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6. iii. JESSE, b. about 1788; d. Apr., 1800.
7. iv. NANCY, b. Dec. 23, 1789; d. Oct. 9, 1791.
8. v. BETSY, b. July 5, 1791; d. Sept. 18, 1791.
9. vi. NANCY, b. Aug. 28, 1792; d. Dec. 24, 1853; m. Sept. 28, 1833, David Everett Adams (W. 55).
10. vii. DANIEL, b. Mar. 17, 1794; d. Mar. 27, 1802.
11. viii. NABBY, b. Dec. 15, 1795; d. Nov. 3, 1868; m. Dec. 23, 1823, Benjamin Lane [b. June 23, 1795; d. Oct. 18, 1880]. Chil- dren : i. Daniel Walker Lane, b. Dec. 4, 1824; d. Mar. 19, 1892; m. Jerusha E. Bemis. ii. Sarah Lane, b. Aug. 8, 1827; d. Jan. 13, 1828. iii. Martin B. Lane, b. Sept. 4, 1828; m. Carrie N. Adams. iv. George Lane, b. Sept. 23, 1829; m. Mary Ann Costella. v. Sarah Abigail Lane, b. Mar. 31, 1831; m. Joseph Hague. vi. Mary Ann Lane, b. Apr. 5, 1832; d. July 5, 1842. vii. Emeline Lane, b. June 20, 1834; d. July 13, 1854. viii. Sophronia Asenath Lane, b. Oct. 20, 1835; d. Oct. 16, 1863. ix. Sewell Stearns, b. Aug. 28, 1838; m. Josephine Lovett.
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12. ix. JOHN, b. Sept. 16, 1797.+
13. x. MILLY, b. May 9, 1799; d. June 28, 1799.
14. xi. BELINDA, b. 1801; d. Oct. 13, 1873; m. Oct. 6, 1842, Ezra Carr (2).
15. xii. MILLY, b. Mar. 3, 1803; d. Rindge, June 12, 1884, unm.
16. xiii. DANIEL, b. Mar. 17, 1805; d. 1848; m. May 6, 1830, Betsey Emery (5).
17. xiv. JESSE E., b. Sept., 1807; d. Dec. 30, 1807.
12. JOHN3 (Jesse2, John1), b. Sept. 16, 1797; m. (1) Mary Stratton; (2) Nov. 27, 1845, Hannah, dau. of Ebenezer and Hannah (Jewett) Colburn of Rindge. Res. Marlboro, Vt. Children :
18. i. DANA S., m. (1) Arvilla Williams [d. May 25, 1853]; (2) Mary Perry (11). A farmer, carpenter, and stage proprie- tor.
19. ii. JOHN.
20. iii. CHARLES.
21. iv. GEORGE.
22. v. DOTTY.
WALKER (SAMUEL).
SAMUEL1 WALKER, b. about 1615; d. Nov. 6, 1684; his wife's name is not known. Many claim that he was the son of Capt. Richard Walker, but others deny it. He came from England and was admitted to the church at Reading, Mass., about 1650, but removed to Woburn, Mass., within a few years, and there made his permanent home. He was an innkeeper for a time.
SAMUEL2 (Samuel1), b. 1643; d. Woburn, 1703; m. (1) Sarah, dau. of William and Mabel (Kendall) Reed; (2) Abigail, dau. of Capt. Rich- ard Carter and widow of Lieut. James Fowle. He was an active man in different town interests, being deacon, selectman, and ensign.
JOSEPH2 (Samuel1), m. Sarah Wyman.
JOHN3 (Samuel2, Samuel1), b. July 2, 1665; d. Apr. 29, 1699; m. Ruth, dau. of Thomas and Ruth (Blodgett) Kendall. He was a farmer of Woburn, where his entire life was passed.
BENJAMIN3 (Joseph2, Samuel1), m. Susannah Baldwin.
EDWARD4 (John3, Samuel2, Samuel1), b. Oct. 7, 1694; d. Dec. 6, 1787 ; m. Esther, dau. of Benjamin and Sarah (Reed) Pierce. He too passed his life in Woburn, of which he was selectman and representative, each for several years.
BENJAMIN4 (Benjamin3, Joseph2, Samuel1), m. Hannah Frost.
JOSHUA5 (Edward4, John3, Samuel2, Samuel1), b. Oct. 5, 1728; d. Oct. 2, 1798; m. (1) Hannah -; (2) Mary, dau. of James and Judith (Nichols) Proctor. He served in the French War, and was a captain in the Revolution.
1. ZACCHEUS5 (Benjamin4, Benjamin3, Joseph2, Samuel1), b. Billerica, Mass., Mar. 12, 1748/9; d. Feb., 1832; m. (1) about 1771, Martha Danforth of Chelmsford, Mass. [d. Ashby, Mass.,
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Feb. 22, 1801]; (2) July, 1801, Rachel (Pitts), widow of Silas Bigelow (2). He appears to have lived in Chelmsford, Mass., in early manhood, but to have removed to Merrimack, N. H., which was his home during the Revolution. Later he removed to Ashby, Mass., and at the time of his second marriage or soon after he came to New Ipswich and is supposed to have passed his remaining years in the "Bigelow tavern" house, upon which his wife had a claim. He did Revolutionary ser- vice, responding to the Concord alarm in 1775, and with four of his brothers having a part at Bunker Hill. Later he was commissioned lieutenant, and served until 1777. In later years he was styled Capt. Walker. He had a pension of $20 per month, which he lost in 1822 upon complaint of some of his neighbors, apparently as the result of a neighborhood quarrel, but after four years it was restored, and the amount for the four years was paid him. Children :
2. i. ISAAC, b. Aug. 3, 1772; m. (1) Rebecca Wallace; (2) Sarah Kimball.
3. ii. PATTY, b. July 7, 1774.
4. iii. REBECCA, m. Sept. 22, 1795, Rev. Joseph Brown.
5. iv. HANNAH, b. Dec. 23, 1783; d. Dec. 1, 1835; m. 1805, Reuben Davis of Ashby. Children: i. Walker Davis, b. Mar. 5, 1806; d. May 29, 1878; m. Ann Damon. ii. George Davis, b. Apr. 1, 1807; d. Sept. 2, 1875; m. Nancy M. White. iii. Charles Davis, b. Apr. 19, 1809; d. Nov. 21, 1906; m. Almira Hodgman. iv. Samson Davis, b. Oct. 6, 1811; d. Aug. 9, 1896. v. Sarah Campbell Davis, b. Feb. 20, 1814; d. Apr. 9, 1882; m. Otis Metcalf. vi. John Davis, b. June 16, 1816; d. Jan. 10, 1900; m. Eliza Ann Taylor. vii. Martha Dan- forth Davis, b. Mar. 10, 1819; m. Joel F. Metcalf. viii. Julia Ann Davis, b. May 2, 1821; d. Oct. 4, 1901. ix. Joseph Davis, b. Sept. 10, 1824.
6. v. DANFORTH, b. July 26, 1785.+
7. vi. LEFFA, m. Sept. 2, 1813, Royal Stimpson.
8. vii. DAVID, m. Sept. 23, 1813, Milly Bigelow (10).
9. viii. FANNY, b. about 1803; d. about 1819.
JOSHUA® (Joshua5, Edward4, John3, Samuel2, Samuel1), of second mar- riage, b. Nov. 24, 1751; d. Jan. 25, 1825; m. 1775, Mary, dau. of William and Mary (Brooks) Whitmore of Medford, Mass. He removed from Woburn to Rindge when about thirty years old, and passed his life there as a farmer and innkeeper.
6. DANFORTH6 (Zaccheus5, Benjamin4, Benjamin3, Joseph2, Samuel1), b. July 26, 1785; d. June 4, 1863; m. 1804, Betsey Bigelow (10). He was a farmer in New Ipswich. Children :
11. i. MARTHA MARIA, b. Jan. 20, 1805; d. June, 1893; m. Dec. 5, 1825, George Kenson [b. Mt. Vernon, Apr. 1, 1800; d. Am-
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herst, Oct. 2, 1867]. Res. Wilton, Mt. Vernon, and Amherst. He was a blacksmith. Children: i. George Danforth Ken- son, b. Sept. 6, 1826; m. Marion Maria Sherman; res. Chicago, Il1. ii. Eliza Ann Kenson, b. May 13, 1828; d. Oct. 26, 1902; m. Samuel Eaton; res. Amherst. iii. Martha Jane Kenson, b. Mar. 19, 1830; m. Edmund E. Skinner; res. Reading, Mass. iv. Helen Maria Kenson, b. Apr. 9, 1835; d. Sept. 19, 1868; m. George W. Osgood; res. Amherst. v. Charles Herbert Kenson, b. Jan. 11, 1842; m. Harriet Ann Clark; res. Gardner, Mass. vi. Ella Georgianna Kenson, b. Nov. 23, 1846; unm .; res. Amherst.
12. ii. ELIZA ANN, b. June 8, 1807; d. Mar. 31, 1838; m. May 19, 1833, Moses, son of Ithamar and Jerusha (Williams) Fair- banks [b. Ashburnham, Mass., June 28, 1803]. Res. Wood- stock, Vt., and Fitchburg, Mass. He was an accountant. Child: i. Martha Maria Fairbanks, b. Feb. 28, 1838; d. Feb. 21, 1914; m. Sylvester Pierce Litchfield [d. Jan. 6, 1898]; res. Fitchburg.
13. iii. WILLIAM DANFORTH, b. Dec. 23, 1809.+
14. iv. SILAS BIGELOW, b. June 7, 1812.+
15. v. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. July 28, 1814.+
16. vi. ADDISON AUGUSTUS, b. Sept. 22, 1817.+
17. vii. FRANCES ELIZABETH, b. Apr. 5, 1819; m. June 30, 1842, Charles Hartshorn.
18. viii. JOHN HERMOND, b. Sept. 24, 1821.+
19. ix. LUTHER BARBOUR, b. Aug. 8, 1826.+
20. x. EDWARD PAYSON, b. Oct. 22, 1832.+
10. CHARLES7 (Joshua6, Joshua5, Edward4, John3, Samuel2, Samuel1), b. Rindge, Nov. 21, 1795; d. Oct. 23, 1847; m. (1) Aug. 8, 1827, Martha, dau. of Micaiah and Elizabeth (Gallup) Porter of Voluntown, Conn .; (2) Apr. 29, 1835, Hannah, dau. of Samuel and Sophia (Wheeler) Walker of Hollis. He grad- uated from Dartmouth College in 1823 and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1826. His first pastorate was in New Ipswich, where he remained until 1835. Later brief pastorates at Windsor, Conn., Medfield, Mass., and Wells, Me., extended until 1844, and then after a year abroad, he retired to a farm in Groton, Mass., where he died two years later. Children :
22. i. CHARLES PORTER, b. Nov. 12, 1828; m. Caroline Douthit. Child: i. Joseph Douthit, b. about 1864.
23. ii. HENRY LANKTON, b. Apr. 29, 1830; d. 1872; m. Josephine Milnes Greenough. Children: i. Ariana Josephine, m. - Sweet. ii. Edward Herbert.
24. iii. MARTHA H., b. Mar. 18, 1837; d. Sept. 7, 1866, unm.
25. iv. MARY SOPHIA, b. Feb. 25, 1839; d. Feb. 14, 1904, unm.
26. v. HARRIET SARAH, b. July 21, 1841; d. Sept., 1842.
27. vi. HARRIET SARAH, b. Mar. 15, 1843; d. Dec. 10, 1848.
28. vii. NATHANIEL, b. June 2, 1845; d. Aug. 3, 1861, unm.
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13. WILLIAM DANFORTH7 (Danforth®, Zaccheus5, Benja- min4, Benjamin3, Joseph2, Samuel1), b. Dec. 23, 1809; d. Mar. 2, 1883; m. Nov. 27, 1834, Mary G., dau. of John and Olive (Kelly) Kidder [b. Ashby, Mass., Apr. 6, 1812; d. 1897]. He passed his life in New Ipswich, a manufacturer of bedsteads on the north branch of the river between Smith Village and Gibson Village. Children :
29. i. JOHN KIDDER, b. Nov. 19, 1835; d. Oct. 21, 1861. He was a member of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment in the Civil War, and was killed at Ball's Bluff, Va.
30. ii. MARY ELIZA, b. Mar. 6, 1837; m. Sept. 20, 1864, Lovel H. Horton [d. Mar. 9, 1882]. He was a hotel-keeper at Gard- ner, Mass. Two children.
31. iii. MARTHA ANN, b. May 10, 1839; m. Apr. 1, 1861, George M. Taylor. Res. at Lowell, Mass., where he was a livery and sale stable keeper.
32. iv. WILLIAM MILLER, b. Nov. 16, 1841; d. June 17, 1904, unm. Res. Sterling, Colo., where he was a stock breeder.
33. v. ALBERT FRANCIS, b. May 25, 1844.+
34. vi. LOUISE FRANCES, b. Dec. 30, 1849; m. Nov. 5, 1879, Gilbert K. Rand of Worcester, Mass., where he is a banker.
35. vii. JENNIE LIND, b. Jan. 31, 1854; m. Feb. 21, 1878, Ernest C. Field. Res. Somerville, Mass., where he is engaged in transportation business.
14. SILAS BIGELOW7 (Danforth6, Zaccheus5, Benjamin4, Benjamin3, Joseph2, Samuel1), b. June 7, 1812; d. Feb. 9, 1867 ; m. Jan. 23, 1845, Elizabeth Joy [b. May 4, 1818; d. Mar. 15, 1880]. He was a farmer, and during the last twenty years or more of his life had the farm near Pratt Pond, the house being at the end of the road on the south end of XV : 3, S. R. Chil- dren :
36. i. ELIZA A., b. 1850; d. Nov. 18, 1874; m. Oct. 20, 1872, George A. Tarbell.
37. ii. MARIA A., b. 1852; d. Dec. 8, 1895, unm.
38. iii. EULETTA M., b. June 5, 1854; d. May 13, 1875, unm.
39. iv. ALBERTO S., b. Feb., 1859; d. Apr. 21, 1878.
15. GEORGE WASHINGTON7 (Danforth6, Zaccheus5, Benja- min4, Benjamin3, Joseph2, Samuel1), b. July 28, 1814; d. Mar. 10, 1895; m. Dec. 17, 1845, Sarah Ann Kemp [d. Jan., 1890]. He was a blacksmith at Amherst, where both he and his wife died. Children :
40. i. SARAH EMMA, b. June 16, 1848; d. Dec. 19, 1854.
41. ii. GEORGE KEMP, b. Aug. 17, 1850; m. Hattie G. Heald.
42. iii. CHARLES MORTIMER, b. 1854.
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16. ADDISON AUGUSTUS7 (Danforth6, Zaccheus5, Benjamin4, Benjamin3, Joseph2, Samuel1), b. Sept. 22, 1817; d. Jan. 16, 1900; m. (1) 1840, Susan Spofford, dau. of Amos and Eunice (Spofford) Keyes of Rindge [b. Nov. 18, 1818; d. May 3, 1842] ; (2) Oct. 21, 1847, Rebecca Hill, dau. of Charles and Rebecca Green (Robbins) Stearns of Leominster, Mass. [b. Sept. 3, 1828; d. Apr. 17, 1900]. He was an esteemed citizen of Ash- burnham, Mass., where he was a manufacturer of wooden- ware. He was selectman several years, a director of the Ash- burnham Railroad and president of the savings bank. He served in the Civil War as captain in the 21st Massachusetts Regiment. Child :
43. i. SUSAN JOSEPHINE, b. Apr. 20, 1842; m. Jan. 3, 1872, James Edward Thompson, a stationer in Fitchburg, Mass.
18. JOHN HERMOND7 (Danforth6, Zaccheus5, Benjamin4, Benjamin3, Joseph2, Samuel1), b. Sept. 24, 1821; d. July 13, 1872; m. Oct. 19, 1843, Mary Leonard, dau. of Winslow and Mary (Leonard) Davis [b. Gardner, Mass., May 31, 1824; d. Oct. 23, 1904]. Res. Gardner, Mass., where he was a chair- maker. Children :
44. i. ELIZA JANETTE, b. Sept. 1, 1844; d. Oct. 22, 1845.
45. ii. HENRY ORLANDO, b. Sept. 14, 1846; m. Sept. 5, 1871, Ella Maria Drury [b. New York city, July 2, 1845]. Res. Idaho Springs, Colo. Is county clerk and register of deeds. One child who d. in infancy.
46. iii. EDSON MUNROE, b. Nov. 26, 1851; d. Aug. 21, 1853.
47. iv. SILAS LEON, b. Oct. 26, 1853; m. July 15, 1885, Emma Cross, dau. of Edward and Emma (Cross) Nims [b. Keene, July 28, 1851]. Res. Gardner, Mass.
19. LUTHER BARBOUR? (Danforth6, Zaccheus5, Benjamin4, Benjamin3, Joseph2, Samuel1), b. Aug. 8, 1826; d. Dec. 4, 1908; m. (1) May 19, 1845, Silence Rebecca Collester [b. Mar. 4, 1827; d. Oct. 27, 1866]; (2) Oct. 21, 1867, Marion Exorissa Stickney [b. Apr. 23, 1840]. He was a chairmaker in Gardner and Fitchburg, Mass. He served in the Civil War as a mem- ber of a brigade band in the Twentieth Army Corps and he was with Gen. Sherman on the "march to the sea." Children :
48. i. ANNETTE ISABELL, b. Mar. 3, 1846; d. Oct. 27, 1875; m. but had no children.
49. ii. CHARLES HERBERT, b. Jan. 12, 1850; m. Aug. 24, 1881, Mary Jane Hackett. He is a house and sign painter at Danvers, Mass. Five living children.
50. iii. NELLIE GERTRUDE, b. Mar. 13, 1870; m. Sept. 16, 1886, Clinton G. Foskett [b. Sept. 14, 1865], an electrician at Worcester, Mass. Four children.
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51. iv. FRED STICKNEY, b. Oct. 20, 1873; m. Anna Richardson. One child.
52. v. EMMA LOUISE, b. Apr. 10, 1879; m. Nov. 21, 1896, Arthur Preston Lesure [b. Sept. 19, 1871]. Res. Fitchburg, Mass., where he has a steam laundry. Two living children.
20. EDWARD PAYSON7 (Danforth6, Zaccheus5, Benjamin4, Benjamin3, Joseph2, Samuel1), b. Oct. 22, 1832; d. Sept. 27, 1908; m. May 6, 1856, Mary, dau. of Benjamin and Nancy (Kemp) Gates [b. Gardner, Mass., Oct. 30, 1837]. Res. Gard- ner, Mass., where he was a chairmaker. He served in the Civil War in the 25th Massachusetts Regiment. Children :
53. i. ALVIN EDWARD, b. Feb. 16, 1857; d. July 13, 1896; m. Clara Wheeler [b. Oct. 20, 1859; d. June 21, 1898]. Res. Gardner, Mass. He is a printer and lithographer. Six children.
54. ii. ELIZA GATES, b. Oct. 6, 1865; d. Jan. 17, 1888; m. Oct. 6, 1886, Levi L. Uganst. Res. Gardner, Mass. He is a chairmaker and poultryman. One living child.
55. iii. ADDISON AUGUSTUS, b. Mar. 7, 1867; m. Nov. 13, 1889, Minnie Eliza, dau. of Charles Henry and Mary (Bliss) Rice [b. Aug. 9, 1868]. Res. Gardner, Mass., where he is a chair- maker. Four living children.
33. ALBERT FRANCIS8 (William Danforth7, Danforth6, Zac- cheus5, Benjamin4, Benjamin3, Joseph2, Samuel1), b. May 25, 1844 ; d. June 8, 1913 ; m. Jan. 25, 1883, Ella M. (3) Balch. He succeeded to his father's business and now conducts the bus- iness of wood-turning in the same location. Children :
56. i. ROBERT BALCH, b. June 19, 1886; m. Sept. 5, 1914, Cora M. Eaton.
57. ii. LENA FRANCES, b. Dec. 27, 1887; m. Sept. 6, 1913, Philip W. Taylor (90).
WALLACE.
This family is probably from Robert Wallace of Ipswich, Mass., 1639, but a certain line commences somewhat later.
JOHN1 WALLACE, b. about 1676; d. May 20, 1763; m. (1) (2) Elizabeth -, [b. about 1693; d. Jan. 25, 1765]. He res. after 1731 in Townsend, Mass., where he was a selectman.
JOHN2 (John1), b. about 1694; d. Sept. 30, 1777; m. (1) Sarah [d. Mar. 25, 1752]; (2) Mary White of Groton; (3) 1759, Martha Pudney of New Ipswich. Res. in Townsend, Mass.
BENONI3 (John2, John1), d. Mar. 15, 1792; m. July 2, 1755, Rebecca Brown of Lynn, Mass. [d. Aug. 25, 1790]. Res. at Lunenburg, Mass.
DAVID4 (Benoni3, John2, John1), b. Oct. 16, 1760; d. Jan. 12, 1842; m. Susannah, dau. of John and Ruth (Davis) Conn of Ashburnham, Mass. [b. June 16, 1762; d. Mar. 24, 1847]. He served in the Revolutionary War. He settled in Ashburnham in 1786, and there passed his life as a farmer.
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1. DAVID5 (David4, Benoni3, John2, John1), b. July 14, 1797; d. May 29, 1857 ; m. Roxanna, dau. of John Goen [d. Feb. 27, 1876]. He was a clothier in Fitchburg for a few years in early life, and afterward for a considerable period he lived at vari- ous places in the part of New Ipswich around Smith Village, and his later years were spent upon a small farm in Rindge near the southwest corner of New Ipswich. Several of his children were born in New Ipswich. Children :
2. i. HARRIET, b. Sept. 18, 1821; d. Sept., 1881; m. Feb. 12, 1843, Barnard Tenney (10).
3. ii. RODNEY, b. Dec. 21, 1823.+
4. iii. DAVID K., b. Jan. 24, 1826; m. Huldah, dau. of Charles Hart- well of Ashby, Mass. [d. June 23, 1874]. He was a tin- peddler. Res. Winchendon, Mass.
5. iv. JOHN A., b. Jan. 23, 1829; m. 1859, Susan Jane Drake. Res. New York.
6. v. CHARLES E., b. Mar. 7, 1831.+
7. vi. GEORGE F., b. Nov. 21, 1833; d. July 10, 1874; m. Maria A., dau. of Nathan Woodbury of Rindge.
8. vii. ROMANZO A., b. Sept. 29, 1836; d. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 6, 1875; m. June 25, 1865, Jane S. Morgan.
9. viii. WILLIAM E., b. Mar. 25, 1839; d. June 20, 1889; m. Aug. 29, 1859, Helen A. Hayward of Fitchburg, Mass. He was an accountant at Fitchburg.
3. RODNEY6 (David5, David4, Benoni3, John2, John1), b. Dec. 21, 1823; m. (1) Dec. 1, 1853, Sophia, dau. of Thomas and Sophia (Shurtleff) Ingalls of Rindge [d. June 2, 1871] ; (2) Dec. 28, 1876, Sophia F. (Billings) Bailey of Woodstock, Vt. In 1852 he entered business at Fitchburg, Mass., where he was successively a retail and wholesale dealer in books and stationery, and a paper manufacturer, in all of which enter- prises he was eminently successful. Later he became inter- ested in several of the large manufacturing companies of the city, and was a director of several banks and insurance com- panies and of the Fitchburg Railroad. He was a trustee of Smith College. He presented a fine library and art gallery to the city, and was a benefactor of the needy to an extent much larger than was known by the general public. He held the office of selectman while Fitchburg was a town, was also rep- resentative and member of the Governor's Council, and still later a member of Congress. He was one of the rare men whose relations to their employees are such that practically no labor discords appear. Children :
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10. i. HERBERT I., b. Feb. 17, 1856; m. Oct. 23, 1879, Amy Louise Upton of Fitchburg. He graduated from Harvard College in 1877. Res. at Fitchburg.
11. ii. GEORGE R., b. June 20, 1859; m. Nov. 10, 1886, Nellie Maria Howland of Fitchburg. He graduated from the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology. Res. in Fitchburg.
6. CHARLES E.6 (David5, David4, Benoni3, John2, John1), b. Mar. 6, 1831; d. Dec. 22, 1888; m. July 6, 1857, Elizabeth Gil- son of Groton, Mass. He was a cigar-maker, living for a time in the Center Village, and for some years at Hodgkins' corner. Children :
12. i. CORA E., b. June, 1858.
13. ii. HATTIE E., b. Jan., 1860.
14. iii. GEORGE H., b. Feb., 1861.
15. iv. DELIA D., b. Apr., 1862; d. July 8, 1863.
16. v. CHARLES D., b. Jan., 1864.
17. vi. MARY E., b. Sept. 1865.
18. vii. WILLIAM R., b. Nov., 1866.
19. viii. HERBERT C., b. Jan., 1872.
WALTON.
WILLIAM1 WALTON, b. about 1598; d. 1668. He was a clergyman ; came to America about 1635, lived at Hingham and Marblehead; d. at Reading, Mass.
SAMUEL2 (William1), b. at Marblehead, June 5, 1639; m. 1674, Sarah Maverick.
JOHN3 (Samuel2, William1), b. Jan. 31, 1685; d. 1774. Res. South Reading, Mass.
JOSIAH4 (John3, Samuel2, William1), b. Dec. 5, 1711; d. Nov. 3, 1784; m. Ruth Richardson [d. June 2, 1792].
WILLIAM" (Josiah4, John3, Samuel?, William1), b. Jan. 12, 1757; d. Mar. 22, 1835 ; m. Susannah Mansfield. "He was out in Lexington alarm." NATHAN® (William5, Josiah4, John3, Samuel2, William1), b. Oct. 7, 1779; d. June 28, 1858; m. Jan. 19, 1803, Mary Bates.
1. CHARLES7 (Nathan6, William5, Josiah4, John3, Samuel2, William1), b. Aug. 6, 1817, at Rindge ; d. July 3, 1896; m. Dec., 1842, Sarah Ann, dau. of Jeremiah and Sarah (Heald) Fisk of Temple. Res. in Wilder Village. "In October, 1861, he en- listed in Co. K, 6th Regiment, New Hampshire Vols. Two days later he was elected sergeant of his company. In March, 1863, he was discharged for disability, and came home very much broken in health." Children :
2. i. SARAH CHARLOTTE, b. Oct. 12, 1843.
3. ii. EMILY ARABELLA, b. May 11, 1846; m. 1872, William P. Bacon. Res. Fitchburg, Mass.
4. iii. CHARLES HERBERT, b. Aug. 23, 1848; d. 1867.
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5. iv. MILLARD FILLMORE, b. Feb. 21, 1851; d. Feb. 3, 1895, in Kings- ton, Jamaica; m. 1884, Lizzie Dunbar.
6. v. ELLA GERTRUDE, b. Apr. 7, 1854; m. 1875, George A. Sanders.
7. vi. ALVAH FISK, b. Aug. 14, 1857; d. June, 1885; m. 1884, Alice (McConnell) Tarbell.
WEBBER.
1. JOSIAH WEBBER, son of William and Hannah (Flagg) Webber, b. Mason, May 2, 1815; d. New Ipswich, July 9, 1898; m. (1) Dec. 8, 1836, Luseba Conant (20) ; (2) May 31, 1860, Elizabeth Mathes of Lee, N. H. He was the leading tailor in New Ipswich from 1836 until his death, and was universally respected and trusted. Child :
1. i. GENEVIEVE, b. Oct., 1861; m. 1890, Frederic Hastings. Child : i. Mildred Hastings, b. 1891.
WESTON.
JOHN1 WESTON, b. 1631; d. 1723; m. Apr. 18, 1653, Sarah Fitch. He came from England to Salem in 1644.
JOHN2 (John1), b. 1661; m. Mary Bryant.
STEPHEN2 (John1), b. 1667; m. Sarah Townsend.
SAMUEL3 (John2, John1), b. 1689; m. Joanna Upham.
ISAAC3 (Stephen2, John1), b. 1699; m. Elizabeth Pratt.
SAMUEL4 (Samuel3, John2, John1), b. 1722; m. 1743, Sarah Rogers. JOHN4 (Isaac3, Stephen2, John1), b. 1731; m. Mary Atwood.
ROGERS5 (Samuel4, Samuel3, John2, John1), b. Sept. 30, 1757, in Billerica, Mass .; d. Mar. 9, 1843; m. (1) Apr. 12, 1785, Deborah Lawrence [d. Oct. 20, 1798]; (2) Dec., 1799, Anna Frost [d. Sept. 30, 1829]; (3) 1830, Rebecca Keyes [d. Aug. 15, 1830]; (4) Jan., 1831, Mrs. Lydia Buttrick [d. Mar. 13, 1837] ; (5) Mrs. Betsy Wright.
JAMES5 (John4, Isaac3, Stephen2, John1), b. 1773; d. 1837; m. Rhoda Reed.
SAMUEL6 (Rogers5, Samuel4, Samuel3, John2, John1), b. 1785; d. 1870; m. Feb. 15, 1807, Nancy Wheeler [b. Apr. 2, 1787; d. Sept. 2, 1875].
1. JAMES ALLAN6 (James5, John4, Isaac3, Stephen2, John1), b. at Ashburnham, Mar. 9, 1810; d. Aug. 18, 1852; m. Dec. 24, 1835, Elizabeth S., dau. of Charles Borman of Winchendon. He was a carpenter and came here from Ashburnham in 1848. Children :
2. i. HARLAN MARCELLUS, b. Nov. 4, 1836; d. Oct. 20, 1838.
3. ii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 31, 1839; m. Nov. 27, 1862, Edwin J. Stearns. Two children.
4. iii. HARLAN A., b. May 9, 1844; d. June 6, 1847.
5. iv. ELLEN M., b. June 22, 1848; m. May 27, 1874, Frank E. Well- ington.
6. v. CHARLES A., b. Apr. 29, 1850; d. Aug. 30, 1867. 685
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7. GEORGE7 (Samuel6, Rogers5, Samuel4, Samuel3, John2, John1), b. Jan. 2, 1809; d. Sept. 10, 1887 ; m. Sept. 4, 1838, Re- becca Bailey [b. Feb. 3, 1817 ; d. Oct. 3, 1886]. Children :
8. i. GEORGE S., b. Mar. 16, 1841; d. July 19, 1911. His remem- brance of old roads and other landmarks has been most helpful in the preparation of this history.
9. ii. HENRY A., b. May 10, 1847; d. Dec. 11, 1847.
WETHERBEE.
JOHN1 WETHERBEE, d. about 1711; m. (1) Sept. 18, 1672, Mary, dau. of John1 and Mary Howe [b. June 18, 1654; d. June, 1684]; (2) Lydia Moore. Res. Marlboro, Mass., and Stow, Mass.
JOHN2 (John1), b. Mar. 26, 1675; d. about 1720; m. Catherine -. Res. Stow, Mass.
HEZEKIAH3 (John2, John1), d. before 1759; m. Apr. 23, 1728, Huldah, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Cove) Martyn [m. (2) Dea. Ephraim Pierce of Lunenburg, Mass.]. He removed from Marlboro to Lunenburg in 1729, and there lived until his death.
JOHN4 (Hezekiah3, John2, John1), b. Sept. 14, 1746; d. Mar. 31, 1838; m. Jan. 21, 1773, Susannah, dau. of Joseph and Deborah (Gould) Page [b. about 1747; d. Aug. 21, 1840]. He was a farmer in Rindge.
JOSEPH5 (John4, Hezekiah3, John2, John1), b. Oct. 8, 1781; d. Jan. 6, 1867; m. Jan. 23, 1810, Nancy, dau. of Zebulon and Mary (Wright) Conant (11) [b. Aug. 10, 1793; d. Apr. 11, 1835]. He succeeded to his father's farm.
1. JOSEPH SYLVESTER6 (Joseph5, John4, Hezekiah3, John2, John1), b. May 12, 1828; d. Jan. 20, 1890; m. June 19, 1851, Laura Maria Nutting (13). He remained upon the family homestead twenty years after his marriage, and he was one of the selectmen of Rindge. After 1871 his home was in New Ipswich, at first in Smith Village in the early home of his wife, and later on the Caleb Campbell farm, (IX : 2, S. R.) Chil- dren :
2. i. ELLEN MARIA, b. Apr. 27, 1852; m. Aug., 1871, Andrew C., son of Samuel Robertson of Jaffrey. Res. in Rindge.
3. ii. CLARA LOUISA, b. Aug. 2, 1854; m. (1) Dec. 2, 1873, Oliver J. Nutting (31) ; (2) May 13, 1891, Charles W. Brown of Troy.
4. iii. CHARLES S., b. June 10, 1857; d. Jan. 31, 1858.
5. iv. GEORGE E., b. Oct. 19, 1858.
6. v. CHARLES E., b. July 9, 1861; d. Mar. 30, 1862.
7. vi. SUSIE, b. Feb. 19, 1863; d. Mar. 31, 1863.
8. vii. HENRY LINCOLN, b. Dec. 28, 1865.
9. viii. HATTIE AUGUSTA, b. Mar. 4, 1868.
10. ix. WILLIS GRANT, b. Apr. 20, 1870.
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WHEELER.
The Wheelers of New Ipswich are without doubt descended from the early settlers of Concord, Mass., bearing the same name, of whom Shattuck in his history of that town says "That name was originally and has ever been borne by more persons than any other in the town. George, Joseph, and Obadiah were among the first settlers, and Ephraim, Thomas, and Timothy came in 1639 and were heads of families. Tradition says they came from Wales, but it is uncertain. Their descendants have been so numerous, and so many have borne the same Christian name, that their genealogy is traced with great difficulty." This difficulty remains, but has been somewhat lessened by the persistent labor of later genealogists.
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