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3, Betsey Knapp, b. October 2, 1808; m. November 22, 1852, Zeba Smith of Randolph, Mass., and lives there.
4, Jeptha, Jr., b. April 18, 1810; m. August 27, 1840, Louisa E. Partridge; one child: Elmira.
5, Lewis Strong, b. July 15, 1812; m. January 24, 1839, Lusena Partridge; children: 1, Ellen Amanda, b. October 21, 1839; m. October 21, 1862, Isaac W. Linfield. (2), Mary Angelia, b. March 26, 1849; d. September 20, 1861.
6, Almeda, b. September 18, 1814; m. January 6, 1842, William W. Wood- ward of Roxbury, and lived there; d. July 22, 1851.
7, Cyrus, b. September 22, 1816; m. March 21, 1841, Hepzibah G. Braley of Northfield, and there resided; d. April 16, 1882.
8. Daniel, b. September 1, 1818; m. (1) September 20, 1843, Clarissa Spauld- ing of Roxbury, who d. January 22, 1865; settled in Randolph; subsequently went to Dodge Center, Minn., and m. (2) July 6, 1866, Elvira Arnold.
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9, Samuel, b. October 17, 1821; m. (1) May 21, 1850, Mary M. Chandler of Berlin, who d. June 21, 1873; m. (2) December 9, 1873, Mrs. Cornelia A. (Crossett) Gilman of Duxbury; lives at Randolph.
10, Mary Gurney, b. September 22, 1825; d. March 29, 1832.
MELETIAH C. HOWARD, b. in Morrisville, July 24, 1808; moved to Brain- tree in 1829; m. April 19, 1838, Charity Trask, and settled in Rochester, but moved back to Braintree March 15, 1866; d. October 3, 1880; children:
1, Cynthia M., b. February 22, 1839; m. February 22, 1854, Aaron Hoisington; ncw lives in Rochester.
2, Horace H., b. August 1, 1844; m. December 14, 1863, F. E. Carr of Lebanon, Me., who was b. May 19, 1846; one child: Willis S., b. July 12, 1865.
JAMES R. HOWARD, brother of Meletiah, b. in Morristown, September 30, 1815; m. (1) March 21, 1838, Angeline A. Wells; m. (2) August 2, 1857, Susannah Cleveland; moved to Gilmantown, Wis., about 1867; children:
1, Jane Anna, b. March 7, 1839; d. September 1, 1854.
2, Chester J., b. March 21, 1840; d. in the U. S. service at New Orleans, La., July 18, 1862.
3, Caroline M., b. March 4, 1842; m. October 18, 1862, Sayles Hoisington of Rochester, and settled there.
4, Charles W., b. in Bethel, October 30, 1852; m. September 9, 1880, Ella E. Williams of Providence, R. I., and settled at Malden, Mass.
5, by 2d m., Clarissa A., b. April 21, 1859.
6, John Lincoln, b. January 4, 1861.
7, Abram Fremont, b. May 27, and d. October 5, 1862.
8, Hattie May, b. in Roxbury, July 3, 1866.
9, Chester A , b. in Gilmanton, Wis., April 24, 1868.
10, Jane Emma, b. in Gilmanton, Wis., June 28, 1870.
HUDSON.
LOT HUDSON was b. in Connecticut and moved to Pittsford about 1797, thence to Randolph, and thence to Braintree, about 1810. He went from Braintree as a minute-man to the battle of Plattsburgh, N. Y., holding the rank of captain. Subsequently moving to Brookfield, he d. there about 1834. He married twice, by the first marriage having one child:
1, James Ogden, b. Haddam, Conn., November 4, 1794; m. (1) Asenath Hil- dreth of Roxbury, who was b. March 23, 1797, and d. September 26, 1865; lie d. April 12, 1869; children: 1, Lucena, b. January, 1819; d. August 7, 1823. 2, Clarinda P., b. November 6, 1821; m. (1) December 9, 1842, Harley Bement of Tunbridge, who d. August, 1854; m. (2) September 29, 1858, Gershom N. Spaulding of Roxbury; moved to Michigan in the fall of 1876; d. April 12, 1881. 3, Philenda, d. August 4, 1823, aged 1 year and 3 months. 4, Jared, d. August 14, 1824, aged 1 year 7 months. 5, Lucia, d. March 28, 1828, aged 2 years 6 months. 6, Jackson. 7, Duane. 8, Velora, m. October 25, 1874, Tyler Wiley of Roxbury and resides there. 9, Dennison, b. July 26, 1830; m. November 21, 1855, Catharine Dutton; lived in Braintree quite a long time, then went to Warren, where he now resides; children: (1), Betsey Asenath, b. December 4, 1856; d. October 24, 1869. (2), Dennison D., b. February 6, 1858. (3), William
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O., b. January 28, 1861. (4), Ida M., b. May 28, 1864. James Ogden m. (2) Abialı (Trask) Pratt.
HUNTINGTON.
REV. ELIJAH HUNTINGTON, b. Mansfield, Conn., August 21, 1763; m. (1) December, 1792, Sally Field of Tunbridge, who d. November, 1794; (2) June 9, 1807, Lydia Parmly; he d. June 24, 1828.
1, Elijah, Jr., b. November 5, 1793; m. in 1824, Susan Gordon of Delaware, O., and settled in Perrysburg, O .; d. July 25, 1854. by 2d m .:
2, Christopher, b. March 5, 1802; m. August 9, 1836, Charlotte Tilson; chil- dren: 1, Martha Tilson, b. July 19, 1837. 2, Elijah, b. October 30, 1839; m. May 1870, Ellen A. Black of Coventry; practiced dentistry at West Randolph; d. April 7, 1877. 3, Edmund, b. May 3, 1842; m. January 1, 1869, Carrie Tracy of Johnson. 4, Susie Melinda, b. May 1, 1854.
Son, b. December 31, 1803; d. January 10, 1804.
4, Jehiel, b. June 23, 1805; m. June 8, 1843, Hannah Holman; d. April 3, 1876.
5, Lydia, b. April 14, and d. July 2, 1808. -
6, Sally, b. August 19, 1809; d. September 25, 1851.
7, Joseph, b. July 27, 1811; preached in Williamstown; d. April 26, 1843. , Lydia, twin to Joseph, m. April 25, 1839, Jarvis Tilson.
9, Samuel P., b. June 4, 1814; d. November 27, 1840.
10, Adoniram Judson, b. July 6, 1818; m. June, 1844, Bettie Graves Christian of Urbana, Va .; Prof. of Languages in Columbian College, Washington, D. C.
11, Nancy Judson, b. December 12, 1821; d. August 10, 1843.
HUTCHINSON.
RICHARD HUTCHINSON, b. in Arnold, England, in 1602; came to America in 1634, and settled at Salem Village, now Danvers, Mass .; was "a man of indomitable perseverance, great vigor of mind and physical endurance;" was strictly religious, and a thorough farmer.
JOSEPH, son of Richard, b. North Muskham, England, in 1633; m. and settled at Salem Village.
BENJAMIN, son of Joseph, b. Salem Village, Mass., and d in 1733.
NATHANIEL, son of Benjamin, b. Salem Village, May 3, 1698; in 1733 moved to Sutton, Worcester Co., Mass .; d. November 19; 1779. From his two sons, Bartholomew and Lot, sprang the Hutchinsons that have lived in Braintree.
BARTHOLOMEW, son of Nathaniel, b. at Sutton, Mass., June 28, 1734; was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary war; was one of the proprietors of Brain- tree and contributed largely to its settlement, though never a resident; d. in 1820. Of ten children, two lived in Braintree.
NATHANIEL, son of Bartholomew, b. Sutton, Mass., April 13, 1764; moved to Braintree in 1785; m. 1786, Lucy Flint; d. August 3, 1794; children:
1, Nathaniel, Jr., b. April 22, 1787; m. 1808, Nancy Kenney of Barnard, who was b. March 12, 1789, and d. August 24, 1864; he d. March 6, 1872; children: 1, Eliza Ann, b. December 14, 1810; m. November 26, 1835, Daniel Cram of Rox
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bury; lives in Salisbury, Mo. 2, Son, b. January 9, 18 -; d. same day. 3, Alden, b. June 28, 1813; d. March 24, 1814. 4, Sylvander, b. July 14, 1815; m. August 6, 1855, Elizabeth Horton of South Dartmouth, Mass .; bookseller at New Bedford, Mass. 5, John, b. August 30, 1819; m. (1) Elizabeth Lucy Stone of Hartland; lived at Keytesville, Mo .; m. (2) Sarah Ann Stone, sister of Eliz- abeth; lives at Salisbury, Mo. 6, Azro, b. January 12, and d. January 31, 1823. 7, Harriet Newell, b. October 25, 1824; m. April 6, 1847, Lucius Salisbury of West Randolph, and moved to Keytesville, Mo., and thence to Salisbury.
2, Lucy, b. 1790; d. April, 1794.
3, Infant, b. and d. 1792.
4, Infant, b. and 1794.
JOHN, son of Bartholomew, b. Sutton, Mass, January 18, 1766; m. Febru- ary, 1792, Lucy Kenney of Sutton, who d. November 2, 1868; moved to Brain- tree in the fall of 1793; d. May 29, 1845; children:
1, Rufus, b. Sutton, Mass., May 9, 1793; m. July 2, 1818, Abigail Brackett; children: 1, John Brackett, b. October 8, 1819; m. October 24, 1849, Lucretia M. Gregory of Plattsburgh, N. Y .; d. April 2, 1867. 2, Charles, b. July 31, 1820; m. May 20, 1845, Jane Velina Randall; since June, 1854, has resided at River Falls, Wis. 3, Rufus, Jr., b. December 31, 1823; m. (1) June 2, 1850, Sarah Partridge; (2) October 4, 1854, Minora A. Loomis; children: (1), Charles Rufus, b. December 29, 1853; m. October 9, 1872, Ella B. Battles; lived at Benton Harbor, Mich .; m. (2) June 4, 1879, Alice L. Stevenson of Cincinnati, O., and lives in Norwalk, O .; children: Anna Sallie, b. in Braintree, Decem- ber 20, 1880; d. May 9, 1883. Alice Lydia, twin to Anna, d. March 29, 1881. Clarence Richard, b. in Norwalk, O., May 16, 1882. by 2d m .: (2), John Brack- ett, b. January 16, 1865. (3), Abby Minora, b. July 21, 1868. 4, Minora Antoinette, b. September 16, 1826; m. November 30, 1847, Seth Mann; d. April 10, 1848. 5, Elephal, b. January, 1831; d. September, 1832. 6, George, b. March 6, 1833; m. December 19, 1853, Rosina M. Cram; d. October 3, 1881; children: (1), Mary Inez, b. April 30, 1854; m. September 2, 1874, Joseph S. Carpenter, who was b. in Braintree, March 12, 1851; one child, Clyde Mirrian, b. March 23, 1882. (2), Anna Maria, b. October 7, 1855; n. August 2, 1877, Jonathan E. Tilson; lives in Rutland. (3), George Samuel, b. June 10, 1369. 7, Samuel, b. February 26, 1835; d. February 22, 1863.
2, Polly, b. March 24, 1795; m. September, 1814, Nathan Morse of Roxbury; d. in Northfield, July 4, 1845.
3, James, b. February 27, 1797; m. (1) November 16, 1820, Sophia Brown of Randolph, and lived there; d. October 2, 1881; children: 1, William, b. Janu- ary 24, 1823; m. March 3, 1847, Helen M. Fisk of Randolph; resides at Wash- ington, D. C. 2, James, Jr., b. January 1, 1826; m. November 2, 1847. Abby B. Flint; has resided at West Randolph since 1870. 3, Henry, b. October 27, 1827; m. October 3, 1852. Laura M. Parish; since March, 1864, has lived in Randolph, Wis. 4, John, b. March 27, 1830; m. October 1, 1857, Lydia A. Fowler of Yates Co., N. Y .; now in Chicago, Ill. 5, Sophia, b. March 26, 1832; m. January 9, 1854, Harvey Spaulding of Lawrence, Kan., and lives there. 6, Ruth E., b. October 12, 1834; m. 1865, Henry Leis of Lawrence, Kan., whom
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she survives. 7, Lyman, b. August 12, 1837; m. November 22, 1859, Pauline M. Read of De Ramsey, P. Q., and lives in Randolph. 8, Edwin, b. November 2, 1840; d. October 26, 1864.
4, Sally, b. August 14, 1799; m. December 5, 1823, Ambrose Nichols of Northfield, and lived there; d. May 18, 1853.
5, Betsey, b. December 2, 1801; m. June 10, 1836, Warren Harlow of Ran- dolph, and lived there; d. August 4, 1848.
6, Kelita, b. March 6, 1804; m. Isaac Allen.
7, Lucy, b. February 1, 1806; m. December 29, 1829, Alvin Braley of Roxbury; d. in Northfield.
8, John, Jr , b. March 19, 1808; d. July 26, 1816.
9, Ruth, b. May 8, 1813; m. January 5, 1837, Cassius B. Hawes of Randolph, Wis .; lived and d. there.
LOT, son of Nathaniel, b. Sutton, Mass., August 1, 1741; m. Hannah Morse, who d. January 17, 1815; was one of the early settlers of Braintree; d. March 24, 1818; children:
1, Joanna, b. Worcester, Mass., June 7, 1768; m. twice, and d. in Brookfield, December 26, 1856.
2, Hannah, m. Timothy Jones; d. at South Hadley, Mass.
3, Aaron, b. Sutton, Mass., October 1, 1771; moved early to Pembroke, N. Y., thence, in 1815, to Darien, N. Y., where he d. February 12, 1836.
4, Asa, b. Sutton, Mass., September 15, 1780; m. March 3, 1808, Christiana Churchill of Chittenden, and settled in Shoreham; afterwards lived some time in Braintree, where his son Aaron was b. September 6, 1816, but nothing more is known of him.
5, Polly, m. Josiah Wellington; d. July 11, 1825.
6, Abiathar, b. Sutton, Mass., in 1787; moved to Braintree with his parents; m. (1) Susannah Hall; m. (2) July 11, 1821, Polly Gleason; m. (3) Betsey Moses, or Mosier, of Gilmanton, N. H., who d. March 23, 1837; m. (4) March 3, 1842, Mrs. Eunice Curtis, and d. March 17, 1844; children: 1, Armina. 2, Caleb. 3, George. 4, Betsey, all d. young. By 3d m .: 5, Rufus M., b. August 3, 1834, and lives in Calias.
HUNT.
SETH HUNT bought his farm where Albert Fitts now lives, January 30, 1799; children:
1, Sally, m. September 12, 1809, Levi Spear; d. about 1815.
2, Rebecca, m. December 1, 1814, Joshua Pratt.
3, Seth, Jr., m. Charlotte Spear; in 1854 went to lowa; d. there; children: 1, Relief, b. March 18, 1814; m. March 2, 1832, Curtis Battles, Jr .; d. in the West. 2, Lucinda, b. December 1, 1815; m. twice; now a widow in Iowa 3, Sally, b. February 18, 1817; m. April 15, 1839, Albert Fitts. 4, William, m. February 18, 1846, Harriet Rano of Hancock; d. in Iowa. 5, Lewis, d. in the West unmarried. 6, Mary Ann, m. Curtis Battles, Jr .; survives him in Iowa. 7, Lyman, m. and resides at Maquoketa, Iowa. 8, George, m. and resides in Minnesota. 9, Betsey, m. William Sumner; lived and d. in the West.
4, Joseph, m. --- Cobb.
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5, Charlotte, b. August 17, 1794; m. December 5, 1816, Levi Spear; d. Decem- ber 28, 1863.
6, Polly, m. William Blanchard; d. September 17, 1867, aged 67.
7, Levi, m. December 24, 1820, Lucy Martin; lived at Dubuque, Iowa.
8, Betsey, b. September 16, 1805; m. September 12, 1821, Beriah Battles; d. October 1, 1876.
GEORGE WASHINGTON HUNT, b. in Danville, July 26, 1845; m. December 25, 1870, Jane Louisa Cram of Northfield; b. May 27, 1848; one child: Nettie May, b. April 6, 1873.
KENDALL.
YOUNG ICHABOD KENDALL, b. in Roxbury, and moved to Braintree about 1859; m. three times, the last time Josephine M. Riford; since March, 1865, has lived in California. Of three children only one has lived in Braintree:
Theodore Berry, b. in Rochester, Wis., June 4, 1844; m. November 28, 1865, Lucia Jane Webb; one child: Annie Laurie, b. September 13, 1867.
KENNEY.
THOMAS KENNEY, probably from Randolph, Mass., was without doubt a resident of Braintree before 1790. He bought part of lot 94-1 of Silas Flint, May 7, 1792. Several other Kenneys settled in town about the same time, but what relation they were to Thomas it is impossible to say. There is scarcely a record of them.
NAHUM, son of Thomas, d. October 11, 1862, aged 77, and his wife d. August 20, 1865, aged 78.
NATHAN, d. February 7, 1790, aged 39-the first death in Braintree; Mary (Esther) Kenney, d. August 20, 1794.
JOHN HARWOOD KENNEY, d. in 1792.
RUFUS, m. September 13, 1792, Lydia Converse; children (probably):
1, Charles, b. July 21, 1793.
2, Rufus, Jr., b. in Rochester, July 26, 1796.
SALLY, m. December 4, 1800, Seth Chase; lived in Randolph.
LYDIA, m. July 26, 1792, Enoch Cleveland; d. May 13, 1831. (?)
JAMES, b. September 21, 1773, and d. February 12, 1838; m. Relief Curtis, b. May 14, 1782, and d. September 11, 1831; came from Randolph, Mass., and lived many years where Lewis S. Howard does; children:
1, James, Jr., b. September 21, 1800; m. May 25, 1823, Mary Linfield; d. July 2, 1859; children: 1, Mary, b. November 13, 1825; m. October 18, 1842, Joseph B. Edwards; five children; settled in Minnesota. 2, Eliza Jane, b. June 17, 1826; m. May 17, 1849, Samuel B. F. Abbott. 3, Edmund, b. July 25, 1828; m. January 1. 1853, Mary Morrison of Derby; three children. 4, Mehitable Elmira, b. July 5, 1838; d. aged about 18. 5, William M., b. August 22, 1841; m. Martha Pre- vier; resides at Montpelier. 6, Lodosca R., b. May 5, 1844; m. January 1, 1867, Darius Hatch; resides in Brookfield.
2, John, b. December 30, 1802; d. December 30, 1839.
3, Ala, b. April 22, 1805; m. September 30, 1832, Harriet Dod.
4, Edmund, b. May 15, 1807; m. December 2, 1830, Esther Chase; d. Decem- ber 1, 1837.
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5, Otis, b. September 15, 1809; d. December 6, 1810.
6, Alden, b. October 9, 1811; m. April 7, 1872, Catherine Nichols.
7, William Henry Harrison, b. October 30, 1813; m. February 17, 1835, Hen- rietta Dod.
8, Relief, b. February 9, 1816; m. October 27, 1836, John L. Chatfield.
9, Otis, b. July 30, 1819; m. April 29, 1840, Irene Spear.
10, Lucinda, b. November 2, 1822; d. September 5, 1823.
11, Harriet M., b. September 10, 1825; m. April 15, 1841, James M. Willis; resides in South Braintree, Mass.
ANDREW J. KENNEY, m. and lived in town; d. in the army; children: Nelson ; Levy ; Julia, m. October 28, 1880, Charles E. Otis of Concord, N. H .; Franklin B., b. February 18, 1859.
SEYMOUR FLINT KENNEY, b. June 16, 1812; m. December 1, 1831, Huldah H. Cleverly.
MARINDA KENNEY, m. February 18, 1834, John M. Coburn.
LYMAN KENNEY, m. February 23, 1847, Belinda Spear.
SEREPTA KENNEY, m. December 25, 1834, Lewis Battles of Brookfield.
KIDDER.
JOHN KIDDER, b. July 5, 1749; m. Sarah Dodge, who was b. March 12, 1750, and d. September 11, 1823; moved from Sutton, Mass., to Braintree in 1792; d. March 15, 1825. Of eleven children: John, Jr., Rufus, William, Tyler, Selvey, Polly and Chloe married and settled in the State of New York; Nabby, m. March 10, 1800, Daniel Parish of Randolph; Betsey, d. December 18, 1815, aged 23; the others lived in Braintree.
1, Sally, m. January 19, 1796, Daniel Waite; d.
2, Lyman, b. in Sutton, Mass., May 29, 1774; m. 1799, Ruth Nichols, who was b. November 16, 1776, and d. September 16, 1842; he d. March 28, 1841; children: 1, Cynthia, b. November 4, 1799; m. March 31, 1819, Harry Stewart; settled in Smithfield, N. Y .; d. October 6, 1827. 2, Sally, b. June 27, 1801; m. November 20, 1822, Augustus Harlow of Randolph, where she lived; d. December 27, 1872, sur- viving her husband. 3, Lyman, Jr., b. September 20, 1803; m. March 17, 1831, Harriet A. B. Bass; moved soon after to Darien Center, N. Y., and thence to Star Prairie, Wis., where he d. July 21, 1878. 4, Ira, b. December 24, 1804; m. January 14, 1834, Susannah Huntington; d. January 27, 1851; no children. 5, Betsey, b. April 22, 1809; m. October 6, 1825, Warren G. Munn of Aden, N. Y., where she survives him. 6, Emily, b. March 20, 1811; m. March 17, 1831, Jonathan B. Bass; lived in Cowlesville, N. Y., and d. there March 10, 1843. 7, Jefferson Parish, b. June 4, 1814; m. February 26, 1838, Mary Ann Stockwell of Cornwall, who d. September 29, 1880; moved West in 1858; children: (1), Marion Josephine, b. December 5, 1839: m. Dana White; lived and d. at St. Paul, Minn. (2), Lyman S., b. September 29, 1842; killed by the Indians at Beaver Creek, Kan., July 2, 1868. (3), Silas W., b. October 24, 1847; m. Ada Campbell, and resides at Vermillion, Dakota; has been a member of the Legislative Council of Dakota, and for several years clerk of the District Court. (4), Jefferson Parish, Jr., b. May 15, 1856; d. aged two and one-half years. 8, Abigail A., b.
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May 25, 1816; m. August 19, 1838, Theodore W. Nichols; lives in Dover, Ill. 9, Lucy M., b. April 27, 1820; d. August 20, 1823.
KILLAM.
BENJAMIN KILLAM, m. March 8, 1818, Mrs. Amelia (Kemp) Cram; children:
1, Benj. Franklin, b. May 17, 1819; m. Sally Pratt, who d. about 1839; now lives in Brattleboro; children: 1, Joseph B., b. July 10, 1831; lives in Gran- ville. 2, Lucy Ann, b. March 18, 1834; m. July 19, 1853, Francis F. Flint. 3, Alonzo, b. September 13, 1837; killed at the battle of Richmond, Va.
2, Lucy, d. unmarried.
LAMB.
AMOS LAMB, b. June 2, 1775; m. (1) December 18, 1794, Sally Spear; (2) Eunice Spear; d. March 5, 1862; children:
1, Samuel, b. February 14, 1796; m. (1) December 5, 1816, Rhoda Spear; m. (2) September 16, 1824, Polly Spear; d. August 16, 1868; children: 1, Son, b. and d. May 14, 1818. 2, Joel, b. February 29, 1820; d. September 25, 1822. 3, by 2d m., Daughter, b. and d. May 27, 1826. 4, Mary Elizabeth, b. January 6, 1828; m. November 29, 1853; Earl S. Cushman. 5, Nelson, b. August 8, 1830; d. October 11, 1831. 6, Samuel Irvin, b. September 6, 1832; m. (1) May 2, 1855, Amelia A. Hobart of Randolph; m. (2) September 10, 1856, Adelia A. Hobert of Randolph; lived in Wisconsin, and San Francisco, Cal .; d. in Braintree, June 27, 1866. 7, Orison, b. November 3, 1834: d. July 11, 1835. 8, Rhoda Marinda, b. October 5, 1836; d. May 3, 1841. 9, Lois Amanda, b. July 2, 1839; m. November 7, 1859, Martin W. Lamb of Granville; lives in San Francisco, Cal. 10, Edwin Foster, b. May 3, 1843; m. March 28, 1865, Ellen M. Rumrill; lives at Mt. Morris, Mich. .
2, Sally, b. March 25, 1799; d. aged about 18 years.
3, Leaphy, b. August, 1801; d. young.
LANE.
HENRY HARRISON LANE, b. New York state, June 11, 1854; settled in Braintree about 1863; m. February 11, 1880, Addie N. Marsh of Bethel; one child, Bertha E., b. March 4, 1881. His mother, Mrs. Charles Laskey, and three brothers, William, Adelbert and Julian R. D., live in Braintree.
LAPORT.
NICHOLAS LAPORT, b. Newark, N. J., May 10, 1800; m. February 19, 1824, Polly Claflin, who was b. in Hancock, January 25, 1805; moved to Braintree in 1842; d. February 9, 1863; children:
1, Mary Ellen, b. Brookfield, December 20, 1824; m. 1845, William Jewett of Hancock; lives in Rochester.
2, Dennison, b. Brookfield, July 12, 1826; d. March 27, 1827.
3, Orra Ladosca. b. September 30, 1830; m. March 3, 1831, Joshua N. Piper of Manchester, N. H .; lives in Albany, N. H.
4, Marcus Daniel, b. May 2, 1832; m. January, 18, 1853, Mary Elizabeth Stevens of Kennebunk, Me .; one child: 1, Ella Ladora, b. August 6, 1854; m. June, 1874, Charles Fullam of Brookfield, and lives there.
5, Julius Dennison, b. October 23, 1837; m. (1) August 30, 1868, Alethea W.
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Lawrence, of Lawrence, Mass .: m. (2) February 5, 1879, Ellen A. Gour, who d. July 6, 1881.
6, Annette Craig, b. November 28, 1840; m. January 1, 1864, Alden E. Ingalls of Hancock, and lives in Bethel.
LINFIELD.
BENJAMIN LINFIELD, son of David and Hannah (Vinton) Linfield, b. in Braintree, now Randolph, Mass., January 27, 1771; his mother "was a noted midwife, and served in that capacity (if her account may be credited), at the birth of 1,808 children;" m. Mehitable French; came to Braintree in -; d. in Randolph, November 16, 1831; children:
1, Mehitable, b. Braintree, Mass .; never m .; d. September 26, 1821.
2, Benjamin, Jr., b. Braintree, Mass., April 21, 1791; m. September 18, 1825, Lucy, daughter of Ephraim and Mary Heath of Vershire, b. May 4, 1802, and d. March 27, 1852; resides in Moretown; children: 1, Mehitable, b. August 24, 1826; m. September 2, 1849, Rufus Barnard of Moretown, and resides there. 2, Mary, b. November 5, 1828; m. February 26, 1855, William M. Pervier: resides in Northfield. 3, Eliza Jane, b. in Randolph, November 2, 1832; m. May 10, 1857, George Rice; resides in Moretown. 4, Martha Olivia, b. in Ran- dolph, July 2, 1845; residence, Moretown.
3, Appleton, b. July 16, 1799; m. March 25, 1824, Sally Nichols; d. December 24, 1875; children: 1, Mehitable Clarinda, b. April 6, 1825; m. (1) Thomas Hub- bard Adams of Brookfield, who d .; lived in Brookfield; m. (2) Samuel Paine of West Randolph, and resides there. 2, Hannah Emeline, b. January 21, 1828; m. December 2, 1847, Jonathan F. Sumner; d. January 14, 1882. 3, Sarah Elizabeth, b. September 27, 1830; m. March 9, 1854, Daniel Flint. 4, Marion N., b. August 13, 1833; d. July 28, 1866. 5, Isaac Wales, b. June 1, 1836; m. October 21, 1862, Ellen A. Howard; children: (1), Mary Ellen, b. November 1, 1863. (2), Isaac Wales, Jr., b. July 7, 1865. 6, Son, b. and d. January 25, 1839. 7, Martin Luther, b. September 12, 1841; d. July 23, 1842. 8, Martin Luther White, b. April 20, 1845; m. July 4, 1870, Melissa M. Richardson of Roxbury; children: (1), Nellie Florence, b. April 22, 1871. (2), Etta Ann, b. October 17, 1872. (3), Sarah Rebecca, b. March 5, 1875. 9, Adna A., b. July 15, 1848; d. April 7, 1849.
4, Martin, d. December 29, 1833.
5, Mary, twin to Martin, m. James Kenney, Jr .; d. at West Brookfield.
LOOMIS.
DANIEL LOOMIS, b. in Roxbury, December 25, 1805; m. (1) Arvilla Fuller; m. (2) March, 1849, Irena Kendall of Roxbury; moved to Braintree about 1831, and in 1856 went to Wisconsin; children;
1, Dennison Loomis, b. in Roxbury, July 17, 1828; d. aged 5 years.
2, Sarah Ann, b. in Roxbury, February 4, 1830; m. July 28, 1881, Dr. Larkin T. Turner of Boston, Mass., and lives there.
3, Caroline Aldura, b. May 31, 1832; m. November 10, 1853, Anson B. Ferry; lives in Brookfield.
4, Minora Arvilla, b. July 3, 1834; m. October 4, 1854, Rufus Hutchinson, Jr.
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5, Stillman Daniel, b. September 24, 1836; m. (1) March 21, 1860, Ellen A. Flint; m. (2) December 4, 1876, Ellen Lyon of Randolph; lives in Northfield; children: 1, Mabel Ellen, b. March 27, 1862. 2, Lawrence Herbert, b. August. 15, 1863. 3, Clarence Hobart, twin to Herbert. 4, Durward, b. April 26, 1865. 5, Daughter, b. May 10, and d. October 15, 1867.
6, Emily Maria, b. September 18, 1839; m. George W. Churchill of Quincy, Mass., and lives in West Randolph.
7, Susan Sophia, b. December 25, 1842; m. (1) October 9, 1860, Avery L. Flint; m. (2) June 19, 1878, Hugh Thresher of Northfield, and lives there.
8, Philenda Lamson, b. January 6, 1846; m. March 24, 1868, Clarence M. Bass.
9, by 2d m., Sherburn, 10, Ella, both live in the West.
JONAH LOOMIS, b. February 10, 1802; d. June 17, 1876; m. (1) - Munsell; m. (2) Phebe Blanchard, who d. November 3, 1850; m. (3) Laura Davis of Read- ing; children:
1, Jonah, Jr., d. May 6 ,1854, aged 14 years.
2, by 3d m., Infant Son, d. December 5, 1853.
3, Jonah Galusha, b. June 5, 1854.
4, Laura Adelle, b. 1856; m. Clayton Fisk of Brookfield, and lives there.
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