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9. iii. JOEL, b. Sept. 10, 1757; d. Apr. 11, 1794; m. Deborah Jennings [b. Sandwich, Mass., Dec. 7, 1760; d. Feb., 1848]. He was a farmer at Winthrop, Me. Six children.
10. iv. LYDIA, b. July 4, 1759; m. Seth Delano.
11. v. KEZIAH, b. Apr. 17, 1761.
12. vi. MOLLY, b. Mar. 9, 1763; d. Jan. 5, 1788; m. Sept., 1780, Dr. Moses Wing of South Wayne, Me., and also of Winthrop. Four children.
13. vii. LUCY, b. Mar. 7, 1765; m. Ebenezer Wing of South Wayne, Me. Five children.
14. viii. SUSANNA, b. July 22, 1766; d. Jan. 7, 1771.
15. ix. HANNAH, b. Jan. 12, 1768; m. Sept. 20, 1786, Daniel Marrow, Jr. Res. in Winthrop. Nine children.
16. x. RHODA, b. Aug. 21, 1769; m. Ichabod Wing, a farmer of Read- field, Me.
17. xi. SUSANNA, b. Sept. 3, 1772.
18. xii. DAVID, b. Jan. 28, 1775.+
3. RACHEL5 (William4, William3, Thomas2, William1), b. Apr. 2, 1732; m. Thomas Spaulding (5). Removed to New Ipswich.
4. LYDIA5 (William4, William3, Thomas2, William1), b. Dec. 10, 1735 ; m. Dec. 22, 1757, Jonah Crosby of New Ipswich.
5. SARAH5 (William4, William3, Thomas2, William1), b. Mar. 18, 1739; m. Benjamin5 Spaulding (James4, Andrew3).
DAVID5 (Josiah4, William3, William2, William1), b. Dec. 15, 1724; d. Feb. 11, 1776; m. Aug. 30, 1750, Mary, dau. of Timothy and Hannah5 (John4, John3, Thomas2, William1) (Chandler) Bullard of Andover. He was lieutenant in command of a Provincial company at Cambridge, when he contracted smallpox, which caused his death.
6. DOROTHY6 (Moses5, William4, William8, Thomas2, Wil- liam1), b. July 4, 1752; m. Bunker Clark of New Ipswich.
DANIEL® (David5, Josiah4, William3, William2, William1), b. July 9, 1754; m. Joanna Stevens. He served in the Revolutionary War, and was afterward a farmer in Milford, whence he removed to Putney, Vt.
DANIEL" (Daniel®, David5, Josiah4, William3, William2, William1), b. Mar. 4, 1777 ; d. Mar. 25, 1845; m. Sally, dau. of Dea. Solomon Danforth of Merrimac [b. Mar. 20, 1784; d. Mar. 26, 1860]. He lived in Merrimac, where he kept a tavern for a time.
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19. SEWELL OSGOOD8 (Daniel", Daniel6, David5, Josiah4, William3, William2, William1), b. Sept. 11, 1805; d. Aug. 24, 1877 ; m. (1) Aug. 2, 1832, Rebecca Chickering (7); (2) Apr. 29, 1861, Mary P. Jefts (4), widow of Jacob Blodgett. He came to New Ipswich soon after the death of his father-in-law, Abner Chickering, and settled upon his farm, remaining there fifteen years or more, and then two or three years later re- moving to Iowa. He was selectman for several years. Child :
20. i. JAMES OSGOOD, b. Nov. 4, 1836; m. Aug. 24, 1864, Inez M., dau. of Morrill and Mary E. (Wright) Young of Man- chester. He is a printer. He served in the Civil War, first in the 2d New Hampshire Regiment, from which he was discharged in 1863 on account of disability, and second in 1864 as captain of a company of the 1st Heavy Artillery which he had recruited. Child: i. Grace, b. 1865.
CHAPMAN.
EDWARD1 CHAPMAN, d. Apr. 18, 1678; m. (1) at Rowley, Mass., Mar., 1642, Mary, dau. of Mark and Joanna Symonds of Ipswich, Mass. [d. June 10, 1658]; (2) Dorothy, dau. of Richard Swan, and widow of Thomas Abbot [m. (2) Archelaus Woodman of Newbury]. He came from Yorkshire, England, to Boston about 1639; res. for a time in Rowley, and then made his home in Ipswich, Mass., of which he was one of the grantees.
SIMON2 (Edward1), b. Rowley, 1643; d. Ipswich, Aug. 25, 1735; m. Mar. 21, 1666, Mary, dau. of John and Mary Brewer of Ipswich. Res. in Ipswich, where he was a carpenter.
EDWARD3 (Simon2, Edward1), b. May 11, 1669; m. Mary - [d. 1740 or later].
DANIEL4 (Edward3, Simon', Edward1), d. 1745 or later ; m. 1733, Mary (or Mercy) Jewett. He was a weaver at Boxford, Mass.
DANIEL5 (Daniel4, Edward3, Simon2, Edward1), b. Boxford, Mass., 1740; m. about 1760, Hephzibah Howe of Ipswich, Mass. [d. July 6, 1799].
DUDLEY6 (Daniel5, Daniel4, Edward3, Simon2, Edward1), b. May 19, 1765; d. Oct. 17, 1832; m. Nov. 15, 1790, Elizabeth Wheaton [b. about 1760; d. Nov. 29, 1826]. Res. in Londonderry, whence he removed in 1788 to Peterboro.
DANIEL" (Dudley6, Daniel5, Daniel4, Edward3, Simon2, Edward1), b. May 8, 1794; d. Nov. 11, 1832; m. Mar. 11, 1824, Peggy, dau. of William Gowing [b. 1797; d. May 22, 1867].
1. GATES7 (Dudley6, Daniel5, Daniel4, Edward3, Simon2, Edward1), b. Feb. 8, 1798; d. Mar. 23, 1873; m. at Meredith, Apr. 24, 1824, Mary, dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Mash) Burnham [b. June 16, 1807; d. Jan. 14, 1889]. He came to New Ipswich in early manhood, and passed his life as a ma- chinist in Bank Village, where he died. Children :
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3. i. GATES, b. at Meredith, Apr. 27, 1825.+
4. ii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. New Ipswich, Oct. 11, 1827; m. Jan. 21, 1851, Augustus Charles, son of Joshua and Harriet C. Kenrick [b. Haverhill, Mass., Feb. 16, 1826; d. Mar. 29, 1890]. He was a painter. Child: i. Charles Adelbert Kenrick, b. Dec. 27, 1852; d. Oct. 11, 1858.
5. iii. HARRIET A., b. June 5, 1829; d. May 19, 1837.
6. iv. HANNAH MARIA, b. Apr. 11, 1831; m. July 15, 1851, Charles B. Preston (56).
7. v. GEORGE AUGUSTUS, b. Aug. 18, 1834.+
8. vi. CHARLES H., b. Jan. 1, 1837.+
9. vii. JAMES WHEATON, b. June 17, 1839.++
10. viii. EDWARD W., b. May 3, 1845.+
11. ix. EDWIN W., b. May 3, 1845.+
12. x. ALBERT H., b. Sept. 27, 1849; m. Dec. 25, 1872, Janette H. Houghton. A machinist at West Upton, Mass.
2. WILLIAM WALLACE8 (Daniel7, Dudley6, Daniel5, Daniel4, Edward3, Simon2, Edward1), b. Apr., 1827; d. June, 1881; m. Sept. 21, 1856, Lydia A. Hannaford. For several years before and after their marriage they were in the employ of Samuel Holden on the eastern side of Whittemore Hill, but in 1863 they removed to Ashburnham, Mass. Children :
13. i. CHARLES H.
14. ii. FRED W.+
15. iii. KATE M.
16. iv. NELLIE M.
17. v. JESSIE D.
18. vi. HATTIE F.
3. GATES8 (Gates7, Dudley6, Daniel5, Daniel4, Edward3, Simon2, Edward1), b. Apr. 27, 1825; m. (1) May 13, 1846, Elvira Jefts (11); (2) Sept. 9, 1847, Ann Sophia, dau. of Thomas and Mary Adams [b. Wilton, Aug. 21, 1829; d. Sept. 7, 1871]; (3) Sarah Helen, dau. of Levi and Abby S. Talbot [b. Gardiner, Me., Jan. 25, 1838]. Children :
19. i. AUGUSTA ELVIRA, b. Apr. 9, 1847; d. June 17, 1858.
20. ii. MARY ANN, b. Aug. 21, 1848; m. Sept. 26, 1866, Edward Wallace, son of Edward and Fanny Merrick [b. Hubbards- ton, Mass., May 22, 1843]. Res. Holden, Mass., where he is a bookkeeper, also deputy sheriff. Child: i. Lula Frances Merrick, b. July 24, 1867 ; m. Apr. 2, 1890, John Goldthwaite. HARRIET ARABELLA, b. Shirley, Mass., Apr. 25, 1851; d. July 1, 1852.
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22. iv. THOMAS GATES, b. Millbury, Mass., Dec. 16, 1856; d. Nov. 5, 1884; m. June 21, 1874, Eliza J., dau. of Charles and Mary A. Howard [b. Sept. 15, 1857]. Child: i. Ernest Gates, b. Mar. 4, 1876; d. Mar. 7, 1876.
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23. v. CHARLES SUMNER, b. Millbury, Mass., Sept. 23, 1860; m. July 16, 1882, Bertha B., dau. of H. P. and Margaret B. Whitte- more [b. West Boylston, Mass., Feb. 27, 1863]. Res. Wor- cester, Mass., where he is a machinist.
24. vi. IDA MAY, b. Holden, Mass., Feb. 9, 1862; d. Dec. 31, 1865.
25. vii. ALFRED ELLIS, b. Holden, Mass., May 16, 1864; d. Sept. 16, 1864.
26. viii. LILLA SOPHIA, b. Holden, Mass., Sept. 12, 1867; d. Sept. 12, 1867.
27. ix. WILLIAM H. HARRISON, b. Holden, Mass., Oct. 29, 1873; d. Nov. 2, 1884.
28. x. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Holden, Mass., Aug. 27, 1875.
7. GEORGE AUGUSTUS8 (Gates7, Dudley6, Daniel5, Daniel4, Edward3, Simon2, Edward1), b. Aug. 18, 1834; m. (1) Apr. 23, 1856, Lucrita A. S. Pheteplace [b. Sutton, Mass., Aug. 30, 1835 ; d. Feb. 9, 1882] ; (2) Apr. 14, 1883, Nettie M. Pheteplace [b. Bellows Falls, Vt., Nov. 16, 1840]. Children :
29. i. NELLIE L. F., b. Millbury, Mass., Oct. 10, 1857; d. Winchen- don, Mass., Sept. 22, 1868.
30. ii. SYLVIA FLORENCE, b. Winchendon, Mass., Aug. 24, 1859; m. Sept. 16, 1879, Arthur D. Davis [b. Pawtucket, R. I., Jan. 23, 1858]. Children: i. Harry Garfield Davis, b. May 12, 1881. ii. Arthur Frederick Davis, b. Dec. 3, 1883. iii. Clarence Eugene Davis, b. Sept. 23, 1885.
31. iii. EDWARD HARRY, b. Millbury, Mass., Mar. 9, 1869; m. Dec. 31, 1889, Delia St. Armand [b. St. Rosalie, P. Q., Dec. 11, 1870]. Child: i. Harry Edison, b. Dec. 27, 1892.
8. CHARLES H.8 (Gates7, Dudley6, Daniel5, Daniel4, Ed- ward3, Simon2, Edward1), b. Jan. 1, 1837; m. July 24, 1858, Mary, dau. of John and Mary B. Crowe [b. Bellia, Ireland, Dec. 3, 1835]. A mechanic in East Jaffrey. He served in the 10th New Hampshire Regiment during the Civil War. Chil- dren :
32. i. EDWARD H., b. Nov. 6, 1859; m. Margaret, dau. of James and Bridget Mitchell [b. Winchendon, Mass., July 10, 1861]. A coachman at East Jaffrey. Children: i. Frederick H., b. Aug. 27, 1882. ii. Sidney E., b. Nov. 28, 1883.
33. ii. MARY LORETTA, b. Dec. 7, 1865; m. Dec. 26, 1885, Peter E., son of William and Bridget S. Hogan of East Cambridge, Mass. He is a butcher.
9. JAMES WHEATON8 (Gates7, Dudley6, Daniel5, Daniel4, Edward3, Simon2, Edward1), b. June 17, 1839; m. (1) Aug. 28, 1860, Harriet M., dau. of Peter and Susan (Russell) Tufts [b. June 20, 1839; d. Dec. 13, 1869] ; (2) Hornellsville, N. Y., Nov. 17, 1875, Carrie E., dau. of Harvey and Caroline D.
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Cooper [b. Feb. 24, 1850]. A salesman and railroad engineer. Children :
34. i. ADA FLORENCE, b. Dunkirk, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1864; m. Oct. 8, 1893, Burt J. Blackmer. Res. Buffalo, N. Y.
35. ii. PERCY W., b. Aug. 11, 1866; d. Sept. 27, 1869.
10. EDWARD W.8 (Gates7, Dudley6, Daniel5, Daniel4, Ed- ward3, Simon2, Edward1), b. May 3, 1845; m. Aug. 27, 1870, Sarah G., dau. of George W. and Lovina S. Jones [b. Rindge, Apr. 7, 1851]. Res. West Townsend, Mass. Child :
36. i. PERLEY GATES, b. Apr. 28, 1872; d. Oct. 8, 1872.
11. EDWIN W.8 (Gates7, Dudley6, Daniel5, Daniel4, Ed- ward3, Simon2, Edward1), b. May 3, 1845; m. Dec. 1, 1866, Melvina, dau. of Ansel and Octavia (Burrell) Baxter [b. Nov. 14, 1842]. A farmer at South Ashburnham, Mass. Children :
37. i. LILLIAN I., b. Nov. 2, 1876.
38. ii. MARY I., b. Mar. 30, 1879.
14. FRED W.9 (William Wallace8, Daniel7, Dudley6, Dan- iel5, Daniel4, Edward3, Simon2, Edward1), m. Bertha Wheeler (193). Children :
39. i. ZETTIE GINEVRA, b. Jan. 31, 1881; m. 1900, Orrin W. Eaton. Children: i. Howard Eaton, b. Feb. 24, 1901; d. Feb. 27, 1901. ii. Zettie Katherine Eaton, b. May 20, 1908.
40. ii. GEORGE WALLACE, b. Mar. 16, 1884; m. Anna Woodward. A farmer and woodturner. Res. below Walker's several years, since 1892 at Hodgkins corner. Children: i. Child b. and d. May 15, 1907. ii. Fred Augustus, b. Nov. 8, 1908. iii. Mary Elizabeth, b. Feb. 19, 1910; d. Apr. 8, 1910.
41. iii. LEDA HANNAFORD, b. Oct. 27, 1890; m. July 21, 1906, Clarence Blake. Child: i. Elizabeth Eliza Blake, b. Feb. 16, 1908.
CHICKERING.
NATHANIEL1 CHICKERING, b. Oct. 8, 1647, prob. at Wrentham, Eng- land; d. Dedham, Mass., Oct. 21, 1694; m. (1) Dec. 30, 1668, Mary, dau. of Samuel and Mary Judson [b. 1647]; (2) Dec. 23, 1674, Lydia, dau. of Capt. Daniel and Abigail (Marriott) Fisher of Dedham, Mass. [b. July 14, 1652; d. July 17, 1737]. - She had previously lived in Hadley, Mass., and there had a part in the care of the concealed regicides, Goffe and Whalley. His name appears on the Dedham tax-list as early as 1669. In 1694 he settled in that part of Dedham which is now Dover, where he owned 1000 acres of land. The site of his home on that land has re- mained in the possession of his descendants to the present time.
NATHANIEL2 (Nathaniel1), b. Mar. 28, 1677; d. Jan. 16, 1746/7; m. (1) Aug. 24, 1700, Mary, dau. of James and Hannah Sharp [b. Jan. 23, 1677; d. Sept. 1, 1715]; (2) July 26, 1716, Deborah, dau. of Joseph and
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Deborah (Colburn) Wight [b. July 25, 1684]. He was one of the se- lectmen of Dedham and also a deacon.
JOHN3 (Nathaniel2, Nathaniel1), b. Aug. 23, 1715; m. (1) Mary Dew- ing; (2) Jan. 9, 1766, Mrs. Elizabeth Gay of Dedham. He responded to the Lexington alarm.
1. ABNER4 (John3, Nathaniel2, Nathaniel1), b. Holden, Mass., Oct. 5, 1766; d. July 25, 1841; m. (1) Apr. 19, 1792, Eunice, dau. of Dea. Amos and Thankful (Minot) Dakin of Mason [b. about 1777; d. May 7, 1804]; (2) May 9, 1805, Lydia Stratton (S. 4), widow of Caleb Campbell (2). He set- tled in Mason soon after reaching his majority and was a blacksmith in that town until about 1805, when he removed to New Ipswich, and passed his remaining years on the "Knowlton place," (22, N. D.,) where he was a farmer, al- though not entirely forsaking his former trade. His home was in the house now standing upon the east side of the brook. Children :
2. i. MARY, m. Sept. 26, 1816, Josiah G. Heald.
3. ii. SAMUEL, b. Feb. 18, 1796.+
4. iii. JONAS, b. 1798.+
5. iv. MELINDA, m. - Vent.
6. v. ELIZA, m. Dec. 19, 1822, Ariel Godding (2).
7. vi. REBECCA, b. Sept. 3, 1803; d. Sept. 28, 1850; m. Aug. 2, 1832, Sewell O. Chandler (W. 19).
8. vii. CHARLES, b. about 1807.+
3. SAMUEL5 (Abner4, John3, Nathaniel2, Nathaniel1), b. Feb. 18, 1796; d. May 18, 1836; m. Dec. 31, 1821, Julia Boutelle of Lancaster, Mass. [d. Aug. 9, 1866]. He was a farmer and stonemason living upon the same lot as his father, in the house upon the west side of the brook. Children :
9. i. ELIZA ANN, b. 1823; d. 1862; m. Feb. 4, 1853, Abraham Cram of Pittsfield.
10. ii. CHARLES, b. Nov. 5, 1825.+
11. iii. JOSIAH BOUTELLE, b. Aug. 10, 1827.+
12. iv. GEORGE, b. July 4, 1829.+
13. v. JULIA MARIA, b. Aug. 10, 1831; m. May 17, 1855, Archelaus C. Dakin, a machinist at Clinton, Mass. One daughter, d. in infancy.
14. vi. ABBIE BOUTELLE, b. Dec. 10, 1833; d. Apr. 26, 1854, unm.
15. vii. HARRIET ATWOOD, b. July 28, 1835; m. Sept. 1, 1860, George M.
Sawyer, a jeweler at Clinton, Mass. Two sons, both dead. 16. viii. ELLEN FRANCES, b. June 23, 1836; d. Apr. 25, 1856, unm.
4. JONAS5 (Abner4, John3, Nathaniel2, Nathaniel1), b. 1798; d. Dec. 8, 1853; m. Eliza Harrington. He learned the trade of a cabinet-maker in his early years, and in early manhood
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entered the employ of a piano manufacturer of Boston. At a very early age he had shown a natural musical ability, and in a small way had applied his mechanical skill to musical instruments. This natural inclination was farther developed by his city occupation, and at the age of twenty-eight he was conducting his own business as a manufacturer and had en- tered upon the process of development and improvement which gave the "Chickering Piano" its eminent position. The union in his character of the mechanic, the artist, and the merchant is indicated by his having been president of the Handel and Haydn Musical Society and the Massachusetts Mechanic Association. He was a member of the Massachu- setts Legislature. His three sons were associated with him as "Chickering & Sons." Children :
17. i. THOMAS E., b. 1824; d. 1871.
18. ii. C. FRANK, b. 1827; d. 1891.
19. iii. GEORGE H., b. 1830; d. 1898.
20. iv. ANNA, b. 1830; d. 1898; m. - Wilcox.
8. CHARLES5 (Abner4, John3, Nathaniel2, Nathaniel1), b. about 1807 ; d. Aug., 1863; m. Mar., 1831, Julia Ann Obear (6). Soon after his marriage he removed to Pittsfield, where he was a merchant, and also served as deputy sheriff. His chil- dren were born in that town. Later he returned to New Ipswich, where he remained for nearly twenty years, at first upon the family farm and later in the Center Village. He was postmaster for several years. During a few of his last years he kept a hotel at Groton Junction, (now Ayer,) Mass., where he died. Children :
21. i. ABBY JANE, b. 1832; d. 1907; m. Oct. 10, 1855, Henry Eddy, an overseer in the carpet works at Clinton, Mass. Two children.
22. ii. JULIA ANN, b. Dec. 8, 1834; m. Nov. 3, 1853, George N. Lowe (1).
23. iii. CHARLES ABNER, b. and d. 1836.
24. iv. CHARLES ABNER, b. 1838; d. 1895; m. Jeannette Gordon. Res. Lancaster, Mass. Children : i. Edith. ii. Louise. iii. Arthur. iv. Benson. v. Horace.
10. CHARLES® (Samuel5, Abner4, John3, Nathaniel2, Nathan- iel1), b. Nov. 5, 1825; d. Sept. 18, 1903; m. Denmark, Iowa, Nov. 24, 1859, Hattie Kenny. In 1857 he removed to Iowa, which was his home for the rest of his life. He lived at Denmark, near Red Oak, and at Elliott. His principal busi- ness was that of a farmer. He served in the Civil War, being a member of the First Iowa Cavalry. One child.
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11. JOSIAH BOUTELLE6 (Samuel5, Abner4, John3, Nathaniel2, Nathaniel1), b. Aug. 10, 1827; d. Dec. 5, 1881; m. Sarah Brown. He removed to Cincinnati, O., where he established and maintained for many years "Chickering Academy," after- ward "Chickering Institute," a highly successful boys' school. Children :
25. i. ADDIE LINWOOD, b. 1858; m. Nelville Hoff, dean of the Dental College of the University of Michigan.
26. ii. CLIFFORD CUMMINGS, b. Aug. 17, 1862. A member of the firm of Chickering Bros., dealers in pianos, Chicago, Il1.
27. iii. FRED WILOBY, b. Mar. 1, 1864. A member of the firm of Chickering Bros., as above.
28. iv. HOWARD EVERETT, b. July 11, 1871. A business man of Cleve- land, O.
29. v. WALLACE W., b. Jan. 20, 1874. Also of Chickering Bros., as above.
12. GEORGE® (Samuel5, Abner4, John3, Nathaniel2, Nathan- iel1), b. July 4, 1829; d. Feb. 20, 1905 ; m. Oct. 10, 1852, Mary Abigail, dau. of Jacob and Mary P. (4) (Jefts) Blodgett. He was a farmer at Denmark, Iowa. Children :
30. i. FRANK HOWARD, b. Jan. 20, 1854. A music dealer at Omaha, Neb.
31. ii. HENRIETTA, b. 1858; m. Edward Burton. Res. Coffeeville, Kans.
32. iii. MARY ELLEN, b. about 1862; m. Edward Murphy, a farmer at Burlington, Iowa.
33. iv. ERNEST DAKIN, b. Apr., 1871; unm. A farmer at Elliott, Iowa.
CLARK (EBENEZER).
EBENEZER1 CLARK, m. - Allen. Res. in Braintree, Mass.
1. EBENEZER2 (Ebenezer1), b. Braintree, Mass., 1754; d. Nov. 24, 1835 ; m. 1778, Ruth, dau. of William Wilde [b. about 1759; d. Feb. 4, 1840]. His home was in his native town until 1804, when he removed to Bedford, Mass., and thence, eight years later, to Townsend, Mass., where he resided during most of his remaining life. His last two or three years were passed in New Ipswich, whither his second son, Benjamin A., had come several years earlier. He rendered worthy service in the Revolutionary War, at first as a private in the company of Capt. Jacob Gould and regiment of Col. John Greaton, and later as a sergeant in Washington's Life Guard. He was at Bunker Hill, served during the siege of Boston, and had a part at Princeton and Trenton and the famous crossing of the Dela- ware. Children :
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2. i. EBENEZER. b. 1781; m. Mary Sampson. He had eleven chil- dren, from whom the branch of the family in Townsend, Mass., has descended.
3. ii. RUTH, b. 1783; d. Aug. 13, 1849; m. (1) Elias Poole of Brain- tree, Mass. Children : i. Ruth Poole. ii. Mary Ann Poole; m. (2) Castalio Hosmer (24).
4. iii. MARY, b. 1786; d. Jan. 10, 1883; m. Stephen Corbin [b. about 1782; d. Greenville, Jan. 22, 1855]. Res. in New Ipswich several years. Children: i. Stephen Corbin, b. about 1806; d. Apr. 22, 1862. ii. Salome Corbin, b. Jan. 26, 1808; d. Oct. 5, 1897; m. (1) John Tolman; (2) Wood. iii. Sarah Corbin. iv. Ruth Corbin, m. June 30, 1832, Reuben Bacon, Jr. v. William W. Corbin, b. about 1820; d. May 2, 1847.
5. iv. ABIGAIL, b. 1788; m. Jonathan Bacon of Bedford, Mass. Seven children.
6. v. SARAH, b. 1790; m. Reuben Bacon of Bedford, Mass. Six children.
7. vi. BENJAMIN AGER, b. 1792.+
8. vii. JAMES, b. 1794; d. Stoneham, Mass .; m. Hannah Hodgman. Four children.
7. BENJAMIN AGER3 (Ebenezer2, Ebenezer1), b. 1792; d. Nov. 12, 1870; m. 1812, Martha Hosmer (25). He came from Townsend, Mass., to New Ipswich about 1825, and lived for a few years on the Benjamin Hoar farm, (V : 2, S. R.,) being occupied as a teamster to and from Boston, but later he bought the Benjamin Adams Farm, (25, N. D.,) and resided there until his death. Children :
9. i. ELVIRA, b. about 1812; d. Sterling, 1840; m. Jan., 1832, Samuel Porter. Children: i. Fred Porter. ii. Henry Porter.
10. ii. JOHN, b. 1814; m. Jan. 1, 1843, Sally Bond, dau. of Christo- pher P. (22) and Nancy (Thompson) Hosmer. Res. in Amherst.
11. iii. LEANDER, b. 1816.+
12. iv. REUBEN B., b. 1818.+
13. v. MARY, b. 1820; m. Castalio Hosmer, Jr. (43).
14. vi. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. July 4, 1822.+
15. vii. GEORGE, b. July, 1824; d. Oct. 25, 1825.
16. viii. MARIA A., b. Mar. 26, 1827; d. Sept., 1910; m. Aug., 1849, Charles H. King (5).
17. ix. A son, b. Mar. 11, 1829; d. Mar. 27, 1829.
11. LEANDER4 (Benjamin A.3, Ebenezer2, Ebenezer1), b. 1816; d. Washington, D. C .; m. Laura Hosmer (42). He was a man of literary tastes, and a small volume of his poems was published. Children :
18. i. ALICE, d. Washington, D. C .; m. Dr. Wm. Green. One son. 19. ii. FRANCES, m. - Brown.
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20. iii. MARY.
21. iv. Child, whose name is not known.
22. v. Child, whose name is not known.
12. REUBEN B.4 (Benjamin A.3, Ebenezer2, Ebenezer1), b. 1818; d. Sept. 8, 1894; m. (1) Dec. 26, 1848, Margaret E. Thomas; (2) Oct. 2, 1879, Louisa Densmore. He resided in Washington, D. C., where he is said to have accumulated a large property. Children :
23. i. IDA, (of first marriage,) m. Wm. C. Wood. Two sons.
24. ii. REUBEN B., (of second marriage).
14. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 (Benjamin A.3, Ebenezer2, Eben- ezer1), b. July 4, 1822; d. Minneapolis, Minn., 1893; m. Irene Webber. He removed to Washington, D. C., in early man- hood and there resided nearly forty years. The closing years of his life were passed in Minneapolis, Minn. Children:
25. i. ERNEST FRANKLIN, m. Belle Doe. He has been a dentist in Minneapolis since 1880. Children : i. Harry Oscar, m. Gertrude Williams. One son. ii. Ernestine, m. Maurice Bardwell. iii. Marion, m. Charles P. Taylor. One son.
26. ii. HARRY WEBBER, d. Oct. 11, 1911; m. Lilla Phillbrook. He was also a dentist in Minneapolis. Children: i. Phillbrook Wilson. ii. Eleanor Bacon.
CLARK (HUGH).
HUGH1 CLARK, b. about 1613; d. July 30, 1693; m. Elizabeth - [d. Dec. 11, 1692]. He was at Watertown in 1641, and removed to Roxbury in 1660.
URIAH2 (Hugh1), b. June 5, 1644; d. July 26, 1721; m. (1) Oct., 1674, Joanna, dau. of Thomas Holbrook of Braintree [b. about 1657; d. Feb. 28, 1682]; (2) 1682, Mary -; (3) Martha. He lived at Roxbury until he was nearly fifty years old, when he removed to that part of Water- town which is now Belmont. He was a selectman of Watertown.
PETER3 (Uriah2, Hugh1), b. Mar. 12, 1693; d. June 10, 1768; m. Nov. 6, 1719, Deborah, dau. of Dea. Peter Hobart of Braintree [b. about 1702; d. Feb. 28, 1765]. He graduated from Harvard College in 1712 and in 1717 became pastor of the church in Danvers, (then Salem Village,) where in a pastorate of fifty-one years he was noted as a theologian.
PETER4 (Peter3, Uriah2, Hugh1), b. Oct. 1, 1720; d. Nov. 13, 1747; m. Oct. 22, 1741, Anna Porter of Danvers. He graduated from Harvard College in 1739, but declined his father's profession and settled upon the farm of his grandfather Hobart in Braintree. His widow m. Sept. 14, 1752, Thomas Faxon of Braintree.
PETER® (Peter4, Peter3, Uriah2, Hugh1), b. Feb. 4, 1743; d. Oct. 14, 1826; m. Oct. 20, 1763, Hannah, dau. of Daniel and Hannah (Prescott) Eppes of Braintree [b. about 1744; d. Dec. 21, 1814]. He removed from Braintree to Lyndeboro, N. H., in 1775, and in 1777 received a captain's
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commission in the Provincial service. He held most of the important town offices in after life, was a justice of the peace and a deacon for many years.
1. JOHN6 (Peter5, Peter4, Peter3, Uriah2, Hugh1), b. Jan. 4, 1785; d. Mar. 19, 1855; m. (1) Nov. 18, 1806, Margaret Rand of Lyndeboro [d. Aug. 31, 1846]; (2) Dec. 9, 1847, Nancy Patterson of Greenfield. He came to New Ipswich in 1814, and was an overseer in the Davis mills at the waterpower afterward utilized by the Walker industries. Later he was for several years upon the "Gould farm," (43, N. D.) He was also for a time superintendent in the factory of Eleazer Brown. The later years of his life were variously occupied in the Center Village, his home being the house upon the north side of the street midway between the Baptist church and the street crossing at the foot of Meeting-house Hill, afterward the residence of his son, Peter H., who replaced it with a new building, since the residence of his daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter. He was town clerk ten years, a deacon thirty-five years, and also for a long time leader of the Congregational choir. He was exceptionally fond of music and was an early teacher of singing schools. Children :
2. i. MARY, b. Oct. 4, 1807; d. Sept. 24, 1841; m. Mar. 8, 1832, Martin Ames.
3. ii. HANNAH, b. June 16, 1809; d. Mar. 18, 1843; m. May 24, 1832, William W. Johnson.
4. iii. DEBORAH, b. Oct. 12, 1811; d. June 18, 1865; m. Jan. 1, 1835, Henry Adams (W. 81).
5. iv. JOHN PRESCOTT, b. Apr. 11, 1814.+
6. v. PETER HOBART, b. Dec. 11, 1816.++
7. vi. JAMES RAND, b. Nov. 27, 1823.+
5. JOHN PRESCOTT7 (John6, Peter5, Peter4, Peter3, Uriah2, Hugh1), b. Apr. 11, 1814; d. Mar. 3, 1889; m. 1839, Mary Em- erson, dau. of Lubim and Lydia (Burton) Rockwood of Wil- ton [b. 1821; d. 1904]. He passed his life in New Ipswich, being engaged in various mercantile pursuits. He lived in Bank Village until 1854, where for about ten years, as a partner of William W. Johnson, he was engaged in the man- agement of a general store. Later he was the first conductor on the Peterboro & Shirley railroad, as the line from Groton Junction to Mason Village, (now Ayer to Greenville,) was then termed. In 1854 he removed to the Center Village and for a brief time was associated with Stephen Thayer in the ownership of a store at the western corner of the turnpike and
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