Dec., 1861, George A. Whitney, of Rindge, b. 1837, s. of John and Sophia (Faulkner), s.p.
3. Nancy C., b. Sept. 5, 1840 ; d. Sept. ", 1841.
xv. Clarissa, b. Dec. 9, 1812 ; m. Ebenezer Carter, 9.2.
SILAS COLBURN and w. Esther were adm. to the chh. May 13, 1781, on letter from the chh. in Pelham, Mass .. and probably left town in 1793% or 1794. It is supposed he settled on L 6 R 10, as he was taxed on that L in
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the Penny List of 1788. In some places the name is Coburn. Ch. rec. in F.
29 I. Rhoda, bapt. Oct. 21, 1781. 30 II. Jonas, bapt. Aug. 22, 1784. 31 III. Jesse, bapt. Sept. 10, 1786. 1 STEPHEN COLE, from Pomfret, Ct., bought, May 17, 1771, L 2 R S of James Reed, for £24, and L 2 R 7 of Diminicus Davison, for £40, and sold L 2 R " to David Perry, June 1, 1772, for £56. He was chosen highway surveyor, June 19, 1771. Prob. remained in town but a short time, as the name appears no more in the records. The name is spelled Cool in the Prop. rec., but is Cole in the deeds. Diminieus Davison is called "of No. 4," but nothing further is known of him.
COLLINS.
EZEKIEL COLLINS, s. of William and Mary, was b. May 1, 1749, in Southboro, Mass., and d. in F., Feb. S, 18OS ; m. (1st) Abigail Woods, sister of Jonas Woods, q.v. She d. May 24, 1776, and he m. (2d) Anna --. After the d. of Mr. C. his wid. m. (2d) Jan. 27, 1813, Nathan Bartlet, of Royalston. She d. in R., July 30, 1817. The Collins family came from Southboro, in March, 1795, and settled on L 11 R 6 near the pond which is still called by their family name. Ch. by 1st m., Abigail, and perhaps others not named ; all the others by 2d m.
I. Abigail, m. William W. Fay, q.v.
II. Silas, b. 1778(?) ; d. Mar. 2, 1803, a. 24 y., nnm.
III. Elizabeth, b. July 13, 1780 ; m. Asael Hart- well, q.v.
IV. Ezekiel, b. Apr. 13, 1782+.
v. Anna, b. 1784(?) ; m. Thadeus Cummings, q.r.
VI. Huldah, b. 1786(?) ; m. Josiah Osborn, q.v.
VII. Abishai, b. 1788(?)+.
VIII. Stillman, b. 1790(?)+.
IX. Ruth, b. July 5, 1793, d. May 20, 1881 ; m. (1st) Nathan Drury, q.v .; m. (2d) William Kuhn. X. Martha, b. Aug. 21, 1795 ; m. George Damon, q.2.
XI. Polly, b. Mar. 18, 1798 ; d. Jan. 22, 1800.
EZEKIEL COLLINS, b. Apr. 13, 1782 ; d. Apr. 22, 1844 ; m. Apr. 17, 1805, Anna, b. Sept. 3, 1782 ; d. July 9, 1836, dan. of Samuel and Ann (Stacy) Stone.
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This is the first m. rec. as solemnized by Rev. Mr. Sabin. M. (2d) Ang. 3, 1838, Anna, b. Jan. 22, 1792 ; d. Oct. 25, 1880, dau. of Bartlet and Christiana ( Holmes) Bowker.
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I. Chloe Calista, b. Sept. 2, 1805 ; m. July 29, 1835, Franklin Streeter, of Templeton. He d., and she m. (2d) Apr. 20, 1848, Asaph Nelson Brown, b. May 18, 1813, s. of Asaph and Martha ( Wilder), of Rindge ; res. Winch- endon. Ch. by 1st m. and b. in T.
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1. Calista Ann Streeter, m. Nov. 17, 1859, Orlando Mason, s. of Rufns and Pru- dence (Woods), of Sullivan, N. H .: res. W.
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1. Mabel Murdock Mason, b. Oct. ", 1861 (twin).
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2. Marcus Marvin Mason, b. Oct. ? , 1861 ; m. Nov. 12, 1885, Edith Hayward, dan. of Joseph G. and Christine (Beach) Isham, of New York City ; res. Cheyenne, Wyo. II. Joshua Trowbridge, b. Mar. 27, 1807 ; d. Nov. 29, 1868 ; m. Elizabeth A., b. Feb. 5, 1810 ; d. July 12, 1870, dan. of Eliphas and Anna (Goss) Ballard, of Lancaster, Mass.
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1. Mary Elizabeth, b. Nov. 21, 1843 ; in. Sept. 5, 1866, Anson G. Beebe, b. Sept. 5, 1841, at Highgate, Vt., s. of Mar- shall and Rebecca (Rhicord), s.p.
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2. Franklin Streeter, b. Nov. 24, 1845 ; d. Jan. 7, 1846.
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3. Frank Eliphas, b. Aug. 23, 1852 ; d. Jan. 1, 1853.
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III. Sylvanus, b. May 15, 1809 ; d. Apr. 10, 1854. at Athol, Mass .; m. Nov. 20, 1836, Martha, dan. of Luke and Betsey (Cole) Piper, of Royalston. Ch. b. at R.
1. Martha Ann, b. July 8, 1837.
2. Harriet Mchetabel, b. Sept. 8, 1839 ; m. Apr., 1860, John R. Robson, of New Harmony, Ind. He d., and she m. (2d) Sept., 1878, Lorenzo T. Phillips. of N. H.
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IV. Anna Louisa, b. Ang. 21, 1812 ; d. July 9, 1830, unm.
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v. Clarissa, b. Ang. 10, 1814 ; d. Sept. S, 1826. VI. Ezekiel Baxter, b. Sept. 23, 1816 ; d. May 5, 1886 ; in.
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1. Emma Frances, m. Mar. 31, 1875, Ed- ward Lyman Stone, q.v.
VII. Dexter, b. Sept. 29, 1818+.
VIII. Edward, b. Sept. 4. 1820 ; d. Jan. 4, 1821.
IX. Harriet, b. Dec. 28, 1821 ; d. Oct. 27, 1838, unm.
x. Julia, b. Oct. 2, 1823 ; d. Dec. 14, 1838.
XI. Lyman Beecher, b. July 19, 1828 : m. Sept. 12, 1855, Augusta A., b. Feb. 2, 1837 ; d. Nov. 26. 1862, dau. of Otis and Esther (Osgood) Whitcomb, of Swanzey ; m. (2d) June 29, 1873. Marion E., b. Nov. 30, 1835, at Littleton, Mass., dau. of Richard and Susan (Chandler) Hall ; res. Wardsboro, Vt. Ch. b. 1-4 in F., 5 in Greenville, N. H., 6 in Wardsboro.
1. George Lyman, b. Jan. 4, 1856 ; d. May 7. 1877.
2,3. (Twins), b. Ang., 1859 ; d. Sept. 11 and 18, 1859.
4. Arthur Beecher, b. Apr. 27. 1862.
5. Hattie Susan, b. July 23, 1876.
6. George Augustus, b. Jan. 29, 1879.
DEXTER COLLINS, b. Sept. 29, 1818 ; m. Mar. 23, 1841, Mehetabel, b. Nov., 1816 : d. Feb. 16, 1848, dau. of Asa and Elizabeth (Rogers) Waite ; m. (2d) Apr. 8, 1851, Martha, b. July 28, 1823 ; d. July 1, 1881, dau. of Oliver and Azubah (Carruth) Powers, of Phillipston, Mass .; res. Winchendon. Ch. b. in F.
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I. Julia Mehitable, b. Oct. 3, 1853 ; m. Feb. 21, 1884, Angelo M. Royse, b. May 10, 1853, s. of Charles W. and Sybil (Wilson), of Sharon, N. H .; res. W.
II. Dwight Oliver, b. June 29, 1857 ; m. Jan. 8, 1885, Susie A .. b. Jan. 14, 1862, dan. of Levi and Sarah Amanda (Thompson) Haskell, of F .; res. Lancaster, Mass.
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III. Nellie Etta, b. June 4, 1858 ; m. Sept. 21, 1887, Edmond Cooley Anderson, b. June 22, 1859, in Chicopee, Mass., s. of Coolcy E. and Ma- rinda E. (Cleveland) ; res. Needham, Mass.
IV. Anna Louisa Powers, b. Jan. 26, 1863.
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ABISHAI COLLINS, d. Oct. 13, 1843, a. 54 y. ; m. Aug. 25, 1811, Sarah, b. Feb. 16, 1792 ; d. Sept. 25, 1843, dau. of Daniel and Lucy (Bruce) Farrar, of Troy.
I. Levi, b. Mar. 13, 1812 (twin) ; d. y. (?)
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HI. Anna Woods, b. Mar. 13, 1812 ; m. Daniel Bur- bank, q.v.
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III. Ezekiel, b. Mar. 9, 1814 : d. Feb. 18. 1815.
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IV. Daniel F., d. May 21, 1841, a. 25 y., unm.
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v. Tryphena, b. Oct. 18, 1818 ; m. Rev. Asa Pres- cott. g.r.
VI. Levi C., b. 1822 ; d. Nov. 22, 1851.
VII. Maria, b. 1825.
VIII. Abishai, d. Oct. 31, 1843. a. 16 y.
IX. Hurrey B., d. Sept. 20, 1843, a. 12 V.
X. William Lysander, b. Dec. 19, 1833 ; m. Mar. 23, 1853, Hannah N .. b. Jan. 11, 1832, dan. of John and Hannah (Lyon) Burbank, q.v .; res. Keene, N. H.
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1. Addie Maria, b. Sept. 21, 1856, in F .; d. May 3, 1884, in Herkimer. N. Y.
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2. Arthur Leslie, b. Apr. 13, 1859, in F.
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3. Hattie Josephine, b. Aug. 15, 1860, in Herkimer, N. Y.
4. Willie L. B., b. Jan. 31, 1869, in Vernon, N. Y.
5. Herbert Daniel, b. Apr. 3, 18:1, in V.
57 (9) STILLMAN COLLINS, d. Sept. 10, 1840. a. 50 v .: m. July 26, 1813, Betsey, b. July 3, 1994 ; d. Apr. 10, 1824, dau. of Asa and Tamasin Goodell, of F.
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II. Polly C., b. Nov. 6. 1815.
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III. Phebe A .. b. Jan. 1, 1818.
IV. Jared, b. Jan. 29, 1820.
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VI. Roxana, b. Mar. 4, 1824 ; d. Nov. 10, 1869.
COOLIDGE.
| JOHN' COOLIDGE and w. Mary came from Cambridgeshire, Eng., in 1630, and settled in Watertown, Mass., where he was admitted freeman, May 25, 1636. His s.,
2 Joux2, b. in Eng .; m. Nov. 14, 1655, Hannah Livermore ; m. (2d) Sept. 16, 1679, Mary Maddock, and res. in Watertown. His s.,
3 JOHN3, b. Feb. 19, 1662 ; m. Mary - --. Rem. between 1680 and 1685 from W. to Sherborn, Mass., where he was Selectman 10 y. and Town Clerk 5 y. His s.,
4 Maj. ISAAC4, b. Apr. 21, 1685 ; m. Apr. 26, 1710, Hannah Morse and res. in S., where he was Representative 5 y. and Selectman 3 y. Two of his ch., John 5 and Joseph 17, have been represented in F. His oldest s.,
5 JOHN", b. June 21. 1714 : res. in Sherborn and Natick, Mass. His w. Anne d. Jan. 18, 1782. His s.,
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6 SAMUEL6 COOLIDGE, b. in Sherborn, Aug. 13, 1753 ; rem. to Marlboro, N. H. His wid. Hannah d. in F. May 28, 1831, a. 79 y. Ch. b. I., II. in Sherborn, III. - V. in M.
I. Rebecca, b. Mar. 1. 1779 ; d. Oet. 24, 1856 : m. (1st) Reuben Ward, Jr., q.v .; (2d) Capt. John Stone, of Marl., s. of Dea. Eliphalet and Lydia (Goddard).
II. Lawson, b. Mar. 4, 1782 ; d. May 26, 1806.
III. Persis, d. unm.
IV. Curtis++.
v. Henry, res. in Keene, and d. there.
CURTIS? COOLIDGE, b. 178- ; d. 187 -- , in La Grange, Tenn .; m., 1825, Catharine P., b. July 9, 1806, dau. of Joshua and Abigail (Sabin) Adams, of Plainfield, Ct., q.v. Maj. Coolidge was in trade in F. for several y., as related elsewhere ; rem. to St. Louis, Mo., in 1840. Ch. b. in F.
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I. Edward Russell®, b. Apr. 15, 1827; d.
II. Ellen Augusta, b. Oct. 8, 1829 ; d. June 24, 1832.
14 III. Ellen Augusta, b. May 12, 1832 ; d. May 6, 1839.
15 IV. Henry Curtis, b. Dec. 29, 1834 ; d. Jan. 8, 1838.
16 v. John Adams, b. Apr. 19, 1837 ; m., 186-, Ella Bell, of Memphis, Tenn. She d. Feb., 1887; res. Minneapolis, Minn.
17 JOSEPH COOLIDGE, another s. of Maj. Isaac, was b. Apr. 22, 1726 ; m. Jan. 26, 1746, Elizabeth Frost ; res. in Sherborn. They had twelve ch., of whom the ninth, Abraham, and tenth, Hezekiah, settled in Marlboro, N. H. Their fourth ch.,
18 DANIEL®, b. Mar. 13, 1753 ; d. Sept. 10, 1840 ; m. May 11, 1780, Beulah Smith, from Needham, Mass .; res. in S., where he was Select- man 5 y. They had eleven ch., of whom the third was Calvin7, b. Mar. 19, 1785.
19 CALVIN COOLIDGE, b. Mar. 19, 1785 ; d. Apr. 6, 1859 ; m. Patty, b. Feb. 4, 1790 ; d. Sept. 7, 1856, dau. of Daniel Hyde, of Newton, Mass. Rem. from Sher- born and settled in F. in 1811.
20 I. Daniel®, b. Nov. 17, 1810 ; d. Feb. 16, 1873 ; m. Jan. 7, 1835, Sally, b. May 22, 1806, dau. of Jesse and IIannah (Disper) Sawin, of Princeton, Mass. Ch. b. 1, 2 in S., 3-5 in Natiek. 3d and 4th ch. d. y.
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1. Francis, b. July 27, 1835.
2. Sarah Jane, b. Apr. 21, 1837.
5. Miriam Broad. b. Oct. 5, 1844.
II. Curtis, b. Nov. 21, 1814 ; d. Oet. 15, 1868 ; m. Jan. 5, 1842, Lydia, dau. of John and Lydia (Lybin) Richardson, of Dedham, Mass .; res. in D., and ch. all b. there.
1. Mary L., b. Dec. 15, 1842 ; d. Feb. 12, 1868.
2. Harriet J., b. May 4, 1845 ; d. Apr. 18, 1876.
3. Clara M., b. Sept. 2, 1841 ; m. Dec. 25, 1862, William M. Hamilton, of Ded- ham ; d. Mar. 12, 1883, s. of Leonard and Sarah (Morris) ; 5 ch., all b. in D .: 1st. 2d, and 5th ch. d. y.
3. Leonard Curtis Hamilton, b. Sept. 16, 1814.
1. Herbert Clifton Hamilton, b. Ang. 14, 1816.
4. Lucy J., b. Dec. 23, 1849 ; d. June 1, 1864.
III. Cyrus, b. Apr. 12, 1817 ; d. Mar. 2, 1869, unm.
IV. George, b. Aug. 6, 1821; d. Mar. 18, 1876, unm.
v. Horace, b. Mar. 15, 1823 ; m. Mar. 13, 1862, Phebe, b. Sept. 3, 1830, dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Chase) Blodgett, g.r.
1. Horace Eugene, b. May 2, 1813. VI. Jane Hyslop, b. Nov. 29, 1824; d. Mar. 23, 1828. VII. Austin, b. July 5, 1829 : d. June 8, 1830. VIII. Jennie H .. b. Mar. 13, 1836; m. Timothy Blodgett, q.v.
1 ANTHONY COREY, from Wallingford, Vt., settled in Richmond ab. 1497, and m. Lovisa, dau. of Capt. Amos and Lovisa (Simmons) Boorn, of R. He d. May 24, 1835, a. 59 y .; she d. Nov. 9. 1853, a. fr y. They had a large family of ch., of whom may be noticed here : 2
I. Abraham, b. May 10, 1798 ; m. June 1, 1824. Hannah W., b. Nov. 26. 1806, dan. of Edward and Ruth Perkins, of Jaffrey ; res. Marlboro.
1. Louisa A., b. Mar. 8. 1826, in F. 2. Phebe E., b. Jan. 31, 1828, in J.
3. Mary Jane, b. June 21, 1830, in Troy.
4. Edward C., b. Dec. 8, 1831. in F.
5. Cynthia, b. Dec. 20. 1834, in J.
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6. Amos L., b. Ang. 1, 1837, in F.
7. Alfred G., b. Apr. 13, 1840, in F.
8. Francis A., b. Feb. 9, 1843, in T.
9. Clara A., b. July 3, 1845, in T. 10. Henry C., b. May 22, 1848, in M.
II. Huldah. b. Sept. 20, 1799 ; d. in F., June 20, 1870, nnm.
III. Anthony, lived in F. several years, commencing ab. 1832.
IV. James, b. Nov. 12, 1805++.
v. Nicene, b. Mar. 5, 1811 ; m. Edward Tolman, (2d) Kendall Fisher, q.v.
JAMES COREY, b. Nov. 12, 1805 ; m. Apr. 2, 1835, Hannah, b. Mar. 25, 1815, dau. of Bartlet and Jemima (Knowlton [Wright]) Bowker, q.v .; came to F. ab. 1833, and rem. to Fitchburg, Mass., ab. 1870; res. Fitch- burg.
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I. Lucy Ann, b. May 5, 1836 ; m. David F. Hol- man, q.v.
II. Antoinette, b. Ang. 1. 1837 ; d. Nov. 27, 1885 ; in. Nov. 30, 1854, Jeremiah Greenwood ; res. Fitchburg.
III. A son, b. Jan. 8, 1839 ; d. Feb. 9, 1839.
IV. Hellen Louisa, b. Mar. 2, 1840; m., 1876, Albert Carlos Harris, b. Jan. 18, 1845, at Haverhill, Mass., s. of Onias and Prudentia (Wheeler) ; res. Fitchburg.
1. Hattie Louisa Harris, b. Mar. 8, 1877.
2. George Franklyn " b. Jan. 14. 1879.
3. Arthur Edward b. June 17, 1881. v. Mary Frances, b. June 5, 1842 ; m. Jan. 31, 1861, Henry Peck, b. Ang. 2, 1829, in Royal- ston, Mass., s. of Benoni and Eunice (Rogers) ; res. W.
1. Henry Eddie Peck, b. Mar. 5, 1862.
2. Freddie Benoni Peck, b. Oct. 6, 1876. VI. James Warren, b. Nov. 11, 1848.
VII. Charles Austin, b. Sept. 7, 1851.
WILLIAM CRANE and w. Keziah came from Stoughton. Mass., before 1785, and settled on L 9 R 2. She d. Oct. 8. 1802, and he m. (2d), May 24, 1803, Eunice Brown, who is called of F. in rec. of m .; ab. 1817 the family rem. to Greensboro, Vt.
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I. Mary, b. Oct. 15, 1784 ; d. Feb. 25, 1800.
II. John, b. June 7, 1786 ; m. Susan, b. Nov. 2,
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1788, dau. of William and Betsey (Brown) Poland, q.v.
III. Eunice, b. Feb. 20, 1788 ; m. William Poland, Jr., q.v. IV. Nathan, b. Dec. 20, 1789.
v. Sarah, b. Nov. 17, 1793 ; m. Aug. 23, 1813, Ephraim D. White, of Ludlow, Vt.
PATTY CRANE and Daniel White, both of F., m. Apr. 23, 1595.
1 SIMON CROSBY was in town before 1786. He was chosen highway surveyor in March, 1786. His w. was Sally Howe, of Brookfield, Mass. The family rem. to Vermont ab. 1799. Mr. C. was a prominent business man in F. for several y., but it is understood that he met with financial reverses, and it was mainly on account of these reverses that he left town. Ch. rec. in F.
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I. Sally, b. Dec. 23, 1789. II. Otis, b. Oct. 17, 1792.
III. Aaron, b. July 8, 1795.
IV. Dolly Whitney, bapt. Aug. 19, 1798.
CUMMINGS.
[ ISAAC1 CUMMINGS, who is reported to have come from Scotland, was in Ipswich, Mass., as early as 1641, and d. there in May, 1677. His s.,
2 ISAAC2, b. 1633 ; m. Mary Andrews, of Rowley Village (Boxford, Mass.), and lived in Topsfield, Mass., where he d. Jan., 1721-22. Their s.,
3 THOMAS3, b. June 27, 1670 ; d. 1749 in Boxford ; m. Mehitabel Porter, b. 1682 ; d. 1738. Their s.,
4 SAMUEL4, b. Apr. 3, 1706 ; m. Sarah Hastings(?) ; settled in Lunen- burg, Mass. Their s.,
5 THADDEUS5, b. June 16, 1746 ; prob. d. in Lunenburg, Mar. 10, 1815 ; m. Catherine Goodridge, b. Aug. 29, 1749 ; d. in Royalston, Aug. 5. 1832. They had ch. I. Thomas, d. y .; II. Catherine, unm .; III. Abigail, m. Israel Willard, of Bradford, Vt .; Iv. Thadeus6, b. Feb. 19, 1783 ; v. Wright, d. 1881 ; m. Mary Lawrence, and was a physician in Lancaster, Mass .; VI. Lydia, m. Calvin Russell, of Bingham, Me .; VII. Joshua, d. Aug., 1861, in Westminster, Mass. He m. (1st) Sally Nichols, (2d) Hepzibah Hale ; res. in Royalston. Dr. Charles and Rev. Henry Cummings were his ch. Dr. Charles was colonel of a Vermont regiment in the War of the Rebellion.
6 THADEUS6 CUMMINGS, b. Feb. 19, 1783 ; d. Sept. 15, 1855 ; prob. came to F. as early as 1802 ; m. Anna, b. 1784; d. Nov. 16, 1843, dau. of Ezekiel and Anna Collins.
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