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GENEALOGY
OF THE
BRECK FAMILY
DESCENDED FROM
EDWARD of DORCHESTER
AND HIS BROTHERS IN AMERICA;
WITH AN
APPENDIX
OF ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL MATTER, OBIT-
UARY NOTICES, LETTERS, ETC., AND ARMORIAL BEARINGS J
AND A
COMPLETE INDEX.
BY
SAMUEL BRECK, U. S. A.
OMAHA
Ref.s Printing Company
1889
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Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1889, by
SAMUEL BRECK, U. S. A.,
in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.
EI.ECTROTVPED AND PRINTED BY
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PREFACE.
Veneration for an honorable ancestry is closely akin to
religious feeling, and ought to give to life's ambitions the
same character of aspirations, for the good, the true, the
noble and the pure; for true manhood and true womanhood;
for a truly worthy and honorable place in the world. The
hope that this record may have something of such an influ-
ence upon those of our blood to whom it may come has been
to me a strong incentive for its preparation and publication.
I take the liberty of reminding those who feel no interest in
their ancestry that they may reasonably expect the same
indifference from their descendants, if they have any. Can
they look upon that prospect without regret ? Do they not
lose a strong incentive to an honorable career when they
fail to recognize their obligation, not only to their descend-
ants, but also to their progenitors, to transmit without stain
the name they have received in honor ?
My original design was not to publish this book until
entirely complete, but as the size of the manuscript increased
the dread came that something might occur to damage or
destroy it, and thus defeat the object for which so much time
and labor had been spent. It was therefore decided to pub-
lish it now, and later, from time to time, as I can accumulate
sufficient additional data, to publish a supplement which
can be bound with this book.
It is regretted that efforts in obtaining particulars of the
Sherborn Branch were not more successful. Comparatively
few of that branch have shown much interest in the book.
It is hoped they will furnish data to complete the work in
the supplement, and all are requested to do so.
The illustrations (portraits) are from drawings made by
the well known artist and expert in such pictui-es, Mr.
Jacques Reich, No. 2 west Fourteenth street, New York
City. I am very much indebted to him for his painstaking
efforts to revive in his drawing the merits of old portraits
and pictures, as well as to give correct portraits from recent
photographs. Mr. Reich is not only a very superior
4 BRECK GENEALOGY
artist, but a delightful person to transact business with.
Information of any errors that may be found in this work
will be thankfully received. Corrections will be noted in the
supplement. Though every possible pains has been taken
to have this record correct, yet it is presumed there must be
some errors, and information to correct them and fill up
blanks of dates, etc., will be most acceptable. The informa-
tion herewith has been collected from very many sources, and
by many persons, and this of itself must necessitate some
errors. The intention was and is to give the descendants of
daughters in full as well as of sons, for among the descend-
ants of our daughters are many most creditable to the family,
but it has been much more difficult in many cases to obtain
the particulars regarding them . This will explain the absence
of much that is desired to complete the work. It i-s hoped in
the supplement to add more particulars in this direction.
I desire to thank heartily those members of the family
through whose pecuniary assistance it has been possible to
embody so many illustrations, especially the first unsolicited
contributor, Mrs. Rebecca R. (Breck) Rice. It is hoped the
additional value these portraits give to the work will in
some measure compensate them for the expense.
Any general remarks on the early history of our family,
for which my study has furnished some materials, are deferred
until the supplement, in which it is hoped to publish^ addi-
tional particulars of our ancestors in England. This latter
information is necessary to a full understanding of the sub-
ject, as there are some questions regarding those who came
from England upon which more light is desirable. I have
given the record as it seemed to me established by the weight
of evidence.
In the arrangement of the text the expense of printing was
not entirely consulted, but rather, as far as practicable, the
convenience of the reader, though it involved some repetitions.
From the nature of my profession my postoffice address
is liable to frequent change, and those who may desire to
communicate with me should direct to me care of the Adju-
tant General of the Army at Washington, D. C.
Omaha, Neb., August, 1889. S. B.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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PAGES
1. List of Works Consulted, ----- 6 and 7
2. Explanations, .-...- 8
3. Breck Family in England, ----- 9 and 10
4. Dorchester Branch, - - - - - 11 to 126
5. Sherborn Branch, ------ 129 to 162
6. Appendix, Part First, — Additional Biographical and
Historical Matter, Obituary Notices, Letters, etc., - 165 to 245
7. Appendix, Part Second, — Breck Coats of Arms and
^rief Notes on Heraldry, - - - - - 246 to 252
8. Index, --------. i to xxix
LIST OF WORKS CONSULTED.
Answer to a * * * Paper * * * Against * * * Quakers * * * by
Edward Breck * * * (A pamphlet discovered in the Library of the
British Museum by Edward Breck; see No. 1833.) London: Giles
Calvert, 1656.
Funeral Discourse on the Death of Rev. Robert Breck of Marlbor-
ough, By Rev. John Swift, of Framingham. Published about 1731.
Topographical and Historical Sketches of the Town of Northbor-
ough, with the early hlstory of marlborough, mass., by rev.
Jos. Allen, D.D. Worcester: W. Lincoln Baldwin & Co., 1826.
Annals of Dorchester, By James Blake. Boston : David Clapp, Jr., 1846.
History of Framingham, Mass., Etc., By Rev. Wm. Barry. Boston : James
Munroe & Co., 1847.
New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. V., page 369,
Etc. Boston: Saml. G. Drake, 1851.
History of Western Massachusetts, By Dr. J. G. Holland. Springfield,
Mass.: Saml. Bowles & Co., 1855.
Annals of the American Pulpit, from the Early Settlement of the
Country to the Close of 1855, By Wm. B. Sprague, D.D. New York:
Robert Carter & Brothers, 1855, Etc.
Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants and History of the Towns
of Sherborn andHolliston, (formerly a part ofSherborn,) Mass.,
By Rev. Abner Morse, D.D., 1856.
History of the Town of Dorchester, Mass., By a Committee of the
Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society. Boston : Ebenezer
Clapp, Jr., 1859.
Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New
England, Showing Three Generations. Boston: Little & Brown,
1860.
Gardner's Dictionary of the Army. New York: D. VanNostrand, 1860.
History of the Town of Marlborough, Mass., 1657 to 1861, By Charles
Hudson. Boston: T. R. Marvin & Son, 1862.
Memoir of Hon. Saml. Breck of Philadelphia, By J. Francis Fisher.
Philadelphia: C. Sherman, Son & Co., 1863.
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WORKS CONSULTED 7
Memoir of Samuel Breck (of Philadelphia), By Joseph R. Ingersoll.
Philadelphia: King & Baird, Printers, 1863.
Army Register of Volunteer Force U. S. Army. Washington : Public
Printing Office, 1865.
Croydon, N. H., Centennial, 1866, By Edmund Wheeler. Claremont, N. H.:
Printed by Claremont Manufacturing Co., 1867.
Worcester Association and Its Antecedents, By Joseph Allen, D. D.
Boston, Mass. : Nichols & Noyes, 186S.
Religion in Action, A Sermon, By Henry C. Potter, D.D., Etc., Etc. New-
York: Thomas Whitaker, 1873.
History of Kentucky, By Lewis Collins, revised by his son. Covington,
Ky.: Collins & Co., 1874.
History of Kentucky, By Wm. B. Allen. Louisville, Ky., 1874.
Springfield Memories, Etc., By Mason A. Green. Springfield, Mass.:
Whitney & Adams, 1876.
Recollections of Samuel Breck, Edited by H. E. Scudder. Philadelphia:
Porter & Coates, 1877.
History of the Town of Lancaster, Mass., By Rev. Abijah P. Marvin.
Published by the Town, 1879.
History of Newport, N. H.,By Edmund Wheeler. Concord, N. H.: Printed
by The Republican Press Association, 1879.
Bridgewater ( Mass. ) in the Rebellion, 1861-5, By Arthur Hooper.
Boston: F. W. Barry, 1880.
Biographical Sketch of Robert Gould Shaw. Prepared for the New-
England Historic and Genealogical Society. Reprinted for the family
with genealogical tables, 1880.
Memorial Sermon of Samuel Breck of Wisconsin, By George B.Hopson.
New York: Slote & Jones, about 1881.
Life of Rev. J. Lloyd Breck, D.D., By his brother, Rev. Charles Breck,
D. D. New York ; E. & J. B. Young & Co., 1886.
Supplement to the " Springfield Republican," 26th May, 1886 ; 250th
Anniversary.
Centennial " Hampshire GAZETTE,"Northampton, Mass., Sept. 6th, 1886.
The History of Kentucky, By Hon. Z. F. Smith. Louisville, Ky. : Courier-
Journal Co., 1886.
Appleton's.Lippincott's and various other Encyclopaedias and Biographical
Dictionaries.
History of Sheffield, Mass., Including Great Barrington, Formerly
Part of Sheffield, By Chas. J. Taylor, of Great Barrington. In course
of preparation.
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EXPLANATIONS.
Abbreviations, etc., used : b., born ; d., died ; m., married ; bap., baptized ;
dau., daughter. The numerals, I., II., III., etc., denote the generations
descending from Edward of Dorchester, as the first. The generations
ascending from Edward's father as the first, are denoted by L«-, II.a-, III. «•,
etc. The figures at the left on each page are of running numbers for
reference only ; for convenience of reference, etc., each family of Brecks
begins with a number ending with 0.; (decimals may be used in making
additions to the text to avoid re-numbering; thus 250.10, 250.20, etc.; this
brings the numbers for the children of the family with the next preceding
whole number out of the proper sequence of numbers, but is convenient in
making additions to the text.) Figures in brackets after a name, thus,
John, [25] refer to numbers in the column of" running numbersfor reference
only." Children of the daughters of the maiden name of Breck (with an
occasional exception) are given with the mother where her name occurs in
her father's family; their descendants follow in the same place. "About"
indicates that the date, etc., is probably correct ; "probably about,'1 that
it is estimated or doubtful.
The following varieties of spelling for this name have been found in
various old records : Breck (the usual way), Brick, Brecke, Breeck, Breecke,
Breche, Bricke. Of these but two are in use at this date, viz.: Breck and
Brick. The latter spelling is used by a few living descendants only.
GENEALOGY
OF
THE BRECK FAMILY.
1. I.* Breck, father of the seven brothers who came
to Massachusetts Bay during the 25 years following the
landing of the Puritans at Dorchester in 1630, was probably
born, married, lived and died in Lancaster County, England.
The particulars of his marriage and his children, if any, who
remained in England have thus far not been obtained by the
writer. As his sons who came to Dorchester, especially
Edward, seem to have had a good deal of property, he must
have been a man of considerable wealth to give them a start
in America. It is believed that he died probably about 1630.
The following are his children who came to Massachusetts.
They are given as the first generation (American) for this
record :
I. Children.
2. 1. Edward, [10] b. probably in Lancaster County, England, about
1595; emigrated to Dorchester, Mass., 1635; d. 2d Nov., 1662,
at Dorchester, Mass. He is the American progenitor of the
" Dorchester Branch " of the Breck family.
3. 2. Thomas, [3000] b. probably in Lancaster County, England, about
1600; m. in England; removed to Dorchester, Mass., probably
about 1650, where he d. 3d Aug., 1657. He is the American pro-
genitor of the "Sherborn Branch " of the Breck family.
4. 3. John, b. probably in Lancaster County, England, about 1602;
emigrated to Massachusetts probably about 1650; later resided
at Medfield, Mass., where he d. 3d January, 1660. John Breck, of
Medfield, Mass., who d. 20th Aug., 1690, probably his son. No-
other descendants from him found.
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5. 4. Henry, b. probably in Lancaster County, England, about 1605
emigrated to Dorchester, Mass., probably about 1640; where he
joined the Church in 1641 ; no further particulars.
6. 5. Robert, b. in England, probably about 1607 ; came with his
brother Edward to Dorchester, Mass., in 1635, but soon returned
to England ; nothing further known of him.
7. 6. Samuel, b. in England, probably about 1610; came to Dorches-
ter, Mass., with his brother Edward in 1635, but soon returned to
England ; nothing further known of him.
Probably other children.
PART FIRST.
DORCHESTER BRANCH.
10. I. Edward Breck, [2], yeoman and " man of distinc-
tion," was probably born in Lancaster County, England,
within fifty miles of Liverpool, about 1595. He married in
England probably about 1617, but neither the maiden nor
the Christian name of his wife v,
has been found. Being filled with ^^^>Vl <^Hy ^^^C h-\\^j
a spirit of earnest pietv and inde- _ . . . ., - .. .
*■ i J The above fac-smiile of the signature of
pendence, he emigrated from Ash- '.' Edward Breck" was obtained from an
r o instrunienteonveying tothe town ot Dor-
ton, (nOW AshtOn-Under-Lvne,) Chester all rents and profits of Thompson's
' v .ii Island for the support of a free school;
with the Puritans to Massachu- dateJ December, imi.
setts, bringing with him his wife, one daughter (name not
found), and a son, Robert. They arrived, with Rev. Richard
Mather, at Boston, probably in the ship "James" from
Bristol, England, Captain Taylor, master, 7th August, 1635.
He settled in Dorchester, Mass., with his famihr; joined the
Church there in 1636. He seems, by the items of information
gathered, to have prospered, building and owning one of the
first grist mills, and owning more than one house, besides
propert}' in Lancaster. He lived on what is now known as
Adams street, near where the Hon. John Howe since lived;
was an officer of the town in 1642, 1645, and 1646.
About 1645 his wife died, and in 1647 he married Isabel
Rigby, widow of John Rigby. She (maiden name not found)
was born in England about 1610, where she married John
Rigby, (in his signature spelled Rigbye). They came to Dor-
chester about 1637, and were early members of the Church
there. Their son, Samuel Rigby, baptized in Dorchester 21st
12 BRECK GENEALOGY
March, 1641, (in his signature spelled Rigbee,) lived on what
is now known as Adams street, being very near the spot where
the Hon. John Howe has since lived. Of their daughters,
the elder, Mehitable Rigby, baptized in Dorchester, 1643,
married Nathaniel Turner, of Scituate, and the younger,
Abigail Rigby, married 19th Dec, 1663, Thomas Holman,
(born 6th Aug., 1641,) son of John Holman. The latter was
a collector of furs, was ensign, and left a good estate. John
Rigby died about 1645.
Mr. Breck died 2d Nov., 1662. A copy of his will and the
inventory of his estate may be found in the Appendix.
On the 14th of November, 1663, Isabel married for her third
husband Anthony Fisher, senior. There was no issue of this
marriage.
Mr. Fisher died in Roxbury in 1671, in the 80th year of
his age. Isabel died 21st of June, 1673. There are now no
living descendants of the first wife of Edward Breck known
to the writer, but all his living descendants heard from are
also descendants of Isabel, his second wife. Copy of her will,
she being at its date the widow of Anthony Fisher, with the
inventory of her effects, may be found in the Appendix.
An account of the early settlement of Dorchester may also
be found in the Appendix, together with other particulars of
Edward Breck.
II. Children, by First Wife.
11. 1. , (daughter, name not found,) b. in England, probably
about 1618; d. in England probably about 1628.
12. 2. Robert, [40] b. in England probably about 1620; d. Dorchester,
Mass., about 1660.
13. 3. , (daughter, name not found,) b. in England about 1622;
came to Dorchester with her parents, where she m. Blake,
about 1640, and d. about 1645, leaving several children.
14. 4. Elinor,* b. in Dorchester, Mass. , probably about 1636 ; m. 12th
Sept., 1656, Benjamin Crane, of Medfield, Mass. He removed to
Weathersfield soon after his marriage.
* Savage Fays this daughter is mentioned in will of Edward. It must, however, have heen
some other paper, as her uauie is nut mentioned in his will.
DORCHESTER BRANCH 13
III.
Children.
(Ci
*ANE.)
15.
1. Benjamin.
2. Jonathan
16.
3. Joseph.
4. John.
17.
5. Abraham.
6. Jacob.
18.
7. Israel.
8. Elizabeth.
19.
9. Mary.
22.
1
23.
2.
24.
3,
25.
4,
26.
5
27.
6
28.
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31.
6. Jo
32.
7. El
By Second Wife.
21. 5. Mary, b. in Dorchester, Mass., baptized 6th Aug., 1648; m. Samuel
Paul, of Dorchester, 9th Jan., 1667; he was constable in 1672,
\ chosen clerk in 1689, and d. 3d Nov., 1690. Mary m. for second
husband John Tolman, 15th June, 1692, and d. 25th Aug., 1720;
no children by her second husband, who d. 1st Jan., 1725, in his
83d year.
III. Children, by First Husband, (Paul.)
Samuel, b. 13th Nov., 1670.
Hannah, b. 8th Nov., 1672.
Mary,b. 27th March, 1675.
Elizabeth, b. 10th Oct., 1677.
Ebenezer, b. 1st May, 1680.
Priscilla, b. 11th June, 1682.
Susanna, b. 15th July, 1685. ^
John, [50] b. 1651 ; d. 17th Feb., 1691, aged 40 years.
Elizabeth, b. about 1652 ; m. John Minot, of Dorchester, Mass.,
11th March, 1670; he was a freeman in 1690, and an officer of
the town; shed. 6th April, 1690; he d. 26th Jan., 1691.
III. Children. (Minot.)
33. 1. John, b. 10th Oct., 1672.
34. 2. Israel, b. 23d Aug., 1676.
35. 3. Josiah, b. 27th Dec, 1677.
36. 4. Jerusha, b. 28th Jan., 16S0.
37. 5. George, b. 16th Aug., 1682.
38. 8. Susanna, b. about 1654; m. John Harris, of Dorchester, Mass.,
20th March, 1675.
40. II. Robert Breck, [12] b. in England probably about
1620; m. Margery about 1642; settled in Boston 1649;
wife d. about 1652; m. for second wife Sarah Hawkins,
daughter of Capt. Thomas Hawkins, 4th January, 1654.
Merchant and " man of distinction ; " "admitted inhabitant."
Robert d. about 1660 ; his widow became third wife of Rev.
James Allen, of Boston, 11th Sept. 1673, and d. .
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III. Children by First Wife,
41. 1. Robert, b. about 1643; d. July 11th, 1655.
By Second Wife.
42. 2. Sarah, b. 19th April, 1655 ; d. .
43. 3. Robert [80J b. 24th June, 1658 ; d. 1684.
50. II. John Breck, [31] b. 1651 ; m. Susanna , b.
1648 ; a tanner in the part of Dorchester known as Squan-
tum, and actively engaged in various kinds of business ; was
captain and often selectman of the town, and was well known
as Captain John Breck ; d. 17th Feb., 1691, aged 40 ; wife d.
8th Feb., 1711. See Appendix.
III. Children.
51. 1. Jemima, b. 17th April, 1672 ; m. Benjamin Blackman of Dorchester.
IV. Children. (Blackman.)
52. 1. Keziah, bap. 18th June, 1693.
53. 2. Elizabeth, bap. 16th Dec., 1694.
54. 3. Susan, bap. 28th Nov., 1697.
55. 4. George, bap. 31st March, 1700.
56. 5. Jemima, bap. 15th March, 1702.
57. 6. Hepzibah, bap. 24th June, 1704.
58. 7. Mary, bap. 6th July, 1707.
59. 8. Eliphalet, bap. 4th May, 1712.
61. 9. Benjamin, bap. 4th May, 1712.
62. 2. Edward, [90] b. 7th April, 1674; lived in Dorchester, etc.; was
ensign; died 3d Sept., 1713.
63. 3. Elizabeth, b. 20th Sept., 1676; m. Nathaniel Butts, 16th Sept.,
1698, who died of small-pox in Dorchester 10th Dec, 1721; she d„
Oct. 20th, 1743, aged 67.
IV. Children. (Butts.)
64. 1. Richard.
65. 2. Samuel.
66. 3. Elizabeth, b. 3d July, 1703.
67. 4. Susanna, b. 25th Aug., 1705.
68. 4. Susanna, b. 9th Nov., 1678 ; bap. 17th Nov. , 1678, being the first
day of meeting in the new meeting house built that year; m.
John Tolman, Feb., 1696-7.
69. 5. John, [100] b. 22d Dec, 1680; residence, Boston; d. 16th Feb.,
1713.
71. 6. Robert, [110] b. 7th Dec, 1682 ; aclergyman ; settled in Marlboro,
Mass.; d. 6th Jan., 1731.
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72. 7. Nathaniel, (130] b. 1st Dec, 1684; accidentally drowned, 20th
Oct., 1736.
73. 8. Hannah, b. 22d Dec, and d. 23d Dec, 1686.
74. 9. Hannah, b. 17th Feb., 1688 ; m. Rev. Ebenezer Devotion, 4th Oct.,
1710; (b. at Brookline about 16S5;) he graduated at Harvard
College 1707; ordained minister of Suffield, Conn., 28th June,
1710.
IV. Children. (Devotion.)
75. 1. Ebenezer, b. about 1711 ; graduate of Yale College 1732 ; was
ordained at Scotland, Conn., 22d Oct., 1735; m. Martha
Lathrop, (descended from Rev. John Lathrop, of Scituate, ) and
d. 16th June, 1771, aged 57 }rears. They had one son and five
daughters, among them Martha, who m. Governor Samuel
Huntington; Hannah, who m. Rev. Samuel Huntington, D.D.;
Lucy, whose youngest dau., Sara Jane Clarke, (m.Leander K.
Lippincott,) is favorably known to the public as an author
under the name of " Grace Greenwood " ; Ebenezer graduated
at Yale College in 1759, was a judge, etc.; Samuel H., son of
Ebenezer, and great-great-grandson of John Breck, graduated
at Yale College, 1806.
76. 10. Samuel, [140], b. 14th Sept. 1690; d. about 1714.
80. III. Robert Breck, [43], b. 24th June, 1658; m.
Joanna ■:=— — - about 1680; residence Boston, Mass.; was
a merchant; d. 1684.
The bookseller John Dunton gives in his " Life and Errors "
an account of his sojourn in Boston in 1685-6, and speaks
thus of Mr. Breck's widow: "She was the very flower of
"Boston. * * The beauty of her person, the sweetness and
"affability of her temper, the gravity of her carriage, and
"her excellent piety, gave me so just a value of her, that Mr.
" Green would often say, ' Should Iris (the name he gave his
"'wife) die, there is none fit to succeed her but Madam
"'Brick.'"
IV. Children.
81. 1. Joanna, b. 12th June, 1681 ; d. .
82. 2. Robert, b. 30th April 1683 ; d. .
90. III. Edward Breck, [62], b. 7th April, 1674; m.
Susanna Wisewell, (bap. 4th Aug., 1672,) dau. of Enoch
Wisewell, of Dorchester, and Elizabeth Oliver, 1st of April,
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1698; residence in Dorchester and Roxbury, Mass.; Ensign;
d. 3d Sept., 1713, aged 39; estate inventoried at £2,017,
10s. ; one of the Selectmen of Dorchester from 1707 to 1713 ;
widow m. Daniel Loring, malster, 14th Nov., 1717.
IV. Children.
SI. 1. Elizabeth, b. 30th April, 1700; m. Joseph Bass, of Dorchester,
14th Sept., 1715. Their son Edward became the first Episcopal
Bishop of Massachusetts. See Appendix.
92. 2. Mary, b. 12th April, 1702 ; m. Polycarpus Loring, of Plympton,
Plymouth Co., Mass., probably about 1725.
93. 3. Hannah, b. probably about 1704 ; m. Abel Keggell,* merchant, of
Boston, 27th January, 1730, who d. 1742.
94. 4. Edward, [150], b. 24th Feb., 1706 ; d. 4th June, 17S6.
95. 5. Susannah, b. 30th March, 1711 ; m. Edmond Negus, of Boston,
stationer, 1730.
100. III. John Breck, [69], b. 22d Dec, 1680; m. Ann
Patteshall, dau. of Richard and Martha Patteshall, 21st Oct.,
1703; residence, Boston, Mass., near the old North Church;
he d. 16th Feb., 1713 ; a cooper, merchant, etc.
Ann m. for second husband, William Thomas, 21st Oct.,
1717. She was his second wife. Their children were William,
b. 30th Aug., 1718, and Ann, b. 21st Oct., 1721.
IV. Children.
John, [160], b. 31st Aug., 1705 ; d. 1761.
Robert, [180], b. 17th July, 1707 ; d. March, 1765.
Samuel, bap. 6th March, 1709 ; d. .
Margaret, b. ; d. .
Edward, b. May 9th, 1711 ; d. ; no descendants found.
110. III. Robert Breck, [71], b. 7th Dec, 1682; grad-
uated at Harvard College, 1700; m. Elizabeth Wainwright,
of Haverhill, Mass., 8th Sept., 1707; a clergyman and man
of learning; settled at Marlboro, Mass., Oct. 25th, 1704, at
the age of 22 ; d. 6th Jan. 1731, in the twenty-ninth 3^ear of
his ministry, greatly lamented by his people; a man of high
standing in his profession. She d. 8th June, 1736. See
Appendix.
* Records give this name also Abiel Ketchell.
101.
1
102.
2
103.
3
104.
4
105.
5
DORCHESTER BRANCH 17
IV. Children.
111. 1. Elizabeth, b. 23d Sept., 1709 ; m. 22d Dec, 1725, Abraham Wil-
liams, a leading and prominent citizen of Marlboro ; she d. 13th
Jan., 1728-29.
112. 2. Sarah, b. 10th Oct., 1711 ; m. 20th Jan., 1728, Benjamin Gott, a
Physician of Marlboro ; she d. 11th April, 1740.
V. Children. (Gott.)
113. 1. Sarah, b. 2d March, 1729 ; m. 12th July, 1750, Uriah Brigham.
114. 2. Anna, b. 8th Jan., 1731 ; m. 9th Jan., 1752, Samuel Brigham, Jr.
VI. Children. (Brigham.)
115. 1. Elizabeth.
116. 2. Anna, b. 29th Oct., 1753; m. 21st May, 1772, Deacon
Isaac Davis, of Northboro', and had four sons, Phinehas,
Isaac, Joseph and John. John was Governor of Massa-
chusetts, and U. S. Senator from that State.
117. 3. Susanna.
118. 4. Samuel.
119. 3. Robert, [190], b. 25th July, 1713 ; d. 23d April, 1784 ; a clergy-
man.
121. 4. Hannah, [200], b. 10th Feb., 1717 ; m. Rev. Ebenezer Parkman,
of Westboro', Mass.; she d. 20th Aug., 1801.
122. 5. Samuel, [480], b. 17th May, 1723; graduated at Harvard Col-
lege, M. D.; d. 23d April, 1764.
123. 6. Anna, b. 13th March, 1725 ; d. 24th Nov. 1726.
130. III. Nathaniel Breck, [72], b. 1st Dec, 1684; m.
Martha Ireland, of Boston, 11th March, 1707; was a joiner.
As Nathaniel "was passing over the swing bridge in a dark
"night, 20th Oct., 1736, he fell into the town dock, and was
" drowned." Martha d. 27th Sept., 1731, aged 44 years.
IV. Children.
131. 1. Martha, bap. 13th, March, 1709.
132. 2. Sarah, bap. 26th Nov., 1710 ; m. James Pierpont, of Boston, 16th
Nov., 1727. ,
133. 3. Nathaniel, bap. 17th May, 1713 ; d. 22d Nov., 1719.
140. III. Samuel Breck, [76], b. 14th Sept., 1690; m.
Grace Painter, of Boston, 21st Nov., 1710; she was admitted
to Brattle Street Church, Boston, 2d Jan., 1715; he was a
resident of Boston, and by occupation a cooper; he d. about
1714. She m. for second husband John Howard, of Boston,
17th April, 1717, and d. .
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IV. Children.
141. 1. Samuel, bap. 2d Jan., 1715; d. .
150. IV. Edward Breck, [94], b. 24th Feb., 1706; m.
22d May, 1735, Mrs. Sarah Williams, dau. of Samuel Wil-
liams; Sarah d. 31st Aug., 1764; m. for second wife Mrs.
Alice Foster, 4th March, 1772, by whom he had no issue;
she d. 31st Dec, 1775; residence, Dorchester, Mass.; Edward
d. 4th June, 1786, aged 77; was one of the selectmen of Dor-
chester in 1751-2.
V. Children.
151. 1. Sarah, b. 27th June, 1736 ; m. 26th June, 1755, James Robinson,
of Dorchester, who succeeded his father-in-law to the old family
estate in Dorchester.
VI. Children. (Robinson.)
152. 1. Edward. 2. James.
153. 3. Sarah.
154. 2. Edward, [490], b. 2d June, 1738, in Dorchester; d. 30th June,
1767.
155. 3 Joseph, b. 1st March, 1741 ; d. 17th Oct., 1743.
156. 4. Joseph, b. 16th March, 1744 ; d. 3d May, 1766, without issue.
160. IV. John Breck, [101], b. 31st Aug., 1705; m.
Margaret Thomas, 18th Jan., 1727, dau. of Wm. Thomas,
[100], by first wife; was a merchant of extensive business in
Boston, largely engaged in the New Foundland fishery ; had
a warehouse at Clark's wharf, at the North End, 1734 to
1747; in 1752 his wharf is mentioned ; in 1758 was in part-
nership with his brother, Robert ; his mansion house was in
Ship street; d. 1761, leaving an estate of £2,767, 6s., 8d.
His widow d. 1765, aged 56.
V. Children.
161. 1. Ann, b. Boston, 23d Oct., 1728 ; m. Foster Cruft ; he d. Oct., 1786 ;
she d. at the age of 89 years.
VI. Children. (Cruft.)
162. 1. Ann.
163. 2. Abigail ; m. Wm. Thompson, Esq.
164. 3. Margaret. 4. Elizabeth.
165. 5. John. 6. Sarah.
166. 7. Mary ; m. William Bowles.
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167. 8. Edward, of Temple Place, Boston; father of Rev. Samuel Breck
Cruft, of 433 Shawrnut Avenue, Boston- d. at age of 90.
168. 9. Hannah. 10. Mary.
169. 2. Margaret, [500], b. Boston, 18th Aug., 1730 ; m. Capt. William
Nickels, mariner; she d. 26th April, 1817.
171. 3. Abigail, b. Boston, 19th June, 1732; m. John Lillie, who d. ;
m. for second husband Capt. Samuel Harris; she d. 1819.
172. 4. John, b. Boston, 2d Oct., 1733 ; d. at the age of 22.
173. 5. Nathaniel, b. Boston, 29th Jan., 1735; d. young.
174. 6. Elizabeth, b. Boston, 1st May, 1737; m. Samuel Treat, who d.
1766; m. for second husband, Rev. Fitch, D.D.; she d. at
the age of 48, — March, 1786.
IV. Children, by First Husband. (Treat.)
175. 1. Samuel, bap. — Aug., 1764; jeweler, goldsmith, etc., in Boston,
1796; 14th April, 1807, was in Norfolk, Va.
176. 7. William, [670], b. in Boston, Mass., 11th May, 1745; d. 22d
Nov., 1819.
177. 8. Samuel, [690], b.in Boston, Mass., 11th April, 1747; d. 7th May,
1809.
178. 9. Daniel, [700], b.inBoston, Mass., 18th Aug. ,1748; d. in Vermont,
12th Aug., 1845.
180. IV. Robert Breck, [102], b. 17th July, 1707; m.
Sibella*Dowding, (b. 29th Aug., 1712,) 24th April, 1732 ; she
was dau. of Joseph Dowding and Ann his wife ; Joseph Dowd-
ing was a merchant ; he d. at West Jersey, 1715. Robert was
a cooper and land-owner; wife d. 28th April, 1764; he d.
— March, 1765. Mentions in his will his silver tankard,
watch, etc., which he leaves to his son Robert.
V. Children.
181. 1. John, bap. 10th June, 1733 ; d. in infancy.
182. 2. Robert, [720], b. 17th Feb., 1735 ; d. 1783.
183. 3. Ann, b. in Boston; bap. 29th Feb., 1736; m. Samuel Harris, of
Boston, 1753.
184. 4. Rebeckah, bap. 17th Sept., 1738 ; m. Samuel Avis, mariner,
of Boston, 1757; he was son of John Avis.
185. 5. Samuel, bap. 22d June, 1740; from the tenor of his father's will
probably lost at sea about 1764.
1S6. 6. Joseph, (twin), b. Boston about 1743; m. Hannah Brown, of
Boston, 1765.
187. 7. Sibylla, (twin), b. Boston, about 1743; m. Edward Colliteau, of
Boston, 1763 ; he d. same year.
*This name is also spelled Sibylla and Sebilla.
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190. IV. Robert Breck, [119], b. 25th July, 1713;
graduated at Harvard College, 1730 ; ordained minister at
Springfield, Mass., 26th Jan., 1736; m. Eunice Brewer, dau.
of Rev. Daniel Brewer, of Springfield, 28th April, 1736 ; she
d. 12th Aug., 1767, aged 60 ; m.for second wife, Mrs. Helena
Dow, widow of Rev. Edward Dow, of Hartford, Conn., and
dau. of Governor Talcott, (of Connecticut for seventeen
years,) 16th Nov., 1773. Was settled as minister of Spring-
field, Mass., from July, 1736, to his death, 23d April, 1784;
his widow d. at Hartford, 9th July, 1798. A man of great
learning and a close reasoner ; 26th May, 1734, he preached
his first sermon in Springfield; 1769, his salary for the year
was £76. See Appendix.
V. Children.
191. 1. Robert, [760], b. 3d June, 1737; d. 19th Dec, 1799; residence,
Northampton ; clerk of court, etc.
192. 2. Lois, b. 11th Dec, 1738; m. Rev. Josiah Whitney, of Brooklyn,
Conn., 1st Sept., 1756.
193. 3. Daniel Brewer, b. 16th Dec, 1740; probably d. }'oung.
194. 4. George, [770], b. 10th Sept., 1742; d. 22d July, 1808.
200. IV. Hannah Breck, [121] b. 10th Feb., 1717; m.
Rev. Ebenezer Parkman, of Westborough, Mass., 1st Sept.,
1737; he was b. 5th Sept. 1703, graduated at Harvard Col-
lege, 1721; ordained at Westborough, 28th Oct., 1724; she
d. 20th Aug. 1801 ; he d. 9th Dec. 1782. See Appendix.
V. Children. (Parkman.)
201. 1. Elizabeth, b. 28th Dec, 1738 ; d. 14th Jan., 1739.
202. 2. William, b. 19th Feb., 1740-1; m. 11th Sept. 1766, Lydia
Adams, of Medfield ; she d. 16th May, 1787; m. for second wife
Mrs. Lydia Proctor, daughter of Isaac Myrick, of Nantucket,
26th Jan., 1789; she d. 10th Nov., 1810, aged 75 years; m. for
third wife, Mrs. Sarah Wheeler; he d. ; she d. .
VI. Children. (Parkman.)
203. 1. Lydia, b. 3d July, 1767 ; d. — Feb., 1786.
204. 2. William, b. 27th May, 1769 ; m. Sally Turner, of Duck Trapp,
Maine.
205. 3. Susanna, b. 2d Feb., 1772; m. Thos. Hunstable.
206. 4. Sophia, b. 11th April, 1774; m. Samuel Dakin.
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207. 5. Sarah, b. 25th Ma}-, 1777; m. Ephraim Wheeler.
208. 6. John Augustus, b. 28th Aug., 1779 ; m. Mary Dix, of Concord,
(or Waltham,) Mass.; he d. 12th Oct., 1812.
209. 7. Hannah, b. 29th Dec, 1781 ; m. , Hunstable (?)
211. 8. Cyrus, b. 16th Feb., 1784; d. in infancy.
212. 3. Sarah, b. 20th March, 1743; m. Rev. John Cushing, of Ashburn-
ham, 28th Sept., 1769.
VI. Children. (Cushing.)
213. 1. John, b. 17th Aug., 1771; m. 1795, Julia Dorcas Keith; she d.
— Oct., 1806 ; he d. 17th May, 1806.
214. 2. George, b. 24th June, 1773; m. Hannah Keith, of Taunton; d.
8th Aug., 1810.
215. 3. Henry, b. 4th Nov., 1774.
216. 4. Sarah, b. 23d Feb., 1777 ; m. Heman Lincoln, of Boston.
217. 5. Doddridge, b. 27th Oct., 1779.
21S. 6. Mary, b. 27th April, 1782 ; m. ElishaCoolidge, who d. —May,
1804; m. for second husband, Rand.
219. 7. Cyrus, b. 17th Feb., 1784; d. — Feb., 1795.
221. 8. Thos. Parkman, b. 7th Oct., 17S7; m. Sigourney, who d.
leaving three daughters; m. for second wife Sigourney,
(sister of his first wife.) He was a member of the firm of Tuck-
erman, Rogers & Cushing, importers of English goods, Boston ;-.
he d. , 1856 ; she d. .
222. 4. Susanna, b. 13th March, 1745 ; m. Rev. Jonathan Moore, of Roch-
ester, 13th Oct., 1768; she d. 30th Nov., 1772.
VI. Children. (Moore.)
223. 1. Susanna Parkman, b. at Rochester, 28th Aug., 1769 ; m. Capt.
Wilson Barstow.
224. 2. Jonathan, b. 31st March, 1771 ; d. at sea.
225. 3. Anna Sophia, b. 19th Oct., 1772 ; d. 27th Oct., 1799.
226. 5. Alexander, b. 17th Feb., 1746-7; m. Kezia, daughter of Wm.
Brown, of Framingham, 12th Dec, 1768.
VI. Children. (Parkman.)
227. 1. Betsey, b. — March, 1 769; d. — Sept. 1770.
22S. 2. Robert Breck, b. 21st May, 1771 ; m. 29th May, 1S03, Lucy
Phelps, of Scipio, N. Y.; she d. 9th Aug, 1S20; m. for second
wife Mrs. Mary Burt, 24th July, 1823.
VII. Children. (Parkman.)
229. 1. Samuel, b. 6th Feb., 1804 , was a miner in Mexico in 1839.
231. 2. Adeline, b. 17th Aug., 1S05 ; m. 12th Oct., 1823, Colonel
C. Huntington, son of Gov. H., of Ohio.
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VIII. Children. (Huntington.)
232. 1. Samuel, b. 4th Sept., 1824.
3. Henry Seymour, b. 8th Jan., 1807.
233. 4. Edwin, b. 6th June, 1808.
5. Maria Lucy, b. 6th June, 1810.
234. 6. John Walworth, b. 11th Nov., 1812 ; d. 10th Jan., 1814.
235. 7. Robert Breck, b. 22d Nov., 1815.
236. 3. Alexander, b. 13th April, 1773; m. Lydia Barker, of Branford,
Conn.
VII. Children. (Parkman.)
237. 1. Erastus Loomis, b. 5th Aug., 1796.
238. 2. Sophia, 2d May, 1803.
239. 3. Alonson Edward, b. 17th Nov., 1806.
241. 4. Cynthia, b. 19th Jan., 1810.
242. 4. Lydia, b. 17th June, 1775.
243. 5. Lucy b. 26th Aug., 1777 ; m. 22d Oct., 1797, James Lindsley,
of Whitestown, N. Y.
VII. Children. (Lindsley.)
244. 1. Fanny, b. 18th Aug., 1798.
245. 2. Elizabeth, b. 30th Jan., 1800.
246. 3. Sybel, b. 25th March, 1801.
247. 4. Ebenezer, b. 21st June, 1802.
248. 5. Kezia Brown, b. 7th Dec, 1803.
249. 6. Alexander Parkman, b. 12th July, 1S06.
251. 7. James Henry, b. 7th June, 180S.
252. 8. Electa, b. 14th, July, 1813.
253. 6. Polly, b. 16th Nov., 1779.
254. 7. John, b. 25th March, 1782; m. Philena Fitch; he was killed
by the accidental discharge of a gun.
VII. Children. (Parkman.)
255. 1. Nancy, b. 13th Dec, 1813.
256. 2. Mary Augusta, b. 3d Sept., 1814.
257. 8. Sophia, b. at Whitestown, N. Y., 21st Feb., 1790; m. Frederick
Kirkland, of Parkman, (Ohio. ?)
VII. Children. (Kirkland.)
258. 1. Frederick Elmour, b. 26th Oct., 1809.
259. 2. Elizabeth, b. 30th June, 1811.
261. 3. Hannah Parkman, b. 25th May, 1813.
262. 4. Julia Ann, b. 28th April, 1815.
263. 5. Lucy, b. 24th March, 1819.
264. 6. George, b. 8th May, 1821.
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265. 9. Ebenezer, b. 11th March, 1792 ; d. 6th Oct., 1792.
266. 10. Hannah Breck, b. 25th Sept., 1793; m. 21st July, 1818,
Converse.
267. 6. Breck, b. 27th Jan., 1748-9 ; m. 9th Jan. 1777, Susanna Brigham,
(dau. of Colonel Levi and Susanna Brigham,) of Northborough ;
she b. 21st, Jan., 1754; he d. 3d Feb., 1825; she d. 10th Nov.,
1834. For many years a highly respected merchant in West-
borough.
VI. Children. (Parkman.)
268. 1. Hannah Breck, b. 22d Oct., 1778; m. John Eugene Tyler, son
of John Tyler, of Mendon, (b. 10th April, 1766,) 25th June,
1801; he practiced medicine in Westborough, and later settled
in Boston as a merchant; he d. 25th, Jan., 1820; she d. 6th
Sept., 1834.
VII. Children. (Tyler.)
269. 1. Hannah Parkman, b. 25th Sept.,lS03 ; m. Onslow Peters ;
she d. 1857.
VIII. Children. (Peters.)
271. 1. Susan Tyler, b. ; m. George Blakely, ; she d.
9th May 1852.
272. 2. Mary Lovett, b. ; m. Henry G. Weston, D. D.,
President Crozer Theological Seminary, Upland, Pa.,
26th Oct., 1856.
273. 3. Onslow Edward.
274. 4. Hannah Breck, b. ; m. 26th Oct. 1856, John Rol-
lins, Fort George, Fla.
275. 5. Hugh.
276. 6. Eugene.
277. 2. Susanna Brigham, b. 12th July, 1806 ; d. 9th Nov., 1821.
278. 3. Anna Sophia, b. 2Sth Jan. 1809 ; m. 11th Feb., 1845,
Christopher Columbus Denny, of Keene, N. H. They now
(1888) live in Leicester, Mass. (His first wife and her
children, see 316.)
VIII. Children. (Denny.)
279. 1. Theodore Addison, b. 21st Aug., 1846; d. 13th Sept.,
1846.
281. 2. Herbert Eugene, b. 21st May, 1849 ; d. 30th May, 1863.
282. 3. Parkman Tyler, b. 20th Dec, 1851 ; m. 22d Nov. 1881,
Cora J. Monroe, (b. 18th April, 1858) ; she d. 17th May,
1882; m. for second wife, 13th Dec, 1887, Grace L.
Mcintosh, of Mattapan, (b. 22d Jan., 1858); they
live in Leicester, Mass. ; he is a graduate of Worcester
Polytechnic Institute of 1872; is now (1888) teller in
Leicester National Bank.
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283. 4. Sarah Augusta, b. 11th June, 1811 ; m. John A. Fayer-
weather, of Westborough, Mass., ; she d. 15th April,
1875.
VIII. Children. ( Fa yer weather.)
284. 1. John Tyler, b. 17th Oct., 1833 ; d. 24th Oct., 1833.
285. 2. Sarah Wheelock, b. 29th May, 1835 ; m. Wm. R. Gould.
286. 5. John Breck, b. 6th May, 1813 ; d. 29th March, 1818.
2S7. 6. Charlotte Catherine, b. 8th Oct., 1815; d. 6th Dec, 1816.
288. 7. Maria, b. 8th Sept., 1817 ; d. 27th Jan., 1819.
289. 8. John Eugene, b. 9th Dec, 1819 ; m. Caroline Amelia Denny,
(b. 12th Nov., 1825); she d. 27th Sept., 1848; he m. for
second wife Augusta Maria Denny (b. 28th Feb., 1825,)
[353] ; he d. 9th March, 1878 ; was a physician in Boston.
VIII. Children, by FntsT Wife. (Tyler)
291. 1. Charlotte Amelia, b. — June, 1848; d. —July, 1848.
292. 2. Susanna Brigham, b. 13th April, 1781; m. 5th Oct., 1809,
Rev. Elisha Rockwood, of Westborough, Mass., after of
Swanzey, N. H., (b. 9th May, 1778); she d. 4th June, 1836;
he d. .
VII. Children. (Rockwood.)
293. 1. Elisha Parkman b. 19th June, 1S11 ; d. 22d Jan., 1828.
294. 2. William Otis, b. 12th Feb., 1814; m. Helen M. Moore, of
Auburn, N. Y„ 6th Dec, 1842 ; he d. 13th Nov., 1879.
VIII. Children. (Rockwood.)
295. 1. Helen Mar, b. 13th Sept., 1844; m. 16th July, 1867,
Rev. Hanford Abram Edson, of Scottsville, N. Y. In
1888 they lived at Indianapolis, Ind.
IX. Children. (Edson.)
296. 1. William Freeman, b. 9th March, 1868; d. 29th
April, 1S68.
297. 2. Mary Handford, b. 16th April, 1869 ; d. 29th Jan.,
1875.
298. 3. Hanford Wisner, b. 4th July, 1871.
299. 4. Elmer Rockwood, b. 3d Nov., 1872.
301. 5. Helen Mar., b. 6th Oct., 1879.
302. 6. Caroline Moore, b. 1st Jan., 1881.
303. 7. Freeman, b. 30th May, 1882 ; d. 22d Jan., 1883.
304. 2. Susan B., b. 1846; d. 1847.
305. 3. William Elisha, b. 26th Oct., 1847 ; m. Margaret Ander-
son.
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IX. Children. (Rockwood.)
306. 1. George. 2. William.
307. 3. Charles. 4. Helen Mar.
308. 5. Mary. 6. Margaret.
309. 4. Henry Denny, b. 1848 ; d. in infancy.
311. 5. Charles Brigham, b. 8th Nov., 1850 ;m. 8th Sept., 1880,
Sallie Caldwell.
IX. Children. (Rockwood.)
312. 1. Child. 2. Child.
313. 6. Breck Parkman,b. 7th Nov., 1851; d. at Indianapolisr
— Oct., 1S58.
314. 7. Winslow Pierce, b. 6th Nov., 1852 ; d — Aug., 1853.
315. 8. Carrie Denny, b. 9th Dec, 1855; d. 17th June, 1861.
316. 3. Susanna Brigham, b. 1st Oct., 1815; m. C. C. Denny, 10th
Oct., 1837 ; she d. 12th May, 1843 ; he m. for second wife
Anna Sophia Tj-ler, (see 278, where second wife's children
are entered, )'and now lives in Leicester, Mass., (1888).
VIII. Children. (Denny.)
317. 1. Henry Rockwood, b.22d Feb., 1839 ; m. 8th Dec, 1863,
Serena A. Sorenson. They live (1888) in St. Paul,
Minn.
IX. Children. (Denny.)
318. 1. Anna Serena, b. 11th May, 1865.
319. 2. Susan Caroline, b. 26th Jan., 1867; d. 5th Feb., 1869.
321. 3. Henry Rockwood, b. 26th Nov., 1870.
322. 4. William Richard, b. 14th Dec, 1872 ; d. 19th Aug.,
1873.
32P. 5. Aggie Alice, b. 7th Aug., 1876.
324. 6. Grace Ella, b. 9th April, 1880.
325. 4. Hannah Abigail, b. 1st Feb., 1817; m. Dexter Brigham,
Jr., 16th Feb., 1S42; she. d. 26th April, 1882.
VIII. Children. (Brigham.)
326. 1, Susan Emily, b. 19th April, 1846; d. 27th Aug., 1846.
327. 2. Rockwood, b. 24th July, 1S48; d. 7th Feb., 1874.
328. 5. Robert Breck Parkman, b. 18th Jan., 1822; d. 21st Jan.,
1882.
329. 3. Charles, b. 26th May, 1785 ; m. 26th Jan. 1811, Joanna Phillips
Fay, dau. of Jonathan Fay, of Concord, Mass ; (she b. 27th
Oct.. 1784, and d. 3d Dec , 1826); he d. 13th Sept., 1834.
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VII. Children. (Parkman.)
331. 1. Joanna Fay, b. 21st Feb., 1812; m. Henry H. Rising, a
practicing physician of Westborough, Mass.; she d. 17th
Aug., 1870.
332. 2. Charles Breck, b. 13th June, 1S13 ; d. 26th June, 1885
333. 3. Mary Augusta, b. 23d Sept., 1814 ; d. 17th July, 1836.
334. 4. Lucy Prescott, b. 16th Aug., 1817; m. — July, 1841,
Nahum Fisher, of Westborough, who d. 9th Feb., 1881.
VIII. Children. (Fisher.)
335. 1. Charles Parkman, b. 6th April, 1843 ; m. Amelia Pasco,
of Boston, who d. ; m. for 2d wife .
336. 2. Caroline Augusta, b. 8th July, 1845; d. 7th April, 1846.
337. 3. Henry Herbert, b. 18th July, 1848 ; d. 23d Nov., 1848.
338. 4. Annie Fay, b. 8th April, 1851 ; rn. Henry Staples, 28th
June, 1877, residence Westborough.
IX. Children. (Staples.)
339. 1. • 2. .
341. 5. Alice Sophia, b. 28th June, 1854; m. 25th Oct., 1882,
William Thorn ; reside in Indianapolis, Ind.
342. 5. Susan Brigham, b. 19th April, 1820 ; d. 28th June, 1871.
343. 6. Hannah Sophia, b. 12th Nov., 1822 ; m. Henry C. Taft, —
Sept., 1851 ; resided at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and after removed
to California; she d. , 1SS7.
VIII. Children. (Taft.)
344. 1. Henry Rising, b. 1st Jan., 1853 ; d. 17th May, 1855.
345. 2. Charles Parkman, b. 11th July, 1856; resides in Cali-
fornia.
346. 7. Samuel, b. 29th Aug., 1824; d. in St. Louis, 27th June,
1845.
347. 8. Maria Denny, b. 17th May, 1826 ; m. George T. Leach. 1st
March, 1854 ; he d. — May, 1870.
348. 4. Robert Breck, b. 29th Sept., 1787 ; d. unmarried.
349. 5. Anna, b. 31st Dec, 1792; d. 1st Jan., 1807.
351. 6. Mary Augusta, b. 12th May, 1796; d. 23d Dec, 1812
352. 7. Charlotte Sophia, b. 5th Feb., 1800; m. George Denny, 13th
May, 1824; he a merchant of Boston, (b. 1st April, 1801, d.
14th Jan., 1852) ; was for many years president of Granite
Bank, and treasurer Sullivan R. R. at time of his death; she
d. 24th Nov., 1884.
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YII. Children. (Denny.)
353. 1. Augusta Maria, b. 28th Feb., 1825 ; m. Dr. John E. Tyler,
[289], 8thNov., 1852; he d. 9th March, 1878; she resides
in Boston, 1888.
354. 2. George Parkman, b. 10th May, 1826; m. Nancy Adams
Briggs, of Augusta, Me., 9th, Nov., 1852; he d. 23d Jan.,
1S85.
YIII. Children. (Denny.)
355. 1. Arthur Briggs, b. 24th April, 1855 ; m. Frances Anna
Gilbert, of Gilbertsville, N. Y.
356. 3. Charles Austin, b. 30th March, 1828 ; m. 10th Oct., 1860,
Jane Stebbins Bigelow.
VIII. Children. (Denny.)
357. 1. Charles Bigelow, b. 18th Aug., 1861.
358. 2. Helen Parkman, b. 25th Jan., 1864.
359. 3. Herbert Lanier, b. 7th Jan., 1868.
361. 4. John Tyler, b. 28th Feb., 1872 ; d. 17th Jan., 1877.
362. 5. Charlotte, b. 13th July, 1875 ; d. 31st March, 1876.
363. 6. George Kirkham, b. 7th Nov., 1877.
364. 4. Charlotte Elizabeth, b. 7th Feb., 1830 ; d. 7th Aug., 1854,
unmarried.
365. 5. Robert Breck, b. 8th Dec, 1832; m. Valeria Kendall Tit-
comb, of Newburyport, 2d Dec. , 1856 ; in 1888 resides in
Boston.
YIII. Children. (Denny.)
366. 1. Charles Frederick, b. 26th Nov., 1857; a successful
physician in St. Paul, Minn.
367. 6. Edward Watson, b. 12th Nov. 1836; m. Kate Brown, of
New York, 14th March, 1871.
368 7. James Henry, b. 2d Nov., 1838; a physician; during the War
of the Rebellion ass't surgeon 2d Mass. Heavy Artillery;
was taken prisoner by the rebels and suffered severe hard-
ships ; since, a physician in New York and Boston.
369. 8. Mary Harriet, b. 20th Sept., 1840; resides in Boston in
1888.
371. 9. John Arthur, b. 14th Jan., 1843 ; d. 3d Feb., 1845.
372. 7. Samuel, b. 22d Aug., 1751; m. 11th Feb., 1773, Sally Shaw, (dau.
of Francis and Sarah Shaw, of Boston); she was b. 25th Feb.,
1752, and d. 7th March, 1782. He m. for second wife Sally
Rogers, (dau. of Rev. Daniel Rogers,) 8th May, 1784; she b. 5th
Feb., 1756; he d. 11th Jan., 1784.
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VI. Children. (Parkman.)
373. 1. Samuel Burt, b. Boston, 19th Feb., 1774; d. in England, 4tb
April, 1798 ; buried at Clapham, four miles from London.
374. 2. Sarah, b. Brookfield, Mass., 17th Oct., 1775 ; m. Edward
Blake, Jr., — Aug., 1798; he d. 15th Jan., 1817, aged 46
years; she d. 18th April, 1847.
VII. Children. (Blake.)
375. 1. Sarah Rebecca, b. 30th May, 1799 ; m. Charles Parker
Dexter.
VIII. Children. (Dexter.)
376. 1. Son. 2. Son.
377. 3. Son. 4. Daughter.
378. 2. Hannah Tuckerman, b. 24th Aug., 1800; d. 14th Oct.,
1814.
379. 3. Edward, b. 15th Feb., 1802 ; d. 24th Nov., 1814.
381. 4. Samuel Parkman, b. 30th Jan., 1804 ; m. Ann Cunningham,.
; he d. 10th Sept., 1882.
VIII. Children. (Blake.)
382. 1- Daughter. 2. Daughter.
3S3. 3. Daughter. 4. Son.
384. 5. Francis Shaw, (named changed to Edward), b. 28th Sept.,,
1805 ; m. ; had three children.
385. 6. John Parkman, b. 13th April, 1807; d. , 1814.
386. 7. James Henry, b. 7th Oct., 1808 ; m. Mary Ann Willis; had
two daughters.
387. 8. Susanna Parkman, b. 24th Oct., 1810; m. Richard Robbins.
388. 9. Elizabeth Willard, b. 7th Nov., 1812 ; d. 24th Oct., 1814.
3S9. 10. Mary Abigail, b. 15th Sept., 1814; d. 23d Sept., 1814.
391. 3. Hannah, b. Concord, Mass., 9th July, 1777; m. Edward
Tuckermann, of Boston; she d. , 1816; he d. .
VII. Children. (Tuckerman)
392. 1. Hannah, b. , 1805; m. Rev. Charles Mason.
393. 4. Abigail, b. Boston, 14th Feb., 1779; m. Rev. Joseph Tucker-
man, of Chelsea, Mass.
VII. Children. (Tuckerman.)
394. 1. Abigail P. ; m. Dr. James Spooner, of Milton.
395. 2. Edward; d. ,1827.
396. 5. Susanna, b. Boston, 4th June, 1780; m. 11th Sept., 1804,
Nathaniel R. Sturgis, of Boston, (b. 17th Feb., 1779); she d.
in Philadelphia, 16th Oct., 1827.
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YII. Chtldrex. (Sturgis.)
397. 1. Nathaniel R., (name changed to Russell, his grandfather's
name,) b. 7th July, 3 805; m. Lucy Lyman Paine, eldest
grand-dau. of Theodore Lyman, she d. ; m. for second
wife Mary G. Hubbard ; she d. ; m. for third wife Julia
Boit.
39S. 2. Henry P. , b. 13th Oct., 1S06.
399. 3. Samuel P., b. 18th Feb., 1808.
401. 4. Elizabeth Parkman, b. 30th Aug., 1809 ; m. Henry Green ;
had three sons and one daughter.
402. 5. Susan Parkman, b. — Dec, 1810 ; m. Rev. John Parkman,
[412] ; had one son and four daughters.
403. 6. Sarah Blake, b. — April, 1812 ; d. , 1S14.
404. 7. Charles James, b. — March, 1814 ; d. , 1823.
405. 8. Sarah Blake, [534], b. , 1S15; m. Francis G. Shaw,
[534] ; had one son and four daughters.
■406. 9. George, b. , 1817 ; d. , 1857 ; m. ; had three
sons and two daughters.
407. 10. Harriet Tilden.b. , 1819; m. Wm. A. White, of Water-
town ; had one son and one daughter.
408. 11. James, b. — Aug., 1822; m. Mary Catherine Townsend;
had two sons and one daughter.
409. 12. Robert Shaw, b. 30th Aug., 1824; m. ; had
two sons.
411. » 6. John, b. 25th Jan., 17S2; m. Susanna Rand, dau. of Isaac %
Rand, of Boston.
VII. Children. (Parkman.)
412. 1. John, a clergyman ; m. Susan P. Sturgis, [402]; had one
son and four daughters.
413. 2. Anna Augusta, m. Col. D. S. Greenough ; had two sons.
414. 3. Mary Jane.
415. 7. Elizabeth Willard, b. 31st March, 1785 ; m. Robert Gould
Shaw, (b. 4th June, 1776); shed. 14th April, 1823. (See 513.)
416. 8. Francis, b. 3d June, 1788; a clergyman, (Cong.-Unit.); ordained
8th Dec, 1813; m. Sarah Cabot, 19th Jan., 1818; she d. 23d
Nov., 1818; m.for second wife, 7th May, 1822, Caroline Hall,
dau. of Nathaniel and Joanna Brooks Hall, of Medford. A
D. D., and pastor of the new North Church, Boston. He d.
12th Nov., 1852.
VII. Children. (Parkiian.)
417. 1. Sarah Cabot, b. ,1819; m. William P. Atkinson.
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VIII. Children. (Atkinson.)
418. 1. Charles F.
419. 2. Emily M., m. George Holdredge; d. 1873.
IX. Children. (Holdredge.)
421. 1. . 2. Henry, b. 1873.
422. 3. Francis P., b. 1850; d. 1S74. 4. Susan.
423. 2. Francis, b. Boston, 16th Sept., 1823; graduated at Harvard
University, 1844; 1846 made a journey of exploration in
the Rocky Mountains ; an author who, though partially
blind, has achieved the first rank as a historian; m,
Catherine S. Bigelow.
VIII. Children. (Parkman.)
424. 1. Grace, m. Charles P. Coffin.
IX. Children. (Coffin.)
425. 1. Francis Parkman, b. , April, 1880.
426. 2. Miriam, b. —July, 1883.
427. 3. Mary Bigelow, b. —June, 1887.
428. 2. Francis, b. , 1855; d. young.
429. 3. Katherine S., m. J. T. Cooledge, 3d.
IX. Children. (Cooledge)
431. 1. Mary, b. — May, 1881.
432. 2. Katherine Parkman, b. —Jan., 1883.
433. 3. Louise, b. — Aug. , 1886.
434. 4. John Templeman, b. — Dec, 1888.
435. 3. Caroline Hall, m. Rev. John Cordner, of Boston.
VIII. Children. (Cordner.)
436. 1. Mary Agnes, b. 15th Nov. 1853 ; d. 2Sth Aug. 18G7.
437. 2. Elizabeth Parkman.
438. 3. Caroline Parkman.
439. 4. Mary Agnes, b. 1827 ; d. 1829.
441. 5. George, b. — Aug. 1829 ; d. in infancy.
442. 6. Mary Brooks, b. — Aug., 1830 ; d. — Aug., 1866.
443. 7. Eliza Willard Shaw.
444. 8. JohnEliot.b. — June, 1834; duringtheWar of the Rebellion
an officer in the Union Army, and a prisoner at Macon, Ga.;
d. — Dec, 1871.
445. 9. George, b. 19th Feb., 1790; was a physician in Boston; m.
Eliza McDonough ; was murdered by Prof. J. W.Webster, ,.
1S49.
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.VII. Children. (Parkman.)
446. 1. George, d. in infancy. 2. George Francis.
447. 3. Harriet Eliza.
448. 10. Henry, (called Samuel,) b. — Sept. , 1792 ; tn. Mary Bromfield
Mason, dau. of Jonathan Mason, Esq., of Boston.
VII. Children. (Parkman.)
449. 1. Samuel.
451. 2. Henry, lost at sea on ship " Harold," burned on passage
from Calcutta.
452. 3. William P. Mason.
453. 11. Daniel, b. — Sept. 1794; m. , 1818, Harriet Tilden, who
d. ; m. for second wife Mary McDonough.
VII. Children, by First Wife. (Parkman.)
454. 1. Edward Blake, b. , 1819 ; d. .
By Second Wife.
455. 2. Charles.
456. 3. Mary Harriet, b. ; m. ; two sons.
457. 8. John, b. 21st July, 1753; d. 10th Sept., 1775.
458. 9. Anna Sophia, b. 18th Oct., 1755 ; m. Elijah Brigham, (brother of
Susanna Brigham, who m. her brother, Breck Parkman) ; she d.
26th Nov., 1783.
VI. Children. (Brigham.)
459. 1. Anna Sophia, b. 26th July, 1781; m. Jos. Freeland Bordman.
461. 2. Elijah, b. 21st April, 1783, m. Nancy Fisher, who d. ; m.
for second wife Mary Bush.
462. 10. Hannah, b. 9th July, 1758; d. 14th Oct., 1777.
463. 11. Elias, b. 6th Jan., 1761; m. Alethena Belcher, (dau. of Capt. Wm.
and Desire Belcher,) 24th Nov., 1785; she b. 14th March, 1764,
and d. 15th June, 1792; he tn. for second wife, Mrs. Susanna
' * Johnson, of Needham.
VI. Children. (Parkman.)
464. 1. Samuel Breck, b. 11th May, 1787; m. Theresa £ ild, of
Savannah, Ga., who died ; m. for second wife, a Jan.,
1817, Theresa E. Hasley, of May River, S. C. He wi four of
his children lost at sea June, 1838, on the Steamer , ilaski;
three children left at home.
VII. Children. (Parkman.)
465. 1. Alethena Phoebe, b. 30th Sept., 1817.
466. 2. Samuel Fairchild, b. — May, 1819 ; d. — Oct., 1819.
467. 3. Catherine, b. — March, 1821.
468. 4. Caroline, b. — March, 1823. 5. Theresa, b.— Nov., 1824.
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469. 6. Samuel Breck, graduated at Harvard College, 1857; was
colonel on the staff of the Confederate general Longstreet,
and killed at the battle of Antietam.
(Two others; perhaps more.)
471. 2. Lucy Huntington, b. 25th Oct., 1789.
472. 3. Elias, b. 11th June, 1792.
By Second Wife.
473. 4. Alethena, b. ; d. , 1796.
474. 5. Susanna, b. 25th Feb., 1796; m. Bicknell.
475. 6. Sally Rogers, b. 24th Jan., 1798.
476. 7. Johnson, b. 12th April, 1S00 ; m. Lucy Rogers.
477. 8. Alethena, b. 17th Feb., 1802 ; m. Hall, of Sutton.
480. IV. Samuel Breck, [122], b. 17th May, 1723;
graduated at Harvard College, 1742; studied medicine; m.
Elizabeth Cooley, of Springfield, Mass., about 1744; from
about 1743, practiced medicine in Worcester, Mass., where
he owned a house, leaving there about 1747 for Windsor,
Conn., where he practiced his profession, and finally settled
at Great Barrington. Mass., (prior to 1761 part of the town
of Sheffield,) about 1750, where he was esteemed eminent in
his profession; bought a house there in 1751; was parish
assessor there in 1752; in 1756 was surgeon's mate in the
regiment of Colonel Joseph Dwight in the second French
war ; his wife d., with their infant child, of small-pox about
1760; was one of the original founders of the Episcopal
Church organized at Great Barrington 21st Sept., 1762; m.
for second wife Mary Long, of Stockbridge, , 1762. As
Dr. Breck was riding one dark night, the bridge over which
he was passing gave way ; this fall injured him so mucl„that
he d. soon after on the 23d of April, 1764, in Springfield.
Widow d. .
V. Children by First Wife.
481. 1. Nathaniel, b. Worcester, Mass., 11th Aug., 1745.
482. 2. Elizabeth, b. Worcester, Mass., 6th June, 17-47.
483. 3. Anne,* b. probably about 1749.
484. 4. Nancy, b. probably about 1751.
485. 5. Thankful,* b. probably about 1753.
486. 6. Samuel, [820], b. 25th May, 1755; d. at Kinderhook, N. Y., 4th
March, 1804.
•*It is not certain about these daughters.
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-487. 7. Wainwright, b. probably about 1757; recorded in West Spring-
field ; was in the army and killed in the Indian wars.
-488. 8. , b. probably in 1759 ; d. in infancy of small-pox.
By Second Wife.
489. 9. John Aaron, bap. 13th Dec, 1763.
490. V. Edward Breck, [154], b. in Dorchester, June 2d,
1738; m. Mary Davis, of Dorchester, 26th Feb., 1761;
Edward d. 30th June, 1767; his widow m. John Baker, of
Roxbury, 20th Nov., 1771. Residence Dorchester.
VI. Children.
491. 1. Jonathan, [830], b. 19th May, 1762; d. 29th Dec, 1829.
492. 2. Edward, [860], b. in Dorchester, 2d March, 1764; d. 24th April,
1838.
493. 3. Joseph, b. 2d June, 1766; d. 28th May, 1801, at Bellingham ; a
merchant.
500. V. Margaret Breck, [169], b. Boston, 18th Aug.,
1730 ; m. , 1752, Captain William Nickels ; in 1770 they
went to Gouldsborough, Me., where he was agent for Lane,
Son, Frazier & Co., of London, England; this firm, with
Francis Shaw, senior, and Robert Gould, of Boston, were
building up the town, etc. ; in December, 1789, while returning
from Boston with his grandson, George W. Shaw, [637], was
shipwrecked off the island of Grand Menan, Me., where both
perished of cold and exposure; their bodies were found under
a cliff where they had sought shelter, wrapped in one great-
coat, in a position showing the devotion of Capt. Nickels to
his grar. dson. She d. at the age of 87; her grandson, Robert
Gould Shaw, erected a monument in her memory at Eastport,
Me. See appendix.
VI. Children. (Nickels.)
501. 1. (dau.) m. Jacob Townsley, [502], and d. .
502. 2. Hannah, b. Boston, 20th Oct., 1754; m. , 1773, at Goulds-
borough, Me., Francis Shaw, (b. 2Sth July, 1748). From 1770 he
was agent for his father Francis Shaw and for Robert Gould, both
of Boston, in building up a town, etc., at Gouldsborough, and d.
there 17th April, 1785. She m. for her second husband, Jacob
Townsley, [501], and d. at Steuben, Me., at the age of 81. Her
descendants, except the following, have not been obtained.
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VII. Children. (Shaw.)
531. 1. Sarah, b. 24th April, 1774; d. in 1791.
532. 2. Francis, d. in infancy.
533. 3. Robert Gould, b.Gouldsborough, Me. ,4th June, 1776; removed
to Boston , Mass. , at the age of 13, and entered upon a mercantile
career; m. Elizabeth Willard Parkman, [415], 2d Feb., 1809.
" Miss Parkman was a very beautiful and highly accomplished
young lady, quitegay, and fond of society, but her favored suitor
proved at last to be plain ' Cousin Robert,' with all his quaint-
ness and his old-fashioned clothes and manners." Through
a long career he was a most honorable man in all the relations
of life, philanthropic, very enterprising, and highly successful >
his wife d. 14th April, 1853 ; he never recovered from the shock
of her loss, and d. the 3d of May following. His daughters
say of him : " He was very tender-hearted to man and beast,
rich and poor, old and young, gentle and simple, wicked and
virtuous." "He was a true patriot in the best sense of the
word." "Prosperity never injured him, and he retained t&
the end of his life a singularly unworldly and 3'outhful spirit."
" He had no patience with anything like cant or pretension."
He bequeathed $400,000 to accumulate and finally found "The
Shaw Asylum for Mariner's Children," besides other lesser
benefactions during his life.
VIII. Children. (Shaw.)
534. 1. Francis George, b. 23d Oct., 1809; m. Sarah 31ake Sturgis;
[405] ; he d. 7th Nov.. 1882.
IX. Children. (Shaw.)
535. 1. Anna, b. 7th April, 1836; m. George William Curtis,
(b. Providence, R. I., 24th Feb., 1824). He is an able
author and writer, a successful lecturer, and a sterling
patriot; for many years editor of " Harper's Monthly "
and "Harper's Weekly," and very prominency identi-
fied with the noble and patriotic movement for " Civil.
Service Reform."
X. Children. (Curtis)
536. 1. Francis George, b. 5th Dec, 1857.
537. 2. Elizabeth Burrill, b. 15th April, 1861.
538. 3. Sarah Shaw, b. 17th May, 1863; d. 11th April,
1874.
539. 2. Robert Gould, b. Boston, 10th Oct., 1837; gradu^teci
at Harvard University, 1860 ; m. Anna Kneeland Irag-
gerty. During the War of the Rebellion was private jn
7th N. Y. Regiment in April, 1861 ; 2d Lieut. 2d b\ass.
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Volunteers, 28th May, 1862; Captain same regiment
10th Aug., 1862; Colonel 54th Mass. Volunteers,
(colored troops,) 17th April, 1863 ; killed in assault on
Fort Wagner, S. C, 18th July, 1863. No children.
541. 3. Susanna, b. 31st May, 1839; m. Robert Bowne Min-
turn.
X. Children. (Minturn.)
542. 1. Robert Shaw, b. 21st Aug., 1863.
543. 2. Sarah, b. 3d Sept., 1865.
544. 3. Edith, b. 20th June, 1867.
545. 4. Francis, b. 1st June, 1871 ; d. 6th Jan., 1878.
546. 5. Gertrude, b. 25th June, 1872.
547. 6. Mildred, b. 19th Nov., 1875.
548. . 4. Josephine, b. 16th Dec, 1843; m. Charles Russell Lowell,
(b. Boston, 2d Jan., 1835,) during the War of the
Rebellion he was Captain 6th U. S. Cavalry, 14th May
1861 ; Colonel 2d Mass. Cavalry ; Brevet Brigadier
General 19th Oct., 1864, and died of wounds received
in action a* Middletown, Va., 20th Oct., 1864.
X. Children. (Lowell.)
549. 1. Carlotta Russell, b. 30th Nov., 1864.
551. 5. Ellen, b. 1st June, 1845; m. Francis Channing Barlow,
(b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 19th Oct., 1834). He graduated
at Harvard University ,'1855; a lawyer: duringtheWar
of the Rebellion private 12th N. Y. Volunteers, 1861;
Lieutenant same regiment; Lieut. Colonel 61 N. Y.
Volunteers; distinguished himself at battle of Fair
Oaks; rendered important service with his regiment
in McClellan's movement from Chickahominy to the
James, and again at battle of Autietam, where he was
wounded and carried off the field for dead ; was ap-
pointed Brigadier General for distinguished conduct at
the battle of Fair Oaks, June 1st, 1862 ; commanded
a brigade at the battle of Chancellorsville ; was again
severely wounded at Gettysburg; Major General 1st
Oct., 1864; commanded a division at the Wilderness,
Spottsylvania and assault on Petersburg, and rendered
important service in the final pursuit of Confederate
army; was distinguished for great courage and good
conduct in battle throughout the war; Secretary of
State of New York, 1866-8.
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X. Children. (Barlow.)
552. 1. Robert Shaw, b. 4th July, 1869.
553. 2. Charles Lowell, b. 10th Oct., 1871.
554. 3. Louisa Shaw, b. 27th July, 1873.
555. 2. Sarah Parkman, b. 3d March, 1811; m. George Robert
Russell, who d. 6th Aug., 1866.
IX. Children. (Russell.)
556. 1. Elizabeth, b. 2d Nov., 1836; m. Theodore Lyman.
X. Children. (Lyman)
557. 1. Cora, b. 9th March, 1862; d. 20th July, 1873.
558. 2. Theodore, b. 23d Nov., 1874.
559. 3. Henry, b. 7th Nov., 1878.
561. 2. Henry Sturgis, b. 21st June, 1838 ; m. Mary Hathaway
Forbes.
X. Children. (Russell.)
562. 1. James Savage, b. 8th March, 1864.
563. 2. Ellen Forbes, b. 30th Oct., 1865.
564. 3. Mary Forbes, b. 28th April, 1870.
565. 4. Margaret, b. 24th June, 1871; d. 21st Feb., 1872.
566. 5. Howland Shaw, b. 27th Jan., 1873.
567. 6. Anna, b. 29th Aug., 1875.
568. 3. Anna, b. 23d April, 1840; m. Alexander Agassiz, (son
of the celebrated naturalist) ; she d. 22d Dec, 1873.
X. Children. (Agassiz.)
569. 1. George Russell, b. 21st July, 1862.
571. 2. Maximillian, b. 25th May, 1S66.
572. 3. Rodolph Louis, b. 3d Sept., 1871.
573. 4. Emily, b. 26th Jan., 1843 ; m. Charles L. Pierson.
574. 5. Marian, b. 14th Nov., 1846.
575. 6. Robert Shaw, b. 10th June, 1850 ; m. Margaret Curtis.
576. 7. Sarah Shaw, b. 22d Sept., 1851 ; m. James Barr Ames ;
d. 1887.
577. 3. Samuel Parkman, b. 19th Nov., 1813; m. Hannah Buck;
he d. 7th Dec, 1869.
IX. Children. (Shaw.)
Elizabeth Willard,b. 5th Dec, 1842; d. 4th May, 1862.
Francis George, b. 18th April, 1844 ; d. 15th Sept., 1844.
Anna Blake, b. 16th Aug., IS 15.
Sarah Francis, b. 16th Dec. 1846; d. 30th Nov. 1854.
5. George Russell, b. 28th Oct. 1848; m. Emily Mott.
578.
1
579.
2
581.
3
582.
4
583.
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X. Children. (Shaw.)
5S4-. 1. Francis George, b. 13th Aug., 1875.
585. 2. Isabel, b. 18th Feb., 1877.
586. . 3. Thomas Mott, b. 19th Sept., 1878.
587. 6. Robert Gould, b. 6th May, 1850; m. Isabella P. Hun-
newell.
X. Children. (Shaw.)
588. 1. Susan Welles, b. 9th Aug., 1876.
589. 2. Robert Gould, b. 15th Sept., 1S77.
591. 3. Hollis Hunnewell, b. 4th Oct., 1878.
592. 7. Samuel Parkman, b. 27th Jan., 1852; m. Caroline
Gertrude Bramwell.
X. Children. (Shaw.)
593. 1. Gertrude Bramwell, b. 20th Nov., 1875.
594. 2. Samuel Parkman, b. 1st July, 1877.
595. 8. Mary Gray , b. 25th June, 1853 ; d. 17th June, 1857-
596. 9. Quiney Adams, b. 6th July, 1854; d. 18th Feb., 1857.
597. 10. Henry Russell, b. 20th Jan. , 1856 ; d. 26th June, 1857.
598. 11. Mabel, b. 4th Nov. , 1858.
599. 4. Robert Gould, b. 17th Sept. , 1815 ; m. Alary Louisa Sturgis,
he d. 2d Dec, 1853 ; she d. 9th Aug., 1870
IX. Children. (Shaw.)
601. 1. Mary Louisa, b. 30th Aug., 1842; d. 31st Jan., 1874.
602. 5. Anna Blake, b.6th Aug., 1817; m. Col. William Batchelder
Greene, who d. 30th May, 1878.
IX. Children. (Greene.)
603. 1. Elizabeth Willard, b. 14th Sept., 1S46; d. 8th May,
1875.
604. 2. Sarah Russell, b. 10th March, 1848 ; d. 4th June, 1850.
605. 3. Robert Shaw, b. 15th May, 1849 ; d. 18th May, 1S49.
606. 4. William Batchelder, b. 11th June, 1851; m. Edith
Phillott; she d. 6th Feb., 1879; m. for second wife
Sarah Austin.
X. Children, by First Wife. (Greene.)
607. 1. Bertram William Batchelder, b. 11th Dec, 1878.
(And three by second wife.)
608. 6. Gardner Howland, b. 10th June, 1819; m. Cora Lyman;
he d. let May, 1867.
IX. Children. (Shaw.)
609. 1. Amy, b. 15th Oct., 1850 ; m. John Collins Warren.
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X. Children. (Warren.)
611. 1. John, b. 6th Sept., 1874.
612. 2. Joseph, b. 16th March, 1876.
613. 2. Francis, b. 27th Nov., 1854.
614. 3. Henry Russell, b. 25th April, 1859.
615. 7. Joseph Cooledge, b. 22d Jan., 1821 ; a priest of the Roman
Catholic Church; d. 10th March, 1851.
616. 8. Elizabeth Willard, b. 3d Feb., 1823; m. Daniel Augustus
Oliver; she d. 14th Feb., 1850; he d. , 1850.
IX. Children. (Oliver.)
617. 1. Robert Shaw, b. 13th Sept. 1847; m. Marion Rathborvs.
X. Children. (Oliver.)
618. 1. John Rathbone, b. 4th Jan., 1872.
619. 2. Elizabeth Shaw, b. 21st Oct., 1873.
621. 3. Cora Lyman, b. 24th Feb., 1876.
622. 4. Marion, b. 22d Feb., 1879.
623. 2. Francis Shaw, b. 13th Jan., 1849; d. 4th May, 1849.
624. 9. Quincy Adams, b. 8th Feb., 1825; m. Pauline Agassiz,
(dau. of the celebrated naturalist.)
IX. Children. (Shaw.)
625. 1. Louis Agassiz, b. 10th Sept., 1861 ; m. Mary Salton-
stall.
626. 2. Pauline, b. 28th July, 1863.
627. 3. Marian, b. 21st Feb., 1866.
628. 4. Quincy Alexander, b. 30th July, 1869.
629. 5. Robert Gould, b. 16th June, 1S72.
631. 10. William Henry, b. 9th July, 1827; d. 24th Feb., 1828.
632. 11. Marian, b. 21st Dec, 1828; m. Frederick R. Seers; she d.
9th March, 1855.
IX. Children. (Sears.)
633. 1. Marian Shaw; b. 14th Feb., 1853; m. Charles T.
Lovering.
X. Children. (Lovering.)
634. 1. Charles Taylor, b. 6th Oct., 1879.
635. 2. Frederick Richard, b. 1st March, 1855 ; m. Eleonora R.
Coolidge.
X. Children. (Sears.)
636. 1. Frederick Richard, b. 30th March, 1880.
637. 4. George W., b. — Sept., 1778 ; d. — Dec, 1789.
638. 5. Margaret N., d. in infancy.
639. 6. William N., b. 12th Nov., 1783; m. Nancy D. Stevens; he d.
2d March, 1845; she d. 19th May, 1880.
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VIII. Children. (Shaw.)
1. Hannah Townsley, b. 6th Oct., 1814.
584. 2. Mary Stevens, b. 19th April, 1816; d. 11th Sept., 1831.
643. 3. F. Robert Gould, b. 23d April, 1818; m. Mary E. Moore;
hed. 19th Jan., 1846.
644. 4. John, b. 8th May, 1820 ; m R. Annette Babcock.
645. 5. William Tuckerman, b. 22d Feb., 1822 ; m. Helen A. Crane.
646. 6. Eliza Willard, b. 16th July, 1824; m. Seaman Leighton.
647. 7. George Nichols, b. llthSept., 1826; m. Annie Ricketts; he
d. 11th Dec, 1861.
648. 8. Edward Blake, b. 30th Aug., 1828 ; d. 17th July, 1850.
649. 9. Judith Tuckerman, b. 4th April, 1831 ; d. 9th Sept., 1834.
651. 10. Henry Coffin, b. 9th Nov., 1833.
652. 11. Mary Judith, b. 8th May, 1836 ; m. Wm. R. H. Dutton.
653. 12. Sarah Russell, b. 13th Dec, 1839.
670. V. William Breck, [176], b. Boston, Mass., 11th
May, 1745; m. Margaret Thomas, dau. of Dr. William
Thomas, of Plymouth, 11th July, 1771 ; (Dt^-T-homas was a VjJ v.
hardware merchant in Boston before the Revolution) ; having
experienced reverses in business, in 1794, settled on a farm
at Claremont, N. H.,
where he resided to
date of death, 22d Nov.
1819 ; the same home-
stead is still held by his
descendants; was a
merchant of unblem-
ished character and in-
tegrity and held many
responsible town offi-
ces ; his widow d. 4th
Feb., 1820. SeeApp'x.
VI. Children.
671. 1. Peggy, b. 5th July,
1773; d. 21st May,
1774.
672. 2. William, b. in
Boston, Mass., 5th
Feb., 17 75; fol-
lowed the sea for many years as captain of a merchantman, and
later settled at the homestead in Claremont with his sisters, Peggy,
(APT. WILLIAM BRECK.
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Nancy, Harriet and Hannah, all of cultivated attainments and
social qualities, and all unmarried ; a gentleman of the old school
a great reader and talented conversationalist ; followed the old
style of powdering his hair and wearing it in a cue until his death ;
kept a carriage and coachman, a rare thing in that country in
those days; d. at the homestead, 13th April, 1848; never married.
The above picture of him was copied from a portrait painted in
1798, in China, where hewas commanding a ship; the portrait
is now in the old homestead in Claremont.
673. 3. John, b. in Boston, Mass., May, 1776 ; d. 26th June, 1776.
674. 4. Peggy, b. 2d April, 1778, in Boston; d. 22d Aug., 1833, at Clare-
mont, N. H. ; never married.
675. 5. John, [870], b. 14th March, 1779; d. at Salem, Ohio, in 1816.
676. 6. James, [890], b. 8th May, 1780; d. 15th Oct., 1871, in Rochester,
N. Y.
677. 7. Nancy, b. in Boston, 3d Oct., 1781; d. at Claremont, N. H., 1st
March, 1858; never married.
678. 8. Harriet, b. in Boston, 15th Sept., 1782 ; d. at Claremont, N. H.,
30th June, 1836 ; never married.
679. 9. Betsy, b. 17th Sept., 1783 ; d. —June, 1783.
681. 10. Henry Bowers, b. in Boston, 13th Nov., 1784; d. 12th Oct., 1785.
682. 11. Henry, [930], b. in Boston, 26th Feb., 1786; d. 10th July, 1872.
683. 12. Hannah, b. in Boston, 7th April, 1787; d. 22d Aug, 1858, at
Claremont, N. H. ; never married.
684. 13. Elizabeth, b. 3d May, 1788; d. 2d Nov., 1788.
690. V. Samuel Breck, [177], b. in Boston, Mass., 11th
April, 1747; m. 1st Nov., 1770, Hannah Andrews, (b. 11th
Nov., 1747, o.s.; she was an only dau. of Benjamin Andrews,
of Boston); in 1780 bought a house in Boston, Mass., on
what was, in 1855, corner Winter and Tremont streets; in
1792, on account of "iniquitous taxes " moved to 321 High
street, Philadelphia, where he d. 7th May, 1809 ; she d. 1831 ;
he was an opulent merchant in Boston at the time of his
removal to Philadelphia; a gentleman of the old school, fond
of entertaining distinguished strangers. See Appendix.
VI. Children.
691. 1. Samuel, [940], b. 17th July, 1771 ; d. 31st Aug., 1862.
692. 2. Hannah, b. 7th Dec, 1772; m. in 1809, Hon. James Lloyd, (b. in
Boston, 1769). He was Senator from Massachusetts in 1808 and
1822; resided in Philadelphia the latter part of his life; an able
speaker, a member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences, and an.
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DORCHESTER BRANCH
41
693.
69-t.
695.
696.
697.
698.
L.L.D.; he d.N.Y. City, 5th April, 1831; shed. Bristol, Pa., at home
of her brother George, 24th July, 1846; no children. See Appendix.
3. Johx, bap. 18th Dec, 1774; d. young.
4. Lucy, bap. 9th March. 1777; d. of yellow fever at the age of 21..
5. Nancy, bap. 2d Aug., 1778 ; d. young.
6. Nancy, bap. 17th Oct., 1779.
7. Charles, bap. 21st Sept., 1782; d. at Amsterdam, Holland, May*,
1822; never married; of literary tastes; published a number of"
pla\rs. See Appendix.
8. George, [950], b. — Nov., 1785; d. 18th July, 1869.
700. V.; Daniel Breck, [178], b. in Boston, 18th Aug. r
1748; graduated at Princeton College, 1774; a clergyman;
chaplain in the army during the War of the Revolution,
accompanying Colonel
Porter's regiment into
Canada under Mont-
gomery; settled at
Topsfield, Alass., where
he m. in 1786, Hannah
Porter; about 1790 re-
moved to Hartland,Vt.
where he settled and
remained to the date
of his death , 1 2th Aug. ,
1845, at the age of 97 ;
his wife d. 15th, June,
1838, aged 81 years;
a man of strong nerve,
morally and physically
courageous, a friend of
good order, virtue and
religion, having the esteem of all, not only as a minister, but
also as a citizen. This picture is from a portrait (made in
1840) now (1889) in the possession of his grandson, Judge
Charles H. Breck, of Richmond, Ky. See Appendix.
DANIEL BRECK.
VI. Children.
701. 1. Elizabeth, b. at Topsfield, 29th Jan., 1787; m.
residence Brimfield, Portage Co., Ohio ; she d. ;
Henry Hall ;
hed. .
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VII. Children. (Hall.)
702. 1. Robert; removed to California.
703. 2. Samuel; living in Kent, Portage County, Ohio.
704. 2. Daniel, [1020], b. at Topsfield, Mass., 12th Feb., 17SS; d. 4th
Feb., 1871, at Richmond, Ky.
705. 3. HANNAii,b.Topsfield 19th Aug., 1789; d.llth Oct., 1848; unmarried.
706. 4. Samuel, [1050], b. at Hartland, Vt., 16th March, 1792; d. at
Canton, Miss., 31st May, 1869.
707. 5. Dorothy, b. Hartland Vt., 9th July, 1793; d. 18th Sept., 1881,
at Kent, Ohio; unmarried.
T08. 6. Abigail, b. at Hartland, Vt., 13th Sept., 1795 ; m. John W. Spear,
25th Jan., 1836; she d. 19th Sept., 1872, aged 76 years; no
children; residence Hartland Vt., where he still resides in 1889,
having married a second wife. See Appendix.
709. 7. Lucy, b. at Hartland, Vt., 16th Oct., 1799; d. 16th Dec, 1838;
unmarried.
711. 8. Clarissa, b. 1st July, 1802; d. 17th March, 1S04.
712. 9. Mary, b. 23d Nov., 1803; d. 28th April, 1822; unmarried.
720. Y. Robert Breck, [182], b. Boston, 17th Feb., 1735;
m. 2d May, 1759, Sarah Tyler (b. 1739); (her brother m. a
dan. of Gen. Israel Putnam); business, eooperage, etc.; resided
in Boston; had a fine resi-
dence (Love st., N. End,)
and silver plate for his
day; was a patriot in the
revolution; he d. — 1783;
shed. — Jan., 1791; buried
at Copp's Hill.
VI. Children.
721. 1. Luther, b. Boston,
15th March, 1762; mariner;
captured by the English during
the War of 1S12; escaped twice,
but recaptured, and d. during
last confinement in Dartmoor
prison, England; never married.
luther breck. While in prison his portrait was
painted by a comrade and sent
to his relatives, but is now miss-
ing; this picture is taken from a copy in possession of his niece, Mrs.
Josephine Davis, of Methuen, Mass. In the original the coat is blue and the
vest buff; the hair is the " prison crop."
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DORCHESTER BRANCH 43
722. 2. Sibylla, b. Boston, Mass., 31st July, 1763; m., Boston, Mass.,
20th Sept., 1789, Jonathan Stodder, (son of Asa Stodder and Mary
Slater, b. Boston, Mass., 2d Sept., 1766); residence Boston, Mass.;
she was greatly beloved by the family connection ; he d. 20th Aug.,
1827, in Boston; she d. 1st Nov., 1847, in Chelsea, Mass.
VII. Children. (Stodder.)
723. 1. Jonathan, b. Boston, Mass., 28th June, 1790; m. in Winslow,
Maine, 1st Dec, 1S30, Harriet Heald, (b. Winslow, Maine, 1st
May, 1799); residence Boston, Mass.; she d. in Norridgewock,
Maine, 24th Oct., 1S30 ; he m. for second wife, in New York,
2d March, 1837, Eliza Chesterman, widow of John Bennett,
of Hartford, Conn, (b. in New York, 25th July, 1807); she d.
in Boston, 18th Oct , 1851, and was buried in New York; he
d. in Brookline, Mass., 3d March, 1866.
VIII. Children, by First Wife. (Stodder.)
724. 1. Frances Heald, b. Boston, Mass., 7th Feb., 1822; m. in
New York, 1st May, 1847, Jabez Peirson Pennington, (b.
Newark, N. J., 3d Dec, 1802); she d. ISth April, 1866, in
Newark, N. J. His residence in 18S7, 2 West Park street,
Newark; he d. 27th March, 1888, aged 86 years; a lawyer;
held many positions of public and private trust; a prominent
and highly esteemed member of the Episcopal Church.
IX. Children. (Pennington.)
725. 1. Rosalie, b. Orange, N. J., 8th Dec, 1848; m.in Newark,
29th June, 1869, Franklin Satterthwaite, b.New York
17th Nov., 1845; ) residence, 2 West Park street, Newark. '
X. Children. (Satterthwaite)
726. 1. Pennington, b. Newark, N. J., 6th Oct., 1870.
727. 2. Ethel, b. Newark, N. J., 17th July, 1873.
728. 2. Francis, b. near Newark, N. J., 30th July, 1861; d.
Newark, 6th June, 1880.
729. 3. Louis, b. near Newark, N. J., 25th July, 1863.
731. 2. William Warren, b. Boston, Mass., 28th Sept., 1823 ; d.
New York, 28th Feb., 1826 ; buried in Boston.
732. 3. William Henry, b. New York, 1st Aug., 1829; m. at
Shakopee, Minn., 28th Jan., 1859, Lucy Maria Gere, (b.
Granville, 111., 9th Jan., 1837,); residence St. Lawrence,
Minn.; he d. in Brookline, Mass., 7th Jan., 1867; she d. at
Moline, 111., 28th Feb., 1868.
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IX. Children. (Stodder.)
733. 1. James, b. 31st Oct., 1S59; d. at St. Lawrence, Minn.,
8th Dec, 1859.
734. 2. James Frederic, b. St. Lawrence, Minn., 18th April,
1861; in 1887 cashier of the State Bank of Burden ville,
Cowley County, Kansas.
735. 3. Robert Henry, b. at St. Lawrence, Minn., 12th Oct.,
1863; graduated at Columbia College, N. Y. , as mining
engineer, 1886 ; employed in his profession at El Paso,
Texas, where he d. after a brief illness, 28th June, 1887.
736. 4. Frank Pennington, b. 12th Dec, 1865; d. at St. Law-
rence, Minn., 27th May, 1866.
By Second Wife.
737. 4. James Chesterman, b. New York, 9th June, 1838; m. in
Bangor, Maine, 20th Jure, 1872, Frances Loomis Taylor,
(b. in Bangor, Maine, 4th Jan., 1851); she d. in Eastman,
Dodge County, Ga. , 4th Marc'h, 1881, without issue; he
m. for second wife, at Bangor, Maine, 29th Dec, 1883,
Anne Elizabeth Brown, (b. Bangor, Maine, 27th April,
1858); in 1889 resident of Bangor; no children.
738. 5. George Tyler, b. New York, 24th April, 1843; graduated
(C. E.) from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy,
New York, 1863 ; in 1889 living in Bangor, Maine ; address,
5 West Broadway.
739. 2. Sally Breck, b. Boston, Mass., 7th July, 1792 ; never married ;
d. at Brookline, 17th March, 1862.
741. 3. William, b. Boston, Mass., 31st Oct., 1793; lost at sea (with
Captain Pease) July, 1814.
742. 4. George Tyler, b. Boston, Mass., 13th March, 1796; lost at
sea (with Captain Swasey) Feb., 1813.
743. 5. Joseph Slater, b. Boston, Mass., 19th Feb., 1798; d. Boston,
30th June, 1815.
744. 6. Samuel, b. Boston, Mass., 9th April 1800; d. in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1831, without issue.
745. 7. Robert Henry, b. Boston, 12th Nov., 1802 ; d. Chelsea, Mass.,
26th Oct., 1839, without issue.
746. 8. Sibylla Caroline, b. Boston, Mass., 29th Nov., 1808; resided
in Boston, Chelsea and Brookline, Mass.; d. at Brookline,
16th Sept., 18S6 ; her adopted dau. Martha m. Wm. J. Seaver,
and in 18S9 lives in Brookline.
747. 3. Sarah, bap. 9th June, 1765 ; never married ; d. .
748. 4. Robert, bap. 9th Sept., 1766; never married; d. .
749. 5. Moses, [1070], bap. 3d April, 176S; d. at Plymouth, Mass., —
May, 1807.
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751. 6. Deborah, bap. 6th Nov., 1769; m. W. Blake, 9th May, 1795; in
her youth her family thought her the ' ' handsomest girl in Boston " ;
she d. ; no children.
752. 7. Joseph, [1090], bap. 10th Oct., 1771; d. at Littleton, Mass., 27th
June, 1822.
753. 8. Hannah, bap. April, 1772; d. young,
754. 9. Ann, bap. 30th July 1774; d. young.
755. 10. Hannah, bap. ,1776 ; never married ; d. .
756. 11. Samuel, [li 10], b. 27th Feb., 1778; d. suddenly in Boston, Mass.,
20th March, 1809.
760. V. Robert Breck, [191], b. 3d June, 1737; m.
Rachael Hunt, 5th Sept., 1764; she d. 30th Aug., 1824, aged
82; he d. 19th Dec., 1799; residence Northampton, Mass.;
was clerk of the courts from 1781 to 1798, seventeen years ;
his clerkship included the courts of the counties of Hampshire,
Franklin and Hampden ; his record books are still preserved ;
they are written in a handsome hand, the ink pure black, and
are worthy of being taken as models now; Robert with his
sons, Edward, Theodore and Joseph H., was a trader and
importer; Robert and George Breck, [194], first traded in a
small store on the Joseph Hunt lot on Elm street ; they began
in 1766; Robert Breck's store stood near the Round Hill
road ; this store was removed to Shop Row, and located on
the present site of General Cook's marble block.
VI. Children.
761. 1. Joseph Hunt, [1120], b. 3d Jan., 1766 ; d. 10th Nov., 1801.
762. 2. Robert, b. 7th Jan., 1768; d. 14th May, 1774.
763. 3. John, [1140], b. 22d April, 1770 ; d. 26th Feb., 1827.
764. 4. William, b. 25th Oct. , 1773 ; d. 11th Sept., 1797 ; no issue.
765. 5. Robert, b. 28th Dec, 1775 ; d. 16th March, 1801, in the Island of
Nevis, West Indies; no issue.
766. 6. Edward, b. 19th July, 1778; d. 15th Oct., 1803, at Bristol,
England ; no issue.
767. 7. Theodore, b. 14th March, 1782; d. 17th Feb., 1805; no issue.
770. V. George Breck, [194], b. 10th Sept., 1742;
graduated at Yale College in 1761 ; m. Mercy Merrick, dau.
of Deacon Joseph Meirick, of West Springfield, Mass., 19th
Nov., 1766 ; d. at the home of his son-in-law Richard Beebe,
of Springfield, Mass., 22d July, 1S08 ; he was an enterprising
merchant of West Springfield, Mass., and a landowner.
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VI. Children.
771. 1. George, b. , 1767; d. , 1787; no descendants.
772. 2. Mercy, b. , 1770 ; d. , 1772.
773. 3. Mercy, b. ,1772; m. Jonathan Chapin ; she d. 26th Jan.,
1851.
VII. Children. (Chapin.)
774. 1. Evelina, b. , d. , aged 63.
775. 2. Mary, d. young.
776. 3. Jonathan, b. ; d. at the age of 33 years at Jamaica, W. I.
777. 4. Mary Merrick, b. 1810; m. Luther Howard ; removed to
Milwaukee, Wis., where she d. — March, 1842.
778. 5. Joseph Corbin, b. 24th Oct., 1815; m. 16th June, 1842, at
West Ganville, Mass., Margaret Maritta Smith, dau. of John
F. Smith and Caroline E. Seward (a distant relation of Hon.
W.H.Seward); he is now living at Gainesville, Fla. ; shed. — ^.
VIII. Children. (Chapin.)
1. Mary Maritta, b. 19th July, 1845; resides in Washington,
D. C
2. Seward Breck, b. 21st Aug., 1848; a physician; m. Allie
Kennedy Burbank, of Pittston, Maine, 24th Nov. ,1876.
Larry, b. , 1773 ; d. , 1777.
Helena Talcott, b. , 1775; m. Aaron Wright; settled in
Hanover, N. H., where he was a merchant and for many years
postmaster; she d. , 1861.
VII. Children. (Wright.)
784. 1. George Talcott, b. ; graduated at Dartmouth College,
1809; lawyer at Schenectady, N. Y.
Merrick. 3. Henry.
Francis, b. ; living in Ohio, in 1887.
Julia, b. ; never married.
Eliza, m. Joseph Hitchcock, of Pittsford, Vt.; settled in Fred-
ericktown, Ohio.
VIII. Children. (Hitchcock.)
789. 1. H. C. Hitchcock, clergyman Day Street Church, Sommer-
ville, Mass.
791. 7. Wealthy, b. ; m. Ephraim Foot.
792. 8. Sarah, b. ; never married ; d. at Fredericktown, Ohio.
793. 6. Sarah, b. , 1777; m. Adonijah Nash ; she d. 14th Feb.
1858.
779.
781.
782.
4
783.
5
785.
2
786.
4
787.
5
788.
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VII. Children. (Nash.)
794. 1. Betsy, d. .
795. 2. Edwin B.; residence Fort Edward, N. Y.; d. 1888.
796. 3. Julian, d. in infancy.
4. Francis, d. in infancy.
797. 5. Harriett, b. ; m. Herrington ; residence No. 245
Seventh Street, Jersey City, N. J.
798. 6. Charles B., d. .
7. Maria, d. .
799. 8. Helen Talcott, b. 13th June, 1818 ; m. Joel M. Baldwin, 8th
May, 1845; he b. in Andover, Vt., 17th March, 1812.
VIII. Children. (Baldwin.)
801. 1. William M., b. 9th Aug., 1846.
802. 2. Melvin C, b. ; m. 17th April, 1878, Helen S.Capron.
IX. Children. (Baldwin.)
803. 1. Wesley M., b. 18th Aug., 1879.
804. 9. Charlotte S., b. 4th Jan., 1822 ; m. William Eddy (b. 1st Sept.,
1808,) 8th March, 1842; he d. 23d Aug., 1884; she resides at
53 Grand Division street, Troy, N. Y.
VIII. Children. (Eddy.)
805. 1. Charlotte A., b. 5th May, 1851; m. J. A. Cipperly, 4th
May, 1871 ; residence, 1887, 88 Fifth street, Troy, N. Y.
IX. Children. (Cipperly.)
806. 1. Clark, b. 21st Oct., 1886.
807. 2. Charles G., b. 7th July, 1857; m. Abbie N. Ingalls, 18th
Oct., 1882; residence, 1887, 53 Grand Division street, Troy,
N. Y.
808. 3. William B., b. 19th May, 1865.
809. 7. Elizabeth, b. , 1779; m. Richard Beebe,of Wilbraham, Mass..
16th April, 1801 ; she d. , 1868 ; he d. , 1812.
VII. Children. (Beebe.)
811. 1. Richard, b. 5th Feb., 1802 ; graduated at Dartmouth College,
1824; went south as a teacher in 1825 ; returned to Springfield,
Mass., 1834, and engaged in manufacture of pianofortes and
improving them by the attachment of monochords ; he d. ,
1878.
812. 2. Eliza M., b. , 1804 ; d. , 1876.
813. 3. Maria, b. ,1808;d. ,1829.
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814. 4. George Breck, b. , 1810; m. Eliza J. Skinner, of Springfield,
Mass., , 1850; shed. , 1882; he d. , 1868; he was
a pianoforte manufacturer of Springfield, Mass.
VIII. Children. (Beebe.)
.815. 1. HarrietteM.,b. , 1851; now a resident of West Spring-
field, Mass. The writer acknowledges the very friendly and
important assistance he has received from this daughter in
his genealogical work. See Appendix.
816. 2. Amelia, b. 1853; d. 1858.
817. 8. Larry, [1160], b. 1782; d. 1839.
820. V. Samuel Breck, [486], b. 25th May, 1755; m. 23d
Oct., 1777, Elizabeth Allen, a sister of the "famous fighting-
parson," Tom Allen, and a first cousin of General Ethan Allen;
Ihey resided at Northampton, Mass. , where she d. 13th March,
1826, aged 67; he was in business there in company with
Samuel Clark and built a store in 1789 ; about 1795, he
separated from his wife, leaving the children with her, and
removed to Kinderhook, N. Y.; m. at Lebanon Springs, N. Y.,
1797, Airs. Hannah Davison, (maiden name Baldwin) : she
had two daughters by her first husband, (James Davison, b.
1756; m. 1790; d. 1793,) Abigail B., who m. Beardsley
Northrop, and Elizabeth : he d. 4th March, 1804, at Kinder-
hook; second wife d. 17th Sept., 1832, aged 72.
VI. Children, by First Wife.
821. 1. Samuel, b. at Northampton, Mass., 6th Oct., 1778; d. in Savannah,
Ga., 14th March, 1814.
822. 2. Eunice, b. at Northampton, Mass., 14th March, 1781 ; m. Increase
Clark, ; he d. 2d March, 1826; she d. at Northampton, 13th
Dec, 1857.
823. 3. Joseph, [1170], b. at Northampton, Mass., 17th April, 1785; d.
at Elmira, N. Y., 4th Jan., 1854.
824. 4. Wainwright, b. at Northampton, Mass., 2d Oct., 1788 ; d. at same
place 4th Oct., 1811.
825. 5. Aaron, [1210], b. at Northampton, Mass., 2d Aug., 1791; d. at
same place 3d Oct., 1868.
£26. 6. Moses, b. at Northampton, Mass., 4th July, 1793; residence
Northampton, Mass.; m. Judith Kingsleyat Northampton; a man
well known in the Connecticut Valley, and beloved for his piety ;
a strong advocate of the cause of temperance and anti-slavery; his
business burned out three times by the "rum party"; he d. 10th
April, 1882, at the age of 89, universally respected; no children.
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By Second Wife.
827. 7. John Baldwin, [1220], b. at Ballston, N. Y., 6th Oct., 1789; d.
16th Jan., 1838.
830. VI. Jonathan Breck, [491], b. 19th May, 1762 ; m.
Patience Dunton, (b. 24th Nov., 1765,) 26th March, 1789;
resided in Medfield, Mass., where he carried on the business
of currier; removed to Union, Maine, in 1820; Jonathan d.
at that place, 29th Dec, 1829, aged 67; shed, at Hope, Maine,
25th Aug., 1856, aged 90 years and 6 months ; the last seven
years of her life were passed with her daughter Amy. See
Appendix.
VII. Children.
831. 1. Edward, [1230], b. 3d Jan., 1790, at Medfield, Mass.; d. 24th
Sept., 1848.
832. 2. Benjamin Dunton, [1270], b. 14th Feb., 1792, at Medfield, Mass.,
d. 13th April, 1868.
833. 3. Joseph, [1290], b. 1st July, 1794, at Medfield, Mass.; d. 14th
June, 1873.
834. 4. Amy, b. at Medfield, Mass., 1st July, 1796; m. Jacob White, 1818;
residence at Thomaston, Hope, and after 1859, Union, Maine; he
d. 18th April, 1874; she d. 23d Oct., 1882; she was in feeble health
for many years before her death, but her mind never failed, nor her
unselfish interest in her relations and friends. " Her habit of life
was to make the best of everything."
VIII. Children. (White.)
835. 1. Catherine P., b.at Thomaston, Maine, 25th June, 1819; d. 3d
April, 1859 ; unmarried ; was a very patient invalid for many
years.
836. 2. Samuel, b. 1st Nov., 1820, at Hope, Maine ; a farmer at North
Beverly, Mass.; in. 15th April, 1846, Mary D. Curtis, of Ware-
ham, Mass., who d. 27th March, 1869; m. for second wife
Abigail Bachelder, of North Beverly, Mass., 25th Feb., 1880.
IX.
Children. (White.)
837.
1. Harley C.
2. Stephen D.
839.
3. Frank A.
4. Katie Breck
841, 3. Thomas Prentiss, b. 20th April, 1823 ; m. Eliza F. Boardman,
of Hope, Maine, 8th Feb., 1852; a jeweler at Union, Maine;
d. 6th June, 1871; she d. 6th Sept., 1876.
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IX. Children. (White.)
842. 1. Edward Breck. 2. Charles P.
84-3. 3. Fannie A.
844. 4. Joseph, b. , 1815 ; d. 3d May, 1827-
845. 5. Jonathan, b. 27th March, 1828; m.Mary A.Burkett.of Union,
Maine, 1st April, 1870; a farmer at Union, Maine.
IX. Children. (White.)
846. 1. Joseph H. 2. Jonathan BrecK.
847. 3. George W.
848. 6. Joseph, b. 13th Jan., 1831 ; m. Helen L. Bachelder, of Union,
Maine, 2d June, 1861 ; a merchant in Union, Maine ; he d. 14th
Jan., 1862; she d. 10th March, 1862; no descendants.
849. 7. Cynthia M., b. at Hope, Maine, 20th Dec., 1837; in 1889,
resides at Union, Maine; unmarried.
851. 5. Samuel, b. 9th June, 1798, at Medfield, Mass.; never married;
d. , 1875.
852. 6. William, [1300], b. 19th April, 1800, at Medfield, Mass., d. ,
1877.
853. 7. Margaret, b. 28th April, 1802, at Medfield, Mass.; d. March 5th,
1821; unmarried.
854. 8. Jonathan Davis, [1310J, b. 23d March, 1805, at Medfield, Mass.;
d. 12th Dec, 1862.
855. 9. Elias, L1320], b. 9th May, 1807, at Medfield, Mass.; d. 1884.
860. VI. Edward Breck, [492], b. 2d March, 1764, at
Dorchester, Mass.; learned the trade of hatter at Milton;
m. Sarah Vose, of Milton, (b.25th June, 1767, in Stoughton,)
10th Dec, 1794; settled in Salem, Mass., but soon after
removed to Medfield; he d. 24th April, 1838, at Milton,
himself and wife having passed the latter years of their lives
with their son Charles; she d. 18th Feb., 1850, at the same
place.
VII. Children.
861. 1. Francis V., b. 1st Tune, 1796; d. 20th March, 1823, at Medfield,
Mass.; unmarried.
862. 2. Charles, [1330], b. 11th Jan., 1798, at Medfield; in 1889 living
at Milton, Mass.
863. 3. Sarah, b. Medfield, 28th Feb., 1800; d. 13th Sept., 1824.
864. 4. Edwin, [1340], b. 13th April, 1802, at Medfield; d. 18th Aug.,
1S88, at Milton, Mass.
DORCHESTER BRANCH 51
865. 5. Mary Davis, b. 16th April, 1804; m. 10th Nov., 1840, Charles J.
Adams, of Boston, a merchant; no children; he d. 20th March,
1848 ; she is now living in Milton, Mass.
866. 6. James, [1350], b. at Medfield, 11th March, 1807; d. at Milton,
14th May, 1884.
870. VI. John Breck, [675], b. in Boston, Mass., 14th
March, 1779 ; m. , 1805, Miss Seraph Dwight Foster,
(b. 2d Nov., 1782,) dau. of Hon. Perigrine Foster ; she d. 31st
July, 1806 ; he m. for second wife Anna Stanley, (b. ,
1789,) 1810; a farmer; removed to Salem, Ohio, about
1808, and d. at his residence on his farm, fifteen miles from
Marietta, Ohio, in 1816; his widow m. John Salmon, ;
she d. in Whitley County, Ind., , 1866, leaving three
children by her second marriage.
VII. Children, by First Wife.
871. 1. William Foster, [1360], b. 27th April, 1806; d. 8th Aug., 1864^
By Second Wife.
872. 2. Seraph Stanley, b. 15th Jan., 1811, in Washington County,
Ohio; m. Lewis Olney, ; she d. .
VIII. Children. (Olney.)
873. 1. Sarah, m. A. J. Gantz ; they live on a farm at Blendon Corners,
Franklin Count}', near Columbus, Ohio.
874. 2. CynthiaE.,m. John Freeman; resides in Madison County, Ohio;
P. 0., Big Plain.
875. 3. Cynthia Burr, b. in Washington County, Ohio, 1st Nov., 1812;
m. in Delaware County, Ohio, Wm. J. Elliott, (b. 14th Oct., 1809,)
27th Feb., 1832; he a farmer; they lived in Delaware County,
Ohio; he d. 21st Sept., 1875, at Ashley, Delaware County; she is,
1889, living with her grand-daughter, Mrs. E. B. Cornell, at 56
Harbor street, Cleveland, Ohio.
VIII. Children. (Elliott.)
876. 1. John Santford, b. 24th April, 1839 ; d. 3d April, 1845.
877. 2. Mary A., m. Isaiah Williams, of Peckaway County, Ohio, 19th
April, 1857 ; she d. 27th Aug., 1861 ; he is now, 1887, living in
DeGraff, Ohio, having m. a second wife.
IX. Children. (Williams.)
878. 1. Mary Correne, b. 8th March, 1S60; m. , Elbert B.
Cornell, (b. 3d Aug., 1858,); they live in Cleveland, Ohio;
he is a merchant.
)
52
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X. Children. (Cornell.)
879. 1. Arnold Elliott, b. 30th Sept., 1884.
881. 2. Daughter, b. 6thMay, 1887.
882. 3. Archibald Franklin, b. 13th Feb., 1842 ; d. 5th April, 1842.
883. 4. John Thomas, b. 19th Aug., 1814; d. at the age of fourteen years.
890. VI. James Breck, [676], b. in Boston, Mass., 8th
May, 1780; m. Martha Burr, (b. —July, 1794, in Croydon,
N.H.,) 7th Nov., 1811;
she d. in Rochester, N.
Y., 2d April, 1869; she
was a person of great
force of character and
rare grace of manners ;
he established himself
in mercantile business
in Newport, N. H., in
1804, where he re-
mained until 1840,
when he closed up his
affairs there, and re-
moved to Rochester, N.
Y., where he resided
jamks breck. until his death, 15th
Oct., 1871. See Appen-
dix.
YIL Children.
891. 1. Martin Burr, [1370], b. at Croydon, 15th Oct., 1812; d. at
Rochester, N. Y., 26th Oct., 1876.
892. 2. Margaret Ann, b. at Croydon, 24th April, 1814; m. Hamlet H.
Perkins, from Massachusetts; they resided for ten years at Como,
111., and from there removed to the Falls of the St. Croix, Wis.,
where Judge Perkins was accidentally drowned in the winter of
1850-1; Mrs. Perkins removed to Rochester, N. Y. , in 1851, and
after making many changes d. in St. Paul, Minn., 1 7th Oct., 1873,
where she had finall}- settled ; her tastes were highly intellectual;
she was a great reader and fine conversationalist ; in person she
was tall, of graceful carriage, with a voice peculiarly soft and
gentle.
DORCHESTER BRANCH 53
VIII. Children. (Perkins.)
893. 1. Ellen, m. Charles Lester Yale; residence St. Paul, Minn.; he d.
1885 ; after the death of her husband she removed to New York
City.
894. 2. Fannie, m. William Dean Webb, a distinguished lawver, now
of Atchison, Kansas.
IX. Children. (Webb.)
895. 1. Nellie Perkins, b. , 1865.
896. 2. Harriet Perkins, b. , 1866 ; m. M. J. Wesphling, 1887 ;
residence, Kansas City, Mo.
897. 3. Margaret Breck, b. , 1870.
898. 4. Fanny May, b. , 1873.
899. 5.. Marian, b. ,1876.
901. 6. Mabel, b. , 1880.
902. 3. James Breck, b. ; m. 1874, Miss Mary Martindale, dau.
of Gen. John H. Martindale, of Rochester, where they reside;
he is a lawyer and author.
903. 3. William, [1380], b. Newport, N.H.; 14th Dec, 1816, d. 18th Aug.,
18S4.
904. 4. James, b. Newport, N. H., 29th July, 1819; graduated at Dartmouth
College; residence, Oakland, Cal.; a lawyer; unmarried.
905. 5. Francis, [1390], b. Newport, N. H., 5th July, 1821; resident of
Bellevue, Idaho.
906. 6. Franklin, b. Newport, N. H., 5th July, 1821 ; d. in infancy.
907. 7. Mary. b. at Newport, N.H., 10th March, 1824; unmarried; resided
at the old homestead in Rochester, N. Y. ; d. 15th April, 1888.
908. 8. Samuel, [1400], b. at Newport, N.H., 7th March, 1826; a resident
of Oakland, Cal.
909. 9. Martha, b. at Newport, N. H., 21st April, 1828; m. 1st Oct.
1851, William F. Cogswell, (b. Perington, 27th Sept., 1824,) of
Rochester, N. Y.; Martha d. in Rochester, N. Y., 31st Oct., 1881 ;
he is now a very prominent lawyer in Rochester, N. Y., of the firm
of Cogswell, Bentley& Cogswell, (his son-in-law and son), Powers
Building.
VIII. Children. (Cogswell)
911. 1. Martha Burr, b. 1st Aug., 1851; m. 9th May, 1878, S. D.
Bentley, of Rochester, N. Y.; lawyer; office in Powers Building..
IX. Children. (Bentley.)
912. 1. Cogswell, b. 29th May, 1880.
913. 2. Alexander, b. 17th Nov., 1881.
914. 3. Harold Dudley, b. 24th May, 1885.
915. 2. Mary Alice, b. 17th July, 1854; m. Timothy Stevens, of No.
36 West Fifty-ninth street, New York, 15th Oct., 1885.
54
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916.
917.
918.
919.
921.
922.
923.
924.
925.
3. William Nathaniel, b. 9th July, 1858; a lawyer in Rochester;
address, Powers Building, Rochester, N. Y.
4. Margaret Perkins, b. 22d Dec, 1861.
5. Francis Howland, b. 1st Nov., 1864.
10. Ellen, b. Newport, N. H., 3d Sept., 1830 ; residence at the home-
stead in Rochester, N. Y.
George, [1410], b. at Newport, N. H., 18th Aug., 1833; present
residence, New York City.
Emma, b. at Newport, N. H.; m. 4th Oct., 1871, George Wentworth
Richardson, (b. Claremont, N. H.,) who d. at Chester Hill, Alt.
Vernon, N.Y., 5th Aug., 1881 ; she resides at 209 South Fifty-sixth
street, New York City.
VIII. Children. (Richardson.)
2. George Burr, b. New York City ; residence, 209 South Fifty-
sixth street, New York City.
2. James Breck, b. New York City.
3. Helen Breck, b. New York City.
11
12
930. VI. Henry Breck, [682], b. Boston, 26th Feb.,
1786; m. Keziah Marsh, of Croydon, N. H., 3d Nov., 1818,
who d. 29th June,
1826 ; m. for second
wife, Sarah Towne,
4th Oct., 1827; upon
arriving at manhood
engaged in business as
merchant in Croydon ;
established a branch
house at Cornish, N.H.,
followed by years of
successful trade; in
course of time closed
his business in Croydon
and moved to Cornish
with his family, contin-
uing his business there
until 1848, when, upon
the death of his brother
William, he relinquished his mercantile business to his sons
and moved upon the "home farm " in Claremont, where he d.
HENRY BRECK.
DORCHESTER BRANCH
55
10th July, 1872 ; his widow resides with their son Charles P.,
on the "home farm " in Claremont.
VII. Children, by First Wife.
931. 1. John Thomas, [1420], b. Croydon, N. H., 30thNov., 1819; residence
Lebanon, N. H.
932. 2. Robert, [1430], b. Croydon, 14thFeb., 1821; d. Springfield, Mass.,
25th July, 1885.
933. 3. Henry, [1450], b. Croydon, 25th Aug., 1822 ; residence, Newton,
ville, Mass.
934. 4. William, [1460], b. Croydon, 17th Dec, 1825; residence Claremont,
N. H.
By Second Wife.
935. 5. Sarah Ann, b. Croydon, 25th Dec., 1828 ; m. Reuben B. Ellis; now
living in Claremont ; no children.
936. 6. Ellen Maria, b. Croydon, 4th May, 1832; d. 4th Dec, following.
937. 7. Samuel, [1470], b. Croydon, 30th Sept., 1833; resident of Minne-
apolis, Minn.
938. 8. Edward Wallace, [1480], b. Cornish, N. H., 18th Aug., 1837;
residence, Helena, Montana.
939. 9, Charles Pattesh all, [1490], b. Cornish, N.H., 15th Jan., 1844;
resides on the old
homestead in Clare-
mont, N. H.
940. VI. Samuel
Breck, [691], b. 17th
July, 1771, in Boston,
Mass.; educated at the
Royal Military Acad-
emy, Loreze, France,
1783 to 1787; m. 24th
Dec, 1795, Jean Ross,
dau. of an eminent mer-
chant of Philadelphia ;
residence, Sweetbriar
Cottage, near Philadel-
phia, and after 1838 in
Philadelphia, Pa.;
member of Congress,
1823-5, and many years a member of the State Legislature
of Pennsylvania ; published a historical sketch of Continental
HON. SAMUEL BRECK.
56
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paper money and some historical addresses; his "Recollec-
tions," edited by H. E. Scudder, were published in Philadel-
phia in 1877; "A courteous and honorable gentleman of
integrity and obstinate firmness in principle, of sound
judgment and generous nature". His wife d. , 1857; he
d. 31st Aug., 1862, at the age of 91 }rears and 46 days; he
retained all his faculties to the end of his life, and was pres-
ident of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of
the Blind to within three months of his death. See Appendix.
VII. Children.
941. 1. Lucy, d. at the age of 21 ; no descendants.
950. VI. George Breck, [698], b. in Boston, Mass.,
— Nov., 1785; m. Catherine D. Israel, (b. in the Island of
Jamaica) 1807; resi-
dence within present
city limits of Philadel-
phia, and later at Bus-
tleton and Bristol,
Bucks County, Pa.;
' ' These parents united
in bringing up their
family to habits of
industry and regular
attendance on divine
service, being both
members of the Epis-
copal Church"; he d.
18th July, 1869, at the
age of 84; she d. .
GEORGE BRECK.
VII. Children.
951. 1. MARY.b.lOth Nov., 1808; m. Lawrence Lardner; residence, Penn
sylvania ; lie d. ; she d. .
VIII. Children. (Lardner.)
952. 1. Hannah. 2. George.
953. 3. Kate. 4. Richard, m. Kate Breck, [152 ±],
954. 5. Alexander, m. .
s
DORCHESTER BRANCH 57
955. 2. Samuel, [1500], b. 25th May, 1810; resided in Wisconsin; d.lOth
Sept., 1880.
956. 3. Anna L., b. 26th Feb., 1S12; m. William H. Aspinwall, of New
York City, (b. New York City, 16th Dec, 1807). He was trained
as a merchant in the house of his uncles, G. G. & S. Howland, and
taken into the firm in 1832 ; in 1837 he was one of the new firm
of Howland & Aspinwall ; this house had the largest Pacific trade
of any in New York besides doing an extensive business with the
East and West Indies, England, and the Mediterranean ; in 1850
he retired from active management of the firm and secured a contract
for a line of mail steamers from the Isthmus of Panama to Cali-
fornia, and a concession from the government of New Grenada
for the construction of a railroad across the isthmus ; the road
was completed after many difficulties, and opened in February,
1855, the eastern terminus being named Aspinwall in his honor;
he was president of the Pacifie Mail Steamship Company until
1856; during the last twenty years of his life he traveled much,
and made an important collection of paintings; he d. 15th Jan.,,
1875 ; she d. .
VIII. Children. (Aspinwall.)
957. 1. Anna, m. James Renwick, architect; residence, New York; she
d .
958. 2. Lloyd, b. 1830; m.Harriette Prescott DeWolf; Gen. Aspinwall
d. at Bristol. R. I., 4th Sept., 1886; she d. 13th Aug., 1888, at
same place. See Appendix.
IX. Children. (Aspinwall.)
959. 1. William H.
961. 2. Lloyd, m. Cornelia Sutton.
X. Children. (Aspinwall.)
962. 1. Lloyd.
963. 3. John, a clergyman; m. Julia Titus, who d. ; m. for second.
wife Bessie Reed.
IX. Children, by First Wife. (Aspixwall )
961. 1. Harry. 2. George, d. .
965. 3. Woolsey. 4. Louis.
By Second Wife.
966. 5. Anna.
967. 4. Louisa, m. John W. Minturn, who d. .
IX. Children. (Minturn.)
968. 1. Lulu, d. .
969. 2. Susan, m Paul Tuckerman.
971. 3. Anna, d. .
972. 4. Kate.
973. 5. John.
974. 5. Kate, m. Ambrose Kingsland.
58 BRECK GENEALOGY
IX. Children. (Kingsland.)
975. 1. Son, d. in infancy.
976. 4. William, [1530], b. 29th May, 1813 ; d. 26th April, 1870.
977. 5. Eliza, b. at Bustleton, Pa., 16th May, 1815; educated at Bethlehem
Pa., and Burlington, N. J.; m. Samuel Payne Reed (b. 1815) 27th
June, 1837 ; he was a physician b\' profession and by occupation
a cotton planter, with residence at Beaufort, S. C, until his death,
14th April, 1855 ; Dr. Reed was of remarkable musical talent,
having composed at the age of 18 an opera which was published
in Europe; he was noted for his great physical strength, after his
death she returned to Pennsylvania with her family, and resides
at Bristol, Pa.
VIII. Children. (Reed.)
978. 1. Samuel, b. 7th June, 1838, in Philadelphia ; m. Kitty Williams ;
a physician at Scranton, Pa.,
IX. Children. (Reed.)
979. 1. Homer. 2. Samuel.
981. 3. Kate. 4. Luke C.
982. 2. William, b. Philadelphia, Pa., 9th June, 1839 ; residence Scran-
ton, Pa.; engineer on the China steamers from San Francisco,
Cal., in 1886.
983. 3. Clara, b. 10th July, 1840 at Beaufort, S. C.
984. 4. Anna, b. at Beaufort, S. C; m. Rev. Wm. Neilson.
IX. Children. (Neilson.)
985. 1. Bessie Reed.
986. 5. Eliza May, b. at Beaufort, S. C.
987. 6. Lucy B., b. at Beaufort, S. C; m. John Mitchell.
IX. Children. (Mitchell.)
988. 1. Elsie. 2. Samuel.
989. 3. George. 4. John.
991. 7. George, b. at Beaufort, S. C.
992. 8. Jennie M., b. at Beaufort, S. C. (And two died in infancy.)
993. 6. Charles, [1540], b. 19th Aug., 1816; a clergyman and D. D.; in
1889, of Wilmington, Del.
994. 7. J.Lloyd, [1550], b. 27th June, 1818; clergyman and D.D.; d. 30th
March, 1876.
995. 8. George, [1560], b. 23d Nov., 1819 ; d. .
996. 9. Catherine, b. 8th Sept., 1821; in 1889, resides at Sunnyside,
Barrytown, Dutchess County, N. Y.
997. 10. Henry, b. July 5th, 1823; d. young.
998. 11. Jane Moore, b. 6th Jan., 1825; m. John Lloyd Aspinwall, of the
well-known New York City firm of Howland & Aspinwall ; he d.
— May, 1873 ; her residence in 1889, Barrytown, Dutchess County,
N. Y. See Appendix.
DORCHESTER BRANCH 59
VIII. Children. (Aspinwall.)
•999. 1. William, b. ; d. .
1001. 2. John, b. ; m. Laura P. Elderkin, [1513], , 1882, who d.
, 1883 ; m. for second wife Julia Wilson.
1002. 3. Emily, b. ; d. .
1003. 4. Helen L., b. 23d Dec., 1862 ; m. Rev. Francis E. Shober, 11th
April, 18S2.
IX. Children. (Shober.)
1004. 1. Jane A., b. March, 1883.
1005. 2. Francis E., b. —Jan., 1885.
1006. 12. Joseph, b. 30th July, 1826; d. young.
1007. 13. John Malcolm, [1570], b. 9th April, 1828; residence, Portland,
Oregon.
1008. 14. Lucy, b. at Bustleton, 11th Nov., 1830 ; m. Henry Shaw (b. Dublin,
12th Sept., 1822.) 21st June 1S53; residence, Morristown, N.J.
VIII. Children. (Shaw.)
1009. 1. William A., b. 7th Feb., 1855 ; m. Adelaide Gamble.
IX. Children. (Shaw.)
2. Gertrude F.
4. Lucy H.
1011. 1. William A.
1012. 3. Elliott W.
1013. 5. Daughter.
1014. 2. Anna, b. 2d
Nov., 1856;
res., Morris-
town, N.J.
1015. 3. LucyBreck,
b. 8th June,
1865 ; resd'nc,
Morristown,
N.J.
1016. 4. Henry, b. 28th
Dec, 1870; res-
idence, Morris-
town, N.J.
1020. VI. Daniel
Breck, [704], b. at
Topsfield, Mass , 12th
Feb., 1788 ; graduated
at Dartmouth College
in 1812; studied law;
moved to Richmond, Ky., in 1814; m. 2d June, 1819, Jane
Briggs Todd, (an aunt of the wife of President Lincoln);
JUDGE DANIEL BRECK.
60 BRECK GENEALOGY
judge of county court; member state legislature 1824 to
1829; president Branch Bank of Kentucky in Richmond;
member of Congress from 1849 to 1851; L. L. D. Transylvania
University 1843; d. 4th Feb., 1871, at Richmond, Ky.; his
wife d. 30th May, 1855; during the late war Judge Breck
was a firm Unionist ; he was a famous chess player. See
Appendix.
VII. Children.
1021. 1. John Todd, b. 29th May, 1S20; d. — Feb., 1839; after gradu-
ating from Yale College with honor.
1022. 2. Daniel, [1580], b. 4th April, 1822 ; d. 18th March, 1856.
1023. 3. Anne Maria, b. 25th March, 1824; m. 2d June, 1842, Frank A.
Ramsay, M.D.; she d. in Memphis, Tenn., 28th May, 1868; he
a physician at Knoxville, Tenn., and d. 26th May, 1884.
VIII. Children. (Ramsay.)
1024. 1. Daniel Breck, clergyman of the Episcopal Church at Aurora,
Ind.
1025. 2. Mary, m. Almon Brooks, M. D., of Chicago; residence, 2548
Indiana avenue, (1887.)
Jennie, m. George Washington, a lawyer of Newport, Ky.
Bettie Breck, m. Alexander Baird, a teacher in Knoxville,
Tenn.
Minnie, m. John Kennedy, M. D. , of Knoxville, Ky.
Emma C, m. Edward 0. Weed, a merchant of New York City.
4. Samuel, b. 30th Nov., 1825; d. accidentally 24th Aug., 1846, while
on his way home from a visit to his uncle at Huntsville, Ala.
1032. 5. Robert Levi, [1590], b. Richmond, Ky., 8th May, 1S27; now
resides (18S9) near Richmond, Ky.
1033. 6. James William, b. 21st May, 1829 ; d. 31st March, 1884 ; never
married ; was for many years a merchant at Savannah, Mo., and
for the last fifteen j^ears of his life an invalid.
1034. 7. Edward Cruft, [1610], b. 15th April, 1831 ;d. accidentally 9th
Feb. , 1SS9.
1035. 8. Elizabeth Hannah, b. 5th Oct., 1834 ; m. 10th Jan., 1853, Judge
Wm. C. McDowell, (b. 7th June, 1828); he was a lawyer, and
during the last years of his life practiced in Leavenworth, Kan.;
he was accidently killed in St. Louis, Mo., 16th July, 1867; she
is living in Richmond, Ky. See Appendix.
VIII. Children. (McDowell.)
1036. 1. Jane Todd, b. 2d July, 1855 ; now living with her mother in
Richmond, Ky.
1026.
3
1027.
4
1028.
5
1029.
6
1031.
4. S^
s
DORCHESTER BRANCH 61
1037. 2. Daniel Breck, b. 26th June, 1857; now (1889) residing in
Indianapolis, Ind.
1038. 3. Sallie Allen, b. 24th Feb., 1861 ; m. J. Irvine Blanton, a lawyer
of Cynthiana, Ky., 28th Oct., 1886.
1039. 4. Bessie Breck, b. 9th July, 1867.
1041. 9. Charles Hamden, [1620], b. 26th June, 1837; residence, Rich-
mond, Ky.
1050. VI. Samuel Breck, [706], b. near Hartland, Vt.,
16th March, 1792 ; at the age of 20 removed to Huntsville,
Ala., as tutor, where he studied medicine with Dr. A. R.
Erskine; graduated at Philadelphia Medical College, and
settled to the practice of his profession in Triana, Madison
County, Ala, where he purchased later a plantation ; in part-
nership with his brother Daniel bought two plantations in
Mississippi, one in Yazoo County and the other in Noxubee
Count}' ; both of these last were lost through their endorsing
for a friend in Mobile; about 1832 Dr. Breck removed to
Huntsville, Ala., where with ample means he established a
home; m. in New York City, 23d Oct., 1834, Alary M. Keese ;
during the Rebellion the principal part of his property was
swept away; in 1867 Dr. Breck and his wife removed to
Canton, Miss., to reside with their daughter; "Dr. Breck
was one of the most accomplished, old-fashioned, Christian
gentlemen who ever contributed intelligence, grace, cheerful-
ness and humor to any society " ; he d. at Canton 31st May,
1869 ; she d. — Sept., 1882, at the same place. See Appendix.
VII. Children.
1051. 1. Percy, b. at Huntsville, Ala., 9th March, 1836; d. at St. Louis,
Mo., 9th March, 1855, suddenly of cholera; had finished his
collegiate course at 19 years of age and entered upon a business
career; a most promising young man. See Appendix.
1052. 2. Eliza, (called Liley,) b. at Huntsville, Ala., 9th Sept., 1838; m. 26th
Oct., 1858, in Richmond, Ky., to Edwin A. Ford, (b. Columbus,
Miss, — Jul}r, 1836,) of Nashville, Tenn.; residence in Nashville
until 1860, when they removed to Canton, Miss., where the family
now reside; Mr. Ford graduated from Harvard University in
1857, and is a civil engineer by profession; during the war of
secession was an officer of engineers in the C. S. Army; the prop-
erty of Mrs. Ford, her husband and their families was swept
1054.
1055.
1056.
1057.
2
1058.
3
1059.
4
1061.
5
1062.
6
1063.
7
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away by the war, but since, Mr. Ford and his family, through
some hard struggles, enjoy a fair measure of prosperity with a
happy household of, until recently, four generations under their
roof tree.
VIII. Children. (Ford.)
1053. 1. Pauline Rodes, b. at Nashville, Tenn., 3d Feb., 1860 ; m. 21st
May, 1878, James D. McKie, of Canton, Miss., where they
resided ; she d. 16th Feb., 1885.
IX. Children. (McKie.)
1. Nathan Whitehead, b. 23d Aug., 1879.
2. Edwin Ford, b. 28th Aug., 1881.
3. Robert Bennett, b. 30th July, 1884.
Mary, (called Minnie,) b. 5th April, 1861.
Percy Breck, b. at Canton, Miss., 16th Aug.. 1862; d. at
Huntsville, Ala., 21st June, 1863.
Carrie Livingston, b. Canton, 16th Feb., 1866.
Samuel Breck, b. Canton, 6th March, 1871.
6. Helen Breck, b. Canton 1st Sept., 1874.
Susie Steele, b. Canton, 25th Sept., 1877.
1070. VI. Moses Breck, [749], b. in Boston, Mass.; bap.
3d April, 1768 ; m. 16th April, 1797, Mary Waite ; early
residence on a farm on an island in Boston Harbor, later in
Boston, and later at Plymouth, Mass., where he owned a
shipyard, and had an extensive business ; as a young man
while on a voyage around the world was in Paris during the
French Revolution and witnessed the execution of Louis
XVI.; d. at Plymouth, Mass., — May, 1807.
VII. Children.
1071. 1. Moses Tyler, [1630], b. Plymouth, Mass., 22d Jan., 1802; d.
Worcester, Mass., 19th March, 1863.
1072. 2. Jane, b. Plymouth 11th Lee, 1805; m. John Davis 24th Nov.,
1825; had two children who d. young; she d. 28th Nov., 1829.
See [1074].
1073. 3. Sarah Tyler, b. 1803; d. 24th Oct., 1824; never married.
1074. 4. Josephine, b. 2d Dec, 1807, in Plymouth ; m. at Methuen, Mass.,
24th Feb., 1831, John Davis., (his first wife was her sister Jane);
he d. in 1874, aged 73 years; she lives at Methuen, Mass.
VIII. Children. (Davis.)
1075. 1. Josephine, m. Jacob Emerson, of Methuen, Mass., where they
reside; he is cashier Methuen National Bank; has been state
senator and representative.
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63
IX. Children. (Emerson.)
1076.
1077.
1078.
1079.
1081.
1082.
1083.
108-4.
1085.
1086.
1. Alice Woodbury.
3. Marion Breck.
2. John Davis.
4. Charles Phillips.
2. Jane B., m. Samuel Crocker, of Boston ; hed. 1878; she resides
at Methuen, Mass.
IX. Children. (Crocker.)
1. Caroline Stodder, b. , 1864.
2. Catherine Foxcroft, b. 1872.
3. Joseph Davis, b. , 1874.
3. Helen Eliza, b. , 1839 ; d. at age of 7 months.
4. Charles Henry, b. 1847; d. 1859.
5. John E.,b. , 1840; m.Mary E.Gosse; residence, Portland,
Maine.
IX. Children. (Davis.)
1. Edward Breck, b. 1868.
1090. VI. Joseph Breck, [752], b. in Boston Mass., 10th
Oct., 1771; mariner; m. Lucy Everett, (b. Dorchester, Mass.,
29th June, 1786); 12th
Oct. ,1809; commanded
merchant ships of the
first-class, sailing from
Boston "to all quarters
of the globe"; wassail-
ing master U. S. Navy
at the Charlestown
Navy Yard, Mass., dur-
ing the War of 1812; re-
puted a skillful seaman
and navigator ; retired
from sea service in
1814, bought a farm
in Littleton, Mass.,
and settled there, where
hed. 27th June, 1822;
his widow d. at the
same place 8th July, 1872; both buried at Littleton, Mass.
The above picture is copied from a portrait painted in Trieste
in 1808.
CAPT, JOSEPH BRECK.
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VII. Children.
1091. 1. Joseph, [1640], b. 17th Sept., 1810; resides at No. 343 west
Fifty-sixth street, New York City.
1092. 2. Robert, b. at Littleton, 3d Dec, 1811 ; d. 1857.
Iu93. 3. Lucy Ann, b. 12th Dec., 1813 ; d. young.
1094. 4. Sarah, b. at Littleton, 8th Dec., 1815; m. Marshall S. Hagar,
of Waltham, Mass., (b. 21st June, 1810,) who d. at Portland,
Me., 10th Feb., 1862 ; she now resides at Richmond, Me.
VIII. Children. (Hagar.)
1095. 1. Henry Sidney, b. Richmond, Me. ,6th Aug., 1837; d. 7th March,
1868.
1096. 2. George Marshall, b. Richmond, Me., 3d April, 1841 ; residence,
Richmond, Me.
1097. 3. William Stratton, b. Richmond, Me., 28th Nov., 1846; resi-
dence, Richmond, Me.
1098. 4. Sarah Jane, b. Richmond, Me., 30th March, 1848; m. John
Henry Danforth, (b. Boston, 15th Jan., 1843; in 1886, of
Trenton, N.J. (Hotel Windsor.)
IX. Children. (Danforth.)
1099. 1. John Hagar, b. Chelsea, Mass., 25th Sept., 1872.
1101. 5. Lucy Amelia, b. Richmond, Me., 8th March, 1851; m.Wm.D.
Eshelman; in 1886, of Philadelphia, Pa., 2201 Mt. Vernon
street.
1102. 6. Mary Louise, b. Richmond, Me., 30th May, 1860 ; m. Wm. G.
Reed, (b. Waldoborough, Me., 4th May, 1858,) in 1886, of
Roxbury, Mass., (23 Savin street.)
IX. Children. (Reed.)
1103. 1. William G., b. 5th Sept., 1884.
1104. 2. Edwin Curtis, b. 7th March, 1886.
1105. 5. Amelia Josephine, b. 19th Nov., 1817; d. young.
1106. 6. George Stodder, b. 12th Jan., 1820; d. young.
1107. 7. Henry Everett, b. 22d Aug., 1822; d. young.
1110. VI. Samuel Breck, [756], b. at Boston, Mass., 27th
Feb., 1778; m. 20th Feb., 1806, Ruth Church Magoun, (b.
Pembroke, 28th Jan., 1782,) dau. of Aaron and Mary
Magoun, of Pembroke, Mass.; a successful shipmaster; resi-
dence, Boston, and later, Pembroke, Mass.; accidentally
killed on board his ship 20th March, 1809, at Long Wharf,
Boston, Mass., at the moment of his return from France, by
the fall of a broken topmast upon him as he was hauling the
ship into that wharf; Capt. Breck was buried atCopp'sHill.
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She m. for second husband, 25th April, 1816, Thomas Eaton
of Boston, where the}- resided (4 Gooch St.); no children by
second marriage; she d. 27th Jan., 1817, buried at Copp's
HiU. Mr. Eaton m. for second wife 26th Jan., 1822, Mary
Nichols, and d. at his residence 9th Dec, 1824, aged 44. Mrs.
Eaton m. for her second husband, 28th Sept. 1826, James
Sullivan Savage, of Boston, who built Bunker Hill monument.
VII. Children.
1111. 1. Samuel, [1650], b.in Pembroke, 16th Nov., 1806; d.28th Sept.,
1876, at Bridgewater, Mass.
1112. 2. Joseph, [1660], b. in Pembroke, 15th July, 1808; d. 7th Sept.,
1879, at Chelsea, Mass.
1120. VI. Joseph Hunt Breck, (761), b. 3d Jan., 1766 ;
m. Abigail Kingsley, 1st Sept., 1791; he was a jeweler at
Northampton, Mass., and d. 10th Nov.. 1801; she m. for
second husband, 8th Jan., 1805, Azariah Pease, by whom she
had Fanny Breck, Abigail Pomeroy, and Richard Smith; she
d. 20th Jan., 1846, aged 79.
VII. Children.
1121. 1. Rachel, b. 22d July, 1792; m. 20th Jan., 1819, George Hooker,
M. D., of Springfield, Mass., (son of Hon. John Hooker and Sarah
Dwight); he d. ; she d. 1883, aged 81.
VIII. Children. (Hooker.)
Sarah Dwight, b. 13th Jan., 1820; d. 18th April, 1825.
Robert Breck, b. 31st Jan., 1821; m. 16th Jan., 1855, Mary
Ophelia Young, of Liberty, N. Y.
IX. Children. (Hooker.)
1. Mary Augusta, b. 3d Jan., 1857.
2. George Breck, b. 8th June, 1860.
3. Elizabeth Dwight, b. 4th Dec, 1863.
Lucy Ashman, b. 16th Dec, 1822; d. 1st Oct., 1823.
Mary, b. 10th Aug., 1824.
John, b. 5th June, 1826; m. 2d Oct., 1855, Ellen Eliza Bliss,
of Long Meadow, Mass , where they now (1S89) reside.
IX. Children (Hooker.)
1. Harriet Breck, b. 19th Sept., 1857; m. William S. Bacon,
of Springfield, Mass., 4uh Feb.. 1880.
2. Mary Dwight, b. 15th Nov., 1859 ; m. J. Blake Kendall,
of Washington, D. C, 31st Jan., 1883.
3. George Bliss, b. 7th June, 1861.
6. Sarah Dwight, b. 8th Jan., 1S28.
7. George, b. 26th March, 1S30; d. 3d May, 1831.
8. Josiah, b. 19th May, 1833; d. 8th Nov., 1862.
1122.
1
1123.
2
1124.
1125.
1126.
1127.
3
1128.
4
1129.
5
1131.
1132.
1133.
1134.
1135.
1136.
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1137. 2. Fanny, b. 31st May, 1794; d. 8th July, 1802.
1138. 3. Joseph Hunt, [1670], b. 9th July, 1798; d. 21st June, 1880.
1140. VI. JohnBreck, [763], b.22d April, 1770; m. 1794,
Electa Bridgman,by whom he had Martin, who d. 12th Dec.,
1797, and Electa, who m. JosiahP. Graves, and left numerous
descendants; she d. 16th April, 1800; m. for second wife
Clarissa Allen, (b. 12th July, 1789,) dau. ofRev. Thomas Allen,
of Pittsfield,Mass.; shed. 6thDec, 1831; he was the first post-
master of Northampton, appointed by President Washington
in 1792; was Lieut-Colonel 40th U. S. Infantry from 19th July
1813, to 15th June, 1815, and during a portion of the time
commanded Fort Independence in Boston Harbor ; he d. 26th
Feb., 1827, aged 56, at Northampton, Mass., in the home-
stead, built in 1784, now standing, and owned by his son.
VII. Children, by Second Wife.
1141. 3. Robert, b. 21st Dec, 1S05; d. 21st May, 1813.
1142. 4. Edward, [1680], b. 17th Feb., 1807; physician; d.26thNov., 1866.
1143. 5. Theodore, b. 20th Kov., 1808; educated at Northampton and
Amherst, Mass. ; removed
in 1830 with his brothers
Edward and John Adams
to Cayuhoga Co., Ohio,
and established the town of
Brecksville; a successful mer-
chant and prosperous farmer
in the town of Brecksville;
a great favorite with his
nephe ws and nc ices; has been
county commissioner of Cay-
uhoga Co., representative to
state legislature for six years
and state senator for a num-
ber of years; the writer ac-
knowledges hisindebtedness
to Mr. Breck for his encour-
agement and assistance in
the preparation of this book.
1144. 6. Elizabeth White, b. 31st Aug., 1810, d. 8th July, 1811.
1145. 7. Elizabeth Maria, b. 18th Sept., 1814 ; m. 20th April, 1842, Hon.
Frederick William Choate, councellor-at-law at Northampton,
Mass.; she d. at Beverly Mass., 17th Oct., 1853, where he is now
(1889) living; office, 23 Court street, Boston, Mass.
HON. THEODORE BRECK.
DORCHESTER BRANCH
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VIII. Children. (Choate.)
1146. 1. Elizabeth Breck, b. 30th Jan., 184-3; m. 21st May, 1873,
Samuel J. Foster, a retired shipmaster; residence, Beverly,
Mass.
IX. Children. (Foster.)
1. Alice Choate, b. 7th Feb., 1877.
2. Frederick W. C, b. 10th Feb., 1881.
2. Alice Dunlap, b. 29th Aug., 1845 ; a very successful teacher in
the normal school of St. Louis, Mo., lives at 3101 Washington
avenue in 1888.
3. Theodore Breck, b. 22d Nov., 1848; d. at the age of 5 and
one-half years.
4. Grace F., b. 12th Aug., 1851; m. Charles L.Eaton, of Maiden,
Mass., 14th Oct., 1874; he is one of the firm of S. S- Peirce
& Co., wholesale grocers, Boston.
IX. Children. (Eaton.)
1153. 1. Bessie L., b. , 1876-
1154. 8. John Adams, [1690], b. 19th Jan., 1820; now resides at Brecks-
ville, Ohio.
1147.
1148.
1149.
1151.
1152.
1160. VI. Larry Breck, [817], b. -
Cramer, about 1815; he d. 1839; she d.
1782 : m. Anna
1161.
1162.
1163.
1164.
1165.
VII. Children.
1. Maria, m. Joseph Kirk; a farmer; they live in Pleasant Valley,
Dutchess County\ New York.
VIII. Children. (Kirk.)
1. George E., unmarried.
2. Eliza Ann, d. .
3. Susan J., d. .
4. George Cramer, b. 27th Feb., 1827; formerly a cotton manu-
facturer and vocal music teacher, but now and for the past twenty
years a farmer; Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York.
1170. VI. Joseph Breck, [823], b. at Northampton,
Mass., 17th April, 1785; m. Elizabeth Bowen, of Rehoboth,
Mass., 20th Oct., 1805; she d. 25th June, 1850; he d. at
Elmira,N.Y., 4th Jan., 1854; was an abolitionist and a hard
worker early in the anti-slavery struggle.
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VII. Children.
1171. 1. Caroline Clark, b. in Clarendon, Vt., 16th June, 1806; m. Joseph
Barber, ofWorcester, Mass., 25th Sept., 1834, who d. at Angelica,
N. Y., 27th April, 1869; she is now living at Cleveland, Ohio,
(1888); he was a merchant at Angelica, N. Y.; no children.
1172. 2. Allen Yales, [1700], b. 9th July, 1807; d. at Bound Brook, N. J.,
24th July, 1876.
1173. 3. George Wainright, [1720], b. 20th Aug., 1809; d. at Bath,N.Y.,
1174.
1175.
1176.
1177.
117S.
1179.
1181.
1182.
1183.
1.184.
Elizabeth Ann, b. at Hardwick, Vt.,4th Dec, 1811 ; m. John F.
Geiger, 27th Oct., 1836; he was a merchant at Angelica, N. Y.,
and d. 15th Dec, 1840 ; m. for second husband Benjamin Sackett,
4th Jan., 1842 ; he was principal of the academy at Ovid, N. Y.,
and d.at Lebanon Springs, 1870.
VIII. Children, by First Husband. (Geiger.)
1. Edwin Breck, b. 29th Jan., 1840; m. Marion Crumb, ,
1865; merchant in Cleveland, Ohio.
IX. Children. (Geiger.)
2. Berty,b. 1866 at Cleveland, Ohio; now resides in New York
City.
By Second Husband. (Sackett.)
2. Sarah L., b. 28th Feb., 1844; m SylvanusCobbin 1861, who
d. the same year; rn. for second husband E. J. Crocker (b. and
educated in England) 18th July, 1876; he is a commission
merchant.
3. Dora M., b. 16th Aug., 1848; m. Morris Sutliff, , 1864;
he was a merchant of Cleveland, Ohio, where he d. 7th Dec,
1884; she m.for second husband Egbert E.Morse, 10th Sept.,
1887.
IX. Children, by First Husband. (Sutliff.)
1. William E., b. Cleveland, Ohio, 1865; he is an artist in
Cleveland.
2. Maud E., b. Cleveland, Ohio, 1867.
3. Bessie D , b. Cleveland, Ohio, LS69 ; in 1887 at Helmuth
College, London, Canada.
Maria Louisa, b. 30th Oct., 1814, m. Horatio Campbell Staniford,
of Portland, Me., (b. 1811) 30th March, 1834; he d. at Saginaw,
Mich., 1870; after her husband's death removed to California,
and is now living with her dau.,Mrs. Dr. J. P.Dudley in San Jose,
California.
VIII. Children. (Staniford.)
1. Eugene, b. 30th May, 1835, in Angelica, Allegnany County,
New York; d. 1857, beloved and lamented as a vomit; man of
great promise.
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69
1185.
2. George Breck, b.
1838 ; served in the 23d New York
1186.
1187.
1188.
1189.
1191.
1192.
1193.
1194.
1195.
1196.
1197.
1198.
1199.
1201.
1202.
1203.
1204.
Volunteer Infantry during the Rebellion, and mustered out
with his regiment as lieutenant ; m. in Milwaukee, Wis., early
in 1859 Sarah Therese Morgan ; removed to California soon
after the close of the Rebellion, and now lives at San Luis
Obispo.
IX. Children. (Staniford.)
1. Bessie, b. ; m. Clarence Warren .
X. Children. (Warren.)
1. Son, b. , 1883.
2. George Breck, b.
m.
; resides at San Jose, Cal.
X. Children. (Staniford.)
1. Son, b. , 1885.
3. Horace.
4. Therese.
5. William.
3. William Allen, b. at PenYan, New York, 10th Aug., 1848; m.
1871, Mary Cleve, of Cleveland, Ohio, residence since marriage,
Adrian, Mich.
IX. Children. (Staniford.)
1. Hattie Louise, b. 28th Nov., 1873.
4. Lizzie Louise, b. 10th July, 1842 ; m. 1874, Dr. John P. Dudley;
they now reside at San Jose, Cal.
IX. Children. (Dudley.)
1. Mary Louise, b. 24th March, 1876, in San Jose, Cal.
2. Flora Helen, b. 11th June, 1880, in San Jose, Cal.
5. Joseph Breck, b. Penn Yan, New York, 13th Dec, 1845; in
1887. unmarried.
6. Samuel Perry, [1730], b. 18th March, 1817; d. at Greenfield,
Mass., 29th July, 1880.
7. William Gilmax, [1740], b. 14th Nov., 1818; a plvysician at
Springfield, Mass.; d. 22d Jan., 1889.
8. Joseph Bowen, [1750], b. 27th Jan., 1821 ; d. at Elmira, New
York, 18th March, 1855.
9. Edward Ruthven, [1760], b. 3d May, 1823; d.25thNov., 1845.
1210. VI. Aarox Breck, [825], b. at Northampton,
Mass., 2d Aug., 1791; m. Grace Eastman, of Hadley, Mass.,
7th Nov., 1815; residence, Northampton, Mass.; a deacon
in the First Congregational Church, known and respected
for his consistent Christian character and life; he d. at
Northampton, Mass., 3d Oct., 1868; she d. .
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VII. Children.
1211. 1. Julia A. C, b. at Northampton, Mass., 21st Aug., 1816; d. at
same place 18th Sept., 1849.
1212. 2. Eunice A., b. at Northampton, Mass., 18th Oct., 1818; d. at
same place 5th Jan., 1854.
1213. 3. Aaron, [1770], b. at Northampton, Mass., 12th Oct., 1820; d.
in Lawrence, Kas., 14th May, 1886.
1214. 4. Lucinda, b. 24th Sept., 1822; m. Edward E. Wright, 29th Nov.,
1852 ; now living in San Francisco, Cal.
IX. Children. (Wright.)
1215. 1. Son. 2. Son. 3. Son.
1216. 5. Samuel, b. 23d Aug., 1824; graduated at Brown's University,
Rhode Island, in 184S; taught several years and d. at North-
ampton, Mass., 24th June, 1853.
1217. 6. Elizabeth, b. 29th June, 1826; now, 1889, residing with her
sister Ruth in Chicago, HI.
1218. 7. Susan C, b. 12th May, 1828; m. John W. Hubbard lltf Jan.,
1855; d. 9th Nov., 1855.
1219. 8. Ruth S., b. 30th June, 1830 ; now, 1889, residing with her sister
Elizabeth in Chicago, 111.
1220. VII. John Baldwin Breck, [827], b. at Ballston,
Saratoga County, N. Y., 6th Oct., 1798 ; learned the business
of a clothier in Pittsfield, Mass.; m. , 1825, Jemima A.
Spaulding (her mother was a cousin of General Ethen Allen,)
of New Marlborough, Berkshire County, Mass., (b. — June,
1810); he owned and operated a woolen factory at Stratton's
Falls, Roxbury, Delaware County, N. Y.; was a gentleman of
strict integrity, fine manners, and a superior vocalist and
musician ; he d. at Roxbury 16th Jan., 1838 ; she m. 22d June,
1843, for her second husband Col. William Jordan, of Hills-
dale, Columbia County, N. Y. ; no issue by this marriage;
Col. Jordan d. 24th May, 1852; she m. 16th March, 1853,
for her third husband, at Hillsdale, Abram J. Morehouse,
of Chatham, N. Y., by whom she had Ida J., who d. 19th
July, 1873, aged 19, unmarried; Mrs. Morehouse d. 1st Oct.,
1879.
VIII. Children.
1221. 1. Marcia Ann, b. at Bovina.N. Y., 15th March, 1826; d. 18th Aug.,
1827, at same place.
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1222. 2. Lucia Elizabeth, b. at Roxbury,N. Y., 21st April, 1828 ; educated
at Young Ladies' Institute, Pittsfield, Mass.; m. George Robinson ;
they lived at Hudson, N. Y.; she d. 3d Oct., 1859 ; no children; he
is, in 1889, living at the same place.
1223. 3. Orson Allen, [1780], b. Roxbury, Delaware County, N. Y.,24th
Feb., 1830; in 1889 resides at Paw Paw, Mich.
1224. 4. Phoebe Pauline, b. at Roxbury, N. Y., 12th Feb., 1833; m.
Henry H. Angell at Auster City, N. Y., 7th Oct., 1857; she was
a devout Christian and a beautiful singer; she d. at Milton,
DuPage County, 111., 18th Dec, 1864 ; he m.for second wife Miss
Julia A. Catlin, of New York, by whom he has four children ; in
1871 they removed to Oak Park, Cook County, 111., where they
now (1889) reside.
IX. Children. (Angell.)
1225. 1. Edward Breck, b. 15th Aug., 1858; resides at Virginius,
Colorado ; unmarried in 1889 ; is connected with a mining
company.
1226. 2. Lucia Elizabeth, b. 25th Sept., 1859; resides in 1889 at
Naperville, DuPage County, 111.
1227. 3. Jennie C, b. 1st Dec, 1860; m. Edward C. Pratt, 6th Dec,
1883 ; in 1889 he is a stock farmer at Chamberlain, Dakota ;
no children.
1228. 4. Ephraim Grant, b. 23d July, 1862; removed to Dakota in
1882; m. Alice E. Sherrill, 6th Dec, 1884; has a farm of 320
acres near Chamberlain, Dakota.
X. Children. (Angell.)
1229. 1. Jennie Pauline, b. 6th Oct., 1886.
1230. VII. Edward Breck, [831], b. at Medfield, Mass.,
3d Jan., 1789; m. 1816, Roxanna Dean, of Dover, Mass.; in
his younger days a teacher; was fond of books, music,
painting and flowers, with a talent for versification ; an
excellent and useful citizen ; held some of the important town
offices; he d. at China, Maine, 21th Sept., 1848; "much
missed from the neighborhood where he had lived for seven-
teen years prior to his death " ; she d. 3d Jan., 1851.
VIII. Children.
1231. 1. Ellen Dunton, b. 25th April, 1817; m. Wm. H. Healy, leather
dealer, of Boston; she d. 18th March, 1869.
IX. Children. (Healy.)
1232. 1. Ellen Caroline Oilman, of Boston.
1233. 2. William Ed ward, graduate of Harvard Law School; of Boston.
1234. 3. Elizabeth Gilman, d. in infancy.
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1235. 4. Frank Dale. 5. Nathaniel.
1236. 6. George Edward, of Texas.
1237. 7. Adelaide Josephine (adopted ).
123S. 2. Edward, (1800) b. 13th Jan., 1819 ; now (1889) at Vassalboro,
Me.
1239. 3. Rebecca Russell, b. 23d Oct., 1820; m. 24th Sept., 1845, Hon.
Thomas Rice, a wealthy paper manufacturer, of Newton Lower
Fal's, Mass.; he received a classical education, and graduated at
Harvard College; studied law and was admitted to the bar;
elected representative to congress twice; he d. 1854 ; she resides
at Newton Lower Falls.
IX. Children. (Rice.)
1241. 1. Thomas Edward, b. Newton Lower Falls, Mass., 9th Oct.,
1847; m. Martha C. Hagar, of Newton, 24th Sept., 1870.
X. Children. (Rice.)
1242. 1. Isabel Breck, b. 29th May, 1887 ; d. in infancy.
1243. 2. Frederic William, b. Newton Lower Falls, Mass., 30th Jan.,
1850; m. Mrs. Ellen F. Breck, [1830J, — Jan., 1883; he d.
17th Feb., 1885, leaving no issue.
1244. 4. Lucy Copeland, b. 11th April, 1822; d. in infancy.
1245. 5. Margaret B., b. 21st Dec, 1823 ; m. George Washington Ayer at
China, Me., 14th Nov., 1848; (b. at Monmouth, Me., 3d Aug.,
1823); she d. 1st Aug., 1885, at Unity, Me.
IX. Children. (Ayer.)
1246. 1. Charles Burt, b. China, Me., 22d Jan., 1S51 ; in. Sophia
Theresa Kakas at West Medford, 22d Jan., 1880; address,
24 Congress street, Boston.
1247. 2. Edward Breck, b. China, 31st Oct., 1853 ; d. at Albion, Me.,
18th March, 1856.
1248. 3. Alton Erbert, b. Albion, Me., 24th Jan., 1856 ; m. at Worcester,
Mass., Eliza Ann Tuttle, 3d Nov., 1886.
1241). 4. MaryRoxana,b. Albion, 24th July, 1858; m. Horatio S.Ayer,
at Lincoln, Me., 29th Sept., 1879.
X. Children. (Ayer.)
1249.1. 1. Wm. Robinson, b. Lincoln, Me., 24th Aug., 1880.
1249.2. 2. Nathan Clifford, b. Lincoln, Me., 15th Aug., 1882.
1249.3. 3. Margaret Breck, b. Lincoln Me., 1st April, 1887.
1251. 5. George Edward, b. Albion, Me., 4th July, 1860; accidentally
drowned at Oakland, Me., 26th May, 1879.
1252. 6. Henry Lowell, b. Unity, Me., 11th March, 1862; m. at East
Livermore, Me., Nementhis E. Brown, 21st April, 1886.
1253. 6. William Dean, [1810], b. 31st Aug., 1825; resides in Rockland,
Me.
1254. 7. Joseph Berry, b. 16th May, 1827; d. in infancy.
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BRECK GENEALOGY
1235. 4. Frank Dale. 5. Nathaniel.
1236. 6. George Edward, of Texas.
1237. 7. Adelaide Josephine (adopted ).
1238. 2. Edward, (1800) b. 13th Jan., 1819; now (1889) at Vassalboro,
Me.
" " T> *• ooj r>„*. -twon. ™ OJ.Hi Sent- 1845. Hon.
Breck Genealogy Corrections, page 72.
1229. 3. Rebecca Russell, b. 23d October, 1820 ; m. 24th Sept. 1845, Hon-
Thomas Rice, a wealthy paper manufacturer, of Newton Lower Falls,
Mass. ; he was " selectman " of that town for 18 years ; state represent-
ative i857,-'58 and '9, state senator 1863 and '4, and member ex-
ecutive council 1865 and '6; he was very public spirited and patriotic
during the rebellion and d. 13th of January, 1873, aged 62 years,
highly esteemed and respected ; she still resides at same place.
1246. 1. Charles Burt, b. China, Me., 22d Jan., 1851; m. Sophia
Theresa Kakas at West Medford, 22d Jan., 1880; address,
24 Congress street, Boston.
1247. 2. Edward Breck, b. China, 31st Oct., 1853 ; d. at Albion, Me.,
18th March, 1856.
1248. 3. Alton Erbert, b. Albion, Me., 24th Jan., 1856 ; m. at Worcester,
Mass., Eliza Ann Tuttle, 3d Nov., 1886.
1249. 4. MaryRoxana.b. Albion, 24th July, 1858; m. Horatio S.Ayer,
at Lincoln, Me., 29th Sept., 1879.
X. Children. (Aver.)
1249.1. 1. Wm. Robinson, b. Lincoln, Me., 24th Aug., 1880.
1249.2. 2. Nathan Clifford, b. Lincoln, Me., 15th Aug., 1882.
1249.3. 3. Margaret Breck, b. Lincoln Me., 1st April, 1887.
1251. 5. George Edward, b. Albion, Me., 4th July. 1860; accidentally
drowned at Oakland, Me., 26th May, 1879.
1252. 6. Henry Lowell, b. Unity, Me., 11th March, 1862; m. at East
Livermore, Me., Nementhis E. Brown, 21st April, 1886.
1253. 6. William Dean, [1810], b. 31st Aug., 1825; resides in Rockland,
Me.
1254. 7. Joseph Berry, b. 16th May, 1827; d. in infancy.
DORCHESTER BRANCH 73
Breck Genealogy Corrections, page 73.
1256 9. Mary Bradford, b. Thomaston, Me., 22.1 Dec, 1832; m. 2d Jan., 1855 Wm.
Williams (b. North Anson, Me., 13th Jan., 1826; he had previously m. 6th Dee.,
1846 Mary Ann Bates, who d. 9th Aug., 1849. by whom he had one son, Wm.
1257. Harrison, b. 26th Jan.. 1849, who m. Emma Ayer, of North Anson, where they
now live; residence, North Anson.
IX. Children. ( Williams.)
1^58 1 Charles Crosby, b. 23d Dec, 1855 ; graduated Mass. College of Pharmacy
1881, and of Harvard Medical College 1886; Sec'y Mass. College of Pharmacy
since 1882; a practicing physician of Boston.
1259 2. Edward Breck, b. 9th Feby., 1857; m. 3d July, 1887, Nellie Easley.of Easley's
Station, Idaho, (b. 6th Jan., 1867,); postmaster at Ketchum, Idaho.,
1261. 3. Ephraim, b. 6th Jan., 1859 ; d. Jan., 1883.
1262. 4. Lowell, b. 12th March, 1860 ; d. Oct., 1860.
1263. 5. Leslie, b. 20th Jan., 1870; m. 7th Sept., 1889, Christina Halstrom, of Charles-
town, Mass; they reside in Boston.
1268. 2. Adelaide Josephine, m. R.W. Lewis, of New Haven, Conn., 2d
Nov., 18S6 ; she is an artist.
1269. 13. Lowell Mason, b. , 1839; during the war of the rebellion
acting ensign U. S. Navy; served under his brother, Joseph B. Breck,
on the U. S. gunboat Niphon on blockade service ; but was soon
sent home invalided with consumption, from which he died at the
early age of 21; his spirit and ambition was shown by his words,
almost his last, " O ! I cannot die, for I have done nothing yet " ;
d. , 1863.
1270. VII. Benjamin Dunton Breck, [832], b. at Medfield,
Mass., 14th Feb., 1792; m. , 1820, Jane S.Simmons, (b.
Dover, Mass., 21th Nov., 1803); both were living in Leo-
minster, Mass., at the timeof their marriage, where her father
was a paper manufacturer; in 1829 they removed to New
York City where he engaged in business ; in 1862 removed to
Greenwich, Conn.; he d. 13th April, 1868; his widow is still
living at the same place.
VIII. Children.
1271. 1. Charles Edward, [1850], b. at Leominster, Mass.; in 1887 in
California.
1272. 2. Anna Maria, b. Leominster, Mass.; now living with her mother
at Greenwich, Conn.
1273. 3. Elizabeth Helen, b. at Leominster, Mass.; m.Sheppard Gandy,
of New York City, a banker; residence, No. 2 East Fifteenth street.
DORCHESTER BRANCH 73
1255. 8. Joseph Berry, [1830], b. 12th July, 1828 ; d. at San Francisco,
Cal., — July, 1S65.
1256. 9. Mary Bradford, b. 1831 ; m. William Williams, of North-Anson,
Me., 2d June, 1851.
IX. Children. (Williams.)
1257. 1. William b. 2d Jan., 1851 ; m. ; residence North.
Anson, Me.
1258. 2. Charles Crosby, b. 28th Oct., 1851; graduate of Harvard.
Medical School, 1886.
1259. 3. Edward Breck,b.9thFeb., 1855; postmaster Ketchum, Idaho-
1261. 4. Ephraim, b. 6th Jan., 1857; d. — Sept., 1862.
1262. 5. , b. 12th March, 1859 ; d. in infancy.
1263. 6. Leslie Bradford, b. 20th Jan., 1870.
1264. 10. Henry E. C, [1840], b. 1832 ; d. .
1265. 11. Samuel, b. 1834, at China, Me.; d. 1852.
1266. 12. Adelaide, b. 1836; m. Thomas Denehew ; she d. 1862.
IX. Children. (Denehew.)
1267. 1. Arthur.
1268. 2. Adelaide Josephine, m. R.W. Lewis, of New Haven, Conn., 2d
Nov., 1886 ; she is an artist.
1269. 13. Lowell Mason, b. , 1S39; during the war of the rebellion
acting ensign U. S. Navy; served under his brother, Joseph B. Breck,
on the U. S. gunboat Niphon on blockade service; but was soon
sent home invalided with consumption, from which he died atthe
early age of 24; his spirit and ambition was shown by his words,
almost his last, " O ! I cannot die, for I have done nothing yet " ;
d. , 1863.
1270. VII. Benjamin Dunton Breck, [832], b. at Medfield,
Mass., 14th Feb., 1792 ; m. , 1820, Jane S. Simmons, (b.
Dover, Mass., 24th Nov., 1803); both were living in Leo-
minster, Mass., at the timeof their marriage, where her father
was a paper manufacturer; in 1829 they removed to New
York City where he engaged in business ; in 1862 removed to
Greenwich, Conn.; he d. 13th April, 1868; his widow is still
living at the same place.
VIII. Children.
1271. 1. Charles Edward, [1850], b. at Leominster, Mass.; in 1887 in
California.
1272. 2. Anna Maria, b. Leominster, Mass.; now living with her mother
at Greenwich, Conn.
1273. 3. Elizabeth Helen, b. at Leominster, Mass.; m.Sheppard Gandy,
of New York City, a banker; residence, No. 2 East Fifteenth street.
74
BRECK GENEALOGY
IX. Children. (Gandy.)
1274. 1. Maria S., m. W. B. Schermerhorn.
X. Children. (Schermerhorn.
1275. 1. William Barnwell.
1276. 2. Sheppard Gaudy.
1277. 3. James Rosevelt.
1278. 2. Helen E., m. Henry J. Leavitt.
X. Children. (Leavitt.)
1279. 1. Martha.
1281. 3. Margaret, m. C Lawrence Perkins.
X. Children. (Perkins.)
1282. 1. John Lawrence.
1283. 4. Francis Skiddy ; d. .
1284. 5. Katherine W.
1285. 4. William Peters, [1860], b. New York City, 30th Nov., 1833;
d. at Brooklyn, N. Y., 16th March, 1886.
1290. VII. Joseph Breck, [833], b. at Medfield, Mass.,
1st July, 1794; went to Boston at the age of 14 and learned
carriage making, and
later established him-
self in Pepperell, Mass.;
m. Sarah Bullard, dau.
of Rev. John Bullard,
7th Oct., 1819; in 1834
he engaged in the agri-
cultural implement and
seed business at 51 and
52 north Market st.,
Boston, and continued
it until the time of his
death, 14th June, 1873;
this business is still car-
ried on under the same
firm name of Joseph
Breck & Sons, the firm
being composed of his
son Charles H. B. Breck and grandsons Charles Henry Breck
and Joseph Francis Breck ; he was an active member of the
HON. JOSEPH BRECK.
('
DORCHESTER BRANCH 75
*' orthodox" Church, and a sincere and devout Christian; was
for several years a member of the Massachusetts Legislature,
and served one term in the Senate; was author of " Breck's
Book of Flowers," which had a large circulation, and was
editor and publisher of "The New England Farmer"; was
president of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society several
years ; highly respected and esteemed by ail who knew him ;
his wife d. — Aug., 1863 ; residence at Oak Square, between
Watertown and Brighton, a little over a mile from Newton
Corner. See Appendix.
VIII. Children.
1291. 1. Charles Henry Bass, (1870], b. Pepperell, Mass., 23d Aug.,
1820; a merchant in Boston, Mass.
1292. 2. Margarette, b. Pepperell, Mass., 22d Feb., 1826; m. William
C. Strong, of Newton Highlands, Mass., at Brighton, Mass., 11th
June, 1850; she d. 11th Oct., 1862; he resides at Waban, Newton
Center, Mass.
IX. Children. (Strong.)
1293. 1. Helen Bullard, b. Brighton, 20th July, 1851 ; m. at her father's
home to Levi M. Flint, 31st Dec, 1886; residence, Boston,
Mass.
1300. VII. William Breck, [852], b. Medfield, Mass.,
19th April, 1800 ; left Boston in 1830 with a party of about
forty others overland for the northwest territory ; most of
the party became homesick and discouraged when not more
than half the journey had been accomplished, and returned
home, but he with a single companion kept on ; were taken
prisoners by the Indians, tied to trees, and his companion
shot ; by signs he made the Indians understand that he could
make and repair firearms, a thorough knowledge of which
he had gained as master armorer at Watertown U. S. Arsenal,
Mass.; the Indians, upon understanding his skill, released him
and kept him a prisoner many months, until meeting a party
from the British Fur Company, he escaped, and went with
them to British Columbia; from there he sailed in a ship
bound for Boston by way of the East Indies, intending to
return home, but was stranded at the Sandwich Islands,
where the king induced him to stay for about two years on
76 BRECK GENEALOGY
account of his practical knowledge of the manufacture and
repair of fire arms of all kinds ; from the Sandwich Islands
he went to California in 183—, and engaged in hunting for
furs in which he was quite successful, until, hearing gold was
to be found about Sutter's Mills, he started for that place —
this was before the gold fever of 1849 broke out — from there
he went to Santa Barbara, Cal., where he m.in 1848 Frances
Ortega, of San Luis Obispo, a Spanish lady, (b. in Santa
Barbara, Cal., 1832); he d. in 1877; she lived in Santa Bar-
bara in 1886.
VIII. Children.*
1301. 1. William, married ; three children.
1302. 2. Joseph, married; no children.
1303. 3. Samuel.
1304. 4. Edward, resided at Santa Barbara, Cal., in 1886.
1305. 5. Charles. 6. Frank.
1306. 7. Benjamin. 8. Esperanza.
1307. 9. Beyiana. 10. Clotilda.
1308. 11. Celestina. 12. Elena.
1310. VII. Jonathan Davis Breck, [854], b. at Medfield,
Mass., 23d March, 1805; m. Sophronia Daggett (b. 4th
March, 1810,) 1S32; he was accidentally killed by a falling
tree, 8th Dec, 1862, near his residence in Brighton, Mass.;
she is living at Columbus, Ohio, with her son-in-law.
VIII. Children.
1311. 1. Mary E., b. Union. Me., — Nov., 1833 ; d. young.
1312. 2. Amy A., b. — April, 1835, at Union, Me.; m. J. Jay Barber, of
Columbus, Ohio, in 1871, at Newton, Mass.; she was highly
educated, and taught in the high school at Newton twelve years,
part of the time as principal; Mr. Barber is an artist of merit;
his " Cattle on the Bay Shore " was awarded a diploma of honor
at the World's Fair at New Orleans in 1S85 ; a member American
Art Union, etc., etc.; residence, Columbus, Ohio, where she d. 9th
Feb., 1889.
IX. Children. (Barber.)
1313. 1. Jessie E., b. Columbus, Ohio, 30th Aug., 1874.
*The order of birth of these children is not known to the writer ; three of the daughters are
married.
DORCHESTER BRANCH 77
1314. 3. Sarah E., b. 26th Jan., 1843, in Boston, Mass.; m. at Newton,
16th April, 1867, Dr. Chas. E. Hosmer, (b. 25th May, 1837,)
of South Billerica, Mass.; Dr. Hosmer is a graduate of Brown's
University, and of Harvard Medical School, 1867; he served
three months in a Rhode Island regiment during the Rebellion,
and also as acting assistant surgeon U. S. Navy on the steamer
St. Clair.
IX. Children. (Hosmer.)
1315. 1. Mary A., b. at Waltham, 7th April, 1868.
1316. 2. Victor J., b. Billerica, 14th July, 1872.
1317. 3. A. Amy, b. 9th July, 1874.
1318. 4. Maurice W., b. 30th Sept., 1875.
1319. 5. Helen Ross., b. 16th March, 1884.
1320. VII. Elias Breck, [855], b. at Medfield, Mass.,
9th May, 1807; m. Rebecca Mitchell, of Union, Me., who
died without issue; m. for second wife Juliette Clark, of
Augusta, Me.; they resided at Franklin, Mass., where he d.
1884.
VIII. Children, by Second Wife.
1321. 1. Rebecca, m. Prof. Wm.Cowper Simmons; they reside at Newport,
R. I.
1322. 1.
1323. 2.
1324. 3.
IX. Children. (Simmons.)
1325. 2. Julia, m. Wm, Amory Springer; she d. ; no descendants.
1326. 3. Elias. d. in childhood.
1327. 4. Patience, in 1887 resided at East Douglas, Mass.
1328. 5. Grace M., d. in childhood.
1330. VII. Charles Breck, [862], b. at Medfield, Mass.,
11th Jan., 1798; m. 2d May, 1827, Mary A. Blanchard, (b.
at Quincy, 27th Feb., 1805); settled at Milton, Mass.; she
d. at Milton, 12th March, 1878; he has held the office of
selectman of Milton, and has been treasurer of that town
for the last 50 years ; surveyor, farmer, etc. See Appendix.
VIII. Children.
1331. 1. Mary Elizabeth, b. 26th May, 1829; m. Charles Marsh of
Quincy, 22d Nov. 1863; he d. 4th June, 1886.
78 BRECK GENEALOGY
IX. Children. (Marsh.)
1332. 1. Lucy, b. 1st March, 1865; d. 9th March, 1865.
1333. 2. Wilson, b. 6th Feb., 1866.
1334. 3. Edward Breck, b. 24th March, 1867; m. 31st May, 1888, Iva
Nichols. (X. Children. Marsh.) 1. Miriam Nichols, b. 16th
April, 1889.
13?5. 2. Charles Edward CusHiNG,[1880],b. 8th May, 1834; surveyor;
in 1S89, office S5 Devonshire street, Boston, Mass.
1340. VII. Edwin Breck, [864], b. Medfield, Mass., 13th
April, 1802; m. 6th Nov., 1842, Clarissa Smith; for many
years a resident of Milton; no children; he d. 18th Aug. ,1888.
1350. VII. James Breck, [866], b. at Medfield, Mass.,
11th March, 1807; m. 20th July, 1837, Lydia Davenport;
she d. 27th May, 1843 ; m. for second wife, Sarah D. Hough-
ton, 5th Nov., 1846 ; he d. 14th May, 1884, at Milton, where
his widow now lives.
VIII. Children, by First Wife.
1351. 1. James Henry, b. 25th July, 1840 ; d. 27th May, 1843.
By Second Wife.
1352. 2. James Warren, b. 4th Sept., 1848; in 1887 resides at Milton;
unmarried.
1353. 3. Josephine Maria, b. 1st Oct., 1851 ; resides at Milton.
1360. VII. William Foster Breck, [871], b. 27th April,
1806, at Marietta, Ohio ; learned his business of merchant
with his uncle, James Breck, of Newport, N. H., commencing
at the age of 19 ; he then returned to Carroll, Fairfield
County, near Lancaster, Ohio, where he became a very
prosperous merchant, under the care of his uncle Frederic, a
trader of Lancaster; m. , 1840, Elizabeth Campbell
Smith, (b.31stOct.,1818,)ofClintonville, a grand-daughter
of Dolly Adams, of the family of President John Ouincy Adams.
Mr. Breck was badly crippled in the financial crash of 1857,
but with his characteristic irrepressible energy and enterprise
he laid out the town of Grove City, near Columbus, Ohio, on
some land inherited by his wife from her father; this proved
a success, the fruits of which he was enjoying, having nearly
completed a new house there, when he was accidentally killed
by a fall, 8th Aug., 1864; he was a man of noble impulses,
DORCHESTER BRANCH 79
large benevolence, great public spirit, and a true Christian ;
the appreciation of his worth manifested by the people of the
surrounding country at the time of his sudden death, their
affection for him then shown, and their S}Tmpathy for his
widow and children, have been a great source of comfort to
his family ; his remains are buried in Greenlawn Cemetery,
near his home ; his widow lives in Vineland, N. J. See Appen-
dix.
VIII. Children.
1361. 1. Seffie Wilson, b. at Carroll, Fairfield County, Ohio, 28th Dec,
1844; m. Rev. Samuel Acton Hughes at her father's home in Grove
City, Ohio, 5th May, 1S62 ; now resident of Parker City, Pa.;
Postoffice address, Parker's Landing, Pa. See Appendix.
IX. Children. (Hughes.)
1362. 1. Ida M., b. 24th Jan., 1864 ; d. 3d Nov., 1876.
1363. 2. Lizzie Lulu, b. 18th March, 1866,
1364. 2. George Foster, [1890], b. at Carroll, Fairfield County, Ohio,
25th July, 1850 ; residence near Republican City, Neb.
1365. 3. Flora Estelle, b. at Grove City, Ohio, 26th Aug., 1856 ; m. at
Parker City, 20th June, 1878, Samuel Craig Parker, of Parker
City, Armstrong County, Pa.
IX. Children. (Parker.)
1366. 1. Nellie May, b. 5th May, 1879.
1367. 2. Fannie Breck, b- 17th Nov., 1881.
1368. 3. Helen Elizabeth, b. 14th Feb., 1889.
1369. 4. Frank Arthur, [1900], b. at Grove City, Ohio, 21st March,
1860; residence, Vineland, N. J.
1370. VII. Martin Burr Breck, [891], b. at Croydon,
N. H., 15th Oct., 1812; m. Mary Faxon, of Newport, N.H.,
who d. within the year; m. for second wife Susan Watts, of
Rochester, N. Y.; no children by his first wife; removed in
1840 with his father to Rochester, N. Y., where he d. 26th
Oct., 1876; she d., 1884; an active and highly successful
merchant for many years ; " of fine presence, social and kind
hearted, of exemplary habits and polite and gracious in.
manners."
VIII. Children, by Second Wife.
1371. 1. Mary Delno, m. Jamss Kelly, of Rochester, N. Y.
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BRECK GENEALOGY
IX. Children. (Kelly.)
1372. 1. Mary Louise.
1373. 2. Elizabeth, m. David Hoyt; reside in Rochester, N. Y.
IX. Children. (Hoyt.)
1374-. 1. Martin Breek.
1375. 2. Burr Churchill.
1376. 3. Sarah, m. Edward T. Clarke.
1380. VII. William Breck, [903], b. Newport, N. H.,
14-th Dec, 1816; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1838;
soon after removed to Rochester, N. Y., where he was
admitted to the bar; m. Helen C. Williams, of Boston, Mass.;
in 1859 went to Sing-
apore as U. S. consul;
later held the same
position at Swatow,
China ; subsequently
held a simlar position
at a commercial point
on the Yang-tze-Kiang,
in the interior of China;
about 1863 his wife's
health failed obliging
her to return to the
United States, and in
1865 he returned to the
United States himself;
on account of his wife's
health he bought a
plantation near Can-
ton, Miss., then the residence of Dr. Samuel Breck in the
family of his daughter, which he named Breck ville, and resided
there until 1877, when he sold out and removed to Boston,
where he entered into business again, having his residence a
part of the time at Bridgewater ; his wife d. 30th April, 1881 ;
he d. 18th Aug., 1884, from the effects of a sunstroke; both
are buried in the cemetery at Milton, Mass. No issue.
WILLIAM BRECK.
DORCHESTER BRANCH
81
1390. VII. Francis Breck, [905], b. Newport, N. H.,
5th July, 1821; settled at Alenomonee, Wis., where he m..
1858, Antoinette McLean, (b. 1841); she d. 1859; m. for
second wife Mary Tomlinson; residence, Bellevue, Idaho
Territorjr.
VIII. Children, by Second Wife.
1391. 1. Martha Cogswell.
1392. 2. William Cogswell.
1393. 3. Frances Tomlinson.
1100. VII. Samuel Breck, [908], b. Newport, N. H., 7th
March, 1826 ; soon after his father's removal to Rochester,
while yet quite young,
he started west, going
first to Ohio and then
to St. Croix Falls, Wis.;
after, lived a year in
Chicago ; in the spring
of 1849 he started
across the plains for
California, arriving
safely after a five
month's trip; he spent
the fall and winter in
the gold diggings and
then entered upon a
mercantile career,
which he has since fol-
lowed; m. Angelette
Josephine Lufkin, 8th
June, 1858; settled at Suisun for eighteen years; removed
to Oakland, California, where he now resides.
VIII. Children.
1101. 1. Nellie Burr, b. Oakland, Cal , 7th Nov., 1859.
1102. 2. Elizabeth Hoyt, b. Oakland, Cal., 16th Feb., 1S62; d. Suisun,
Cal., 3d Feb., 1S69.
1103. 3. Emma Josephine, b. 18th Nov., 1863. The writer of this book
acknowledges his indebtedness to this daughter for her intelligent
and kindly interested assistance in his work.
1101. 1. Mary Augusta, b. Oakland, Cal., 21th July, 1866.
SAMUEL BRECK, OF CALIFORNIA.
82 BRECK GENEALOGY
1405. 5. James, b. Suisun, Cal., 28th June, 1868.
1406. 6. Samuel, b. Suisun, Cal., 2d Oct., 1869.
1407. 7. Maria Louise, b. Suisun, Cal., 6th May, 1871.
1410. VII. George Breck, [921], b. at Newport, N. H.,
18th Aug., 1833; educated at the Rochester, N. Y., high
school ; served an apprenticeship in the drug business, and
was engaged in that business in Chicago several years ;
returning to Rochester just before the beginning of the late
war he enlisted at the first call for volunteers in the organi-
zation known later as "Reynold's Battery," of Rochester;
he served through the war rising in rank from third lieuten-
ant to captain of the battery, with the brevet rank of major;
after the conclusion of the war he resumed the drug business
in Rochester; m. Elizabeth McKnight, of Pittsburgh, Pa.,
8th July, 1868; later removed to New York City, where he
now resides.
VIII. Children.
1411. 1. George McKnight.
1412. 2. Mary Elizaueth.
1420. VII. John Thomas Breck, [931], b. Croydon, N.H.,
30th Nov., 1819; m. Sophia Bryant, of Cornish, N.H.; fitted
for college at Kimball Union Academy, but from defective
eyesight gave up a collegiate course, and at an early age
entered into mercantile pursuits with his father at Cornish,
N. H., continuing and conducting an upright and successful
-business until 1861, when a too constant and close applica-
tion to his work having so impaired his health as to force a
retirement, he bought and settled upon a farm at Lebanon,
N. H., where he resides.
VIII. Children.
1421. 1. George, [1910], b. 8th Oct., 1852; now resides at Helena,
Montana Territory.
1422. 2. Kate Ellen, b. 6th Nov., 1854, m. Byron T. Tilden, of Lebanon,
N. H., 26th May, 1874.
IX. Children. (Tilden.)
1423. 1. Harry Breck, b. 30th, Nov., 1S75.
1424. 2. Florence M., b. 29th April, 1877.
1425. 3. Raymond M., b. 1st Dec, 1885.
1426. 3. Mary Emma, b. 7th Sept., 1861 ; resides with her father.
1427. 4. Anna Frances, b. 22d July, 1865; d. 16th Feb., 1866.
DORCHESTER BRANCH 83
1430. VII. Robert Breck, [932], b. Croydon, N.H. ,14th
Feb., 1821; m. Hannah Bean, of Meriden, N. H., 6th May,
1845; she d. at Ascutneyville, Vt., 13th July, 1850, aged 28;
m.for second wife Fannie Colston, of Windsor, Vt. ,25th Aug.,
1851, she d. at Claretnont, N. H., 3d Aug., 1870, aged 38
3'ears; m. for third wife Julia Morgan Hume, of Springfield,
Mass., 22d Feb., 1877; he was educated at Kimball Union
Academy ; in early life in business with his father and brother
at Cornish ; about 1848 removed to Ascutneyville, where
he established a successful business, continuing some years ;
later, removed his business to Claremont, N. H., and still
later removed to Springfield, Mass., where he d. 25th July,
1885; his widow lives at Springfield.
VIII. Children, by First Wife.
1431. 1. Samuel Henry, b. Ascutneyville, 3d July, 1846; d. 12th June, 1867.
1432. 2. William, b. 16th June, 1848; m. Anna Dunbar, of West Lebanon,
N. H.; d. at Orange, Mass., 18th Aug., 1SS3. No issue.
1433. 3. Robert James, b. 14th May, 1850; d. 14th Feb., 1854.
By Second Wife.
1434. 4. Charles Gassett, [1920], b. Ascutneyville, 19th Sept., 1852;
residence, Springfield, Mass.
1435. 5. James Hunter, b. Ascutneyville, 20th July, 1854; residence,
Springfield, Mass., where he is an enterprising and successful
merchant with his brother Charles G. and Martin B.; unmarried.
1436. 6. Clara Anna, b. Ascutneyville, 22d June, 1857; m. in Claremont,
Clifford Smith Kempton,12th Oct , 1881, of New York City.
IX. Children. (Kempton,)
1437. 1. Robert Breck, b. 26th Feb., 1883, in New York City.
1438. 7. Martin Burr, b. Ascutneyville, 17th June, 1860; a successful
merchant with his brothers Charles G. and James H. at Spring-
field, Mass.; unmarried.
By Third Wife.
1439. S. Pearl Louise, b. 15th June, 1880.
1441. 9. Blanche Morgan, b. 4th May, 1882.
1450. VII. Henry Breck, [933], b. Croydon, N.H., 25th
Aug., 1822; m. Elizabeth Gustin, of Cornish,N. H., 30th April,
1846 ; about the time of his marriage established himself as
a merchant in Boston, but not meeting with desired success
removed to a farm in Newtonville, Mass., where he is a suc-
cessful farmer and gardener.
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VIII. Children.
1451. 1. Lumon Henry, b. Boston, 30th Nov., 1842; d. 25th Sept., 1S49.
1452. 2. Annah, b. Boston, 24th Dec, 1848; m. James H. Mason, of
Southbridge, Mass.
IX. Children. (Mason.)
1453. 1. Henrj- Breck, b. — June, 1876.
1454. 2. Florence, b. 24th Nov., 1881.
1455. 3. Webster, b. Dorchester, 20th Dec, 1851 ; m. Ella H. Town, 17th
July, 1877 ; he d. 4th March, 1878, without issue.
1456. 4. FRANCisEwD.,b. Dorchester, 12th June, 1853; d. 27th Aug., 1S55.
1457. 5. Nellie Francis, b. 1st Nov., 1859
1460. VII. William Breck, [934], b. Croydon, N. H.,
17th Dec, 1825; educated in the common schools and at
Kimball Union Academy ; m. Susan Louise Farwell (b. Clare-
mont, N. H., 27th May,
1841,) 7th Oct., 1868;
at age of 21 engaged
in business with his
elder brother, John
Thomas, continuing in
this until 1852; in that
year took steamer from
New York for Califor-
nia, via Isthmus of
Panama, in search of
health and relief from
long years of suffering
from asthma; in the
spring of 1853 estab-
lished himself in busi-
ness in Chinese Camp,
Tuolumne County, the
buying of gold dust being its prominent feature ; visited his
New England home in winter of 1858 and returned the fol-
lowing June, continuing in active business until April, 1860,
when with restored health disposed of his California interests,
retired from business, and returned to Claremont, N. H.,
where he has since resided in enj'oyment of the fruits of early
industry ; has been member of state legislature.
'-..<
HON. WILLIAM BEECK.
DORCHESTER BRANCH 85
VIII. Children.
1461. 1. Sarah McDonald, b. Claremont, N. H., 14th Jan., 1873.
1470. VII. Samuel Breck, [937], b. Croydon, N.H., 30th
Sept., 1833 ; m. Mariah Rice of Ascutne3Tville, Vt.; for several
years associated with his elder brothers in business; removed
to Springfield, Mass., and from there to Minneapolis, Minn.,
where he now resides.
VIII. Children.
1471. 1. Fred. R., b. Ascutneyville, Vt., 16th Oct , 1S52.
1472. 2. Lizzie M., b. St. Albans, Vt., 17th Feb., 1854; m. Emory W.
Hawes, 14th Oct., 1S85.
1473. 3. Henry Towne, b. St. Albans, Vt., 17th May, 1859.
1480. VII. Edward Wallace Breck, [938], b. Cornish,
N. H., 18th Aug., 1837; grew to manhood with his father
on the old farm; m. Eliza Ellis, of Claremont, 27th July,
1873 ; removed to Helena, Montana Territory, where he is
engaged in farming and stock raising. No children.
1490. VII. Charles Patteshall Breck, [939], b. Cor-
nish, N. H., 15th Jan., 1844; in youth removed with his
father to Claremont; educated at Kimball Union Academy,
and now (1889) a successful manager and owner of the old
homestead, on which he resides, which has been in the family
since 1794; m. Mary Roberts, of Claremont, 14th Jan., 1875.
VIII. Children.
1491. 1. Stephen Roberts, b. in Claremont, N. H., , 1877.
1500. VII. Samuel Breck, [955], b. at Springvale,
Philadelphia, 25th May, 1810 ; m. at Bustleton, Pa., Martha
Jane Edwards, (dau. of Enoch and Annie Edwards,) from
near Philadelphia, , 1833; they resided near Philadel-
phia until 1845, when he bought a farm at the head of
Nashotah Lake, Wis., (near Nashotah Seminary, with which
his brother J. Lloyd was identified, and in which he him-
self was always deeply interested,) and removed to it;
those who were students at Nashotah during those days,
and many entertained at their house, will always remember
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BRECK GENEALOGY
Mrs. Breck's mince pies and doughnuts, and the pleasures
they enjoyed in her entertainments ; in 1850 sold his farm for
a larger one at Mapleton, ten miles from Nashotah, where
he also had a store and grist mill ; he was, however, none the
less, whenever possible, an attendant of the Church at Nasho-
tah; in 1S57 removed to Oconomowoc where he was one
of its most active and
enterprising citizens; in
1873 removed to Bar-
ry town, N. Y., to take
charge of the estate
of his deceased brother-
in-law John L. Aspin-
wall, where he d. sud-
denly, 10th September,
1880. In a sermon
preached in his mem-
ory, Rev. G.B.Hopson
says : ' ' We all feel by
the death of Mr. Breck
we have lost a kind
friend, a good neigh-
bor, a devoted member
of . the Church, one
whose influence and whose example were always on the right
side, whose very presence cheered the drooping spirit, and
added a new charm to life." She d. — Dec., 1882, at Oconomo-
woc; both are buried at Nashotah.
VIII, Children.
1501. 1. Mary Lardner, b. at Wilmington, Del., 25th Dec, 1S33; m. at
Nashotah, Wis., 17th Oct., 1854, Rev. P. Browne Morrison,
(b. Philadelphia, 9th May, 1829,) of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, ordained 1855; after graduating at Nashotah Theological
Seminary almost the whole of his life has been given to missionary
work in Wisconsin, Nebraska and Dakota, from 1866 to 1S74 on
the Missouri River in Nebraska and Dakota ; since 1874 in and
around Eau Claire, Wis., where they now (1889) reside. " She
has endured the trials and privations of missionary life on the
frontiers without a murmur."
SAMUEL BRECK, OF WISCONSIN.
DORCHESTER BRANCH
87
IX. Children. (Morrison.)
1502. 1. Samuel S., b. at Berlin, Wis., 12th Nov., 1855; educated at
Nashotah College; m. Marietta B. Holbrook, 16th May,
1878 ; they reside at Rice Lake, Wis.
X. Children. (Morrison.)
1503. 1. Thomas P., b. at Rice Lake, Wis., 16th March, 1879.
1504. 2. Grace Helen, b. at Rice Lake, Wis., 31st Oct., 1880; d.
29th Dec, 1880.
1505. 3. Evelyn Holbrook, b. at Rice Lake, Wis., — Dec, 1881.
1506. 2. Lloyd Breck, b. 5th June, 1857, at Downington, Pa.; m.
Jessie B. Waterhouse, 23d Oct., 1884; resides at Eau Claire,
Wis.
X. Children. (Morrison. J
1507. 1. Bertha Jean, b. at Eau Claire, Wis., 20th Aug., 1885.
1508. 3. Helen Doane, b. 13th July, 1859, at Hope, N. J.; m. Stillman
J. Smith, 4th Sept., 1878; they reside at Eau Claire, Wis.
1509. 4. Henry Linton, b. at Hackettstown, N. J., 13th April, 1861 ;
resides at Eau Claire, Wis.
1511. 5. Frank Lowe, b.at Columbus, Wis., 20th Jan., 1865; m. 15th
May, 1S89, Emma Mae Mosher, of Eau Claire; a lawyer;
resides at Eau Claire, Wis.
1512. 2. Anna Edwards, b. at Wilmington, Del., April, 1835; m. Reginald
Heber Elderkin, M. D. , (University of Louisville,) of Fort Howard,
Wis., 1862. They now reside at Oconomowoc, Wis.
IX. Children. (Elderkin.)
1513. 1. Laura Presbrey, b. 1865; m. John Aspinwall, [1001], 1882;
she d. 1S83.
1514. 2. Anna Renwick, b. at Fort Howard, Wis.
1515. 3. Philazenia Hoff, b. at Fort Howard, Wis.
1516. 3. Josephine Mackenzie, m. H. M. Ackley, 1865; they reside at
Oconomowoc, Wis.
IX. Children. (Ackley.)
1517. 1. Samuel Breck, b. — July, 1S66.
1518. 2. Gabriella Josephine du Pont, b. — Jan., 1868.
1519. 3. Mary Elizabeth, b. — Oct., 1870.
1521. 4. Helen Lloyd Aspinwall, b. — May, 1875 ; d. — Nov., 1875.
1522. 5. Charles Breck, b. — April, 1878.
1523. 4. Lloyd, [1930], b. Dexter, Jefferson County, N. Y., 17th March,
1842; resides at Antigo, Wis.
1524. 5. Catherine, m. Richard Lardner, [953]; they reside Oconomowoc,
Wis.
1525. 6. Agnes, m. Walter C. Miller; they reside at Oconomowoc, Wis.
88 BRECK GENEALOGY
1530. VII. William Breck, [976], b. 29th May, 1813-
in early manhood removed to the Brandywine, in Delaware,
where he was engaged in manufacturing; here he m. Miss
Gabriella du Pont and lived for many years at a country
home called Rokeby; in 1859 removed to Scranton, Pa.,
where he d. 26th April, 1870; he was a leading citizen of
Scranton and identified with the interests that lead to the
wonderful growth and prosperity of that city; "a man of
great public spirit and the highest integrity " ; his widow is
living in Scranton.
VIII. • Children.
1531. 1. George L., [1940], b. at Rokeby, Del., 23d Aug., 1837; now living
at Scranton, Pa.
1532. 2. Charles du Pont, [1950], b. 18th May, 1840; living at Scranton.
Pa.
1533. 3. Gabriella, b.1849; m. John Swift; he d. ; she is now living
with her mother at Scranton, Pa.
IX. Children. (Swift.)
1534. 1. Willie, d. . 2. Edward.
1535. 3. George. 4, Charles.
1536. 5. Amy.
1540. VII. Charles Breck, [993], b. 19th Aug., 1816;
educated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
and the General Theological Seminary in New York City;
m. Jane E. Goodwin, who d. ; m. for second wife Mary
M. Williston ; a clergyman of the Episcopal Church and D.D.;
resides at Wilmington, Del.; published in 1885 a life of the
Rev. Dr. J. Lloyd Breck.
VIII. Children, by First Wife.
1541. 1. Mary G., d. .
1542. 2. J. Lloyd, d. .
1543. 3. Charles, d. .
1544. 4. Anna P., m. Amos Lawrence Hopkins; she d. ; he is now,
1889, living in New York City.
IX. Children. (Hopkins.)
1545. 1. Anna, d. .
1546. 5. Lucie, d. .
1547. 6. Samuel, d. .
DORCHESTER BRANCH
89-
1550. VII. James Lloyd Breck, [994], b. 27th June,
1818 ; educated at the institution of Rev. Dr. Muhlenberg at
Flushing, the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia,
(graduated 1838,) and for the clergy at the General Theo-
logical Seminary in New York City, (graduated in 1841); a
clergyman of the Episcopal Church and Missionary; D.D.;
m. Jane Maria Mills, dau. of William R. Mills, Esq., of Argyle,
N. Y.,at the Church of St. Columba, near PAort Ripley, Minn. r
11th Aug., 1855 ; she had been engaged in missionary work
among the Indians,
which she continued
after her marriage; she
d. in St. Paul, April,
1862; m. for second
wife Miss Sarah E.
Styles, Sept., 1864, in
St. Louis ; she d. in Pat-
terson, N. J., 27th July,
1877. The following ex-
tract from the preface
to his life by his brother
Rev. Dr. Charles Breck,
briefly sets forth the life
and work of this noble,
devoted Christian.
"The Bishop of Pitts-
burgh, in his address to
the Eleventh Annual Convention of his Diocese, in 1876,
remarks as follows : ' There has been the death of a presbyter
in a distant Diocese which touches our whole Church, for
that presb\rter was a leader such as God gives, only now
and then, to any part of His Church. The Rev. Dr. J. Lloyd
Breck, his prime of life not yet past, sank literally under his
toils and cares for the Church and her missions, but a few
weeks ago, in Northern California. He was my mate and
friend in early school and college life, and the tie of affection
was never severed. His bold, manly, aggressive missionary
REV. J. LLOYD BRECK, D.D.
90 BRECK GENEALOGY
life for some thirty-six years, has been the example and glory
of our American Church. It is hardly possible that any one
of us, cleric or lay, need be told how the Nashotah School,
our missions among the Indians, the Faribault School, and
last the North California School, all sprang outof Dr. Breck's
de vo ted zeal and sober enterprise. To many of us , who have
watched his course all these years, it seemed as though this
American Church of ours, without Lloyd Breck at work
in it, was hard to think of. Plain in native endowment,
but, from the first, indefatigable in acquirement, and always
ennobled by God's grace, his good works have been the
Church's treasure, and his example is one that young minis-
ters ought to study well before they settle themselves down
too easily and confidently to a ministry carefully made to
cost as little as conscience will permit.'
" In Appendix VII. of the Journal of the General Convention
for the year 1877, the Committee on Memorial of Deceased
Members, in their report, made the following statement with
regard to Dr. Breck : ' The Rev. James Lloyd Breck, D. D., a
member elect of this house, died at Benicia, California, after
a short illness, March 30th, 1876. He was born in Philadel-
phia, June 27th, 1818 ; graduated at the General Theological
Seminary, May, 184-1 ; was ordained in July, and immedi-
ately afterwards, in company with the Rev. William Adams
and the Rev. J. H. Hobart, proceeded to Nashotah, in
Wisconsin, where they began that associated work which
inaugurated a new era in the Church. This being established,
he moved farther west to Minnesota, where he founded at
Crow Wing, and elsewhere, the mission work among the
Indians, which has since assumed such importance in the
Church. He also established at Faribault (since, the center
of Church work in that diocese,) its schools for both sexes,
and its Divinity School. This being accomplished, his earnest
spirit moved him, in 1867, to go to the farthest limit of our
country westward, and on the shores of California founded
similar institutions. At the head of an Associate Mission
he landed there in May, 1867, and locating at Benicia, founded
DORCHESTER BRANCH 91
St. Augustine's College and Grammar School, with a Divinity
School attached ; and this being established and given over
to a board of trustees, he proceeded to found a school for
young ladies, St. Mary's Hall. It was in the midst of this
very successful work that he suddenly died, March 30th,
1876, leaving a vacancy in the Churcn which no one has yet
been found to fill. '" See Appendix.
VTII. Children, by First Wife.
1551. 1. William Augustus Muhlenberg, [I960], b. 12th July, 1856, at
Gull Lake, Minn ; a clergyman at Suisun, Cal.
1552. 2. Charles Renwick, [1970], b. 11th Oct., 1858, at Faribault,
Minn; residence California.
1560. VII. George Breck, [995], b. 23d Nov., 1819;
m. 28th June, 1844, Emily McEwen Hale, of Philadelphia,
(b. 3d May, 1821); he d. at his residence at Bristol, Pa., 6th
April, 1856 ; she d. in New York City, 6th Feb., 1872
VIII. Children.
1561. 1. Katherine Israell, b. Herrick, Pa., 19th March, 1845; m. at
Bristol, 4th June, 1868, Henry Montgomery (b.1843 ); he d. Bristol
1st May, 18S1 ; she resides in Philadelphia, 1933 Chestnut street.
IX. Children. (Montgomery.)
1562. 1. Henry Wm.,b. 18th Mch., '71. 2. May Breck, b. 24th Nov. ,'73.
1563. 3. Anna Renwick, b. 12th Dec, '75. 4. Geo. Breck, b. 6th Apt, 'SO.
1564. 2. Mary Hale, b. at Herrick, near Towanda, Pa., 26th May, 1848 ;
m. George Lardner Breck, [1940].
^565. 3. George William, [1980], b. 12th Oct., 1851, at Herrick; d.28th
March, 1883, at Ft. Wayne, Ind.
1570. VII. John Malcolm Breck, [1007], b. 9th April,
1828, in Bybury Township, Philadelphia County, Pa.; edu-
cated near Philadelphia, and at Nashotah Seminary, Wis.,
where his brother Dr. J. Lloyd Breck was in charge; m. Annie
Ashmead, (b. 17th Feb., 1828, at Lancaster, Pa.,) at Charles-
ton, South Carolina, 1st Jan., 1854; lived in Portland, Oregon,
since 1850, where he has held most of the municipal offices
up to that of mayor.
VIII. Children.
1571. 1. Annie Ashmead, b. 9th May, 1855; residence, Portland, Oregon.
1572. 2. John Malcolm, b. 10th Dec, 1857 ; residence, Portland, Oregon.
1573. 3. William Aspinwall, b. 3d June, 1862; d. 20th June, 1864.
1574. 4. Catherine Hamilton, b. 28th Aug., 1863 ; d. 20th June, 1864.
1575. 5. George, b. 5th Dec, 1865; residence, Portland, Oregon.
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1580. VII. Daniel Breck, [1022], b. 4th April, 1822;
graduate of Central College, Danville, K/y.; a distinguished
lawyer ; m. Mary A. Anderson, 31st Ma}r, 1842 ; who d. ;
m. for second wife Hannah E. A. Ramsay (dau. of James
Ramsey, the historian); he d. 18th March, 1856 ; she is living
in Knoxville, Tenn.; no children by either marriage ; was one
of the ablest lawyers of his day in Kentucky.
1590. VII. Robert Levi Breck, [1032], b. 8th May, 1827,
at Richmond, Ky.; a graduate of Center College; studied
theology at Alleghany
and Princeton ; clergy-
man ; m. 21st June,
1847, Martha Rodes,
of Richmond, Ky.; she
d. 18th Oct., 1865; m.
for second wife 13th
Aug., 1878, Mrs. Mar-
garet F. Breckenridge,
(wid. of Rev. Dr. Robert
J. Breckenridge,) maid-
en name Faulkner; she
had been previously the
wife of William White ;
by whom, she had two
sons, John F.White and
George D. White, and
one dau. Jane F.White ;
he was Chancellor of the University of Kentucky, filling the
chair of metaphysics, but in 1880, on account of impaired
health removed to San Luis Obispo, Cal.; in 1886 returned
to Kentucky, where he now resides, in the vicinity of Rich-
mond ; is a doctor of divinity. See Appendix.
VIII. Children.
1591. 1. Pauline, b. 15th July, 1848; principal of the Bellewood Seminary
and Kentucky Presbyterian Normal School at Anchorage, Ky.;
d. in Chicago, 16th Nov., 1887; buried at Richmond, Ky. See
Appendix.
ROBERT L. BRECK, D.D.
DORCHESTER BRANCH 93
1592. 2. William Rodes, civil engineer in Colorado, at Leadville, etc.;
mining superintendent, and later on the Pacific Coast Railroad,
where he was in 1888.
1593. 3. Jane Todd, m. 3d Jan., 1878, to Hugh A. Moran, (b. 21st Aug.,
1819), breeder of Shorthorn cattle, Shropshire and Southdown
sheep; he was educated at Washington and Lee University ; resi-
dence Silver Creek, Madison County, Ky.; Mr. Moran d. 30th
April, 1886 ; she is now, 1889, in California, at San Louis Obispo.
IX. Children (Moran.)
1591. 1. Nathan M.
1595. 2. Robert Br.ck.
1596. 3. Hugh A.
1597. 4. Sallie Watson, m. Lucas Brodhead, of Spring Station, Woodford
County, Ky., 29th June, 1880.
1598. 5. Martha Rodes, m. Asst. Engineer Thos. F. Carter, U. S. Navy,
5th Dec, 1888, at Spring Station, Woodford Count}', Ky., in
1889 they reside at Portsmouth, N. H.
1599. 6. Daniel, b. — Aug., 1861; was "ranching" in New Mexico, and
later, in 188S, in Oregon.
1601. 7. Belle, in 1887 at Bellewood Seminary.
1610. VII. Edward Cruft Brsck, [1034], b. Richmond,
Ky., 15th April, 1831 ; m. at Columbia, Mo., 8th Nov., 1855,
Letitia Todd, dau. of Judge David Todd, of Missouri; resided
at Savannah, Mo., from 1853 to 1863, where he was Cashier
of the Southern Bank; in 1863, removed to St. Louis, Mo.,
where he was Cashier of the Exchange Bank, and later Asst.
Cashier of the Commercial National Bank; accidentally killed
by a pistol shot 9th Feb., 1889, at his residence 2818 Gamble
street. A friend says : "I have kno wn Mr. Breck for the past
thirtyyears, and have never known any one of purer thoughts
and aims, or one whose life was more exemplary in every
respect. His family relations were peculiarly happy, and few
homes were more united than his in love and feeling; he
occupied important positions of honor and trust in the city
of St. Louis and state of Missouri for over thirty 3rears, and
in all this period enjoyed the confidence of those who were
in any way associated with him." See Appendix.
VIII. Children.
1611. 1. David Todd, resides with his mother in St. Louis, where he is in
business.
1612. 2. Daniel, resides with his mother in St. Louis, where he is in business.
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1613. 3. Robert, resides with his mother in St. Louis, where he is in business.
1614. 4. Eliza Barr, resides with her mother in St. Louis.
1615. 5. Edward Cruft, resides with his mother in St. Louis, where he is
in business.
1616. 6. Letitia Todd, resides with her mother.
1620. VII. Charles Hamdex Breck, [1041], b. 26th
June, 1837; educated for the law; m. 3d Oct., 1860, Bettie
Ford, (only sister of
E. A. Ford, see 1052);
located in Richmond,
K y . , where he practiced
his profession and has
since resided; for a
number of years judge
of the county court ;
now one of the distin-
guished lawyers of
Kentucky, having a
larsre and successful
practice.
VIII. Children.
1621. 1. Daniel Hamden,
b. 2d Eeb., 1862, in business
at Ft. Worth, Texas, and
later at Omaha, Neb.
1622. 2. Augustus Ford, b. 15th Jan., 1864; resides in Richmond, Ky.
1623. 3. Charles Hamden, b. 12th Sept., 1869; in 1889, in business in
Omaha, Neb.
1624. 4. Mary, d. in infancy.
1625. 5. Percy, b. — May, 1S71 ; in business in Omaha.
1626. 6. Jennie Todd, b. 11th April, 1879
1627. 7. Bettie Lee, b. — Feb., 18S2.
1630. VII. Moses Tyler Breck, [1071], b. Plymouth,
Mass., 22d Jan. ,1802; m.LucyD. Lane, of Worcester, Mass.,
19th Nov., 1833; she d. 18th March, 1841; m. for second
wife Abby A. Lane, of Worcester, (sister of first wife,) 10th
May, 1842; residence, Worcester; a carriage manufacturer *
he d. at Worcester, Mass., 19th March, 1863; she d. 28th
Dec, 1871.
JUDGE CHARLES H. BRECK.
DORCHESTER BRANCH
95
VIII. Children, by First Wife,
1631. 1. Osgood Bradley, b. Worcester, 9th Sept., 1834; d. 16th Nov.,
1S65; never married.
1632. 2. Jane Maria, m. Charles S. Whittier, he d. ; no children.
By Second Wife.
1633. 3. Sarah Josephine, b. Worcester 19th Dec, 1844, where she now
resides.
1634. 4. Susan Rebecca, m. Arthur F.Estabrook; the}' reside at Leicester,
Mass.
IX. Children. (Estabrook.)
1635. 1. Osgood Breck, b. 9th March, 1SS3.
1636. 2. Arthur Howard, b. 8th May, 1885.
1640. VII. JosephBreck, [1091], b.inBoston, 17th Sept.,
1810; studied law in Baltimore, Aid., and was admitted to the
Maryland bar in 1834 ;
member of City Council
of Baltimore 1844-5;
appointed by the gov-
ernor, and confirmed
by senate, magistrate
city of Baltimore; re-
moved to New York
City in 1849, and ad-
mitted to the bar there;
elected public school
inspector ; notary pub-
lic in New York City for
past thirty 3'ears; in
1862 appointed assist-
ant assessor in New
York City under inter-
nal revenue laws, which
position he held until it was abolished by law, upwards of
ten years; m. at Baltimore, Md., 13th Dec, 1832, Sarah Ann
McLane of that city, who d. in New York 23d July, 1877;
now retired from business, and living at 343 west Fifty-sixth
street, New York. The above portrait is copied from one
taken about 1860.
JOSEPH BRECK, ESQ.
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VIII. Children.
1641. 1. Sarah Amelia, b. 5th March, 1834; resides with her father and
brother in New York City.
1642. 2. Charles Joseph, [1990], b. in Baltimore, 5th Feb., 1S37; a
lawyer in New York City.
1643. 3. George, b. 9th Oct., 1839; d. at Baltimore, 2d April, 1842.
1650. VII. Samuel Breck, [1111], b. 16th Nov., 1806, at
Pembroke, Mass.; entered the first classical school in Boston
in its first class ; fitted for college in Bridgewater ; entered
Harvard College in 1827, and graduated 1831 ; studied law
with Z. Eddy, of East
Middleborough,Mass.;
admitted to the bar as
counselor and attorney
at law, 1833; m. Sarah
Amelia Eddy, (b. 12th
Oct., 1811,) dau. of Z.
Eddy, 10th April, 1833;
resided at Middlebor-
ough Four Corners
from 1833 to 1835,
where he practiced law;
moved to Braintree,
Mass. ,1835; wife d. 4th
Sept., 1838, at East
Middleborough, and
buried in her father's
tomb there; m. 30th
June, 1841, Susan Whitmarsh Crane, dau. of Barzillai and
Eydia (Eddy) Crane, of Berkley, Mass., (b. Berkley, Mass.,
26th Nov., 1816); moved his office to Taunton, Mass., and
his residence to Berkley in 1842 ; in 1851 purchased the " Old
Mitchell Place" with a small farm attached, in Bridgewater,
Mass., which has been the homestead since that time; sub-
stantially gave up the practice of law in 1851 ; d. 28th Sept.,
1876; buried at Mount Prospect Cemetery, Bridgewater; a
■very thorough, clear-headed man, alwa}Ts actively interested
SAMUEL BRECK, ESQ.
DORCHESTER BRANCH 97
in politics, but not an office seeker; an original advocate of
anti-slavery doctrines and free soil ; a man of strong will,
high character and inflexible integrit}'. See Appendix.
VIII. Children, by First Wife.
1651. 1. Samuel, [2000], b. at Middleborough Four Corners, Mass., 25th
Feb., 1834; an officer of the U. S. Army.
1652. 2. Sarah Amelia, b. 14th April, 1836, at Braintree, Mass; resided
for a number of years at Covington, Ky.; now resident of the
old homestead in Bridgewater.
1653. 3. Charlotte Elizabeth, b. 13th Aug., 1838, at East Middle-
borough, Mass.; d. 5th Jan., 1839, at the same place; buried in
tomb of Z. Eddy.
By Second Wife.
1654. 4. Lydia Crane, b.at Berkley, Mass., 2d Aug., 1844; d. of croup at
same place, 2d Dec, 1846; buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery,
Bridgewater.
1655. 5. Robert Crane, b. 12th June, 1846, in Berkley, Mass.; in business
in St. Louis, Mo., later in Omaha, Neb., later in San Francisco
and near Los Angeles, Cal.; now resident of the old homestead in
Bridgewater, Mass.; a prosperous farmer and fruit raiser; one
of the selectmen of the town since 1879; has also held other town
offices.
1656. 6. Richard Axtell, b. 3d Aug., 1848 ; entered U. S. Naval Academy
as Midshipman, 30th Sept., 1865; graduated 4th June, 1869;
Ensign U. S. Navy, 12th July, 1870 ; Master U. S. Navy, 6th March,
1872; accidentally drowned while bathingin the harbor of Am oy,
China, 22d Sept., 1S74, in the first approach of the terrific typhoon
of that season, being at that time attached to the U.S. Steamship
Yantic; buried in the cemetery at Amoy, where a handsome
monument was erected to his memory by his comrades; remains
removed later to the Mount Prospect Cemetery, Bridgewater,
Mass.; a man of high aims, noble purposes and correct life. See
Appendix.
1657. 7. Lucy Sibylla, b. 14th Jan., 1851, at Berkley, Mass., nowresides
at the old homestead in Bridgewater, Mass.
165S. S. Joseph, [2010], b. 3d May, 1858, at Bridgewater, Mass.; now
resides near Austin, Texas.
1660. VII. Joseph Breck, [1112], b. 15th July, 1808, at
Pembroke, Mass., m. Lucy C. Dunlap, (b. Plymouth, Vermont,
16th July, 1804); took the Franklin medal at the Mayhew
Grammar School, and attended the classical school in Boston ;
98 BRECK GENEALOGY
merchant in Boston and Chelsea, Mass., and later engaged
in banking and real estate business in Chelsea; an officer
of that town for several years ; "A man of large intelligence,
independence of judgment, and inflexible moral uprightness,
but disdainful of the arts of mere personal popularity " ; the
beautiful character and life of his wife was highly appreciated
by her relatives and friends; she d. at Chelsea, Mass., 26th
Dec, 1875; Joseph d. at Chelsea, Mass., 7th Sept., 1879.
VIII. Children.
1661. 1. Ruth Cornelia, b. at Shrewsbury, Mass., 26th July, 1835 ; d. at
Chelsea, 26th Sept., 1867; never married.
1662. 2. Joseph C, b. Chelsea, Mass., 31st July 1S37 ; d. 3lst Aug., 1837.
1663. 3. Lucy Sibylla, b.Braintree, Mass., 17th May, 1841; d. at Chelsea,
Mass., 6th Dec., 1860 ; never married.
The above family, except Joseph C. Breck, (buried atCopp's
Hill,) buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery, Bridgewater, Mass.
1670. VII. Joseph Hunt Breck, [1138], b. 9th July,
1798; a graduate of Yale College; a clergyman; m. Miss
Alice Angeline Snow, 20th July, 1830 ; was first settled as
clergyman in Brecksville, Ohio ; his wife d. 24th May, 1838,
aged 36 years ; m. for second wife Dianthe Chamberlain, of
Vermont; he d. at Newburgh, Ohio, 21st June, 1880, aged
82 vears ; widow lives in Newburgh, Ohio.
VIII. Children, by First Wife.
1671. I.Joseph Hunt, [2020J, b. Brecksville, Ohio, 23d June, 1831;
residence, Newburgh, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
1672. 2. Angeline Maria, b. 9th Oct., 1831 ; d. 14th June, 1836.
1673. 3. Angeline Snow, b. 21st May, 1838; m. C. B. Denio, of Galena,
111.; he d. ; she resides at Vallejo, Cal.
IX. Children. (Denio.)
1674. 1. Joseph Breck, resides at Vallejo, Cal.
1680. VII. Edward Breck, [1142], b. 17th Feb., 1807;
d. 26th Nov., 1866; a physician in successful practice at
Detroit, Mich., and later at Brecksville, Ohio; m. 29th May,
1831, Clarissa King, of Northampton, Mass.; he d. 26th
Nov., 1866.
VIII. Children.
1681. 1. Edward King, [2030], b. Huntsburg, Ohio, 1834; d. at Brecks-
ville, Ohio, 15th Aug., 1876.
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99
1691.
1692.
1700.
1690. VII. John Adams Breck, [1154], b. at Northamp-
ton, Mass., 19th Jan., 1820; m. 11th June, 1855, Rachael
Cornelia King, of Huntsburg, Geauga County, Ohio; residence
Brecksville, Ohio.
VIII. Children.
1. Eliza Maria, b. at Brecksville, Ohio, 15th Oct., 1858; educated
at Oberlin College, Ohio; m. Edward A. Chatfield, merchant, (b.
New Haven, 23d June, 1S48,) 12th April, 1881; residence, New
Haven, Conn.
2. Sophie King, b. at Brecksville, Ohio, 19th March, 1S60; edu-
cated at Buchtel College, Akron, O., a fine musician ; m. at New
Haven, Conn., Charles E. Park, M. D., of New Haven, Conn., 1 2th
Sept., 1883.
VII. Allen Yales Breck, [1172], b. Clarendon,
Vt., 9th July, 1807; m. at Angelica, N. Y., 24th Jan., 1832,
Isabella Mercy Groger, (b. Plainfield,N. Y., 26th Dec, 1809);
a merchant at Warsaw, N. Y., many years ; she d. at Bound
Brook, N. J., 8th Dec, 1866 ; he d. at same place 24th July,
1876. See Appendix.
VIII. Children.
1701. 1. Aristena Amelia, b. Angelica N.Y., 25th Sept., 1833, m. 3d Oct.,
1854, Charles Johnston Judd, (b. 25th Sept., 1807,) at Warsaw,
N. Y., where he d., 3d March, 1863 ; she now resides at Somer-
ville.N.J. (IX. Children— Judd.) 1. Charles Breck, b. Warsaw,
N.Y., 10th Oct., 1858; m.!5th June, 1881, at Bound Brook, Cora
Windsor (b. 25th April, 1857); residence, Pittsburgh, Pa. (X.
Child— Judd.) 1. Charles Windsor, b. Bound Brook, 27th July,
1883.
2. Jessie Breck, b. Warsaw, 1st June, 1862; d.31st March, 1864.
2. Isabella Mary, b. Angelica, N. Y., 27th March, 1835; m. 23d
Sept., 1856, at Warsaw, Timothy Dwight Yaill, (b. Brimfield,
Mass., 11th May, 1817,) who d. at Bound Brook, 13th Jan., 1883 ;
she resides at Bound Brook.
IX. Children. (Vaill.)
1. Mary Breck, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 15th June, 1858; m. 15thNov.,
1882, at Bound Brook, Daniel Talmadge (b. Brooklyn, 27th
J*une, 1846); they reside in New York. (X. Children— Tal-
madge.) 1. Rockwell Dwight, b. Brooklyn, 3d Dec, 1883.
2. Anna Isabella, b. Brooklyn, 25th Oct., 1861; m. 12th Oct.,
1887, at Bound Brook, George La Monte; reside Bound Brook.
3. Edward Breck, b. Bound Brook, 15th Jan., 1867, residesN.Y.
3. Augusta, b. Aurora, N.Y., 17th Jan., 1837; d. Warsaw, 8th0ct.r
1842.
1702
1703
1704.
1705.
1706.
1707.
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1708. 4. Edward Yales, [2040], b. Warsaw, N. Y., 31st May, 1S49; a
law3fer at Pittsburgh, Pa.
1709. 5. Elizabeth Grace, b. Warsaw, 9th Aug., 1851; m. 15th May,
1873, at Bound Brook, Dr. Gustav Treskatis (b. Koenigsburg,
Russia, 19th Jan., 1842); they reside at Cleveland, Ohio. (IX.
Children — Treskatis.) 1. Chesney, b. New York, 10th June,
1874. 2. Helen, b. Bridgewater, Pa., 4th March, 1877.
1720. VII. George Wainwright Breck, [1173], b. 20th
Aug., 1809; m. MarciaDunlop, 19th Oct., 1841; a gentleman
of high character and blameless life ; was marshal and sheriff
in Steuben County, N. Y.; he d. at Bath, N. Y., ; she d.
at same place in 1849.
VIII. Children.
1721. 1. George Dunlop, b. 9th Nov., 1843 ; d. at the age of 19, at Har-
rison's Landing, 7th July, 1862, while serving his country.
1722. 2. Samuel Allen, b. 25th July, 1846 ; resident of Bath, N. Y.
1723. 3. Thomas Marshall, b. , 1848; resident of Bath, N. Y.
1730. VII. Samuel Perry Breck, [1201], b. 18th March,
1817; m. Mary R. Baldwin, at Palmyra, N. Y., 19th Sept.,
1839 ; for many years a merchant in New York City ; d. at
Greenfield, Mass., 29th July, 1880, where she now (1889)
resides with her daughter.
VIII. Children.
1731. 1. George CuYLER,b.l9th Sept., 1840; educated at Rev. Dr. Benja-
min D wight's Classical School, Brooklyn, N.Y.; a man of talent;
entered the army of the U.S. during the War of the Rebellion, and
served four )rears with N. Y. Artillery ; was mustered out at end
of war as Captain Battery B., 3d N. Y. Light Artillery; highly
recommended for the Regular Army ; d. at New York City, 12th
Oct., 1869; no descendants.
1732. 2. Charles Alrert, [2050], b.3d May, 1842; residence, New York
City.
1733. 3. Ella Mary, b. 15th March, 1844; residence with her mother at
Greenfield, Mass. The writer acknowledges the very friendly and
important assistance he has received from this daughter in his
genealogical work.
1740. VII. William Gilman Breck, [1202], b. 14th Nov.,
1818; m.MaryVanDeventer,at PennYan, N. Y., 20th Sept.,
1843; educated at Oberlin College ; studied at Havard Medi-
cal School from which he received his degree of M. D.; a very
prominent physician and surgeon for forty years at Spring-
field, Mass.; under Governor Andrew, Dr. Breck filled im-
portant positions with the Union Army, being present at
DORCHESTER BRANCH
101
DR. WILLIAM G. BRECK.
the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Antietam, second Bull
Run, and Gettysburg; he also accomplished much valuable
service as consulting surgeon, etc.; he d. suddenly at Chicopee,
Mass., where he was
visiting a patient, 22d
Jan., 1889. See Appen-
dix.
VIII. Children.
1741. 1. Theodore Frel-
INGHUYSEX, [2060]
b. 29th July, 1844,
a physician at
Springfield, Mass-
achusetts.
1750. VII. Joseph
BowenBreck, [1203],
b.27th Jan. ,1821; grad-
uated at Dartmouth
College, New Hamp-
shire, where he re-
ceived a degree of M.D.;
m. ; d. at Elmira, N. Y., 18th March, 1855.
VIII. Children.
1751. 1. William Davidson, d. young in Vermont; no descendants.
1760. VII. Edward Ruthven Breck, [1204], b. 3d May,
1823; m. Sarah E. Howell, of Rushville, N. Y., 14th May,
1845; (she b. 7th April, 1824); he d. 25th Nov., 1845, at
Ovid, N. Y.
VIII. Children.
1761. 1. Edward R., [2070], b. 25th March, 1846, at Rushville, Yates
County, N. Y.; d. 3d April, 1885.
1770. VII. Aaron Breck, [1213], b. 12th Oct., 1820, at
Northampton, Mass.; m. Elizabeth Starkweather, (b. 1st
Jan., 1832, at Northampton,) in Northampton, 22d Oct.,
1856 ; educated and lived in Northampton. Mass.; a farmer;
Aaron was known and esteemed for his firm Christian
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principles and consistent religious life; removed to Lawrence,
Kansas, in 1850, where he d. 14th May, 1886 ; being then a
deacon of the Union Congregational Church, Kanwaka
Township.
VIII. Children.
1. Grace Axmira, b. , 1857; d. 7th April, 1866.
2. Susan jtiubbard, b. 26th Dec, 1859.
3. Alfred Starkwather, b. 30th June, 1863.
1771.
1772.
1773.
1774.
1775.
4. Aaron, b. 22d Sept., 1867.
5. Louis Merrick, b. 15tli Feb., 1870.
1780. VII. Orson Allen Breck, [1223], b. Roxbury,
Delaware County, New York, 24th Feb., 1830 ; educated at
Maculan Academy, Wayne County, New York ; removed to
Waverly, Van Buren County Michigan, 1852; m. Ermina
M. Rogers, (b. 30th Oct., 1828, in Oswego County, New
York,) 23d March, 1854, at Waverly, Van Buren County,
Michigan; formerly a
farmer ; now resides at
Paw Paw, Mich.
VIII. Children.
1781. 1. George Ellis,
[2080J, b. 22d Sept., 1856,
at Glen dale, Van Buren
County, Mich.; now, 1888,
resides at Paw Paw, Mich.
1782. 2. Florence Isa-
dore, b. 11th Nov., 1858, at
Glendale, Mich.; educated at
Michigan State Normal
School at Ypsilanti; m. at
Glendale, Albert E. Bulson,
M. D., 11th Dec, 1878; (he
b. 19th Aug., 1847, at Roch-
ester, N. Y.); they reside at
Brodhead, Green County,
Wis.
IX. Children. (Bulson.)
1783. 1. Flossie Amabel, b. 17th Aug.; 1881.
1784. 2. Glen Allen, b. 14th Jan., 1883.
ORSON ALLEN BRECK.
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1785. 3. John Irwin, b. 8th Oct., 1860, at Glendale, Mich.; graduated,
B.S., Michigan Agricultural College; attorne}- at law, Paw Paw,
Mich., and circuit court commissioner; at this time, 1889, un-
married.
1786. 4. Fannie Adele, b. 19th June, 1863, at Glendale; m. at Monroe,
Wis., 20th Jan., 1881, Lamont C. Lumbard (b. 11th Jan., 1860,
at Marengo, 111. ); they reside at Marengo, 111.
IX. Children. (Lumbard.)
1787. 1. Breck Belmont, b. 31st Jan., 1SS5, at Marengo, 111.
1788. 2. Richard Foster, b. 27th Jan., 18S7, at Gravel Lake, Mich.
1789. 5. Harley Rogers, b. 18th April, 1870, at Glendale, Mich; resides
at Paw Paw, Mich., 1889, where he is a law clerk and shorthand
writer.
1800. VIII. Edward Breck, [1238], b. at Thomaston,
Knox County, Maine, 13th Jan., 1819; m. Mary Helen
Dearborn, (b. in Vassalborough, Kennebec County, Maine,
— Aug., 1830,) 11th July, 1847; she d. 27th Jan., 1849; m.
for second wife Sarah E. Mayfield, (b. in China, Maine, 21st
Sept., 1830,) 23d March, 1851; a pump manufacturer and
carpenter at North Vassalborough, Maine; much respected
in the community where he lives ; an honorable man in word
and work ; a great reader, much interested in the affairs of
the day, and charitable to those in trouble.
IX. Children, by First Wife.
1801. 1. George Edward Dearborn, b. in Vassalborough, Me., 27th May,
1848; now, 18S9, living at North Vassalborough, Me.
By Second Wife.
1802. 2. Charles Henry, b. China, Me., 22d Jan., 1852; d. 1861
1803. 3. Daughter, d. in infancy.
1804. 4. Thomas Arnold, b. at Vassalborough, Me., 22d Oct., 1S65 ; now,
18S9, unmarried; residence Oakland, Me.
1810. VIII. William Dean Breck, [1253], b. 31st Aug.,
1825; m. Mary Keay, 25th Sept., 1851; she d. 25th Feb.,
1854; m. for second wife Emily Brown, 18th Sept., 1855,
who d. — March, 1856, without issue; m. for third wife
Martha Weymouth, 20th April, 1857 ; resides at Rockland,
Maine.
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IX. Children, by First Wife.
1811. 1. William Otis, [2090], b. 17th July, 1853 ; resides at Upper Bed-
ford, Province Quebec, Canada.
1812. 2. Mary Elizabeth, b. 3d Jan., 1854; m. Thomas Franklin Stinch-
field, 15th Jan., 1875, at Clinton, Me., where they now (1889)
reside.
X. Children. (Stinchfield.)
1813. 1. Susie S., b. 25th May, 1876.
1814. 2. Mattie Mary, b. 17th July, 1878.
1815. 3. Thomas Billings, b. 31st March, 1880.
1816. 4. Roger Franklin, b. 22d Nov., 1881.
1817. 5. Helen Margaret, b. 20th Jan., 1884.
1818. 6. Ruth Lottie, b. 10th June, 1885.
1819. 7. Belle Mabel, b. 5th Oct., 18S6.
By Third Wife.
1821. 3. James L., b. 1st May, 1858 ; unmarried ; resides at Rockland, Me.
1830. VIII. Joseph Berry Breck, [1255], b. 12th July,
1828; m. Fredonia Gaston; she d. ; m. for second wife
Ellen Francis Newell; a shipmaster ; was an officer in U. S.
Navy during the Rebellion, and d. as lieutenant commander
1865. His widow m. for second husband Frederick W. Rice,
[1243], who d. 17th Feb., 1885; she resides with her son
John L. in Paris, France. See Appendix.
IX. Children, by Second Wife.
1831. 1 and 2. Twin Daughters, d. in infancy.
1832. 3. John Leslie, b. at sea, 10th April, 1860; an artist; now resides
in Paris, France.
1833. 4. Edward, b. at San Francisco, 31st July, 1861 ; a Doctor of
Philosophy, magna cum laude, University of Leipsic, Germany,
1887; is preparing for a literarj' career; in. at Prague, 31st Aug.,
1889, Antonie Wagner; now traveling in Europe.
1840. VIII. Henry E. C. Breck, [1264], b. , 1832;
m. Anna French; he d. 1859.
IX. Children.
1841. 1. Frederic, [2100], resides at Pawtucket, R. I.
1850. VIII. Charles Edward Breck, [1271], b. Leo-
minster, Mass., about 1821; went to California in 1849;
m. ; now resides in California.
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IX. Children.
1851. 1. Frank F., resides in California.
1860. VIII. William Peters Breck, [1285], b. in New
York City, 30th Nov., 1833; m. Matilda W. Warde, of
Newark, New Jersey, (b. 1838,) 12th Oct., 1859; in business
at New York as a sugar refiner, and for a few years preceding
his death as a publisher; residence in Brooklyn, New York,
for last twenty-five years ; d. in Brooklyn, 16th March, 1886 ;
his widow resides in same place, 83 Bedford avenue; "An
upright, sincere follower of Christ now entered into his rest."
IX. Children.
1861. 1. Helen M.
1862. 2. Carrie W., d. 1872.
1863. 3. Lizzie G., d. 1S69.
1864. 4. WilliamBenjamin.d. 29th March, 1870; in 1887, at the Brooklyn
Polytechnic and Collegiate Institute.
1870. VIII. Charles Henry Bass Breck, [1291], b.Pep-
perell, Mass., 23d Aug., 1820; m. at Brighton, Mass., 19th
Sept., 1848, Frances Augusta Brown; she d. 18th March,
1871 ; m. for second wife Mary Agnes Murphy, at Brighton,
6th Nov., 1876; residence, Newton, Mass.; now, 1889, senior
member of the firm of Joseph Breck & Sons, 51, 52 and 53
north Market street, Boston, agricultural warehouse and
seed store. IX. children.
1871. 1. Charles Henry, [2110], b. 8th July, 1850 ; one of the firm of
Joseph Breck & Sons, Boston.
1872. 2. Joseph Francis, [2120], b. 4th June, 1857; a member of the
firm of Joseph Breck & Sons.
1873. 3. Frances Elizabeth, b. 9th Nov., 1859, at Brighton, Mass.; m.
Willard Gilman Brackett, of Newton, Mass., 7th Oct., 1884; their
residence in 1S89 is Boston.
X. Children. (Brackett.)
1874. 1. Caroline Russell, b. 3d June, 1S86.
1875. 2. Charles Henry Breck, b. 24th Jan., 1888.
1880. VIII. Charles Edward Cushing Breck, [1335],
b. 8th May, 1834, at Milton, Mass.; m. Mary S. Stone, of
Watertown, 1st Dec, 1857; now of the firm of Whitman &
Breck, surveyors; 85 Devonshire street, Boston, Mass.; resi-
dence, "The Butternuts," Milton.
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IX. Children.
1881. 1. Alice Cushing, b. 7th Nov., 1860.
1882. 2. Sarah Vose, b. 3d Jan., 1863.
1883. 3. Mary Adams, b. 28th Nov., 1867.
1890. VIII. George Foster Breck, [1364], b. at Carroll,
Fairfield Count}', Ohio, 25th July, 1850; a farmer; m. at
Neville Island, Alleghany County, Pa., 26th Oct., 1876,
Margaret M. Fleeson, (b. 17th March, 1852, on Neville
Island, near Pittsburg, Pa.,) dau. of Thomas P. Fleeson, of
New Brighton, Pa.; in 1873 removed to the vicinity of Repub-
lican City, Harlan County, Neb., where he now lives on a
farm.
IX. Children.
1891. 1. Emma Elizabeth, b. 2d Sept., 1877, in Gage County, Nebraska.
1892. 2. Thomas Plunkett, b. 19th Jan., 18S0, in Harlan County, Neb-
raska.
1893. 3. Harry Perciyal, b. 6th Feb., 1882, at Neville Island, Pa.; d. in
infancy.
1894. 4. Charles Frederick Glenn, b. 21st Feb., 1883, in Harlan County,
Nebraska.
1895. 5. Frank Howard, b. 2d June, 1885.
1900. . VIII. Frank Arthur Breck, [1369], b. at Grove
City, Ohio, 21st March, 1860; graduated at Washington
and Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, 1880 ; settled on a fruit
and vine farm in the suburbs of Vineland, New Jersey ; m.
Carrie Elizabeth Ellis, of Vineland, 28th May, 1884; cere-
mony performed by her brother, Rev. Edwin M. Ellis, of
Vineland.
IX. Children.
1901. 1. Grace Marion, b. 5th July, 1885.
1902. 2. Elizabeth, b. 18th July, 1886.
1910. VIII. George Breck, [1421], b. 8th Oct., 1852;
removed to Helena, Montana Territorj^ where he m. Mollie
Anthony, 1881; residence, Helena, where he is an "active,
energetic young man of good promise."
IX. Children.
1911. 1. Edna Jane, b. Helena, M. T., 10th Sept., 1882.
1912. 2. John Thomas, b. Helena, M. T., 5th Feb., 1884.
1913. 3. George Anthony, b. Helena, M. T., 23d July, 1885.
DORCHESTER BRANCH 107
1920. VIII. Charles Gassett Breck, [1434], b. at
Ascutneyville, Vt., 19th Sept., 1852; m. Lizzie W. Betts, of
Bridgeport. Conn., 9th March, 1886; is associated with his
brothers James Hunter Breck and Martin Burr Breck in the
wholesale and retail rubber goods business, in Springfield,
Mass., all being men of active business qualities, commanding
an extensive trade.
1930. VIII. Lloyd Breck, [1523], b. Dexter, New York,
17th March, 1842 ; served in the 28th Wisconsin Volunteers
during the War of the Rebellion ; m. 30th Dec, 1869, Helen
A. Hinckley ; they reside at Antigo, Wis., where he is a farmer,
etc.
IX. Children.
1931. 1. Harriet Burton, b. Wisconsin, — Aug., 1870.
1932. 2. Henrietta Josephine, b. Wisconsin, — Dec, 1872.
1933. 3. Samuel, b. Barrytown, N. Y., 13th Jan., 1879.
1934. 4-. Mary Hinckley, b. Barrytown, N. Y., — Sept., 1882 ; d. 1886.
1940, VIII. George L. Breck, [1531], b. 23d Aug., 1837;
heenteredasa youth the counting house of Ho wland&Aspin-
wall, and after remaining with them a number of years went
into the shipping business with Stephen Merchant under the
firm name of Merchant & Breck ; after dissolution of this
copartnership he became Secretary and Treasurer of the
Mocanaqua Coal Company, one of the largest coal corpora-
tions in the Wyoming region of Pennsylvania; when this
company disposed of their interests he retired from active
business; m. Mary H. Breck, [1564J, 13th Sept., 1882, and
settled at Green Ridge, a suburb of Scranton, Pa., where they
now reside. [See 1981].
1950. VIII. Charles du Pont Breck, [1532], b. at
Wilmington, Del., 18th May, 1840; graduated at Union
College, New York, 1859 ; studied law with Victor Du Pont
at Wilmington ; completed his studies and admitted to the
bar at Scranton, Pa., 1861 ; m. in Brooklyn, N. Y., — April
1869, Mary Duer, (b. New York City, 8th June, 1843,) dau.
of John K. Duer, U. S. N.; was the first comptroller of the
city of Scranton, Pa., (where he resides,) elected by a large
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majority, but declined renomination ; is reputed "an active
earnest, industrious, straightforward business man, "having
passed "a lifetime of
business with honor
and integrity" and
"without a blemish";
one of the staunchest
and most estimable
citizens"; in 1889 is
director in the oldest
bank in Scranton as
well as of several cor-
porations of the town.
IX. Children.
1951. 1. Charles du
Pont, d. in infancy.
1952. 2. Victor, d. in
infancy.
1953. 3, Duer, in the
summer of 1SS9 traveling in
Europe.
1960. VIII. William A. Muhlenberg Breck, [1551], b.
12th July, 1856, at Gull Lake, Minn; educated at St. Augus-
tine College, Benicia, California, and Nashotah Seminary,
Wisconsin ; a clergyman (Episcopal) ; m. Anna Eliza Ackley,
(b. 23d June, I860,) at Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, 13th Dec,
1883 ; settled at Suisun, Solano County, California.
CHARLES DUPONT BRECK, ESQ.
1961.
IX. Children.
1. Evangeline Lardner, b. 26th June, 1885, at Suisun, Cal.
1970. VIII. Charles Renwick Breck, [1552], b. Fari-
bault, Minn., 11th Oct., 1858; educated at Phillips Academy,
Exeter, New Hampshire, and a graduate at Harvard (1883);
employed on Southern Pacific Railroad; m. Henrietta Jane
Stiles (b. in Deposit, N. Y.,) 12th July, 1880; she was the
first graduate of St. Mary's Academy on the Pacific coast,
founded by Rev. Dr. J. Lloyd Breck; they reside in San
Francisco, California.
DORCHESTER BRANCH 109
IX. Children.
1971. 1. James Lloyd, b. in Durango, Col., 3d May, 1882; d. at Benicia,
Cat, 5th Aug., 1883.
1972. 2. Charles Renwick, b. in Berkley, Cal., 17th Sept., 1884.
1973. 3. Phillip Stiles, b. , 1886.
1980. VIII. George William Breck, [1565], b. at Her-
rick, near Towanda, Pa., 12th Oct., 1851 ; m. at Pottstown,
Pa., 13th July, 1882, Helen Mary Shewell ; hed. at Ft. Wayne,
Ind., 28th March, 1883 ; she d. 16th May, 1888, in German-
town, Pa.
IX. Children.
1981. 1. George William, b. at Pottstown, 2Sth June, 18S3; adopted
by George L. Breck and wife, [1910], in 1889.
1990. VIII. Charles Joseph Breck; [1642], b. in Balti.
more, Maryland, 5th Feb., 1837; educated in Baltimore and
New York City; a lawyer; m. 3d Jan., 1864, Francina Tittle
Valentine, (b. 18th April, 1840, in Saratoga County, New
York); now, 1889, in active practice of his profession in New
York City, in partnership with Hon. Delano C. Calvin, ex-
surrogate of New York ; on receiving the news of the firing
on Fort Sumter he went to Washington (April, 1861,) with
the 7th New York Regiment, and continued in the service of
the United States to the end of the war, a portion of the time
as paymaster U. S. Navy.
IX. Children.
1991. 1. Juliet, b. in New York City, 31st May, 1867; resides with her
father, 3-43 west Fifty-sixth street, New York City.
1992. 2. Georgie, b. in New York City, 5th March, 1869.
1993. 3. Charles Joseph, b. in New York City, 18th Oct., 1873.
2000. VIII. Samuel Breck, [1651], b. 25th Feb., 1834,
at Middleborough, Plymouth County, Mass.; entered U. S.
Military Academy at West Point, New York, 1st July, 1851 ;
m. Caroline Juliet Barrett, (b. 18th May, 1832,) dau. of
Samuel and Anne Juliet ( Eddy ) Barrett, at Auburndale,
Massachusetts, 23d Sept., 1857. The following is taken
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from "Cullum's Biographical Register of the Graduates of
the U. S. Military Academy " :
" Military History : — Cadet at the U. S. Military Academy
from 1st July, 1851, to 1st July, 1855, when he was gradu-
ated (class rank 7) and promoted in the army to
Bvt. Second Lieut, of Artillery, 1st July, 1855.
Served in Florida hostilities agains the Seminole Indians,
(Second Lieut. 1st Artillery, 1st July, 1855)
1855-56; in garrison at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina,
1856-7, and Fort Mc-
Henry, Maryland,
1857-59; enroute to
Texas, marching from
Helena, Arkansas, to
Fort Clark, Texas,
1859; in garrison at
Fort Moultrie, South
Carolina, 1859-60 ;
and at the Military
Academy, 1860-61, as
Assistant Professsor of
Geography, History
and Ethics, 24th Sept.,
1860, to 26th April,
1861, and Principal
Assistant Professor of
Geography, History and Ethics, 26th April to 3d Decem-
( First Lieut. 1st Artillery, 11th April, 1861, to 20th Feb., 1862)
ber, 1861. Served against the Rebellion of the Seceding
(Captain, Staff— Assistant Adjutant General, 29th Nov., 1861)
States, 1861-66; as Assistant Adjutant General of Gen. Mc-
Dowell's Division (Army of the Potomac) in the defenses of
Washington, D. C, 9th December, 1S61, to 24th March,
1862; as Assistant Adjutant General of the 1st Army Corps,
24th March, 1862, and of the Department of the Rappahan-
SAMUEL BRECK, U. S. A.
DORCHESTER BRANCH 111
nock, 4th April, to 20th June, 1862, being engaged in the
occupation of Fredericksburg, Virginia, 18th April, 1862,
and Expedition to the Shenandoah Valley to intercept the
{Major, Staff— Additional Aide-de-C amp, 23d May, 1862, to 17th July,
1862. )
retreat of the Rebel forces under Gen. Jackson, May-June,
1862 ; as Assistant in the Adjutant General's office, at Wash-
ington, D.C., from 2d July, 1862, in charge of Rolls, Returns,
( Major, Staff— Assistant Adjutant General, 11th July, 1862)
(Bvt. Lieut. Col. 24th Sept., 1864, for Meritorious and Faithful Services
during- the Rebellion)
(Bvt. Colonel, 13th March, 1865, for Diligent, Faithful and Meritorious
Services in the Adjutant GeneraVs Department During the Rebellion)
( Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. Army, 13th March, 1865, for Diligent, Faithful and
Meritorious Services in the Adjutant General's Department
during the Rebellion.)
Books, Blanks and business pertaining to the enlisted men
of the Regular and Volunteer Forces, and of the records of
discontinued commands and the preparation and publication
of the 'Volunteer Army Register.' "
Since 1870, served in California, New York, Washington,
D. C, Minnesota, and since 1885 at Headquarters Depart-
ment of the Platte, Omaha, Nebraska; appointed Lieut.
Colonel Asst. Adjutant General, 28th Feb., 1887.
IX. Children.
2001. 1. Amelia, b. 25th Aug. 1860, at Fort Moultrie, S. C; d. in infancy.
2002. 2. Samuel, [2130], b. 8th Aug., 1862, at Washington, D.C; a prac-
ticing physician in Boston, Mass.
2010. VIII. Joseph Breck, [1658], b. 3d May, 1858, at
Bridgewater, Mass.; educated in the State Normal School
at that place ; removed to Texas in 1882, and bought a place
near Austin, Texas, on which he built a home; m. Etta M.
Pitts, of Moline, 111., 22d Jan., 1885; a farmer and fruit
raiser.
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IX. Children.
2011. 1. Richard Edward, b. Austin, Texas, 14th Oct., 18S6 ; d. 30th Oct.,
1886.
2012. 2. Samuel, b. 10th Nov., 1S87, at Austin, Texas; d. at the same
place 7th June, 1888.
2020. VIII. Joseph Hunt Breck, [1671], b. Brecksville,
Ohio, 23d June, 1831; m. 18th Jan., 1859, Harriett Maria
Brooks, o'f Carlisle, Loraine County, Ohio, (b. 23d April,
1832) ; a prosperous, practical dairyman and farmer, at
Newburgh, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
IX. Children.
2021. 1. George Dwight, b. 5th Dec, 1859; in business in Cleveland,
Ohio ; unmarried in 1886.
2022. 2. Theodore Brooks, b. 3d March, 1862; in 1886, studying
medicine; unmarried in
1886.
2023. 3. William Mer-
iam, b. 14th April, 1866; still
a student in 1886.
2024. 4. Mary Louise, b.
18th Sept., 1868.
2030. VIII. Edward
King Breck, [1681],
b. Huntsburgh, Ohio,
1834; m. Mary Louisa
Oakes, (b.1843) 1866;
resident of Brecksville,
Ohio ; a druggist and
farmer; d. at Brecks-
ville, Ohio, 15th Aug.,
1876, aged 42 years ;
she d. 8th Dec, 1876.
IX. Children.
2031. 1. Theodore, b. 1st Dec, 1866; a graduate of Oberlin College, Ohio.
2032. 2. Alice, b. 1st Jan., 1870 ; d. 6th Nov., 1876.
' if
THEODORE BRECK, [2031].
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113
2040. VIII. Edward Yales Breck, [1708], b. 31st May,
1849, at Warsaw,
New York; m. 28th
May, 1873, at Mc
Keesport, Pa., Ada
Barclay, (b. Youngs-
town, Ohio, 15th Oct.,
1851); residence, Pitts-
burgh, Pa., where he is
a prominent lawyer ;
wife d. .
IX. Children.
2041. 1. Edward Allen, b.
Alleghany City,
Pa., 30th March,
1874.
2042. 2. Edith, b. Allegha-
ny City, Pa., 10th
June, 1875.
EDWARD YALES ERECK, ESQ.
2050. VIII. Charles Albert Breck, [1732], b. 3d May,
1842 ; educated at Dr. Dw;ght's Classical School, Brooklyn,
New York ; a member of 13th Regiment, N. Y. S. M., (Co. G.,)
Brooklyn, during the Rebellion; also emplo}red as clerk in
Quartermaster's Department, U. S. A., at Elmira New York;
m. Ida A. Wesley, at New York City, 5th Sept., 1877; resi-
dence at Mt. Vernon, New York; business, 157 and 159
William street, New York City.
IX. Children.
2051. 1. Mary Elizabeth, b. New York, 14th Dec., 1878.
2052. 2. Charles W., b. at New York, 10th June, 1881.
2053. 3. Ida, b. New York, 18th Sept., 1884.
2054. 4. Samuel Perry, b. 11th Sept., 1886.
2060. VIII. Theodore Frelinghuysen Breck, [1741],
b. 29th July, 1844; educated at Williston Seminary, East-
hampton, Mass.; graduated at Harvard College, 1866;
studied medicine in Europe two and one-half years from
114 BRECK GENEALOGY
1869 ; m. Cordelia H. Townsend, 18th April, 1 872, at Boston,
Mass.; during the War of the Rebellion was with the Army
of the U. S. as surgeon at Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia ;
state medical examiner; has a high standing in his profes-
sion of physician and surgeon.
IX. Children.
2061. 1. Helen Townsend, b. at Springfield, Mass., 13th March, 1874.
2062. 2. William Gilman, b. at Springfield, Mass., 22d June, 1877.
2070. VIII. Edward RuthyenBreck, [1761], b. at Rush-
ville, Yates County, New York, 25th March, 1846 ; a druggist
at Rushville for ten years, then removed to Ovid, New York.
and in 1882 to Ithaca, New York; m. Miss Helen Cornelia
Hinds at Ithaca, 19th June, 1883, where he d. 3d April,
1885; his widow is now living near Newfield, Tompkins
County, New York ; Mr. Breck was reputed a "model man"
in the community where he lived.
IX. Children.
2071. 1. Horace Howell, b. 12th March, 1884, at Chenango Forks,
Broome County, New York.
2080. VIII. George Ellis Breck, [1781], b. 22d Sept.,
1856, at Glendale, Mich.; graduate Michigan Agricultural
College, B. S., 1878; studied law there; attorney at law,
Paw Paw, Michigan; m. 8th June, 1882, Amabel McCarger,
at Lansing, Michigan; (she b. 31st Dec, 1860).
IX. Children.
2081. 1. Margaret H., b. 10th Feb., 1888.
2090. IX. William Otis Breck, [1811,] b. 17th July,
1853 ; m. Anna Eliza Toof, of St. Armand, Canada, 25th
Aug., 1881; residence in 1887, Upper Bedford, Province of
Quebec, Canada.
X. Children.
2091. 1. Mary Alice, b. 12th April, 1885.
2100. IX. Frederick Breck, [1841], b. ; m.
; resides at Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
DORCHESTER BRANCH 115
X. Children.
2101. 1.
2102. 2.
2110. IX. Charles Henry Breck, [1871], b. 8th July,
1850 ; m. 12th Dec, 1883, Marion Agnes Adams, at Newton,
Mass.; residence, Boston; one of the firm of Joseph Breck &
Sons, 51, 52 and 53, north Market street, Boston, Mass.
X. Children.
2111. 1. Frances Elizabeth, b. 2d Nov., 1884.
2112. 2. Charles Henry, b. 11th March, 1887.
2120. IX. Joseph Francis Breck, [1872], b. 4th June,
1857; m. 8th Feb., 1883, at Brighton, Annie H. Wilde; resi-
dence Boston, Mass.; one of the firm of Joseph Breck & Sons,
51, 52 and 53 north Market street, Boston, Mass.
X. Children.
2121. 1. Joseph Francis, b. 3d Feb., 1885. -i ', ft *-<f
2130. IX. Samuel Breck, [2002], b. 8th Aug., 1862, at
Washington, D. C; graduated, B. S., at Columbian Univers-
ity^. C, 1881, and M.D.,at the Medical School of Harvard
University, in Boston, 30th June, 1886 ; located in Boston,
Mass.; m. at West Newton, Mass., 8th Jan., 1889, Louisa
Maria Eddy, (b. Fall River, Mass., 20th Dec, 1863,) dau.
of Caleb Frank and Georgianna (Winslow) Eddy, of West
Newton; in her married name she drops from her maiden
name Maria, but not Eddy ; they reside in Boston, where he
is a practicing physician, with Dr. Orlando W. Doe, who is
one of the leading physicians of Boston, at 150 Common-
wealth avenue.
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DORCHESTER BRANCH 121
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DORCHESTER BRANCH 125
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BRECK GENEALOGY
PART SECOND
SHERBORN BRANCH.
3000. I. Thomas Breck, [2,] b. probably in Lancaster
County, England, about 1600; m. in England
; emigrated to Massachusetts about 1650, and
settled in Dorchester, where he d. 3d Aug., 1657; probably
his wife d. in England before his departure as no record of
her can be found in Dorchester, and he may have left children
there in addition to the following, the only one found in
America.
II. Children.
3001. 1. Thomas, [3010], b. in England probably about 1635; d. 3d
April, 1723, at Sherborn, Mass.
3010. II. ThomasBreck, [3001], b.inEngland, probably
about 1635 ; came with his father to Massachusetts 1650 ;
m. at Dorchester, 12th Dec, 1656, Mary Hill, dau. of John
Hill ; in 1658, after the death of his father, removed with his
wife's brother, John Hill, to Sherborn, and settled (first on
the bank of Charles River) on a part of Robert Kaine's grant,
about one-fourth mile north of Bogistow pond ; having
purchased about five hundred acres, they divided it, Hill
taking the north part and two acres for a house lot, south
of what was Thomas Breck's lane in 1856, bounded by the
present highway on the east, and by Breck on all other sides,
where Hill built a second house ; Mr. Breck d. 3d April, 1723 ;
his widow d. 15th Aug., 1726.
130 BRECK GENEALOGY
III. Children.
3011. 1. Mary, b. 17th Oct., 1657, at Dorchester, Mass.; d. — Dec, 1657,
in Dorchester.
3012. 2. Susanna, b. 10th Sept., 1663; d. 25th Aug., 1664; recorded at
Medfield.
3013. 3. Susanna, b. 10th May, 1667; d. "fyAj*-t- /)*</ 7* £*&" &<fyrZ'j
3014. 4. John, [3020], b. 4th March, 1671 ; d. .
3015. 5. Bethiah, b. 20th Dee., 1673 ; d. .
3016. 6. Nathaniel, (twin), b. 1st March, 1682; d. .
3017. 7. Samuel, (twin), b. 1st March, 16S2; d. .
3020. III. John Breck, [3014], b. at Sherborn, Mass.,
4th March, 1671; inherited the farm owned by his father;
m. 9th March, 1697, Mehetabel Morse, dau. of Captain
Joseph Morse, of Sherborn, and Mehetabel, dau. of Nicholas
Wood ; he d. ; she d. .
IV. Children.
3021. 1. Mehetabel, b. at Sherborn, Mass., 10th Oct., 1698; m. William
Leland, of Sherborn ; d. .
3022. 2. Jonas, [3030], b. 9th March, 1700; d. 13th June, 1775.
3023. 3. Abigail, b. 19th April; d. 3d March, 1775.
3024. 4. Keziah, b. 14th Dec, 1715 ; d. .
3025. 5. Elijah, [3040], b. 22d June, 1718; d. 11th Feb., 1791.
3030. IV. Jonas Breck, [3022], b. at Sherborn, 9th March,
1700; inherited the central part of the Breck farm in Sher-
born; m. 18th Feb., 1734-5, Mary Daniel, ofNeedham, who
d. 1788, aged 85; he d. 13th June, 1775.
V. Children.
3031. 1. John [3060], b. 1st Dec, 1735; d. 18th March, 1824.
3032. 2. Mehetabel, b. 20th July, 1737; d. 30th Aug., 1812; unmarried.
3033. 3. Jonas, b. 19th June, 1739 ; d. young.
3034. 4. Joseph, [3090], b. 28th May, 1741 ; d. 28th June, 1820.
3035. 5. Mary, b. 31st Aug., 1743 ; d. 14th March, 1744.
3036. 6. Daniel, b. 22d Feb., 1744-5 ; d, .
3037. 7. Thomas, [3110], b. 28th Feb., 1747-8; d. .
3040. IV. Elijah Breck, [3025], b. 22d June, 1718;
settled on the east side of the Breck farm, where John Ware
resided in 1856; m. Sarah Hill, (b. 27th May, 1728); he d.
11th Feb., 1791; she d. 19th Nov., 1806.
SHERBORN BRANCH 131
V. Children.
3041. 1. Elijah, [3120], b. 20th July, 1753; d. 11th Feb., probably about
1795, accidentally.
3042. 2. Jonathan, b. 1st Dec, 1754; resided on the homestead, but d. in
Medfield, Mass., .
3043. 3. Keziah, b. 14th Jan., 1757; m. Jessie Hill; their descendant,
Edwin Hill, now lives in Gardner, Mass.
3044. 4. Daniel, [3130], (twin), b.l2th May, 1758; d. inSherborn about
1S38.
3045. 5. Jonas, [3210], (twin), b. 12th May, 1758; d. 1822; spelled his
name " Brick."
3046. 6. Abigail, b. 23d April, 1761; m. Reuben Crimpton, of Croydon,
N. H.; she d. ; he d. .
3047. 7. Luther, [3240], b. 27th March, 1763; d. .
3048. 8. Calvin, b. 13th Dec, 1765 ; d. .
3049. 9. Jonathan, [3250], b. 13th Dec, 1767 ; d. .
3051. 10. Enoch, (twin), b. 6th Feb., 1770 ; d. .
3052. 11. Benoni, (twin), b. 6th Feb., 1770; d. .
3060. V. John Breck, [3031], b. Sherborn, Mass., 1st
Dec, 1735; m. about 1758 Mary Hill, of Medfield, Mass;
settled on the west part of the Breck farm, three-fourths of
a mile southwest of the straits ; she d. 5th Feb., 1823, aged
82; he d. in Sterling, Mass., 18th March, 1824; he joined
the minute-men in the battle at Lexington.
VI. Children.
3061. 1. Joshua, b. 13th April, 1759 ; d. 26th Feb., 1762.
3062. 2. John, [3260], b. 1st Jan., 1761 ; d. , near Barre, Mass.
3063. 3. Nathan, [3270], b. 31st July, 1763 ; d. 1st April, 1857.
3064. 4. Mary, b. 29th Oct.. 1765 ; m. Abijah Wedge, of Milford, Mass.,
1790 ; she d. in Sterling, Mass., 3d April, 1857 ; he d. .
VII. Children. (Wedge.)
3065. 1. Lothrop, b. 25th Sept., 1795; m. Elizabeth Merriam, of
Sterling, Mass., about 1825 ; he was accidentally drowned at
Waterville Falls, 14th Aug., 1833.
VIII. Children. (Wedge.)
3066. 1. Daniel Kendall, d. 24th May, 1826.
3067. 2. Mary Elizabeth, b. 23d March, 1828 ; m. George Whitney ,
of Ashburnham, Mass., 24th Nov., 1850 ; he d. 14th June,
1858 ; no issue; she (1889) living in Medford, Mass.
3068. 3. Oliver B., b. 27th Dec, 1829 ; in 1889 living in Medford,.
Mass.
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BRECK GENEALOGY
3069. 4. Charlotte Stone, b. 26th Oct., 1831 ; m. Loammi Robin-
son, of Livermore, Me.; in 1889 living in Medford, Mass.
IX. Children. (Robinson.)
3071. 1. Edward, m. Ellen Dargin, of Medford.
X. Children. (Robinson.)
3072. 1. Mabel.
3073. 2. Ella, m. Melvin Gardner, of Medford.
X. Children. (Gardner.)
3074. 1. Lottie. 2. Melvin.
3075. 3. Irving. 4. Inez.
3076. 5. Harriet Leland, b. 26th Oct., 1833; in 1887 living in
Medford, Mass.
3077. 2. Mary, b. 4th July, 1799; m. Horace Kendall, of Sterling,
Mass.; d. in Cambridge, Mass., 14th Aug., 1876.
VIII. Children. (Kendall.)
3078. 1. John Rreck, b. 4th March, 1828; m. Harriet L. Wedge, in
Boston, 25th Oct., 1857; he d. 30th Aug., 1S72.
IX. Children. (Kendall.)
3079. 1. John Lathrop, d. 9th March, 1862, aged 9 years.
3081. 2. Oliver Moore, b. 25th Dec, 1831; m. Sarah Blood, of
Sterling, Mass., — March, 1855; d. in Weymouth, 8th
Dec, 1862.
IX. Children. (Kendall.)
3082. 1. Ida, b. at Weymouth; m. Clinton Sanders, of Taun-
ton, where he d.
3083. 3. Annie, b. at Weymouth ; m. Charles Buffington, of
Taunton, Mass.; she d. at Taunton.
3084. 5. Miriam, b. 24th Aug., 1766 ; m. William Hart, Union, Me.; d. 4th
Dec, 1866. From the Rockland, Me., Democrat : "Airs. Miriam
Hart, one of the early mothers of Maine, died recently at the
advanced age of over 100 years. She had a distinct remembrance
of the fight at Lexington, and of her father taking his gun and
going out to join the Minute-men. She and her husband were
among the first settlers of Union, Me., and endured all the labors
and privations of pioneer life. Her two children, both over 70
\ears of age followed her to the grave."
VII. Children. (Hart.)
3085. 1. John. 2. Betsey.
3086. 6. Eliab, [3300], b. 13th Sept., 1769; d. 19th March, 1855.
3087. 7. Tabitha, b. 30th Nov., 1773; d. 31st July, 1778.
308S. 8. Anna, b. 9th Feb., 1776 ; d. .
SHERBORN BRANCH 133
3090. V. Joseph Breck, [3034], b. 28th May, 1741;
settled in Medfield, Mass.; m. Mary Fairbanks, of Medfield;
she d. 27th June, 1788 ; m. for second wife, 10th Sept., 1789,
Hannah Plimpton, of Medfield; she d. 25th Jan., 1831; he
d. at Medfield, 28th June, 1820.
VI. Children.
3091. 1. Experience, b. 1775 or 6; m. 7th Jan., 1808, John Harmstead>
son of Martin, of Philadelphia.
VII. Children. (Harmstead.)
3092. 1. Nancy, b. 12th Dec, 1808.
3093. 2. John, b. 31st Jan., 1810.
3094. 3. Mary, b. 10th Aug., 1811.
3095. 4. Joseph Breck, b. 28th June, 1814.
3096. 5. Laura, b. 14th Sept., 1816.
3097. 6. James Lawrence, b. 28th July, 1818.
3098. 2. Comfort, b. Medfield, 13th Aug., 1779; d. 6th Jan., 1807.
3099. 3. Polly, b. Medfield, 24th May, 1782; d. — Dec, 1782.
3101. 4. Joseph, [3310], b. Medfield, 4th Nov., 1783; d.5th March, 1861.
3102. 5. Amasa, [3320], b. Medfield. 20th June, 1788; d. Providence, R. I.,
4th Dec, 1846.
By Second Wife.
3103. 6. Silence, b. Medfield, 16th Aug., 1790 ; d. same date.
3104. 7. Hannah, b. Medfield, 2d May, 1794; m. 13th April, 1825, Dr.
Augustus Plympton, (son of Sjlvanus, of Woburn); he d. 12th
June, 1854; she d. 19th June, 1855.
VII. Children. (Plympton.)
3105. 1. Hannah, b. 13th May, 1826.
3106. 2. Augustus M., b. 14th Sept., 1828.
3107. 3. Eliza Breck, 8th Jan., 1831.
3108. 4. Ellen Lowell, 23d July, 1832.
3109. 5. Georgiana G., b. 19th Dec, 1833.
3110. V. Thomas Breck, [3037], b. 1747-8; m. Mary
Deeth, about 1769 ; he inherited the ancient Breck homestead
in Sherborn, Mass.; he d. ; she d. .
VI. Children.
3111. 1. Rhoda, b. 11th July, 1770; d. young.
3112. 2. Eli, b. 6th April, 1777; m. Abigail Jennings; d without issue.
3113. 3. Betty, b. 13th July, 17S0 ; m. Ira Pratt, of Westford.
3114. 4. Thomas, [3340], b. 1st June, 1790; d. 22d May, 1861.
3115. 5. Mary, b. 11th Feb., 1794; d. young.
3116. 6. Lewis, [3350], b. 20th Nov., 1795 ; d. 29th Nov., 1S33.
134 BRECK GENEALOGY
3120. V. Elijah Breck, [3041], b. 20th July, 1753; m.
Hannah Prentice, 28th May, 1789 ; she d. ; m. for second
wife Mary Pratt, about 1794; he was the last of his race
who inherited the east part of the Breck farm; he d. 11th
Feb., probably about 1795 ; "killed by a plough."
VI. Children.
3121. 1. Alpha, bap. 10th March, 1795 ; d. young.
3130. V. Daniel Breck, [3044], b. 12th May, 1758 ; m.
Patty Learned, dau. of Captain Edward Learned, of Sher-
born, Mass.; he d. in Sherborn about 1838.
VI. Children.
3131. 1. Amy, b. 24th Dec, 1790; m. Leonard Bullard; she d. 19th March,
1867; he d. 11th April, 1S68.
VII. Children. (Bullard.)
3132. 1. Harriet, b. 21st Aug., 1827; d. 11th Oct., 1868.
3133. 2. Leonard, b. 18th March, 1830; d. 19th May, 1833.
3134. 3. Almira, b. 10th Aug., 1833 ; d. 23d Sept., 1833.
3135. 2. Ede, b. 10th June, 1792; m.Capt. John Sanderson, —Jan., 1822;
she lived as a widow at Cambridge, and d. 1868 ; Captain San-
derson sailed away to sea, and was never heard from.
VII. Children. (Sanderson.)
3136. 1. Augusta, b. — Jan., 1823; m. Nathan R. Hill; resided in
Cambridge, Mass.; she d. — April, 1873 ; he d. — Nov. , 1872.
VIII. Children. (Hill.)
3137. 1. Emily, b. ; m. Loveland ; they have one child.
3138. 2. Arthur, b. ; d. . 3. Helen, b. ; d. .
3139. 4. Frederic, b. ■ .
3141. 2. John, b. 1825; d. at sea.
3142. 3. Christopher C, b. 1828; resides in Cambridge, Mass.
3143. 4. Ellen, d. young.
3144. 3. Patty, b. 15th April. 1794 ; m. Donald Smith ; he d. 1848 ; she
d. 1S68; residence, Boston, Mass.
VII. Children. (Smith.)
3145. 1. Margaret, b. 27th Jan., 1823 ; d. October, 1837.
3146. 2. Sophia E., b. 15th Aug., 1825.
3147. 3. William N., b. 26th Aug., 1827 ; d. 5th Oct., 1827.
3148. 4. James R., b. 26th Aug., 1828 ; d. — Feb, 1862.
3149. 5. Donald M., b. 8th May. 1831.
SHERBORN BRANCH 135
3151. 6. William F., b. 30th Oct., 1833; d. 10th Jan., 1884.
3152. 7. John F., b. 13th March, 1836.
3153. 8. Ann, b. 29th May, 1841 ; d. 24th Aug., 1842.
3154. 4. Elijah, [3360], b 2d Feb., 1796 ; d. 3d Sept., 1834.
3155. 5. Lucy, b. 30th July, 1797; m. Eleazer Ware, resided at Sherbcrn,
and after at Leaverett, Mass., where both d.
VII. Children. (Ware.)
3156. 1. Caroline, b. 1820; m. William Dowse; shed. .
VIII. Children. (Dowse.)
3157. 1. Son.
3158. 2. Vorestas, b. 27th April, 1822 ; m. Mary Butler.
VIII. Children. (Ware.)
3159. I.Edgar. 2. Arthur B.
3161. 3. Joseph W. 4. Mary E. B.
3162. 5. Edgar V. 6. Clarence H.
3163. 7. Theodore Leston. 8. Emily Pratt.
3164. 3. Benjamin, b. 24th Jan., 1824 ; m. Elizabeth Capen ; he d. at
Holliston, Mass.
VIII. Children. (Ware )
3165. 1. Caroline, b. ; m. Lindley Stewart ; reside in Hollis-
ton, Mass.
IX, Children. (Stewart.)
3166. 1. Chile.
3167. 2. Anna, b. ; m. George Wilkinson; resides in Holliston,
Mass.
IX. Children. (Wilkinson.)
3168. 1. .
3169. 3. Samuel L., b. 21st June, 1830.
3171. 4. Lucy D., b. 15th June, 1833 ; m. Martin Nash; residence
at Newton Lower Falls, Mass.
3172. 6. Nancy, b. 5th Oct., 1799; m. Captain Curtis Goulding ; resided
at Sherborn, Mass., where both d.
VII. Children. (Goulding.)
3173. 1. Eleazer, b. ; m. Alma Daniels; they reside in South Fra-
mingham, Mass.
3174. 2. Mary, b. ; m. Joseph W. Bullard ; reside in South Fra-
mingham, Mass.
3175. 7. Eliza, b. in Sherborn, Mass., 27th Jan., 1802; m. Deacon Paul
Daniell, of East Medway, (now Millis,) Mass.; he was born at
that place, 7th July, 1789, in the old Daniell homestead ; he d.
15th Feb., 1876; she d. 16th June, 1885.
136
BRECK GENEALOGY
3176.
3177.
3178.
3179.
3181.
3182.
3183.
3184.
3185.
3186.
3187.
31S8.
3189.
3191.
3192.
3193.
3194.
3195.
3196.
3197.
3198.
5199.
3201.
VII. Children. (Daniell.)
1. Pearllee, b. 29th July, 1823 ; m. John Bullard, 21st May,.
1845 ; reside on Daniell's homestead in Millis, Mass.
VIII. Children. (Bullard.)
1. Harriet P., b. 20th Oct., 1846; m. Louis LaCroix, 19th
July, 1881.
2. Louella E , b. 4th Nov., 1849; m. Louis LaCroix, 23d
Dee., 1874.
IX. Children. (LaCroix.)
1. LoisB.
2. Chester.
3. Sewall H., b. 21st March, 1851.
4. Joseph D., b. 16th Sept., 1855; m. Emma Follonsbee,,
13th May, 1878.
2. Martha Learned, b. 20th Dee., 1825; m. William Daniels, 2d
May, 1849; they reside, in 1889, in Millis, Mass.
VIII. Children. (Daniels.)
1. Erwin A., b. 19th Aug., 1850.
2. Frederic M., b. 14th Feb., 1872.
3. Lucy, b. 24th Feb., 1828; d. 2d March, 1832.
4. Eliza, b.2d Feb'., 1831; m. Daniel Rockwood, 8th Nov., 1854;
reside in Medwa}% Mass.
5. Joseph Leonard, b. 1st Aug., 1833; m. Julia B. Allen, 26th
Nov., 1863 ; he is a professor in Olivet College, Olivet, Mich.
VIII. Children. (Daniell.)
1. Mira Allen, b. 30*th Oct., 1866.
2. William Breck, b. 25th Nov., 1868.
6. Elijah Breck, b. 17th Feb., 1836; m.Roxa Boyden, 30th Nov.,
1860; she d. 20th Dec, 1S71 ; he d. 20th Dec, 1881.
VIII. Children. (Daniell.)
1. Jeremiah B., b. 25th May, 1862.
2. Arthur H.,b. 19th Oct., 1865 ; graduate of Olivet College,
Mich.; in 1887, theological student at New Haven, Conn.
3. Charles H. , b. 4th Nov., 1867.
7. Lucy Charlotte, b. 11th Nov., 1841; m. Calvin Bigelow 23d
Dec, 1S74; reside in Boston.
VIII. Children. (Bigelow.)
1. Warren D., b. 20th Nov., 1875.
2. Eliza B., b. Sth Dec, 18S5.
8. Sarah L., b. 13th Feb., 1808; m. Moses Gilmore, of South
borough, Mass.; he d. ; she is living, 1888, in Sherborn,.
Mass.
SHERBORX BRANCH 137
VII. Children. (Gilmore.)
3202. 1. Nelson b. ; m. Geraldine Ward; he d. .
VIII. Children. (Gilmore.)
3203. 1. Sarah Sophia.
3204. 2. George. I
3205. 3. £de.
3206. 2. Sarah Jane, m. McFarland.
VIII. Children. (McFarland.)
3207. 1. Frederick.
3210. V. Jonas Brick, [3045], b. 12th May, 1758; served
through the War of Revolution in the U. S. Army ; m. Judith
Richardson, of Medway, probably about 1783 ; removed
from Sherborn to Westminster, Mass., 1789; the part of
Westminster in which he lived was afterwards "set off" to*
Gardner in northern part of Worcester County ; later he
removed with his son Sdas and dau. Judith to Franklin,
Mass.; his house was half a mile from Medway village, where
he d. in 1822 ; she d. at age of 87 years ; Jonas himself and
most of his descendants spell their name " Brick," following
what seems to have been in some places the pronunciation.
VI. Children.
3211. 1. Silas, [3370], bap. 24th 0ct.,17S4; d. at Franklin, Mass., about
1875 ; spelled his name " Breck."
3212. 2. Asahel, [3390], b. 20th Feb., 1785 ; d. about 1830.
3213. 3. Charlotte, b. Sherborn, 22d Oct., 1786; m. Jonathan Wells; he
d. in Michigan.
VII. Children. (Wells.)
3214. 1. Willard, b. 1806; m. ; d. in Michigan.
3215. 2. Emma, m. Lyman Conant, of Gardner, who d. in Shelburne;
she is living at .
VIII. Children. (Conant.)
1. Caroline, b.lS28 ; m. Baxter Burdwell; living at
3216.
3217.
3218.
3219.
3221.
3
3222.
4
3223.
5
2. Mary Elizabeth; m. Dwight Bartlett; she d.
3. Edward.
4. Theodore, now living .
Charlotte, m. Knowles; she d .
Judith, never married ; d. in Easton, Mass.
5. Sarah, never married; d. — June, 1877, in Indiana.
138 BRECK GENEALOGY
3224. 6. Wealthy, m. Charles Parker, of Hawley, Mass.; he d. ;
m. for second husband Pease, of Easthampton.Mass.;
they are living at .
3225. 7. Elizabeth, m. Seth Church, of Ashfield, Mass., who d. ;
m. for second husband King, of Hawley, Mass.
3226. 4. Sally, b. in Sherborn, bap. 13th July, 1788; never married;
d. in Gardner, Mass.
3227. 5. Enoch, b. 24th June, 1790; never married; d. in Gardner about
1855.
3228. 6. Elijah, [3400], b. 26th April, 1792; d. 27th June, 1866, in
Gardner, Mass.
3229. 7. Jonas, b. 31st July, 1794; d. 19th April, 1795.
323 1. 8. Judith, b. 31st July, 1794 ; never married ; d. in Franklin, Mass.,
about 1885.
3232. 9. Jonas, [3430], b. 10th Oct., 1796; d. .
3240. V. Luther Breck, [3047], b. 27th March, 1763 ;
m. Hannah ; he d. ; she d. .
VI. Children.
3241. 1. Luther, drowned .
3242. 2. Hannah, d. .
3250. V. Jonathan Breck, [3049], b. 13th Dec., 1767;
m. Polly Cleaveland, of Medfield, Mass.; resided at Medfield.
VI. Children.
3251. 1. Reuben, b. at Medfield ; bap. 15th Nov., 1801 ; d. .
3252. 2. Lucinda, b. Medfield, 3d Oct., 1802 ; d. .
3260. VI. John Breck, [3062], b. 1st Jan., 1761; m.
Abigail Cutler, 3d Dec, 1762; he d. in Barre, Mass.; she
d. .
3270. VI. Nathan Breck, [3063], b. Sherborn, Mass.,
31st July, 1763; m.MaryHolbrook, 15th Dec. ,1785; moved
to Lyme, New Hampshire, in 1800, where he was a pros-
perous farmer; she d. ; he m. for second wife
, who d. ; he m. for third wife ,
who survived him; he d. in Lyme, 1st April, 1857.
SHERBORN BRANCH 139
VII. Children.
3271. 1. Anna, b. Sherborn, Mass., . , 1786; m. at Lyme,N.H., 1809,
Col. Thomas Perkins, (b. 13th April, 1785); a hotel keeper and
merchant of Lyme ; he was also town treasurer for 50 y ears,
representative for several years, etc., etc.; he d. 17th Aug., 1870;
she d. .
VIII. Children. (Perkins.)
3272. 1. Martha Conant, b , 1811 ; m. Moses Smith, a farmerof
Lyme, who d. ; she m. for second husband Evans;
she d. 19th Feb., 18S4. No issue.
3273. 2. Anna Breck, b. , 1813 ; m. Peter Swift, merchant ; she d.
in Vermont, 16th Aug., 1870; he d. .
IX. Children. (Swift.)
3274. 1. Luella. 2. Nellie.
3275. 3. Idella. 4. Mary.
8276. 3. Mary Holbrook, b. 31st Aug., 1816; m. 26th June, 1838,
Aurelius Swift, a Congregationalist minister, of Vermont;
he d. ; she d. 5th Nov., 1888; they lived in West Ran-
dolph, Vt.
IX. Children. (Swift.)
3277. 1. Mary P., b. 1st May, 1840.
3278. 2. Martha Ann, b. 31st Dec, 1841.
3279. 3. Sadie T., b. 15th Aug., 1847; m. ; has
two children, Henry and Maria.
3281. 4. William H., b. 9th Aug., 1850.
3282. 5. Catherine, b. 8th June, 1855; d. 15th April, 1867.
3283. 6. Henrietta, b. 1st Oct., 1858.
3284. 4. Sarah, b. , 1820 ; m. Irenius Perkins, of Lyme, N. H.,
and removed to Lakeville, Minn.
3285. 5. Thomas Wright, b. at Lyme, N. H., 1823 ; with his father
in hotel keeping and farming; m. Catherine Mclntyre, of
Manchester, N. H., 26th Dec, 1849; he d. 16th April, 1882.
IX. Children. (Perkins.)
3286. 1. Clara Emma, b. in Lyme, N. H., 2d Sept., 1850 ; m. 10th
Oct., 1879, Charles Duncan, of North Brookfield, and
lives in Alston, Mass.
3287. 2. William Conant, b. in Lynne, N. H., 8th Nov., 1851.
3288. 2. Merinda, b. in Sherborn, , 1789 ; m. Isaac Perkins, a mer-
chant of Lyme; he d. 18th July, 1836, aged 50; she d. , at
Thetford, Vt.
140 BRECK GENEALOGY
VIII. Children. (Perkins.)
3289. 1. Elmira, b. ; m. Rev. , and moved west
as a missionary ; her husband killed by the Indians; she d.
3291. 2. Abram, d. unmarried.
3292. 3. Isaac, d. unmarried.
3293. 4. Jacob, d. unmarried.
3294. 3. Area, [3440], b. Sherborr, Mass., 9th March, 1791; d.at Lyme,
N. H., 10th March, 1845.
3295. 4. Nathan, [3470], b. 13th Feb., 1793; d. 22d Dec, 1S54.
3296. 5. Mercy, b. in Sherborn, Mass., 7th June, 1796 ; d. 3d Feb., 1835.
3297. 6. Marshall Holbrook Hamilton, [3500], b. in Lyme, N. H.,
15th Sept., 1801; d. 28th March, 1880.
3298. 7. Tohn Prelate, [3520], b. in Lyme, N. H., 1805; d. 19th Oct.,
1863.
3299. 8. Melvin Clark, [3530], b. in Lyme, N. H ., 25th June, 1807 ; d.
6th Jan., 1879.
3300. VI. Eliab Breck, [3086], b. 13th Sept., 1769; m.
Polly Cheever, of Wrentham, Mass.; in 1806 removed to
Sterling, Mass., with his parents and sister, Mrs. Alary
Wedge, [3064], and her daughter Mary; he d. 19th March,
1855.
VII. Children.
3301. 1. Elizabeth, b. 26th Aug., 1805 ; d. 12th Oct., 1811.
3302. 2. Sylvia, b. 20th March, 1806; now resides at Sterling, Mass.,
1889. The writer is much indebted to this daughter for assist-
ance in his genealogical wTork.
3303. 3. Charles Cheever, [3540], b. 11th June, 1811; now, 1889,
resides at the homestead in Sterling, Mass.
3304. 4. Amos Ware, [3550], b. 7th March, 1815; in 1889 lives at Ster-
ling, Mass.
3310. VI. Joseph Breck, [3101], b. Medfield, Mass.,
4th Nov., 1783; m. 8th July, 1824, Sally Ware Daniels, of
Medway, Mass.; he d. 5th March, 1861 ; she d. .
VII. Children.
3311. 1. Sarah Daniels, b. 12th May, 1825; m. John W. Perry, 27th
Nov., .1845; they reside in Dedham, Mass.; no children.
3312. 2. Cynthia Ann, b. 1st Nov., 1826; m. 1st May, 1851, Thos. J.
Baker, son of Joel and Abigail H. Baker.
SHERBORN BRANCH 141
VIII. Children. (Baker)
3313. 1. Frederick Joel, b. 28th Dec., 1853.
3314. 2. Edward Thomas, b. 17th Nov., 1855.
3315. 3. Julia Anna, b. 3d March, 1859.
3316. 4. Sarah Breck, b. 29th March, 1861.
3317. 5. Moses Ellis, b. 4th Aug., 1864.
3318. 3. Josephine Maria, b. 6th May, 1830 ; d. unmarried 23d July,
1874, of consumption.
3319. 4. Joseph Lafayette, [3560], b. 14th Feb., 1837; d. 16th Nov., 1879.
3320. VI. Amasa Breck, [3102], b. 20th June, 1788, at
Medfield, Mass.; m. 20th June, 1815, Nancy Hoar, (b. 8th
Jan., 1797, at Bristol, R. I.,) dau. of Benjamin and Pris-
cilla ( Waldron) Hoar, of Bristol, R. I.; he d. at Providence,
R. I., 4th Dec, 1846; she d. at same place 12th Nov., 1867.
See Appendix. ,.TT _
rjr VII. Children.
3321. 1. Ann, b. Bristol, R. I., 25th May, 1816; m. 15th June, 1839, Amos
Warner Young, (b. 1811 or 12); she d. 27th Sept. 1851 ; he d. at
Providence, R. I., 11th Aug., 1868.
VIII. Children. (Young.)
3322. 1. Frank, b. 4th July, 1840; m. Emma Manchester, in Bristol.
(IX. Children. Young.) 1. Walter, b. 26th Feb., 1879, in
Providence.
3323. 2. Frederick A., b. Providence, R. I., 5th Dec, 1S45 ; m. 19th
Dec, 1877, Elizabeth P. Spink, (b. Providence, R. I., 19th
Jan., 1854); he is treasurer of Union Eyelet Co., Providence.
3324. 3. Clara, b. 1st March, 1848; m. Charles E. Viall, 23d Oct.,
1873. (IX. Children. Viall ) Maud, b. 22d Dec, 1874.
3325. 2. Abby, b. Bristol, R. I., 22d Oct., 1817; m.Wm.Neilson, of Dumfries,
Scotland, 27th March, 1845; resides in Boston, Mass.
VIII. Children. (Neilson.)
3326. 1. Laura A., b. 1st Jan., 1846. 2. John, b. 1848 ; d. 1852.
3327. 3. William, b. 1S50 ; d. 1851. 4. Abby, b. 1851 ; d. 1852.
3328. 5. Jennie, b. 30th Oct., 1853. 6. Wm. Amasa, b. 6th June, 1856.
3329. 3. Thomas, [3570], b. Bristol, R. I., 20th Sept., 1819 ; trunk manu-
facturer, No. 33 Main street, Providence, R. I., in 1889.
3331. 4. William, b. Bristol, R. I , 21st Oct., 1821 ; trunk manufacturer,
No. 33 Main street. Providence, R. L, in 1889 ; unmarried.
3332. 5. Catherine, b. Bristol, R. I., 10th March, 1824; m. 30th Sept.,
1847, Charles H. S. Hubbard.
VIII. Children. (Hubbard.)
3333. 1. Charles, b. Providence. R. I., 4th July, 1858; d.6th April, 1865.
3334. 2. Hattie Louise, b. Providence, R. I., 28th July, 1860; d. 18th
Dec, 1860.
142 BRECK GENEALOGY
3335. 6. Mary E., b. Bristol, R. I., 26th Dec, 1829 ; d. 27th March, 1881.
3336. 7. John H., b. Bristol, R. I., 14th March, 1S35 ; d. 25th May, 1837.
3337. 8. Laura, M., b. Bristol, R. I., 28th Feb., 1837; m. 30th Nov., 1887,
Edward C. Masou, of Providence, R. I.
3340. VI. Thomas Breck, [3114], b. 1st June, 1790;
inherited the ancient Breck homestead in Sherborn, Mass.;
m. Pede Sanger; she d. 28th May, 1846; m for second wife
Huldah Jordan, widow, of Wood; he d. 22d May,
1861.
VII. Children, by First Wife.
3341. 1 and 2. Twin Daughters, d. without issue.
3350. VI. Lewis Breck, [3116], b. 20th Nov., 1795; m.
Sally Sanger; he d. 29th Nov., 1833 ; she d. 20th June, 1834.
VII. Children.
3351. 4. Thomas Eugene, b. 19th June, 1831 ; residence, Sherborn, Mass.
3352. 2. Eleanor, Maria, b. 16th July, 1833 ; m. Andrew J. Church, 20th
Nov., 1850 ; he d. 24th Nov., 1885 ; residence, Sherborn, Mass.
VIII. Children. (Church.)
3353. 1. Charles Lewis, b. 18th Nov., 1851 ; m. Ida Leland, 9th June,
1880.
3354. 2. Waldo Eugene, b. 25th June, 1856 ; in 1887 unmarried.
3360. VI. Elijah Breck, [3154], b. 2d Feb., 1796; m.
Sarah A. Burroughs; she d. ; m. for second wife Lucy
Lovejoy; resided at New York; he d. 3d Sept., 1834; his
wridow m. Messer, of Messer's Station village, New
Hampshire, and d. .
VII. Children.
3361. 1. Bartlett, d. young.
3362. 2. Edward, b. ; d. while a }roung man; student at Harvard
College.
3363. 3. Elijah Fuller, [3580], b. 1832; d. — April, 1877.
3370. VI. Silas Breck, [3211], b. in Westminster, Mass.;
bap. 24th Oct., 1784; removed to Franklin, Mass.; m. Annie
Pike, of Franklin; d. in Franklin, about 1875; she d. about
1870.
VII. Children.
3371. 1. Eliza, m. Ephraim Wright, of Gardner Mass.; he d. about 1865;
she is living in Gardner.
SHERBORX BRANCH 143
VIII. Children. (Wright.)
3372. 1. William W., b. 1S30 ; d. 1st May, 18S2 ; unmarried.
3373. 2. Edwin, d. young.
337+. 3. Anna Maria, d. young.
3375. 4. Edwin L., b. ; m. Almira Jackson, of Gardner, Mass.; no
issue.
3376. 5. Charles, b. ; m. Hattie M. Hill, of Gardner; now living
in Gardner, Mass.
IX. Children. (Wright.)
3377. 1. Frank, d. .
337S. 6. Henry, now living in Santa Cruz, Cal.; unmarried.
3379. 7. Ann Eliza, m. Walter Pratt, of Gardner, Mass., where both
now live.
IX. Children. (Pratt.)
3381. 1 . William Henry.
3382. 2. Arthur Wright.
3383. 2. Maria, m. Ezekiel Adams, of Providence, R. I.; both dead. No
issue.
3381. 3. Milly, m. Michael Metcalf, of Franklin, Mass.
VIII. Children. (Metcalf.)
33S5. 1. Edward, settled in the west.
3386. 2. Hattie, m. ; living .
3387. 4. Ann, never married ; d. in Franklin, Mass., about 1880.
3390. VI. Asahel Brick, [3212], b. Sherborn, Mass.,
20th Feb., 1785 ; m. Betsy Snow, who d. ; m. for second
wife Mrs. Betsy Carpenter ; he d. in Gardner, Mass., suddenly,
about 1830. ,.TT „
\ II. Children.
3391. 1. Asahel Augustus, [3590], b. 14th July, 1812; dropped the name
Asahel when he reached manhood ; d. Augusta, Me.
3392. 2. Ephraim Sumner, [3600], b.1814; changed his name to Sumner
Snow when he reached manhood ; residence, Levant, Me.
3393. 3. Susan Sawyer, b. 8th May, 1816 ; d. 1st Oct., 1826.
3394. 4. Jonas R., b. 4th July, 1818 ; d. 11th Aue., 1821.
3395. 5. Jerome Snow, [3610], b. 3d Nov., 1820; d. in Gardner, Mass.,
about 1880.
By Second Wife.
3396. 6. Betsy Jane, b. probably about 1S28; m. Paul West Allen, M.D.,
of Fall River, Mass., where she is living; she writes her name
Jane E.
VIII. Children. (Allen.)
3397. 1. William.
3398. 2. Charles.
3399. 3. Mary.
144 BRECK GENEALOGY
3400. VI. Elijah Brick, [3228], b. Gardner, Mass.,
26th April, 1792; m. Sarah Comee, (b. 12th Feb., 1793,)
11th Aug., 1814, in Gardner, Mass.; was one of the earliest
manufacturers of chairs in Gardner, Mass., now one of the
industries for which the town is noted; he d. 27th June,
1866; she d. 29th June, 1877.
VII. Children.
3401. 1. Alfred Harrison, [3620], b. 26th June, 1815; now resides at
Winchendon, Alass.
3402. 2. David Comee, [3630], b. 8th March, 1817; now resides at Green-
ville, N. H.
3403. 3. Mary, (twin), b. 18th May, 1821 ; d. 9th Jan., 1825.
3404. 4. Maria, (twin), b. 18th May, 1821 ; m. Amos B. Minott; she d.
3d Dec., 1854; residence South Gardner, Mass.
VIII. Children. (Minott.)
3405. 1. Edwin Mills, b. ; in 1888 living at Red Bluff, Cat, un-
married ; served in 25th Alass., Vols., through the rebellion.
3406. 2. Ellen Maria, b. ; living in Fitchburg, Mass.
3407. 3. William Henry, b. ; d. in Brandon, Vt., about 1880; un-
married.
3408. 4. Sarah, b. ; m. Charles Warren ; she d. in Worcester, M ass.;
he d. at Brandon, Vt.
IX. Children. (Warren.)
3409. 1. Ethel L., b. in Worcester, Mass.; living in Fairhaven,
Mass.
3411. 2. Arthur M., b. Springfield, Vt.; resides in Leicester, Mass.
3412. 3. Everett, b. in Springfield, Vt.; now living .
3413. 4. Ida, living .
3414. 5. Frank, b. ; m. Phoebe Peirce; resides in South Gardner,
Mass.
IX. Children. (Minott. )
3415. 1. Ina. 2. Edith
3416. 3. Allen Brick. 4. Henry William.
3417. 5. Blanche Maria.
3418. 5. Eliza, b. 25th Feb., 1823; d. 2d Aug., 1824.
3419. 6. Sarah, b. 24th July, 1826, in Gardner, Mass.; m. A. Allen Bent,
of Boston, Alass., (b. 29th Jan., 1S23, at FitzWilliam, N. H.,) in
Gardner, Mass., 1st Nov., 1848, where the}- resided; the family
moved to Boston, 1st April, 1S69, where they now(lS88) reside,
22 William street, Roxbury district.
SHERBORN BRANCH 145
VIII. Children. (Bent.)
3421. 1. Alice Maria, b. Gardner, Mass., 21st May, 1857; d. at same
place 26th March, 1863.
3422. 2. Allen Herbert, b. 5th June, 1867; now resides in Boston,
Mass., 22 William street, Roxbury district.
3423. 7. Mary. b. in Gardner, Mass., 26th June, 1829; m. 18th June,
1860, Charles E.Poole, of Fitchburg, Mass., (b. in South Bridge-
water, Mass.); he d. ; she now resides 45 Forest street,
Fitchburg, Mass.
VIII. Children. (Poole.)
3424. 1. Mary Josephine, b. Orange, Mass., 14th July, 1862; d. in
Gardner, Mass., 1st Sept., 1S62.
3425. 2. Edward Garland, b. Gardner, Mass., 26th Aug., 1864; now
resides with his mother; a machinist.
3426. 8. Walter, [3640], b. 17th Jan., 1834; now (1889) resides at
Charlotte, N. C.
3430. VI. Jonas Brick, [3232], b. 10th Oct., 1796; m.
Miss Esther Whitney, of Gardner, Mass., ; removed to
Rochester; he d. ; she d. .
VII. Children.
3431. 1. Mary.
3432. 2. Ann.
3433. 3. Esther.
3440. VII. ArbaBreck, [3294], b. Sherborn, Mass., 9th
March, 1791; m. in Lyme,N.H., Betsey Dimmick, 7th April,
1812; she d. in Boston, Mass., 17th May, 1866, aged 72
years and 10 months; he d. at Lyme, N. H., 10th March,
1845 ; all their children were born in Lyme.
VIII. Children.
3441. 1. Emily Hamilton, b. 1st Jan., 1813; m. 1837, Thomas Hall,
(b. 1810) of Lyme, N. H.; a farmer; she d. 17th Feb., 1853; he
d. 15th Jan., 1888.
IX. Children. (Hall.)
3442. 1. Betsy Jane, m. William Eastman, of Lebanon, N. H., 26th
June, 1877; they lived in 1887 in Lyme, N. H., with her
father.
3443. 2. Mary Gilbert, b. 14th Feb., 1815 ; m. William Bixby, of Lyme,
N. H., — 1835 ; a prosperous farmer; he d. — Sept., 1847, aged
41 years ; she d. 27th May, 1850.
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IX. Children. (Bixby.)
3444. 1. John Lewis, lives at Arlington Heights, Mass.
3445. 2. William Nelson, b. 1838.
3446. 3. Almira, b. 1840.
3447. 4. Mary, b. 1847. (And one died.)
3448. 3. Betsy Dimmick, b. 21st Feb., 1817 ; d. 1825.
3449. 4. Mercy Holbrook, b. 31st Oct., 1819; m. 12th April, 1842,
Joel Whipple, of Lyme; she d. 18th June, 1843; he m. for second
wife Lovina Franklin, see [3520] ; he d. 7th Jan., 185 1, aged 32
years and 5 months.
IX. Children. (Whipple.)
3451. 1, Eliza, b. — May, 1843; d. — Aug., 1843.
3452. 5. Anna Perkins, b. 31st Dec, 1821 ; d. 1836.
3453. 6. Abbie Lothrop, b. 12th May, 1824; m. in Boston, Samuel
Kingsley Burrison, of Boston, 14th May, 1843; he d. 13th Oct.,
1856, aged 34 years; she lives in WestNewton,Mass. Thewriter
is much indebted to Mrs. Burrison for assistance in his genealog-
ical work.
IX. Children. (Burrison.)
1. Samuel Gustavus, b. Boston, Mass., 27th March, 1846;
served in the War of the Rebellion in 56th Mass., Vols.; was
in several battles; m. Dine King, of Chelsea; artist and painter.
X. Children. (Burrison.)
1. Nellie Taylor, b. Boston, 25th Aug., 1871.
2. Edna May, b. Boston, 2d May, 1873.
3. Charles Gustavus, b. Boston, 18th June, 1875.
4. Mary Kingsbury, b. Boston, 23d Oct., 1879.
5. Willie, b. Boston, — April, 1884; d. 3d Aug., 1885.
6. Annie Louisa, b. Boston, 3d Aug., 1885.
2. Henry Kingsbury, b. Framingham, Mass., 15th April, 1849;
graduated from Institute of Technology in 1874; m. Frances
Ingalls Dayley, of Boston, 26th June, 1880; she d. 1st Sept.,
1882; m. for second wife, — June, 1884, Hattie Child, of
West Newton: he is a teacher and naturalist in the Institute
of Technology, Boston; lived in WestNewton, Mass., in 1888.
X. Children, by First Wife. (Burrison.)
3463. 1. Fannie Kingsbury, b. 28th Feb., 1882.
By Second Wife.
3464. 2. Olive Kingsley, b. 2d July, 1886.
3465. 3. Henry Thayer, b. 29th April, 1888.
3466. 7. Betsey Jane, b. 6th Sept., 1826 ; d. in infancy.
3467. 8. Merinda H., b. 11th Feb., 1831 ; d. 30th Oct., 1847.
3468. 9. Betsey Jane, b. — April, 1835; d. 1837.
3454.
3455.
3456.
3457.
3458.
3459.
3461.
3462.
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3470. VII. Nathan Breck, [3295], b. 13th Feb., 1793,
at Sherborn, Mass.; m. Hannah W. Chapin, of Lyme, New
Hampshire, (b. 1803,) 1823; she d. 13th May, 1845; he d.
in Boston, Mass., 22d Dec., 1854, buried at Lyme, New-
Hampshire.
VIII. Children.
3471. 1. LENORAS.,b. 30th Nov., 1823; m. Harvey Marston; shed. 1851.
IX. Children. (Marston.)
3472. 1. Son, d. . 2. Son, d. .
3473. 2. Josephine L., b. 21st Oct., 1825 ; d. at the age of 22.
3474. 3. Fidelia A., b. 12th Feb., 1827 ; d. 16th May, 1845.
3475. 4. Andrew, [3650], b. 15th Jan., 1829; left home during the Rebel-
lion, and not heard from since.
3476. 5. Martin V. B., [3660], b. 16th July, 1834; lives in Rockland,
Mass.
3477. 6. Emmeline F., b. 30th May, 1836 ; m. James Gardner, of Lyme,
N. H., 1856; in 1889, live in Orfordville, N. H.
IX. Children. (Gardner.)
3478. 1. Julia E., b. 17th May, 1859; m. Samuel Cutting 17th Oct.,
1877.
X. Children. (Cutting.)
3479. 1. Eva N., b. 2d Feb., 1881.
3481. 2. Ina F., b. 23d May, 1883.
3482. 3. Ray, b. 23d Jan., 1887.
3483. 2. Willis E., b. 13th March, 1861 ; d. 22d March, 1864.
3484. 3. Carrie E., b. 1st Jan., 1863; m. Charles L.Bean, 29th April,
1883, at Haverhill, Mass.
X. Children. (Bean.)
3485. 1. Frank L., b. 28th April, 1884.
3486. 2. Phillip L., b. 12th Sept., 1885.
3487. 3. Edwin G., b. 15th June, 1887.
3488. 4. Frank H., b. 4th July, 1865.
3489. 5. Hattie C, b. 10th July, 1867.
3491. 6. Ned F., b. 18th April, 1874.
3492. 7. Caroline M., b. Lyme, N.H., 7th Jan., 1838 ; m. Ira G. Hutchins,
of Landaff, N. H., 1857; they reside in Columbus, Ohio, 232
East Spring street, in 1888; he is a master mechanic for theC.H.
Valley & T. R. R.
IX. Children. (Hutchins.)
3493. 1. Kate, b. 1861.
3494. 2. Lucy, b. 1864.
3495. 3. May, b. 1874.
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3500. VII. Marshall Holbrook Hamilton Breck,
[3297], b. Lyme, New Hampshire, 15th Sept., 1801; m.
1830, Martha C. , (b. Sherborn, Mass., 9th Nov.,
1813); removed to Wentworth, New Hampshire; a farmer;
he d. 28th March, 1880, at Wentworth ; she d. at same place
26th July, 1888.
VIII. Children.
3501. 1. George C, [3670], b. Sherborn, Mass., 15th Nov., 1831 ; d. 6th
Jan., 1885.
3502. 2. Elvira P., b. 18th Jan., 1834; m, Henry Burnham ; they resided
at Natick, Mass.; she d. 18th July, 1858 ; he d. .
3503. 3. Mercy E., b. 25th Feb., 1836; m. Benjamin Welch, 21st May,
1854; they live in Bristol, N. H., which is also the residence of
their children; she d. 5th July, 1888.
IX. Children. (Welch.)
3504. 1. Henry, m. • ; no children.
3505. 2. Frederick, m. .
X. Children. (Welch.)
3506. 1. Mertie.
3507. 2. Leon.
3508. 3. Eugene, m. .
X. Children. (Welch.)
3509. 1. Daughter, b. 1886.
3511. 4. Leston, b. 1867.
3512. 5. Clarabell, b. 1870.
3513. 4. John L., b. 25th April, 1839; in 1889 lives at Wentworth, N.H.;
a farmer.
3514. 5. Joseph Spaulding, [3680], b. at Wentworth, N. H., 19th Jan.,
1851; resides at Fittsville, N. H.
3520. VII. John Prelate Breck, [3298], b. Lyme, New
Hampshire, 16th Feb., 1805; m. Lovina, widow of Joel
Whipple, [3449], (maiden name Franklin) of Lyme, 1st
March, 1853 ; was a harness maker by trade ; an officer of
the town; he d. 19th Oct., 1863; she is living, in 1888, at
Norwich, Vermont, having m. for her third husband
Peirce, who d. .
VIII. Children.
3521. 1. Anna M., b. 12th Oct., 1854; d. just as she was about to be
married, 21st March, 1S74.
3522. 2. Julia Alice, b. 1st Sept., 1863 ; d. 29th June, 1870.
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3530. VII. Melvin Clark Breck, [3299], b. in Lyme,
New Hampshire, 25th June, 1807; m. Sylvia Jane Davis, of
Sutton, New Hampshire, — Jan., 1840; she d. — March,
1841; m. for second wife Matilda W. Andress, (b. 1st Jan.,
1810, at Dorchester, New Hampshire,) 23d Feb., 1843; he
d. 6th Jan., 1879: she lived at North Thetford, Vermont,
where she d. 11th June, 1888.
VIII. Children, by First Wife.
3531. 1. Louise Elvira, b. 3d Nov., 1840; m. Carlos L. Bachelder, mer-
chant, Montpelier, Vt., 19th Nov. ,1864; now live at East Fairlee,
Vt.
3532. 2. Son, b. 28th Jan., 1842; d. — March, 1842.
By Second Wife.
3533. 3. Matilda J., b. 22d June, 1844; lives at North Thetford, Vt.
3534. 4. Sarah A., b. Lyme, N. H., 1st Oct., 1845 ; m. George W. Wood-
cock (b. , 1847,) at Haverhill, N. H., 23d May, 1870; a
farmer; he d. ; she m. for second husband George Keith, of
Piermont, N. H., 22d June, 1SS0 ; address, North Thetford, Vt.
IX. Children. (Woodcock.)
3535. 1. Son, b. Sept., 1871 ; d. in infancy.
3536. 2. William H., b. 23d Dec. 1872.
353 7. 5. Mercy Holbrock, b. 16th Sept., 1847; resides, 1889, at North
Thetford, Vt.
3540. VII. Charles Cheever Breck, [3303], b. 11th
June, 1811; m. Julia A. Johnson, 15th Jan., 1867; she d.
5th June, 1875; now resides at the homestead in Sterling,
Mass. No children.
3550. VII. Amos Ware Breck, [3304], b. 7th March,
1815; m.Emmeline Bailey about 1841; shed. 4th Nov., 1864,
aged 51 years ; m. for second wife Lovinia Fay, 1865 ; she d.
1867 ; m. for third wife Sabra Ann Barnes ; they now reside
on a farm in Sterling, Mass., adjoining the old homestead.
VIII. Children, by First Wife.
3551. 1. James Wilder, b. 26th June, 1842 ; resides in Shrewsbury , Mass.,
in 1S89.
3552. 2. Sarah Mirick. b. 2d Sept., 1844; d. 5th Sept., 1S47.
3553. 3. Charles Cheever, b. 4th Oct., 1846; now resides in San Ber-
nardino, Cal.; unmarried.
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3554. 4. Alice Ware, b. 18th Sept., 1849; m. — Nov., 1881, Elton Senter,
of Clinton, Mass.
IX. Children. (Senter.)
3555. 1. Linnie Emeline, b. 1st Nov., 1882.
3556. 2. Mabel Sylvia, b. 8th Sept., 1884.
3557. 3. Charles Breck, b. 29th June, 1887.
By Second Wife.
355S. 5. Edward Fay, b. 14th Sept., 1866 ; H^.'X^.. fj ^ t\L
3560. VII. Joseph Lafayette Breck, [3319], b. 14th
Feb., 1837; m. 19th May, 1869, Julia A. Mullen; he d. 16th
Nov., 1879.
VIII. Children.
3561. 1. Gertrude M., b. 12th Sept., 1872.
3570. VII. Thomas Breck, [3329], b. Bristol, R. I., 20th
Sept., 1819; m. 2d Feb., 1865, Lucia L. Cady, dau. of Rev.
Lauter Cady, of Providence, R. I.; he is a trunk manufacturer
at 33 Main street, Providence, R. I.; residence, 9 Keene street.
VIII. Children.
3571. 1. Lulie, b. 9th Oct., 1866 ; d. 29th Oct., 1876.
3572. 2. Gracie, b. 8th March, 1869 ; d. 8th Sept., 1869.
3580. VII. Elijah Fuller Breck, [3363], b. 1832;
attorney and counsellor at law ; m. Miss Messer, of
Messer Station village, New Hampshire, 1856; resided at
Lawrence, Mass.; she d. (prior to 1865); served in the
War of the Rebellion in Company G., 39th Mass. Vols.;
served through the war, and later resided at Westport,
Mass.; he d. April, 1877.
VIII. Children.
3581. 1. Edward, b. , 1857.
3590. VII. Augustus Brick, [3391], b. 14th July, 1812,
at Gardner, Mass.; named by his parents Asahel Augustus,
but dropped the first of those names when he reached man-
hood; m. Eliza Prescott, of Norridgewock, Maine., 17th
March, 1836 ; residence, Augusta, Maine, where he d. .
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VIII. Children.
3591. 1. Frank A., [3690], b. 23d Oct., 1837; merchant in Augusta, Me.
3592. 2. Mary E., b. 18th May, 1839.
3593. 3. Ann M., b. 1st Jan., 1842; d. 17th Aug., 1844.
3594. 4. Charles H., [3700], b. 11th Jan., 1844; d. 15th May, 1887.
3595. 5. Albert P., b. 21st Dec, 1845; d. 17th Nov., 1846.
3600. VII. Sumner Snow Brick, [3392], b. 25th June,
1814, at Gardner, Mass.; was named by his parents Ephraim
Sumner, but changed himself his name to Sumner Snow; m.
Eliza A. Carter, of Augusta, Me., 27th Nov., 1834; she d. at
Augusta, 27th Feb., 1875; m. for second wife, 1876, Mrs.
, of Levant, Maine, where they now live; he
served in the U. S. Army during the War of the Rebellion.
VIII. Children.
3601. 1. Edward S., b. 1835 ; m. ; served in the War of
the Rebellion, and was oressed into the Confederate service; d. in
Philadelphia, 1886.
3602. 2. George, a sailor; served in the War of the Rebellion.
3603. 3. Isaac C, lives in Charlestown, Mass.
3604. 4. Caroline, d. at Augusta, Me.
3605. 5. William M., d. at Augusta, Me., 8th Jan., 1867.
3606. 6. Hattie, d. in Augusta, Me.
3607. 7. Henry Augustus, b. Augusta, Me., 11th Feb., 1849; m. 12th
Dec, 1872, Annie M. Pond (b. 21st Oct., 1848.)
By Second Wife.
3608. 8. , b. Oct., 1877.
3610. VII. Jerome Snow Brick, [3395], b. 3d Nov., 1820;
m. Lucy Ann Oliver, Cambridge, Mass.; they resided in
Gardner, Mass., where he d. about 1880.
VIII. Children.
3611. 1. Sarah E., m. George W. Marshall ; she d. .
IX. Children. (Marshall.)
3612. 1. Mary, now living in Gardner, Mass.
3613. 2. George S., d. .
3614. 3. Mary R., m. Daniel M. Rice.
3615. 4. Hattie M., d. .
3619. 5. Frank M., d. .
3620. VII. Alfred Harrison Brick, [3401], b. Gardner,
Mass., 26th Jim 1815; m. Lucy Scollay, of Gardner, Mass.,
152 BRECK GENEALOGY
1836; she d. /yth Nov., 1846, at Fitchburg, Mass.; m. for
second wife Martha C. Mahoney, of Providence, R. I., 2d
March, 1847.; they live at Winchendon, Mass.
VIII. Children, by First Wife.
3621. 1. Francis, [3710], b. 16th XU*/,1838; M. D.; now, 1889, of Wor-
cester, Mass.
3622. 2. Eliza, d. in infancy.
3623. 3. Harriet Shattuck, b. 1843; m. Charles A. Wilson, M. D.; in
1889, of Dakota.
IX. Children. (Wilson.)
3624. 1. Charles F., b. 1867.
By Second Wife.
3625. 4. George Alfred, [3720], b. 28th July, 1S48, at Fitchburg, Mass.;
in 1889, of York, Pa.; spells his name " Breck."
3626. 5. Henry Harrison, d. in Gardner Mass., at the age of 7 years.
3627. 6. Charles Edwin, [3730], b. 1853 ; in 1889, of New York/ j
3628. 7. Helen Maria, b. 1857 ; m. William Marvel, of Fitchburg, Mass.;
they now reside at Gill, Mass.
3629. 8. Frederick Walter, b. 16th Nov., 1863 ; in 1887, of New Haven,
Conn.
3630. VII. David Comee Brick, [3402], b. 8th March,
1817; m. Sarah Priest ; who d. ; m. for second wife
Hannah Stoddard ; now resides at Greenville, New Hamp-
shire.
VIII. Children, by First Wife.
3631. 1. Charles Augustus, [3740], now,18S9, lining in Philadelphia.
3632. 2. Squire Wesley, d. in infancy.
By Second Wife.
3633. 3. John W., d. in infancy.
3634. 4. William Stoddard, in 1889 living at .
3635. 5. Sarah A., m. Henry W. Mace; residence, Lowell, Mass.
IX.. Children. (Mace.)
3636. 1. Lizzie.
3637. 2. William.
3638. 3. Frank.
3640. VII. Walter Brick, [3426], b. 17th Jan., 1834;
m. in Manchester, New Hampshire, Anna Johnston, 15th
Feb., 1854, who d. 14th Nov., 1857; m. for second wife
Phoebe Johnston (sister of first wife) in New York City, 11th
Aug., 1859; they reside, in 1889, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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VIII. Children, by Second Wife.
3641. 1. Anna Elizabeth, b. 28th May, 1860, in Baltimore, Md.; m,
W.V.Stansbury, (a druggist) 9th June, 1881; now, 1888, reside
in Philadelphia.
IX. Children. (Stansbury.)
3642. 1. May Irene, b. 25th May, 1887.
3643. 2. William Walter, b. Philadelphia. 1st Aug., 1864 ; now, 1889,
lives in New York City ; unmarried.
3644. 3. Frank Gardner, b. in Philadelphia, 23d Feb., 1870, where he
now resides.
3645. 4. Edgar Johnston, b. in Philadelphia, 30th June, 1877, now in
Charlotte, N. C.
3650. VIII. Andrew Breck, [3475], b. 15th Jan., 1829;
m. Clara Main, of Gilmonton, N. H.; left home during the
War of the Rebellion, and not heard from since.
IX. Children.
3651. 1. Son, d. .
3652. 2. Son, d. .
3660. VIII. Martin Van Buren Breck, [3476], b. Lyme,
N. H., 16th July, 1834; m. Mary H. Mitchell, of Rockland,
Mass., 24th Dec, 1864, at Abington, Mass., (she b. Rock-
land, Mass., 6th Oct., 1847); reside in Rockland, Mass.; he
was a soldier in Co. P., 3d Vt. Volunteers from 10th May,
1861, to 16th July, 1864.
IX. Children.
3661. 1. Elwyn A., b. 10th Feb., 1S66 ; d. 10th April, 1885 ; no issue.
3662. 2. Winfield C, b. Rockland, Mass.; 30th June, 1874.
3670. VIII. George C. Breck, [3501], b. Sherborn,
Mass., 15th Nov., 1831; m. in Boston to Sarah E. Wesson,
(b. 1832,) 21st Feb., 1856; a farmer; removed to Bristol,
N. H., where he d. 6th Jan., 1885.
IX. Children.
3671. 1. Joseph Henry, [3750], b. 20th Feb., I860, in Wentworth,N.H.;
resides at Bristol, N. H.
3672. 2. Mary Elizabeth, b. in Wentworth, N. H., 12th Dec., 1S61 ; m.
Frank Alden ; they live at Bristol, N. H.
3673. 3. George Marshall, b. West Rumney, N. H-, 11th Oct., 1868;
now, 1888, lives in Bristol, N. H.
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BRECK GENEALOGY
3680. VIII. Joseph Spaulding Breck, [3514], b. Went-
worth, N. H., 19th Jan., 1851; m. Eva J. (b. 12th
Feb., 1856; resides at Fittsville, N. H.; a farmer.
IX. Children.
3681. 1. Edward M., b. 6th April, 1877, at Wentworth, N. H.
3682. 2. Wesley J., b. Wentworth, N. H., 21st July, 1880.
3683. 3. Eva M., b. at Wentworth, N. H., 19th Aug., 1884.
3690. VIII. Frank A. Brick, [3591], b. 23d Oct., 1837;
m. 25th May, 1862, Augusta W. Williams, of Augusta, Maine,
where they now reside ; he is a merchant.
IX. Children.
3691. 1. Charles A., b. 27th April, 1863.
3692. 2. Jennie A., b. 19th May, 1865.
3693. 3. Mabel P., b. 14th June, 1868 ; d. 16th Dec., 1868.
3694. 4. Martha H., b. 31st Dec., 1869.
3695. 5. Walter W., b. 27th Feb., 1873.
3700. VIII. Charles H. Brick, [3594], b. 11th Jan.,
1844; m. Emma Star-
rett, 8th Jan., 1866; he
d. 15th May, 1887.
IX. Children.
3701. 1. Alice P., b. 2d
March, 1885.
3710. VIII. Francis
Brick, [3621],b. Gard-
ner, Mass., 16th ^i^yf,
1838; educated at Cas-
tleton Seminary, Ver-
mont, and Apple ton
Academy, New Hamp-
shire ; graduated M. D.
from Hospital Medical
College, Cleveland, Ohio, February, 1861 ; m. 3d June, 1862,
to HxXtit- F. Guild, inAttleboro,Mass.; President Worcester
w
DR. FRANCIS BRICK.
SHERBORN BRANCH 155
County, Mass.,Homoepathic Medical Society; Vice-President
Massachusetts Surgical and Gynecological Society; a Mason;
a prominent physician of Worcester, Mass.
IX. Children.
3711. 1. Lu Guild, b. 1871.
3720. VIII. George Alfred Breck, [3625], b. at Fitch-
burg, Mass., 28th July, 1848; resumed the original spelling
of the surname; was educated at Lawrence Academy,
Croton, Mass., at Colby Institute, New London, N. H., and
at U.S. Business College, at New Haven, Conn.; m. 22d Jan.,
1872, Ida Jane Sargeant ; in business in Philadelphia, with
residence at Morristown,N.J.; divorced from his wife Decem-
ber, 1875, and went to Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, and on
various voyages; in business in Tahiti, Society Islands, etc.;
returned to the United States, and after living in various
places m. at Easton, Pa. , 9th Aug. , 1884, Anna Cora Swayze,
(b. 6th May, 1854,) and now (1889) resides at York, Pa.;
is an ornamental painter by occupation; has published a
treatise on painting and colors.
IX. Children, by First Wife.
3721. 1. George Sargeant, b. Morristown, N. J., 22d Oct., 1872; now
at Wenchendon, Mass.
3730. VIII. Charles Edwin Brick, [3627], b. ,1853;
m. Ada Kinsman ; in 1887, resident of New York.
IX. Children.
3731. 1. Minnie M.
3732. 2. Alexander Kinsman.
3740. VIII. Charles Augustus Brick, [3631], b. ; m.
; resides in Philadelphia.
IX. Children.
374.1. 1. Frederick Leon ; of Williamsport, Pa.
3742. 2. Harry Walter ; of Philadelphia, Pa.
156 BRECK GENEALOGY
3750. IX. Joseph Henry Breck, [3671], b. 20th Feb.,
1860, in Wentworth, N. H.; m. ; resides at
Bristol, N. H.
X. Children.
3751. I.Nellie M.J.
3752. 2. Son, d. when a year old.
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SHERBORN BRANCH 161
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APPENDIX.
PART FIRST.
Additional Biographical and Historical Matter,
Obituary Notices, Letters, Etc.
Dorchester, Mass. — The following extracts from Blake's
"Annals of Dorchester," 1630 to 1753, will be of interest
in showing the circumstances under which Edward Breck
and his family lived in their new home, and the reasons for
leaving England. The spelling of the original is not preserved
in this extract :
Annals of the Town of Dorchester.— When many most Godly and
religious people that dissented from the way of worship then established
by law in the realm of England, in the reign of King Charles the first, being
denied the free exercise of religion after the manner they professed according
to the light of God's Word and their own consciences, did under the encour-
agement of a charter granted by the said king, Charles, in the fourth year
of hisreign, A. D. 1628, remove themselves and their families into the colony
of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, that they might worship God
according to the light of their own consciences, without any burdensome
impositions, which was the very motive and cause of their coming; then it
was, that the first inhabitants of Dorchester came over, and were the first
company or church society that arrived here, next to the town of Salem,
who was one year before them.
In the year of our Lord 1629, divers Godly persons in Devonshire, Somer-
setshire, Dorcetshire, and other places, proposed a remove to New England,
among whom were two famous ministers, viz. Mr. John Maverick (who I
suppose was somewhat advanced in age) and Mr. John Warham (I suppose
166 BRECK GENEALOGY
a younger man,) then a preacher in the city of Exon, or Exeter, in the
county of Devon. These good people met together at Plymouth, a seaport
town in the said County of Devon, in order to ship themselves and families for
New England; and because they designed to live together after they should
arrive there, they met together in the new hospital in Plymouth and asso-
ciated into church fellowship, and chose the said Mr. Maverick and Mr.
Warham to be their ministers and officers, keeping the day as a day of
solemn fasting and prayer, and the said ministers accepted of the call and
expressed the same; the Rev. Mr. John White, of Dorchester in Dorcet,(who
was an active instrument to promote the settlement of New England, and I
think a means of procuring the charter) being present and preaching the
fore part of the day, and in the latter part of the day they performed the
work aforesaid.
This people being too many in number to come in one vessel, they hired
one Capt. Squeb to bring them in a large ship of 400 tons ; they set sail
from Plymouth, the 20th of March, 1629-30, and arrived at Nantasket
(now Hull) the 30th of May, 1630, having a comfortable though long
passage, and having preaching or expounding of the Scripture every day
of their passage, performed by their ministers. They had agreed with Capt.
Squeb to bring them into Charles River, but he was false to his bargain, and
would not come any further than Nantasket, where he turned them and
their goods ashore on the point, leaving them in a forlorn wilderness desti-
tute of any habitation and most other comforts of life. But it pleased God,
they got a boat of some that had stayed in the country (I suppose for trade,
for there was some at Noddles Island and at Charlestown that staid in the
country for trade with the natives before these adventurers came over, as
likewise Moreton of Merry-Mount at Brantrey) and put their goods in the
boat, and instead of sailing up to Charles River in a ship, were forced (as I
suppose) to row up in a boat, it being about three leagues to the mouth
of the river. They went up the river until it grew narrow and shallow, and
then put ashore and built a hut to shelter their goods, intending there to
set down, it being about the place where Watertown now is. The Indians
upon their arrival mustered thick, they thought about 300, but having
with them an old planter, as they called him, one that had stayed in the
country and could speak something of the Indian language, (I suppose
they took him from Charlestown that now is, for they called there and saw
several wigwams, and one Englishman in a house where they ate boiled
bass, but had no bread to eat with it); they sent him to the Indians, who
were persuaded to keep at a distance the first night, and the next morning
when the Indians appeared, they offered no violence but sent some of their
number holding out a bass; our people sent a man with a biscuit, and so
they exchanged, not only then but often afterwards, a biscuit for a bass,
and the Indians were very friendly to them, which our people ascribed to
God's watchful Providence over them in their weak beginnings ; for all the
Company were not gone up the river, but about ten men to seek out the way
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for the rest. They were now landed upon the main continent in a wild and
unknown wilderness, and they had brought cattle with them which if the}'
put them ashore there would likely wander and be lost and themselves
likewise in seeking them. They had not stayed here at Watertown but a
few days but the rest of their company below had found out a neck of land
joining to a place called by the Indians Mattapan, (now Dorchester) that
was a fit place to turn their cattle upon to prevent their straying; so they
sent to their friends to come away from Watertown, and they settled at
Mattapan, and turned their cattle upon the said neck, then called Matta-
pannock,now called Dorchester-Neck. They began their settlement here at
Mattapan the beginning of June as I suppose, or thereabout, A. D. 1630>
and changed the name into Dorchester, calling it Dorchester Plantation.
Why they called it Dorchester I never heard, but there was some of Dorcet-
shire, and some of the town of Dorchester that settled here; and it is very
likely it might be in honor of the aforesaid Rev. Mr. White, of Dorchester.
Our people were settled here a month or two before Governor Winthrop
and the ships that came with him arrived atCharlestown,so that Dorches-
ter Plantation was settled next to the town of Salem in the Massachusetts
Colony, being before Charlestown or Boston; and the church of Dorchester
the oldest church in the colony except Salem ; and I suppose the only church
that came over in church fellowship, the other churches bei:,g gathered
here. The Indians here at Dorchester were also kind to our people.
The first inhabitants of Dorchester came chiefly from the said counties of
Devon, Dorcet and Somerset, and I think from some other places. They
were a very Godly and religious people; and man}*- of them persons of note
and figure, being dignified with the title of Master, which but few in those
days were. Their ministers or pastors were the said Rev. Mr. John Maver-
ick and the Rev. Mr. John Warham ; others of note were Mr. Rossiter, Mr.
Ludlow, Mr. Glover, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Terry, Mr. Smith, Mr. Gallope, Mr.
Hull, Mr. Stoughton, Mr. Cogan, Mr. Hill, Capt. Southcott, Capt. Lovell,
Mr. Duncan, Mr, Pinney, Mr. Richards, Mr. Way, Mr. Williams, Mr. Tilly
and others. And among them came Capt. Roger Clap, a very worthy
religious gentleman, who was then a young man, and to him we are beholden
for the knowledge of many of the particulars before mentioned, he leaving
them in writing among the instructions he left to his children. It seems
many of these people were trading men, and at first designed Dorchester for
a place of trade, and accordingly built a fort upon the hill called Rock Hill,
wherein were several pieces of ordnance, near the Waterside ; but the channel
being poor and landing difficult, and Boston and Charlestown harbor being
far more commodious, they desisted from that design, and many of them
removed afterwards to Boston and other places, so that many families
about in the country had their first rise from Dorchester, there not being
here a large quantity of land to settle upon, that I suppose the inhabitants
are but little if anything more numerous now than they were fifty or sixty
years ago, young people, many of them, moving out as thejr grow up.
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These first settlers of the town of Dorchester took up every one his spot
to set down upon, pretty thick together at the northerly end of the town
next to the aforesaid neck of land, and on the easterly side next to the sea,
leaving many intervening spots of land between their settlements.
1631-1632.
These 3'ears were spent in working themselves into settlements and
incorporating into a body to carry on the public affairs of the plantation,
in granting many parcels of land and meadow to I suppose every partic-
ular person ; but for the house-lots where they first set down we have no
records of them, they being taken up as aforesaid.
In these years great was the straits and difficulties these people met with
for want of provisions for themselves and families, and as Capt. Clap
expresses it, "Oh, the hunger that many suffered, and saw no hope in an
eye of reason to be supplied, only by clams and muscles and fish, and bread
was so very scarce that sometimes the very crusts of mj' father's table would
have been very sweet unto me, and when I could have meal and water
and salt boiled together, it was so good, who could wish better. And it
was not accounted a strange thing in those days to drink water and to eat
samp or hominy without butter or milk. Indeed it would have been a
strange thing to see a piece of roast beef, mutton or veal, though it was
not long before there was roast goat." And yet this people were very
contented under their outward wants so long as they could enjoy the
worship of God without any molestation; they did not meditate a return to
England, but as the said Capt. Clap says, " I do not remember that ever I
did wish in my heart that I had not come into this country, or wish myself
back again to my father's house, yea, I was so far from that, that I wished
and advised some of my brethren to come hither also, which accordingly
one of my brothers and those two that married my two sisters, sold their
means and came hither.
"The Lord Jesus Christ was so plainly held out in the preaching of the
Gospel to poor lost sinners, and the absolute necessity of the new birth, and
God's Spirit in those days was pleased to accompany the word with such
efficacy upon the hearts of many, that our hearts were quite taken off from
Old England and set upon Heaven. The discourse not only of the aged,
but of the youth also, was not, How shall we go to England? (though
some few did not only so discourse but also went back again) but How
shall we go to Heaven? Have I true Grace wrought in my heart? Have
I Christ or no ? Oh, how did men and women, young and old, pray for
Grace, beg for Christ in those daj's ; and it was not in vain ; many were
converted, and others established in believing ; many joined the several
churches where they lived." I mention this to show what sort of people
they were that came first into this country, what their spirit and design
was, what a fervent love and zeal they had for God and His instituted
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worship, how contented under their straits and difficulties, while they
enjoyed the Gospel and the free profession of their religion.
1633.
This year they had a meeting-house for the public worship of God, but
we have no account when it was built. This year this plantation began
the practice of choosing men, that we now call selectmen or townsmen.
They chose twelve this year to order the affairs of the plantation, who were
to have their monthly meetings, and their orders being confirmed by the
plantation, were of full force, and binding to the inhabitants. There were
many orders made this year concerning cattle and fences, etc., and penalties
annexed, besides many grants of land. This year a fort was ordered to be
built on the Rock upon Rock Hill, and the charge to be paid by a rate.
This year the plantation granted Mr. Israel Stoughton liberty to build
a mill upon Neponsit River, which I suppose was the first mill built in this
colony, and the said river has been famous for mills ever since.
1634.
This year they chose ten selectmen to order the affairs of the plantation,
namely Mr. Newbur3', Mr. Stoughton, Mr. Woolcott, Mr. Duncan, Good-
man Phelps, Mr. Hathorne, Mr. Williams, Geo.Minot, Geo. Gibbes and Mr.
Smith, and gave any seven of them power to make orders to bind the
inhabitants until repealed by the inhabitants. This }-ear they also appointed
a bailiff, namely, Nicholas Upsall. There were also many grants of land
this year.
1635.
This year were nine selectmen chosen, namely, William Phelps, Nathl.
Duncan, Mr. George Hull, Mr. Dimocke, William Gaylard, Mr. Roger Wil-
liams, George Minot, John Philips and Mr. Newbery; and Walter Filer,
bailiff. Before this year the orders of the plantation were signed John
Maverick, John Wareham, William Rockwell and William Gaylord, or two
of them; from this year forward that method ceased. There were many
orders and grants of land this year.
This year, arrived here, on Aug. 16th, the Rev. Mr. Richard Mather, that
was a long time after pastor of this church, and with him a great number
of Godly people that settled here with him.* There came with him 100
passengers and 23 seamen, 23 cows and heifers, 3 sucking calves, and 8
mares, and none died by the way, though they met with as terrible a storm
as was almost ever heard of.
1636.
This year were chosen twelve selectmen, namely, Mr. Stoughton, Mr.
Glover, Henry Withington, Nathl. Duncan, Geo. Minot, Rich. Collicutj John
Holman, Mr. Hill, Will. Gaylard, Christopher Gibson, John Pierce and Mr.
Jones. And afterwards they ordered that ten men should be chosen, seven
*Ed\var<l Breck and family came with this company. — S. B.
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of whom should make orders and bind the inhabitants, being first published
on a lecture day and not being then disallowed by the plantation. Joseph
Flood, bailiff. There were many orders and grants of land this 3'ear. This year
made great alteration in the Town of Dorchester, for Mr. Mather and the
Godly people that came with him from Lancashire wanting a place to settle in,
some of the people of Dorchester were willing to remove and make room for
them, and so Mr. Wareham and about half the church removed to Winsor, in
Connecticut Colony, and Mr. Mather and His people came andjofhed with
Mr. Maverick and that half of the church that were left, and from these
people so united are the greatest part of the present inhabitants descended.
When these two companies of people were thus united they made onechurch,
having the said Rev. Mr. John Maverick and the said Rev. Mr. Richard
Mather for their pastors, and entered into the following covenant, viz. :
Dorchester Church Covenant Made the 23d Day of June, 1636.
We whose names are subscribed being called of God to join ourselves
together in church communion, from our hearts acknowledging our own
unworthiness of such a privilege, or of the least of God's mercies; and like-
wise acknowledging our disability to keep covenant with God, or to perform
any spiritual duty which he calleth us unto, unless the Lord Jesus do
enable us thereunto by His spirit dwelling in us, do in the name of Christ
Jesus our Lord, and in triist and confidence of His free grace assisting us,
freely covenant and bind ourselves, solemnly in the presence of God himself,
His holy angels, and all His servants here present: That we will by His
grace assisting, endeavor constantly to walk together as a right ordered
congregation of Christ, according to all the holy rules of a church body
rightly established, so far as we do already know it to be our duty, or shall
further understand out of God's holy word; promising first and above all
to cleave unto him as our chief and only God, and to our Lord Jesus Christ
as our only spiritual husband and Lord, and our only high priest and
prophet and king. And for the furthering of us to keep this blessed com-
munion with God and His Son Jesus Christ, and to grow up more fully
herein, we do likewise promise by His Grace assisting us, to endeavor the
establishing amongst ourselves all His holy ordinances which he hath
appointed for his church here on earth, and to observe all and ever3r one
of them in such sort as shall be most agreeable to His will, opposing to the
utmost of our power whatsoever is contrary thereunto, and bewailing from
our hearts our own neglect hereof in former times, and our polluting our-
selves therein with any sinful invention of men.
And lastly, we do hereby covenant and promise to further to our utmost
power, the best spiritual good of each other, and of all and every one that
may become members of this congregation, by mutual instruction, repre-
hension, exhortation, consolation and spiritual watchfulness over one
another for good. And to be subject in and for the Lord to all the admin-
istrations and censures of the congregation, so far as the same shall be
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guided according to the rules of God's most holy word. Of the integrity
of our hearts herein, we call God, the searcher of all hearts, to witness;
beseeching Him so "to bless us in this and all our enterprises, as we shall
sincereljr endeavor by the assistance of His Grace to observe His holy cov-
enant in all the branches of it inviolable forever; and where we shall fail,
there to wait upon the Lord Jesus for pardon and acceptance and healing
for His name's sake.
Richard Mather, Natha'l Duncan,
George Minot, Henry Withington,
Thomas Jones, John Pope.
John Kinsley,
This year the General Court made a grant to Dorchester of the old part
of the township, as far as the great Blewhill, and the town took a deed of
Kitchamakin Sachem of the Massachusetts for the same.
1637.
The ten selectmen were Mr Glover, Nathl. Duncan, Mr. Jones, Mr. Bates,
Rich. Collicut, Mr. Holman, Edwd. Clap, Roger Clap, Wm. Sumner. .
This year the General Court made a second grant to the town home to
Plymouth line, called the new grant.
In some part of this year the town chose twenty men to order the affairs
of the plantation ; and very many orders were made for the disposal of
small pieces of land and marsh, etc., and a list of those that were to have
land in the division of the Neck, and other lands, consisting of about 104
names.
**********
1639.
This year Thomson's Island was appropriated for the benefit of a school,
but afterward the town was sued out of the possession of said island, and
the General Court granted 1,000 acres of wild land in lieu of it.
This 3Tear was an order for mounting the great guns at Mr. Hawkins*
or Rockhill.
* * * * * * * * * *
1642.
Selectmen — Mr. John Glover, Bro. [Edward] Breck, Ens. Holmaji, Bro.
Bates, Bro. Gibson, Bro. Upshall, Thos. Clark. Bailiff, Geo. Proctor.
This 3'ear it was ordered that every person that had any matter to offer
to the town must first acquaint the selectmen with it, or else it was not to
be debated on under a penalt}r ; agreeable to the present law requiring all
the matter of the meeting to be expressed in the warrant.
**********
1644.
This year there were wardens appointed to take care of and manage the
affairs of the school ; they were to see that both the master and scholar
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performed their duty, and to judge of and end any difference that might
arise between master and scholar, or their parents, according to sundry
rules and directions there set down. The first wardens were Mr. Howard,
Dea. Wiswell and Mr. Atherton.
1645.
This year they agreed upon the building of a new meeting-house, and
granted a rate of £250; the committee, Mr. Glover, Nathl. Duncan, Mr.
Atherton, Mr. Jones, Dea. Wiswell, Dea. Clap and Mr. Howard; Raters,
Ewd. Breck.Wm. Sumner, Thos. Wiswell, William Blake and Roger Clap.
Selectmen for this year were Humphrey Atherton, Roger Clap, John
Wiswell, Thos. Jones, Hopestill Foster, Geo. Weeks and Wm. Blake. Baliff,
Sergeant Sumner.
This year was composed and recorded an instrument called the Directory,
wherein were many good orders and rules which the inhabitants bound
themselves to observe, in their orderly managing their town meetings, some
of which were, that all things should be aforehand prepared by the select-
men, that all votes of importance should be first drawn in writing and
have two or three distinct readings, before the vote was called for. That
every man should have liberty to speak his mind meekly and without noise;
that no man should speak when another was speaking; that all men would
countenance and encourage all the town officers in the due execution of their
offices, and not faultor revile them for doing their duty, etc. ThisDirectory
used to be read at the opening of the town meetings afterwards, as the
laws of reformation are ordered to be read now. This year was also an
order made, that at all town meetings the selectmen were to appoint one
of themselves to be moderator, near conformable to the present law of the
province. There were also this year, and before and after, divers orders
about fences, cattle, swine, marking of cattle, etc., much like what the
province law now recpiireth, as also for managing of common fields, etc.,
which orders had penalties annexed, and men appointed to see them executed,
and the fine destreined by the bailiff.
1646.
Selectmen, Mr. Glover, Mr. Jones, Ewd. Breck, John Wiswell, John
Holland, Edward Clap and Wm. Clark.
1656.
Selectmen, Mr. Patten, Ewd. Breck, Ens. Foster, Mr. Jones and Nathl.
Glover. Raters, Sergt. Capen, Wm. Clark and Robt. Badcock. Baliff, Thos.
Lake. This year Wm. Blake, Sr., was chosen recorder for the town, and
clerk of the writs for the county of Suffolk; he was to have 20s. per year,
and be rate-free.
1657.
Selectmen, Lt. Clap, Ens. Foster, Mr. Jones, Mr. Patten and Ewd. Clape
Raters, Joseph Farnworth, William Clark and Rich. Withington. Baliff,
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Lawrence Smith. This }rear there were also two constables chosen, viz.:
John Capen and Wm. Trescott.
This year the town at the request of the Rev. Mr. John Eliot, granted
Punkapuog Plantation for the Indians, and appointed men to lay it out,
not exceeding 6,000 acres, and at the same time 500 acres to Lt. Roger
Clap, and 1000 acres to be laid out for the school of Dorchester.
The records of births and deaths that was before this year is said to be
accidentally burnt in Thomas Millet's house, and so are all lost, except a
few families that kept the account of their childrens' births, entered them
in the next book of the records of births.
This year there is recorded nineteen births and seventeen deaths.
Lancaster, Mass. — The following from the history of this
town, by Marvin, contains some particulars of interest, and
shows the enterprise and standing of Edward of Dorchester :
In 1643 Thomas King with others bought of Sholan (the Indian chief)
eighty square miles of land on the Nashua River, about thirty miles from
Boston. It was at first called Nashua Settlement, and included a part of
the present town of Sterling. In 1653 there were nine families in the
place, and they petitioned the general court for incorporation under the
name of Lancaster, Edward Breck of Dorchester being one of the petitioners.
The General Court granted them the liberty of a township, and ordered
that it be called Lancaster, and that Edward Breck, Nathaniel Hadlock,
Wm. Kerly, Thomas Sawyer, John Prescott and Ralph Houghton, be for
the present Prudential Managers of the town, until the place shall be so
far settled with able men as the court shall judge meet to grant them full
liberty of a township, according to law. In 1654, the number of families
being about twenty, they again petitioned the general court for full liberty
of a township. Edward Breck' s name at the head of nine others was sent
to the court requesting that seven out of the ten be appointed Prudential
Managers of the town the ensuing year, after which they were to select
their own officers. The court granted their petition.
Edward Breck stayed but a short time, returning to Dorchester. His pro-
perty in Lancaster is mentioned in his will and the inventory of his estate.
Northampton, Mass. — The following, by Rev. Solomon
Clark, from the Hampshire Centennial Gazette of 1886, is
of interest, this town having been in early days the home of
many Brecks and the center from which a goodly number
took their departure. The time referred to as " one hundred
years ago" is 1786. Some of the old New England customs
are also described :
Large Families in 1786. — One hundred years ago, Northampton fam-
ilies were often large, many contained ten, eleven, twelve children; sometimes
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thirteen, fourteen, seventeen and eighteen children. Seven and eight children
were considered families of medium size. Single names then were the
invariable rule. For the first 150 years an instance of a double name is
not remembered. During that long period, in selecting a name for a child,
whether son or daughter, in eight instances out of ten, parents took it from
the Bible.
Modes of Travel, Roads, Vehicles, Etc.— One hundred years ago, the
common mode of riding was on horseback; sometimes two, father, mother,
and often little children, mounted on the same horse. The principal streets,
King, Pleasant, Market, Hawley, Bridge, South, Elm, Prospect, West,
existed then, but the roads or highways were very unlike what they now
are. Wagon tracks were slowly taking the place of horse and foot paths,
which led from house to house. Comfortable vehicles, if owned, could be
used only to a limited extent. Even the mail that came at first to town
once a week in 1792, from Hartford to Brattleboro, was brought on horse-
back. The roads did not admit of a better mode of conveyance. People
attending church from the out-districts came on horseback, the young folks
walked. One-horse wagons were not in use until the beginning of this
century, and then sparingly.
Woodpiles and Fireplaces.— In 1786, enormous woodpiles, late in the
winter, graced every dooryard. Wood was abundant and cheap, cut and
drawn sled length, or eight feet, from the woods. The winters were cold,
extending into the spring. Stoves were a luxury' unknown in those times.
Large fireplaces, a rousing fire, a settle, having a long bench and a high
back, characterized every dwelling.
Food. — One hundred years ago, in respect to the articles of food, it might
be said, game of all kinds abounded. The rivers contained choice varieties
of fish. Deer on the hills, within a few miles, were numerous. No unusual
thing for venison to adorn their tables. Prices ruled low. Mutton plenty
at two cents per pound. Beef two cents and two-thirds of a cent. Butter
six cents. Fishermen did not care for shad, now considered a delicacy.
They fished for salmon. In drawing in their nets they retained salmon only,
returning the shad to their native element. One of the requisites for dinner
all the year round, in nearly every household, was a boiled Indian pudding.
Hasty pudding Saturday night was the almost universal rule. As to tea,
coffee, chocolate, all were kept by traders, and in common use, especially
tea and coffee.
Clothing. — One hundred years ago, traders and shopkeepers, as mer-
chants were then styled, dealt scarcely at all in dress goods. No cloth
factories then. Wearing apparel for men and women was of home manufac-
ture. With the exception of shoes, boots, hats, felt hats, the raw material
went through the various processes at home, and when occasion required,
as the following will show, the process, from beginning to end, was rapid :
" In 1779, one morning in May, I came down stairs and found mother in
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tears. What was the trouble ? Brother John was to march next day after
to-morrow at sunrise. He would suffer for winter apparel. What garment
was especially needed ? Pantaloons. If that is all, I said, we will spin and
weave him a pair before he goes. But, said mother, the wool is on the
sheep's back, and the sheep are in thepasture. To shorten the story. I went
to the yard, my brother seized a white sheep. I sheared sufficient for half
the warp, and sent the wool in to be carded. Calvin ran for a black sheep,
and held her. I cut off wool for my filling and half the warp. It was spun,
washed, sized and dried in that day. The next day it was put into a loom
and finished. Then washed, dried, the garment cut and completed three
hours before sunrise the next morning. All this was done without any
modern improvements." Such were our grandmothers a century ago, equal
to any emergency.
College Graduates 1685-1786. — About seventy. Number who had
entered the ministry, 1685-1786, twenty-six. Number who became lawyers
during that time, seventeen ; number of physicians, eleven. Number of
Northampton ladies who married ministers, 1673-1786, twenty-six.
The New England Primer. — One hundred years ago the young people
were taught the New England Primer, a school and household book, taught
in the family Sabbath afternoon before sunset. Taught at a particular
season of the year in most of the meeting-houses, a time-honored New
England peculiarity of a century ago, handed down to their descendants
by the early settlers. Schools usually recited it once a week, either in the
forenoon or afternoon of Saturday. As books were scarce, every one, old
and young, knew the primer, or what is the same, the catechism.
Observance of the Sabbath. — Another New England peculiarity one
century ago, viz.; the observance of Saturday evening as a part of the
Sabbath. Introduced by the first generation, so it contiuued for over 150
years. Farmers returned home from daily toil in the meadows and else-
where earlier Saturdays than on the other days of the week. The primitive
rule was to have the secular labor completed by the going down of the sun
on Saturday. So they understood that passage, "From even unto even
shall ye celebrate A'our Sabbath."
A Singular Custom. — One hundred years ago and since, persons detained
by sickness from public worship, on regaining health and coming to the
sanctuary usually expressed thanks in a note read by the minister. As
many as four or five of these were often read on the same Sabbath. Within
the present century, moreover, those contemplating a journey, whether to
Boston or New York, usually made a written announcement of it in church,
requesting public prayer for a safe and prosperous return.
Seating the Meeting House. — One hundred years ago, a committee of
influential men was appointed to assign married people and unmarried of
adult years to a particular seat in the meeting-house. As public sentiment
then went strong in favor of church attendance, so it required that every
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foot and inch of space inside the sanctuary should be used in the most
economical manner, so as to accommodate every person in the community
with a seat. The young people occupied the galleries, young men and boys
on one side, young ladies and girls on the other; 3roung lads moreover sat
on the pulpit stairs facing the assembly. The result was that in 1786, the
third meeting house, 40 by 70, capable of seating 800, was thronged from
Sabbath to Sabbath. So many young people crowded the galleries, the
town voted in 1791, as a means of preserving order, that tything men
should sit inconspicuous places in that part of house. Henceforth for man}'
years these, with along rod, the symbol of authority, constituted important
officials.
Another extract from the same paper, showing progress
in Northampton :
1739. Men and women not allowed to sit together in the meeting-house.
1785. Town " voted not to be at any expense for schooling girls." No
public school for girls until the town was indicted.
1786. Young men and young women seated separately in the meeting-
house under the care of tything men.
1790. Criminals convicted of theft were publicly whipped.
1791. Transient persons were warned out of town.
1792. Girls first admitted to the public schools.
1800. No men except Federalists stood well in good society.
1812. Separate pews were made near the doors in the gallery of the
" old church " for colored persons, one for men labeled " B. M.," and one for
women labeled " B. W."
1829. Up to this time, no meeting-house had been raised, or ministers
ordained, without a liberal supply of intoxicating drinks for the workmen
and the ministers.
1836. First high school for girls established.
1863. The town erected a new high school building for the equal edu-
cation of boys and girls, at a cost of $36,000.
1871. The town voted $25,000 to Smith College, for the higher educa-
tion of women.
1886. Over 400 young ladies attending college and collegiate schools
in town.
10. I. Edward Breck. — The following items in his his-
tory are collected chiefly from the " History of the Town of
Dorchester" :
1638, he bought a division of lands beyond the "Blue
Hills " from Thomas Tread well who removed to Ipswich.
1641, 7th Dec, was one of the present inhabitants of the
town of Dorchester who signed a conveyance of land to the
APPENDIX 177
town for the special establishment and support of a "free
school" in Dorchester for the " instructinge and Teachinge
of children and \-outh in good literature and Eearninge."
A fac-simile of the signatures of all the signers of this docu-
ment is published in "Blake's Annals of Dorchester, 1630 to
1~]5-V; Boston, 1846.
1642 and 1645, was a selectman of the town.
1645, 15th Dec, "There was given to Edward Breck by
the hands of most of the inhabitants of the town, Smelt
Brook Creek, on condition that he doth set a mill there."
He did set a mill there; the street on which it stood was
later called Mill street; the mill was known as the "Tide
Mill" and subsequently as the "Tileston Mill," from a later
owner, Timothy Tileston, in whose family it has since been.
1646, was selectman of the town.
In 1654, sold a house and garden in Boston to his son
Robert. This house had formerly belonged to Henry Mosely.
1655 and 1656, was a selectman of the town.
1655, 8th Feb., signed on behalf of the selectmen of the
town a contract with Ichabod Wiswall for the latter's ser-
vices as teacher for the "free School in Dorchester"; pay-
ment to be made two-thirds in " wheate, pease or barley,"
" and one-third in Indian " [corn]. In this year he petitioned
the General Court to have his fine of £4 remitted for not
serving as constable ; but the court " saw no cause to grant
his request,"
1657, paid the school teacher peas in part payment of
salary.
The following letter from the Rev. James Wood, of Ashton,
England, was discovered and copied by the Hon. Joseph
Breck , [1290] , of Boston. The original was in the possession
of Thos. L. Howe, of Dorchester. It was much discolored
by age, dampness and ink stains, and required no small labor
to decipher. There was no year in the date of the original.
In the copy furnished the writer by the Rev. Dr. Charles
Breck, [1540], found in a letter of his uncle, Samuel Breck,
[940], the date was given as 1634; but this is evidently
178 BRECK GENEALOGY
erroneous, as Edward did not reach Dorchester until 1635.
The letter was written after the death of Edward's first wife
and his daughter (Airs. Blake) both placed in 1645. The
date of .this letter therefore was probably 1646. The copy
is given as written :
Ashton,* 12th, 2d Month.
TO HIS DEARE AND LOUEIKGE FFREND, EDWARD BrECKE AT DORCHESTER, IN
Newe England these,
Ould and loueingffrend, though I have written twise & receiued no returne,
yet I cannot let slipp such as optunitie, but write again at least wth impor-
tunitie, to force my old frendtohispenn againe: But me thinkes my thoughts
return this apollogiefor my old frend.heisinsorroweforhisdearwife, for his
sweet daughter, both which I hear god hath of late taken untohimselfe. So
hopefull a sonne here, so gracious & sweet a wife & daughter there, cannot but
lye closse to a tender father and loueing husband's hart. But I question not
but god hath fitted you for these sadd and heavie tryalls before he brought
themvpon you. He hath stored you wth grace to manage all states & condi-
tions, & wisdome to deny all affecions & vnseemly passions. Now you see
the lords will is done. I know you cannot but willingly submit. You have
lost wife & children, louing and lonely, but they are not lost, who are singing
their halleluiahs in heauen, &inioy for an earthly husband, parent eternall&
havenly. But 0 they were louely & pleasent in their Hues, and content &
comfort was lapped upp in their inioyment. I know it was not so, you were
of too nigh communion with god to satisfie yourself wth creature comforts.
But, I loued them dearly, your loue may now the more freely & intirely be
carried on to god that gave them ; 0 let all your sorrow be godly sorrow, &
all your ioy, ioy of the holy, holy ghost, wch no man cann take from you ;
make god your all in all, let him be your treasure, so you cannot then be
made poore by any losse, or miserable by any distresse; yea, so your duties
will be sweet, crosses more tolerable, sin intolerable; your hart more
inlarged, mind more spitualized, your life more gracious, death more com-
fortable; goeing not only to your wife and children, but to your treasure &
your all ; we blesse god for your peace, vnion, & harmonie in your churches ;
care to redresse errors and opinions which wth us abound.
These sad afflictions forcing me to write something, have extorted ffro
mee these few advertisements, which I begine to checke n^selfe, knowing
I write to an old disciple and one in Christ long before myselfe and Hue
amongst such water springs as need none of poor sauorles droppings; but
I haue done. Your old friend thinkes much. Hee hath not hard from yon
theise 2 yeares last past ; it may be you writt & the letters miscarried. I
pray you commend me dearly to your sonn Robert, & to your man John
Birchall,that went over with you fro ourTowen, I hear he is well & liueing
in your Town again. So in hast I rest. Yor dear ffrend,
James Wood.
*Now Ashton-under-Lyne.
APPENDIX 179
The extract of title page and letter following were kindly
furnished the writer in 1886 by Mr. Edward Breck [1833],
son of Lieutenant Commander Joseph B. Breck, U. S. Navy,
then at the University of Leipsic in Germany, the letter, etc.,
having been copied by him from a pamphlet discovered in the
Library of the British Museum in London, England :
Answer to a * * * Paper, * * * against those people whom he
(and the World ) calls Quakers. Dated from Dorchester in New England,
Aug. 11, 1655, subscribed, Edward Breck, which was directed to a people
at Rainforth in Lancashire which he calls, A Church of Christ. * * *
London, printed for Giles Calvert, at the Black Spread-Eagle neer the West
End of Pauls, 1656.
The pamphlet begins as follows :
Edward Breck to the Church of Christ at RaixfortH.*
Deerly beloved in the Lord Jesus Christ, I have sundry times had a mind
to salute you in the Lord, but partly my own rudeness, and partly other
obstacles in the way, I have not yet communicated anything to you, as to
the church of Christ since my departing ; but because God hath removed
me so far distant by reason whereof I am never like to see your faces, and
age and weekness coming upon me, putting me in mind of my end ; that I
might do something at last whereby to testify my love & dear respects to
you, and that in all this length of time of absence, you might perceive that
I have not wholly forgotten you, but with many secret desires breathed
after you eternal welfares ; I have therefore for your sakes, pressed myself
to break through many difficulties, presuming upon your kind acceptance,
notwithstanding you finde in me much weakness of expression matter,
argument, &c. But not to trouble you with a long preface, where my work
is small, little I have to say, and slenderly I shall deliver it, unless God make
known his power through weekness ; that which I have to say is a friendly
exhortatiou to continue in the grace and faith of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ, and not be carried away with every winde of Doctrine,
whereby you should be spoiled of your faith and hope which you have in
the Lord Jesus Christ: 0 Beloved! Remember the days of old ! and the
yeers of ancient times, when after the Marian-times that Religion began to
spring, God honored Rainforth with many godly pillars, men famous in
their days, for faith and holiness, and the profession of true Religion, when
the Country wa<5 overwhelmed, or greatly clowded with Religion, or super-
stition, yet these men (whose names are not yet worn out of memory)
cleave fast to the truth; the face of opposing, jeering, scorning and reproach-
ing enemies, their reproaches did not dant the spirits of these men, but
♦Now Rainford, near Liverpool and Ashton-under-Lyne, England.
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they patiently bore it with joy, and prest on forward in the waies of Truth
of the Gospel, for the price and high calling of God in Jesus Christ:
The next Generation I was a little better acquainted with, whose names
are fresher in your memories, divers godty people God raised up to do him
some service, and to profess and defend his truth, & maintain his Ministry,
which was a great thing they labored after; these men gave not their minds
with Balaam, to look out for visions, to curse Gods people, nor to rail on
Magistracy, nor Ministry, but humbly and in the fear of the Lord submitted
themselves to Jesus Christ in the use of his own institutions, so tarre as he
gave them liberty and ability thereunto.
And now, what the present Generation. is since I left the Country, I do
not so well know, many of the old stock being dead and removed ; yet
(I hope) there are some breathings of Spiritual life amongst }rou, and men
holding torth the iaith and true Religion in sincerity, notwithstanding
what may be otherwise found among you. My Exhortation therefore is,
To hold forth this Faith, and continue laithfull therein untill Death, never
leave it, forsake it not lest God forsake you, and cast you off forever ; but
Truth is Beloved, and that which is my Griefe that I [have] been informed,
and dare not but believe it, that there are men among you who are departed
from the faith and purity of the Gospel to depend upon Jesuiticall and
Satauical delusions, I mean such as go under the name of Quakers, who
depend not upon the Scriptures for Light, but on what they receive from a
spirit which casteth them into a trance, what these Trances are let men of
understanding, for I am weak, onely tell what I think, they are either
from the good spirit ol God, as hee spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets
in visions, &c, or from the Devill: if they be from that good spirit of God,
then they like to that spirit which spake by the Prophets, they accord with
all the writings of the Prophets, and most of all with all the doctrines and
sayings of Jesus Christ, his Ordinances and Institutions. Secondly, etc., etc.
He then proceeds to condemn the Quakers and their doc-
trines in a most unequivocal way, and closes his letter by
exhorting his friends to bury distinctions of creed, as Presby-
terians or Independents "as many use terms which are better
forborn," and concludes as follows:
But I shall say no more, but commend you to GOD and to the WORD of
his GRACE, which is able to build you up further, and to give you an
inheritance among them that are sanctified.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all, and alway : Amen.
Dorchester, in Your Friend, and
New England, Brother in the Lord Jesus,
Aujr. 17
1655. Edward Breck.
The remainder of the pamphlet is not copied.
APPENDIX 181
The following wills and inventories are of interest, giving
much insight into the principles, way of living, household
conveniences, etc., etc., of Edward Breck and his wife Isabel.
The spelling, etc., in these copies is corrected from the orig-
inals (now safely preserved among the probate records in
Boston) from which they were carefully taken direct. The
original documents not being in the handwriting of Edward
or his wife, the clerical errors are not preserved.
I, Edward Breck, of Dorchester, in the County of Suffolk, in New England,
yeoman, being very sick of body, but of fit memory, blessed be God, do here
make my Inst will and testament this thirtieth day of October, in the year
one thousand, six hundred sixty and two.
Imp. I do here commit my soul into the hands of the Lord and my
bod}' to decent burial in the earth.
And for this world's goods, which God has graciously given me, my will
is that, first, that all debts due from me to any man shall be justly paid
and my funeral discharged.
Secondly, my will is that all my daughter Blakes children shall have each of
them 49 shillings paid unto them out of my estate in one year after my decease.
Thirdly, my will is that my son Robert, although he has had his full
portion already, yet my will is that he shall have twenty shillings paid to
him also, as a token of m}r love and fatherly affection towards him.
Fourthly, my will is that Isabel, my dear and loving wife, shall have one-
third part of all my movable estate to her own personal use and behoof,
accounting the former legacies as part of the estate out of which she shall
have her third. Also, I give unto my wife one-third part of my housing and
lands during her natural life, she keeping and leaving it in good repair.
Fifthly, my will is that the other two-thirds part of m}- estate both of
land and goods shall be equally divided unto my four children, viz., John,
Mary, Elizabeth and Susana, provided that my son John shall have liberty
to reserve the land to himself and pay his sisters the valuation thereof upon
a just appraisement. Also my will is that my son John shall have after my
wife's death that third part of house and land which she in her lifetime is to
enjoy, and this to be an addition to his portion, and to him only, provided,
that if it shall please God to take away any one or more of my children by
death before they come to enjoy their portions, then the portion of such a
one shall be equally divided unto those that do survive of those of my
clnldren last named. Furthermore my will is that whereas I have some
estate at Lancaster remaining in land, I do leave it in the libert}' of my wife
and other friends who maybe advised with them for to sell it, or not sell it,
as shall be thought best.
Lastly, my will is that Isabel my wife shall be executrix of this my will
and testament with the help and advise of Edward Clapp and John Capen,
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deacons of the church at Dorchester, with whom she shall advise, and not
to act without their consent. Witness my hand and seal this thirtieth day
of the eighth month, 1662, as above said.
c- , i j j j i- j • r Edward Breck. [seal]
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of J
John Capen, Samuell Rigby.
11 December, 62. At a meeting of the magistrate and recorder, Jno.
Capen and Samuell Rigby deposed saith that having subscribed their names
as witnesses to this will was present and did both see and hear Edw. Breck
sign, seal and publish the same as his last will and testament, and that he
was of a sound mind and memory to their best knowledge when he so did.
Present Dept. Gov., Edw. Rawson, Recorder.
Mr. Danforth Recorder.
An inventory of the estate of Edward Breck, who departed this life the
2d of November, 1662, taken and appraised by us whose names are under
written this 20th of November, 1662 :
Imprimis. One dwelling house and barn and out- £. s. d.
housing SO- 0-0
Item. Wearing apparel 10-10-0
In the Chamber It. Onecupboard, one table and six joint stools,
over the kit- and one chest 3- 7-0
chen. It. One bedstead, two feather beds, one bolster,
two pillows, two rugs, one coverlet, three
curtains, one carpet and one bearing whittle,
one silver spoon and a basket 15- 6-6
It. Brass pots, and pans, and kettles, and skil-
lets, and other brass 4- 6-0
In the Kitchen. It. Iron pots and pot hooks and hangers, fire
pan and tongs, and other instruments of iron. 1-19-6
It. Pewter platters and other several sorts of
pewter 3-10-0
It. One cupboard and chairs and other utensils.. 1-12-6
In the Little It. One bedstead and one bed of silk grass, one
Chamber. feather bolster, and the furniture belonging
to the bed and other small things 3-13-0
In the Buttery. It. One cupboard, one churn and cheesevats and
other utensils 1-19-0
In the Parlor. It. One press, one bedstead with the feathers and
furniture thereunto belonging 9- 5-0
It. One trundle-bed with the feather bed and
things belonging to it 3- 5-0
It. One trunk, one chest, and boxes and andirons,
one saddle and books 4- 9-0
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183
It. In linen, both of sheets, pillows, napkins and
six cushions, and other small things, 6- 9-6
In the Chamber It. Onebedstead with a chaff bed, and the furni-
over the parlor. ture belonging to it 4- 6-0
It. Arms and ammunition, hemp, flax, cotton,
wool, and other lumber, and some wheat 6-11-0
In the Garret It. A pillion and pillion cloth, one panel, tools,
over the kit- and other small things, and yarn at the
chen. weaver's 5 09-3
In the Yard. It. Four cows, three yearlings and a half, three
calves and a half, fifteen sheep and eight
swine 50- 0-0
It. Cart and wheels, plow and plow irons and
other utensils 5-18-6
In the Barn. It. Corn of several sorts, and hay 30- 2-0
In the Celler. It. A sitting tub and other lumber 0 19-0
In the Field. It. One horse, one mare, one colt a year old, 33- 0-0
It. Land in tillage and for pasture, and other
woodland lying in several places, some in-
closed and some in common, and common
rights to land 229- 2-0
It. Meadowground at several places -14- 0-0
It. One tide mill* with the house over it, and the
implements belonging to it, and one spare
stone 100- 0-0
It. Several debts due to estate 11- 6-0
665- 5-9
The inventory of the estate at Lancaster, errors
excepted, if any be found 081- 6-6
The total sum of both inventories is 746-12-3
Several debts due to be paid out of the estate to
the sum of £126, 12s, 2d 126-12-2
And several legacies 13-00-0
Signed by Edward Clap. 139-12-2
John Capen.
Jno. Minott.
*15th December, 1645.— "There was given Edward Breck by the hands of most of the inhabi-
tants of the town, Smelt Brook Creek, on condition that he doth set a mill there." He did set a
mill there; the street on which it stood was later called Mill street; the mill was known as the
"Tide-Mill," and subsequently as the "Tileston-Mill" from a later owner, Timothy Tileston,
in whose family it has been at my latest advices. S. B.
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Present, the Dept. At a meeting of the magistrates held at Boston, 11th,.
Gov. Mr. Dan-
forth and Re-
corder.
Lancaster, this
20th, 9th mon,
1662.
10th mo., 1662, Isabel Breck, relict and executrix to the last
will and testament of Edw. Breck, deposed sayeth that
this is a true inventory of the said Ed ward Breck's estate,,
that when she knows more she will discover it.
Edw. Rawson Recorder.
An inventory of the house and lands and other goods
of Edward Breck, late of Dorchester.
Ite. Housing and 2 house lots, being 20 acres in £• 8- d-
a lot 20-00-00
Ite. Forty-six acres of intervale land within fence
about ten of it in tillage, 20 shillings an acre.. 46-00-00
Ite. Eight acres of medow, 20 shillings an acre... 08-00-00
Ite. Two division of upland and intervale and
common right 06-00-00
Ite. For a timber chain 00-08-00
Ite. For a bearing yoke ring and staples, 2s. 6d,
two axle tree pins, 2s. 6d 00-05-00
Ite. Two old boxes for a pair of wheels, weighed
4 pounds, and two link pins 00-02-06
Ite. An old pair of plow irons, 5s. 6d., cops and
cop's pin, 3s. 6d. and an old tenant saw, 2s. .00-11-00
Total 81-06-06
Appraised by us,
John Prescott.
James Atherton.
Ralph Houghton.
This last will and testament of me, Isabel Fisher, widow, of Dorchester,
in the county of Suffolk in New England, made this twentieth day of Sep-
tember, in the year of our Lord, one thousand six hundred, seventy and
one; who being very weak of body yet of perfect memory (blessed be God)
do hereby make a disposal of my outward estate as followeth:
First, I do resign my soul to God that gave it, and my bod}' to a decent
burial in the dust ; and for my worldly goods which God has graciously
given me, my will is all my debts be truly paid and my funeral discharged.
Secondly, my will is that my land in the Captain's Neck, which I bought
of Samuel Proctor, containing two acres, more less, I give it unto Abigail,
the daughter of my daughter Turner. And for my part of meadow, which I
bought of Samuel Proctor, I do hereby bequeath my right and title therein
to my son-in-law, Samuel Paul, he paying the purchase as myself should
have done.
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Also I dogive and bequeath unto ever}' one of my grand-children a sheep.
Also my will is that my son John Breck shall have my great brass pan
upon condition that he accept of the lumber about the house in part of his
portion appointed him by his father Breck, upon an appraisement.
Also I give unto my son Samuel Rigby.and my son John Breck, to each of
them five shillings as a token of my love unto them , to be paid out of my estate.
And for all the rest of my estate I give it equally unto my five daughters,
excepting three pounds in money which is due to me from my son-in-law,
Thomas Holman, the which three poundslgive it unto my daughterSusana
towards her wedding apparel if God will her thereunto, or for any other
use that she shall make of it.
And I do hereby will and appoint that my son-in-law Thomas Holman,
and my son-in-law Samuel Paul, be executors of this my will and whole
estate, and that this my will be performed according to the true intent and
meaning hereof. I do desire and appoint my loving friends and brethren,
Lieutenant John Capen and Ensign Richard Hale, to be overseers of my
will, to see the estate be duly prized and equally divided as inbondexpressed,
and if any of my children shall contend and quarrel, nvy will is that they
shall have nothing. In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal the day and year above said. Isabel Fisher, [seal.]
Signed, sealed, and in presence of John Capen, Sen.
Samuel Pelton.
Boston, 3, 5* m., "73.
Dea. John Capen appeared before Jno. Leverett, Esq., Govr., and Elkanah
Clark, Esq., assistant, and made oath that he was present, and subscribed
his name as a witness to this instrument which Isabel Fisher signed, sealed
and published to be her last will and testament, and that when she so did,
she was of a disposing mind to the best of their knowledge, this thus done
of attest. Free Grace Bendall, Clerk.
An inventory of the estate of Isabel Fisher, widow, of Dorchester, who
departed this life the 21st of June, 1673, taken and appraised by us whose
names are under written this 26th June, 1673.
In the Little Imp. It. Wearing apparel, woolen and linen of
Chamber. all sorts 09 10-05
It. One feather bed, one silk grass bed under
it, and white rug, sheets, blanket, bolsters,
pillows and pillowbiers, and bedstead and
cord 07-00-06
In the Great It. One feather bed, 2 Ib-lOs; another feather bed,
Chamber. 1 Ib-lOs ; one blue rug and another red rug,
1 lb-15s; sheets, blankets, bolsters, curtains,
and bedstead and curtain rod 09-16-03
♦This is evidently a clerical error, probably should be 7.
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It. Another pair of curtains and valance, lft-lOs;
a table cloth, 12d ; a dozen of napkins, lft-
4s ; a pair of sheets, 12d ; more small table-
cloths and towels, a trunk and some small
linen, all at 04-17-06
It. One cupboard, 1 ft ; a great chest, 15d ; two
pieces of new cloth linen and woollen, an old
chest, a desk, cushions, chairs, and other
small things 04-17-06
In the Chamber It. Corn, wheat, and Indian, and wheels and
over the parlor. other lumber 01-12-00
In the Kitchen. It. One great brass pan, 1 ft-lOs ; one brass ket-
tle, 1 ft-lOs; one pair andirons, pots, skillet,
trammels and other utensils 06-00-06
It. Pewter of all sorts, platters, bowles, flagons,
porringers, fire stools, and table with other
utensils 04-15-08
It. Three pair of sheets, more pillowbiers and
towels 02-06-06
In the Yard. It. Four cows, 10 ft-lOs ; and four younger cat-
tle in the field, lift 4s 21-14-00
It. A plow and irons, grindstone, and other
utensils 00-14-06
It. Five swine and other tools 02-05-03
It. Two acres and a half of land at Captain's
Neck 16-00-00
It. A cider press and trough 00-12-00
It. A piece of new cloth, seventeen yds.,lft-14s;
and some other lumber 02-08-00
It. Debts due to the estate 28-01-00
The total sums, errors excepted, is 122-13-07
Debts due from the estate about 05 00-00
Due also from the estate to Susanna Breck 54-00-00
Enoch Wiswall.
Thomas Swift.
Sydney Leadbetter.
Thomas Holman and Samuel Paul made oath before John Leverett,
Esq., Govr., Ike Clarke, Esq., assistant, 3, 5*m, 1673, that this is a true
inventory to the best of their knowledge, of the estate of the late widow,
Isabel Fisher, and that when they know more they will discover it. This
done of attest. Free Grace Bendall, Clerk.
* This is evidently a clerical error, probably should be 7.
APPENDIX 187
50. II. John Breck, Captain. — The folio wing items of his
history have been gathered from the "History of Dorchester":
" Capt. Breck's Cyder Mills " stood on the land previously
owned by Henr\r Wa}-, who came over with Roger Williams
in 1631.
1680. "John Breck desired [of the town of Dorchester]
libert\' to get a suit of masts and yards for a vessel which
he had undertaken to build in this town."
At the request of Lieut. Capen and William Sumner, the
town "dismissed" them from the office of feoffees for the
school land, and made choice of Timothy Tileston and John
Breck in their stead.
8th March, it was voted that the school house be repaired
" where it now stands." John Breck and Timothy Tileston
to attend to the work.
1681. In March the question being, to make choice of
some person to be on trial for the "work of the Ministry,"
at an adjourned meeting held on the Sabbath (the 27th),
"votes were called for again, for one of the two which had
most votes the last Sabbath." Rev. John Danforth, of Rox-
bury had received the most votes at the previous meeting:
" there were 37 votes for Mr. Danforth and 22 for Mr. Capen ;
at the same time Mr. John Breck, who was not in full
communion, intruded himself in, and put in a vote, which
was very offensive to the Church ; but this vote was taken
out, and he commanded by Mr. Stoughton to go out of the
meeting-house, when the Church had been tried by a vote to
know whether they did approve of his acting; which being
declared in the negative, then the contrary vote was called
for, but none held up their hands but only Henry Leadbetter,
who thought that such as had submitted to the government
of the Church should have liberty to vote in such a case ; but
it was declared to the contrar\r." "Mr. Breck repented of
voting as he did on the occasion mentioned, and gave satis-
faction therefor."
1682. This year the selectmen approbated Widow Eliza-
beth George to keep an Ordinary again, provided that John
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Breck should see that it was kept according to law. Mrs.
George's husband had previously kept one, and at his death
she continued the business. At this date she was 81 years
of age.
1683. In December the town chose "the worshipful Mr.
Stoughton, Enoch Wiswell and John Breck" to see to the
laying out of the 1,000 acres of land granted by the General
Court for School land, in 1659, in lieu of Thompson's Island.
1686. Captain John Breck one of the selectmen.
1687. Timothy Tileston,John Breck and John Withington
were chosen a committee to set the bounds of the 300 acres
of land which formerly was pitched upon for the use of the
school, and to make their return to the selectmen.
1688. Captain John Breck one of the selectmen.
1690. March 11th, the town chose Elder James Blake,
John Breck and Samuel Clap to seat the people in the meeting-
house.
The following will and inventory of effects present many
items of interest, especially the provision in regard to the
education of his children.
Dorchester, Feb. 4, Anno Domini [sixteen] ninety-one. In the name of
God, Amen. Whereas, I, John Breck, of Dorchester, aforesaid, in the County
of Suffolk, in the Colony of Massachusetts, in the Territory of New England,
being weak of body, but of perfect understanding and memory, make this
in}7 last will and testament as followeth: First and prineipalhy, I recom-
mend my spirit into the hands of the Father of my Redeemer, who I trust
hath washed my soul with His own most precious blood. My body I
commit by a decent funeral to the earth whence it was taken, in hopes of a
glorious resurrection. And for the outward estate which God hath given
me, I dispose thereof manner as followeth :
First, my will is that all my due debts be fully paid and discharged.
Item. I will that my dear wife have the one-third part of all my estate,
lands and moveables during her widowhood, and if she see come to marry,
I will to her absolutely and freely one hundred pounds of said thirds, to be
paid her in movables by myexecutor hereinafter mentioned. The remainder
of said thirds I leave to be disposed of according to her discretion amongst
my children.
Item. I will to my eldest son a double portion of the remainder of my
estate, to be allotted to him in the moity of my dwelling house, the remainder
to be my wife's thirds.
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189
Item. I will that my eldest son shall have liberty to purchase my dwelling,
homestead, tan-yard, orchard, with all the appurtenances, with ten acres of
meadow, and half the wood-lot at Fresh Marshes, together with all other
parcels of land that the rest of my children shall set to sale.
Item. I will that my eldest son, with my wife, shall have the improve-
ment of said dwelling, tan-yard, stock, etc., until such time as my overseers
hereafter mentioned shall see reason to divide my estate.
Item. That the rest of my children be equal sharers in the remaining
part of my estate.
Item. That my eldest daughter Jemima have fifty or sixty pounds (half
in money, the otherin accommodablepay) within one year after my decease,
in part of her portion.
Item. I will that one of my sons be brought up to learning at the cost
of my executor, which son thus educated shall acquit my executor of the
moity of his dividend. My children I will to be well educated on the
improvement of my estate.
Lastly, I will that my dear wife, with my eldest son Edward, be executrix
and executor, and that William Stoughton Esq., and Mr. Thomas Holman
would be pleased to be overseers of this my last will and testament, who
together with my executrix and executor may appoint the time and manner
for the division of my estate. In witness whereof, I set to my hand and
seal the day of the date above mentioned.
Signed and sealed in presence of John Breck. [seal.]
William Ryall.
Joseph Withington.
Edward Mills.
An inventory of the estate of Capt. John Breck, of Dorchester, deceased.
Taken by the under written appraisers: & g
Imprimis. His wearing apparel., 20 ....
Homestead, housing, orchard, tanyard 280 ....
Cider mill, houses, orchards ] 20 ....
Housing and land in several places 595 ....
An eighth part of a sawmill ] 2 10
Horn cattle and other stock 66 ....
Cart, plow, and other husbandry utensils 6 ....
Stock in pits and tan-house 139 ....
A servant boy 20 ....
Beds and bedding 33 ....
Pewter, brass, iron 13 13
Chairs, tables, cupboards and others 15 5
Linen, wool, yarn and others 18 5
Arms and riding furniture 5 10
Books 2-10, cups and spoons at 4- 6 10
Tanners tools at 20s, Cash 71bs 8 ....
Debts due to the estate £30.
Due from the estate £45.
1,359
Henry Leadbetter.
Enoch Wiswell.
Daniel Preston.
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By the Hon. William Stoughton, Esq. Admitted administratrix made
oath that this containing a just and true inventory of the estate of her late
husband, John Breck, deceased, so far as has come to her knowledge, and
that if more hereafter appears she will cause it to be added.
Jurat Cod., Wm. Stoughton.
Boston, Apr. 6, 1693.
91. IV. Edward Bass. — The following is taken from the
" History of Dorchester " :
Edward Bass, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Breck) Bass, of Dorchester,
and great-great-grand-son of Samuel and Ann Bass, of Roxbury, was born
in Dorchester, November 23d, 1726. He entered Harvard College at the early
age of thirteen, and graduated in 1744. From the time of taking his first
degree till he received that of Master of Arts, he was engaged in keeping
school — a part of the time in Dorchester — and also occupied himself in such
studies as would qualify him for his contemplated profession. From 1747
to 1751, he resided at the college, making progress in theological studies
and occasionally supplying vacant pulpits in the Congregational churches.
In 1751, he was chosen assistant minister of St. Paul's Church (Episcopal)
in Newburyport, and in 1752 went to England, where, on the 24th of May
of the same year, he was ordained by Dr. Thomas Sherlock, then Bishop
of London. In the autumn of the same year, he returned to New England,
and soon after took charge of the church in Newbury, at that time vacant
by the death of Rev. Matthias Plant. He married Sarah Breck, September
19th, 1754. She died on the 9th of May, 1789. In July of that year, the
University of Pennsylvania conferred on him the degree of Doctor of Divinity.
On the 18th of November following (17S9) he married Mercy Phillips, who
died, his widow, January 15th, 1842, in her 87th year. In 1796, he was
elected the first Bishop of Massachusetts, and was consecrated to that
office in Christ Church, Philadelphia, the 7th of May, 1797, by the bishops
of the Episcopal churches in Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland. The
Episcopal churches of Rhode Island afterwards elected him as their bishop,
as did those also of New Hampshire in 1803, the year of his decease. He
died on the 10th of September, aged 77, after an illness of but two days.
He was a man of profound knowledge, accomplished and exemplary. He
was also noted for his good humor and wit. The following anecdotes have
been related of him. At the time of his second marriage he was 63 j'ears
of age; his wife Mercy was 34. Some of his people expressed their astonish-
ment at his marryingso young a woman. TheBishop replied, " I will have
Mercy and not sacrifice." When asked wiry he did not settle in his native
town, he answered facetiously that "the waters of Dorchester were not
deep enough for a bass to swim in, and therefore he came to the Merrimac.'*
He had no children.
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110. III. Robert Breck, Rev., of Marlboro, Mass. — The
following extract from the Boston Weekly Journal, 18th Jan-
uary, 1731, is taken from "Annals of the American Pulpit " :
Robert Breck was born in Dorchester, Mass., December 7th, 1682. He
was the son of Capt. John Breck, a very ingenious and worthy man, and
grandson of Edward Breck, who came from England, and settled in Dor-
chester in 1636. After the death of his father he was sent to Harvard
College, where he was graduated inl700. Having received license tor ?ach,
he was engaged for some time in preaching on Long Island, in the then
Province of New York, during the administration of Led Cranbury, and
notwithstanding he was then a very young man, he maintained with great
vigor and courage the principles of the Nonconformists. He, however,
after a while, for reasons not now known, withdrew from that field of labor
and returned to Massachusetts, where he spent nearly his whole life. He
was ordained October 25th, 1701, at Marlborough, Mass., as successor to
the Rev. William Brimsmead, and after a ministry of twenty-six years, died
there January 6th, 1731, in the forty-ninth year of his age. He was married
to Elizabeth Wainwright, of Haverhill, in September, 1707, who survived
him about five years. They had six children, one of whom, Robert, was
for many years minister of Springfield, and another was married to the
Rev. Ebenezer Parkman, pastor of the church at Westborough. There were
three sermons preached to his bereaved flock on the occasion of his death —
all of which were published — one by the Rev. John Swift, of Framingham,
another by the Rev. John Prentice, of Lancaster, and a third by the Rev.
Israel Loring, of Sudbury. It was an evidence of the high estimation in
which he was held, that in October, previous to his death, when his disease
had assumed an alarming character, a day of fasting and prayer was
observed in his church with special reference to his case, several of the
neighboring ministers were present to conduct the services.
Mr. Breck published an Election Sermon, 1728, and a Sacramental
Sermon, entitled, " The Danger of Falling Away After a Profession," 1728.
The following is from the Boston Weekly News-Letter, of June, 1731 :
As a clergyman, he was an able minister of ihe New Testament, and he
obtained mercy to be faithful ; the Holy Ghost, who made him an overseer
having richly furnished him with grace and gifts for that sacred office.
The classes or association of ministers he belonged to, hung muchof their
glory on him, had an high esteem of his judgment upon all emergencies
that came before them, and he likewise took care upon all occasions with
great courage and prudence to support the honor and rights of the Presb}--
tery, when he thought them invaded or any ways diminished.
His firm persuasion of the validity of a Presbyterian ordination was
not taken upon trust, or the mere produce of education, but the effect of a
deliberate choice, and judgment founded upon his diligent search into the
practice of the primitive church, comparing the best arguments on both
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sides; and above all, the sacred institutions, as they are found in the Acts
and Epistles of the Holy Apostles. At the same time, he was a candid,
catholic spirit, far from being rigid or censorious; but he dare not receive
for doctrine the commandments of men. He had much at heart, the consti-
tution of religion and the churches of New England, and often expressed
his apprehension of their dangers from more quarters than one.
As to his learning, I suppose it will be no offence to say, there were few
of his standing that were even his equals; he was such a master of the
learneo. languages, that he could and did frequently, to the capacity of his
family read a chapter from the Hebrew Bible into English, and the Greek
■was still easier to him.
His attainments in philosophy, especially the mathematics, were above
the common rate, in the study whereof, whenever he met with anything
difficult or perplexed, his genius and close application soon overcame it.
He was well versed in history, both civil and ecclesiastical, especially of
our own nation. His religion was vital and undisguised. Pride, hypocrisy
and affectation were his aversion, and covetousness was what he was a
stranger to. His temper was grave and thoughtful, and yet cheerful at
times, especially with his friends and acquaintance, and his conversation
entertaining and agreeable. In his conduct he was prudent and careful of
his character, both as a minister and a Christian ; rather sparing of speech,
and more inclined to hear and learn from others.
His house was open to strangers, and his heart to his friends, and he
took great delight in entertaining such as he might anyway improve them,
and treated them with good manners. He was a lover of good government
and good order, and would express himself with warmth against that
levelling spirit which too much prevails.
The languishment and pains he went through before his death were very
great, but God enabled him to bear the affliction with patience and sub-
mission.
The following is taken from the "History of the Town
of Marlborongh," Middlesex County, Massachusetts, by
Charles Hudson, a native of the town :
The people of Marlborough had been prosperous and happy under the
ministry of Rev. Robert Breck,and being ardently attached to him, they had
anticipated his wants and ministered to his comfort. When, by the depreci-
ation of currency, his salary became insufficient for his support, they readily
raised it from sixty to one hundred pounds. But earthly happiness is of
short duration. On the 6th of January, 1731, they were called to experi-
ence a severe affliction in the death of their beloved pastor. Mr. Breck had
for a considerable time been unable to supply the pulpit, and the town had
generously paid for the supply. And when he was taken away, they mani-
fested their regard for his memory by appropriating fifty pounds to defray
the expenses of his bunal.
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Before Mr. Breck's settlement in Marlborough, he preached for a time on
Long Island, in the Province of New York, during the government of Lord
Cranbury, where he had the courage, though 3'oung at that time, to assert
and adhere to the cause and principles of the Nonconformists, notwith-
standing the threatenings and ill treatment he there met with.
" He was a man of strong natural powers, clear-headed, and of sound
judgment, and by his unwearied diligence and study, he obtained great
skill in the learned languages (uncommon in the Hebrew, using to read out
of the Hebrew Bible to his family,) as also in philosophy, the mathematics
and history, as well as in divinity, in which he was sound and orthodox, a
good casuist, a strong disputant, a methodical and close preacher."
The highest testimonials of his worth appeared in the periodicals of the
day, and his brethren in the ministry paid a just tribute to his menior\r.
***********
Mr. Breck was a faithful and devoted minister, and was highty respected
and esteemed, and his abilities were well known and acknowledged. He
preached the Election Sermon in 172S, which was published. His text was
the well known passage, "Fear God and keep His commandments, for this
is the whole duty of man." In the discourse he labored to show that fear,
or trust in God, was not only "the beginning of wisdom," but the source of
safet3rand happiness, for individuals and for communities, and after remind-
ing our rulers that the obligation to comply with the requisition of the text
was increased by their exalted stations, on the true democratic principle he
appeals to the fountain of power, the people, in the following manner:
" I shall conclude when I have briefly addressed myself to the people of
this land, that the}' would lay these things to heart, and strenuously apply
themselves to seek their own and posterity's welfare and happiness, in the
way and method in our text prescribed. Without you, all that our rulers
in civil and sacred orders can do, will not avail. Though our legislature
enact never so many good laws for the regulation of the morals of the
people, unless you do your part, and improve the power and liberty you
are invested with, in your several towns, to make choice of such for 3'our
grand jurors, tythingmen, etc., as are men fearing God, men of truth and
fidelity, men of wisdom, equal to the trust committed to them, and have
the interest of religion at heart, who will carefully inspect the manners of
the people, and bring the transgressors to open shame and punishment; I
say, unless you are careful and conscientious in this, all our laws for the
reforming of the manners and morals of a corrupt people are insufficient,
and our law-makers labor in vain.
" Oh, that there were such an heart in this people to fear God and keep
His commandments, and to exert themselves in their several capacities so
to promote the peace and prosperity of our church and state; to put up
cries to our fathers' God, that he would pour out his spirit of repentance
and reformation on their degenerate offspring. Then the Lord our God will
be with us, as he was with our fathers, and never leave us nor forsake us."
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In 1720, he delivered the first sermon ever preached in Shrewsbury.
During his ministry "The Marlborough Association" was formed, con-
sisting of six or eight of the neighboring clergymen. Of this Association
Mr.Breck was a leading member, and his house was the usual place of their
meetings.
The best proof of his fidelity is found in his works. In the course of his
ministry of twenty-seven years, there were two hundred and eighty-six per-
sons admitted to his church, and one thousand and seventy-seven received
the rite of baptism. And what furnished better evidence of his wisdom and
prudence than anything else is the fact that in 1727 and 1728, when many
churches were rent in twain by what was denominated Newlightism, he
continued to keep everything quiet in his parish. He knew enough of
human nature, and of the order of Providence, to be sensible that there
would be times in which the human mind would be specially called and
awakened to subjects of a religious nature; and instead of opposing this,
general spirit of inquiry, or of calling in others to increase the flame, he
wiselytook the whole matter into his own hands and guided the inquirers in
his own town ; and, without any convulsion, during these two years, added
one hundred and two to his church. If ministers would learn not to oppose
any spirit of awakening when the minds of their people are alive to the
subject of religion, but would guide and lead it in its true channel; if,instead
of calling in foreign aid to awaken an interest in religion by artificial means,
they would preach with earnestness the simple doctrines of the meek and
lowly Jesus, they would do more towards placing their churches on the firm
basis of the Rock of Ages.
The influence of Mr. Breck over his people was highly salutary. When
he came to the place he found them in a state of distraction ; but under his
ministry these animosities were forgotton and his flock seemed desirous of
dwelling together in unity. Thus, with the characteristics of a good citizen
and a good minister, he administered to their temporal and spiritual wel-
fare, and by precept and example impressed upon them a truth too often
overlooked or forgotten, that he who loves God must love his brother also.
He was sincerely beloved by his people who, during his last sickness set
apart a day for fasting and prayer for his recovery, several of the neighbor-
ing ministers being present and assisting in that solemn service. But their
prayers did not prevail. He died January 6th, 1731, in the twenty-eighth
year of his ministry, in the midst of his days and usefulness, being forty-
nine years of age.
A handsome monument was erected to his memory near that of his
predecessor, containg a somewhat lengthy inscription in Latin, which has
thus been translated into English. As it appears to contain a just represen-
tation of his character, we give it entire:
" Beneath this stone are deposited the mortal remains of the truly Rev-
erend Robert Breck. His immortal part hath ascended to heaven to join
the innumerable company ot angels and the spirits of the just made perfect.
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" He was by nature a man of acute intellect, capacious mind, and sound
judgment, together with singular mental resolution. As to his attainments, he
was eminently skilled in the learned languages, familiar beyond the common
measure with polite literature; and what to others was difficult, he by the
power of his mind and close application to study, accomplished with ease.
Thoroughly versed in every department of theology, and truly orthodox in.
sentiment, he was a scribe in every respect instructed unto the Kingdom of
Heaven. The duties of the pastoral office in the church at Marlborough, over
which the Holy Ghost made him overseer, he discharged faithfully and assid-
uously, in peace and with great reputation for twenty-seven years.
" He was a skillful and able asserter of the doctrines of Revelation, and
of the worship and discipline of the New England churches. He was a
counsellor in cases of difficulty, both public and private, of distinguished
uprightness and consummate prudence. He was a sincere lover of his
friends, his country, and the whole church of Christ.
" In a word, he was a model of piety and every social virtue, and of
moderation in regard to earthly things.
" In the severe pains of his last sickness his patience had its perfect work,
and his departure, if not in triumph, was full of hope and peace.
" Born December 7th, 1682; died January 6th, 1731.
" Even the prophets do not live forever."
The following extract from the account of the dinner on
occasion of the 200th anniversary of the incorporation of
the town of Marlborough is taken from the same volume.
Toasts being in order :
The Memory of Hon. John Davis — The only Governor of the State and
United States Senator the borough towns ever produced.
This sentiment called forth the following response from A. McF. Davis,
Esq , of Worcester:
" Mr. President — No more grateful task could be assigned to a son than to
respond on suchan occasion as this to a sentiment liketheone justproposed.
" Many of my earliest recollections are twined around the old homestead
of Deacon Isaac Davis, in Northborousjh, where my father was born, and
to which, in after life, he was accustomed to pay frequent visits. The
activity of a useful life, the greater part of which was spent in the service
of the public, and the excitement of participating in the great events and
stirring scenes of our country's history, during that period, never effaced,
nor even dimmed his fondness for that spot; and Tomblin Hill, Hop Brook,
and the Plain were always welcome sights to his eye.
" Although his visits to this portion of Northborough, which contained
the home of his childhood, were more frequent than those to the village, yet
he would often in the course of his drive take a look at the center of the
town, and stopping at the old burial ground near the Unitarian Church, linger-
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for awhile examining the condition of the family monuments erected there.
Sometimes, too, leaving behind him the village of Northborough, so cosily
nestled in the valley of the Assabet, he would climb the hills of Marlborough
to search the records traced in stone which tell where the remains of three
generations of his ancestorslie deposited in the old cemeteries of this village.
" Among the names of those ancestors, perhaps none is more familiar in
the history of Marlborough than that of Robert Breck,the second minister
of this place. The prominence of his name in the annals of this town, and
the frequent allusions to it to-day, render any further reference to him on
my part a work of supererogation.
" His daughter Sarah, my great-great grandmother, was married to Dr.
Gott, a physician, concerning whom we learn, from an obituary notice
published in the Boston News-Letter, of August 1st, 1751 that he was a
man of great learning, who was "peculiarly faithful to his patients, mod-
erate in his charges, and charitable to the poor." Certainly he must have
been a popular doctor.
" Rev. Dr. Allen has related to you to-day an anecdote handed down in our
famih' of Robert Breck's habit of reading from a Hebrew Bible every morn-
ing and translating as he read. Of Dr. Gott it is said, that he kept alive his
knowledge of Latin, as did the Rev. Robert Breck his of Hebrew, by reading
from a Latin Bible every morning, and rendering into English as he read.
" How many of the descendants of these learned men, who, in the back-
woods of the Massachusetts Colony, thus diligently cultivated their
knowledge of the dead languages, could perform the same feat to-day ?
" Of Dr. Samuel Brigham, the husband of Anna, daughter of Dr. Gott, I
shall leave the descendants of that name, of whom so many are present
to-day, to tell you more. His daughter Anna was the wife of Deacon Isaac
Davis, my grandfather, who had come to Northborough to teach the
inhabitants of that borough how to make leather. Married to her and
settled down on the old "Tomblin farm," he remained in the home of his
adoption to the time of his death. With his trade of tanning, he combined
that of farming. He attained a prominent position among his fellow-
citizens, and represented them for years in the General Court. In common
with many others at that time, he entertained a decided hostility towards
lawyers, and in 1785, he was selected as an appropriate representative
of the sentiments of the town of Northborough to act at a County Conven-
tion, to be holden at Leicester. His instructions were, amongst other
things, to vote for a petition to the General Court for the annihilation of
lawyers. Very fortunately, this hostility did not prevent my father from
following the profession of his choice.
" Although I cannot claim either of the boroughs as my birthplace, still,
family associations cluster so closely around the hills of Marlborough and
the valley of Northborough, that they vindicate my claim as a descendant
of the boroughs, to be with you to-day, and to share with you in the
pleasures of this festival."
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160. IV. John Breck, of Boston. — The following is
taken from a letter of Samuel Breck, [360], of Philadelphia,
to Edward Cruft, [161,] of Boston, under date of 17th
December, 1847:
"John, your great-grandfather, on your mother's side, died on the 16th
February, 1713. aged 32. I have one of the mourning rings, distributed as
was the custom at that period, by those who could afford it, among the
relations of the deceased. One cousin, Daniel Breck, now one of the three
judges of the supreme court of Kentucky, has another, which he obtained
of his father, at my request. The ring is gold with a rich topaz on the top,
and a mourning band in black, ornamentally encircling it, on which is
beautifully inscribed in gold letters, thus: 'Died, John Breck, on the 16th
February, 1713, aged 32.' How many children John left besides his son,
our grandfather, I do not know. That son was named John also, I think.
He resided in Boston and was concerned largehr, I believe, in the Newfound-
land or mackerel fishery. He had an extensive cooperage, and left three
sons and four daughters. To the sons he gave a good education, particu-
larly to the 3'oungest, named Daniel, who graduated at Princeton College
about the year 1771.
Daniel became a Congregational minister, and being a public-spirited
man, he accompanied, as chaplain in the Army of the Revolution, General
Montgomery into Canada, in the regiment of Colonel Porter, and was
with it at a battle near Quebec. In the midst of the dying by the sword and
small-pox, he fulfilled his duty rigidly as their spiritual physician.
He received at the peace of 1783 some bounty lands in the North-
western Territory, then a dense forest and the residence' of Indians onl}%
but now converted into five great and thriving states. I well remember his
letter, dated from those lands which he visited in 1788, and preached
where Marietta now stands on the Ohio, the first sermon that was ever
delivered in that vast wilderness. His letter, giving an account of that
event, was directed to my father. His text was Luke 1, 33: 'And of His
kingdom there shall be no end.'
You must recollect this very worthy uncle. He was born in Boston in
171S, and settled in middle life at Hartland, in Vermont, where he died
12th August, 1815, aged 97.
His friend and biographer at Hartland says that he was a man oi strong
nerve, morally and physically courageous, the friend of good order, virtue
and religion, always respectful, courteous and attentive to his manners.
The name of God he could not hear taken in vain, in high life or low
life, without a prompt and decided reproof, frequently remarking that in
addition to its being offensive to Christianity, it was gross and vulgar.
He received from Congress in the latter portion of his life a military-
pension for his early services in Canada."
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190. IV. Robert Breck, Rev., of Springfield, Mass. —
The followingis taken from "Annals of the American Pulpit" :
Robert Breck was a son of the Rev. Robert Breck, of Marlborough, Mass.,
and was born July 25th, 1713. He was graduated at Harvard College in
1730, at the early age of 17. He is supposed to have studied theology
under the direction of his father.
The Breck controversy was the occasion of three ver}- spirited pam-
phlets; two by the association of the county, and one by the ordaining
council; and these pamphlets contain nearly every thing that is known upon
the subject.
He had through life the reputation of being thoroughly an American.
Jonathan Edwards and he belonged to the same association, and sometimes
shot barbed arrows at each other.
Mr. Breck's publications are a sermon preached in the Brattle Street
Church Boston, 1748, a sermon preached at Springfield on the day which
completed a century from the burning of the town by the Indians, 1775 ; a
sermon preached at Amherst at the funeral of the Rev. David Parsons, 1781 ;
a sermon preached at Longmeadow, at the funeral of the Rev, Stephen
Williams, D.D., 1782; a sermon preached at Amherst at the ordination of
the Rev. David Parsons, 1782.
The following is from Mr. Lathrop's sermon at Mr. Breck's funeral:
"His intellectual powers, which were naturally superior, were brightened
by his education and enlarged by an extensive acquaintance with men and
books. Ashe accustomed himself to a close manner of reasoning and think-
ing, and filled up his time with diligent application, so he acquired a rich
furniture of the most useful knowledge. History was his amusement, div-
inity his study; he excelled in the knowledge of both, especially the latter.
"His natural disposition was remarkably cheerful and pleasant, and
his conversation was exceedingly instructive and entertaining, sometimes
enlivened with a little well-timed humor, but always consistent with the
society of the Christian and the dignity of the minister. He was eas}' of
access, given to hospitality, faithful in his friendships, tender and attentive
in all domestic relations, compassionate to the distressed, and a lover of
mankind. In a word he was an accomplished gentleman and an exemplary
Christian. As a member of society he studied the things which make for
the common peace and happiness, with a just sense of the necessity of
subordination and good government. He abhorred all tyranny in state and
usurpation in church, and was a steady advocate for true, rational liberty
in both. In the ministerial orb he shone the brightest. He knew how to
move within his sphere and how to fill his circle. His attendance on the
duties of his profession was constant, his preparations for the sanctuary
•were mature, his public prayers were deliberate and solemn, his sermons
-were filled with sentiment, his thoughts pertinent, naturally arranged,
comprised within a narrow compass, dressed in the most proper language,
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and communicated in the easiest manner. His addresses were familiar and
affectionate, and his reproofs plain and pungent, and delivered with such a
happy mixture of boldness and tenderness that they were often effectual,
never offensive. His religious sentiments were formed on a careful examina-
tion of the Scriptures, without servile attachments to sects or systems.
His turn of thinking was liberal, yet Scriptural; exalted, yet humble.
"His senseof human weakness and depravity led him to admire thegrac-
ious provision of the Gospel, which, in his public discourses, he was careful
to represent, both in its suitableness to relieve the guilt and imbecility of
fallen creatures, and in its tendency to promote real holiness of heart and life.
" The greatness and benevolence of his mind raised him superior to that
bigotr}r which has sometimes dishonored a Christian profession. Stead}' in
his own principles, he was candid toward such as differed from him, and
disposed to charitable thoughts of such as seemed to have the spirit of the
Gospel, though they might err in speculation. If ever he was severe against
opinions it was when he apprehended them to be of licentious tendencv'.
" His knowledge of human nature enabled him to conduct himself with
singular prudence and contributed much to his uncommon usefulness in his
station. As his judgment was highly valued and his integrity respected,
so he was often consulted in cases of difficulty, and was often the happy
instrument of preventing or healing dangerous contentions.
"In him the \roung minister and candidate, acting with becoming mod-
esty and seriousness, was sure to find a patron and friend. While he despised
the assuming airs of vanity and self-confidence, he loved to encourage
modest worth.
" As he was a lover of mankind in general, so he had a most ardent affec-
tion for the people of his own charge, and from them experienced as warm
a return. In the beginning of the last summer, he found his constitution,
which was naturally slender, sensibly failing. Though his people and
friends flattered themselves, they could not flatter him, with the hope of his
recovery. He often, both in public and private with the greatest imagina-
ble composure, expressed his apprehension that the time of his departure
was very near. Anxious for the welfare of his people, he protracted his public
labors till weakness constrained him to desist, and then on a small return
of strength, resumed them again. It was his earnest desire that he might not
long survive his usefulness, and Heaven was pleased to grant his request.
' ' Through the course of his lingering illness, he retained much of his natural
cheerfulness, exercised the most exemplary patience, calmly noticed every
new symptom of approaching death, to which, when it arrived, he resigned
himself with the dignity of a Christian. He spoke in humblest terms of
himself, but professed an entire reliance on Divine mercy through a Mediator,
knowing whom he had believed, and conscious that through grace his con-
versation had been in Godly sincerity.
"The removal of Mr. Breck is a sensible loss to all of the neighboring
churches, but especially to the people to whom he was immediately related."
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The following is taken from "Springfield Memories," hy
Mason A. Greene :
The Rreck Controversy. — The most peculiar episode in Springfield
story, and one little dwelt upon in the books, is the church feud of one
hundred and forty years ago, which ended in the settlement of Rev. Robert
Breck over the first parish. Radical in speculation and daring in its expres-
sion, Rev. Robert Breck found himself at twent}r-two years of age in a
strange neighborhood, confronted by Jonathan Edwards and the stiff
theology of the river. In a sermon at New London he had charitably said,
"What will become of the heathen who never heard of the Gospel, I do not
pretend to say, but I cannot but indulge a hope that God in His boundless
benevolence will find out a way whereby those heathen who act up to the
light they have, may be saved."
The news of this alarming hope came to Springfield through a letter of
Rev. Mr. Williams, of Mansfield, Conn., who referred to the Rev. Messrs.
Clap and Kirtland as persons willing to testify to Mr. Breck's unfitness
for the ministry. As the matter grew serious, other and earlier sins were
added to the list. He doubted the inspiration of the eighth chapter of
John; he had called Air. Clap a liar; he believed that there was no differ-
ence between historical and saving faith ; that there might be articles of
faith not contained in the scriptures; that there was no encouragement to
duty if God's decrees were absolute; that God might forgive sin without
any satisfaction, etc., etc. These he had only expressed before he was of
age, in discussions, and were not given as his settled belief.
In the minds of the river gods, heterodoxy was his crime, and when he
came to Springfield in 173-i he found them eyeing him with suspicion. In
August, the Springfield church called Rev. Air. Breck. Two months later
the objections to his settlement were read before the Hampshire Association
at Suffield, and the matter here dropped, as the church did not accept Air.
Breck's terms,, But in November it came up again.
In August, the Springfield church called Rev. Air. Breck. The day set for
the ordination was Wednesday, October 8th, 1735, (0. S.) The weather
had been cold and doors were closed throughout the colony. The slice,
fire broom, backlog, and the pent up aroma of baked beans and " brewins "
again lent an added charm to New England home life.
A week before the meeting, the Rev. Messrs. Cooper, Welsteed and Mather,
of Boston, and Cook, of Sudbury, undertook the journey through the woods
to Springfield. The prospect for a friendly reception was as cheerless as the
weather. Cooper and AVelsteed called on Air. Williams at Longmeadow,
where they found it would be fruitless to call upon the Hatfield Williams.
The result was that the two parties kept coldly apart, which in point of
Christian courtesy the local ministry should not have allowed. The Long-
meadow Williams was more conservative, and at least more consistent,
than his Hatfield namesake.
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The ordaining ministers were at Madam Brewer's (onthe site of Fallon's
Block.) Her daughter, Miss Eunice Brewer, was then at home, and here
boarded the jToung accused. These two young people were pretty well agreed
on things beside theology, and a novelist might have a good word to say-
about it, for she was a Chauncey, descendant of the Chauncey who came
over with William the Conqueror, and whose family married into the Saxon-
line of kings, and up in the cemetery in this city is a pre-revolutionary
gravestone with this inscription : " Mrs. Eunice Breck, the virtuous consort
of the Rev. Robert Breck, and daughter of the Rev. Daniel Brewer."
The council, consisting of Chauncey, of Hadley; Devotion, of Suffield ;
Rand, of Sunderland ; Cooper, Welsteed and Samuel Mather, of Boston ;
and Cook, of Sudbury, met with closed doors in a chamber of the parsonage-
on the morning of October 7th. The Hatfield Williams was also included
in the letters missive, but he declined the invitation. Rev. Mr. Cooper was
chosen moderator. The "dissatisfied brethren" of the Springfield church
being asked to appear against Breck, wished a delay until 3 p. m., when
they presented their charges, but declined the proofs, as the council, they
claimed, was not legal. This was going farther than Edwards had advised,
but the feverish state of public opinion had had its effect upon them. The
hostile ministers had arrived, bringing with them some justices fromNorth-
ampton. They all put up at one tavern with some strangers, when they
were visited by the "dissatisfied," and many curious rumors were afloat.
The next morning, Wednesday, 8th, the council insisted on proofs to the
charge preferred, and were refused; but the information was volunteered
that the Rev. Messrs. Clap and Kirtland, from Connecticut, were in the
village, and that they were Mr. Breek's principal accusers. A brisk word
and pen discussion followed between the council and these gentlemen,
resulting in the latter's making a written statement. As this was the day
set for the ordination "the usual preparations for entertainment" were
postponed.
The hostile parties in this singular contest thus found themselves face to
face. Mr. Clap, afterwards president of Yale College, began to read, and
Air. Breck undertook to answer him as he proceeded, which was not
allowed. The secret chamber trial, was indeed a memorable scene — seven
wigged judges, two accusing wigs from another state, and the broad-
shouldered, high-bred, generous-hearted boy minister, whose large inspira-
tions had charmed a village congregation and given a shock to the
Connecticut river Calvinism.
Mr. Clap proceeded, and was again interrupted by a messenger who had
arrived on horseback. They held a private conference, and he rode away
with "convenient speed." The suspicion that Clap had divulged something
to an outsider was confirmed by the appearance of an officer for Breek's
arrest as Mr. Clap finished, and just as Breck was on his feet for a reph'.
Holland, in his " History of Western Massachusetts, says : After they had
assembled, the sheriff with his posse marched to the house where they were
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in session, surrounded it with his force, and then with a drawn swor-d in his
hand, entered the room where the council were examining the candidate.
Then, in his majesty's name, he arrested Mr. Breck, and ordered him to
prepare himself immediately for a journey to New London. He adds that
Air. Breck offered bail, which the sheriff first refused and then accepted.
But a sheriff doesn't have any power to take bail in such cases, and as
the warrant was not for his appearance at New London, but before
the justices, there is evidently more paint than history in this account. The
prisoner was taken to the town-house on Sanford street, amid the wildest
excitement. Violence was threatened, but through the wise advice of
members of the council this was prevented.
Meantime, the astonished body of ordainers, finding themselves with no
one to ordain, sent a couple of their number to the town-house with a respect-
ful protest against these violent proceedings, and claiming that they were a
regular council trying Breck on the self-same charges that caused his arrest.
The prisoner, however, was detained until evening, when he was released
on the word of several of the council that he would return when summoned.
The next morning (the 9th) the ordaining council began its third day's
session, but it was again interrupted by a summons from the justices.
By this time the dissatisfied had won their case at the town-house, and
the justices had signed the warrant for Breck's removal to New London, a
number of the church being chosen to accompanA'him in "token of respect."
There was the wildest excitement as he approached the street from the
town-house in the custody of the officer.
Again the council was called to check this popular indignation, and the
following morning, October 10th, the church undertook a private conference
of prayer, but finally the doors of the meeting house were thrown open, and
a characteristic New England scene, a public meeting of humiliation before
God, followed :
This was Friday, and we have the simple chronicle that it was a "large
and weeping assembly " which listened to "a seasonable discourse." The
next morning — for in those days, through prayer, or something or other,
people had a way of bringing things to pass — Mr. Breck returned from New
London, acquitted, and there was great felicitation among the people. The
council still in session announced Mr. Breck orthodox, but the ordination
was postponed. Another and successful attempt at ordination occurred in
January, 1736. Rev. Mr. Cooper delivered the sermon.
In April, Mr. Breck crowned his success by leading to the altar the
daughter of his predecessor, and his strong and simple ways, his rugged
manner of putting the essentials of religion, and forgetting the rest, soon
disarmed his enemies, though they were slow in yielding. A month later
they petitioned the justices to compel the church to settle an orthodox
minister. The warrant under this petition is in the hands of Richard Beebe,
of this city, but the matter was never pressed. On the 22d of March, Mr.
Breck had a talk with D. and John Chapin of the " dissatisfied," and they
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expressed themselves after the interview as "just as much dissatisfied as
ever." But Mr. Breek grew and during forty-nine years of good preaching
the church grew with him, and he now lies with his congregation up in the
cemetery, having made a generous contribution towards liberal Christianity.
But the best of it is that in those days men came honestly by their
differences, though they had unpleasantly peculiar ways of propogating
their notions. After it was all over, it was good to see Mr. Breck asking
his enemy, the Longmeadow Williams, to officiate at his marriage, and to
hear the noble man of God, as he grasps the young minister's hand, say,
" Brother Breek, I had objections to your settlement, but I know no reason
why you should not marry " ; and he married them. "When the time came,
Mr. Breck rt turned the compliment, as Dickens' lore would say, by preach-
ing Air. Williams' funeral sermon.
Clipping from the Springfield, Mass., Republican, of May
27th, 1887:
In May, 1694, Rev. Daniel Brewer, aged 24, a Harvard graduate, began
a pastorate of nearly 40 years at Springfield. He was a man of many
spiritual graces, and a good example of early New England piety. He
married Catherine Chauncey, and the pair became the progenitors of all the
Brewers of this section. Mr. Brewer was born at Roxburv, which predis-
posed the Springfield people towards him, as it was the ancestral home of
so many Springfield people. A glimpse of early modes of living is found in
the dry account books of the Pynchon store, where the minister is charged
with various purchases of barley malt, lace, '"Manchester beys" and
" dimity." If one were to compare Mr. Glover and Mr. Brewer it might be
said that the one was an impressive and aggressive man, and the other a
lovable man ; one courtly and the other saintly.
200. Rev. Ebexezer Parkman, m. 7th July, 1724, for his
first wife, Mary Champney, (b. 19th May, 1699); she d. 29th
Jan., 1736. The following is taken from the "Worcester
Association and its Antecedents," by Jos. Allen :
Rev. Mr. Parkman was the father of the well-known Boston merchant
Samuel Parkman, Esq., and grandfather of the late Rev. Dr. Francis Park-
man, the respected and lamented minister of the New North Church, Boston.
Rev. Elisha Rock wood, one of the successors of Mr. Parkman in the ministry,
and who married one of his granddaughters, speaks of him in the follow-
ing terms:
" His preaching was evangelical, his deportment dignified, and in his
daily intercourse with his people, he was distinguished for dropping those
words which are as apples of gold in pictures of silver.
"From an examination of a number of manuscript sermons of Mr.
Parkman, which have come into my possession, I should judge that he was
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for the age in which he lived, a respectable scholar, a good writer, and a man
of a catholic spirit, as were most of the ministers of the Marlborough
Association. He was much respected by his own people and in the neigh-
boring churches, and he left for his children and friends a name without
reproach."
500. V. Margaret (Breck) Nickels, is buried at the
cemetery in Eastport, Maine, where a monument is erected
to her memory, and that other husband and son. It stands
on the left-hand side of the avenue leading from the second
or north gate, and very near to the traveled path. It is now
in a good state of preservation though needing to be cleaned.
There is also a foot-stone with the initials, M. N., W. N., and
G. W. S. The following is an exact copy of the inscription
on the stone •
IN MEMORY OF
MARGARET NICKELS,
who died April 26, 1817;
aged 87.
Daughter of Samuel Breck,
of Boston, and relict of
AVm. Nickels, of Naragaugus;
who was lost,
as was his grandson,
Geo. W. Shaw, aged 12 years,
on Grand Manan Island,
where they were buried
Dec. 18, 1789.
This monument,
erected in 1S45,
By Robert G. Shaw, of Boston,
grandson to the deceased,
through the agency of
George Hobbs, Esqr.
670. V. William Breck, of Claremont, N. H.— Extract,
from a letter of his son James, [890], to Joseph Breck, [1290],
of Boston, under date of 4th September, lcS49:
"My father married the daughter of Dr. William Thomas, of Plymouth,
Mass., in 1772. Was then in the hardware business. In those stringent
times and the years of the Revolution, like thousands of others, became
reduced to a small share of this world's goods. In 1792, left Boston with
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lis family, ten in number, embracing four sons and four daughters, and
settled upon a small farm in Claremont, N. H. By industry and econon^
obtained a comfortable support through life, and died in November, 1819,
aged 74, leaving to his children that rich inheritance, an unspotted charac-
ter, with a conscience unsullied, resting in hope for another world. My
oldest brother, William, and four sisters, remained upon the old homestead,
and were never married."
690. V. Samuel Breck, of Boston, and Later, of Phil-
adelphia.— The following extracts are taken from a letter
of his son, Samuel Breck, [940], of Philadelphia, to Edward
Cruft, [167], of Boston, tinder date of 17th December, 1847:
" M}r father was brought up as a merchant, and in that capacitj' acted
as agent to the army and fleets of Louis XVI. That highly respectable
parent was much beloved and esteemed in Boston. For seven consecutive
years he was elected a member of the General Court, and sat in the Boston
seat when only seven representatives from that town occupied it. In 1792,
he moved his famity to Philadelphia, and became a director of the Bank of
United States.
"In manners, he was an accomplished gentleman of the old school; polite
and generous in the exercise of hospitality. Kind parent, kind husband,
and valuable citizen in every respect, he lived for many years in his new
abode. He married a daughter of Benjamin Andrews, Esq., of Boston, by
whom he had eight children.
" But before I speak of them let me say a word of n^ father's sisters.
They were four in number: Mrs. Nickels, the grandmother of Robert G.
Shaw, of your city; she died aged 87, and was a worthy woman. Mrs.
Harris, who died aged about 86, was an excellent women, also. Next was
Mrs. Fitch, who married a clergyman, and died .aged 48. Then comes
your good and estimable mother, who died aged 89. I may say in passing,
that my dear mother died aged 83, and her brother, John Andrews, about
the same age.
"I have the mourning ring of his father, who was my maternal grand-
father, to whom I have alluded as Benjamin Andrews."
From a letter of the same to Samuel Breck, [1650], of
Bridgewater, under date of 28th March, 1851 :
"My father was induced to remove from Boston in 1792, (after a very
agreeable visit to Philadelphia, where Congress was then located, and
where he purchasd a house,) in consequence of excessive and unequal taxa-
tion. Boston at that date contained 18,030 inhabitants. It had no
watch, no lamps, no sidewalks; and yet they taxed him, because he made
a show of great wealth, b}' his generous hospitalityto strangers, twelve
hundred dollars a vear."
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Extract from a letter of the same to his nephew Rev.
Charles Breck, [1540], under date of 18th September, 1847 :
" My father was a high-bred gentleman of the old school, replete in his
manners with refined politeness, keeping his house open to the hospitable
reception of much company, and doing the honors of the town by elegant
and liberal entertainment, male and female, of all distinguished strangers,
both during his residence in Boston, and in Philadelphia, when Congress
held their sessions in the latter city.
"He kept his town and country house, a handsome equipage, with
servants in livery, and was surrounded by every comfort that belongs to
a polite, genteel and fashionable style of living. At his death I wrote the
following notice of him :
" 'His uniform urbanity, extensive usefulness and kind disposition, caused
him to be respected and loved by all who knew him. In Boston, his native
town, he was distinguished for the attention he paid to strangers of all
nations, receiving them with great cordiality and courtesy, devoting his
entire leisure to the noble duties of hospitality. In the Revolutionary
War he took a decided part with his country, and soon after the French
Alliance he received from the ministry of Louis XVI. the appointment of
general agent for the fleets of his most Christian majesty. This office he
held until the peace of 1783, about which period his townsmen elected him
a member of the Massachusetts Legislature, and for seven successive years
he sat upon the Boston seat in that assembly.
"In 1786, he was deputed by the General Court of his native state to
meet a Commercial Congress then about to assemble at Annapolis, but
which, while he was on his way to it, was postponed in consequence of a
more enlarged plan having produced the Grand Convention of 1787, by
which our present national constitution was formed. He was subsequently
an active adjunct in manufacturing projects, such as sail-cloth, glass, etc.r
and in the erection of a bridge at Charlestown — the parent of American
hydraulic architecture. In 1792, he removed to Philadelphia, then the
capital of the United States, and the grand rendezvous of fashion, intelli-
gence and commerce, and there he resided in the exercise of his social virtues
until his death.
" ' His mind and his discoursewere calm, temperate and rational, so that
amid the political divisions of his day he preserved a composed demeanor
andequanimity of thought, supported by sound and encouraging argument,
which, while it soothed his own bosom, taught the doubting to hope and
the rash to ponder. And thus he drew comfort from events the most disas-
trous in appearance, alwa}^s relying with unalterable confidence on the
wisdom of Providence. Generous, disinterested, scrupulously exact in the
minutest obligation, he never suffered any one to call twice for a debt, nor
even wait a moment for his convenience. "A poor man's time," he would
say, "is his riches, and if I detain him, I rob him." With these sentiments
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of kindness and principles of justice, his intercourse with every one was
harmonious, cheerful and dignified. He looked with a discerning eye upon
the stirring events of his da}', and made their probable result the rule of
his action.
' ' In his last sickness he conversed with calmness upon his approaching
death, and arranged his worldly affairs with a tranquil mind, and the
deliberation of an honest agent about to quit the functions of office.'
"On his tomb was inscribed what follows, but which was subsequently
removed by the re-interment of his body, (or bones,) and my mother's also,
a few years ago, into a vault which I purchased in St. Peter's church-yard,
and where your aunt Lloyd was placed.
" As the stone has been broken up I omit the inscription or epitaph."
From the United States Gazette, Philadelphia, May 15th,
1809:
Died— On Sunday, the 7th inst., Samuel Breck, Esq., aged 62 years.
This gentleman was born in Boston, where he resided until about
fifteen years since, when he removed to this city. During the revolution he
was the active and honest friend of his country, and as an agent for the
French armies which were associated with us, his diligence, his attention,
and his strict integrity enabled him to acquire considerable property^, upon
which he retired at the close of the war to enjoy the peaceful pleasure of
social life.
When he became a citizen of Philadelphia, he brought with him a repu-
tation which made every man his friend; which made him respected, esteemed
and beloved. In the various walks of life who was his superior? As a
public spirited citizen and friend to those who were struggling with com-
mercial embarrassments, let his ceaseless and honorable exertions as a
director of the Bank of the U. States be the proof. As a parent, as a hus-
band, as a brother, and as a master, let those testify who were the objects
of his unwearied affection and kindness. As a friend, let any one say that
he was ever indisposed to active exertion. As the gentleman of the most
correct deportment and the mildest manners, let every one speak of him
with whom he ever conversed. As a model in the delightful recesses of
social life, we appeal to those who have found him in the parlor amidst his
family and friends.
We believe Mr. Breck died, as he had lived, without an enemy; for,
what man could be at enmity with him, ' with whom,' to use the language
of Johnson, 'if he would quarrel, he would find the most difficulty how to
abuse.' It was his choice, indeed, to adorn the private circle, for if he had
wished to step bej-ond it into scenes of more extended usefulness, honors
awaited him ; honors which neither talents nor wealth can attain if they
are not found with the most incorruptible integrity. On the resignation
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of the late venerable and worth}' president of the Bank of the U. States,
Mr. Breck was pressed to occupy his station, and he was permitted to
decline it only because those who wished it, feared that his health might be
hazarded by the performance of its duties.
What can we add to increase the respect for his memory ? They who
knew him need not even this brief memorial, and if they who knew him not
should even hear of him, they will wonder how, upon such a subject, we
should be contented to dwell so briefly."
692. VI. Hannah (Breck) Lloyd.— The following obit-
uary notice was printed by her brother, Samuel Breck, [940] :
Died — On the 24th of July, 184-6, in the 74th year of her age, Hannah
Lloyd, relict of the late honorable James Lloyd. The numerous friends of
that estimable lady have heard of her death with feelings of sadness and
regret ; for they all loved her, and she deserved their love. Her understand-
ing was wise, discreet, religious, and well cultivated. With it, she kept in
due subordination the promptings of a kind and liberal heart, prudent in
small matters, yet munificent in great.
During the last fifteen years of her widowhood, she gave annually, for
educational and other purposes of useful charity, more than one-third
of her income. Her habitual frugality enabled her, without denying her-
self any of the comforts of her ample establishment, to afford that great
outlay.
Although born and reared in affluence ; although accompanied by pros-
perity from the cradle to the tomb, the purity of her character was never
changed, nor her heart hardened to the woes of her fellow creatures.
Drawn by circumstances into gay and fashionable life, where she was
admired, courted and caressed, she preserved her even and unassuming
disposition, her kind, friendl}', unwavering propriety of deportment. And
this equanimity of mind was derived from religion, rather than from native
temperament. Religion formed the basis of her system of conduct, secured
her against the allurements of a flattering world, and gave a right direction
to her feelings and actions, during the whole course of a long life. Yet,
while she avoided, as much as her station in society would allow, the
frivolities and dissipation of gay company, she entered with cordial good
will into the rational enjoyment of the domestic and select social circle,
where, surrounded by friendship and affection, she found herself in her
appropriate place. These, and the associations of ladies who met to labor
with their needles for the relief of the poor, constituted her chief delight
and richest source of happiness.
This amiable and worthy woman met her last solemn change with
calmness and piety, receiving the holy communion in her sick room with
strong faith and humble hope. Having set her house in order, surrounded
.by her nearest and dearest friends and relatives, she left them, we have
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good reason to believe, to dwell forever in the pure and blissful region of
her Savior and her God.
Her remains were deposited in the family vault, in the church-yard of
St. Peter, in Philadelphia, to repose bes'ule those of her parents, the late
Samuel and Hannah Breck.
Philadelphia, November, 1846.
697. VI. Charles Breck. — The medallion miniature
portrait from which this picture is copied, was in the pos-
session of Charles du Pont Breck, Esq., [1950], of Scran-
ton, Pa., who very politely allowed me to copy it for this
work. The original is
in a perfect state of
preservation ; it was
done in colors with ex-
treme delicacy of touch
and finish, an admira-
ble work of art. The
cut was obtained too
late to be inserted in
its place in the gene-
alogical text. While
traveling in Italy Mr.
Breck became engaged
to be married to a
very beautiful young
lady of that country,
and returned to his
home to prepare his
residence for her reception. After the completion of a very
elaborate preparation, reproducing her own home at his, he
returned to Italy only to find that she had been suddenly
carried off b}r disease just before his arrival at her home.
700. V. Daniel Breck, Rev., of Hartland, Vt. — The
following obituar\r notice is from the current press :
In August, 1S15, died at his residence in Hartland, Vermont, the Rev.
Daniel Breek, whose age lacked but three years of 100.
Mr. Breck was born in Boston, August ISth, 174-8. He was religiously
educated at Princeton, and graduated there in 1771, just as the revolu-
CHARLES BRECK.
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tionaiy contest was about to commence, and being in sentiment heartily
with his country, he entered the army as a chaplain, and in that capacity
accompanied Colonel Porter's regiment into Canada. In that campaign,
so full of incident, he partook, even to the gates of Quebec, of the great
sufferings of the troops, sustaining life amid hunger, so fatal to many of the
soldiers, by buckling a strap around him, which he tightened from day to
day in order to regulate his appetite according to his allowance. His clerical
duties, in the conflict of war, with the small-pox in camp, the wounded and
dying both in battle and by starvation, were arduously and faithfully
peformed.
Having some interest in the military certificates, secured upon land in
Ohio, he visited the Northwestern Territory, and preached the first sermon
that was ever delivered in that region, on the spot where now stands
Marietta, prophetically announcing in his text the certain spreading of our
holy religion in the vast country just then opening itself to the Christian
settler. He preached from Luke 1, 33, "And of His kingdom there shall be
no end."
He was a man of strong nerve, morally and physically courageous, the
friend of good order, virtue and religion, so that he ever, during his long
life, won the entire confidence and esteem of all, whether in the sacred
ministry, or as a public servant in his country's cause, or as a private citizen.
First Sermon at the West. — The first sermon preached to the white
people in the Northwestern Territor}', was by Rev. Daniel Breck, on the
20th of July, 1788, in the block-house at Marietta. Now, (1852,) not less
than 600 Presbyterians and Congregational ministers hold forth the word
of life to 700 congregations in Ohio alone.
708. VI. Abigail (Breck) Spear, of Hartland, Vt. —
The following obituary notice is from the current press :
Mrs. Abigail, wife of J. W. Spear, exchanged her home in Hartland, Vt.,
for the glorified home of the Christian, September 1 9th, 1S72, aged 76 years.
Sister Spear was a daughter of the Rev. Daniel Breck, the first minister
ever settled in the town of Hartland. She was converted some forty 3'ears
ago, and connected herself with the M. E. Church in Hartland, of which
she was a useful member. Her life was an example of piety. She was a
kind and loving wife, and a magnanimous Christian, ever ready to deny
herself for the good of others. We rarely meet with so consistent a
Christian as was Sister Spear. After a severe and painful illness of nearly
three weeks, she seemed almost impatient to depart and be with Jesus; and
as she neared the other shore, she wished those standing by to give her love
to all her friends and accpaaintances, and to tell them that she loved Jesus,
and that she wished them to meet her in Heaven. God has seen fit to call
home one of his bright jewels. She died, as die the righteous, in great
peace. G. H. Hastings.
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815. VIII. HarrietteM.Beebe. — The following is from
the current press of Springfield, Mass., in May, 1886, refer-
ring to a loan exhibition just concluded :
The two rooms in the "visitors' gallery " devoted to West Springfield
are filled with valuable mementoes. Miss Harriet M. Beebe has contributed
a candle stand, dated 1660, which belonged to Charles Chauncey, the
second president of Harvard ; a small book, dated 1694, with the signature
of William P. Cowper, Esq., clerk of Parliament," and in the same hand,
" En dono Montegu Bacon." The book is entitled, " Traite du Sublime ou
du Merveilleux," and is printed in Greek and French on alternate pages.
Ver}r beautiful is the signature of John Hancock which adorns the commis-
sion of Samuel Mathews as justice of the peace for seven }rears It is dated
September 18th, 1780, and is also signed by John Avery, junior secretar}',
and makes the condition that Mr. Mathews shall behave himself through-
out his term of office. Robert Breck, the minister of the town, also signs
as a witness. He was the fourth pastor of the First Church in this city,
and Miss Beebe, one of his descendants, has brought many memorials of
him. Here is his boot-jack, 1736, and smoking tongs, 1784, a china cup
and saucer belonging to his second wife, 1770, and an old cow-bell, 1764.
An old book, 1685, belonging to his father, was given to Governor Brad-
street by King James II., and is entitled, ''Copies of informations, etc..
Relating to the Horrid Conspiracy Against the Late King." It is said
formerly to have had the king's autograph on the fly leaf, which has
been stolen. Several relics of the Count d' Estaing, the vessel which was
lost in 1779, and recovered in 1859, find place in Miss Beebe's collection,
and four silver spoons and a butter-knife which belonged to the Duke of
Buckingham, and have his crest on the handles.
830. Patience (Dunton) Breck.— The following is an
extract from the current press of Boston :
Another Lady of the Old School.— -In the state of Maine resides the
venerable mother of our much esteemed citizen, Hon. Joseph Breck. She is
in the 91st year of her age. From her early youth to the present time she
has been remarkable for her industrious habits, her social and moral
qualities, and for a refinement of taste, which developed itself in the love
and cultivation of flowers. Perhaps there was no little school-girl in the
village of Medfield, Mass., where she formerly resided, who had not received
some choice flower or plant from her garden.
Within the last five }'ears she has, without the aid of spectacles or pat-
terns, embroidered many beautiful articles of worsted work, which she has
distributed among her friends, who will long value them, not only as
memorials of kind regard from their aged friend, but as elegant specimens
of needlework. Her correspondents love to speak of her fair, legible pen-
manship, her promptness in replying to their letters, and her friends from
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Massachusetts still visit her with increasing interest and pleasure. She has
long lived in the constant expectation of being summoned away from earth,
and the language of her heart has been, " I know that my Redeemer liveth."
890. VI. James Breck, of Rochester, N. Y.— The fol-
lowing sketch is by a near kinsman :
The subject of this sketch was born at Boston, Mass., 1780, and died at
Rochester, N. Y., in 1871, in the 92d year of his age. Boston was also the
birthplace of his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Tracing his
lineage back in a direct line to Edward Breck, who came from England and
settled at Dorchester in 1635, he could well say that "the race comes from
the true Puritanical New England blood."
While living on the farm, Mr. Breck enjoyed such educational advantages
only as the common school in winter could afford. In 1804, he removed to
Croydon, a few miles distant, and in the same state. Here he was engaged
in successful mercantile pursuits till 1816, when he left for the adjoining
town of Newport, where he remained in the same business twenty-four
years, or until his removal to Rochester, N.Y., in 18-10. During his residence
in Newport, it is but just to say, that no one stood higher as a merchant
and citizen, or was more conspicuous for enterprise and public spirit. For
the last twenty years of his life at Rochester he lived in comparative retire-
ment, but with the "latch-string" of hospitality always out, to welcome
home children from different parts of the country and numerous relations
by blood and marriage.
During his entire mercantile career of nearly half a century Mr. Breck
never met with failure, and no note of his ever went to protest. His" bond "
was always good, and his word equally so. Nor was his steady application
to the work before him more conspicuous than was his unimpeachable
veracity, his high sense of honor, his generous consideration for all in
trouble or distress, and his unassailed integrity. His foresight and practical
prudence in all the affairs of life were remarkable. He was a stranger to
all forms of speculation, and followed the " straight and narrow way " of
a safe, legitimate business, his reason being "to keep what you have, and
to get what more you honestly can."
With a family of eleven children, he was generous and just to them all.
In politics, he belonged in his younger days to the Federal party. During
the existence of the Whig party he was its stanch and zealous supporter.
Destitute of the arts of the mere politician, he was nevertheless very decided
in his political opinions, and never hesitated to express them. He was
called to many places of honor and trust both in Croydon and Newport,
serving in the capacity of a selectman, and also as a representative in the
legislature of the state a number of years from each of these towns.
In person he was tall, erect, large and fine looking, and his manners a
t\-pe of the old school. In his habits he was regular and temperate in
.all things, save perhaps one — as a snuff-taker he had few equals and no
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superiors ? He used the genuine " Maccabcry," and not to refer to the large
red silk handkerchief which he alwa}rs carried, and the "pinch" in his
fingers, would be almost a fatal omission. Perhaps this habit was a family
characteristic, as his brothers 'William and Henry indulged in the same,
though to a far less degree, and yet, not one of his descendants has imitated
his example. Among the gifts received at his golden wedding in 1S61, was
a pair of gold napkin rings from a son in California, and a gold snuff-box
from a son in China, and while both parents could ecpjally appropriate the
value of the former, one alone could adequately estimate the worth of the
latter.
Few of the name ever reached a more advanced age. He was ill but a
few da3rs, and retained his mental faculties to the last, expiring without a
struggle, and leaving to his children what his own unstudied words, quoted
in another place, so well express of his revered father before him, "that
rich inheritance, an unspotted character, with a conscience unsullied, and
resting in hope for another world."
940. VI. Samuel Breck of Philadelphia.— The follow-
ing is taken from a memoir, by J. Francis Fisher, President
of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the
Blind, an office long filled by Mr. Breck :
Samuel Breck was born in Boston, Mass., 17th July, 1771. His father
of the same name was a merchant of high standing and good fortune ; his
mother, Hannah Andrews, of a family which has proved its eminent social
position to the present time.
*******#♦_
He established himself for a short time in business in his native city,
but when his father removed with all his family to Philadelphia, in August,
1792, he determined to accompany him. Although he never lost hisinterest
in the home of his ancestors, and kept up, by visits and hospitalities a
most cordial intercourse with his kinsfolk and friends, his affections were
entirely transferred to the home of his adoption, and for the seventy years
of his residence, Philadelphia had no more devoted or useful citizen — more
zealous in her service, more jealous of her honor.
He resided six 3'ears in the cit}', engaged in mercantile pursuits, inter-
rupted for a short season in 1794 by the insurrection in Western Pennsyl-
vania, when he went as corporal in one of the companies of McPherson's
Blues, on that bloodless expedition. He has left only one survivor of that
honorable corps.
On Christmas eve of the year 1795 he married Miss Jean Ross, daughter
of an eminent merchant of our city, with whom he lived for sixty-three
years, years passed generally in great tranquility, though saddened by the
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loss of an only daughter, just as she had reached womanhood, with every
attraction and accomplishment which parental affection could desire.
Soon after his marriage, he retired into the country, to a beautiful villa,
which he had built on the banks of the Schuylkill, where he resided more
than thirty 3rears, devoted to agriculture and gardening, but at intervals
cultivating the sciences and the arts of music and painting, for which a
taste early inspired seems never to have worn out.
In his neighborhood he was constantly engaged in every good and
■charitable work, in all matters of public service and improvement, giving
his time, his money, and his influence. Thus he took an active part in the
erection of the two bridges over the Schuylkill, and in the establishment
of the church at Mantua. He was a constant attendant at the meetings of
the Agricultural Society, co-operating with his neighbor and friend, the
learned and witty Judge Peters, of whom he wrote an interesting biograph-
ical notice, delivered before the Agricultural Society in 1828, which is in
print. He was an ardent politician of the old Federal school, but always
ready to do justice to his opponents, and ever discountenancing what he
regarded as factious opposition. He was the author of many articles in
the newspapers, and constantly attended the local political meetings before
they became utterly perverted.
In 1817, he was elected to the State Senate of Pennsylvania, where he
remained four years, during which timehedevoted himself to the foundation
of our system of internal improvements, preparing with great care a
voluminous report, with maps. In this work he had the important co-
operation of Dr. William Lehman, a member of the House, to whose exertions
at that time, and subsequently, our commonwealth in great measure owed
the successful completion of her canals. These merits were fully admitted
in a memoir of Dr. Lehman read before the directors of the Athenaeum, in
1847, by Mr. Breck.
**********
It was, indeed, a happy time, marked by general good-fellowship among
•some of the most eminent men that our nation ever possessed. In these
halcyon days our country was visited by its chivalrous friend and defender,
Lafayette, and Mr. Breck had the happiness of joining in the act of justice
and gratitude by which his great services were repaid, and afterwards
extending his private hospitalities at his house on the Schuylkill to his
father's friend and his own.
**********
He was a director in several of our canal companies, and being appointed
by the Governor of Pennsylvania, in 1837, on a commission to visit and
report on the works of the upper division of the Lehigh, he performed the
duties assigned him in the following summer.
He was one of the founders of the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society,
and having been consulted as to its organization b}' his friend Mr. Conde
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Raguet, to whom he gives the credit of the first suggestion of this most
valuable institution, was one of the original board of managers. He
resigned in March, 1819, after assisting in carrying it through the first
monetary panic, which, like many subsequent ones, only confirmed the
wisdom and integrity of its management and the security of its depositors.
As a director of one of our banks, which afterwards was involved in
difficulties from too great confidence in its cashier, he early perceived and
protested against the dangers of its course, and resigned, and here, as in
ever\r other case, evinced his independence and his high sense of public and
private honor.
* * * * * # * * * *
He constantly presided at public meetings fjr objects which called forth
the interest of oiifl- fellow-citizens in national affairs, and generally addressed
them in speeches remarkable for brevity, sense and good taste. Amongst
other such occasions may be mentioned the great dinner given to Daniel
Webster by the merchants and citizens of Philadelphia in 184-6.
The last occassion of the sort was on the 28th day of Februar}-, 1851,
when he was in his 80th year. He then took the chair at a very large
meeting of the Whig citizens, held in the upper saloon of the Chinese
Museum, to express their approbation of the compromise measures passed
at the last session of Congress, and to urge upon the Legislature of
Pennsylvania the repeal of the obnoxious features of the Act of Assembly,
passed March 3d, 1847, relative to fugitive slaves. His feeble voice was
animated by the patriotism which he breathed in all he uttered ; but, alas,
like the warnings of these great statesmen, his juniors by many years,
with whom he had been associated in Congress, but who preceded him to
the tomb, it was lifted in vain.
As the most distinguished among the descendants of the Pilgrims resident
in the city of Penn, he was elected president of the local society of the Sons
of New England, and at its first annual celebration in December, 1844,
delivered a very interesting discourse. He presided at several succeeding
anniversaries, and added much to the pleasure of the meetings by the part
he took in them.
As a member of the Historical Society, he was actively engaged in the
successful effort, made in 1840, to renew the society, then threatened with
extinction. He took an active part in their proceedings, and read at one of
the meetings a memoir of Whitfield and his times. I must refer to the
interesting memoir of Mr. Breck, recently read before the Historical Society
by its distinguished president, the Hon. Joseph R. Ingersoll, for other
particulars on this head, and I would acknowledge my indebtedness to that
memoir for various facts only repeated here that they ma}' not seem to
have been overlooked in a sketch intended to be as brief as consistent with
completeness.
He was elected in April, 1838, a member of the American Philosophical
Society, and his general taste for scientific research gave him an interest in
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all its transactions. He read several papers at its meetings, especially one
on "The Paper Currency of the Revolution," which was presented at the
centennial celebration of that Society in 1843, and afterwards printed.
Though not one of the founders of the Philadelphia Athenaeum, he was
one of its largest benefactors. He presented to the library of that institu-
tion in 1S29 a valuable collection of books to the number of nine hundred,
afterwards increased at his death by the becpiest of the largest part of his
private library, thereby increasing the gift to upwards of two thousand
volumes. He was elected president of the Athenaeum in 1845, and was most
punctual in his attendance at the meetings of the board till hisfailing health
induced him to tender his resignation in 1855. This the directors induced
him to withdraw, wishing to retain the honor of his name at the head of
their board. About the same time, the directors, at their own expense, had
placed in one of their halls a fine medallion bust in bronze of their president
in a richly carved frame of oak, a silent compliment, which was most
sensibly felt and courteously acknowledged. Besides the memoir of Dr.
Lehman, read to the board, before referred to, Mr. Breck also delivered an
address on laying a corner-stone of the new hall, on the 1st of November,
1845, which is in print.
Various other literary institutions were the objects of his interest and
liberality. In March, 1843, he made a present to the Mercantile Library
of ninety-two volumes. To the library of the American Philosophical
Society he gave forty bound volumes of valuable pamphlets, and to the
Philadelphia Library he presented a large collection of autograph letters
from distinguished revolutionary characters and foreigners, which he had
selected from the papers of his own father, Mr. Ross, his father-in-law, and
his own correspondence.
He was a sincere and ardent member of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
He was one of the founders of St. Luke's Church, a vestryman, and a devoted
friend of its various pastors. He represented this church, and the little
chapel at Mantua, in several conventions, and was always ready to give
to the various societies and charities connected with the church both time
and money, of which, with a very limited income, he seemed always to have
enotigh for every good object.
In his private life, we may find an equally good example. Kind, cheerful,
friendly, hospitable, he was always surrounded by friends and his numerous
relations, to whom he endeared himself by every affectionate attention,
never forgetting those little tokens of kind remembrance which are more
acceptable than expensive gifts. At his death, many of his friends were
astonished at the moderate estate to be divided among his kinsfolk and
various charitable objects, but it was found he had turned almost all his
estate into annuities, that he might distribute it during his life, and share
the happiness of others in his own beneficence.
Full of sympathy for all, he seemed to be the intimate friend of all good
men, and when honors were to be paid to the living or the dead, he was
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generally selected as the representative of his fellow-citizens in their demon-
strations of respect or grief.
Interested in all public matters, warm in his political opinions, but
always insisting on an honorable course, and always liberal and just to-
his opponents, he may be said never to have made an enemy, and never to
have lost a friend.
With a taste for music and the fine arts not too fastidious to find pleasure
in moderate merit, he practiced music and painting, even in old age, to his
own satisfaction, and was a kindly critic at every exhibition. He was a
constant reader, and secured his acquisition by notes which form a large
part of his diaries. He made some progress in the natural sciences, espec-
ially mineralogy, in which department he amassed a considerable collection.
of specimens, afterwards presented to Burlington College. He had a.
great facility' in versifying, which was turned to account in many a pretty
compliment to his female friends, and we have still preserved several neat
translations b}' him from the best French poets. At one time he was a
frequent contributor to our journals and magazines, especially the Port-
folio, when edited by the accomplished Denny.
Thus, in his protracted and childless old age, he was not desolate, for he
found in his elegant tastes, as well as his benevolent pursuits, the most
cheering occupation. From gloomy misanthropy, indeed, his religion would
have secured him, for he was a most sincere and humble Christian, of which
we have evidence in his diaries, where every opening year and every anni-
versanr of his birth and marriage was an occasion to record his grateful
thanks for the mercies or Heaven, and on every recurrence of the Lord's
da}', we find that the services of the church were onl\- a small part of his
devotional occupations, and the words of Scripture and the teachings of
the preacher were never dismissed without solemn meditation and often
extended comment.
********* *
At the annual meeting of thecontributors to the Pennsjdvania Institution
for the Instruction of the Blind, in March, 1843, he was elected one of the
vice-presidents, and on the 4th of March, 1850, he was called upon to fill
the place of president, vacated by the resignation of Mr. Richards, which he
occupied till the time of his death.
And never did a board possess a presiding officer, or an institution of
instruction ahead better fitted by character, temper and manners to perform
all his duties. And to himself it was a constant source of happiness and
pride, calling forth all the kindest sentiments of his nature, gratifying his
heart by its results, occupying, without fatiguing, his mind. Denied the
happiness of paternal affections, these helpless 37et cheerful children elicited
all the tenderness of his nature. He was delighted to call them his blind
children, and he remarked to the principal that he enjoyed more happiness,
since he was seventy years old than at any part of his previous life, I
quote from a note of Mr. Chapin's to myself: "Mr. Breck's personal
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interest in the happiness of the pupils was remarkable. No one ever made
a request that he did not attend to, or bring a grievance that he did not
remove if possible. He gave time and attention promptly to such cases.
His love for the pupils thus constantly manifested, attached them to him
as a father.
* # ********
" Soon after the attack on Fort Sumter, he was at a concert of the pupils
of the institution, and occupied a seat on the platform. He here availed
himself of an opportunity, as he had clone on former occasions, to manifest
his deep interest in the events that have been crowded into the months
elapsed since the opening of the Southern Rebellion. At the close of the
concert, a call was made for the " Star Spangled Banner, and it was sung
with great spirit. At the last chorus Mr. Breck sprang up in view of the
audience, and waving his hat over his head, called for three cheers for ' the
Union and the Constitution, one and indivisible!' adding, 'I was a man
■when they were formed, and God forbid that I should live to witness their
downfall!'"
Mr. Breck was not a person of extraordinary talents, of profound acquire-
ments, of restless energy or lofty ambition, but he has shown that these
are not needed to fulfil the duties of a citizen in their highest acceptation.
He was born and bred at a happy period for the development of the noblest
traits of character. He hadaround him in intimate association, the highest
examples of virtue and patriotism. He had received that superior education
which prepared him for better occupations than those which lead to wealth,
and inspired those fine qualities and elegant tastes which may, perhaps, be
most successfully cidtivated by the possessor of modest means. He had a
heart which taught him, to diffuse happiness around him, was the surest
way to enjoy it himself, and that this could be best done by a multitude of
kind offices to his friends and dependents. He placed the good of others as
his constant aim, and there were few who more entirely succeeded in gaining
the love and respect of all his his fellow-citizens.
Mr. Breck is often cited as a gentleman of the old school, but he had none
of the pedantic pomposity, the usual t\rpe of that class, so often mistaken
for dignity. He was not given to flourishing salutations or studied compli-
ments. Neither was his courteousness like that said to be inspired by kissing
a celebrated stone in the Emerald Isle, nor 3'et akin to the cajolery of
Autobycus, or of the Yankee clock-maker, who has given an American name
to interested flattery. He had been educated in France, but was not an
adapt in the commerce of compliment, theglisteningfroth which feeds social
vanity for a moment, but is as unsubstantial as the breath on which it
floats. His was the real courtesy of a benevolent heart, distinguished by
urbanity in conversation. Not to speak of the kind attention called forth
in sickness or distress, he seemed to know by instinct when a token of
remembrance would be most gratifying. Had he listened to or read a
literary production, he hastened to write or tell the author how much
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pleasure it had given him. Was a friend about to leave the country, he
carried with him a letter expressive of kind wishes, and received his congrat-
ulations on his return. If a visit which he thought due was prevented, a
note with compliments and excuses was sure to represent him ; and I
presume there is hardly one among his acquaintances who has not in his
portfolio some such memento. Among his survivors there are still those
who miss the customary token of remembrance on occasion of a birthday,
which he never forgot, or dear old merry Christmas, when a flower, a little
drawing, or some verses from his hand, would give the most gratifying
proof of friendship. And thus it was to the end.
The following is taken from aletter of Hon. Samuel Breck,
of Philadelphia, to Edward Cruft, [167], of Boston, under
date of 17th Dec., 1817:
"I was educated in France at the Royal and Military College of Loureze,
in the province of Languedoc. I spent more than four years there, and
returned to the United States in 17S7,in company with the celebrated Paul
Jones, and landed in New York the June of that year. That great city was
then a village, with eight or ten sea vessels only in the harbor, the wharves
in a state of ruin, and the lower part of Broadway, from Trinity Church
(church included) to the Battery was in the same situation in which a great
conflagration had placed it six 3rears before, when the city was held by the
British. The city at that date extended no further than St. Paul's Church,
and contained only twenty thousand inhabitants, without commerce or
capital. On reaching Boston early in July, 1787, I found the town in a
most languid state as to trade, all the southern part in ashes owing to a
large fire among the wooden houses, of which the town was then chiefly
built. It was to relieve the sufferers that Lafayette gave, through the
agency of my father, three hundred guineas. I deposited Lafaj-ette's letter
to him, on that occassion, very lately in the Philadelphia Library. In 1792,
my father was driven, as it were, by most heavy and unequal taxation, and
settled in Philadelphia. I followed him. I have partaken here pretty
largely of the favor of the people, having represented them two years in
Congress, six in the state senate, and two in the city councils. *
I had only one child, a daughter, who died at 21 years of age. She was
handsome, graceful and accomplished. I am now living with the wife of
my youth, whom I married fifty-two years ago the 24th of this month.
She, as well as the writer, is in good health."
The following is taken from a letter of Hon. Samuel Breck,
of Philadelphia, to Samuel Breck, [1650], of Bridgewater,
under date of 1st March, 1851 :
"During the seige of Boston by Washington, in 1775, my father came
with his family temporarily to Philadelphia, and on our return spent the
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winter at Taunton, where I saw the celebration on the 5th of November of
the burning of the pope and the devil, as was usual in N. England at the
anniversary of the gunpowder-plot. I was then between 4 and 5 3'ears
old, and remember distinctly the topography of the green, and the car in
which was seated his holiness, with satan at his feet."
958. VIII. Lloyd Aspinwall. — The following is collected
from the current press :
Gen. Lloyd Aspinwall, of this city, who has been in Bristol, R. I., with
hisfamil}r,in apparent good health, was stricken with apoplexy at 8 o'clock
on the morning of September 4th, 1886, and died at noon.
He was born in this city fifty-six years ago, his father being William H.
Aspinwall, a member of the famous firm of Howland, Aspinwall & Co. He
was educated in this city, and entered his father's office, of which at a very
early age, he assumed the management.
Gen. Aspinwall succeeded his father in the firm of Howland & Aspinwall,
who were the pioneers in quick transportation across Panama. The town
of Aspinwall, on the isthmus, derived its name from the original firm. At
the time the firm was in full glory, during the years of California excitement,
Gen. Aspinwall was a boy. He reached manhood with the example of his
elders to guide him, and entered business full of enthusiasm and business
energy. He had only fairly started upon a business career when the war
began. Before that he had trained for eight 3'ears with the state troops,
rising from the ranks to the staff in the Fourth Artillery. He responded at
once to the call for troops in 1861, and was active in the organization of
the Twenty-second Regiment. His service in the field began as Lieutenant-
Colonel of that regiment. He commanded it during its term of enlistment.
Afterwards he had a varied service. He had charge of the purchase and
equipment of vessels that composed the expedition to New-Berne, and was
president of a board of officers to revise army regulations. He was aide to
Gen. Burnside at the battle before Fredericksburg, and was dispatched to
give to President Lincoln the first report of that great engagement.
After the war he returned to business, but could not divest himself of
military associations. He was elected Brigadier-General of the Fourth
Brigade of the National Guard, and, as senior officer, had command of the
First Division. At the same time he was President of the State Military
Association, and was active in establishing the rifle ranges, which have
since been incorporated into the military system. He was one of the
founders of the Army and Navy Club, and became its president in 1877.
In 1880 Gov. Cornell appointed him engineer-in-chief on his military staff,
a position that he held through Gov. Cornell's incumbency. Since then
Gen. Aspinwall, while still retaining his genial manners and the warm
attachment of the National Guard and a wide circle of friends, has slowly
been withdrawing into his business and has led a quiet life. He was a
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stanch Republican, but rareby active in politics. Some of his friends in 1880
urged him to become a candidate for mayor of the cit3r. He considered the
matter, but decided not to seek the nomination.
His son, Major Lloyd Aspinwall, was inspector of rifle practice on the
staff of Gen. W. G. Ward, First Brigade, at the time of its recent reorgani-
zation.
Gen. Aspinwall was Vice-Commander of George Washington Post, No.
103, G. A. R., and was a member of the Union League, Union and Century
clubs.
He married Miss DeWolfe, of Bristol, and was at thehouse of her brother,
Mr. B. DeWolfe, when he died.
Gen. McMahon, President of the Society of the Army of the Potomac
and Commander of George Washington Post, and a detail of four comrades
•of Babbit Post, of Bristol, accompanied the body to New York. The funeral
was held from St. Mark's Church, New York.
998. John Lloyd Aspinwall. — The following is taken
from the volume enitled, "Religion in Action " ;
From a sermon preached in Grace Church, New York, May 18th, 1873,
by Rev. Henry C. Potter, D.D., Rector:
" Mr. JohnL. Aspinwall was one who, through wealth and social position
and rare personal endowments combined to tempt him to a selfish life, or a
pleasure-seeking one, was at once unselfish and unspoiled. Living from
deliberate choice, a life of unostentatious retirement, he 3Tet made his home
the center of kindly and beneficent influences which radiated far and wide.
The treasurer of a young and struggling college, his hospitable roof never
ceases to welcome its undergraduates, and his generous hand to sustain
and befriend them. There is more than one clergyman of the church who
owes his literary and theological education largely, if not entirely to Mr.
Aspinwall's generous bounty, a bounty which was nevertheless so delicately
and unobtrusively dispensed, that it never once advertised the giver, nor
shamed or humbled the recipient. The facult}' of that struggling college,
who followed him the other day to and fro through yonder aisle, and its
alumni as well, could reveal a record of good deeds as untiring as they
were benignant. Nay, not onby they, but others in humbler walks, the very
poor and solitary and unbefriended throughout the whole neighborhood,
which was made better by his living in it, bear witness to-day to the benefi-
cence of one who literally "cared for" (as the Greek runs) the widow and
the orphan.
" There are some men whose generous impulses are only indulged in
posthumous bequests; who, in other words, finding it easier to contemplate
the surrender of their substance to the cause of charity or the service of
Christ, when thejr themselves can no longer control it in any sense, undertake
to compensate for a lifetime of stinted bounty by post-mortem liberality in
222 BRECK GENEALOGY
their wills. But Mr. Aspinwall had long recognized the truth of Sir Isaac
Newton's declaration that 'what a man gives away after death is no
longer his to give away,' and so laid the foundations of lasting charit3r in
his own household by being his own charitable executor, and inculcating
both by precept and example, the authority of the Scriptural precept to do
good unto all men ' while we have the opportunity.'
" And all this kindliness of nature and wisdom of philanthropic activity
was crowned by a stainless purity and integrity, on which ' suspicion's self
could never cast a doubt.' Some one once, speaking to me of Mr. Aspinwall,
said, ' our friend is a man pre-eminently qualified to enjoy life.' I think he
did enjoy it ; but he enjoyed it by keeping himself pure from the grasp of its
greed, and clean from the taint of its vices. Of a singularly sweet and
sunny temperament, combining the rarest charm, the breadth and force of
manhood with the freshness and pla3'fulness of youth, he attracted men
of all views, and enjoyed in a singular measure the friendship, and still
more, the respect, of those who, while they did not themselves occupy a
Christian discipleship, yet honored him for the openness and consistency
which adorned that discipleship in him. He was conspicuously one who
had learned how to live in the world, and yet to keep himself unspotted
from it.
" I have never been in any doubt as to the secret of that achievement.
Mr. Aspinwall was a man of simple, direct, unshaken Christian faith. He
had gone to the Master as his personal Savior, and he loved Him with a
child-like simplicity and a manly loyalty. He was not ashamed of his
religion. He spoke of it and wrote about it (as more than one of them
within the sound of my voice can testify) to his personal friends. And so
his Masterwas not ashamed of him. He made his life to be aliving epistle,
and the gentle beauty of its decline to be like the luminous radiance of some
golden sunset."
From addresses at the commencement at St. Stephen's
College (Episcopal), Annandale, Dutchess County, N. Y.,
June, 1873:
Mr. John V. L. Pruyn, president of the trustees, said:
**********
" From the first movement to give form and life to the college, until his
death, he was its warm and earnest friend. He not only gave the institution
the benefit of his counsels and his time, but he was its constant, its liberal
benefactor. For several years he acted as its treasurer, an office which at
times involved much care and attention to detail, and the requisitions on
which, he uniformly met, liberally advancing from his own means for the
not infrequent deficiencies in the college exchequer. The warden and faculty
must, I am sure, feel how often his liberality relieved their anxieties. His
generous hospitality to the trustees, to the officers, and to all connected
with the college, is known to all who are acquainted with its history, and
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the very ample arrangements of his liberally appointed home were often
shared by many whom he only knew as friends of St. Stephen's.
" It does not become me, even did time allow it, to speak of Mr. Aspinwall
in his other relations in life. That has already been well and fittingly done
b}- another. Only a word to testify to the attractive and generous traits
of his character, to his constant ministrations to the poor, to his conserva-
tive Protestant Churchmanship, and his devotion to duty in whatever
work Providence placed before him. My acquaintance with him commenced
with the history of the college, and was thoroughly cordial, I hope I may
say, on both sides. When I had known him for a year or two, I felt as
though he had been my friend from boyhood. He carried the brightness
and the elasticity of youth into maturer years to an extent rarely met with.
The regularity of his life, the equanimity of his temper, his systematic
habits of out-door exercise, and the strength of his constitution, gave
promise of many more years of vigorous and useful manhood. But all
availed nothing. He was called to his home. It may well be said of our
departed friend, that amid all the cares and responsibilities by which he
was surrounded, he was at all times the Christian gentleman, and that by
his life and his faith he was prepared for his latter end. Let us all thank
God for his good example, and pray Heaven to raise up many friends for
this college such as he was."
The Bishop of New York said :
**********
"But, friends and brethren it was necessary to know him intimately
to know all his worth, and all the charm of his life and character. Under
an exterior that was singularly bright and manly, there was a warmth of
religious feeling found in union with tender human sympathies which won
upon the hearts of all who came near enough to see him as he was. Very
many years ago he passed the winter in the south of France. In the same
town there chanced to be a young parishonerof mine whose life was slowly
wearing away from a depressing and hopeless malady. In a strange
country, it was a sad condition to be in, even though cheered, as he was,
with the presence of a tender and devoted wife. Mr. Aspinwall heard of
him, and called to see him ; and then ensued a series of visits and ministra-
tions, so full of love and consolation, that the sick man came to long for
his daily return, and showed by many expressions and many tokens that
those loving words, those prayers and readings of HoW Scripture, had not
been brought to him in vain. From one instance learn the sweetness and
elevation of his character."
1020. VI. Daniel Breck, of Richmond, Kentucky —
The following is taken from " Collins' History of Kentucky " :
Judge Daniel Breck was born in Topsfield, Mass., February 12th, 1788^
and died at Richmond, Ky., February 4th, 1871, aged 83. His father, Rev.
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Danitl Breck, was a chaplain in the War of the Revolution, and as such
was with Montgomery and Arnold in the assault upon Quebec, and wintered
with the army in Canada; was afterwards pastor first in Massachusetts,
then in Vermont, and lived to be nearly 100 years of age. The son, after
many struggles in obtaining an education, alternately teaching and attend-
ing school, graduated in 1812 at Dartmouth College, and out of a large
and brilliant class was selected to deliver the philosophical oration. He
■came to Richmond, Ky., December, 1814, and began the practice of law,
rapidly achieving success and fame as one of the ablest law3rers in the
state; was chosen a representative in the Kentucky Legislature in 1824,
'25, '26, '27 and '34, during which he originated the system of internal
improvements, the Northern Bank, and other important measures; was
appointed to the court of appeals bench, April 7th, 1843, retiring in 1849
to run for Congress, where he served two years, 1849-51, the intimate
friend and counselor there, in the memorable struggle over the Compromise
Measures, and through life, of Henry Clay and John J. Crittenden, and
enjo3'ing also the confidence and highest regard of Daniel Webster. He is
pronounced by the profession one of the profoundest and most learned of
the court of appeals bench. His death was noticed in a special message to
the legislature, of marked appropriateness and discrimination, by Gov.
Stevenson, — his last act before retiring from the gubernatorial chair, — and
in elocpjent addresses in the Kentucky senate and house of representatives.
In private life he was eminently active and useful. He was exempted from
the infirmities of age. His history at length would be a history of Madison
County, from his intimate connection with its courts, its schools, its banks,
its roads, its politics, and every other interest. He had singular self-reliance,
balance, evenness of temper, and tenacity of purpose. In learning and
mental discipline he was equaled by few of the public men of his day; in
great practical wisdom and almost unerring judgment, surpassed by none.
He was a firm believer in the Christian religion, and died established in its
hopes. He was married in 1819 to Miss Jane B. Todd, a daughter of Gen.
Levi Todd, of Faj'ette County, one of the early pioneers of Kentucky, and
vone of the founders of Lexington in 1779.
The following is taken from "Allen's History of Kentucky" :
Daniel Breck. — The first public position ever held by him in this state
-was that of judge of a county court. In 1824 he was elected to the state
legislature, and served in that bod}' five 3'ears by re-election. From 1835
to 1843 he was presidentof theRichmond Branchof the Bank of Kentucky.
In 1840 he was a presidential elector, and in 1843 was appointed judge of
the court of appeals. He was a representative in Congress from 1849 to
1851, and was on the committee of manufacture. The degree of LL.D.
was conferred on him by the Transj'lvania University in 1843. He attained
the title of colonel in the militia service. After the expiration of his term
in Congress he resumed the office of president of the Richmond Bank.
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The following is from the current press :
Death of a Prominent Kentuckian. — The death of Judge Daniel Breck,
of Richmond, Ky., has been the occasion of a special message from the
governor to the legislature of that state; a tribute to departed worth the
more impressive that it is paid to a political opponent. We copy the mes-
sage referred to below, as Judge Breck is widely known in this state, where
his sons have held, or now hold, prominent positions of public trust :
" Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives: —
''The last act of my administration is saddened by the unwelcome news
which it officially communicates to the general assembly, that another old
and honored citizen of this commonwealth has passed away ; Judge Daniel
Breck is no more. He died at his residence in Richmond, on the 4th inst.,
at a quarter past 8 o'clock, full of years and full of honor. He died with
the simplicity in which he had lived, hiss trong intellect undimmed by the
snows of more than four-score winters.
"Judge Breck has, for the last half century, played too conspicuous a
part in the history of Kentucky to require a word of commendation from
me. His life, character and public service are his highest eulogium. Born
in the state of Massachusetts, he came as a youthful adventurer to
Kentucky fifty-seven years ago, and soon thereafter settled in the county
of Madison, where he has ever since lived, and where he now sleeps. He
was the architect of his fortune and his fame. On coming to the bar he soon
acquired distinction, and practiced his profession with profit and success.
As a member of the general assembl\r, as a judge of the appellate court,
and as a representative in the Congress of the United States, Daniel Breck
guarded with fearless and inflexible integrity the honor and interests of
Kentucky.
"Judge Breck was eminently a practical man. He overvalued nothing that
was common, and undervalued nothing that was useful. He was a man of
strong will, fixed and determined in his convictions, warm in his affections,
but consistent and unyielding in his political affinities. He was a zealous
partisan, but a fearless, honest patriot, enjo3'ing to the highest degree, the
confidence of his friends, and commanding at all times the respect of his
opponents. His usefulness and success rested on the basis of a self-reliance
which all who knew him appreciated and admired. Few men have been
more useful or enjoyed to a larger degree the confidence of the people among
whom he lived than Judge Breck. Born in the last century, he is another
of our pure, patriotic and able men so rapidly passing away, and of whom
so few now remain to their country. It is a privilege to honor their mem-
ories. To perpetuate their virtues, their wisdom, their patriotism, their
public services, not as testimonialstothedead,butas examplestotheliving.
"J. W. Stevenson."
18th March, 1871, the Legislature of Kentucky adopted
resolutions in memory of Judge Daniel Breck, deceased.
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1020. JaneBriggs (Todd) Breck. — The following is from
the current press :
The announcement has been made in the obituary column of this paper
of the death of Mrs. Jane B. Breck in Richmond, Kentuck}', on the morning
of May 30th. There wants not friends ready with offerings, but we who
best knew her worth claim the privilege of making it the memorial it
deserves.
Precious to us are the testimonies of the numbers who with " her children
arise up and call her blessed," but none are as prepared to estimate her
character as we who saw it from within that circle made happy by her
presence and her love.
This beloved mother was born June 3d, 1795, and wanted, therefore,
but four days to the completion of her 60th 3'ear. She was the daughter
of Gen. Levi Todd, one of the most distinguished of the early settlers of
Kentucky, and sister of Robert S. Todd and James C. Todd, deceased, of
Lexington, of North Todd, deceased, Hon. David Todd and Samuel B.
Todd of Missouri, and Dr. John Todd of Illinois. Of five sisters, three
survive, her own departure completing the equal division of their large
family.
At the early age of four years she lost her mother, and seven years
later was left to complete orphanage by the death of her father. In 1819
she was married to her now afflicted husband, who after a union of nearly
thirty-seven years is left to mourn the loss of her sympathies and counsels.
A few years later, upon the organization of a Presbyterian Church in
Richmond, she became one of its members, and as long as her health con-
tinued, was most exemplary in her attendance upon all its services and in
her active devotion to works of benevolence. In her religious life she
exhibited her characteristic earnestness. Strong and clear in her convictions,
firm and energetic, she was not turned aside by obstacles from the path of
duty when once defined in her mind.
She was an intelligent Christian, ardently attached to the fundamental
truths of Christianity, judging herself severely, and entertaining hopes
with caution, but resting with implicit faith upon the Atonement of our
Divine Savior.
In her social relations she was just, sincere and kind, in her friendships
ardent and devoted, cleaving to those who loved her with a tenacity which
no dangers or changes of fortune could affect. To the poor and the unfor-
tunate she was always a friend. Her kindness and charities were dispensed
without ostentation, and will be known only when those who have minis-
tered to the disciples for the Master's sake shall receive their judgment and
reward.
In her family shewas best known and most loved, itslightand its center.
To her husband she was a valued counsellor and a constant support, sharing
with him all his trials, her heart beating in tenderest sympathy for him in
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their common bereavement sorrows. To her children — and with difficulty
we trust ourself to speak of her in this relation — to them she was everything.
She loved them with an unfailing, unvarying devotion. In their infancy
and youth she was scrupulously faithful in teaching them the ways of truth,
and honor, and religion. Firm in her requisitions of duty, she withheld no
gratification consistent with their good. She taught them to pray, and
often prayed with them alone. Memory, as now we write, makes its way
back, through crowding and jostling events that press about it for notice,
to those blissful days, the dear old home, and the hallowed chamber, where
with the key turned upon herself, and as she poured out her earnest prayers
for blessings upon our young life. And to the last her strength and energies
were exerted in efforts for the happiness of her children. For several years
preceding her departure she labored under complicated disease of the heart
and lungs, and convinced that that event would be sudden, she lived in
constant expectation and readiness, as the passenger by the wayside
awaiting the coach to come and take him on his journey. She waited for
no parting hour; her counsels were all delivered, and her memorials to her
children all distributed. And when at last she fell gently to sleep, and
none knew the moment of departure, it was felt that her life and testimony
were as complete as though friends had been permitted to gather around
and listen to words spoken while death was implanting his solemn seal.
She is gone from us, but her memory is embalmed with love and enshrined
in our hearts; and we will follow her to her blessed abode; "There the
wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary be at rest." R. L. B.
1035. William C. McDowell. — The following is taken
from an obituary pamphlet published at Hillsborough, Ohio,
1867:
The telegraph brings us intelligence that the Hon. W. C. McDowell, of
Leavenworth, met his death in St. Louis, on the evening of July 16th.
**********
He emigrated to Kansas at an early day, where his eminent legal abilities
immediately gave him a prominent position in the affairs of the territory.
As a member of the Constitutional Convention upon the admission of
Kansas as a state, and as judge of the district court, he acquitted himself
with more than credit, and retired from the latter position after serving a
full term, refusing a re-election, to the regret of the whole bar and legal
fraternity of Kansas.
Just in the prime of life possessing the confidence and esteem of his fellow-
citizens, his adopted state can illy afford to lose him. His demise not only
casts a gloom over his own household, but many friends all over the West,
together with the companions of his youth and maturer years in Ohio,
mourn with sincere regret his untimely death.
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At a meeting of the Wyandotte bar, held in the city of
Wyandotte, the following resolutions were adopted :
1. That in the untimely death of Hon. W. C. McDowell, late Judge
of the First Judicial District of Kansas, the bar has lost one of its most
illustrious citizens, and society one of its most genial members.
2. That the death of Judge McDowell is deeply and painfully felt by the
bar of this county. As a judge, he was impartial and honorable; as an
associate, kind, gentle and social ; as an attorney, faithful — blending in one
harmonious whole, the j ust judge, the true gentleman, and the honest la wyer.
The following is taken from the Leavenworth, Kansas,
current press :
It is our painful duty to announce the sudden and unexpected death of
Judge Wra. C. McDowell, of Leavenworth, Kansas, son of our townsman
Gen. J. J. McDowell, and a native of this place. His death was occasioned
by falling from the top of an omnibus, in St. Louis, on Tuesday of last
"week. A sudden lurch of the omnibus on the rough pavement of the street
caused him to lose his balance and fall directly in front of the wheels, which
passed over him, crushing his chest, and producing fatal injuries. He
survived the terrible accident only a few minutes, and spoke but once before
death released him from his sufferings.
Judge McDowell was a gentleman of fine mental endowments, and of a
genial and social disposition, which made him a favorite with all who knew
him. He was admitted to the bar of this county when quite young, after-
wards practiced in Cincinnati, and finally removed to Kansas, where he
rapidly rose in his profession, and was elected district judge, which office
he held for several years. After retiring from that position he resumed
practice and was fast acquiring a competence, when, in the prime of life and
usefulness, he was so suddenly called from earth. He was a little over 39
years of age, and leaves a wife and four children to mourn the loss of an
affectionate husband and father.
His remains were brought to this place last Saturday evening, and on
Sunday were interred in the new cemetery. The funeral services were held
in the Presbyterian Church, from which, after an impressive and feeling
discourse by Rev. Dr. Steele, a long train of afflicted relatives and sympa-
thising friends of the deceased followed his body to its last resting place.
It is no doubt a source of inexpressible comfort to the bereaved and
sorrowing family to feel that though he for whom they mourn was called
to die so unexpectedly and with so little time for preparation, yet they have
a good reason to believe that he was ready for the great change from time
to eternity. A few months ago, he made a public confession of religion and
united himself with the Presbyterian Church in Leavenworth, of which he
continued an active and consistent member. Alay his example teach us to
be also ready, for " in such an hour as ye know not, the Son of Man cometh."
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1050. VI. Samuel Breck, M. D. — The following is from
the current press of Huntsville, Alabama :
The many friends of Dr. Samuel Breck in this city and county will regret
to learn that he died at Canton, Miss., on the 30th of May last. He was
a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal Church in this city for a number
of years, and a member of the vestry, and a resident of this county for more
than the third of a century, and was held in high respect for his professional
character, social virtue and
Christian integrity. The fol-
lowing tributes to him from
friends in his new home in
Canton, Miss., will be ap-
preciated by his old friends
here:
" Dr. Samuel Breck, who
has been a resident of Canton
since the war, died suddenly
of paralysis at the residence
of his son-in-law, Mr. E. A.
Ford. Dr. Breck, as a physi-
cian, had, in his earlier and
more active life, taken a high
stand, and was an honor and
an ornament to the profes-
sion . He was an aged gentle-
man, ripe in years and in
honors. Having finished the
work of a long and useful life, he has 'crossed over the river to rest.'"
The accompanying picture is taken from a portrait
painted when Dr. Breck was in middle age, and now in pos-
session of his daughter.
At a meeting of the physicians of Canton and vicinity, on
the 31st of May, the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted :
Whereas, The all-wise God, in the dispensation of His providence has
been pleased to remove from our midst our venerable friend and brother,
Dr. Samuel Breck, and
Whereas, Whilst on the theatre of active life, Dr. Breck was an ornament
alike to his profession and to society ; and when disqualified by the infirm-
ities of age for the activities of his profession, he still continued, by social
virtues, to adorn the circle in which he moved,
DR. SAMUEL BEECK, OF ALABAMA.
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Resolved, That the members of the profession tender the family their
heartfelt sympathy in their bereavement.
Resolved, That a copy of these proceedings be furnished the family of the
deceased.
Resolved, That a copy of the above proceedings be published in the city
papers. Wm. C. Reid, Chairman.
K. C. Devine, Secretary.
1051. VII. Percy Breck. — The following are collected
from the current press :
Died — In St. Louis, Mo., of Asiatic cholera, on the 4th inst., Perc\' Breck,
in the 20th year of his age.
The tenderest sympathies of the associates and late fellow-students of
Percy Breck go out to his fond father and mother and loving sister, and
theirgrief over his untimely taking away is shared bya wide circle of devoted
friends. A short time ago he left home for St. Louis, to engage in business,
entering a mercantile house in that city. His starting out for himself was
full of promise, and he seemed well equipped for the battle of life. But four
weeks after he arrived in St. Louis he was attacked by the epidemic which
has laid so man}' low, and the end soon came. A eulogy from one even
who has been his intimate associate in childhood, in boyhood, and in his
student life, seems but faintly to express the esteem in which he was held.
One found much in his character to admire and nothing to censure. His
diligent application as a student, his close attention to ever}' duty, his
vigorous grasp of the subjects to which his attention was directed, and
the unusually wide range of knowledge to which he attained were charac-
teristics.
By his sprightliness and his strict decorum, both in language and deport-
ment, he gained the admiration of his fellow-students and the esteem of
his instructor. No youth was ever reared in a community more generally
beloved than was he, and when he departed for St. Louis, it is believed he
left not an enemy behind, but carried with him the warmest and best wishes
of all who knew him. It is a consolation that the prayers of a Christian
mother attended him from the cradle to the grave. His virtues are engraved
on the tablets of many hearts, and his memory is embalmed in their affec-
tions.
" Light may the green sod rest upon his bosom."
A few short weeks ago Perc}' Breck left the home of his childhood to seek
his fortune in a distant city. Strong in health, a pure manhood, and the
sympathy and support of loving relatives and warm friends, the bright
prospects of a successful career and useful life were cut off suddenly and
with a shock that falls heavily upon all whose ties with him it severs. He
had a mind ennobled by nature and refined by culture; he could exercise a
profound intensity of thought, uncommon with persons of his age ; he
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possessed a remarkably retentive memory ; he had acquired an extensive
learning, and gained a respectable familiarity with French, Spanish and
German. The pure life which he led was marked by the influences of the
Bible, illustrated and impressed on his mind from childhood hy a devoted
Christian mother. Kind,, gentle and obliging in his disposition, courteous
in manners, temperate and chaste in habits, even of temper, and handsome
in person, he was a gentleman whom to know made one better.
1290. VII. Joseph Breck, of Boston.— The following
obituary notices are from the current press :
A Missionary of the Beautiful.— The death of Hon. Joseph Breck
will awaken many soothing reminiscences in the minds of those, scattered
all over the country, who have been indebted to his teachings and his
services in the cultivation of flowers. No man has done so much as he did
towards clothing our sterile New England soil with the growth of the
beautiful, or our stern New England natures with the appreciation and love
of the same. His "Book of Flowers" was one of the earliest and most
complete of the manuals adapted to our climate, and it went through we
know not how many editions, its popularity', in fact, having continued
unabated to the present time. That a man of such physical and mental
energy, capable of battling his way in the roughest fields of life, should
have devoted, as we may say, consecrated, himself to the gentle ministry
of the beautiful in nature, affords a proof of that original endowment
which we call genius in the poet and the artist. In Mr. Breck it was allied
with the most sterling qualities of character, so that the man outshone
the horticulturist. He had the reward of a well spent life in a serene old
age, preserving his faculties to the last, and showing as fine a specimen of
patriarchal bearing and manners as is often seen in our streets. Many a
man who has made a noise in the world has left less behind him to keep his
memory fragrant and to perpetuate his beneficent influence than Joseph
Breck.
Brighton. — Hon. Joseph Breck, the veteran horticulturist, died on Satur-
day, at the age of 78 years, 11 months and 14 days. He was widely known
as a seed raiser, and the senior member of the firm of Joseph Breck & Sons,
of Boston. The deceased had served in the state senate and various other
public capacities. He was an ex-president of the Massachusetts Horticul-
tural Society, and for many years a useful and honored member of that
organization. He was a gentleman of the old school in the best sense of
the term.
1330. VI. Charles Breck, of Milton, Mass.— The
following is from the current press of 12th January, 1888 :
Probably no face is better known in all parts of Norfolk County than
that of "Honest" Charles Breck, of Milton. Mr. Breck was born inQuincy,
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Mass., January 11th, 1798, and therefore was 90 years old yesterday. He-
has always been very healthy, and can any day be seen riding about Milton
or walking about the streets near home, and does considerable light work
for exercise. Mr. Breck by occupation is a surveyor, but has done but little
of that work for several years past.
He is probably the oldest Mason in Massachusetts, and perhaps in New-
England, and is a member of Rural Lodge, of Quincy. He is also an Odd
Fellow of long standing.
For more than a generation he has been town treasurer of Milton, and
for about the same time he has been parish clerk of the First Church of
that town. He takes great pride in pointing to his long record, and to
the fact that he has never been short a cent, and has always served without
bonds.
The following is from the Milton News, of January 14th,
1888:
One of the events looked forward to with interest by the Free Masons
of this vicinity was the 90th birthday of their greatly beloved and highly
respected brother, Past Mas-
ter Charles Breck. This was
reached last Wednesday. All
day the venerable patriarch
of the beloved order was the
recipient of many testimon-
ials of congratulation, and
the evening brought his
brethren of Union and Rural
Lodges. In the pleasant and
commodions home of his son,
Mr. Charles E. C. Breck, he
warmly received his breth-
ren. An hour was spent re-
viewing the happy days
gone by and the valuable
service rendered by Brother
Breck to the craft through
all his years of usefulness.
Then Brother William T.
Adams, of Union Lodge, in
a most felicitous manner,
presented Brother Breck, in
behalf of his Masonic brethren, with an elegant adjustable easy chair. Mr.
Breck said it was the most acceptable gift he could receive, and thanked
the bestowers in a few words. The following ode, written by Brother
; HONEST " CHARLES BRECK.
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Adams, (Oliver Optic,) and dedicated to Worshipful Brother Charles Breck,.
was then sung to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne " : .-^
The winter snows and summer blooms
Have whitened Mother Earth
For ninety long, eventful A-ears
Since this true life had birth.
Chorus: Let not our ancient brother dear
By Craftsmen be forgot ;
For ripe with four-score j'ears and ten,
His record bears no blot.
A sage among the wisest men,
A trusty, faithful friend ;
The widow's staff, the orphan's hope,
His kindness knew no end. (Chorus.)
Whei1 others failed, he knew no change,
His faith was ever strong ;
The champion of the True, the Right,
His only foe the Wrong. (Chorus.)
Now blessings on his lengthened life
That near a century spans!
And may our brother clasp in faith
That stronger Arm than man's. (Chorus.)
A prayer was then offered by Rev. Brother William I. Lawrence. A
collation followed, and the company broke up about 10 o'clock, Brother
Breck taking each one by the hand as he thanked them for this testimony
of their brotherly love.
Brother Breck was made a Master Mason in Rural Lodge, Quincy, Feb-
ruary, 1826. In 1845 he, with two other Masons, revived an interest in
Union Lodge, Dorchester, and became its Worshipful Master in 1851, serv-
ing two years. In a few years after, Rural Lodge needed his services, and
he was the recipient of a Past Master's diploma from that lodge in 1S56.
He was exalted in St. Andrews R. A. Chapter in 1827, and made an honorary
member in 1868. In 1S66 he received the orders of knighthood in Old
Colony Commandery, K. T., of Abington.
Mr. Breck was born in Medfield, and moved to Ouincy in 1811. Some
sixty-four years ago he came to Milton, and has been a true and faithful
exponent of a good, true citizen and man. His thirty-six years as town
treasurer speak volumes in his favor, the citizens at the last March meeting
refusing to accept his resignation. His many years of life have been all
along full of peaceful calm, and it is the wish of all that he may continue
to enjoy the blessings of still further ripeness of 3'ears.
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1360. VII. William Foster Breck. — The following obit-
uary notice is taken from the current press :
It is with deep regret that we record the sudden death of one of our best
citizens, W. F. Breck, of Grove City, in this county, on the 8th instant, aged
59 3-eais.
His funera. sermon was preached on the 10th, in the Presbyterian Church
near the family residence, by the Rev. Thomas Woodrow,D.D., pastor of
the church, from James IV., 14., ' For what is your life ? It is even a vapor
that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away." A. large and
sympathetic concourse of friends followed the remains to the Green Lawn
cemetery near this city.
Mr. Breck was engaged in hauling in some grain from a field near his
residence, when the horses started, and ran with him. He fell between the
wagon and team, and one of the wheels passed over his neck, causing death
almost instantly, the heart not ceasing to pulse for thirty or forty minutes.
He did not speak, nor give any evidence of consciousness. He leaves a
wife and four children to mourn their irreparable loss.
Mr. Breck removed from Carroll, in Fairfield County, in 1850, and soon
after laid out, and improved to a considerable extent, the village now called
Grove City. He was a man of noble and generous impulses, and sotight to
promote the happiness of all around him. He had a large circle of friends
and acquaintances by whom he was greatly respected and beloved. He
was a true patriot, alive to the welfare of his country, and ever ready to
aid in suppressing the present rebellion. The soldier, and the soldier's wife
and family, found in him a warm and constant friend, as many generous
and noble acts attest. He was a man of great kindness of heart in his
family. As a friend he was social and genial, and loved to see all around
him happy. He was a man of strong integrity and uprightness in all his
business transactions, and remarkably strict and honest in all his dealings.
When he cast his lot in this locality, the country around was entirely new,
and he set himself most sedulously to work for its improvement. He laid
out the plan of a large and commodious residence for himself and family
and for the reception of his friends. Part of this he erected and occupied for
years, and he had made considerable progress in completing his original plan,
when he was so suddenly and unexpectedly called away. He also erected
alarge grist and saw mill, which contributed greatly to the convenience and
improvement of the neighborhood. He was one of the leading minds in the
erection and completion of the new Presbyterian Church, which stands by
the side of the village, and which for neatness and elegance is surpassed by
few country churches in the state. Towards the erection of this church he
contributed liberally from his own private resources, and subsequently,
when efforts were made by the congregation to liquidate the debt on the
building, his house and his heart were open to the friends of the cause.
Indeed, his house was always open to the ministers of the gospel, and to
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the friends of religion, to whom he ever most cheerfully extended friendship
and hospitalit}'.
His beloved wife and family have sustained an irreparable loss. May the
Lord comfort the heart of the widow, and be the guide and protector of
the fatherless. The community has lost one of its brightest and most
public-spirited members. Society has lost a generous benefactor, and one
who was unwearied in his efforts to do good.
Columbus, August 19th, 1864.
1361. Rev. Samuel Acton Hughes, was born at Freeport,
Armstrong Count3', Pennsylvania, 4th March, 1835 ; grad-
uated at Jefferson College, 1858, and at Western Theological
Seminary in 1861 ; settled over a Presb}Tterian church at
Grove City, near Columbus, Ohio. Upon the breaking out
of the war in 1862 entered the U. S. Army as 1st Lieutenant
Company C, 113th Regt., Ohio Volunteers, and after seven
months service was sent home sick, not expected to recover.
He did, however, recover, and resumed his pastoral work in
186-4, six years in Union County, Pa., three years at Law-
renceburg, Pa., and since at Parker City. (P. 0., Parker's
Landing.)
1550. VII. Rev. J. Lloyd Breck, D. D.— The following
is from the sermon of Rev. Dr. Knickerbacker (Bishop-elect
of Indiana) preached at Trinity Church, Philadelphia, 7th
October, 1883 :
Amid all the names of missionary bishops and faithful clergy who have
taken part in this blessed work, there comes to me, to-day, the name of one
presbyter who has borne a mighty part in the Church's missionary work,
and whose memory deserves to be honored and held in thankful remem-
brance by the whole American Church. I refer to James Lloyd Breck. His
great work of setting an example of primitive faith and self denial, and his
influence on the revival of missionary zeal, cannot be too highly appreciated.
He has left behind him more monuments of his work of faith and of the
Church's confidence in him, than any other presbyter — Nashotah, Faribault,
the endowment of the Diocese of Minnesota, the Chippeway Mission in
Minnesota, the school on the Pacific coast for boys and girls. What prouder
monuments could any man leave behind him.
Think of the long list of clergy who have gone forth from the divinity
schools of Nashota and Faribault which he founded. Think of the sons
and daughters of the Church educated in the schools which were the pro-
ducts of his faith and love; the parishes and missions organized in the
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wilds of Wisconsin and Minnesota by his burning zeal and unrewarded'
labor. Think of the souls brought to the light of the Gospel from heathenism
by the good work he set going. Among the Chippeways at Kagahashsi-
corkay, he only laid foundations, but he laid them broad and deep, and a
glorious superstructure has been erected upon them by those who followed
him, Cole, Whipple, Gallaher and Wingfield.
The memory of this honored presbyter in Wisconsin and in Minnesota,
among the pine forests of the Ojibways, on the far off coast of the Pacific,
is reverently cherished, and thousands remember him with love and grati-
tude. As years roll on, the whole American Church will realize more and
more the debt of gratitude she owes to this man, and the missionary spirit
his faith and example kindled.
1590. VII. Robert L. Breck, D.D.— The following is
taken from "Z. F. Smith's History of Kentucky."
Rev. R. L. Breck was the first chancellor, (of the Central University of
Kentucky,) and was supported by an able board, conspicuous in which, for
his interest and zeal, was the lamented S. P. Walters, of Richmond. In the
struggles of the Presbyterian Church, Dr. Breck was an early leader. Of
strong convictions, of unwavering courage, and devoted to the interests of
Church and State, he was ever read}' to contend for what he deemed the
truth and right. The best energies of his life were given to Central Univer-
sity, and to him, while in this service, was its founding mainly due. Life,
health, and personal considerations were sacrificed in its interests. Failing
health necessitated his resignation as chancellor and seeking its restoration
in the milder climate of California. Dr. Breck is a son of Hon. Daniel Breck,
whose wife was a daughter of General Levi Todd, and was born at
Richmond, May 8th, 1S27. He graduated at Centre College, and studied
theology at Alleghany and Princeton. His ministry was in Kentucky,
Macon, Georgia, and New Albany, until the war; since 1S65, at Richmond,
Kentucky, and in California.
1591. VIII. Pauline Breck— The following is from the
current press :
Sudden and Unexpected Demise of the Estimable Principal of
Bellewood Academy at Anchorage.— The sudden and unexpected death
of Miss Pauline Breck, Principal of Bellewood Seminary and Kentucky
Presbyterian Normal School, on Tuesday, at Chicago, where she had gone
for medical treatment, will be a great shock to her many friends throughout
this and adjoining states. Her life, in the highest degree, has exemplified
the wide sphere of usefulness open to a woman whose heart and talents are
consecrated to the service of God. Losing her mother at the age of 17, she
had at once thrust upon her by Providence the care and education of her
younger sisters and brothers. Those who have visited, in days gone by, the
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home of her father, Rev. R. L. Breek, D. D., will remember the beautiful
influence she exercised in the family, and few who had the privilege of
coming into that delightful circle will ever forget the elder daughter, who
graced its hails and charmed every visitor by her ladylike, dignified and
lovely conduct of its affairs.
When duty no longer called her to watch over her father's home, she
came toBellewood to control and manage its financial and domestic affairs.
Her success there exceeded all expectations, and to her talents, her refine-
ment, her beautiful Christian life, much of the splendid success of Bellewood
is due. Her death at this time is a great loss to that institution and to the
Presbyterian Church in Kentuck}-. She had consecrated her life to the
cause of female Christian education, Her whole soul had been placed in
this work. Few women possessed so remarkable a combination of remark-
able qualities. She was dignified, graceful, cultured, thoughtful, patient,
firm, kindly, with a full complement of the proper emotions. Her whole
career was one of self-sacrifice and usefulness. Her life has been a beautiful
example of womanly tenderness and devotion to family and duty. She
was 36 3'ears of age, and, though so young, she left an impress for good
on hundreds of those who came within her sphere and felt her power. In
all that concerned church work, she was intelligent, earnest, conscientious
and persistent. Her life felt the impulse of thorough Christian consecra-
tion, and of her it can truly be said, that under great difficulties, many
sorrows and grievous trials "she hath done what she could."
Her funeral will take place at Richmond, Ky., this afternoon at 2 o'clock,
from the Presbyterian Church. The senior class of Bellewood, accompanied
by Rev. E. W. Bedinger, Prof. Morrison, and other members of the faculty,
will leave Anchorage this morning to intercept at Winchester the train
bearing the remains of Miss Breck, and proceed with it to Richmond.
Memorial services will be held at Anchorage on Sunday, November 20th,
at 11 a. M., by Rev. E. W. Bedinger, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, of
which Miss Breck was a devoted member.
A Noble Woman ; Fitting Tribute to the Memory of Miss Pauline
Breck. — The memorial exercises in honor of Miss Pauline Breck, late
principal of Bellewood Seminary, were held in the Presbyterian Church at
Anchorage at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. The little sanctuary was
crowded with the friends of the lady, who in life had been so loved and
honored, and whose death was so sincerely mourned.
On the altar stood a cross and crown of roses, a tribute from Mr. and
Mrs. Hairy Warren, and a most fitting reminder of the character and the
reward of the deceased. There were none present who did not seem to feel
the sorrow and affliction of the hour, and none left the church without
being deeply impressed with the truth that whatever life may bring, it can
offer nothing more ennobling, comforting or joyful than a simple faith in
the All-wise Ruler Miss Breck had loved and feared.
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Rev. E. W. Bedinger, of Anchorage, preached the sermon, taking his
text from Corinthians I., 21, " All things are yours." His remarks were a
powerful appeal for a Christian life as the highest exponent of Christian
faith. He showed the true secret of the effect of God's love in the human
heart, and the triumphant work it must accomplish where the example and
precept of Christ were followed. He reviewed the life of Miss Breck in its
many spheres of self-denial and strict adherence to duty, and showed that
every principle of her earnest and beautiful life was found in her dependence
on God's continual help and guidance.
Dr. Bedinger was followed by Col. Bennett H. Young, Regent of Belle«
wood, who enlarged upon the chief points of Miss Breck's life, beginning, as
she did, with a resolution to make herself a mother to her motherless
brothers and sisters, and ending in her absolute consecration to the cause
of religion. Her patience and cheerfulness for the past two years were most
touchingly depicted. The character of woman's influence for good was
eloquently brought out, and her mission and duty in Christ's work most
earnestly set forth. Instances of what godly women had done were recited,
and their effects compared with the life and influence of those who follow the
biddings of fashion and pleasure rather than the voice of God. Col. Young's
acquaintance with Miss Breck since her early girlhood enabled him to make
her character and services a beautiful object lesson for 3roung women.
Prof. R. C. Morrison, Principal of Bellewood, briefly referred to Miss
Breck's work in the seminary. He characterized her as the most self-
denyingwoman he had ever seen. He spoke of herpatienee in the discharge
of difficult and trjnng duties, and declared her example to be one that
women might well emulate. He appealed to her daily life as a testimonial
of what earnest piety could do in the direction of womanly energy and
impulse, and paid other beautiful and fitting tributes to her memory.
1610. VII. Edward Cruft Breck.— The following is
from the current press of Richmond, Ky. :
The sad and shocking intelligence reached us on the morning of the 10th
inst., that on the night before Edward C. Breck had accidently shot and
killed himself at his home in St. Louis, Mo.
He was the son of the late Judge Daniel Breek, and was born in this
place on the 15th day of April, 1831. Some of our people recollect him in
his youth, but most of them only knew and remember him in his matured
years as the dignified, intelligent, affable gentleman during his occasional
visits, or when they happened to visit the city of his adopted home, where
he met them with a warm welcome, and extended to them those grateful
courtesies which betoken the true-born, large-hearted gentleman. He always
took a warm interest in the people and affairs of the home of his youth. He
continuously renewed for nearly forty j-ears his subscription to this paper
(Kentucky Register) and its predecessors, and often expressed the great
pleasure he took in reading its local news.
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When he first grew up, he was for several 3*ears a clerk in the store of
Field & Holloway of this place. Early in life, about 1853-4, he located in
Savannah, Mo., and was successfully engaged for several years there in
merchandising. When the branch of the Southern Bank of Missouri was
located in that place, he became cashier, and so continued till in the midst
of the war, owing to the disturbances, he removed to St. Louis, and soon
afterwards became cashier of the Exchange Bank, and continued in that
position for fifteen years, until it went out of existence. Thereupon he
became cashier of the Commercial Bank, and was cashier or assistant
cashier for nearly ten years, up to the time of his death. So that he was
intimately and prominently connected with the most important business
interests and the business men of that city for quite a quarter of a century ;
and his comparatively long and active business life, open to scrutiny whilst
he lived, and reviewed since his death, is found to be without a blot or
stain. In other respects he lead a quiet, unostentatious life, except that he
took an intelligent interest in all the affairs which interested those for whom
and with whom he was doing business, and which were calculated to build
up the great city of his adoption. He was a useful and valuable citizen;
upright and exemplary in life, possessing a high order of capacity and a
long experience, he was regarded as a safe adviser and wise counsellor by
many who were a power in inaugurating and conducting those enterprises
which built up and moved the commerce of that great city.
The deceased married Letitia Todd, the daughter of Judge David Todd,
of Columbia, Mo., who survives him. He left four grown sons and one
daughter, and another daughter nearly grown. All were living happily
under the parental roof. The four sons are all occupying honorable and
responsible positions in commercial life. David, the eldest, is cashier in the
insurance firm of Carroll & Powell; Daniel, the second son, is cashier for
the Simmons Hardware Compass Robert, the third son, is a clerk at
Carroll & Powell's; and Edward C. Breck, Jr., is in the employ of the
Laclede Banking Corporation.
He had nobly fought the battle of life to a point where his surroundings
were full of satisfaction and enjo3'ment, and offered every prospect for
making his declining years comfortable and happy.
1650. VII. Samuel Breck, of Bridgewater. — The fol-
lowing obituary notice was published in the current Boston
Journal :
Mr, Breck was educated in the schools of Boston and at the Bridgewater
Academy, and graduated at Harvard College in 1832. He studied law
with Zachariah Eddy, Esq., of Middleborough, and entered upon its prac-
tice at Weymouth Landing, and subsequently at Taunton. For more than
twenty years he has been a resident of Bridgewater. He was one of the
pioneers in the organization of the Liberty part}', and conducted a paper,
The Beacon of Liberty, in its support, at Taunton, and earlier assisted
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another having the same object, We, The People, published in Bridge water
in 1835. With voice and pen he was an able, earnest advocate of the
oppressed, and his labors in awakening the old colony upon this subject
gave him prominence at the conventions of those who had become dissat-
isfied with the action of the Whig party. His unselfish patriotism was
never questioned, as he never sought office himself, while doing efficient
labor for others. His love of literature gave him a wide acquaintance with
the best authors, with whom he found solace and enjoyment in the retire-
ment of declining years. Several years since an insidious disease marked
him as its victim, and his death, not unexpected, brought release to a life
around which clusters many pleasant memories.
The following is taken from the volume " Bridge water in
the Rebellion," as characteristic. A number of the towns-
people who had hired substitutes during the draft applied to
the town to have the money they had expended for this
purpose refunded to them by the town; this being under
consideration :
At a meeting held April 23d, 1866, the following resolutions, offered by
Samuel Breck, Esq., were read, and the meeting voted that they be accepted
and placed on record :
" 1. That the people of Bridgewater, yielding to no body of men on
earth, in deep devotion to the interests and honor of the country, will not
raise, by taxation or otherwise, any sum of money whatever to refund
moneys contributed by individuals, to release themselves or others from
the military service of the country in the time of great public danger.
" 2. That the people of Bridgewater hold it to be the highest and most
solemn duty of every citizen, when lawfully called upon, to maintain the
rights and honor of his country with arms in his hands.
" 3. That to the gallant men of Bridgewater, who during the late rebel-
lion, in scorching sunshine and drenching storm, in the muddy camp by
night, and in the toilsome march by day, in the fierce assault and furious
battle, with constancy and courage, faced the enemies of their country, we
tender our heartiest thanks, our warmest admiration.
"4. That to those men who, by their own and the charitable contribu-
tions of their neighbors, obtained exemption from the same glorious service,
' we tender our conditional silence.' "
1656. VIII. Richard A. Breck.— The following is an
extract from a letter of his messmate, Master C. T. Bowman,
U. S. Navy, to his brother, dated U. S. S. " Yantic," Amoy,
China, October 21st, 1874 :
"Richard and I were classmates, and have consequently known each
other about nine }rears. We were very good friends at the academy, but
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never very intimate ones. After graduating I saw little of him until we
both joined the '"Constellation," and since then we have been constantly
together. This intimacy led on my part to a warm friendship for your
brother, and now that he is no more, it is a pleasure for me to testify that
he was all that you could have believed or desired him to be. He was a
singularly correct and honorable man, and moreover a very promising
officer, and I do not know one, out of a large class, who had more aptitude
for the service than Richard had. He had a good professional knowledge,
and this, combined with a peculiar decisiveness and energy, made him as
capable an officer as there was of his years in the service. This of course
will not lessen your regret, but it may be some consolation to know that
he has left so good a name behind him."
The following obituary notice was published in the Con-
gregationalist, (newspaper,) of Boston:
The Congregationalist, of October 1st, contained a brief notice of the
death by railroad disaster of Mr. and Mrs. Willis, missionaries to the
Freedmen at Marion, Alabama. On Tuesday of the same week they were
suddenly called to mourn another of the Central Square congregation, of
Bridgewater, Master Richard A.Breck, of the U.S. Navy, who was drowned
at Amoy, China. So the dark shadow gathers again over the same com-
munity, as another, who it seemed could not be spared, has been taken.
Mr. Breck's service was in another line, in a very different field, but he
carried into it the same earnest purpose of thorough conscientiousness, the
same regard for his fellow men and reverence for God, that shone forth in
their lives.
He was only 26 years of age. but had already given fullest promise that
among the officers of our navy there should be, in coming days, men as true
to their countr\r and their God as were Foote and Farragut. Always firm
and fearless for the right and true, no favor and no fear could make him
swerve one hair's breadth from the line of duty. No allurements or temp-
tations could induce him to yield an iota of principle or conviction. A most
urbane gentleman, he was yet as true a Puritan.
No motive or persuasion could ever lead him to sign any paper that was
not literally and strictly true. If he was where all others drank, the wine-
cup never touched his lips. No doubtful or profane word ever passed them.
Hediedat last, caught when bathing with a fellow-officer of the "Yantic,"
who barely reached shore, in the undertow at the bathing place near Amoy.
The wave was most unexpectedly rolled in by a terrible typhoon, which
that same day was so fearful in its ravages at a distance in those seas.
But a passage in one of his last letters home is singularly illustrative of
his character, and has touching interest in connection with the manner of
his death. " I have been urged," said he, " to go bathing on Sunday. I am
not an expert swimmer, and there are opportunities offered here for great
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improvement, and it is said it is my duty to make myself as proficient as
possible, for the time may come when my swimming powers will be taxed
to the utmost. I shall not go; and if I am wrong, I shall have the satis-
faction of knowing that my mistake was one of principle, and that I did
not yield to sophistry. If I erred, I erred through fear of doing wrong."
There was sorrow, not only on board the "Yantic," where he was
beloved and honored of all, but in the missionary circle to which he was
already known and endeared. When, after three days, the body was
recovered, tender and loving words were spoken by Dr. Talmage over that
new grave in the beautiful cemetery on the Island of Kulangsen ; the mer-
chants and missionaries of Amoy, the officers and crews of English and
Japanese men-of-war, as well as of his own sloop, the "Yantic," were there
as mourners. Now there are mourners here whose hearts will ever turn to
the monument his fellow-officers have there erected to his memory.
H. D. W.
1700. VII. Allen
Yales Breck.— The
annexed portrait could
not be inserted with
the record of his
family, the space left
for it having been
taken up for addition-
al data of his descen-
dants after the pages
had been electrotyped,
it is therefore given
here. It was expected
to give with it an ex-
tended notice, but it
was not completed in
season.
ALLEN YALES BRECK.
1740. VII. William Gilman Breck. — The following
obituary was published editorially in the current press of
Springfield, his home :
A Beloved Physician. — Doctor Breck is dead ! This announcement will
bring keen sorrow to hundreds of homes and to the hearts of uncounted
friends. Endeared to them by a life-long service, his skill as a plvysician
was excelled only by his devotion as a friend. The words of the Divine
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243
Master are strikingly exemplified in the life of a beloved physician, " If any
one would be great among you let him be your servant." Dr. Breck's life
has been one of constant, ardent, and unsparing service for his fellow men.
An instance of his ever ready willingness to sacrifice his own comfort to
the good of others occurred but a few days ago, and well illustrates the
life of a busy physician. After a hard day's toil, and imperatively needing
rest, he was summoned by telegram to Stafford, Ct. He traveled twenty
miles over rough roads, reached his patient by midnight and saved the limb
of an aged friend— ex-Lieut. Gov. Julius Converse.
Like the captain on the deck, the general on the field, the preacher in his
desk, he died where he would choose to die, at his post of duty, at the bed-
side of the sick striving to relieve suffering and save life. He had often said
to friends, "I want to die in harness," and that wish was literally fulfilled.
Dr. Breck came to Springfield forty-five years ago, a young man of 25. His
first home was on Cypress street. In 1858, he bought of Rev. Dr. R. H.
Seeley, who was then called from the North Church pastorate to Paris, the
" Edmund Palmer " place on Main street, where now stand the four stores
owned by the Messrs. Bill. In 1869 he removed to the beautiful home he
built on Round Hill, where for twenty years its hospitable doors have been
always open. He married just before eoming to Springfield in 1843, Mary
VanDeventer.of Penn Yan,N.Y., whose usefulness in our city as a benefactor
to the sick, the suffering, the friendless and the needy, has been second only
to that of her husband. Their only son, Dr. T. F. Breck, who has been
associated with his father in practice for twenty years, has for his noblest
inheritance the name and fame of a physician whose memory will be long
cherished in our community.
Dr. Breck was a born physician. His profession was chosen for the work
of his life. He only commenced his studies when he left the college and the
lecture course. He studied medicine at the bedside of the sick; surgery at
the operation table ; he was quick to discern the necessities of a case ; was
abounding in resources, and was self-reliant in the application of remedies.
This was strikingly apparent at the tragic scene yesterday in the sick room'
of the dying priest. The doctor, with his abounding vitality, needed fresh
air in large measure. He had for the past few weeks repeatedly spoken of
this need. In the close air of the sick room he was conscious of the incipient
congestion. Stepping to the open window, his cough raised a little blood.
Instantly baring his arm, he said to his brother doctor, " Bleed me." The
sight of the slow, dark drops was sufficient, and he at once realized in his
own case that "all was over." In a few moments he sank into uncon-
sciousness and death.
His prompt and heroic qualities were admirably combined with a wise
caution that frequently saved life where a more daring practitioner would
risk it. In the sick room he was an inspiration ; his very presence awakened
courage and planted a new hope. Manner and voice were indescribably
encouraging. No general on the battle-field was more commanding; no-
244 BRECK GENEALOGY
mother at a child's cradle was more gentle; patient, assiduous, unsparing,
he was never without hope while the spark of life remained.
The relation of a family physician, for such Dr. Breck eminently was, is
exceedingly tender and affectionate. Cemented by long service, no human
tie seems closer or stronger; with us when the hours are darkest and the
skies are black with threatening; rejoicing with us when danger is past, or
sorrowing with us when death claims its own. There are many instances
in our city not unlike that of one of our townsmen who said to us last
evening, " Forty years ago I called Dr. Breck to see my dying mother ; the
memory of the earnest young doctor inspiring hope when all hope was
gone, is precious to this day. For thirty years he has been in my family,
every member of which has been under his skillful care when seriously
or dangerously sick. How could I help loving him, or how could I help
grieving with a sorrow which, as it now seems, no lapse of time can ever
remove." A striking presence disappears from our streets; a citizen of royal
manliness is lost to our community ; a " beloved physician " is dead.
1830. VIII. Joseph Berry Breck. — The following is
from the current press of Boston, Mass., 1865 :
The California papers bring intelligence of the recent decease, at San
Francisco, of Lieut. Commander Joseph B. Breck of the Volunteer Navy.
Commander Breck was a native of Maine, but made his residence at Newton,
in this state, and was well known in this city, where he was highly esteemed,
especially among some of our most eminent commercial men. He was for
many years connected with the American mercantile marine, in which he
was eminently successful as a shipmaster and business man. He was a
man of great energy and sagacity, and in the fortunes of the seas had
several adventures of singularly mingled heroic and romantic incidents.
He was engaged in the Pacific and China trade at the breaking out of
the rebellion, but early offered his services to the Navy Department, and
was commissioned as an acting ensign and assigned to the command of the
U. S. Steamer " Niphon." built at this port by Capt. R. B. Forbes, of Milton.
While in command of this vessel he captured the " Ella and Anna," after-
ward called the " Malvern," and co-operated in several other captures and
exploits which secured his promotion respectively to the grades of Master,
Lieutenant and Lieutenant Commander. His strength failed before the
close of the war, and he went to California in the hope of regaining his
health, which had become shattered by the exposure and hardships of the
Southern blockade. The result has proved that he was past recovery, and
his name must be added to the catalogue of those who have given their
lives for the salvation of their country.
As an officer, Commander Breck was a strict disciplinarian, a thorough
'seaman, a man of undoubted courage, and a loyal patriot. Commander
Breck was a brother of the wife of Hon. Thomas Rice, of Newton, and his
name is upon the list of volunteers from that town.
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245
3320. VI. Amasa Breck was born at Medfield, Mass.,
in 1788. Early in life he removed to Bristol, R. I., where he
engaged in the manufacture of saddles, harness and trunks.
Here, in 1815, he married Miss Nancy Hoar. Bristol not
proving a satisfactory location he removed in 1829 to
Newport, and the next year to Providence, where he estab-
lished the same business. The increasing demand for his
trunks induced him to
abandon his other man-
ufactures and to estab-
lish a manufactory of
trunks. To this he ap-
plied his characteristic
indomitable energy
and thrift, coupled
with a strict integrity,
and soon took the lead
in that branch of busi-
ness. His manufactory
was highly prosperous
during his lifetime, and
was left to his sons
Thomas and William,
who still carry it on at
the same location. Mr.
Breck was a genial and social companion, though of very
decided opinions, and a devout member of the Episcopal
Church. He was stricken down by typhoid fever at the age
of 58. The above picture is copied from a portrait now in
the possession of his son Thomas.
AMASA BEECK.
APPENDIX
PART SECOND.
Breck Coats of Arms, with Brief Notes on
Heraldry.
In the United States, where no coat of arms can be con-
ferred, but one maybe assumed at pleasure, as in the earliest
days of heraldry, its only real value is that the one used is
inherited from an ancestor who received it according to
usage, for some deed of valor or other meritorious act ; a
coat of arms so derived is the only one having special interest
in this connection. It is hardly necessary to say that no
arms were conferred upon our Puritan ancestors in New
England, or probably valued by them as an inheritance for
several generations, and we must go back, therefore, to the
English records, concerning the progenitors of Edward of
Dorchester and his brothers, to determine the inheritance of
their descendants in regard to family arms.
The account of the different coats of arms given here is
prefaced with a brief summary, etc., of the general subject
for the convenience of those not fully informed. The history
of each, as far as known to the "writer, is given with the
engraving. It is hoped in a supplement, at a later date, to
give more full details concerning the origin of Breck coats of
arms.
Brief Notes on Heraldry. — The Herald, an officer of great honor, was
one whose duty consisted in the regulation of armoral bearings, the mar-
shalling of processions, and the superintendence of public ceremonies. His
functions included the bearing of messages of courtesy or defiance between
royal or knightly personages ; the superintending and registry of trials by
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tattle, tournaments, etc.; the computation of the slain ; and the recording
of valiant acts by the fallen or surviving combatants. The principal
Heraldic officers are designated Kings of Arms, or Kings at Arms, and the
novitiates or learners, Pursuivants.
Heraldry includes the knowledge of all the multifarious duties devolving
on a Herald. At first every Knight assumed the Arms he pleased without
consulting his soverign or King at Arms, and the resulting confusion led to
restraint in this matter, in the time of Henry V. of England, limiting the
use of Arms to those who obtained them by inheritance or as a grant from
the crown. Colleges of Heralds grew up, and the visitations or processions
of Heralds (A. D., 1528) were instituted as further means of restraint.
Hereditary armorial hearings seem to have been adopted in the twelfth
century, the essential principle being their hereditary character. Before
hereditary heraldry supplied the charges for the shield, it was usual for
knights to leave their shields blank until they had achieved some deed
worthy of being portrayed. In the infancy of hereditary heraldry the
armorial shield was confined to Knights, and was given only by princes and
lords paramount. Subsequently, when other classes became important, or
possessed influence in the state, arms became the insignia of families gener-
ally without the decree of knighthood being necessary. The earliest charges
appear to refer to military achievements, deeds of courage, and other
personal qualities, spoils of the enemy, and later to surnames after they
became common.
Passing over Arms of States, Royal Arms, and Arms of Communities,
we need in this connection to refer only to Arms of persons and families.
Arms of Persons and Families. — These became the distinguishing marks
of personal honor. They were frequently granted by the sovereign or by
some one authorized by him. The assumption of arms by private persons
was restrained by the King of England in 1418. The crown (in England)
still retains the power of granting arms, notwithstanding the patents
granted to Kings of Arms from very early times to the present, and reserves
to itself the granting of supporters to commoners and of permitting persons
to use arms of other families wrhose property the}r may inherit or whose
memory they wish to preserve.
The Shield (in heraldry, escutcheon or scutcheon) is the field or ground
on which are represented the figures that make up a Coat of Arms. Shields
have varied much in form at different periods — twenty-one different shapes
are given in the article from which most of these notes are taken.
By tincture is meant the metals and colors of shields and their bearings:
Gold is or; silver, argent; blue, azure; red, gules; green, vert; purple,
perpure; black, sable; orange or tawny, tenny; blood color, sanguine.
The lines used in arms to part the field are either straight or crooked :
Straight lines are carried evenly through the escutcheon and are perpendic-
ular | ; horizontal — ; diagonal dexter \; diagonal sinister/. Crooked
lines are the engrailedAike saw teeth with round points down; the in vected,
248 BRECK GENEALOGY
same, points up ; the wavy, as the name suggests ; the embattled or crenelle,
resembling the outline of a battlement ; the nebule, with projections resem-
bling the cross section of a T rail; the regule, with square-like oblique
projections at long intervals; the indented, like saw teeth with narrow
bases; the dancette, same, with wide bases; the dove-tail, as the name sug-
gests ; the battle embattled and the champaine, not easily describe without a
figure. Theselines are used to divide the field ; if it be divided into two equal
parts by a perpendicular line it is said to be parted per pale; if by a horizon-
tal line, parted per fess; if by a diagonal dexter, parted per bend, if by a
diagonal sinister, parted per bend sinister; if the field be divided into four
equal parts it is said to be quartered; if by two diagonal lines, dexter and
sinister, crossing in the center of the field it is said to be parted per saltier.
Charges : —
A charge is whatever is contained in a field. All charges are distinguished
by the names of honorable ordinaries, sub-ordinaries and common charges.
Honorable Ordinaries. — The chief is an ordinary determined by a hori-
zontal line (if other than straight, so stated) placed in the upper part of
the escutcheon and contains, in depth, one- third of the field. Its diminutive
is a Sllet not exceeding one-fourth of the chief, and stands at the lowest
part of the chief.
The pale is an ordinary of two perpendicular lines from top to base of the
shield and contains the third middle part of thefield. Its diminutive is pallet.
It is sometimes accompanied by diminutives (cotised), called also endorsed.
The bend is formed by two diagonal lines from the dexter chief to the
sinister base and contains the fifth part of the field — the bend sinister is the
same formed the contrary way.
The fess is an ordinary produced by two parallel lines across the shield
horizontally and contains the third part thereof.
The bar is formed by two similar lines containing only the fifth part of
the field ; there may be more than one bar on the escutcheon.
The cross is an ordinary formed as its name suggests, the extremities
touching or not the edges of the shield.
The saltier is an ordinary formed by the bend and bend sinister crossing
at right angles.
Torteau (pi. torteaus or torteaux) is an ordinary in the form of a circular
disc colored red, called also roundel gules.
Chevron, an ordinary like two rafters or principals of the roof of a house.
And others in great variety.
Sub-Ordinaries — Are other heraldic figures of worthy bearings, such as
the annulet, the lozenge, the shield (or inescutcheon,) etc., etc., less commonly
met with.
Common Charges. — These are of great variety, natural or artificial : ani-
mals' heads, war implements, ships, keys, celestial bodies, dragons, etc., etc.
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249
External Ornaments: —
Crowns, coronets and mitres need not be more than mentioned here.
The helmet is placed over arms as a mark of gentility ; open faced with
bars denotes the king or royal family; barred in profile all degrees of
peerage; direct without bars and a little open, baronets and knights; side
standing with beaver close, esquires and gentlemen ; but these rules have
been sometimes varied from.
Mantling or lambrequin, a kind of scarf or streamer which became an
embellishment of the helmet, and forms a species of scroll work, flowing
from the helmet ornaments on both sides of the shield.
Wreath or torse is formed of two pieces of silk, commonly of the first
two colors of the armorial bearings, twisted together and surrounding the
upper part of the helmet as a fillet, and appears to bind the lambrequin
close to the helmet.
The crest is the highest part of the ornaments of the coat of arms; it
was placed upon the helmet, within the wreath ; it does not necessarily
have any allusion to, or derivation from the bearings on the shield.
Crests were formerly marks of great honor, because only worn by heroes
of great valor, or by some superior military commander, that he might be
easily distinguished in battle.
The scroll is the ornament placed below the shield containing a motto
or short sentence alluding thereto, or to the bearings, or to the bearer's
name.
Supporters are figures standing on the scroll and placed on the side of
the escutcheon, so called because they seem to support the shield.
Some of the Rules for Writing Descriptions of Armorial Bearings: —
The tincture of the field must be first mentioned, then proceed to principal
charges which possess the most honorable place on the shield, such as fess,
chevron, etc.; alwa}'s name that charge first which lies next to and immedi-
ately upon the field.
After naming the tincture of the field, the honorable ordinaries, cr other
principal figures, their attributes and afterwards their metal or color must
be specified.
When an honorable ordinary, or some one figure is placed upon another,
it is always to be named after the ordinar}' or figure over which it is placed,
with the expression surtout or over all.
When a principal figure possesses the center of the field its position is
not to be expressed.
Explanations of Some Terms Used : —
Erased — Torn off leaving jagged edges.
Humetty — Applied to a fess, etc., which is cut off, nowhere reaching the
edge of the shield.
Inescutcheon — A smaller escutcheon borne within a shield.
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Right and left — (Dexter and sinister) sides of a shield are the opposite
of those sides as to the person facing the shield, — that is, his right is the left
of the shield, and his left the right of the shield.
Proper — The natural colors of animals, plants, birds, etc., etc., are
expressed by this term.
Coat of Arms, No 1. — Description: (This is enclosed in
branch and scroll work and attached to the scroll in the
original.) " He beareth Gules, a Chief parted per bend Sin-
ister, Indented, Or and Argent, and on the Second and on the
Third fourTorteuxes of the first ; Crest, a Dexttr Arm Issuing
out of a Wreath Erect
holding a sword pro-
per; by the Name of
Breck." In colors, the
shield is red with gold
border; upper portion
of the chief, gold, lower
portion, silver; the
torteaux, red ; wreath
and mantling, red and
silver; branches, green;
back portion of helmet,
gold; arm of crest, red.
History : The origi-
nal of this coat of arms
was temporarily in the
possession of Dr. Win.
G. Breck, of Springfield,
Mass., who very kindly furnished me a handsome copy in
colors. He obtained it from Miss Mary Hooker, [1128], of
Long Meadow, Mass., a great-great-great-granddaughter
of Rev. Robert Breck, [190], of Springfield, (born 1713, died
1784,) from whom she has it transmitted to her by inherit-
ance as the family coat of arms. No further history of it has
been obtained. From the high character of the Rev. Robert
Breck of Springfield, and the antiquity of this coat of arms,
there seems no doubt that he inherited it from his English
Breck ancestors, through Edward [10] of Dorchester.
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251
Coat of Arms, No. 2.— Description : (Found written on
the back of the original.) "Ile*beareth sable; a fesse humette
between three bears' heads, erased, argent ; by the name of
Breck. This coat of arms was granted to Robert Breck, of
the city of Chester, Gentleman and descends to that name.
Copy from Heraldry. Attest, Sam. Osborn."
(Probably written at Liverpool or Chester, England,
about 1805.) "Motto from Sir John Burke's Dictionary—
Firmus Maneo, I remain constant."
In colors the shield is black with orange border ; the fess
humetty, orange; the
bears' heads, silver; the
lion, tawny; back por-
tion of the helmet, sil-
ver; the wreath and
mantling, red and
orange; the branches,
green.
History : The origi-
nal drawing, in colors,
of this coat of arms
from which the above
is taken, was obtained
by Capt. Joseph Breck,
[1090], of Littleton,
Mass., on one of his
to England,
voyages
and a copy politely
furnished me by his granddaughter, Miss Sarah A. Breck,
[1641], 346 west Fifty-sixth street, New York. Unfortun-
ately there is little of history with it. The city of Chester is
sixteen miles from Liverpool; Rainforth (now Rainford) but
ten miles from Liverpool, and Ashton (now Ashton-under-
L\me) but forty miles from Liverpool; the Brecks, we have
every reason to believe, were not numerous in England ;
Ashton and Rainforth were, we know, the residence of our
* Latin for he.
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ancestors about A. D. 1600 ; we may, therefore, infer, from
the fact that Capt. Breck brought this home as his coat of
arms, that he found Robert Breck of Chester in his line of
ancestry, and that he is, therefore in ours. Capt. Breck was
an ardent patriot, and in his copy (the original of the above)
he took for a crest the flag of the United States, this is
replaced in the above cut by what, from Sir John Burke's
Dictionary, is believed to be the original crest.
Coat of Arms, No. 3.— Description: "Arms of Breeck"
as given in "Sir John
Burke's Dictionary of
the Peerage and Bar-
onetage of the British
Empire."
If colored, the lion
should be tawny; the
white ground, white;
the horizontally lined
space, blue; the inner
shield, black and gold.
History : The above
was kindly furnished
the writer by Mr. Ed-
ward Breck, [1833],
son of the late Lieu-
tenant Commander
Joseph B. Breck, U. S.
Navy), who is now in Europe, procured by him while in
London ; no further particulars obtained.
Additional information with cuts, (to be attached in the volume "Breck
Family/') collected and edited by Edward Breck Ph. D. (No. 1233 in the
volume) summer address: Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia; printed by subscrip-
tion, and distributed by Gen'l. S. Breck (No. 2000), address 1651 Beacon St.,
Brookline, Mass.
May i, igij.
Account of Edward Breck of Dorchester.
(Reprinted, with additions, from Vol. XIV of the Mass. Colonial Society's Pub-
lications, 1913.)
Edward Breck, our first American ancestor, the author of the vigorous letter
against the Quakers mentioned on page 179 of Samuel Breck's "Breck Family,"
was an excellent specimen of the sturdy type of Briton that settled New England.
The name which, in several variations, means "ruddy" in the Gaelic tongues, would
seem to point to a Celtic origin, but whether Scottish, Irish or Welsh is unknown.
A vague family tradition derives the stock from the highland Stewarts of Appin ;
but it is significant that the country about Liverpool and Chester, where the name
of Breck was common, lies not far from the marches of Wales. There is also a
fair possibility that the race was Xorman, since at the time of the earliest mention
of the name it was coupled with the particle del, no doubt from de la. However,
as there were cases in which the particle was used by native families of influence
in the manner of the Xorman ruling class, this suggestion can hardly be admitted
to the dignity of an argument.
As early as 1323 Robert del Brek and his son Thomas (Robert is a persistent
family name) are mentioned in the roll of inhabitants of West Derby, Lancashire,
and in 1325 Thomas is put down as Thomas del Breck at Liverpool, a part of which
West Derby now forms. In and about Liverpool the name still persists, there being
a Breck Road, Breck House, Breck Side Park, and Walton Breck Road to this day,
though no Brecks now reside in England.
Edward Breck (or Brecke, as the name was generally spelled in the earliest
days) who came to Dorchester with the company of the Rev. Richard Mather in
1635, is usually called yeoman, though of ancient lineage, and possessing kinsmen
mentioned in the heralds' visitations (<?. g. Chester) as gentlemen. He was the
son of Robert and the grandson of Hugh or Thomas, probably the former, who
died at Rainforth (now Rainford), part of the parish of Prescot, Lancashire, in
1591. Edward, who was born in or near the year 1600, was probably left by his
father in good circumstances, for he was a landholder and "man of distinction"
before he left Rainforth for Xew England, and he brought with him to Dorchester
a man-servant, as appears from the letter written him about the year 1646 by his
old pastor, the Rev. James Wood, from Ashton, near Rainforth : "I pray you com-
1
mend me dearly to your sonn Robert, & to your man John Birchall, that went over
with you fro our towen."1 Edward began at once to take an important part in
the public life of the Dorchester settlement, and served the town in various capaci-
ties, including repeated terms as selectman, while his eldest son, Robert, moved to
Boston and became a prominent merchant. The latter bought many tracts along
the water-front, the deeds of which are recorded, and also received in 1655 from
his father, Edward, a house and garden in Boston, recovered by law-suit. Robert
left no descendants, and in all probability left the country soon afterwards for
Galway in Ireland.2 One of Edward's daughters, Elizabeth, married John Minot,
from whom the American family of that name is descended. Edward's eldest son
(after the departure of Robert) was John, who held the rank of Captain in the
colonial forces, and whose grave-stone, in perfect condition, still stands in the old
grave-yard at Upham's Corner, next that of his son. Ensign Edward. John, from
whom all the Brecks of this branch are descended, was the son of Edward's second
wife, Isabell, who was the widow of John Rigby. The loss of Edward's first wife,
as well as of a son and a daughter, is referred to in the letter of the Rev. James
Wood as follows: "but me thinkes my thoughts returne this Apollogie for my old
frend, he is in sorrowe for his dear wife, for his sweet daughter, both which 1
hear God hath of late taken vnto himselfe. So hopefull a sonne here, so gracious
& sweet a wife & daughter there, cannot but lye closse to a tender father & loueing
husband's hart." Edward Breck died in the year 1662, leaving an estate, the value
of which ran into hundreds of pounds sterling, a large sum for his day, while bis
son, Captain John, died in 1690, worth over £1350. From John descend the families
of Breck, Minot, Parkman, Blake, Tuckerman, Denny, Shaw, Sturgis, and others
prominent in the Colony.
1 New England Historical and Genealogical Register, ii. 255-260. Cf. v. 39fi-397;
xi. 338.
2 Because in an unrecorded deed there is mention of "Robert Breck of Galway in
Ireland Merchant," it has been erroneously asserted that he was an Irishman. The
statement that Edward Breck acted as servant to one Paddy is devoid of all proof,
and is utterly impossible in the case of a man of his position, the incidents of whose
life are well known. (See J. B. Cullen, Story of the Irish in Boston, 1SSJ9, p. 20; Journal
of the American-Irish Historical Society. 1904, iv. ">fi.)
2
THE "BRECK CHAIR'.
Brought from England in 1635 by Edward Breck. Carved with his
initials. Rare and fine specimen of early Jacobean wainscot chair of oak.
There were very few in Xew England, stools and forms being commonly
used. Pedigree of Chair: — Edward Breck, John Breck, Robert Breck, his
daughter Sarah Gott. her daughter Anna Brigham, her daughter Anna
Davis, her son Jos. Davis, his son Geo. C. Davis, and his daughter, Miss
Mary Louise Davis, Troy, X. Y., who now owns the Chair.
It is significant of the degree of refinement obtaining among even the earliest
pioneers of New England, that in the inventory of Edward Breck's estate occurs
the mention of a bath-tub ; while the general culture of the period and place is
proved by the large number of well written letters still extant.
Among the latter none is more interesting than that against the Quakers. It
is from the copy of the quarto pamphlet in the British Museum, London,1 and forms
but one-fifth of the pamphlet, the remainder being made up of the answer of the
Quakers to Mr. Breck's accusations. It may be pointed out that Breck could not
have known anything about the Quakers except through hearsay, since the first
persons of that sect to tread Xew England soil were the women, Anne Austin and
Mary Fisher, who arrived in 1656, a year after Breck's letter to his old friends at
Rainforth was written. Since there can be no doubt that the colonists were well
informed upon all such subjects as those of witchcraft and Quakerism, which they
were sure to confound, it may be imagined into what a hostile atmosphere these
two wretched women were plunged. Thrust into prison at once, they were then
stripped and examined, and soon afterwards shipped off to Barbados. Mr. James
Bowden2 opines that it was a happy thing for Austin and Fisher that no abnormal
feature, such as a mole, was found on their bodies ; but the letter of Edward Breck
shows us that it was not natural physical features that were sought, but rather some-
thing in the nature of the .'silk thred" that was found on the woman of Bristol,
the story of which was no doubt as familiar to the majority of Massachusetts citi-
zens as to Mr. Breck. As Edward Breck died in 1662. he saw only the beginnings
of the persecution of both the Quakers and the alleged witches, which in a few
vears reached such a tragic climax.
1 There are copies in the Library of Congress, John Carter Brown Library, and
Watkinson Library. The last secured the Brinley copy (Brinley Catalogue, i. 65).
Mr. Frederick L. Gay also owns a copy.
2 History of the Society of Friends in America, i. 35.
Parish Register of Present. Lancashire, reaches back only a few years previous
to 16C0. Contains the names of two daughters of "Robt. Brecke." both apparently
named Jane, one of whom was buried in 1603 and the other in 1607 at "Raynforth"
(now Rainford). Robert was the father of the first American Edward, who
called his eldest son after him.
5
Early mention of name Breck. The will of Oliver Ledelmre, Chantr. priest at
Tichborne, Southampton, 1513, contains the following words: "Item: lego domino
Johanne Breke Breck xij d." The name is twice written, the second time as if in
correction. The use of the word dominus means that this Breck was of superior
station. As a rule the Brecks were north of England people.
In Lipscom's "History of Buckinghamshire" it is recorded that Robert Breche
(Brecke) was rector of Waddesdon, presented 6 Sept. 1366 by Hugh Earl of Devon.
Still earlier is a mention, in Woodward's "History of Hampshire," of William
de Breche who, with others, was appointed to hold an inquisition at Selborne in
1274-5, to decide certain claims of one Adam Gurdon. Here again we have the
name used with the article de.
Edward Brecke, useful Citizen. 1653, the Mass. General Court ordered E.
Brecke and five others to be "prudentiall men" of Nashaway, to see to all allot-
ments, etc., and to advise the Court when it might be "meete to give them full
liberties of a township, according to lawe."
Capt. John Breck (b. 1651): 1679, "Ye elder & two Deacons & John Breck"
were appointed a Committee to fix the salary of Mr. Flint, the clergyman.
Susanna Clapp was probably John's wife, as the date of her birth, 1648, allows
it and there is no other mention of her marriage in the Clapp genealogy.
From the records of the First Church: "Me(morandutn), ye 6, (16)87 Bro.
John Wales did Vollentaryly make Confession of his sin of being overtaken in
drinking to excess on a training day at John B reek's house, being ye day yt he
(sd Breck) did accept of his commission to be Captin."
A good deal of drinking was done by the more well-to-do of the early colonists
on festive occasions. In 1628 "aquavite" and "Spanish wyne" was already being
imported.
Rev. Robert Breck (See page 200 of "Breck Family") : took first honors in
his class at Harvard in 1730 at the age of 17. (Green's "History of Springfield".)
"The rising young men of the valley were Breck and Edwards (Jonathan)." . . .
"Breck brought the religion of Springfield through the revolutionary period, and
opened the way to modern ideas. . . . Scholars have since bowed to the genius of
Edwards, but the people live the principles of Breck."
6
SIDE-VIEW OF "BRECK CHAIR."
Jonathan Edwards opposed Breck, and fate willed it that Breck should give
the casting vote that ousted Edwards from his Northampton parish. Robert Breck
did not like Whitefield, the Methodist, and did not favor "revivals" in religion.
In regard to Robert's "taking first honors" on his graduation, while it is quite
possible that he was a good scholar, it has been pointed out by the antiquarian,
.Mr. Albert Matthews, editor of the Harvard "College Books." that the students,
previous to 1773. were catalogued, not according to scholarship, but the social sta-
tion of their fathers. Finding Robert Breck's name near the head of the list, Mr.
Green took for granted that he graduated with "first honors. ' As a matter of fact
the Harvard career of this ancestor, though he became a very eminent man, was
somewhat stormy. The old records show the following incidents :
"Sept. 12, 1727. Richardson senr., Parker, Breck were publickly admon-
ish'd in ye Hall, for drinking Rum ( forbidden by ye College Laws) in ye
College in Richardson's chamber, & for making disorderly noises in ye College
at or near midnight. . . . Richardson being most guilty . . . was cblig'd to make
a confession in ye Hall, was call'd forth from his seat while 'twas read, and
he was fined five shillings. The others . . . stood in yr places, & receiv'd ye
admonition, and were punished three shillings a piece, but not oblig'd to make
a publick confession."
"Mar. 29, 1729. The same day 'twas agre'd by ye President & Tutors, &
Math. Professor, yt a general Admonition & warning should be given to ye
Scholars against playing at Cards, whereof many of them were guilty of late;
& yt Richardson Senr., Stoddard, Sprague, Breck, should be named in particular.
These admonitions were given in ye Hall the same day in the evening
(being Saturday) between singing & prayer. Those who had won any thing
at Cards, were directed to restore it. All were Inform'd, yt if for ye future
any were found guilty of playing Cards, yy should lie dealt with according to
ye severity of ye Laws."
Such conduct could not but be distasteful to so upright and scholarly a man
as his father, the revered minister of Marlboro, and in May of the same year. 1729,
young Robert was removed from college; but continued his studies under his
father to such advantage that, at the latter's request, the "President & Fellows" of
Harvard College, on account of "his studious, blameless behaviour in his recess
from ye College." granted him his first degree on June 11, 1730.
9
Robert was still in residence at Harvard in 1734, as the "Corporation Records"
show that "Mr. Robert Breck" enjoyed "Madam Saltonstall's Donation" for that
year, in May of which he preached his first sermon at Springfield. This means
that he was studying theology at the College. It is very likely that the rumor of
his early piccadillos at Harvard occasioned part of the opposition to his election
to the pastorate at Springfield. (See page 200, "Breck Family".)
Samuel Breck, brother of the preceding, was made a scholar on the Hollis
Foundation in 1739, and in 1742 received six pounds from the Col. Fitch legacy for
those "of good capacity for the work of the Ministry."
Robert Breck, grandson of Robert of Springfield : "Oct. 6, 1776 a Committee
of the House made a report recommending that a depot of ammunition be estab-
lished at Northampton, to be under the care of Robert Breck. In this 'magosene*
were 'two tons of Gun Powder, Six tuns of leaden Ball and Eight thousand Flints,
together with three Hundred fire Arms.' "
Jonathan Breck (p. 49, "Breck Family") : In the eldest line of Dorchester.
Served in the Revolutionary army at 18 years. Was "ruddy complexion, height 5 ft.
8 in." He is erroneously called "Brick" in the work, "Massachusetts in the Revolu-
tion." In those days, and previously, the pronunciation of brick and Breck were
apparently nearly alike. The phrase, "brecks and morter" has been found in the
letters of that period.
Samuel Breck (b. Boston, 1747.) Vol. 3 of the publications of the "Bostonian
Society" has a reference (p. 84) to "Mr. Breck, a thriving merchant," who built
and resided in the "beautiful, large square house occupying all the ground between
Winter Street and Hamilton Place, having a garden around it, laid out in the Eng-
lish style, with box-bordered beds of lovely flowers, and surrounded by a brick
wall three feet high." During the British occupation of Boston Earl Percy resided
in this mansion. Mr. Breck was the official representative of the French govern-
ment.
10
rO\r~ L/r_ri rAJKJL
y bOdv ' cap*
HA HI U
/ 17. Dy
'/Vr V*
CAPT. JOHX BRECK'S GRAVESTONE
Of English slate in perfect condition. Stands with that of his son,
Ensign Edward, in the North Burying Place ( Upham's Corner) at Dor-
chester, Mass. Xo trace of first Edward's gravestone.
INDEX.
Explanations. — Where the surname is Breck, or Brick, this index is of Christian names
-only. Names of places are indexed sufficiently for practical reference only. Wives are indexed
by both maiden and married names. A star ( * ) indicates that the appendix is also referred to.
The reference is to the numbers in " the running numbers for reference only," except where
p. indicates page. These numbers are also used in the appendix. When no state is given, the
place is in Massachusetts.
A
Aaron VI. 1210
Aaron VII. 1770
Aaron VIII. 1774
Abbie L VIII. 3453
Abby VIII. 3325
Abbv A 1630
Abigail IV. 3023
Abigail V. 171
Abigail V. 3046
Abigail 3112
Abigail VI. *708
Abigail C 3260
Abigail J 8112
Abigail K 1120
Ackley, Annie E 1960
Acklev, Charles B IX. 1522
Ackley, Gabrilla J. du P IX. 1518
Acklev, Helen L IX. 1521
Ackley, H. M 1516
Ackley, Josephine Mackenzie VIII. 1516
Ackley, Mary E IX. 1519
Ackley, Samuel B IX. 1517
Ada B 2040
Ada Kinsman 3730
Adams, C. J 865
Adams, Dolly 1360
Adams, Ezekiel 3380
Adams, John Q 1360
Adams, Lydia 202
Adams, Maria B VII. 3383
Adams, Marion A 2110
Adams, Mary D VII. 865
Adams, William, Rev 690
Adams, William T p. 232
Adelaide VIII. 1266
Agassiz, Alexander 568
Agassiz, Anna R IX. 568
Agassiz, George Russell X. 569
Agassiz, Maximillian X. 571
Agassiz, Pauline 624
Agassiz, Rodolph L X. 572
Agnes VIII. 1525
Albert P VIII. 3595
Albion, Maine 1247
Alden, Frank 3672
Alden, Mary Elizabeth IX. 3672
Alexander K IX. 3732
Alfred H VII. 3620
Alfreds VIII. 1773
Alice IX. 2032
Alice A 1670
Alice Cushing IX. 1881
Alice Foster 150
Alice P IX. 3701
Alice Ware VIII. 3554
Allen, Betsey Jane VII. 3396
Allen, Charles VIII.
Allen, Clarissa
Allen, Elizabeth
Allen, Ethan, Gen
Allen, James, Rev
Allen, Jane E
Allen, Julia B
Allen, Mary VIII.
Allen, Paul W
Allen, Sarah H
Allen, Thomas
Allen, Thomas, Rev
Allen, W VIII.
Allen Yales VII.
Alpha VI.
Alston, Mass
Amabel
Amasa VI.
Amelia VII.
Amelia IX.
Amelia J VIII.
Ames, James Barr
Ames, Sarah S R IX.
Amoy, China
Amos Ware VII.
Amy VI.
Amy VII.
Amy A VIII.
Amsterdam, Holland
Anchorage, Kentucky -J
Andover
Anderson, Margaret
Anderson, Mary A
Andress, Matilda W
Andrew VIII.
Andrews, Benjamin i
Andrews, Hannah j
Andrews, John
Angelette J
Angelica, New York
Angeline M VIII.
AngelineS VIII.
Angell, Alice E
Angell, Edward B IX.
Angell, Ephriam G IX.
Angell, Henry H
Angell, Jennie C IX.
Angell, Jennie P X.
Angell, Julia A
Angell, Lucia E IX.
Angell, Phebe P VIII.
Ann V.
3398
1140
820
820
40
3396
3189
3399
3396
40
820
1140
3397
*1700
3121
3286
2080
*3320
2001
1105
576
576
1656
3550
3131
834
1312
697
p. 236
1591
799
305
1580
3530
3650
p. 205
600
p. 213
690
p. 205
1400
(1171
Inoo
1672
1673
1J2-;
1225
1223
1224
1227
1229
1224
1226
1224
161
11
INDEX
Ann V. 183
Ann vr. 754
Ann VII. 3321
Ann VII. 3387
Ann VII. 3432
Ann F 1840
Ann M VIII. 3593
Ann Patteshall 100
Anna IV. 123
Anna VI. 3088
Anna. VII. 3271
Anna C 1160
Anna C 3720
Anna D 1432
AnnaE VIII. 1512
Anna E 1960
Anna E 2090
Anna F VIII. 1427
Anna L VII. 956
Anna E VII. 3590
Anna E VIII. 3641
Anna J VII [. 3640
Anna Maria VIII. 1272
Anna M VIII. 3521
Anna P VIII. 1544
AnnaS 870
Anna Perkins VIII. 3452
Annah VIII. 1452
Anne V. 483
Annie A VIII. 1571
Annie A 1570
Annie H 2120
Annie M VII. 3607
Annie M 1023
Annie P 3370
Anthony, Mollie 1910
Antigo, Wis 1930
Antoinette 1390
Autonie W 1833
Arba VII. 3440
Aristena A VIII. 1701
Asahel VI. 3390
Ascutneyville, N. H 1430
Ashburnham -j 3°^
Ashfield 3225
Ashley, Ohio 875
Ashmead, Annie 1570
fp. 178
Ashton, England ■< 179
( 252
Ashton-under-Lyne, Eng 11, p. 178, 179, 251
Aspinwall, Anna VIII. 957
Aspinwall, Anna IX. 966
Aspinwall, Anna L VII. 956
Aspinwall, Bessie 963
Aspinwall, Cornelia 961
Aspinwall, Emily VIII. 1002
Aspinwall, George IX. 964
Aspinwall, Harriette 958
Aspinwall, Harry IX. 964
Aspinwall, Helen L VIII. 1003
Aspinwall, Jane B VII. 998
Aspinwall, Jaue M VIII. 978
Aspinwall, John VIII. 963
Aspinwall, John VIII. j™0.^
Aspinwall, John L -j *?^
Aspinwall, Julia 963
Aspinwall, Julia 1001
Aspinwall, Kate VIII. 974
Aspinwall, Laura P IX. j ]2^
Aspinwall, Lloyd VIII. *958
Aspinwall, Lloyd IX. 961
Aspinwall, Lloyd X. 962
Aspinwall, Lloyd, Major X. p. 221
Aspinwall, Louis IX. 965
Aspinwall, Louisa VIII. 967
Aspinwall, William VIII. 999
Aspinwall, William II -j ,,,.„
Aspinwall, William II IX. 959
Aspinwall, Woolsey IX. 965
Atchison, Kan 894
Atherton, H p. 172
Atkinson, Charles F VIII. 418
Atkinson, Emily M VIII. 419
Atkinson, Francis P VIII. 422
Atkinson, Sarah C VII. 417
Atkinson, Susan VIII. 422
Atkinson, William P 417
Auburn, N. Y 294
Auburndale 2000
Augusta VIII. 1707
Augusta, Maine 351, 1320, 3391, 3600
Augusta W 3690
Augustus VII. 3590
Augustus Ford VIII. 1622
Aurora, Ind 1024
Auster City, N. V 1224
Austin, Sarah 606
Austin, Texas 2010
Avis, John 184
Avis, Rebeckah V. 184
Avis, Samuel 184
Ayer, Alton E TX. 1248
Ayer, Charles B IX. 1246
Ayer, Edward B IX. 1247
Ayer, Eliza A 1248
Ayer, George E IX. 1251
Ayer, George W 1245
Ayer, Henry L IX. 1252
Ayer, HoratioS 1249
Ayer, Margaret B VIII. 1245
Ayer, Margaret B X. 1249-3
Ayer, Mary R IX. 1249
Ayer, Nathan C X. 1249-2
Ayer, Nementhis E 1252
Ayer, Sophia T 1246
Ayer, William R X. 1249-1
B
Babcock, R. Annettee 644
Bachelder, Abigail 836
Bachelder, Carlos L 3531
Bachelder, Helen L 848
Bachelder Louise E VIII. 3531
Bacon, Harriette B IX. 1131
Bacon, William S 1131
Badcock, Robert p. 172
Bailey, Emmeline 3550
Baird, Alexander 1027
Baird, Bettie B VIII. 1027
Baker, Abigail H 3312
Baker, Cynthia A VII. 3312
Baker, Edward T VIII. 3314
Baker, Frederick J VIII. 3313
Baker, Joel 3312
Baker, John 490
Baker, Julia A VIII. 3315
Baker, Mary Davis 490
Baker, Moses E VIII. 3317
INDEX
111
Baker, Sarah B VIII. S316
Baker, Thomas J 3312
Baldwin, Helen C 802
Baldwin, Helen T VII. 799
Baldwin, J. M 799
Baldwin, Mary R 1730
Baldwin, Melvin C VIII. 802
Baldwin, Wesley M IX. 803
Baldwin, William M VIII. 801
Ballston, N. Y 1220
t, u- ,fJ fl640
Baltimore, Md -j jggg
Bangor, Me 737
Barber, Amy A VIII. 1312
Barber, Caroline C VII. 1171
Barber, Jessie E IX. 1313
Barber, J. Jay 1312
Barber, Joseph 1171
Barclay, Ada 2040
Barker, Lydia 236
Barlow, Charles L X. 553
Barlow, Ellen S IX. 551
Barlow, Francis C 551
Barlow, Louisa S X. 554
Barlow, Robert S A. 552
Barnes, Sabra Ann 3550
■o S 3062
Barre J3260
Barrett, Anne J. (Eddy) 2ou0
Barrett, Caroline J 2000
Barrett, Samuel 2000
Barry town, N. Y j 998
Barstow, Susanna P. M VI. 223
Barstow, Wilson, Capt 223
Bartlett VII. 3301
Bartlett, Dwight 3217
Bartlett, Mary E. C VIII. 3217
Bass, Edward *91
Bass, Elizabeth IV. *91
Bass, Joseph ... *91
Bass, Mercy P p. 190
Bass, Sarah B p .190
Bates, Mr p. 171
(1723
Bath, N. Y < 1722
1,1720
Bean, Carrie E. G IX. 3484
Bean, Charles L 3484
Bean, Edwins X. 3487
Bean, Frank L X. 3485
Bean, Hannah 1430
Bean, Philip L X. 3486
Beaufort, S. C 977
Bedinger, E. W., Rev {£" |jg
Beebe, Amelia VIII. ' 816
Beebe, Eliza J. S 814
Beebe, Eliza M VII. 812
Beebe, Elizabeth B VI. 809
Beebe, George B Vir. 814
Beebe, Harriette M VIII. *815
Beebe, Maria VII. 813
Beebe, Richard j™>
Beebe, Richard VII. 811
Belcher, Alethena 463
Belcher, Desire 463
Belcher, William, Capt 463
Belle VIII. 1601
Bellevue, Idaho 1390
Be'lingham 493
Bellwood Academy p. 236
Bendall.F.G.... {£ Jg
Benicia.Cal 1550
Benjamin VIII. 1306
Benjamin Dunton VII. 1270
Bennett, John 723
Benoni V. 3052
Bent, Alice Maria VIII. 3421
Bent, Allen 3419
Bent, Allen H VIII. 3422
Bent, Sarah B VII. 3419
Bentley, Alexander IX. 913
Bentley, Cogswell IX. 912
Bentley, Harold IX. 914
Bentley, Martha B VIII. 911
Bentley, S. D 9' I
Berkley, Cal 16*.
Bethiah III. 301;.
Betsey VI. 679
Betsey Carpenter 3390
Betsey D 3440
Betsey D VIII. 3448
Betsey Jane VII. 3396
Betsey Jane VIII. 3466
Betsey Jane VIII. 346S
Betsey Snow 3390
Bettie Ford 1620
BettieLee VIII. 1627
Betts, Lizzie W 1920
Betty VI. 3113
Beverly 1145
Beviaha VIII. 1307
Bicknell, 474
Bicknell, Susanah P VI. 474
Bigelow, Calvin 3197
Bigelow, Catherine S 423
Bigelow, Eliza B VIII. 3199
Bigelow, JaneStebbins 356
Bigelow, Lucy D VII. 3197
Bigelow, Warren D VIII. 3198
Big Plain, 0 874
Billerica 1316
Birchall, John p. 378
Bishop, First Episcopal 91
Bixby, Almira IX. 3446
Bixby, John L IX. 3444
Bixby, Mary IX. 3447
Bixby, MaryG VIII. 3443
Bixby, William 3443
Bixby, William N IX. 3445
Blackman, Benjamin 51
Blackman, Benjamin IV. 61
Blackman, Eliphalet IV. 59
Blackman, Elizabeth IV. 53
Blackman, George. IV. 55
Blackman, Hepzibah IV. 57
Blackman, Jemima III. 51
Blackman, Jemima IV. 56
Blackman, Keziah IV. 52
Blackman, Mary IV. 58
Blackman, Susan IV. 54
Blake, (dau.) VIII. 382
Blake, (dau.) VIII. 382
Blake, (dau.) VIII. 383
Blake, (son) VIII. 383
Blake, Anna C 381
Blake, Deborah VI. 751
Blake, Edward VII. 379
Blake, Edward, Jr 374
Blake, Elizabeth W VII. 388
Blake, Francis S. (Edward) VII. 384
Blake, Hannah T VII. 378
Blake, James, Elder p. 188
Blake, James H VII. 386
Blake, John P VII. 385
Blake, Mary A VII. 389
Blake, Mary A. W 386
Blake. Samuel P VII. 381
Blake, Sarah P VI. 374
IV
INDEX
.VII.
.VII.
.VI.
375
387
751
172
172
271
271
1330
1441
1038
1038
873
1129
3081
841
397
459
459
Blake, Sarah R
Blake, Susanna P
Blake, W
Blake, Wm. Sr
Blake, Wm
Blakely, George .
Blakely, Susan T.... vlii-
Blanchard, Mary A
Blanche, Morgan
Blanton, J. Irvine .
Blanton, Sallie A..... viu-
Blendon, Conners O
Bliss, Ellen E
Blood, Sarah
Boardman, Eliza F
Boit, Julia
Bordman, Anna S ••
Bordman, Jas. Free' aii d.... ........
Boston, 40, 80, 100 160 P 167 P 205, 221, 289,
396 423 533, 6/0, 690, iM, ooo, J™'°'4"'
1070 11 10 1145 1231, 1290,1380, 1450,1870,
S 1880' 2110, 2120, 2130, 3144, 3197, 3419
j tj 1. XT T l'UU
1221
1170
166
166
p. 240
3193
1874
1875
1873
1873
592
3407
1530
236
, 198
,200
1590
1590
Brimsmead, Wm., Rev.
Bristol, England
Bristol, Penna
Bristol, R. I
Brodhead, Lucas
Brodhead, Sallie W VIU
Brodhead, Wis
Brookfield, North
Bound Brook, N. J.,
Bovina, N. Y
Bowen, Elizabeth
Bowles, Mary C
Bowles, William
Bowman, C. T
Boyden, Roxa ......
Brackett, Caroline R. ..
Brackett, Charles H. B
Brackett, Frances E. B
Brackett, Wm. G ....
Bramwell, Carolines.
Brandon, Vt
Brandvwine, Pel
Branford, Conn
.VI.
.X.
.X.
.IX.
1p
Breck Controversy
Breckenridge, Mrs. M. F..........
fectSf0^±^:S 1^1690, 2030
Brewer, Daniel, (Rev) ip.203
f ' 190
Brewer, Eunice
Brewer, Madame...
Brick, Madam
Bridgeport, Conn
Bridgewater
{ p. 201
p. 201
80
1920
f 1380
\1650
1709
1140
253
Bridgewater, Pa
Bridgman, Electa
Briggs, Nancy Adams
Brigham, Anna ■
Brigham, AnnaS..... 45g
Brigham, Anna b. P „,-
Brigham, Dexter Jr 4"8
Brigham, Elijah 461
Brigham, Elijah • .,_
Brigham', Elizabeth ^ I- Jg
Brigham, Hannah A. K 2g7
Brigham, Levi, Col 461
Brigham, Mary B.. 461
Brigham, Nancy 1 mT 39?
Brigham, Rockwood *'"• »
Brigham, Samuel.... ■ %
Brigham, Samuel, Dr i- m
Brigham, Samuel Jr Tf „„-
Brigham, Susan E *" ■ m
Brigham, Susanna ■ 9(57
Brigham, Susanna jr,
lr!&^ri!b::::::::::"::"^'^o, am, 2120
Brimfieid, Ohio
Brookline
Brooks, Almon.Dr
Brooks, Harriet
Brooks, Mary R v lu
Brown, Anna E
Brown, Emily
Brown, Frances A
Brown, Hannah
Brown. Kate
Brown, Kezia ••
Brown, Nementhis E
Brown, William
Bryant, Sophia
Buck, Hannah
Buckingham, Duke of
Buffington, Annie K 1A-
Buffington, Charles
Bullard, Almira YJ1.
Bullard, Amy B N l-
Bullard, Emma F
Bullard, Harriet *"■
Bullard, Harriet P N u-
Bullard, John Rev
Bullard, John
Bullard, Joseph D Vlii.
Bullard, Joseph W
Bullard, Leonard
Bullard, Leonard V".
Bullard, Louella E ' 111-
Bullard, Mary G....
Bullard, Pearllee D v J '•
Bullard, Sarah. _
Bullard, Sewall H xiu-
Bulson, Albert E
Bulson, Glen Allen •*■
Kulson, Florence I vaii.
Bulson, Flossie A ^v-
Bunker Hill
Burbank, Allie K
Burdenville, Kans
Burdwell, Baxter...
Burdwell, Caroline C N lu-
Burkett, Mary A....
Burnham, Elvira P ^ lu-
Burnham, Henry
Burr, Martha...... „
Burrison, Abbie L X ■•■•"■
Burrison, Annie L £.
Burrison, Charles (i 'v-
Burrison, Dine King
Burrison. Edna M •£•
Burrison, Fannie K Al
Burrison, Frances I. D
Burrison, Hattie C
Burrison, Henry K 'A-
Burrison, Henry T £■
Burrison, Mary K *.
Burrison, Nellie T *■
Burrison, Olive K ;\;
Burrison, Samuel G
Burrison, Samuel K
Burrison, Willie
Burroughs, Sarah A
Burt, Mrs. Mary
Bush, Mary
Bustleton, Pa
p. 191
766
J 950
1977
3320
1597
1597
1782
3286
( 723
1 746
1025
2020
, 1025
737
1810
1870
186
367
226
1252
226
1420
577
p. 211
3083
3083
3134
3131
3183
3132
3177
1290
3170
3183
3174
3131
3133
3178
3174
3176
1290
.IX.
X.
3182
17S2
1784
1782
1783
1110
781
734
3216
3216
845
3502
3502
890
3453
3461
3457
3454
3456
3463
3462
3462
3462
3465
3458
3455
3464
3454
3453
3459
3360
228
461
950
INDEX
Butler, Mary 3158
Butts, Elizabeth III. 63
Butts, Elizabeth IV. 66
Butts, Nathaniel 63
Butts, Richard IV. 64
Butts, Samuel IV. 65
Butts, Susanna IV. 67
c
Cabot, Sarah 416
Cady, Lauter, Rev 3570
Cady, Lucia L 3570
Caldwell, Sallie 311
( 345
California < 1850
(1851
Calvin V. 3048
Calvin. D. C, Hon 1990
Cambridge 3135,&c.
| 1050
Canton, Miss < 1052
( 1380
Capen, Elizabeth 3164
(p. 173
Capen, John ■{ 182
( 183
Capen, John, Dea p. 185
Capen, John, Lieut p. 185
Capen, Jobn, Senr p. 185
Capen, Sergt p. 172
Capron, Helen S 802
Caroline VIII. 3604
Caroline C VII. 1171
Caroline J 2000
Caroline M VIII. 3492
Carpenter, Betsey 3390
Carrie E. E 1900
Carrie W IX. 1862
Carroll, Ohio 1360
Carter, Eliza A 3600
Carter, Martha R VIII. 1598
Carter. Thomas F 1598
Catherine VII. 996
Catherine VII. 3332
Catherine VIII. 1524
Catherine D 950
Catherine!! VIII. 1574
Catlin, Julia A 1224
Celestina VIII. 1308
Chamberlain, Dianthe 1670
{1 '97
1228
Champney, Mary p. 203
Chapin, Alice K 781
Chapin, D p. 202
Chapin, Evelina VII. 774
Chapin, Hannah W 3470
Chapin, John p. 202
Chapin, Jonathan 773
Chapin, Jonathan VIT. 776
Chapin, Joseph C VII. 778
Chapin, Margaret M 778
Chapin, Mary VII. 775
Chapin, Mary M VII. 777
Chapin, Mary M VIII. 779
Chapin, Mercy B VI. 773
Chapin, Seward B VIII. 781
Charles VI. *697
Charles VII. *1330
Charles : VIII. 1305
Charles VIII. 1543
Charles A VIII. 2050
Charles A IX. 3691
Charles A VIII. 3740
Charles Cheever VII. 3540
Charles Cheever VIII. 3553
f 1540
Charles, D. D VII.-< p. 177
(p. 206
Charles duPont VIII.] ^
Charles duPont IX. 1951
Charles E VIII. 1850
Charles E. C VIII. 1880
Charles Edwin VIII. 3730
Charles F. G IX. 1894
Charles G VIII. 1920
Charles H., Judge 700
Charles H VII. 1620
Charles H VIII. 1623
Charles H IX. 2110
Charles H IX. 1802
Charles H X. 2112
Charles H VIII. 3594
Charles H. B VIII. 1S70
Charles J VIII. 1990
Charles J IX. 1993
Charles P VII. 1490
Charles R VIII. 1970
Charles R IX. 1871
Charles R IX. 1972
Charles W IX. 2052
Charlestown p. 167
Charlestown, S. C 1570
Charlotte VI. 3213
Charlotte E VIII. 1653
Chatfield, E. A 1691
Chatfield, Eliza M VIII. 1691
Chatham, N. Y 1220
Chauncey p. 201
Chauncey, Catharine p. 203
Chauncey, Charles p. 211
Cheever, Polly 3300
Chesterman. Eliza 723
f 393
Chelsea ■{ 722
(1660
Chester, England p. 251
Chester Hill, N. Y 922
(1025
Chicago, 111 ■{ 1217
(1219
Child, Hattie 3462
China, Me 1230, 1245
Chinese Camp. Cal 1460
Chippeway, Minn p. 235
Choate, Alice D VIII. 1149
Choate, Elizabeth B VIII. 1146
Choate, Eliza M VII. 1145
Choate, Hon. F. W 1145
Choate, Grace F VITI. 1152
Choate, Theodore B VIII. 1151
Church, Andrew J 3352
Church, Charles L VIII. 3353
Church Covenant p. 170
Church, Eleanor M VII. 3352
Church, Elizabeth W VII. 3225
Church, Ida L 3353
Church, Waldo E VIII. 3354
Church, Seth 3225
Cipperly, Charlotte A VTII. 805
Cipperly, Clark IX. 806
Cipperly, J, A 805
VI
INDEX
Clap, Edward i P- \H
Clap, Dea p. 172
Clap, Rev p. 200
Clap, Roger p. 167, 168, 171, 172, 173
Clap, Samuel p. 188
Clapham, England 373
Clara 3650
Clara Anna VIII. 1436
Claremont, N. H....670, 672, 930, 1430, 1460, 1490
Clarissa VI. 711
Clarissa 1680
Clarissa A 1140
Clarissa S 1340
Clark, Elkanah j P- J|l
Clark, Eunice VI. 822
Clark, Increase 822
Clark, Juliette 1320
Clark, Solomon, Rev p. 173
Clark, Thomas p. 171
Clark, William p. 172
Clarke, Edward T 1376
Clarke, Samuel 820
Clarke, Sarah VIII. 1376
Clarke, Sara Jane 75
Clay, Henry p. 224
Cleveland, Ohio 875, 878, 1171, 1709
Cleavelaud, Polly 3250
Cleve, Mary 1194
Clinton, Me 1812
Clintonville, N. Y 1360
Clothing p. 174
Clotilda VII. 1307
CoatsofArms p. 2-16
Cobb, Sarah L VIII. 1177
Cobb, Sylvanus 1177
Coffin, Charles P 424
Coffin, Grace P VIII. 424
Coffin, Francis P IX. 425
Coffin, Mary B IX. 427
Coffin, Miriam IX. 426
Cogan, Mr p. 167
Cogswell, Francis H VIII. 918
Cogswell, Margaret P VIII. 917
Cogswell, Martha VII. 909
Cogswell, Martha Burr VIII. 911
Cogswell, Mary A VIII. 915
Cogswell, William F 909
Cogswell, William N VIII. 916
Collicut, Richard j p> |^
Colliteau, Edward 187
Colliteau, Sybella 187
College graduates p. 175
Colston, Fannie 1430
Columbus, O 1312
Comee, Sarah 3400
Comfort VI. 3098
Como, 111 892
Conant, Caroline VIII. 3216
Conant, Edward VIII. 3218
Conant, Lyman 3215
Conant, Mary E VIII. 3217
Conant, Theodore VIII. 3219
Conant, Emma W VII. 3215
{399
391
Converse 266
Converse, Hannah B VI. 266
Converse, Julius, Lieut. Col p. 243
Cook, Rev {P-f°°
Cooledge, J. T 429
Cooledge, Katherine P IX. 432
Cooledge, Katheri ue S VIII. 429
Cooledge, Mary IX. 431
Cooledge, Louise IX. 433
Cooledge, John T IX. >134
Cooley, Elizabeth 480
Coolidge, ElenoraR 635
Coolidge, Elisha 218
Coolidge, Mary C VI. 218
Cooper, Rev |p- ^
Copp'sHill {JjO
Cordelia H 2060
Cordner, Caroline H VII. 435
Cordner, Caroline P VIII. 438
Cordner, Elizabeth P VIII. 437
Cordner, Mary A VIII. 436
Cordner, John, Rev 435
Cornell, Arnold E 879
Cornell, E. B 875
Cornell, Elbert B 878
Cornell, (dau.) X. 881
Cornell, Governor p. 22ft
Cornell, Mary C IX. 878
Cornish, N. H |^|*
Covington, Ky 1652
Cowper, William P p. 211
Cramer, Anna 1160
Cranbury, Lord p. 193
Crane, Abraham III. 17
Crane, Barzillai 1650
Crane, Benjamin 14
Crane, Benjamin III. 15
Crane, Elizabeth III. 18
Crane, Helen A 645
Crane, Israel III. 18
Crane, Jacob III. 17
Crane, John III. 16
Crane, Jonathan III. 15
Crane, Joseph III. 16
Crane, Lvdia (Eddy) 1650
Crane, Mary III. 19
Crane, Susan W 1650
C-t {*g
Crimpton, Abigail 3046
Crimpton, Reuben 3046
Crittenden, John J p. 224
Crocker, Catherine F IX. 1081
Crocker, Caroline S IX. 1079
Crocker, E.J 1177
Crocker, Jane B VIII. 1078
Crocker, Joseph D IX. 1082
Crocker, Samuel 1078
Crocker. Sarah L VIII. 1177
Cruft, Abigail VI. 163
Cruft, Ann V. 161
Crult, Ann VI. 162
fp. 197
Cruft, Edward ■( 205
( 219
Cruft, Edward VI. 167
Cruft, Elizabeth VI. 164
Cruft, Foster 161
Cruft, Hannah VI. 168
Cruft, John VI. 165
Cruft, Margaret VI. 164
Cruft, Mary VI. 166
Cruft, Marv VI. 168
Cruft, Samuel B. Rev 167
Cruft, Sarah VI. 165
Crumb, Marion 1175
Crow Wing, Minn 1550
( 890
Croydon, N. H < 930
(3046
INDEX
Vll
Cunningham, Ann 381
Curtis, AnnaShaw IX. 535
Curtis, Elizabeth B X. 537
Curtis, Francis G X. 536
Curtis, George W 535
Curtis, Margaret 575
Curtis, Mary D 836
Curtis, Sarah Shaw X. 538
Cushing, Cyrus VI. 219
dishing, Doddridge VI. 217
Cushing, George VI. 214
Cushing, Hannah K 214
dishing, Henry VI. 215
Cushing, John VI. 213
rushing, Julia D. K 213
Cushing, Mary VI. 218
Cushing, Rev. John 212
Cushing, Sarah VI. 216
Cushing, Sarah P V. 212
Cushing, Sigourney 221
Cushing, Thomas P VI. 221
Custom, Singular p. 175
Cutler, Abigail 3260
Cutting, Eva X. 3479
Cutting, Ina F X. 3481
Cutting, Julia E.G IX. 3478
Cutting, Ray X. 3482
Cutting, Samuel 3478
Cynthia Ann VII. 3312
Cynthia Burr VII. 875
Cynthiana, Ky 1038
Daggett, Sophronia
Dakin, Samuel
Dakin, Sophia P VI.
Danforth, J. H
Danforth, J. H IX.
Danforth, John, Rev
Danforth, Mr i
Danforth, Sarah J .' VIII.
Daniel V.
Daniel. V.
Daniel V.
Daniel VI.
Daniel VII
Daniel VIII.
Daniel VIII.
Daniel, Brewer V.
Daniel, H VIII.
Daniel, Mary
Daniel, Rev V.
Daniell, Arthur H VIII.
Daniell, Charles H VIII.
Daniell, Eliza VI.
Daniell, Eliza VII.
Daniell, Elijah B VII.
Daniell, Jeremiah B VIII.
Daniell, Joseph L VII.
Daniell, Julia B
Daniell, Lucy VII.
Daniell, Lucy C VII.
Daniell, Martha L VII.
Daniell, Mira A VIII.
Daniell, Paul, Deacon
Daniell, Pearllee VII.
Daniell, Roxa B
Daniell, William B VIII.
Daniels, Alma
Daniels, Erwin A VIII.
Daniels, Frederic M VIII.
Daniels, Martha L VII.
Daniels, Sally Ware
Daniels, William
Dargin, Ellen
Dartmoor prison
Daughter, (name unknown) IX.
Daughter, (name unknown) IX.
Davenport, Lydia
David Comee VII.
David T VIII. -j
Davis, Anna VI.
Davis, A. McF VIII.
Davis, Charles H VIII.
Davis, Edward B IX.
1310
206
206
1098
1099
p. 187
p. 182
187
1098
700
3036
3130
*1020
p. 238
p. 239
1580
1599
1612
193
1621
3030
*700
3195
3196
3175
3188
3193
3194
3189
3189
3187
3197
3184
3191
3175
3176
3193
3192
3173
3185
3186
3184
3310
3184
3071
721
1803
1831
1350
3630
1611
p. 239
116
p. 195
1084
1086
D
Davis, Helen E VIII. 1083
Davis, Isaac VII. 116
( 116
Davis, Isaac, Deacon -< p. 195
(p. 196
Davis, Jane B VII. 1072
Davis, Jane B VIIL 1078
Davis, John {{ml
Davis, John E VIII. 1085
Davis, John, Govr VII. -j *j*|
Davis, Joseph VII. 116
Davis, Josephine VII. 1074
Davis, Josephine VIII. 1075
Davis, Mary 490
Davis, Mary E 1085
Daeis, Phinehas VII. 116
Davis, Sylvia Jane 3530
Davison, Abigail B 826
Davison, Elizabeth 820
Davison, Hannah 820
Davison, James 820
Dayley, Francis 1 3462
Dean,Roxanna 1230
Dearborn, Mary H 1800
Deborah VI. 751
Dedham, Mass 3311
Deeth, Mary 3110
DeGraff, Ohio 877
D'Estraing, Count p. 211
Denehew, Adelaide VIII. 1266
Denehew, Adelaide J IX. 1268
Denehew, Arthur IX. 1267
Denehew, Thomas 1266
Denio, Angeline S VIII. 1673
Denio, C. B 167a
Denio, J. B IX. 1674
Denny, Aggie Alice IX. 323
Denny, Anna Serena IX. 318
Denny, Anna Sophia VII. 278
Denny, Arthur Briggs VIII. 355
Denny, Augusta M 289
Denny, Augusta Maria VII. 353
Denny, Caroline A 289
Denny, Charles A VII. 356
Denny, Charles B VIII. 357
Denny, Charles F VIII. 366
Denny, Charlotte VIII. 362
Denny, Charlotte E VII. 364
Denny, Charlotte S VI. 352
1 O-TQ
Denny, Christopher C -j gjg
Denny, Cora J 282
Denny, Edward Watson VII. 367
Denny, Frances A 355
Vlll
INDEX
Denny, George
Denny, George K VIII.
Denny, George P VII.
Denny, Grace Ella IX.
Denny, Grace L
Denny, Helen P VIII.
Denny, Henry R VIII.
Denny, Henry R IX.
Denny, Herbert E VIII.
Denny, Herbert L VIII.
Denny, James H., M. D VII.
Denny, Jane S
Denny, John Arthur VII.
Denny, John T VIII.
Denny, KateB
Denny, Mary H VII.
Denny, Nancy A
Denny, Nathan Briggs VIII.
Denny, Parkman T VIII.
Denny, Robert B VII.
Denny, Sarah Augusta VIII.
Denny, Serena A
Denny, Susan C IX.
Denny, Susanna B VII.
Denny, Theodore A VIII.
Denny, Valeria K
Denny, William R IX.
Detroit, Mich
Devine, K. C
Devonshire, England
Devotion, Rev
Devotion, Ebenezer IV.
Devotion, Ebenezer, Rev
Devotion, Hannah
Devotion, Hannah B III.
Devotion, Lucy
Devotion, Martha
Devotion, Martha L
Devotion, Samuel H
DeWolf, B
DeWolf, Harriette j
Dexter, (dau) VIII.
Dexter, (son) VIII.
Dexter, (son) VIII.
Dexter, (son) VIII.
352 Dexter, Charles P , 375
363 Dexter, Sarah R VII. 375
354 Directory p. 172
324 Dianthe 1070
282 Dimmick, Betsey 3440
358 Dimocke, Mr p. 169
317 Dix, Mary 208
321 Doe, O. W., Dr 2130
281 Dorcetshire, England p. 165
359 Dorchester, Annals of. p. 165
368 Dorchester, Mass 1, 10. 50, 150, 3000, 3001
356 Dorothy VI. 707
371 tw«« 1 1230
301 Dover 1 1270
367 Dow, Helena 190
369 Dow, Edward, Rev 119
354 Dowding, Ann 180
355 Dowding, Joseph 180
282 Dowding, Sibella 180
365 Dowse, (son) VIII. 3157
283 Dowse, Caroline W VII. 3156
317 Dowse, William 3156
319 Dudley, Flora Helen IX. 1198
316 Dudley, J. P., Dr 1196
279 Dudley, L. L VIII. 1196
365 Dudley, Mary Louise IX. 1197
322 Duer IX. 1953
1080 Duer, John K 1950
p. 230 Duer, Mary 1950
p. 165 Dunbar, Anna 1432
P-201 Duncan, Mr {P-jj»
74 Duncan, Charles 3286
75 Duncan, Clara IX. 3286
74 (p. 169
75 Duncan, Nathaniel -< 171
75 (. 172
75 Dunlap, Lucy C 1660
75 Dunlap, Marcia 1720
p. 221 Dunton, John 80
958 Dunton, Patience *830
p. 221 DuPont, Gabriella 1530
377 Durango, Col 1971
376 Dutton, Mary J VIII. 652
376 Dutton, William, R. H 652
377 Dwight, Joseph, Colonel 480
East Douglas 1327
Easthampton 3224
East Livermore, Me 1252
Eastman, Betsey Jane IX. 3442
Eastman, Grace 1210
Eastman, William 3442
Eastport, Me *500
Eaton, Bessie L IX. 1153
Eaton, Charles L 1152
Eaton, Grace VIII. 1152
Eaton, Mary 1110
Eaton, Faith C 1110
'Eaton, Thomas 1110
Eau Claire, Wis 1501
Eddy, Abbie N 807
Eddy, Caleb F 2130
Eddy, Charles G VIIT. 807
Eddy, Charlotte A VIII. 805
Eddy, Charlotte S VII. 804
Eddy, Georgian a 2130
Eddy, LouisaM 2130
Eddy, Sarah A 1650
Eddy, VVilliam 804
Eddy, William B VIII. 808
Edd;-, Zachariah -[ X!|g
Ede VI. 3135
Edgar J VIII. 3645
Edith IX. 2042
Edua J IX. 1911
Edson, Caroline Moore IX. 302
Edson, Elmer Rockwood IX. 299
Edson, Freeman IX. 303
Edson, Hanford Abram, Rev 295
Kdson, Hanford Wisner IX. 298
Edson, Helen Mar VIII. 295
Edson, Helen Mar IX. 301
Edson, Mary Handford IX. 297
Edson, William F IX. 296
Edward, I. 10; pp. 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183,
184.
Edward III. 90
Edward IV. 105
Edward V. 490
Edward VI. 766
Edward VI. 860
Edward VII. 1230
Edward VII. 1680
Edward VIII. 1304
Edward VIII. 1800
E^ard IX-{P'isl
INDEX
IX
Edward VII.
Edward VIII.
Edward A IX.
Edward C VIL^
Edward C VIII. '
Edward F VIII.
Edward King VIII.
Edward M IX.
Edward K VII.
Edward K VIII.
EdwardS VIII.
Edward W VII.
Edward Y VIII.
Edward Yales VIII.
Edwards, Annie
Edwards, Enoch
Edwards, Jonathan
Edwards, Martha J
Edwin VII.
Elderkin, Anna E VIII.
Elderkin, Anna R IX.
Elderkin, Laura P IX.
Elderkin, Philazenia H IX.
Elderkin, R. H
Eleanor M VII.
Electa VII.
Electa B VI.
Elena VIII.
Eli VI.
Eliab VI.
Elias VII.
Elias VIII.
Elijah IV.
Elijah V.
Elijah VI.
Elijah VI.
Elijah Fuller VII.
Elinor II.
Eliot, John, Rev
Eliza VII.
Eliza VI.
Eliza VII.
Eliza VII.
Eliza VII.
Eliza VIII.
Eliza A
Eliza Ann VII.
Eliza Barr VIII.
Eliza E
Eliza Maria : VIII.
Eliza P
Elizabeth II.
Elizabeth III.
Elizabeth IV.
Elizabeth IV.
Elizabeth V.
Elizabeth V.
Elizabeth VI.
Elizabeth VI.
Elizabeth VI.
Elizabeth VII.
Elizabeth VII.
Elizabeth VIII.
Elizabeth IX.
Elizabeth A VII.
Elizabeth A VII.
Elizabeth Bowen
Elizabeth C
Elizabeth C
3362
3581
2041
*161U
1615
tp. 239
/P.
IP-
3558
2030
3681
1760
2070
3601
1480
2040
2040
1500
1500
198
200
1500
1340
1512
1514
1513
1515
1512
3352
1140
1140
1308
3112
3300
1320
1326
3040
3120
3360
3400
3580
14
p. 173
977
3175
1052
3371
3418
3622
3600
1163
1614
1480
1691
3590
32
63
91
111
174
482
684
701
809
1217
3301
1373
1902
820
1174
1170
480
1360
Elizabeth G
Elizabeth G VIII.
Elizabeth H VII.
Elizabeth H VIII.
Elizabeth Helen VIII.
Elizabeth M VII.
Elizabeth McKnight
Elizabeth S
Elizabeth W
Elizabeth W VII.
EllaH
Ella M VIII.
Ellen VII.
Ellen D VIII.
EllenF
Ellen M VII.
Elliott, Archibald F VIII.
Elliott, Cynthia Burr VII.
Elliott, John S VIII.
Elliott, Maiy A VIII.
Elliott, William J
Ellis, Carr.e E
Ellis, Edwin M, Rev
Ellis, Eliza
Ellis, K. B
Ellis, Sarah Ann VII.
Elmira, N.Y
Elwin A IX.
Elvira P VIII.
Emerson, Alice W IX.
Emerson, Charles P IX.
Emerson, Jacob
Emerson, John D IX.
Emerson, Josephine D VIII.
Emerson, Marion B IX.
Emily
Emily B
Emily Hamilton VIII.
Emma VII.
Emma E IX.
Emma J VIII.
EmmaS
EminelineB
Emmeline F VIII.
Enoch V.
Enoch VI.
Ermina M
Eshelruan, Lucy A VIII.
Eshelman, William 1)
Esperanza VIII.
Estabrook, A. F
Estabrook, A. H LX
Estabrook, O. B IX.
Estabrook, S. Rebecca.'. VIII.
Esther VII.
Esther W
Etta M
Eunice VI.
Eunice A VII.
Eunice B
Eva J
Eva M IX.
Evangeline L IX.
Evans,
Evans, Martha C VIII.
Everett, Lucy
Experience VI.
Explanations
K
Fairbanks, Mary.
Fairbault, Minn..
3190
1550
Fairchild, Theresa.
Fairhaven
1450
1709
1035
1402
1273
1145
1410
1770
110
1144
1455
1733
919
1231
f 1243
1 1830
936
882
875
876
877
875
1900
1900
1480
935
935
f 1170
\1750
3661
3502
1076
1077
1075
1076
1075
1077
1560
1810
3441
922
1891
1403
3700
3550
3477
3051
3227
1780
1101
not
1306
1634
1636
1635
1634
3433
3430
2010
822
1212
190
3680
3683
1961
3272
3272
1090
3091
p. 8
464
3409
INDEX
Fall River
Fallonsbee, Emma
Families
Fannie A VIII
Fannie C
Fanny VII.
Farnworth, Joseph
Farwell, Susan L
Faxon, Mary
Fay, Joanna Phillips
Fay, Jonathan
Fay, Lovinia
Fayerweather, John A
Fayerweather, John T VTII.
Fayerweather, Sarah A VII.
Fayerweather, Sarah W VIII.
Fidelia A VIII.
Filer, Walter
FircplncGS
Fisher, Alice Sophia.. ... . '.'."'.'.'.'.'. VIII.
Fisher, Amelia P
Fisher, Annie Fay VIII.
Fisher, Anthony Sr
Fisher, Caroline A VIII.
Fisher, Charles P VIII.
Fisher, Henry H VIII.
Fisher, Isabel j
Fisher, J. Francis
Fisher, Lucy P VII.
Fisher, Nahum
Fisher, Nancy
Fitch, D. D
Fitch, Elizabeth V. j
Fitch, Philena
Fitchburg
Fittsville
Fleeson, Margaret M
Fleeson, Thomas P
Flint, Helen B IX.
Flint, Levi M
Flood, Joseph
Flora E VIII.
Florence I VIII.
Follonsbee, Emma
Food |
Foot, Enhriam
Foot, Wealthy W VII.
Forbes, E. B., Captain
Forbes, Mary H
Ford, Bettie
Ford, Carrie L VIII.
3396 Ford.E. A 1052. p. 228, 229
3183 Ford, Eliza B VII. 1052
p. 173 Ford, Helen B VIII. 1062
1786 Ford, Mary VIII. 1057
1430 Ford, Pauline R VIII. 1053
1137 Ford,PercyB VIII. 1058
p. 172 Ford, Samuel B VIII. 1061
1460 Ford.SusieS VIII. 1062
1370 Foster, Alice 150
329 Foster, Alice C IX. 1147
329 Foster, Elizabeth B VIII. 1146
3550 Foster, Ens p. 172
283 Foster, Frederick W. C IX. 1148
284 Foster, Hopestill p. 172
283 Foster, Perigrine, Hon 870
285 Foster, Samuel J 1146
3474 Foster, Seraph D 870
p. 169 Fort p. 169
p. 174 Fort Edward, N. Y 795
341 Fort Moultrie, S. C 2001
335 Framingham 226
3\l Framingham, South j 31Jjj
336 Frances 1300
335 Frances A 1870
337 Frances E IX. 1873
p. 184 Frances E. X. 2111
*10 Frances O 1300
p. 213 Frances T VIII. 1393
334 FrancinaT 1990
334 Francis VII. 1390
461 Francis, M. D VIII. 3710
174 Francis, Edward VIII. 1456
174 Francis, V VII. 861
p. 205 Frank VIII. 1305
254 Frank A VIII. 1900
3406 Frank A VIII. 3690
3680 Frank F IX. 1851
1890 Frank G VIII. 3664
1890 Frank H IX. 1895
1293 Frank M VIII. 3619
1293 Franklin VII. 906
p. 170 T, i ,. T • ("3449
1365 I'ranklin, Lovina |3-20
1782 Franklin, Mass 1320, 3211, 3231, 3370, &c.
3183 FredR VIII. 1471
p. 168 Frederic IX. 2100
p. 174 Frederic Leon IX. 3471
791 Frederick Walter VIII. 3629
791 Fredericktown, 0 788
p. 244 Fredonia 1^30
561 Freeman, Cynthia E VII. 874
1620 Freeman, John S74
1059 French, Anna 1840
a
Gabriella VIII. 1533
Gabriella DuPont 1530
Gainsville, Fla 778
Galena, 111 1673
Gallope, Mr p. 167
Gamble, Adelaide 1009
Gandv, Elizabeth VIII. 1273
Gandv, Francis S IX. 1283
Gandy, Helen E IX. 1278
Gandy, Katherine W IX. 1284
Gandy, Margaret IX. 1281
Gandy, Maria S IX. 1274
Gandy, Sheppard 1273
Gantz, A. J 873
Gantz, Sarah VIII. 873
Gardner 3043, 3227 Ac, 3375 4c, 3400
Gardner, Carrie E IX. 3484
Gardner, Ella R IX. 3073
Gardner, Emmeline F VIII. 3477
Gardner, Frank H IX. 3488
Gardner, Hattie C IX. 3489
Gardner, Inez X. 3075
Gardner, Irving X. 3075
Gardner, James 3477
Gardner, Julia E IX. 3478
Gardner, Lottie X. 3074
Gardner, Melvin 3073
Gardner, Melvin X. 3074
Gardner, Ned F IX. 3491
Gardner. Willis E IX. 3483
Gaston, Fredonia 1830
Gaylard, Wm p. 169
Geiger, Berty IX. 1176
Geiger, Edwin B VIII. 1175
Geiger, Elizabeth A VII. 1174
Geiger, J. F 1174
INDEX
XI
Geiger, Marion C 1175
Generation, explanation of nota-
tion of p. 8
George V. 770
George VI. 771
George VI. 950
George VII. 1410
George VII. 1560
George VIII. 1575
George VIII. 1643
George VIII. 1910
George VIII. 3602
George A VIII. 3720
George A IX. 1913
George C "\ III. 3670
George Cramer VII. 1165
George Cuyler Mil. 1731
George D VIII. 1721
George Dwight ^X. 2021
George E VIII. 2030
George Edward Dearborn IX. 1801
George, Elizabeth (widow) p. 187
George F VIII. 1890
George L VIII. 1940
George McKni^lit VIII. 1411
George Marshall JX. 3673
George S VII. 1106
GeorgeS VIII. 3613
George Sargeant IX. 3721
George Wainwright A II. 1720
George W. VIII. 1980
George W IX. 1981
Georgie IX. 1992
Gere, Lucy Maria 732
Gertrude M VIII. 3561
Gibbes, George p. 169
Gibson, Christopher (P- j^
Gilbert, Francis A 355
Gilbertsville, N. Y 355
Gilmore, Ede VIII. 3205
Gilmore, George VIII. 3204
Gilmore, Geraldine W 3202
Gilmore, Moses 3201
Gilmore, Nelson VII. 3202
Gilmore, Sarah Jane VII. 3206
Gilmore, Sarah L VII. 3201
Gilmore, Sarah S VIII. 3203
Glover, John p. 171
Glover, Mr p. 167, 169, 171, 172, 203
Glover, Nath'l p. 172
Goodwin, Jane E 1540
Gosse, Mary E
Gott, Anna V.
Gott, Benjamin, Dr <
Gott, Sarah V.
Gott, Sarah IV.
Gould, Robert
Goulding, Alma D
Goulding, Curtis, Capt
Goulding, Elezear VII.
Goulding, Mary VII.
Goulding, Nancy VI.
Gouldsborough, Me
Grace VIII.
Grace VIII.
Grace A VIII.
Grace Eastman
Grace Marion IX.
Grace P
Gracie VIII.
" Grace Greenwood "
Grand Menan (or Manan) Island... j
Graves, Electa VII.
Graves, Joseph P
Great Barrington
Green, Elizabeth P VII.
Green, Henry
Greene, Anna B VIII.
Greene, Bertram W. B X.
Greene, Edith P
Greene, Elizabeth W IX.
Greene, Mason A
Greene, Robert Shaw IX.
Greene, Sarah A
Greene, Sarah R IX.
Greene, William B IX.
Greene, William B, Col
Greenfield
Greenough, Anna A. P VII.
Greenough, D. S, Col
Greenville, N. H
Groger, Isabella
Grove City, O
Guild, Harriet F
Gull Lake, Wis
Gunpowder Plot, Celebration of
Anniversary ..-
Gustin, Elizabeth
1085
114
112
p. 196
113
112
f500
1502
3173
3172
3173
3174
3172
500
1328
3572
1771
1210
1901
140
3572
75
500
p 204
1140
1140
480
401
401
602
607
606
603
p. 200
605
606
604
606
602
J1730
1 1733
413
413
3402
1700
1360
3710
1960
p. 220
1450
Hadley
Hadlock, Nathaniel
Hagar, George M VIII.
Hagar, Henry S VIII.
Hagar, Lucy A VIII.
Hagar, Martha C
Hagar, Mary L VIII.
Hagar, M. S
Hagar, Sarah B VII.
Hagar, Sarah J VIII.
Hagar, William S VIII.
Haggerty, Anna K
Hale, Emily
Hale, Ensign Richard
Hall, Mr.
Hall, AlethenaP VI.
Hall, Betsey Jane IX.
Hall, Caroline
Hall, Emily H VIII.
Hall, Elizabeth VI.
1210 Hall, Henry 701
p. 173 Hall, Joanna Brooks 416
1096 Hall, Nathaniel 416
1095 Hall, Robert VII. 702
1101 Hall, Samuel VII. 703
1241 Hall, Thomas 3441
lln2 Hancock, John p. 211
1094 Hannah III. 73
1094 Hannah III. 74
1098 Hannah IV. 93
1097 Hannah IV. 200
539 Hannah VI 683
1560 Hannah VI. *692
p. 185 Hannah VI. 705
477 Hannah VI. 753
477 Hannah VI. 755
3442 Hannah 3090
416 Hannah VI. 3104
3441 Hannah 3240
701 Hannah ...VI, 3242
Xll
INDEX
Hannah A
Hannah B
Hannah B
Hannah D
Hannah E, A
Hannah P
Hannah P
Hannah P
Hannah S
HannahW
Hanover, N. II
Harley R VIII.
Harmstead, Experience B VI.
Harmsteaii, James L VII.
Harmstead, John
Harmstead, John VII.
Harmstead, Joseph B VII.
Harmstead, Laura VII.
Harmstead, Mary VII.
Harmstead, Nancy VII.
Harriet B IX.
Harriet F
Harriet S VIII.
Harriett VI.
Harriett M
Harris, Abigail B V. <
Harris, Ann B V.
Harris, John
Harris, Samuel, Captain
Harris, Samuel
Harris, Susanna B II.
Hart, Betsey B VII.
Hart, John VII.
Hart, Miriam B VI.
Hart, William
Hartford, Conn
Hartland, Vt
Harry P IX.
Harry W IX.
Hasley, Theresa E
Hathorne, Mr
Hattie VIII.
Hattie M VIII.
Hawes, Emory W
Hawes, Lizzie M VIII.
Hawkins, Mr
Hawkins, Sarah
Hawkins, Thomas, Captain
Hawley
Haverhill
Heald, Harriet
Healev, Adelaide J
Healey, Ellen C. G IX.
Healey, Ellen D VIII.
Healey, Elizabeth G IX.
Healey, Frank D IX.
Healey, George E IX.
Healey, Nathaniel IX.
Healey, William E IX.
Healey, William II
Helen, A. H
Helen C
Helen, C. II
Helen M IX.
Helen M
Helen Maria VIII.
Helen M. S
Helen T IX.
Helena D
Helena, Mont
Helena T VI.
Henrv I.
Henry VI.
Henry VII.
690
186
1430
820
1580
700
3D90
3120
3630
3470
783
1789
3091
3U97
3091
3093
3095
3096
3094
3092
1931
3710
3123
678
2020
171
p. 203
183
38
171
183
38
3085
3085
3084
3084
190
700
1893
3742
464
p. 169
3606
3615
1472
1472
p. 171
40
40
(3164
1 &c
110
723
1237
1232
1231
1234
1235
1236
1235
1233
1231
1930
1380
2070
1861
19S0
3628
1980
2061
190
14S0
783
5
930
1450
Henry VII. 997
Henry X. 3279
Henry A VIII. 3607
Henry B VI. 681
Henry E VII. 1107
Henry E. C VIII. 1840
Henry T VIII. 1473
Henry Harrison VIII. 3626
HenriettaJ IX. 1932
Henrietta J. S 1970
Heraldry, Notes on p. 246
Herrington 797
Herringtou, Harriet N VII. 797
Hill, Mr {P-JJj
Hill, Arthur VIII. 3138
Hill, Augusta S VII. 3136
Hill, Edwin 3043
Hill, Emily VIII. 3137
Hill, Frederic VIII. 3139
Hill, Hattie M 3376
Hill, Helen VIII. 3138
Hill, Jessie 3043
Hill, John 3010
Hill, Mary 3010
Hill, Mary 3060
Hill, Nathan R 3136
Hill, Sarah 3040
Hillsdale, N. Y 1220
Hitchcock, Eliza W VII. 788
Hitchcock, H. C, Rev VIII. 789
Hitchcock, Joseph 788
Hinckley, Helen A 1930
Hinds, Helen C 2070
Hoar, Benjamin 3320
Hoar, Nancv 3320
Hoar, Priscilla (Waldron) 3320
Hobart, J. H., Rev p. 90
Hobbs, George p. 204
Holbrook, Marietta B 1502
Holbrook, Mary 3270
Holdredge IX. 421
Holdredge, Emily M. A ■ VIII. 419
Holdredge, George 419
Holdredge, Henry IX. 421
Holland, John p. 172
Holliston |31^
Holman, Abigail 10
f 10
Holman, John -< p. 169
(p. 171
Holman, Thomas 10, p. 185, p. 186, p. 189
Hope, Me { jjj^
Hopkins, Amos Lawrence 1544
Hopkins, Anna IX. 1545
Hopkins, Anna P VIII. 1544
Hopson.G.B., Rev 1500
Hooker, Elizabeth D IX. 1126
Hooker, Ellen E 1129
Hooker, George VIII. 1135
Hooker, George B IX. 1125
Hooker, George B IX. 1133
Hooker, George, Dr.. 1121
Hooker, Harriet B IX. 1131
Hooker, John ....VIII. 1129
Hooker, John, Hon 1121
Hooker, Josiah VIII. 1136
Hooker, Lucy A VIII. 1127
Hooker, Mary VIII. 1128
Hooker, Mary A IX. 1124
Hooker, Mary D IX. 1132
Hooker, Mary 0 1123
Hooker, Rachael B VII. 1121
Hooker, Robert B VIII. 1123
INDEX
X11L
Hooker, Sarah D VIII. 1134
Hooker, Sarah D 1121
Hooker, Sarah D VIII. 1122
Horace Howell IX. 2071
Hosley, Theresa E r 464
Hosmer, A. Amy IX. 1317
Hosnier.C. E.,Dr 1314
Hosmer, Helen R IX. 1319
Hosmer, Mary A IX. 1315
Hosmer, Maurice W IX. 1318
Hosmer, Sarah E VIII. 1314
Hosmer, Victor J IX. 1316
Howard, Mr p. 172
Howard, Grace P 140
Howard, John 140
Howard, Luther 777
Howard, Mary M VII. 777
Howe, John, Hon. 10
Howe, Thomas L p. 177
Howell, Sarah E 1760
Houghton, Ralph -j P" 18'4
Houghton, Sarah D 1350
Hoyt, Burr C IX. 1375
Hoyt, David 1373
Hoyt, Elizabeth B VIII 1373
Hoyt, Martin B IX. 1374
Hubbard, Catherine B VII. 3332
Hubbard, Charles VIII. 3333
Hubbard, Charles H. S 3332
Hubbard, Hattie L VIII. 3334
Hubbard, J. W 1218
Hubbard, Mary G 397
Hubbard, Susan C VII.
Hudson, Charles
Hughes, Ida M IX.
Hughes, Lizzie Lulu IX.
Hughes, Samuel A., Rev -J
Hughes, Seme W VIII.
Huldah Jordan
Hull, , Mr
Hull, George
Hume, JuliaM
Hunnewell, Isabella P
Hunstable, , Mr
Hunstable, Hannah P VI.
Hunstable, Susanna P VI.
Hunstable, Thomas
Huntington, Adeline P VII.
Huntington, Colonel C
Huntington, Hannah 1>
Huntington, Martha D
Huntington, Samuel VIII.
Huntington, Samuel, Gov
Huntington, Samuel, Rev
Hunt, Rachael
Huntsburgh, O
Huntsville, Ala
Hutchins, Caroline M VIII.
Hutchins, Ira G
Hutchins, Kate..: IX.
Hutchins, Lucy IX.
Hutchins, May IX.
1218
p. 192
1362
1363:
* 1361
p. 235
1361
3340
p. 167
p. 169
1430
587
209
209
205
205
231
231
75
75
232
75
75
760
(1681
{1690
1050
3492
3492
3493
3494
3495
Ida IX. 2053
Ida A 2050
Ida J 3720
Indiana 3223
Indianapolis, Ind 295,313,1037
Ingalls, Abbie N 807
Ingersoll, Joseph R., Hon p. 215
Ireland, Martha 130
Isaac C VIII. 3603
Isabel { p. 184 &c°
Isabella M VIII. 1703
Isabella M 1700
Israel, Catherine D 950
Inventory, effects of Edward Breck 182
Inventorv, effects of Isabel (Breck)
Fishe'r 185
Inventory, effects of Captain John
Breck 189
Ithaca, N. Y 2070
Iva Nichols 1334
Jackson, Almira 3375
Jamaica, West Indies 776
T VT f *890
James VI. |p 2q4
James VII. 904
James VII. 1350
James VIII. 1405
James H VIII. 1351
James H VIII. 1435
James L IX. 1821
James Lloyd IX. 1971
James Lloyd, D.D VII. *1550
James (Ship) 10
James W VII. 1033
James W VIII. 1352
James Wilder VIII. 3551
Jane VII. 1072
Jane B *1020
Jane E 1540
Jane Maria VIII. 1632
Jane Maria M 1550
Jane Moore VII. 998
Jane S 1270
Jane Todd VIII. 1593
Jean R
Jemima III.
Jemima A
Jennie A IX.
Jennie T VIII.
Jennings, Abigail
Jerome Snow VII.
Jessie B IX.
Jessie B VIII.
Jessie H
J.Lloyd VIII.
J.Lloyd IX.
J. Lloyd, D. D VII.
Joanna
Joanna IV.
John I.
John II.
John (Captain) II. <
John III.
John III.
John IV.
John V
940
51
1220
3692
1626
3112
3610
1506
1702
3043
1542
1971
1550
80
81
4
4
*50
p. 181
p. 185
100
3020
*160
172
XIV
INDEX
John V. 181
John V. 3060
John VI. 673
John VI. 693
John VI. 870
John VI. 1140
John VI. 3260
John Aaron V. 489
John Adams VII. 1690
John Baldwin VI. 1220
John II VII. 3336
John I VIII, 1785
John L VIII. 3513
John Leslie IX. 1832
John Malcolm VII. 1007
John Malcolm VIII. 1572
JohnP VII. 3520
John Thomas VII. 883
John Thomas VII. 1420
John Thomas IX. 1912
John Todd VII. 10:!1
John W VIII. 3633
Johnson, Julia A 3540
Johnson, , Mr p. 167
Johnson, Susanna 463
Johnston, Anna 3640
Johnston, Phoelie 3640
Jonathan V. 3042
Jonathan V. 3250
Jonathan VI. 830
Jonathan D VII. 1310
Jonas IV. 3030
Jonas V. 3033
Jonas V. 3210
Jonas VI. 3229
Jonas VI. 3430
Jonas K VII. 3394
Jones, ,Mr {g; $|
Jones, Thomas <*'' j^2
Jordan, Huldah 3340
Jordan, Jemima A 1220
Jordan, William, Col 1220
Joseph V. 155
Joseph V. 156
Joseph V. 186
Joseph V. 3090
Joseph VI. 493
Joseph (Captain) VI. 1090
Joseph VI. 1170
Joseph VI. 3310
Joseph VII. 1006
Joseph, Hon VII. j *XJ^
Joseph VIII. 1302
Joseph VII. 1640
Joseph VII. 1660
Joseph VIII. 2010
Joseph B VIII. 1254
Joseph Berry, Lieut. Comdr VIII. j*1'^
Joseph Bowen VII. 1750
Joseph C VIII. 1662
Joseph F IX. 2120
Joseph F X. 211
Joseph H IX. 3750
Joseph Hunt VI. 1120
Joseph Hunt VII. 1670
Joseph Hunt VIII. 2020
Joseph Lafayette VII. 3560
Joseph S VIII. 3680
Josephine VII. 1074
Josephine L VIII. 3473
Josephine M VIII. 1353
Josephine Mackenzie VIII. 1516
Josephine Maria VII. 3318
Joshua VI. 3061
Judd, Aristine A VIII. 1701
Judd, Charles 1701
Judd, Ch. B IX. 1701
Judd, Ch. J 1701
Judd, Ch. W X. 1701
Judd, Cora W 1701
Judd, Jessie B IX. 1702
Judith VI. 3231
Judith K 826
Judith E 3210
Julia VIII. 1325
Julia A 3540
Julia A 3560
Julia A C VII. 1211
Julia Alice VIII. 3522
Julia M 1430
Juliet IX. 1991
Juliette 1320
Kakas, Sophia T
Kansas City, Mo
Kate Ellen VIII.
Katherine Israeli VIII.
Keay, Mary
Keene, N. H
Keese, Mary M
Keggell, Abel
Keggell, Hannah
Keith, George
Keith, Hannah
Keith, Julia Dorcas
Keith, Sarah A VIII.
Kelly, James
Kelly, Mary D VIII.
Kelly, Mary L IX.
Kempton, Clara A VIII.
Kempton, Clifford S
Kempton, Robert B IX.
Kendall, Annie IX.
Kendall, Harriet L
Kendall, Horace
Kendall, Ida IX.
Kendall, J. Blake
1246 Kendall, John B VIII. 3078
896 Kendall, John L IX. 3079
1422 Kendall. Mary D IX. 1132
1561 Kendall, Mary W VII. 3077
1810 Kendall, Oliver M VII. 3081
278 Kendall, Sarah B 3081
1050 Kennedy, John 1028
93 Kennedy, Minnie R VII. 1028
93 Kent, Ohio 703
3534 Kerly, William p. 173
214 Ketchum, Idaho 1259
213 Keziah IV. 3024
3534 Keziah V. 3043
1371 Keziah M 930
1371 Kinderhook, N. Y 820
1372 King 3225
1436 King, Clarissa 1680
1436 King, Dine 3454
1437 King, Elizabeth W VII. 3225
3083 King, Rachael C 1690
3078 King, Thomas p. 173
3077 Kingsland, (son) IX. 975
3082 Kingsland, Ambrose 974
1132 Kingsland, Kate A VIII. 974
INDEX
XV
Xingsley, Abigail 1120
Kiugsley, Judith S2G
Kiugsley, John p. 171
Kinsman, Ada 37:'!<i
Kirk, George E VIII. 11G2
Kiik, Joseph 1161
Kirk, Maria B VTI. 1161
Kirkland, Elizabeth VII. 259
Kirkland, Frederick 257
Kirkland, Frederick E VII. 258
Kirkland, George VII. 261
Kirkland, Hannah P VII.
Kirkland, Julia Ann VII.
Kirkland, Lucy VII.
Kirkland, Sophia P VI.
Kirtland, Rev
Knickerbocker, Rev. Dr
Knnwles
Knowks, Charlotte W VII.
Knoxville, Tenn
261
262
263
257
p. 200
p. 235
3221
3221
f 1023
"1.1580
L
La Croix, Chester IX.
La Croix, Harriet P VIII.
La Croix, Lois B 1 X.
La Croix, LouellaE VIII.
La Croix, Louis
La Croix, Louis
Lake, Thomas p
Lakeville, Minn
La Monte
La Monte, Anna I IX.
Lancashire, England 1
Lancaster -J 1K
Lancaster County, England
Lane, Abbey A
Lane, Lucy D
Lardner, Alexander VIII.
Lardner, George VII I.
Lardner, Hannah VIII.
Lardner. Kate VIII.
Lardner, Kate B VIII.
Lardner, Lawrence
Lardner, Mary B VII.
Lardner, Richard VIII. ',
Larry VI.
Larry VI.
Lathrop, John, Rev
Lathrop, Martha
Laura VII.
Lawrence, Kan
Lawrence, William I p
Leach, George T
Leach, Maria D VII.
Leadbetter, Henry < £'
Leadbetter, Sidney p
Leadville, Col
Learned, Edward, Capt
Learned, Patty
Leavenworth, Kan
Leaverett
Leavitt, Helen E IX.
Leavitt, H. J
Leavitt, Martha X.
Lebanon, N. H
Lebanon Springs, N. Y
Leicester 278, 282, 316, 1634,
Lehman, William, Dr p
Leighton, Eliza W. S VIII.
Leighton, Seaman
Lei and, Ida
Leland, Mehetabel IV.
Leland, William
Leominster
Leonora S VIII
Letitia Todd
LetiiiaTodd VIII
31S1
3177
3179
3178
3177
3178
. 172
3284
1705
1705
. 170
. 173
183
1
10
3000
1630
1630
9S4
952
952
953
953
951
951
953
1524
782
1160
75
75
3337
1770
.233
347
347
187
189
. 186
1592
3130
3130
1035
3155
1278
1278
1279
1420
820
1174
3411
2H
646
646
3353
3021
3021
1270
3471
1610
1016
Leverett, John, Gov \ ,p- *f5
( p. lob
Lewis VI. 3350
Lewis, Adelaide J IX. 1268
Lewis, R. W 1268
Lexington 3060
Liberty, N. Y 1123
Lillie, Abigail V. 171
Lillie, John 171
Lincoln, A., President 1020
Lincoln, Heman 216
Lincoln, Me 1249
Lincoln, Sarah C VI. 216
Lindsley, Alexander P VII. 249
Lindsley, Ebenezer VII. 247
Lindsley, Electa VII. 252
Lindsley, Elizabeth VII. 245
Lindsley, Fanny VII. 244
Lindsley, James 243
Lindslev, James H VII. 251
Lindsley, KeziaB VII. 248
Lindsley, Lucy P VI. 243
Lindsley, Sybel VII. 216
Lippincott, Leander K 75
Lippincott, Sarah J 75
Littleton 1090
Liverpool, England f . 9ij
Lizzie G IX. 1863
Lizzie M VIII. 1472
Lizzie W 1920
Llovd VIII. 1930
Lloyd, Hannah B VI. *692
Lloyd, James, Hon 1 2oa
Lois V. 192
Long, Mary 430
Long Meadow 1129
Loring, Daniel 90
Loring, Israel, Rev p. 191
Loring, Mary B IV. 92
Loring, Polycarpus 92
Los Angeles, Cal 1655
Louis M VIII. 1775
Louisa Eddy 2130
Louise Elvira VIII. 3531
Loveland, Emily H VIII. 3137
Loveland, , Mr 3137
Lovejoy, Lucy 3360
Lovciug, Char esT 633
Lovering, Charles T X. 634
Lovering, Marian S IX. 633
Lovell, Captain p. 167
Lovina | 3520
Lovinia F 3550
Lowell, Charles R 548
Lowell, Charlotte R X. 549
Lowell, Josephine S IX. 518
Lowell, M VIII. 1269
Lucia E VIII. 1222
I
XVI
INDEX
Lucia L 3570
Lucie VIII. 1546
Lucinda VI. 3252
Lucioda VII. 1214
Lucv VI. 694
Lucy VI. 709
Lucv VF. 3155
Lucv VII. 941
Lucy VII. 1008
Lucy Ann VII. 1093
Lucy Ann 3610
Lucy C VIII. 1244
Lucy C 1660
Lucy D 1630
Lucy E 1090
Lucy L 3369
LucyS 3620
Lucy Sibylla VIII. 1657
Lucy Sibylla VIII. 1663
Ludlow, , Mr p. 167
Lu Guild IX. 3711
Lufkin, Angelette J 1400
Lulie VIII. 3571
Lumbard, Breck 15 IX. 1787
Lumbard, Fannie A VIII. 1786
Lumbard, Larnont C 1786
Lumbard, RichardF IX. 1788
Lumon, Henry VIII. 1451
Luther V. 3240
Luther VI. 721
Luther VI. 3241
LydiaO VIII. 1654
Lydia D 1350
Lyman, Cora X. 557
Lyman, Cora 608
Lyman, Elizabeth II IX. 556
Lyman, Henry X. 559
Lyman, Theodore 397
Lyman, Theodore 556
Lyman, Theodore X. 558
Lyme,N.H \ 32™
McCarger, Amabel
McDonough, Eliza
McDonough, Mary
McDowell, Bessie B VIII.
McDowell, Daniel B .' VIII.
McDowell, Elizabeth II VII.
McDowell, J. J., Gen
McDowell, Jane T VIII.
McDowell, Sallie A VIII.
McDowell, Win., Judge
McDowell, Wm. C, Hon
McFarland,
McFarland, Frederick VIII.
McFarland, Sarah J. U VII.
Mcintosh, Grace L
Mclntyre, Catherine
McKie, Edwin F IX.
McKie, James D
McKie, Nathan W IX.
McKie, Pauline K VIII.
McKie, Robert B IX.
McKnight, Elizabeth
McLane, Sarah A
McLean, Antoinette
McMahon. M. T.. Gen
Mabel P IX.
Mace, Frank IX.
Mace, Henry W
Mace, Lizzie IX.
Mace, Sarah A VIII.
Mace, William IX.
Macon, Ga
Magoun, Aaron
Magoun, Mary
Magoun, Ruth C
Mahoney, Martha C
Main, Clara
Manchester, Emma
Manchester, N. H
Mapleton, Wis
Marcia A.,
MarciaD
Marengo, 111
Margaret IV.
Margaret V.
Margaret VII.
Margaret Ann VII.
Margaret B VIII.
Margaret F
Margaret H IX.
Margaret M
M
2080 Margaret T 160
445 Margarette VIII. 1292
453 Margery 40
1039 Maria VII. 1160
1037 Maria VII. 3404
1035 Maria VII. 3383
p. 228 Maria X. 3278
1036 Maria L VII. 1183
1038 Mariah It 1407
1635 Mariah K 1470
p. 227 Marion Agnes 2110
3207 Marlborough jjjj
3206 Marsh, Charles 1331
282 Marsh, Edward B IX. 1334
3285 Marsh, Iva Nichols 1334,
1055 Marsh, Keziah 930
1053 Marsh, Lucy IX. 1332.
1054 Marsh, Miriam IS X. 1334
1053 Marsh, Mary E VIII. 1331
1056 Marsn,M. N IX. 1334
1410 Marsh. Wilson IX. 1333
1640 Marshall, George W 3611
1390 Marshall, H.H VII. 3500
p. 221 Marshall, Mary IX. 3612
3693 Marshall, Sarah E VIII. 3611
3638 Marston, Harvey 3471
3635 Marston, Leonora S VIII. 3471
3636 Marston, (Sons) IX. 3472
3635 Martha IV. 131
3637 Martha VII. 909
444 Martha 130
1110 Martha B 890
1110 Martha C VIII. 1391
1110 Martha C 3500
3620 Martha C 3620
3650 Martha H 3694
3322 MarthaJ 1500
3285 Martha Rodes 1590
1500 Martha Rodes VIII. 1598
1221 Martha W 1810
1720 Martin VII. 1140
1786 Martin Burr VII. 1370
104 Martin Burr VIII. 1438
*500 Martin Van Buren VIII. 3660
853 Martindale, J. H., Gen 902
892 Martindale, Mary 902
1245 Marvel, Helen M VIII. 3628
1590 Marvel, Wm 3628
2081 Marv II. 21
1890 Marv III. 3011
INDEX
XY11
Mary IV. 92
Mary V. 3035
Mary VI. 712
Mary VI. 3064
Mary 3090
Mary VI. 3115
Wary VII. 907
Mary VII. 951
Mary VII. 3403
Mary VII. 3423
Mary VII. 3431
Mary VIII. 1024
Mary A VIII. 1404
Mary A IX. 1S83
Mary A 1580
Mary A 1330
Mary A 1870
Mary Alice X. 2091
Mary B VIII. 1256
Mary D 490
Mary D 3110
Mary D 3030
Mary Davis 865
Mary Delano VIII. 1371
Mary Duer 1950
Mary E VII. 3335
Mary E VIII. 1311
Mary E VIII. 1331
Mary E VIII. 1412
Mary E VIII. 1426
Mary E IX. 1812
Mary E IX. 2051
Mary E IX. 3672
Mary E VIII. 3592
Mary F 1370
Mary F 3090
Mary G VIII. 1541
Mary G VIII. 3443
MaryH VIII-{l940
Mary II IX. 1034
Mary H 3010
Mary II 3060
Mary II 3270
Mary H 1800
Mary H 3660
Mary K 1810
Mary L 480
Mary L VIII. 1407
Mary L VIII. 1501
Mary L IX. 2024
Mary L 2030
Mary M 1050
Mary M 1540
Mary P :;120
Mary K 1490
M.iry R VIII. 3614
Mary K 1730
Mnry S 188 )
Mary T 1390
Mary Van D 174)
Mary W 1070
Mason, Annah VIII. 1452
Mason, Charles, Rev 392
Mason, Edward C 3337
Mason, Florence IX. 1454
Mason, Hannah T VII. 392
Mason, Henry Breck IX. 1453
Mason, James H 1452
Mason, Jonathan 448
Mason, Laura M VII. 3337
Mason, Mary B 148
Mather, Richard, Rev •[ ™
I P. Ib9
Mathews, Samuel p. 211
Matilda J VIII. 3533
Matilda W I860
Mattapan P- 167
Maverick, John, Rev p. 165, 167, 169,170
Mayfield, Sarah E 1800
May River, S. C 464
Medfield 14, 202, 830, 3042, 3060,
3090, 3250, 3310, 3320.
Medford {3067
Medway 3210
Medway, East 3175
Meeting House p. 175
Mehetable IV. 3021
Mehetable V. 3032
Mehetable M 3020
Melvine, Clark VII. 3530
Mementoes p. 211
Memphis, Tenn 1023
Meuomonee, Wis 1390
Mercy VI. 772
Mercy VI. 773
Mercy VII. 3296
Mercy E VIII. 3503
Mercy H VIII. 3449
Mercy H VIII. 3537
Mercy M 770
Merinda VII. 3288
Merinda H VIII. 3467
Merriam, Elizabeth 3065
Merrick, Joseph 770
Merrick, Mercy 770
Messer, Miss 3580
Messer, Mr 3360
Messer Village, N. H 3360
Metcalf, Edward VIII. 3385
Metcalf, Hattie VIII. 3386
Metcalf, Michael 3384
Metcalf, Milly B VII. 3384
Methuen 1074
Middleborough 1650
Milford 3064
Mm, Tide {P;^
Mill, Tileston p. 177
Miller, Agnes B VIII. 1525
Miller, Walter C 1525
Millet, Thomas p. 173
Millis 3175 &c
Mills, Edward p. 189
Mills, Jane M 1550
Mills, William R 1550
Milly VII. 3384
Milton, Mass 860 lo30, 1340, 1880
Milton, 111 1224
Milwaukee, Wis 777
Minnie M 3731
Minneapolis, Minn 1470
Minot, Elizabeth II. 32
( 37
Minot, George III.^ p. 169
( 171
Minot, Israel III. 34
Minot, Jerusha III. 36
Minot, John 32
Minot, John III. 33
Minot, Josiah III. 35
Minott, Allen Brick IX. 3416
Minott, Amos B 3404
Minott, Blanche M IX. 3417
Minott, Edith IX. 3415
Minott, Kdwin M VIII. 3405
.Minott, Ellen M VIII. 3406
Minott, Frank VIII. 3414
Minott, Henry W IX. 3416
Minott, Ina IX 3415
Minott, John p. 183
XV111
INDEX
Minott, Maria P. VII. 3404
Minott, Phoebe P 3414
Minott, Sarah VIII. 3408
Minott, William H VIII. 3407
Minturn, Anna IX. 971
Minturn, Edith X. 544
Minturn, Francis X. 545
Minturn, Gertrude X. 546
Minturn, John IX. 973
Minturn, John W 967
Minturn, Kate IX. 972
Minturn, Louisa A VIII. 967
Minturn, Lulu IX. 938
Minturn, Mildred X. 547
Minturn, Robert B 541
Minturn, Robert S X. 542
Minturn, Sarah X. 543
Minturn, Susan IX. 969
Minturn, SusannaS IX. 541
Miriam VI. 3084
Mitchell, Elsie IX. 988
Mitchell, George IX. 989
Mitchell, John 987
Mitchell, John IX. 989
Mitchell, Lucy R VIII. 987
Mitchell, Mary II 3660
Mitchell, Rebecca 1320
Mitchell, Samuel IX. 988
Moline, 111 2010
Mollie A 1910
Monroe, Cora J 282
Montgomery, Anna R IX. 1563
Montgomery, Henry 1561
Montgomery, Henry W IX. 1562
Montgomery, GeorgeB IX. 1563
Montgomery, Katherine I. VIII. 1561
Montgomery, May B IX. 1562
Moore, Anna Sophia VI. 225
Moore, Helen M 294
Moore, Jonathan, Rev 222
Moore, Jonathan VI. 224
Moore, Mary E 643
Moore, Susanna P VI. 223
Moore, Susanna P V. 222
Moran, Hugh A 1593
Moran, Hugh A IX. 1596
Moran, Jane T VIII. 1593
Moran, Nathan M IX. 1594
Moran, Robert B 1595
Morehouse, Abraui J 1220
Morehouse, Ida J 1220
Morehouse, Jemima A. S 1220
Morgan, Sarah T 1185
Morrison, Bertha J X. 1507
Morrison, Emma M 1511
Morrison, Evelyn H X. 1505
Morrison, Frank L IX. 1511
Morrison, Grace H X. 1504
Morrison, Helen D IX. 1508
Morrison, Henry L IX. 1509
Morrison, Jessie B 1506
Morrison, Lloyd B IX. 1506
Morrison, Marietta B 1502
Morrison, Mary L VIII. 1501
Morrison, P. B., Rev 1501
Morrison, R. C, Prof. jjj; |^
Morrison, Samuel S IX. 1502
Morrison, Thomas P X. 1503
Morristown, N. J 1008
Morse, Dora M VIII. 1178
Morse, Egbert E 1178
Morse, Joseph M., Capt 3020
Morse, Mehetabel 3020
Mosely, Henry p. 177
Moses VI. 826
Moses VI. 1070
Moses Tyler VII. 1630
Mosher, Emma M 1511
Mott, Emily 583
Motto jP;|g
Mt, Vernon, O ' 343
Mt. Vernon, N. Y 2050
Mullen, Julia A 3560
Murphy, Mary A 1870
My rick. Isaac 202
Nancy V. 484
Nancy VI. 677
Naucv VI. 695
Nancy VI. 696
Nancy VI. 3172
Nancy H 3320
Nantasket p. 166
Nantucket 202
Naragaugus, Me p. 204
Nash, Adonijah 793
Nash, Betsy VII. 794
Nash, Charles B VII. 798
Nash, Charlotte S VII. 804
Nash, Edwin B VII. 795
Nash, Francis VII. 796
Nash, Harriett VII. 797
Nash, Helen T VII. 799
Nash, Julian VII. 796
Nash, Lucy D VIII. 3177
Nash. Maria VII. 798
Nash, Martin 3171
Nash, Sarah B VI. 793
Nashotah, Wis j }^0
Nashville, Tenn 1052
Nathan VI. 3270
Nathan VII. 3470
Nathaniel III. 3016
N
Nathaniel III. 130
Nathaniel IV. 133
Nathaniel V. 173
Nathaniel V. 481
Negus, Ediuond 95
Negus, Susannah IV. 95
Neilson, Abbie B VII. 3325
Neilson, Abbv VIII. 3327
Neilson, Annie R VIII. 984
Neilson, Bessie R IX. 985
Neilson, Jeanne VIII. 3328
Neilson, John VIII. 3326
Neilson, Laura A VIII. 3326
Neilson, William 3325
Neilson, William 3327
Neilson, William A VIII. 3328
Neilson, William, Rev 984
Nellie Burr VIII. 1401
Nellie Francis VIII. 1457
Nellie M. J X. 3751
Neville Island. Pa 1890
Nevis Island, West Indies 765
Newark, N. J 724
Newberry, Mr p. 169
Newburgh, Ohio 1670
Newburyport 365
Newfield, N. Y 2070
Newell, Ellen F 1830
INDEX
XIX
New Haven, Conn 3195, 1G91, 1692
New Marlborough 1220
Newport, Ky 1026
Newport, N. H 890
Newport, R. 1 1321
Newton 1312, 1314, 1830, 1870, 1873, 2110
Newton Corner 1292
Newton Highlands 1292
Newton Lower Falls {lm
Newtonville 1450
New York, 368, 092, 723, 893, 956, 1029, 1273,
1410, 1640, 1704, 1730, 1950, 1990, 2050, 3360
Nichols, Iva 1334
Nichols, Mary 1110
Nickels, Hannah VI. 502
fp. 204
Nickels, Margaret V. -^ p 205
*500
Nickels, William, Capt j ^
Noddles Island p. 166
Norfolk, Va 175
Northampton, 760. 820, 1120, 1140, 1170, 1210,
1680, 1770.
Northampton items p. 173
North Anson, Me 1256
North Beverly 836
fp. 195
Northborough ■{ 116
[ 2^7
Norridgewock, Conn 723
Northrop, Abigail B 820
Northrop, Beardsley 820
North Vassalborough, Me 1800
Norwich, Vt 3520
Numbers for reference, explana-f p. 8
tion of \ Index, p. i
o
Oakes, Mary L
Oakland, Cal j
Oakland, Me j
Oak Park, 111
Oak Square
OcoDomowoc, Wis., 1500, 1512, 1516, 1524, :
1960.
Oliver, Cora Lyman X.
Oliver, Daniel A
Oliver, Elizabeth
Oliver, Elizabeth S X.
Oliver, Elizabeth W VIII.
Oliver, Francis S IX.
Oliver, John R X.
Oliver, Lucy Ann
Oliver, Marion X. 622
Oliver, Marion R 617
Oliver, Roberts IX. 617
Olivet, Mich 3189
Olney, Cynthia E VIII. 874
Olney, Lewis 872
Olney, Sarah VIII. 875
Olney, Seraph S VII. 872:
Omaha, Neb 1621, 1623, 1625, 1655,2000
Orange, N. J 725
Orson, A VII. 1780
Ortega, Frances 1300
Osgood, B VIII. 1631
("1174
Orid, N. Y. 1 1760
(.2070
Paine, Lucy L
Painter, Grace
Pantaloons incident
Paris, France
Park, Charles E., Dr
Park, Sophia K VIII.
Parker, Charles
Parker City, Pa
Parker, Fannie B IX.
Parker, Flora E VIII,
Parker, Helen E IX.
Parker, Nellie M IX.
Parker, S. C.
Parker, Wealthy VII.
Parker, Wealthy W VII.
Parker's Landing, Pa
Parkman, Abigail. VI.
Parkman, Adeline VII.
Parkman, Aletheua VI.
Parkman, Alethena VI.
Parkman, Aletheua B
Parkman, Alethena P VII.
Paikman, Alexander V.
Parkman, Alexander VI.
Parkman, Alonson E VII.
Parkman, Anna VI.
Parkman, Anna A VII.
Parkman, Anna Sophia V.
Parkman, Petsey VI.
Parkman, Breck V.
397
140
p. 175
11830
(1832
1692
1092
3224
j 1S61
j 1365
1367
1305
1368
1366
1365
3224
3224
1361
393
231
473
477
463
465
2.6
236
239
349
413
45S
227
267
Parkman, Caroline VII,
Parkman, Caroline H VII,
Parkman, Caroline Hall
Parkman, Catherine VII.
Parkman, Catherine S. B
Parkman, Charles VI.
Parkman, Charles VII.
Parkman, Charles B VII.
Parkman, Charlotte S VI.
Parkman, Cynthia VII.
Parkman, Cyrus VI.
Parkman, Daniel VI.
Parkman, Ebenezer VI.
Parkman, Ebenezer, Rev
Parkman, Edward B VII.
Parkman, Edwin VII.
Parkman, Elias V.
Parkman, Elias VI.
Parkman, Eliza McD
Parkman, Eliza W. S VII.
Parkman, Elizabeth V.
Parkman, Elizabeth W
Parkman, Etastus L VII.
Parkman, Francis VI I.
Parkman, Francis VI.
Parkman, Francis VIII
Parkman, George VI.
Paikman, George VII.
Parkman, George VII.
Parkman, George F VII.
468
435
416
467
423
329
455
332
352
241
211
453
265
200
191
203
454
233
463
472
445
443
201
415
237
423
416
428
445
441
446
446
XX
INDEX
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkmanj
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman,
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Parkman
Grace VIII. 424
Hannah V. 462
Hannah VI. 209
Hannah VI. 391
Hannah B VI. 268
Hannah B IV. 200
Hannah B VI. 266
Hannah S VII. 343
Harriett E VII. 447
Harriet T 453
Henry VI. 448
Henry VII. 451
HenryS VII. 233
Joanna Fay VII. 331
Joanna P 329
John V. 457
John VI. 254
John VI. 411
John VII. 412
John A VI. 208
John E VII. 444
John, Rev 402
John W VII. 234
Johnson VI. 476
Katharines VIII. 429
KeziaB 226
Lucy VI. 243
Lucy H VI. 471
LucyP 228
LucyP 334
Lucy Rogers 476
Lydia VI. 203
Lydia VI. 242
LydiaA 202
Lydia B 236
Lydia P 202
MariaD VII. 347
Maria L VII. 233
Mary A. VI. 351
Mary A 333
Mary A VII. 256
Mary Agnes VII. 439
MaryB 228
MaryB VII. 442
MaryB 448
MaryD 208
MaryH VII. 456
Mary J VII. 414
MaryMc. D 453
Nancy VII. 255
PhilenaF 254
Polly VI. 253
Robert B VI. 228
Robert B VI. 348
Robert B VII. 235
Samuel p. 203
Samuel V. 372
Samuel VII. 229
Samuel VII. 346
Samuel VII. 449
Samuel B VI. 373
Samuel B VI. 464
SamuelB VII. 469
Samuel F VII. 466
Sally R VI. 475
Sally Rogers 372
Sally Shaw 372
Sally Turner 204
Sarah V. 212
Sarah VI. 207
Sarah VI. 374
Sarah Cabot 416
Sarah Cabot VII. 417
Sarah W 202
Sophia VI. 206
Sophia VI. 257
Parkman, Sophia VII.
Parkman, Susan VII.
Parkman, Susan B VII.
Parkman, Susan P. S
Parkman, Susanna V.
Parkman, Susanna VI.
Parkman, Susanna VI.
Parkman, Susanna VI.
Parkman, Susanna B
Parkman, Susanna J
Parkman, Susanna R
Parkman, Theresa VII.
Parkman, Theresa E. H
Parkman, Theresa F
Parkman, William V.
Parkman, William VI.
Parkman, William P. M VII.
Parsons, David, Rev
Pasco, Amelia
Patten, , Mr
Patience VIII.
Patience D
Patteshall, Ann
Patteshall, Martha
Patteshall, Richard
Patty VI.
Patty
Paul, Ebenezer III.
Paul, Elizabeth III.
Paul, Hannah III.
Paul, Mary II.
Paul, Mary III.
Paul, Priscilla
Paul, Samuel 21, p. 1S4, p. 185,
Paul, Samuel III.
Paul, Susannah III.
Pauline VIII.
Paw Paw, Mich
Pawtucket, R. I
Pearl Louise
Pease, , Mr
Pease, Abigail K
Pease, Abigail P
Pease, Azariah
Pease, Fanny B
Pease, Richard S
Pease, Wealthy VII.
PedeS
Peggy VI.
Peggy VI.
Peirce, Phoebe P
Pelton, Samuel
Pembroke
Pennington, Frances H VIII
Pennington, Francis IX.
Pennington, J. P
Pennington, Louis IX.
Pennington, Eosalie IX.
Penn Yan, N. Y
Pepperell
Percv VII.
Percy VIII,
Perkins, Abram VIII
Perkins, Anna B VII.
Perkins, Anna B VIII
Perkins, Catherine Mclntyre...*....
Perkins, Clara Emma IX.
Perkins, C. Lawrence
Perkins, Ellen VIII,
Perkins, Elniira VIII.
Perkins, Fannie VIII,
238
/402
\412
342
(402
"J 412
222
205
396
474
267
463
411
468
464
464
202
204
452
p. 198
335
p. 172
1327
*830
100
100
100
3144
3130
26
25
23
21
24
27
p. 186
22
28
♦1591
1780
1785
1789
(1841
\2100
1439
3224
1120
1120
1120
1120
1120
3224
3340
671
674
3414
p. 185
1110
724
728
724
729
725
1194
1292
*1051
1625
3291
3271
3273
3285
3286
1281
893
3289
894
\
INDEX
XXI
Perkins, H. H ,
Perkins, Irenius
Perkins, Isaac
Perkins, Isaac VIII.
Perkins, Jacob VIII.
Perkins, James B VIII.
Perkins, John L X.
Perkins, Margaret A VII.
Perkins, Margaret G IX.
Perkins, Martha C VIII.
Perkins, Mary H VIII.
Perkins, Mary M
Perkins, Merinda B VIII.
Perkins, Sarah VIII.
Perkins, Sarah S VIII.
Perkins, Thomas, Col
Perkins, Thomas W VIII.
Perkins, William C IX.
Perry, John W
Perry, Sarah D VII.
Peters, Eugene VIII.
Peters, Hannah B VIII.
Peters, Hannah P VII.
Peters, Hugh VIII.
Peters, Mary Lovett VIII.
Peters, Onslow
Peters, Onslow E VIII.
Peters, Susan Tyler VIII.
Phelps, Goodman
Phelps, Lucy
Phelps, William
Philadelphia, Pa...690, 9i0, 1 101 , 1500, 1561.
Philip Stiles IX.
Philips, John
Philips, Mercy
Phillott, Edith....
Phoebe J
Phoebe Pauline VIII.
Pierce, John
Pierpont, James
Pierpont, Sarah IV.
Pierson, Charles L
Pierson, Emily R IX.
Pike, Annie
Pinney, , Mr
Pitts, Etta M
Pittsburgh, Pa
Pittsfield
Pittsford, Vt
Plant, Matthias, Rev
Pleasant Valley, N. Y
892
3284
3288
3292
3293
902
1282
892
1281
3272
3276
902
3288
3284
3271
3285
3287
3311
3311
276
274
269
275
272
269
273
271
p. 169
228
p. 169
, p. 190
1973
p. 169
p. 190
606
3640
1224
p. 169
132
132
573
573
3370
p. 167
2010
(1410
J 1701
(2040
1220
788
p. 190
1161
Plimpton, Hannah 309O'
Plymouth 1070-
Plymouth, England p. 16&
Plympton 92
Plympton, Augustus, Dr 3104
Plympton, Augustus M VTT. 3106.
Plympton, Eliza B VII. 3107
Plympton, Ellen L VII. 3108
Plympton, GeorgiannaO VII. 3109
Plympton, Hannah VII. 3105
Plympton, Hannah B VI. 3104
Polly VI. 3099'
Polly Cheever 3300-
Polly Cleaveland 3250
Pond, Annie M
Poole, Charles E 3423
Poole, Edward G VIII. 3425
Poole, Mary B VII. 3423
Poole, Mary J VIII. 3424
Pope, John p. 171
Porter, Colonel 700<
Porter, Hannah 700
Portland, Me { |{»5-
Portland, Ore 1570
Portsmouth, N. H 1598
Pratt, Ann E. W VIII. 3379'
Pratt, Arthur W IX. 3382-
Pratt, Betty VI. 3113
Pratt, Edward 1227
Pratt, Ira 3113
Pratt, Jennie C. A IX. 1227
Pratt, Mary 3120
Pratt, Walter 3329
Pratt, William H IX. 3381
Prentice, Hannah 3120'
Prentice, John, Kev p. 191
Prescott, Eliza 3590
Prescott, John JP- j*|
Preston, Daniel p. 189
Priest, Sarah 3630
Primer, New England p. 175
Proctor, George p. 171
Proctor, Lydia 202
Proctor, Samuel p. 184
Pronunciation of family name 3210
Providence, R.I {m*™
Pruyn, John V. L p. 222
Pulaski Steamer 464
Punkapuog Plantation p. 173
Putnam, Israel, Gen 720
R
Rachel VII. 1121
Rachel C 1690
Rachel H 760
Raguet,Conde p. 214
Rainford,Eng {P;*™
Ramsay, Anne M VII. 1023
Ramsay, Bettie B VIII. 1027
Ramsay, Daniel B VIII. 1024
Ramsay, Emma VIII. 1029
Ramsay, Frank A 1023
Ramsay, Hannah E. A 1580
Ramsay, James 1580
Ramsay, Jennie VIII. 1026
Ramsay, Mary VIII. 1025
Ramsay, Minnie VIII. 1028
Rand, , Mr 218
Rand, , Rev p. 201
Rand, Isaac
Rand, Mary C VI.
Rand, Susanna
Rathbone, Marion
Rawson, Edwd j
Rebecca VIII.
Rebecca M
Rebecca R VIII.
Rebeckah V.
Records, burnt
Richmond, Me
Red Bluff, California
Reed, Anna VTH,
Reed, Bessie
Reed, Clara VIII,
Reed, Edwin C IX.
Reed, Eliza B VII.
411
218
411
617
.182
.184
1321
1320
1239
184
p. 173
1095
3405
984
963
983
1104
977
xxii
INDEX
Heed, Eliza M VIII.
Reed, George VIII.
Reed, Homer IX.
Heed, Jennie M VIII.
Eeed, Kate IX.
Eeed, Kitty W
Eeed, Lucy B VIII.
Eeed, Luke C IX.
Eeed, Mary Louise VIII.
Eeed, Samuel VIII.
Eeed, Samuel IX.
Reed.S. P
Eeed, William VIII.
Eeed, AVdliam G
Eeed, AVilliam G IX.
Rehobot.h
Eeid, William C...
Eepublican City, Neb
Eenwick, Anna VIII.
Eenwick, James
Eeuben VL
Ehoda VI.
Eice, Ellen F
Eice, Ellen F
Eice, Daniel M
Rice, Frederick W IX.
Eice, Isabel X.
Eice, Mariah
Eice, Martha C
Eice, Mary R VIII.
Eice, Rebecca E VII.
Eice, Thomas, Hon ■!
Eice Lake, Wis
Eice, Thomas E IX.
Eichard Axtell VIII.
Eichard Edward IX.
Eichards, , Mr
Richardson, Emma B VII.
Richardson, George B VIII.
Richardson G. W
Richardson, Helen B VIII.
Richardson, James B VIII.
Richardson, Judith
Eichmond, Ky 1020, 1590, 1620,
Ricketts, Annie
Eigby, Abigail
Eigby, Isabel
Rigby. John
Rigby j Mehitable
Rigby, Samuel
Ring, mourning
Rising, Henry H
Rising, Joanna F
Roads
Robbins, Richard
Robbins, Susanna P VII.
Robert I.
Robert II.
Robert III.
Robert III.
Robert, Rev III.
Robert IV.
Robert IV.
Robert.Rev IV. {
Robert V.
Robert "The Clerk" V.
Robert VI.
Robert VI.
Robert VI.
Robert. VII.
Robert VIL
986
991
979
992
981
978
987
981
1102
978
979
977
982
1102
1103
1170
p. 230
1890
957
957
3251
3111
1243
1830
3614
(1243
\1830
1242
1470
1241
3614
1239
1239
p. 244
1502
1241
*I656
2011
p. 167
922
923
922
925
924
3210
p. 225
647
10
10
10
10
10
p. 182
p. 185
p. 197
331
331
p. 174!
387
387
6
40
41
80
*110
82
180
p. 250
*190
720
760
748
762
765
1092
1141
Robert VII. 1430
Robert VIII. { ^JJ
Robert C VIII. 1655
Robert J VIII. 1433
Robert L VII. *1590
Roberts, Mary 1490
Robinson, Charlotte S VIII. 3069
Robinson, Edward VI. 152
Robinson, Edward IX. 3071
Robinson, Ella IX. 3073
Robinson, Ellen D 3071
Robinson, George 1222
Robinson, James 151
Robinson, James VI. 152
Robinson, Loammi 3069
Robinson, Lucia E VIII. 1222
Robinson, Mabel X. 3072
Robinson, Sarah V. 151
Robinson, Sarah VI. 153
Rochester j|jjj*
Rockm" {I: ill
Rockland, Mass 3660
(1810
Rockland, Me -{ 1821
(3084
Rockwell, William p. 169
Rockwood, Breck P VIII. 313
Rockwood, Carrie D VIII. 315
Rockwood, Charles IX 307
Rockwood, Charles B VIII. 311
Rockwood, Dauiel 3188
Rockwood, Elisha, Rev |p- £°J
Rockwood, Elisha P VII. 293
Rockwood, Eliza D VIL 3188
Rockwood, George IX. 306
Rockwood, Hannah A VII. 325
Rockwood, Helen M VIII. 295
Rockwood, Helen M IX. 307
Rockwood, Helen M 294
Rockwood, Henry I) VIII. 309
Rockwood, Margaret IX. 308
Rockwood, Margaret A VIII. 305
Rockwood, Mary IX. 308
Rockwood, Mary A 305
Rockwood, Robert B. P VII. 328
Rockwood, Sallie C 311
Rockwood, Susan B VIII. 304
Rockwood, Susanna B VI. 292
Rockwood, Susanna B VII. 316
Rockwood, William IX. 306
Rockwood, William E VIII. 305
Rockwood, AVilliam O VII. 294
Rockwood, AVinslow P VIII. 314
Rockwood IX. 312
Rodes, Martha 1590
Rogers, Daniel, Rev 372
Rogers, Ermina M 1780
Rogers, Lucy 476
Rogers, Sally :s72
Rollins, Hannah B VIII. 274
Rollins, John 274
Ross, Jean {p.2?3
Rossiter, Mr p. 167
EoxannaD 1230
Roxbury 10, 90,490,1102,3419
Russell, Anna IX. 568
Russell, Anna X. 567
Russell, Elizabeth IX. 556
Russell, Ellen Forbes X. 563
Russell, Emily IX. 573
Russell, George R 555
INDEX
XX111
Russell, HenryS IX. 561
Russell, Howland S X. 560
Russell, James S X. 562
Russell, Madan IX. 574
Russell, Margaret : X. 565
Russell, Margaret C 575
Russell, Mary Forbes X. 564
Russell, Mary H X. 561
Russe.., Robert Shaw IX. 575
Russell, Sarah Shaw VIII. 555
Russtll, Sarah Shaw IX. 576
RushvLUe, N. Y 1760
RuthC VIII. 1661
Ruth C. M 1110
Ruth S VII. 1219
Ryall, William p. 189
s
Sabbath, New England p. 175
Sabra A 3550
Saekett, Benjamin 1174
Sackett, Dora M VIII. 1178
Saekett, Elizabeth A VII. 1174
Sackett, Sarah L VIII. 1177
Saginaw, Mich 1183
Salem 860
Salem, Ohio 870
SallieW VIII. 1597
Sally VI. 3226
Sally Sanger 3.350
Sally Ware 3310
Salmon, Anna B 870
Salmon, John 870
Saltonstall, Mary 625
Samuel I. 7
Samuel III. 140
Samuel III. 3017
Samuel IV. 103
Samuel IV. 141
Samuel, M. D IV. 480
Samuel V. 185
Samuel V. *690
Samuel V. 820
Samuel VI. 821
Samuel, Hon *940, pp. 177, 197, 205, 208
Samuel, of Alabama, Dr VI. *1050
Samuel, Capt VI. 1110
Samuel VII. 851
Samuel VII. 1031
Samuel VII. 1216
Samuel, of Bridgewater VII. *1650
Samuel, of California VII. 1400
Samuel, of New Hampshire VII. 1470
Samuel, of Wisconsin VII. 1500
Samuei fp.'S
Samuel VIII. 1303
Samuel VIII. 1406
Samuel VIII. 1547
Samuel, U. S. A VIII. 2090
Samuel IX. 1933
Samuel IX. 2012
Samuel, M.D IX. 2130
Samuel, A VIII. 1722
Samuel H VIII. 1431
Samuel P ..VII. 1730
Samuel P IX. 2054
Sanders, Clinton 3082
Sanders, Ida K IX. 3082
Sanderson, Augusta VII. 3136
Sanderson, Christopher C VII. 3142
Sanderson, Ede VI. 3135
Sanderson, Ellen VII. 3143
Sanderson, John, Capt 3135
Sanderson. John VII. 3141
Sandwich Islands 1300
Sanger, Pede 3340
Sanger, Sally 3350
San Francisco, Cal j 1G55
San Jose, Cal 1183
San Luis Obispo, Cal 1185, 1300, 1590, 1593
Santa Barbara, Cal
Sarah
Sarah III.
Sarah IV.
Sarah IV.
Sarah
Sarah V.
Sarah
Sarah VI.
Sarah VI.
Sarah VII.
Sarah VII.
Sarah VIII.
Sarah
Sarah VII.
Sarah A VIII. j
Sarah A
Sarah A VTTI.
Sarah A VIII.
Sarah A VIII.
Sarah A
Sarah Amelia VIII.
Sarah Ann VII.
Sarah Ann
Sarah B
Sarah C VII.
Sarah D VII.
Sarah E VIII.
Sarah E VIII.
Sarah E
Sarah E
Sarah E
Sarah E
Sarah II
Sarah H
Sarah Josephine VIII.
Sarah L VII.
Sarah M VIII.
Sarah McD VIII.
Sarah P
Sarah T
Sarah Towne
Sarah Tyler
Sarah V
Sarah Vose IX.
Sargent, Ida Jane .-.
Satterlhwaite, Ethel X.
Satterthwaite, Franklin
Satterthwaite, Pennington X.
Satterthwaite, Rosalie P IX.
Savage, James S
Savage, Mary
Savannah, Ga
Savannah, Mo
Sawyer, Thomas
Schenectady, N. Y
Schermerhorn, James R X.
Schermerhorn, Maria S IX.
Schermerhorn, Sheppard G X.
Schermerhorn, W. B
Schermerhorn, W. B X.
School, free
1300
40
42
112
132
150
151
p. 190
747
793
863
1094
1376
3040
3419
1641
p. 251
1650
1652
3534
3635
3360
1641
935
1640
1290
3400
3311
1314
3611
3670
1760
1800
1550
1350
3040
1633
3201
3552
1461
3630
720
930
1073
860
1882
3720
727
725
726
725
1110
1110
821
/1033
1 1610
p. 173
784
1277
1274
1276
1274
1275
p. 177
XXIV
INDEX
Schools for girls p. 176
Scipio, N. Y 228
Scollay, Lucy 3620
Scotland, Conn 75
Scottsville, N. Y 295
(1530
Scranton, Pa ■< 1940
(.1950
Sears, Eleanor R 635
Sears, Frederick R 632
Sears, Frederick R IX. 635
Sears, Frederick R X. 636
Sears, Marion S VIII. 632
Sears, Marion S IX. 633
Seating in meeting house p. 176
Seaver, Martha 746
Seaver, William J 746
Seeley, R. H., Rev. Dr p. 243
Seme W VIII. 1361
Sen ter, Alice W VIII. 3554
Senter, Charles B IX. 3557
Senter, Elton 3554
Senter, Linnie Emeline IX. 3555
Senter, Mabel Sylvia IX. 3556
Seraph I) 870
Seraph S VII. 872
Servant boy p. 189
Seward, Caroline E. 778
Seward, William H., Hon 778
Shaw, (dau.) 1013
Shaw, Adelaide G 1009
Shaw, Amy IX. 609
Shaw, Anna IX. 535
Shaw, Anna VIII. 1014
Shaw, Anna Blake VIII. 602
Shaw, Anna Blake IX. 581
Shaw, Anna K 539
Shaw, Anna R 647
Shaw, Cora L 608
Shaw, Caroline G 592
Shaw, Edward Blake VITI. 648
Shaw, Eliza Willard VIII. 646
Shaw, Elizabeth W IX. 578
Shaw, Elizabeth W VIII. 616
Shaw, Elizabeth W. P 415*
Shaw, Ellen IX. 551
Shaw, Elliott W IX. 1012
Shaw, Emily M 583
Shaw, Francis 372
Shaw, Francis 500
Shaw, Francis 532
Shaw, Francis IX. 613
Shaw, Francis 502
Shaw, FrancisG 405
Shaw, Francis George VIII. 534
Shaw, Francis George IX. 579
Shaw, Francis George X. 584
Shaw, F. Robert Gould VIII. 643
Shaw, Gardner H VIII. 608
Shaw, George Nichols VIII. 647
Shaw, George Russell IX. 583
Shaw, George W p.204
Shaw, George W VII. 637
Shaw, Gertrude B X. 593
Shaw, Gertrude F IX. 1011
Shaw, Hannah B 577
Shaw, Hannah N V. 502
Shaw, Hannah T VIII. 641
Shaw, Helen A 645
Shaw, Henry 1008
Shaw, Henry, Jr VIII. 1016
Shaw, Henry C VIII. 651
Shaw, Henry R IX. 597
Shaw, Henry R IX. 614
Shaw, Hollis H X. 591
Shaw, Isabel X. 585
Shaw, Isabella P 587
Shaw, John VIII. 644
Shaw, JosephC VIII. 615
Shaw, Josephine IX. 548
Shaw, Judith T VIII. 649
Shaw, Louis A IX. 625
Shaw, Lucy B VII. 1008
Shaw LucyB VIII. 1015
Shaw, Lucy H IX. 1012
Shaw, Mabel IX. 598
Shaw, Margaret VII, 638
Shaw, Marian VIII. 632
Shaw, Marian IX. 627
Shaw, Mary E 643
Shaw, Mary Gray IX. 695
Shaw, Mary J VIII. 652
Shaw, Mary Louisa IX. 601
Shaw, Mary L 599
Shaw, Mary S 625
Shaw, Mary S VIII. 642
Shaw, Nancy D 639
Shaw, Pauline IX. 626
Shaw, Pauline A 624
Shaw, Quincy A IX. 596
Shaw, Quincy A VIII. 624
Shaw, Quincy A IX. 628
Shaw, R. A 644
Shaw, Robert G V. 555
Shaw, Robert G VII, 533
Shaw, Robert G 415
Shaw, Robert G VIII. 599
Shaw, Robert G., Col IX. 539
Shaw, Robert G IX. 587
Shaw, Robert G IX. 629
Shaw, RoDert G X. 589
Shaw, Robert G {P-205
Shaw, Sally 372
Shaw, Samuel P VIII. 577
Shaw, Samuel P IX. 592
Shaw, Samuel P X. 594
Shaw, Sarah 372
Shaw, Sarah VII. 531
Shaw, Sarah B VII. 405
Shaw, Sarah B 534
Shaw, Sarah F IX. 582
Shaw, Sarah P VIII. 555
Shaw, Sarah R VIII. 653
Shaw, Susan Welles X. 588
Shaw, Susanna IX. 541
Shaw, Thomas M X. 586
Shaw, William A VIII. 1009
Shaw, William A., Jr IX. 1011
Shaw, William H VIII. 631
Shaw, William N VII. 639
Shaw, William T VIII. 645
Shelburne 3215
Sherborn 3010, 3130, 3201, 3270, 3340
Sherlock, Thomas, Dr p. 190
Sherrill, Alice E 1228
Shewell, Helen M 1980
Sholan, (Indian chief) 173
Shrewsbury 1661
Shober, Francis, Rev 1003
Shober, Francis E IX. 1005
Shober, Helen L VIII. 1003
Shober, JaneA VIII. 1004
SibellaD 180
Sibylla V. 187
Sibylla VI. 722
Sigourney 221
Silas VI. 3370
Silence VI. 3103
Silver Creek, Ky 1593
Simmons, (child) IX. 1322
Simmons, (child) IX. 1323-
INDEX
XXV
Simmons, (child) IX. 1324
Simmons, Jane S 1270
Simmons, Rebecca B VIII. 1321
Simmons, William C 1321
Skinner, Eliza J 814
Slatter, Mary 722
Smith, Ann VII. 3153
Smith, Clarissa 1340.
Smith, Donald 3144
Smith, Donald M VII. 3149
Smith, Elizabeth C 1360
Smith, Helen D IX. 1508
Smith, James R VII. 3178
Smith, John F 778
Smith, John F VII. 3152
Smith, Lawrence p. 137
Smith, Margaret VII. 3145
Smith, M. Maritta 778
Smith, Martha C 3272
Smith.Mr {P;J|j7
Smith, Moses 3272
Smith, Patty B VI. 3144
Smith, Sophia E VII. 3146
Smith, Stillman J 1508
Smith, WilliamF VII. 3151
Smith, William N VII. 3147
Snow, Alice A 1670
Snow, Betsey 3390
Somervile, N. J 1701
Somerville 789
Son VIII. 3532
Son IX. 3651
Son IX. 3652
Son X. 3752
Sophia Bryant 1420
Sophia King VIII. 1692
Sophronia D 1310
Sorenson, Serena A 317
South Billerica 1314
Southborough 3201
Southbridge 1452
Southcott, Capt p. 167
Spaulding, Jemima A 1220
Spear, Abigail B VI. *708
Spear, John W |p_™j
Spelling of family name p. 8
Spink, Elizabeth P 3323
Spooner, Abigail T VII. 394
Spooner, James, Dr 394
Springer, Julia B VIII. 1325
Springer, Wm. A 1325
Springfield, 190, 480, 770, 811, 1121, 1131, 1430,
1470, 1740, 1920, 2061, 2062.
Springfield, Vt 3411
Spring Station, Ky 1598'
Squantum 50
Squeb, Capt p. 166
Squire, Wesley VIII. 36S2
St. Armand, Canada 2090
St. Croix, Wis 892
St. Lawrence, Minn 732
St. Louis, Mo 1035, 1051, 1149, 1610
f317
St. Paul, Minn -1 366
I 893
Staniford, (son) IX. 1187
Staniford, Bessie IX. 1186
Staniford, Eugene VIII. 1184
Staniford, George B IX. 1188
Staniford, George B VIII. 1185
Staniford, Hattie L IX. 1195
Staniford, Horace IX. 1191
Staniford, Horatio C 1183
Staniford, Joseph VIII. 1199
Staniford, L. L VIII. 1196
Staniford, Maria L VII. 1183
Staniford, Mary C 1194
Staniford, Sarah T 1185
Staniford, Therese IX. 1192
Staniford, William IX. 1193
Staniford. William A VIII. 1194
Stanley, Anna 870
Stanley, Anna 870
Stansbury, Anna E. B VIII. 3641
Stansbury, Mary I IX. 3642
Stansbury, W. V 3641
Staples, Annie Fay VIII. 338
Staples, Henry 338
Staples, (children) 339
Starkweather, Elizabeth 1770
Starrett, Emma 8700
Steele, Rev. Dr p. 228
Stephen R YIH. 1491
(3060
Sterling J 3300
Uo50
Steuben, Me 502
Stevens, Mary A VIII. 915
Stevens, Nancy D 639
Stevens, Timothy 915
Stevenson, J. W p. 225
Stewart, Caroline W VIII. 3165
Stewart, Lindley 3165
Stewart, (child) IX. 3166
Stiles, Henrietta J 1970
Stinchfield, BelleM X. 1819
Stinchfield, Helen M X. 1817
Stinchfield, Mary E IX. 1812
Stinchfield, Mattie M X. 1814
Stinchfield, Roger F X. 1816
Stinchfield, Ruth L X. 1818
Stinchfield, Susie S X. 1813
Stinchfield, Thomas B X. 1815
Stinchfield, Thomas F 1812
Stockbridge 480
Stoddard, Hannah 3630
Stodder, Anne E 737
Stodder, Asa 722
Stodder, Eliza C 723
Stodder, Frances H VIII. 724
Stodder, Francis L 737
Stodder, Frank P IX. 736
Stodder, George T VIII. 738
Stodder, George T VII. 742
Stodder, Harriett H 723
Stodder, James IX. 733
S'odder, James C VII. 737
Stodder, James F IX. 734
Stodder, Jonathan "22
Stodder, Jonathan VII. 723
Stodder, Joseph S VII. 743
Stodder, Lucy M 732
Stodder, Robert H IX. 735
Stodder, Robert H VII. 745
Stodder, Sally B VII. 739
Stodder, Samuel VII. 744
Stodder, Sibylla B VI. 722
Stodder, Sibylla C VII. 746
Stodder, William VII. 741
Stodder, William H VIII. 732
Stodder, William W VIII. 731
Stone, Mary S 1K80
Stoughton, Israel p. 169
Stoughton, Mr p. 167, 169, 187, 188
Stoughton, William j P- Jjjjj
Stratton Falls, N. Y 1.'20
Strong, Helen B IX. 1293
Strong, Margaret B VIII. 1292
Strong, William C 1292
XXVI
INDEX
Sturgis, Charles J VII.
Sturgis, Elizabeth P VII.
Sturgis, George VII.
Sturgis, Harriet T VII.
Sturgis, Henry P VII.
Sturgis, James VII.
Sturgis, Julia Boit
Sturgis, Lucy L
Sturgis, Mary C
Sturgis, Mary G
Sturgis, Mary Louisa
Sturgis, Nathaniel R
Sturgis, Nathaniel R. (Russell) VII.
Sturgis, Roberts VII.
Sturgis, Samuel P VII.
Sturgis, Sarah B VII.
Sturgis, Sarah B VII.
Sturgis, Susan P VII.
Sturgis, Susanna P VI.
Styles, Sarah E
Suffield, Conn
Suffolk Co
Suisun, Cal
Sumner, S VII.
Sumner, Win -<
I
Susan C VII.
Susan H VII.
Susan J VII.
Susan L
Susan Rebecca VIII,
Susan S VII.
Susan W
Susan W
Susanna
Susanna.. II.
Susanna III.
Susanna III.
404 Susanna III. 3013
401 Susanna W 90
40G Susannah IV. 95
407 Sutliff, Bessie D IX. 1182
398 Sutliff, Dora M VIII. 1178
408 Sutliff, Maud E IX. 1181
397 Sutliff, Morris 1178
397 Sutliff, William E IX. 1179
408 Sutter's Mill, Cal 1300
397 Sutton 477
599 Sutton, Cornelia 961
396 Swanzey, N. H 292
397 Swatow, China 1380
409 Swayze, Anna C 3720
399 Swift, Amy IX. 1536
403 Swift, Anna B VIIL 3273
405 Swift, Aurelius 3276
402 Swift, Catherine IX. 3282
396 Swift, Charles IX. 1535
1550 Swift, Edward IX. 1534
74 Swift, Gabriella B VIII. 1533
p. 172 Swift, George IX. 1535
J1400 Swift, Henrietta IX. 3283
\1960 Swift, Idella IX. 3275
3600 Swift, John 1533
172 Swift, John, Rev p.191
187 Swift, Luella IX. 3274
p. 171 Swift, Martha A IX. 3278
1218 Swift, Mary IX. 3275
1772 Swift, Mary H VIII. 3276
1164 Swift, Mary P IX. 3277
1460 Swift, Nellie IX. 3274
1634 Swift, Peter 3273
3393 Swift, Sadie T IX. 3279
1370 Swift, Thomas p. 186
1650 Swift, William H IX. 3281
50 Swift, Willie IX. 1534
38 Svlvia VII. 3302
68 Sylvia, Jane 3530
3012
T
Tabitha VI. 3087
Taft, Charles P VIIL 345
Taft, Hannah S VII. 343
Taft, Henry C 343
Taft, Henry R VIIL 344
Talcott, Governor 190
Talmadge, Daniel 1704
Talmadge, Mary B IX. 1704
Talmadge, Rockwell D X. 1704
Taunton 214, 1650, p. 200, 3082, &c
Taylor, Capt 10
Taylor, Frances L 737
Terry, Mr p. 167
Texas 1236
Thankful V. 485
Theodore VI. 767
Theodore IX. 2031
Theodore B IX. 2022
Theodore K., M.D VIII. 2060
Theodore, Hon VII. 1143
Thomas I. 3000
Thomas II. 3010
Thomas V. 3110
Thomas VI. 3340
Thomas VII. 3570
Thomas VII. p. 245
Thomas A IX. 1804
Thomas, Ann 100
Thomas, Ann P 100
Thomas E VII. 3351
Thomas M VIII. 1723
Thomas, Margaiet 160
Thomas, Margaret
Thomas P IX.
Thomas, William
Thomas, William, Jr
Thomas, William, Dr -j
Thomaston,Me
Thompson, Abigail C VI.
Thompson, William
Thompson's Island
Thorn, Alice S VIII.
Thorn, William
Tilden, B. T
Tiklen, Florence M IX.
Tilden, Harriett
Tilden, Harry B IX.
Tilden, Kate E VIII.
Tilden, Raymond M IX.
Tileston, Timothy -j
Tilly, Mr
Titcomb, Valeria K
Titus. Julia
Todd, David, Judge
Todd, James C
Todd, Jane B j
Todd. John, Dr
670
1S92
) 100
j 160
100
670
.204
834
163
163
•. 171
341
341
1422
1424
453
1423
1422
1425
p. 177
p. 187
p. 188
p. 167
365
963
1610
p. 226
p. 239
p. 226
p. 224
*1020
p. 226
INDEX
XXYU
Todd, Letitia •!
Todd, Levi, Gen
Todd, Robert S
Todd, Samuel B
Tolman, John
Tolman, John
Tolman, Mary II.
Tolman, Susanna III.
Tomlinson, Mary
Toof, Anna Eliza
Topsfield
Town, Ella H
Towne, Sarah
Townsend, Cordelia H
Townsend, May Catherine
Townsley, Hannah VI.
Townsley, Jacob
Transient persons
Travel, modes of
Tread well, Thomas
Treat, Elizabeth B V.
Treat, Samuel
Treat, Samuel IV.
Trescott, William
Treskatis, Chesney IX.
Treskatis, Elizabeth B VIII
Treskatis, G., Dr
Treskatis, Helen IX.
Triana, Ala
Troy, N. Y
1G10
p. 239
p. 224
p. 226
p. 236
p. 226
p. 226
21
68
21
68
1390
2090
700
1455
930
2060
408
502
501
p. 176
p. 174
p. 176
174
174
175
p. 173
1709
1709
1709
1709
1050
804
Tuckerman, Abigail P VI.
Tuckerman, Abigail P VII.
Tuckerman, Edward
Tuckerman, Edward VII.
Tuckerman, Hannah VII.
Tuckerman, Hannah P VI.
Tuckerman, Joseph, Rev
Tuckerman, Paul
Tuckerman, Susan IX.
Turner, Menitable
Turner, Nathaniel
Turner, Sally
Tuttle, Eliza Ann
Tyler, Augusta M VII.
Tyler, Anna Sophia VII.
Tvler, Caroline Amelia VII.
Tyler, Charlotte Amelia VIII.
Tyler, Charlotte C VII.
Tyler, Hannah B VI.
Tyler, Hannah P VII.
Tyler, John
Tyler, John Breck VII.
Tyler, John E
Tyler, John Eugene, Dr VII.
Tyler, Maria VII.
Tyler, Sarah
Tyler, Sarah Augusta VII.
Tyler, Susanna B VII.
Tyler, Susanna Brigham VIIL
Tything men ]
393
394
391
395
392
391
393
969
969
10
p. 12
204
1248
(353
|289
278
289
291
287
268
269
268
286
268
(353
\289
288
720
283
277
292
1.17ft
Union, Me.,
Unitv, Me.
u
f 830
■{ 834
(.3084
1245
Upland, Pa 272
Upper Bedford, Canada 2090
Upsall. Nicholas -J p< ^
V
Vaill, Anna I IX.
Vaill, Edward B IX.
Vaill, Isabella M VI II.
Vaill, Mary B IX.
Vaill, T. D
Valentine, Francina T
Vallejo, Cal
Van Deventer, Mary <
Vassalborough, Me
Vehicles
1705
1706
1703
1704
1703
1990
1673
p. 243
1740
1800
p. 174
Vermont
Viall.C. E
Viall.Claia VIII.
Viall, Maud IX.
Victor IX.
Vineland, N.' J
Virginius, Col
Vose, Sarah
("3273
I &c.
3324
3324
3324
1952
J 1360
11900
1225
860
w
Waban
Wagner, Antonie
Wain wright V.
Wainright VI.
Wainright, Elizabeth
"Write, Mary
Walter VII.
Walter W VIII.
Walters, S. P
Ward, Geraldine
Ward, W. G., Gen
Warde, Matilda W
AVare, Anna VIII.
Ware, Arthur B VIII.
Ware, Benjamin VII.
Ware, Caroline VII.
1292
1833
487
824
110
1070
3640
3695
p. 236
3202
p. 221
1860
3167
3159
3164
3156
Ware,
Ware,
Ware,
Ware,
Ware,
Ware,
Ware,
Ware,
Ware,
Ware,
Ware,
Ware,
Ware,
Ware,
Ware,
Ware,
Caroline VIII. 3165
Clarence H VIII. 3162
Edgar VIII. 3159
Edgar V VIII. 3162
Eleazer 3155
Elizabeth C 3164
Emily P VIII. 3163
John 3040
Toseph W VIII. 3161
LucyB VI. 3155
LucyD VII. 3171
Mary B 3158
MaryE. B VIII. 3161
Samuel L VIII. 3169
Theodore L VIII. 3163
Vorestas VII. 3158
XXV111
INDEX
Wareham 836
Warham, Rev. John pp. 165, 167, 169, 170
Warren, (son) X. 1187
Warren, Amy S IX. 609
Warren, Arthur M : IX. 3411
Warren, Bessie S IX. 1186
Warren, Charles 3408
Warren, Clarence 1186
Warren, Ethel L IX. 3409
Warren, Everett IX. 3412
Warren, Harry p. 237
Warren, Harry, Mrs p. 237
Warren, Ida IX. 3413
Warren, John X. 611
Warren, John C 609
Warren, Joseph X. 612
Warren, Sarah M VIII. 3408
Warsaw, N. Y 1700
Washington, D. C 779, 1132, 2000, 2002, 2120
Washington, George 1026
Washington, Jennie R.. VIII. 1026
Waterhouse, Jessie B 1506
Watertown p. 167
Watertown 407
Watts, Susan 1370
Waverly, Mich 1780
Way, Mr p. 167
Way, Henry p. 187
Weathersfield, Conn 14
Webb, Fanny M IX. 898
Webb, Fanny P VIII. 894
Webb, Harriett P IX. 896
Webb, Mabel IX. 901
Webb, Margaret B IX. 897
Webb, Marian IX. 899
Webb, Nellie P IX. 895
Webb, William D 894
Webster VIII. 1455
Webster, Daniel p. 224
Webster, J. W 445
Wedge, Abijah 3064
Wedge, Charlotte S VIII. 3069
Wedge, Daniel K VIII. 3066
Wedge, Elizabeth M 3065
Wedge, Harriet L VIII. 3076
Wedge, Harriet L 3078
Wedge, Lothrop VII. 3065
Wedge, Mary VII. 3077
Wedge, Mary VII. 3064
Wedge, Mary E VIII. 3067
Wedge, Oliver B VIII. 3068
Weed. Edward O 1029
Weed, Emma C VIII. 1029
Weeks, (ieorge p. 172
Welch, Benjamin 3503
Welch, Clarabell IX. 3512
Welch, (dau.) X. 3509
Welch, Eugene IX. 3508
Welch, Frederick IX. 3505
Welch, Henry IX. 3504
Welch, Leon X. 3507
Welch, Leston IX. 3511
Welch, Mercy E VIII. 3503
Welch, Mertie X. 3506
Wells, Charlotte VII. 3221
Wells, Charlotte B VI. 3213
Wells, Elizabeth VII. 8225
Wells, Emma VII. 3215
Wells, Jonathan 3213
Wells, Judith VII. 3222
Wells, Sarah VII. 3223
Wells, Wealthy VII. 8224
Wells, Willard VII. 3214
Welsteed, Rev. Mr j p- |°J
Wesley, Ida A 2050
Wesley, J IX. 3682
Wesson, Sarah E 3G70
Westborough J200
Westford 3113
West Medford 1246
Westminster 3210
Weston, Mary L VIII. 272
Weston, Henry G., D. D 272
Westphling, Harriet P IX. 896
Westphling, M. J 896
West Jersey 180
West Newton 2130
West Randolph, Vt 3276
Weston, Henry G 272
Weston, Mary L. P VIII. 272
(487
West Springfield ^770
(815
Weymouth, Martha 1810
Weymouth 3081
Wheeler, Ephriam 207
AVheeler, Sarah, Mrs 202
Wheeler, Sarah P VI. 207
Whipple, Eliza IX. 3451
Whipple, Joel 3449
Whipple, Lovina F 3449
Whipple, Mercy H VIII. 3449
White, Abigail B 836
White, Amy B VII. 834
White, Catherine P VIII. 835
White, Charles P IX. 842
White, Cynthia M VIII. 849
White, Edward B IX. 842
White, Eliza F 841
White, Fannie A IX. 843
White, Frank A IX. 839
White, George D 1590
White, George W IX. 847
White, Hailey C IX. 837
White, Harriet T VII. 407
White, Helen L. B 848
White, Jacob 834
White, Jane F 1590
White, John F 1590
White, John, Rev p. 1GG, 167, 169, 170
White, Jonathan VIII. 845
White, Jonathan B IX. 846
White, Joseph VIII. 844
White, Joseph VIII. 848
White, Joseph H IX. 846
White, Katie B IX. 839
White, Mary A 845
White, Mary D 836
White, Samuel VIII. 836
White, Stephen D IX. 837
White, Thomas P VIII. 841
White, William 1590
White, William A 407
Whitestown, N. Y 243
Whitney, Esther 3130
Whitney, George 3067
Whitney, J., Rev 192
Whitney, Lois V. 192
Whitney, Mary E VIII. 3067
Whittier, Charles S 1632
Whittier, Jane M VIII. 1632
Wilbraham 809
Wilde, Annie II 2120
Wilkinson, (child) IX. 3168
Wilkinson, Anna W VIII. 3167
Wilkinson, George 3167
Will of Captain John Breck p. 18S
Will of Edward Breck p. 181
Will of Isabel (Breck) Fisher p. 184
William V. *670
INDEX
XXIX
William VI. 672
William VI. 764
William VII. 1300
William VII. 1380
William VII. 1460
William VII. 1530
William , VII. p. 245
William VII. 3331
William VIII. 1301
William VIII. 1432
William A VIII. 1573
William A. M VIII. 1960
William BeDjamin IX. 1864
William C VIII. 1392
William D VIII. 1751
William Dean VIII. 1810
William Foster VII. *1360
William Gilman, Dr VII-{*1740
William Gilman IX. 2062
William M VIII. 3605
AA'illiam Merriam IX. 2023
AVilliam Otis IX. 2090
William P VIII. 1860
William R VIII. 1592
William Stoddard VIII. 3634
William W VIII. 3643
Williams, Mr. {V'\tl
Williams, (child) IX. 1262
Williams, Abraham Ill
Williams, Augusta W 3690
Williams, Charles C IX. 1258
Williams, Edward B IX. 1259
Williams, Elizabeth IV. Ill
Williams, Ephraim IX. 1261
Williams, Helen C 13S0
AVilliauis, Isaiah 877
Williams, Kitty 978
Williams, Leslie B IX. 1263
Williams, Mary A VIII. 877
Williams, Mary B VIII. 1256
Williams, Mary C IX. 878
Williams, Roger |p- ^|f
Williams, Rev. Mr. {P-201
Williams, Samuel 150
Williams, Sarah 150
Williams, Stephen, Rev p. 198
Williams, William 1256
Williams, William IX. 1257
Willis, Mary Ann 386
Willis, Mr p. 241
Willis, Mrs p. 241
Williston, Mary M 1540
Wilmington, Del -j J^J
Winchendon, Mass 3401
Windsor, Conn 480
Windsor, Cora 1701
Winfield.C IX. 3662
Winslow, Me 723
Wilson, Charles A., Dr 3623
Wilson, Charles F IX. 3624
Wilson, Harriets VIII. 3623
Wilson, Julia 1001
Winthrop, Governor p. 167
Wiswall, Enoch 90, p. 186, p. 188, p. 189
AViswall, Susannah 90
AViswall, Dea p 172
AViswell, Ichabod p. 177
AViswell, John p. 172
AViswell, Thomas p. 172
Withington, Henry I p' J6^
AVithington, John p. 188
AVithington, Joseph p. 188
Withington, Richard p. 172
AVoburn 3104
AVood, 3340
AVood, James, Rev {P'l78
AVood, Mehetable 3020
AVood, Nicholas 3020
AVoodcock, (son) IX. 3535
AVoodcock, George AV 3534
AVoodcock, Sarah A VIII. 3534
Woodcock, AVilliam H IX. 3536
AVoodpiles p. 174
AVoodrow, Thomas, Rev p. 234
AVoolcott, Mr p. 169
AVorcester 480, 1071, 1248, 1630, 3408
AV right, Aaron 783
AVright, Almira J 3375
AVright, Ann Eliza VIII. 3379
AVright, Ann Maria VIII. 3374
AVright, Charles VIII. 3376
AVright, Edward E 1214
AVright, Edwin VIII. 3373
AVright, Edwin L VIII. 3375
AVright, Eliza VII. 788
AVright, Eliza B VII. 3371
AVright, Ephraim 3371
AVright, Francis VII. 786
AVright, Frank IX. 3377
AVright, George T VII. 784
AVright, Hattie M 3376
AVright, Helena T VI. 783
AVright, Henry VII. 785
AVright, Henry VIII. 3378
AVright, Julia VII. 787
AVright, LucindaB VII. 1214
AVright, Merrick VII. 785
AVright, Sarah VII. 792
AVright, AVealthy VIII. 791
AVright, AVilliam AV VIII. 3372
Wright, (3 sons) IX. 1215
Vale, Charles L 893
Yale, Ellen P VIII. 893
Young, Amos AV 3321
Young, Ann B VII. 3321
Young, B. H., Colonel p. 238
Young, Clara VIII. 3324
Young, Elizabeth P 3323
Young, Emma 3322
Young, Frank VIII. 3322
Young, Frederick A VIII. 3323
Young, Mary 0 1123
Young, AValter IX. 3322
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