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III. Aaron, m. Jan. 21, 1807, Esther, b. Mar. 2, 1789, dau. of Benjamin and Judith (Metcalf) Pierce, of R .; half-sister to Phebe, who m. his bro. Silas : rem. to Mt. H.
IV. Infant, d. Nov. 18, 1794. v. Child, d. July 16, 1795.
VI. Nancy, b. Jan. 1, 1795 ; d. in F. Feb. 15, 1857. VII. Luke, b. Oct. 27, 1797.
NATHANIEL WARNER was taxed on one half of L 4 R 2 in the special list of 1798, and left town ab. 1805.
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He had a lease of the E. half of the school lot, L 3 R 1. (See p. 316.)
JONAS WARREN was taxed in the town lists of 1793,* 4 and 5. By w. Sarah he had ch. rec. in F.
I. Jonas, b. Jan. 3, 1791. II. Wright, b. May 27, 1792. III. Noah, b. July 27, 1793.
IV. Silas, b. Dec. 1, 1794.
CHARLES WARREN, from Brookfield, Mass., was taxed in F. 9 y., 1807 to 1815. Lived in the southwest part of the town. The following list of ch. is all the infor- mation that can be given of his family :
I. Charles.
II. Mary.
III. Eunice.
IV. Phineas.
v. Nathaniel.
VI. Harriet.
VII. Eleanor.
VIII. John.
IX. Samuel Barnes, bapt. Dec. 3, 1815.
JONATHAN WASHBURN by w. Hephzibah had rec. in F.
I. Relief, b. July 29, 1789.
JONATHAN WESSON res. in town a few y., but very little is known of him. He lived in that part of the town now in Troy. By w. Molly he had ch. rec. in F.
I. Jonathan, bapt. June 27, 1784.
II. Polly, bapt. July 4, 1784.
III. Josiah, bapt. Sept. 10, 1786.
THOMAS WETHERBY and w. Relief, from Westboro, Mass., were first settlers on L 17 R 1. They came to F. prob. in 1770 or before, remained in town a few y., and returned to W., selling to Azariah Wilson, whose w. was Sally Wetherby, a sister of Thomas. Thomas and Relief were adm. to the chh. in F. June 9, 1776. Ch. rec. in F.
I. Lewis, b. Dec. 2, 1470. II. Jonathan, b. Mar. 3, 1772.
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Capt. SILAS WETHERBEE, from Shrewsbury, Mass .. bought of James Reed, Dee. 30, 1766, L 7 R I and L ? R 2 for £26 13s. 4d., and prob. settled in town soon afterward. Oet. 11, 1768, he was appointed on a com- mittee "to fix a proper place for setting a meeting- house on and to lay out land for a burying-yard." Nov. 14. 1769, the Proprietors voted him £13 Gs. Sd. Lm (lawful money) for his encouragement in building a sawmill. This sawmill was located at the place now known as the " Scott Mill." It is not known when he left town, but he was here as late as 1788, as in the rec. of a road laid out in that y .. reference is made to " Capt. Silas Witherby's sawmill."
ABIJAH WETHERBEE, perhaps s. of Capt. Silas, m. July 1, 1781, Mehetabel, dau. of Thomas Trowbridge, q.v.
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SILAS WHEELER came from Holden, Mass., prob. as early as 1788 : m. Aug. 12, 1789, Persis, b. July 22, 1711, dau, of James and Mary (Hoar) Brewer, q.c., and settled on L 16 R 12 : rem. from F. ab. 1801 (was taxed in 1801 and not in 1802), prob. to Marlboro, and from thence, in 1832, to Swanzey, where he d. The ch. were bapt. in F. as noted.
I. Silas, b. Apr. 17, 1290 ; d. June 5, 1793. II. Persis, b. Sept. 30, 1791 ; bapt. Oct. 14, 1798. III. James. b. July 26, 1794 ; IV. Silas, b. Dec. 25, 1796 ; 66 6
v. Infant, d. Dec. 1. 1799. VI. Vashti, b. Mar. 29, 1802 ; bapt. Oct. 19, 1806. VII. Asa, b. June 12, 1805 ; 6 66
VIII. Aaron, b. Apr. 3. 1807 ; bapt. Nov. 13, 1814. IX. Simon, b. Mar. 16, 1810 ;
HENRY HOWARD WHEELER was the youngest s. of Asa and Sarah (Thompson) Wheeler, of Sudbury, Mass., where he was b. Oct. 18. 1805. Came to F. in 1826, and m. June 6, 1827, Tabitha, b. Oct. 3, 1805, dau. of Capt. Aaron and Tabitha (Brigham) Wright, q.v. They settled on the homestead, L 18 R 9, where he d. Oct. 5, 1885.
I. Lyman Kendall, b. May 1, 1828.
HI. William Henry, b. Sept. 13, 1830 ; m. Sept. 16, 1856, Harrict R., b. June 3, 1835, dau. of Asa and Betsey (Knight) Brewer, q.v .; res. Springfield, Vt.
1. Grace Elizabeth, b. Sept. 11, 1857.
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2. Alice Mary, b. Dec. 13, 1860.
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3. Harry Lyman, b. June 20, 1863 ; d. Sept. 8, 1864.
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4. Carrie Maria, b. Jan. 3, 1869 ; d. Nov. 7, 1885.
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5. Frederick William, b. Dec. 9, 1878. III. Mary Winship, b. Ang. 17, 1832.
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IV. Edmund Augustus, b. July 30, 1835 ; m. Jan. 15, 1873, at Williamsville (Newfane), Vt .. Carrie Adella, b. July 11, 1852, dau. of Wel- come and Caroline Allen ; res. Springfield, Mass.
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v. Maria Rand, b. Mar. 31, 1840.
VI. Charles Wright, b. Dec. 25, 1845.
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VII. Clarence Howard, b. Aug. 24, 1847 ; d. Sept. 7,1881.
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SARAH S. WHEELER (a sister of Henry H.) and Ephraim S. Sprague, of Athol, Mass., were m. in F. Oct. 20, 1829.
PRESERVED WHIPPLE, s. of Daniel, came from Cumberland, R. I., and settled in Richmond in 1794. He was doubtless a connection of Nathaniel, No. 33 of this register, but the relationship cannot be stated. He m. Olive, dau. of James and Tamasin (Cook) Ballou. James Ballou eame from C. to R. in 1773. Mr. W. d. May 25, 1813, a. 68 y .; Mrs. W. d. Apr. 14, 1845, a. 94 y. They had 10 ch., all b. in C. The oldest ch., and the only one of the family who res in F., was Otis, b. Dec. 28, 1767.
2 OTIS WHIPPLE, b. Dec. 28, 1767 ; m. Mar. 5, 1798, Lydia, b. Mar. 12, 1473. dau. of Amos and Lovisa (Simmons) Boorn, of Richmond. Ab. 1819 settled in F., where he d. Aug. 20, 1854 ; she d. Dec. 16, 1861. Lived on L 8 R 12.
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II. Lydia, b. Nov. 17, 1801 ; m. Joshua Worcester, 9.2.
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III. Nathan, b. Mar. 12, 1804+.
IV. Olive, b. Oct. 27, 1806 ; d. Aug. 13, 1810. v. Alpha, b. Dec. 2, 1808 ; m. Nov. 19, 1829, Nathan Bowen, b. May 7, 1807, s. of Nathan and Lavina ( [Bump] Sweet) ; res. in R. Two of their s. are in the chair business at F. Depot under the name of Bowen Bros.
1. Frederick A. Bowen, b. July 3, 1835.
2. Edwin N. b. Nov. 14, 1843 : m. Jennie C., dau. of Eli and Caroline (Wilson) Smith, q.v.
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VI. Silas, b. Apr. 16, 1811 ; m. Diancy Naromore. of R .: res. Brookfield. Mass.
VII. Elvira, b. Apr. 1, 1815; m. June 30, 1851. Moses Ansel Allen, b. Aug. 3, 1821 : d. Feb. 10, 1882, s. of Lilburn and Zilpah (Cass), of R., s.p.
OTIS WHIPPLE, b. July 28, 1799 : m. Oct. 3, 1819, Amy, b. Oct. 23. 1800, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Sweet) Harkness, of Richmond. Lived in F. 4 or 5 y. after m., and then rem. to R. In 1838 returned to F., where he d. Oct. 3, 1865.
I. Russell, b. Jan. 20, 1820 ; m. 1840, Mary, dau. of Capt. Grover and Sally (Stowell) Scollay. of Ashburnham, Mass .; res. in A. Served in the War of the Rebellion in 53d Mass. Regt., and was killed at Port Undson, June 14, 1862. No rec. of ch. but their dan.
1. Ella J., m. (1st) - Frost ; (2d) Perry W. Whitcomb, q.r.
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II. Olive, b. Apr. 2, 1821.
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III. Otis M., b. Sept. 30. 1822.
IV. Harriet Nuncy, b. Mar. 31, 1825 ; m. Benjamin W. Whitcomb, q.v.
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v. Ofis, b. Jan. 7, 1827. VI. Lydia A., b. June 25, 1828.
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VII. Nathan, b. Nov. 28, 1829.
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VIII. Philinda A., b. May 15, 1831.
IX. Moulton. b. July 29, 1832.
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x. James E., b. Apr. 3, 1834 ; taught school in F. 5 terms in 1858-59-60. XI. Stephen, b. Dec. 30, 1835. XII. Alfred P., b. July 28, 1837.
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XIII. Eunice M., b. July 20, 1839. XIV. William. b. Mar. 20, 1841.
XV. Joseph L., b. July 4, 1843.
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NATHAN WHIPPLE, b. Mar. 12, 1804; d. 1886 ; m. May 18, 1828, Julia, b. May 27, 1804 : d. Oct. 31, 1881, dan. of Hendrick and Prudence (Handy) Martin, of Richmond ; res. in F. till late in life, when they rem. to Winchester, N. H.
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I. Louisa S., b. Sept. 8. 1830 ; d. Feb. 4, 1848. II. Marthu J., b. May 22, 1834 ; m. Sept. 18, 1855, James P. Putnam, of W., where they res. III. Emily A., b. July 5, 1836 ; m. Sept. 18, 1855,
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Russell W. Boyce, b. Jan. S, 1831, s. of Robert and Hannah (Bowen) ; res. W.
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v. Abbie J., b. Sept. 5, 1841 ; m. Mar. 31, 1863, Benjamin F. Harris, s. of Joseph and Hannah (Fisher), q.v .; res. Troy.
33 NATHANIEL WHIPPLE, s. of Israel and Mary (Wilmarth), came from Cumberland, R. I., and settled in Richmond in 1767 ; d. in R. Sept., 1792 ; m. Apr. 22, 1736, Bethiah Slack, by whom he had 9 ch., all b. in C., of whom the 2d was
34 ICHABOD, b. Apr. 2, 1738 ; m. (1st) Catherine Brown ; (2d) Lydia Parker. One of his s. by 2d m. was
35 HENRY, b. 1791 ; settled in Warwick, Mass., and m. Polly Smith, of W. He d. Dec. 8, 1874 ; she d. Jan. 29, 1858. They had several ch., of whom was William, b. July 15, 1832.
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WILLIAM WHIPPLE, b. July 15, 1832. Settled in F. and m. July 4, 1866, Juliette B., b. Feb. 3, 1845, dau. of Abijah and Betsey (Sweetser) Spofford, q.v .; res. in Howeville.
I. Willie H. S., b. July 30, 1818.
WHITCOMB.
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OLIVER WHITCOMB, of Harvard, Mass., b. Feb. 1. 1763 ; m. Nov. 1, 1787, Lucy Patch, of Littleton. Mass., b. Nov. 26, 1763 ; rem. from L. to F. in Mar., 1788 ; ab. 2 y. later settled on L 11 R 12, where he d. Aug. 18, 1844 ; she d. Oct. 27, 1865, a. nearly 102 y. (Lucy Patch was sister to the w. of Daniel Howe, q.v.) I. Lucy, b. Nov. 13, 1789 ; d. Oet. 2, 1877, unm. II. Jacob, b. Apr. 28, 1792+.
III. Jonathan, b. July 6, 1794 ; m. Betsey Perkins, of Surry ; rem. to Marlboro, and from thence to Manlius, N. Y., where both d. Ile d. July 6, 1848.
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IV. Oliver, b. Aug. 4, 1:96+.
v. Ruhama, b. Nov. 8, 1798 ; m. Royal T. Smith, q.v.
VI. Rebecca, b. Sept. 24, 1801; res. on the home place.
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JACOB WHITCOMB, b. Apr. 28, 1792 ; d. Feb. 13. 1870; m. Oct. 7, 1812, Phillis, b. June 28, 1783 ; d.
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Nov. 23. 1866. dau. of Anthony and Elizabeth (Handy) Sweet, of Richmond, and wid. of Alpheus Grant, q.2 .; res. R.
I. Jacob, b. Apr. 23, 1813 ; d. Nov. 29, 1855 : m. Dee. 17, 1835. Semantha, dau. of William and Esther (Ballou) Chase, of R. After d. of Mr. W. the family rem. from R. to F.
1. Sarah E., b. June 10, 1837.
2. Jane E., b. Aug. 29, 1839.
3. John A., b. Jan. 9, 1843 ; d. Apr. 8, 1844.
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4. Judith A., b. Mar. 25, 1845.
5. Olive P., b. Nov. 10, 1847.
II. Hannah, b. June 26, 1815 ; m. Bowman Howe. 9.2.
III. Daniel, b. Oct. 1, 1817 ; m. Jan. 16, 1840, Mary T .. b. Feb. 17, 1819, dau. of Dea. Elijah and Sarah (Howe) Lyon, q.v.
IV. Anthony S., b. Aug. 2, 1820 ; m. Oct. 23, 1870, Abbie E., b. Aug. 5, 1849, dau. of Nathaniel B. and Betsey M. (Holbrook) Fisher, q.v .; rem. 1877, from R. to Swanzey.
1. Cora A., b. Feb. 21, 1871.
2. Minnie B., b. Sept. 15, 18:2.
3. Arthur A., b. Sept. 5, 1874.
4. Grace E., b. Mar. 7, 1876. 5. Susie M., b. Nov. 1, 1818. v. Isaac, b. Apr. 16, 1823 : d. y.
VI. Cynthia, b. Sept. 21, 1825 ; m. Bowman Howe. 9.2.
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OLIVER WHITCOMB, b. Aug. 4, 1796: d. Jan. 4, 1832 ; m. Esther, b. Dec. 22, 1796 : d. Aug. 3, 1865, dau. of Wilderness and Dinah (Handy) Martin, of Rich- mond. After d. of Mr. W. the wid. m. (2d) Lilburn Allen, of R., s. of Jerahmeel and Mary (Thurber) Allen, his 2d w., by whom she had two ch., Asa W. and Jerah- meel, of whom Asa W. d. May 10, 1848, a. 42 y., and was interred in F. Ch. of Oliver and Esther all b. in F.
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I. George, b. Nov. 1, 1819 : m. June 15, 1843. Sarah N., b. Mar. 23, 1820, dau. of Artemas and Polly (Chaplin) Beard, q.v.
1. George N. 2. Alfaretta L.
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II. Asa, b. Dec. 12, 1822.
III. Phinchas, b. Jan. 8, 1826+.
IV. Esther Philinda, b. Mar. 3, 1830 : d. July 2,
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1865 ; m. Daniel P. Osborn, d. Nov. 29, 1871, s. of Benjamin and Naomi (Phillips).
1. Esther Osborn.
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4. Phinehas
5. Benjamin 66
6. Anna d. Oct. 15, 1864, a. 3 y.
PHINEHAS WHITCOMB, b. Jan. 8, 1826 ; m. Jan. 2, 1857, Eliza A., d. June 24, 1872, a. 32 y., dau. of John and Caroline (Hayden) Rice, q.v .; m. (2d) June 15. 1873, Marion E., b. July 5, 1842, dau. of Curtis and Bethiah E. (Beard) Drury, q.v. He lives on the home- stead which has been owned by three generations of the family.
I. Lizzie Ann, b. Nov. 3, 1858 ; m. Nov. 26, 1879, Albert H. Hayden, b. in Quincy, Mass., Feb. 15, 1859, s. of Henry and Mary E .; res. in F.
II. Charles Elmer, b. June 15, 1863. III. Fred Eugene, b. Oct. 30, 1867.
IV. Edith Louise, b. Aug. 7, 1876.
v. Marshall Phinehas, b. May 5, 1879.
VI. Emma Esther, b. Feb. 5, 1881.
JONATHAN WHITCOMB was taxed in 1788* on L 3 R 8, and left town before 1793 *. By w. Hannah he had ch. rec. in F.
I. Luther,
II. Hannah, bapt. Jan. 18, 1789.
III. Calvin,
FRANCIS WHITCOMB was taxed in 1790* on L 3 R S. and in 1798 on part of L 2 and 3 R 8, and was in the town tax-lists 1793* to 1800. Prob. was a relative of Jonathan of the preceding section. By w. Alice had ch. b. and rec. in F.
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I. Julia, b. Feb. 28, 1787.
II. Melissent, b. Feb. 8, 1789.
III. Sally, b. May 11, 1791.
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IV. Axcey (Achsah ?), b. June 30, 1793. The name is Asenath in rec. of bapt.
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v. Eunice, b. Ang. 6, 1795 ; d. Dec. 26, 1795.
VI. Elihu. b. June 21, 1799.
VII. Eli (twin), b. June 21, 1799.
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ASAPH WHITCOMB, b. Feb. 12, 1195. in Bradford. Vt. (?) ; d. Mar. 22. 1880, in F .: m. Olive Buzzell, who d. Feb. 2. 186%, a. 70 y .; came to F. ab. 1850. The following rec. of their ch. is not complete :
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I. Benjamin Weymouth, b. Oct. 21, 1823, in Marsh- field, Vt .: m. Harriet Nancy, b. Mar. 31, 1825 ; d. July 16. 1881, dau. of Otis and Amy (Harkness) Whipple, q.v. Ch. b. 1 in Rich- mond, 2 in Winchendon, 3-4 in F.
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1. Perry Weymouth. b. May 5, 1858 ; m. Nov. 14, 1878, Hattie, b. Oct. 14, 1862, dan. of Amos and Lydia McGee, q.v .; m. (2d) June 3. 1887, Ella J., wid. of Frost and dau. of Russell and Mary (Scollay) Whipple, q.r.
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2. William Philemon, b. Nov. 11, 1860.
3. Rosetta, b. Jan. 23, 1865.
4. Lillian, b. Feb. 19, 186%.
II. Asa Philemon, b. June 13. 1833. in Hyde Park. Vt .: m. Susan Kezia, b. Oct. 6. 1838.
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1. Arthur Wilmer, b. Nov. 10, 1859, in Winchendon.
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III. Darius, b. ab. 1837.
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IV. Wright, b. Jan. 29, 1839, in H. P .; m. Oct. 16, 1866, Adelia M .. b. Dec. 12. 1847. dau. of Elihu and Mary D. (Rice) Morse, and adopted dan. of Josiah Moore, q. 2.
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1. Walter Josiah, b. Sept. 11, 1868.
2. Charlie Wright, b. Oct. 14, 1872 ; d. June 12, 18:5.
3. Edna Adelia, b. Jan. 23, 1880.
WHITE.
1 EZEKIEL WHITE came from Douglass, Mass., quite carly, but the precise date is not known. His name first appears in the rec. in 1782. Settled on L 20 R 12 ; d. Apr. 22, 1490 ; m. Ruth Cree, of D., who d. Apr. 12, 1190. Ch. prob. all b. in D. The list here given may not be complete.
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II. Stephen. b. ab. 1760+.
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5 IV. Ezekiel, m. in F. Sept. 28, 1:91. Alice " Ams- bee," of Richmond, prob. dau. of Oliver and Alice (Cass) Ormsby, of R .; lived on L 21 R 10 : rem. ab. 1796 to Marlboro, and from
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thence to Vermont. Ch. b. 1-3 in F., 4-6 in M.
1. Ruth, b. Nov. 13, 1791.
2. Olive, b. Oct. 29, 1793.
3. Roxana, b. Nov. 14, 1795.
4. Oliver, b. Sept. 29, 1797.
5. Charlotte, b. Nov. 5, 1799.
6. Polly, b. Mar. 2, 1802.
Child of Ezekiel and Alice, who must have been Ruth or Olive, d. Sept. 15, 1,95.
v. Daniel, m. in F. Apr. 23, 1795, Patty Crane ; left town ab. 1797 ; rem. to Vt.
VI. Hosea, left town ab. 1794 ; res. Mount Holly. Vt
VII. Lydia, m. in F. June 14, 1791, Samuel Stick- ney ; rem. to Vt.
VIII. Hannah, m. - Tobey, and d. in Burlington, Vt.
STEPHEN WHITE settled on L 13 R 12 ; d. June 12. 1841, a. 80 y .; m. Molly -, who d. Dec. 20, 1853. a. 88 y.
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I. Sally, b. Aug. 20, 1787.
1I. Polly, b. Apr. 18, 1789 ; m. Oct. 4, 1807, Phine- has Alexander, of Marlboro. (Perhaps 1st mn. of Phinehas, b. Aug. 29, 1482, s. of Elijah and Elizabeth [Taft] Alexander. Hist. Marl. Alexander, No. 10.) She d. Apr. 28, 1811, and, according to the F. Sexton's Rec. was in- terred in Richmond, which may indicate that her mother was a native of R.
III. Prudy, b. Sept. 27, 1791 ; m. Reuben Phillips, of R.
IV. Hannah, b. May 1, 1793 ; m. 1811, Luna Star- key, s. of Peter, q.r.
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v. Ezekiel, b. Jan. 27, 1795.
VI. Stephen, b. Dec. 4, 1796 ; m. June 5, 1816, Mary P. Smith.
VII. Elisha, b. Mar. 8, 1799.
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VIII. Daniel, b. Apr. 27, 1801. IX. Silas, b. Oct. 4, 1808+.
x. Willard.
XI. Lydia, m. Luna Foster, q.v.
XII. Lovina, m. (1st) Luke Whitney ; (2d) Henry Shirley, both g.r.
SILAS WHITE, b. Oct. 4, 1808 ; d. Aug. 12, 1885 ; m.
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1835, Fostina, b. Dec. 7. 1818, dau. of Reuben and Hannah (Allen) Bowen, of Richmond. Ch. all b. in F. I. Eliza Jane, b. 1836 ; d. in Winchendon, Ang. 29, 1867 ; m. Sept. 25, 1854. Ira M. B. Butler, b. Dec. 5, 1829, s. of Simon and Olive (Butler) Butler, of Troy.
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II. Lona Alzina, b. 1839; d. Jan. 12, 18:1; m. Franeis R. Boyce, b. May 26, 1831, s. of Jacob and Olive ( Ballou), grand-s. of Silas and Comfort (Allen), great grand-s. of Paul, q.c. III. Wyman Silas, b. Aug. 11, 1841 ; m. Sept. 26, 1867, Betsey Grace, b. Apr. 16, 1845, dau. of Sylvanus and Betsey R. (Damon) Perham, q.r., and wid. of Daniel Henry Reed, q.r. : res. Worcester, Mass.
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IV. Reuben Bowen, b. Aug. 4, 1844 ; m. Feb. 12, 1866, Florence M., b. July 14, 1847, dan. of Steadman W. and Mary F. (Prescott) Hart- well, q.r.
1. Hattie Hartwell, b. Aug. 18, 1866 : d. Dec. 16. 1882.
v. Ann Haseltine, b. Feb. 22, 1848 ; m. Dec., 1864. Daniel E. Burbank, q. 2.
VI. Henry Clay, b. Dec. 4, 1850 ; m. Jan. 20, 18:1, Ella Marion Devereaux, b. July 26. 1850 ; m. (d) Oct. ? ", 1883. Harriet M., dau. of John Edwin and Anna G. Hosking.
DAVID WHITE, d. Jan. 3, 1844, a. SI y .: m. Aug. 2. 1181, Esther, d. Sept. 2 :. 1839, a. 45 y., dan. of John and Mary (Joslin) Bruce, q.r. Ch. all. b. and rec. in F.
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I. Lydia, b. May 8, 1188 : m. Josiah Amadon, q.2. II. David, b. June 25, 1290 : d. Mar. 25. 1791.
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III. David, b. Dec. 25, 1792 ; d. Nov. 12, 1825.
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IV. Polly, b. Oct. 12, 1794 ; m. Josiah Amadon, q.v. v. Ruth, b. Oct. 28, 1:96 ; m. Joseph Haskell. 7.2. VI. Sally, b. Sept. 28, 1998 ; m. William Haskell, q.2. VII. John, b. Ang. 4, 1801 : d. Jan. 1. 1804. VIII. Hannah, b. Mar. 12, 1804. IX. Erekiel, b. July 25, 1808.
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JOHN WHITE, a saddle; and harness-maker, came to F. ab. 1798, and rem. from town ab. 1805. By w. Polly he had ch. rec. in F.
I. Roxana, b. Apr. 22, 1800.
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JOEL WHITE lived in F. a few y. ab. 1800. By w. Abigail he had ch. rec. in F.
I. Louisa, b. Ang. 26, 1799.
II. Benjamin Franklin, b. July 21, 1801.
DANIEL WHITE, b. Mar. 6, 1751, in Killingly, Ct .: d. Jan. 10, 1831, in F .; m. Huldah Albee, b. Feb. 27, 1752. She d. Oct. 17, 1790, and he m. (2d) Lois Pierce, who d. Feb. 13, 1845, a. 84 y. He settled in Upton, Mass., where his ch. were prob. all b., and rem. to F. in 1810.
I. Noah, b. Jan. 2, 1778 ; d. Aug. 21, 1863 ; m. Mary -, who d. July 28, 1856, a. 88 y. Adopted s.
1. Benson, b. Oct. 24, 1809+. II. Anna, b. Apr. 8, 1780 ; d. May 19, 1796. III. Molly, b. Apr. 9, 1784 ; d. May 21, 1796. IV. Susannah, b. Ang. 11, 1790 ; d. May 27, 1796. v. Huldah, b. Feb. 2, 1794 : d. May 20, 1796. VI. Polly, b. Aug. 20, 1795 ; d. June 19, 1796.
VII. Polly, b. Mar. 9, 1797 ; m. Caleb Sweetser, q.r. VIII. Hulduh, b. Aug. 1, 1799 ; d. Jan. 5, 1858, unm. IX. Daniel, b. Nov. 12, 1802+.
DANIEL WHITE, b. Nov. 12, 1802 : d. Mar. 3, 1882 ; m. June 7, 1826, Lucy, b. Jan. 22, 1806 ; d. June 15, 1883, dau. of Caleb and Mary (Whittemore) Sweetser. 9.2.
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I. Mary Whittemore, b. Mar. 14, 1827 ; d. Apr. 11, 1856. mmmm.
II. Lucy Melvinu, b. Sept. 1, 1828 ; m. Sept. 19, 1850, Denzel Boyce, b. June 2, 1825, s. of Enoch and Olive (Bowen), of Richmond : res. Winchendon.
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1. Ernest Eugene Boyce, b. Aug. 6, 1868 ; d. Sept. 22, 1868.
III. Hannah Elizabeth, b. Aug. 5, 1830 ; d. June 9, 1860 : m. William Ebenezer Blanding, q.v. IV. Reconcile Elmina, b. Dec. 4, 1832 ; unm.
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v. Daniel Francis, b. Feb. 29, 1840 ; m. Dec. 14, 1867, Abby Julia, b. Ang. 6, 1846, dan. of Joseph Nelson and Lydia ( Moore) Bosworth, q.v.
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1. Charles Francis, b. Aug. 16, 1868.
2. Walter Burton, b. Sept. 21, 1871.
3. Jessie Mabel, b. Feb. 13, 1874.
4. Nellie Nina, b. Apr. 27, 1876.
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BENSON WHITE, b. Oct. 24, 1809; d. May 18. 18:1 ; m. Mar. 1. 1831, Mary Ann Bosworth, b. Sept. 12, 1811 : d. Feb. 8, 1811.
I. Infant, d. Apr. 6, 1832.
II. Leander. b. ab. 1833.
III. John. b. ab. 1835.
IV. Alpheus C., b. ab. 1839; m. June 11, 1863, Adelaide Lurena, b. Ang. 16, 1848, dau. of Elisha and Lurena (Chaplin) Gregory. (See Chaplin, No. 39.)
1. Willie.
2. Cora.
3. Oscar.
v. William A., b. Jan. 29, 1840 ; d. Oet. 18, 1841.
VI. George A., b. ab. 1846 ; m. Nov. 12 (?), 1866, Mary E., b. July 31, 1848 ; d. Dec. 8, 1871, dan. of Philip D. and Mary (Hayden) Angier. 9. 2.
VII. Dunverse Marshall, b. Jan. 16, 1849 : d. Apr. 4, 1850.
[ FRANCIS WHITMORE, b. in England, 1625 ; was in Cambridge, Mass., as early as 1649. He m. (2d) Margaret Harty, and their youngest s.,
2 JOSEPHI. b. 1675 ; m. Feb. 13, 1699, Mary, dau. of Thomas and Ruth Kendall, of Woburn, and lived in Lexington and W. Their only s.,
3 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 17, 1700 ; lived in W. and was m. twice ; by 1st w., Mary Pierce, he had one s.,
4 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 20, 1719 ; m. Dec. 21, 1741, Mary Marion, of Boston ; rem. from W. to Leominster ab. 1748, and from thence to Ashburnham, Mass., ab. 1779, where he d. Apr. 18, 1805, and his wid. d. July 10, 1805. They had ch. I. Mary ; II. Hannah ; III. Rebecca ; IV. Joseph, b. June 6, 1749, 5 ; v. Benjamin ; VI. Isaac, b. Mar. 3. 1755, 7 ; VII. Persis (twin with Isaac) ; VIII. Lucy ; IX. Elizabeth ; x. Edward. The oldest ch., Mary, was mother of Mrs. John Eaton, q.c. Two of the ch., Joseph and Isaac, res. in F.
5 JOSEPH WHITMORE, b. June 6. 1149: m. Ruth Knight. They were adm. to chh. in F. Nov. 14, 1749. on letter from chh. in Lancaster, Mass .; were in town but a few y., and afterward lived in Chester and Ira, Vt. One ch. rec. in F.
6 I. Silvanus, bapt. Feb. 13, 1780.
ISAAC WHITMORE, b. Mar. 3, 1455 ; d. May 2, 1841 : m. Feb. 4, 1782, Rebecca, b. Sept. 16, 1760 ; d. Aug. 30, 1840, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Jones) Foster, q.". They had 7 ch., all b. in Ashburnham. Their dan. Sally was mother of Lewis K. Ward, q.v. The family 49
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HISTORY OF FITZWILLIAM.
lived in F. several y. between 1804 and 1811, and re- turned to A. The name is occasionally spelled Whitte- more in the rec.
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THOMAS WHITMORE res. in town a short time ; was taxed in 1810 and 1811. He may have been s. of Joseph.
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JONATHAN WHITNEY, from Dunstable, came to F. in 1771 or before ; m. May 7, 1772, Abigail, b. Apr. 26, 1749, dan. of Joseph and Mary (Adams) Hemenway, q.v. This is the 1st m. rec. in F. In the earliest tax- lists L 19 R 9 is set to him. The family rem. to Hart- land, Vt., ab. 1805. Ch. all b. and rec. in F.
I. James, b. Nov. 3, 1772.
II. Joseph, b. June 7, 1774.
III. Francis, b. Sept. 17, 1776.
IV. Benjamin, b. Apr. 6, 1781. v. Jonathan, b. Apr. 6, 1783.
VI. Charles, b. June 17, 1786.
VII. Calvin, b. May 25, 1788.
JOHN WHITNEY was a bro. of Jonathan, No. 1, and perhaps came to F. with his bro., though this cannot be stated with certainty. He was in town, however, before 1776, as he was out in the Revolutionary War from F. His name does not appear in F. rec. till near the close of the war. In the earliest tax-lists L 20 R 8 is set to him. His w. was Mary Jones, a native of Framingham. Mr. W. d. in Troy in 1829. Mrs. W. d. in 1837. Ch. all b. and rec. in F.
I. Nathan, b. June 18, 1781 ; d. 1811.
II. Mary, b. Mar. 2, 1783 ; m. Feb. 16, 1812, Luke Harris, s. of Christopher. She d. Sept., 1816, and he m. (2d) 1817, her sister Betsey. (See below.)
III. Lucy, b. Jan. 22, 1785 : d. Mar. 18, 1794.
IV. Sally, b. May 30, 1787 ; m. George Farrar, his 2d w.
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VI. Betsey, b. July 12, 1792 ; m. Luke Harris, 1817. (See above.)
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VII. Sofirah (Sophia?), b. Jan. 20, 1795 ; m.
- Dexter, and moved to the West.
17 VIII. Luke, b. Dec. 25, 1798 ; d. 1841, of small-pox ; m. Lovina, dan. of Stephen and Molly White, q.v. No account of their family, but a s.
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12 13 14 v. John, b. Dec. 10, 1789 ; m. Augusta Fisk, and moved to the West.
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1. Charles O., b. May 4, 1838, m. Frances F. Bent, q.r.
JOEL WHITNEY and w. Lydia were from Harvard. Mass .. and prob. came to F. in 1486 or '87 ; ab. 1490 settled on L 6 R 12. Hle d. Feb. 1, 1842, a. 19 y. No rec. is found of her d. Ch. all rec. in F.
I. Lydia, b. Oct. 21, 1:87. II. Lemuel, b. July 7, 1789. III. Joel, b. Feb. 29, 1792. IV. Jesse, b. Nov. 8, 1794. v. Daniel, b. May 9, 197. VI. Grata, b. Mar. 25, 1801 : m. Benjamin B. Morse, q. v.
VII. Willard, b. Feb. 13, 1804 ; d. Apr. 7, 1825.
ISRAEL WHITNEY, a bro. of Joel, No. 19, came to F. from Littleton, Mass., ab. 1791 : settled on L 4 R 12 ; rem. from town ab. 1807. By w. Susannah had ch. rec. in F. and b. I. in L., II. - III. in F.
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