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He d. May 20, 1860, in his ninetieth year, having outlived all other members of his father's family.
Cyrus Whitney m. Ruth Mayo of Coleraine, Mass., in 1796. They had eight children, five of whom lived to adult age, viz. : William W. (see sketch), Abiah, Sally, Ruth, and Norman K. Ruth m. Ephraim Walker.
Mrs. Whitney was a deeply religious woman and was a member of the Bap- tist Church, as was her husband also. She d. in July, 1818.
In 1821, he m. Jerusha Stebbins of Saybrook, Conn. They had one daugh- ter, Emeline, who was for many years a teacher in Minnesota.
Jerusha Whitney d. in February, 1874, beloved by all her husband's de- scendants.
ELIJAH WHITNEY, youngest son of Lemuel and Thankful (Griffith) Whitney, surpassed all his brothers in size and strength. He was of large frame and great physical powers, fond of the muscular sports common in his time, and a successful hunter with dog and gun. His sales of peltry were a source of con- siderable profit in his early life, and he was accustomed to say that he had killed more foxes than Samson turned into the Philistines' corn. He and his brother Joseph succeeded to his father's estate in Eureka. After leaving this farm he lived in various places, but with the exception of four years in Weathersfield and one in Chester, he spent his life in this town. He owned the village saw- mill for a few years, but was generally engaged in farming.
He had small opportunities for attending school, but supplemented them by reading in later life. He gave attention to the study of veterinary medi- cine and surgery, reading the best English anthorities, and practising success- fully as occasion required for many years. In 1812 he married Susannah Oakes of Cohasset, Mass., an excellent Christian lady of good family, and a direct descendant of Urian Oakes, an early president of Harvard College. Through the influence and prayers of his wife, he experienced religion, and united with the Congregational church in 1822. From henceforth the ruling principle of his life was known to all men. His support of the church was earnest, cordial, and unceasing, and in 1832 he succeeded to his father's office of deacon, which he filled acceptably till his death.
Susannah Whitney d. July 29, 1854, after a long and wearing sickness.
In January, 1855, Deacon Whitney m. Susan James of Barton. April 24, 1855, he died from the effects of a fall.
Of the seven children of Elijah and Susannah Whitney but three reached adult life. Lucretia (Mrs. James Lovell), a superior woman, d. in July, 1853, aged thirty-eight years. Theodosia Maria, unmarried, d. in 1879, aged fifty-three.
James, the only son who reached maturity, was b. July 1, 1823. He m. Martha Damon, daughter of Bartlett and Eunice (White) Damon, and they are still living (1894) on the farm where his father died in Eureka. Mr. Whitney is a man of much information and of strong memory. He is familiar with
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much of the early history of the town, especially of that part called Eureka, and from him many of the facts and incidents of this history were obtained.
WILLIAM WILSON WHITNEY, eldest son of Cyrus and Ruth Whitney, was b. March 7, 1798. He enjoyed such advantages as the common schools then afford- ed. These being meagre, he studied algebra, geometry, surveying, navigation, and the natural sciences either by himself or with the help of Mr. Samuel Hem- inway, a scholarly old man then living in town, to whom many of the young men of his day owed the best of their knowledge. He began teaching in his eighteenth year, and continued teaching and studying in winter and working on the farm in summer for several years, then he went to New Brunswick, N. J., to teach in a Lancasterian school, and from there to North Carolina, and opened a school in Trenton. His health failing after three years he returned to Spring- field, and after his recovery continued to teach winters till his marriage in 1837.
He was an earnest and decided temperance man, and advocated total absti- nence at a time when it was almost an unknown virtue. One of the earliest temperance pledges ever circulated in this town was drawn up and circulated by him, and is still kept in the family. He used to talk, write, lecture, and vote for temperance, believing fully in prohibitory law.
His residence in the South gave him an intelligent hatred of slavery, and he was an abolitionist indeed, but doubted the wisdom of the Abolition party, and voted with the Whigs and Republicans. Hc long foresaw that the end of slavery would be a bloody one, and was often heard to say, " I shall not live to see it, but my children will see the blood flow like water along the banks of the Mississippi."
He was interested in town affairs, and always had the courage to express his opinion. Not a few of our wisest customs were due to his suggestions.
He was a member of the Vermont Constitutional Convention in 1850. He was a frequent contributor to the papers of the State, generally in relation to slavery, temperance, educational or local topics.
He died very suddenly, March 14, 1861, just on the eve of the great Civil War he had so long deprecated.
He m. Matilda H. Walker, daughter of John and Philena (Spencer) Walker, who still lives in hale and useful old age. They had five children, three of whom are living :
Luthera, Amanda, and Rollin W.
Amanda m. Asahel Upham, and lives in Windham, Vt.
Rollin W., b. March 30, 1848, lives on the homestead in Spencer Hollow, a successful farmer, honored by his townsmen, and exemplifies the good qualities of a remarkable ancestry.
He m. March 26, 1874, Ann E. Taylor, daughter of Spencer and Harriet (Arnold) Taylor, b. in Weathersfield, Vt., Oct. 6, 1844. Ch. :
[1]. Agnes T., b. May 11, 1875.
[2]. William S., b. Aug. 16, 1876.
[3]. Walter R., b. Sept. 9, 1878.
[4]. Philip H., b. March 21, 1880.
[5]. Ruth H .. b. Jan. 17, 1882.
[6]. Helen L., b. June 7, 1884.
[7]. Anne J., b. April 16, 1886.
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THE COL. JONATHAN WILLIAMS HOUSE, RESIDENCE OF GEO. O. HENRY.
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COL. JONATHAN WILLIAMS came from Grafton, Vt. to Springfield about 1796. Hc bought land of Joseph Selden and built what was afterwards called the Dr. Eleazer Crain house, which stood on the site of the present residence of Adna Brown, where he lived, and which was occupied by Esquire Holton. In 1800 he built so much of the tavern house as ran east and west, so'long known as Black River Hotel and Springfield House, and for a time kept the hotel. He also built in 1803, on the site of Leland's block, a building which he occupied as a hat shop. Later he built below the lower bridge the house now owned by George Olney, and the house owned by George O. Henry, so long known as the Williams Tavern, where he, and afterwards his son Luke, kept a . public house. He was engaged with Ethan Allen in running the fulling mill on the west side of the river in 1797. In 1812 he built the woollen mill at the lower bridge, where he manufactured cloth, and which afterwards was oper- ated by his son. He was constable of the town for several years, a man of great executive ability and enterprise, and of much influence in public affairs. He was colonel of the second regiment of State militia, and enlisted in the War of 1812 with Gen. John Perkins, Jonathan Chase, and others. At the close of the war he had charge of paying off the soldiers.
He m. Betsey Kidder. She d. Jan. 23, 1841. Ch. :
I. Elias, b. in Grafton, Mass., Sept. 4, 1794.
II. Luke, b. in Grafton, March 29, 1796.
III. Henry, b. Dec. 11, 1797.
IV. Frederick, d. in infancy.
V. Frederick, b. June 11, 1801.
VI. Eliza, b. March 15, 1805; m. Russell Burke.
VII. Lucretia, b. Dec. 8, 1806.
VIII. Nancy, b. Dec. 20, 1808 ; m. Oren Locke.
IX. Harriet, b. Dec. 24, 1810.
x. Jonathan, b. Jan. 2, 1813.
XI. George N., b. Oct. 9, 1814.
XII. Sarah, b. Aug. 13, 1816; m. David R. Smiley.
XIII. Louisa, b. Oct. 18, 1818; m. John Hall.
LUTHER A. WILSON, son of Jotham and Polly (Stedman) Wilson, was b. at Crown Point, N. Y., Feb. 11, 1811; m. March 30, 1834, Susan Aldrich, daughter of Benjamin and Huldah (Coggswell) Aldrich. Ch .:
I. Jane M., b. Oct. 6, 1836 ; m. Thomas Butterfield.
II. George O., b. Aug. 18, 1838; d. Nov. 30, 1880.
III. Henry P., b. Dec. 13, 1841; now in business in New York City; m. Harriet Fairbanks.
IV. Elizabeth S., b. July 13, 1845; m. Thomas Hadley.
V. Enima M., b. Aug. 6, 1848; m. Jenkins Riese.
VI. Ella M., b. Dec. 1, 1851; m. Ist, Mandel Fairbanks; m. 2d, O. R. Hadwin.
VII. Addie F., b. Feb. 2, 1856; m. Frank Gray.
GEORGE F. WILEY, son of Rodney and Laura (Pulsipher) Wiley, was b. in Rockingham, Jan. 2, 1845; m. Mary F. White, daughter of Levi R. and Sophronia (Smart) White. Ch. :
I. Carrie L., b. Jan. 11, 1871.
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II. Flora F., b. June 15, 1875.
III. Grace S., b. March 20, 1878.
IV. Gertrude O., b. Feb. 5, 1883.
V. Clarissa H., b. May 1, 1886.
ELLIOT E. WILLIS, son of Houghton and Mary (Burlingame) Willis, was b. at Plymouth, Feb. 16, 1852; m. Emily E. (Oliver) Chatsey, daughter of James and Mary (Bates) Oliver, b. in Richford, Vt., May 22, 1841. Ch. :
I. Ruth J., b. April 6, 1883.
GEORGE M. WITT, son of Charles A. and Sarah F. Witt, was b. in Keene, N. H., Dec. 25, 1857. He began life as a merchant with Tuxbury & Stone, Windsor, Vt., Nov. 22, 1874. Located in Springfield in April, 1893 ; is a member of the firm of Sheldon & Witt. He m. March 26, 1882, Lottie W. Perkins, daughter of Edward H. and Perces C. Perkins, b. in West Windsor, March 10, 1863. Ch. :
I. Harry C., b. at Windsor, Vt., June 16, 1883.
FRANK W. WOOD, son of L. T. and Almira (Kingsbury) Wood, was b. in Millbury, Mass., May 2, 1842; m. Mary L. Wellman, daughter of Dr. Lewis Wellman. She d. Sept. 5, 1881. Ch. :
I. Fannie A., b. May 20, 1867.
II. Cora M., b. Aug. 22, 1871.
III. Nellie E., b. June 22, 1873.
JONATHAN WOODBURY was b. in Royalston, Mass., in 1767. He m. Sally Davis of the same place, who was b. in Templeton, Mass., in 1774.
They raised a family of nine children, five sons and four daughters, as follows :
I. Jonathan, Jr., b. in 1796.
II. Esther, b. in 1798.
ILI. Sally, b. in 1802.
IV. Daniel, b. in 1804.
V. George, b. in 1806.
VI. Silas, b. in 1809.
VII. Joanna, b. in 1812.
VIII. Joel, b. in 1815.
IX. Mary, b. in 1818.
Mr. Woodbury first came to Vermont in 1790, and purchased the land now owned and occupied by Francis Preston in Baltimore, which was then an un- broken forest; he returned to Massachusetts for the winter. The next season he came and commenced clearing up his land and sowing it to wheat; then went back to Massachusetts to pass the winter. In 1792 he returned, cleared more land, built a log house, harvested the wheat, then went to Massachusetts for the winter. The 20th of June, 1793, with his newly wedded wife, he re- turned to Vermont. They made the journey on horseback, a distance of sixty- five miles. A man followed with the household goods, drawn by a yoke of oxen. In the first years of their married life they endured the usual hard- ship and privations incident to pioneer life. Among the serious inconven- iences was the lack of a gristmill. The first milling was done at the place now called Whitesville, in the town of Cavendish. Mr. Woodbury was obliged to carry the grain on his back over Hawks mountain to the mill.
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The purchase of goods was made mostly at Charlestown, N. H., which was reached either through Chester or via the Crown Point road, through Weath- ersfield and Springfield. The trips were usually made and the purchases brought home on horseback.
Mr. Woodbury was a man of large business energy and enterprise. He purchased more land in Baltimore and also in Springfield. He erected sub- stantial and commodious buildings. By his own industry and the aid of his stalwart sons, he cleared up the original farm and the other lands, and was able to keep a large stock of cattle, and carry on a large and profitable busi- ness at farming. In the spring of 1822 he sold the original farm in Baltimore to his oldest son, Jonathan, Jr., and purchased what was called the Daniel Bacon farm, in Springfield, where he removed with the remainder of his family.
This farm was located on the northwest corner lot of Springfield and the northeast corner lot of Chester, the buildings being situated in Springfield. He bought adjoining land in Chester. With this and the land previously owned in Springfield and Baltimore, he was able to carry on successfully a somewhat extensive business in farming, until the time of his death, which occurred in 1842, at the age of 75. His wife died about eight years later.
Their religious preferences were Congregational. They joined the Congre- gational church in Springfield during the early ministrations of Father Smiley. The writer remembers, in his early boyhood, their attendance at the Congregational church in Springfield, which included two services and a . drive of fourteen miles.
He commenced his business life soon after the close of the Revolutionary War, when the country was poor, money was scarce and exceedingly hard to obtain. His first earnings were $3.50 per month, in payment for services on a farm. Starting in the times he did, making a home in a new country, and rearing a large family encouraged habits of industry and economy which he retained through life. Through the exercise of these habits he acquired an amount of property which was not common for a farmer to possess in those days.
Jonathan Woodbury, Jr., followed the business of farming until his oldest son had become a machinist and made a valuable improvement on local steam engines, when father and sons removed to Rochester, N. Y., and engaged in the manufacture of engines and boilers. The business proved successful, and is running at the present time. Mr. Woodbury's sons are ranked among the successful and substantial business men of the city. Jonathan Woodbury, Jr., d. at the age of 81.
Daniel Woodbury was a boy of seventeen when the family moved to Spring- field. He was more inclined to mechanics than to farming. He assisted in building the house on the old homestead in Springfield, afterward working at house building in Massachusetts. He finally settled in Lower Perkinsville, owning in company with his father the mills there. Afterward he disposed of the mill property and moved to Rochester, N. Y. He invented improvements in horse powers which were secured by patents. After perfecting his ma- chines he sold the right to build to horse power builders in Michigan and ad- joining States. At the present time the large 12-horse sweep powers, which thresh from eight to twelve hundred bushels of wheat in a day, used so ex- tensively in the West, are invariably the Woodbury powers.
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He married Betsey Whitcomb of Springfield. They raised a family of five children, four sons and one daughter. Oscar, the eldest, is the only son liv- ing. He is a brush manufacturer in New York City, having made a valuable improvement in the method of setting bristles, inventing a machine to do the work instead of by hand as formerly. This invention has been secured by patent. The only daughter, Eliza, married J. H. Woodward of Rochester, N. Y.
Silas followed the business of farming. Married Julia Gove of Strafford, Vt .; settled at Hardwick, Vt. Died at the age of 75, leaving no family.
Esther, the oldest daughter, married Joel Ellis. She lived and died at Hardwick, Vt. They had a family of several children. The oldest son was J. A. H. Ellis, who introduced in Springfield the manufacture of children's carriages and toys.
The only daughter to grow up was Sarah Jannette, who fitted herself for a teacher and went west, where she followed that vocation until she married J. J. Yeater, a banker of Sedalia, Mo.
The youngest son, John Quincy, is now living at Leadville, Col. The other daughters of Jonathan Woodbury, Sally, Joanna, and Mary, never married. All lived and died in Springfield.
Joel, the youngest son, came to Springfield with the family at six years of age, and always lived in town until the last three years. His first wife was Elizabeth E. Bourne of Springfield. Five children were born to them, -- Charles E., Henry B., Abbie E., Emma A., and Edward N. For his second wife he married Mrs. Sarah C. Elliott, widow of Rev. S. L. Elliott of Wallingford, Vt., and daughter of Deacon Leman Cowles of Claremont, N. H.
Mr. Woodbury has served the town in the various offices of lister, select- man, etc .; was elected to represent the town in the Legislature in 1860 and 1861, and attended the extra session held in the spring of 1861 to make provision for sustaining the war. He served both terms of the session on the committee on agriculture, the second term as chairman of the commit- tee. Mr Woodbury's religious preferences are Baptist. He united with the Baptist church in North Springfield at the age of twenty; was elected to the office of deacon at the age of twenty-eight; served the church in that capacity until removal from the State, a period of forty-seven years. Was a member of the choir, sometimes as leader, for forty-three years.
The oldest son, Charles E., died at the age of 20. Henry B. married Carrie L. Elliott of North Springfield. They have two sons, Charles E. and Harry J. Henry B. was for some years at Proctor, Vt., where he was superinten- dent of the marble business. He came to Kansas in 1884. Now lives in Cawker City, Kan., where he is extensively engaged in farming, feeding live- stock, and banking.
Abbie E. m. Charles S. Rowe of the Hardwick Granite Company, which owns a granite quarry and mills at Hardwick, Vt. Mr. Rowe resides and has headquarters in Chicago, Il1.
Emma A., an artist, lives in Chicago, Il1.
Edward N. m. Elsie Grout of Cavendish, Vt. They have two children, Eda B. and Arthur G.
Joel Woodbury sold the old Springfield homestead in 1889, having lived on it sixty-seven years and cultivated it for forty-seven years.
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During all these years the farm was constantly increasing in productiveness, and at the time of sale was considered one of the most productive hill farms in the town.
In 1889 Joel Woodbury and son Edward N. removed to Cawker, Mitchell County, Kan., where they are engaged in farming and feeding cattle.
GEORGE WOODBURY, son of Jonathan and Sarah (Davis) Woodbury, was b. Dec. 29, 1806, in Baltimore, Vt. He was a farmer and a man greatly respected by all who knew him. Hed. Oct. 19, 1875. He m. Nov. 25, 1837, Mary A. Bates, daughter of Allen and Annie Bates, b. in Springfield, Feb. 20, 1816. Ch. :
I. George B., b. Feb. 27, 1839.
II. Frederick A., b. July 29, 1840 ; m. Millie Carpenter.
III. Joseph A., b. Nov. 2, 1842; m. April 20, 1869, Lucy Frenyear.
IV. Mary Ellen, b. Aug. 8, 1844; d. Nov. 12, 1874.
V. Frances A., b. Oct. 21, 1846; m. Daniel Edson.
VI. Abby J., b. April 2, 1849 ; d. June 20, 1883.
VII. Eugene A., b. July 2, 1851 ; m. Agnes Noble.
VIII. Lorette A., b. Oct 20, 1854; m. Horace Kingsbury.
IX. John L., b. June 13, 1857; res. on the homestead in Springfield.
X. Hattie R., b. Sept. 19, 1860; m. -.
Mrs. Sarah A. (Bates) Woodbury is still living (1894), on the homestead in Springfield, with her son John L.
JONAS WOODARD, son of Samuel and Polly (Newton) Woodard, was b. Aug. 28, 1803; m. Betsey F. Hall; she d. June 11, 1881. Ch. :
I. Julia A., b. May 14, 1831 ; m Calvin Brown.
II. Hannah E., b. Sept. 7, 1834; m. Frank W. Parker.
III. Jane C., b. Sept. 20, 1843; m. David A. Randall.
AMASA WOOLSON was b. in Grafton, Vt., Aug. 6, 1811 ; was m. to Mary L. Davidson, Jan. 15, 1838. They had but one child, Helen Ann, b. July 26, 1839; she d. Jan. 27, 1862, and her mother d. April 16 following.
Mr. Woolson's second marriage occurred July 1, 1863, to Mary E. Baker. They had four children. Two died in infancy ; the others are still living.
For nearly fifty years Mr. Woolson was identified with the business and re- ligious life of Springfield, and its educational, social, and business prosperity and advancement, and from 1857 until his death was a deacon in the Congre- gational church, and it is largely through his liberality and that of Mr. Parks that the Congregational church and society have so fine a house of worship.
Mr. Woolson was president of the First National Bank of Springfield, the Parks & Woolson Machine Company, and of the Jones & Lamson Machine Company of this place. He d. Jan. 11, 1891. Ch. :
I. William D., b. Oct. 1, 1866. He is treasurer and assistant superinten- dent of the Jones & Lamson Machine Company. He m. May 14, 1890, Maria Frances Hazen, daughter of L. T. Hazen of Whitefield N. H. Ch. :
1. Ruth Irene, b. May 25, 1894.
II. Charles A., b. Jan. 12, 1870. He resides in Springfield, and is ex- tensively engaged in farming. He m. Jan. 21, 1890, Lula M. Fenno, daughter of Marcellus T. Fenno of St. Johnsbury, Vt. Ch. :
1. Marguerite Estien, b. March 20, 1894; d. in infancy.
A, Lovelsen
RESIDENCE OF THE LATE AMASA WOOLSON.
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SAMUEL WOODWARD, one of the first settlers of Springfield, was b. Dec. 31, 1745. He came from Marlboro, Mass., and settled in the south part of the town, where Dexter Olney now lives; m. Sept. 8, 1772, Eunice Bigelow. He d. March 7, 1813. Ch. :
I. Eunice, b. June 11, 1773 ; m. Nov. 25, 1806, Jonas Gilson ; d. May 19, 1842.
II. Submit, b. Aug. 13, 1774; m. Timothy Goodenow, who d. Feb. 26, 1843, aged 86. She d. Feb. 26, 1866.
III. Polly, b. Sept. 13, 1776; m. Eben Bartlett; d. Dec. 9, 1843.
IV. Samuel, b. Nov. 1, 1778; m. Polly Brigham, who d. Jan. 24, 1862, aged 75. He d. May 21, 1860. Ch. :
1. Jonas, b. Aug. 28, 1803; m. Betsey F. Hall, daughter of David and Hannah (Herrick) Hall; she d. Jan. 11, 1881. Jonas Wood- ward d. 1889. Ch. :
(1). Julia A., b. May 14, 1831; m. March 7, 1856, Calvin Brown.
(2). Hannah E., b. Sept. 7, 1834; m. Jan. 1, 1856, Frank W. Parker.
(3). Jane C., b. Sept. 20, 1843; m. Jan. 1, 1862, David A. Randall.
2. George, b. Sept. 30, 1805; m. Jan. 30, 1833, Mary Ann Lake.
3. Lyman Brigham, b. April 13, 1812.
4. Lucia.
5. Louisa.
6. Mary.
V. Joshua, b. Oct. 15, 1780; m. Patty Shedd. Ch. :
1. Joshua L., b. Sept. 10, 1800; m. Amarilla Day, who d. July 19, 1868. He d. Sept. 5, 1887. Ch. :
(1). George L., b. at Charlestown, N. H., April 1, 1831 ; m. Dec. 25, 1858, Susan Allbe, daughter of Henry and Betsey (Meade) Allbe, b. Dec. 20, 1839, at Rockingham. Ch. :
[1]. Carrie M., b. May 27, 1860; m. July, 1884, Samuel S. Hayward; res. in Cambridge, Neb.
[2]. George A., b. May 31, 1864.
(2). Allen, b. in Unity, N. H., June 10, 1836; m. Jan. 17, 1871, Lura A. Adams, daughter of Abel and Susan (Felch) Adams, b. at Sherburne, Sept. 22, 1853. Ch. :
[1]. Willis A., b. April 14, 1874.
[2]. Myrtie O., b. Feb. 13, 1881.
VI. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 25, 1782; m. March 26, 1800, Asa Holt; d. Feb. 2, 1814.
VII. Lydia, b. June 15, 1784.
VIII. Rachel, b. June 26, 1785; m. Sylvenus Blodgett.
IX. Nehemiah, b. May 26, 1787.
X. Joel, b. May 17, 1789.
XI.' Lucinda, b. March 30, 1791; m. Dec. 22, 1808, James White.
XII. Belinda, b. March 14, 1794; m. Robert Campbell.
XIII. Theodosia, b. Nov. 20, 1796.
XIV. Fanny, b. Sept. 30, 1798 ; d. Sept. 15, 1842.
SETH WOODWARD was b. March 17, 1785, and was brought up by Deacon
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Benjamin Aldrich. He married Hannah Howe, daughter of Daniel Howe, and settled in the west part of the town, in District 11, on the farm now owned by Adna Brown, then all a forest. They had four children :
I. Achsa, b. Oct. 12, 1820; m. Samuel Emery in 1846. An adopted daughter, Ida Emery, b. Jan. 15, 1855; m. Bradford Harlow, Feb. 25, 1873, and they live in Springfield. Mrs. Achsa Emery now lives on Seminary Hill.
II. Mary Ann, b. Aug. 17, 1822; m. David Lockwood; d. Sept. 10, 1860, leaving one daughter, Lucretia H., b. May 1, 1843, who married David Tolles.
III. Isaac, b. June 20, 1827; studied medicine, and graduated at Ann Arbor, Mich; m. Oct. 17, 1854, Lizzie Newton of Antrim, N. H .; d. in Springfield, Jan. 15, 1855.
IV. William A., b. Feb. 19, 1833; d. Sept. 5, 1859.
DR. GEORGE W. WORCESTER, M. D., son of Chauncy and Adaline (Waldron) Worcester, b. in West Windsor, Vt., Sept 1, 1860; graduated at Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago, Ill. Located in Springfield in 1884; had a success- ful practice for three years, when he sold to his brother, Dr. Frank D. Worces- ter, and is now practising in Newburyport, Mass. (1894). He m. Hattie Morrison of West Windsor.
DR. F. D. WORCESTER.
DR. FRANK D. WORCES- TER, son of Chauncy and Adaline (Waldron) Worces- ter, b. in West Windsor, Vt., Feb. 4, 1852; graduated at Union Academy at South Woodstock, Vt., and from Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago, Ill. He had three years' practice in Chicago. Located in Springfield and took the practice of his brother, George W., in 1887, where he is still in success- ful practice.
He m. Aug. 15, 1876, Belle Hubbell, daughter of George W. and Phebe (Coffin) Hubbell of Lake George, N. Y. Ch. :
I. Jessie Belle, b. Sept. 6, 1877; d. May 15, 1891.
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