The history of Braintree, Vermont, including a memorial of families that have resided in town, Part 16

Author: Bass, Henry Royce, 1848-1884
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Rutland, Vt., Tuttle & co., State Printers
Number of Pages: 226


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4, Luke, b. March 16, 1787; m. (1) September 20, 1812, Lucy Cobb, who d. November 20, 1828, aged 37 years; m. (2) May 20, 1829, Polly M. Martin of Rochester, who d. December 16, 1851; d. in Brunswick, Nova Scotia, August 3, 1872; children: 1, Laurena, b. July 9, 1813; m. October 8, 1835, Ira Lamson of West Randolph, and lived there; d. January 1, 1872. 2, Andrew H., b. June 20, 1816; m. Ellenor Spragne, and resides in Chelsea. 3, Maria M., b. October 20, 1819; m. Ralph Pascal, and lives in Brunswick. 4, Chauncey H., b. Septem- ber 10, 1823; in. Eliza French, lives in Columbia, N. H. 5, by 2d m. Orison, b. May 27, 1832; m. Frances Perkins, and lives in Berlin. 6, Orvis, b. June 7, 1834; nı. Mary - ; station agent at Walden.


5, John, b. May 15, 1789; m. Philena Copeland, who d. December 25, 1867, aged 73 years and 4 months; lived in Randolph; d. Jannary 30, 1862,


6, Nancy, b. January 7, 1792; d. unmarried December 3, 1866.


7, Hannah, b. April 18, 1794; m. Elisha Flint; d. October 27, 1764.


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8, Clark, b. December 29, 1796; m. three times; d. in Middlebury. Here is a mistake, for Clark was, we think, the oldest of all the children; and this is probably lis son.


9, Jonathan Stearns, b. June 19, 1798; m. Chloe Brown of Randolph, who was b. March 15, 1806; subsequently removed to Fond du Lac, Wis., and both d. there; children b. in Braintree: 1, Marina, and 2, William; both d. young.


10, Tamar, date of birth unknown; m. a man named Scarlet, so named from being found when a babe on a doorstep wrapped in a scarlet blanket; went to Indiana and d. there.


11, Patty, birth unknown; m. Tyler Ball; lived and d. in Granville.


FLINT.


THOMAS FLINT, the first ancestor of this family known in America, emigrated from Wales, in Great Britain, probably as early as 1640, perhaps earlier, and settled at Salem Village (now South Danvers), Mass. On the 18th of September, 1654, he bought 150 acres of meadow and pasture land within the limits of Salem, and this farm has remained in the possession of his des- cendants till the present day. His wife's name was Ann; he d. April 15, 1663. There were 7 children, of whom John and Joseph are the progenitors of the Flints who have lived in Braintree.


JOHN, son of Thomas, b. August 3, 1655; lived in Salem Village; d. April, 1730.


JOHN, JR., son of John, b. February 8, 1681; settled in Windham (now Hampton), Conn.


SAMUEL, son of John, Jr., b. April 9, 1712; after his 3d marriage he moved from Hampton to Randolph, Vt., and d. there in 1802.


SILAS, son of Samuel, b. Hampton, Conn., March 19, 1737; moved into Braintree in February, 1785; subsequently moved to Canada and was killed there; he m. (1) December 4, 1757, Sarah Norton, who d. in 1763; (2) Abigail Robinson, b. February 22, 1737; children:


1, Lucy, [b. Hampton, Conn., August 21, 1762; m. 1786, Nathaniel Hutchinson; d.


2, Asahel, b. in Hampton, May 28, 1765; moved to Braintree with his father; m. Sally Parish, who was b. April 7, 1784, and d. January 31, 1868; he d. March 16, 1855; no children.


3, Rufus, b. April 3, 1768; m. Hannah Hawes, who was b. July 10, 1773, and d. July 12, 1842; came to Braintree with his father, and moved to Madison, O., about 1830, and d. there May 12, 1837; children: 1, Electa, b. July 29, 1798; m. Daniel D. Robinson of Northfield, and lived there a few years; moved thence to Claridon, O., and resides there at present. 2, Rufus, Jr., b. March 4, 1800; m. (1) March 17, 1825, Olive Holman; m. (2) November 15, 1866, Ellen Doratha Freeze of Sandwich, N. H .; children: (1) Rufus Newton, b. Jan- uary 3, 1826; m. November 2, 1853, Arvilla M. Thayer: lived in Randolph, Mass., till 1872, then moved to Braintree; children: Angie Arvilla, b. Novem- ber 23, 1858; m. Oct. 20, 1880, Wallace C. Flagg; lives in Boston, Mass. Min- nie Florence, b. April 5, 1868. Anson Rufus, b. October 16, 1871. (2), Electa, b. May 23, 1827; m. April 23, 1855, William Cushman of Randolph, and


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lives there. (3), Elvira, b. July 6, 1828; d. February 10. 1851. (4), Seth Mann Holman, b. December 8, 1836; m. April 18, 1858, Deborah Mann; since 1867 has lived in Randolph; children: Minnie E., b. June 8, 1859. Twins, b. May 9, and d. May 14, 1861. Mabel L., b. June 2, 1865. (5), Ruth Holman, b. Feb- ruary 8, 1835; m. January 18, 1855, Francis F. Thayer. (6), Eleanora Janett, b. June 2, 1836; m. Joseph C. Bryant; now lives in Randolph. (7), Mary Elizabeth, b. November 7, 1837; m. March 26, 1857, Charles E. Woodward. 3, Ebenezer Hawes, b. August 21, 1803; m. June 17, 1828, Sarah E. DuBois; d. October 3, 1848; children b. in Northfield, except one. (1), Lucretia A., b. July 4, 1834; m. M. D. Bowdich; d. October 16, 1857. (2), Rosetta M., b. Octo- ber 24, 1837; d. June 11, 1860. (3), Ellen M., b. September 18, 1839; d. August 29, 1862. (4), Nancy W., b. May 17, 1842. (5), Phebe, b. in Braintree, November 20, 1843; d. March 8, 1860. 4, Hannah, b. July 18, 1806: m. January 1, 1845; m. Joseph Holbrook, a Mormon; lived at Salt Lake City, Utah; d. April 21, 1883. 5, Frederick, b. December 9, 1809; about 1830 went to Madison, O .; d. in Nebraska, about 1879 or 1880. 6, Mary, b. March 27, 1812; m. Anson Call of Ohio, and now lives at Salt Lake City, Utah.


4, Phineas, b. July 1, 1770.


5, 6, 7, Triplets, b. 1772; lived only a few days.


8, Silas, Jr., b. April 20, 1774; m. and had a family of children, but we have no record of it.


JOSEPH, son of Thomas, b. 1662; m. August 6, 1685, Abigail Howard; lived in Salem, Mass., and d. 1710.


NATHANIEL, son of Joseph, b. December 11, 1688; settled in Hampton, Conn., about 1716; d. June 3, 1766.


NATHANIEL, JR., b. September 5, 1720; m. twice; last time, July 3, 1751, Mary Hovey, who was b. in Hampton, Conn., May 15, 1726; he d. January, 1795, and in the summer of 1803 Mrs. Flint moved to Braintree, where she d. September 30, 1807. Of 13 children, 4 settled in Braintree, viz .: Jonathan, Phineas, Daniel and William.


JONATHAN, son of Nathaniel, Jr., b. Hampton, Conn., November 17, 1755; m. Mary Amidon, who d. August 26, 1840, aged 78; settled in Braintree with his family, where he d. December 3, 1846; children:


1, Asergel, b. January 8, 1785.


2, Elisha, b. Hampton, Conn., April 7, 1787; m. (1) Huidah Carpenter, who was b. April 7, 1789, and d. February 22, 1854; m. (2) Hannah Fitts; he d. January ៛ 26, 1876; children: 1, Jacob Carpenter, b. October 7, 1809; d. 2, Orinda C., b. November 22, 1810; d. 3, Huldah, b. January 1, 1813; m. November 24, 1836, David F. Fisk: lives in Randolph. 4, Orinda, b. April 15, 1816; d. 5, Jasper Parish, b. April 22, 1817; m. November 16, 1849, Mary Mann Martin of Randolph; children: (1), Mary Zerene, b. December 14, 1851; m. August 13, 1872, Asa C. Snow; lives in Bethel. (2), Willie Parish, b. July 31, 1853; m. November 29, 1876, Ada L. Slack of Randolph; lives at West Randolph. (3), Engene Clay- ton, b. December 3, 1855. (4), Orinda Hattie, b. March 4, 1858; m. October 2, 1880, Casrael H. Bruce. (5), Delos Lewis, b. November 28, 1860. (ti), Perry Herbert, b. March 2, 1863. (7), Ida Belle, b. September 16, 1866. (8), Gertrude Alice, b.


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June 4, 1870. ti, Marinda Matilda, b. March 19, 1819; m. Moody Burbank of Newburyport, Mass., and lived there when last heard from. 7, Zeruah, b. September 6, 1821; m. January 12, 1843, George Pratt. 8, Louise Ann, b. June 18, 1824; m. John L. Priest of Ludlow, whom she survives, and lives at West Randolph. 9, Hannah, b. December 1, 1826; d. 10. Jacob Carpen- ter, b. May 3, 1828; m. Sarah Heath of Randolph, and lives there. 11, Francis Elisha, b. October 30, 1832; m. July 19, 1853, Lucy A. Killam; children: (1), Sarah Imogene, b. February 12, 1855; m. November 4, 1875, Lester Watson. (2), Frank Waldo, b. September 16, 1857; m. September 20, 1883, Minnie F. Flint. (3), Minnie Cosella, b. April 14, 1860; m. July 4, 1878, Julius M. Montgomery. (4), Nettie Ann, b. February 23, 1863. (5), Lilly Louise, b. November 18, 1864. (6), Lester Alonzo, b. October 28, 1868. (7), Son, b. March 2, 1872; lived 11 days. (8), Harry Norman, b. June 15, 1874.


3, Joseph, b. March 15, 1789; m. November 21, 1811, Anna Bass; d. Decem- ber 23, 1879; children: 1, Joanna, b. August 12, 1812; m. May 8, 1836, John Anderson of South Reading, Mass .; lives at Dorchester, Mass. 2, Joseph, Jr., b. June 12, 1814; m. Lora Ann Fuller; d. 3, Albert H., b. July 6, 1816; m. September 12, 1842, Hannah E. Vinton; lives in Granville. 4, Sarah V., b. July 6, 1819; m. January 26, 1843, Charles L. Vinton; lived in Granville. 5, Samuel Bass, b. April 2, 1821; m. (1) Maryett Hall; (2) Lora Ann (Fuller) Flint; resides at Menomonee, Wisconsin. 6, Jonathan, b. March 15, 1823; d. August 8, 1838. 7, George W., b. January 1, and d. September 19, 1825. 8, Manoia, b. June 27, 1826; m. A. G. Wells, and resides at Matapan, Mass. 9, George Washington, b. January 24, 1829; m. and lives in New Haven Mills. 10, Julia Elizabeth, b. January 12, 1830; m, January 25, 1853, John A. Vinton; lives in Granville.


4, Augustus, b. September 22, 1792; m. (1) October 29, 1813, Nancy Vinton; m. (2) September 2, 1847, Mrs. Maria (Lyon) Smith; d. January 2, 1872; children: 1, Zachariah Bicknell, b. March 18, 1815; m. October 6, 1836, Harriet A. Bass; in 1856 went to River Falls, Wis .; d. somewhere in Dakota. 2, Samuel Minot, b. August 4, 1818; m. May 4, 1847, C. Minora Craig; lawyer; went to St. Paul, Minn., and d. there, October 6, 1881. 3, Mary Ann, b. May 14, 1821; m. March 25, 1841, Nathan A. Howard; d. April 10, 1847. 4, Russell Adams, b. January 12, 1823; m. (1) January 1, 1849, Mary M. Spear; (2) June 9, 1859, Ellen M. Spear; children: (1), Mary Maria, b. August 12, 1854; m. June 15, 1873, Seva H. Thayer. (2), Daughter, b. August 14, 1861; d. September 1, 1861. (3), Ella May, b. May 11, 1863; m. December 5, 1881, S. Eugene Abbott. (4), Carroll Langdon, b. May 25, 1869.


5, Anna, b. September 20, 1794; m. (1) James Neff; m. (2) Nathan Kenney; m. (3) - Cushman; d.


6, Sally, b. April 19, 1796; m. May 9, 1815, Ebenezer Abbott; lives in Randolph.


7, Polly, b. November 2, 1798; m. September 23, 1819, Samuel C. Sumner.


PHINEAS, son of Nathaniel, b. Hampton, Conn., February 23, 1757; moved from Hampton, January 25, 1796, and settled in Braintree; m. February 24, 1780, Hannah Clark, who was b. December 29, 1757, and d. April 14, 1827; he d.


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June 25, 18 -; blacksmith. His epitaph is: "Nine hours of pain stopped the hammer and the bellows." Children:


1, Patience, b. Hampton, November 28, 1780; d. January 31, 1786.


2, Phineas, Jr., b. August 17, 1782; m. March 18, 1813, Abigail Weld; settled in Braintree in 1796; d. June 17, 1826; children: 1, Edwin, b. May 25, 1814. 2, Emily, b. December 6, 1815; m. August 18, 1836, Childs T. Blakeslee of Clari- don, O .; lived at Chagrin Falls, O .; now at River Falls, Wis. 3, Caroline, b. November 11, 1817; m. September 24, 1835, Jacob A. Spear. 4, Son, twin to Caroline, d. a few hours old. 5, Samuel Waldo, b. February 23, 1820; m. Sarah Rosebrook of Princeton, Wis .; now lives at Nashua, Iowa; was member of the Wisconsin Legislature 2 years; in 1881 member of the Iowa Legislature. 6, Alvin Lyon, b. May 12, 1822; m. Sarah Vanvalin of Wisconsin; lives at Nashua, Iowa; once a member of the Wisconsin Legislature. 7, Laura Ann, b. July 28, and d. December 13, 1824. 8, Phineas, 3d, b. August 7, 1826; d. Sep- tember 13, 1827.


3, Jeremiah, b. Hampton, Conn., November 16, 1784; m. April 6, 1830, Jeru- sha Pratt; d. October 26, 1842; children: 1, Helen, b. April 10, 1831. 2, Abby, b. September 19, 1833; d. August 10, 1858. 3, George W., b. June 25, 1835. 4, Phineas C., b. September 29, 1837. 5, Jeremiah C., b. March 4, 1840. 6, John Wesley, b. June 13, 1842; d. August 7, 1844.


4, John, b. May 9, 1787; d. unmarried, June 28, 1829.


3, Patience, b. March 12, 1789; m. - Henney; left him and went to New York, and d. there.


6, Eliphalet, b. June 14, 1791; m. December 5, 1816, Elizabeth Vinton; d. May 3, 1842; one child, Hannah Maria, b. March 8, 1826; d. July 29, 1828.


7, Hannah, b. June 28, 1793; m. March 28, 1815, Levi Jackman of Berlin; went West.


8, Rebecca, b. June 24, 1795; m. William Ford; went to Lock Berlin, N. Y., and d. there.


9, Sally, b. September 5, 1797; m. July 10, 1817, Elijalı French, Jr .; moved to N. Y. and d. there.


10, Clark, b. January 15, 1800; m. and lived at Attica, N. Y.


11, Seymour, b. February 23, 1802; d. June 11, 1808.


DANIEL, son of Nathaniel, b. Hampton, Conn., December 7, 1761; m. (1) Elizabeth Martin, who was b. December 24, 1761, and d. October 24, 1804; m. (2) Mrs. Sarah Sumner, mother of Samuel C. Sumner; moved to Braintree in 1796, and settled at "Connecticut Corners;" d. March 12, 1842.


1, Betsey, b. October 9, 1784; m.


2, Daniel, Jr., b. July 17, 1786; m. November 10, 1808, Sally Whiting; d. children: 1, Eliza. 2, Nelson. 3, Orison. 4, Warren. 5, Sarah. 6, Perry.


3, Polly, b. Jannary 30, 1789; d. April 28, 1791.


4, Phila, b. October 17, 1790; m. Joseph Bowditch of Randolph, and lived there; d. in Boston.


5, Ebenezer. b. Angust 7, 1792; m. Eliza Linfield; went West.


6, Nathaniel, b. February 29, 1796; m. April 5, 1821, Polly Nichols; d. July 17, 1873: children: 1, Nancy Ann, b. March 21, 1824; m. May 18, 1842, Abial


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Rising; d. December 28, 1869. 2, Daniel, b. February 19, 1826; m. March 9, 1854, Sarah E. Linfield; children: (1), Lora May, b. April 13, 1855; m. March 22, 1875, Albert Pearl; one child (adopted), Mabel Gertrude, b. March 16, 1879. (2), Charles Fremont, b. August 18, 1856; m. February 27, 1883, Ada M. Holman. (3), Flora Elizabeth, b. September 3, 1858; d. October 19, 1860. (4), Flora Min- nie, b. June 18, 1860; m. September 20, 1883, Waldo F. Flint. (5), Daniel Hale, b. December 13, 1863. (6), Sherwin Martin, b. January 7, 1866. (7), Irving Adams, b. May 20, 1868. (8), Marion Linfield, b. May 20, 1872. 3, Mary, b. January 17, 1828; m. November 29, 1860, Jacob Albert of Mass .; resides at Salem, N. H. 4, Naomi Lorette, b. April 26, 1832; m. September 28, 1862, Duran Snow; d. December 30, 1870. 5, Abner Nichols, b. Marclı 31, 1834; m. (1) Susan Smith; (2) Celia Richardson; lives in Little Rock, Ark. 6, Martha Elizabeth, b. August 9, 1836; m. December 14, 1853, Edwin Stockwell of Royal- ston, Mass., and lives there. 7, Emily, b. June 20, 1838; d. January 11, 1866.


7, Eunice, b. February 19, 1798; m. December 31, 1823, Horace Kent of Warren, and resided there; d. February 16, 1878.


8, Joseph, b. December 28, 1802; m. Mercy Monroe; went West; both dead.


9, Martin, b. October 9, 1804; d. Jacksonburg, Mo., July 30, 1834. by 2d m .: 10, Cynthia, d. August 5, 1835.


11, Smith, m. Electa Coburn; went to Ohio; now dead.


12, Sarah Ann, m. March 19, 1835, Parker Flint; d. at River Falls, Wis.


WILLIAM FLINT, son of Nathaniel, b. Hampton, Conn., April 29, 1769; m. Patty Randall; settled in Braintree in 1803; d. 1850; children:


1, William, Jr., b. March 17, 1795; m. Anna Thomas, who was b. December 6, 1798, and d. September 21, 1879; he d. August 16, 1879. Had children.


2, Elijah, b. March 7, 1798; m. September 5, 1824, Patience Neff; d. March 8, 1882; children: 1, Lewis Neff, b. December 3, 1824; m. July 16, 1846, Mary B. Bass; killed by cars, at Lawrence, Mass., September 2, 1856; children: (1), Leroy Hale, b. April 7, 1848; m. September 19, 1877, Ella M. Kendrick of West Randolph; lives in Chicago, Ill. (2), Ida Lell, b. July 8, 1857; d. July 3, 1864. (3), De Witt Clinton, b. June 3, 1855; m. February 23, 1881, Lucinda Spooner of Randolph ; residence, Jamestown, Dak .; one child: Philbra Lewis, b. in Brain- tree, February 15, and d. December 23, 1883. 2, Roana, b. October 24, 1826; m. May 9, 1847, J. Q. A. Bass; lives at West Randolph. 3, Abby, b. October 1, 1828; m. November 2, 1847, James Hutchinson, Jr .; d. at West Randolph, May 6, 1879. 4, Elijah Perkins, b. August 21, 1830; m. 1858, Flora E. Wheeler of West Randolph, and lives there. 5, Martha Ann, b. January 2, 1833; m. August 3, 1850, James P. Cleveland, Jr .; residence, West Randolph. 6, Mary Augusta, b. August 22, 1834; m. May 5, 1859, Edgar A. Hatch of Pittsfield ; lived at West Randolph; d. January 16, 1883. 7, Harriet Ellen, b. October 16, 1836; m. March 21, 1860, Stillman C. Loomis; lived in Randolph; d. January 10, 1875. 8, Patience Jeanette, b. August 13, 1839; m. May 5, 1859, H. Sherman Harwood; since 1878 has lived in Cambridge, Mass. 9, Joseph Jerome, b. April 3, 1742; m. September 5, 1866, Clara L. Ford of WestRandolph; lives now at Jamestown, Dak. 10, Charles Rush, b. May 13, 1845; m. November 6, 1871, Emma E. Kelsey of New York State; now in Jamestown, Dak. 11, Infant,


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b. and d. August 5, 1847. 12, Lora Frances, b. October 28, 1852; m. May 21, 1873, Wales Bass; lives at West Randolph.


3, Royal, b. September 27, 1799; m. November 28, 1820, Betsey Harwood; lived in Brookfield; d. January 22, 1846.


4, Martha, b. February 1, 1801; m. (1), September 7, 1820, Samuel Vinton ; in 1824 moved to Bristol; m. (2) Godfrey Richardson, whom she survives; lives at East Bethel.


5, Mary, b. December 27, 1803; m. Charles Lewis ; lived at Potsdam, N. Y .; d. at Hastings, Minn.


6, Abigail, b. August 4, 1805; lived in Michigan.


7, Hovey, b. April 20, 1807; m. March 21, 1833, Sarah Spear; d. January 28, 1880; children: 1, Allen Hovey, b. January 2, 1834; m. (1) May 8, 1856, Ann E. Adams, formerly of Williamstown, who d. November 18, 1858; m. (2) March 17, 1859, Rosette A. Blanchard; children: (1) Charles Adams, b. June 17, 1857. (2), Allen Hovey, Jr., b. October 15, 1858; m. September 5, 1877, Jessie L. Scott; children: Myron Parker and Florence Mabel. (3), by (2) m., Avery Elijah, b. January 1, 1860. (+), Anna Elvira, b. May 20, 1864. (5), George Cardell, b. May 15, 1866. (6), Herbert Forest, b. January 5, 1869. (7), Mary Chloe, b. February 6, 1873. (8), Emma Rose, b. March 18, 1875. (9), Perkins Warren, b. April 11, 1878. (10), Lella Delia, b. February 14, 1882. 2, Chloe, b. December 17, 1835; m. September 22, 1873, Almon Morse of Randolph, and lives there. 3, Avery Levi, b. March 8, 1838; m. October 9, 1860, Susan S. Loomis; lived in Braintree several years; d. in Randolph, February 17, 1875; one child: Mary A., b. Octo- ber 1, 1864. 4, Mary Sophia, b. March 22, 1840; d. December 6, 1871. 5, Delia Arlotta, b. April 26, 1843; m. July 28, 1861, Edwin F. Thresher.


8, Abigail, b. March 27, 1808; m. Jehiel English; d. in the West.


9, Parker, b. April 14, 1810; m. March 19, 1835, Sarah Ann Flint; went to River Falls, Wis., about 1856, and resides there.


10, David Fenton, b. January 15, 1812; m. Rhoda Morse of Brookfield; d. at West Randolph; children: 1, Abby Ann, m. - Sargent. 2, Joseph Rodney, b. July 22, 1843; m. January 12, 1871, Ann L. Cross of Brookfield; one child: Ernest Fenton, b. November 3, 1879.


11, Chloe, b. February 21, 1814; m. July 5, 1837, Charles A. Clark of Green- field, Mass .; d. west.


12, Zacheus. b. December 25, 1817; m. (1) April 11, 1839, Caroline Abbott; m. (2) December 31, 1881, Anna E. Blair, formerly of Fayston; children: 1, Caroline Annette, b. August 20, 1840; d. August 11, 1842. 2, Vilas C., b. October 30, 1842; m. November 18, 1868, Sarah E. Sumner; children: (1), Julius Vilas, b. October 3, 1869. (2), Herman Elbert, b. October 21, 1871. (3), Newton Judson, b. September 28, 1874. (4), Caroline Annette, b. October 12, 1878. (5), Leon, b. March 6, 1882. 3, Julius Zacheus, b. August 13, 1849; d. September 27, 1853.


AMASA FLINT, son of Nathaniel and Lucy, b. at Hampton, Conn., August' 1775, and d. December 11, 1851; 111. (1) September 10, 1795, Hannah Martin of Hampton, who d. March 15, 1837, aged 62: m. (2) Mrs. Lucy B. Bartlett, who d. in 1838; m. (3) July 25, 1839, Mrs. Phebe Rumrill; children all by first wife:


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1, Lucy, b. September 21, 1796; m. Jewett Leathers of Lincoln, where she lived and died aged 62.


2, Amasa, Jr., b. August 9, 1798; m. October 11, 1824, Harriet Hall; children: 1, Azro Hall, b. February, 1826. 2, Samuel Harrison, dead. 3, Hiram A., b. in 1829. 4, Henry, b. in 1838.


3, Lovina, b. January 7, 1801; d. June 3, 1880; m. Solomon Ferry of White- hall, N. Y., who d. April 11, 1864; moved to Roxbury about 1833.


4, Eunice, b. March 21, 1803; m. October 24, 1824, Leonard Holman.


5, Benjamin Martin, b. December 11, 1803; m. Sabria Dudley; resides at Randolph.


6, Hannah, b. September 17, 1808; m. December 13, 1832, Joseph Dudley of Randolph, Mass .; d. November 24, 1882.


7, Ziba, b. April 4, 1813; m. December 6, 1838, Roxana Bartlett of Brook- field; d. about 1860; children: 1, Laura, m. Otis Standish of West Randolph, where she survives him. 2, Mary Jane, d. March, 1865. 3, Helen, m. Martin Mann of Randolph; d. March 25, 1867, aged 20.


FORD.


ABRAHAM FORD, b. in Hampton, Conn., August 29, 1744; m. November 8, 1764, Abigail Woodward of Hampton, who was b. May 1, 1740, and d. March 23, 1826; moved to Braintree in the winter of 1801, settling where L. K. Fisher lives; sold to Daniel Waite, March 22, 1816, and moved to Brookfield; d. March 19, 1832; children all b. in Hampton:


1, Abraham, Jr., b. May 15, 1765; m. Sally Ingalls of Brookfield; lived in Jericho, and d. there April 8, 1813.


2, Jacob, b. April 7, 1767; lived in Lebanon, Conn .; d. June 23, 1824.


3, Abigail, twin to Jacob, m. December 7, 1826, Samson Nichols; d. in Ran- dolplı, February 4, 1831.


4, Sally, b. November 27, 1768; never m .; d. August 15, 1844.


5, Alice, b. March 20, 1770; d. May 18, 1784.


6, Dinah, b. October 5, 1771; d. June 1, 1773.


7, Dyer, b. January 31, 1773; lived and d. in Connecticut.


8, Chloe, b. August 1, 1774; d. March 6, 1790.


9, Ella, b. April 6, 1776; m. Harvey Ingalls of Brookfield; d. at East Pit- cairn, N. Y., October 26, 1857.


10, Hannah, b. May 22, 1777; m. James Flint of Williamstown, and lived there; d. July 13, 1821.


11, Dinah, b. July 27, 1781; m. Henry Brown and lived in Randolph; d. March 7, 1868.


12, Elisha, b. January 5, 1785; m. July 9, 1809, Aseneth Spear; d. June 28, 1869; children: 1, Washington, b. January 9, 1810; m. January 6, 1835, Mary Crain of Berlin, d. July 26, 1883; children : (1), Abraham, b. June 6, 1836; m. July 4, 1855, Mary A. Cady of Northfield; went to California April 1, 1869. (2), William J., b. February 8, 1839; m. August 11, 1860, Maria E. Bennett of Northfield; went to California, March, 1868; d. October 27, 1877. (3), Orson, b. July 17, 1841; d. November 26, 1849. (4), Mary, b. September 3. 1843; d. June 24, 1845. (5), Jacob Washington, b. June 20, 1846; m. Ida Phillips of Brookfield; lives at West


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Randolph. (6), Orson Elisha, b. August 25, and d. October 8, 1861. 2, Lewis, b. October 26, 1811; m. twice; lives at Barton Landing. 3, Maria, b. August 4, 1813; married, lived and d. in Worcester. 4, Kezia, b. January 25, 1816; m. Levi Tracy; d. August 20, 1839. 5, Levina, b. January 13, 1818; d. in Brook- field, June 4, 1857; grad. med. coll. 6, Anna, b. January 8, 1820; m. Levi Tracy; lives at Grand Haven, Mich. 7, Hannah, b. April 25, 1822; m. December 12, 1841, Matthew Pratt, Jr .; d. January 20, 1845. 8, John, b. April 27, 1824; m. Bird; killed in first battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861. 9, Abigail, b. June 20, 1826; m. Franklin Croffut of Boston, Mass., and lives there. 10, Chloe, b. December 19, 1828; m. Joseph Smith; lives a widow in Boston, Mass. 11, Sarah B., b. February 15, 1831; m. William S. Reynolds; lived in Kansas; d. February 25, 1862. 12, Fanny, b. January 31, 1835; m. -- Seavey, and lives in Dor- chester. Mass. 13, Henry, b. December 2, 1837; lives with Fanny.


WILLIAM FORD, place of nativity unknown; children:


1, William, Jr., b. August 30, 1770: m. 1791, Elizabeth Parmly; d. Septem- ber 23, 1830; children: 1, Jehiel, b. March 9, 1793; m. (1) March 24, 1812, Sally Pratt; m. (2) December 18, 1842, Harriet Stedman; d. February 2, 1856; children: (1), Emily, b. August 10, 1815; m. January 2, 1838, William Cushman; d. March 2, 1854. (2), Maria, b. December 29, 1817; m. November 15, 1836, Gil- bert Tilson of West Randolph, and resided there. (3), Minora, b. March 12, 1821; m. April 1, 1841, Micah Mann of West Randolph, and resided there; d. April 18, 1851. (4), Betsey, b. August 16, and d. September 19, 1823. (5), Satira, b. December 7, 1824; m. Jonathan Lamson. (6), Jehiel Chauncey, b. August 29, 1829; m. Frances Wood of Randolph; d. September 9, 1856. 2, Clara, b. August 28, 1797; m. December 1, 1814, Henry Brackett, Jr .; d. August 11, 1874. 3, Ira, b. October 1, 1800; m. (1) November 30, 1830, Nellie Morton of Randolph, who d. October 11, 1847, aged 43 years; m. (2) June 4, 1848, Ellen Amelia Edson; children: (1), Joseph Merton, b. April 7, 1832; m. July 5, 1851, Mary C. Stanley; resides at West Randolph. (2), Harriet Miriam, b. April 9, 1838; m. Septem- ber 22, 1851, Charles Beckwith; resides at Lebanon, N. H. (3), William Henry, b. August 6, 1849; d. November 11, 1852. (4), Lydia Maria, b. November 16, 1851; m. March 16, 1872, Cruden J. Holmes of Barnet; resides in Brookfield. (5), William Henry, b. September 17, 1854; d. September 2, 1855. (6), George Ira, b. October 12, 1837; m. November 26, 1881, Minnie E. Martin. 4, Samuel, b. February 3, 1803; m. Harriet Moulton of Randolph; resides at Staten Island, N. Y. 5, Betsey, b. September 16, 1805; m. April 13, 1825, Samuel Riford; d. May 24, 1864. 6, Lovina, b. October 23, 1808; ni. May 14, 1828, Stillman Moul- ton of Randolph, and resides there. 7, William, 3d, b. June 6, 1811; m. (2) July 21, 1839, Abigail Flint; lived in Jackson, Mich .; d. Nov. 14, 1865. 8, Otis Standish, b. December 20, 1813; m. November 25, 1839, Orpha Goodwin, settled in Hardwich; d. April 13, 1875. 9, Sally, b. August 20, 1816; m. December 4, 1834, Zenas Thayer, Jr .; lives at Winona, Wis.




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