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Carver, was then admitted to the firm, and the firm name was changed to Deyo, Hitchcock & Carver, as it still remains. This is one of the leading law firms of Binghamton, command- ing an extensive clientage and holding a high position at the New York bar. In 1890-91- 92-93 Mr. Deyo was elected a member of the state assembly, where he rendered important service on house committees, and in shaping beneficial legislation. He was appointed by Governor Flower a member of the commission to investigate the management of the State Reformatory, at Elmira, the report of that commission forming the basis of some needed reforms in that institution. He is vice-presi- dent of the New York State Bar Association ; member of the local board of managers of the State Normal School, at Cortland; director of the Binghamton Gas Works : director and sec- retary of the Deyo-Macey Engine Company, and interested in other business enterprises of his city. He is a member of the New York State and Broome County Bar associations. and prominent in the Masonic Order, holding all degrees of the York Rite, including that of Knight Templar and all of the Scottish Rite, up to and including the thirty-second. In religious connection he is a member of the Congregational church, which he serves as trustee. In political faith he is a Republican, and an ardent supporter and active worker.
He married, in Binghamton, New York, June 26, 1889. Edith A., daughter of Eliakim and Verena A. Weld. Children : Austin W .. born September 15, 1891 ; Dorothy, born March 22, 1899; Martin W., born December 12, 1902.
MEEKER Eli Meeker was born in Duanes- burg, of an old New England family, and removed to Quaker Lake, Pennsylvania, where he bought a tract of land, covered with the primeval forests, and he cleared a farm and brought it to a high state of cultivation. This farm has remained in the family to the present time and the fam- ily burying-ground there contains the last rest- ing places of many of the family.
( II) Samuel, son of Eli Meeker, was born in Massachusetts, where his homestead still stands. He was educated in the public schools and worked on the homestead until the time of his marriage. Then he located at Bingham- ton, New York, where he purchased wild land, cleared a farm and conducted it for many years. He lived for a time at Hawleyton, New
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York, and on the shore of Quaker Lake, Sus- quehanna county, Pennsylvania. His later years were spent in the village of Binghamton, with his son Eli, and he died there in February, 1892, aged eighty-six years. He was a zealous Methodist in religion and often walked several miles to attend church. He married Sarah Finch, of Susquehanna county. Her last years were spent in the home of her son Eli, where she died, aged nearly ninety. Children: An- drew ; Eli S., mentioned below ; Oliver, kill- ed in the civil war; Samuel; Elvira, married ( first ) William Bell, (second) George Vos- burg ; Deborah, married Frank Rulison ; Ann Eliza : Van Rensselaer ; Elijah ; Alfred ; Lor- enzo.
(III) Eli S., son of Samuel Meeker, was born near Hawleyton, January 29, 1833. He had a common school education, and when twenty-two years of age engaged in the lumber business at Hawleyton. For many years he was a partner in the firm of Weed, Meeker & Mundy, wholesale dealers in Jumber. In 1881 he came to Binghamton, New York, and en- tered into partnership with Waring S. Weed, under the name of W. S. Weed & Company, and the firm did an extensive business in lum- ber in western Pennsylvania, as well as a large retail business in blinds, sash, doors, etc., in Binghamton. While in Hawleyton he was a supervisor and school commissioner. In Bing- hamton he was for two terms alderman from the second ward, in 1888-89. In politics he was a staunch Republican. He was one of the commissioners of Ross Park, and was president of the Columbian Manufacturing Company. He married Samantha L. Morgan, who was born at Richfield Springs, New York. and lived in Madison county. He and his wife were members of the Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church. Children: I. Helen, mar- ried George F. Twining, and had one son, Laverne, who married Violet Woodley, and has one daughter, Adelaide Twining. 2. Rollin Weston, mentioned below.
(I\') Rollin Weston, son of Eli S. Meeker, was born December 25. 1870. at Binghamton, and was educated in the public and high schools of his native town and by private tutors. In September, 1888, he began to study law in the office of Hon. Edmund O'Connor, and he was admitted to the bar at Binghamton, February 5. 1892, just after he came of age. In the same office in which he read law. he began to prac- tice and was soon actively engaged in litigated
cases and trials before juries, not only on his own account but was also associated with Mr. O'Connor in a number of notable cases. Mr. Meeker has taken a prominent place among the attorneys of the county and enjoys a large practice. He is at present president of the Broome County Bar Association, and a mem- ber of several committees of the New York State Bar Association. In Masonic circles he is well known throughout this section, a mem- ber of Binghamton Lodge: of Binghamton Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of Binghamton : of Malta Commandery, Knights Templar; of Otseningo Consistory, first lieutenant com- mander since 1895, nine years in all, still serv- ing : master of Otseningo Lodge of Perfection, which office he has held nine consecutive years ; past potentate of Katurah Temple, Mystic Shrine, two years, and he had conferred upon him at Boston, 1906, thirty-third degree in Masonry, a distinction attained by but few. He is treasurer of the Columbian Manufac- turing Company : secretary of the Binghamton Woolen Company, and member of the Chem- ical Fire Company, and of the Binghamton Club. In politics he is a Republican, and he has been on the executive committee of the Republican League of the Second Ward, and secretary of the Second Ward Republican Club. In religion he is a Methodist, attending and supporting the Tabernacle Church.
He married, July 1, 1893. Sarah Stoddard, daughter of John and Mary ( Stoddard) Lewis. both deceased, a prominent family in Lisle, New York. They have no children.
Jonathan Miller, the first of this MILLER family in Pennsylvania, was born December 10, 1789, probably in the old home of the family in Connecticut. He settled in Pleasant Mount, Wayne county, Pennsylvania. He acquired large tracts of land there and was a well-to-do farmer and black- smith. He held the office of justice of the peace for many years, and was a useful and influential citizen. He married, March 10, 1814. Tryphena, daughter of James Bigelow ( see Bigelow \'). Children, born at Pleasant Mount: 1. Jonathan, mentioned below. 2. John G., born February 18, 1816, died May 15. 1816. 3. Mary T., born June 24, 1820. died August 20, 1848; married, September 3. 1838, Dr. Rodney T. Harmes. 4. James, born March 31, 1826; married (first), June II. 1851. Anna W. Smith, and (second) Mary
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5. Joseph, twin of James, died Febru- ary 4, 1831. 6. Hervey D., born September 15. 1830 ; an engineer, was killed in a railway acci- dent, September 27, 1861 ; married, August 17, 1859, Sarah M. Day.
( II) Major Jonathan (2) Miller, son of Jonathan ( 1) Miller, was born in Pleasant Mount, Wayne county, Pennsylvania, October 29, 1814, died there October 29, 1898. Like his father he became a blacksmith. He was one of the leading citizens of Pleasant Mount, where he held several town offices. He was the constable and town officer for many years, and known to everyone. For many years he was connected with the state militia, and, in 1842, he was elected major of the Seventh Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia, receiving his commission from the governor. August 7, 1842. He married. November 5, 1834, Polly A., daughter of Abner Stone. Chil- dren : 1. Helen, born March 8, 1836; married, January 1. 1857, John J. Fulkerson, and had a child, Jennie, who married Judson Tiffany. 2. Evaline A., born May 1, 1838: married ( first ), December 22, 1859, George W. War- ner, and had one daughter, Anna M .; mar- ried (second ), December 13, 1866, Robert Clark, and had children: Nellie and Mabel, twins. 3. Henry M., born November 18, 1843 ; married. December 26, 1867, Laura E. Bon- ham: children: Nelson, Robert, Estella and Grace. 4. Sanford J., born May 20, 1849; married ( first ), April 8, 1880, Libbie Under- wood, and ( second ) 5. Anna M., born November 15, 1854, died September 20, 1857. 6. Frederick D., mentioned below. (III) Frederick D., son of Major Jonathan ( 2) Miller, was born at Pleasant Mount, Penn- sylvania, April 23, 1857. Ile was educated at the Academy at Pleasant Mount, and at an early age began his business life as clerk in a general store, where he remained until he was twenty-one. He then opened a general store at Herrick Centre, Pennsylvania, and two years later removed to Binghamton, New York, and became floor manager for the firm of Hills McLean & Haskins, where he remained until 1800. lle next held various positions with the Erie Railway Company for eight years, up to 1898, when he engaged in the undertaking business in Binghamton, which he has since conducted in a very successful manner. He is a member of Otseningo Lodge, No. 435, Free and Accepted Masons : Press Club ; New York State Undertakers' Association and Em-
balmers' Association. He married, June 6, 1878, Josephine G., daughter of Charles .1. and Sarah J. ( Sherwood ) Campbell. He has one daughter, Mabel Pearl, and has legally adopted two grandchildren. Dorothy Marie and Ruth Sherwood.
(The Bigelow Line).
(II) Daniel Bigelow, son of John (q. v.) and . Mary ( Warren ) Bigelow, was born in Watertown, New York, December 1, 1650, died about 1715. He married Abigail or Abial Pratt, daughter of Thomas Pratt, and settled in Framingham, in 1686, where he was a tailor by trade. He lived near the east end of what was known as Gleason's Pon'l. His wife sur- vived him. Children, born in Framingham : Abigail, October 28, 1689: Daniel, November 24, 1691, mentioned below ; Abiel, January 20. 1693 : Susanna, March 4, 1696; Ephraim, May 12, 1698; Lydia, January 2, 1702.
(III) Daniel (2), son of Daniel ( I) and Abigail ( Pratt ) Bigelow, was born November 24. 1691, in Framingham, Massachusetts. He married ( first ), June 27, 1723. Rebecca, born July 25. 1697, died July 7, 1738, daughter of Nathaniel and Anna Eames. He married ( sec- ond), July 17, 1746, Prudence Stone, widow of Ebenezer Stone. He is said to have died in 1752, and his brother Ephraim was adminis- trator of his estate. Children, born in Fram- ingham : Rebecca, May 15, 1726, died July 3. 1729: Daniel, October 29, 1727, died March 30, 1730; Joseph, October 28, 1729, died May 18, 1730; Daniel, July 16, 1732 ; Rebecca, May 10, 1734, died July 20, 1734: Joseph, 1736, mentioned below ; Ann, June 29, 1738, died the same day.
(IV) Joseph, son of Daniel ( 2) and Re- becca (Eames) Bigelow, was born in Fram- ingham, in 1736, and when not yet of age went to Leicester to work. There he married, April 30, 1756, Sarah, daughter of Captain John Stebbins. Soon after marriage he returned to Framingham, where he lived until he was twenty-one and came into possession of his father's estate from the hands of his Uncle Ephraim. He removed to Leicester soon after this, and, about 1766, moved to Spencer, where he lived until his death, April 19, 1774. His widow married (second) Ezekiel Howe, of Shrewsbury, and died in Shrewsbury. April 5, 1806. Children : John, born August 24. 1757; Joseph, December 6, 1759: James, June 7, 1762, mentioned below ; Jabez, March 17, 1764;
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Daniel, February 14, 1766; William, July 1, 1768: Saralı, October 3, 1770 ; Elizabeth, Janlı- ary 13, 1773.
(\') James, son of Joseph and Sarah ( Steb- bins ) Bigelow, was born in Leicester, Massa- chusetts, June 7. 1762. He married. Decem- ber 18, 1783, Mary, daughter of John Graham, and they moved to Mount Pleasant, Pennsyl- vania, where he died in 1841. Children : John ; Tryphena, married Jonathan Miller ( see Miller I): Sarah: Tryphosa, born 1801, married, 1822, Clayton Rogers, of Towerville, Wiscon- sin, she died 1870, and he died 1869, children born at Mount Pleasant: John S., Martha Ann, Clayton E., Cushman S., Eldad A., Earl M., Helen MI.
SKINNER The surname Skinner is like a large class of English trade and business names adopted about the twelfth century as family names, like butcher, baker, chandler, merchant, brewer, etc. Skinner means simply a dealer in furs and hides. The Skinners Company, of Lon- don, received a charter of incorporation as early as the reign of Edward III., and has a coat-of-arms of ancient date. The families of Skinner are found in all parts of England. The Skinners of Le Burtons and Ledbury, county Hereford, descended from Stephen Skinner (1557 ), elder son of Stephen Skinner. of county Hereford. Arms: Sable, a chevron or between three griffins' heads erased, argent, a mullet for difference. Crest : A griffin's head erased, argent, holding in the beak a hand, couped gules on the breast, a mullet for differ- ence. A common device in various Skinner arms is: Sable, three griffins' heads erased, argent. The families at Cowley, Devonshire, in London, in county Essex, the Isle of Wight, Dewlich, and various other localities, also bear arms. Thomas Skinner was lord mayor of London in 1596.
(1) Sergeant Thomas Skinner, immigrant of the Essex county families, was born in 1617, in England, and died March 2. 1703-04, in Malden, Massachusetts. He came from Chichester, county Sussex, England, bringing with him his wife and two sons. He lived at one time at Subdeanery and Parish, Chichester. He was a victualler, and, May 31, 1652, was licensed to keep an inn at Malden. His house there was situated at the southeast corner of Cross and Walnut streets. It was given to Skinner's son Abraham, March 15, 1694-95.
He was admitted freeman May 18, 1663. He married (first), in England, Mary who died April 9, 1671 ; ( second ) Lydia ( Shep- ardson ) Call, widow of Thomas Call. She died December 17. 1723, aged eighty-seven. Children, born at Chichester, England : Thomas, mentioned below; Abraham, baptized in Pal- lant Parish Church, September 29, 1649.
( II) Thomas (2), son of Thomas ( 1 ) Skin- ner, was born in Subdeanery and Parish, Chi- chester, England, July 25, 1645. He married Mary, daughter of Richard and Mary Pratt, of Malden, Essex county, England. Richard Pratt was baptized there, June 29. 1615, died 1691. Deacon Thomas Skinner removed, with his wife, sons Richard, Benjamin, Ebenezer, Nathaniel, and daughter Abigail, to Colchester, Connecticut, where he was one of the original proprietors. His name and that of his son Ebenezer frequently occur in the early records. He held various town officers and served on important committees. He and his son Ben- jamin were granted lots, January 21, 1702. and, in May, 1702, he drew his house lot. The diary of his son Thomas has been preserved and gives many interesting details of family history. All his children were born in Malden. His wife died March 26, 1704. Children : Mary, born November 3, 1666; Thomas, No- vember 3, 1668, removed to Norton, Massa- chusetts : Abiah. June 16, 1671; John. April 5. 1673, mentioned below : Richard, June 2, 1675 : Joseph, January 13, 1678; Hannah, died October 20, 1728; Benjamin, born January 30, 1681: Ebenezer, April 23, 1684; Nathaniel, January 27, 1686; Abigail, February 17, 1691.
(111) John, son of Thomas (2) Skinner, was born April 5, 1673, in Malden, Massachu- setts. He and his brother Thomas settled in Norton, Massachusetts, though for many years he was a member of the church at Wrentham, Massachusetts, in which his children were bap- tized, 1701-17. He may have lived in Wrent- ham, though probably not, for the birthis of the children are recorded at Norton. The birthis of his brother Thomas's children were recorded at Wrentham. The Norton history tells us that John's home was in the west part of the North Purchase of Taunton ( Norton), and he was a member of the church at its organization. He died at Wrentham, April 8, 1754, according to the town records. He mar- ried Sarah Children, born at Norton and baptized at Wrentham: I. Sarah, born January 31, 1697, baptized September 11, 1701.
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2. Jolın, born December 17, 1700, baptized September 11, 1701. 3. Ezra, mentioned below. 4. Ebenezer, born January 19, 1707, baptized March 16, 1707: married Joanna Bacon. 5. Hepsibah, born June 27, 1711, baptized August 26, 1711. 6. Abigail, born August 26, 1713, baptized October 18, 1713 ; married Seth Rich- ardson. 7. Jemima, born January 2, 1717, baptized April 7. 1717.
(IV) Ezra, son of John Skinner, was born at Norton, April 26, 1703, baptized at Wrent- ham, April 26, 1703. He married Elizabeth Swan, or Swaine, January 8, 1724, at Medford. Children, born at Norton : Timothy, mention- ed below : Elijah and Elisha, twins. February 27, 1725-26; Ezra. February 14, 1730. Per- haps others.
(V) Timothy, son of Ezra Skinner, was born at Norton, September 10, 1724; married there, November 6, 1748, Hannah Tiffany. He settled in Mansfield, Massachusetts, originally a parish of Norton. Children, born at Norton : Elizabeth, October 3, 1749: John, November 12, 1751 ; Elisha, July 20, 1754 ; Hannah, Octo- ber 10, 1756. Born at Mansfield: Timothy, mentioned below.
(VI) Timothy (2), son of Timothy (1) Skinner. was born at Mansfield, February 10, 1761. He was a soldier in the revolution from Mansfield, enlisting September 2, 1777. in Cap- tain Silas Cobb's company, Colonel Danforth Keyes's regiment ; also a private for six months, June 28, 1778, to January 1, 1779, in Colonel John Daggetts' regiment, and in Captain Jo- seph Cole's company, Colonel John Jacobs's regiment : also, in 1779, in Captain Enoch Robinson's company, Colonel Samuel Fisher's regiment (vol. xiv, Mass. Rev. Rolls, p. 282). He married, at Westmoreland, New Hamp- shire, September, 1790, Ruth Warner, born at Westmoreland, November 6, 1770, died at Keene, New Hampshire, where two of her sons lived, July 2. 1849, aged seventy-eight years. Children : Alanson, settled in Chester- field, New Hampshire, about 1815. Barton. born December 19, 1801, resided at Chester- field, 1853-56, and died at Keene, February II. 1865: Warren; Cynthia; Avery, mentioned below ; Hiram: Adolphus; John ; Albert.
(VII) Hon. Avery Skinner, son of Timo- thy (2) Skinner, was born in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, June 9. 1796. He worked on his father's farm in his native town during his boyhood, attended the public schools there,
and taught school in winter in order to com- plete his education in the Chesterfield Acad- emy. In 1816 he started for the Black River country on horseback, and ten days later reach- ed Watertown, Jefferson county, New York, where he remained six years and followed various occupations. In 1823 he came to what is now Union Square, Oswego county, the name of which he gave. He cleared a farm, conducted a tavern, and was appointed post- master by President John Quincy Adams, and held the office more than fifty years. He was one of the founders of the Mexico Academy, and trustee and secretary for many years. In 1831 he was elected to the assembly of New York, and reelected in 1832. In 1826 he was elected county treasurer, and held that office by reelection from term to term for a period of twelve years. In 1828 he was appointed county judge and held the office until 1839. when he declined reelection. He represented the county in the state senate, 1838-42. He was nominated for congress in 1846, and was defeated by Hon. William Duer by a few votes. In politics he was a strong and influential Democrat. He filled the many offices which he held, with exceptional ability and efficiency, being fitted not only by natural qualifications and ability but by good training and sterling character, and for many years was one of the most prominent and useful citizens of the county. He married, June 9, 1822, Elizabeth Lathrop, daughter of Solomon and Ann (Jones) Huntington. Her father came from Norwich, Connecticut, to Mexico, New York, in 1804: was a near relative of Samuel Hunt- ington, signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence and president of the Continental Con- gress (see Huntington). Avery Skinner mar- ried (second), in 1834. Charlotte Stebbins, of Watertown, New York. Children : 1. Lucretia, born September 13, 1824, died September 27, 1824. 2. Timothy Warner, mentioned below. 3. Solomon Avery, born July 23, 1829, died September 6, 1830. 4. Eliza Huntington, horn July 13, 1833; married Charles Richardson. Children of second wife: 5. Rev. James A., born November 15. 1835: Protestant Epis- copal clergyman of New York City. 6. Char- lotte G., born January 22, 1837. 7. Infant, died December 14, 1841, unnamed. 8. Albert T., born November 12, 1841. 9. Charles R., August 4, 1844: former assemblyman and con- gressman, now an officer of the custom house,
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New York City. 10. Mary Grace, born Sep- tember 12. 1846; married Hon. Maurice L. Wright ( see Wright).
(VIII) Timothy Warner, son of Hon. Avery Skinner, was born at Union Square, town of Mexico, Oswego county, New York, April 24, 1827. He attended the public schools of his native town, and worked on his father's farm there until he was twenty-five years old. For several years he taught the district school in winter, and had charge of the farm in sum- mer. In 1852 he was elected a justice of the peace of the town and served two terms. He moved to the village of Mexico in 1853, and has resided there since that year. In 1857 Mr. Skinner was admitted to the bar, and, in 1911, after practicing fifty-five years, he is the oldest practicing attorney in Oswego county. In No- vember, 1857, he entered into partnership with Judge Cyrus Whitney, in the law and banking firm of Whitney & Skinner. The firm con- tinned until 1870, when the senior partner re- moved to Oswego. Maurice L. Wright, brother- in-law of Mr. Skinner, then became his part- ner, and the firm name became Wright & Skinner. Since 1880, when the firm was dis- solved, Mr. Skinner has practiced alone. In public life Mr. Skinner has had a long and distinguished career. He was elected surrogate of Oswego county in 1863. reelected in 1870, and again in 1876, serving in this office longer than any other incumbent. He has taken an active part in village affairs, and was presi- dent of the incorporated village of Mexico for many years. For many years he was one of the trustees of the old Mexico Academy. In politics he was formerly a Democrat. after- ward a Republican. He is also prominent in the Masonic fraternity, a member of the lodge, and past high priest of Mexico Chapter, No. 135, Royal Arch Masons, and now the oldest Free Mason in the town. In religion he is a Methodist. He married, January 17, 1856, Sarah Elizabeth Calkins, died in 1861, daugh- ter of Minor H. Calkins. He married (sec- ond), August 18, 1862, Sarah L. Rose, born Jannary 4, 1833, died May 23. 1910, daughter of Joseph Rose. Child of first wife: I. Lizzie B., born June 18, 1857; married J. B. Stone, of Auburn, New York; children: Avery J., Alliene, Grace and Charlotte Stone. Children of second wife: 2. Grace, died December 24, 1894. 3. Avery Warner, born August 18, 1870 : graduate of Syracuse University ; princi- pal of Oneida high school, later principal of
Andes Academy and of the Mexico high school, and now state inspector of schools of New York: married Nancy Brown Bates, of Titus- ville, Pennsylvania : children : Margaret and Charlotte.
(The Huntington Line).
(1) Simon Huntington, immigrant ancestor. was born in England, and sailed for New Eng- land, in 1633, with his wife and children, but was taken ill and died on the voyage, of small- pox. His widow, Margaret (Barrett) Hunt- ington, settled with her children first in Rox- bury, Massachusetts, where she married ( sec- ond), 1635-36, Thomas Stoughton, of Dor- chester. They removed to Windsor, Connecti- cut, and settled there. Margaret was probably born in Norwich, England. Practically noth- ing is known of Simon Huntington-even his name was a mystery to the early genealogists of the family. Children: William, settled in Salisbury, in 1640; Thomas, settled in Con- necticut : Christopher, settled in Norwich, one of the founders: Simon, mentioned below ; Ann, mentioned in a letter written by Peter Barrett to his sister. Margaret ( Barrett ) Hunt- ington.
(11) Simon (2). son of Simon ( 1) Hunt- ington, was born in England, about 1630. and came to America on the ill-fated voyage with his mother, in 1633. He settled in Norwich and was a member of Mr. Fitch's church there, and a deacon of the church until 1696, when his sons succeeded him. He was a member of the general assembly in 1674. had a grant of land in 1686, was townsman in 1690 and 1694. In 1694 he was on a committee to search out and report the deficiencies in the public records. He served on the committee to seat the meet- ing-house, 1697-1700, and was on a committee to give deeds and fix titles of lands in dispute or with defective title. He married. October. 1653. Sarah, daughter of Joseph Clark, of Windsor, Connecticut. She died 1721, aged eighty-eight. He died at Norwich, June 28, 1706, aged seventy-seven. Children : Sarah, born at Saybrook, August, 1657, married Dr. Solomon Tracy : Mary, born at Saybrook, Au- gust. 1657. married - Forbes, of Preston : Simon Saybrook, February, 1659. succeeded his father as deacon : Joseph, mentioned below. Born at Norwich: Elizabeth, February. 1664, died young ; Samuel, March 1, 1665: Eliza- beth. October 6, 1666, married Joseph Backus : Nathaniel. July 10. 1672. died young : Daniel. March 13. 1675-76.
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