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9. CHARLES6 DUREN (Elnathan," Reuben,4 Abraham,3 John,2 John1) was born in Boston, Mass., June 28, 1815; Bowdoin Coll., 1833; Cong'l Minister at Sangerville, Me., Weathers- field, Waitsfield, 1849-54, Georgia, Sheldon, W. Charles- town, Vershire and Pomfret, Vt .; from 1869 to 1875 he was in Minn. and Iowa, and later in Granby, Vt., where he died, May 9, 1886. He married (1) Sept. 16, 1841, Serena, dau. Rev. Silas McKeen, D. D., of Bradford, Vt., b. Jan. 23, 1819; died at W. Charlestown, Vt., Aug. 6, 1862; (2) Apr. 19, 1864, widow Sarah W. Atherton of Sheldon, Vt. Children:
i. CHARLES MCKEEN,7 b. Nov. 26, 1842, at Sangerville, Me .; m. June 1, 1868, Gertrude Eliza, dau. Rev. Lyman Whiting, D. D., b. at So. Brookfield, Mass., Sept. 23, 1845; res. Eldora, Iowa. Chn .: Charles W.,8 b. Mar. 14, 1869, d. Oct. 9, 1870: James McK., b. Mar. 14, 1869, d. Aug. 2, 1870; Alice S., b. July 23, 1871, d. Nov. 26, 1875; Mabel, b. Sept. 7, 1873; Fanny, b. Oct. 5, 1875.
ii. ELIZABETH FREEMAN, b. Aug. 19, 1846; d. Dec. 30, 1860.
iii. MARIANNA McKEEN, b. June 30, 1851; d. Aug. 21, 1853.
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DURKEE.
WILLIAM1 DIRKEY was early of Ipswich, Mass., and his name appears in Essex Co. Deeds as late as 1713. He married, Dec. 20, 1664, Martha, dau. Robert Cross. They had John2; Thomas (probably) who m. Mar. 5, 1700, Elizabeth Lord and was called "weaver"; Martha, b. 1668. The son John2 Durky was a weaver at Gloucester, Mass., 1695. Around 1715 he removed to Wind- ham, Conn., where he died, Sept. 11, 1739, ae. 75. He.m. (I) Elizabeth, dau. Jeffrey Parsons, who d. Sept. 23, 1711; (2) Anna (Hannah ?) Low. Of his eleven children two were born in Ipswich and nine in Gloucester as follows :- Jolin,3 b. Nov. 23, 1689, rem. 1715 to Hampton, Conn., and 1722 to Pomfret, Conn., m. 1713, Mary Lee; Andrew, b. Sept. 20, 1692, not named in settlement of his father's estate; Jeremiah, b. 1695, d. in Hampton or Windham, Conn., Jan. 5, 1725; Elizabeth, b. 1697; William, b. 1700, sett. in Hampton, Conn., and prob. m. Aug. 5, 1735, Elizabeth Ford; Thomas, b. 1702, d. in Hampton Dec. 26, 1724; Patience, b. 1703; Stephen, b. 1706; Sarah, b. 1708, m. May 12, 1737, George Martin; Mary, b. 1709, d. young; Mary, b. 1711.
1. LIEUTENANT ANDREW DURKEE was certainly of this family, probably a grandson of John2 and perhaps a son of John.3 He resided at different times in Woodstock, Killingly and Pomfret, Conn., and died in the latter town, of smallpox, Jan. 3, 1761.
He married Mary -, who survived him and m. (2) Nathaniel Carpenter of Pomfret.
Children:
2. i. BARTHOLOMEW,3 bapt. Aug. 17, 1740, at Woodstock, Conn.
ii. EUNICE, bapt. July 12, 1741.
iii. MARY, bapt. July 17, 1743.
iv. BENJAMIN, bapt. July 28, 1745; perhaps the B. D. of Royalton, Vt., 1791.
v. ELIZABETH, bapt. Nov. 8, 1745.
vi. PERSIS, b. Oct. 29, 1751, in Pomfret, Conn.
vii. SARAH, b. Jan. 26, 1756; d. Jan. 19, 1758.
viii. SALLY, b. Nov. 17, 1760.
2. BARTHOLOMEW' DURKEE (Andrew,4 John,3 John,2 William1) was bapt. at Woodstock, Conn., Aug. 17, 1740; is said to have been the first settler of Pomfret, Vt., about 1770, coming from Pomfret, Conn .; he died in Sheldon, Vt., 1807 (will dated Apr. 3, 1807).
He married, Oct. 6, 1761, Ruth Keyes, who survived him.
Children:
i. RANSOM,6 b. June 30, 1762; resident of Pomfret, Vt., 1791.
ii. THEODOCIA, b. Feb. 19, 1764; m. Sept., 1786, John Horr.
iii. ANDREW, b. Oct. 1, 1765; m. Apr. 13, 1788, Polly Walcott; sett. in Sheldon, Vt., and was exr. of his father's will.
iv. NATHAN, b. Jan. 21, 1767.
v. RODOLPHUS, b. Apr. 20, 1769.
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vi. JOHN, b. Dec. 25, 1770; first white child born in Pomfret, Vt. vii. PEGGY KEYES, b. Nov. 21, 1772; d. young.
viii. ROSWELL, b. Oct. 16, 1774.
ix. STEPHEN, b. Aug. 27, 1776.
3. MARY, b. Apr. 13, 1778.
xi. PEGGY KEYES, b. Jan. 24, 1780.
xii. BENJAMIN, b. Feb. S. 1782. In 1815, erected a blacksmith shop in W., but sold out to Roswell Horr, and rem. to Sheldon, Vt.
xiii. RALPH, b. Feb. 13, 1785.
3. STEPHEN6 DURKEE (Bartholomew,5 Andrew,4 John,3 John,2 William1) born in Pomfret, Vt., Aug. 27, 1776; was in W. by 1808 and owned a farm near the old Wait place, this he sold in 1816 and soon removed.
He married, Jan. 9, 1811, Anna Vaguson of Montpelier, Vt. She d. Nov. 14, 1811, ae. 27, and he m. (2) Nov. 26, 1812, Deborah Tuttle.
Children:
i. JANE,7 dau. Stephen and Anna, d. Sept. 16, 1815. Probably others.
ANDREW DURKEE, son of Lieut. Timothy and Anna Durkee. of Royalton, Vt., was captured by the Indians at the attack on Royalton but was released through the efforts of Mrs. Hendee; sett. in Moretown, Vt.
Married Phebe
(probably Parkhurst).
a Children:
i. ELLEN, m. Apr. 2, 1812, Edmund Rice.
ii. HANNAH, m. Dec. 1, 1812, Joseph Whitcomb.
iii. RACHEL, m. Feb. 13, 1815, Ira Richardson.
iv. LUCINDA, bapt. at W., July 2, 1815, ae. 17.
v. LOVILA, m. IS19, Orrin Wheeler of Fayston, Vt.
vi. SARAH, m. John Walton.
vii. ELECTA, m. (1) Samuel Austin; (2) Walton. ---- Mosher; (3) John
viii. RHODA, m. Bosworth.
ix. THANKFUL, m. Jesse Spaulding of Moretown.
x. FANNY BELINDA, b. in Moretown, Jan. 29, 1808.
EATON.
1. FRANCIS1 EATON, carpenter; came in the Mayflower, 1620; freeman, Mar. 25, 1633; moved to Duxbury, Mass., where he died late in 1633.
He married (1) Sarah
who died the "first winter";
(2) ; (3) Christian Penn, who came in the Ann, 1623, and m. (2) July 1634, Francis Billington.
Children, one by each wife:
i. SAMUEL,2 b. 1620; d. in Middleboro, Mass., 1684; m. (1) Elizabeth -; (2) Jan. 10, 1660, Martha Billington.
ii. RACHEL, b. 1624-5.
2. iii. BENJAMIN, b. 1627.
2. BENJAMIN2 EATON (Francis1) was born abt. 1627; bound out Feb. 11, 1635, for 14 yrs. to widow Bridget Fuller ; he was of Duxbury, Mass., 1648, and Plymouth, Mass., 1650; admitted to ch. in Plymouth, Mar. 19, 1693.
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He married, Dec. 4, 1660, Sarah Hoskins, perhaps dau. William Hoskins.
Children:
i. WILLIAM,8 b. abt. 1662; will proved, Mar. 18, 1690-1.
3. ii. BENJAMIN, b. abt. 1664.
iii. EBENEZER, b. abt. 1667; rem. to No. Yarmouth, Me., where he d. bef. 1736; m. Nov. 24, 1701, Hannah, dau. Giles Rickard.
iv. REBECCA, m. Josiah Rickard.
3. BENJAMIN3 EATON (Benjamin,2 Francis1) was born in Ply- mouth, Mass., abt. 1664; housewright; rem. to Kingston, Mass .; his will, dated Apr. 3, 1745, was probated Dec. 20, following.
He married (1) Dec. 18, 1689, Mary Coombs of Middle- boro, Mass .; (2) Susannah , who died Apr. 13, 1739.
Children:
i. WILLIAM,4 b. June 1, 1691; non compos.
ii. HANNAH, b. Feb. 16, 1692; m. Benjamin Bryant.
iii. JABEZ, b. Feb. 8, 1693; d. young.
iv. DANIEL, b. 1694.
v. SARAH, b. Oct. 20, 1695; m. Benjamin Cushman.
vi. JOHN, b. Oct. 6, 1697; m. Elizabeth Fuller.
vii. BENJAMIN, b. 1698.
4. viii. FRANCIS, b. 1700.
ix. ELISHA, b. 1702; Harv. Coll., 1729; minister; d. at Harpswell, Me., Apr. 22, 1764; m. Mrs. Katharine (Belcher) Clough.
X. MARY, m. Zachariah Soule.
xi. ELIZABETH, m. Cornelius Sturtevant.
xii. DAVID, b. abt. 1709; d. July 8, 1759; m. Deborah Fuller.
4. FRANCIS+ EATON (Benjamin,3 Benjamin,2 Francis1) was born in Kingston, Mass., abt. 1700; rem. 1733 to Middle- borough, Mass., and died there bef. 1748.
He married (1) Dec. 14, 1727, Thankful, dau. John and Hannah (White) Alden, b. May 3, 1709; d. Oct. 29, 1732; (2) June 12, 1733, Lydia, dau. John and Mercy Fuller. Children:
i. JABEZ,5 b. Jan. 29, 1730-1.
ii. SYLVANUS, b. Dec. 21, 1735.
5. iii. JOHN, b. Aug. 12, 1737.
iv. MARY, b. Feb. 16, 1738-9.
v. ELIJAH, b. Nov. 7, 1740.
vi. BENJAMIN, b. Mar. 26, 1742.
vii. SUSANNAH, b. Sept. 13, 1743.
5. JOHN5 EATON (Francis,4 Benjamin,3 Benjamin,2 Francis1) was born in Middleborough, Mass., Aug. 12, 1737; settled in Pelham, Mass .; died July 22, 1795.
He married, Sept. 24, 1764, Patience Shelley of Rayn- ham, Mass., b. Jan. 22, 1745; d. Apr. 10, 1777. He married a second time.
Children:
i. Lors,6 b. June 5, 1765.
ii. HANNAH, b. Feb. 7, 1767; d. Apr. 27, 1787.
iii. JOHN, b. Feb. 6, 1769; m. June 23, 1794, Sally Cudworth.
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6. iv. JAIRUS, b. Feb. S. 1771.
V. ELIPHAZ, b. Mar. 3, 1773; physician; sett. in Enosburg, Vt .; in. July 2, 1797, at Pelham, Mass., Polly Barnes. Their son, Horace, was Governor of Vt. and Pres. of Middlebury College.
vi. LYDIA, b. Feb. 28, 1775.
vii. PATIENCE, b. Mar. 27, 1777; (int. of) m. May 31, 1795, John Strong.
viii. ANNA, b. Oct. 25, 1781.
6. JAIRUS6 EATON (John,5 Francis,4 Benjamin,3 Benjamin,2 Francis1) was born in Pelham, Mass., Feb. 8, 1771; sett. in Enosburg, Vt., where he res. until 1854, when he rem. to Warren, Vt., where he died Oct. 28, 1856.
He married, Aug. 28, 1802, Lucy, dau. Sylvanus and Hannah Bennett, b. at Woodstock, Vt., Aug. 30, 1782; d. at Warren, Feb. 5, 1872.
Children, born in Enosburg, Vt .:
i. SELINA,1 b. Mar. 23, 1805; m. Dec. 3, 1829, Thomas Giddings of Bakersfield, Vt.
ii. BENNETT, b. Dec. 31, 1806; d. Mar. 7, 1872; m. Jan. 21, 1830, Maria Webster.
7. iii. JAIRUS, b. Dec. S, ISOS.
iv. SOPHIA, b. Dec. 18, 1812; m. Dec. 1, 1831, Joseph Farnsworth of Enosburg.
V. HARRIET, b. Apr. 3, 1815; d. July 3, 1826.
vi. SILAS, b. June 14, 1817; d. Sept. 1, 1839.
vii. LUCY, b. Oct. 22, 1819; d. Oct. 28, 1835.
viii. PHILINDA, b. May 27, 1822; d. Oct. 31, 1898, unm.
7. JAIRUS7 EATON (Jairus," John," Francis,4 Benjamin,3 Ben- jamin,2 Francis1) was born in Enosburg, Vt., Dec. 8, 1808; became a Methodist clergyman; res. Enosburg, Bakers- field and Warren, Vt .; died in Warren, Dec. 25, 1861.
He married, July 4, 1831, Hannah, dau. William and Betsey Giddings, b. in Bakersfield, Aug. 17, 1811; d. at Warren, June 16, 1880.
Children:
i. HARRIETTE,8 b. Nov. 10, 1832; m. Feb. 5, 1859, Albert Rob- bins of Hamburg, N. Y.
ii. MARY, b. Sept. 26, 1834; d. Nov. 4, 1851.
iii. ELVIRA, b. May 3, 1837; d. May 1, 1896, unm.
iv. BETSEY, b. June 28, 1839; m. Aug. 19, 1860, Hiram Boyce.
v. MELVILLE B., b. June 11, 1842; res. Morrisville, Vt .; m. Mar. 13, 1864, Lucy, dau. Henry and Catherine Wilson. Chn .: Mary Fidelia,9 b. Jan. 20, 1865; Clara Martha, b. Aug. 23, 1866; Alice Lucy, b. June 22, 1869; Bertha Emma, b. May 15, 1871; Harriet Roselin, b. Feb. 6, 1873; James Henry, b. Sept. 14, 1874; Charles Melville, b. Nov. 26, 1877; Bennett Edward, b. Nov. 13, 1881; Leroy Silas, b. Aug. 27, 1883; Robert Wilson, b. Oct. 1, 1885.
8. vi. ORVILLE M., b. Jan. 31, 1845.
vii. SILAS, b. Apr. 3, 1847; res. Holyoke, Mass .; m. Nov. 20, 1877, Ella Mills.
viii. ELEANOR, b. Jan. 3, 1850; m. Oct. 15, 1871, Martin Hills of Duxbury. Vt.
9. ix. OSCAR G., b. Feb. 26, 1853.
x. WILLIAM J., b. June 4, 1856; d. July 6, 1860.
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HISTORY OF WAITSFIELD.
S. ORVILLE M.S EATON (Jairus," Jairus," Jolin,5 Francis,4 Bon- jamin,3 Benjamin,2 Francis1) was born in Enosburg, Vt., Jan. 31, 1845; enlisted from Warren, 1863, in Co. H. 2nd U. S. S. S .; disch. 1864; hardware merchant and tin- smith; res. Moriah, N. Y., 1872-8, and then sett. in W .; Rep., 1886-7.
He married, Apr. 4, 1871, Clara, dau. William and Hannah Giddings, b. in Hebron, Ill., May 6, 1847.
Children:
i. GRACE,9 b. Jan. 22, IS72.
WILLIAM J., b. Oct. 29, 1875; res. St. Louis, Mo .; m. Jan. 15, 1902, Zada Fox.
iii. ELVIRA, b. Dec. 30, 1878, in W .; m. Mar. 4, 1899, Lucius M. Savage.
9. OSCAR G.S EATON (Jairus,7 Jairus,6 John,5 Francis,4 Benja- min,3 Benjamin,? Francis1) was born in Bakersfield, Vt. Feb. 26, 1853; mill operator; Rep., 1902-3; State Senator, 1904-5.
He married (1) Dec. 24, 1876, Alice J., dau. William A. Mills of Warren, Vt., b. May 5, 1859, d. July 25, I891; (2) Sept. 6, 1893, Addie A. (Miner), widow of Milo A. Bushnell.
Children:
i. FRED J.,9 b. Apr. 23, 1878; m. Mar. 8, 1905, Emily B., dau. Edward and Emily (Bragg) Johnson, b. 1882.
ii. FRANK L., b. May 3, 1883; m. Mar. 28, 1906, Eda M., dau. Benjamin J. and Mary (Palmer) Avery of Duxbury.
EDDY.
1. GEORGE1 EDDY was a resident of Wallingford, Vt. Children:
2. i. ORSEMUS .?
ii. ANSEL, m. Lucretia Cook.
iii. ORANGE, m. Phebe Johnson.
iv. LUCRETIA, m. Noble Cross.
v. MARTHA, m. Joel Johnson.
vi. MARY, m. Henry Brewster.
vii. SAVILLA.
2. ORSEMUS2 EDDY (George!) was born in Wallingford, Vt., and died at Huntington, Vt.
He married Melinda Hill of Mt. Tabor, Vt.
Children:
i. GEORGE,3 b. July, 1834.
ii. MARTHA.
3. GEORGE3 EDDY (Orsemus,2 George1) was born in Wallingford, Vt., July, 1834; farmer and butter buyer; resided some years in W., but removed to Huntington, Vt., where he died Mar. 6, 1888.
He married Hannah Miranda, dau. Gideon and Lovina Tomlinson of Richmond, Vt.
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Children, born in Huntington, Vt .:
4. i. CHARLES F.,4 b. Apr. 27, 1857.
ii. MAUD L., b. May 4, 1862; m. Feb., 1881, Frank Heath of Johnson, Vt.
iii. PAUL O., b. June 25, 1867; m. Nov., 1893, Sadie Munroe; res. Grand Rapids, Mich.
4. CHARLES F.4 EDDY (George,3 Orsemus,2 George1) was born in Huntington, Vt., Apr. 27, 1857; creamery operator; res. Waitsfield and Stowe, Vt .; Rep. from latter town, 1904.
He married, Jan. 4, 1882, Dora A., dau. Dorric and Diantha M. (Dudley) Stoddard, b. Jan. 27, 1862. Children:
i. FLOY M.,5 b. Sept. 2, 1883: m. Oct. 12, 1904, Clayton B. Boyce of Montpelier, Vt.
BENJAMIN EDDY was a voter in 1812, and was at that time living with his family in W.
EDSON.
RUEL EDSON was a resident in 1819, and in 1832 a town charge.
ELLIS.
SAMUEL P.2 ELLIS was a resident of W. for some years around 1850, but removed to Keene, N. H.
He married Rebecca, dau. Roswell and Marah (Huntington) Richardson.
ENGLISH.
1. JOHN' ENGLISH came from Hartland, Vt. ; sett. in W., 1810; soldier in War of 1812; private Capt. John W. Week's Co., rith U. S. Infantry, in roll, May 31, 1813, and probably died in service, as his son John was aptd. admr. of his est., Feb. 28, 1814, and the inventory shows "160 acres land for soldering, money in Capt. Walker's hands $16, advance pay $24.00, { month due from govt $4.00."
He married Esther -, who died Apr. 16, 1813, ae. 42.
Children, born probably in Hartland, Vt .:
2. i. JOHN,2 b. before 1791.
ii. MEHITABLE, "a minor over 14," in 1818.
iii. SARAH E., m. Nov. 28, 1821, James Rider.
iv. ALVA, b. 1799.
v. child, d. July, 1816, ae. 12.
2. JOHN2 ENGLISH (John1). was born before 1791; voter, 1811; sett. on farm later owned by Cyrus Joslin. Retd. to Hartland around 1835.
He married Mary, dau. Ephraim Cary of Hartland, Vt. Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. ELISHA,3 b. Nov. 1, 1816; d. Nov. 14, 1816.
ii. ESTHER MELVINA, b. Dec. 31, 1817; m. in Hartland, Aug. 22, 1843, James M. Latimer.
iii. VERONA AVELINE, b. Dec. 20, 1820.
iv. JOHN WALDEN, b. June 13, 1824.
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FAIRBANKS.
LUTHER® FAIRBANKS (Luther,5 Joshua,4 Jabez,3 Jonas,2 Jona- than1) son of Luthers and Lucy (Lewis) Fairbanks, was born in Swanzey, N. H., Apr. 8, 1809, and was drowned at W., July 8, 1836, in the swimming hole which now bears his name.
He married, Aug. 28, 1828, Polly, dau. Moses and Lois (Foster) Stewart, b. May 12, 1811. She m. (2) Nov. 5, 1836, Rev. Israel D. Rust of W. and Barnard, Vt.
FALES.
EDWARD FALES Was a blacksmith; resident in W., 1816 to 1821, and perhaps later; he had a family, but no record is found.
FARGO.
1. MOSES' FARGO. Family tradition says he was a son of Jacent Fargo of Lyons, France, and Sidney, Wales. He was in New London, Conn., 1680, and Norwich, Conn., 1690, where he was a proprietor. In 1722 he was residing in the No. Parish of New London, now Montville, Conn., where he died, 1726.
He married Sarah
Children:
i. SARAH,2 b. June 19, 1680.
ii. MARY, b. June 6, 1681.
iii. ANN, b. Mar. 2, 1684.
iv. PATIENCE, b. May 9, 1688; m. Stephen Maples.
v. MOSES, b. Apr. 9, 1691.
vi. RALPH, b. Aug. 18, 1693.
vii. ROBERT, b. Sept. 3, 1696.
viii. THOMAS, b. Nov. 9, 1699.
2. ix. AARON, b. Dec. 9, 1702.
2.
AARON' FARGO (Moses1) was born in Norwich, Conn., Dec.
9, 1702.
He married Sarah Stoddard.
Children, born in Norwich, Conn .:
i. AARON,3 birth not recorded, but he was probably the eldest child.
ii. ICHABOD, b. Aug. 12, 1731.
iii. JABEZ, b. Nov. 15, 1733; d. Jan. 20, 1756; m. Dec. 19, 1754, Elizabeth Arnold.
iv. JASON, b. Oct. 20, 1735.
3. v:
DANIEL, b. Oct. 24, 1737.
vi. ELISHA, b. Nov. 18, 1739; d. Sept. 5, 1751.
vii. SARAH, b. Oct. 1, 1741; d. Apr. 24, 1755.
viii. PHEBE, b. Aug. 7, 1744; d. Sept. 2, 1744.
ix. SAMUEL, b. Nov. 20, 1745.
x. PHEBE, b. Feb. 14, 1747-8; m. Feb. 20, 1766, Moses Cleveland of Norwich.
3. DANIEL3 FARGO (Aaron,2 Moses1) was born in Norwich, Conn., Oct. 24, 1737; resided in Franklin, Conn .; admn. granted on his est., Feb. 2, 1793.
He married Elizabeth Kelley.
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Children, born in Franklin, Conn .:
i. DANIEL.'
ii. AARON.
4. iii. ELISHA, b. 1765.
iv. WILLIAM.
v. GURDON.
vi. ELIZABETH.
4. ELISHA4 FARGO (Daniel,3 Aaron,2 Moses1) was born in Franklin, Conn., 1765; he learned the trade of paper making in Norwich, Conn., and soon after his marriage rem. to Claremont, N. H., where he became a paper mfgr. He died in W., Mar. 20, 1850, ae. 85.
He married, 1789, Hannah, dau. James Corning of Nor- wich, who died Nov. 30, 1839, ae. 72. Children:
i. GEORGE WASHINGTON,5 b. Oct. 15, 1790; Bowdoin Coll .; Bangor Sem .; minister; d. at Bangor, Me., 1866.
ji. HARRY, b. Aug. 5, 1792; killed by a fall from masthead at Nantes, France, 1815.
iii. ELISHA, b. Aug. 29, 1794; sett. in Maine, and had a family; d. in Melrose, Mass., 1871.
iv. ORRIN, b. Feb. 6, 1797; d. at Middletown, Conn., 1820.
v. HARRIET, b. Oct. 10, 1798; m. Mar. 20, IS21, Amasa Russ, Jr. vi. THOMAS MERRICK, b. June 17, 1801 ; d. in Augusta, Me., 1877.
vii. WILLIAM, b. Feb. 25, 1804; killed by the fall of a cart body, June 28, 1809.
viii. CHARLOTTE, b. Mar. 11, 1807; m. Oct. 7, 1828, Ard Barns of W., removed to Barre, Vt., and d. in Wakefield, Mass., July 15, 1889.
ix. JAMES CORNING, b. June 29, 1809; resided for a time in W., but rem. to Randolph, Vt., 1848, where he d. Mar. 30, 1898; merchant; m. (1) at W., Oct. 17, 1836, Abigail, dau. Joseph and Anna (Pike) Hamilton, b. Feb. 23, 1800; d. Nov. 9, 1842. (2) Ascenath Chn .: James Wilbur,6 b. Dec. 21, 1844; Mary Ellen, b. Jan. 11, 1854.
x. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Apr. 23, 1815; shoemaker; d. 1865, at Hartford, Vt.
FARR.
1. SAMUEL1 FARR was a resident of Stow, Mass .; he died June 7, 1754. His will, dated Feb. 4, 1754, names wife and children.
He married Hannah ,who survived him.
Children, born in Stow, Mass .:
2. i. SAMUEL,2 "eldest son."
ii. LYDIA, b. Mar. 29, 1714; unm. at date of her father's will.
iii. DANIEL.
iv. HANNAH.
V. JONATHAN, b. Feb. 24, 1722.
vi. ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 25, 1725; m. Whitney.
vii. HEPZIBAH, m. Thomas. viii. ABRAHAM, b. Oct. 1, 1730.
2. SAMUEL2 FARR (Samuel1) was born in Stow, Mass. He sold his farm in Stow, May 1, 1761, and soon after sett. in Chesterfield, N. H. His name disappears from the records of that town soon after 1790.
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HISTORY OF WAITSFIELD.
He married Rebecca
Children, born in Stow, Mass .:
i. ZERVIAH,3 b. May 4, 1737.
ii. SAMUEL, (probably) m. Mary
iii. AARON, b. Nov. 6, 1743; m. 1773, Hannah Wheeler.
3. iv. WILLIAM, b. Mar. 11, 1744-5.
V. ISAAC, b. Oct. 23, 1746; d. 1810; m. (1) 1772, Lydia Stone; (2) 1786, Mercy (or Mary) Fisher.
vi. HEPSEBETH, b. June 3, 1748; m. 1770, Ithamar Chamberlain. vii. EBENEZER, b. Aug. IS, 1750; d. in Littleton, N. H., 1825; m. 1777, Mary Titus.
viii. CHARLES, m. Sarah; went to N. Y. abt. IS12.
3. WILLIAM3 FARR (Samuel,2 Samuel') was born in Stow, Mass., Mar. II, 1744-5; sett. in Chesterfield, N. H. Family tradition says he enlisted in the Revolutionary Army, and died in service. His death occurred prior to Nov. 17, 1777, on which date land was conveyed to his "widow." He married Eunice Allen.
Ch., born in Chesterfield, N. H.
4. i. WILLIAM,4 b. Feb. 20, 1775.
. WILLIAM+ FARR (William,3 Samuel,2 Samuel1) was born in Chesterfield, N. H., Feb. 20, 1775; resided in Brattleboro, Dummerston, Fayston, Williston, Richmond and Hines- burg, Vt., and rem. in old age to Carthage, Ill., where he died Dec. 7, 1841.
He married, Oct. 26, 1797, Charisse, dau. Joshua and Margery (Dunster) Wilder of Brattleboro, Vt., b. Oct. 19, 1776; d. at Carthage, Ill., July 15, 1841.
Children:
1. EUNICE,5 b. Aug. 3, 1798: m. Mar. 5, 1822, Jacob Boyce of Fayston.
ii. MARGERY, b. Nov. 22, 1800; m. Mar. 31, 1822, Philo Talcott; sett. in Louisville, N. Y.
5. iii. THOMAS GRISWOLD WAIT, b. Oct. 16, 1802.
iv. ANNA, b. Jan. 19, 1805; m. Aug. 1, 1824, Peter Drew.
v. WILLIAM, b. Feb. 12, 1807; d. at Richmond, Vt., Nov. 21, ISO9.
vi. POLLY, b. Feb. 16, 1809; m. Mar. 30, 1828, Jonas Hubbard of Carthage.
vii. MARTHA, b. Feb. 14, 1811; m. Jan. 25, 1829, Russell Drew.
viii. ELECTA, b. Jan. 11, 1813; m. Feb. 14, 1836, Sidney S. Hills of Duxbury, Vt.
ix. ELIZA, b. May 7, 1815; d. Mar. 9, 1887, unm.
x. LYDIA, b. Aug. 10, 1817; m. Mar. 4, 1841, Peter Corner of Carthage.
6. xi. JOSEPH, b. June 27, 1820.
5. THOMAS GRISWOLD WAIT" FARR (William,4 William,3 Samt- uel,2 Samuel') was born in Fayston, Vt., Oct. 16, 1802; went, before 1840, to Carthage, Ill., but returned in a few years to Fayston, and in his later years lived in W., where he died May 7, 1885.
He married (1) June 7, 1840, Fanny, dau. of Asshur and Lucy (Story) Hatch of Brookfield, Vt., b. July 12.
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1802; d. Mar. 9, 1853; (2) Nov. 13, 1853, Eliza Hatch, sister of his first wife, b. Oct. 8, 1809.
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j. WILLIAM A.,8 b. Mar. 16, 1843; m. Oct. 7, 1869, Margaret K., dau. Charles Wheeler of Duxbury, Vt.
6. JOSEPH5 FARR (William,4 William,3 Samuel,2 Samuel') was born in Hinesburg, Vt., June 27, 1820; died in W., Sept. 21, 1895.
He married (1) Mar. 23, 1840, Ascenath E. Hadley. They were divorced and he m. (2) Oct. 9, 1856, Eliza A., dau. Lewis and Zerviah (Carlton) Thayer, b. Nov. 7, 1826; d. Nov. 23, 1901.
Children, born in Waitsfield:
7. i.
LEWIS,6 b. Aug. 5, 1857.
ii. ALBERT JAMES, b. Nov. 16, 1858; d. May 24, 1899, unm.
iii. MARTHA M., b. July 1, 1860; m. Sept. 21, 1880, Luther Chatterton.
iv. ADDIE E., b. Feb. 24, 1867.
v. ANNIE E., b. Feb. 24, 1867.
7. LEWIS® FARR (Joseph,5 William,4 William,3 Samuel,2 Sam- utel1) was born in W., Aug. 5, 1857.
He married, Oct. 19, 1880, Carrie E., dau. William Miner of Duxbury, Vt., b. July 29, 1861.
Children:
i. ALTON EVERETT,7 b. Nov. 8, 1881; m. Nov. 8, 1904, Mary Belle, dau. Edward and Catharine (Sutherland) Rose of Gloucester, Mass. Chn .: Edward Everett,8 b. Oct. 23, 1905; Ruth Caroline, b. Feb. 6, 1907.
ii. MILDRED, b. Sept. 20, 1884.
FERRIS.
1. THOMAS' FERRIS was born in County Antrim, Ireland, May 25, 1802; died in W., Apr. 3, 1887.
He married (1) Margaret, dau. Daniel and Ellen McMullen, b. in County Antrim, Nov. 23, 1805, d. Nov., 1845; (2) Eliza- beth, dau. William and Margaret Huston, b. Aug. 1, 1806, d. Dec. 24, 1892.
Children, born in Ireland:
2. i. JOHN,2 b. May 31, 1839.
ii. ELIZA, b. Apr. 5, 1843; m. Jan. 4, 1869, John Maxwell.
2. JOHN' FERRIS (Thomas1) was born in Amory, Co. Antrim, Ireland, May 31, 1839; died in W. Apr. 26, 1903. He married, in W., Nov. 7, 1861, Eliza, dau. Hugh McKenney, b. 1840.
Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. CHARLES H.,3 b. Sept. 26, 1862; m. Mar. 31, 1900, Jessie M., dau. Chester S. and Hannah (Campbell) Dana, b. Feb. 13, 1874. Chn .: Evelyn Maud'; Clara E.,4 b. Oct. 17, 1908.
ii. .CLARA E., b. Dec. 23, 1864; m. Mar. 27, 1895, Robert J. McAllister.
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iii. JAMES H., b. Nov. 29, 1866.
iv. MARY E., b. Nov. 4, 1868; m. July 3, 1890, Harry Allen of Warren, Vt.
V. EMMA E., b. Jan. 4, 1871; m. Dec. 30, 1903, Edwin R. Prentis.
vi. EDNA E., b. Oct. 21, 1873; m. May 30, 1894, Wallace Howe; d. Feb. 20, 1908.
vii. THOMAS, b. Nov. 28, 1875; d. Sept. 10, 1881.
viii. J. MELVIN, b. Apr. 29, 1879.
ix. CAREY H., b. Sept. 9, 18S2.
x. CLARENCE E., b. Apr. 19, 1885.
FIELD.
SETH P. FIELD was a voter in 1821 -- 2.
OLIVER FIELD was in W. some years around 1833-40. Re- moved to Elk Grove, Ill. His son, Oliver, m. Jan. 16, 1839, Mary Adaline, dau. Andrew B. Minor, b. Jan. 10, 1818. They rem. to Dunton (now Arlington Heights), Ill.
FISHER.
GEORGE W. FISHER, son of Noah and Zerviah (Stone) Fisher, was born in Fayston, Vt., May 28, 1841, and died in W., Dec. I, ISS2; selectman, 1877-78, 1881.
He married, Jan. 7, 1868, Marcia Theresa, dau. Jennison and Eliza (Woodbury) Joslin, b. Aug. 29, 1841; d. Dec. 30, 1903.
Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. IDA V., b. Aug. 23, 1869; m. Oct. 16, 1906, Guy F. Bushnell of Thompsonville, Conn.
ii. HERBERT THERON, b. Sept. 30, 1871.
iii. ETHEL M., b. Nov. 7, 1878; d. Nov. 5, 1882.
FISK.
1. WILLIAM1 FISK, son of John and Anne (Lantersee) Fisk of South Elmham, Eng., was born abt. 1613; he was in Salem, Mass., 1637; went to Wenham, Mass. soon after 1641, where he was first town clerk; freeman, May 18, 1642; Rep. to General Court, 1647 to 1652; was keeper of a public house; died suddenly in 1654.
He married, in 1642, Bridget Muskett, b. in Pelham, Eng. She m. (2) 1661, Thomas Rix of Salem. :
Children:
2. i. WILLIAM,2 bapt. June 4, 1642-3.
ii. SAMUEL, m. (1) Phebe Bragg; (2) Mrs. Hannah Allen.
iii. JOSEPH, m. Elizabeth Haman.
iv. BENJAMIN, m. Bethusha Morse.
v. MARTHA.
2. WILLIAM FISK (William1) was born in Wenham, Mass .; bapt. June 4, 1642-3; weaver; deacon, from 1679; lieutenant in militia; Rep. five times, 1701 to 1714; died Feb. 5, 1728.
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