Ellen Shaw

Ellen married Roger Prescott on 23 Aug 1568 in Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England. Roger (son of James Prescott and Alice Standish) was born about 1532 in Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England; died on 26 Sep 1594 in Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England; was buried on 4 Oct 1594 in Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1589; Alexander Wymards.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 7 Nov 1608, Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England; He mentions his son, John.
• Probate/Proved: 24 Jan 1608/09

Notes:

Birth: Weiss (1982) gives his birth as about 1571/72.

Ralph married HelenEngland. Helen was born about 1571 in England; died on 18 Nov 1643 in Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: birth to 1629, Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England
• History: 1629 to Abt 1638, Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England
• Immigration: Abt 1638, Barbadoes
• Immigration: 1640; They arrived in Boston fro the Barbadoes, and settled in Watertown.
• History: 1641 to 1643, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• History: 1643 to 1676, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• History: 1676 to 1679, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• History: 1679 to death, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• History: 1893; At the 250th anniversary of the founding of Lancaster, a memorial stone was erected at his grave site. It reads as follows: HERE WITH HIS CHILDREN ABOUT HIM LIES JOHN PRESCOTT FOUNDER OF LANCASTER AND FIRST SETTLER OF WORCESTER COUNTY BORN AT STANDISH LANCASHIRE ENGLAND DIED AT LANCASTER MASSACHUSETTS DEC 1681 INSPIRED BY THE LOVE OF LIBERTY AND THE FEAR OF GOD THIS STOUT HEARTED PIONEER FORSAKING THE PLEASANT VALES OF ENGLAND AND ENCOUNTERED WILD BEAST AND SAVAGE TO SECURE FREEDOM FOR HIMSELF AND HIS POSTERITY HIS FAITH AND VIRTUES HAVE BEEN INHERITED BY MANY DESCENDANTS WHO IN EVERY GENERATION HAVE WELL SERVED THE STATE IN WAR, IN LITERATURE, AT THE BAR, IN THE PULPIT, IN PUBLIC LIFE, AND IN CHRISTIAN HOMES

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History:
He was mentioned in his father's will of 7 November 1608.

History:
In 1629 he moved to Sowerby.

History:
He was probably a Cromwellian soldier and brought to the new world with him a helmet and coat of chain mail. Caleb Butler, in his History of Groton gives this story: "John was a sturdy, strong man of stern countenance, and whenever he had any difficulty with the Indians, he would clothe himself with his coat of mail, helmet, cuirass, and gorget, which gave him a fierce and frightful appearance. They having once stolen from him a horse, he put on his armour and pursued them; and in a short time overtook the party. They were surprised to see him alone, and a chief approached him with uplifted tomahawk. John told him to strike, which he did, and finding the blow made no impression on his cap, he was much astonished, and asked John to let him put it on, and then strike on his head, as he had done on John's. The helmet being too small for the chief's head, the stroke settled it down to his ears, scraping off the skin of both sides of his head. They gave him up his horse, thinking him to be a supernatural being."

History:
About 1643, he moved to Lancaster upon its founding.

In 1652, John took the Oath of Fidelity.

In 1657, he built a saw mill above his grist mill.

In 1667, he contracted with the town of Groton to build them a grist mill in exchange for 520 acres of land. He did so on a site, now in the bounds of Harvard. He placed his son, Jonas in charge, and later deeded the lands and mill to Jonas.

In 1667, he was elected a Selectman.

On 19 May 1669, he became a freeman.

In 1673, he made his will.

History:
He moved to Concord after Lancaster's destruction.

History:
In 1679, he returned to Lancaster.

On 4 April 1682, hi swill was probated.

Died:
Potter (1887) gives his death as 1683.

John married Mary Platts on 21 Jan 1628/29 in Wygan, Lancashire, England. Mary (daughter of Abraham Gawkroger Platts) was born in Wygan, Lancashire, England; died after 1678 in Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary married Thomas Sawyer on 2 Jul 1648 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Thomas (son of John Sawyer) was born in 1616 in Lincolnshire, England; was christened on 24 Mar 1630 in Lincolnshire, England; died on 12 Sep 1706 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 4 Nov 1654, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; John Rugg. After Martha's death, on 4 May 1660 John, married second, Hannah Prescott, at age 21, daughter of John Prescott and Mary Platts, in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. John was first in Lancaster in 1654 as evidenced by his signature on the town orders and he became a freeman in 1669. He died about 1696 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. His will was proved 1 February 1697. Issue: 1. infant Rugg (1656-1656) 2. infant Rugg (1656-1656)

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Died:
Her death was recorded as 24 (11) 1655.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: say 1665; He was a blacksmith.
• Married: 11 Nov 1668, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah Haywood, the daughter of George and Mary Haywood. She was born on 19 March 1645 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Her birth was recorded as 19 (1) 1645. She died on Sunday 14 July 1709 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Prescott (1669-____) 2. John Prescott (1672-____) 3. Joanna Prescott (1676-____) 4. Elizabeth Prescott (1678-____) 5. Martha Prescott (c1680-____) 6. Ebenezer Prescott (1682-____)
• Moved to: 1676, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; After the distruction of Lancaster in 1676, he removed to Concord with many of the other survivors.
• Freeman: 1679, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Land/House: say 1682; John inherited his father's mills in Lancaster.
• Moved to: Abt 1682, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Married: 15 Nov 1710, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mary Haynes, the daughter of John and Dorothy (Noyes) Haynes. She was born about 1647. On 5 March 1671 Mary, married first, Josiah Howe, in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 23 February 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Military: 1711; He commanded a garrison with three families, four individuals and two soldiers, for a total of fifteen people.

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Moved to: Mar 1676, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; After her husband's death, she and her surviving children were escorted by soldiers along with the other survivors of Lancaster to Concord. The family then removed to Dedham.

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Sarah married Richard Wheeler on 2 Aug 1658 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Richard was born about 1611 in England; died on 9 Feb 1675/76 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Joseph Rice on 23 Dec 1677 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Joseph (son of Deacon Edmund Rice and Thomasine Frost) was christened on 13 Mar 1637/38 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England; died after 1700. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 4 May 1660, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; John Rugg. On 4 November 1654 John, married first Martha Prescott, Hannah's sister, at age 22, daughter of John Prescott and Mary Platts, in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. John was first in Lancaster in 1654 as evidenced by his signature on the town orders and he became a freeman in 1669. He died about 1696 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. His will was proved 1 February 1697. Issue: 1. John Rugg (1662-____) 2. Mercy or Mary Rugg (1664-____) 3. Thomas Rugg (1666-____) 4. Joseph Rugg (1668-____) 5. Hannah Rugg (1671-____) 6. Rebecca Rugg (1673-____) 7. Samuel Rugg (____-1678____) 8. Daniel Rugg (1678-____) 9. Jonathan Rugg (1681-____)

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Died:
She was killed by Indians in the second Lancaster Massacre along with her son, Joseph, his wife and three children.

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• Married: 28 May 1658, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Jonas Fairbanks, the son of Jonathan and Grace (Smith) Fairbanks. He was christened on 6 March 1624/25 in Warley, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England. He emigrated with his parents in 1633. In 1652, he was fined for violating the Statutes of 1651, by wearing great boots, while not being worth £200. He moved in 1657 to Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was a farmer and possibly a carpenter as well in October 1657. On 7 March 1659, he was one of the signers of the Covenant establishing the town of Lancaster. On 1 June 1668 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Jonas Fairbanks was mentioned in the will of Jonathan Fairebanke. He was killed by Indians on Monday 10 February 1676 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Marie Fairbanks (1659-____) 2. Joshua Fairbanks (1661-1676) 3. Grace Fairbanks (1663-____) 4. Jonathan Fairbanks (1666-1676) 5. Hazadiah Fairbanks (1668-____) 6. Jabez Fairbanks (1671-1758) 7. Jonas Fairbanks (1673-1697)

Notes:

Birth:
Her birth was recorded as 15 (6) 1641.

Married:
Their marriage date was recorded as 28 (3) 1658.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1665, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mary ______. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Prescott (1676-____)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Offices Held: say 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Jonathan served as a constable.
• Married: 3 Aug 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Dorothy ______. She died on Monday 8 October 1674 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Samuel Prescott (1671-1671) 2. Jonathan Prescott (1671-1671) 3. Jonathan Prescott (1672-____) 4. Samuel Prescott (1674-____)
• Married: 23 Dec 1675, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Hoar, the daughter of John and Alice Hoar. She was born about 1650 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She died on Thursday 25 September 1687 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jonathan Prescott (1677-1729) 2. Elizabeth Prescott (1678-____) 3. Dorothy Prescott (1681-1748) 4. John Prescott (1683-1706) 5. Mary Prescott (1685-____) 6. Benjamin Prescott (1687-1777)
• History: 1676; After the massacre, he along with two others were sent as messengers to the Indians to try and obtain the captive's release.
• Married: 18 Dec 1689, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Rebecca Wheeler, the daughter of Lt. Joseph and Sarah (Goldstone) Wheeler. She was born on 6 September 1645 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Her birth was recorded as 6 (7) 1645. On 16 April 1667 Rebecca, at age 21, married first, the Hon. Peter Buckley, at age 23 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Saturday 20 February 1717/18 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• Freeman: 1690
• Offices Held: 1692; He was a Representative to the General Court and for nine years after.
• Living: Feb 1707
• Married: 18 Aug 1718, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Ruth Wheeler, the daughter of Capt. Thomas and Ruth (Wood) Wheeler. She was born about 1653 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.Ruth, married first, ______ Brown. She died on Tuesday 9 February 1740 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Birth:
Potter (1887) states he was born in 1643.

Married:
Their marriage date was recorded as 3 (6) 1670.

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• Married: 14 Nov 1672, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary Loker, the daughter of John and Mary (Draper) Loker. She was born on 28 September 1653 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Her birth date was recorded as 28 (7) 1653. She died on Thursday 20 October 1735 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Prescott (1674-____) 2. Elizabeth Prescott (1676-____) 3. Jonas Prescott (1678-____) 4. Dorothy Prescott (1681-____) 5. James Prescott (1684-____) 6. Sarah Prescott (1686-____) 7. Abigail Prescott (1688-____) 8. Martha Prescott (1690-____) 9. Deborah Prescott (1694-____) 10. Benjamin Prescott (1696-1738)
• Freeman: 1678, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was first in Sudbury, where he took the freeman's oath.
• Moved To: 1678, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Jonas was a blacksmith and one of the largest landowners in town.
• History: 1682; Jonas owned a mill in Lancaster, which he received from his father.
• Military: say 1690; He was a captain in the militia.
• Married: 5 Oct 1699, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Thankful Wheeler.
• Offices Held: say 1700; He a Justice of the Peace.

Notes:

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Married:
Their marriage date was recorded as 14 (9) 1672.

Wheeler (1924) gives the marriage date as 0 December 1672.

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: 1676; After the attack of 1676, he was one of the petitioners to the General Court for relief.
• Moved to: Abt 1677, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Thomas was one of the first settlers to return to Lancaster after the destruction of 1676.
• Military: 1704, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; His house became a garrison and he its commander.
• History: 1705; He was captured by Indians in 1705 and was taken to Canada along with his son, Elias, and John Bigelow. Thomas was supposedly tied to a stake for torture when a friar brandished a key and threatened the Indians with opening the door to Purgatory and casting them into the eternal fires. This was probably on request by the French Governor who wished Thomas' skill in building a mill on the Chambly River. There he and his son helped build the first mill in exchange for their freedom.

Notes:

Birth:
His birth was recorded as 2 (5) 1649.

Name:

Thomas married Sarah Fairbanks on 11 Oct 1670 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Sarah was born on 9 Dec 1645 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was christened on 4 Jul 1647 in Dedham, Essex, England; died on 02 Mar 1671/72 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Hannah Lewis on 21 Nov 1672 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of William Lewis and Amy Wells) was born on 18 Mar 1648/49 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died before 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Mary Rice on 15 Jul 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Thomas Rice and Mary King) was born on 4 Sep 1656 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Aug 1733 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Anna on 31 Dec 1733 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Anna died in Nov 1753 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
His birth was recorded as 16 (11) 1650.

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: 1705; Mary testified that while her brother was held captive by the Indians in 1705, she took care of her father and mother.
• Living: 5 Nov 1740; This was the date when her father's estate was settled.
• Estate Admin: 22 Jan 1740/41, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; The estate of Mary (Sawyer) Wilder was administered by Capt. Ephraim Wilder.

Notes:

Birth:
Her birth was recorded as 4 (11) 1652.

Mary married Lt. Nathaniel Wilder on 24 Jan 1673/74 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Nathaniel (son of Thomas Wilder and Anna) was born on 3 Nov 1655 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 31 Jul 1704 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 02 Jan 1677/78, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Sarah Wright, the daughter of John and Priscilla (Byfield) Wright. She was born on 16 February 1652/53 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. On 8 January 1673 Sarah, at age 19, married first, Samuel Potter, at age 24, son of Luke Potter and Mary Edmunds. Issue: 1. Abigail Sawyer (1679-____) 2. Joshua Sawyer (1684-____) 3. Sarah Sawyer (1687-____) 4. Hannah Sawyer (1689-____) 5. Martha Sawyer (1692-____) 6. Elizabeth Sawyer (1698-____)

Notes:

Birth:
His birth was recorded as 3 (1) 1655.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 4 Feb 1687, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mary Marble, the daughter of Samuel Marble. She died on Tuesday 20 March 1708/09 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Ephraim Sawyer (1678-____) 2. James Sawyer (1686-____) 3. Mary Sawyer (1696-1696) 4. Benjamin Sawyer (1698-____)
• Married: say 1710; Mary Prescott. She died on Wednesday 28 December 1763 in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Cornelius Sawyer 2. Mary Sawyer 3. Jonas Sawyer 4. Martha Sawyer 5. Joseph Sawyer 6. Sarah Sawyer 7. Thomas Sawyer

Notes:

Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 22 (1) 1657.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Caleb was assigned to the Priest Garrison during Queen Anne's War.
• Married: 28 Dec 1687, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah Houghton, the daughter of Ralph and Jane (Stowe) Houghton. She was born on 17 February 1661/62 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Her birth was recorded as 17 (12) 1661. She died on Wednesday 16 November 1757 in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Sawyer (c1688-1731) 2, Jonathan Sawyer (c1690-1746) 3. Hepsibah Sawyer (c1692-____) 4. Abigail Sawyer (c1694-1760) 5. Seth Sawyer (1705-____)

Notes:

Birth:
His birth was recorded as 20 (2) 1659.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 16 Jun 1686, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary Ball, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Pierce) Ball. She was born in 1651 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. When Mary was only 5 years old, on 3 January 1656, her father apprenticed her out of the home. After John's death, about 1705 Mary, married second, William Sterling. She was living on 8 February 1720/21 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, when she signed a receipt. She died on Thursday 27 February 1749/50 in Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Edward Sawyer (1688-____) 2. Jacob Sawyer (1689-____) 3. Moses Sawyer (1690-____) 4. Joseph Sawyer (c1692-____) 5. James Sawyer (c1696-____)
• Moved To: Abt 1691, Connecticut

Notes:

Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 6 (2) 1661.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 6 Feb 1687/88, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; James Hosmer, the son of James and Sarah (White) Hosmer. He was born either on 23 October 1660 or on 26 October 1660 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died about 1728 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut.

Notes:

Birth:
Her birth was recorded as 5 (11) 1663.

Notes:

Died:
Her death date was recorded as 17 (5) 1666.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: Abt 1692; Mary Carter, the daughter of the Rev. Samuel and Eunice (Brooks) Carter. She was born on 24 July 1673 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died between 1709 and 1715. Issue: 1. Amos Sawyer (1693-____) 2. Samuel Sawyer (1697-1784) 3. Ephraim Sawyer (c1698-____) 4. Ezra Sawyer (1702-____) 5. John Sawyer (1705-____) 6. Manassah Sawyer (1707-____) 7. Thomas Sawyer (1711-____) 8. Phineas Sawyer (1714-____) 9. Eunice Sawyer (c1715-____) 10. Nathaniel Sawyer (1716-____) 11. Mary Sawyer (1716-____) 12. Jonathan Sawyer (c1721-____)
• History: 1703, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Nathaniel signed a petition for a minister.
• Military: say 1705; During Queen Anne's War, he was assigned to the Gardner Garrison.
• Married: Before 1715; Elizabeth ______. She was baptized as an adult on 26 June 1715 in First Church, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She joined the church on 25 March 1716 in First Church, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 28 December 1768 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 24 (9) 1670.

He was a twin.

Married:
There has been much speculation as to Mary's maiden name. Torry (1985) gave it as "Houghton", while Hill (1946) gave it as "Wilder." I have followed the lead of Lesure (2000) in this matter.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 15 Apr 1706, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Joseph Blood, the son of Nathaniel and Hannah (Parker) Blood. He was born on 3 February 1681 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was living in 1748. Issue: 1. Mary Blood (1708-____) 2. Joseph Blood (1709-____) 3. Hephzibah Blood (1711-____)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1693; John Woods. He died on Monday 1 April 1697 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. David Woods (1696-____) 2. John Woods (1697-1699)

Notes:

Birth:
Her birth date was recorded as 10 (6) 1673.

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: 1676; After the destruction of Lancaster in 1676, he went with his mother to Concord, and later to Dedham. Finally he returned to the reconstructed Lancaster.
• Military: say 1680; Abraham was a member of the Western Regiment of Middlesex County, his name appearing on the rolls as late as 18 March 1691/92.
• Married: 1682 to 1683; Tabitha ______. She was captured by Indians during the attack on Lancaster in November 1695. A Tabitha Wheeler married 5 April 1715 at Concord, Samuel Bennett. Issue: 1. Abigail Wheeler (1684-1711) 2. Jonathan Wheeler 3. Samuel Wheeler (____-1781) 4. daughter Wheeler
• Inventory: 6 Nov 1695, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Abraham's estate was inventoried.

Notes:

Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 7 (10) 1659.

Name:


Died:
He was shot by an Indian on a Sunday morning while going between the fort and his house. Although mortally wounded, he succeeded in wresting the gun from the Indian and ran with it toward the fort until he was met by a party who went out to his rescue.

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: 1680; In 1680, he chose his step father as his guardian.
• Proprietor: 1682, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Occupation: say 1700; He was a carpenter or housewright.
• Offices Held: 1713, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.
• Moved To: 1714, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Moved to: Abt 1721, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Will: 1 Dec 1725, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Experience, and his children: Isaac, Experience, Mary, Richard, and Abraham.

Isaac married Experience Metcalfe in 1682/83. Experience (daughter of John Metcalfe and Mary Chickering) was born on 16 Oct 1661 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Feb 1730/31 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 25 (9) 1663.

Died:
His death date was recorded as 21 (12) 1663.

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: 1676; With the first destruction of Lancaster, he removed to Concord with the survivors. He joined his brothers in returning to Lancaster and survived the second destruction and again went to Concord, where his first two children were born. He later removed to Stow.
• Married: say 1685; Mary ______. She died on Sunday 26 September 1728 in Stow, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Joseph Wheeler (1696-____) 2. Mary Wheeler (1699-____) 3. Sarah Wheeler 4. William Wheeler (____-1729) 5. Zebediah Wheeler (1700-1760)

Notes:

Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 2 (11) 1664.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1686; _____ Taylor.

Notes:

Birth:
Her birth date was recorded as 1 (12) 1666.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 12 Feb 1691, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Jonathan Rice, the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Moore) Rice. He was born on 3 July 1654 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. On 23 March 1674/75 Jonathan, at age 20, married (1) Martha Eames, in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The marriage has been erroneously recorded as 23 March 1675/76. On 1 November 1677 Jonathan, at age 23, married (2) Rebecca Watson, in Sudbury, Massachusetts. He was a tavern owner in East Sudbury, and later in Framingham. He moved about 1707 to Framingham, Massachusetts. He served between 1708 and 1717 in Framingham, Massachusetts, as a Selectman. He served in 1711 as the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Framingham. He served again in 1720. He left a will on 15 March 1724/25 in Framingham, Massachusetts. He died on Thursday 12 April 1725 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Jonathan's will was proved on 21 May 1725 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Martha Rice 2. Hezekiah Rice (1694-1761) 3. Abraham Rice (1697-1777) 4. Ezekiel Rice (1700-____) 5. Elizabeth Rice (1703-____) 6. Phineas Rice (1705-1760) 7. Sarah Rice (1707-1727) 8. Richard Rice (1710-1737) 9. Abigail Rice (1714-____)
• Probate/Proved: 1744, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth:
Pope (1900) gives her birth date as 22 May 1669, an error.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: 1690; He was a soldier in the expedition to Canada of 1690 of Sir William Phips, under Major Wade.
• Inventory: 7 Apr 1691, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 29 (2) 1671.

Name:


Died:
He died after his return from the Canada Expedition.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1692; the Rev. Nathaniel Whitman.

Notes:

Birth:
She was a twin.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1692; Joshua Rice.

Notes:

Birth:
She was a twin.

Her birth was recorded as 30 (11) 1671.

Family/Spouse: Jonathan Moore. Jonathan (son of Ensign John Moore and Ann Smith) was born on 19 May 1669 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Feb 1742 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old South Burying Ground, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: Abt 1700; Mary Houghton, the daughter of John and Mary (Farrar) Houghton. She was born on 7 February 1680 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Saturday 1 April 1752 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Aholiab Sawyer (c1702-____) 2. Mary Sawyer (c1704-____) 3. Annah or Hannah Sawyer (1706-____) 4. Hepzibah Sawyer (c1708-____) 5. William Sawyer (1711-____) 6. Josiah Sawyer (1714-____) 7. Thankful Sawyer (1717-____) 8. Martha Sawyer (1719-____) 9. David Sawyer (1721-____) 10. Abigail Sawyer (1724-____) 11. Benjamin Sawyer 12. Israel Sawyer 13. Joseph Sawyer 14. Uriah Sawyer

Notes:

Buried:
He gave the land for the graveyard and was the first to be buried there.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1705; Sarah Beaman, the daughter of John and Priscilla (Thornton) Beaman. She died on Sunday 7 March 1717/18 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Joseph Sawyer (c1706-____) 2. Sarah Sawyer (c1708-____) 3. Thomas Sawyer (1710-____) 4. Abner Sawyer (1711-____) 5. Asenath Sawyer (c1713-____) 6. Mary Sawyer (c1715-____)
• Married: 10 Nov 1718, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Abigail Wilder.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1712; Eunice ______. She was born about 1686. She died, probably from childbirth, on Friday 4 March 1712/13 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Her gravestone reads: HERE LIETH THE BODY OF EUNICE SAYWER, THE WIFE OF BEZALEEL SAWYER WHO DECEASED THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH 1712/13 AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS ALSO THE BODY OF HER DEAD BORN INFANT Issue: 1. stillborn Sawyer (1713-1713)
• Married: say 1715; Judith White, the daughter of Josiah and Mary (Rice) White. She was born in 1694 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 25 August 1760 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Eunice Sawyer (1716-____) 2. Josiah Sawyer (1718-____) 3. Darius Sawyer (1720-____) 4. Bezalied Sawyer (1723-____) 5. Hannah Sawyer (1725-1727) 6. Hannah Sawyer (1728-____) 7. Moses Sawyer (1730-____) 8. Paul Sawyer (1733-____) 9. Thomas Sawyer (c1735-____) 10. Mary Sawyer (c1737-____)
• Offices Held: 2 Mar 1718/19, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was appointed the fence viewer.
• Offices Held: 5 Mar 1721/22, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was appointed a Constable.

Notes:

Married:
Sawyer (1983) lists Judith's death as 24 March 1774.

Buried:
In Memory of Mr
Bezaleel Sawyer,
who died August
y^e 25^th.AD. 1760,
Aged 75 Years
3 Months, and
12 Days

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• Miscellaneous: 20 Oct 1708, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; On 20 October 1708, he was taken to Canada along with his father as a captive. There he and his father helped build the first mill in exchange for their freedom. When finally allowed to go home, Elias Sawyer brought, with other things, a curiously glazed plate of red earthen ware, which was handed down from generation to generation. It finally was given to the Lancaster library, by the will of Ellsworth Sawyer, the last male descendant of that line.
• Religion: 24 Mar 1716/17, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; On 24 March 1716/17 Elias and Beatrix owned covenant in the Lancaster Church at which time their two oldest children were baptized.
• Last Full Review: 30 Jul 2020

Elias married Beatrix Pope on yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 4 Mar 2021

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• History: His home was listed as having two fireplaces. Ephraim later served as a selectman in Lancaster and town moderator. He also served several times as the Representative to the General Court.
• Married: 1698, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Stevens, the daughter of Cyprian and Mary (Willard) Stevens. He was born in 1681 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 28 May 1769 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth's gravestone inscription in Old Settlers Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, reads: In Memory of Mrs. Elizabeth, y^e Wife of Capt. Ephraim Wilder, who died May y^e 28 1769, in y^e 89^th. year of her Age. The Stroke of Death hath laid my Head, Down in this dark and Silent Bed. The Trump shall Sound I hope to rise, And meet my SAVIOUR in the Skies Issue: 1. Ephraim Wilder Jr. (1708-1770) 2. Elizabeth Wilder (1708-____) 3. Martha Wilder (1711-____) 4. Dorothy Wilder (1714-____) 5. Eunice Wilder (1719-____) 6. Susanna Wilder (1723-____) 7. Asaph Wilder (1724-1747)
• Military: 1705; During Queen Anne's War, Ephraim was attached to Lt. Nathaniel Wilder's garrison, his brother. During the attack, he lost his home, one ox, two calves, three cows, one horse, fifteen sheep, and one swine.

Notes:

Name:


Buried:
In Memory of Capt.
Ephraim Wilder, Junr.
who died March y^e 7^th
A D. 1770, in the 63^d.
Year of his Age.
Every Man at his best state, is altogether Vanity.
Cease ye from Man whose Breath is in his Nostrils: and trust
in the Ever Living GOD

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• Moved to: Abt 1724, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut

Notes:

Birth:
Mary was born during the exile from Lancaster after the massacre during King Philip's War. The Lancaster records list her as born in Boston, however the vital records of Sudbury list her birth as in that town.

Mary married Simon Stevens in 1701 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Simon (son of Cyprian Stevens and Mary Willard) was born on 13 Aug 1677 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; was christened in 1704 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 25 Jan 1758 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1706, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary _____.

Dorothy married Samuel Carter in Mar 1701 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Samuel (son of Rev. Samuel Carter and Eunice Brooks) was born on 7 Jan 1677/78 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Aug 1738 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 26 Dec 1707, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Demaris Whitcomb. She was dismissed to the Church in Nichewaug, now Petersham on 5 August 1739 from the Church in Lancaster. Issue: 1. Joshua Wilder (1712-____) 2. Bezaleed Wilder (1715-____) 3. Aholiab Wilder (1717-____) 4. Damaris Wilder (1720-____) 5. Jerahmeel Wilder (1721-____) 6. Aaron Wilder (1723-____) 7. Samuel Wilder (1725-____) 8. Elias Wilder (1727-____)

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• Married: say 1710, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Capt. John White, the son of Josiah and Mary (Rice) White. He was born on 29 September 1684 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Capt. White was known as a great Indian fighter. He served on a grand jury in 1719, and was chosen a selectman a year later. During Lovewell's War, he led several expeditions against the Indians. By trade, John was a blacksmith and was well to do for his time. In 1717, he was licenced to keep a tavern. He died on Wednesday 12 September 1725 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. His inventory, dated January 1725/26, was valued at £1220. Eunice petitioned for relief after her husband's death. It relates much of what happened during the war and is excerpted below: 'Some few Instances whereof your Petr. would humbly ripresent to this Honble Court. Yor. Petrs. sd. husband altho he had divers times had the honour to bear command yet voluntarily Enlisted himself under the late Capt. Lovewell, and choose rather to go as and Under Officer at that time because he would do what in him lay to Encourage others to Enlist and marched with him at the time when they killed the Ten Indians, in which march they were out near Forty days, Then he performed a march to a place called Cohosse on Connecticut River thinking to meet with the Enemy there and come in at Fort Dummer, being out thirty four days, tho they missed of their desired Success; Then in about Eight days time he had a Company raised and went to Pigwacket to bury Capt. Lovewell which he performed in a very difficult season of the year. Then he went to Connecticut at his own cost and charge to get a Company of Mohege Indians in order to go down to St Francois to take an Indian fort there, but failing of his aim, he returned home and then enlisted a Company of Voluntiers and marched designing for a Fort beyond Pigwacket, but was taken sick before he got there, returned home and dyed leaving your Petr. his bereaved widow with seven Children the Eldest about Fifteen years old and Four of them very young, & one she then went with who is now living; Issue: 1. Eunice White 2. John White 3. Elizabeth White 4. Mary White 5. Thomas White 6. Lois White 7. Nathaniel White 8. Dorothy White (1717-____)

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• Married: 1713; Mary Fairbanks
• Married: say 1745; Rebecca Prescott.

Notes:

Birth:
He was a twin.

Notes:

Birth:
She was a twin.

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• Married: 14 Dec 1713, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Joseph Boyden, the son of Captain Jonathan and Mary (Clark) Boyden. He was born on 1 February 1687 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Sunday 16 April 1758 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Joseph Boyden (1715-1715) 2. Isaac Boyden (1717-1758) 3. Mary Boyden (1726-1779)

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• Married: 3 Apr 1718, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Joseph Clark, the son of Joseph and Mary (Wright) Clark. He was born on 9 January 1697 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Tuesday 27 March 1731 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Joseph Clark (1719-1719) 2. Joseph Clark (1720-1780) 3. Rowland Clark (1722-1790) 4. Hephsibah Clark (1725-1811) 5. Jepthah Clark (1727-1736) 6. Experience Clark (1730-____)
• History: say 1770; In her old age she was called "Old Pedy."

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• Military: 11 Oct to 31 Oct 1723; His name appears on the muster roll of Capt Eleazer Wheelock's Company from 11 October to 31 October 1723 as a "Pilot".
• Married: Abt 1717; Sarah _____. Issue: 1. Jonathan Wheeler (1718-1796) 2. Experience Wheeler (1720-____) 3. Richard Wheeler (1721-____) 4. Moses Wheeler (1723-____) 5. Isaac Wheeler (1725-____)
• History: say 1720; He settled in Worcester, though he was a proprator of Pequoig, now Athol, and owned land on the Millers River.

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• History: 1731; In 1731, when his sister, Experience's husband died, Isaac was appointed guardian of all her children.
• Land/House: 25 Apr 1755; He sold his farm and all of its buildings to Seth Clark.
• Moved To: Jun 1755, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He settled in that part of Rutland, which in 1759, became Princeton. In April 1756, he bought a farm in Rutland. On 21 September 1761, he sold his farm in Princeton, and moved to his farm in Rutland.

Isaac married Sarah Lawrence on 8 May 1734 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Ebenezer Lawrence and Mary Partridge) was born on 30 May 1709 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1727; Hannah _____. Issue: 1. Thomas Wheeler (1728-____) 2. Jabez Wheeler (1731-____) 3. Mary Wheeler (1733-____) 4. Abraham Wheeler (1735-____)
• Offices Held: say 1730, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was the Surveyor of Highways.
• History: 1737; Abraham built a bridge across the Blackstone River on the road to Sutton.
• Land/House: say 1740; He owned much land in Holden that he had inherited from his father.

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• Residence: Abt Aug 1720; Benjamin and Zerviah lived in the West Precinct of Lancaster, then called Chocksett. In 1781 it became Sterling, Massachusetts.

Zerviah married Benjamin "Landlord Ben" Houghton on 28 Jul 1720 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Benjamin (son of Jonas Houghton and Mary Berbeane) was born in 1691 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Feb 1764 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 17 Nov 1726, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Rebecca Houghton. Issue: 1. Lucy Moore (1727-1740) 2. Jacob Moore (1728-1740) 3. Tilley Moore (1730-____) 4. Ephraim Moore (1732-1740) 5. Rebecca Moore (1735-1740) 6. Hannah Moore (17378-1740) 7. Catherine Moore (1739-1740) 8. Lucy Moore (1740-____) 9. Joseph Moore (1745-1746) 10. Rebecca Moore (1745-1746) 11. Relief Moore (1747-____) 12. Elizabeth Moore (1753 13. Calvin Moore (1755-____)
• Religion: 8 Jul 1733, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Joseph and Rebecca were admitted to full communion at the First Church of Lancaster. They later joined the Chocksett Church in what later became Sterling.
• Will: 1776
• Probate/Proved: 8 Jul 1777

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• Married: 19 Apr 1727, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary Wheeler.

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• Religion: 14 Jan 1732/33, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Both Oliver and Abigail were admitted to full communion in the First Church of Lancaster on 14 January 1732/33. About ten years later they were dismissed to the church in Chocksett in west Lancaster.
• Last Full Review: 22 Mar 2021

Oliver married Abigail Houghton on 18 Dec 1729 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Abigail was born on 7 Sep 1708 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 9 Mar 1800 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 2 Dec 1725, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Thomas Houghton. He was born on 29 March 1696 in Lancaster, Massachusetts. [This marriage] He died 9 March 1764 in Harvard, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Houghton (1728-____) 2. Thomas Houghton (1731-____)

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• Married: 17 Dec 1730, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Jonathan Powers. He was baptized as an adult on 25 October 1730 in Lancaster, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jacob Powers (1731-____) 2. Amos Powers (1734-____) 3. Elizabeth Powers (1736-____) 4. Hannah Powers (1739-____) 5. Oliver Powers (1741-____) 6. Jonathan Powers (1744-____) 7. Lucy Powers (1748-____) 8. Silas Powers (1748-____) 9. Ephraim Powers (1750-____) 10. Manassah Powers (1754-____)
• Religion: 23 Dec 1733; Hannah was received into full communion. She was dismissed to the second church (Chocksett) of Lancaster, 5 May 1745 where she was received 7 July 1745.

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• Married: 4 Oct 1732, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Jabez or Jonathan Beaman, the son of John Beaman. He was born about 1693. He was christened before 1708 in Lancaster, Massachusetts. [This marriage] He died 10 April 1771 in West Boylston, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Olive Beaman (1733-____) 2. Ezra Beaman (1736-____) 3. Silas Beaman (1739-____)
• Religion: 19 Jun 1737, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Dianah was admitted to full communion in the Lancaster Church.

Notes:

Marriage: According to the gravestones, she was wed to Jonathan Beaman but according to the Lancaster records she was wed to Jabez Beaman. Did she marry two Beamans?

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• Married: say 1737; Silence ______. She was born about 1719. She died 8 May 1794 in Bolton, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jonadab Moore (1741-1760) 2. David Moore (1742-1815) 3. Jonathan Moore (1744-____) 4. Abraham Moore (1748-1803) 5. Sarah Moore (1750-1768) 6. Rebecca Moore (1751-____) 7. Hannah Moore (1754-____) 8. William Moore (1755-____) 9. Silence Moore (1758-____) 10. Thomas Moore 11. Aaron Moore (1760-____)
• Occupation: say 1746, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a blacksmith.
• Probate/Proved: 23 Nov 1773

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• Married: say 1739; Mary ______. [This marriage] Mary was received into communion in the First Church at Lancaster 30 August 1741. At that time they were living in Bolton. On 31 August 1743, she was recommenced to the church in Bolton from Lancaster. Issue: 1. Isaac Moore (____-1740) 2. Mary Moore (____-1740) 3. Jacob Moore (____-1742) 4. Abigail Moore (1740-____) 5. Jacob Moore (1745-1820) 6. Isaac Moore (1748-1825) 7. Mary Moore (1752-____) 8. Uriah Moore (1752-1820) 9. Oliver Moore (1755-____) 10. Olive Moore (1757-____)

Notes:

Christened:
He was a twin.

Notes:

Christened:
He was a twin.

Notes:

Buried:
In Memory of
Mrs. Thankful Carter
wife of Mr. Nathaniel Carter
who died Decembr ye 5th, 1755
in ye 41st year of her age

Thankful married Nathaniel Carter on 09 Feb 1731/32 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Nathaniel (son of Samuel Carter and Dorothy Wilder) was born in 1706 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jul 1787 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 7 Oct 2020

Elisha married Ruth White on 7 Jan 1741 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Ruth (daughter of Deacon Josiah White and Abigail Whitcomb) was born on 9 Feb 1715/16 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elisha married Susanna Huck on 8 Mar 1756. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 26 Nov 1727, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut; Abigail Warren, the daughter of Jacob and Sarah Warren. She was born on 9 September 1708 in Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Priscilla Stevens (1728-____) 2. Simon Stevens (1730-____) 3. David Stevens (1731-____) 4. Isaac Stevens (1735-____) 5. Jacob Stevens (1746-____) 6. Able Stevens (1752-____) 7. Joseph Stevens (1754-____) 8. Hannah Stevens (1757-____)
• Living: 1764

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• Married: 3 Jun 1732, Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut; Mary Tracy, the daughter of Solomon and Sarah (Clark) Tracy. She was born on 10 January 1711/12 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Willard Stevens (1732-____) 2. Asa Stevens (1734-____) 3. Simon Stevens (1736-____) 4. Mary Stevens (1740-____) 5. Mary Stevens (1743-____) 6. Jonathan Stevens (1745-____) 7. Abigail Stevens (1748-____) 8. Sarah Stevens (1750-____) 9. Solomon Stevens (1754-____)
• History: say 1749; According to Holman (1948), "Although he was called 'of Plainfield' in 1749, Jonathan lived much of his life in Canterbury and was a member of the church there."

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• Moved To: Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Nathaniel went with his son, Martin, to Windham, Vermont, thence to Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Married: 5 May 1737, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Mary Martin, the daugher of Thomas and Mary (Grove) Martin. She was born on 16 December 1718 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Nathaniel and Mary were step-brother and step-sister. On 25 June 1772 Mary Martin was mentioned in the will of Mary Gove. She died in October 1803 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Phebe Stevens (1739-____) 2. Mary Stevens (1742-____) 3. Lucy Stevens (1744-____) 4. Wilder Stevens (1747-1826) 5. Martin Stevens (1749-____) 6. Nathaniel Grove Stevens (1752-1832) 7. Lois Stevens (1754-____) 8. Abraham Stevens (1757-____) 9. Sarah Stevens (1761-____)
• Census: 1790, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts

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• Married: 18 Jan 1734, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Capt. Phineas Stevens, the son of Deacon Joseph and Prudence (Rice) Stevens. He was born on 20 February 1706 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and was christened on 27 April 1707 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Phineas and Elizabeth were cousins. He died on Friday 6 February 1756 in Cape Breton, Acadia, Canada while in military service. Issue: 1. Samuel Stevens (1735-____) 2. Willard Stevens (1735-____) 3. Simon Stevens (1737-____) 4. Enos Stevens (1739-____) 5. Mary Stevens (1742-____) 6. Phineas Stevens (1744-____) 7. Katherine Stevens (1747-____) 8. Prudence Stevens (1750-____) 9. Solomon Stevens (1753-____) 10. Dorothy Stevens (1755-1758)

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• Religion: 13 Dec 1749, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Nathan and Dorothy were admitted to the church in Petersham.

Dorothy married Nathan Goddard on 28 Nov 1748 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Nathan (son of Edward Goddard and Hepzibah Hapgood) was born on 18 Jan 1725 in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Feb 1806 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 10 Jun 1745, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Dorothy Sawyer, the daughter of John and Sarah (Joslin) Sawyer. She was born on 3 March 1725/26 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts and was christened on 1 May 1726 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. On their marriage They lived in Petersham after their marriage. She died between 1787 and 1810 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Eunice Stevens (1746-1838) 2. Lemuel Stevens (1748-1818) 3. Damaris Stevens (1751-1829) 4. Joseph Stevens (1754-____) 5. Simon Stevens (1756-____) 6. Gardner Stevens (1758-1838) 7. Simon Stevens (1760-1824) 8. Oliver Willard Stevens (1761-1845) 9. John Stevens (1765-____) 10 Mary Stevens (1767-1841) 11. Cyprian Stevens (1769-1807) 12. Dorothy Stevens (1770-1852)
• Will: 2 Apr 1787, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Dorothy, and his children: Eunice, Lemuel, Simon, Damaris, Mary, Dorothy, Oliver, Cyprian, and Gardner.
• Probate/Proved: 16 May 1810, Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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• Married: 14 Feb 1724/25, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Jemima Houghton, thge daughter of Jonas and Mary (Berbeane) Houghton. Issue: 1. Millisant Carter (1726-____) 2. Lucy Carter (1727-____) 3. Dorothy Carter (1729-____) 4. Mary Carter (1731-____) 5. Eunice Carter (1733-____) 6. Dinah Carter (1735-____) 7. Samuel Carter (1737-____) 8. Stanton Carter (1739-1823) 9. Silas Carter (1740-1820) 10. Prudence Carter (1743-1828) 11. Jonas Carter (1745-____) 12. Jemima Carter (1747-____)

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• Married: 3 Nov 1724, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; David Osgood. He was dismissed to the Church in Chockset, now Sterling, Massachusetts on 25 November 1744 from the Church in Lancaster. He died on Wednesday 20 February 1771 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. David's gravestone inscription in Sterling Burying Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, reads: David Osgood Esq. died Feb. 20, 1771 in the 73^rd year of his age Issue: 1. Dorothy Osgood (1728-____) 2. Azuba Osgood (1730-____) 3. David Osgood Jr. (1734-____) 4. Mary Osgood (1736-1739) 5. Elizabeth Osgood (1738-1739) 6. Mary Osgood (1744-____) 7. Elizabeth Osgood (1746-____)

Notes:

Buried:
Mrs. Eunice Osgood
died Nov. 16, 1789
aged 85 years

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• Offices Held: 9 Jul 1740, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was elected as a Selectman on the town's first board.
• Religion: 1743; He was one of the sixteen who subscribe to the covenant of the First Church of Leominster, Massachusetts thus establishing it on 25 September 1743.

Notes:

Buried:
In Memory of
Mr. Nathaniel Carter
who departed this life
July 20, 1787
in the 79th year of his age

Nathaniel married Thankful Sawyer on 09 Feb 1731/32 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Thankful (daughter of Elias Sawyer and Beatrix Pope) was born in 1715; was christened on 24 Mar 1716/17 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Dec 1755 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married Dorcus Spofford on 21 Jul 1758. Dorcus was born in Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Aug 1784 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1730; Thomas Fairbank.

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• Married: say 1730; Daniel Knight.

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• Married: say 1731; Damaris Joslin.

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• Married: say 1733; Mary Osgood.
• Married: say 1743; Abigail Wilder, the daughter of James and Abigail (Gardner) Wilder.

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• Married: say 1735; Beulah Wilder.
• Married: say 1745; Hannah Flagg.

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• Married: say 1738; John Whitcomb.

Notes:

Birth:
Carter (2000) gives her birth date as 1719.

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• Married: say 1742; Joseph Osgood Jr., the son of Joseph Osgood.

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• Married: say 1743; Stephen Buss.

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• Married: say 1746; Tabitha Houghton.

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• Married: 14 Mar 1765, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Stone, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Farwell) Stone. She was born on 29 March 1743 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 22 December 1813 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Dorcas Wheeler (1766-____) 2. Katee Wheeler (1767-____) 3. Elizabeth Wheeler (1769-____) 4. Isaac Wheeler (1771-____) 5. Jacob Wheeler (1774-____) 6. Sibyl Wheeler (1775-____) 7. Sarah Wheeler (1779-____) 8. Reuben Wheeler (1782-____) 9. Eli Wheeler (1784-1861)
• Military: 19 Apr 1775; He was a Sargeant in the Rutland Minute Men before the Revolution. On 19 April 1775, he marched with the company to Cambridge to join in the siege of Boston. He was there throughout the siege from 1775 to 1776.

Notes:

Name:


Died:
Murphy (1928) gives his death date as 2 April 1817.

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• Married: Jul 1772, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Col. John Watson. He was born about 1750 based on age at death. He and Sarah Wheeler filed marriage intentions on 26 June 1772 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He and Sarah Wheeler filed marriage intentions on 27 June 1772 in Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 14 March 1829 in Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Watson (1773-____) 2. John Watson (1774-1785) 3. Jacob Wheeler Watson (1777-____)

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• Married: 17 Nov 1763, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Capt. Adam Wheeler, the son of Ephraim and Miriam (Martin) Wheeler. He was born on 29 April 1732 in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He served in the French and Indian War, and was a Captain during the Revolution, having served at Lexington, Charlestown, Bunker Hill, Newark, Stillwater, Albany, and White Plains. He was ordained a deacon in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. After the war, he felt the injustice of the Massachusetts government and raised a company of 100 men, and with 80 of them, marched to Worcester where he took control of the courthouse. By this action, he became the number two man of Shay's Rebellion, and fled to Canada upon its collapse. In 1791, he petitioned the town of Hubbardston to help him pay his debts incurred in the revolt. The town happily complied. He died on Tuesday 24 August 1802 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Silas Wheeler (1764-1826) 2. Ede Wheeler (1766-____) 3. Asa Wheeler (1768-1831) 4. Joel Wheeler (1771-____) 5. Rhoda Wheeler (1774-____) 6. Jacob Wheeler 7. Daniel Wheeler (1780-1810)
• Moved To: Abt 1766, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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• History: 1755 to 1817, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

History:
In 1755, when he was 9, he moved to Rutland from Medfield with his father. He lived for some time in Hubbardston, Massachusetts on a farm acquired from his father. He returned to Rutland and bought a farm near New Boston. He lived there the rest of his life.

He was a member of the Rutland Minute Company and marched to Cambridge after the Alarm in 1775.

Abraham married Jemima Walker on 22 Aug 1770 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Jemima (daughter of Captain Phineas Walker and Beulah Clap) was born on 3 Oct 1747 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Dec 1802 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abraham married Katy Muzzy on 30 May 1803 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Katy was christened on 3 Jul 1763 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Sep 1822 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: say 1770; Read (1836), in his History of Rutland, says that he was "Believed to be pious."

Notes:

Died:
He never married.

Wheeler (1924) gives his death date as 30 May 1775.

Zerviah married Jonathan Wilder on 23 Feb 1738/39 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Jonathan (son of John Wilder and Sarah White) was born on 5 Oct 1710 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jan 1794 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1745; John Crosb. They filed their marriage intentions 15 November 1745 in Lancaster. In the records of Lancaster, Jonathan's father is written as Jonathan, clearly an error as the Baptismal Record calls his father, John. They lived in Chocksett, which while a part of Lancaster, became Sterling. John was received into communion at the Chocksett Church from Rowley. Possibly he was from Rowley. On 16 October 1774, John was dismissed from the Chocksett Church "to lie in ye foundation of a Chh at Irvinshire." His surname has been rendered, Crossley and Crosbe. Issue: 1. Jonathan Crosby (1746-____) 2. Livi Crosby (1751-____) 3. Sarah Crosby (1754-____) 4. Livi Crosby (1757-____) 5. Zervia Crosby (1759-____) 6. Joel Crosby (1762-____) 7. John Crosby (1765-____)

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• Married: 8 Apr 1748, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Ephraim Roper, the son of Ephraim and Sybilla (Moore) Roper. He was born on 21 October 1716 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He lived at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in 1721 with his parents. He and Richard Moore were guardian on 11 August 1732 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He enlisted for the expedition against the Spanish in the West Indies on 26 May 1740. In this record he is listed as being born in Sudbury, 23 years of age and a husbandman. He lived about 1748 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts and built a fortress-like home of logs lined with brick on Rowley Hill to serve as a home and a garrison house. Ephraim and Michal filed marriage intentions on 6 March 1748. They were married by Justice Houghton in a double wedding, joined by her sister, Keziah and Ebenezer Buss. He lived about 1780 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts and built a new house which stands today. He died on Thursday 5 December 1793 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was buried after 5 December 1793 in Old Sterling Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, His gravestone reads: An honest man, the noblest work of God. Erected to the memory of Mr. Ephraim Roper who departed this life Dec. 5, 1793, in the 78th year of his age. Issue: 1. Benjamin Roper (1750-1826) 2. Manassah Roper (1752-1831) 3. Silas Roper (1754-1827) 4. Asa Roper (1756-1834) 5. Nathaniel Roper (1758-____) 6. Enoch Roper (1758-1820) 7. Ephraim Roper (c1760-____) 8. John Roper (c1761-1833) 9. Sylvester Roper (1762-1849) 10. Joseph Roper (1764-1837) 11. Lucy Roper (1767-1837)

Notes:

Buried:
She was probably buried next to her husband, but there is no stone to mark her resting place.

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• Married: 23 Jun 1748, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Esra Houghton, the son of Benjamin and Ruth (Wheelock) Houghton. He was born on 2 July 1722 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Their marriage intentions were filed 6 March 1747/48 in Lancaster. They were married by the Rev. John Mellen. Ezra was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1774. He died on Saturday 18 July 1789 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Dinah Houghton (1749-1756) 2. Ezra Houghton (1751-____) 3. Mary Houghton (1753-____) 4. Lucy Houghton (1754-____) 5. Dinah Houghton (1760-____) 6. Solomon Houghton (1762-____) 7. Ruth Houghton (1765-____) 8. Nahum Houghton (1767-____) 9. Benjamin Houghton (1771-____)
• Religion: 4 Nov 1750, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Dinah was admitted to communion in the Chocksett Church.

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• Married: 8 Apr 1748, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Deacon Ebenezer Buss, the son of John and Hannah Buss. He was born on 27 January 1723/24 and was christened on 30 August 1724 both in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Their marriage intentions were filed 21 January 1747/48 in Lancaster. They were married by Justice Houghton in a double wedding, joined by her sister, Michal and Ephraim Roper. He died on Wednesday 1 July 1801 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Buss (1748-____) 2. Keziah Buss (c1752-____) 3. Eunice Buss (1753-____) 4. Abigail Buss (1754-____) 5. Ebenezer Buss (1756-____) 6. Lucy Buss (1759-____) 7. Benjamin Buss (1761-____) 8. Silas Buss (1764-____) 9. John Buss (1767-____) 10. Rebecca Buss (1769-____)

Notes:

Buried:
In Memory of
Mr. Benjamin
Houghton who
Died April ye 25th
1759,
in the 27th
Year of his
Age.

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• Married: say 1755; Ephraim Osgood, the son of Johsua and Ruth (Divall) Osgood. He was born on 22 January 1726/27 and was christened on 10 April 1727 both in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 25 Feb 1761, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah Pearson. She was born in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Their marriage intentions were filed 28 January 1761 and they were married by David OSGOOD, Esq. Issue: 1. Sarah Houghton (1766-1835)
• Religion: 2 Oct 1763, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; They were both admitted to the Chocksett Church.

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• Married: say 1759, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Jonathan Bailey, the son of Shubael and Anna Bailey. He was born on 24 November 1733 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Tuesday 1 November 1814 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Eunice Bailey (1761-____) 2. Zerviah Bailey (1762-____) 3. Benjamin Bailey (1764-____) 4. Michael Bailey (1769-____) 5. Dinah Bailey (1775-____) 6. Hannah Bailey (1777-____)
• Religion: 21 Oct 1759; Eunice was admitted to full communion.

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• Married: 26 Oct 1768, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Eunice Sawyer.
• Complier's Note: 2018; There may be more marriages.

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• Married: 10 Jan 1753; Jotham Bennett. Issue: 1. Samuel Bennett (1753-____) 2. Elizabeth Bennett (1755-____) 3. Thankful Bennett (1758-____)

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• Moved To: About 1761, Stoddard, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; About 1761 he moved to Stoddard, New Hampshire.
• Military: 19 Apr 1775; He was a lieutenant in Capt. Joshua Wood's Company and marched to the alarm of 19 April 1775 to Cambridge. He served for 12 days. He later was Captain of the 1st Leominster Company, Col. Abijah Stearn's Regiment, He was commissioned a Captain 23 March 1776. He marched to Williamstown 22 August 1777 and served for 11 days. Later he was under Col. Job Cushing and served from 5 September 1777 to 12 October 1777 in the Northern Department.
• Moved To: Before 1787, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He returned to Leominster before the death of his first wife in 1787 and lived on the Bee Hill farm with his father.
• Last Full Review: 25 Jun 2020

Notes:

Birth: He is also listed in the complied vital records of Leominster, this probably being a record of the early settlers.

Name:


Died:
He died of lung fever.

Nathaniel married Dorothy Joslin on 26 Jun 1760 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Dorothy was born on 10 May 1741; died on 27 Jan 1787 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married Prudence Wilder on 20 May 1790 in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Prudence was born on 24 Jul 1751 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1797. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Military: 1755; Elias served in Samuel Willard's company, Col. John Whitcomb's regiment in the Crown Point Expedition in 1755.
• Moved To: 1774, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Military: 1775; He served in the Revolution, his son, Elijah accompanying him.

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Name:
   

Elias married Deborah White on 15 Nov 1760 in Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Deborah (daughter of Josiah White and Deborah House) was born on 24 Dec 1739 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jun 1810 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1757; Deacon John Joslin, the son of John and Lucy (Wilder) Joslin. He was born in 1735 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He and Susannah Carter filed marriage intentions on 5 December 1757. John was chosen as a Deacon on 30 March 1769 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died 6 September 1810 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Joslin (1758-1836) 2. Susannah Joslin (1760-____) 3. Nathaniel Joslin (1761-____) 4. Dorothy Joslin 5. David Joslin (1765-____) 6. Elias Joslin (1765-1824) 7. Luke Joslin (1771-1824) 8. Lucy Joslin (1773-1846) 9. Sally Joslin (1775-____)

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• Married: 12 Feb 1760, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Thomas Wilder. He was born on 15 September 1757 and he died 6 January 1802 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abel Wilder (1760-1825) 2. Elizabeth Wilder (1762-____) 3. Vashti Wilder (1764-____) 4. Peter Andrew Wilder (1765-1855) 5. Lucretia Wilder 6. Abigail Wilder (____-1831)

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Birth:
She was a twin.

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• Married: 10 Mar 1758, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Ebenezer Colburn Issue: 1. Beatrice Colburn (1759-1828) 2. Ebenezer Colburn (1761-____) 3. Elisha Colburn (1764-____) 4. Prudence Colburn (1765-____) 5. Elisha Colburn (1772-1850) 6. Nabby Colburn (1770-____) 7. Elijah Colburn (1772-1850) 8. Thankful Colburn (1774-1852) 9. Nathaniel Colburn (1776-1840) 10. Susannah Colburn (1778-____)

Notes:

Christened:
She was christened by the Rev. John Rogers. Elisha was the first child baptized at the First Church of Leominster.

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• History: say 1800; Samuel probably spent his adult life in Buckland, Massachusetts. While the early records of Buckland have been destroyed, their are remembrances of "Uncle Sam". He was blind, but intelligent and active.

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• Moved To: Abt 1777, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Married: 27 Jun 1777, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Relief Joslin, the daughter of John and Lucy (Wilder) Joslin. She was born on 3 April 1756 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts and she died in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Wilder Carter 2. Elisha Carter 3. Dolly Carter 4. Relief Carter 5. Lucy Carter 6. Thomas Carter 7. John Carter (1783-1828)

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• Moved To: abt1774, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Married: 7 May 1774, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Betty Wood. She was born on 27 September 1753 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts and she died 15 January 1811 in Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Issue: 1. Eunice Carter (1774-1816) 2. Nathaniel Carter (1776-1784) 3. Joel Carter (1778-1825) 4. Asa Carter (1780-1833) 5. Abel Carter (1780-1844) 6. Betty Carter (1782-1782) 7. Betty Carter (1783-1784) 8. Jonas Carter (1785-1810) 9. Sewell Carter (1788-1821)
• Moved To: Abt 1781, Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; According to Carter (1887), "The tradition is that the way was marked only by cuts upon the trees; that he carried the two oldest children on one horse, while his wife followed with the twins, about a year old, on another."
• Moved To: Abt 1783, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• History: say 1800; According to Carter (1887), "He became blind, and many stories are told of his keen perception of persons and things, although deprived of sight. Hearing what he supposed to be a bear about the house one night, he seized an axe and threw it in the direction of the noise; the next morning a bear's foot and bloody tracks were found, and in a few weeks a bear which had lost one foot was killed in the woods near by."

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• Last Full Review: 19 May 2020

Thankful married Captain Gardner Wilder on 24 May 1775 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Gardner was born on 9 Jun 1748 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1807 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 19 Jun 1770, Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Jonathan Woodward. He was born about 1746 in Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 5 April 1828 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Jonathan's gravestone inscription in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Jonathan Woodward d Apr. 5, 1838 æ. 82 Issue: 1. Fanny Woodward (1771-____) 2. Dorothy Woodward (1772-____) 3. Lois Woodward (1774-____) 4. Hepzibah Woodward (1777-____) 5. Anna Woodward (1779-____) 6. Lucy Woodward (1787-____) 7. Julia Woodward (c1791-1811)

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• Married: 1773, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Thankful Woodward, the daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Brown) Woodward. She was born on 2 May 1745 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Monday 8 February 1813 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Eunice Goddard (1775-____) 2. Sally Goddard (1781-1855) 3. Azubah Goddard (1784-____) 4. Nathan Goddard 5. Cyrus Goddard
• Offices Held: 1783 to 1784, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.

Notes:

Buried:
Dea. Nathan Goddard
d. 8 Dec. 1816
æ. 65 yr

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• Married: 1776; Ann Woodward, the daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Brown) Woodward. She was born on 9 June 1753 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. After Jonathan's death, Ann married John Bachelor. She died on Saturday 19 February 1820 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Ann's gravestone inscription in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Mrs. Anna wife of John Bachellar, Esq. formerly wife of Ebenezer Goddard d. Feb. 21, 1820 æ. 66 Issue: 1. Anna Goddard (1777-1841) 2. Ebenezer Goddard (1779-1851) 3. Benjamin Goddard (1779-____) 4. Samuel Goddard (1780-____) 5. Enoch Goddard (1783-____) 6. Louisa Goddard (1785-1816) 7. Tryphena Goddard (1787-____) 8. Jonas Goddard (1791-1868) 9. Maria Goddard (1793-____) 10. Stephen Goddard (1796-1816)

Notes:

Buried:
Mr. Ebenezer Godard
d. Jan. 1, 1803
in his 50th year

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• Married: 2 Nov 1779, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Lucy Goddard, the daughter of David and Margaret (Stone) Goddard. She was born on 19 June 1760 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Asa and Lucy were first cousins. She died on Monday 22 December 1800 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Lemuel Goddard (1782-1865) 2. Levina Goddard (1784-____) 3. David Goddard (1786-____) 4. Nahum Goddard (1788-____) 5. Lois Goddard (1790-____) 6. Dorothy Goddard (1792-____) 7. Joseph Goddard (1793-1847)
• Occupation: say 1780, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a farmer.
• Married: 18 Aug 1801, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Mary Tyler, the daughter of Rufus Tyler. Issue: 1. Lucy Goddard (1802-____) 2. Mary Goddard (1804-1804) 3. Esther Goddard (1805-1845) 4. Amanda Goddard (1807-____)

Notes:

Buried:
Mr. Asa Goddard
d. June 3, 1828
æ. 73

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• History: 1773, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She being but 16 years when married, her father, Nathan, built her a large home, which became the "Mayo Tavern." After her husband's death, she maintained the tavern. The following was written in the History of North Orange: "Aunt Dolly was noted for her parties and good cooking. The story is told that at one time a party of soldiers passed through the place and stopped at the house for food. Aunt Dolly had a sheep killed, dressed and cooked for them in short order - they then went on their way."

Notes:

Birth:
Mayo (1965) gives her birth date as 15 January 1758.

Buried:
Benjamin Mayo Esq.
Died
May 2, 1797
Aet 47
Dolly Mayo
His wife
Died
June 7, 1845
Æt 88
In the same plot is the following stone:
Infant died March 18, 1789
Dolly
Died April 20, 1793
Aet 12 yrs
Roxy died 1795
Æ 4 yrs
Children of Benj. &
Dolly Mayo
Suffer little children to come unto me
And forbid them not

Dorothy married Benjamin Mayo in 1773 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Benjamin (son of Major Joseph Mayo and Esther Kenrick) was born on 11 Dec 1750 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 2 May 1797 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 8 Jan 1778, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Moses Goddard, the son of David and Margaret (Stone) Goddard. He was born on 25 July 1754. He lived in 1778 in Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Royal Goddard 2. Moses Goddard 3. Clark Goddard 4. Betsey Goddard 5. Rana Goddard

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• Married: 23 Feb 1803; Mary Reed.

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• Married: 1793; Thomas Read, the son of Thomas and Hannah (Nurse) Read. He was born on 14 February 1772 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Thomas and Lucinda filed marriage intentions on 9 March 1793. He died on Sunday 4 October 1835 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Abigail Read (1794-1800) 2. Thomas Read (1798-1800) 3. Lucinda Read (1800-1837) 4. Abigail Wheeler Read (1804-____) 5. Thomas Lyman Read (1805-____) 6. Mary Jamima Read (1810-____) 7. Lorena Read (1811-____) 8. Lorenzo Read (1811-____)

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• Married: 3 Apr 1824, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah Childs, the daughter of Abiather and Sarah (Ames) Childs. She was born on 12 August 1785 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 31 October 1826 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Melissa Ames Wheeler (1825-____)
• Married: 29 Apr 1827, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah Hooper. Issue: 1. Ruth Cordelia Wheeler (1828-____) 2. Lucinda Read Wheeler (1830-1870) 3. Maria Wheeler (1834-____)

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• History: say 1830; He was a Justice of the Peace. He may have gained the title "Captain" in the state militia.

Rowland married Lydia Gates on 10 Apr 1810 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Lydia (daughter of Joseph Gates and Sarah Galera Roper) was born on 6 Dec 1789 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Feb 1861 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 28 Dec 1769, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Sawyer, the daughter of Samuel and Deborah (Rugg) Sawyer. She was born on 2 September 1750 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth and Silas filed marriage intentions on 18 October 1769 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 5 September 1837 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Silas Wilder (1770-____)
• Religion: 14 Oct 1771, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Silas and Elizabeth joined the Chochsett Church.

Notes:

Birth:
The town books at Lancaster list his birth twice, the second time being 17 February 1747.

Hannah married Joseph Johnson in 1769. Joseph (son of Nathaniel Johnson and Rachel Tucker) was born on 9 Jun 1743 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts; died in Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1792; Sarah Bullard. She died 13 January 1834 in Charlotte, Chatauqua County, New York. Issue: 1. Belvidera Carter (1793-1882) 2. Deborah White Carter (1798-1824) 3. Sally Bowers Carter (1804-1866) 4. John Joslin Carter (1804-1820) 5. Tertius Taylor Carter (1807-1885) 6. Lydia Bartlett Carter (1810-1843) 7. Harriet Newell Carter (1815-1862)
• Moved To: say 1800, Chautauqua County, New York; The area known as Holland Purchase.

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• General Information: She used both Betty and Betsey for her first name.
• Miscellaneous: 1823; After her husband died, she received a pension of $300 annually based on his military service. In 2021, adjusted for inflation, that is about $9,500 per year.
• Will: 5 Jan 1843; She made her will on 5 January 1843.
• Last Full Review: 4 Dec 2021

Notes:

Birth: The published Leominster Vital Records give her birth date as 28 July 1763.

Elizabeth married Lt. Tertius Taylor on 2 Aug 1781 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Tertius was born on 25 Jul 1754 in Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 21 Dec 1822 in Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Moved To: 1825, Cincinnatus, Courtland County, New York

Elias married Abigail Bullard on 18 Oct 1789 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of Capt. Benjamin Bullard and Ruth Wilder) was born on 21 Oct 1764 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1841 in Cincinnatus, Courtland County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1790; Hepzibah Williams.She died 17 August 1832. Issue: 1. Millicent Carter (1793-1855) 2. Brigham Carter (1794-1857) 3. Benjamin William Carter (1795-1852) 4. Amanda Carter (1797-1851) 5. Hepsibah Carter (1799-1867) 6. Maria Carter (1802-1853) 7. Elmina Carter (1804-1873) 8. Chandler Carter (1806-1878) 9. Theresea Carter (1808-1864) 10. Minot Carter (1812-1873) 11. Alfreda Carter (1815-1840)

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• Married: say 1790; Benjamin Brooks. Issue: 1. Doric Brooks 2. Dorothy Brooks
• Moved To: say 1795, Rutland, Jefferson County, New York

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• Married: say 1813; Ellis Rudd, the widow of ____ Fales. Issue: 1. Jeremiah Fales Carter (1814-____)

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• Married: 1 Jan 1802, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Ann Toby. She was born on 8 December 1781 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts and she died 10 June 1870 in Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Milo Toby Carter (1804-1882) 2. Ashbel White Carter (1806-____) 3. Cordelia Williams Carter (1808-1877) 4. Ann Eliza Carter (1811-1886) 5. Deborah Field Carter (1813-____) 6. Elias Sanderson Carter (1817-____) 7. Bathsheba Croker Carter (1821-____)
• Moved To: Abt 1824, Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts

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• Married: say 1795; _____ Rudd. After the marriage, they settled in the Black River country.

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• Married: say 1797; _____ Ward
• Married: say 1810; _____ Pike

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• Residence: 1829, Champion, Jefferson County, New York; In 1829 she lived in Champion, New York.
• Moved To: Abt 1841, Western Part of New York; She and her family moved to the western part of New York State.
• Last Full Review: 1 May 2020

Patty married Simeon Butler on 6 May 1800 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Simeon was born on 19 Feb 1778 in Heath, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Aug 1858; was buried in Humphreys Hollows Cemetery, Sheldon, Wyoming County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 11 Mar 1807; Lucy Kenny. She was born on 29 August 1777 and she died 16 August 1822 in Manchester, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Issue: 1. Ellen Elizabeth Carter (1808-1844) 2. Lucy Carter (1809-____) 3. Edwin Chandler Carter (1811-1813) 4. John Chandler Carter (1813-1856) 5. Sarah Chapin Carter (1816-____) 6. Eudocia Carter (1819-____) 7. La Fayette Carter (1820-1848)
• Residence: Abt 1810, Newfane, Windham County, Vermont
• Moved To: 1830, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan; Chandler built several flour mills in Ann Arbor.

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• Married: say 1818; Roxanna Lazell. She was born in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts and she died 21 December 1874 in Fredonia, Chautauqua County, New York. Issue: 1. Royal Lazell Carter (1819-1870) 2. Marshall Carter (1821-1826)

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• Married: say 1804; Peter Thompson
• Moved To: say 1820; They moved to the black river country.

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• Married: 20 Jun 1803, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Esther Cheney, the daughter of Levi and Mary (Hill) Cheney. She was born on 2 October 1779 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 22 June 1860 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts of consumption. Esther's gravestone inscription in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Benjamin Mayo Died May 1, 1824 Aet 49 Esther His Wife Died June 22, 1860 Aet 79 Issue: 1. Benjamin Mayo (1805-1881)
• Occupation: say 1804, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a farmer and kept a tavern.

Notes:

Buried:
Benjamin Mayo
Died May 1, 1824
Aet 49
Esther
His Wife
Died June 22, 1860
Aet 79

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• Married: 1799, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Sally Ward, the daughter of Edward and Dorothy (Twitchell) Ward. She was born on 26 June 1780 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts.She was also known as Sarah. She died on Thursday 16 September 1830 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Nathan Mayo (1799-____) 2. Calvin Mayo (1801-1879) 3. Minerva Mayo (1803-1822) 4. Lucena Mayo (1806-____) 5. Daniel Mayo (1819-1883)
• Occupation: say 1800; He was a farmer.
• Offices Held: 1819, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.
• Religion: 28 Nov 1822, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the church council, which installed the Rev. Joshua Chandler, a Unitarian, as minister of the North Orange Church. The meeting was held in Calvin's home.

Notes:

Birth:
Mayo (1965) gives his birth as 8 March 1779.

Buried:
Calvin Mayo
Died
Nov. 6, 1845
Aet 66

Sally
Wife of Calvin Mayo
Died Sept. 16, 1830
Aet 50

Notes:

Buried:
In Memory of
Dolly Mayho, Daut^R
Of Capt Benjamin
Mayo and Mrs. Dolly
His wife who died
April 16th 1793
Aged 12

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• Occupation: Abt 1804; According to Mayo (1965), "He was a practical and progressive agriculturist and a citizen of integrity."
• Census: 1810, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Household Members Under 16: 3 Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 Number of Household Members: 5
• Military: 1812; He enlisted in the Army during the War of 1812.
• Census: 7 Aug 1820, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 3 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1 Free White Persons - Under 16: 5 Free White Persons - Over 25: 2 Total Free White Persons: 7 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
• Census: 1830, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 6 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4 Total Free White Persons: 10 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 10
• Census: 1840, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1 Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 2 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1 Total Free White Persons: 5 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 73
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 79
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He and Mary were living with their son, Levi.; : 82
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He and Mary were living with his son, Levi.; : 87

Notes:

Name:

Stephen married Mary "Polly" Cheney in Apr 1804 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Levi Cheney and Mary "Molly"Hill) was born on 29 Jul 1784 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Jun 1870 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 30 Dec 1804; Ebenezer Mattoon, the son of General Ebenezer and Mary (Dickinson) Mattoon. She was born on 29 September 1781 in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He was joined in 1809 in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, the Pacific Lodge of Freemasons. He died in 1868. Issue: 1. Fanny Mattoon (1805-____) 2. Maria Antoinette Mattoon (1807-____) 3. Emeline Mattoon (1809-1811) 4. Ebenezer Mattoon (1814-____) 5. John Brooks Mattoon (1817-____) 6. Lucina Mattoon (1819-____) 7. Dolly Goddard Mattoon (1821-____) 8. Benjamin Mayo Mattoon (1824-____) 9. Eliza Ann Williams Mattoon (1826-____) 10. Eleazer Mattoon (1828-____) 11. Roxanna Wheelock Mattoon (1831-1838)

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• Married: 16 Dec 1817, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Joseph Whitman, the son of Zachariah and Abigail (Wood) Whitman. He was born on 20 January 1790 or 5 February 1790 in Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Joseph and an Dolly filed marriage intentions on 15 October 1817 in Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was the Postmaster of Orange for 25 years, a Justice of the Peace and a Representative to the General Court. He died on Monday 1 October 1860 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Maria Whitman (1820-____) 2. Joseph Mayo Whitman (1822-____) 3. Jerome Whitman (1824-____) 4. Alonzo Whitman (1827-____) 5. Marcus Whitman (1829-____) 6. Benjamin Whitman (1831-1836) 7. Abigail Whitman (1833-1836) 8. George Whitman (1835-1836)

Notes:

Name:
She was also called Sally.

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• Married: 21 Jun 1825, Dudley, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Sarah "Sally" Dennis. She was born in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She and William Mayo filed marriage intentions on 5 June 1825. Issue: 1. Emily E. Mayo (1831-____)

Notes:

Buried:
William Mayo
Born July 20, 1795
Died
Dec. 31, 1857
Æ 62

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• Married: say 1817; George Wheelock, the son of Alexander and Sophia (Penniman) Wheelock.
• Married: say 1832; David Frost. Daniel was a noted temperance lecturer and a lawyer.
• Religion: Abt 1843; Roxanna purchased a building on the Oliver Ward place and had it moved to her husband's property to serve as the first Congregational Church in Tully. Despite the strong belief in temperance, the move was well lubricated for "mechanical purposes." The chapel was established in 1843. The Frosts purchased the first communion set and the melodeon for the chapel.

Notes:

Buried:
ROXANNA W.
WIFE OF
DANIEL FROST
DIED JUNE 30, 1855

Notes:

Died:
Roper (1982) gives her death date as 18 June 1824.

Wheeler (1924) gives her death date as 24 June 1824.

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• Married: 31 Mar 1836, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Eliza B. Hawes, the daughter of Roswell and Nancy (Rice) Hawes. She was born in July 1817 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Her name does not appear in the published vital records of Petersham. She died on Tuesday 2 January 1849 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Married: say 1850; Mary Jane Smith, the daughter of George and Harriet A. Smith. She was born on 2 October 1833. Mary was Paul's older brother and Hiram's second wife. She died on Wednesday 21 September 1881 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary E. Wheeler (1851-____) 2. Hiram Edward Wheeler (1860-____)

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• Married: 6 Dec 1836, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; William S. Rollins. He was born in 1813 in Strafford, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. William and Abigail filed marriage intentions on 5 November 1836 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 12 May 1855 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Martha Jane Rollins (1838-____) 2. Charles H. Rollins (1841-____) 3. Mary Ann Rollins (1844-1873)
• Married: 27 Apr 1857; Frederick Leeds, the son of Samuel and Martha (Faxon) Leeds. He was born on 27 February 1807 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. On 4 September 1834 Frederick, at age 27, married first Elizabeth C. Johnson, at age 21, daughter of Isaac Johnson and Nancy Gibbs. He was a currier in 1880 in Melrose, Massachusetts.

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• Census: 1850, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 32
• Census: 1855, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 37
• Census: 1860, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 42
• Census: 1870, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 51

Catharine married Alpheus Harding on 9 Mar 1837 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Alpheus (son of Captain Oliver Harding and Elizabeth Browning) was born on 3 May 1809 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was christened on 24 Jun 1810 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Dec 1898 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 4 Apr 1844, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Thomas Reed Howe, the son of Jonathan and Susanna (Parmenter) Howe. He was born on 14 May 1814 and was christened on 7 November 1817 both in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Adnah Thomas Howe (1849-____) 2. Josephine Elvira Howe (1851-1883) 3. William Eugene Howe (1856-1856) 4. Minerva Gates Howe (1862-1901)

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• Married: say 1852, Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut; Joseph Miles. He was born on 25 January 1822. Issue: 1. Lydia Gates Miles (1853-____) 2. Jennie Etta Miles (1855-____) 3. Mary Lizzie Miles (1862-____) 4. Sarah Frances Miles (1864-____) 5. George Hiram Miles (1866-____) 6. Mattie Josephine Miles (1867-1869)

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• Married: Abt Aug 1859, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Mary Jane Smith, the daughter of George and Harriet A. Smith. She was born on 2 October 1833. Mary, married first Hiram Madison Wheeler, son of Capt. Rowland Wheeler and Lydia Gates. Mary was Paul's older brother, Hiram's second wife. She died on Wednesday 21 September 1881 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary E. Wheeler (1851-____) 2. Hiram Edward Wheeler (1860-____)
• Occupation: 1860; He owned a mill on the site of the first grist mill of Rutland which was burnt by the Indians. He also manufactured hickory and oak farm tools handles.
• Married: 28 Apr 1887, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Helen E. Dean, the daughter of Erastus and Amelia (Gates) Dean. They were married by the Rev. George S. Dodge. She died on Tuesday 20 October 1908 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Birth:
It may have been 14 August.

Buried:
Hannah
wife of Jonathan Delvee
died Apr. 8, 1851
Æ. 77

Hannah married Jonathan Delvey on 10 Oct 1792 in Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Jonathan (son of Peter Delvee and Lucy Town) was born on 21 Aug 1770 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Dec 1850 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 13 Mar 1808, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Rebecca Johnson.

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• History: say 1810; According to Carter (1887), "He was a lawyer in Bennington, Vt.; his partner, Hiland Hall. Esq., afterwards governor of the state, writes of him thus: 'Marshall Carter was a young man of great worth and promise, cut off by death an the threshold of a brilliant and honored career at the bar, greatly mourned and lamented.'"

Marcia married William Sherwin on 28 Dec 1809 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. William (son of Deacon Nathaniel Sherwin and Mary "Molly" Bement) was born on 26 Oct 1787 in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 19 May 1866 in New York City, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: Abt 1830; Catherine Huckle. She was born in Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and she died in 1831. Issue: 1. Thomas Marshall Carter (1831-____)
• Married: 1837; Sarah Wells. She was born in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut and she died in 1868 in Castile, Wyoming County, New York. Issue: 1. Sarah Frances Carter
• History: say 1871; According to Carter (1887), "He was an Episcopal clergyman, educated at William and Mary's College and Alexandria Seminary; he was ordained by Bishop Meade of Virginia. His ministry of more than fifty years was passed in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and western New York. A man of childlike faith and simplicity, content to spend and bed spent in his Master's service, his life was as a summer's day, lending grace and beauty to all who came within his influence. To know him was not only to love him, but to be drawn to follow him as he followed Christ. Compelled by growing physical infirmities - his mind retaining its vigor to the end - to withdraw from active work, he removed, in 1871, from Castile, western New York, to Painesville, Ohio, where his last days were spent."

Notes:

Birth:
He was a twin.

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• Married: 20 Sep 1824, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Adna Warner. He was born in Pitcher, Chenango County, New York and he died 25 November 1881. Issue: 1. Lucius A. Warner (1826-____) 2. Doric G. Warner (1828-____) 3. Emily G. Warner (1830-____) 4. Julia F. Warner (1834-____) 5. Lucien Warner (1839-____)

Notes:

Birth:
She was a twin.

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• Married: 5 Nov 1825, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Joseph Farnam. He was born on 16 May 1784 and he died 3 July 1866. Issue: 1. Asa B. Farnam (1827-1852) 2. Perley E. Farnam (1828-1877) 3. Henry M. Farnam (1829-____) 4. Catherine Farnam (1831-____) 5. Abigail Farnam (1833-____) 6. Clarissa Farnam (1837-____) 7. Adelphia E. Farnam (1845-____)

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• Occupation: say 1820; He was a mechanic.

Notes:

Died:
He never married.

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• Census: 1840, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York; In the 1840 US Census he was recorded living in Auburn, New York. 2 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39 1 - Free White Persons - Under 20 2 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 7 - Total Free White Persons 7 - Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves
• Occupation: 1845, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York; In 1845, Consider stepped down from his job as a mail agent.
• Census: 1850, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York; In the 1850 US Census he was recorded, age 48, living in Auburn, New York. He was a mail agent for the US Post Department.
• Census: 1855, Ledyard, Cayuga County, New York; In the 1855 New York State Census he was recorded, age 50, living in Ledyard, New York.
• Residence: 1863, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York; In 1863 he lived on Morgan and Main, Auburn, New York.
• Census: 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 78, living at 314 West Jackson Street, Chicago, Illinois. He was a retired widower.
• Last Full Review: 30 Jul 2020

Notes:

Buried:
He is buried in section D, lot 591 of Graceland Cemetery, Chicago.

Consider married Eleanor "Ellen" Crowley in 1838. Eleanor was born in 1801 in Massachusetts; died on 2 Aug 1853 in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York; was buried in North Street Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 13 Dec 1831; William Le Valley. He died 6 June 1872 in Oneida, Oneida County, New York. Issue: 1. Oscar Le Valley 2. Ellen A. Le Valley 3. Caroline Le Valley (____-1879) 4. Charles Le Valley

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• Married: say 1825; Frances Day. Issue: 1. Mary A. Carter (1826-____) 2. Marshall W. Carter (1828-____) 3. Charles Elias Carter (1830-____) 4. Consider B. Carter (1832-____) 5. Wallace Carter (1835-____) 6. Louisa A. Carter (1838-____) 7. Henry F. Carter (1840-____) 8. Frances E. Carter (1845-____)

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• Married: 28 Jun 1829; Lyman Eldredge M.D.. According to Carter (1887), "He was educated at the Medical College in Fairfield, Herkimer Co., N.Y.; practiced medicine thirty years in Cincinnatus, N.Y.; removed to Lima, Livingston Co., N.Y., and from thence to Minnesota in 1868." He died in May 1875 in Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Issue: 1. Henry B. Eldredge (1830-1836) 2. Helen Maria Eldredge (1832-____) 3. George Bennett Eldredge (1833-1835) 4. Harriet Louise Eldredge (1835-____) 5. Frances Jane Eldredge (1838-____) 6. Mary Abbie Eldredge (1851-____) 7. Genevieve Eldredge (1852-____) Why are the last two children over ten years later?

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• Married: 27 Apr 1831, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Orena Smith, the daughter of Moses and Johanna (Goodell) Smith. She was born 25 October 1807 in Orange, Massachusetts, and died 23 February 1892 in Orange, Massachusetts. She is buried next to Levi, her husband. Issue: 1. Ellen Mayo (1832-____) 2. Wales Cheney Mayo (1843-1847) 3. Louise Janette Mayo (1849-____)
• Occupation: say 1832; He was a farmer
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 60
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 66
• Census: 1880, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 75