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HEZEKIAH, son of Cornelius, b. 1708 ; m. November 13, 1729, Mrs. Chris- tian (Aspinwall) Thayer, his brother's widow; d. October 19, 1754.
HEZEKIAH, Jr., b. September 30, 1730; m. 1751, Mary Stetson.
LEVI, son of Hezekiah, Jr., b. February 2, 1752; m. 1774, Hannah Curtis. Three of his children lived in Braintree:
1, Alpheus, b. March 18, 1781; m. January 26, 1803, Sally Thayer, of Thomas Thayer line, who was b. October 31, 1785, and d. July, 1859; settled in Brain- tree about 1808; d. April 10, 1847; children: 1, Henry Goddard, b. in Brain- tree, Mass., August 1, 1804; m. September, 1839, Sarah Pierce of Warren; sub- sequently moved to Stockbridge, Wis .; now resides at Vermillion, Dak .; children: (1), Sarah Maria, b. in Warren, May 14, 1840. (2), William F., b. in Bradford, August 15, 1842. (3), Ann Rebecca, b. September, 1844; d. aged 2 years. (4), Henry Vincent, b. June 15, 1850. (5), John Davis, b. in Royalton, November 17, 1857. 2, Sarah, b. Braintree, Mass., October 9, 1806; m. (1) Sep- tember, 1844, Vincent Hall, and settled in Boston, Mass .; m. (2) Richard Allen, and lives in Somerset, Mass. 3, Ephraim, b. December 9, 1809; m. November 7, 1843, Abigail Spear; since 1856 has lived in West Randolph; chil- dren: (1), Emma, b. May 11, 1845; m. April 27, 1864, Dana H. Morse of Ran- dolph, and resides there. (2), Harriet, b. January 4, 1852; m. June 26, 1872, Elliott Cushman of West Randolph, and resides there. (3), Abbie Ellen, b. July 26, 1854. 4, Mary Hunt, b. January 21, 1812; m. 1838, Calvin W. Rugg, M. D., of Boston, Mass., and settled there. 5, William, b. December 11, 1817; m. Jennie --; settled in Texas; merchant ; shot by rebels in 1861, in his store. 6, John Davis, b. March 4, 1823; m. Maria Wheeden of Rupert; now at Fall River, Mass.
2, Zenas, son of Levi, b. May 18, 1784; m. (1) June, 1804, Esther Holbrook, who d. March 29, 1809; settled in Braintree, Mass .; m. (2) October 26, 1809, Sally Burrage, and settled in Braintree; children: 1, Esther, b. September 25, 1805; m. July 21, 1849, James B. Battles. 2, Silas Holbrook, b. February
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19, 1807; m. July 4, 1839, Harriet K. Spear; d. December 1, 1850; children: (1), Harriet Viola, b. May 23, 1840; m. February 25, 1864, Amasa W. Ferry. (2), Orvis Silas, b. December 10, 1841; m. December 1, 1874, Maria B. Palmer of Williston; children: Eva J., b. April 19, and d. August 29, 1876. Mary Amelia, b. April 17, 1878. (3), Foster Jacob, b. February 6, 1844. (4), Myron Waldo, b. March 24, 1846. (5), Lewis Carlos, b. March 1, 1848; m. and lives in Boston, Mass. 3, Ruth, b. January 27, 1809; m. June 1, 1828, Stephen Rickard, and settled in Randolph. 4, by 2d m., Infant, b. February 23, 1811, and d. a few days old. 5, Zenas, Jr., b. January 15, 1813; m. December 4, 1834, Sarah Ford; in 1855 moved to Warren, Minn .; was one of the first settlers of that town and d. there; children: (1), Wheelock Parmly, b. April 30, 1836; m. July 4, 1857, Elizabeth Sands, and settled at Warren, Minn. (2), Calvin B., b. July 27, 1838; d. May 2, 1839. (3), Julia A., b. February 9, 1840; m. April 30, 1863, Silas Crandall, and resides at Warren, Minn. (4), Ruth L., b. October 4, 1843; m. July 4, 1862, Peter Fostman; resides at Warren, Minn. (5), Ellen L., b. May 15, 1847; m. December 11, 1869, John Henry Kinney; resides at Warren, Minn. (6), Louis Kossuth, b. January 28, 1852. (7), Ada L., b. June 20, 1856. 6, Levi Curtis, b. March 12, 1816; m. September 20, 1847, Mary Wood, who d. of typhus fever, November 14, 1847, aged 22; he d. of the same disease, Novem- ber 3, 1847. 7, Marion C., b. February 4, 1818; d. September 2, 1836. 8, Mary Vesey, b. March 14, 1820; m. December 5, 1839, James H. Brackett; lived in Boston, Mass .; d. November 25, 1874. 9, Joseph R., b. January 13, 1823; d. September 21, 1824. 10, George W., b. April 23, 1825; m. 1852, Martha Thomas of Pittsford, and settled in Middlebury, Ind. 11, Nancy A., b. October 7, 1827; m. August 4, 1849, Caleb Holbrook, and settled in Ashland, Mass. 12, Sarah J., b. July 2, 1830; d. November 9, 1835. 13, Elijah H., b. May 11, 1832; m. June, 1860, Maria A. Bailey : settled in Boston, Mass., and d. there. 14, Samuel P., b. January 23, 1834; d. February 3, 1835.
3, Abel, son of Levi, b. July 21, 1789; m. 1812, Lydia Cleveland, who was b. February 28, 1793, and d. November 21, 1863; settled in Braintree; d. March 13, 1866; children. 1, Harriet, b. October 25, 1813; m. December 28, 1842, Orin B. Copeland ; d. February 27, 1877. 2, Levi, b. January 2, 1815; m. January 2, 1843, Phebe Cushman. 3, Laurena, b. September 4, 1816; m. January 13, 1842, George Tilson, and settled in Randolph. 4, George Washington, b. May 12, 1818; d. August 26, 1840. 5, Horace Abel, b. February 10, 1820; m. (1) Decem- ber 6, 1846, Laura A. Harwood; lives in Roxbury; m. (2) April 11, 1861, Almira E. Dity, who was b. August 21, 1830; children: (1), Selden M., b. October 14, 1848; d. August 21, 1865. (2), Selva Holmes, b. November 7, 1850; m. June 15, 1873, Mary M. Flint, and settled in Braintree; one child: Rolla Carroll, b. June 13, 1878. 6, Lydia Almira, b. October 26, 1821; d. September 4, 1829. 7, Otis C., b. January 21, 1824; d. April 1, 1825. 8, Martha Maria, b. July 9, 1826; d. September 2, 1829. 9, Mary, b. February 21, 1828; d. Septem- ber 7, 1829. 10, Frederick Francis, b. February 12, 1830; m. January 18, 1855, Ruth H. Flint; children: (1), Frances Ruth, b. May 26, 1856; m. December 10, 1881, Clayton Mann. (2), Levi Francis, b. February 6, 1858. (3), Belle Mina, b. September 2, 1862. 11, Mary Arvilla, b. January 24, 1832; m. November 2, 1853,
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Rufus Newton Flint; d. January 17, 1883. 12, Ira Orlando, b. February 12, 1835; m. September 28, 1863, Lucy H. Mann; lives in Roxbury.
THOMAS THAYER brought from England his family, consisting of his wife, whose name was Margery, and three sons. June 21, 1664, is the date of his last will, which was admitted to probate, September 13, 1665; whence it appears that his death occurred between those two dates.
SHADRACH, son of Thomas, m. January 12, 1654, Mary Barrett, and settled in Braintree, Mass ; d. October 19, 1678.
EPHRAIM, son of Shadrach, b. January 28, 1669; m. January 7, 1692, Sarah, youngest daughter of John and Ruth Bass, and settled in Braintree, Mass .; d. June 15, 1757.
SHADRACH, son of Ephraim, b. April 18, 1701; m. May 2, 1723, Rachel White; d. February 17, 1783.
URIAH, son of Shadrach, b. October 15, 1724; m. 1748, Deborah Copeland; d. March 10, 1797.
SAMUEL WHITE, son of Uriah, b. June 4, 1757; m. May 9, 1780, Esther French; d. January 3, 1816.
SAMUEL WHITE, Jr., b. in Braintree, Mass., June 26, 1783; m. October 7, 1813, Ruth, daughter of Dea. Eliphalet Packard of Winthrop, Me., who was b. September 19, 1786, and d. May, 1873; he d. December 19, 1863. All his children were born on " Quaker Hill."
1, Ruth Barrell, b. May 10, 1816; d. next day.
2, Samuel White, 3d, b. May 21, 1817; m. January 6, 1841, Sarah L. Pratt of Woodstock, who was b. March 29, 1821; resided at Burlington; d. November 14, 1882.
3, Mary George, b. December 28, 1818 ; m. February 26, 1844, James N. Willard of Northfield.
4, Ruth, b. and d. November 16, 1820.
5, Elias Weld, b. October 10, and d. October 11, 1821.
6, Abigail Weld, twin to Elias, d. October 12, 1821.
7, Rush Brook, b. September 29, 1822; lawyer at Manchester, N. H .; d. September 14, 1843.
8, James Cary Barrell, b. August 10, 1824; m. October 12, 1844, Martha J. Pratt of Woodstock, who was b. December 1, 1824, and d. May 12, 1870 ; resides at Northfield.
9, Ruth Swan, b. April 30, 1826; d. August 22, 1827.
10, Darwin, b. February 2, 1828; m. January 6, 1850, Harriet E. Thayer of Northfield, who was b. December 6, 1835; resides now at Fredonia, N. Y.
THRESHER.
EDWIN FREEMAN THRESHER, b. in Shelby, N. Y., August 22, 1840; came from Northfield to Braintree in 1860; m. July 28, 1861, Delia A. Flint; children:
1, Fred Lewis, b. January 11, 1863.
2, Frank Hovey, b. December 12, 1864.
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3, Burton Edwin, b. August 11, 1868.
4, Avery Allen, b. June 8, 1872.
5, Carl Hugh, b. May 15, 1877.
THURSTIN.
WILLIAM THURSTIN, m. Lydia Johnson of Enfield, N. H .; moved to Braintree; children:
1, Charles, b. July 6, 1830; m. (1) February 12, 1852, Mary Danforth; m. (2) September 9, 1875, Mrs. Prudence (Mclntyre) Dame; grocer at W. Randolph.
2, Orlando D., b. February 7, 1832; m. April 5, 1854, Jennie Derby of Canaan, N. H .; lives at Keene, N. H.
3, Susnn Simonds, b. April 1, 1836 ; d. April 5, 1839.
4, Addie Maria, b. July 19, 1841; m. March 27, 1863, Phineas Campbell.
5, Sylvester, b. April 18, 1843; m. April 26, 1863, :Betsey Pratt; d. June 21, 1871.
6, Orett, b. January 26, 1845; m. April 20, 1863, Almon M. Pratt.
7, Francelia, b. November 24, 1847; d. August 7, 1850.
TILDEN.
DR. ITHAMAR TILDEN, came to Braintree about 1800, and remained only a few years; children (so far as known):
1, Olive, b. in Mayfield, Conn., December 17, 1795.
2, Maria, b. in Williamstown, December 9, 1797.
3, Philo, b. May 8, 1801.
TILSON.
JOSIAH TILSON, b. in Greenwich, Mass., July 5, 1781; m. Rhoda Barr, who was b. in New Braintree, Worcester Co., Mass., December 7, 1786, and d. Sep- tember 29, 1867; moved to Randolph early in 1809, and twelve years after, to Braintree; d. July 24, 1865; children:
1, Jarvis, b. in New Braintree, Mass., December 18, 1808; m. April 25, 1839, Lydia Huntington; d. November 8, 1882; children: 1, Jarvis Dwight, b. Feb- ruary 14, 1842 ; m. June 18, 1865, Vasliti M. Hodge; resides at Marion, Kan. 2, Nancy Judson, b. January 27, 1844; m. January 1, 1874, Martin L. Bruce, M. D .; lives in Brattleboro. 3, Joseph Milton, b. December 26, 1847; m. June 18, 1874, Clara L. Ducheney. 4, Jonathan Elijah, b. July 21, 1853; m. August 2, 1877, Anna M. Hutchinson ; lives in Rutland.
2, Eunice, b. in Randolph, October 30, 1810; m. December 3, 1829, Henry Stedman, Jr .; resides in Brooklyn, N. Y.
3, Martha, b. in Randolph, January 22, 1813; d. October 6, 1835.
4, Rhoda, b. in Randolph, August 16, 18 4 ; d. April 23, 1817.
5, George, b. in Randolph, April 5, 1816; m. January 13, 1842, Laurena Thayer; lives in Randolph.
6, Jonathan, b. February 16, 1818; graduated from Columbian College, Washington, D. C., and from Newton (Mass.) Theological Seminary; m. December 23, 1851, Martha Davis Anderson of Washington, D. C., and about 1852 settled in Hingham, Mass., where he preached twenty-five years; now resides at Northboro, Mass.
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7, Josiah, Jr., b. in Randolph, April 18, 1820; m. April 14, 1847, Mary Jane Sargent of Randolph, and has lived there since March 4, 1869; children: 1, Charles B., b. June 1, 1850; m. January 1, 1878, Eda L. Battles; resides in Randolph. 2, Royal F., b. August 10, 1853; m. October 19, 1876, Olivia P. Hib- bard of Randolph, and resides there. 3, Jonathan Wales, b. May 15, 1857. 4, Della May, b. February 19, 1861; m. October 30, 1880, William Arthur Gourley; residence, Northfield. 5, Jennie Ella, b. October 2, 1867.
8, Rhoda, b. in Braintree, March 10, 1822; d. July 29, 1879.
9, Lucy, b. July 16, 1826; m. May 9, 1850, M. Jackson Lamson of West Ran- dolph, and resides there.
EDMUND TILSON, Jr., b. in Randolph, November 2, 1806; began business at Peth in 1827; moved to West Randolph in 1853; m. (1) November, 1832, Lucinda Nye of Barnard, who d. April 10, 1834; m. (2) October, 1834, Esther Sherburne of Barnard, who d. September 11, 1870; children:
1, Luther Nye, b. November 22, 1833; m. (1) Mary Kimball of Weathersfield, who lived about three years after; m. (2) Delia L. Bass of Randolph; d. March 28, 1880; children: 1, Mary D., b. November 3, 1865. 2, Mabel C., b January 29, 1871. 3, Luther B., b. April 30, 1878; d. August 25, 1879.
2, by 2d m., Martha Lucinda, b. April 15, 1836; m. John Kimball of Weath- ersfield; settled in Boston; d. about a year after marriage.
3, Ruth Ann, b. June 25, 1838 ; m. Edwin Hoisington of Hartland; resides in Boston.
4, Mary Maria, b. November 22, 1840; resides at West Randolph.
5, Edmund Sherburne, b. April 5, 1843; m. Ida Elwell of West Salem, Wis .; a teacher; d. at West Salem, July 2, 1878.
6, Julia Amanda, b. October 20, 1849; m. Albert E. Dean of Weathersfield ; residence, Boston.
TRASK.
PETER TRASK came from Mass .; m. Charity Alden, who d. March 8, 1833, aged 55; he d. January 1, 1834, aged 63; children:
1, Pardon. b. April 18, 1796; m. June 3, 1835, Lucinda Martin of Rochester, b. April 26, 1805; d .; children: 1, Sophia Lucinda, b. September 25, 1836. 2, Abigail Martin, b. March 2, 1838; m. October 13, 1857, Anson Marsh, formerly of Leverett, Mass .; d. July 12, 1859. 3, Alden, b. and d. January 21, 1842. 4, Martin Sargent (adopted), b. in Middlebury, July 12, 1845; m. October 23, 1866, Susan C. Falson of Tunbridge, who d. August 13, 1881, aged 41; children: (1), Myra Eunice (Sargent), b. September 27, 1868. (2), Mary Lois (Sargent), b. March 7, 1875. 5, Abby Ella Marsh (adopted), b. July 22, 1858; m. September 1, 1872, Salome Flint, b. August 7, 1845; children: (1), Lutie Lucinda (Flint), b. September 18, 1875. (2), Minnie Laura (Flint), b. July 13, 1878.
2, Abiah, b. August 7, 1800; m. (1) Enoch Pratt; m. (2) J. Ogden Hudson; d. January 7, 1878.
3, Alden, b. June 25, 1803; m. December 2, 1830, Esther Riford; went West; children: 1, Loretta Esther, b. December 10, 1831; d. October 28, 1834. 2, Franklin Alden, b. September 23, 1833; m. 3, Truman C., b. April 16, 1835. 4, Ellen M., b. September 22, 1836; d. August 29, 1839. 5, Phebe A., b. June
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12, 1838; d. aged about 16. 6, Elmira E., b. April 3, 1840; d. March 3, 1843. 7, Joseph Elverton, b. November 24, 1841; m. and lives in Boston, Mass. 8, Seth R., b. November 18, 1844; d. in U. S. Service. 9, Lovina K., b. May 21, 1847; d. February 7, 1849. 10, Nancy Emma, b. April 7, 1849; m. Joseph Riford, son of Philander.
4, Charity, b. June 6, 1806; m. April 19, 1838, Meletiah C. Howard.
5, Emily, d. young.
6, Palace, b. August 19, 1810; m. May 24, 1832, Avery Fitts.
7, Eunice, b. April 7, 1813; m. June 14, 1835, James Marsh, Jr.
8, Horace, b. April 17, 1816; m. January 11, 1840, Caroline Fitts: lived some time in Braintree; then removed to Warren, where he now resides.
VESEY.
BENJAMIN VESEY, son of Benjamin and Abigail (Brackett), b. in Brain- tree, Mass., in 1766; came to Braintree in 1785; removed West in 1815 ; children:
1, Elizabeth, b. December 30, 1791.
2, Benjamin, Jr., b. October 18, 1793.
3, Jonathan, b. April 25, 1795.
4, Abigail, b. January 23, 1799; m. (?) May 29, 1816, Nathaniel French.
5, Rebecca, b. October 3, 1801.
6, Vashti, b. April 25, 1804.
WILLIAM VESEY, brother to Benjamin, b. in Braintree, Mass., in 1768; moved to this town in 1785; went West in 1815; children:
1, Polly, b. April 5, 1799; m. May 8, 1817, Orin Copeland; settled in Ran- dolph; afterwards removed to Ohio.
2, William, Jr., b. March 4, 1801; m. January 29, 1823, Adaline Copeland; went to Ohio in 1833, afterwards to Indiana.
3, Sally, b. November 14, 1805.
4, Betsey, b. November 7, 1807; m. (?) October 10, 1823, Alden Copeland.
5, Lucy, b. March 12, 1811.
BETSEY VESEY, probably a sister to William and Benjamin, m. December 8, 1808, Elisha Ford.
VANCE.
THOMAS A. VANCE, b. 1803; m. December 1, 1824, Maria S. Fay; came to Braintree about 1820, and moved thence to Lempster, N. H., in 1850, where he d. June 6, 1854; children:
1, Sarah M., b. July 15, 1825; m. November 15, 1846, George N. Hubbard of Lempster, N. H.
2, Laurinda Augusta, b. October 16, 1826; m. October 15, 1854, Storrs P. Paine; lives in Randolph.
3, Rosette S., b. April 7, 1829; m. August 12, 1849, Charles M. Hubbard of Lempster, N. H .; d. at Manchester, N. H., August 13, 1853.
4, Marshall A., b. December 13, 1830; d. September 9, 1841.
5, George R., b. June 13, 1834; m. (1) July 4, 1855, Ruth R. Sanborn of Tops-
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ham, who d. January 3, 1859; m. (2) August 31, 1861, S. Maria Young of Manchester, N. H., where he resides.
6, Mary J, b. October 22, 1838; m. 1857, Freeman Wilkinson of Manchester, N. H.
VINTON.
JOHN VINTON, son of John and Hephzibah (French) Vinton of Braintree, Mass., b. January 6, 1765; was "published, " March 20, 1784, and m. soon after to Hannah Ripley of Weymouth, 'Mass., who d. November 17, 1826, aged 62; moved to Braintree in April, 1809; d. July 23, 1828: children all b. in Braintree, Mass .:
1, Hannah, b. March 12, 1785; m. Samuel Holbrook of Braintree, Mass., and probably resided there.
2, Hephzibah, b. 1791; m. (1) Zachariah Bicknell of Braintree, Mass., who d. April 29, 1815; m. (2) Orin Amidon of Braintree.
3, John, 3d, b. September 2, 1793; m. in Granville, September 2, 1816, Char- lotte Lamb, who was b. in Spencer, Mass .. August 26, 1792; lived in Braintree till 1830, then moved to Granville; d .; children: 1, Charles L., b. June 30, 1817; m. January 26, 1843, Sarah V. Flint; lived in Granville; d. 2, William L., b. September 25, 1818; never married; lived in Granville. 3, Hannah E., b. July 25, 1820; m. September 12, 1842, Albert H. Flint. 4, Leonora L., b. December 4, 1822; m. May 1, 1851, Lyman E. Jewett of Granville, and lives there. 5, Charlotte Jane, b. May 1, 1825; m. September 28, 1845, Francis B. Dimick and lives in Granville. 6, John Allen, b. March 8, 1827; m. January 25, 1853, Julia E. Flint; resides in Granville. 7, Augustus Flint, b. March 5, 1829; m. June 9, 1855, Sarah E. Russell. 8, George W., b. in Granville, December 3, 1832. 9, Henry Church, b. in Granville, January 27, 1835; m. May 5, 1861, Mary DeEtt Lamb of Granville; moved from Granville to Braintree in February, 1882; children: (1), Alice Mabel, b. February 3, 1864. (2), Emma Mary, b. May 5, 1867. 10, Albert Flint, b. May 27, 1839.
4, Elizabeth, b. November 11, 1795; m. (1) December 5, 1816, Eliphalet Flint; m. (2) November 12, 1843, Eli Church, who was b. in Willington, Conn., November 11, 1783; lived in Norwich.
5, Nancy, b. November 23, 1798; m. October 29, 1813, Augustus Flint; d. April 13, 1847.
6, Samuel, b. September 30, 1799; m. September 7, 1820, Martha Flint; moved to Bristol in 1824; d. February 25, 1826: children: 1, Samuel, Jr., b. March 5, 1821; m. May 13, 1832. 2, Zophar, b. July 5, 1822; m. June 27, 1847, Melissa I. Harding; lived in Royalton. 3, Harvey Lyon, b. September 13, 1823; m. June 13, 1850, Clara F. Stevens; lived in Royalton. 4, Althera Mar- tha, b. November 9, 1824; m. October 13, 1846, Philander C. House of Stock- holm, N. Y .; resides at East Bethel.
7, Benjamin, b. October 12, 1802; m. December 4, 1828, Eliza Grinnell of Conn., who was b. May 19, 1807; moved in 1831 to Bristol.
VOSE.
GILMAN VOSE, b. in Bridgewater; m. June 17, 1828, Olive Nichols; settled in Braintree about 1831; went to Geneva, Wis .; d. at Oglesby, Ill., August 28, 1874, aged 71; children:
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1, Olive, b. in Stockbridge, February, 1830; m. (1) John L. Seymour of Rut- land, who d. in 1858; settled in Geneva, Wis .; m. (2) in 1861, John Haskins of Geneva; d. October 2, 1876.
2, Jeremiah Evarts, b. March, 1832; d. in California, in February, 1855.
3, Betsey, b. June 17, 1834; m. Benjamin Seymour of Rutland, and settle in Geneva, Wis .; now in York Co., Neb.
4, Georgiana, b. February 8, 1836; m. Thomas Adams of Geneva, Wis., and settled in Faribault, Minn.
5, Susan Rebecca, b. October 17, 1838; m. John Q. Beardsley of Walcott, Minn .; d. aged 34.
6, Sarah, b. September 13, 1841; m. Carleton Sanford of Faribault, Minn., and resides there.
WAITE.
DANIEL WAITE, b. in Ipswich, Mass., December 25, 1767; moved to Brain- tree in 1788 or 1789; m. January, 1796, Sally Kidder, who d. October 4, 1849; he d. September 2, 1862; children:
1, Sally, b. October 29, 1796; m. John Herrick of Randolph, and resided in that town; d. March 7, 1866.
2, Daniel, Jr., b. October 2, 1798; m. January 1, 1827, Mercy Cobb of Wood- stock; resided on the farm now owned by L. K. Fisher till 1839, when he went to Western New York, and subsequently to Sycamore, Ill., where he survives his wife; nine children.
3, Sarepta, b. December 8, 1802; m. July 16, 1821, Lyman Burnham of Windsor; he was a blacksmith at Peth several years, also carried on a potash factory and other things; then moved to Western New York, where she now lives an invalid widow.
4, John, b. February 8, 1805; m. January 1, 1829, Mary Brown of Randolph, who d. January 11, 1882, aged 72 years 7 months; since 1865 has resided at West Randolph; children: 1, John Selvy, b. May 8, 1829; d. May 20, 1852. 2, Mary Orinda, b. November 27, 1830; m. August 6, 1850, Clarence M. Sanderson of West Randolph; subsequently went to Malden, Mass., where she d. October 4, 1864. 3, Augusta Serepta, b. August 18, 1836; m. May 27, 1856, T. U. Flanner, M. D., of Hancock, Mich., and resides there. 4, Hannah Pratt (adopted), b. January, 1845; m. January 1, 1872, Jasper H. Lamson of West Randolph, and resides there.
5, Tyler Kidder, b. November 2, 1812; d. November 5, 1815.
6, Phylenda C., b. January 21, 1821; m. May 3, 1842, Azro D. Lamson of Randolph; he engaged in mercantile business at Snowsville for a number of years, then went to Malden, Mass., where she d. May 21, 1867.
WAKEFIELD.
ASAHEL WAKEFIELD, m. December 6, 1792, Sally Byam; children (so far as known):
1, James, m. December 14, 1820, Lucy Willington ; lived in Braintree about fifteen years; d. in Michigan in 1879, aged about 80; children: 1, George W., m. Clara Fisk; residence, West Brookfield. 2, Luther, now in Northfield. 3,
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Calvin, 4, Jefferson, and 5, Dana, died in the army. 6, Matilda, 7, Mary, 8, Augusta, 9, Jasper, and 10, Justin, reside in Michigan.
2, Reuben, m. Olive (Chase) Richardson; lived in Randolph.
WARNER.
LUTHER WARNER was born in Swanzy, N. H .; moved thence to Putney, Vt., where he learned and practiced his trade as a blacksmith. From Putney he moved to Williamstown where he remained a short time, and then moved to Braintree and lived there (with the exception of a short time in Roxbury) till he died in 1849. His ancestry came from Connecticut and were near relatives to Col. Seth Warner of the New Hampshire Grants. He married in Putney, Patience Scott, by whom he had six children:
1, Laura S .. m. Gurdon Randall; now dead.
2, Calista M., who lived and died in Braintree.
3, James M., b. July 4, 1810; m. Lucy B. Morris, who d. January 3, 1871, aged 59; he d. October 23, 1368; children: 1, James Alonzo, b. September 13, 1835; d. January 14, 1870. 2, Joel M., b. April 17, 1838; d. August 19, 1839. 3, Caroline M., b. May 9, 1841; d. July 21, 1852.
4, Luther J , m. February 4, 1838, Phebe Wood; now dead.
5, Philenda, and 6, Susan; both dead.
WATSON.
ENOCH WATSON, b. in England, March 7, 1814; came to America in 1821; m. 1832, Elizabeth Joslyn of Highgate; moved to Braintree from Swanton in 1871, and to Royalton in 1879. Of five children, three have resided in Brain- tree:
1, Melvin, b. in Swanton, August 9, 1834; m. (1) December 25, 1858, Lucinda Battles; m. (2) November 6, 1875, Mrs Betsey (Pratt) Thurstin; one child: Ella Frances, b. November 16, 1860; m. February 15, 1881, Perry Smith of West Haven, and lives there.
2, Riley. b. in Swanton, about 1838; m. May 21, 1864, Mrs. Lucetta Dicker- son; lived in Braintree much of the time since 1860, now in Granville; children: Minnie, Merton and Winnie.
3, Lester, b. in Swanton, March 22, 1843; m. November 4, 1875, S. Imogene Flint; children: 1, Ethel Maud, b. June 16, 1877. 2, Stella Cecil, b. March 5, 1880.
WEBB.
LUCIUS WEBB, b. in Homer, N. Y., July 17, 1816; m. July 2, 1840, Sophia Dunham of Sandisfield, Mass .; children:
1, Lucia Jane, b. May 2, 1843; m. November 28, 1865, Theodore B. Kendall. 2, Charles Aden, b. November 20, 1845; m. September 1, 1878, Luella Willey of Northfield, and resides there.
3, Lucius, Jr., b. April 27, 1847; m. April 10, 1872, Emogene R. Fuller of Northfield; lives at East Granville.
4, Love Amelia, b. July 29, 1850; m. May 3, 1871, Alden Braley of Northfield; lives in Crookston, Minn.
5, Fannie Laurenda, b. September 2, 1855; m. November 18, 1880, Charles L Vinton of Granville; lives at East Granville.
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WEBSTER.
ALFRED WEBSTER, b. in Roxbury, January 6, 1798; m. December 2, 1824, Lydia Harwood; removed from Brookfield to Braintree in 1839; d. February 3, 1843; children:
1, Lydia Jane, b. in Roxbury, August 11, 1825; d. unmarried, March 17, 1869.
2, Mary Harwood, b. in Roxbury, February 12, 1827; m. January 11, 1844, Stephen Shepard of Bethel; lived in Rochester and Michigan; now in Brain- tree; a widow.
3, Lucena Blodgett, b. in Roxbury, May 31, 1829; m. September 24, 1848, Nelson Martin of Randolph, and lived there; d. May 16, 1849.
4, Ruth E., b. in Roxbury, November 3, 1831; d. June 22, 1837.
5, Alfred, Jr., b. in Brookfield, December 10, 1837; m. May 20, 1862, Harriet. E. Rumrill, formerly of Wilmington, N. Y., who was b. July 4, 1837, and d. March 31, 1882-a sister to Martin B .; children: 1, Clarence Alfred, b. March 24, 1863. 2, Hattie Ruth, b. July 16, 1865. 3, Nettie Julia, b. March 3, 1870, 4, Fred Grant, b. July 21, 1872.
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