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Massachusetts (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
r children were--  21-28Mary, bap. Jan. 1, 1728; m. William Whitmore.  29Samuel, b. Aug. 24, 1729.  30Thomas, b. Jan. 6, 1732.  31Edward, b. Nov. 4, 1733.  32Jonathan, b. Aug. 17, 1735, d. in college, 1750. 13-24John Brooks (Governor of Massachusetts) m. Lucy Smith, of Reading, in 1774, who d. Sept. 26, 1791, aged 38. He died March 1, 1825. Their children were:--  24-33Lucy, b. June 16, 1775; m. Rev. O'Kill Stuart.  34Alexander S., b. Oct. 19, 1781; killed by explosion of a steamboat,ublished, in 1768, the Essex Gazette, at Salem, whence he removed, in 1775, to Cambridge, where he published the N. E. Chronicle. He moved this latter to Boston the next year. He published the Salem Gazette again, in 1781; and, in 1785, the Massachusetts Gazette. In 1789, he opened a book-store in Boston, which he sold to Lincoln and Edmands in 1805, to whom Gould and Lincoln are the successors. He died Oct. 10, 1807. 66-130Moses Hall m. Martha----, and had--  130-227John, b. Oct. 5, 177
Athol (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
or his services, a grant of land, where Dunbarton, N. H., now is. He d. Jan. 29, 1709, aged 72. He m., 1st, Hannah Bishop; 2d, Ruth Hall; by each of them leaving issue. His children were--  1-2Mary.  3William.  4Daniel, b. Nov. 25, 1691.  5Paul. 1-4Daniel Raymond m. Abigail Balch, Mar. 11, 1714, and moved to Marblehead. He and his oldest son died in 1745, during the expedition against Louisburg. His youngest son,--  4-6FREEBORN Raymond, b. Feb. 20, 1741, m. Mary Young, and moved to Athol. By a second wife, Sarah Powers, he had three sons and six daughters. He d. Feb. 11, 1817. 6-7FREEBORN Raymond, oldest son of the last named, was b. June 4, 1765; m., 3d, Jane Rich, Mar. 9, 1801; and had, by her, five sons and four daughters. He d. July 3, 1824.  7-8THATCHER R. Raymond, third son of the last, was b. Mar. 9, 1808; m., 1st, Oct. 26, 1831, Helen M. Wilder, who d. Sept. 8, 1835; 2d, Caroline L. Blanchard, Mar. 9, 1837, who d. Mar. 14, 1839; 3d, Jan. 26, 1841, Jane E. Bartle<
Portland (Maine, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
tephen Hall grad. H. C. 1765, where he was tutor. Was educated for the ministry, but never settled. He m. Mary Holt, widow of Moses Holt, jun., and settled in Portland, where his wife died, July 27, 1808, aged 54. Children:--  107-199 John, b. Jan. 21, 1778;armorer at Harper's Ferry, and known by Hall's Carbine; father of son had, by wife Rebecca,--  8-9Mary, b. Apr. 17, 1717.  (I am indebted for the following account to the kindness of Hon. James Savage.)  1Royall, William, of Casco, 1636, had been sent by the governor and company to Captain Endicott, at Salem, 1629, as a cleaver of timber. Part of the town of Salem was early called Ryall's sson,--   Benjamin, b. Jan. 10, 1743, who m. Mary Ball, of Charlestown, Oct. 3, 1766, and had--    Benjamin, b. Mar., 1768;father of Hon. William Willis, of Portland.   Mary, b. Dec. 13, 1774.   Ann, b. Aug. 24, 1778.   Elizabeth B., b. June 27, 1782.   Robert B., b. Mar. 15, 1784.   Hon. William Willis has k
Somerset (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 18
had--  15-16Joseph, d. s. p.  17Jonathan, m. Eunice Faxon. He had Clara, Loring, and Eunice.  18Grace.  1OSGOOD, David, b. Oct. 25, 1747; m. Hannah Breed, Nov. 1, 1786, who was b. Dec. 28, 1747; and had--  1-2Mary, b. Sept. 12, 1787.  3Lucy, b. Apr. 8, 1789; d. Apr. 22, 1789.  4Lucy, b. June 17, 1791.  5David, b. Dec. 23, 1793; m. Mary Ann Elder.   Parker, Benjamin, who d. Oct. 26, 1761, m. Mary Willis, Apr. 22, 1714. She d. Aug. 20, 1763.  1Patch, Thomas, came from Somersetshire, England, and settled in Wenham, Mass. He had six sons, as given below; and two daughters, names unknown.  1-2Thomas.  3Isaac, b. 1682.  4Ephraim.  5Timothy.  6Stephen.  7Simon. 1-3Isaac Patch m. Edith Edwards, and lived in Newton, afterwards in Concord, and lastly in Groton, where he d., July 12, 1762, aged 80. His wife survived him, and d. aged about 100 years. His children were--  3-8Lois.  9Sarah.  10Thomas.  11Lydia.  12Isaac.  13Edith.  14Ebenezer.  15L
Henry Spring (Utah, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
17, 1727.   Anne, Seccomb m. Nathaniel Lawrence, Nov. 13, 1725.   note.--Seccombe is the name of a place in the Isle of Purbeck, on the coast of Dorsetshire, Eng.  1Shed, Daniel, of Braintree, 1647, from whom probably descended Ebenezer Shed (1), of Charlestown, who d. Apr. 17, 1770, aged 75; and m. Abigail Ireland, who d. Oct. 8, 1783, aged 83. He had, inter alios,-- 1-2Zechariah, b. Feb. 7, 1745; m. Lydia Spring, who was b. Jan. 11, 1748, and d. Oct. 7, 1821. She was the dau. of Henry Spring, jun., and Sarah Swan, his wife (who was a dau. of old Lady Winship, who d. Dec. 2, 1807, aged 100). Zechariah Shed d. Jan. 15, 1813, leaving--  2-3Francis, b. July 5, 1772.  4Thomas, b. Feb. 7, 1784. 2-3Francis Shed m. Lydia Prentiss Saunders, May 29, 1797, who d. Oct. 11, 1846, aged 72. He d. Apr. 15, 1851. Children:--  3-5 Judith S., b. Sept. 16, 1798; m.1st, John Snow. 2d, John Hardy.  6 Caroline D., b. May 22, 1801; m.1st, Oliver Russell. 2d, Noah Kendall.  7Emil
Westford (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
1764. He d. Sept. 3, 1755. Children:--  39-97Mary, b. Apr. 17, 1719.  98Stephen, b. Aug. 10, 1721.  99Sarah, b. Oct. 14, 1724.  100Elizabeth, b. Dec. 19, 1725; d. Sept. 9, 1749. 13-43WILLARD Hall grad. H. C. 1722, and was the minister of Westford. He m. Abigail Cotton, of Portsmouth, who d. Oct. 20, 1789, and, dying Mar. 19, 1779, left--  43-101Willard, b. June 12, 1730.  102 Elizabeth, b. Oct. 24, 1732; m.1st, Caleb Symmes. 2d, Benjamin Fletcher.  103Abigail, b. July 19, 1734; all, late M. C. from Missouri.  200Martha, b. Oct. 10, 1779.  201Mary, b. Dec. 13, 1783.  202William A., b. Oct. 6, 1785.  203Willard, b. June 5, 1788.  204Martha C., b. Jan. 26, 1792; d. Nov. 26, 1847. 43-108Willis Hall lived and died at Westford. He married Mehitable Pool, and had--  108-205Willard, b. Dec. 24, 1780.  206William C., b. 1783.  207Benjamin.  208Elizabeth.  209Mehitable, m. Stephen Dow.  210Hannah, m. T. R. Wright, of Pepperell.  211Frances.   Willar
Curtis's Hill (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
and occurs in the ballads concerning King Arthur. [See Percy's Reliques.   Cummings, Mary, dau. of Abraham and Mary C., b. Feb. 19, 1717.   Curtis, Thomas (1), came from York with his three brothers, Richard, John, and William, to Scituate, before 1648. (Vide Deane's History of Scituate. ) He had a son, Samuel, b. 1659, who had a son, Benjamin (2), b. 1699, who m. Rebecca House, 1723, and had several children. Of these, Elijah (3), b. 1740, m. Abigail Sole, 1756, and lived on Curtis's Hill, in Scituate. By his second wife, Zeporah Randall, he had two sons, Nehemiah and James (4). 3-4James Curtis, b. 1779, m. Desire Otis, 1802, and had several children, one of whom was--  4-5James O., b. 1804, at Scituate. He moved to Medford in 1820, where he served an apprenticeship with Thatcher Magoun, Esq., and has since been engaged in ship-building. He m. Adeline Wait in 1826, and had--  5-6George, b. 1827.  7Mary Genette, b. 1831.  1Dexter, Paul, of Medford, m. Elizabet
Ohio (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
Aug. 2, 1800, m. Mary Grover, and had--  77-133Hutchinson, b, Dec. 16, 1769.  134Mary, m. Jonathan Locke. 39-78Francis Tufts m., successively, two sisters named Lunt, and had--  78-135Francis, moved to Maine.  136John.  137Benjamin, moved to Ohio.  138William.  139Mary, m. Mr. Hopkinson. 55-91COTTON Tufts, of Weymouth, m. Mercy Brooks, Mar. 6, 1788, and had--  91-140Quincy, is a merchant in Boston.  141Lucy, m. Thomas Tarbell.  142Susan.  143Mercy. 65-104Daniel Tufts m. Abigail TufJames Russell.  181Caroline, b. 1801; m. Gershom Whittemore. 66-111Thomas Tufts m. Rebecca Adams, and had--  111-182Thomas, d. 1816, aged c. 24.  183Rebecca, d. aged c. 30.  184Marshall, graduate H. C. 1827.  185Eveline, m. Mr. Rochester, of Ohio.  186Lucy Ann, m. Dr. Proctor, of Castine, Me. 68-117TIMOTHY Tufts m., 1st, Mary Goddard; 2d, Mehitable Flagg; and had--  117-187Timothy, b. 1786; m. Susan Cutter.  188Artemas, d. unm.  189Mary, m. Milzar Torrey, and d. 1853.  
Clinton (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
r. 13, 1823; m. E. Packard; d. July 10, 1845.  59Mary E., b Aug. 15, 1825.  60Licentia, b Oct. 27, 1827. 22-33HERVEY Reeves m., 1st, Phebe----; 2d, Lucretia Bond, by whom he had--  33-61Samuel D., b. Feb. 2, 1818.  62Ellen P., b. Apr. 27, 1824.  63James H., b. June 30, 1828.  64Francis W., b. May 3, 1831. 22-34WALTER Reeves m. Elmira Griffin. He lives at Wayland, and has--  34-65Nancy G., b. June 21, 1821; m. Abner Rice, of Natick.  66Eliza E., b. Sept. 23, 1822; m. John Dane, of Clinton.  67Charles W., b. Apr. 17, 1825.  68Sarah G., b. Sept. 17, 1827; m. Ed. Rice, jun., of Wayland.  69Emma L., b. Sept. 30, 1833.  70Adeline R., b. Oct. 20, 1835. 22-39Dexter Reeves m. Margaret P. Troufatter, and lives in Boston. Child:--  39-71Dexter, b. Aug., 1834. 23-42SYLVESTER Reeves m. Milicent, widow of Nathaniel Reeves, jun., and has--  42-72Nathaniel, b. July 22, 1820.  73Sylvester, b. May 30, 1823.  1Richardson, John, and Abigail, his wife, had--  1-2Joshua,
Charlestown, N.H. (New Hampshire, United States) (search for this): chapter 18
ne, Me. 68-117TIMOTHY Tufts m., 1st, Mary Goddard; 2d, Mehitable Flagg; and had--  117-187Timothy, b. 1786; m. Susan Cutter.  188Artemas, d. unm.  189Mary, m. Milzar Torrey, and d. 1853.   And by his second wife,--  190Jonas, lives in Charlestown, N. H.  191Joshua, unm., lives in Charlestown, N. H.  192Submit, m. Mr. Wetherbee. 68-120Isaac Tufts m., 1st, Anna Tufts, and had by her--  120-193Anna, m. Samuel Rand.  194Martha.   And by his second wife, Mary Green,--  195Lucy.  196MaryCharlestown, N. H.  192Submit, m. Mr. Wetherbee. 68-120Isaac Tufts m., 1st, Anna Tufts, and had by her--  120-193Anna, m. Samuel Rand.  194Martha.   And by his second wife, Mary Green,--  195Lucy.  196Mary.  197Louisa.  198Isaac.  199Ann Maria, m. James Sawyer.  200Timothy.  201George. 69-122Samuel Tufts m., 1st, Hannah Tufts, Dec. 3, 1795, and had--  122-202Hannah, d. aged 17.  203Lucinda, m. Bernard Tufts (No. 174).  204Mary Ann, m. Asa Tufts (No. 175).  205Charles, unm.   He m., 2d, Grace Barnicott, and had--  206 William Augustus, m.1st, Abigail Tufts. 2d, Susan Tufts.  207John.  208Hannah, m. Mr. Davis, of Billerica. 77-133HUTCHINSON Tufts, jun
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